Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 1 PREVIEW NOTES: TOP SEED OPEN PRESENTED BY BLUEGRASS ORTHOPAEDICS LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, USA | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.topseedtennis.net | @TopSeedTennisKY WTA Communications: Chase Altieri ([email protected]) SAP Tennis Analytics for Media is an online portal that provides real-time data and insights to media during every WTA event and across all devices. Please email [email protected]to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media. TOP SEED OPEN PRESENTED BY BLUEGRASS ORTHOPAEDICS – QUICK FACTS SINGLES USD $ RANK POINTS Winner 25,000 280 Runner-Up 14,000 180 Semifinalist 8,700 110 Quarterfinalist 5,000 60 Round of 16 3,150 30 Round of 32 2,300 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Singles wildcards: Catherine McNally (USA), Shelby Rogers (USA), Vera Zvonareva (RUS) Youngest singles player: Coco Gauff, 16 years old (March 13, 2004) Oldest singles player: Venus Williams, 40 years old (June 17, 1980) TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS • The 1st edition of the Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthaepedics is headlined by Grand Slam champions: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stephens. • Azarenka and V.Williams are set to face off in a blockbuster first round. The winner will potentially see S.Williams, who opens her Lexington campaign against Bernarda Pera, in the second round. • One To Watch – Coco Gauff. The 16-year-old American enters this tournament fresh from reaching the first Grand Slam R16 of her career, earlier this year at the Australian Open. Gauff’s run helped her reach her career high ranking of No. 49 on February 24, 2020. Main draw dates: Monday - Sunday, August 10-16, 2020 Singles Final: Sunday, August 16, 11:00am Doubles Final: Sunday, August 16, Following Singles Final Venue: Top Seed Tennis Club Status: WTA International event Staging: Tournament’s 1 st year Draw sizes: 32 singles / 16 doubles teams / 24 singles qualifying Surface: Deco Turf II / Outdoors Total prize money: USD $225,500 Tennis Ball: Wilson US Open – Regular Duty
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PREVIEW NOTES: TOP SEED OPEN PRESENTED BY BLUEGRASS ORTHOPAEDICS LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, USA | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.topseedtennis.net | @TopSeedTennisKY WTA Communications: Chase Altieri ([email protected]) SAP Tennis Analytics for Media is an online portal that provides real-time data and insights to media during every WTA event and across all devices. Please email [email protected] to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media.
TOP SEED OPEN PRESENTED BY BLUEGRASS ORTHOPAEDICS – QUICK FACTS
Singles wildcards: Catherine McNally (USA), Shelby Rogers (USA), Vera Zvonareva (RUS) Youngest singles player: Coco Gauff, 16 years old (March 13, 2004) Oldest singles player: Venus Williams, 40 years old (June 17, 1980)
TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS
• The 1st edition of the Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthaepedics is headlined by Grand Slam champions: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stephens.
• Azarenka and V.Williams are set to face off in a blockbuster first round. The winner will potentially see S.Williams, who opens her Lexington campaign against Bernarda Pera, in the second round.
• One To Watch – Coco Gauff. The 16-year-old American enters this tournament fresh from reaching the first Grand Slam R16 of her career, earlier this year at the Australian Open. Gauff’s run helped her reach her career high ranking of No. 49 on February 24, 2020.
Main draw dates: Monday - Sunday, August 10-16, 2020 Singles Final: Sunday, August 16, 11:00am Doubles Final: Sunday, August 16, Following Singles Final Venue: Top Seed Tennis Club Status: WTA International event Staging: Tournament’s 1st year Draw sizes: 32 singles / 16 doubles teams / 24 singles qualifying Surface: Deco Turf II / Outdoors Total prize money: USD $225,500 Tennis Ball: Wilson US Open – Regular Duty
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PREVIEW NOTES: TOP SEED OPEN PRESENTED BY BLUEGRASS ORTHOPAEDICS LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, USA | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
COUNTRY AND REGION BREAKDOWN
Excluding qualifiers, a total of 11 countries and regions are represented in the main draw, led by home nation USA with 13 players: Australia (1) Ajla Tomljanovic Belarus (2) Victoria Azarenka, Aryna Sabalenka Czech Republic (1) Marie Bouzkova Great Britain (2) Johanna Konta, Heather Watson Japan (1) Misaki Doi Kazahkstan (1) Yulia Putintseva Poland (1) Magda Linette Russia (2) Anna Blinkova, Vera Zvonareva Switzerland (1) Jil Teichmann Tunisia (1) Ons Jabeur USA (13) Amanda Anisimova, Catherine Bellis, Madison Brengle, Jennifer Brady, Lauren Davis,
• As part of the ongoing humanitarian campaign, WTA4Love, more than 100 community initiatives have been undertaken by WTA players and partners since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March.
• Many players are stepping up again to raise awareness by wearing WTA4Love patches during competition in support of the ongoing campaign as we return to play.
• WTA4Love initiatives have provided COVID-19 support ranging from donations of medical equipment to hospitals, including 30,000 masks donated to medical professionals through the efforts of the players and WTA Charities.
• Food insecurity has also been addressed by providing 24,000 meals to families and frontline workers and through fundraisers for local foodbanks. WTA Charities will continue to support the ongoing needs of communities with upcoming donations of 100,000 meals in partnership with Lilly Pulitzer including 24,000 meals donated locally to God’s Pantry Foodbank in Lexington, KY.
• “WTA4Love” is a global campaign with activities and donations by players and WTA Charities in 14 of the countries which are home to WTA tournaments and most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including China, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, among others.
• In addition to the urgent focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, WTA Charities has continued to support a wide range of nonprofit organizations including live video chats teaching leadership and character development to youth and offering support and positive messaging to Special Olympics participants.
• For more information on each player’s specific activities, please contact WTA Communications Manager, Teyva Sammet [email protected]
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2020 WTA TOUR FINALS Week of Level Tournament Singles Final Doubles Final January 6 Premier Brisbane, AUS [2] Pliskova d. [8] Keys 64 46 75 Hsieh/Strycova d. Barty/Bertens 36 76(7) 108 Int. Shenzhen, CHN [5] Alexandrova d. [7] Rybakina 62 64 Krejcikova/Siniakova d. Duan/Zheng 62 36 104 Int. Auckland, NZL [1] Williams d. Pegula 63 64 Muhammad/Townsend d. Williams/Wozniacki 64 64 January 13 Premier Adelaide, AUS [1] Barty d. Yastremska 62 75 Melichar/Xu d. Dabrowski/Jurak 26 75 105 Int. Hobart, AUS [3] Rybakina d. [4] Zhang 76(7) 63 Kichenok/Mirza d. Peng/Zhang 64 64 January 20 GS Melbourne, AUS [14] Kenin d. Muguruza 46 62 62 Babos/Mladenovic d. Hsieh/Strycova 62 61 February 10
Premier St. P’burg, RUS [2] Bertens d. [8] Rybakina 61 63 Aoyama/Shibahara d. Christian/Guarachi 46 60 103 Int. Hua Hin, THA [5] Linette d. [Q] Kung 63 62 Rodionova/Sanders d. Haas/Perez 63 63
February 17 Premier Dubai, UAE [1] Halep d. Rybakina 36 63 76(5) Hsieh/Strycova d. Krejcikova/Zheng 76 36 105 February 24 Premier Doha, QAT [9] Sabalenka d. [8] Kvitova 63 63 Hsieh/Strycova d. Dabrowski/Ostapenko 62 57 102 Int. Acapulco, MEX [7] Watson d. [Q] Fernandez 64 67(8) 61 Krawczyk/Olmos d. Bondarenko/Fichman 63 76(5) March 2 Int. Lyon, FRA [1] Kenin d. Friedsam 62 46 64 Paar/Wachaczyk d. Pattinama Kerkh./Schoofs 75 64 Int. Monterrey, MEX [1] Svitolina d. [9] Bouzkova 75 46 64 Bondarenko/Fichman d. Kato/Wang 46 63 107
A SNAPSHOT OF 2020 – THE YEAR SO FAR
• One Top 10 Debut: Sofia Kenin (at No.7 on February 3) • Fewest games dropped en route to a title: Kiki Bertens (25, St. Petersburg) • Lowest-ranked player to triumph: Heather Watson (No.69, Acapulco) • Most finals: Elena Rybakina: 4 (Shenzhen, R-Up, Hobart, W, St. Petersburg, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up); Sofia
Kenin: 2 (Australian Open, W, Lyon, W) • Maiden titles (1): Ekaterina Alexandrova (Shenzhen) • Youngest title winner: Elena Rybakina, Hobart (20y 7m 1d) • Oldest title winner: Serena Williams, Auckland (38y 3m 17d) • Aces leaders: Elena Rybakina – 144, Garbiñe Muguruza – 122, Kristyna Pliskova – 80 • Most aces in a match (22): Alison Van Uytvanck (l. vs. Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(2) – Lyon, SF) • Match win leaders: Elena Rybakina – 21, Garbiñe Muguruza – 16, Sofia Kenin – 15 • Most three-set matches played (10): Elena Rybakina (9-1 record), Garbiñe Muguruza (7-3) • Most doubles titles (3): Barbora Strycova / Hsieh Su-Wei (Brisbane, Dubai, Doha) • Best result by a qualifier (R-Up): Kung (Hua Hin), Fernandez (Acapulco) • Longest match: 3h 33m – Heather Watson d. Elise Mertens 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart, QF) • Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 (Auckland, SF) • Most Top 10 wins (3): Garbiñe Muguruza (No.3 Simona Halep, No.5 Elina Svitolina and No.10 Kiki
Bertens – all at Australian Open)
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YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) *
YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) *
0-2 / 3-4 0-0 / 21-22 1-3 / 4-7 0-0 / 38-36
YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) *
YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 2-1 0-0 / 7-11
* Updated entering 2020 Lexington 1r
Rnd Result Duration
Rnd Result Duration
LEXINGTON Tournament Performance - 2020 "-Q" Qualifying match
LEXINGTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match
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BOUZKOVA: • Lone Czech player in the inaugural tournament in Lexington
• Faces No.14 Konta in first round – last beat the Brit earlier this year in SF at Monterrey
• Owns 1-3 record this year (4-7 career record) against Top 20 opponents
• A win today would be the Czech’s 15th career WTA victory
• Playing doubles this week w/Teichmann, face the American duo Gauff/McNally in the 1r
• Before hiatus, reached first career WTA final at Monterrey finishing runner-up to Svitolina
• Lost in 1r of first four WTA tournaments of 2020. Reached QF at ITF $100k Nashville (l. Abanda) in February
• Ended 2019 ranked No.57 for career-best year-end finish and first inside the Top 100 • Posted career-high ranking of No.53 on August 12, 2019 • Standout performance of 2019 season was a SF run in her first Premier 5 appearance at Toronto (as qualifier, l. S.Williams
in 3s) • Also in 2019, made QF at Guangzhou and was R-Up at WTA 125K Series event at Guadalajara. Lifted 12th and biggest title
of career on ITF Circuit, at $80K Nur-Sultan-KAZ (d. Kostic in F); broke into the Top 100 for the first time at No.92 following
the tournament (on July 22) • Scored first three career Top 10 wins in 2019, against No.8 Stephens and No.4 Halep (both Toronto), and No.3 Svitolina
(Guangzhou) • Won first Slam main draw match during 2r showing at Wimbledon (as qualifier, d. Barthel, l. Sakkari) • Highlights of 2018 season were 2r showing at Québec City (as qualifier, l. Lepchenko) and qualifying for first Grand Slam at
US Open (l. Bogdan in 1r) • Also in 2018, fell 1r at Monterrey, in qualifying at Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Acapulco, Lugano, Stuttgart
and Prague, while on ITF Circuit, won one title at $25k Irapuato-MEX and reached four further SF • Has won 12 titles in singles and one in doubles on ITF Circuit • Made WTA main draw debut at 2015 Acapulco (as wildcard, l. Karatantcheva) • Professional debut was opening round loss in qualifying at 2013 Katowice • Coached by Cristian Requeni • Studying Business Administration online at Indiana University East
KONTA: • One of two Brits (also Watson) in the main draw here at the inaugural Top Seed Open
• Faces No.47 Bouzkova today in 1r – lost last match before hiatus against the young Czech at Monterrey SF
• Owns career 9-17 record over Czech opposition
• Before hiatus reached SF at Monterrey (l. Bouzkova) after losing opening match at previous three tournaments this season:
Brisbane (l.Strycova), Australian Open (l. Jabeur) and St. Petersburg (after 1r bye, l. Dodin)
• Missed last few months of 2019 due to knee injury
• Last season was highlighted by historic run at Roland Garros in 2019, recording first ever main draw win in Paris before
becoming the first British woman to reach SF since Jo Durie’s run to the same stage in 1983
• Re-entered Top 20 on June 10, 2019 for first time since March 2018 (dropped as low as No.50)
• Other highlights in 2019 included QF run at Wimbledon (d. No.9 Stephens and No.6 Kvitova; l. Strycova) and US Open (l.
