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MATCH NOTES: APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA | JANUARY 8-13, 2017 | USD $776,000 PREMIER

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2017 APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY – SINGLES FINAL MATCH NOTES

KEN ROSEWALL ARENA

[6] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #10) vs. [2] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) Radwanska leads 2-0

SINGLES FINAL RECORDS (WTA MAIN DRAW) PLAYER LAST FINAL REACHED FINAL W-L [2] Agnieszka Radwanska 2016 Beijing (W) 20-7 [6] Johanna Konta 2016 Beijing (R-Up) 1-1

PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINT BREAKDOWN RANK RANK SINGLES USD $ DOUBLES USD $ POINTS POINTS Winner 132,740 470 Winner 41,520 470 Runner-Up 70,870 305 Runner-Up 22,180 305 Semifinalist 37,825 185 Semifinalist 12,120 185 Quarterfinalist 20,315 100 Quarterfinalist 6,165 100 Round of 16 10,900 55 Round of 16 3,340 1 Round of 32 5,970 1

SINGLES FINAL QUICK HITS • 2013 Apia International Sydney champion Agnieszka Radwanska is looking to claim her second title at the tournament. She is the first repeat finalist since Li Na advanced to the final in 2012 after winning the title in 2011 • Konta is through to her first Sydney final (and third final overall) and is bidding to become the first British woman to win the title in here since Jo Durie in 1983 • For the first time in five years, Sydney’s final features two seeded players in No.2 Radwanska and No.6 Konta. In 2012, No.3 seed Azarenka defeated No.4 seed Li Na • The last time Radwanska and Konta met was in the 2016 Beijing final, which was also both players’ last appearances in a final • Konta is projected to equal her career-high ranking of No.9 after this week in Sydney • Both finalists posted career-best year-end rankings in 2016: Radwanska (No.3) and Konta (No.10) • Radwanska and Konta have advanced to the final stage without dropping a set

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1 2017 Season & In Tournament Stats SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA JANUARY 8 - 13, 2017 | USD $776,000 PREMIER * Includes tournament stats

ACES Tournament Season* DOUBLE FAULTS Tournament Season* # Player # Matches Aces Matches # Player # Matches DFs Matches 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 11 4 28 8 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 13 4 23 8 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 6 3 19 6 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 2 3 4 6

1ST SERVE % Tournament Season* 2ND SERVE % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 60.7% 3 63.7% 6 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 43.3% 4 37.9% 8 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 56.7% 4 62.1% 8 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 39.3% 3 36.3% 6

1ST SERVE PTS WON % Tournament Season* 2ND SERVE PTS WON % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 73.5% 3 67.5% 6 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 53.0% 3 45.7% 6 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 72.7% 4 74.0% 8 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 51.5% 4 52.1% 8

SERVICE POINTS WON % Tournament Season* RETURN POINTS WON % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 65.5% 3 59.6% 6 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 54.0% 3 50.8% 6 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 63.5% 4 65.7% 8 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 51.5% 4 47.3% 8

BREAK POINTS SAVED % Tournament Season* BREAK POINTS CONVERTED % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 75.0% 3 60.0% 6 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 46.9% 3 50.8% 6 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 69.6% 4 59.0% 8 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 42.2% 4 50.7% 8

SERVICE GAMES WON % Tournament Season* RETURN GAMES WON % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 88.5% 3 73.8% 6 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 37.1% 4 37.3% 8 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 83.8% 4 82.4% 8 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 28.0% 3 40.0% 6

Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook:www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA Insights from 2017 Season & In Tournament Fun Fact Stats SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA JANUARY 8 - 13, 2017 | USD $776,000 PREMIER * Includes tournament stats All data as at Monday, Jan 09 2017 MATCH WINS (ALL SURFACES) Tournament Season* HARD COURT MATCH WINS Tournament Season* # Player Win Loss Win Loss # Player Win Loss Win Loss 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 4 0 7 1 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 4 0 7 1 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 3 0 5 1 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 3 0 5 1

3 SETS PLAYED Tournament Season* 3 SET WINS Tournament Season* # Player Played Win % Played Win % # Player Win Loss Win Loss 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 0 0.0 3 66.7 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 0 0 2 1 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 0 0.0 2 50.0 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 0 0 1 1

MOST ACES Match Double # Player Round Score Won Opponent Aces Faults 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R1 6-3,6-4 Y ARINA RODIONOVA (AUS) 4 8 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) QF 6-3,6-2 Y YING-YING DUAN (CHN) 3 1 3 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) QF 6-3,7-5 Y DARIA KASATKINA (RUS) 3 2 4 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R16 6-1,6-3 Y DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS) 3 2 5 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) SF 6-1,6-2 Y BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 2 0 6 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) R16 7-6(1),6-1 Y CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA) 1 1 7 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) SF 6-2,6-2 Y EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 1 1

SHORTEST MATCH # Round Score Opponent Match Duration 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) SF 6-2,6-2 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 1 hr 08 mins 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) SF 6-1,6-2 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 1 hr 15 mins 3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) QF 6-3,6-2 YING-YING DUAN (CHN) 1 hr 19 mins 4 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R16 6-1,6-3 DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS) 1 hr 20 mins 5 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R1 6-3,6-4 ARINA RODIONOVA (AUS) 1 hr 31 mins 6 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) QF 6-3,7-5 DARIA KASATKINA (RUS) 1 hr 41 mins 7 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) R16 7-6(1),6-1 CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA) 1 hr 51 mins

LONGEST MATCH # Round Score Opponent Match Duration 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) R16 7-6(1),6-1 CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA) 1 hr 51 mins 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) QF 6-3,7-5 DARIA KASATKINA (RUS) 1 hr 41 mins 3 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R1 6-3,6-4 ARINA RODIONOVA (AUS) 1 hr 31 mins 4 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R16 6-1,6-3 DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS) 1 hr 20 mins 5 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) QF 6-3,6-2 YING-YING DUAN (CHN) 1 hr 19 mins 6 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) SF 6-1,6-2 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 1 hr 15 mins 7 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) SF 6-2,6-2 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 1 hr 08 mins

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[6] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #10) vs. [2] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3)

Head to Head: AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA leads 2-0

2016 BEIJING HARD O F AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-4 6-2 95 mins 2016 CINCINNATI HARD O R16 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-7(1) 6-4 6-0 138 mins

JOHANNA KONTA AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 10 WTA RANKING 3 22 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 52 17-05-1991 (25) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 06-03-1989 (27) $44,679 YTD PRIZE MONEY $13,121 $3,250,508 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $25,953,027 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 20 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 4-0 SYDNEY W-L (MD) * 14-5 7-1 / 73-48 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 5-1 / 483-211 2-1 / 16-22 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 98-91 0-1 / 17-7 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 63-59 7-1 / 56-25 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 5-1 / 347-142 0-0 / 10-7 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 47-80 0-0 / 16-13 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 103-117 1-0 / 8-6 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 37-25 * Updated through SF

SYDNEY Tournament Performance - 2017 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration SF J. KONTA d. E. BOUCHARD 6-2,6-2 68 mins SF A. RADWANSKA d. B. STRYCOVA 6-1,6-2 75 mins

QF J. KONTA d. D. KASATKINA 6-3,7-5 101 mins QF A. RADWANSKA d. Y. DUAN 6-3,6-2 79 mins

R16 J. KONTA d. D. GAVRILOVA 6-1,6-3 80 mins R16 A. RADWANSKA d. C. MCHALE 7-6(1),6-1 111 mins

R1 J. KONTA d. A. RODIONOVA 6-3,6-4 91 mins R1 BYE -

SYDNEY Tournament History * Qualifying match

JOHANNA KONTA AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 2015 2015 QF* L - KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #69) 6-3 3-6 6-3 R16 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #24) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 R16* W - ONS JABEUR (TUN #143) 6-2 6-2 R1 W - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #19) 6-3 6-2 R1* W - TELIANA PEREIRA (BRA #112) 6-2 6-3 2014 R16 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #48) 7-5 6-2 R1 BYE

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2013 F W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #15) 6-0 6-0

SF W - NA LI (CHN #6) 6-3 6-4

QF W - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #16) 6-4 7-5 R16 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #112) 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE 2012 SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #3) 1-6 6-3 6-2

QF W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #1) 3-6 7-5 6-2

R16 W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #10) 7-5 6-4 R1 W - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #102) 6-1 6-1 2010 R16 L - DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2) 7-5 6-4 R1 W - JILL CRAYBAS (USA #78) 6-0 6-4

2009 QF L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #4) 6-2 5-7 6-4 R16 W - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #21) 6-3 7-5

