ROLAND GARROS SEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 11, 2020 WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

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ROLAND GARROS - DAY 4 MATCH-UPS [1] (ROU #2) vs. IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #73) Halep leads 7-0 Halep beat her compatriot en route to Prague title this summer... Begu bidding for third Top 5 win of her career... Halep in the midst of career-best 15-match winning streak

[3] (UKR #5) vs. [Q] RENATA ZARAZUA (MEX #178) First meeting Svitolina enjoying her highest seeding at a major... Zarazua is facing Top 20 opposition for the first time in her career... Svitolina dropped six times in her opening round win over Gracheva

[Q] (ITA #150) vs. [5] (NED #8) Errani leads 5-0 Errani came from a set down to win their most recent meeting, at the Olympics four years ago... Bertens has won 78 matches on clay since the start of 2016... Errani was runner-up here in 2012

[WC] (BUL #157) vs. [6] (USA #9) Williams leads 5-0 Williams triumphed when the two met 21 days ago in the US Open QF... Pironkova making first appearance in Paris since 2017... Williams owns 13 titles, including three here in Paris

[10] (BLR #14) vs. ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK #161) First meeting Azarenka has only lost to three players outside Top 100 at a major... On Sunday Schmiedlova recorded her first win at a Slam since 2016 ...Azarenka is one of 11 major winners in the draw

BERNARDA PERA (USA #62) vs. [25] (USA #29) First meeting One of four second-round matches between players from the same country... Anisimova advanced to SF in Paris last year... Pera has reached three WTA clay court SF in her career

CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #45) vs. (BLR #96) Garcia leads 3-0 Garcia won in three sets in their only Slam encounter at ... Sasnovich bidding to reach third round for the first time here...Garcia one of four French players to negotiate the opening round

CORI GAUFF (USA #51) vs. [Q] (ITA #159) First meeting Gauff upset last year’s semifinalist Konta on Sunday...Trevisan is one of eight players from qualifying to reach the second round... Gauff has now cleared the opening hurdle on debut at all four majors WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

A SNAPSHOT OF 2020 – THE YEAR SO FAR

One Top 10 Debut: Kenin (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, ) Most finals: : 5 (Shenzhen, R-Up, Hobart, W, St. Petersburg, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up, Strasbourg, R-Up); Simona Halep: 3 (Dubai, W, Prague, W, , W)

Maiden titles (3): Alexandrova (Shenzhen), Brady (Lexington), Tig (Istanbul) Youngest title winner: Elena Rybakina, Hobart (20y 7m 1d) Oldest title winner: Serena Williams, Auckland (38y 3m 17d) Aces leaders: Elena Rybakina – 190, Serena Williams – 178, Garbiñe Muguruza – 150 Most aces in a match (22): (l. vs. 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(2) – Lyon, SF) Match win leaders: Rybakina – 29, Mertens – 27, Muguruza - 22, Halep – 21 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. 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart) Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 (Auckland) Most Top 10 wins (3): Garbiñe Muguruza (No.3 Simona Halep, No.5 Elina Svitolina and No.10 Kiki Bertens – all at Australian Open)

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[1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) vs. IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #73)

Head to : SIMONA HALEP leads 7-0

2020 PRAGUE CLAY O SF SIMONA HALEP 7-6(2) 6-3 92 mins 2018 SHENZHEN HARD O SF SIMONA HALEP 6-1 6-4 89 mins 2016 WUHAN HARD O R2 SIMONA HALEP 6-3 2-0 68 mins 2016 MADRID CLAY O QF SIMONA HALEP 6-3 0-6 6-1 96 mins 2012 HOBART HARD O R16 SIMONA HALEP 6-4 6-2 90 mins 2008 ITF/ CLAY O R1 SIMONA HALEP 7-5 6-2 n/a 2007 ITF/BUCHAREST 2 CLAY O QF SIMONA HALEP 6-3 6-4 n/a

SIMONA HALEP IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU 2 WTA RANKING 73 3 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 34 27-09-1991 (29) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 26-08-1990 (30) $1,728,990 YTD PRIZE MONEY $207,705 $36,837,011 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $5,362,661 3 / 22 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 4 0 / 1 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 9 29-9 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 12-8 21-2 / 391-170 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 5-6 / 174-177 6-0 / 116-57 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-0 / 66-57 5-1 / 52-56 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 40-42 11-0 / 131-45 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 5-3 / 88-63 1-0 / 40-49 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 6-29 5-1 / 104-76 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-4 / 12-46 0-0 / 35-15 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 10-18 * Updated entering 2020 Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE SECOND ROUND

[1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) vs. IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #73) R128: d. (ESP #70) 6-4,6-0 (1h22) R128: d. JIL BELEN TEICHMANN (SUI #53) 6-4,4-6,6-3 (2h30)

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2019 2019 QF L - AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA #51) 6-2 6-4 R3 L - AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA #51) 7-6(6) 6-4 2018 2018 F W - (USA #10) 3-6 6-4 6-1 R3 L - (FRA #7) 6-1 6-3 2017 2017 F L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #47) 4-6 6-4 6-3 R1 L - MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (COL #115) 7-6(2) 6-4 2016 2016 R16 L - (AUS #24) 7-6(0) 6-3 R16 L - (USA #108) 6-3 6-4 2015 2015 R2 L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #70) 7-5 6-1 R3 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #4) 6-3 6-2 2014 2014 F L - (RUS #8) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 R3* L - (USA #130) 6-4 6-0 2013 2013 R1 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #20) 3-6 6-2 6-2 R1 L - SÍLVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP #85) 6-3 6-2 2012 2012 R1 L - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #26) 6-1 6-3 R2 L - (EST #23) 6-4 6-1 2011 2011 R2 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #6) 6-0 6-2 R2 L - (RUS #14) 6-1 6-1 2010 2009 R1 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #7) 7-5 6-1 R3* L - (RUS #153) 2-6 6-4 6-3 2009 R2* L - VITALIA DIATCHENKO (RUS #153) 2-6 6-1 6-3

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Making her 11th main draw appearance at Roland • Making ninth appearance at Roland Garros (11th Garros (12th overall) overall), where she has made 3r or better four times • Was R-Up in 2014 (l. Sharapova) and 2017 (l. Osta- in past five years penko) before lifting title in 2018 (d. Stephens in F) • Deepest of these runs was during R16 showing in • In 2017 final, led Ostapenko 6-4 3-0 with game point 2016 (l. Rogers), while fell in 3r in 2015, 2018 and before losing, however turned the tables in 2018, 2019 having been a set and a break down to Stephens • By reaching R16 alongside Halep in 2016, it was first • Triumph here in 2018 made her the 49th woman in time since 1997 two Romanian women reached R16 the Open Era to win a Slam, and second Romanian at Paris since 1997 (Spirlea and Dragomir) woman to win one (Ruzici, also here in Paris in 1978) • Also a doubles quarterfinalist here in 2017 (w/S. • Is one of three Romanian women to reach final in Zheng, l. Barty/Dellacqua). Playing doubles this year Paris, following in footsteps of Mihai (1977 - R-Up) w/Olaru (face No.3 seeds Mertens/Sabalenka in 1r) and Ruzici (1978 - Champion, 1980 - R-Up) • Began 2020 singles campaign by breaking seven • Made Grand Slam main draw debut in Paris as quali- times during hard-fought 1r victory over Teichmann fier in 2010 (l. eventual R-Up Stosur in 1r) • Faces No.2 Halep in 2r today; owns two Top 5 • Roland Garros girls’ singles champion in 2008, and victories in her career, over No.4 Muguruza at 2016 is one of six players to go on to win the women’s title Madrid and No.5 Ostapenko at 2018 Madrid in Paris, after Francoise Durr, Mima Jausovec, Hana • Six of her seven most recent Top 20 wins came on Mandlikova, Jennifer Capritati and clay (seven out of twelve overall) • Sixth time contesting a Slam as top seed and second • Along with Halep, is one of seven Romanians in time at Roland Garros (also during title run in 2018) the draw this fortnight (also Bara, Bogdan, Cirstea, • Won the final 10 games of the match to see off Sorri- Niculescu and Tig) bes Tormo in 1r on her 29th birthday on Sunday • This is the first time she has faced one of her compa- • Overall Slam win-loss record now stands at 94-37 - triots at a Grand Slam (main draw or qualifying) only seven active players have registered more wins • After win over Teichmann on Sunday, overall Grand • Faces No.73 Begu in 2r; last loss to a player outside Slam win-loss record stands at 26-34 Top 50 was against No.116 Townsend in 2r at 2019 • Record in Grand Slam 2r matches is 6-11 US Open • Owns fine record on clay, winning 2017 Bucharest • Has a perfect 12-0 career record in WTA tour-level – her most recent WTA title – finishing R-Up at 2011 matches against Romanians - including five wins Marbella and 2011 Budapest and also reaching eight over Begu. Only meeting at a Slam was a 3s win other SFs on the surface versus Buzarnescu during 2019 Wimbledon title run • Owns 20-7 record in Grand Slam 2r matches • Her 29-9 win-loss record gives here the fourth best win percentage in Paris (.763) among active players • Has made QF or better in all five events in 2020, posting 21-2 record - only Rybakina (29-7), Mertens (27-10) and Muguruza (22-6) have more victories • After success over Sorribes Tormo, has now won 15 matches in a row, following title runs at Dubai (four wins), Prague (five wins) and Rome (five wins) - the longest streak (at any level) of her career, surpassing 2015’s run of 14 when she lifted trophies at Dubai and Indian Wells, then made SF at Miami • Owns nine clay court titles - the second-most among active players: V.Williams (9) and S.Williams (13) • Since 2013, when she won her first of 22 titles, only S.Williams (27) has won more silverware • Fortnight of Roland Garros will see her move to 325 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 – the longest active streak (ahead of Ka.Pliskova). Should she win the title here, she will overtake Barty and return to No.1 for the first time since January 27, 2019 • Since the start of 2016 season has scored 71 wins on clay, the second most on tour after Bertens (78) SIMONA IRINA-CAMELIA HALEP VS BEGU

GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Contesting landmark 40th Grand Slam main draw of • Contesting 35th Grand Slam main draw at 2020 her career at 2020 Roland Garros Roland Garros • Winner of two Grand Slam titles, lifting first at 2018 • Best results at the majors are R16 showings at 2015 Roland Garros (d. Stephens in F) followed by an Australian Open (l. Bouchard) and 2016 Roland historic 2019 Wimbledon run (d. S.Williams in F) Garros (l. Rogers) • Became first Romanian to lift the singles title at the • Also made 3r at Wimbledon in 2015, Roland Garros All England Club, defeating S.Williams in 56 minutes in 2015 and 2018-19, and 2r at US Open in 2012, • Posted three runner-up finishes in Paris in 2014 (l. 2014 and 2018 Sharapova in 3s), 2017 (l. Ostapenko in 3s) and at • Made Grand Slam debut at 2011 Roland Garros, Australian Open in 2018 (l. Wozniacki in 3s) reaching 2r (d. Rezai, l. Kuznetsova) • Was the first Romanian woman to advance to final at • In doubles, reached SF stage at 2018 Australian Australian Open in 2018 (l. Wozniacki) Open (w/Niculescu), and QF at 2017 Roland Garros • Best result at US Open is SF run in 2015 (l. eventual (w/Zheng), 2018 Wimbledon (w/Buzarnescu) and champion Pennetta) (w/Niculescu)

SEASON SEASON

• Last Monday, captured her 22nd career title at Rome • Produced 2r showing at Rome (as qualifier, l. Konta) (d. No.4 Ka.Pliskova in F) - now owns the fifth-most • Suffered 1r exit at US Open (l. Kvitova) titles among active players, behind Serena (73), • Made first WTA SF in over two years at Prague in Venus (49), Clijsters (41) and Kvitova (27) mid-August (l. eventual champion Halep); win over • On her return, won title at Prague (d. Mertens in F) No.43 Sevastova in 1r was first over a Top 50 player • Prior to tour’s five-month hiatus, clinched her 20th since 2018 Roland Garros career title at Dubai (d. Rybakina in F) • Fell 1r at Palermo (l. Siegemund) • Reached eighth career Grand Slam SF at Australian • Prior to tour’s hiatus was in good form, winning the Open (l. Muguruza) title at WTA 125K Series event at Indian Wells and • Opened 2020 season with QF appearance at Ade- another title at $100K ITF/Cairo-EGY laide (l. Sabalenka) • In opening month of the season, fell 1r at Shenzhen (as qualifier, l. Kr.Pliskova) and Australian Open (l. Bertens). Also contested qualifying at Hobart

CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES

• Ended 2019 ranked No.4 for sixth consecutive year • Ended 2019 at No.99 – sixth straight Top 100 finish in the Top 5. Season highlighted by winning second • Season highlight was 3r run at Roland Garros (l. career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. S.Williams) Anisimova) and three QF runs at Hobart (l. Schmied- • Also in 2019 finished R-Up at Madrid (l. Bertens) lova), Budapest (l. Vondrousova) and Bucharest (l. and QF at Roland Garros (as defending champion, l. Siegemund) Anisimova) and Toronto (ret. vs. Bouzova w/Achilles • In doubles in 2019, won Hua Hin (w/Niculescu), her pain) ninth doubles title • Ended 2018 season as World No.1 for the second • Won two doubles titles in 2018 – Shenzhen and time in her career, with season highlighted by maiden Bucharest – finishing the year at a career-best No.23 Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (d. Stephens in F) in the WTA Doubles Rankings. Reached SF stage of • Also won titles in 2018 at Shenzhen (d. Siniakova in 2018 Australian Open doubles event w/Niculescu F) and Montréal (d. Stephens in F) and was R-Up at • Reached two singles SFs - Shenzhen and Istanbul - Australian Open (l. Wozniacki), Rome (l. Svitolina) and one QF in 2018. Also defeated No.5 Ostapenko and Cincinnati (l. Bertens) at 2018 Madrid for second Top 5 win of career having • Won first career WTA doubles title at 2018 Shenzhen also beaten No.4 Muguruza at 2016 Madrid (w/Begu). Now 1-1 in career doubles finals • Highlight of 2017 was lifting fourth singles title of her • Finished 2017 as the year-end World No.1, having career at Bucharest without dropping a set (d. Goerg- ascended to the No.1 spot for first time in career on es in F); also took home the doubles trophy without October 9, 2017 – became the 25th woman to reach dropping a set w/Olaru the top spot, and the 13th to hold year-end No.1 SIMONA IRINA-CAMELIA HALEP VS BEGU

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Defended Madrid title in 2017 (d. Mladenovic in F); • Also in 2017 reached two SFs: Istanbul (l. Mertens) reached four more finals in 2017: Rome, Roland Gar- and (l. Kasatkina), and one QF at Charles- ros, Cincinnati and . 2016 season highlighted ton (l. eventual champion Kasatkina) by three titles, at Madrid, Bucharest and Montréal • Represented at 2016 Rio Olympics, • Has spent 64 weeks as World No.1 making 1r exits in singles (l. Hibino) and doubles (w/ • Made Top 10 debut on January 27, 2014 and has Niculescu, l. Chan/Chan) remained there ever since - the longest active streak • Other notable results in 2016 included SF at Rome • She won her first six WTA titles in the same calendar (l. S.Williams), QF at Charleston (l. Kerber) and QF year in 2013, and was the first to do so since Steffi at Madrid (l. Halep) Graf in 1986. This led to her being named the WTA • Posted career-best ranking at No.22 (August 22, Most Improved Player at the end of the year 2016) • Between May 2013 and August 2014, improved rank- • In run to QF at 2016 Madrid was one of four Roma- ing from No.64 to No.2, winning seven titles nians for reach QF – which was first time this had • Broke into Top 100 on October 4, 2010, Top 50 occurred at a Premier Mandatory event (also Halep, on September 12, 2011 and Top 20 on August 26, Cirstea and Tig). Secured two milestones during 2013Has qualified six times for WTA Finals in Singa- Madrid: career-best win vs. No.4 Muguruza, and pore (2014-19, although withdrew injured in 2018), 300th match win of career (all levels) with R16 defeat reaching final in 2014 (l. S.Williams, having defeated of McHale the World No.1 in the round robin stage) • Has won four WTA singles titles from seven finals, • Named 2013 WTA Most Improved Player, winning lifting the trophies at 2012 Tashkent, 2015 , her first six WTA titles and ending year ranked No.11 2016 Florianopolis and 2017 Bucharest • Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Marbella as a • Owns nine WTA doubles titles from 16 finals, most qualifier, reaching quarterfinals recently at 2019 Hua Hin (w/Niculescu) • Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014-19; • Struggled with right shoulder injury in 2013 – first Romanian Olympic Team, 2012 felt pain at and missed three • Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Romania months of action in 2006 • Holds 12 singles titles and 19 doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Voted WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2011 (media vote)

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Reunited with long-time coach, Darren Cahill during • Coached by Teador Bolanu offseason after taking a 12-month break. Co-coach is • Started playing tennis at age 3 with aunt, who was a Artemon Apostu-Efremov coach • Formerly coached by Wim Fissette, Victor Ionita and • Did gymnastics and played handball when younger Daniel Dobre, who was alongside her during 2019 • Idol growing up was Wimbledon triumph • Sponsorship portfolio includes deals with Mercedes, Unilever and is an Ambassador for Dubai Duty Free • Sponsors a children’s hockey team back in Romania through the Simona Halep Foundation MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM

[3] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #5) vs. [Q] RENATA ZARAZUA (MEX #178)

Head to Head: First meeting

ELINA SVITOLINA RENATA ZARAZUA 5 WTA RANKING 178 19 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 100 12-09-1994 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 30-09-1997 (22) $301,249 YTD PRIZE MONEY $54,275 $19,536,209 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $215,703 2 / 15 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 17-7 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 1-0 16-7 / 281-153 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 7-10 3-1 / 84-51 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 4-4 6-0 / 58-44 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 3-1 7-1 / 61-33 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 3-2 0-0 / 33-38 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-1 2-1 / 61-69 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-1 4-1 / 25-22 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 1-1 * Updated entering Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE SECEOND ROUND

[3] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #5) vs. [Q] RENATA ZARAZUA (MEX #178) R128: d. (RUS #89) 7-6(2) 6-4 (1h37) R128: d. (FRA #525) 6-1 6-2 (1h04)

ROLAND GARROS Tournament History * Qualifying match

ELINA SVITOLINA RENATA ZARAZUA 2019 2018 R3 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #19) 6-3 6-3 R1* L - TAMARA ZIDANSEK (SLO #122) 6-1 7-5 2018 R3 L - MIHAELA BUZARNESCU (ROU #33) 6-3 7-5 2017 QF L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 3-6 7-6(6) 6-0

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2016 R16 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-1 6-1 2015 QF L - (SRB #7) 6-3 6-2 2014 R2 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #12) 7-5 6-2 2013 R2 L - (USA #25) 7-6(5) 6-1 2012 R2* L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #121) 6-1 7-5 2011 R1* L - ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA (RUS #93) 6-1 6-4

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Making her eighth main draw appearance at Roland • Making Grand Slam main draw debut this week as Garros (10th overall) qualifier • Two-time quarterfinalist here, in 2015 (l. Ivanovic) • Recovered from 4-0 down in the opening set to beat and 2017 (l. Halep - led 6-3 5-1 and held 1MP) Danilovic in opening round of qualifying - had previ- • Falling in QF in 2017 snapped a nine-match winning ously fallen at the first hurdle in qualifying on her only streak, having won the title at Rome the week prior three Grand Slam outings (Roland Garros, Wimble- • Also reached R16 in 2016 (l. S.Williams) don and US Open in 2018) • Won the girls’ singles title here in 2010, defeating • Dropped just 13 more games in next two rounds of Jabeur in the championship match - one of 10 former qualifying, beating Tomova and Seguel champions of the junior event in the senior draw • In 1r on Monday, committed just 13 unforced errors this year (also Kanepi, Cornet, Halep, Mladenovic, in comfortable win over French wildcard Jacquemot Jabeur, Kasatkina, Badosa, Gauff and Fernandez) • Including run in Paris, has posted 11-2 record since • Seeded No.3 this fortnight - her highest position at a the tour moved to clay (also was R-Up at $25k ITF/ major. Previous highest was No.4 at 2017 Wimble- Prague-CZE and reached R16 in WTA 125K Series don and US Open, and 2018 Australian Open and event in Prague Roland Garros • Competing this week on career-high singles ranking • Edged past Gracheva in hard-fought 1r encounter - of No.178 the match featured 13 breaks of serve • Back in February, became the first Mexican woman • Overall Slam win-loss record now stands at 60-30 to reach a tour-level SF since 1993 when Galvadon • Faces No.178 Zarazua in 2r today. A loss would mark reached SF in San Juan, after advancing to the final her worst-by-ranking since falling to No.228 Castano four in her home country event in Acapulco at WTA 125K Series event in Cali in 2013 • Faces off against No.5 Svitolina in today’s 2r; highest • Has never lost to player ranked outside Top 50 in ranked player previously faced was upset win over previous seven main draw appearances in Paris No.35 Stephens at 2020 Acapulco (worst by ranking: No.33 Buzarnescu in 2018), while • One of eight players from qualifying to reach the 2r worst defeat across all Slams was to No.127 Osaka (also Bara, Errani, Podoroska, Rakhimova, Sharma, at Tauson and Trevisan); the furthest a qualifier has • Owns a 18-6 record in Grand Slam 2r matches (5-2 ever been in Paris is the QF, which has happened 12 at Roland Garros) times (most recently in 2012 - Shevedova) • Has reached the second week of a major at least • Lone player representing Mexico this fortnight - next once in each of the last five seasons - 2015 (Roland highest-ranked Mexican on WTA rankings is No.273 Garros, R16), 2016 (Roland Garros, R16), 2017 (Ro- Zacarias land Garros, QF, Wimbledon, R16, US Open, R16), 2018 (Australian Open, QF, US Open, R16), 2019 (Australian Open, QF, Wimbledon, SF, US Open, SF). In only Slam appearance this season, fell in 3r at Australian Open (l. Muguruza) • Has reached the QF or better in four of eight tourna- ments contested this season: Hua Hin (QF), Monter- rey (WON), Rome (QF) and Strasbourg (WON) • Owns five clay titles in her career; 5-0 in finals, winning Marrakech (2015), Istanbul (2017), Rome (2017-18) and Strasbourg (2020) - level with Kvitova as the sixth most successful active player on the surface • Posted one win on clay in 2019, defeating V.Williams in 1r at Roland Garros. Received w/o into 3r due to withdrawal of Kozlova (l. Muguruza). Fell in opening rounds at Madrid (l. Parmentier) and Rome (after 1r bye, l. Azarenka) • One of five Ukrainian women competing this fortnight (also Kostyuk, Kozlova, Yastremska and Zavatska) ELINA RENATA SVITOLINA VS ZARAZUA

GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Making 31st consecutive Grand Slam main draw • Making Grand Slam main draw debut at 2020 Roland appearance at 2020 Roland Garros Garros • Tied best Grand Slam result by reaching 2019 US • Previously fell at first hurdle in qualifying for Roland Open SF (l. S.Williams), also made this stage at Garros, Wimbledon and US Open in 2018 2019 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Halep) - pre- • As a junior, competed in the girls’ events at Roland vious QF record at Slams was 0-4 Garros, Wimbledon and US Open • Became the first woman from Ukraine to reach a major SF; on the men’s, Medvedev made that stage at Roland Garros in 1993 (SF) and 1999 (R-Up) • Elsewhere, has posted QF showings at 2015 Roland Garros (l. Ivanovic), 2017 Roland Garros (l. eventual R-Up Halep), 2018 Australian Open (l. Mertens) and (l. eventual champion Osaka) • Highest seeding at a Slam is No.3 at 2020 Roland Garros SEASON SEASON

• Coming off title run at Strasbourg (d. Rybakina in F); • Comes into Paris on the heels of two impressive per- now owns 15-3 record in WTA finals; third player to formances: a R-Up finish at $25K ITF/Prague-CZE (l. win multiple titles in 2020 (also Halep and Kenin) Cepelova) and a R16 showing at WTA 125K Series • In first tournament following the Tour’s five-month Prague Open (d. Bouchard in 1r, l. Melnikova) hiatus, reached QF at Rome (l. Vondrousova) • Upon return to play, fell in opening round of qualify- • During the tour’s break, played exhibitions on hard, ing in Lexington (l. Fernandez) grass and clay in Germany and • Prior to tennis’ hiatus, reached QF at $25K ITF/ • Won title at Monterrey (d. Bouzkova in F) Irapuato-MEX • Fell 1r at Dubai (l. Brady) and 2r at Doha (after 1r • In February, made SF at Acapulco (l. Fernandez) - bye, l. Anisimova) was the first Mexican woman to reach last four at a • Made QF at Hua Hin (l. Hibino) WTA event since 1993 when Galvadon reached SF • In Fed Cup action, lost only singles rubber to Kon- in San Juan taveit even though Ukraine beat Estonia 2-1 in Group • Fell in 1r at WTA 125K Series event at Newport 1 promotional play-off Beach • Fell 3r at Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up Muguru- • Produced SF showing (I. Seguel) at $25K ITF/Vero za) Beach, FLA-USA • Kicked off season falling in 1r at Brisbane (l. Collins) • Opened season with 2r showing at $25K ITF/Dayto- na Beach, FLA-USA

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• Finished 2019 at No.6, her third consecutive Top 10 • Ended 2019 ranked No.280 (down from No.258 in finish 2018 and No.248 in 2017) • Season highlight was reaching the title match as • Last year, reached SF three times on ITF Circuit. defending champion at the Shiseido WTA Finals (l. Also made R16 at WTA 125K Series event at New- Barty) port Beach, fell 1r at Acapulco (l. S.Zheng), Monter- • Loss to Barty ended her nine-match unbeaten run at rey (l. Diyas) and Strasbourg (as qualifier, l. Siege- the year-end championship having gone undefeated mund) and contested qualifying at Bogotá in the RR stage from 2018-19 • Won first tour-level match during 2r showing at 2018 • In 2018, won 13th – and most prestigious – career Acapulco (d. Kr.Pliskova, l. Gavrilova). Also in 2018, title at 2018 WTA Finals (d. Stephens in F), after fell in qualifying at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and going 3-0 during round robin stage. Ended year US Open ranked No.4. Also won titles at Rome (as defending • Posted then-career-high ranking of No.186 on June champion, d. No.1 Halep in F), Dubai (as defend- 18, 2018 ing champion, d. Kasatkina in F) and Brisbane (d. Sasnovich in F) ELINA RENATA SVITOLINA VS ZARAZUA

