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2018 WTA RANKINGSYEAR-END TOP 100 BY NATION

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UNITED STATESOF AMERICA 12

RUSSIA 8

CZECH REPUBLIC 6

ROMANIA 6

GERMANY 5

AUSTRALIA 4

BELARUS 4

CHINA 4

SPAIN 4

FRANCE 4

UKRAINE 4

SLOVAKIA 4

BELARUS 3

SLOVENIA 3

SWITZERLAND 3

CROATIA 2

ESTONIA 2

GREAT BRITAIN 2

KAZAKHSTAN 2

LATVIA 2

POLAND 2

SWEDEN 2

CANADA 1

DENMARK 1

GREECE 1

HUNGARY 1

ITALY 1

JAPAN 1

NETHERLANDS 1

PUERTO RICO 1

SERBIA 1

THAILAND 1

TAIPEI 1

TUNISIA 1

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WTA Player Name Pronunciations

Amanda ANISIMOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ann-iss-im-OVA

Lara ARRUABARRENA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah-roo-ah-bah-RAY-nah

Victoria AZARENKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-zuh-REN-kuh

Timea BABOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ti-MAY-uh BAH-bosh

Timea BACSINSZKY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ti-MAY-uh bah-CHIN-ski

Irina-Camelia BEGU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beg-OO

Belinda BENCIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BEN-chich

Eugenie BOUCHARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yoo-GEE-nee BOO-shard

Madison BRENGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BREN-gull

Cagla BUYUKAKCAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHA-luh bee-YOO-ka-chai

Mihaela BUZARNESCU . . . . . . . . . . . me-hail-AH BOOZE-ar-nes-CUE

Jana CEPELOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YAH-nah che-peh-LOH-vah

Dominika CIBULKOVA . . . . . . doh-mi-NEE-kuh see-bool-KOH-vuh

Sorana CIRSTEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . soh-RAH-nuh ker-STAY-uh

Alizé CORNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah-li-ZEH COR-neh

Oceane DODIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oh-see-EN doh-DUH

Sara ERRANI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eh-RAH-nee

Anna-Lena FRIEDSAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREED-sum

Caroline GARCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cah-roh-LEEN gar-SEE-yuh

Daria GAVRILOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAH-ree-yuh gav-rih-LOH-vah

Camila GIORGI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cuh-MIL-uh gee-OR-gee

Julia GOERGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOO-lee-uh GER-gess

Viktorija GOLUBIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vik-TOR-ee-yah GOHL-uh-bich

Simona HALEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . si-MOH-nah HAH-lip

Nao HIBINO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hee-BEE-no

Lucie HRADECKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOO-tsee-eh rah-DET-ska

HSIEH Su-Wei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAY soo-way

Daria KASATKINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAH-ree-yuh kas-AT-kee-nah

Angelique KERBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on-jel-EEK KUR-bur

Irina KHROMACHEVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . ee-REE-nuh kro-mah-CHE-vah

Vania KING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VAHN-yuh

Ana KONJUH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AAH-nah KOH-nyuhk

Johanna KONTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yo-HAH-na KOHN-ta

Anett KONTAVEIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah-NET KOHN-ta-VEET

Danka KOVINIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAHN-kuh KOH-vee-neech

Kateryna KOZLOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . koh-ZLOH-vah

Kristina KUCOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KOO-cho-vah

Svetlana KUZNETSOVA . . . . . . . . . svet-LAH-nah kooz-net-SO-vuh

Petra KVITOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KVIT-oh-vuh

Johanna LARSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yo-HAH-na LAR-son

Varvara LEPCHENKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . var-var-a lep-chen-ko

Magda LINETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAHG-duh lih-NET

Sabine LISICKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . za-BEE-nuh LEE-zi-kee

Mirjana LUCIC-BARONI . . meer-YAH-nah LOO-chich bah-ROH-nee

Ekaterina MAKAROVA . . . . ee-KAT-eh-REE-nuh mah-KAH-ro-vuh

Sania MIRZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAHN-yuh MEER-zah

Kristina MLADENOVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mla-DEN-o-vitch

Garbiñe MUGURUZA . . . . . . . . . gar-BEE-nyuh moo-goo-ROO-tha

Kurumi NARA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . koo-ROO-mee NAH-rah

Monica NICULESCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nee-koo-LESS-koo

