The classic trophy kiss in Cleveland ????
— wta (@WTA) August 28, 2021
Your #TennisInTheLand singles champion, Anett Kontaveit! pic.twitter.com/DWviK3NcC5
?? Queen of Cleveland ??
— wta (@WTA) August 28, 2021
???? Anett Kontaveit picks up her second career WTA title with victory over Begu!#TennisInTheLand pic.twitter.com/cPmulX4aSl
„Allez!“@alizecornet is through to the Chicago final, she’ll be facing off with Elina Svitolina tomorrow pic.twitter.com/6AbApWnjl2
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 27, 2021
Always tough to fail on the last step, but I can say I gave it all this week ??
— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) August 29, 2021
Thank you Chicago ? That was fun ??
Now all eyes on the @usopen ??
C'est toujours dur d'échouer sur la dernière marche, mais je peux dire que j'ai tout donné cette semaine ??
Merci Chicago ??? pic.twitter.com/OSosBPsHWB
Chasing down your 16th title like @ElinaSvitolina ??????? pic.twitter.com/6Rs5dOVgDP
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 29, 2021
For a bit, the Ukrainian played the role of Public Enemy #1 for the Pastries, as she advanced past Clara Burel (who retired in the 3rd set), Fiona Ferro (winning 6-4/6-4 after play had been suspended at 4-4 a day earlier) and Kristina Mladenovic (who won just one game) to reach the semifinals. There it took three sets to dispatch Rebecca Peterson and reach her first final of the season. Svitolina's 7-5/6-4 win over Alize Cornet (yet another French player!) gives her sixteen titles in her WTA career (with an impressive 16-3 mark in finals), but continues the seasons-long trend of "downgraded" title runs since what was her biggest career win at the WTA Finals to end the 2018 season. Rather than leading to *bigger* crowns (as has been the case with other slam-less winners of the event, such as Gabriela Sabatini, Jana Novotna and Caroline Wozniacki in the past), that win in the event's swan song in Singapore has proven to be the former title-hunter's zenith. Since her WTAF title nearly three years ago, which had been preceded by six Premier or higher wins, all three of Svitolina's titles have come at the tour's lowest event level (International/250) in Monterrey, Strasbourg and now Chicago. After reaching twelve finals in the three-season 2016-18 timespan, Svitolina has played in just four in the time since with a pair of final-less stretches of over (or nearly) a year between those appearances (between the 2018 and '19 WTAF, and Strasbourg and Chicago). Svitolina remains one of four champions in the 48-year history of the tour championships to have never won a major title, joining the likes of Sylvia Hanika (1982), Aga Radwanska (2015) and Dominika Cibulkova (2016).
The first move toward the final has been made. ??
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) August 27, 2021
Varvara Gracheva snags the first set from No. 9 seed Cornet, 6-4.
Stream live ? https://t.co/tPoe44TDv0#ChiTennisFest pic.twitter.com/Qey2AkAApt
She'll rise from #88 to a new career high of #82 heading into the U.S. Open, where she posted her first career slam MD win on her way to the 3rd Round finish (w/ wins over Badosa and Mladenovic) last summer.
In the $25K in Braunschweig, Germany, 18-year old Schunk, this season's Wimbledon junior finalist, picked up her second $25K crown since her SW19 run, defeating fellow German Anna Klasen in a 6-3/6-1 final.
In Pancevo, Serbia, yet another junior member of the Russian Tennis Renaissance put her name on the board as Zaytseva picked up her biggest career title with a J1 win (and s/d sweep). The 16-year old #46-ranked girl handled fellow Hordette Yaroslava Bartashevich 6-0/6-3 in the final, but joined up with her to win the doubles crown.
It's a second Grand Slam main draw for @beccamarino90 in 2021! ??
— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) August 27, 2021
She qualifies for the @usopen with a great win over No. 6 seed Greet Minnen, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, without facing a single break point in the third set.
Well done, Rebecca! ??#TennisNation | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/iovURGjaUf
some v interesting Slam debutantes at this year's US Open, wrote about them for @WTA - Párrizas Díaz is really one of the stories of 2021, she started dating her bf and new coach in lockdown last year https://t.co/kbqFZUwkEU
— Alex Macpherson (@alex_macpherson) August 28, 2021
Katie Boulter, GBR (25/#190) - the Brit reaches her first U.S. MD after knocking off two Q-seeds, and coming back from 4-2 down in the 3rd in the final round vs. Kristina Kucova
Cristina Bucsa, ESP (23/#161) - another slam MD debut, the third Spaniard to do so at this Open, comes with back-to-back-to-back straight sets victories
Olga Danilovic, SRB (20/#145) - after making her slam debut in Melbourne in February (2r), the Serb makes her maiden U.S. Open MD
Harriet Dart, GBR (25/#151) - Dart is the only repeat qualifier from the last pre-U.S. Open qualifying tournament held in 2019. She had to win two three-setters and a double-TB two-setter to return to the MD.
Dalma Galfi, HUN (23/#152) - the '15 U.S. Open junior champ and former girls #1 finally makes her slam MD debut. Galfi is on a 17-5 run.
