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2017 WTA RANKINGS YEAR-END TOP 100 BY NATION

UNITED STATES LATVIA OF AMERICA 13 2

RUSSIA 9 2

CZECH REPUBLIC 7 2

GERMANY 7 1

CHINA 5 1

CROATIA 5 1

FRANCE 5 ESTONIA 1

ROMANIA 5 GREECE 1

SPAIN 4 1

UKRAINE 4 NETHERLANDS 1

AUSTRALIA 3 PARAGUAY 1

BELGIUM 3 1

BELARUS 2 1

GREAT BRITAIN 2 SWEDEN 1

ITALY 2 1

JAPAN 2 TAIPEI 1

KAZAKHSTAN 2 TUNISIA 1 PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER WTA Player Name Pronunciations

Lara ARRUABARRENA ...... ah-roo-ah-bah-RAY-nah ...... za-BEE-nuh LEE-zi-kee ...... a-zuh-REN-kuh Mirjana LUCIC-BARONI . . meer-YAH-nah LOO-chich bah-ROH-nee Timea BABOS ...... ti-MAY-uh BAH-bosh . . . ee-KAT-eh-REE-nuh mah-KAH-ro-vuh ...... ti-MAY-uh bah-CHIN-ski ...... SAHN-yuh MEER-zah Irina-Camelia BEGU ...... beg-OO ...... mla-DEN-o-vitch ...... BEN-chich Garbiñe MUGURUZA . . . . . gar-BEE-nyuh moo-goo-ROO-tha ...... yoo-GEE-nee BOO-shard ...... koo-ROO-mee NAH-rah ...... BREN-gull ...... nee-koo-LESS-koo Cagla BUYUKAKCAY ...... CHA-luh bee-YOO-ka-chai Jelena OSTAPENKO ...... YELL-e-nuh oh-stah-PENK-oh Jana CEPELOVA ...... YAH-nah che-peh-LOH-vah ...... par-MON-tee-ay CHAN Yung-Jan ...... chan yoong-YAN ...... pav-lee-oo-CHEN-ko-vuh Dominika CIBULKOVA . . . . doh-mi-NEE-kuh see-bool-KOH-vuh ...... ahn-DRAY-uh PET-koh-vich Sorana CIRSTEA ...... soh-RAH-nuh ker-STAY-uh ...... sve-TAH-nuh pee-RON-ko-vuh Alizé CORNET ...... ah-li-ZEH COR-neh Karolina PLISKOVA ...... kah-ro-LEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah Oceane DODIN ...... oh-see-EN doh-DUH Kristyna PLISKOVA ...... kris-TEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah ...... eh-RAH-nee ...... pweeg Anna-Lena FRIEDSAM ...... FREED-sum ...... YOOL-yah poo-TIN-sey-vah ...... cah-roh-LEEN gar-SEE-yuh Agnieszka RADWANSKA ...... ag-nee-ESH-ka rad-VAN-ska ...... DAH-ree-yuh gav-rih-LOH-vah ...... RISK ...... cuh-MIL-uh gee-OR-gee Lucie SAFAROVA ...... LOO-tsee-eh sha-FAH-joh-vah Julia GOERGES ...... JOO-lee-uh GER-gess ...... SHAH-kah-ree ...... vik-TOR-ee-yah GOHL-uh-bich . . . . . fran-CHESS-skah skee-ah-VOH-nay ...... si-MOH-nah HAH-lip ...... shah-rah-POH-vuh ...... hee-BEE-no . . . . . ah-nah-STAY-zhah seh-vah-STO-vah Andrea HLAVACKOVA ...... an-DRAY-uh hla-vatch-KO-va ...... yah-ro-SLAH-vuh SHVEH-do-vuh Lucie HRADECKA ...... LOO-tsee-eh rah-DET-ska ...... ZEE-geh-moond HSIEH Su-Wei ...... SHAY soo-way Katarina SINIAKOVA ...... ka-ta-REE-nah see-NYAH-koh-vah ...... AHH-nah ee-VAN-oh-vich ...... STOE-sur Jelena JANKOVIC ...... YELL-e-nuh YAN-ko-vich Barbora STRYCOVA ...... STREET-so-vah ...... >> DAH-ree-yuh KAH-zat-KEE-nah Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO ...... SWAH-rez na-VAH-ro ...... on-jel-EEK KUR-bur ...... eh-LEE-nah svit-oh-LEE-nah ...... ee-REE-nuh kro-mah-CHE-vah ...... LEY-see-ah tsoo-RENK-oh ...... VAHN-yuh CoCo VANDEWEGHE ...... VAN-da-way ...... AAH-nah KOH-nyuhk ...... vez-NEE-nuh ...... yo-HAH-na KOHN-ta ...... VEEN-chi Danka KOVINIC ...... DAHN-kuh KOH-vee-neech ...... WONG chee-ong ...... koh-ZLOH-vah ...... yah-NEE-nuh WIK-my-er Kristina KUCOVA ...... KOO-cho-vah Carina WITTHOEFT ...... kah-REE-na VEET-huft ...... svet-LAH-nah kooz-NET-so-vuh ...... woz-nee-AK-ee Petra KVITOVA ...... KVIT-oh-vuh ...... JOO ee-FAH ...... yo-HAH-na LAR-son ...... ZHUNG shway ...... var-var-a lep-chen-ko ZHANG Saisai ...... ZHUNG sigh-sigh ...... MAHG-duh lih-NET

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 20-MAR-199215-NOV-1994 (CHELYABINSK,(SAN SEBASTIÁN, ) ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’5’9” 5” (1.75M)(1.66 M) PLAYS 69 986 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED ) 25-SEP-2017 03-NOV-2014

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Posted career-best year-end finish in 2017, at Career Prize Money: $508,291 No .73… First Top 100 finish… Peaked in rankings at Career W-L: 208 - 109 No .69 on September 25, 2017… Played all four Grand Slams main draw in 2017 for first time in career, 2017 HIGHLIGHTS reaching 2r at both Roland Garros (l . Ka Pliskova). W-L (Main Draw Only): 6 - 12 and US Open (l . Garcia)… Posted best win rankings- Prize Money: $321,619 wise of career with defeat of No .38 Siniakova in 1r >> Won two ITF singles titles at … Won sixth and seventh ITF singles titles last season, at $60k ITF/Shenzhen-CHN and $60k WTA YEAR-END RANKING ITF/Croissy-Beaubourge-FRA… Played a career-best 2017: 73 2015: 269 2013: 410 twelve tour-level main draws in 2017… Also reached 2016: 133 2014: 256 2012: 772 QF at WTA 125k event in Limoges (as defending champion, lifting title there in 2016)… Made WTA CAREER FINALS qualifying debut at 2014 Bad Gastein, and first main WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2016 - Limoges- draw appearance came at 2016 Katowice . FRA . PERSONAL INFORMATION Coached by Petr Kralert; also works with father, Evgeny . . Mother is Julia, also has sister, Anna and brother Jury . . Began playing at age 6 . . Favorite shot is ; favorite surface is hard . . Speaks Russian, English and Czech . . Likes to cook, especially making cakes . . Admires . . Short-term goal is to make Top 100 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 3 - 5 W - L 17 16 0 - 1 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 1 2r - WIMBLEDON 1 - 2 1r 2r US OPEN 1 - 1 2r -

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 20-MAR-1992 (SAN SEBASTIÁN, SPAIN) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 5” (1.66 M) PLAYS 52 28 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 03-JUL-2017 22-FEB-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 /7 Enters 2018 season as Spanish No .3 behind Muguruza Career Prize Money: $2,107,613 and Suárez Navarro… Posted sixth straight Top 100 Career W-L: 302 - 208 season in 2017, rising as high as No .52 on the WTA Rankings (week of July 03)… Won second WTA singles 2017 HIGHLIGHTS title at 2016 Seoul (d . Niculescu in F) to improve record W-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 21 in finals to 2-0… Won first career title at Bogotá in 2012 Prize Money: $536,092 (d . Panova in F); was 19 years old at the time, making R-Up (1): Bogota just third appearance in a main draw… Was a semifinalist at Bogotá again in 2016 (l . eventual WTA YEAR-END RANKING champion Falconi) and a runner-up in 2017 (l . 2017: 84 2013: 100 2009: 458 Schiavone)… Also won two WTA doubles titles in 2016, 2016: 69 2012: 77 2008: 725 at Bogotá (w/Maria) and Gstaad (w/Knoll), taking 2015: 86 2011: 167 career tally to seven… Has reached 2r at a 2014: 88 2010: 396 on five occasions, including twice in 2016 (Australian Open and Wimbledon)… Doubles quarterfinalist at CAREER FINALS 2015 US Open (w/Klepac)… Played limited schedule in SINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Seoul; 2012 - Bogotá . 2013 due to mononucleosis… Made WTA main draw Finalist (1): 2017 - Bogota . debut at Marbella in 2011, advancing to quarterfinals as a qualifier… On ITF Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles DOUBLES - Winner (7): 2016 - Bogotá (w/Maria), and eight doubles titles . Gstaad (w/Knoll); 2015 - Acapulco (w/Torró-Flor), Seoul (w/Klepac); 2014 - Bogotá (w/Garcia), Seoul PERSONAL INFORMATION (w/Begu); 2013 - Katowice (w/Domínguez Lino) . Father, Juan, is a lithographer; mother, Blanca, is a Finalist (5): 2015 - Nürnberg (w/Olaru), Bad Gastein nurse; also has one younger sister . . Started playing (w/Hradecka), Washington DC, Hong Kong (both w/ tennis at age 8 when took lessons with a friend for Klepac); 2014 - Osaka (w/Maria) . fun . . Favorite surface is clay . . Moved to Barcelona at age 15 to train with Spanish Federation . . Tennis WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2013 - Cali-COL idol growing up was . . Favorite city is birthtown of San Sebastián, Spain . ADDITIONAL - Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2015-17 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 5 - 18 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 4 1r 1r 1r - - 1r WIMBLEDON 2 - 4 1r 2r 2r - 1r - US OPEN 1 - 5 1r 1r 1r - 1r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 31-JUL-1989 (MINSK, ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ (1.83 M) PLAYS 1 7 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 30-JAN-2012 07-JUL-2008

CAREER l . Konjuh)… Followed this up with R16 showing at Wimbledon (l . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles):20 / 6 Halep)… Prior to 2017 Mallorca, last tournament contested was Career Prize Money: $28,431,189 2016 Roland Garros (1r)… Enjoyed excellent first half of 2016 season Career W-L: 467 - 168 prior to maternity leave, lifting three titles, at Brisbane (first title since 2013 Cincinnati) and ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells and Miami – 2017 HIGHLIGHTS third woman to achieve feat after Graf in 1994 and 1996 and Clijsters W-L (Main Draw Only): 4 - 2 in 2005… 2016 Miami marked 20th tour-level singles title of career Prize Money: $186,746 (20-16 record in finals)… Also reached QF at (l . 4r (1): Wimbledon eventual champion Kerber)… After 1r exit at 2016 Roland Garros (ret . vs . Knapp with knee injury) did not play for rest of season – WTA YEAR-END RANKING announced pregnancy on July 15… Nonetheless posted 10th 2017: 208 2012: 1 2007: 30 straight Top 40 season in 2016; run includes five consecutive Top 10 2016: 13 2011: 3 2006: 92 finishes (2009-13)… Limited to total of 23 events over 2014-15 2015: 22 2010: 10 2005: 146 seasons due to variety of injuries… Qualified for WTA Finals five 2014: 32 2009: 7 2004: 506 years running (2009-13), reaching final in 2011 (l . Kvitova)… Two- 2013: 2 2008: 15 time Grand Slam champion, capturing back-to-back titles at the Australian Open in 2012 (d . Sharapova in F) and 2013 (d . Li in F)… CAREER FINALS Also two-time finalist at US Open, in 2012 and 2013, falling to S . SINGLES - Winner (20): 2016 - Brisbane, Indian Wells, Miami; Williams on both occasions… Ascended to World No .1 after 2012 2013 - Australian Open, Doha, Cincinnati; 2012 - , Australian Australian Open and held top spot for a total of 51 weeks… Began Open, Doha, Indian Wells, , Linz; 2011 - Miami, Marbella, 2012 with 26-match win streak – best start since Hingis went 37-0 in Luxembourg; 2010 - Stanford, Moscow; 2009 - Brisbane, Memphis, 1997… Went on to win tour-leading 69 matches in 2012, season Miami . highlighted by six titles… WTA’s year-end No .1 in 2012… Three Finalist (16): 2015 - Doha; 2014 - Brisbane; 2013 - Rome, Carlsbad, Grand Slam doubles finals, at (w/Peer), 2009 US Open; 2012 - Stuttgart, Madrid, US Open; 2011 - Madrid, WTA Roland Garros (w/Vesnina) and (w/ Finals; 2010 - Dubai, Eastbourne; 2008 - Gold Coast, Prague; 2007 Kirilenko)… Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at - Estoril, Tashkent . 2007 US Open (w/Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland Garros (w/B .Bryan)… Won two medals for Belarus at 2012 Olympics – bronze in DOUBLES - Winner (6): 2011 - Madrid, Stanford (both w/Kirilenko); singles and mixed doubles gold (w/Mirnyi) . . Made WTA main draw 2010 - Cincinnati (w/Kirilenko); 2009 - Memphis (w/Wozniacki), debut at 2005 Kolkata… ITF Junior World Champion for 2005, Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva); 2006 - Tashkent (w/Poutchek) . having won girls’ singles titles at the Australian Open and US Open Finalist (10): 2011 - Australian Open, Toronto (both w/Kirilenko); – reached first tour-level semifinal at Guangzhou the same year… 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Peer), Amelia Island (w/Vesnina); 2007 - Stanford, San Diego (both w/ PERSONAL INFORMATION Chakvetadze), Luxembourg (w/Peer), Moscow (w/Poutchek); 2006 Mother’s name is Alla; father’s name is Fedor; has one brother, Max . . - Memphis (w/Wozniacki) . Introduced to tennis at age seven by mother . . Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is . . Speaks Belarusian, MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2012 - Olympics (w/Mirnyi); 2008 - English and Russian . . Enjoys music (rock, club hip-hop, R&B), seeing Roland Garros (w/B .Bryan); 2007 - US Open (w/Mirnyi) . Finalist (1): friends, surfing, paddle boarding, cooking, comedy and karaoke . . 2007 - Australian Open (w/Mirnyi) . Favorite cities are hometown of Minsk and ; lives and trains in Monaco and Los Angeles . . Admires for his ADDITIONAL - Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009-11, professionalism on and off of the court . 2015-16; Belarusian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 . WTA FINALS HISTORY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Singles (8-10): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Made return to tennis in 2017 following birth of first child… Played in WTA Finals in five consecutive years and in two Announced arrival of son Leo in December 2016… Comeback different cities: Doha and … Best result is runner-up in tournament was on the grass of 2017 Mallorca, reaching 2r (d . Ozaki, 2011 (l . Kvitova) and advanced to SF in 2012 . GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 121 - 39 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 39 - 9 - QF 4r QF W W 4r QF 4r 3r 3r 1r ROLAND GARROS 21 - 10 - 1r 3r - SF 4r QF 1r QF 4r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 29 - 10 4r - QF 2r 2r SF SF 3r QF 3r 3r 1r US OPEN 32 - 10 - - QF QF F F 3r 2r 3r 3r 4r 3r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 10-MAY-1993 (SOPRAN, HUNGARY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5' 10" (1.78 M) PLAYS 25 7 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 19-SEP-2016 30-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 16 Sixth straight Top 100 season in 2017, finishing at Career Prize Money: $4,122,228 No .57 in singles and rising to a career-high of No .7 in Career W-L: 273 - 189 doubles… Reached a career-high three singles finals in 2017, capturing the second WTA singles title of her 2017 HIGHLIGHTS career on home soil in Budapest (d . Safarova in F)… W-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 26 Produced an impressive season on the doubles court, Prize Money: $1,129,393 claiming a career-high six titles, including hoisting Won (1): Budapest the trophy at the WTA Finals in Singapore (w/ R-Up (2): Quebec City, Tashkent Hlavackova)… Reached the singles final at 2016 >> Won six doubles titles - Sydney (w/Pavlyuchenkova) Florianopolis (l . Begu)… Achieved best singles result and Rabat, Quebec City, Tashkent, Moscow, WTA Finals at a Grand Slam to date at 2016 US Open, reaching 3r (all w/Hlavackova) (l . Halep)… After r-up finishes at Miami and Wimbledon in 2016, team of Babos/Shvedova WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES) qualified for 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore (l . 2017: 57 / 7 2013: 88 / 45 2009: 700 / 671 Safarova/Mattek-Sands in QF)… Reached the singles 2016: 26 / 15 2012: 64 / 90 final at 2015 Marrakech (l . Svitolina) and won WTA 2015: 85 / 11 2011: 153 / 145 125K Series event at Taipei… In doubles, was a mixed 2014: 99 / 21 2010: 329 / 406 doubles finalist at Wimbledon (w/Peya) and broke into the doubles Top 10 for the first time on June 8, CAREER FINALS 2015… Also qualified for WTA Finals in 2015 (w/ SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Budapest; 2012 - Mladenovic)… Reached the Wimbledon doubles final Monterrey . (w/Mladenovic) in 2014… Won five doubles titles Finalist (4): 2017 - Quebec City, Tashkent; 2016 - with four different partners in 2013… Posted maiden Florianopolis; 2015 - Marrakech . singles title at 2012 Monterrey (d . Cadantu in F) on fourth career WTA main draw appearance… Made DOUBLES - Winner (16): 2017 - Sydney (w/ WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 Pavlyuchenkova), Rabat, Quebec City, Tashkent, Budapest… Reached five junior Grand Slam doubles Moscow, WTA FInals (all w/Hlavackova); 2015 - Dubai, finals, winning three titles . Marrakech, Rome (all w/Mladenovic); 2014 - Sydney (w/ Safarova), Kuala Lumpur (w/H .Chan); 2013 - Bogotá, PERSONAL INFORMATION Marrakech (both w/Minella), Monterrey (w/Date-Krumm), Father’s name is Csaba; mother’s name is Zsuzsanna; Tashkent (w/Shvedova), 2012 - Birmingham (w/Hsieh) . sister is Susie; also has a cat . . Started playing at age Finalist (10): 2017 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/ eight . . Aggressive style of play; favorite surface is Hlavackova); 2016 - Miami, Wimbledon (both w/ hard . . Favorite actor is Johnny Depp . . Best memory is Shvedova), Florianopolis (w/Jani); 2014 - Paris [Indoors], reaching first Wimbledon doubles final . . Tennis idol Wimbledon, Cincinnati (all w/Mladenovic), Monterrey (w/ is . . Goal is to win a Grand Slam . Govortsova); 2013 - Hobart (w/Minella) . WTA FINALS HISTORY WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2015 - Taipei- Doubles (4-3): 2015-17 TPE . Doubles (1): 2013 - Suzhou-CHN (w/Krajicek) . Made doubles debut in 2015 w/Mladenovic, qualified w/Shvedova in 2016 (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in QF) MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Wimbledon and captured the title in 2017 w/Sestini Hlavackova . (w/Peya) .

ADDITIONAL - Hungarian Fed Cup Team, 2011-15, 2017; Hungarian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 8 - 21 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 5 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 4 1r 2r 1r - - 1r WIMBLEDON 3 - 6 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r US OPEN 3 - 6 2r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-JUN-1989 (LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND) SINGLES DOUBLES PLAYS RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) HEIGHT 9 36 5’ 7” (1.70 M) 16-MAY-2016 31-JAN-2011

CAREER V .Williams in R16 and No .14 Mladenovic in QF in Paris Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 4 before falling to eventual champion Ostapenko in Career Prize Money: $6,033,913 SF… Until 2015 had never been past 3r at a Grand Career W-L: 392 - 212 Slam but that year reached semifinals at Roland Garros (l . S Williams). and quarterfinals at Wimbledon 2017 HIGHLIGHTS (l . Muguruza)… Owns six career wins vs . Top 5, W-L (Main Draw Only): 18 - 10 including one in 2017 – No .4 Muguruza at Madrid… Prize Money: $968,893 Won silver medal for Switzerland in doubles (w/ SF (1): Roland Garros Hingis) at 2016 Olympic Games in … Doubles finalist in Biel (w/Hingis) Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, but did not progress past round robin stage… More than five WTA YEAR-END RANKING years after capturing first career singles title at 2009 2017: 39 2012: 185 2007: 123 Luxembourg (d . Lisicki in F) clinched two titles in 2016: 15 2011: 242 2006: 121 back-to-back weeks in 2015 – at Acapulco and 2015: 12 2010: 51 2005: 392 Monterrey (d . Garcia in both finals)… Is 4-3 in WTA 2014: 48 2009: 54 2004: 247 singles finals; biggest final of career to date came at 2013: 285 2008: 53 2003: 455 2015 Beijing (l . Muguruza)… Broke into Top 10 for first time on October 12, 2015 after reaching Beijing CAREER FINALS final and rose as high as No .9 on May 16, 2016… SINGLES - Winner (4): 2016 - Rabat; 2015 - Acapulco, Voted 2015 WTA Most Improved Player… Made WTA Monterrey; 2009 - Luxembourg . main draw debut at 2004 Strasbourg . Finalist (3): 2015 - Shenzhen, Beijing; 2010 - Bad Gastein . PERSONAL INFORMATION Mother, Suzanne, is a dentist; father, Igor, is a tennis DOUBLES - Winner (4): 2014 - Luxembourg (w/Barrois); coach; both parents are Hungarian; brother, Daniel, is 2010 - Budapest, Prague, Luxembourg (all w/Garbin) . a music teacher; has two sisters, Sophie (musician) Finalist (4): 2017 - Biel (w/Hingis); 2016 - Olympics (w/ and Melinda (mother of two girls) . . Entire family plays Hingis); 2010 - Barcelona, Bad Gastein (both w/Garbin) . tennis . . Has two dogs and two cats . . Baseliner whose favorite shot is serve . . Began playing at age three ADDITIONAL - Swiss Fed Cup Team, 2004-07, 2009, when mother introduced her to the sport . . Speaks 2011-17; Swiss Olympic Team, 2008, 2016 . French, Hungarian, English, German, Italian . . Favorite actors are Julia Roberts and George Clooney . . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Favorite artists are P!nk, Keane, The Killers . . Other Ends 2017 season at No .39 – fourth straight Top 50 interests include soccer, handball, listening to music . . finish… Had Top 20 finishes in 2015 (No .12) and 2016 Favorite cities are Budapest, Catania . . Idolized (No .15)… 2017 season ended prematurely following growing up; person most admired is Wimbledon due to left thigh injury, followed by a Roger Federer . . In 2016, appointed Global Advocate right hand injury and subsequent surgery in for Young People by UNAIDS, supporting the September… Highlight of firstZ half of 2017 season #ProTESTHIV campaign around the world . came at Roland Garros with second semifinal run in three years (2015 – SF, 2016 – QF)… Defeated No .11

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 41 - 30 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 6 3r 2r 3r - - - 1r 1r - 2r - ROLAND GARROS 19 - 8 SF QF SF 2r - - - 2r 2r 2r 2r WIMBLEDON 11 - 8 3r 3r QF 2r - - - 1r 2r 2r 1r US OPEN 5 - 8 - 2r 1r 2r - 1r - 1r 2r 3r 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 11-JUL-1990 (BAD SEGEBERG, ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6' 1" (1.85 M) PLAYS 23 63 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 18-MAR-2013 14-SEP-2015

CAREER to eventual r-up V .Williams… Suffered from Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 2 undiagnosed chronic fatigue illness in 2016, causing Career Prize Money: $2,941,280 her to miss four months of the season (from Australian Career W-L: 325 - 222 Open to Roland Garros)… In 2015, reached two finals in one season for the second time in career (2013, 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Stuttgart and Paris), in Bastad (l . Larsson in F) and W-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 18 Luxembourg (l . Doi in F)… Captured first Prize Money: $500,189 title in Bastad in 2014 (d . Scheepers in F)… Advanced Won (1): Prague to 3r of two Grand Slams in same year for first time in 4r (1): Australian Open career - Australian Open (l . Pennetta) and Roland Garros (l . Parmentier)… Advanced to the final of WTA YEAR-END RANKING Hobart (l . Vesnina in F) and won the title in Paris (d . 2017: 48 2013: 34 2009: 356 Errani in F) to begin 2013 campaign – hot start led to 2016: 183 2012: 39 2008: 516 career-high ranking of No .23 on March 18, 2013… 2015: 44 2011: 67 2007: 937 Captured first career title at 2012 Hobart (d . 2014: 43 2010: 208 Wickmayer in F)… Owns five singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Played first events of career on CAREER FINALS ITF Circuit in 2007 and made WTA main draw debut at SINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Prague; 2014 - Bastad; 2010 Luxembourg . 2013 - Paris [Indoors]; 2012 - Hobart . Finalist (3): 2015 - Bastad, Luxembourg; 2013 - Hobart. PERSONAL INFORMATION Mother, Hannelore, has a PhD; father, Wolfgang, is a DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2015 - Luxembourg (w/ doctor (was European junior shotputting champion); Siegemund); 2013 - Stuttgart (w/Lisicki) . older sister, Sunna, also played tennis (played pro but Finalist (1): 2014 - Seoul (w/Minella) . injured her shoulder and stopped) . . Started playing at age 3 because sister played; was introduced to the ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2013; German sport by her family . . Favorite surface is hard but likes Olympic Team, 2012 . all courts . . Inspired by (had same clothes and racquet when she was young) . . Best tennis CAREER HIGHLIGHTS memory is first Premier-level title at Paris [Indoors] in Tallied fifth Top 50 finish of career in 2017 (2012-15), 2013 (same city where her father became European becoming one of the biggest rankings movers on junior shotputting champion) . . Often stayed in tents tour finishing at No .48, 135 spots higher than 2016’s in the early stages of her career . . Favorite year-end rank of No .183 – first year-end finish outside tournaments are Stuttgart and Bastad . . Goal is to Top 100 since 2010 (No .208)… Climbed to No .47 on keep improving and to be the best she can be . May 22, 2017… Stands as the German No .4, behind Goerges, Kerber and Maria, of seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Witthoeft, Siegemund and Petkovic)… Became one of five qualifiers to win a title this season (Mertens, Barty, Vondrousova and Diyas) after hoisting the trophy at Prague – her first title in nearly three years… Reached R16 at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career at – advanced through three rounds of qualifying and fell

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 19 - 27 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 6 4r 1r 2r 3r 1r 3r - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 1r 1r 1r 3r 1r 2r - WIMBLEDON 3 - 7 1r 2r 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r US OPEN 5 - 7 1r 1r 3r 2r 2 1r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 24-APR-1996 (IPSWICH, ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 5” (1.66 M) PLAYS 17 11 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-NOV-2017 30-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 5 First Top 20 season in 2017 (finishing at career-high Career Prize Money: $2,384,709 No .17)… Clinched career first WTA singles title at Career W-L: 138 - 58 2017 Kuala Lumpur (as qualifier, d . Hibino in F)… Reached two additional finals, both in 2017, at 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Birmingham and Wuhan… Made Top 20 debut and W-L (Main Draw Only): 30 - 15 became Australia’s No .1 on October 23, 2017… Prize Money: $1,420,057 Owner of five WTA doubles titles (all w/Dellacqua)… Won (1): Kuala Lumpur Advanced to the championship match in doubles at R-Up (2): Birmingham, Wuhan all four Grand Slams w/Dellacqua (2013 Australian >> Won doubles titles at Kuala Lumpur, Strasbourg Open, Wimbledon, US Open, 2017 Roland Garros)… and Birmingham (all w/Dellacqua) Qualified for first WTA Finals in doubles in 2017 (w/ Dellacqua)… Reached a career-high doubles ranking WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES) of No .11 on October 30, 2017… Took a break from 2017: 17 / 11 2015: -- / -- 2013: 164 / 12 tennis after 2014 US Open that lasted almost two 2016: 325 / 261 2014: 218 / 39 2012: 195 / 172 years… Returned in 2016 following successful stint in professional cricket… Started 2017 ranked No .271 in CAREER FINALS singles and improved her position by 254 spots to SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Kuala Lumpur . end the season at No .17… Nominated for 2017 Finalist (2): 2017 - Birmingham, Wuhan . … On ITF Circuit, has won four singles titles and nine doubles titles… Won 2011 DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Strasbourg, Wimbledon girls’ singles title… Made WTA main draw Birmingham . 2014 - Strasbourg; 2013 - Birmingham (all debut at 2012 Hobart as WC . w/Dellacqua) . Finalist (7): 2017 - Roland Garros, Eastbourne, New PERSONAL INFORMATION Haven; 2014 - Birmingham; 2013 - Australian Open, Father is Robert, mother is Josie; sisters are Ali and Sara Wimbledon, US Open (all w/Dellacqua) . . . Started playing at age 5 when parents introduced her to the sport . . After 2014 US Open took break from ADDITIONAL - Australian Fed Cup Team, 2013-14, 2017 . tennis that lasted almost two years; returned in 2016, having enjoyed a successful stint at the Brisbane Heat cricket team in Women’s Big Bash League . . Also enjoys reading, playing video games and fishing . WTA FINALS HISTORY Doubles (0-1): 2017 Qualified for the finals w/Dellacqua, falling in three tiebreak sets to Bertens/Larsson in the first round .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 6 - 13 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 4 3r - - 1r 1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 4 1r - - 1r 2r 1r WIMBLEDON 0 - 2 1r - - - - 1r US OPEN 3 - 3 3r - - 1r 2r -

42 IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU ROU

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 26-AUG-1990 (, ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.81 M) PLAYS 22 30 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 22-AUG-2016 26-OCT-2015

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 6 Notched fourth consecutive Top 50 year-end finish in Career Prize Money: $3,849,731 2017 (2014-17), finishing at No .43 in the WTA Rankings… Career W-L: 341 - 229 Romania’s No .3, behind Halep and Cirstea, of five women in year-end Top 100… Owns a 4-3 record in WTA finals… 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Captured fourth singles title of career, and first clay-court W-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 23 title at 2017 Bucharest (d . Goerges in F)… Previously won Prize Money: $685,538 three titles – 2016 Florianopolis, 2015 Seoul Won (1): Bucharest and 2012 Tashkent… Twice advanced to R16 at a Grand >> Won doubles titles at Bucharest (w/Olaru) and Slam: 2016 Roland Garros (l . Rogers) and 2015 Australian , where she defeated then-No .9 Kerber in 1r… (w/Errani) Earned first Top 5 win of career at 2016 Madrid (d . No .4 Muguruza in 2r)… Subsequently reached biggest WTA YEAR-END RANKING semifinal of career to date at Rome (l . S .Williams)… Heads 2017: 43 2013: 124 2009: 230 into 2018 season with 11 career wins against Top 20 2016: 29 2012: 52 2008: 231 opponents… Defeated two Top 20 players en route to 2015: 31 2011: 40 2007: 710 sole Premier-level final of career at 2014 Moscow (No .12 2014: 42 2010: 214 2006: 974 Makarova and No .17 Safarova)… Won a career-high 29 matches in 2015, posting a 29-22 record in a season CAREER FINALS highlighted by winning the title in Seoul… Registered SINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Bucharest; 2016 - just 10 match wins in injury-plagued 2013 season, Florianopolis; 2015 - Seoul; 2012 - Tashkent . finishing outside Top 100 for only time in last seven Finalist (3): 2014 - Moscow; 2011 - Marbella, Budapest . seasons… Named WTA Newcomer of the Year by media vote in 2011… Made WTA main draw debut at 2009 DOUBLES - Winner (6): 2017 - Bucharest (w/Olaru), Budapest… On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and 19 Tianjin (w/Errani); 2014 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen), doubles titles . Seoul (w/Arruabarrena); 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/ Medina Garrigues); 2012 - Hobart (w/Niculescu) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Finalist (5): 2015 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen), Mother’s name is Steluta (civil servant); father’s name is Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Niculescu); 2012 - Fès (w/ Paul (electrician); brother is Andrei . . Started playing Cadantu), Luxembourg (w/Niculescu) . tennis at age three with aunt, who was a coach . . Favorite surface is clay . . Did gymnastics and played handball ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, when younger . . Idol growing up was . . 2012, 2014-17; Romanian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 . Best tennis memory was winning European 16 & Under title in 2006 . . Favorite city is New York; favorite tournament was Marbella .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 18- 26 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 6 2r 1r 4r 1r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 6 1r 4r 3r - 1r 2r 2r WIMBLEDON 4 - 7 2r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 2 - 7 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 43 CATHERINE BELLIS USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-APR-1999 (SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.68 M) PLAYS 35 149 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 14-AUG-2017 17-JUL-2017

CAREER Year (international media vote)… Concluded 2016 Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 season with 15-match win streak, capturing WTA Career Prize Money: $876,756 125k Series title at Honolulu (d . Zhang in F) after Career W-L: 105 - 50 winning back-to-back ITF Circuit singles titles in Canada, her fifth and sixth wins at that level… 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Contested second Grand Slam main draw of career at W-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 15 2016 US Open, advancing to 3r (as qualifier, l . Prize Money: $494,234 eventual champion Kerber)… Afterwards, announced SF (2): Mallorca, Stanford decision to turn pro instead of enrolling at Stanford University… Sole previous Grand Slam appearance WTA YEAR-END RANKING was at 2014 US Open, which was also her main draw 2017: 47 2015: 248 debut at tour level – d . No .13 Cibulkova in 1r for first 2016: 90 2014: 257 Top 20 win of career… At 15 years, 152 days was youngest player to win a match at Flushing Meadows CAREER FINALS since Kournikova in 1996 (15 years, 93 days)… WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2016 - Crowned ITF Junior World Champion in 2014, having Honolulu, HI-USA . won the 50th Coffee Bowl, USTA International Spring Championships, Easter Bowl Championship and 55° CAREER HIGHLIGHTS . Broke into the Top 50 for the first time in her career in 2017, finishing as the No .6 American… Ended the PERSONAL INFORMATION year at No .47 but posted a career-high singles ranking Mother is Lori… Likes to be known as ‘CiCi’… Began of No .35 on August 14, 2017… Youngest player in the playing tennis at her local country club… Was home Top 50 and one of four teenagers inside the Top schooled and is an only child… Looks up to 100… Reached first two tour-level semifinals, at – models her game style / fighting spirit after her, and Mallorca (l . Goerges) and Stanford (l . Vandeweghe)… after run at 2014 US Open, received a congratulatory Became third American since turn of to tweet and voicemail from her… Enjoys hanging out with reach 3r at Roland Garros (also Harkleroad, 2003, and friends and going to the movies… Describes herself as Townsend, 2014) before turning 19 years old… consistent, but aggressive when she has the chance… Registered first-career Top 10 win over No .6 A . Favorite shot is forehand . . Favorite surface is hard… Radwanska in Dubai, becoming youngest player to Offered full scholarship to Stanford University before do so since 2014 US Open (Bencic d . No .7 Kerber) and deciding to turn professional following 2016 US Open . first American to do so since 2009 Wimbledon (Oudin d . No .6 Jankovic)… Awarded 2017 Newcomer of the

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 5 - 5 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - - - ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1 3r - - - WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - - - US OPEN 3 - 3 1r 3r - 2r

44 NED

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 10-DEC-1991 (WATERINGEN, NETHERLANDS) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 0” (1.82 M) PLAYS 18 19 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 29-MAY-2017 30-OCT-2017

CAREER Gstaad (d . Kontaveit in F)… Also advanced to the Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 9 quarterfinals at Madrid (l . Sevastova) and semifinals Career Prize Money: $3,358,436 at Rome (l . Halep)… In doubles won four titles – at Career W-L: 325 - 201 Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul and Linz (all w/Larsson); now owns nine overall (all w/Larsson)… Team of Bertens/ 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Larsson qualified for WTA Finals Singapore for first W-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 26 time, finishing as runners-up to Babos/Hlavackova… Prize Money: $1,057,209 Subsequently reached career-high doubles ranking Won (2): Nurnberg, Gstaad of No . 19 on October 30, 2017… In 2016, had >> Qualified for WTA Finals (R-Up, w/Larsson) 12-match win streak on clay that included title at >> Won four doubles titles - Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul, Nürnberg followed by breakthrough run to semifinals Linz (all w/Larsson) at Roland Garros (l . S .Williams)… Built record for most clay court match wins in 2016 (19)… Went 4-0 in WTA YEAR-END RANKING singles in Fed Cup Play against Russia and in 2017: 31 2013: 87 2009: 569 2016, leading Dutch team to within a set of first final 2016: 22 2012: 63 2008: 973 since 1997… Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy 2015: 101 2011: 184 Zhuhai but did not progress past group stage… 2014: 69 2010: 230 Heads into 2018 season with eight career wins over Top 20 opponents, including three over Top 10 CAREER FINALS players… Made WTA main draw debut at 2011 SINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Gstaad, Nürnberg; 2016 ’s-Hertogenbosch… Nominated for Most Improved - Nürnberg; 2012 - Fès . Player in 2016 WTA Awards… On ITF Circuit, winner of Finalist (1): 2016 - Gstaad . seven singles titles and 11 doubles titles .

DOUBLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Gstaad, Auckland, Seoul, PERSONAL INFORMATION Linz (all w/Larsson); 2016 - Nürnberg, Linz, Luxembourg Parents are Rob and Doré; sisters are Joyce and Daisy . . (all w/Larsson); 2015 - Hobart, Bastad (both w/Larsson) . Started playing at age six… Aggressive baseliner; Finalist (4): 2017 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Schuurs), WTA favorite surfaces are hard and clay… Tennis idol growing Finals (w/Larsson); 2016 - Acapulco (w/Larsson); 2015 - up was Kim Clijsters… Enjoys listening to music, reading, Seoul (w/Larsson) . shopping and seeing friends… Favorite tournaments are the Grand Slams… Enjoys watching movies, reading ADDITIONAL - Dutch Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, 2014-17; and seeing friends . Dutch Olympic Team, 2016 . WTA FINALS HISTORY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Doubles (2-1): 2017 Recorded second straight Top 50 finish in 2017, at Advanced to the final in debut appearance (w/Larsson) No .31 (also fifth non-consecutive Top 100 finish… falling to Babos/Sestini Hlavackova in a third set 2017 season highlighted by third and fourth career tiebreaker . singles titles at Nürnberg (d . Krejcikova in F) and

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 15 - 22 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 5 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 9 - 6 2r SF 1r 4r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 3 - 5 1r 3r 1r - 1r 2r US OPEN 2 - 6 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-AUG-1986 (KRYVYI RIG, UKRAINE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.75 M) PLAYS 29 9 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 12-OCT-2009 20-OCT-2008

CAREER No .4, behind Svitolina, Tsurenko and Kozlova… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 3 Posted one win over Top 10 players in 2017 (No .7 Career Prize Money: $3,436,218 Muguruza at Dubai via retirement), now owns 19 Career W-L: 422 - 310 career wins vs . Top 20 opponents… Played in the main draw of three of the four Grand Slams in 2017; 2017 HIGHLIGHTS fell in qualifying at 2017 US Open… Passed $3 million W-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 13 in career prize money in 2016… Runner-up in Prize Money: $368,628 doubles at 2016 New Haven (w/Chuang) – first tour- Won (1): Tashkent level final of any kind since 2011 Hobart… Played all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2016, for the first WTA YEAR-END RANKING time since 2012… In 2015, her first full season since 2017: 93 2011: 81 2005: 125 2011, reached two quarterfinals – [ 2016: 72 2010: 113 2004: 333 Open] and Istanbul… Gave birth to daughter Karin in 2015: 88 2009: 32 2003: 354 2013, and did not play from September 2012 until 2014: 204 2008: 63 2002: 813 April 2014… Achieved best Grand Slam singles result 2013: -- 2007: 44 2001: 827 at 2009 US Open when she advanced to quarterfinals 2012: 132 2006: 118 – run included upset of No .11 Ivanovic in 1r… Among three career doubles titles, captured Australian Open CAREER FINALS with sister Alona in 2008 – second pair of sisters to SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Tashkent; 2008 - win a Grand Slam title together (also Serena and Birmingham . )… Singles champion on grass at 2008 Birmingham (d . Wickmayer in F)… Made Top 100 DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2009 - Prague (w/A . debut on August 7, 2006 and broke into Top 50 on Bondarenko); 2008 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors] May 21, 2007… Rose as high as No .9 in doubles (week (both w/A .Bondarenko) . of October 20, 2008)… Made WTA main draw debut Finalist (4): 2016 - New Haven (w/Chuang); 2011 - at 2003 Bogotá . Hobart (w/Dekmeijere); 2009 - Hobart, Budapest (both w/A .Bondarenko) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Parents are Vladimir and Natalia… Was introduced to ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2005-12, 2016; tennis at age four by parents; has two sisters, Valeria and Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 . Alona (both played tennis, Alona reaching Top 20 on WTA Rankings)… Married Denis Volodko in September 2011; CAREER HIGHLIGHTS gave birth to daughter, Karin, in 2013… Has one cat (Pers) Seven non-consecutive Top 100 seasons… 2017 and one dog (Princess)… Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and singles season highlighted by her win in Tashkent (d . English… Enjoys Russian pop music, playing chess, No .52 Babos), also made a quarterfinals run at 2017 reading books… Enjoys visiting friends in Cherkasy, Bol (l . Minella)… Finished 2017 as the Ukrainian Ukraine .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 26 - 33 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 7 1r 3r - - - 1r 1r 2r 3r 1r - - - ROLAND GARROS 5 - 8 1r 2r - - - 1r 1r 2r 3r 1r 2r - - WIMBLEDON 6 - 10 1r 1r - - - 2r 3r 1r 2r 2r 1r 2r 1r US OPEN 10 - 8 - 3r 2r - - 1r 2r 2r QF 1r 2r - -

46 EUGENIE BOUCHARD CAN

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 25-FEB-1994 (MONTRÉAL, CANADA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.78 M) PLAYS 5 103 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 20-OCT-2014 12-AUG-2013

CAREER to contest a Grand Slam final at 2014 Wimbledon (l . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Kvitova) and reached two further semifinals the same Career Prize Money: $5,716,521 year – Australian Open (l . Li) and Roland Garros (l . Career W-L: 225 - 155 Sharapova)… Reached career-high ranking of No .5 on October 20, 2014, the highest ranking ever held by 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Canadian woman (formerly No .8 Bassett-Seguso)… W-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 20 Owns three career Top 5 wins, defeating No .3 Halep Prize Money: $562,340 (2014 Wimbledon) and No .2 Kerber (2016 Rome, 2017 SF (1): Sydney Madrid)… Won career-best 43 matches in 2014 and QF (1): Madrid registered six of 10 career wins over Top 10 opponents… Qualified for 2014 WTA Finals in WTA YEAR-END RANKING Singapore – first Canadian to the play the event since 2017: 81 2013: 32 2009: 1068 Kelesi in 1989… Named 2014 WTA Most Improved 2016: 47 2012: 144 2008: 1104 Player (rose from No .32 to No .7), having been 2013 2015: 48 2011: 302 WTA Newcomer of the Year… Reached three WTA 2014: 7 2010: 538 doubles final, at 2013 Washington, DC (w/Townsend), 2017 Washington DC (w/Stephens) and 2017 CAREER FINALS Luxembourg (w/Flipkens)… On ITF Circuit, winner of SINGLES - Winner (1): 2014 - Nürnberg . six singles titles and one doubles title… Made WTA Finalist (5): 2016 - Hobart, Kuala Lumpur; 2014 - qualifying debut as a 16-year-old at 2008 Montréal and Wimbledon, Wuhan; 2013 - Osaka . main draw debut at 2011 Washington, DC… In juniors, won 2012 Wimbledon girls’ singles title (d . Svitolina in DOUBLES - Finalist (3): 2017 - Washington DC F); also won junior girls’ doubles title at Wimbledon in (w/Stephens), Luxembourg (w/Flipkens); 2013 - 2011 (w/Min) and 2012 (w/Townsend) . Washington, DC (w/Townsend) . PERSONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL - Canadian Fed Cup Team, 2011, 2013- Has three siblings, including a twin sister . . Favorite 15; Canadian Olympic Team, 2016 . surface is grass . . Favorite singers are Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus and Kanye West . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Four out of five Top 50 seasons, including a Top 10 WTA FINALS HISTORY year-end finish at No .7 in 2014… Advanced to two Singles (0-3): 2014 finals in 2016, both at International level – Hobart (l . Made WTA Finals debut in 2014… First Canadian to Cornet) and Kuala Lumpur (l . Svitolina)… Record in compete in the WTA Finals in 25 years and third overall, WTA singles finals stands at 1-5, title coming at 2014 after Carling Bassett-Seguso (1984-86) and Helen Nürnberg (d . Ka .Pliskova in F)… Became first Canadian Kelesi (1988-89) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 37 - 18 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 12 - 4 3r 2r QF SF - ROLAND GARROS 8 - 5 2r 2r 1r SF 2r WIMBLEDON 10 - 5 1r 3r 1r F 3r US OPEN 7 - 4 1r 1r 4r 4r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 12-APR-1995 (HARRISBURG, PA, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (178 M) PLAYS 60 172 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 16-OCT-2017 07-AUG-2017

CAREER PERSONAL INFORMATION Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Currently trains with the USTA in Boca Raton Mother's Career Prize Money: $854,633 name is Elizabeth; father's name is Patrick; has twin Career W-L: 141 - 96 sister, Jessica . . Started playing tennis at age 7 . . Favorite surface is clay . . Tennis idols growing up 2017 HIGHLIGHTS were Justine Henin and . . Also enjoys W-L (Main Draw Only): 10 - 14 spending time outdoors, listening to music, and Prize Money: $682,346 hanging with friends and family . . Favorite SF (1): Hong Kong tournament is Indian Wells; favorite Grand Slam is 4r (1): Australian Open Australian Open . WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 64 2015: 229 2013: 600 2016: 111 2014: 267 CAREER FINALS SINGLES - Best Results - Semifinals: 2017 - Hong Kong . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Breakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 season of career at No .64… Strong performances at Grand Slams, reached R16 at Australian Open and US Open… Won through qualifying at Australian Open and went on to become first American female qualifier to reach R16 at the Australian Open in Open Era… Also made semifinals at Hong Kong… Posted career-best ranking of No .60 on October 16, 2017… Prior to 2017 Australian Open posted first and only WTA main draw wins at 2016 Guangzhou (d . Pivovarova and Kovinic) . . Made first four main draw appearances at tour level in 2016 – at Rio de Janeiro (as qualifier, l . Hercog in 1r), Stanford (l . Cornet in 1r), Montréal (as qualifier l . Svitolina in 1r) . . Appeared in WTA qualifying draw at 2015 Cincinnati . . On ITF Circuit, owns four titles in singles and four in doubles . . Made professional debut at $10k ITF/ Evansville, IN-USA .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 7 - 4 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 1 4r ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r WIMBLEDON 1 - 1 2r US OPEN 3 - 1 4r

