.@CocoGauff and her newest trophy pic.twitter.com/PFnMc3a2iS
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 6, 2024
7-0 in hard court finals ??@CocoGauff | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/dwjYj7sinO
— wta (@WTA) October 6, 2024
Home comforts in Beijing ?????
— wta (@WTA) October 4, 2024
A first WTA 1000 semifinal incoming for Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/4NC17cTqM8
?????
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 5, 2024
Getting ready to do Muchova things.. pic.twitter.com/slB0I5LRxE
In the post-match ceremony following the Beijing final, during which Coco Gauff had once again taken down Muchova in straight sets for the third time in three meetings, Gauff expressed positivity about Muchova's resilience in the face of so many injuries, and said that she hoped that she didn't have to deal with such things any longer. Let's hope the Tennis Gods and the Czech's body agree to that truce. While Muchova didn't get the ultimate result that she would have preferred, losing for the fifth time in six career finals (she's 0-2 in the two finals she's played during the short period of time she's managed to be on the court in '24), her Beijing run provided still more evidence for the need for her to stay off the injured list. More Muchova simply makes the WTA a better place. Wins over Anna Blinkova, Yuan Yue, Jaqueline Cristian and Cristina Bucsa preceded consecutive Top 10 victories over top-seeded world #2 Aryna Sabalenka (she's 7-2 vs. the Top 3 in her career) and #7-ranked home favorite Zheng Qinwen, who defeated Muchova in the Palermo final this summer. After staring at a fall well outside the Top 100 if she couldn't back up her '23 SF at the U.S. Open, Muchova's unique talent has once came to the fore in the closing stages of '24 with another slam SF and 1000 runner-up. She's at #31 in the new rankings. Now let's just hope she can launch into 2025 without any restraints holding her back.
Karolina Muchova wins the first set 7-6 (4) against Aryna Sabalenka.
— edgeAI (@edgeAIapp) October 4, 2024
Saved 2 set points on return at 4-5,both didn’t lose their serve.
1 hour 15 mins in the first set.
Muchova’s only 2nd point of the match was this ??pic.twitter.com/lQf1ttC2a1
Sramkova, coming in hot to Beijing off her back-to-back finals (and maiden tour title) in Monastir and Hua Hin, could have begged off of yet another week of action, declaring September "a month well played," and no one would have batted an eyelash. But the Slovak stepped once more into the breach in a third different nation. Playing in *qualifying* shortly after lifting a trophy, Sramkova made her way past Tamara Zidansek (whom she'd just beaten her in the HH semis), who retired seven games into the 3rd set, and Polina Kudermetova (saving a MP, then winning a deciding TB) to reach the MD, having played 12 matches over 14 days (winning 11 of them). And she wasn't finished.
Who can stop Rebecca Sramkova?! ??
— wta (@WTA) September 27, 2024
A final in Tunisia, first career title in Thailand, and now Round 3 at the #ChinaOpen after 13 wins in 18 days! pic.twitter.com/2FRU8zwv9a
Sramkova next downed Anhelina Kalinina 4 & love in the 1st Round, then came back from a set down to defeat #33 Ekaterina Alexandrova for her ninth straight win, and biggest career win by ranking. She was finally stopped by Paula Badosa in the 3rd Round, but the Spaniard had to work to win 7-5/7-5. It's Sramkova's second 3rd Round 1000 result (behind only a Rome 4th Rd. from earlier this year). From the start of Monastir, when she was ranked #136, Sramkova put together a 13-2 stretch that will lift her to a career-high ranking of #53.
Going toe-to-toe with the World No.2 ??
— wta (@WTA) September 28, 2024
Thailand's Mananchaya Sawangkaew taking charge of things in Beijing!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/vHfJz1nvWk
Taking down another seeded player ??
— wta (@WTA) September 30, 2024
Cristina Bucsa books a place in the Beijing Round of 16, where she will face Muchova.#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/b6S9kkeLKD
Bucsa has had a breakout season in 2024, but it's mostly been in doubles. She added some singles results to her resume in Beijing. This season has already seen the 26-year old Spanaird rise into the doubles Top 20, take Olympic doubles Bronze, and win four of her five career tour level WD titles (including 1000 Madrid) with four different partners. Bucsa came into Beijing with a 1-5 mark in her last six singles outings, without an event with multiple MD wins since reaching the Bogota QF in April (her only other QF was in February in Abu Dhabi as a LL), but over the past two weeks she reached her first career 1000 singles 4th Round, posting upsets over a pair of seeded players (vs. Liudmila Samsonova, her second career Top 20 win, and Elise Mertens) before going out at the hands of Karolina Muchova. After having five previous 1000 MD wins in her career, she posted three during her run. Even with the result, though, Bucsa stands at 21-26 on the season. Since her first season of pro results in 2016, she's never finished a year with a sub-.500 mark.
