WTA Tour Statistical Abstract 2004
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WTA Tour Statistical Abstract 2004 Robert B. Waltz ©2004 by Robert B. Waltz Reproduction and/or distribution for profit prohibited Contents Introduction . .4 Wins Over Top Players. 78 2004 In Review: The Top Players. .5 Matches against the (Final) Top Twenty ....................78 Won/Lost based on Rankings at the Time of Match...79 The Final Top Thirty .....................................................5 Won/Lost based on Final Rankings ........................... 80 The Beginning Top Twenty-Five .................................. 6 Summary of Changes, Beginning to End of 2004..........6 Statistics Based on Head-to-Head Numbers. 81 Total Wins over Top Ten Players............................... 81 Top Players Analysed. .7 Winning Percentage against Top Ten Players............81 All the Players in the Top Ten in 2004:........................ 7 Complete Top Ten under the 1996 Ranking System......7 How They Earned Their Points . .82 Ranking Fluctuation . .8 Fraction of Points Earned in Slams............................83 Highest Ranking of 2004 .............................................11 Quality Versus Round Points ......................................84 Top Players Sorted by Median Ranking......................12 Percentage of Points Earned on Each Surface...........86 Short Summary: The Top Eighty . .13 Consistency . .88 The Top 200, in Numerical Order ...............................15 Standard Deviation of Scores by Tournament ............88 The Top 200, in Alphabetical Order ...........................16 Fraction of Points Earned in Biggest Win . 89 Tournament Results. .17 Early-Round Losses . 90 Summary of Results for Top Players . .17 Frequency of Opening Round Losses..........................91 Tournament Winners . .40 Frequency of Early Round Losses ..............................92 Tournament Winners by Date (High-Tier Events) ......40 Worst Losses. 93 Tournament Winners by Type (High-Tier Events) .....41 Best and Worst “Worst Losses”................................100 Winners at Smaller Tournaments (Tier III, IV, V) ......42 Winning and Losing Streaks. 101 Winners, Finalists at $50K and Larger Challengers ..43 List of Longest Winning Streaks................................101 Cheap Thrills and Tough Bills ....................................44 Individual Winning and Losing Streaks....................102 Number of Tournament Wins for Highlight Players ...45 Number of Significant Results . 105 Fraction of Tournaments Won ....................................47 Points Per Quarter. 106 Tiers of Tournaments Played and Average Tier .........48 Most Consistent over Four Quarters ........................108 Points Earned Week by Week......................................50 Slam Results . .109 Tournament Results, Sorted from Most to Least .........51 Surface Rankings . .111 Alternate Rankings . .52 Hardcourts. 111 Total Points Ranking (1997 Ranking System).............52 Summary of Hardcourt Results.................................111 Points Per Event, Minimum 14 (The Divisor).............53 Winning Percentage on Hardcourts .........................114 Points Per Event, Min. 17 (Modernized Divisor)........54 Points Per Tournament on Hardcourts.....................115 Best 14 .........................................................................55 Best and Worst Results on Hardcourts .....................116 Slotted Best 18 (ATP Entry Rank) ...............................56 Clay. 117 Total Wins....................................................................57 Summary of Clay Results ..........................................117 Winning Percentage ....................................................58 Winning Percentage on Clay ....................................120 Divisor Rankings, No Slam Bonus ..............................59 Points Per Tournament on Clay................................121 The “Majors Ranking”................................................60 Best and Worst Results on Clay ................................122 Total Round Points......................................................61 Grass . 123 Round Points Per Tournament ....................................62 Summary of Grass Results ........................................123 Quality Points Per Event (“Future Potential”) ..........63 Winning Percentage on Grass ..................................125 Quality/Round Equalized: 2Q+R Per Tournament.....65 Adjusted Points Per Tournament on Grass...............127 Consistency-Rewarded Rankings. .66 Indoors . 