MATCH NOTES: WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN NEW YORK, NY, USA | AUGUST 22-28, 2020 | USD $2,250,829 PREMIER 5 WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.wsopen.com | @CincyTennis | facebook.com/cincytennis | www.instagram.com/cincytennis WTA Communications: Bryan Shapiro ([email protected]), Teyva Sammet ([email protected]) SAP Tennis Analytics for Media is an online portal that provides real-time data and insights to media during every WTA event and across all devices. Please email [email protected] to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media. WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN – DAY TWO [12] ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST #20) vs. [LL] DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #68) Kontaveit leads 1-0 Kontaveit won when the two met at 2017 Wimbledon… Kasatkina bidding for 25th career Top 20 win… Kontaveit coming off runner-up finish at Palermo [Q] LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #67) vs. [10] MARKETA VONDROUSOVA (CZE #18) Vondrousova leads 1-0 Vondrousova won in two tight sets when the pair clashed at 2019 Indian Wells… Siegemund looking for first Top 20 win since 2018… Vondrousova fell early on tour’s return in Palermo ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #60) vs. [2] SOFIA KENIN (USA #4) Kenin leads 2-0 (not including qualifiers) Kenin won two meetings in 2019, although Cornet did triumph when they met in qualifying at 2018 Cincinnati… Cornet aiming for first Top 5 win since 2018… Kenin made Cincinnati SF in 2019 [WC] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #37) vs. CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #49) Garcia leads 2-1 Garcia won their most recent match, at 2018 Rome… Stephens made Cincinnati SF as a wildcard in 2017… Winner will meet Azarenka in second round [1] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA (RUS #41) Pliskova leads 1-0 Pliskova beat the Russian en route to 2018 Stuttgart title… Kudermetova owns one Top 5 win in her career… Pliskova lifted Cincinnati title in 2016 JENNIFER BRADY (USA #40) vs. [Q] JESSICA PEGULA (USA #83) First meeting Brady and Pegula are two of the 16 Americans in the main draw this week… Pegula bidding for second Top 50 win of the season… Brady fresh from dominant title run at Lexington Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 1 MATCH NOTES: WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN NEW YORK, NY, USA | AUGUST 22-28, 2020 | USD $2,250,829 PREMIER 5 WTA4LOVE – SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY • As part of the ongoing humanitarian campaign, WTA4Love, more than 100 community initiatives have been undertaken by WTA players and partners since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. • Many players are stepping up again to raise awareness by wearing WTA4Love patches during competition in support of the ongoing campaign as we return to play. • WTA4Love initiatives have provided COVID-19 support ranging from donations of medical equipment to hospitals, including 30,000 masks donated to medical professionals through the efforts of the players and WTA Charities. • Food insecurity has also been addressed by providing 24,000 meals to families and frontline workers and through fundraisers for local foodbanks. WTA Charities will continue to support the ongoing needs of communities with upcoming donations of 100,000 meals in partnership with Lilly Pulitzer. • “WTA4Love” is a global campaign with activities and donations by players and WTA Charities in 14 of the countries which are home to WTA tournaments and most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including China, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, among others. • In addition to the urgent focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, WTA Charities has continued to support a wide range of nonprofit organizations including live video chats teaching leadership and character development to youth and offering support and positive messaging to Special Olympics participants. • For more information on each player’s specific activities, please contact WTA Communications Manager, Teyva Sammet [email protected] 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 player to triumph: Heather Watson (No.69, Acapulco) • Multiple finals: Elena Rybakina: 4 (Shenzhen, R-Up, Hobart, W, St. Petersburg, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up); Sofia Kenin: 2 (Australian Open, W, Lyon, W); Simona Halep (Dubai, W, Prague, W) • Maiden titles (2): Ekaterina Alexandrova (Shenzhen), Jennifer Brady (Lexington) • Youngest title winner: Elena Rybakina, Hobart (20y 7m 1d) • Oldest title winner: Serena Williams, Auckland (38y 3m 17d) • Aces leaders: Elena Rybakina – 144, Garbiñe Muguruza – 122, Kristyna Pliskova – 110 • 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 – 21, Muguruza – 16, Kenin – 15, Halep – 15, Mertens -15 • Most three-set matches played (10): Elena Rybakina (9-1 record), Garbiñe Muguruza (7-3) • Most doubles titles (3): Barbora Strycova / Hsieh Su-Wei (Brisbane, Dubai, Doha) • Best result by a qualifier (R-Up): Leonie Kung (Hua Hin), Leylah Fernandez (Acapulco) • Longest match: 3h 33m – Heather Watson d. Elise Mertens 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart, QF) • Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 (Auckland, SF) • Most Top 10 wins (3): Garbiñe Muguruza (No.3 Simona Halep, No.5 Elina Svitolina and No.10 Kiki Bertens – all at Australian Open) Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 2 MATCH NOTES NEW YORK - UNITED STATES, NY | Aug 21 - Aug 28, 2020 | $2,250,829 | PREMIER 5 [12] ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST #20) vs. [LL] DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #68) Head to Head: ANETT KONTAVEIT leads 1-0 2017 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R2 ANETT KONTAVEIT 6-3 6-2 55 mins ANETT KONTAVEIT DARIA KASATKINA 20 WTA RANKING 68 9 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 72 24-12-1995 (24) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 07-05-1997 (23) $490,890 YTD PRIZE MONEY $109,453 $4,489,651 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $6,189,906 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 1 4-3 NEW YORK W-L (MD) * 2-4 13-6 / 116-94 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-7 / 130-101 5-2 / 42-31 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-4 / 49-36 2-3 / 30-31 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 24-21 9-5 / 70-61 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 4-6 / 85-69 0-0 / 11-10 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 10-9 1-1 / 3-11 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 8-9 2-2 / 11-18 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 12-22 2-4 / 18-31 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-3 / 24-40 * Updated entering 2020 Western & Southern Open 1r NEW YORK Tournament Performance - 2020 "-Q" Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration NEW YORK Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match ANETT KONTAVEIT DARIA KASATKINA 2019 2019 R16 L - ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #2) 4-6 7-5 7-5 R2 L - MADISON KEYS (USA #18) 6-4 6-1 2018 2018 R16 L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #17) 6-3 2-6 6-3 R1 L - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #51) 4-6 6-4 6-3 2017 2017 R1 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #13) 1-6 7-6(2) 6-3 R2 L - MADISON KEYS (USA #17) 6-2 6-1 2016 2016 R1-Q L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #58) 6-4 2-6 6-3 R1 L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #74) 6-1 6-1 Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA from KONTAVEIT: Western & Southern Open • Playing main draw at Western & Southern Open for fourth time (fifth overall); reached 3r in both 2018 (l. eventual champion Bertens) and 2019 (l. Barty – having led 5-3 in final set) • Faces LL Kasatkina in 1r today; owns 7-1 record against players outside Top 50 in 2020, with sole defeat coming against No.53 Ferro in the Palermo final a few weeks ago • Best previous result on US soil was SF run at 2019 Miami (l. eventual champion Barty) • During last year’s North American hard court swing, made 3r at Toronto (l. Ka.Pliskova), Cincinnati (l. Barty) and US Open • Is currently ninth on the 2020 prize money list • Over the last few months, the Estonian has used her time off to refining her gardening skills back home; while on the court, last month defeated Ostapenko to help Estonia beat Latvia in the Merko Cup exhibition in Tallinn Season • Coming off R-Up finish at Palermo (d. No.15 Martic in SF, l. Ferro); career record in finals is now 1-5 • In Middle East, advanced to QF at Dubai (l. No.15 Martic) and fell 2r at Doha (l. eventual champion Sabalenka) • Won all four singles rubbers on Fed Cup duty (including over No.4 Svitolina), leading Estonia to within one win of victory over Ukraine in the promotional play-off • Made Grand Slam breakthrough by reaching maiden major QF at Australian Open (l. Halep), became the first Estonian to make the last eight at Australian Open • Kicked off 2020 season by reaching 2r in Brisbane (l. Bertens) and falling 1r in Adelaide (l. Pavlyuchenkova) Career Milestones • Finished 2019 ranked No.26 – her second straight Top 30 finish (No.21 in 2018) – despite missing final two months of the season w/viral illness • Reached her fifth career final in 2019 at Stuttgart (l.