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Iga Swiatek Sofia Kenin Roland Garros ROLAND GARROS SEPTEMBER 26 – OCTOBER 11, 2020 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES ROLAND, GARROS, PARIS | SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 11, 2020 | €38,000,000 GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT wtatennis.com | facebook.com/WTA | twitter.com/WTA | youtube.com/WTA Tournament Website: www.rolandgarros.com | @rolandgarros | facebook.com/RolandGarros WTA Communications: Adam Lincoln, Estelle LaPorte ROLAND GARROS - FINAL IGA SWIATEK (POL #54) vs. [4] SOFIA KENIN (USA #6) First meeting Swiatek beat Kenin in girls’ singles at Roland Garros in 2016... Kenin bidding to become the first woman to win multiple majors in a single season since 2016... Swiatek is yet to drop a set and has broken serve 32 times in her six matches... Kenin meanwhile has dropped four sets en route to the final...Swiatek has spent five hours less on court than Kenin this fortnight THE FINALISTS PLAYER RG YTD CAREER YTD YTD CAREER CAREER PRIZE $ NAME W/L* W/L*^ W/L*^ PRIZE $ TITLES TITLES [4] Sofia Kenin 8-2 24-8 214-119 3,326,962 6,245,694 2 5 Iga Swiatek 9-1 13-5 109-31 431,619 1,606,808 0 0 *Includes 2020 Roland Garros ^Includes qualifying and ITF Circuit matches CAREER GRAND SLAM RECORDS - BY ROUND REACHED PLAYER NAME R128 R64 R32 R16 QF SF F* W TOTAL* [4] Sofia Kenin 4 3 3 2 - - 1 1 14 Iga Swiatek 1 2 1 2 - - 1 - 7 *Includes 2020 Roland Garros CAREER WTA FINAL RECORD PLAYER BEST RG RESULTS LAST FINAL CAREER FINAL REACHED W/L Final (1): 2020 [4] Sofia Kenin 2020 Lyon (WON) 5-1 R16 (1): 2019 Final (1): 2020 Iga Swiatek 2019 Lugano (R-Up) 0-1 R16 (1): 2019 FINALISTS’ MATCH STATS PLAYER NAME ACES FASTEST SERVE WINNERS UNFORCED SERVICE GAMES RETURN GAMES (MPH) ERRORS WON % WON % [4] Sofia Kenin 6 99 194 169 74 49 Iga Swiatek 3 111 150 110 78 70 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES RECENT ROLAND GARROS HONOR ROLL YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QF TOP HALF MATCH-UPS 2019 [8] ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #8) MARKETA VONDROUSOVA (CZE #38) 6-1 6-3 2018 [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #1) [10] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #10) 3-6 6-4 6-1 2017 JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #47) [3] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 4-6 6-4 6-3 2016 [4] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #4) [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 7-5 6-4 2015 [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) [13] LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #13) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 2014 [7] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #8) [4] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 2013 [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) [2] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) 6-4 6-4 2012 [2] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) [21] SARA ERRANI (ITA #24) 6-3 6-2 2011 [6] LI NA (CHN #7) [5] FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #5) 6-4 7-6(0) 2010 [17] FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #17) [7] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #7) 6-4 7-6(2) ALL-TIME ROLAND GARROS TITLES - BY COUNTRY TITLES COUNTRY MOST RECENT CHAMPION 29 UNITED STATES SERENA WILLIAMS (2015) 10 GERMANY STEFANIE GRAF (1999) 8 AUSTRALIA ASHLEIGH BARTY (2019) 8 GREAT BRITAIN SUE BARKER (1976) 7 FRANCE MARY PIERCE (2000) 4 BELGIUM JUSTINE HENIN (2007) 4 RUSSIA MARIA SHARAPOVA (2014) 4 SPAIN GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (2016) 4 YUGOSLAVIA MONICA SELES (1992) 2 ROMANIA SIMONA HALEP (2018) 1 CHINA LIN NA (2011) 1 CROATIA IVA MAJOLI (1977) 1 CZECH REPUBLIC HANA MANDLIKOVA (1981) 1 HUNGARY ZSUZSI KORMOCZY (1958) 1 ITALY FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (2010) 1 LATVIA JELENA OSTAPENKO (2017) 1 NETHERLANDS KEA BOUMAN (1927) 1 SERBIA ANA IVANOVIC (2008) WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES PATRIOT GAMES SURPRISE PACKAGE On Saturday, Iga Swiatek is bidding to become the first Iga Swiatek is Roland Garros’ seventh unseeded finalist Polish player - man or woman - to win a Grand Slam and 16th across all majors in the Open Era. She is also singles title. She is the second Polish woman ever to the second lowest-ranked woman to reach the final in reach the final in Paris, following in the footsteps of 1939 Paris since the rankings were introduced in 1975: runner-up Jadwiga Jedrzejowska. Year Unseeded Finalists Tournament Result Sofia Kenin has ensured that the United States will have 2020 Iga Swiatek (No.54) Roland Garros ??? a representative in the Roland Garros championship 2020 Victoria Azarenka (No.27) US Open R-Up match for a 22nd time. The last American to reach the 2019 Marketa Vondrousova (No.38) Roland Garros R-Up final here was 2018 runner-up Sloane Stephens. 