WTA Tour Statistical Abstract 2005 Robert B. Waltz ©2005 by Robert B. Waltz Reproduction and/or distribution for profit prohibited Contents Introduction . .4 Percentage of Possible Points Earned........................81 2005 In Review: The Top Players. .5 Head to Head/Results against Top Players . .83 The Final Top Thirty .....................................................5 The Top 20 Head to Head. 83 The Beginning Top Twenty-Five .................................. 6 Wins Over Top Players. 84 Summary of Changes, Beginning to End of 2005..........6 Matches Played/Won against the (Final) Top Twenty 84 Top Players Analysed. .7 Won/Lost Versus the Top Players (Time of the Match) 85 All the Players in the WTA Top Ten in 2005.................7 Won/Lost Versus the Top Players (Final Rankings)...86 Complete Top Ten under the 1996 Ranking System......7 Statistics/Rankings Based on Head-to-Head Numbers. 87 Ranking Fluctuation . .8 Total Wins over Top Ten Players............................... 87 Highest Ranking of 2005 .............................................10 Winning Percentage against Top Ten Players............87 Top Players Sorted by Median Ranking......................11 How They Earned Their Points . .88 Short Summary: The Top Eighty . .12 Fraction of Points Earned in Slams............................89 The Top 200, in Numerical Order ...............................14 Quality Versus Round Points ......................................90 The Top 200, in Alphabetical Order ...........................15 Percentage of Points Earned on Each Surface...........92 Tournament Results. .16 Consistency . .94 Summary of Results for Top Players . .16 Standard Deviation of Scores by Tournament ............94 Tournament Winners . .39 Fraction of Points Earned in Biggest Win . 95 Tournament Winners by Date (High-Tier Events) ......39 Early-Round Losses . 96 Tournament Winners by Type (High-Tier Events) ......40 Number of Opening Round Losses..............................97 Winners at Smaller Tournaments (Tier III, IV, V) ......41 Rate of Opening Round Losses ...................................98 Winners and Finalists at $50K and Larger Challengers 42 Number of Early Round Losse ................................... 99 Cheap Thrills and Tough Bills ....................................44 Rate of Early Round Losses ......................................100 Number of Tournament Wins for Highlight Players ...45 Worst Losse . 101 Fraction of Tournaments Won ....................................47 Best and Worst “Worst Losses”................................108 Tiers of Tournaments Played and Average Tier .........48 Winning and Losing Streaks. 109 Points Earned Week by Week......................................50 List of Longest Winning Streaks................................109 Tournament Results (Points), from Most to Least.......51 Individual Winning and Losing Streaks....................110 Alternate Rankings . .52 Number of Significant Results . 113 Total Points Ranking (1997 Ranking System).............53 Points Per Quarter. 115 Points Per Tournament, Minimum 14 (1996 Ranking First Quarter.............................................................115 System: “The Divisor”) ..........................................54 Second Quarter .........................................................115 Points Per Tournament, Minimum 17 (“Modernized Third Quarter............................................................116 Divisor”).................................................................55 Fourth Quarter..........................................................116 Best 14 .........................................................................57 Most Consistent over Four Quarters ........................117 Slotted Best 18 (ATP Entry Rank) ...............................58 Slam Results . .118 Total Wins....................................................................59 Winning Percentage ....................................................60 Surface Rankings . .120 Divisor Rankings, No Slam Bonus ..............................61 Hardcourts. 120 The “Majors Ranking”................................................62 Summary of Hardcourt Result...................................120 Best 17 Round Points ..................................................65 Winning Percentage on Hardcourts .........................123 Total Round Points......................................................66 Points Per Tournament on Hardcourts.....................124 Round Points Per Tournament ....................................67 Best and Worst Results on Hardcourts .....................125 Quality Points Per Tournament (“Future Potential”) 68 Clay. 126 Quality/Round Points Equalized: 2Q+R Per Tourn ...70 Summary of Clay Result............................................126 Consistency-Rewarded Rankings. .71 Winning Percentage on Clay ....................................128 Logarithmic Points Award ..........................................71 Points Per Tournament on Clay................................129 Worst 14 ......................................................................72 Best and Worst Results on Clay ................................130 Middle Half..................................................................73 Grass . 