48 MADISON BRENGLE USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 03-APR-1990 (DOVER, DELAWARE, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 6” (1.68 M) PLAYS 35 86 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 4-MAY-2015 08-MAY-2017

CAREER subsequently achieved best Grand Slam result to Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 date by reaching R16 at Australian Open (l . Keys)… Career Prize Money: $2,074,185 Defeated first Top 10 opponent (No .4 Kvitova) en Career W-L: 404 - 307 route to first Premier-level semifinal of career at 2015 Stuttgart (l . Kerber)… Posted career-best 25 main 2017 HIGHLIGHTS draw matches in 2015; had six total main draw wins W-L (Main Draw Only): 10 - 18 prior to that season… Did not contest main draw at a Prize Money: $451,929 Grand Slam between 2008 Roland Garros and 2014 QF (1): Auckland US Open, where she received a wildcard… Won first >> Won two ITF singles titles WTA level match at 2007 Los Angeles (d . Pennetta, l . Dementieva)… Made tour-level main draw debut as WTA YEAR-END RANKING wildcard at … Played first tour- 2017: 82 2012: 190 2007: 240 level qualifying at 2005 US Open… Made professional 2016: 75 2011: 192 2006: 508 debut at age 14 in qualifying at 2004 $25k ITF/ 2015: 40 2010: 189 2005: 777 Allentown-PA, USA… In juniors, reached two Grand 2014: 94 2009: 155 Slam finals in 2007 – Australian Open (l . 2013: 153 2008: 225 Pavlyuchenkova) and Wimbledon (l . U .Radwanska) . CAREER FINALS PERSONAL INFORMATION SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Hobart . Coached by mother, Gaby… Father’s name is Dan; brother’s name is David (also plays tennis)… Baseliner CAREER HIGHLIGHTS whose favorite shot is backhand and whose favorite Four successive Top 100 season finishes… Posted surface is grass… Began playing at age two when third career win over a Top 10 opponent at 2017 mother introduced her to the sport… Also plays Auckland (d . No .2 S .Williams in R16)… Won tenth ITF volleyball; enjoys skim boarding… Favorite color is Circuit singles title of career at 2017 $60k ITF/ pink… Favorite type of music is rock; favorite artist is Charleston, SC-USA… Banner year in 2015, ending Steely Dan… Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings… season ranked No .40… Reached first WTA final at Favorite city to visit is Miami . 2015 Hobart as a qualifier (l . Watson) and

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 11 - 17 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 5 1r 3r 4r ------1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 4 2r 1r 1r ------1r - WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 3r 1r 1r ------US OPEN 3 - 5 1r 1r 3r 2r ------1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 49 MIHAELA BUZARNESCU ROU

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 04-MAY-1988 (BUCHAREST, ROMANIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.68M) PLAYS 68 96 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 13-NOV-2017 16-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Breakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 Career Prize Money: $371,497 season of career at No .72… Reached semifinal as Career W-L: 358 - 186 qualifier at Linz, registering first Top 50 win over No .35 Kontaveit en route… Made Grand Slam and WTA main 2017 HIGHLIGHTS draw debut at 2017 US Open (l . Wozniacki in 1r)… Prior W-L (Main Draw Only): 3 - 3 to US Open bow had attempted to qualify for eight Prize Money: $180,996 majors dating back to 2011 US Open… Only other SF (1): Linz main draw appearance in 2017 was 1r exit at >> Won seven ITF singles titles Luxembourg… Made Top 100 debut on October 16, >> Made Top 100 debut 2017, at 29 was the oldest Top 100 debutante since 33-year-old Obziler on February 19, 2007 at No .96… WTA YEAR-END RANKING Ended 2016 at No .377 … Best tour-level doubles result 2017: 72 2012: 248 2007: 421 is reaching semifinals at 2017 Linz (w/Kalashnikova)… 2016: 377 2011: 155 2006: 254 On ITF Circuit, winner of 21 singles titles – six of which 2015: 260 2010: 407 2005: 427 she won in 2017 – and 32 doubles titles . 2014: 891 2009: 433 2004: 621 2013: -- 2008: 386 PERSONAL INFORMATION Coached by father, Mihai Buzarnescu . . Father is Mihai CAREER FINALS (former Romanian intercollegiate tennis player); SINGLES - Semifinals (1): 2017 - Linz . mother is Marcela (pharmacist); is an only child . . Introduced to tennis at age 4 by parents . . Favorite ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2009, shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard . . Long-term 2012 . goal is to reach Top 50 . . Speaks Romanian, English . . Enjoys working out after a match, going shopping (favorite store is TJ Maxx), watching movies . . Favorite music is pop; favorite actor is Johnny Depp; favorite food is Caesar Salad; favorite city is Miami . . People most admired are Roger Federer, Monica Seles . . Self- described as happy with a lot of energy .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 0 - 1 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - ROLAND GARROS - - WIMBLEDON - - US OPEN 0-1 1r

50 VERONICA CEPEDE ROYG PAR

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 21-JAN-1992 (ASUNCIÓN, PARAGUAY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 4” (1.63 M) PLAYS 73 85 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 07-AUG-2017 19-SEP-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 1 First Top 100 season finish in 2017, ending year at Career Prize Money: $870,296 No .77… Achieved career-high ranking of No .73 on Career W-L: 312 - 186 August 7, 2017… Season highlight was posting best result at a Grand Slam, reaching R16 at Roland Garros 2017 HIGHLIGHTS (l . Ka .Pliskova)… Was first Paraguayan woman to W-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 14 reach R16 at a Slam since Rossana de los Ríos at 2000 Prize Money: $416,805 Roland Garros… Also reached QFs at Hobart (as QF (2): Hobart, Seoul qualifier, l . Fett) and Seoul (l . eventual champion 4r (1): Roland Garros Ostapenko)… Reached first two WTA doubles finals of career in 2017, finishing R-Up at Bogotá (w/Linette) WTA YEAR-END RANKING and Acapulco (w/Duque-Mariño)… Made WTA main 2017: 77 2013: 183 2009: 669 draw debut at 2014 Rio de Janeiro (as a qualifier, l . 2016: 116 2012: 183 2008: 872 Begu in R16)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut 2015: 153 2011: 237 2015 Roland Garros, falling in 1r (as a qualifier, l . 2014: 138 2010: 565 Razzano)… Has one doubles title at 2016 Rio de Janeiro (w/Maria Irigoyen)… Represented Paraguay CAREER FINALS at 2012 London Olympics… On ITF Circuit has won SINGLES - Best Results - Quarterfinals: 2017 - Seoul, fourteen singles titles and twenty doubles titles… Hobart; 2016 - Mallorca; 2015 - Rio de Janeiro PERSONAL INFORMATION DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Rio de Janeiro (w/ Father is Eduardo (owns gas station); mother is Edith Irigouyen) . (retired dentist); brother is Andres (economist); sister Finalist (2): 2017 - Acapulco (w/Duque Marino), Bogota is Estefania (architect) . . Introduced to tennis at age 5 (w/Linette) . by siblings . . Aggressive baseliner; favorite shot is forehand . . Favorite tournament is Roland Garros; WTA 125K SERIES - DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - favorite surface is clay . . Speaks Spanish and English Carlsbad-CA, USA (w/Ce) . . . Tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters . . Enjoys going to the cinema and ADDITIONAL - Paraguyan Fed Cup Team, 2006-07, spending time with family and friends . . If hadn't 2009-15, 2017 . been a tennis player, would have become a nutritionist . . Long-term goal is to reach Top 20 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 4 - 5 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - - ROLAND GARROS 4 - 3 4r 2r 1r WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - - US OPEN 0 - 1 1r - -

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 17-AUG-1989 (TAIPEI, CHINESE TAIPEI) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.70 M) PLAYS 50 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 11-JUN-2007 23-OCT-2017

CAREER ADDITIONAL - Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Team, 2006-08, Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 28 2010, 2012, 2015-16 . Chinese Taipei Olympic Team, 2016 . Career Prize Money: $4,685,216 Career W-L: 292 - 179 singles, 455 - 190 doubles CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Finished 2017 season as No .1 in doubles (joint with Hingis)… . Third 2017 DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS straight Top 20 finish in doubles rankings… Winner of 28 career doubles W-L (Doubles): 64 - 13 titles from 49 finals including 11 titles in 2017… Won nine doubles titles Prize Money: $1,469,856 this season with Hingis – Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome, Mallorca, >> Finished 2017 as year-end WTA World co-No .1 Eastbourne, Cincinnati, US Open, Wuhan and Beijing… Held 19-match >> Won 11 doubles titles with two different partners - win streak with Hingis from Cincinnati 1r through to WTA Finals >> two with sister Hao-Ching and nine w/Hingis Singapore SF, including first Grand Slam doubles title at US Open… Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Hingis) in August and reached SF (l . Babos/ WTA YEAR-END RANKING (DOUBLES) Hlavackova in F)… Also won titles at Taipei City and Hong Kong with 2017: 1 2012 72 2007 8 sister Chan Hao-Ching… Became world No .1 on October 23, 2017… 2016: 12 2011 42 2006 119 Prior to 2017 season had reached two Grand Slam doubles quarterfinals 2015 7 2010 18 2005 148 in 2016, at Australian Open and Roland Garros, as well as the last eight at 2014 36 2009 52 2004 373 2015 US Open (all w/H .Chan)… Team of Chan/Chan also advanced to 2013 98 2008 17 quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics (l . Bacsinszky/Hingis)… Sisters also qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore for the second year in 2016 CAREER FINALS (l . Hingis/Mirza in QF)… In 2015, became third set of sisters to compete at SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2007 - . WTA Finals (after Serena and Venus Williams in 2009 and Katerina and in 1986)… Also qualified for WTA Finals in 2007 (w/ DOUBLES - Winner (28): 2017 - Taipei City (w/H .Chan), Indian Chuang)… Three-time Grand Slam doubles runner-up, at 2007 Wells, Madrid, Rome, Mallorca, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, US Open, Australian Open and 2007 US Open (both w/Chuang) and 2015 Wuhan, Beijing (all w/Hingis), Hong Kong (w/H .Chan); 2016 - Australian Open (w/J .Zheng)… Mixed doubles finalist at 2011 Australian Kaohsiung, Doha, Hong Kong (all w/H .Chan); 2015 - Pattaya City, Open (w/Hanley)… Last played singles at 2015 US Open (fell in Cincinnati, Tokyo [] (all w/H .Chan); 2014 - Eastbourne . qualifying), a decade after making tour level main draw debut at (w/H .Chan); 2013 - Shenzhen (w/H .Chan); 2010 - Kuala Lumpur Flushing Meadows (as qualifier, l . S Williams. in 1r)… In singles, achieved (w/J .Zheng); 2009 - Seoul (w/Spears); 2008 - Pattaya City, Rome, career-high ranking of No .50 on June 11, 2007… Reached one WTA Los Angeles (all w/Chuang); 2007 - Bangalore, Birmingham, singles final, at 2007 Bangkok (l . Pennetta)… On ITF Circuit, winner of 17 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (all w/Chuang); 2005 - Seoul (w/Chuang) . singles titles and 18 doubles titles . Finalist (21): 2017 - Strasbourg (w/Hingis); 2016 - Eastbourne (w/H .Chan); 2015 - Australian Open, Eastbourne (both w/J . PERSONAL INFORMATION Zheng), Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing (both w/H Chan);. 2014 Coached by father, Chan Yuan-Liang… Mother is Liu Hsieh-Chen - Charleston (w/H Chan),. Kuala Lumpur (w/S .Zheng); 2012 - (businesswoman); younger sister is Chan Hao-Ching (also plays on Pattaya City (w/H .Chan); 2010 - Hobart (w/Niculescu), Stanford WTA)… Began playing at age six when father introduced her to the sport (w/J .Zheng); 2009 - Stanford (w/Niculescu); 2008 - Bangalore, at a tennis club .… Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand down the Strasbourg (both w/Chuang); 2007 - Australian Open, Pattaya line; favorite surface is hard… Speaks Chinese, English . . Likes light rock City, Indian Wells, US Open (all w/Chuang), Istanbul (w/Mirza), music, Chinese food, swimming… Favorite tournament is US Open . Stuttgart (w/Safina); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Chuang) . WTA FINALS HISTORY MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2011 - Australian Open Doubles (3-5): 2007, 2015-17 (w/Hanley) . Played in WTA Finals four times with three different partners and in two different cities: Madrid (w/Chuang) and Singapore (w/H Chan. in 2015-16 WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Doubles (2): 2014 - Taipei, and Hingis in 2017) . . Has advanced as far as the semifinal stage in 2015 TPE (w/H .Chan); 2013 - Ningbo, CHN (w/Zhang) (w/H .Chan) and 2017 (w/Hingis) . . Became just the third team of sisters to compete in WTA Finals after Serena and Venus Williams (2009) and Katerina and Manuela Maleeva (1986) . GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 69 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 19-10 1r QF F 1r 1r - 3r 3r 1r 3r F ROLAND GARROS 22-9 SF QF 3r 2r - 3r 3r 3r - QF QF WIMBLEDON 7-10 QF 2r 1r 1r - 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 3r US OPEN 21-10 W 2r QF 2r 1r 1r 1r SF 2r 1r F

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 06-MAY-1989 (BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 3” (1.61 M) PLAYS 4 59 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 20-MAR-2017 13-AUG-2012

CAREER (l . Gavrilova in F)… Holds 8-11 record in finals… In Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 8 / 1 her third ‘s-Hertogenbosch doubles final, defeated Career Prize Money: $12,284,587 the Top 3 seeded teams to lift maiden doubles title in Career W-L: 418 - 270 2017 edition (w/Flipkens)… Won a WTA-leading four singles titles in 2016 – qualified for Singapore by 2017 HIGHLIGHTS virtue of lifting trophy at Linz (d . Golubic in F)… W-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 22 Reached first two tour-level finals as a teenager in Prize Money: $1,409,663 2008, at Amelia Island (l . Sharapova) and Montréal (l . R-Up (1): New Haven Safina)… Won career-high 53 matches in 2016 SF (2): St . Petersburg, Doha (previous best was 42 matches in 2011)… Owns 34 victories over Top 10 opponents (eight in 2016) WTA YEAR-END RANKING including three over world reigning World No .1s: 2017: 26 2012: 15 2007: 52 Wozniacki at 2011 Wimbledon, Azarenka at 2012 2016: 5 2011: 18 2006: 156 Roland Garros and Kerber at 2016 WTA Finals… In 2015: 38 2010: 31 2005: 555 Grand Slam play, best result is runner-up effort at 2014: 11 2009: 30 Final (l . Li); defeated four seeds 2013: 23 2008: 19 en route, including No .3 Sharapova and No .5 A . Radwanska… First Slovak player (male of female) to CAREER FINALS reach a Grand Slam final… Made Top 10 debut on SINGLES - Winner (8): 2016 - Katowice, Eastbourne, March 31, 2014… Broke into Top 20 on August 4, Linz, WTA FInals; 2014 - Acapulco; 2013 - Stanford; 2008… Missed four months in 2015 following surgery 2012 - Carlsbad; 2011 - Moscow . on her left Achilles, returning to tour at Eastbourne… Finalist (11): 2017 - New Haven; 2016 - Acapulco, Won 2016 WTA Comeback Player of the Year award… Madrid, Wuhan; 2014 - Australian Open, Kuala Made WTA qualifying debut at 2005 Rabat and main Lumpur; 2013 - Sydney; 2012 - Barcelona; 2011 - Linz; draw debut at 2006 Istanbul . 2008 - Amelia Island, Montréal . PERSONAL INFORMATION DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2017 - ‘s’Hertogenbosch (w/ Parents are Milan and Katarina… Introduced to Flipkens) . tennis at age seven by parents… Speaks Slovak and FINALIST (2): - 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Parra Santonja); English… Favorite surfaces are clay and hard; 2011 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Pennetta) . favorite shot is swing volley… Enjoys music, movies and seeing friends… Considers 9 her lucky ADDITIONAL - Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005-14, 2016; number… Tennis player most admired is Kim Slovak Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 . Clijsters… Self-described as happy person with a lot of energy… Favorite cities are Paris, New York CAREER HIGHLIGHTS and Bratislava… Married husband, Miso Navara, Eighth Top 30 season of career in 2017, finishing at after 2016 Wimbledon . No .26… Made first Top 5 finish in 2016 (at No .5) after winning biggest title of career to date at WTA Finals in WTA FINALS HISTORY Singapore – went 1-2 in group stage before defeating Singles (3-2): 2016 No .9 Kuznetsova in semifinals and World No .1 Kerber In 2016, became fourth player making event debut in final… At No .7, became lowest seeded player to to win the title… Finished second in her group with triumph at WTA Finals since No .7 seed V .Williams in a 1-2 record in round-robin play; defeated 2008… First player to win WTA Finals on debut since Kuznetsova (SF) and Kerber (F) en route to the Kvitova in 2011… Third Slovak woman to qualify for title… Third Slovak woman to qualify for WTA WTA Finals (after Habsudova and Hantuchova)… Finals, after Habsudova and Hantuchova . Reached 19th career singles final at 2017 New Haven

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 73 - 40 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 19 - 10 3r 1r QF F 2r 2r 3r 1r 4r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 21 - 10 2r 3r - 3r 2r QF 1r 3r SF 3r 3r WIMBLEDON 18 - 10 3r QF 1r 3r 3r 1r QF 3r 3r 1r - US OPEN 15 - 10 2r 3r 3r 1r 1r 3r 2r QF - 3r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 07-APR-1990 (BUCHAREST, ROMANIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.76 M) PLAYS 21 35 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 12-AUG-2013 09-MAR-2009

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 4 Fifth non-consecutive Top 50 finish, at No .37, up from Career Prize Money: $4,292,516 No .81 in 2016… Also nince Top 100 seasons in past 10 Career W-L: 400 - 283 years, including Top 30 finishes in 2012 and 2013… 2017 season highlighted by a semifinal showing at 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Nürnberg (l . Krejcikova) and quarterfinal runs at W-L (Main Draw Only): 27 - 22 Istanbul, Madrid, Seoul, Beijing and Linz… Also reached Prize Money: $899,657 R16 at Australian Open – first time advancing to that SF (1): Nurnberg stage since 2009 Roland Garros (QF, l . Stosur), her best QF (5): Istanbul, Madrid, Seoul, Beijing, Linz Grand Slam result to date… In 2016 played a mix of WTA and ITF events, improving ranking by 163 ranking places WTA YEAR-END RANKING to No .81 in 2016 on comeback from shoulder injury… 2017: 37 2012: 27 2007: 106 Reached biggest singles final of career at 2013 Toronto 2016: 81 2011: 60 2006: 348 – posted three Top 10 wins en route to final (No .10 2015: 244 2010: 95 2005: 711 Wozniacki, No .7 Kvitova and No .5 Li) before falling to 2014: 93 2009: 46 2004: 893 No .1 S .Williams… Won maiden WTA singles title at 2008 2013: 22 2008: 37 Tashkent (d . Lisicki in F) having been runner-up at 2007 Budapest (l . Dulko)… Among 14 career wins over Top 10 CAREER FINALS opponents owns four Top 5 victories: No .5 Jankovic SINGLES - Winner (1): 2008 - Tashkent . (2009 Roland Garros), No .5 Stosur (2012 Australian Finalist (2): 2013 - Toronto; 2007 - Budapest . Open), No .5 (2013 Toronto) and No .4 Ka .Pliskova (2017 Beijing)… Posted career-high ranking of No .21 on DOUBLES - Winner (4): 2011 - Dallas (w/Brianti); August 21, 2013… Owns four WTA doubles titles, most 2010 - Oeiras (w/Medina Garrigues); 2008 - Fès (w/ recently at 2011 Dallas (w/Brianti) from nine finals… Pavlyuchenkova), Luxembourg (w/Erakovic) . Made WTA main draw debut at 2006 Stockholm… Finalist (5): 2014 - Tianjin (w/Klepac); 2010 - Budapest Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004 . (w/Medina Garrigues); 2009 - Barcelona (w/Klepac), Fès (w/Kirilenko); 2008 - New Haven (w/Niculescu) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Introduced to tennis at age four by mother, Liliana… ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2008- Father’s name is Mihai; younger brother’s name is 09, 2013-14, 2017; Romanian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 . Mihnea… Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish and is studying French… Likes all surfaces; favorite shot is forehand… Enjoys playing all ball sports, going shopping, watching movies, reading and doing crosswords… Favorite cities are New York and London (“big cities with lots to do”)… Hiked to Machu Picchu in Peru during off-season at end of 2016… Self-described as ambitious, stubborn and happy… Most admires Stefanie Graf… Goal is to reach Top 10 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 36 - 36 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9 - 9 4r - 1r 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 12 - 9 2r 1r - 3r 3r 1r 3r 1r QF 2r WIMBLEDON 8 - 9 3r 1r - 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r 3r 2r US OPEN 7 - 9 2r 1r - 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 22-JAN-1990 (NICE, FRANCE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.73 M) PLAYS 11 59 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 16-FEB-2009 07-MAR-2011

CAREER of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time since 1994… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 3 Reached first doubles final since 2014 at Stanford (w/ Career Prize Money: $5,885,479 Rosolska, l . Spears/Vandeweghe)… Enters 2018 with Career W-L: 384 - 305 14 career wins against Top 10 players… Winner of five career singles titles from 11 finals, most recently 2017 HIGHLIGHTS lifting the trophy at 2016 Hobart (d . Bouchard in F)… W-L (Main Draw Only): 24 - 23 Member of French Fed Cup Team that lost 2016 Final Prize Money: $842,144 to the … Qualified for Tournament of R-Up (1): Brisbane Champions in , in 2013-14 but did not QF (4): Monterrey, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Moscow progress past round robin stage… Appeared in career-best three finals in two different seasons – WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2008 and 2014… Prior to 2014, all six finals 2017: 38 2012: 44 2007: 57 appearances came on clay – including breakthrough 2016: 46 2011: 89 2006: 189 run to title bout at 2008 Rome (as qualifier, l . 2015: 43 2010: 78 2005: 308 Jankovic)… Advanced to R16 at a major on four 2014: 20 2009: 50 2004: 861 occasions (, 2014 Wimbledon, 2013: 27 2008: 16 2015 Roland Garros and 2017 Roland Garros)… In 2014, registered three wins over World No .1 Serena CAREER FINALS Williams – at Dubai (SF), Wimbledon (3r) and Wuhan SINGLES - Winner (5): 2016 - Hobart; 2014 - Katowice; (2r, via ret .) – becoming first player to defeat the 2013 - Strasbourg; 2012 - Bad Gastein; 2008 - Budapest . American three times in a single season since Justine Finalist (6): 2017 - Brisbane; 2014 - Dubai, Guangzhou; Henin in 2007… Reached second Premier-level final 2012 - Strasbourg; 2008 - Acapulco, Rome . of career at 2014 Dubai courtesy of two Top 10 wins (No .9 Halep in 1r, No .1 S . Williams in SF)… Former DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - Hong Kong (w/ World No .11, achieved on February 16, 2009… Made Shvedova); 2010 - Strasbourg (w/King); 2008 - Budapest WTA debut at the age of 15 at 2005 Roland Garros, (w/Husarova) . advancing to 3r… Won 2007 Roland Garros girls’ Finalist (3): 2017 - Stanford (w/Rosolska}; 2014 - singles (d . Duque Mariño in F) . Guangzhou (w/Linette); 2011 - Dallas (w/Parmentier) . PERSONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2008-17; French Father is Francis (retired); mother is Patricia; brother is Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 . Sébastien (PhD, also her agent)… Has one cat (Lilou) and one dog (Andy)… Started playing at age four CAREER HIGHLIGHTS after watching her brother play… Baseliner whose Sixth consecutive Top 50 season in 2017, at No .38… favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is clay… Has also spent 11 straight years inside the Top 100… Favorite music is rock; favorite artists are Muse, Jack 2017 season highlighted by run to final at Brisbane – Johnson… Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings; favorite defeated No .5 Cibulkova and No .7 Muguruza enroute, actors are Brad Pitt and Edward Norton… Other l . No .6 Ka .Pliskova… Also advanced to quarterfinals sports interests are basketball, handball and soccer… at Monterrey, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Moscow… In Also enjoys playing piano and reading… Favorite city Grand Slam play, reached round of 16 at home at is hometown of Nice… People most admired are Roland Garros (l . Garcia)… One of three French and her brother . women (also Garcia and Mladenovic) to reach round

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 52- 47 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 13 - 12 2r 2r 3r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 4r 2r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 17 - 13 4r 3r 4r 2r 3r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 2r 2r WIMBLEDON 10 - 11 1r 3r 2r 4r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - - US OPEN 12 - 11 2r 1r 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 2r 3r 3r - -

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 09-OCT-1993 (GATES MILLS, OH, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 2” (1.57 M) PLAYS 26 147 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 22-MAY-2017 31-AUG-2015

CAREER Reached first singles finals of career in 2016, at Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Washington D .C . (l . Wickmayer) and Québec City (as Career Prize Money: $2,172,726 qualifier, l . Dodin)… Also a two-time semifinalist at Career W-L: 232 - 156 tour level, at 2015 Auckland (l . V .Williams) and 2016 Luxembourg (l . Kvitova)… Owns three career wins 2017 HIGHLIGHTS versus Top 10 opponents, defeating No .4 Azarenka W-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 23 (2014 Indian Wells), No .7 Bouchard (2015 Charleston) Prize Money: $574,662 and No .10 A Radwanska. (2017 Eastbourne)… Won (1): Auckland Heading into 2018 season has contested 22 Grand QF (3): Doha, Dubai, Rabat Slam main draws, advancing to 3r three times (2014 and 2016 Australian Open, 2014 Wimbledon)… WTA YEAR-END RANKING Played first tour-level main draw match at 2011 2017: 50 2014: 57 2011: 319 Australian Open as a … On ITF Circuit has 2016: 62 2013: 72 2010: 437 won seven singles titles… Won USTA Girls’ 18 & Under 2015: 87 2012: 94 national title in 2011, earning a US Open main draw wildcard… In December 2010, registered 18-match CAREER FINALS win streak on ITF Junior Circuit, capturing three SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Auckland; Finalist (2): tournaments, culminating in … Finished 2016 - Washington, DC; Québec City . 2010 year ranked No .3 in world junior rankings .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2014-15, 2017 . PERSONAL INFORMATION Father is Bill (cardiologist); mother is Traci (nurse); CAREER HIGHLIGHTS older brother is Billy; dog is Pierre (French poodle)… Broke into the Top 50 for the first time in her career in Mother’s friend was former pro Oksana Beilensen; 2017, finishing the year at No .50 and as the No .7 thought Lauren would be good at tennis… Started American… Strong start to the season was playing at age nine… Favorite surface is hard; favorite highlighted by first career WTA title at Auckland (d . shot is backhand… Junior accomplishments include Konjuh in F)… Also reached back-to-back winning Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr in 2010… quarterfinals at Doha (as qualifier, l . Wozniacki) and Enjoys seeing friends, reading, movies and Dubai (l . eventual champion Svitolina) – which was shopping… Favorite city is Paris; favorite tournament best result to date at Premier 5 tournament… Rose to is Miami… Admires Nadal because he fights no a career-high ranking of No .26 on May 22, 2017… matter what .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 11 - 22 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 6 1r 3r 2r 3r 1r - 1r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 6 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - WIMBLEDON 3 - 4 1r - 2r 3r 1r - - US OPEN 2 - 6 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r - 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 11-FEB-1985 (PERTH, AUSTRALIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5' 5" (1.65 M) PLAYS 26 3 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 29-SEPT-2014 01-FEB-2016

CAREER action in 2016 as recovering from concussion Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 7 (sustained in 2015) and birth of second child… In Career Prize Money: $4,207,898 2017 won three doubles title from a career-best six Career W-L: 348 - 214 (singles); 337 - 181 (doubles) finals reached, winning Birmingham, Strasbourg and Kuala Lumpur… R-Up at Roland Garros, Eastbourne 2017 HIGHLIGHTS and New Haven… Qualified for WTA Finals, losing W-L (Doubles): 36 - 14 opening match (l . Bertens/Larsson)… In total has Prize Money: $388,807 reached 20 tour-level doubles finals, posting a 7-13 >> Qualified for WTA Finals in season highlighted by record… Includes seven R-Up finishes at Grand Slam reaching six doubles finals (all w/Barty) level: 2008 Roland Garros (w/Schiavone), 2013 >> Won three doubles titles on three different Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open (all w/ surfaces - Barty), and 2015 Roland Garros and US Open (w/ >> Kuala Lumpur, Strasbourg, Birmingham Shvedova)… Won mixed doubles title at 2011 Roland Garros (w/Lipsky)… In singles finished 2014 at career- WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES) best No .30, only Top 50 season of career . . has reached 2017: - / 10 2011: 157 / 56 2005: 223 / 141 two singles SFs, at 2012 Dallas and 2014 2016: - / 273 2010: 226 / 251 2004: 301 / 117 Birmingham… Has contested 31 Grand Slam singles 2015: 115 / 5 2009: 1004 / - 2005: 223 / 141 main draws, advancing to R16 three times (2008 and 2014: 29 / 31 2008: 55 / 21 2004: 301 / 117 2014 Australian Open, 2014 US Open)… Missed 2013: 131 / 10 2007: 78 / 123 2003: 275 / 224 majority of 2009 season (February to November) after 2012: 88 / 67 2006: 172 / 121 2002: 458 / 545 undergoing left shoulder surgery… Missed end of 2015 season due to concussion sustained at Beijing, CAREER FINALS forcing withdrawal from WTA Finals (w/Shvedova)… DOUBLES - Winner (7): 2017 - Birmingham, Strasbourg, On ITF Circuit has won 20 singles and 22 doubles Kuala Lumpur (all w/Barty); 2015 - Madrid (w/Shvedova); titles… Junior highlights include winning 2003 2014 - Strasbourg (w/Barty); 2013 - Pattaya City (w/Date- Australian Open doubles title (w/Szili) . Krumm), Birmingham (w/Barty) . Finalist (13): 2017 - Roland Garros, Eastbourne, New Haven PERSONAL INFORMATION (all w/Barty); 2015 - Charleston (w/Jurak), Roland Garros, Father, Kim, is a mechanic; mother, Nita, is a Cincinnati, US Open (all w/Shvedova); 2014 - Birmingham receptionist; sister's name is Brooke, brother's name (w/Barty); 2013 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open is Ben . . Began playing tennis at age 7 . . Favorite (all w/Barty); 2009 - Sydney (w/Dechy); 2008 - Roland movie is Dirty Dancing; favorite TV show is One Tree Garros (w/Schiavone) . Hill . . Favorite country to visit is Japan . . Enjoys Aussie Rules Football and is a mad Carlton supporter . . Loves MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2011 - Roland Garros summer, the beach and spending time with family (w/Lipsky) . and friends . . Is also a qualified beauty therapist .

ADDITIONAL- Australian Fed Cup Team, 2006-08, 2010, WTA FINALS HISTORY 2012-15, 2017; Australian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 . Doubles (0-1): 2017 Earned a spot in the year-end finale in 2015 (w/ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Shvedova) but was forced to withdraw after Ended 2017 ranked No .10 in doubles for third Top 10 suffering a concussion earlier that year . . Made finish in last five years… Career-best year end finish debut appearance in 2017 (w/Barty), losing to came in 2015 at No .5… Enjoyed successful return to runner-ups Bertens/Larsson in first round . tennis in 2017 with countrywoman Barty after limited

GRAND SLAM DOUBLES HISTORY Overall: 68 - 37 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 16-13 QF - 2r 2r F 1r - 1r SF 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r ROLAND GARROS 21-7 F - F QF 1r 2r 3r - - F - - - - WIMBLEDON 19-8 QF - QF QF F 2r 1r 1r - SF - - - - US OPEN 12-9 2r - F 1r F 1r 1r - - 1r 2r - - 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 57 KAZ

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 18-OCT-1993 (ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.72 M) PLAYS 31 89 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 12-JAN-2015 08-JUN-2015

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Third Top 100 season in past four years… Made Career Prize Money: $1,862,587 successful comeback from wrist surgery, finishing Career W-L: 242 - 160 2017 at No .66… Won first career title, at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d . Kato in F)… Also reached 3r at Wimbledon 2017 HIGHLIGHTS and made semifinals at WTA 125k Series event at W-L (Main Draw Only): 7 - 4 Dalian… Prior to 2017 only other career final, at 2014 Prize Money: $246,004 Osaka (l . Stosur)… Has reached quarterfinals or Won (1): Tokyo International better nine times in career, including in WTA main >> Won two ITF singles titles draw debut at 2009 Prague… Has played 12 career Grand Slam main draws, advancing to R16 twice, at WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2014 and 2015 Wimbledon… Began 2014 season 2017: 66 2014: 34 2011: 223 ranked No .163, then made Top 100 debut on March 2016: 148 2013: 164 2010: 173 31 and Top 50 debut on August 18… Owns two wins 2015: 52 2012: 265 2009: 206 against Top 10 opponents (No .7 Jankovic at 2010 Moscow, No .10 Petkovic at 2015 Dubai)… CAREER FINALS Participated in 2014 Rising Stars Invitational at WTA SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Tokyo International; Finals in Singapore… On ITF Circuit has won seven Finalist (1): 2014 - Osaka singles titles .

ADDITIONAL - Kazakhstan Fed Cup Team, 2009-11, PERSONAL INFORMATION 2015-16 . Mother is Aida Aubelova; sister is Alisa . . Started playing tennis at age 6 . . Mainly based in Guangzhou, ; lived in Czech Republic from age 5 to 12 . . Studying psychology at university via correspondence . . Hobbies include listening to music, playing chess, watching films, shopping and swimming . . Tennis idols growing up were Martina Hingis, Justine Henin and Serena Williams .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 16 - 12 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 3 - 1r 3r 3r ROLAND GARROS 2 - 3 - 2r 2r 1r WIMBLEDON 8 - 4 3r 1r 4r 4r US OPEN 2 - 2 - - 1r 3r

58 OCÉANE DODIN FRA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 24-OCT-1996 (LILLE, FRANCE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 0” (1.83 M) PLAYS 46 375 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 12-JUN-2017 23-OCT-2017

CAREER ranking of No .132 – made Top 100 debut as a result Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 (week of September 19)… Run at Québec City formed Career Prize Money: $862,031 centrepiece of a 16-match win streak that began with Career W-L: 184 - 111 title $25k ITF/Barcelona-ESP and concluded with semifinal effort at $25k ITF/Clermont-Ferrand-FRA… 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Also a quarterfinalist at 2016 Linz (as qualifier, l . W-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 15 Keys)… Ended 2016 season by defeating Davis again Prize Money: $448,432 in final of $100k ITF/Poitiers-FRA, the eighth ITF SF (1): Washington DC Circuit singles title of her career… Player first tour- QF (1): Budapest level main draw match at (d . Riske in 1r, l . Ka .Pliskova in 2r)… Heading into 2018 WTA YEAR-END RANKING season has featured in nine Grand Slam main draws, 2017: 85 2014: 245 2011: 1170 best result is 2r on four occasions (2015 Australian 2016: 71 2013: 609 Open and US Open, 2017 Australian Open, Roland 2015: 150 2012: 767 Garros, and ); made Wimbledon main draw appearance in 2017 (l . Safarova)… Has posted CAREER FINALS fifteen wins against Top 100 players, three such wins SINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Québec City . coming at 2016 Linz . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS PERSONAL INFORMATION Posted second Top 100 season finish in 2017, reaching Currently Coached by Frederic Dodin… Is an only career high WTA singles ranking No .46 (week of June child… Started playing tennis with parents… Favorite 12)… Advanced to first Premier Mandatory R16 at surface is hardcourts… Favorite shot is serve… 2017 Madrid (l . Mladenovic)… Captured maiden WTA Enjoys fashion and reading fashion magazines… singles title at 2016 Québec City (d . Davis in F) on a Favorite player is Roger Federer .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 5 - 9 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 3 2r 1r 2r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - - US OPEN 2 - 2 2r - 2r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 59 YING-YING DUAN CHN

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 03-JUL-1989 (TIANJIN, CHINA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 1” (1.86 M) PLAYS 60 166 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 24-APR-2017 12-JUN-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Enjoyed first Top 100 season of career, finishing 2017 at Career Prize Money: $1,181,006 No .95… Reached QF as qualifier at Sydney (l . A . Career W-L: 275 - 164 Radwanska) and Kuala Lumpur (l . Linette)… Also reached SF at WTA 125k Series at Zhengzhou… Won first WTA 2017 HIGHLIGHTS singles title at International-level Nanchang (d . King in W-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 17 F)… Reached first two QFs of career in 2015, at Pattaya Prize Money: $500,922 City (l . eventual champion Hantuchova) and Tianjin (l . SF (2): Sydney, Kuala Lumpur Kovinic)… Finished R-Up at WTA 125K Series event in Suzhou, China in 2014 (l . Friedsam)… Made WTA WTA YEAR-END RANKING qualifying debut at 2010 Beijing and WTA main draw 2017: 95 2013: 173 2009: 400 debut at 2012 Guangzhou (l . Cirstea)… On ITF Circuit has 2016: 102 2012: 128 2008: 821 won 11 singles and one doubles title; most recently at 2015: 117 2011: 378 2007: 889 $25k ITF/Tianjin-CHN in July 2015 (d . Wang)… Played first 2014: 124 2010: 350 professional match on ITF Circuit in China in 2006 . CAREER FINALS PERSONAL INFORMATION SINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Nanchang . Trains with the Chinese national program . . Father works in the Subway company (was a basketball ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2017 . player); mother works in a hospital (was a handball player) . . Introduced to the sport by a friend . . Strength is her power; is working on her speed . . Favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is US Open . . Enjoys shopping and hanging out with friends . . Tennis idol is Roger Federer . . Goal is to reach Top 100

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 6 - 11 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 3 3r - 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r - - - - WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 1r 2r 2r - - US OPEN 2 - 4 2r 2r - 1r 1r

60 BEL

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 10-JAN-1986 (GEEL, ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 5” (1.65 M) PLAYS 13 38 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 05-AUG-2013 11-SEP-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 2 2017 marked eighth Top 100 season in past eight Career Prize Money: $3,813,714 years, including a Top 20 finish in 2013 (at No .20)… Career W-L: 452 - 323 Reached third WTA singles final of career at 2016 Monterrey (l . Watson)… Posted best win of career by 2017 HIGHLIGHTS ranking at 2016 Mallorca, defeating No .2 Muguruza in W-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 20 1r for fifth career win against a Top 5 opponent… Prize Money: $515,984 Represented Belgium at Rio Olympics, advancing to QF (2): Acapulco, New Haven R16 in singles – upset No .6 V .Williams in 1r – and >> Won doubles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/ reaching 2r in doubles (w/Wickmayer)… Posted 24 Cibulkova) main draw match wins in 2016, the most since 2013 when she won 32 matches… Passed $3 million in WTA YEAR-END RANKING career prize money in 2016… Achieved best Grand 2017: 76 2011: 194 2005: 201 Slam result at 2013 Wimbledon when she advanced 2016: 63 2010: 77 2004: 169 to semifinals (l . eventual champion Bartoli)… Won 2015: 93 2009: 81 2003: 363 first WTA singles title at Québec City in 2012 (d . 2014: 46 2008: 104 2002: 560 Hradecka in F) and was runner-up at 2013 2013: 20 2007: 363 2001: 1126 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l . Halep)… Made Top 100 debut 2012: 54 2006: 105 on September 11, 2006… Broke into Top 50 on January 14, 2013… Made Top 20 debut on June 10, CAREER FINALS 2013, climbing to career-high No .13 on August 5… SINGLES - Winner (1): 2012 - Québec City . Spent two months off tour in 2012 after life- Finalist (2): 2016 - Monterrey; 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . threatening blood clots were discovered in her calf… Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team that advanced to DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - ‘-s-Hertogenbosch (w/ competition final in 2006 (l . )… On ITF Circuit, Cibulkova); 2016 - Seoul (w/Larsson) won 12 singles and one doubles title… Junior highlights include winning the girls’ singles title at Finalist (2): 2017 - Nürnberg (w/Larsson), Luxembourg both Wimbledon and US Open in 2003, and being (w/Bouchard) named ITF Junior World Champion for the year .

ADDITIONAL - Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2003-13, 2015- PERSONAL INFORMATION 17 . Belgian Olympic Team, 2016 . Father’s name is Marino; mother’s name is Carly… Began playing tennis at age four… Speaks English, Dutch, French, German… Enjoys seeing movies, surfing the internet and hanging out with friends .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 30 - 36 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 9 1r 2r 1r 2r 4r - 1r 1r 2r - 1r - ROLAND GARROS 6 - 9 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r - 1r 2r 2r - - 2r WIMBLEDON 13 - 9 2r 2r 2r 3r SF - 1r 2r 3r - - 1r US OPEN 5 - 9 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - 1r 3r - - 2r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 61 CAROLINE GARCIA FRA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 16-OCT-1993 (SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.77 M) PLAYS 8 2 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 23-OCT-2017 24-OCT-2016

CAREER on clay at 2016 Strasbourg and grass at 2016 Mallorca… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 6 Is also a two-time WTA singles runner-up, reaching finals Career Prize Money: $7,381,221 in consecutive weeks at 2015 Acapulco and Monterrey (l . Career W-L: 262 - 204 Bacsinszky in both)… Won WTA 125K Series event at Limoges, France to close 2015 season… Enjoyed 2017 HIGHLIGHTS outstanding doubles season in 2016 partnering Kristina W-L (Main Draw Only): 48 - 22 Mladenovic – team won maiden Grand Slam singles title Prize Money: $3,427,150 at Roland Garros, becoming first all all-French team to win Won (2): Wuhan, Beijing in Paris since Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr in 1971… SF (5): Monterrey, Strasbourg, Mallorca, Bastad, WTA Finals Pair also reached title match at US Open (l . Mattek-Sands/ Safarova) among a total of eight finals reached in 2016 – WTA YEAR-END RANKING won at Charleston, Stuttgart and Madrid as well as Roland 2017: 8 2014: 38 2011: 146 Garros… Team of Garcia/Mladenovic qualified for 2016 2016: 23 2013: 75 2010: 280 WTA Finals in Singapore where they advanced to 2015: 35 2012: 138 2009: 681 semifinals (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova); duly finished season co-ranked No .2, a new career high for both CAREER FINALS players… Represented France at Rio Olympics in singles SINGLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Wuhan, Beijing; 2016 - (2r) and doubles (w/Mladenovic, 1r)… Member of French Strasbourg, Mallorca; 2014 - Bogotá . Fed Cup Team that advanced to 2016 competition final Finalist (2): 2015 - Acapulco, Monterrey . vs . Czech Republic… Participated in 2015 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational… Also qualified in doubles for DOUBLES - Winner (6): 2016 - Charleston, Stuttgart, 2015 WTA Finals (w/Srebotnik), but did not progress past Madrid, Roland Garros (all w/Mladenovic); 2015 - round-robin stage… Made tour-level main draw debut at Eastbourne (w/Srebotnik); 2014 - Bogotá (w/Arruabarrena) . 2011 Australian Open… In juniors, girls’ singles runner-up Finalist (10): 2016 - Sydney, Dubai, US Open, Beijing at 2011 US Open and was a semifinalist at the other three (w/Mladenovic); 2015 - Brisbane, Stuttgart, Toronto (all Grand Slam events… Played first professional match w/Srebotnik); 2014 - Wuhan (w/Black), Linz (w/Beck), aged 13 at an ITF event in France in 2007 . Moscow (w/Parra Santonja) . PERSONAL INFORMATION WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2015 - Limoges- Coached by father, Louis Paul Garcia… Mother is FRA . Doubles (1): 2013 - Taipei-TPE (w/Shvedova) . Marylene… Played many sports when she was younger and chose tennis because it was the one she enjoyed the ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2013-16 . most… Enjoys reading and spending time with family, and French Olympic Team, 2016 . a big sports fan… Best tennis memory is winning Limoges, Strasbourg, and the 2016 Roland Garros doubles title . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Enjoyed breakout year in 2017, winning first Premier-5 WTA FINALS HISTORY title (Wuhan) and debut Premier-Mandatory crown Singles (2-2): 2017 (Beijing) in back-to-back weeks… subsequently made Doubles (2-3): 2015-16 Top 10 debut and qualified for WTA Finals for first time in Made singles debut in 2017, advancing to the semifinal career… Titles at Wuhan (d . Barty in F) and Beijing (d . stage (l . V .Williams) . . Qualified in doubles twice, 2015 (w/ Halep in F) saw her win 11 matches in a row… Defeat of Srebotnik) and 2016 (w/Mladenovic) . Reached. the No .2 Halep in Beijing was best win rankings-wise of semifinals in 2016 . career… Broke into Top 10 (at No .9) after Beijing, and peaked at No .8 on October 23, 2017…Posted best result at a Grand Slam with QF run at Roland Garros (l . Ka . Pliskova)… Owns five career singles titles on three surfaces, on hard (2014 Bogotá, 2017 Wuhan and Beijing), GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 24 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 6 3r 1r 3r 1r 1r - 2r ROLAND GARROS 7 - 7 QF 2r 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r WIMBLEDON 7 - 5 4r 2r 1r 3r 2r - - US OPEN 5 - 5 3r 3r 1r 1r 2r - -

62 DARIA GAVRILOVA AUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 05-MAR-1994 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 5” (1.66 M) PLAYS 20 45 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 28-AUG-2017 25-SEP-2017

CAREER reigning World No .1, Kerber, in QF… Achieved best Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1 Grand Slam result of career to date by reaching R16 Career Prize Money: $2,668,473 at Australian Open in 2016 and 2017 – in 2016, Career W-L: 220 - 156 defeated seeds Kvitova and Mladenovic before falling to Suárez Navarro… Was seeded for the first 2017 HIGHLIGHTS time at the majors at 2017 Australian Open (at W-L (Main Draw Only): 33 - 24 No .22)… Quarterfinalist at two of the four Premier Prize Money: $983,115 Mandatory events in 2016 – Madrid and Beijing… Won (1): New Haven Reached first tour-level semifinal of career at 2015 R-Up (2): Strasbourg, Hong Kong Rome, as a qualifier (d . No .7 Ivanovic in 2r, l . eventual champion Sharapova)… Owns nine wins against Top WTA YEAR-END RANKING 10 opponents… Made Top 100 singles debut at 2017: 25 2014: 233 2011: 383 No .96 on March 23, 2015 and later that week 2016: 25 2013: 144 2010: 515 defeated No .2 Sharapova in 2r at Miami… Won 2015: 36 2012: 215 maiden WTA doubles title at 2015 Istanbul (w/ Svitolina) in first doubles final (now holds 1-2 record CAREER FINALS in doubles finals)… On ITF Circuit, winner of four SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - New Haven . singles titles, including two in consecutive weeks Finalist (3): 2017 - Strasbourg, Hong Kong; 2016 - Moscow . early 2015, as well as two doubles titles… Nominated for 2017 Newcombe Medal… Voted 2015 WTA DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Istanbul (w/Svitolina) . Newcomer of the Year… Tore ACL at end of 2013 and Finalist (2): 2017 - Tokyo PPO (w/Kasatkina); 2016 - missed first six months of 2014 season… Earned first Moscow (w/Kasatkina) . main draw match win at 2012 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . Wickmayer)… Made WTA main draw debut as a ADDITIONAL - Australian Fed Cup Team, 2016-17 . wildcard at 2010 Moscow… Former World No .1 Australian Olympic Team, 2016 . junior who won US Open girls’ singles title and Youth Olympics gold medal in Singapore in 2010 . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Second straight Top 30 season in 2017, finishing at PERSONAL INFORMATION No .25 for the second consecutive year… Captured Father’s name is Alexey; mother’s name is Natalia; maiden tour-level singles title at 2017 New Haven in younger brother is Stepan; has a pet dog (Beagle)… her career second Premier-level final (d . No .1 seed Introduced to tennis at age six by parents… Favorite A .Radwanska in SF, d . No .2 seed Cibulkova in F)… shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard… Best Was the first ever finalist at New Haven… Holds a 1-3 tennis memory is winning Youth Olympics in record in singles finals… Won a career-best 33 main Singapore and US Open juniors, and becoming draw matches in 2017… Australian No .2, behind World No .1 junior… Graduated from high school in Barty and ahead of Stosur… Achieved career-high 2010… Likes sushi, cheese, ramen, and SpongeBob singles ranking of No .20 on August 28, 2017 and SquarePants… Idols when growing up were the became Australia’s No .1 on June 12, 2017 for a total and Kim Clijsters… Switched of 19 weeks… Advanced to first WTA singles final at nationality (and representation) from Russia to 2016 Moscow (l . Kuznetsova), coming off SF run at Australia in December 2015 . Hong Kong where she recorded first win over a

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 10 - 13 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 4 4r 4r 1r - 2r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 3 1r 1r 2r - - WIMBLEDON 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r - - US OPEN 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r - -

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 63 CAMILA GIORGI ITA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 30-DEC-1991 (MACERATA, ITALY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 6” (1.68 M) PLAYS 30 -- RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 27-JUL-2015

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Finished 2017 ranked No .79, up from No .83 in 2017… Career Prize Money: $2,425,082 No .1 of two Italian women in year-end Top 100, in Career W-L: 296 - 212 front of Schiavone… Six successive Top 100 seasons… In 2016 reached final at Katowice for the third time (l . 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Cibulkova); previously, lost title bouts to Cornet in W-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 13 2014 and Schmiedlova in 2015… Reached four Prize Money: $374,444 additional quarterfinals in 2016, at Hobart (l . SF (1): Shenzhen Bouchard), Prague (l . Ka .Pliskova), Washington, DC (l . QF (3): Biel, Prague, Birmingham Davis) and Seoul (l . Zhang)… Won first career title at 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . Bencic in F)… Runner-up WTA YEAR-END RANKING at 2014 Linz (l . Ka . Pliskova)… Made Top 100 debut on 2017: 79 2013: 93 2009: 285 July 9, 2012 and broke into Top 50 on May 26, 2014… 2016: 83 2012: 79 2008: 480 Owns seven wins over Top 10 opponents, the most 2015: 34 2011: 149 2007: 883 recent against No .5 Svitolina (2017 Birmingham)… 2014: 35 2010: 244 2006: 944 From 15 starts, has reached R16 on two occasions at Grand Slams – 2012 Wimbledon (as qualifier, l . A . CAREER FINALS Radwanska) and 2013 US Open (as qualifier, l . Vinci)… SINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . Made tour-level main draw debut as a qualifier at Finalist (4): 2016 - Katowice; 2015 - Katowice; 2014 - 2011 Wimbledon… On ITF Circuit, winner of five Katowice, Linz . singles titles .