After 24 consecutive losses, Shuai Zhang is coming for 240 consecutive wins pic.twitter.com/s77viXf3AA
— LorenaPopa ???????? (@popalorena) October 1, 2024
Defying the rankings at World No.595 ?@zhangshuai121 | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/sxeYlSbVps
— wta (@WTA) October 1, 2024
Against Paula Badosa for a spot in the semis, Zhang quickly lost a 6-1 1st set, but battled the Spaniard in a tight 2nd that saw her get within a TB win of forcing a 3rd. The two were tied 4-4 before Badosa swept the final three points. If she'd managed to force a 3rd, well... who knows, she might have had a Navarro-like "inkling." After managing to climb up the rankings in recent weeks simply by earning points by *appearing* (and losing) in 1st Round matches, Zhang makes a big (legitimate) leap in the next rankings. She'll be back in the Top 250.
Thanks all of setbacks and many adversity to building this moment!@ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/Y6bhhqgNDX
— Shuai Zhang (@zhangshuai121) September 30, 2024
Meanwhile, Tomljanovic picked up a 125 title in Hong Kong, adding another result of note to her slowly developing comeback season after playing just ten matches in '23 due to illness/injury (she also missed time earlier this year after undergoing surgery to remove a uterine tumor). During the summer, Tomljanovic reached the Birmingham final, losing to Yulia Putintseva but posting her first QF+ result at tour-level since reaching the final eight at the U.S. Open in 2022. The Aussie posted wins in Hong Kong over Marina Stakusic, Gabriela Ruse, McCartney Kessler, Anna Blinkova and, in the final, Clara Tauson by a 4-6/6-4/6-4 score. While Tomljanovic remains winless in WTA singles finals (0-5), she's now won a pair of 125 titles (w/ one in November) in less than a year.
?? WTA 125 Hong Kong Singles Champion
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) October 6, 2024
A week where ???? Ajla Tomljanovic wins her 2nd 125 singles title and takes her place back inside the top 100 ( +21 rankings spots to 86) for the first time since August last year after a tough run with injury. #TheFirstServe pic.twitter.com/1ihxq6dBxX
I never stopped believing… step by step making my way again. ?? Semis ?? pic.twitter.com/VOTAqEJQjo
— Paula Badosa (@paulabadosa) October 3, 2024
Picking her moment to pounce ??@naomiosaka | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/mILfcB5iFg
— wta (@WTA) October 1, 2024
Osaka has lifted her ranking into the Top 60, as she'll soon look toward Season 2 of her return to the game. For all the "extra" things that come along with Patrick M., he also generally sees his players produce on the court. Osaka in 2025 will put that notion to maybe it's biggest test yet.
Fourth round-bound ??@AnisimovaAmanda takes out ninth seed Kasatkina in Beijing!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/dFAQWpUUHj
— wta (@WTA) September 30, 2024
Anisimova's 4th Round run in Beijing will lift her ranking back into the Top 40. While Anisimova's comeback campaign, limited to just over a dozen tournaments so far, has produced on multiple big stages in '24 -- w/ an AO Round of 16 and Toronto 1000 final -- she only had one QF+ result (in Washington) in her other nine events. In Beijing, she notched wins over Camila Osorio and Dasha Kasatkina, and won the 1st set vs. Zheng Qinwen in their 4th Round match-up. She did the same vs. Zheng when they met in the 1st Round of the U.S. Open, but unfortunately for her it was the Chinese woman who rallied to win in three sets on both occasions, as well.
Andreeva follows in the footsteps of @MariaSharapova by reaching the #ChinaOpen quarterfinals at the age of 17 years 156 days ?? pic.twitter.com/dBH4nPmMcf
— wta (@WTA) October 2, 2024
No way past Andreeva ?????#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/kIkQokG75P
— wta (@WTA) October 2, 2024
Andreeva will rise to match her career-high ranking of #19 heading into Week 41.
