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MATCH NOTES LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #302) vs. JIL TEICHMANN (SUI #63) Head to Head: First meeting CATHERINE BELLIS JIL TEICHMANN 302 WTA RANKING 63 86 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 127 08-04-1999 (21) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 15-07-1997 (23) $139,266 YTD PRIZE MONEY $94,064 $1,229,065 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $697,974 0 / 0 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 2-0 LEXINGTON W-L (MD) * 0-0 5-3 / 38-32 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-4 / 21-24 1-1 / 13-11 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-3 / 5-9 2-1 / 9-7 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 5-8 5-3 / 27-25 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 4-4 / 8-16 0-0 / 4-3 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 1-0 0-0 / 1-5 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-0 0-0 / 3-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-1 0-1 / 8-10 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-1 * Updated entering 2020 Lexington QF ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #302) JIL TEICHMANN (SUI #63) R16: d. JESSICA PEGULA (USA #81) 6-3,6-2 (1h25) R16: d. [5] YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #33) 6-2,6-2 (1h28) d. [Q] ANNA KALINSKAYA (RUS #96) 6-2 7-5 (1h12) R32: d. FRANCESCA DI LORENZO (USA #128) 6-1,6-2 (1h01) R32: "-Q" Qualifying match Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA from BELLIS: • One of sixteen Americans to start the main draw here in Lexington; five of the 16 have advanced to the QF (also Brady, Gauff, Rogers and S.Williams) – the last time five or more Americans advanced to the final eight of a WTA event was February 2006 at Memphis: Sehnay Perry (QF), Lilia Osterloh (QF), Laura Granville (QF), Amy Frazier (SF) and Jill Craybas (SF) • Broke serve 11 times across wins over LL Di Lorenzo in 1r and Pegula to advance to first WTA QF since 2018 Doha (as qualifier, d. No.14 Keys and No.5 Ka.Pliskova, l. No.2 Halep) • Faces No.63 Teichmann today in their career first meeting. Bidding to reach her first tour-level SF since 2017 Stanford (d. No.14 Kvitova in QF, l. Vandeweghe) • Owns 2-5 career record in WTA QF matches • Prior to tour’s hiatus, fell 1r at Auckland (l. Pegula) and 2r at Hobart (l. Kudermetova) before advancing to 3r at Australian Open (d. No.22 Muchova, l. Mertens) • Has recently suffered from right elbow and wrist injuries, which kept her off Tour for 18 months. Following 1r loss at 2018 Miami (l. Azarenka), did not play again until November 2019, at the WTA 125k Series event in Houston; ranking dropped as low as No.860 (December 2019) • Prior to injury, posted QF run at 2018 Doha (as qualifier, d. defending champion Ka.Pliskova in 3r, l. Halep) followed by a 2r exit in Dubai (l. No.2 Muguruza) • Finished 2017 ranked No.60 for career-best year-end finish (up from No.90 in 2016) • Posted career-high ranking of No.35 on August 14, 2017 • Named 2017 Newcomer of the Year in the annual WTA Player Awards • Stand-out results in 2017 included SF run on home soil at Stanford (l. eventual runner-up Vandeweghe, in QF dropped only two games against world No.14 Kvitova to earn a fourth Top 20 win) and SF at Mallorca (l. Goerges) • Win over No.6 A.Radwanska in 3r at 2017 Dubai marked first Top 10 win of career. Became the youngest player to defeat a Top 10 opponent since 2014 US Open (Bencic d. No.7 Kerber and No.10 Jankovic) and the youngest American to do so since 2009 Wimbledon (Oudin d. No.6 Jankovic). • Missed Australian swing in 2017 with hip injury • Ended 2016 at No.90 after a 15-match win streak brought titles at $50k ITF/Saguenay-CAN, $50k ITF/Toronto-CAN and WTA 125K Series event in Honolulu (d. No.23 Zhang in F); made Top 100 debut on November 7, 2016 • 2014 ITF Junior World Champion; received award at ITF World Champions’ Dinner held during 2015 Roland Garros • Won notable junior titles in 2014, including the 50th Coffee Bowl, USTA International Spring Championships, Easter Bowl and 55° Trofeo Bonfiglio. Won USTA Girls’ 18s National Championship to secure 2014 US Open wildcard • Winner of six singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Coached by Tom Gutteridge TEICHMANN: • Playing inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington, just the fourth tour-level main draw appearance on US soil of her career (also 2r at US Open in 2019 and 1r exits at the Bronx and US Open in 2019) • Broke serve 11 times across wins over qualifier Kalinskaya in 1r and No.5 seed Putintseva in 2r • The victory over No.33 Putintseva marked her first Top 50 win since defeating No.5 Bertens to lift her maiden title at 2019 Palermo • Faces No.302 Bellis today – bidding for a spot in her first WTA SF since 2019 Palermo title run • A loss today would mark her worst-by-ranking since falling to No.609 Busca in final of $25K ITF/Porto-POR in 2018 • Career record in WTA QF matches stands at 2-1 – 2019 Prague (WON), 2019 Palermo (WON) and 2019 Lausanne (QF) • In her final tour-level appearance before the hiatus, reached 2r at