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Enjoyed stand-out 2017, finishing year at No.6, • In 2016, rose over 200 places in the ranking (finish- winning a tour-leading five titles and posting sec- ing No.291), posting 39-30 record (predominantly on ond-most wins (53, behind Wozniacki with 60) ITF Circuit) • Season culminated by qualifying for WTA Finals in • WTA qualifying debut came at 2016 Acapulco, while Singapore, becoming first Ukrainian woman to quali- maiden main draw was 1r exit at 2016 Florianopolis fy for the season-ending tournament in singles (fell at (as qualifier, l. Pella) round robin stage with 1-2 record) • Made Fed Cup debut in 2015; owns 11-10 win-loss • In 2017, became first player to win three Premier 5 ti- record representing her country in the competition tles in a single season (Dubai, Rome, Toronto), since • On ITF Circuit, owns two singles – at $10K Le- such tournaments were introduced in 2009 on-MEX and $10K La Bisbal d’Empordà-ESP in • One of five players to make Top 10 debut in 2017, 2016 – and 15 doubles titles after winning Dubai in February (also Ostapenko, Garcia, Mladenovic and Vandeweghe). Peaked in rankings at No.3 on September 11, 2017 • On four occasions could have reached World No.1 spot – at 2017 US Open, then needed to win 2017 Beijing (fell in QF), then needed to triumph at 2017 WTA Finals (failed to progress from group stage), or reach final at 2018 Australian Open (fell in QF) • End to 2016 season also saw her reach first SF at Premier Mandatory level at Beijing (l. A.Radwanska) Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai for the second time (l. Kvitova in F) • Reached three finals in 2016, winning Kuala Lumpur (d. Bouchard in F) and R-Up at New Haven (l. A.Rad- wanska) and Zhuhai (l. Kvitova) • Other 2016 season highlights included SFs at Dubai, Tokyo [PPO] and Moscow, and QF at Rio Olympics • Owns two career doubles titles: 2014 Istanbul (w/ Doi) and 2015 Istanbul (w/Gavrilova) • Made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Baku (lost in 1r but went on to win title there in both 2013 and 2014) • Played first ITF Circuit events of career in 2008 • Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2012-15, 2017, 2020

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Parents are Mykhaylo and Olena; brother is Yulian • Born in Mexico City but now resides in Tampa, Flori- • Coached by Andrew Bettles and added Marcos da, USA Baghdatis to her team during offseason. Has previ- • Favorite surface is clay and started playing tennis ously worked with Iain Hughes and Thierry Ascione aged five • Won the Jerry Diamond ACES Award in the 2018 • Lives with parents Jose Luis and Alejandra; has one WTA Awards, in recognition of promotion of women’s older brother who is about to graduate from Palm tennis to fans, media, and local communities by per- Beach Atlantic University where he is the No.1 player forming off-court promotional and charitable activities on their tennis team • Launched the Elina Svitolina Foundation on March • Away from the , she likes to go shopping 18, 2019 with a mission to encourage children, through the sport of tennis, to learn the values of hard work, self-discipline and the importance of giv- ing 100 percent every day in life MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM

[Q] SARA ERRANI (ITA #150) vs. [5] KIKI BERTENS (NED #8)

Head to Head: SARA ERRANI leads 5-0

2016 OLYMPICS HARD O R1 SARA ERRANI 4-6 6-4 6-3 2014 CHARLESTON CLAY O R2 SARA ERRANI 6-3 37 mins 2013 ACAPULCO CLAY O QF SARA ERRANI 6-4 6-4 97 mins 2013 PARIS HARD I SF SARA ERRANI 5-0 25 mins 2011 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH GRASS O R1 SARA ERRANI 7-6(6) 6-1 83 mins

SARA ERRANI KIKI BERTENS 150 WTA RANKING 8 134 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 20 29-04-1987 (33) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 10-12-1991 (28) $64,729 YTD PRIZE MONEY $486,082 $13,270,559 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $11,216,232 0 / 9 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 10 0 / 27 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 10 22-11 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 13-8 4-2 / 375-274 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 13-5 / 222-164 2-1 / 100-93 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 5-3 / 65-63 1-0 / 86-55 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 47-51 3-1 / 181-98 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 3-2 / 99-42 0-0 / 13-54 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 23-25 0-0 / 37-89 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 36-46 1-1 / 29-22 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 28-11

* Updated entering 2020 Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE SECOND ROUND

[Q] SARA ERRANI (ITA #150) vs. [5] KIKI BERTENS (NED #8) R128: d. (PUR #98) 6-2,6-1 (0h53) R128: d. (UKR #112) (2h05)

ROLAND GARROS Tournament History * Qualifying match

SARA ERRANI KIKI BERTENS 2018 2019 R1 L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #34) 2-6 6-2 6-3 R2 L - VIKTORIA KUZMOVA (SVK #46) 3-1

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2017 2018 R2 L - (FRA #14) 6-2 6-3 R3 L - (GER #12) 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 2016 2017 R1 L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #102) 6-3 6-2 R2 L - CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #48) 6-3 7-6(5) 2015 2016 QF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-1 6-3 SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 7-6(7) 6-4 2014 2015 QF L - (GER #27) 6-2 6-2 R1 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #18) 6-1 4-6 6-2 2013 2014 SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-0 6-1 R16 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #27) 1-6 6-2 7-5 2012 2013 F L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) 6-3 6-2 R1 L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #30) 5-7 7-5 6-2 2011 2012 R2 L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #29) 6-1 6-2 R1 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #36) 2-6 6-4 6-4 2010 2011 R1 L - (KAZ #36) 6-1 7-5 R1* L - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #124) 6-4 3-6 6-3 2009 R1 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #8) 7-6(3) 6-3 2008 R1 L - (ARG #40) 6-4 4-6 7-5 2007 R1* L - (ROU #122) 6-2 6-4

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Making her 12th main draw appearance (13th over- • Making ninth main draw appearance at Roland all) at Roland Garros where she is a former finalist Garros (10th overall), where she enjoyed her Slam • Reached only Grand Slam singles final here in Paris breakthrough with SF run in 2016 (l. S.Williams) in 2012 (l. Sharapova in F) – defeated four seeds en • Was ranked No.58 during 2016 run, upset No.3 route to final Kerber in 1r and No.9 Bacsinszky in QF; was the first • Also advanced to SF in 2013 (l. eventual champion Dutch woman to reach the last four in Paris since S.Williams) and QFs in 2014 (l. Petkovic) and 2015 Marijke Schaar in 1971 (l. SF), and at any Slam, (l. eventual champion S.Williams) since Betty Stove at 1977 US Open (l. SF) • Won Roland Garros doubles title in 2012 (w/Vinci); • Also made R16 at 2014 Roland Garros (as qualifier, also a finalist in 2013-14 (both w/Vinci) l. Petkovic), which was the first time she had ad- • Negotiated three rounds of qualifying without drop- vanced past the 2r at a major in 15 appearances ping a set to reach the main draw this fortnight (d. • Last year, came in as No.4 seed and one of the Gorgodze, Guerrero Alvarez and Martincova) favorites after winning first Premier Mandatory title • In 1r on Monday, ousted Puig in 53mins to record her at Madrid however had to retire in 2r match with first main draw win in Paris since 2017 (as qualifier, Kuzmova due to illness d. Doi, l. Mladenovic) • Made Grand Slam main draw debut here in Paris in • Improves record in Grand Slam matches to 59-41 2012 (as qualifier, l. McHale in 1r) • Faces No.8 Bertens today in their sixth career meet- • Enters this tournament as No.5 seed - has now been ing, having only dropped one set against the Dutch seeded at a Slam 16 times and four times in Top 8 woman which came in their most recent meeting at • The No.5 seed has won the title only once in Paris - 2016 Rio Olympics Henin in 2006 • Owns 15-10 record in 2r at the majors (4-2 in Paris) • Came from a set down to defeat No.122 Zavatska in • Today marks her first meeting against a Top 10 play- 1r on Monday - her first win since the tour’s restart in er since 2018 Istanbul (l. No.2 Wozniacki); overall re- August cord vs. such players is 13-54, with her most recent • Result improves record across all four majors to victory coming over No.4 Kvitova at 2015 Wuhan 35-31 • One of four Italians in draw this fortnight (also Giorgi, • Faces No.150 Errani today. Last loss to a player Paolini and Trevisan) outside the Top 100 was to the 15-year-old No.110 • One of eight players from qualifying to reach 2r (also Gauff at 2019 Linz Bara, Podoroska, Rakhimova, Sharma, Tauson, • Lowest-ranked player she has lost to in Paris is Trevisan and Zarazua) No.48 Bellis in 2017; last time upset by a player • Competing in Paris ranked No.150 - up from No.251 ranked outside Top 100 at a major was No.103 this time last year Vondrousova at 2018 US Open (in terms of ranking, • Owns an exceptional record on clay, with seven her worst main draw defeat at a Slam was against titles and 181 career main draw match wins on the No.143 Puchkova at 2012 US Open) surface. No active player has won more matches on • Is 10-7 in 2r at the majors, most recently falling at clay. Next in line are S.Williams (174), Kuznetsova this stage here in Paris last year (l. Kuzmova via ret. (168), V.Williams (167) and Stosur (148) w/illness) • All seven of her clay court titles have come at In- • Since the start of 2016 season has scored 78 wins ternational tournaments, helping her post 137 main on clay, the most on Tour ahead of Halep at 70 draw wins at this level – the most since this tier was • Owns six clay titles, fifth most among active players introduced in 2009 (Goerges is next with 128) - only trails S.Williams (13), V.Williams (9), Halep (9) and Errani (7) • Posted a tour-leading 17-5 record on clay in 2019 including winning the title at Madrid (d. Halep), a R-Up finish at Palermo (l. Teichmann) and a SF run at Rome (l. Konta) • One of two Dutch players in main draw (also Rus) SARA KIKI ERRANI VS BERTENS

GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Contesting her 42nd Grand Slam main draw at 2020 • Playing 32nd Grand Slam main draw at 2020 Roland Roland Garros Garros • Reached only Grand Slam singles final at Roland • Deepest run across the Slams came with SF show- Garros in 2012 (l. Sharapova in F) – defeated four ing at 2016 Roland Garros (l. R-Up S.Williams) seeds en route to final • Enjoyed her best result at Wimbledon in 2018 by • Also advanced to SF in Paris in 2013 (l. eventual reaching QF (l. Goerges). Became first Dutch woman champion S.Williams) and QFs in 2014 (l. Petkovic) to reach QF at Wimbledon since Krajicek in 2007 and 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams) • In 2018 reached 3r for first time at both Australian • Best result across other Slams include QF at 2012 Open (l. eventual champion Wozniacki) and US Australian Open (l. Kvitova), 3r at Wimbledon in 2010 Open (l. Vondrousova) (l. A.Radwanska) and 2012 (l. Shvedova) and SF at • Is a two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist in doubles, US Open in 2012 (l. S.Williams) at (w/Larsson, l. Goerges/ • Completed career doubles Grand Slam by winning Groenefeld) and 2016 Roland Garros (w/Larsson, l. 2014 Wimbledon title (w/Vinci); pair won five Grand eventual champions Garcia/Mladenovic) Slam doubles titles from eight finals SEASON SEASON

• Coming off qualifying exit at Rome (l. Begu) and 2r at • In Strasbourg, retired with left Achilles injury in third WTA 125K Series event in Prague (l. Tauson) set of 2r match with Ostapenko (after 1r bye) • Upon the Tour’s return, reached QF at Palermo (l. • In first tournament back, also fell 2r at Rome after 1r eventual champion Ferro). Marked first Tour-level QF bye (l. Hercog) since 2019 Bogota (as LL, l. Sharma) • Prior to the tour’s hiatus, made 3r exit at Doha (after • Prior to the tennis’ hiatus, only Tour-level appearance 1r bye, l. S.Zheng) of 2020 was 2r showing at Acapulco (as qualifier, l. • Won 10th career title at St. Petersburg (d. Rybakina ) in F); lost only 25 games en route to title, the lowest • Also contested qualifying at Auckland, Australian games lost of all champions this year Open and Monterrey • Now owns 10-5 record in WTA finals • Participated thrilling Fed Cup tie against ; scored wins in both singles matches (d. Sasnovich and Sabalenka), lost deciding doubles rubber w/ partner Schuurs 10-8 in third set • Advanced to R16 at Australian Open for the first time (l. Muguruza) • Opened 2020 campaign at with QF run (l. Osaka) CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES

• Ended 2019 ranked No.200. Best result of 2019 was • Ended 2019 ranked No.9, her joint-best finish of QF at Bogotá (l. Sharma); fell 1r four times and in career (also No.9 in 2018) qualifying on five occasions, and won one singles • Reached a career high ranking of World No.4 in 2019 title on ITF Circuit following her first Premier Mandatory title at Madrid • Ended 2018 just outside Top 100 (at No.108) after a (defeated four Grand Slam champion en route - Os- campaign in which she reached QF at Rabat (l. Mer- tapenko, Kvitova, Stephens and Halep in F). tens); reached 3r at Charleston and captured won • Also became first woman to win Madrid title without one WTA 125K Series singles title and 27th career dropping a set doubles title –– at Auckland (w/Schoofs) • Other season highlights included lifting the trophy • Ended 2017 season ranked No.143 (previous at St. Petersburg (d. Vekic in F) and final runs at year-end finish outside the Top 100 came in 2006 at Palermo (l. Teichmann), Zhuhai (l. Sabalenka), and No.171). Missed around two months of 2017 season on home soil in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (could not convert (August to October) due to an anti-doping violation; five championship points in loss to Riske) departed tour following 2017 Washington DC, return- ing with SF run at Tianjin in October (l. Sabalenka) SARA KIKI ERRANI VS BERTENS

