Hands up if you're the Cincy champ ?????#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/CKmGqmmct2
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 19, 2024
Your 2024 Cincinnati champion: Aryna Sabalenka pic.twitter.com/OrheiyAIoQ
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 19, 2024
Jessica Pegula to Aryna Sabalenka:
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) August 19, 2024
‘Funny, Andrew [Krasny] said Aryna, and I thought he said Serena, but it felt like Serena today with the way you were serving there for a little bit, so I don’t know, I may have wanted Serena instead of Aryna’ [laughs] pic.twitter.com/75ZKKR3RdP
History in the making:@JPegula is one match away from pulling off the highly-elusive Canada-Cincinnati double! pic.twitter.com/ganP78xZmS
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 18, 2024
Buuuuut... not quite. Coming in off her title run in Toronto (after arriving there from Paris), due to a combination of a late event start (Tuesday), a 1st Round bye and rain delays, Pegula didn't play her first match until Friday. When she finally did, she played *two* that day, taking out both Karolina Muchova (in 3) and Taylor Townsend. Leylah Fernandez was next, with Pegula winning another three-setter after squandering a 7-5/4-0 lead. She took out Paula Badosa (three sets *again*) for her ninth straight win. Her four matches over three days totaled up to eight and a quarter hours on the court, and she still had to play Aryna Sabalenka in the final. With the shot to become the first woman to complete a Canada/Cincy sweep since 1973, Pegula was clearly running on fumes, but she put up a good-enough fight in the Monday match-up, pressuring Sabalenka late and making the Belarusian pull herself out of a dicey situation late (tied 5-5 after Sabalenka had served for the win) to get the title. Pegula will head into New York back at #5 in the rankings and with a head a steam, or maybe that'll just be her trying to catch her breath. Her next challenge might be to avoid a disappointing early exit after perhaps playing herself out to nearly the end of her rope *before* showing up at Flushing Meadows.
Such sweet timing ??@leylahfernandez | #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/BlJjFHIvza
— wta (@WTA) August 17, 2024
It was three summers ago that a then 18-year old Fernandez made her name on the big stage, putting away the likes of Osaka, Kerber, Svitolina and Sabalenka in order to reach the U.S. Open final (all but Kerber were ranked in the Top 5 at the time). The Canadian hadn't posted a Top 5 win since then when she arrived in Cincinnati at the start of the week. After a win over Yuan Yue, that drought ended when Fernandez saved a pair of MP and downed #4 Elena Rybakina in the 2nd Round. After a Top 20 victory over Diana Shnaider, Fernandez rallied form 7-5/4-0 down vs. world #6 and Toronto champ Jessie Pegula, winning a 2nd set TB and then saving three MP and forcing another TB to decide the final result. Pegula got the win via a 7-3 breaker, but Fernandez's third career 1000 QF (w/ '23 Guadalajara and '24 Doha) will push her ranking back inside the Top 25. Meanwhile, a week after reaching the Toronto doubles as a WC entrant with sister Bianca, Fernandez reached her fourth tour-level WD final, but fell (w/ Yulia Putintseva) in a 10-4 MTB to Muhammad/Routliffe, leaving the Canadian still seeking her first WTA title.
?? 6th career Top 50 win
— wta (@WTA) August 15, 2024
?? Beats 8th seed Ostapenko
?? First time in #CincyTennis round of 16
Cincinnati Open debutant @ElinaaAvanesyan had herself an afternoon ?? pic.twitter.com/k3c2xKC0Sv
TT to the Third Round! ??@TaylorTownsend defeats Kasatkina 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 to advance to the third round for the first time in Cincinnati! #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/FtH4cHDYYE
— wta (@WTA) August 15, 2024
For the second time in three weeks, though, Townsend fell just short, losing 6-1/6-3 to Toronto champ Jessie Pegula. She'll come in at another career high of #46 in the new rankings. Her eight wins in 1000 events this season are a career best, topping the five she posted last year. Townsend is 13-9 in 1000 MD play in 2023-24, after being 8-12 prior to last year.