Svitolina), R-Up finish in Rome (l. Ka.Pliskova) and Rabat (l. Sakkari, after leading by a set and a break)
• Highlights in 2018 included a second successive R-Up finish at Nottingham (l. Barty) and SF at Moscow [Kremlin Cup] (l.
eventual champion Kasatkina)
• Began 2017 season by lifting title at Sydney (d. A. Radwanska in F), before landing biggest title of career at Miami (d.
Wozniacki in F)
• At 2017 Wimbledon became first British player since Virginia Wade in 1978 to reach Wim-bledon SF (l. eventual R-Up
V.Williams)
• Reached third final of 2017 season at Nottingham (l. Vekic). Also in 2017, reached SF for second year in a row at home
event of Eastbourne – QF defeat of World No.1 Kerber was first by a British woman over a reigning No.1 since Barker d.
Evert at 1979 Boston
• Reached first Premier Mandatory final of career at 2016 Beijing (l. A.Radwanska)
• Was the non-playing alternate for WTA Finals in Singapore in 2016, narrowly missing qualification in the Top 8
• By virtue of reaching 2016 Beijing final, made WTA Top 10 debut – becoming the first British woman to feature in the elite
group since Durie in 1984, and the fourth British woman overall to do so (also Wade and Barker)
• Won career-first singles title at 2016 Stanford in maiden final (d. V.Williams in F). First British woman to reach final of a
Premier event since WTA Roadmap was introduced in 2009
• Broke into Top 20 on June 6, 2016 (at No.18) – first British woman in Top 20 for nearly 30 years (the week of October 13,
1986, with Durie at No.20)
• Was voted WTA Most Improved Player in 2016 by international media and fans
• Made tour-level main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen
• Born in Sydney, Australia; became a British citizen in May 2012. Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older
sister is Eva (works in fashion)
• Grandfather Tamas Kertesz played football for the Hungarian ‘Golden Team’ with Ferenc Puskas in 1955
• Switched clothing sponsor from Asics to Ellesse at end of 2018
• Currently working with Thomas Hogstedt, formerly worked with Dimitri Zavialoff, Michael Joyce and Wim Fissette
LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL
MATCH NOTES
MADISON BRENGLE (USA #79) vs. [2] ARYNA SABALENKA (BLR #11)
Head to Head: ARYNA SABALENKA leads 1-0
2018 HARD O R1 ARYNA SABALENKA 61 mins 6-1 6-4 MIAMI
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
4 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- SF Main Draw in Indian Wells 125k (vs. Misaki Doi, match not played due to walkover)- R16 Main Draw in Trnava (l. Vlada Koval 6-3 6-4)- R2 Main Draw in Doha (l. Saisai Zheng 7-5 6-1)- R16 Qualifying in St. Petersburg (l. Alizé Cornet 6-3 6-4)
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R16 Main Draw in Indian Wells 125k (d. Katerina Siniakova (CZE #53) 3-6 6-3 6-4) 53R1 Main Draw in Doha (d. Su-wei Hsieh (TPE #53) 6-4 6-4) 53
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2018 - QF at Moscow [Kremlin Cup]; reached 2r four times (incl .US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice (incl.Australian Open); won two WTA doubles titles. 2017 - SF at Tashkent (l. to Bondarenko); fell in qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Played eight events during first three and a half months of season, best results being two QFs at Shenzhen and Pattaya City (l. toErakovic 26 76(6) 75; held 3mp - 1mp at 6-5 in second set tie-break and 2mp at 5-3 third set); reached 2r three times (incl. Australian Open)and fell 1r three times; did not play any events after Katowice in mid-April. 2014 - Played five events during first half of season (finishing No.251); best results were 3r at Wimbledon (l. to Diyas) and 2r at Pattaya City (l.to Makarova); fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open); struggled w/right shoulder injury throughout season (withdrew from Marrakech,Montréal, Beijing and Tianjin). 2013 - Did not play (withdrew from all events w/right shoulder injury - underwent surgery in February). 2012 - Lowest finish in 11 years after injury and illness-marred season (finishing No.98); played 10 events from January to July, reaching QFtwice at Pattaya City and Charleston, 3r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and Olympics) and 2r twice, and falling 1r twice; also wonwon second Grand Slam doubles title at Australian Open (w/Kuznetsova); struggled in that stretch with various ailments, first left hip injury(retired in Pattaya City QF and Doha 2r and withdrew from Dubai), illness (withdrew prior to Indian Wells 3r match), right shoulder injury(withdrew from Stuttgart, Rome, Roland Garros and Eastbourne) and upper respiratory illness (retired in Wimbledon 3r); then missed all post-Olympics events w/illness (withdrew from Montréal, Cincinnati, US Open, Québec City, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and Beijing). 2011 - Fourth Top 10 season (finishing No.7); won two WTA titles at Doha (d. Wozniacki in final) and Baku (d. Pervak in final); runner-up twiceat Carlsbad and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to A.Radwanska both times); SF six times at Australian Open (l. to Clijsters), Pattaya City (l. toHantuchova), Miami (l. to Azarenka), Brussels (l. to Peng), Cincinnati (l. to Sharapova) and WTA Finals (l. to Azarenka; l. to A.Radwanska 1662 75 in RR, holding 3mp at 5-3 third set); QF four times at Stuttgart, Eastbourne, US Open (l. to Stosur all three times) and Moscow (l. toCibulkova); reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r six times (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r once. 2010 - Best season to date (finishing No.2 behind Wozniacki); strong 19-6 start, highlighted by one WTA title at Pattaya City (d. Tanasugarn infinal), runner-up finish at Charleston (l. to Stosur in final), QF at Dubai (l. to Azarenka) and three 4r finishes (incl. Australian Open); only earlyloss in first seven events came at Sydney (ret. in 1r vs. Vesnina w/right ankle injury); suffered mid-season slump, going 2-4 with four straightearly losses (1r at Rome, 2r at Madrid, 2r at Roland Garros, 1r at Eastbourne) and went into Wimbledon ranked No.21; phenomenal 28-8second half of season pushed her to No.2 on November 8 year-end rankings, a stretch highlighed by first two Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon(l. to S.Williams) and US Open (l. to Clijsters), another two finals at Montréal and Beijing (l. to Wozniacki both times), SF at WTA Finals (l. toWozniacki) and QF at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to Dementieva); only early losses in second half of season were 2r at San Diego and 3r atCincinnati); set new career-highs of No.4 on September 13 (after US Open), No.3 on October 11 (after Beijing) and No.2 on October 25 (goinginto WTA Finals). 2009 - Another Top 10 season (finishing No.9); went 20-3 to start, winning two WTA titles at Pattaya City (d. Mirza in final) and Indian Wells (d.Ivanovic in final), reaching first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to Safina), QF at Dubai and 3r runs at Miami and Charleston (ret. vs.Razzano w/right ankle injury); made Top 5 debut on February 2 (after Australian Open; rose from No.7 to No.5); also won one WTA doublestitle; right ankle injury from Charleston caused withdrawal from clay court season (Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid, Roland Garros); returned in Juneand best results rest of season were two QFs at Los Angeles and Beijing; also reached 4r once (US Open - l. to Pennetta 36 76(6) 60; held6mp - 4mp at 63 65, 2mp at 6-4 in second set tie-break), 3r three times (incl. Wimbledon - withdrew prior to match w/Razzano w/right ankleinjury) and 2r twice; fell 1r twice; fell in RR at WTA Finals (was alternate - l. to Wozniacki in first match then withdrew from event w/right ankleinjury); underwent minor arthroscopic surgery on right ankle on November 11 to remove scar tissue. 2008 - First Top 10 season (finishing No.7); won two WTA titles at Prague (d. Azarenka in final) and Guangzhou (d. Peng in final); runner-upsix times at Hobart (withdrew prior to final vs. Daniilidou w/left ankle injury), Doha (l. to Sharapova in final), Charleston (l. to S.Williams in final),Moscow (l. to Jankovic in final), Linz (l. to Ivanovic in final) and WTA Finals (l. to V.Williams in final); SF three times at Miami (l. to Jankovic),Olympics (l. to Dementieva; d. Li in bronze medal match) and Beijing (l. to Jankovic); QF four times at Auckland, Bangalore, Indian Wells andStuttgart; reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r twice and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r once (Australian Open - ret. vs.Sugiyama w/left ankle sprain from Hobart); had equal-most match wins on season (65 - tied with Jankovic). 2007 - Near-Top 20 season (finishing No.23); best results in first three and a half months were runner-up finish at Auckland (l. to Jankovic), SFat Charleston (ret. vs. Safina w/left wrist injury), QF at Indian Wells and 4r twice (incl. Australian Open); reached 2r once; fell 1r twice; missedfour months from mid-April to mid-August w/left wrist injury from Charleston (incl. withdrawing from Roland Garros and Wimbledon); returnedfor five events at end of season, reaching 3r at US Open, QF at Portoroz, SF at Luxembourg (l. to Ivanovic), QF at Moscow, 2r at Zürich and SFat Québec City (l. to Davenport). 2006 - Near-Top 20 season (finishing No.24); won two WTA titles at Birmingham (d. Jackson in final) and Cincinnati (d. Srebotnik in final);runner-up at Auckland (l. to Bartoli in final); SF at Hasselt (l. to Clijsters); QF four times at Stanford, Seoul, Moscow and Linz; reached 3r threetimes (incl. US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors); won two WTA doubles titles, incl. first Grand Slam doublestitle at US Open (w/Dechy); also won second Grand Slam mixed doubles title at Wimbledon (w/Ram). 2005 - Injury-marred season; won one WTA title at Memphis (d. Shaughnessy in final); SF at Rome (l. to Mauresmo); QF three times at PattayaCity, Amelia Island and Tokyo [Japan Open]; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r 11 times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon); fell 1rfive times; missed most of summer w/left ankle sprain (withdrew from Los Angeles, Toronto, US Open and Beijing); began season at No.11 butdropped to No.42 by year-end rankings; won one WTA doubles title. 2004 - Another Top 20 season (finishing No.11); won one WTA title at Memphis (d. Raymond in final); runner-up twice at Cincinnati (l. toDavenport in final) and Philadelphia (l. to Mauresmo in final); SF six times at Warsaw (l. to V.Williams), Rome (l. to Mauresmo), Eastbourne (l.to Kuznetsova), San Diego (l. to Myskina 62 67(4) 76(15); led 5-2 third set w/9mp; longest singles third set tie-break in WTA history), Montréal(l. to Mauresmo) and Beijing (l. to S.Williams); QF five times at Amelia Island, Charleston, Los Angeles, Moscow and Linz; reached 4r fourtimes (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open), 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r four times; fell 1r once; made Top 10 debut onAugust 9 (after Montréal; rose from No.14 to No.9); fell in RR at WTA Finals (went 0-3 in RR); won one WTA doubles title; won first Grand Slammixed doubles title at US Open (w/B.Bryan). 2003 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.13); won one WTA title at Bol (d. Martínez Granados in final); SF three times at Strasbourg (l. toSprem), Vienna (l. to Sprem) and Linz (l. to Sugiyama); QF nine times at Auckland, Hobart, Indian Wells, Charleston, Berlin, Roland Garros (l.to Petrova), Toronto, Moscow and Zürich; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r once (US Open) and 2r three times; fell 1r five times (incl.Australian Open); made Top 20 debut on June 9 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.21 to No.20). 2002 - First Top 100 season; runner-up once at Palermo (l. to Diaz-Oliva in final); SF twice at Warsaw (l. to Nagyova) and Sopot (l. to Safina);QF at Bol; reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r once (US Open) and 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r three times and in qualifying three times;made Top 100 debut on June 10 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.142 to No.90) and Top 50 debut on September 9 (after US Open; rosefrom No.57 to No.49); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2001 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice. 2000 - Played first WTA main draw at Moscow, reaching 2r (as WC, l. to Kournikova); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 1999 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit.
