2017 QATAR TOTAL OPEN – SINGLES & DOUBLES FINAL MATCH NOTES CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #18) vs. [2] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) Wozniacki leads 3-0 A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS DOHA YTD YTD CAREER CAREER YTD CAREER PLAYER RANK NAT AGE W-L* W/L* PRIZE $^ PRIZE $^ W/L* TITLES TITLES [2] Karolina Pliskova 3 CZE 24 5-3 14-1 497,056 7,429,782 381-228 1 7 Caroline Wozniacki 18 DEN 26 16-7 10-3 121,128 22,207,304 517-210 0 25 *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament FINAL RECORDS (WTA MAIN DRAW) PLAYER FINALS W-L [2] Karolina Pliskova 7-10 Caroline Wozniacki 25-17 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINT BREAKDOWN RANK RANK SINGLES USD $ DOUBLES USD $ POINTS POINTS Winner 132,740 470 Winner 41,520 470 Runner-Up 70,880 305 Runner-Up 22,180 305 Semifinalist 37,850 185 Semifinalist 12,120 185 Quarterfinalist 20,350 100 Quarterfinalist 6,165 100 Round of 16 10,915 55 Round of 16 3,350 1 Round of 32 6,925 1 FINAL QUICK HITS • There will be a new name on the Qatar Total Open Trophy; of the two finalists only Caroline Wozniacki has reached the final in Doha before (2011) • Wozniacki owns a 3-0 head to head record over Karolina Pliskova; all matches have been three sets and the pair last played almost three years ago at 2014 Istanbul • Pliskova hit 21 aces in her semifinal win over Dominika Cibulkova on Friday; this is a career-high for the Czech for most aces in a match. Her previous best was 20 (2014 Indian Wells vs. Larcher de Brito and 2016 Nottingham vs. Barty). Her sister Kristyna currently owns the WTA record for most aces in a match (2016 Australian Open) • This is the third consecutive year that an unseeded player has reached the final here in Doha – 2015 (Azarenka, Safarova), 2016 (Ostapenko) and 2017 (Wozniacki) • Pliskova is projected to remain as world No.3 after Doha, regardless of whether she wins the title; Wozniacki will rise to No.14 should she win the title • Wozniacki has advanced to the final without the loss of a set; Pliskova dropped just one set – in her semifinal win over Cibulkova • Pliskova is seeking her second WTA title of the 2017 season (after Brisbane) and her eighth career singles title overall • Wozniacki is aiming for her 26th career singles title – and first since Hong Kong last October MATCH NOTES DOHA - QATAR | Feb 13 - Feb 18, 2017 | $776,000 | PREMIER CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #18) vs. [2] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads 3-0 2014 ISTANBUL HARD O QF CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-1 3-6 6-2 100 mins 2014 MONTERREY HARD O QF CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 125 mins 2013 MIAMI HARD O R2 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 5-7 6-3 6-3 138 mins CAROLINE WOZNIACKI KAROLINA PLISKOVA 18 WTA RANKING 3 29 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD 4 11-07-1990 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 21-03-1992 (24) $121,128 YTD PRIZE MONEY $497,056 $22,207,304 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $7,429,782 0 / 25 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 7 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 5 16-7 DOHA W-L (MD) * 5-3 10-3 / 482-204 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 14-1 / 169-102 1-2 / 119-67 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-1 / 55-33 1-0 / 77-65 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 34-36 10-3 / 355-140 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 14-1 / 127-67 1-1 / 45-60 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 14-23 1-2 / 109-91 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 4-0 / 31-45 1-0 / 49-24 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 15-15 * Updated through SF DOHA Tournament Performance - 2017 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration SF C. WOZNIACKI d. M. PUIG 6-1,6-2 70 mins SF K. PLISKOVA d. D. CIBULKOVA 6-4,4-6,6-3 112 mins QF C. WOZNIACKI d. L. DAVIS 7-5,6-1 119 mins QF K. PLISKOVA d. S. ZHANG 6-2,6-0 54 mins R16 C. WOZNIACKI d. A. RADWANSKA 7-5,6-3 99 mins R16 K. PLISKOVA d. C. GARCIA 7-5,6-4 69 mins R1 C. WOZNIACKI d. K. BERTENS 6-2,6-3 84 mins R1 BYE - DOHA Tournament History * Qualifying match CAROLINE WOZNIACKI KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016 