Ana Konjuh, CRO (23/#87) - sweeping through six sets, she qualified for her third straight slam to reach her first U.S. MD since 2017
Jamie Loeb, USA (26/#194) - the '15 NCAA women's singles champ reaches her second career slam MD ('15 US 1r)
Rebeka Masarova, ESP (22/#231) - the '16 RG girls champ, who ended '20 at #717, improves to 29-3 since May to reach her maiden slam MD
Kristyna Pliskova, CZE (29/#115) - the Czech qualifies to reach her 19th consecutive slam MD (twin Karolina will be playing in her 35th straight)
Emma Raducanu, GBR (18/#150) - she reached the Wimbledon 4th Rd. as a WC, and a week after reaching the WTA 125 Chicago final swept her three U.S. Q-round matches in straights to make it two slam MD appearances in a row
Welcome to New York, @EmmaRaducanu!
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 27, 2021
The breakout ???? star of @Wimbledon has qualified for her first #USOpen main draw. pic.twitter.com/kAZDnF4W5z
When they were 18, @EmmaRaducanu & @andy_murray both (frivolous but fun comparison):
— Steven (@GBtennis) August 27, 2021
- made waves @Wimbledon (ER R4, AM R3)
- made their 1st Challenger final a few weeks later (ER lost, AM won 2)
- broke into the WTA/ATP top 150 in Aug
- qualified @USOpen without dropping a set
Gabriela Ruse, ROU (23/#108) - a two-time WTA finalist this season (1-1), Ruse reaches her third career slam MD (0-2 1r Wimbledon)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, SVK (26/#92) - winning a pair of marathon matches in the heat, AKS will play in just her second U.S. Open MD since 2016
Astra Sharma, AUS (25/#114) - a tour title winner (Charleston 250) in '21, the Aussie has now reached five straight slam MD in non-automatic berth fashion: 2020 RG lucky loser, 2021 AO wild card, 2021 RG wild card, 2021 WI lucky loser and 2021 US qualifier
Kristina Kucova, SVK (31/#111) - the '21 Gdynia finalist's first US MD since 2016, and first in a slam since the '19 RG
Mayar Sherif, EGY (25/#95) - the first Egyptian to... play in the U.S. Open MD
Viktoriya Tomova, BUL (26/#117) - she reached her first two tour level SF in '21, the second of those coming as a LL in Belgrade
*MULTI-SLAM QUALIFIERS IN 2021*
3 - Ana Konjuh, CRO (RG-WI-US)
3 - Greet Minnen, BEL (AO-RG-WI)
2 - Clara Burel, FRA (AO-WI)
2 - Olga Danilovic, SRB (AO-US)
2 - Rebecca Marino, CAN (AO-US)
2 - Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, COL (RG-WI)
2 - Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, SVK (RG-US)
*YOUNGEST 2021 SLAM...*
=Q=
AO - Whitney Osuigue, USA (18)
US - Emma Raducanu, GBR (18)
AO - Clara Burel, FRA (19)
AO - Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ITA (19)
AO - Olga Danilovic, SRB (19)
RG - Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, COL (19)
WI - Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, COL (19)
WI - Katie Volynets, USA (19)
WI - Wang Xinyu, CHN (19)
=LL=
RG - Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ITA (20)
WI - Astra Sharma, AUS (25)
US - Mayar Sherif, EGY (25)
=PR=
RG - Liang En-shuo, TPE (20)-Q
AO - Katie Boulter, GBR (24)
RG - Ivana Jorovic, SRB (24)
US - Ivana Jorovic, SRB (24)
=OLDEST 2021 SLAM...=
=Q=
RG - Varvara Lepchenko, USA (35)
AO - Sara Errani, ITA (33)
WI - Monica Niculescu, ROU (33)
AO - Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL (33)
WI - Olga Govortsova, BLR (32)
WI - Monica Niculescu, ROU (32)
RG - Stefanie Voegele, SUI (31)
US - Rebecca Marino, CAN (30)
AO - Rebecca Marino, CAN (30)
WI - Vitalia Diatchenko, RUS (30)
WI - Danielle Lao, USA (30)
US - Nuria Parrizas Diaz, ESP (30)
=LL=
WI - Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL (33)
AO - Mihaela Buzarnescu, ROU (32)
RG - Olga Govortsova, BLR (32)
US - Kristina Kucova, SVK (31)
=PR=
US - Samantha Stosur, AUS (37)
WI - Samantha Stosur, AUS (37)
AO - Vera Zvonareva, RUS (36)
WI - Elena Vesnina, RUS (34)
RG - Elena Vesnina, RUS (34)
=MAKING SLAM MD DEBUTS=
=Q=
AO - Olga Danilovic, SRB
AO - Francesca Jones, GBR
RG - Ekaterine Gorgodze, GEO
RG - Liang En-shuo, TPE
RG - Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, COL
US - Cristina Bucsa, ESP
US - Dalma Galfi, HUN
US - Valentini Grammatikopoulou, GRE
US - Rebeka Masarova, ESP
US - Nuria Parrizas Diaz, ESP
=PR=
RG - Liang En-shuo, TPE (Q)
=LOW-RANKED 2021 SLAM QUALIFIERS=
#312 - Rebecca Marino, CAN (AO)
#295 - Liang En-shuo, TPE (RG)
#290 - Katie Swan, GBR (WI)
#241 - Francesca Jones, GBR (AO)
#238 - Danielle Lao, USA (WI)
#236 - Clara Burel, FRA (AO)
#234 - Valentini Grammatikopoulou, GRE (US)
#231 - Ellen Perez, AUS (WI)
#225 - Valeria Savinykh, RUS (AO)
#222 - Ekaterine Gorgodze, GEO (RG)