A big win for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) August 17, 2024
Incredible serving performance from Nastia as she did not face a break point en route to a 7-5, 6-1 win over Zheng Qinwen for her second Top 10 win of the year.
Returns to the Cincinnati quarterfinals for the first time since 2015! pic.twitter.com/SP3XeVgZTO
Washington champ Paula Badosa moves on into the Cincinnati semi-final. pic.twitter.com/XoO4apW6qo
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 18, 2024
????¡¡¡NADIA PODOROSKA ES LA NUEVA CAMPEONA DE BARRANQUILLA!!!@nadiapodoroska venció a Tatjana Maria en un durísimo partido de tres sets (6-2, 1-6, 6-3) y se consagró campeona del Barranquilla Open??
— Cancha Central | WTA (@_canchacentral) August 17, 2024
?¡La rosarina logró el tercer WTA125 de su carrera!
pic.twitter.com/B3MJafPIO9
Podoroska, a Roland Garros semifinalist in the fall of 2020, took a 10-month sabbatical from the tour less than a year after her biggest career result. Out from the end of the '21 U.S. Open until June of the following season, the Argentine fully began her climb back up the tennis ladder last season, returning to the Top 100. This week in Barranquilla, the 27-year old picked up her third WTA 125 title since the start of last year (her biggest on hard court since winning a $25K challenger in January '20) with a 6-2/1-6/6-3 win in the final over #1 seed and defending champion Tatjana Maria (also a former slam semifinalist, at Wimbledon in '22). Ranked at #88 this past week, her lowest position since June of last year, Podoroska climbs back inside the Top 70 in the next rankings. She was as high as #36 in 2021.
Sonríe @nadiapodoroska, festeja el tenis nacional.
— Gonzalo (@Gonzalo_MT3) August 18, 2024
???? pic.twitter.com/cAuosfTjlj
Another big win for Mirra Andreeva who beats none other than Jasmine Paolini for her spot in the Cincinnati quarters.
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 16, 2024
Next up? The World No.1 pic.twitter.com/e9CCr3e9za
6 - Mirra Andreeva (6) has the most WTA top 20 wins at WTA-1000 events before 18, surpassing Coco Gauff (5). Among the 19 U18 players to face top 20 opponents at WTA-1000s, Andreeva (6-3) is the only one with a winning record. Whoa.#CincyTennis | @CincyTennis @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/kn3SIkKqQ4
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) August 14, 2024
Andreeva will still have to wait to may her Top 20 debut, though, as she her rise will stall (for this week) at #21 in the new rankings.
Longest losing streaks in ATP/WTA history:
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) August 14, 2024
22 - Zhang Shuai (Feb. 2023 - Aug. 2024)
21 - Vince Spadea (Oct. 1999 - Jun. 2000)
Spadea's 24-year-old 'record' is no more. pic.twitter.com/XdZm5n1CpO
Gifted with a 43-point bump for her brief appearance in the MD (and, I'd assume, the nearly $15K US prize money... hmm, that's an amount that might have been a real boost to some other player) Zhang will actually see her ranking *rise* 43 spots this week to #646. Seriously, what in the Sakkarian Hills is going on in a reality where *that* happens after a 22nd straight defeat?
??Tremendo las dos ultimas semanas de la española Nuria Parrizas-Diaz: campeona en el W100 Gran Canaria y anoche campeona en el W100 Cary ????. Tercer titulo del año y regreso al TOP-100 de la WTA. pic.twitter.com/nMRw7DxQ0O
— pasametudato (@pasametudato) August 18, 2024
I like that scoreboard -- it almost looks like neon.
BIG serve for the WIN ?@asiamuhammad and @erinroutliffe secure their first title as a team!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/KAvzsCWE3m
— wta (@WTA) August 19, 2024
?? Cincy Champs ??#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/QX4E9RZlJf
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 19, 2024
Muhammad, 33, cracks the doubles Top 20 for the first time with this result, rising from #24 to #19.