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Following return to competition at end of 2017, • Also in 2019 became the third alternate to win a won ITF $60k-Suzhou-CHN and reached SF at ITF match at the WTA Finals since the round robin format $100k-Dubai-UAE (l. Bencic). was introduced in 2003 - also Bartoli (2007, 2011) • Posted ninth successive Top 50 season in 2016. and A.Radwanska (2008-09). Defeated No.1 Barty in Recorded four straight Top 20 seasons from 2012-15 Shenzhen to record her first win over the Australian including back-to-back Top 10 finishes in 2012 (No.6) and second win over a reigning World No.1, having and 2013 (No.7) also defeated Halep in 2018 Cincinnati final • 2016 season highlighted by winning ninth (and • Won 55 matches in 2019 – the second most of the biggest) WTA singles title of career at Premier-level season, behind Barty (56) Dubai (d. Strycova in F) – owns 9-10 record overall • Struck 457 aces in 2019 - the second most on Tour in finals, and reached at least one final every year behind Ka.Pliskova with 488 between 2011-2016 • Won the WTA Jerry Diamond ACES Award in 2019, • Was previously 0-4 in Premier-level singles finals, granted to the player who consistently goes above finishing runner-up at 2014 Rome, 2014 Paris [In- and beyond in promoting the sport of women’s tennis doors], 2013 Dubai and 2013 Paris [Indoors] to fans, media and local communities by performing • Represented in doubles w/Vinci at 2016 Rio off-court promotional and charitable initiatives Olympics (l. Safarova/Strycova in QF); the team of • Enjoyed a break-out year in 2018, reaching a ca- Errani/Vinci reunited in Montréal for the first time reer-best four singles finals across the season and since playing Fed Cup in February 2015 breaking into the Top 10 (October 8, 2018) – first • Won her eighth WTA singles title – and first in two Dutch woman to be ranked in the Top 10 since Bren- years – at 2015 Rio de Janeiro (d. Schmiedlova da Schultz-McCarthy in 1996 in F) and finished runner-up at 2015 Bucharest (l. • Won the WTA’s Most Improved Player Award in 2018 Schmiedlova in F) • Lifted three titles in 2018, at Charleston (d. Goerges • Qualified for inaugural 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhu- in F), Cincinnati (d. World No.1 Halep in F – saved hai, but unable to progress past group stage 1mp) and Seoul (d. Tomljanovic in F). Reached one • Owns three Top 5 wins in her career: No.4 A.Rad- further final, at Premier Mandatory Madrid (l. Kvitova) wanska at 2013 Roland Garros, No.2 Li at 2014 • Scored WTA-leading 12 Top 10 wins in 2018. Prior to Rome, No.4 Kvitova at 2015 Beijing 2018, only had three Top 10 wins in her career • Dropped out of Top 10 after 2014 Miami for the first • Also reached SF on WTA Finals debut in 2018 (l. time since June 11, 2012 – rose as high as No.5 the Svitolina) week of May 20, 2013 • Season highlights in 2017 were titles at Nürnberg • Qualified for WTA Finals in singles in 2012 and 2013, and Gstaad, and posted first Premier Mandatory QF going 2-4 in round robin matches at Madrid • Owns 27 career doubles titles (27-14 in finals), most • Finished 2016 ranked No.22 in singles – big jump recently winning at 2018 Auckland (w/Schoofs) from her season-ending ranking of No.101 in 2015 • In total, spent 87 weeks as doubles World No.1 • Played on Netherlands Olympic team at 2016 Rio • Member of victorious Italian Fed Cup teams in 2009- Olympics – fell in 1r (l. Errani) 10 and 2013 • Won maiden career singles title at 2012 Fès as a qualifier in just her second main draw appearance; currently owns 10-5 career record in singles finals (most recently 2020 St. Petersburg) • Owner of 10 WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2018 Brisbane (w/Schuurs) • Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2011 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. 1r) • Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in the Neth- erlands in 2006; has won seven singles titles and 11 doubles titles at this level • Netherlands Fed Cup Team, 2011-2012, 2014-2020 SARA KIKI ERRANI VS BERTENS

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Coached by Pablo Lozano Beamud • Coached by former WTA player Elise Tamaela. For- • Introduced to tennis at age 5 by father merly coached by Raemon Sluiter (announced the • Speaks Italian, Spanish and English end of their four-year partnership in November) • In November 2019, married her husband Remko de Rijke, who has been involved as part of her team as a physio and fitness coach. The two announced their engagement in November 2018 • Won the 2019 WTA Jerry Diamond ACES Award and the 2018 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year Award • Fan-voted as May 2019 WTA Player of the Month • Parents are Rob and Doré; sisters are Joyce and Daisy • Started playing at age 6. Tennis idol growing up was MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM

[WC] TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #157) vs. [6] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #9)

Head to Head: SERENA WILLIAMS leads 5-0

2020 US OPEN HARD O QF SERENA WILLIAMS 4-6 6-3 6-2 132 mins 2015 CINCINNATI HARD O R2 SERENA WILLIAMS 7-5 6-3 90 mins 2014 BEIJING HARD O R2 SERENA WILLIAMS 6-2 6-3 72 mins 2011 EASTBOURNE GRASS O R1 SERENA WILLIAMS 1-6 6-3 6-4 124 mins 2007 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R1 SERENA WILLIAMS 5-7 6-1 6-1

TSVETANA PIRONKOVA SERENA WILLIAMS 157 WTA RANKING 9 52 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 13 13-09-1987 (33) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 26-09-1981 (39) $425,000 YTD PRIZE MONEY $998,306 $4,922,095 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $93,542,122 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 73 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 23 13-12 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 66-13 5-1 / 167-219 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 17-5 / 834-143 1-1 / 37-74 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 7-5 / 168-65 0-1 / 51-39 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 6-5 / 113-57 1-0 / 48-63 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 174-35 0-1 / 12-37 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 175-72 1-1 / 22-81 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 306-98 0-0 / 10-15 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 70-13 * Updated entering 2020 Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE SECOND ROUND

[WC] TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #157) vs. [6] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #9) R128: d. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #95) 6-3,6-3 (1h13) R128: d. (USA #102) 7-6(2),6-0 (1h41)

ROLAND GARROS Tournament History

TSVETANA PIRONKOVA SERENA WILLIAMS 2017 2019 R2 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #6) 3-6 6-3 6-2 R3 L - SOFIA KENIN (USA #35) 6-2 7-5

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2016 2018 QF L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #24) 6-4 7-6(6) R16 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #30) W/O 2015 2016 R3 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #40) 6-4 6-1 F L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #4) 7-5 6-4 2014 2015 R2 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #8) 7-5 6-2 F W - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #13) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 2013 2014 R1 L - (CAN #77) 6-1 7-6(2) R2 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #35) 6-2 6-2 2012 2013 R2 L - (ITA #12) 2-6 6-3 6-1 F W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) 6-4 6-4 2011 2012 R2 L - GISELA DULKO (ARG #51) 6-4 6-2 R1 L - (FRA #111) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 2010 2010 R1 L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #23) 6-4 6-3 QF L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #7) 6-2 6-7(2) 8-6 2009 2009 R1 L - (USA #97) 7-5 6-2 QF L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #7) 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5 2008 2008 R2 L - (ESP #33) 4-6 6-3 6-1 R3 L - (SLO #24) 6-4 6-4 2007 2007 R1 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #8) 5-7 6-1 6-1 QF L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #1) 6-4 6-3 2006 2004 R2 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #26) 6-2 6-3 QF L - (USA #6) 6-3 2-6 6-3 2003 SF L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #4) 6-2 4-6 7-5 2002 F W - (USA #2) 7-5 6-3 2001 QF L - JENNIFER CAPRIATI (USA #4) 6-2 5-7 6-2 1999 R3 L - MARY JOE FERNANDEZ (USA #37) 6-3 1-6 6-0 1998 R16 L - ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO (ESP #5) 4-6 7-5 6-3

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Making 13th Grand Slam main draw appearance at • Making 18th appearance at Roland Garros - second Roland Garros, and first since 2017, having spent among active players behind V.Williams - 23) over three years away from Tour to give birth and • Is also making Slam appearance number 76 - in raise her son Alexander (born April 2018) Open Era, trails only V.Williams (87) • Best result here in Paris came with QF run in 2016 (l. • A three-time champion in Paris, in 2002 (d. V.Wil- Stosur). That year, defeated No.18 Errani and No.2 liams in F), 2013 (d. Sharapova in F) and 2015 (d. A.Radwanska en route to the last eight Safarova in F). Finalist in 2016 (l. Muguruza) • Became first Bulgarian woman to reach the last eight • Made debut here in Paris in 1998 (reaching R16), in Paris since in 2005 which was only second appearance at a major, after • Made main draw debut here in 2006, but did not Australian Open earlier that year progress beyond 2r until her 10th appearance, mak- • Only years missed playing here since then were ing the 3r for the first time in 2015 (l. Stephens) 2000, 2005-06, 2011 and 2017 (due to pregnancy) • In first match here in Paris for over three years, de- • Bidding to win her fourth Roland Garros singles title, feat Petkovic in straight sets – it was her first win on which would see her join Justine Henin and Helen clay since overcoming Barthel in opening match here Wills Moody in fourth place on the all-time titles lead- in 2017 (l. Svitolina in 2r that year) erboard (after Evert - 7; Graf - 6; Court - 5) • Now owns a 48-48 record across all four Slams • Victory this fortnight would see her tie ’s • Faces S.Williams today for the second Slam in a row, on 24 Grand Slam singles titles, the having fallen to her in QF at US Open 21 days ago all-time record. Her record in Slam finals is 23-10 • A win against No.8 S.Williams would be her 13th • In the Open Era, Williams’ 11-year gap between Ro- defeat of a Top 10 player, with a current record of 12- land Garros titles in 2002 and 2013 (without winning 37. Her last Top 10 win came here in 2016, defeating another Roland Garros title during that time) is the No.2 A.Radwanska longest gap for a woman at any Grand Slam • Owns a 7-22 record in Slam 2r matches – has fallen • Williams also owns the record for the longest span at this stage in Paris six times between Roland Garros titles in the Open Era – • Today’s winner faces either Strycova or Krejcikova including winning other Roland Garros title(s) during • Entered 2020 Roland Garros on a wildcard (current that time – at 13 years (2002-15) ranking is No.157). Best result by a wildcard here • Two-time Roland Garros doubles champion with was Pierce making QF in 2002 sister Venus in 1999 (d. Hingis/Kournikova in F) and • ’s sole representative in the women’s singles 2010 (d. Peschke/Srebotnik in F) main draw • Win over Diatchenko in 1r here in 2019 marked • One of four mother’s in main draw (also Azarenka, 800th main draw victory - most among active players Tig and S.Williams) • Among active players, has played the most matches (79) and has the highest match winning percentage 66-13 (.835) at Roland Garros (including 1r win) • Seeded No.6; the No.6 seed has won the title in Paris four times in Open Era, most recently Li in 2011 • Defeated Ahn in 1r on Monday – improved to 50-14 against fellow Americans in Slams and 6-4 in Paris • Win-loss record across the Slams is 357-51 - most wins in Open Era, ahead of Navratilova (306-49) • Also improves to 75-1 record in Slam 1r matches - sole loss came here in 2012 (l. No.111 Razzano) • Faces Pironkova in 2r today; receovered from a set SEASON and a break down to win in their recent US Open QF • Has lost only four times in her career to a player ranked outside the Top 100: No.149 Anne Miller (1995 Québec qualifying), No.127 Tian Tian Sun (2005 Beijing), No.111 Virginie Razzano (2012 Ro- land Garros) and No.116 Rogers (2020 Lexington) • Has only suffered two 2r exits at the Slams – on Slam debut at 1998 Australian Open (l. V.Williams) and 2014 Roland Garros (l. Muguruza) • Turned 39 on Saturday – is the second-oldest of 26 thirtysomethings in the draw (after V.Williams – 40) • Owns 13 career clay court titles - most among active players (followed by Halep and V.Williams on nine) TSVETANA SERENA PIRONKOVA VS WILLIAMS

GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Contesting 49th Grand Slam main draw appearance • A 23-time Grand Slam singles winner, ahead of Ste- at 2020 Roland Garros fanie Graf (22) on Open Era leaderboard, and behind • Had not missed a major between making her debut only Margaret Court (24) all time at 2006 Australian Open through 2017 Wimbledon • Her titles were won at Australian Open: 2003, 2005, • Became first player representing Bulgaria (male 2007, 2009-10, 2015, 2017; Roland Garros: 2002, or female) to reach a Grand Slam SF when she 2013, 2015; Wimbledon: 2002-03, 2009-10, 2012, advanced to last four at 2010 Wimbledon. Defeated 2015-16; US Open: 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012-14 No.13 Bartoli and No.2 V.Williams en route before • Owns a 23-10 record in Slam finals, with losses com- falling to Zvonareva) ing at 2001 US Open (l. V.Williams), 2004 Wimble- • At the other majors, best result at Roland Garros is don (l. Sharapova), 2008 Wimbledon (l. V.Williams), a QF run in 2016 (d. No.2 A.Radwanska en route, l. 2011 US Open (l. Stosur), 2016 Australian Open (l. Stosur); became first Bulgarian woman to reach the Kerber), 2016 Roland Garros (l. Muguruza), 2018 last eight in Paris since Sesil Karatantcheva in 2005. Wimbledon (l. Kerber), 2018 US Open (l. Osaka), At US Open, made QF in 2020 (l. S.Williams) but is 2019 Wimbledon (l. Halep) and 2019 US Open (l. yet to pass 2r at Australian Open Andreescu) • Aged 35y 125d at the end of , is the oldest player to win a major in the Open Era • Boasts the longest span of Grand Slam singles glory all-time. Pre-Open Era, Moody won her majors over the course of 15y 9.5m. Serena won her first Slam at 1999 US Open, 17y 6.5m before her 2017 Australian title. WTA legends Evert, Navratilova and Graf all won their Slams over a 12 year span

