*2020 U.S. OPEN WOMEN'S FINAL 16*
[by ranking]
#4 Sofia Kenin
#8 Serena Williams
#9 Naomi Osaka
#12 Petra Kvitova
#15 Petra Martic
#18 Elise Mertens
#21 Anett Kontaveit
#22 Maria Sakkari
#23 Angelique Kerber
#26 Karolina Muchova
#27 Victoria Azarenka
#35 Yulia Putintseva
#41 Jennifer Brady
$56 Alize Cornet
#93 Shelby Rogers
NR - Tsvetana Pironkova (PR; #123 when last played following '17 Wimbledon)
[by age]
38 - Serena Williams
32 - Angelique Kerber, Tsvetana Pironkova
31 - Victoria Azarenka
30 - Alize Cornet, Petra Kvitova
29 - Petra Martic
27 - Shelby Rogers
25 - Jennifer Brady, Yulia Putintseva, Maria Sakkari
25 - Anett Kontaveit
24 - Elise Mertens, Karolina Muchova
22 - Naomi Osaka
21 - Sofia Kenin
[by nation]
4...USA (Brady,Kenin,Rogers,S.Williams)
2...CZE (Kvitova,Muchova)
1...BEL (Mertens)
1...BLR (Azarenka)
1...BUL (Pironkova)
1...CRO (Martic)
1...EST (Kontaveit)
1...FRA (Cornet)
1...GER (Kerber)
1...GRE (Sakkari)
1...JPN (Osaka)
1...KAZ (Putintseva)
[by career slam Round-of-16's]
62 - Serena Williams
24 - Victoria Azarenka
21 - Angelique Kerber
20 - Petra Kvitova
8 - Petra Martic
7 - Elise Mertens
6 - Tsvetana Pironkova
5 - Alize Cornet, Anett Kontaveit, Naomi Osaka
3 - Jennifer Brady, Sofia Kenin, Yulia Putintseva
2 - Karolina Muchova, Shelby Rogers, Maria Sakkari
[w/ consecutive slam Round of 16's]
4 - Elise Mertens
2 - Sofia Kenin
2 - Angelique Kerber
2 - Anett Kontaveit
2 - Petra Kvitova
2 - Maria Sakkari
[w/ multiple career US Round of 16's]
19 - Serena Williams
6 - Victoria Azarenka
6 - Petra Kvitova
5 - Angelique Kerber
3 - Elise Mertens
3 - Naomi Osaka
2 - Jennifer Brady, Anett Kontaveit, Petra Martic, Tsvetana Pironkova
[w/ consecutive US Round of 16's]
3 - Elise Mertens
3 - Naomi Osaka
3 - Serena Williams (2018-20; also in last 19 app.)
2 - Petra Martic
[WTA career slam Round of 16's - active]
62...Serena Williams
50...Venus Williams
32...Svetlana Kuznetsova
25...Kim Clijsters
24...Victoria Azarenka
[22...Jelena Jankovic]
21...Angelique Kerber
20...Petra Kvitova
17...Simona Halep
[2020 slam Rd. of 16's - youngest]
15 - Coco Gauff (AO)
18 - Iga Swiatek (AO)
21 - Sofia Kenin (AO)
21 - Sofia Kenin (US)
[2020 slam Rd. of 16's - oldest]
38 - Serena Williams (US)
32 - Tsvetana Pironkova (US)
32 - Angelique Kerber (US)
32 - Angelique Kerber (AO)
31 - Victoria Azarenka (US)
30 - Alize Cornet (US)
30 - Petra Kvitova (US)
[2020 slam Rd. of 16's - unseeded]
AO - Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur, Iga Swiatek, Garbine Muguruza
US - Victoria Azarenka, Alize Cornet, Tsvetana Pironkova (PR), Shelby Rogers
[2020 slam Rd. of 16's - 1st-time GS 4th Rd.]