R1 W - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #26) 6-4 6-3

Konta: • Making main draw debut at Sydney; fell in 2015 qualifying (l. Mladenovic in 3s) • Enters Sydney following a SF run at Shenzhen (l. eventual champion Siniakova) • Is bidding to become first British woman to win the Sydney title since Jo Durie in 1983 - was also the last time a Brit was in the final • Faces her highest ranked opponent of the week today - No.3 A.Radwanska in their third career meeting; the last time the two met was in the 2016 Beijing final, which was also both players' last appearances in a final • Owns a 10-7 lifetime record vs Top 10 opponents, wins being over No.8 Makarova (2015 Eastbourne), No.9 Muguruza (2015 US Open), No.2 Halep (2015 Wuhan), No.10 V.Williams (2016 Australian Open), No.7 Vinci (2016 Rome), No.7 V.Williams (2016 Stanford), No.10 Kuznetsova (2016 Rio Olympics), No.8 Suárez Navarro (2016 Wuhan), No.6 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Beijing) and No.9 Keys (2016 Beijing) • Ended 2016 season at the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in November (went 2-0 in round robin play), fell in SF (l. Svitolina) • Advanced to career-first final at Premier Mandatory level at 2016 Beijing, previous best efforts being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka); 2016 Miami was first time since 1987 Australian Open that two British women have reached R16 at a 96/128 draw tournament (also Watson) • By reaching 2016 Beijing final, made WTA Top 10 debut - the first British woman to feature in the elite since Jo Durie in 1984, and the fourth British woman overall to do so (also Virginia Wade and Sue Barker). She becomes the 121st woman to break the Top 10, and the fourth in 2016 after Vinci, Bencic and Keys • Clinched first WTA title at Stanford in July 2016 (d. V.Williams in F) • Was voted WTA Most Improved Player in 2016

Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA from • Has won her last nine tiebreak sets, posting a tally of 12-2 in 2016 • Achieved career-best Grand Slam result at 2016 Australian Open by reaching SF. Became first British woman to reach SF there since Sue Barker in December 1977, and at any Grand Slam since Jo Durie at 1983 US Open • Made the quarterfinals or better at nine events in 2016, including the Australian Open, Rio Olympics and two WTA Premier Mandatory events • Enjoyed a successful 2016 US Open Series, finishing second in the bonus challenge standings after A.Radwanska. Achieved career-first singles title at Stanford in maiden final (d. V.Williams in F). Was first British woman to reach final of a Premier event since WTA Roadmap was introduced in 2009, and first British woman to win tournament since Sue Barker in 1977 (when it was held in San Francisco) • Competed at 2016 Rio Olympics; reached QF in singles (l. eventual silver medalist Kerber), 2r in doubles (w/Watson, l. Chan/Chan) and 1r in mixed doubles (w/J.Murray, l. eventual gold medalists Mattek-Sands/Sock) • Broke into Top 20 on June 6, 2016 (at No.18) – first British woman in Top 20 for nearly 30 years (the week of October 13, 1986, with Durie at No.20) • Became first British woman to reach QF at a Premier Mandatory event at 2016 Miami (also Indian Wells, Madrid and Beijing) since WTA Roadmap circuit reforms of 2009 • Ended 2016 at No.10 for first Top 10 finish (previous best was No.47 in 2016, first Top 100 finish) • Defeated No.2 Halep at Wuhan in 2015 for career-best victory. Prior to this feat, the last British woman to beat a world No.2 had been Sue Barker, who defeated No.2 Tracy Austin at 1981 Brighton • At 2015 US Open became first British woman through to R16 at Flushing Meadows since Robson in 2012 • On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and four doubles titles • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 and made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen (as qualifier, l. 1r) • Was introduced to the sport at age eight by parents; started to play at an after-school care program • Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Emese (works in fashion) • Born in Sydney, Australia; became a British citizen in May 2012 • Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf; best tennis memory is representing Great Britain in Fed Cup • Currently coached by Wim Fissette

A.Radwanska: • Making 7th appearance at Sydney; champion in 2013 (d. Cibulkova 6-0, 6-0); advanced to SF in 2012 (l. eventual champion Azarenka); made a QF appearance in 2009 (l. eventual champion Dementieva) and three R16 exits in 2010 (l. Safina), 2014 (l. Mattek-Sands) and 2015 (l. Muguruza) • Enters Sydney following a QF run at Shenzhen last week as the defending champion (l. Riske – who she defeated in 2016 final) • Defeat of No.19 Strycova in SF marked first Top 20 win of the year; is now 1-0 vs. Top 20 opponents in 2017 (103-117 overall) • Faces No.10 Konta today in the final - holds a 2-0 record over the Brit; last Top 10 win came at 2016 WTA Finals Singapore (d. No.5 Ka.Pliskova and No.6 Muguruza in round robin play, l. No.1 Kerber in SF) • Finished 2016 in the Top 10 for the sixth straight year – the longest active streak; achieved a career high year-end ranking of No.3 • Owns a 1-16 record vs. World No.1s, sole win coming over Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney. Losses were to Henin (2007 Eastbourne and Zurich), Safina (2009 Stuttgart), Wozniacki (2011 Stuttgart), Azarenka (2012 Doha, 2012 Indian Wells, 2012 Stuttgart, 2012 Madrid and 2013 Doha) and S.Williams (2013 Miami, 2013 Toronto, 2013 Beijing, 2013 WTA Finals, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 Indian Wells) • Won three titles in 2016, one of six players to win a hat-trick of titles (also Azarenka, Cibulkova, Kerber, Halep and Stephens) - triumphed at Shenzhen (d. Riske in F), New Haven (d. Svitolina in F) and Beijing (d. Konta in F). Is now 20-7 in WTA singles finals, with 18 titles coming on hardcourt • Win at 2016 New Haven was the second-most efficient title run of 2016, dropping only 20 games (best was Azarenka at Brisbane – 17 games) • In 2016 Grand Slam play, reached SF at Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams) and R16 at Roland Garros (l. Pironkova), Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova 9-7 in deciding set) and US Open (l. Konjuh) • Loss to No.102 Pironkova in Paris was worst loss-by-ranking since 2009 Dubai, when she lost to her sister, Urszula, who was ranked No.121 at the time • One of just four players who reached R16 or better at all Grand Slams last year (also Keys, Suarez Navarro and S.Williams) • Other notable results in 2016 include SF runs at Doha (l. eventual champion Suarez Navarro), Indian Wells (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams), Stuttgart (l. Siegemund) and Tokyo [PPO] (as defending champion, l. eventual champion Wozniacki) • Reached QF stage at Eastbourne (l. eventual champion Cibulkova), Cincinnati (l. Halep) and Wuhan (l. Kuznetsova) • Represented Poland at 2016 Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Zheng) and 1r in mixed doubles (w/Kubot, l. Begu/Tecau) • Won the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore (d. Kvitova in F) after going 1-2 in round robin play • Career prize money stands at more than US$25 million – the sixth WTA player to have reached the mark • A Grand Slam singles finalist, contesting the championship match at 2012 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in 3s). Became Poland’s first Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era (Jadwiga Jedrzejowska was runner‐up in three Grand Slam finals in the 1930s, including at Wimbledon in 1937) • First Polish woman to win a WTA singles title (2007 Stockholm); rank in Top 10 (after 2008 Wimbledon); and defeat a World No.1 player (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney) • At No.3, is the top-ranked Polish woman, ahead of Linette (week of January 9, 2017) • Won WTA Fan Favorite Award in 2016, the sixth straight year she has topped the public vote • Wimbledon girls' singles winner in 2005 (sister Urszula won event in 2007) • Coached by Tomasz Wiktorowski

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2017 APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY – DOUBLES FINAL MATCH NOTES

[1] SANIA MIRZA (IND #1)/BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #17) vs. TIMEA BABOS (HUN #15)/ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #110)

