WTA Tour Statistical Abstract 2002 Robert B. Waltz ©2002 by Robert B. Waltz Reproduction and/or distribution for profit prohibited Contents Introduction. .4 Idealized Ranking Systems . .66 Surface-Modified Divisor (Minimum 16)......................66 2002 In Review: The Top Players . .5 Idealized Rankings/Proposal 2 — Adjusted Won/Lost..68 The Final Top Thirty.........................................................5 Adjusted Winning Percentage, No Bonuses...................70 The Beginning Top Twenty-Five .................................... 6 Percentage of Possible Points Earned ............................71 Summary of Changes, Beginning to End of 2002 ............6 Head to Head . 73 Top Players Analysed . .7 All the Players in the Top Ten in 2002: The Complete The Top 20 Head to Head . .73 Top Ten Based on WTA (Best 17) Statistics ...............7 Wins Over Top Players . .74 The Complete Top Ten under the 1996 Ranking System.7 Matches Played/Won against the (Final) Top Twenty...74 Ranking Fluctuation. .8 Won/Lost Versus the Top Players Highest Ranking of 2002 ................................................10 (Based on Rankings at the Time of the Match) .........75 Top Players Sorted by Median Ranking.........................11 Won/Lost Versus the Top Players Short Summary: The Top Eighty. .12 (Based on Final Rankings).........................................76 The Top 200, in Numerical Order ..................................14 Statistics/Rankings Based on Head-to-Head . .77 The Top 200, in Alphabetical Order...............................15 Total Wins over Top Ten Players...................................77 Tournament Results . .16 Winning Percentage against Top Ten Players................77 How They Earned Their Points . 77 Summary of Results for Top Players . .16 Fraction of Points Earned in Slams ................................78 Tournament Winners . .39 Quality Versus Round Points .........................................79 Tournament Winners by Date (High-Tier Events) .........39 Percentage of Points Earned on Each Surface................80 Tournament Winners by Type (High-Tier Events).........40 Winners at Smaller Tournaments (Tier III, IV, V) .........41 Consistency. 81 Cheap Thrills and Tough Bills: Standard Deviation of Scores by Tournament................81 Titles against Weak and Strong Opposition...............42 Early-Round Losses . .82 Winners at $50K and Larger Challengers.......................43 Frequency of Early Losses .............................................83 Number of Tournament Wins for Top 25 Players ..........44 Worst Losses . .84 Fraction of Tournaments Won........................................45 Best and Worst “Worst Losses” .....................................91 Tiers of Tournaments Played and Average Tier.............46 Points Earned Week by Week ........................................48 Fraction of Points Earned in Biggest Win . .92 Tournament Results (Points Earned), Most to Least ......49 Winning and Losing Streaks . .93 Alternate Rankings. .50 Winning and Losing Streaks, Sorted by Player..............93 List of Longest Winning Streaks....................................96 Total Points Ranking (1997 Ranking System.................50 Points Per Tournament, Minimum 14 Number of Significant Results. .97 (1996 Ranking System: “The Divisor”).....................51 Points Per Quarter . .98 Points Per Tournament, Minimum 17 Most Consistent over Four Quarters ............................100 (“Modernized Divisor”) .............................................52 Best 14 ............................................................................53 Slam Results. 101 Slotted Best 18 (ATP Entry Rank) .................................54 Surface Rankings. 103 Total Wins.......................................................................55 Winning Percentage........................................................56 Hardcourts . .104 Divisor Rankings, No Slam Bonus.................................57 Summary of Hardcourt Results ....................................104 The “Majors Ranking”....................................................58 Winning Percentage on Hardcourts..............................107 Total Round Points .........................................................59 Points Per Tournament on Hardcourts .........................108 Round Points Per Tournament........................................60 Best and Worst Results on Hardcourts.........................109 Quality Points Per Tournament Clay . .110 (“Future Potential Ranking”) .....................................61 Summary of Clay Results.............................................110 Quality/Round Points Equalized: 2Q+R/Tournament ....62 Winning Percentage on Clay........................................113 