2016 R16 L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #118) 7-5 5-7 6-3 R1 L - MARGARITA GASPARYAN (RUS #41) 6-1 6-1 R2 W - DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS #35) 6-3 6-3 2015 R1 W - ANA KONJUH (CRO #81) 4-6 6-3 7-5 R16 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #14) 7-6(2) 6-4 2015 R1 W - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #103) 7-6(4) 6-4 QF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #48) 6-3 6-1 2014 R16 W - ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #94) 6-1 3-0 R2 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #9) 7-6(2) 6-4 R1 W - CAGLA BUYUKAKCAY (TUR #172) 6-3 6-3 R1 BYE 2014 R2 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #72) 6-4 7-5 R1 BYE Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA from MATCH NOTES DOHA - QATAR | Feb 13 - Feb 18, 2017 | $776,000 | PREMIER 2013 QF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #4) 6-2 7-5 R16 W - MONA BARTHEL (GER #32) 7-6(6) 6-3 R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #31) 7-6(7) 6-0 R1 W - MERVANA JUGIC-SALKIC (BIH #204) 6-1 6-2 2012 R2 L - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #28) 4-6 6-4 7-6(3) R1 BYE 2011 F L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #3) 6-4 6-4 SF W - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #18) 6-1 6-1 QF W - FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #15) 6-2 6-0 R16 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #22) 6-3 6-2 R1 BYE 2008 QF L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #5) 6-0 6-1 R16 W - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #31) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 R2 W - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #9) 6-2 6-3 R1 W - YUNG-JAN CHAN (TPE #65) 3-6 6-2 6-3 Wozniacki: • Making eighth appearance at Doha • Has advanced to the final here for the second time (also 2011 – lost to Zvonareva) • Has also been a three-time quarterfinalist here in Doha - in 2008 (l. Sharapova), 2013 (l. A.Radwanska) and 2015 (l. Azarenka) • Defeated Bertens in 1r and No.6 A.Radwanska in 2r; win over the Pole was 45th career win over a Top 10 ranked opponent (45-60 overall record). Is now 1-1 in 2017 (lost to No.9 Konta at Australian Open) • Overcame both qualifier Davis in QF and Puig in SF on Friday to reach 43rd career singles final; owns a 25-17 record in WTA singles finals • Has advanced to first final since 2016 Hong Kong (Won – d. Mladenovic) • Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova in today’s final – owns a career 11-33 record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents. Last victory over a Top 5 player came at 2016 Tokyo semifinals (d. No.4 A.Radwanska) • Currently ranked No.18; could rise as high as No.14 by winning the title here in Doha • Opened 2017 season with back-to-back QF efforts at Auckland (l. Goerges) and Sydney (l. Strycova); loss to Strycova lasted 3 hours 20 minutes • Advanced to 3r at Australian Open for the seventh time in her career; fell to Konta in straight sets Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube:www.youtube.com/WTA from • Posted ninth successive Top 20 season in 2016, finishing at No.19 – lowest year-end ranking since 2007 (No.64) – having played US Open on a ranking of No.74. Run to SF at Flushing Meadows heralded start of ranking recovery: defeated No.10 seed Kuznetsova and No.9 seed Keys en route before falling to eventual champion Kerber • In subsequent Asian swing, won her 24th and 25th career singles titles 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 • Prior to 2016 US Open, fell 1r at New Haven (l. Ostapenko), where she is a four-time champion (2008-11; at one point enjoyed 21-match win streak at event) • Flag bearer for Denmark at opening ceremony of Rio Olympics; reached 2r (l. eventual bronze medalist Kvitova) • 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) • Was unseeded at 2016 Wimbledon – the first time since 2008 Australian Open she wasn’t seeded at a Grand Slam • Prior to 2016 Nottingham, last tournament played was Miami (3r, l. Svitolina) • 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) • Is a former World No.1, having held the ranking for 67 weeks; finished two seasons in the top spot – 2010 and 2011 • Two-time Grand Slam finalist, finishing runner-up at 2009 US Open (l.