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Thursday, June 29, 2023

WI.Q - Cloudy With a Chance of Grass-stained Balls

A look back at the Wimbledon qualifying rounds...








*TOP Q-PLAYERS*



1. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, ESP (20, #167)#
...the 20-year old Spaniard made her "tour debut" at the United Cup this past January, but hadn't yet found her way into the MD of an actual *real* singles event. That changed this week.

Bouzas Maneiro's maiden 1st Round match at tour/slam level will take place at the All-England Club, as she qualified with wins over Ankita Raina (after dropping the 1st set, and trailing the 2nd set TB 4-1), #8 Clara Burel (again from a set down) and, finally, #27 Olivia Gadecki in straights (3 & 3).

In her UC debut in January, Bouzas Maneiro had also defeated Gadecki, but lost in the final AO qualifying round to Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova shortly afterward.

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2. Storm Hunter, AUS (28, #162)
...already a successful slam performer in MX ('22 U.S. title) and WD ('21 WI and '22 U.S. SF), Hunter has now qualified at consecutive majors. In SW19 qualifying, she didn't lose a set and posted wins over #1-seed Elina Avanesyan (no LL for her) and #22 Nao Hibino to secure her Wimbledon MD debut.

Hunter posted her maiden slam MD singles win at this year's RG.


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3. Celine Naef, SUI (18, #165)#
...the Swiss teen has successfully maneuvered her way beyond her tour-level-MD-debut upset of Venus Williams at Rosmalen, following up with another win over Caty McNally that week to reach the QF, then making her way through Wimbledon qualifying with wins over Kristina Dmitruk (a WI jr. singles QF and girls' doubles winner in '21), #32 Ashlyn Krueger (winner of the Gaiba 125 title this past weekend) and Dayana Yastremska (Wimbledon '19 4r, and '16 Jr. finalist). The run improves Naef to 33-8 in pro events in '23.

She's one of three Swiss to play their way into the women's MD.


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4. Carol Zhao, CAN (28, #166)#
...the Stanford product makes her slam MD debut after staging a comeback from a set and 3-0 down vs. Emily Appleton in the opening round, then upsetting #2 seed Arantxa Rus and former SW19 semifinalist CoCo Vandeweghe (whom she lost to in Berlin qualifying last week) in successive matches.
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5. Sofia Kenin, USA (24, #126)
...Wimbledon is the only slam at which the '20 AO champ hasn't reached the second week, falling three times in the 2nd Round. Kenin's three Q-wins over Irina Falconi, Moyuka Uchijima and #9 Taylor Townsend without losing a set just lifts her '23 record over .500 at 15-14.
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# - slam MD debut


*OTHER WI QUALIFIERS*

Mirra Andreeva, RUS (16/#102) - qualifies for a second a straight slam, where she'll again be the youngest player in the MD

Bai Zhuoxuan, CHN (20/#191)# - successfully qualifies for her first slam MD in her maiden attempt. Bai is 10-3 in career ITF finals.

Viktorija Golubic, SUI (30/#138) - the veteran reached the SW19 QF in 2021, and is 8-5 in the Wimbledon MD in her career. She's 1-19 in the other three slams. Golubic opened this Q-run with a win over $100K Ilkley champion Mirjam Bjorklund.

Viktoria Hruncakova, SVK (25/#127) - after losing in 2021-22 SW19 qualifying, Hruncakova (nee Kuzmova) makes it through with a Q3 win over #3 Clara Tauson. She was 0-2 in MD matches in 2018-19.



Kaja Juvan, SLO (22/#241) - at her low ranking since 2017 (after starting '23 at #89, and being at #58 a year ago), Juvan puts together just her second three-match winning streak of the season. She trailed Sinja Kraus by a set and 3-1 in the final round.

Greet Minnen, BEL (25/#121) - she lost in '23 AO/RG qualifying after having played in 11 straight slam MD. Her no-sets-lost Q-run makes Minnen 40-12 on all levels in '23.

Lucrezia Stefanini, ITA (25/#110) - the Italian's second '23 slam qualification (w/ AO) saw her assure her Wimbledon MD debut after winning a crazy 11-9 deciding tie-break over Hsieh Su-wei in the final round

Natalija Stevanovic, SRB (28/#223)# - after falling short in ten previous slam qualifying attempts (w/ eight Q1 losses, and two in the Q3), the Serb reaches her maiden MD without losing a set vs. Grammatikopoulou, #4 Mandlik and #22 Bassols Ribera. Victory has rarely tasted so sweet.