Keep ?? it ?? going ??
— wta (@WTA) August 15, 2024
Varvara Gracheva forces Swiatek into a decider after an impressive tiebreak! #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/T1mDrvN5Lo
In the 3rd, Swiatek went up an early break (perhaps being ready to run away with things?), only to immediately give the break back a game later. The world #1 gathered herself again, broke to lead 4-2 and (finally) never looked back.
Finishing it off on match point No. 6 ??
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) August 15, 2024
Iga Swiatek defeats Gracheva 6-0, 6-7(8), 6-2 in a rollercoaster of a second round match ?? #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/XYueo2zvAu
This was easy to see as either a very bad sign for Swiatek's U.S. Open hopes, or a great sign that in her opening hard court match of the summer the spirit of her '22 title run in New York -- a scrapping quest that was *very* different from her wins at RG -- was alive and well inside the world #1.
Sabby's masterclass is in session ?????
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) August 18, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka ousts World No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final in Cincy ?? #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/MXdTus8dtt
Aryna Sabalenka to Iga Swiatek after needing 10 match points to win the match in Cincinnati:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 18, 2024
“We gotta keep it interesting” ??
*Iga & Aryna both smile* ?? pic.twitter.com/QhT93H6iRz
?Perfectly Served?@PutintsevaYulia defeats Gauff 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/7CNH8Bn3v2
— wta (@WTA) August 15, 2024
Coco Gauff "will not participate in a press conference following today’s match," the tournament says, but they published a Q&A with her with some post match quotes.
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 15, 2024
Gauff said her plan before the #USOpen is "to go home and try to reset."#CincyTennis
With Pere Riba in the corner of Zheng Qinwen this season as the 21-year old has started to soar, while Gauff has started to fall off her previous high and re-assume (or develop new) bad habits, it makes you wonder if maybe Riba was the more important part of that two-headed "new coaching team" that pushed Coco over the top last summer (and not the louder member of that duo). At the match, an interesting moment, as maybe Mirra's Iasi speech has seemingly opened the door for nothing-to-be-ashamed-of honesty from others on tour...
Motivational. pic.twitter.com/01iThCTPMl
— Ashley says abolish countries. (@littlegnome16) August 15, 2024
Putintseva now has wins over #1 (Iga at SW19) *and* #2 ranked players this season, but if you thought that that would be a career first, well, you'd be wrong: she defeated Naomi Osaka twice -- as #1 *and* #2 -- in 2019.
Saba in Cincy! ??@SabalenkaA puts on a show to defeat Pegula 6-3, 7-5 and capture the trophy.#CincyTennis
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 19, 2024
pic.twitter.com/B9IB4oPzoh
Never back down, never what? ??@TaylorTownsend fights through the tiebreak to defeat Dolehide 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7).#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/rNfBGv5KFE
— wta (@WTA) August 14, 2024
A Cincinnati debut to remember ??
— wta (@WTA) August 13, 2024
Qualifier Ashlyn Krueger defeats Olympic silver medalist Vekic 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-2 after three hours!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/SAXliDb2wO
All the emotions ??
— wta (@WTA) August 13, 2024
Ashlyn Krueger talks about going from 12-year-old spectator to first-round winner in Cincinnati.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/LkmK696Mlu
A debut win in Cincinnati ??@ElinaaAvanesyan moves past Andreescu in straight sets in a late night win!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/RY8q5wY1OI
— wta (@WTA) August 14, 2024
Even with her absences and up-and-down play over the last few years, Andreescu (who also received a U.S. Open wild card this week) still maintains a 44-17 record in North America (WTA MD) for her career. Overall, at all levels back to 2018, she's 57-17 on the continent. She'll need to call upon
Paparazzi update on everyone’s favorite romcom-ready #Olympics story:
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 11, 2024
Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac, the Czech gold medalist pair in mixed doubles in Paris, are still together here at #CincyTennis, sharing a car as they leave the tournament.
