DOUBLES FINAL NOTES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
AUSTRALIAN OPEN– MELBOURNE-AUS – GRAND SLAM
*Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
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On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
THE DOUBLES FINALISTS
DOUBLES
RANK*
PLAYER
NAT
AGE
YTD
PRIZE $
YTD
DOUBLES
W-L*
YTD
DOUBLES
TITLES
CAREER
DOUBLES
W-L*
CAREER
PRIZE $
CAREER
DOUBLES
TITLES
[1] Cara Black
1
ZIM
30
$21,000
13-0
2
$6,008,257
619-241
53
[1] Liezel Huber
1
USA
33
$21,000
13-0
2
$4,090,886
598-298
41
[2] Serena Williams
3
USA
28
$53,100
5-0
0
$28,560,093
140-19
17
[2] Venus Williams
3
USA
29
$0
5-0
0
$25,066,990
136-22
16
Players listed in order of doubles seeding; match records up-to-date including SF; prize money figures do not include this tournament; *Doubles
BEST PREVIOUS GRAND SLAM DOUBLES RESULTS
PLAYER
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Serena & Venus Williams
BEST PREVIOUS GRAND SLAM DOUBLES RESULT
WON (5): 2004 Wimbledon (w/Stubbs), 2005 Wimbledon (w/Huber), 2007 Australian Open
(w/Huber), 2007 Wimbledon (w/Huber), 2008 US Open (w/Huber)
WON (4): 2005 Wimbledon (w/Huber), 2007 Australian Open (w/Huber), 2007 Wimbledon
(w/Huber), 2008 US Open (w/Huber)
WON (10): 1999 Roland Garros, 1999 US Open, 2000 Wimbledon, 2001 Australian Open,
2002 Wimbledon, 2003 Australian Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open, 2009
Wimbledon, 2010 Australian Open
ROAD TO THE FINAL
[2] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #3) /
VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #3)
R64: d. Ferguson/Moore (AUS/AUS) 61 61
R32: d. Olaru/Savchuk (ROU/UKR) 61 62
R16: d Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) 63 62
QF: d. [8] Mattek-Sands/Yan (USA/CHN) 64 46 64
SF: d. [6] Raymond/Stubbs (USA/AUS) 63 76(6)
Total games: 98
Games won/lost: 65-33
Sets won/lost: 10-1
[1] CARA BLACK (ZIM #1) /
LIEZEL HUBER (USA #1)
vs.
R64: d. Malek/Petkovic (GER/GER) 64 64
R32: d. Gullickson/Uhlirova (USA/CZE) 62 62
R16: d. Azarenka/Kuznetsova (BLR/RUS) 63 63
QF: d. [7] Kleybanova/Schiavone (RUS/ITA) 63 64
SF: d. [15] Kirilenko/A.Radwanska (RUS/POL) 61 16 63
Total games: 96
Games won/lost: 61-35
Sets won/lost: 10-1
GRAND SLAM DOUBLES CHAMPIONS (Since 1999)
YEAR
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
ROLAND GARROS
WIMBLEDON
US OPEN
1999
M.Hingis / A.Kournikova
S.Williams / V.Williams
L.Davenport / C.Morariu
S.Williams / V.Williams
2000
L.Raymond / R.Stubbs
M.Hingis / M.Pierce
S.Williams / V. Williams
J.Halard-Decugis / A.Sugiyama
2001
S.Williams / V.Williams
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
L.Raymond / R.Stubbs
L.Raymond / R.Stubbs
2002
M.Hingis / A.Kournikova
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
S.Williams / V.Williams
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
2003
S.Williams / V.Williams
K.Clijsters / A.Sugiyama
K.Clijsters / A.Sugiyama
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
2004
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
C.Black / R.Stubbs
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
2005
S.Kuznetsova / A.Molik
V.Ruano Pascual / P.Suarez
C.Black / L. Huber
L.Raymond / S.Stosur
2006
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie
L.Raymond / S.Stosur
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie
N.Dechy / V.Zvonareva
2007
C.Black / L.Huber
A.Molik / M.Santangelo
C.Black / L.Huber
N.Dechy / D.Safina
2008
A.Bondarenko / K.Bondarenko
A.Medina Garrigues / V.Ruano Pascual
S.Williams / V.Williams
C.Black / L.Huber
2009
S.Williams / V.Williams
A.Medina Garrigues / V.Ruano Pascual
S.Williams / V.Williams
S.Williams / V.Williams
DOUBLES FINAL NOTES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
AUSTRALIAN OPEN– MELBOURNE-AUS – GRAND SLAM
*Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP
HEAD TO HEADS: Serena & Venus Williams lead 2-0
2009 WIMBLEDON
GRASS O
SF
2009 US OPEN
HARD O
F
BLACK
February 17, 1979 (30)
SERENA & VENUS WILLIAMS
SERENA & VENUS WILLIAMS
HUBER
August 21, 1976 (33)
Date of Birth (Age)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Houston, TX-USA
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
No.1
Current Doubles Rank*
$21,000
$21,000
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2
2
2010 Doubles Titles^
$6,068,257
$4,090,886
Career Prize $ (USD)
53
41
Career Doubles Titles^
5
4
Career GS Doubles Titles
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only
61 62
62 62
SERENA
September 26, 1981 (28)
VENUS
June 17, 1980 (29)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-USA
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-USA
No.1
No.3
$53,100
0
$28,560,093
17
10
No.6
No.3
$-0
$25,066,990
16
10
CARA BLACK (ZIM) / LIEZEL HUBER (USA)
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Cara Black and Liezel Huber achieved the joint world No.1 doubles ranking in November 2007 and have not
relinquished it since. They have won their first 13 matches this year (including this week), capturing titles at 2010
Auckland and 2010 Sydney
This will be Black’s 9th career Grand Slam doubles final, winning titles at 2004 Wimbledon (w/Stubbs), 2005
Wimbledon, 2007 Australian Open, 2007 Wimbledon, 2008 US Open (all w/Huber); and runner-up at 2000 US Open
(w/Likhovtseva), 2005 Roland Garros (w/Huber) and 2009 US Open (w/Huber)
Huber is playing her 8th career Grand Slam doubles final, having won 2005 Wimbledon, 2007 Australian Open, 2007
Wimbledon, 2008 US Open (all w/Black); and runner-up at 2004 Wimbledon (w/Sugiyama), 2005 Roland Garros
(w/Black) and 2009 US Open (w/Black)
Serena/Venus have defeated Black/Huber twice: SF at 2009 Wimbledon and F at 2009 US Open. Black has faced the
Williams sisters head-to-head on three other occasions, losing to them at 1999 San Diego (w/C.Cristea) and 2000
Wimbledon (w/Selyutina), and advancing courtesy of a walkover at 2000 US Open (w/Likhovtseva). Huber is 0-4 in
lifetime meetings against the Williams sisters. Aside from losses at 2009 Wimbledon and US Open, Huber lost to the
Williams sisters two other times, both in 1998: at the Australian Open (w/De Lone) and Oklahoma City (w/Golarsa)
During the 2009 US Open, Black achieved her 600th career doubles victory, while Huber is 2 wins shy of the 600 mark
Black and Huber combined to win the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in 2007 and 2008
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) / VENUS WILLIAMS (USA)
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Venus and Serena Williams have won 4 of the last 6 Grand Slam doubles titles and in their first 17 Grand Slam
appearances, have won 10 doubles titles
Venus and Serena Williams, along with Lisa Raymond, are the only active players to have completed the career
doubles Grand Slam (2001/2003/2009 Australian Open, 1999 Roland Garros, 2000/2002/2008/2009 Wimbledon,
1999/2009 US Open); there are 10 others who have done it in the Open Era (Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova,
Kathy Jordan, Anne Smith, Pam Shriver, Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova, Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva Martina Hingis)
Venus and Serena are bidding for their 11th Grand Slam doubles title, and 4th here (having won it in 2001/2003/2009);
in seven of their 10 previous Grand Slam doubles title runs one of them also won the singles title: 1999 US Open
(Serena), 2000 Wimbledon (Venus), 2002 Wimbledon (Serena), 2003 Australian Open (Serena), 2008 Wimbledon
(Venus), 2009 Australian Open (Serena) and 2009 Wimbledon (Serena)
Venus and Serena are the third-most successful partnership in the Open Era in terms of Grand Slam doubles titles; the
most successful was Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (who won 21), followed by Gigi Fernandez and Natasha
Zvereva (14)
Venus and Serena enter the final with a 135-18 lifetime record together, winning 16 titles together (which includes 10
Grand Slams and two Olympic gold medals (2000, 2008); they are 16-1 in career doubles finals losing only at 1999 San
Diego (to Davenport and Corina Morariu); they are 10-0 in Grand Slam doubles finals
Venus has only played four times with other players, going 1-4 (0-1 with Chanda Rubin, 0-1 with Corina Morariu, 0-1
with Lisa Raymond, and 1-1 with Caroline Wozniacki to reach QF at 2008 Doha)
Serena has only played twice with other players, going 5-1 (1-1 with Martina Navratilova to reach the quarterfinals of
2002 Tokyo [Princess Cup] and 4-0 with Alexandra Stevenson to win 2002 Leipzig the week later)
DOUBLES FINAL NOTES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
AUSTRALIAN OPEN– MELBOURNE-AUS – GRAND SLAM
*Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
DOUBLES FINALISTS: ALL-TIME GRAND SLAM TITLES TRACKER
PLAYER
SINGLES
DOUBLES
MIXED DOUBLES
TOTAL
Cara Black
0
5
3
8
Liezel Huber
0
4
1
5
Serena Williams
11
10
2
23
Venus Williams
7
10
2
19
A LOOK AT THE LAST 20 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN DOUBLES FINALS
2009
S.Williams (USA) / V.Williams (USA)
Hantuchova (SVK) / Sugiyama (JPN)
6-3 6-3
2008
A.Bondarenko (UKR) / K.Bondarenko (UKR)
V.Azarenka (BLR) / S.Peer (ISR)
2-6 6-1 6-4
2007
C.Black (ZIM) / L.Huber (USA)
Chan (TPE) / Chuang (TPE)
6-4 6-7(4) 6-1
2006
Yan (CHN) / Zheng (CHN)
L.Raymond (USA) / S.Stosur (AUS)
2-6 6-7(7) 6-3
2005
S.Kuznetsova (RUS) / A.Molik (AUS)
L.Davenport (USA) / C.Morariu (USA)
6-3 6-4
2004
V.Ruano Pascual (ESP) / P. Suarez (ARG)
S.Kuznetsova (RUS) / E. Likhovtseva (RUS)
6-4 6-3
2003
S.Williams (USA) / V.Williams (USA)
V.Ruano Pascual (ESP) / P. Suarez (ARG)
4-6 6-4 6-4
2002
M.Hingis (SUI) / A.Kournikova (RUS)
D.Hantuchova (SVK) / A.Sanchez Vicario (ESP)
6-2 6-7(4) 61
2001
S.Williams (USA) / V.Williams (USA)
L.Davenport (USA) / C.Morariu (USA)
6-2 46 64
2000
L.Raymond (USA) / R.Stubbs (AUS)
M.Hingis (SUI) / M.Pierce (FRA)
6-4 5-7 6-4
1999
M. Hingis (SUI) / A.Kournikova (RUS)
L.Davenport (USA) / N.Zvereva (BLR)
7-5 6-3
1998
M.Hingis (SUI) / M.Lucic (CRO)
L.Davenport (USA) / N.Zvereva (BLR)
6-4 2-6 6-3
1997
M.Hingis (SUI) / N.Zvereva (BLR)
L.Davenport (USA) / L.Raymond (USA)
6-2 6-2
1996
C.Rubin (USA) / A.Sanchez Vicario (ESP)
L.Davenport (USA) / M.J.Fernandez (USA)
7-5 2-6 6-4
1995
J.Novotna (CZE) / A.Sanchez Vicario (ESP)
G. Fernandez (USA) / N. Zvereva (BLR)
6-3 6-7(3) 6-4
1994
G. Fernandez (USA) / N. Zvereva (BLR)
P.Fendick (USA) / M.McGrath (USA)
6-3 4-6 6-4
1993
G. Fernandez (USA) / N. Zvereva (BLR)
P.Shriver (USA) / E.Smylie (AUS)
6-4 -6-3
1992
A.Sanchez Vicario (ESP) / H.Sukova (TCH)
MJ.Fernandez (USA) / Z.Garrison-Jackson (USA)
6-4 7-6(3)
1991
P.Fendick (USA) / MJ.Fernandez (USA)
G.Fernandez (USA) / J.Novotna (TCH)
7-6(4) 6-1
1990
J.Novotna (TCH) / H.Sukova (TCH)
P.Fendick (USA) / MJ.Fernandez (USA)
7-6(5) 7-6 (6)
1989
M.Navratilova (USA) / P.Shriver (USA)
P.Fendick (USA) / J.Hetherington (CAN)
3-6 6-3 6-2
1988
M.Navratilova (USA) / P.Shriver (USA)
C.Evert (USA) / W.Turnbull (AUS)
6-0 6-4
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
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FINAL – [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) vs. [WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
FINAL QUICK HITS
•
This is the 14th meeting between Williams and Henin, with Williams leading 7-6. In their last meeting (2008 Miami)
Williams defeated then-No.1 Henin 62 60 (at the time equaling the most lopsided loss for a reigning world No.1
since Hingis l. Dokic at 1999 Wimbledon,1r; since surpassed by V.Williams d. Safina 61 60, 2009 Wimbledon SF)
•
Henin and Williams have met in 4 previous finals, (2 wins each); this is their first meeting in a Grand Slam final
•
Henin has won 4 of 6 meetings with Williams in Grand Slams; this is their first meeting at the Australian Open
•
Henin and Williams own 76 titles between them (Henin 41, Williams 35), including 18 Grand Slam titles (Williams
11, Henin 7), and have won a combined total of more than 950 matches. Henin has broken through the $20m
prize money barrier here; Serena could break $30m if she wins the title
HENIN QUICK HITS
•
Justine Henin is through to her 3rd Australian Open final. She won the title in 2004 but retired from the 2006 final,
when trailing Amelie Mauresmo 61 20.
•
Henin has now reached 12 Grand Slam finals, winning 7 titles, most recently at the 2007 US Open
•
Henin is the 2nd wildcard to reach a women’s Grand Slam singles final. Until the 2009 US Open when Kim
Clijsters won the title as a wildcard, no wildcard had gone further than the semifinal at a major
•
Henin is the 11th unseeded player to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era (See table, page 5). The last
unseeded player to reach a Grand Slam final was countrywoman Kim Clijsters when winning the 2009 US Open.
The last unseeded finalist at the Australian Open also won the title – Serena Williams in 2007
•
Henin is bidding to become the 3rd unranked player to win a Grand Slam title since computer rankings were
introduced (Nov.1975) after Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Dec 1977 Aust. Open) and Kim Clijsters (2009 US Open)
•
Henin is playing her 59th career Tour singles final today. Her 41 titles are the joint-most among active players (with
Venus Williams)
•
Henin recorded the 500th victory of her career in the 3rd round against Alisa Kleybanova
SERENA QUICK HITS
•
Serena Williams is through to her 5th Australian Open final. She has won all 4 previous Australian Open finals that
she has contested (2003/2005/2007/2009)
•
This is Serena’s 15th Grand Slam final. She is 11-3 in previous finals, winning her last 3; her 11 Grand Slam titles
are the most by an active player
•
Serena’s 4 Australian Open titles tie her with Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica
Seles for most Australian Open titles won in the Open Era. (Court won an all-time leading 11 titles in total)
•
Serena is bidding to be the first champion to successfully defend her title since Jennifer Capriati in 2002
•
The top seed has not won at Melbourne Park since Justine Henin triumphed in 2004; this is the longer than at
each of the other 3 majors (Roland Garros - 2007, Wimbledon - 2006, US Open - 2007)
•
Serena is playing her 50th career Tour singles final today (35-14 in previous finals)
•
Serena recorded her 50th match win at Melbourne Park in the semifinal against Li Na; she is on a 13-match
undefeated streak here, and is 40-2 here from 2003 onwards, losing only to Hantuchova (3r, 2006) and Jankovic
(QF, 2008)
•
Serena has never lost here after winning the 1st set, she is 40-0 in matches here after winning 1st set
•
Serena has hit 53 aces in the tournament so far and her fastest serve is currently 200 km/h (124 mph)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
THE FINALISTS
PLAYER
[1] Serena Williams
[WC] Justine Henin
RANK
NAT
AGE
YTD PRIZE $^
YTD W-L*
CAREER PRIZE $^
CAREER W-L*
1
USA
28
53,100
9-1
28,560,093
458-98
NR
BEL
27
19,000
10-1
19,480,375
503-108
*match records through Australian Open SF; ^prize money figures do not include this tournament
PREVIOUSLY AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN*
PLAYER
BEST AUS. OPEN RESULT**
[1] Serena Williams
Won (4): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
[WC] Justine Henin
Won (1): 2004
BEST GRAND SLAM RESULT**
Won (11): 2003/05/07/09 Australian Open;
2002 Roland Garros; 2002/03/09 Wimbledon;
1999/2002/2008 US Open
Won (7): 2003, 2005-07 Roland Garros;
2004 Australian Open, 2003/2007 US Open
AUS OPEN W-L**
50-6
36-6
main draw matches only; bold indicate current tournament
BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN…How the players did in the lead-up
PLAYER
[1] Serena Williams
[WC] Justine Henin
Week of Jan 4
Did not play
R-Up: Brisbane (l. Clijsters)
Week of Jan 11
R-Up: Sydney (l. Dementieva)
Withdrew, Sydney (left gluteal strain)
FINALIST WIN-LOSS CHARTS…
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN
WIN-LOSS
%
WIN-LOSS
%
CAREER
458-98
0.824
CAREER
503-108
0.823
GRAND SLAM*
187-29
0.866
GRAND SLAM*
133-24
0.847
AUST OPEN*
50-6
0.893
AUST OPEN*
36-6
0.857
* main draw matches only for Grand Slam and Australian Open; career W-L includes ITF and Tour events (qualifying and main draw)
GRAND SLAM FINALS RECORD
PLAYER
FINALS*
RECORD
[1] Serena Williams
15
11-3
[WC] Justine Henin
12
7-4
TITLES WON
Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
Roland Garros (2002)
Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009)
US Open (1999, 2002, 2008)
Australian Open (2004)
Roland Garros (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
US Open (2003, 2007)
*Includes 2010 Australian Open
RUNNER-UP FINISHES
Wimbledon (2004, 2008)
US Open (2001)
Australian Open (2006)
Wimbledon (2001, 2006)
US Open (2006)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SERENA'S GRAND SLAM FINALS AT A GLANCE
Serena Williams is playing in her 50th career Tour singles final at the 2010 Australian Open and is 35-14 in her first 49
finals appearances. This is her 15th Grand Slam singles final. In her first 14 Grand Slam singles finals, Serena has faced 6
different opponents with losses to only Sharapova (2004 Wimbledon) and Venus (2001 US Open and 2008 Wimbledon):
TOURNAMENT
SURFACE
FINAL RESULT
1999 US Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[7] S.Williams d. [1] Hingis 63 76(4)
2001 US Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[4] V.Williams d. [10] S.Williams 62 64
2002 Roland Garros
Red Clay (Outdoors)
[3] S.Williams d. [2] V.Williams 75 63
2002 Wimbledon
Grass (Outdoors)
[2] S.Williams d. [1] V.Williams 76(4) 63
2002 US Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[1] S.Williams d. [2] V.Williams 64 63
2003 Australian Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[1] S.Williams d. [2] V.Williams 76(4) 36 64
2003 Wimbledon
Grass (Outdoors)
[1] S.Williams d. [4] V.Williams 46 64 62
2004 Wimbledon
Grass (Outdoors)
[13] Sharapova d. [1] S.Williams 61 64
2005 Australian Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[7] S.Williams d. [1] Davenport 26 63 60
2007 Australian Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[-] S.Williams d. [1] Sharapova 61 62
2008 Wimbledon
Grass (Outdoors)
[7] V.Williams d. [6] S.Williams 75 64
2008 US Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[4] S.Williams d. [2] Jankovic 64 75
2009 Australian Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[2] S.Williams d. [3] Safina 60 63
2009 Wimbledon
Grass (Outdoors)
[2] S.Williams d. [3] V.Williams 76(3) 62
JUSTINE'S GRAND SLAM FINALS AT A GLANCE
Justine Henin is playing in her 59th career Tour singles final at the 2010 Australian Open and is 41-17 in her first 58 finals
appearances. This is her 12th Grand Slam singles final. In her first 11 Grand Slam singles finals, Henin has faced 7 different
opponents with losses to only Venus Williams (2001 Wimbledon), Mauresmo (2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon) and
Sharapova (2006 US Open):
TOURNAMENT
SURFACE
FINAL RESULT
2001 Wimbledon
Grass (Outdoors)
[2] V.Williams d. [8] Henin 61 36 60
2003 Roland Garros
Red Clay (Outdoors)
[4] Henin d. [2] Clijsters 60 64
2003 US Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[2] Henin d. [1] Clijsters 75 61
2004 Australian Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[1] Henin d. [2] Clijsters 63 46 63
2005 Roland Garros
Red Clay (Outdoors)
[10] Henin d. [21] Pierce 61 61
2006 Australian Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[1] Mauresmo d. [8] Henin 61 20 ret.
2006 Roland Garros
Red Clay (Outdoors)
[5] Henin d. [8] Kuznetsova 64 64
2006 Wimbledon
Grass (Outdoors)
[1] Mauresmo d. [3] Henin 26 63 64
2006 US Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[3] Sharapova d. [2] Henin 64 64
2007 Roland Garros
Red Clay (Outdoors)
[1] Henin d. [7] Ivanovic 61 62
2007 US Open
Hard (Outdoors)
[1] Henin d. [4] Kuznetsova 61 63
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OPEN ERA WOMEN’S GRAND SLAM SINGLES FINAL APPEARANCES
Among the 12 players reaching 10 Open Era Grand Slam finals or more, only Margaret Court (0.917) has a better winning
percentage than Williams (0.785). Henin (0.636) lies in 6th place.
PLAYER
TOTAL F
W-L
WIN %
Chris Evert
34
18-16
0.529
Martina Navratilova
32
18-14
0.563
Steffi Graf
31
22-9
0.710
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
18
7-11
0.389
Serena Williams
15
11-3*
0.785*
Venus Williams
14
7-7
0.500
Monica Seles
13
9-4
0.692
Margaret Court^
12
11-1
0.917
Billie Jean King
12
8-4
0.667
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
12
4-8
0.333
Martina Hingis
12
5-7
0.417
Justine Henin
12
7-4*
0.636*
*pending 2010 Australian Open result; ^reached 29 finals all-time (24-5)
ALL-TIME WOMEN’S GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLE LEADERS
Serena Williams is going for her 12th Grand Slam title, which would put her equal with Billie Jean King on the all-time
leaderboard, sharing 6th place. A victory for Justine Henin would give her an 8th title and move her into joint 10th place
PLAYER
Margaret Smith Court
Steffi Graf
Helen Wills Moody
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Serena Williams
Monica Seles
Maureen Connolly
Suzanne Lenglen
Molly Bjurstedt Mallory
Justine Henin
Venus Willliams
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Maria Bueno
Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Australian
Open
11
4
(DNP)
3
2
1
4
4
1
Roland
Garros
5
6
4
2
7
1
1
3
2
2
1
4
4
1
Wimbledon
US Open
Total
3
7
8
9
3
6
3
5
5
7
4
6
4
3
2
3
24
22
19
18
18
12
11
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
3
6
5
2
3
7
8
2
2
4
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
UNSEEDED GRAND SLAM FINALISTS
Henin is the 11th unseeded player to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era and would become the 4th unseeded
champion:
PLAYER
Helen Gourlay (AUS)
Renata Tomanova (TCH)
Florenta Mihai (ROU)
Chris O’Neil (AUS)
Mima Jausovec (YUG)
Mary Pierce (FRA)
Venus Williams (USA)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
TOURNAMENT
1971 Roland Garros
1976 Roland Garros
1977 Roland Garros
1978 Australian Open
1983 Roland Garros
1997 Australian Open
1997 US Open
1999 Australian Open
FINAL RESULT
l. [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 63 75
l. [1] Sue Barker 62 06 62
l. [1] Mima Jausovec (YUG) 62 67 61
d. [5] Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 63 76
l. [2] Chris Evert (USA) 61 62
l. [4] Martina Hingis (SUI) 62 62
l. [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 60 64
l. [2] Martina Hingis (SUI) 62 63
Serena Williams (USA)
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
Justine Henin (BEL)
2007 Australian Open
2009 US Open
2010 Australian Open
d. [1] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 61 62
d. [9] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 75 63
?? v [1] Serena Williams (USA)
*16 seeds until 2001, 32 seeds from 2002; champions in bold
SERENA’S GREAT ESCAPES
Serena Williams came back from 64 40 down to defeat Victoria Azarenka in QF. Here's a list of some of Serena's other
notable comebacks at the Australian Open in the years that she has gone on to win the title
2003 1r d. Loit 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 (was down a break in third set)
2003 SF d. Clijsters 4-6 6-3 7-5 (was down 5-1 third set and 2mp at 5-2 third set)
2005 SF d. Sharapova 2-6 7-5 8-6 (was down 3mp at 5-4 third set)
2005 F d. Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0 (won nine straight games from 2-6 3-3)
2007 3r d. Petrova 1-6 7-5 6-3 (was down 6-1 5-3)
2009 QF d. Kuznetsova 5-7 7-5 6-1 (was down 7-5 5-3)
Serena Williams is the only player to win a Grand Slam title having saved match points en route 3 times (also 2009
Wimbledon, saved mp at 5-4 in 3s v Dementieva)
SERENA HOLDS ON TO NO.1 RANKING
When the new Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings are released on Monday, February 1, Serena Williams will retain her
No.1 ranking and extend her current streak at No.1 to at least 15 weeks (including the weeks of February 1st & 8th)
NO. OF WEEKS
AT #1
57
4
11
2
15*(at least)
WEEKS AT NO.1
START OF NO.1 RANKING
LAST DAY OF NO.1 RANKING
July 8, 2002
September 8, 2008
February 2, 2009
October 12, 2009
November 2, 2009
August 10, 2003
October 6, 2008
April 19, 2009
October 25, 2009
TBD
*includes week of February 1 and 8, 2010
PLAYER
Steffi Graf (GER)
Martina Navratilova (USA)
Chris Evert (USA)
WEEKS AT NO.1
377
332
260
DATE REACHED NO.1
August 17, 1987
July 10, 1978
November 3, 1975
Martina Hingis (SUI)
Monica Seles (USA)
Justine Henin (BEL)
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Serena Williams (USA)
209
178
117
98
89*(inc w/c Feb 8)
March 31, 1997
March 11, 1991
October 20, 2003
October 12, 1998
July 8, 2002
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
RANK PROJECTIONS
Below are ranking projections for the Top 10 after the Australian Open. Please note these are projections; the next Sony
Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings are not officially released until Monday, February 1
NEW
[Feb 1]
1
2
3
4
CURRENT
[Jan 18]
1
2
4
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
6
7
5
8
10
11
PLAYER
NOTE
Serena Williams
Dinara Safina
Caroline Wozniacki
Svetlana Kuznetsova
88th week at No.1
career-high
Venus Williams
Victoria Azarenka
Elena Dementieva
Jelena Jankovic
Agnieszka Radwanska
Li Na
= career-high
out of Top 5 for first time since Sept 8, 2008
first Chinese player to rank in Top 10
•
Vera Zvonareva will drop out of the Top 10 to No.14
•
Samantha Stosur will rise to a new career-high of No.11
•
Zheng Jie will return to the Top 20 (for the first time since June 22, 2009)
•
Justine Henin will not be ranked until she has played 3 valid tournaments. Assuming a 1r loss in her next
tournament, she would then rank approximately as follows pending her final result here:
Approximate Ranking
FINAL
WINNER
Top 40
Top 25
SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR HARDCOURT TITLE LEADERS
Both finalists feature in the Top 10 list of all-time leaders for most Sony Ericsson WTA Tour hardcourt singles titles:
1. Steffi Graf
2. Lindsay Davenport
3. Chris Evert
TOUR HARD COURT
TITLES
37
34
32
4. Monica Seles
5. Kim Clijsters
6. Justine Henin
Martina Navratilova
8. Serena Williams
9. Venus Williams
28
27
26
26
25
24
10. Martina Hingis
23
PLAYER
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
DEFENDING THE CROWN
In the last 43 years at the Australian Open, the reigning champion has gone on to successfully defend her singles title only
11 times (and not since 2002). Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf
have won three consecutive titles each and alongside Jennifer Capriati are the only players to defend a singles title here.
This is the first time a defending champion has reached the final since Capriati’s successful defence in 2002
YEAR
CHAMPION
1969
Margaret Court
FOLLOWING
YEAR
1970
RESULT
Won Title
1970
Margaret Court
1971
Won Title
1971
Margaret Court
1972
DNP – expecting first child
1972
Virginia Wade
1973
QF – l. to Sawamatsu 06 61 64
1973
Margaret Court
1974
DNP – expecting second child
1974
Evonne Goolagong
1975
Won Title
1975
Evonne Goolagong
1976
1976
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
1977 [Jan]
DNP – expecting first child
1977[Jan]
Kerry Melville-Reid
1977 [Dec]
SF – l. to Goolagong 61 63
1977[Dec]
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
1978
DNP
Chris O’Neil
1979
DNP
1978
Won Title
1979
Barbara Jordan
1980
DNP
1980
Hana Mandlikova
1981
QF – l. to Evert-Lloyd 64 75
1981
Martina Navratilova
1982
R-Up – l. to Evert-Lloyd 63 26 63
1982
Chris Evert
1983
DNP
1983
Martina Navratilova
1984
SF – l. To Sukova 16 63 75
1984
Chris Evert
1985
R-Up – l. to Navratilova 62 46 62
1987[Jan]
R-Up – l. to Mandlikova 75 76(2)
1985[Dec]
Martina Navratilova
1986
not held
1987
Hana Mandlikova
1988
QF – l. to Steffi Graf 62 62
1988
Steffi Graf
1989
Won Title
1989
Steffi Graf
1990
Won Title
1990
Steffi Graf
1991
QF – l. to Jana Novotna 57 64 86
1991
Monica Seles
1992
Won Title
1992
Monica Seles
1993
Won Title
1993
Monica Seles
1994
DNP – absent from Tour
1994
Steffi Graf
1995
DNP – calf strain
1995
Mary Pierce
1996
R64 – l. to Likhovtseva 64 64
1996
Monica Seles
1997
DNP – shoulder injury
1997
Martina Hingis
1998
Won Title
1998
Martina Hingis
1999
Won Title
1999
Martina Hingis
2000
R-Up – l. to Davenport 61 75
2000
Lindsay Davenport
2001
SF – l. to Capriati 63 64
2001
Jennifer Capriati
2002
Won Title
2002
Jennifer Capriati
2003
R128 – l. to Weingartner 26 76(6) 64
2003
Serena Williams
2004
DNP – left knee surgery rehab
2004
Justine Henin-Hardenne
2005
DNP – right knee injury
2005
Serena Williams
2006
R32 – l. to Hantuchova 61 76(5)
2006
Amélie Mauresmo
2007
R16 – l. to Safarova 64 63
2007
Serena Williams
2008
QF – l. to Jankovic 63 64
2008
Maria Sharapova
2009
DNP – right shoulder injury
2009
Serena Williams
2010
??
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) vs. [WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL NR*)
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings
HEAD TO HEAD: Williams leads 7-6
2001 US OPEN
2001 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
2002 BERLIN
2002 ROME
2002 LEIPZIG
2003 CHARLESTON
2003 ROLAND GARROS
2003 WIMBLEDON
2007 MIAMI
2007 ROLAND GARROS
2007 WIMBLEDON
2007 US OPEN
2008 MIAMI
S.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
50-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
187-29
YTD / Career W-L
9-1 / 458-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
2-0 / 96-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
3-0 / 72-40
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
9-1 / 293-56
**Stats above include current tournament
HARD O
HARD I
CLAY O
CLAY O
CARPET I
CLAY O
CLAY O
GRASS O
HARD O
CLAY O
GRASS O
HARD O
HARD O
R16
QF
F
F
SF
F
SF
SF
F
QF
QF
QF
QF
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
HENIN
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
HENIN
HENIN
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
WILLIAMS
HENIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
75 60
63 76(5)
62 16 76(5)
76(6) 64
64 62
63 64
62 46 75
63 62
06 75 63
64 63
64 36 63
76(3) 61
62 60
36-6
133-24
10-1 / 503-108
3-1 / 101-58
4-1 / 70-46
10-1 / 262-57
ROAD TO THE FINAL
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1)
R128: d. Urszula Radwanska (POL #72) 62 61 (1h13)
R64: d. Petra Kvitova (CZE #77) 62 61 (1h07)
R32: d. [32] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP #33) 60 63 (1h21)
R16: d. [13] Samantha Stosur (AUS #13) 64 62 (1h05)
QF: d. [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR #7) 46 76(4) 62 (2h27)
SF: d. [16] Li Na (CHN #17) 76(4) 76(1) (2h02)
Total games: 120
Won/lost: 79/41
Sets won/lost: 12/1
Total time on court: 9h15
Average time on court: 1h32
Average rank of opponent: 36.5
Match times provided by www.australianopen.com
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #NR)
vs.
R128: d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL #71) 64 63 (1h13)
R64: d. [5] Elena Dementieva (RUS #5) 75 76(6) (2h50)
R32: d. [27] Alisa Kleybanova (RUS #31) 36 64 62 (2h21)
R16: d. [Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL #16) 76(3) 16 63 (2h13)
QF: d. [19] Nadia Petrova (RUS # 19) 76(3) 75 (1h51)
SF: d. Zheng Jie (CHN #35) 61 60 (0h51)
Total games: 138
Won/lost: 81/57
Sets won/lost: 12/2
Total time on court: 11h17
Average time on court: 1h53
Average rank of opponent: 29.5
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 26, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$53,100
Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$28,560,093
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
35 / 17
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 11th appearance at Australian Open; 4-time champion: 2009 (as No.2 seed, d. 3 top 10 seeds
en route, No.8 seed Kuznetsova in QF, No.4 seed Dementieva in SF and No.3 seed Safina in F), 2007 (unseeded and
ranked No.81, d. six seeds en route to title, incl. No.5 Petrova 16 75 63 in 3r (having trailed 61 53), No.11 Jankovic 63 62
in 4r, No.16 Peer 36 62 86 in QF, No.10 Vaidisova 76(5) 64 in SF and No.1 Sharapova 61 62 in final (at the time became
3rd-lowest ranked player (now 4th) in history to win a Grand Slam after unranked Goolagong won there in 1977 and
No.111 O'Neil won it in 1978), 2005 (saved 3 mp in SF against Sharapova and d. Davenport in three-set final) and 2003
(d. Clijsters from 2 mp down in SF and sister Venus in 3s final) – at the time becoming the only player to have won two
Grand Slam singles titles having saved mp en route (has since achieved this feat a third time at 2009 Wimbledon as well);
missed 2002 due to a sprained right ankle and 2004 due to rehabilitation from surgery to repair left knee quadriceps
tendon; QF defeat in 2008 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Jankovic), 2001 (as No.6 seed, l. to No.1 seed Hingis); has 4
pre-QF defeats came in 1998 (on debut, l. to V.Williams in 2r), 1999 (l. to No.14 seed Testud 9-7 in third set in 3r), 2000
(as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Likhovteva in 4r) and 2006 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.17 Hantuchova in 3r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha; R-Up (1): Miami; SF (5):
Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Toronto, US Open; QF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford
•
Ended 2009 as No.1 (2nd time in her career after 2002) after winning 3 titles (1 of 6 players to do so in 2009) and
was the first female player to earn more than $6 million in prize money in a single year
•
Won 10th (Australian Open) and 11th (Wimbledon) career Grand Slam singles titles and capped the season by
winning the Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 as she finished the season ranked No.1
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (w/V.Williams) to bring career total to 10
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Sydney
•
Reached 49th Tour final of career at Sydney (l. to Dementieva 63 62)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (35), (incl. 11 Grand Slam titles), most recent title 2009 Doha; R-Up (13), most recently
2010 Sydney; 17 doubles titles, (incl. 10 Grand Slams)
•
With 35 titles, is in 4th place among active players for titles won, 1 behind Clijsters and 6 behind V.Williams and
Henin
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open; only the 5th player to
hold all 4 titles at the same time (others are Connolly, Court, Graf and Navratilova)
•
Held No.1 ranking for 85 weeks coming into the Australian Open. Current stint began on November 2. First
ascended to the top spot on July 8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so)
•
Also rose to a career-high co-No.3 in doubles in 2009 (w/Venus) after the pair went 24-2 in 2009, winning 4 of
the 6 events that they played, including 3 of 4 Grand Slam events
•
By winning the singles and doubles title at the 2009 Australian Open, became leading all-time prize money leader
on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any
single professional sports league; has now exceeded $28 million
•
Earned 400th career win at 2009 Sydney w/ 1r win vs. Stosur (13th American to reach 400-win mark)
•
Holds 11-11 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams,
0-1 vs. Mauresmo and 2-3 vs. Henin); her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the most lopsided
defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of 1999
Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)
•
Member of US Olympic Team in 2000 and 2008 (gold medalist in doubles both times w/V.Williams); Member of
US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003 and 2007
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 41st career Grand Slam appearance
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open
•
Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 3 times – 2002 Wimbledon and US Open and 2008 US Open
•
Saved match point in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (at 4-5 in 3s vs Dementieva) before going on to win the title – the
first player to save match point 3 times on the way to a Grand Slam title, having also done so at 2003 and 2005
Australian Opens
•
Grand Slam singles runner-up 3 times – 2001 US Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2008 Wimbledon; also 3-time
semifinalist, 11-time quarterfinalist; reached quarterfinal or better at every Grand Slam she contested (16 events)
from 2000 Wimbledon through 2005 Australian Open
•
Has never lost in 1r of a Grand Slam singles event; earliest defeat is 2r on Grand Slam debut at 1998 Australian
Open (l. V.Williams)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus, most recently at 2009 US Open); winner of 2
Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Richard Williams and mother, Oracene Price; hitting partner is Aleksander (Sasha) Bajin;
physical trainer is Esther Lee; previously coached by Rick Macci
•
Official Web site: www.serenawilliams.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign
•
Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Web site: www.aneresdesigns.com)
•
Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California
•
Is youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus
JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 1, 1982 (27)
Liege, Belgium
NR*
No.1 (October 20, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$19,000
0/0
$19,480,375
41 / 2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Melbourne; 1 of 3 former Australian Open champions in the draw at
the start of the tournament (S.Williams, Sharapova); won the title in 2004 (as No.1 seed, d. Clijsters in final, joined elite list
– at the time – of 9 women to hold three Grand Slams at once following her 2003 Roland Garros and US Open titles);
runner-up in 2006 (as No.8 seed ret. in final vs. Mauresmo w/gastrointestinal illness trailing 61 20, only 2nd time in Open
Era a player has ret. during a Grand Slam final); SF finish in 2003, d. Davenport 9-7 third set in 4r after trailing 4-1 (first win
in 6 meetings; also won next 6 to lead series 7-5) before l. V.Williams; QF run twice in 2002 (as No.6 seed l. No.4 Clijsters)
and on most recent appearance in 2008 (as top seed, l. eventual champion Sharapova); also 4r in 2001 (d. No.14 seed
Testud in 3r, before l. to No.4 Seles) and 2r on debut in 2000 (l. No.1 seed Hingis)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not compete on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Announced return to competition in September 2009.
In December, d. Flipkens and Pennetta in exhibition in Charleroi, and d. Petrova in another exhibition in Cairo
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Brisbane
•
Runner-up at Brisbane (as unranked WC in first tournament back from retirement, d. No.2 seed Petrova and
No.3 seed Ivanovic en route to final; l. to top seed Clijsters 63 46 76(6), holding 2mp at 5-4 third set)
•
Withdrew from Sydney w/left gluteal strain
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S FINAL NOTES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41), (including 7 Grand Slams), most recently at 2008 Antwerp; R-Up (17), (including 4 Grand
Slam finals), most recently at 2010 Brisbane; 2 doubles titles
•
Winner of 41 Tour singles titles (equal 11th all-time), including 7 majors (see below); also 4-time Grand Slam
runner-up (see below); tied with V.Williams as leading active player for number of titles won
•
Won Tour Championships (2006, 2007); won last singles title at 2008 Antwerp
•
Ranked No.1 for a total of 117 weeks (6th all-time) during her career. Became 14th player to be ranked No.1 on
October 20, 2003, holding it for only 1 week (first time a new No.1 spent a week on top before losing it, since
repeated by Sharapova in 2005 and Jankovic in 2008); then held it for three other periods. Was last ranked No.1
on May 18, 2008, the week after she retired. First player to retire while ranked No.1
•
Retired from tennis at 2008 Berlin (l. Safina, 3r) but announced return to competition in September 2009
•
Her loss to Sharapova at 2008 Australian Open QF ended a personal best 32-match winning streak, longest
streak since V.Williams in 2000 (35 matches unbeaten)
•
In 2007, posted a 63-4 (0.94) winning record, the best percentage on Tour since 1989
•
Last loss in opening match of a tournament came at 2006 Miami (to Shaughnessy, 2r after 1r bye). Played 28
events between then and her retirement
•
Missed 2nd half of 2004 w/viral illness and early months of 2005 with right knee injury
•
At 1999 Antwerp, became 5th player at that time to win title on Tour main draw debut (Dulgheru was 7th at 2009
Warsaw)
•
Won Olympic title in Athens in 2004 representing Belgium; Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2006 (won title in
2001, runner-up in 2006)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 32nd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance but first since 2008 Australian Open
(l. Sharapova, QF)
•
Winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2003, 2005-07; Australian Open 2004 and US Open 2003,
2007)
•
Reached 4 other Grand Slam finals: 2001 Wimbledon (l. V. Williams), 2006 Australian Open (ret. vs. Mauresmo
w/gastrointestinal illness), 2006 Wimbledon (l. Mauresmo) and 2006 US Open (l. Sharapova); in 2006 became the
7th player in the Open Era to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same calendar year after Court, Evert,
Navratilova (twice), Graf (3 times), Seles and Hingis
•
Has also reached SF 5 times and QF twice
•
Last 1r loss at a Slam was 2005 Wimbledon (l. Daniilidou); was first opening round loss at a Slam since 2002
Roland Garros, and only 4th of career
•
Won junior girls’ singles title at 1997 Roland Garros as 15-year-old
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since the age of 14; physio is Marc Grosjean
•
Official website is www.justine-henin.be
•
Created her own charity, “Justine’s Winner’s Circle”, in December 2003 to help children with cancer
•
Enjoys skydiving, took it up after winning gold medal at 2004 Olympics
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [16] Li Na (CHN)
[WC] Justine Henin (BEL) vs. Zheng Jie (CHN)
THE FINAL FOUR
PLAYER
RANK
NAT
AGE
YTD PRIZE $^
YTD W-L*
[1] Serena Williams
1
USA
28
53,100
8-1
28,560,093
457-98
[16] Li Na
17
CHN
27
10,050
6-2
2,178,071
327-115
Zheng Jie
35
CHN
26
6,165
7-1
2,864,901
279-162
NR
BEL
27
19,000
9-1
19,480,375
502-108
[WC] Justine Henin
CAREER PRIZE $^
CAREER W-L*
*match records through Australian Open QF; ^prize money figures do not include this tournament
PREVIOUSLY AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN*
PLAYER
BEST AUS. OPEN RESULT**
[1] Serena Williams
Won (4): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
[16] Li Na
SF (1): 2010
Zheng Jie
SF (1): 2010
[WC] Justine Henin
Won (1): 2004
BEST GRAND SLAM RESULT**
Won (11): 2003/05/07/09 Australian Open;
2002 Roland Garros; 2002/03/09 Wimbledon;
1999/2002/2008 US Open
SF (1): 2010 Australian Open
SF (2): 2008 Wimbledon; 2010 Australian
Open
Won (7): 2003, 2005-07 Roland Garros;
2004 Australian Open, 2003/2007 US Open
*through 2010 Australian Open QF; main draw matches only; bold indicate current tournament
BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN…How the players did in the lead-up
PLAYER
[1] Serena Williams
[16] Li Na
Zheng Jie
Week of Jan 4
Did not play
1r: Auckland (l. Kanepi)
Did not play Tour event (Hong Kong)
Week of Jan 11
R-Up: Sydney (l. Dementieva)
2r: Sydney (l. Pennetta)
QF: Hobart (l. A.Bondarenko)
[WC] Justine Henin
R-Up: Brisbane (l. Clijsters)
Withdrew, Sydney (left gluteal strain)
GRAND SLAM SEMIFINAL HISTORIES
PLAYER
[1] Serena Williams
[16] Li Na
Zheng Jie
[WC] Justine Henin
TOTAL GRAND
SLAM SF*
18
0
2
17
LAST SF REACHED (Result)
2009 US Open (lost)
--2008 Wimbledon (lost)
2007 US Open (won)
*Includes 2010 Australian Open
RECORD IN
GS SF
14-3
0-0
0-1
11-5
AUS OPEN W-L**
49-6
12-4
8-5
35-6
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SEMIFINAL QUICK HITS
•
Zheng Jie and Li Na are making their first Australian Open semifinal appearance. Li is making her Grand Slam
semifinal debut. Zheng reached the 2008 Wimbledon SF (l. S.Williams); the first Chinese player to reach the last
four at a major
•
This is the first time that two Chinese players have reached the semifinals at the same major. China has never
had a singles finalist at a Grand Slam event (Yan/Zheng won 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles)
•
It is possible that there could be an all-China final. In the Open Era, there have been 47 Grand Slam singles finals
featuring two women from the same country, including 12 at the Australian Open. The most recent was the allAmerican final at 2009 Wimbledon (S.Williams d. V.Williams). USA dominates in all-country Grand Slam finals in
Open Era with 33 in total, followed by Australia with 8, Belgium with 3, and Russia with 3
•
Of the 63 players that have reached a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, 18 of them reached their first Grand
Slam final at the Australian Open
•
Justine Henin is through to her 4th Australian Open semifinal; she last reached this stage in 2006. Overall, this is
her 17th Grand Slam semifinal; she has reached this stage on 8 of her last 9 Grand Slam appearances
•
Henin has reached 11 Grand Slam finals, winning 7 titles, most recently at the 2007 US Open. Her best result
here was winning the title in 2004
•
Serena Williams is through to her 5th Australian Open SF. She has never lost at this stage, going on to win the title
every time that she has reached SF. This is her 18th Grand Slam semifinal overall (14-3 in previous), and she has
reached this stage at 6 of the last 7 majors
•
S.Williams has won 4 Australian Open titles, tying with Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf
and Monica Seles for most AO titles won in the Open Era. (Court won an all-time leading 11 titles in total)
•
All 4 players have dropped at least 1 set en route to SF (S.Williams-1, Henin -2, Li and Zheng – 3)
•
Henin has become the 3rd wildcard to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Only Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open has
advanced beyond this stage as a wildcard
WILDCARD
Zheng Jie
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin
YEAR
2008
2009
2010
TOURNAMENT (RESULT)
Wimbledon (SF)
US Open (Won)
Australian Open (??)
•
All 4 semifinalists aged 26 or over, the first time since 1969 Roland Garros that all 4 semifinalists have been aged
26 or over
•
This is just the 3rd time (also 2007 Wimbledon, 2009 US Open) since Anastasia Myskina won Russia’s first-ever
Grand Slam women’s singles title at 2004 Roland Garros that there has not been a Russian semifinalist at a
major, and the first time here since 2004
HEAD-TO-HEADS FOR SEMIFINALS AND POSSIBLE FINAL MATCH-UPS…
Below is a head-to-head table featuring all four semifinalists, including potential final head-to-heads:
PLAYERS
S.WILLIAMS
LI
HENIN
ZHENG
S.WILLIAMS
S.Williams leads 3-1
S.Williams leads 7-6
S.Williams leads 4-0
LI
S.Williams leads 3-1
First meeting
Zheng leads 3-0*
*Tour level meetings only
HENIN
S.Williams leads 7-6
First meeting
Henin leads 1-0
ZHENG
Williams leads 4-0
Zheng leads 3-0*
Henin leads 1-0
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
HENIN v ZHENG, THE TALE OF TWO UNSEEDED PLAYERS…
•
This is only the 2nd time in the Open Era that there has been a semifinal between 2 unseeded players at the
Australian Open and just the 4th time across all Grand Slams
All-unseeded Grand Slam semifinals (Open Era)
PLAYERS
Renata Tomanova v Florenta Mihai
Diane Evers v Chris O’Neil
TOURNAMENT
1976 Roland Garros
1978 Australian Open
WINNER
Tomanova 75 76
O’Neil 60 63
FINAL RESULT
Runner-up
Champion
Mima Jausovec v Jo Durie
1983 Roland Garros
Jausovec 36 75 62
Runner-up
Justine Henin v Zheng Jie
2010 Australian Open
??
??
•
This is the also only the 2nd time (and the 2nd consecutive Slam) since the Grand Slams expanded to 32 seeds
(2001 Wimbledon) that 2 unseeded players have reached SF at a Slam (Wickmayer and Clijsters, 2009 US Open)
•
Since 2001 Wimbledon, 6 unseeded players had previously advanced to the SF at a Grand Slam:
Clarissa Fernandez (2002 Roland Garros); Nadia Petrova (2003 Roland Garros); Serena Williams (2007 Australian
Open); Zheng Jie (2008 Wimbledon); Kim Clijsters (2009 US Open); Yanina Wickmayer (2009 US Open)
•
In the Open Era, 2 or more unseeded players have reached the SF of the same Grand Slam on 8 previous
occasions:
1971 Roland Garros (64 draw, 8 seeds): Helen Gourlay (AUS), Marijke Schaar (NED)
1975 Australian Open (56 draw, 8 seeds): Sue Barker (GBR), Natalia Chymreva (RUS)
1976 Roland Garros (64 draw, 8 seeds): Renata Tomanova (CZE), Florenta Mihai (ROU), Virginia Ruzici (ROU)
1978 Australian Open (32 draw, 8 seeds): Diane Evers (AUS), Chris O’Neil (AUS), Christine Matison (AUS)
1983 Roland Garro s (128 draw, 16 seeds): Jo Durie (GBR), Mima Jausovec (YUG)
1994 Wimbledon (128 draw, 16 seeds): Gigi Fernandez (USA), Lori McNeil (USA)
1999 Wimbledon (128 draw, 16 seeds): Mirjana Lucic (CRO), Alexandra Stevenson (USA)
2009 US Open (128 draw, 32 seeds): Yanina Wickmayer (BEL), Kim Clijsters (BEL)
•
Henin and Zheng are the 8th and 9th unseeded semifinalists here since the tournament moved to Melbourne Park
in 1988 (and became a full-128 draw)
Unseeded Australian Open semifinalists*
Belinda Cordwell (NZL)
Claudia Porwik (GER)
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (USA)
Mary Pierce (FRA)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
Jennifer Capriati (USA)
Serena Williams (USA)
Justine Henin (BEL)
Zheng Jie (CHN)
YEAR
RESULT
1989
1990
1995
1997
1999
2000
2007
2010
2010
SF
SF
SF
R-Up
R-Up
SF
Won
??
??
*16 seeds until 2001, 32 seeds from 2002
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
The last unseeded player to reach a Grand Slam final was Kim Clijsters when winning the 2009 US Open. The
last unseeded player to reach the Australian Open final was 2007 champion Serena Williams. The winner of this
semifinal will become the 11th unseeded Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era:
Unseeded Grand Slam finalists*
PLAYER
Helen Gourlay (AUS)
Renata Tomanova (TCH)
Florenta Mihai (ROU)
Chris O’Neil (AUS)
Mima Jausovec (YUG)
Mary Pierce (FRA)
TOURNAMENT
1971 Roland Garros
1976 Roland Garros
1977 Roland Garros
1978 Australian Open
1983 Roland Garros
1997 Australian Open
FINAL RESULT
l. [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 63 75
l. [1] Sue Barker 62 06 62
l. [1] Mima Jausovec (YUG) 62 67 61
d. [5] Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 63 76
l. [2] Chris Evert (USA) 61 62
l. [4] Martina Hingis (SUI) 62 62
Venus Williams (USA)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
Serena Williams (USA)
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
1997 US Open
1999 Australian Open
2007 Australian Open
2009 US Open
l. [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 60 64
l. [2] Martina Hingis (SUI) 62 63
d. [1] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 61 62
d. [9] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 75 63
*16 seeds until 2001, 32 seeds from 2002; champions in bold
•
Henin is playing here unranked; Evonne Goolagong won the 1977 (Dec.) Australian Open title unranked, as did
Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open.
Lowest-ranked Grand Slam finalists*
PLAYER
RANK
GRAND SLAM
FINAL RESULT
Evonne Goolagong
Unranked
1977 Australian Open [Dec.]
Champion
Kim Clijsters
Unranked
2009 US Open
Champion
Justine Henin ??
Unranked
2010 Australian Open
??
No.111
1978 Australian Open
Champion
Serena Williams
No.81
2007 Australian Open
Champion
Betsy Nagelsen
No.78
1978 Australian Open
Runner-up
Chris O'Neil
Barbara Jordan
No.68
1979 Australian Open
Champion
Venus Williams
No.66
1997 US Open
Runner-up
*since the inception of computer rankings (November 1975)
LI NA, AIMING FOR WILLIAMS DOUBLE
•
Having recovered to defeat Venus Williams in QF, Li Na will attempt to become the 7th player to defeat both
Williams sisters at the same event.
•
Six different players (on 7 occasions – Clijsters has done so twice) have defeated both Venus Williams and
Serena Williams at the same event (and 3 times at a Grand Slam). At the 2001 Australian Open, Martina Hingis
beat both Serena (QF) and Venus (SF):
PLAYER
TOURNAMENT
VICTORY #1
VICTORY #2
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP)
1998 Sydney
d. Serena 62 61 in SF
d. Venus 61 63 in Final
Steffi Graf (GER)
1999 Sydney
d. Serena 62 36 75 in 2r
d. Venus 46 62 64 in QF
Martina Hingis (SUI)
2001 Australian Open
d. Serena 62 36 86 in QF
d. Venus 61 61 in SF
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
2002 Tour Championships
d. Venus 50 ret. in SF
d. Serena 75 63 in Final
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
2004 Los Angeles
d. Venus 75 20 ret. in SF
d. Serena 61 63 in Final
Justine Henin (BEL)
2007 US Open
d. Serena 76(3) 61 in QF
d. Venus 76(2) 64 in SF
Kim Clijsters (BEL)
2009 US Open
d. Venus 60 06 64 in 4r
d. Serena 64 75 in SF
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SERENA’S GREAT ESCAPES
Serena Williams came back from 64 40 down to defeat Victoria Azarenka in QF. Here's a list of some of Serena's other
notable comebacks at the Australian Open in the years that she has gone on to win the title.
2003 1r d. Loit 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 (was down a break in third set)
2003 SF d. Clijsters 4-6 6-3 7-5 (was down 5-1 third set and 2mp at 5-2 third set)
2005 SF d. Sharapova 2-6 7-5 8-6 (was down 3mp at 5-4 third set)
2005 F d. Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0 (won nine straight games from 2-6 3-3)
2007 3r d. Petrova 1-6 7-5 6-3 (was down 6-1 5-3)
2009 QF d. Kuznetsova 5-7 7-5 6-1 (was down 7-5 5-3)
Serena Williams is the only player to win a Grand Slam title, having saved match points en route 3 times (also 2009
Wimbledon, saved mp at 5-4 in 3s v Dementieva)
SERENA HOLDS ON TO NO.1 RANKING
When the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings are released on Monday, February 1, Serena Williams will retain her No.1
ranking and extend her current streak at No.1 to at least 15 weeks (including the weeks of February 1st & 8th) and push
her career total to 89 weeks
NO. OF WEEKS
AT #1
57
4
11
2
15*(at least)
START OF NO.1 RANKING
LAST DAY OF NO.1 RANKING
July 8, 2002
September 8, 2008
February 2, 2009
October 12, 2009
November 2, 2009
August 10, 2003
October 6, 2008
April 19, 2009
October 25, 2009
TBD
*includes week of February 1 and 8, 2010
RANK PROJECTIONS
Below are ranking projections for the Top 10 heading into Thursday's semifinals. Please note these are projections; the
next Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings are not officially released until Monday, February 1
NEW
[Feb 1]
1
2
3
CURRENT
[Jan 18]
1
2
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3
6
7
5
8
10
11
PLAYER
NOTE
Serena Williams
Dinara Safina
Caroline Wozniacki
88th week at No. 1
Career-high
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Venus Williams
Victoria Azarenka
Elena Dementieva
Jelena Jankovic
Agnieszka Radwanska
Li Na
= career-high
Out of Top 5 for first time since Sept 8, 2008
No.9 if Li reaches final
No.10 if Li reaches final
No. 8 if reaches final (can’t go higher)
•
Vera Zvonareva will drop out of the Top 10 to No.14 or No.15 (if Zheng wins the title)
•
Samantha Stosur will rise to a new career-high of No.11
•
Zheng Jie will return to the Top 20 (for the first time since June 22, 2009) by advancing to SF; if she reaches the
final, she will rise to No.18 and would rise to No.11 if she went on to win the title
•
Justine Henin will not be ranked until she has played 3 valid tournaments. Assuming a 1r loss in her next
tournament, she would then rank approximately as follows pending her final result here:
Approximate Ranking
SF
FINAL
WINNER
Top 60
Top 40
Top 25
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
DEFENDING THE CROWN
In the last 43 years at the Australian Open, the reigning champion has gone on to successfully defend her singles title only
11 times (and not since 2002). Since 1977, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf have won three consecutive titles
each and alongside Jennifer Capriati are the only players to defend a singles title here. This is the furthest stage any
champion has reached since Capriati’s last successful defence
YEAR
CHAMPION
1969
Margaret Court
FOLLOWING
YEAR
1970
RESULT
Won Title
1970
Margaret Court
1971
Won Title
1971
Margaret Court
1972
DNP – expecting first child
1972
Virginia Wade
1973
QF – l. to Sawamatsu 06 61 64
1973
Margaret Court
1974
DNP – expecting second child
1974
Evonne Goolagong
1975
Won Title
1975
Evonne Goolagong
1976
1976
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
1977 [Jan]
DNP – expecting first child
1977[Jan]
Kerry Melville-Reid
1977 [Dec]
SF – l. to Goolagong 61 63
1977[Dec]
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
1978
DNP
Chris O’Neil
1979
DNP
1978
Won Title
1979
Barbara Jordan
1980
DNP
1980
Hana Mandlikova
1981
QF – l. to Evert-Lloyd 64 75
1981
Martina Navratilova
1982
R-Up – l. to Evert-Lloyd 63 26 63
1982
Chris Evert
1983
DNP
1983
Martina Navratilova
1984
SF – l. To Sukova 16 63 75
1984
Chris Evert
1985
R-Up – l. to Navratilova 62 46 62
1987[Jan]
R-Up – l. to Mandlikova 75 76(2)
1985[Dec]
Martina Navratilova
1986
not held
1987
Hana Mandlikova
1988
QF – l. to Steffi Graf 62 62
1988
Steffi Graf
1989
Won Title
1989
Steffi Graf
1990
Won Title
1990
Steffi Graf
1991
QF – l. to Jana Novotna 57 64 86
1991
Monica Seles
1992
Won Title
1992
Monica Seles
1993
Won Title
1993
Monica Seles
1994
DNP – absent from Tour
1994
Steffi Graf
1995
DNP – calf strain
1995
Mary Pierce
1996
R64 – l. to Likhovtseva 64 64
1996
Monica Seles
1997
DNP – shoulder injury
1997
Martina Hingis
1998
Won Title
1998
Martina Hingis
1999
Won Title
1999
Martina Hingis
2000
R-Up – l. to Davenport 61 75
2000
Lindsay Davenport
2001
SF – l. to Capriati 63 64
2001
Jennifer Capriati
2002
Won Title
2002
Jennifer Capriati
2003
R128 – l. to Weingartner 26 76(6) 64
2003
Serena Williams
2004
DNP – left knee surgery rehab
2004
Justine Henin-Hardenne
2005
DNP – right knee injury
2005
Serena Williams
2006
R32 – l. to Hantuchova 61 76(5)
2006
Amélie Mauresmo
2007
R16 – l. to Safarova 64 63
2007
Serena Williams
2008
QF – l. to Jankovic 63 64
2008
Maria Sharapova
2009
DNP – right shoulder injury
2009
Serena Williams
2010
??
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIFINAL HISTORY
The 2010 Australian Open marks the first time since 1997 than only 1 of the top 4 seeds has made the semifinals.
YEAR
AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIFINALISTS (by seed)
2010
1-S.Williams
16-Li
Zheng
WC-Henin
2009
2-S.Williams
3-Safina
4-Dementieva
7-Zvonareva
2008
3-Jankovic
4-Ivanovic
5-Sharapova
9-Hantuchova
2007
1-Sharapova
4-Clijsters
10-Vaidisova
S.Williams
2006
2-Clijsters
3-Mauresmo
4-Sharapova
8-Henin-Hardenne
2005
1-Davenport
4-Sharapova
7-S.Williams
19-Dechy
2004
1-Henin-Hardenne
2-Clijsters
22-Schnyder
32-Zuluaga
2003
1-S.Williams
2-V.Williams
4-Clijsters
5-J.Henin-Hardenne
2002
1-Capriati
3-Hingis
4-Clijsters
8-Seles
2001
1-Hingis
2-Davenport
3-V.Williams
12-Capriati
2000
1-Hingis
2-Davenport
10-Martinez
Capriati
1999
1-Davenport
2-Hingis
6-Seles
Mauresmo
1998
1-Hingis
2-Davenport
8-Martinez
10-Huber
1997
4-Hingis
12-Coetzer
14-MJ.Fernandez
Pierce
Bold indicates eventual champion; Italics indicates eventual runner-up
A YEAR AGO…
Serena Williams is the only player from the 2009 Australian Open semifinal line-up to reprise her role this year. Dinara
Safina and Vera Zvonareva bowed out in the 4th round, while Elena Dementieva made a 2nd round exit. Below is a look
at the 2010 semifinalists and their results at the 2009 Australian Open:
PLAYER
Serena Williams
Li Na
Zheng Jie
[WC] Justine Henin
2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULT
Won (d. Safin)
Did not play (right knee injury)
4r: l. Kuznetsova (ret w/left wrist sprain)
Did not play (retired)
SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR HARDCOURT TITLE LEADERS
Two players in this year's 2010 Australian Open semifinals are in the Top 10 list of all-time leaders for most Sony Ericsson
WTA Tour hardcourt singles titles – Justine Henin and Serena Williams:
1. Steffi Graf
2. Lindsay Davenport
TOUR HARD COURT
TITLES
37
34
3. Chris Evert
4. Monica Seles
5. Kim Clijsters
6. Justine Henin
Martina Navratilova
8. Serena Williams
32
28
27
26
26
25
9. Venus Williams
10. Martina Hingis
24
23
PLAYER
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) vs. [16] LI NA (CHN #17)
HEAD TO HEAD: S.Williams leads 3-1
2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
2008 STUTTGART
HARD I
2009 MIAMI
HARD O
2009 STANFORD
HARD O
R128
R16
QF
R32
WILLIAMS
LI
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
63 67(1) 62
06 61 64
46 76(1) 62
63 76(6)
MATCH FACTS:
• Li’s victory over S.Williams at 2008 Stuttgart marks her only victory against a world No.1 in 4 meetings
•
S.Williams has reached the Australian Open SF for the 5th time; on every occasion that she has reached SF at
the Australian Open, she has gone on to win the title
•
S.Williams is attempting the first successful defence of the Australian Open women’s title since Jennifer Capriati
in 2002; this is the closest that anyone has come to doing so since then
•
S.Williams has now reached SF or better at 6 of the last 7 Slams (including this one; only exception, 2009 Roland
Garros: 3r)
•
S.Williams will retain her No.1 ranking after the Australian Open, regardless of final results
•
S.Williams has hit a tournament-leading 41 aces so far and the 2nd fastest serve (after V.Williams) of the
tournament so far with 200km/h (approx 124mph); her best recorded serve is 204.3 km/h (127 mph) at 2006
Cincinnati
•
S.Williams has winning head-to-heads against both potential final opponents (Henin 7-6; Zheng 4-0)
•
S.Williams is bidding for her 50th match win at the Australian Open today
•
Li is playing her first Grand Slam semifinal; she is one of 2 Chinese players (with Zheng) to advance to the
semifinals here, the first time that has happened at a Grand Slam
•
Li was the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2006 Wimbledon (since surpassed by Zheng
SF at 2008 Wimbledon)
•
Li is projected to break the Top 10 after the Australian Open; becoming the first Chinese player to do so
•
Li recorded her 3rd straight win vs. Top 10 player in QF; having lost her first 12 matches against Top 5 players,
she is 6-5 in her last 11 such matches
•
Li has a losing head-to-head against Zheng (0-3) but has never faced Henin, both potential opponents in the final
S.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
49-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
186-29
YTD / Career W-L
8-1 / 457-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
2-0 / 96-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 70-40
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-1 / 292-56
**Stats above include current tournament
LI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
12-4
36-14
6-2 / 327-115
4-0 / 82-40
1-1 / 44-31
6-2 / 256-82
ROAD TO THE SEMIFINALS
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1)
R128: d. Urszula Radwanska (POL #72) 62 61 (1h13)
R64: d. Petra Kvitova (CZE #77) 62 61 (1h07)
R32: d. [32] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP #33) 60 63 (1h21)
R16: d. [13] Samantha Stosur (AUS #13) 64 62 (1h05)
QF: d. [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR #7) 46 76(4) 62 (2h27)
Total games: 94
Won/lost: 65/29
Sets won/lost: 10/1
Total time on court: 7h13
Average time on court: 1h48
Average rank of opponent: 40
Match times provided by www.australianopen.com
[16] LI NA (CHN #17)
vs.
R128: d. Marina Erakovic (NZL #253) 62 60 (0h51)
R64: d. Agnes Szavay (HUN #37) 36 75 62 (2h17)
R32: d. [22] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK #25) 75 36 62 (2h18)
R16: d. [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #4) 64 63 (1h38)
QF: d. [6] Venus Williams (USA #6) 26 76(4) 75 (2h47)
Total games: 124
Won/lost: 72/52
Sets won/lost: 10/3
Total time on court: 9h51
Average time on court: 1h58
Average rank of opponent: 65
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 26, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$53,100
Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$28,560,093
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
35 / 17
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 11th appearance at Australian Open; 4-time champion: 2009 (as No.2 seed, d. 3 top 10 seeds
en route, No.8 seed Kuznetsova in QF, No.4 seed Dementieva in SF and No.3 seed Safina in F), 2007 (unseeded and
ranked No.81, d. six seeds en route to title, incl. No.5 Petrova 16 75 63 in 3r (having trailed 61 53), No.11 Jankovic 63 62
in 4r, No.16 Peer 36 62 86 in QF, No.10 Vaidisova 76(5) 64 in SF and No.1 Sharapova 61 62 in final (at the time became
3rd-lowest ranked player (now 4th) in history to win a Grand Slam after unranked Goolagong won there in 1977 and
No.111 O'Neil won it in 1978), 2005 (saved 3 mp in SF against Sharapova and d. Davenport in three-set final) and 2003
(d. Clijsters from 2 mp down in SF and sister Venus in 3s final) – at the time becoming the only player to have won two
Grand Slam singles titles having saved mp en route (has since achieved this feat a third time at 2009 Wimbledon as well);
missed 2002 due to a sprained right ankle and 2004 due to rehabilitation from surgery to repair left knee quadriceps
tendon; QF defeat in 2008 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Jankovic), 2001 (as No.6 seed, l. to No.1 seed Hingis); has 4
pre-QF defeats came in 1998 (on debut, l. to V.Williams in 2r), 1999 (l. to No.14 seed Testud 9-7 in third set in 3r), 2000
(as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Likhovteva in 4r) and 2006 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.17 Hantuchova in 3r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha; R-Up (1): Miami; SF (5):
Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Toronto, US Open; QF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford
•
Ended 2009 as No.1 (2nd time in her career after 2002) after winning 3 titles (1 of 6 players to do so in 2009) and
was the first female player to earn more than $6 million in prize money in a single year
•
Won 10th (Australian Open) and 11th (Wimbledon) career Grand Slam singles titles and capped the season by
winning the Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 as she finished the season ranked No.1
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (w/V.Williams) to bring career total to 10
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Sydney
•
Reached 49th Tour final of career at Sydney (l. to Dementieva 63 62)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (35), (incl. 11 Grand Slam titles), most recent title 2009 Doha; R-Up (13), most recently
2010 Sydney; 17 doubles titles, (incl. 10 Grand Slams)
•
With 35 titles, is in 4th place among active players for titles won, 1 behind Clijsters and 6 behind V.Williams and
Henin
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open; only the 5th player to
hold all 4 titles at the same time (others are Connolly, Court, Graf and Navratilova)
•
Held No.1 ranking for 85 weeks coming into the Australian Open. Current stint began on November 2. First
ascended to the top spot on July 8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so)
•
Also rose to a career-high co-No.3 in doubles in 2009 (w/Venus) after the pair went 24-2 in 2009, winning 4 of
the 6 events that they played, including 3 of 4 Grand Slam events
•
By winning the singles and doubles title at the 2009 Australian Open, became leading all-time prize money leader
on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any
single professional sports league; has now exceeded $28 million
•
Earned 400th career win at 2009 Sydney w/ 1r win vs. Stosur (13th American to reach 400-win mark)
•
Holds 11-11 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams,
0-1 vs. Mauresmo and 2-3 vs. Henin); her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the most lopsided
defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of 1999
Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)
•
Member of US Olympic Team in 2000 and 2008 (gold medalist in doubles both times w/V.Williams); Member of
US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003 and 2007
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 41st career Grand Slam appearance
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open
•
Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 3 times – 2002 Wimbledon and US Open and 2008 US Open
•
Saved match point in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (at 4-5 in 3s vs Dementieva) before going on to win the title – the
first player to save match point 3 times on the way to a Grand Slam title, having also done so at 2003 and 2005
Australian Opens
•
Grand Slam singles runner-up 3 times – 2001 US Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2008 Wimbledon; also 3-time
semifinalist, 11-time quarterfinalist; reached quarterfinal or better at every Grand Slam she contested (16 events)
from 2000 Wimbledon through 2005 Australian Open
•
Has never lost in 1r of a Grand Slam singles event; earliest defeat is 2r on Grand Slam debut at 1998 Australian
Open (l. V.Williams)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus, most recently at 2009 US Open); winner of 2
Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Richard Williams and mother, Oracene Price; hitting partner is Aleksander (Sasha) Bajin;
physical trainer is Esther Lee; previously coached by Rick Macci
•
Official Web site: www.serenawilliams.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign
•
Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Web site: www.aneresdesigns.com)
•
Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California
•
Is youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus
LI NA (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 26, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,500
Residence
Wuhan, China
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.17
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,178,071
Highest Singles Rank
No.15 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance at Australian Open and first since 2008; best result is 4r in
2007 (l. to No.6 seed Hingis, d. No.9 seed Safina en route); reached 3r in 2005 (l. to No.4 seed Sharapova) and 2008 (l.
to Domachowska); fell 1r in 2006 (l. to S.Williams); did not play in 2009 due to right knee injury; fell in qualifying in 2001
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2) Monterrey, Birmingham; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (2) Miami, US Open; 4r (2): Indian Wells, Roland
Garros
•
Twice runner-up: Monterrey (d. No.1 seed A.Radwanska and No.6 seed Benesova en route, before falling to
No.2 seed and champion Bartoli) and Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to Rybarikova in final)
•
2009 marked first Top 20 season; made Top 15 debut on October 26 (rose from No.16 to No.15; equalled
Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in season)
•
Had 3 Top 10 wins in 2009: No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Monterrey), No.5 Zvonareva (2009 Miami) and No.9
Azarenka (2009 Tokyo)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• In first Tour match of 2010, fell in 1r at Auckland (l. to Kanepi); then fell 2r at Sydney (l. to Pennetta, d. No.4 seed
Wozniacki in 1r)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2008 Gold Coast, R-Up (4), most recently 2009 Birmingham; SF (11),
most recently at 2009 Tokyo; 2 doubles titles: 2000 Tashkent (w/T.Li); 2006 Birmingham (w/Jankovic)
•
Two-time Tour singles champion, at 2004 Guangzhou and 2008 Gold Coast (both Tier III)
•
At 2006 Estoril played Zheng in first ever all-Chinese Tour singles final (l. ret. w/heat illness)
•
Reached 2 finals in a year for the first time in 2009 at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli) and Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova)
•
Missed 4 months (March-June) of 2008 with right knee injury (had surgery on March 31); missed second half of
2007 season with right rib stress fracture
•
Holds many firsts for Chinese tennis: first to win a Tour singles title (2004 Guangzhou); first to reach Grand Slam
singles QF (2006 Wimbledon), now overtaken by Zheng SF run at 2008 Wimbledon; first Olympic singles
semifinalist (in 2008) and first to crack singles Top 30 (June 19, 2006) and Top 20 (August 14, 2006)
•
Chinese Fed Cup team 1999-2002, 2005-06, 2008 and Chinese Olympic team 2000 and 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th career Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best Grand Slam results to date are QF finish at 2006 Wimbledon (d. No.5 seed Kuznetsova and No.10 seed
Vaidisova before losing to No.2 seed Clijsters) and 2009 US Open (also l. to eventual champion Clijsters)
•
Reached 4r four times: 2007 Australian Open, 2009 Roland Garros and 2006/2008 US Open
•
Lost 1r twice (2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open)
OTHER FACTS
• Husband and coach is Jiang Shan; married on January 27, 2006
•
Also works with Thomas Hogstedt; fitness trainer is Richard Sutton
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 after playing badminton for two years
•
Father is Sheng-Peng; mother is Yan-Ping; is an only child
•
Currently studying at Huazhong Institute of Science & Technology
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL NR*) vs. ZHENG JIE (CHN #35)
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings
HEAD TO HEAD: Henin leads 1-0
2005 TORONTO
HARD O
R16
HENIN
6-2 6-4
MATCH FACTS:
• This is just the 4th time in the Open Era (168 Grand Slam tournaments) that 2 unseeded players have met in a
Grand Slam SF
•
This is the 9th time in the Open Era that there have been 2 unseeded semifinalists at a Slam
•
Zheng and Henin are the 8th and 9th unseeded semifinalists at the Australian Open since 1988
•
The winner of this match will become the 10th unseeded Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era
•
Henin has reached her 4th Australian Open SF and is looking to reach her 3rd final here
•
Henin won the title in 2004 and also reached the final in 2006 (ret. vs. Mauresmo)
•
Overall, this is Henin’s 17th Grand Slam SF; she is 11-5 in previous SF
•
Henin is just the 3rd wildcard to reach SF at any Grand Slam (Zheng 2008 Wimbledon, Clijsters 2009 US Open)
•
Henin is bidding to become the 3rd unranked Grand Slam finalist (Goolagong – 1977(Dec) Australian Open;
Clijsters 2009 US Open)
•
Henin is playing her first Grand Slam tournament since 2008 Australian Open
•
Henin has a losing head-to-head against Serena Williams (6-7) and has never faced Li, both of whom she could
meet in the final
•
Zheng is the first Chinese player to reach the Australian Open singles semifinal (and has been joined by Li Na)
•
Zheng was the only Chinese player to previously reach a Grand Slam semifinal (2008 Wimbledon)
•
Zheng is bidding to become the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
•
Zheng won China’s first Grand Slam title of any sort, winning the women’s doubles here in 2006 (w/Yan); also
won 2006 Wimbledon doubles title (w/Yan)
•
Of her 2 possible final opponents, Zheng trails Serena Williams 0-4 but leads Li Na 3-0 in previous meetings
•
Zheng has passed the $3 million prize money barrier here
HENIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
35-6
132-24
9-1 / 502-108
3-1 / 101-58
4-1 / 70-46
9-1 / 261-57
ZHENG
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-5
29-20
7-1 / 279-162
4-0 / 79-49
2-0 / 41-36
7-1 / 190-103
ROAD TO THE SEMIFINALS
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #NR)
R128: d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL #71) 64 63 (1h13)
R64: d. [5] Elena Dementieva (RUS #5) 75 76(6) (2h50)
R32: d. [27] Alisa Kleybanova (RUS #31) 36 64 62 (2h21)
R16: d. [Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL #16) 76(3) 16 63 (2h13)
QF: d. [19] Nadia Petrova (RUS # 19) 76(3) 75 (1h51)
Total games: 125
Won/lost: 69/56
Sets won/lost: 10/2
Total time on court: 10h26
Average time on court: 2h05
Average rank of opponent: 28
Match times provided by www.australianopen.com
ZHENG JIE (CHN #35)
vs.
R128: d. Peng Shuai (CHN #43) 06 61 62 (1h50)
R64: d. [24] MJ Martinez Sanchez (ESP #27) 26 62 63 (2h12)
R32: d. [11] Marion Bartoli (FRA #11) 57 63 60 (2h11)
R16: d. [31] Alona Bondarenko (UKR #30) 76(5) 64 (1h48)
QF: d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS #58) 61 63 (1h25)
Total games: 112
Won/lost: 68/44
Sets won/lost: 10/3
Total time on court: 9h26
Average time on court: 1h53
Average rank of opponent: 34
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 1, 1982 (27)
Liege, Belgium
NR*
No.1 (October 20, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$19,000
0/0
$19,480,375
41 / 2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Melbourne; 1 of 3 former Australian Open champions in the draw at
the start of the tournament (S.Williams, Sharapova); won the title in 2004 (as No.1 seed, d. Clijsters in final, joined elite list
– at the time – of 9 women to hold three Grand Slams at once following her 2003 Roland Garros and US Open titles);
runner-up in 2006 (as No.8 seed ret. in final vs. Mauresmo w/gastrointestinal illness trailing 61 20, only 2nd time in Open
Era a player has ret. during a Grand Slam final); SF finish in 2003, d. Davenport 9-7 third set in 4r after trailing 4-1 (first win
in 6 meetings; also won next 6 to lead series 7-5) before l. V.Williams; QF run twice in 2002 (as No.6 seed l. No.4 Clijsters)
and on most recent appearance in 2008 (as top seed, l. eventual champion Sharapova); also 4r in 2001 (d. No.14 seed
Testud in 3r, before l. to No.4 Seles) and 2r on debut in 2000 (l. No.1 seed Hingis)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not compete on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Announced return to competition in September 2009.
In December, d. Flipkens and Pennetta in exhibition in Charleroi, and d. Petrova in another exhibition in Cairo
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Brisbane
•
Runner-up at Brisbane (as unranked WC in first tournament back from retirement, d. No.2 seed Petrova and
No.3 seed Ivanovic en route to final; l. to top seed Clijsters 63 46 76(6), holding 2mp at 5-4 third set)
•
Withdrew from Sydney w/left gluteal strain
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41), (including 7 Grand Slams), most recently at 2008 Antwerp; R-Up (17), (including 4 Grand
Slam finals), most recently at 2010 Brisbane; 2 doubles titles
•
Winner of 41 Tour singles titles (equal 11th all-time), including 7 majors (see below); also 4-time Grand Slam
runner-up (see below); tied with V.Williams as leading active player for number of titles won
•
Won Tour Championships (2006, 2007); won last singles title at 2008 Antwerp
•
Ranked No.1 for a total of 117 weeks (6th all-time) during her career. Became 14th player to be ranked No.1 on
October 20, 2003, holding it for only 1 week (first time a new No.1 spent a week on top before losing it, since
repeated by Sharapova in 2005 and Jankovic in 2008); then held it for three other periods. Was last ranked No.1
on May 18, 2008, the week after she retired. First player to retire while ranked No.1
•
Retired from tennis at 2008 Berlin (l. Safina, 3r) but announced return to competition in September 2009
•
Her loss to Sharapova at 2008 Australian Open QF ended a personal best 32-match winning streak, longest
streak since V.Williams in 2000 (35 matches unbeaten)
•
In 2007, posted a 63-4 (0.94) winning record, the best percentage on Tour since 1989.
•
Last loss in opening match of a tournament came at 2006 Miami (to Shaughnessy, 2r after 1r bye). Played 28
events between then and her retirement
•
Missed 2nd half of 2004 w/viral illness and early months of 2005 with right knee injury
•
At 1999 Antwerp, became 5th player at that time to win title on Tour main draw debut (Dulgheru was 7th at 2009
Warsaw)
•
Won Olympic title in Athens in 2004 representing Belgium; Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2006 (won title in
2001, runner-up in 2006)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 32nd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance but first since 2008 Australian Open
(l. Sharapova, QF)
•
Winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2003, 2005-07; Australian Open 2004 and US Open 2003,
2007)
•
Reached 4 other Grand Slam finals: 2001 Wimbledon (l. V. Williams), 2006 Australian Open (ret. vs. Mauresmo
w/gastrointestinal illness), 2006 Wimbledon (l. Mauresmo) and 2006 US Open (l. Sharapova); in 2006 became the
7th player in the Open Era to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same calendar year after Court, Evert,
Navratilova (twice), Graf (3 times), Seles and Hingis
•
Has also reached SF 5 times and QF twice
•
Last 1r loss at a Slam was 2005 Wimbledon (l. Daniilidou); was first opening round loss at a Slam since 2002
Roland Garros, and only 4th of career
•
Won junior girls’ singles title at 1997 Roland Garros as 15-year-old
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since the age of 14; physio is Marc Grosjean
•
Official website is www.justine-henin.be
•
Created her own charity, “Justine’s Winner’s Circle”, in December 2003 to help children with cancer
•
Enjoys skydiving, took it up after winning gold medal at 2004 Olympics
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS NOTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ZHENG JIE (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 5, 1983 (26)
Cheng Du, China
No.35
No.15 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)*
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$6,165
0/0
$2,864,901
3 / 11
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance (7th overall); fell 1r in first 4 main draw appearances (2004,
2005, 2006, 2007); reached 4r in 2009 (as No.22 seed, ret. vs. No.8 seed Kuznetsova w/left wrist sprain); fell in qualifying
in 2003; 4 of 5 main draw defeats here have been to Russian players
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Monterrey; QF (1): Los Angeles; 4r (2): Australian Open, Miami
•
Third Top 40 season in last 4 years, highlighted by setting new Chinese national ranking record
•
Made Top 20 debut on February 2, 2009, after Australian Open (2nd Chinese ever to crack Top 20, after Li);
made Top 15 debut after Madrid (2r) (first Chinese ever to crack Top 15)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
•
Reached QF at Hobart in (as No.7 seed, l. No.4 seed and eventual champion A.Bondarenko)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril, 2006 Stockholm; R-Up (1): 2005 Rabat; Winner of 11 Tour
doubles titles (all w/Yan): most recently at 2008 Sydney
•
Three-time singles champion, at 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril (in historic all-Chinese final vs. Li) and 2006
Stockholm
•
Eleven-time Tour doubles champion (all w/Yan), incl. China's historic first-ever Grand Slam titles at Australian
Open/Wimbledon in 2006
•
Career-high rankings are No.15 in singles (May 18, 2009) and No.3 in doubles (July 10, 2006)
•
Has 5 career Top 10 wins, including 2 against a world No.1: (Ivanovic at 2008 Wimbledon; Safina at 2009 Los
Angeles); most recent Top 10 win vs. No.8 Wozniacki (2009 Toronto)
•
Missed second half of 2007 season with a left ankle injury
•
Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09; Chinese Olympic Team, 2004, 2008 (bronze medal in
doubles w/Yan)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 20th singles main draw appearance at a Grand Slam
•
At 2008 Wimbledon became China's first Grand Slam singles semifinalist; became first WC to reach SF or better
at a GS; ranked No.133, d. Ivanovic in 3r ( 3rd player ranked outside Top 100 to beat a reigning world No.1 and
4th non-Top 100 player to reach a Grand Slam SF;defeated Szavay and Vaidisova before falling to eventual
runner-up S.Williams 62 76(5) (held set point in second set); afterwards ranking surged from No.133 to No.40
•
4r twice – 2004 Roland Garros (the first Chinese woman to reach 4r of a Grand Slam, surpassed by N.Li's QF
finish at Wimbledon in 2006) and 2009 Australian Open
•
2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon women’s doubles title (w/Yan)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by husband, Chang Yu;
•
First memory of tennis was watching match between Graf and Seles; older sister started playing first, which
influenced her to take up game at age 10; other sports interests are golf, table tennis, badminton
•
Parents are Shu Kai Zheng, Zhi Bin Lei
•
During week of China Open in Beijing (September 2007), appointed third Promoter of Gender Equality as part of
UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership (after V.Williams, Golovin)
•
Received 2008 Tour Comeback Player of the Year award
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
[16] Li Na (CHN) vs. [6] Venus Williams (USA)
[WC] Justine Henin (BEL) vs. [19] Nadia Petrova (RUS)
Zheng Jie (CHN) vs. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
THE FINAL EIGHT
PLAYER
RANK
NAT
AGE
YTD PRIZE $^
YTD W-L*
[1] Serena Williams
1
USA
28
53,100
7-1
28,560,093
456-98
[6] Venus Williams
6
USA
29
---
4-0
25,066,990
556-137
[7] Victoria Azarenka
7
BLR
20
28,650
7-1
3,538,947
189-86
[16] Li Na
17
CHN
27
10,050
5-2
2,178,071
326-115
[19] Nadia Petrova
19
RUS
27
14,475
4-2
7,920,292
428-227
Zheng Jie
35
CHN
26
6,165
6-1
2,864,901
278-162
Maria Kirilenko
58
RUS
22
6,615
6-1
2,349,679
230-163
NR
BEL
27
19,000
8-1
19,480,375
501-108
[WC] Justine Henin
CAREER PRIZE $^
CAREER W-L*
*match records through Australian Open 4th round; ^prize money figures do not include this tournament
AUSTRALIAN OPEN RECORDS*
PLAYER
BEST AUS. OPEN RESULT**
[1] Serena Williams
Won (4): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
[6] Venus Williams
R-Up (1): 2003
[7] Victoria Azarenka
QF (1): 2010
[16] Li Na
QF (1) 2010
[19] Nadia Petrova
QF (2): 2006, 2010
Zheng Jie
Maria Kirilenko
QF (1): 2010
QF (1): 2010
[WC] Justine Henin
Won (1): 2004
BEST GRAND SLAM RESULT**
Won (11): 2003/05/07/09 Australian Open;
2002 Roland Garros; 2002/03/09 Wimbledon;
1999/2002/2008 US Open
Won (7): 2000/01/05/07/08 Wimbledon;
2000/01 US Open
QF (2): 2009 Roland Garros, 2009 Wimbledon;
2010 Australian Open
QF (3): 2006 Wimbledon; 2009 US Open;
2010 Australian Open
SF (2): 2003, 2005 Roland Garros
SF (1): 2008 Wimbledon
QF (1): 2010 Australian Open
Won (7): 2003, 2005-07 Roland Garros;
2004 Australian Open, 2003/2007 US Open
AUS OPEN W-L**
48-6
37-10
11-4
11-4
24-10
7-5
12-5
34-6
*through 2010 Australian Open 4th round; main draw matches only; bold indicate current tournament
BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN…How the players did in the lead-up
PLAYER
[1] Serena Williams
[6] Venus Williams
[7] Victoria Azarenka
[16] Li Na
Week of Jan 4
Did not play
Did not play a Tour event (Hong Kong)
Did not play a Tour event (Hong Kong)
1r: Auckland (l. Kanepi)
Week of Jan 11
R-Up: Sydney (l. eventual champion Dementieva)
Did not play
SF: Sydney (l. eventual champion Dementieva)
2r: Sydney (l. Pennetta)
[19] Nadia Petrova
Zheng Jie
Maria Kirilenko
[WC] Justine Henin
1r: Brisbane (l. Henin)
Did not play Tour event (Hong Kong)
QF: Auckland (l. Peer)
R-Up: Brisbane (l. Clijsters)
1r: Sydney (l. Date Krumm)
QF: Hobart (l. A.Bondarenko)
1r: Sydney doubles (w/Safina)
Withdrew, Sydney (left gluteal strain)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM QUARTERFINALS HISTORIES
PLAYER
[1] Serena Williams
[6] Venus Williams
[7] Victoria Azarenka
[16] Li Na
[19] Nadia Petrova
Zheng Jie
Maria Kirilenko
[WC] Justine Henin
QUARTERFINAL QUICK HITS:
TOTAL QF*
LAST QF REACHED (Result)
29
31
3
3
8
2
1
18
2009 US Open (Won)
2009 Wimbledon (Won)
2009 Wimbledon (Lost)
2009 US Open (Lost)
2008 Wimbledon (Lost)
2008 Wimbledon (Won)
--2008 Australian Open (Lost)
RECORD IN
GS QF
17-11
18-12
0-2
0-2
2-5
1-0
0-0
15-2
*Includes 2010 Australian Open
•
Maria Kirilenko is the only one of the 8 quarterfinalists never to have previously reached a Grand Slam
quarterfinal
•
Zheng Jie, Li Na and Victoria Azarenka are making first Australian Open quarterfinal appearance
•
Of the 2009 quarterfinalists, Serena Williams is the only players to return to the 2010 last eight; this is
the 4th year in succession that Serena has made the quarterfinals here
•
This is the 19th time that both Williams sisters have reached the quarterfinals at the same Grand Slam
•
Li, Kirilenko and Azarenka are looking to advance to their first Grand Slam semifinal
•
S.Williams, V. Williams and Justine Henin are the only players to have previously reached an Australian
Open semifinal
•
Zheng (2008 Wimbledon SF) is bidding to reach her 2nd Grand Slam semifinal; Petrova 2003/05
Roland Garros SF), her 3rd
•
Henin, S.Williams and V.Williams are the only players remaining to have won Grand Slam titles; Henin
and S.Williams have both won the Australian Open; V.Williams’s best Australian Open result was 2003
runner-up; each one of these 3 has reached more Grand Slam QFs than the other 5 players combined
•
This is the 3rd time since the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park, and became a full-128 draw,
in 1988, that 3 unseeded players have reached the quarterfinals (after 1995 and 1997)
•
Three of the players remaining in the bottom half are unseeded, and there is guaranteed to be at least
one unseeded semifinalist. This will be the 7th time since the tournament moved to Melbourne Park in
1988 that an unseeded player has made the women’s semifinals here
Unseeded Australian Open semifinalists*
Belinda Cordwell (NZL)
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (USA)
Mary Pierce (FRA)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
Jennifer Capriati (USA)
Serena Williams (USA)
YEAR
1989
1995
1997
1999
2000
2007
RESULT
SF
SF
R-Up
R-Up
SF
Won
*16 seeds until 2001, 32 seeds from 2002
•
S.Williams is the only player yet to drop a set, dropping just 15 games so far
•
All players remaining in the top half are ranked higher than those in the bottom
•
All eight quarterfinalists have won at least 2 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour titles
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
V.Williams is the only player remaining in the women’s draw playing her first Tour event of the year, and
is the only undefeated player in 2010 among the quarterfinalists
•
Azarenka is the youngest player remaining, at 20 years and almost 6 months. V.Williams is the oldest
of the quarterfinalists, at 29 years, 7 mths and is bidding to be the oldest semifinalist at the Australian
Open since Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert in 1988; six of the quarterfinalists are aged 25 or over
•
There are 2 Russians, 2 Americans, 2 Chinese and 1 player from Belgium and Belarus in the last eight
•
There has been a Russian semifinalist at 21 of the last 23 majors, and at least one at the Australian
Open for the past 5 years. (Sharapova was the first for 30 years in 2005)
•
This is the first time that 2 Chinese players have reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament
•
Azarenka is bidding to become just the 2nd Belarusian woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in the
Open Era (Natalia Zvereva 1988 Roland Garros - representing USSR - and 1998 Wimbledon)
•
Henin has become the 6th wildcard to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal. Only 2 wildcards have
advanced beyond the quarterfinals (Zheng Jie 2008 Wimbledon SF; Kim Clijsters 2009 US Open
winner)
WILDCARD
Mary Pierce
Martina Hingis
Zheng Jie
Jelena Dokic
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin
YEAR
2002
2006
2008
2009
2009
2010
TOURNAMENT (RESULT)
Roland Garros (QF)
Australian Open (QF)
Wimbledon (SF)
Australian Open (QF)
US Open (Won)
Australian Open (??)
•
Henin is playing here unranked; Evonne Goolagong won the 1977 (Dec.) Australian Open title unranked, as did
Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open
•
By reaching the quarterfinals, Petrova is set to exceed the $8 million dollar prize money mark, and Zheng
•
Kirilenko, V.Williams, S.Williams and Azarenka were still involved in doubles at the time of writing
the $3 million dollar mark
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
RANKING PROJECTIONS
The next rankings will be released following the Australian Open on Monday, 1 February. Taking into account
results through Monday, the following ranking changes are projected:
•
Serena Williams is guaranteed to remain No.1 after the Australian Open and will begin her 88th week
(non-consecutive) in the top spot
•
Dinara Safina will stay at No.2 unless Venus Williams wins the title
•
Caroline Wozniacki could be ranked between No.3 and No.5 pending results of Venus Williams and
Azarenka
•
Svetlana Kuznetsova will drop to at least No.4 and could go to No.6 if V.Williams reaches the SF and
Azarenka wins the title
•
Venus Williams will return to the Top 5 unless Azarenka reaches the final
•
Victoria Azarenka will return to her career-high of No.6 (and could go as high as No.3 if she wins the
title)
•
Following her 2r defeat, Elena Dementieva will drop out of the Top 5 for the first time since September
8, 2008 and will have a new ranking of No.7; Jelena Jankovic will remain Top 10 regardless of other
results
•
Vera Zvonareva will drop out of the Top 10 to No. 14 or No. 15 (pending results of Petrova, Kirilenko
and Zheng)
•
Samantha Stosur could make her Top 10 debut unless 1 of the following 2 scenarios occurs:
1) **Petrova reaches the final or Zheng wins the title
2) Li reaches the semifinals
**only one of these scenarios is possible
•
By reaching QF, Li Na will rise to No.12 or No.13 (pending results of Petrova and Zheng). The current
best ranking for a Chinese player is No.15, held jointly by Li and Zheng, so Li will improve on this
unless Zheng wins the title and overtakes her.
•
If she reaches SF and Petrova does not win the title, Li Na would remain as the highest-ranked
Chinese player and make her Top 10 debut (and become the first Chinese player to rank in the Top
10)
•
Nadia Petrova will stay in Top 20. If she advances to the semifinals, she could go as high as No.15
pending other results
•
Zheng Jie will return to the Top 30 (for the first time since September 21, 2009) by advancing to QF
and to Top 20 (for the first time since June 22, 2009) by advancing to SF
•
Maria Kirilenko will return to the Top 40 (for the first time since May 4, 2009) by advancing to QF and
to the Top 30 (for the first time since July 28, 2008) if she advances to SF
•
Justine Henin will not be ranked after this tournament (players need to play 3 valid tournaments before
appearing on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings) but if she were to lose in the quarterfinals and in
1r of her next tournament, she would re-appear on the rankings in the Top 90 (approximately) and if
she reached the semifinals in the Top 60 (approximately)
•
Yanina Wickmayer is projected to become the highest-ranked Belgian again after the Australian Open,
overtaking Kim Clijsters
•
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez will become the highest-ranked Spaniard, overtaking Anabel Medina
Garrigues
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1)
R128: d. Urszula Radwanska (POL #72) 62 61 (1h13)
R64: d. Petra Kvitova (CZE #77) 62 61 (1h07)
R32: d. [32] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP #33) 60 63 (1h21)
R16: d. [13] Samantha Stosur (AUS #13) 64 62 (1h05)
Total games: 63
Won/lost: 48/15
Sets won/lost: 8/0
Total time on court: 4h46
Average time on court: 1h11
Average rank of opponent: 49
VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #7)
vs.
[16] LI NA (CHN #17)
R128: d. Marina Erakovic (NZL #253) 62 60 (0h51)
R64: d. Agnes Szavay (HUN #37) 36 75 62 (2h17)
R32: d. [22] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK #25) 75 36 62 (2h18)
R16: d. [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #4) 64 63 (1h38)
Total games: 91
Won/lost: 56/35
Sets won/lost: 8/2
Total time on court: 7h04
Average time on court: 1h46
Average rank of opponent: 80
[6] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #6)
vs.
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #NR)
R128: d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL #71) 64 63 (1h13)
R64: d. [5] Elena Dementieva (RUS #5) 75 76(6) (2h50)
R32: d. [27] Alisa Kleybanova (RUS #31) 36 64 62 (2h21)
R16: d. [Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL #16) 76(3) 16 63 (2h13)
Total games: 100
Won/lost: 55/45
Sets won/lost: 8/2
Total time on court: 8h37
Average time on court: 2h09
Average rank of opponent: 31
Match times provided by www.australianopen.com
R128: d. Lucie Safarova (CZE #41) 62 62 (1h12)
R64: d. Sybille Bammer (AUT #55) 62 75 (1h37)
R32: d. [WC] Casey Dellacqua (AUS #980) 61 76(4) (1h47)
R16: d. Francesca Schiavone (ITA #18) 36 62 61 (1h54)
Total games: 80
Won/lost: 53/27
Sets won/lost: 8/1
Total time on court: 6h30
Average time on court: 1h37
Average rank of opponent: 273.5
[19] NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19)
vs.
ZHENG JIE (CHN #35)
R128: d. Peng Shuai (CHN #43) 06 61 62 (1h50)
R64: d. [24] Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP #27) 26 62 63 (2h12)
R32: d. [11] Marion Bartoli (FRA #11) 57 63 60 (2h11)
R16: d. [31] Alona Bondarenko (UKR #30) 76(5) 64 (1h48)
Total games: 96
Won/lost: 56/40
Sets won/lost: 8/3
Total time on court: 8h01
Average time on court: 2h
Average rank of opponent: 28
R128: d. [WC] Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA #116) 62 60
(1h03)
R64: d. Stefanie Voegele (SUI #74) 64 60 (1h28)
R32: d. Tathiana Garbin (ITA #62) 60 62 (1h11)
R16: d. [9] Vera Zvonareva (RUS #9) 46 64 60 (2h28)
Total games: 70
Won/lost: 52/18
Sets won/lost: 8/1
Total time on court: 6hr10
Average time on court: 1h33
Average rank of opponent: 65
R128: d. Edina Gallovits (ROU #110) 63 64 (1h20)
R64: d. Kaia Kanepi (EST #60) 64 64 (1h58)
R32: d. [15] Kim Clijsters (BEL #15) 60 61 (0h58)
R16: d. [3] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #3) 63 36 61 (2h07)
Total games: 77
Won/lost: 51/26
Sets won/lost: 8/1
Total time on court: 6h23
Average time on court: 1h36
Average rank of opponent: 47
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #58)
vs.
R128: d. [14] Maria Sharapova (RUS #14) 76(4) 36 64 (3h21)
R64: d. [Q] Yvonne Meusburger (AUT #114) 63 61 (1h39)
R32: d. Roberta Vinci (ITA #63) 75 76(4) (2h16)
R16: d. [2] Dinara Safina (RUS #2) 54 ret. (1h01)
Total games: 82
Won/lost: 47/35
Sets won/lost: 6/1
Total time on court: 8h17
Average time on court: 2h04
Average rank of opponent: 48
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) vs. [7] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #7)
HEAD TO HEAD: S.Williams leads 3-1
2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
2009 MIAMI
HARD O
2009 WIMBLEDON
GRASS O
R32
R16
F
QF
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
AZARENKA
WILLIAMS
63 64
36 42 RET
63 61
62 63
MATCH FACTS: S.Williams has reached the Australian Open QF for the 4th successive year (and 6th time overall) and is
looking to reach her 5th SF here; on every occasion that she has reached SF at the Australian Open, she has gone on to
win the title… Defending champion S.Williams is attempting the first successful defence of the Australian Open women’s
title since Jennifer Capriati in 2002; her QF run in 2008 as 2007 champion and this year is the closest that anyone has
come to doing so since then… S.Williams has now reached the quarterfinals here for 5 of the last 6 years, and the
quarterfinals or better at 12 of the last 13 Slams (including this one; only exception, 2008 Roland Garros: 3r)… S.Williams
has dropped just 15 games in 4 matches so far – the 6th time that she has dropped 15 games or less in reaching the QF
of a major… S.Williams will retain her No.1 ranking after the Australian Open, regardless of final results… S.Williams has
hit the fastest serve of the tournament so far with 197km/h (approx 122mph); her best recored serve is 204.3 km/h (127
mph) at 2006 Cincinnati… She also lies 2nd for number of aces with 24 (3 behind Stosur)… Azarenka is working with new
coach Sam Sumyk… Azarenka won the girls’ singles title here in 2005…Azarenka has reached her first Australian Open
quarterfinal and is the 2nd Belarusian to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals after Natalia Zvereva in 1995…Azarenka
is now bidding to become just the 2nd woman from the nation (after Zvereva) to reach a Grand Slam semifinal… Azarenka
is the youngest player left in the women’s draw (20y, 7 mths)... This is Azarenka’s 3rd meeting with the world No.1 (1-1)…
S.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
48-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
185-29
YTD / Career W-L
7-1 / 456-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 95-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 60-40
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
7-1 / 291-56
**Stats above include current tournament
AZARENKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
11-4
35-16
7-1 / 189-86
4-0 / 37-34
0-0 / 30-20
76-1 / 120-51
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 26, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$53,100
Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$28,560,093
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
35 / 17
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 11th appearance at Australian Open; 4-time champion: 2009 (as No.2 seed, d. 3 top 10 seeds
en route, No.8 seed Kuznetsova in QF, No.4 seed Dementieva in SF and No.3 seed Safina in F), 2007 (unseeded and
ranked No.81, d. six seeds en route to title, incl. No.5 Petrova 16 75 63 in 3r (having trailed 61 53), No.11 Jankovic 63 62
in 4r, No.16 Peer 36 62 86 in QF, No.10 Vaidisova 76(5) 64 in SF and No.1 Sharapova 61 62 in final (at the time became
3rd-lowest ranked player (now 4th) in history to win a Grand Slam after unranked Goolagong won there in 1977 and
No.111 O'Neil won it in 1978), 2005 (saved 3 mp in SF against Sharapova and d. Davenport in three-set final) and 2003
(d. Clijsters from 2 mp down in SF and sister Venus in 3s final) – at the time becoming the only player to have won two
Grand Slam singles titles having saved mp en route (has since achieved this feat a third time at 2009 Wimbledon as well);
missed 2002 due to a sprained right ankle and 2004 due to rehabilitation from surgery to repair left knee quadriceps
tendon; QF defeat in 2008 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Jankovic), 2001 (as No.6 seed, l. to No.1 seed Hingis); has 4
pre-QF defeats came in 1998 (on debut, l. to V.Williams in 2r), 1999 (l. to No.14 seed Testud 9-7 in third set in 3r), 2000
(as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Likhovteva in 4r) and 2006 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.17 Hantuchova in 3r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha; R-Up (1): Miami; SF (5):
Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Toronto, US Open; QF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford
•
Ended 2009 as No.1 (2nd time in her career after 2002) after winning 3 titles (1 of 6 players to do so in 2009) and
was the first female player to earn more than $6 million in prize money in a single year
•
Won 10th (Australian Open) and 11th (Wimbledon) career Grand Slam singles titles and capped the season by
winning the Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 as she finished the season ranked No.1
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (w/V.Williams) to bring career total to 10
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Sydney
•
Reached 49th Tour final of career at Sydney (l. to Dementieva 63 62)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (35), (incl. 11 Grand Slam titles), most recent title 2009 Doha; R-Up (13), most recently
2010 Sydney; 17 doubles titles, (incl. 10 Grand Slams)
•
With 35 titles, is in 4th place among active players for titles won, 1 behind Clijsters and 6 behind V.Williams and
Henin
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open; only the 5th player to
hold all 4 titles at the same time (others are Connolly, Court, Graf and Navratilova)
•
Held No.1 ranking for 85 weeks coming into the Australian Open. Current stint began on November 2. First
ascended to the top spot on July 8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so)
•
Also rose to a career-high co-No.3 in doubles in 2009 (w/Venus) after the pair went 24-2 in 2009, winning 4 of
the 6 events that they played, including 3 of 4 Grand Slam events
•
By winning the singles and doubles title at the 2009 Australian Open, became leading all-time prize money leader
on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any
single professional sports league; has now exceeded $28 million
•
Earned 400th career win at 2009 Sydney w/ 1r win vs. Stosur (13th American to reach 400-win mark)
•
Holds 11-11 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams,
0-1 vs. Mauresmo and 2-3 vs. Henin); her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the most lopsided
defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of 1999
Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)
•
Member of US Olympic Team in 2000 and 2008 (gold medalist in doubles both times w/V.Williams); Member of
US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003 and 2007
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 41st career Grand Slam appearance
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open
•
Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 3 times – 2002 Wimbledon and US Open and 2008 US Open
•
Saved match point in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (at 4-5 in 3s vs Dementieva) before going on to win the title – the
first player to save match point 3 times on the way to a Grand Slam title, having also done so at 2003 and 2005
Australian Opens
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Grand Slam singles runner-up 3 times – 2001 US Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2008 Wimbledon; also 3-time
semifinalist, 11-time quarterfinalist; reached quarterfinal or better at every Grand Slam she contested (16 events)
from 2000 Wimbledon through 2005 Australian Open
•
Has never lost in 1r of a Grand Slam singles event; earliest defeat is 2r on Grand Slam debut at 1998 Australian
Open (l. V.Williams)
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Winner of 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus, most recently at 2009 US Open); winner of 2
Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Richard Williams and mother, Oracene Price; hitting partner is Aleksander (Sasha) Bajin;
physical trainer is Esther Lee; previously coached by Rick Macci
•
Official Web site: www.serenawilliams.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign
•
Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Web site: www.aneresdesigns.com)
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Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California
•
Is youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 31, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$28,650
Residence
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.7
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,538,947
Highest Singles Rank
No.6 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th straight appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009, advancing to 4r
(as No.13 seed, ret. vs. S.Williams w/dizziness and illness after winning the first set and trailing 2-4 in second set);
reached 3r twice: 2007 (d. No.18 seed Bartoli; l. to No.11 seed Jankovic) and 2008 (as No.26 seed, l. to No.7 seed
S.Williams); in tournament debut (2006) fell in 1r (as qualifier, l. to No.32 seed Mirza)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; SF (2): Indian Wells, Rome; QF (3): Roland Garros, Wimbledon,
Tokyo; 4r (1): Australian Open; also won two doubles titles: Memphis (w/Wozniacki) and Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva)
•
Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won first title at Brisbane (as No.2 seed, d. No.3 seed
Bartoli in final); 2nd at Memphis (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Wozniacki in final); and 3rd at Miami (as No.11 seed,
d. No.8 seed Kuznetsova in SF and top seed and defending champion S.Williams in final; win over S.Williams
was first win over a reigning world No.1)
•
Won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009
•
Reached first Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (as No.9 seed, d. No.8 seed Ivanovic en route, l. No.1 seed
Safina in 3s), followed by Wimbledon (as No.8 seed, d. No.10 seed Petrova en route, l. eventual champion
S.Williams)
•
Made Top 10 debut after Indian Wells; qualified for first Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Sydney
•
Reached SF at Sydney (as No.6 seed, l. to eventual champion Dementieva; won 3 matches each in 3s: d. Lisicki,
Date Krumm, Cibulkova)
•
Played Hong Kong exhibition
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2009 Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; R-Up (4), most recently 2008 Prague; SF (8), last time
2009 Rome; 3 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Indian Wells
•
Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009
•
Broke Top 10 after 2009 Indian Wells (March 23) in singles and doubles, reaching career-high of No.6 in singles.
•
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; fell in RR stage
•
Has 11 career Top 10 wins, most recently against No.8 Jankovic (Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009),
including 4 against Top 5: No.4 Dementieva (2008 Stuttgart), No.4 Sharapova (2007 Moscow), No.2 Safina (2009
Indian Wells) and No.1 S.Williams (2009 Miami)
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 1 singles title (2005) and 3 doubles titles (one in 2003, one in 2005, one in 2007)
•
Member of Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009 and Belarusian Olympic Team in 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open is 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is QF run at 2009 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon; previously also has 4r finishes at 2007 US
Open, 2008 Roland Garros and 2009 Australian Open
•
Through 2009 US Open, has reached 3r or better at 10-straight Slams
•
Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/fellow Belarusian Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland
Garros (w/B.Bryan)
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As a junior, won girls’ singles titles at 2005 Australian and US Opens and 3 doubles titles (2004 Wimbledon
w/Govortsova; 2005 Roland Garros and Wimbledon w/Szavay)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Samuel Sumyk since start of 2010, previously coached by Antonio Van Grichen
•
Official Web site: www.vikaazarenkatennis.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Originally from Minsk, but spends most of her time living and training in Scottsdale, Arizona now; is friends with
NHL star Nikolay Khabibulin and his family, who also live in Scottsdale;
•
Speaks Belarusian, Russian, English; tennis player most admired growing up was Graf, now admires Federer
•
Earned ITF Junior World Girls' Champion 2005 award on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner ceremony
at Pavillion d'Armenonville in Paris, for her many 2005 achievements
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[16] LI NA (CHN #17) vs. [6] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #6)
HEAD TO HEAD: Li leads 1-0
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
HARD O
QF
LI
75 75
MATCH FACTS: Li was one of 2 Chinese players (with Zheng) to advance to the quarterfinals here, the first time that has
happened at a Grand Slam… Li was the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2006 Wimbledon (since
surpassed by Zheng SF at 2008 Wimbledon)… Li is looking to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal… Li is projected to
improve on her and Zheng’s Chinese ranking record (No.15) set last year, when the new rankings are released next
Monday… Li scored her 7th win from her last 12 matches vs. Top 5 players in 4r (d. Wozniacki); she is 15-30 overall vs.
Top 10 (12-12 in last 24)… V.Williams has reached her 7th Australian Open quarterfinal… V.Williams is looking to advance
to her first semifinal here since 2003. .. In 2003, V.Williams produced her best result here (R-Up, l. S.Williams)…
V.Williams is making her 48th Grand Slam appearance…V.Williams leads all active players for match wins (556) and
Grand Slam wins (192)… V.Williams is the oldest player remaining in the women’s draw at 29 years, 7 months and is
bidding to become the oldest semifinalist at the Australian Open since 1988 (Evert, Navratilova)
LI
Tournament W-L (MD)
11-4
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
35-14
YTD / Career W-L
5-2 / 326-115
3-Set (YTD / Career)
3-0 / 81-40
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 43-31
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-2 / 255-82
**Stats above include current tournament
V.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
37-10
192-40
4-0 / 556-137
1-0 / 108-63
1-0 / 79-59
4-0 / 315-75
LI NA (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 26, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,500
Residence
Wuhan, China
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.17
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,178,071
Highest Singles Rank
No.15 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance at Australian Open and first since 2008; best result is 4r in
2007 (l. to No.6 seed Hingis, d. No.9 seed Safina en route); reached 3r in 2005 (l. to No.4 seed Sharapova) and 2008 (l.
to Domachowska); fell 1r in 2006 (l. to S.Williams); did not play in 2009 due to right knee injury; fell in qualifying in 2001
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2) Monterrey, Birmingham; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (2) Miami, US Open; 4r (2): Indian Wells, Roland
Garros
•
Twice runner-up: Monterrey (d. No.1 seed A.Radwanska and No.6 seed Benesova en route, before falling to
No.2 seed and champion Bartoli) and Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to Rybarikova in final)
•
2009 marked first Top 20 season; made Top 15 debut on October 26 (rose from No.16 to No.15; equalled
Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in season)
•
Had 3 Top 10 wins in 2009: No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Monterrey), No.5 Zvonareva (2009 Miami) and No.9
Azarenka (2009 Tokyo)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• In first Tour match of 2010, fell in 1r at Auckland (l. to Kanepi); then fell 2r at Sydney (l. to Pennetta, d. No.4 seed