Simona Waltert, SUI (22/#115) - without dropping a set, Waltert qualifies for a second straight slam

Yanina Wickmayer, BEL (33/#111) - the Belgian has had quite the intriguing career, from being a slam semifinalist (U.S. '09), the "WICK-mayer" incident, Lyme disease, motherhood, and sitting out all of '21. This is her second straight Wimbledon Q-run, after having been in the MD every year between 2008-19. She won the $100K Surbiton title earlier this month.

Yuan Yue, CHN (24/#106) - rallied from 6-3/3-0 down vs. B.Fruhvirtova in the final round. Yuan reached the 3rd Round of the U.S. Open last year.




*RECENT WIMBLEDON "Q-PLAYER OF THE WEEK" WINNERS*
2015 Petra Cetkovska, CZE
2016 Mandy Minella, LUX
2017 Petra Martic, CRO
2018 Mona Barthel, GER
2019 Coco Gauff, USA
2021 Ana Konjuh, CRO
2022 Maja Chwalinska, POL
2023 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, ESP




WI Q1 - Jessica Bouzas Maneiro def. Ankita Raina 3-6/7-6(5)/6-1
...the Spaniard's maiden tour/slam-level qualifying run was threatened right out of the box, as she trailed the Indian by a set. Bouzas Maneiro failed to hold break leads three times in the 2nd, then fell behind 4-1 in the TB. But she rallied to win 6 of the final 7 points, then ran off with the 3rd set. The rest was JBM history.
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WI Q1 - #5 Diana Shnaider def. (WC) Liv Hovde 7-5/6-2
WI Q1 - #2 Arantxa Rus def. Daria Snigur 7-6(1)/6-4
...last year, Hovde was the tenth girl to sweep the Roehampton/Wimbledon singles titles. In 2019, Snigur had been the ninth to do it. Their SW19 women's MD debuts will have to wait.
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WI Q1 - (PR) Jana Cepelova def. #6 Olga Danilovic 7-6/7-6(8)
...ever the upset-maker, returning mom Cepelova got her first match win since 2020. She lost a round later to Laura Siegemund.
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WI Q1 - #23 Sofia Kenin def. (PR) Irina Falconi Hartman 6-3/6-2
...Falconi calls it a career.

She won one tour title (Bogota 2016), Pan-American games singles Gold (and doubles Silver) in 2011, and reached a pair of slam 3rd Rounds ('11 US, '15 RG).


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WI Q1 - #28 Brenda Fruhvirtova def. Sara Bejlek 6-0/7-5
...Fruhvirtova and Bejlek had gone 12-0 in '23 slam qualifying, with both staging successful attempts in Melbourne and Paris (Bejlek had also qualified at Flushing Meadows last summer, so make it a 15-match streak by the pair). But only one could survive this opening round match-up.


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WI Q1 - #16 Kayla Day def. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 7-5/2-6/7-6(10-4)
...Kerkhove served at 5-2 and 5-4 in the 3rd, and held a MP. But Day won a 10-4 TB to take the match, only to lose a round later to Hsieh Su-wei.
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WI Q1 - (PR) Vera Zvonareva def. #26 Laura Pigossi 5-7/7-6(5)/6-2
...Zvonareva dropped the 1st after leading 5-3, then nearly squandered a 3-0 lead in the 2nd. She dominated the 3rd, though, winning the 2:44 contest to record just her second singles win in Wimbledon competition (w/ '21 1st Rd.) since 2014. Zvonareva reached the final in 2010.
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WI Q1 - #13 Greet Minnen def. Genie Bouchard 6-4/7-5
...something about a former Wimbledon finalist losing in the opening round of qualifying to a player with just one MD win at SW19.
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WI Q2 - Storm Hunter def. #1 Elina Avanesyan 7-6(1)/7-6(2)
...after being a LL at Roland Garros (to 4r) and Berlin (QF), world #64 Avanesyan won't be following a similar path in London.

Some 1st Round-opponent-that-never-was breathes a silent sigh of relief.
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WI Q2 - Kaja Juvan def. #30 Tamara Zidansek 6-4/6-4
...months after teaming to lead Slovenia on an historic comeback from 0-2 down on the road vs. Romania in BJK Cup play, only one would be left standing here. Juvan rode the momentum to the MD.

In previous SW19 appearances Juvan has taken Serena Williams to three sets (2019), and upset #9 seed Belinda Bencic (2021) and #23 Beatriz Haddad Maia (2022).
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WI Q2 - Dayana Yastremska def. Erika Andreeva 6-3/6-4
WI Q3 - #7 Mirra Andreeva def. #19 Tamara Korpatsch 7-5/5-7/6-2
...the older Andreeva sister fails to reach the MD, but 16-year old Mirra does so at a second straight major.