? First-ever Top-20 W
— wta (@WTA) October 1, 2024
? First WTA 1000 quarterfinal
? 6 consecutive Ws
The dream week continues for #ChinaOpen qualifier Starodubtseva ?? pic.twitter.com/4g4eA5gDrd
Starodubtseva, another U.S. college product (ex-Old Dominion University), has made her presence known on the edges of the tour throughout this season, making it through qualifying at all *four* majors (making her MD debut at each one), getting a 1st Round win at Wimbledon, and last month playing in her first career tour-level QF in Monastir. In Beijing, the Ukrainian qualified (it's a recurring theme) and then took out Laura Siegemund, Katerina Siniakova and Elina Avanesyan, followed by an upset of Anna Kalinskaya to record her first career Top 20 victory and maiden 1000 QF. Looking for her first Top 10 win, she took the opening set vs. Coco Gauff, but saw the Bannerette rally to sweep the final two sets. Starodubtseva will crack the Top 100 in the new rankings, rising from #115 to #79.
That Starodubtseva forehand ??#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/tYWh0Dw9OB
— wta (@WTA) October 1, 2024
?? ¡CAMPEONA ??!
— Cristian Brossy ??? (@CristianHB77) September 29, 2024
Solana Sierra ???? venció a Leolia Jeanjean ???? por 2-0 (6-2; ret) y se consagró en el W50 de Pilar. pic.twitter.com/TOo3I605mq
??????????(J500??)
— trs (@tennis_tid) September 29, 2024
????:????Hoyoung Roh
????:????Mika Buchnik
????3??????? pic.twitter.com/aL8LMSHYYt
Iva Jovic went from saving a match point in the second round to winning her second career ITF title at the W35 in Berkeley ???? pic.twitter.com/3jjWFA9qh8
— Simon (@BelleBienne) September 29, 2024
In the following week of action, Jovic continued her roll with a second straight win in Rancho Sante Fe, defeating Ena Shibahara 3 & 3 in the final to claim her biggest pro title yet in the $75K challenger.
Iva Jovic has just won her second title in as many weeks at the W75 in Rancho Santa Fe playing the best tennis she ever has ?????? pic.twitter.com/f5NBfx8Qbi
— Simon (@BelleBienne) October 6, 2024
Queste due #ChinaOpen #Errani #Paolini ?? pic.twitter.com/W3UYrA68Hy
— Alessandro Procaccini (@AlessandroProc) October 6, 2024
Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT ??
— wta (@WTA) September 28, 2024
Jaqueline Cristian saves FOUR match points before a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 comeback victory over Wimbledon champ Krejcikova!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/87hQQM9Ghb
12 matches played for Rebecca Sramkova over 14 days in 3 different countries with no full day off in the last 6 days. Qualified for the main draw at Beijing Masters 1000.
— edgeAI (@edgeAIapp) September 24, 2024
Wins 2-1 against Polina Kudermetova from a set down. Saved 1 Match Point.
11 matches won & 1 lost. pic.twitter.com/J9cg5iybGG
on a roll ??
— wta (@WTA) September 25, 2024
Rebecca Sramkova keeps up her impressive run and kicks off her campaign in Beijing!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/Oma1uTyFmA
After 13 wins in 18 days, Sramkova was finally stopped by Paula Badosa, via a tight 7-5/7-5 victory in the 3rd Round.
.@ZhangShuai121 ends her 24-match winless streak ??#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/nqJKRFeu5t
— wta (@WTA) September 25, 2024
A special win in Beijing ?????
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 25, 2024
Zhang Shuai wins her First Round match against McCartney Kessler 7-6(5), 7-6(1).#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/qo8HSXngF2
sst gonna sst ????? https://t.co/kqF5WTUakf pic.twitter.com/com9R8e8xd
— wta (@WTA) September 26, 2024
Karolina Muchova after losing to Coco Gauff in Beijing final:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 6, 2024
“You kicked my butt today… Literally… Again. You must love to play against me ??. It was really tough today. It just showed how great of an athlete you are. Congratulations for another win. Good luck for the rest of… pic.twitter.com/St5XpyRP5V
Aged well
— Alexandra Minkin (@alex_minkin1) September 27, 2024
Flipping over a new chapter ??@zhangshuai121 shocks the No.6 seed Navarro in Beijing!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/jIhWH8NRTz
— wta (@WTA) September 27, 2024
Words cannot describe the feeling of being out there on court competing - and winning my first match after such a long period - in the sport I love. Thank you for all your support and your love, it means the world to me ?? pic.twitter.com/s77D8uxiXJ
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) October 2, 2024
Halep fell in the 2nd Round to Anna Blinkova in straight sets, but (hopefully) the first constructive steps in a long road back have now been taken.