Consistency-Rewarded Rankings . .63 Points Per Tournament on Clay....................................114 Logarithmic Points Award..............................................63 Best and Worst Results on Clay ...................................115 Worst 14..........................................................................64 Grass. .116 Middle Half.....................................................................65 Summary of Grass Results ...........................................116 Adjusted Points Per Tournament on Grass...................119 WTA Statistical Abstract ©2002 Robert Waltz Page 2 Contents Indoors . .120 Rankings under the 1996 Ranking System Summary of Indoor Results ..........................................120 (Divisor, Minimum 14)............................................188 Winning Percentage Indoors.........................................122 Doubles Points Per Tournament, No Minimum Divisor189 Points Per Tournament Indoors ....................................123 Majors Ranking ............................................................190 Best and Worst Results Indoors....................................124 Combined Singles and Doubles Rankings . .192 All-Surface Players . .125 WTA Calendar for 2002 Tournament Wins by Surface . .126 Events and Results. 194 Assorted Statistics. .127 The Tennis Almanac 2002 . 207 The Busiest Players on the Tour . .127 Total Tour Matches Played by Top Players..................127 WTA Tour History . 223 Total Tour Events Played by the Top 150 ....................128 Who Won What Summary — Singles .........................223 Who Won What Summary — Doubles........................224 The Strongest Tournaments . .129 Tournament Strength Based on Who Won What — History of Tournaments . .225 Four Top Players Present .........................................130 Who Won What Part 1: 1996–2002 .............................225 The Top Tournaments Based on Who Won What Part 2: 1990–1996 .............................226 Top Players Present — Method 1 ............................132 Who Won What Part 3: 1986–1989 .............................227 The Top Tournaments Based on Who Won What Part 4: 1983–1986 .............................228 Top Players Present — Method 2 ............................133 Active Leaders in Titles (Singles/Doubles)..................229 Strongest Tournaments Won ........................................135 Detailed Analysis — Career Tournaments for Davenport, Hingis, Seles, Williams.........................230 Strongest Tournament Performances. .136 Career Results for Leading Players . .231 Title Defences . .136 Slam History. .238 Seeds and their Success Rates . .137 Singles Slam Winners, Open Era .................................238 Bagels. .141 Doubles Slam Winners, Open Era................................239 The Road to Victory. .145 Doubles Slams and Partners .........................................240 Games Lost in Path to Title ..........................................145 Grand Slams and Career Slams ....................................245 Quality Points Earned ...................................................146 Total Slam Victories, Open Era ...................................247 “Top Players” 2002 . .147 Players and Titles . .248 Players with Titles, Year by Year ................................248 Statistics About the Tour as a Whole. .149 Most Titles, Year By Year ...........................................250 The Year of the Injury . .150 Five Or More Titles in a Year ......................................251 Doubles. .151 Surface Sweeps — Singles (Since 1990) .....................252 Career Surface Sweeps.................................................254 The Final Top 30 in Doubles ........................................151 The Initial Top 30 in Doubles.......................................152 Year-End Top Players . .255 Doubles Ranking Fluctuation .......................................153 Year-End Top Eight, Alphabetical, The Final Top Fifty in Doubles ....................................154 with Years, Since 1975 ...........................................255 Individual Results: Total Years Ended At Each Rank Alphabetical, Since 1975 .........................................257 The Top Thirty Doubles Players/Results . .155 Strongest Career Rankings Showings ..........................259 Head-to-Heads — Team Losses . .171 Total Years in the Top Eight ........................................260 Team and Individual Statistics. .181 Doubles Wins & Partners. .261 Individual Doubles Statistical Leaders .........................181 Winningest Doubles Player, Year By Year, From 1983261 Teams with the Most Events.........................................181 Titles With Multiple Partners, Single Year, Open Era.262 Doubles