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WI Q3 - Kaja Juvan def. Sinja Kraus 3-6/6-4/6-4
...another comeback for Juvan, as she rallies from 6-3/3-1. She's been in the MD at 13 of the last 14 slams.
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WI Q3 - #11 Yuan Yue def. #28 Brenda Fruhvirtova 3-6/6-4/6-3
...for the first time since *last* Wimbledon -- after seven did it in New York, Melbourne and Paris -- no Czechs make it through qualifying.

Fruhvirtova had a chance, as she led 6-3/3-0.
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WI Q3 - #18 Lucrezia Stefanini def. (PR) Hsieh Su-wei 6-2/6-7(3)/7-6(11-9)
...Stefanini wins a wild one, after failing to hold a break lead four times in the 3rd set, seeing Hsieh lead 6-3 in the STB and then save three MP (one w/ a drop-volley lob combo... because, of course) before taking take an MTO (foot) with the score knotted at 9-9 in the deciding TB.
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WI Q3 - #21 Viktoria Hruncakova def. #3 Clara Tauson 7-5/4-6/6-3
...one Dane goes out, but another is pulled back in.



Meanwhile, Tennis Channel loses another part-time (and pretty good) match commentator. As long as this doesn't mean more Bouchard.
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=MULTI-SLAM QUALIFIERS IN 2023=
2 - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (RG-WI)
2 - Sara Bejlek, CZE (AO-RG)
2 - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (AO-RG)
2 - Storm Hunter, AUS (RG-WI)
2 - Lucrezia Stefanini, ITA (AO-WI)
2 - Simona Waltert, SUI (RG-WI)

*YOUNGEST 2023 SLAM QUALFIIERS*
AO - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (15)
RG - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (16)
WI - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (16)
RG - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (16)
AO - Sara Bejlek, CZE (16)
RG - Sara Bejlek, CZE (17)
AO - Diana Shnaider, RUS (18)
WI - Celine Naef, SUI (18)
AO - Polina Kudermetova, RUS (19)
AO - Oskana Selekhmeteva, RUS (19)
AO - Selena Janicijevic, FRA (20)
RG - Clara Tauson, DEN (20)
WI - Bai Zhuoxuan, CHN (20)
WI - Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, ESP (20)

=OLDEST 2023 SLAM QUALIFIERS=
AO - Lesia Tsurenko, UKR (33)
WI - Yanina Wickmayer, BEL (33)
RG - Arantxa Rus, NED (32)
AO - CoCo Vandeweghe, USA (31)
WI - Viktorija Golubic, SUI (30)

=2023 QUALIFIERS MAKING SLAM MD DEBUTS=
AO - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE
AO - Polina Kudermetova, RUS
AO - Eva Lys, GER
AO - Katherine Sebov, CAN
AO - Diana Shnaider, RUS
AO - Lucrezia Stefanini, ITA
RG - Mirra Andreeva, RUS
RG - Iryna Shymanovich, BLR
RG - Simona Waltert, SUI
WI - Bai Zhuoxuan, CHN
WI - Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, ESP
WI - Celine Naef, SUI
WI - Natlija Stevanovic, SRB
WI - Carol Zhao, CAN

=LOW-RANKED 2023 SLAM QUALIFIERS=
#462 - Fiona Ferro, FRA (RG)
#241 - Kaja Juvan, SVK (WI)
#237 - Arianne Hartono, NED (AO)
#223 - Natalija Stevanovic, SRB (WI)
#211 - Iryna Shymanovich, BLR (RG)
#202 - Storm Hunter, AUS (RG)
#191 - Katherine Sebov, CAN (AO)
#191 - Bai Zhuoxuan, CHN (WI)
#185 - Selena Janicijevic, FRA (AO)
#182 - Polina Kudermetova, RUS (AO)
#180 - Sara Bejlek, CZE (RG)

=2023 QUALIFIERS BY NATION (48)=
6...USA (2/3/1)
5...RUS (3/1/1)
5...SUI (0/2/3)
4...CZE (2/2/0)
3...FRA (2/1/0)
3...SLO (0/1/2)
3...SUI (0/0/3)
2...AUS (0/1/1)
2...BEL (0/0/2)
2...CAN (1/0/1)
2...CHN (0/0/2)
2...ESP (1/0/1)
2...ITA (1/0/1)
2...NED (1/1/0)
2...SRB (0/1/1)
2...UKR (1/1/0)
1...AO: GER,SVK
1...RG: BLR,DEN
1...WI: -

