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MATCH NOTES: INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA ROME, ITALY | SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2020 | USD €1,692,169 |

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INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA – FINAL

[1] (ROU #2) vs. [2] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #4)

Halep leads 7-4 The players have split their only two previous encounters on clay… Halep is on a 13-match winning streak… Pliskova has won 10 of her past 12 finals… Halep is a two-time Rome runner-up… Pliskova’s only Top 10 win this season came over Osaka during Brisbane title run

A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS ROME SEASON CAREER CAREER CAREER PLAYER RANK AGE NAT (MD) W/L* (MD) W/L* W/L* PRIZE $^ TITLES [1] Simona Halep 2 28 ROU 19-7 19-2 512-215 36,577,615 21 [2] Karolina Pliskova 4 28 CZE 11-4 13-5 540-294 20,111,889 16 *Includes current tournament / ^ Does not include current tournament

FINAL RECORDS BEST ROME LAST FINAL CAREER PLAYER RESULT REACHED (final result) F W/L [1] Simona Halep R-Up (2): 2017-18 2020 Prague (WON) 21-17 Final (1): 2020 [2] Karolina Pliskova WON (1): 2019 2020 Brisbane (WON) 16-12

HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF CLAY COURT QUEENS

Karolina Pliskova today bids to become the 11th different Upon the tour’s resumption in August, Simona Halep, lifted woman to defend the Rome title. her 21st WTA title, at Prague. It was also her eighth on clay lifting her into third place among active players for titles on the Successful title defenses in the Eternal City have become surface: somewhat of a trend in recent years. In fact, the feat has been pulled off five times in the past 15 years: Amélie Mauresmo PLAYER TITLES R-UP WIN % (2004-05), Jelena Jankovic (2007-08), (2011- 13 3 .813 12), Serena Williams (2013-14) and (2017-18). 9 6 .600

Simona Halep 8 9 .471 7 5 .583

MATCH NOTES: INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA ROME, ITALY | SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2020 | €1,692,169 | 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: (at No.7 on February 3)  Fewest games dropped en route to a title: (24, Lexington)  Lowest-ranked title winner: Patricia Maria Tig (No.88, Istanbul)  Multiple finals: : 4 (Shenzhen, R-Up, Hobart, W, St. Petersburg, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up); Sofia Kenin: 2 (, W, Lyon, W); Simona Halep: 2 (Dubai, W, Prague, W); : 2 (Western & Southern Open, R-Up, US Open, W); : 2 (Western & Southern Open, W, US Open, R- Up)  Maiden titles (3): (Shenzhen), Jennifer Brady (Lexington), Patricia Maria Tig (Istanbul)  Youngest title winner: Elena Rybakina, Hobart (20y 7m 1d)  Oldest title winner: Serena Williams, Auckland (38y 3m 17d)  Aces leaders: Elena Rybakina – 171, Serena Williams – 167, Garbiñe Muguruza – 145, Naomi Osaka – 141  Most aces in a match (22): (l. vs. Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(2) – Lyon, SF)  Match win leaders: – 26, Elena Rybakina – 24, Garbiñe Muguruza – 21, – 20  Most doubles titles (4): Barbora Strycova / Hsieh Su-Wei (Brisbane, Dubai, Doha, Rome)  Best result by a qualifier (R-Up): Kung (Hua Hin), Fernandez (Acapulco), Bouchard (Istanbul)  Longest match: 3h 33m – d. Elise Mertens 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart, QF)  Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. 6-1 6-1 (Auckland, SF)

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2 MATCH NOTES ROME - ITALY | Sep 14 - Sep 21, 2020 | $2,399,040 | PREMIER 5

SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) vs. KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #4)

Head to Head: SIMONA HALEP leads 7-4

2019 WTA FINALS HARD I R1 KAROLINA PLISKOVA 6-0 2-6 6-4 103 mins 2019 MIAMI HARD O SF KAROLINA PLISKOVA 7-5 6-1 75 mins WEEK 1 HARD I R1 SIMONA HALEP 6-4 5-7 6-4 n/a 2018 MADRID CLAY O QF KAROLINA PLISKOVA 6-4 6-3 69 mins HARD O QF SIMONA HALEP 6-3 6-2 71 mins 2017 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O SF SIMONA HALEP 6-4 3-6 6-3 120 mins 2016 MONTREAL HARD O R16 SIMONA HALEP 6-3 6-3 67 mins 2016 FED CUP WEEK 1 HARD I R1 KAROLINA PLISKOVA 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 n/a 2016 SYDNEY HARD O QF SIMONA HALEP 6-4 7-5 98 mins 2015 INDIAN WELLS HARD O R16 SIMONA HALEP 6-4 6-4 77 mins 2015 DUBAI HARD O F SIMONA HALEP 6-4 7-6(4) 106 mins