SEASON SEASON

• Returned to tennis at 2020 US Open, after a three- • Withdrew from Rome this month w/Achilles injury year break to give birth and raise son Alexander • Made SF run at US Open (l. eventual champion (born April 2018) Azarenka - made history by becoming the first pair of • Made a dream comeback in New York, reaching the mothers to reach the semifinals at the same major) QF (l. S.Williams) • Made 3r exit at Western & Southern Open (l. Sakkari • 2020 US Open was her first tournament since 2017 - led 7-5 5-3); 2h48m 2r win over Rus was longest Wimbledon (l. Wozniacki in 2r) match since l. Razzano at 2012 Roland Garros • In Flushing Meadows, caused major upset by defeat- • Made QF at Lexington (l. Rogers). Beat sister Venus ing No.16 and finalist Muguru- in 2r in their 31st meeting – now leads their head-to- za in 2r. Other big win during the fortnight was over head 19-12 (13-9 on hard courts and 8-5 on US soil) No.18 seed Vekic • With a combined age of 79y 19d, S.Williams vs. V.Williams was the highest combined age in a match since 2004 Charleston when Navratilova (47) faced Frazier (31), with a combined age of 79y 28d • Loss to No.116 Rogers was 14th to a player ranked outside the Top 50, and most recent since 2017 Auckland to No.72 Brengle, while last to a player outside the Top 100 came against No.111 Razzano PERSONAL at 2012 Roland Garros • In last tournament before tour’s hiatus, fell 3r at Australian Open (l. Q.Wang) before participating in Fed Cup action going 1-1 in singles as USA defeated Latvia 3-2 (d. Ostapenko, l. Sevastova) • Began 2020 with 73rd career title at Auckland (d. Pegula in F) for first championship since giving birth to her daughter in 2017– also finished R-Up in dou- bles w/Wozniacki (l. Townsend/Muhammed); overall record in finals stands at 73-25 • At 44m, 6-1 6-1 SF defeat of Anisimova in Auckland is currently shortest completed match of the year TSVETANA SERENA PIRONKOVA VS WILLIAMS

CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES

• Finished 2017 ranked No.162. Of her 16 year-end • Highlights of 2019 season were her 32nd and 33rd rankings, has ended the year outside the Top 100 Grand Slam finals, at Wimbledon (l. Halep) and US only on five occasions Open (l. Andreescu) • Season highlights of 2017 were reaching QF at • Reached one further final last year at Toronto (ret. vs. Nottingham (l. Safarova) and R16 at Eastbourne (l. Andreescu w/back injury) Halep) • With 73 career singles titles, ranks fifth on the Open • Also in 2017, reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. Svitoli- Era list of most titles, after (167), na) and Wimbledon (l. Wozniacki) (154), (107) and Margaret • Ended 2016 at No.66 for 11th non-consecutive Top Court (92) 100 finish. Career-best finish was No.35 in 2010 • All three finals in 2019 – Wimbledon, Toronto and US (rose as high as No.31 the week of September 13 Open – came in consecutive tournaments that year) • Ended 2019 ranked No.10, her first year-end finish • Highlight of 2016 was first Grand Slam QF in five inside the elite ranking bracket since 2016 (at No.2) years, at Roland Garros (l. Stosur). Was only the • Other highlights last season were reaching QF at sixth major where she has achieved back-to-back Australian Open and partnering with to wins during her career (after 2010 Wimbledon, 2011 contest Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon (reaching 3r) Wimbledon, 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon and • Defeated World No.1 Halep in R16 at Australian 2015 Roland Garros). Now also 2020 US Open (QF) Open – at 37 years, is oldest player to defeat the • Other notable result was reaching QF at Birmingham reigning World No.1 (as qualifier, l. Strycova) • Reached two Grand Slam finals in 2018, at Wimble- • Represented Bulgaria at the Rio Olympics, making 1r don (l. Kerber) and US Open (l. Osaka). Made return exit in singles (l. Siegemund) to Tour following birth of daughter Olympia at 2018 • Owns one career singles title at 2014 Sydney (as Indian Wells qualifier, achieved three Top 10 wins: vs. No.7 Errani • Ended 2017 ranked No.22, despite playing only two in QF, No.6 Kvitova in SF and No.9 Kerber in F). events all season, and both in January. Broke streak Ranked No.107 at time, was the lowest-ranked play- of 10 consecutive Top 20 finishes. Overall, has 16 er to win a title in 2014 Top 10 finishes to her name (most recently in 2019) • Competed in front of home fans at Tournament of – third-most behind Navratilova (20) and Evert (19) – Champions-Sofia in 2012 (SF) and 2014 (RR) including five as the year-end No.1 • Bulgarian Fed Cup Team, 2003-13, 2015-16; Bulgari- • Holds distinction of being the oldest No.1 in WTA an Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 history – set record when most recent streak began on February 18, 2013. Spent her 319th week at No.1 in May 2017. Third on all-time list after Graf’s 377 and Navratilova’s 332 • Held the top ranking for 186 consecutive weeks (through 2016 US Open) which equaled the record held by Graf (186 weeks, August 17, 1986 through March 10, 1991) • Has registered 17 career wins over (eight different) No.1 ranked players, second-most behind Navratilo- va (18) • Singles gold medalist at London 2012 Olympics • Along w/sister Venus held all four Grand Slam titles at same time, from 2009 Wimbledon through 2010 Roland Garros – third pair to do so (also Navratilova/ Shriver and Fernandez/Zvereva). Also teamed with Venus to win three Olympic gold medals: 2000 Syd- ney, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London • Spent eight weeks as co-No.1 in doubles (w/V. Wil- liams); one of six players to hold No.1 in singles and doubles simultaneously (also Navratilova, Hingis, Sánchez Vicario, Davenport and Clijsters) • Holds single-season prize money record of $12,385,572, achieved in 2013 TSVETANA SERENA PIRONKOVA VS WILLIAMS

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Gave birth to her son, Alexander, in April 2018 • Coached by father Richard Williams and mother Ora- • Married husband Mihail Mirchez in July 2016 cene Price; coaching consultant is Patrick Mourato- • Coached Kiril Enchev Pironkov (father) glou; hitting partner is Jarmere Jenkins • Gave birth to daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. on September 1, 2017 • Married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in Novem- ber 2017 in New Orleans • Launched her own clothing line, ‘Serena’, in late 2018 MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM

[10] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #14) vs. ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK #161)

Head to Head: First meeting

VICTORIA AZARENKA ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA 14 WTA RANKING 161 4 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 133 31-07-1989 (31) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 13-09-1994 (26) $1,866,538 YTD PRIZE MONEY $114,042 $32,222,043 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,413,395 1 / 21 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 3 0 / 8 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 23-12 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 4-6 15-4 / 466-182 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 5-4 / 76-102 3-2 / 88-64 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-2 / 31-31 3-0 / 69-44 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 13-22 4-1 / 97-47 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 35-34 2-1 / 69-73 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 1-8 5-2 / 125-102 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 7-15 0-0 / 46-14 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 3-9 * Updated entering 2020 Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE

[10] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #14) vs. ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK #161) R128: d. DANKA KOVINIC (MNE #74) 6-1,6-2 (1h1) R128: d. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #76) 6-4,6-4 (2h6)

ROLAND GARROS Tournament History

VICTORIA AZARENKA ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA 2019 2019 R2 L - (JPN #1) 4-6 7-5 6-3 R1 L - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #1) 0-6 7-6(4) 6-1 2018 2018 R1 L - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #54) 7-5 7-5 R1 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #40) 6-4 5-7 9-7 2016 2016 R1 L - (ITA #118) 6-3 6-7(6) 4-0 R1 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #4) 3-6 6-3 6-3

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2015 2015 R3 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 3-6 6-4 6-2 R1 L - ALISON VAN UYTVANCK (BEL #93) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) 2013 2014 SF L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) 6-1 2-6 6-4 R3 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #35) 6-2 6-4 2012 2013 R16 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #16) 6-2 7-6(4) R2 L - (USA #54) 7-5 6-2 2011 QF L - NA LI (CHN #7) 7-5 6-2 2010 R1 L - GISELA DULKO (ARG #45) 6-1 6-2 2009 QF L - (RUS #1) 1-6 6-4 6-2 2008 R16 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #4) 6-2 6-3 2007 R1 L - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #85) 6-1 6-1 2006 R1 L - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #27) 0-6 6-3 9-7

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Making her 13th appearance at Roland Garros • Making seventh main draw appearance at Roland • Best result in Paris came with SF run in 2013 (l. Garros eventual R-Up Sharapova) • Best result here was 3r run in 2014 (d. V.Williams • Made QF stage in 2009 (d. defending champion in 2r, l. Muguruza) - her joint-best result at a major, Ivanovic in R16, l. Safina) and 2011 (l. Li) having also made this stage at 2015 US Open (l. • Doubles R-Up in 2009 (w/Vesnina, l. Median Garri- Kvitova) gues/Ruano Pascual) and mixed doubles champion • Also reached 2r on her Grand Slam main draw debut in 2008 (w/B.Bryan d. Srebotnik/Zimonjic) here in 2013 (as qualifier, l. Hampton) • Last year in Paris, led 6-4 4-2 before eventually • Has fallen 1r on last four visits, in 2015 (l. Van Uyt- losing to top seed Osaka in 2r vanck), 2016 (l. Muguruza), 2018 (l. Begu) and 2019 • Contesting 51st major this fortnight - one of 10 active (l. Osaka - was two points from victory at 6-0 6-5 up) players to reach the half century of appearances • Win over V.Williams in 1r on Sunday ended a run of • Won all eight service games during 1r win over 12 consecutive opening round losses at the majors, Kovinic; now owns 134-47 win-loss record across stretching back to 2016 Australian Open (did not play the Slams - fourth-most wins (after S.Williams - 357, a Slam in 2017 nor 2019 and 2020 US Opens) V.Williams - 269 and Kuznetsova - 153) • Overall Grand Slam win-loss record improves to 9-23 • Faces No.161 Schmiedlova in 2r; has only ever lost • Faces No.14 Azarenka in 2r today. Owns seven to three players outside Top 100 at a major - No.217 career Top 20 wins: No.20 Errani (2015 Budapest), A.Radwanska (2006 Wimbledon), No.118 Knapp via No.15 A.Radwanska (2015 Cincinnati), No.11 ret. (2016 Roland Garros) and No.110 Siegemund Wozniacki (2015 Wuhan), No.15 Vinci (2015 Zhuhai), (2019 Australian Open) No.13 Bacsinszky (2016 Sydney) and No.8 Vinci • Record in Grand Slam 2r matches stands at 36-4 (2016 Rio Olympics) and No.20 Mertens (2019 • One of seven players who have held the WTA World Madrid) No.1 singles ranking and one of 11 Grand Slam win- • In terms of ranking, best win at a major was over ners in this year’s starting field No.29 V.Williams in 2r at 2014 Roland Garros • Is one of four mothers in this year’s Roland Garros • Record in Grand Slam 2r matches stands at 2-4 field – also Pironkova, Tig and S.Williams. At this • Contesting 2020 Roland Garros under a special year’s US Open she made history alongside S.Wil- ranking of No.93 due to undergoing knee surgery in liams by becoming the first pair of mothers to reach the summer of 2019 the semifinals of the same Grand Slam • Previously has been seeded twice at a Slam, at 2015 • Won sole clay court title at Marbella in 2011 US Open No.32) and 2016 Australian Open (No.27) • Is seeded for the first time at a major since returning • Has won two WTA titles on clay, at 2015 Bucharest from maternity leave in 2017 and 2018 Bogota. Also on the surface was R-Up at • Is one of 26 thirtysomethings in this year’s draw 2015 Rio de Janeiro and reached two further SFs GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Contested landmark 50th major at 2020 US Open – • Contesting 24th Grand Slam main draw at 2020 one of nine active players to reach this milestone Roland Garros • Two-time major champion, winning Australian Open • Reached 2r on her Grand Slam main draw debut at in 2012 (d. Sharapova in F) and 2013 (d. Li in F) 2013 Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. Hampton) • Also a three-time runner-up, at 2012 (l. S.Williams in • Best results are 3r showings at 2014 Roland Garros 3s), 2013 (l. S.Williams in 3s) and 2020 US Open (l. (l. Muguruza) and 2015 US Open (l. Kvitova) Osaka in 3s) • At Australian Open, made 2r in 2014 and 2015, while • Advanced to Wimbledon SF in 2011 and 2012, while has never been beyond 1r at Wimbledon best result at Roland Garros is also SF run in 2013 • Seeded twice at Grand Slam level, at 2015 US Open • Four-time doubles R-Up, at (w/ (No.32) and 2016 Australian Open (No.27) Peer), 2009 Roland Garros (w/Vesnina), 2011 Aus- • Contested three of the four majors as a junior, finish- tralian Open (w/Kirilenko), 2019 US Open (w/Barty) ing R-Up at Roland Garros in 2012 (l. Beck) • Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/ Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland Garros (w/B.Bryan). Most recently finished as mixed doubles R-Up at 2018 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray) • Won girls’ singles titles at the Australian Open and US Open in 2005 VICTORIA ANNA KAROLINA AZARENKA VS SCHMIEDLOVA