*RECENT IN WOMEN'S WIMBLEDON MD...*
[oldest]
2014: Kimiko Date, JPN (43)
2015: Venus Williams, USA (35)
2016: Venus Williams, USA (36)
2017: Venus Williams, USA (37)
2018: Venus Williams, USA (38)
2019: Venus Williams, USA (39)
2021: Venus Williams, USA (41)
2022: Serena Williams, USA (40)
2023: Venus Williams, USA (43)
[youngest]
2014: Ana Konjuh, CRO (16)
2015: Ana Konjuh, CRO (17)
2016: Katie Swan, GBR (17)
2017: Anastasia Potapova, RUS (16)
2018: Claire Liu, USA (18)
2019: Coco Gauff, USA (15)
2021: Coco Gauff, USA (17)
2022: Coco Gauff, USA (18)
2023: Mirra Andreeva, RUS (16)




**RECENT WOMEN'S SLAM WINNERS**
2020 AO: Sofia Kenin, USA*
2020 US: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2020 RG: Iga Swiatek, POL*
2021 AO: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2021 RG: Barbora Krejcikova, CZE*
2021 WI: Ash Barty, AUS
2021 US: Emma Raducanu, GBR*
2022 AO: Ash Barty, AUS
2022 RG: Iga Swiatek, POL
2022 WI: Elena Rybakina, KAZ*
2022 US: Iga Swiatek, POL
2023 AO: Aryna Sabalenka, BLR*
2023 RG: Iga Swiatek, POL
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* - first-time slam champ

**AGE OF 2020s SLAM WINNERS**
18 = Emma Raducanu, GBR (2021 US)
19 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2020 RG)
21 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2022 RG)
21 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2022 US)
21 = Sofia Kenin, USA (2020 AO)
22 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2023 RG)
22 = Naomi Osaka, JPN (2020 US)
23 = Naomi Osaka, JPN (2021 AO)
23 = Elena Rybakina, KAZ (2022 WI)
24 = Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (2023 AO)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2021 WI)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2022 AO)
25 = Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2021 RG)

**ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - FIRST SLAM FINAL**
1997 U.S. Open - Venus Williams
2004 U.S. Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova (W)
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 - 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)
2021 U.S. Open - Leylah Fernandez
2021 U.S. Open - Emma Raducanu (W)
2022 Australian Open - Danielle Collins
2022 Roland Garros - Coco Gauff
2022 Wimbledon - Ons Jabeur
2022 Wimbledon - Elena Rybakina (W)
2023 Australian Open - Aryna Sabalenka (W)
2023 Roland Garros - Karolina Muchova
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ALSO: Barty ('19 RG - W)

**ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - WON IN FIRST SLAM FINAL**
2011 Wimbledon - Petra Kvitova
2012 Australian Open - Victoria Azarenka
2016 Australian Open - Angelique Kerber
2017 Roland Garros - Alona Ostapenko
2017 U.S. Open - Sloane Stephens
2018 U.S. Open - Naomi Osaka
2019 U.S. Open - Bianca Andreescu
2020 Australian Open - Sofia Kenin
2020 Roland Garros - Iga Swiatek
2021 Roland Garros - Barbora Krejcikova
2021 U.S. Open - Emma Raducanu
2022 Wimbledon - Elena Rybakina
2023 Australian Open - Aryna Sabalenka
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ALSO: Barty ('19 RG)





*RECENT WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS*
2010 Serena Williams, USA
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZA
2012 Serena Williams, USA
2013 Marion Bartoli, FRA
2014 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2015 Serena Williams, USA
2016 Serena Williams, USA
2017 Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2018 Angelique Kerber, GER
2019 Simona Halep, ROU
2021 Ash Barty, AUS
2022 Elena Rybakina, KAZ

*WIMBLEDON #1 SEEDS SINCE 2010*
2010 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2011 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (4th)
2012 Maria Sharapova, RUS (4th)
2013 Serena Williams, USA (4th)
2014 Serena Williams, USA (3rd)
2015 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2016 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2017 Angelique Kerber, GER (4th)
2018 Simona Halep, ROU (3rd)
2019 Ash Barty, AUS (4th)
2021 Ash Barty, AUS (W)
2022 Iga Swiatek, POL (3rd)
2023 Iga Swiatek, POL

*RECENT WIMBLEDON SEMIFINALISTS*
[W/RU; SF/SF]
2015 S.Williams(W)/Muguruza(RU); SF-Sharapova/A.Radwanska
2016 S.Williams(W)/Kerber(RU); SF-Vesnina/V.Williams
2017 Muguruza(W)/V.Williams(RU); SF-Konta/Rybarikova
2018 Kerber(W)/S.Williams(RU); SF-Ostapenko/Goerges
2019 Halep(W)/S.Williams(RU); SF-Svitolina/Strycova
2021 Barty(W)/Ka.Pliskova(RU); SF-Kerber/Sabalenka
2022 Rybakina(W)/Jabeur(RU); SF-Halep/Maria