Wozniacki in 1r)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2008 Gold Coast, R-Up (4), most recently 2009 Birmingham; SF (11),
most recently at 2009 Tokyo; 2 doubles titles: 2000 Tashkent (w/T.Li); 2006 Birmingham (w/Jankovic)
•
Two-time Tour singles champion, at 2004 Guangzhou and 2008 Gold Coast (both Tier III)
•
At 2006 Estoril played Zheng in first ever all-Chinese Tour singles final (l. ret. w/heat illness)
•
Reached 2 finals in a year for the first time in 2009 at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli) and Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova)
•
Missed 4 months (March-June) of 2008 with right knee injury (had surgery on March 31); missed second half of
2007 season with right rib stress fracture
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Holds many firsts for Chinese tennis: first to win a Tour singles title (2004 Guangzhou); first to reach Grand Slam
singles QF (2006 Wimbledon), now overtaken by Zheng SF run at 2008 Wimbledon; first Olympic singles
semifinalist (in 2008) and first to crack singles Top 30 (June 19, 2006) and Top 20 (August 14, 2006)
•
Chinese Fed Cup team 1999-2002, 2005-06, 2008 and Chinese Olympic team 2000 and 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th career Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best Grand Slam results to date are QF finish at 2006 Wimbledon (d. No.5 seed Kuznetsova and No.10 seed
Vaidisova before losing to No.2 seed Clijsters) and 2009 US Open (also l. to eventual champion Clijsters)
•
Reached 4r four times: 2007 Australian Open, 2009 Roland Garros and 2006/2008 US Open
•
Lost 1r twice (2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open)
OTHER FACTS
• Husband and coach is Jiang Shan; married on January 27, 2006
•
Also works with Thomas Hogstedt; fitness trainer is Richard Sutton
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 after playing badminton for two years
•
Father is Sheng-Peng; mother is Yan-Ping; is an only child
•
Currently studying at Huazhong Institute of Science & Technology
VENUS WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 17, 1980 (29)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$-Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.6
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$25,066,990
Highest Singles Rank*
No.1 (February 25, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
41 / 16
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making her 10th appearance since 1998, missed 2000 due to tendonitis in both wrists and
2007 w/left wrist injury; has lost in every round here in Melbourne; best result was runner-up in 2003 (as No.2 seed, d
No.7 Hantuchova in QF, No.5 Henin in SF, before l. to No.1 S.Williams); SF in 2001 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.1 Hingis) and
QF in 1998 (on debut, d. S.Williams in 2r, before l. to No.2 seed Davenport), 1999 (as No.5 seed, l. to No.1 Davenport),
2002 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.8 Seles) and 2008 (as No.8 seed, l. to No.4 seed Ivanovic); after runner-up finish in 2003,
next three appearances were 3r exit in 2004 (l. to Raymond), 4r in 2005 (l. to Molik) and 1r in 2006 (l. to Pironkova); fell 2r
in 2009 (as No.6 seed, l. to Suarez Navarro 75 in third set)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Dubai, Acapulco; R-Up (3): Wimbledon, Stanford, Doha; SF (2): Miami, Rome; 4r (1): US
Open; 4 doubles titles, incl 3 Grand Slams
•
Won 2 titles (Dubai and Acapulco) to become 12th player to win 40 titles or more. Won 40th Tour singles title at
Dubai (as No.6 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva in QF, top seed S.Williams in SF and Razzano in final; and 41st
title of career at Acapulco (as No.1 seed, d. No.2 seed Pennetta in final)
•
On February 23, 2009 after winning at 2009 Dubai, returned to Top 5 for first time since August 2003, staying
there for all but 1 week until October 26, 2009
•
Runner-up at Wimbledon (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Safina in SF, falling to No.2 seed S.Williams in final; now 7-7
in major finals); also won 9th Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon (w/S.Williams)
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open – their 10th Grand Slam doubles
title) all with sister Serena; the sisters were 24-2 for the year, losing only at Roland Garros (QF) and Sony Ericsson
Championships-Doha (SF)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first Tour event of 2010; last played on Tour at 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha (runner-up to
Serena Williams). Played exhibition events in Thailand (vs. Sharapova) and Hong Kong (vs. Wozniacki and Zheng)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41) (incl. 7 Grand Slams), most recent title at 2009 Acapulco; R-Up (25) (incl. 7 Grand Slam
finals), most recently at 2009 Tour Championships; 16 doubles titles
•
Holder of 41 Tour singles titles, the joint-highest total for any active player (with Henin), and equal 11th all-time.
The total includes 7 Grand Slam singles titles (see below); and 1 Tour Championships (2008)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams) and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998
Australian Open/Roland Garros (both w/Gimelstob)
•
As at end of 2009, had highest number of career singles match wins (552) among active players
•
On February 25, 2002, became 11th woman (first African-American) to hold No.1 ranking (held for 11 weeks)
•
Surpassed $20m in career prize money earnings (alongside S.Williams) at 2008 Wimbledon; were 5th and 6th
women in Tour history to achieve feat (after Navratilova, Graf, Hingis, Davenport)
•
Has 13 career wins against the world No.1, most recently at 2009 Wimbledon (d. Safina in SF); d. Jankovic at
2008 Tour Championships for first win over world No.1 since 2005
•
Member of US Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008; won singles and doubles gold medal in 2000 and doubles gold
medal in 2008 (w/Serena); member of US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003-05, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 48th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Seven-time singles Grand Slam champion – 2000 Wimbledon and US Open, 2001 Wimbledon and US Open,
2005, 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon
•
Seven-time runner-up – 1997 US Open (on debut), 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, 2003
Australian Open, 2003 Wimbledon and 2009 Wimbledon; also reached SF 4 times and QF 11 times
•
Lost in 1r three times – 1997 Wimbledon (event debut), 2001 Roland Garros, 2006 Australian Open
•
With sister Serena has won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles, including 3 in 2009
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father Richard Williams and mother Oracene Price; hitting partner is David Witt; physio is Esther Lee
•
Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams
•
Sisters are Serena, Isha (lawyer, singer), Lyndrea (actress, singer, stylist, computer science major) and Yetunde
(deceased September 14, 2003)
•
Started V Starr Interiors, an interior design company in Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, Florida, specializing in
residential design; works on projects around US (www.vstarrinteriors.com); designs a line of women's leather
apparel for Wilson's Leather called the Venus Williams Collection; on August 23, 2007, unveiled new clothing
range ‘EleVen’
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Official website is www.venuswilliams.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL NR*) vs. [19] NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19)
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings
HEAD TO HEAD: Henin leads 12-2
2001 FED CUP FINAL
CLAY O
2003 S'HERTOGENBOSCH
GRASS O
2003 SAN DIEGO
HARD O
2003 TORONTO
HARD O
2003 ZURICH
HARD I
2004 US OPEN
HARD O
2005 BERLIN OPEN
CLAY O
2005 ROLAND GARROS
CLAY O
2006 FED CUP QF
CLAY I
2006 BERLIN OPEN
CLAY O
2006 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS HARD I
2007 MIAMI
HARD O
2007 TORONTO
HARD O
2010 BRISBANE
HARD O
SF
SF
QF
R16
SF
R16
F
SF
R1
F
QF
QF
QF
R32
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
PETROVA
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
PETROVA
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
60 63
57 76(5) 63
60 62
63 75
64 64
63 62
63 46 63
62 63
67(2) 64 63
46 64 75
64 64
76(4) 76(4)
76(4) 63
75 75
MATCH FACTS: Petrova was Henin’s first opponent on her return to tennis at Brisbane 3 weeks ago… Henin has now
reached this stage of the Australian Open in each of her last 6 appearances (non-consecutive) at the event and
is bidding to reach her 4th semifinal here… Henin is 1 of 2 Australian Open champions remaining (S.Williams)
and 1 of 3 to have won a Grand Slam title (S.Williams, V.Williams)… Henin is the 3rd wildcard to reach the
Australian Open quarterfinals and is bidding to become just the 3rd to reach SF at any Grand Slam (Zheng
2008 Wimbledon, Clijsters 2009 US Open)… Henin is playing her first Grand Slam tournament since 2008
Australian Open… Henin has won 20 of her last 24 meetings vs. Top 20 players, although she has lost 4 of the
last 5...Petrova has reached her 2nd Australian Open quarterfinal (also 2006) and her 7th Grand Slam
quarterfinal (first since 2008 Wimbledon)… Petrova is bidding to reach her 3rd Grand Slam semifinal (after
2003, 2005 Roland Garros), which is her best performance in a major to date… Petrova is set to break the $8
million dollar prize money mark with her earnings her so far…Petrova entered her last two matches with losing
head-to-heads (was 0-4 vs. Clijsters, 1-5 vs. Kuznetsova)
HENIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
34-6
131-24
8-1 / 501-108
3-1 / 101-58
3-1 / 69-46
8-1 / 260-57
PETROVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
24-10
88-38
4-2 / 428-227
1-1 / 102-96
0-0 / 71-71
4-2 / 224-128
JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 1, 1982 (27)
Liege, Belgium
NR*
No.1 (October 20, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$19,000
0/0
$19,480,375
41 / 2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Melbourne; 1 of 3 former Australian Open champions in the draw at
the start of the tournament (S.Williams, Sharapova); won the title in 2004 (as No.1 seed, d. Clijsters in final, joined elite list
– at the time – of 9 women to hold three Grand Slams at once following her 2003 Roland Garros and US Open titles);
runner-up in 2006 (as No.8 seed ret. in final vs. Mauresmo w/gastrointestinal illness trailing 61 20, only 2nd time in Open
Era a player has ret. during a Grand Slam final); SF finish in 2003, d. Davenport 9-7 third set in 4r after trailing 4-1 (first win
in 6 meetings; also won next 6 to lead series 7-5) before l. V.Williams; QF run twice in 2002 (as No.6 seed l. No.4 Clijsters)
and on most recent appearance in 2008 (as top seed, l. eventual champion Sharapova); also 4r in 2001 (d. No.14 seed
Testud in 3r, before l. to No.4 Seles) and 2r on debut in 2000 (l. No.1 seed Hingis)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not compete on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Announced return to competition in September 2009.
In December, d. Flipkens and Pennetta in exhibition in Charleroi, and d. Petrova in another exhibition in Cairo
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Brisbane
•
Runner-up at Brisbane (as unranked WC in first tournament back from retirement, d. No.2 seed Petrova and
No.3 seed Ivanovic en route to final; l. to top seed Clijsters 63 46 76(6), holding 2mp at 5-4 third set)
•
Withdrew from Sydney w/left gluteal strain
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41), (including 7 Grand Slams), most recently at 2008 Antwerp; R-Up (17), (including 4 Grand
Slam finals), most recently at 2010 Brisbane; 2 doubles titles
•
Winner of 41 Tour singles titles (equal 11th all-time), including 7 majors (see below); also 4-time Grand Slam
runner-up (see below); tied with V.Williams as leading active player for number of titles won
•
Won Tour Championships (2006, 2007); won last singles title at 2008 Antwerp
•
Ranked No.1 for a total of 117 weeks (6th all-time) during her career. Became 14th player to be ranked No.1 on
October 20, 2003, holding it for only 1 week (first time a new No.1 spent a week on top before losing it, since
repeated by Sharapova in 2005 and Jankovic in 2008); then held it for three other periods. Was last ranked No.1
on May 18, 2008, the week after she retired. First player to retire while ranked No.1
•
Retired from tennis at 2008 Berlin (l. Safina, 3r) but announced return to competition in September 2009
•
Her loss to Sharapova at 2008 Australian Open QF ended a personal best 32-match winning streak, longest
streak since V.Williams in 2000 (35 matches unbeaten)
•
In 2007, posted a 63-4 (0.94) winning record, the best percentage on Tour since 1989.
•
Last loss in opening match of a tournament came at 2006 Miami (to Shaughnessy, 2r after 1r bye). Played 28
events between then and her retirement
•
Missed 2nd half of 2004 w/viral illness and early months of 2005 with right knee injury
•
At 1999 Antwerp, became 5th player at that time to win title on Tour main draw debut (Dulgheru was 7th at 2009
Warsaw)
•
Won Olympic title in Athens in 2004 representing Belgium; Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2006 (won title in
2001, runner-up in 2006)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 32nd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance but first since 2008 Australian Open
(l. Sharapova, QF)
•
Winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2003, 2005-07; Australian Open 2004 and US Open 2003,
2007)
•
Reached 4 other Grand Slam finals: 2001 Wimbledon (l. V. Williams), 2006 Australian Open (ret. vs. Mauresmo
w/gastrointestinal illness), 2006 Wimbledon (l. Mauresmo) and 2006 US Open (l. Sharapova); in 2006 became the
7th player in the Open Era to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same calendar year after Court, Evert,
Navratilova (twice), Graf (3 times), Seles and Hingis
•
Has also reached SF 5 times and QF twice
•
Last 1r loss at a Slam was 2005 Wimbledon (l. Daniilidou); was first opening round loss at a Slam since 2002
Roland Garros, and only 4th of career
•
Won junior girls’ singles title at 1997 Roland Garros as 15-year-old
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since the age of 14; physio is Marc Grosjean
•
Official website is www.justine-henin.be
•
Created her own charity, “Justine’s Winner’s Circle”, in December 2003 to help children with cancer
•
Enjoys skydiving, took it up after winning gold medal at 2004 Olympics
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
NADIA PETROVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 8, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$14,475
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.19
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$7,920,292
Highest Singles Rank
No.3 (May 15,2006)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9 / 18
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure does not include this tournament;
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance (11th overall) at Australian Open; best performance was QF
in 2006 (as No.6 seed, l. No.4 Sharapova); also 3 4r finishes, in 2005 (as No.11 seed, l. No.7 S.Williams), 2008 (as No.14
seed, l. No.29 A,Radwanska) and 2009 (as No.10 seed, l. No.7 Zvonareva); 3r in 2000 (l. Schnyder), 2003, (l. No. 12
Schnyder), 2007 (as No.5 seed, l. unseeded eventual champion S.Williams); 2r in 2001, 1r in 1999 (as a qualifier) and
2004; missed 2002 with a foot injury
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (2): Ponte Vedra Beach, Beijing; QF(1): Quebec City; 4r(3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
•
Best result was SF finish at Beijing (d. S.Williams in QF, l. Kuznetsova); also reached SF at Ponte Vedra Beach
•
Reached 4r at 3 of the 4 majors, only failing to do so at Roland Garros
•
Won 3 doubles titles: Charleston, Stuttgart (w/Mattek-Sands) and Moscow (w/Kirilenko); also w/Mattek-Sands,
d. Williams sisters at Roland Garros, one of only 2 pairs to do so (Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez at Doha)
•
Withdrew from Auckland w/viral meningitis and from Pattaya City, Dubai and Indian Wells w/right foot injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Fell 1r at both Brisbane (as No. 2 seed, l. WC Henin) and at Sydney (l. qualifier Date Krumm);reached doubles
final at Sydney (w/Garbin, l. top seeds Black/Huber)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (9): most recently 2008 Quebec; R-Up (10): most recently 2008 Stuttgart; 17 doubles titles
•
Nine-time Tour singles titlist, once in 2005 (Linz), 5 times in 2006 (Doha, Amelia Island, Charleston, Berlin and
Stuttgart), once in 2007 (Paris [Indoors]) and twice in 2008 (Cincinnati, Québec City)
•
Has 10 career wins over Top 5 opponents, most recently defeating No.2 S.Williams (Beijing); has 2 victories over
reigning world No.1s: No.1 Henin (2004 US Open) and No.1 Mauresmo (2006 Tour Championships)
•
Reached career-high No.3 on May 15, 2006 (one of 5 Russians in history to rank inside the world’s Top 3); also
has career-high of No.3 in doubles (March 21, 2005);
•
Cracked Top 10 in April 2004; spent more than 100 non-consecutive weeks in Top 10 in career, including a 2year stint from May 2005 to May 2007; last ranked in Top 10 on August 10, 2009
•
Missed first half of 2002 season with left foot injury
•
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2001, 2003, 2006-07, 2009; Russian Olympic Team, 2004
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 39th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam results were two SF finishes at Roland Garros in 2003 (l. Clijsters) and 2005 (l. Henin)
•
Has reached the QF or better at each Grand Slam; fell in QF 5 times (2006 Australian Open; 2005/2008
Wimbledon; 2004/2005 US Open)
•
1998 Roland Garros girls’ champion (d. Dokic), 1999 US Open junior runner-up (l. Krasnoroutskaya)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently working with Christian Zahalka; fitness trainer is Mark Wellington
•
Official website is en.nadia-petrova.ru
•
Spent part of her youth training in Egypt, where parents were athletics coaches; father, Victor Petrov, was a top
hammer thrower; mother, Nadejda Ilina, won bronze medal at Montréal Olympics in 400m relay; both still coach
•
Official Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity through Tour partnership w/Whirlpool and Aces for Homes initiative
•
Likes hard courts because she is an aggressive player and is able to finish the point early
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ZHENG JIE (CHN #35) vs. MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #58)
HEAD TO HEAD: Zheng leads 4-1 overall (3-0 in Tour matches)
(2003 BRONX
(2003 US OPEN
2005 GUANGZHOU
2008 ROLAND GARROS
2009 MADRID
HARD O
HARD O
HARD O
CLAY O
CLAY O
F
ZHENG
Q-R64 KIRILENKO
QF
R64
R64
ZHENG
ZHENG
ZHENG
46 64 64)
75 76(4))
63 67(10) 61
46 63 62
64 64
MATCH FACTS: Zheng has won all 3 Tour-level meetings with Kirilenko… Zheng and Kirilenko are 2 of 3 unseeded
quarterfinalists and the winner will become the 7th unseeded woman to reach the quarterfinals here since 1988 (Cordwell,
Werdel-Witmeyer, Pierce, Mauresmo, Capriati, S.Williams)… Zheng and Li Na are the first Chinese players to reach the
Australian Open quarterfinals; this is the first time that two players from China have reached the same Grand Slam
quarterfinal… Zheng is looking to reach her 2nd Grand Slam quarterfinal (2008 Wimbledon)… On 4 of her previous 5
Australian Open appearances, Zheng has lost to a Russian opponent… Zheng has passed the $3 million prize money
barrier here… Kirilenko is the only player making her Grand Slam quarterfinal debut… Kirilenko turned 23 on Monday and
is 2nd youngest player remaining after Azarenka… Kirilenko advanced when her 4r opponent Safina retired, the 2nd time
that has happened to her in matches against Top 2 players (also d. No.1 Sharapova at 2005 Beijing by retirement)…
ZHENG
Tournament W-L (MD)
7-5
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
28-20
YTD / Career W-L
6-1 / 278-162
3-Set (YTD / Career)
4-0 / 79-49
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
2-0 / 41-36
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-1 / 189-103
**Stats above include current tournament
KIRILENKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
12-5
29-24
6-1 / 230-163
1-1 / 60-53
2-0 / 32-33
6-1 / 166-105
ZHENG JIE (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 5, 1983 (26)
Cheng Du, China
No.35
No.15 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)*
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$6,165
0/0
$2,864,901
3 / 11
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance (7th overall); fell 1r in first 4 main draw appearances (2004,
2005, 2006, 2007); reached 4r in 2009 (as No.22 seed, ret. vs. No.8 seed Kuznetsova w/left wrist sprain); fell in qualifying
in 2003; 4 of 5 main draw defeats here have been to Russian players
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Monterrey; QF (1): Los Angeles; 4r (2): Australian Open, Miami
•
Third Top 40 season in last 4 years, highlighted by setting new Chinese national ranking record
•
Made Top 20 debut on February 2, 2009, after reaching 4r at Australian Open (2nd Chinese ever to crack Top
20, after Li); made Top 15 debut after Madrid (2r) on May 18 (first Chinese ever to crack Top 15, bettering she
and Li's previous national record of No.16)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
•
Reached QF at Hobart in first tournament of season (as No.7 seed, l. No.4 seed and eventual champion
A.Bondarenko)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril, 2006 Stockholm; R-Up (1): 2005 Rabat; Winner of 11 Tour
doubles titles (all w/Yan): most recently at 2008 Sydney
•
Three-time singles champion, at 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril (in historic all-Chinese final vs. Li) and 2006
Stockholm
•
Eleven-time Tour doubles champion (all w/Yan), incl. China's historic first-ever Grand Slam titles at Australian
Open/Wimbledon in 2006
•
Career-high rankings are No.15 in singles (May 18, 2009) and No.3 in doubles (July 10, 2006)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Has 5 career Top 10 wins, including 2 against a world No.1: No.1 Ivanovic (2008 Wimbledon), No.10
A.Radwanska (2008 Beijing), No.4 Ivanovic (2008 Beijing), No.1 Safina (2009 Los Angelels) and No.8 Wozniacki
(2009 Toronto)
•
Missed second half of 2007 season with a left ankle injury
•
Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09; Chinese Olympic Team, 2004, 2008 (bronze medal in
doubles w/Yan)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 20th singles main draw appearance at a Grand Slam
•
At 2008 Wimbledon, caused a sensation by becoming China's first Grand Slam singles semifinalist; became first
WC to reach SF or better at a GS; ranked No.133, stunned Ivanovic in 3r to become the 3rd player ranked
outside Top 100 to beat a reigning world No.1 (at the time, joining No.133 Clijsters at 2005 Indian Wells and
No.129 Dokic at 1999 Wimbledon); also 4th non-Top 100 player to reach a Grand Slam SF (behind No.134 Lucic
– Wimbledon 1999, and ahead of No.113 Evers and No.111 O’Neil – 1978 Australian Open); went on to beat
Szavay and Vaidisova before falling to eventual runner-up S.Williams 62 76(5) after holding set point in second
set; afterwards (July 7) surged from No.133 to No.40
•
4r twice – 2004 Roland Garros (the first Chinese woman to reach 4r of a Grand Slam, surpassed by N.Li's QF
finish at Wimbledon in 2006) and 2009 Australian Open
•
2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon women’s doubles title (w/Yan)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by husband, Chang Yu
•
First memory of tennis was watching match between Graf and Seles; older sister started playing first, which
influenced Jie to take up game at age 10
•
Parents are Shu Kai Zheng, Zhi Bin Lei
•
Graduated from Si Chuan Sports Academy in June 2000
•
Other sports interests are golf, table tennis, badminton
•
During week of China Open in Beijing (September 2007), appointed third Promoter of Gender Equality as part of
UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership (after V.Williams, Golovin)
•
Received 2008 Tour Comeback Player of the Year award
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 25, 1987 (23)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$6,615
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.58
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$2,349,679
Highest Singles Rank*
No.18 (July 7, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
5/6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; *prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth straight appearance at Australian Open. Best result is 4r finish in 2008 (as No.27, d. No.6
seed Chakvetadze in 3r, l. No.9 Hantuchova); 3r in 2006 (as No.25 seed, l. top seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No. 26
seed, l. No.3 Kuznetsova) and 2r in 2005 (l. Ivanovic). Lost in 1r in 2009 (l. Errani); fell in qualifying in 2004
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Barcelona; SF (1): Seoul; QF (3): Estoril, Bastad, Moscow
•
Best result was runner-up finish at Barcelona (as No.6 seed, l. to Vinci); won Moscow doubles title (w/Petrova)
•
Only won back-to-back matches at 6 tournaments. Finished year ranked outside Top 35 for first time since 2004
•
In Grand Slams best result was 3r at US Open, made 2r at Wimbledon, fell 1r at Australian Open and Roland
Garros
•
Withdrew from Brisbane w/illness; withdrew from Ponte Vedra Beach, retired at Monterrey and Osaka w/left
knee injury
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS NOTES
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26/27, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Auckland
•
Advanced to QF at Auckland (l. No.2 seed Peer)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2008 Seoul, R-Up (3): most recently 2009 Barcelona; SF (3): most recently
at 2008 Cincinnati; 6 doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Moscow
•
Five-time Tour titlist: 2005 Beijing, 2007 Kolkata, 2008 Estoril, Barcelona and Seoul
•
Has 5 career wins over Top 10 ranked opponents: No.1 Sharapova (2005 Beijing, Sharapova ret. down 64 21),
No.8 Petrova (2006 Dubai), No.3 Jankovic (2007 San Diego), No.6 Chakvetadze (2008 Australian Open) and
No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Moscow)
•
Was ranked in Top 20 for 3 weeks in June 2006 and another 6 in June-July 2008
•
Russian Fed Cup Team 2006
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 25th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam result is 4r at 2008 Australian Open (l. to Hantuchova in 3s); also reached 3r 8 times, including
Grand Slam main draw debut at 2003 US Open
•
Suffered two 1r losses in 2009 (Australian Open and Roland Garros), 7th and 8th of her career
•
Won 2002 US Open girls’ singles title (d. Strycova in final)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Yuri Kirilenko
•
Started playing at age 7 when father introduced her to game at Dinamo Moscow Central Stadium
•
Mother’s name is Olga
•
Enjoys other sports, especially soccer; relaxes by reading books, watching movies, fishing, cooking
•
Official website is www.mariakirilenko.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 8 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
DAY 8 – FEATURED MATCH-UPS
Fourth Round (Top Half)
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [13] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
[9] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
[4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. [16] Li Na (CHN)
[17] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs. [6] Venus Williams (USA)
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF)
PLAYER
RANK
NAT
AGE
YTD PRIZE $^
YTD W-L*
[1] Serena Williams
1
USA
28
53,100
6-1
28,560,093
455-98
[4] Caroline Wozniacki
4
DEN
19
4,500
3-1
3,254,858
176-74
[6] Venus Williams
6
USA
29
---
3-0
25,066,990
555-137
[7] Victoria Azarenka
7
BLR
20
28,650
6-1
3,538,947
188-86
[9] Vera Zvonareva
9
RUS
25
4,500
3-1
6,653,389
350-171
[13] Samantha Stosur
13
AUS
25
4,500
3-1
4,319,810
269-208
[16] Li Na
17
CHN
27
10,050
4-2
2,178,071
325-115
18
ITA
29
18,625
6-2
4,607,250
415-287
[17] Francesca Schiavone
CAREER PRIZE $^
CAREER W-L*
*match records through Australian Open 3rd round; ^prize money figures do not include this tournament
AUSTRALIAN OPEN RECORDS*
PLAYER
BEST AUS. OPEN RESULT**
[1] Serena Williams
Won (4): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
[4] Caroline Wozniacki
4r (2): 2008, 2010
[6] Venus Williams
R-Up (1): 2003
[7] Victoria Azarenka
[9] Vera Zvonareva
[13] Samantha Stosur
[16] Li Na
4r (2): 2009, 2010
SF (1): 2009
4r (2): 2006, 2010
4r (2): 2007, 2010
[17] Francesca Schiavone
4r (2): 2006, 2010
BEST GRAND SLAM RESULT**
Won (11): 2003/05/07/09 Australian Open;
2002 Roland Garros; 2002/03/09 Wimbledon;
1999/2002/2008 US Open
R-Up (1): 2009 US Open
Won (7): 2000/01/05/07/08 Wimbledon;
2000/01 US Open
QF (2): 2009 Roland Garros, 2009 Wimbledon
SF (1): 2009 Australian Open
SF (1): 2009 Roland Garros
QF (2): 2006 Wimbledon; 2009 US Open
QF (3): 2001 Roland Garros, 2003 US Open,
2009 Wimbledon
AUS OPEN W-L**
47-6
8-2
36-10
10-4
15-7
12-7
10-4
14-9
*through 2010 Australian Open; main draw matches only; items in bold indicate current tournament
BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN…How the players did in the lead-up
PLAYER
[1] Serena Williams
[4] Caroline Wozniacki
[6] Venus Williams
[7] Victoria Azarenka
[9] Vera Zvonareva
[13] Samantha Stosur
[16] Li Na
[17] Francesca Schiavone
Week of Jan 4
Did not play
Did not play a Tour event (Hong Kong)
Did not play a Tour event (Hong Kong)
Did not play a Tour event (Hong Kong)
Did not play a Tour event (Hong Kong)
Did not play a Tour event (Hopman Cup)
Week of Jan 11
R-Up: Sydney (l. eventual champion Dementieva)
1r: Sydney (l. Li)
Did not play
SF: Sydney (l. eventual champion Dementieva)
1r: Sydney (ret. vs. Vesnina – right ankle)
1r: Sydney (l. Pennetta)
1r: Auckland (l. Kanepi)
SF: Auckland (l. Pennetta)
2r: Sydney (l. Pennetta)
1r: Sydney (l. eventual champion Dementieva)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 8 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) QUICK HITS:
•
Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Samantha Stosur, Li Na and Francesca Schiavone have all
equaled their best performance at the Australian Open by advancing to the 4th round for the 2nd time.
They are all now looking to reach their first Australian Open quarterfinal.
•
With Wozniacki playing Li there is guaranteed to be a first-time Australian Open quarterfinalist in this
half.
•
Wozniacki (2009 US Open R-Up) and Stosur (2009 Roland Garros SF) are bidding to reach their 2nd
Grand Slam quarterfinal; Li and Azarenka their 3rd.
•
Schiavone is bidding to reach her 4th Grand Slam quarterfinal and complete a set of quarterfinal
appearances at all 4 majors.
•
Vera Zvonareva has reached the Australian Open 4th round for the 2nd straight year and 4th time
overall. She is bidding for her 3rd career Grand Slam quarterfinal.
•
Serena Williams has now reached this stage of the Australian Open 8 times, including in each of the
last 4 years. Venus Williams is also through to the Australian Open 4th round for the 8th time.
•
S.Williams, Wozniacki, V.Williams, Azarenka and Zvonareva are yet to drop a set through the first three
rounds, with Azarenka dropping fewest games (8) of all players remaining in the tournament.
•
S.Williams and V.Williams are the two players remaining in this half of the draw to have won Grand
Slam titles. S.Williams has won the Australian Open 4 times (2003/05/07/09), among her 11 Grand
Slam titles, while V.Williams has won at Wimbledon (5 times) and US Open (twice); her best
performance here was as runner-up in 2003.
•
V.Williams is the only player remaining in the women’s draw playing their first Tour event of the year.
•
In this half of the draw, 7 nations are represented, making a total of 9 countries with players in the
women’s round of 16: Russia (5), Belgium (2), China (2) and USA (2) are the 4 nations to have more
than one player through to this stage.
•
Entering 2010, there has been an American woman in the Australian Open quarterfinals every year
since 1977 (Dec).
•
There were 2 Chinese players – Li and Zheng Jie – in the last 16, the first time that has happened at a
Grand Slam. Yesterday, Zheng became a first time Australian Open quarterfinalist and also the first
Chinese player to reach the last eight at the Australian Open.
•
Schiavone is attempting to become the first Italian woman to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals
since Adriana Serra Zanetti in 2002; Azarenka is bidding to emulate compatriot Natalia Zvereva’s feat
(1995) in reaching the Australian Open last eight; Wozniacki is looking to become the 2nd Danish
woman to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals (Open Era) after Dorte Ekner in 1978.
•
The top half contains both the youngest (Wozniacki) and oldest (V.Williams) players remaining in the
women’s draw.
•
All the players remaining in the women’s draw have won at least 1 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title in their
careers.
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 8 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE NO.1?
Serena Williams entered the 2010 Australian Open as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s No.1-ranked player and
on Monday begins her 87th week at No.1
Through Sunday 24 January, 3 players still have a chance at finishing the tournament as the world No.1 –
Serena Williams, Dinara Safina and Caroline Wozniacki.
If Williams defeats Samantha Stosur today and advances to the quarterfinals, it will no longer be possible for
Wozniacki to take the No.1 spot after the Australian Open, even if she goes on to win the tournament. Safina
would then have to win the tournament and Williams fail to reach the final to regain the No.1 spot.
If Stosur defeats Williams today, both Safina and Wozniacki can take the world No.1 spot after the Australian
Open (Safina by reaching the final BUT not losing to Wozniacki; Wozniacki by winning the tournament).
SERENA
WILLIAMS
DINARA
SAFINA
CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI
1
2
4
9195
7600
5785
2000 (W)
1400 (RU)
160 (3r)
4r
(280 pts)
7475
6480
5905
QF
(500 pts)
7695
6700
6125
SF
(900 pts)
8095
7100
6525
R-Up
(1400 pts)
8595
7600
7025
W
(2000 pts)
9195
8200
7625
CURRENT RANK
CURRENT PTS
2009 AO
(Defending)
PTS
*updated prior to Safina v Kirilenko 4r match
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 8 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) vs. [13] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #13)
HEAD TO HEAD: S.Williams leads 2-1
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
HARD O
2009 SYDNEY
HARD O
2009 STANFORD
HARD O
R32
R32
QF
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
STOSUR
62 60
63 67(4) 75
62 36 62
MATCH FACTS: As well as defeating S.Williams in their most recent meeting, Stosur held 4mp (at 5-4 in 3s) in their
previous meeting at 2009 Sydney…Defending champion S.Williams is attempting the first successful defence of the
Australian Open women’s title since Jennifer Capriati in 2002; her quarterfinal run in 2008 as 2007 champion is the
closest that anyone has come to doing so since then…S.Williams has reached the quarterfinals here for 4 of the last 5
years, and the quarterfinals or better at 11 of the last 12 Slams (only exception, 2008 Roland Garros: 3r)…S.Williams has
dropped just 9 games in 3 matches so far – the 5th time that she has dropped fewer than 10 games in reaching the 4th
round of a major…Stosur is looking to reach the last eight here for the first time, and just the 2nd time at any Grand Slam
(2009 Roland Garros SF)…Stosur will join Alicia Molik (2005) and Jelena Dokic (2009) as recent Australian Open
quarterfinalists if she can produce an upset today…Stosur has lost all 3 previous meetings with a world No.1.
S.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
47-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
184-29
YTD / Career W-L
6-1 / 455-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 95-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 60-40
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-1 / 290-56
**Stats above include current tournament
STOSUR
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
12-7
28-26
3-1 / 269-208
1-0 / 70-68
0-0 / 64-62
3-1 / 182-131
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 26, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$53,100
Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$28,560,093
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
35 / 17
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 11th appearance at Australian Open; 4-time champion: 2009 (as No.2 seed, d. 3 top 10 seeds
en route, No.8 seed Kuznetsova in QF, No.4 seed Dementieva in SF and No.3 seed Safina in F), 2007 (unseeded and
ranked No.81, d. six seeds en route to title, incl. No.5 Petrova 16 75 63 in 3r (having trailed 61 53), No.11 Jankovic 63 62
in 4r, No.16 Peer 36 62 86 in QF, No.10 Vaidisova 76(5) 64 in SF and No.1 Sharapova 61 62 in final (at the time became
3rd-lowest ranked player (now 4th) in history to win a Grand Slam after unranked Goolagong won there in 1977 and
No.111 O'Neil won it in 1978), 2005 (saved 3 mp in SF against Sharapova and d. Davenport in three-set final) and 2003
(d. Clijsters from 2 mp down in SF and sister Venus in 3s final) – at the time becoming the only player to have won two
Grand Slam singles titles having saved mp en route (has since achieved this feat a third time at 2009 Wimbledon as well);
missed 2002 due to a sprained right ankle and 2004 due to rehabilitation from surgery to repair left knee quadriceps
tendon; QF defeat in 2008 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Jankovic), 2001 (as No.6 seed, l. to No.1 seed Hingis); has 4
pre-QF defeats came in 1998 (on debut, l. to V.Williams in 2r), 1999 (l. to No.14 seed Testud 9-7 in third set in 3r), 2000
(as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Likhovteva in 4r) and 2006 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.17 Hantuchova in 3r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha; R-Up (1): Miami; SF (5):
Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Toronto, US Open; QF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford
•
Ended 2009 as No.1 (2nd time in her career after 2002) after winning 3 titles (1 of 6 players to do so in 2009) and
was the first female player to earn more than $6 million in prize money in a single year
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Won 10th (Australian Open) and 11th (Wimbledon) career Grand Slam singles titles and capped the season by
winning the Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 as she finished the season ranked No.1
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (w/V.Williams) to bring career total to 10
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Sydney
•
Reached 49th Tour final of career at Sydney (l. to Dementieva 63 62)
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (35), (incl. 11 Grand Slam titles), most recent title 2009 Doha; R-Up (13), most recently
2010 Sydney; 17 doubles titles, (incl. 10 Grand Slams)
•
With 35 titles, is in 4th place among active players for titles won, 1 behind Clijsters and 6 behind V.Williams and
Henin
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open; only the 5th player to
hold all 4 titles at the same time (others are Connolly, Court, Graf and Navratilova)
•
Held No.1 ranking for 85 weeks coming into the Australian Open. Current stint began on November 2. First
ascended to the top spot on July 8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so)
•
Also rose to a career-high co-No.3 in doubles in 2009 (w/Venus) after the pair went 24-2 in 2009, winning 4 of
the 6 events that they played, including 3 of 4 Grand Slam events
•
By winning the singles and doubles title at the 2009 Australian Open, became leading all-time prize money leader
on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any
single professional sports league; has now exceeded $28 million
•
Earned 400th career win at 2009 Sydney w/ 1r win vs. Stosur (13th American to reach 400-win mark)
•
Holds 11-11 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams,
0-1 vs. Mauresmo and 2-3 vs. Henin); her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the most lopsided
defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of 1999
Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)
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Member of US Olympic Team in 2000 and 2008 (gold medalist in doubles both times w/V.Williams); Member of
US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003 and 2007
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 41st career Grand Slam appearance
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open
•
Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 3 times – 2002 Wimbledon and US Open and 2008 US Open
•
Saved match point in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (at 4-5 in 3s vs Dementieva) before going on to win the title – the
first player to save match point 3 times on the way to a Grand Slam title, having also done so at 2003 and 2005
Australian Opens
•
Grand Slam singles runner-up 3 times – 2001 US Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2008 Wimbledon; also 3-time
semifinalist, 11-time quarterfinalist; reached quarterfinal or better at every Grand Slam she contested (16 events)
from 2000 Wimbledon through 2005 Australian Open
•
Has never lost in 1r of a Grand Slam singles event; earliest defeat is 2r on Grand Slam debut at 1998 Australian
Open (l. V.Williams)
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Winner of 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus, most recently at 2009 US Open); winner of 2
Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by father, Richard Williams and mother, Oracene Price; hitting partner is Aleksander (Sasha) Bajin;
physical trainer is Esther Lee; previously coached by Rick Macci
•
Official Web site: www.serenawilliams.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign
•
Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Web site: www.aneresdesigns.com)
•
Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California
•
Is youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 30, 1984 (25)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Gold Coast, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.13
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$4,319,810
Highest Singles Rank
No.13 (September 21, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1 / 22
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th main draw appearance at Australian Open (10th overall); best result came in 2006,
reaching 4r (d. No.21 seed Ivanovic en route, faling to WC Hingis in 4r); 3r twice: 2003 (as WC, l. No.7 seed Hantuchova)
and 2009 (l. No.4 seed Dementieva); reached 2r in 2004 (as WC, l. Kapros) and 2007 (as No.24 seed, l. Kostanic Tosic in
3s); fell 1r in 2002 (l. Llagostera Vives), 2005 (l. No.2 seed Mauresmo); fell in qualifying in 2000 and 2001; missed 2008
with illness
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Osaka; R-Up (1): Los Angeles; SF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford; QF (2): Miami, Toronto
•
Competed at Sony Ericsson Championships (doubles, w/Stubbs, falling in SF) and year-end event in Bali (singles)
•
Won first title at Osaka (in 6th career final, d. Schiavone)
•
Made Top 15 debut on August 24, 2009
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Lost 1r at Sydney (l. Pennetta) in first Tour competition of 2010
•
Began season at Hopman Cup, won 1 of 3 singles matches (d. Oudin, l. Cirstea, Martinez Sanchez)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (1): 2009 Osaka; R-Up (5), most recently at 2009 Los Angeles; 22 doubles titles
•
Won first career title at 2009 Osaka (d. No.1 seed Wozniacki in 3s in semifinal, d. No.4 Schiavone in final), had
lost 5 previous finals
•
In 2009, became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since 1988 (Nicole Bradtke)
and at any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon
•
Broke Top 20 for the first time after 2009 Roland Garros, and then Top 15 on August 24, 2009
•
Has 7 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents, most recently vs. No.6 Wozniacki at 2009 Osaka. Highestranked player defeated to date is No.2: Safina (2009 Miami) and S.Williams (2009 Stanford)
•
Having reached a then career-high singles ranking of No.27 in January 2007, the rest of her season was severely
interrupted due to an energy-sapping illness (Lyme's disease); did not play after 2007 US Open until April 2008
•
Has won a total of 22 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles titles; first two w/Stewart and then remaining 20
w/Raymond, including 2005 US Open, 2006 Roland Garros; the pair lie 6th for doubles team titles (Open Era)
•
On February 6, 2006 rose to No.1 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles rankings, the 2nd Australian to do so
(after Stubbs in 2000); was joined at No.1 in doubles by Raymond on July 10 (after Wimbledon), was 3rd time
since inception of computer rankings in 1975 that 2 players shared No.1 doubles ranking (Black and Huber
became fourth pair to do so in November 2007)
•
Represented Australia in Fed Cup 2003-07, 2009 and at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 27th main draw at a Grand Slam
•
In 24th career main draw appearance at a Grand Slam reached first Grand Slam singles SF at Roland Garros (as
No.30 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva en route, falling to No.7 seed and eventual champion Kuznetsova in 3s;
made Top 20 debut afterwards on June 8
•
Also at 2009 Roland Garros became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since
1988 (Nicole Bradtke) and at any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon
•
Reached 4r on home soil at 2006 Australian Open (l. to Hingis); also reached 3r on 5 occasions (2003, 2009,
2010 Australian Open, 2007 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon)
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
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Winner of 2 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles at 2005 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Raymond)
and 2 mixed doubles titles, at 2005 Australian Open (w/Draper) and 2008 Wimbledon (w/B.Bryan)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by David Taylor
•
Official website is: www.samstosur.com
•
Received ITF World Women's Doubles Champions 2005 award (w/Raymond) on June 6, 2006, at ITF World
Champions Dinner ceremony in Paris for their 2005 achievements
•
At Stars for Stars awards gala in Miami on March 21, 2006, named Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of
the Year (w/Raymond); also Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2007 (for 2006 achievements)
•
Father's name is Tony; mother's name is Dianne; brothers are Daniel and Dominic
•
Enjoys shopping and being with friends; relaxes by going to the beach; considers herself happy and easy going
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FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[4] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) vs. [16] LI NA (CHN #17)
HEAD TO HEAD: tied 1-1
2008 LUXEMBOURG
2010 SYDNEY
HARD I
HARD O
SF
R32
WOZNIACKI
LI, NA
76(1) 36 62
26 63 62
MATCH FACTS: Li defeated Wozniacki at Sydney 2 weeks ago…Wozniacki is the youngest player remaining in the
women’s draw at 19 years…Wozniacki is attempting to match the best result by a Danish woman here in the Open Era
(Dorte Ekner, 1978 QF)…Wozniacki reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal on the way to a runner-up finish at 2009
US Open…Li was the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2006 Wimbledon (since surpassed by
Zheng SF at 2008 Wimbledon); yesterday Zheng became the first Chinese player to reach the Australian Open
quarterfinals in the Open Era…Last year, Li made Top 15 debut in October, equaling Zheng's Chinese record from earlier
in 2009…Li has won 6 of her last 11 matches vs. Top 5 players.
WOZNIACKI
Tournament W-L (MD)
8-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
28-11
YTD / Career W-L
3-1 / 176-74
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 37-21
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 29-19
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1 / 105-47
**Stats above include current tournament
LI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
10-4
34-14
4-2 / 325-115
3-0 / 81-40
0-1 / 43-31
4-2 / 254-82
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 11, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.4
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,254,858
Highest Singles Rank
No.4 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
6/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd appearance at Australian Open; in tournament debut in 2008, reached 4r (l. to
No.4 seed Ivanovic 61 76(2); led 5-3 second set and held 2sp); in 2009 reached 3r (as No.11 seed, l. to Dokic in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; R-Up (5): Memphis, Charleston, Madrid,
Bastad, US Open; SF (2): Osaka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; QF (6): Auckland, Sydney, Pattaya City,
Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati; 4r (1): Wimbledon; 1 Doubles Title: Memphis (w/Azarenka)
•
Reached 8 Tour finals in 2009, equal most among all players (along w/Safina), winning 3 titles at Ponte Verda
Beach (d. Wozniak), Eastbourne (d. Razzano) and New Haven (d. Vesnina). Tied with 5 other players for most
singles titles in 2009 (Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Safina and S.Williams)
•
Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)
•
Won (67) and played (91) more matches than any player on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour; scored 4 Top 10 wins
•
Advanced to SF at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 (d. Azarenka and Zvonareva in RR stage; ret. vs.
S.Williams w/left abdominal strain)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Started season at Sydney with 1r defeat (l. Li)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (6): most recently 2009 New Haven; R-Up (6): (incl. 1 Grand Slam) most recently 2009 US
Open; SF (3); 2 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Memphis (w/Azarenka)
•
In 2008 became the first Danish woman ever to win a Tour singles title (Scheuer-Larsen is only other Danish
woman to win a Tour title of any kind, winning seven Tour doubles titles in 1980s and 1990s)
•
Has 8 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents; having never beaten a Top 20 player before 2008, most
recent was vs. No.6 Kuznestova at 2009 US Open. Highest-ranked player defeated to date is No.3 Dementieva
(2009 Charleston)
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Has improved year-end ranking every year. After finishing 2006 ranked No.237, broke Top 100 after 2007
Wimbledon and finished year ranked No.64, climbed into Top 20 on August 25 2008, finishing the season ranked
No.12; broke into Top 10 on May 18, 2009, becoming first Danish woman to do so. Reached Top 5 for first time
on September 21, 2009 and career-best No.4 on October 26, 2009
•
Played first 2 Tour events in 2005, 4 more in 2006 and spent first full year on Tour in 2007
•
Helped V.Williams win first career Tour doubles match with a partner other than S.Williams at 2008 Doha, falling
in 2r
•
Member of Danish Olympic Team, 2008 and Danish Fed Cup Team, 2005-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 12th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw
•
First Danish player to reach a Grand Slam final since Kurt Nielsen (1955 Wimbledon) at US Open (as No.9 seed, l.
to Clijsters in final, d. No.6 seed Kuznetsova in 4r)
•
Prior to reaching first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open, best results had been three 4r finishes: 2008 Australian
Open, 2008 US Open and 2009 Wimbledon
•
Has only fallen in 1r once (Grand Slam debut, 2007 Roland Garros)
•
Girls’ singles champion at 2006 Wimbledon and runner-up at 2006 Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova); also
2006 Roland Garros girls’ doubles runner-up
OTHER FACTS
•
Trains with adidas Player Development Program – Darren Cahill, Sven Groeneveld, Gil Reyes and Mats Merkel –
coached by father, Piotr; also coached by Morten Christensen at National Tennis Center in Denmark
•
Official website is www.carolinewozniacki.dk
•
In July 2009 was announced as the face of the ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ tennis range
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Father, Piotr, played pro soccer in Poland, Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish National Team;
brother, Patrik, plays pro soccer in Denmark
LI NA (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 26, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,500
Residence
Wuhan, China
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.17
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,178,071
Highest Singles Rank
No.15 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance at Australian Open and first since 2008; best result is 4r in
2007 (l. to No.6 seed Hingis, d. No.9 seed Safina en route); reached 3r in 2005 (l. to No.4 seed Sharapova) and 2008 (l.
to Domachowska); fell 1r in 2006 (l. to S.Williams); did not play in 2009 due to right knee injury; fell in qualifying in 2001
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2) Monterrey, Birmingham; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (2) Miami, US Open; 4r (2): Indian Wells, Roland
Garros
•
Twice runner-up: Monterrey (d. No.1 seed A.Radwanska and No.6 seed Benesova en route, before falling to
No.2 seed and champion Bartoli) and Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to Rybarikova in final)
•
2009 marked first Top 20 season; made Top 15 debut on October 26 (rose from No.16 to No.15; equalled
Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in season)
•
Had 3 Top 10 wins in 2009: No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Monterrey), No.5 Zvonareva (2009 Miami) and No.9
Azarenka (2009 Tokyo)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• In first Tour match of 2010, fell in 1r at Auckland (l. to Kanepi); then fell 2r at Sydney (l. to Pennetta, d. No.4 seed
Wozniacki in 1r)
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2008 Gold Coast, R-Up (4), most recently 2009 Birmingham; SF (11),
most recently at 2009 Tokyo; 2 doubles titles: 2000 Tashkent (w/T.Li); 2006 Birmingham (w/Jankovic)
•
Two-time Tour singles champion, at 2004 Guangzhou and 2008 Gold Coast (both Tier III)
•
At 2006 Estoril played Zheng in first ever all-Chinese Tour singles final (l. ret. w/heat illness)
•
Reached 2 finals in a year for the first time in 2009 at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli) and Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova)
•
Missed 4 months (March-June) of 2008 with right knee injury (had surgery on March 31); missed second half of
2007 season with right rib stress fracture
•
Holds many firsts for Chinese tennis: first to win a Tour singles title (2004 Guangzhou); first to reach Grand Slam
singles QF (2006 Wimbledon), now overtaken by Zheng SF run at 2008 Wimbledon; first Olympic singles
semifinalist (in 2008) and first to crack singles Top 30 (June 19, 2006) and Top 20 (August 14, 2006)
•
Chinese Fed Cup team 1999-2002, 2005-06, 2008 and Chinese Olympic team 2000 and 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th career Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best Grand Slam results to date are QF finish at 2006 Wimbledon (d. No.5 seed Kuznetsova and No.10 seed
Vaidisova before losing to No.2 seed Clijsters) and 2009 US Open (also l. to eventual champion Clijsters)
•
Reached 4r four times: 2007 Australian Open, 2009 Roland Garros and 2006/2008 US Open
•
Lost 1r twice (2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open)
OTHER FACTS
• Husband and coach is Jiang Shan; married on January 27, 2006
•
Also works with Thomas Hogstedt; fitness trainer is Richard Sutton
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Introduced to tennis at age 9 after playing badminton for two years
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Father is Sheng-Peng; mother is Yan-Ping; is an only child
•
Currently studying at Huazhong Institute of Science & Technology
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FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[17] FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #18) vs. [6] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #6)
HEAD TO HEAD: V.Williams leads 5-0
2002 HAMBURG
CLAY O
2003 WARSAW
CLAY O
2004 MIAMI
HARD O
2004 LOS ANGELES
HARD O
2008 ZURICH
HARD I
R16
QF
R16
QF
QF
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS
62 63
26 63 63
61 63
75 61
63 63
MATCH FACTS:…These two players are the 2 oldest remaining in the women’s draw, V.Williams is just 6 days older than
Schiavone…Schiavone was the only one of 5 Italians to win her 3rd round match and is today looking to match the best
Open Era result by an Italian here (Adriana Serra Zanetti, 2002 QF)…Schiavone will complete a set of Grand Slam
quarterfinal appearances if she wins today…Schiavone has won 4 of her last 8 meetings with Top 10 players – d. No.9
Kuznetsova (2009 Fed Cup), No.2 S.Williams (2009 Madrid, via ret.), No.9 Azarenka (2009 US Open) and No.10
A.Radwanska in the previous round…V.Williams is making her 48th Grand Slam appearance…V.Williams leads all active
players for match wins (555) and Grand Slam wins (191).
SCHIAVONE
Tournament W-L (MD)
14-9
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
66-37
YTD / Career W-L
6-2 / 415-287
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 124-93
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 89-71
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-2 / 211-151
**Stats above include current tournament
V.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
36-10
191-40
3-0 / 555-137
0-0 / 107-63
1-0 / 79-59
3-0 / 314-75
FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
June 23, 1980 (29)
Milan, Italy
No.18
No.11 (January 30, 2006)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$18,625
0/0
$4,607,250
2/7
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only ; prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 10th straight Australian Open appearance; best result was in 2006 with 4r finish (as
No.15 seed, l. No.2 Clijsters); also 3r in 2002 (as No.31 seed, l. No.8 Seles); 2005 (as No.14 seed, l. No.19 Dechy); fell in
2r in 2004 and 2007; made 1r exit in 2001, 2003, 2008 and 2009
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Moscow; R-Up (2): Prague, Osaka; SF (2): Barcelona, ‘s-Hertogenbosch; QF (1):
Wimbledon; 4r (1): US Open
•
5th career Top 20 season, but first since 2006, highlighted by 2nd Tour singles title at Moscow (d. Govortsova)
•
Also helped Italy capture 2009 Fed Cup title (second personal, going 1-0 vs. USA)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Auckland
•
Reached SF at Auckland in first 2010 competition (l. to top seed Pennetta); also reached SF in doubles
(w/Pennetta, l. to eventual champions Black/Huber)
•
Lost 1r at Sydney (to No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2007 Bad Gastein, 2009 Moscow; R-Up (9), most recently at 2009 Osaka
•
Two-time Sony Ericsson Tour singles titlist at 2007 Bad Gastein (d. Meusburger in final; was 0-8 in previous
finals) and 2009 Moscow (d. Govortsova in final); is now 2-10 in Tour finals
•
Seven-time Tour doubles titlist, most recently at 2009 Tokyo Pan Pacific (with Kleybanova); also runner-up at
2008 Roland Garros (w/Dellacqua)
•
Reached career-high of No.11 in January 2006, shared record for highest-ranked Italian with Farina Elia until
August 2009 when Pennetta became the first Italian woman to rank in the Top 10
•
Has 7 career wins against Top 5 ranked opponents (2 via retirement), most recently against No.1 Henin (2008
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FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Dubai) and No.2 S.Williams (2009 Madrid, via ret. 64)
•
Member of Italian Fed Cup Team, 2002-2009 (helping Italy win title in 2006, 2009); Italian Olympic Team 2004,
2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 38th singles Grand Slam main draw appearance
•
Best results came by reaching QF at 2001 Roland Garros, 2003 US Open and 2009 Wimbledon
•
Reached 4r seven times: 2006 Australian Open, 2004/2005/2006 Roland Garros and 2002/2004/2009 US Open
OTHER FACTS
•
Father, Francesco, is a sports retailer; mother, Luiscita, was a doctor and now stays home to take care of the
family; has an older brother, Gabriele, who is a student
•
Likes to eat at restaurants with friends and go to the disco ... Also enjoys writing
•
Relaxes by listening to music and driving fast in her car
•
Official Website: www.schiavonefrancesca.com
VENUS WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 17, 1980 (29)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$-Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.6
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$25,066,990
Highest Singles Rank*
No.1 (February 25, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
41 / 16
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making her 10th appearance since 1998, missed 2000 due to tendonitis in both wrists and
2007 w/left wrist injury; has lost in every round here in Melbourne; best result was runner-up in 2003 (as No.2 seed, d
No.7 Hantuchova in QF, No.5 Henin in SF, before l. to No.1 S.Williams); SF in 2001 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.1 Hingis) and
QF in 1998 (on debut, d. S.Williams in 2r, before l. to No.2 seed Davenport), 1999 (as No.5 seed, l. to No.1 Davenport),
2002 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.8 Seles) and 2008 (as No.8 seed, l. to No.4 seed Ivanovic); after runner-up finish in 2003,
next three appearances were 3r exit in 2004 (l. to Raymond), 4r in 2005 (l. to Molik) and 1r in 2006 (l. to Pironkova); fell 2r
in 2009 (as No.6 seed, l. to Suarez Navarro 75 in third set)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Dubai, Acapulco; R-Up (3): Wimbledon, Stanford, Doha; SF (2): Miami, Rome; 4r (1): US
Open; 4 doubles titles, incl 3 Grand Slams
•
Won 2 titles (Dubai and Acapulco) to become 12th player to win 40 titles or more. Won 40th Tour singles title at
Dubai (as No.6 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva in QF, top seed S.Williams in SF and Razzano in final; and 41st
title of career at Acapulco (as No.1 seed, d. No.2 seed Pennetta in final)
•
On February 23, 2009 after winning at 2009 Dubai, returned to Top 5 for first time since August 2003, staying
there for all but 1 week until October 26, 2009
•
Runner-up at Wimbledon (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Safina in SF, falling to No.2 seed S.Williams in final; now 7-7
in major finals); also won 9th Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon (w/S.Williams)
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open – their 10th Grand Slam doubles
title) all with sister Serena; the sisters were 24-2 for the year, losing only at Roland Garros (QF) and Sony Ericsson
Championships-Doha (SF)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first Tour event of 2010; last played on Tour at 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha (runner-up to
Serena Williams). Played exhibition events in Thailand (vs. Sharapova) and Hong Kong (vs. Wozniacki and Zheng)
before coming to Australia
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41) (incl. 7 Grand Slams), most recent title at 2009 Acapulco; R-Up (25) (incl. 7 Grand Slam
finals), most recently at 2009 Tour Championships; 16 doubles titles
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FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Holder of 41 Tour singles titles, the joint-highest total for any active player (with Henin), and equal 11th all-time.
The total includes 7 Grand Slam singles titles (see below); and 1 Tour Championships (2008)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams) and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998
Australian Open/Roland Garros (both w/Gimelstob)
•
As at end of 2009, had highest number of career singles match wins (552) among active players
•
On February 25, 2002, became 11th woman (first African-American) to hold No.1 ranking (held for 11 weeks)
•
Surpassed $20m in career prize money earnings (alongside S.Williams) at 2008 Wimbledon; were 5th and 6th
women in Tour history to achieve feat (after Navratilova, Graf, Hingis, Davenport)
•
Has 13 career wins against the world No.1, most recently at 2009 Wimbledon (d. Safina in SF); d. Jankovic at
2008 Tour Championships for first win over world No.1 since 2005
•
Member of US Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008; won singles and doubles gold medal in 2000 and doubles gold
medal in 2008 (w/Serena); member of US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003-05, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 48th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Seven-time singles Grand Slam champion – 2000 Wimbledon and US Open, 2001 Wimbledon and US Open,
2005, 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon
•
Seven-time runner-up – 1997 US Open (on debut), 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, 2003
Australian Open, 2003 Wimbledon and 2009 Wimbledon; also reached SF 4 times and QF 11 times
•
Lost in 1r three times – 1997 Wimbledon (event debut), 2001 Roland Garros, 2006 Australian Open
•
With sister Serena has won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles, including 3 in 2009
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father Richard Williams and mother Oracene Price; hitting partner is David Witt; physio is Esther Lee
•
Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams
•
Sisters are Serena, Isha (lawyer, singer), Lyndrea (actress, singer, stylist, computer science major) and Yetunde
(deceased September 14, 2003)
•
Started V Starr Interiors, an interior design company in Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, Florida, specializing in
residential design; works on projects around US (www.vstarrinteriors.com); designs a line of women's leather
apparel for Wilson's Leather called the Venus Williams Collection; on August 23, 2007, unveiled new clothing
range ‘EleVen’
•
Official website is www.venuswilliams.com
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 8 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[9] VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #9) vs. [7] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #7)
HEAD TO HEAD: Zvonareva leads 4-0
2007 INDIAN WELLS
HARD O
2007 LUXEMBOURG
HARD I
2008 PRAGUE
CLAY O
2009 INDIAN WELLS
HARD O
R32
QF
F
SF
ZVONAREVA
ZVONAREVA
ZVONAREVA
ZVONAREVA
63 63
61 76(5)
76(2) 62
63 63
MATCH FACTS:…Zvonareva has yet to drop a set in 4 previous meetings with Azarenka…Zvonareva is working with new
coach Antonio Van Grichen, who coached Azarenka for 4 years until the end of last year…Azarenka is now working with
Sam Sumyk as her coach; Sumyk coached Zvonareva through 2009 …Zvonareva made her first Grand Slam semifinal at
last year’s Australian Open…Zvonareva recorded her 350th career win in 3r…Azarenka won the girls’ singles title here in
2005…Azarenka is looking to become just the 2nd Belarusian to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals after Natalia
Zvereva in 1995…Both players have reached 2 Grand Slam quarterfinals previously.
ZVONAREVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
15-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
55-26
YTD / Career W-L
3-1 / 350-171
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 82-68
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 59-52
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1 / 197-105
**Stats above include current tournament
AZARENKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
10-4
34-16
6-1 / 188-86
3-0 / 36-34
0-0 / 30-20
6-1 / 119-51
VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
September 7, 1984 (25)
Residence
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Moscow, Russia
Current Singles Rank*
No.9
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$6,53,389
Highest Singles Rank
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9/5
No.5 (February 2, 2009)
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009 (as No.7
seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina; was first Grand Slam SF); made Top 5 debut afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to
No.5); reached 4r twice: 2004 (as No.11 seed, l. to No.5 seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No.22 seed, l. to top seed
Sharapova; d. No.13 seed Ivanovic en route); fell 2r in 2005 (as No.9 seed, l. to Douchevina); fell 1r three times: 2003 (l. to
Bovina), 2006 (as No.30 seed, l. to Hingis) and 2008 (as No.23 seed, l. to Sugiyama when forced to ret.)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Pattaya City, Indian Wells; SF (1): Australian Open; QF (2): Dubai, Beijing
•
Won 9th career Tour singles title at Indian Wells (as No.4 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in final); also won 5th Tour
doubles title (w/Azarenka); was first Tour singles-doubles sweep of career
•
An alternate at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; played 1 match, but was forced to withdraw from the
event due to a re-occurring right ankle injury (she later had surgery to remove scar tissue in November)
•
Reached career first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina); made Top 5 debut
afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to No.5)
•
Missed 8 weeks of action after injuring right ankle at Charleston in third round match (1-1 in first set) vs. Razzano;
forced to withdraw from Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, returning at Eastbourne
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
In first Tour activity, ret. in first set of 1r match at Auckland vs. Vesnina at 3-3 (w/right ankle injury; same ankle as
off-season surgery
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (9) most recently 2009 Indian Wells; R-Up (11); most recently at 2008 Tour Championships; 5
doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Indian Wells (w/Azarenka, completing singles-doubles title sweep)
•
Nine-time Tour singles champion, at 2003 Bol, 2004 Memphis, 2005 Memphis, 2006 Birmingham, 2006
Cincinnati, 2008 Prague, 2008 Guangzhou, 2009 Pattaya City, 2009 Indian Wells
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 8 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Won biggest title to date at 2009 Indian Wells and finished in year-end Top 10 for 2nd straight year at No.9
•
Runner-up at 2008 Tour Championships (l. V.Williams), also qualified in 2004 and played as an alternate in 2009,
but did not advance from the round-robin stage; also reached first Tier I final in 2008 at Doha (l. Sharapova)
•
Missed 2 months of 2005 season with left ankle injury; missed 4 months (April to August) of 2007 with left wrist
injury; also missed 8 weeks due to a right ankle injury suffered at 2009 Charleston (see above)
•
Has 16 career Top 10 wins and 8 Top 5 wins: including 2 against reigning No.1s at 2007 Indian Wells (vs.
Sharapova) and 2008 Tour Championships (No.1 Jankovic)
•
Member of Russian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2008; 2008 Russian Olympic Team, (after Sharapova’s withdrawal)
went on to win bronze medal in singles over Li
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 28th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is a semifinalist at 2009 Australian Open (see above); also quarterfinalist at 2003 Roland Garros and 4r
on 8 occasions, most recently 2009 US Open
•
Has lost in 1r 5 times in 27 majors before this one
•
Won 2006 US Open women’s doubles title w/Dechy
•
Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2004 US Open (w/B.Bryan) and 2006 Wimbledon (w/Ram)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Antonio van Grichen (who coached Azarenka for 4 years, through 2009); formerly coached
by Samuel Sumyk, who has started working with Azarenka in 2010
•
Official website: www.zvonareva.ru
•
Named a "Promoter of Gender Equality" as part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's partnership with UNESCO, the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; in this role she joins fellow players Venus
Williams, Tatiana Golovin and Zheng Jie; WTA Tour founder Billie Jean King, was also named "Global Mentor for
Gender Equality" in November 2008
•
In 2008, participated in UNESCO Regional Conference “Political Involvement of Women in the Caucasus” to
contribute to the idea of giving women equal opportunities in life
•
Off-court training includes swimming, running
•
Mother introduced her to tennis at age 6, but no one else in family plays tennis
•
Likes traveling, reading, listening to music, volleyball, hockey
VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 31, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$28,650
Residence
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.7
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,538,947
Highest Singles Rank
No.6 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th straight appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009, advancing to 4r
(as No.13 seed, ret. vs. S.Williams w/dizziness and illness after winning the first set and trailing 2-4 in second set);
reached 3r twice: 2007 (d. No.18 seed Bartoli; l. to No.11 seed Jankovic) and 2008 (as No.26 seed, l. to No.7 seed
S.Williams); in tournament debut (2006) fell in 1r (as qualifier, l. to No.32 seed Mirza)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; SF (2): Indian Wells, Rome; QF (3): Roland Garros, Wimbledon,
Tokyo; 4r (1): Australian Open; also won two doubles titles: Memphis (w/Wozniacki) and Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 8 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (TOP HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won first title at Brisbane (as No.2 seed, d. No.3 seed
Bartoli in final); 2nd at Memphis (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Wozniacki in final); and 3rd at Miami (as No.11 seed,
d. No.8 seed Kuznetsova in SF and top seed and defending champion S.Williams in final; win over S.Williams
was first win over a reigning world No.1)
•
Won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009
•
Reached first Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (as No.9 seed, d. No.8 seed Ivanovic en route, l. No.1 seed
Safina in 3s), followed by Wimbledon (as No.8 seed, d. No.10 seed Petrova en route, l. eventual champion
S.Williams)
•
Made Top 10 debut after Indian Wells; qualified for first Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Sydney
•
Reached SF at Sydney (as No.6 seed, l. to eventual champion Dementieva; won 3 matches each in 3s: d. Lisicki,
Date Krumm, Cibulkova)
•
Played Hong Kong exhibition
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2009 Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; R-Up (4), most recently 2008 Prague; SF (8), last time
2009 Rome; 3 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Indian Wells
•
Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009
•
Broke Top 10 after 2009 Indian Wells (March 23) in singles and doubles, reaching career-high of No.6 in singles.
•
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; fell in RR stage
•
Has 11 career Top 10 wins, most recently against No.8 Jankovic (Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009),
including 4 against Top 5: No.4 Dementieva (2008 Stuttgart), No.4 Sharapova (2007 Moscow), No.2 Safina (2009
Indian Wells) and No.1 S.Williams (2009 Miami)
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 1 singles title (2005) and 3 doubles titles (one in 2003, one in 2005, one in 2007)
•
Member of Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009 and Belarusian Olympic Team in 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open is 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is QF run at 2009 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon; previously also has 4r finishes at 2007 US
Open, 2008 Roland Garros and 2009 Australian Open
•
Through 2009 US Open, has reached 3r or better at 10-straight Slams
•
Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/fellow Belarusian Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland
Garros (w/B.Bryan)
•
As a junior, won girls’ singles titles at 2005 Australian and US Opens and 3 doubles titles (2004 Wimbledon
w/Govortsova; 2005 Roland Garros and Wimbledon w/Szavay)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Samuel Sumyk since start of 2010, previously coached by Antonio Van Grichen
•
Official Web site: www.vikaazarenkatennis.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Originally from Minsk, but spends most of her time living and training in Scottsdale, Arizona now; is friends with
NHL star Nikolay Khabibulin and his family, who also live in Scottsdale;
•
Speaks Belarusian, Russian, English; tennis player most admired growing up was Graf, now admires Federer
•
Earned ITF Junior World Girls' Champion 2005 award on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner ceremony
at Pavillion d'Armenonville in Paris, for her many 2005 achievements
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
DAY 7 – FEATURED MATCH-UPS
Fourth Round (Bottom Half)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) vs. [2] Dinara Safina (RUS)
[19] Nadia Petrova (RUS) vs. [3] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
[31] Alona Bondarenko (UKR) vs. Zheng Jie (CHN)
[WC] Justine Henin (BEL) vs. [Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF)
PLAYER
RANK
NAT
AGE
YTD PRIZE $^
YTD W-L*
CAREER PRIZE $^
CAREER W-L*
[2] Dinara Safina
2
RUS
23
16,725
4-1
9,784,194
340-150
[3] Svetlana Kuznetsova
3
RUS
24
8,325
4-1
13,805,984
390-162
[19] Nadia Petrova
19
RUS
27
14,475
3-2
7,920,292
427-227
[31] Alona Bondarenko
30
UKR
25
37,430
8-0
2,203,577
316-232
[Q] Yanina Wickmayer
16
BEL
20
37,825
11-0
900,717
180-75
Zheng Jie
35
CHN
26
6,165
5-1
2,864,901
277-162
Maria Kirilenko
58
RUS
22
6,615
5-1
2,349,679
229-163
[WC] Justine Henin
NR
BEL
27
19,000
7-1
19,480,375
500-108
*match records through Australian Open 3rd round; ^prize money figures do not include this tournament
AUSTRALIAN OPEN RECORDS*
PLAYER
BEST AUS. OPEN RESULT**
[2] Dinara Safina
R-Up (1): 2009
[3] Svetlana Kuznetsova
[19] Nadia Petrova
[31] Alona Bondarenko
[Q] Yanina Wickmayer
Zheng Jie
Maria Kirilenko
QF (2): 2005, 2009
QF (1): 2006
4r (1): 2010
4r (1): 2010
4r (2): 2009, 2010
4r (2): 2008, 2010
[WC] Justine Henin
Won (1): 2004
BEST GRAND SLAM RESULT**
R-Up (3): 2008-09 Roland Garros;
2009 Australian Open
Won (2): 2004 US Open, 2009 Roland Garros
SF (2): 2003, 2005 Roland Garros
4r (1): 2010 Australian Open
SF (1): 2009 US Open
SF (1): 2008 Wimbledon
4r (2): 2008, 2010 Australian Open
Won (7): 2003, 2005-07 Roland Garros;
2004 Australian Open, 2003/2007 US Open
*through 2010 Australian Open; main draw matches only; items in bold indicate current tournament
BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN…How the players did in the lead-up
PLAYER
[2] Dinara Safina
[3] Svetlana Kuznetsova
[19] Nadia Petrova
[31] Alona Bondarenko
[Q] Yanina Wickmayer
Zheng Jie
Maria Kirilenko
[WC] Justine Henin
Week of Jan 4
Withdrew, Brisbane (lower back injury)
Did not play
1r: Brisbane (l. Henin)
Did not play
Won: Auckland (d. Pennetta)
Did not play Tour event
QF: Auckland (l. Peer)
R-Up: Brisbane (l. Clijsters)
Week of Jan 11
QF: Sydney (l. Dementieva)
2r: Sydney (l. Cibulkova)
1r: Sydney (l. Date Krumm)
Won: Hobart (d. Peer)
Played Australian Open qualifying
QF: Hobart (l. A.Bondarenko)
1r: Sydney doubles (w/Safina)
Withdrew, Sydney (left gluteal strain)
AUS OPEN W-L**
15-7
22-8
23-10
8-5
3-1
6-5
11-5
33-6
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) QUICK HITS:
•
Alona Bondarenko is making her Grand Slam 4th round debut, while Yanina Wickmayer has reached
the 4th round at the Australian Open for the first time (best Grand Slam result is SF at 2009 US Open).
•
Maria Kirilenko has equaled her best Grand Slam performance (also achieved 4r at 2008 Australian
Open), and is looking to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, while Zheng Jie has reached this stage
at the Australian Open for the 2nd straight year and is bidding to reach the last eight here for the first
time.
•
Nadia Petrova has reached the Australian Open last 16 for the 3rd straight year, and Dinara Safina and
Svetlana Kuznetsova for the 2nd. Justine Henin has now reached this stage of the Australian Open in
each of her last 7 appearances (non-consecutive) at the event.
•
Petrova, Safina and A.Bondarenko are yet to drop a set through the first three rounds. Zheng has gone
to 3 sets in all of her matches so far.
•
Henin and Kuznetsova are the two players remaining in this half of the draw to have won Grand Slam
titles. Henin won the Australian Open in 2004, one of 7 majors to her name, while Kuznetsova has won
at Roland Garros (2009) and US Open (2004). The Russian’s best performance here is a QF finish in
2005 and 2009.
•
All players remaining in this half of the draw have won a Tour title and two of them have done so this
year. As a result, A.Bondarenko and Wickmayer are both undefeated so far this year; Wickmayer won
at Auckland in the first week of the season and A.Bondarenko at Hobart. Wickmayer is on an 11match winning streak coming into today’s match (including 3 matches won in qualifying).
•
In this half of the draw, there are 4 Russians, 2 Belgians, 1 Ukrainian and 1 Chinese player through to
the round of 16.
•
This marks the 29th successive major that 2 or more Russians have made the 4th round of a major and
2 are guaranteed to make the quarterfinals, marking the 8th time in the last 9 Slams that 2 or more
Russians have reached the last eight.
•
Zheng has been joined in the last 16 by Li Na, marking the first time that two Chinese players have
reached that stage at the same major.
•
A.Bondarenko is the 3rd Ukrainian player to reach the round of 16 at a major after Julia Vakulenko
(2007 US Open) and Alona’s sister Kateryna (who went on to a QF finish at 2009 US Open).
•
If she defeats Wickmayer and advances to the quarterfinals, Henin will match the best Open Era
performance by a wildcard at the Australian Open: quarterfinals – Martina Hingis (2006) and Jelena
Dokic (2009).
•
If Wickmayer defeats Henin, she will be the first qualifier through to the Australian Open quarterfinals
since Mexican Angelica Gavaldon in 1990.
•
Henin is playing here unranked, Evonne Goolagong won the 1977 (Dec.) Australian Open title
unranked, as did Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open.
•
By reaching the last 16, Petrova is set to exceed the $8 million dollar prize money mark.
•
Both Kuznetsova and Safina are playing their 30th successive major.
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #58) vs. [2] DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2)
HEAD TO HEAD: Safina leads 2-0
2005 ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH GRASS O
2007 GOLD COAST
HARD O
R16
R16
SAFINA
SAFINA
64 76(2)
62 75
MATCH FACTS: One of two all-Russian match-ups in the 4th round, bringing the total to 5 in the tournament so
far…Kirilenko has equaled her best Grand Slam performance by reaching the last 16 at a major for the 2nd time (2008
Australian Open) and is attempting to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal…Kirilenko’s only victory in 6 matches against
a Top 2 player was when then-No.1 Sharapova retired at 2005 Beijing SF with Kirilenko leading 64 21…Safina is 1 of 3
players in this half of the draw yet to drop a set…Safina is looking to reach her 8th Grand Slam quarterfinal.
KIRILENKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
11-5
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
28-24
YTD / Career W-L
5-1 / 229-163
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 60-53
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
2-0 / 32-33
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-1 / 165-105
**Stats above include current tournament
SAFINA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
15-7
65-29
4-1 / 340-150
0-0 / 87-54
0-0 / 64-48
4-1 / 146-82
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 25, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$6,615
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.58
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$2,349,679
Highest Singles Rank*
No.18 (July 7, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
5/6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; *prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth straight appearance at Australian Open. Best result is 4r finish in 2008 (as No.27, d. No.6
seed Chakvetadze in 3r, l. No.9 Hantuchova); 3r in 2006 (as No.25 seed, l. top seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No. 26
seed, l. No.3 Kuznetsova) and 2r in 2005 (l. Ivanovic). Lost in 1r in 2009 (l. Errani); fell in qualifying in 2004
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Barcelona; SF (1): Seoul; QF (3): Estoril, Bastad, Moscow
•
Best result was runner-up finish at Barcelona (as No.6 seed, l. to Vinci); also won doubles title at Moscow
(w/Petrova)
•
Only won back-to-back matches at 6 tournaments. Finished year ranked outside Top 35 for first time since 2004
•
In Grand Slams best result was 3r at US Open, made 2r at Wimbledon but fell 1r at Australian Open and Roland
Garros
•
Withdrew from Brisbane w/illness, Ponte Vedra Beach w/left knee injury, retired at Monterrey and Osaka w/left
knee injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Auckland
•
Advanced to QF at Auckland (l. No.2 seed Peer)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2008 Seoul, R-Up (3): most recently 2009 Barcelona; SF (3): most recently
at 2008 Cincinnati; 6 doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Moscow
•
Five-time Tour titlist: 2005 Beijing, 2007 Kolkata, 2008 Estoril, Barcelona and Seoul
•
Has 5 career wins over Top 10 ranked opponents: No.1 Sharapova (2005 Beijing, Sharapova ret. down 64 21),
No.8 Petrova (2006 Dubai), No.3 Jankovic (2007 San Diego), No.6 Chakvetadze (2008 Australian Open) and
No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Moscow)
•
Was ranked in Top 20 for 3 weeks in June 2006 and another 6 in June-July 2008
•
Russian Fed Cup Team 2006
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 25th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam result is 4r at 2008 Australian Open (l. to Hantuchova in 3s); also reached 3r 8 times, including
Grand Slam main draw debut at 2003 US Open
•
Suffered two 1r losses in 2009 (Australian Open and Roland Garros), 7th and 8th of her career
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Yuri Kirilenko
•
Started playing at age 7 when father introduced her to game at Dinamo Moscow Central Stadium
•
Mother’s name is Olga
•
Enjoys other sports, especially soccer; relaxes by reading books, watching movies, fishing, cooking
•
Official website is www.mariakirilenko.com
DINARA SAFINA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
April 27, 1986 (23)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.2
No.1 (April 20, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$16,725
0/0
$9,784,194
12 / 8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 8th consecutive appearance in Melbourne after finishing as runner-up in 2009 (as No.3 seed, l.
No.2 seed S.Williams in final 60 63; d. 3 seeds en route to final: No.25 seed Kanepi, No.15 seed Cornet and No.7 seed
Zvonareva); best previous results were 3r finishes in 2004 (unseeded, upset No.27 seed Coetzer in 2r, l. No.2 Clijsters)
and 2007 (as No.9 seed, l. No.19 Li); l. in 2r in 2005 (l. No.2 seed Mauresmo) and 2006 (as No.19 seed, l. Arvidsson); l. in
1r in 2003 (event debut) and 2008. Seeded here for 4th straight year, highest seeding at Australian Open
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Rome, Madrid, Portoroz; R-Up (5): Sydney, Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros,
Cincinnati; SF (2) :‘s-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon; QF (1): Indian Wells
•
Became the 19th player to rise to No.1 in the world on April 20, 2009 and remained there for a total of 26 nonconsecutive weeks. She is part of the first ever brother-sister No.1 pair, her brother Marat Safin having ranked
No.1 on the ATP World Tour previously
•
In 2009, reached a tour-leading (with Wozniacki) 8 finals, winning 3 titles, joint-highest with 5 other players
(Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, S. Williams, Wozniacki)
•
Had 16-match winning streak during European claycourt circuit, winning Rome and Madrid and advancing to
Roland Garros F; longest winning streak of the season
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Sydney
•
Advanced to QF in season-opener at Sydney (as No.2 seed w/1r bye, d. A.Radwanska in 2r, recovering from 0-5
in first set to win 75 64, l. No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva)
•
Withdrew from Brisbane w/ lower back injury. Injury also caused her to retire from first match at 2009 Sony
Ericsson Championships-Doha
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12), most recently 2009 Portoroz; R-up (12), most recently 2009 Cincinnati; 8 doubles titles
•
Won a joint Tour-leading 3 titles in 2009 and reached 8 finals (equal most with Wozniacki) in 2009
•
Breakthrough 2008 season culminating in first Top 10 finish; starting at Berlin posted a 44-13 record for the
remainder of the season, a stretch highlighted by 4 titles
•
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships in 2008-09
•
Has 25 career Top 10 wins, most recently vs. No.10 Radwanska at 2010 Sydney, including 4 victories vs.No.1
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Defeated 3 World No.1s in 2008: Henin (Berlin), Sharapova (Roland Garros) and Jankovic (Olympics), the first
player since the 1975 inception of computer rankings to beat three different reigning No.1s in same year
•
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06, 2008 (was member of winning team in 2005); Russian Olympic Team 2008
(won silver medal in singles)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 30th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance. Made debut at 2002 US
Open
•
Best result is 3 runner-up finishes at 2008 Roland Garros, 2009 Australian Open and 2009 Roland Garros
•
With SF finish at 2009 Wimbledon, has now made SF or better at all Grand Slams
•
Has reached 3r or better at last 7 majors
•
Has fallen in 1r 8 times, but only once in the last 4 years (2008 Australian Open)
•
In doubles, won 2007 US Open title (w/Dechy)
•
2001 Wimbledon girls’ singles runner-up (l. Widjaja)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Zeljko Krajan; fitness coach is Dejan Vojnovic
•
Father, Michail, is director of a tennis club in Moscow; mother, Raouza Islanova, is a tennis coach and used to
coach Dinara; brother, Marat, is a former world No.1 and Grand Slam champion, who retired from tennis at the
end of 2009
•
Enjoys Russian, Italian and Japanese cuisine
•
Official Website: www.dsafina.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[19] NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19) vs. [3] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3)
HEAD TO HEAD: Kuznetsova leads 5-1
2004 US OPEN
HARD O
2004 BALI
HARD O
2006 STUTTGART
HARD I
2007 BERLIN
CLAY O
2008 ROLAND GARROS
CLAY O
2009 BEIJING
HARD O
QF
SF
SF
QF
R32
SF
KUZNETSOVA
KUZNETSOVA
PETROVA
KUZNETSOVA
KUZNETSOVA
KUZNETSOVA
76(4) 63
67(1) 61 62
61 16 64
76(5) 64
62 61
61 63
MATCH FACTS: One of two all-Russian match-ups in the 4th round, bringing to the total to 5 in the tournament so far…
Petrova is looking to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the 2nd time (2006)…Petrova is 1 of 3 players in this half
not to drop a set so far…Kuznetsova is bidding to reach her 3rd Australian Open quarterfinal and 12th at a Grand Slam…
PETROVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
24-10
87-38
3-2 / 427-227
0-1 / 101-96
0-0 / 71-71
3-2 / 223-128
KUZNETSOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
22-8
94-28
4-1 / 390-162
2-0 / 118-61
0-1 / 81-58
4-1 / 217-89
NADIA PETROVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 8, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$14,475
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.19
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$7,920,292
Highest Singles Rank
No.3 (May 15,2006)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9 / 18
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure does not include this tournament;
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance (11th overall) at Australian Open; best performance was in
2006 (as No.6 seed reached QF, l. No.4 Sharapova); also 3 4r finishes, in 2005 (as No.11 seed, l. No.7 S.Wiliams), 2008
(as No.14 seed, l. No.29 A,Radwanska) and 2009 (as No.10 seed, l. No.7 Zvonareva); 3r in 2000 (l. Schnyder), 2003, (l.
No. 12 Schnyder), 2007 (as No.5 seed, l. to unseeded eventual champion S.Williams); 2r in 2001, 1r in 1999 (as a
qualifier) and 2004; missed 2002 with a foot injury
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (2): Ponte Vedra Beach, Beijing; QF (1): Quebec City; 4r (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, US
Open
• Best result was SF finish at Beijing (d. S.Williams in QF, l. Petrova); also reached SF at Ponte Vedra Beach
•
Reached 4r at 3 of the 4 majors, only failing to do so at Roland Garros
•
Won 3 doubles titles: Charleston, Stuttgart (w/Mattek-Sands) and Moscow (w/Kirilenko); also w/Mattek-Sands,
d. Williams sisters at Roland Garros, one of only 2 pairs to do so (other was Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez
at Tour Championships)
•
Withdrew from Auckland w/viral meningitis and from Pattaya City, Dubai and Indian Wells w/right foot injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Fell 1r at both Brisbane (as No. 2 seed, l. WC Henin) and at Sydney (l. qualifier Date Krumm)
•
Reached doubles final at Sydney (w/Garbin, l. top seeds Black/Huber)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (9): most recently 2008 Quebec; R-Up (10): most recently 2008 Stuttgart; 17 doubles titles
•
Nine-time Tour singles titlist, once in 2005 (Linz), 5 times in 2006 (Doha, Amelia Island, Charleston, Berlin and
Stuttgart), once in 2007 (Paris [Indoors]) and twice in 2008 (Cincinnati, Québec City)
•
Has 10 career wins over Top 5 opponents, most recently defeating No.2 S.Williams (Beijing); has 2 victories over
reigning world No.1s: No.1 Henin (2004 US Open) and No.1 Mauresmo (2006 Tour Championships)
•
Reached career-high No.3 on May 15, 2006 (one of 5 Russians in history to rank inside the world’s Top 3); also
has career-high of No.3 in doubles (March 21, 2005);
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Cracked Top 10 in April 2004; spent more than 100 non-consecutive weeks in Top 10 in career, including a 2year stint from May 2005 to May 2007; last ranked in Top 10 on August 10, 2009
•
Missed first half of 2002 season with left foot injury
•
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2001, 2003, 2006-07, 2009; Russian Olympic Team, 2004
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 39th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam results were two SF finishes at Roland Garros in 2003 (l. Clijsters) and 2005 (l. Henin)
•
Has reached the QF or better at each Grand Slam and 5 times overall (2006 Australian Open; 2005/2008
Wimbledon; 2004/2005 US Open)
•
1998 Roland Garros girls’ champion (d. Dokic), 1999 US Open junior runner-up (l. Krasnoroutskaya)
OTHER FACTS
• Currently working with Christian Zahalka; fitness trainer is Mark Wellington
•
Official website is en.nadia-petrova.ru
•
Spent part of her youth training in Egypt, where parents were athletics coaches; father, Victor Petrov, was a top
hammer thrower; mother, Nadejda Ilina, won bronze medal at Montréal Olympics in 400m relay; both still coach
•
Official Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity through Tour partnership w/Whirlpool and Aces for Homes initiative
•
Likes hard courts because she is an aggressive player and is able to finish the point early
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 27, 1985 (24)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.3
No.2 (September 10, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$8,325
0/0
$13,805,984
12 / 14
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 9th straight appearance at Australian Open; best results are QF finishes in 2005 (as
No.5 seed, l. to No.4 Sharapova in 3s) and 2009 (as No.8 seed, l. to eventual champion S.Williams in 3s); 4r in 2006 (l. to
world No.1 Davenport) and 2007 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Peer); 3r in 2004 (as No.30 seed, l. to world No.1 and
eventual champion Henin) and 2008 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.29 seed A.Radwanska); 2r in 2002 (event debut as qualifier, l.
to Tulyaganova); l. in 1r in 2003 (l. to No.2 seed V.Williams)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing; R-Up (1): Rome; SF (1): Miami; QF (3): Sydney, Australian
Open, New Haven; 4r (1): US Open
•
Boosted career titles to 12 in 2009, including 2nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. One of 6 players to win 3
titles in 2009 (along with Azarenka, Dementieva, Safina, Wozniacki, S.Williams)
•
Only player to defeat Dinara Safina on clay in 2009, doing so twice at Stuttgart and Roland Garros
•
Apart from winning at Roland Garros, reached QF at Australian Open, 3r at Wimbledon and 4r at US Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fell 2r at Sydney (as No.3 seed, d. Kleybanova in 3s, l. Cibulkova)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12) (incl. 2 Grand Slams) most recently 2009 Beijing; R-Up (18): most recently 2009 Rome;
14 doubles titles
•
Qualified for season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships 5 of the last 6 seasons: 2004, 2006-09, yet to
advance past RR stage
•
Career-high rankings are No.2 in singles (reached September 10, 2007) and No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004)
•
Third Russian to rank in singles Top 2 (doing so on September 10, 2007), after Myskina and Sharapova; had
chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell 2 matches short with SF loss to Safina)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Has 6 career wins over reigning world No.1s, most recently at 2009 Roland Garros final vs. Safina. Two wins
each against Mauresmo, Safina and Henin when they were No.1; one of only two players, with S.Williams, to beat
Henin twice while she was No.1
•
Russian Fed Cup team 2004, 2007-09, winning title in 2004, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 31st Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Two-time Grand Slam singles champion, at 2004 US Open (first Russian woman to win the singles title there)
and 2009 Roland Garros (2nd Russian woman to win there, after Anastasia Myskina in 2004)
•
Two-time runner-up, at 2006 Roland Garros and 2007 US Open (l. to Henin in both) and one-time semifinalist at
2008 Roland Garros; has also reached 6 quarterfinals and 4r 7 times
•
Following 2010 Australian Open, has reached 3r or better at last 17 majors
•
Last 1r exit was at 2005 US Open (1st US Open defending champion to lose in 1r, l. Bychkova); only 4 in total
•
2005 Australian Open doubles champion (w/Molik)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Andrey Olkhovskiy; in 2009 worked with Larisa Savchenko
•
Began playing at age 7
•
Appears in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched in June 2008
•
Father is Alexandr Kuznetsov, cycling coach of six Olympic and world champs; also coached Svetlana's mother,
Galina Tsareva, six-time world champion, holder of 20 world records, and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov
(silver medalist at 1996 Atlanta Olympics)
•
Former junior world No.1, ITF Junior World Champion in 2001
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[31] ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR #30) vs. ZHENG JIE (CHN #35)
HEAD TO HEAD: Zheng leads 2-1 (Bondarenko leads 1-0 in Tour-level main draw matches)
(2003
(2003
2010
ITF/MESA-AZ, USA
PALERMO
HOBART
HARD O
CLAY O
HARD O
Q-QF ZHENG
Q-R32 ZHENG
R32
BONDARENKO
64 64)
61 62)
75 75
MATCH FACTS: A.Bondarenko is making her first appearance in a Grand Slam round of 16 and is the 3rd Ukrainian
woman to do so in the Open Era, but first here (Vakulenko 2007 US Open 4r; K. Bondarenko 2009 US QF)…
A.Bondarenko won her 2nd career title last week at Hobart, defeating Zheng en route, and is one of 2 players left in the
draw who have already won a title this year, along with Wickmayer (Auckland)…A.Bondarenko is yet to drop a set so
far…Zheng has matched her best Australian Open result by reaching the last 16 here for the 2nd straight year…Last year,
having never previously won a match here, Zheng reached 4r and had to retire with a left wrist sprain vs. Kuznetsova…So
far Zheng has gone to 3 sets in her 3 matches so far, losing the first set each time…A Chinese player has never reached
the Australian Open quarterfinals.
ZHENG
Tournament W-L (MD)
6-5
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
27-20
YTD / Career W-L
5-1 / 277-162
3-Set (YTD / Career)
4-0 / 79-49
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 40-36
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-1 / 188-103
**Stats above include current tournament
A.BONDARENKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-5
20-20
8-0 / 316-232
2-0 / 112-76
0-0 / 51-42
8-0 / 135-108
ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
August 13, 1984 (25)
Kharkov, Ukraine
No.30
No.19 (April 14, 2008)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$37,430
1/0
$2,203,577
2/4
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance in Melbourne; advanced to 3r twice: 2007 (as No.29 seed,
l. to No.4 seed Clijsters) and 2009 (as No.31 seed, l. to No.8 seed Kuznetsova); fell 2r in 2008 (l. Wozniacki) and 1r in
2005 and 2006; also, fell in qualifying twice (2003, 2004)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Warsaw; SF (2): Budapest, Moscow; QF (2): Ponte Vedra Beach, Madrid; 1 doubles title
•
4th straight Top 40 season, incl. a runner-up finish at Warsaw (as No.8 seed, l. to No.201 Alexandra Dulgheru in
3s)
•
Won fourth Tour doubles title in Prague (w/K.Bondarenko)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Hobart
• Won second Tour singles title at Hobart (as No.4 seed, d. top seed Medina Garrigues in SF and No.2 seed Peer
in final)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (2): 2006 Luxembourg, 2010 Hobart; R-Up (3): 2005 Hyderabad, 2007 Warsaw, 2009
Warsaw; Winner of 4 doubles titles, incl. 3 with her sister Kateryna
•
Two-time Tour singles titlist, at 2006 Luxembourg (saved mp vs. Peschke in SF and d. Schiavone in final; surged
from No.62 to No.33, her simultaneous career debuts in Top 50 and Top 40 on October 2) and 2010 Hobart
•
4-time Tour doubles titlist, including 2007 Australian Open (w/K.Bondarenko); and most recently at 2009 Prague;
also SF at 2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Olympics (both w/K.Bondarenko)
•
Has 5 career wins vs. Top 10 opponents, most recently at 2009 Cincinnati (d. No.9 Petrova); includes 2 Top 5
wins: No.5 Kuznetsova (2007 Warsaw) and No.4 Kuznetsova (2008 Berlin)
•
Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2002, 2005, 2007-09; Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 21st consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearance
•
Reached 3r six times: 2007/2009 Australian Open, 2005/2007 Wimbledon, 2007/2008 US Open; reached 2r five
times
•
Also won 2008 Australian Open doubles title with her sister (Kateryna)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by parents, Vladmir and Natalia
•
Introduced to tennis at age 5 by parents; has two sisters, Valeria and Kateryna, also professional tennis players
•
Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English
•
Enjoys Russian pop music and playing chess; likes spending time reading books, listening to music
ZHENG JIE (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 5, 1983 (26)
Cheng Du, China
No.35
No.15 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)*
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$6,165
0/0
$2,864,901
3 / 11
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance (7th overall); fell 1r in first 4 main draw appearances (2004,
2005, 2006, 2007); reached 4r in 2009 (as No.22 seed, ret. vs. No.8 seed Kuznetsova w/left wrist sprain); fell in qualifying
in 2003; 4 of 5 main draw defeats here have been to Russian players
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Monterrey; QF (1): Los Angeles; 4r (2): Australian Open, Miami
•
Third Top 40 season in last 4 years, highlighted by setting new Chinese national ranking record
•
Made Top 20 debut on February 2, 2009, after reaching 4r at Australian Open (2nd Chinese ever to crack Top
20, after Li); made Top 15 debut after Madrid (2r) on May 18 (first Chinese ever to crack Top 15, bettering she
and Li's previous national record of No.16)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
•
Reached QF at Hobart in first tournament of season (as No.7 seed, l. No.4 seed and eventual champion
A.Bondarenko)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril, 2006 Stockholm; R-Up (1): 2005 Rabat; Winner of 11 Tour
doubles titles (all w/Yan): most recently at 2008 Sydney
•
Eleven-time Tour doubles champion (all w/Yan), incl. China's historic first-ever Grand Slam titles at Australian
Open/Wimbledon in 2006
•
Three-time singles champion, at 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril (in historic all-Chinese final vs. Li) and 2006
Stockholm
•
Career-high rankings are No.15 in singles (May 18, 2009) and No.3 in doubles (July 10, 2006)
•
Has 5 career Top 10 wins, including two against the world No.1: No.1 Ivanovic (2008 Wimbledon), No.10
A.Radwanska (2008 Beijing), No.4 Ivanovic (2008 Beijing), No.1 Safina (2009 Los Angelels) and No.8 Wozniacki
(2009 Toronto)
•
Missed second half of 2007 season with a left ankle injury; did not play after Roland Garros, returned at 2008
Gold Coast (now Brisbane)
•
Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09; Chinese Olympic Team, 2004, 2008 (bronze medal in
doubles w/Yan)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 20th singles main draw appearance at a Grand Slam
•
At 2008 Wimbledon, caused a sensation by becoming China's first Grand Slam singles semifinalist; became
second WC to reach SF or better at a GS after Seles (1995 US Open final); ranked No.133, stunned Ivanovic in 3r
to become the third player ranked outside Top 100 to beat a reigning world No.1 (at the time, joining No.133
Clijsters at 2005 Indian Wells and No.129 Dokic at 1999 Wimbledon); also fourth non-Top 100 player to reach a
Grand Slam SF (behind No.134 Lucic – Wimbledon 1999, and ahead of No.113 Evers and No.111 O’Neil – 1978
Australian Open); went on to beat Szavay and Vaidisova before falling to eventual runner-up S.Williams 62 76(5)
after holding set point in second set; afterwards (July 7) surged from No.133 to No.40, rising to No.37 on August
25, her highest ranking since May 2007
•
4r twice – 2004 Roland Garros (the first Chinese woman to reach 4r of a Grand Slam, surpassed by N.Li's QF
finish at Wimbledon in 2006) and 2009 Australian Open
•
2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon women’s doubles title (w/Yan)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by husband, Chang Yu
•
First memory of tennis was watching match between Graf and Seles; older sister started playing first, which
influenced Jie to take up game at age 10
•
Parents are Shu Kai Zheng, Zhi Bin Lei
•
Graduated from Si Chuan Sports Academy in June 2000
•
Other sports interests are golf, table tennis, badminton
•
During week of China Open in Beijing (September 2007), appointed third Promoter of Gender Equality as part of
UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership (after V.Williams, Golovin)
•
Received 2008 Tour Comeback Player of the Year award
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL NR*) vs. [Q] YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #16)
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings.
HEAD TO HEAD: first meeting
MATCH FACTS: Henin has now reached the 4th round at the Australian Open on her last 7 appearances here… 2004
champion Henin is playing her 1st Grand Slam since the 2008 Australian Open…If she wins today, Henin will match the
best performance by a wildcard here in the Open Era (Hingis 2006 QF; Dokic 2009 QF)…Wickmayer is through to her 2nd
successive Grand Slam round of 16…US Open semifinalist Wickmayer took the title at Auckland at the start of the year
and is on an 11-match winning streak…The last qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals was Mexico’s Angelica
Gavaldon in 1990.
HENIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
33-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
130-24
YTD / Career W-L
7-1 / 500-108
3-Set (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 100-58
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 68-46
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
7-1 / 259-57
**Stats above include current tournament
WICKMAYER
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1
9-7
11-0 / 180-75
3-0 / 42-30
1-1 / 35-28
11-0 / 94-42
JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 1, 1982 (27)
Liege, Belgium
NR*
No.1 (October 20, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$19,000
0/0
$19,480,375
41 / 2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Melbourne; 1 of 3 former Australian Open champions in the draw at
the start of the tournament; won the title in 2004 (as No.1 seed, d. Clijsters in final, joined elite list – at the time – of 9
women to hold three Grand Slams at once following her 2003 Roland Garros and US Open titles); runner-up in 2006 (as
No.8 seed ret. in final vs. Mauresmo w/gastrointestinal illness trailing 61 20, only 2nd time in Open Era a player has ret.
during a Grand Slam final); SF finish in 2003, d. Davenport 9-7 third set in 4r after trailing 4-1 (first win in 6 meetings; also
won next 6 to lead series 7-5) before l. V.Williams; QF run twice in 2002 (as No.6 seed l. No.4 Clijsters) and on most
recent appearance in 2008 (as top seed, l. eventual champion Sharapova); also 4r in 2001 (d. No.14 seed Testud in 3r,
before l. to No.4 Seles) and 2r on debut in 2000 (l. No.1 seed Hingis)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not compete on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Announced return to competition in September 2009.
In December, d. Flipkens and Pennetta in exhibition in Charleroi, and d. Petrova in another exhibition in Cairo
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Brisbane
•
Runner-up at Brisbane (as unranked WC in first tournament back from retirement, d. No.2 seed Petrova and
No.3 seed Ivanovic en route to final; l. to top seed Clijsters 63 46 76(6), holding 2mp at 5-4 third set)
•
Withdrew from Sydney w/left gluteal strain
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41), (including 7 Grand Slams), most recently at 2008 Antwerp; R-Up (17), (including 4 Grand
Slam finals), most recently at 2010 Brisbane; 2 doubles titles
•
Winner of 41 Tour singles titles (equal 11th all-time), including 7 majors (see below); also 4-time Grand Slam
runner-up (see below); tied with V.Williams as leading active player for number of titles won
•
Won Olympic title in Athens in 2004; also won Tour Championships (2006, 2007); won last singles title at 2008
Antwerp
•
Ranked No.1 for a total of 117 weeks (6th all-time) during her career. Became 14th player to be ranked No.1 on
October 20, 2003, holding it for only 1 week (first time a new No.1 spent a week on top before losing it, since
repeated by Sharapova in 2005 and Jankovic in 2008); then held it for three other periods. Was last ranked No.1
on May 18, 2008, the week after she retired. First player to retire while ranked No.1
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Retired from tennis at 2008 Berlin (l. Safina, 3r) but announced return to competition in September 2009
•
Her loss to Sharapova at 2008 Australian Open QF ended a personal best 32-match winning streak, longest
streak since V.Williams in 2000 (35 matches unbeaten)
•
In 2007, posted a 63-4 (0.94) winning record, the best percentage on Tour since 1989.
•
Last loss in opening match of a tournament came at 2006 Miami (to Shaughnessy, 2r after 1r bye). Played 28
events between then and her retirement
•
Missed 2nd half of 2004 w/viral illness and early months of 2005 with right knee injury
•
At 1999 Antwerp, became 5th player at that time to win title on Tour main draw debut (Dulgheru was 7th at 2009
Warsaw)
•
Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2006 (won title in 2001, runner-up in 2006) and Belgian Olympic
Team in 2004 (won gold medal)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 32nd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance but first since 2008 Australian Open
(l. Sharapova, QF)
•
Winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2003, 2005-07; Australian Open 2004 and US Open 2003,
2007)
•
Reached 4 other Grand Slam finals: 2001 Wimbledon (l. V. Williams), 2006 Australian Open (ret. vs. Mauresmo
w/gastrointestinal illness), 2006 Wimbledon (l. Mauresmo) and 2006 US Open (l. Sharapova), as well as SF 5
times and QF twice; in 2006 became the 7th player in the Open Era to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same
calendar year after Court, Evert, Navratilova (twice), Graf (3 times), Seles and HIngis
•
One of 5 active players with more than 100 career victories in the main draw of Grand Slam events along with
