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WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES FLUSHING MEADOWS, NEW YORK | AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 | $57,238,700 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: Estelle LaPorte, Catherine Sneddon, Chase Altieri ([email protected]) US OPEN - FINALS [8] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #8) vs. [15] BIANCA ANDREESCU (CAN #15) TALE OF THE TAPE 73 GS APP 4 GS F 33 APP 1 GS 23 TITLES 0 WTA 72 TITLES 2 HARD MD 506 WINS 32 GS MD 349 WINS 7 Andreescu leads 1-0 (via ret.) At 18 years and 263 days, this is the largest gap in age between Grand Slam finalists in the Open Era... Serena is bidding to tie the all-time major title haul of 24 (w/Margaret Court) - fourth attempt to tie the record since winning last (or any) title at 2017 AO...The American is also seeking her 7th USO title...While Andreescu is aiming to become the first Canadian woman to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era...She is also undefeated (7-0) vs. Top 10 players in 2019 A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS PLAYER USO YTD CAREER YTD CAREER YTD CAREER NAME W/L* W/L* W/L* PRIZE $ PRIZE $ TITLES TITLES [8] Serena Williams 101-12 25-5 817-137 $2,410,515 $90,643,816 0 72 [15] Bianca Andreescu 6-0 33-4 36-9 $2,201,985 $2,417,873 2 2 *Includes 2019 US Open CAREER GRAND SLAM RECORDS - BY ROUND REACHED PLAYER NAME R128 R64 R32 R16 QF SF F* W TOTAL* [8] Serena Williams 1 2 9 9 14 5 10 23 73 [15] Bianca Andreescu 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 *Includes 2019 US Open CAREER FINAL RECORDS PLAYER NAME BEST USO RESULT LAST FINAL REACHED CAREER FINAL W/L WON (6): 1999, 2002, 2019 Toronto (R-Up) 72-24 [8] Serena Williams 2008, 2012-14 [15] Bianca Andreescu F (1): 2019 2019 Toronto (WON) 2-1 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES THE FINALISTS GAME HAS NO AGE This year’s US Open women’s singles final features This year’s US Open final is proof that is doesn’t matter a clash between a legend of the game and a flavor of how old or how young you are. If you have the game then the future as 23-time Grand Slam singles champion greatness will follow... [8] Serena Williams takes on first-time major finalist[15] Bianca Andreescu. With Serena Williams (37y, 346d) & Bianca Andreescu (19y, 83d) facing off in the final, this marks the largest age Andreescu, having never been further than the second gap - 18y, 263d - between major finalists in the Open Era: round at a Grand Slam, will be looking to win her maiden major title in her first ever title match appearance similar Largest Age Gap Between GS Finalists (Open Era) to the likes of what Ashleigh Barty (Roland Garros) and Naomi Osaka (US Open) have done in the 12 months. GS Finalists Yrs Days 19 USO S.Williams/Andreescu 18 263 The 19-year-old is the first Canadian to advance to the 91 USO Seles d. Navratilova 17 45 final of a Slam since Eugenie Bouchard (2014 Wimble- 18 USO Osaka d. S.Williams 16 20 don, lost in final) and is just the second Canadian ever 94 Wimbledon Martinez d. Navratilova 15 180 (Bouchard) to reach a major title match. 88 AO Graf d. Evert 14 175 17 Wimbledon Muguruza d. V.Williams 13 113 Since returning from giving birth, Serena has gotten 87 RG Graf d. Navratilova 12 239 tantilizingly close to tasting victory again at the highest 87 USO Navratliova d. Graf 12 239 level of the sport, having reached the finals of Wimbledon 87 Wimbledon Navratliova d. Graf 12 239 (2018-19) and last year’s US Open. A win today would tie 88 Wimbledon Graf d. Navratilova 12 239 her with the all-time major singles title mark of 24, held by 89 USO Graf d. Navratilova 12 239 Margaret Court. 89 Wimbledon Graf d. Navratilova 12 239 Serena will be No.9 with a runner-up finish or No.6 with SLAMMIN’ SUCCESS her record-tying 24th Grand Slam title. While Andree- will make her Top 10 debut at No.9 as runner-up scu Since 1968 Roland Garros, 50 women have won at least and No.5 with the trophy - No.5 would equal the highest one Grand Slam title (29 have gone on to win more). ranking by a Canadian woman (Bouchard - October 20, 2014). In the Porsche Race to Shenzhen, the winner Of these 50, 11 first-time champions have come at the moves up to No.4 and the runner-up will be No.5 on the US Open, with three first-time winners coming from the leaderboard. three of the last four years (2018 – Osaka, 