SIMONA HALEP KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2 WTA RANKING 4 5 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 18 27-09-1991 (28) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 21-03-1992 (28) $1,469,594 YTD PRIZE MONEY $599,371 $36,577,615 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $20,111,889 2 / 21 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 16 0 / 1 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 5 19-7 ROME W-L (MD) * 11-4 19-2 / 389-170 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 13-5 / 322-164 6-0 / 116-57 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 104-59 5-1 / 52-56 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-6 / 64-70 9-0 / 129-45 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 4-0 / 57-36 0-0 / 35-15 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 32-20 0-0 / 12-29 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-0 / 18-19 0-0 / 39-49 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-0 / 32-39 4-1 / 103-76 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 5-1 / 64-72 * Updated entering 2020 Rome final

ROAD TO THE FINAL

SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #4) SF: d. [9] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #17) 6-3,4-6,6-4 (2h17) SF: d. [12] MARKETA VONDROUSOVA (CZE #19) 6-2,6-4 (1h22) QF: d. (KAZ #30) 6-2,2-0 Ret'd (0h48) QF: d. [11] ELISE MERTENS (BEL #20) 6-3,3-6,6-0 (2h08) R16: d. (UKR #29) 7-5,6-4 (1h27) R16: d. ANNA BLINKOVA (RUS #65) 6-4,6-3 (1h18) R32: d. JASMINE PAOLINI (ITA #99) 6-3,6-4 (1h23) R32: d. BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #37) 6-3,6-3 (1h15)

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Total games: 80 Total games: 79 Won/lost: 49-31 Won/lost: 51-28 Sets won/lost: 8-1 Sets won/lost: 8-1 Total time on court: 5h55 Total time on court: 6h03 Average time on court: 1h29 Average time on court: 1h31 Average rank of opponent: 44 Average rank of opponent: 35

ROME Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

SIMONA HALEP KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2019 2019 R2 L - MARKETA VONDROUSOVA (CZE #44) 2-6 7-5 6-3 F W - (GBR #42) 6-3 6-4

2018 2018 F L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #4) 6-0 6-4 R2 L - (GRE #42) 3-6 6-3 7-5

2017 2017 F L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #11) 4-6 7-5 6-1 QF L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #11) 6-2 7-6(9)

2016 2016 R2 L - (AUS #32) 6-3 4-6 6-3 R1 L - (RUS #33) 6-4 6-4 2015 2015 SF L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #10) 2-6 6-3 7-5 R1 L - (SUI #24) 6-4 6-0 2014 R16 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #14) W/O

2013 SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-3 6-0

2012 R1 L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #63) 6-3 6-4

2011 R1-Q L - (FRA #95) 7-6(3) 6-0

HALEP:

Rome

• Making ninth main draw appearance at Internazionali BNL d’Italia (10th overall), where she is through to a third final • R-Up on two occasions, in 2017 and 2018 (l. Svitolina in both finals) • Also has fallen in the SF two times, in 2013 (l. eventual champion S.Williams) and 2015 (l. Suárez Navarro) • Is one of two Romanian woman to reach the Rome final; her current manager Virginia Ruzici was a three-time R-Up (1978, 1980-81) • Second time contesting Rome as No.1 seed (also in 2018, l. Svitolina in F) • After 1r bye, converted eight of 10 break points to see off Italian wildcard Paolini in 1r • Recovered from a break down in the first set to overcame No.29 Yastremska in 3r. The result ensured she has now made QF or better in all five tournaments played this year • In Saturday’s QF, advanced when opponent Putintseva retired w/back injury midway through second set