(She’s driving.) pic.twitter.com/lvS0D6qOHG
Magnificent Mimi Xu ????!!!!!!
— Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) August 18, 2024
16 year old British junior Mimi Xu ???? wins her 1st ITF singles title of her career by taking the W35 Aldershot title today in dominant style!
She also won the doubles title yesterday with Naiktha Bains ????
Brilliant week and more to come! pic.twitter.com/XOuZmS0CU3
#?3?0? feels just right ??
— wta (@WTA) August 17, 2024
World No. 1 @iga_swiatek notches her 30th WTA 1000 win of the season, after a thrilling three set victory over rising star Andreeva! #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/o6MWJGMqH4
Absolute brilliance from Andreeva ??#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/z0DD1TP4ig
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 17, 2024
Finished with a slice ??@LeylahFernandez takes out Rybakina for her 3rd career win against a Top 4 opponent ??#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/gpJ5y2Janz
— wta (@WTA) August 15, 2024
Rybakina, clearly still in wobbly form after so many health-related issues, fired a career-best 20 aces in the match, but disabled that potential advantage with a career-worst 17 DF (Fernandez had 13 herself in the win).
All ??@JPegula's reaction says it all! ??#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/ROLxIKpKBc
— wta (@WTA) August 17, 2024
What a run it has been for 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) August 17, 2024
She earns her second career Top 5 win with a comeback 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over World No.5 Jasmine Paolini to reach the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open. pic.twitter.com/sJ87iZFNoR
3 - Since 2000, Mirra Andreeva has become only the third player under the age of 18 to claim four WTA top 10 wins in a calendar year after Kim Clijsters (2000) and Maria Sharapova (2004-05). Absurd.#CincyTennis | @CincyTennis @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/iLqHvpPRWX
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) August 16, 2024
Mira Andreeva is making light work of Emma Navarro.
— Piper nigrum ????? (@Big_Abdvl) August 14, 2024
Hopefully, she doesn't see a problem with that and says Mira went about things in a cutthroat way.
As it was, Andreeva simply hung "a Chuck Woolery" ("two and two") on Emma instead.
Naomi Osaka opened up to fans about her struggles on the court and how her daughter pushes her to persevere ahead of the US Open ?? pic.twitter.com/b1dra8gc6x
— espnW (@espnW) August 13, 2024
Welp. After being pleasantly surprised by Osaka's resolve during the clay season, and at least her attempt to try on the grass, I wouldn't have expected her to bail out in the heat of the only portion of the schedule that really mattered to her season. (Well, in retrospect...). Oh, of course, she still has the U.S. Open to play, but unless a miracle happens there, showing up in New York with little stamina and no match toughness doesn't bode well for a long stay. After that? Probably no fall tournaments (I mean, right?), and who knows about the start of 2025 at that point. It's fair to say that the clock is now ticking on this entire experiment. Hmmm, I wonder if Wim Fissette is having second thoughts right about now?
#USOpen main draw wildcards announced:
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 14, 2024
Women:
????Andreescu (??2019)
????Anisimova
????Jovic
????Kessler
????Noel
????Osaka (??2018, 2020)
????Paquet
????Preston
Men:
????Eubanks
????Forbes
????Muller
????Schoolkate
????Z. Svajda
????Tien
????Thiem (??2020)
????Wawrinka (??2016)
a) It's absurd there's no video review. When technology exists - and it does here - use it.
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) August 17, 2024
b) Hard to condemn a player for not conceding a point. But if Draper takes Felix at his word, offers to replay the point (or even plays a deuce point), win or lose, his gesture is… https://t.co/ZfHyDoFygX
Serious question: What consequences does the chair umpire face? This is 2 incidents in 2 tournaments for the same umpire.
— sloanestephens (@SloaneStephens) August 17, 2024
Does he go on probation? No year end bonus? Can’t work the next grand slam? Fine?
I’m genuinely curious. https://t.co/4sdMyQXizR
Sorana Cirstea says she is on the road to recovery and is thankful for all the messages of support she is getting.
