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2017 ROLAND GARROS SINGLES FINAL
JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #47) vs. [3] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4)
First meeting
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FINALISTS
RANK
NAT
AGE
RG
W/L
MD*
YTD
PRIZE $^
YTD
W/L
ALL*
YTD
TITLES
CAREER
PRIZE $^
CAREER
W/L
ALL*
CAREER
TITLES
[3] Simona Halep
4
ROU
25
17-7
1,758,514
24-6
1
17,219,302
383-175
15
Jelena Ostapenko
47
LAT
20
6-1
353,966
28-11
0
1,288,260
163-84
0
PLAYER
*Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament
ROLAND GARROS & GRAND SLAM RECORDS
PLAYER
RG
W-L
RG BEST RESULT
[3] Simona Halep
17-7
F: 2014, 2017
GS
W-L
54-27
6-1
F: 2017
10-7
Jelena Ostapenko
GS BEST RESULT
R-Up (1): 2014 Roland Garros
F (1): 2017 Roland Garros
GRAND SLAM FINAL HISTORIES
PLAYER
TOTAL GS F*
[2] Simona Halep
Jelena Ostapenko
2
1
LAST GRAND SLAM
FINAL PLAYED
W-L IN GS F
2014 Roland Garros (R-Up)
n/a
0-1
n/a
*Includes 2017 Roland Garros
2017 ROLAND GARROS – SINGLES PRIZE MONEY & RANKING POINTS
ROUND
PRIZE
MONEY (€)
RANKING
POINTS
Winner
€2,100,000
2000
Runner-Up
€1,060,000
1300
Semifinalists
€530,000
780
Quarterfinalists
€340,000
430
Round of 16 (4r)
€200,000
240
Round of 32 (3r)
€118,000
130
Round of 64 (2r)
€70,000
70
Round of 128 (1r)
€35,000
10
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CAREER GRAND SLAM RECORDS – BY ROUND REACHED
PLAYER
R128
R64
R32
R16
QF
SF
F
W
TOTAL*
[3] Simona Halep
10
6
2
2
4
2
1
0
28
Jelena Ostapenko
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
*Includes 2017 Roland Garros
ONE YEAR ON
Below is a look at the 2017 finalists and their results at 2016 Roland Garros and their ranking entering that event:
[3] Simona Halep
ROLAND GARROS
2016 RESULT
R16 (l. Stosur)
RANKING ENTERING 2016
ROLAND GARROS
6
RANKING ENTERING 2017
ROLAND GARROS
4
Jelena Ostapenko
1r (l. Osaka)
36
47
PLAYER
GRAND SLAM MATCH RECORD - WHEN WINNING FIRST SET:
PLAYER
[3] Simona Halep
Jelena Ostapenko
GS MATCHES
WINNING SET 1
52
10
MATCH
W-L
47-5
7-3
GRAND SLAM MATCH RECORD - WHEN DROPPING FIRST SET:
PLAYER
[3] Simona Halep
Jelena Ostapenko
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GS MATCHES
DROPPING SET 1
29
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MATCH
W-L
7-22
3-4
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FINAL QUICK HITS
•
Both Simona Halep and Jelena Ostapenko are bidding to become the 46th player in the Open Era to win a
Grand Slam title
•
Halep can secure the World No.1 ranking by winning the title here at Roland Garros. She would be the
23rd different player to top the rankings and the first from Romania
•
Ostapenko will make her Top 20 debut (at No.18) having advanced to the final, replacing the USA’s
Madison Keys as the youngest player inside the Top 20. She will rise to No.12 by winning her first Grand
Slam title
•
Ostapenko is the first Latvian player – male or female – to reach a Grand Slam final. Prior to this
fortnight, the deepest a Latvian had been at a Slam was ATP player Ernests Gulbis’s semifinal run at
2014 Roland Garros (who lost to Novak Djokovic)
•
Halep is attempting to become the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam title, following
Virginia Ruzici’s triumph at Roland Garros in 1978
•
Halep was the 2008 Roland Garros girls’ singles champion. Only five players have won the women’s
singles title in Paris after winning the girls’ singles title (Francois Durr, Mima Jausovec, Hana
Mandlikova, Jennifer Capriati and Justine Henin)
•
Ostapenko celebrated her 20th birthday on Thursday 8 June, and is the youngest player to reach the
title match at Roland Garros since 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic in 2007 (l. Henin). Across the Grand Slams,
she is the youngest player to reach a final since 19-year-old Caroline Wozniacki at 2009 US Open (l.
Clijsters)
•
Ostapenko is attempting to become the youngest Roland Garros champion since Iva Majoli (19 years,
300 days) lifted the trophy in 1997, and the youngest Grand Slam winner since Maria Sharapova (19
years, 77 days) at 2006 US Open
•
Halep and Ostapenko are both bidding to become only the third player born in the 1990s to win a Grand
Slam title (after Kvitova, at 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon, and Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros)
•
Ostapenko is the fifth unseeded player to reach the final here in Paris in the Open Era and the first since
Mima Jausovec finished runner-up to Chris Evert in 1983. The other three were Helen Gourlay (R-Up,
1971), Renata Tomanova (R-Up, 1976) and Florenta Mihai (R-Up, 1977)
•
Halep has dropped two sets en route to the final. Ostapenko, meanwhile, has surrendered four,
including three-set battles in the round of 16, quarterfinal and semifinal
•
In Halep’s quarterfinal against Svitolina, she recovered from 63 51 down to win in three sets, fending off
one match point in second set tie-break; the last player to win a Grand Slam title after saving a match
point was Kerber at 2016 Australian Open (against Doi in the first round)
•
Ostapenko has hit 245 winners en route to the final, including 50 in her semifinal win over Bacsinszky.