CAREER IN REVIEW
VERA ZVONAREVA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2018 - QF at Moscow [Kremlin Cup]; reached 2r four times (incl .US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice (incl.Australian Open); won two WTA doubles titles. 2017 - SF at Tashkent (l. to Bondarenko); fell in qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Played eight events during first three and a half months of season, best results being two QFs at Shenzhen and Pattaya City (l. toErakovic 26 76(6) 75; held 3mp - 1mp at 6-5 in second set tie-break and 2mp at 5-3 third set); reached 2r three times (incl. Australian Open)and fell 1r three times; did not play any events after Katowice in mid-April. 2014 - Played five events during first half of season (finishing No.251); best results were 3r at Wimbledon (l. to Diyas) and 2r at Pattaya City (l.to Makarova); fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open); struggled w/right shoulder injury throughout season (withdrew from Marrakech,Montréal, Beijing and Tianjin). 2013 - Did not play (withdrew from all events w/right shoulder injury - underwent surgery in February). 2012 - Lowest finish in 11 years after injury and illness-marred season (finishing No.98); played 10 events from January to July, reaching QFtwice at Pattaya City and Charleston, 3r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and Olympics) and 2r twice, and falling 1r twice; also wonwon second Grand Slam doubles title at Australian Open (w/Kuznetsova); struggled in that stretch with various ailments, first left hip injury(retired in Pattaya City QF and Doha 2r and withdrew from Dubai), illness (withdrew prior to Indian Wells 3r match), right shoulder injury(withdrew from Stuttgart, Rome, Roland Garros and Eastbourne) and upper respiratory illness (retired in Wimbledon 3r); then missed all post-Olympics events w/illness (withdrew from Montréal, Cincinnati, US Open, Québec City, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and Beijing). 2011 - Fourth Top 10 season (finishing No.7); won two WTA titles at Doha (d. Wozniacki in final) and Baku (d. Pervak in final); runner-up twiceat Carlsbad and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to A.Radwanska both times); SF six times at Australian Open (l. to Clijsters), Pattaya City (l. toHantuchova), Miami (l. to Azarenka), Brussels (l. to Peng), Cincinnati (l. to Sharapova) and WTA Finals (l. to Azarenka; l. to A.Radwanska 1662 75 in RR, holding 3mp at 5-3 third set); QF four times at Stuttgart, Eastbourne, US Open (l. to Stosur all three times) and Moscow (l. toCibulkova); reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r six times (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r once. 2010 - Best season to date (finishing No.2 behind Wozniacki); strong 19-6 start, highlighted by one WTA title at Pattaya City (d. Tanasugarn infinal), runner-up finish at Charleston (l. to Stosur in final), QF at Dubai (l. to Azarenka) and three 4r finishes (incl. Australian Open); only earlyloss in first seven events came at Sydney (ret. in 1r vs. Vesnina w/right ankle injury); suffered mid-season slump, going 2-4 with four straightearly losses (1r at Rome, 2r at Madrid, 2r at Roland Garros, 1r at Eastbourne) and went into Wimbledon ranked No.21; phenomenal 28-8second half of season pushed her to No.2 on November 8 year-end rankings, a stretch highlighed by first two Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon(l. to S.Williams) and US Open (l. to Clijsters), another two finals at Montréal and Beijing (l. to Wozniacki both times), SF at WTA Finals (l. toWozniacki) and QF at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to Dementieva); only early losses in second half of season were 2r at San Diego and 3r atCincinnati); set new career-highs of No.4 on September 13 (after US Open), No.3 on October 11 (after Beijing) and No.2 on October 25 (goinginto WTA Finals). 2009 - Another Top 10 season (finishing No.9); went 20-3 to start, winning two WTA titles at Pattaya City (d. Mirza in final) and Indian Wells (d.Ivanovic in final), reaching first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to Safina), QF at Dubai and 3r runs at Miami and Charleston (ret. vs.Razzano w/right ankle injury); made Top 5 debut on February 2 (after Australian Open; rose from No.7 to No.5); also won one WTA doublestitle; right ankle injury from Charleston caused withdrawal from clay court season (Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid, Roland Garros); returned in Juneand best results rest of season were two QFs at Los Angeles and Beijing; also reached 4r once (US Open - l. to Pennetta 36 76(6) 60; held6mp - 4mp at 63 65, 2mp at 6-4 in second set tie-break), 3r three times (incl. Wimbledon - withdrew prior to match w/Razzano w/right ankleinjury) and 2r twice; fell 1r twice; fell in RR at WTA Finals (was alternate - l. to Wozniacki in first match then withdrew from event w/right ankleinjury); underwent minor arthroscopic surgery on right ankle on November 11 to remove scar tissue. 2008 - First Top 10 season (finishing No.7); won two WTA titles at Prague (d. Azarenka in final) and Guangzhou (d. Peng in final); runner-upsix times at Hobart (withdrew prior to final vs. Daniilidou w/left ankle injury), Doha (l. to Sharapova in final), Charleston (l. to S.Williams in final),Moscow (l. to Jankovic in final), Linz (l. to Ivanovic in final) and WTA Finals (l. to V.Williams in final); SF three times at Miami (l. to Jankovic),Olympics (l. to Dementieva; d. Li in bronze medal match) and Beijing (l. to Jankovic); QF four times at Auckland, Bangalore, Indian Wells andStuttgart; reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r twice and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r once (Australian Open - ret. vs.Sugiyama w/left ankle sprain from Hobart); had equal-most match wins on season (65 - tied with Jankovic). 2007 - Near-Top 20 season (finishing No.23); best results in first three and a half months were runner-up finish at Auckland (l. to Jankovic), SFat Charleston (ret. vs. Safina w/left wrist injury), QF at Indian Wells and 4r twice (incl. Australian Open); reached 2r once; fell 1r twice; missedfour months from mid-April to mid-August w/left wrist injury from Charleston (incl. withdrawing from Roland Garros and Wimbledon); returnedfor five events at end of season, reaching 3r at US Open, QF at Portoroz, SF at Luxembourg (l. to Ivanovic), QF at Moscow, 2r at Zürich and SFat Québec City (l. to Davenport). 2006 - Near-Top 20 season (finishing No.24); won two WTA titles at Birmingham (d. Jackson in final) and Cincinnati (d. Srebotnik in final);runner-up at Auckland (l. to Bartoli in final); SF at Hasselt (l. to Clijsters); QF four times at Stanford, Seoul, Moscow and Linz; reached 3r threetimes (incl. US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors); won two WTA doubles titles, incl. first Grand Slam doublestitle at US Open (w/Dechy); also won second Grand Slam mixed doubles title at Wimbledon (w/Ram). 2005 - Injury-marred season; won one WTA title at Memphis (d. Shaughnessy in final); SF at Rome (l. to Mauresmo); QF three times at PattayaCity, Amelia Island and Tokyo [Japan Open]; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r 11 times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon); fell 1rfive times; missed most of summer w/left ankle sprain (withdrew from Los Angeles, Toronto, US Open and Beijing); began season at No.11 butdropped to No.42 by year-end rankings; won one WTA doubles title. 2004 - Another Top 20 season (finishing No.11); won one WTA title at Memphis (d. Raymond in final); runner-up twice at Cincinnati (l. toDavenport in final) and Philadelphia (l. to Mauresmo in final); SF six times at Warsaw (l. to V.Williams), Rome (l. to Mauresmo), Eastbourne (l.to Kuznetsova), San Diego (l. to Myskina 62 67(4) 76(15); led 5-2 third set w/9mp; longest singles third set tie-break in WTA history), Montréal(l. to Mauresmo) and Beijing (l. to S.Williams); QF five times at Amelia Island, Charleston, Los Angeles, Moscow and Linz; reached 4r fourtimes (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open), 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r four times; fell 1r once; made Top 10 debut onAugust 9 (after Montréal; rose from No.14 to No.9); fell in RR at WTA Finals (went 0-3 in RR); won one WTA doubles title; won first Grand Slammixed doubles title at US Open (w/B.Bryan). 2003 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.13); won one WTA title at Bol (d. Martínez Granados in final); SF three times at Strasbourg (l. toSprem), Vienna (l. to Sprem) and Linz (l. to Sugiyama); QF nine times at Auckland, Hobart, Indian Wells, Charleston, Berlin, Roland Garros (l.to Petrova), Toronto, Moscow and Zürich; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r once (US Open) and 2r three times; fell 1r five times (incl.Australian Open); made Top 20 debut on June 9 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.21 to No.20). 2002 - First Top 100 season; runner-up once at Palermo (l. to Diaz-Oliva in final); SF twice at Warsaw (l. to Nagyova) and Sopot (l. to Safina);QF at Bol; reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r once (US Open) and 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r three times and in qualifying three times;made Top 100 debut on June 10 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.142 to No.90) and Top 50 debut on September 9 (after US Open; rosefrom No.57 to No.49); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2001 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice. 2000 - Played first WTA main draw at Moscow, reaching 2r (as WC, l. to Kournikova); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 1999 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit.
VERA ZVONAREVA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.41); won maiden WTA title the Bronx (d. Giorgi in F); runner-up at Seoul (l. to Muchova); SF at HuaHin (l. to Yastremska); QF at Nanchang and Tianjin; reached 3r once (at Wimbledon) and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open); fell1r eight times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying on five occasions; made Top 50 debut on September 9 (rose from No.53 to No.45). 2018 - Fourth Top 100 season (finishing No.55); SF at Nanchang (l. to Q.Wang); QF four times, at Taipei City, Bogotá, Washington DC andHiroshima; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r twice; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying on six occasions. 2017 - Posted third consecutive Top 100 season finish in 2017, as the Polish No.2 behind A.Radwanska… Season highlighted by third tour-level semifinal of career at Kuala Lumpur… Also reached quarterfinals at Bogotá and produced best Grand Slam showing at Roland Garros,where she reached 3r… Appeared in third career WTA doubles final at Bogotá (w/Cepede Royg), having also been runner-up at 2014Guangzhou (w/Cornet) and 2016 Hong Kong (w/Xu). 2016 - Second Top 100 season (finishing No.94); QF twice at Katowice (l. to Parmentier) and Tokyo [PPO] (l. to Wozniacki); reached 3r onceand 2r three times; fell 1r nine times (all four majors and Olympics) and in qualifying nine times. 2015 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.89); runner-up at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Wickmayer in final); reached 2r five times (incl. US Openand Nottingham - l. to Davis 57 76(13) 62; held 8mp in second set, 1mp at 5-2, 1mp at 5-4 and 6mp in tie-break at 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-6 and8-7); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon) and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on April13 (rose from No.106 to No.99); also won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2014 - QF at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Zhang); fell 1r three times and in qualifying eight times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles on ITFCircuit. 2013 - Played first two WTA main draws, reaching SF at Baku (l. to Peer) and 2r at Strasbourg (as qualifier); fell in qualifying five times (incl.Wimbledon, US Open); won four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Won one singles title and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open). 2010 - Played first WTA qualifying at Warsaw; won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit in Poland. 2007 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Poland.
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- W in Hua Hin (d. Leonie Kung 6-3 6-2)- R16 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Lauren Davis 6-4 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Doha (l. Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-1)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Arantxa Rus 1-6 6-3 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-2)
'20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15
1R 1R 3R 1R 1R -
- 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R
- 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R
- 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Main Draw in Hobart (d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #53) 7-6(2) 7-6(9)) 53
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 20202019 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.41); won maiden WTA title the Bronx (d. Giorgi in F); runner-up at Seoul (l. to Muchova); SF at HuaHin (l. to Yastremska); QF at Nanchang and Tianjin; reached 3r once (at Wimbledon) and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open); fell1r eight times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying on five occasions; made Top 50 debut on September 9 (rose from No.53 to No.45). 2018 - Fourth Top 100 season (finishing No.55); SF at Nanchang (l. to Q.Wang); QF four times, at Taipei City, Bogotá, Washington DC andHiroshima; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r twice; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying on six occasions. 2017 - Posted third consecutive Top 100 season finish in 2017, as the Polish No.2 behind A.Radwanska… Season highlighted by third tour-level semifinal of career at Kuala Lumpur… Also reached quarterfinals at Bogotá and produced best Grand Slam showing at Roland Garros,where she reached 3r… Appeared in third career WTA doubles final at Bogotá (w/Cepede Royg), having also been runner-up at 2014Guangzhou (w/Cornet) and 2016 Hong Kong (w/Xu). 2016 - Second Top 100 season (finishing No.94); QF twice at Katowice (l. to Parmentier) and Tokyo [PPO] (l. to Wozniacki); reached 3r onceand 2r three times; fell 1r nine times (all four majors and Olympics) and in qualifying nine times. 2015 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.89); runner-up at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Wickmayer in final); reached 2r five times (incl. US Openand Nottingham - l. to Davis 57 76(13) 62; held 8mp in second set, 1mp at 5-2, 1mp at 5-4 and 6mp in tie-break at 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-6 and8-7); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon) and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on April13 (rose from No.106 to No.99); also won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2014 - QF at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Zhang); fell 1r three times and in qualifying eight times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles on ITFCircuit. 2013 - Played first two WTA main draws, reaching SF at Baku (l. to Peer) and 2r at Strasbourg (as qualifier); fell in qualifying five times (incl.Wimbledon, US Open); won four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Won one singles title and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open). 2010 - Played first WTA qualifying at Warsaw; won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit in Poland. 2007 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Poland.
