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Player Profile & Performance - LINZ LINZ, AUSTRIA NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL All data as at Monday, 09 Nov 2020 ARYNA SABALENKA DOB May 5, 1998 (22) Residence Belarus Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) 11 Height 5' 11" (1.82 m) Singles Prize Career $6,779,310 Ranking Prize YTD $1,214,684 Career High Singles Rank 9 (Feb 04 2019) 8 Porsche Race Career High Doubles Rank 2 (Oct 21 2019) To Shenzhen WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 2 / 7 BLR WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 1 / 4 PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2020) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2020) ALL CAREER Tournament (LINZ) W - L 0- - 1 0- - 1 0- - 1 0- - 1 Grand Slam W - L 3 - 3 11 - 12 3 - 3 16 - 16 Overall W - L 24 - 11 121 - 63 24 - 11 225 - 122 3 Set W - L 10 - 6 46 - 26 10 - 6 76 - 57 1 Set W - L 17 - 2 98 - 11 17 - 2 186 - 27 Tie Break W - L 5 - 8 25 - 26 5 - 8 49 - 47 Surface (HARD) W - L 18 - 7 96 - 40 18 - 7 172 - 77 Surface (CLAY) W - L 6 - 3 15 - 13 6 - 3 32 - 32 Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 1 10 - 10 0 - 1 16 - 12 Top 5 W - L 1 - 2 5 - 6 1 - 2 5 - 6 Top 10 W - L 1 - 3 12 - 13 1 - 3 12 - 13 Top 20 W - L 4 - 3 25 - 18 4 - 3 25 - 18 Top 100 W - L 20 - 10 102 - 55 20 - 10 104 - 60 vs. Left Hander W - L 4 - 1 10 - 8 4 - 1 17 - 10 2020 Events: 12 Played MATCH FACTS** **Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and Grand Slam events 2020 Matches: 35 Played (24 - 11 win-loss) only.and includes active tournament results. Fed Cup matches excluded. SERVICE RECORD YTD 2020 RETURN RECORD YTD 2020 Aces 131 1st Serve Return Points Won 38.1% Double Faults 156 2nd Serve Return Points Won 56.2% 1st Serve 60.7% Break Point Opportunities 304 1st Serve Points Won 67.6% Break Points Converted 48% 2nd Serve Points Won 47.5% Return Games Played 380 Break Points Faced 237 Return Games Won 38.4% Break Points Saved 53.6% Return Points Won 45.0% Service Games Played 390 Total Points Won 52.4% Service Games Won 71.8% Service Points Won 59.7% Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA Insights from Player Profile & Performance - LINZ LINZ, AUSTRIA NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL All data as at Monday, 09 Nov 2020 ARYNA SABALENKA TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent) QF Main Draw in Adelaide (d. Simona Halep (ROU #4) 6-4 6-2) 4 STATS MD YTD (2020) MD CAREER ALL CAREER # of Match Appearances 34 290 344 GS PM P5 P IS Other F - - 1 1 - - 2 SF - - 1 2 1 - 4 QF - - 1 3 1 - 5 Other 6 - 4 5 6 2 23 GS=Grand Slams PM=Premier Mandatory P5=Premier 5 P=Premier IS=International Other=Fed Cup, WTA Finals, Tournament of Champs 2020 Season Summary 11 tournaments in 2020: ** indicates opening match at tournament - W in Ostrava (d. Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-2) - W in Doha (d. Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-3) - SF Main Draw in Strasbourg (l. Elina Svitolina 6-2 4-6 6-4) - SF Main Draw in Adelaide (l. Dayana Yastremska 6-4 7-6(4)) - QF Main Draw in Dubai (l. Simona Halep 3-6 6-2 6-2) - R16 Main Draw in New York (l. Jessica Pegula 6-2 2-6 6-3) - R16 Main Draw in Lexington (l. Cori Gauff 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4) - R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Kristyna Pliskova 6-4 6-4) - R3 Main Draw in Roland Garros (l. Ons Jabeur 7-6(7) 2-6 6-3) - R2 Main Draw in US OPEN (l. Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-3) **R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Carla Suárez Navarro 7-6(6) 7-6(6)) Best Previous Results (LINZ) Player has never previously played at this tournament. GRAND SLAM W / L '20 '19 '18 '17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 3 1R 3R 1R - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 3 3R 2R 1R - WIMBLEDON 1 - 3 - 1R 1R 2R US OPEN 5 - 3 2R 2R 4R - TOTAL 11 - 12 OTHER INFORMATION Currently without a full-time coach; previously coached by Dmitry Tursunov and Didi Kindlmann... Started playing tennis when she was 6 by an accidentFollow WTA when on her Twitter: father www.twitter.com/WTASergey drove by the tennis courtsFacebook: and www.facebook.com/WTAdecided to give it a try... LovesYouTube: her family andwww.youtube.com/WTA her young sister... Loves toInsights laugh, has a sweet tooth and considers something sweet as a perfect present... Dreams of having a dog... Loves her grandmother’s cooking,from and looks forward to her pancakes when she is away from home... She spends her time off with family, catching up with friends, or reading. Her favorite book is “The Count of Monte Cristo”... Favorite movies are Titanic, Home Alone, Never Back Down... Her role model is Roger Federer Facebook - sabalenkatennis Twitter - @SabalenkaA Instagram - sabalenka_aryna Player Profile & Performance - LINZ LINZ, AUSTRIA NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL All data as at Monday, 09 Nov 2020 ARYNA SABALENKA Currently without a full-time coach; previously coached by Dmitry Tursunov and Didi Kindlmann... Started playing tennis when she was 6 by an accident when her father Sergey drove by the tennis courts and decided to give it a try... Loves her family and her young sister... Loves to laugh, has a sweet tooth and considers something sweet as a perfect present... Dreams of having a dog... Loves her grandmother’s cooking, and looks forward to her pancakes when she is away from home... She spends her time off with family, catching up with friends, or reading. Her favorite book is “The Count of Monte Cristo”... Favorite movies are Titanic, Home Alone, Never Back Down... Her role model is Roger Federer Facebook - sabalenkatennis Twitter - @SabalenkaA Instagram - sabalenka_aryna CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SINGLES Winner (7): 2020 - Doha, Ostrava; 2019 - Shenzhen, Wuhan, Zhuhai; 2018 - New Haven, Wuhan. Finalist (4): 2019 - San Jose; 2018 - Lugano, Eastbourne; 2017 - Tianjin. DOUBLES Winner (4): 2020 - Ostrava (w/Mertens); 2019 - Indian Wells, Miami, US Open (all w/Mertens); 2017 - 125/Taipei (w/Kudermetova). Finalist (1): 2018 - Lugano (w/Lapko). ADDITIONAL WTA 125K Series Titles - Singles (1): 2017- Mumbai. Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2016-20. CAREER IN REVIEW 2019 - Second Top-20 season (finishing No.11; won three WTA titles at Shenzhen (d. Riske in final), Wuhan (d. Riske in final) and Zhuhai (d. Bertens in final); runner-up at San Jose (l. to S.Zheng); SF twice at St. Petersburg (l. to Bertens) and Strasbourg (l. to Yastremska); QF twice at Eastbourne (l. to Bertens) and Zhengzhou (l. to Martic); reached 4r once, 3r four times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r four times (incl . Roland Garros and US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top-10 debut on January 28 (after Australian Open; rose from No.11 to No. 10) and set career-high No.9 on February 4 (after St. Petersburg); won three WTA doubles titles, including maiden Grand Slam at US Open (all w/Mertens). 2018 - First Top-20 season (finishing No.11); won two WTA titles at New Haven (d. Suárez Navarro in final) and Wuhan (d. Kontaveit in final); runner-up at Lugano (l. to Mertens) and Eastbourne (l. to Wozniacki); SF at Cincinnati (l. to Halep); QF five times at Shenzhen (l. to Halep), Hobart (l. to Tsurenko), 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Flipkens), Beijing (l. to Q.Wang) and Tianjin (l. to Bacsinszky); reached 4r at US Open, 3r twice and 2r once; fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; fell in RR at WTA Elite Trophy (1-1 record); having started season at No.78, made Top 20 debut on August 27 (after New Haven; rose from No.25 to No.20) and set career-high No.11 on October 8 (after Beijing). 2017 - Enjoyed career-best season, ending year ranked No.78 for first Top 100 finish; finished runner-up at Tianjin (l. to Sharapova in final); SF at Tashkent (l. to Babos); reached 2r twice (incl. Wimbledon); played first WTA main draw at Dubai (as qualifier, l. to Bondarenko in 1r); fell in qualifying nine times; played all three ties during Belarus’ run to its first Fed Cup final. 2016 - Played first WTA qualifying at Rabat; fell in qualifying on two other occasion (incl. US Open); also won two titles on ITF Circuit. 2015 - Won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2014 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Played one tournament on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Belarus. Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA Insights from Player Profile & Performance - LINZ LINZ, AUSTRIA NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL All data as at Monday, 09 Nov 2020 ELISE MERTENS DOB Nov 17, 1995 (24) Residence Hamont-Achel, Belgium Plays Right-handed (Two-handed backhand) 21 Height 5' 10" (1.79 m) Singles Prize Career $7,066,203 Ranking Prize YTD $1,109,558 Career High Singles Rank 12 (Nov 26 2018) 9 Porsche Race Career High Doubles Rank 2 (Sep 09 2019) To Shenzhen WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 5 BEL WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 1 / 10 PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2020) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2020) ALL CAREER Tournament (LINZ) W - L 0- - 1 0- - 1 0- - 1 0 - 12 Grand Slam W - L 9 - 3 35 - 15 9 - 3 44 - 20 Overall W - L 30 - 13 146 - 85 30 - 13 314 - 172 3 Set W - L 5 - 5 40 - 31 5 - 5 74 - 56 1 Set W - L 29 - 4 134 - 19 29 - 4 284 - 34 Tie Break W - L 3 - 3 26 - 31 3 - 3 39 - 52 Surface (HARD) W - L 21 - 8 89 - 52 21 - 8 207 - 105 Surface (CLAY) W - L 9 - 4 42 - 18 9 - 4 80 - 45 Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 1 15 - 15 0 - 1 24 - 19 Top 5 W - L 1 - 3 4 - 11 1 - 3 4 - 11 Top 10 W - L 1 - 4 7 - 19 1 - 4 7 - 19 Top 20 W - L 1 - 6 14 - 40 1 - 6 14 - 40 Top 100 W - L 23 - 11 110 - 75 23 - 11 115 - 81 vs.