SEASON SEASON

• Coming off QF showing at Rome (l. Muguruza); beat • Coming off 2r exit at Istanbul (l. Sasnovich) No.5 Kenin 6-0 6-0 in 2r to register first Top 5 win • Returned to action at Prague WTA 125K Series since 2019 Stuttgart (d. No.4 Ka.Pliskova) event, where she advanced to QF (l. Cocciaretto) • Finished R-Up for the third time at US Open (l. Osa- • Prior to hiatus, suffered 1r exit at Acapulco (l. ka in 3s); now 21-18 in singles finals Potapova) and fell 2r at Monterrey (as qualifier, d. • Upset No.11 Sabalenka, No.18 Mertens and No.8 V.Williams, l. Bouzkova) S.Williams en route to record the 122nd, 123rd and • Posted first wins of the season by triumphing in both 124th Top 20 wins of her career and reach first major Fed Cup matches against Great Britain, defeating final since 2013 US Open – seven-year between Dart and Watson major finals is second-longest in Open Era behind • Suffered 1r exit at Australian Open (l. Bencic) V.Williams (seven years, 207 days between 2009 • Opened season with qualifying exits at Brisbane and Wimbledon and 2017 Australian Open) Hobart • Made history alongside S.Williams in New York by becoming the first pair of mothers to reach the semi- finals at the same Grand Slam • Lifted 21st career title at Western & Southern Open when final opponent Osaka withdrew w/left ham- string injury • Suffered 1r exit at Lexington (l. V.Williams) in her second WTA event of 2020 • Opened 2020 season with 1r exit at Monterrey (l. Zidansek), having not contested any events in Aus- tralia due to personal reasons

CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES

• Last tournament of 2019 was the US Open, where • Finished 2019 ranked No.138, having ended season she fell to Sabalenka in 1r; also reached the doubles after 1r exit at Wimbledon (l. Puig) in order to under- final w/Barty (l. Mertens/Sabalenka) go knee surgery • Highlight of 2019 was 37th singles final at Monterrey • Had been enjoying return to form until Wimbledon, (d. No.5 Kerber in SF, l. Muguruza in F via ret. w/leg having finished R-Up at Hobart (l. Kenin) and scoring injury). Also made QFs at Acapulco (l. Kenin), Stutt- a Top 20 win at Madrid (d. Mertens) gart (l. Kontaveit via ret.) and Rome (l. Ka.Pliskova) • Career record in WTA finals stands at 3-2 • On February 2, 2019 returned to Top 50 for first time • Ended 2018 season back in Top 100, at No.77 following the birth of her child, Leo • Season was highlighted by third career title, at • Highlights of 2018 season included SF at Miami (l. Bogotá (d. Arruabarrena in F) and QF at Hiroshima Stephens) and QF at San Jose and Tokyo and Tashkent • Made return to tennis in June 2017 following birth of • Struggled throughout 2016 and 2017, posting a total first child in December 2016 of only six main draw match wins and finishing both • Comeback tournament was Mallorca, reaching 2r (d. years outside Top 100 Ozaki, l. Konjuh). Prior to 2017 Mallorca, last tourna- • Finished 2015 with a year-end high ranking of No.26 ment contested was 2016 Roland Garros (1r) (first Top 50 finish of career) • Followed this with R16 at Wimbledon (l. Halep). Did • Won her first two WTA singles titles in 2015, both at not play after Wimbledon due to personal reasons International level – the first at Katowice in April (d. • Ended 2016 ranked No.13, despite missing sec- Giorgi in F) and the second in July at Bucharest (d. ond half of season after going on maternity leave Errani in F). Also reached final at Rio de Janeiro (l. (announced pregnancy mid-July). Lifted three titles, Errani) at Brisbane and ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells • Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai at end of and Miami – third woman to achieve feat after Graf in 2015 season as an alternate – posted a win over 1994 and 1996 and Clijsters in 2005 Vinci in round-robin competition • Posted 26-3 record for first six months of 2016 with • Surpassed $1 million career prize money mark losses coming at the Australian Open (QF, l. Ker- during 3r run at 2015 US Open ber), Rome (2r, l. Begu) and Roland Garros (ret. vs. Knapp w/right knee injury) VICTORIA ANNA KAROLINA AZARENKA VS SCHMIEDLOVA

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Limited to total of 23 events over 2014-15 seasons • Owns seven career Top 20 wins: No.20 Errani (2015 due to variety of injuries Budapest), No.15 A.Radwanska (2015 Cincinnati), • Posted five consecutive Top 10 finishes between No.11 Wozniacki (2015 Wuhan), No.15 Vinci (2015 2009 and 2013, qualifying for the WTA Finals on Zhuhai), No.13 Bacsinszky (2016 Sydney), No.8 each occasion (l. Kvitova in 2011 final in Istanbul) Vinci (2016 Rio Olympics) and No.20 Mertens (2019 • Ascended to World No.1 after 2012 Australian Open Madrid) and held top spot for a total of 51 weeks • Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 Katowice; de¬- • Began 2012 with 26-match win streak – best start feated No.33 Cornet in career-first main draw match since Hingis went 37-0 in 1997. Went on to win • Winner of 12 singles titles on ITF Circuit tour-leading 69 matches in 2012, season highlighted • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2010 by six titles, finishing as WTA’s year-end No.1 and turned professional in 2011 • Won two medals for Belarus at 2012 Olympics • Member of Slovak Fed Cup team, 2012, 2014-20 bronze in singles and mixed doubles gold (w/Mirnyi) • Made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Kolkata • ITF Junior World Champion for 2005 – reached first tour-level semifinal at Guangzhou the same year

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Currently coached by Dorian Descloix. Formerly • Trains at Slovak National Tennis Centre in Bratislava coached by Wim Fissette, and Michael • Parents are Juraj and Martina. Has a brother, Juraj Joyce Jr, and younger sister Kristina, who plays the ITF • Gave birth to son Leo in December 2016 Circuit (career-high ranking No.412) • Introduced to tennis at age 7 by mother Alla; father’s • Coached by Milan Martinec; fitness trainer is Ladislav name is Fedor and older brother is Max Olasz MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM

BERNARDA PERA (USA #62) vs. AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA #29)

Head to Head: First meeting

BERNARDA PERA AMANDA ANISIMOVA 62 WTA RANKING 29 70 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 40 03-12-1994 (25) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 31-08-2001 (19) $261,137 YTD PRIZE MONEY $329,259 $1,437,896 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,889,409 0 / 0 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 1 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 2-2 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 6-2 5-8 / 33-38 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 10-7 / 44-27 1-5 / 11-18 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-3 / 9-14 3-4 / 8-16 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 3-2 / 10-4 1-2 / 16-10 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 2-2 / 13-6 0-2 / 1-4 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 3-7 0-3 / 2-11 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 6-10 0-0 / 1-3 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 3-5 * Updated entering Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE SECOND ROUND

BERNARDA PERA (USA #62) vs. AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA #29) R128: d. CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #171) 7-6(3),6-1 (1h26) R128: d. (GER #123) 6-2,6-0 (0h59)

ROLAND GARROS Tournament History

BERNARDA PERA AMANDA ANISIMOVA 2019 2019 R1 L - (UKR #67) 6-2 7-6(5) SF L - (AUS #8) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 2018 2017 R2 L - (AUS #25) 5-7 7-5 6-3 R1 L - (JPN #90) 3-6 7-5 6-4

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Making third main draw appearance in Paris this • Appearing in third career Roland Garros main draw week • Best result here - and across all Slams - was last • Best result came upon debut in 2018 with 2r showing year’s SF showing (l. eventual champion Barty) (d. Vesnina, l. Gavrilova) • Is one of 11 teenagers in women’s draw - eight • One of a tournament-leading 19 US women contest- reached the 2r ing this year’s draw - eight reached 2r • Committed just 17 unforced errors and won nine • Recovered from 5-3 down in the opening set to see straight games during 1r win over Korpatsch off Bellis in 1r and improve Slam record to 6-10 • Overall Grand Slam record now stands at 12-7 • Faces No.29 Anisimova in 2r today; in terms of rank- • Faces compatriot Pera in 2r today - one of four ing, a win today would be her best since upsetting match-ups between players from the same country No.22 Garcia during SF run at 2019 Lausanne (also Halep vs. Begu, Strycova vs. Krejcikova and • Looking to notch back-to-back main draw victories Siegemund vs. Goerges) for the first time since QF showing at 2019 Bronx • Owns a career record of 3-5 vs lefties, including 0-1 • Competing this week ranked No.62 in the world, in 2020 so far (l. Teichmann last week in Strasbourg) three spots shy of her career-high ranking of No.59 • Aside from last year here, best clay result was cap- achieved earlier this year on March 2 turing maiden title at Bogotá (d. Sharma in F); at 17y • Has reached three WTA SF on clay, at Prague, Laus- 222d was the youngest American to win a title since anne and Jurmala in 2019 S.Williams at 1999 Indian Wells (17y 169d) GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Contesting 11th Grand Slam main draw at 2020 • Is contesting eighth Grand Slam main draw at 2020 Roland Garros Roland Garros • Made Grand Slam debut at 2018 Australian Open, • Produced best Slam showing at 2019 Roland Gar- reaching 3r as a lucky loser (l. Strycova) – notched ros, becoming the first player born in 2000s – man or best win-by-ranking of her career with 2r upset of woman – to reach a SF (l. eventual champion Barty) No.10 Konta • Best previous result was a R16 run at 2019 Austra- • Has also made 2r at Roland Garros in 2018 and US lian Open (l. eventual R-Up Kvitova) Open in 2018 and 2020 • At 17 years and five months old, was the youngest • Fell 1r at Wimbledon in 2018 and 2019 player to reach R16 at Melbourne Park since Vaidiso- va in 2006 (16 yrs 281 days), and across all Slams since Paszek at 2007 US Open (16 yrs 277 days) • Also the youngest American to reach this stage of a Slam since S.Williams at 1998 Roland Garros (16y 254d) and at Australian Open since Capriati in 1993 • Fell 1r on Slam main draw debut at 2017 Roland Garros (as WC, l. Nara, having led 6-3 4-2) • Suffered 1r exit at 2018 US Open (l. Townsend); fell in qualifying in 2016 and 2017 • In juniors, won US Open girls’ singles in 2017 and was R-Up at 2016 Roland Garros SEASON SEASON

• Comes into Paris following two consecutive 1r exits • Arrives in Paris after a 2r showing in Rome (l. Yas- at Rome (l. Kuznetsova) and Strasbourg (l. Siniako- tremska) and 1r exit in Strasbourg (l. Teichmann) va), both in three tightly contested sets • Produced 3r showing at US Open, falling to Sakkari • Posted back-to-back 2r visits at Western & Southern • Made 2r exit at the Western & Southern Open (d. Open (l. Yastremska) and US Open (l. Sakkari) Riske, l. Pegula) • Returned to play in Lexington, falling to No.9 S.Wil- • Originally planned for return to play in Lexington, but liams in three sets in 1r withdrew due to a shoulder injury • Before hiatus fell 2r at Doha (l. No.3 Ka.Pliskova) • At Doha in February, withdrew prior to 3r match vs. and reached R16 at Indian Wells 125K (l. Doi) Kuznetsova (w/gastrointestinal illness)

BERNARDA AMANDA PERA VS ANISIMOVA

SEASON CONT. SEASON CONT.