In contrast, Halep has hit under half this number (118)
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THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
•
The 2017 edition of Roland Garros marks Jelena Ostapenko’s eighth Grand Slam main draw appearance,
having made her debut at 2015 Wimbledon
•
Should Ostapenko win the title, it would be the fewest number of Grand Slam main draw appearances
before winning a debut Slam title since Maria Sharapova at 2004 Wimbledon (on what was her seventh
appearance). The all-time record for the fewest Grand Slam main draw appearances before reaching a
Slam final in the Open Era is two – Pam Shriver was runner-up at 1978 US Open, having only contested
Wimbledon two months prior
•
Ostapenko is bidding for her first tour-level title this week at Roland Garros – the last woman to win her
debut tour-level title at a Grand Slam was Barbara Jordan at 1979 Australian Open. Meanwhile, the last
player to win their debut title at Roland Garros was Gustavo Kuerten, who lifted the title on June 8,
1997 – the day Ostapenko was born
•
A new Roland Garros champion will be crowned today. Since 2000, six players have won their career-first
Grand Slam title here in Paris: Henin (2003), Myskina (2004), Ivanovic (2008), Schiavone (2010), Li (2011) and
Muguruza (2016)
•
Halep or Ostapenko will be the 10th different first time Grand Slam title winner in the past 28 Slams: Schiavone
(2010 Roland Garros), Li (2011 Roland Garros), Kvitova (2011 Wimbledon), Stosur (2011 US Open) and
Azarenka (2012 Australian Open), Bartoli (2013 Wimbledon), Pennetta (2015 US Open), Kerber (2016
Australian Open) and Muguruza (2016 Roland Garros)
•
Halep and Ostapenko have never faced each other on tour. The last time two players met for the first
time in a Grand Slam final was Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani, here at Roland Garros in 2012
•
At 20 years, 2 days, Ostapenko would be the youngest first-time Grand Slam champion since Svetlana
Kuznetsova won 2004 US Open aged 19 years and 2 months
•
Should Ostapenko win the title, she will be the 10th youngest Grand Slam champion in the past 20
years:
YOUNGEST GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS SINCE 1997 ROLAND GARROS
PLAYER
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Serena Williams (USA)
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Iva Majoli (CRO)
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GRAND SLAM
1997 Wimbledon
1997 US Open
2004 Wimbledon
1998 Australian Open
1999 US Open
1999 Australian Open
2004 US Open
2006 US Open
1997 Roland Garros
AGE
16 years, 279 days
16 years, 342 days
17 years, 76 days
17 years, 124 days
17 years, 351 days
18 years, 123 days
19 years, 77 days
19 years, 144 days
19 years, 300 days
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ACTIVE GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS
World No.5 Garbiñe Muguruza won her maiden Grand Slam singles title at 2016 Roland Garros. There are 10
active Grand Slam champions, five of whom have lifted the trophy previously at Roland Garros: Muguruza
(2016), Serena Williams (2002, 2013, 2015), Maria Sharapova (2012, 2014), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2009) and
Francesca Schiavone (2010).
GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS (ACTIVE PLAYERS)
PLAYERS
GS TITLES
GRAND SLAM TITLES BREAKDOWN
Serena Williams
23
Australian Open: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009-10, 2015, 2017; Roland Garros:
2002, 2013, 2015; Wimbledon: 2002-03, 2009-10, 2012, 2015-16; US Open:
1999, 2002, 2008, 2012-14
Venus Williams
7
Wimbledon: 2000-01, 2005, 2007-08; US Open: 2000-01
Maria Sharapova
5
Victoria Azarenka
2
Australian Open: 2012-13
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2
Roland Garros: 2009; US Open: 2004
Petra Kvitova
2
Wimbledon: 2011, 2014
Angelique Kerber
2
Australian Open: 2016; US Open: 2016
Garbiñe Muguruza
1
Roland Garros: 2016
Francesca Schiavone
1
Roland Garros: 2010
Samantha Stosur
1
US Open: 2011
Australian Open: 2008; Roland Garros: 2012, 2014; Wimbledon: 2004;
US Open: 2006
OPEN ERA: GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLES LEADERS
PLAYER (NAT)
Serena Williams (USA)
Steffi Graf (GER)
Martina Navratilova (USA)
Chris Evert (USA)
Margaret Court (AUS)
Monica Seles (USA)
Billie Jean King (USA)
Venus Williams (USA)
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)
Justine Henin (BEL)
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
Hana Mandlikova (CZE)
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
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AO
7
4
3
2
4
4
0
0
4
1
3
1
1
2
0
RG
3
6
2
7
3
3
1
0
1
4
0
2
0
1
3
WIMB
7
7
9
3
1
0
4
5
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
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5
US
6
5
4
6
3
2
3
2
0
2
1
1
3
1
1
TOTAL
23
22
18
18
11
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
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ALL-TIME GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLES LEADERS (10 or more)
PLAYER
Margaret Court (AUS)
Serena Williams (USA)
Steffi Graf (GER)
Helen Wills Moody (USA)
Chris Evert (USA)
Martina Navratilova (USA)
Billie Jean King (USA)
TOTAL
24
23
22
19
18
18
12
ALL-TIME ROLAND GARROS TITLES – BY COUNTRY
TITLES
29
10
8
7
7
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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COUNTRY
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Australia
France
Belgium
Russia
Yugoslavia
Spain
Czech Republic
Romania
Serbia
Croatia
Italy
China
Netherlands
Hungary
MOST RECENTLY
Serena Williams (2015)
Steffi Graf (1999)
Sue Barker (1986)
Margaret Court (1973)
Mary Pierce (2000)
Justine Henin (2007)
Maria Sharapova (2014)
Monica Seles (1992)
Garbiñe Muguruza (2016)
Hana Mandlikova (1981)
Virginia Ruzici (1978)
Ana Ivanovic (2008)
Iva Majoli (1997)
Francesca Schiavone (2010)
Li Na (2013)
Kea Bouman (1927)
Zsuzsi Kormoczy (1958)
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OPEN ERA: ROLAND GARROS CHAMPIONS
PLAYER
Evert, Chris
Graf, Steffi
Henin, Justine
Seles, Monica
Sánchez-Vicario, Arantxa
Court, Margaret
Williams, Serena
Navratilova, Martina
Sharapova, Maria
Barker, Sue
Capriati, Jennifer
Goolagong, Evonne
Ivanovic, Ana
Jausovec, Mima
King, Billie Jean
Kuznetsova, Svetlana
Li, Na
Majoli, Iva
Mandlikova, Hana
Muguruza, Garbiñe
Myskina, Anastasia
Pierce, Mary
Richey, Nancy
Ruzici, Virginia
Schiavone, Francesca
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TITLES
7
6
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
YEARS
1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986
1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
1990, 1991, 1992
1989, 1994, 1998
1969, 1970, 1973
2002, 2013, 2015
1982, 1984
2012, 2014
1976
2001
1971
2008
1977
1972
2009
2011
1997
1981
2016
2004
2000
1968
1978
2010
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WTA RANKING WATCH
The new WTA Rankings will be released on Monday, June 12. The following are updated projections based on
this tournament’s results:
The No.1 ranking will belong to either Simona Halep (who must win the title) or Angelique Kerber.