A joyous day! Simona has had to fight so much off the court the past few years. But she has not given up. And today Simona played great, and fought through fatigue to get her first WTA win since beating Potapova Aug 16, 2022. Simona Halep defeated Arina Rodionova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. pic.twitter.com/IOJzjYgK0J
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) October 2, 2024
Thrilling showdown!??
— Tie Break Tens (@tiebreaktens) October 4, 2024
Muchova outlasts Sabalenka in a nail-biting three-set battle, securing her spot in the semifinals after a fierce tiebreak start ??
??: China Open #TieBreakTens #EveryPointCounts #tenniscourt #tennisplayer pic.twitter.com/pjPEexkvzl
The Qinwen show continues!
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 4, 2024
Qinwen Zheng fights off a spirited challenge from Mirra Andreeva to make the semi-final in Beijing. pic.twitter.com/S6I2btDExH
The two traded off on 4 (Andreeva) and 5 (Zheng) game win streaks in the 1st, then the Russian held and broke to take the set 7-5. Zheng responded with a love 2nd set, then fell behind 2-0 and 4-2 in the 3rd before flipping the script one final time by sweeping the final four games.
After two long years of a long rehabilitation process for a severe injury Zarina Diyas has now qualified for a WTA 1000 event in her first year back on tour!????????
— novak GOLDovic ???????? (@Raduruza) September 24, 2024
I missed her so much.?? pic.twitter.com/zX9RSLC7G7
Diyas fell in the 1st Round to Mananchaya Sawangkaew, the same Thai player she'd beaten in the opening Q-round for SW19.
Paid Thai
— Tick Tock Tennis (@TickTockTennis) September 26, 2024
After making her WTA main draw debut in Hua Hin last week, Mananchaya Sawangkaew scores her first WTA main draw win in Beijing.
The 20yo takes out fellow qualifier Zarina Diyas, 6-2, 6-3, earning $35k... about as much as she banked in the first 5 years of her career. pic.twitter.com/mbeDP8hn0K
Hanging tough ??@DonnaVekic outlasts Golubic in a late night battle!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/GXLf19SXz0
— wta (@WTA) September 28, 2024
.@DonnaVekic STUNS in NowVIZ magazine photoshoot pic.twitter.com/TDFnrPxnoq
— David Kane (@DKTNNS) September 27, 2024
Roar!
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) September 27, 2024
Veronika Kudermetova bounces back from a lost first set to fight her way into the third round in Beijing. pic.twitter.com/K8dkJ6C1Ns
Lending a helping hand ??@CocoGauff helps her opponent off the court after Naomi Osaka is forced to retire due to a lower back injury.
— wta (@WTA) October 1, 2024
Gauff advances to the #ChinaOpen quarterfinals with the score at 3-6, 6-4, RET. pic.twitter.com/ahm3pavauj
?? the winning duo ??@SaraErrani x @JasminePaolini #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/BYfKuLu72c
— wta (@WTA) October 6, 2024
Hmmm... maybe I was correct about Iga's absence in Beijing.
No good thing lasts forever.
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 4, 2024
Iga Swiatek parts ways with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski after three extraordinary seasons that saw her win four Grand Slams, go on a historic win streak and establish herself as the dominant World No.1.
Time for the next chapter! pic.twitter.com/sn5Y6ZP5uk
It's the correct move, I think (as I've been noting all season). It's been clear for a while that Swiatek was no longer getting anything positive to use on the court from Wiktorowski, or that at least there was some sort of disconnect happening during preparation for (some... you know the ones) matches.
Swiatek: "It happened thanks to my entire sports team, with my fitness coach and physio Maciej Ryszczuk and my psychologist Daria Abramowicz on board."
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) October 4, 2024
Sounds like Wiktorowski will be the only one leaving Team Iga. pic.twitter.com/SXxQZUxPkd
Suggestion for the new coach: maybe a former WTA player (though I doubt that'll happen), something along the lines of a Vekic-with-Shriver sort of addition (it doesn't even have to be with an eye on a long-term relationship, either).
Thing is, a good argument can be made that the Sinner case was handled close to *correctly*, and that what and how things happened there *should* be the norm going forward (i.e. the absence of punishment of a player before a final judgment is rendered in their appeal). But, know, WADA...