Head-to-Head: First meeting

Mirza/Strycova: • Mirza is bidding for her third straight Sydney doubles title – clinched the title in 2015 (w/Mattek-Sands) and 2016 (w/Hingis) • Mirza holds 21 WTA doubles titles and is playing her 60th career doubles final (41-18 record), starting the 2017 season strong by winning the title in Brisbane (w/Mattek-Sands) • Mirza won eight titles in 2016 - Brisbane, Sydney, Australian Open, St. Petersburg and Rome (w/Hingis), Cincinnati, Tokyo [PPO] (w/Strycova) and New Haven (w/Niculescu) • Having parted ways during the North American summer, the team of Hingis/Mirza reunited for the WTA Finals at the end of 2016 (l. Makarova/Vesnina in SF) • Mirza holds three Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/Hingis) – 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open and 2016 Australian Open • In mixed doubles, Mirza owns three Grand Slam titles from five finals, most recently winning the 2014 Australian Open (w/Soares) • In singles, Mirza rose as high as No.27 in August 2007 and won one singles title, at 2005 Hyderabad • Mirza represented India at the Rio Olympics, falling in 1r of doubles (w/Thombare, l. Peng/Zhang) and finishing fourth in the mixed doubles (w/Bopanna, l. Hradecka/Stepanek in bronze medal mach) • Strycova is looking for her second Sydney doubles title, having clinched the title in 2011 (w/Benesova) • The Czech owns 20 WTA doubles titles and is through to her 33rd doubles final – she played in five doubles finals in 2016; having won Birmingham (w/Ka.Pliskova), Cincinnati and Tokyo [PPO] (both w/Mirza), and finished runner-up at Auckland (w/Kovinic) and Wuhan (w/Mirza). She owns a 20-12 record in doubles finals • Strycova represented Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles before falling to Errani, but bouncing back to win the bronze medal in doubles (w/Safarova, d. Hlavackova/Hradecka) • Despite forming the late-season partnership in 2016, Mirza/Strycova are rapidly climbed the Road to Singapore Leaderboar, finishing the season at No.11 • Mirza is coached by her father, Imran; Strycova is coached by Tomas Krupa

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Babos/Pavlyuchenkova: • Babos and Pavlyuchenkova have advanced to their first final as a team in their second tournament together; the pair previously competed at 2016 Moscow, advancing to the QF (l. Kania/Kovinic)

• Babos is making her 4th doubles appearance at Sydney, having won the title in 2014 (w/Safarova); advanced to the SF in 2015 (w/Mladenovic) and QF in 2016 (w/Srebotnik)

• Pavlyuchenkova is making her 2nd appearance in doubles at Sydney, falling in 1r in 2015 (w/Kudryavtseva)

• Babos owns 10 WTA doubles titles (most recently at 2015 Rome w/Mladenovic) while Pavlyuchenkova owns four WTA doubles titles (most recently at 2013 Madrid w/Safarova)

• Today will be Babos’ 19th doubles finals appearance (10-8 record) and Pavlyuchenkova’s 7th career doubles final (4-2 record)

• Today’s final marks Babos’ first final since 2016 Florianopolis (w/Luca Jani, l. L.Kichenok/N.Kichenok) and Pavlyuchenkova’s first since 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Muhammad/Siegemund)

• Babos qualified for the 2016 WTA Finals Singapore in doubles w/Shvedova, falling in 1r – also qualified in 2015 w/Mladenovic, falling in the RR stage

• Babos advanced to her second Grand Slam doubles final at 2016 Wimbledon w/Shvedova (l. S.Williams/V.Williams); also reached the final at 2014 Wimbledon w/Mladenovic (l. Errani/Vinci)

• In mixed doubles, Babos also reached the final at 2015 Wimbledon (w/Peya)

• At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Babos fell in 1r w/Luca Jani (l. Romania’s Mitu/Olaru)

• Babos owns one WTA singles title (2012 Monterrey)

• In Juniors, Babos won three of four Grand Slam doubles titles in 2010 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open (all w/Stephens)

• Pavlyuchenkova owns eight WTA singles titles (most recently at 2015 Linz)

• In Juniors, Pavlyuchenkova clinched the 2006 Australian Open in singles title

• Currently ranked No.15 in doubles, Babos held a career-high doubles ranking of No.6 in 2015. No.110 Pavlyuchenkova reached a career-high doubles ranking of No.21 in 2013

• Babos is coached by Thomas Drouet; Pavlyuchenkova is coached by her father (Sergey) and brother (Aleks)

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2017 APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY – SEMIFINAL MATCH NOTES

KEN ROSEWALL ARENA

BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #19) vs. [2] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) Radwanska leads 6-0

[6] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #10) vs. [WC] EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #49) Bouchard leads 1-0

SEMIFINAL AND FINAL RECORDS (WTA MAIN DRAW)

PLAYER LAST SF REACHED SF W-L LAST FINAL REACHED FINAL W-L [2] Agnieszka Radwanska 2016 WTA Finals Singapore (SF) 27-36 2016 Beijing (W) 20-7 [6] Johanna Konta 2017 Shenzhen (SF) 2-3 2016 Beijing (R-Up) 1-1 Barbora Strycova 2016 Birmingham (R-Up) 7-5 2016 Birmingham (R-Up) 1-6 Eugenie Bouchard 2016 Kuala Lumpur (R-Up) 6-5 2016 Kuala Lumpur (R-Up) 1-5

POTENTIAL FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS

THE SEMIFINALISTS STRYCOVA RADWANSKA KONTA First meeting Radwanska leads 2-0 BOUCHARD Series tied 3-3 Radwanska leads 3-0

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MATCH NOTES: APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA | JANUARY 8-13, 2017 | USD $776,000 PREMIER

SEMIFINAL QUICK HITS • The Apia International Sydney is guaranteed three first-time finalists: Eugenie Bouchard, Johanna Konta and Barbora Strycova. Agnieszka Radwanska is the only former finalist remaining (2013 champion) • Bouchard, Konta and Strycova are first-time semifinalists at Sydney • For the fourth year in a row, Sydney’s semifinals feature two unseeded players – Bouchard and Strycova • Two of the four semifinalists have previously reached singles finals in Australia – A.Radwanska is a former Sydney champion (2013), while Bouchard reached the final at Hobart in 2016 • Two Grand Slam finalists remain in contention in Sydney – Bouchard (2014 Wimbledon) and A.Radwanska (2012 Wimbledon) • Bouchard is bidding to become the first Canadian finalist at Sydney, while Konta would be the first British woman to do so since Jo Durie won the title in 1983 • Strycova’s quarterfinal win over Wozniacki was the longest match so far in 2017 (3 hours and 20 minutes) - it was the 10th match since start of 2015 to last over 200 minutes • Three of the semifinalists posted career-best year-end rankings in 2016: A.Radwanska (No.3), Konta (No.10) and Strycova (No.20) • Three of the four players remaining have advanced to the SF stage without dropping a set – Bouchard, Konta and A.Radwanska • The youngest player remaining in the draw is 22-year-old Bouchard; the oldest is 30-year-old Strycova

WTA RANKING PROJECTIONS Projected WTA Top 10 for week of January 16, 2017:

1. Angelique Kerber: will enter Australian Open at No.1, but Serena Williams will have a chance to regain the top spot in Melbourne. The American would need to (at least) reach the final. 2. Serena Williams 3. Agnieszka Radwanska: will stay at No.3 4. Simona Halep 5. Karolina Pliskova 6. Dominika Cibulkova 7. Garbiñe Muguruza 8. Madison Keys 9. Svetlana Kuznetsova 10. Johanna Konta: by reaching the semifinals will move to No.9 and equal her career-best ranking. No.9 is the highest she can climb this week.

On Sydney’s other semifinalists: A finalist last year in Hobart and currently No.49, Eugenie Bouchard is projected to move up in the rankings to No.47 by reaching the semifinals this week. She is projected to return to the Top 40 by reaching the final and can climb as high as No.31 by winning the title.

Barbora Strycova is projected to move to a career-high No.16 by reaching the semifinals and can move as high as No.15 this week (with final). Her previous career-best ranking was No.19.