131 Idealized Ranking Systems . .74 Summary of Grass Results ........................................131 Proposal 1: Surface-Modified Divisor (Minimum 16) 74 Winning Percentage on Grass ..................................133 Proposal 2 — Adjusted Won/Lost ...............................76 Adjusted Points Per Tournament on Grass...............135 Proposal 3 — Success against Strength of Field ........78 Idealized Rankings Summarized..................................80 WTA Statistical Abstract ©2005 Robert Waltz Page 2 Contents Indoors . .136 Alternate Doubles Rankings 223 Summary of Indoor Results .......................................136 Rankings under the 1996 Ranking System ................224 Winning Percentage Indoors.....................................138 Doubles Points Per Tournament, No Min. Divisor...225 Points Per Tournament Indoors ................................139 Quality Points Per Event (Best Eleven Events) ........226 Best and Worst Results Indoors.................................140 Majors Ranking.........................................................227 All-Surface Players . .141 Combined Singles and Doubles Rankings . 229 Tournament Wins by Surface. .142 WTA Calendar for 2005 • Events & Results 231 Assorted Statistics . .143 The Tennis Almanac 2005 . .246 The Busiest Players on the Tour . .143 WTA Tour History . .263 Total Tour Matches Played by Top Players..............143 Who Won What Summary — Singles ........................263 Total Tour Events Played by the Top 150 .................145 Who Won What Summary — Doubles.......................264 The Strongest Tournaments . .147 Who Won What — History of Tournaments . 266 Tournament Strength Based on the Four Top Players 147 Who Won What Part 1: 2001–2005 ..........................266 The Top Tournaments Based on Top Players 1 ........149 Who Won What Part 2: 1996–2002 ..........................267 The Top Tournaments Based on Top Players 2 ........150 Who Won What Part 3: 1990–1996 ..........................268 Strongest Tournaments Won .....................................152 Who Won What Part 4: 1986–1989 ..........................269 Strongest Tournament Performances . .153 Who Won What Part 5: 1983–1986 ..........................270 Title Defences . .154 Active Leaders in Titles (Singles/Doubles) ...............272 Seeds and their Success Rates . .154 Recent Singles Winners, Finalists, Semifinalists . 273 Lucky Losers..............................................................159 Career Results for Leading Players . 285 Bagels. .160 Career Results — Singles..........................................285 The Road to Victory. .165 Slam History . 307 Games Lost in Path to Title.......................................165 Singles Slam Winners, Open Era ..............................307 Quality Points Earned ...............................................166 Doubles Slam Winners, Open Era ............................308 “Top Players” 2005 . .167 Singles and Doubles at the Same Slam (Open Era) 309 Statistics About the Tour as a Whole. .169 Doubles Slams and Partners.....................................310 The Year of the Injury . .170 Grand Slams and Career Slams................................315 Doubles . .174 Total Slam Victories, Open Era ................................317 The Final Top 30 in Doubles.....................................174 Players and Titles . 318 The Initial Top 30 in Doubles....................................175 Players with Titles, Year by Year..............................318 Doubles Ranking Fluctuation....................................176 Most Titles, Year By Year .........................................321 The Final Top Fifty in Doubles .................................178 Five Or More Titles in a Year...................................322 Individual Results: The Top Doubles Players/Results. .179 Surface Sweeps — Singles (Since 1990) ...................323 Head-to-Heads — Team Records and Losses . .197 Career Surface Sweeps/Singles.................................325 Teams with the Most Events ......................................206 Career Grand Surface Sweep ...................................326 Team Results, Sorted By Both Players ..................... 207 Year-End Top Players. 327 Team and Individual Doubles