BREAKING:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 28, 2024
WADA has lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding Jannik Sinner’s doping case
He was found by an independent tribunal of ITIA to bear ‘no fault or negligence.’
But WADA is seeking a period of ineligibility between 1 to 2 years.
“It is… pic.twitter.com/nkCSUIZyOC
Full breakdown of the Jannik Sinner WADA appeal controversy ??#TCLive pic.twitter.com/kvGay8vd04
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 29, 2024
It almost feels, if it were possible, that there should be an ad in the classified section of "Tennis Times Daily" that would read: "WANTED: an ounce of blood -- contact WADA (umm, scratch that... we'll be in contact with YOU)."
I made it to Harvard Business School ??
— Caroline Garcia (@CaroGarcia) October 2, 2024
So grateful for this opportunity to join such a special university!
I can’t wait to keep learning new things and meet amazing people from different fields.
Thank you WTA and Anita Elberse for this opportunity.
No better way to use my… pic.twitter.com/EiAt49BXPz
An incredible accomplishment by Steffi Graf, achieved by just one player throughout history. ?? https://t.co/LbKGwBNdMe
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) October 1, 2024
Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, becoming the first female athlete to receive the honor ??
— Sports Business Journal (@SBJ) September 27, 2024
King has long been a trailblazer for gender equality in sports and society, & her advocacy for equal pay in tennis led to the U.S.
(via @Reuters) pic.twitter.com/OnzHZ8P5d3
A worthy recognition for a Hall of Famer and trailblazer for so many ?? @BillieJeanKing https://t.co/jkFL2g8Tvd
— International Tennis Hall of Fame (@TennisHalloFame) September 27, 2024
Today @CalStateLA dedicated a statue of me in front of the Physical Education building, created by the incredible artist @hanlonstudio.
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) October 3, 2024
What an honor.
Thank you to the entire Cal State LA family and community for all you did to make this project happen. pic.twitter.com/VkOTJI9bSS
Dear Alcaraz fans and Sinner fans,
— Srihari ???? (@srihariravi12) September 24, 2024
We really do not want to put up with the same level of toxicity, obsession and numbskull-ness that Big 3 fanbases subjected us to for more than a decade. This "feud" is so forced.
Please spare us ???? pic.twitter.com/BhQnJ5hRwC
« Stand By Me » @johnlennon
— Carlos ?? ? ???? ?????? (@carlosgvizcaino) September 26, 2024
( version two ) ??#JohnLennon
pic.twitter.com/VsQL77z8f9
Roy Orbison - You Got It
— ?? ???? (@DJ_Joan_music) September 27, 2024
(1989) ??pic.twitter.com/Dj8UQBPjhs
Comebacks are never easy. Thank you Hong Kong for the warm welcome! ?? pic.twitter.com/rJnalHdisd
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) October 3, 2024
Good defense, better offense ???? pic.twitter.com/OcFq7tMb9z
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) September 22, 2024
‘I don't have much time to think about whether I miss tennis’
— TENNIS (@Tennis) September 26, 2024
Angelique Kerber exclusively gives https://t.co/FRdLr6D2BC life updates after retiring from professional tennis earlier this summer: https://t.co/y75tj8uvvj
A pop of @lacoste ???#LacosteSS25 pic.twitter.com/ynIU11TvgD
— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) October 2, 2024
Paris called, and I answered—with style @lacoste ? pic.twitter.com/xPyMP81Log
— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) October 4, 2024
In love with my L’officiel Ukraine cover ???????? pic.twitter.com/VKGXbrS1no
— Elina Monfils (@ElinaSvitolina) October 4, 2024
Thank you for the warm welcome China ?????? pic.twitter.com/hqZCQHLDCM
— Sabalenka Aryna (@SabalenkaA) September 26, 2024
It’s #ChinaOpen time! The players are making the most of their downtime with sightseeing fun. Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz visited the #ForbiddenCity, donning traditional Chinese attire for a photo-op and to experience the rich historical legacy of #Beijing.
— Visit Beijing (@VisitBeijingcn) September 26, 2024
Credit: China Open pic.twitter.com/MfS3myOzlI
Les grands champions à Pékin cette saison ????
