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Bnp Paribas Open – Match Notes – Final MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA – MARCH 8-19 , 2017 | USD $6,993,450 – PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: www.bnpparibasopen.com | @BNPPARIBASOPEN | facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte ([email protected]), Eloise Tyson ([email protected]), BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES – FINAL [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Series tied 1-1 A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS YTD IW W/L* YTD YTD CAREER CAREER CAREER PLAYER RANK NAT AGE PRIZE $^ W/L* TITLES PRIZE $^ W/L* TITLES [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova 8 RUS 31 214,749 28-13 12-4 0 22,071,750 611-293 17 [14] Elena Vesnina 15 RUS 30 280,558 11-8 11-6 0 9,228,165 393-305 2 *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament FINAL HISTORIES BEST IW LAST FINAL CAREER PLAYER BEST 2017 RESULT RESULT REACHED (final result) F W/L [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova FINAL (1): Indian Wells R-UP (2): 2007-08 2016 Moscow (WON) 17-22 [14] Elena Vesnina FINAL (1): Indian Wells FINAL (1): 2017 2016 Charleston (R-Up) 2-7 FINAL QUICK HITS Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Vesnina will contest the 29th BNP Paribas Open singles final, each aiming to become the 20th different player to lift the title The final line-up will feature two seeds for the 26th time. No.8 seed Kuznetsova is the highest ranked, meaning that for only the second time in the tournament’s 29-year history none of the Top 5 seeds have advanced to the final (also 2001, [7] S.Williams d. [14] Clijsters) Kuznetsova, 31, is the fifth-oldest player to reach the Indian Wells final, while Vesnina, 30, is the sixth: YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) ??? 31 years, 296 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS) ??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days Based on age at end of tournament With both Kuznetsova and Vesnina reaching this stage, it is the first time two Russians have made the final at Indian Wells since 2006, when Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 1 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA – MARCH 8-19 , 2017 | USD $6,993,450 – PREMIER MANDATORY This will be the 10th time that Kuznetsova has faced a fellow Russian in a championship match, with five of the previous nine going her way: KUZNETSOVA VERSUS… TOURNAMENT RESULT SCORE Anastasia Myskina Doha, 2004 Lost 46 64 64 Elena Dementieva US Open, 2004 Won 63 75 Maria Sharapova Miami, 2006 Won 64 63 Elena Dementieva Dubai, 2008 Lost 46 63 62 Dinara Safina Tokyo [PPO], 2008 Lost 61 63 Dinara Safina Stuttgart, 2009 Won 64 63 Dinara Safina Rome, 2009 Lost 63 62 Dinara Safina Roland Garros, 2009 Won 64 62 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Moscow, 2015 Won 62 61 Elena Vesnina Indian Wells, 2017 ??? ??? Kuznetsova has reached the final at Indian Wells twice before in her career, finishing runner-up in 2007 and 2008, while Vesnina is through to this stage for the first time, having never before been beyond the third round Vesnina, though, is no stranger to success at Indian Wells, where she a three-time doubles champion (2008, w/Safina, 2011, w/Mirza and 2013, w/Makarova) Kuznetsova will be appearing in her 40th career final today, the fifth-most among active players: PLAYER FINALS Serena Williams 92 Venus Williams 81 Maria Sharapova 58 Caroline Wozniacki 44 Svetlana Kuznetsova 40 Victoria Azarenka 36 Her record in finals stands at 17-22, however, only two of these titles have come at one of the current four Premier Mandatory tournaments – 2006 Miami* and 2009 Beijing * Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing were elevated to Premier Mandatory status as part of the 2009 Roadmap Calendar Following her progression to the final, Kuznetsova now owns 28 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, placing her joint-fifth on the all-time list: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport 47 12 Maria Sharapova 38 11 Caroline Wozniacki* 30 10 Agnieszka Radwanska* 29 11 Conchita Martínez 28 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova* 28 13 Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic 26 10 Jelena Jankovic* 26 15 Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering F Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 2 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA – MARCH 8-19 , 2017 | USD $6,993,450 – PREMIER MANDATORY Vesnina is appearing in the 10th, and most prestigious, final of her career, and is bidding for her third singles title (2-7 in finals). With a win today, she would also secure a career-high ranking of No.13 With current prize money of just over US$22 million, Kuznetsova can surpass the US$23 million mark should she win the Indian Wells title, becoming only the eighth player to reach this milestone. Vesnina will pass US$10 million in prize money with victory in the final The