#212 - Aleksandra Krunic, SRB (RG)
#200 - Katie Voynets, USA (WI)
=LL=
#138 - Mihaela Buzarnescu, ROU (AO)
#138 - Olga Govortsova, BLR (RG)
#135 - Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, SVK (AO)
#127 - Astra Sharma, AUS (WI)
#125 - Magarita Gasparyan, RUS (AO)
#123 - Wang Yafan, CHN (WI)
#122 - Ysaline Bonaventure, BEL (AO)
#118 - Kristie Ahn, USA (WI)
#117 - Viktoriya Tomova, BUL (US)
#103 - Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL (WI)
=2021 SLAM Q's BY NATION (28 diff.)=
7 - USA [1/2/3/1]
5 - GBR [1/0/1/3]
4 - ESP [0/1/0/3]
4 - RUS [2/0/2/0]
3 - AUS [0/1/1/1]
3 - BEL [1/1/1/0]
3 - CRO [0/1/1/1]
3 - FRA [2/0/1/0]
3 - ROU [0/1/1/1]
3 - SRB [1/1/0/1]
3 - UKR [0/2/1/0]
2 - CAN [1/0/0/1]
2 - CHN [0/1/1/0]
2 - COL [0/1/1/0]
2 - HUN [1/0/0/1]
2 - ITA [2/0/0/0]
2 - SVK [0/1/0/1]
1...AO: BUL,EGY,JPN,SLO
1...RG: GEO,SUI,TPE
1...WI: BLR,NED
1...US: CZE,GRE
-
=LL=
1...AO: BEL,ROU,RUS,SVK
1...RG: BLR,ITA
1...WI: AUS,BUL,CHN,USA
1...US: BUL,EGY,SVK
*U.S. OPEN "Q-PLAYER OF THE WEEK" WINNERS*
2006 Chan Yung-Jan, TPE
2007 Alina Jidkova, RUS
2008 Yaroslava Shvedova, KAZ & Barbora Strycova, CZE
2009 Eva Hrdinova, CZE
2010 Michelle Larcher de Brito, POR
2011 Romina Oprandi, ITA
2012 Magdalena Rybarikova, SVK
2013 Michelle Larcher de Brito, POR
2014 Aleksandra Krunic, SRB
2015 Jessica Pegula, USA
2016 Taylor Townsend, USA
2017 Kaia Kanepi, EST
2018 Genie Bouchard, CAN
2019 Peng Shuai, CHN
2020 DNP Q
2021 Rebecca Marino, CAN
[2021 slams]
AO: Francesca Jones, GBR
RG: Varvara Lepchenko, USA
WI: Ana Konjuh, CRO
Lucky loser Nagi Hanatani was so surprised after Anna Blinkova retired from the 1R after just one (1) game.#TennisInTheLand pic.twitter.com/DnIuMi2S9P
— Tennis GIFs ???? (@tennis_gifs) August 25, 2021
?? POINT OF THE DAY ??
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 24, 2021
???? Katharina Gerlach shows her all-court game on this incredible rally. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/zpfAC2IkGd
??????
— wta (@WTA) August 28, 2021
???? Nadiia Kichenok & ???? Raluca Olaru claim the Chicago doubles title, defeating L. Kichenok/Ninomiya 7-6(6), 5-7, [10-8]!#ChiTennisFestival pic.twitter.com/fg3qTU7v6N
Another fun Hsieh Su-Wei interview. "She is my favorite legend. Love her so much" on Venus.#ChiTennisFest pic.twitter.com/v3d8NxBuOK
— Tennis GIFs ???? (@tennis_gifs) August 24, 2021
Ula has a special guest in attendance: big sister Aga Radwanska. pic.twitter.com/YVpNrtSxd9
— David Kane (@DKTNNS) August 24, 2021
Unfortunately for the Polish sisters, the New York story ended a round later with a loss to Federica Di Sarra.
This is the first time in nearly a QUARTER CENTURY that the US Open will be played without Serena Williams or Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. Last time none of three was in the draw was 1997https://t.co/DEUPX8cZkb
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) August 25, 2021
Get well soon V! We will miss you?? https://t.co/YKmHFkXLr5
— wta (@WTA) August 25, 2021
I plan to spend the next several weeks getting healthy and preparing to play well this fall. Thank you all for supporting me. I want to wish all the players the best of luck in New York. 2/2
— Sofia Kenin (@SofiaKenin) August 26, 2021
Let battle commence ahead of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals...#BJKCup
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) August 27, 2021
Naomi Osaka on the French Open controversy "I feel like there's a lot of things that I did wrong in that moment...Of course, I don't feel the same situation will happen again. But I would say maybe...think through a bit more...I didn't know how big of a deal would become."
— Daniel Kaplan (@KaplanSportsBiz) August 27, 2021
Of course, if the Twitterverse (and some parts of the media, sports and otherwise) were *really* worth their weight in words they'd now attack *Osaka* with the same fervor that they did those who said *at the time* pretty close what she (finally) got around to saying this week. But we know that won't happen, as it was never really about "appropriateness" or "reality" in those corners and was instead more about mindless "fandom" and/or an elaborate act designed to show that they were on the "correct" side of the issue and that anyone who didn't think exactly the same way was uncaring, unsympathetic, evil and/or bigoted, whose ideas were obsolete in 2021 society and, in turn, was *part* of the problem rather than a solution to it.
tournament won’t mandate vaccines because they’ll lose players lol…imagine how much prize money players could pull if the tours worked together and realized they are the f****** event.