Naomi OSAKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nay-o-mee o-SOCK-a

Jelena OSTAPENKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YELL-e-nuh oh-stah-PENK-oh

Pauline PARMENTIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . par-MON-tee-ay

Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA . . . . . . . . . . pav-lee-oo-CHEN-ko-vuh

Andrea PETKOVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ahn-DRAY-uh PET-koh-vich

Karolina PLISKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . kah-ro-LEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah

Kristyna PLISKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kris-TEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah

Monica PUIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pweeg

Yulia PUTINTSEVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YOOL-yah poo-TIN-sey-vah

Alison RISKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RISK

Aryna SABALENKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah-ree-nah sah-bah-LENK-ah

Maria SAKKARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAH-kah-ree

Aliaksandra SASNOVICH . . . . .allie-ahk-sahn-DRUH SASS-noh-VICH

Andrea SESTINI HLAVACKOVA . . . an-DRAY-uh sess-tee-nee hla-vatch-KO-va

Maria SHARAPOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shah-rah-POH-vuh

Anastasija SEVASTOVA . . . . . . . ah-nah-STAY-zhah seh-vah-STO-vah

Yaroslava SHVEDOVA . . . . . . . . . . yah-ro-SLAH-vuh SHVEH-do-vuh

Laura SIEGEMUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZEE-geh-moond

Katarina SINIAKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . ka-ta-REE-nah see-NYAH-koh-vah

Samantha STOSUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOE-sur

Barbora STRYCOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STREET-so-vah

Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWAH-rez na-VAH-ro

Elina SVITOLINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eh-LEE-nah svit-oh-LEE-nah

Ajla TOMLJANOVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eye-lah tom-yawn-o-vich

Lesia TSURENKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . less-ya tsoo-RENK-oh

CoCo VANDEWEGHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VAN-da-way

Elena VESNINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vez-NEE-nuh

Marketa VONDROUSOVA . . . . . . . . . . mar-ke-TAH von-DREW-so-VAH

WANG Qiang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WONG chee-ong

Yanina WICKMAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yah-NEE-nuh WIK-my-er

Carina WITTHOEFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kah-REE-na VEET-huft

Caroline WOZNIACKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . woz-nee-AK-ee

XU Yifan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOO ee-FAH

ZHANG Shuai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZHUNG shway

ZHANG Saisai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZHUNG sigh-sigh

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DATE OF BIRTH20-MAR-1992 (SAN SEBASTIÁN, SPAIN)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.66 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 95 11-52017 192 0-2

YEAR RANK W-L 2016 764 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2018 - Hiroshima.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Finished the 2018 season ranked No.95, one of 12

Americans to f inish the year in the Top 100. Also the youngest player in the year-end Top 100

• Made Top 100 debut on September 17, 2018 • Reached first career tour-level f inal at Hiroshima, an

International level event; advanced to the f inal as a qualif ier before falling to Hsieh Su-Wei in the championship match

• Reached a career-high ranking of No.92 on October 1, 2018, after reaching the f inal at Hiroshima

• Became the f irst 16-year old to reach Indian Wells R16 • since 2005 (Kutuzova); defeated No.9 ranked Kvitova en

route to the fourth round • Prior to run at Indian Wells, advanced to the semifinals

at the WTA 125K Series event staged at Indian Wells • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2017 Roland Garros • In juniors, won US Open girls’ singles in 2017 and was

R-Up at 2016 Roland Garros • Reached No.2 in junior world rankings • Father, Konstantin, and mother, Olga, were both born

and raised in Moscow; sister Maria Anisimova-Egee and lives in New York

• Born in New Jersey but moved to Miami at 3 • Speaks English and Russian

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 0 - 2

W-L 18 17AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - -ROLAND GARROS 0-1 - 1rWIMBLEDON - - -US OPEN 0-1 1r -

AMANDA ANISIMOVA USA

1-OCT-2018 11-SEP-2017

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92 767DATE OF BIRTH31-AUG-2001 (FREEHOLD, NJ, USA)HEIGHT5’11” (1.8M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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30-JAN-2012 07-JUL-2008

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VICTORIA AZARENKA BLR

DATE OF BIRTH31-JUL-1989 (MINSK, BELARUS)HEIGHT6’ (1.83 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 124 - 42