V.Williams, S.Williams, Henin and Clijsters
•
Last 1r loss at a Slam was 2005 Wimbledon (l. Daniilidou); was first opening round loss at a Slam since 2002
Roland Garros, and only 4th of career
•
Won junior girls’ singles title at 1997 Roland Garros as 15-year-old
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since the age of 14; physio is Marc Grosjean
•
Official website is www.justine-henin.be
•
Created her own charity, “Justine’s Winner’s Circle”, in December 2003 to help children with cancer
•
Enjoys skydiving, took it up after winning gold medal at 2004 Olympics
YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
October 20, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$37,825
Residence
Deurne, Belgium
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.16
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$900,717
Highest Singles Rank
No.16 (November 9, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making her 2nd main draw singles appearance at Australian Open. Fell 1r in 2009 (l.
qualifier Brianti); fell in qualifying in 2008 (l. O’Brien)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Estoril, Linz; R-Up (1): ‘s-Hertogenbosch; SF: (2) US Open, Luxembourg; QF (1):
Birmingham
•
Won first 2 Tour singles titles at Estoril, (unseeded, defeated No.6 seed Makarova in final) and at Linz (d. No.1
seed Pennetta in SF and Kvitova in final); was runner-up in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Tanasugarn)
•
Reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open, having never previously been past 2r at a major (l. to Wozniacki)
•
Breakthrough season culminating in first Top 20 finish (at No.16)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 7 NOTES
FOURTH ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - SUNDAY, JAN 24, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Auckland
•
Won 3rd Tour singles title at Auckland (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Pennetta in final); did not drop set in winning th
title
•
Qualified for main draw at Australian Open, losing only one game in her last two matches (was serving a
suspension imposed by the Belgian National Anti-Doping Organsation for failure to provide whereabouts at the
entry deadline; the suspension has since been lifted, pending further appeal through CAS, but was able to enter
qualifying before the qualifying deadline)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2009 Estoril, Linz, 2010 Auckland; Runner-Up (2): 2009 's-Hertogenbosch, 2008
Birmingham; SF (2): 2009 US Open, Luxembourg
•
Breakthrough year in 2009, winning first 2 Tour titles and reaching first Grand Slam semifinal at 2009 US Open
•
Has improved year-end ranking every year, ended 2006 at No.534, rose to No.221 in 2007, improving to No.69
in 2008 before finishing 2009 at No.16
•
Had 3 wins vs. Top 20 players (No.18 Razzano at 2009 US Open, No.11 Pennetta at 2009 Linz and No.12
Pennetta at 2010 Auckland)
•
Winner of 9 singles and 8 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Belgian Fed Cup team 2007-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 8th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result to date is SF finish at 2009 US Open; previous best was 2r at 2009 Roland Garros
•
Has also fallen in 1r on 5 occasions
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by her dad, Marc Wickmayer; does off-court training with Marc Frey; began training at Mouratoglou
Academy in Paris at start of 2010
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts
•
Speaks Dutch, English, French
•
Official website www.yaninawickmayer.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
DAY 6 – FEATURED MATCH-UPS
Top Half – Third Round
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [32] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
[4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. [29] Shahar Peer (ISR)
[WC] Casey Dellacqua (AUS) vs. [6] Venus Williams (USA)
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) vs. [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
[9] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Gisela Dulko (ARG)
[10] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. [17] Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Alberta Brianti (ITA) vs. [13] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
[22] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs. [16] Li Na (CHN)
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE NO.1?
Serena Williams entered the 2010 Australian Open as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s No.1-ranked player and will spend
her 86th and 87th weeks at No.1 before the rankings are released on February 1.
Four players have a chance at finishing the tournament as the world No.1 – Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Svetlana
Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki.
Williams will retain the top spot by reaching the final, regardless of other results, while Kuznetsova and Wozniacki must
win the tournament to have any chance of earning the top spot. Safina could regain the No.1 spot by reaching the final if
other results go her way.
SERENA
WILLIAMS
DINARA
SAFINA
SVETLANA
KUZNETSOVA
CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI
1
2
3
4
CURRENT PTS
9195
7600
6081
5785
2009 AO
(Defending)
2000
1400
500
160
CURRENT RANK
PTS
PROJECTED RANKING POINTS*
1r
(5 pts)
7200
6205
5586
5630
2r
(100 pts)
7295
6300
5681
5725
3r
(160 pts)
7355
6360
5741
5785
4r
(280 pts)
7475
6480
5861
5905
QF
(500 pts)
7695
6700
6081
6125
SF
(900 pts)
8095
7100
6481
6525
R-Up
(1400 pts)
8595
7600
6981
7025
W
(2000 pts)
9195
8200
7581
7625
*through completion of Friday day session
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) vs. [32] CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO (ESP #33)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: S.Williams is top seed at the Australian Open for the 2nd time in her career. Only once (1979) in the Open
Era has the No.1 seed failed to reach the last 16 here…S.Williams has reached the QF or better at 11 of the last 12 Slams
(only exception, 2008 Roland Garros: 3r)…Suarez Navarro upset V.Williams here last year en route to her 2nd career
Grand Slam quarterfinal…Suarez Navarro has her first meeting with a current No.1 today, she is 1-10 against Top 10
players…The last Spanish player to defeat a current No.1 ranked player was Virginia Ruano Pascual at 2001 Wimbledon
(d. Hingis)
S.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
46-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
183-29
YTD / Career W-L
5-1 / 454-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 95-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 60-40
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-1 / 289-56
**Stats above include current tournament
SUAREZ NAVARRO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-1
16-7
5-2 / 183-112
1-1 / 48-32
1-1 / 34-26
5-2 / 81-56
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 26, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$53,100
Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$28,560,093
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
35 / 17
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 11th appearance at Australian Open; 4-time champion: 2009 (as No.2 seed, d. 3 top 10 seeds
en route, No.8 seed Kuznetsova in QF, No.4 seed Dementieva in SF and No.3 seed Safina in F), 2007 (unseeded and
ranked No.81, d. six seeds en route to title, incl. No.5 Petrova 16 75 63 in 3r (having trailed 61 53), No.11 Jankovic 63 62
in 4r, No.16 Peer 36 62 86 in QF, No.10 Vaidisova 76(5) 64 in SF and No.1 Sharapova 61 62 in final (at the time became
3rd-lowest ranked player (now 4th) in history to win a Grand Slam after unranked Goolagong won there in 1977 and
No.111 O'Neil won it in 1978), 2005 (saved 3 mp in SF against Sharapova and d. Davenport in three-set final) and 2003
(d. Clijsters from 2 mp down in SF and sister Venus in 3s final) – at the time becoming the only player to have won two
Grand Slam singles titles having saved mp en route (has since achieved this feat a third time at 2009 Wimbledon as well);
missed 2002 due to a sprained right ankle and 2004 due to rehabilitation from surgery to repair left knee quadriceps
tendon; QF defeat in 2008 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Jankovic), 2001 (as No.6 seed, l. to No.1 seed Hingis); has 4
pre-QF defeats came in 1998 (on debut, l. to V.Williams in 2r), 1999 (l. to No.14 seed Testud 9-7 in third set in 3r), 2000
(as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Likhovteva in 4r) and 2006 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.17 Hantuchova in 3r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha; R-Up (1): Miami; SF (5):
Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Toronto, US Open; QF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford
•
Ended 2009 as No.1 (2nd time in her career after 2002) after winning 3 titles (1 of 6 players to do so in 2009) and
was the first female player to earn more than $6 million in prize money in a single year
•
Won 10th (Australian Open) and 11th (Wimbledon) career Grand Slam singles titles and capped the season by
winning the Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 as she finished the season ranked No.1
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (w/V.Williams) to bring career total to 10
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Sydney
•
Reached 49th Tour final of career at Sydney (l. to Dementieva 63 62)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (35), (incl. 11 Grand Slam titles), most recent title 2009 Doha; R-Up (13); most recently
2010 Sydney 17 doubles titles, (incl. 10 Grand Slams)
•
With 35 titles, is in 4th place among active players for titles won, 1 behind Clijsters and 6 behind sister Venus and
Henin
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open; only the 5th player to
hold all 4 titles at the same time (others are Connolly, Court, Graf and Navratilova)
•
Holding No.1 ranking for 86th and 87th week at the Australian Open. Current stint began on November 2. First
ascended to the top spot on July 8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so)
•
Also rose to a career-high co-No.3 in doubles in 2009 (w/Venus) after the pair went 24-2, winning 4 of the 6
events that they played
•
By winning the singles and doubles title at the 2009 Australian Open, became leading all-time prize money leader
on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any
single professional sports league; has now exceeded $28 million
•
Earned 400th career win at 2009 Sydney w/ 1r win vs. Stosur (13th American to reach 400-win mark)
•
Holds 11-11 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams,
0-1 vs. Mauresmo and 2-3 vs. Henin); her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the most lopsided
defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of 1999
Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)
•
Member of US Olympic Team in 2000 and 2008 (gold medalist in doubles both times w/V.Williams); Member of
US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003 and 2007
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 41st career Grand Slam appearance
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open
•
Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 3 times – 2002 Wimbledon and US Open and 2008 US Open
•
Saved match point in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (at 4-5 in 3s vs Dementieva) before going on to win the title – the
first player to save match point 3 times on the way to a Grand Slam title, having also done so at 2003 and 2005
Australian Opens
•
Grand Slam singles runner-up 3 times – 2001 US Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2008 Wimbledon; also 3-time
semifinalist, 11-time quarterfinalist
•
Has never lost in 1r of a Grand Slam singles event; earliest defeat is 2r on Grand Slam debut at 1998 Australian
Open (l. V.Williams)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus, most recently at 2009 US Open)
•
Winner of 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by father, Richard Williams and mother, Oracene Price; hitting partner is Aleksander (Sasha) Bajin;
physical trainer is Esther Lee; previously coached by Rick Macci
•
Official Web site: www.serenawilliams.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign
•
Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Web site: www.aneresdesigns.com)
•
Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California
•
Is youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO (ESP)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
September 3, 1988 (21)
Barcelona, Spain
No.33
No.22 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$8,720
0/0
$836,225
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making second consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached second
Grand Slam QF on main draw debut in 2009 (saved mp to d. No.6 seed V.Williams and also d. No.21 seed Medina
Garrigues en route; l. to No.4 seed Dementieva); fell in qualifying in 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Marbella; SF (1): Barcelona; QF (4): Australian Open, Bastad, Prague, Linz
•
Reached second Grand Slam QF at Australian Open (d. No.6 seed V.Williams and No.21 seed Medina Garrigues
en route, falling to No.4 seed Dementieva; win over world No.6 V.Williams was 1st and only Top 10 win)
•
Runner-up at Marbella (as No.5 seed, l. to No.2 seed Jankovic in 3s in 1st Tour final of any kind)
•
Ended year ranked in Top 50 for 2nd straight year
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
• Reached 2r at Auckland (l. to top seed Pennetta)
•
Reached QF at Hobart (as No.5 seed, l. to No.2 seed Peer 46 76(4) 75; led 64 42)
CAREER SUMMARY: R-Up (1): 2009 Marbella; SF (3): 2008 Bogota, Forest Hills, 2009 Barcelona; QF (7): most recently
2010 Hobart
•
Reached first Tour final at 2009 Marbella (l. to No.2 seed Jankovic)
•
Made simultaneous Top 100 and Top 50 debut on June 9, 2008 (rose from No.132 to No.49 after phenomenal
QF run at Roland Garros)
•
Has 2 career Top 20 wins: No.18 Chakvetadze (2009 Hobart) and No.6 V.Williams (2009 Australian Open – first
Top 10 win)
•
Has won 6 singles titles and 4 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Member of Spanish Fed Cup Team 2008, 2009, helping the team to the final in 2008; member of the Spanish
Olympic Team 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 8th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
At Grand Slam debut, advanced to QF at 2008 Roland Garros; first qualifier to do so there since 2001; also
reached QF at 2009 Australian Open; 3r of 2009 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon
•
Fell in qualifying at 2007 US Open and 2008 Australian Open
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Xavier Budo and Marc Casabo at the Pro-Ab Team Tennis Academy in Barcelona
•
Began playing at age 9 when mother encouraged her to start
•
Favorite shot is crosscourt backhand, favorite surface is clay
•
Moved from Canary Islands to Barcelona in June 2007 to train
•
Father's name is José Luís (plays handball); mother's name is Lali (was gymnast, now a teacher); has one
brother, José
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[4] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) vs. [29] SHAHAR PEER (ISR #28)
HEAD TO HEAD: Wozniacki leads 2-0
2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
2009 MADRID
CLAY O
R128
R64
WOZNIACKI
WOZNIACKI
63 62
54 ret. (right foot injury)
MATCH FACTS: A repeat of last year’s 1st round match-up… Wozniacki is the youngest player remaining in the women’s
draw… Peer won the girls singles title at the Australian Open in 2004 and was a runner-up in doubles in 2008
(w/Azarenka)
WOZNIACKI
Tournament W-L (MD)
7-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
27-11
YTD / Career W-L
2-1 / 175-74
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 37-21
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 29-19
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 104-47
**Stats above include current tournament
PEER
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-4
35-18
9-2 / 266-132
3-0 / 73-41
1-1 / 44-34
9-2 / 196-92
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 11, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.4
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,254,858
Highest Singles Rank
No.4 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
6/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd appearance at Australian Open; in tournament debut in 2008, reached 4r (l. to
No.4 seed Ivanovic 61 76(2); led 5-3 second set and held 2sp); in 2009 reached 3r (as No.11 seed, l. to Dokic in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; R-Up (5): Memphis, Charleston, Madrid,
Bastad, US Open; SF (2): Osaka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; QF (6): Auckland, Sydney, Pattaya City,
Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati; 4r (1): Wimbledon; 1 Doubles Title: Memphis (w/Azarenka)
•
Reached 8 Tour finals in 2009, equal most among all players (along w/Safina), winning 3 titles at Ponte Verda
Beach (d. Wozniak), Eastbourne (d. Razzano) and New Haven (d. Vesnina). Tied with 5 other players for most
singles titles in 2009 (Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Safina and S.Williams)
•
Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)
•
Won (67) and played (91) more matches than any player on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour; scored 4 Top 10 wins
•
Advanced to SF at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 (d. Azarenka and Zvonareva in RR stage; ret. vs.
S.Williams w/left abdominal strain
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Started season at Sydney with 1r defeat (l. Li)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (6): most recently 2009 New Haven; R-Up (6): (incl 1 Grand Slam) most recent 2009 US
Open; SF (3); 2 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Memphis (w/Azarenka)
•
In 2008 became the first Danish woman ever to win a Tour singles title (Scheuer-Larsen is only other Danish
woman to win a Tour title of any kind, winning seven Tour doubles titles in 1980s and 1990s)
•
Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)
•
Has 8 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents; having never beaten a Top 20 player before 2008, most
recent was vs. No.6 Kuznestova at 2009 US Open. Highest-ranked player defeated to date is No.3 Dementieva
(2009 Charleston)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Has improved year-end ranking every year. After finishing 2006 ranked No.237, broke Top 100 after 2007
Wimbledon and finished year ranked No.64, climbed into Top 20 on August 25 2008, finishing the season ranked
No.12; broke into Top 10 on May 18, 2009, becoming first Danish woman to do so. Reached Top 5 for first time
on September 21, 2009 and career-best No.4 on October 26, 2009
•
Played first 2 Tour events in 2005, 4 more in 2006 and spent first full year on Tour in 2007
•
Helped V.Williams win first career Tour doubles match with a partner other than S.Williams at 2008 Doha, falling
in 2r
•
Member of Danish Olympic Team, 2008 and Danish Fed Cup Team, 2005-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 12th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw
•
First Danish player to reach a Grand Slam final since Kurt Nielsen (1955 Wimbledon) at US Open (as No.9 seed, l.
to Clijsters in final, d. No.6 seed Kuznetsova in 4r)
•
Prior to reaching first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open, best results had been three 4r finishes: 2008 Australian
Open, 2008 US Open (as No.21 seed. to No.2 seed Jankovic in 3s) and 2009 Wimbledon [as No.9 seed, l. to
Lisicki)
•
Has only fallen in 1r once (Grand Slam debut, 2007 Roland Garros)
•
Girls’ singles champion at 2006 Wimbledon and runner-up at 2006 Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova); also
2006 Roland Garros girls’ doubles runner-up
OTHER FACTS
•
Trains with adidas Player Development Program – Darren Cahill, Sven Groeneveld, Gil Reyes and Mats Merkel –
coached by father, Piotr; also coached by Morten Christensen at National Tennis Center in Denmark
•
Official website is www.carolinewozniacki.dk
•
In July 2009 was announced as the face of the ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ tennis range
•
Father, Piotr, played pro soccer in Poland, Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish National Team;
brother, Patrik, plays pro soccer in Denmark
SHAHAR PEER (ISR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
May 1, 1987 (22)
Macabim, Israel
No.28
No.15 (January 29, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$29,630
0/0
$2,576,283
5/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance (6th overall) at Australian Open; in 2007 advanced to QF
(as No.16 seed, d. No.20 Golovin 36 75 75 in 3r, saving mp down 5-4 third set, then d. No.3 seed Kuznetsova in 4r; l. to
eventual champion S.Williams 86 third set); reached 3r in 2008 (as No.17 seed, l. to No.11 seed Dementieva); fell 1r in
2009 (l. to No.11 seed Wozniacki in 1r); at main draw debut in 2006, fell in 1r (l. to Asagoe); fell in qualifying in 2005; also
doubles finalist in 2008 (w/Azarenka).
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: W (2): Guangzhou, Tashkent; SF (3): Pattaya City, Estoril, Luxembourg; QF (2): Auckland, Budapest;
4r (1): Indian Wells
•
Won back-to-back titles at Guangzhou and Tashkent; at Guangzhou (as No.5 seed, d. No.8 Brianti in F); at
Tashkent (as No.2 seed, d. unseeded home player Amanmuradova in F); did not drop a set in either tournament;
one of 4 players to win back-to-back titles in 2009 (along with Dementieva, V.Williams and Safina)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Hobart; SF (1): Auckland
•
Reached SF at Auckland (l. to No.3 seed and eventual champion Wickmayer)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Runner-up at Hobart (as No.2 seed, l. to No.4 seed A.Bondarenko in final)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (5): 2006 Pattaya City, Prague, Istanbul, 2009 Guangzhou, Tashkent; Runner-Up (2): 2007
Memphis, 2010 Hobart; SF (9): most recently 2010 Auckland; 3 doubles titles
•
Five-time Tour singles champion: three in 2006: Pattaya City, Prague and Istanbul and two in 2009: Guangzhou
and Tashkent
•
Three Tour doubles titles: 2006 Prague (w/Bartoli), 2006 Stanford (w/Groenefeld) and 2007 Stanford (w/Mirza)
•
Was ranked in Top 20 from November 13, 2006 to May 26, 2008
•
Has 5 Top 10 wins to date: 2006 Roland Garros (No.8 Dementieva), 2007 Sydney (No.9 Schnyder), 2007
Australian Open (No.4 Kuznetsova), 2007 Miami (No.3 Kuznetsova) and 2008 Wimbledon (No.9 Safina)
•
Member of Israeli Fed Cup Team, 2002-2005, 2007-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 19th singles main draw at a Grand Slam event
•
Two-time quarterfinalist – 2007 Australian Open and US Open (first Israeli woman to reach major singles QF)
•
Also reached 4r at 2006 Roland Garros, 2006 US Open and 2008 Wimbledon
•
Reached doubles final at 2008 Australian Open (w/Azarenka)
•
Junior highlights include winning 2004 Australian Open girls' singles title (d. Vaidisova in final)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Pablo Giacopelli; fitness coach is Muli Epstein
•
Official Website: www.shaharpeer.co.il
•
Began playing at age 6 by joining older siblings, brother Shlomi and sister Shani, in tennis lessons
•
Father, Dovik, is computer software specialist; mother, Aliza, is a housewife
•
Loves visiting United States
•
Commenced mandatory Israeli Army military training in November 2005; finished in November 2007
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[WC] CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #980) vs. [6] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #6)
HEAD TO HEAD: first meeting
MATCH FACTS: Prior to this year, Dellacqua’s run to 4r here in 2008 was the only previous time that she had advanced
beyond 1r at the Australian Open…Dellacqua has recorded her first wins in 3 Tour events since returning to tennis late
last year after left shoulder surgery in February 2009…V.Williams is making her 48th Grand Slam appearance, and is
playing a third straight lefthander having defeated Safarova in 1r and Bammer in 2r…V.Williams leads all active players for
match wins (554) and Grand Slam match wins (190)
DELLACQUA
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
10-13
YTD / Career W-L
2-2 / 198-122
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 126-76
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 35-37
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 127-76
**Stats above include current tournament
V.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
35-10
190-40
2-0 / 554-137
0-0 / 107-63
0-0 / 78-59
2-0 / 313-75
CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 11, 1985 (24)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$9,030
Residence
Perth, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.980
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$850,654
Highest Singles Rank*
No.39 (July 28, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance in main draw of Australian Open; after six 1r finishes
(2003-07) came on strong in 2008, reaching 4r (d. No.15 seed Schnyder and No.18 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to No.3
seed Ivanovic); fell 1r in 2009
2009 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Underwent left shoulder surgery on February 23rd; returned in November 2009 at ITF/Esperance-AUS, playing
doubles w/Molik
•
Won 2010 Australian Open wildcard playoff (d. Rogowska in final 16 76 64 after trailing 61 52, saved 3mp)
•
Played 2 Tour matches at start of season (l. 1r Australian Open and Dubai); won 1 singles match in Fed Cup
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Fell 1r as WC at both Brisbane (l. Karatantcheva) and Sydney (l. Dushevina)
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (1) Hobart
•
Reached a career-best singles ranking on July 28, 2008 (No.39) after strong performances at first 3 Grand
Slams: 4r at Australian Open (d. No.15 seed Schnyder and No.18 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to No.3 seed
Jankovic) and 3r at both Roland Garros (d. No.9 seed Bartoli en route; l. to qualifier Suárez Navarro) and
Wimbledon (d. No.12 seed Schnyder en route; l. to No.18 seed Vaidisova)
•
Two-time Tour doubles runner-up: 2008 Roland Garros (w/Schiavone) and 2009 Sydney (w/Dechy)
•
Has 5 career wins vs. Top 20 opponents, incl. one vs. Top 10 (No.9 Bartoli at Roland Garros) all in 2008, most
recent being vs. No.13 Schnyder (2008 Wimbledon)
•
11-time singles title winner on ITF Women’s Circuit; also won 13 ITF doubles titles
•
Member of Australian Fed Cup Team 2006-09 and Australian OIympic Team in 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
Making 14th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result came at 2008 Australian Open, reaching 4r; also 3r at 2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Wimbledon
•
Lost in 1r at first 7 majors, finally breaking through at 2007 US Open (d. Shvedova, 1r; l. Sharapova, 2r)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Nicole Pratt; also works with Australian Institute of Sport; began working with them in January 2007
•
Began playing at age 7
•
Father, Kim, is a mechanic; mother, Nita, is a housewife; has a brother, Ben, and a sister, Brooke
•
Also enjoys Aussie Rules football, cricket, V8 Supercars, shopping and going to movies
VENUS WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 17, 1980 (29)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$-Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.6
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$25,066,990
Highest Singles Rank*
No.1 (February 25, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
41 / 16
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making her 10th appearance since 1998, missed 2000 due to tendonitis in both wrists and
2007 w/left wrist injury; has lost in every round here in Melbourne; best result was runner-up in 2003 (as No.2 seed, d
No.7 Hantuchova in QF, No.5 Henin in SF, before l. to No.1 S.Williams); SF in 2001 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.1 Hingis) and
QF in 1998 (on debut, d. S.Williams in 2r, before l. to No.2 seed Davenport), 1999 (as No.5 seed, l. to No.1 Davenport),
2002 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.8 Seles) and 2008 (as No.8 seed, l. to No.4 seed Ivanovic); after runner-up finish in 2003,
next three appearances were 3r exit in 2004 (l. to Raymond), 4r in 2005 (l. to Molik) and 1r in 2006 (l. to Pironkova); fell 2r
in 2009 (as No.6 seed, l. to Suarez Navarro 75 in third set)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Dubai, Acapulco; R-Up (3): Wimbledon, Stanford, Doha; SF (2): Miami, Rome; 4r (1): US
Open; 4 doubles titles, incl 3 Grand Slams
•
Won 2 titles (Dubai and Acapulco) to become 12th player to win 40 titles or more. Won 40th Tour singles title at
Dubai (as No.6 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva in QF, top seed S.Williams in SF and Razzano in final; and 41st
title of career at Acapulco (as No.1 seed, d. No.2 seed Pennetta in final)
•
On February 23, 2009 after winning at 2009 Dubai, returned to Top 5 for first time since August 2003, staying
there for all but 1 week until October 26, 2009
•
Runner-up at Wimbledon (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Safina in SF, falling to No.2 seed S.Williams in final; now 7-7
in major finals); also won 9th Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon (w/S.Williams)
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open – their 10th Grand Slam doubles
title) all with sister Serena; the sisters were 24-2 for the year, losing only at Roland Garros (QF) and Sony Ericsson
Championships-Doha (SF)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first Tour event of 2010; last played on Tour at 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha (runner-up to
Serena Williams). Played exhibition events in Thailand (vs. Sharapova) and Hong Kong (vs. Wozniacki and Zheng)
before coming to Australia
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41) (incl. 7 Grand Slams), most recent title at 2009 Acapulco; R-Up (25) (incl. 7 Grand Slam
finals), most recently at 2009 Tour Championships; 16 doubles titles
•
Holder of 41 Tour singles titles, the joint-highest total for any active player (with Henin), and equal 11th all-time.
The total includes 7 Grand Slam singles titles (see below); and 1 Tour Championships (2008)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams) and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998
Australian Open/Roland Garros (both w/Gimelstob)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
As at end of 2009, had highest number of career singles match wins (552) among active players
•
On February 25, 2002, became 11th woman (first African-American) to hold No.1 ranking (held for 11 weeks)
•
Surpassed $20m in career prize money earnings (alongside S.Williams) at 2008 Wimbledon; were 5th and 6th
women in Tour history to achieve feat (after Navratilova, Graf, Hingis, Davenport)
•
Has 13 career wins against the world No.1, most recently at 2009 Wimbledon (d. Safina in SF); d. Jankovic at
2008 Tour Championships for first win over world No.1 since 2005
•
Member of US Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008; won singles and doubles gold medal in 2000 and doubles gold
medal in 2008 (w/Serena); member of US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003-05, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 48th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Seven-time singles Grand Slam champion – 2000 Wimbledon and US Open, 2001 Wimbledon and US Open,
2005, 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon
•
Seven-time runner-up – 1997 US Open (on debut), 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, 2003
Australian Open, 2003 Wimbledon and 2009 Wimbledon; also reached SF 4 times and QF 11 times
•
Lost in 1r three times – 1997 Wimbledon (event debut), 2001 Roland Garros, 2006 Australian Open
•
With sister Serena has won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles, including 3 in 2009
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father Richard Williams and mother Oracene Price; hitting partner is David Witt; physio is Esther Lee
•
Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams
•
Sisters are Serena, Isha (lawyer, singer), Lyndrea (actress, singer, stylist, computer science major) and Yetunde
(deceased September 14, 2003)
•
Started V Starr Interiors, an interior design company in Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, Florida, specializing in
residential design; works on projects around US (www.vstarrinteriors.com); designs a line of women's leather
apparel for Wilson's Leather called the Venus Williams Collection; on August 23, 2007, unveiled new clothing
range ‘EleVen’
•
Official website is www.venuswilliams.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
TATHIANA GARBIN (ITA #62) vs. [7] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #7)
HEAD TO HEAD: Azarenka leads 2-0
2007 WIMBLEDON
GRASS O
2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
R64
R64
AZARENKA
AZARENKA
61 63
41 ret. (abdominal strain)
MATCH FACTS: Azarenka is now working with Sam Sumyk as her coach, after working with Antonio van Grichen for 4
years; Sumyk coached Zvonareva through 2009, a potential 4r opponent…Azarenka won the girls’ singles title here in
2005…Azarenka has advanced to the 3r or better at 11-consecutive Grand Slams, last failing to do so at 2007 Roland
Garros (1r)…Garbin is the oldest player remaining in the women’s draw at 32 years, 6 months…If she wins today, Garbin
would be just the 2nd 32-year-old into the round of 16 here in the last 20 years, along with fellow-Italian Silvia Farina Elia in
2005…Azarenka and Garbin met in the 2nd round here last year with Garbin retiring after just 5 games due to an
abdominal strain
GARBIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
9-11
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
35-40
YTD / Career W-L
2-2 / 411-311
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 116-98
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 83-67
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-2 / 152-140
**Stats above include current tournament
AZARENKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
9-4
33-16
5-1 / 187-86
3-0 / 36-34
0-0 / 30-20
5-1 / 118-51
TATHIANA GARBIN (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
June 30, 1977 (32)
Bologna, Italy
No.62
No.22 (May 21, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$11,150
0/0
$2,358,971
1/8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 12th successive tournament main draw appearance. Best result was 3r in 2007 (l. top
seed Hingis). Reached 2r in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009, while falling in 1r in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Palermo QF (1): Brisbane
•
Best result was SF finish at Palermo (l. top seed Pennetta)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Lost 1r at Brisbane (l. Clijsters)
•
Fell in qualifying at Sydney; reached doubles final w/Petrova (l. Black/Huber)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (1): 2000 Budapest; R-Up (4): most recently 2007 Bogota (ret w/GI illness); SF (7): most
recently at 2009 Palermo; 8 doubles titles
•
Won first tour title at 2000 Budapest; runner-up at 2000 Bogota, 2005 Modena, 2006 Palermo and 2007 Bogota
•
Best season to date in 2007, cracking Top 30 for first time (best of No.22 in May) and making career
breakthroughs at big events – first Grand Slam 4r at Roland Garros and first Tier I QF at Miami
•
Has finished every year ranked inside the Top 100 since 2000
•
Has 9 career Top 20 wins (last vs. No.13 Bartoli at 2009 Roland Garros), highlighted by 2 career Top 5 wins, at
2001 Indian Wells (d. No.4 Seles) and 2004 Roland Garros (d. No.1 Henin)
•
Became first Italian at the time to beat a reigning world No.1 at 2004 Roland Garros; has since been joined by
Schiavone, who has beaten two reigning world No.1s, Mauresmo in 2006 and Henin in 2008; and Pennetta, who
defeated Jankovic at 2008 Zurich
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 10 singles and 6 doubles titles
•
Member of Italian Fed Cup Team 1999-2000, 2003-05, 2007-08 and Italian Olympic Team in 2000 and 2004
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 41st main draw at a Grand Slam
•
Best result was 4r at 2007 Roland Garros; also reached 3r 7 times before 2010 Australian Open
•
Has fallen in 1r 14 times
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Erfan Djahangiri, along with Bacsinszky
•
Began playing at age 3
•
Nickname is Tax
•
Tennis player most admired is Justine Henin for her comeback
•
Hobbies include surfing the net, listening to music, going to movies; other sports interests include beach tennis,
beach volleyball
VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 31, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$28,650
Residence
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.7
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,538,947
Highest Singles Rank
No.6 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th straight appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009, advancing to 4r
(as No.13 seed, ret. vs. S.Williams w/dizziness and illness after winning the first set and trailing 2-4 in second set);
reached 3r twice: 2007 (d. No.18 seed Bartoli; l. to No.11 seed Jankovic) and 2008 (as No.26 seed, l. to No.7 seed
S.Williams); in tournament debut (2006) fell in 1r (as qualifier, l. to No.32 seed Mirza)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; SF (2): Indian Wells, Rome; QF (3): Roland Garros, Wimbledon,
Tokyo; 4r (1): Australian Open; also won two doubles titles: Memphis (w/Wozniacki) and Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Sydney
•
Reached SF at Sydney (as No.6 seed, l. to eventual champion Dementieva; won 3 matches each in 3s: d. Lisicki,
Date Krumm, Cibulkova)
•
Played Hong Kong exhibition
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2009 Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; R-Up (4), most recently 2008 Prague; SF(8), last time
2009 Rome; 3 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Indian Wells
•
Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won first title at Brisbane (as No.2 seed, d. No.3 seed
Bartoli in final); 2nd at Memphis (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Wozniacki in final); and 3rd at Miami (as No.11 seed,
d. No.8 seed Kuznetsova in SF and top seed and defending champion S.Williams in final; win over S.Williams
was first win over a reigning world No.1). Won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009
•
Also in 2009, reached first Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (as No.9 seed, d. No.8 seed Ivanovic en route, l. to
No.1 seed Safina in 3s), followed by Wimbledon (as No.8 seed, d. No.10 seed Petrova en route, l. to eventual
champion S.Williams)
•
Broke Top 10 after 2009 Indian Wells (March 23) in singles and doubles, reaching career-high of No.6 in singles.
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; fell in RR stage
•
Has 11 career Top 10 wins, most recently against No.8 Jankovic (Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009),
including 4 against Top 5: No.4 Dementieva (2008 Stuttgart), No.4 Sharapova (2007 Moscow), No.2 Safina (2009
Indian Wells) and No.1 S.Williams (2009 Miami)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 1 singles title (2005) and 3 doubles titles (one in 2003, one in 2005, one in 2007)
•
Member of Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009 and Belarusian Olympic Team in 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is QF run at 2009 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon; previously also has 4r finishes at 2007 US
Open, 2008 Roland Garros and 2009 Australian Open
•
Through 2009 US Open, has reached 3r or better at 10-straight Slams
•
Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/fellow Belarusian Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland
Garros (w/B.Bryan)
•
As a junior, won girls’ singles titles at 2005 Australian and US Opens and 3 doubles titles (2004 Wimbledon
w/Govortsova; 2005 Roland Garros and Wimbledon w/Szavay)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Samuel Sumyk since start of 2010, previously coached by Antonio Van Grichen
•
Official Web site: www.vikaazarenkatennis.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Originally from Minsk, but spends most of her time living and training in Scottsdale, Arizona now; is friends with
NHL star Nikolay Khabibulin and his family, who also live in Scottsdale;
•
Speaks Belarusian, Russian, English; tennis player most admired growing up was Graf, now admires Federer
•
Earned ITF Junior World Girls' Champion 2005 award on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner ceremony
at Pavillion d'Armenonville in Paris, for her many 2005 achievements
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[9] VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #9) vs. GISELA DULKO (ARG #36)
HEAD TO HEAD: Zvonareva leads 3-0 at Tour level; 4-1 in all matches
2001 ITF/CIVITANOVA-ITA
CLAY O
SF
DULKO
2002 ITF/NAPLES-USA
CLAY O
R16
ZVONAREVA
2004 MEMPHIS
HARD I
QF
ZVONAREVA
2004 WIMBLEDON
GRASS O
R32
ZVONAREVA
2006 BERLIN
CLAY O
R64
ZVONAREVA
63 64
60 63
63 64
64 62
36 62 62
MATCH FACTS: This marks the 3rd Tour-level meeting between the two … Zvonareva is working with new coach Antonio
Van Grichen, who formerly coached Victoria Azarenka, a potential 4th round opponent… Zvonareva made her first Grand
Slam semifinal at last year’s Australian Open…. Dulko has advanced to the 3rd round at the Australian Open for the first
time and is today bidding to equal her best Grand Slam result and reach the last 16 at a major for the 2nd time (after 2006
Roland Garros)
ZVONAREVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
14-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
54-26
YTD / Career W-L
2-1 / 349-171
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 82-68
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 59-52
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 196-105
**Stats above include current tournament
DULKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-6
29-25
4-1 / 273-196
3-1 / 82-57
1-1 / 59-42
4-1 / 134-115
VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
September 7, 1984 (25)
Residence
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Moscow, Russia
Current Singles Rank*
No.9
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$6,53,389
Highest Singles Rank
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9/5
No.5 (February 2, 2009)
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009 (as No.7
seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina; was first Grand Slam SF); made Top 5 debut afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to
No.5); reached 4r twice: 2004 (as No.11 seed, l. to No.5 seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No.22 seed, l. to top seed
Sharapova; d. No.13 seed Ivanovic en route); fell 2r in 2005 (as No.9 seed, l. to Douchevina); fell 1r three times: 2003 (l. to
Bovina), 2006 (as No.30 seed, l. to Hingis) and 2008 (as No.23 seed, l. to Sugiyama when forced to ret.)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Pattaya City, Indian Wells; SF (1): Australian Open; QF (2): Dubai, Beijing
•
Won 9th career Tour singles title at Indian Wells (as No.4 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in final); also won 5th Tour
doubles title (w/Azarenka); was first Tour singles-doubles sweep of career
•
An alternate at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; played in one match, but was forced to withdraw from
the event due to a re-occurring right ankle injury (she later had surgery to remove scar tissue on her ankle in
November)
•
Reached career first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina); made Top 5 debut
afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to No.5)
•
Missed 8 weeks of action after injuring right ankle at Charleston in third round match (1-1 in first set) vs. Razzano;
forced to withdraw from Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, returning at Eastbourne
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
In first Tour activity, ret. in first set of 1r match at Auckland vs. Vesnina at 3-3 (w/right ankle injury; same ankle as
off-season surgery)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (9) most recently 2009 Indian Wells; R-Up (11); most recently at 2008 Tour Championships; 5
doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Indian Wells (w/Azarenka, completing singles-doubles title sweep)
•
Nine-time Tour singles champion, at 2003 Bol, 2004 Memphis, 2005 Memphis, 2006 Birmingham, 2006
Cincinnati, 2008 Prague, 2008 Guangzhou, 2009 Pattaya City, 2009 Indian Wells
•
Won biggest title to date at 2009 Indian Wells and finished in year-end Top 10 for 2nd straight year at No.9
•
Runner-up at 2008 Tour Championships (l. V.Williams), also qualified in 2004 and played as an alternate in 2009,
but did not advance from the round-robin stage; also reached first Tier I final in 2008 at Doha (l. Sharapova)
•
Missed 2 months of 2005 season with left ankle injury; missed 4 months (April to August) of 2007 with left wrist
injury; also missed 8 weeks due to a right ankle injury suffered at 2009 Charleston (see above)
•
Has 16 career Top 10 wins and 8 Top 5 wins: including 2 against reigning No.1s at 2007 Indian Wells (vs.
Sharapova) and 2008 Tour Championships (No.1 Jankovic)
•
Member of Russian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2008; 2008 Russian Olympic Team, (after Sharapova’s withdrawal)
went on to win bronze medal in singles over Li
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 28th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is a semifinalist at 2009 Australian Open (see above); also quarterfinalist at 2003 Roland Garros and 4r
on 8 occasions, most recently 2009 US Open
•
Has lost in 1r 5 times in 27 majors before this one
•
Won 2006 US Open women’s doubles title w/Dechy
•
Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2004 US Open (w/B.Bryan) and 2006 Wimbledon (w/Ram)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Antonio van Grichen (who coached Azarenka for 4 years, through 2009); formerly coached
by Samuel Sumyk, who has started working with Azarenka in 2010
•
Official website: www.zvonareva.ru
•
Named a "Promoter of Gender Equality" as part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's partnership with UNESCO, the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; in this role she joins fellow players Venus
Williams, Tatiana Golovin and Zheng Jie; WTA Tour founder Billie Jean King, was also named "Global Mentor for
Gender Equality" in November 2008
•
In 2008, participated in UNESCO Regional Conference “Political Involvement of Women in the Caucasus” to
contribute to the idea of giving women equal opportunities in life
•
Off-court training includes swimming, running
•
Mother introduced her to tennis at age 6, but no one else in family plays tennis
•
Likes traveling, reading, listening to music, volleyball, hockey
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GISELA DULKO (ARG)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 30, 1985 (24)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$6,165
Residence
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/2
Current Singles Rank*
No.36
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$2,264,661
Highest Singles Rank*
No.26 (November 21, 2005)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money does not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 7th main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 2r four times: 2005 (as No.29
seed, l. to Diaz-Olivia), 2006 (as No.31 seed, l. to Nakamura), 2007 (l. to No.5 seed Petrova) and 2009 (l. to No.2 seed
and eventual champion S.Williams); fell 1r twice: 2004 (as qualifier, l. to No.12 seed Suarez) and 2008 (l. to Wozniacki); fell
in qualifying in 2002
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Bogotá; SF (1): Bastad; QF (3): Hobart, Monterrey, Stuttgart, 2 doubles titles
•
Runner-up at Bogotá (as No.3 seed, l. to No.7 seed Martinez Sanchez in final)
•
Reached 4r at 2009 US Open (d. No.30 seed A.Bondarenko en route, falling to K.Bondarenko); 3r at both Roland
Garros and Wimbledon (d. Sharapova in 2r); 2r at Australian Open
•
Reached 5 doubles finals in 2009, winning two titles at Hobart and Bastad (both w/Pennetta) and finishing
runner-up at Stuttgart and Bogota (both w/Pennetta) and Indian Wells (w/Peer)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
•
Reached QF at Hobart (as No.8 seed, l. to top seed Medina Garrigues in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2008 Fes, 2007 Budapest, Forest Hills R-Up (3): 2009 Bogota, 2007 Pattaya City, 2005
Hobart; SF (6): Most recently at 2009 Bastad; 8 doubles titles
•
Reached 6th career final at 2009 Bogota
•
Finished 2009 ranked No.37; ranked in Top 40 4 times in past 6 years
•
Has 8 career Top 10 wins, most recently vs. No.8 Azarenka at 2009 Stuttgart; includes 3 Top 5 wins: No.5
Dementieva (2005 Rome), No.4 Kuznetsova (2005 Toronto) and No.3 Jankovic (2009 Miami)
•
Argentine Fed Cup Team (2000, 2004-09) and Argentine Olympic Team (2004, 2008)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY:
• 2010 Australian Open marks her 26th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is 4r; achieved at 2009 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros; also reached 3r seven times: 2004/2009
Roland Garros, 2004/2006/2008/2009 Wimbledon and 2009 Australian Open
•
Junior highlights include winning doubles titles at 2000 US Open (w/Salerni), 2001 Wimbledon (w/Harkleroad)
and 2002 Australian Open (w/Widjaja)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by brother Alejandro, who travels with her; started playing tennis at age 7 after watching him
•
Mother is Ana; father Estanislao is deceased
•
Favorite surface is clay
•
Has three dogs named Goran, Nicole and Guga
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[10] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #10) vs. [17] FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #18)
HEAD TO HEAD: Schiavone leads 3-0
2006 LUXEMBOURG
HARD I
2006 HASSELT
HARD I
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
HARD O
SF
R16
R32
SCHIAVONE
SCHIAVONE
SCHIAVONE
75 26 61
63 64
63 76(6)
MATCH FACTS: A.Radwanska reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal here in 2008…A.Radwanska has dropped 3
games in her 2 matches so far. Since the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park and became a full-128 draw in
1988, only 1 player (Lisa Raymond with 2 in 2005) has dropped fewer games in her first 2 matches…Schiavone is one of
5 Italians to reach the 3rd round here (only the 2nd time that has happened at a major in the Open Era)…Schiavone has
won 3 of her last 7 meetings with Top 10 players – d. No.9 Kuznetsova (2009 Fed Cup), No.2 S.Williams (2009 Madrid,
via ret.) and No.9 Azarenka (2009 US Open)
A.RADWANSKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
7-3
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
34-14
YTD / Career W-L
3-1 / 213-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 49-41
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 23-26
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1 / 120-54
**Stats above include current tournament
SCHIAVONE
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
13-9
65-37
5-2 / 414-287
1-0 / 124-93
0-0 / 89-71
5-2 / 210-151
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 6, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$8,325
Residence
Krakow, Poland
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.10
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,357,142
Highest Singles Rank
No.9 (August 4, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
4/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th straight appearance at Australian Open; in 2008, seeded No.29 and advanced to
first-ever Grand Slam QF, upsetting Russian seeds Kuznetsova in 3r (world No.2 – equaling career-best win) and No.14
seed Petrova in 4r before falling to Hantuchova; advanced to 2r at tournament debut in 2007 (l. to No.13 seed Ivanovic in
3s); fell in opening round in 2009 (as No.9 seed, l. to K.Bondarenko in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Beijing; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (9): Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Indian Wells, Stuttgart, Rome,
Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Los Angeles, Toronto; 4r (2): Miami, Roland Garros
•
Consistent 2009 as finished in Top 10 for 2nd straight season, reaching one final, 2 SFs, and 9 QFs; finished as
runner-up at final Premier Mandatory tournament of season (Beijing); reached 4r or better at 14 of 22
tournaments (not incl. year-end Championships, where she played as an alternate and d. Azarenka in only match)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
In first tournament of 2010, reached 2r at Sydney (l. to No.2 seed Safina, led 5-0 in first set but lost 75 64)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (4): 2007 Stockholm; 2008 Pattaya City, Istanbul, Eastbourne; R-Up (1); 2009 Beijing; SF
(4); 1 doubles title
•
Consistent 2009 as finished in Top 10 for 2nd straight season, reaching one final, 2 SFs and 9 QFs
•
Had surgery on middle finger of right hand immediately after 2009 Championships
•
Holds 11 Top 10 wins, incl. one via. retirement (d. No.6 Azarenka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009
leading 4-1 in 3s); last completed match win vs. Top 10 opponent was No.4 Dementieva at 2009 Beijing
•
Highest-ranked player defeated is No.2 twice (Sharapova at 2007 US Open and Kuznetsova at 2008 Australian
Open)
•
After 2008 Wimbledon, became the first Polish woman to be ranked inside the Top 10; also first Polish woman to
win a Tour singles title at 2007 Stockholm
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Member of Polish Fed Cup Team 2006-09, helping Poland advance to World Group II for the first time (for the
2010 competition), and Polish Olympic Team in 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best result is 3 quarterfinal finishes – 2008 Australian Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Wimbledon
•
Has also reached 4r four times – 2006 Wimbledon (Grand Slam debut), 2007 US Open (d. defending champion
Sharapova in 3r) and 2008/2009 Roland Garros
•
Girls’ singles champion at 2005 Wimbledon and 2006 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Robert, who also travels with her; grew up playing at a club in Gronau, Germany, where he
was a club pro; mother, Marta, is an accountant; younger sister, Urszula, also currently plays professional tennis
and in 2007 followed in Agnieszka's footsteps by winning junior Wimbledon singles title
•
Began playing age 4
•
Received Tour Newcomer of the Year Award in March 2007 (for 2006 achievements, which included going from
outside Top 300 at beginning of season to No.57 on season-ending rankings)
•
Named third Tour Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity in February 2009 (after Petrova, Szavay).
FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
June 23, 1980 (29)
Milan, Italy
No.18
No.11 (January 30, 2006)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$18,625
0/0
$4,607,250
2/7
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only ; prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 10th straight Australian Open appearance; best result was in 2006 with 4r finish (as
No.15 seed, l. No.2 Clijsters); also 3r in 2002 (as No.31 seed, l. No.8 Seles); 2005 (as No.14 seed, l. No.19 Dechy); fell in
2r in 2004 and 2007; made 1r exit in 2001, 2003, 2008 and 2009
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Moscow; R-Up (2): Prague, Osaka; SF (2): Barcelona, ‘s-Hertogenbosch; QF (1):
Wimbledon; 4r (1): US Open
•
5th career Top 20 season, but first since 2006, highlighted by second Tour singles title at Moscow (d.
Govortsova)
•
Also helped Italy capture 2009 Fed Cup title (second personal, going 1-0 vs. USA)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Auckland
•
Reached SF at Auckland in first 2010 competition (l. to top seed Pennetta); also reached SF in doubles
(w/Pennetta, l. to eventual champions Black/Huber)
•
Lost 1r at Sydney (to No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2007 Bad Gastein, 2009 Moscow; R-Up (9), most recently at 2009 Osaka
•
Two-time Sony Ericsson Tour singles titlist at 2007 Bad Gastein (d. Meusburger in final; was 0-8 in previous
finals) and 2009 Moscow (d. Govortsova in final); is now 2-10 in Tour finals
•
Seven-time Tour doubles titlist, most recently at 2009 Tokyo Pan Pacific (with Kleybanova); also runner-up at
2008 Roland Garros (w/Dellacqua)
•
Reached career-high of No.11 in January 2006, shared record for highest-ranked Italian with Farina-Elia until
August 2009 when Pennetta became the first Italian woman to rank in the Top 10
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Has 7 career wins against Top 5 ranked opponents (2 via retirement), most recently against No.1 Henin (2008
Dubai) and No.2 S.Williams (2009 Madrid, via ret. 64)
•
Member of Italian Fed Cup Team, 2002-2009 (helping Italy win title in 2006, 2009); Italian Olympic Team 2004,
2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 38th singles Grand Slam main draw appearance
•
Best results came by reaching QF at 2001 Roland Garros, 2003 US Open and 2009 Wimbledon
•
Reached 4r seven times: 2006 Australian Open, 2004/2005/2006 Roland Garros and 2002/2004/2009 US Open
OTHER FACTS
•
Father, Francesco, is a sports retailer; mother, Luiscita, was a doctor and now stays home to take care of the
family; has an older brother, Gabriele, who is a student
•
Likes to eat at restaurants with friends and go to the disco ... Also enjoys writing
•
Relaxes by listening to music and driving fast in her car
•
Official Website: www.schiavonefrancesca.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ALBERTA BRIANTI (ITA #73) vs. [13] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #13)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Stosur is bidding to reach the 4r here for the 2nd time and ensure an Australian woman into the last 16 at
their home Slam for the 7th time in 8 years…Stosur has her highest Grand Slam seeding, after her best year to date in
2009, which saw her become the first Australian woman in 20 years to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros and win her
first title at Osaka…Brianti is the 2nd oldest player left in the women’s draw after countrywoman Garbin and was 1 of 5
Italians from the 6 that started to reach 3r…Brianti has lost all 3 meetings to date with Top 20 players; the highest-ranked
player that she has defeated is No.36 Pavlyuchenkova (2009 Palermo)
BRIANTI
Tournament W-L (MD)
3-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
3-8
YTD / Career W-L
4-2 / 340-266
3-Set (YTD / Career)
2-0 / 90-82
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 65-49
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-2 / 174-98
**Stats above include current tournament
STOSUR
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
11-7
27-26
2-1 / 268-208
1-0 / 70-68
0-0 / 64-62
2-1 / 181-131
ALBERTA BRIANTI (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
April 5, 1980 (29)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$2,585
Residence
Fontanellato, Italy
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.73
Career Prize $ (USD)
$440,511
Highest Singles Rank*
No.67 (September 21, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd main draw appearance; lost 1r in 2007 (l. Safarova); reached 2r in 2009 (as
qualifier, d.Wickmayer, l. No.5 seed Ivanovic); fell in qualifying in 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Guangzhou; SF (1): Portoroz
•
Reached first-ever Tour singles final at Guangzhou (as No.8 seed, l. No.5 seed Peer); also reached SF at Portoroz
(l. No.1 Safina), which before Guangzhou was her best Tour result
•
Reached 2r at Australian Open (as qualifier, l. to No.5 seed Ivanovic) for first Grand Slam win; fell 1r at Wimbledon
and US Open
•
Best results on ITF Women’s Circuit in 2009 were 3 SF and 3 QF finishes
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Fell 1r at Auckland (l. No.6 seed Vesnina)
•
Fell qualifying at Hobart
CAREER SUMMARY: R-Up (1): 2009 Guangzhou; SF (1): 2009 Portoroz; QF (1): 2007 Kolkata
•
Best Tour result came as runner-up at 2009 Guangzhou
•
Reached first career Tour finals (in doubles) at 2007 Kolkata (w/Koryttseva)
•
Finished in Top 100 for first time in 2009; achieved career-high of No.67 on September 21, 2009
•
Has 3 career wins vs. Top 50 ranked opponents: No.36 Pavlyuchenkova (2009 Palermo); No.44 Mirza (2006
Montreal) and No.44 Daniilidou (2007 Estoril)
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, 8 singles titles and 11 time doubles winner
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 9th singles main draw appearance at a Grand Slam
•
Best previous result was 2r finish at 2009 Australian Open; has fallen 1r on all other apperances
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently being coached by Niccolo Vercellino and Matteo Cecchetti
•
Began playing at age 6 when family introduced her to tennis at a local club
•
Mother is Rita, father is Attilio; brothers are Andrea (an engineer) and Alessandro (a student); nobody in family
plays tennis
•
Speaks English, French, Italian
•
Enjoys shopping, watching soccer in Milan; also likes playing soccer
SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 30, 1984 (25)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Gold Coast, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.13
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$4,319,810
Highest Singles Rank
No.13 (September 21, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1 / 22
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th main draw appearance at Australian Open (10th overall); best result came in 2006,
reaching 4r (d. No.21 seed Ivanovic en route, faling to WC Hingis in 4r); 3r twice: 2003 (as WC, l. No.7 seed Hantuchova)
and 2009 (l. No.4 seed Dementieva); reached 2r in 2004 (as WC, l. Kapros) and 2007 (as No.24 seed, l. Kostanic Tosic in
3s); fell 1r in 2002 (l. Llagostera Vives), 2005 (l. No.2 seed Mauresmo); fell in qualifying in 2000 and 2001; missed 2008
with illness
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Osaka; R-Up (1): Los Angeles; SF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford; QF (2): Miami, Toronto
•
Competed at Sony Ericsson Championships (doubles, w/Stubbs, falling in SF) and year-end event in Bali (singles)
•
Won first title at Osaka (in 6th career final, d. Schiavone)
•
Made Top 15 debut on August 24, 2009
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Lost 1r at Sydney (l. Pennetta) in first Tour competition of 2010
•
Began season at Hopman Cup, won 1 of 3 singles matches (d. Oudin, l. Cirstea, Martinez Sanchez)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (1): 2009 Osaka; R-Up (5), most recently at 2009 Los Angeles; 22 doubles titles
•
Won first career title at 2009 Osaka (d. No.1 seed Wozniacki in 3s in semifinal, d. No.4 Schiavone in final), had
lost 5 previous finals
•
In 2009, became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since 1988 (Nicole Bradtke)
and at any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon
•
Broke Top 20 for the first time after 2009 Roland Garros, and then Top 15 on August 24, 2009
•
Has 7 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents, most recently vs. No.6 Wozniacki at 2009 Osaka. Highestranked player defeated to date is No.2 S.Williams (2009 Stanford)
•
Having reached a then career-high singles ranking of No.27 in January 2007, the rest of her season was severely
interrupted due to an energy-sapping illness (Lyme's disease); did not play after 2007 US Open until ITF events in
April 2008
•
Has won a total of 22 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles titles; first two w/Stewart and then remaining 20
w/Raymond, including 2005 US Open, 2006 Roland Garros; the pair lie 6th for doubles team titles (Open Era)
•
On February 6, 2006 rose to No.1 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles rankings, the 2nd Australian to do so
(after Stubbs in 2000); was joined at No.1 in doubles by Raymond on July 10 (after Wimbledon), was third time
since inception of computer rankings in 1975 that two players shared No.1 doubles ranking (Black and Huber
became fourth pair to do so in November 2007)
•
Represented Australia in Fed Cup 2003-07, 2009 and at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 27th main draw at a Grand Slam
•
In 24th career main draw appearance at a Grand Slam reached first Grand Slam singles SF at Roland Garros (as
No.30 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva en route, falling to No.7 seed and eventual champion Kuznetsova in 3s;
made Top 20 debut afterwards on June 8
•
Also at 2009 Roland Garros became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since
1988 (Nicole Bradtke) and at any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon
•
Reached 4r on home soil at 2006 Australian Open (l. to Hingis); also reached 3r on 5 occasions (2003, 2009,
2010 Australian Open, 2007 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon)
•
Winner of 2 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles at 2005 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Raymond)
and 2 mixed doubles titles, at 2005 Australian Open (w/Draper) and 2008 Wimbledon (w/B.Bryan)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by David Taylor
•
Official website is: www.samstosur.com
•
Received ITF World Women's Doubles Champions 2005 award (w/Raymond) on June 6, 2006, at ITF World
Champions Dinner ceremony in Paris for their 2005 achievements
•
At Stars for Stars awards gala in Miami on March 21, 2006, named Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of
the Year (w/Raymond); also Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2007 (for 2006 achievements)
•
Father's name is Tony; mother's name is Dianne; brothers are Daniel and Dominic
•
Enjoys shopping and being with friends; relaxes by going to the beach; considers herself happy and easy going
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[22] DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #25) vs. [16] LI NA (CHN #17)
HEAD TO HEAD: Hantuchova leads 2-1
2006 DUBAI
HARD O
2006 DOHA
HARD O
2007 INDIAN WELLS
HARD O
R32
R16
SF
HANTUCHOVA
LI
HANTUCHOVA
36 64 76(4)
46 76(5) 61
75 46 61
MATCH FACTS : All 3 previous matches between Hantuchova and Li have gone the distance and all have been on hard
court... Hantuchova produced her best Grand Slam result here in 2008 with a SF finish (won first 8 games of match vs.
Ivanovic but lost)… Li was the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2006 Wimbledon (since
surpassed by Zheng SF at 2008 Wimbledon)… Last year, Li made Top 15 debut in October, equaling Zheng's Chinese
record from earlier in 2009
HANTUCHOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
24-9
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
69-35
YTD / Career W-L
5-2 / 386-239
3-Set (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 133-81
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 93-58
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-2 / 221-136
**Stats above include current tournament
LI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
9-4
33-14
3-2 / 324-115
2-0 / 80-40
0-1 / 43-31
3-2 / 253-82
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
April 23, 1983 (26)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.25
No.5 (January 27, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$13,665
0/0
$ 6,675,338
3/8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 10th consecutive main draw appearance; best result was SF in 2008 (as No.9 seed, d.
No.29 seed A.Radwanska in QF, having been 0-3 in Grand Slam QF before; l. to No.4 seed Ivanovic 06 63 64, having led
60 20); QF in 2003 (l. to world No.2 V.Williams); 4r in 2007 (as No.15 seed, l. to No.4 seed Clijsters) and 2006 (l. to world
No.4 Sharapova); 3r three times – 2002 (l. to V.Williams 36 60 64), 2005 (l. to world No.6 Dementieva 75 57 64) and 2009
(as No.19 seed l. No.15 seed Cornet in 3s); 2r in 2004 (l. to Australia's Molik); l. in 1r in 2001 in main draw debut to world
No.8 Kournikova; failed to qualify in 2000
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Warsaw; QF (6): Ponte Vedra Beach, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Cincinnati, Seoul;
Luxembourg 4r (3): Indian Wells, Wimbledon, US Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Brisbane
•
Reached QF at Brisbane (as No.4 seed, l. to Petkovic; d. qualifier Ivanova in 3s and Szavay en route)
•
Reached 2r at Sydney (l. to No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): most recently at 2007 Linz; R-Up (6); most recently at 2007 Bali, SF (20); 8 doubles
titles
•
Three-time Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles champion, at 2002 Indian Wells (d. Hingis in final), 2007 Indian Wells
(d. Kuznetsova in final) and 2007 Linz (d. Schnyder in final)
•
Missed April to June 2008 with foot injury (right heel stress fracture), resulting in 1st non-Top 20 finish since 2004
(No.21)
•
Was ranked continuously in Top 10 from October 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003 and then again from
September 24, 2007 to June 16, 2008
•
Qualified for Tour Championships in 2002 (lost 1r) and 2007 (went 1-2 in round-robin)
•
Holds 5 career Top 5 wins, most recently vs. No.4 Kuznetsova (2007 Indian Wells)
•
Member of Slovak Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2007, 2009 (incl. title-winning 2002 team) and 2004 and 2008
Olympic Teams
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 36th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam result is SF at 2008 Australian Open; has reached 3 other QFs and made a further 8 last 16
appearances
•
Three-time doubles finalist: 2002 Australian Open (w/Sanchez Vicario); 2006 Roland Garros and 2009 Australian
Open (both w/Sugiyama)
•
Owns career Grand Slam in mixed doubles (2001 Wimbledon, 2002 Australian, 2005 Roland Garros and US
Open; all with different partners); just second woman in Open Era (after Navratilova) and fourth all-time (also
Court, King)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Eduardo Nicolas; also works with Darren Cahill/adidas
•
Official Web site: www.dhantuchova.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Alongside Ivanovic, featured in Sony Ericsson's "Never Miss A Shot" TV commercial, launched in July 2006
•
Father, Igor, is a computer scientist; mother, Marianna, is a toxicologist; older brother, Igor, is architect working in
Bratislava; qualified for top university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue professional tennis career
LI NA (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 26, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,500
Residence
Wuhan, China
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.17
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,178,071
Highest Singles Rank
No.15 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance at Australian Open and first since 2008; best result is 4r in
2007 (l. to No.6 seed Hingis, d. No.9 seed Safina en route); reached 3r in 2005 (l. to No.4 seed Sharapova) and 2008 (l.
to Domachowska); fell 1r in 2006 (l. to S.Williams); did not play in 2009 due to right knee injury; fell in qualifying in 2001
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2) Monterrey, Birmingham; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (2) Miami, US Open; 4r (2): Indian Wells, Roland
Garros
•
Twice runner-up: Monterrey (d. No.1 seed A.Radwanska and No.6 seed Benesova en route, before falling to
No.2 seed and champion Bartoli) and Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to Rybarikova in final)
•
2009 marked first Top 20 season; made Top 15 debut on October 26 (rose from No.16 to No.15; equalled
Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in season)
•
Had 3 Top 10 wins in 2009: No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Monterrey), No.5 Zvonareva (2009 Miami) and No.9
Azarenka (2009 Tokyo)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• In first Tour match of 2010, fell in 1r at Auckland (l. to Kanepi); then fell 2r at Sydney (l. to Pennetta, d. No.4 seed
Wozniacki in 1r)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2008 Gold Coast, R-Up (4), most recently 2009 Birmingham; SF (11),
most recently at 2009 Tokyo; 2 doubles titles: 2000 Tashkent (w/T.Li); 2006 Birmingham (w/Jankovic)
•
Two-time Tour singles champion, at 2004 Guangzhou and 2008 Gold Coast (both Tier III)
•
At 2006 Estoril played Zheng in first ever all-Chinese Tour singles final (l. ret. w/heat illness)
•
Reached 2 finals in a year for the first time in 2009 at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli) and Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 6 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (TOP HALF) - SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Missed 4 months (March-June) of 2008 with right knee injury (had surgery on March 31); missed second half of
2007 season with right rib stress fracture
•
Holds many firsts for Chinese tennis: first to win a Tour singles title (2004 Guangzhou); first to reach Grand Slam
singles QF (2006 Wimbledon), now overtaken by Zheng SF run at 2008 Wimbledon; first Olympic singles
semifinalist (in 2008) and first to crack singles Top 30 (June 19, 2006) and Top 20 (August 14, 2006)
•
Chinese Fed Cup team 1999-2002, 2005-06, 2008 and Chinese Olympic team 2000 and 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th career Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best Grand Slam result to date was QF finish at 2006 Wimbledon (d.No.5 seed Kuznetsova and No.10 seed
Vaidisova before losing to No.2 seed Clijsters) and 2009 US Open (also l. to eventual champion Clijsters)
•
Reached 4r four times: 2007 Australian Open, 2009 Roland Garros and 2006/2008 US Open
•
Lost 1r twice (2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open)
OTHER FACTS
• Husband and coach is Jiang Shan; married on January 27, 2006
•
Also works with Thomas Hogstedt; fitness trainer is Richard Sutton
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 after playing badminton for two years
•
Father is Sheng-Peng; mother is Yan-Ping; is an only child
•
Currently studying at Huazhong Institute of Science & Technology
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
DAY 5 – FEATURED MATCHUPS
Bottom Half (Third Round)
Elena Baltacha (GBR) vs. [2] Dinara Safina (RUS)
[Q] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [3] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
[8] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs. [31] Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
Zheng Jie (CHN) vs. [11] Marion Bartoli (FRA)
[15] Kim Clijsters (BEL) vs. [19] Nadia Petrova (RUS)
[WC] Justine Henin (BEL) vs. [27] Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)
Sara Errani (ITA) vs. [Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) vs. Roberta Vinci (ITA)
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE NO.1? Serena Williams enters the 2010 Australian Open as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s
No.1-ranked player and will spend her 86th and 87th weeks at No.1 before the rankings are released on February 1.
Four players have a chance at finishing the tournament as the world No.1 – Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Svetlana
Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki.
Williams will retain the top spot by reaching the final, regardless of other results, while Kuznetsova and Wozniacki must
win the tournament to have any chance of earning the top spot. Safina could regain the No.1 spot by reaching the final if
other results go her way.
SERENA
WILLIAMS
CURRENT RANK
CURRENT PTS
2009 AO PTS
(Defending)
DINARA
SAFINA
SVETLANA
KUZNETSOVA
CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI
1
2
3
4
9195
7600
6081
5785
2000
1400
500
160
PROJECTED RANKING POINTS*
1r
(5 pts)
7200
6205
5586
5630
2r
(100 pts)
7295
6300
5681
5725
3r
(160 pts)
7355
6360
5741
5785
4r
(280 pts)
7475
6480
5861
5905
QF
(500 pts)
7695
6700
6081
6125
SF
(900 pts)
8095
7100
6481
6525
R-Up
(1400 pts)
8595
7600
6981
7025
W
(2000 pts)
9195
8200
7581
7625
*through completion of Thursday’s matches
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ELENA BALTACHA (GBR #83) vs. [2] DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2)
HEAD TO HEAD: first meeting
MATCH FACTS: Safina was 1 of 8 players at the start of the tournament to have held the No.1 ranking and has her
highest seeding at the Australian Open…Safina is 1 of 5 Russian women through to the 3rd round in this half of the
draw…Safina has won 36 out of 40 matches played against players ranked outside the Top 80 but has lost her last two
such matches…Baltacha scored her best victory to date in 2r, defeating world No.32 K.Bondarenko, for her 4th Top 50
win (previous best victory was against No. 33 A.Bondarenko at 2009 Wimbledon)…Baltacha now faces a Top 10 player
for just the 2nd time in her career, having previously met and lost to then-No.7 Jennifer Capriati in 2r at 2004
Wimbledon…Baltacha is the first British woman to reach this stage of a Slam since Anne Keothavong at 2008 US Open,
and is bidding to be the first through to a Grand Slam round of 16 since Sam Smith at 1998 Wimbledon
BALTACHA
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-3
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
10-11
YTD / Career W-L
8-2 / 240-173
3-Set (YTD / Career)
3-0 / 61-61
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 45-51
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-2 / 156-97
**Stats above include current tournament
SAFINA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
14-7
64-29
3-1 / 339-150
0-0 / 87-54
0-0 / 64-48
3-1/ 145-82
ELENA BALTACHA (GBR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
August 14, 1983 (26)
Ipswich, Great Britain
No.83
No.83 (January 11, 2010)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$3,450
0/0
$502,482
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th singles main draw appearance at Australian Open (6th overall); reached 3r in 2005
(as qualifier, l. to No.15 seed Farina Elia); in 2009, fell in 2r (as qualifier, l. to No.20 seed Mauersmo in 3s); fell 1r in 2003
(as WC, l. to No.15 seed Stevenson); fell in qualifying in 2006, 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:
• First Top 100 season; made Top 100 debut on September 28 (rose from No.101 to No.93)
•
Reached 2r of both majors that she played: Australian Open (as qualifier, l. to No.20 seed Mauresmo in 3s) and
Wimbledon (as WC, l. to Flipkens); only other Tour win was at Birmingham (2r, l. to No.5 seed Pavlyuchenkova)
•
Won 2 titles on ITF Women’s Circuit: ITF/Changwon-KOR and ITF/Shrewsbury-GBR
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Qualified but lost in 1r at Auckland (l. to Olaru) and Hobart (l. to Dokic)
CAREER SUMMARY
• Best Tour-level result during career has been reaching 3r at 2002 Wimbledon, 2005 Australian Open and 2010
Australian Open; the only 3 occasions that she has won back-to-back main draw matches
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, 7 singles and 4 doubles titles
•
Scored 3rd Top 40 win at 2010 Australian Open (d. No. 32 K.Bondarenko, 2r); has 2 previous wins vs. Top 40
players: No.37 Coetzer (2002 Wimbledon) and No.33 A.Bondarenko (2009 Wimbledon)
•
Missed second half of 2006 and beginning of 2007 with back injury; also missed second half of 2003 to
recuperate after liver complaint
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 12th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam; but first as a direct acceptance
•
Best result is 3r at 2002 Wimbledon and 2005/2010 Australian Open
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
All main draw appearances to date have been at Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2009) and Wimbledon (2001-05,
2007-09); fell in final round of qualifying at 2008-09 US Open and 2009 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Nino Severino; fitness trainer is Kirk Bowyer
•
Began playing at age 10
•
Mother, Olga, is a former Russian pentathlete living in North London; father, Sergei, is a former Dynamo Kiev and
Ipswich Town soccer player living in Glasgow; brother Sergei has played professional soccer in England and
Scotland
•
Official website www.elena-baltacha.com
DINARA SAFINA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
April 27, 1986 (23)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.2
No.1 (April 20, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$16,725
0/0
$9,784,194
12 / 8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 8th consecutive appearance in Melbourne after finishing as runner-up in 2009 (as No.3 seed, l.
No.2 seed S.Williams in final 60 63; d. 3 seeds en route to final: No.25 seed Kanepi, No.15 seed Cornet and No.7 seed
Zvonareva); best previous results were 3r finishes in 2004 (unseeded, upset No.27 seed Coetzer in 2r, l. No.2 Clijsters)
and 2007 (as No.9 seed, l. No.19 Li); l. in 2r in 2005 (l. No.2 seed Mauresmo) and 2006 (as No.19 seed, l. Arvidsson); l. in
1r in 2003 (event debut) and 2008. Seeded here for 4th straight year, highest seeding at Australian Open
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Rome, Madrid, Portoroz; R-Up (5): Sydney, Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros,
Cincinnati; SF (2):‘s-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon; QF (1): Indian Wells
•
Became the 19th player to rise to No.1 in the world on April 20, 2009 and remained there for a total of 26 nonconsecutive weeks. She is part of the first ever brother-sister No.1 pair, her brother Marat Safin having ranked
No.1 on the ATP World Tour previously
•
In 2009, reached a tour-leading (with Wozniacki) 8 finals, winning 3 titles, joint-highest with 5 other players
(Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, S. Williams, Wozniacki)
•
Had 16-match winning streak during European claycourt circuit, winning Rome and Madrid and advancing to
Roland Garros F; longest winning streak of the season
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Sydney
•
Advanced to quarterfinal in season-opener at Sydney (as No.2 seed w/1r bye, d. A.Radwanska in 2r, recovering
from 0-5 in first set to win 75 64, l. No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva)
•
Withdrew from Brisbane w/ lower back injury. Injury also caused her to retire from first match at 2009 Sony
Ericsson Championships-Doha
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12), most recently 2009 Portoroz; R-up (12), most recently 2009 Cincinnati; 8 doubles titles
•
Won a joint Tour-leading 3 titles in 2009 and reached 8 finals (equal most with Wozniacki) in 2009
•
Breakthrough 2008 season culminating in first Top 10 finish; starting at Berlin posted a 44-13 record for the
remainder of the season, a stretch highlighted by 4 titles
•
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships in 2008-09
•
Has 24 career Top 10 wins, most recently vs. No.10 Radwanska at 2010 Sydney
•
Defeated 3 World No.1s in 2008: Henin (Berlin), Sharapova (Roland Garros) and Jankovic (Olympics), the first
player since the 1975 inception of computer rankings to beat three different reigning No.1s in same year
•
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06, 2008 (was member of winning team in 2005); Russian Olympic Team 2008
(won silver medal in singles)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 30th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance. Made debut at 2002 US
Open
•
Best result is 3 runner-up finishes at 2008 Roland Garros, 2009 Australian Open and 2009 Roland Garros
•
With SF finish at 2009 Wimbledon, has now made SF or better at all Grand Slams
•
Has reached 3r or better at last 8 majors incl. 2010 Australian Open
•
Has fallen in 1r 8 times, but only once in the last 4 years (2008 Australian Open)
•
In doubles, won 2007 US Open title (w/Dechy)
•
2001 Wimbledon girls’ singles runner-up (l. Widjaja)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Zeljko Krajan; fitness coach is Dejan Vojnovic
•
Father, Michail, is director of a tennis club in Moscow; mother, Raouza Islanova, is a tennis coach and used to
coach Dinara; brother, Marat, is a former world No.1 and Grand Slam champion, who retired from tennis at the
end of 2009
•
Enjoys Russian, Italian and Japanese cuisine
•
Official Website: www.dsafina.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[Q] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #118) vs. [3] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3)
HEAD TO HEAD: first meeting
MATCH FACTS: Kerber turned 22 on Monday and has advanced to the 3r at a Grand Slam for the first time… Kerber has
lost all 17 matches that she has played against Top 30 players… The last time that a qualifier reached the last 16 here
was in 2008 (Marta Domachowska and Hsieh Su-Wei)… Kuznetsova has reached the 4r or better at 15 of the last 20
majors… Kuznetsova has only lost twice in the last 5 years to a player ranked outside the Top 100, both those defeats
coming last year (to No.107 U.Radwanska at Indian Wells and unranked Clijsters at Toronto); in that time she has played
38 such matches
KERBER
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-2
4-8
5-0 / 201-115
2-0 / 58-44
0-0 / 30-29
5-0 / 136-67
KUZNETSOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
21-8
93-28
3-1 / 389-162
1-0 / 117-61
0-1 / 81-58
3-1 / 216-89
ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 18, 1988 (22)
Residence
Kiel, Germany
Current Singles Rank*
No.118
Highest Singles Rank*
No.67 (August 27, 2007)
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$---0/0
$412,226
0/0
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd main draw appearance at Australian Open; in main draw debut in 2008, reached
2r (l. to No.25 seed Schiavone); lost 1r in 2009 (l. V.Williams); fell in qualifying in 2007
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Won title at Pozoblanco, Spain on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Won 3 Tour matches, advancing to 2r at Bastad, Istanbul and US Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
First event of 2010; as No.7 seed won 3 matches in Australian Open qualifying
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (1): 2007 ’s-Hertogenbosch
•
Best Tour result to date is QF finish at 2007 ’s-Hertogenbosch
•
Has finished in Top 110 for last 3 years through 2009. Achieved best year-end ranking in 2007 (No.84), the same
year that she achieved her career-high ranking of No.67
•
Reached first Tour final of any kind at 2008 ‘s-Hertogenbosch in doubles (w/Dekmiejere; l. to Krajicek/Erakovic)
•
Has 2 career wins over opponents in Top 40: No.32 Poutchkova (2007 Birmingham) and No.33 Kleybanova
(2008 ITF/Krakow-POL)
•
Has won 11 singles titles and 3 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Member of German Fed Cup Team (2007-08)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 9th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Reached 3r for first time at 2010 Australian Open
•
Previous best result was 2r twice at 2008 Australian Open and 2009 US Open; fell 1r 6 times
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently working with Pawel Ostrowski
•
Started playing tennis at age 3
•
Mother's name is Beata (also her manager); father's name is Slawek; has one sister, Jessica
•
Enjoys shopping, sleeping, swimming, spending time with friends
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 27, 1985 (24)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.3
No.2 (September 10, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$8,325
0/0
$13,805,984
12 / 14
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 9th straight appearance at Australian Open; best results are QF finishes in 2005 (as
No.5 seed, l. to No.4 Sharapova in 3s) and 2009 (as No.8 seed, l. to eventual champion S.Williams in 3s); 4r in 2006 (l. to
world No.1 Davenport) and 2007 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Peer); 3r in 2004 (as No.30 seed, l. to world No.1 and
eventual champion Henin) and 2008 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.29 seed A.Radwanska); 2r in 2002 (event debut as qualifier, l.
to Tulyaganova); l. in 1r in 2003 (l. to No.2 seed V.Williams)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing; R-Up (1): Rome; SF (1): Miami; QF (3): Sydney, Australian
Open, New Haven; 4r (1): US Open
•
Boosted career titles to 12 in 2009, including 2nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. One of 6 players to win 3
titles in 2009 (along with Azarenka, Dementieva, Safina, Wozniacki, S.Williams)
•
Only player to defeat Dinara Safina on clay in 2009, doing so twice at Stuttgart and Roland Garros
•
Apart from winning at Roland Garros, reached QF at Australian Open, 3r at Wimbledon and 4r at US Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fell 2r at Sydney (as No.3 seed, d. Kleybanova in 3s, l. Cibulkova)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12) (incl. 2 Grand Slams) most recently 2009 Beijing; R-Up (18): most recently 2009 Rome;
14 doubles titles
•
Qualified for season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships 5 of the last 6 seasons: 2004, 2006-09, yet to
advance past RR stage
•
Career-high rankings are No.2 in singles (reached September 10, 2007) and No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004)
•
Third Russian to rank in singles Top 2 (doing so on September 10, 2007), after Myskina and Sharapova; had
chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell 2 matches short with SF loss to Safina)
•
Has 6 career wins over reigning world No.1s, most recently at 2009 Roland Garros final vs. Safina. Two wins
each against Mauresmo, Safina and Henin when they were No.1; one of only two players, with S.Williams, to beat
Henin twice while she was No.1)
•
Russian Fed Cup team 2004, 2007-09, winning title in 2004, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 31st Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Two-time Grand Slam singles champion, at 2004 US Open (first Russian woman to win the singles title there)
and 2009 Roland Garros (2nd Russian woman to win there, after Anastasia Myskina in 2004)
•
Two-time runner-up, at 2006 Roland Garros and 2007 US Open (l. to Henin in both) and one-time semifinalist at
2008 Roland Garros; has also reached 6 quarterfinals and 4r 7 times
•
Following 2010 Australian Open, has reached 3r or better at last 17 majors
•
Last 1r exit was at 2005 US Open (1st US Open defending champion to lose in 1r, l. Bychkova); only 4 in total
•
2005 Australian Open doubles champion (w/Molik)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
• Currently coached by Andrey Olkhovskiy; in 2009 worked with Larisa Savchenko
•
Began playing at age 7
•
Appears in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched in June 2008
•
Father is Alexandr Kuznetsov, cycling coach of six Olympic and world champs; also coached Svetlana's mother,
Galina Tsareva, six-time world champion, holder of 20 world records, and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov
(silver medalist at 1996 Atlanta Olympics)
•
Former junior world No.1, ITF Junior World Champion in 2001
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[8] JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) vs. [31] ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR #30)
HEAD TO HEAD: Jankovic leads 9-0
2006 ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH
GRASS (O)
2006 SAN DIEGO
HARD (O)
2006 MONTRÉAL
HARD (O)
2007 AMELIA ISLAND
CLAY (O)
2007 ROME
CLAY (O)
2007 BIRMINGHAM
GRASS (O)
2007 ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH
GRASS (O)
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
HARD (O)
2008 STUTTGART
HARD (I)
R16
R32
R64
R16
R16
QF
QF
R32
R16
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
64 16 76(5)
61 76(4)
63 64
62 60
64 75
64 63
62 61
75 61
62 60
MATCH FACTS: Jankovic dominates her previous meetings with A.Bondarenko, winning their last 8 meetings in straight
sets…Jankovic has reached 4r or better at her last 3 Australian Open appearances…A.Bondarenko won her 2nd career
title last week at Hobart, and is one of 3 players left in the draw who have already won a title this year, along with Clijsters
(Brisbane) and Wickmayer (Auckland)…A.Bondarenko will be aiming for her 6th career victory vs. a Top 10 player as she
also seeks a place in the last 16 of a major for the first time.
JANKOVIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
17-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
64-25
YTD / Career W-L
2-1 / 378-191
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 97-94
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 64-50
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1/ 236-120
**Stats above include current tournament
BONDARENKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
7-5
19-20
7-0 / 315-232
2-0 / 112-76
0-0 / 51-42
7-0 / 134-108
JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
February 28, 1985 (24)
Dubai, UAE
No.8
No.1 (August 11, 2008)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$4,500
0/0
$9,436,949
11 / 1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th straight appearance at Australian Open; best performance to date was 2008 SF
run (as No.3 seed, d. No.7 seed S.Williams in QF, falling to No.5 seed and eventual champion Sharapova); reached 4r
twice: 2007 (as No.11 seed, l. 4r to eventual champion S.Williams) and 2009 (as top seed, l. to No.16 seed Bartoli); first 4
results were 2r finishes – 2003 (qualified in event debut, l. to Coetzer), 2004 (upset world No.8 Dementieva, l. to Craybas
64 26 86), 2005 (l. to Panova 36 64 62) and 2006 (l. to Savchuk)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Marbella, Cincinnati; R-Up (1): Tokyo; SF (2): Paris [Indoors], Tour Championships-Doha; QF
(6): Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid, Stanford, Toronto, Moscow; 4r (2): Australian Open, Roland Garros
•
Won 2 titles in 2009 to bring career total to 11. Won 11th Tour singles title at Cincinnati (as No.5 seed, d. No.4
seed Dementieva en route, saving 4mp in third set tiebreak, d. top seed Safina in the final; win over Safina was
career first defeat of reigning No.1)
•
Runner-up at Tokyo (as No.7 seed, ret. vs. Sharapova in final w/right wrist injury)
•
Failed to advance beyond 4r at any of the Grand Slam events in 2009 for the first time since 2005. Fell 4r at both
Australian Open (as top seed, l. to No.16 seed Bartoli; lost the No.1 ranking following the event on Feb 2, 2009)
and Roland Garros (as No.5 seed, l. to Cirstea 9-7 third set). Reached 3r at Wimbledon (l. qualifier Oudin) and 2r
at US Open (l. Shvedova), her earliest Grand Slam defeat since 2006 Australian Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Lost 1r at season opener at Sydney (l. qualifier Szavay in 3s)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (11) most recently 2009 Cincinnati; R-Up (10) incl. 2008 US Open, most recently 2009 Tokyo;
1 doubles title
•
Finished 2008 season as year-end No.1, only the 9th player in history to do so, highlighted by 4 Tour titles
(Rome, Beijing, Stuttgart, Moscow – the latter 3 in consecutive weeks – first player to do so since Vaidisova in
2005), first Grand Slam final (US Open) and reaching QF or better in 20 of 22 events of year
•
One-time Grand Slam finalist at 2008 US Open (l. S.Williams)
•
Semifinalist at Tour Championships in 2008-09, also qualified in 2007 but failed to advance beyond the roundrobin stage
•
Top 20 debut in March 2005; Top 10 debut in January 2007; Top 5 debut in May 2007; Top 3 in June 2007;
then became 18th player since 1975 inception of computer rankings to rise to No.1 (on August 11, 2008); held
the No.1 ranking for a total of 18 weeks
•
Scored first win over a reigning world No.1 at 2009 Cincinnati (in final vs. Safina); earned 2nd when Safina retired
after just 2 games in 2009 Tour Championships-Doha
•
Serbian Fed Cup Team 2001-05, 2007-09; Serbia/Montenegro Olympic Team 2004; Serbia Olympic Team 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 26th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result to date is runner-up finish at 2008 US Open (first career GS Final)
•
SF finishes at 2006 US Open, 2007/2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Australian Open; 1 QF finish at 2007 US
Open
•
2r loss at 2009 US Open (l. Shvedova) was earliest loss at a Slam since 2006 Australian Open (also 2r); has fallen
in 1r 3 times but not since 2005 Roland Garros
•
1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title at 2007 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray)
•
Girls’ singles champion at 2001 Australian Open (d. Arvidsson)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Ricardo Sanchez
•
Official Web site: www.jj-jelenajankovic.com
•
Father, Veselin, and mother, Snezana, are economists; brothers’ names are Marko and Stefan
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 by brother Marko (six years her senior)
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Named UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia in September 2007 (Ivanovic also appointed the same time)
•
Won Tour's Most Improved Player of the Year Award in 2007 (for 2006 achievements)
ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
August 13, 1984 (25)
Kharkov, Ukraine
No.30
No.19 (April 14, 2008)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$37,430
1/0
$2,203,577
2/4
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance in Melbourne; advanced to 3r twice: 2007 (as No.29 seed,
l. to No.4 seed Clijsters) and 2009 (as No.31 seed, l. to No.8 seed Kuznetsova); fell 2r in 2008 (l. Wozniacki) and 1r in
2005 and 2006; also, fell in qualifying twice (2003, 2004)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Warsaw; SF (2): Budapest, Moscow; QF (2): Ponte Vedra Beach, Madrid; 1 doubles title
•
4th straight Top 40 season, incl. a runner-up finish at Warsaw (as No.8 seed, l. to No.201 Alexandra Dulgheru in
3s)
•
Won fourth Tour doubles title in Prague (w/K.Bondarenko)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Hobart
• Won second Tour singles title at Hobart (as No.4 seed, d. top seed Medina Garrigues in SF and No.2 seed Peer
in final)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (2): 2006 Luxembourg, 2010 Hobart; R-Up (3): 2005 Hyderabad, 2007 Warsaw, 2009
Warsaw; Winner of 4 doubles titles, incl. 3 with her sister Kateryna
•
Two-time Tour singles titlist, at 2006 Luxembourg (saved mp vs. Peschke in SF and d. Schiavone in final; surged
from No.62 to No.33, her simultaneous career debuts in Top 50 and Top 40 on October 2) and 2010 Hobart
•
4-time Tour doubles titlist, including 2007 Australian Open (w/K.Bondarenko); and most recently at 2009 Prague;
also SF at 2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Olympics (both w/K.Bondarenko)
•
Has 5 career wins vs. Top 10 opponents, most recently at 2009 Cincinnati (d. No.9 Petrova); includes 2 Top 5
wins: No.5 Kuznetsova (2007 Warsaw) and No.4 Kuznetsova (2008 Berlin)
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 5 singles titles and 8 doubles titles
•
Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2002, 2005, 2007-09; Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (SINGLES)
•
2010 Australian Open marks 21st consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearance
•
Reached 3r six times: 2007/2009 Australian Open, 2005/2007 Wimbledon, 2007/2008 US Open; reached 2r five
times
•
Also won 2008 Australian Open doubles title with her sister (Kateryna)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by parents, Vladmir and Natalia
•
Introduced to tennis at age 5 by parents; has two sisters, Valeria and Kateryna, also professional tennis players
•
Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English
•
Enjoys Russian pop music and playing chess; likes spending time reading books, listening to music
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ZHENG JIE (CHN #35) vs. [11] MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11)
HEAD TO HEADS: Bartoli leads 1-0
2009 MONTERREY
HARD O
BARTOLI
75 63
MATCH FACTS: Zheng and Bartoli both produced their best Australian Open performance last year…Having never
previously won a match here, Zheng reached 4r and had to retire with a left wrist sprain vs. Kuznetsova…Bartoli went a
stage further, reaching her 2nd Grand Slam quarterfinal, having never previously advanced beyond 2r in Melbourne
ZHENG
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-5
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
26-20
YTD / Career W-L
4-1 / 276-162
3-Set (YTD / Career)
3-0 / 78-49
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 40-36
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-1 / 187-103
**Stats above include current tournament
BARTOLI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
10-8
44-32
2-0 / 337-214
0-0 / 79-67
0- 0 / 49-37
2-0 / 220-123
ZHENG JIE (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 5, 1983 (26)
Cheng Du, China
No.35
No.15 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)*
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$6,165
0/0
$2,864,901
3 / 11
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance (7th overall); fell 1r in first 4 main draw appearances (2004,
2005, 2006, 2007); reached 4r in 2009 (as No.22 seed, ret. vs. No.8 seed Kuznetsova w/left wrist sprain); fell in qualifying
in 2003; 4 of 5 main draw defeats here have been to Russian players
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Monterrey; QF (1): Los Angeles; 4r (2): Australian Open, Miami
•
Third Top 40 season in last 4 years, highlighted by setting new Chinese national ranking record
•
Made Top 20 debut on February 2, 2009, after reaching 4r at Australian Open (2nd Chinese ever to crack Top
20, after Li); made Top 15 debut after Madrid (2r) on May 18 (first Chinese ever to crack Top 15, bettering she
and Li's previous national record of No.16)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
•
Reached QF at Hobart in first tournament of season (as No.7 seed, l. No.4 seed and eventual champion
A.Bondarenko)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril, 2006 Stockholm; R-Up (1): 2005 Rabat; Winner of 11 Tour
doubles titles (all w/Yan): most recently at 2008 Sydney
•
Eleven-time Tour doubles champion (all w/Yan), incl. China's historic first-ever Grand Slam titles at Australian
Open/Wimbledon in 2006
•
Three-time singles champion, at 2005 Hobart, 2006 Estoril (in historic all-Chinese final vs. Li) and 2006
Stockholm
•
Career-high rankings are No.15 in singles (May 18, 2009) and No.3 in doubles (July 10, 2006)
•
Has 5 career Top 10 wins, including two against the world No.1: No.1 Ivanovic (2008 Wimbledon), No.10
A.Radwanska (2008 Beijing), No.4 Ivanovic (2008 Beijing), No.1 Safina (2009 Los Angelels) and No.8 Wozniacki
(2009 Toronto)
•
Missed second half of 2007 season with a left ankle injury; did not play after Roland Garros, returned at 2008
Gold Coast (now Brisbane)
•
Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09; Chinese Olympic Team, 2004, 2008 (bronze medal in
doubles w/Yan)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 20th singles main draw appearance at a Grand Slam
•
At 2008 Wimbledon, caused a sensation by becoming China's first Grand Slam singles semifinalist; became
second WC to reach SF or better at a GS after Seles (1995 US Open final); ranked No.133, stunned Ivanovic in 3r
to become the third player ranked outside Top 100 to beat a reigning world No.1 (at the time, joining No.133
Clijsters at 2005 Indian Wells and No.129 Dokic at 1999 Wimbledon); also fourth non-Top 100 player to reach a
Grand Slam SF (behind No.134 Lucic – Wimbledon 1999, and ahead of No.113 Evers and No.111 O’Neil – 1978
Australian Open); went on to beat Szavay and Vaidisova before falling to eventual runner-up S.Williams 62 76(5)
after holding set point in second set; afterwards (July 7) surged from No.133 to No.40, rising to No.37 on August
25, her highest ranking since May 2007
•
4r twice – 2004 Roland Garros (the first Chinese woman to reach 4r of a Grand Slam, surpassed by N.Li's QF
finish at Wimbledon in 2006) and 2009 Australian Open
•
2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon women’s doubles title (w/Yan)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by husband, Chang Yu
•
First memory of tennis was watching match between Graf and Seles; older sister started playing first, which
influenced Jie to take up game at age 10
•
Parents are Shu Kai Zheng, Zhi Bin Lei
•
Graduated from Si Chuan Sports Academy in June 2000
•
Other sports interests are golf, table tennis, badminton
•
During week of China Open in Beijing (September 2007), appointed third Promoter of Gender Equality as part of
UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership (after V.Williams, Golovin)
•
Received 2008 Tour Comeback Player of the Year award
MARION BARTOLI (FRA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 2, 1984 (25)
Geneva, Switzerland
No.11
No.9 (October 22, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$--0/0
$4,200,880
5/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Ninth straight appearance at Australian Open; 2009 marked first time to win consecutive
matches, as she advanced to QF (second best Grand Slam result; as No.16 seed, d. top seed Jankovic 61 64 in 4r; l. to
No.7 seed Zvonareva); 2r finishes on four successive visits, in 2004 (l. to No.22 seed Schnyder in 3s), 2005 (l. to No.5
seed Kuzentsova), 2006 (as No.27 seed, l. to Vinci in 3s) and 2007 (as No.18 seed, l. to Azarenka); suffered 1r defeats in
2002 (on debut, l. to Pisnik 9-7 in third set), 2003 (l. to No.11 seed Maleeva) and 2008 (l. to Arvidsson in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Monterrey, Stanford; R-Up (2): Brisbane, Bali; SF (3): Charleston, Eastbourne, Beijing; QF
(4): Australian Open, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Osaka
•
After a 3-year gap, returned to winner’s circle at 2009 Monterrey (as No.2 seed, d. Li in final), ending a run of 4
defeats in finals
•
Won 5th Tour singles title, and biggest to date at Stanford (as No.8 seed, d. No.2 seed V.Williams in 3s in final)
•
Finished in Top 20 for 4th straight year
•
In Grand Slam play, produced 2nd-best result in reaching QF at Australian Open (as No.16 seed, d. top seed
Jankovic en route, falling to No.7 Zvonareva), fell 3r at Wimbledon and 2r at Roland Garros and US Open
•
Retired in last two tournaments of year in Osaka (QF w/shoulder injury) and Bali (F w/left quadriceps strain)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first event of 2010. Last played at 2009 Tournament of Champions-Bali (ret. in final vs. Rezai)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2009 Stanford; R-up (6): most recently 2009 Bali; 3 doubles titles (most
recent 2006 Prague w/Peer)
•
Added 2 titles in 2009 (Monterrey and Stanford) to first 3 won back in 2006
•
Reached 2007 Wimbledon final (as No.18 seed, d. No.3 Jankovic in 4r and top seed Henin 16 75 61 - having
trailed 61 53 - in SF, l. to V. Williams in final)
•
Made Top 20 debut in October 2006 and Top 10 debut in August 2007 (after QF finish at New Haven); rose to
career-high No.9 in October 2007 (after QF finish at Zürich); last ranked in Top 10 on 23 June 2008
•
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships as an alternate in 2007. When S.Williams withdrew after one match,
Bartoli went 1-1 in RR play, d. Jankovic, l. 60 60 to No.1 Henin
•
Won over $1 million in a season for first time in 2007 (at that point was nearly half of her career total)
•
Has 10 career wins against Top 10 opponents, including two against world No.1s: Henin (2007 Wimbledon) and
Jankovic (2009 Australian Open); most recent Top 10 wins were at 2009 Stanford (No.6 Jankovic and No.3
V.Williams)
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, winner of 6 singles titles and 1 doubles title
•
Member of French Fed Cup Team, 2004
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 33rd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result to date is runner-up finish at 2007 Wimbledon (d. No.1 Henin in SF, l. V.Williams in F)
•
Next best performance came at 2009 Australian Open, reaching QF; also reached 4r at 2007 Roland Garros,
2007 US Open and 2008 US Open
•
Has lost in 1r of a major 10 times, most recently at 2008 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
• Father and coach, Walter Bartoli, is a doctor who enjoys playing chess; introduced Marion to tennis at age of 6
•
Mother Sophie is a nurse, who enjoys singing; brother Franck is in the French Army
•
Official Web site: www.marionbartoli.com
•
Has two cats; enjoys jet-skiing, volleyball, basketball and painting
•
Most admires Pete Sampras and Monica Seles; like Seles, Bartoli plays two-handed on both sides
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[15] KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #15) vs. [19] NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19)
HEAD TO HEAD: Clijsters leads 4-0
2002 LEIPZIG
CARPET I
2003 ROLAND GARROS
CLAY O
2005 ANTWERP
CARPET I
2005 LOS ANGELES
HARD O
R16
SF
R16
QF
CLIJSTERS
CLIJSTERS
CLIJSTERS
CLIJSTERS
64 62
75 61
75 67(3) 61
64 62
MATCH FACTS: Clijsters has dropped just 1 set in 4 previous victories against Petrova…Petrova becomes the 2nd player
(after Flipkens) to play both Clijsters and Henin since their returns to the game…Clijsters won her 27th career hardcourt
title at Brisbane (and 36th overall), the most hardcourt titles for any active player…Clijsters has won 2 of the 5
tournaments that she has played since returning, also winning a 2nd Grand Slam title at the 2009 US Open
CLIJSTERS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
31-7
104-25
7-0 / 447-107
2-0 / 92-54
1-0 / 44-30
7-0 / 266-56
PETROVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
22-10
86-38
2-2 / 426-227
0-1 / 101-96
0-0 / 71-71
2-2 / 222-128
KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 8, 1983 (26)
Bree, Belgium
No.15
No.1 (August 11, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$37,000
1/0
$16,433,856
36 / 11
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Australian Open; first for two years; reached SF or better in her last
5 appearances, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 2004 (as No.2 seed, d. No.6 seed Myskina in QF en route; l. to top
seed Henin in 3-set final); 4 SF finishes (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007) and reached 4r in 2001; last 6 losses at Australian
Open have been to players ranked in top 3; SF finishes in 2002 (as No.4 seed, d. Henin in QF; l. to top seed Capriati in
3s), 2003 (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed S.Williams 75 in third set), 2006 (as No.2 seed, ret. vs. Mauresmo in third set) and
2007 (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed Sharapova; d. Hingis in SF); reached 4r in 2001 (as No.15 seed, l. to No.2 seed
Davenport); in tournament debut in 2000, fell 1r (l. to countrywoman Van Roost in 3s), one of only 2 opening round
defeats in her Grand Slam career
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): US Open; QF (1): Cincinnati; 3r (1): Toronto; 2r (1): Luxembourg
•
Returned to Tour at 2009 Cincinnati after more than 2 years away from tennis and reached QF (l. top seed Safina)
•
In 3rd tournament of return, won 2nd Grand Slam title at US Open (d. Wozniacki in final) (see below)
•
Only played 4 events and finished year ranked No.18
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Brisbane
•
Won 36th career title at Brisbane (as No.1 seed, d. WC Henin - playing first tournament for more than 18 months 63 46 76(6) in final, saving 2mp at 5-4 in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (36) (incl. 2 Grand Slams), most recently 2010 Brisbane R-Up (17); most recently 2007
Antwerp; 11 doubles titles
•
Returned to Tour in 2009 and in 3rd tournament won 2nd Grand Slam title (and 35th career title) at US Open (d.
Wozniacki in final). Became first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1980
Wimbledon) and first unranked player to do so since Goolagong-Cawley at 1977(Dec) Australian Open
•
Prior to return at 2009 Cincinnati, had not played since May 6, 2007 (l. Vakulenko, 2r at Warsaw)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Announced plans for a comeback to tennis in March 2009, played exhibitions at Wimbledon in May, ‘sHertogenbosch in June and World Team Tennis in July
•
Before 2009 US Open triumph, last title was at 2007 Sydney (as No.3 seed, d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 in final,
having trailed 4-2 and faced mp down 5-4 in second set)
•
In August 2003, ascended to No.1 in both singles (August 11) and doubles (August 4) rankings, held both
simultaneously for 3 consecutive weeks, becoming only the 5th player in Tour history to hold both No.1 rankings
simultaneously (also Navratilova, Sanchez-Vicario, Hingis and Davenport)
•
Held No.1 ranking for 19 non-consecutive weeks in singles and for 4 non-consecutive weeks in doubles; was first
Belgian to hold either
•
Missed much of 2004 w/left wrist injury; required surgery on June 12, 2004; attempted comeback in Hasselt in
September 2004 but re-injured wrist, ret. from SF, did not play again until Antwerp in February 2005; injured left
wrist again at 2006 Montreal and was out for a further 2 months (missed US Open and Fed Cup Final in Belgium)
•
Became lowest-ranked Tier I winner in history taking 2005 Indian Wells title ranked No.133; then became first
unseeded Miami champion, and just 2nd woman after Graf to achieve the Indian Wells-Miami double
•
Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team 2000-06, helping Belgium win its first-ever title in 2001
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 28th Grand Slam main draw singles appearance
•
Two-time Grand Slam winner: 2005 US Open (d. Pierce) and 2009 US Open (d. Wozniacki)
•
