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MATCH NOTES CINCINNATI - USA, OH | Aug 13 - Aug 19, 2018 | $2,874,299 | PREMIER 5 MATCH NOTES CINCINNATI - USA, OH | Aug 13 - Aug 19, 2018 | $2,874,299 | PREMIER 5 [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #1) vs. LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #44) Head to Head: SIMONA HALEP leads 4-0 2014 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R2 SIMONA HALEP 6-3 4-6 6-4 109 mins 2013 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH GRASS O QF SIMONA HALEP 6-3 6-1 69 mins 2012 LINZ HARD I R1 SIMONA HALEP 3-0 19 mins 2009 ITF/OPOLE CARPET I R16 SIMONA HALEP 6-4 7-5 SIMONA HALEP LESIA TSURENKO 1 WTA RANKING 44 1 PORSCHE RACE TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 35 27-09-1991 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 30-05-1989 (29) $6,005,336 YTD PRIZE MONEY $633,870 $26,741,351 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $3,249,281 3 / 18 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 4 1 / 1 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 18-6 CINCINNATI W-L (MD) * 5-2 44-7 / 325-147 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 21-13 / 112-128 16-3 / 95-48 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 7-3 / 36-34 4-3 / 39-49 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 28-28 26-3 / 189-91 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 15-8 / 77-75 8-0 / 33-11 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-3 / 7-19 2-2 / 10-27 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 0-8 6-3 / 33-44 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-2 / 6-18 15-4 / 90-66 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 6-2 / 17-28 * Updated entering 2018 Cincinnati QF ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #1) vs. LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #44) R16: d. [16] ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #16) 7-5,6-4 (1h28) R16: d. EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #49) 7-6(5),6-2 (1h51) R32: d. AJLA TOMLJANOVIC (CRO #58) 4-6,6-3,6-3 (2h10) R32: d. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #9) 2-6,6-4,6-4 (2h00) R64: BYE R64: d. DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #35) 6-0,6-2 (1h01) Total games: 50 Total games: 63 Won/lost: 29-21 Won/lost: 39-24 Sets won/lost: 4-1 Sets won/lost: 6-1 Total time on court: 3h38 Total time on court: 4h52 Average time on court: 1h49 Average time on court: 1h37 Average rank of opponent: 37 Average rank of opponent: 31 Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA from MATCH NOTES CINCINNATI - USA, OH | Aug 13 - Aug 19, 2018 | $2,874,299 | PREMIER 5 CINCINNATI Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match SIMONA HALEP LESIA TSURENKO 2017 2017 F L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #6) 6-1 6-0 R2 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #4) 6-1 6-4 2016 2016 SF L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) 6-3 6-4 R2 L - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #15) 6-3 6-0 2015 2012 F L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-3 7-6(5) R1-Q L - TIMEA BABOS (HUN #62) 6-2 6-4 2014 QF L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #6) 3-6 6-4 6-4 2013 QF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-0 6-4 2012 R1 L - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #38) 6-3 6-0 2010 R2-Q L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #74) 6-2 6-4 HALEP: Cincinnati Making seventh main draw appearance at Cincinnati (eighth overall), where she is a two-time finalist - 2015 (l. S.Williams in F) and 2017 (l. Muguruza in F) Also turned in a SF result in 2016 (l. eventual R-Up Kerber) and two QF runs, in 2013 (l. eventual R-Up S. Williams) and 2014 (l. Sharapova) Enters 2018 Cincinnati as World No.1 and top seed (previous highest seeding was No.2 in 2014 and 2017). By reaching the QF this week is guaranteed to stay at No.1 until the end of the US Open. Including the weeks at the US Open, it will bring her total weeks at No.1 to 44 (28-consecutive) Playing in first tournament since qualifying for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore – the first singles player to qualify this season. This will be her fifth consecutive appearance at the WTA Finals, and is the only player to have qualified for all five editions held in Singapore Received a bye through the 1r of play here – her fifth straight season of doing so in Cincinnati This is her seventh tournament in which she has received a bye in 2018 – has not lost in the match directly following a bye this season (6-0). Her last loss in this scenario came at Wuhan last season (l. Kasatkina in 2r) Returned on Thursday