ADDITIONAL - Italian Fed Cup Team, 2014-16 . PERSONAL INFORMATION Mother’s name is Claudia; brothers are Leandro and Amadeus; sister is Antonela… Began playing tennis at age five at a local club (introduced to the sport by father)… Favorite surface is hardcourts… Favorite film director is Pedro Almodovar; favorite book is The Diary Of Anne Frank… Loves the color pink… Also enjoys boxing, soccer and MotoGP… Most relaxing place to be is the Bahamas .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 20 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 5 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 5 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r - - WIMBLEDON 10 - 7 3r 1r 3r 2r 3r 4r 1r US OPEN 4 - 6 1r 1r 2r 1r 4r 1r -

64 JULIA GOERGES GER

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 02-NOV-1988 (BAD OLDESLOE, GERMANY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.80M) PLAYS 14 12 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-NOV-2017 22-AUG-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 5 Posted career-high ranking and best year-end finish in Career Prize Money: $6,635,075 2017, at No .14… Second Top 20 finish of career (No .18 Career W-L: 399 - 285 in 2012)… Reached a career-high five finals across last season, winning Moscow (d . Kasatkina in F) and 2017 HIGHLIGHTS biggest title of career at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (d . W-L (Main Draw Only): 48 - 23 Vandeweghe in F)… Titles came in back-to-back Prize Money: $1,654,966 tournaments, winning nine matches in a row… Won (2): Moscow, WTA Elite Trophy Finished R-Up at Mallorca (l . Sevastova), Bucharest (l . R-Up (3): Mallorca, Bucharest, Washington DC Begu) and Washington, DC (l . Makarova)… Moscow title was first since 2011 Stuttgart, having also won WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2010 Bad Gastein… Posted joint-best Grand Slam 2017: 14 2012: 18 2007: 131 result in 2017, making R16 at US Open… Reached one 2016: 54 2011: 21 2006: 425 final in 2016, at Auckland (l . Stephens)… Enjoyed best 2015: 50 2010: 40 2005: 1118 doubles season to date in 2016, reaching final at Indian 2014: 75 2009: 78 Wells (w/Ka . Plishkova) and qualifying for the WTA 2013: 73 2008: 102 Finals for the first time… Set new career-high doubles rank of No .12 on August 22, 2016… At Grand Slam CAREER FINALS level, advanced to R16 on five occasions: 2012-13, SINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Moscow, WTA Elite 2015 Australian Open, 2015 Roland Garros and 2017 Trophy; 2011 - Stuttgart; 2010 - Bad Gastein . US Open… Runner-up in mixed doubles at 2014 Finalist (7): 2017 - Mallorca, Bucharest, Washington DC; Roland Garros (w/Zimonjic)… In 2011, posted wins 2016 - Auckland; 2012 - Dubai, Linz; 2010 - Luxembourg . over World No .1 Wozniacki in consecutive weeks (Stuttgart final and Madrid)… Made WTA main draw DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2015 - New Haven (w/ debut as a qualifier at 2007 Doha… Played first events Hradecka); 2012 - Bad Gastein (w/Craybas); 2010 - of career on ITF Circuit in Germany in 2005… Copenhagen (w/Groenefeld), Seoul (w/Hercog); 2009 - Portoroz (w/Uhlirova) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Finalist (11): 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Ka Pliskova);. 2014 Father is Klaus, mother is Inge (both work in an - Québec City (w/Hlavackova); 2013 - Auckland (w/ insurance office); older sister is Maike… Began Shvedova), Stanford (w/Jurak); 2012 - Auckland (w/ playing tennis at age six… Favorite surfaces are Pennetta), Stuttgart (w/Groenefeld), Linz (w/Zahlavova hard and clay… Inspired by Martina Hingis… Strycova); 2011 - Bad Gastein (w/Gajdosova), Linz Favorite tournament is Australian Open; enjoys (w/Groenefeld); 2010 - Palermo (w/Craybas); 2009 - visiting … Favorite singer is Michael Istanbul (w/Schnyder) . Jackson… Favorite actors are Hugh Grant and Liam Neeson; favorite TV shows are daily soap operas on MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2014 - Roland Garros German TV, especially on RTL (a TV channel in (w/Zimonjic) . Germany)… Career goal in tennis is to get better and better, step by step . ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2010- 17; German Olympic Team, 2012 . WTA FINALS HISTORY Doubles (0-1): 2016 Qualified for the WTA Finals with Karolina Pliskova in 2016 . . Lost opening match (QF, l . Garcia/Mladenovic) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 37 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 15 - 9 2r 2r 4r 2r 4r 4r 3r 2r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 10 - 9 1r 2r 4r 2r 1r 3r 3r 2r 1r - - WIMBLEDON 5 - 10 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 3r 1r 1r 2r - US OPEN 7 - 11 4r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 65 BRA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 30-MAY-1996 (SAO PAULO, BRAZIL) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6'0" (1.85 M) PLAYS 58 106 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 25-SEP-2017 30-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 2 Breakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 Career Prize Money: $451,293 season of career at No .65… Only Brazilian to finish in Career W-L: 203 - 109 Top 300… Runner-up at Seoul (l . Ostapenko)… Other highlights included quarterfinal at Prague and 2r at 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Wimbledon… Posted career-best ranking of No .58 on W-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 11 September 25, 2017… Won first WTA doubles title at Prize Money: $301,172 2015 Bogotá (w/Goncalves, d . Falconi/Rogers)… In R-Up (1): Seoul July 2015, suffered a shoulder injury at the Pan >> Won two ITF singles titles American Games in Toronto, was forced to have >> Won doubles title at Bogota (w/Podoroska) surgery and miss remainder of season… Won first WTA match at 2013 Florianopolis (d . Hsu, l . Czink)… WTA YEAR-END RANKING Owns eight singles and seven doubles titles on ITF 2017: 65 2014: 335 2011: 746 Circuit… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2012 Québec 2016: 198 2013: 288 City (l . El Tabakh) . 2015: 198 2012: 582 PERSONAL INFORMATION CAREER FINALS Born in Rio de Janeiro, but now lives in Sao Paulo . SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Seoul . Moved alone to southern Brazil at 13 to concentrate on career… Introduced to tennis by mother DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Bogotá (w/Podoroska); aged five… Favorite surface is clay . 2015 - Bogotá (w/Goncalves) .

ADDITIONAL - Brazilian Fed Cup Team, 2012, 2015-16 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 1 - 3 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r WIMBLEDON 1- 1 2r US OPEN 0 - 1 1r

66 SIMONA HALEP ROU

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 27-SEP-1991 (CONSTANTA, ROMANIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 6” (1.68 M) PLAYS 1 71 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 09-OCT-2017 15-MAY-2017

CAREER last season, at Rome (l . Svitolina), Roland Garros (l . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 15 / 0 Ostapenko), Cincinnati (l . Muguruza) and Beijing (l . Career Prize Money: $20,736,015 Garcia)… Loss at Roland Garros was second time Career W-L: 404 - 185 reaching title match in Paris (l . Sharapova in 2014)… Other best Slam results are making SF at 2014 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Wimbledon and 2015 US Open… Winner of 15 WTA W-L (Main Draw Only): 45 - 17 singles titles… Reached first career final at 2010 Fés in Prize Money: $5,275,227 just her third main draw appearance… Made Top 100 Won (1): Madrid debut on July 12, 2010 and broke into Top 50 on R-Up (4): Rome, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, Beijing September 12, 2011… Entered Top 10 on January 27, >> Finished 2017 as WTA World No .1 2014, and then Top 5 on March 17, 2014… Is highest ranked Romanian player in WTA history (previously WTA YEAR-END RANKING No .7 Spirlea)… Qualified four times for WTA Finals in 2017: 1 2013: 11 2009: 210 Singapore (2014-17), reaching final in 2014 (l . S . 2016: 4 2012: 47 2008: 352 Williams, having defeated the World No .1 in the round 2015: 2 2011: 53 robin stage)… Named 2013 WTA Most Improved 2014: 3 2010: 81 Player after winning her first six WTA titles and rising to year-end No .11 (dipped as low was No .64 in May)… CAREER FINALS Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Marbella as a SINGLES - Winner (15): 2017 - Madrid; 2016 - Madrid, qualifier, reaching quarterfinals… Former junior World Bucharest, ; 2015 - Shenzhen, Dubai, Indian No .1… Won Roland Garros girls’ singles title in 2008 . Wells; 2014 - Doha, Bucharest; 2013 - Nürnberg, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Budapest, New Haven, Moscow, PERSONAL INFORMATION Sofia . Aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is serve; Finalist (12): 2017 - Rome, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, likes all surfaces… Speaks Romanian, English… Beijing; 2015 - Toronto, Cincinnati; 2014 - Madrid, Roland Enjoys music, movies and handball . . Favorite food Garros, WTA Finals; 2012 - Brussels; 2011 - Fès; 2010 - Fès . is pasta; favorite drink is orange juice… Favorite city is Paris; favorite tournament is Roland Garros… DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2016 - Montreal (w/Niculescu) . Tennis idols are Justine Henin and Roger Federer .

ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, WTA FINALS HISTORY 2012, 2014-17; Romanian Olympic Team, 2012 . Singles (6-8): 2014-17 Played in WTA Finals four consecutive years . . Advanced to CAREER HIGHLIGHTS the final on debut in 2014 (def . S .Williams in round-robin Finished 2017 as the year-end World No .1… Ascended play, but l . S .Williams in championship match) . to the No .1 spot for first time in career on October 9, 2017… Fourth consecutive Top 5 finish… Defended Madrid title in 2017 (d . Mladenovic in F)… Was third Premier Mandatory title of career after 2015 Indian Wells and 2016 Madrid… Reached a further four finals

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 58 - 30 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 10 - 7 1r 1r QF QF 1r 1r 3r - ROLAND GARROS 17- 8 F 4r 2r F 1r 1r 2r 1r WIMBLEDON 15 - 7 QF QF 1r SF 2r 1r 2r - US OPEN 16 - 8 1r QF SF 3r 4r 2r 2r 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 28-NOV-1994 (AICHI, JAPAN) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5 ‘ 4” (1.63M) PLAYS 56 43 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 18-JAN-2016 31-JUL-2017

CAREER Kalashnikova) – also had three semifinal runs in Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1 doubles in 2017 (Nanchang, Istanbul and Taipei)… Career Prize Money: $955,417 In 2016 reached final at Tashkent (l . Kr .Pliskova) for Career W-L: 184 - 130 second consecutive year, having won her maiden WTA title there in 2015 (d . Vekic in F) on what was 2017 HIGHLIGHTS just her second main draw appearance at WTA W-L (Main Draw Only): 10 - 17 level… Became 10th Japanese player to win a WTA Prize Money: $408,193 singles title… Also in 2016, reached semifinals at R-Up (2): Kuala Lumpur, Nanchang WTA 125K Series event in Bol, (l . Hercog) and reached three additional quarterfinals: Auckland (l . WTA YEAR-END RANKING Goerges), Istanbul (l . Buyukakcay) and Florianopolis 2017: 92 2015: 78 2013: 291 (l . Begu)… Reached career-high ranking of No .56 2016: 84 2014: 207 2012: 578 on January 18, 2016… Made main draw debut at all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2016, but did not CAREER FINALS pass 1r at any… Recorded first career win over a Top SINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Tashkent . 20 opponent at 2016 Hong Kong – d . No .18 Stosur Finalist (3): 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Nanchang; 2016 - in 1r… Broke into Top 100 for first time in October Tashkent . 2015, following Tashkent triumph… Won first career main draw match at 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open]… DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Monterrey (w/Rosolska) Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2012 Finalist (1): Tashkent (w/Kalishnikova) and is the winner of seven singles titles and five doubles titles . ADDITIONAL - Japanese Fed Cup Team, 2016; Japanese Olympic Team, 2016 . PERSONAL INFORMATION Named after former WTA Top 20 player Naoko CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Sawamatsu; brother is named after former ATP player Third Top 100 season in 2017, at No .92… Japanese ; says family is tennis crazy… Prefers No .2 of two women in year-end Top 100; behind hardcourts, but as a child dreamed of playing at Osaka… 2017 singles season highlighted by her Wimbledon… Started playing tennis at age 10… finals run at Kuala Lumpur (l . Barty) and Nanchang (l . Enjoys watching Anne Hathaway movies The Devil Peng)… Posted three Top 50 wins in 2017 including Wears Prada and The Princess Diaries, as well as wins over No .10 Svitolina, No .37 Kr . Pliskova and Japanese TV dramas and reality shows . No .36 Bellis… In doubles, won 2017 Monterrey (w/Rosolska) and had a finals run is Tashkent (w/

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 1 - 8 W - L 17 16 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 0 - 2 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 0 - 2 1r 1r US OPEN 1 - 2 2r 1r

68 ANDREA SESTINI HLAVACKOVA CZE

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 10-AUG-1986 (PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 81/2” (1.74 M) PLAYS 58 3 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 10-SEP-2012 22-OCT-2012

CAREER final in each of past 10 seasons… Two-time Grand Slam Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 25 doubles champion, at 2011 Roland Garros and 2013 US Career Prize Money: $4,474,394 Open (both w/Hradecka)… Also reached finals at 2012 Career W-L: 357 - 315 (singles); 480 - 224 (doubles) Wimbledon, 2012 US Open, and 2016 Australian Open (all w/Hradecka)… Silver medalist, w/Hradecka, at 2017 DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS London Olympics in 2012 (l . Williams/Williams) and lost W-L (Doubles): 60 - 19 bronze medal play-off at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/ Prize Money: $866,512 Hradecka, l . Safarova/Strycova)… Qualified for WTA >> Reached 10 doubles finals winning titles with Finals on three occasions (all w/Hradecka), advancing to Peng (Shenzhen) and Babos (Rabat, Quebec City, final in 2012 (l . Kirilenko/Petrova), semifinals in 2015, and Tashkent, Moscow, WTA Finals) quarterfinals in 2016… Contributed to Czech Fed Cup victories in 2012 and 2014… Won mixed doubles title at WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / 2013 US Open (w/Mirnyi)… In singles, finished 2012 at DOUBLES) career-best No .65 for only Top 100 season… Reached 2017: 473 / 5 2012: 65 / 3 2007: 238 / 99 sole WTA singles final of career at 2013 Bad Gastein (l . 2016: 274 / 9 2011: 112 / 14 2006: 226 / 236 Meusburger)… Best singles result in Grand Slam play 2015: 155 / 20 2010: 106 / 45 2005: 341 / 543 was R16 run at 2012 US Open (l . S .Williams)… Made WTA 2014: 169 / 15 2009: 158 / 59 2004: 443 / 256 singles main draw debut at 2005 Prague… On ITF Circuit, 2013: 134 / 11 2008: 227 / 71 2003: 686 / - winner of eight singles and 19 doubles titles… Crowned ITF World Junior Doubles Champion in 2003 . CAREER FINALS SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2013 - Bad Gastein . PERSONAL INFORMATION Father, Jan, is a master brewer (two family generations DOUBLES - Winner (25): 2017 - Shenzhen (w/Peng), Rabat, before him were general directors of brewery in famous Tashkent, Quebec City, Moscow, WTA Finals (all w/Babos); 2016 - beer town of Plzen)… Mother, Jana, is a doctor; older Prague (w/Gasparyan), Nottingham (w/Peng), Québec City, Moscow sister is Jana… . . Married Fabrizio Sestini, who works in (both w/Hradecka); 2014 - Beijing (w/Peng); 2013 - Budapest, US member relations department at the WTA . . Aggressive Open (both w/Hradecka); 2012 - Auckland, Memphis, Cincinnati, style of play… Didn’t have an idol growing up but was Luxembourg (all w/Hradecka); 2011 - Fès (w/Voracova), Brussels motivated by reading ’s book; also admires (w/Voskoboeva), Roland Garros (w/Hradecka); 2010 - Brisbane (w/ Williams sisters… Enjoys playing singles and doubles… Hradecka); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Hradecka); 2008 - Prague, Bad Stopped university half way through law degree to Gastein, (all w/Hradecka); 2007 - Prague (w/Cetkovska) . focus on tennis career… Interested in interior design… Finalist (19): 2017 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/Babos), Australian Loves to watch movies… Has written Writes a monthly Open, Dubai (both w/Peng); 2016 - Australian Open (w/Hradecka); column in the leading Czech tennis magazine and 2015 - Acapulco, Birmingham, Linz (all w/Hradecka); 2014 - Québec commentated for BBC Radio at select tournaments… City (w/Goerges); 2013 - Paris [Indoors], Charleston (both w/Huber), Interested in pursuing work in television after playing Québec City (w/Hradecka); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics, New career… Runs a charity launched in 2012 called the Haven, US Open, WTA Finals (all w/Hradecka); 2011 - Memphis (w/ Andrea Hlavackova Foundation, which raises money for Hradecka), Palermo (w/Zakopalova) . challenged children and their families

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2013 - US Open (w/Mirnyi) . WTA FINALS HISTORY Doubles (5-4): 2012, 2015-17 ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2012-14; Czech Qualified for year-end finale on four occasions, in two Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 . different cities and with two different partners: Hradecka (2012, 2015-16) and Babos (2017) . . Advanced CAREER HIGHLIGHTS to the final in 2012 (l .Kirilenko/Petrova), semifinals in Second Top 10 doubles season in 2016, at No .9, and sixth 2015 (l .Muguruza/Suarez Navarro) and captured the successive Top 20 finish… Reached at least one doubles title in 2017 . GRAND SLAM DOUBLES HISTORY Overall Doubles: 94 - 36 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 24-9 F F 3r QF 2r SF 2r 3r 2r ROLAND GARROS 24-8 2r QF SF 1r SF SF W 3r 1r WIMBLEDON 21-11 3r 3r 2r SF QF F 1r 2r 1r US OPEN 25-8 QF 3r 3r QF W F QF 1r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 21-MAY-1985 (PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.77 M) PLAYS 41 4 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BOTH SIDES) 06-JUNE-2011 22-OCT-2012

CAREER ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2010-16; Czech Olympic Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 21 Team, 2012, 2016 . Career Prize Money: $4,994,206 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career W-L: 488 - 326 (singles); 509 - 216 (doubles) Finished 2017 at No .14 in WTA doubles rankings… Owns two Top 10 doubles finishes, most recently in 2016 (at No .10)… Reached five 2017 DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS doubles finals across 2017 (all w/Siniakova), however failed to add to W-L: 19-17 (singles); 27 - 16 (doubles) haul of 21 titles… First season since 2005 without a doubles titles… Prize Money: $512,805 Team of Hradecka/Siniakova were losing finalists at US Open (l . Y . QF (1): Quebec City Chan/Hingis), Premier-Mandatory Indian Wells (l . Y .Chan/Hingis), >> Reached five doubles finals with Siniakova, Charleston (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova), Taipei City (l . H .Chan/Y .Chan) including US Open and Prague (l . Groenefeld/Pesche)… Team qualified for WTA Finals >> Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Siniakova) but had to however were forced to withdraw with Hradecka suffering from left withdraw due to injury knee injury… Won two doubles titles in 2016, at Québec City and Moscow (both w/Hlavackova)… Team of Hlavackova/Hradecka WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES) reached their fifth Grand Slam final at 2016 Australian Open (l . Hingis/ 2017: 184 / 14 2012: 46 / 4 2007: 241 / 67 Mirza) and were semifinalists at the Rio Olympics, losing bronze 2016: 170 / 10 2011: 51 / 15 2006: 174 / 53 medal play-off to countrywomen Safarova/Strycova… Member of 2015: 53 / 17 2010: 111 / 38 2005: 204 / 87 Czech Fed Cup squad that won fifth title in six years by defeating 2014: 157 / 22 2009: 65 / 42 2004: 258 / 593 France in 2016 final… Hlavackova/Hradecka have qualified for the 2013: 150 / 14 2008: 119 / 51 2003: 410 / - WTA Finals on three occasions: 2012 (l . Kirilenko/Petrova in F), 2015 (SF) and again in 2016 (QF)… Winner of 21 doubles titles including CAREER FINALS Grand Slam wins at 2011 Roland Garros and 2013 US Open (both w/ SINGLES - Finalist (7): 2015 - Prague; 2013 - Strasbourg; 2012 - Québec Hlavackova)… Silver medalist at London Olympics in 2012 (w/ City; 2011 - Barcelona; 2009 - Strasbourg, Istanbul; 2008 - Bad Gastein . Hlavackova, l . Williams/Williams)… Has been a singles finalist seven times, most recently in hometown of Prague in 2015 (l . Ka .Pliskova)… DOUBLES - Winner (21): 2016 - Québec City, Moscow (both w/ Best singles result at a Grand Slam is 3r at 2015 Australian Open – Hradecka); 2015 - New Haven (w/Goerges); 2014 - Québec City (w/ defeated No .5 Ivanovic en route; l . Goerges… In mixed doubles, won Lucic-Baroni); 2013 - Budapest, US Open (both w/Hlavackova); 2012 2013 Roland Garros (w/Cermak) and has reached two further finals… - Auckland, Memphis, Cincinnati, Luxembourg (all w/Hlavackova); Made WTA singles main draw debut at 2006 Budapest… On ITF 2011 - Roland Garros (w/Hlavackova), Bad Gastein (w/Birnerova); Circuit, winner of 19 singles titles and 34 doubles titles . 2010 - Brisbane (w/Hlavackova), Bad Gastein (w/Medina Garrigues); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Hlavackova), Istanbul (w/Voracova); 2008 PERSONAL INFORMATION - Prague, Bad Gastein (both w/Hlavackova); 2007 - Bad Gastein, Father’s name is Karel (was a chef, now a tennis coach); mother’s Portoroz (both w/Voracova); 2006 - Portoroz (w/Voracova) . name is Pavla (a nurse); sister is Petra (10 years older)… Started Finalist (23): 2017 - Taipei City, Indian Wells, Charleston, Prague, playing tennis at age four when father and sister took her to local US Open (all w/Siniakova); 2015 - Australian Open (w/Hlavackova); courts (sister was already playing)… Aggressive style of play; favorite 2015 - Acapulco, Birmingham, Linz (all w/Hlavackova), Bad Gastein surface is clay… Speaks Czech, English and a little bit of German… (w/Arruabarrena); 2014 - Auckland (w/Krajicek), Luxembourg (w/ Favorite types of music are pop, house and electronic… Also enjoys Krejcikova); 2013 - Québec City (w/Hlavackova); 2012 - Wimbledon, swimming, roller skating, skiing… Favorite city is hometown of Olympics, New Haven, US Open, WTA Finals (all w/Hlavackova); 2011 Prague; also likes New York City . - Memphis (w/Hlavackova), Luxembourg (w/Makarova); 2010 - Fès (w/Voracova); 2009 - New Haven (w/Benesova); 2006 - Budapest (w/ WTA FINALS HISTORY Voracova) . Doubles (2-5): 2012, 2015, 2016 Competed at WTA Finals three times, all w/Hlavackova, in two MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2013 - Roland Garros (w/Cermak) . different cities: Istanbul (2012) and Singapore (2015, 2016)… Finalist (2): 2015 - Roland Garros (w/Matkowski); 2013 - Australian Advanced to final in 2012 (l Kirilenko/Petrova), semifinals in 2015 (l Open (w/Cermak) . Muguruza/Suárez Navarro) and lost in opener in 2016 (l . Makarova/ Vesnina) . . Qualified in 2017 (w/Siniakova) but withdrew due to injury . GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 9 - 26 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 7 - 1r 3r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 - 1r 2r - 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r WIMBLEDON 0 - 6 - - 1r - 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 1 - 6 - - 1r - 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r

70 HSIEH SU-WEI TPE

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 04-JAN-1986 (KAOHSIUNG, CHINESE TAIPEI) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.69 M) PLAYS 23 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BOTH SIDES) 25-FEB-2013 12-MAY-2014

CAREER Johanna Konta in 1r at 2017 Roland Garros (l . Garcia Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 19 in 3r)… Best Grand Slam singles result is reaching R16 Career Prize Money: $4,746,858 at 2008 Australian Open (as qualifier, l . Henin)… Career W-L: 430 - 264 singles, 411 - 220 doubles Owns two tour-level singles titles, winning at both Kuala Lumpur (d . Martic in F) and Guangzhou (d . 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Robson in F) in 2012 . Ended that season at a career- W-L (Main Draw Only): 8 - 15 high year-end ranking of No .25… Just second player Prize Money: $433,264 from Chinese Taipei to win a tour-level singles title QF (1): Nanchang (Wang Shi-Ting won six titles in 1990s) . . Achieved 12 >> Won doubles titles at Budapest (w/Kalashnikova) wins over Top 50 opponents in career, including two and Biel (w/Niculescu) Top 20 victory, against No . 8 Konta at 2017 Roland Garros and No .20 Bammer at 2008 Australian Open… WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / Qualified for 2012 Tournament of Champions-Sofia DOUBLES) (went 1-2 in round robin play) . . Owns 19 tour-level 2017: 96 / 32 2011: 172 / 35 2005: 154 / 135 doubles titles, with a further eight runner-up 2016: 97 / 96 2010: 361 / 46 2004: 426 / 166 finishes… Won two doubles titles in 2017 (Biel w/ 2015: 107 / 26 2009: 318 / 9 2003: 653 / 523 Niculescu and Budapest w/Kalashnikova)… two-time 2014: 144 / 5 2008: 79 / 53 2002: 262 / 199 Grand Slam doubles champion, winning 2013 2013: 85 / 3 2007: 143 / 46 2001: 165 / 513 Wimbledon and 2014 Roland Garros (both w/Peng)… 2012: 25 / 25 2006: 140 / 102 Also with Peng, qualified twice in doubles at WTA Finals, emerging as champions in 2013 (d . Makarova/ CAREER FINALS Vesnina in F) and runners-up in 2014 (l . Black/Mirza in SINGLES - Winner (2): 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou . F)… Became first player from Chinese Taipei (male or female) to achieve the WTA World No .1 doubles DOUBLES - Winner (19): 2017 - Biel (w/Niculescu), ranking on May 12, 2014 – held the top spot for five Budapest (w/Kalashnikova); 2014 - Doha, Indian Wells, non-consecutive weeks… On ITF Circuit, winner of 26 Roland Garros (all w/Peng); 2013 - Rome, Wimbledon, singles titles and 22 doubles titles… Played first Cincinnati, Guangzhou, WTA Finals (all w/Peng); 2012 professional tournament at ITF level in New Zealand - Birmingham (w/Babos); 2011 - Guangzhou (w/S . in 2001; started career by winning first 33 matches Zheng); 2009 - Sydney, Rome, Beijing (all w/Peng); (mix of ITF and tour level) . 2008 - Bali (w/Peng), Seoul (w/Chuang); 2007 - Beijing, Seoul (both w/Chuang) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Finalist (8): 2017 - Cincinnati (w/Niculescu); 2015 Father is Hsieh Tze-Lung; mother is Ho Fom-Ju; has six - Doha (w/Mirza); 2014 - WTA Finals (w/Peng); 2008 - siblings . . Born and grew up in Kaohsiung; introduced Pattaya City (w/King), Cincinnati (w/Shvedova); 2007 to tennis by father at age five in Hsin-Chu; now lives - Auckland (w/S .Uberoi), Bangalore (w/Kudryavtseva); and trains in Taipei . . Enjoys playing singles, doubles 2004 - Seoul (w/Chuang) . and mixed doubles . . Interests include listening to music, reading, writing, shopping, taking pictures and ADDITIONAL - Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Team, 2003, cooking . . Favorite tournament is Roland Garros . . 2006-08, 2010, 2012, 2015-16; Chinese Taipei Olympic Idolized Stefanie Graf and growing up . Team, 2012 . WTA FINALS HISTORY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Doubles (3-1): 2013, 2014 Posted second consecutive Top 100 year-end singles Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles twice, on both rankings (No . 96) in 2017 after a two year absence, for occasions w/Peng… Team won title on event debut at fifth Top 100 finish of her career… Contested main Istanbul in 2013 (d . Makarova/Vesnina in F) and draw at three out of the four Grand Slams in 2017, fell finished runners-up at Singapore in 2014 (l . Black/ in qualifying at US Open… Defeated No .8 ranked Mirza in F) . GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 16 - 27 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 6 2r 2r - 1r 2r - - - 1r 4r - - - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 3r 2r - - 1r 1r - - - 1r 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 9 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r - - - 2r 1r 1r - US OPEN 2 - 5 - 1r - - 2r 1r - - - 2r - - 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 28-AUG-1994 (KSAR EL HELLAR, TUNISIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 6” (1.67 M) PLAYS 83 698 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 02-OCT-2017 13-SEP-2010

CAREER Star for 2015… Reached the 2r at 2015 Indian Wells; Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 best finish at premier mandatory… During 2014 Career Prize Money: $659,771 season reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl . US Career W-L: 220 - 120 Open) and in qualifying three times (incl . Roland Garros and Wimbledon); won one singles title on ITF 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Circuit… 2013 season highlighted by a quarterfinals W-L (Main Draw Only): 9 - 11 run at Baku; reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in Prize Money: $348,221 qualifying three times (incl . Wimbledon, US Open); QF (1): Taipei City won four singles titles on ITF Circuit… Member of the Tunisian Olympic Team in 2012 and 2016… Played WTA YEAR-END RANKING first two WTA main draws in 2012, falling 1r at Doha 2017: 88 2014: 146 2011: 1209 (as WC) and Olympics; fell in qualifying twice (incl . 2016: 193 2013: 139 2010: 601 Roland Garros)… In 2010 won two singles titles and 2015: -- 2012: 264 one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Played first event of career at 2008 ITF/El Menzah-TUN . CAREER FINALS SINGLES - Quarterfinals (2): 2017 - Taipei City; 2013 - PERSONAL INFORMATION Baku; 2015 - Guangzhou . Mother's name is Samira; father's name is Ridha; has two brothers (Hatem and Marwen) and one sister ADDITIONAL – Tunisian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2016- (Yasmine) . . Started playing tennis at age 3; mother 17 . Tunisian Olympic Team, 2012 . loved playing tennis and would hit with her . . Favorite shots are serve and volley; likes slice and drop shots; CAREER HIGHLIGHTS likes all surfaces . . Speaks Arabic, English and French; 2017 highlighted by 3r run at Roland Garros… also saw a learning Russian because fiancé is half-Russian . . Best quarterfinals run at 2017 Taipei City and 3r at 2017 tennis memory is winning Roland Garros juniors in Charleston… Reached career-high No .83 on October 02, 2011 (had operation on left wrist in November 2010 2017 (finished year-end at No .99; first year finishing in and missed five months, and was only her third or the year-end Top 100) . . 2016 singles seasonfourth event back) . . Favorite tournament is Roland highlighted by two ITF titles; played mainly ITF and Garros . . Supports Real Madrid . . Player most admired WTA qualifying tournaments… Named a WTA Rising is for his serve and humor .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 3 - 5 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1 - - 1r - ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1 3r - - - WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - - - US OPEN 1 - 2 2r - - 1r

72 DARIA KASATKINA RUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 07-MAY-1997 (TOGLIATTY, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.70 M) PLAYS 24 43 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 15-AUG-2016 12-SEP-2016

CAREER career-high singles ranking of No .24 on August 15, Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1 2016… Reached second tour-level final at 2017 Career Prize Money: $2,295,653 Moscow (l . Goerges in F)… Owns five career Top 10 Career W-L: 154 - 68 victories, including one No .1 win over Kerber (2017 Sydney), in addition to No .7 V .Williams (2016 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Auckland), No .8 Vinci (2016 Montréal), No .2 Kerber W-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 21 (2017 Doha) and No .2 Halep (2017 Wuhan)… Enjoyed Prize Money: $1,156,824 career best Grand Slam run at 2017 US Open (R16, l . Won (1): Charleston Kanepi)… In 2016 played main draw at all Grand R-Up (1): Moscow Slams for first time in career, reaching 3r at all except US Open (1r)… Was seeded at a Grand Slam for first WTA YEAR-END RANKING time at 2016 Roland Garros (at No .29); highest 2017: 24 2015: 72 seeding at the majors came at 2017 Australian Open 2016: 27 2014: 370 (at No .23)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2015 US Open, as replacing Sharapova, CAREER FINALS and advanced to 3r… Has reached three tour-level SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Charleston . doubles finals, winning 2015 Moscow (w/Vesnina) Finalist (1): 2017 - Moscow . and finishing runner-up at 2016 Moscow and 2017 Tokyo [PPO] (both w/Gavrilova)… With Vesnina, DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Moscow (w/Vesnina) . ended Hingis/Mirza’s 41-match winning streak at FINALIST (2): 2017 - Tokyo PPO (w/Gavrilova); 2016 - 2016 Doha… Earned nearly half of career prize Moscow (w/Gavrilova) . money in 2017… Surpassed $1 million career prize money mark in 2016… Nominated for WTA ADDITIONAL – Russian Fed Cup Team, 2016-17 . Russian Newcomer of the Year in 2015… On ITF Circuit, Olympic Team, 2016 . winner of seven singles titles . . Made tour-level qualifying debut at 2013 Moscow, and tour-level CAREER HIGHLIGHTS main draw debut at 2014 Moscow (as wildcard)… In Enjoyed career-best season in 2017, ending year juniors, won Roland Garros girls’ singles title in 2014 . ranked No .24 for third successive Top 100 finish… Won career first WTA singles title at 2017 Charleston PERSONAL INFORMATION (d . Ostapenko in F) in first all-teenage final on tour Parents are Sergey and Tatiana; brother is Alexsandr since 2009 Linz (Wickmayer d . Kvitova)… Achieved (Daria’s fitness trainer)… Introduced to tennis by impressive rankings rise over last three seasons, from brother at age six… Speaks Russian and English… No .370 (at end of 2014) to No .24 (at end of 2017) . Baseliner whose favorite surface is clay; favorite shot Jump of 298 places in 2015 was the largest of any is forehand… Loves soccer (favorite team is FC player breaking into Top 100… Ended 2016 as highest Barcelona)… Best tennis memory is winning Roland ranked teenager, and fifth youngest in Top 100… Set Garros juniors and 2015 US Open run .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 14 - 9 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 2 1r 3r - ROLAND GARROS 4 - 2 3r 3r - WIMBLEDON 3 - 2 2r 3r - US OPEN 5 - 3 4r 1r 3r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 18-JAN-1988 (BREMEN, GERMANY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5' 8" (1.73 M) PLAYS 1 103 LEFT-HANDED (TWO HANDED BACKHAND) 12-SEP-2016 26-AUG-2013

CAREER and furthermore, just 12th player to secure the year- Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 10 / 0 end WTA World No .1 ranking… At 28 years of age, Career Prize Money: $21,470,479 oldest No .1 debutant since 25-year-old Capriati in Career W-L: 549 - 291 2001… Awarded 2016 WTA Singles Player of the Year (international media vote)… Approximately half of 2017 HIGHLIGHTS $21 million career prize money was earned in 2016… W-L (Main Draw Only): 29 - 24 Winner of 10 career singles titles, and runner-up on Prize Money: $2,148,695 16 occasions . . Reached three or more finals from R-Up (1): Monterrey 2012-16, winning more than 45 matches in each of SF (2): Dubai, Tokyo these seasons, including a career-high 63 in 2016 . . Qualified for WTA Finals on four occasions (2012-13, WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2015-16); best result is runner-up finish in 2016 (l . 2017: 21 2012: 5 2007: 84 Cibulkova in F)… In 2016, achieved career-first 2016: 1 2011: 32 2006: 214 victory over a World No .1 (d . S .Williams in Australian 2015: 10 2010: 47 2005: 261 Open F) and led tour for most Top 10 victories (12)… 2014: 10 2009: 106 2004: 375 Heading into 2018 has competed at 40 Grand Slam 2013: 9 2008: 108 2003: 433 events, reaching finals at three, with quarterfinals appearance being best result at Roland Garros… CAREER FINALS Two-time Olympian, including winning the silver SINGLES - Winner (10): 2016 - Australian Open, Stuttgart, medal in singles at 2016 Rio Olympics… In 2012, US Open; 2015 - Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham, made both Top 10 (May 21) and Top 5 (October 22) Stanford; 2013 - Linz; 2012 - Paris [Indoors], Copenhagen . debuts… By winning Charleston, Stuttgart, Finalist (16): 2017 - Monterrey; 2016 - Brisbane, Birmingham and Stanford in 2015, became first Wimbledon, Olympics, Cincinnati, WTA Finals; 2015 - player since 2007 (Jankovic) to win singles titles on Hong Kong; 2014 - Sydney, Doha, Eastbourne, Stanford; green clay, red clay, grass and hard in same year… 2013 - Monterrey, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2012 - Eastbourne, Made WTA debut in qualifying at 2003 Berlin (as WC, Cincinnati; 2010 - Bogotá . defeated Bartoli in first match) .

DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Brisbane (w/Petkovic); PERSONAL INFORMATION 2008 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Dekmeijere) . Mother’s name is Beata, father’s name is Slawek; has a sister, Jessica… Started playing tennis at age three… Likes ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2007-08, 2012- all surfaces… Speaks German, Polish and English… Tennis 17; German Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 . idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Also enjoys swimming, soccer, F1, figure skating, handball, shopping, CAREER HIGHLIGHTS sleeping, swimming, dancing and hanging out with Sixth consecutive Top 25 season in 2017 (finishing at friends… Favorite actors include Julia Roberts, Cameron No .21)… Finished as Year-End World No .1 in 2016 Diaz and Reese Witherspoon… Favorite tournament is after winning first two Grand Slam singles titles at Indian Wells; favorite Grand Slam is Australian Open . Australian Open (d . S .Williams in F) and US Open (d . Ka .Pliskova in F)… In Open Era, is sixth German WTA FINALS HISTORY woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final, after Graf, Singles (6-8): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Hanika, Huber, Lisicki and Niessen Masthoff… Qualified for WTA Finals four times in two different Including runner-up finish at 2016 Wimbledon (l . cities: Istanbul and Singapore… For first time in 2016, S .Williams), is fourth player in Open Era to reach three advanced out of round-robin play with an undefeated Grand Slam finals in same year they reached their record (3-0); lost to Cibulkova in championship match . first, after Goolagong Cawley (1971), Graf (1987) and Hingis (1997)… On September 12, 2016, became 22nd player to assume top spot on the WTA Rankings, GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 80 - 38 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 21 - 9 1r W 1r 4r 4r 3r 1r 3r 1r 2r - FRENCH OPEN 13 - 10 4r 1r 3r 4r 4r QF 1r 2r - 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 23- 10 1r F 3r QF 2r SF 1r 3r - 1r 1r US OPEN 23 - 9 4r W 3r 3r 4r 4r SF 1r 2r - 1r

74 USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 17-FEB-1995 (ROCK ISLAND, IL, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.78 M) PLAYS 7 115 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 10-OCT-2016 22-SEP-2014

CAREER play… Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 0 finishing fourth in singles… Owns five career Top 5 Career Prize Money: $7,533,825 victories: No .5 Li (2013 Madrid), No .4 Kvitova (2015 Career W-L: 221 - 122 Australian Open), No .4 Muguruza (2016 Rome and 2017 Stanford) and No .4 Svitolina (2017 US Open)… 2017 HIGHLIGHTS In 2016, advanced to R16 at every Grand Slam . . Made W-L (Main Draw Only):17 - 10 semifinal at 2015 Australian Open (just third Prize Money: $2,297,280 American teenager since 1995 to reach last four in Won (1): Stanford Melbourne, after Rubin and Stephens)… Qualified for R-Up (1): US Open WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 (went 1-1 in round robin stage)… Reached Top 20 on February 2, 2015 . . WTA YEAR-END RANKING Nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2013… 2017: 19 2014: 31 2011: 315 Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US Open, 2016: 8 2013: 37 2010: 483 advancing to 2r (was first 16-year-old to compete at 2015: 18 2012: 149 2009: 621 Flushing Meadows since in 2008) . . On ITF Circuit owns three singles and one doubles title… CAREER FINALS Made tour-level debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at SINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Stanford; 2016 - 14 years old (as WC, d . Kudryavtseva); was seventh Birmingham; 2014 - Eastbourne . youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 Finalist (4): 2017 - US Open; 2016 - Rome, Montréal; years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994 . 2015 - Charleston . PERSONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2014, 2016 . US Parents are Rick and Christine (attorneys); siblings are Olympic Team, 2016 . Sydney, Montana and Hunter… Introduced to the sport by parents… Favorite shot is serve; favorite surface is CAREER HIGHLIGHTS hard… Favorite food is ice cream; favorite drink is peach Third successive Top 20 season in 2017 (finishing iced tea… Favorite actor is Julia Roberts; favorite movie No .19)… Made first Top 10 year-end finish in 2016 (at is Pitch Perfect… Favorite singer is Taylor Swift; favorite No .8), as the youngest player in the year-end Top types of music are hip-hop, pop, rap and country… Also 25… Broke into Top 10 on June 20, 2016, becoming enjoys baking, seeing friends, watching TV and 118th player to reach that elite bracket since shopping… Favorite place to visit is Paris… Most computer rankings were introduced… Became first memorable experience is playing a match in an American to make Top 10 debut since S Williams. in earthquake in Costa Rica… Person most admired is 1999… Reached a career-high singles ranking of No .7 Federer… In 2016, named an Ambassador for on October 10, 2016… Won third career tour-level FearlesslyGIRL, an international organization dedicated singles title, and first on hard courts, at 2017 Stanford to empowering young women, their schools and (d . Vandeweghe in F)… Previous two titles were won communities . on grass: 2014 Eastbourne (d . Kerber in F; second youngest title winner of season) and 2016 WTA FINALS HISTORY Birmingham (d . Strycova in F)… Runner-up on a Singles (1-2): 2016 further four occasions, including first Grand Slam final Went 1-2 in round-robin play on event debut at Singapore, at 2017 US Open (l . Stephens)… Made WTA Finals posting a win over eventual champion Cibulkova . debut at Singapore in 2016, going 1-2 in round robin

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 44 - 21 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 11 - 5 - 4r SF 2r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 5 2r 4r 3r 1r 2r - - WIMBLEDON 12 - 5 2r 4r QF 3r 3r - - US OPEN 14 - 6 F 4r 4r 2r 1r - 2r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 75 ANA KONJUH CRO

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 27-DEC-1997 (DUBROVNIK, CROATIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.74 M) PLAYS 20 176 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 31-JUL-2017 24-JUL-2017

CAREER Istanbul, 2016 Bol, 2016 Guangzhou and 2017 Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 ‘s-Hertogenbosch… On 10th Grand Slam main draw Career Prize Money: $1,915,600 appearance, broke through to achieve first Career W-L: 139 - 88 quarterfinal showing at 2016 US Open (l . eventual r-up Ka .Pliskova); became first Croatian woman to 2017 HIGHLIGHTS reach quarterfinal at US Open, and first at any Grand W-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 18 Slam since Karolina Sprem at 2004 Wimbledon… Prize Money: $638,259 Unranked players aside, at No .92, she was equal to R-Up (1): Auckland second-lowest ranked player to reach last eight at US SF (1): ‘s-Hertogenbosch Open since computerized rankings began… Owns QF (4): Dubai, Prague, Mallorca, Stanford five career Top 20 victories, over No .14 Vinci (2014 Auckland, on tour-level main draw debut), No .4 A . WTA YEAR-END RANKING Radwanska (2016 US Open), No .19 Sam Stosur and 2017: 44 2015: 80 2013: 274 No .16 Elena Vesnina (2017 Dubai) and No .9 Cibulkova 2016: 48 2014: 90 (2017 Wimbledon)… At other majors, reached R16 at 2017 Wimbledon, while at Australian Open and CAREER FINALS Roland Garros best result is 2r . . Made Top 100 debut SINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Nottingham . on October 13, 2014… On ITF Circuit, winner of one Finalist (1): 2017 - Auckland . singles title… Made tour-level main draw debut as wildcard at 2014 Auckland… Played first professional ADDITIONAL - Croation Fed Cup Team, 2013, 2015-17; events of career on ITF Circuit in Croatia and Turkey in Croatian Olympic Team, 2016 . 2012… Claimed junior girls’ No .1 ranking after winning singles and doubles CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (w/Zhao); also won girls singles title at 2013 US Open . Notched second-consecutive Top 50 finish in 2017, finishing the year at No .44 and finishing as Croatia’s PERSONAL INFORMATION No .2 player behind Lucic-Baroni… Having held Previously worked with former WTA player Jelena distinction of being youngest player ranked in Top Kostanic Tosic . . Moved to at age 11… 200 in 2014 and 2015, finished 2017 as second Parents are Mario (businessman) and Iris youngest in Top 50 (after Bellis) and one of four (housewife); has three sisters - Andrea, Antonia and teenagers in the Top 100… Made Top 20 debut on Antea… After winning Australian Open junior title in July 31, 2017 at No .20… Reached second career 2013 got permission from parents to get tattoo on singles final at 2017 Auckland (R-Up, l . Davis in F)… left wrist (“Faith”)… Had right elbow surgery after Won first tour-level singles title at 2015 Nottingham Australian Open in 2014 (subsequently missed (d . Niculescu in F) . . Other singles highlights include almost four months) . four semifinal finishes at International level: 2014

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 16 - 14 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 4 2r 2r 1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 3 - 3 2r 2r 2r - WIMBLEDON 6 - 4 4r 2r 1r 3r US OPEN 5 - 3 1r QF 2r -

76 JOHANNA KONTA GBR

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 17-MAY-1991 (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.80 M) PLAYS 4 88 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 17-JUL-2017 01-AUG-2016

CAREER over current World No .1 with defeat of Kerber at Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 0 Eastbourne - first British woman to defeat a reigning Career Prize Money: $6,137,323 World No .1 since Barker d . at 1979 Boston… Career W-L: 314 - 186 Named WTA Most Improved Player for 2016 - having begun season ranked No .48, became first British 2017 HIGHLIGHTS woman in 33 years to finish year ranked in Top 10 (at W-L (Main Draw Only): 36 - 16 No .10), in just second Top 100 season of career… Prize Money: $2,931,494 Advanced to first two tour-level singles finals of career Won (2): Sydney, Miami in 2016, winning Stanford (d . V .Williams in F) and R-Up (1): Nottingham finishing R-Up at Beijing (l . A .Radwanska in F)… Played >> Became first Brit to be ranked in Top 10 since 1984 all four Grand Slam main draws in a year for the first time in 2016… Made debut at Australian Open and WTA YEAR-END RANKING advanced to career-first Grand Slam semifinal .Became 2017: 9 2013: 112 2009: 360 first British woman to reach last four there since Barker 2016: 10 2012: 153 2008: 668 in December 1977, and at any major since Durie at 2015: 47 2011: 305 1983 US Open… Was first alternate for 2016 WTA Finals 2014: 150 2010: 248 (did not play), and following week, reached semifinals at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (went 2-0 in round-robin CAREER FINALS play, l . eventual runner-up Svitolina)… Broke into the SINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Sydney, Miami; 2016 - Top 100 (June 23, 2014), Top 50 (October 5, 2015), Top Stanford . 20 (June 6, 2016) and Top 10 (October 10, 2016)… On Finalist (2) - 2017 - Nottingham; 2016 - Beijing . ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and four doubles titles . . Played first professional events of career on ITF ADDITIONAL - British Fed Cup Team, 2013-15, 2017 . Circuit in 2006 and made tour-level main draw debut British Olympic Team, 2016 . at 2011 Copenhagen . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS PERSONAL INFORMATION Posted career-best year-end finish in 2017, and second Previously worked with former WTA player Jelena inside Top 10, at No .9… Broke into Top 5 earlier in Kostanic Tosic… Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and season, posting career-high ranking of No .4 on July 17, Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Emese (works in 2017… Lifted two titles last season from three finals fashion)… Was introduced to the sport at age eight contested, at Sydney (d . A .Radwanska in F) and biggest by parents; started to play at an afterschool title of career to date at Premier-Mandatory Miami (d . program… All-court player; favorite shot is serve… Wozniacki in F)… Finished R-Up at Nottingham (l . Speaks Hungarian and English… Enjoys live music, Vekic)… At Wimbledon became first British woman watching movies, reading and the occasional since in 1978 to reach SF (l . V .Williams)… shopping spree . . Tennis idol growing up was Had previously won just one match from other five Stefanie Graf… Best tennis memory is representing visits to All England Club… Following Wimbledon Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games . reached career-high ranking of No .4… Scored first win

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 22 - 16 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9 - 2 QF SF - - - - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 6 - 6 SF 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 7 - 5 1r 4r 4r 1r - 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 24-DEC-1995 (TALLINN, ESTONIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.74 M) PLAYS 27 260 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 24-JUL-2017 21-APR-2014

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Finished season at No .34, up from No .110 in 2016… Career Prize Money: $1,264,960 First year-end finish inside the Top 50 and second non- Career W-L: 230 - 110 consecutive in the Top 100… 2017 season highlighted by first career singles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Vikhlyantseva in F)… Also reached finals at Biel/Benne W-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 19 (l . Vondrousova) and Gstaad (l . Bertens)… Hit career- Prize Money: $598,203 high singles ranking of No .27 on July 24, 2017 Won (1): ‘s-Hertogenbosch following run at Gstaad… Also advanced to R-Up (2): Biel, Gstaad quarterfinals at Stuttgart and Rome… In 2016 played main draw at all four Grand Slams for the first time… WTA YEAR-END RANKING One of five teenagers in 2015 year-end Top 100… 2017: 34 2014: 166 2011: 573 Earned her first Grand Slam victories at 2015 US Open 2016: 110 2013: 228 where she reached R16 (as qualifier, l . V .Williams)… 2015: 91 2012: 436 Only seventh qualifier in Open Era to reach US Open R16… Made top 100 debut on September 14, 2015 at CAREER FINALS No .96, up from No .152… Made WTA main draw debut SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch; at 2013 Miami… As a junior reached 2012 US Open Finalist (2) : 2017 - Biel, Gstaad . girls singles final (l . Crawford) .

ADDITIONAL - Estonian Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, PERSONAL INFORMATION 2014-15 . Mother is Ulle (tennis coach); father is Andrus (manager at Port of Tallinn); has a half-sister (works at H&M) . . Introduced to tennis at age 6 by mother (was her coach until age 11, then worked with Estonian coaches) . . Aggressive player; favorite shot is forehand . . Favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is Wimbledon . . Speaks Estonian and English . . Enjoys shopping, going to movies and seeing friends . . Tennis idols are Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka . . Goal is to reach Top 10 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 6 - 11 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 2 2r 1r - - WIMBLEDON 2 - 4 3r 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 3 - 3 1r 1r 4r -

78 KATERYNA KOZLOVA UKR

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 20-FEB-1994 (NIKOLAYEV, UKRAINE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.75 M) PLAYS 71 139 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 25-SEP-2017 22-OCT-2012

CAREER high ranking No .71 September 25, 2017… Reached Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 first two WTA semifinals in 2016, at International-level Career Prize Money: $689,417 Istanbul (l . Kovinic) and Tashkent (l . Kr .Pliskova)… Career W-L: 260 - 156 Advanced to first quarterfinal at Premier level at 2016 St Petersburg (as qualifier, l . Ivanovic)… At tour level, 2017 HIGHLIGHTS posted seven main draw wins against Top 100 W-L (Main Draw Only): 7 - 12 opponents in 2016, taking career tally to 15… Made Prize Money: $256,548 Grand Slam main draw debut 2015 US Open, falling in QF (3): Bastad, Guangzhou, Tashkent 1r; also fell 1r at 2016 Wimbledon and US Open… >> Won WTA 125K Series title in Dalian Won WTA 125K series at 2017 Dalian… Made Fed Cup debut for Ukraine in 2015… Made WTA main draw WTA YEAR-END RANKING debut at 2013; Baku… On ITF Circuit, winner of five 2017: 86 2013: 204 2009: 916 singles titles and 13 doubles titles . 2016: 98 2012: 192 2015: 165 2011: 343 PERSONAL INFORMATION 2014: 135 2010: 374 Father is Igore; mother is Lyudmyla; sister is Nadiya… Trains in Moscow… Introduced to tennis by father at CAREER FINALS age five… Favorite surface is hard; favorite shots are WTA 125K SERIES - SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - and slice… Speaks Russian, English and Dalian . Ukrainian . . Also enjoys going to the cinema and reading (favorite book is Divergent by Veronica Roth)… ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2015 . Tennis players most admired are Martina Hingis and Roger Federer; also admires Angelina Jolie… Favorite CAREER HIGHLIGHTS cities are New York (for its shopping) and Rome (for the Posted second Top 100 season finish in 2017, at No .86 sights and food)… If not a tennis player, would have – one of four Ukrainian women to end the year in Top been a psychologist or hip hop dancer . 100 of WTA Rankings, behind Svitolina and Tsurenko; Made Top 100 debut on June 13, 2016; reached career

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 1 - 6 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r - - WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 - 1r - US OPEN 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 15-MAR-1993 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 4” (1.63 M) PLAYS 53 43 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 09-OCT-2017 24-APR-2017

CAREER No .146… Posted two quarterfinal finishes at the Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 2 international level and reached her first career WTA Career Prize Money: $1,423,850 final at Guangzhou (l . Zhang in F)… Also added a Career W-L: 270 - 177 title at 125K Series event at Bol and was a finalist at $100K in Manchester… Scored second Top 10 2017 HIGHLIGHTS victory of career over No .7 Konta in 1r of 2017 US W-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 13 Open (l . to Goerges in 3r) – also upset 2017 Roland Prize Money: $365,971 Garros champion No .12 Ostapenko in Cincinnati 1r R-Up (1): Guangzhou (l . Suarez Navarro in 2r)… Passed $1 million career >> Won WTA 125K Series title at Bol prize money milestone in 2016, playing a mix of WTA and ITF Circuit events – best result was a WTA YEAR-END RANKING quarterfinal appearance at Rabat (as qualifier, l . 2017: 55 2014: 101 2011: 226 Erakovic)… Made first career Top 100 finish in 2015 2016: 147 2013: 145 2010: 224 at No .96… Posted best finish at a Grand Slam at 2015: 96 2012: 168 2009: 632 2014 US Open, defeating No .27 Keys and No .4 Kvitova (first career Top 5 victory) to advance to R16 CAREER FINALS as a qualifier (l . Azarenka)… Owns two WTA doubles SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Guangzhou . titles – 2014 Tashkent (w/Siniakova) and 2016 Rabat (w/Knoll)… Made WTA debut at 2011 Budapest and DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Rabat (w/Knoll); 2014 - turned pro in 2009… Made ITF debut by winning Tashkent (w/Siniakova) . the $10K Prokuplje title in 2008… Winner of nine Finalist (2): 2016 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Knoll); 2013 - singles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit . Baku (w/Daniilidou) . PERSONAL INFORMATION WTA 125K SERIES - SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Bol . Parents are Bratislav and Ivana (both work for an electrical appliances company); younger sister is ADDITIONAL - Croation Fed Cup Team, 2013, 2015-17; Anastasia . . Still considers Moscow her hometown Croatian Olympic Team, 2016 . but lives with her grandparents in Serbia . . Started playing at age 3 . . Favorite shot is drop shot; CAREER HIGHLIGHTS favorite surface is clay . . Tennis idols growing up Regained Top 100 form for the second time in her were Kim Clijsters and . . Other interests career in 2017, finishing as Serbia’s No .1 at No .55 – include psychology and criminology; other hobbies rose to a career-high No .53 on October 9, 2017… include bowling, shopping and driving her car . . Made one of the biggest rankings jumps on tour Favorite tournament is Baku; favorite Grand Slam is from the end of 2016, moving up 91 spots from Australian Open .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 7 - 10 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 - 1r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 - - 1r - - WIMBLEDON 2 - 2 - 1r 3r - - US OPEN 5 - 5 3r 1r 1r 4r 1r

80 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA RUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 27-JUN-1985 (ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8 1/2” (1.74 M) PLAYS 2 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 10-SEP-2007 07-JUN-2004

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 17 / 16 Posted seventh Top 15 season finish in 2017, ending the year at Career Prize Money: $24,200,700 No .12… Season highlight was reaching final of Indian Wells (l . Career W-L: 631 - 306 Vesnina)… has now reached a Premier Mandatory final in each of the last three years – also at 2015 Madrid (l . Kvitova) and 2016 Miami 2017 HIGHLIGHTS (l . Azarenka)… Indian Wells was 40th career singles final, fifth most W-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 17 among active players…Posted consistent results at Slams across the Prize Money: $2,343,699 year, reaching QF at Wimbledon for first time since 2007 (l . eventual R-Up (1): Indian Wells champion Muguruza), and R16 at Australian Open (l . SF (1): Madrid Pavlyuchenkova) and Roland Garros (l . Wozniacki)… Secured 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane… Won two titles in 2016, at WTA YEAR-END RANKING Sydney and Moscow, and qualified for WTA Finals for sixth time in 2017: 12 2011: 19 2005: 18 career (reached SF)… Is 17-23 in WTA singles finals… One of three 2016: 9 2010: 27 2004: 5 Russian women to lift a Grand Slam singles title (also Myskina, 2015: 25 2009: 3 2003: 36 Sharapova), winning 2004 US Open (d . Dementieva in F) and 2009 2014: 28 2008: 8 2002: 43 Roland Garros (d . Safina in F); reached two further major finals, at 2013: 21 2007: 2 2001: 259 2006 Roland Garros and 2007 US Open – l . Henin on both 2012: 72 2006: 4 2000: 889 occasions… One of five Russians to rank in Top 2; had a chance to become No .1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short CAREER FINALS with semifinal loss to Safina)… Owns seven wins over reigning SINGLES - Winner (17): 2016 - Sydney, Moscow; 2015 - World No .1 players, most recently at 2016 Miami (d . S .Williams en Moscow; 2014 - Washington, D .C .; 2010- San Diego; 2009 route to F)… Played longest women’s singles match in Grand Slam - Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing; 2007 - New Haven; 2006 history at 2011 Australian Open (l . Schiavone 16-14 in 3s, at 4hr - Miami, Bali, Beijing; 2004 - Eastbourne, US Open, Bali; 2002 - 44min); defeated Henin in her last professional match the previous Helsinki, Bali . round… Haul of 16 tour level doubles titles includes two Australian Finalist (23): 2017 - Indian Wells; 2016 - Miami; 2015 - Madrid; Open crowns, won in 2005 (w/Molik) and 2012 (w/Zvonareva)… 2014 - Oeiras; 2011 - Dubai; 2009 - Rome; 2008 - Sydney, Rose as high as No .3 in doubles (week of June 7, 2004)… Member of Dubai, Indian Wells, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; 2007 - Doha, victorious Russian Fed Cup sides in 2004 and 2007-08 Indian Wells, Berlin, Rome, US Open; 2006 - Warsaw, Roland Garros; 2005 - Warsaw; 2004 - Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, Beijing . PERSONAL INFORMATION Father is Alexandr Kuznetsov, cycling coach of six Olympic DOUBLES - Winner (16): 2013 - Moscow (w/Stosur); champions and world champions and now coach of Lokomotiv 2012 - Australian Open (w/Zvonareva); 2009 - Miami (w/ (best cycling club in Russia); also coached Svetlana’s mother, Galina Mauresmo); 2006 - Eastbourne (w/Mauresmo); 2005 - Tsareva (six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records) Australian Open, Miami (both w/Molik); 2004 - Gold Coast, and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov (silver medalist at 1996 Doha (both w/Likhovtseva); 2003 - Gold Coast, Dubai, Rome, Atlanta Olympics)… Began playing tennis at age seven… Favorite Toronto, Leipzig (all w/Navratilova); 2002 - Sopot, Helsinki, movies are Love Actually and Save the Last Dance… Never leaves Tokyo [Princess Cup] (all w/Sánchez Vicario) . home without her iPod… Best tennis memories are winning 2004 Finalist (15): 2007 - Dubai (w/Molik); 2006 - Dubai (w/ US Open final and 2009 Roland Garros final . Petrova); 2005 - Dubai (w/Molik), Wimbledon (w/Mauresmo); 2004 - Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Roland WTA FINALS HISTORY Garros, Eastbourne, US Open (all w/Likhovtseva), Bali (w/ Singles (5-14): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 Sánchez Vicario); 2003 - US Open (w/Navratilova); 2002 - Doubles (0-2): 2003, 2004 Bali, Tokyo [Japan Open] (both w/Sánchez Vicario) . Qualified in in singles and doubles (w/Likhovtseva) in 2004… Qualified for WTA Finals in 2016 on final day of the season by ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2007-12, 2015- winning title in Moscow; advanced to semifinals before losing 16; Russian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2016 . to Cibulkova .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 152 - 58 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 35 - 16 4r 2r 1r 1r QF 3r 4r 4r QF 3r 4r 4r QF 3r 1r 2r ROLAND GARROS 52 - 14 4r 4r 2r QF QF 4r QF 3r W SF QF F 4r 4r 1r - WIMBLEDON 30 - 14 QF 4r 2r 1r - 1r 3r 2r 3r 4r QF 3r QF 1r QF - US OPEN 35 - 14 2r 2r 1r 1r 3r - 4r 4r 4r 3r F 4r 1r W 3r 3r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 81 PETRA KVITOVA CZE

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-MAR-1990 (BILOVEC, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ (1.82 M) PLAYS 2 196 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 31- OC T-2011 28-FEB-2011

CAREER by advancing to the quarterfinals (l . V .Williams)… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 20 / 0 Previously qualified for WTA Finals five years running Career Prize Money: $24,040,818 (2011-15), winning title in 2011 and reaching final in Career W-L: 443 - 199 2015… Broke into Top 100 and Top 50 during 2008 season… In 2011, buoyed by a joint WTA-leading six 2017 HIGHLIGHTS titles (also Wozniacki), achieved several ranking W-L (Main Draw Only): 18 - 10 milestones – Top 20 on January 31, Top 10 on May 9 Prize Money: $1,149,122 and Top 5 on October 3… Fifth Czech woman to Won (1): Birmingham reach Top 5 (after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, SF (1): Beijing Novotna)… Finished 2011 at career-high No .2, highest by a Czech woman since 1997 (No .2 WTA YEAR-END RANKING Novotna)… At 2012 Sydney was two wins away from 2017: 29 2013: 6 2009: 62 No .1 ranking… Heads into 2018 season with 21 2016: 11 2012: 8 2008: 44 career wins Top 5 opponents, including four vs . World 2015: 6 2011: 2 2007: 157 No .1s – Safina at 2009 US Open, Wozniacki at 2011 2014: 4 2010: 34 2006: 773 WTA Finals, S .Williams at 2015 Madrid and Kerber at 2016 Wuhan… With $24,040,818 in career prize CAREER FINALS money, ranks tenth on all-time list of earners… Has SINGLES - Winner (20):>> 2017 - Birmingham; 2016 helped Czech Republic to win four Fed Cup titles in - Wuhan, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai; 2015 - Sydney, five years, and a member of the team through to 2016 Madrid, New Haven; 2014 - Wimbledon, New Haven, competition final vs . France… Nominated for WTA Wuhan; 2013 - Dubai, Tokyo [Pan Pacific];2012 - Montréal, Comeback Player of the Year in 2017… Made WTA New Haven; 2011 - Brisbane, Paris [Indoors], Madrid, main draw debut at 2007 Stockholm . Wimbledon, Linz, WTA Finals; 2009 - Hobart . Finalist (7): 2016 - Luxembourg; 2015 - WTA Finals; 2014 PERSONAL INFORMATION - Beijing; 2013 - Katowice, New Haven; 2011 - Eastbourne; Fitness trainer is David Vydra… Father is Jiri (vice mayor); 2009 - Linz . mother is Pavla; brothers are Jiri (engineer) and Libor (teacher)… Introduced to tennis by father… Aggressive ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2007-16; Czech baseliner; favorite shots are serve, forehand and Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 . backhand… Speaks Czech and English… Favorite type of movie is comedy… Favorite types of music are pop, CAREER HIGHLIGHTS rock… Favorite foods are sushi, Italian… Also enjoys Two-time Wimbledon singles champion, in 2011 (d . basketball and volleyball… Favorite city to visit is Sharapova in F) and 2014 (d . Bouchard in F)… Melbourne; favorite tournament is Wimbledon… Self- Finished 2017 ranked No .29, down from No .11 in described as friendly, happy… Tennis idol growing up 2016 – first season finish outside Top 20 since 2010 was (because she’s left-handed like (No .34)… Previous run of five straight Top 10 seasons her) . highlighted by two years in Top 5 (2011, 2014)… Began 2017 season in May at Roland Garros (reached WTA FINALS HISTORY 2r, l . Mattek-Sands) after a knife attack in her home in Singles (10-8): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Czech Republic on December 20, 2016; required Played in WTA Finals for five consecutive years (2011-15) extensive surgery to left hand… Won 20th career in two different cities: Istanbul and Singapore… Won singles title at Birmingham (d . Barty in F)… Has now the Trophy on debut in 2011 (d . Azarenka won at least one title every year since 2011… Also in in F)… Of five appearances, advanced to the final twice 2017 reached the semifinals at Beijing (l . eventual (2011, 2015) and the semifinals in 2013 . champion Garcia) and equaled best result at US Open

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 88 - 35 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 14 - 8 - 2r 3r 1r 2r SF QF 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 21 - 9 2r 3r 4r 3r 3r SF 4r 1r - 4r WIMBLEDON 30 - 8 2r 2r 3r W QF QF W SF 1r 1r US OPEN 23 - 10 QF 4r QF 3r 3r 4r 1r 3r 4r 1r

82 JOHANNA LARSSON SWE

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 17-AUG-1988 (BODEN, SWEDEN) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.74 M) PLAYS 45 20 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 19-SEP-2016 30-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 12 Posted eight Top 100 season in 2017… Reached first Career Prize Money: $2,993,546 Premier-level semifinal of career at 2016 New Haven, Career W-L: 405 - 284 posting second Top 10 win of career over No .8 Vinci en route (l . Svitolina)… Winner of one WTA singles 2017 HIGHLIGHTS title, at International-level Bastad in 2015 (d . Barthel W-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 20 in F)… Also a three-time singles runner-up, at 2010 Prize Money: $600,073 Portoroz (l . Chakvetadze), 2011 Bastad (l . Hercog) and SF (1): Bogota 2013 Bastad (l . S Williams)…. Advanced to R16 at 2016 QF (3): Gstaad, Linz, Luxembourg US Open (l . S .Williams), matching previous best >> Reached six doubles finals winning four titles with results at the majors – also 2014 Roland Garros and Bertens (Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul, Linz) 2014 US Open… Made Top 100 debut on June 14, >> Qualified for WTA Finals (R-Up, w/Bertens) 2010 and cracked Top 50 on July 11, 2011 at No .46… Heads into 2018 season with eight career wins WTA YEAR-END RANKING against the Top 20; best win by rank came over No .6 Li 2017: 80 2012: 73 2007: 314 Na at 2011 Miami… Winner of twelve WTA doubles 2016: 51 2011: 59 2006: 382 titles, including four in 2017 – at Auckland, Gstaad, 2015: 55 2010: 68 2005: 491 Seoul and Linz (w/Bertens)… Made debut appearance 2014: 70 2009: 170 2004: 1183 at 2017 WTA Finals in doubles (w/Bertens)… On ITF 2013: 83 2008: 169 Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles and 16 doubles titles… Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at CAREER FINALS 2006 Stockholm . SINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Bastad . Finalist (3): 2013 - Bastad; 2011 - Bastad; 2010 - Portoroz . PERSONAL INFORMATION Started playing tennis at age five… Loves watching all DOUBLES - Winner (12): 2017 - Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul, sports (live or on TV); skiing is favorite… Favorite Linz (all w/Bertens); 2016 - Nürnberg (w/Bertens), Seoul books are Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer… (w/Flipkens), Linz, Luxembourg (both w/Bertens); 2015 Favorite movies are The Notebook and Remember The - Hobart, Bastad (both w/Bertens); 2011 - Copenhagen Titans… Favorite food is mom’s cooking . (w/Woehr); 2010 - Québec City (w/Arvidsson) . Finalist (6): 2017 - Nurnberg (w/Flipkens), WTA Finals WTA FINALS HISTORY (w/Bertens); 2016 - Acapulco (w/Bertens); 2015 - Seoul Doubles (2-1): 2017 (w/Bertens); 2014 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Scheepers); 2013 Reached the finals in tournament debut (w/Bertens) . - Memphis (w/Arvidsson) .

ADDITIONAL - Swedish Fed Cup Team, 2005-15 . Swedish Olympic Team, 2016 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 13 - 29 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 6 - 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 8 2r 2r 1r 3r 2r 1r 2r 2r WIMBLEDON 0 - 7 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r - US OPEN 4 - 8 1r 3r 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 83 VARVARA LEPCHENKO USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 21-MAY-1986 (TASHKENT, ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.80 M) PLAYS 19 40 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 01-OCT-2012 17-JUN-2013

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Posted eighth Top 100 season finish in 2017… One of Career Prize Money: $4,160,833 13 American women to feature in year-end Top 100… Career W-L: 475 - 358 Season highlights included sixth career semifinal at Rabat and 3r run at Wuhan… At Grand Slams, made 2017 HIGHLIGHTS 2r at Australian Open, Roland Garros and W-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 21 Wimbledon… One-time WTA singles finalist, at 2014 Prize Money: $464,682 Seoul (l . Ka .Pliskova)… Has advanced to R16 at a SF (1): Rabat Grand Slam on two occasions: 2012 Roland Garros (l . Kvitova) and 2015 US Open (l . Azarenka)… Set career- WTA YEAR-END RANKING high rank of No .19 the week of October 1, 2012… In 2017: 62 2011: 110 2005: 131 doubles, semifinalist at 2013 Australian Open, 2016: 87 2010: 79 2004: 230 partnering … Made Top 100 debut on 2015: 46 2009: 114 2003: 517 September 11, 2006 and broke into Top 50 on July 9, 2014: 36 2008: 125 2002: 606 2012… On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and one 2013: 53 2007: 141 doubles title… Made WTA main draw debut at 2001 2012: 21 2006: 93 Tashkent . CAREER FINALS PERSONAL INFORMATION SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2014 - Seoul . Mother is Larisa; sister is Jane… Has lived in US since 2001 (switched nationality to US on September 17, ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2013; US Olympic 2007 and became a US citizen on September 24, Team, 2012 . 2011)… Speaks English and Russian… Enjoys the outdoors, books, karaoke, movies, picnics, watching figure skating and soccer .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 32 - 37 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 9 2r 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r - - 1r - ROLAND GARROS 9 - 10 2r 1r 1r 2r 3r 4r 2r 2r 1r - 1r - WIMBLEDON 6 - 9 2r 2r 1r 2r 1r 3r 1r 2r - - 1r - US OPEN 10 - 9 1r 3r 4r 3r 1r 3r 1r - 1r - - 2r

84 MAGDA LINETTE POL

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 12-FEB-1992 (POZNAN, POLAND) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.71 M) PLAYS 64 95 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 21-SEP-2015 27-JUL-2015

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Posted third consecutive Top 100 season finish in Career Prize Money: $1,278,810 2017, as the Polish No .2 behind A .Radwanska… Career W-L: 290 - 207 Season highlighted by third tour-level semifinal of career at Kuala Lumpur… Also reached quarterfinals 2017 HIGHLIGHTS at Bogotá and produced best Grand Slam showing at W-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 23 Roland Garros, where she reached 3r… Appeared in Prize Money: $471,473 third career WTA doubles final at Bogotá (w/Cepede SF (1): Kuala Lumpur Royg), having also been runner-up at 2014 QF (1): Bogota Guangzhou (w/Cornet) and 2016 Hong Kong (w/ Xu)… Broke into Top 100 on June 15, 2015… Reached WTA YEAR-END RANKING first WTA singles final at 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open], 2017: 71 2014: 117 2011: 248 finishing runner-up to Wickmayer… In 2016 enjoyed 2016: 96 2013: 148 2010: 194 run to first Premier-level quarterfinal of career at 2015: 89 2012: 296 2009: 1008 Tokyo (as qualifier, l . eventual champion Wozniacki)… Reached career-high singles ranking of No .64 on CAREER FINALS September 21, 2015… At 2013 Baku, advanced to SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Tokyo [Japan Open] . semifinals on what was second main draw appearance (l . Peer)… Won WTA 125K Series title at Ningbo in DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Hong Kong (w/Y .Xu); 2014… Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 2014 - Guangzhou (w/Cornet) . Strasbourg… On ITF Circuit, winner of 10 singles and eight doubles titles . WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2014 - Ningbo- CHN . PERSONAL INFORMATION Parents are Tomasz and Beata; sister is Dagmara… Started ADDITIONAL - Polish Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, 2016-17; playing at age six… Favorite shot is backhand; favorite Polish Olympic Team, 2016 . surfaces are hard and grass… Tennis idol growing up was Monica Seles… Favorite tournament is Roland Garros… Other interests include learning languages and reading books .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 3 - 11 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 2 - 3 3r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 1 - 3 1r 1r 2r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 85 MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI CRO

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 09-MAR-1982 (DORTMUND, GERMANY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 111/4” (1.81 M) PLAYS 20 19 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 01-MAY-2017 26-OCT-1998

CAREER US Open due to a left thigh injury… Heads into 2018 Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 3 season with 17 career wins against Top 20 opponents, Career Prize Money: $4,159,536 including five against the Top 5… Won first WTA Career W-L: 399 - 323 event she ever played at 1997 Bol as unranked qualifier – at 15 years, 1 month, 25 days was fifth- 2017 HIGHLIGHTS youngest player to win a WTA title after Austin, W-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 16 Rinaldi, Jaeger and Capriati… One of six players to Prize Money: $1,153,512 win a title on WTA debut… Reached final in second SF (3): Australian Open, Acapulco, Charleston WTA event played at 1997 Strasbourg (l . Graf)… QF (1): Miami Successfully defended Bol title in 1998… Won third career title at 2014 Québec City (d . V . Williams in F); WTA YEAR-END RANKING was first title in 16 years, four months and marked 2017: 32 2011: 116 2002: 202 longest gap between titles in WTA history… Won 2016: 82 2010: 105 2001: 191 1998 Australian Open doubles (w/Hingis) on tour- 2015: 67 2009: 288 2000: 207 level doubles debut; at 15 years, 10 months, 21 days 2014: 61 2008: 423 1999: 50 was youngest ever to win an Australian Open title; 2013: 104 2007: 454 1998: 51 became first player ever to win both her first singles 2012: 108 2003: 335 1997: 52 and doubles events… Won 1998 Wimbledon mixed doubles title (w/Bhupathi)… Played mix of WTA CAREER FINALS qualifying and ITF Circuit events in 2008-09 (played SINGLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Québec City; 1998 - Bol; one WTA main draw as a wildcard at 2009 Auckland)… 1997 - Bol . Played a total of four events in 2007 (1r win at 2007 Finalist (2): 2016 - Strasbourg; 1997 - Strasbourg . Indian Wells was first main draw win since 2002 Roland Garros)… Played just two ITF Circuit events DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Québec City (w/ between 2003 US Open and 2007 Memphis due to Hradecka); 1998 - Australian Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] injury and financial constraints… Named 2014 WTA (both w/Hingis) . Comeback Player of the Year . Finalist (1): 1998 - Bol (w/Kruger) . PERSONAL INFORMATION MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 1998 - Wimbledon Mother is Andelka; sisters are Ana and Ivana (president (w/Bhupathi) . of publishing company), brothers are Miro and Ivan (both teach tennis)… Married Daniele Baroni on ADDITIONAL - Croatian Fed Cup Team, 1996-98 . November 15, 2010… Began playing tennis at age four by following older sister Ana to practice… Aggressive CAREER HIGHLIGHTS baseliner; favorite tournaments are Grand Slams Recorded first Top 50 finish in career, at No .32… Also (especially Wimbledon)… Speaks Croatian, English… fourth consecutive Top 100 season in 2017… Season Owns yellow labrador named Max… Loves music, highlighted by reaching semifinals at Australian especially Michael Bublé; also loves history books . . Open in her 41st Grand Slam main draw appearance Favorite cities are Rome and Paris (“timeless beauty and (l . S .Williams); equaled best Grand Slam result (also architecture”)… Enjoys charity work… Tennis player 1999 Wimbledon semifinals)… Was first Croatian most admired is Stefanie Graf… Best tennis memory is woman to reach the semifinals in Melbourne… reaching Wimbledon semis in 1999… If not a tennis Defeated two Top 5 players enroute to Australian player, would have been an archaeologist (loves Open SFs – No .3 A .Radwanska and No .5 Ka Pliskova…. history)… Enjoys cooking (has a cookbook in the Strong start to the year also highlighted by semifinal making) . runs at Acapulco (l . Tsurenko) and Charleston (l . Ostapenko)… Made WTA Top 20 debut following Charleston run – at No .20… Ended 2017 season after GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 35 - 44 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 9 SF 1r 1r 1r 1r - 1r ------1r 1r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 6 - 11 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r ------2r 3r 1r 1r - - WIMBLEDON 11 - 11 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r ------2r SF 2r US OPEN 12 - 13 2r 2r 1r 4r 1r 1r 2r 2r ------1r - 1r 2r 3r 3r

86 EKATERINA MAKAROVA RUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 07-JUN-1988 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.80 M) PLAYS 8 3 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-APR-2015 08-JUN-2015

CAREER season highlighted by third career singles title at Washington D .C . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 12 (d . Goerges in F)… Doubles season highlighted by third Grand Career Prize Money: $11,521,427 Slam title at Wimbledon (w/Vesnina) – defeated Chan H .C/ Career W-L: 420 - 283 Niculescu in Final without the loss of a game… Also won doubles titles at Dubai and Toronto and reached finals at Brisbane and 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Rome (all w/Vesnina)… Team of Makarova/Vesnina also qualified W-L (Main Draw Only): 29 - 21 for fourth straight WTA Finals (2013-17); falling in semifinals to Prize Money: $1,562,698 Bertens/Larsson… Heads into 2018 season with 28 career wins Won (1): Washington DC over Top 10 players, including nine in 2017… Owns one career QF (1): Wuhan victory over a world No .1 – Kerber at 2017 Roland Garros (1r)… In >> Reached five doubles finals with Vesnina; won titles singles, owns three titles – at 2010 Eastbourne (d . Azarenka in F), at Dubai, Wimbledon and Toronto 2014 Pattaya City (d . Ka .Pliskova in F) and 2017 Washington D .C… Is a two-time Grand Slam singles semifinalist, at 2014 US Open (l . WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES) S .Williams) and 2015 Australian Open (l . Sharapova)… Set career- 2017: 33 / 3 2012: 20 / 11 2007: 108 / 151 high singles ranking of No .8 on April 6, 2015 . . Made Top 10 debut 2016: 30 / 8 2011: 52 / 57 2006: 264 / 140 in January 2015; the 110th player to move into the Top 10 in WTA 2015: 23 / 10 2010: 50 / 72 2005: 258 / 248 history and the 12th Russian to do so . . One of three players 2014: 12 / 7 2009: 60 / 20 2004: 381 / 448 who’ve never held the No .1 ranking, but have managed to defeat 2013: 24 / 7 2008: 48 / 62 both V .Williams (2014 Australian Open, 1r) and S Williams. (, R16) at Grand Slam level (also Stephens and CAREER FINALS Ka .Pliskova)… Has reached six Grand Slam doubles finals (all w/ SINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Washington DC; 2014 - Vesnina), winning at 2013 Roland Garros, 2014 US Open and 2017 Pattaya City; 2010 - Eastbourne . Wimbledon… Also won gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Finalist (2): 2009 - Fès, Estoril . Olympics (w/Vesnina, d . Hingis/Bacsinszky in F) and 2016 WTA Finals Singapore (w/Vesnina, d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F)… DOUBLES - Winner (12): 2017 - Dubai, Wimbledon, Toronto Overall owns 12 career doubles titles… Rose as high as No .3 in (all w/Vesnina); 2016 - Montréal, Olympics, WTA Finals (all w/ doubles on June 8, 2015 . . Won 2012 US Open mixed doubles (w/ Vesnina); 2014 - US Open (w/Vesnina); 2013 - Indian Wells, Soares) . . Member of Russian Fed Cup side that won competition Roland Garros (both w/Vesnina); 2012 - Beijing, Moscow (both in 2008… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2004 Moscow and main w/Vesnina); 2009 - Fès (w/Kleybanova) . draw debut at 2007 Los Angeles . FINALIST (17): 2017 - Rome, Brisbane (both w/Vesnina); 2016 - Rome, Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2015 - Indian Wells, Miami, PERSONAL INFORMATION Wimbledon (all w/Vesnina); 2014 - Australian Open, Miami Mother’s name is Olga; father’s name is Valery; brother’s name is (both w/Vesnina); 2013 - WTA Finals (w/Vesnina); 2012 - Madrid, Andrey… Introduced to tennis at age six; began playing at Club Rome (both w/Vesnina); 2011 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Dushevina), Luzhniki… Baseliner whose favorite surfaces are hard and Luxembourg (w/Hradecka); 2009 - Beijing (w/Kudryavtseva); grass… Speaks Russian and English… Likes pop music; favorite 2008 - Fès (w/Kleybanova), Portoroz (w/Dushevina) . singers are Rihanna and Michael Jackson… Favorite foods are pizza and chocolate molten cake… Enjoys dancing, spending MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2012 - US Open (w/Soares) . time with family and friends, shopping and cooking… Admires Finalist (1): 2010 - Australian Open (w/Levinsky) . .

ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2010-11, WTA FINALS HISTORY 2013-14, 2016-17; Russian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 . Doubles (3-4): 2013-14, 2016-17 Played at WTA Finals four times in two different cities, all w/ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Vesnina: Istanbul (2013) and Singapore (2014, 2016-17) . . 2016 Finished season at No .33 – first year-end finish outside Top 30 doubles champions (d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova) . . Reached final since 2011… Eighth non-consecutive Top 50 season in singles in in 2013 (l . Hsieh/Peng) . . Also qualified in doubles in 2015, but did 2017 and fifth straight Top 10 season in doubles (at No .3) . . 2017 not play due to injury . GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 74 - 41 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 29 - 10 4r 4r SF 4r QF QF 4r 2r 2r 3r - ROLAND GARROS 11 - 10 2r 2r 4r 3r 1r 1r 4r 1r 1r 2r - WIMBLEDON 14 - 10 2r 4r 2r QF 3r 2r 1r 2r 2r 1r - US OPEN 20 - 11 3r 1r 4r SF QF 3r 1r 1r 1r 3r 3r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 87 BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 23-MAR-1985 (ROCHESTER, MN, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 6” (1.68 M) PLAYS 30 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 11-JUL-2011 09-JAN-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 26 Five Top 100 singles seasons in past 10 years… Finished 2017 at Career Prize Money: $6,798,663 No .121 in singles and No .8 in doubles despite missing second half of Career W-L: 356 - 285 (singles); 355 - 175 doubles season due to a serious right knee injury sustained at Wimbledon… Began the year by securing No .1 doubles ranking after winning 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Brisbane title (w/Mirza)… Won fourth and fifth Grand Slam titles at W-L: 18 - 10 (singles); 26 - 4 (doubles) Australian Open and Roland Garros (both w/Safarova)… Also won Prize Money: $1,000,909 doubles title in Charleston (w/Safarova)… In singles, won through >> Won four doubles titles - Brisbane (w/Mirza), Australian qualifying to reach 3r at Roland Garros and made R16 at Indian Open, Charleston, Roland Garros (all w/ Safarova) Wells… Other three Grand Slam doubles titles of career came at >> Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Safarova), but withdrew 2016 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 Roland Garros (all w/ due to season-ending injury at Wimbledon Safarova)… Won mixed doubles gold medal at Rio Olympics (w/ Sock)… In singles, is a four-time runner-up, most recently at 2013 WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES) Kuala Lumpur… Has advanced to R16 at a Grand Slam on two 2017: 121 / 8 2011: 55 / 17 2005: 171 / 120 occasions – 2008 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams) and 2013 Roland Garros 2016: 175 / 5 2010: 59 / 17 2004: 166 / 106 (l . Kirilenko)… Owns 20 wins over Top 20 opponents, including two 2015: 61 / 3 2009: 152 / 17 2003: 135 / 106 Top five wins: d . No .4 Schiavone (2011 Madrid) and No .5 A . 2014: 175 / 268 2008: 39 / 26 2002: 270 / 533 Radwanska (2014 Sydney)… Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles 2013: 47 / 36 2007: 112 / 36 2001: 338 / 524 champion, at 2012 Australian Open (w/Tecau) and 2015 Roland 2012: 173 / 35 2006: 104 / 47 Garros (w/Querrey)… Sidelined for six months in 2014 after undergoing hip surgery; ranking dropped outside Top 250 in both CAREER FINALS singles and doubles… Bounced back to finish 2015 season in Top 75 SINGLES - Finalist (4): 2013 - Kuala Lumpur; 2011 - Hobart; 2010 - in singles and ranked career-high No .3 in doubles – nominated for Québec City; 2008 - Québec City . WTA Comeback Player of the Year… Broke into singles Top 50 on July 28, 2008 and set career-high ranking of No .30 on July 11, 2011… DOUBLES - Winner (26): 2017 - Brisbane, Australian Open, Member of USA Fed Cup side that reached competition final in 2010 Charleston, Roland Garros (w/Safarova); 2016 - Indian Wells (w/ (l . Italy)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2001 Amelia Island . Vandeweghe), Miami, US Open, Wuhan, Beijing (w/Safarova); 2015 - Sydney (w/Mirza), Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Toronto PERSONAL INFORMATION (all w/Safarova); 2013 - Brisbane, Dubai (both w/Mirza); 2012 - Father, Tim, is an accountant; mother, Heidi, is a nurse; has two Brussels (w/Mirza); 2011 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Shaughnessy); 2010 brothers, Chad and Andrew, and a sister, Alison… Married Justin - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Yan); 2009 - Charleston, Stuttgart (both w/ Sands on November 29, 2008; resides in Phoenix, Arizona with Petrova), Warsaw (w/Kops-Jones); 2008 - Bogotá (w/Melzer), Amelia beloved dog Ruger (boerboel mastiff)… Began playing tennis at Island (w/Uhlirova); 2007 - Cincinnati (w/Mirza); 2004 - Vancouver age five; made pro debut at age 14… In fall 2012 after experiencing (w/Spears) . chronic fatigue, was diagnosed with 26 severe food allergies Finalist (12): 2016 - Charleston, WTA Finals (both w/Safarova); including many of her favorite foods… Was chosen by Google as 2013 - Stuttgart (w/Mirza); 2011 - Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/ first pro athlete “Glass Explorer”… Often referred to as America’s Shaughnessy); 2010 - Memphis, New Haven (both w/Shaughnessy), Tennis Rock Star for her colorful apparel and hair and signature Birmingham (w/Huber), Québec City (w/Strycova); 2006 - Prague, knee-high compression socks… Enjoys cars, the outdoors, cooking Rabat (both w/Harkleroad); 2005 - Los Angeles (w/Haynes) . and watching the Green Bay Packers .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2016 - Rio Olympics (w/Sock); WTA FINALS HISTORY 2015 - Roland Garros (w/M .Bryan); 2012 - Australian Open (w/ Doubles (3-3): 2015, 2016 Tecau) . Competed at WTA FInals in Singapore twice (both w/Safarova) . Lost Finalist (1): 2015 - US Open (w/Querrey) . in round-robin stage in 2015 and reached championship match in 2016 . . Qualified in 2017 but withdrew due to injury . ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2009-11, 2016-17 . US Olympic Team, 2016 . GRAND SLAM HISTORY -SINGLES Overall: 26 - 40 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 - 1r 3r 1r - 1r 1r ------ROLAND GARROS 10 - 10 3r 1r 1r - 4r 2r 3r 2r 1r 2r - 1r - - - - - WIMBLEDON 7 - 10 2r 1r 3r - 1r - 1r 1r 1r 4r 2r 1r - - - - - US OPEN 7 - 15 - 1r 3r - 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r

88 GER

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-AUG-1987 (BAD SAULGAU, GERMANY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.72 M) PLAYS 46 54 RIGHT-HANDED (ONE-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-NOV-2017 06-JUN-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 2 Cracked the Top 50 for the first time in 2017, finishing Career Prize Money: $2,043,700 as Germany’s No .3, behind Goerges and Kerber, of CAREER W-L: 479 - 350 singles, 243 - 206 doubles seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Barthel, Witthoeft, Siegemund and Petkovic)… One of the 2017 HIGHLIGHTS biggest rankings movers on tour, jumping 69 spots W-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 17 from No .115 in 2016 to career-high No .46 in 2017… Prize Money: $402,052 Reached first career WTA semifinal in Quebec City (l . SF (1): Quebec City eventual champion Van Uytvanck)… Also tacked on a QF (3): Rabat, Bucharest, Linz career-best three quarterfinal appearances at >> Won two ITF singles titles international events… Reached 2r at three of four majors for first time in career – Roland Garros (l . WTA YEAR-END RANKING eventual r-up Halep), Wimbledon and US Open (l . 2017: 46 2012: 112 2007: 88 eventual r-up Keys) . . In 2016, enjoyed bulk of success 2016: 126 2011: 191 2006: 146 on ITF circuit, having posted just four tour-level 2015: 68 2010: 137 2005: 284 wins… Captured second career doubles title at 2014: 214 2009: 68 2004: 552 Bogota (w/Arrubarrena)… Posted career-best win by 2013: 258 2008: 272 2003: 651 ranking over No .7 Bouchard at 2015 Miami and recorded best Grand Slam result with 3r finish at CAREER FINALS Wimbledon (l . Keys)… Defeated No .10 Li at 2010 Kuala DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Bogotá (w/Arruabarrena); Lumpur for first career Top 10 win… Advanced to first 2012 - Québec City (w/Mladenovic) . WTA quarterfinal at 2009 Barcelona (l . Navarro)… Finalist (4): 2016 - Rabat (w/Olaru); 2015 - Bastad (w/ Winner of 17 singles and 15 doubles titles on ITF Savchuk); 2014 - Osaka (w/Arruabarrena); 2009 - Bad Circuit… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Gastein (w/Petkovic) . 2001 and made WTA main draw debut in 2006 .

ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2006-11 . PERSONAL INFORMATION Husband and coach is Charles Edouard Maria (married April 8, 2013 - formerly Tatjana Malek); had daughter, Charlotte, on December 20, 2013 . . Father is Heinrich (deceased); mother is Margit; brothers are Daniel and Matthias (both studying sports management) . . Began playing at age 4 when introduced to tennis by parents . . Speaks German and English . . Favorite foods are Mexican and Italian . . Other sports interest is handball .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY - SINGLES Overall: 10 - 22 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 - 2r 1r - - - - 1r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 2 - 5 2r 2r 1r - 1r - - 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 4 - 7 2r 1r 3r - 1r - - 1r 2r - 1r US OPEN 2 - 5 2r - 1r - - 2r - - 1r - 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 89 PETRA MARTIC CRO

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 19-JAN-1991 (SPLIT, CROATIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.81 M) PLAYS 42 53 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 11-JUN-2012 17-MAR-2014

CAREER 3r of 2013 Wimbledon and won doubles ITF title… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Had another Top 100 season 2012… reached career Career Prize Money: $2,087,763 high ranking (No .42) on June 11, 2012… runner-up at Career W-L: 272 - 196 Kuala Lumpur (ret . vs . Hsieh in final w/heat illness); SF at Copenhagen (l . to Wozniacki); QF twice at Budapest 2017 HIGHLIGHTS and Linz; reached 4r at Roland Garros (first Grand W-L (Main Draw Only): 6 - 4 Slam 4r; l . to Kerber)… Had first Top 50 season in Prize Money: $477,469 2011; made two quarterfinal runs at Bogotá 4r (2): Roland Garros, Wimbledon (withdrew prior to match w/illness) and Copenhagen (l . to Safarova)… made Top 50 debut on September WTA YEAR-END RANKING 26 (after Guangzhou; rose from No .55 to No .47)… 2017: 89 2013: 116 2009: 84 member of the Croatian Fed Cup Team 2008-2009… 2016: 266 2012: 59 2008: 214 2009 was first Top 100 season; had quarterfinal runs 2015: 144 2011: 49 2007: 325 twice at Budapest and Portoroz; reached 2r twice 2014: 179 2010: 144 (incl . Roland Garros, US Open)… made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2009 (after US Open; rose from CAREER FINALS No .137 to No .89) .… In 2007 played in first WTA main SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2012 - Kuala Lumpur . draw at Miami, falling 1r (as WC)… .Played first event of career at 2005 ITF/Dubrovnik 3-CRO . DOUBLES - Finalist (4): 2016 - Monterrey (w/M . Sanchez); 2013 - Marrakech (w/Mladenovic); 2012 - PERSONAL INFORMATION Paris [Indoors], Bad Gastein (both w/Groenefeld) . Mother's name is Sandra Martic . . Began playing tennis at age 5 when mother introduced her to the ADDITIONAL - Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2008-09 . sport . . All-court player whose favorite shot is serve; favorite surface is hard . . Speaks Croatian, English . . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Favorite actor is Johnny Depp . . Favorite music is pop; 2017 singles season highlighted by her 4r favorite singer is Leona Lewis . . Favorite food is appearances at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon… pancakes; favorite drink is Orangina . . Also enjoys also won an ITF singles title in 2017; now owns four playing table tennis and watching TV . . Favorite city to ITF singles titles… 2016 doubles season highlight visit is Paris . . Favorite thing about being a professional was a runner-up finish at Monterrey (w/M Sanchez)…. tennis player is "making my dream come true" . Made a quarterfinal run at 2013 Katowice… Reached

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 17 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 6 - - 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 7 4r - 1r 1r 1r 4r - 1r 2r WIMBLEDON 7 - 5 4r - - 1r 3r 1r 2r 2r - US OPEN 2 - 5 1r - - - - 1r 2r 1r 2r

90 CHRISTINA McHALE USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 11-MAY-1992 (TEANECK, NJ, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.70 M) PLAYS 24 35 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 20-AUG-2012 09-JAN-2017

CAREER career in 2016, at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d . Siniakova in Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 2 F) . . Also won first two WTA doubles titles of career in Career Prize Money: $3,374,518 2016, captured at Hobart (w/Han) and Tianjin (w/ Career W-L: 294 - 236 Peng) . . In first WTA runner-up at 2014 Acapulco (l . Cibulkova) . . In Grand Slam main draws has advanced 2017 HIGHLIGHTS to 3r five times, including four in a row (2011 US Open W-L (Main Draw Only): 19 - 27 through 2012 Wimbledon) . . Pushed top seed and Prize Money: $546,312 eventual champion S .Williams to three sets in 2r at SF (2): Acapulco, Tokyo International 2016 Wimbledon… Owns six wins against Top 10 QF (1): Tianjin players including three against the Top 5 – d . No .1 Wozniacki at 2011 Cincinnati, No .3 Kvitova at 2012 WTA YEAR-END RANKING Indian Wells and No .4 Muguruza at 2016 Indian 2017: 63 2013: 68 2009: 218 Wells . . Broke into Top 100 on March 21, 2011 and Top 2016: 45 2012: 33 2008: 425 50 on September 12 the same year . . Reached career- 2015: 64 2011: 42 2007: 712 high ranking of No .24 on August 20, 2012 . . Played 2014: 54 2010: 115 first WTA qualifying event at 2008 New Haven and made WTA main draw debut, as a wildcard, at 2009 CAREER FINALS Australian Open . SINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Tokyo [Japan Open] . Finalist (1): 2014 - Acapulco . PERSONAL INFORMATION Father, John, works in finance; mother is Margarita; DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Hobart (w/X Han),. older sister is Lauren (graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill Tianjin (w/Peng) . where she played tennis)… Lived in Hong Kong from age three to eight (father transferred with job); began ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2010-12, 2014-16; US playing tennis at Hong Kong apartment complex’s Olympic Team, 2012 . courts… Also did competitive swimming growing up… Speaks English, Spanish and basic Mandarin… CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Aggressive baseliner; favorite shot is forehand; Posted seventh straight Top 100 season in 2017 (at considers movement a strength… Favorite surface is No .63) . . One of 13 American women to feature in hardcourts; favorite event is US Open… Idols growing year-end rankings in 2017… Made semifinals at up were the Williams sisters… Favorite actors are the Acapulco and Tokyo [Japan Open] and quarterfinals cast of Friends . at Tianjin… In 2016, won first WTA singles title of

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 21 - 32 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 8 1r 1r 2r 2r 1r 3r 1r - 1r ROLAND GARROS 2 - 8 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 7 - 7 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 3r 2r - - US OPEN 8 - 9 2r 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 3r 1r 2r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 91 BEL

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 17-NOV-1995 (LEUVEN, BELGIUM) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5' 10" (1.79 M) PLAYS 35 38 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 23-OCT-2017 09-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1 Finished season at No . 35, up from No .120 in 2016… Career Prize Money: $796,240 First Top 50 and Top 100 year-end finish… 2017 Career W-L: 203 - 110 season highlighted by first singles title at Hobart (as a qualifier, d . Niculescu in F)… One of five qualifiers to 2017 HIGHLIGHTS win a singles title in 2017 . . Also advanced to final at W-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 21 Istanbul (l . Svitolina) and made semifinal runs at Prize Money: $549,215 Bastad (l . Wozniacki), New Haven (l . Cibulkova) and Won (1): Hobart Luxembourg (l . Puig)… Won second career doubles R-Up (1): Istanbul title at 2017 Guangzhou (w/Schuurs) and reached >> Reached three doubles finals, winning title at finals at 2017 Bucharest (w/Schurrs) and Istanbul (w/ Guangzhou (w/Schurrs) Melichar)… Has played four Grand Slam main draws with best result coming at 2017 Roland Garros (3r, l . WTA YEAR-END RANKING V .Williams)… Won first WTA title of any kind in 2017: 35 2015: 157 2013: 577 doubles at 2016 Auckland (w/Mestach)… Made WTA 2016: 120 2014: 264 singles main draw debut at 2016 ‘s-Hertogenbosch – as qualifier, advanced to QF… Played first Tour-level CAREER FINALS event of career at 2015 Antwerp… Winner of 11 SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Hobart . singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF circuit . . Finalist (1): 2017 - Istanbul . Nominated for Newcomer of the Year in the 2017 WTA Player Awards . DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Guangzhou (w/Schuurs); 2016 - Auckland (w/Mestach) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Finalist (2): 2017 - Istanbul (w/Melichar), Bucharest (w/ Turned pro in 2013 . . Coached by Robbe Ceyssens, Schuurs) . trains at the Kim Clijsters Academy . . Previously trained under Belgian Federation until early teens, also spent a WTA 125K SERIES - DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - year at the Mouratoglou Academy in Paris . . Favorite Limoges-FRA (w/Minella) . surface is grass, favorite shot is the serve . . Began Finalist (1): 2015 - Taipei-TPE (w/Melnikova) . playing tennis at age 4, introduced to game by older sister Lauren, an airline pilot with KLM . . First tennis ADDITIONAL – Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2017 . memory is watching Kim Clijsters playing live . . Mother is Liliane Barbe (teaches languages and history); father is Guido Mertens (makes furniture for churches) . . Was home schooled, enjoyed studying languages . . Loves animals and has lots of pets at home, four dogs and a variety of birds (pheasants, peacocks, chickens, cranes) . . Speaks English, Dutch/Flemish, and French . . short term goal is to end season inside the Top 100, describes qualifying for her first Grand Slam main draw at the 2016 US Open as "fulfilling an important goal ".

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 2 - 4 W - L 17 16 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1 3r - WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - US OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1r

92 SANIA MIRZA IND

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 15-NOV-1986 (MUMBAI, ) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.73M) PLAYS 27 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 27-AUG-2007 13-APR-2015

CAREER ADDITIONAL - Indian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2006, 2008, 2010- Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 41 12, 2014-16; Indian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 . Career Prize Money: $6,930,345 Career W-L: 271 - 161 (singles); 492-214 (doubles) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Season highlights of 2017 include title run at Brisbane (w/Mattek-Sands) 2017 HIGHLIGHTS and runner-up at Sydney and Miami (both w/Strycova)… Brings her W-L (Doubles): 37-18 career haul to 41 titles from 60 finals… Finished the year with partner Prize Money: $488,568 ; they had four semifinals runs in five tournaments together >> Reached three doubles finals, winning the title at (Beijing, Wuhan, US Open, and Cincinnati)… Played with eight different Brisbane (w/Mattek-Sands) partners during 2017 season… Finishes the 2017 season ranked No .12 in year-end doubles; first time outside of the year-end Top 10 since 2012… WTA YEAR-END RANKING (DOUBLES) Was WTA’s year-end World No .1 doubles player two consecutive seasons 2017: 12 2011: 11 2005: 111 2015-16… Team of Hingis/Mirza began year on 22 match win-streak 2016: 1 2010: 61 2004: 178 (dating back to start of 2015 US Open) and won a further 19 matches in a 2015: 1 2009: 37 2003: 346 row (taking in title runs at Brisbane, Sydney, Australian Open and St 2014: 6 2008: 61 2002: 955 Petersburg) before falling Kasatkina/Vesnina in quarterfinals at Doha . . 2013: 9 2007: 18 2016 Australian Open marked third Grand Slam doubles title of career, 2012: 12 2006: 24 after 2015 Wimbledon and 2015 US Open (both also w/Hingis)… Having previously been runner-up at 2011 Roland Garros (w/Vesnina), became CAREER FINALS first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title and third Indian overall SINGLES - Winner (1): 2005 - Hyderabad . (behind Bhupathi and Paes)… After a 16-month partnership that yielded Finalist (3): 2009 - Pattaya City; 2007 - Stanford; 2005 - Forest Hills . 14 titles, Hingis/Mirza announced parting of ways after 2016 Montréal, but reunited to compete at WTA Finals in Singapore, where they were the DOUBLES - Winner (41): 2017 - Brisbane (w/Mattek-Sands) . 2016 defending champions (l . Makarova/Vesnina in SF)… Maintained winning - Brisbane, Sydney, Australian Open, St Petersburg, Rome (all w/Hingis), ways in latter part of 2016 season with titles at Cincinnati and Tokyo PPO Cincinnati (w/Strycova), New Haven (w/Niculescu), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/ (w/Strycova) and New Haven (w/Niculescu)… Won first WTA Finals title Strycova); 2015 - Sydney (w/Mattek-Sands), Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, in 2014 (w/Black) and ascended to top rankings position on April 13, Wimbledon, US Open, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing, WTA Finals (all w/ 2015 after winning Indian Wells, Miami and Charleston titles (w/ Hingis); 2014 - Oeiras, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], WTA Finals (all w/Black); 2013 - Hingis)… First Indian woman to hold a WTA World No .1 ranking . . Brisbane, Dubai (both w/Mattek-Sands), New Haven (w/Zheng), Tokyo [Pan Remains a Wimbledon title away from Career Grand Slam in mixed Pacific], Beijing (both w/Black); 2012 - Pattaya City (w/Rodionova), Brussels doubles having won 2009 Australian Open (w/Bhupathi), 2012 Roland (w/Mattek-Sands); 2011 - Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/Vesnina), Garros (w/Bhupathi) and 2014 US Open (w/Soares) . . began to play Washington, DC (w/Shvedova); 2010 - Guangzhou (w/Gallovits-Hall); 2009 doubles exclusively in 2013 season… Missed parts of 2008-10 seasons - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Chuang); 2007 - Fès (w/King), Cincinnati (w/Mattek- due to right wrist injury . . During singles career posted six Top 100 Sands), Stanford (w/Peer), New Haven (w/Santangelo); 2006 - Bangalore, seasons, winning one title, 2005 Hyderabad, from four finals… Made Kolkata (both w/Huber); 2004 - Hyderabad (w/Huber) . WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2003 Hyderabad . Finalist (20): 2017 - Sydney, Miami (both w/Strycova); 2016 - Stuttgart, Madrid (both w/Hingis), Wuhan (w/Strycova); 2015 - Doha (w/Hsieh), Rome PERSONAL INFORMATION (w/Hingis); 2014 - Indian Wells, Stuttgart, Montréal, Beijing (all w/Black); Began playing tennis at age six… Mother, Naseema, works in printing 2013 - Stuttgart (w/Mattek-Sands); 2012 - Dubai, Indian Wells (both w/ business; sister is Anam… Also likes playing cricket and swimming… Most Vesnina), Beijing (w/Llagostera Vives); 2011 - Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); admires Gandhi and in tennis, Stefanie Graf . 2007 - Istanbul (w/Y .Chan); 2006 - Amelia Island (w/Huber), Istanbul (w/ Molik), Cincinnati (w/Domachowska). WTA FINALS HISTORY Doubles (9-1): 2014, 2015, 2016 MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - US Open (w/Soares); 2012 Won back-to-back titles in 2014 (w/Black) and 2015 (w/Hingis)… - Roland Garros (w/Bhupathi); 2009 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi) . Became first player to win back-to-back WTA Finals titles with Finalist (3): 2017 - Australian Open (w/Dodig); 2014 - Australian Open different partners since Davenport (1996-98)… Reached SF in 2016 (w/Tecau); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi) . (w/Hingis; l . Makarova/Vesnina) . GRAND SLAM HISTORY - DOUBLES Overall: 100 - 45 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 22-11 3r W 2r QF 1r SF 1r 3r 1r 3r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 19-11 1r 3r QF QF 3r 1r F - 2r - 1r 3r 2r WIMBLEDON 28-12 3r QF W 2r 3r 3r SF 2r 2r QF 3r 2r 1r US OPEN 31-11 SF QF W SF SF 3r 3r 1r 2r - QF 3r 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 93 KRISTINA MLADENOVIC FRA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 14-MAY-1993 (SAINT POL SUR MER, FRANCE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ (1.84 M) PLAYS 10 2 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 23-OCT-2017 24-OCT-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 16 Enjoyed best season of career in 2017, making Top 10 debut and Career Prize Money: $6,957,685 lifting first WTA singles title having reached four finals… Finished Career W-L: 270 - 225 season at No .11 for highest year-end ranking and first inside Top 20… Broke into Top 10 on October 23, 2017… Won first career 2017 HIGHLIGHTS singles title at Premier-level St . Petersburg (d . Putintseva in F)… W-L (Main Draw Only): 38 - 27 Reached biggest final of career at Premier-Mandatory level Madrid Prize Money: $2,099,214 (l . Halep)… also was R-Up at Acapulco (l . Tsurenko) and Stuttgart Won (1): St . Petersburg (l . Siegemund)… Career record in finals now stands at 1-6… R-Up (3): Acapulco, Stuttgart, Madrid Posted joint-best result across the Grand Slams by reaching QF at >> Made Top 10 debut on October 23, 2017 Roland Garros (l . Bacsinszky); also made QF at 2015 US Open… Qualified as first alternate for 2017 WTA Finals but not called on to WTA YEAR-END RANKING play… Reached two singles finals in 2016, at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l . 2017: 11 2013: 56 2009: 202 Vandeweghe) and Hong Kong (l . Wozniacki), having been runner-up 2016: 42 2012: 76 2008: 1005 at 2015 Strasbourg (l . Stosur)… With fellow Frenchwoman Garcia, 2015: 29 2011: 183 captured first Grand Slam doubles title of career at 2016 Roland 2014: 81 2010: 354 Garros – first all-French team to triumph in Paris since Chanfreau/ Dürr in 1971… As top seeds at WTA Finals in Singapore, Garcia/ CAREER FINALS Mladenovic fell in semifinals (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova)… Won SINGLES - Winner (1): St . Petersburg . 2016 WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (w/Garcia)… Member Finalist (6): 2017 - Acapulco, Stuttgart, Madrid; 2016 - of French Fed Cup side that advanced to 2016 competition final ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Hong Kong; 2015 - Strasbourg . against Czech Republic – lost epic singles rubber to Ka .Pliskova, 63 46 16-14 in 3 hours 48 minutes – 30-game final set being longest- DOUBLES - Winner (16): 2016 - Charleston, Stuttgart, ever in a Fed Cup final – as well as decisive doubles rubber (w/ Madrid, Roland Garros (all w/Garcia); 2015 - Dubai, Garcia, l . Pliskova/Strycova)… Broke into Top 100 on September Marrakech, Rome (all w/Babos), Washington D .C . (w/ 17, 2012 and Top 50 on March 18, 2013… Two-time Grand Slam Bencic); 2014 - Acapulco (w/Voskoboeva); 2013 - mixed doubles champion, at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Memphis (w/Voskoboeva), Charleston (w/Safarova), Open, as well as a two-time runner-up (all w/Nestor)… Made tour- Oeiras (w/H .Chan), Palermo (w/Piter), Osaka (w/ level main draw debut at 2009 Australian Open… Played first WTA Pennetta); 2012 - Montréal (w/Jans-Ignacik), Québec qualifying event as wildcard at 2008 Paris [Indoors]… 2009 Roland City (w/Malek), 125/Taipei (w/H .Chan) . Garros girls’ singles champion . Finalist (11): 2016 - Sydney, Dubai, US Open, Beijing (w/Garcia); 2014 - Brisbane (w/Voskoboeva), PERSONAL INFORMATION Paris [Indoors], Wimbledon, Cincinnati (all w/Babos), Mother is Dzenita (was a pro volleyball player); father is Dragan (was ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Krajicek); 2013 - Marrakech (w/ a pro handball player); brother is Luka (soccer player)… Started Martic); 2011 - Copenhagen (w/Piter) . playing at age eight when introduced to sport by parents… Favorite surface is grass… Speaks French, English, Serbian, Italian, Spanish MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2014 - Australian and a bit of Russian… Also enjoys volleyball and beach volleyball . Open (w/Nestor); 2013 - Wimbledon (w/Nestor) . Finalist (2): 2015 - Australian Open (w/Nestor); 2013 WTA FINALS HISTORY - Roland Garros (w/Nestor) . Doubles (2-3): 2015, 2016 Made WTA Finals debut in 2015 (w/Babos) and returned in WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2012 - 2016 (w/Garcia, as top seeds, l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in SF) . Taipei, TPE . Doubles (1): 2012 - Taipei, TPE (w/H .Chan)

ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2012-17; French Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 26 - 28 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 6 1r 3r 2r 1r 2r - - - 1r ROLAND GARROS 11 - 9 QF 3r 3r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 3 - 6 2r 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r - - - US OPEN 8 - 7 1r 2r QF 1r 2r 3r - - 1r

94 GARBIÑE MUGURUZA ESP

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-OCT-1993 (CARACAS, VENEZUELA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ (1.82 M) PLAYS 1 10 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 11-SEP-2017 23-FEB-2015

CAREER Lifted second title of 2017 at Cincinnati (d . No .1 Ka . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 5 Pliskova in SF, d . No .2 Halep in F)… Qualified for WTA Career Prize Money: $15,516,622 Finals for third year in a row… Won first Grand Slam Career W-L: 317 - 156 title at 2016 Roland Garros (d . S,Williams in F… First Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since Sánchez 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Vicario in 1998… 45th woman in Open Era to win a W-L (Main Draw Only): 47 - 21 Grand Slam title . . One of just four players born in Prize Money: $5,433,457 1990s to win a Grand Slam title… Was losing finalist at Won (2): Wimbledon, Cincinnati 2015 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams)… Made Top 10 SF (5): Brisbane, Rome, Birmingham, Stanford, Tokyo rankings debut on July 13, 2015 after run to Wimbledon >> Reached WTA World No .1 Ranking on September 11, final… Breakthrough win came at Premier Mandatory- 2017; held the top spot for three weeks level Beijing in 2015 (d . Bacsinszky in F)… Broke into Top 100 on July 23, 2012 and made Top 50 debut on WTA YEAR-END RANKING January 13, 2014… In doubles, has won five titles from 2017: 2 2014: 21 2011: 249 10 finals; qualified for WTA Finals in 2014-15, both 2016: 7 2013: 64 2010: 432 times w/Suarez Navarro (runners-up in 2015, l . Hingis/ 2015: 3 2012: 104 2009: 687 Mirza)… Missed second half of 2013 season after undergoing ankle surgery on July 2… At 2012 Miami, CAREER FINALS advanced to R16 making WTA main draw debut . SINGLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Wimbledon, Cincinnati; 2016 - Roland Garros; 2015 - Beijing; 2014 - Hobart . PERSONAL INFORMATION Finalist (3): 2015 - Wimbledon, Wuhan; 2014 - Mother’s name is Scarlet Blanco; father’s name is José Florianopolis . Antonio Muguruza; brothers’ names are Asier (engineer) and Igor (economist); mother is from DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2015 - Birmingham, Venezuela and father is from Spain… Began playing Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Suárez Navarro); 2014 - tennis at age three; first memory of the sport was Marrakech (w/Oprandi), Stanford (w/Suárez Navarro); playing with her brothers… Aggressive style of play; 2013 - Hobart (w/Torró-Flor) . prefers hardcourts; favorite shot is serve… Speaks Finalist (5): 2015 - Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/ Spanish and English… Enjoys cooking, reading and Suárez Navarro); 2014 - Madrid, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] listening to music… Favorite tennis players growing (both w/Suárez Navarro) . up were Serena Williams and .

ADDITIONAL - Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2015-17; Spanish WTA FINALS HISTORY Olympic Team, 2016 . Singles (5-5): 2015-17 Doubles (3-3): 2014-15 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Made WTA Finals debut in 2014 in doubles (w/Suarez Finished 2017 at No .2 for career-best year-end finish… Navarro) . . Played in singles and doubles in 2015 . . Ascended to World No .1 ranking on September 11, Advanced to singles semifinals without losing a match 2017 for first time in career… Spent four weeks in the in group stage in 2015 (l . A .Radwanska) . . Runner-up in top spot… First Spanish woman to sit at top of doubles in 2015 (w/Suarez Navarro, l . Hingis/Mirza) . . rankings since Sanchez-Vicario in 1995… Voted 2017 Contested singles in 2016 and 2017, but did not WTA Player of the Year… Captured second Grand Slam advance out of round-robin competition . title at 2017 Wimbledon (d . V .Williams in F)… Dropped just one set during triumph at All England Club…

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 52 - 18 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 13 - 5 QF 3r 4r 4r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 19 - 4 4r W QF QF 2r - WIMBLEDON 15 - 4 W 2r F 1r 2r - US OPEN 5 - 5 4r 2r 2r 1r - 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 25-SEP-1987 (SLATINA, ROMANIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 6” (1.68 M) PLAYS 28 15 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 27-FEB-2012 29-AUG-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 8 Nine Top 100 seasons in past ten years, with five Top Career Prize Money: $5,072,161 50 seasons including a career-best in 2016 (No .39) . . Career W-L: 460 - 313 Won third WTA singles title of career at 2016 Luxembourg, defeating Kvitova in final for eleventh 2017 HIGHLIGHTS career win over a Top 10 opponent… Highlight of W-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 20 2017 was finishing runner-up at Hobart (l . Mertens)… Prize Money: $672,948 Has reached at least one singles final seven years R-Up (1):Hobart running (2011-17) . . Has won at least 20 main draw QF (1): Washington DC matches in five of last six of seven seasons . . Winner of >> Reached three doubles finals winning title at Biel eight WTA doubles titles from 22 finals, including (w/Hsieh) and finalist at Wimbledon (w/H .C Chan). three in 2016, at Shenzhen (w/King), Washington DC and Cincinnati (w/Hsieh) (w/Wickmayer) and New Haven (w/Mirza) . . Reached >> Won WTA 125K Series title at Limoges-FRA first Grand Slam doubles final at Wimbledon 2017 (w/ Hsieh)… Has reached at least one doubles final in WTA YEAR-END RANKING nine seasons (2008-17) and has reached at least three 2017: 100 2011: 30 2005: 268 finals in four consecutive years (2014-17) . . Best result 2016: 39 2010: 83 2004: 430 at a Grand Slam is reaching R16 at 2011 US Open (l . 2015: 39 2009: 101 2003: 451 Kerber) and 2015 Wimbledon (l . Bacsinszky)… Made 2014: 47 2008: 47 2002: 875 Top 100 debut on May 19, 2008 and entered Top 50 2013: 60 2007: 179 on November 10, 2008 . . Achieved career-high 2012: 58 2006: 222 ranking of No .28 on February 27, 2012 . . Best win by ranking came over No .6 Li at 2011 Beijing . . On ITF CAREER FINALS Circuit, winner of 18 singles titles and 22 doubles SINGLES - Winner (3): 2016 - Luxembourg; 2014 - titles . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Dubai . Guangzhou; 2013 - Florianopolis . Finalist (5): 2017 - Hobart; 2016 - Seoul; 2015 - PERSONAL INFORMATION Nottingham; 2012 - Luxembourg; 2011 - Luxembourg . Mother is Cristiana and father is Mihai (both engineers); sister is Gabriela… Enjoys music, shopping, movies DOUBLES - Winner (8): 2017 - Biel (w/Hsieh); and fashion… Favorite cities are Bucharest and New 2016 - Shenzhen (w/King), Washington DC (w/ York… Favorite player is Agassi; admires Federer and Wickmayer), New Haven (w/Mirza); 2014 - Nadal… Favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite TV show is Shenzhen, Hobart (both w/Koukalova); 2012 - Friends . Hobart (w/Begu); 2009 - Budapest (w/Kleybanova) . Finalist (16): 2017 - Wimbledon (w/H .C Chan),. Cincinnati (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Montréal (w/Halep), Luxembourg (w/ Tig); 2015 - Hobart (w/Diatchenko), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Begu); 2014 - Katowice (w/Koukalova); 2013 - Eastbourne (w/Koukalova); 2012 - Guangzhou (w/ Gajdosova), Luxembourg (w/Begu); 2011 - Baku (w/ Voskoboeva); 2010 - Hobart (w/Y .Chan), Prague (w/ Szavay); 2009 - Stanford (w/Y .Chan); 2008 - New Haven (w/Cirstea) .

ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2004-09, 2011, 2014-17; Romanian Olympic Team, 2016 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 25 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 10 1r 2r 1r 3r 1r 3r 3r 1r 2r 1r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 9 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r - 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 7 - 10 1r 2r 4r 1r 1r 1r 2r 2r 1r 2r US OPEN 9 - 10 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r 4r 1r 1r 1r

96 JPN

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 16-OCT-1997 (OSAKA, JAPAN) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.80 M) PLAYS 40 324 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 17-OCT-2016 03-APR-2017

CAREER Winner of WTA Newcomer of the Year Award for Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 2016, having risen from outside Top 200 to career- Career Prize Money: $1,234,908 high ranking of No .40 across course of season… Career W-L: 135 - 98 Advanced to first WTA singles final of career at Premier-level 2016 Tokyo [PPO] (l . Wozniacki) . . 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Earlier in 2016 season reached first WTA quarterfinal W-L (Main Draw Only): 18 - 22 at Acapulco and also reached last eight at Prize Money: $593,912 Florianopolis and Tianjin . . Made Grand Slam main QF (2): Auckland, Hong Kong draw debut at 2016 Australian Open, reaching 3r . . Runner-up at WTA 125K Series event in Hua Hin in WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2015… Won 2015 WTA Rising Stars Invitational in 2017: 68 2015: 203 2013: 430 Singapore (d . Garcia in F) . . As world No .406, made 2016: 40 2014: 250 2012: 1028 WTA main draw debut at 2014 Stanford (qualified and defeated No .19 Stosur in 1r) . . Made WTA CAREER FINALS qualifying debut at 2013 Québec City… Played first SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2016 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] events of career on ITF Circuit in United States in 2012 . ADDITIONAL – Japanese Fed Cup Team, 2017 . PERSONAL INFORMATION CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Father, Leonard Francois is from Haiti; mother, Second Top 100 season in 2017, finishing as Tamaki, is from Japan… Older sister is Mari (also Japanese No .1… Began and ended season with plays tennis)… Aggressive baseliner; favorite shot is quarterfinal showings at Auckland and Hong forehand… Tennis idol growing up was Serena Kong… Other highlights included 3r runs at Williams… Enjoyed reading Open by Andre Wimbledon and US Open… Posted first career Top Agassi… Favorite city is Tokyo . 10 win over No .6 Kerber in 2017 US Open 1r…

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 11 - 7 W - L 17 16 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 2 2r 3r ROLAND GARROS 2 - 2 1r 3r WIMBLEDON 2 - 1 3r - US OPEN 4 - 2 3r 3r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-JUN-1997 (RIGA, LATVIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.77 M) PLAYS 7 32 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 09-OCT-2017 19-JUN-2017

CAREER Seoul… Posted career-high ranking of No .7 on Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 2 October 9, 2017… Qualified for WTA Finals (fell in Career Prize Money: $4,932,320 group stage) – youngest player to contest season- Career W-L: 183 - 92 ending event since Wozniacki in 2010… Won 2017 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year award… Also 2017 HIGHLIGHTS nominated for 2017 Player of the Year…2016 W-L (Main Draw Only): 43 - 20 highlight was run to first Premier-level final at Doha Prize Money: $3,998,026 (l . Suárez Navarro), following maiden finals Won (2): Roland Garros, Seoul appearance at 2015 Québec City (l . Beck)… Made R-Up (1): Charleston Grand Slam main draw debut at 2015 Wimbledon – >> Made Top 10 debut on September 11, 2017 her second main draw appearance at tour level – defeating world No .9 Suárez Navarro to reach 2r… WTA YEAR-END RANKING On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and 2017: 7 2015: 79 2013: 672 eight doubles titles . . Made WTA main draw debut 2016: 44 2014: 308 2012: 892 as a wildcard at 2014 Tashkent . . In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2014 Wimbledon (d . Kr . CAREER FINALS Schmiedlova in F) . SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Roland Garros, Seoul; Finalist (3): 2017 - Charleston; 2016 - Doha; 2015 - PERSONAL INFORMATION Québec City . Mother and coach is Jelena Jakovleva; father, a football player, is Jevgenijs Ostapenko; half-brother’s name is DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - St . Petersburg (w/ Maksim Ostapenko (graduated from art academy in Rosolska), Stuttgart (w/Atawo) . California and lives there now); also has a dog named Juljeta… Introduced to tennis at age five by mother ADDITIONAL - Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2013-17; Latvian (who was also her first coach)… Favorite shots are Olympic Team, 2016 . serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard; favorite tournament is Wimbledon… Speaks CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Russian, Latvian and English… Tennis idol is Serena Enjoyed breakout year in 2017, winning maiden Williams… Enjoys spending time with parents and Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, qualifying for dog, listening to music and going out with friends… WTA Finals and posting career-high ranking of Trained in ballroom dancing for seven years . No .7… Title in Paris was first at tour-level (d . Halep in F) and became lowest‐ranked player (No .47), and WTA FINALS HISTORY first unseeded player, to lift the trophy in the Open Singles (1-2): 2017 Era… Was only eighth Grand Slam main draw Made WTA Finals debut in 2017, but did not advance appearance… First Latvian player to reach a Grand beyond group stage competition . Slam final… Won second title of career at 2017

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 17 - 9 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 2 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 1 W 1r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 3 QF 1r 2r US OPEN 3 - 3 3r 1r 2r

98 PAULINE PARMENTIER FRA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 31-JAN-1986 (CUCQ, FRANCE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.75 M) PLAYS 40 89 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 21-JUL-2008 30-APR-2012

CAREER Luxembourg (l . Wiffhoeft)… Posted three Top 50 wins Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0 in 2017 (No .27 Babos, No .31 Putintseva, and No .41 Career Prize Money: $2,710,269 Doi) Member of French Fed Cup team in 2017… Career W-L: 429 - 373 Named to French Fed Cup team that faced Czech Republic in 2016 competition final, but did not play… 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Achieved career best Grand Slam result at 2014 W-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 20 Roland Garros by reaching R16 (l . Muguruza)… Prize Money: $412,670 Heading into 2014 Roland Garros, had lost 13-straight SF (1): Luxembourg WTA main draw matches dating back to 2013 QF (2): Acapulco, Bucharest Auckland… Achieved career high ranking of No .40 on July 21, 2008 after winning first WTA singles title at WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2007 Tashkent (d . Azarenka in F); won second title at 2017: 91 2012: 66 2007: 59 2008 Bad Gastein (d . Hradecka in F)… Made Top 100 2016: 73 2011: 74 2006: 197 debut in September 2007 and Top 50 debut in 2015: 116 2010: 102 2005: 207 February 2008… Has contested one WTA doubles 2014: 79 2009: 109 2004: 261 final, at 2011 Dallas (w/ Cornet)… On ITF Circuit, 2013: 225 2008: 62 2003: 493 winner of eight singles titles and two doubles titles… Made tour-level main draw debut as a wildcard at CAREER FINALS 2005 Roland Garros . SINGLES - Winner (2): 2008 - Bad Gastein; 2007 - Tashkent . PERSONAL INFORMATION Mother is Dominique, father is Jean-Philippe (both DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2011 - Dallas (w/Cornet) . work in cigar business); older brothers are Olivier and Julien… Born in Cucq (in northern France); now lives ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2010-13, 2015, and trains in Paris… Started playing tennis at age six 2017; French Olympic Team, 2008 . with family… Baseliner whose best shots are serve and forehand… Interests when younger included track and CAREER HIGHLIGHTS field… Trained at Mouratoglou Academy for five Posted third Top 100 season finish in four years in years… Admires Roger Federer and Andre Agassi . 2017, at No .91, for seventh Top 100 season finish of career… 2017 season highlighted by semifinal run at

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 21 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 8 2r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r - 2r - - - ROLAND GARROS 8 - 13 2r 3r 1r 4r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 3 - 9 1r 1r 1r - 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 2r - - - US OPEN 7 - 9 1r 1r - 1r - 3r 2r 2r - 2r 2r - 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 03-JUL-1991 (SAMARA, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.77 M) PLAYS 13 21 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 04-JUL-2011 16-SEP-2013

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 11 / 5 Ten consecutive Top 50 seasons, including second Career Prize Money: $7,978,508 Top 20 finish in 2017 at No .15 (finished No .16 in Career W-L: 375 - 241 2011)… Owns 11 WTA singles titles, including a career-best three titles in a single season in 2017 at 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Monterrey, Rabat and Hong Kong… Notched first win W-L (Main Draw Only): 41 - 24 over a reigning World No .1 en route to fourth Prize Money: $1,419,052 Monterrey title in 2017 (d . then-No .1 Kerber)… Holds Won (3): Monterrey, Rabat, Hong Kong an 11-6 record in WTA singles finals… Has reached R-Up (1): Tokyo the QF stage at all Grand Slams (incl . 2011 US Open, Roland Garros, 2016 Wimbledon and 2017 Australian WTA YEAR-END RANKING Open)… Winner of five WTA doubles titles from seven 2017: 15 2013: 26 2009: 41 finals, and a doubles quarterfinalist at all four 2016: 28 2012: 36 2008: 45 majors… Served as doubles alternate at 2015 WTA 2015: 28 2011: 16 2007: 281 Finals (w/Kudryavtseva)… Broke into Top 100 in 2014: 25 2010: 21 2006: 402 singles on July 7, 2009 and entered Top 50 on November 3, 2008… Made Top 20 debut on CAREER FINALS September 13, 2010 and rose as high as No .13 (July 4, SINGLES - Winner (11): 2017 - Monterrey, Rabat, Hong 2011)… Played first WTA main draw match as Kong; 2015 - Linz; 2014 - Paris [Indoors], Moscow; wildcard at 2006 Moscow aged 15… Won three junior 2013 - Monterrey, Oeiras; 2011 - Monterrey; 2010 - Grand Slam singles titles, at 2006-07 Australian Open Monterrey, Istanbul . and 2006 US Open . Finalist (6): 2017 - Tokyo PPO; 2015 - Washington DC, Moscow; 2013 - Brisbane, Seoul; 2012 - Washington DC PERSONAL INFORMATION Coached by father, Sergey, and brother, Aleks… DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Sydney (w/Babos) . 2013 Mother’s name is Marina… Grandmother played - Madrid (w/Safarova); 2012 - Charleston (w/Safarova); basketball for USSR; grandfather was high-level 2011 - Brisbane (w/Kleybanova); 2008 - Fès (w/Cirstea) . basketball referee; father was Olympic-level canoeist; Finalist (2): 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Jankovic); mother was a swimmer… Baseliner whose favorite 2008 - Palermo (w/Kudryavtseva) . surface is clay; favorite shot is forehand down the line… Introduced to tennis at age six by family… Speaks ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2009, 2011-13, Russian, English and French… Likes comedy movies; 2015, 2017; Russian Olympic Team, 2016 . favorite actors are Johnny Depp and Ben Stiller… Favorite music is R&B, hip-hop… Favorite book is Eat, Pray, Love… Favorite foods are Japanese and Russian… Enjoys karaoke, shopping, dancing, seeing friends, music, sleeping… Best memories are winning 2006 Australian Open juniors, first WTA title in Monterrey and playing World TeamTennis .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 53 - 40 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 10 - 9 QF 1r 1r 3r 1r 2r 3r 2r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 16 - 10 2r 3r 1r 2r 2r 3r QF 3r 3r 2r - WIMBLEDON 12 - 11 1r QF 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r 3r 2r 3r 1r US OPEN 15 - 10 1r 3r 2r 2r 3r 2r QF 4r 1r 2r -

100 PENG SHUAI CHN

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 08-JAN-1986 (HUNAN, CHINA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.77 M) PLAYS 14 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BOTH SIDES) 22-AUG-2011 17-FEB-2014

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 21 Ninth Top 50 season in 2017, and third Top 30 Career Prize Money: $8,739,538 finish… Ended 2016 ranked No .109 and improved Career W-L: 459 - 291 her standing by 82 spots to finish 2017 at No .27… Won career second tour-level title at 2017 Nanchang 2017 HIGHLIGHTS (d . Hibino in F)… In 2016, captured first WTA singles W-L (Main Draw Only): 36 - 22 title at Tianjin (d . Riske in F) in what was her seventh Prize Money: $1,274,499 career final… As Chinese No .1, received wildcard to Won (1): Nanchang 2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (went 1-1 in round R-Up (1): Taipei City robin stage)… Achieved a career-high singles SF (2): Strasbourg, Tianjin ranking of No .14 on August 22, 2014… Best result >> Won doubles title at Shenzhen and runner-up at across the majors is SF run at 2014 US Open (ret . vs . Australian Open and Dubai (both w/Hlavackova) Wozniacki w/heat illness)… Was the third Chinese player to reach the SF at a major (after Li Na and WTA YEAR-END RANKING )… Missed four Grand Slams in a row, from 2017: 27 2011: 17 2005: 37 2015 Wimbledon to 2016 Roland Garros, with a back 2016: 109 2010: 72 2004: 73 injury, returning to the majors at the All England 2015: 136 2009: 47 2003: 326 Club in 2016 (l . Stephens in 1r)… Former WTA World 2014: 22 2008: 40 2002: 359 No .1 in doubles (achieved on February 17, 2014)… 2013: 45 2007: 46 2001: 516 Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, at 2013 2012: 40 2006: 56 Wimbledon and 2014 Roland Garros (both w/ Hsieh)… Reached third Grand Slam doubles final at CAREER FINALS 2017 Australian Open (w/ Hlavackova, l . Mattek- SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Nanchang; 2016 - Tianjin . Sands/Safarova)… Owner of 21 WTA doubles titles, Finalist (7): 2017 - Taipei City; 2014 - Shenzhen; 2013 - most recently at 2017 Shenzhen (w/Hlavackova)… Brussels; 2011 - Brussels; 2008 - Forest Hills, Guangzhou; Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles on two occasions, 2006 - Strasbourg . winning the title in 2013 and finishing as runners-up in 2014 (both w/Hsieh)… On ITF Circuit, holds nine DOUBLES - Winner (21): 2017 - Shenzhen (w/Hlavackova); singles and three doubles titles… Made WTA main 2016- Nottingham (w/Hlavackova), Guangzhou (w/ draw debut as WC at 2001 Shanghai . Muhammad), Tianjin (w/McHale); 2014 - Pattaya City (w/Zhang), Doha, Indian Wells, Roland Garros (all w/ PERSONAL INFORMATION Hsieh), Beijing (w/Hlavackova); 2013 - Rome, Wimbledon, Father is Peng Ji Jun; mother is Zhang Bing . . Cincinnati, Guangzhou, WTA Finals (all w/Hsieh); 2011 Introduced to tennis at age 8 by uncle . . Favorite shot - Rome (w/Zheng); 2009 - Sydney, Rome, Beijing (all w/ is forehand; favorite surface is hard . . Enjoys Chinese Hsieh); 2008 - Bangalore (w/Sun), Bali (w/Hsieh); 2007 - cuisine, reading, shopping, swimming . . Considers Guangzhou (w/Yan) . herself quiet . . Admires John McEnroe . . Has a lucky Finalist (6): 2017 - Australian Open, Dubai (both w/ cow on her tennis bag (born in year of the cow) . Hlavackova); 2014 - WTA Finals (w/Hsieh); 2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Chuang), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Peer); 2007 - Charleston (w/Sun) .

WTA 125K SERIES - Winner (1): 2014 - Nanchang- CHN .

ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team 2001, 2006-10, 2012, 2014; Chinese Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 52 - 44 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 13 - 12 2r - 4r 1r 2r 2r 4r 1r 3r 1r 2r 1r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 8 - 10 1r - 1r 1r 2r 3r 3r - 1r 2r - 2r 2r - WIMBLEDON 17 - 11 3r 1r - 4r 2r 4r 4r - 2r 3r 1r 3r - 1r US OPEN 14 - 11 2r 1r - SF 2r 1r 4r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r -

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 101 ANDREA PETKOVIC GER

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 09-SEP-1987 (TUZLA, BOSNIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.80 M) PLAYS 9 46 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 10- OC T-2011 14-JUL-2014

CAREER Champions-Sofia, defeating Muguruza in semifinals Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 6 / 0 and Pennetta in final… Two-time winner at Bad Career Prize Money: $6,600,972 Gastein (2009 and 2014)… Has reached at least one Career W-L: 428 - 275 singles final in six of past nine years… Achieved best result in Grand Slam play when she reached semifinals 2017 HIGHLIGHTS at 2014 Roland Garros (l . Halep)… Reached three W-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 23 Grand Slam quarterfinals in 2011, at Australian Open, Prize Money: $418,137 Roland Garros and US Open… Member of German Fed SF (1): Washington DC Cup side that reached final in 2014 (l . Czech Republic)… Broke into Top 100 on July 30, 2008 and cracked Top 50 WTA YEAR-END RANKING on January 11, 2010… Made Top 10 debut on August 2017: 97 2012: 143 2007: 100 8, 2011, becoming the sixth German woman to reach 2016: 56 2011: 10 2006: 238 Top 10 and first since October 2000… Owns 11 wins 2015: 24 2010: 32 2005: 338 against Top 10 opponents, including one over a 2014: 14 2009: 56 2004: 416 reigning World No .1 (Wozniacki at 2011 Miami)… In 2013: 39 2008: 315 2012, missed three months early in season with low back injury, then missed four summer months with CAREER FINALS right ankle injury; ranking dropped as low as No .177 in SINGLES - Winner (6): 2015 - Antwerp; 2014 - March, 2013… Received Fed Cup Heart Award in Charleston, Bad Gastein, Tournament of Champions- 2011… Missed eight months of 2008 after suffering Sofia;2011 - Strasbourg; 2009 - Bad Gastein . right knee injury at Australian Open… Made WTA main Finalist (5): 2013 - Nürnberg, Washington DC; 2011 - draw debut at 2006 Hasselt . Brisbane, Beijing; 2010 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . PERSONAL INFORMATION DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Brisbane (w/Kerber); Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Malek) . surface is clay… Began playing at age six when father introduced her to the sport… Formerly Coached by ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2010-12, father, Zoran; mother, Amira, is a dentist’s assistant; 2014-17 . German Olympic Team, 2016 . younger sister, Anja, is a student… Speaks French, German, English, Serbian… Favorite movie is Biutiful; CAREER HIGHLIGHTS favorite actors are Edward Norton and Javier Bardem… Eighth Top 100 season finish in 2017, but second Favorite types of music are rock, funk; favorite group is outside Top 50 since 2012… German No .7 of seven Bloc Party… Enjoys reading, writing; favorite authors women in year-end Top 100… In singles, season are Goethe, Wilde, Flaubert; people most admired are highlighted by semifinal run at 2017 Washington D .C . Goethe (genius in writing) and Che Guevara (genius in (l . Goerges)… Posted three wins of Top 50 players in fighting)… Other favorites include going to museums 2017 (No .28 Begu and Bertens twice – once No .27 and and watching basketball when in America… Favorite No . 30) … In doubles, made a quarterfinals run at 2017 city is Barcelona; favorite tournament is Stuttgart… Australian Open (partnered w/Lucic-Baroni)… Has Most memorable experience was playing first Grand four career wins over a Top 5 opponent (including No .5 Slam at 2007 Roland Garros… Self-described as Muguruza in 2016)… Won second doubles title of thoughtful, outgoing and happy . career at 2016 Brisbane (w/Kerber)… Won three of six career singles titles in 2014, including Tournament of

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 41 - 32 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 8 2r 1r 1r 1r - - QF 2r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 14 - 7 1r 2r 3r SF - - QF 2r - - 2r WIMBLEDON 8 - 7 1r 2r 3r 3r 2r - 3r 1r - - - US OPEN 12 - 10 1r 2r 3r 3r 1r 1r QF 4r 1r - 2r

102 KAROLINA PLISKOVA CZE

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 21-MAR-1992 (LOUNY, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 1” (1.86 M) PLAYS 1 11 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 17-JUL-2017 31-OCT-2016

CAREER 2016)… Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2016 Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 9 / 5 highlighted by first Grand Slam final at US Open (l . Career Prize Money: $10,835,391 Kerber), as well as biggest title of career at Cincinnati Career W-L: 426 - 248 (d . Kerber in F)… At Flushing Meadows, defeated both V .Williams (R16; saved 1 mp) and S .Williams (SF), 2017 HIGHLIGHTS becoming the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the W-L (Main Draw Only): 53 - 18 same tournament and just the fourth to do so at a Prize Money: $3,902,665 Slam… Defeat of No .1 S Williams. at US Open was Won(3): Brisbane, Doha, Eastbourne career-best victory, and ended the American’s 186 SF (5): Indian Wells, Miami, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, consecutive week reign at the top of the rankings… WTA Finals First Czech to reach title match in New York since >> Reached WTA World No .1 Ranking on July 17, Sukova in 1993… Also in 2016, won title at 2017 . Held the top spot for a total of eight weeks . Nottingham and was runner-up at Eastbourne… Claimed status as Czech Republic’s top-ranked player WTA YEAR-END RANKING for first time in August 2016, overtaking Kvitova, who 2017: 4 2013: 67 2009: 228 held the mantle since 2011… Member of 2016 Czech 2016: 6 2012: 120 2008: 427 Fed Cup Team that defeated France for fifth 2015: 11 2011: 159 2007: 860 competition title in past six years… At 2013 Linz, with 2014: 24 2010: 203 2006: 1168 sister Kristyna, became first twins to win a WTA doubles title… Cracked Top 100 on March 4, 2013 after winning CAREER FINALS maiden career title at Kuala Lumpur (rose from No .127 SINGLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Brisbane, Doha, to No .84) and broke into Top 50 on June 9, 2014… Eastbourne; 2016 - Nottingham, Cincinnati; 2015 - Made Top 10 debut on August 10, 2015 – for first time, Prague; 2014 - Seoul, Linz; 2013 - Kuala Lumpur . three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 (also Kvitova, Finalist (10): 2016 - Eastbourne; US Open; 2015 Safarova)… On ITF Circuit, winner of 10 singles titles - Sydney, Dubai, Birmingham, Stanford WTA Elite and six doubles titles… In juniors, won girls’ singles Trophy; 2014 - Pattaya City, Nürnberg, Hong Kong . title at .

DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2016 - Birmingham (w/ PERSONAL INFORMATION Strycova); 2014 - Nürnberg (w/Krajicek), Bad Gastein, Fitness coaches are Martin Nosko and Ivan Trebaticka; Hong Kong (both w/Kr .Pliskova); 2013 - Linz (w/ trains at and plays for Sparta Praha tennis club… Kr .Pliskova) . Began playing tennis at age four… Enjoys fishing, Finalist (2): 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Goerges); 2013 - listening to music (likes pop, Czech music) and Palermo (w/Kr .Pliskova) . watching movies (favorite is Public Enemies)… Likes reading books by Paulo Coelho… Favorite food is ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2015-17 . pasta . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS WTA FINALS HISTORY Ended 2017 at No .4 for career-best year-end finish… Singles (3-4): 2016-17 Ascended to World No .1 in rankings on July 17, 2017 Doubles (0-1): 2016 for first time in career… First Czech woman to reach Made WTA Finals debut in 2016 competing in both No .1 spot since computer rankings were introduced in singles and doubles (w/Goerges) . . Posted 1-2 record 1975… Won three titles last season, at Brisbane (d . in round-robin play; lost in opening match in doubles Cornet in F), Doha (d . Wozniacki in F) and Eastbourne (QF, l . top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic) in 2016 . . Advanced (d . Wozniacki in F)… Qualified for WTA Finals for to semifinal stage in singles in 2017, falling to eventual second year in a row, posting best result by reaching SF champion Wozniacki . (l . eventual champion Wozniacki)… Led WTA with 452 aces in 2017 from 69 matches (down from 530 in GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 33 - 22 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9 - 5 QF 3r 3r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 6 SF 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 5 - 6 2r 2r 2r 2r 2r 1r US OPEN 12 - 5 QF F 1r 3r 1r -

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 103 KRISTYNA PLISKOVA CZE

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 21-MAR-1992 (LOUNY, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ (1.84 M) PLAYS 35 51 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 31-JUL-2017 15-SEP-2014

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 3 Second consecutive Top 100 season finish… Czech Career Prize Money: $1,701,938 No .6 at year’s end, with sister Karolina the country’s Career W-L: 330 - 263 No .1… Season highlighted by runner-up finish at Prague (l . Barthel)… Won a career-best 22 main draw 2017 HIGHLIGHTS matches in 2017…Reached quarterfinals four times, at W-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 23 Shenzhen, Biel, Strasbourg and Mallorca… Achieved Prize Money: $551,985 career-best No .35 in WTA Rankings on July 31, 2017… R-Up (1): Prague In 2016, won first WTA singles title at Tashkent (d . QF (5): Shenzhen, Biel, Strasbourg, Mallorca Hibino in F)… Also won WTA 125K Series event in Dalian, China… Recorded first career win over a Top WTA YEAR-END RANKING 10 opponent at 2016 Miami, defeating No .10 Bencic 2017: 61 2013: 121 2009: 506 in 2r… Winner of three WTA doubles titles, at 2013 2016: 61 2012: 110 2008: 753 Linz, 2014 Bad Gastein and 2014 Hong Kong, all with 2015: 113 2011: 179 2007: 861 sister, Karolina… At 2013 Linz, Kristyna and Karolina 2014: 123 2010: 227 became first set of twins to win a WTA doubles title… Best result in Grand Slam play is reaching 3r at 2015 CAREER FINALS Wimbledon (l . Niculescu) and 2017 Australian Open SINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Tashkent . (l . Kerber)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut at Finalist (1): 2017 - Prague . 2011 Wimbledon, as a qualifier (l . Bartoli in 1r)… On ITF Circuit, winner of nine singles and eight doubles DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Bad Gastein, Hong Kong titles… Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Prague (both w/Ka .Pliskova); 2013 - Linz (w/Ka .Pliskova) . (as a WC, l . Bartoli in 1r)… Wimbledon girls’ singles Finalist (1): 2013 - Palermo (w/Ka .Pliskova) . champion in 2010 (d . Ishizu in F) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2016 - Dalian, PERSONAL INFORMATION CHN Began playing tennis at age four… Enjoys music (any type), movies (favorites are The Notebook and Gladiator) ADDITIONAL - Czech Republic Fed Cup Team, 2017 and nature… Favorite book is Dear John… Favorite foods are strawberries, melons and Italian cuisine .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 10 - 16 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 3 3r 2r - - 2r - - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 3 1r 1r - 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 4 - 7 2r 1r 3r 1r 1r 2r 1r US OPEN 2 - 3 2r - - 1r - 2r -

104 MONICA PUIG PUR

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 27-SEP-1993 (SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.70 M) PLAYS 27 210 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 26-SEP-201 25-MAY-2015

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0 Fifth straight Top 100 season (at No .58)… Reached Career Prize Money: $2,282,606 one final in 2017, at Linz (l . Witthoeft in F)… Elsewhere Career W-L: 255 - 166 made semifinals at Doha and quarterfinals at Acapulco… Enjoyed career-best season in 2016, a 2017 HIGHLIGHTS year highlighted by history-making gold medal in W-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 21 singles at Rio Olympics – Puerto Rico’s first-ever gold Prize Money: $475,951 medal in any sport… Posted second and third career R-Up (1): Luxembourg wins over Top 5 opponents en route to Olympic title SF (1): Doha – No .4 Muguruza (R16), and No .2 Kerber (F)… QF (1): Acapulco Subsequently recognized as Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by the Association of WTA YEAR-END RANKING National Olympic Committees (ANOC)… In 2016 also 2017: 58 2014: 60 2011: 228 reached first Premier-level final at Sydney (l . 2016: 32 2013: 55 2010: 695 Kuznetsova)… Backed up breakthrough 2013 season 2015: 92 2012: 127 by winning first WTA singles title at 2014 Strasbourg (d . Soler-Espinosa in F)… Best result at a Grand Slam CAREER FINALS came at 2013 Wimbledon (recorded first Top 5 win SINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Olympics; 2014 - over No .5 Errani in 1r; l . Stephens in R16)… On Grand Strasbourg . Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, became first Finalist (2): 2017 - Luxembourg; 2016 - Sydney . woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a major in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi’s best results at ADDITIONAL - Puerto Rican Fed Cup Team, 2008-10, Grand Slams were representing USA)… Reached first 2012, 2014, 2016-17; Puerto Rican Olympic Team, 2016 . four tour-level main draws as a qualifier – 2011 Charleston, 2012 Monterrey, 2012 Tashkent, 2013 Brisbane… Played first WTA qualifying event at 2010 Ponte Vedra Beach… On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles titles… Two-time runner-up at junior Grand Slam events – 2011 Australian Open (l . Mestach) and 2011 Roland Garros (l . Jabeur) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Parents are Jose and Astrid; older brother is Ricky (works in the aeronautical industry as an engineer)… Introduced to tennis by mother; first tennis memory is playing in a clinic at a country club… Prefers hardcourts… Speaks fluent Spanish and English… Also enjoys going to the beach, relaxing at home, spending time with family and her dogs, reading and creative writing .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 14 - 19 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 4 2r 3r 2r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 5 - 5 2r 3r 1r 1r 3r WIMBLEDON 3 - 5 1r 1r 1r 1r 4r US OPEN 1 - 5 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 105 YULIA PUTINTSEVA KAZ

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 07-JAN-1995 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 4” (1.63 M) PLAYS 27 318 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-FEB-2017 27-FEB-2017

CAREER PERSONAL INFORMATION Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Father is Anton; mother is Anna; younger brother is Career Prize Money: $2,194,392 Ilya (plays ice hockey)… Introduced to sport by father; Career W-L: 220 - 170 liked it and was soon practicing at Spartak Club in Moscow… Moved to Paris to attend Mouratoglou 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Academy after winning a big Under 14s event; has W-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 27 trained there ever since… Baseliner whose favorite Prize Money: $656,423 shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay… Australian R-Up (1): St . Petersburg Open and US Open are favorite tournaments… Tennis QF (2): Nurnberg, Tokyo International idols were Martina Hingis and Justine Henin - still watches videos of Henin on YouTube… Also enjoys WTA YEAR-END RANKING dancing, music, singing, Sudoku, playing cards and 2017: 53 2014: 113 2011: 241 chess… Person she would most like to meet is 2016: 34 2013: 105 2010: 725 Eminem… Changed representation from Russia to 2015: 74 2012: 121 Kazakhstan in May 2012 . CAREER FINALS SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - St . Petersburg .

ADDITIONAL - Kazakhstani Fed Cup Team, 2014-17 . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Third consecutive Top 100 season in 2017, finishing at No .53 as Kazakhstan’s No .1 player, of just two women inside the Top 100 (also Diyas)… Advanced to first WTA final at any level at St . Petersburg (and first SF at Premier-level) after notching two Top 10 wins over No .8 Kuznetsova and No .5 Cibulkova (l . Mladenovic in F) – became first woman from Kazakhstan to reach a WTA singles final since Shvedova at 2015 Bogota (l . Pereira)… Rose to new career-high ranking of No .27 on February 6, 2017 following her run to the final… Reached the 3r of a Grand Slam for the first time at 2016 Australian Open (l . Gasparyan)… Followed that up by becoming the first Kazakh to reach the quarterfinal stage of Roland Garros – or at any major – since Shvedova in 2012… Also reached semifinals at two International-level events in 2016: Kaohsiung (l . V .Williams) and Washington, DC (l . Wickmayer)… Defeated No .14 V .Williams en route to first Premier- level quarterfinal of career at 2016 Charleston… Later in season, posted second career win over a Top 10 opponent at 2016 Tokyo [PPO], defeating No .9 Keys in 1r… First Top 10 win came over No .10 Petkovic at 2015 Nürnberg (via ret .)… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2009 Luxembourg and WTA main draw debut at 2012 Copenhagen… On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles titles and six doubles titles . GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 16 - 16 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 5 2r 3r 1r 1r 2r ROLAND GARROS 8 - 4 3r QF 2r - 2r WIMBLEDON 2 - 4 1r 2r 2r - 1r US OPEN 2 - 3 2r 2r 1r - -

106 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA POL

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 06-MAR-1989 (KRAKOW, POLAND) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.73 M) PLAYS 2 16 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 09-JUL-2012 10- OC T-2011

CAREER of career at 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore (d . Kvitova Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 20 / 2 in F)… Has made eight appearances at season finale, Career Prize Money: $27,199,285 including again in 2016 (l . Kerber in SF); twice played Career W-L: 580 - 253 as an alternate (2008-09)… Heading into 2018 has played 46 consecutive Grand Slam events, best result 2017 HIGHLIGHTS being runner-up at 2012 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams in W-L (Main Draw Only): 25 - 18 3s)… First Polish woman to reach a Grand Slam final Prize Money: $1,259,379 in Open Era… Owns 18 wins against Top 5 opponents, R-Up (1): Sydney including one victory over a reigning World No .1 SF (1): New Haven (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney)… As mark of consistency, QF (1): Shenzheng has won at least 45 matches in five straight seasons from 2012-16), including career-high 59 in 2012… WTA YEAR-END RANKING Reached career-high singles ranking of No .2 on July 2017: 28 2012: 4 2007: 26 9, 2012… Broke into Top 100 on September 11, 2006 2016: 3 2011: 8 2006: 57 and Top 50 on January 29, 2007… Became first Polish 2015: 5 2010: 14 2005: 381 player to reach Top 10 on July 7, 2008… Winner of 2014: 6 2009: 10 2004: 941 two WTA doubles titles, including one with sister 2013: 5 2008: 10 Urszula (2007 Istanbul)… Had surgery on middle finger of right hand at end of 2009 and surgery on CAREER FINALS right foot stress fracture at end of 2010… Made WTA SINGLES - Winner (20): 2016 - Shenzhen, New main draw debut at 2006 Warsaw, advancing to Haven, Beijing; 2015 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Tianjin, quarterfinals… In juniors, won two Grand Slam titles WTA Finals; 2014 - Montréal; 2013 - Auckland, Sydney, – 2005 Wimbledon and 2006 Roland Garros . Seoul; 2012 - Dubai, Miami, Brussels; 2011 - Carlsbad, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing;2008 - Pattaya City, PERSONAL INFORMATION Istanbul, Eastbourne; 2007 - Stockholm . Father, Robert, coached Agnieszka when she was Finalist (8): 2017 - Sydney; 2015 - Eastbourne; 2014 growing up; mother, Marta, is an accountant; sister, - Indian Wells; 2013 - Stanford; 2012 - Wimbledon, Urszula, also plays on WTA… Began playing at age four Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2010 - San Diego; 2009 - Beijing . when father introduced her to the sport; grew up playing at club in Gronau, Germany, where father was DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2011 - Miami (w/Hantuchova); club pro… Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is 2007 - Istanbul (w/U .Radwanska) . grass… Speaks Polish, English… Studies tourism at Finalist (2): 2009 - Dubai, Los Angeles (both w/ Polish Sport University in Krakow… Favorite actress is Kirilenko) . Nicole Kidman; favorite artists are Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem; favorite author is Dorota Tarakowska… ADDITIONAL - Polish Fed Cup Team, 2006-15; Polish Favorite city is Paris… Admires Pete Sampras . Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 . WTA FINALS HISTORY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Singles (11-14): 2008, 2009, 2011-16 Eleventh successive Top 30 season in 2017 (finishing Qualified for the WTA Finals six consecutive years and at No .28)… Finished last eight of nine seasons in the competed at the event eight times overall… Played Top 10 (2008-09, 2011-16), including four Top 5 in three different cities: Doha, Istanbul and seasons (2012-13, 2015-16)… Took career haul of Singapore… Lifted the Billie Jean King Trophy as WTA singles titles to 20 by winning three events in champion in 2015… Of eight appearances, advanced 2016: Shenzhen (d . Riske in F), New Haven (d . Svitolina to the semifinals four times . in F) and Beijing (d . Konta in F)… Owns 20-8 record in finals, having won three titles in a year in six different seasons (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16)… Won biggest title

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 122 - 46 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 33 - 11 2r SF 4r SF QF QF QF 3r 1r QF 2r - ROLAND GARROS 23 - 11 3r 4r 1r 3r QF 3r 4r 2r 4r 4r 1r - WIMBLEDON 42 - 12 4r 4r SF 4r SF F 2r 4r QF QF 3r 4r US OPEN 24 - 12 3r 4r 3r 2r 4r 4r 2r 2r 2r 4r 4r 2r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 107 ALISON RISKE USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 03-JUL-1990 (PITTSBURGH, PA, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.75 M) PLAYS 36 78 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 15-MAY-2017 20-OCT-2014

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Fifth Top 100 season in 2017, ending as No .12 Career Prize Money: $2,656,747 American… Highlight was finishing runner-up in first Career W-L: 303 - 237 tournament of the year at Shenzhen (l . Siniakova)… Also reached quarterfinals at Nürnberg and made 3r 2017 HIGHLIGHTS at both Australian Open and Wimbledon… Achieved W-L (Main Draw Only): 20 -24 career-best No .36 in WTA Rankings on May 15, Prize Money: $613,511 2017… In 2016, advanced to three finals, finishing R-Up (1): Shenzhen runner-up at International-level Shenzhen QF (1): Nurnberg Nottingham and Tianjin… Won maiden WTA singles title at 2014 Tianjin (d . Bencic in F)… Breakthrough WTA YEAR-END RANKING season in 2013 marked first year-end Top 100 finish 2017: 70 2013: 57 2009: 222 (No .57)… Achieved best result in Grand Slam play to 2016: 41 2012: 179 2008: 895 date at 2013 US Open – l . Hantuchova in R16… Rapid 2015: 97 2011: 135 2007: 627 rankings rise between 2008 and 2010: was ranked 2014: 45 2010: 118 No .895 at end of 2008, rising to No .232 at end of 2009, and No .118 at end of 2010… Made Top 100 CAREER FINALS debut on July 22, 2013 (No .96)… Reached first WTA SINGLES - Winner (1): 2014 - Tianjin . semifinal at 2010 Birmingham (as qualifier, l . Finalist (4): 2017 - Shenzhen; 2016 - Shenzhen, Sharapova)… Signed to attend/play for Vanderbilt Nottingham, Tianjin . University in 2009 but decided to pursue tennis full time and turned pro two weeks before classes were ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2014-15, 2017 . due to begin… Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Charleston . PERSONAL INFORMATION Parents, Albert and Carol, are retired; sister is Sarah McGlamery (formerly coached her), brother is Daniel… Started playing tennis at age three with siblings… Aggressive style of play; growing up, liked watching Monica Seles… Signed to attend and play for Vanderbilt University on scholarship in 2009 but decided to pursue tennis full time; turned pro two weeks before classes were due to begin… Enjoys writing (keeps a journal), reading and spending time with family and friends… If hadn’t been a tennis player, would have studied medicine .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 14 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 6 3r 1r 1r 3r - 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 4 1r 1r 1r 2r - - - - WIMBLEDON 6 - 7 3r 1r 1r 3r 3r - 1r 1r US OPEN 3 - 6 1r 1r 1r 1r 4r - 1r -

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 13-OCT-1992 (MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.75 M) PLAYS 48 101 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 30-JAN-2017 09-JAN-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Third Top 100 season in 2017, year highlighted by Career Prize Money: $1,986,506 reaching quarterfinals at Charleston, Hobart and Career W-L: 202 - 165 Strasbourg… Also made 3r at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open… Achieved career-best 2017 HIGHLIGHTS No .49 in WTA Rankings on January 30, 2017… Played W-L (Main Draw Only): 23 - 20 all three ties for USA team which won first Fed Cup in Prize Money: $662,138 17 years… In 2016, reached first Grand Slam QF (3): Hobart, Charleston, Strasbourg quarterfinal at Roland Garros… Appeared in second career final at 2016 Rio de Janeiro (l . Schiavone)… In WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2014, reached first WTA singles final of career at Bad 2017: 59 2014: 72 2011: 434 Gastein (l . Petkovic) and posted first win over a Top 10 2016: 60 2013: 123 2010: 341 opponent – d . No .8 Bouchard at Montréal… Made 2015: 146 2012: 217 Top 100 for first time on August 11, 2014… One-time doubles finalist, at 2015 Bogotá (w/Falconi)… On ITF CAREER FINALS Circuit, winner of four singles titles and two doubles SINGLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Rio de Janeiro; 2014 - Bad titles… Won first WTA level match at 2013 Gastein . Strasbourg… Made tour-level main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 US Open… Made professional debut DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Bogotá (w/Falconi) . at age 16 on ITF Circuit in USA in 2009 .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2017 . PERSONAL INFORMATION Followed older sister Sabra into tennis… Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Would have been a hockey player if wasn’t a tennis player… Favorite tournaments are Charleston and US Open .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 16 - 16 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 2 2r - 1r - - - - - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 5 3r QF 1r 1r 2r - - - WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 3r 1r 1r - - - - - US OPEN 6 - 6 3r 2r 3r 2r 1r - - 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 04-OCT-1988 (PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 11” (1.80 M) PLAYS 20 50 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-NOV-2017 06-JUN-2011

CAREER DC (d . Pavlyuchenkova in F) and 2013 Washington DC Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 (d . Petkovic in F)… Reached career first Grand Slam Career Prize Money: $4,165,302 semifinal at 2017 Wimbledon (l . eventual champion Career W-L: 399 - 270 Muguruza), becoming first Slovak woman to reach this stage at the All England Club… Defeated No .3 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Ka Pliskova. in 2r en route to Wimbledon SF… After All W-L (Main Draw Only): 19 -11 England Club run, finished with 18-2 record on grass Prize Money: $1,207,562 in 2017, including two ITF singles titles at Surbiton (d . R-Up (1): Linz Watson in F) and Ilkley (d . Van Uytvanck in F), and SF (2): Nottingham, Wimbledon made SF run at Nottingham (l . eventual R-Up >> Won four ITF singles titles Konta)… Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2017, going 1-1 in group stage… Recorded ninth Top WTA YEAR-END RANKING 10 victory of career at Zhuhai (d . No .10 Mladenovic)… 2017: 20 2012: 62 2007: 279 Holds one WTA doubles title at 2012 Budapest (w/ 2016: 156 2011: 72 2006: 330 Husarova)… Achieved a career-high doubles ranking 2015: 77 2010: 104 2005: 302 of No .50 (June 6, 2011)… Owner of nine singles and 2014: 51 2009: 45 2004: 924 one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Made WTA main 2013: 38 2008: 58 draw debut as WC at 2006 Prague (d . No .2 seed Safarova in 1r, l . Peng in QF) . CAREER FINALS SINGLES - Winner (4): 2013 - Washington DC; 2012 - PERSONAL INFORMATION Washington DC; 2011 - Memphis; 2009 - Birmingham . Father is Anton (retired after working in power Finalist (3): 2017 - Linz; 2014 - New Haven; 2011 - stations); mother's name is Maria; has two siblings, Guangzhou . Filip and Nada; has a dog named Dolor . . Began playing tennis at age 8; was born in Piestany but DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2012 - Budapest (w/Husarova) . moved to Bratislava at age 15 to train at national Finalist (1): 2010 - Tashkent (w/Dulgheru) . tennis center . . Favorite surfaces are grass and hardcourts; favorite shots are serve and forehand . . ADDITIONAL - Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005-15 . Favorite food is sushi; favorite drinks are water and iced tea . . Favorite movie is Pretty Woman; favorite CAREER HIGHLIGHTS actors are Richard Gere and Tom Cruise . . Favorite Third Top 50 season and first Top 20 season in 2017 group is Coldplay . . Favorite cities are New York and (finishing at a career-high No .20, first achieved on Paris; favorite tournaments are Wimbledon and US November 6, 2017)… Became Slovak No .1 on October Open . . Admires Roger Federer for being a great 23, 2017 (ahead of Cibulkova)… Reached seventh player and person; also admires Martina Hingis . . If career tour-level singles final at 2017 Linz (l . Strycova she weren't a tennis player would play another sport in F)… Owns a 4-3 record in singles finals, winning (loves all sports) . . Lucky charm is a toy duck . . Goal is the titles at 2009 Birmingham (d . Li in F), 2011 to reach Top 10 . Memphis (d . Marino in F via ret .), 2012 Washington

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 24 - 37 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 8 - 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 10 2r 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r 2r WIMBLEDON 7 - 9 SF 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 7 - 10 3r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 3r 3r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 05-MAY-1998 (MINSK, BELARUS) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5'11" (1.82 M) PLAYS 73 251 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 25-NOV-2017 27-NOV-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 First Top 100 season finish in 2017, ending year at Career Prize Money: $256,317 No .78… Subsequently rose to career-high ranking of Career W-L: 102 - 61 No .73 on November 27, 2017… Season highlight was reaching first tour-level final at Tianjin (l . Sharapova)… 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Also made SF run at International-level Tashkent (l . W-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 8 Babos)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut 2017 Prize Money: $199,155 Wimbledon, falling in 2r (as qualifier, l . Witthoeft)… R-Up (1): Tianjin Made WTA main draw debut at 2017 Dubai (as SF (1): Tashkent qualifier, l . Ka . Bondarenko)… Member of Belarus Fed Cup Team that advanced to competition final in 2017 WTA YEAR-END RANKING – went 1-1 in singles and 0-1 in doubles as side lost to 2017: 78 2016: 159 2015: 548 USA… Scored first Top 20 win of career with defeat of No .13 Stephens during Fed Cup final in Minsk… CAREER FINALS Rounded out season by lifting WTA 125k Series title at SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Tianjin Mumbai (d . Jakupovic)… On ITF Circuit has won four singles titles and one doubles title… WTA 125K SERIES - SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Mumbai-IND . PERSONAL INFORMATION Lives and trains in Minsk, Belarus . . . Began playing DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Taipei-TPE (w/Kudermetova) tennis at 6-years-old after father drove past a tennis court and thought to give it a try . . . Began to really ADDITIONAL - Belarus Fed Cup Team, 2016-17 . believe she could play professionally at 15-years-old . . . Idols growing up were Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, and her countrywoman Victoria Azarenka . . . Describes herself as aggressive and emotional on the court, nice off the court . . . Loves Instagram . . . Her favorite shot is the serve . . . Favorite foods are pasta, sushi, and Haribo .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 1 - 1 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - ROLAND GARROS - - WIMBLEDON 1 - 1 2r US OPEN - -

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 04-FEB-1987 (BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.77 M) PLAYS 5 1 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 14-SEP-2015 21-AUG-2017

CAREER singles, reached 17th career final at Budapest (l . Babos in Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 7 / 15 F)… Also reached semifinals at Taipei City, Nottingham, Career Prize Money: $12,008,804 Birmingham and Quebec City… Ended 2017 season in Career W-L: 434 - 303 September after Quebec City with a left wrist injury… In August, became the 35th player to reach the No .1 doubles 2017 HIGHLIGHTS ranking after winning the Australian Open, Roland Garros W-L (Main Draw Only): 35 - 18 and Charleston (all w/Mattek-Sands)… Missed 2016 Prize Money: $1,579,483 Australian Open due to continuing recovery from bacterial R-Up (1): Budapest infection suffered in second half of 2015 season – first SF (4): Taipei City, Nottingham, Birmingham, Quebec City Slam missed in a decade… Team of Mattek-Sands/ >> Won three doubles titles with Mattek-Sands - Safarova qualified for WTA Finals at Singapore in 2015-16, Australian Open, Charleston, Roland Garros finishing runners-up to Makarova/Vesnina in 2016… Also >> Held WTA Doubles No .1 Ranking for six weeks won bronze medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/ Strycova)… Heads into 2018 season with 26 career wins WTA YEAR-END RANKING against Top 10 opponents, including nine against Top 5 2017: 30 2012: 17 2007: 24 players… Won biggest singles title of career to date at 2016: 64 2011: 25 2006: 41 2015 Doha (d . Azarenka in F)… Achieved best Grand Slam 2015: 9 2010: 33 2005: 50 singles result at 2015 Roland Garros, where she was 2014: 17 2009: 42 2004: 185 runner-up to S .Williams… Afterwards, made Top 10 debut 2013: 29 2008: 65 2003: 533 on June 8, 2015… Ranked in Top 5 in singles and doubles for two weeks in September 2015 – first player to do so CAREER FINALS since Errani in August 2013… Qualified for WTA Finals in SINGLES - Winner (7): 2016 - Prague; 2015 - Doha; singles in 2015, going 1-2 in round robin play… Member 2013 - Québec City; 2008 - Forest Hills; 2006 - Gold of Czech Fed Cup side that captured team competition in Coast; 2005 - Oeiras, Forest Hills . 2011-12 and 2014-15… Broke into Top 100 on June 6, Finalist (10): 2017 - Budapest; 2015 - Roland Garros, 2005 and entered Top 50 on November 7 the same year… New Haven; 2012 - Charleston; 2011 - Kuala Lumpur, Made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Auckland . Copenhagen; 2010 - Paris [Indoors]; 2009 - Québec City; 2007 - Paris [Indoors]; 2005 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . PERSONAL INFORMATION Father is Milan; mother is Jana; has a sister, Veronika… Pet DOUBLES - Winner (15): 2017 - Australian Open, dog is called Kuba… Began playing at age three… Charleston, Roland Garros (all w/Mattek-Sands) . Favorite surface is clay… Tennis players most admired are 2016 - Miami, US Open, Wuhan, Beijing (all w/ Stefanie Graf and … In addition to Mattek-Sands); 2015 - Australian Open, Stuttgart, Czech, speaks German and English… Enjoys comedy Roland Garros, Toronto (all w/Mattek-Sands); 2014 - movies; favorite actress is Angelina Jolie… Also enjoys Sydney (w/Babos); 2013 - Charleston (w/Mladenovic), basketball, table tennis and swimming . Madrid (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2012 - Charleston (w/ Pavlyuchenkova) . WTA FINALS HISTORY Finalist (3): 2016 - Charleston, WTA Finals (w/Mattek- Singles (1-2): 2015 Sands); 2008 - Stockholm (w/Cetkovska) . Doubles (1-2): 2015, 2016 Made WTA Finals debut in 2015 in singles and doubles (w/ ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2006-15, Mattek-Sands) .… Reached doubles final in 2016 (l . 2017; Czech Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 . Makarova/Vesnina) . . Qualified for 2017 WTA Finals but did not compete after her partner, Mattek-Sands, withdrew CAREER HIGHLIGHTS due to season-ending injury suffered at Wimbledon . Finished 2017 season at No .30, up from No .64 in 2016… Previously had seven straight Top 50 seasons (2009-15), which included breakthrough Top 10 season in 2015… In GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 62 - 49 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 12 - 11 2r - 1r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 3r 1r QF 1r - ROLAND GARROS 19 - 13 1r 3r F 4r 1r 2r 2r 2r 2r 2r 4r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 16 - 12 2r 4r 4r SF 2r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 3r - 1r US OPEN 15 - 13 4r 2r 1r 4r 2r 3r 3r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 25-JUL-1995 (ATHENS, GREECE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.72 M) PLAYS 48 293 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 16-OCT-2017 16-NOV-2015

CAREER Slam since Daniilidou at 2005 Wimbledon (l . Pennetta)… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Broke into the Top 50 for the first time at No .49 on October Career Prize Money: $939,628 9, 2017 (rose to No .48 on October 16)… 2016 season was Career W-L: 252 - 155 highlighted by first WTA quarterfinal appearance at Istanbul (as qualifier, l .Kovinic)… Also contested three of the four 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Grand Slam events, reaching 2r at Australian Open (as W-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 16 qualifier, l . Suarez Navarro) and Wimbledon (as qualifier, l . Prize Money: $573,742 V .Williams) on what was her main draw debut at both SF (1): Wuhan events… Broke into Top 100 (at No .97) on July 11, 2016… QF (1): Nottingham On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and five doubles titles… Reached two ITF Circuit singles finals in 2016, at WTA YEAR-END RANKING $50k ITF/St Gaudens-FRA (l . Khromacheva) and $50k ITF/ 2017: 52 2014: 301 2011: 702 Szeged-HUN (l . Tomova)… Made WTA main draw debut as a 2016: 89 2013: 610 qualifier at 2015 US Open (l . Wang in 1r), becoming first 2015: 188 2012: 627 Greek to appear at a Grand Slam since 2013 (Daniilidou)… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2010 . ADDITIONAL - Greek Fed Cup Team, 2012-16 . PERSONAL INFORMATION CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Mother, Angeliki Kanellopoulou-Sakkaris played on Registered second-consecutive Top 100 year-end finish in WTA, achieving a Top 50 ranking… Father is 2017, finishing at No .52 – the highest year-end finish by a Konstantinos; brother is Yannis (studies at Boston Greek player since Daniilidou in 2007 (No .43)… Also the University) and sister is Amanda… Introduced to only Greek player to record a Top 100 finish in the last seven tennis by parents at age six… Born and raised in years (since No .90 Daniilidou in 2011)… Notched career- Athens; moved to Barcelona at age 18 to train… best win and first Top 10 victory of career over No .6 Favorite surfaces are hard and clay; favorite shot is Wozniacki en route to first WTA semifinal of career at 2017 serve… In addition to Greek, speaks English… Best – became just second qualifier to reach tennis memory is qualifying for first Grand Slam Premier-level semifinal in 2017 (Mertens at New Haven)… main draw at 2015 US Open… Tennis idols are Enjoyed a career year at the Grand Slams, progressing to the Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer… 3r for the first time on three different occasions: Australian During free time enjoys going back to Greece and Open (l . Lucic-Baroni), Wimbledon (l . Konta) and US Open (l . seeing friends . V .Williams) – became first Greek woman to reach the 3r at a

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 8 - 8 W-L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 2 3r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r - - WIMBLEDON 3 - 2 3r 2r - US OPEN 2 - 3 3r 1r 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 22-MAR-1994 (MINSK, BELARUS) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.74 M) PLAYS 85 142 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 19-JUN-2017 28-OCT-2013

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 2017 season highlights include two Top 20 wins – Career Prize Money: $1,037,170 versus No . 10 Stephens and No .13 Mladenovic… Career W-L: 228 - 137 season singles highlights include semifinal run at 2017 Biel and quarterfinal run at Moscow… Played on 2017 HIGHLIGHTS the 2017 Belarus Fed Cup team, advanced to the W-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 14 finals… 2016 season highlighted by quarterfinals run Prize Money: $351,018 at Tokyo… Played in the maid draw of all four Grand SF (1): Biel Slams; reached 2r at both 2017 Australian Open and QF (2): Budapest, Moscow 2016 Wimbledon… Finished near-Top 100 in 2015 season (finishing No .103)… runner-up at 2015 Seoul WTA YEAR-END RANKING (l . to Begu in final); reached 2r twice in 2015 (incl . 2017: 87 2014: 142 2011: 830 Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl . US Open) and in 2016: 121 2013: 135 2010: 717 qualifying seven times (incl . other two majors); also 2015: 103 2012: 534 won one doubles title on ITF Circuit… made Top 100 debut on September 8, 2015 (after US Open; rose CAREER FINALS from No .120 to No .97); won four singles titles on ITF SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Seoul Circuit… Won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit in 2012… In 2011 season won one ADDITIONAL - Belarus Fed Cup Team, 2012-17 . singles title on ITF Circuit… Played first event of career at 2009 ITF/Minsk 2-BLR . PERSONAL INFORMATION Mother is Natalia; younger sister is Polina . . Started playing at age 9; introduced to sport by father . . Favorite shot is backhand down the line; favorite surface is indoor hardcourt; favorite tournaments are US Open and Stuttgart . . Studying for a physical culture degree at university in Minsk . . Speaks English, Belarusian, Russian and a little bit of French . . Dream is to win Wimbledon one day .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 6 - 11 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 2 1r 2r - - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 2 2r 1r - - WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 1r 2r 2r - US OPEN 2 - 4 2r 1r 1r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 23-JUN-1980 (MILAN, ITALY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 51/2” (1.66 M) PLAYS 4 8 RIGHT-HANDED (ONE-HANDED BACKHAND) 31-JAN-2011 12-FEB-2007

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 8 / 7 Including 2017, has finished in Top 100 in 17 of the Career Prize Money: $11,203,161 past 18 seasons… Is No .2 Italian player at No .90 of Career W-L: 611 - 470 two Italians in the year-end Top 100 – behind No . 70 Giorgi… Has played 22 seasons since making 2017 HIGHLIGHTS professional debut on ITF Circuit in Italy in 1996… W-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 15 2017 singles season highlights are her title run at Prize Money: $379,206 Bogota and runner-up at Rabat… Winner of eight Won (1): Bogota career singles titles from 19 finals – runner-up in first R-Up (1): Rabat eight singles finals before winning maiden title at 2007 Bad Gastein… Posted three Top 50 wins in 2017 WTA YEAR-END RANKING (No .20 Bertens, No .34 Babos, No .29 Davis)… Played in 2017: 90 2009: 17 2001: 31 all four Grand Slam main draws in 2017… Played in 61 2016: 91 2008: 30 2000: 80 consecutive Grand Slam events (between 2000 US 2015: 121 2007: 25 1999: 184 Open and 2015 US Open)… Champion at 2010 2014: 82 2006: 15 1998: 295 Roland Garros (d . Stosur in F), becoming first Italian to 2013: 42 2005: 13 1997: 496 win a Grand Slam title… Finished 2010 season ranked 2012: 35 2004: 19 1996: 945 No .7 and followed up by reaching Roland Garros final 2011: 11 2003: 20 again in 2011 (l . Li in F)… Owns 29 wins against Top 2010: 7 2002: 41 10 opponents… Winner of seven doubles titles from nine finals… Runner-up at 2008 Roland Garros (w/ CAREER FINALS Dellacqua)… Made Top 100 singles debut on SINGLES - Winner (8): 2017 - Bogota; 2016 - Rio de September 11, 2000, and Top 50 debut on June 11, Janeiro; 2013 - Marrakech; 2012 - Strasbourg; 2010 2001… Cracked Top 10 on June 7, 2010 and on - Barcelona, Roland Garros; 2009 - Moscow; 2007 - January 31, 2011 became first Italian to rank in Top 5 Bad Gastein . (at No .4)… Won second-longest match in Open Era at Finalist (12): 2017 - Rabat; 2011 - Roland Garros; 2011 Australian Open – d . Kuznetsova 61 16 16-14 in 2009 - Prague, Osaka; 2006 - Sydney, Amelia Island, 4 hours, 44 minutes, saving six match points… Luxembourg; 2005 - Bali, Moscow, Hasselt; 2003 - Member of Italian Fed Cup sides that won the team Canberra; 2000 - Tashkent . competition in 2006, 2009-10 and 2013… Made WTA main draw debut at 1999 Rome, as a qualifier . DOUBLES - Winner (7): 2009 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/ Kleybanova); 2006 - Dubai, Luxembourg, Moscow (all PERSONAL INFORMATION w/Peschke); 2005 - Doha (w/Molik); 2004 - Warsaw Father’s name is Francesco (retired); mother’s name is (w/Farina Elia); 2001 - Sopot (w/Kruger) . Luiscita (was a doctor, now stays home to take care of Finalist (9): 2014 - Florianopolis (w/Soler-Espinosa); family); older brother’s name is Gabriele… Likes all 2012 - Barcelona (w/Pennetta); 2008 - Roland Garros court surfaces… Likes to eat at restaurants with (w/Dellacqua); 2007 - Zürich (w/Raymond); 2006 - friends; also enjoys writing… Relaxes by listening to Rome (w/Peschke); 2005 - Filderstadt (w/Peschke); music and driving fast in her car . 2004 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Farina Elia); 2003 - Warsaw (w/Daniilidou), Stanford (w/Cho) . WTA FINALS HISTORY Singles (1-2): 2010 ADDITIONAL - Italian Fed Cup Team, 2002-12, 2016-17; Doubles (0-1): 2006 Italian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2012 . Played in WTA Finals two times in two different cities: Doha and Madrid . Went 1-2 in singles round-robin play in 2010… Lost opening doubles match in 2006 (w/Peschke) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 105 - 67 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 19 - 16 1r - 1r 1r 1r 2r QF 4r 1r 3r 2r 4r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 40 - 16 1r 1r 3r 1r 4r 3r F W 1r 3r 3r 4r 4r 4r 2r 3r QF - WIMBLEDON 18 - 17 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 4r 3r 1r QF 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r 3r 2r 2r - US OPEN 28 - 18 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 4r QF 4r 2r 2r 3r 3r 4r QF 4r 1r 3r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 13-APR-1990 (LIEPAJA, LATVIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.69 M) PLAYS 15 86 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 23-OCT-2017 23-OCT-2017

CAREER Wimbledon (since joined by Ostapenko in 2017)… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0 Following protracted battles with back and muscle injuries Career Prize Money: $3,291,529 went into retirement in May 2013… Did not compete at Career W-L: 344 - 188 Grand Slam level for four whole seasons (2012-15)… Returned on ITF Circuit in January 2015, winning four of 2017 HIGHLIGHTS first five events played on comeback… Prior to break from W-L (Main Draw Only): 37 - 24 game, best Grand Slam result was R16 at 2011 Australian Prize Money: $1,694,614 Open and also won one singles title, at 2010 Oeiras – first Won (1): Mallorca Latvian to win a WTA title in 17 years (since Savchenko at SF (3): Dubai, Madrid, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai Schenectady in 1993)… Made Top 100 debut on July 13, 2009 and Top 50 debut on October 11, 2010… On ITF WTA YEAR-END RANKING Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles and four doubles titles… 2017: 16 2013: - 2009: 83 Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Istanbul . 2016: 35 2012: 181 2008: 194 2015: 110 2011: 94 2007: 267 PERSONAL INFORMATION 2014: - 2010: 45 2006: 529 Mother is Diana Golovanova (English teacher)… Born and raised in Liepaja, Latvia… Started playing at age CAREER FINALS six (introduced to tennis by grandmother); played for SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Mallorca; 2010 - Oeiras fun until she was 15… Aggressive baseliner; favorite Finalist (2): 2016 - Mallorca, Bucharest . surfaces are hard and clay; favorite shot is backhand… Speaks Latvian, English, Russian and German… Other DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Mallorca (w/Jankovic) . sports interests are soccer and jet skiing… Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings; favorite actor is Tom ADDITIONAL - Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06, 2008-10 . Hanks… Favorite artists are Beyoncé, Jay-Z and James Blunt… Favorite book is Katherine by Anya Seton… CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Idols growing up were Stefanie Graf and Andre First Top 20 season in 2017 (finishing at No .16)… Reached a Agassi… Favorite place to visit is New York; favorite career-high singles ranking of No .15 on October 23, 2017… tournaments are Roland Garros and US Open… Went Won career second singles title and first in seven years at into retirement in May 2013 but returned in 2015 (“I 2017 Mallorca (d . Goerges in F)… Earned nearly half of decided to stop because it was depressing . I had big career prize money in 2017… Made best Grand Slam result back problems, some muscular problems, all the time at US Open, reaching back-to-back quarterfinals in 2016 getting fit then injured again - I was not happy, so I and 2017… In 2016, played first full season since 2012, decided to stop and see how my body reacted ”)…. reaching two singles finals at Mallorca (l . Garcia) and Studied leisure management in while on Bucharest (l . Halep), as well as first Grand Slam quarterfinal break… Body started feeling better by end of 2014 so of career at US Open… Became first Latvian woman to decided to give it another shot . reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Savchenko at 1994

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 20 - 19 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 4 3r 2r - - - - 4r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 5 3r 2r - - - - 1r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 1 - 5 2r 1r - - - - 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 10 - 5 QF QF - - - - 1r 2r 2r

116 MARIA SHARAPOVA RUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 19-APR-1987 (NYAGAN, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 2” (1.88 M) PLAYS 1 41 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 22-AUG-2005 14-JUN-2004