At 2009 US Open became first unranked player to win the title – previously had only been won by players ranked
in Top 10 (since computer rankings introduced in Nov 1975)
•
2009 US Open marked first Grand Slam since 2007 Australian Open (lost SF to Sharapova)
•
Won 2005 US Open in 5th Grand Slam final – the only female player in the Open Era to lose 4 finals before
winning first major; runner-up at 2001 Roland Garros (l. to Capriati), 2003 Roland Garros/2003 US Open/2004
Australian Open (l. to Henin each time); also seven-time semifinalist, and two-time quarterfinalist
•
Has reached 4r or better at last 14 Slams that she has contested (last time failed to do so was 2002 Wimbledon
(l. Likhovseva, 2r)
•
Has not lost in 1r of a major since 2000 Roland Garros, one of only two occasions that she has fallen in the
opening round at a major (other was 2000 Australian Open)
•
On Grand Slam (and Tour) debut at 1999 Wimbledon, qualified and advanced to 4r (d. No.10 seed Coetzer, l.
No.2 Graf)
•
Two Grand Slam doubles titles with Sugiyama (2003 Roland Garros and Wimbledon); mixed doubles finalist
(2000 Wimbledon w/Hewitt)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Wim Fissette, physio is Sam Verslegers
•
Husband is American basketball player, Brian Lynch. They were married on July 13, 2007. Daughter, Jada Ellie,
was born February 27, 2008
•
Father, Leo (nickname Lei), was a soccer coach and former player who was Belgium's 1988 Player of the Year
(passed away January 4, 2009); mother, Els, was a top gymnast in Belgium; younger sister, Elke, who also
played on the Tour
•
Won 2006 Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and Humanitarian of the Year at Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Player Awards
•
Official Web site: www.kimclijsters.be
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
NADIA PETROVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 8, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$14,475
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.19
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$7,920,292
Highest Singles Rank
No.3 (May 15,2006)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9 / 18
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure does not include this tournament;
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance (11th overall) at Australian Open; best performance was in
2006 (as No.6 seed reached QF, l. No.4 Sharapova); also 3 4r finishes, in 2005 (as No.11 seed, l. No.7 S.Wiliams), 2008
(as No.14 seed, l. No.29 A,Radwanska) and 2009 (as No.10 seed, l. No.7 Zvonareva); 3r in 2000 (l. Schnyder), 2003, (l.
No. 12 Schnyder), 2007 (as No.5 seed, l. to unseeded eventual champion S.Williams); 2r in 2001, 1r in 1999 (as a
qualifier) and 2004; missed 2002 with a foot injury
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (2): Ponte Vedra Beach, Beijing; QF (1): Quebec City; 4r (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, US
Open
• Best result was SF finish at Beijing (d. S.Williams in QF, l. Petrova); also reached SF at Ponte Vedra Beach
•
Reached 4r at 3 of the 4 majors, only failing to do so at Roland Garros
•
Won 3 doubles titles: Charleston, Stuttgart (w/Mattek-Sands) and Moscow (w/Kirilenko); also w/Mattek-Sands,
d. Williams sisters at Roland Garros, one of only 2 pairs to do so (other was Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez
at Tour Championships)
•
Withdrew from Auckland w/viral meningitis and from Pattaya City, Dubai and Indian Wells w/right foot injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Fell 1r at both Brisbane (as No. 2 seed, l. WC Henin) and at Sydney (l. qualifier Date-Krumm)
•
Reached doubles final at Sydney (w/Garbin, l. top seeds Black/Huber)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (9): most recently 2008 Quebec; R-Up (10): most recently 2008 Stuttgart; 17 doubles titles
•
Nine-time Tour singles titlist, once in 2005 (Linz), 5 times in 2006 (Doha, Amelia Island, Charleston, Berlin and
Stuttgart), once in 2007 (Paris [Indoors]) and twice in 2008 (Cincinnati, Québec City)
•
Has 10 career wins over Top 5 opponents, most recently defeating No.2 S.Williams (Beijing); has 2 victories over
reigning world No.1s: No.1 Henin (2004 US Open) and No.1 Mauresmo (2006 Tour Championships)
•
Reached career-high No.3 on May 15, 2006 (one of 5 Russians in history to rank inside the world’s Top 3); also
has career-high of No.3 in doubles (March 21, 2005)
•
Missed first half of 2002 season with left foot injury
•
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2001, 2003, 2006-07, 2009; Russian Olympic Team, 2004
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 39th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam results were two SF finishes at Roland Garros in 2003 (l. Clijsters) and 2005 (l. Henin)
•
Has reached the QF or better at each Grand Slam and 5 times overall (2006 Australian Open; 2005/2008
Wimbledon; 2004/2005 US Open)
•
1998 Roland Garros girls’ champion (d. Dokic), 1999 US Open junior runner-up (l. Krasnoroutskaya)
OTHER FACTS
• Currently working with Christian Zahalka; fitness trainer is Mark Wellington
•
Official website is en.nadia-petrova.ru
•
Spent part of her youth training in Egypt, where parents were athletics coaches; father, Victor Petrov, was a top
hammer thrower; mother, Nadejda Ilina, won bronze medal at Montréal Olympics in 400m relay; both still coach
•
Official Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity through Tour partnership w/Whirlpool and Aces for Homes initiative
•
Likes hard courts because she is an aggressive player and is able to finish the point early
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL NR*) vs. [27] ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #31)
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings.
HEAD TO HEAD: Henin leads 1-0
2008 ANTWERP
CARPET I
QF
HENIN
64 63
MATCH FACTS: Henin is bidding for her 500th career victory today…2004 champion Henin is playing her 1st Grand Slam
since the 2008 Australian Open; she is 1 of 3 Belgian women in action today, along with Clijsters and Wickmayer…Henin
reached the final at Brisbane (l. Clijsters) in the first week of the season and her first tournament back from
retirement…Kleybanova has scored her first victories of the year in the opening rounds of the Australian Open, having
fallen in the first round of both of her warm-up tournaments at Brisbane and Sydney…Kleybanova is bidding to equal her
best Grand Slam performance and reach the last 16 at a major for the 3rd time
HENIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
32-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
129-24
YTD / Career W-L
6-1 / 499-108
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 99-58
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 68-46
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-1 / 258-57
**Stats above include current tournament
KLEYBANOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-2
12-8
2-2 / 189-86
0-2 / 53-29
1-0 / 20-16
2-2 / 78-48
JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 1, 1982 (27)
Liege, Belgium
NR*
No.1 (October 20, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$19,000
0/0
$19,480,375
41 / 2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Melbourne; 1 of 3 former Australian Open champions in the draw at
the start of the tournament; won the title in 2004 (as No.1 seed, d. Clijsters in final, joined elite list – at the time – of 9
women to hold three Grand Slams at once following her 2003 Roland Garros and US Open titles); runner-up in 2006 (as
No.8 seed ret. in final vs. Mauresmo w/gastrointestinal illness trailing 61 20, only 2nd time in Open Era a player has ret.
during a Grand Slam final); SF finish in 2003, d. Davenport 9-7 third set in 4r after trailing 4-1 (first win in 6 meetings; also
won next 6 to lead series 7-5) before l. V.Williams; QF run twice in 2002 (as No.6 seed l. No.4 Clijsters) and on most
recent appearance in 2008 (as top seed, l. eventual champion Sharapova); also 4r in 2001 (d. No.14 seed Testud in 3r,
before l. to No.4 Seles) and 2r on debut in 2000 (l. No.1 seed Hingis)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not compete on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Announced return to competition in September 2009.
In December, d. Flipkens and Pennetta in exhibition in Charleroi, and d. Petrova in another exhibition in Cairo
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Brisbane
•
Runner-up at Brisbane (as unranked WC in first tournament back from retirement, d. No.2 seed Petrova and
No.3 seed Ivanovic en route to final; l. to top seed Clijsters 63 46 76(6), holding 2mp at 5-4 third set)
•
Withdrew from Sydney w/left gluteal strain
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41), (including 7 Grand Slams), most recently at 2008 Antwerp; R-Up (17), (including 4 Grand
Slam finals), most recently at 2010 Brisbane; 2 doubles titles
•
Winner of 41 Tour singles titles (equal 11th all-time), including 7 majors (see below); also 4-time Grand Slam
runner-up (see below); tied with V.Williams as leading active player for number of titles won
•
Won Olympic title in Athens in 2004; also won Tour Championships (2006, 2007); won last singles title at 2008
Antwerp
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Ranked No.1 for a total of 117 weeks (6th all-time) during her career. Became 14th player to be ranked No.1 on
October 20, 2003, holding it for only 1 week (first time a new No.1 spent a week on top before losing it, since
repeated by Sharapova in 2005 and Jankovic in 2008); then held it for three other periods. Was last ranked No.1
on May 18, 2008, the week after she retired. First player to retire while ranked No.1
•
Retired from tennis at 2008 Berlin (l. Safina, 3r) but announced return to competition in September 2009
•
Her loss to Sharapova at 2008 Australian Open QF ended a personal best 32-match winning streak, longest
streak since V.Williams in 2000 (35 matches unbeaten)
•
Last loss in opening match of a tournament came at 2006 Miami (to Shaughnessy, 2r after 1r bye). Played 28
events between then and her retirement
•
Missed 2nd half of 2004 w/viral illness and early months of 2005 with right knee injury
•
At 1999 Antwerp, became 5th player at that time to win title on Tour main draw debut (Dulgheru was 7th at 2009
Warsaw)
•
Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2006 (won title in 2001, runner-up in 2006) and Belgian Olympic
Team in 2004 (won gold medal)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 32nd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance but first since 2008 Australian Open
(l. Sharapova, QF)
•
Winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2003, 2005-07; Australian Open 2004 and US Open 2003,
2007)
•
Reached 4 other Grand Slam finals: 2001 Wimbledon (l. V. Williams), 2006 Australian Open (ret. vs. Mauresmo
w/gastrointestinal illness), 2006 Wimbledon (l. Mauresmo) and 2006 US Open (l. Sharapova), as well as SF 5
times and QF twice; in 2006 became the 7th player in the Open Era to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same
calendar year after Court, Evert, Navratilova (twice), Graf (3 times), Seles and HIngis
•
One of 5 active players with more than 100 career victories in the main draw of Grand Slam events along with
V.Williams, S.Williams, Henin and Clijsters
•
Last 1r loss at a Slam was 2005 Wimbledon (l. Daniilidou); was first opening round loss at a Slam since 2002
Roland Garros, and only 4th of career
•
Won junior girls’ singles title at 1997 Roland Garros as 15-year-old
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since the age of 14
•
Official website is www.justine-henin.be
•
Created her own charity, “Justine’s Winner’s Circle”, in December 2003 to help children with cancer
•
Enjoys skydiving, took it up after winning gold medal at 2004 Olympics
ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 15, 1989 (20)
Moscow, Russia
No.31
No.23 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 8,600
0/0
$ 1,152,340
0/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; on debut in 2008 as a
qualifier, fell 2r (l. No.6 seed Chakvetadze); reached 4r in 2009 (as No.29 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic en route, falling to
WC Dokic 86 third set; win over world No.5 Ivanovic was first Top 10 win), equaling best Grand Slam performance (also
4r at 2008 Wimbledon)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (3): Fes, Toronto, Moscow; QF (1): Budapest; 4r (2): Australian Open, Miami
•
First top 30 season, reached career-high ranking of No.23 in May
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Advanced to first 3 Tour semifinals and recorded first 4 victories vs. Top 10 opponents
•
Equaled best Grand Slam performance, reaching 4r at Australian Open (as No.29 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in
3r, l. WC Dokic in 4r)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fell in opening round at Brisbane (l. to Pavlyuchenkova in 3s) and Sydney (l. to No.3 seed Kuznetsova in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (3): 2009 Fes, Toronto, Moscow; QF (4); also 3 doubles titles
•
Advanced to semifinal at a Tour event for the first time at 2009 Fes, repeating the feat at 2009 Toronto and
Moscow
•
Reached first career Grand Slam 4r at 2008 Wimbledon (d. No.10 seed Hantuchova en route; l. to No.7 seed
and eventual champion V.Williams); matched that performance at 2009 Australian Open (see above)
•
Made Sony Ericsson WTA Tour debut at 2004 Indian Wells, reaching 2r (as WC, d. Kostanic Tosic in 1r before
falling to No.10 seed Smashnova)
•
Has 4 career wins against Top 10 opponents: No.5 Ivanovic (2009 Australian Open), No.3 V.Williams (2009
Madrid), No.4 Jankovic (2009 Toronto) and No.7 Zvonareva (2009 Tokyo)
•
Holds 10 singles and 12 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Russian Fed Cup team 2009
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
Playing her 9th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw at 2010 Australian Open
•
Best results have been 4r at 2008 Wimbledon (l. V.Williams) and 2009 Australian Open (l. WC Dokic 8-6 final set)
•
Has lost in 1r twice (2009 Roland Garros and US Open)
•
Reached doubles semifinal at 2009 US Open (w/Makarova)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Julian Vespan
•
Began playing tennis at age 4; was coached by mother for first 9 years
•
Mother, Natalia Levina, is a biologist (not working currently); father, Mikhail Kleybanov, used to work for Institute
of Steel and Alloys and now works for a chemical company; grandmother, Zhanna Kleybanova, stays at home
and takes care of everyone
•
Likes all surfaces but favorite is grass; favorite shots are serve, backhand
•
Favorite city is Moscow; favorite tournament is Australian Open
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SARA ERRANI (ITA #46) vs. [Q] YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #16)
HEAD TO HEAD: Wickmayer leads 2-0
2009 US OPEN
HARD O
2009 LINZ
HARD I
R32
QF
WICKMAYER
WICKMAYER
63 64
75 63
MATCH FACTS: Errani has equaled her best performance here and at any Slam and is bidding to reach 4r at a major for
the first time…Errani is 4-19 in previous matches against Top 20 opponents…Wickmayer is facing a second successive
Italian opponent today, having inflicted the first defeat on the six-strong Italian contingent on Wednesday, defeating
Pennetta…US Open semifinalist Wickmayer recorded her first win at the Australian Open in the first round and is through
to the 3r of a major for just the 2nd time…Errani is one of five Italian women through to the 3r. The last time this
happened at a Grand Slam was Australian Open 2006 (Camerin, Pennetta, Santangelo, Schiavone, Vinci)
WICKMAYER
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1
8-7
10-0 / 179-75
2-0 / 41-30
1-0 / 35-27
10-0 / 93-42
ERRANI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-2
9-9
5-2 / 207-152
1-1 / 50-44
2-0 / 37-30
5-2 / 68-53
SARA ERRANI (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
April 29, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$13,905
Residence
Bologna, Italy
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.46
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$797,416
Highest Singles Rank
No.31 (February 23, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 3r in 2009 (d.
No.27 seed Kirilenko en route; l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva); fell in 1r on debut in 2008 (l. to Davenport 62 36 75; led 4-2
third set), fell in 2007 qualifying
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2): Palermo, Portoroz; SF (1): Brisbane; QF (2): Marbella, Linz
•
Two-time runner-up at Palermo and Portoroz, both as defending champion, losing to top seeds Pennetta and
Safina respectively in finals
•
Recorded career-best results in Grand Slams, advancing to 3r at Australian and US Open
•
Part of winning Italian Fed Cup team (d. USA 4-0 in final in Italy)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Hobart
•
Reached SF at Hobart (d. No.3 seed K.Bondarenko en route; l. to No.2 seed Peer)
•
Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Vinci in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (2): 2008 Palermo, Portoroz; R-Up (2): 2009 Palermo, Portoroz; SF (5): most recently 2010
Hobart; 2 doubles titles
•
Won first two Tour titles in back-to-back weeks in 2008 and as defending champion finished as runner-up at
both events in 2009, losing to the top seed in the final on both occasions
•
Only played 10 Tour main draws prior to 2008, which was first full year on Tour
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, winner of 2 singles titles (incl. one in 2007) and 6 doubles titles (incl. two in 2007)
•
Has 3 wins over Top 20 opponents: No.15 Szavay at 2008 Rome, No.19 Kirilenko at 2008 Portoroz and No.17
Azarenka at 2008 Moscow
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Member of Italian Fed Cup Team, 2008-09, helping them to 2009 title, and 2008 Italian Olympic Team
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 10th straight Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result came at 2009/2010 Australian Open and US Open, reaching 3r; 2r 3 times, lost 1r 4 times
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Pablo Lozano and David Andres
•
Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay; favorite tournament is Acapulco
•
Introduced to tennis at age 5 by father Giorgio, who sells fruit and vegetables; mother Fulvia is a pharmacist and
brother Davide is a soccer player
•
Is superstitious about using same shower at tournaments
YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
October 20, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$37,825
Residence
Deurne, Belgium
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.16
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$900,717
Highest Singles Rank
No.16 (November 9, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making her 2nd main draw singles appearance at Australian Open. Fell 1r in 2009 (l.
qualifier Brianti); fell in qualifying in 2008 (l. O’Brien)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Estoril, Linz; R-Up (1): ‘s-Hertogenbosch; SF: (2) US Open, Luxembourg; QF (1):
Birmingham
•
Won first 2 Tour singles titles at Estoril, (unseeded, defeated No.6 seed Makarova in final) and at Linz (d. No.1
seed Pennetta in SF and Kvitova in final); was runner-up in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Tanasugarn)
•
Reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open, having never previously been past 2r at a major (l. to Wozniacki)
•
Breakthrough season culminating in first Top 20 finish (at No.16)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Auckland
•
Won 3rd Tour singles title at Auckland (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Pennetta in final)
•
Qualified for main draw at Australian Open, losing only one game in her last two matches (was serving a
suspension imposed by the Belgian National Anti-Doping Organsation for failure to provide whereabouts at the
entry deadline; the suspension has since been lifted, pending further appeal through CAS, but was able to enter
qualifying before the qualifying deadline)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2009 Estoril, Linz, 2010 Auckland; Runner-Up (2): 2009 's-Hertogenbosch, 2008
Birmingham; SF (2): 2009 US Open, Luxembourg
•
Breakthrough year in 2009, winning first 2 Tour titles and reaching first Grand Slam semifinal at 2009 US Open
•
Has improved year-end ranking every year, ended 2006 at No.534, rose to No.221 in 2007, improving to No.69
in 2008 before finishing 2009 at No.16
•
Has 4 wins vs. Top 20 players (No.18 Razzano at 2009 US Open, No.11 Pennetta at 2009 Linz and No.12
Pennetta at 2010 Auckland and 2010 Australian Open)
•
Winner of 9 singles and 8 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Belgian Fed Cup team 2007-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 8th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result to date is SF finish at 2009 US Open; previous best was 2r at 2009 Roland Garros
•
Has also fallen in 1r on 5 occasions
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by her dad, Marc Wickmayer; does off-court training with Marc Frey; began training at Mouratoglou
Academy in Paris at start of 2010
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts
•
Speaks Dutch, English, French
•
Official website www.yaninawickmayer.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #58) vs. ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #63)
HEAD TO HEAD: tied 2-2
2004 BIRMINGHAM
2006 BERLIN
2008 PORTOROZ
2009 BARCELONA
GRASS O
CLAY O
HARD O
CLAY O
R64
R64
R16
F
VINCI
KIRILENKO
KIRILENKO
VINCI
64 63
64 63
61 62
60 64
MATCH FACTS: A 5th meeting for Kirilenko and Vinci but their first at a major and a repeat of the 2009 Barcelona final,
which Vinci won…Kirilenko will equal her best Australian Open (and overall Grand Slam) performance if she wins; she
reached the last 16 here in 2008…Vinci will break new ground at a major if she advances to the 4r
KIRILENKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
10-5
27-24
4-1 / 228-163
1-1 / 60-53
1-0 / 31-33
4-1 / 164-105
VINCI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-4
10-20
6-2 / 303-207
2-1 / 77-67
1-0 / 43-49
6-2 / 119-89
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 25, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$6,615
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.58
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$2,349,679
Highest Singles Rank*
No.18 (July 7, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
5/6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; *prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth straight appearance at Australian Open. Best result is 4r finish in 2008 (as No. 27, d.
No.6 seed Chakvetadze in 3r, l. No.9 Hantuchova); 3r in 2006 (as No.25 seed, l. top seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No.
26 seed, l. No.3 Kuznetsova) and 2r in 2005 (l. Ivanovic). Lost in 1r in 2009 (l. Errani); fell in qualifying in 2004
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Barcelona; SF (1): Seoul; QF (3): Estoril, Bastad, Moscow
•
Best result was runner-up finish at Barcelona (as No.6 seed, l. to Vinci)
•
Only won back-to-back matches at 6 tournaments. Finished year ranked outside Top 35 for first time since 2004
•
In Grand Slams best result was 3r at US Open, made 2r at Wimbledon but fell 1r at Australian Open and Roland
Garros
•
Withdrew from Brisbane w/illness, Ponte Vedra Beach w/left knee injury, retired at Monterrey and Osaka w/left
knee injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Auckland
•
Advanced to quarterfinal at Auckland ( l. No.2 seed Peer)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2008 Seoul, R-Up (3): most recently 2009 Barcelona; SF (3): most recently
at 2008 Cincinnati; 6 doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Moscow
•
Five-time Tour titlist: 2005 Beijing, 2007 Kolkata, 2008 Estoril, Barcelona and Seoul
•
Has 4 career wins over Top 10 ranked opponents: No.1 Sharapova (2005 Beijing, Sharapova ret. down 64 21),
No.8 Petrova (2006 Dubai), No.3 Jankovic (2007 San Diego) and No.6 Chakvetadze (2008 Australian Open)
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 3 singles titles
•
Russian Fed Cup Team 2006
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 25th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam result is 4r at 2008 Australian Open (l. to Hantuchova in 3s)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 5 NOTES
THIRD ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Reached 3r 8 times, including Grand Slam main draw debut at 2003 US Open, and at latest 2 Slams, 2009 US
Open and 2010 Australian Open
•
Suffered two 1r losses in 2009 (Australian Open and Roland Garros), 7th and 8th of her career
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Yuri Kirilenko
•
Started playing at age 7 when father introduced her to game at Dinamo Moscow Central Stadium
•
Mother’s name is Olga
•
Enjoys other sports, especially soccer; relaxes by reading books, watching movies, fishing, cooking
•
Official website is www.mariakirilenko.com
ROBERTA VINCI (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 18, 1983 (26)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$6,655
Residence
Palermo, Italy
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.63
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$1,495,208
Highest Singles Rank*
No. 37 (March 6, 2006)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
2/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making 5th consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open. Best performance
came in 2006, reached 3r (l. to No.2 seed Clijsters, d. No.27 seed Bartoli en route in 3s); fell 1r in 2007 (l. Rodionova),
2008 (l. Ruano Pascual), and 2009 (l. Suarez Navarro); fell in qualifying 2002-05
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Barcelona; QF (1): Marbella
•
Won 2nd career title at Barcelona (d. Kirilenko)
•
Helped Italy win 2nd Fed Cup title (Italy d. USA 4-0 in final)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Reached 2r at Brisbane (l. to Pavlyuchenkova in 3s)
•
Fell 1r at Hobart (as qualifier, l. to Paszek)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (2): 2007 Bogota, 2009 Barcelona; SF (3); QF (8); 3 doubles titles
•
2009 marked 4th career Top 100 season, highlighted by winning 2nd Tour title at Barcelona
•
Has 6 career wins over Top 20 opponents, most recently vs. No.14 Pennetta (2009 Barcelona); including 2 wins
versus Top 10 opponents: No.10 Myskina (2005 Eastbourne) and No.10 Schnyder (2005 Luxembourg)
•
Winner of 9 ITF singles titles and 10 doubles titles
•
Played for Italian Fed Cup Team (2001-07, 09), including winning teams in 2006 and 2009, and Italian Olympic
Team (2004). Undefeated in 14 Fed Cup doubles rubbers
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 21st Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is 3r: 2005 Wimbledon, 2006 Australian Open, 2009 Wimbledon and 2010 Australian Open
•
1999 Roland Garros girls’ doubles champion (w/Pennetta)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Francesco Cina
•
Born, lives and trains in Palermo
•
Began playing at age 6; has serve-and-volley style of game
•
Is a good soccer player
•
Lucky charm is a stuffed orange dinosaur her brother gave her
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
DAY 4 – FEATURED MATCH-UPS
Second Round (Top Half)
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
[4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. Julia Goerges (GER)
Sybille Bammer (AUT) vs. [6] Venus Williams (USA)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) vs. [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
[9] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Iveta Benesova (CZE)
[10] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Kristina Barrois (GER) vs. [13] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Agnes Szavay (HUN) vs. [16] Li Na (CHN)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) vs. [20] Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Karolina Sprem (CRO) vs. [WC] Casey Dellacqua (AUS)
1
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) vs. PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #77)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: In 40 previous majors, S.Williams has only failed to reach 3r once – on her Grand Slam debut 1998
Australian Open (l. V.Williams, 2r)… Williams is 1 of 9 players to have won all 4 majors at least once in their career…
Kvitova has recorded 3 wins vs Top 10 players, including a win over a reigning world No.1 (Safina at 2009 US Open)…
This is only the 3rd time that Kvitova has advanced beyond the 1r at a major, and on the previous 2 occasions went on to
a 4r finish... Kvitova missed her first tournament of the year at Auckland with a bout of acute tonsillitis.
S.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
45-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
182-29
YTD / Career W-L
4-1 / 453-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 95-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 60-40
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-1 / 288-56
**Stats above include current tournament
KVITOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1
7-6
3-1 / 119-58
0-0 / 27-20
0-1 / 13-19
3-1 / 81-37
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 26, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$53,100
Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$28,560,093
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
35 / 17
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 11th appearance at Australian Open; 4-time champion: 2009 (as No.2 seed, d. 3 top 10 seeds
en route, No.8 seed Kuznetsova in QF, No.4 seed Dementieva in SF and No.3 seed Safina in F), 2007 (unseeded and
ranked No.81, d. six seeds en route to title, incl. No.5 Petrova 16 75 63 in 3r (having trailed 61 53), No.11 Jankovic 63 62
in 4r, No.16 Peer 36 62 86 in QF, No.10 Vaidisova 76(5) 64 in SF and No.1 Sharapova 61 62 in final (at the time became
3rd-lowest ranked player (now 4th) in history to win a Grand Slam after unranked Goolagong won there in 1977 and
No.111 O'Neil won it in 1978), 2005 (saved 3 mp in SF against Sharapova and d. Davenport in three-set final) and 2003
(d. Clijsters from 2 mp down in SF and sister Venus in 3s final) – at the time becoming the only player to have won two
Grand Slam singles titles having saved mp en route (has since achieved this feat a third time at 2009 Wimbledon as well);
missed 2002 due to a sprained right ankle and 2004 due to rehabilitation from surgery to repair left knee quadriceps
tendon; QF defeat in 2008 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Jankovic), 2001 (as No.6 seed, l. to No.1 seed Hingis); has 4
pre-QF defeats came in 1998 (on debut, l. to V.Williams in 2r), 1999 (l. to No.14 seed Testud 9-7 in third set in 3r), 2000
(as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Likhovteva in 4r) and 2006 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.17 Hantuchova in 3r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha; R-Up (1): Miami; SF (5):
Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Toronto, US Open; QF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford
•
Ended 2009 as No.1 (2nd time in her career after 2002) after winning 3 titles (1 of 6 players to do so in 2009) and
was the first female player to earn more than $6 million in prize money in a single year
•
Won 10th (Australian Open) and 11th (Wimbledon) career Grand Slam singles titles and capped the season by
winning the Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 as she finished the season ranked No.1
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (w/V.Williams) to bring career total to 10.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Sydney
•
Reached 49th Tour final of career at Sydney (l. to Dementieva 63 62)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (35), (incl. 11 Grand Slam titles), most recent title 2009 Doha; R-Up (13); most recently
2010 Sydney 17 doubles titles, (incl. 10 Grand Slams)
•
With 35 titles, is in 4th place among active players for titles won, 1 behind Clijsters and 6 behind sister Venus and
Henin
2
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open; only the 5th player to
hold all 4 titles at the same time (others are Connolly, Court, Graf and Navratilova)
•
Holding No.1 ranking for 86th and 87th week at the Australian Open. Current stint began on November 2. First
ascended to the top spot on July 8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so)
•
Also rose to a career-high co-No.3 in doubles in 2009 (w/Venus) after the pair went 24-2, winning 4 of the 6
events that they played
•
By winning the singles and doubles title at the 2009 Australian Open, became leading all-time prize money leader
on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any
single professional sports league; has now exceeded $28 million
•
Earned 400th career win at 2009 Sydney w/ 1r win vs. Stosur (13th American to reach 400-win mark)
•
Holds 11-11 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams,
0-1 vs. Mauresmo and 2-3 vs. Henin); her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the most lopsided
defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of 1999
Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)
•
Member of US Olympic Team in 2000 and 2008 (gold medalist in doubles both times w/V.Williams); Member of
US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003 and 2007
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 41st career Grand Slam appearance
•
Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open
•
Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 3 times – 2002 Wimbledon and US Open and 2008 US Open
•
Saved match point in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (at 4-5 in 3s vs Dementieva) before going on to win the title – the
first player to save match point 3 times on the way to a Grand Slam title, having also done so at 2003 and 2005
Australian Opens
•
Grand Slam singles runner-up 3 times – 2001 US Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2008 Wimbledon; also 3-time
semifinalist, 11-time quarterfinalist
•
Has never lost in 1r of a Grand Slam singles event; earliest defeat is 2r on Grand Slam debut at 1998 Australian
Open (l. V.Williams)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus, most recently at 2009 US Open)
•
Winner of 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by father, Richard Williams and mother, Oracene Price; hitting partner is Aleksander (Sasha) Bajin;
physical trainer is Esther Lee; previously coached by Rick Macci
•
Official Web site: www.serenawilliams.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign
•
Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Web site: www.aneresdesigns.com)
•
Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California
•
Is youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus
3
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
PETRA KVITOVA (CZE)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 8, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$860
Residence
Fulnek, Czech Republic
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.77
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$520,282
Highest Singles Rank
No.40 (January 19, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 2nd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; fell 1r on main draw debut
in 2009 (l. to No.13 seed Azarenka); fell in 2008 qualifying
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Hobart; F (1): Linz; 4r (1): US Open; 3r (1): Indian Wells
•
Won 1st career singles title on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at Hobart (d. Benesova in final; made Top 40 debut after
on January 19, 2009 ranking)
•
Reached 4r at US Open (d. No.27 seed Kleybanova and top seed Safina en route; win over Safina was first over
a reigning world No.1); fell 1r at Australian Open and Wimbledon
•
Withdrew from Roland Garros and ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/right ankle injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Withdrew from Auckland w/acute tonsillitis
•
As defending champion at Hobart, fell in qualifying
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (1): 2009 Hobart; F (1): 2009 Linz; QF (2): 2008 Budapest, 2008 Zurich
•
Won 1st career singles title on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at Hobart (d. Benesova in final; made Top 40 debut after
on January 19, 2009 ranking); finished in Top 100 for 2nd straight season
•
2008 marked first Top 100 season, highlighted by 4r run at Roland Garros and two QF finishes (Budapest and
Zurich)
•
Has 3 career Top 10 wins: No.8 V.Williams at 2008 Memphis, No.1 Safina at 2009 US Open and No.10
A.Radwanska at 2009 Linz
•
Winner of 7 singles titles on ITF Circuit
•
Member of the Czech Fed Cup Team 2007-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks 7th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Reached 4r at Grand Slam debut at 2008 Roland Garros, and again at 2009 US Open
•
Fell 1r at 2008 Wimbledon, 2008 US Open, 2009 Australian Open and 2009 Wimbledon
•
Missed 2009 Roland Garros due to right ankle injury
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by David Kotyza
•
Trains in same club as Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych
•
Father is Jiri, a teacher; mother is Pavla, has 2 brothers, Jiri (an engineer) and Libor (a teacher); father and
brothers also play tennis
•
Enjoys basketball and volleyball
•
Baseliner whose favorite shots are serve and forehand
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[4] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) vs. JULIA GOERGES (GER #76)
HEAD TO HEADS: first meeting
MATCH FACTS: Wozniacki has advanced to at least the 3r at the last 8 Slams, last failing to do so at 2007 US Open…
Since losing to No.187 Dokic at last year’s Australian Open, Wozniacki has only lost twice in 24 matches against a player
ranked outside the Top 75, once by retirement and once to unranked Clijsters in US Open final… Goerges is through to
2r at a major for just the 2nd time (after 2008 Wimbledon) and is today bidding to reach her first 3r…This will be Goerges’
4th meeting with a Top 5 player and she has lost all 3 to date…Goerges is playing with a career-best ranking of No.76.
WOZNIACKI
Tournament W-L (MD)
6-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
26-11
YTD / Career W-L
1-1 / 174-74
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 37-21
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 29-19
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 103-47
**Stats above include current tournament
GOERGES
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1
2-7
1-2 / 153-89
1-1 / 43-36
1-0 / 35-25
1-2 / 66-48
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 11, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.4
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,254,858
Highest Singles Rank
No.4 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
6/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd appearance at Australian Open; in tournament debut in 2008 reached 4r (l. to No.4
seed Ivanovic 61 76(2); led 5-3 second set and held 2sp); in 2009 reached 3r (as No.11 seed, l. to Dokic in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; R-Up (5): Memphis, Charleston, Madrid,
Bastad, US Open; SF (2): Osaka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; QF (6): Auckland, Sydney, Pattaya City,
Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati; 4r (1): Wimbledon; 1 Doubles Title: Memphis (w/Azarenka)
•
Reached 8 Tour finals in 2009, equaling most among all players (along w/Safina), winning 3 titles at Ponte Verda
Beach (d. Wozniak), Eastbourne (d. Razzano) and New Haven (d. Vesnina). Tied with 5 other players for most
singles titles in 2009 (Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Safina and S.Williams)
•
Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)
•
Won (67) and played (91) more matches than any player on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour; scored 4 Top 10 wins
•
Advanced to SF at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 (d. Azarenka and Zvonareva in RR stage; ret. vs.
S.Williams w/left abdominal strain)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Started season at Sydney with 1r defeat (l. Li)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (6): most recently 2009 New Haven; R-Up (6): (incl. 1 Grand Slam) most recently 2009 US
Open; SF (3); 2 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Memphis (w/Azarenka)
•
In 2008 became the first Danish woman ever to win a Tour singles title (Scheuer-Larsen is only other Danish
woman to win a Tour title of any kind, winning seven Tour doubles titles in 1980s and 1990s)
•
Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)
•
Has 8 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents; having never beaten a Top 20 player before 2008, most
recent was vs No.6 Kuznestova at 2009 US Open. Highest-ranked player defeated to date is No.3 Dementieva
(2009 Charleston)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Has improved year-end ranking every year. After finishing 2006 ranked No.237, broke Top 100 after 2007
Wimbledon and finished year ranked No.64, climbed into Top 20 on August 25, 2008, finishing the season
ranked No.12; broke into Top 10 on May 18, 2009, becoming first Danish woman to do so. Reached Top 5 for
first time on September 21, 2009 and career-best No.4 on October 26, 2009
•
Played first 2 Tour events in 2005, 4 more in 2006 and spent first full year on Tour in 2007
•
Helped V.Williams win first career Tour doubles match with a partner other than S.Williams at 2008 Doha, falling
in 2r
•
Member of Danish Olympic Team, 2008 and Danish Fed Cup Team 2005-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 12th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw
•
First Danish player to reach a Grand Slam final since Kurt Nielsen (1955 Wimbledon) at US Open (as No.9 seed, l.
to Clijsters in final, d. No.6 seed Kuznetsova in 4r)
•
Prior to reaching first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open, best results had been three 4r finishes: 2008 Australian
Open, 2008 US Open (as No.21 seed. to No.2 seed Jankovic in 3s) and 2009 Wimbledon [as No.9 seed, l. to
Lisicki)
•
Has only fallen in 1r once (Grand Slam debut, 2007 Roland Garros)
•
Girls’ singles champion at 2006 Wimbledon and runner-up at 2006 Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova); also
2006 Roland Garros girls’ doubles runner-up
OTHER FACTS
•
Trains with adidas Player Development Program – Darren Cahill, Sven Groeneveld, Gil Reyes and Mats Merkel –
coached by father, Piotr; also coached by Morten Christensen at National Tennis Center in Denmark
•
Official website is www.carolinewozniacki.dk
•
In July 2009 was announced as the face of the ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ tennis range
•
Father, Piotr, played pro soccer in Poland, Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish National Team;
brother, Patrik, plays pro soccer in Denmark
JULIA GOERGES (GER)
Date of Birth (Age)
November 2, 1988 (21)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$2,505
Residence
Bad Oldesloe & Hanover, Germany 2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.76
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$371,487
Highest Singles Rank*
No.76 (October 19, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; *prize money figure does not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 2nd main draw appearance at Australian Open; fell 1r in 2009 (l. No.5 seed Ivanovic);
fell in qualifying in 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won: ITF/Biarritz-FRA; SF (1): Quebec City
•
Reached 3rd career Tour semifinal at Quebec (as No.8 seed, l. to No.4 seed Safarova)
•
Made 1r exits at Australian Open (l. to No.5 seed Ivanovic), Roland Garros (ret. vs. No.32 seed Benesova w/heat
illness), Wimbledon (l. to No.6 seed Jankovic) and US Open (l. No. 6 seed Kuznetsova)
•
Won 5th ITF Women’s Circuit singles title at $100,000 ITF/Biarritz-FRA; also reached 5 semifinals on ITF Circuit
•
Won career first Tour doubles title at Portoroz (w/Uhlirova) and finished runner-up at Istanbul (w/Schnyder)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Lost 1r at Auckland (l. eventual champion and No.3 seed Wickmayer)
•
Fell in Sydney qualifying
6
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (3): 2007 Stockholm, 2008 Portoroz, 2009 Quebec City; 1 doubles title: 2009 Portoroz
•
First Top 100 finish in 2009, matched best Tour result by reaching 3rd career SF at Quebec City
•
Made Top 100 debut on June 9, 2008 and spent 5 of next 7 weeks inside Top 100; returned to Top 100 in April
2009, and posted career-high of No.76 in October 2009
•
Has 8 career Top 50 wins, most recently at 2009 Linz (d. No.39 Cirstea in 1r); highest-ranked player defeated is
No.24 twice: (Srebotnik at 2008 Wimbledon; Wozniak at 2009 Warsaw)
•
Won 5 singles titles and 4 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Member of German Fed Cup Team (2008)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 8th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result came at 2008 Wimbledon, reaching 2r (d. No.23 seed Srebotnik in a 3s match 46 76 1614 lasting
3hrs, 41 min, second longest recorded women’s match ever at Wimbledon; l. to Erakovic)
•
Fell 1r in other 6 Grand Slam appearances; fell qualifying at 2008 Australian Open, 2008 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Sascha Nensel
•
Official website is: www.julia-goerges.de
•
Introduced to tennis at age 5, by parents – Mother, Inge, and Father, Klaus; both work in insurance; sister Maike
•
Favorite tournament is Australian Open; loves to visit Melbourne
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #55) vs. [6] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #6)
HEAD TO HEADS: V.Williams leads 1-0
2006 FRENCH OPEN
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WILLAMS, VENUS
6-4 6-3
MATCH FACTS: Bammer is trying to win back-to-back matches for the first time since August 2009 (Cincinnati)…
Bammer is one of 3 mothers in this year’s main draw (along with Clijsters and de los Rios)… Bammer has recorded 3
wins over Top 10 players: No.2 Kuznetsova (2008 Doha), No.8 Chakvetadze (2008 Los Angeles) and No.2 S.Williams
(2009 Cincinnati)… V.Williams is making her 48th Grand Slam appearance here, and is playing her second lefthander in
as many matches having defeated Safarova in 1r…V.Williams leads all active players for match wins (553) and Grand
Slam match wins (189).
BAMMER
Tournament W-L (MD)
4-4
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
20-17
YTD / Career W-L
1-2 / 342-309
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 84-106
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 64-59
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-2 / 189-146
**Stats above include current tournament
V.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
34-10
189-40
1-0 / 553-137
0-0 / 107-63
0-0 / 78-59
1-0 / 312-75
SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT)
Date of Birth (Age)
April 27, 1980 (29)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$3,450
Residence
Linz, Austria
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.55
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$1,802,370
Highest Singles Rank*
No.19 (December 17, 2007)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
2/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th consecutive main draw appearance in Melbourne (8th overall); reached 3r in 2006
(l. to Stosur in 3s); reached 2r in 2008 (l. to Hsieh) and 1r twice (2007, 2009); fell in qualifying 3 times (2003, 2004, 2005)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Prague; QF (2): Indian Wells, Cincinnati
•
5th straight Top 100 season, highlighted by winning 2nd Tour singles title (Prague) and reached QF at Indian
Wells and Cincinnati; however, did not win back-to-back matches in other 21 events
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to King); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion A.Bondarenko)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (2): 2007 Pattaya City, 2009 Prague; SF (5): QF (11) most recently 2009 Cincinnati
•
Won 2nd Tour singles title at 2009 Prague; other title came at 2007 Pattaya City (unseeded, d. No.6 seed Dulko
in 3s in final, saving 3mp down 5-3 in third set) to become first mother to win Tour singles title in over 17 years
(has since been joined by Davenport, Clijsters)
•
Has recorded 3 wins over Top 10 players: No.2 Kuznetsova (2008 Doha), No.8 Chakvetadze (2008 Los Angeles)
and No.2 S.Williams (2009 Cincinnati)
•
Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 1995; made main draw Tour debut as WC at Klagenfurt in 2000
•
Did not play in 2001, year she gave birth to daughter Tina, but in 2002, won first 3 ITF Circuit titles, including first
tournament back as a mother; during 2003 and 2004 failed to win main draw match on Tour in 6 attempts but
won 4 ITF Circuit singles titles; finally began collecting Tour wins in 2005, year highlighted by QF finishes at
Kolkata and hometown Linz, and also pushed No.10 Petrova to 3s in first match against a Top 10 player
•
Made Top 100 debut in 9th year as a professional (2005), Top 50 debut in 10th year (2006), and Top 20 debut in
11th year (2007)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
On ITF Circuit, holds 9 singles titles and 1 doubles title
•
Member of Austrian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2006-08; 2008 Austrian Olympic Team
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 18th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw, beginning with 2005 US Open
•
Best result is QF at 2008 US Open; also reached 4r twice - 2007 Roland Garros and 2007 US Open
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Jürgen Waber
•
Plays left-handed w/double-handed backhand
•
Most memorable experience is giving birth to her daughter in 2001
•
Admires boyfriend Christophe who gave up his job to assist with her tennis
•
Official website: www.sybillebammer.at
VENUS WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 17, 1980 (29)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$-Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.6
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$25,066,990
Highest Singles Rank*
No.1 (February 25, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
41 / 16
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making her 10th appearance since 1998, missed 2000 due to tendonitis in both wrists and
2007 w/left wrist injury; best result was runner-up in 2003 (as No.2 seed, d No.7 Hantuchova in QF, No.5 Henin in SF,
before l. to No.1 S.Williams); SF in 2001 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.1 Hingis) and QF in 1998 (on debut, d. S.Williams in 2r,
before l. to No.2 seed Davenport), 1999 (as No.5 seed, l. to No.1 Davenport), 2002 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.8 Seles) and
2008 (as No.8 seed, l. to No.4 seed Ivanovic); after runner-up finish in 2003, next three appearances were 3r exit in 2004
(l. to Raymond), 4r in 2005 (l. to Molik) and 1r in 2006 (l. to Pironkova); fell 2r in 2009 (as No.6 seed, l. to Suarez Navarro
7-5 in third set)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Dubai, Acapulco; R-Up (3): Wimbledon, Stanford, Doha; SF (2): Miami, Rome; 4r (1): US
Open; 4 doubles titles, incl 3 Grand Slams
•
Won 2 titles (Dubai and Acapulco) to become 12th player to win 40 titles or more. Won 40th Tour singles title at
Dubai (as No.6 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva in QF, top seed S.Williams in SF and Razzano in final; and 41st
title of career at Acapulco (as No.1 seed, d. No.2 seed Pennetta in final)
•
On February 23, 2009 after winning at 2009 Dubai, returned to Top 5 for first time since August 2003, staying
there for all but 1 week until October 26, 2009
•
Runner-up at Wimbledon (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Safina in SF, falling to No.2 seed S.Williams in final; now 7-7
in major finals); also won ninth Grand Slam doubles title t Wimbledon (w/S.Williams)
•
Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open) all with sister Serena; the sisters
were 24-2 for the year, losing only at Roland Garros (QF) and Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha (SF)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first Tour event of 2010; last played on Tour at 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha (runner-up to
Serena Williams). Played exhibition events in Thailand (vs. Sharapova) and Hong Kong (vs. Wozniacki and Zheng)
before coming to Australia
9
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41) (incl. 7 Grand Slams), most recent title at 2009 Acapulco; R-Up (25) (incl. 7 Grand Slam
finals), most recently at 2009 Tour Championships; 16 doubles titles
•
Holder of 41 Tour singles titles, the joint-highest total for any active player (with Henin), and equal 11th all-time.
The total includes 7 Grand Slam singles titles (see below); and 1 Tour Championships (2008)
•
Winner of 10 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams) and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998
Australian Open/Roland Garros (both w/Gimelstob)
•
As at end of 2009, had highest number of career singles match wins (552) among active players
•
On February 25, 2002, became 11th woman (first African-American) to hold No.1 ranking (held for 11 weeks)
•
Surpassed $20m in career prize money earnings (alongside S.Williams) at 2008 Wimbledon; were 5th and 6th
women in Tour history to achieve feat (after Navratilova, Graf, Hingis, Davenport)
•
Has 13 career wins against the world No.1, most recently at 2009 Wimbledon (d. Safina in SF); d. Jankovic at
2008 Tour Championships for first win over world No.1 since 2005
•
Member of US Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008; won singles and doubles gold medal in 2000 and doubles gold
medal in 2008 (w/Serena); member of US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003-05, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 48th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Seven-time singles Grand Slam champion – 2000 Wimbledon and US Open, 2001 Wimbledon and US Open,
2005, 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon
•
Seven-time runner-up – 1997 US Open (on debut), 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, 2003
Australian Open, 2003 Wimbledon and 2009 Wimbledon; also reached SF 4 times and QF 11 times
•
Lost in 1r three times – 1997 Wimbledon (event debut), 2001 Roland Garros, 2006 Australian Open
•
With sister Serena has won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles, including 3 in 2009
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father Richard Williams and mother Oracene Price; hitting partner is David Witt; physio is Esther Lee
•
Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams
•
Sisters are Serena, Isha (lawyer, singer), Lyndrea (actress, singer, stylist, computer science major) and Yetunde
(deceased September 14, 2003)
•
Started V Starr Interiors, an interior design company in Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, Florida, specializing in
residential design; works on projects around US (www.vstarrinteriors.com); designs a line of women's leather
apparel for Wilson's Leather called the Venus Williams Collection; on August 23, 2007, unveiled new clothing
range ‘EleVen’
•
Official website is www.venuswilliams.com
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #74) vs. [7] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #7)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Voegele faces her 2nd career meeting with a Top 10 player (she lost to then No.3 V.Williams at 2009
Wimbledon)… Voegele is attempting to make the 3r of a Grand Slam event for the first time… Azarenka is now working
with Sam Sumyk as her coach, after working with Antonio van Grichen for 4 years… Azarenka won the girls’ singles title
here in 2005 and last failed to reach 3r at a major at 2007 Roland Garros.
VOEGELE
Tournament W-L (MD)
1-0
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
2-3
YTD / Career W-L
1-2 / 144-89
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-2 / 49-26
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 24-28
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-2 / 69-45
**Stats above include current tournament
AZARENKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-4
32-16
4-1 / 186-86
3-0 / 36-34
0-0 / 30-20
4-1 / 117-51
STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
March 10, 1990 (19)
Leuggern, Switzerland
No.74
No.72 (October 26, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$2,075
0/0
$238,950
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making Australian Open main draw debut; fell in qualifying 2008-09
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Portoroz QF (1): Birmingham, Tashkent
•
Reached first Tour semifinal at Portoroz (l. No.5 seed Errani), having reached first Tour quarterfinal at Birmingham
(l. to No.4 seed Li) a month earlier
•
Recorded first win in a Grand Slam tournament, reaching 2r at US Open (d. Brianti, l. No.26 seed Schiavone)
•
Two-time finalist and 3-time semifinalist on ITF Women’s Circuit
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (1): 2009 Portoroz QF (1): 2009 Birmingham, Tashkent
•
Made Top 200 debut on November 19, 2007; made Top 100 debut on June 8, 2009
•
Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004 and first Tour main draws in 2008
•
Has 2 career Top 50 wins (vs. No.43 Makarova at 2009 Birmingham and vs. No.47 Safarova at 2009 Portoroz)
•
Winner of 3 singles and 3 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Member of Swiss Fed Cup Team 2005-06 and 2008-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 4th Grand Slam main draw singles appearance
•
Reached 2r at 2009 US Open; fell 1r at 2008 US Open and 2009 Wimbledon
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Ivo Werner with support of Swiss tennis federation
•
Began playing tennis at age 4; family lived next to courts where parents played
•
Has three older sisters; eldest is a doctor, second sister works in a bank and other is studying music and
philosophy
•
Admired Steffi Graf growing up; now admires Roger Federer and Serena Williams
•
Enjoys travelling but doesn’t enjoy all the clothes washing that needs to be done as a tennis player
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 31, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$28,650
Residence
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.7
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,538,947
Highest Singles Rank
No.6 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th straight appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009, advancing to 4r
(as No.13 seed, ret. vs. S.Williams w/dizziness and illness after winning the first set and trailing 2-4 in second set);
reached 3r twice: 2007 (d. No.18 seed Bartoli; l. to No.11 seed Jankovic) and 2008 (as No.26 seed, l. to No.7 seed
S.Williams); in tournament debut (2006) fell in 1r (as qualifier, l. to No.32 seed Mirza)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; SF (2): Indian Wells, Rome; QF (3): Roland Garros, Wimbledon,
Tokyo; 4r (1): Australian Open; also won two doubles titles: Memphis (w/Wozniacki) and Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Sydney
•
Reached SF at Sydney (as No.6 seed, l. to eventual champion Dementieva; won 3 matches each in 3s: d. Lisicki,
Date Krumm, Cibulkova)
•
Played Hong Kong exhibition
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2009 Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; R-Up (4), most recently 2008 Prague; SF(8), last time
2009 Rome; 3 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Indian Wells
•
Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won first title at Brisbane (as No.2 seed, d. No.3 seed
Bartoli in final); 2nd at Memphis (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Wozniacki in final); and 3rd at Miami (as No.11 seed,
d. No.8 seed Kuznetsova in SF and top seed and defending champion S.Williams in final; win over S.Williams
was first win over a reigning world No.1). Won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009
•
Also in 2009, reached first Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (as No.9 seed, d. No.8 seed Ivanovic en route, l. to
No.1 seed Safina in 3s), followed by Wimbledon (as No.8 seed, d. No.10 seed Petrova en route, l. to eventual
champion S.Williams)
•
Broke Top 10 after 2009 Indian Wells (March 23) in singles and doubles, reaching career-high of No.6 in singles.
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; fell in RR stage
•
Has 11 career Top 10 wins, most recently against No.8 Jankovic (Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009),
including 4 against Top 5: No.4 Dementieva (2008 Stuttgart), No.4 Sharapova (2007 Moscow), No.2 Safina (2009
Indian Wells), and No.1 S.Williams (2009 Miami)
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 1 singles title (2005) and 3 doubles titles (one in 2003, one in 2005, one in 2007)
•
Member of Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009 and Belarusian Olympic Team in 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open is 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is QF run at 2009 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon; previously also has 4r finishes at 2007 US
Open, 2008 Roland Garros and 2009 Australian Open
•
Through 2009 US Open, has reached 3r or better at 10-straight Slams
•
Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/fellow Belarusian Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland
Garros (w/B.Bryan)
•
As a junior, won girls’ singles titles at 2005 Australian and US Opens and 3 doubles titles (2004 Wimbledon
w/Govortsova; 2005 Roland Garros and Wimbledon w/Szavay)
12
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Samuel Sumyk since start of 2010, previously coached by Antonio Van Grichen
•
Official Web site: www.vikaazarenkatennis.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Originally from Minsk, but spends most of her time living and training in Scottsdale, Arizona now; is friends with
NHL star Nikolay Khabibulin and his family, who also live in Scottsdale;
•
Speaks Belarusian, Russian, English; tennis player most admired growing up was Graf, now admires Federer
•
Earned ITF Junior World Girls' Champion 2005 award on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner ceremony
at Pavillion d'Armenonville in Paris, for her many 2005 achievements
13
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[9] VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #9) vs. IVETA BENESOVA (CZE #45)
HEAD TO HEADS: Zvonareva leads 2-1
2002 PALERMO
CLAY O
2005 CHARLESTON
CLAY O
2008 ROME
CLAY O
R32
R32
R32
ZVONAREVA, VERA
BENESOVA, IVETA
ZVONAREVA, VERA
6-2 7-6(5)
6-4 4-6 7-5
7-5 4-6 7-5
MATCH FACTS: This marks the 4th matchup between the two, but will be the first on hardcourt, with the first 3 meetings
on clay… Zvonareva had off-season arthroscopic surgery on right ankle in November 2009 (retired with an injury to the
same ankle at Sydney last week)… Zvonareva made her first Grand Slam semifinal at last year’s Australian Open….
Benesova has 2 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents, with one against Zvonareva: No.10 Zvonareva (2005
Charleston) and No.5 Pierce (2006 Australian Open)
ZVONAREVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
13-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
53-26
YTD / Career W-L
1-1 / 348-171
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 82-68
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 59-52
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 195-105
**Stats above include current tournament
BENESOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-5
16-29
1-2 / 213-121
0-1 / 106-78
1-0 / 55-57
1-2 / 117-121
VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
September 7, 1984 (25)
Residence
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Moscow, Russia
Current Singles Rank*
No.9
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$6,53,389
Highest Singles Rank
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9/5
No.5 (February 2, 2009)
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009 (as No.7
seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina; was first Grand Slam SF); made Top 5 debut afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to
No.5); reached 4r twice: 2004 (as No.11 seed, l. to No.5 seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No.22 seed, l. to top seed
Sharapova; d. No.13 seed Ivanovic en route); fell 2r in 2005 (as No.9 seed, l. to Douchevina); fell 1r three times: 2003 (l. to
Bovina), 2006 (as No.30 seed, l. to Hingis) and 2008 (as No.23 seed, l. to Sugiyama when forced to ret.)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Pattaya City, Indian Wells; SF (1): Australian Open; QF (2): Dubai, Beijing
•
Won 9th career Tour singles title at Indian Wells (as No.4 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in final); also won 5th Tour
doubles title (w/Azarenka); was first Tour singles-doubles sweep of career
•
An alternate at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; played in one match, but was forced to withdraw from
the event due to a re-occurring right ankle injury (she later had surgery to remove scar tissue on her ankle in
November)
•
Reached career first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina); made Top 5 debut
afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to No.5)
•
Missed 8 weeks of action after injuring right ankle at Charleston in third round match (1-1 in first set) vs. Razzano;
forced to withdraw from Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, returning at Eastbourne
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
In first Tour activity, ret. in first set of 1r match at Auckland vs. Vesnina at 3-3 (w/right ankle injury; same ankle as
2010 off-season surgery)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (9) most recently 2009 Indian Wells; R-Up (11); most recently at 2008 Tour Championships; 5
doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Indian Wells (w/Azarenka, completing singles-doubles title sweep)
•
Nine-time Tour singles champion, at 2003 Bol, 2004 Memphis, 2005 Memphis, 2006 Birmingham, 2006
Cincinnati, 2008 Prague, 2008 Guangzhou, 2009 Pattaya City, 2009 Indian Wells
•
Won biggest title to date at 2009 Indian Wells and finished in year-end Top 10 for 2nd straight year at No.9
•
Runner-up at 2008 Tour Championships (l. V.Williams), also qualified in 2004 and played as an alternate in 2009,
but did not advance from the round-robin stage; also reached first Tier I final in 2008 at Doha (l. Sharapova)
•
Missed 4 months (April to August) of 2007 with left wrist injury; also missed 2 months of 2005 season with left
ankle injury
•
Has 16 career Top 10 wins and eight Top 5 wins: including 2 against reigning No.1s at 2007 Indian Wells (vs.
Sharapova) and 2008 Tour Championships (No.1 Jankovic)
•
Member of Russian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2008; 2008 Russian Olympic Team (after Sharapova’s withdrawal)
and went on to win bronze medal in singles over Li
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 28th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is a semifinalist at 2009 Australian Open (see above); also quarterfinalist at 2003 Roland Garros and 4r
on 8 occasions, most recently 2009 US Open
•
Has lost in 1r 5 times in 27 majors before this one
•
Won 2006 US Open women’s doubles title w/Dechy
•
Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2004 US Open (w/B.Bryan) and 2006 Wimbledon (w/Ram)
OTHER FACTS
•
Currently coached by Antonio van Grichen (who coached Azarenka for 4 years, through 2009); formerly coached
by Samuel Sumyk, who has started working with Azarenka in 2010
•
Official website: www.zvonareva.ru
•
Named a "Promoter of Gender Equality" as part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's partnership with UNESCO, the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; in this role she joins fellow players Venus
Williams, Tatiana Golovin and Zheng Jie; WTA Tour founder Billie Jean King, was also named "Global Mentor for
Gender Equality" in November 2008
•
In 2008, participated in UNESCO Regional Conference “Political Involvement of Women in the Caucasus” to
contribute to the idea of giving women equal opportunities in life
•
Off-court training includes swimming, running
•
Mother introduced her to tennis at age 6, but no one else in family plays tennis
•
Likes traveling, reading, listening to music, volleyball, hockey
15
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
IVETA BENESOVA (CZE)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
February 1, 1983 (26)
Most, Czech Republic
No.45
No.25 (April 6, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$4,704
0/0
$1,890,031
1 /5
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance in Melbourne (9th overall); reached 3r in 2006 (d. No.5 seed
Pierce en route; l. to Hingis); fell 2r in 2007 (l. to No.21 seed Srebotnik) and 2009 (l. to No.4 seed Dementieva); fell 1r in
2003 (l. to Bedanova) and 2005 (as No.32 seed, l. to Ivanovic); fell in qualifying 3 times (2002, 2004, 2008)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Hobart; SF (3): Acapulco, Monterrey, Prague; QF (2) Miami; Tokyo
•
Third Top 50 season, reaching QF or better 6 times
•
Having set previous career-high of No.33 in 2005, set new career-high of No.25 on April 6, 2009 (after QF finish
at Miami, rose from No.31 to No.25)
•
Won 5th Tour doubles title at Luxembourg (w/Zahlavova Strycova)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Fell 1r at Brisbane (as No.8 seed, l. to Petkovic in 3s) and Hobart (l. to top seed Medina Garrigues)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (1): 2004 Acapulco, R-Up (6), most recently at 2009 Hobart; SF (8); 5 doubles titles
•
Has reached 7 Tour-level finals, capturing one career singles title (2004 Acapulco); has been runner-up 6 times:
2009 Hobart, 2008 Estoril, 2006 Hobart, 2004 Estoril, 2004 Forest Hills and 2002 Bratislava
•
Owns 2 Top 10 wins: No.10 Zvonareva (2005 Charleston) and No.5 Pierce (2006 Australian Open)
•
Has won 5 doubles titles with 4 different partners: 2008 Stockholm and 2009 Luxembourg (both w/Zahlavova
Strycova), 2005 Paris [Indoors] (w/Peschke), 2007 Luxembourg (w/Husarova) and 2008 Bogota (w/MattekSands)
•
Member of Czech Fed Cup Team 2002-03, 2007-09; Czech Olympic Team in 2004 and 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (SINGLES)
•
2010 Australian Open marks 29th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is 3r three-times, at 2006 Australian Open, 2008-09 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Petr Luxa; has accredited Jiri Fencl as coach for Australian Open 2010
•
Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surfaces are hardcourt and clay
•
Began playing at age 7 when father introduced her to the sport; no-one else in family plays tennis
16
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[10] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #10) vs. ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS #88)
HEAD TO HEADS: A.Radwanska leads 1-0 (first main draw meeting)
2007 HOBART
HARD O
Q-R16 RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA
6-2 6-3
MATCH FACTS: A.Radwanska returns to the scene of her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance, but also last year, the
venue for 1 of only 2 1st round Grand Slam defeats… Kudryavtseva’s best Grand Slam result came at 2008 Wimbledon,
advancing to 4r (d. Sharapova en route before falling to Petrova)… Kudryavtseva is one of 15 Russians ranked in the Top
100 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour; there were 16 Russians in the women’s draw here, double the number of any other
nation.
A.RADWANSKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
6-3
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
33-14
YTD / Career W-L
2-1 / 212-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 49-41
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 23-26
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 119-54
**Stats above include current tournament
KUDRYAVTSEVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-3
8-12
8-2
1-1 / 44-50
0-1 / 33-26
8-2 / 111-84
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 6, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$8,325
Residence
Krakow, Poland
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.10
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,357,142
Highest Singles Rank
No.9 (August 4, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
4/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th straight appearance at Australian Open; in 2008, seeded No.29 and advanced to
first-ever Grand Slam QF, upsetting Russian seeds Kuznetsova in 3r (world No.2 – equaling career-best win) and No.14
seed Petrova in 4r before falling to Hantuchova; advanced to 2r at tournament debut in 2007 (l. to No.13 seed Ivanovic in
3s); fell in opening round in 2009 (as No.9 seed, l. to K.Bondarenko in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Beijing; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (9): Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Indian Wells, Stuttgart, Rome,
Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Los Angeles, Toronto; 4r (2): Miami, Roland Garros
•
Consistent 2009 as finished in Top 10 for 2nd straight season, reaching one final, 2 SFs, and 9 QFs; finished as
runner-up at final Premier Mandatory tournament of season (Beijing); reached 4r or better at 14 of 22
tournaments (not incl. year-end Championships, where she played as an alternate and d. Azarenka in only match)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
In first tournament of 2010, reached 2r at Sydney (l. to No.2 seed Safina, led 5-0 but lost 75 64)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (4): 2007 Stockholm; 2008 Pattaya City, Istanbul, Eastbourne; R-Up (1); 2009 Beijing; SF
(4); 1 doubles title
•
Consistent 2009 as finished in Top 10 for 2nd straight season, reaching one final, 2 SFs and 9 QFs
•
Had surgery on middle finger of right hand immediately after 2009 Championships
•
Holds 11 Top 10 wins, incl. one via. retirement (d. No.6 Azarenka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009
leading 4-1 in 3s); last completed match win vs. Top 10 opponent was No.4 Dementieva at 2009 Beijing
•
Highest-ranked player defeated is No.2 twice (Sharapova at 2007 US Open and Kuznetsova at 2008 Australian
Open)
•
After 2008 Wimbledon, became the first Polish woman to be ranked inside the Top 10; also first Polish woman to
win a Tour singles title at 2007 Stockholm
•
Member of Polish Fed Cup Team 2006-09, helping Poland into World Group II for the first time in 2010 and
Polish Olympic Team in 2008
17
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best result is 3 quarterfinal finishes – 2008 Australian Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Wimbledon
•
Has also reached 4r four times – 2006 Wimbledon (Grand Slam debut), 2007 US Open (d. defending champion
Sharapova in 3r) and 2008/2009 Roland Garros
•
Girls’ singles champion at 2005 Wimbledon and 2006 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Robert, who also travels with her; grew up playing at a club in Gronau, Germany, where he
was a club pro; mother, Marta, is an accountant; younger sister, Urszula, also currently plays professional tennis
and in 2007 followed in Agnieszka's footsteps by winning junior Wimbledon singles title
•
Began playing age 4
•
Received Tour Newcomer of the Year Award in March 2007 (for 2006 achievements, which included going from
outside Top 300 at beginning of season to No.57 on season-ending rankings)
•
Named third Tour Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity in February 2009 (after Petrova, Szavay)
ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
November 3, 1987 (22)
Residence
Moscow, Russia
Current Singles Rank*
No.88
Highest Singles Rank*
No.59 (June 18, 2007)
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$5,535
0/0
$881,376
0/1
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th main draw appearance at Melbourne; reached 2r in 2007 (at tournament main
draw debut, as a qualifier, d. Emma Laine; l. to No.6 seed Hingis); fell opening round in 2008 (l. to No.21 seed
A.Bondarenko) and 2009 (l. to No.3 seed Safina); fell in 2006 qualifying
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (2): Bastad, Quebec City
•
Marked 3rd straight Top 100 season, highlighted by 2 QF finishes (Bastad and Quebec City)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Fell 1r at Brisbane (as qualifier, l. to Bacsinszky); reached 2r at Hobart (as qualifier, l. to top seed Medina
Garrigues in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (5): 2006 Kolkata, 2007 Barcelona, 2008 Memphis, 2009 Bastad, Quebec City; 1 doubles title
•
Best Tour result is a quarterfinal finish; has achieved this 5 times, most recently at 2009 Quebec City
•
Has finished in Top 100 3-straight seasons and climbed to a career-best of No.59 on June 18, 2007
•
Reached a career-best doubles ranking of No.32 on January 11, 2010
•
Captured first and only title of any kind on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in doubles at 2007 Kolkata (w/King)
•
One career win over Top 10 opponent: No.2 Sharapova (2008 Wimbledon); next best win came against No.28
Cibulkova (2009 ITF/Poitiers-FRA)
•
On ITF Women's Circuit winner of 1 singles title and 8 doubles titles
18
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 13th consecutive singles main draw at Grand Slams
•
Best result came at 2008 Wimbledon, reaching 4r (d. world No.2 Sharapova en route)
•
Reached 3r once: 2007 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Christian Zahalka, who also works with Nadia Petrova
•
Started playing tennis at age 7; took it seriously from the start
•
Mother, Galina, is a former chemistry teacher; father, Alexander, was a world champion in Greco-Roman
wrestling in the 1980s; younger brother, Platon, is in school and plays tennis for fun; has a dog (Rottweiler)
named Ralph and a parrot too
•
An avid reader; likes Russian author Boris Akurin, as well as classics by Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn
•
Favorite food is sushi
•
Speaks Russian and English
•
Has been taking classes at University of Physical Culture in Moscow
19
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
KRISTINA BARROIS (GER #81) vs. [13] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #13)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Stosur has made the 3rd round of a major 6 times in 26 previous majors, including 3 of the last
4…Stosur has her highest Grand Slam seeding, after her best year to date in 2009, which saw her become the first
Australian woman in 20 years to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros and win her first title at Osaka… Barrois is aiming
to advance past the 2r of a Grand Slam for the first time; this is her 3rd time through to 2r…Barrois recorded her first 2
career wins over top 20 opponents (has a 2-5 record vs. Top 20) in 2009 and reached her first 2 Tour quarterfinals
BARROIS
Tournament W-L (MD)
1-1
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
3-6
YTD / Career W-L
2-2 / 213-121
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 55-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-3 / 36-42
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-2 / 124-63
**Stats above include current tournament
STOSUR
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
10-7
26-26
1-1 / 267-208
1-0 / 70-68
0-0 / 64-62
1-1 / 180-131
KRISTINA BARROIS (GER)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 30, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$1,240
Residence
Urexweiler, Germany
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.81
Career Prize $ (USD)
$430,205
Highest Singles Rank
No.66 (August 3, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 2nd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; on main draw debut in
2009 fell in 1r (l. to No.4 seed Dementieva in 3s); fell in qualifying in 2006, 2007
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (2): Strasbourg, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
•
Reached first career Tour QF at Strasbourg (l. to Hradecka; reached second QF at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to
Wickmayer)
•
Scored 1st two Top 20 victories (vs. No.14 Cornet at Indian Wells; No.18 Medina Garrigues at ‘s-Hertogenbosch)
•
Made main draw debut at Australian Open (fell 1r to No.4 seed Dementieva) and Roland Garros (fell in 2r to No.9
seed Azarenka); played main draw at all 4 majors for first time (l. 1r Wimbledon, 2r US Open)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fell in qualifying at Auckland and Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (2): 2009 Strasbourg, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
•
Best Tour result is 2 quarterfinal finishes (2009 Strasbourg, ’s-Hertogenbosch)
•
Finished in Top 100 for 2nd straight year in 2009; made Top 100 debut on October 20, 2008 (rose from No.110
to No.93)
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, has won 13 singles titles and eight doubles titles
•
Recorded first 2 career wins over Top 20 opponents in 2009: No.14 Cornet (2009 Indian Wells) and No.18
Medina Garrigues (2009 Strasbourg)
•
Member of German Fed Cup Team, 2006
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 Australian Open marks her 7th career main draw appearance at a Grand Slam
•
Best result is 2r at 2009 French Open and US Open
•
Fell 1r at 2006 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open, 2009 Australian Open and 2009 Wimbledon
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Andreas Saniol
•
Father's name is Waldemar; mother is Hilde; has two sisters, Simone and Carmen (nobody in family plays tennis)
•
Favorite surface is hard court
•
Official website www.kristinabarrois.de
SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 30, 1984 (25)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Gold Coast, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.13
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$4,319,810
Highest Singles Rank
No.13 (September 21, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1 / 22
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th main draw appearance at Australian Open (10th overall); best result came in 2006,
reaching 4r (d. No.21 seed Ivanovic en route, faling to WC Hingis in 4r); 3r twice: 2003 (as WC, l. No.7 seed Hantuchova)
and 2009 (l. No.4 seed Dementieva); reached 2r in 2004 (as WC, l. Kapros) and 2007 (as No.24 seed, l. Kostanic Tosic in
3s); fell 1r in 2002 (l. Llagostera Vives), 2005 (l. No.2 seed Mauresmo); fell in qualifying in 2000 and 2001; missed 2008
with illness
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Osaka; R-Up (1): Los Angeles; SF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford; QF (2): Miami, Toronto
•
Competed at Sony Ericsson Championships (doubles, w/Stubbs, falling in SF) and year-end event in Bali (singles)
•
Won first title at Osaka (in 6th career final, d. Schiavone)
•
Made Top 15 debut on August 24, 2009
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Lost 1r at Sydney (l. Pennetta) in first Tour competition of 2010
•
Began season at Hopman Cup, won 1 of 3 singles matches (d. Oudin, l. Cirstea, Martinez Sanchez)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (1): 2009 Osaka; R-Up (5), most recently at 2009 Los Angeles; 22 doubles titles
•
Won first career title at 2009 Osaka (d. No.1 seed Wozniacki in 3s in semifinal, d. No.4 Schiavone in final), had
lost 5 previous finals
•
In 2009, became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since 1988 (Nicole Bradtke)
and at any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon
•
Broke Top 20 for the first time after 2009 Roland Garros, and then Top 15 on August 24, 2009
•
Has 7 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents, most recently vs. No.6 Wozniacki at 2009 Osaka. Highestranked player defeated to date is No.2 S.Williams (2009 Stanford)
•
Having reached a then career-high singles ranking of No.27 in January 2007, the rest of her season was severely
interrupted due to an energy-sapping illness (Lyme's disease); did not play after 2007 US Open until ITF events in
April 2008
•
Has won a total of 22 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles titles; first two w/Stewart and then remaining 20
w/Raymond, including 2005 US Open, 2006 Roland Garros; the pair lie 6th for doubles team titles (Open Era)
•
On February 6, 2006 rose to No.1 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Rankings, the 2nd Australian to do
so (after Stubbs in 2000); was joined at No.1 in doubles by Raymond on July 10 (after Wimbledon), was third
time since inception of computer rankings in 1975 that two players shared No.1 doubles ranking (Black and
Huber became fourth pair to do so in November 2007)
•
Represented Australia in Fed Cup 2003-07, 2009 and at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 27th main draw at a Grand Slam
•
In 24th career main draw appearance at a Grand Slam reached first Grand Slam singles SF at Roland Garros (as
No.30 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva en route, falling to No.7 seed and eventual champion Kuznetsova in 3s;
made Top 20 debut afterwards on June 8
•
Also at 2009 Roland Garos became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since
1988 (Nicole Bradtke) and at any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon
•
Reached 4r on home soil at 2006 Australian Open (l. to Hingis); also reached 3r on 4 occasions (2003, 2009
Australian Open, 2007 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon)
•
Winner of 2 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles at 2005 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Raymond)
and 2 mixed doubles titles, at 2005 Australian Open (w/Draper) and 2008 Wimbledon (w/B.Bryan)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by David Taylor
•
Official website is: www.samstosur.com
•
Received ITF World Women's Doubles Champions 2005 award (w/Raymond) on June 6, 2006, at ITF World
Champions Dinner ceremony in Paris for their 2005 achievements
•
At Stars for Stars awards gala in Miami on March 21, 2006, named Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of
the Year (w/Raymond); also Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2007 (for 2006 achievements)
•
Father's name is Tony; mother's name is Dianne; brothers are Daniel and Dominic
•
Enjoys shopping and being with friends; relaxes by going to the beach; considers herself happy and easy going
22
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
AGNES SZAVAY (HUN #37) vs. [16] LI NA (CHN #17)
HEAD TO HEADS: Li leads 1-0
2009 PARIS
HARD I
R32
LI, NA
7-6(6) 6-2
MATCH FACTS: Both players are Grand Slam quarterfinalists and have career-best rankings in the Top 15… Szavay
became the 3rd Hungarian woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal in the Open Era at the 2007 US Open… Li was the
first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2006 Wimbledon (since surpassed by Zheng’s SF at 2008
Wimbledon)…Last year, Li made Top 15 debut in October, equaling Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in 2009…
Szavay peaked at No.13 in April 2008
SZAVAY
Tournament W-L (MD)
1-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
16-11
YTD / Career W-L
6-2
3-Set (YTD / Career)
4-0 / 46-32
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0- 1 / 28-17
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-2 / 86-56
**Stats above include current tournament
LI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-4
32-14
2-2 / 323-115
1-0 / 79-40
0-1 / 43-31
2-2 / 252-82
AGNES SZAVAY (HUN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
December 29, 1988 (21)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.37
No.13 (April 14, 2008)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$11,705
0/0
$1,609,542
3 /2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd main draw appearance in Melbourne (5th overall); fell in 1r twice: 2008 (as No.20
seed, l. to Makarova 7-5 in third set) and 2009 (as No.23 seed, l. to Voskoboeva in 3s); fell in qualifying in 2006 and 2007
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Budapest; QF (2) Acapulco, Madrid; 4r (3): Indian Wells, Miami, Roland Garros
• 3rd straight Top 40 season, highlighted by third career Tour singles title at Budapest and qualifying for the seasonending event at Bali
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Reached 2r at Brisbane (l. to No.4 seed Hantuchova) and Sydney (as qualifier, d. No.7 seed Jankovic 7-5 in third
set; l. to Rezai; win over No.8 Jankovic was 8th career Top 10 win)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): most recently 2009 Budapest; R-Up (2); SF (3); 2 doubles titles
•
Won first 2 titles in 2007 and went from outside Top 100 to inside Top 20; first half of season saw her rise from
No.185 to No.53; Top 30 debut coming after reaching first Grand Slam QF at US Open and Top 20 debut
coming after winning Beijing
•
Became 4th Hungarian player ever to capture a Tour singles title at 2007 Palermo, following Andrea Temesvari
(who won four) and Rita Kuti Kis and Zsofia Gubacsi (who won one each)
•
Has 8 career wins over Top 10 players, most recently against No. 8 Jankovic at 2010 Sydney; has 2 Top 5 wins:
No.3 Jankovic (2007 Beijing, in final) and No.3 V.Williams (2009 Roland Garros)
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, winner of 3 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, most recently in 2007
•
Member of Hungarian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007-09; Hungarian Olympic Team, 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 12th consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearance
•
Reached first Grand Slam QF at 2007 US Open (l. to Kuznetsova); first Hungarian woman to do so at US Open,
and only third across all Grand Slams (Open Era)
•
Advanced to 4r at 2008 Wimbledon (l. to WC Zheng) and 2009 Roland Garros (l. to No.20 seed Cibulkova)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Won 2005 Roland Garros girls’ singles and doubles and Wimbledon girls’ doubles (both w/Azarenka); 2005
Australian Open girls’ singles runner-up
OTHER FACTS
• Began working with coach Karlheinz Wetter after 2009 Wimbledon. They train in Vienna at his tennis center, PTW
•
Official Web site: www.szavayagi.hu
•
Named Hungary’s Best Athlete of 2007 by Hungarian Sports Federation; also received Sony Ericsson Tour
Newcomer of the Year in 2008 (for 2007 achievements)
•
Does swimming and athletics as off-court training
•
In July 2007, signed on as Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity in Hungary
LI NA (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 26, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,500
Residence
Wuhan, China
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.17
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,178,071
Highest Singles Rank
No.15 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance at Australian Open and first since 2008; best result is 4r in
2007 (l. to No.6 seed Hingis, d. No.9 seed Safina en route); reached 3r in 2005 (l. to No.4 seed Sharapova) and 2008 (l.
to Domachowska); fell 1r in 2006 (l. to S.Williams); did not play in 2008 due to right knee injury; fell in qualifying in 2001
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2) Monterrey, Birmingham; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (2) Miami, US Open; 4r (2): Indian Wells, Roland
Garros
•
Twice runner-up: Monterrey (d. No.1 seed A.Radwanska and No.6 seed Benesova en route, before falling to
No.2 seed and champion Bartoli) and Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to Rybarikova in final)
•
2009 marked first Top 20 season; made Top 15 debut on October 26 (rose from No.16 to No.15; equalled
Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in season)
•
Had 3 Top 10 wins in 2009: No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Monterrey), No.5 Zvonareva (2009 Miami) and No.9
Azarenka (2009 Tokyo)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• In first Tour match of 2010, fell in 1r at Auckland (l. to Kanepi); then fell 2r at Sydney (l. to Pennetta, d. No.4 seed
Wozniacki in 1r)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2008 Gold Coast, R-Up (4), most recently 2009 Birmingham; SF (11),
most recently at 2009 Tokyo; 2 doubles titles: 2000 Tashkent (w/T.Li); 2006 Birmingham (w/Jankovic)
•
Two-time Tour singles champion, at 2004 Guangzhou and 2008 Gold Coast (both Tier III)
•
At 2006 Estoril played Zheng in first ever all-Chinese Tour singles final (ret. w/heat illness)
•
Reached 2 finals in a year for the first time in 2009 at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli) and Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova)
•
Missed 4 months (March-June) of 2008 with right knee injury (had surgery on March 31); missed second half of
2007 season with right rib stress fracture
•
Holds many firsts for Chinese tennis: first to win a Tour singles title (2004 Guangzhou); first to reach Grand Slam
singles QF (2006 Wimbledon), now overtaken by Zheng SF run at 2008 Wimbledon; first Olympic singles
semifinalist (in 2008) and first to crack singles Top 30 (June 19, 2006) and Top 20 (August 14, 2006)
•
Chinese Fed Cup team 1999-2002, 2005-06, 2008 and Chinese Olympic team 2000 and 2008
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th career Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best Grand Slam result to date was QF finish at 2006 Wimbledon (d.No.5 seed Kuznetsova and No.10 seed
Vaidisova before losing to No.2 seed Clijsters) and 2009 US Open (also l. to eventual champion Clijsters)
•
Reached 4r four times: 2007 Australian Open, 2009 Roland Garros and 2006/2008 US Open
•
Lost 1r twice (2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open)
OTHER FACTS
• Husband and coach is Jiang Shan; married on January 27, 2006
•
Also works with Thomas Hogstedt; fitness trainer is Richard Sutton
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 after playing badminton for two years
•
Father is Sheng-Peng; mother is Yan-Ping; is an only child
•
Currently studying at Huazhong Institute of Science & Technology
25
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GISELA DULKO (ARG #36) vs. [20] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #21)
HEAD TO HEADS: Ivanovic leads 2-0
2007 CHARLESTON
CLAY
2009 INDIAN WELLS
HARD
R32
R32
IVANOVIC
IVANOVIC
6-0 6-7(5) 6-4
6-3 6-3
MATCH FACTS: Ivanovic was 1 of 7 players remaining in the women’s draw to have held the No.1 ranking and 1 of 6
Grand Slam champions…. Dulko has yet to advance past the 2r at the Australian Open in 6 attempts… Dulko has won 4
of her last 20 matches against Top 20 players.
DULKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
28-25
YTD / Career W-L
3-1 / 272-196
3-Set (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 81-57
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 59-41
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1 / 133-115
**Stats above include current tournament
IVANOVIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
14-5
58-19
4-1 / 241-90
2-0 / 67-33
1-0 / 38-22
4-1 / 129-54
GISELA DULKO (ARG)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 30, 1985 (24)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$6,165
Residence
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/2
Current Singles Rank*
No.36
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$2,264,661
Highest Singles Rank*
No.26 (November 21, 2005)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money does not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 7th main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 2r four times: 2005 (as No.29
seed, l. to Diaz-Olivia), 2006 (as No.31 seed, l. to Nakamura), 2007 (l. to No.5 seed Petrova) and 2009 (l. to No.2 seed
and eventual champion S.Williams); fell 1r twice: 2004 (as qualifier, l. to No.12 seed Suarez) and 2008 (l. to Wozniacki); fell
in qualifying in 2002
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Bogotá; SF (1): Bastad; QF (3): Hobart, Monterrey, Stuttgart, 2 doubles titles
•
Runner-up at Bogotá (as No.3 seed, l. to No.7 seed Martinez Sanchez in final)
•
Reached 4r at 2009 US Open (d. No.30 seed A.Bondarenko en route, falling to K.Bondarenko); 3r at both Roland
Garros and Wimbledon (d. Sharapova in 2r); 2r at Australian Open
•
Reached 5 doubles finals in 2009, winning two titles at Hobart and Bastad (both w/Pennetta) and finishing
runner-up at Stuttgart and Bogota (both w/Pennetta) and Indian Wells (w/Peer)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
•
Reached QF at Hobart (as No.8 seed, l. to top seed Medina Garrigues in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2008 Fes, 2007 Budapest, Forest Hills R-Up (3): 2009 Bogota, 2007 Pattaya City, 2005
Hobart; SF (6): Most recently at 2009 Bastad; 8 doubles titles
•
Reached 6th career final at 2009 Bogota
•
Finished 2009 ranked No.37; ranked in Top 40 4 times in past 6 years
•
Has 8 career Top 10 wins, most recently vs. No.8 Azarenka at 2009 Stuttgart; includes 3 Top 5 wins: No.5
Dementieva (2005 Rome), No.4 Kuznetsova (2005 Toronto) and No.3 Jankovic (2009 Miami)
•
Argentine Fed Cup Team (2000, 2004-09) and Argentine Olympic Team (2004, 2008)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY:
• 2010 Australian Open marks her 26th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is 4r; achieved at 2009 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros; also reached 3r six times: 2004/2009
Roland Garros, 2004/2006/2008/2009 Wimbledon and 2009 Australian Open
•
Junior highlights include winning doubles titles at 2000 US Open (w/Salerni), 2001 Wimbledon (w/Harkleroad)
and 2002 Australian Open (w/Widjaja)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by brother Alejandro, who travels with her; started playing tennis at age 7 after watching him
•
Mother is Ana; father Estanislao is deceased
•
Favorite surface is clay
•
Has three dogs named Goran, Nicole and Guga
ANA IVANOVIC (SRB)
Date of Birth (Age)
November 6, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,200
Residence
Basel, Switzerland
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.21
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$7,209,722
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (June 9, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
8/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: 6th straight appearance at Australian Open; 2008 runner-up (as No.4 seed, l. to No.5
Sharapova in final); best other results were 3r finishes in 2005 (as unseeded debutante, d. No.32 seed Benesova in 1r,
before l. to No.2 seed Mauresmo), 2007 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.22 Zvonareva) and 2009 (as No.5 seed, l. to No.29 seed
Kleybanova 62 in third set); 2r defeat in 2006 (as No.21 seed, l. to Stosur)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Indian Wells; QF (2): Brisbane, Dubai; 4r (2): Roland Garros, Wimbledon
•
Reached 12th career final at Indian Wells (l. No.4 seed Zvonareva)
•
First non-Top 20 year (finished at No.22) for 5 years
•
At Grand Slams, reached 4r at Roland Garros (as defending champion, l. No.9 seed Azarenka and Wimbledon
(ret w/left thigh injury vs. No.3 seed V.Williams) before first-ever 1r exit at a major at US Open (l. K.Bondarenko
after holding mp in 3s tiebreak)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Brisbane
•
As No.3 seed reached SF at Brisbane (l. to Henin); the furthest she has advanced at a Tour event since 2009
Indian Wells
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (8) (inc 1 Grand Slam) most recently 2008 Linz; R-Up (4) most recently 2009 Indian Wells
•
Eight-time Tour singles titlist, including 1 Grand Slam title at 2008 Roland Garros
•
Won first Grand Slam singles title at 2008 Roland Garros
•
Became 17th player to hold No.1 ranking on 9 June 2008, after winning Roland Garros. Held top spot for 12
non-consecutive weeks
•
Qualified for season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in 2007 (reaching SF) and 2008 (went 0-2 in RR
before withdrawing with a cold)
•
Has 26 career Top 10 wins, including 11 against Top 5, most recently vs No.3 Jankovic at 2008 Roland Garros
SF; 1 victory (by retirement) against a reigning No.1 (vs. Sharapova 2007 Tokyo)
•
Member of Serbian Fed Cup team in 2006, 2008-09, helping Serbia to first World Group spot in 2010 and
Serbian Olympic Team in 2008 (withdrew with thumb injury)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks her 21st consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
At 2008 Roland Garros, became 2nd Serbian female Grand Slam singles champion (after Seles) and 2nd Serbian
major winner of 2008 (after Novak Djokovic won men's singles title at Australian Open)
•
Two-time runner-up at 2007 Roland Garros and 2008 Australian Open; also SF at 2007 Wimbledon and QF at
2005 Roland Garros
•
At 2009 US Open,suffered first-ever 1r loss at a major (l. K.Bondaenko)
•
Runner-up in 2004 Wimbledon girls’ singles (l. K.Bondarenko)
OTHER FACTS
•
Trains with adidas Player Development Program – Darren Cahill, Sven Groeneveld, Gil Reyes and Mats Merkel.
Fitness trainer is Damian Prasad
•
Official website is www.anaivanovic.com
•
Named a UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia in September 2007
•
Alongside Hantuchova, featured in Sony Ericsson’s first ever tennis-themed TV commercial, ‘Never Miss A Shot’
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Winner of Tour Most Improved Player in 2006 (for 2005 achievements) and 2008 (for 2007 achievements); also
won 2008 Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
KAROLINA SPREM (CRO #92) vs. [WC] CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #980)
HEAD TO HEADS: Dellacqua leads 1-0
2006 KOLKATA
CARPET
R32
DELLACQUA
2-6 7-6(2) 6-2
MATCH FACTS: Sprem’s appearance in 2r is the first time she has advanced past 1r at a Grand Slam since 2006
Wimbledon – she has suffered 6 1r defeats since then…. Dellacqua’s run to 4r here in 2008 is the only previous time that
she has advanced beyond 1r at the Australian Open… Both players have had recent lengthy breaks following surgery in
recent years… Sprem missed 10 months after right elbow surgery in May 2007, while in 1r, Dellacqua recorded her first
win in 3 Tour events since returning to tennis late last year after left shoulder surgery in February 2009.
SPREM
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-5
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
15-19
YTD / Career W-L
2-1 / 235-146
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 54-60
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 /36-23
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 96-59
**Stats above include current tournament
DELLACQUA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-7
9-12
1-2 / 197-122
1-1 / 126-76
0-1 / 33-37
1-1 / 126-76
KAROLINA SPREM (CRO)
Date of Birth (Age)
October 25, 1984 (25)
Residence
Varazdin, Croatia
Current Singles Rank*
No.92
Highest Singles Rank*
No.17 (October 11, 2004)
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$825
0/0
$1,123,897
0/0
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 6th main draw appearance at Australian Open; best result is 4r in 2005 (l. No.1 seed
and eventual runner-up Davenport, d. No.22 seed Likhovtseva en route); fell 2r in 2006 (again l. No.1 seed Davenport); fell
1r on debut in 2004 and also in 2007 and 2009
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won: ITF/Biberach-GER, ITF/Torhout-BEL, ITF/Mestre-ITA
•
Won 3 ITF Women’s Circuit singles titles; returned to Top 100 on April 6, 2009 for first time since May 2007
•
Scored just 3 Tour main draw wins, at Paris [Indoors], Miami and Prague
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Fell in qualifying at Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY: R-Up (3): 2003 Strasbourg, Vienna, 2005 Kolkata; SF (5): most recently at 2008 Budapest
•
Three-time Tour singles runner-up, at 2003 Strasbourg (as qualifier; l. to Farina Elia), 2003 Vienna (as qualifier; l.
to Suárez) and 2005 Kolkata (l. to Myskina)
•
Made Top 100 debut in May 2003 (after reaching Strasbourg final); made Top 50 debut in January 2004; made
Top 20 debut in July 2004 (after reaching Wimbledon QF); was ranked in Top 20 for 9 months until April 2005
•
Has 3 career Top 10 wins, at 2003 Strasbourg (d. No.10 Dokic) and 2004 Wimbledon (d. No.8 V.Williams) and at
2008 Amelia Island (d. No.10 Hantuchova)
•
Had right elbow surgery in May 2007, missed 10 months; ranking dropped as low as No.348 in May 2008
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 7 singles titles and one doubles title
•
Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2001-06; Croatian Olympic Team, 2004
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 19th singles main draw at a Grand Slam
•
Best result was shock QF run at 2004 Wimbledon (l. Davenport; d. No.8 V.Williams 76(5) 76(6) in 2r, Williams’
worst loss at the event since 1997)
•
Reached 4r once (2005 Australian Open) and 3r twice (2006 Roland Garros, 2006 Wimbledon)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Sasa Hirszon
•
Father's name is Gabro; mother's name is Bozena; has one sister, Gordana
•
Baseliner whose best shots are serve, backhand; likes all surfaces
•
Began playing at age 9 when introduced to tennis by father
•
Other interests include horse riding, listening to music
CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 11, 1985 (24)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$9,030
Residence
Perth, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.980
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$850,654
Highest Singles Rank*
No.39 (July 28, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance in main draw of Australian Open; after six 1r finishes
(2003-07) came on strong in 2008, reaching 4r (d. No.15 seed Schnyder and No.18 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to No.3
seed Ivanovic); fell 1r in 2009
2009 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Underwent left shoulder surgery on February 23rd; returned in November 2009 at ITF/Esperance-AUS, playing
doubles w/Molik
•
Won 2010 Australian Open wildcard playoff (d. Rogowska in final 16 76 64 after trailing 61 52, saved 3mp)
•
Played 2 Tour matches at start of season (l. 1r Australian Open and Dubai); won 1 singles match in Fed Cup
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Fell 1r as WC at both Brisbane (l. to Karatantcheva) and Sydney (l. Dushevina)
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (1) Hobart
•
Reached a career-best singles ranking on July 28, 2008 (No.39) after strong performances at first 3 Grand
Slams: 4r at Australian Open (d. No.15 seed Schnyder and No.18 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to No.3 seed
Jankovic) and 3r at both Roland Garros (d. No.9 seed Bartoli en route; l. to qualifier Suárez Navarro) and
Wimbledon (d. No.12 seed Schnyder en route; l. to No.18 seed Vaidisova)
•
Two-time Tour doubles runner-up: 2008 Roland Garros (w/Schiavone) and 2009 Sydney (w/Dechy)
•
Has 5 career wins vs. Top 20 opponents, incl. one vs. Top 10 (No.9 Bartoli at Roland Garros) all in 2008, most
recent being vs. No.13 Schnyder (2008 Wimbledon)
•
Eleven-time singles title winner on ITF Women’s Circuit; also won 13 ITF doubles titles
•
Member of Australian Fed Cup Team 2006-09 and Australian OIympic Team in 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
Making 14th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result came at 2008 Australian Open, reaching 4r; also 3r at 2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Wimbledon
•
Lost in 1r at first 7 majors, finally breaking through at 2007 US Open (d. Shvedova, 1r; l. Sharapova, 2r)
30
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 4 NOTES
SECOND ROUND (TOP HALF) - THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Nicole Pratt; also works with Australian Institute of Sport; began working with them in January 2007
•
Began playing at age 7
•
Father, Kim, is a mechanic; mother, Nita, is a housewife; has a brother, Ben, and a sister, Brooke
•
Also enjoys Aussie Rules football, cricket, V8 Supercars, shopping and going to movies
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE NO.1?
Serena Williams enters the 2010 Australian Open as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s No.1-ranked player and will
spend her 86th and 87th weeks at No.1 before the rankings are released on February 1.
Four players have a chance at finishing the tournament as the world No.1 – Serena Williams, Dinara Safina,
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki.
Williams will retain the top spot by reaching the final, regardless of other results, while Kuznetsova and Wozniacki
must win the tournament to have any chance of earning the top spot. Safina could regain the No.1 spot by
reaching the final if other results go her way.
SERENA
WILLIAMS
DINARA
SAFINA
SVETLANA
KUZNETSOVA
CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI
1
2
3
4
CURRENT PTS
9195
7600
6081
5785
2009 AO PTS
(Defending)
2000
1400
500
160
CURRENT RANK
PROJECTED RANKING POINTS*
1r
(5 pts)
7200
6205
5586
5630
2r
(100 pts)
7295
6300
5681
5725
3r
(160 pts)
7355
6360
5741
5785
4r
(280 pts)
7475
6480
5861
5905
QF
(500 pts)
7695
6700
6081
6125
SF
(900 pts)
8095
7100
6481
6525
R-Up
(1400 pts)
8595
7600
6981
7025
W
(2000 pts)
9195
8200
7581
7625
*through completion of day three
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE NO.1? Serena Williams enters the 2010 Australian Open as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s
No.1-ranked player and will spend her 86th and 87th weeks at No.1 before the rankings are released on February 1.
Four players have a chance at finishing the tournament as the world No.1 – Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Svetlana
Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki. Williams will retain the top spot by reaching the final, regardless of other results,
while Kuznetsova and Wozniacki must win the tournament to have any chance of earning the top spot. Safina could
regain the No.1 spot by reaching the final if other results go her way.
SERENA
WILLIAMS
CURRENT RANK
CURRENT PTS
2009
AO
(Defending)
PTS
DINARA
SAFINA
SVETLANA
KUZNETSOVA
CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI
1
2
3
4
9195
7600
6081
5785
2000
1400
500
160
PROJECTED RANKING POINTS*
1r
(5 pts)
7200
6205
5586
5630
2r
(100 pts)
7295
6300
5681
5725
3r
(160 pts)
7355
6360
5741
5785
4r
(280 pts)
7475
6480
5861
5905
QF
(500 pts)
7695
6700
6081
6125
SF
(900 pts)
8095
7100
6481
6525
R-Up
(1400 pts)
8595
7600
6981
7025
W
(2000 pts)
9195
8200
7581
7625
*through completion of Tuesday’s matches
DAY 3 – FEATURED MATCH-UPS
FIRST ROUND – Top Half
[4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
[WC] Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) v [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
[9] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Kristina Kucova (SVK)
Marina Erakovic (NZL) v [16] Li Na (CHN)
SECOND ROUND – Bottom Half
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) v [2] Dinara Safina (RUS)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v [3] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
[5] Elena Dementieva (RUS) v [WC] Justine Henin (BEL)
[8] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Katie O’Brien (GBR)
Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) v [11] Marion Bartoli (FRA)
[Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v [12] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
[15] Kim Clijsters (BEL) v Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)
[30] Kateryna Bondarenko v Elena Baltacha
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
REMAINING FIRST ROUND TOP HALF FEATURE MATCH-UPS
[4] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) vs. ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #34)
HEAD TO HEADS: Wozniacki leads 5-1
2008 WIMBLEDON
GRASS O
2009 PONTE VEDRA BEACH
CLAY O
2009 EASTBOURNE
GRASS O
2009 CINCINNATI
HARD O
2009 TOKYO
HARD O
2009 OSAKA
HARD O
R64
F
SF
R32
R32
QF
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
6-1 6-1
6-1 6-2
3-6 6-4 6-4
4-6 6-4 6-4
5-0 RET
6-2 6-7(1) 6-2
MATCH FACTS: This marks the 7th head-to-head meeting between Wozniacki and Wozniak with 5 coming last year;
Wozniak is 4-8 vs. Top 10 ranked opponents, including 2 wins via retirement: d. No.5 S.Williams (2008 Stanford, SF, via
ret. 6-2 3-1), No.10 Petrova (2009 Ponte Vedra Beach, SF), No.5 Kuznetsova (2009 Eastbourne, r32) and No.5 Wozniacki
(2009 Tokyo, r32, via ret. 5-0)
WOZNIACKI
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
25-11
YTD / Career W-L
0-1 / 173-74
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 37-21
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 29-19
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 102-47
**Stats above include current tournament
WOZNIAK
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-2
8-11
2-2 / 207-129
0-0 / 58-43
0-0 / 35-41
2-2 / 135-80
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 11, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.4
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,254,858
Highest Singles Rank
No.4 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
6/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making third appearance at Australian Open; in tournament debut in 2008, reached 4r (l. to
No.4 seed Ivanovic 61 76(2); led 5-3 second set and held 2sp); in 2009 reached 3r (as No.11 seed, l. to Dokic in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; R-Up (5): Memphis, Charleston, Madrid,
Bastad, US Open; SF (2): Osaka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2010; QF (6): Auckland, Sydney, Pattaya City,
Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati; 4r (1): Wimbledon; 1 Doubles Title: Memphis (w/Azarenka)