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) August 13, 2024
Hope she is feeling better and as close to 100% as possible to start next season. pic.twitter.com/udL8fRa5HC
While talking to the press on Friday at an event to celebrate the Romanian Olympic athletes, Sorana says she has about 10 more days on crutches. Then in about 3-4 months back on court and being competitive. She froze her ranking and the plan is to play Australian Open in January. pic.twitter.com/RbUcYkiHBz
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) August 16, 2024
Just in case anyone was thinking that this injury was a would lead to Sorana Cirstea retiring. As she says, only 10 days after her surgery and she misses playing. She still has the tennis bug in her.
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) August 18, 2024
Hope for a good speedy recovery for Sori, and cant wait to see her in 2025. pic.twitter.com/jFs3oAnp8N
Here's some @Martina Navratilova news. She and Julia Lemigova announced today that they have adopted two young boys. They are delighted and request that they are now given the space and privacy to welcome the new members of their family. Martina: "We are the over the moon…
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) August 14, 2024
My daughter @OlympiaOhanian talks in her sleep. This will prove to be useful in the future ??. (I hear the secrets that you keep… when tou talking in your sleep ????)
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 12, 2024
Does anyone have my faceplant from the first point of the match tonight? Physios need to see how I fell….
— Emily Webley-Smith (@ews24) August 14, 2024
An update from Simona. Says she went to Italy to get help for her knee and it was a beneficial trip. Also says she is back working with Daniel Dobre, which is great to see. pic.twitter.com/QBJtjAbyZS
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) August 9, 2024
A very nice sight, Simona Halep and Sorana Cirstea together having a chat at an event honoring the Romanian athletes successes at the Paris Olympics. pic.twitter.com/rerH4F8pyG
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) August 16, 2024
Seeing Simona and Sorana together and smiling like this make me very happy.
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) August 16, 2024
??: https://t.co/z42ELe8KPC pic.twitter.com/xwpJuV8trT
I see the meme-potential. ?? #Andreeva pic.twitter.com/iV3yK5ACxa
— Tennis GIFs ???? (@tennis_gifs) August 17, 2024
Also, #USOpen will not hold wheelchair competitions because the tournament is concurrent with the Paralympics, BUT the tournament "has provided the athletes with the equivalent amount of prize money they would have earned had we staged the 2024 US Open wheelchair championships."
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 14, 2024
Hmmm, if everyone gets *the same* amount then it's still a bit of a paycut for some... well, for *one*, at least. They have *got* to get the Paralympic tennis event straight for the *next* time (they won't), since it's incredibly stupid to wipe out arguably *the* premiere para-athlete competition outside of the Paralympics once every four years because they can't get their s**t together and work around the dates. Start the tennis event early, even a few days before the Opening Ceremonies (they do it w/ soccer and some team events in the Olympics) so that the athletes can still go to New York, where the WC tennis could have started around September 2nd or 3rd this year. The Paralympics run from August 28 to September 8 (the tennis is played from the 30th through the 7th), and the U.S. Open is August 26th to September 8. This year, they could have started the tennis event in Paris on August 23-24, finished the medal rounds in the first few days of the games (wrapping it up by August 31/September 1) and -- viola! -- the Golden Slam could still be in play (as was the case in '21) if it applied. Why rob the greatest WC tennis athletes of that opportunity? Oh, I forgot... they don't really care. Noted.
*2024 WTA SINGLES TITLES*
5 - Iga Swiatek, POL = Slam(1), 1000(4)
3 - Elena Rybakina, KAZ = 500(3)
3 - Diana Shnaider, RUS = 500,250(2)
2 - Katie Boulter, GBR = 500,250
2 - Danielle Collins, USA = 1000,500
2 - Alona Ostapenko, LAT = 500(2)
2 - Jessie Pegula, USA = 500(2)
2 - ARYNA SABALENKA, BLR = Slam(1), 1000
2 - Zheng Qinwen, CHN = Oly,250
[2020-24]
22 - 1/2/8/6/5 = Iga Swiatek
10 - 3/2/0/3/2 = ARYNA SABALENKA
8 - 1/5/2 = Ash Barty (ret.)