— Jamie Hampton (@Jamie_Hampton) August 28, 2021
???? UsOpen’21 ???? New York City ?? pic.twitter.com/DhRi3IT5Pw
— Carla Suárez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) August 25, 2021
Oh hey @Nikecourt ????@usopen pic.twitter.com/Odv4omZJWO
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) August 26, 2021
Previously on Dynasty https://t.co/RRtXuGhsiO
— Kat (@kmtf2020) August 27, 2021
We wore each other out???? anyone else having a lazy Saturday? ?? #bibsxcarolinewozniacki #bibstiedye #bibs pic.twitter.com/BHc0lFTAV6
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 28, 2021
NYC skylines ?? with @TAGHeuer ?? pic.twitter.com/nLk91bg4mQ
— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) August 26, 2021
?? These streets will make you feel brand new…?? #USOpen pic.twitter.com/CEVj7nUWpp
— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) August 29, 2021
Venus Williams Launches Initiative to Provide $2 Million for Free Mental Health Therapy https://t.co/IXeuQVdSGY
— People (@people) August 27, 2021
"These kids are our future and I want to see them get the same thing out of the sport as I did." ??@Venuseswilliams approached Tournament Director Kamau Murray to organize a clinic with junior players at his @xstennisvillage ??
— wta (@WTA) August 27, 2021
Fun fact: Chicago is Elina’s first title in the US, closest she came to win a title here before was the 2016 New Haven final. https://t.co/WhKIg3WWaO
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 29, 2021
In anticipation of the @kinloskin launch spoke to @WomensHealthMag ??? very excited about the things to come. https://t.co/5rOtYYrCWP pic.twitter.com/4q8CYRG0Sm
— NaomiOsaka????? (@naomiosaka) August 23, 2021
Tennis fans, here it is! #17 @racqetmagazine guest edited by @naomiosaka cover art by the incredible @dennisosadebe_ and so much more! So proud of team Racquet in producing this masterpiece of a magazine for tennis, art & culture! ??????@caitlin_thomps @DavidShaftel pic.twitter.com/C2pCYNsVjG
— Rennae Stubbs OLY (@rennaestubbs) August 23, 2021
???? x ?? out now. https://t.co/iRgXU8WaFM pic.twitter.com/41JLmlU3kP
— NaomiOsaka????? (@naomiosaka) August 24, 2021
Introducing the Naomi Osaka x Takashi Murakami EZONE Racquet ?????? so happy with this one, was always an admirer of @takashipom so to be able to collaborate together is really a dream. Infinite thank you’s to @yonex_tennis because this wouldn’t have come to life without them ?? pic.twitter.com/PnN02CU9yu
— NaomiOsaka????? (@naomiosaka) August 12, 2021
"And I think just focusing on the match in front of me is the biggest thing that I've been able to do over the last few weeks."
— wta (@WTA) August 24, 2021
???? @EmmaRaducanu talks all things tennis, music and school ??
Wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso Montjane who recently reached the final in singles and doubles at Wimbledon, was one of the flag bearers for South Africa at the Tokyo Paralympics. ???? #TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/vFgVDPrR63
— LaWanda (@lawanda50) August 25, 2021
.@MariaSharapova's Winning Secret: 'I Hired People I Could Lose With' | by @heyfeifer https://t.co/VHgt6kGxC4
— Entrepreneur (@Entrepreneur) August 24, 2021
*2021 WTA FINALS*
6 - Ash Barty, AUS (5-1)
4 - Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (3-1)
4 - Dasha Kasatkina, RUS (2-2)
3 - Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (2-1)
3 - ANETT KONTAVEIT, EST (1-1-1)
3 - Belinda Bencic, SUI (1-2)
3 - Garbine Muguruza, ESP (1-2)
3 - Karolina Pliskova, CZE (0-3)
*2021 WTA DOUBLES FINALS*
5...AOYAMA/SHIBAHARA, JPN/JPN (5-0)
5...Krejcikova/Siniakova, CZE/CZE (4-1)
4...Jurak/Klepac, CRO/SLO (2-2)
4...Melichar/Schuurs, USA/NED (2-2)
3...Bouzkova/Hradecka, CZE/CZE (2-1)
3...Dabrowski/Stefani, CAN/BRA (1-2)
3...Carter/Stefani, USA/BRA (0-3)
*2021 OLDEST WTA FINALISTS*
35 - Kaia Kanepi, EST (Gippsland-L)
33 - Angelique Kerber, GER (Bad Homburg-W)
33 - Andrea Petkovic, GER (Cluj Napova-W)
33 - Andrea Petkovic, GER (Hamburg-L)
32 - Zhang Shuai, CHN (Nottingham-L)
31 - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU, ROU (Cleveland-L)
31 - Sorana Cirstea, ROU (Strasbourg-L)
31 - Sorana Cirstea, ROU (Istanbul-W)
