Roland Garros September 26 – October 11, 2020 Women’S Tennis Association Match Notes
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ROLAND GARROS SEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 11, 2020 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES ROLAND, GARROS, PARIS | SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 11, 2020 | €38,000,000 GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT wtatennis.com | facebook.com/WTA | twitter.com/WTA | youtube.com/WTA Tournament Website: www.rolandgarros.com | @rolandgarros | facebook.com/RolandGarros WTA Communications: Adam Lincoln, Estelle LaPorte, Ellie Emerson ROLAND GARROS - DAY 8 MATCH-UPS [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) vs. IGA SWIATEK (POL #54) Halep leads 1-0 Halep beat Swiatek in just 45 minutes at the same stage of last year’s tournament... Swiatek is the only teenager to reach the fourth round... Halep in the midst of career-best 17-match winning streak [3] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #5) vs. CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #45) Garcia leads 3-1 Garcia has come from a set and a break down to win their past three encounters... Svitolina enjoying her highest seeding at a Slam... Both players have reached QF in Paris before [Q] MARTINA TREVISAN (ITA #159) vs. [5] KIKI BERTENS (NED #8) Bertens leads 1-0 Bertens dropped just three games when they met at 2019 Charleston... Trevisan is the first Italian woman to reach this stage since 2015... Both players have saved a match point en route to the fourth round [Q] NADIA PODOROSKA (ARG #131) vs. BARBORA KREJCIKOVA (CZE #114) First meeting Podoroska has won 41 matches across all levels this season... Krejcikova won doubles title at Roland Garros in 2018... Winner will be the first woman ranked outside Top 100 to reach QF here since 2016 THE LAST 16 PLAYER RG YTD CAREER YTD CAREER YTD CAREER NAME W/L* W/L*^ W/L*^ PRIZE $ PRIZE $ TITLES TITLES [1] Simona Halep 31-9 23-2 516-216 1,728,990 36,837011 3 22 [3] Elina Svitolina 19-7 18-7 386-198 301,249 19,536,209 2 15 [4] Sofia Kenin 5-2 21-8 211-119 3,326,962 6,245,694 2 5 [5] Kiki Bertens 15-8 15-5 441-256 479,532 11,216,232 1 10 [7] Petra Kvitova 26-10 18-5 545-238 1,029,391 32,102,578 0 27 [30] Ons Jabeur 5-2 21-9 295-177 711,783 2,343,596 0 0 Zhang Shuai 8-9 14-9 485-332 306,153 6,553,475 0 2 Caroline Garcia 14-9 11-10 339-267 323,240 10,523,701 0 7 Fiona Ferro 4-5 12-5 211-169 135,950 1,030,277 1 2 Iga Swiatek 6-1 10-5 106-31 431,619 1,106,808 0 0 Danielle Collins 4-2 9-5 145-94 257,969 2,639,747 0 0 Laura Siegemund 4-3 18-8 490-321 427,100 2,850,091 0 2 Paula Badosa 3-0 13-7 230-131 167,112 647,656 0 0 Barbora Krejcikova 3-1 13-6 261-151 298,278 2,674,242 0 0 [Q] Nadia Podoroska 3-0 41-6 275-144 89,584 301,547 0 0 [Q] Martina Trevisan 3-0 15-8 213-115 108,440 413,416 0 0 *Includes 2020 Roland Garros ^Includes qualifying and ITF Circuit matches WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES ROLAND, GARROS, PARIS | SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 11, 2020 | €38,000,000 GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT wtatennis.com | facebook.com/WTA | twitter.com/WTA | youtube.com/WTA Tournament Website: www.rolandgarros.com | @rolandgarros | facebook.com/RolandGarros WTA Communications: Adam Lincoln, Estelle LaPorte, Ellie Emerson CAREER GRAND SLAM RECORDS - BY ROUND REACHED PLAYER NAME AUSTRALIANR128 R64 OPENR32 - QFR16* TOP HALFQF MATCH-UPSSF F W TOTAL* [1] Simona Halep 12 7 3 4 6 3 3 2 40 [3] Elina Svitolina 6 6 8 5 4 2 - - 31 [4] Sofia Kenin 4 3 3 3 - - - 1 14 [5] Kiki Bertens 14 7 6 3 1 1 - - 32 [7] Petra Kvitova 9 7 10 9 6 3 1 2 47 [30] Ons Jabeur 8 2 3 1 1 - - - 15 Zhang Shuai 19 5 6 1 2 - - - 33 Caroline Garcia 12 9 8 4 1 - - - 34 Fiona Ferro 6 2 1 1 - - - - 10 Iga Swiatek 1 2 1 3 - - - - 7 Danielle Collins 6 3 1 1 - 1 - - 7 Laura Siegemund 8 5 2 1 - - - - 16 Paula Badosa 4 1 - 1 - - - - 6 Barbora Krejcikova 1 1 - 1 - - - - 3 [Q] Nadia Podoroska 1 - - 1 - - - - 2 [Q] Martina Trevisan 1 - - 1 - - - - 2 *Includes 2020 Roland Garros A SNAPSHOT OF 2020 – THE YEAR SO FAR One Top 10 Debut: Sofia Kenin (at No.7 on February 3) Fewest games dropped en route to a title: Jennifer Brady (24, Lexington) Lowest-ranked title winner: Patricia Maria Tig (No.88, Istanbul) Most finals: Elena Rybakina: 5 (Shenzhen, R-Up, Hobart, W, St. Petersburg, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up, Strasbourg, R-Up); Simona Halep: 3 (Dubai, W, Prague, W, Rome, W) Maiden titles (3): Alexandrova (Shenzhen), Brady (Lexington), Tig (Istanbul) Youngest title winner: Elena Rybakina, Hobart (20y 7m 1d) Oldest title winner: Serena Williams, Auckland (38y 3m 17d) Aces leaders: Elena Rybakina – 192, Serena Williams – 178, Garbiñe Muguruza – 160 Most aces in a match (22): Alison Van Uytvanck (l. vs. Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(2) – Lyon, SF) Match win leaders: Rybakina – 29, Mertens – 28, Halep – 23, Muguruza - 23 Most doubles titles (4): Barbora Strycova / Hsieh Su-Wei (Brisbane, Dubai, Doha, Rome) Best result by a qualifier (R-Up): Kung (Hua Hin), Fernandez (Acapulco), Bouchard (Istanbul) Longest match: 3h 33m – Heather Watson d. Elise Mertens 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart) Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 (Auckland) WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES WE MEET AGAIN QUALIFIED SUCCESS On Friday, Simona Halep exacted swift revenge on her Nadia Podoroska and Martina Trevisan did not have a conqueror at last year’s tournament, committing just sev- Grand Slam main draw win between them heading into en unforced errors to race past Amanda Anisimova. the Roland Garros fortnight. Next up she faces another familiar teenage foe, in the However, the duo have successfully cleared the opening shape of Iga Swiatek. However, this time it will be her three hurdles to ensure that for the third time in the past young opponent gunning for revenge. When the two four years a qualfier has reached the fourth round. Petra clashed in last year’s fourth round, Halep put an abrupt Martic (2017) and Aliona Bolsova (2019) were the quali- halt to Swiatek’s charge through the draw, wrapping up fiers to make it this far, while the last to go all the way to victory in just 45 minutes and for the loss of a solitary the quarterfinals was Yaroslava Shvedova in 2012: game. Qualifier Round Year Result Yaroslava Shvedova QF 2012 l. Kvitova Carla Suárez Navarro QF 2008 l. Jankovic Petra Mandula QF 2001 l. Clijsters Marta Marrero QF 2000 l. Martínez Barbara Schwartz QF 1999 l. Hingis Miroslava Bendlova QF 1978 l. Simon Helga Masthoff QF 1978 l. Marsikova Katja Ebbinghaus QF 1972 l. Masthoff SURPRISE PACKAGE Corinne Molesworth QF 1972 l. Goolagong With Barbora Krejcikova taking on Nadia Podoroska ¡VAMOS ARGENTINA! in the top half of the draw and Laura Siegemund facing Paula Badosa in the bottom, Roland Garros is guaran- Nadia Podoroska is enjoying a year to remember. Hav- teed at least one unseeded quarterfinalist for the ninth ing started the campaign ranked No.255, the 23-year-old year in a row: is now guaranteed to break into the Top 100 for the first time after her run through qualifying to the fourth round. Year Unseeded Quarterfinalist(s) Victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the third round Barbora Krejcikova or Nadia Podoroska, Laura 2020 was the 41st (including Fed Cup, ITF Circuit and quali- Siegemund or Paula Badosa fying matches) of a remarkable campaign. Should she 2019 Amanda Anisimova (SF), Marketa Vondrousova (R-UP) continue her run on Sunday by beating fellow surprise package Barbora Krejcikova then she will become the 2018 Yulia Putintseva (QF) first Argentinian woman to reach the last eight in Paris 2017 Jelena Ostapenko (WON) since Paola Suárez’s semifinal showing in 2004. Kiki Bertens (SF), Yulia Putintseva (QF), Shelby Rogers 2016 (QF), Tsvetana Pironkova (QF) NO TALL ORDER 2015 Alison Van Uytvanck (QF) At 5’ 3’’ Martina Trevisan is certainly not the tallest player 2014 Garbiñe Muguruza (QF) on tour. However, she is not the only player in this height bracket enjoying themselves in Paris this fortnight. In fact, 2013 Svetlana Kuznetsova (QF) seven of the players remaining in the draw stand 5’ 7’’ or under - Fiona Ferro, Simona Halep, Ons Jabeur, Sofia 2012 Yaroslava Shvedova (QF) Kenin, Nadia Podoroska, Laura Siegemund and Trevisan. MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) vs. IGA SWIATEK (POL #54) Head to Head: SIMONA HALEP leads 1-0 2019 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R16 SIMONA HALEP 6-1 6-0 45 mins SIMONA HALEP IGA SWIATEK 2 WTA RANKING 54 3 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 51 27-09-1991 (29) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 31-05-2001 (19) $1,728,990 YTD PRIZE MONEY $431,619 $36,837,011 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,106,808 3 / 22 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 1 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 31-9 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 6-1 23-2 / 393-170 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 10-5 / 24-17 6-0 / 116-57 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 8-5 5-1 / 52-56 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 2-6 13-0 / 133-45 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 3-1 / 10-4 1-0 / 40-49 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-2 5-1 / 104-76 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 4-4 0-0 / 35-15 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 3-1 * Updated entering 2020 Roland Garros R16 ROAD TO THE ROUND OF 16 [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) vs.