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WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN | JULY 1 - 14, 2019 | £ 35,968,000 GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT wtatennis.com | facebook.com/WTA | twitter.com/WTA | youtube.com/WTA Tournament Website: www.wimbledon.com | @Wimbledon | facebook.com/wimbledon WTA Communications: Alex Prior ([email protected]), Chris Whitmore ([email protected]), Chase Altieri ([email protected]) WIMBLEDON - FINAL MATCH-UP [11] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #10) vs. [7] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #7) Williams leads 9-1 Williams won their most recent encounter in a tight third set at this year’s Australian Open... Halep is the first Romanian woman to reach a Wimbledon final... Williams bidding for record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title... Halep's win over No.8 Svitolina in SF was only her second over a Top 10 player at SW19 A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS PLAYER WIM W/L YTD W/L CAREER YTD PRIZE $ CAREER PRIZE $ YTD CAREER W/L TITLES TITLES [7] Simona Halep 23-8 35-10 485-207 2,033,766 30,187,343 0 18 [11] Serena Williams 98-11 15-3 816-139 623,533 88,856,834 0 72 FINAL RECORDS PLAYER BEST WIMBLEDON RESULT LAST FINAL REACHED CAREER FINAL W/L* [7] Simona Halep Final (1): 2019; SF (1): 2014 2019 Madrid (R-Up) 18-17 [11] Serena Williams WON (7): 2002-03, 2009-10, 2012, 2015-16 2018 US Open (R-Up) 71-22 * not including walkovers CAREER GRAND SLAM RECORDS – BY ROUND REACHED PLAYER R128 R64 R32 R16 QF SF FINAL** WON TOTAL** [7] Simona Halep 12 6 3 3 6 2 4 1 37 [11] Serena Williams 1 2 9 9 14 5 9 23 72 ** including 2019 Wimbledon RECENT WIMBLEDON FINALS YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2014 [6] PETRA KVITOVA (CZE) [13] EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 6-3 6-0 2015 [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) [20] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP) 6-4 6-4 2016 [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) [4] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER) 7-5 6-3 2017 [14] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP) [10] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA) 7-5 6-0 2018 [11] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER) [25] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) 6-3 6-3 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES BY THE NUMBERS ON THIS DAY: JULY 13 Venus Williams ended home hopes at 2017 Wimbledon 90,000,000 with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Johanna Konta. The result set By reaching the final, Serena Williams' career prize mon- up a final showdown against 2015 runner-up Garbiñe Mu- ey will move past $90 million. She is the only woman in guruza, a comfortable winner over Magdalena Rybariko- history to earn over $50 million va in the other semifinal. 11,781 By reaching the final, 37-year-old Williams became the Simona Halep has run a combined total of 11,781 metres second oldest woman in the Open Era to reach a Wim- in her six matches this fortnight. By contrast, Serena bledon final (after Martina Navratilova in 1994). Williams has covered 7,249 metres 200 The two sets won by Serena Williams in her semifinal CLASS ON GRASS triumph over Barbora Strycova took her all-time total at the Championships to 200. The second-most sets won by Serena Williams owns the most grass court match wins any woman in the tournament’s history, behind Martina (107) and titles (eight) of any active player. Navratilova (249) and level with Chris Evert 122 CAREER GRASS COURT RECORDS Serena Williams has hit the fastest serve of the tour- PLAYER WON LOST BEST RESULTS nament so far, clocking 122mph in her first-round match WON: WIMBLEDON (2002-03, SERENA WILLIAMS 107 13 2009-10, 2012, 2015-16), against Giulia Gatto-Monticone. Simona Halep's fastest OLYMPICS (2012) of the fortnight was 110mph against Mihaela Buzarnescu WON: ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH SIMONA HALEP 35 15 in the second round (2013) 75 Serena Williams has finished 75% of her points in four shots or fewer 51 Simona Halep has won 51% of her return games across the first five rounds – the fourth highest percentage of the tournament - while Serena Williams ranks 15th with 43% 1 Since the start of 2015, Serena 24 Williams has amassed a 26-1 Serena Williams is looking to equal Margaret Court's all- record on grass, with her sole defeat coming to Angelique time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles Kerber in last year's Wimbledon final 7 It is seven years since the last three-set women's final at Wimbledon, when No.6 seed Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-1 5-7 6-2 PATRIOT GAMES 0 Simona Halep is the first Romanian woman to reach Neither finalist has won a title this year. The most recent a Wimbledon final. The only other Romanian to go this silverware lifted by either came during Simona Halep's deep into the draw at the All England Club was Ilie triumph at Montréal 11 months ago Nastase who twice finished runner-up here, in 1972 and 1976. WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES SERVE & RETURN AGE IS JUST A NUMBER Serena Williams has struck a tournament-leading 45 aces At 37 years and 291 days at the end of the tournament, en route to the final, whileSimona Halep has hit only nine. Serena Williams is the oldest Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era: 2019 WIMBLEDON ACES LEADERBOARD OPEN ERA: OLDEST GRAND SLAM FINALISTS PLAYER ACES SERENA WILLIAMS 45 PLAYER AGE GRAND SLAM RESULT KAROLINA PLISKOVA 36 SERENA WILLIAMS 37 yrs 291 d 2019 WIMBLEDON ??? KAROLINA MUCHOVA 29 MARTINA NAVRATILOVA 37 yrs, 258 d 1994 WIMBLEDON R-Up JOHANNA KONTA 28 VENUS WILLIAMS 37 yrs, 29 d 2017 WIMBLEDON R-Up SERENA WILLIAMS 36 yrs, 349 d 2018 US OPEN R-Up While Halep trails the American in the ace count, her re- SERENA WILLIAMS 37 yrs, 291 d 2018 WIMBLEDON R-Up turn game has been as potent as ever. The Romanian has 36 yrs, 226 d 2017 AUS OPEN R-Up broken serve 31 times, winning 53% of her return games. VENUS WILLIAMS Among the other players to capture more than half of their SERENA WILLIAMS 35 yrs, 125 d 2017 AUS OPEN WON games on return at this year's Wimbledon, Lauren Davis is MARTINA NAVRATILOVA 34 yrs, 325 d 1991 US OPEN R-Up the only other to win more than one match: Williams appeared in her first Wimbledon final back in 2019 WIMBLEDON RETURN GAMES WON 2002, making this the longest gap between first and most PLAYER % RETURN. GAMES WON recent finals in the tournament's history. LAUREN DAVIS 60 ANGELIQUE KERBER 57 RANKING MOVERS MIHAELA BUZARNESCU 57 By reaching the final, Simona Halep will jump to No.4 in SIMONA HALEP 53 Monday’s new rankings. EUGENIE BOUCHARD 50 Serena Williams, meanwhile is projected to move to JESSICA PEGULA 50 No.9 and could go to No.8 if she lifts the title. MARKETA VONDROUSOVA 50 FIRST TIME’S A CHARM 75 On Saturday, Simona Halep bids to become just the 12th Simona Halep has made just woman in the Open Era to win the Wimbledon title on their 75 unforced errors (not includ- ing double faults) in her six debut final appearance: matches, the fewest commit- ted by a finalist since 2016 when Angelique Kerber OPEN ERA: WIMBLEDON FINAL DEBUT WINS struck just 66 PLAYER YEAR OPPONENT SCORE PETRA KVITOVA 2011 MARIA SHARAPOVA 6-3 6-4 AMELIE MAURESMO 2006 JUSTINE HENIN 2-6 6-3 6-4 MARIA SHARAPOVA 2004 SERENA WILLIAMS 6-1 6-4 SERENA WILLIAMS 2002 VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(4) 6-3 VENUS WILLIAMS 2000 LINDSAY DAVENPORT 6-3 7-6(3) ELITE COMPANY LINDSAY DAVENPORT 1999 STEFANIE GRAF 6-4 7-5 Simona Halep is bidding to become just the 10th active MARTINA HINGIS 1997 JANA NOVOTNA 2-6 6-3 6-3 player to win multiple majors, joining Serena Williams CONCHITA MARTINEZ 1994 MARTINA NAVRATILOVA 6-4 3-6 6-3 (23), Venus Williams (seven), Maria Sharapova (five), MARTINA NAVRATILOVA 1978 CHRIS EVERT 2-6 6-4 7-5 Angelique Kerber (three), Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana VIRGINIA WADE 1977 BETTY STOVE 4-6 6-3 6-1 Kuznetsova, Petra Kvitova, Garbiñe Muguruza and Nao- mi Osaka (two each). 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    THE LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT 18TH TO 22ND JUNE 2 14 Partnership Proposal for the biggest Tennis Exhibition in Europe www.northern-vision.co.uk www.liverpooltennis.co.uk Liverpool International Tennis Tournament 2002-2014 2 Events - Sports Marketing - Player Management by Anders Borg Tournament Director The Liverpool International tennis Tournament (LITT) was We have introduced over 60,000 children to tennis established in 2002 as a warm up event for Wimbledon through our School Programme during the Liverpool to give top ATP and WTA players as much grass court International. Moving forward we will work closely with practice as possible prior to the most important tennis Liverpool City Council to guide as many of the children tournament in the world. The event organisers Northern who attend the programme in the park into public tennis Vision has since 2002 gathered an incredible list of the clubs in Liverpool. world’s best players competing in Calderstones such as Novak Djorkovic, David Ferrer, Mardy Fish, Marat Safin, In addition to its academy programmes and clinics, Caroline Wozniacki, Laura Robson and Viktoria Azarenka Liverpool International has projects involving students, to mention a few. local businesses and charities, making it a very community oriented event . Our new partnership with the The Tournament added on legends to its program in title sponsor Liverpool Hope University, has added extra 2004 and has since hosted the three most famous tennis value to the tournament in terms of the promotion of legends of the Open era, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Education, Sport, Health and Business Networking.W Martina Navratilova,as well as other legends including Martina Hingis, Ilie Nastase, Michael Stich, Richard Our relationship with Liverpool City Council is invaluable, Krajicek, former British Number One and US Open Finalist, but for this event to be sustainable and to add to the Greg Rusedski and the Iranian tennis trickster with the tourism economy of the city, it is important for the private unmistakable ‘tash’, Mansour Bahrami.