*LOW-SEEDED WIMBLEDON SEMIFINALISTS - Open Era*
[unseeded]
1968 Ann Jones
1969 Rosie Casals
1970 Francoise Durr
1971 Judy Dalton
1983 Yvonne Vermaak
1989 Catarina Lindqvist
1994 Gigi Fernandez
1994 Lori McNeil
1996 Meredith McGrath
1997 Anna Kournikova
1998 Natasha Zvereva
1999 Alexandra Stevenson (Q)
1999 Mirjana Lucic
2000 Jelena Dokic
2008 Zheng Jie (WC)
2010 Petra Kvitova
2010 Tsvetana Pironkova
2011 Sabine Lisicki (WC)
2016 Elena Vesnina
2017 Magdalena Rybarikova
2019 Barbora Strycova
2022 Tatjana Maria
[seeds]
#25 - Angelique Kerber, 2021
#25 - Serena Williams, 2018 (RU)
#23 - Lucie Safarova, 2014
#23 - Sabine Lisicki, 2013 (RU)
#23 - Venus Williams, 2007 (W)
#21 - Vera Zvonareva, 2010 (RU)
#20 - Garbine Muguruza, 2015 (RU)
#20 - Kirsten Flipkens, 2013
#18 - Marion Bartoli, 2007 (RU)
#17 - Elena Rybakina, 2022 (W)
#16 - Simona Halep, 2022
#16 - Nathalie Tauziat, 1998 (RU)
#16 - Kathy Rinaldi, 1985

*WIMBLEDON GIRLS FINALS - since 2013*
2013 Belinda Bencic/SUI d. Taylor Townsend/USA
2014 Alona Ostapenko/LAT d. Kristina Schmiedlova/SVK
2015 Sofya Zhuk/RUS d. Anna Blinkova/RUS
2016 Anastasia Potapova/RUS d. Dayana Yastremska/UKR
2017 Claire Liu/USA d. Ann Li/USA
2018 Iga Swiatek/POL d. Leonie Kung/SUI
2019 Daria Snigur/UKR d. Alexa Noel/USA
2021 Ane Mintegi del Olmo/ESP d. Nastasja Schunk/GER
2022 Liv Hovde/USA d. Luca Udvardy/HUN

*FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AT WIMBLEDON - Open era*
1968 Billie Jean King, USA
1978 Martina Navratilova, TCH (CZE)
1994 Conchita Martinez, ESP
1998 Jana Novotna, CZE
2000 Venus Williams, USA
2004 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2013 Marion Bartoli, FRA
2022 Elena Rybakina, KAZ

*CAREER WIMBLEDON TITLES - OPEN ERA*
9...Martina Navratilova
7...Steffi Graf
7...Serena Williams
5...Venus Williams*
4...Billie Jean King (+2 pre-Open era)

*WIMBLEDON FINALS - ACTIVE*
9...Venus Williams (5-4)
2...Petra Kvitova (2-0)
2...Angelique Kerber (1-1)
2...Garbine Muguruza (1-1)
1...Simona Halep (1-0)
1...Elena Rybakina (1-0)
1...Genie Bouchard (0-1)
1...Ons Jabeur (0-1)
1...Sabine Lisicki (0-1)
1...Karolina Pliskova (0-1)
1...Vera Zvonareva (0-1)

*BEST WIMBLEDON GIRLS/LADIES RESULTS - ALL-TIME*
[won Girls & Ladies titles]
Karen Susman (1960 Jr. Champion; 1962 Ladies Champion)
Ann Haydon Jones (1956 Jr. Champion; 1969 Ladies Champion)
Martina Hingis (1994 Junior champion; 1997 Ladies champion)
Amelie Mauresmo (1996 Junior champion; 2006 Ladies champion)
Ash Barty (2011 Junior champion; 2021 Ladies champion)
[others]
Martina Navratilova - 1973 Junior RU; 9-time Ladies champion
Hana Mandlikova - 1978 Junior RU; 1981 & '86 Ladies RU
Zina Garrison - 1981 Junior champion; 1990 Ladies RU
Maria Sharapova - 2002 Junior RU; 2004 Ladies champion
Aga Radwanska - 2005 Junior champion; 2012 Ladies RU
Genie Bouchard - 2012 Junior champion; 2014 Ladies RU
[additional actives]
Belinda Bencic (2013 Jr. Champion; 4th)
Claire Liu (2017 Jr. Champion; 2nd)
Kristina Mladenovic (2009 Jr. RU; 3rd)
Alona Ostapenko (2014 Jr. Champion; SF)
Anastasia Potapova (2016 Jr. Champion; 2nd)
Elina Svitolina (2012 Jr. RU; SF)
Iga Swiatek (2018 Jr. Champion; 4th)
Dayana Yastremska (2016 Jr. RU; 4th)

