2018 WTA RANKINGS YEAR-END TOP 100 BY NATION UNITED STATES GREAT BRITAIN OF AMERICA 12 2 RUSSIA 8 KAZAKHSTAN 2 CZECH REPUBLIC 6 LATVIA 2 ROMANIA 6 POLAND 2 GERMANY 5 SWEDEN 2 AUSTRALIA 4 CANADA 1 BELARUS 4 DENMARK 1 CHINA 4 GREECE 1 SPAIN 4 HUNGARY 1 FRANCE 4 ITALY 1 UKRAINE 4 JAPAN 1 SLOVAKIA 4 NETHERLANDS 1 BELARUS 3 PUERTO RICO 1 SLOVENIA 3 SERBIA 1 SWITZERLAND 3 THAILAND 1 CROATIA 2 TAIPEI 1 ESTONIA 2 TUNISIA 1 PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER WTA Player Name Pronunciations Amanda ANISIMOVA . ann-iss-im-OVA Mirjana LUCIC-BARONI . meer-YAH-nah LOO-chich bah-ROH-nee Lara ARRUABARRENA . ah-roo-ah-bah-RAY-nah Ekaterina MAKAROVA . ee-KAT-eh-REE-nuh mah-KAH-ro-vuh Victoria AZARENKA . a-zuh-REN-kuh Sania MIRZA . SAHN-yuh MEER-zah Timea BABOS . ti-MAY-uh BAH-bosh Kristina MLADENOVIC . mla-DEN-o-vitch Timea BACSINSZKY . ti-MAY-uh bah-CHIN-ski Garbiñe MUGURUZA . gar-BEE-nyuh moo-goo-ROO-tha Irina-Camelia BEGU . beg-OO Kurumi NARA . koo-ROO-mee NAH-rah Belinda BENCIC . BEN-chich Monica NICULESCU . nee-koo-LESS-koo Eugenie BOUCHARD . yoo-GEE-nee BOO-shard Naomi OSAKA . nay-o-mee o-SOCK-a Madison BRENGLE . BREN-gull Jelena OSTAPENKO . YELL-e-nuh oh-stah-PENK-oh Cagla BUYUKAKCAY . CHA-luh bee-YOO-ka-chai Pauline PARMENTIER . par-MON-tee-ay Mihaela BUZARNESCU . me-hail-AH BOOZE-ar-nes-CUE Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA . pav-lee-oo-CHEN-ko-vuh Jana CEPELOVA . YAH-nah che-peh-LOH-vah Andrea PETKOVIC . ahn-DRAY-uh PET-koh-vich Dominika CIBULKOVA . doh-mi-NEE-kuh see-bool-KOH-vuh Karolina PLISKOVA . kah-ro-LEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah Sorana CIRSTEA . soh-RAH-nuh ker-STAY-uh Kristyna PLISKOVA . kris-TEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah Alizé CORNET . ah-li-ZEH COR-neh Monica PUIG . pweeg Oceane DODIN . oh-see-EN doh-DUH Yulia PUTINTSEVA . YOOL-yah poo-TIN-sey-vah Sara ERRANI . eh-RAH-nee Alison RISKE . RISK Anna-Lena FRIEDSAM . FREED-sum Aryna SABALENKA . ah-ree-nah sah-bah-LENK-ah Caroline GARCIA . cah-roh-LEEN gar-SEE-yuh Maria SAKKARI . SHAH-kah-ree Daria GAVRILOVA . DAH-ree-yuh gav-rih-LOH-vah Aliaksandra SASNOVICH . .allie-ahk-sahn-DRUH SASS-noh-VICH Camila GIORGI . cuh-MIL-uh gee-OR-gee Andrea SESTINI HLAVACKOVA . an-DRAY-uh sess-tee-nee hla-vatch-KO-va Julia GOERGES . JOO-lee-uh GER-gess Maria SHARAPOVA . shah-rah-POH-vuh Viktorija GOLUBIC . vik-TOR-ee-yah GOHL-uh-bich Anastasija SEVASTOVA . ah-nah-STAY-zhah seh-vah-STO-vah Simona HALEP . si-MOH-nah HAH-lip Yaroslava SHVEDOVA . yah-ro-SLAH-vuh SHVEH-do-vuh Nao HIBINO . hee-BEE-no Laura SIEGEMUND . ZEE-geh-moond Lucie HRADECKA . LOO-tsee-eh rah-DET-ska Katarina SINIAKOVA . ka-ta-REE-nah see-NYAH-koh-vah HSIEH Su-Wei . SHAY soo-way Samantha STOSUR . STOE-sur Daria KASATKINA . DAH-ree-yuh kas-AT-kee-nah Barbora STRYCOVA . STREET-so-vah Angelique KERBER . on-jel-EEK KUR-bur Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO . SWAH-rez na-VAH-ro Irina KHROMACHEVA . ee-REE-nuh kro-mah-CHE-vah Elina SVITOLINA . eh-LEE-nah svit-oh-LEE-nah Vania KING . VAHN-yuh Ajla TOMLJANOVIC . eye-lah tom-yawn-o-vich Ana KONJUH . AAH-nah KOH-nyuhk Lesia TSURENKO . less-ya tsoo-RENK-oh Johanna KONTA . yo-HAH-na KOHN-ta CoCo VANDEWEGHE . VAN-da-way Anett KONTAVEIT . .ah-NET KOHN-ta-VEET Elena VESNINA . vez-NEE-nuh Danka KOVINIC . DAHN-kuh KOH-vee-neech Marketa VONDROUSOVA . .mar-ke-TAH . von-DREW-so-VAH