128 Logarithmic Points Award ..........................................66 Summary of Indoor Results.......................................128 Worst 14 ......................................................................67 Winning Percentage Indoors ....................................130 Middle Half..................................................................68 Points Per Tournament Indoors................................131 Idealized Ranking Systems . .69 Best and Worst Results Indoors ................................132 Surface-Modified Divisor (Minimum 16) ....................69 All-Surface Players. 133 Adjusted Won/Lost.......................................................71 Success against Strength of Field................................73 Tournament Wins by Surface . 134 Percentage of Possible Points Earned ........................75 Assorted Statistics . .135 Head to Head/ The Busiest Players on the Tour. 135 Results against Top Players . .77 Total Tour Matches Played by Top Players..............135 Total Tour Events Played by the Top 150.................136 The Top 20 Head to Head . .77 WTA Statistical Abstract ©2004 Robert Waltz Page 2 Contents The Strongest Tournaments . .138 The Tennis Almanac 2004 Tournament Strength (Results Day by Day). .235 Based on the Four Top Players Present ...............138 WTA Tour History. .252 The Top Tournaments Based on Top Players Present — Method 1 .........140 Who Won What Summary — Singles ........................252 The Top Tournaments Who Won What Summary — Doubles.......................253 Based on Top Players Present — Method 2 .........141 Who Won What — History of Tournaments . 254 Strongest Tournaments Won .....................................143 Who Won What Part 1: 1998–2003 ..........................254 Strongest Tournament Performances . .144 Who Won What Part 2: 1996–2002 ..........................255 Who Won What Part 3: 1990–1996 ..........................256 Title Defences . .145 Who Won What Part 4: 1986–1989 ..........................257 Seeds and their Success Rates . .145 Who Won What Part 5: 1983–1986 ..........................258 Lucky Losers..............................................................150 Active Leaders in Titles (Singles/Doubles) ...............259 Bagels. .151 Recent Singles Winners, Finalists, Semifinalists . 260 The Road to Victory. .156 Career Results for Leading Players . 270 Games Lost in Path to Title.......................................156 Career Results — Singles..........................................270 Quality Points Earned ...............................................157 Slam History . 290 “Top Players” 2004 . .158 Singles Slam Winners, Open Era ..............................290 Statistics About the Tour as a Whole. .160 Doubles Slam Winners, Open Era ............................291 The Year of the Injury . .161 Singles and Doubles at the Same Slam .....................292 Doubles . .163 Doubles Slams and Partners.....................................293 The Final Top 30 in Doubles.....................................163 Grand Slams and Career Slams................................298 The Initial Top 30 in Doubles....................................164 Total Slam Victories, Open Era ................................300 Doubles Ranking Fluctuation....................................165 Players and Titles . 301 The Final Top Fifty in Doubles Analyzed .................167 Players with Titles, Year by Year..............................301 Individual Results: The Top Doubles Players/Results. .168 Most Titles, Year By Year .........................................304 Head-to-Heads — Team Records and Losses . .186 Five Or More Titles in a Year...................................305 Teams with the Most Events ......................................195 Surface Sweeps — Singles (Since 1990) ...................306 Team Results, Sorted By Both Players ......................196 Career Surface Sweeps/Singles.................................308 Team and Individual Doubles Statistics. .201 Career Grand Surface Sweep ...................................309 Doubles Winning Percentages for the Top Teams ....201 Year-End Top Players. 310 Tournament Winning Percentages for Top Teams...202 Year-End Top Eight, Alphabetical, Doubles Winning Percentages for the Top Players ..203 with Years, Since 1975 .........................................310 Doubles Tournament Percentage for Top Players..204 Total Years Ended At Each Rank, Individual Doubles Statistical Leaders .....................205 Alphabetical, Since 1975......................................312 Top Ten, Most Wins: .................................................205 Strongest Career Rankings Showings.......................314 Top Ten, Matches Per Tournament:..........................205 Total Years in the Top Eight .....................................315 Top Ten, Most Matches Played:................................205 Doubles Wins & Partners . 316 Top Ten, Most Partners.............................................205 Winningest Doubles Player, Year