WTA Tour Statistical Abstract 2003 Robert B. Waltz ©2003 by Robert B. Waltz Reproduction and/or distribution for profit prohibited Contents Introduction 4 Head to Head/Results against Top Players . .68 2003 In Review: The Top Players . .5 The Top 20 Head to Head . .68 The Final Top Thirty........................................................ 5 Wins Over Top Players . .69 The Beginning Top Twenty-Five .................................... 6 Matches Played/Won against the Top Twenty...............69 Summary of Changes, Beginning to End of 2003 ............6 Won/Lost Versus the Top Players Top Players Analysed . .7 (Based on Rankings at the Time of the Match) .........70 The Complete Top Ten Based on WTA Statistics............7 Won/Lost Versus the Top Players The Complete Top Ten under the 1996 Ranking System.7 (Based on Final Rankings).........................................71 Ranking Fluctuation. .8 Statistics Based on Head-to-Head Numbers . .72 Highest Ranking of 2003 ................................................10 Total Wins over Top Ten Players...................................72 Top Players Sorted by Median Ranking.........................11 Winning Percentage against Top Ten Players................72 Short Summary: The Top Eighty. .12 How They Earned Their Points . .73 The Top 200, in Numerical Order ..................................14 Fraction of Points Earned in Slams ................................74 The Top 200, in Alphabetical Order...............................15 Quality Versus Round Points .........................................75 Tournament Results. .16 Percentage of Points Earned on Each Surface................77 Summary of Results for Top Players . .16 Consistency . .79 Standard Deviation of Scores by Tournament................79 Tournament Winners . .32 Tournament Winners by Date (High-Tier Events) .........32 Early-Round Losses . .80 Tournament Winners by Type (High-Tier Events.........33 Frequency of Opening Round Losses ............................81 Winners at Smaller Tournaments (Tier III, IV, V) .........34 Frequency of Early Round Losses..................................82 Winners and Finalists at $50K and Larger Challengers .35 Worst Losses . .83 Titles against Weak and Strong Opposition ...................36 Best and Worst “Worst Losses” .....................................88 Number of Tournament Wins for Top 25 Players ..........37 Fraction of Points Earned in Biggest Win . .90 Fraction of Tournaments Won........................................38 Tiers of Tournaments Played and Average Tier.............39 Winning and Losing Streaks . .91 Points Earned Week by Week ........................................41 List of Longest Winning Streaks....................................91 Tournament Results (Points Earned), Most to Least ......42 Individual Winning and Losing Streaks, by Player........91 Alternate Rankings . .43 Number of Significant Results. .94 Total Points Ranking (1997 Ranking System) ...............43 Points Per Quarter . .95 Points Per Tournament, Minimum 14 (“The Divisor”) ..44 Most Consistent over Four Quarters ..............................97 Points Per, Minimum 17 (“Modernized Divisor”)..........45 Slam Results . .98 Best 14 ............................................................................46 Slotted Best 18 (ATP Entry Rank) .................................47 Surface Rankings . .100 Total Wins.......................................................................48 Hardcourts . .100 Winning Percentag......................................................... 50 Summary of Hardcourt Results ....................................100 Divisor Rankings, No Slam Bonus.................................52 Winning Percentage on Hardcourts..............................103 The “Majors Ranking”....................................................53 Points Per Tournament on Hardcourts .........................104 Total Round Points .........................................................54 Best and Worst Results on Hardcourts.........................105 Round Points Per Tournament........................................55 Clay . .106 Quality Points Per Tournament (“Future Potential”)......56 Summary of Clay Results.............................................106 Quality/Round Points Equalized.....................................57 Winning Percentage on Clay........................................108 Consistency-Rewarded Rankings . .58 Points Per Tournament on Clay....................................109 Logarithmic Points Award..............................................58 Best and Worst Results on Clay ...................................110 Worst 14..........................................................................59 Grass. .111 Middle