2017 – Ste- phens, and 2015 – Pennetta). The last 10 Grand Slams have produced six first-time winners: (2019 Roland Garros – Barty, 2018 US Open – Osaka, 2018 Roland Garros – Halep, 2018 Australian Open – Wozniacki, 2017 US Open – Stephens, 2017 Roland Garros – Ostapenko). SPREADING THE LOVE Through the first three Slams of 2019, there have been three different champions: Naomi Osaka (Australian Open), Ashleigh Barty (Roland Garros) and Simona Halep (Wimbledon). With all three eliminated from the 2019 US Open this means there will be four different Grand Slam champions in the same season for the third year in a row. This is only the fifth time in the Open Era that there have been four different Slam winners in a season in consecutive years - also 1977-78, 1998-99, 2004-05 and 2017-18. WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES EARLY BLOOMER LEAGUE OF HER OWN Having advanced to the US Open final, Bianca Andrees- Serena Williams has made at least one Grand Slam final now joins an elite list of just 6 women to have reached a in 19 of the last 21 seasons (no final in 2000, 2006). Grand Slam final in four major appearances or less. She has reached at least one Grand Slam every year The all-time record for the fewest Grand Slam main draw since 2007 – 13 consecutive years. appearances before reaching a Slam final in the Open Era is two - Pam Shriver was runner-up at 1978 US This is the ninth time in a 13-year stretch that Serena has Open, having only contested Wimbledon two months reached two or more Grand Slam finals. prior. Serena is the only player in 2019 to reach two major GS APP PLAYER YEAR RESULT finals. 2nd P.Shriver 78 USO l. C.Evert 3rd C.Evert 73 RG l. M.Court The American is going for her seventh US Open title to V.Williams 97 USO l. M.Hingis break the tie with Chris Evert to hold the most US Open 4th M.Seles 90 RG d. S.Graf titles in the Open Era. N.Zvereva 88 RG l. S.Graf B.Andreescu 19 USO ? vs. Serena She would equal her title haul from the Australian Open (Open Era leader) and Wimbledon (tied with Stephanie Serena Williams (1999 US Open) and Maria Sharapova Graf). (2004 Wimbledon) captured their first major titles in their seventh main draw appearance. Only Martina Navratilova has won more titles at a single Slam in the Open Era with nine at Wimbledon. All-time at When Jelena Ostapenko hoisted the 2017 Roland Gar- the US Open, only Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (9) and Hellen ros title, she was making just her eighth Grand Slam main Wills Moody (8) have won more championships. draw appearance. Should Andreescu win the title, it would equal the fastest CHASING HISTORY a player has won a Grand Slam - Monica Seles was the fastest to win her first major title in the Open Era at 1990 With Serena Williams’ semifinal win over Elina Svitolina, Roland Garros in just her fourth Grand Slam main draw. she achieved her 101st career victory at the US Open - a personal best win total record for her across the Slams, bettering her success at Wimbledon (98): A DASHING DEBUT She is now tied with Chris Evert (101) for the all-time US Bianca Andreescu is making her US Open main draw Open wins record: debut this fortnight and has won six matches in a row to advance to her first career Grand Slam final. US OPEN MOST WINS ALL-TIME 101 Chris Evert This is the best performance by a debutant at the US >101 Serena Williams* Open since Venus Williams advanced to the final in her 89 Martina Navratilova first Flushing Meadows campaign in 1997 (I. Hingis). 79 Venus Williams* 73 Stefanie Graf *Venus includes R128 win at USO19 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES TEENAGE KICKS KIDS THESE DAYS At 19-years of age, Bianca Andreescu is now the sec- Following her second round victory over 17-year-old ond teenager this year to advance to a Grand Slam final American Caty McNally, Serena Williams bolstered after Marketa Vondrousova did so at Roland Garros (l. her career stats when facing off against the teenage Barty in F). contingent of the WTA Tour... This is the first time since 2007 that more than one teen- Owns a 118-18 career mark vs. teens - last loss was to ager has reached a Grand Slam final in the same season today’s opponent, 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu at - Ana Ivanovic (Roland Garros) and Maria Sharapova Toronto (via ret.), previous loss was 2015 Toronto to (Australian Open) Belinda Bencic.