• Fell 1r at Australian Open (l. Rybakina) in ninth ca- • Upset No.7 Svitolina in 2r at Doha to record her reer Grand Slam main draw appearance first Top 10 win of 2020 and third overall, also No.9 • Reached 2r at Adelaide (d. Strycova in 1r, l. Sabalen- Kvitova (2018 Indian Wells) and No.3 Halep (2019 ka) Roland Garros) • Win over No.31 Strycova in 1r at Adelaide marked • Made 1r exits at Australian Open (l. Diyas) and Dubai her best win-by-ranking since defeating No.22 Garcia (l. Strycova, having led 3-1 in third set) at 2019 Lausanne in July. Also defeated Strycova • Kicked off campaign with SF at Auckland (l. eventual (then-ranked No.32 at 2019 Bronx in August) champion S.Williams) – her first time reaching the • Opened 2020 campaign with qualifying exit at Bris- final four since 2019 Roland Garros (l. Barty) bane (l. Kostyuk)

CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES

• Ended 2019 ranked No.65 –her career best year-end • Highlight of 2019 season was winning maiden title at ranking and second consecutive Top 100 season Bogotá (d. Sharma in F); at 17y 222d was the young- (No.68 in 2018 est American to win a title since S.Williams at 1999 • Scored her second career Top 20 victory in 2019 Indian Wells (17y 169d) against No.16 Q.Wang at Prague.Also defeated • Finished 2019 ranked No.24 – the youngest of three No.10 Konta at 2018 Australian Open teenagers in the Top 50 (also Andreescu and Yas- • Reached a career high ranking of No.63 on July tremska). Other standout performances included SF 29, 2019 after back-to-back SF runs at Lausanne (l. run at Roland Garros – first player (man or woman) Ferro) and Jurmala (l. Kawa) born in 2000s to advance to this stage of a major – • Captured her ninth ITF singles title in 2019 at $100K QF showings at Mallorca and San Jose, and R16 ITF/Trnava 3-SVK (d. Blinkova in F) appearance at Australian Open – at 17 years and • Reached first Tour-level QF of career at 2018 five months old, was the youngest player to reach Charleston (l. eventual R-Up and No.14 Keys in 3s) R16 at a Slam since Paszek at 2007 US Open (16 • Nominated for WTA’s Breakthrough Player of the yrs 277 days) Month for April following 2018 run, which was even- • Scored maiden win over a Top 5 player during 2019 tually won by Bogdan (fan vote) Roland Garros, upsetting No.3 and defending cham- • As lucky loser, scored career first main draw win at pion Halep in QF the 2018 Australian Open (d. Blinkova 1r), first Top • Made Top 100 debut at No.95 on September 17, 100 win and Top 10 win (over No.10 Konta 2r) at the 2018, after reaching first WTA final at Hiroshima (as Australian Open (l. Strycova in 2r) qualifier, l. Hsieh) • Became first lucky loser to reach 3r of Australian • Also in 2018, upset No.9 Kvitova to become the Open since 1997 (Kleinova) joint-youngest player to reach R16 at Indian Wells, • Rose nearly 200 ranking places in 2017, ending sea- along with Majoli, who made SF in 1994 (both aged son at No.127 after posting 54-20 record (all levels) 16 years, 199 days) • Made WTA main draw debut at Guangzhou (l. Cor- • Made WTA main draw debut at 2017 Miami (l. net) and contested qualifying at US Open, Wuhan, Townsend in 3s), with Grand Slam bow coming at Linz and Moscow. Also made 1r exit at WTA 125K 2017 Roland Garros. Also in 2017, reached four ITF Series event at Limoges (l. Alexandrova) Circuit finals, winning $60k ITF/Sacramento, CA-USA • In 2015 won first titles on ITF Circuit at $10k ITF/ and finishing R-Up at $25k ITF/Curtiba-BRA, $80k Alkmaar-NED, $10k ITF/Breda-NED and $10k ITF/ ITF/Indian Harbour Beach, FL-USA and $60k ITF/ Rotterdam-NED. Also fell in qualifying at Québec Dothan, AL-USA City. Improved ranking from No.646 to No.361 • Owns six Top 20 wins: No.9 Kvitova (2018 Indian • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 Québec City Wells), No.11 Sabalenka (2019 Australian Open), • On ITF Circuit has won nine titles in singles and eight No.11 Sabalenka (2019 Roland Garros), No.3 Halep in doubles (2019 Roland Garros), No.7 Svitolina (2020 Doha) • Made debut on ITF Circuitin 2011 at $10k ITF/ and No.19 Riske (2020 Western & Southern Open) Landisville, PA-USA • In juniors, won US Open girls’ singles in 2017 and was R-Up at 2016 Roland Garros • Reached No.2 in junior world rankings BERNARDA AMANDA PERA VS ANISIMOVA

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Coached by former ATP World No.8 Guillermo • Coached by Alex Kuznetsov Canas • Mother is Olga, who was born and raised in Moscow; • Lives in Zadar, and trains in Zagreb, Croatia sister is Maria Anisimova-Egee and lives in New York • Parents are Valter and Lidija, siblings are Ana and • Born in New Jersey but moved to Miami at age 3 Andrea • Speaks English and Russian • Born in Zadar, Croatia, started playing tennis aged • Started playing tennis after going to her sister’s prac- five tices every day and eventually developed a passion • Favorite surface to play on is clay for the sport • Hobbies include reading, cycling, spending time with • Favorite surface is family and friends • Tennis idols growing up were Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova • Off the court enjoys music, running, writing, jet skiing and going to the beach • Has one dog named Miley MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM

CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #45) vs. ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH (BLR #96)

Head to Head: CAROLINE GARCIA leads 3-0

2018 NEW HAVEN HARD O R16 CAROLINE GARCIA 6-7(2) 6-2 6-4 180 mins 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R3 CAROLINE GARCIA 6-3 5-7 6-2 125 mins 2017 TOKYO HARD O R1 CAROLINE GARCIA 6-4 6-3 85 mins

CAROLINE GARCIA ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH 45 WTA RANKING 96 60 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 39 16-10-1993 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 22-03-1994 (26) $323,240 YTD PRIZE MONEY $309,761 $10,523,701 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $3,184,027 0 / 7 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 6 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 12-9 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 3-4 9-10 / 223-179 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 9-8 / 84-88 5-3 / 78-62 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 5-4 / 38-33 3-3 / 59-56 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-5 / 20-17 2-2 / 62-45 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 6-3 / 17-21 1-0 / 17-40 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 5-13 1-0 / 33-67 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 14-27 2-1 / 21-18 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 3-0 / 10-4 * Updated through entering 2020 Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE SECOND ROUND

CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #45) vs. ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH (BLR #96) R128: d. [17] (EST #21) 6-4,3-6,6-4 (2h05) R128: d. ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM (GER #104) 6-2,2-6,6-3 (1h44)

ROLAND GARROS Tournament History * Qualifying match

CAROLINE GARCIA ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH 2019 2019 R2 L - (RUS #117) 1-6 6-4 6-4 R1 L - (SLO #71) 4-6 6-2 8-6 2018 2018 R16 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #12) 6-2 6-3 R2 L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #22) 6-4 6-2

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2017 2017 QF L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) 7-6(3) 6-4 R2 L - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #34) 6-2 4-6 6-3 2016 2016 R2 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #2) 6-2 6-4 R1 L - CAGLA BUYUKAKCAY (TUR #83) 5-7 7-6(2) 6-2 2015 2015 R1 L - DONNA VEKIC (CRO #165) 3-6 6-3 6-2 R1* L - (AUS #200) 6-2 6-3 2014 2014 R1 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #12) 6-1 6-3 R1* L - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #117) 6-3 6-4 2013 R2 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-1 6-2 2012 R1 L - (GER #198) 3-6 6-4 6-3 2011 R2 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #8) 3-6 6-4 6-0 2010 R1* L - (POL #171) 6-3 6-0

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Contesting the Roland Garros main draw for the • Making her fifth main draw appearance at Roland milestone 10th time (11th overall) Garros (and seventh overall) • Best result here, and across all Slams, was QF • Has matched her best result here by reaching 2r, showing in 2017 (l. Ka.Pliskova) having also done so in 2017 (l. S.Zhang) and 2018 (l. • Was one of two French women to reach QF in 2017 Bertens) (also Mladenovic). The previous occasion more than • Fell 1r in 2016 (l. Buyukakcay) and 2019 (l. Hercog). one home player had reached the last eight in Paris Made qualifying exits in 2014 and 2015 was 1994 (Halard and Pierce) • Broke serve six times to beat Friedsam in 1r on • Also advanced to R16 in 2018 (l. Kerber) Sunday • At 2016 Roland Garros w/Mladenovic, won first • Overall Grand Slam win-loss record now stands at major doubles title. They were the first French pair 20-21 to win in Paris since 1971, when Gail Chanfreau and • Faces home favorite and No.45 Garcia today in 2r; Francoise Durr triumphed owns two Top 50 wins so far in 2020, over No.23 • Defeated No.21 Kontaveit in 1r on Sunday; in terms Mertens (Palermo) and No.19 Vondrousova (US of ranking, marked her best win at Roland Garros Open) (previously d. No.40 Begu during 2018 R16 run) • Bidding to win back-to-back matches for the fourth • Is now 2-1 vs. Top 30 ranked opponents in 2020, time this season - also at Palermo (QF), US Open having defeated No.3 Ka.Pliskova at US Open and (3r) and Istanbul (QF). By contrast, won back-to-back lost to No.21 Kontaveit at Rome matches four times across all of 2019 • Result improves overall Grand Slam record to 39-33 • Is 5-8 in 2r at the majors, most recently falling at this • Faces No.96 Sasnovich today in their fourth career stage at 2019 US Open (l. Jabeur) meeting but first on clay. Has fallen to players ranked • One of three Belarusian women competing this fort- below today’s opponent three times in 2020 - l. night - also Azarenka and Sabalenka also advanced No.262 Bouchard (Auckland), No.129 Cabrera (Ho- to 2r bart) and No.121 Martincova (Istanbul) • Playing doubles w/Kostyuk here. The pair face No.11 • Is 12-9 in 2r at the majors, most recently falling at seeds Hradecka/Klepac in 1r on Thursday this stage at 2020 Australian Open (l. Jabeur) • One of 11 French players in main draw - third best represented after USA (19) and (12) • Posted 10-8 record on clay in 2019, highlighted by R-Up finish at Strasbourg (l. Yastremska in F, having held 1MP) and R16 at Madrid (l. Kvitova) • Has appeared in three clay court finals across career, winning her maiden WTA title at 2014 Bogota, 2016 Strasbourg, while finishing R-Up at 2019 Strasbourg

GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Playing 34th Grand Slam main draw at 2020 Roland • Contesting 22nd Grand Slam main draw at 2020 Garros Roland Garros • Advanced to QF at 2017 Roland Garros (l. Ka.Plisko- • At 2020 US Open, was one of four Belarusian wom- va) for best Grand Slam singles result to date en to reach the 2r, marking the first in the Open Era • Has also reached R16 at 2017 Wimbledon (l. Konta), four Belarusian players made 2r at the same Slam 2018 Australian Open (l. Keys) and 2018 Roland (also Azarenka, Lapko and Sabalenka) Garros (l. Kerber) • Best Grand Slam result was R16 run at 2018 Wim- • Made US Open 3r in 2016 (l. A.Radwanska), 2017 (l. bledon (d. No.8 Kvitova in 1r, l. Ostapenko) Kvitova) and 2018 (l. Suárez Navarro) • Also posted 3r runs at 2018 (l. Garcia) and 2019 • In 2016 was doubles champion at Roland Garros Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova), 2018 US Open and R-Up at US Open (both w/Mladenovic) (l. eventual champion Osaka) and 2020 US Open (l. • In juniors, singles runner-up at 2011 US Open (l. Min) Putintseva) and was a semifinalist at the other three Slams • Made 2r at Roland Garros in 2017 and 2018 CAROLINE ALIAKSANDRA GARCIA VS SASNOVICH

SEASON SEASON

• Suffered 1r exit at Rome (l. Kontaveit) • Coming off QF run at Istanbul (l. Martincova) follow- • Fell 2r at Istanbul (l. Martincova) following a 3r run at ing a 3r showing at US Open (l. Putintseva) US Open (l. Brady) • Defeated No.19 Vondrousova in 2r at Flushing • Defeated No.3 Ka.Pliskova in 2r at Flushing Mead- Meadows to record her first Top 20 victory since ows to record her first Top 10 win since 2018 Tianjin 2019 Madrid (d. No.15 Kontaveit) title (d. No.6 Ka.Pliskova in F); career record vs. such • At Palermo reached first WTA QF in 18 months (as players stands at 17-40 qualifier, l. Martic). Also lost in qualifying at Prague • Fell 2r at Western & Southern Open (d. Stephens, l. • In Middle East, made 1r exit at Dubai (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Azarenka) Mladenovic). Contested qualifying at Doha • Prior to Tour’s hiatus, made first QF run of 2020 • Represented Belarus in Fed Cup play-off victory at Lyon, breaking a three-match losing streak at vs. the Netherlands. Teamed up with Sabalenka in Australian Open (l. Jabeur in 2r), and 1r exits at St. doubles to seal the victory (d. Bertens/Schuurs on a Petersburg (l. Ferro) and Qatar (l. Pera) third-set tie-break). In singles, d. Rus, l. Bertens • Opened 2020 campaign at Auckland, falling to • Opened season with 2r showing as Shenzhen (l. No.262 Bouchard in 2r before falling 1r at Hobart (l. Q.Wang) and 1r exits at Adelaide (as qualifier, l. No.129 Cabrera) Collins) and Australian Open (l. Minnen) CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES

• Highlights of 2019 campaign include capturing her • Posted third consecutive Top 100 season in 2019 seventh career WTA singles title at Nottingham and (finishing at No.67), down from No.30 in 2018, having reaching the finals at Strasbourg reached second career WTA final and first at a Pre- • Member of French Fed Cup team that won the mier tournament at Brisbane (as qualifier, l. Svitolina) 2019 competition final vs. Australia, teaming up • Other season highlights in 2018 include SF run at with Mladenovic to win the decisive doubles runner Moscow [River Cup] (l. Danilovic) and QF at Moscow against Barty/Stosur. Also took part in the team that [] (l. Konta) advanced to final vs. • Best Grand Slam result came with R16 run at 2018 • Fell out of the Top 20 on March 18, 2019 after hold- Wimbledon (d. No.8 Kvitova in 1r, l. Ostapenko) ing her position there since August 14, 2017 • Played all three ties during Belarus’ run to its first • In 2018, won sixth career title at Tianjin; also made Fed Cup final in 2017 – posted 5-1 record, including semifinals at Stuttgart and Madrid win over No.13 Stephens in final • Broke into the Top 5 on August 13, 2018 and reached • Other standout performances in 2017 were SF run at a career-high of No.4 on September 10, 2018 Biel and QF appearance at Premier-level Moscow • Became first player to win Wuhan and Beijing back- • Reached maiden WTA final, at 2015 Seoul (as quali- to-back in 2017. As a result, qualified for WTA Finals. fier, l. Begu) Was ranked No.30 on the Race to Singapore leader- • Made Top 100 debut on September 8, 2015 (after US board in May 2017 Open; rose from No.120 to No.97) • Best win of her career came over No.2 Halep in 2017 • In 2014 season won 11th and most recent singles ti- Beijing final tle on ITF Circuit. Also owns seven ITF doubles titles • 2017 Wuhan marked first Premier-5 level title and • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2013 Brussels; made 2017 Beijing marked first Premier-Mandatory crown; WTA main draw debut at 2014 US Open subsequently made Top 10 debut • Played first event of career at 2009 ITF/ 2-BLR • Won a career-best 48 main draw matches in 2017 (48-22 record, two titles) • Qualifying for WTA Finals in 2017, became the first Frenchwoman to compete at WTA Finals in singles since Mauresmo in 2006 (l. Henin in F) • Played 2015 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (l. Osaka in F) • Represented France at 2016 Rio Olympics in singles (2r) and doubles (1r, w/Mladenovic) • Member of French Fed Cup team that advanced to 2016 competition final vs. Czech Republic • Made professional debut at 13 on ITF Circuit in France in 2007 CAROLINE ALIAKSANDRA GARCIA VS SASNOVICH

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Coached by father, Louis Paul Garcia; Mother is • Working with Vlado Platenik. Previously coached by Marylene Aliaksandr Leniuchau • Played many sports when she was younger and • Studying physical culture at university in Minsk chose tennis because it was the one she enjoyed the • Mother is Natalia; younger sister is Polina. Started most playing at age 9; introduced to sport by fatherchau • Enjoys reading and spending time with family • Studying physical culture at university in Minsk • Endorsement portfolio includes Rolex, Nike, Yonex • Mother is Natalia; younger sister is Polina. Started and Sothys beauty products playing at age 9; introduced to sport by father MATCH NOTES ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2020 | $19,694,806 | GRAND SLAM

CORI GAUFF (USA #51) vs. [Q] MARTINA TREVISAN (ITA #159)

Head to Head: First meeting

CORI GAUFF MARTINA TREVISAN 51 WTA RANKING 159 44 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 164 13-03-2004 (16) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 03-11-1993 (26) $384,912 YTD PRIZE MONEY $108,440 $936,924 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $413,416 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 1-0 ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) * 1-0 9-6 / 20-11 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 2-9 3-4 / 9-4 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-1 3-1 / 6-1 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 1-1 2-1 / 2-1 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 2-7 1-0 / 2-2 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-1 3-2 / 4-4 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 0-2 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-0 * Updated entering 2020 Roland Garros 2r ROAD TO THE SECOND ROUND

CORI GAUFF (USA #51) vs. MARTINA TREVISAN (ITA #159) R128: d. [9] (GBR #13) 6-3,6-3 (1h42) R128: d. (ITA #75) 7-5,3-0 ret. (1h01)

ROLAND GARROS Tournament History * Qualifying match

CORI GAUFF MARTINA TREVISAN 2019 2019 R2* L - (SLO #131) 6-3 6-3 R2* L - TIMEA BABOS (HUN #148) 6-4 2-6 7-5 2018 R3* L - GRACE MIN (USA #197) 1-6 6-4 6-3

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ROLAND GARROS ROLAND GARROS

• Making main draw debut at Roland Garros this year, • Making main draw debut at Roland Garros this year, having fallen in qualifying in 2019 (l. Juvan) having fallen in qualifying in 2018 (l. Min in 3r) and • Won the girls’ singles title here in 2018, defeating her 2019 (l. Babos in 2r) good friend and doubles partner McNally in the final. • Only second career Grand Slam main draw appear- Was youngest to win the title since Hingis in 1993 ance, made debut at 2020 Australian Open falling to • Is among 10 former junior champions to start 2020 the eveutal champion Kenin in 1r draw • Made her way through three rounds of qualifying with • Playing fifth Grand Slam main draw this fortnight; wins over Vickery, Muhammed and Sharma dropping win-loss record is 9-4 (including 1r win) only one set en route to the main draw • At 16-years-old, is the youngest of 11 teenagers in • One of eight qualifiers or lucky losers to advance to draw (also Jacquemot, Tauson, Fernandez, Parry, the 2r - also Bara, Errani, Podoroska, Rakhimova, Kostyuk, Anisimova, Rakhimova, Burel, Juvan and Sharma (LL), Tauson and Zarazua Swiatek) • The best result by a qualifer in Paris is the QF most • A teenager has won a Grand Slam singles title 34 recently reached by Shvedova in 2012 (has hap- times (13 different players), most recently Andreescu pened a total of nine times) at 2019 US Open • The best result by a qualifier at any Grand Slam in • Defeated No.13 Konta in 1r for fourth career Top the Open Era is the SF – achieved by Alexandra 20 win: also No.8 Bertens (2019 Linz), No.4 Osaka Stevenson at 1999 Wimbledon and Christine Dorey (2020 Australian Open), No.11 Sabalenka (2020 (now Mathison) at 1978 Australian Open. Lexington) • Earned first Grand Slam main draw win in 1r over • With this being her first apperance at Roland Garros, compatriot Giorgi who was forced to retire in the has now advanced beyond 1r on her main draw de- second set due to a right elbow injury but at all four majors, previously defeating V.Williams • Win over No.75 Giorgi was first main draw victory of (2019 Wimbledon), Potapova (2019 US Open) and the year and first career win over a Top 100 oppo- V.Williams again (2020 Australian Open) nent • Faces No.159 Trevisan today in 2r, last loss to a • Prior to this tournament, only tour-level win came player outside the Top 100 came from No.130 Kor- over N.Kichenok in 1r at 2019 Charleston patsch in qualifying at 2019 Linz - Gauff would go on • Faces No.51 Gauff today in 2r; owns 1-1 record to win the title as a lucky loser against teenagers in 2020, beating Parry at WTA • Owns 3-0 career record in Grand Slam 2r matches 125K Series Prague and losing to Juvan in qualifying • Only second time in career playing a Grand Slam at Palermo match as the higher ranked player (as No.67, defeat- • The only Italian to win the title here was Schiavone ed No.74 Cirstea at 2020 Australian Open) in 2010 • Has never lost a WTA main draw match against a • All nine ITF Circuit singles titles have come on clay, player outside the Top 100 (5-0 record, 2-0 at Grand most recently at $25k ITF/Santa Margherita Di Pu- Slams), a loss today would be worst by-ranking la-ITA in 2019 loss since falling to No.334 Gleason at ITF $100k/ Bonita Springs-USA in ay of 2019 (Gauff was ranked No.340 at the time) • Won her career first clay court match at Tour level this year at Rome (d. Jabeur, l. Muguruza in 2r) • One of a tournament-leading 19 American women to start the tournament • Playing doubles this fortnight as well w/Mcnally as the No.16 seed, face WC team of Droguet/Janicjevic in 1r COCO MARTINA GAUFF VS TREVISAN

GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Contesting fifth Grand Slam main draw at 2020 • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at this year’s Roland Garros Australian Open, having gone through three rounds • On Grand Slam main draw debut in 2019, became of qualifying (d. Christian, Bonaventure, Bouchard) first 15-year-old to reach R16 at Wimbledon - and • Has contested qualifying at all four majors also appear on Centre Court - since Hingis in 1996 (l. • As a junior, reached the semifinals of both the Ro- eventual champion Halep) land Garros girls’ doubles and the Wimbledon girls’ • In 1r, defeated No.44 Venus Williams to become the doubles championships in 2009 youngest player (15y123d at end of tournament) to win a main draw match at Wimbledon since Capriati (15y100d) reached SF in 1991; and youngest at all Slams since Kournikova (15y93d) advanced to R16 at 1996 US Open (l. Graf) • Also competed at 2019 US Open (as WC, l. then- No.1 Osaka in 3r) • At 2020 Australian Open, defeated No.4 Osaka in 3r, becoming the youngest woman to beat a Top 5 oppo- nent at WTA level since Capriati (15y163d) defeated No.3 Sabatini in QF of 1991 US Open • Is only the third player in last 30 years to win seven or more Grand Slam matches before her 16th birth- day - also Capriati (28) and Hingis (20) • Is the first American woman in 30 years to reach the 3r in her first three majors • As a junior, won singles title at Roland Garros in 2018 (d. McNally) and was R-Up at US Open in 2017 (l. Anisimova), aged 13 – youngest finalist in history • Won US Open girls’ doubles title in 2018 (w/McNally)

SEASON SEASON

• Coming off 2r showing at Rome (d. Jabeur, l. Mugu- • Coming off qualifying losses at Rome (l. Doi in 1r) ruza in 3s). Marked her first WTA main draw on clay and Palermo (l. Juvan in 3r) • Made 1r exit at US Open (l. Sevastova) - her first 1r • Between those two events, made 2r at Prague WTA loss at a major 125K event (l. Grammatikopoulou) • Returned to tennis at Lexington, reaching the SF (l. • Before hiatus fell in qualifying at Monterrey (l. Voege- eventual champion Brady), before 1r exit at Western le) and Acapulco (l. Dolehide) & Southern Open (l. Sakkari) • Reached QF at ITF $100k/Cairo 4-EGY (l. Bolsova) • At 2h 50m, upset of No.11 Sabalenka in 2r at Lex- • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at Australian ington was the longest of her career – five minutes Open after coming through three rounds of qualifying longer than her win over Hercog at 2019 Wimbledon (d. Cristian, Bonaventure, Bouchard) before falling to • Opened 2020 season by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. the eventual champion, Kenin, in 1r Siegemund) and R16 at Australian Open (d. No.4 • Started 2020 campaign contesting qualifying at Osaka, l. eventual champion Kenin in 3s) Shenzhen (l. Paolini) COCO MARTINA GAUFF VS TREVISAN

CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES

• Enjoyed breakout season in 2019, highlighted by • Ended 2019 ranked No.153 - her second consecu- maiden WTA singles title at Linz (as lucky loser, d. tive Top 200 year-end finish (up from No.195 in 2018) Ostapenko in F) - earned her first Top 10 win en • Lifted ninth ITF singles title in 2019 at $25K ITF/San- route to title over No.8 Bertens in QF ta Margherita di Pula/ITA and reached an additional • At 15y214d, her title run in Linz made her young- final in the same city two weeks later est to win a WTA tour-level title since Vaidisova • Competed in the main draw of a Premier-level event (15y177d) won Tashkent in 2004 for the first time at 2019 Charleston (as qualifier, d. • Also claimed maiden WTA doubles titles at Washing- N.Kichenok in 1r, l. Bertens in 2r) ton, DC (w/McNally, d. Sanchez/Stollar in F) and Lux- • Season highlights in 2018 were R-Up finishes on ITF embourg (w/McNally, d. Christian/Guarachi in F) Circuit at $60k Brescia-ITA and $25k Santa Margher- • By winning the doubles title at Washington, DC at 15 ita Di Pula-ITA. Also fell 1r at WTA tournaments at yrs, 144 days, became the youngest player to win Gstaad (as qualifier, l. Kuzmova) and Moscow [River a doubles title since May 1995 (Martina Hingis won Cup] (as qualifier, l. Kozlova) and in qualifying at Hamburg at 14 yrs, 219 days) Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open • Reached R16 at 2019 Wimbledon on Grand Slam • Posted career-high ranking of No.144 on August 21, main draw debut (l. eventual champion Halep) - fol- 2017 lowed with 3r showing at US Open (as WC, l. Osaka) • In 2017, qualified for first WTA main draws at Gstaad • Finished 2019 season ranked No.69, having started and Bastad, falling 1r on both occasions. Also won the year ranked No.685 eighth and most recent ITF Circuit title at $25k War- • Made WTA main draw debut at 2019 Miami (as WC, saw-POL l. Kasatkina in 2r) • Part of Italy Fed Cup team in 2017 and 2019 • Made ITF debut in May 2018 as a qualifier into the • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2009 Rome $25K ITF/Osprey, FL—USA, where she won her first • Owns nine singles and two doubles title on ITF professional match (as qualifier, l. Stewart in R16) Circuit • Finished 2018 season with a WTA ranking of No.875 • Played first professional tournaments on the ITF • Former junior World No.1 (July 2018) Circuit in Italy and Spain in 2008

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Began playing tennis at age 7 • Started playing tennis aged five • Grew up in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Florida • Brother plays on ATP World Tour to pursue tennis; main residence is now Delray and is a former Wimbledon junior doubles champion Beach, Florida • Favorite surface is hard • Currently coached by her father Corey Gauff (played basketball for Georgia State University) and is part of ‘Team Mouratoglou’ along with rising male players Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexei Popyrin, Rudi Molleker and Jason Tseng – has trained at Mouratoglou Academy in France since age of 10 • Mother, Candi was a track and field athlete at Florida State University. Has two younger brothers, Cody and Cameron • Favorite subject at school is literature • Cites Serena Williams as the reason she plays tennis and also admires Venus • Signed first multi-year sponsorships in 2018 with New Balance, Head and Barilla, an Italian food com- pany known for its pasta