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 Broke serve nine times to see off fellow major winner Muguruza in SF; win-loss record this season now stands at 19-2  Has won 13 matches in a row, including titles at Dubai (four wins) and Prague (five wins). This is her longest winning streak since 2016 (13 straight wins, lifted the trophy at Bucharest and Montréal, then made SF run at Cincinnati), while a victory today would see her match the run of 14 she registered in 2015 (lifted the trophy at Dubai and Indian Wells, then made SF run at Miami)  Faces No.4 Ka.Pliskova in today’s; has won seven of their 11 meetings, including three times during the aforementioned winning streaks in 2015 (Dubai and Indian Wells) and 2016 (Montréal). Also overcame the Czech during runs to her second and third finals (2017 Roland Garros and 2018 Australian Open)  Aiming first win over a Top 10 player since overcoming No.4 Andreescu at 2019 WTA Finals Shenzhen  Appearing in 39th WTA singles final and 18th on clay. Owns 21-17 record in finals and 8-9 on clay  Among active players, owns the third-most clay court titles with eight, behind V.Williams (9) and S.Williams (13)  Since 2013, when Halep won her first of 21 titles, only S.Williams (27) has won more titles than the Romanian  This week (September 21) will be 323rd inside the Top 10 – the longest streak among active players  Played doubles this week w/Niculescu (l. Shibahara/Aoyama in 2r)

Season

 Last month, captured her 21st career title at Prague (d. Mertens in F). Tied with Azarenka for fifth-most titles among active players, behind Serena (73), Venus (49), Clijsters (41) and Kvitova (27)  Prior to tour’s five-month hiatus, clinched her 20th career title at Dubai (d. Rybakina in F)  Reached eighth career Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. Muguruza)  Opened 2020 season with QF appearance at Adelaide (l. Sabalenka)

Career Milestones

 Ended 2019 ranked No.4 for sixth consecutive year in the Top 5. Season highlighted by winning second career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. S.Williams)  Also in 2019 finished R-Up at Madrid (l. Bertens) and QF at Roland Garros (as defending champion, l. Anisimova) and Toronto (ret. vs. Bouzova w/Achilles pain)  Ended 2018 season as World No.1 for the second time in her career, with season highlighted by maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (d. Stephens in F)  Also won titles in 2018 at Shenzhen (d. Siniakova in F) and Montréal (d. Stephens in F) and was R-Up at Australian Open (l. Wozniacki), Rome (l. Svitolina) and Cincinnati (l. Bertens)  Won first career WTA doubles title at 2018 Shenzhen (w/Begu). Now 1-1 in career doubles finals  Finished 2017 as the year-end World No.1, having ascended to the No.1 spot for first time in career on October 9, 2017 – became the 25th woman to reach the top spot, and the 13th to hold year-end No.1  Defended Madrid title in 2017 (d. Mladenovic in F); reached four more finals in 2017: Rome, Roland Garros, Cincinnati and Beijing. 2016 season highlighted by three titles, at Madrid, Bucharest and Montréal  Between May 2013 and August 2014, improved ranking from No.64 to No.2, winning seven titles  Has qualified six times for WTA Finals in Singapore (2014-19, although withdrew injured in 2018), reaching final in 2014 (l. S.Williams, having defeated the World No.1 in the round robin stage)  Named 2013 WTA Most Improved Player, winning her first six WTA titles and ending year ranked No.11  Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Marbella as a qualifier, reaching quarterfinals

Grand Slam History

 Contested 39th Grand Slam main draw of her career at  Winner of two Grand Slam titles, lifting first at 2018 Roland Garros (d. Stephens in F) followed by an historic 2019 Wimbledon run (d. S.Williams in F)  Became first Romanian to lift the singles title at the All England Club, defeating S.Williams in 56 minutes  Posted three runner-up finishes in Paris in 2014 (l. Sharapova in 3s), 2017 (l. Ostapenko in 3s) and at Australian Open in 2018 (l. Wozniacki in 3s)  Was the first Romanian woman to advance to final at Australian Open in 2018 (l. Wozniacki)  Best result at US Open is SF run in 2015 (l. eventual champion Pennetta)

Personal

 Reunited with long-time coach, Darren Cahill during offseason after taking a 12-month break  Formerly coached by Wim Fissette and Victor Ionita  Sponsorship portfolio includes deals with Mercedes, Unilever and is an Ambassador for Dubai Duty Free  Sponsors a children’s hockey team back in through the Simona Halep Foundation

KA.PLISKOVA:

Rome

 Making sixth consecutive appearance at Internazionali BNL d’Italia  Enters this week’s tournament as defending champion, having won all 10 service games to defeat Konta in last year’s final to lift the crown. Today is bidding to defend a WTA title for just the second time in her career, having previously done so at Brisbane (2019-20)  Ten women have defended the title here, five of these doing so in the past 15 years: Mauresmo (2004-05), Jankovic (2007-08), Sharapova (2011-12), S.Williams (2013-14) and Svitolina (2017-18)  Prior to 2019, best showing in the Italian capital was advancing to QF in 2017 (l. Svitolina)  Is one of two Czech women to lift the Rome title (also Marsikova in 1978)  Following 1r bye, struck 26 winners and broke serve four times to triumph over compatriot Strycova in 2r; career record in matches following byes now stands at 42-8  Beat Blinkova in 3r to win back-to-back matches for the first time since this year’s Australian Open  Dropped just 10 points in a dominant third-set display to see off Mertens in QF  In SF struck 23 winners – including six aces – to overcome 2019 Roland Garros R-Up Vondrousova in straight sets  Faces No.2 Halep in today’s final; sole Top 10 win this season came over No.4 Osaka during Brisbane title run  Prior to Rome, had compiled a 9-5 record in six tournaments this year; the least wins gathered from the opening six tournaments of a season since 2016 (not including Fed Cup)  Overall record in WTA singles finals stands at 16-12; since the start of 2017 has won 10 of 12 finals contested  Is 3-1 in clay court finals, winning 2015 Prague, 2018 Stuttgart and 2019 Rome, while losing at 2014 Nürnberg  During the hiatus, contested the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual competition, undertook charity work by sup-porting key workers with free coffee, kept fit with bike rides (her first in 15 years), held her Foundation’s first junior tournament as well as played several exhibition events in the Czech Republic

Season

 Coming off 2r loss at US Open (l. Garcia)  First event back following the hiatus was the Western & Southern Open – as No.1 seed, fell 2r (after 1r bye, l. Kudermetova)  Prior to his, last event was in Doha, reaching the 3r (l. Jabeur)  Fell to eventual finalist Rybakina in QF of Dubai  Advanced to 3r at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova)  Began 2020 by winning 16th career title at (d. Keys in F), defending her title from 2019 – has now won at least one WTA title for eight consecutive seasons. Was also first time successfully defending one of her previous 15 titles  Brisbane marked first event working with new coach Daniel Vallverdu

Grand Slam History

 Advanced to career first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debuts in R16, QF, SF and title match at the majors. Became first Czech to reach US Open final since Helena Sukova in 1993 (l. Graf in F)  At Australian Open, best result was SF run in 2019 (l. Osaka), also reached last four at 2017 Roland Garros (l. Halep)  Reached R16 at Wimbledon in 2018 (l. Bertens) and 2019 (l. Muchova)  Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2012 Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. Bartoli in 1r)

Career Milestones

 Finished 2019 ranked No.2 for career-best year-end finish  Lifted a Tour-leading four title across the season (tied with Barty), taking tally to 15 – triumphed at Brisbane, Rome, Eastbourne and Zhengzhou  Dropped 19 games across five matches during Eastbourne title win (d. Kerber in F) – most economic title run in 2019  Also reached first Premier Mandatory final at Miami, losing to Barty in straight sets  Produced best Australian Open performance of career, reaching SF (l. eventual champion Osaka in 3s); saved four match points to beat S.Williams in QF  Lost to twin sister Kr.Pliskova in R16 at Birmingham, in what was their first career main draw encounter  Made fourth straight appearance at the WTA Finals in 2019, reaching SF for the third year in a row  Won two titles in 2018 from three finals contested, triumphing at Stuttgart (d. Vandeweghe in F) and Tokyo [PPO] (d. Osaka in F). Posted R-Up finish in Tianjin (l. Garcia in F)  At Grand Slam level in 2018 season, made QF run at Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up Halep), reached 3r at Roland Garros (l. Sharapova), made R16 for first time at Wimbledon (l. Bertens) and had QF showing at US Open (d. No.17 Barty in R16, l. S.Williams)  Also in 2018, made the SF at Brisbane (as defending champion, l. eventual champion Svitolina), Madrid (l. eventual champion Kvitova) and WTA Finals (l. Stephens). Enjoyed QF runs at four other tournaments  Claimed No.1 ranking on July 17, 2017 despite making 2r exit at Wimbledon (l. Rybarikova). Was the first Czech woman to achieve the No.1 ranking since the computer rankings were introduced in 1975 ( became No.1 on July 10, 1978 while representing USA)  Won three titles in 2017, at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F), Doha (d. Wozniacki in F) and Eastbourne (d. Wozniacki in F)  Owns 15-12 record in singles finals, having won having titles on all three surfaces  Captured fifth WTA doubles title of career at 2016 Birmingham (w/Strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals. At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title