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2 2017 Season & In Tournament Stats SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA JANUARY 8 - 13, 2017 | USD $776,000 PREMIER * Includes tournament stats

ACES Tournament Season* DOUBLE FAULTS Tournament Season* # Player # Matches Aces Matches # Player # Matches DFs Matches 1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 12 3 19 4 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 12 3 22 7 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 10 3 27 7 2 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 11 3 18 6 3 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 8 3 16 6 3 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 8 3 12 4 4 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 4 2 17 5 4 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 2 2 4 5

1ST SERVE % Tournament Season* 2ND SERVE % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 63.9% 3 66.4% 6 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 43.2% 3 37.3% 7 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 60.3% 2 64.0% 5 2 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 42.0% 3 40.0% 4 3 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 58.0% 3 60.0% 4 3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 39.7% 2 36.0% 5 4 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 56.8% 3 62.7% 7 4 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 36.1% 3 33.6% 6

1ST SERVE PTS WON % Tournament Season* 2ND SERVE PTS WON % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 72.4% 3 74.0% 7 1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 60.8% 3 54.8% 4 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 71.1% 2 65.9% 5 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 51.3% 3 52.0% 7 3 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 70.6% 3 68.6% 4 3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 50.0% 2 43.5% 5 4 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 59.9% 3 62.3% 6 4 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 44.2% 3 41.9% 6

SERVICE POINTS WON % Tournament Season* RETURN POINTS WON % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 66.5% 3 63.1% 4 1 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 53.7% 3 48.2% 6 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 63.2% 3 65.8% 7 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 52.2% 2 49.7% 5 3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 62.7% 2 57.8% 5 3 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 49.0% 3 45.9% 7 4 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 54.2% 3 55.5% 6 4 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 48.2% 3 46.9% 4

BREAK POINTS SAVED % Tournament Season* BREAK POINTS CONVERTED % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 73.3% 2 57.5% 5 1 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 55.0% 3 50.7% 6 2 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 71.4% 3 59.1% 4 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 50.0% 2 52.9% 5 3 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 70.6% 3 57.6% 7 3 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 36.7% 3 33.3% 4 4 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 46.2% 3 53.6% 6 4 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 36.1% 3 48.4% 7

SERVICE GAMES WON % Tournament Season* RETURN GAMES WON % Tournament Season* # Player % Matches % Matches # Player % Matches % Matches 1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 86.2% 3 77.5% 4 1 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 44.4% 3 40.0% 7 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 83.3% 2 69.8% 5 2 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 44.4% 3 38.9% 6 3 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 82.8% 3 81.8% 7 3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 38.9% 2 45.3% 5 4 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 69.4% 3 67.6% 6 4 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 29.6% 3 28.2% 4

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3 SETS PLAYED Tournament Season* 3 SET WINS Tournament Season* # Player Played Win % Played Win % # Player Win Loss Win Loss 1 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 1 100.0 2 100.0 1 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 1 0 2 0 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 0 0.0 3 66.7 2 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 0 0 2 1 3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 0 0.0 2 50.0 3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 0 0 1 1 4 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 0 0 0 1 4 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 0 0.0 1 0.0

TIE BREAK SETS PLAYED Tournament Season* TIE BREAK SETS WON Tournament Season* # Player Played Win % Played Win % # Player Win Loss Win Loss 1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 1 100.0 2 50.0 1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 1 0 1 0 2 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) 1 100.0 1 100.0 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) 1 0 1 1 3 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 1 0.0 3 33.3 3 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 0 0 0 1 4 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) 0 0.0 1 0.0 4 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 0 1 1 2

MOST ACES Match Double # Player Round Score Won Opponent Aces Faults 1 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) QF 7-5,6-7(6),6-4 Y CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN) 5 4 2 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) R16 6-4,6-3 Y DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK) 4 2 3 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) QF 6-2,6-3 Y ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) 4 3 4 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) R1 7-6(1),6-2 Y SHUAI ZHANG (CHN) 4 3 5 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R1 6-3,6-4 Y ARINA RODIONOVA (AUS) 4 8 6 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) QF 6-3,6-2 Y YING-YING DUAN (CHN) 3 1 7 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) QF 6-3,7-5 Y DARIA KASATKINA (RUS) 3 2 8 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R16 6-1,6-3 Y DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS) 3 2 9 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) R16 6-2,6-3 Y ROBERTA VINCI (ITA) 3 3 10 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) R16 7-6(1),6-1 Y CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA) 1 1

SHORTEST MATCH # Round Score Opponent Match Duration 1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) QF 6-2,6-3 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) 1 hr 16 mins 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) QF 6-3,6-2 YING-YING DUAN (CHN) 1 hr 19 mins 3 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) R16 6-2,6-3 ROBERTA VINCI (ITA) 1 hr 19 mins 4 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R16 6-1,6-3 DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS) 1 hr 20 mins 5 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) R1 6-3,7-5 EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS) 1 hr 24 mins 6 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R1 6-3,6-4 ARINA RODIONOVA (AUS) 1 hr 31 mins 7 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) R1 7-6(1),6-2 SHUAI ZHANG (CHN) 1 hr 39 mins 8 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) R16 6-4,6-3 DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK) 1 hr 39 mins 9 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) QF 6-3,7-5 DARIA KASATKINA (RUS) 1 hr 41 mins 10 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) R16 7-6(1),6-1 CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA) 1 hr 51 mins 11 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) QF 7-5,6-7(6),6-4 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN) 3 hr 20 mins

LONGEST MATCH # Round Score Opponent Match Duration 1 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) QF 7-5,6-7(6),6-4 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN) 3 hr 20 mins 2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) R16 7-6(1),6-1 CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA) 1 hr 51 mins 3 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) QF 6-3,7-5 DARIA KASATKINA (RUS) 1 hr 41 mins 4 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) R1 7-6(1),6-2 SHUAI ZHANG (CHN) 1 hr 39 mins 5 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) R16 6-4,6-3 DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK) 1 hr 39 mins 6 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R1 6-3,6-4 ARINA RODIONOVA (AUS) 1 hr 31 mins 7 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) R1 6-3,7-5 EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS) 1 hr 24 mins 8 JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) R16 6-1,6-3 DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS) 1 hr 20 mins 9 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) QF 6-3,6-2 YING-YING DUAN (CHN) 1 hr 19 mins 10 BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) R16 6-2,6-3 ROBERTA VINCI (ITA) 1 hr 19 mins 11 EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN) QF 6-2,6-3 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) 1 hr 16 mins

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BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #19) vs. [2] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3)

Head to Head: AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA leads 6-0

2016 TOKYO HARD O R16 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-3 3-6 7-5 136 mins 2016 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-2 6-7(6) 6-2 149 mins 2014 MONTRÉAL HARD O R2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-4 6-4 99 mins 2011 STANFORD HARD O R1 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-1 6-2 69 mins 2011 MIAMI HARD O R2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-1 6-0 69 mins 2005 PRAGUE PRUHONICE HARD I R16 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-4 6-2

BARBORA STRYCOVA AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 19 WTA RANKING 3 52 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 52 28-03-1986 (30) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 06-03-1989 (27) $5,900 YTD PRIZE MONEY $13,121 $5,692,842 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $25,953,027 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 20 0 / 20 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 6-2 SYDNEY W-L (MD) * 13-5 5-1 / 206-220 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 482-211 2-0 / 72-54 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 98-91 1-2 / 47-55 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 63-59 5-1 / 112-124 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 346-142 0-0 / 6-40 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 47-80 2-0 / 21-68 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 102-117 2-0 / 17-23 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 37-25 * Updated through QF

SYDNEY Tournament Performance - 2017 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration QF B. STRYCOVA d. C. WOZNIACKI 7-5,6-7(6),6-4 200 mins QF A. RADWANSKA d. Y. DUAN 6-3,6-2 79 mins

R16 B. STRYCOVA d. R. VINCI 6-2,6-3 79 mins R16 A. RADWANSKA d. C. MCHALE 7-6(1),6-1 111 mins

R1 B. STRYCOVA d. E. MAKAROVA 6-3,7-5 84 mins R1 BYE -

SYDNEY Tournament History * Qualifying match

BARBORA STRYCOVA AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 2015 2015 QF L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #67) 6-4 6-1 R16 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #24) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 R16 W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #20) 7-6(1) 6-2 R1 W - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #19) 6-3 6-2 R1 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #8) 6-4 1-1 2014 2012 R16 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #48) 7-5 6-2 R16* L - MELINDA CZINK (HUN #146) 7-6(3) 5-7 6-4 R1 BYE R1* W - MANDY MINELLA (LUX #110) 6-3 5-7 7-6(4)

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2011 2013 R16 L - KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #3) 6-1 6-4 F W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #15) 6-0 6-0

R1 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #15) 6-2 6-2 SF W - NA LI (CHN #6) 6-3 6-4 QF* W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #140) 6-4 6-3 QF W - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #16) 6-4 7-5 R16* W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #86) 6-3 7-5 R16 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #112) 6-4 6-3 R1* W - CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA #105) 7-6(5) 6-4 R1 BYE 2010 2012 QF* L - VERA DUSHEVINA (RUS #43) 6-3 6-4 SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #3) 1-6 6-3 6-2

R16* W - ALENKA HUBACEK (AUS #487) 6-0 6-2 QF W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #1) 3-6 7-5 6-2 R1* W - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) 2-6 6-2 6-3 R16 W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #10) 7-5 6-4

R1 W - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #102) 6-1 6-1

2010 R16 L - DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2) 7-5 6-4 R1 W - JILL CRAYBAS (USA #78) 6-0 6-4

2009 QF L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #4) 6-2 5-7 6-4 R16 W - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #21) 6-3 7-5

R1 W - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #26) 6-4 6-3

Strycova:

• Making third main draw appearance at Sydney; achieved best result here by advancing to SF - previous best result was QF in 2015 (l. Pironkova) • Enters Sydney coming off a QF finish at Auckland (l. eventual champion Davis) • Defeat of No.20 Wozniacki in QF marked second Top 20 win of season in a match that lasted 3 hours, 20 minutes – the longest match of 2017 and the 10th match since the start of 2015 to last over 200 minutes • Now holds a 2-0 record vs. Top 20 opponents in 2017 (21-68 overall), other win coming over No.18 Vinci in 2r • Faces No.3 A.Radwanska today in their seventh career meeting; is 6-40 vs. Top 10 opponents, with wins over No.2 Li (2014 Wimbledon), No.8 Wozniacki (2015 Sydney), No.6 Bouchard (2015 Madrid), No.3 Sharapova (2015 Wuhan), No.3 Muguruza (2016 Australian Open) and No.3 Kerber (2016 Madrid) • Is projected to reach a career-high ranking of No.16 by advancing to SF in Sydney. Previous career-high ranking of No.19 was achieved on August 22, 2016; completed her first Top 20 year-end finish (No.20) in 2016 • Helped bring the Czech Republic to victory at the Fed Cup Final over France in November – defeated Cornet in singles and Garcia/Mladenovic in the decisive doubles rubber (w/Ka.Pliskova) • Prior to the Fed Cup Final, qualified for the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai – went 1-1 in round robin play (d. Vinci, l. eventual champion Kvitova) • Played a reigning No.1 for the first time at 2016 Beijing (l. No.1 Kerber); best career win came over No.2 Li (2014 Wimbledon) • Advanced to QF at 2016 Wuhan (l. Cibulkova) – also reached the doubles final (w/Mirza), falling to Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F; is now 20-12 in career doubles finals

Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA from • Claimed her 20th career doubles title at 2016 Tokyo [PPO] (w/Mirza) • Made 1r exit at 2016 US Open (as No.18 seed – her highest-ever seeding at a Grand Slam - l. Niculescu); was only 1r exit at a major in 2016 with a R16 appearance in Melbourne and 3r showings at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon • During North American summer reached 2r at Montreal (l. V.Williams) and 3r at Cincinnati (l. Kerber). Also won 19th career doubles title at Cincinnati with new partner Mirza (d. Hingis/Vandeweghe in F) • Won bronze medal in doubles at Rio Olympics (w/Safarova, d. Hlavackova/Hradecka in bronze medal match). In addition, competed in singles, reaching 2r (l. Errani) • Grass court season culminated in a 3r loss at Wimbledon (l. Makarova). At that point, had reached at least 3r at seven of the last nine majors, dating back to 2014 Wimbledon (QF) • Reached seventh career singles final at 2016 Birmingham (l. Keys in F); now 1-6 in finals, with sole title coming at Québec City in 2011 (d. Erakovic in F) • Also at 2016 Birmingham, won 18th career doubles title, partnering Ka.Pliskova (d. King/Kudryavtseva in F) • Posted solid results during 2016 clay court swing, advancing to two QFs – at 2016 Prague (l. eventual runner-up Stosur) and Rome (l. eventual runner-up Keys) – and a 3r appearance at Roland Garros (l. A.Radwanska) • Also reached 2r at 2016 Madrid, where she upset Kerber in 1r, before falling to Keys. Win over world No.3 Kerber at Madrid was her second Top 5 victory of the year (after defeating No.3 Muguruza at Australian Open in 3r) • In April, went 1-1 in singles in Czech Republic’s 3-2 defeat of Switzerland in Fed Cup WG SF (d. Bacsinszky, l. Golubic). • During US hardcourt swing in March, reached R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Halep) and fell in 2r at Miami (l. Kerber) • Opened 2016 Middle East swing by reaching second Premier-level singles final of career, at Dubai (l. Errani in F). Re-entered Top 40 following run in Dubai and then made 2r exit at Doha (l. Kvitova) • Represented Czech Republic in 2016 Fed Cup World Group I QF tie; teamed w/Ka.Pliskova to defeat Romania’s Mitu/Olaru in deciding doubles rubber • Strong finish to Australasian swing last year – after 2r exit at Auckland (l. eventual runner-up Goerges) and 1r loss at Hobart (l. Larsson) reached R16 at Australian Open (d. No.3 Muguruza in 3r; l. Azarenka) • Was part of the Czech Republic team to win 2015 Fed Cup, clinching the tie in the decisive doubles rubber with Ka.Pliskova (d. Vesnina/Pavlyuchenkova) • Achieved best Grand Slam result of career to date when she advanced to QF at All England Club in 2014 (posted wins over Li Na – in the last match of her career – and Wozniacki en route, l. eventual champion Kvitova). Occasion marked first time in Open Era that three Czech women advanced to QF at a Slam (also Safarova, Kvitova) • Currently the Czech No.3 of seven women in Top 100, behind Ka.Pliskova and Kvitova (as at January 9, 2017) • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic in 2000. Owns nine singles and 10 doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Coached by Tomas Krupa

A.Radwanska: • Making seventh appearance at Sydney; champion in 2013 (d. Cibulkova 6-0, 6-0) • Enters Sydney following a QF run at Shenzhen last week as the defending champion (l. Riske – who she defeated in 2016 final) • Faces No.19 Strycova today for first Top 20 match of 2017; is 6-0 over the Czech • Owns a 102-117 lifetime record vs. Top 20 opponents • Finished 2016 in the Top 10 for the sixth straight year – the longest active streak; achieved a career high year-end ranking of No.3 • Owns a 1-16 record vs. World No.1s, sole win coming over Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney. Losses were to Henin (2007 Eastbourne and Zurich), Safina (2009 Stuttgart), Wozniacki (2011 Stuttgart), Azarenka (2012 Doha, 2012 Indian Wells, 2012 Stuttgart, 2012 Madrid and 2013 Doha) and S.Williams (2013 Miami, 2013 Toronto, 2013 Beijing, 2013 WTA Finals, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 Indian Wells) • Won three titles in 2016, one of six players to win a hat-trick of titles (also Azarenka, Cibulkova, Kerber, Halep and Stephens) - triumphed at Shenzhen (d. Riske in F), New Haven (d. Svitolina in F) and Beijing (d. Konta in F). Is now 20-7 in WTA singles finals, with 18 titles coming on hardcourt • Win at 2016 New Haven was the second-most efficient title run of 2016, dropping only 20 games (best was Azarenka at Brisbane – 17 games) • In Grand Slam play, reached SF at Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams) and R16 at Roland Garros (l. Pironkova), Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova 9-7 in deciding set) and US Open (l. Konjuh) • Loss to No.102 Pironkova in Paris was worst loss-by-ranking since 2009 Dubai, when she lost to her sister, Urszula, who was ranked No.121 at the time • One of just four players who reached R16 or better at all Grand Slams last year (also Keys, Suarez Navarro and S.Williams) • Other notable results in 2016 include SF runs at Doha (l. eventual champion Suarez Navarro), Indian Wells (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams), Stuttgart (l. Siegemund) and Tokyo [PPO] (as defending champion, l. eventual champion Wozniacki) • Reached QF stage at Eastbourne (l. eventual champion Cibulkova), Cincinnati (l. Halep) and Wuhan (l. Kuznetsova) • Represented Poland at 2016 Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Zheng) and 1r in mixed doubles (w/Kubot, l. Begu/Tecau) • Won the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore (d. Kvitova in F) after going 1-2 in round robin play • Career prize money stands at more than US$25 million – the sixth WTA player to have reached the mark • A Grand Slam singles finalist, contesting the championship match at 2012 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in 3s). Became Poland’s first Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era (Jadwiga Jedrzejowska was runner‐up in three Grand Slam finals in the 1930s, including at Wimbledon in 1937) • First Polish woman to win a WTA singles title (2007 Stockholm); rank in Top 10 (after 2008 Wimbledon); and defeat a World No.1 player (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney) • At No.3, is the top-ranked Polish woman, ahead of Linette (week of January 9, 2017) • Won WTA Fan Favorite Award in 2016, the sixth straight year she has topped the public vote • Wimbledon girls' singles winner in 2005 (sister Urszula won event in 2007) • Coached by Tomasz Wiktorowski

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[6] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #10) vs. [WC] EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #49)

Head to Head: EUGENIE BOUCHARD leads 1-0

2016 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R2 EUGENIE BOUCHARD 6-3 1-6 6-1 107 mins