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Third Top 100 season (finishing No.77); SF at Eastbourne (withdrew prior to match w/ankle injury) and Tianjin (l. to Peterson); reached3r once (US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying on three occasions. 2018 - Second Top 100 season (finishing No.62); runner-up at Moscow (l. to Kasatkina - first Tunisian woman to reach WTA final); QF atBucharest (l. to Hercog); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (Incl. Australian Open and US Open) and in qualifying sixtimes (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2017 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.88); QF at Taipei City (l. Svitolina); reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros - first Arab woman to reach3r at a Grand Slam), 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open). 2016 - Fell 1r three times (incl. Olympics) and in qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open). 2014 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); won one singlestitle on ITF Circuit. 2013 - QF at Baku; reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Doha (as WC) and Olympics; fell in qualifying twice (incl. Roland Garros). 2011 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Played first event of career at ITF/El Menzah-TUN.
SINGLES Finalist (1): 2018 - Moscow. ADDITIONAL Tunisian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2016-19; Tunisian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016.
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 4
ROLAND GARROS 2 - 2
WIMBLEDON 1 - 3
US OPEN 3 - 4
TOTAL 10 - 13
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- QF Main Draw in Doha (l. Petra Kvitova 7-6(2) 7-6(4))- QF Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-4)- R16 Main Draw in Dubai (l. Simona Halep 1-6 6-2 7-6(7))- R16 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Garbiñe Muguruza 3-6 6-3 7-6(4))**R1 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Qiang Wang 6-0 6-3)
'20 '19 '18 '17 '15 '14
QF 1R 1R - 1R -
- 1R - 3R - -
- 1R 2R 1R - -
- 3R 1R 2R - 1R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R16 Main Draw in Doha (d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE #3) 6-4 3-6 6-3) 3
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Third Top 100 season (finishing No.77); SF at Eastbourne (withdrew prior to match w/ankle injury) and Tianjin (l. to Peterson); reached3r once (US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying on three occasions. 2018 - Second Top 100 season (finishing No.62); runner-up at Moscow (l. to Kasatkina - first Tunisian woman to reach WTA final); QF atBucharest (l. to Hercog); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (Incl. Australian Open and US Open) and in qualifying sixtimes (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2017 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.88); QF at Taipei City (l. Svitolina); reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros - first Arab woman to reach3r at a Grand Slam), 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open). 2016 - Fell 1r three times (incl. Olympics) and in qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open). 2014 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); won one singlestitle on ITF Circuit. 2013 - QF at Baku; reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Doha (as WC) and Olympics; fell in qualifying twice (incl. Roland Garros). 2011 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Played first event of career at ITF/El Menzah-TUN.
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Finished at No.76 for her first-ever career Top 100 finish, up from No.125 in 2018; won first WTA title at Citi Open in Washington D.C. (d.Giorgi in F) to reach career-high ranking of No. 55; made main draw debut at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Barty in 1r) and Wimbledon(l. Buzarnescu in 1r) as well as Miami Open as a qualifier (l. Konta in 1r). 2018 - Runner-up at Québec City (l. to Parmentier); fell in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won one WTA 125K Series doubles title; wontwo doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2017 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying once (US Open); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2016 - SF at Washington DC (l. to Davis); QF at Québec City (l. to Martincova); fell 1r once (US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. otherthree majors). 2015 - Reached 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon). 2014 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Reached 3r once; fell 1r three times and in qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon). 2012 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at both (Indian Wells and Quebec City); fell in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); wontwo doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Played first WTA qualifying at Ponte Vedra Beach; also played on ITF Circuit.
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- F Main Draw in Auckland (l. Serena Williams 6-3 6-4)- QF Main Draw in Indian Wells 125k (l. Irina-camelia Begu 7-5 6-1)- QF Main Draw in Newport Beach (l. Madison Brengle 1-6 7-6(7) 6-2)- R16 Main Draw in Nicholasville (l. Mona Barthel 7-6(1) 5-7 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Taylor Townsend 6-4 7-6(5))
'20 '19 '16 '15
1R - - -
- 1R - -
- 1R - -
- 1R 1R 2R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)SF Main Draw in Auckland (d. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #39) 3-6 6-4 6-0) 39
JESSICA PEGULA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Finished at No.76 for her first-ever career Top 100 finish, up from No.125 in 2018; won first WTA title at Citi Open in Washington D.C. (d.Giorgi in F) to reach career-high ranking of No. 55; made main draw debut at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Barty in 1r) and Wimbledon(l. Buzarnescu in 1r) as well as Miami Open as a qualifier (l. Konta in 1r). 2018 - Runner-up at Québec City (l. to Parmentier); fell in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won one WTA 125K Series doubles title; wontwo doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2017 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying once (US Open); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2016 - SF at Washington DC (l. to Davis); QF at Québec City (l. to Martincova); fell 1r once (US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. otherthree majors). 2015 - Reached 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon). 2014 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Reached 3r once; fell 1r three times and in qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon). 2012 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at both (Indian Wells and Quebec City); fell in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); wontwo doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Played first WTA qualifying at Ponte Vedra Beach; also played on ITF Circuit.
JESSICA PEGULA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Seventh Top 100 season (finishing No.92); runner-up at Tianjin (l. to Peterson); reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times and inqualifying eight times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2018 - SF at Hobart (l. to Mertens) and Québec City (l. to Parmentier); reached 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. otherthree majors) and in qualifying four times. 2017 - Sixth Top 100 season (finishing No.74); SF at Eastbourne (l. to Wozniacki); QF at Monterrey and Luxembourg; reached 3r at Wimbledonand 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying five times. 2016 - Fifth Top 100 season (finishing No.77); won one WTA title at Monterrey (d. Flipkens in final); QF at Hobart ; reached 4r once and 2r sixtimes (incl. Roland Garros and Olympics); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open) and in qualifying twice. 2015 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.54); won one WTA title at Hobart (d. Brengle in final); QF at Hong Kong; reached 4r once, 3r twice(incl. Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors and Madrid - l. to Duque-Mariño 06 63 119(11);held 5mp in third set - 3mp at 6-5, 2mp at 7-6 and 9-8 in tie-break) and in qualifying three times. 2014 - Second Top 50 season (finishing No.50); SF at Eastbourne (l. to Keys); reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros andWimbledon); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors and Birmingham - l. to Wozniak 26 75 64; held 3mp at 62 54); won one WTA doubles title;won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Illness-marred season (finishing No.119); solid start to year, highlighted by one QF at Memphis, 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r twice;fell 1r twice; set career-high No.39 on February 25; missed most of next two months w/illness (withdrew from Oeiras, Madrid, Rome andStrasbourg); did not win back-to-back matches rest of season - reached 2r three times, fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors) and inqualifying four times. 2012 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.49); won first WTA title at Osaka (d. Chang in final); was first Brit to win a WTA title in 24 years (sinceSara Gomer won Aptos in 1988); made Top 50 debut afterwards on October 15 (rose from No.71 to No.50); reached 3r three times (incl.Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros and Olympics); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors and Hobart - l. to Pironkova 76(10) 36 76(2); held 2mp at 5-3 third set) and in qualifying four times; also won two WTA doubles titles. 2011 - First Top 100 season; QF three times, at Auckland, Memphis and Québec City; reached 3r once and 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell1r five times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on June 6 (after RolandGarros; rose from No.117 to No.93). 2010 - Played first five WTA main draws, reaching 2r once but falling 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell in qualifying four times (incl. USOpen); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title.
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- W in Acapulco (d. Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-7(8) 6-1)- SF Main Draw in Hobart (l. Elena Rybakina 6-3 4-6 6-4)- R2 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Elise Mertens 6-3 6-0)**R1 Main Draw in Monterrey (l. Tatjana Maria 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5)- R16 Qualifying in Brisbane (l. Storm Sanders 6-2 3-6 6-3)
'20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10
2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R - -
- - 2R - 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R -
- 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R
- - 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R -
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)QF Main Draw in Hobart (d. Elise Mertens (BEL #17) 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5) 17
HEATHER WATSON
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Seventh Top 100 season (finishing No.92); runner-up at Tianjin (l. to Peterson); reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times and inqualifying eight times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2018 - SF at Hobart (l. to Mertens) and Québec City (l. to Parmentier); reached 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. otherthree majors) and in qualifying four times. 2017 - Sixth Top 100 season (finishing No.74); SF at Eastbourne (l. to Wozniacki); QF at Monterrey and Luxembourg; reached 3r at Wimbledonand 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying five times. 2016 - Fifth Top 100 season (finishing No.77); won one WTA title at Monterrey (d. Flipkens in final); QF at Hobart ; reached 4r once and 2r sixtimes (incl. Roland Garros and Olympics); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open) and in qualifying twice. 2015 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.54); won one WTA title at Hobart (d. Brengle in final); QF at Hong Kong; reached 4r once, 3r twice(incl. Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors and Madrid - l. to Duque-Mariño 06 63 119(11);held 5mp in third set - 3mp at 6-5, 2mp at 7-6 and 9-8 in tie-break) and in qualifying three times. 2014 - Second Top 50 season (finishing No.50); SF at Eastbourne (l. to Keys); reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros andWimbledon); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors and Birmingham - l. to Wozniak 26 75 64; held 3mp at 62 54); won one WTA doubles title;won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Illness-marred season (finishing No.119); solid start to year, highlighted by one QF at Memphis, 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r twice;fell 1r twice; set career-high No.39 on February 25; missed most of next two months w/illness (withdrew from Oeiras, Madrid, Rome andStrasbourg); did not win back-to-back matches rest of season - reached 2r three times, fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors) and inqualifying four times. 2012 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.49); won first WTA title at Osaka (d. Chang in final); was first Brit to win a WTA title in 24 years (sinceSara Gomer won Aptos in 1988); made Top 50 debut afterwards on October 15 (rose from No.71 to No.50); reached 3r three times (incl.Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros and Olympics); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors and Hobart - l. to Pironkova 76(10) 36 76(2); held 2mp at 5-3 third set) and in qualifying four times; also won two WTA doubles titles. 2011 - First Top 100 season; QF three times, at Auckland, Memphis and Québec City; reached 3r once and 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell1r five times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on June 6 (after RolandGarros; rose from No.117 to No.93). 2010 - Played first five WTA main draws, reaching 2r once but falling 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell in qualifying four times (incl. USOpen); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title.
HEATHER WATSON
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Jumped 190 ranking positions from her year-end ranking in 2018 of No.252 to finish 2019 at No.62 – her seventh non-consecutive Top100 finish; Season highlighted by 3r appearance at Wimbledon, where she upset the defending champion and World No.5 Kerber in 2r (l.Suárez Navarro) as a qualifier; Returned to the Top 100 for the first time since February 2018 after 2r showing at 2019 Roland Garros (l.Konta); Also reached one QF at Washington, DC (l. eventual champion Pegula). 2018 - Reached 3r once (Australian Open); fell 1r five times and in qualifying five times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open). 2017 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.50); won first WTA title at Auckland (d. Kojuh in final); QF three times at Doha (l. to Wozniacki), Dubai(l. to Svitolina) and Rabat (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); reached 4r once, 3r once and 2r three times; fell 1r 14 times (incl. all four majors). 2016 - Fifth straight Top 100 season (finishing No.62); runner-up at Washington DC (l. to Wickmayer) and Québec City (l. to Dodin); SF atLuxembourg (l. to Kvitova); reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and inqualifying 10 times (incl. Wimbledon). 2015 - Fourth straight Top 100 season (finishing No.87); SF at Auckland (l. to V.Williams); QF twice at Charleston and Nottingham; reached 2rfour times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying five times. 2014 - Best season to date (finishing No.57); QF three times at Auckland (l. to Hampton), Eastbourne (l. to Keys) and Osaka (l. to Svitolina);reached 4r once, 3r three times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon) and 2r six times; fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors) and inqualifying three times; made Top 50 debut on July 7 (rose from No.55 to No.44). 2013 - Another Top 100 season (finishing No.72); QF three times at Hobart, Monterrey and Québec City; reached 3r once and 2r six times; fell1r seven times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying three times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2012 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.94); QF at Québec City; reached 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r three times and in qualifyingfive times (incl. US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on October 1 (rose from No.102 to No.91). 2011 - Played first three WTA main draws, falling 1r at all three (Australian Open, Indian Wells, US Open); fell in qualifying twice; won twosingles titles on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Played first WTA qualifying at Miami (as unranked WC); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in USA.