final has gone to three sets only three times in the past 15 years, most recently Simona Halep’s 26 75 64 victory over Jelena Jankovic in 2008, which lasted two hours and 37 minutes WTA RANKING PROJECTIONS Angelique Kerber will return to World No.1 following Indian Wells Serena Williams will drop to No.2 Karolina Pliskova will stay at No.3 Dominika Cibulkova will rise to a new career-high of No.4 Simona Halep will move to No.5 Svetlana Kuznetsova will move to No.7 after reaching the final and could rise to No.6 by winning the title. If Kuznetsova wins the title and moves to No.6 it would be her highest ranking since the week of May 24, 2010 Elena Vesnina will rise to No.13 with the BNP Paribas Open title, beating her current career-best ranking of No.15. She will remain at No.15 if she finishes runner-up ROAD TO SINGAPORE The 2017 edition of the WTA’s Road to Singapore (RTS) will travel through 31 countries with 55 events, plus the four Grand Slam tournaments Last October, the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global were held in Asia-Pacific for the third time, with Dominika Cibulkova defeating Angelique Kerber in the final. This year’s event, the fourth of a five-year tenure at the Singapore Sports Hub, sees competition spread over eight days, October 22 - 29, 2017 Entering the fortnight of the 2017 BNP Paribas Open, the standings on March 6 were as follows: RANK SINGLES PLAYERS 1 Serena Williams (USA) 2 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 3 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4 Venus Williams (USA) 5 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6 Johanna Konta (GBR) 7 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 8 CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 9 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 10 Angelique Kerber (GER) Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 3 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA – MARCH 8-19 , 2017 | USD $6,993,450 – PREMIER MANDATORY Svetlana Kuznetsova will jump from No.20 to No.8 following her progession to the Indian Wells final, and No.5 should she win the title If Elena Vesnina wins the title, she will move from No.31 to No.6 HONOR ROLL: PREMIER MANDATORY EVENTS YEAR INDIAN WELLS MIAMI MADRID BEIJING 2010 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) Kim Clijsters (BEL) Aravane Rezai (FRA) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2011 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2012 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) Serena Williams (USA) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2013 Maria Sharapova (RUS) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) Serena Williams (USA) Maria Sharapova (RUS) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2015 Simona Halep (ROU) Serena Williams (USA) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2016 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Simona Halep (ROU) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175,505 1000 Winner 385,170 1000 Runner-Up 573,680 650 Runner-Up 187,970 650 Semifinalist 287,515 390 Semifinalist 94,220 390 Quarterfinalist 146,575 215 Quarterfinalist 48,010 215 Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120 Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10 Round of 64 22,325 35 Round of 128 13,690 10 Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 4 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA | Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 | $7,669,423 | PREMIER MANDATORY [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Head to Head: 1-1 2014 OEIRAS (ESTORIL) CLAY O SF SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 6-3 6-1 73 mins 2009 DUBAI HARD O R2 ELENA VESNINA 6-4 3-6 6-0 102 mins SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA ELENA VESNINA 8 WTA RANKING 15 20 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 31 27-06-1985 (31) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 01-08-1986 (30) $214,749 YTD PRIZE MONEY $280,558 $22,071,750 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $9,227,765 0 / 17 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 16 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 16 28-13 INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * 11-8 12-4 / 554-275 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 11-6 / 240-230 2-1 / 180-112 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 4-2 / 83-70 4-0 / 111-93 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-3 / 48-56 12-4 / 350-179 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 11-6 / 142-140 1-1 / 56-94 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 10-41 1-1 / 125-155 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 38-74 0-0 / 38-20 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 3-0 / 19-18 * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells final ROAD TO THE [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) vs.
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