JOHANNA KONTA EUGENIE BOUCHARD 10 WTA RANKING 49 22 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 671 17-05-1991 (25) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 25-02-1994 (22) $44,679 YTD PRIZE MONEY $6,703 $3,250,508 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $5,160,884 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 1 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 3-0 SYDNEY W-L (MD) * 3-1 6-1 / 72-48 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 3-1 / 118-89 2-1 / 16-22 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 31-36 0-1 / 17-7 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 30-15 6-1 / 55-25 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 3-1 / 71-56 0-0 / 10-7 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 11-22 0-0 / 16-13 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 17-34 1-0 / 8-6 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 8-10 * Updated through QF

SYDNEY Tournament Performance - 2017 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration QF J. KONTA d. D. KASATKINA 6-3,7-5 101 mins QF E. BOUCHARD d. A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA 6-2,6-3 76 mins

R16 J. KONTA d. D. GAVRILOVA 6-1,6-3 80 mins R16 E. BOUCHARD d. D. CIBULKOVA 6-4,6-3 99 mins

R1 J. KONTA d. A. RODIONOVA 6-3,6-4 91 mins R1 E. BOUCHARD d. S. ZHANG 7-6(1),6-2 99 mins

SYDNEY Tournament History * Qualifying match

JOHANNA KONTA EUGENIE BOUCHARD 2015 2014 QF* L - KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #69) 6-3 3-6 6-3 R1 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #48) 6-4 6-3 R16* W - ONS JABEUR (TUN #143) 6-2 6-2 2013 R1* W - TELIANA PEREIRA (BRA #112) 6-2 6-3 R1* L - STORM SANDERS (AUS #674) 7-6(6) 7-6(6)

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Konta: • Making first main draw appearance at Sydney; fell in 2015 qualifying (l. Mladenovic in 3s) • Enters Sydney following a SF run at Brisbane (l. eventual champion Siniakova) • Advances to her second SF of the season (also Brisbane, l. eventual champion Siniakova) after defeating No.26 Kasatkina in QF • Faces wildcard Bouchard in SF today; fell in 2r to the Canadian at 2016 Wimbledon – their only other meeting • Ended 2016 season at the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in November (went 2-0 in round robin play), fell in SF (l. Svitolina) • Advanced to career-first final at Premier Mandatory level at 2016 Beijing, previous best efforts being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka); 2016 Miami was first time since 1987 Australian Open that two British women have reached R16 at a 96/128 draw tournament (also Watson) • By reaching 2016 Beijing final, made WTA Top 10 debut - the first British woman to feature in the elite since Jo Durie in 1984, and the fourth British woman overall to do so (also Virginia Wade and Sue Barker). She becomes the 121st woman to break the Top 10, and the fourth in 2016 after Vinci, Bencic and Keys • Clinched first WTA title at Stanford in July 2016 (d. V.Williams in F) • Owns a 10-7 lifetime record vs Top 10 opponents, wins being over No.8 Makarova (2015 Eastbourne), No.9 Muguruza (2015 US Open), No.2 Halep (2015 Wuhan), No.10 V.Williams (2016 Australian Open), No.7 Vinci (2016 Rome), No.7 V.Williams (2016 Stanford), No.10 Kuznetsova (2016 Rio Olympics), No.8 Suárez Navarro (2016 Wuhan), No.6 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Beijing) and No.9 Keys (2016 Beijing) • Was voted WTA Most Improved Player in 2016 • Has now won her last nine tiebreak sets, posting a tally of 12-2 in 2016 • Achieved career-best Grand Slam result at 2016 Australian Open by reaching SF. Became first British woman to reach SF there since Sue Barker in December 1977, and at any Grand Slam since Jo Durie at 1983 US Open • Made the quarterfinals or better at nine events in 2016, including the Australian Open, Rio Olympics and two WTA Premier Mandatory events • Enjoyed a successful 2016 US Open Series, finishing second in the bonus challenge standings after A.Radwanska. Achieved career-first singles title at Stanford in maiden final (d. V.Williams in F). Was first British woman to reach final of a Premier event since WTA Roadmap was introduced in 2009, and first British woman to win tournament since Sue Barker in 1977 (when it was held in San Francisco) • Competed at 2016 Rio Olympics; reached QF in singles (l. eventual silver medalist Kerber), 2r in doubles (w/Watson, l. Chan/Chan) and 1r in mixed doubles (w/J.Murray, l. eventual gold medalists Mattek-Sands/Sock) • Broke into Top 20 on June 6, 2016 (at No.18) – first British woman in Top 20 for nearly 30 years (the week of October 13, 1986, with Durie at No.20) • Became first British woman to reach QF at a Premier Mandatory event at 2016 Miami (also Indian Wells, Madrid and Beijing) since WTA Roadmap circuit reforms of 2009 • Ended 2016 at No.10 for first Top 10 finish (previous best was No.47 in 2016, first Top 100 finish) • Defeated No.2 Halep at Wuhan in 2015 for career-best victory. Prior to this feat, the last British woman to beat a world No.2 had been Sue Barker, who defeated No.2 Tracy Austin at 1981 Brighton • At 2015 US Open became first British woman through to R16 at Flushing Meadows since Robson in 2012 • On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and four doubles titles • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 and made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen (as qualifier, l. 1r) • Was introduced to the sport at age eight by parents; started to play at an after-school care program • Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Emese (works in fashion) • Born in Sydney, Australia; became a British citizen in May 2012 • Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf; best tennis memory is representing Great Britain in Fed Cup • Currently coached by Wim Fissette

Bouchard:

• Making second main draw appearance at Sydney as a wildcard; has achieved best result here by reaching SF, after opening round loss in 2014 (l. Mattek-Sands)

• By reaching SF, is into the final four for the first time since reaching the final at 2016 Kuala Lumpur last March

• Made a 1r exit last week at Brisbane (l. Rogers in 3s)

• Win over No.23 Zhang in 1r marked first Top 30 win since defeat of No.28 Stephens at 2016 Rio Olympics; also defeated No.27 Pavlyuchenkova to advance to SF stage

• Victory over No.6 Cibulkova in 2r brings her career record vs. Top 10 to 11-22; her last win against a Top 10 player also came against No.10 Cibulkova at 2016 Montreal; faces No.10 Konta today

• During 2016 Australian swing, went 7-3, highlight being R-Up finish at Hobart (l. Cornet)

• Ended 2016 at No.47, up one place from No.48 in 2015. Best year-end finish of career came in 2014, at No.7

• 2016 season highlights were reaching fifth and sixth career singles finals, at Hobart (l. Cornet) and Kuala Lumpur (l. Svitolina)

• Ended 2016 with 29-24 win-loss record (tour level, main draw only), over double the number of wins posted during 2015 (12-18)

• Posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber at 2016 Rome. Career record vs. Top 5 ranked players is 2-12. Previous best win was over No.3 Halep in SF at 2014 Wimbledon

• In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 2r at Australian Open (l. A.Radwanska) and Roland Garros (l. Bacsinszky), 3r at Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova) and 1r at US Open (l. Siniakova)

• Is a Grand Slam finalist, reaching the championship match at 2014 Wimbledon (l. Kvitova). Was the first Canadian to ever reach a Grand Slam final; since joined by Milos Raonic at 2016 Wimbledon

• After 2014 Wimbledon made Top 10 debut at No.7, beating previous Canadian best of No.8 (Bassett‐Seguso). Climbed to a career‐high No.5 on October 20, 2014

• Best Grand Slam results outside of Wimbledon include SF at 2014 Australian Open (l. eventual champion Li) and Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Sharapova)

• Owns a 1-5 record in career singles finals, sole title coming at 2014 Nürnberg (d. Ka.Pliskova in F)

• In 2015, won back-to-back matches at just three tournaments—Australian Open (QF), Indian Wells (R16) and US Open (R16)

• Qualified for 2014 season‐ending WTA Finals—Singapore, becoming first Canadian to qualify in 25 years. Went 0-3 in round-robin stage

• Named 2013 WTA Newcomer of the Year, as voted by international tennis media

• In juniors, won Wimbledon girls' singles title in 2012

• Currently coached by Thomas Hogstedt. Previously worked with Sam Sumyk and Nick Saviano

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2017 APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY – QUARTERFINAL MATCH NOTES

KEN ROSEWALL ARENA

[10] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #20) vs. BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #19) Wozniacki leads 4-2

[WC] EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #49) vs. ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #27) First meeting

[Q] DUAN YING-YING (CHN #103) vs. [2] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) Radwanska leads 1-0

SHOW COURT 1

DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #26) vs. [6] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #10) First meeting

POTENTIAL SEMIFINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS

TOP HALF BOUCHARD PAVLYUCHENKOVA BOTTOM HALF DUAN A.RADWANSKA KASATKINA First meeting Pavlyuchenkova leads 2-1 WOZNIACKI Wozniacki leads 1-0 Wozniacki leads 9-6 KONTA Bouchard leads 1-0 First meeting STRYCOVA First meeting Radwanska leads 6-0