Reached 8 Tour finals in 2009, equaling most among all players (along w/Safina), winning 3 titles at Ponte Verda
Beach (d. Wozniak), Eastbourne (d. Razzano) and New Haven (d. Vesnina). Tied with 5 other players for most
singles titles in 2009 (Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Safina and S.Williams)

Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)

Won (67) and played (91) more matches than any player on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour; scored 4 Top 10 wins

Advanced to SF at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 (d. Azarenka and Zvonareva in RR stage; ret. vs.
S.Williams w/left abdominal strain
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Started season at Sydney with 1r defeat (l. Li)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (6): most recently 2009 New Haven; R-Up (6): (incl 1 Grand Slam) most recent 2009 US
Open; SF (3); 2 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Memphis (w/Azarenka)

In 2008 became the first Danish woman ever to win a Tour singles title (Scheuer-Larsen is only other Danish
woman to win a Tour title of any kind, winning seven Tour doubles titles in 1980s and 1990s)

Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)

Has 8 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents; having never beaten a Top 20 player before 2008, most
recent was vs No.6 Kuznestova at 2009 US Open. Highest-ranked player defeated to date is No.3 Dementieva
(2009 Charleston)

Has improved year-end ranking every year. After finishing 2006 ranked No.237, broke Top 100 after 2007
Wimbledon and finished year ranked No.64, climbed into Top 20 on August 25 2008, finishing the season ranked
No.12; broke into Top 10 on May 18, 2009, becoming first Danish woman to do so. Reached Top 5 for first time
on September 21, 2009 and career-best No.4 on October 26, 2009

Played first two Tour events in 2005, four more in 2006 and spent first full year on Tour in 2007

Helped V.Williams win first career Tour doubles match with a partner other than S.Williams at 2008 Doha, falling
in 2r

Member of Danish Olympic Team, 2008 and Danish Fed Cup Team 2005-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 12th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw

First Danish player to reach a Grand Slam final since Kurt Nielsen (1955 Wimbledon) at US Open (as No.9 seed, l.
to Clijsters in final, d. No.6 seed Kuznetsova in 4r)

Prior to reaching first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open, best results had been three 4r finishes: 2008 Australian
Open, 2008 US Open (as No.21 seed, d. No.14 seed Azarenka en route; l. to No.2 seed Jankovic in 3s) and
2009 Wimbledon [as No.9 seed, d. No.20 seed Medina Garrigues en route, l. to Lisicki)

Has only fallen in 1r once (Grand Slam debut, 2007 Roland Garros)

Girls’ singles champion at 2006 Wimbledon and runner-up at 2006 Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova); also
2006 Roland Garros girls’ doubles runner-up
OTHER FACTS

Trains with adidas Player Development Program – Darren Cahill, Sven Groeneveld, Gil Reyes and Mats Merkel –
coached by father, Piotr; also coached by Morten Christensen at National Tennis Center in Denmark

Official website is www.carolinewozniacki.dk

In July 2009 was announced as the face of the ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ tennis range

Father, Piotr, played pro soccer in Poland, Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish National Team;
brother, Patrik, plays pro soccer in Denmark
ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 7, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD) ~
$5,900
Residence
Blainville, Canada
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.34
Career Prize $ (USD) ~
$960,395
Highest Singles Rank
No.21 (June 22, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making third main draw appearance in Melbourne (5th overall); fell 1r in 2007 (l. to No.11 seed
Jankovic) and 2009 (as No.30 seed, l. to Lisicki); fell in qualifying in 2006 and 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Ponte Vedra Beach; SF (2): Eastbourne, Quebec City; QF (1): Osaka; 4r (1): Roland Garros

2009 marked second consecutive Top 40 season, highlighted by reaching the finals at Ponte Vedra Beach (l. to
Wozniacki) and best career Grand Slam effort reaching 4r at Roland Garros
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Reached 2r in first two tournaments of 2010: In first Tour activity of 2010 season, reached 2r at Brisbane (as
No.6 seed, l to Safarova) and then at Hobart (as No.6 seed, l. to Flipkens)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (1): 2008 Stanford; Runner-up (2): 2007 Fes, 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach, SF (4)

Has 4 wins over Top 10 ranked opponents, including two by retirement: No.10 Petrova (2009 Ponte Vedra
Beach) and No.5 Kuznetsova (2009 Eastbourne)

Enjoyed breakthrough 2008 season highlighted by shock run at first Tour singles title at Tier II Stanford, becoming
first Canadian in over 20 years to win a Tour singles title and fifth Canadian ever to achieve the feat (after HyBoulais, Bassett-Seguso, Kelesi and Hetherington, who all achieved the feat between 1986 and early 1988)

Made career Top 50 debut on July 21, 2008 after winning Stanford, then made Top 30 debut on Feb 23, 2009

On ITF Circuit, winner of 7 singles titles, most recently in 2006

Canadian Fed Cup Team, 2004-09, won 14 of first 15 singles rubbers
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 12th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Reached 4r of 2009 Roland Garros (l. S. Williams) for career-best Grand Slam result

Also reached 3r at 2007 Roland Garros and 2009 US Open
OTHER FACTS

Official website is www.aleksandrawozniak.com

Currently working with Rob Steckley

Since age 3, coached by father, Antoni, who was a mechanic and soccer player; mother is Jadwiga; sister,
Dorota, is also a tennis player; has two pet dogs, Ivan and Kropka; speaks Polish, French and English

Favorite tournament is Rogers Cup in Montréal, her home city

Favorite surface is clay; favorite shots are serve, backhand

Goal is to reach Top 10
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[WC] STEPHANIE COHEN-ALORO (FRA #116) vs. [7] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #7)
HEAD TO HEADS: Azarenka leads 1-0
2009 MEMPHIS
HARD I
R16
AZARENKA, VICTORIA
6-2 6-2
MATCH FACTS: Cohen-Aloro is 0-7 vs. Top 10 ranked opponents and 2-22 vs. Top 20 opponents…Cohen-Aloro’s last
meeting vs. Top 10 opponent came at 2008 Indian Wells (l. to No.5 Sharapova) and her best career wins were defeating
2 No.15 ranked players: (2003 Paris [Indoors] d. Smashnova; 2009 Barcelona d. Cornet)…Cohen-Aloro’s best career win
on hardcourt: d. No.21 Hantuchova (2005 Miami, r64)…Azarenka is now working with Sam Sumyk as her coach, after
working with Antonio van Grichen for 4 years.
COHEN-ALORO
Tournament W-L (MD)
2-5
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
7-22
YTD / Career W-L
4-2 / 275-226
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 72-75
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 61-51
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-2 / 115-96
**Stats above include current tournament
AZARENKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
7-4
31-16
3-1 / 185-86
3-0 / 36-34
0-0 / 30-20
3-1 / 116-51
STEPHANIE COHEN-ALORO (FRA)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 18, 1983 (26)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$2,185
Residence
Seine, France
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.116
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$971,895
Highest Singles Rank*
No.61 (October 6, 2003)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making 6th main draw appearance in Melbourne; reached 2r in 2005 (d. No.24 seed
Pierce, l. to Baltacha) and 2009 (l. to No.29 seed Kleybanova); fell 1r in 2004, 2007 (as qualifier) and 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Strasbourg

Reached QF at Strasbourg (fifth time reaching at least QF in career; l. to qualifier Kutuzova)

Posted a 5-6 record in Tour main draw matches (6-11 at Tour events overall) and a 17-9 record at ITF events
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell in 1r at Auckland (as qualifier, l. to No.4 seed Schiavone)
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (2): 2004 Estoril, 2008 Barcelona; QF (3) most recently at 2009 Strasbourg

Best result is 2 semifinals on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: 2004 Estoril, 2008 Barcelona

Runner-up in doubles at Paris [Indoors] in 2003 (w/Bartoli)

Has 2 Top 20 career wins, both against No. 15 (2003 Paris [Indoors] d. Smashnova; 2009 Barcelona d. Cornet)

Has won 6 singles and 9 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit

Member of 2003 French Fed Cup Team
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks the 23rd appearance in main draw at a Grand Slam

Reached 3r once at 2007 Roland Garros

Fell 2r five times, incl. most recently at 2009 Australian Open
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS

Currently without a coach

Developed self-interest in tennis at age 6

Father, Gilbert, is a surgeon; mother's name is Martine; older sister's name is Delphine

Hobbies include going to the cinema and theater, being with friends at home; relaxes by listening to music or
watching TV

Likes mountainous areas for their natural beauty; also likes New York

Official Website: www.stephaniecohenaloro.com
VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 31, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$28,650
Residence
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.7
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,538,947
Highest Singles Rank
No.6 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th straight appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009, advancing to 4r
(as No.13 seed, ret. vs. S.Williams w/dizziness and illness after winning the first set and trailing 2-4 in second set);
reached 3r twice: 2007 (d. No.18 seed Bartoli; l. to No.11 seed Jankovic) and 2008 (as No.26 seed, l. to No.7 seed
S.Williams); in tournament debut (2006) fell in 1r (as qualifier, l. to No.32 seed Mirza)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; SF (2): Indian Wells, Rome; QF (3): Roland Garros, Wimbledon,
Tokyo; 4r (1): Australian Open; also won two doubles titles: Memphis (w/Wozniacki) and Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Sydney