31 - ALIZE CORNET, FRA (Chicago-L)
31 - Kristina Kucova, SVK (GDYNIA-L)
30 - Petra Kvitova, CZE (Doha-W)
30 - Johanna Konta, GBR (Nottingham-W)
*2021 TOP JUNIOR EVENT CHAMPIONS*
SVYATOPETRIVSKE VILLAGE UKR J1: Anastasiia Gureva/RUS
SALINAS ECU J1: Natalia Szabanin/HUN
ASUNCION BOWL PAR J1: Petra Marcinko/CRO
PORTO ALEGRE BRA J1: Natalia Szabanin/HUN
BANANA BOWL BRA GA: Oceane Babel/FRA
BARRANQUILLA COL J1: Johanne Christine Svendsen/DEN
SAN DIEGO USA J1: Alexandra Yepifanova/USA
VILLENA ESP J1: Diana Shnaider/RUS
PLOVDIV BUL J1: Michaela Laki/GRE
YELTSIN CUP RUS J1: Alina Shcherbinina/RUS
RICANY CZE J1: Julia Middendorf/GER
BYTOM POL J1: Dominika Salkova/CZE
ROLAND GARROS: Linda Noskova/CZE
ROEHAMPTON GBR J1: Linda Fruhvirtova/CZE
WIMBLEDON: Ane Mintegi del Olmo/ESP
MILAN ITA GA: Alexandra Eala/PHI
EUROPEAN 18U CHSP. (CLOSED B1) SUI: Antonia Ruzic/CRO
PANCEVO SRB J1: Ksenia Zaytseva/RUS
COLLEGE PARK USA J1: Brenda Fruhvirtova/CZE
**YOUNGEST/OLDEST IN 2021 US OPEN WS MD**
[youngest]
17 - Ashlyn Krueger, USA (WC)
17 - Coco Gauff, USA
18 - Leylah Fernandez, CAN
18 - Emma Raducanu, GBR (Q)
18 - Clara Tauson, DEN
19 - Amanda Anisimova, USA
19 - Hailey Baptiste, USA (WC)
19 - Marta Kostyu, UKR
19 - Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, COL
19 - Katie Volynets, USA (WC)
[oldest]
37 - Samantha Stosur, AUS (PR)
36 - Kaia Kanepi, EST
36 - Vera Zvonareva, RUS
35 - Hsieh Su-wei, TPE
**CAREER SLAM MD APPEARANCES - WOMEN**
90 - Venus Williams *
79 - Serena Williams *
71 - Svetlana Kuznetsova *
71 - Francesca Schiavone
71 - Amy Frazier
67 - Martina Navratilova
64 - Conchita Martinez
63 - Ai Sugiyama
62 - ALIZE CORNET *
61 - Daniela Hantuchova
**CONSECUTIVE SLAM MD APPEARANCES - WOMEN**
62 - Ai Sugiyama
61 - Francesca Schiavone
59 - ALIZE CORNET (active)
56 - Jelena Jankovic
54 - Nathalie Dechy
54 - Elena Likhovtseva
52 - Patty Schnyder
**RECENT WOMEN'S SLAM WINNERS**
2018 AO: Caroline Wozniacki, DEN*
2018 RG: Simona Halep, ROU*
2018 WI: Angelique Kerber, GER
2018 US: Naomi Osaka, JPN*
2019 AO: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 RG: Ash Barty, AUS*
2019 WI: Simona Halep, ROU (2)
2019 US: Bianca Andreescu, CAN*
2020 AO: Sofia Kenin, USA*
2020 US: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2020 RG: Iga Swiatek, POL*
2021 AO: Naomi Osaka, JPN (4)
2021 RG: Barbora Krejcikova, CZE*
2021 WI: Ash Barty, AUS (2)
* - first-time slam champ
**ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - FIRST SLAM FINAL**
1997 U.S. Open - Venus Williams
1999 U.S. Open - Serena Williams (W)
2001 Roland Garros - Kim Clijsters
2004 U.S. Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova (W)
2010 Roland Garros - Samantha Stosur
2010 Wimbledon - Vera Zvonareva
2011 Wimbledon - Petra Kvitova (W)
2012 Australian Open - Victoria Azarenka (W)
2012 Roland Garros - Sara Errani
2013 Wimbledon - Sabine Lisicki
2014 Roland Garros - Simona Halep
2014 Wimbledon - Genie Bouchard
2015 Wimbledon - Garbine Muguruza
2016 Australian Open - Angelique Kerber (W)
2016 U.S. Open - Karolina Pliskova
2017 Roland Garros - Alona Ostapenko (W)
2017 U.S. Open - Sloane Stephens (W)
2017 U.S. Open - Madison Keys
2018 U.S. Open - Naomi Osaka (W)
2019 Roland Garros - Ash Barty (W)
2019 Roland Garros - Marketa Vondrousova
2019 U.S. Open - Bianca Andreescu (W)
2020 Australian Open - Sofia Kenin (W)
2020 Roland Garros - Iga Swiatek (W)
2021 Australian Open - Jennifer Brady
2021 Roland Garros - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2021 Roland Garros - Barbora Krejcikova (W)
**RECENT WOMEN'S U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS**
2010 Kim Clijsters, BEL
2011 Samantha Stosur, AUS
2012 Serena Williams, USA
2013 Serena Williams, USA
2014 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER
2017 Sloane Stephens, USA
2018 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN
2020 Naomi Osaka, JPN
**U.S. OPEN FINALS - ACTIVE**
10...Serena Williams (6-4)
4...Kim Clijsters (3-1)
4...Venus Williams (2-2)
3...Victoria Azarenka (0-3)
2...Naomi Osaka (2-0)
2...Svetlana Kuznetsova (1-1)
1...Bianca Andreescu (1-0)
1...Angelique Kerber (1-0)
1...Sloane Stephens (1-0))
1...Samantha Stosur (1-0)
1...Madison Keys (0-1)
1...Karolina Pliskova (0-1)
1...Vera Zvonareva (0-1)