— Univers Tennis ?? (@UniversTennis) October 6, 2024
?? Coco Gauff
?? Carlos Alcaraz pic.twitter.com/MgH4DpIGkO
Mookie-Mania in Beijing.. pic.twitter.com/P3UggUh024
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 2, 2024
The trailer for Jelena Dokic’s “Unbreakable” documentary is so chilling.
— Christian's Court (@christianscourt) October 1, 2024
It is set to release Nov. 7 in Australia and internationally sometime in 2025 on streaming. pic.twitter.com/DMpMoewtOl
Mirra Andreeva celebrates reaching the China Open quarter-final with the Beijing crowd. pic.twitter.com/PRcxsTffBD
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 2, 2024
Not one empty seat in the house for Qinwen's homecoming in Beijing. pic.twitter.com/W1A1ZwWTST
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) September 28, 2024
Paris ?? @gabrielahearst pic.twitter.com/bBwyxScDQK
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) October 1, 2024
*2024 WTA 1000 CHAMPIONS*
Doha - Iga Swiatek, POL
Dubai - Jasmine Paolini, ITA
Indian Wells - Iga Swiatek, POL
Miami - Danielle Collins, USA
Madrid - Iga Swiatek, POL
Rome - Iga Swiatek, POL
Canada - Jessie Pegula, USA
Cincinnati - Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
Beijing - Coco Gauff, USA
Wuhan -
[doubles]
Doha - Demi Schuurs/Luisa Stefani, NED/BRA
Dubai - Storm Hunter/Katerina Siniakova, AUS/CZE
Indian Wells - Hsieh Su-wei/Elise Mertens, TPE/BEL
Miami - Sofia Kenin/Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA/USA
Madrid - Cristina Bucsa/Sara Sorribes Tormo, ESP/ESP
Rome - Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini, ITA/ITA
Canada - Caroline Dolehide/Desirae Krawczyk, USA/USA
Cincinnati - Asia Muhammad/Erin Routliffe, USA/NZL
Beijing - Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini, ITA/ITA
Wuhan -
*2024 WTA SINGLES TITLES*
5 - Iga Swiatek, POL = Slam, 1000(4)
3 - Elena Rybakina, KAZ = 500(3)
3 - Aryna Sabalenka, BLR = Slam(2), 1000
3 - Diana Shnaider, RUS = 500,250(2)
2 - Katie Boulter, GBR = 500,250
2 - Danielle Collins, USA = 1000,500
2 - COCO GAUFF, USA = 1000,250
2 - Alona Ostapenko, LAT = 500(2)
2 - Jessie Pegula, USA = 500(2)
2 - Zheng Qinwen, CHN = Oly,250
[2020-24]
22 - 1/2/8/6/5 = Iga Swiatek
11 - 3/2/0/3/3 = Aryna Sabalenka
8 - 1/5/2 = Ash Barty (ret.)
8 - 0/3/2/2/1 = Barbora Krejcikova
7 - 0/1/0/4/2 = COCO GAUFF
7 - 1/0/1/2/3 = Elena Rybakina
*MOST WTA SF in 2024*
9 - Iga Swiatek (4-4 +W)
7 - Elena Rybakina (5-2)
7 - Aryna Sabalenka (5-2)
7 - Jessie Pegula (4-2 +L)
7 - COCO GAUFF (2-5)
7 - Emma Navarro (1-6)
5 - Dasha Kasatkina (4-0 +W)
5 - Diana Shnaider (3-2)
5 - Ekaterina Alexandrova (1-4)
4 - Danielle Collins (3-1)
4 - Jasmine Paolini (3-1)
4 - ZHENG QINWEN (3-1)
4 - Donna Vekic (2-2)
*CHINA OPEN QF+ - CHN*
2005 Peng Shuai (QF), Sun Tiantian (QF)
2006 Peng Shuai (SF), Li Na (QF)
2007 Peng Shuai (SF)
2008 Zheng Jie (SF)
2009 Peng Shuai (QF)
2010 Li Na (SF)
2012 Li Na (SF)
2013 Li Na (QF)
2016 Zhang Shuai (QF)
2018 Wang Qiang (SF), Zhang Shuai (QF)
2024 Zheng Qinwen (SF)
*2020-24 WTA LONG MATCHES*