Reached SF at Sydney (as No.6 seed, l. to eventual champion Dementieva; won 3 matches each in 3s: d. Lisicki,
Date Krumm, Cibulkova)

Played Hong Kong exhibition
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2009 Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; R-Up (4), most recently 2008 Prague; SF(8), last time
2009 Rome; 3 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Indian Wells

Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won first title at Brisbane (as No.2 seed, d. No.3 seed
Bartoli in final); 2nd at Memphis (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Wozniacki in final); and 3rd at Miami (as No.11 seed,
d. No.8 seed Kuznetsova in SF and top seed and defending champion S.Williams in final; win over S.Williams
was first win over a reigning world No.1). Won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009

Also in 2009, reached first Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (as No.9 seed, d. No.8 seed Ivanovic en route, l. to
No.1 seed Safina in 3s), followed by Wimbledon (as No.8 seed, d. No.10 seed Petrova en route, l. to eventual
champion S.Williams)

Broke Top 10 after 2009 Indian Wells (March 23) in singles and doubles, reaching career-high of No.6 in singles.
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; fell in RR stage

Has 11 career Top 10 wins, most recently against No.8 Jankovic (Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009),
including 4 against Top 5: No.4 Dementieva (2008 Stuttgart), No.4 Sharapova (2007 Moscow), No.2 Safina (2009
Indian Wells), and No.1 S.Williams (2009 Miami)

On ITF Circuit, winner of 1 singles title (2005) and 3 doubles titles (one in 2003, one in 2005, one in 2007)

Member of Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009 and Belarusian Olympic Team in 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result is QF run at 2009 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon; previously also has 4r finishes at 2007 US
Open, 2008 Roland Garros and 2009 Australian Open

Through 2009 US Open, has reached 3r or better at 10-straight Slams

Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/fellow Belarusian Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland
Garros (w/B.Bryan)

As a junior, won girls’ singles titles at 2005 Australian and US Opens and 3 doubles titles (2004 Wimbledon
w/Govortsova; 2005 Roland Garros and Wimbledon w/Szavay)
OTHER FACTS

Currently coached by Samuel Sumyk since start of 2010, previously coached by Antonio Van Grichen

Official Web site: www.vikaazarenkatennis.com

Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008

Originally from Minsk, but spends most of her time living and training in Scottsdale, Arizona now; is friends with
NHL star Nikolay Khabibulin and his family, who also live in Scottsdale;

Speaks Belarusian, Russian, English; tennis player most admired growing up was Graf, now admires Federer

Earned ITF Junior World Girls' Champion 2005 award on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner ceremony
at Pavillion d'Armenonville in Paris, for her many 2005 achievements
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[9] VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #9) vs. KRISTINA KUCOVA (SVK #108)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Zvonareva had off-season arthroscopic surgery on right ankle in November 2009, (retired with an injury
to the same ankle at Sydney last week)…This will be Kucova’s first career meeting vs. a Top 10 ranked opponent; prior to
this year’s Australian Open the highest ranked opponent Kucova ever faced was No.17 Mauresmo (2009 Wimbledon,
r64) and her best career win came against No.76 Voegele (2009 ITF/Athens)…Kucova’s best career win at Tour event
was against No.78 Dulgheru (2009 New Haven, r32)…Zvonareva made her first Grand Slam semifinal at last year’s
Australian Open
ZVONAREVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
12-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
52-26
YTD / Career W-L
0-1 / 347-171
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 82-68
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 59-52
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 194-105
**Stats above include current tournament
KUCOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-0
1-1
1-2/ 100-70
0-2 / 29-25
1-0 / 18-25
1-2 / 40-33
VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 7, 1984 (25)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.9
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$6,53,389
Highest Singles Rank
No.5 (February 2, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9/5
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009 (as No.7
seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina; was first Grand Slam SF); made Top 5 debut afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to
No.5); reached 4r twice: 2004 (as No.11 seed, l. to No.5 seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No.22 seed, l. to top seed
Sharapova; d. No.13 seed Ivanovic en route); fell 2r in 2005 (as No.9 seed, l. to Douchevina); fell 1r three times: 2003 (l. to
Bovina), 2006 (as No.30 seed, l. to Hingis) and 2008 (as No.23 seed, l. to Sugiyama when forced to ret.)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Pattaya City, Indian Wells; SF (1): Australian Open; QF (2): Dubai, Beijing

Won 9th career Tour singles title at Indian Wells (as No.4 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in final); also won 5th Tour
doubles title (w/Azarenka); was first Tour singles-doubles sweep of career

An alternate at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; played in one match, but was forced to withdraw from
the event due to a re-occurring right ankle injury (she later had surgery to remove scar tissue on her ankle in
November)

Reached career first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina); made Top 5 debut
afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to No.5)

Missed 8 weeks of action after injuring right ankle at Charleston in third round match (1-1 in first set) vs. Razzano;
forced to withdraw from Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, returning at Eastbourne
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

In first Tour activity, ret. in first set of 1r match at Auckland vs. Vesnina at 3-3 (w/right ankle injury; same ankle as
2010 off-season surgery)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (9) most recently 2009 Indian Wells; R-Up (11); most recently at 2008 Tour Championships; 5
doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Indian Wells (w/Azarenka, completing singles-doubles title sweep)

Nine-time Tour singles champion, at 2003 Bol, 2004 Memphis, 2005 Memphis, 2006 Birmingham, 2006
Cincinnati, 2008 Prague, 2008 Guangzhou, 2009 Pattaya City, 2009 Indian Wells

Won biggest title to date at 2009 Indian Wells and finished in year-end Top 10 for 2nd straight year at No.9

Runner-up at 2008 Tour Championships (l. V.Williams), also qualified in 2004 and played as an alternate in 2009,
but did not advance from the round-robin stage; also reached first Tier I final in 2008 at Doha (l.Sharapova)

Missed 4 months (April to August) of 2007 with left wrist injury; also missed 2 months of 2005 season with left
ankle injury

Has 16 career Top 10 wins and eight Top 5 wins: including 2 against reigning No.1s at 2007 Indian Wells (vs.
Sharapova), and 2008 Tour Championships (No.1 Jankovic)

Member of Russian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2008; 2008 Russian Olympic Team,(after Sharapova’s withdrawal)
went on to win bronze medal in singles over Li
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 28th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result is a semifinalist at 2009 Australian Open (see above); also quarterfinalist at 2003 Roland Garros and 4r
on 8 occasions,most recently 2009 US Open

Has lost in 1r 5 times in 27 majors before this one

Won 2006 US Open women’s doubles title w/Dechy

Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2004 US Open (w/B.Bryan) and 2006 Wimbledon (w/Ram)
OTHER FACTS

Currently coached by Antonio van Grichen (who coached Azarenka for 4 years, through 2009); formerly coached
by Samuel Sumyk, who has started working with Azarenka in 2010

Official website: www.zvonareva.ru

Named a "Promoter of Gender Equality" as part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's partnership with UNESCO, the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; in this role she joins fellow players Venus
Williams, Tatiana Golovin and Zheng Jie; WTA Tour founder Billie Jean King, was also named "Global Mentor for
Gender Equality" in November 2008

In 2008, participated in UNESCO Regional Conference “Political Involvement of Women in the Caucasus” to
contribute to the idea of giving women equal opportunities in life

Off-court training includes swimming, running

Mother introduced her to tennis at age 6, but no one else in family plays tennis

Likes traveling, reading, listening to music, volleyball, hockey
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
KRISTINA KUCOVA (SVK)
Date of Birth (Age)
May 23, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$725
Residence
Bratislava, Slovakia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.108
Career Prize $ (USD)
$120,862
Highest Singles Rank*
No.103 (August 3, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making Australian Open debut
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:

First round win at Wimbledon (d. Nakamura) was first career main draw match at a Tour-level event in her career;
finished the year 1-3 in Tour-level main draw matches (l. in 1r at Prague and Tashkent)

Reached the finals at 2 ITF events (La Palma-ESP and Pozoblanco-ESP)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell in qualifying in Auckland and Hobart
CAREER SUMMARY

Has won 1 singles title and 4 doubles titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit

Turned pro in January 2007

Reached a career-best ranking of No.103 on August 3, 2009

Member of 2008 Slovak Fed Cup Team
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

Making 2nd career Grand Slam main draw appearance at 2010 Australian Open

Made Grand Slam (and Tour-level) main draw debut at 2009 Wimbledon and reached 2r (as LL, d. Nakamura; l.
to No.17 seed Mauresmo; l. to Oudin in qualifying)

Fell in qualifying at 2008-09 US Open, 2009 Roland Garros

2007 US Open junior girls’ singles winner, defeating U.Radwanska in final (also d. Hercog and Pavlyuchenkova
en route); became first Slovakian girl to win a junior Grand Slam title (Martin Klizan won boys’ 2006 Roland
Garros)
OTHER FACTS

Lists favorite surface as hard court

Two-handed backhand and forehand

Personal interests include music shopping and cinema

Sister, Zuzana, is also a professional tennis player

Mother, Alena is her manager; father Jozef is a teacher; she started playing at age 6 at her father’s school

Lists Rihanna as favorite singer and Titanic as favorite movie

Represented Czech Republic in 2004 World Junior Tennis (14&U) and Junior Fed Cup (16&U) finals
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
MARINA ERAKOVIC (NZL #253) vs. [16] LI NA (CHN #17)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: After reaching the second round at the 2009 Australian Open, Erakovic is making her first Grand Slam
appearance since Melbourne last year; after losing her opening round match at Miami (March 2009)…Erakovic was
sidelined for the remainder of the season with a left hip injury; currently ranked No.253…Erakovic qualified for the main
draw with her special ranking (No.83); in order for a player to eligible for a special ranking, they must have been out a
minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 2 years and must have a ranking inside the Top 300 (singles) or Top 200
(doubles) at the time they stopped playing; last year…Li made Top 15 debut on October 26, 2009 and rose from No.16
to No.15, equaling Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in 2009…Li has reached the 4r at all four majors, and at 2006
Wimbledon was the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal (since surpassed by Zheng SF at 2008
Wimbledon)
ERAKOVIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
1-1
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
4-4
YTD / Career W-L
0-1 / 164-87
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 31-30
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 27-22
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 95-54
**Stats above include current tournament
LI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
7-4
31-14
1-2 / 322-115
1-0 / 79-40
0-1 / 43-31
1-2 / 251-82
MARINA ERAKOVIC (NZL)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 6, 1988 (21)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$2,155
Residence
Auckland, New Zealand
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.253
Career Prize $ (USD)
$396,135
Highest Singles Rank*
No.49 (July 7, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0 /3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making second consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 2r in 2009 (l.
to Safarova 9-7 third set); fell in qualifying in 2007 and 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Memphis; 2r (2): Auckland, Australian Open

Reached quarterfinal at Memphis (l. to Keothavong)

Did not play after Miami due to left hip injury; returned to ITF Women’s Circuit in October
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Playing second Tour event of 2010; fell 1r at Auckland (as WC, l. to Cornet)
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (3): 2008 Auckland, Memphis, Birmingham; QF (1): 2009 Memphis; 3 doubles titles

Reached three Tour singles SF in 2008 (Auckland, Memphis, and Birmingham)

Made Top 50 debut on July 2008 after Wimbledon; became only second New Zealander ever to crack Top 50
(after Belinda Cordwell)

Owns 3 doubles titles, all in 2008: s’Hertogenbosch (w/Krajicek), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Craybas), and
Luxembourg (w/Cirstea)

Highest-ranked opponent defeated is No.22 Zvonareva (2008 Auckland); is 0-3 vs. Top 20

Winner of 9 singles and 6 doubles on ITF Women’s Circuit

New Zealand Fed Cup team 2004-06, 2008-09
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks fifth appearance in Grand Slam singles main draw

Best result is 3r at Wimbledon in 2008 (l. to Tanasugarn in 3s)

Reached 2r at 2008 French Open (l. to No.3 seed Jankovic)

Won girls’ doubles title at 2004 US Open (w/Krajicek) and 2005 Australian Open (w/Azarenka)
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by Michael Schapers

Began playing tennis at age 6 when introduced by father and sister on neighborhood courts

Was born in Split, Croatia and currently resides in Auckland, New Zealand

Father is Mladen; mother is Ljiljana

Official website www.marinaerakovic.co.nz
LI NA (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 26, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,500
Residence
Wuhan, China
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.17
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,178,071
Highest Singles Rank
No.15 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance at Australian Open and first since 2008; best result is 4r in
2007 (l. to No.6 seed Hingis, d. No.9 seed Safina en route); reached 3r in 2005 (l. to No.4 seed Sharapova) and 2008 (l.
to Domachowska); fell 1r in 2006 (l. to S.Williams); did not play in 2008 due to right knee injury; fell in qualifying in 2001
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2) Monterrey, Birmingham; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (2) Miami, US Open; 4r (2): Indian Wells, Roland
Garros

Twice runner-up: Monterrey (d. No.1 seed A.Radwanska and No.6 seed Benesova en route, before falling to
No.2 seed and champion Bartoli) and Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to Rybarikova in final)

2009 marked first Top 20 season; made Top 15 debut on October 26 (rose from No.16 to No.15; equalled
Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in season)

Had 3 Top 10 wins in 2009: No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Monterrey), No.5 Zvonareva (2009 Miami) and No.9
Azarenka (2009 Tokyo)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 In first Tour match of 2010, fell in 1r at Auckland (l. to Kanepi); then fell 2r at Sydney (l. to Pennetta, d. No.4 seed
Wozniacki in 1r)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2008 Gold Coast, R-Up (4), most recently 2009 Birmingham; SF (11),
most recently at 2009 Tokyo; 2 doubles titles: 2000 Tashkent (w/T.Li); 2006 Birmingham (w/Jankovic)

Two-time Tour singles champion, at 2004 Guangzhou and 2008 Gold Coast (both Tier III)

At 2006 Estoril played Zheng in first ever all-Chinese Tour singles final (l. ret. w/heat illness)

Reached 2 finals in a year for the first time in 2009 at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli) and Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova)

Missed 4 months (March-June) of 2008 with right knee injury (had surgery on March 31); missed second half of
2007 season with right rib stress fracture
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

Holds many firsts for Chinese tennis: first to win a Tour singles title (2004 Guangzhou); first to reach Grand Slam
singles QF (2006 Wimbledon), now overtaken by Zheng SF run at 2008 Wimbledon; first Olympic singles
semifinalist (in 2008) and first to crack singles Top 30 (June 19, 2006) and Top 20 (August 14, 2006)

Chinese Fed Cup team 1999-2002, 2005-06, 2008 and Chinese Olympic team 2000 and 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 15th career Grand Slam singles main draw

Best Grand Slam result to date was QF finish at 2006 Wimbledon (d.No.5 seed Kuznetsova and No.10 seed
Vaidisova before losing to No.2 seed Clijsters) and 2009 US Open (also l. to eventual champion Clijsters)

Reached 4r four times: 2007 Australian Open, 2009 Roland Garros and 2006/2008 US Open

Lost 1r twice (2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open)
OTHER FACTS
 Husband and coach is Jiang Shan; married on January 27, 2006

Also works with Thomas Hogstedt; fitness trainer is Richard Sutton

Introduced to tennis at age 9 after playing badminton for two years

Father is Sheng-Peng; mother is Yan-Ping; is an only child

Currently studying at Huazhong Institute of Science & Technology
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SECOND ROUND – BOTTOM HALF – FEATURE MATCH-UPS
BARBORA ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE #67) vs. [2] DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2)
HEAD TO HEAD: tied 1-1
2004 GUANGZHOU
2005 WIMBLEDON
HARD O
GRASS O
ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA
SAFINA
64 61
62 62
MATCH FACTS: Safina is 1 of 8 players in the draw to have held the No.1 ranking and has her highest seeding at the
Australian Open….Zahlavova Strycova is a two-time Australian Open junior champion (2002-03)…Safina is bidding to
reach the 3r for the 8th consecutive Grand Slam tournament….Zahlavova Strycova’s 4h 19 minute 1r victory over Regina
Kulikova was the longest-recorded women’s singles match at a Grand Slam, and 2nd longest ever women’s match
ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
2-3
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
7-16
YTD / Career W-L
4-2 / 262-154
3-Set (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 82-53
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 55-45
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-2 / 108-68
**Stats above include current tournament
SAFINA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
13-7
63-29
2-1/ 338-150
0-0/ 87-54
0-0/ 64-48
2-1/ 144-82
BARBORA ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 28, 1986 (23)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$6,125
Residence
Pilzen, Czech Republic
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.67
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$971,672
Highest Singles Rank
No.55 (October 25, 2004)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/5
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure does not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th main draw appearance at Australian Open, reached 2r on debut in 2004 (as
qualifier l. Krasnoroutskaya); fell 1r in 2005 (l. Tanasugarn) and 2009 (l. Cohen-Aloro); fell in qualifying in 2003, 2006-08
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Acapulco; QF (2): Monterrey, Bad Gastein

Reached 2nd career SF at Acapulco (d. No.3 seed Suarez Navarro en route; l. to top seed and eventual champion
V.Williams); also QF at Monterrey and Bad Gastein

Won back-to-back titles on ITF Women’s Circuit in last 2 weeks of season: $100,000 ITF/Ortisei-ITA and
$50,000 ITF/Ismaning-GER

Reached two doubles finals: Monterrey and Prague (both w/Benesova)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

2r at Brisbane (d. Govortsova, l. Czink)

Fell in qualifying at Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2009 Acapulco; QF (5) most recently at 2009 Bad Gastein; 5 doubles
titles

Matched best career result in reaching SF at 2009 Acapulco

Returned to Top 100 on July 7, 2008 (had been outside top 100 since June 6, 2005, dropping as low s No.223
(May 29, 2006) and has remained there since with the exception of July/August 2009.

Has 3 career Top 30 wins: No.21 Smashnova-Pistolesi (2004 Amelia Island), No.27 A.Bondarenko (2008
Wimbledon) and No.15 Pennetta (2009 Monterrey); has lost all 8 matches with Top 5 players coming into the
2010 Australian Open

Has won 16 titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit (8 singles, 8 doubles)

Czech Fed Cup team 2002-04, 2006-07
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 16th singles main draw at a Grand Slam

Best result has been 3r at 2008 Wimbledon; also 2r three times – 2004 Australian Open, 2004 Roland Garros,
2005 Wimbledon

Won Australian Open girls’ singles title in 2002 and 2003, and 3 junior Grand Slam doubles titles (2001 Australian
Open (w/Cetkovska), 2002 Roland Garros (w/Groenefeld) and 2002 Wimbledon (w/E.Clijsters)
OTHER FACTS

Coached by husband Jakub Zahlava, who is the cousin of tennis professional Sandra Zahlavova

Started playing at age 5; also practiced figure skating as a child

Father's name is Jindrich Stryc; mother's name is Icona Strycova; sister, Ivona, studied law and lives in US

Other sport interests include swimming, skiing, snowboarding

ITF Junior World Champion in 2002
DINARA SAFINA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
April 27, 1986 (23)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.2
No.1 (April 20, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$16,725
0/0
$9,784,194
12 / 8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 8th consecutive appearance in Melbourne after finishing as runner-up in 2009 (as No.3 seed, l.
No.2 seed S.Williams in final 60 63; d. 3 seeds en route to final: No.25 seed Kanepi, No.15 seed Cornet and No.7 seed
Zvonareva); best previous results were 3r finishes in 2004 (unseeded, upset No.27 seed Coetzer in 2r, l. No.2 Clijsters)
and 2007 (as No.9 seed, l. No.19 Li); l. in 2r in 2005 (l. No.2 seed Mauresmo) and 2006 (as No.19 seed, l. Arvidsson); l. in
1r in 2003 (event debut) and 2008. Seeded here for 4th straight year, highest seeding at Australian Open.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Rome, Madrid, Portoroz; R-Up (5): Sydney, Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros,
Cincinnati; SF (2):‘s-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon; QF (1): Indian Wells

Became the 19th player to rise to No.1 in the world on April 20, 2009 and remained there for a total of 26 nonconsecutive weeks. She is part of the first ever brother-sister No.1 pair, her brother Marat Safin having ranked
No.1 on the ATP World Tour previously

In 2009, reached a tour-leading (with Wozniacki) 8 finals, winning 3 titles, joint-highest with 5 other players
(Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, S. Williams, Wozniacki)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Sydney

Advanced to quarterfinal in season-opener at Sydney (as No.2 seed, d. A.Radwanska in 2r, after 1r bye,
recovering from 0-5 in first set to win 75 64, l. No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva)

Withdrew from Brisbane w/ lower back injury. Injury had also caused her to retire from first match at 2009 Sony
Ericsson Championships-Doha
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12), most recently 2009 Portoroz; R-up (12), most recently 2009 Cincinnati; 8 doubles titles

Won a joint Tour-leading 3 titles in 2009 and reached 8 finals (equal most with Wozniacki) in 2009

Breakthrough 2008 season culminating in first Top 10 finish; starting at Berlin posted a 44-13 record for the
remainder of the season, a stretch highlighted by 4 titles

Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships in 2008-09

Has 24 career Top 10 wins, most recently vs. No.10 Radwanska at 2010 Sydney

Defeated 3 World No.1s in 2008:Henin (Berlin), Sharapova (Roland Garros) and Jankovic (Olympics), the first
player since the 1975 inception of computer rankings to beat three different reigning No.1s in same year

Russian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06, 2008 (was member of winning team in 2005); Russian Olympic Team 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
(won silver medal in singles)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 30th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance. Made debut at 2002 US
Open

Best result is 3 runner-up finishes at 2008 Roland Garros, 2009 Australian Open and 2009 Roland Garros

With SF finish at 2009 Wimbledon, has now made SF or better at all Grand Slams

Has reached 3r or better at last 7 majors before 2010 Australian Open

Has fallen in 1r 8 times, but only once in the last 4 years (2008 Australian Open)

In doubles, won 2007 US Open title (w/Dechy)

2001 Wimbledon girls’ singles runner-up (l. Widjaja)
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Zeljko Krajan; fitness coach is Dejan Vojnovic

Father, Michail, is director of a tennis club in Moscow; mother, Raouza Islanova, is a tennis coach and used to
coach Dinara; brother, Marat, is a former world No.1 and Grand Slam champion, who retired from tennis at the
end of 2009

Enjoys Russian, Italian and Japanese cuisine.

Official Website: www.dsafina.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #39) vs. [3] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3)
HEAD TO HEAD: Kuznetsova leads 1-0
2009 BEIJING
HARD O
QF
KUZNETSOVA
6-3 6-3
MATCH FACTS: Kuznetsova is attempting to reach the 3r for the 17th successive major, the last time she failed to do so
being at 2005 US Open…. Pavlyuchenkova, a two-time junior singles champion here, is bidding to match her best Grand
Slam performance by reaching 3r, she is also searching for a 5th career win vs. Top 10 ranked opponents…. Kuznetsova
preceded Pavlyuchenkova as ITF Junior World Champion by 5 years, taking the 2001 award
PAVLYUCHENKOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1
8-8
4-2 / 116-61
2-0 / 30-23
1-1 / 17-23
4-2 / 73-38
KUZNETSOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
20-8
92-28
2-1 / 388-162
1-0 / 117-61
0-1 / 81-58
2-1 / 215-89
ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 3, 1991 (18)
Moscow, Russia
No.39
No.27 (March 23, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$6,990
0/0
$770,194
0/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 2nd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; fell 1r in 2009 (l. to
Garbin 64 26 75; held 2mp at 5-4 third set); fell in qualifying in 2007 and 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Indian Wells; QF (2): Beijing, Hobart

Second straight Top 50 season; reached first Tour singles SF at Indian Wells (d. No.2 seed Jankovic and No.7
seed A.Radwanska en route; l. to No.5 seed Ivanovic)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Reached QF at Brisbane (d. No.5 seed Kleybanova en route; l. to No.3 seed Ivanovic)

Fell in Sydney qualifying
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (1): Indian Wells, QF (5): 2008 Palermo, Tokyo [Japan Open], 2009 Hobart, Beijing, 2010
Brisbane; 1 doubles title

Advanced to first career SF at 2009 Indian Wells, recording first 2 career wins over Top 10 opponents (No.3
Jankovic and No.10 A.Radwanska)

Made Top 40 and Top 30 debut after 2009 Indian Wells

Has 4 career wins vs. Top 10 ranked opponents: No.3 Jankovic and No.10 A.Radwanska (both at 2009 Indian
Wells) and No.3 V.Williams (2009 Tokyo and Beijing in consecutive weeks)

Made Fed Cup debut for Russia in 2009
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 9th singles main draw appearance at a Grand Slam event

Best result is reaching 3r at 2008 Wimbledon and 2009 Roland Garros

Girls’ singles champion at 2006 Australian Open (d. Wozniacki in final), 2006 US Open (d. Paszek) and 2007
Australian Open (d. Brengle); runner-up at 2006 Roland Garros (l. A.Radwanska); 4 Grand Slam girls doubles
titles
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
 Started working with brother Aleksandr at end of 2009, formerly coached by Patrick Mouratoglou since July
2007; previously coached by parents Sergey and Marina

Baseliner whose favorite surface is clay; favorite shot is forehand down the line

Introduced to tennis at age 6 by family

2006 ITF Junior Girls’ World Champion (received award during 2007 Roland Garros)
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 27, 1985 (24)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.3
No.2 (September 10, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$8,325
0/0
$13,805,984
12 / 14
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 9th straight appearance at Australian Open; best results are QF finishes in 2005 (as
No.5 seed, l. to No.4 Sharapova 46 62 62) and 2009 (as No.8 seed, l. to eventual champion S.Williams in 3s); 4r in 2006
(l. to world No.1 Davenport) and 2007 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Peer); 3r in 2004 (l. to world No.1 and eventual
champion Henin) and 2008 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.29 seed A.Radwanska); 2r in 2002 (event debut as qualifier, l. to
Tulyaganova); l. in 1r in 2003 (l. to No.2 seed V.Williams)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing; SF (1): Miami; QF (3): Sydney, Australian Open, New
Haven; 4r (1): US Open

Boosted career titles to 12 in 2009, including 2nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. One of 6 players to win 3
titles in 2009 (along with Azarenka, Dementieva, Safina, Wozniacki, S.Williams)

Only player to defeat Dinara Safina on clay in 2009, doing so twice at Stuttgart and Roland Garros

Apart from winning at Roland Garros, reached QF at Australian Open, 3r at Wimbledon and 4r at US Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Fell 2r at Sydney (as No.3 seed, d.Kleybanova in 3s, l. Cibulkova)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12) (incl 2 Grand Slams), most recently 2009 Beijing; R-Up (18): most recently 2009 Rome;
14 doubles titles

Qualified for season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships 5 of the last 6 seasons: 2004, 2006-09, yet to
advance out of RR stage

Career-high rankings are No.2 in singles (reached September 10, 2007) and No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004)

Third Russian to rank in singles Top 2 (doing so on September 10, 2007), after Myskina and Sharapova; had
chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell 2 matches short with SF loss to Safina)

Has 6 career wins over reigning world No.1s, most recently at 2009 Roland Garros final vs. Safina. Two wins
each against Mauresmo, Safina and Henin when they were No.1; one of only two players, with S.Williams, to beat
Henin twice while she was No.1)

Russian Fed Cup team 2004, 2007-09, winning title in 2004, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 31st Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Two-time Grand Slam singles champion, at 2004 US Open (first Russian woman to win the singles title there)
and 2009 Roland Garros (2nd Russian woman to win there, after Anastasia Myskina in 2004)

Two-time runner-up, at 2006 Roland Garros and 2007 US Open (l. to Henin in both) and one-time semifinalist at
2008 Roland Garros; has also reached 6 quarterfinals and 4r 7 times

Going into 2010 Australian Open, has reached 3r or better at last 16 majors

Last 1r exit was at 2005 US Open (1st US Open defending champion to lose in 1r, l. Bychkova); only 4 in total
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

2005 Australian Open doubles champion (w/Molik)
OTHER FACTS
 Currently coached by Andrey Olkhovskiy; in 2009 worked with Larisa Savchenko

Began playing at age 7

Appears in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched in June 2008

Father is Alexandr Kuznetsov, cycling coach of six Olympic and world champs; also coached Svetlana's mother,
Galina Tsareva, six-time world champion, holder of 20 world records, and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov
(silver medalist at 1996 Atlanta Olympics)

Former junior world No.1, ITF Junior World Champion in 2001
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[5] ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #5) vs. [WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL NR*)
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings.
HEAD TO HEAD: Henin leads 9-2
2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD (O)
2002 WIMBLEDON
GRASS (O)
2002 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS CARPET (I)
2003 AMELIA ISLAND
CLAY (O)
2003 SAN DIEGO
HARD (O)
2003 TORONTO
HARD (O)
2003 STUTTGART
HARD (I)
2005 CHARLESTON
CLAY (O)
2006 INDIAN WELLS
HARD (O)
2006 FED CUP ROUND 1
CLAY (I)
2007 STUTTGART
HARD (I)
R16
R16
R16
S
R16
S
QF
F
S
R1
QF
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
DEMENTIEVA
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
HENIN
DEMENTIEVA
HENIN
HENIN
60 63
76(4) 76(5)
63 63
36 64 75
46 64 61
63 67(5) 62
75 60
75 64
26 75 75
62 60
64 64
MATCH FACTS: Dementieva and Henin have contested 77 majors between them and are 2 of just 5 active players to
have more than 100 match wins at Grand Slam tournaments (the others being V. Williams, S.Williams and Clijsters)
LEADING GRAND SLAM MATCH WINS (ACTIVE PLAYERS)
PLAYER
WIN-LOSS*
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Justine Henin
Elena Dementieva
Kim Clijsters
188-40
181-29
128-24
111-43
103-25
*includes Monday’s completed matches
Dementieva is on a 6-match winning streak coming into this match, having successfully defended her Sydney title last
week, while Henin reached the final at Brisbane (l. Clijsters) in the first week of the season… Last year Dementieva
produced her best result here, reaching the semifinals and thereby completing a set of Grand Slam semifinal
appearances… 2004 champion Henin is playing her 1st Grand Slam since the 2008 Australian Open; she is 1 of 3 Belgian
women in action today, along with Clijsters and Wickmayer.
DEMENTIEVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
23-11
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
111-43
YTD / Career W-L
6-0 / 541-255
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 161-105
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 101-68
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-0 / 290-133
**Stats above include current tournament
HENIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
31-6
128-24
5-1 / 498-108
1-1 / 99-58
1-1 / 67-46
5-1 / 257-57
ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 15, 1981 (28)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.5
No.3 (April 6, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$98,500
1/0
$13,069,247
15 / 6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 12th straight appearance at Australian Open; reached SF in 2009 (best result in Melbourne,
as No.4 seed, l. to No.2 seed S.Williams); four 4r finishes, in 2002 (l. to world No.8 Henin), 2005 (as world No.6, l. to
world No.14 Schnyder 67(6) 76(4) 62) after leading 4-0 second set), 2007 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.10 Vaidisova) and 2008
(as No.11 seed, falling to eventual champion Sharapova); 3r twice – 2000 (l. to Halard-Decugis 36 64 62) and 2001 (l. to
Bedanova 26 76(5) 63); 1r in 2003 (as No.17 seed, l. to Schwartz in 3s), 2004 (as No.7 seed, l. to Jankovic) and 2006 (as
No.9 seed, l. to Schruff); made tournament debut in 1999 and reached 2r (as qualifier, l. to No.2 seed and eventual
champion Hingis)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Winner (3): Auckland, Sydney, Toronto; R-Up (1): Paris [Indoors]; SF (6): Australian Open, Charleston,
Stuttgart, Wimbledon, Stanford, Cincinnati; QF (1): Dubai; 4r (1): Miami

In 2009, finished in Top 5 for 2nd straight year and was one of 6 players to win 3 titles, along with Azarenka,
Kuznetsova, Safina, Wozniacki, S.Williams

Won first 15 matches in 2009, collecting titles at Auckland and Sydney before falling in the SF at Australian Open

In Grand Slam play, reached SF at Australian Open and Wimbledon (held mp at 5-4 in 3s vs. S.Williams; lost 8-6)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Winner (1): Sydney

Won 15th Tour singles title at Sydney (as No.5 seed, d. No.1 seed S.Williams in the final, marking her third victory
over a reigning world No.1). For 2nd year running had 2 victories over Top 3 players at Sydney (also d. No.2
Safina in QF); broke $13 million prize money barrier as a result of this victory
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (15): most recently 2010 Sydney; Runner-Up (14) (incl. 2 Grand Slams), most recently 2009
Paris [Indoors]; 6 doubles titles

Winner of 15 Tour titles and has won at least 2 each year for the last 4 years (2006-09)

Two-time Grand Slam runner-up at 2004 Roland Garros and US Open

Has 28 wins over Top 5 ranked opponents, most recently vs No.1 S.Williams at 2010 Sydney; this was also her
3rd over a reigning No.1 (also 2001 Moscow QF vs. Hingis and 2005 US Open QF vs. Davenport); had 3 wins
over Top 3 ranked opponents in 2009, No.2 S.Williams (SF at Sydney), No.3 Safina (F at Sydney) and No.2
S.Williams (SF at Toronto)

Has qualified for season-ending Championships in 9 of the last 10 years but has only advanced twice, falling in
the SF in 2000 and 2008

Has been Top 5 in both singles (career-high No.3 in April 2009) and doubles (career-high No.5 in April 2003)

Member of Russian Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2001-03, 2005 (undefeated in final vs. France, winning both singles
rubbers, doubles rubber) 2006 and 2009; Russian Olympic Team, 2000 (silver medal), 2004, 2008 (gold medal)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
 2010 US Open marks 45th consecutive career Grand Slam; this is the leading ongoing streak of Grand Slam
appearances for women

In 2010 Australian Open draw, only V.Williams (48) and Tanasugarn (51) have made more GS appearances

By reaching 2009 Australian Open SF, completed a set of Grand Slam semifinal appearances.

One of 5 active players with more than 100 career victories in the main draw of Grand Slam events along with
V.Williams, S.Williams, Henin and Clijsters

Best Grand Slam results were two runner-up finishes in 2004 at Roland Garros and 2004 US Open; has also
reached SF 6 times and quarterfinals 3 times

2r exit at 2009 US Open was earliest exit since 1r loss at 2006 Australian Open, one of 7 1r losses at majors

Doubles runner-up – 2002 (w/Husarova) and 2005 US Open (w/Pennetta)
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by mother Vera. Hitting partner is Andrei Karatchenia

Father, Viatcheslav, is an electrical engineer; mother, Vera, was a school teacher but is now her coach; has one
older brother, Vsevolod; entire family plays tennis

Official website is eng.dementieva.ru

Won Tour’s Most Improved Player of the Year Award for 2000; also Russia’s 2001 Female of the Year Award;
and Tour’s Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for 2008 (presented at Miami in 2009)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 1, 1982 (27)
Liege, Belgium
NR*
No.1 (October 20, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$19,000
0/0
$19,480,375
41 /27
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Melbourne; 1 of 3 former Australian Open champions in the draw;
won the title in 2004 (as No.1 seed, d. Clijsters in final, joined elite list – at the time – of 9 women to hold three Grand
Slams at once following her 2003 Roland Garros and US Open titles); runner-up in 2006 (as No.8 seed ret. in final vs.
Mauresmo w/gastrointestinal illness trailing 61 20, only 2nd time in Open Era a player has ret. during a Grand Slam final);
SF finish in 2003, d. Davenport 97 third set in 4r after trailing 4-1 (first win in 6 meetings; also won next 6 to lead series 75) before l. V.Williams; QF run twice in 2002 (as No.6 seed l. No.4 Clijsters) and on last appearance in 2008 (as top seed,
l. eventual champion Sharapova); also 4r in 2001 (d. No.14 seed Testud in 3r, before l. to No.4 Seles) and 2r on debut in
2000 (l. No.1 seed Hingis)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not compete on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Announced return to competition in September 2009.
In December, d. Flipkens and Pennetta in exhibition in Charleroi, and d. Petrova in another exhibition in Cairo
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Runner-up at Brisbane (as unranked WC in first tournament back from retirement, d. No.2 seed Petrova and
No.3 seed Ivanovic en route to final; l. to top seed Clijsters 63 46 76(6), holding 2mp at 5-4 third set)

Withdrew from Sydney w/left gluteal strain
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41), (including 7 Grand Slams), most recently at 2008 Antwerp; R-up (17), (including 4 Grand
Slam), most recently at 2010 Brisbane; 2 doubles titles

Winner of 41 Tour singles titles (equal 11th all-time), including 7 majors (see below); also 4-time Grand Slam
runner-up (see below); tied with V.Williams as leading active player for titles won

Won Olympic title in Athens in 2004; also won Tour Championships (2006, 2007); won last singles title at 2008
Antwerp

Ranked No.1 for a total of 117 weeks (6th all-time) during her career. Became 14th player to be ranked No.1, on
October 20, 2003, holding it for only 1 week (first time a new No.1 spent a week on top before losing it, since
repeated by Sharapova in 2005 and Jankovic in 2008); then held it for three other periods. Was last ranked No.1
on May 18, 2008, the week after she retired. First player to retire while ranked No.1

Retired from tennis at 2008 Berlin (l. Safina, 3r) but announced return to competition in September 2009

Her loss to Sharapova at 2008 Australian Open QF ended a personal best 32-match winning streak, longest
streak since V.Williams in 2000 (35 matches unbeaten)

Last loss in opening match of a tournament came at 2006 Miami (to Shaughnessy, 2r after 1r bye). Played 28
events between then and her retirement

Missed 2nd half of 2004 w/viral illness and early months of 2005 with right knee injury

At 1999 Antwerp, became 5th player at that time to win title on Tour main draw debut

Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2006 (won title in 2001, runner-up in 2006) and Belgian Olympic
Team in 2004 (won gold medal)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 32nd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance but first since 2008 Australian Open
(l. Sharapova, QF)

Winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2003, 2005-07; Australian Open 2004 and US Open 2003,
2007)

Reached 4 other Grand Slam finals: 2001 Wimbledon (l. V. Williams), 2006 Australian Open (ret. vs Mauresmo
w/gastrointestinal illness), 2006 Wimbledon (l. Mauresmo) and 2006 US Open (l. Sharapova), as well as SF 5
times and QF twice
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

One of 5 active players with more than 100 career victories in the main draw of Grand Slam events along with
V.Williams, S.Williams, Henin and Clijsters

Last 1r loss at a Slam was 2005 Wimbledon (l. Daniilidou); was first opening round loss at a Slam since 2002
Roland Garros, and only 4th of career

Won junior girls’ singles title at 1997 Roland Garros as 15-year-old
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since the age of 14

Official website is www.justine-henin.be

Created her own charity, “Justine’s Winner’s Circle”, in December 2003 to help children with cancer

Enjoys skydiving, took it up after winning gold medal at 2004 Olympics
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[8] JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) vs. KATIE O’BRIEN (GBR #87)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Jankovic, the No.1 seed at last year’s Australian Open, has reached 4r or better at her last 3 Australian
Open appearances… Since April 2006, Jankovic has 2 losses to an opponent ranked outside the Top 85 (l. No.234
Davenport (returning from birth of first child) at 2007 Bali, and to No.124 Oudin at 2009 Wimbledon)… This marks the
second time in her career that O’Brien has faced an opponent ranked in the Top 10 (l. to No.6 ranked Wozniacki, 2009
Osaka)… O’Brien has equaled her career-best Grand Slam result by reaching 2r (also achieved at 2007 Wimbledon) and
is also playing here on a career-high ranking
JANKOVIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
16-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
63-25
YTD / Career W-L
1-1 / 377-191
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 97-94
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 64-50
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1/ 235-120
**Stats above include current tournament
O’BRIEN
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1
2-8
1-2 / 254-187
0-0 / 68-58
0-0 / 48-36
1-2 / 201-129
JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
February 28, 1985 (24)
Dubai, UAE
No.8
No.1 (August 11, 2008)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$4,500
0/0
$9,436,949
11 / 1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th straight appearance at Australian Open; best performance to date was 2008 SF
run (as No.3 seed, d. No.7 seed S.Williams in QF, falling to No.5 seed and eventual champion Sharapova); reached 4r
twice: 2007 (as No.11 seed, l. 4r to eventual champion S.Williams) and 2009 (as top seed, l. to No.16 seed Bartoli); first 4
results were 2r finishes – 2003 (qualified in event debut, l. to Coetzer), 2004 (upset world No.8 Dementieva, l. to Craybas
64 26 86), 2005 (l. to Panova 36 64 62) and 2006 (l. to Savchuk)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Marbella, Cincinnati; R-Up (1): Tokyo; SF (2): Paris [Indoors], Tour Championships-Doha; QF
(6): Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid, Stanford, Toronto, Moscow; 4r (2): Australian Open, Roland Garros

Won 2 titles in 2009 to bring career total to 11. Won 11th Tour singles title at Cincinnati (as No.5 seed, d. No.4
seed Dementieva en route, saving 4mp in third set tiebreak, d. top seed Safina in the final; win over Safina was
career first defeat of reigning No.1)

Runner-up at Tokyo (as No.7 seed, ret. vs. Sharapova in final w/right wrist injury)

Failed to advance beyond 4r at any of the Grand Slam events in 2009; first time since 2005. Fell 4r at both
Australian Open (as top seed, l. to No.16 seed Bartoli; lost the No.1 ranking following the event on Feb 2, 2009)
and Roland Garros (as No.5 seed, l. to Cirstea 97 third set). Reached 3r at Wimbledon (l. qualifier Oudin) and 2r
at US Open (l. Shvedova)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Lost 1r at season opener at Sydney (l. qualifier Szavay in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (11) most recently 2009 Cincinnati; R-Up (10) incl. 2008 US Open, most recently 2009 Tokyo;
1 doubles title

Finished 2008 season as year-end No.1, only the ninth player in history to do so, highlighted by 4 Tour titles
(Rome, Beijing, Stuttgart, Moscow – the latter 3 in 3 consecutive weeks), first Grand Slam final (US Open) and
reaching QF or better in 20 of 22 events of year

One-time Grand Slam finalist at 2008 US Open (l. S.Williams)

Top 20 debut in March 2005; Top 10 debut in January 2007; Top 5 debut in May 2007; Top 3 in June 2007;
then became 18th player since 1975 inception of computer rankings to rise to No.1 (on August 11, 2008)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

Held the No.1 ranking for a total of 18 weeks: week of August 11, 2008 (1 week) and October 6, 2008 to
February 1, 2009 (17 weeks)

Scored first win over a reigning world No.1 at 2009 Cincinnati (in final vs. Safina)

Serbian Fed Cup Team 2001-05, 2007-09; Serbia/Montenegro Olympic Team 2004; Serbia Olympic Team 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 26th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result to date is runner-up finish at 2008 US Open (first career GS Final)

SF finishes at 2006 US Open, 2007/2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Australian Open; 1 QF finish at 2007 US
Open

2r loss at 2009 US Open (l. Shvedova) was earliest loss at a Slam since 2006 Australian Open (also 2r); has fallen
in 1r 3 times but not since 2005 Roland Garros

1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title at 2007 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray)

Girls’ singles champion at 2001 Australian Open, runner-up at 2001 US Open
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Ricardo Sanchez

Official Web site: www.jj-jelenajankovic.com

Father Veselin, and mother, Snezana, are economists; brothers’ names are Marko and Stefan

Introduced to tennis at age 9 by brother and Marko (six years her senior); admires Monica Seles

Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008

Named UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia in September 2007 (Ivanovic also appointed the same time)

Won Tour's Most Improved Player of the Year Award in 2007 (for 2006 achievements)
KATIE O’BRIEN (GBR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
May 2, 1986 (23)
London & Hessle, Great Britain
No.87
No.87 (January 11, 2010)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$615
0/0
$387,553
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making second consecutive main draw appearance in Melbourne; reached 1r in main draw
debut in 2009 (as qualifier, l. to Niculescu); fell in qualifying twice (2007, 2008)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:

Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit and reached 3 other finals

First Top 100 season; reached 2r once, at Osaka (l. to top seed Wozniacki, first meeting with Top10 player)

Fell 1r eight times, incl. Australian Open (as qualifier, l. to Niculescu), Roland Garros (as LL, l. to Govortsova) and
Wimbledon (as WC, l. to Benesova in 3s)

Made Top 100 debut on September 28 (rose from No.103 to No.98)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell in qualifying at Auckland and Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (1): Tashkent

Best result at a Tour-level event came at 2007 Tashkent, reaching QF

Has one career match-up against an opponent ranked in Top 10 (l. to No.6 Wozniacki); has one career win
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
against a player ranked inside the Top 50 (d. No.44 Pironkova at 2008 Portoroz)

Reached a career-best ranking of No.87 this year (January 11, 2010)

Has won 4 singles and 2 doubles titles on ITF Circuit

British Fed Cup team 2005, 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 marks 9th career Grand Slam main draw appearance; first as a direct acceptance

Reached 2r at 2007 Wimbledon; only previous win in Grand Slam

Has made 6 appearances at main draw at Wimbledon
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by Billy Wilkinson and Nigel Sears; fitness coach is Steve Kotze

Father is Phil (quantity surveyor, originally from Ireland); mother is Jill (part-time nursery school teacher); sister is
Holly (solicitor); brother is James (doctor); has two dogs, Bertie and Geroge (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels)

Baseliner; favorite surface is hard

Began playing tennis at age 6, following brother and sister into the sport

Is pursuing a Business Studies degree with the Open University

Self-described as ambitious, hard-working, stubborn and having a very British sense of humour
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SANDRA ZAHLAVOVA (CZE #96) vs. [11] MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Zahlavova notched her first career main draw win at a Tour-level event by defeating CoCo Vandeweghe
in her opening round match… Zahlavova has faced (and lost to) two Top-20 ranked opponents: No.19 Groenefeld (2007
Australian Open) and No.10 A.Radwanska (2008 Stuttgart)… Bartoli reached her 2nd Grand Slam quarterfinal at last
year’s Australian Open, which is the only time that she has advanced beyond 2r in Melbourne
ZAHLAVOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
1-1
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
1-2
YTD / Career W-L
2-2 / 317-219
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 103-76
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 73-60
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-2 / 99-72
**Stats above include current tournament
BARTOLI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
9-8
43-32
1-0 / 336-214
0-0 / 79-67
0- 0 / 49-37
1-0 / 219-123
SANDRA ZAHLAVOVA (CZE)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 10, 1985 (24)
Czech Republic
No.96
No.89 (December 21, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$1,090
0/0
$255,902
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 2nd main draw appearance in Melbourne; reached 1r in 2007 (as qualifier, l. to No.17
seed Groenefeld); fell in qualifying in 2006 and 2009
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:

Won 2 ITF singles title: ITF/Zagreb 2-CRO and ITF/Opole-POL; runner-up at 5 other events on ITF Circuit

Went 0-4 in Tour-level main draw matches
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell in qualifying at Brisbane and Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY:

Broke Top 100 for first time on November 30, 2009 after winning ITF/Opole-POL ($25,000 event)

Entering Australian Open, was 0-9 in Tour-level main draw matches

Best career-win has been against No.60 Arvidsson in qualifying at 2008 Stuttgart

Has won 7 career singles titles and 9 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 marks 3rd career Grand Slam main draw appearance

Fell 1r twice: 2007 Australian Open and 2008 US Open
OTHER FACTS
 Plays right-handed with two-handed backhand

Lists favorite surface as hard courts

Started playing at age 4; introduced to tennis by mother (Michaela, who is a nurse); father (Jan) is a doctor

Her cousin Jakob Zahlava is married to her fellow tennis player Barbora Zahlavova Strycova
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
MARION BARTOLI (FRA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 2, 1984 (25)
Geneva, Switzerland
No.11
No.9 (October 22, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$-0/0
$4,200,880
5/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Ninth straight appearance at Australian Open; 2009 marked first time to win consecutive
matches, as she advanced to QF (second best Grand Slam result; as No.16 seed, d. top seed Jankovic 61 64 in 4r; l. to
No.7 seed Zvonareva); 2r finishes on four visits in 2004 (l. to No.22 seed Schnyder in 3s), 2005 (l. to No.5 seed
Kuzentsova), 2006 (l. to Vinci in 3s) and 2007 (as No.18 seed, l. to Azarenka); suffered 1r defeats in 2002 (on debut, l. to
Pisnik 9-7 in third set), 2003 (l. to No.11 seed Maleeva) and 2008 (l. to Arvidsson in 3s
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Monterrey, Stanford; R-Up (2): Brisbane, Bali; SF (3): Charleston, Eastbourne, Beijing; QF
(4): Australian Open, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Osaka

After a 3-year gap, returned to winner’s circle at 2009 Monterrey (as No.2 seed, d. Li in final), ending a run of 4
defeats in finals.

Won 5th Tour singles title, and biggest to date at Stanford (as No.8 seed, d. No.2 seed V.Williams in 3s in final)

Finished in Top 20 for 4th straight year.

In Grand Slam play, produced 2nd-best result in reaching QF at Australian Open (as No.16 seed, d. top seed
Jankovic en route, falling to No.7 Zvonareva), fell 3r at Wimbledon and 2r at Roland Garros and US Open

Retired in last two tournaments of year in Osaka (QF w/shoulder injury) and Bali (F w/left quadriceps strain)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Playing first event of 2010. Last played at 2009 Tournament of Champions-Bali (ret. in final vs Rezai)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2009 Stanford; R-up (6): most recently 2009 Bali; 3 doubles titles (most
recent 2006 Prague w/Peer)

Added 2 titles in 2009 (Monterrey and Stanford) to first 3 won back in 2006.

Reached 2007 Wimbledon final (as No. 18 seed, d. No. 3 Jankovic in 4r and top seed Henin 16 75 61, having
trailed 61 53, in SF, l. V. Williams in final)

Made Top 20 debut in October 2006 and Top 10 debut in August 2007 (after QF finish at New Haven); rose to
career-high No.9 in October 2007 (after QF finish at Zürich); last ranked in Top 10 on 23 June 2008

Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships as an alternate in 2007 when S.Williams withdrew after one match;
went 1-1 in RR play, d. Jankovic, l. 60 60 to No.1 Henin

Won over $1 million in a season for first time in 2007 (at that point was nearly half of her career total)

Has 10 career wins against Top 10 opponents, including two against world No.1s: Henin (2007 Wimbledon) and
Jankovic (2009 Australian Open); most recent Top 10 wins were at 2009 Stanford (No.6 Jankovic and No.3
V.Williams)

On ITF Women’s Circuit, winner of 6 singles titles and 1 doubles title

Member of French Fed Cup Team, 2004
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 33rd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result to date is runner-up finish at 2007 Wimbledon (d. No. 1 Henin in SF, l. V.Williams in F)

Next best performance came at 2009 Australian Open, reaching QF ; also reached 4r at 2007 Roland Garros,
2007 US Open and 2008 US Open

Has lost in 1r of a major 10 times, most recently at 2008 Roland Garros
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
 Father and coach, Walter Bartoli, is a doctor who enjoys playing chess; introduced Marion to tennis at age of 6

Mother Sophie is a nurse, who enjoys singing; brother Franck is in the French Army

Official Web site: www.marionbartoli.com

Has two cats; enjoys jet-skiing, volleyball, basketball and painting

Most admires Pete Sampras and Monica Seles; like Seles, Bartoli plays two-handed on both sides
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[Q] YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #16) vs. [12] FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #12)
HEAD TO HEAD: Wickmayer leads 2-0
2009 LINZ
HARD I
2010 AUCKLAND
HARD O
SF
F
WICKMAYER
WICKMAYER
76(5) 63
63 62
MATCH FACTS: Wickmayer and Pennetta face each other for the 3rd time in recent months…. Wickmayer defeated
Pennetta two weeks ago in the Auckland final to secure her 3rd career title, having also won their meeting in Linz last
October, when she also went on to win the title…. Wickmayer recorded her first win at the Australian Open in the first
round and is looking to advance to the 3r of a major for just the 3rd time, while Pennetta is bidding to match her best
Australian Open result in reaching the 3r, having also done so in 2006 and 2009…. Wickmayer endured six rain delays in
her 1st round victory over Dulgheru
Wickmayer had to go through qualifying as she was serving a suspension imposed by the Belgian National Anti-Doping
Organsation (for failure to provide whereabouts) at the main draw entry deadline. The suspension has since been lifted,
pending further appeal through CAS, allowing her to enter qualifying before the qualifying deadline
WICKMAYER
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1
7-7
9-0 / 175-75
2-0 / 41-30
0-0 / 34-27
9-0 / 92-42
PENNETTA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-7
34-27
7-2 / 401-250
1-0 / 125-85
1-0 / 64-65
7-2 / 147-109
YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
October 20, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$ 37,825
Residence
Deurne, Belgium
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.16
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$ 900,717
Highest Singles Rank
No.16 (November 9, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making her 2nd main draw singles appearance at Australian Open. Fell 1r in 2009 (l.
qualifier Brianti); fell in qualifying in 2008 (l. O’Brien)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Estoril, Linz; R-Up (1): ‘s-Hertogenbosch; SF: (2) US Open, Luxembourg; QF (1):
Birmingham

Won first 2 Tour singles titles at Estoril, (unseeded, defeated No.6 seed Makarova in final) and at Linz (d. No.1
seed Pennetta in SF and Kvitova in final)

Reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open, having never previously been past 2r at a major (l. to Wozniacki)

Breakthrough season culminating in first Top 20 finish (at No.16)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Auckland

Won 3rd Tour singles title at Auckland (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Pennetta in final)

Qualified for main draw at Australian Open, losing only one game in her last two matches (was serving a
suspension imposed by the Belgian National Anti-Doping Organsation for failure to provide whereabouts at the
entry deadline; the suspension has since been lifted, pending further appeal through CAS, but was able to enter
qualifying before the qualifying deadline)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2009 Estoril, Linz, 2010 Auckland; Runner-Up (2): 2009 's-Hertogenbosch, 2008
Birmingham; SF (2): 2009 US Open, Luxembourg

Breakthrough year in 2009, winning first 2 Tour titles and reaching first Grand Slam semifinal at 2009 US Open

Has improved year-end ranking every year, ended 2006 at No.534, rose to No.221 in 2007, improving to No.69
in 2008 before finishing 2009 at No.16
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

Has 3 wins vs. Top 20 players (No.18 Razzano at 2009 US Open, No.11 Pennetta at 2009 Linz and No.12
Pennetta at 2010 Auckland)

Winner of 9 singles and 8 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit

Belgian Fed Cup team 2007-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 8th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result to date is SF finish at 2009 US Open; previous best was 2r at 2009 Roland Garros

Has also fallen in 1r on five occasions
OTHER FACTS

Coached by her dad, Marc Wickmayer; does off-court training with Marc Frey

Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts

Speaks Dutch, English, French

Official website www.yaninawickmayer.com
FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
February 25, 1982 (27)
Verbier, Switzerland
No.12
No.10 (August 17, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 37,275
0/0
$ 3,339,932
8/6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Australian Open; best result was 3r in 2006 (l. No.16 seed
Vaidisova) and 2009 (as No.12 seed, l. No.21 seed Medina Garrigues); reached 2r in 2008 (l. No.30 seed Razzano in 3s);
fell 1r four times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (2): Palermo, Los Angeles; R-Up (1): Acapulco; SF (5): Stuttgart, Bastad, Cincinnati, New
Haven, Linz; QF (2): ‘s-Hertogenbosch, US Open; 4r (1): Indian Wells

Won 8th (biggest to date) title at Los Angeles (as No.10 seed, d. Sharapova in SF and No.13 seed Stosur in F), all
previous singles titles were Tier III events

Became first Italian woman to be ranked in the world’s Top 10 on August 17, 2009

Helped Italy capture 2nd Fed Cup title, going 2-0 vs. USA in final in Italy. Was also on 2006 winning team
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Auckland; QF (1): Sydney

Reached final at Auckland in first 2010 competition (l. No.3 seed/WC Wickmayer); also reached SF in doubles
(w/Schiavone, l. eventual champions Black/Huber)

Advanced to QF at Sydney (d. Stosur and Li in 1r and 2r, l. Rezai); victory over Li was 400th of her career
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (8): Most recently 2009 Los Angeles; R-Up (10), most recently 2010 Auckland; 6 doubles
titles
 In 2009, won 8th (and biggest) career Tour singles title at Los Angeles (as No.10 seed, d. Sharapova in SF and
No.13 seed Stosur in F), all previous singles titles were Tier III events (equivalent to International level)

Became first Italian woman to be ranked in the world’s Top 10 on August 17, 2009 (Farina Elia and Schiavone
previously reached No.11); held that position for 8 weeks

Nine-time runner-up, including 4 times at Acapulco in 2004, 2006-07 and 2009. Reached first final at Tier II level
or above at 2008 Los Angeles

Has 12 career Top 10 wins, most recently at 2009 US Open (No.7 Zvonareva), and 3 Top 5 wins, including
victory over a reigning No.1 (Jankovic) at 2008 Zurich (see below)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

At 2008 Zürich (d. world No.1 Jankovic) became 3rd Italian woman ever to score a win over the reigning world
No.1, after Garbin (2004 Roland Garros) and Schiavone (2008 Dubai) both defeated Henin

Member of Italian Fed Cup Team, 2003, 2005-09; winning the trophy in 2006-09; Italian Olympic Team, 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 28th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result is QF at 2008 and 2009 US Open; also reached 4r 3 times (2005/2006 Wimbledon and 2008 Roland
Garros)

In doubles, was runner-up at 2005 US Open (w/Dementieva)

Won 1999 Roland Garros girls’ doubles title (w/Vinci)
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by Gabriel Urpi

Father introduced her to tennis at age 5

Both parents and older sister, Giorgia, play recreational tennis
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[15] KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #15) vs. TAMARINE TANASUGARN (THA #99)
HEAD TO HEAD: Clijsters leads 2-0
2000 MIAMI
HARD O
2001 TOKYO [PRINCESS CUP] HARD O
R64
QF
CLIJSTERS
CLIJSTERS
36 63 75
63 61
MATCH FACTS: 2004 runner-up Clijsters faces Tanasugarn for the first time since 2001…. Clijsters has won 2 of the 5
tournaments that she has played since returning to tennis after a 2-year absence, winning a 2nd Grand Slam title at the
2009 US Open and then starting 2010 with victory at Brisbane (d. Henin in final for her 36th career title)…. Tanasugarn
ended a run of four 1r losses here by defeating Karatantcheva in 1r, which was also her first victory at tour level since
successfully defending her title at 2009 ’s-Hertogenbosch. She last reached the Australian Open 3r in 2003
CLIJSTERS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
30-7
103-25
6-0 / 446-107
2-0 / 92-54
1-0 / 44-30
6-0 / 265-56
TANASUGARN
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
15-13
57-50
1-0 / 457-355
0-0 / 121-105
1-0 / 79-71
1-0 / 285-235
KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 8, 1983 (26)
Bree, Belgium
No.15
No.1 (August 11, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$37,000
1/0
$16,433,856
36 / 11
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Australian Open; first for two years; reached SF or better in her last
5 appearances, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 2004 (as No.2 seed, d. No.6 seed Myskina in QF en route; l. to top
seed Henin in 3-set final); four SF finishes (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007) and reached 4r in 2001; 6 of 7 losses at Australian
Open have been to players ranked in top 3; SF finishes in 2002 (as No.4 seed, d. Henin in QF; l. to top seed Capriati in
3s), 2003 (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed S.Williams 75 in third set), 2006 (as No.2 seed, ret. vs. Mauresmo in third set) and
2007 (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed Sharapova; d. Hingis in SF); reached 4r in 2001 (as No.15 seed, l. to No.2 seed
Davenport); in tournament debut (2000), fell 1r (l. to Van Roost in 3s), one of only 2 opening round defeats in her Grand
Slam career.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): US Open; QF (1): Cincinnati; 3r (1): Toronto; 2r (1): Luxembourg

Returned to Tour at 2009 Cincinnati after more than 2 years away from tennis and reached QF (l. top seed Safina)

In 3rd tournament of return, won 2nd Grand Slam title at US Open (d. Wozniacki in final) (see below)

Only played 4 events and finished year ranked No.18
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Brisbane

Won 36th career title at Brisbane (as No.1 seed, d. WC Henin - playing first tournament for more than 18 months 63 46 76(6) in final, saving 2mp at 5-4 in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (36) (incl. 2 Grand Slams), most recently 2010 Brisbane R-Up (17); most recently 207
Antwerp; 11 doubles titles

Returned to Tour in 2009 and in 3rd tournament won 2nd Grand Slam title (and 35th career title) at US Open (d.
Wozniacki in final). Became first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1980
Wimbledon) and first unranked player to do so since Goolagong-Cawley at 1977(Dec) Australian Open

Prior to return at 2009 Cincinnati, had not played since May 6, 2007 (l. Vakulenko, 2r, Warsaw)

Announced plans for a comeback to tennis in March 2009, played exhibitions at Wimbledon in May, ‘sHertogenbosch in June and World Team Tennis in July

Before 2009 US Open triumph, last title was at 2007 Sydney (as No.3 seed, d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 in final,
having trailed 4-2 and faced mp down 5-4 in second set)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

In August 2003, ascended to No.1 in both the singles (August 11) and doubles (August 4) rankings, held both
simultaneously for 3 consecutive weeks, becoming only the 5th player in Tour history to hold both No.1 rankings
simultaneously (also Navratilova, Sanchez-Vicario, Hingis and Davenport)

Held No.1 ranking for 19 non-consecutive weeks in singles and for 4 non-consecutive weeks in doubles; was first
Belgian to hold either

Missed much of 2004 w/left wrist injury; required surgery on June 12, 2004; attempted comeback in Hasselt in
September 2004 but re-injured wrist, ret. from SF, did not play again until Antwerp in February 2005; injured left
wrist again at 2006 Montreal and was out for a further 2 months

Became lowest-ranked Tier I winner in history taking 2005 Indian Wells title ranked No.133; then became first
unseeded Miami champion, and just 2nd woman after Graf to achieve the Indian Wells-Miami double

Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team 2000-06, helping Belgium win its first-ever title in 2001
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 29th Grand Slam main draw singles appearance

Two-time Grand Slam winner: 2005 US Open (d. Pierce) and 2009 US Open (d. Wozniacki)

At 2009 US Open became first unranked player to win the title – previously had only been won by players ranked
in Top 10 (since computer rankings introduced in Nov 1975)

2009 US Open marked first Grand Slam since 2007 Australian Open (lost SF to Sharapova)

Won 2005 US Open in 5th Grand Slam final – the only female player in the Open Era to lose 4 finals before
winning first major; runner-up at 2001 Roland Garros (l. to Capriati), 2003 Roland Garros/2003 US Open/2004
Australian Open (l. to Henin each time); also seven-time semifinalist, and two-time quarterfinalist

Has reached 4r or better at last 14 Slams that she has contested (last time failed to do so was 2002 Wimbledon
(l. Likhovseva, 2r)

Has not lost in 1r of a major since 2000 Roland Garros, one of only two occasions that she has fallen in the
opening round at a major (other was 2000 Australian Open)

On Grand Slam (and Tour) debut at 1999 Wimbledon, qualified and advanced to 4r (d. No.10 seed Coetzer, l.
No.2 Graf)

Two Grand Slam doubles titles with Sugiyama (2003 Roland Garros and Wimbledon); mixed doubles finalist
(2000 Wimbledon w/Hewitt)
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Wim Fissette, physio is Sam Verslegers

Husband is American basketballer, Brian Lynch. They were married on July 13, 2007. Daughter, Jada Ellie, was
born February 27, 2008

Father, Leo (nickname Lei), was a soccer coach and former player who was Belgium's 1988 Player of the Year
(passed away January 4, 2009); mother, Els, was a top gymnast in Belgium; younger sister, Elke, who also
played on the Tour

Won 2006 Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and Humanitarian of the Year at Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Player Awards

Official Web site: www.kimclijsters.be
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
TAMARINE TANASUGARN (THA)
Date of Birth (Age)
May 24, 1977 (32)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$--Residence
Bangkok, Thaliand
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.99
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,837,773
Highest Singles Rank
No.19 (May 13, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making 14th consecutive Australian Open appearance; best result came in 1998 when
reaching 4r, also reached 3r in 1997, 2000-03. Since last 3r appearance in 2003 (l. S.Williams), only advanced beyond 1r
in 2005 (l. Smashnova), falling in 1r in 2004 and 2006-09 (fell in opener to Martinez Sanchez last year)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): ’s-Hertogenbosch; QF (1): Pattaya

Successfully defended title at ’s-Hertogenbosch on grass (d. No.3 seed Pennetta in QF, No.1 seed Safina in SF
and Wickmayer in F); also defeated Safina in 2008 final

Advanced to QF at Pattaya (as No.6 seed, l. to Mirza); also won 6th Tour doubles title at Pattaya (w/Shvedova)

Reached 2r at Miami, Roland Garros and Birmingham for only other Tour wins
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Playing first event of the year; last played at ITF/Toyota-JPN in November (l. Date-Krumm, QF); last Tour event
was Osaka (l. Chang Kai-Chen, 1r)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2003 Hyderabad, 2008-09 ’s-Hertogenbosch; R-Up (6): most recently at 2006 Bangkok;
6 doubles titles

Scored first win over reigning No.1 in SF at 2009 ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Safina in SF); was 7th (and most recent)
career win vs. Top 10 ranked opponent; also defeated world No.3 Jankovic at 2008 Wimbledon

Has been ranked in year-end Top 100 for 11 of the last 14 years (continuously from 1996 to 2004); finished 2009
just outside at No.111

Reached first Grand Slam QF at 2008 Wimbledon, returned to Top 40 for first time since January 2004 (at
No.37); remained in Top 40 until February 2, 2009

Thai Fed Cup Team 1993-95, 1998, 2000, 2003-05, 2007-09; Thai Olympic Team, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 51st main draw appearance at a Grand Slam; most appearances by any player in the
draw (in Open Era 30 players have made 52 or more, led by Amy Frazier (71)

Best result came at 2008 Wimbledon, reaching QF (l. to No.7 seed and eventual champion V.Williams); also
reached Wimbledon 4r 6 times (1998-02, 2004); has also made 4r appearances at Australian Open (1998), US
Open (2003); best showing at Roland Garros is 3r (2002)

First Thai female to reach a Grand Slam singles QF at 2008 Wimbledon (with Zheng reaching SF, first time at a
major two Asians reached QF or better)

Runner-up in 1995 Wimbledon girls’ singles (l. Olsza)
OTHER FACTS

Coached by former Tour player Andreea Ehritt-Vanc, but she is not here in Australia

Father, Virachai, a lawyer who also coaches Tamarine, was an Olympic basketball player in 1960, 1964; mother,
Sunattra, is homemaker; has two older sisters and one brother

Carried Thailand’s flag into Olympic Stadium at 1996 Olympic Games

Holds dual citizenship: USA (where she was born) and Thailand (both parents are Thai; lived there since age 5)

Carries heart-shaped lucky charm

Voted 1996 Best Female Athlete by Press Association in Thailand; trophy was presented by King Rama IX
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[30] KATERYNA BONDARENKO (UKR #32) vs. ELENA BALTACHA (GBR #83)
HEAD TO HEADS: Bondarenko leads 1-0 (first main draw meeting)
2006 DUBAI
HARD O
Qualifying QF
K. BONDARENKO
7-6(4) 7-6(4)
MATCH FACTS: Bondarenko reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2009 US Open, which helped to propel her to a
career-high ranking of 29 in October 2009…. The two players meet for the first time in the main draw at tour level, though
Baltacha beat sister, Alona, at 2009 Wimbledon; who at No.33 is the highest-ranked player that Baltacha has defeated to
date, and one of 3 Top 50 wins…. Baltacha is joined in 2r by compatriot Katie O’Brien, marking the first time since 1992
Roland Garros that 2 British women have made 2r of a Grand Slam outside Wimbledon
BONDARENKO
BALTACHA
Tournament W-L (MD)
3-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
13-13
YTD / Career W-L
2-1 / 216-158
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 61-60
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-2 / 47-37
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-1 / 125-90
**Stats above include current tournament
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-3
8-11
7-2 / 239-173
3-0 / 61-61
1-0 / 45-51
7-2 / 155-97
KATERYNA BONDARENKO (UKR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank*
August 8, 1986 (23)
Kharkov, Ukraine
No.32
No.29 (October 12, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)*
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$3,380
0/0
$1,516,279
1/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 3r in 2009 (d. No.9 seed
A.Radwanska in 1r; fell to No.22 seed Zheng); fell 1r in 2008 (l. Rezai); fell in 2006 and 2007 qualifying; captured 2008
doubles title with sister A.Bondarenko
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (2): Prague, US Open
 Best season to date, highlighted by first Grand Slam QF at US Open (d. No.11 seed Ivanovic en route; l. to
Wickmayer)

Quarterfinalist at Prague (l. No.1 seed Schiavone, having defeated sister Alona in 1r)

Made top 30 debut on October 12, finished the year at No.32
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Reached 2r at Hobart (as No.3 seed, l. to Errani)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (1) 2008 Birmingham; QF (8): most recently 2009 US Open; 3 doubles titles

Won first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title at 2008 Birmingham (as No.12 seed, d. Wickmayer in final)

Holds 8 victories vs.Top 20 opponents, including 3 vs Top 10 players: No.5 Ivanovic (2007 Stuttgart), No.10
A.Radwanska (2009 Australian Open) and No.3 V.Williams (2009 Toronto)

Three-time Tour doubles winner, capturing 2008 Australian Open title, the first Tour title of any kind; also winner
of 2008 Paris [Indoors] and 2009 Prague, (all w/A.Bondarenko)

Ukrainian Fed Cup team 2005-09; helping her country to World Group for the first time
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
 2010 Australian Open marks 13th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result was QF run at 2009 US Open (1st Ukrainian woman to do so); also reached 3r at Australian Open and
Roland Garros in 2009

2008 Australian Open doubles title (w/A. Bondarenko)

Junior singles champion at 2004 Wimbledon (d. Ivanovic in final)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by parents, Vladmir and Natalia

Began playing tennis at age 4

Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008

Has two sisters, Alona, who is also playing here, and Valeria, both of whom play professionally

Speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, English
ELENA BALTACHA (GBR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
August 14, 1983 (26)
Ipswich, Great Britain
No.83
No.83 (January 11, 2010)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$3,450
0/0
$502,482
0-0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th singles main draw appearance at Australian Open (6th overall); reached 3r in 2005
(as qualifier, l. to No.15 seed Farina Elia); in 2009, fell in 2r (as qualifier, l. to No.20 seed Mauersmo in 3s); fell 1r in 2003
(as WC, l. to No.15 seed Stevenson); fell in qualifying in 2006, 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:
 First Top 100 season; made Top 100 debut on September 28 (rose from No.101 to No.93)

Reached 2r of both majors that she played: Australian Open (as qualifier, l. to No.20 seed Mauresmo in 3s) and
Wimbledon (as WC, l. to Flipkens); only other Tour win was at Birmingham

Won 2 titles on ITF circuit: ITF/Changwon-KOR and ITF/Shrewsbury-GBR
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Qualified but lost in 1r at Auckland (l. to Olaru) and Hobart (l. to Dokic)
CAREER SUMMARY
 Best Tour-level result during career has been reaching 3r at 2002 Wimbledon and 2005 Australian Open

On ITF Circuit, 7 singles and 4 doubles titles

Has 3 previous career wins vs. Top 50 opponents: No.37 Coetzer (2002 Wimbledon), No.33 A.Bondarenko
(2009 Wimbledon) and No.50 Groenefeld (2009 Toronto qualifying)

Missed second half of 2006 and beginning of 2007 with back injury; also missed second half of 2003 to
recuperate after liver complaint
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
 2010 Australian Open marks 12th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam; but first as a direct acceptance

Best result is 3r at 2005 Australian Open and 2002 Wimbledon

Has appeared in singles main draw at Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2009) and Wimbledon (2001-05, 2007-09);
fell in final round of qualifying at 2008-09 US Open and 2009 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by Nino Severino

Began playing at age 10

Mother, Olga, is a former Russian pentathlete living in North London; father, Sergei, is a former Dynamo Kiev and
Ipswich Town soccer player living in Glasgow; brother Sergei has played professional soccer in England and
Scotland

Official website www.elena-baltacha.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #58) vs [Q] YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #114)
HEAD TO HEAD: first meeting
MATCH FACTS: After upsetting 2008 champ Sharapova in 1r, Kirilenko is looking to reach the Australian Open 3r for the
4th time in 5 years against Meusburger, who has never reached that stage at any Slam
KIRILENKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
9-5
26-24
3-1 / 227-163
1-1 / 60-53
1-0 / 31-33
3-1 / 163-105
MEUSBURGER
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-3
4-12
1-1 / 290-207
1-1 / 87-66
0-0 / 47-36
1-1 / 110-82
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 25, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Current Singles Rank*
No.58
Career Prize $ (USD)*
Highest Singles Rank*
No.18 (July 7, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; *prize money figure as at 18 January
$6,615
0/0
$2,349,679
5/6
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth straight appearance at Australian Open. Best result is 4r finish in 2008 (d. No.6 seed
Chakvetadze in 3r, l. No.9 Hantuchova); 3r in 2006 (l. Davenport) and 2007 (l. Kuznetsova) and 2r in 2005 (l. Ivanovic).
Lost in 1r in 2009 (l. Errani)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Barcelona; SF (1): Seoul; QF (3): Estoril, Bastad, Moscow

Best result was runner-up finish at Barcelona (as No.6 seed, l. to Vinci)

Only won back-to-back matches at 6 tournaments. Finished year ranked outside Top 35 for first time since 2004

In Grand Slams best result was 3r at US Open, made 2r at Wimbledon but fell 1r at Australian Open and Roland
Garros

Withdrew from Brisbane w/illness, Ponte Vedra Beach w/left knee injury, ret at Monterrey and Osaka w/left knee
injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Auckland

Advanced to quarterfinal at Auckland (d. Malek, Kanepi in 1r and 2r, l. Peer)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2008 Seoul, R-Up (3): most recently 2009 Barcelona; SF (3): most recently
at 2008 Cincinnati; 6 doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Moscow

Has 4 career wins over Top 10 ranked opponents: No.1 Sharapova (2005 Beijing, Sharapova ret. down 64 21),
No.8 Petrova (2006 Dubai), No.3 Jankovic (2007 San Diego) and No.6 Chakvetadze (2008 Australian Open)

On ITF Circuit, winner of 3 singles titles

Russian Fed Cup Team, 2006
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 25th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best Grand Slam result is 4r at 2008 Australian Open (l. to Hantuchova in 3s)

Reached 3r 7 times, including Grand Slam main draw debut at 2003 US Open, and at latest Slam, 2009 US
Open

Suffered two 1r losses in 2009 (Australian Open and Roland Garros), 7th and 8th of her career
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS

Coached by father, Yuri Kirilenko

Started playing at age 7 when father introduced her to game at Dinamo Moscow Central Stadium

Mother’s name is Olga

Enjoys other sports, especially soccer; relaxes by reading books, watching movies, fishing, cooking

Admires Roger Federer and Jennifer Capriati for on-court style, attitude

Official website is www.mariakirilenko.com
YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT)
Date of Birth (Age)
October 3, 1983 (26)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$265
Residence
Seefeld, Austria
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.114
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$529,563
Highest Singles Rank
No.60 (November 19, 2007)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th main draw appearance at Australian Open; fell 2r in 2008 (l. to Makarova) and 1r in
2006 (as qualifier, l. to Camerin and 2009 (l. top seed Jankovic); fell in qualifying 2005 and 2007
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Bad Gastein

Reached quarterfinal at Bad Gastein; only time won a match at tour level in 2009

Won two titles on ITF Women’s Circuit: ITF/Hechingen-GER and ITF/Trnava-SVK
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
 Fell in qualifying at Hobart
CAREER SUMMARY R-Up (1) Bad Gastein; QF (2) 2008-09 Bad Gastein

Reached QF at 2009 Bad Gastein; 3rd year in a row that has made the quarterfinals there

Best result on Tour is runner-up at 2007 Bad Gastein

Has 1 career Top 20 win (vs. No.15 Dechy in 2005 Fed Cup); highest ranked player ever faced has been World
No.1 Jankovic (1r, 2009 Australian Open)

Winner of 11 ITF Women’s Circuit singles titles and 6-time doubles winner

Member of Austrian Fed Cup Team, 2003-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (SINGLES)
 Making 10th main draw singles Grand Slam appearance

Best result came by reaching 2r (three times: 2007 Wimbledon, 2008 Australian Open, 2008 US Open)

Fell 1r six times
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Hakan Dahlbo

Official Website: www.yvonnemeusburger.at

Started playing tennis at age 8

Mother's name is Hedy; father's name is Oskar; has two brothers, Ingo and Raimund, and one sister, Sylvia

Speaks German, English, Swedish
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU#44) vs. [27] ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #31)
HEAD TO HEADS: first meeting
2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
R16
DOKIC, JELENA
7-5 5-7 8-6
MATCH FACTS: Cirstea has advanced to the Australian Open 2r for the first time and also snapped a 7-match losing
streak on Tour…Kleybanova scored her first victory of the year in the opening round, having fallen in the opening round of
both of her warm-up tournaments at Brisbane and Sydney.
CIRSTEA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-2
12-8
1-1 / 169-87
1-0 / 46-31
0-0 / 28-21
1-1 / 78-46
KLEYBANOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-2
11-8
1-2 / 188-86
0-2 / 53-29
2-0 / 21-16
1-2 / 77-48
SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU)
Date of Birth (Age)
April 7, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$ 1,725
Residence
Targoviste, Romania
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.44
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$ 892,193
Highest Singles Rank
No.23 (August 17, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Third main draw appearance at Australian Open. Fell in 1r on 2 previous appearances, in 2008
(l. Ivanovic) and 2009 (l. Czink)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (2): Marbella, Los Angeles; QF (2): Roland Garros, Estoril

Reached first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland Garros (d. 3 seeds: No.21 Cornet, No.10 Wozniacki and No.5
Jankovic before falling to No.30 Stosur)

Advanced to 5th and 6th career semifinals at Marbella (as No.7 seed, l. No.5 Suarez Navarro) and Los Angeles d.
No.4 seed Wozniacki, No.17 seed Lisicki and No.8 seed A.Radwanska before falling to No.13 seed Stosur)

Started season with six consecutive 1r losses and finished by losing in the opening round 5 straight times

Reached doubles finals at Barcelona (w/Klepac) and Fes (w/Kirilenko)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (2): Marbella, Los Angeles; QF (2): Roland Garros, Estoril

Fell 1r at Hobart (l. Peng), 6th straight opening round loss

Started the season at Hopman Cup, winning 1 of her 3 matches (d. Stosur, l. Oudin, Martinez Sanchez)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (1): 2008 Tashkent; R-Up (1) Budapest; SF (4): most recently 2009 Los Angeles; 1 doubles
title (2008 Fes w/Pavlyuchenkova)

Advanced to first Grand Slam quarterfinal in 2009 (Roland Garros) and broke Top 30 afterwards

Breakthrough year in 2008, highlighted by first Tour title at Tashkent, SF at Luxembourg and four QF finishes;
also made Top 40 debut on October 6, 2008 (No.39)

Played first Tour main draw at 2006 Stockholm (l. 1r); played six more Tour main draws in 2007, reaching first
Tour singles final at 2007 Budapest (as No.325 qualifier, became first Romanian to reach a Tour singles final
since Dragomir Ilie at 2000 's-Hertogenbosch in June 2000; l. Dulko)

Has 9 career Top 20 wins, including 4 vs Top 10 (most recently vs No.5 Jankovic at 2009 Roland Garros). Most
recent Top 20 win was vs A.Radwanska (2009 Los Angeles QF)

On ITF Circuit, winner of 4 singles titles and 8 doubles titles

Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2008-09 and Romanian Olympic Team in 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 9th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result was QF finish at 2009 Roland Garros, followed by 3r at 2009 Wimbledon and 2009 US Open

Has now made 2r at all majors

Girls’ doubles runner-up (w/Glatch) at 2007 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS

Trains at Mouratoglou Academy in Paris, coached by Vlado Platenik. Also part of adidas Player Development
Program

Full name is Sorana Mihaela Cirstea

Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish, and is studying French
ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 15, 1989 (20)
Moscow, Russia
No.31
No.23 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 8,600
0/0
$ 1,152,340
0/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; on debut in 2008 as a
qualifier, fell 2r( l. No.6 seed Chakvetadze); reached 4r in 2009 (as No.29 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic en route, falling to
WC Dokic 86 third set; win over world No.5 Ivanovic was first Top 10 win), equaling best Grand Slam performance
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (3): Fes, Toronto, Moscow; QF (1): Budapest; 4r (2): Australian Open, Miami

First top 30 season, reached career-high ranking of No.23 in May

Advanced to first 3 Tour semifinals

Equaled best Grand Slam performance, reaching 4r at Australian Open (as No.29 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in
3r, l. WC Dokic in 4r)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Fell in opening round at Brisbane (l. to Pavlyuchenkova in 3s) and Sydney (l. to No.3 seed Kuznetsova in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (3): 2009 Fes, Toronto, Moscow; QF (4); also 3 doubles titles

Advanced to semifinal at a Tour event for the first time at 2009 Fes, repeating the feat at 2009 Toronto and
Moscow

Reached first career Grand Slam 4r at 2008 Wimbledon (d. No.10 seed Hantuchova en route; l. to No.7 seed
and eventual champion V.Williams); matched that performance at 2009 Australian Open (see above)

Made Sony Ericsson WTA Tour debut at 2004 Indian Wells, reaching 2r (as WC, d. Kostanic Tosic in 1r before
falling to No.10 seed Smashnova)

Has 4 career wins against Top 10 opponents: No.5 Ivanovic (2009 Australian Open), No.3 V.Williams (2009
Madrid) ,No.4 Jankovic (2009 Toronto) and No.7 Zvonareva (2009 Tokyo)

Holds 10 singles and 12 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit

Russian Fed Cup team 2009
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

Playing her 9th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw here

Best result has been 4r at 2008 Wimbledon (l. V.Williams) and 2009 Australian Open (l. WC Dokic 8-6 final set)

Has lost in 1r twice (2009 Roland Garros and US Open)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 3 NOTES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

Reached doubles semifinal at 2009 US Open (w/Makarova)
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Julian Vespan

Began playing tennis at age 4; was coached by mother for first nine years

Mother, Natalia Levina, is a biologist (not working currently); father, Mikhail Kleybanov, used to work for Institute
of Steel and Alloys and now works for a chemical company; grandmother, Zhanna Kleybanova, stays at home
and takes care of everyone