Kateryna KOZLOVA . koh-ZLOH-vah WANG Qiang . WONG chee-ong Kristina KUCOVA . KOO-cho-vah Yanina WICKMAYER . yah-NEE-nuh WIK-my-er Svetlana KUZNETSOVA . svet-LAH-nah kooz-net-SO-vuh Carina WITTHOEFT . kah-REE-na VEET-huft Petra KVITOVA . KVIT-oh-vuh Caroline WOZNIACKI . woz-nee-AK-ee Johanna LARSSON . yo-HAH-na LAR-son XU Yifan . JOO ee-FAH Varvara LEPCHENKO . var-var-a lep-chen-ko ZHANG Shuai . ZHUNG shway Magda LINETTE . MAHG-duh lih-NET ZHANG Saisai . ZHUNG sigh-sigh Sabine LISICKI . za-BEE-nuh LEE-zi-kee 34 AMANDA ANISIMOVA USA DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 31-AUG-200120-MAR-1992 (FREEHOLD,(SAN SEBASTIÁN, NJ, USA) SPAIN) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5’11”5’ 5” (1.66 (1.8M) M) PLAYS 92 767 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 1-OCT-2018 11-SEP-2017 WTA YEAR-END RANKING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS YEAR RANK W-L YEAR RANK W-L • Finished the 2018 season ranked No.95, one of 12 2018 95 11-5 2016 764 -- Americans to finish the year in the Top 100. Also the 2017 192 0-2 youngest player in the year-end Top 100 • Made Top 100 debut on September 17, 2018 SINGLES TITLES (0) • Reached first career tour-level final at Hiroshima, an FINALIST (1): 2018 - Hiroshima. International level event; advanced to the final as a qualifier before falling to Hsieh Su-Wei in the championship match • Reached a career-high ranking of No.92 on October 1, 2018, after reaching the final at Hiroshima • Became the first 16-year old to reach Indian Wells R16 • since 2005 (Kutuzova); defeated No.9 ranked Kvitova en route to the fourth round • Prior to run at Indian Wells, advanced to the semifinals at the WTA 125K Series event staged at Indian Wells • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2017 Roland Garros • In juniors, won US Open girls’ singles in 2017 and was R-Up at 2016 Roland Garros • Reached No.2 in junior world rankings • Father, Konstantin, and mother, Olga, were both born and raised in Moscow; sister Maria Anisimova-Egee and lives in New York • Born in New Jersey but moved to Miami at 3 • Speaks English and Russian GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 0 - 2 W-L 18 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - ROLAND GARROS 0-1 - 1r WIMBLEDON - - - US OPEN 0-1 1r - WWW .WTATENNIS .COM 35 VICTORIA AZARENKA BLR DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 31-JUL-1989 (MINSK, BELARUS) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 6’ (1.83 M) PLAYS 1 7 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 30-JAN-2012 07-JUL-2008 WTA YEAR-END RANKING ADDITIONAL YEAR RANK W-L YEAR RANK W-L MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2012 - Olympics (w/Mirnyi); 2018 51 17-12 2010 10 42-20 2008 - Roland Garros (w/B.Bryan); 2007 - US Open (w/Mirnyi). 2017 208 4-2 2009 7 45-15 Finalist (1): 2007 - Australian Open (w/Mirnyi). 2016 13 26-3 2008 15 40-20 BELARUSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2005, 2007, 2009-11, 2015-16 2015 22 31-13 2007 30 30-16 BELARUSIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008, 2012. 2014 32 15-9 2006 92 9-12 2013 2 43-9 2005 146 3-2 WTA FINALS HISTORY 2012 1 69-10 2004 506 -- SINGLES (8-10): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 2011 3 55-17 Played in WTA Finals in five consecutive years and in two different cities: Doha and Istanbul… Best result is runner- SINGLES TITLES (20) up in 2011 (l. Kvitova) and advanced to SF in 2012. 