•
Halep will be No.2 as runner-up or No.1 with the title
•
Kerber will be No.1 or No.2 after Roland Garros
Jelena Ostapenko will make her Top 20 debut (at No.18) having advanced to the final. She would rise to No.12
by winning her first Grand Slam title.
Timea Bacsinszky is projected to move to No.21 (up from No.31) with her semifinal finish.
Here is a projected Top 10 for Monday 12 June:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Halep (or Kerber if Ostapenko wins title)
Kerber (or Halep if Ostapenko wins title)
Ka.Pliskova
S.Williams
Svitolina
Cibulkova
Wozniacki
Konta
Kuznetsova
A.Radwanska
PORSCHE RACE TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD WATCH
By advancing to the Roland Garros final, Simona Halep will move to the top of the Porsche Race to Singapore
Leaderboard.
Jelena Ostapenko, who entered Roland Garros at No.25 in the race, will move into the Top 8 after advancing to
the final. The Latvian would move to No.8 if she finishes as R-Up and No.4 if she wins the title.
Here is the projected Top 8 for Monday 12 June:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Halep
Ka.Pliskova
Svitolina
Wozniacki (or Ostapenko with title)
Mladenovic
V.Williams
Konta
Ostapenko
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MATCH NOTES
ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | May 28 - Jun 11, 2017 | $18,528,628 | GRAND SLAM
JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #47) vs. [3] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4)
Head to Head: 0-0
JELENA OSTAPENKO
SIMONA HALEP
47
WTA RANKING
4
25
ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD
5
08-06-1997 (20)
DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)
27-09-1991 (25)
$353,966
YTD PRIZE MONEY
$1,758,514
$1,288,260
CAREER PRIZE MONEY
$17,219,302
0/0
SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER)
1 / 15
2/2
DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER)
0/0
6-1
ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) *
17-7
23-11 / 49-41
YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) *
24-6 / 260-129
9-5 / 17-16
YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) *
9-3 / 75-40
4-4 / 12-7
YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) *
3-2 / 29-43
15-4 / 17-8
YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) *
18-2 / 93-38
0-3 / 2-5
YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) *
2-0 / 24-35
3-3 / 6-12
YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) *
8-2 / 71-55
0-1 / 3-4
YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) *
1-0 / 23-10
* Updated entering 2017 Roland Garros F
ROAD TO THE FINAL
JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #47)
[3] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4)
R128: d. LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #128) 4-6,6-3,6-2 (1h54)
R128: d. JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #89) 6-2,6-3 (1h07)
R64: d. MONICA PUIG (PUR #41) 6-3,6-2 (1h08)
R64: d. TATJANA MARIA (GER #102) 6-4,6-3 (1h22)
R32: d. LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #42) 6-1,6-4 (1h05)
R32: d. [26] DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #28) 6-0,7-5 (1h18)
R16: d. [23] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #22) 2-6,6-2,6-4 (1h58)
R16: d. [21] CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #23) 6-1,6-1 (1h00)
QF: d. [11] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #12) 4-6,6-2,6-2 (1h53)
QF: d. [5] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #6) 3-6,7-6(6),6-0 (2h06)
vs.
SF: d. [30] TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #31) 7-6(4),3-6,6-3 (2h24)
SF: d. [2] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) 6-4,3-6,6-3 (2h00)
Total games: 144
Won/lost: 86-58
Sets won/lost: 12-4
Total time on court: 10h22
Average time on court: 1h44
Average rank of opponent: 46
Total games: 124
Won/lost: 80-44
Sets won/lost: 12-2
Total time on court: 8h53
Average time on court: 1h29
Average rank of opponent: 42
ROLAND GARROS Tournament History
JELENA OSTAPENKO
SIMONA HALEP
2016
R1
2016
L - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #101)
6-4 7-5
2015
R1*
* Qualifying match
L - VERA DUSHEVINA (RUS #1,101)
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4-6 6-3 6-3
R16
L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #24)
7-6(0) 6-3
R3
W - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #101)
4-6 6-2 6-3
R2
W - ZARINA DIYAS (KAZ #90)
7-6(5) 6-2
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R1
W - NAO HIBINO (JPN #71)
6-2 6-0
R2
L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #70)
7-5 6-1
R1
W - EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #90)
7-5 6-4
F
L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #8)
6-4 6-7(5) 6-4
SF
W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #27)
6-2 7-6(4)
QF
W - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #28)
6-2 6-2
R16
W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #19)
6-4 6-3
R3
W - MARÍA-TERESA TORRÓ-FLOR (ESP #55)
6-3 6-0
R2
W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #92)
6-2 6-4
R1
W - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #87)
6-0 6-2
L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #20)
3-6 6-2 6-2
L - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #26)
6-1 6-3
R2
L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #6)
6-0 6-2
R1
W - ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS #71)
6-2 6-1
R1
L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #7)
7-5 6-1
R3*
W - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #124)
6-4 6-7(7) 6-4
R2*
W - MADISON BRENGLE (USA #174)
6-3 6-0
R1*
W - DARYA KUSTOVA (BLR #151)
6-0 7-6(2)
R2*
L - VITALIA DIATCHENKO (RUS #153)
2-6 6-1 6-3
R1*
W - MICHAELLA KRAJICEK (NED #128)
6-4 7-5
2015
2014
2013
R1
2012
R1
2011
2010
2009
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Ostapenko:
•
Contesting debut Grand Slam final at 2017 Roland Garros, on what is her eighth main draw appearance at the majors,
and second here in Paris
•
Is the first Latvian player to reach a Grand Slam final; previously Ernests Gulbis reached 2014 Roland Garros SF (l.