**RECENT U.S. OPEN TOP SEEDS, w/ result**
2010 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (SF)
2011 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (SF)
2012 Victoria Azarenka, BLR (RU)
2013 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2014 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2015 Serena Williams, USA (SF)
2016 Serena Williams, USA (SF)
2017 Karolina Pliskova, CZE (QF)
2018 Simona Halep, ROU (1st)
2019 Naomi Osaka, JPN (4th)
2020 Karolina Pliskova, CZE (2nd)
2021 Ash Barty, AUS
**EARLIEST EXIT BY SLAM #1 at U.S. OPEN**
2018 1st Rd. - Simona Halep (lost to Kaia Kanepi)
1966 2nd Rd. - Billie Jean King (lost to Kerry Melville)
2008 2nd Rd. - Ana Ivanovic (lost to Julie Coin)
2020 2nd Rd. - Karolina Pliskova (lost to Caroline Garcia)
**FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AT U.S. OPEN - OPEN ERA**
1968 Virginia Wade, GBR
1979 Tracy Austin, USA
1990 Gabriela Sabatini, ARG
1998 Lindsay Davenport, USA
1999 Serena Williams, USA
2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2005 Kim Clijsters, BEL
2011 Samantha Stosur, AUS
2015 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2017 Sloane Stephens, USA
2018 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN
**LOW-SEEDED U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS - OPEN ERA**
Unseeded/Wild Card - Kim Clijsters, BEL (2009)
Unseeded - Sloane Stephens, USA (2017)
#26 - Flavia Pennetta, ITA (2015)
#20 - Naomi Osaka, JPN (2018)
#15 - Bianca Andreescu, CAN (2019)
#9 - Samantha Stosur, AUS (2011)
#9 - Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS (2004)
#7 - Serena Williams, USA (1999)
#6 - Virginia Wade, GBR (1968)
**LOW-RANKED U.S. OPEN FINALISTS - since 1975**
Unranked - Kim Clijsters, 2009 (W)
#83 - Sloane Stephens, 2017 (W)
#66 - Venus Williams, 1997
**RECENT U.S. OPEN WOMEN'S SEMIFINALISTS**
2010 Clijsters (W), Zvonareva (F); V.Williams/Wozniacki
2011 Stosur (W), S.Williams (F); Kerber/Wozniacki
2012 S.Williams (W), Azarenka (F); Errani/Sharapova
2013 S.Williams (W), Azarenka (F); Li/Pennetta
2014 S.Williams (W), Wozniacki (F); Peng/Makarova
2015 Pennetta (W), Vinci (F); Halep/S.Williams
2016 Kerber (W), Ka.Pliskova (F); S.Williams/Wozniacki
2017 Stephens (W), Keys (F); Vandeweghe/V.Williams
2018 Osaka (W), S.Williams (F); Keys/Sevastova
2019 Andreescu (W), S.Williams (F); Bencic/Svitolina
2020 Osaka (W), Azarenka (F); Brady/S.Williams
**LOW-SEEDED U.S. OPEN SEMIFINALISTS - since 2000**
[unseeded]
2000 Elena Dementieva, RUS
2009 Yanina Wickmayer, BEL
2009 [WC] Kim Clijsters, BEL (W)
2011 Angelique Kerber, GER
2013 Flavia Pennetta, ITA
2014 Peng Shuai, CHN
2015 Roberta Vinci, ITA (RU)
2016 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2017 Sloane Stephens, USA (W)
2020 Victoria Azarenka, BLR (RU)
[seeds]
#28 - 2011 Serena Williams, USA (RU)
#28 - 2020 Jennifer Brady, USA
#26 - 2015 Flavia Pennetta, ITA (W)
#20 - 2017 CoCo Vandeweghe, USA
#20 - 2018 Naomi Osaka, JPN (W)
#19 - 2006 Jelena Jankovic, SRB
#19 - 2018 Anastasija Sevastova, LAT
#17 - 2018 Serena Williams, USA (RU)
#16 - 2014 Ekaterina Makarova, RUS
#15 - 2017 Madison Keys, USA (RU)
#15 - 2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN (W)
#14 - 2018 Madison Keys, USA
#13 - 2019 Belinda Bencic, SUI
#12 - 2005 Mary Pierce, FRA (RU)
#12 - 2007 Venus Williams, USA
**RECENT U.S. OPEN GIRLS FINALS**
2010 Daria Gavrilova/RUS d. Yulia Putintseva/RUS #
2011 Grace Min/USA d. Caroline Garcia/FRA
2012 Samantha Crawford/USA d. Anett Kontaveit/EST
2013 Ana Konjuh/CRO d. Tornado Black/USA
2014 Marie Bouzkova/CZE d. Anhelina Kalinina/UKR
2015 Dalma Galfi/HUN d. Sonya Kenin/USA
2016 Kayla Day/USA d. Viktoria Kuzmova/SVK
2017 Amanda Anisimova/USA d. Coco Gauff/USA
2018 Wang Xiyu/CHN d. Clara Burel/FRA
2019 Maria Camila Osorio Serrano/COL d. Alexandra Yepifanova/USA
2020 DNP
--
#- (2010) players now represent AUS & KAZ
**BEST U.S. OPEN GIRLS/WOMEN'S RESULTS**
[won Girls & Women's titles]
Lindsay Davenport (1992 Jr. Champion; 1998 Women's champion)
[others]
Martina Hingis (1994 Junior RU; 1997 Women's Champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2001 Junior RU; 2004 Women's champion)
Victoria Azarenka (2005 Junior champion; 2012-13/20 Women's RU)