8 - 0/3/2/2/1 = Barbora Krejcikova
7 - 1/0/1/2/3 = Elena Rybakina
6 - 0/1/0/4/1 = Coco Gauff
*MOST 2024 WTA TITLES w/o LOSING A SET*
3 - Iga Swiatek (Doha/Indian Wells/Rome)
2 - ARYNA SABALENKA (Australian Open/Cincinnati)
1 - Madison Keys (Strasbourg)
1 - Karolina Pliskova (Cluj-Napoca)
1 - Elena Rybakina (Brisbane)
*CAREER HARD COURT WTA TITLES - active*
31 - Venus Williams
24 - Caroline Wozniacki
20 - Victoria Azarenka
20 - Petra Kvitova
13 - Simona Halep
13 - ARYNA SABALENKA (2024: 2)
12 - Iga Swiatek (2)
11 - Karolina Pliskova (1)
12 - Eilna Svitolina
9 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
9 - Vera Zvonareva
[2020-24]
11 - Iga Swiatek (0/1/5/3/2)
8 - ARYNA SABALENKA (3/1/0/2/2)
6 - Ash Barty (1/3/2 ret)
5 - Anett Kontaveit (0/4/1/0 ret)
5 - Barbora Krejcikova (0/1/2/2/0)
4 - Coco Gauff (0/0/0/3/1)
4 - Dasha Kasatkina (0/2/2/0/0)
4 - Jessie Pegula (0/0/1/2/1)
4 - Elena Rybakina (1/0/0/1/2)
*2024 WTA CHAMPIONS - Top 10 (# time of title)*
#1 - Iga Swiatek (Doha)
#1 - Iga Swiatek (Indian Wells)
#1 - Iga Swiatek (Madrid)
#1 - Iga Swiatek (Rome)
#1 - Iga Swiatek (Roland Garros)
#2 - Aryna Sabalenka (Australian Open)
#3 - Coco Gauff (Auckland)
#3 - ARYNA SABALENKA (Cincinnati)
#4 - Elena Rybakina (Brisbane)
#4 - Elena Rybakina (Stuttgart)
#5 - Elena Rybakina (Abu Dhabi)
#5 - Jessie Pegula (Berlin)
#6 - Jessie Pegula (Toronto)
#7 - Zheng Qinwen (Palermo)
#7 - Zheng Qinwen (Olympics)
*MOST WTA FINALS in 2024*
5 - Iga Swiatek (5-0)
5 - Elena Rybakina (3-2)
5 - ARYNA SABALENKA (2-3)
4 - Dasha Kasatkina (1-3)
3 - Diana Shnaider (3-0)
3 - Danielle Collins (2-1)
3 - JESSIE PEGULA (2-1)
3 - Jasmine Paolini (1-2)
*CAREER WTA FINALS - active*
83 - Venus Williams
55 - Caroline Wozniacki
42 - Petra Kvitova
42 - Simona Halep
41 - Victoria Azarenka
34 - Karolina Pliskova (2024:2)
30 - Vera Zvonareva
29 - ARYNA SABALENKA (5)
26 - Iga Swiatek (5)
*MOST WTA SF in 2024*
9 - IGA SWIATEK (4-4 +W)
7 - Elena Rybakina (5-2)
6 - ARYNA SABALENKA (4-2)
6 - JESSIE PEGULA (3-2 +L)
6 - Coco Gauff (1-5)
5 - Emma Navarro (1-4)
4 - Dasha Kasatkina (3-0 +W)
4 - Danielle Collins (3-1)
4 - Jasmine Paolini (3-1)
4 - Diane Shnaider (3-1)
4 - Donna Vekic (2-2)
4 - Ekaterina Alexandrova (1-3)
*2023-24 WINS OVER #1*
[2023]
United Cup SF - #3 Jessie Pegula/USA d. Swiatek (W-USA)
Australian Open 4r - #25 Elena Rybakina/KAZ d. Swiatek
Dubai F - #30 Barbora Krejcikova/CZE d. Swiatek (W)
Indian Wells SF - #10 Elena Rybakina/KAZ def. Swiatek (W)
Madrid F - #2 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR def. Swiatek (W)