AO - Maria Sakkari, Ons Jabeur
US - none
[2020 slam Rd. of 16's - lowest-ranked]
NR - Tsvetana Pironkova (US)-PR
#93 - Shelby Rogers (US)
#78 - Ons Jabeur (AO)
#67 - Coco Gauff (AO)
#56 - Iga Swiatek (AO)
#56 - Alize Cornet (US)
[2020 slam Rd. of 16's - by nation]
7 - USA (3 AO + 4 US)
3 - CZE (1+2)
2 - BEL (1+1)
2 - EST (1+1)
2 - GER (1+1)
2 - GRE (1+1)
1 - AUS (1+0)
1 - BLR (0+1)
1 - BUL (0+1)
1 - CHN (1+0)
1 - CRO (0+1)
1 - ESP (1+0)
1 - FRA (0+1)
1 - JPN (0+1)
1 - KAZ (0+1)
1 - NED (1+0)
1 - POL (1+0)
1 - ROU (1+0)
1 - RUS (1+0)
1 - TUN (1+0)
[2020 slam Rd. of 16's - by region]
14 (8) - W.Europe/Scand. (BEL-BUL-CRO-CZE-ESP-FRA-GER-NED-POL-ROU)
7 (4) - North America/Atlantic (USA)
5 (2) - Eastern Europe/Russia (BLR-EST-RUS)
4 (2) - Asia/Oceania (AUS-CHN-JPN-KAZ)
3 (1) - Africa/Middle East/Mediterranean (GRE-TUN)
0 (-) - South America (none)
LIKE ON NIGHT 6:
When you get into the second week ??@vika7 I #USOpen pic.twitter.com/hNCFpwEv4e
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 6, 2020
2020-for-ya ON NIGHT 6:
Alizé Cornet: has never made a Slam QF in 57 main draw appearances
— Jason (@Hurleytennis) September 6, 2020
Tsvetana Pironkova: playing her first event in, you know, over three years
They'll play each other for a spot in the US Open quarterfinals.
The US Open was the last Slam at which Alize Cornet had yet to reach the Round of 16.
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) September 6, 2020
The French veteran has yet to reach a major quarterfinal. Will face Tsvetana PIronkova for a spot. #USOpen
Cornet’s Slam chart: pic.twitter.com/zV5XukOdSC
US Open R16:
— Diego Barbiani (@Diego_Barbiani) September 6, 2020
Alize Cornet vs Tsvetana Pironkova
Last time they played each other was in R64 in Indian Wells 2011, Cornet won 7-5 3-6 6-2
Big opportunity for both here
LIKE ON NIGHT 6:
Sealed with the backhand ??@SofiaKenin is through to Round 4 after defeating Jabeur 7-6, 6-3.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/LaIE98P9WT
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 6, 2020
LIKE ON NIGHT 6:
(It was the closest I have been to fourth round in New York)
— Barbora Strycova (@BaraStrycova) September 5, 2020
**CAREER SLAM ROUND OF 16's, by slam # completed = active**
5th - Genie Bouchard - 2014 US Open
6th - Venus Williams - 1998 Wimbledon
8th - Serena Williams - 2000 Wimbledon
10th - Kim Clijsters - 2001 US Open
10th - Sloane Stephens - 2013 US Open
11th - Svetlana Kuznetsova - 2005 Australian
11th - Petra Kvitova - 2011 Australian
11th - Vera Zvonareva - 2004 US Open
12th - Elise Mertens - 2019 Wimbledon
15th - Victoria Azarenka - 2009 Wimbledon
16th - Madison Keys - 2016 Roland Garros
17th - Simona Halep - 2014 Wimbledon
20th - Ash Barty - 2019 Wimbledon
20th - Garbine Muguruza - 2017 US Open
20th - Carla Suarez-Navarro - 2013 US Open
21st - Angelique Kerber - 2013 Australian
22nd - Johanna Konta - 2019 Roland Garros
22nd - Elina Svitolina - 2018 Australian
25th - Karolina Pliskova - 2018 Wimbledon
32nd - Petra Martic - 2019 US Open
37th - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - 2017 Australian
42nd - Julia Goerges - 2018 Wimbledon
57th - ALIZE CORNET - 2020 US OPEN
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ALSO: 15th - Jelena Jankovic - 2007 Roland Garros