Djokovic)
•
Celebrated her 20th birthday on Thursday, and is the youngest player to reach the title match at Roland Garros since
19-year-old Ivanovic in 2007 (l. Henin). Across the Slams, is youngest player to reach final since 19-year-old Wozniacki
at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)
•
Making second main draw appearance at Roland Garros, and suffered 1r exit here in 2016 (l. Osaka). The last player
to fall 1r at Roland Garros and reach the final the following year was S.Williams (l. Razzano in 2012, d. Sharapova in
2013)
•
2017 Roland Garros marks eighth Grand Slam main draw appearance. Previous best result at a major was reaching 3r
at 2017 Australian Open (l. Ka.Pliskova). At other Slams has reached 2r at 2015 Wimbledon (d. No.9 Suárez Navarro, l.
Mladenovic) and 2015 US Open (l. Errani). This is the fewest number of Grand Slam main draw appearances before
reaching a debut final at a major since Bouchard at 2014 Wimbledon (who finished R-Up on what was 6th
appearance)
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Should Ostapenko win the title, it would be the fewest number of Grand Slam main draw appearances before winning
debut Slam title since Sharapova at 2004 Wimbledon (on what was 7th appearance)
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The all-time record for fewest Grand Slam main draw appearances before reaching a Slam final in the Open Era is two
– Pam Shriver was R-Up at 1978 US Open, having only contested Wimbledon a few months prior
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With Sevastova also reaching R16 at 2017 Roland Garros, it was the first time in the Open Era two Latvian women
have reached R16 at the same Slam
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Prior to 2017 Roland Garros, Latvian-born Larisa Savchenko-Neiland advanced to 3r here in 1984 and 1989 whilst
representing the USSR
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Prior to 2017 Roland Garros, deepest runs at a Grand Slam by a Latvian-born woman were QF appearances by
Savchenko-Neiland (1988 US Open; 1994 Wimbledon) and Sevastova (2016 US Open)
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Is bidding for her first tour-level title this week at Roland Garros – the last woman to win her debut tour-level title at
a Grand Slam was Barbara Jordan at 1979 Australian Open (d. Walsh in F)
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The last player to win their debut title at Roland Garros was Gustavo Kuerten, who lifted the title on June 8, 1997 –
the day Ostapenko was born
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Contesting 2017 Roland Garros at No.47 – only twice, in 1933 (Margaret Scriven) and 2010 (Francesca Schiavone), has
the women's singles title at Roland Garros not been won by a Top 10 seed
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Ostapenko is the 13th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, and the fifth at Roland
Garros:
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Christine O’Neil (1978) - WON
Mary Pierce (1997) - R-Up
Amélie Mauresmo (1999) - R-Up
Serena Williams (2007) - WON
Justine Henin (2010) - R-Up
ROLAND GARROS
Helen Gourlay (1971) - R-Up
Renata Tomanova (1976) - R-Up
Florenta Mihai (1977) - R-Up
Mima Jausovec (1983) - R-Up
Jelena Ostapenko (2017)
WIMBLEDON
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US OPEN
Venus Williams (1997) - R-Up
Kim Clijsters (2009) - WON
Roberta Vinci (2015) - R-Up
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The last unseeded player to reach the final here in Paris was Mima Jausovec in 1983 (R-Up, l. Evert)
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At No.47 is the second-lowest ranked player to reach the Roland Garros final (after No.56 Mihai in 1977)
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Bidding to be the first unseeded player, and lowest-ranked player to win Roland Garros in the Open Era
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Here is a list of the lowest-ranked Grand Slam finalists:
LOWEST-RANKED GRAND SLAM FINALISTS * (CHAMPIONS IN BOLD)
PLAYER
GRAND SLAM
RESULT
EVONNE GOOLAGONG**
NR
1977 AUSTRALIAN OPEN [DEC.]
WON
KIM CLIJSTERS*
NR
2009 US OPEN
WON
Justine Henin *
NR
2010 Australian Open
Runner-Up
CHRISTINE O'NEIL
1978 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
WON
Betsy Nagelsen
No.87
1978 Australian Open
Runner-Up
SERENA WILLIAMS
NO.81
2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
WON
BARBARA JORDAN
NO.68
1979 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
WON
Venus Williams
No.66
1997 US Open
Runner-Up
Florenta Mihai
No.56
1977 Roland Garros
Runner-Up
Sharon Walsh
No.54
1979 Australian Open
Runner-Up
Jelena Ostapenko
No.47
2017 Roland Garros
???
