WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES CINCINNATI, OH, USA | AUGUST 12-18, 2019 | $2,944,846 WTA PREMIER 5 EVENT wtatennis.com | facebook.com/WTA | twitter.com/WTA | youtube.com/WTA Tournament Website: www.wsopen.com | @CincyTennis | facebook.com/cincytennis WTA Communications: Adam Lincoln ([email protected]), Estelle LaPorte ([email protected]) WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS [1] ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #2) vs. [WC] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #153) First meeting Barty will return to World No.1 should she advance to the final... Kuznetsova recovered from 6-3 5-3 down against Pliskova in QF... Barty bidding to reach fifth final of the season [16] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) vs. SOFIA KENIN (USA #22) Kenin leads 1-0 Kenin won when the pair met earlier this year in Rome... Keys targeting first hard court final since 2017 US Open... Tournament guaranteed its first American finalist since S.Williams took home the trophy in 2015 A LOOK AT THE SEMIFINALISTS PLAYER CINCINNATI W/L YTD W/L* CAREER W/L* YTD PRIZE $ CAREER PRIZE $ YTD CAREER (MAIN DRAW) TITLES TITLES [1] Ashleigh Barty 7-2 42-7 226-85 5,390,137 10,604,522 3 6 [16] Madison Keys 11-5 19-11 269-148 1,010,428 11,099,106 1 4 Sofia Kenin 4-0 35-16 176-104 890,272 1,771,747 2 2 [WC] Svetlana Kuznetsova 14-8 11-8 651-327 202,639 24,744,751 0 18 * all levels (including ITF Circuit and qualifying) SEMIFINAL RECORDS PLAYER BEST CINCINNATI LAST FINAL REACHED CAREER SF W/L** CAREER FINAL W/L RESULT [1] Ashleigh Barty SF (1): 2019 2019 Birmingham (WON) 10-4 6-4 [16] Madison Keys SF (1): 2019 2019 Charleston (WON) 8-9 4-4 Sofia Kenin SF (1): 2019 2019 Mallorca (WON) 3-3 2-1 [WC] Svetlana Kuznetsova SF (1): 2019 2018 Washington DC (WON) 41-28 18-23 ** not including walkvover results POTENTIAL FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS KEYS KENIN BARTY Barty leads 2-1 Barty leads 3-1 KUZNETSOVA Keys leads 3-0 First meeting MATCH NOTES CINCINNATI - UNITED STATES, OH | Aug 12 - Aug 18, 2019 | $2,944,486 | PREMIER 5 [1] ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #2) vs. [WC] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #153) Head to Head: First meeting ASHLEIGH BARTY SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 2 WTA RANKING 153 1 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 149 24-04-1996 (23) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 27-06-1985 (34) $5,396,442 YTD PRIZE MONEY $202,639 $10,604,522 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $24,744,751 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 3 / 6 0 / 18 1 / 10 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 16 CINCINNATI W-L (MD) * 7-2 14-8 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 42-7 / 126-56 11-8 / 596-309 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 11-4 / 35-17 5-4 / 197-127 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 5-4 / 18-14 6-2 / 127-100 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 23-4 / 76-34 6-1 / 368-192 2-2 / 11-6 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-3 / 42-23 2-1 / 4-13 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-1 / 28-60 6-4 / 11-18 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 3-1 / 60-99 12-4 / 26-32 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 4-2 / 132-169 * Updated entering 2019 Cincinnati SF ROAD TO THE SEMIFINALS [1] ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #2) [WC] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #153) QF: d. MARIA SAKKARI (GRE #33) 5-7,6-2,6-0 (1h44) QF: d. [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) 3-6,7-6(2),6-3 (2h18) R16: d. ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST #20) 4-6,7-5,7-5 (2h10) R16: d. [8] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #10) 6-1,6-2 (0h52) R32: d. MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #97) 6-4,6-1 (1h27) R32: d. DAYANA YASTREMSKA (UKR #32) 4-6,7-6(7),6-2 (2h34) R64: BYE R64: d. [11] ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA (LAT #11) 7-6(3),6-7(4),6-4 (2h35) Total games: 77 Total games: 113 Won/lost: 47-30 Won/lost: 64-49 Sets won/lost: 6-2 Sets won/lost: 8-3 Total time on court: 5h21 Total time on court: 8h19 Average time on court: 1h47 Average time on court: 2h05 Average rank of opponent: 50 Average rank of opponent: 14 Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA from MATCH NOTES CINCINNATI - UNITED STATES, OH | Aug 12 - Aug 18, 2019 | $2,944,486 | PREMIER 5 CINCINNATI Tournament