2017 Sloane Stephens (No.83) US Open Champion 2017 Jelena Ostapenko (No.47) Roland Garros Champion 2015 Roberta Vinci (No.43) US Open R-Up 2010 Justine Henin (NR) Australian Open R-Up 2009 Kim Clijsters (NR) US Open Champion 2007 Serena Williams (No.81) Australian Open Champion 6 1999 Amélie Mauresmo (No.29) Australian Open R-Up Six American women have 1997 Mary Pierce (No.22) Australian Open R-Up won Roland Garros in the Open Era, most recently 1983 Mima Jausovec (No.38) Roland Garros R-Up Serena Williams in Chris O’Neil (No.111) Australian Open Champion 2015 1978 1977 Florenta Mihai (No.56) Roland Garros R-Up 1976 Renata Tomanova (No.47) Roland Garros R-Up NICE LITTLE EARNER 1971 Helen Gourlay (NR)* Roland Garros R-Up *WTA rankings were introduced in November 1975 Iga Swiatek entered the Roland Garros fortnight with career earnings of $1,106,808. By advancing to the final FOR THE FIRST TIME she will nearly double her career earnings, with a cheque for around $950,000. Should Iga Swiatek lift the title, she will become the 54th Grand Slam champion of the Open Era. The past 13 With the winner taking home almost $1,900,000, Sofia majors have crowned eight first-time champions. Kenin can take her annual earnings past $5 million by lifting the title. SMOOTH SAILING Iga Swiatek is yet to drop a set at this year’s tournament, conceding a mere 23 games in her six matches. 8 Since the start of 2017, there have been eight maiden Slam The last woman to lift the title in Paris without losing a set champions: Jelena Ostapenko, was Justine Henin in 2007. Meanwhile, the fewest games Sloane Stephen, Caroline Wozni- acki, Simona Halep, Naomi dropped en route to the final was by Mary Pierce in 1994: Osaka, Ashleigh Barty, Bianca Andreescu and Sofia Kenin Games Player Year Final result 10 Mary Pierce 1994 l. Sánchez Vicario 6-4 6-4 19 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1991 l. Seles 6-3 6-4 RANKING WATCH 20 Stefanie Graf 1988 d. Zvereva 6-0 6-0 Iga Swiatek is guaranteed to jump to a career-high 21 Serena Williams 2013 d. Sharapova 6-4 6-4 ranking of No.24 and will break into the Top 20 at No.17 22 Chris Evert 1975 d. Navratilova 2-6 6-2 6-1 should she lift the title. 23 Dinara Safina 2009 l. Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2 By reaching the final, Sofia Kenin will match her ca- 23 Iga Swiatek 2020 ??? reer-high ranking of No.4 and move to No.3 with the title. WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES A SNAPSHOT OF 2020 – THE YEAR SO FAR One Top 10 Debut: Sofia Kenin (at No.7 on February 3) Fewest games dropped en route to a title: Jennifer Brady (24, Lexington) Lowest-ranked title winner: Patricia Maria Tig (No.88, Istanbul) Most titles: Elena Rybakina: 5 (Shenzhen - R-Up; Hobart - W; St. Petersburg - R-Up; Dubai - R-Up; Strasbourg - R-Up); Simona Halep: 3 (Dubai - W; Prague - W; Rome - W); Sofia Kenin (Australian Open - W; Lyon - W; Roland Garros - F) 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 – 192, Serena Williams – 178, Garbiñe Muguruza – 160 Most aces in a match (22): Alison Van Uytvanck (l. vs. Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(2) – Lyon, SF) Match win leaders: Rybakina – 29, Mertens – 28, Kenin - 24, - Halep – 23, Muguruza - 23 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 – Heather Watson d. Elise Mertens 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart) Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 (Auckland) WTA4LOVE – SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY • As part of the ongoing humanitarian campaign, WTA4Love, more than 100 community initiatives have been undertaken by WTA players and partners since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. • Many players are stepping up again to raise awareness by wearing WTA4Love patches during competition in support of the ongoing campaign as we return to play. • WTA4Love initiatives have provided COVID-19 support ranging from donations of medical equipment to hospitals, including 30,000 masks donated to medical professionals through the efforts of the players and WTA Charities. • Food insecurity has also been addressed by providing 24,000 meals to families and frontline workers and through fundraisers for local foodbanks. WTA Charities will continue to support the ongo- ing needs of communities with donations of 100,000 meals in partnership with Lilly Pulitzer. • WTA4Love is a global campaign with activities and donations by players and WTA Charities in 14 of the countries which are home to WTA tournaments and most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including China, Spain, the Unit- ed Kingdom and the United States, among others.
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