 Made Top 10 debut after 2015 Stanford R-Up finish; was first time in WTA history that three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 at the same time (also Kvitova and Safarova)  Won first career WTA title at 2013 Kuala Lumpur (d. Mattek-Sands) and followed it up with two more in 2014 Seoul (d. Lepchenko) and 2014 Linz (d. Giorgi)  Made professional debut on ITF circuit in 2006

Personal

 Born in Louny, north of Prague, but now trains at Sparta Praha tennis club  Has a twin sister – Kristyna. In 2013, became the first set of twins to capture a WTA doubles title  Married Michal Hrdlicka after 2018 Wimbledon  Currently coached by Daniel Vallverdu and , and previously coached by Conchita Martínez, Rennae Stubbs, Tomas Krupa and David Kotyza  Away from the court, enjoys fresh-water fishing, as well as contributing to her foundation which benefits various causes, including pediatric oncology and children battling cancer in her native Czech Republic SIMONA HALEP ROU

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Simona Halep owns 19 WTA singles titles, including two Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros in 2018 and at 2019 Wimbledon, where she hit just four unforced errors in the championship match against Serena Williams. Her impressive title haul also includes three at the Premier Mandatory level in Madrid (2016 and 2017) and Indian Wells (2015).

The Romanian became the 25th player in WTA history to achieve the World No.1 ranking on October 9, 2017. In addition to her 2018 Roland Garros title, she is a three‐time Grand Slam finalist (2014 and 2017 Roland Garros, 2018 Australian Open) and also advanced to the final stage at the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore, where she defeated Serena Williams in round‐ robin play.

She isn’t the tallest player on tour, but uses deep groundstrokes, speed, amazing court sense and directional control to seamlessly convert defense to offense.

Off the court, Simona has an analytical mind ‐ speaking about her game openly and with unique technical detail. She loves shopping and finds great malls wherever she goes around the world. Not preferring the limelight, she lets her tennis do the talking, winning fans all over the globe, and is a phenomenon in her native Romania.

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WILSON DORNA ROMANIA @simona_halep @simonahalep @simonahalep AVON 361K followers 1.6M followers 1.5M followers

STORYLINES 2018 Roland Garros and 2019 Wimbledon champion

Became the 25th player in WTA history to achieve the World No.1 ranking, and first from Romania

Three‐time Grand Slam finalist (2014 and 2017 Roland Garros, 2018 Australian Open)

Has some of the most vocal and loyal fans in the world, there are always Romanians in the stands no matter where she plays

Represents Dubai Duty Free as a brand ambassador

As of February 20, 2020

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Known as the #AceQueen due to her booming serve ‐ having led the WTA in aces served in four of the last five years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) ‐ Karolina has been one of the most consistent players since her break‐out year in 2015.

The Czech is a former WTA World No.1, Grand Slam finalist, and has captured 15 WTA singles titles and five doubles titles. In 2013, Karolina and her sister Kristyna became the first set of twins to capture a WTA doubles title. She’s qualified for the year‐end WTA Finals from 2016‐19, earning both a singles and doubles spot in 2016.

Standing at a commanding 6’ 1”, she has over 500 match wins to her name, and is instantly recognizable (and distinguishable from sister Kristyna) thanks to her two Polynesian‐style tattoos, one on her left thigh and on her left arm.

Away from the court, Karolina likes to unwind by indulging in her passion for fresh‐water fishing, as well as contribute to her foundation which benefits various causes, including pediatric oncology and children battling cancer in her native Czech Republic.

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FILA HUBLOT

BABOLAT MERCUR

@KaPliskova @pliskovakarolina @karolinapliskova .CZECH FUND PRAZSKA PLYNARENSCA

192K followers 119K followers 370K followers IVAR‐CS MOLGROUP

STORYLINES Holds 15 WTA singles titles and five doubles titles

Became 23rd woman to achieve the WTA World No.1 ranking

Known as #AceQueen for her big serve, delivering most aces on WTA Tour in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019

Her foundation serves to benefit pediatric oncology and children battling cancer in Czech Republic

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