Half.....................................................................60 Summary of Grass Results ...........................................111 Idealized Ranking Systems . .61 Winning Percentage on Grass ......................................113 ISurface-Modified Divisor (Minimum 16).....................61 Adjusted Points Per Tournament on Grass...................115 Idealized Rankings/Proposal 2 — Adjusted Won/Lost ..63 Adjusted Winning Percentage, No Bonuses...................65 Percentage of Possible Points Earned.............................66 WTA Statistical Abstract ©2003 Robert Waltz Page 2 Contents Indoors . .116 Alternate Doubles Rankings . .194 Summary of Indoor Results ..........................................116 Rankings under the 1996 Ranking System...................195 Winning Percentage Indoors.........................................118 Points Per Tournament, No Minimum Divisor ............196 Points Per Tournament Indoors ....................................119 Majors Ranking ............................................................197 Best and Worst Results Indoors....................................120 Combined Singles and Doubles Rankings . .199 All-Surface Players . .121 WTA Calendar for 2003 • Events/Results . .201 Tournament Wins by Surface . .122 The Tennis Almanac 2003 . .216 Assorted Statistics . .123 WTA Tour History. .233 The Busiest Players on the Tour . .123 Who Won What Summary — Singles .........................233 Total Tour Matches Played by Top Players..................123 Who Won What Summary — Doubles........................234 Total Tour Events Played by the Top 150 ....................125 Who Won What — History of Tournaments . .235 The Strongest Tournaments . .126 Active Leaders in Titles (Singles/Doubles) 240 Tournament Strength Based on Four Top Players........126 Detailed Analysis — Career Tournaments for The Top Tournaments Based on Top Players (I)..........128 Davenport, Hingis, Seles, Williams.........................241 The Top Tournaments Based on Top Players (II) ........129 Career Results for Leading Players . .242 Strongest Tournaments Won ........................................131 Career Results — Singles.............................................242 Strongest Tournament Performances. .132 Slam History. .262 Title Defences . .133 Singles Slam Winners, Open Era .................................262 Seeds and their Success Rates . .134 Doubles Slam Winners, Open Era................................263 Lucky Losers.................................................................138 Singles and Doubles at the Same Slam (Open Era) .....264 Doubles Slams and Partners .........................................265 Bagels. .139 Grand Slams and Career Slams ....................................270 The Road to Victory. .143 Total Slam Victories, Open Era ...................................272 Games Lost in Path to Title ..........................................143 Players and Titles . .273 Quality Points Earned ...................................................144 Players with Titles, Year by Year ................................273 “Top Players” 2003 . .145 Most Titles, Year By Year ...........................................275 Statistics About the Tour as a Whole. .147 Five Or More Titles in a Year ......................................276 Surface Sweeps — Singles (Since 1990) .....................277 The Year of the Injury . .148 Career Surface Sweeps/Singles ....................................279 Doubles . .149 Career Grand Surface Sweep........................................280 The Final Top 30 in Doubles ........................................149 Year-End Top Players . .281 The Initial Top 30 in Doubles.......................................150 Year-End Top Eight, Alphabetical, Doubles Ranking Fluctuation .......................................151 with Years, Since 1975 ............................................281 The Final Top Fifty in Double......................................153 Total Years Ended At Each Rank, .Individual Results: The Top Doubles Players154 Alphabetical, Since 1975 .........................................283 Head-to-Heads — Team Records and Losses .171 Strongest Career Rankings Showings ..........................285 Teams with the Most Events.........................................181 Total Years in the Top Eight ........................................286 Team Results, Sorted By Both Players.........................182 Doubles Wins & Partners. .287 Team and Individual Doubles Statistics. .186 Winningest Doubles Player, From 1983 ......................287 Doubles Winning Percentages for the Top Teams .......186 Titles With Multiple Partners, Single Year ..................288 Doubles Winning Percentages for the Top Players ......187 Slams With the Most