Likes all surfaces but favorite is grass; favorite shots are serve, backhand

Favorite city is Moscow; favorite tournament is Australian Open
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
DAY 2 – FEATURED MATCH-UPS
First Round (Top Half)
[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs. Urszula Radwanska (POL)
[4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs. [6] Venus Williams (USA)
[WC] Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) vs. [7] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
[9] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Kristina Kucova (SVK)
[10] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. Tatjana Malek (GER)
[Q] Han Xinyun (CHN) vs. [13] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Marina Erakovic (NZL) vs. [16] Li Na (CHN)
[Q] Shenay Perry (USA) vs. [20] Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Julie Coin (FRA) vs. [WC] Alicia Molik (AUS)
Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) vs. [WC] Casey Dellacqua (AUS)
[1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) vs. URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #72)
HEAD TO HEADS: S.Williams leads 1-0
2008 WIMBLEDON
GRASS O
R64
WILLIAMS, SERENA
6-4 6-4
MATCH FACTS: Only 5 players have won 11 or more Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era: Steffi Graf (22), Chris
Evert (18), Martina Navratilova (18), Serena Williams (11) and Margaret Court (11). Among all active players with more than
3 Grand Slam main draw appearances, S.Williams is the only player to not have lost in the opening round; as S.Williams is
making her 41st career Grand Slam appearance, she is 40-0 in the opening round at a Slam; U.Radwanska is 2-1 vs. Top
10 with wins over No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Dubai, 1r) and No.8 Kuznetsova (2009 Indian Wells, 2r); her lone loss came
S.Williams (2008 Wimbledon, r64).
S.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
44-6
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
181-29
YTD / Career W-L
3-1 / 452-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 95-42
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 60-40
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1 / 287-56
**Stats above include current tournament
U.RADWANSKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-0
2-4
2-1 / 110-76
2-0 / 27-21
1-0 / 25-17
2-1 / 81-43
SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 26, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$53,100
Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0 /0
Current Singles Rank*
No.1
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$28,560,093
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (July 8, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
35 / 17
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 11th appearance at Australian Open; 4-time champion: 2009 (as No.2 seed, d. 3 top 10 seeds
en route, No.8 seed Kuznetsova in QF, No.4 seed Dementieva in SF and No.3 seed Safina in F), 2007 (unseeded and
ranked No.81, d. six seeds en route to title, incl. No.5 Petrova 16 75 63 in 3r (having trailed 61 53), No.11 Jankovic 63 62
in 4r, No.16 Peer 36 62 86 in QF, No.10 Vaidisova 76(5) 64 in SF and No.1 Sharapova 61 62 in final (at the time became
third-lowest ranked player in history to win a Grand Slam after unranked Goolagong won there in 1977 and No.111 O'Neil
won it in 1978), 2005 (saved 3 mp in SF against Sharapova and d. Davenport in three-set final) and 2003 (d. Clijsters from
2 mp down in SF and sister Venus in 3s final) – at the time becoming the only player to have won two Grand Slam singles
titles having saved mp en route (has since achieved this feat a third time at 2009 Wimbledon as well); missed 2002 due to
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
a sprained right ankle and 2004 due to rehabilitation from surgery to repair left knee quadriceps tendon; QF defeat in
2008 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Jankovic), 2001 (as No.6 seed, l. to No.1 seed Hingis); only other defeats pre-QF
defeats came in 1998 (on debut, l. to V.Williams in 2r), 1999 (l. to No.14 seed Testud 9-7 in third set in 3r), 2000 (as No.3
seed, l. to No.16 Likhovteva in 4r) and 2006 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.17 Hantuchova in 3r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha; R-Up (1): Miami; SF (5):
Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Dubai, Toronto, US Open; QF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford

Ended 2009 as No.1 (2nd time in her career after 2002) after winning 3 titles and was the first female player to
earn more than $6 million in prize money in a single year

Won 10th (Australian Open) and 11th (Wimbledon) career Grand Slam singles title and capped the season by
winning the Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 as she finished the season ranked No.1
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Sydney
 Last week at Sydney, reached the 49th Tour final of career (l. to Dementieva in final 63 62)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (35), (incl. 11 Grand Slam titles), most recent title 2009 Doha; R-Up (13); most recently
2010 Sydney Miami 17 doubles titles, (incl. 10 Grand Slams)

With 35 titles, is in 4th place among active players for titles won, 1 behind Clijsters and 6 behind sister Venus and
Henin

Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open

Has held the No.1 ranking for a total of 85 weeks (including this one). Current stint began on November 2. First
ascended to the top spot on July 8, 2002 (the 12th woman to do so)

Also rose to a career-high co-No.3 in doubles in 2009 (w/Venus) after the pair went 24-2, winning 4 of the 6
events that they played

By winning the singles and doubles title at the 2009 Australian Open, became leading all-time prize money leader
on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any
single professional sports league; has now exceeded $28 million

Earned 400th career win at 2009 Sydney w/ 1r win vs. Stosur (13th American to reach 400-win mark)

Holds 11-11 lifetime record against No.1s (5-6 vs. Hingis, 1-1 vs. Davenport, 1-0 vs. Capriati, 2-0 vs. V.Williams,
0-1 vs. Mauresmo and 2-3 vs. Henin); her 62 60 win over Henin at 2008 Miami was at the time the most lopsided
defeat of a world No.1 since Hingis fell to qualifier and No.129 Dokic by the same score in the 1st round of 1999
Wimbledon (since eclipsed by Venus Williams’ 61 60 win over No.1 Safina at 2009 Wimbledon)

Member of US Olympic Team in 2000 and 2008 (gold medalist in doubles both times w/V.Williams); Member of
US Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2003 and 2007
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
 2010 Australian Open marks 41st career Grand Slam appearance

Holds 11 Grand Slam singles titles, the most for any active player. Completed 'Serena Slam' of all 4 Grand Slam
titles in a row – 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open and 2003 Australian Open

Has won a Grand Slam title without dropping a set 3 times – 2002 Wimbledon and US Open and 2008 US Open

Saved match point in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (at 4-5 in 3s vs Dementieva) before going on to win the title – the
first player to save match point 3 times on the way to a Grand Slam title, having also done so at 2003 and 2005
Australian Opens

Grand Slam singles runner-up 3 times – 2001 US Open, 2004 Wimbledon, 2008 Wimbledon; also 3-time
semifinalist, 11-time quarterfinalist

Has never lost in 1r of a Grand Slam singles event; earliest defeat is 2r on Grand Slam debut at 1998 Australian
Open (l. V.Williams)

Winner of 10 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (all w/Venus, most recently at 2009 US Open)

Winner of 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by father, Richard Williams and mother, Oracene Price; hitting partner is Aleksander (Sasha) Bajin;
physical trainer is Esther Lee; previously coached by Rick Macci

Official Web site: www.serenawilliams.com

Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign

Owns Aneres, a fashion design label (Official Web site: www.aneresdesigns.com)

Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California

Is youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus
URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL)
Date of Birth (Age)
December 7, 1990 (18)
2010 Prize $ (USD) ~
$1,900
Residence
Krakow, Poland
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.72
Career Prize $ (USD) ~
$424,339
Highest Singles Rank
No.62 (August 10, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making main draw debut in Melbourne; fell in qualifying twice (2008, 2009)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (3): Birmingham, Istanbul, Los Angeles; 4r (1): Indian Wells

Advanced to 3rd, 4th and 5th career QFs in 2009 – Birmingham, Istanbul and (biggest of career) at Los Angeles

Reached 4r at Indian Wells (as WC, d. No.6 seed Kuznetsova en route, falling to No.9 seed Wozniacki; win over
World No.8 Kuznetsova was second Top 10 win)

Made Top 100 debut afterwards on March 23 (rose from No.107 to No.83)

At Dubai (as qualifier, d. No.9 seed A.Radwanska in 1r, ret. vs. LL Pin w/heat illness, trailing 67(6) 75 20 after
having mp in second set; win over world No.10 A.Radwanska was first Top 10 win)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

In first Tour activity of 2010, fell in qualifying at Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (5): 2007 Bangkok, 2008 Tashkent, 2009 Birmingham, Istanbul, Los Angeles

Has won one career Tour title, in doubles at 2007 Istanbul (w/her sister Agnieszka)

Made professional debut in 2005 at ITF/Warsaw-POL

Scored her first career Top 30 win at 2007 Bangkok as WC, d. world No.27 Razzano; recorded first two Top 10
wins in 2009 at Dubai (d. No.10 A.Radwanska) and 2009 Indian Wells (d. No.8 Kuznetsova)

Has won a combined 10 titles on ITF Women’s Circuit (two singles, eight doubles)

First Tour MD match win was 2007 Japan Open (d. Ferguson, l. 2r to Zakopalova)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

Making 5th singles main draw appearance at a Grand Slam and main draw debut at Australian Open

Reached 2r at 2008 Wimbledon (l. to S.Williams) and 2009 Wimbledon (l. to Cibulkova)

Fell 1r at 2009 Roland Garros (l. to Wickmayer) and 2009 US Open (l. to Barrois)

Winner of 2007 Wimbledon girls’ singles winner (d. Brengle in final); runner-up at 2007 US Open (l. Kucova);
winner of 3 junior doubles titles in 2007 at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS

Coached by father, Robert; mother, Marta, is an accountant

Older sister, Agnieszka, also plays professional tennis; in 2007 Urszula followed in Agnieszka's footsteps by
winning junior Wimbledon singles title

Favorite surface is clay

Enjoys music and the cinema
[4] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) vs. ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #34)
HEAD TO HEADS: Wozniacki leads 5-1
2008 WIMBLEDON
GRASS O
2009 PONTE VEDRA BEACH
CLAY O
2009 EASTBOURNE
GRASS O
2009 CINCINNATI
HARD O
2009 TOKYO
HARD O
2009 OSAKA
HARD O
R64
F
SF
R32
R32
QF
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA
WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE
6-1 6-1
6-1 6-2
3-6 6-4 6-4
4-6 6-4 6-4
5-0 RET
6-2 6-7(1) 6-2
MATCH FACTS: This marks the 7th head-to-head meeting between Wozniacki and Wozniak with 5 coming last year;
Wozniak is 4-8 vs. Top 10 ranked opponents, including 2 wins via retirement: d. No.5 S.Williams (2008 Stanford, SF, via
ret. 6-2 3-1), No.10 Petrova (2009 Ponte Vedra Beach, SF), No.5 Kuznetsova (2009 Eastbourne, r32) and No.5 Wozniacki
(2009 Tokyo, r32, via ret. 5-0)
WOZNIACKI
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-2
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
25-11
YTD / Career W-L
0-1 / 173-74
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 37-21
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 29-19
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 102-47
**Stats above include current tournament
WOZNIAK
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-2
8-11
2-2 / 207-129
0-0 / 58-43
0-0 / 35-41
2-2 / 135-80
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 11, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.4
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,254,858
Highest Singles Rank
No.4 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
6/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making third appearance at Australian Open; in tournament debut in 2008, reached 4r (l. to
No.4 seed Ivanovic 61 76(2); led 5-3 second set and held 2sp); in 2009 reached 3r (as No.11 seed, l. to Dokic in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; R-Up (5): Memphis, Charleston, Madrid,
Bastad, US Open; SF (2): Osaka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2010; QF (6): Auckland, Sydney, Pattaya City,
Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati; 4r (1): Wimbledon; 1 Doubles Title: Memphis (w/Azarenka)

Reached 8 Tour finals in 2009, equaling most among all players (along w/Safina), winning 3 titles at Ponte Verda
Beach (d. Wozniak), Eastbourne (d. Razzano) and New Haven (d. Vesnina). Tied with 5 other players for most
singles titles in 2009 (Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Safina and S.Williams)

Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)

Won (67) and played (91) more matches than any player on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour; scored 4 Top 10 wins

Advanced to SF at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009 (d. Azarenka and Zvonareva in RR stage; ret. vs.
S.Williams w/left abdominal strain
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Started season at Sydney with 1r defeat (l. Li)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (6): most recently 2009 New Haven; R-Up (6): (incl 1 Grand Slam) most recent 2009 US
Open; SF (3); 2 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Memphis (w/Azarenka)

In 2008 became the first Danish woman ever to win a Tour singles title (Scheuer-Larsen is only other Danish
woman to win a Tour title of any kind, winning seven Tour doubles titles in 1980s and 1990s)

Advanced to first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters)

Has 8 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents; having never beaten a Top 20 player before 2008, most
recent was vs No.6 Kuznestova at 2009 US Open. Highest-ranked player defeated to date is No.3 Dementieva
(2009 Charleston)

Has improved year-end ranking every year. After finishing 2006 ranked No.237, broke Top 100 after 2007
Wimbledon and finished year ranked No.64, climbed into Top 20 on August 25 2008, finishing the season ranked
No.12; broke into Top 10 on May 18, 2009, becoming first Danish woman to do so. Reached Top 5 for first time
on September 21, 2009 and career-best No.4 on October 26, 2009

Played first two Tour events in 2005, four more in 2006 and spent first full year on Tour in 2007

Helped V.Williams win first career Tour doubles match with a partner other than S.Williams at 2008 Doha, falling
in 2r

Member of Danish Olympic Team, 2008 and Danish Fed Cup Team 2005-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 12th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw

First Danish player to reach a Grand Slam final since Kurt Nielsen (1955 Wimbledon) at US Open (as No.9 seed, l.
to Clijsters in final, d. No.6 seed Kuznetsova in 4r)

Prior to reaching first Grand Slam final at 2009 US Open, best results had been three 4r finishes: 2008 Australian
Open, 2008 US Open (as No.21 seed, d. No.14 seed Azarenka en route; l. to No.2 seed Jankovic in 3s) and
2009 Wimbledon [as No.9 seed, d. No.20 seed Medina Garrigues en route, l. to Lisicki)

Has only fallen in 1r once (Grand Slam debut, 2007 Roland Garros)

Girls’ singles champion at 2006 Wimbledon and runner-up at 2006 Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova); also
2006 Roland Garros girls’ doubles runner-up
OTHER FACTS

Trains with adidas Player Development Program – Darren Cahill, Sven Groeneveld, Gil Reyes and Mats Merkel –
coached by father, Piotr; also coached by Morten Christensen at National Tennis Center in Denmark

Official website is www.carolinewozniacki.dk

In July 2009 was announced as the face of the ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ tennis range

Father, Piotr, played pro soccer in Poland, Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish National Team;
brother, Patrik, plays pro soccer in Denmark
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 7, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD) ~
$5,900
Residence
Blainville, Canada
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.34
Career Prize $ (USD) ~
$960,395
Highest Singles Rank
No.21 (June 22, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making third main draw appearance in Melbourne (5th overall); fell 1r in 2007 (l. to No.11 seed
Jankovic) and 2009 (as No.30 seed, l. to Lisicki); fell in qualifying in 2006 and 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Ponte Vedra Beach; SF (2): Eastbourne, Quebec City; QF (1): Osaka; 4r (1): Roland Garros

2009 marked second consecutive Top 40 season, highlighted by reaching the finals at Ponte Vedra Beach (l. to
Wozniacki) and best career Grand Slam effort reaching 4r at Roland Garros
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Reached 2r in first two tournaments of 2010: In first Tour activity of 2010 season, reached 2r at Brisbane (as
No.6 seed, l to Safarova) and then at Hobart (as No.6 seed, l. to Flipkens)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (1): 2008 Stanford; Runner-up (2): 2007 Fes, 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach, SF (4)

Has 4 wins over Top 10 ranked opponents, including two by retirement: No.10 Petrova (2009 Ponte Vedra
Beach) and No.5 Kuznetsova (2009 Eastbourne)

Enjoyed breakthrough 2008 season highlighted by shock run at first Tour singles title at Tier II Stanford, becoming
first Canadian in over 20 years to win a Tour singles title and fifth Canadian ever to achieve the feat (after HyBoulais, Bassett-Seguso, Kelesi and Hetherington, who all achieved the feat between 1986 and early 1988)

Made career Top 50 debut on July 21, 2008 after winning Stanford, then made Top 30 debut on Feb 23, 2009

On ITF Circuit, winner of 7 singles titles, most recently in 2006

Canadian Fed Cup Team, 2004-09, won 14 of first 15 singles rubbers
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 12th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Reached 4r of 2009 Roland Garros (l. S. Williams) for career-best Grand Slam result

Also reached 3r at 2007 Roland Garros and 2009 US Open
OTHER FACTS

Official website is www.aleksandrawozniak.com

Currently working with Rob Steckley

Since age 3, coached by father, Antoni, who was a mechanic and soccer player; mother is Jadwiga; sister,
Dorota, is also a tennis player; has two pet dogs, Ivan and Kropka; speaks Polish, French and English

Favorite tournament is Rogers Cup in Montréal, her home city

Favorite surface is clay; favorite shots are serve, backhand

Goal is to reach Top 10
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #41) vs. [6] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #6)
HEAD TO HEADS: V.Williams leads 3-0
2006 ROME
CLAY O
2009 ROME
CLAY O
2009 FRENCH OPEN
CLAY O
R32
R32
R64
WILLIAMS, VENUS
WILLIAMS, VENUS
WILLIAMS, VENUS
6-1 6-4
6-2 4-6 6-2
6-7(5) 6-2 7-5
MATCH FACTS: While this is the 4th meeting between Safarova and V.Williams, the first 3 all came on clay; Safarova is 622 vs. Top 10 ranked opponents; Safarova’s last win vs. a Top 10 opponent was at 2007 Roland Garros (r32, d. No.4
Mauresmo); Safarova’s best career win came against No.2 Henin (2007 Paris [Indoors], SF)
SAFAROVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
6-4
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
15-19
YTD / Career W-L
2-2 / 188/129
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-2 / 52-56
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 44-45
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-2 / 104-72
**Stats above include current tournament
V.WILLIAMS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
33-10
188-40
0-0 / 552/137
0-0 / 107-63
0-0 / 78-59
0-0 / 311-75
LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 4, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD) ~
$7,605
Residence
Brno, Czech Republic
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.41
Career Prize $ (USD) ~
$1,463,307
Highest Singles Rank
No.22 (August 20, 2007)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
4/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance in Melbourne (sixth overall); best result came in 2007,
advancing to QF (d. No.14 seed Schiavone and No.2 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to No.10 seed Vaidisova); reached 3r in
2009 (l. to No.16 seed Bartoli in 3s); fell 1r in 2008 and in 2005 qualifying
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Quebec City; QF (6): Brisbane, Memphis, Monterrey, Barcelona, Toronto, Linz

Made 7th Tour finals appearance at Quebec City, finishing as runner-up in an all-lefty final (l. to Czink)

2009 was 4th Top 50 season in last 5 years

Best Grand Slam result in 2009 came at Australian Open (3r, d. No.24 seed Bammer en route; l. to No.16 seed
Bartoli)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Brisbane

Reached QF at Brisbane in first Tour activity of season (d. No.6 seed Wozniak before falling to eventual champion
and top seeded Clijsters in 3s)

At Hobart, ret. in 1r match vs. K.Bondarenko in third set (w/left pectoral muscle strain)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (4): 2005 Estoril, Forest Hills, 2006 Gold Coast, 2008 Forest Hills; R-Up (3); SF (3)

Holds 6 career Top 10 wins, incl. 4 career Top 5 victories (all recorded in 2007) – No.3 Mauresmo (Australian
Open), No.5 Kuznetsova (Paris [Indoors]), No.2 Henin (Paris [Indoors]) and No.4 Mauresmo (Roland Garros)

Winner of 5 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles (two in 2004 and three in 2005) and 1 doubles title

Member of Czech Fed Cup Team 2004, 2006-09; and member of 2008 Czech Olympic team
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 19th Grand Slam main draw appearance

Best result was QF at 2007 Australian Open; also one 4r appearance at 2007 Roland Garros (d. No.5 seed
Mauresmo en route, l. to No.9 seed Chakvetadze)

Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2005 Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to Vaidisova in 1r)
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Patrik Navara; Father, Milan, used to be her coach

Began playing tennis at age 3

Favorite surface is clay

Admires Steffi Graf and Lindsay Davenport
VENUS WILLIAMS (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 17, 1980 (29)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$-Residence
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-USA 2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.6
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$25,066,990
Highest Singles Rank*
No.1 (February 25, 2002)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
41 / 16
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making her 10th appearance since 1998, missed 2000 due to tendonitis in both wrists and
2007 w/left wrist injury; best result was runner-up in 2003 (as No.2 seed, d No.7 Hantuchova in QF, No.5 Henin in SF,
before l. to No.1 S.Williams); SF in 2001 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.1 Hingis) and QF in 1998 (on debut, d. S.Williams in 2r,
before l. to No.2 seed Davenport), 1999 (as No.5 seed, l. to No.1 Davenport), 2002 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.8 Seles) and
2008 (as No.8 seed, l. to No.4 seed Ivanovic); after runner-up finish in 2003, next three appearances were 3r exit in 2004
(l. to Raymond), 4r in 2005 (l. to Molik) and 1r in 2006 (l. to Pironkova); fell 2r in 2009 (as No.6 seed, l. to Suarez Navarro
75 in third set)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Dubai, Acapulco; R-Up (3): Wimbledon, Stanford, Doha; SF (2): Miami, Rome; 4r (1): US
Open; 4 doubles titles, incl 3 Grand Slams

Won 2 titles (Dubai and Acapulco) to become 12th player to win 40 titles or more. Won 40th Tour singles title at
Dubai (as No.6 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva in QF, top seed S.Williams in SF and Razzano in final; and 41st
title of career at Acapulco (as No.1 seed, d. No.2 seed Pennetta in final)

Runner-up at Wimbledon (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Safina in SF, falling to No.2 seed S.Williams in final; now 7-7
in major finals); also won ninth Grand Slam doubles title t Wimbledon (w/S.Williams)

Won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles (Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open) all with sister Serena; the sisters
were 24-2 for the year, losing only at Roland Garros (QF) and Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha (SF)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Playing first Tour event of 2010; last played on Tour at 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha (runner-up to
Serena Williams). Played exhibition events in Thailand (vs. Sharapova) and Hong Kong (vs. Wozniacki and Zheng)
before coming to Australia
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41) incl. 7 Grand Slams; most recent title at 2009 Acapulco; R-Up (25) incl. 7 Grand Slam
finals; most recently at 2009 Tour Championships; 16 doubles titles

Holder of 41 Tour singles titles, the joint-highest total for any active player (with Henin), and equal 11th all-time.
The total includes 7 Grand Slam singles titles (see below); and 1 Tour Championships (2008)

Winner of 10 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams) and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at 1998
Australian Open/Roland Garros (both w/Gimelstob)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

As at end of 2009, had highest number of career singles match wins (553) among active players

On February 25, 2002, became 11th woman (first African-American) to hold No.1 ranking (held for 11 weeks)

On February 23, 2009 after winning at 2009 Dubai, returned to Top 5 for first time since August 2003, staying
there for all but 1 week until October 26, 2009

Surpassed $20m in career prize money earnings (alongside S.Williams) at 2008 Wimbledon; were 5th and 6th
women in Tour history to achieve feat (after Navratilova, Graf, Hingis, Davenport)

Has 13 career wins against the world No.1, most recently at 2009 Wimbledon (d. Safina in SF); d. Jankovic at
2008 Tour Championships for first win over world No.1 since 2005;

Member of US Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008; won singles and doubles gold medal in 2000 and doubles gold
medal in 2008 (w/Serena); member of US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003-05, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 48th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Seven-time singles Grand Slam champion – 2000 Wimbledon and US Open, 2001 Wimbledon and US Open,
2005, 2007 and 2008 Wimbledon

Seven-time runner-up – 1997 US Open (on debut), 2002 Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, 2003
Australian Open, 2003 Wimbledon and 2009 Wimbledon

Reached SF four times and QF 11 times

Lost in 1r three times – 1997 Wimbledon (event debut), 2001 Roland Garros, 2006 Australian Open

With sister Serena has won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles, including 3 in 2009
OTHER FACTS

Coached by father Richard Williams and mother Oracene Price; hitting partner is David Witt; physio is Esther Lee

Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams

Sisters are Serena, Isha (lawyer, singer), Lyndrea (actress, singer, stylist, computer science major) and Yetunde
(deceased September 14, 2003)

Started V Starr Interiors, an interior design company in Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, Florida, specializing in
residential design; works on projects around US (www.vstarrinteriors.com); designs a line of women's leather
apparel for Wilson's Leather called the Venus Williams Collection; on August 23, 2007, unveiled new clothing
range ‘EleVen’
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[WC] STEPHANIE COHEN-ALORO (FRA #116) vs. [7] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #7)
HEAD TO HEADS: Azarenka leads 1-0
2009 MEMPHIS
HARD I
R16
AZARENKA, VICTORIA
6-2 6-2
MATCH FACTS: Cohen-Aloro is 0-7 vs. Top 10 ranked opponents and 2-22 vs. Top 20 opponents; Cohen-Aloro’s last
meeting vs. Top 10 opponent came at 2008 Indian Wells (l. to No.5 Sharapova) and her best career wins were defeating
2 No.15 ranked players: (2003 Paris [Indoors] d. Smashnova; 2009 Barcelona d. Cornet); Cohen-Aloro’s best career win
on hardcourt: d. No.21 Hantuchova (2005 Miami, r64); Azarenka is now working with Sam Sumyk as her coach, after
working with Antonio van Grichen for 4 years.
COHEN-ALORO
Tournament W-L (MD)
2-5
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
7-22
YTD / Career W-L
4-2 / 275-226
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 72-75
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 61-51
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-2 / 115-96
**Stats above include current tournament
AZARENKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
7-4
31-16
3-1 / 185-86
3-0 / 36-34
0-0 / 30-20
3-1 / 116-51
STEPHANIE COHEN-ALORO (FRA)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 18, 1983 (26)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$2,185
Residence
Seine, France
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.116
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$971,895
Highest Singles Rank*
No.61 (October 6, 2003)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making 6th main draw appearance in Melbourne; reached 2r in 2005 (d. No.24 seed
Pierce, l. to Baltacha) and 2009 (l. to No.29 seed Kleybanova); fell 1r in 2004, 2007 (as qualifier) and 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Strasbourg

Reached QF at Strasbourg (fifth time reaching at least QF in career; l. to qualifier Kutuzova)

Posted a 5-6 record in Tour main draw matches (6-11 at Tour events overall) and a 17-9 record at ITF events
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell in 1r at Auckland (as qualifier, l. to No.4 seed Schiavone)
CAREER SUMMARY

Two-time semifinalist on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: 2004 Estoril, 2008 Barcelona

Three-time quarterfinalist at Tour events: 2003 Estoril, 2007 Stockholm, 2009 Strasbourg

Runner-up in doubles at Paris [Indoors] in 2003 (w/Bartoli)

Has won 6 singles and 9 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit

Member of 2003 French Fed Cup Team
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks the 23rd appearance in main draw at a Grand Slam

Reached 3r once at 2007 Roland Garros

Fell 2r five times, incl. most recently at 2009 Australian Open
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS

Currently without a coach

Developed self-interest in tennis at age 6

Father, Gilbert, is a surgeon; mother's name is Martine; older sister's name is Delphine

Hobbies include going to the cinema and theater, being with friends at home; relaxes by listening to music or
watching TV

Likes mountainous areas for their natural beauty; also likes New York

Official Website: www.stephaniecohenaloro.com
VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 31, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$28,650
Residence
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.7
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,538,947
Highest Singles Rank
No.6 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th straight appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009, advancing to 4r
(as No.13 seed, ret. vs. S.Williams w/dizziness and illness after winning the first set and trailing 2-4 in second set);
reached 3r twice: 2007 (d. No.18 seed Bartoli; l. to No.11 seed Jankovic) and 2008 (as No.26 seed, l. to No.7 seed
S.Williams); in tournament debut (2006) fell in 1r (as qualifier, l. to No.32 seed Mirza)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; SF (2): Indian Wells, Rome; QF (3): Roland Garros, Wimbledon,
Tokyo; 4r (1): Australian Open; also won two doubles titles: Memphis (w/Wozniacki) and Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (1): Sydney

Reached SF at Sydney (as No.6 seed, l. to eventual champion Dementieva; won 3 matches each in 3s: d. Lisicki,
Date Krumm, Cibulkova)

Played Hong Kong exhibition
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (3): 2009 Brisbane, Memphis, Miami; R-Up (4), most recently 2008 Prague; SF(8), last time
2009 Rome; 3 doubles titles, most recently 2009 Indian Wells

Won first 3 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2009; won first title at Brisbane (as No.2 seed, d. No.3 seed
Bartoli in final); 2nd at Memphis (as No.2 seed, d. top seed Wozniacki in final); and 3rd at Miami (as No.11 seed,
d. No.8 seed Kuznetsova in SF and top seed and defending champion S.Williams in final; win over S.Williams
was first win over a reigning world No.1). Won 24 of first 26 matches in 2009

Also in 2009, reached first Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (as No.9 seed, d. No.8 seed Ivanovic en route, l. to
No.1 seed Safina in 3s), followed by Wimbledon (as No.8 seed, d. No.10 seed Petrova en route, l. to eventual
champion S.Williams)

Broke Top 10 after 2009 Indian Wells (March 23) in singles and doubles, reaching career-high of No.6 in singles.
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; fell in RR stage

Has 11 career Top 10 wins, most recently against No.8 Jankovic (Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009),
including 4 against Top 5: No.4 Dementieva (2008 Stuttgart), No.4 Sharapova (2007 Moscow), No.2 Safina (2009
Indian Wells), and No.1 S.Williams (2009 Miami)

On ITF Circuit, winner of 1 singles title (2005) and 3 doubles titles (one in 2003, one in 2005, one in 2007)

Member of Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009 and Belarusian Olympic Team in 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result is QF run at 2009 Roland Garros and 2009 Wimbledon; previously also has 4r finishes at 2007 US
Open, 2008 Roland Garros and 2009 Australian Open

Through 2009 US Open, has reached 3r or better at 10-straight Slams

Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/fellow Belarusian Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland
Garros (w/B.Bryan)

As a junior, won girls’ singles titles at 2005 Australian and US Opens and 3 doubles titles (2004 Wimbledon
w/Govortsova; 2005 Roland Garros and Wimbledon w/Szavay)
OTHER FACTS

Currently coached by Samuel Sumyk since start of 2010, previously coached by Antonio Van Grichen

Official Web site: www.vikaazarenkatennis.com

Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008

Originally from Minsk, but spends most of her time living and training in Scottsdale, Arizona now; is friends with
NHL star Nikolay Khabibulin and his family, who also live in Scottsdale;

Speaks Belarusian, Russian, English; tennis player most admired growing up was Graf, now admires Federer

Earned ITF Junior World Girls' Champion 2005 award on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner ceremony
at Pavillion d'Armenonville in Paris, for her many 2005 achievements
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[9] VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #9) vs. KRISTINA KUCOVA (SVK #108)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Zvonareva had off-season arthroscopic surgery on right ankle in November 2009, (retired with an injury
to the same ankle at Sydney last week); This will be Kucova’s first career meeting vs. a Top 10 ranked opponent; prior to
this year’s Australian Open the highest ranked opponent Kucova ever faced was No.17 Mauresmo (2009 Wimbledon,
r64) and her best career win came against No.76 Voegele (2009 ITF/Athens); Kucova’s best career win at Tour event was
against No.78 Dulgheru (2009 New Haven, r32). Zvonareva made her first Grand Slam semifinal at last year’s Australian
Open.
ZVONAREVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
12-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
52-26
YTD / Career W-L
0-1 / 347-171
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 82-68
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 59-52
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 194-105
**Stats above include current tournament
KUCOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-0
1-1
1-2/ 100-70
0-2 / 29-25
1-0 / 18-25
1-2 / 40-33
VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
September 7, 1984 (25)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.9
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$6,53,389
Highest Singles Rank
No.5 (February 2, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
9/5
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance at Australian Open; best result came in 2009 (as No.7
seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina; was first Grand Slam SF); made Top 5 debut afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to
No.5); reached 4r twice: 2004 (as No.11 seed, l. to No.5 seed Davenport) and 2007 (as No.22 seed, l. to top seed
Sharapova; d. No.13 seed Ivanovic en route); fell 2r in 2005 (as No.9 seed, l. to Douchevina); fell 1r three times: 2003 (l. to
Bovina), 2006 (as No.30 seed, l. to Hingis) and 2008 (as No.23 seed, l. to Sugiyama when forced to ret.)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Pattaya City, Indian Wells; SF (1): Australian Open; QF (2): Dubai, Beijing

Won 9th career Tour singles title at Indian Wells (as No.4 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in final); also won 5th Tour
doubles title (w/Azarenka); was first Tour singles-doubles sweep of career

An alternate at Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009; played in one match, but was forced to withdraw from
the event due to a re-occurring right ankle injury (she later had surgery to remove scar tissue on her ankle in
November)

Reached career first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (as No.7 seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina); made Top 5 debut
afterwards on February 2 (rose from No.7 to No.5)

Missed 8 weeks of action after injuring right ankle at Charleston in third round match (1-1 in first set) vs. Razzano;
forced to withdraw from Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros, returning at Eastbourne
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

In first Tour activity, ret. in first set of 1r match at Auckland vs. Vesnina at 3-3 (w/right ankle injury; same ankle as
2010 off-season surgery)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (9) most recently 2009 Indian Wells; R-Up (11); most recently at 2008 Tour Championships; 5
doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Indian Wells (w/Azarenka, completing singles-doubles title sweep)

Nine-time Tour singles champion, at 2003 Bol, 2004 Memphis, 2005 Memphis, 2006 Birmingham, 2006
Cincinnati, 2008 Prague, 2008 Guangzhou, 2009 Pattaya City, 2009 Indian Wells
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010

Won biggest title to date at 2009 Indian Wells and finished in year-end Top 10 for 2nd straight year at No.9

Runner-up at 2008 Tour Championships (l. V.Williams), also qualified in 2004 and played as an alternate in 2009,
but did not advance from the round-robin stage; also reached first Tier I final in 2008 at Doha (l.Sharapova)

Missed 4 months (April to August) of 2007 with left wrist injury; also missed 2 months of 2005 season with left
ankle injury

Has 16 career Top 10 wins and eight Top 5 wins: including 2 against reigning No.1s at 2007 Indian Wells (vs.
Sharapova), and 2008 Tour Championships (No.1 Jankovic)

Member of Russian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2008; 2008 Russian Olympic Team,(after Sharapova’s withdrawal)
went on to win bronze medal in singles over Li
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 28th career Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result is a semifinalist at 2009 Australian Open (see above); also quarterfinalist at 2003 Roland Garros and 4r
on 8 occasions,most recently 2009 US Open

Has lost in 1r 5 times in 27 majors before this one

Won 2006 US Open women’s doubles title w/Dechy

Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2004 US Open (w/B.Bryan) and 2006 Wimbledon (w/Ram)
OTHER FACTS

Currently coached by Antonio van Grichen (who coached Azarenka for 4 years, through 2009); formerly coached
by Samuel Sumyk, who has started working with Azarenka in 2010

Official website: www.zvonareva.ru

Named a "Promoter of Gender Equality" as part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's partnership with UNESCO, the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; in this role she joins fellow players Venus
Williams, Tatiana Golovin and Zheng Jie; WTA Tour founder Billie Jean King, was also named "Global Mentor for
Gender Equality" in November 2008

In 2008, participated in UNESCO Regional Conference “Political Involvement of Women in the Caucasus” to
contribute to the idea of giving women equal opportunities in life

Off-court training includes swimming, running

Mother introduced her to tennis at age 6, but no one else in family plays tennis

Likes traveling, reading, listening to music, volleyball, hockey
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
KRISTINA KUCOVA (SVK)
Date of Birth (Age)
May 23, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$725
Residence
Bratislava, Slovakia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.108
Career Prize $ (USD)
$120,862
Highest Singles Rank*
No.103 (August 3, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making Australian Open debut
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:

First round win at Wimbledon (d. Nakamura) was first career main draw match at a Tour-level event in her career;
finished the year 1-3 in Tour-level main draw matches (l. in 1r at Prague and Tashkent)

Reached the finals at 2 ITF events (La Palma-ESP and Pozoblanco-ESP)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell in qualifying in Auckland and Hobart
CAREER SUMMARY

Has won 1 singles title and 4 doubles titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit

Turned pro in January 2007

Reached a career-best ranking of No.103 on August 3, 2009

Member of 2008 Slovak Fed Cup Team
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

Making 2nd career Grand Slam main draw appearance at 2010 Australian Open

Made Grand Slam (and Tour-level) main draw debut at 2009 Wimbledon and reached 2r (as LL, d. Nakamura; l.
to No.17 seed Mauresmo; l. to Oudin in qualifying)

Fell in qualifying at 2008-09 US Open, 2009 Roland Garros

2007 US Open junior girls’ singles winner, defeating U.Radwanska in final (also d. Hercog and Pavlyuchenkova
en route); became first Slovakian girl to win a junior Grand Slam title (Martin Klizan won boys’ 2006 Roland
Garros)
OTHER FACTS

Lists favorite surface as hard court

Two-handed backhand and forehand

Personal interests include music shopping and cinema

Sister, Zuzana, is also a professional tennis player and plays Gisela Dulko in 1r here (could meet in 3r)

Mother, Alena is her manager; father Jozef is a teacher; she started playing at age 6 at her father’s school

Lists Rihanna as favorite singer and Titanic as favorite movie

Represented Czech Republic in 2004 World Junior Tennis (14&U) and Junior Fed Cup (16&U) finals
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[10] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #10) vs. TATJANA MALEK (GER #70)
HEAD TO HEADS: A.Radwanska leads 1-0
2007 STOCKHOLM
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RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA
6-2 6-1
MATCH FACTS: A.Radwanska returns to the scene of her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance, but also last year, the
venue for 1 of only 2 1st round Grand Slam defeats. Malek is 0-4 vs. Top 10 ranked opponents (1-12 vs. Top 30);
Malek’s last meeting vs. a Top 10 ranked opponent last year in Melbourne (r64, 2009 Australian Open, l. to No.8
Kuznetsova); Malek’s best career win came against No.21 Srebotnik (2007 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, r32) and her best career
win on hardcourt was against No.35 Pavlyuchenkova (2009 Cincinnati, r16).
A.RADWANSKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
5-3
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
32-14
YTD / Career W-L
1-1 / 211-98
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 49-41
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 23-26
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 118-54
**Stats above include current tournament
MALEK
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-2
2-6
1-2 / 212-142
1-1 / 45-47
0-1 / 29-33
1-2 / 87/59
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 6, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$8,325
Residence
Krakow, Poland
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.10
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$3,357,142
Highest Singles Rank
No.9 (August 4, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
4/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th straight appearance at Australian Open; in 2008, seeded No.29 and advanced to
first-ever Grand Slam QF, upsetting Russian seeds Kuznetsova in 3r (world No.2 – equaling career-best win) and No.14
seed Petrova in 4r before falling to Hantuchova; advanced to 2r at tournament debut in 2007 (l. to No.13 seed Ivanovic in
3s); fell in opening round in 2009 (as No.9 seed, l. to K.Bondarenko in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Beijing; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (9): Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Indian Wells, Stuttgart, Rome,
Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Los Angeles, Toronto; 4r (2): Miami, Roland Garros

Consistent 2009 as finished in Top 10 for 2nd straight season, reaching one final, 2 SFs, 9 QFs and twice reached
4r; finished as runner-up at final Premier Mandatory tournament of season (Beijing); reached 4r or better at 14 of
22 tournaments (not incl. year-end Championships, where she played as an alternate and d. Azarenka in only
match)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

In first tournament of 2010, reached 2r at Sydney (l. to No.2 seed Safina, led 5-0 but lost 75 64)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (4): 2007 Stockholm; 2008 Pattaya City, Istanbul, Eastbourne; R-Up (1); SF (4); 1 doubles
title

Consistent 2009 as finished in Top 10 for 2nd straight season, reaching one final, 2 SFs and 9 QFs

Had surgery on middle finger of right hand immediately after 2009 Championships

Holds 11 Top 10 wins, incl. one via. retirement (d. No.6 Azarenka, Sony Ericsson Championships-Doha 2009
leading 4-1 in 3s); last completed match win vs. Top 10 opponent was No.4 Dementieva at 2009 Beijing

Highest-ranked player defeated is No.2 twice (Sharapova at 2007 US Open and Kuznetsova at 2008 Australian
Open)

After 2008 Wimbledon, became the first Polish woman to be ranked inside the Top 10; also first Polish woman to
win a Tour singles title at 2007 Stockholm

Member of Polish Fed Cup Team 2006-09 and Polish Olympic Team in 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 15th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw

Best result is 3 quarterfinal finishes – 2008 Australian Open, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Wimbledon

Has also reached 4r four times – 2006 Wimbledon (Grand Slam debut), 2007 US Open (d. defending champion
Sharapova in 3r) and 2008/2009 Roland Garros

Girls’ singles champion at 2005 Wimbledon and 2006 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS

Coached by father, Robert, who also travels with her; grew up playing at a club in Gronau, Germany, where he
was a club pro; mother, Marta, is an accountant; younger sister, Urszula, also currently plays professional tennis
and in 2007 followed in Agnieszka's footsteps by winning junior Wimbledon singles title

Received Tour Newcomer of the Year Award in March 2007 (for 2006 achievements, which included going from
outside Top 300 at beginning of season to No.57 on season-ending rankings)
TATJANA MALEK (GER)
Date of Birth (Age)
August 8, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$2,615
Residence
Bad Saulgau, Germany
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.70
Career Prize $(USD)~
$397,433
Highest Singles Rank*
No.64 (September 14, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making third main draw appearance at Melbourne (fourth overall); fell 2r in 2009 (l. to No.8
seed Kuznetsova) and 1r in 2008 (l. to Shvedova) fell in qualifying in 2007
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Barcelona

Second Top 100 season, highlighted by reaching career-first Tour singles QF at Barcelona

Won 3 singles and 1 doubles title on ITF Circuit
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Kirilenko)
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (1): 2009 Barcelona; 1 doubles title: 2009 Bad Gastein (w/Petkovic)

Reached first Tour quarterfinal at 2009 Barcelona

After withdrawing from 2008 Charleston (w/illness) missed five months, returned to the Tour at Stuttgart

Best win to date came against world No.21 Srebotnik at 2007 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, only victory to date in 13
matches against Top 30

On ITF Women’s Circuit, winner of 7 singles and 2 doubles titles (3 singles and 1 doubles title in 2009)

Member of German Fed Cup Team (2006-09)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 US Open marks 7th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result is 2r twice, at 2009 Australian Open and as a qualifier 2009 Wimbledon

Fell in 1r four times

Lost in final round of qualifying at 2007 Australian Open and 2009 Roland Garros
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Stani Brukner

Began playing at age 4 when introduced to tennis by parents

Father is Heinrich; mother is Margit; brothers are Daniel, Matthias (brothers both play tennis)

Speaks German and English

Other sports interest is handball

Official Web site: www.tatjana-malek.com
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[Q] HAN XINYUN (CHN #191) vs. [13] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #13)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Australian No.1 Stosur has her highest Grand Slam seeding to date, after her best year to date in 2009,
which saw her become the first Australian woman in 20 years to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros and win her first
title at Osaka. This marks qualifier Han’s solo Grand Slam main draw appearance, having fallen in qualifying at 2009 US
Open. Her success in qualifying brings Chinese representation in the women’s draw to 4. This is only Han’s 6th match at
tour level (1-4) and just her 8th meeting with a Top 100 player.
HAN
Tournament W-L (MD)
0-0
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
0-0
YTD / Career W-L
3-1 / 116-62
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-1 / 24-20
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 11-12
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1 / 76-40
**Stats above include current tournament
STOSUR
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
9-7
25-26
0-1 / 266-208
0-0 / 69-68
0-0 / 64-62
0-1 / 179-131
HAN XINYUN (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
May 30, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$855
Birthplace
Zhejiang, CHN
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.191
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$102,667
Highest Singles Rank*
No.182 (October 12, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making Australian Open (and Grand Slam main draw) debut
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:

Won 3 ITF Women’s Circuit $25,000 singles events in Korea: ITF/Incheon-KOR, ITF/Go Yang-KOR, ITF/GimhaeKOR in successive weeks

Played 2 Tour events, losing in 1r at both Guangzhou (l. to Govortsova) and Beijing (l. Pennetta)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Week of January 4th, played an ITF event in Quanzhou-CHN (as No.2 seed, l. to Yan Zi in opening round)

Currently the 5th ranked Chinese women’s player (behind Li Na, Zheng Jie, Peng Shuai, Zhang Shuai)
CAREER SUMMARY

Has 1 career main draw singles win at Sony Ericsson WTA Tour level in 4 attempts; at 2008 Palermo (d. Kerber; l.
Koryttseva); last main draw match came at 2009 Beijing (l. to Pennetta)

Two-time doubles finalist at China Open (2007 and 2008 w/Xu)

Reached a career-best singles ranking of No.182 on October 12, 2009

Highest ranked opponent defeated entering 2010 Australian Open is No.126 Baltacha at 2009 ITF/Kurume-JPN
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

Making Grand Slam main draw debut

Fell in qualifying at 2009 US Open
PERSONAL

Coached by Pan Bing
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 30, 1984 (25)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,500
Residence
Gold Coast, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.13
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$4,319,810
Highest Singles Rank
No.13 (September 21, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1 / 22
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th main draw appearance at Australian Open (10th overall); best result came in 2006,
reaching 4r (d. No.21 seed Ivanovic en route, faling to WC Hingis in 4r); 3r twice: 2003 (as WC, l. to No.7 seed
Hantuchova) and 2009 (l. to No.4 seed Dementieva); reached 2r in 2004 (as WC, l. to Kapros) and 2007 (as No.24 seed,
l. to Kostanic Tosic in 3s); fell 1r in 2002 (l. to No.116 seed Llagostera Vives), 2005 (l. to No.2 seed Mauresmo); fell in
qualifying in 2000 and 2001; missed 2008 with illness
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Osaka; R-Up (1): Los Angeles; SF (2): Roland Garros, Stanford; QF (2): Miami, Toronto

Competed at Sony Ericsson Championships (doubles, w/Stubbs, falling in SF) and year-end event in Bali (singles)

Won first title at Osaka (in 6th career final, d. Schiavone)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Lost 1r at Sydney (l. Pennetta) in first Tour competition of 2010

Began season at Hopman Cup
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (1): 2009 Osaka; R-Up (5), most recently at 2009 Los Angeles; 22 doubles titles

Won first career title at 2009 Osaka (d. No.1 seed Wozniacki in 3s in semifinal, d. No.4 Schiavone in final), had
lost five previous finals

In 2009, became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since 1988 (Nicole Bradtke)
and at any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon

Broke Top 20 for the first time after 2009 Roland Garros, and then Top 15 on August 24, 2009

Has 7 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents, most recently vs. No.6 Wozniacki at 2009 Osaka. Highestranked player defeated to date is No.2 S.Williams (2009 Stanford)

Having reached a then career-high singles ranking of No.27 in January 2007, the rest of her season was severely
interrupted due to an energy-sapping illness (Lyme's disease); did not play after 2007 US Open until ITF events in
April 2008

Has won a total of 22 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles titles; first two w/Stewart and then remaining 20
w/Raymond, including 2005 US Open, 2006 Roland Garros; the pair lie 6th for doubles team titles (Open Era)

On February 6, 2006 rose to No.1 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Rankings, the 2nd Australian to do
so (after Stubbs in 2000); was joined at No.1 in doubles by Raymond on July 10 (after Wimbledon), was third
time since inception of computer rankings in 1975 that two players shared No.1 doubles ranking (Black and
Huber became fourth pair to do so in November 2007)

Represented Australia in Fed Cup 2003-07, 2009 and at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open is 27th main draw at a Grand Slam

In 24th career main draw appearance at a Grand Slam reached first Grand Slam singles SF at Roland Garros (as
No.30 seed, d. No.4 seed Dementieva en route, falling to No.7 seed and eventual champion Kuznetsova in 3s;
made Top 20 debut afterwards on June 8 (rose from No.32 to No.18)

Became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros since 1988 (Nicole Bradtke) and at
any Slam since Jelena Dokic at 2000 Wimbledon

Reached 4r on home soil at 2006 Australian Open (l. to Hingis); also reached 3r on 4 occasions

Winner of 2 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles at 2005 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Raymond)
and 2 mixed doubles titles, at 2005 Australian Open (w/Draper) and 2008 Wimbledon (w/B.Bryan)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS

Coached by David Taylor

Official website is: www.samstosur.com

Received ITF World Women's Doubles Champions 2005 award (w/Raymond) on June 6, 2006, at ITF World
Champions Dinner ceremony in Paris for their 2005 achievements

At Stars for Stars awards gala in Miami on March 21, 2006, named Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of
the Year (w/Raymond); also Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year in 2007 (for 2006 achievements)

Father's name is Tony; mother's name is Dianne; brothers are Daniel and Dominic

Enjoys shopping and being with friends; relaxes by going to the beach; considers herself happy and easy going
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
MARINA ERAKOVIC (NZL #253) vs. [16] LI NA (CHN #17)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: After reaching the second round at the 2009 Australian Open, Erakovic is making her first Grand Slam
appearance since Melbourne last year; after losing her opening round match at Miami (March 2009), Erakovic was
sidelined for the remainder of the season with a left hip injury; currently ranked No.253, Erakovic qualified for the main
draw with her special ranking (No.83); in order for a player to eligible for a special ranking, they must have been out a
minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 2 years and must have a ranking inside the Top 300 (singles) or Top 200
(doubles) at the time they stopped playing; last year, Li made Top 15 debut on October 26, 2009 and rose from No.16 to
No.15, equaling Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in 2009. Li has reached the 4r at all four majors, and at 2006
Wimbledon was the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal (since surpassed by Zheng SF at 2008
Wimbledon).
ERAKOVIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
1-1
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
4-4
YTD / Career W-L
0-1 / 164-87
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 31-30
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 27-22
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 95-54
**Stats above include current tournament
LI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
7-4
31-14
1-2 / 322-115
1-0 / 79-40
0-1 / 43-31
1-2 / 251-82
MARINA ERAKOVIC (NZL)
Date of Birth (Age)
March 6, 1988 (21)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$2,155
Residence
Auckland, New Zealand
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.253
Career Prize $ (USD)
$396,135
Highest Singles Rank*
No.49 (July 7, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0 /3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making second consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 2r in 2009 (l.
to Safarova 9-7 third set); fell in qualifying in 2007 and 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Memphis; 2r (2): Auckland, Australian Open

Reached quarterfinal at Memphis (l. to Keothavong)

Did not play after Miami due to left hip injury; returned to ITF Women’s Circuit in October
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Playing second Tour event of 2010; fell 1r at Auckland (as WC, l. to Cornet)
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (3): 2008 Auckland, Memphis, Birmingham; QF (1): 2009 Memphis; 3 doubles titles

Reached three Tour singles SF in 2008 (Auckland, Memphis, and Birmingham)

Made Top 50 debut on July 2008 after Wimbledon; became only second New Zealander ever to crack Top 50
(after Belinda Cordwell)

Owns 3 doubles titles, all in 2008: s’Hertogenbosch (w/Krajicek), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Craybas), and
Luxembourg (w/Cirstea)

Highest-ranked opponent defeated is No.22 Zvonareva (2008 Auckland); is 0-3 vs. Top 20

Winner of 9 singles and 6 doubles on ITF Women’s Circuit

New Zealand Fed Cup team 2004-06, 2008-09
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks fifth appearance in Grand Slam singles main draw

Best result is 3r at Wimbledon in 2008 (l. to Tanasugarn in 3s)

Reached 2r at 2008 French Open (l. to No.3 seed Jankovic)

Won girls’ doubles title at 2004 US Open (w/Krajicek) and 2005 Australian Open (w/Azarenka)
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by Michael Schapers

Began playing tennis at age 6 when introduced by father and sister on neighborhood courts

Was born in Split, Croatia and currently resides in Auckland, New Zealand

Father is Mladen; mother is Ljiljana

Official website www.marinaerakovic.co.nz
LI NA (CHN)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 26, 1982 (27)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,500
Residence
Wuhan, China
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.17
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,178,071
Highest Singles Rank
No.15 (October 26, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)~
2/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance at Australian Open and first since 2008; best result is 4r in
2007 (l. to No.6 seed Hingis, d. No.9 seed Safina en route); reached 3r in 2005 (l. to No.4 seed Sharapova) and 2008 (l.
to Domachowska); fell 1r in 2006 (l. to S.Williams); did not play in 2008 due to right knee injury; fell in qualifying in 2001
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up: (2) Monterrey, Birmingham; SF (1): Tokyo; QF (2) Miami, US Open; 4r (2): Indian Wells, Roland
Garros

Twice runner-up: Monterrey (d. No.1 seed A.Radwanska and No.6 seed Benesova en route, before falling to
No.2 seed and champion Bartoli) and Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to Rybarikova in final)

2009 marked first Top 20 season; made Top 15 debut on October 26 (rose from No.16 to No.15; equalled
Zheng's Chinese record from earlier in season)

Had 3 Top 10 wins in 2009: No.10 A.Radwanska (2009 Monterrey), No.5 Zvonareva (2009 Miami) and No.9
Azarenka (2009 Tokyo)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 In first Tour match of 2010, fell in 1r at Auckland (l. to Kanepi); then fell 2r at Sydney (l. to Pennetta, d. No.4 seed
Wozniacki in 1r)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (2): 2004 Guangzhou, 2008 Gold Coast, R-Up (4), most recently 2009 Birmingham; SF (11),
most recently at 2009 Tokyo; 2 doubles titles: 2000 Tashkent (w/T.Li); 2006 Birmingham (w/Jankovic)

Two-time Tour singles champion, at 2004 Guangzhou and 2008 Gold Coast (both Tier III)

At 2006 Estoril played Zheng in first ever all-Chinese Tour singles final (l. ret. w/heat illness)

Reached 2 finals in a year for the first time in 2009 at Monterrey (l. to Bartoli) and Birmingham (l. to Rybarikova)

Missed 4 months (March-June) of 2008 with right knee injury (had surgery on March 31); missed second half of
2007 season with right rib stress fracture

Holds many firsts for Chinese tennis: first to win a Tour singles title (2004 Guangzhou); first to reach Grand Slam
singles QF (2006 Wimbledon), now overtaken by Zheng SF run at 2008 Wimbledon; first Olympic singles
semifinalist (in 2008) and first to crack singles Top 30 (June 19, 2006) and Top 20 (August 14, 2006)

Chinese Fed Cup team 1999-2002, 2005-06, 2008 and Chinese Olympic team 2000 and 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 15th career Grand Slam singles main draw

Best Grand Slam result to date was QF finish at 2006 Wimbledon (d.No.5 seed Kuznetsova and No.10 seed
Vaidisova before losing to No.2 seed Clijsters) and 2009 US Open (also l. to eventual champion Clijsters)

Reached 4r four times: 2007 Australian Open, 2009 Roland Garros and 2006/2008 US Open

Lost 1r twice (2005 US Open, 2006 Australian Open)
OTHER FACTS
 Husband and coach is Jiang Shan; married on January 27, 2006

Also works with Thomas Hogstedt; fitness trainer is Richard Sutton

Introduced to tennis at age 9 after playing badminton for two years

Father is Sheng-Peng; mother is Yan-Ping; is an only child

Currently studying at Huazhong Institute of Science & Technology
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[Q] SHENAY PERRY (USA #107) vs. [20] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #21)
HEAD TO HEADS: Ivanovic leads 3-0
2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD
2006 INDIAN WELLS
HARD
2007 TOKYO
CARPET
R128
R32
R32
IVANOVIC, ANA
IVANOVIC, ANA
IVANOVIC, ANA
6-4 6-4
6-1 6-3
6-4 6-2
MATCH FACTS: Ivanovic is 1 of 8 players in the draw to have held the No.1 ranking and 1 of 7 Grand Slam champions.
She meets Perry for the fourth time, in a repeat of their 1r meeting in 2006. Ivanovic’s 1r loss at 2009 US Open represents
her worst performance at a Grand Slam and the only time she has fallen in 1r. Perry has yet to win a main draw singles
match in Melbourne.
PERRY
Tournament W-L (MD)
0-3
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
11-17
YTD / Career W-L
3-1 / 229-151
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 47-43
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 43-29
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-1 / 169-95
**Stats above include current tournament
IVANOVIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
13-5
57-20
3-1 / 240-90
2-0 / 67-33
1-0 / 38-22
3-1 / 128-54
SHENAY PERRY (USA)
Date of Birth (Age)
July 6, 1984 (25)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
$350
Residence
Coral Springs, FL-USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.107
Career Prize $ (USD)*
$800,915
Highest Singles Rank*
No.40 (August 28, 2006)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making fourth main draw appearance at Australian Open; after qualifying for debut in 2004 fell
in 1r (l. to Kuznetsova); also fell 1r in 2006 (l. to Ivanovic) and 2007 (l. to No.2 seed Mauresmo)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON: ITF/Dothan, AL-USA
 Reached 2r at US Open (as a qualifier l. to K.Bondarenko) and Charleston (as a qualifier, d. No.15 seed
Zahlavova Strycova, l. to Lepchenko)

Won ITF/Dothan, AL-USA (d. No.8 seed Gullickson in 3s in final)

Bowed out of qualifying at Roland Garros, Birmingham, Wimbledon, Stanford, Los Angeles and Cincinnati
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
 Playing first Tour event this year
CAREER SUMMARY
 In 2002 played first Tour qualifying at Miami and first Grand Slam qualifying at US Open, improved ranking from
No.610 to No.268

Made Tour main draw debut at Sarasota and Grand Slam debut at US Open in 2003, also won first two pro titles
at ITF/St Paul, MN-USA and ITF/Los Gatos, CA-USA

Since then has reached four Tour quarterfinals: 2004 Auckland, 2005 Quebec City, 2006 Memphis and 2006
Quebec City

Broke into Top 100 following 2r showing at 2004 Roland Garros (No.88 on June 7, 2004) and Top 50 shortly
after Wimbledon in 2006 (No.49 on July 17, 2006)

Has four wins over Top 20 players: No.20 Zuluaga (2004 Miami), No.14 Molik (2005 US Open), No.17
Hantuchova (2006 Stanford) and No.16 Groenefeld (2006 Montreal)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
 2010 US Open marks 18th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result is 4r at 2006 Wimbledon

Advanced to 3r twice: 2005 Wimbledon and 2006 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by father Ron Perry, formerly coached by Ola Malmqvist

All-court player whose favorite surface is hard court and best weapon is serve

Began playing tennis at age 4 when father introduced her to the game at neighborhood courts

Mother is Debra; has one brother, Ronald Jr

Tennis player most admired is Althea Gibson for opening door for African-Americans in tennis
ANA IVANOVIC (SRB)
Date of Birth (Age)
November 6, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$10,200
Residence
Basel, Switzerland
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.21
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$7,209,722
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (June 9, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
8/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: 6th straight appearance at Australian Open; 2008 runner-up (as No.4 seed, l. to No.5
Sharapova in final); best other results were 3r finishes in 2005 (as unseeded debutante, d. No.32 seed Benesova in 1r,
before l. to No.2 seed Mauresmo), 2007 (as No.13 seed, l. to No.22 Zvonareva) and 2009 (as No.5 seed, l. to No.29 seed
Kleybanova 62 in third set); 2r defeat in 2006 (as No.21 seed, l. to Stosur)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Indian Wells; QF (2): Brisbane, Dubai; 4r (2): Roland Garros, Wimbledon
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 As No.3 seed reached SF at Brisbane (l. to Henin); the furthest she has advanced at a Tour event since 2009
Indian Wells
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (8) most recently 2008 Linz; R-Up (4) most recently 2009 Indian Wells

Eight-time Tour singles titlist, at 2005 Canberra, 2006 Montréal (Tier I), 2007 Berlin (Tier I), 2007 Los Angeles,
2007 Luxembourg, 2008 Indian Wells (Tier I), 2008 Roland Garros (Grand Slam), 2008 Linz (Tier II)

Qualified for season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in 2007 (reaching SF) and 2008 (went 0-2 in RR
before withdrawing with a cold)

Won first Grand Slam singles title at 2008 Roland Garros

Became 17th player to hold No. 1 ranking on 9 June 2008, after winning Roland Garros. Held top spot for 12
non-consecutive weeks

Member of Serbian Fed Cup team in 2006, 2008-09, helping Serbia to first World Group spot in 2010 and
Serbian Olympic Team in 2008 (withdrew with thumb injury)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks her 21st consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

At 2008 Roland Garros, became 2nd Serbian female Grand Slam singles champion (after Seles) and 2nd Serbian
major winner of 2008 (after Novak Djokovic won men's singles title at Australian Open)

Two-time runner-up at 2007 Roland Garros and 2008 Australian Open

Appeared in 1 SF at 2007 Wimbledon and 1 quarterfinal at 2005 Roland Garros

Runner-up in 2004 Wimbledon girls’ singles
OTHER FACTS

Trains with adidas Player Development Program – Darren Cahill, Sven Groeneveld, Gil Reyes and Mats Merkel.
Fitness trainer is Damian Prasad

Official website is www.anaivanovic.com

Named a UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia in September 2007

Alongside Hantuchova, featured in Sony Ericsson’s first ever tennis-themed TV commercial, ‘Never Miss A Shot’

Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008

Winner of Tour Most Improved Player in 2006 (for 2005 achievements) and 2008 (for 2007 achievements); also
won 2008 Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
JULIE COIN (FRA #75) vs. [WC] ALICIA MOLIK (AUS #173)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Molik is appearing at her first Grand Slam since 2008 Australian Open, after retiring later that year. Her
best performance at a major was quarterfinal appearance here in 2005. Coin is making her sixth consecutive Grand Slam
main draw singles appearance and is 1 of 8 Frenchwomen in the women’s draw.
COIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
1-1
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
5-5
YTD / Career W-L
0-2 / 191-125
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 53-45
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 46-41
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-2 / 128/68
**Stats above include current tournament
MOLIK
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
12-9
31-36
2-2 / 328-223
2-1 / 83-74
0-1 / 63-59
2-2 / 217-139
JULIE COIN (FRA)
Date of Birth (Age)
December 2, 1982 (27)
Residence
Amiens, France
Current Singles Rank*
No.75
Highest Singles Rank
No.60 (July 27, 2009)
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only;
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$4,880
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$386,469
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
~prize money figure does not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making second consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 2r in 2009 (l.
to No.21 seed Medina Garrigues, held 3mp in 3s tiebreak); fell in 2008 qualifying
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON: ITF/Clearwater, FL-USA; ITF- Tokyo-JPN; R-Up: ITF/Lexington, KY-USA

Won 2 ITF Women’s Circuit events on hard court; $50,000 event at Clearwater and a $100,000 at Tokyo, biggest
title to date

Failed to win back-to-back Tour matches, advancing to 2r just 4 times (Brisbane, Australian Open, Strasbourg
and Roland Garros)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:

Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to No.7 seed and compatriot Rezai); fell in qualifying at Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY

Finished 2008 ranked in Top 100 for first time, highlighted by breakthrough run to US Open 3r when, ranked
No.188, qualified for first Grand Slam (and Tour) main draw and defeated world No.1 (top seed) Ivanovic in 2r,
before falling to No.32 seed Mauremo in 3r; became lowest ranked player ever to beat a reigning No.1 (since
surpassed by No.226 Zhang Shuai’s defeat of Safina at 2009 Beijing)

2008 US Open marks the only time that has won back-to-back Tour matches to date

Victory against No.1 Ivanovic at 2008 US Open is only win in 8 matches vs. Top 30 opponents. Next highestranked opponent defeated is No.40 Dellacqua in 1r of same tournament

Has won 6 career ITF singles titles and seven doubles titles
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 6th consecutive Grand Slam main draw singles appearance

Reached 3r at 2008 US Open in Grand Slam main draw debut, upset No.1 seed Ivanovic in 2r (see above)

Reached 2r at 2009 Australian Open, French Open
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
 Coached by Emmanuel Daverdin

Born and lives in Amiens, France (about 100km north of Paris)

As a child, played at same club and worked with same coach as Mauresmo, although the two did not know each
other well as Coin went to study in US

Attended Clemson University, studying mathematics, where also played tennis (2002-05), leading the Tigers to
back-to-back NCAA semifinals (2004, 2005); also reached singles semifinals in 2004

Considered making 2008 her last year on Tour but after beating Ivanovic at 2008 US Open, reconsidered
ALICIA MOLIK (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 27, 1981 (28)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$6,760
Residence
Melbourne, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.173
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$2,959,505
Highest Singles Rank
No.8 (February 8, 2005)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
5/7
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 10th main draw singles appearance; reached first and only Grand Slam quarterfinal
here in 2005 (l. to Davenport 9-7 third set; was first Australian-born woman to reach QF there since Minter in 1988);
advanced to 4r for first time at a major in 2004 (l. to No.4 seed Mauresmo); reached 3r in 2007 (l. to No.8 seed Schnyder
in 3s) and 2000 (l. to No.1 seed and eventual runner-up Hingis); fell in 2r in 2008 (l. to No.12 seed Vaidisova); fell 1r on
four other occasions
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Announced return to the Tour after retiring in September 2008

Played first two events in doubles at New Haven and US Open (as WC team w/Shaughnessy at both, l. 1r)

Played fall on ITF Circuit, winning 3 $25,000 events in Australia and finishing runner-up in another 3

Reappeared on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles rankings on 19 October, 2009 at No.363; had climbed to
No.197 by December 14
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
 Reached 2r at Brisbane (l. to No.1 seed and eventual champions Clijsters) and Hobart (l. to Suarez Navarro). Prior
to Brisbane, last Tour main draw event was 2008 Olympics-China (1r, l. to Martinez Sanchez)
CAREER SUMMARY: WON (5): 2005 Sydney, 2004 Stockholm, 2004 Zürich, 2004 Luxembourg, 2003 Hobart; R-Up (4)

Winner of 5 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles, most recently at 2005 Sydney

In 2008, had withdrawn from 4 tournaments w/elbow and calf injuries; during US Open on September 4,
announced immediate retirement from Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

Shortly after reaching career-high rankings in singles (No.8 – February 28) and doubles (No.6 – June 6) was
diagnosed with vestibular neuronitis (inner ear infection that affects vision and balance), played 1 singles match
between April and August then took extended break to recover from end October, returning in May 2006

8 career wins against Top 10 ranked opponents, most recently vs No.2 Mauresmo at 2005 Doha

Australian Fed Cup team 1999-2004, 2006-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

Has appeared in 34 appearances in singles main draw of a Grand Slam, most recently at 2008 Australian Open
(2r)

Best result at a Grand Slam came at 2005 Australian Open, reaching QF; next best result is 4r at 2004 Australian
Open

Won doubles titles at 2005 Australian Open (w/Kuznetsova) and 2007 Roland Garros (w/Santangelo)

Three time mixed doubles finalist: 2004 Wimbledon and 2004 US Open (both w/Woodbridge) and 2007
Wimbledon (w/Bjorkman)
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS

Currently without a coach

Parents are Andrew and Teresa; brother, Richard, is three years older than Alicia

Donated $1,000 Australian dollars for every ace she served in 2005 SF match ($9,000 total) at Sydney to the
Bushfire Appeal, benefitting those areas in South Australia who were greatly affected by bushfires
ANASTASIYA YAKIMOVA (BLR #106) vs. [WC] CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #980)
HEAD TO HEADS: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Dellacqua and Yakimova both posted their best Grand Slam performances here. Dellacqua’s run to 4r
here in 2008 is the only time that she has advanced beyond 1r at the Australian Open. Similarly Yakimova has only won
her opener here once, in 2007, going on to 3r. Dellacqua plays the 3rd Tour match of her comeback following shoulder
surgery last February. Yakimova lost in 1r of all four majors last year.
YAKIMOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
2-4
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
4-13
YTD / Career W-L
0-2 / 246-151
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-1 / 65-46
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-1 /33-30
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-2 / 194-105
**Stats above include current tournament
DELLACQUA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
3-7
8-12
0-2 / 196-122
0-1 / 125-76
0-1 / 33-37
0-1 / 125-76
ANASTASIYA YAKIMOVA (BLR)
Date of Birth (Age)
November 1, 1986 (23)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$615
Residence
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.106
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$652,181
Highest Singles Rank*
No.49 (July 31, 2006)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0 /2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 5th main draw appearance in Melbourne (6th overall); reached 3r in 2007 (d. No.23
seed Sugiyama; l. to Safarova); fell 1r in 2005 (l. to No.25 seed Raymond), 2006 (l. to No.16 seed Vaidisova) and 2009 (l.
to Dulko); fell in 2008 qualifying
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Barcelona

Second Top 100 season, highlighted by reaching QF at Barcelona (as qualifier, d.; l. to eventual champion Vinci)

Won 2 ITF singles titles (7th and 8th of career): ITF/Cali-COL, ITF/Saint-Gaudens-FRA

3r at Miami (as qualifier, d. No.12 seed Bartoli in 2r, for first Top 20 win, falling to No.24 seed Kleybanova in 3s

Fell 1r at all four Slams; first time since 2006 playing all 4 Grand Slam main draws
2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Fell in qualifying at Brisbane and Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (2): 2006 Istanbul, 2009 Barcelona; 2 doubles titles

Best result is quarterfinalist at 2006 Istanbul and 2009 Barcelona

Finished 2009 ranked inside Top 100 for 2nd time at No.98

Two-time Tour doubles champion, at 2007 Tashkent (w/Dzehalevich) and 2006 Istanbul (w/A.Bondarenko)

Has one career Top 20 win: No.13 Bartoli (2009 Miami)

On ITF Circuit, winner of 7 singles titles (between 2003 and 2009) and 8 doubles titles (between 2004-2008)

Member of Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2004-07
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

2010 Australian Open marks 15th Grand Slam singles main draw

Best prior result was 3r at 2007 Australian Open; also 2r at 2006 and 2008 Roland Garros

Has fallen in the opening round on 6 of her last 7 Grand Slam appearances, including at all 4 last year
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Ralph Kok; began playing tennis at age 6

Father, Alex, is a shooting coach

Speaks Russian, English, Spanish

Enjoys listening to rap and pop music; admires Steffi Graf
CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
February 11, 1985 (24)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$9,030
Residence
Perth, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.980
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$850,654
Highest Singles Rank*
No.39 (July 28, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th consecutive appearance in main draw of Australian Open; after six 1r finishes
(2003-07) came on strong in 2008, reaching 4r (d. No.15 seed Schnyder and No.18 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to No.3
seed Ivanovic); fell 1r in 2009
2009 HIGHLIGHTS

Underwent left shoulder surgery on February 23rd; returned to the courts the week of November 16, 2009 at
ITF/Esperance-AUS, playing doubles w/Molik

Won 2010 Australian Open wildcard playoff tournament (d. Rogowska in final 16 76 64 after trailing 5-2 in 2nd set,
saved 3mp)

Played 2 Tour matches at start of season (l. 1r Australian Open and Dubai); won 1 singles match in Fed Cup
2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Fell 1r as WC at both Brisbane (l. to Karatantcheva) and Sydney (l. Dushevina)
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (1) Hobart

Reached a career-best singles ranking on July 28, 2008 (No.39) on the heels of strong performances at first 3
2008 Grand Slams: 4r at Australian Open (d. No.15 seed Schnyder and No.18 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to
No.3 seed Jankovic) and 3r at both Roland Garros (d. No.9 seed Bartoli en route; l. to qualifier Suárez Navarro)
and Wimbledon (d. No.12 seed Schnyder en route; l. to No.18 seed Vaidisova)

Two-time doubles runner-up at Tour level, reaching finals at 2008 Roland Garros (w/Schiavone; l. to Medina
Garrigues/Ruano Pascual) and 2009 Sydney (w/Dechy)

Has 5 career wins vs. Top 20 opponents, incl. one vs. Top 10 (No.9 Bartoli at Roland Garros) all in 2008, most
recent being vs. No.13 Schnyder (2008 Wimbledon)

Eleven-time singles title winner on ITF Women’s Circuit; also won 13 ITF doubles titles

Member of Australian Fed Cup Team 2006-09 and Australian OIympic Team in 2008
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – DAY 2 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (TOP HALF) - TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY

Making 14th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance

Best result came at 2008 Australian Open, reaching 4r; also 3r at 2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Wimbledon

Lost in opening round at first 7 majors, finally breaking through at 2007 US Open (d. Shvedova, 1r; l. Sharapova,
2r)
OTHER FACTS

Coached by Nicole Pratt; also works with Australian Institute of Sport; began working with them in January 2007

Began playing at age 7

Father, Kim, is a mechanic; mother, Nita, is a housewife; has a brother, Ben, and a sister, Brooke

Also enjoys Aussie Rules football, cricket, V8 Supercars, shopping and going to movies