Renata Tomanova
No.44
1976 Australian Open
Runner-Up
Roberta Vinci
No.43
2015 US Open
Runner-Up
Mima Jausovec
No.38
1983 Roland Garros
Runner-Up
Helen Gourlay-Cawley
No.33
1977 Australian Open [Dec.]
Runner-Up
VENUS WILLIAMS
NO.31
2007 WIMBLEDON
WON
Amelie Mauresmo
No.29
1999 Australian Open
Runner-Up
Serena Williams
No.27
2011 US Open
Runner-Up
FLAVIA PENNETTA
No.26
2015 US Open
WON
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RANK
NO.111
* Unranked due to retirement from game l ** Unranked due to the birth of her first daughter, Kelly, in May 1977
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NOTE: since the inception of computer rankings (November 1975) l BOLD denotes GS Champion
Bidding to become only the third player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title (after Kvitova, at 2011 and 2014
Wimbledon, and Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros)
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Is the seventh player born in the 1990s to reach a Grand Slam singles final overall – in addition to Kvitova and
Muguruza above, also Wozniacki (2009, 2014 US Open), Halep (2014 Roland Garros), Bouchard (2014 Wimbledon)
and Ka.Pliskova (2016 US Open). All finished as R-Up
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At 20-years-old, bidding to be youngest first-time Grand Slam champion since Kuznetsova at 2004 US Open (aged 19)
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This fortnight has defeated Chirico in 1r, Puig in 2r, Tsurenko in 3r and former Paris finalist Stosur in R16
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Defeated No.12 Wozniacki in QF, improving career record vs. Top 20 opponents to 6-12, other wins coming over No.9
Suárez Navarro (2015 Wimbledon, which was first Grand Slam main draw match), No.8 Kvitova (2016 Doha), No.11
Kvitova (2016 Birmingham), No.12 Wozniacki (2017 Charleston) and No.11 Wozniacki (2017 Prague)
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After beating No.9 Suárez Navarro on her debut (2015 Wimbledon) went 0-3 against Top 20 players at Grand Slams,
losing to No.16 Errani (2015 US Open), No.16 Kvitova (2016 US Open) and No.5 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Australian Open)
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By reaching SF here in Paris it ensured the last 16 straight Grand Slams have had a first-time semifinalist (starting at
2013 Wimbledon)
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Defeated Bacsinszky in SF, which takes record in Grand Slam main draw matches to 10-7
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Faces No.4 Halep in today’s final – owns a career 0-4 record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents, with losses coming against
No.5 Cibulkova (2017 Indian Wells), No.5 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Australian Open), No.4 A.Radwanska (2016 New Haven)
and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome)
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Will make her Top 20 debut having reached 2017 Roland Garros final, and is projected to move to No.18. Will rise as
high as No.12 with title
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Total career prize money currently stands at USD $1.2 million – by virtue of reaching the final, will almost double this
figure, with a guaranteed paycheck of approx. USD $1.18 million
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Arrived in Paris after advancing to 2r at Rome (l. No.7 Muguruza)
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Enjoyed a SF run at Prague (l. eventual R-Up Kr.Pliskova) – defeating No.11 Wozniacki and No.33 Konjuh en route and
fell 1r at Stuttgart (as qualifier, l. Vandeweghe)
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Reached her first WTA final on clay earlier this spring at Charleston; was first final at a WTA event since 2016 Doha
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Fell to then fellow 19-year-old Kasatkina in 2017 Charleston final; was the first unseeded Charleston final since 2002
(Majoli d. Schnyder) and the first all-teenage final on tour since 2009 Linz (Wickmayer d. Kvitova)
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Before making a run to the finals at Charleston, made 2r appearance at Indian Wells (l. Cibulkova) and 1r exit at
Miami (l. Brengle)
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In February, posted back-to-back 1r exits at St Petersburg (l. Vekic) and Dubai (l. Wang) before making QF at Acapulco
(d. eventual champion Tsurenko)
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Opened 2017 in strong fashion by reaching SF at Auckland (l. eventual champion Davis via ret. w/viral illness) and 3r
at 2017 Australian Open (l. Ka.Pliskova – served for match twice). As a result posted new career-high ranking of No.33
(week of January 30, 2017)
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In doubles, won first and second career titles, at St Petersburg (w/Rosolska) and Stuttgart (w/Atawo)
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Ended 2016 ranked No.44 for her first Top 50 year-end finish (and second consecutive Top 100)
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2016 season highlight was reaching biggest final of career to date at Premier-5 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro). Is 0-3 in WTA
singles finals, after also finishing R-Up at 2015 Québec City (l. Beck) and 2017 Charleston (l. Kasatkina)
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Made Top 40 debut by virtue of reaching final at 2016 Doha
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Represented Latvia at 2016 Rio Olympics, losing 1r in singles (l. Stosur)
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Ended 2015 at No.79 for first Top 100 finish (up from No.308 in 2014). Having leapt 229 spots, was second-highest
year-end rankings jump, after Kasatkina who went from No.370 to No.72 (298 spots)
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Began playing ITF Circuit events in 2012. Has won seven singles and eight doubles titles
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Made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Tashkent (2r, l. Pervak)
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Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2013-17; Latvian Olympic Team, 2016
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Second-highest ranked Latvian woman of two in Top 100, after Sevastova (as of May 29, 2017)
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Won junior Wimbledon singles title in 2014 (d. Kristina Schmiedlova in F)
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Mother and coach is Jelena Jakovleva; father and fitness trainer is Jevgenijs Ostapenko
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Half-brother is Maksim Ostapenko (graduated from art academy in Los Angeles and lives there now)
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Introduced to tennis at age five by mother; favorite shots are serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and
hard
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Speaks Russian, Latvian and English
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Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Ernests Gulbis – Ostapenko watched his Gulbis’ QF match here at Roland Garros
from his box in 2014
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Took ballroom dancing classes for seven years
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Currently working with WTA player Anabel Medina Garrigues
Halep:
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Making eighth appearance at Roland Garros (ninth overall) and appearing in her second final. Reached her sole
previous Grand Slam final here in Paris, finishing R-Up to Sharapova in 2014
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Aside from two final appearances, best showing was R16 in 2016 (l. Stosur). In all other appearances, has never
progressed beyond 2r, falling at that stage in 2011 (l. Stosur) and 2015 (l. Lucic-Baroni), and suffering 1r exits in 2010
(as qualifier, l. Stosur), 2012 (l. Cetkovska) and 2013 (l. Suárez Navarro). Fell in qualifying in 2009
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Has a chance to secure world No.1 ranking by winning the title here at Roland Garros. She would be the 23rd
different player to top the rankings and the first from Romania. Should she finish as R-Up, will return to No.2, a
position she first ascended to on August 11, 2014 and most recently held the week beginning January 18, 2016
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No.3 seed this fortnight at 2017 Roland Garros – the No.3 seed has advanced to the final here five times in the Open
Era, lifting the trophy on three of these occasions: Goolagong (1971), King (1972) and S.Williams (2002)
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Bidding to become the 46th player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title
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Aiming to become only the third player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title (after Kvitova, at 2011 and 2014
Wimbledon, and Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros)
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2008 Roland Garros girls’ singles champion. Only five players have won the Roland Garros women’s singles title after
winning the girls’ singles title (Durr, Jausovec, Mandlikova, Capriati and Henin)
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2017 Roland Garros marks 28th Grand Slam main draw appearance – two finals in Paris aside, best result at the other
majors are SF at 2014 Wimbledon (l. eventual R-Up Bouchard) and 2015 US Open (l. eventual champion Pennetta),
and has reached QF at Australian Open in 2014 (l. eventual R-Up Cibulkova) and 2015 (l. Makarova)
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Is attempting to become the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam title, following Virginia Ruzici’s triumph at
Roland Garros in 1978. Ruzici (also Roland Garros R-Up in 1980), Florenta Mihai (Roland Garros R-Up in 1977) and
Halep (Roland Garros R-Up in 2014 and finalist 2017) are the only Romanian women to appear in a major final
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Is contesting her 25th career final and 13th on clay. Owns a 6-6 record in clay court finals, triumphing at Nürnberg
(2013), Budapest (2013), Bucharest (2014, 2016) and Madrid (2016, 2017):
CLAY COURT TITLES
ACTIVE PLAYERS
13 Serena Williams
11 Maria Sharapova
10 Anabel Medina Garrigues
9
Venus Williams
7
Sara Errani
6
Simona Halep
6
Jelena Jankovic
6
Roberta Vinci
6
Francesca Schiavone
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Struggled w/right ankle injury in lead up to Roland Garros after a fall in first set of Rome final
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Defeated Cepelova in 1r, Maria in 2r, No.26 seed Kasatkina in 3r, No.21 seed Suárez Navarro in R16, No.5 seed
Svitolina in QF and No.2 seed Ka.Pliskova in SF
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Against Svitolina, recovered from 63 51 down to win in three sets, fending off one match point in second set
tie-break; the last player to win a Grand Slam title after saving a match point was Kerber at 2016 Australian Open (vs.
Doi in 1r)
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Victory over Ka.Pliskova was her 54th Grand Slam main draw match win (54-27), more than five times the number of
her final opponent, Ostapenko (10). Overall record vs. Top 5 improves to 8-23, with previous wins against No.4
A.Radwanska (2013 Rome), No.4 A.Radwanska (2014 Dubai), No.5 Bouchard (2014 WTA Finals), No.1 S.Williams (2014
WTA Finals), No.5 Wozniacki (2015 Dubai), No.2 Kerber (2016 Montréal) and No.5 A.Radwanska (2016 Cincinnati)
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Enters final having won 32 of her past 37 WTA main draw level matches on clay (defeats coming vs. Siegemund at
2016 and 2017 Stuttgart, Gavrilova at 2016 Rome, Stosur at 2016 Roland Garros and Svitolina at 2017 Rome)
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Faces No.47 Ostapenko today in their first career meeting; four of her six defeats in 2017 have come at the hands of
players ranked outside Top 20 – No.52 Siniakova (Shenzhen), No.52 Rogers (Australian Open), No.26 Mladenovic
(Indian Wells) and No.49 Siegemund (Stuttgart)
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Entered Paris after reaching finals in consecutive weeks – firstly defending Madrid title (d. Mladenovic in F) and then
finishing R-Up at Rome (l. Svitolina in F). Record in career singles finals now stands at 15-9
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2017 Mutua Madrid Open crown was also third WTA Premier Mandatory title, having also won at 2015 Indian Wells
(in addition to 2016 Madrid)
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Posted SF showing at Stuttgart (l. eventual champion Siegemund) – marked first SF of season
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Claimed wins over Konta and Watson during Romania’s 3-2 Fed Cup World Group II play-off victory over Great Britain
in April. Lost dead doubles rubber w/Niculescu vs. Rae/Robson
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Reached QF at 2017 Miami (l. eventual champion Konta) and 3r at Indian Wells (l. Mladenovic) after skipping Middle
East Swing due to a left knee injury – same injury that forced withdrawal from QF vs. Vikhlyantseva at St. Petersburg
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Made 1r exit at Australian Open for second successive year (l. Rogers in 2017, l. Zhang in 2016, who was 0-14 at
Grand Slams entering match and ranked No.133 at the time)
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Opened 2017 season at Shenzhen, with 2r exit (d. Jankovic in 1r, l. eventual champion Siniakova)
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Spent pre-season training with coach Darren Cahill in Adelaide
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Posted third straight Top 5 season finish in 2016, at No.4, down from career-high No.2 in 2015. Season-ending
ranking had improved eight years in a row until 2016
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2016 season highlighted by three titles, at Madrid (d. Cibulkova in F for second title at Premier Mandatory level, after
2015 Indian Wells), Bucharest (d. Sevastova in F) and Montréal (d. Keys in F)
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Went on a 13-match winning streak thanks to titles at Bucharest (five wins) and Montréal (five wins) and SF run at
Cincinnati (three wins). Was second-longest streak of 2016, after Azarenka (16)
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Also reached the first WTA doubles final of her career at Montréal (w/Niculescu, l. Makarova/Vesnina)
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Qualified for WTA Finals in Singapore for the third time, going 1-2 in round-robin play – d. Keys, l. Kerber and
Cibulkova; did not progress to SF
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Other notable results in 2016 included reaching SF at Sydney (l. Kuznetsova), Cincinnati (l. Kerber) and Wuhan (l.