2016 Miami 2012 Australian Open Indian Wells Sydney CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Brisbane 2011 Luxembourg • Made return to tennis in June 2017 following birth of 2013 Cincinnati Marbella first child Leo in December 2016 Doha Miam • Lifted three titles in 2016, at Brisbane (first title since Australian Open 2010 Moscow 2013 Cincinnati) and ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells 2012 Linz Stanford and Miami – third woman to achieve feat after Graf in Beijing 2009 Miami 1994 and 1996 and Clijsters in 2005 Indian Wells Memphis • 2016 Miami marked 20th tour-level singles title of Doha Brisbane career (20-16 record in finals) FINALIST (16): 2015 - Doha; 2014 - Brisbane; 2013 • Posted five consecutive Top 10 finishes between 2009 - Rome, Carlsbad, US Open; 2012 - Stuttgart, Madrid, and 2013, qualifying for the WTA Finals on each occasion, US Open; 2011 - Madrid, WTA Finals; 2010 - Dubai, reaching final at Istanbul in 2011 (l. Kvitova) • Two-time Grand Slam champion, capturing back-to- Eastbourne; 2008 - Gold Coast, Prague; 2007 - Estoril, back titles at the Australian Open in 2012 (d. Sharapova Tashkent. in F) and 2013 (d. Li in F) DOUBLES TITLES (6) • Began 2012 with 26-match win streak – best start since 2011 Stanford w/Kirilenko Hingis went 37-0 in 1997. Went on to win tour-leading Madrid w/Kirilenko 69 matches in 2012, season highlighted by six titles, 2010 Cincinnati w/Kirilenko finishing as WTA’s year-end No.1 • Won two medals for Belarus at 2012 London Olympics – 2009 Indian Wells w/Zvonareva bronze in singles and mixed doubles gold (w/Mirnyi) Memphis w/Wozniacki • Also a two‐time Grand Slam runner‐up, at 2012 and 2013 2006 Tashkent w/Poutchek US Open (losing to S.Williams both times in 3s) FINALIST (10): 2011 - Australian Open, Toronto (both • Reached Wimbledon SF in 2011 and 2012, while best w/Kirilenko); 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2008 result at Roland Garros has been SF appearance in 2013 - Australian Open (w/Peer), Amelia Island (w/Vesnina); • Three Grand Slam doubles R-Up, at 2008 Australian Open 2007 - Stanford, San Diego (both w/Chakvetadze), (w/Peer), 2009 Roland Garros (w/Vesnina) and 2011 Luxembourg (w/Peer), Moscow (w/Poutchek); 2006 - Australian Open (w/Kirilenko). Two-time Grand Slam Memphis (w/Wozniacki). mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland Garros (w/B.Bryan). Most recently finished as mixed doubles R-Up at 2018 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray) • Won girls’ singles titles at the Australian Open and US Open in 2005 GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 124 - 42 W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 39 - 9 - - QF 4r QF W W 4r QF 4r 3r 3r 1r ROLAND GARROS 21 - 11 1r - 1r 3r - SF 4r QF 1r QF 4r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 30 - 11 2r 4r - QF 2r 2r SF SF 3r QF 3r 3r 1r US OPEN 34 - 11 3r - - QF QF F F 3r 2r 3r 3r 4r 3r 36 TIMEA BABOS HUN DATE OF BIRTH RANKING HIGHS 10-MAY-1993 (SOPRAN, HUNGARY) SINGLES DOUBLES HEIGHT 5' 10" (1.78 M) PLAYS 25 1 RIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 19-SEP-2016 16-JUL-2018 WTA YEAR-END RANKING ADDITIONAL SINGLES SINGLES DOUBLES WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2015 - Taipei-TPE.