CAREER appearance of comeback, reached R16 at US Open as a Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 36 / 3 wildcard, falling to Sevastova (upset No .2 Halep in 1r for first Career Prize Money: $37,029,476 win over a Top 10 opponent since d . No .6 Kvitova in 2015 Fed Career W-L: 617 - 151 Cup final)… Former World No .1 and five-time Grand Slam champion… Nine Top 5 season finishes in 16 years as a 2017 HIGHLIGHTS professional… One of six women to achieve the Career Grand W-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 6 Slam, completing sweep at 2012 Roland Garros (d . Errani in Prize Money: $544,990 F)… Won first Grand Slam title at 2004 Wimbledon at age of 17 Won (1): Tianjin (d . S .Williams in F), followed by 2006 US Open (d . Henin in F), SF (1): Stuttgart 2008 Australian Open (d . Ivanovic in F) and 2014 Roland Garros (d . Halep in F)… 5-5 record in Grand Slam finals… Third among WTA YEAR-END RANKING active players for singles titles (35), behind S .Williams and V . 2017: 60 2011: 4 2005: 4 Williams… Qualified for WTA Finals nine times, winning title in 2016: -- 2010: 18 2004: 4 2004 and reaching final 2007 and 2012 (did not play in 2013 2015: 4 2009: 14 2003: 32 due to injury)… Ascended to WTA World No .1 on August 22, 2014: 2 2008: 9 2002: 186 2005 – first Russian woman to clinch the top rankings spot… 2013: 4 2007: 5 Held No .1 ranking on five separate occasions for total of 21 2012: 2 2006: 2 weeks, most recently in July 2012… Won at least 30 matches in 13 of 16 seasons, with career-high 60 in 2012… Silver medalist CAREER FINALS at London Olympics in 2012 (l . S .Williams in F)… Right shoulder SINGLES - Winner (36): 2017 - Tianjin; 2015 - Brisbane, Rome; injury kept her out from August 2008 to May 2009 (had surgery 2014 - Stuttgart, Madrid, Roland Garros, Beijing; 2013 - Indian on October 15, 2008)… Ranking dipped as low as No .126 on Wells, Stuttgart; 2012 - Stuttgart, Rome, Roland Garros; 2011 May 18, 2009… Battled left ankle injury in autumn of 2011… - Rome, Cincinnati; 2010 - Memphis, Strasbourg; 2009 - Tokyo Missed early part of 2013 summer with left hip injury, then [Pan Pacific]; 2008 - Australian Open, Doha, Amelia Island; 2007 ended season before US Open with right shoulder injury… - San Diego; 2006 - Indian Wells, San Diego, US Open, Zürich, Made WTA main draw debut as unranked wildcard at 2002 Linz; 2005 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Doha, Birmingham;2004 - Indian Wells (l . Seles in 2r) . Birmingham, Wimbledon, Seoul, Tokyo [Japan Open], WTA Finals; 2003 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Québec City . PERSONAL INFORMATION Finalist (23): 2015 - Australian Open; 2013 - Miami, Madrid, Father is Yuri; mother is Yelena… Started playing at age four; at Roland Garros; 2012 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, age six took part in Moscow exhibition that featured Martina Olympics, Beijing, WTA Finals; 2011 - Miami, Wimbledon; 2010 Navratilova; began training at Bollettieri Academy at age nine - Birmingham, Stanford, Cincinnati; 2009 - Toronto; 2007 - (required two-year separation from mother due to visa Australian Open, Birmingham, WTA Finals; 2006 - Dubai, Miami; restrictions and finances)… Has become a major force in the 2005 - Miami; 2004 - Zürich . business world with a series of successful ventures, including a Nike apparel collection; an ambassadorship with German DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2004 - Birmingham (w/Kirilenko); automobile maker Porsche; and Sugarpova, a candy and 2003 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Luxembourg (both w/Tanasugarn) . chocolate line . Finalist (1): 2004 - Memphis (w/Zvonareva) . WTA FINALS HISTORY ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2011-12, Singles (21-11): 2004-07, 2011-12, 2014-15 2015; Russian Olympic Team, 2012 . Qualified for WTA Finals nine times, competing in eight years… Champion in 2004 (d . S .Williams in F)… Also two-time runner- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS up, advancing to final in 2007 (l . Henin) and 2012 (l . S . Returned to tour in 2017, finishing year at No .60… Campaign Williams)… Qualified but did not play in 2013 due to injury . highlighted by 36th career WTA singles title at Tianjin (d . Sabalenka in F)… Upon return to action in April, reached semifinals at Stuttgart (l . Mladenovic)… In first Grand Slam GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 186 - 45 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 52 - 12 - QF F 4r SF F 4r 1r - W F SF SF 3r 1r ROLAND GARROS 53 - 11 - - 4r W F W SF 3r QF 4r SF 4r QF QF 1r WIMBLEDON 46 - 12 - - SF 4r 2r 4r F 4r 2r 2r 4r SF SF W 4r US OPEN 35 - 10 4r - - 4r - SF 3r 4r 3r - 3r W SF 3r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 04-MAR-1988 (FILDERSTADT, GERMANY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 6” (1.68 M) PLAYS 27 40 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 29-AUG-2016 29-AUG-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 3 Third Top 100 year-end finish in 2017 (at No .69)… Career Prize Money: $1,552,157 Promising year derailed by long-term right knee Career W-L: 411 - 264 injury, sustained at Nürnberg in May (ret . vs . Krejcikova)… Won first Premier-level title on home 2017 HIGHLIGHTS soil at Stuttgart (d . Mladenovic in F)… Posted three W-L (Main Draw Only): 13 - 12 wins over Top 10 opponents en route to Stuttgart Prize Money: $357,572 final, defeating No .9 Kuznetsova, No .3 Ka .Pliskova Won (1): Stuttgart and No .5 Halep… Other standout result was semifinal SF (1): Charleston run at Charleston… In 2016, enjoyed tour-level breakthrough winning first WTA singles title of career WTA YEAR-END RANKING at 2016 Bastad (d . Siniakova in F)… Achieved career- 2017: 69 2011: 243 2005: 353 high singles ranking on August 29, at No .27… 2016: 31 2010: 225 2004: 847 Reached first career final as qualifier at 2016 Stuttgart, 2015: 90 2009: 227 2003: 601 where she advanced to final as a qualifier (l . Kerber)… 2014: 161 2008: 307 2002: 1235 Represented Germany at Rio Olympics, where she 2013: 235 2007: 319 reached quarterfinals (l . eventual gold medalist 2012: 383 2006: 367 Puig)… Played first pro events of career on ITF Circuit in 2002… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2003 Leipzig CAREER FINALS and finally main draw debut seven years later at 2010 SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Stuttgart; 2016 - Bastad… Waited a further five years for her Grand Bastad . Slam main draw debut, which came at 2015 Finalist (1): 2016 - Stuttgart . Wimbledon (as qualifier, l . Kuznetsova in 1r)… Has reached five WTA doubles finals, winning 2015 DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/ ’s-Hertogenbosch (w/Muhammad), 2015 Muhammad), Florianopolis (w/Beck), Luxembourg Florianopolis (w/Beck), and 2015 Luxembourg (w/ (w/Barthel) . Barthel)… Won 2016 US Open mixed doubles title w/ Finalist (2): 2016 - Mallorca (w/Friedsam); 2015 - Pavic… On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles titles and Marrakech (w/Zanevska) . 20 doubles titles .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - US Open (w/ PERSONAL INFORMATION Pavic) . Mother’s name is Brigitta, father’s name is Harro (engineer); sister’s name is Satu, brother’s name is ADDITIONAL - German Olympic Team, 2016 . Arlen… Introduced to tennis by family at age three… Lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from age four to seven and in Jakarta, Indonesia from age nine to 10… Speaks German, English and French… Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Memorable moments include qualifying for first Grand Slam main draw at 2015 Wimbledon… If not a tennis player, would like to be a sports psychologist (and one day hopes to become one) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 4 - 7 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 2 1r 3r - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 - 1r - WIMBLEDON 0 - 2 - 1r 1r US OPEN 2 - 2 - 3r 1r

118 KATERINA SINIAKOVA CZE

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 10-MAY-1996 (HRADEC KRALOVE, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.74 M) PLAYS 36 11 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 03-APR-2017 23-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 2 Notched second-consecutive Top 50 year-end finish Career Prize Money: $2,236,181 in 2017, finishing as the Czech No .5, behind Ka . Career W-L: 184 - 111 Pliskova, Strycova, Kvitova and Safarova, of seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Kr .Pliskova and 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Vondrousova)… Posted career-high rankings in both W-L (Main Draw Only): 24 - 24 singles (36, April, 3, 2017) and doubles (11, October Prize Money: $1,072,694 23, 2017)… Doubled career prize money for second Won (2): Shenzhen, Bastad consecutive year to pass $2 million in earnings… QF (1): Prague Won first WTA singles title at 2017 Shenzhen – >>Reached five doubles finals, including US Open (all recorded first two career wins over Top 10 players en w/Hradecka) route to title (No . 4 Halep and No .10 Konta)… >>Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles (w/Hradecka) Captured second career title and first on clay at Bastad (d . Wozniacki in F) later in the year… In WTA YEAR-END RANKING doubles, advanced to the semifinals of Roland Garros 2017: 49 2015: 108 2013: 211 and the finals of US Open (w/Hradecka)… In 2016, 2016: 49 2014: 74 2012: 1068 posted best result at a major to date by reaching 3r at Wimbledon (l . A .Radwanska)… Tacked on first two CAREER FINALS WTA singles finals of career, at Bastad (l . Siegemund) SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Shenzhen, Bastad . and Tokyo [Japan Open] (l . McHale)… Reached Finalist (2): 2016 - Bastad, Tokyo [Japan Open] quarterfinal stage of 2016 US Open in doubles (w/ Krejcikova)… Has reached one semifinal at Premier DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2015 - Prague (w/Bencic); level, advancing to last four at 2014 Moscow (l . 2014 - Tashkent (w/Krunic) . Pavlyuchenkova)… Broke into Top 100 (at No .86) on Finalist (2): 2015 - Tashkent (w/Dushevina); 2014 - October 20, 2014… Eight-time WTA doubles finalist, Stanford (w/Kania) . winning twice – 2014 Tashkent (w/Krunic) and 2015 Prague (w/Bencic)… Made WTA main draw debut at WTA 125K SERIES TITLES: Doubles (1): 2014 - 2013 Miami… Played first events of career on ITF Limoges-FRA (w/Voracova) Circuit in 2012… On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and five doubles titles . ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2017 . PERSONAL INFORMATION Coached by father, Dmitri Siniakov (also a businessman)… Also works with WTA legend Helena Sukova… Mother’s name is Hana (accountant); younger brother is Daniel… Started playing tennis at age five… All-court player; favorite surface is hardcourt; favorite tournament is Australian Open… Tennis idol growing up was Maria Sharapova… Favorite city is Paris… Enjoys reading (favorite books are detective and sci-fi), listening to music and spending time with friends… If she could meet anyone in the world, it would be Taylor Swift… Goal is to be No .1 in the world .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 4 - 13 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 4 1r 1r 2r 1r ROLAND GARROS 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 1r 3r 1r - US OPEN 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r -

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 20-MAR-1993 (PLANTATION, FL, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.70 M) PLAYS 11 94 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 21-OCT-2013 24- OC T-2011

CAREER Fourth player born in 1990s to win a Grand Slam… Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 0 Voted 2017 WTA Comeback Player of the Year… Career Prize Money: $8,308,104 Only returned to action at 2017 Wimbledon (1r) Career W-L: 232 - 157 following 11 months on sidelines with foot injury, having had surgery in January… After 1r loss at 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Washington DC, posted 15-2 record through US W-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 10 Open, also making back-to-back SFs at Toronto and Prize Money: $4,098,941 Cincinnati… Prior to 2017 Wimbledon, last match Won (1): US Open came at 2016 Rio Olympics… Won three titles in SF (2): Toronto, Cincinnati 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco and Premier-level Charleston… Won maiden singles title in first final WTA YEAR-END RANKING contested at 2015 Washington, DC (d . 2017: 13 2013: 12 2009: 802 Pavlyuchenkova in F)… Prior to 2017 US Open, best 2016: 36 2012: 38 2008: 496 Slam result was reaching semifinals at 2013 2015: 30 2011: 97 Australian Open, where she defeated No .3 S . 2014: 37 2010: 198 Williams in quarterfinals (l . Azarenka)… Also reached last eight at Wimbledon in 2013 (l . eventual CAREER FINALS champion Bartoli)… Made Top 100 debut on SINGLES - Winner (5): 2017 - US Open; 2016 - September 12, 2011… Aged 18, was youngest Auckland, Charleston, Acapulco; 2015 - Washington, DC player in 2011 year-end Top 100… Entered Top 50 for first time on July 9, 2012 and at season’s end was DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Washington DC (w/ youngest player and only teenager in Top 50… Bouchard) . Made Top 20 debut on January 29, 2013 and went on to win a career-best 39 matches across the ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team 2012-14, 2016-17 . season… Played first WTA main draw after US Olympic Team, 2016 . qualifying at 2010 Indian Wells… Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Won CAREER HIGHLIGHTS junior doubles titles at Roland Garros, Wimbledon Posted second-best year-end finish at No .13, one and US Open in 2010 (all w/Babos) . off career-high of No .12 in 2013… Enjoyed fairytale run at US Open, lifting maiden Grand Slam title at PERSONAL INFORMATION Flushing Meadows (d . Keys in F)… At No .83, is Mother is Sybil Smith; brother is Shawn Farrell… second-lowest ranked Grand Slam champion (since Favorite surface is clay… Started playing at age inception of computer rankings in 1975)… 14th nine when mother introduced her to the sport . unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, and only fifth undressed champion…

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 48 - 22 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9 - 5 - 1r 1r 4r SF 2r - ROLAND GARROS 14 - 6 - 3r 4r 4r 4r 4r 1r WIMBLEDON 10 - 6 1r 3r 3r 1r QF 3r - US OPEN 15 - 5 W - 1r 2r 4r 3r 3r

120 SAMANTHA STOSUR AUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 30-MAR-1984 (BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.75 M) PLAYS 4 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 21-FEB-2011 06-FEB-2006

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 9 / 24 Ended 2017 at No .41 – lowest year-end ranking since 2008 Career Prize Money: $17,082,912 (No .52)… Ninth consecutive Top 50 season… 2017 season Career W-L: 562 - 387 hampered by right hand injury – did not play between Roland Garros in June and Tokyo International in September… Highlight 2017 HIGHLIGHTS of reduced season came with ninth career title at Strasbourg (d . W-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 19 Gavrilova in F), along with quarterfinal runs at Taipei City (l . Peng), Prize Money: $682,346 Doha (l . Cibulkova) and Hong Kong (l . Wang)… Also reached Won (1): Strasbourg round of 16 at Roland Garros for the sixth time (l . eventual QF (3): Taipei City, Doha, Hong Kong champion Ostapenko)… Owns nine singles titles – career record in finals is 9-15… Has advanced to at least one singles final in 11 WTA YEAR-END RANKING of past 12 seasons . . Semifinal run at 2016 Roland Garros (l. 2017: 41 2011: 6 2005: 46 eventual champion Muguruza) was first Grand Slam semifinal 2016: 21 2010: 6 2004: 65 since 2012 Roland Garros… Champion at 2011 US Open (d . 2015: 27 2009: 13 2003: 153 S .Williams in F) and runner-up at 2010 Roland Garros (l . 2014: 23 2008: 52 2002: 265 Schiavone)… At 2011 US Open, played what was at the time the 2013: 18 2007: 47 2001: 276 longest US Open women’s match at 3 hrs 16 mins against 2012: 9 2006: 29 2000: 682 Petrova in 3r (since introduction of tie-break; since surpassed by Konta vs . Muguruza at 2015 US Open), then played longest CAREER FINALS women’s tie-break in a Grand Slam (32 points) against Kirilenko SINGLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Strasbourg; 2015 - Strasbourg, in R16 . . Made Top 10 debut on March 22, 2010 and broke into Bad Gastein; 2014 - Osaka; 2013 - Carlsbad, Osaka; 2011 - US Top 5 on July 5, 2010 – first Australian woman to feature in Top 5 Open; 2010 - Charleston; 2009 - Osaka . since in 1985 . . Owns two career wins against Finalist (15): 2016 - Prague; 2013 - Moscow, Tournament of World No .1 players – S .Williams at 2010 Roland Garros and Champions-Sofia;2012 - Doha, Moscow; 2011 - Rome, Toronto, Wozniacki at 2010 WTA Finals . . Spent 61 weeks during career Osaka; 2010 - Stuttgart, Roland Garros; 2009 - Los Angeles; 2008 ranked World No .1 in doubles . . Haul of 24 doubles titles includes - Seoul; 2006 - Prague; 2005 - Gold Coast, Sydney . two Grand Slam wins – 2005 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Raymond) – from seven finals… Missed almost eight DOUBLES - Winner (24): 2013 - Moscow (w/Kuznetsova); months following 2007 US Open with Lyme Disease… Made 2011 - Stuttgart (w/Lisicki); 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Indian WTA main draw debut at 2002 Gold Coast… Played first tour- Wells, Miami, Berlin, Eastbourne (all w/Raymond); 2006 - Tokyo level qualifying as a wildcard at 2000 Australian Open . [Pan Pacific], Memphis, Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Roland Garros, Stuttgart, Linz, Hasselt, WTA Finals (all w/Raymond); PERSONAL INFORMATION 2005 - Sydney, Amelia Island (both w/Stewart), New Haven, US Father is Tony; mother is Dianne; brothers are Daniel, Dominic… Open, Luxembourg, Moscow, WTA Finals (all w/Raymond) . Nephew is Denver… Friend introduced her to tennis at age Finalist (14): 2013 - Osaka (w/Zhang); 2011 - Wimbledon (w/ eight… Self-described as happy, easy-going… Enjoys going to Lisicki); 2010 - Indian Wells, Miami (both w/Petrova); 2009 the beach, swimming in the sea, hanging out with friends, - Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Toronto (all w/Stubbs); 2008 - surfing and listening to music… Can’t live without lip balm, Wimbledon, US Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (all w/Raymond); passport and her racquets… Favorite tournament is 2006 - Australian Open, New Haven (both w/Raymond); 2005 Charleston… Loves to visit Japan . - Philadelphia (w/Raymond); 2004 - Québec City (w/Callens) . WTA FINALS HISTORY MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Wimbledon (w/Zimonjic); 2008 - Wimbledon (w/B .Bryan); 2005 - Singles (4-6): 2010, 2011, 2012 Australian Open (w/Draper) . Doubles (4-1): 2005, 2006, 2009 Played in WTA Finals six times in four different cities: Los Angeles, ADDITIONAL - Australian Fed Cup Team, 2003-07, 2009- Madrid, Doha and Istanbul… Won the doubles title in 2005 and 16; Australian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 . 2006 (w/Raymond)… Of three singles appearances, advanced to semifinals twice (2010, 2011) . GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 88 - 55 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 18 - 15 1r 1r 2r 3r 2r 1r 3r 4r 3r - 2r 4r 1r 2r 3r 1r ROLAND GARROS 37 - 14 4r SF 3r 4r 3r SF 3r F SF 2r 3r 1r 2r 1r - - WIMBLEDON 11 - 14 - 2r 3r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r - US OPEN 22 - 12 - 2r 4r 2r 1r QF W QF 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - -

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 28-MAR-1986 (PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 41/2” (1.64 M) PLAYS 16 10 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 16-JAN-2017 20-MAR-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 20 Posted tenth successive Top 100 season in 2017 (at Career Prize Money: $7,113,849 No .23) following first Top 20 year-end finish in 2016 Career W-L: 513 - 356 (at No .20)… Won a career-best 43 matches in 2017… Clinched second tour-level singles title at 2017 Linz 2017 HIGHLIGHTS (d . No .1 seed Rybarikova in F)… Holds a 2-6 record in W-L (Main Draw Only): 43 - 25 singles finals… Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai Prize Money: $1,426,907 in 2016 and 2017, going 1-1 in round robin stage on Won (1): Linz both occasions… Best result in Grand Slam play SF (3): Sydney, Biel, Prague remains quarterfinal run at 2014 Wimbledon (d . No .2 Li en route; l . Kvitova)… Enjoyed career best results at WTA YEAR-END RANKING Australian Open (R16) in 2016-17, Roland Garros (3r) 2017: 23 2011: 44 2005: 142 in 2016 and US Open (3r) in 2014-15… Owns eight 2016: 20 2010: 67 2004: 56 career wins over Top 10 opponents, most recently 2015: 41 2009: 69 2003: 161 defeating No .1 Muguruza for first win over a reigning 2014: 26 2008: 76 2002: 222 No .1 (en route to 2017 QF) and No .7 2013: 92 2007: 156 Konta (2017 Tokyo [PPO])… Owner of 20 career 2012: 92 2006: 164 doubles titles from 34 finals… Reached a career-high doubles ranking (No .10) on March 20, 2017… Added CAREER FINALS three Premier doubles titles in 2016, at Birmingham SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Linz; 2011 - Québec (w/Ka Pliskova),. Cincinnati (w/Mirza) and Tokyo PPO City . Finalist (6): 2016 - Dubai, Birmingham; 2014 - (w/Mirza)… Won doubles bronze medal at Rio Birmingham, Luxembourg; 2012 - Palermo; 2010 Olympics (w/Safarova)… Also in 2016, helped Czech - Prague . Republic to fifth Fed Cup title in six years with defeat of France’s Cornet in singles and decisive doubles DOUBLES - Winner (20): 2016 - Birmingham (w/ rubber win (w/Ka Pliskova)…. Made Top 20 singles Ka .Pliskova), Cincinnati, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/ debut (at No .19) on August 22, 2016… Broke into Top Mirza); 2012 - Stuttgart (w/Benesova), Palermo (w/ 100 on March 22, 2004 and Top 50 six years later, on Voracova); 2011 - Sydney, Monterrey, Barcelona, July 19, 2010 . . At 2010 Australian Open played what Luxembourg (all w/Benesova), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/ was longest Grand Slam match (d . Kulikova in four Koukalova); 2010 - Paris [Indoors], Monterrey, Tokyo [Pan hours and 19 minutes – since surpassed by Pacific] (all w/Benesova), Acapulco (w/Hercog), Linz (w/ Kuznetsova-Schiavone at 2011 Australian Open) . . In Voracova); 2009 - Québec City (w/King), Luxembourg juniors, ITF World Champion in 2002 . . Won back-to- (w/Benesova); 2008 - Stockholm (w/Benesova); 2005 - back Australian Open girls’ singles titles in 2002-03 Warsaw (w/Perebiynis), Rabat (w/Loit) . and three other junior doubles Grand Slams . Finalist (12): 2016 - Auckland (w/Kovinic), Wuhan (w/Mirza); 2012 - Linz (w/Goerges); 2010 - Bastad PERSONAL INFORMATION (w/Voracova), Québec City (w/Mattek-Sands), Parents are Jindrich and Ilona; sister, Ivona, studied law Luxembourg (w/Benesova); 2009 - Monterrey, and lives in the United States… Started playing tennis Prague (both w/Benesova); 2008 - Auckland (w/ at age five… Baseliner who prefers grass, clay… Müller); 2006 - Auckland (w/Loit); 2005 - Bogotá (w/ Favorites include movie Into the Wild, book Love Is Just Kurhajcova), Prague (w/Kostanic Tosic) . a Word, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, steak, sushi… Also enjoys swimming, skiing, snowboarding… Admires ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2002-04, 2006-07, Stefanie Graf . 2011-12, 2014-17; Czech Olympic Team, 2004, 2016 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 38 - 46 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 14 - 10 4r 4r 3r 2r - 2r 3r 2r 1r - - - 1r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 4 - 11 2r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r - - - 1r 2r - WIMBLEDON 14 - 14 2r 3r 1r QF 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 3r 1r - 2r 1r 1r US OPEN 6 - 11 2r 1r 3r 3r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r - - 1r 1r -

122 CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO ESP

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 03-SEP-1988 (LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 4” (1.62 M) PLAYS 6 11 RIGHT-HANDED (ONE-HANDED BACKHAND) 29-FEB-2016 27-APR-2015

CAREER No .6… Enjoyed best Grand Slam season so far in Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 3 2016, reaching at least R16 at all four majors and Career Prize Money: $9,118,141 advancing to quarterfinals at Australian Open (l . A . Career W-L: 462 - 295 Radwanska)… Melbourne result matched previous last eight efforts at Roland Garros in 2008 and 2014, 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Australian Open in 2009 and US Open in 2013… W-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 23 Narrowly missed debut Top 8 qualification for 2016 Prize Money: $877,091 WTA Finals, but went to Singapore as second SF (2): Monterrey, Bucharest alternate (did not play)… Including maiden title at QF (2): Stuttgart, Strasbourg 2014 Oeiras is 2-8 in WTA singles finals… Reached career-best three finals in 2015, including Premier WTA YEAR-END RANKING Mandatory-level Miami (l . S .Williams) and Premier 5 2017: 40 2012: 34 2007: 169 Rome (l . Sharapova)… Owns nine career wins against 2016: 12 2011: 56 2006: 289 Top 5 opponents… Winner of three doubles titles 2015: 13 2010: 57 2005: 358 from nine finals, most recently finishing runner-up at 2014: 18 2009: 34 2004: 613 2016 Doha (w/Errani)… All three career doubles titles 2013: 17 2008: 50 won with fellow Spaniard Muguruza; team reached quarterfinals at Rio Olympics… Two-time qualifier in CAREER FINALS doubles at WTA Finals (2014-15); reached title match SINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Doha; 2014 - Oeiras . in 2015 (w/Muguruza, l . Hingis/Mirza)… Achieved Finalist (8): 2015 - Antwerp, Miami, Rome; 2013 - doubles career high ranking of No .11 on April 27, Acapulco, Oeiras; 2012 - Oeiras; 2010 - Marbella; 2009 2015… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in - Marbella . Spain in 2003 .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - Birmingham, Tokyo PERSONAL INFORMATION [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza); 2014 - Stanford (w/ Father is José Luís (plays handball); mother is Lali (was Muguruza) . gymnast, now teacher); brother is José Suárez Finalist (6): 2016 - Doha (w/Errani); 2015 - Dubai, Navarro… Began playing at age nine… Began working Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Muguruza); 2014 - Madrid, with Spanish Federation in 2005; moved from Canary Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza) . Islands to Barcelona in 2007 to train at Pro-Ab Team Tennis Academy… Favorite surface is clay; favorite ADDITIONAL - Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2008-14, 2016; shot is crosscourt backhand… Favorite movie is Pearl Spanish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 . Harbor; favorite actress is Sandra Bullock… Favorite music is pop; favorite singer is Luis Fonsi… Admires CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Stefanie Graf, Lleyton Hewitt, Justine Henin and Ended 2017 season at No .40 – first finish outside Top Michael Jordan… Favorite tournament is Roland 20 since 2012 (No .34)… Has 10 consecutive Top 100 Garros . year-end finishes, dating back to 2008… 2017 season highlighted by semifinal showings at Monterrey (l . WTA FINALS HISTORY Kerber) and Bucharest (l . Begu) and quarterfinal runs Doubles (3-3): 2014, 2015 at Stuttgart and Strasbourg… Also reached round of Made WTA Finals debut in 2014 in doubles (w/Muguruza, 16 at both Roland Garros and US Open… Won l . Hsieh/Peng in QF)… Runner-up in 2015 (w/Muguruza, l . biggest title of career at 2016 Doha (d . Ostapenko in Hingis/Mirza)… Was a singles alternate in 2015 and 2016 F)… Afterwards, set new career-high ranking of (did not play) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 68 - 36 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 17 - 9 2r QF 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 3r QF - ROLAND GARROS 23 - 9 4r 4r 3r QF 4r 3r - 1r 3r QF WIMBLEDON 11 - 8 2r 4r 1r 2r 4r 1r - - 3r 2r US OPEN 17 - 10 4r 4r 1r 3r QF 2r 4r 1r 2r 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 123 ELINA SVITOLINA UKR

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 12-SEP-1994 (ODESSA, UKRAINE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.74 M) PLAYS 3 108 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 11-SEP-2017 04-MAY-2015

CAREER most on WTA Tour in 2017… First player to win Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 9 / 2 three Premier-5 titles in one season (Dubai, Rome Career Prize Money: $7,371,378 and Toronto)… Qualified for WTA Finals for first Career W-L: 281 - 152 time in career (fell in group stage) . . Owned longest unbeaten streak of 2017, going 15 matches without 2017 HIGHLIGHTS a loss… Made Top 10 debut after Dubai triumph… W-L (Main Draw Only): 53- 14 Won 53 matches in 2017, most in a season to date… Prize Money: $3,263,316 Owns four wins vs . No .1s, over S .Williams (2016 Rio Won (5): Taipei City, Dubai, Istanbul, Rome, Toronto Olympics), Kerber (2016 Beijing and 2017 Brisbane) SF (1): Brisbane and Halep (2017 WTA Finals)… Advanced to first >> Became first player to win three WTA Premier 5 Premier-final at 2016 New Haven (l . A .Radwanska) events in a season and qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, finishing runner-up (l . Kvitova in F)… Has won a WTA YEAR-END RANKING singles title in five straight seasons starting in 2017: 6 2014: 29 2011: 269 2013… Reached first Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2016: 14 2013: 40 2010: 498 2015 Roland Garros (l . Ivanovic) and then again in 2015: 19 2012: 156 2017 (l . Halep)… Cracked Top 100 on February 18, 2013 and broke Top 50 on July 29 the same year . . CAREER FINALS Made Top 20 debut on June 7, 2015 . . Made WTA SINGLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Dubai, Taipei City, main draw debut at 2012 Baku… On ITF Circuit, Istanbul, Rome, Toronto; 2016 - Kuala Lumpur; 2015 winner of seven singles titles and two doubles - Marrakech; 2014 - Baku; 2013 - Baku . titles . . As a junior, won 2010 Roland Garros girls’ Finalist (2): 2016 - New Haven, WTA Elite Trophy title at the age of 15 . Zhuhai . PERSONAL INFORMATION DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2015 - Istanbul (w/Gavrilova); Works with former WTA World No .1 Justine Henin as 2014 - Istanbul (w/Doi) . a special coaching consultant… Parents are Mykhaylo and Olena; brother is Yulian… Introduced WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2012 - Pune- IND . to tennis at age five by family… Favorite shot is serve; favorite surfaces are hard, clay… Hobbies are ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2012-15, 2017 . diving, wakeboarding, reading… Favorite food is Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2016 Mexican… People most admired are Klitschko brothers and Nik Vujicic; favorite artist is Eminem… CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Junior highlights include winning Roland Garros Ended 2017 at No .6 for career-best year-end girls’ title at age 15 . finish… Peaked in rankings at No .3 on September 11, 2017… Ukraine’s highest-ranked player in WTA WTA FINALS HISTORY history… Posted a perfect 5-0 record in finals in Singles (1-2): 2017 2017, lifting title at Taipei City (d . Peng), Dubai (d . Made WTA Finals debut in 2017, but did not advance Wozniacki), Istanbul (d . Mertens), Rome (d . Halep) beyond group stage competition . and Toronto (d . Wozniacki)… Her five titles was

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 33 - 21 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 5 3r 2r 3r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 13 - 5 QF 4r QF 2r 2r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 5 4r 2r 2r 1r 1r - US OPEN 8 - 6 4r 3r 3r 1r 2r 1r

124 LESIA TSURENKO UKR

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 30-MAY-1989 (VLADIMIREC, UKRAINE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.74 M) PLAYS 29 116 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 17-JUL-2017 16-AUG-2010

CAREER Istanbul (d . U .Radwanska in F), 2016 Guangzhou (d . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 0 Jankovic in F) and 2017 Acapulco… Achieved best Career Prize Money: $2,615,411 Grand Slam result of career to date with run to R16 at Career W-L: 349 - 234 2016 US Open (l . Vinci)… Posted all five career wins over Top 10 opponents during 2015: No .7 Bouchard 2017 HIGHLIGHTS and No .10 Petkovic (Indian Wells), No .9 Muguruza W-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 25 (Toronto), No .8 Ka .Pliskova (New Haven) and No .6 Prize Money: $618,826 Safarova (US Open) . . Achieved career-high singles Won (1): Acapulco ranking of No .33 on October 26, 2015, having begun SF (2): Hobart, ‘s-Hertogenbosch year ranked No .88 . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2009 Tashkent . . Played first professional events of WTA YEAR-END RANKING career on ITF Circuit in 2007 . . On ITF Circuit, winner of 2017: 42 2013: 70 2009: 265 six singles and eight doubles titles . 2016: 58 2012: 102 2008: 353 2015: 33 2011: 120 2007: 663 PERSONAL INFORMATION 2014: 96 2010: 184 Father, Viktor, used to work in international relations for a nuclear power plant (now retired); mother, CAREER FINALS Larisa, is an economist; older sister, Oxana, is SINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Acapulco; 2016 - lawyer… Started playing tennis at age six when Guangzhou; 2015 - Istanbul . parents introduced her to the sport… Moved to Kiev at age 17… Studied at Physical Education & ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2015-17 . Sports in Ukraine for 1 .5 years (no longer studying; hopes to return one day)… Favorite shot is CAREER HIGHLIGHTS backhand… Admires Martina Hingis for her playing Second Top 50 season, at No .42; also fifth straight Top style; also liked watching … 100 year-end finish… 2017 season highlighted by Enjoys watching sports, playing pool and hanging third career singles title at Acapulco (d . Mladenovic in out with friends… Favorite city is Kiev; favorite F)… Also reached semifinals at Hobart and tournaments are Australian Open, Wimbledon and ‘s-Hertogenbosch and quarterfinals at Stanford and Madrid . Moscow… Owns three singles titles including 2015

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 15 - 25 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 7 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 2r ROLAND GARROS 2 - 5 3r 1r 1r - 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 7 3r 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r US OPEN 4 - 6 1r 4r 2r 1r 1r 1r -

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 125 BEL

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 26-MAR-1994 (VILVOORDE, BELGIUM) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.73 M) PLAYS 41 106 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 26-OCT-2015 26-OCT-2015

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Third Top 100 season finish in 2017, at No .75 – one of Career Prize Money: $1,447,010 three Belgian women to end the year in Top 100 of Career W-L: 248 - 156 WTA Rankings, behind Mertens… Won first WTA career singles title at 2017 Quebec City… Achieved 2017 HIGHLIGHTS career-high ranking of No .41 on October 26, 2015… W-L (Main Draw Only): 8 - 8 2015 was best season of career to date, highlighted Prize Money: $259,123 by QF appearance at Roland Garros (l . Bascinszky), Won (1): Quebec City having never previously passed the 2r at a major… Was the first Belgian to reach the QF at Roland Garros WTA YEAR-END RANKING since Justine Henin won the title in 2007… Also 2017: 75 2014: 80 2011: 297 equaled career-best result by reaching three SFs: at 2016: 124 2013: 129 2010: 829 Katowice (l . Schmiedlova), Seoul (l . Begu), and 2015: 42 2012: 220 Luxembourg (l . Doi); each loss was to the event’s eventual champion… Advanced to maiden WTA CAREER FINALS doubles final at 2015 Antwerp, finishing runner-up SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Quebec City . (w/ Mestach)… Achieved first Top 20 victory, defeating No .12 Ivanovic at 2015 Luxembourg; is now DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Antwerp (w/Mestach) . 1-10 vs . Top 20 opponents… Results in 2015 propelled her to Belgian No .1 for the first time… WTA 125K SERIES - Singles - Winner (1): 2013 - Taipei- Owns one WTA 125k singles title – Chinese Taipei in TPE 2013… Made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Brussels (as a qualifier, reached 2r)… Made ITF debut in ADDITIONAL - Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2012-17 . 2009… On ITF Circuit has won 12 singles and one doubles title . PERSONAL INFORMATION xxxx

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 6 - 14 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 3 - 1r 1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 5 - 3 2r - QF 1r WIMBLEDON 1 - 4 1r 1r 1r 1r US OPEN 0 - 4 1r 1r 1r 1r

126 CoCo VANDEWEGHE USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 06-DEC-1991 (NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 1” (1.85 M) PLAYS 10 18 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-NOV-2017 24-OCT-2016

CAREER bracket on November 6, 2017… Season highlighted Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 2 by finishing as R-Up at both Stanford (l . Keys) and Career Prize Money: $5,928,919 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (l . Gorges), and SF runs at Career W-L: 271 - 208 Australian Open (l . V .Williams) and US Open (l . Keys)… Completed a clean sweep of American 2017 HIGHLIGHTS semifinalists at US Open (also V .Williams, Keys and W-L (Main Draw Only): 35 - 18 Stephens)… Elsewhere at the Slams made QF at Prize Money: $2,749,119 Wimbledon (l . Rybarikova) and 1r at Roland Garros (l . R-Up (2): Stanford, WTA Elite Trophy Rybarikova)… Played inspirational role in Team SF (2): Australian Open, US Open USA’s Fed Cup title triumph, going a perfect 8-0 in >> Won Stanford doubles title (w/Spears) singles and doubles across 2017, including winning decisive doubles rubber w/Rogers vs . Belarus in final WTA YEAR-END RANKING in Minsk… USA’s first Fed Cup title win in 17 years… 2017: 10 2013: 110 2009: 354 Won second WTA doubles title at Stanford (w/ 2016: 37 2012: 95 2008: 405 Spears)… 2016 highlights include winning second 2015: 37 2011: 127 2007: 746 WTA singles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . Mladenovic 2014: 40 2010: 114 in F), where she won maiden title in 2014… Posted first Top 5 win over No .3 A .Radwanska at 2016 CAREER FINALS Birmingham… Made Olympic Games debut at 2016 SINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch; Rio (w/Mattek-Sands, l . Bacsinszky/Hingis in 2r)… 2014 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . Runner-up in mixed doubles at 2016 US Open (w/ Finalist (3): 2017 - Stanford, WTA Elite Trophy; 2012 Ram) having been a finalist at 2008 Australian Open - Stanford . (w/Bhupathi)… Broke into Top 50 on July 7, 2014 . . Reached first career singles final at 2012 Stanford as DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Stanford (w/Spears) . a lucky loser (l . S .Williams) . . Earned first WTA main 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Mattek-Sands) . draw win at 2009 Los Angeles . . Made WTA main Finalist (1): 2016 - Cincinnati (w/Hingis) . draw debut aged 14 as a wildcard at 2006 San Diego . . On ITF Circuit, winner of two singles titles MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - US Open and six doubles titles . (w/Ram); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi) . PERSONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2015-17 . US Mother’s name is Tauna (represented USA at Olympics Olympic Team, 2016 for swimming in 1976 and volleyball in 1984); grandfather’s name is Ernie (played for New York CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Knicks in 1950s); uncle’s name is Kiki (general Posted career-high ranking and best year-end finish manager of NBA team the Denver Nuggets and a in 2017 at No .10, making her debut in the elite former UCLA basketball player) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 30 - 28 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 6 SF 1r 3r - 1r - 1r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 2 - 6 1r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 12 - 7 QF 4r QF 2r 1r 1r 1r - - - US OPEN 9 - 9 SF 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 127 DONNA VEKIC CRO

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 28-JUN-1996 (OSIJEK, CROATIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.79 M) PLAYS 45 310 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 25-SEP-2017 02-FEB-2015

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0 Third career Top 100 finish (2013-14) in 2017, ending Career Prize Money: $1,681,773 as the No .3 Croatian behind Lucic-Baroni and Career W-L: 191 - 140 Konjuh… Reached a new career-high ranking of No .45 on September 25, 2017 after 3r run at US Open 2017 HIGHLIGHTS (l . Sevastova)… Won a career-high 35 matches in W-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 21 2017 and won her first grass title at Nottingham (d . Prize Money: $574,399 No .8 Konta in F)… Reached two ITF finals at the end Won (1): Nottingham of the 2016 season, winning the title at $100K Sharm El Sheikh… Also advanced to the quarterfinal stage WTA YEAR-END RANKING of the WTA 125K event at Limoges… In 2015, 2017: 56 2014: 84 2011: 392 advanced to the title match at Tashkent (l . Hibino) 2016: 101 2013: 86 and reached the quarterfinals at Baku… Also reached 2015: 105 2012: 118 the 3r of a major for the first time at 2015 Roland Garros (l . Ivanovic)… Became the youngest player to CAREER FINALS win a WTA singles title since 2006 Bangkok (Vania SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Nottingham; 2014 - Kuala King) after scoring her first Top 10 victory over No .10 Lumpur . Cibulkova in the 2014 Kuala Lumpur final… Broke Finalist (3): 2015 - Tashkent; 2013 - Birmingham; 2012 into the Top 100 (No .93) for the first time on January - Tashkent . 28, 2013… Also finished runner-up at 2013 Birmingham (l . Hantuchova) later that year… ADDITIONAL - Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2012-15, 2017 . Reached first WTA career final at 2012 Tashkent, becoming the youngest WTA finalist since 15-year- old won Portoroz in 2005… Has won five singles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit . PERSONAL INFORMATION Father is Igor; mother is Brankica . . Favorite surface is hardcourts . . Speaks Croatian, English and Italian . . Self-described as strong-willed, determined and extremely competitive .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 9 - 17 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 2 - 5 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r WIMBLEDON 2 - 4 2r 1r - 2r 1r US OPEN 3 - 3 3r - - 1r 2r

128 ELENA VESNINA RUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 01-AUG-1986 (LVOV, UKRAINE) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.76 M) PLAYS 13 3 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 20-MAR-2017 17-FEB-2014

CAREER MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Australian Open Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 18 (w/Soares); Finalist (3): 2012 - Australian Open, Wimbledon Career Prize Money: $11,674,400 (both w/Paes); 2011 - Wimbledon (w/Bhupathi) . Career W-L: 406 - 319 ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2006-08, 2011-17; 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Russian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 W-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 26 Prize Money: $2,727,193 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Won (1): Indian Wells Second straight Top 20 singles season in 2017, at No .18, and QF (1): St . Petersburg seventh successive Top 10 doubles season, at No .3… 2017 >> Reached four doubles finals, winning titles at singles season highlighted by third and biggest title of career Wimbledon and Toronto (all w/Makarova) at Premier Mandatory level Indian Wells (d . Kuznetsova in F), >> Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Makarova) taking career record in finals to 3-7… Reached first Grand Slam semifinal at 2016 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams)… Qualified WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2016 and 2017… Won third DOUBLES) career doubles Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2017 (w/ 2017: 18 / 3 2012: 69 / 9 2007: 55 / 45 Makarova)… In 2016, partnering with Makarova, won the 2016: 16 / 6 2011: 57 / 10 2006: 44 / 46 gold medal at Rio Olympics (d . Bacsinszky/Hingis in F) and 2015: 111 / 8 2010: 53 / 23 2005: 111 / 126 won WTA Finals in Singapore (d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F) 2014: 65 / 7 2009: 24 / 22 2004: 286 / 201 on fourth qualification at the year-end finale… Also qualified 2013: 25 / 5 2008: 78 / 18 2003: 278 / 454 for the year-end WTA Finals in 2017 (w/Makarova)… Eighteen career doubles titles have been won with seven different CAREER FINALS partners; haul includes three Grand Slam doubles titles, won SINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Indian Wells; 2013 - Hobart, at 2013 Roland Garros, 2014 US Open and 2017 Wimbledon Eastbourne . Finalist (7): 2016 - Charleston; 2012 - Budapest; (all w/Makarova) from nine finals… Owns an 18-23 record in 2011 - Charleston; 2010 - Istanbul, Tashkent; 2009 - Auckland, doubles finals… After two finals, won first Grand Slam mixed New Haven . doubles title at 2016 Australian Open (w/Soares)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2004 Québec City… Played first DOUBLES - Winner (18): 2017 - Dubai, Wimbledon, events of career on ITF Circuit in Egypt in 2002 . Toronto (all w/Makarova); . 2016 - Montréal, Olympics, WTA Finals (all w/Makarova); 2015 - Moscow (w/ PERSONAL INFORMATION Kasatkina); 2014 - US Open (w/Makarova); 2013 - Indian Mother is Irina (teacher); brother, Dmitriy, is a student and Wells, Roland Garros (both w/Makarova); 2012 - Beijing, tennis coach… Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married Moscow (both w/Makarova); 2011 - Indian Wells, November 2015)… Introduced to tennis by mother at age Charleston (both w/Mirza), Linz (w/Erakovic); 2008 - seven; began playing at sport school in Sochi (first coach was Indian Wells (w/Safina); 2007 - Hobart (w/Likhovtseva); Jurij Judkin, who also coached Sharapova)… Other sports 2005 - Québec City (w/Rodionova) . interests are soccer, basketball, ice hockey… Admires Stefanie Finalist (21): 2016 - Rome, Roland Garros (both w/Makarova); Graf… Favorite cities are Rome and Sochi (“the two most 2015 - Indian Wells, Miami, Wimbledon (all w/Makarova); beautiful and warmest cities in the world”) . 2014 - Australian Open, Miami (both w/Makarova); 2013 - WTA Finals (w/Makarova); 2012 - Dubai, Indian Wells (both WTA FINALS HISTORY w/Mirza), Madrid, Rome (both w/Makarova); 2011 - Roland Doubles (5-3): 2013-14, 2016-17 Garros (w/Mirza); 2010 - Wimbledon (w/Zvonareva); 2009 Played in WTA Finals four times in two different cities, all w/ - Roland Garros (w/Azarenka); 2008 - Amelia Island (w/ Makarova: Istanbul (2013) and Singapore (2014, 2016-17) . . Azarenka), Stanford (w/Zvonareva); 2007 - Antwerp, Warsaw Won title in 2016 (d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F) and reached (both w/Likhovtseva); 2006 - Bangalore (w/An Rodionova),. final in 2013 (l . Hsieh/Peng) . . Also qualified in doubles in 2015, Beijing (w/Chakvetadze) . but did not play due to Makarova's leg injury .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 47 - 47 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 11 - 11 3r - 1r 1r 4r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 4r ROLAND GARROS 7 - 12 3r 2r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 17 - 12 2r SF 1r 2r 2r 2r 2r 1r 4r 2r 3r 2r US OPEN 12 - 12 3r 3r 2r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 129 RUS

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 16-FEB-1997 (VOLGOGRAD, RUSSIA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 1” (1.85 M) PLAYS 54 279 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 23-OCT-2017 01-AUG-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Climbed into the Top 100 for the first time in her Career Prize Money: $510,470 career in 2017 after finishing the year at a career-high Career W-L: 132 - 74 No .54… Ended as the Russian No .6 of nine women ranked inside the Top 100… Enjoyed the bulk of her 2017 HIGHLIGHTS year’s success on home soil, reaching the semifinals W-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 15 of both St . Petersburg (l . Mladenovic) and Moscow (I . Prize Money: $413,457 Goerges)… Advanced to her maiden WTA final at R-Up (1): ‘s-Hertogenbosch ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l . Kontaveit in F)… Breakthrough SF (2): St . Petersburg, Moscow versus Top 50 opponents came in 2017, scoring first six victories against such opponents, including first- WTA YEAR-END RANKING ever Top 20 win versus No .20 Vesnina in Moscow… 2017: 54 2015: 230 2013: 1109 Made Fed Cup debut during Russia’s 4-1 World Group 2016: 161 2014: 998 II win over Chinese Taipei (d . Lee)… Saw most of her 2016 success come on the ITF Circuit, capturing first CAREER FINALS titles at $25K Plzen and $100K St . Petersburg… Also SINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . won ITF doubles title at 2016 $25K Wesley Chapel… Best result at tour-level was a semifinal run at WTA ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2017 . 125K Series event at Limoges (l . Garcia)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2015 Shenzhen (l . Halep in 2r)… Played first professional match in St . Petersburg in 2012 at the $10K ITF Event . PERSONAL INFORMATION Born in Volgograd, Russia . . . Introduced to tennis by her parents when she was 7-years-old . . . Tennis idols are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova . . . Has one older and one younger brother . . . Considers her Fed Cup debut the most memorable moment of her career so far . . . Studying sports education at university to be a tennis coach when her career is over . . . Splits training in Volgograd, Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, and the IMG Academy . . . Dreams of being No .1 and winning Wimbledon .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 1 - 4 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 1 2r ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r US OPEN 0 - 1 1r