Kvitova) and back-to-back QF at Indian Wells (l. S.Williams) and Miami (l. Bacsinszky)
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At the other Slams in 2016, made R16 at Roland Garros (l. Stosur) and posted QF runs at Wimbledon (l. eventual R-Up
Kerber) and US Open (l. S.Williams)
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Withdrew from opening tournament of 2016 season at Brisbane (w/left Achilles injury) along with Birmingham
(w/left Achilles injury) and Tokyo [PPO] (w/left hamstring injury)
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Went 6-7 vs. Top 10 opponents in 2016, wins being over No.9 Kvitova (Fed Cup), No.9 Keys (Wimbledon and Wuhan),
No.2 Kerber (Montreal), No.5 A.Radwanska (Cincinnati) and No.7 Keys (WTA Finals Singapore)
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Record vs. World No.1 players is 1-10, win coming at 2014 WTA Finals Singapore vs. S.Williams (RR stage)
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Between May 2013 and August 2014, improved ranking from No.64 to as high as No.2 in the world, winning seven
titles in this period
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Became third Romanian to break into the WTA Top 10 (after Ruzici, Spirlea) making Top 10 debut week of January 27,
2014; now highest-ranked Romanian woman ever
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Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014-17
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Coached by Australian Darren Cahill. Formerly coached by Wim Fissette and Victor Ionita
2017 ROLAND GARROS – WOMEN’S MATCH NOTES
PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 28 - JUNE 11, 2017 – GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT
ROLAND GARROS HONOR ROLL (OPEN ERA)
YEAR
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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(SEED) CHAMPION (RANK)
(2) Nancy Richey (USA)
(1) Margaret Smith-Court (AUS)
(1) Margaret Smith-Court (AUS)
(3) Evonne Goolagong (AUS)
(3) Billie Jean King (USA)
(1) Margaret Smith-Court (AUS)
(1) Chris Evert (USA)
(1) Chris Evert (USA)
(1) Sue Barker (GBR #18)
(1) Mima Jausovec (YUG #9)
(2) Virginia Ruzici (ROU #17)
(1) Chris Evert (USA #1)
(1) Chris Evert (USA #3)
(4) Hana Mandlikova (TCH #5)
(2) Martina Navratilova (USA #2)
(2) Chris Evert (USA #2)
(1) Martina Navratilova (USA #1)
(2) Chris Evert (USA #2)
(2) Chris Evert (USA #2)
(2) Steffi Graf (GER #2)
(1) Steffi Graf (GER #1)
(7) Arantxa Sánchez (ESP #10)
(2) Monica Seles (YUG #3)
(1) Monica Seles (YUG #1)
(1) Monica Seles (YUG #1)
(1) Steffi Graf (GER #2)
(2) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP #2)
(2) Steffi Graf (GER #2)
(Co-1) Steffi Graf (GER Co-#1)
(9) Iva Majoli (CRO #9)
(4) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP #5)
(6) Steffi Graf (GER #6)
(6) Mary Pierce (FRA #7)
(4) Jennifer Capriati (USA #4)
(3) Serena Williams (USA #3)
(4) Justine Henin (BEL #4)
(6) Anastasia Myskina (RUS #5)
(10) Justine Henin (BEL #12)
(5) Justine Henin (BEL #5)
(1) Justine Henin (BEL #1)
(2) Ana Ivanovic (SRB #2)
(7) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #7)
(17) Francesca Schiavone (ITA #17)
(6) Li Na (CHN #7)
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS #2)
(1) Serena Williams (USA #1)
(7) Maria Sharapova (RUS #8)
(1) Serena Williams (USA #1)
(4) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP #4)
(SEED) RUNNER-UP (RANK)
(1) Ann Haydon Jones (GBR)
(3) Ann Haydon Jones (GBR)
(7) Helga Niessen (GER)
(-) Helen Gourlay (AUS)
(1) Evonne Goolagong (AUS)
(2) Chris Evert (USA)
(3) Olga Morozova (RUS)
(2) Martina Navratilova (TCH)
(-) Renata Tomanova (TCH #47)
(-) Florenta Mihai (ROU #56)
(1) Mima Jausovec (YUG #14)
(4) Wendy Turnbull (AUS #6)
(8) Virginia Ruzici (ROU #13)
(6) Sylvia Hanika (GER #9)
(4) Andrea Jaeger (USA #4)
(-) Mima Jausovec (YUG #38)
(2) Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA #2)
(1) Martina Navratilova (USA #1)
(1) Martina Navratilova (USA #1)
(1) Martina Navratilova (USA #1)
(13) Natalia Zvereva (URS #15)
(1) Steffi Graf (GER #1)
(1) Steffi Graf (GER #1)
(5) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP #6)
(2) Steffi Graf (GER #2)
(5) Mary Joe Fernandez (USA #7)
(12) Mary Pierce (FRA #12)
(1) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP #1)
(4) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP #3)
(1) Martina Hingis (SUI #1)
(6) Monica Seles (USA #8)
(1) Martina Hingis (SUI #1)
(5) Conchita Martínez (ESP #5)
(12) Kim Clijsters (BEL #14)
(2) Venus Williams (USA #2)
(2) Kim Clijsters (BEL #2)
(9) Elena Dementieva (RUS #10)
(21) Mary Pierce (FRA #23)
(8) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #10)