4:15 - 2024 Beijing 1st Rd. - Sorribes Tormo d. Gao Xinyu
4:09 - 2024 Hua Hin 2 2nd Rd. - Siegemund d. Wang Xiyu
3:54 - 2022 Cleveland 1st Rd - Sorribes Tormo d. Osorio
3:53 - 2022 Budapest 2nd Rd. - Tsurenko d. Rakhimova
3:55 - 2021 Gdynia QF - Kucova d. Gorgodze
3:51 - 2021 Rome 1st Rd. - Sorribes Tormo d. Giorgi
3:51 - 2023 Roland Garros 4th Rd. - Haddad Maia d. Sorribes Tormo
*LONG WTA (MD only) WINNING STREAKS - 2024*
21 - Iga Swiatek (Apr-July; ended by Putintseva)
15 - Danielle Collins (March-April; ended by Sabalenka)
15 - ARYNA SABALENKA (August-October; ended by Muchova)
12 - Zheng Qinwen (July-August; ended by Pavlyuchenkova)
10 - Barbora Krejcikova (July; ended by Schmiedlova)
10 - Coco Gauff (January; ended by Sabalenka)
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UNDEFEATED NOTE: Pliskova (9 WTA MD, walkover loss, then 2 more)
*LONG WTA (MD only) WINNING STREAKS - 2020s*
37 - Iga Swiatek (2022)
21 - Iga Swiatek (2024)
18 - Iga Swiatek (2023-24)
17 - Simona Halep (2020)
16 - Coco Gauff (2023)
15 - Danielle Collins (2024)
15 - ARYNA SABALENKA (2024)
13 - Liudmila Samsonova (2022)
13 - Bernarda Pera (2022)
13 - Aryna Sabalenka (2023)
13 - Elena Rybakina (2023)
*2024 WTA DOUBLES TITLES*
5 - Irina Khromacheva
4 - Cristina Bucsa
4 - Anna Danilina
4 - SARA ERRANI
4 - JASMINE PAOLNINI
4 - Katerina Siniakova
[duos]
4...ERRANI/PAOLINI
3...Danilina/Khromacheva
3...Hsieh/Mertens
3...L.Kichenok/Ostapenko
2...Kenin/Mattek-Sands
2...Melichar-Martinez/Perez
[2020-24 - duos]
13..Krejcikova/Siniakova (1/5/3/3/1)
8...Aoyama/Shibahara (1/5/0/2/0)
7...Siegemund/Zvonareva (1/0/2/4/0)
5...ERRANI/PAOLINI (0/0/0/1/4)
5...Gauff/Pegula (0/0/3/2/0)
5...Hsieh/Mertens (0/2/0/0/3)
5...Hsieh/Strycova (4/0/-/1/-)
5...L.Kichenok/Ostapenko (0/0/2/0/3)
*2024 WTA DOUBLES FINALS*
7 (5-2) = Irina Khromacheva, RUS
7 (2-5) = Erin Routliffe, NZL
6 (4-2) = Anna Danilina, KAZ
5 (4-1) = SARA ERRANI, ITA
5 (4-1) = JASMINE PAOLINI, ITA
5 (4-1) = Katerina Siniakova, CZE
5 (3-2) = Lyudmyla Kichenok, UKR
5 (3-2) = Nicole Melichar-Martinez, USA
5 (2-3) = CHAN HAO-CHING, TPE
5 (1-4) = Gaby Dabrowski, CAN
4 (4-0) = Cristina Bucsa, ESP
4 (3-1) = Asia Muhammad, USA
4 (3-1) = Alona Ostapenko, LAT
4 (2-2) = Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA
4 (2-2) = Ellen Perez, AUS
4 (1-3) = VERONIKA KUDERMETOVA, RUS
[2024 finals - duos]
5...ERRANI/PAOLINI (4-1)
5...Dabrowski/Routliffe (1-4)
4...Danilina/Khromacheva (3-1)
4...L.Kichenok/Ostapenko (3-1)
4...Melichar-Martinez/Perez (2-2)
4...HC.CHAN/V.KUDERMETOVA (1-3)
3...Hsieh/Mertens (3-0)
*2024 OLDEST WTA WD/MX CHAMPIONS*
38 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Miami)
38 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Abu Dhabi)
38 - Hsieh Su-wei (Wimbledon MX)
38 - Hsieh Su-wei (Birmingham)
38 - Hsieh Su-wei (Indian Wells)
38 - Hsieh Su-wei (Australian Open)
38 - Hsieh Su-wei (Australian Open MX)
37 - SARA ERRANI (Beijing)
37 - Sara Errani (US Open MX)
37 - Sara Errani (Olympics)
37 - Sara Errani (Rome)
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