History ASHLEIGH BARTY SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 2018 2018 R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #1) 7-5 6-4 R2 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #7) 7-6(1) 4-6 6-4 2017 2017 R16 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #5) 6-4 6-2 QF L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #6) 6-2 5-7 7-5 2016 QF L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #17) 6-3 4-6 6-2 2014 R16 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #11) 6-2 2-6 6-3 2013 R1 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #11) 6-1 7-5 2011 R16 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #7) 6-2 6-3 2010 R1 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #15) 6-4 1-6 6-2 2009 R16 L - KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #0) 6-4 4-6 6-2 Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA from ASHLEIGH SVETLANA BARTY VS KUZNETSOVA CINCINNATI CINCINNATI • Making third consecutive appearance at Western & • Making ninth appearance at Western & Southern Southern Open, where she has reached SF for the Open first time • Prior to this year’s run, best results were QF show- • Lost in R16 on debut in 2017 (as qualifier, l. Wozni- ings in 2016 (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova in 3s acki) and 2018 (l. No.1 Halep); win over No.9 V.Wil- – was the only player to take the Czech the distance) liams in 2r in 2017 was the first of her career over a and 2017 (l. eventual champion Muguruza in 3s) Top 10 player • Broke serve nine times to upset No.11 Sevastova • After 1r bye, won 11 of the last 13 games to see off in 1r and register second Top 20 win of the season 2011 champion Sharapova in 2r (also No.10 Sabalenka at Madrid) • Against Kontaveit in R16, was 5-3 down in the final • Recovered from 6-4 5-3 down and saved 2mp to set and came within two points of defeat beat Yastremska in 2r • Conceded just 10 points in the third set to beat • Dismissed No.10 Stephens in R16 in just 52 minutes Sakkari in QF - the shortest completed match of the tournament • Win-loss record this year now stands at 42-7 – the • Against No.3 Ka.Pliskova in QF, was 6-3 5-3 down joint-most wins on tour with Ka.Pliskova (42-12) before coming back to score first Top 5 win since • Over half of these victories have come on hard upsetting the same opponent en route to R-Up finish courts (23-4 record) – Ka.Pliskova (25), Andreescu at 2017 Indian Wells and Kenin (both 24) are the only players with more • Faces No.2 Barty today in first SF at Premier-level or wins to their names on the surface above since 2017 Madrid • Faces No.153 Kuznetsova in SF today; since the • Has won the highest percentage of return points start of 2017, only losses to players ranked outside (49%) and games (42.9%) among the semifinalists Top 100 were against No.181 Barthel at 2017 Aus- • Is the last remaining of five Russians in the draw tralian Open and No.451 S.Williams at 2018 Roland (also Alexandrova, Kasatkina, Kudermetova and Garros Sharapova). Four Russian women have won Cincin- • Has lost just three times to players outside Top 10 nati: Zvonareva (2006), Chakvetadze (2007), Petrova in 2019: No.63 Mladenovic at Rome, No.55 Riske at (2008) and Sharapova in 2011 (as WC) Wimbledon and No.29 Kenin at Toronto • Cincinnati marks her ninth event since returning from • Will return to World No.1 by reaching Cincinnati final seven-month injury layoff due to knee injury • Ranks No.2 on tour for percentage of service games • Is projected to return to Top 100 and will break back won (79.3%) behind Ka. Pliskova (80.6%) and No.3 into Top 50 by lifting the title for aces struck (277) SEASON SEASON • Coming off R16 showing at Toronto (l. Halep); 1r win • Suffered 2r exit at Toronto (after 1r bye, l. Kenin) over X.Wang ended a four-match losing streak • Made R16 at Wimbledon for the first time (l. Riske) • Suffered back-to-back 1r exits at Roland Garros (l. • Became the first Roland Garros champion to lift a Kucova) and Wimbledon (l. Van Uytvanck) grass court title in the same season since Henin • Fell 1r at Nurnberg (l. Larsson) after making 2r run at in 2007 by winning Birmingham (d. Goerges in F); Madrid (d. No.10 Sabalenka, l. Bencic) become the first Australian woman in 43 years to • Win over Sabalenka in the Spanish capital was her reach WTA singles No.1 following Birmingham (June first over a Top 10 player since upsetting No.10 24, 2019) A.Radwanska at 2017 Wimbledon • Won first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (d. Von- • Made back-to-back 2r showings at Istanbul (l.