Rome QF - #6 Elena Rybakina/KAZ def. Swiatek (W)
Wimbledon QF - #76 Elina Svitolina/UKR def. Swiatek
Montreal SF - #3 Jessie Pegula/USA def. Swiatek (W)
Cincinnati SF - #7 Coco Gauff/USA def. Swiatek (W)
US Open 4th Rd. - #21 Alona Ostapenko/LAT def. Swiatek
Beijing QF - #5 Elena Rybakina/KAZ def. Sabalenka
WTA Finals rr - #5 Jessie Pegula/USA def. Sabalenka
WTA Finals SF - #2 Iga Swiatek/POL def. Sabalenka (W)
[2024]
Australian Open 3rd Rd - #50 Linda Noskova/CZE def. Swiatek
Dubai SF - #40 Anna Kalinskaya/RUS def. Swiatek
Miami 4th Rd. - #16 Ekaterina Alexandrova/RUS def. Swiatek
Stuttgart SF - #4 Elena Rybakina/KAZ def. Swiatek (W)
Wimbledon 3rd Rd. - #35 Yulia Putintseva/KAZ def. Swiatek
Olympics SF - #7 Zheng Qinwen/CHN def. Swiatek (W)
Cincinnati SF - #3 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR def. Swiatek (W)
=
(W) - won title
*CAREER WTA #1 WINS active*
15 - Venus Williams, USA
7 - Elina Svitolina, UKR
6 - Petra Kvitova, CZE
5 - Elena Rybakina, KAZ
5 - ARYNA SABALENKA, BLR
4 - Belinda Bencic, SUI
4 - Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
3 - Victoria Azarenka, BLR
3 - Sofia Kenin, USA
3 - Jessie Pegula, USA
*WTA #1 WINS (37) - 2020-24*
5 - Elena Rybakina, KAZ
4 - ARYNA SABALENKA, BLR
3 - Jessie Pegula, USA
2 - Coco Gauff, USA
2 - Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
1 - Ekaterina Alexandrova, RUS
1 - Paula Badosa, ESP
1 - Jennifer Brady, USA
1 - Danielle Collins, USA
1 - Alize Cornet, FRA
1 - Caroline Garcia, FRA
1 - Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
1 - Anna Kalinskaya, RUS
1 - Sofia Kenin, USA
1 - Madison Keys, USA
1 - Petra Kvitova, CZE
1 - Magda Linette, POL
1 - Karolina Muchova, CZE
1 - Linda Noskova, CZE
1 - Alona Ostapenko, LAT
1 - Yulia Putintseva, KAZ
1 - Shelby Rogers, USA
1 - Sara Sorribes Tormo, ESP
1 - Elina Svitolina, UKR
1 - Iga Swiatek, POL
1 - Zheng Qinwen, CHN
[wins-by-nation, 2020-24]
10 - USA
6 - KAZ
5 - CZE
4 - BLR
2 - ESP,FRA,POL,RUS
1 - BRA,CHN,LAT,UKR
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LOSSES: 23-Swiatek, 11-Barty, 3-Sabalenka
*SWIATEK vs. SABALENKA*
2021 WTAF rr (hc) - Sabalenka 2-6/6-2/7-5
2022 Doha QF (hc) - Swiatek 6-2/6-3
2022 Stuttgart Final (rci) - Swiatek 6-2/6-2
2022 Rome SF (rc) - Swiatek 6-2/6-1
2022 U.S. Open SF (hc) - Swiatek 3-6/6-1/6-4
2022 WTA Finals SF (hci) - Sabalenka 6-2/2-6/6-1
2023 Stuttgart Final (rci) - Swiatek 6-3/6-4
2023 Madrid Final (rc) - Sabalenka 6-3/3-6/6-3
2023 WTA Finals SF (hc) - Swiatek 6-3/6-2
2024 Madrid Final (rc) - Swiatek 7-5/4-6/7-6(7)#
2024 Rome Final (rc) - Swiatek 6-2/6-3