SINGLES Winner (1): 2017 - Auckland. Finalist (2): 2016 - Washington DC, Québec City. ADDITIONAL WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles: Finalist (1): 2018 - Houston US Fed Cup Team, 2014-15, 2017
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 8
ROLAND GARROS 2 - 7
WIMBLEDON 5 - 5
US OPEN 3 - 7
TOTAL 18 - 27
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- QF Main Draw in Hobart (l. Shuai Zhang 6-1 6-4)- R16 Main Draw in Monterrey (l. Arantxa Rus 7-5 6-0)- R16 Main Draw in Auckland (l. Caroline Wozniacki 6-1 4-6 6-4)- R2 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Elina Svitolina 6-2 7-6(6))**R1 Main Draw in Acapulco (l. Christina Mchale 6-2 1-6 6-4)
'20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11
2R - 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R - 1R
- 2R - 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R -
- 3R - 1R - 2R 3R 1R - -
- 2R - 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R - 1R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R16 Main Draw in Hobart (d. Magda Linette (POL #43) 6-4 6-4) 43
LAUREN DAVIS
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Jumped 190 ranking positions from her year-end ranking in 2018 of No.252 to finish 2019 at No.62 – her seventh non-consecutive Top100 finish; Season highlighted by 3r appearance at Wimbledon, where she upset the defending champion and World No.5 Kerber in 2r (l.Suárez Navarro) as a qualifier; Returned to the Top 100 for the first time since February 2018 after 2r showing at 2019 Roland Garros (l.Konta); Also reached one QF at Washington, DC (l. eventual champion Pegula). 2018 - Reached 3r once (Australian Open); fell 1r five times and in qualifying five times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open). 2017 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.50); won first WTA title at Auckland (d. Kojuh in final); QF three times at Doha (l. to Wozniacki), Dubai(l. to Svitolina) and Rabat (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); reached 4r once, 3r once and 2r three times; fell 1r 14 times (incl. all four majors). 2016 - Fifth straight Top 100 season (finishing No.62); runner-up at Washington DC (l. to Wickmayer) and Québec City (l. to Dodin); SF atLuxembourg (l. to Kvitova); reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and inqualifying 10 times (incl. Wimbledon). 2015 - Fourth straight Top 100 season (finishing No.87); SF at Auckland (l. to V.Williams); QF twice at Charleston and Nottingham; reached 2rfour times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying five times. 2014 - Best season to date (finishing No.57); QF three times at Auckland (l. to Hampton), Eastbourne (l. to Keys) and Osaka (l. to Svitolina);reached 4r once, 3r three times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon) and 2r six times; fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors) and inqualifying three times; made Top 50 debut on July 7 (rose from No.55 to No.44). 2013 - Another Top 100 season (finishing No.72); QF three times at Hobart, Monterrey and Québec City; reached 3r once and 2r six times; fell1r seven times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying three times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2012 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.94); QF at Québec City; reached 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r three times and in qualifyingfive times (incl. US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on October 1 (rose from No.102 to No.91). 2011 - Played first three WTA main draws, falling 1r at all three (Australian Open, Indian Wells, US Open); fell in qualifying twice; won twosingles titles on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Played first WTA qualifying at Miami (as unranked WC); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in USA.
LAUREN DAVIS
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Reached SF at Nottingham (l. Garcia) and earned 3r appearances at Dubai (l. Kvitova), Indian Wells (l. Barty) and Beijing (l. Andreescu);posted first Top 20 win over No.15 Keys in run at Beijing; reached 2r six times (incl. Roland Garros) and exited 1r on six occasions (incl.Wimbledon and US Open); fell in qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open); finished runner-up at WTA 125K Series event at Indian Wells (l.Golubic); in doubles, reached SF at Australian Open (w/Riske, l. Babos/Mladenovic). 2018 - Reached 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying six times; indoubles, reached QF at Australian Open (w/King, l. Begu/Niculescu). 2017 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.64); SF once at Hong Kong (l. to Gavrilova); reached 4r twice at Australian Open and US Open;made Top 100 debut after Australian Open on January 30 (rose from No.116 to No.78); reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl.Roland Garros) and in qualifying six times. 2016 - QF once at Guangzhou (l. to Konjuh); fell 1r three times and in WTA qualifying eight times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and USOpen); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2014 - Played first WTA qualifying at US Open; won one singles title and on doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2011 - Won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in US.
ADDITIONAL WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles: Finalist (1): 2019 - Indian Wells; Doubles: Finalist (1): 2018 - Indian Wells (w/King)
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 3
ROLAND GARROS 2 - 3
WIMBLEDON 2 - 3
US OPEN 3 - 3
TOTAL 10 - 12
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- SF Main Draw in Dubai (l. Simona Halep 6-2 6-0)- QF Main Draw in Brisbane (l. Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-2)- R2 Main Draw in Doha (l. Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-3)**R1 Main Draw in St. Petersburg (l. Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-1)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Simona Halep 7-6(5) 6-1)
'20 '19 '18 '17
1R - 1R 4R
- 2R 2R 1R
- 1R 2R 2R
- 1R 1R 4R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R16 Main Draw in Brisbane (d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS #1) 6-4 7-6(4)) 1
JENNIFER BRADY
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - Reached SF at Nottingham (l. Garcia) and earned 3r appearances at Dubai (l. Kvitova), Indian Wells (l. Barty) and Beijing (l. Andreescu);posted first Top 20 win over No.15 Keys in run at Beijing; reached 2r six times (incl. Roland Garros) and exited 1r on six occasions (incl.Wimbledon and US Open); fell in qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open); finished runner-up at WTA 125K Series event at Indian Wells (l.Golubic); in doubles, reached SF at Australian Open (w/Riske, l. Babos/Mladenovic). 2018 - Reached 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying six times; indoubles, reached QF at Australian Open (w/King, l. Begu/Niculescu). 2017 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.64); SF once at Hong Kong (l. to Gavrilova); reached 4r twice at Australian Open and US Open;made Top 100 debut after Australian Open on January 30 (rose from No.116 to No.78); reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl.Roland Garros) and in qualifying six times. 2016 - QF once at Guangzhou (l. to Konjuh); fell 1r three times and in WTA qualifying eight times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and USOpen); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2014 - Played first WTA qualifying at US Open; won one singles title and on doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2011 - Won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in US.
JENNIFER BRADY
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 16 Mar 2020
2019 - SF at Washington DC (l. to Giorgi); reached 2r once (US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying on three occasions;won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2018 - Fell in qualifying once (US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2017 - Reached 2r qualifying on WTA debut at US Open. 2016 - Played first tournaments of career on ITF Circuit in US.
DOUBLES Winner (2): 2019 - Luxembourg, Washington DC (both w/Gauff). Finalist: 2020 - 125/Indian Wells (w/Pegula).
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 1
ROLAND GARROS -
WIMBLEDON 0 - 1
US OPEN 1 - 1
TOTAL 2 - 3
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- QF Main Draw in Midland (l. Anhelina Kalinina 2-6 6-3 6-4)- R16 Main Draw in Nicholasville (l. Francoise Abanda 7-5 6-4)- R2 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Indian Wells 125k (l. Sachia Vickery 6-2 6-3)**R1 Main Draw in Auckland (l. Laura Siegemund 6-2 6-2)
'20 '19
2R -
- -
- 1R
- 2R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Qualifying in Auckland (d. Kristie Ahn (USA #92) 6-7(0) 6-3 6-3) 92
CATHERINE MCNALLY
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YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) *
YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) *
0-0 / 0-1 1-0 / 2-2 0-0 / 0-5 1-1 / 2-3
YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) *
YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-1 1-0 / 1-1
* Updated through entering 2020 Lexington 1r
[Q] CAROLINE DOLEHIDE (USA #134)
R2-Q: d. JAMIE LOEB (USA #278) 6-2,7-5 (1h31)
R1-Q: d. KATERYNA BONDARENKO (UKR #350) 6-3,4-6,6-2 (1h54)
ROAD TO THE FIRST ROUND
CORI GAUFF (USA #53)
Total games: 0 Won/lost: 0-0 Sets won/lost: 0-0 Total time on court: 0h00 Average time on court: 0h00 Average rank of opponent: 0
Total games: 0 Won/lost: 0-0 Sets won/lost: 0-0 Total time on court: 0h00 Average time on court: 0h00 Average rank of opponent: 0
LEXINGTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match
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DOLEHIDE
• One of a tournament-leading 16 Americans in the main draw of the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington • Overcame two rounds of qualifying to enter the main draw this week, defeating Bondarenko and Loeb • Faces No.53 Gauff today. Is 0-2 vs. Top 100 ranked opponents in 2020, having fallen to No.99 Giorgi (Auckland qualifying) and No.86
McHale (Acapulco 2r) • Best win of her career came against No.30 Cibulkova at 2018 Indian Wells 2r before falling to then-No.1 Halep in 3s • Opened 2020 season with back-to-back qualifying exits at Auckland (l. Giorgi) and Australian Open (l. Rogers) • Overcame qualifying at Acapulco (l. McHale in 2r) and Monterrey (l. Govortsova in 1r) • In February, fell 2r at $100K/ITF-Midland (l. Falconi) and 1r at $100K/ITF-Nicholasville (l. Liu) • Finished 2019 ranked No.154 in singles. Season highlights include winning ITF titles at $60K/ITF-Concord (d. Li in F) and
$60K/ITF-Charleston 2 (d. Min in F). Also reached final at $25K/ITF-Pelham (l. Krejcikova in F) • Reached main draw at US Open as qualifier (l. Q.Wang) • Finished year ranked No.62 in doubles after advancing to SF at US Open (w/King) • Coached by Jorge Todero and Stephen Huss • Grew up working with Thomas Lockhart for 10 years before joining the USTA development program • Committed to attend UCLA before deciding to turn pro
GAUFF • One of a tournament-leading 16 Americans in the main draw of the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington • Opens her Lexington campaign against her compatriot Dolehide in their career first meeting. Is 3-1 vs. Americans at Tour-level, having
defeated McNally (2019 Miami), V.Williams (2019 Wimbledon and 2020 Australian Open), and falling to Kenin (2020 Australian Open) • At 16-years-old, is the youngest player in this week’s field. In comparison, V.Williams (40) is the oldest in the draw • Enters this week ranked No.53 – four spots shy from her career-high ranking of No.49 (achieved February 24, 2020) • 2020 Lexington marks her third Tour-level event of the season, having reached 2r at Auckland (l. Siegemund) and R16 at Australian Open (l.
eventual champion Kenin in 3s). Defeated V.Williams and No.5 Osaka en route to last 16 in Melbourne • Also this year, reached SF in doubles at Auckland (w/McNally, l. Mugammad/Townsend) and QF at Australian Open (w/McNally, l.
Babos/Mladenovic) • Enjoyed breakout season in 2019, highlighted by maiden WTA singles title at Linz (as lucky loser, d. Ostapenko in F) - earned her first Top 10
win en route to title over No.8 Bertens in QF • At 15y214d, her title run in Linz made her youngest to win a WTA tour-level title since Vaidisova (15y177d) won Tashkent in 2004 • On Grand Slam main draw debut in 2019, became first 15-year-old to reach R16 at Wimbledon - and also appear on Centre Court - since
Hingis in 1996 (l. eventual champion Halep) • Also competed at 2019 US Open (as WC, l. then-No.1 Osaka in 3r). Became the youngest player to reach last 32 at Flushing Meadows since
Kournikova’s R16 run in 1996 • Also claimed maiden WTA doubles titles at Washington, DC (w/McNally, d. Sanchez/Stollar in F) and Luxembourg (w/McNally, d.
Christian/Guarachi in F) • By winning the doubles title at Washington, DC at 15 yrs, 144 days, became the youngest player to win a doubles title since May 1995
(Martina Hingis won Hamburg at 14 yrs, 219 days) • Reached R16 at 2019 Wimbledon on Grand Slam main draw debut (l. eventual champion Halep) - followed with 3r showing at US Open (as
WC, l. Osaka) • Finished 2019 season ranked No.69, having started the year ranked No.685 • Made WTA main draw debut at 2019 Miami (as WC, l. Kasatkina in 2r) • Made ITF debut in May 2018 as a qualifier into the $25K ITF/Osprey, FL—USA, where she won her first professional match (as qualifier, l.