**BACK-TO-BACK WIMB/US TITLES - OPEN ERA**
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1972 Billie Jean King, USA
1976 Chris Evert, USA
1982 Chris Evert-Lloyd, USA
1983 Martina Navratilova, USA
1986 Martina Navratilova, USA
1987 Martina Navratilova, USA
1988 Steffi Graf, GER *
1989 Steffi Graf, GER
1993 Steffi Graf, GER
1995 Steffi Graf, GER
1996 Steffi Graf, GER
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI
2000 Venus Williams, USA *
2001 Venus Williams, USA
2002 Serena Williams, USA
2012 Serena Williams, USA *
--
* - also won Olympic Gold
*RG/US TITLES IN SEASON - OPEN ERA*
1969 Margaret Court, AUS
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1972 Billie Jean King, USA
1973 Margaret Court, AUS
1975 Chris Evert, USA
1980 Chirs Evert, USA
1984 Martina Navratilova, USA
1988 Steffi Graf, FRG
1991 Monica Seles, YUG
1992 Monica Seles, YUG
1993 Steffi Graf, GER
1994 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, ESP
1995 Steffi Graf, GER
1996 Steffi Graf, GER
2002 Serena Williams, USA
2003 Justine Henin, BEL
2007 Justine Henin, BEL
2013 Serena Williams, USA
*AO/US TITLES IN SEASON - OPEN ERA*
[Sept/Dec finals; 1977-86]
1982 Chris Evert, USA
1983 Martina Navratilova, USA
[Jan/Sept finals]
1969 Margaret Court, AUS
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1973 Margaret Court, AUS
1988 Steffi Graf, FRG
1989 Steffi Graf, FRG
1991 Monica Seles, YUG
1992 Monica Seles, YUG
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER
**RECENT U.S. OPEN WOMEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONS**
2010 Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova, USA/KAZ
2011 Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, USA/USA
2012 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci, ITA/ITA
2013 Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka, CZE/CZE
2014 Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS
2015 Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza, SUI/IND
2016 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Safarova, USA/CZE
2017 Latisha Chan / Martina Hingis, TPE/SUI
2018 Ash Barty / CoCo Vandeweghe, AUS/USA
2019 Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka, BEL/BLR
2020 Laura Siegemund / Vera Zvonareva, GER/RUS
**RECENT U.S. OPEN MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONS**
2010 Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan, USA/USA
2011 Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock, USA/USA
2012 Ekaterina Makarova / Bruno Soares, RUS/BRA
2013 Andrea Hlavackova / Max Mirnyi, CZE/BLR
2014 Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares, IND/BRA
2015 Martina Hingis / Leander Paes, SUI/IND
2016 Laura Siegemund / Mate Pavic, GER/CRO
2017 Martina Hingis / Jamie Murray, SUI/GBR
2018 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray, USA/GBR
2019 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray, USA/GBR
2020 DNP
**RECENT U.S. OPEN GIRLS DOUBLES CHAMPIONS**
2010 Timea Babos / Sloane Stephens, HUN/USA
2011 Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs, RUS/NED
2012 Gabby Andrews / Taylor Townsend, USA/USA
2013 Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2014 Ipek Soylu / Jil Teichmann, TUR/SUI
2015 Viktoria Kuzmova / Aleksandra Pospelova, SVK/RUS
2016 Jada Myii Hart / Ena Shibahara, USA/USA
2017 Olga Danilovic / Marta Kostyuk, SRB/UKR
2018 Coco Gauff / Caty McNally, USA/USA
2019 Kamilla Bartone / Oksana Selekmeteva, LAT/RUS
2020 DNP
**U.S. OPEN WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS**
[singles]
2005 Esther Vergeer, NED
2006 Esther Vergeer, NED
2007 Esther Vergeer, NED
2008 --
2009 Esther Vergeer, NED
2010 Esther Vergeer, NED
2011 Esther Vergeer, NED
2012 --
2013 Aniek van Koot, NED
2014 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2015 Jordanne Whiley, GBR
2016 --
2017 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Diede de Groot, NED
2020 Diede de Groot, NED
[doubles]
2005 Korie Homan & Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2006 Jiske Griffioen & Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2007 Jiske Griffioen & Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2008 --