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QUARTERFINAL QUICK HITS • One former Sydney champion remains in this year’s draw – Agnieszka Radwanska (2013) • Of the eight players remaining, only one is seeking their career first title this week – Daria Kasatkina • Bouchard, Duan, Kasatkina, Konta, and Pavlyuchenkova are first-time quarterfinalists at Sydney • Three Grand Slam finalists remain in contention in Sydney – Bouchard, A.Radwanska and Wozniacki • Qualifier Duan Ying-Ying is the first Chinese woman through to the QF at Sydney since Li Na in 2013. Ranked at No.103, she is the lowest ranked player to advance to the QF here since Pironkova in 2014 (won the title) • Five of the quarterfinalists posted career-best year-end rankings in 2016: A.Radwanska (No.3), Konta (No.10), Strycova (No.20), Kasatkina (No.27) and Duan (No.102) • Five of the eight players remaining have advanced to the QF stage without dropping a set – Konta, Bouchard, Pavlyuchenkova, Strycova and A.Radwanska • The youngest player remaining in the draw is 19-year-old Kasatkina; the oldest is 30-year-old Strycova

WTA RANKING PROJECTIONS Projected WTA Top 10 for week of January 16, 2017:

1. Angelique Kerber: will enter Australian Open at No.1, but Serena Williams will have a chance to regain the top spot in Melbourne. The American would need to (at least) reach the final. 2. Serena Williams 3. Agnieszka Radwanska: will stay at No.3 4. Simona Halep 5. Karolina Pliskova 6. Dominika Cibulkova 7. Garbiñe Muguruza 8. Madison Keys 9. Svetlana Kuznetsova 10. Johanna Konta: can move to No.9 and equal her career-best ranking by reaching the semifinals. No.9 is the highest she can climb this week.

On Sydney’s other quarterfinalists: On Tuesday, Daria Kasatkina notched her first career Top 5 win by defeating World No.1 Angelique Kerber. Kasatkina has a chance to equal her career-high (No.24) by advancing to the semifinals. She can reach her career-best ranking of No.23 if she can advance to the final and No.21 with the title.

Caroline Wozniacki (unless Bertens wins the title in Hobart) and Barbora Strycova are projected to stay in the Top 20 by reaching the QF this week. The winner of this quarterfinal match will move to No.16 and can climb as high as No.15 by reaching the final.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is projected to maintain her current ranking of No.27 and has a chance to return to the Top 25 if she advances to the semifinals.

Eugenie Bouchard will need to reach the semifinals in order to move up in the rankings.

Duan Ying-Ying will re-enter the Top 100 with her quarterfinal appearance and has a chance to reach career-high should she reach the semifinals (Top 80).

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[10] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #20) vs. BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #19)

Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads 4-2

2015 SYDNEY HARD O R1 BARBORA STRYCOVA 6-4 1-1 73 mins 2015 AUCKLAND HARD O SF CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 4-6 6-3 6-4 155 mins 2014 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R16 BARBORA STRYCOVA 6-2 7-5 95 mins 2012 MIAMI HARD O R2 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-4 6-0 95 mins 2011 CHARLESTON CLAY O R16 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 7-6(6) 7-6(9) 153 mins 2010 CHARLESTON CLAY O R2 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-4 6-1 80 mins

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI BARBORA STRYCOVA 20 WTA RANKING 19 52 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 52 11-07-1990 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 28-03-1986 (30) $5,900 YTD PRIZE MONEY $5,900 $22,092,076 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $5,692,842 0 / 25 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 1 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 20 7-7 SYDNEY W-L (MD) * 5-2 4-1 / 476-202 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 205-220 1-1 / 119-66 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 71-54 0-0 / 76-65 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 47-54 4-1 / 349-138 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 111-124 0-0 / 44-59 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 6-40 0-0 / 108-89 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 20-68 1-0 / 49-24 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 17-23 * Updated through R16

SYDNEY Tournament Performance - 2017 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R16 C. WOZNIACKI d. Y. PUTINTSEVA 6-0,7-5 78 mins R16 B. STRYCOVA d. R. VINCI 6-2,6-3 79 mins

R1 C. WOZNIACKI d. M. PUIG 6-3,2-6,6-4 130 mins R1 B. STRYCOVA d. E. MAKAROVA 6-3,7-5 84 mins

SYDNEY Tournament History * Qualifying match

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI BARBORA STRYCOVA 2015 2015 R1 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #25) 6-4 1-1 QF L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #67) 6-4 6-1 2014 R16 W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #20) 7-6(1) 6-2 R16 L - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #27) 6-4 7-6(7) R1 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #8) 6-4 1-1 R1 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #73) 3-6 6-2 6-4 2012 2013 R16* L - MELINDA CZINK (HUN #146) 7-6(3) 5-7 6-4 R16 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #85) 7-6(4) 1-6 6-2 R1* W - MANDY MINELLA (LUX #110) 6-3 5-7 7-6(4) R1 W - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #31) 6-1 6-2

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2012 2011 QF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) 3-6 7-5 6-2 R16 L - KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #3) 6-1 6-4

R16 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #18) 7-5 2-6 6-4 R1 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #15) 6-2 6-2 R1 BYE QF* W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #140) 6-4 6-3 2011 R16* W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #86) 6-3 7-5 R16 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #32) 6-3 6-3 R1* W - CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA #105) 7-6(5) 6-4 R1 BYE 2010 2010 QF* L - VERA DUSHEVINA (RUS #43) 6-3 6-4

R1 L - NA LI (CHN #17) 2-6 6-3 6-2 R16* W - ALENKA HUBACEK (AUS #487) 6-0 6-2 2009 R1* W - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) 2-6 6-2 6-3 QF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #2) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3) R16 W - MELANIE SOUTH (GBR #110) 6-2 6-0 R1 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #19) 6-1 6-2

Wozniacki:

• Making eighth appearance at Sydney. Two-time quarterfinalist here, on debut in 2009 (l. S.Williams) and in 2012 (l. A.Radwanska)

• Enters Sydney following QF run last week at Auckland (l. Goerges)

• Plays No.19 Strycova today; holds a 4-2 edge over Strycova

• Owns a 108-89 lifetime record vs. Top 20 opponents

• In 2016 Asian swing, won her 24th and 25th career singles title at Tokyo [PPO] (d. Osaka in F) and Hong Kong (d. Mladenovic in F). Now owns a 25-17 record in singles finals and has won at least one title nine years running (2008-2016). Also reached R16 at Wuhan and Beijing before closing out season with QF appearance at Luxembourg

• Made SF run at US Open (l. eventual champion Kerber); was her sixth career Grand Slam SF. Became 20th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam semifinal since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds)

• Fell in opening round at New Haven (l. Ostapenko), where she was a four-time champion from 2008-11, at one point going on a 21-match winning streak at the event

• Other result during recent North American hardcourt swing was 2r exit at Washington DC (ret. vs. Stosur w/left arm injury). Withdrew from Montreal w/left elbow injury

• Contested Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. eventual bronze medalist Kvitova). Was Denmark’s flag bearer for opening ceremony

• Returned to action following two-and-a-half months out w/right ankle injury during grass court swing, making comeback at Nottingham (l. Kontaveit in 2r). Went on to lose 1r at Birmingham (l. Wickmayer), reach 3r at Eastbourne (l. Puig), and posted 1r exit at Wimbledon (l. Kuznetsova)

• Was unseeded at Wimbledon – the first time since 2008 Australian Open she wasn’t seeded at a Grand Slam

• Prior to Nottingham, last tournament played was Miami (3r, l. Svitolina)

• Withdrawal from 2016 Roland Garros (w/right ankle injury) was first absence from a Grand Slam since debut at 2007 Roland Garros, and snapped streak of 36 consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances

• Reached QF at Monterrey (l. eventual champion Watson) and lost opening match at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Zhang)

• Post-Australian Open, lost opening 2r match at St Petersburg (after 1r bye, l. Cibulkova), before Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA from withdrawing from Dubai (w/left knee injury) and reaching 3r at Doha (l. No.118 Vesnina)

• Opened 2016 with SF run at Auckland (l. eventual champion Stephens) before falling in 1r at Australian Open (l. Putintseva)

• Ended 2015 ranked No.17 – first time since 2009 not finishing inside Top 10 (her six years prior inside Top 10 was longest active streak); finished 2016 at No.19, her lowest year-end ranking since 2007 (No.64)

• Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in November 2015 – forced to retire during opening RR match vs. Kuznetsova w/left wrist injury

• Won 23rd career singles title at 2015 Kuala Lumpur (d. Dulgheru in F); other 2015 highlights were reaching finals at Auckland (as top seed, l. V.Williams in 3s) and Stuttgart (l. Kerber in 3s)

• 2015 season low was 2r exit at US Open – as No.4 seed, l. No.149 Cetkovska. Dropped out of Top 10 in late September for first time in over a year (August 25, 2014)

• Is a former World No.1, having held the ranking for 67 weeks; finished 2010 and 2011 in the top spot

• A two-time Grand Slam finalist, finishing runner-up at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters) and 2014 US Open (l. S.Williams)

• Ranks fourth among active players (behind S.Williams, V.Williams, and Sharapova) for singles titles (25) – 20 of which have come on hardcourts. Has won at least one title nine years running (2008-2016) and owns the most career singles titles without having won a Grand Slam (was previously Pam Shriver with 21 titles)

• Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners youth programs

• Signed as a USANA Health Sciences brand ambassador in March 2015. As part of the announcement she launched the program’s annual ‘Aces for Humanity’ campaign to aid the USANA True Health Foundation, whose mission is to provide critical nutrition to those who are suffering or in need; money is donated for each ace served by the eight USANA ambassadors on the WTA

• Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki

Strycova:

• Making third main draw appearance at Sydney; has equalled best result by advancing to QF (also in 2015, l. Pironkova) • Is coming off a QF finish at Auckland (l. eventual champion Davis) • Defeat of No.18 Vinci in 2r here marked first Top 20 win of season; is now 1-0 vs. Top 20 opponents in 2017 (20-68 overall) • Faces No.20 Wozniacki today in their seventh career meeting - their last meeting was held here in 2015 1r, claiming victory due to Wozniacki retiring • Helped bring the Czech Republic to victory at the Fed Cup Final over France in November – defeated Cornet in singles and Garcia/Mladenovic in the decisive doubles rubber (w/Ka.Pliskova) • Prior to the Fed Cup Final, qualified for the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai – went 1-1 in round robin play (d. Vinci, l. eventual champion Kvitova) • Achieved a career-high ranking of No.19 on August 22, 2016 and completed her first Top 20 year-end finish (No.20) in 2016 • Played a reigning No.1 for the first time at 2016 Beijing (l. No.1 Kerber); best career win came over No.2 Li (2014 Wimbledon) • Enters Beijing having reached QF at Wuhan (l. Cibulkova) – also reached the doubles final (w/Mirza), falling to Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F; is now 20-12 in career doubles finals • Claimed her 20th career doubles title at 2016 Tokyo [PPO] (w/Mirza); is now 20-12 in career doubles finals • Is 6-40 vs. Top 10 opponents, with wins over No.2 Li (2014 Wimbledon), No.8 Wozniacki (2015 Sydney), No.6 Bouchard (2015 Madrid), No.3 Sharapova (2015 Wuhan), No.3 Muguruza (2016 Australian Open) and No.3 Kerber (2016 Madrid) • Made 1r exit at 2016 US Open (as No.18 seed – her highest-ever seeding at a Grand Slam - l. Niculescu); was only 1r exit at a major in 2016 with a R16 appearance in Melbourne and 3r showings at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon • During North American summer reached 2r at Montreal (l. V.Williams) and 3r at Cincinnati (l. Kerber). Also won 19th career doubles title at Cincinnati with new partner Mirza (d. Hingis/Vandeweghe in F) • Won bronze medal in doubles at Rio Olympics (w/Safarova, d. Hlavackova/Hradecka in bronze medal match). In addition, competed in singles, reaching 2r (l. Errani) • Grass court season culminated in a 3r loss at Wimbledon (l. Makarova). At that point, had reached at least 3r at seven of the last nine majors, dating back to 2014 Wimbledon (QF) • Reached seventh career singles final at 2016 Birmingham (l. Keys in F); now 1-6 in finals, with sole title coming at Québec City in 2011 (d. Erakovic in F) • Also at 2016 Birmingham, won 18th career doubles title, partnering Ka.Pliskova (d. King/Kudryavtseva in F) • Posted solid results during 2016 clay court swing, advancing to two QFs – at 2016 Prague (l. eventual runner-up Stosur) and Rome (l. eventual runner-up Keys) – and a 3r appearance at Roland Garros (l. A.Radwanska) • Also reached 2r at 2016 Madrid, where she upset Kerber in 1r, before falling to Keys. Win over world No.3 Kerber at Madrid was her second Top 5 victory of the year (after defeating No.3 Muguruza at Australian Open in 3r) • In April, went 1-1 in singles in Czech Republic’s 3-2 defeat of Switzerland in Fed Cup WG SF (d. Bacsinszky, l. Golubic). • During US hardcourt swing in March, reached R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Halep) and fell in 2r at Miami (l. Kerber) • Opened 2016 Middle East swing by reaching second Premier-level singles final of career, at Dubai (l. Errani in F). Re-entered Top 40 following run in Dubai and then made 2r exit at Doha (l. Kvitova) • Represented Czech Republic in 2016 Fed Cup World Group I QF tie; teamed w/Ka.Pliskova to defeat Romania’s Mitu/Olaru in deciding doubles rubber • Strong finish to Australasian swing last year – after 2r exit at Auckland (l. eventual runner-up Goerges) and 1r loss at Hobart (l. Larsson) reached R16 at Australian Open (d. No.3 Muguruza in 3r; l. Azarenka) • Was part of the Czech Republic team to win 2015 Fed Cup, clinching the tie in the decisive doubles rubber with Ka.Pliskova (d. Vesnina/Pavlyuchenkova) • Achieved best Grand Slam result of career to date when she advanced to QF at All England Club in 2014 (posted wins over Li Na – in the last match of her career – and Wozniacki en route, l. eventual champion Kvitova). Occasion marked first time in Open Era that three Czech women advanced to QF at a Slam (also Safarova, Kvitova) • Career-high singles ranking is No.19 (August 22, 2016) • Currently the Czech No.3 of seven women in Top 100, behind Ka.Pliskova and Kvitova (as at January 9, 2017) • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic in 2000. Owns nine singles and 10 doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Coached by Tomas Krupa MATCH NOTES SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA | Jan 08 - Jan 13, 2017 | $776,000 | PREMIER

[WC] EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #49) vs. ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #27)

Head to Head: First meeting

EUGENIE BOUCHARD ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 49 WTA RANKING 27 671 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 671 25-02-1994 (22) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 03-07-1991 (25) $6,703 YTD PRIZE MONEY $2,405 $5,160,884 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $6,561,861 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 8 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 4 2-1 SYDNEY W-L (MD) * 3-3 2-1 / 117-89 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 255-190 0-1 / 31-36 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 83-66 1-0 / 30-15 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 61-50 2-1 / 70-56 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 2-1 / 190-125 1-0 / 11-22 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 23-47 1-0 / 17-34 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 42-84 0-0 / 8-10 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 21-26 * Updated through R16

SYDNEY Tournament Performance - 2017 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R16 E. BOUCHARD d. D. CIBULKOVA 6-4,6-3 99 mins R16 A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA d. S. KUZNETSOVA 7-5,6-3 98 mins

R1 E. BOUCHARD d. S. ZHANG 7-6(1),6-2 99 mins R1 A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA d. S. STOSUR 6-3,6-1 63 mins

SYDNEY Tournament History * Qualifying match

EUGENIE BOUCHARD ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2014 2016 R1 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #48) 6-4 6-3 R16 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #11) 6-3 6-0 2013 R1 W - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #89) 6-1 7-6(1) R1* L - STORM SANDERS (AUS #674) 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 2015 R1 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #21) 1-6 7-6(1) 6-4

2012 R1 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #10) 6-2 6-3 2010 R16* L - ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (AUS #95) 6-3 6-3 R1* W - AKGUL AMANMURADOVA (UZB #84) 6-0 7-6(3)

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Bouchard:

• Making second main draw appearance at Sydney as a wildcard; has achieved best result here by reaching QF, after opening round loss in 2014 (l. Mattek-Sands)

• By reaching QF, is into the final eight for the first time since reaching the final at 2016 Kuala Lumpur last March

• Made a 1r exit last week at Brisbane (l. Rogers in 3s)

• Win over No.23 Zhang marked first Top 30 win since defeat of No.28 Stephens at 2016 Rio Olympics

• Win over No.6 Cibulkova in 2r brings her career record vs. Top 10 to 11-22; her last win against a Top 10 player also came against No.10 Cibulkova at 2016 Montreal