Lyon (l. Dodin via ret. w/right ankle injury) • Fell in the opening hurdle of qualifying at Dubai (l. Martincova) before falling 1r at Doha (as qualifier, l. Ostapenko) • Won both singles rubbers as Switzerland beat Canada 3-1 to earn a place at the inaugural Fed Cup Finals in Budapest • Fell 1r at Hobart (l. Watson) and then Australian Open (l. Alexandrova) • Began season with 2r showing at Auckland (l. Goerges) • Won first and second titles of her career during 2019 season, coming through qualifying to triumph at Prague (d. Muchova in F) and then at Palermo (d. No.5 Bertens in F) • Made Top 100 debut after Prague success, jumping from No.146 to No.87 (May 6). Rose to career-high No.54 following Palermo title run (July 29) • Also in 2019, made QF on home soil at Lausanne and fell 1r at nine other tour-level events (including Wimbledon and US Open). Won ITF Circuit title at Santa Margherita Di Pula-ITA • Qualified for first Grand Slam main draw at 2018 US Open, going on to reach 2r (l. Kanepi). Also in 2018, reached 2r at tour level events at Acapulco and Linz and lifted WTA 125K Series title at Newport Beach (w/Doi) • Spent majority of 2016 on ITF Circuit, winning 44 matches and three titles to rise over 200 places in the rankings. Also reached 2r on WTA main draw debut at Strasbourg and fell in qualifying at US Open • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2015 Luxembourg • Owns six singles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in Switzerland and Germany in 2013 • As a junior won 2014 US Open girls’ doubles (w/Soylu) and a gold medal in mixed doubles (w/Zielinski) at 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing • Born in Barcelona, Spain but now resides in Biel, Switzerland • Coached by former player Arantxa Parra Santonja • Favorite surface is clay MATCH NOTES LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #9) vs. [WC] SHELBY ROGERS (USA #116) Head to Head: First meeting SERENA WILLIAMS SHELBY ROGERS 9 WTA RANKING 116 25 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 63 26-09-1981 (38) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 13-10-1992 (27) $171,306 YTD PRIZE MONEY $91,852 $92,715,122 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,375,939 1 / 73 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 23 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 2-0 LEXINGTON W-L (MD) * 2-0 10-2 / 827-140 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 3-3 / 60-77 3-2 / 164-62 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 21-35 3-2 / 110-54 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 22-21 10-2 / 516-86 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 3-3 / 28-43 0-0 / 68-13 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 6-3 0-0 / 112-34 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-6 0-0 / 175-72 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 2-8 0-0 / 306-98 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 10-21 * Updated entering 2020 Lexington QF ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #9) [WC] SHELBY ROGERS (USA #116) R16: d. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #67) 3-6,6-3,6-4 (2h19) R16: d. LEYLAH FERNANDEZ (CAN #120) 6-2,7-5 (1h39) R32: d. BERNARDA PERA (USA #60) 4-6,6-4,6-1 (2h16) R32: d. MISAKI DOI (JPN #77) 6-4,4-6,6-2 (2h07) Total games: 55 Total games: 48 Won/lost: 31-24 Won/lost: 29-19 Sets won/lost: 4-2 Sets won/lost: 4-1 Total time on court: 4h35 Total time on court: 3h46 Average time on court: 2h18 Average time on court: 1h53 Average rank of opponent: 64 Average rank of opponent: 99 "-Q" Qualifying match Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA from S.WILLIAMS: • One of a tournament-leading 16 Americans to start in the main draw at the inaugural Top Seed Open; five of the 16 have advanced to the QF (also Bellis, Brady, Gauff and Rogers) – the last time five or more Americans advanced to the final eight of a WTA event was February 2006 at Memphis: Sehnay Perry (QF), Lilia Osterloh (QF), Laura Granville (QF), Amy Frazier (SF) and Jill Craybas (SF) • Enters this week as the No.1 seed – including two wins this week, now owns 346-39 record when competing as the top seed and has won the title 38 times when sitting on the top of the draw • Has 318-51 record when competing on home soil and has won 27 of her titles in the United States • Recovered from a 4-6 4-4 (0-40) deficit to defeat fellow American Pera in the opening round on Tuesday • In 2r, battled back from 4-2 down in the final set to win her 31st career meeting with sister V.Williams; now leads their head-to-head 19-12 (13-9 on hard courts and 8-5 on US soil) • Is now 164-62 in three-set matches across her career, the best winning percentage among active players: PLAYER WINNING % Serena Williams (USA) 72.6 (164-62) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 70.0 (49-21) Simona Halep (ROU) 66.9 (115-57) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 66.7 (42-21) Naomi Osaka (JPN) 66.1 (39-20) • At age 38, is the second oldest player in the main draw, only younger than her sister Venus at 40 years old • With a combined age of 79 years, 19 days, S.Williams vs.