2009 Korie Homan & Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2010 Esther Vergeer & Sharon Walraven, NED/NED
2011 Esther Vergeer & Sharon Walraven, NED/NED
2012 --
2013 Jiske Griffioen & Aniek van Koot, NED/NED
2014 Yui Kamiji & Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
2015 Jiske Griffioen & Aniek van Koot, NED/NED
2016 --
2017 Marjolein Buis & Diede de Groot, NED/NED
2018 Diede de Groot & Yui Kamiji, NED/JPN
2019 Diede de Groot & Aniek van Koot, NED/NED
2020 Yui Kamiji & Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
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NOTE: event not held in 2008/12/16/21 (Paralympics)
**OLDEST FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS**
33y,199d - Flavia Pennetta, 2015 U.S. Open
29y,346d - Francesca Schiavone, 2010 Roland Garros
29y,275d - Jana Novotna, 1998 Wimbledon
29y,154d - Kerry Melville-Reid, 1977 Australian Open
29y,98d - Li Na, 2011 Roland Garros
28y,277d - Marion Bartoli, 2013 Wimbledon
28y,12d - Angelique Kerber, 2016 Australian Open
**MOST SLAMS BEFORE FIRST TITLE**
49 - Flavia Pennetta (2015 U.S. Open)
47 - Marion Bartoli (2013 Wimbledon)
45 - Jana Novotna (1998 Wimbledon)
43 - Caroline Wozniacki (2018 Australian Open)
39 - Francesca Schiavone (2010 Roland Garros)
34 - Samantha Stosur (2011 U.S. Open)
33 - Angelique Kerber (2016 Australian Open)
32 - Simona Halep (2018 Roland Garros)
32 - Amelie Mauresmo (2006 Australian Open)
**TEEN SLAM CHAMPS - since 1997**
1997 Martina Hingis, 16 (AO)*
1997 Iva Majoli, 19 (RG)*
1997 Martina Hingis, 16 (WI)
1997 Martina Hingis, 16 (US)
1998 Martina Hingis, 17 (AO)
1999 Martina Hingis, 18 (AO)
1999 Serena Williams, 17 (US)*
2004 Maria Sharapova, 17 (WI)*
2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova, 19 (US)*
2006 Maria Sharapova, 19 (US)
2019 Bianca Andreescu, 19 (AO)*v 2020 Iga Swiatek, 19 (RG)*
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* - first-time slam winner
**LOW RANKED IN SLAM FINAL - Open era**
NR - Evonne Goolagong, 1977 Australian (W)
NR - Kim Clijsters, 2009 US Open (W)
NR - Justine Henin, 2010 Australian
#181 - Serena Williams, 2018 Wimbledon
#111 - Chris O'Neil, 1978 Australian (W)
#83 - Sloane Stephens, 2017 US Open (W)
#81 - Serena Williams, 2007 Australian (W)
#78 - Betsy Nagelson, 1978 Australian
#68 - Barbara Jordan, 1979 Australian (W)
#66 - Venus Williams, 1997 US Open
**FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS SINCE 2018**
=2018=
AO: Elise Mertens/BEL
RG: -
WI: Julia Goerges/GER
US: Naomi Osaka/JPN (W), Anastasija Sevastova/LAT
=2019=
AO: Danielle Collins/USA
RG: Amanda Anisimova/USA, Ash Barty/AUS (W), Marketa Vondrousova/CZE (RU)
WI: Barbora Strycova/CZE, Elina Svitolina/UKR
US: Bianca Andreescu/USA (W), Belinda Bencic/SUI
=2020=
AO: Sofia Kenin/USA (W)
US: Jennifer Brady/USA
RG: Nadia Podoroska/ARG, Iga Swiatek/POL (W)
=2021=
AO: Jennifer Brady/USA (RU)
RG: Krejcikova/CZE (W), Pavlyuchenkova/RUS (RU), Sakkari/GRE, Zidansek/SLO
WI: Aryna Sabalenka/BLR
**CAREER SLAM #1 SEEDS - active**
20...Serena Williams
6...ASH BARTY
6...Simona Halep
3...Victoria Azarenka
3...Angelique Kerber
2...Naomi Osaka
2...Karolina Pliskova
1...Kim Clijsters
1...Venus Williams
**RECENT SLAM JUNIOR CHAMPS**
[2018]
AO: Liang En-shuo, TPE
RG: Coco Gauff, USA
WI: Iga Swiatek, POL
US: Wang Xiyu, CHN
[2019]
AO: Clara Tauson, DEN
RG: Leylah Annie Fernandez, CAN
WI: Daria Snigur, UKR
US: Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, COL
[2020]
AO: Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, AND
US: DNP
RG: Elsa Jacquemot, FRA
[2021]
AO: POSTPONED
RG: Linda Noskova, CZE
WI: Ane Mintegi del Olmo, ESP
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4th | ||
---|---|---|
#1 Barty | def. | Sorrribes Tormo |
#23 Pegula | def. | #7 Swiatek |
#4 Ka.Pliskova | def. | #24 Badosa |
#17 Sakkari | def. | #6 Andreescu |
#19 Rybakina | def. | #5 Svitolina |
#16 Kerber | def. | #3 Osaka |
#18 Azarenka | def. | #8 Krejcikova |
#2 Sabalenka | def. | #20 Jabeur |
QF | ||
#1 Barty | def. | #23 Pegula |
#4 Ka.Pliskova | def. | #17 Sakkari |
#19 Rybakina | def. | #16 Kerber |
#2 Sabalenka | def. | #18 Azarenka |
SF | ||
#1 Barty | def. | #4 Ka.Pliskova |
#2 Sabalenka | def. | #19 Rybakina |
FINAL | ||
#1 Barty | def. | #2 Sabalenka |