2024 Cincinnati SF (hc) - Sabalenka 6-3/6-3
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# - Swiatek saved 3 MP
*CAREER WTA SINGLES TITLES - ACTIVE*
49 - Venus Williams (most recent: 2016)
31 - Petra Kvitova (2023)
24 - Simona Halep (2022)
22 - Iga Swiatek (2024)
21 - Victoria Azarenka (2020)
17 - Karolina Pliskova (2024)
17 - Elina Svitolina (2023)
15 - ARYNA SABALENKA (2024)
*2024 BEST RESULTS (w/ PROTECTED RANKING)*
RU - Amanda Anisimova (Toronto)
RU - Ajla Tomljanovic (Birmingham)
SF - PAULA BADOSA (Cincinnati)
QF - Anastasija Sevastova (Cluj)
QF - Naomi Osaka (Doha)
QF - Anastasija Sevastova (Austin)
QF - Aleksandra Krunic (Rosmalen)
QF - Angelique Kerber (Olympics)
*LONG WTA (MD only) WINNING STREAKS - 2024*
21 - Iga Swiatek (Apr-July; ended by Putintseva)
15 - Danielle Collins (March-April; Sabalenka)
12 - ZHENG QINWEN (July-August; Pavlyuchenkova)
10 - Barbora Krejcikova (July; Schmiedlova)
10 - Coco Gauff (January; Sabalenka)
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UNDEFEATED NOTE: Pliskova (9 WTA MD wins, walkover loss, then 2 wins)
*ALL-TIME WTA MD LOSING STREAKS*
22 - Zhang Shuai (2023-24)*
17 - Arantxa Rus (2012-13)
17 - Sandy Collins (1984-87)
[WTA+ATP]
22 - Zhang Shuai (2023-24)*
21 - Vincent Spadea (1999-00)
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* - active streak
*2024 WTA DOUBLES FINALS*
7 (2-5) = ERIN ROUTLIFFE
5 (4-1) = Katerina Siniakova
5 (3-2) = Irina Khromacheva
5 (1-4) = Gaby Dabrowski
4 (3-1) = Sara Errani
4 (3-1) = ASIA MUHAMMAD
4 (3-1) = Jasmine Paolini
4 (2-2) = Chan Hao-ching
4 (2-2) = Anna Danilina
4 (2-2) = Lyudmyla Kichenok
4 (2-2) = Bethanie Mattek-Sands
4 (2-2) = Nicole Melichar-Martinez
4 (2-2) = Ellen Perez
*RECENT CANADA/CINCINNATI FINALS*
2015 Simona Halep - Canada L, Cincinnati L
2018 Simona Halep - Canada W, Cincinnati L=had MP vs. Bertens
2024 Jessie Pegula - Canada W, Cincinnati L
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LAST TO WIN BOTH: Evonne Goolagong (1973)
*CINCINNATI/U.S. OPEN FINALS - OPEN ERA*
1970 Rosie Casals, USA (W-RU)
1973 Evonne Goolagong, AUS (W-RU)
2010.Kim Clijsters, BEL (W-W)
2013 Victoria Azarenka, BLR (W-RU)
2014.Serena Williams, USA (W-W)
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER (RU-W)
2016 Karolina Pliskova, CZE (W-RU)
2020 Victoria Azarenka, BLR (w/o W-L)#
2020 Naomi Osaka, JPN (w/o L-W)#
2023 Coco Gauff, USA (W-W)
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NOTE: Premier 5/1000 since '09
# - both held in NYC in '20
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