Stewart in R16) • Finished 2018 season with a WTA ranking of No.875 • Former junior World No.1 (July 2018) • Began playing tennis at age 7 • Grew up in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Florida to pursue tennis • Currently coached by her father Corey Gauff (played basketball for Georgia State University) and is part of ‘Team Mouratoglou’ along with
rising male players Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexei Popyrin, Rudi Molleker and Jason Tseng – has trained at Mouratoglou Academy in France since age of 10
• Mother, Candi was a track and field athlete at Florida State University • Has two younger brothers, Cody and Cameron • Nickname is Coco • Main residence is in Delray Beach, Florida • Favorite subject at school is literature • Cites Serena Williams as the reason she plays tennis and also admires Venus • Signed first multi-year sponsorships in 2018 with New Balance, Head and Barilla, an Italian food company known for its pasta
LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL
MATCH NOTES
VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #67) vs. VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #58)
Head to Head: VENUS WILLIAMS leads 5-2
2019 HARD O R1 VENUS WILLIAMS 131 mins 6-3 1-6 6-3 AUCKLAND 2015 CLAY O R1 VICTORIA AZARENKA 89 mins 6-3 7-5 MADRID 2015 HARD O SF VICTORIA AZARENKA 138 mins 2-6 6-2 6-4 DOHA 2014 HARD O R16 VENUS WILLIAMS 103 mins 6-4 7-6(1) STANFORD 2013 HARD O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 81 mins 6-2 6-4 TOKYO 2010 HARD O F VENUS WILLIAMS 91 mins 6-3 7-5 DUBAI 2008 HARD O R16 VENUS WILLIAMS 70 mins 6-3 6-2 OLYMPICS
YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) *
YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 65-75 0-0 / 30-41
* Updated through entering 2020 Lexington 1r
Rnd Result Duration
Rnd Result Duration
LEXINGTON Tournament Performance - 2020 "-Q" Qualifying match
LEXINGTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match
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V.WILLIAMS
• One of a tournament-leading 16 Americans to start in the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington • Lexington marks the 59th different tournament she has played in her career • Opens her Lexington campaign against fellow Grand Slam champion Azarenka. Owns a 5-2 career record vs. the Belarusian, most recently
defeating her at 2019 Auckland in 3s • Bidding for her first win of 2020, having fallen in the opening round this year at the Australian Open (l.Gauff), Acapulco (l. Juvan) and
Monterrey (l. Schmiedlova). Last victory was over Strycova at 2019 Beijing 1r (l. Bencic in 2r) • Winner of today’s match will face the winner of S.Williams vs. Pera in 2r. Should she face S.Williams, it would mark their 31st career meeting,
with S.Williams leading 18-12 (their last meeting came at 2018 US Open) • Ended 2019 ranked No.53, down from No.40 in 2018 • Reached four QFs across the season, including Auckland (l. eventual R-Up Andreescu), Indian Wells (l. eventual R-Up Kerber), Birmingham
(l. eventual champion Barty) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Keys) • Scored her best win of the season at Indian Wells, ousting No.3 Kvitova in 3s. Also defeated the defending champion in Cincinnati,
then-ranked No.5 Bertens • Also made R16 at Miami (l. Halep) and Rome (l. Konta) • Season highlights in 2018 were SF run at Indian Wells (d. S,Williams in 3r, l. eventual R-Up Kasatkina) and QF effort at Miami (l. Collins) • Winnings at Indian Wells took her career total past $40 million – S.Williams ($84 million) is the only other player to pass this milestone • Teamed up in Fed Cup for Serena’s first competitive match back since giving birth in September 2017 (played dead doubles rubber, l.
Kerkhove/Schuurs) • Ended 2017 season as runner-up at WTA Finals (l. Wozniacki) – the oldest player to ever reach the title bout at the season finale • Reached two other finals in 2017, at Australian Open (l. S.Williams) and Wimbledon (l. Muguruza) – only player in 2017 to reach two Grand
Slam finals • Shortly after her 37th birthday, returned to Top 10 in WTA Rankings by reaching 2017 Wimbledon final, becoming (at the time) the third
oldest player to rank in Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (September 26, 1983 – 39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (December 26, 1994 – 38 years, 75 days); was also surpassed by 37-year-old Serena in February 2019
• 2016 season highlights including winning 49th career singles title at Kaohsiung (d. Doi). Is sixth-oldest player to win a WTA singles title, after Billie Jean King (39) at 1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, Serena Williams (38) at 2020 Auckland, Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris [Indoor] and Francesca Schiavone (36) at 2017 Bogotá
• With 49 titles, currently 11th on list of Open Era titleholders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles) • At Grand Slam level in 2016, advanced to SF at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) which was first time reaching that stage at a major since 2010 US
Open • At 2016 Rio Olympics won silver medal in the mixed doubles (w/Ram, l. Mattek-Sands/Sock) • Returned to Top 10 for first time since March 2011 following victory in final of the 2015 WTA Elite Trophy • Was diagnosed with Sjögrens Syndrome in 2011, missing the end of that season and start of 2012 • Won singles gold medal at 2000 Sydney Olympics (d. Dementieva in F); won doubles gold three times with sister Serena, at Sydney, Beijing
and London • Spent 11 weeks at World No.1 in singles (first ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the doubles rankings for eight
weeks in 2010 • Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before falling to then-world No.2 Sánchez Vicario
in three sets • Owns interior design company, VStarr Interiors. Also set up clothing line called EleVen, designing her own on-court outfits • Chief Brand Officer of Asutra, a self-care line • In 2015 received Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Indiana University East • Coached by Richard Williams and Oracene Price. Split with long-term coach David Witt during off-season in 2018 • Turned 40 on June 17, 2020
AZARENKA
• One of two Belarusian players represented in this week’s main draw – also Sabalenka • One of four Grand Slam champions in the field – also Stephens, S.Williams and V.Williams • Competing in just her second WTA event of 2020, having fallen in 1r at Monterrey (l. Zidansek) • Last tournament of 2019 was the US Open, where she fell to Sabalenka in 1r however reached the doubles final w/Barty (l.
Mertens/Sabalenka) • Faces V.Williams today in their eighth career meeting. Trails the American 2-5 in their career head-to-head, with both wins coming in 2015 at
Doha (hard) and Madrid (clay) • Bidding for her first singles victory since defeating then-No.12 Bencic in 1r at 2019 Cincinnati (via ret.). Last completed-match victory came
over Giorgi at 2019 Toronto 1r
• Highlight of 2019 season was reaching 37th career singles final at Monterrey (d. No.5 Kerber in SF before falling to Muguruza in F via ret.). Also reached QF stage on three occasions – Acapulco (l. Kenin), Stuttgart (l. Kontaveit via ret.) and Rome (l. Ka.Pliskova)
• On February 2, 2019 returned to Top 50 for first time following the birth of her child, Leo • Highlights of 2018 season included SF at Miami (l. Stephens) and QF at San Jose and Tokyo • Made return to tennis in June 2017 following birth of first child in December 2016 • Comeback tournament was Mallorca, reaching 2r (d. Ozaki, l. Konjuh). Prior to 2017 Mallorca, last tournament contested was 2016 Roland
Garros (1r) • Followed this up with R16 showing at 2017 Wimbledon (l. Halep). Did not play any tournaments after Wimbledon due to personal reasons • Ended 2016 ranked No.13, despite missing second half of season after going on maternity leave (announced pregnancy mid-July). Lifted
three titles, at Brisbane (first title since 2013 Cincinnati) and ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells and Miami – third woman to achieve feat after Graf in 1994 and 1996 and Clijsters in 2005
• 2016 Miami marked 20th tour-level singles title of career (20-17 record in finals) • Posted 26-3 record for first six months of 2016 with losses coming at the Australian Open (QF, l. Kerber), Rome (2r, l. Begu) and Roland
Garros (ret. vs. Knapp w/right knee injury) • Limited to total of 23 events over 2014-15 seasons due to variety of injuries • Posted five consecutive Top 10 finishes between 2009 and 2013, qualifying for the WTA Finals on each occasion (l. Kvitova in 2011 final in
Istanbul) • Ascended to World No.1 after 2012 Australian Open and held top spot for a total of 51 weeks • Began 2012 with 26-match win streak – best start since Hingis went 37-0 in 1997. Went on to win tour-leading 69 matches in 2012, season
highlighted by six titles, finishing as WTA’s year-end No.1 • Won two medals for Belarus at 2012 London Olympics bronze in singles and mixed doubles gold (w/Mirnyi) • Made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Kolkata • ITF Junior World Champion for 2005 – reached first tour-level semifinal at Guangzhou the same year • Currently coached by Dorian Descloix. Formerly coached by Wim Fissette, Sam Sumyk and Michael Joyce • Gave birth to son Leo in December 2016 • Introduced to tennis at age 7 by mother Alla; father’s name is Fedor and older brother is Max
LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL
Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
ADDITIONAL WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2016 Honolulu.
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 2
ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1
WIMBLEDON 0 - 1
US OPEN 3 - 3
TOTAL 7 - 7
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Coached by Dieter Kindlmann... Likes to be known as ‘CiCi'... Born in San Francisco and resides in Atherton, CA... Was home schooled and isan only child... Turned professional after 2016 US Open, forgoing the opportunity to attend Stanford University on a tennis scholarship... Belliswas ranked the No.1 junior tennis player in the world in September 2014, and was declared 2014 ITF Junior World Champion... As part of a USTennis Association mentoring program, talks on the phone a couple of times a week with 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert.
3 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- R16 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(6) 6-1)- R3 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Elise Mertens 6-1 6-7(5) 6-0)**R1 Main Draw in Auckland (l. Jessica Pegula 6-0 6-4)
'20 '18 '17 '16 '14
3R 1R - - -
- - 3R - -
- - 1R - -
- - 1R 3R 2R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R2 Main Draw in Australian Open (d. Karolina Muchova (CZE #22) 6-4 6-4) 22
CATHERINE BELLIS
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Mother is Olga, who was born and raised in Moscow; sister is Maria Anisimova-Egee and lives in New York ... Born in New Jersey but moved toMiami at age 3 ... Speaks English and Russian ... Started playing tennis after going to her sister’s practices every day and eventually developeda passion for the sport ... At 2019 Roland Garros at age 17, defeated defending champion Simona Halep in the quarterfinals becoming the firstplayer (male or female) born in the 2000s to reach the semis of a Grand Slam ... Favorite surface is hardcourt ... Tennis idols growing up wereSerena Williams and Maria Sharapova ... Off the court enjoys music, running, writing, jet skiing and going to the beach ... Has one dog namedMiley.
4 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- SF Main Draw in Auckland (l. Serena Williams 6-1 6-1)- R16 Main Draw in Doha (vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova, match not played due to walkover)**R1 Main Draw in Dubai (l. Barbora Strycova 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Zarina Diyas 6-3 4-6 6-3)
'20 '19 '18 '17
1R 4R - -
- SF - 1R
- 2R - -
- - 1R -
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R2 Main Draw in Doha (d. Elina Svitolina (UKR #7) 6-3 6-3) 7
AMANDA ANISIMOVA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
2019 – Finished the season inside the Top 200 for the first time since 2016, ending at No.194. Contested one WTA main draw at Tashkent. Fellin WTA qualifying three times. Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2018 – Contested one WTA main draw at Quebec City and felling in WTA qualifying once at US Open. 2017 – Fell in WTA qualifying three times. Won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2016 – Contested WTA main draw 11 times, with best result being 2r runs at Acapulco and Guangzhou. Won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Seventh Top 100 season in last nine years (finishing No.69); reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. US Open andNottingham - l. to Niculescu 26 75 75; held 5mp in second set, 3mp at 5-3 and 2mp at 5-4); fell 1r six times and in qualifying four times (incl.other two majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2014 - QF at Tashkent (l. to Knapp); reached 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifyingfive times. 2013 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Tashkent (l. to Jovanovski in final); QF at Stanford; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open);fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open and Roland Garros - l. to Bartoli 76(8) 46 75; held 2mp at 5-3 third set) and in qualifying six times. 2012 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Barcelona and New Haven; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r six times (incl. other three majors);fell 1r 10 times (incl. Beijing - l. to Paszek 75 06 76(6); held mp at 6-5 in third set tie-breaK) and in qualifying three times; won one WTA doublestitle; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; struggled throughout season w/illness (retired in Bastad 1r, withdrew from Baku, retired in Guangzhou2r and withdrew from Osaka). 2011 - QF at Monterrey; reached 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying seven times;won three WTA doubles titles; retired in Wimbledon 1r w/left ankle injury. 2010 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Ponte Vedra Beach (l. to Wozniacki in final); reached 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. RolandGarros); fell 1r 16 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title. 2009 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Moscow (l. to Schiavone in final); SF at Tashkent (l. to Peer); QF four times at Brisbane, 's-Hertogenbosch, Palermo and Istanbul; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r nine times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other twomajors) and in qualifying three times; won two WTA doubles titles. 2008 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up at Memphis (l. to Davenport in final); QF at Istanbul; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and2r 11 times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors, Olympics) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title. 2007 - First Top 50 season; SF at Tashkent (l. to Parmentier); QF three times at Cincinnati, Stanford and Québec City; reached 2r five times(incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r three times and in qualifying twice; made Top 100 debut on July 23 (after Cincinnati; rose from No.107 toNo.100) and Top 50 debut on October 15 (rose from No.51 to No.50); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Played first WTA main draw at Tashkent, falling 1r; fell in qualifying once. 2005 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Played first WTA qualifying at Tashkent. 2003 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2002 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Belarus.