(7) Ana Ivanovic (SRB #7)
(13) Dinara Safina (RUS #14)
(1) Dinara Safina (RUS #1)
(7) Samantha Stosur (AUS #7)
(5) Francesca Schiavone (ITA #5)
(21) Sara Errani (ITA #24)
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS #2)
(4) Simona Halep (ROU #4)
(13) Lucie Safarova (CZE #13)
(1) Serena Williams (USA #1)
SCORE
57 64 61
61 46 63
62 64
63 75
63 63
67(5) 76(6) 64
61 62
26 62 61
62 06 62
62 67(5) 61
62 62
62 60
60 63
62 64
76(6) 61
61 62
63 61
63 67(4) 75
26 63 63
64 46 86
60 60
76(6) 36 75
76(6) 64
63 64
62 36 10-8
46 62 64
64 64
75 46 60
63 67(4) 10-8
64 62
76(5) 06 62
46 75 62
62 75
16 64 12-10
75 63
60 64
61 62
61 61
64 64
61 62
64 63
64 62
64 76(2)
64 76(0)
63 62
64 64
64 67(5) 64
63 67(2) 62
75 64
Last year, Garbiñe Muguruza won her first Roland Garros title; she was the only the second Spaniard to triumph, after Arantxa
Sánchez-Vicario (1989, 1994, 1998)
In 2011, Li Na won the title at Roland Garros as the No.6 seed, the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title
Since 1976, no player ranked outside the Top 20 has won the singles at Roland Garros
In the Open Era, the Top 2 seeds have played in the final 12 times, with the No.2 seed winning 7 times (most recently 1995)
30 of the Roland Garros women’s titles have been won by one of the Top 2 seeds; the top seed has won the title 18 times, and
the No.2 seed has won the title 12 times
The Roland Garros final has been decided in three sets on 19 occasions, most recently 2015
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FIRST TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPS
Since 1968 Roland Garros, 45 women have won at least one Grand Slam title (26 have gone on to win more):
PLAYER
****Richey-Gunter, Nancy (USA)
***King, Billie Jean (USA)
Wade, Virginia (GBR)
*Court, Margaret (AUS)
**Jones, Ann (GBR)
Goolagong Cawley, Evonne (AUS)
Evert, Chris (USA)
Barker, Sue (GBR)
Melville-Reid, Kerry (AUS)
Jausovec, Mima (YUG)
Ruzici, Virginia (ROU)
Navratilova, Martina (TCH/USA)
O'Neil, Christine (AUS)
Austin, Tracy (USA)
Jordan, Barbara (USA)
Mandlikova, Hana (TCH/AUS)
Graf, Steffi (GER)
Sanchez Vicario, Arantxa (ESP)
Seles, Monica (YUG/USA)
Sabatini, Gabriela (ARG)
Martínez, Conchita (ESP)
Pierce, Mary (FRA)
Hingis, Martina (SUI)
Majoli, Iva (CRO)
Novotna, Jana (CZE)
Davenport, Lindsay (USA)
Williams, Serena (USA)
Williams, Venus (USA)
Capriati, Jennifer (USA)
Henin, Justine (BEL)
Myskina, Anastasia (RUS)
Sharapova, Maria (RUS)
Kuznetsova, Svetlana (RUS)
Clijsters, Kim (BEL)
Mauresmo, Amelie (FRA)
Ivanovic, Ana (SRB)
Schiavone, Francesca (ITA)
Li, Na (CHN)
Kvitova, Petra (CZE)
Stosur, Samantha (AUS)
Azarenka, Victoria (BLR)
Bartoli, Marion (FRA)
Pennetta, Flavia (ITA)
Kerber, Angelique (GER)
Muguruza, Garbiñe (ESP)
AGE
YRS, MOS
25,10
24,8
23,2
26,6
30,9
19,10
19,6
20,2
29,4
20,1
23,4
21,9
22,9
16,9
22,8
18,10
17,11
17,6
16,6
20,4
22,3
20,0
16,4
19,10
29,9
22,3
17,11
20,0
24,10
21,0
22,11
17,2
19,2
22,2
26,6
20,7
29,11
29,3
21,3
27,5
22,6
28,9
33,7
28,0
22,8
FIRST GRAND SLAM TITLE
1968 Roland Garros
1968 Wimbledon
1968 US Open
1969 Australian Open
1969 Wimbledon
1971 Roland Garros
1974 Roland Garros
1976 Roland Garros
1977 Australian Open (Jan)
1977 Roland Garros
1978 Roland Garros
1978 Wimbledon
1978 Australian Open
1979 US Open
1979 Australian Open
1980 Australian Open
1987 Roland Garros
1989 Roland Garros
1990 Roland Garros
1990 US Open
1994 Wimbledon
1995 Australian Open
1997 Australian Open
1997 Roland Garros
1998 Wimbledon
1998 US Open
1999 US Open
2000 Wimbledon
2001 Australian Open
2003 Roland Garros
2004 Roland Garros
2004 Wimbledon
2004 US Open
2005 US Open
2006 Australian Open
2008 Roland Garros
2010 Roland Garros
2011 Roland Garros
2011 Wimbledon
2011 US Open
2012 Australian Open
2013 Wimbledon
2015 US Open
2016 Australian Open
2016 Roland Garros
TOTAL OPEN ERA
GS TITLES (SGL)
1
8
3
11
1
7
18
1
1
1
1
18
1
2
1
4
22
4
9
1
1
2
5
1
1
3
23
7
3
7
1
5
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
*Court won her first Grand Slam title at 1960 Australian Championships aged 17 years, 6 months, and followed with 12 more titles between
1960 and 1966
** Jones won two pre-Open Era Grand Slam titles: her first at 1961 French Championships, aged 22 years, 8 months and a 2nd at the French
again in 1966
*** King won 4 titles prior to the Open Era: (Wimbledon 1966-67, US Open 1967 and the 1968 Australian Championships); King was aged 22
years, 8 months at the time of her first GS win at Wimbledon 1966
****Richey won 1967 Australian Open (aged 24 years, 4 months) and the 1968 French Open - the first Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era
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