Admires Australian tennis legend Margaret Court
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 1 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Web site: www.sonyericssonwtatour.com | Tournament Web site: www.australianopen.com
On-site Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Communications Staff: Amy Binder, Gina Clement, Eloise Tyson
POINTS & PRIZE MONEY
ROUND
PRIZE MONEY
(AUD)
RANKING
POINTS
Winner
$2,100,000
2000
Runner-Up
$1,050,000
1400
Semifinalists
$400,000
900
Quarterfinalists
$200,000
500
Round of 16 (4r)
$89,000
280
Round of 32 (3r)
$52,000
160
Round of 64 (2r)
$31,500
100
Round of 128 (1r)
$19,500
5
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE NO.1 Serena Williams enters the 2010 Australian Open as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s
No.1-ranked player and will increase her weeks at No.1 to 87 before the rankings are released on Monday, February 1.
Four players have a chance at finishing the tournament as the world No.1 – Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Svetlana
Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki.
Williams will retain the top spot by reaching the final, regardless of other results, while Kuznetsova and Wozniacki must
win the tournament to have any chance of earning the top spot. Safina could regain the No.1 spot by reaching the final if
other results go her way.
.
SERENA
WILLIAMS
DINARA
SAFINA
SVETLANA
KUZNETSOVA
CAROLINE
WOZNIACKI
CURRENT
RANK
1
2
3
4
CURRENT
RANK PTS
9195
7600
6081
5875
2009 AO PTS
(Defending)
2000
1400
500
160
PROJECTED RANKING POINTS
1r
(5 pts)
7200
6205
5586
5720
2r
(100 pts)
7295
6300
5681
5815
3r
(160 pts)
7355
6360
5741
5875
4r
(280 pts)
7475
6480
5861
5995
QF
(500 pts)
7695
6700
6081
6215
SF
(900 pts)
8095
7100
6481
6615
R-Up
(1400 pts)
8595
7600
6981
7115
W
(2000 pts)
9195
8200
7581
7715
MATCH NOTES, PREVIEW STORIES, RANKINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT:
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 1 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY: The 2010 Australian Open field includes 7 Grand Slam singles champions – Serena
Williams, Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ana Ivanovic – who
have combined for 33 Grand Slam titles, including the last 13. Further, they have won 28 of the last 31 Grand Slam titles,
with the exceptions being Anastasia Myskina (2004 Wimbledon) and Amelie Mauresmo (2006 Australian Open, 2006
Wimbledon).
NO.OF GS
TITLES
PLAYERS
Serena Williams
11
GRAND SLAM TITLES
Australian Open: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
Roland Garros: 2002
Wimbledon: 2002, 2003, 2009
US Open: 1999, 2002, 2008
Justine Henin
7
Australian Open: 2004
Roland Garros: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
US Open: 2003, 2007
Venus Williams
7
Wimbledon: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
US Open: 2000, 2001
Maria Sharapova
3
Australian Open: 2008; Wimbledon: 2004
US Open: 2006
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2
Kim Clijsters
2
Roland Garros: 2009; US Open: 2004
US Open: 2005, 2009
Ana Ivanovic
1
Roland Garros: 2008
The field also includes 5 players that have advanced to at least 1 Grand Slam final but are still seeking their first major:
Marion Bartoli, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki
TOUGH DEFENCE: Not since 2002, when Jennifer Capriati won her 2nd successive Australian Open title has a woman
successfully defended the Australian Open title. Since then 2007 champion Serena Williams’s run to the quarterfinals in
2008 is the furthest that a defending champion has advanced at Melbourne Park. In total, 11 women have successfully
defended the Australian Open title in the Open Era. This is the 42nd time that the tournament has been staged in the Open
Era.
TOP SEED: The No.1 seed has triumphed at the Australian Open 17 times in the Open Era but not since 2004, the
longest gap of any of the four majors (No.1 seed last won at Wimbledon in 2006, and at Roland Garros and US Open in
2007). In the Open Era, Virginia Ruzici in 1979 is the only top seed not to make the round of 16 at the Australian Open.
SISTER ACT PART FOUR: This year’s Australian Open women’s singles draw features 4 pairs of sisters. There have been
3 pairs of sisters (Williamses, Radwanskas and Bondarenkos) at each of the last three Slams (as well as at 2008
Wimbledon) but Slovak Zuzana Kucova has qualified to join younger sister Kristina in the main draw to raise the number to
four. Both Kucova sisters have played just 1 previous Grand Slam singles main draw (Zuzana at 2004 Roland Garros;
Kristina at 2009 Wimbledon).
SEEKING THE FIRST TITLE: Russian Elena Dementieva is trying to win her first career Grand Slam title in Melbourne in
her 45th career Grand Slam appearance. Jana Novotna won her first and only Grand Slam title (1998 Wimbledon) on her
45th attempt:
PLAYER
APPEARANCES
TO WIN FIRST
GS TITLE
FIRST GRAND
SLAM TITLE
Jana Novotna
45 appearances
1998 Wimbledon
Amelie Mauresmo
32 appearances
2006 Australian Open
Jennifer Capriati
29 appearances
2001 Australian Open
Kerry Reid
29 appearances
1977 Australian Open
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 1 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
LONGEST STREAK: With Patty Schnyder sidelined from this year's Australian Open with left foot tendinitis, she ends a
run of 52 consecutive GS appearances, having contested every major in the last 13 years. Elena Dementieva assumes
the leading active streak of Grand Slam appearances for women, playing her 45th straight major here. Ai Sugiyama holds
the longest streak for consecutive Open Era Grand Slam main draw appearances (men and women) at 62.
ACTIVE STREAKS – GRAND SLAM MAIN DRAW – CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCES
PLAYER
ACTIVE STREAK*
START OF STREAK
Elena Dementieva (RUS)
45
1999 Australian Open
Jill Craybas (USA)
38
2000 US Open
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
38
2000 US Open
Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
33
2002 Australian Open
Marion Bartoli (FRA)
30
2002 US Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
30
2002 US Open
Dinara Safina (RUS)
30
2002 US Open
*Including 2010 Australian Open
FAMILIAR FACES AT A SLAM: While Dementieva is playing her 45th consecutive (and overall) Slam, two players in this
year's Australian Open field have played more non-consecutive majors - No.6 seed Venus Williams, who is playing her
48th major and Tamarine Tanasugarn, who competes in her 51st Grand Slam, having made her Grand Slam debut at the
1997 Australian Open. Of this year’s main draw participants, here is a look at players that have made the most Grand
Slam appearances:
2010 MAIN DRAW PLAYERS – GRAND SLAM MAIN DRAW APPEARANCES
GRAND SLAM
APPEARANCES*
PLAYER
BEST GRAND SLAM RESULT
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)
51
QF (1): 2008 Wimbledon
Venus Williams (USA)
48
WON (7): 2000/2001/2005/2007/2008 Wimbledon;
2000/2001 US Open
Elena Dementieva (RUS)
45
R-Up (2): 2004 Roland Garros, 2004 US Open
Jill Craybas (USA)
42
4r (1): 2005 Wimbledon
Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
41
4r (1): 2007 Roland Garos
Serena Williams (USA)
41
WON (11): 2003/2005/2007/2009 Australian Open;
2002 Roland Garros; 2002/2003/2009 Wimbledon;
1999/2002/2008 US Open
*Including 2010 Australian Open
THIRTY-SOMETHING: There are 5 players (not including qualifiers) in this year’s main draw that are at least 30 years old,
including Kimiko Date-Krumm (39 years old, b. 28 Sept. 1970). Date-Krumm, who faces Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ), in the
opening round, will be bidding to become the oldest woman to win a match at the Australian Open since Virginia Wade in 1985
(d. Van Nostrand in 1r; l. to Mandlikova in 2r) and the 5 oldest in the Open Era. Wade was 40 years, 4 months – the oldest
player in Open Era to win a match at Australian Open):
th
PLAYER
DATE OF BIRTH
AGE*
28 Sept 1970
39 years, 3 months, 21 days
4 July 1974
35 years, 6 months, 14 days
Rossana de los Rios (PAR)
16 Sept 1975
34 years, 4 months, 2 days
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)
24 May 1977
32 years, 7 months, 25 days
Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
30 June 1977
32 years, 6 months, 19 days
Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN)
Jill Craybas (USA)
*Based on start of main draw (18 Jan 2010)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 1 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
BEST ACHIEVEMENT BY A WILDCARD: In the Open Era at the Australian Open (since 1969), two wildcards have
advanced to the quarterfinals: Martina Hingis (2006) and Jelena Dokic (2009). This year’s main draw wildcards are:
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA), Casey Dellacqua (AUS), Jarmila Groth (AUS), Justine Henin (BEL), Sesil Karatantcheva
(KAZ), Alicia Molik (AUS), Olivia Rogowska (AUS) and Coco Vandeweghe (USA).
ODDS AND ENDS…
•
Five players in the draw – Kim Clijsters, Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin, Serena and Venus Williams – have
scored more than 100 Grand Slam match wins.
•
Four players in the main draw own a career winning percentage of 80 percent or better on hard courts led by
Serena Williams (284-55, .838), followed by Kim Clijsters (264-56, .825), Maria Sharapova (210-47, .817) and
Venus Williams (311-75, .806).
•
Of the players in the main draw (not including qualifiers): Maria Sharapova (90-31, .744) has the best 3-set career
winning percentage ahead of Polona Hercog (32-12, .727) and Serena Williams (94-42, .691).
•
Qualifier Han Xinyun is the only player in the 128-strong field that is making her Grand Slam main draw debut
here.
•
In the Open Era, the best performance by a qualifier at the Australian Open has been by Australia’s Christine
Matison, who qualified and advanced to the semifinals in 1978.
•
There are 6 Grand Slam junior champions in the main draw: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (2006-07); Victoria
Azarenka (2005), Shahar Peer (2004), Barbora Strycova Zahlavova (2002-03), Jelena Jankovic (2001) and Virginie
Razzano (1999).
DAY 1 – FEATURED MATCH-UPS
First Round (Bottom Half)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) v [2] Dinara Safina (RUS)
Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) v [3] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
[5] Elena Dementieva (RUS) v Vera Dushevina (RUS)
[8] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Monica Niculescu (ROU)
Rossana de los Rios (PAR) v [11] Marion Bartoli (FRA)
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v [12] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
[14] Maria Sharapova (RUS) v Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
[15] Kim Clijsters (BEL) v [Q] Valerie Tetreault (CAN)
Jelena Dokic (AUS) v [27] Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v [WC] Justine Henin (BEL)
[Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v [WC] Olivia Rogowska (AUS)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 1 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #47) vs. [2] DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2)
HEAD TO HEADS: Safina leads 1-0
2008 ROLAND GARROS
CLAY O
R64
SAFINA
60 61
MATCH FACTS: Safina is 1 of 8 players in the draw to have held the No.1 ranking and has her highest seeding at the
Australian Open. Rybarikova has never defeated a Top 10 player, and has lost her only two previous meetings with a Top
5 player (vs Jankovic at 2009 Roland Garros and vs V.Williams at 2009 US Open). Safina has lost just once in 1r in her
last 16 majors (at 2008 Australian Open, as No.16 seed, l. Lisicki).
RYBARIKOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
0-1
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
6-7
YTD / Career W-L
1-1/ 191-101
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-1/ 52-25
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
1-1/ 35-30
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-2/ 85-52
**Stats above include current tournament
SAFINA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
12-7
62-29
1-1/ 337-150
0-0/ 87-54
0-0/ 64-48
1-1/ 143-82
MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 4, 1988 (21)
Bratislava, Slovakia
No.47
No.40 (June 22, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 5,500
0/0
$ 566,258
1/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Made Australian Open debut in 2009 (l. 1r to No.7 seed Zvonareva)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Birmingham; SF (2): Hobart, Pattaya City; QF (4): Bad Gastein, New Haven, Seoul, Tokyo
•
Won maiden Tour singles title at Birmingham (as No.13 seed, d. top seed Zheng en route, d. No.4 seed Li in final)
•
Two-time semifinalist: Hobart (d. top seed Pennetta en route, l. Benesova; win over Pennetta was first win over Top
20 opponent) and Pattaya City (d. Wozniacki en route; l. to Mirza)
•
Withdrew from ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/right thigh strain; withdrew from Budapest w/right shoulder injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing 3rd Tour event of the year, fell 2r at Auckland (l. Peer) and 1r at Hobart (l. No.6 seed Wozniak)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (1): 2009 Birmingham, SF (3): 2006 Tashkent, 2009 Hobart, 2009 Pattaya City
•
Won maiden Tour singles title at 2009 Birmingham (as No.13 seed, d. top seed Zheng en route, d. No.4 seed Li in
final)
•
Has 6 career Top 20 wins, all in 2009, most recently vs No.13 Nadia Petrova at 2009 Tokyo. The highest-ranked
player that she has defeated to date is No.12 Wozniacki at 2009 Pattaya City.
•
Advanced to QF at first Tour main draw at Prague in 2006 (as WC, d. No.2 seed Safarova en route, l. to No.7 seed
Peng)
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, winner of 4 singles titles (2 in 2005, 2 in 2008) and 1 doubles title (2008)
•
Slovak Fed Cup Team 2005-2009
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 8th Grand Slam main draw singles appearance
•
Best result to date is 3r at 2008 US Open (l. to No.15 seed Schnyder) and 2009 US Open (l. to No.3 seed
V.Williams)
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2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 1 NOTES
FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Reached 2r at Roland Garros twice (2008-09)
•
Has fallen in 1r on 3 occasions
•
Girls’ singles runner-up at 2006 Wimbledon (l. Wozniacki)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Mojmir Mihal, works with Kristian Cupak and Michal Dubovec for fitness
•
Favorite surface is grass
•
Began playing at age 8
DINARA SAFINA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
April 27, 1986 (23)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.2
No.1 (April 20, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 16,725
0/0
$ 9,784,194
12 / 8
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 8th consecutive appearance in Melbourne after finishing as runner-up in 2009 (as No.3 seed, l.
No.2 seed S.Williams in final 60 63; d. 3 seeds en route to final: No.25 seed Kanepi, No.15 seed Cornet and No.7 seed
Zvonareva); best previous results were 3r finishes in 2004 (unseeded, upset No.27 seed Coetzer in 2r, l. No.2 Clijsters)
and 2007 (as No.9 seed, l. No.19 Li); l. in 2r in 2005 (l. No.2 seed Mauresmo) and 2006 (as No.19 seed, l. Arvidsson); l. in
1r in 2003 (event debut) and 2008. Seeded here for 4th straight year, highest seeding at Australian Open.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Rome, Madrid, Portoroz; R-Up (5): Sydney, Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros,
Cincinnati; SF (2):‘s-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon; QF (1): Indian Wells
•
Became the 19th player to rise to No.1 in the world on April 20, 2009 and remained there for a total of 26 nonconsecutive weeks. She is part of the first ever brother-sister No.1 pair, her brother Marat Safin having ranked
No.1 on the ATP World Tour previously
•
In 2009, reached a tour-leading (with Wozniacki) 8 finals, winning 3 titles, joint-highest with 5 other players
(Azarenka, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, S. Williams, Wozniacki)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Sydney
•
Advanced to quarterfinal in season-opener at Sydney (as No.2 seed, d. A.Radwanska in 2r, after 1r bye,
recovering from 0-5 in first set to win 75 64, l. No.5 seed and eventual champion Dementieva)
•
Withdrew from Brisbane w/ lower back injury. Injury had also caused her to retire from first match at 2009 Sony
Ericsson Championships-Doha
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12), most recently 2009 Portoroz; R-up (12), most recently 2009 Cincinnati; 8 doubles titles
•
Won a joint Tour-leading 3 titles in 2009 and reached 8 finals (equal most with Wozniacki) in 2009
•
Breakthrough 2008 season culminating in first Top 10 finish; starting at Berlin posted a 44-13 record for the
remainder of the season, a stretch highlighted by 4 titles
•
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships in 2008-09.
•
Has 24 career Top 10 wins, most recently vs. No.10 Radwanska at 2010 Sydney.
•
Defeated 3 World No.1s in 2008:Henin (Berlin), Sharapova (Roland Garros) and Jankovic (Olympics), the first
player since the 1975 inception of computer rankings to beat three different reigning No.1s in same year
•
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06, 2008 (was member of winning team in 2005); Russian Olympic Team 2008
(won silver medal in singles)
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 30th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance. Made debut at 2002 US
Open
•
Best result is 3 runner-up finishes at 2008 Roland Garros, 2009 Australian Open and 2009 Roland Garros
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With SF finish at 2009 Wimbledon, has now made SF or better at all Grand Slams
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Has reached 3r or better at last 7 majors before 2010 Australian Open
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Has fallen in 1r 8 times, but only once in the last 4 years (2008 Australian Open)
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In doubles, won 2007 US Open title (w/Dechy)
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2001 Wimbledon girls’ singles runner-up (l. Widjaja)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Zeljko Krajan; fitness coach is Dejan Vojnovic
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Father, Michail, is director of a tennis club in Moscow; mother, Raouza Islanova, is a tennis coach and used to
coach Dinara; brother, Marat, is a former world No.1 and Grand Slam champion, who retired from tennis at the
end of 2009
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Enjoys Russian, Italian and Japanese cuisine.
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Official Website: www.dsafina.com
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (AUS #95) vs. [3] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3)
HEAD TO HEAD: Kuznetsova leads 3-0 (2-0 excluding matches in qualifying)
CLAY O
Q-R16 KUZNETSOVA
(2002 SOPOT
2006 US OPEN
HARD O
R32
KUZNETSOVA
2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
R128 KUZNETSOVA
46 75 63)
63 60
62 36 63
MATCH FACTS: A repeat of last year’s first round match-up, which Kuznetsova won in 3s. Kuznetsova’s best results here
came in 2005 and 2009, when she reached the quarterfinas. She is one of 7 Grand Slam champions in the draw, along
with Clijsters, Henin, Ivanovic, Sharapova, S.Williams and V.Williams. Rodionova, who is playing her first Grand Slam
officially as an Australian citizen, is looking to advance to 2r here for the 3rd time. She is 0-10 vs. Top 10 players.
RODIONOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-3
8-14
3-2 / 323-273
0-2 / 107-81
0-0 / 58-48
3-2 / 176-149
KUZNETSOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
19-8
91-28
1-1 / 387-162
1-0 / 117-61
0-1 / 81-58
1-1 / 214-89
ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
May 12, 1982 (27)
Melbourne, Australia
No.95
No.63 (April 16, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 6,285
0/0
$ 1,189, 322
0/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 4th straight singles main draw appearance at Australian Open; reached 2r in 2007 (l.
to top seed and eventual champion Sharapova) and 2008 (l. to No.28 seed Srebotnik); fell 1r in 2009 (l. No.8 seed
Kuznetsova); fell in qualifying 2002-06
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON: ITF/Bundaberg-AUS, ITF/Ipswich-AUS; R-Up: ITF/Pozoblanco-ESP 3r (1): Charleston
•
Won back-to-back ITF $25,000 events in Australia on clay in May
•
Best Tour result was 3r at Charleston (d. Brengle, and No.12 seed Mattek-Sands before falling to No.3 seed
Cibulkova in 3s) and US Open, (d. Dominguez-Lino and No.23 seed Lisicki, both in 3s, l. K.Bondarenko), equaled
best Grand Slam result
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing 3rd Tour event of the year; fell in qualifying at Brisbane and Sydney
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (2): 2002 Quebec, 2007 Guangzhou; QF (4): most recently 2008 Bangalore; 2 doubles titles
•
Best results at tour level are 2 semifinal finishes (see above)
•
2009 marked 4th straight Top 100 season
•
Win over world No.20 Bammer at 2008 Bangalore was first career Top 20 win (and only to date). Is 0-10 against
Top 10
•
Has won 8 singles and 12 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 15th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance (13th consecutive)
•
Best results came at 2006 US Open, reaching 3r (d. No.29 seed Zheng en route; l. to Kuznetsova) and 2009 US
Open (d. No.23 Lisicki, l. K.Bondarenko in 3r)
•
Run to 3r at 2009 US Open snapped streak of 4 first round losses at majors. Overall, has fallen in 1r 8 times at
majors
•
2003 Wimbledon mixed doubles finalist (w/Ram)
OTHER FACTS
•
Baseliner who prefers grass; favorite shot is forehand
•
Received Australian citizenship in December 2009
•
Father, Ivan Rodionov, is a tennis coach; mother, Natalia Rodionova, is a homemaker; younger sister, Arina, also
plays professional tennis
•
Official website is www.rodionova.net
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 27, 1985 (24)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.3
No.2 (September 10, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 8,325
0/0
$13,805,984
12 / 14
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 9th straight appearance at Australian Open; best results were QF finishes in 2005 (as
No.5 seed, l. to No.4 Sharapova 46 62 62) and 2009 (as No.8 seed, l. to eventual champion S.Williams in 3s); 4r in 2006
(l. to world No.1 Davenport) and 2007 (as No.3 seed, l. to No.16 Peer); 3r in 2004 (l. to world No.1 and eventual
champion Henin) and 2008 (as No.2 seed, l. to No.29 seed A.Radwanska); 2r in 2002 (event debut as qualifier, l. to
Tulyaganova); l. in 1r in 2003 (l. to No.2 seed V.Williams)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (3): Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing; SF (1): Miami; QF (3): Sydney, Australian Open, New
Haven; 4r (1): US Open
•
Boosted career titles to 12 in 2009, including 2nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. One of 6 players to win 3
titles in 2009 (along with Azarenka, Dementieva, Safina, Wozniacki, S.Williams)
•
Only player to defeat Dinara Safina on clay in 2009, doing so twice at Stuttgart and Roland Garros
•
Apart from winning at Roland Garros, reached QF at Australian Open, 3r at Wimbledon and 4r at US Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fell 2r at Sydney (as No.3 seed, d.Kleybanova in 3s, l. Cibulkova) in season opener
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (12) (incl 2 Grand Slams), most recently 2009 Beijing; R-Up (18): most recently 2009 Rome;
14 doubles titles
•
Qualified for season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships 5 of the last 6 seasons: 2004, 2006-09, yet to
advance out of RR stage
•
Career-high rankings are No.2 in singles (reached September 10, 2007) and No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004)
•
Third Russian to reach singles Top 2 (doing so on September 10, 2007), after Myskina and Sharapova; had
chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell 2 matches short with SF loss to Safina)
•
Has 6 career wins over reigning world No.1s, most recently at 2009 Roland Garros final vs. Safina. Two wins
each against Mauresmo, Safina and Henin when they were No.1; one of only two players to beat Henin twice
while she was No.1 – other was S.Williams)
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Russian Fed Cup team 2004, 2007-09, winning title in 2004, 2007-08
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 31st Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Two-time Grand Slam singles champion, at 2004 US Open (first Russian woman to win the singles title there)
and 2009 Roland Garros (2nd Russian woman to win there, after Anastasia Myskina in 2004)
•
Two-time runner-up, at 2006 Roland Garros and 2007 US Open (l. to Henin in both) and one-time semifinalist at
2008 Roland Garros
•
Has also reached 6 quarterfinals and 4r 7 times
•
Going into 2010 Australian Open, has reached 3r or better at last 16 majors
•
Last 1r exit was at 2005 US Open (1st US Open defending champion to lose in 1r, l. Bychkova); only 4 1r defeats
in total
•
2005 Australian Open doubles champion (w/Molik)
OTHER FACTS
• Currently coached by Andrey Olkhovskiy; in 2009 worked with Larisa Savchenko
•
Began playing at age 7
•
Appears in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched in June 2008
•
Father is Alexandr Kuznetsov, cycling coach of six Olympic and world champs, now from Lokomotiv (best club in
Russia); also coached Svetlana's mother, Galina Tsareva, six-time world champion, holder of 20 world records,
and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov (silver medalist at 1996 Atlanta Olympics)
•
Former junior world No.1, ITF Junior World Champion in 2001
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[5] ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #5) vs. VERA DUSHEVINA (RUS #40)
HEAD TO HEADS: Dementieva leads 3-0
2005 NEW HAVEN
HARD O
2008 BERLIN
CLAY O
2008 ROLAND GARROS
CLAY O
R16
R16
R128
DEMENTIEVA
DEMENTIEVA
DEMENTIEVA
62 64
75 63
67(6) 60 62
MATCH FACTS: Dementieva arrives at the Australian Open undefeated in the year to date for the 2nd year running after
successfully defending her Sydney title. Last year she produced her best result here, reaching the semifinals and thereby
completing a set of Grand Slam semifinal appearances. Dushevina has failed to advance past the 1r on her past three
appearances in Melbourne.
DEMENTIEVA
DUSHEVINA
Tournament W-L (MD)
22-11
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
110-43
YTD / Career W-L
5-0 / 540-255
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 161-103
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 101-68
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-0 / 289-133
**Stats above include current tournament
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-5
15-24
5-1 / 220-141
0-0 / 58-34
0-0 / 30-22
5-1 / 122-78
ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 15, 1981 (28)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.5
No.3 (April 6, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 98,500
1/0
$13,069,247
15 / 6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: 12th straight appearance at Australian Open; reached SF in 2009 (best result in Melbourne,
as No.4 seed, l. to No.2 seed S.Williams;); four 4r finishes, in 2002 (l. to world No.8 Henin), 2005 (as world No.6, l. to
world No.14 Schnyder 67(6) 76(4) 62) after leading 4-0 second set), 2007 (as No.7 seed, l. to No.10 Vaidisova) and 2008
(as No.11 seed, falling to eventual champion Sharapova); 3r twice – 2000 (l. to Halard-Decugis 36 64 62) and 2001 (l. to
Bedanova 26 76(5) 63); 2r in 1999 as qualifier (event debut, l. to world No.2 and eventual champion Hingis); l. in 1r in
2003 (as No.17 seed, l. to Schwartz in 3s), 2004 (as No.7 seed, l. to Jankovic) and 2006 (as No.9 seed, l. to Schruff);
made tournament debut in 1999 and reached 2r (as qualifier, l. to No.2 seed Hingis).
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Winner (3): Auckland, Sydney, Toronto; R-Up (1): Paris [Indoors]; SF (6): Australian Open, Charleston,
Stuttgart, Wimbledon, Stanford, Cincinnati; QF (1): Dubai; 4r (1): Miami
•
In 2009, finished in Top 5 for 2nd straight year and was one of 6 players to win 3 titles.
•
Won first 15 matches of the year, collecting titles at Auckland and Sydney before falling in the SF at Australian
Open
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Winner (1): Sydney
•
Won 15th Tour singles title at Sydney, as No.5 seed d. No.1 seed S.Williams in the final, marking her third victory
over a reigning world No.1. For 2nd year running had 2 victories over Top 3 players at Sydney (also d. No.2 Safina
in QF); broke $13 million prize money barrier as a result of this victory
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (15): most recently 2010 Sydney; Runner-Up (14) (incl. 2 Grand Slams), most recently 2009
Paris (Indoors); 6 doubles titles
•
Winner of 15 Tour titles and has won at least 2 each year for the last 4 years (2006-09)
•
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up at 2004 Roland Garros and US Open
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Has 28 wins over Top 5 ranked opponents, most recently vs No.1 S.Williams at 2010 Sydney; this was also her
3rd over a reigning No.1 (also 2001 Moscow QF vs. Hingis and 2005 US Open QF vs. Davenport); had 3 wins
over Top 3 ranked opponents in 2009, No.2 S.Williams (SF at Sydney), No.3 Safina (F at Sydney) and No.2
S.Williams (SF at Toronto)
•
Has qualified for season-ending Championships in 9 of the last 10 years but has only advanced twice, falling in
the SF in 2000 and 2008
•
Has been Top 5 in both singles (career-high No.3 in April 2009) and doubles (career-high No.5 in April 2003)
•
Member of Russian Fed Cup Team in 1999, 2001-03, 2005 (undefeated in final vs. France, winning both singles
rubbers, doubles rubber) 2006 and 2009; Russian Olympic Team, 2000 (silver medal), 2004, 2008 (gold medal)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
• 2010 US Open marks 45th consecutive career Grand Slam; this is the leading ongoing streak of Grand Slam
appearances for women.
•
In Australian Open 2010 draw, only V.Williams (48) and Tanasugarn (51) have made more GS appearances.
•
Has reached the singles SF at every Grand Slam event on at least one occasion
•
One of 5 active players with more than 100 career victories in the main draw of Grand Slam events along with
Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters
•
Best Grand Slam results were two runner-up finishes in 2004 at Roland Garros and 2004 US Open
•
Has also reached SF six times and 3 quarterfinals. Held mp at 5-4 in 3rd set vs Serena Williams in 2009
Wimbledon SF
•
2r exit at 2009 US Open was earliest exit since 1r loss at 2006 Australian Open, one of 7 opening round losses at
majors
•
Doubles runner-up – 2002 (w/Husarova) and 2005 US Open (w/Pennetta)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by mother Vera. Hitting partner is Andrei Karatchenia
•
Father, Viatcheslav, is an electrical engineer; mother, Vera, was a school teacher but is now her coach; has one
older brother, Vsevolod; entire family plays tennis
•
Official website is eng.dementieva.ru
•
Won Tour’s Most Improved Player of the Year Award for 2000; also Russia’s 2001 Female of the Year Award;
and Tour’s Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for 2008 (presented at Miami in 2009)
VERA DUSHEVINA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 6, 1986 (23)
Khimki, Russia
No.40
No.31 (July 4, 2005)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 17,825
0/0
$1,736, 055
1/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth appearance at the Australian Open; reached 4r in 2007 (best result at any Slam, l. to
No.5 seed Kuznetsova; d. No.11 seed Zvonareva in 2r); on debut in 2004 reached 2r (l. to No.3 seed V.Williams); failed to
advance past the first round in 2006, 2007, and 2009; did not play in 2008 because of foot injury
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Istanbul; QF (5): Pattaya City, Madrid, Eastbourne, Seoul, Moscow; 3r (1): Indian Wells
•
Won first Tour singles title at Istanbul (as No.5 seed, d. No.8 seed Hradecka for title; lost only 16 games en route,
lowest games lost for a Tour singles titlist since 2005)
•
Only victory in Grand Slam play came at Wimbledon (d. Cornet 1r, l. Vesnina 2r). Fell in 1r at Australian Open,
Roland Garros and US Open.
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Sydney
•
Reached QF at Sydney (as qualifier, l. to No.1 seed S.Williams)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (1): 2009 Istanbul, R-Up (3): 2005 Eastbourne, 2007 Stockholm, 2008 Stockholm; SF (3); 1
doubles title
•
Won first Tour singles title at Istanbul (as No.5 seed, d. No.8 seed Hradecka for title); lost only 16 games en
route, fewest games lost for a Tour singles titlist since 2005
•
Finished 2009 ranked inside Top 50, the 3rd time in 5 years that she has done so
•
Has 2 career Top 10 wins (d. No.3 Mauresmo at 2005 Eastbourne and No.10 Petrova (by retirement) at 2009
Eastbourne)
•
Has won 1 singles title and 4 doubles title on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Member of Russian Fed Cup Team 2005-06, part of winning team in 2005
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 25th main draw singles appearance at a Grand Slam. Has missed just one major since
debut at 2003 US Open (2008 Australian Open due to a foot injury)
•
Best result is 4r at 2005 Australian Open; also reached 3r twice: 2004 US Open and 2007 US Open
•
Has lost in 1r on 13 times, including 5 of the last 7 Grand Slam tournaments
•
Won girls’ singles title at 2002 Wimbledon (d. Golovin and Sharapova in SF and F); girls’ singles runner-up at
2003 Roland Garros (l. Groenefeld)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Irina Granaturova
•
Father, Yevgeny, is an engineer; mother, Elena, is a teacher; sister, Sonia, is a university student
•
Father introduced her to the sport at age 7
•
Official Web site: www.vera-dushevina.com
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[8] JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) vs. MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #101)
HEAD TO HEAD: Jankovic leads 2-0
2008 ROLAND GARROS
CLAY O
2009 DUBAI
HARD O
R128
R32
JANKOVIC
JANKOVIC
76(3) 62
63 62
MATCH FACTS: Jankovic has only fallen in 1r of a major 3 times in her career, and not since 2005 Roland Garros,
however at her last Slam (2009 US Open), she suffered her earliest loss since 2006 Australian Open, falling to Shvedova
in 2r. Niculescu has lost all 3 matches that she has played against Top 10 players, (including 2 against Jankovic) with her
biggest victory to date coming against then-No.12 Chakvetadze at 2008 Zurich. Niculescu is looking to reach 2r of a
major for just the 3rd time.
JANKOVIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
15-7
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
62-25
YTD / Career W-L
0-1/ 376-191
3-Set (YTD / Career)
0-1/ 97-94
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0/ 30-20
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1/ 234-120
**Stats above include current tournament
NICULESCU
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-2
2-8
4-2/ 231-126
2-0/ 49-52
1-0/ 41-26
4-2/ 103-55
JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
February 28, 1985 (24)
Dubai, UAE
No.8
No.1 (August 11, 2008)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$4,500
0/0
$9,436,949
11 / 1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th straight appearance at Australian Open; best performance to date was 2008 SF
run (as No.3 seed, d. No.7 seed S.Williams in QF, falling to No.5 seed and eventual champion Sharapova); reached 4r
twice: 2007 (as No.11 seed, l. 4r to eventual champion S.Williams) and 2009 (as top seed, l. to No.16 seed Bartoli); first 4
results were 2r finishes – 2003 (qualified in event debut, l. to Coetzer), 2004 (upset world No.8 Dementieva, l. to Craybas
64 26 86), 2005 (l. to Panova 36 64 62) and 2006 (l. to Savchuk)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Marbella, Cincinnati; R-Up (1): Tokyo; SF (2): Paris [Indoors], Tour Championships-Doha; QF
(6): Stuttgart, Rome, Madrid, Stanford, Toronto, Moscow; 4r (2): Australian Open, Roland Garros
•
Won 2 titles in 2009 to bring career total to 11. Won 11th Tour singles title at Cincinnati (as No.5 seed, d. No.4
seed Dementieva en route, saving 4mp in third set tiebreak, d. top seed Safina in the final; win over Safina was
career first defeat of reigning No.1)
•
Runner-up at Tokyo (as No.7 seed, ret. vs. Sharapova in final w/right wrist injury)
•
Failed to advance beyond 4r at any of the Grand Slam events in 2009, falling at that stage at both Australian
Open (as top seed, l. to No.16 seed Bartoli; lost the No.1 ranking following the event on Feb 2, 2009) and Roland
Garros (as No.5 seed, l. to Cirstea 97 third set). Reached 3r at Wimbledon (l. qualifier Oudin) and 2r at US Open
(l. Shvedova)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Lost 1r at season opener at Sydney (l. qualifier Szavay in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (11) most recently 2009 Cincinnati; R-Up (10) incl. 2008 US Open, most recently 2009 Tokyo;
1 doubles title
•
Finished 2008 season as year-end No.1, only the ninth player in history to do so, highlighted by 4 Tour titles
(Rome, Beijing, Stuttgart, Moscow – the latter 3 in 3 consecutive weeks), first Grand Slam final (US Open) and
reaching QF or better in 20 of 22 events of year
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
One-time Grand Slam finalist at 2008 US Open (l. S.Williams)
•
Top 20 debut in March 2005; Top 10 debut in January 2007; Top 5 debut in May 2007; Top 3 in June 2007;
then became 18th player since 1975 inception of computer rankings to rise to No.1 (on August 11, 2008)
•
Held the No.1 ranking for a total of 18 weeks: week of August 11, 2008 (1 week) and October 6, 2008 to
February 1, 2009 (17 weeks)
•
Scored first win over a reigning world No.1 at 2009 Cincinnati (in final vs. Safina)
•
Serbian Fed Cup Team 2001-05, 2007-09; Serbia/Montenegro Olympic Team 2004; Serbia Olympic Team 2008
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 26th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result to date is runner-up finish at 2008 US Open (first career GS Final)
•
SF finishes at 2006 US Open, 2007/2008 Roland Garros and 2008 Australian Open; 1 QF finish at 2007 US
Open
•
2r loss at 2009 US Open (l. Shvedova) was earliest loss at a Slam since 2006 Australian Open (also 2r)
•
Has fallen in 1r 3 times but not since 2005 Roland Garros
•
1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title at 2007 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray)
•
Girls’ singles champion at 2001 Australian Open, runner-up at 2001 US Open
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Ricardo Sanchez
•
Official Web site: www.jj-jelenajankovic.com
•
Father Veselin, and mother, Snezana, are economists; brothers’ names are Marko and Stefan
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 by brother and Marko (six years her senior); admires Monica Seles
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Named UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia in September 2007 (Ivanovic also appointed the same time)
•
Won Tour's Most Improved Player of the Year Award in 2007 (for 2006 achievements)
MONICA NICULESCU (ROU)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
September 25, 1987 (22)
Bucharest, Romania
No.101
No.47 (November 10, 2008)
2009 Prize $ (USD)~
2009 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$5,885
0/0
$686,018
0/1
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open. Best result in 2009,
reached 2r (l. Errani). Fell in 1r as a qualifier in 2008 (l. Pin), lost in qualifying in 2007
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF: Strasbourg, Tashkent
•
Reached 2nd and 3rd career quarterfinals in 2009, at Strasbourg and Tashkent
•
Won first doubles title at 2009 Bucharest (w/Kleybanova)
•
Fell 1r 14 times in 23 Tour events in 2009
•
Missed Marbella and Barcelona w/right forearm injury
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Qualified at Auckland and lost 1r (l. Razzano)
•
Fell in qualifying at Hobart
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 9th Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best result was reaching 2r at 2008 Wimbledon and 2009 Australian Open; has fallen in 1r on 6 other
appearances
CAREER SUMMARY: QF (3): 2008 Tashkent; 2009 Strasbourg and Tashkent
•
Winner of 15 singles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit, stretching back to 2002 ITF/Bucharest 1-ROU; most recent
win came at 2007 ITF/Mount Gambier-AUS; winner of 20 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Doubles finalist at 2008 New Haven (w/Cirstea) and 2009 Stanford (w/YJ Chan)
•
Played first Tour main draw at 2007 Dubai
•
Earned 1st career Top 20 win at 2008 Zurich (No.12 Chakvetadze, only top 20 win to date); has a total 9 career
Top 50 wins
•
Romanian Fed Cup team 2005-09
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Ciorbagiu Stelian Calin; also trains with Sorana Cirstea and Ioana Raluca Olaru when they are in
Bucharest
•
Born in Slatina, Romania; has been living in Bucharest since age 4
•
Began playing at age 5; earliest memory of tennis was playing against sister
•
Mother is Cristiana Silvia Niculescu (pharmaceutical sales rep); father is Mihai Niculescu (engineer); has an older
sister, Gabriela (was a professional tennis player and currently attends USC)
MATCH NOTES, PREVIEW STORIES, RANKINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT:
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ROSSANA DE LOS RIOS (PAR #97) vs. [11] MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11)
HEAD TO HEADS: Bartoli leads 3-0
2002 US OPEN
HARD O
2003 ROLAND GARROS
CLAY O
2009 US OPEN
HARD O
R64
R128
R128
BARTOLI
BARTOLI
BARTOLI
36 62 62
63 60
61 60
MATCH FACTS: Bartoli and de los Rios are both making their season debut here. Bartoli, who reached her 2nd grand
Slam quarterfinal at last year’s Australian Open, faces one of the 3 mothers in the draw - de los Rios, who had a daughter
in 1997. All three previous meetings have been in Grand Slam tournaments and two of those in the opening round.
DE LOS RIOS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
2-5
12-24
0-0/ 436-296
0-0/ 112-82
0-0/ 69-47
0-0/185-47
BARTOLI
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-8
42-32
0-0/ 335-214
0-0/ 79-67
0-0/ 49-37
0-0/ 218-123
ROSSANA DE LOS RIOS (PAR)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
September 16, 1975 (34)
Asuncion, Paraguay / Miami, FL
No.97
No.51 (November 12, 2001)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$---0/0
$978, 417
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth main draw appearance at Australian Open. Best result came with 2r finish in 2001 (l.
Suarez) and 2002 (l. Coetzer). Fell in 1r on debut in 1994 (l. Likhovtseva), and also in 2003 (l. Jankovic) and 2009 (l.
Flipkens). Fell in qualifying in 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON: ITF/Pelham, AL-USA, ITF/Bayamon-PUR, ITF/Buenos Aires-ARG; R-UP: ITF/Cali-COL; SF:
ITF/Galatina-ITA, ITF/Jounieh-LIB, ITF/Phoenix, AZ-USA QF (1): Portoroz
•
Won 3 ITF $25,000 events in 2009.
•
Best Tour result in 2009 was quarterfinal run at Portoroz (d. No.4 seed Vinci in 2r, l. to Voegele)
•
Only Grand Slam match win in 2009 was at Wimbledon (d. Vaidisova, l. No.1 Safina, 2r). Beaten in 1r at
Australian Open (l. to Flipkens); Roland Garros (l. to No.12 seed A.Radwanska) and US Open (l. No.14 Bartoli)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first event of 2010. Last played at ITF/Buenos Aires-ARG ($25,000) (as No.1 seed, won title). Last tour
event was 2009 US Open
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (2): 2001 Bahia, Pattaya City; QF (7): most recently at 2009 Portoroz
•
Best result at tour level is 2 semifinal finishes (both in 2001)
•
2009 quarterfinal appearance at Portoroz was first since 2002, when she made the last eight on 3 occasions
•
Has 6 Top 20 wins in her career, most recently against Schnyder at 2009 Istanbul
•
Two-time Tour doubles runner-up: 2002 Madrid (w/Sanchez-Vicario) and 2002 Bahia (w/Loit)
•
On ITF Women's Circuit, winner of 11 singles and 6 doubles titles
•
Member of Paraguayan Fed Cup Team 1991-94, 2007-09
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 25th career Grand Slam singles main draw
•
Best result was 4r finish at 2000 Roland Garros as a qualifier, the best Grand Slam result for a Paraguayan
woman, also reached 3r at 2002 Roland Garros
•
Did not contest any Grand Slam event between 2003 Wimbledon and 2007 Roland Garros as was not ranked
high enough (attempted to qualify 4 times)
•
Has 15 first-round losses from previous 24 Grand Slam appearances, including 9 times in her last 11 majors
•
Won 1992 Roland Garros girls’ singles title (d. Suarez in final)
OTHER FACTS
•
Married husband, Gustavo Neffa (a professional soccer player) in 1994
•
Daughter, Ana Paula, was born on January 17, 1997
•
As a junior, reached No.1 ranking in 1992
MARION BARTOLI (FRA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
October 2, 1984 (25)
Geneva, Switzerland
No.11
No.9 (October 22, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$-----0/0
$4,200,880
5/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Ninth straight appearance at Australian Open; 2009 marked first time to win consecutive
matches, as she advanced to QF (second best Grand Slam result; as No.16 seed, d. top seed Jankovic 61 64 in 4r; l. to
No.7 seed Zvonareva); 2r finishes on four visits in 2004 (l. to No.22 seed Schnyder in 3s), 2005 (l. to No.5 seed
Kuzentsova), 2006 (l. to Vinci in 3s) and 2007 (as No.18 seed, l. to Azarenka); suffered 1r defeats in 2002 (on debut, l. to
Pisnik 9-7 in third set), 2003 (l. to No.11 seed Maleeva) and 2008 (l. to Arvidsson in 3s
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Monterrey, Stanford; R-Up (2): Brisbane, Bali; SF (3): Charleston, Eastbourne, Beijing; QF
(4): Australian Open, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Osaka
•
After a 3-year gap, returned to winner’s circle at 2009 Monterrey (as No.2 seed, d. Li in final), ending a run of 4
defeats in finals
•
Won 5th Tour singles title, and biggest to date at Stanford (as No.8 seed, d. No.2 seed V.Williams in 3s in final)
•
Finished in Top 20 for 4th straight year
•
In Grand Slam play, produced 2nd-best result in reaching QF at Australian Open (as No.16 seed, d. top seed
Jankovic en route, falling to No.7 Zvonareva), fell 3r at Wimbledon and 2r at Roland Garros and US Open
•
Retired in last two tournaments of year in Osaka (QF w/shoulder injury) and Bali (F w/left quadriceps strain)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first event of 2010. Last played at 2009 Tournament of Champions-Bali (ret. in final vs Rezai)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2009 Stanford; R-up (6): most recently 2009 Bali; 3 doubles titles (most
recent 2006 Prague w/Peer)
•
Added 2 titles in 2009 (Monterrey and Stanford) to first 3 won back in 2006.
•
Reached 2007 Wimbledon final (as No.18 seed, d. No.3 Jankovic in 4r and top seed Henin 16 75 61, having
trailed 61 53, in SF, l. V. Williams in final)
•
Made Top 20 debut in October 2006 and Top 10 debut in August 2007 (after QF finish at New Haven); rose to
career-high No.9 in October 2007 (after QF finish at Zürich); last ranked in Top 10 on 23 June 2008
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships as an alternate in 2007 when S.Williams withdrew after one match;
went 1-1 in RR play, d. Jankovic, l. 60 60 to No.1 Henin
•
Won over $1 million in a season for first time in 2007 (at that point was nearly half of her career total)
•
Has 10 career wins against Top 10 opponents, including two against world No.1s: Henin (2007 Wimbledon) and
Jankovic (2009 Australian Open); most recent Top 10 wins were at 2009 Stanford (No.6 Jankovic and No.3
V.Williams)
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, winner of 6 singles titles and 1 doubles title
•
Member of French Fed Cup Team, 2004
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 33rd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result to date is runner-up finish at 2007 Wimbledon (d. No.1 Henin in SF, l. V.Williams in F)
•
Next best performance came at 2009 Australian Open, reaching QF
•
Has also reached 4r at 2007 Roland Garros, 2007 US Open and 2008 US Open, completing a set of R16
appearances at the majors
•
Has lost in 1r of a major 10 times, most recently at 2008 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
•
Father and coach, Walter Bartoli, is a doctor who enjoys playing chess; introduced Marion to tennis at age of 6
•
Mother Sophie is a nurse, who enjoys singing; brother Franck is in the French Army
•
Official Web site: www.marionbartoli.com
•
Enjoys jet-skiing, volleyball, basketball and painting
•
Most admires Pete Sampras and Monica Seles; like Seles, Bartoli plays two-handed on both sides
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #66) vs. [12] FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #12)
HEAD TO HEAD: Pennetta leads 3-0 (2-0 excluding matches on ITF Women’s Circuit)
CLAY O
QF
PENNETTA
(2004 ITF/CUNEO
2009 FED CUP SEMIFINAL
CLAY O
R2
PENNETTA
2009 STUTTGART
CLAY I
R32
PENNETTA
4-6 6-3 6-3)
6-4 6-0
6-2 6-0
MATCH FACTS: Pennetta became the first Italian woman to be ranked in the Top 10 last year. This is the only major at
which she is yet to advance beyond the 3r. Chakvetadze has failed to advance past 2nd round of a Grand Slam since
Wimbledon 2008.
CHAKVETADZE
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-5
37-21
2-2 / 241-35
0-0 / 75-54
0-1 / 40-43
2-2 / 138-72
PENNETTA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
5-7
33-27
6-2 / 400-250
0-0 / 124-85
1-0 / 64-65
6-2 / 146-109
ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
March 5, 1987 (22)
Moscow, Russia
No.66
No.5 (September 10, 2007)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$2,585
0/0
$3,521,951
7/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Sixth consecutive main draw appearance in Melbourne; reached QF in 2007 (l. No.1 seed
and eventual runner-up Sharapova); reached 3r in 2008; 2r three times, including in 2009 (as No.17 seed, l. to WC Dokic
in 3s)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): New Haven; 3r (5): Indian Wells, Miami, Rome, Madrid and Los Angeles
•
Best result was QF at New Haven (d. No.4 seed Petrova in 3s en route, l. to eventual runner-up Vesnina)
•
Started year ranked at No.18 but fell to No.70
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Playing 3rd Tour event of the year; fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Date Krumm); fell in qualifying at Hobart
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (7): most recently 2008 Paris [Indoors]; R-Up (1): 2008 New Haven
•
2008 season highlighted by winning 7th career singles title at Paris [Indoors]
•
In 2007, reached first Grand Slam semifinal at US Open (l. Kuznetsova)
•
Made Top 100 debut in September 2004 (after US Open), Top 50 debut in June 2006 (after Roland Garros), Top
20 debut in October 2006 (after Moscow) and Top 10 debut in February 2007 (after Antwerp); career-high of
No.5 came on September 10, 2007 (after reaching first career Grand Slam SF at US Open)
•
Russian Fed Cup team 2006-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 22nd consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is SF finish at 2007 US Open (l. No.4 seed Kuznetsova); also QF at 2007 Australian Open and Roland
Garros
•
Has failed to advance beyond 2r at any major since reaching 4r at 2008 Wimbledon
•
Has only lost in 1r of major 3 times in last 5 Slams
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Jose Clavet
•
Official Web site: www.annachakvetadze.us
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
•
Travels with father, Djambuli; introduced to tennis by mother, Natalia, at age 8; brother, Roman, is 11 years
FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
February 25, 1982 (27)
Verbier, Switzerland
No.12
No.10 (August 17, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 37,275
0/0
$ 3,339,932
8/6
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Australian Open; best result was 3r in 2006 (l. to No.16 seed
Vaidisova) and 2009 (as No.12 seed, l. to No.21 seed Medina Garrigues); reached 2r in 2008 (l. to No.30 seed Razzano in
3s); fell 1r four times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (2): Palermo, Los Angeles; R-Up (1): Acapulco; SF (5): Stuttgart, Bastad, Cincinnati, New
Haven, Linz; QF (2): ‘s-Hertogenbosch, US Open; 4r (1): Indian Wells
•
Won 8th (biggest to date) title at Los Angeles (as No.10 seed, d. Sharapova in SF and No.13 seed Stosur in F), all
previous singles titles were Tier III events
•
Became first Italian woman to be ranked in the world’s Top 10 on August 17, 2009
•
Helped Italy capture 2nd Fed Cup title, going 2-0 vs. USA in final in Italy. Was also on 2006 winning team
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Auckland; QF (1): Sydney
•
Reached final at Auckland in first 2010 competition (l. to No.3 seed/WC Wickmayer); also reached SF in doubles
(w/Schiavone, l. to eventual champions Black/Huber)
•
Advanced to QF at Sydney (d. Stosur and Li in 1r and 2r, l. Rezai); victory over Li was 400th of her career
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (8): Most recently 2009 Los Angeles; R-Up (10), most recently 2010 Auckland; 6 doubles
titles
• In 2009, won 8th (and biggest) career Tour singles title at Los Angeles (as No.10 seed, d. Sharapova in SF and
No.13 seed Stosur in F), all previous singles titles were Tier III events
•
Became first Italian woman to be ranked in the world’s Top 10 on August 17, 2009 (Farina Elia and Schiavone
previously reached No.11); held that position for 8 weeks
•
Nine-time runner-up, including four times at Acapulco in 2004, 2006-07 and 2009. Reached first final at Tier II
level or above at 2008 Los Angeles
•
Has 12 career Top 10 wins, most recently at 2009 US Open (No.7 Zvonareva), and 3 Top 5 wins, including
victory over a reigning No.1 (Jankovic) at 2008 Zurich (see below), with latest being at 2004 Rome (d. No.6
•
At 2008 Zürich (d. world No.1 Jankovic) became 3rd Italian woman ever to score a win over the reigning world
No.1, after Garbin (2004 Roland Garros) and Schiavone (2008 Dubai) both defeated Henin
•
Member of Italian Fed Cup Team, 2003, 2005-09; winning the trophy in 2006-09; Italian Olympic Team, 2008
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 28th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result is QF at 2008 and 2009 US Open; also reached 4r 3 times (2005/2006 Wimbledon and 2008 Roland
Garros)
•
Has lost in 1r 12 times in 27 majors before this one.
•
In doubles, was runner-up at 2005 US Open (w/Dementieva)
•
Won 1999 Roland Garros girls’ doubles title (w/Vinci)
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Gabriel Urpi
•
Father introduced her to tennis at age 5
•
Both parents and older sister, Giorgia, play recreational tennis
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[14] MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #14) vs. MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #58)
HEAD TO HEAD: Sharapova leads 2-1
2005 LOS ANGELES
HARD O
2005 BEIJING
HARD O
2006 MIAMI
HARD O
R32
SF
R16
SHARAPOVA
KIRILENKO
SHARAPOVA
76(7) 62
64 21 ret.
36 64 61
MATCH FACTS: 2008 champion Sharapova returns after missing last year’s Australian Open through injury. She is 1 of 7
Grand Slam champions in the women’s field and among 3 to have won in Melbourne (Henin and S.Williams). This is the
4th meeting between Sharapova and Kirilenko, but the first for almost 4 years. The two 22-year-olds also met in the 2002
junior Wimbledon semifinal, when they were both 15, with Sharapova winning in 3s. Sharapova and Kirilenko won the
doubles title at 2004 Birmingham.
SHARAPOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
25-5
92-23
0-0 / 336-79
0-0 / 90-31
0-0 / 44-29
0-0 / 210-47
KIRILENKO
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-5
25-24
2-1 / 226-163
0-1 / 59-53
0-0 / 30-33
2-1 / 162-105
MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
April 19, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
Residence
Bradenton, FL, USA
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Current Singles Rank*
No.15
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Highest Singles Rank
No.1 (August 22, 2005)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure as at 18 January
$--0/0
$13,092,900
20 / 3
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 7th appearance at Melbourne, and first since winning the title in 2008 (as No.5 seed, d.
Davenport in 2r, Henin in QF, Jankovic in SF and Ivanovic in final; now 3-1 in Grand Slam finals); has advanced to SF or
better in last four appearances (SF in 2005, 2006; F in 2007 and won in 2008); 2007 runner-up (as top seed, d. No.4
seed in Clijsters in SF; l. to S.Williams in final); reached SF twice: 2005 (as No.4 seed, d. No.5 seed Kuznetsova in QF; l.
to No.7 seed S.Williams 8-6 in third set) and 2006 (as No.4 seed, l. to Henin in 3s); fell 3r in 2004 (as No.28 seed, l. to
No.6 seed Myskina in 3s) and fell 1r in 2003 (as qualifier in tournament debut, l. to Koukalova)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Tokyo; R-Up (1): Toronto; SF (2): Birmingham, Los Angeles; QF (3): Warsaw, Roland
Garros, Stanford
•
Played singles for first time since July 30, 2008 at 2009 Warsaw (May) following right shoulder injury and surgery;
(played doubles in March at Indian Wells (w/Vesnina); reached QF (l. to finalist A.Bondarenko; d. Garbin in first
match back and LL Kustova)
•
Won 20th Tour singles title, and first since 2008 Amelia Island, at Tokyo (d. Jankovic in final when she ret. w/right
wrist injury); also reached final at Toronto (l. Dementieva; defeated 3 Top 20 players en route)
•
In Grand Slam play, reached QF at Roland Garros (l. No.20 seed Cibulkova); 2r at Wimbledon (as No.29 seed, l.
to Oudin 75 in 3s),; and 3r at US Open ((as No.29 seed, l. to Oudin 75 in 3s)
•
On February 2, 2009, dropped outside Top 10 for the first time since first cracking it on July 5, 2004 – had spent
238 consecutive weeks inside Top 10. Dropped as far as No.126 in May before recovering to close year at No.14
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Playing first Tour event of 2010. Played exhibitions in Thailand and Hong Kong before coming to Australia. Last
Tour appearance was at 2009 Beijing (l. Peng, 2r)
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (20) incl. 3 Grand Slams; most recent title 2009 Tokyo; R-Up (8) most recently 2009 Toronto;
3 doubles titles
•
Winner of 20 Tour singles titles, incl. three Grand Slams, at 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008
Australian Open, also won Tour Championships in 2004. 23rd player to win 20 or more titles in the Open Era
•
Had a 32-4 record in 2008 before her season prematurely ended due to injury; won her first 18 matches of the
year, including the 2008 Australian Open singles title
•
Was 16th woman (first Russian) to reach No.1 since 1975 inception of computer rankings, on August 22, 2005;
has held No.1 ranking for a total of 17 weeks, most recently for three weeks (May 19 – June 8) when she claimed
the No.1 ranking after Justine Henin announced her retirement
•
Holds 4 career wins over reigning world No.1s, at 2005 Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (d. Davenport in final), 2005 Tour
Championships (d. Davenport in RR), 2006 US Open (d. Mauresmo in SF), 2008 Australian Open (d. Henin in QF
•
Winner of 2004 season-ending Championships (d. S.Williams in final after trailing 4-0 third set); also runner-up in
2007 (l. to Henin 57 75 63 in three hours, 24 minutes in longest best-of-three-set final in Tour Championships
history)
•
Russian Fed Cup team 2007-08; nominated for Olympic team in 2008 but withdrew through injury
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 27th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Winner of 3 Grand Slam singles titles, at 2004 Wimbledon (d. S.Williams in final), 2006 US Open (d. Henin in final)
and 2008 Australian Open (d. Ivanovic in final)
•
One-time Grand Slam runner-up, at 2007 Australian Open (l. S.Williams) and six-time semifinalist, advancing to
that stage at least once at every major
•
Lost in 1r of first two majors (2003 Australian Open and Roland Garros) but has not lost in opening match of 24
majors contested since
•
Girls’ singles runner-up at 2002 Australian Open (l. Strycova) and 2002 Wimbledon (l. Dushevina)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Yuri Sharapov, and Michael Joyce; mother’s name is Yelena
•
Started playing at age 4; at 6, participated in Moscow exhibition that featured Navratilova; began training at
Bollettieri Academy at age 9 (required two-year separation from mother due to visa restrictions, finances)
•
Signed with IMG Models in 2003
•
At 2005 Australian Open, donated value of Porsche Cayenne she won at 2004 Tour Championships (approx.
US$56,300) to those affected by school hostage crisis in Beslan
•
Official Web site: www.mariasharapova.com
•
Appears in Tour's "Looking For A Hero?" advertising campaign, launched on June 18, 2008
MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
January 25, 1987 (22)
2010 Prize $ (USD)*
Residence
Moscow, Russia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Current Singles Rank*
No.58
Career Prize $ (USD)*
Highest Singles Rank*
No.18 (July 7, 2008)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; *prize money figure as at 18 January
$6,615
0/0
$2,349,679
5/6
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth straight appearance at Australian Open. Best result is 4r finish in 2008 (d. No.6 seed
Chakvetadze in 3r, l. No.9 Hantuchova); 3r in 2006 (l. Davenport) and 2007 (l. Kuznetsova) and 2r in 2005 (l. Ivanovic).
Lost in 1r in 2009 (l. Errani)
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: R-Up (1): Barcelona; SF (1): Seoul; QF (3): Estoril, Bastad, Moscow
•
Best result was runner-up finish at Barcelona (as No.6 seed, l. to Vinci)
•
Only won back-to-back matches at 6 tournaments. Finished year ranked outside Top 35 for first time since 2004
•
In Grand Slams best result was 3r at US Open, made 2r at Wimbledon but fell 1r at Australian Open and Roland
Garros
•
Withdrew from Brisbane w/illness, Ponte Vedra Beach w/left knee injury, ret at Monterrey and Osaka w/left knee
injury
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Auckland
•
Advanced to quarterfinal at Auckland (d. Malek, Kanepi in 1r and 2r, l. Peer)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2008 Seoul, R-Up (3): most recently 2009 Barcelona; SF (3): most recently
at 2008 Cincinnati; 6 doubles titles, most recently at 2009 Moscow
•
Has 4 career wins over Top 10 ranked opponents: No.1 Sharapova (2005 Beijing, Sharapova ret. down 64 21),
No.8 Petrova (2006 Dubai), No.3 Jankovic (2007 San Diego) and No.6 Chakvetadze (2008 Australian Open)
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 3 singles titles
•
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2006
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 25th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best Grand Slam result is 4r at 2008 Australian Open (l. to Hantuchova in 3s)
•
Reached 3r 7 times, including Grand Slam main draw debut at 2003 US Open, and at latest Slam, 2009 US
Open
•
Suffered two 1r losses in 2009 (Australian Open and Roland Garros), 7th and 8th of her career
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by father, Yuri Kirilenko
•
Started playing at age 7 when father introduced her to game at Dinamo Moscow Central Stadium
•
Mother’s name is Olga
•
Enjoys other sports, especially soccer; relaxes by reading books, watching movies, fishing, cooking
•
Admires Roger Federer and Jennifer Capriati for on-court style, attitude
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Official website is www.mariakirilenko.com
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[15] KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL #15) vs. [Q] VALERIE TETREAULT (CAN #134)
HEAD TO HEAD: first meeting
MATCH FACTS: 2004 runner-up Clijsters faces a first meeting with qualifier Tetreault. Clijsters has won 2 of the 5
tournaments that she has played since returning to tennis after a 2-year absence, including a 2nd Grand Slam title at the
2009 US Open. Tetreault has qualified for her 2nd successive major, having also done so at the 2009 US Open, and is
playing just her 5th Tour event. Clijsters has reached 4r or better at the last 14 Slams that she has contested.
CLIJSTERS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
29-7
102-25
5-0 / 445-107
2-0 / 92-54
1-0 / 44-30
5-0 / 264-56
TETREAULT
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
debut
0-1
2-2 / 112-79
1-0 / 32-22
0-0 / 19-18
5-2 / 93-56
KIM CLIJSTERS (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 8, 1983 (26)
Bree, Belgium
No.15
No.1 (August 11, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$37,000
1/0
$16,433,856
36 / 11
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events/Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Australian Open; first for two years; reached SF or better in her last
5 appearances, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 2004 (as No.2 seed, d. No.6 seed Myskina in QF en route; l. to top
seed Henin in 3-set final); four SF finishes (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007) and reached 4r in 2001; 6 of 7 losses at Australian
Open have been to players ranked in top 3; SF finishes in 2002 (as No.4 seed, d. Henin in QF; l. to top seed Capriati in
3s), 2003 (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed S.Williams 75 in third set), 2006 (as No.2 seed, ret. vs. Mauresmo in third set) and
2007 (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed Sharapova; d. Hingis in SF); reached 4r in 2001 (as No.15 seed, l. to No.2 seed
Davenport); in tournament debut (2000), fell 1r (l. to Van Roost in 3s), one of only 2 opening round defeats in her Grand
Slam career.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): US Open; QF (1): Cincinnati; 3r (1): Toronto; 2r (1): Luxembourg
•
Returned to Tour at 2009 Cincinnati after more than 2 years away from tennis and reached QF (l. top seed Safina)
•
In 3rd tournament of return, won 2nd Grand Slam title at US Open (d. Wozniacki in final) (see below)
•
Only played 4 events and finished year ranked No.18
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: WON (1): Brisbane
•
Won 36th career title at Brisbane (as No.1 seed, d. WC Henin - playing first tournament for more than 18 months 63 46 76(6) in final, saving 2mp at 5-4 in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (36) (incl. 2 Grand Slams), most recently 2010 Brisbane R-Up (17); 11 doubles titles
•
Returned to Tour in 2009 and in 3rd tournament won 2nd Grand Slam title (and 35th career title) at US Open (d.
Wozniacki in final). Became first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1980
Wimbledon) and first unranked player to do so since Goolagong-Cawley at 1977(Dec) Australian Open
•
Prior to return at 2009 Cincinnati, had not played since May 6, 2007 (l. Vakulenko, 2r, Warsaw)
•
Announced plans for a comeback to tennis in March 2009, played exhibitions at Wimbledon in May, ‘sHertogenbosch in June and World Team Tennis in July
•
Before 2009 US Open triumph, last title was at 2007 Sydney (as No.3 seed, d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 in final,
having trailed 4-2 and faced mp down 5-4 in second set)
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
In August 2003, ascended to No.1 in both the singles (August 11) and doubles (August 4) rankings, held both
simultaneously for 3 consecutive weeks, becoming only the 5th player in Tour history to hold both No.1 rankings
simultaneously (also Navratilova, Sanchez-Vicario, Hingis and Davenport)
•
Held No.1 ranking for 19 non-consecutive weeks in singles and for 4 non-consecutive weeks in doubles; was first
Belgian to hold either
•
Missed much of 2004 w/left wrist injury; required surgery on June 12, 2004; attempted comeback in Hasselt in
September 2004 but re-injured wrist, ret. from SF, did not play again until Antwerp in February 2005
•
Shortly after return from wrist injury (see above), became lowest-ranked Tier I winner in history taking Indian Wells
title ranked No.133; then became first unseeded Miami champion, and just 2nd woman after Graf to achieve the
Indian Wells-Miami double
•
Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team 2000-06, helping Belgium win its first-ever title in 2001
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 29th Grand Slam main draw singles appearance
•
Two-time Grand Slam winner: 2005 US Open (d. Pierce) and 2009 US Open (d. Wozniacki)
•
At 2009 US Open became first unranked player to win the title – previously had only been won by players ranked
in Top 10 (since computer rankings introduced in Nov 1975)
•
2009 US Open marked first Grand Slam since 2007 Australian Open (lost SF to Sharapova)
•
Won 2005 US Open in 5th Grand Slam final – the only female player in the Open Era to lose 4 finals before
winning first major; runner-up at 2001 Roland Garros (l. to Capriati), 2003 Roland Garros/2003 US Open/2004
Australian Open (l. to Henin each time); also seven-time semifinalist, and two-time quarterfinalist
•
Has reached 4r or better at last 14 Slams that she has contested (last time failed to do so was 2002 Wimbledon
(l. Likhovseva, 2r)
•
Has not lost in 1r of a major since 2000 Roland Garros, one of only two occasions that she has fallen in the
opening round at a major (other was 2000 Australian Open)
•
On Grand Slam (and Tour) debut at 1999 Wimbledon, qualified and advanced to 4r (d. No.10 seed Coetzer, l.
No.2 Graf)
•
Two Grand Slam doubles titles with Sugiyama (2003 Roland Garros and Wimbledon); mixed doubles finalist
(2000 Wimbledon w/Hewitt)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Wim Fissette, physio is Sam Verslegers
•
Husband is American basketballer, Brian Lynch. They were married on July 13, 2007. Daughter, Jada Ellie, was
born February 27, 2008
•
Father, Leo (nickname Lei), was a soccer coach and former player who was Belgium's 1988 Player of the Year
(passed away January 4, 2009); mother, Els, was a top gymnast in Belgium; younger sister, Elke, who also
played on the Tour
•
Won 2006 Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and Humanitarian of the Year at Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Player Awards
•
Official Web site: www.kimclijsters.be
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
VALERIE TETREAULT (CAN)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
January 21, 1988 (21)
Saint Jean sur Richelieu, Canada
No.134
No.124 (October 19, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 920
0/0
$107,235
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money totals do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making Australian Open debut, having come through qualifying. Made Grand Slam debut at
2009 US Open, also as a qualifier (l. Rybarikova,1r)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won: ITF/Carson, CA-USA, ITF/El Paso, TX-USA, ITF/Grapevine, TX-USA R-Up: ITF/Kansas,MOUSA
•
Won 2 ITF $50,000 and 1 $25,000 event in USA on hard court and runner-up in another
•
Played 3 Tour events, fell 1r at Toronto (as WC, l. Szavay), and US Open (as qualifier, l. Rybarikova); advanced to
2r at Quebec (d. Zahlavova Strycova, l. Safarova)
•
Year-end ranking improved from No.414 at end of 2008 to No.133 at end 2009
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Fell in 2r of qualifying at Auckland and Hobart
CAREER SUMMARY
•
Played 1st Tour event at 2008 Quebec as WC and advanced to 2r (d. Johansson, l. Mattek-Sands). Played 3
further Tour events in 2009 and recorded 2nd win at tour level to reach 2r at 2009 Quebec, matching 2008 result
•
Won first 3 ITF Women’s Circuit titles in 2009
•
Before playing Kim Clijsters in 1r a 2010 Australian Open, highest-ranked opponent that she has faced is No.30
Szavay at 2009 Toronto
•
Highest-ranked player that she has defeated is No.84 Johansson at 2008 Quebec 1r. Overall is 5-8 vs Top 100
•
Member of 2009 Canadian Fed Cup team but still to play a rubber
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 2nd main draw singles appearance
•
Made Grand Slam singles main draw debut at 2009 US Open, also as a qualifier (l. Rybarikova, 1r)
•
2009 US Open also represented Grand Slam qualifying debut
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Jack Cincirpini and Andre Parent
•
Began playing tennis at age 8. Is from a sporting background and played many sports when growing up (soccer,
gymnastics, basketball, handball, swimming and cross-country running). Says she would have pursued soccer if
she had not played tennis
•
Father, Jean and mother Maryse. Two sisters – Marilyn and Arianne
•
On her official website, www.valerietetreault.com says that her dream final would be to play Justine Henin at
Roland Garros
•
Represented Canada in 2004 Junior Fed Cup (16 & under) and 2002 World Junior Tennis Finals (14 & under).
•
Favourite city in Canada is Vancouver, favourite country to visit is Australia
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
JELENA DOKIC (AUS #56) vs. [27] ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #31)
HEAD TO HEADS: Dokic leads 1-0
2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
HARD O
R16
DOKIC, JELENA
7-5 5-7 8-6
MATCH FACTS: This is a repeat of the 2009 fourth round meeting, which Dokic won in 3s. After her run to the
quarterfinals here, Dokic won only two main draw Tour matches in the rest of 2009 in a season disrupted by illness and
injury. Kleybanova is seeking her first victory of the year, having fallen in the opening round of both of her warm-up
tournaments at Brisbane and Sydney.
DOKIC
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
6-5
40-26
1-2 / 299-181
0-1 / 86-68
0-0 / 51-53
1-2 / 122-81
KLEYBANOVA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
4-2
10-8
0-2 / 187-86
0-2 / 53-29
1-0 / 20-16
0-2 / 76-48
JELENA DOKIC (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
April 12, 1983 (26)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
No.3
No.4 (August 19, 2002)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 5,105
0/0
$ 4,067,478
5/4
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Sixth appearance at the Australian Open, and just her 3rd as a direct acceptance. Best result
came in 2009, with sensational run to quarterfinal (as No.187-ranked WC, d. Paszek in 1r for first Grand Slam main draw
win since 2003, then upset No.17 seed Chakvetadze, No.11 seed Wozniacki and No.29 seed Kleybanova in 2r, 3r and
4r, falling to No.3 seed Safina in 3s); reached 3r in 1999 (as WC, l. to No.2 seed Hingis); fell 1r in 2000 (l. to Kuti-Kis),
2001 (l. to No.2 seed Davenport), 2006 (as WC, l. to Razzano in 3s); fell in qualifying in 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (3): ITF/Athens-GRE, ITF/Poitiers-FRA, ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA; QF (1): Australian Open
•
In her last 3 tournaments of 2009, won two $100,000 ITF Women’s Circuit events and reached final of a $50,000
•
Finished ranked inside Top 100 for first time since 2003 (finishing at No.57)
•
After reaching Australian Open quarterfinal, was restricted to just 7 further Tour appearances, managing only 2
victories, due to a combination of illness (sports fatigue syndrome/glandular fever) and lower back injury. Played
the three other majors but only advanced at Roland Garros, retiring vs. Dementieva in 2r w/lower back injury
•
Helped Australia return to Fed Cup World Group II for 2010, going 4-0 in singles rubbers
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Reached 2r at Hobart (l. No.2 seed Peer)
•
Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. No.3 seed Ivanovic)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (5), most recently 2002 Birmingham, R-Up (7), most recently 2003 Zurich, 4 doubles titles
•
At 2009 Australian Open was just 4th WC in Open Era to reach Grand Slam QF and first player since Davenport at
2005 Roland Garros to win four straight 3s matches at a major
•
By reaching QF at 2009 Australian Open (1st Grand Slam QF since 2002 Roland Garros) returned to the Top 100
for 1st time since October 2004; has remained there since
•
Resurrected her career in 2008, winning 3 titles on ITF Women’s Circuit, starting the year unranked, finished it
ranked No.178
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
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Sprang to prominence at 1999 Wimbledon, where she upset top seed Martina Hingis 62 60 in 1r at Wimbledon,
going on to a quarterfinal finish
•
Has 12 career wins against Top 10 opponents, incl. 5 against Top 5 opponents; last win over Top 10 opponent
came in 2003 at Zurich (d. No.1 Clijsters); one of 2 two career wins vs. world No.1: Hingis (1999 Wimbledon) is
the other
•
Has won 5 titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Australian Fed Cup team 1998-2000, 2009; Serbia/Montenegro Fed Cup team 2004; Australian Olympic team
2000 (finished 4th, losing bronze medal match to Seles)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 27th Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
At 2009 Australian Open was just 4th WC in Open Era to reach Grand Slam QF and first player since Davenport at
2005 Roland Garros to win four straight 3s matches at a major
•
Prior to Australian Open 2009, had made just 1 Grand Slam singles main draw appearance since 2004 US Open
(1r, 2006 Australian Open) and had not won a main draw match at a Grand Slam since 2003 US Open
•
Best result dates back to 2000 Wimbledon, reaching SF; also reached QF at 1999 Wimbledon (as a qualifier,
ranked No.129, upset top seed Hingis 62 60 in 1r), 2002 Roland Garros, as well as 2009 Australian Open
•
With the exception of her run to 2009 Australian Open QF, has lost in 1r in 6 of the last 7 majors that she has
contested, including her last two
•
Won 1998 US Open girls’ singles (d. Srebotnik) and runner-up in 1998 Roland Garros girls’ final (l. Petrova). Won
1998 Roland Garros girls’ doubles (w/Clijsters)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Borna Bikic
•
Father's name is Damir; mother's name is Liliana; younger brother's name is Savo
•
Born in Croatia, settled in Serbia in 1991, then emigrated to Australia from Serbia with family in 1994; returned to
Serbia/Montenegro in 2001 before returning to Australia in November 2005
ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
July 15, 1989 (20)
Moscow, Russia
No.31
No.23 (May 18, 2009)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 8,600
0/0
$ 1,152,340
0/3
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 3rd consecutive main draw appearance at Australian Open; on debut in 2008 as a
qualifier, fell 2r( l. No.6 seed Chakvetadze); reached 4r in 2009 (as No.29 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic en route, falling to
WC Dokic 86 third set; win over world No.5 Ivanovic was first Top 10 win), equaling best Grand Slam performance
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (3): Fes, Toronto, Moscow; QF (1): Budapest; 4r (2): Australian Open, Miami
•
First top 30 season, reached career-high ranking of No.23 in May
•
Advanced to first 3 Tour semifinals
•
Equalled best Grand Slam performance, reaching 4r at Australian Open (as No.29 seed, d. No.5 seed Ivanovic in
3r, l. WC Dokic in 4r)
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fell in opening round at Brisbane (l. to Pavlyuchenkova in 3s) and Sydney (l. to No.3 seed Kuznetsova in 3s)
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (3): 2009 Fes, Toronto, Moscow; QF (4); also 3 doubles titles
•
Advanced to semifinal at a Tour event for the first time at 2009 Fes, repeating the feat at 2009 Toronto and
Moscow
•
Reached first career Grand Slam 4r at 2008 Wimbledon (d. No.10 seed Hantuchova en route; l. to No.7 seed
and eventual champion V.Williams); matched that performance at 2009 Australian Open (see above)
•
Made Sony Ericsson WTA Tour debut at 2004 Indian Wells, reaching 2r (as WC, d. Kostanic Tosic in 1r before
falling to No.10 seed Smashnova)
•
Has 4 career wins against Top 10 opponents: No.5 Ivanovic (2009 Australian Open), No.3 V.Williams (2009
Madrid) ,No.4 Jankovic (2009 Toronto) and No.7 Zvonareva (2009 Tokyo)
•
Holds 10 singles and 12 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Russian Fed Cup team 2009
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
Playing her 9th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw here
•
Best result has been 4r at 2008 Wimbledon (l. V.Williams) and 2009 Australian Open (l. WC Dokic 8-6 final set)
•
Has lost in 1r twice (2009 Roland Garros and US Open)
•
Reached doubles semifinal at 2009 US Open (w/Makarova)
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Julian Vespan
•
Began playing tennis at age 4; was coached by mother for first nine years
•
Mother, Natalia Levina, is a biologist (not working currently); father, Mikhail Kleybanov, used to work for Institute
of Steel and Alloys and now works for a chemical company; grandmother, Zhanna Kleybanova, stays at home
and takes care of everyone
•
Likes all surfaces but favorite is grass; favorite shots are serve, backhand
•
Favorite city is Moscow; favorite tournament is Australian Open
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #71) vs. [WC] JUSTINE HENIN (BEL NR*)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings.
MATCH FACTS: Henin and Flipkens are 2 of 4 Belgian players in this year’s women’s singles draw – the most for the
nation since the 2001 Australian Open; all are drawn in this quarter of the draw. 2004 champion Henin is playing her 1st
Grand Slam since the 2008 Australian Open. Henin has not lost her opening match at any tournament since 2006 Miami
– and has played 29 events since. Flipkens arrives on the back of a 2nd career QF appearance at Hobart, and is playing
on a career-high ranking of No.71; she has advanced to 3r of the last two Grand Slams. Henin and Flipkens met in an
exhibition match in Belgium in December which Henin won in straight sets. The pair also partnered each other in the
deciding doubles rubber of 2006 Fed Cup final, which Belgium lost to Italy when Henin retired with a knee injury.
FLIPKENS
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
1-2
8-8
5-1 / 220-145
1-0 / 59-47
2-1/ 34-35
5-1 / 83-58
HENIN
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
30-6
127-24
4-1 / 497-108
1-1 / 99-58
1-1 / 67-46
4-1 / 256-57
KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
January 10, 1986 (24)
Mol, Belgium
No.71
No.71 (January 18, 2010)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2009 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$5,340
0/0
$449,988
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making her 3rd Australian Open main draw appearance; fell 2r in 2009 (l. to No.1 seed
Jankovic); fell 1r in 2007 (l. to Camerin); did not play in 2008
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won: ITF/Zwevegem-BEL; QF (1): Luxembourg ; 3r (1): Wimbledon
•
Reached 2nd career QF at 2009 Luxembourg (as a qualifier d. No.3 seed Medina Garrgues in 2r, l. No.5 seed
Wickmayer in QF)
•
Produced best Grand Slam result with 3r finish at Wimbledon (d. No.30 seed Szavay en route, l. to top seed
Safina) and US Open (d. No.20 Medina Garrigues in 2r, l. eventual champion Clijsters in 3r)
•
Finished the year ranked in the top 100 for the first time
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: QF (1): Hobart
•
Reached quarterfinals at Hobart (d. No.6 seed Wozniak; l. to Errani)
CAREER SUMMARY: SF (1): 2004 Forest Hills; QF (2): 2009 Luxembourg, 2010 Hobart
•
One time Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles semifinalist at 2004 Forest Hills (l. to Benesova)
•
Made Top 100 debut in September 2006 after reaching 2r at US Open
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit has won 10 singles and 1 doubles title
•
Belgian Fed Cup team 2003-09. Played on team that finished runner-up in 2006
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open marks 9th Grand Slam main draw singles appearance
•
Best Grand Slam singles result is 3r at 2009 Wimbledon (l. to top seed Safina) and at 2009 US Open
•
Advanced to 2r or better at all 4 majors in 2009; has only lost in 1r twice
•
Girls’ singles winner at 2003 Wimbledon and US Open
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Ann Devries
•
Official Web site: www.kirstenflipkens.be
•
Introduced to tennis at age 4
•
Was named ITF Junior World Champion in 2003
•
Speaks English, Dutch, German and French
JUSTINE HENIN (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
Residence
Current Singles Rank*
Highest Singles Rank
June 1, 1982 (27)
Liege, Belgium
NR*
No.1 (October 20, 2003)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
Career Prize $ (USD)~
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
$ 19,000
0/0
$19,480, 375
41 /27
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
*Players must earn ranking points in at least 3 valid Tournaments to appear on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 8th appearance at Melbourne; 1 of 3 former Australian Open champions in the draw;
won the title in 2004 (as No.1 seed, d. Clijsters in final, joined elite list – at the time – of nine women to hold three Grand
Slams at once following her 2003 Roland Garros and US Open titles); runner-up in 2006 (as No.8 seed ret. in final vs.
Mauresmo w/gastrointestinal illness trailing 61 20, only second time in Open Era a player has ret. during a Grand Slam
final); SF finish in 2003, d. Davenport 97 third set in 4r after trailing 4-1 (first win in six meetings) before l. to V.Williams; QF
run twice in 2002 (as No.6 seed l. to No.4 Clijsters) and on last appearance in 2008 (as top seed, l. to eventual champion
Sharapova); also 4r in 2001 (d. No.14 seed Testud in 3r, before l. to No.4 Seles) and 2r on debut in 2000 (l. to No.1 seed
Hingis)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not compete on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Announced return to competition in September 2009.
In December, d. Flipkens and Pennetta in exhibition in Charleroi, and Petrova in another exhibition in Cairo
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Runner-up at Brisbane (as unranked WC in first tournament back from retirement, d. No.2 seed Petrova and
No.3 seed Ivanovic en route to final; l. to top seed Clijsters 63 46 76(6), holding 2mp at 5-4 third set)
•
Withdrew from Sydney w/left gluteal strain
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (41), (including 7 Grand Slams), most recently at 2008 Antwerp; R-up (17), (including 4 Grand
Slam), most recently at 2010 Brisbane; 2 doubles titles
•
Winner of 41 Tour singles titles (equal 11th all-time), including 7 majors (see below); also 4-time Grand Slam
runner-up (see below)
•
Won Olympic title in Athens in 2004; also won Tour Championships (2006, 2007); won last singles title at 2008
Antwerp
•
Ranked No.1 for a total of 117 weeks (6th all-time) during her career. Became 14th player to be ranked No.1, on
October 20, 2003, holding it for only 1 week (first time a new No.1 spent a week on top before losing it, since
repeated by Sharapova in 2005 and Jankovic in 2008); then held it for three other periods. Was last ranked No.1
on May 18, 2008, the week after she retired. First player to retire while ranked No.1
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
•
Retired from tennis at 2008 Berlin (l. Safina, 3r) but announced return to competition in September 2009
•
Her loss to Sharapova at 2008 Australian Open QF ended a personal best 32-match winning streak, longest
streak since Venus Williams in 2000 (35 matches unbeaten)
•
Last loss in opening match of a tournament came at 2006 Miami (to Shaughnessy, 2r after 1r bye). Played 28
events between then and her retirement
•
Missed 2nd half of 2004 w/cytomegalovirus and early months of 2005 with right knee injury
•
At 1999 Antwerp, became 5th player to win title on Tour main draw debut
•
Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-2003, 2006 (won title in 2001, runner-up in 2006) and Belgian Olympic
Team in 2004 (won gold medal)
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 32nd Grand Slam singles main draw appearance but first since 2008 Australian Open (l.
Sharapova, QF)
•
Winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2003, 2005-07; Australian Open 2004 and US Open 2003,
2007)
•
Reached 4 other Grand Slam finals: 2001 Wimbledon (l. V. Williams), 2006 Australian Open (ret. vs Mauresmo
w/gastrointestinal illness), 2006 Wimbledon (l. Mauresmo) and 2006 US Open (l. Sharapova)
•
Has also reached 5 Grand Slam semifinals and 2 quarterfinals
•
Last 1r loss at a Slam was 2005 Wimbledon (l. Daniilidou); was first opening round loss at a Slam since 2002
Roland Garros, and only 4th of career
•
Won junior girls’ singles title at 1997 Roland Garros as 15-year-old
OTHER FACTS
• Coached by Carlos Rodriguez since the age of 14
•
Official website is www.justine-henin.be
•
Created her own charity, “Justine’s Winner’s Circle”, in December 2003 to help children with cancer
•
Enjoys skydiving, took it up after winning gold medal at 2004 Olympics
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
[Q] YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #16) vs. ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #53)
HEAD TO HEADS: Wickmayer leads 3-0 (2-0 excluding matches on ITF Women’s Circuit)
(2009 ITF-SAINT-GAUDENS
CLAY
R16
WICKMAYER
2009 LINZ
HARD
R16
WICKMAYER
2009 LUXEMBOURG
HARD
R32
WICKMAYER
64 64)
26 63 61
63 76(4)
MATCH FACTS: Wickmayer’s qualification means that Belgium has 4 women in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam
for the first time since the 2001 Australian Open. At the Australian Open entry deadline, Wickmayer was serving a
suspension imposed by the Belgian National Anti-Doping Organsation for failure to provide whereabouts; the suspension
has since been lifted, pending further appeal through CAS, but she was able to enter qualifying before the qualifying
deadline. Dulgheru lost in the opening round of her only previous Slam (2009 US Open) and since breaking through to win
on her Tour debut at 2009 Warsaw, has only won 1 of 8 Tour matches. The two players met twice in the last two weeks
of the regular 2009 season with Wickmayer prevailing on both occasions.
WICKMAYER
Tournament W-L (MD)
0-1
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
6-7
YTD / Career W-L
8-0 / 174-75
3-Set (YTD / Career)
1-0 / 40-30
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
0-0 / 34-27
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
8-0 / 91-42
**Stats above include current tournament
DULGHERU
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-0
0-1
0-2 / 144-79
0-0 / 39-22
0-0 / 23-14
0-2 / 35-30
YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL)
Date of Birth (Age)
October 20, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$ 37,825
Residence
Deurne, Belgium
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.16
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$ 900,717
Highest Singles Rank
No.16 (November 9, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
3/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Making her 2nd main draw singles appearance at Australian Open. Fell 1r in 2009 (l. to
qualifier Brianti); fell in qualifying in 2008 (l. to O’Brien)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (2): Estoril, Linz; R-Up (1): ‘s-Hertogenbosch; SF: (2) US Open, Luxembourg; QF (1):
Birmingham
•
Won first 2 Tour singles titles at Estoril, (unseeded, defeated No.6 seed Makarova in final) and at Linz (d. No.1
seed Pennetta in SF and Kvitova in final)
•
Reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open, having never previously been past 2r at a major; (l. to Wozniacki)
•
Breakthrough season culminating in first Top 20 finish (at No.16)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Auckland
•
Won 3rd Tour singles title at Auckland (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Pennetta in final); could meet Pennetta again n
2nd round here
•
Qualified for main draw at Australian Open, losing only one game in her last two matches (was serving a
suspension imposed by the Belgian National Anti-Doping Organsation for failure to provide whereabouts at the
entry deadline; the suspension has since been lifted, pending further appeal through CAS, but was able to enter
qualifying before the qualifying deadline)
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
CAREER SUMMARY: Winner (3): 2009 Estoril, Linz, 2010 Auckland; Runner-Up (2): 2009 's-Hertogenbosch, 2008
Birmingham; SF (2): 2009 US Open, Luxembourg
•
Breakthrough year in 2009, winning first 2 Tour titles and reaching first Grand Slam semifinal at 2009 US Open
•
Has improved year-end ranking every year, ended 2006 at No.534, rose to No.221 in 2007, improving to No.69
in 2008 before finishing 2009 at No.16
•
Has 3 wins vs. Top 20 players (No.18 Razzano at 2009 US Open, No.11 Pennetta at 2009 Linz and No.12
Pennetta at 2010 Auckland)
•
Winner of 9 singles and 8 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
•
Belgian Fed Cup team 2007-09
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 8th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result to date is SF finish at 2009 US Open; previous best was 2r at 2009 Roland Garros
•
Has also fallen in 1r on five occasions
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by her dad, Marc Wickmayer; does off-court training with Marc Frey
•
Introduced to tennis at age 9 by friends at local courts
•
Speaks Dutch, English, French
•
Official website www.yaninawickmayer.com
ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU)
Date of Birth (Age)
May 30, 1989 (20)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$ 3,450
Residence
Bucharest, Romania
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.53
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$ 231,749
Highest Singles Rank*
No.53 (October 12, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figures do not include this tournament
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making tournament debut at Australian Open
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won (1): Warsaw
•
As qualifier ranked No.201 making Tour main draw debut, won first Tour title of any kind at Premier-level
Warsaw, a run that included wins over No.5 seed Errani and No.6 seed Hantuchova, and, in 3s final, No.8 seed
A.Bondarenko (60 in final set)
•
Year-end ranking rose from 385 in 2008, to 51 in 2009
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Cibulkova) and Hobart (l. to Cornet); has lost in 1r 6 times in last 7 tournaments
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (1): 2009 Warsaw
•
Winner of one singles title on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: 2009 Warsaw (also Tour main draw debut); best career
win (prior to Warsaw) had been against World No.138 Olivia Sanchez at 2007 Granada
•
Made Top 100 debut after winning 2009 Warsaw
•
Has won 3 singles and 2 doubles titles on ITF Women’s Circuit
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open represents 2nd appearance at a Grand Slam
•
2009 US Open marked Grand Slam singles debut (qualifying or main draw)
•
Reached girls’ doubles final (w/Antoniychuk) and singles quarterfinals at 2006 Wimbledon
OTHER FACTS
•
Coached by Daniel Dobre
•
Started playing tennis at age 4
•
Other personal interests include drawing, acting, swimming and dancing
•
Father’s name is Durmitru and mother’s name is Doina; has a sister Bianca-Mihaela, a former professional tennis
player who now works in the hotel industry in the United States
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FIRST ROUND (BOTTOM HALF) - MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #44) vs. [WC] OLIVIA ROGOWSKA (AUS #146)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting
MATCH FACTS: Both Cirstea and Rogowska are looking to advance to 2r here for the first time. Cirstea comes into this
event on a 7-match losing streak at Tour level, although she did score a victory at the Hopman Cup (vs. Stosur) 2 weeks
ago. Rogowska is playing her 4th Slam and just her 6th event at tour level, scoring only one win from her previous 5.
CIRSTEA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-2
11-8
0-1 / 168-87
0-0 / 45-31
0-0 / 28-21
0-1 / 77-46
ROGOWSKA
Tournament W-L (MD)
Grand Slam W-L (MD)
YTD / Career W-L
3-Set (YTD / Career)
Tie-Break (YTD / Career)
Hardcourt (YTD / Career)
0-1
1-3
1-2 / 64-48
0-0 / 19-16
1-0 / 9-12
1-2 / 40-34
SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU)
Date of Birth (Age)
April 7, 1990 (19)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$ 1,725
Residence
Targoviste, Romania
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.44
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$ 892,193
Highest Singles Rank
No.23 (August 17, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
1/2
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Third main draw appearance at Australian Open, and yet to advance beyond 1r. Fell in opener
in 2008 (l. Ivanovic) and 2009 (l. Czink)
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (2): Marbella, Los Angeles; QF (2): Roland Garros, Estoril
•
Reached first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland Garros (d. 3 seeds: No.21 Cornet, No.10 Wozniacki and No.5
Jankovic before falling to No.30 Stosur)
•
Advanced to 5th and 6th career semifinals at Marbella (as No.7 seed, l. No.5 Suarez Navarro) and Los Angeles d.
No.4 seed Wozniacki, No.17 seed Lisicki and No.8 seed A.Radwanska before falling to No.13 seed Stosur)
•
Started season with six consecutive 1r losses and finished by losing in the opening round 5 straight times
•
Reached doubles finals at Barcelona (w/Klepac) and Fes (w/Kirilenko)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: SF (2): Marbella, Los Angeles; QF (2): Roland Garros, Estoril
•
Fell 1r at Hobart (l. Peng), 6th straight opening round loss
•
Started the season at Hopman Cup, winning 1 of her 3 matches (d. Stosur, l. Oudin, Martinez Sanchez)
CAREER SUMMARY: Won (1): 2008 Tashkent; R-Up (1) Budapest; SF (4): most recently 2009 Los Angeles; 1 doubles
title (2008 Fes w/Pavlyuchenkova)
•
Advanced to first Grand Slam quarterfinal in 2009 (Roland Garros) and broke Top 30 afterwards
•
Breakthrough year in 2008, highlighted by first Tour title at Tashkent, SF at Luxembourg and four QF finishes;
also made Top 40 debut on October 6, 2008 (No.39)
•
Played first Tour main draw at 2006 Stockholm (l. 1r); played six more Tour main draws in 2007, reaching first
Tour singles final at 2007 Budapest (as No.325 qualifier, became first Romanian to reach a Tour singles final
since Dragomir Ilie at 2000 's-Hertogenbosch in June 2000; l. Dulko)
•
Has 9 career Top 20 wins, including 4 vs Top 10 (most recently vs No.5 Jankovic at 2009 Roland Garros). Most
recent Top 20 win was vs A.Radwanska (2009 Los Angeles QF)
•
On ITF Circuit, winner of 4 singles titles and 8 doubles titles
•
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2008-09 and Romanian Olympic Team in 2008
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian Open is 9th consecutive Grand Slam singles main draw appearance
•
Best result was QF finish at 2009 Roland Garros, followed by 3r at 2009 Wimbledon and 2009 US Open
•
Has made 2r at all majors except Australian Open
•
Girls’ doubles runner-up (w/Glatch) at 2007 Roland Garros
OTHER FACTS
•
Trains at Mouratoglou Academy in Paris, coached by Vlado Platenik. Also part of adidas Player Development
Program
•
Full name is Sorana Mihaela Cirstea
•
Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish, and is studying French
OLIVIA ROGOWSKA (AUS)
Date of Birth (Age)
June 7, 1991 (18)
2010 Prize $ (USD)~
$2,185
Residence
Melbourne, Australia
2010 Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
Current Singles Rank*
No.146
Career Prize $ (USD)~
$116,550
Highest Singles Rank*
No.138 (December 7, 2009)
Career Titles (Singles/Doubles)^
0/0
^denotes Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and Grand Slams only; ~prize money figure as at 18 January
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Making 2nd Australian Open main draw appearance. On Grand Slam debut here, also as WC
in 2009, l. 1r to A.Bondarenko. Fell in qualifying in 2008.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Won: ITF/Esperance-AUS; R-Up (2): ITF/Bundaberg-AUS; ITF/Kalgoorlie-AUS
•
Made Grand Slam main draw singles debut at Australian Open (as WC, l. to No.31 seed A.Bondarenko in 3s),
also received wildcards at Roland Garros and US Open
•
Scored first victory at tour level at Roland Garros (as WC, d. world No.47 Kirilenko in 1r, l. to K.Bondarenko 7-5 in
third set in 2r)
•
Won $25,000 ITF Women’s Circuit event in Australia (d. Molik in final)
•
Reached final of 2010 Australian Open wildcard playoff tournament (l. Dellaqua 16 76 63 after leading 61 52; held
3mp)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
•
Lost 1r at Hobart (as WC, l. Peer)
•
Fell in qualifying at Brisbane
CAREER SUMMARY
•
Played first Tour event of career at 2009 Hobart (as WC l. Pavlyuchenkova, 1r)
•
Has one win at Tour level coming into 2010; defeated world No.47 Kirilenko at 2009 Roland Garros
•
On ITF Women’s Circuit, has 2 singles and 3 doubles titles
•
Improved ranking by more than 500 places in 2008, and by a further 300-plus in 2009, ending the year at No.154
•
Member of the Australian team that won the junior Fed Cup in Reggio Emilia, Italy in 2007
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*Seedings based on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings of January 11, 2010; *Rankings in brackets w/o January 18, 2010
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
•
2010 Australian is 4th Grand Slam main draw singles appearance
•
Made Grand Slam main draw singles debut at 2009 Australian Open
•
Has one win from 3 majors played; reached 2r at 2009 Roland Garros
•
At 2009 US Open, took first set and led top seed Safina 3-0 in 3s before losing 67 62 64
•
Fell in final round of qualifying at 2009 Wimbledon
OTHER FACTS
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Coached by Chris Johnston as part of the Australian Institute of Sport Pro Tour program
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Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is clay
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Began playing at age 5 when father, Slavek, a tennis coach, introduced her to the sport at a club
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Mother Joanna is a radiographer; has a younger sister, Sylvia
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Enjoys playing the piano and soccer, performing yoga and reading
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