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
4 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- W in Nicholasville (d. Claire Liu 6-4 6-4)- SF Main Draw in Andrezieux-boutheon (l. Ysaline Bonaventure 6-7(7) 7-5 7-6(4))- R16 Main Draw in Monterrey (l. Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-4)- R2 Qualifying in Australian Open (l. Caroline Dolehide 6-3 6-4)
'16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 '07
1R - 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R -
1R - 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 3R -
1R 4R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R
- 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)SF Main Draw in Nicholasville (d. Madison Brengle (USA #79) 6-4 6-3) 79
OLGA GOVORTSOVA
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All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 20202019 – Finished the season inside the Top 200 for the first time since 2016, ending at No.194. Contested one WTA main draw at Tashkent. Fellin WTA qualifying three times. Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2018 – Contested one WTA main draw at Quebec City and felling in WTA qualifying once at US Open. 2017 – Fell in WTA qualifying three times. Won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2016 – Contested WTA main draw 11 times, with best result being 2r runs at Acapulco and Guangzhou. Won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Seventh Top 100 season in last nine years (finishing No.69); reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. US Open andNottingham - l. to Niculescu 26 75 75; held 5mp in second set, 3mp at 5-3 and 2mp at 5-4); fell 1r six times and in qualifying four times (incl.other two majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2014 - QF at Tashkent (l. to Knapp); reached 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifyingfive times. 2013 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Tashkent (l. to Jovanovski in final); QF at Stanford; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open);fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open and Roland Garros - l. to Bartoli 76(8) 46 75; held 2mp at 5-3 third set) and in qualifying six times. 2012 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Barcelona and New Haven; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r six times (incl. other three majors);fell 1r 10 times (incl. Beijing - l. to Paszek 75 06 76(6); held mp at 6-5 in third set tie-breaK) and in qualifying three times; won one WTA doublestitle; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; struggled throughout season w/illness (retired in Bastad 1r, withdrew from Baku, retired in Guangzhou2r and withdrew from Osaka). 2011 - QF at Monterrey; reached 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying seven times;won three WTA doubles titles; retired in Wimbledon 1r w/left ankle injury. 2010 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Ponte Vedra Beach (l. to Wozniacki in final); reached 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. RolandGarros); fell 1r 16 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title. 2009 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Moscow (l. to Schiavone in final); SF at Tashkent (l. to Peer); QF four times at Brisbane, 's-Hertogenbosch, Palermo and Istanbul; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r nine times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other twomajors) and in qualifying three times; won two WTA doubles titles. 2008 - Another Top 50 season; runner-up at Memphis (l. to Davenport in final); QF at Istanbul; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and2r 11 times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors, Olympics) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title. 2007 - First Top 50 season; SF at Tashkent (l. to Parmentier); QF three times at Cincinnati, Stanford and Québec City; reached 2r five times(incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r three times and in qualifying twice; made Top 100 debut on July 23 (after Cincinnati; rose from No.107 toNo.100) and Top 50 debut on October 15 (rose from No.51 to No.50); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Played first WTA main draw at Tashkent, falling 1r; fell in qualifying once. 2005 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Played first WTA qualifying at Tashkent. 2003 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2002 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Belarus.
OLGA GOVORTSOVA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
2019 - Third Top 100 season (finishing No.77); SF at Eastbourne (withdrew prior to match w/ankle injury) and Tianjin (l. to Peterson); reached3r once (US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying on three occasions. 2018 - Second Top 100 season (finishing No.62); runner-up at Moscow (l. to Kasatkina - first Tunisian woman to reach WTA final); QF atBucharest (l. to Hercog); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (Incl. Australian Open and US Open) and in qualifying sixtimes (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2017 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.88); QF at Taipei City (l. Svitolina); reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros - first Arab woman to reach3r at a Grand Slam), 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open). 2016 - Fell 1r three times (incl. Olympics) and in qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open). 2014 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); won one singlestitle on ITF Circuit. 2013 - QF at Baku; reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Doha (as WC) and Olympics; fell in qualifying twice (incl. Roland Garros). 2011 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Played first event of career at ITF/El Menzah-TUN.
SINGLES Finalist (1): 2018 - Moscow. ADDITIONAL Tunisian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2016-19; Tunisian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016.
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 4
ROLAND GARROS 2 - 2
WIMBLEDON 1 - 3
US OPEN 3 - 4
TOTAL 10 - 13
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- QF Main Draw in Doha (l. Petra Kvitova 7-6(2) 7-6(4))- QF Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-4)- R16 Main Draw in Dubai (l. Simona Halep 1-6 6-2 7-6(7))- R16 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Garbiñe Muguruza 3-6 6-3 7-6(4))**R1 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Qiang Wang 6-0 6-3)
'20 '19 '18 '17 '15 '14
QF 1R 1R - 1R -
- 1R - 3R - -
- 1R 2R 1R - -
- 3R 1R 2R - 1R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R16 Main Draw in Doha (d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE #3) 6-4 3-6 6-3) 3
ONS JABEUR
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
2019 - Third Top 100 season (finishing No.77); SF at Eastbourne (withdrew prior to match w/ankle injury) and Tianjin (l. to Peterson); reached3r once (US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying on three occasions. 2018 - Second Top 100 season (finishing No.62); runner-up at Moscow (l. to Kasatkina - first Tunisian woman to reach WTA final); QF atBucharest (l. to Hercog); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (Incl. Australian Open and US Open) and in qualifying sixtimes (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2017 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.88); QF at Taipei City (l. Svitolina); reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros - first Arab woman to reach3r at a Grand Slam), 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open). 2016 - Fell 1r three times (incl. Olympics) and in qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open). 2014 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros and Wimbledon); won one singlestitle on ITF Circuit. 2013 - QF at Baku; reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Doha (as WC) and Olympics; fell in qualifying twice (incl. Roland Garros). 2011 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Played first event of career at ITF/El Menzah-TUN.
ONS JABEUR
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
2019 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.57); SF at Toronto (l. to S.Williams); QF at Guangzhou (l. to Blinkova); reached 2r three times (incl.WImbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying on six occasions (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debuton July 22 (rose from No.104 to No.92); won one singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2018 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title on ITFCircuit. 2017 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2016 - Fell once in qualifying; won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying twice; won three singles and one doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2014 - Fell once in qualifying; won one singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Fell in WTA qualifying on professional debut at Katowice.
SINGLES Finalist (1): 2020 - Monterrey
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1
ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1
WIMBLEDON 1 - 1
US OPEN 0 - 2
TOTAL 1 - 5
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
6 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- F Main Draw in Monterrey (l. Elina Svitolina 7-5 4-6 6-4)- QF Main Draw in Nicholasville (l. Francoise Abanda 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Acapulco (l. Tatjana Maria 6-4 1-6 6-2)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Naomi Osaka 6-2 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Catherine Bellis 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3)**R1 Main Draw in Brisbane (l. Madison Keys 6-3 6-2)
'20 '19 '18
1R - -
- 1R -
- 2R -
- 1R 1R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)SF Main Draw in Monterrey (d. Johanna Konta (GBR #16) 6-3 6-4) 16
MARIE BOUZKOVA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
2019 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.57); SF at Toronto (l. to S.Williams); QF at Guangzhou (l. to Blinkova); reached 2r three times (incl.WImbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying on six occasions (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debuton July 22 (rose from No.104 to No.92); won one singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2018 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title on ITFCircuit. 2017 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2016 - Fell once in qualifying; won four singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying twice; won three singles and one doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2014 - Fell once in qualifying; won one singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Fell in WTA qualifying on professional debut at Katowice.
MARIE BOUZKOVA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
2019 - Reached first two WTA semifinals of her career in 2019, at Guangzhou and Luxembourg. Also made QF at the Bronx, reached 3r atRoland Garros and lifted WTA 125K Series title at New Haven. Scored second career Top 20 win over No.12 Sevastova at 2019 Doha (alsobeat No.13 Mladenovic at the same tournament in 2018). 2018 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.98); reached 3r once and 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Openand US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros); made Top 100 debut on August 20; won one singles and one doubles title onITF CIrcuit. 2017 - Reached 2r twice (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open) and in qualifying four times (incl. RolandGarros); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2016 - Reached 2r once and fell 1r on WTA main draw debut at Rabat; won two singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Fell in qualifying at Moscow; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
DOUBLES Winner (1): 2018 - Rabat (w/Olaru). Finalist (1): 2019 - Hua Hin (w/Y.Wang). ADDITIONAL WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2019 - New Haven. Doubles (1): 2019 - New Haven (w/Kalashnikova). Russian Fed Cup Team, 2017, 2020.