130 MARKETA VONDROUSOVA CZE DATE OF BIRTH 28-JUN-1999 (SOKOLOV, CZE) RANKING HIGHS HEIGHT SINGLES DOUBLES XXX (1.72 M) PLAYS 61 152 LEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 02-OCT-2017 17-JUL-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Breakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 Career Prize Money: $329,981 season of career at No .67… One of seven Czechs to Career W-L: 107 - 26 finish year in Top 100… Made WTA breakthrough by winning International-level title at Biel (as qualifier, d . 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Kontaveit in F) . At No .233, was the lowest-ranked title W-L (Main Draw Only): 9 - 7 winner in 2017 and aged 17 years, 293 days was the Prize Money: $308,271 youngest since Konjuh (17 years, 169 days) at 2015 Won (1): Biel . Nottingham… Reached 2r on Grand Slam debut at >> Won four ITF singles titles and one doubles titles Roland Garros… Made Fed Cup debut during Czech Republic’s 3-2 defeat to USA in Florida… In 2017, won WTA YEAR-END RANKING four ITF Circuit singles titles, taking her career tally to 2017: 67 seven… Advanced to 2r on tour-level debut at 2016 Prague (as wildcard, l . Stosur)… Missed second half of CAREER FINALS 2016 to recover from elbow injury… Made professional SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Biel . debut at 2014 $100k ITF/Prague-CZE… In juniors, was semifinalist at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon and ADDITIONAL - Czech Republic Fed Cup Team, 2017 . won doubles titles at Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2015 (both w/Kolodziejova) . PERSONAL INFORMATION Born in Sokolov, Czech Republic, now lives and trains in Prague . . Favorite surface is clay because she grew up on it, but believes her game is more suited for hard court . . Began playing tennis at 4 years old with her father, and by 10-years-old she was practicing in Prague . . . Moved to Prague by herself at 15-years-old to train . . Chose tennis over soccer because she prefers the individual nature of the sport . . Tennis idol is Roger Federer . . Describes herself as "quiet" and "calm" .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 1 - 3 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 1 2r WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r US OPEN 0 - 1 1r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 14-JAN-1992 (TIANJIN, CHINA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 8” (1.72 M) PLAYS 45 152 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 06-NOV-2017 23-OCT-2017

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Achieved first Top 50 year-end finish in 2017, finishing Career Prize Money: $1,437,488 as China’s No .3, behind Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai, Career W-L: 325 - 205 of five women in the year-end Top 100 (also Saisai and Ying-Ying)… Ascended 25 spots from No .70 in 2017 HIGHLIGHTS 2016 to No .45 in 2017, marking third Top 100 season W-L (Main Draw Only): 24 - 19 in four years… Advanced to first WTA semifinal at Prize Money: $585,021 2017 Hong Kong (l .Pavlyuchenkova) and captured SF (1): Hong Kong first career WTA 125k crown in Zhengzhou… Posted a QF (4): Shenzhen, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo International career-high three victories vs . Top 20 opponents in >> Won WTA 125K Series title at Zhengzhou-CHN 2017, defeating No .15 Vesnina (Rome), No . 15 Mladenovic (Tokyo PPO) and No .17 Sloane Stephens WTA YEAR-END RANKING (Wuhan)… In 2016 advanced to first three WTA 2017: 45 2013: 217 2009: 363 quarterfinals of career, at Shenzhen (l . A .Radwanska), 2016: 70 2012: 193 2008: 556 Kuala Lumpur (l . Zhu) and Hong Kong (l . Wozniacki)… 2015: 114 2011: 270 2007: 778 Reached 2r at three of the four majors in 2016 – 2014: 100 2010: 291 2006: 896 Australian Open (d . No .26 Stephens in 1r), Roland Garros and US Open (d . No .24 Kasatkina in 1r)… CAREER FINALS Made Top 100 debut on November 3, 2014… Runner- DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Hong Kong (w/J .Lu) up at WTA 125K Series event in Ningbo, China in 2014… Won three ITF Circuit singles titles in 2016, all WTA 125K SERIES SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - in China, taking career tally to 13… Owns one Top 10 Zhengzhou . win, over No .10 Wozniacki in 2013 Kuala Lumpur Finalist (1): 201 - Ningbo-CHN while ranked No .186 . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Baku… Played first pro events of career on ITF ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2012-16 . Circuit in 2006 . PERSONAL INFORMATION Started to play tennis at age nine… Has spent time training in Japan… Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Favorite shot is serve; speed is a strength… Favorite surface is hardcourts; favorite tournament is US Open .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 6 - 13 W-L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r - WIMBLEDON 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r - US OPEN 3 - 4 1r 2r 2r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 19-MAY-1992 (GUERNSEY, ENGLAND) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.70 M) PLAYS 38 45 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 19-JAN-2015 15-APR-2013

CAREER (w/Panova)… Most recent doubles final reached was Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 3 2016 Hong Kong (w/Broady)… Struggled throughout Career Prize Money: $2,735,209 2014 season with a right rib injury and missed two Career W-L: 250 - 189 months in 2013 due to glandular fever (Miami to Roland Garros)… Enjoyed a breakthrough 2012 2017 HIGHLIGHTS season, becoming the first British woman to win a W-L (Main Draw Only): 13 - 15 singles title in 24 years at Osaka – finished year as Prize Money: $467,763 British No .1… Broke into Top 100 on June 6, 2011 and SF (1): Eastbourne made Top 50 debut on October 15, 2012… On ITF QF (2): Monterrey, Luxembourg Circuit, winner of five singles and one doubles title… Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 WTA YEAR-END RANKING Miami and recorded first main draw match win at 2017: 74 2014: 50 2011: 92 2010 Eastbourne… Played first professional event on 2016: 77 2013: 119 2010: 176 ITF Circuit at 2009 ITF/Jersey-GBR… In juniors, won 2015: 54 2012: 49 2009: 588 US Open girls’ singles title in 2009 . CAREER FINALS PERSONAL INFORMATION SINGLES - Winner (3): 2016 - Monterrey; 2015 - Mother’s name is Michelle; father’s name is Ian; Hobart; 2012 - Osaka . siblings are Adam, Stephanie and Julie… Born on Channel Island of Guernsey… Started playing at DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Baku (w/Panova); age seven; moved to Bollettieri Academy in Florida 2012 - Stanford, Dallas (both w/Erakovic) . at age 12 (still trains there)… Graduated top of class Finalist (3): 2016 - Hong Kong (w/Broady); 2012 - from Pendleton High School in 2009… Favorite Québec City (w/Rosolska), Osaka (w/Date) . surface is hardcourts… Follows fashion and enjoys going shopping; Serena Williams and Beyoncé are MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Wimbledon style icons… Enjoys meeting family and friends for (w/Kontinen) . a walk on the beach and watching sunset over a traditional British dinner . ADDITIONAL - British Fed Cup Team, 2011-17; British Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 . CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Six Top 100 finishes in past seven years, including Top 50 seasons… Ended both 2016 and 2017 as British No .2, behind Konta… Won third WTA singles title of career at 2016 Monterrey (d . Flipkens in F), adding to wins at 2012 Osaka and 2015 Hobart (3-0 record in finals)… Won first Grand Slam title of any kind at 2016 Wimbledon, in mixed doubles (w/Kontinen)… In singles, best Grand Slam results have been 3r runs at 2012 and 2015-16 Wimbledon and 2013 Australian Open… At 2015 Wimbledon, was two points away from defeating eventual champion S .Williams in 3r before losing in three sets… Hit career-high singles ranking of No .38 on January 19, 2015 after title run at Hobart… Achieved first win over a Top 10 opponent at 2015 Indian Wells (d . No .8 A .Radwanska)… In doubles owns three titles, most recently at 2014 Baku GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 15 - 27 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 6 2r 1r 1r 1r 3r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 5 - 6 - 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 2r - WIMBLEDON 7 - 8 3r 1r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 1r US OPEN 0 - 7 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r -

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 133 SERENA WILLIAMS USA

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 26-SEP-1981 (SAGINAW, MI, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.75 M) PLAYS 1 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 08-JUL-2002 07-JUN-10

CAREER DOUBLES - Winner (23): 2016 - Wimbledon (w/V . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 72 / 23 Williams); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/V . Career Prize Money: $84,463,131 Williams); 2010 - Australian Open, Madrid, Roland Career W-L: 783 - 130 Garros (all w/V .Williams); 2009 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, Stanford, US Open (all w/V .Williams); 2017 HIGHLIGHTS 2008 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/V .Williams); W-L (Main Draw Only): 8 - 1 2003 - Australian Open (w/V .Williams); 2002 - Prize Money: $2,704,680 Wimbledon (w/V .Williams), Leipzig (w/Stevenson); Won (1): Australian Open 2001 - Australian Open (w/V .Williams); 2000 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/V .Williams); 1999 - WTA YEAR-END RANKING Hannover, Roland Garros, US Open (all w/V .Williams); 2017: 22 2010: 4 2003: 3 1998 - Oklahoma City, Zürich (both w/V .Williams) . 2016: 2 2009: 1 2002: 1 Finalist (1): 1999 - San Diego (w/V .Williams) . 2015: 1 2008: 2 2001: 6 2014: 1 2007: 7 2000: 6 MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (2): 1998 - Wimbledon, 2013: 1 2006: 95 1999: 4 US Open (both w/Mirnyi) . 2012: 3 2005: 11 1998: 20 Finalist (2): 1999 - Australian Open (w/Mirnyi); 2011: 12 2004: 7 1997: 99 1998 - Roland Garros (w/Lobo) . CAREER FINALS ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003, 2007, SINGLES - Winner (72): 2017 - Australian Open; 2012-13, 2015; US Olympic Team, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 - Rome, Wimbledon; 2015 - Australian Open, 2016 . Miami, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Cincinnati; 2014 - Brisbane, Miami, Rome, Stanford, Cincinnati, CAREER HIGHLIGHTS US Open, WTA Finals; 2013 - Brisbane, Miami, Nineteenth non-consecutive Top 25 season in 2017 Charleston, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros, Bastad, (finishing at No .22), having played just two events Toronto, US Open, Beijing, WTA Finals; 2012 - due to pregnancy… Won 23rd Grand Slam title at Charleston, Madrid, Wimbledon, Stanford, Olympics, 2017 Australian Open to earn Open Era record for US Open, WTA Finals; 2011 - Stanford, Toronto; 2010 most majors… Sits behind only Court (24) for all-time - Australian Open, Wimbledon; 2009 - Australian record… Finished No .2 in 2016 after three consecutive Open, Wimbledon, WTA Finals; 2008 - Bangalore, years at No .1 (2013-15)… Lost top spot to Kerber Miami, Charleston, US Open; 2007 - Australian Open, following semifinal defeat to Ka Pliskova. at 2016 US Miami; 2005 - Australian Open; 2004 - Miami, Beijing; Open… Reached three Grand Slam finals in 2016, at 2003 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors], Miami, Australian Open (l . Kerber, ending streak of 15 finals Wimbledon; 2002 - Scottsdale, Miami, Rome, Roland won in a row), Roland Garros (l . Muguruza) and Garros, Wimbledon, US Open, Tokyo [Princess Cup], Wimbledon, where she defeated Kerber for 22nd Leipzig; 2001 - Indian Wells, Toronto, WTA Finals; major title… Aged 34 years 287 days at conclusion of 2000 - Hannover, Los Angeles, Tokyo [Princess Cup]; 2016 Wimbledon, oldest player to win a Grand Slam 1999 - Paris [Indoors], Indian Wells, Los Angeles, US title in Open Era; has won 10 majors as a Open, Grand Slam Cup . 30-something… Came within two matches of Finalist (20): 2016 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, calendar year Grand Slam in 2015 (l . Vinci in US Open Roland Garros; 2013 - Doha, Cincinnati; 2011 SF)… Has twice been in possession all four majors for - US Open; 2010 - Sydney; 2009 - Miami; 2008 - a “Serena Slam” (2002 Roland Garros to 2003 Wimbledon; 2007 - Moscow; 2004 - Wimbledon, Los Australian Open and 2014 US Open to 2015 Angeles, WTA Finals; 2003 - Charleston; 2002 - Berlin, Wimbledon)… With 72 career titles, ranks first among WTA Finals; 2001 - US Open; 2000 - Paris [Indoors], active players and fifth in Open Era behind Montréal; 1999 - Miami . Navratilova—167, Evert—154, Graf—107 and Court—92… Five-time champion at WTA Finals GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 316 - 43 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 81 - 10 W F W 4r QF 4r - W W QF W 3r W - W - QF 4r 3r 2r ROLAND GARROS 60 - 12 - F W 2r W 1r - QF QF 3r QF - - QF SF W QF - 3r 4r WIMBLEDON 86 - 10 - W W 3r 4r W 4r W W F QF - 3r F W W QF SF - 3r US OPEN 89 - 11 - SF SF W W W F - SF W QF 4r 4r QF - W F QF W 3r

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(2001, 2009, 2012-14)… With five year-end No .1 PERSONAL INFORMATION finishes overall (2002, 2009, 2013-15) tied with Evert Coached by father Richard Williams, mother Oracene for third in WTA history (behind Graf—8, Price and … Married Reddit co- Navratilova—7)… Sits third in WTA history for total founder Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans on November weeks at No .1 – 319 weeks (behind Graf—377, 16, 2017 . . Daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr ., was Navratilova—332)… Oldest No .1 in WTA history – set born on September 1, 2017… Youngest of five sisters: record on February 18, 2013 and was two weeks shy Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, of 35th birthday when it ended… Held top spot for 2003) and Venus… Began playing at age five at public 186 consecutive weeks (through end of 2016 US courts in Compton, California… Has devoted a lot of Open), equalling record held by Graf between August time and money to charity, including opening two 17, 1986 and March 10, 1991… First ascended to No .1 Serena Williams Secondary Schools in Kenya (one in on July 8, 2002… Had longest gap between stints at 2008, one in 2010); touring Lagos and Johannesburg No .1 of five years, 29 days (August 10, 2003 to with sister Venus for ‘Breaking The Mould’ tour (in September 8, 2008)… Has finished in Top 10 on 16 2012); UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador; occasions, third-most (behind Navratilova-20, and has also made many other appearances at Evert-19)… Has ranked in Top 100 in each of 20 schools and community organizations, particularly playing seasons since 1997… Is 109-34 against Top 5 those which target at-risk youth… Has always been opponents (6-1 in 2016)… Has 16 wins over (seven interested in fashion, with a custom-designed Nike different) No .1 ranked players, second-most behind apparel line, her own clothing line (Aneres) and her Navratilova (18)… Most match wins among active successful HSN collection of handbags and jewelry players with career record of 783-130… One of only (Serena Williams Signature Statement)… Favorite nine players to win more than 700 career matches… author is Maya Angelou; listens to Mariah Carey, Went 78-4 in 2013 ( .951) for season-best percentage Brandy… Favorite place to visit is Paris… Also enjoys of career – won personal-best 34 consecutive acting, watching movies and football, reading, matches (l . Lisicki in R16 at Wimbledon) and 11 titles talking on the phone and spending time with family across season… In 2012, became third woman to win and friends . singles and doubles gold medals at same Olympics (also Wills, 1924 Paris; V .Williams, 2000 Sydney)… Has WTA FINALS HISTORY won 23 doubles titles from 24 finals, all bar one with Singles (29-6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, sister, Venus… Doubles haul includes 14 Grand Slam 2012, 2013, 2014 titles, most recently at 2016 Wimbledon (w/V . Doubles (0-1): 2009 Williams)… The sisters held all four Grand Slam titles Played WTA Finals nine times in six different cities: at same time, from 2009 Wimbledon through 2010 Munich, Los Angeles, Madrid, Doha, Istanbul and Roland Garros – third pair to do so (also Navratilova/ Singapore… Has won the title five times (2002, Shriver and Fernandez/Zvereva)… Has teamed with 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)… Runner-up twice (2002, Venus to win three Olympic gold medals: 2000 2004)… Of eight appearances, advanced to the Sydney, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London… Spent eight final six times; only exception came when withdrew weeks as co-No .1 in doubles (w/V . Williams)… One of during round-robin play (2007, 2008)… Twice six players to hold No .1 in singles and doubles played in WTA Finals when competition was staged simultaneously (also Navratilova, Hingis, Sánchez in single-elimination format (Won in 2001; runner- Vicario, Davenport and Clijsters)… Winner of two up in 2002)… Won title on debut in 2001, winning Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (1998 Wimbledon via walkover in the final (after Davenport and US Open, both w/Mirnyi)… Earned single season withdrew)… Also qualified but did not play due to prize money record of $12,385,572 in 2013… Has led injury in 2010, 2015 and 2016… Played singles and WTA prize money list six times… Three-time winner doubles in 2009 (w/sister Venus) . of Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year .

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DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 17-JUN-1980 (LYNWOOD, CA, USA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ 1” (1.85 M) PLAYS 1 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 25-FEB-2002 07-JUN-10

CAREER DOUBLES - Winner (22): 2016 - Wimbledon (w/S . Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 49 / 22 Williams); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/S . Career Prize Money: $39,900,489 Williams); 2010 - Australian Open, Madrid, Roland Career W-L: 776 - 222 Garros (all w/S Williams);. 2009 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, Stanford, US Open (all w/S Williams);. 2017 HIGHLIGHTS 2008 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/S .Williams); W-L (Main Draw Only): 38 - 14 2003 - Australian Open (w/S .Williams); 2002 - Prize Money: $5,468,741 Wimbledon (w/S Williams);. 2001 - Australian Open R-Up (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, WTA Finals (w/S .Williams); 2000 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both SF (2): Miami, US Open w/S .Williams); 1999 - Hannover, Roland Garros, >> For second time in career, led WTA in prize money US Open (all w/S Williams);. 1998 - Oklahoma City, Zürich (both w/S .Williams) . WTA YEAR-END RANKING Finalist (1): 1999 - San Diego (w/S .Williams) . 2017: 5 2009: 6 2001: 3 016: 17 2008: 6 2000: 3 MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (2): 1998 - Australian 2015: 7 2007: 8 1999: 3 Open, Roland Garros (both w/Gimelstob) . 2014: 19 2006: 48 1998: 5 Finalist (2): 2016 - Olympics (w/Ram); 2006 - 2013: 49 2005: 10 1997: 22 Wimbledon (w/B .Bryan) . 2012: 24 2004: 9 1996: 216 2011: 103 2003: 11 1995: 204 ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003-05, 2010: 5 2002: 2 2007, 2012-13, 2015-16; US Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 CAREER FINALS . SINGLES - Winner: (49): 2016 - Kaohsiung; 2015 - CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Auckland, Wuhan, WTA Elite Trophy; 2014 - Dubai; Ended 2017 at No .5 for first Top 5 finish since 2010, 2012 - Luxembourg; 2010 - Dubai, Acapulco; 2009 and 13th Top 10 finish of career… Reached three - Dubai, Acapulco; 2008 - Wimbledon, Zürich, WTA finals across 2017, at Australian Open (l . S .Williams), Finals; 2007 - Memphis, Wimbledon, Seoul; 2005 - Wimbledon (l . Muguruza) and WTA Finals (l . Istanbul, Wimbledon; 2004 - Charleston, Warsaw; Wozniacki), her fifth appearance at the season- 2003 - Antwerp; 2002 - Gold Coast, Paris [Indoors], ending event… Only player to reach two Slam finals Antwerp, Amelia Island, Stanford, San Diego, New in 2017… Wimbledon final marked 16th Grand Haven; 2001 - Miami, Hamburg, Wimbledon, San Slam final of career… Aged 37 years, 29 days old, Diego, New Haven, US Open; 2000 - Wimbledon, became oldest player to advance to final at All Stanford, San Diego, New Haven, US Open, England Club since 1994 (Navratilova, R‐Up at 37 Olympics; 1999 - Oklahoma City, Miami, Hamburg, years, 258 days old)… Returned to Top 10 in WTA Rome, New Haven, Zürich; 1998 - Oklahoma City, Rankings by after Wimbledon - is third oldest player Miami, Grand Slam Cup . to rank in Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean Finalist (34): 2017 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, King (39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova WTA Finals; 2016 - Stanford; 2014 - Auckland, (38 years, 75 days)… Defeated World No .1 Kerber in Montréal, Québec City; 2010 - Miami, Madrid; 2009 Miami QF – at 36 years and 9 months, is oldest - Wimbledon, Stanford, WTA Finals; 2007 - Tokyo player in the Open Era to defeat a current World [Japan Open]; 2005 - Antwerp, Stanford; 2004 - No .1… Career record in singles finals stands at 49- Berlin, Stanford; 2003 - Australian Open, Warsaw, 34, last title coming at 2016 Kaohsiung… Second Wimbledon; 2002 - Hamburg, Roland Garros, most titles among active players (behind S .Williams) Wimbledon, US Open; 2000 - Linz; 1999 - Hannover, and 11th in Open Era… Seven-time Grand Slam Stanford, San Diego, Grand Slam Cup; 1998 - Sydney, singles champion, including five Wimbledon singles Rome, Stanford, Zürich; 1997 - US Open . titles… Grand Slam runner-up on nine occasions, seven losses being to sister, Serena, including at GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 262 - 68 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 51 - 17 F 1r QF 1r 3r - 3r QF 2r QF - 1r 4r 3r F QF SF - QF QF - ROLAND GARROS 48 - 20 4r 4r 1r 2r 1r 2r - 4r 3r 3r 3r QF 3r QF 4r F 1r QF 4r QF 2r WIMBLEDON 87 - 15 F SF 4r 3r - 1r 4r QF F W W 3r W 2r F F W W QF QF 1r US OPEN 76 - 16 SF 4r QF 3r 2r 2r 1r SF 4r QF SF - QF 4r - F W W SF SF F

136 VENUS WILLIAMS continued four consecutive majors – 2002 Roland Garros-2003 After being diagnosed with Sjögren’s Syndrome in Australian Open… Ascended to No .1 for first time 2011, adopted a vegan/raw foods diet to help on February 25, 2002… Has held top spot on three decrease inflammation in her body and reduce occasions for a total of 11 weeks… Owns 15 career energy-sapping symptoms of the disease (is a self- wins over No .1-ranked players… With 775-222 described “cheagan”)… Interior design company is V career record, one of just nine players to win more Starr Interiors (www .vstarrinteriors .com)… Clothing than 700 career matches – trails only Serena among line is EleVen (www .elevenbyvenus .com)… Has active players… Won career-high 35 consecutive written several books, most recently “Come To Win” in matches in 2000 (l . Davenport in Linz F)… Winner 2010… Favorite tennis players growing up included of 22 doubles titles with sister Serena, including 14 Pete Sampras, Boris Becker and Monica Seles… Loves Grand Slam doubles titles, most recently at 2016 karaoke (favorite songs to sing are 6 Underground by Wimbledon… Sisters held all four Grand Slam titles the Sneaker Pimps, Stupid Girl by Garbage, Call Me by at same time from 2009 Wimbledon to 2010 Roland Blondie, Gold Dust Woman by Fleetwood Mac, Tom Garros – third pair to hold all four Grand Slam Sawyer by Rush and Barracuda by Heart)… Favorite doubles titles at once, after Navratilova/Shriver and books include “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore, Fernandez/Zvereva… Has teamed with Serena to the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull, the Harry win three Olympic gold medals – 2000 Sydney, Potter series by JK Rowling, comic books (especially 2008 Beijing and 2012 London… Won singles and D .C .) and the Bible… Favorite cities are Palm Beach doubles gold medals at 2000 Sydney Olympics, one Gardens, Rome, Hong Kong and Paris… Favorite of three women to achieve feat at (Wills, 1924 Paris; designers are Ralph Lauren, Armani, Matthew S .Williams, 2012 London)… Spent eight weeks as Williamson and Dolce & Gabbana… Also enjoys art, co-No .1 in doubles (w/S .Williams)… Winner of two Asian antiques, dancing, writing poetry, sewing, Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (1998 Australian studying new subjects, getting the mail and receiving Open and Roland Garros, both w/Gimelstob)… packages, being at home and playing the guitar… Struggled with illness in 2011; announced Earned her Bachelor of Science in Business diagnosis of Sjögrens Syndrome during 2011 US Administration degree from Indiana University East in Open and withdrew prior to 2r match… Dropped August 2015 . out of Top 100 in September 2011 for first time since April 1997… Made professional debut as WTA FINALS HISTORY unranked wildcard at 1994 Oakland (l . Sánchez Singles (14-7): 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017 Vicario in 2r) . Doubles (0-1): 2009 Played in WTA Finals five times in four different cities: New PERSONAL INFORMATION York, Los Angeles, Doha and Singapore . . Qualified a total Coached by father Richard Williams, mother Oracene of 11 times . . Won the title in 2008 (d . Zvonareva in F) . . Price and … Sisters are Serena, Isha (lawyer, Runner-up in 2009 (l . S Williams). and in 2017 (l. singer), Lyndrea (actress, singer, stylist, computer Wozniacki) . . Twice played in WTA Finals when competition science major) and Yetunde (deceased September 14, was played in single-elimination format (semifinalist in 2003); is a Jehovah’s Witness, along with sisters and 1999 and 2002) . Played. both singles and doubles in 2009 mother… Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams… (w/S .Williams) . . Singles alternate in 2015 but did not play .

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 137 CARINA WITTHOEFT GER

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 16-FEB-1995 (HAMBURG, GERMANY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 9” (1.76 M) PLAYS 49 313 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 17-AUG-2015 29-FEB-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Third straight Top 100 season in 2017, finishing at No .51 Career Prize Money: $1,553,196 and as the German No .5, behind Goerges, Kerber, Maria Career W-L: 258 - 152 and Barthel, of seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Siegemund and Petkovic)… Won maiden WTA title in final 2017 HIGHLIGHTS tournament of the year at Luxembourg (d . Puig in F)… W-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 14 Also reached career-high four quarterfinals at Prize Money: $531,779 international level – including one semifinal Won (1): Luxembourg appearance at Budapest (l . Safarova)… Has now SF (1): Budapest advanced to 3r at all four Grand Slams – 2015 Australian Open (l . Begu), 2017 Roland Garros (l . Ka . WTA YEAR-END RANKING Pliskova), 2016-17 Wimbledon (l . Kerber, l . Svitolina) 2017: 51 2014: 104 2011: 405 and 2016 US Open (l . Vinci)… Best result at WTA level 2016: 86 2013: 210 2010: 805 in 2016 was quarterfinal run at Gstaad (l . eventual 2015: 65 2012: 223 2009: 985 champion Golubic)… Continued to play mix of WTA and ITF events in 2016, posting r-up efforts at $100k CAREER FINALS ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA and $75k ITF/Prague-CZE… SINGLES - Winner: (1): 2017 -Luxembourg Recorded first tour-level main draw win over No .17 Suárez Navarro at 2015 Australian Open… Reached ADDITIONAL – German Fed Cup Team, 2017 . first WTA quarterfinal at 2015 Kuala Lumpur (l . eventual champion Wozniacki) and was also a quarterfinalist at 2015 Nürnberg… Cracked into the Top 50 for the first time in her career on July 13, 2015 and reached No .49 on August 17… Made Top 100 debut on October 20, 2014… Played first WTA qualifying event at 2010 Stuttgart and made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Bastad… Winner of 11 singles titles on ITF Circuit . PERSONAL INFORMATION Parents are tennis coaches and own two clubs; father runs club in Hamburg (where Carina trains year-round) while mother travels with Carina; has one older sister who also plays tennis… Aggressive player; favorite shot is serve… Best tennis memory is winning four tournaments in a few months in 2014 and rising from No .180 to Top 100… Tennis idol growing up was Maria Sharapova (modeled game after her)… Favorite tournament is Australian Open .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 12 - 14 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 4 2r 1r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 3 3r 1r 2r - - WIMBLEDON 4 - 4 3r 3r 1r - 1r US OPEN 2 - 3 1r 3r 1r - -

138 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI DEN

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 11-JUL-1990 (ODENSE, DENMARK) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.77 M) PLAYS 1 52 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 11- OC T-2010 14-SEP-2009

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 27 / 2 xxxxxxx Career Prize Money: $26,834,694 Career W-L: 569 - 229 PERSONAL INFORMATION Coached by father, Piotr; fitness coach is Przemyslaw 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Piotrowicz… Announced engagement to former NBA W-L (Main Draw Only): 60 - 21 player David Lee in 2017 off-season… Began playing Prize Money: $4,748,518 tennis at age seven… Father played pro soccer in Poland Won (2): Tokyo, WTA Finals and Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish R-Up (6): Doha, Dubai, Miami, Eastbourne, Bastad, National Team; brother, Patrik, played pro soccer in Toronto Denmark… Enjoys soccer, swimming, golf… Favorite food is mom’s chicken curry . WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 3 2013: 10 2009: 4 WTA FINALS HISTORY 2016: 19 2012: 10 2008: 12 Singles (13-8): 2009-2011, 2014, 2017 2015: 17 2011: 1 2007: 64 Played in WTA Finals five times in three different cities: 2014: 8 2010: 1 2006: 237 Doha (2009-2010), Istanbul (2011) and Singapore (2014, 2017) . . Runner-up in 2010 . (l Clijsters) . . CAREER FINALS Advanced to the semifinals on two further occasions SINGLES - Winner (27): 2017 - Tokyo [PPO], WTA (2009, 2014) . . Posted a 4-1 record en route to capturing Finals; 2016 - Tokyo [PPO], Hong Kong; 2015 - Kuala the title in 2017 (d . V .Williams in F) . Lumpur; 2014 - Istanbul; 2013 - Luxembourg; 2012 - Seoul, Moscow; 2011 - Dubai, Indian Wells, Charleston, Brussels, Copenhagen, New Haven; 2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach, Copenhagen, Montréal, New Haven, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; 2009 - Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; 2008 - Stockholm, New Haven, Tokyo [Japan Open] . Finalist (23): 2017 - Doha, Dubai, Miami, Eastbourne, Bastad, Toronto; 2015 - Auckland, Stuttgart; 2014 - US Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2013 - Indian Wells; 2012 - Copenhagen, Tournament of Champions-Sofia;2011 - Doha, Stuttgart; 2010 -Indian Wells, WTA Finals; 2009 - Memphis, Charleston, Madrid, Bastad, US Open; 2008 - Luxembourg .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2009 - Memphis (w/Azarenka); 2008 - Beijing (w/Medina Garrigues) . Finalist (1): 2006 - Memphis (w/Azarenka) .

ADDITIONAL - Danish Fed Cup Team, 2005-11, 2015; Danish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 100 - 42 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 25 - 10 3r 1r 2r 3r 4r QF SF 4r 3r 4r - ROLAND GARROS 18 - 10 QF - 2r 1r 2r 3r 3r QF 3r 3r 1r WIMBLEDON 22 - 11 4r 1r 4r 4r 2r 1r 4r 4r 4r 3r 2r US OPEN 35 - 11 2r SF 2r F 3r 1r SF SF F 4r 2r WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 139 ZHANG SHUAI CHN

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 21-JAN-1989 (TIANJIN, CHINA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 10” (1.77 M) PLAYS 23 29 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 14-NOV-2016 01-APR-2013

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 4 Second consecutive Top 50 season (at No .36) and fifth Career Prize Money: $3,583,315 non-consecutive Top 100 season . . China’s No .2 Career W-L: 409 - 270 ranked player of five inside the Top 100… Season highlighted by second career singles title at 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Guangzhou (d . Krunic in F) . . Also reached the W-L (Main Draw Only): 23 - 23 quarterfinals at Doha (l . Ka Pliskova). and New Haven Prize Money: $843,444 (l . Mertens)… In July, won 20th ITF Circuit singles title Won (1): Guangzhou of career at $100k ITF/Astana-KAZ… Enjoyed Grand QF (2): Doha, New Haven Slam breakthrough at 2016 Australian Open – run to >> Won one ITF singles title quarterfinals (as qualifier, l . Konta) marked first foray past 1r at a major on her 15th main draw WTA YEAR-END RANKING appearance… Ranked No .133, became lowest- 2017: 36 2012: 122 2007: 155 ranked player to advance to last eight in Melbourne 2016: 24 2011: 126 2006: 200 since unranked Henin reached final in 2010, and first 2015: 186 2010: 91 2005: 648 qualifier to do so since Gavaldon in 1990… Owns five 2014: 62 2009: 153 2004: 901 career wins over Top 10 opponents: No .1 Safina (2009 2013: 51 2008: 212 Beijing; ranked No .226 at the time, became lowest- ranked player to defeat a reigning World No .1), No .6 CAREER FINALS Kvitova (2014 Rome), No .2 Halep (2016 Australian SINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Guangzhou .; 2013 - Open), No .5 Halep (2016 Beijing) and No .7 Muguruza Guangzhou . (2017 Doha)… Contemplated retirement after ending 2015 ranked No .186, her lowest year-end finish since DOUBLES - Winner (4): 2014 - Pattaya City (w/Peng); 2008 (No .212) and down from No .62 in 2014… 2012 - Oeiras (w/Chuang), Guangzhou (w/Tanasugarn); Winner of two WTA singles titles, at 2013 Guangzhou 2011 - Osaka (w/Date) . (d . King in F) and Guangzhou again in 2017… Also Finalist (4): 2014 - Hobart (w/Raymond); 2013 - Kuala owns one WTA 125K Series title at Nanjing in 2013 (d . Lumpur (w/Husarova), Osaka (w/Stosur); 2012 - Morita in F)… Has won four WTA doubles titles, most Monterrey (w/Date) . recently at 2014 Pattaya City (w/Peng) and is a five- time runner-up… Made WTA qualifying debut at WTA 125K SERIES - Singles - Winner (2): 2017 - 2006 Beijing and WTA main draw debut at 2006 Honolulu-HI, USA; 2013 - Nanjing-CHN . Guangzhou . Finalist (1): 2016 - Honolulu, HI-USA . PERSONAL INFORMATION DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2013 - Ningbo-CHN (w/Y .Chan) Father, Zhang Zhi Qiang, was a soccer player; mother, Wang Feng Qin, was a basketball player… ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2009-10, Started playing tennis at age six when parents took 2012, 2014-15; Chinese Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 . her to local club… Prefers hardcourts… Started working with Chinese Tennis Association at age 12… Idolized Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal… Played mixed doubles exhibition with Pete Sampras at China Open in 2011… Relaxes by listening to music, taking photos and exploring the places she travels to .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 12 - 22 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 6 2r QF 1r 1r - 1r 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 3 - 7 3r 2r 1r 1r - 1r 1r 1r - - US OPEN 0 - 4 1r 1r - 1r - - 1r - - - ROLAND GARROS 4 - 5 3r 3r - 1r - - 1r - - 1r

140 ZHENG SAISAI CHN

DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 05-FEB-1994 (SHAANXI, CHINA) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’ 7” (1.70 M) PLAYS 60 15 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 22-AUG-2016 11-JUL-2016

CAREER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 3 Fourth straight Top 100 season finish in 2017… No .4 Career Prize Money: $1,999,410 of five Chinese women in year-end Top 100… 2017 Career W-L: 235 - 165 highlighted by two ITF titles (Anning and Quanzhou)… Posted one Top 10 win in 2017 over No .10 Svitolina at 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Madrid… Played in main draw of all four Grand Slams W-L (Main Draw Only): 5 - 10 in 2017… Matched previous best results at a Grand Prize Money: $401,069 Slam play by reaching 2r at 2017 US Open (l . >> Won two ITF singles titles Goerges)… In doubles, made a quarterfinal run at 2017 Roland Garros partnered w/Begu… 2016 WTA YEAR-END RANKING highlights were reaching her third tour-level semifinal 2017: 94 2014: 97 2011: 276 of career at Nottingham (l . Riske) and reaching first 2016: 85 2013: 162 2010: 661 two Premier-level quarterfinals, at Doha (l . Ostapenko) 2015: 70 2012: 133 2009: 718 and Stanford (l . eventual champion Konta)… Set career high ranking of No .60 during 2016… Achieved CAREER FINALS first three career wins over Top 10 opponents in 2016 DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - Stanford, Tianjin (both (owns four Top 10 career wins), defeating No .6 Kvitova w/Xu); 2011 - Guangzhou (w/Hsieh) . at Shenzhen (via ret .), No .2 Kerber at Doha (the Finalist (3): 2016 - Shenzhen (w/Xu); 2015 - Strasbourg German’s first defeat after winning Australian Open) (w/N .Kichenok); 2014 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Y .Chan) . and No .5 A .Radwanska at Rio Olympics… Received wildcard into 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai (went WTA 125K SERIES TITLES: - Singles (1): 2015 - Dalian- 0-2 in round robin play)… Won WTA 125K Series event CHN; Doubles (2): 2015 - Nanchang-CHN (w/K .Chang); in Dalian, China in 2015… Owns three WTA doubles Dalian-CHN (w/K .Zhang) . titles from six finals, most notably winning at 2015 Stanford (w/Xu)… Grand Slam doubles semifinalist at ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2015-16 . 2013 Australian Open (w/Lepchenko)… Also captured Chinese Olympic Team, 2016 . WTA 125k doubles title at 2015 Nanchang (w/ Chang)… Reached first WTA quarterfinal at 2014 Hong Kong and first semifinal at 2014 Tianjin, achieving first Top 20 win of career over No .14 Jankovic along the way… Participated in 2014 Rising Stars Invitational at WTA Finals in Singapore (l . Puig in F)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Guangzhou… Played first professional event of career in China in 2008… On ITF Circuit, winner of 10 singles titles and 10 doubles titles . PERSONAL INFORMATION Favorite shot is drop shot… Started playing tennis at age eight at tennis academy where mother worked… Tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin… Favorite tournaments are Australian Open and Wimbledon… Currently in university (studying international relations)… Goals are to reach Top 30 and win a Grand Slam title in doubles .

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 4 - 13 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r - US OPEN 3 - 4 2r 2r 1r 2r

WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 141 Player Birthdays (Top 150 Singles/Top 25 Doubles)

JANUARY MAY SEPTEMBER NAME DAY YEAR NAME DAY YEAR NAME DAY YEAR HSIEH, Su-Wei (TPE) 04 1986 BUZARNESCU, Mihaela (ROU) 04 1988 SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP) 03 1988 PUTINTSEVA, Yulia (KAZ) 07 1995 FALCONI, Irina (USA) 04 1990 PETKOVIC, Andrea (GER) 09 1987 PENG, Shuai (CHN) 08 1986 SABALENKA, Aryna (BLR) 05 1998 BOSERUP, Julia (USA) 09 1991 FLIPKENS, Kirsten (BEL) 10 1986 CIBULKOVA, Dominika (SVK) 06 1989 BLINKOVA, Anna (RUS) 10 1998 WANG, Qiang (CHN) 14 1992 TOMLJANOVIC, Ajla (CRO) 07 1993 SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR) 12 1994 KERBER, Angelique (GER) 18 1988 KASATKINA, Daria (RUS) 07 1997 SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina (SVK) 13 1994 MARTIC, Petra (CRO) 19 1991 BABOS, Timea (HUN) 10 1993 CHAN, Hao-Ching (TPE) 19 1993 HERCOG, Polona (SLO) 20 1991 SINIAKOVA, Katerina (CZE) 10 1996 NICULESCU, Monica (ROU) 25 1987 ZHANG, Shuai (CHN) 21 1989 MCHALE, Christina (USA) 11 1992 WILLIAMS, Serena (USA) 26 1981 CEPEDE ROYG, Veronica (PAR) 21 1992 VICKERY, Sachia (USA) 11 1995 HALEP, Simona (ROU) 27 1991 CORNET, Alizé (FRA) 22 1990 KUZMOVA, Viktoria (SVK) 11 1998 PUIG, Monica (PUR) 27 1993 ZHU, Lin (CHN) 28 1994 MLADENOVIC, Kristina (FRA) 14 1993 LAPKO, Vera (BLR) 29 1998 PARMENTIER, Pauline (FRA) 31 1986 KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 17 1991 HINGIS, Martina (SUI) 30 1980 WATSON, Heather (GBR) 19 1992 FEBRUARY LEPCHENKO, Varvara (USA) 21 1986 OCTOBER SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE) 04 1987 HRADECKA, Lucie (CZE) 21 1985 RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena (SVK) 04 1988 RODINA, Evgeniya (RUS) 04 1989 CEPELOVA, Jana (SVK) 29 1993 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe (ESP) 08 1993 ZHENG, Saisai (CHN) 05 1994 TSURENKO, Lesia (UKR) 30 1989 SORRIBES TORMO, Sara (ESP) 08 1996 ABANDA, Francoise (CAN) 05 1997 HAN, Xinyun (CHN) 30 1990 DAVIS, Lauren (USA) 09 1993 DELLACQUA, Casey (AUS) 11 1985 HADDAD MAIA, Beatriz (BRA) 30 1996 ROGERS, Shelby (USA) 13 1992 LINETTE, Magda (POL) 12 1992 GOLUBIC, Viktorija (SUI) 16 1992 WITTHOEFT, Carina (GER) 16 1995 JUNE GARCIA, Caroline (FRA) 16 1993 VIKHLYANTSEVA, Natalia (RUS) 16 1997 GROENEFELD, Anna-Lena (GER) 04 1985 OSAKA, Naomi (JPN) 16 1997 KEYS, Madison (USA) 17 1995 MAKAROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) 07 1988 DIYAS, Zarina (KAZ) 18 1993 VINCI, Roberta (ITA) 18 1983 BACSINSZKY, Timea (SUI) 08 1989 WICKMAYER, Yanina (BEL) 20 1989 KOZLOVA, Kateryna (UKR) 20 1994 OSTAPENKO, Jelena (LAT) 08 1997 MARTINCOVA, Tereza (CZE) 24 1994 BOUCHARD, Eugenie (CAN) 25 1994 KANEPI, Kaia (EST) 10 1985 DODIN, Oceane (FRA) 24 1996 TOMOVA, Viktoriya (BUL) 25 1995 AHN, Kristie (USA) 15 1992 BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 28 1990 WILLIAMS, Venus (USA) 17 1980 NOVEMBER SCHIAVONE, Francesca (ITA) 23 1980 GOERGES, Julia (GER) 02 1988 MARCH KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana (RUS) 27 1985 FETT, Jana (CRO) 02 1996 GIBBS, Nicole (USA) 03 1993 VEKIC, Donna (CRO) 28 1996 KENIN, Sofia (USA) 14 1998 SIEGEMUND, Laura (GER) 04 1988 VONDROUSOVA, Marketa (CZE) 28 1999 ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) 15 1994 GAVRILOVA, Daria (AUS) 05 1994 MIRZA, Sania (IND) 15 1986 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL) 06 1989 JULY MERTENS, Elise (BEL) 17 1995 ALLERTOVA, Denisa (CZE) 07 1993 DUAN, Ying-Ying (CHN) 03 1989 KOVINIC, Danka (MNE) 18 1994 KVITOVA, Petra (CZE) 08 1990 RISKE, ALISON (USA) 03 1990 KATO, Miyu (JPN) 21 1994 LOEB, Jamie (USA) 08 1995 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) 03 1991 MINELLA, Mandy (LUX) 22 1985 LUCIC-Baroni, Mirjana (CRO) 09 1982 PESCHKE, Kveta (CZE) 09 1975 BOGDAN, Ana (ROU) 25 1992 BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) 10 1997 WOZNIACKI, Caroline (DEN) 11 1990 HIBINO, Nao (JPN) 28 1994 JANG, Su Jeong (KOR) 13 1995 BARTHEL, Mona (GER) 11 1990 KLEPAC, Andreja (SLO) 13 1986 KUMKHUM, Luksika (THA) 21 1993 DECEMBER KRUNIC, Aleksandra (SRB) 15 1993 SAKKARI, Maria (GRE) 25 1995 VANDEWEGHE, Coco (USA) 06 1991 ARRUABARRENA, Lara (ESP) 20 1992 BERTENS, Kiki (NED) 10 1991 STEPHENS, Sloane (USA) 20 1993 AUGUST LIU, Fangzhou (CHN) 12 1995 PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE) 21 1992 VESNINA, Elena (RUS) 01 1986 RUS, Arantxa (NED) 13 1990 PLISKOVA, Kristyna (CZE) 21 1992 PETERSON, Rebecca (SWE) 06 1995 SCHNYDER, Patty (SUI) 14 1978 SASNOVICH, Aliaksandra (BLR) 22 1994 BONDARENKO, Kateryna (UKR) 08 1986 RODIONOVA, Arina (AUS) 15 1989 MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie (USA) 23 1985 XU, Yifan (CHN) 08 1988 KREJCIKOVA, Barbora (CZE) 18 1995 VAN UYTVANCK, Alison (BEL) 26 1994 MARIA, Tatjana (GER) 08 1987 KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) 24 1995 STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE) 28 1986 HLAVACKOVA, Andrea Sestini (CZE) 10 1986 ZIDANSEK, Tamara (SLO) 26 1997 STOSUR, Samantha (AUS) 30 1984 DUQUE-MARIÑO, Mariana (COL) 12 1989 KONJUH, Ana (CRO) 27 1997 MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ, María José (ESP) 12 1982 NARA, Kurumi (JPN) 30 1991 APRIL LARSSON, Johanna (SWE) 17 1988 GIORGI, Camila (ITA) 30 1991 DABROWSKI, Gabriela (CAN) 01 1992 CHAN, Yung-Jan (TPE) 17 1989 BRENGLE, Madison (USA) 03 1990 BEGU, Irina-Camelia (ROU) 26 1990 CIRSTEA, Sorana (ROU) 07 1990 JABEUR, Ons (TUN) 28 1994 BELLIS, Catherine (USA) 08 1999 OZAKI, Risa (JPN) 10 1994 BRADY, Jennifer (USA) 12 1995 SEVASTOVA, Anastasija (LAT) 13 1990 HOGENKAMP, Richel (NED) 16 1992 TOWNSEND, Taylor (USA) 16 1996 SHARAPOVA, Maria (RUS) 19 1987 BARTY, Ashleigh (AUS) 24 1996 ERRANI, Sara (ITA) 29 1987 DOI, Misaki (JPN) 29 1991

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