  • 2020 Women’S Tennis Association Media Guide

    2020 Women’S Tennis Association Media Guide

    2020 Women’s Tennis Association Media Guide © Copyright WTA 2020 All Rights Reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced - electronically, mechanically or by any other means, including photocopying- without the written permission of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Compiled by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Communications Department WTA CEO: Steve Simon Editor-in-Chief: Kevin Fischer Assistant Editors: Chase Altieri, Amy Binder, Jessica Culbreath, Ellie Emerson, Katie Gardner, Estelle LaPorte, Adam Lincoln, Alex Prior, Teyva Sammet, Catherine Sneddon, Bryan Shapiro, Chris Whitmore, Yanyan Xu Cover Design: Henrique Ruiz, Tim Smith, Michael Taylor, Allison Biggs Graphic Design: Provations Group, Nicholasville, KY, USA Contributors: Mike Anders, Danny Champagne, Evan Charles, Crystal Christian, Grace Dowling, Sophia Eden, Ellie Emerson,Kelly Frey, Anne Hartman, Jill Hausler, Pete Holtermann, Ashley Keber, Peachy Kellmeyer, Christopher Kronk, Courtney McBride, Courtney Nguyen, Joan Pennello, Neil Robinson, Kathleen Stroia Photography: Getty Images (AFP, Bongarts), Action Images, GEPA Pictures, Ron Angle, Michael Baz, Matt May, Pascal Ratthe, Art Seitz, Chris Smith, Red Photographic, adidas, WTA WTA Corporate Headquarters 100 Second Avenue South Suite 1100-S St. Petersburg, FL 33701 +1.727.895.5000 2 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION Women’s Tennis Association Story . 4-5 WTA Organizational Structure . 6 Steve Simon - WTA CEO & Chairman . 7 WTA Executive Team & Senior Management . 8 WTA Media Information . 9 WTA Personnel . 10-11 WTA Player Development . 12-13 WTA Coach Initiatives . 14 CALENDAR & TOURNAMENTS 2020 WTA Calendar . 16-17 WTA Premier Mandatory Profiles . 18 WTA Premier 5 Profiles . 19 WTA Finals & WTA Elite Trophy . 20 WTA Premier Events . 22-23 WTA International Events .
  • Press Release MARQUEE PLAYERS CONFIRMED for PRUDENTIAL

    Press Release MARQUEE PLAYERS CONFIRMED for PRUDENTIAL

    Press Release MARQUEE PLAYERS CONFIRMED FOR PRUDENTIAL HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN Kerber, Venus, Wozniacki, Stosur, and Cornet headline 2016 field (6 September, 2016 - HONG KONG) –Organised by Hong Kong Tennis Association (HKTA), fully supported by the Mega Events and title sponsored by Prudential Hong Kong Limited, Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2016 (PHKTO) is thrilled to announce Angelique Kerber, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur, and Alize Cornet as the marquee players for this year. From 8-16 October 2016, more than fifty of the world's best female players will compete in singles and doubles for a prize purse worth USD250,000 here at the iconic Victoria Park Tennis Stadium. Prior to the press conference, PHKTO has already announced players including former number one and defending champion Jelena Jankovic, China's rising star and 2014 Asian Games singles Champion Wang Qiang and British number one Johanna Konta, as well as the French Open double champion Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. Today the tournament welcomes first joiner, former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, world number two and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber, seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams, five-time WTA singles titles winner Samantha Stosur and five-time WTA singles titles winner Alize Cornet. HKTA President, Philip Mok, enthused, "We're in our third year and the line-up is getting stronger and stronger each time. To be able to see so many great players up close and personal is definitely inspiring to our players." "We are bringing world-class tennis to Hong Kong, but at the same time, we are utilizing it as a platform to make the sport more accessible to all," he added.