*BACK-TO-BACK RG/WI WOMEN'S TITLES - OPEN ERA*
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1971 Evonne Goolagong, AUS
1972 Billie Jean King, USA
1974 Chris Evert, USA
1982 Martina Navratilova, USA
1984 Martina Navratilova, USA
1988 Steffi Graf, FRG
1993 Steffi Graf, GER
1995 Steffi Graf, GER
1996 Steffi Graf, GER
2002 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA

*AO/WI TITLES IN SEASON - OPEN ERA*
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1983 Martina Navratilova, USA
1985 Martina Navratolova, USA
1988 Steffi Graf, FRG
1989 Steffi Graf, FRG
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI
2003 Serena Williams, USA
2006 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
2009 Serena Williams, USA
2010 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA

*FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS AT WIMBLEDON SINCE 2010*
2010 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2010 Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL
2011 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2011 Sabine Lisicki, GER (RU)
2012 Aga Radwanska, POL (RU)
2013 Kirsten Flipkens, BEL
2014 Lucie Safarova, CZE
2015 Garbine Muguruza, ESP (RU)
2016 Elena Vesnina, RUS
2017 Magdalena Rybarikova, SVK
2018 Julia Goerges, GER
2019 Elina Svitolina, UKR
2019 Barbora Strycova, CZE
2021 Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
2022 Elena Rybakina, KAZ (W)
2022 Ons Jabeur, TUN (RU)
2022 Tatjana Maria, GER

*WIMBLEDON WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS*
[singles]
2016 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2017 Diede de Groot, NED
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Aniek Van Koot, NED
2021 Diede de Groot, NED
2022 Diede de Groot, NED
[doubles]
2009 Korie Homan/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2010 Esther Vergeed/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2011 Esther Vergeer/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2012 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2013 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2015 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2016 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2017 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2018 Diede de Groot/Yui Kamiji (NED/JPN)
2019 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot (NED/NED)
2021 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2022 Yui Kamiji/Dana Mathewson (JPN/USA)

*RECENT WIMBLEDON DOUBLES CHAMPIONS*
2012 Serena Williams & Venus Williams, USA/USA
2013 Hsieh Su-Wei & Peng Shuai, TPE/CHN
2014 Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci, ITA/ITA
2015 Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza, SUI/IND
2016 Serena Williams & Venus Williams, USA/USA
2017 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS
2018 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2019 Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova, TPE/CZE
2021 Hsieh Su-wei & Elise Mertens, TPE/BEL
2022 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE

*RECENT WIMBLEDON MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPS*
2013 Kristina Mladenovic & Daniel Nestor, FRA/CAN
2014 Samantha Stosur & Nenad Zimonjic, AUS/SRB
2015 Martina Hingis & Leander Paes, SUI/IND
2016 Heather Watson & Henri Kontinen, GBR/FIN
2017 Martina Hingis & Jamie Murray, SUI/GBR
2018 Nicole Melichar & Alexander Peya, USA/AUT
2019 Latisha Chan & Ivan Dodig, TPE/CRO
2021 Desirae Krawczyk & Neal Skupski, USA/GBR
2022 Desirae Krawczyk & Neal Skupski, USA/GBR

*RECENT WIMBLEDON GIRLS DOUBLES CHAMPS*
2010 Timea Babos & Sloane Stephens, HUN/USA
2011 Genie Bouchard & Grace Min, CAN/USA
2012 Genie Bouchard & Taylor Townsend, CAN/USA
2013 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2014 Tami Grende & Ye Quiyu, INA/CHN
2015 Dalma Galfi & Fanny Stollar, HUN/HUN
2016 Usue Arconada & Claire Liu, USA/USA
2017 Olga Danilovic & Kaja Juvan, SRB/SLO
2018 Wang Xinyu & Wang Xiyu, CHN/CHN
2019 Savannah Broadus & Abigail Forbes, USA/USA
2021 Kristina Dmitruk & Diana Shnaider, BLR/RUS
2022 Rose Marie Nijkamp & Angella Okyutoyi, NED/KEN





**RECENT WC SLAM SINGLES FINALS**
2020 AO - #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. Aniek Van Koot/NED
2020 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2020 RG - #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. Momoko Ohtani/JPN
2021 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2021 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2021 WI - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. KG Montjane/RSA
2021 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. Aniek Van Koot/NED
2022 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 WI - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2023 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2023 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN

**SLAM TITLES AFTER AGE 30**
10..Serena Williams, USA (age 30-35)
3...Martina Navratilova, USA (age 30-33)
3...Margaret Court, AUS (age 30-31)
2...Billie Jean King, USA (age 30 & 31)
2...Chris Evert, USA (age 30 & 31)
1...Flavia Pennetta, ITA (age 33)
1...Virginia Wade. GBR (age 31)
1...Ann Haydon Jones, GBR (age 30)
1...Angelique Kerber, GER (age 30)*
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*-active

**OLDEST WOMEN'S SINGLES SLAM CHAMPIONS - OPEN ERA**
Serena Williams (35y/125) - 2017 Australian
Serena Williams (34/283) - 2016 Wimbledon
Serena Williams (33/285) - 2015 Wimbledon
Martina Navratilova (33/263) - 1990 Wimbledon
Serena Williams (33/254) - 2015 Roland Garros
Flavia Pennetta (33/201) - 2015 U.S. Open
Serena Williams (33/127) - 2015 Australian

**OLDEST WOMEN'S SINGLES SLAM FINALISTS**
Serena Williams (37,347d) - lost '19 US to Andreescu
Serena Williams (37,291d) - lost '19 WI to Halep
Martina Navratilova (37y,258d) — lost '94 WI to C.Martinez
Venus Williams (37,28d) - lost '17 WI to Muguruza
Serena Williams (36/347) - lost '18 US to Osaka
Serena Williams (36/291) - lost '18 WI to Kerber
Venus Williams (36/226) — lost '17 AO to S.Williams
Serena Williams (35/125) — '17 AO, def. V.Williams

**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
27y,200d - Caroline Wozniacki, 2018 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)

**RECENT FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AND RESULT AT NEXT MAJOR**
2010 Francesca Schiavone (RG): Wimbledon 1st
2011 Li Na (RG): Wimbledon 2nd
2011 Petra Kvitova (WI): U.S. 1st
2011 Samantha Stosur (US): Australian 1st
2012 Victoria Azarenka (AO): Roland Garros 4th
2013 Marion Bartoli (WI): DNP/retired
2015 Flavia Pennetta (US): DNP/retired
2016 Angelique Kerber (AO): Roland Garros 1st
2016 Garbine Muguruza (RG): Wimbledon 2nd
2017 Alona Ostapenko (RG): Wimbledon QF
2017 Sloane Stephens (US): Australian 1st
2018 Caroline Wozniacki (AO): Roland Garros 4th
2018 Simona Halep (RG): Wimbledon 3rd
2018 Naomi Osaka (US): Australian W
2019 Ash Barty (RG): Wimbledon 4th
2019 Bianca Andreescu (US): DNP 2020/2021 AO 2nd
2020 Sofia Kenin (AO): U.S. Open 5th
2020 Iga Swiatek (RG): Australian 4th
2021 Barbora Krejcikova (RG): Wimbledon 4th
2021 Emma Raducanu (US): Australian 2nd
2022 Elena Rybakina (WI): U.S. Open 1st
2023 Aryna Sabalenka (AO): Roland Garros SF

**MOST FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS (3) - OPEN ERA**
[1978]
AO: Chris O'Neil
RG: Virginia Ruzici
WI: Martina Navratilova
[2004]
RG: Anastasia Myskina
WI: Maria Sharapova
US: Svetlana Kuznetsova
[2011]
RG: Li Na
WI: Petra Kvitova
US: Samantha Stosur
[2018]
AO: Caroline Wozniacki
RG: Simona Halep
US: Naomi Osaka
[most consecutive (4)]
2011 RG: Li Na
2011 WI: Petra Kvitova
2011 US: Samantha Stosur
2012 AO: Victoria Azarenka

**MOST SLAMS WON BY DIFF. FORMER MAJOR CHAMPS (4) - OPEN ERA**
[1981]
AO: Martina Navratilova (3rd)
RG: Hana Mandlikova (2nd)
WI: Chris Evert (12th)
US: Tracy Austin (2nd)
[2014]
AO: Li Na (2nd)
RG: Maria Sharapova (5th)
WI: Petra Kvitova (2nd)
US: Serena Williams (18th)

**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)*
2020 Iga Swiatek, 19 (RG)*
2021 Emma Raducanu, 18 (US)*
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* - first-time slam winner

**RECENT TEEN SLAM CHAMPS**
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI - AO (16)*
1997 Iva Majoli, CRO - RG (19)*
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI - WI (16)
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI - US (16)
1998 Martina Hingis, SUI - AO (17)
1999 Martina Hingis, SUI - AO (18)
1999 Serena Williams, USA - US (17)*
2004 Maria Sharapova, RUS - WI (17)*
2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS - US (19)*
2006 Maria Sharapova, RUS - US (19)
2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN - US (19)*
2020 Iga Swiatek, POL - RG (19)*
2021 Emma Raducanu, GBR - US (18)*
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* - 1st time slam winner