to win the final eight points of her rain-delayed 2r match with qualifier Tomljanovic. Has now won 11 consecutive matches against qualifiers dating back to 2016 Stuttgart (l. Siegemund) Beat Barty earlier today to reach seventh QF in her past eight tournaments Returns to face No.44 Tsurenko for a place in her eighth SF of 2018. Has lost three times to players outside the Top 20 this season: No.44 Osaka (Indian Wells), No.32 A.Radwanska (Miami) and No.48 Hsieh (Wimbledon) One of two Romanians to enter the main draw here (also Begu l. Tomljanovic in 1r) Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA from Season Coming off of her third title of the season in Montréal (d. Stephens in F). One of four players to win three or more titles this season (also Kvitova – 5, Mertens – 3, Svitolina – 3) and is now 18-14 in career finals Qualified for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore after reaching the F in Montréal – the first singles player to qualify this season. This will be her fifth consecutive appearance at the WTA Finals, and is the only player to have qualified for all five editions held in Singapore Fell 3r at Wimbledon (l. Hsieh in 3s). Did not play a grass tournament before heading to Wimbledon (withdrew from Eastbourne w/foot injury) Captured first Grand Slam title in fourth final with defeat of Stephens at Roland Garros For second year in a row, runner-up at Rome (l. Svitolina in both 2017 and 2018 finals) In other clay court tournaments this season, produced QF showings at Madrid (l. Ka.Pliskova) and Stuttgart (l. Vandeweghe) Played first matches of 2018 clay season representing Romania in Fed Cup, going 2-0 in singles (d. Golubic, Schnyder) in 3-1 win over Switzerland in World Group play-off During Sunshine Double, advanced to SF at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Osaka) and made 3r in Miami (l. A.Radwanska) Forced to withdraw prior to Doha SF vs. Muguruza w/right foot injury and also withdrew from Dubai Opened 2018 season by winning singles and doubles (w/Begu) titles at Shenzhen. Defeated defending champion Siniakova in singles final for her 16th career title and first since Madrid May 2017; doubles title was first of career Reached third career Grand Slam final at Australian Open in Melbourne in January; succumbed to Wozniacki in the final in three sets. Withdrew from St Petersburg w/left ankle injury after Australian Open In 3r at Australian Open, saved triple match points and battled back to defeat Davis in 3h44, 4-6 6-4 15-13 – ranks as the third longest women’s singles match ever at Australian Open, after Schiavone d. Kuznetsova (2011, R16, 4h44) and Strycova d. Kulikova (2010, 1r, 4h19). Also equal longest in terms of number of games (48) Saved another two match points in defeat of Kerber in SF at Melbourne – believed to be first player to save match points in multiple matches and reach a Grand Slam final Career Finished 2017 as the year-end World No.1, having ascended to the No.1 spot for first time in career on October 9, 2017 – became the 25th woman to reach the top spot since computer rankings began in November 1975, and the 13th to hold year-end No.1 Defended Madrid title in 2017 (d. Mladenovic in F) – the third Premier Mandatory title of career (after 2015 Indian Wells and 2016 Madrid); reached a further four finals in 2017: Rome (l. Svitolina), Roland Garros (l. Ostapenko), Cincinnati (l. Muguruza) and Beijing (l. Garcia) 2016 season highlighted by three titles, at Madrid (d. Cibulkova in F), Bucharest (d. Sevastova in F) and Montréal (d. Keys in F) Bucharest and Montréal results started 13-match winning streak that ended in SF at Cincinnati. Was second-longest streak of 2016, after Azarenka (16) Won first career doubles title at 2018 Shenzhen (w/Begu, d. Krejcikova/Siniakova in F) Reached first WTA doubles final of her career at 2016 Montréal (w/Niculescu, l. Makarova/Vesnina) Owns a 2-13 record vs. Top 2 opponents, wins coming against No.1 S.Williams (2014 WTA Finals) and No.2 Kerber (2016 Montreal). Losses were to No.1 Azarenka (2012 Doha, 2012 Linz), No.2 Sharapova (2012 Indian Wells, 2012 Beijing), No.1 S.Williams (2013 Rome, 2013 Cincinnati, 2014 WTA Finals, 2015 Miami, 2016 Indian Wells, 2016 US Open), No.2 Kerber (2016 Cincinnati), No.1 Kerber (2016 WTA Finals) and No.2 Wozniacki (2018 Australian Open) Between May 2013 and August 2014, improved ranking from No.64 to No.2, winning seven titles in this period Made Top 100 debut on July 12, 2010 and became third Romanian to break into the WTA Top 10 (after Ruzici, Spirlea) making debut there in week of January 27, 2014 Qualified four times for WTA Finals in Singapore (2014-17), reaching final in 2014 (l.
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