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 4
ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1
WIMBLEDON 1 - 2
US OPEN 0 - 3
TOTAL 5 - 10
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER IN REVIEW
6 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Zarina Diyas 6-1 6-7(9) 6-4)**R2 Main Draw in Indian Wells 125k (l. Katie Boulter 6-4 3-6 6-3)- R2 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Zarina Diyas 4-6 6-3 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-1)- R16 Qualifying in Dubai (l. Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1 6-2)**R1 Qualifying in Doha (l. Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-3)
'20 '19 '18 '17
2R 1R 1R 2R
- 3R - -
- - 2R 1R
- 1R 1R 1R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Main Draw in Shenzhen (d. Belinda Bencic (SUI #8) 3-6 6-3 6-3) 8
ANNA BLINKOVA
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 20202019 - Reached first two WTA semifinals of her career in 2019, at Guangzhou and Luxembourg. Also made QF at the Bronx, reached 3r atRoland Garros and lifted WTA 125K Series title at New Haven. Scored second career Top 20 win over No.12 Sevastova at 2019 Doha (alsobeat No.13 Mladenovic at the same tournament in 2018). 2018 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.98); reached 3r once and 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Openand US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros); made Top 100 debut on August 20; won one singles and one doubles title onITF CIrcuit. 2017 - Reached 2r twice (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open) and in qualifying four times (incl. RolandGarros); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2016 - Reached 2r once and fell 1r on WTA main draw debut at Rabat; won two singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Fell in qualifying at Moscow; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
ANNA BLINKOVA
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Grand Slams: Serena leads, 11-5 • Title Matches: Serena leads, 9-3 Year Tournament Name Surface Round Winner Scores 1998 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD R64 VENUS 7-6(4) 6-1 1998 ROME CLAY QF VENUS 6-4 6-2 1999 MIAMI HARD F VENUS 6-1 4-6 6-4 1999 MUNICH - GRAND SLAM CUP HARD F SERENA 6-1 3-6 6-3 2000 WIMBLEDON GRASS SF VENUS 6-2 7-6(3) 2001 INDIAN WELLS HARD SF SERENA W/O 2001 US OPEN HARD F VENUS 6-2 6-4 2002 MIAMI HARD SF SERENA 6-2 6-2 2002 FRENCH OPEN CLAY F SERENA 7-5 6-3 2002 WIMBLEDON GRASS F SERENA 7-6(4) 6-3 2002 US OPEN HARD F SERENA 6-4 6-3 2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD F SERENA 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 2003 WIMBLEDON GRASS F SERENA 4-6 6-4 6-2 2005 MIAMI HARD QF VENUS 6-1 7-6(8) 2005 US OPEN HARD R16 VENUS 7-6(5) 6-2 2008 BANGALORE HARD SF SERENA 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 2008 WIMBLEDON GRASS F VENUS 7-5 6-4 2008 US OPEN HARD QF SERENA 7-6(6) 7-6(7) 2008 WTA FINALS HARD R1 VENUS 5-7 6-1 6-0 2009 DUBAI HARD SF VENUS 6-1 2-6 7-6(3) 2009 MIAMI HARD SF SERENA 6-4 3-6 6-3 2009 WIMBLEDON GRASS F SERENA 7-6(3) 6-2 2009 WTA FINALS HARD RR SERENA 5-7 6-4 7-6(4) 2009 WTA FINALS HARD F SERENA 6-2 7-6(4) 2013 CHARLESTON CLAY SF SERENA 6-1 6-2 2014 MONTRÉAL HARD SF VENUS 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 2015 WIMBLEDON GRASS R16 SERENA 6-4 6-3 2015 US OPEN HARD QF SERENA 6-2 1-6 6-3 2017 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD F SERENA 6-4 6-4 2018 INDIAN WELLS HARD R32 VENUS 6-3 6-4 2018 US OPEN HARD R32 SERENA 6-1 6-2 2019 ROME CLAY R32 VENUS W/O
TENNIS RIVALRIES Open Era - Most Meetings
RIVALRY MATCHES SERIES Navratilova vs Evert 80 Navratilova leads 43-37 Evert vs Wade 46 Evert leads 40-6 Navratilova vs Shriver 43 Navratilova leads 40-3 Graf vs Sabatini 40 Graf leads 29-11 Goolagong vs Wade 40 Goolagong leads 30-10
Open Era - Most Grand Slam Meetings
RIVALRY MATCHES SERIES Navratilova vs Evert 22 Navratilova leads 14-8 Serena vs Venus 16 Serena leads 11-5 Graf vs Sanchez Vicario 13 Graf leads 9-4 Evert vs Mandlikova 13 Evert leads 10-3 Graf vs Sabatini 12 Graf leads 11-1
*Among head-to-head meetings in Grand Slams, Serena defeated Venus in four consecutive Grand Slam finals
(2002 Roland Garros, 2002 Wimbledon, 2002 US Open, 2003 Australian Open)
Updated 8/12/20 THE WILLIAMS SISTERS
• Serena and Venus have met 30 times, including 16 times at Grand Slams
• Serena holds a 18-12 advantage overall with a 11-5 record at Grand Slams; only Evert-Navratilova met more often at the Slams (22 times)
• Their first head-to-head meeting came at the 1998 Australian Open when Venus, then 17 years old, defeated her younger sister Serena (16 years old) in the second round
• Serena has won 9 of the last 11 meetings
• Serena leads 7-4 in 3-set matches
• Serena has won 9 of the 14 tie-break sets played. Three of those were third set tie-breaks, with Serena winning two of them
• The most lopsided scoreline was Serena's 61 62 in the semifinals at 2013 Charleston and in R32 at 2018 US Open. The only 6-0 set in the series occurred in round robin action at the 2008 WTA Finals, with Venus a 57 61 60 victor
• The winner of the first set has won all but four encounters. Those were Serena's 46 64 62 win in the 2003 Wimbledon final, Venus' 57 61 60 win in round robin action at the 2008 WTA Finals and Serena's 57 64 76(4) win in round robin action at the 2009 WTA Finals and Venus’ 67(2) 62 63 win at 2014 Montreal
• They have met three times with one of them ranked No.1 in the world and the other No.2, with Serena winning all three of those match-ups
WILLIAMS SISTERS: Most Meetings vs. Single Opponent
SERENA MEETINGS SERIES VENUS MEETINGS SERIES Venus Williams 30 SW leads 18-12 Serena Williams 30 SW leads 18-12 Maria Sharapova 22 SW leads 20-2 Lindsay Davenport 27 LD leads 14-13 Victoria Azarenka 22 SW leads 18-4 Martina Hingis 21 MH leads 11-10
WILLIAMS SISTERS: Most Meetings at a Grand Slam vs. Single Opponent
SERENA MEETINGS SERIES VENUS MEETINGS SERIES Venus Williams 16 SW leads 11-5 Serena Williams 16 SW leads 11-5 Victoria Azarenka 10 SW leads 10-0 Lindsay Davenport 9 VW leads 5-4 Maria Sharapova 9 SW leads 8-1 Martina Hingis 6 MH leads 2-4
WILLIAMS SISTERS: Most Wins Over Serena & Venus
vs. SERENA Wins SERIES Vs. VENUS Wins SERIES Venus Williams 12 SW leads 18-12 Serena Williams 18 SW leads 18-12 Jennifer Capriati 7 SW leads 10-7 Lindsay Davenport 14 LD leads 14-13 Justine Henin 6 SW leads 8-6 Martina Hingis 11 MH leads 11-10 Martina Hingis 6 SW leads 7-6 Kim Clijsters 7 KC leads 7-6 Elena Dementieva 5 SW leads 7-5 Jelena Jankovic 7 JJ leads 7-6
WTA Most Wins vs. Current World No.1s (Since Computer Rankings Introduced in 1975)
PLAYER WINS WINS OVER WORLD NO.1s Martina Navratilova 18 Evert–13, Seles–3, Graf–2 Serena Williams 17 Hingis–5, Azarenka–4 Capriati–2, Henin–2, V.Williams–1, Davenport–1,
^ Both Serena and Venus own 4 gold medals, 3 in doubles and one each in singles (Venus in 2000 Sydney; Serena in 2012 London)
LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL
MATCH NOTES
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #9) vs. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #67)
Head to Head: SERENA WILLIAMS leads 18-12
2019 CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS W/O ROME 2018 HARD O R3 SERENA WILLIAMS 72 mins 6-1 6-2 US OPEN 2018 HARD O R3 VENUS WILLIAMS 86 mins 6-3 6-4 INDIAN WELLS 2017 HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 82 mins 6-4 6-4 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 HARD O QF SERENA WILLIAMS 98 mins 6-2 1-6 6-3 US OPEN 2015 GRASS O R16 SERENA WILLIAMS 68 mins 6-4 6-3 WIMBLEDON 2014 HARD O SF VENUS WILLIAMS 122 mins 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 MONTRÉAL 2013 CLAY O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 55 mins 6-1 6-2 CHARLESTON 2009 HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 85 mins 6-2 7-6(4) WTA FINALS 2009 HARD O R1 SERENA WILLIAMS 162 mins 5-7 6-4 7-6(4) WTA FINALS 2009 GRASS O F SERENA WILLIAMS 87 mins 7-6(3) 6-2 WIMBLEDON 2009 HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 116 mins 6-4 3-6 6-3 MIAMI 2009 HARD O SF VENUS WILLIAMS 123 mins 6-1 2-6 7-6(3) DUBAI 2008 HARD O R1 VENUS WILLIAMS 108 mins 5-7 6-1 6-0 WTA FINALS 2008 HARD O QF SERENA WILLIAMS 145 mins 7-6(6) 7-6(7) US OPEN 2008 GRASS O F VENUS WILLIAMS 111 mins 7-5 6-4 WIMBLEDON 2008 HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 130 mins 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) BANGALORE 2005 HARD O R16 VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(5) 6-2 US OPEN 2005 HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-1 7-6(8) MIAMI 2003 GRASS O F SERENA WILLIAMS 4-6 6-4 6-2 WIMBLEDON 2003 HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2002 HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-4 6-3 US OPEN 2002 GRASS O F SERENA WILLIAMS 7-6(4) 6-3 WIMBLEDON 2002 CLAY O F SERENA WILLIAMS 7-5 6-3 ROLAND GARROS 2002 HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-2 6-2 MIAMI 2001 HARD O F VENUS WILLIAMS 6-2 6-4 US OPEN 2001 HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS W/O INDIAN WELLS 2000 GRASS O SF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-2 7-6(3) WIMBLEDON 1999 HARD I F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-1 3-6 6-3 MUNICH - GRAND
SLAMCUP 1999 HARD O F VENUS WILLIAMS 6-1 4-6 6-4 MIAMI 1998 CLAY O QF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-4 6-2 ROME 1998 HARD O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(4) 6-1 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL
Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
SINGLES Finalist (2): 2016 - Rio de Janeiro; 2014 - Bad Gastein. DOUBLES Finalist (1): 2015 - Bogotá (w/Falconi). ADDITIONAL American Fed Cup Team, 2017.
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 4
ROLAND GARROS 8 - 6
WIMBLEDON 2 - 4
US OPEN 6 - 6
TOTAL 17 - 20
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Followed older sister Sabra into tennis ... Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf ... Would have been a hockey player if weren't a tennisplayer ... Favorite tournaments are Charleston, US Open.
6 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- F Main Draw in Midland (vs. Anhelina Kalinina, match not played due to walkover)- R16 Main Draw in Indian Wells 125k (l. Jessica Pegula 7-6(4) 6-2)- R16 Main Draw in Newport Beach (l. Tatjana Maria 7-5 6-4)- R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Garbiñe Muguruza 6-1 7-6(2))**R1 Main Draw in Acapulco (l. Katie Volynets 6-2 7-6(5))**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Garbiñe Muguruza 0-6 6-1 6-0)
'20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '10
1R - 1R 2R - 1R - - -
- 2R - 3R QF 1R 1R 2R -
- 1R - 3R 1R 1R - - -
- - - 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R2 Main Draw in Indian Wells 125k (d. Nao Hibino (JPN #69) 6-3 6-0) 69
SHELBY ROGERS
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Coached by Roman Kislianskii ... Father's name is Anton; mother's name is Anna; younger brother's name is Ilya (plays ice hockey) ...Introduced to sport by father; liked it and was soon practicing at Spartak Club in Moscow ... Moved to Paris to attend Mouratoglou Academyafter winning a big Under 14s event; has trained there ever since ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay ...Australian Open and US Open are favorite tournaments ... Tennis idols were Martina Hingis and Justine Henin - still watches videos of Heninon YouTube ... Also enjoys dancing, music, singing, Sudoku, playing cards and chess ... Person she would most like to meet is Eminem ...Changed representation from Russia to Kazakhstan in May 2012.
5 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- R16 Main Draw in Doha (l. Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-3)- R16 Main Draw in Brisbane (l. Danielle Collins 6-1 6-0)- R3 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Simona Halep 6-1 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in St. Petersburg (l. Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(4) 1-6 7-5)**R1 Main Draw in Adelaide (l. Ajla Tomljanovic 7-6(4) 6-2)
'20 '19 '18 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13
3R 2R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R
- 1R QF 3R QF 2R - 2R
- 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R - 1R
- 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R - -
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Main Draw in Brisbane (d. Donna Vekic (CRO #20) 6-3 3-6 7-5) 20
YULIA PUTINTSEVA
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2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Coached by Alberto Martin and Arantxa Parra Santonja … Physio is Francisco Perez … Fitness trainer is Toni Martinez … Mother’s name isRegula; father’s name is Jacques … Parents had her try all different kinds of sports and one day, she decided to pick up a racquet … Describesher playing style as physical and unexpected … Favorite surface is clay … Favorite tournament is the Australian Open … Best tennis memoryso far is winning her maiden title at 2019 Prague … Long-term tennis goal is to win a Grand Slam … Speaks five different languages …Nickname is Jily … Has two dogs, Freddy and Baschi … Enjoys spending time with friends … In one word, would describe herself asunexpected.
6 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- R16 Main Draw in Lyon (vs. Oceane Dodin, match not played due to walkover)- R16 Main Draw in Auckland (l. Julia Goerges 6-3 6-2)**R1 Main Draw in Doha (l. Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 2-6 7-5)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 4-6 6-2)**R1 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Heather Watson 1-6 6-4 6-4)**R1 Qualifying in Dubai (l. Tereza Martincova 7-5 6-4)
'20 '19 '18
1R - -
- - -
- 1R -
- 1R 2R
BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Qualifying in Doha (d. Margarita Gasparyan (RUS #109) 6-3 6-4) 109
JIL TEICHMANN
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Player Profile & Performance - LEXINGTONLEXINGTON, United States, KY AUGUST 10 - 16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL
All data as at Monday, 10 Aug 2020
SINGLES Finalist (1): 2020 - Acapulco. ADDITIONAL Canadian Fed Cup Team, 2019-20.
GRAND SLAM
W / L
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1
ROLAND GARROS -
WIMBLEDON -
US OPEN -
TOTAL 0 - 1
Best Previous Results (LEXINGTON)
Player has never previously played at this tournament.
2020 Season Summary
TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
OTHER INFORMATION
Currently coached by Romain Deridder and father, Jorge Fernandez...Current sponsors are ASICS, Babolat and Telcel/Claro...Has an oldersister, Jodeci, who lives in Vermont...Born in Montreal, Canada and currently lives and trains in Boynton Beach, Florida with her mother, Irene,father, Jorge, and younger sister (Bianca) who also plays tennis...Is trilingual, speaking Spanish, French and English...Hobbies include: takingdancing lessons, currently learning Salsa with her younger sister; loves to solve puzzles and Rubiks Cubes during match rain delays or in herfree time at the hotel...Loves dessert but specifically enjoys molten lava chocolate cake.
4 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament
- F Main Draw in Acapulco (l. Heather Watson 6-4 6-7(8) 6-1)- QF Main Draw in Monterrey (l. Elina Svitolina 6-4 7-5)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Lauren Davis 6-4 6-2)**R1 Qualifying in Auckland (l. Paula Badosa 7-5 7-6(3))
'20
1R
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BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Main Draw in Fed Cup Qualifiers (d. Belinda Bencic (SUI #5) 6-2 7-6(3)) 5
LEYLAH FERNANDEZ
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