**YOUNG SLAM FINALS SINCE 2000**
37 - 2021 US - Raducanu (18) d. Fernandez (19)
38 - 2022 RG - Swiatek (21) d. Gauff (18)
39 - 2004 WI - Sharapova (17) d. S.Williams (22)
40 - 2001 WI - V.Williams (21) d. Henin (19)
40 - 2003 RG - Henin (21) d. Clijsters (19)
40 - 2008 AO - Sharapova (20) d. Ivanovic (20)
40 - 2020 RG - Swiatek (19) d. Kenin (21)
[recent all-teen slam finals]
1997 RG - Majoli (19) d. Hingis (16)
1997 US - Hingis (16) d. V.Wiliams (17)
1999 US - S.Williams (17) d. Hingis (18)
2021 US - Raducanu (18) d. Fernandez (19)

**BIGGEST AGE DIFFERENCE IN SLAM FINAL**
18y,263 - Andreescu (19) d. S.Williams (37) = '19 U.S.
17y,45d - Seles (17) d. Navratilova (34) = '91 U.S.
16y,20d - Osaka (20) d. S.Williams (36) = '18 U.S.
15y,180d - Martinez (22) d. Navratilova (37) = '94 WI
14y,175d - Graf (18) d. Evert (33) = '88 AO
13y,113d - Muguruza (23) d. V.Williams (37) = '17 WI

**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
#150 - Emma Raducanu, 2021 US Open (W)
#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
#73 - Leylah Fernandez, 2021 US Open
#68 - Barbara Jordan, 1979 Australian (W)
#66 - Venus Williams, 1997 US Open

**FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS SINCE 2019**
=2019=
AO: Danielle Collins/USA
RG: Anisimova/USA, Barty/AUS (W), 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
US: Leylah Fernandez/CAN (RU), Emma Raducanu/GBR (W)
=2022=
AO: -
RG: C.Gauff/USA (RU), D.Kasatkina/RUS, M.Trevisan/ITA
WI: O.Jabeur/TUN (RU), T.Maria/GER, E.Rybakina/KAZ (W)
US: Caroline Garcia/FRA
=2023=
AO: Magda Linette/POL
RG: Beatriz Haddad Maia/BRA
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NOTE: 12 consecutive Wimbledons w/ first-time SF (2010-22)

**CAREER SLAM #1 SEEDS - active**
6...Simona Halep
6...Iga Swiatek (2023)
3...Victoria Azarenka
3...Angelique Kerber
2...Naomi Osaka
2...Karolina Pliskova
1...Venus Williams
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ALSO: Barty-7

**CAREER SLAM MD APPEARANCES - WOMEN**
92 - Venus Williams (2023)
81 - Serena Williams
72 - Svetlana Kuznetsova
71 - Francesca Schiavone
71 - Amy Frazier
69 - Alize Cornet (2023)
67 - Martina Navratilova
64 - Conchita Martinez
63 - Ai Sugiyama

**CONSECUTIVE SLAM MD APPEARANCES - WOMEN**
66 - Alize Cornet (2023)
62 - Ai Sugiyama
61 - Francesca Schiavone
56 - Jelena Jankovic
54 - Nathalie Dechy
54 - Elena Likhovtseva

**SLAMS WITHOUT EITHER SERENA/VENUS WILLIAMS IN MD**
AO: (pre-debut year: 1997) - 2022,2023
RG: (pre-debut year: 1996) - 2011,2023
WI: (pre-debut year: 1996) - none
US: (pre-debut year: 1996) - 2003,2021

**RECENT SLAM JUNIOR CHAMPS**
[2017]
AO: Marta Kostyuk, UKR
RG: Whitney Osuigwe, USA
WI: Claire Liu, USA
US: Amanda Anisimova, USA
[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 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]
RG: Linda Noskova, CZE
WI: Ane Mintegi del Olmo, ESP
US: Robin Montgomery, USA
[2022]
AO: Petra Marcinko, CRO
RG: Lucie Havlickova, CZE
WI: Liv Hovde, USA
US: Alex Eala, PHI
[2023]
AO: Alina Korneeva, RUS
RG: Alina Korneeva, RUS

**WIMBLEDON SF BY SEED - since 2010**
[W=F, SF,SF]
2010...1=21, un,un
2011...8=5, 4,wc
2012...6=3, 2,8
2013...15=23, 4,20
2014...6=13, 3,23
2015...1=20, 4,13
2016...1=4, 8,un
2017...14=10, 6,un
2018...11=25, 12,13
2019...7=11, 8,un
2020...DNP
2021...1=8, 25,2
2022...17=3, 16,un






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