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 39 - 9 - - QF 4r QF W W 4r QF 4r 3r 3r 1r ROLAND GARROS 21 - 11 1r - 1r 3r - SF 4r QF 1r QF 4r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 30 - 11 2r 4r - QF 2r 2r SF SF 3r QF 3r 3r 1r US OPEN 34 - 11 3r - - QF QF F F 3r 2r 3r 3r 4r 3r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 51 17-122017 208 4-22016 13 26-32015 22 31-132014 32 15-92013 2 43-92012 1 69-102011 3 55-17

YEAR RANK W-L2010 10 42-202009 7 45-152008 15 40-202007 30 30-162006 92 9-122005 146 3-22004 506 --

SINGLES TITLES (20)2016 Miami Indian Wells Brisbane2013 Cincinnati Doha Australian Open2012 Linz Beijing Indian Wells Doha

2012 Australian Open Sydney2011 Luxembourg Marbella Miam2010 Moscow Stanford2009 Miami Memphis Brisbane

FINALIST (16): 2015 - Doha; 2014 - Brisbane; 2013 - Rome, Carlsbad, US Open; 2012 - Stuttgart, Madrid, US Open; 2011 - Madrid, WTA Finals; 2010 - Dubai, Eastbourne; 2008 - Gold Coast, Prague; 2007 - Estoril, Tashkent.

DOUBLES TITLES (6)2011 Stanford w/Kirilenko Madrid w/Kirilenko2010 Cincinnati w/Kirilenko2009 Indian Wells w/Zvonareva Memphis w/Wozniacki2006 Tashkent w/Poutchek

FINALIST (10): 2011 - Australian Open, Toronto (both w/Kirilenko); 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Peer), Amelia Island (w/Vesnina); 2007 - Stanford, San Diego (both w/Chakvetadze), Luxembourg (w/Peer), Moscow (w/Poutchek); 2006 - Memphis (w/Wozniacki).

ADDITIONALMIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2012 - Olympics (w/Mirnyi); 2008 - Roland Garros (w/B.Bryan); 2007 - US Open (w/Mirnyi). Finalist (1): 2007 - Australian Open (w/Mirnyi).BELARUSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2005, 2007, 2009-11, 2015-16BELARUSIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008, 2012.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (8-10): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013Played in WTA Finals in f ive consecutive years and in two different cities: Doha and Istanbul… Best result is runner-up in 2011 (l. Kvitova) and advanced to SF in 2012.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Made return to tennis in June 2017 following birth of

f irst child Leo in December 2016 • Lifted three titles in 2016, at Brisbane (first title since

2013 Cincinnati) and ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells and Miami – third woman to achieve feat after Graf in 1994 and 1996 and Clijsters in 2005

• 2016 Miami marked 20th tour-level singles title of career (20-16 record in f inals)

• Posted five consecutive Top 10 finishes between 2009 and 2013, qualifying for the WTA Finals on each occasion, reaching final at Istanbul in 2011 (l. Kvitova)

• Two-time Grand Slam champion, capturing back-to-back titles at the Australian Open in 2012 (d. Sharapova in F) and 2013 (d. Li in F)

• Began 2012 with 26-match win streak – best start since Hingis went 37-0 in 1997. Went on to win tour-leading 69 matches in 2012, season highlighted by six titles, f inishing as WTA’s year-end No.1

• Won two medals for Belarus at 2012 London Olympics – bronze in singles and mixed doubles gold (w/Mirnyi)

• Also a two‐time Grand Slam runner‐up, at 2012 and 2013 US Open (losing to S.Williams both times in 3s)

• Reached Wimbledon SF in 2011 and 2012, while best result at Roland Garros has been SF appearance in 2013

• Three Grand Slam doubles R-Up, at 2008 Australian Open (w/Peer), 2009 Roland Garros (w/Vesnina) and 2011 Australian Open (w/Kirilenko). Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland Garros (w/B.Bryan). Most recently f inished as mixed doubles R-Up at 2018 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray)

• Won girls’ singles titles at the Australian Open and US Open in 2005

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK W-L RANK2018 61 19-14 32017 57 0-26 72016 26 35-28 152015 85 12-21 112014 99 4-11 212013 88 9-16 452012 64 14-15 902011 153 1-1 1452010 329 0-1 4062009 700 - 671

SINGLES TITLES (3)2018 Taipei City2017 Budapest2012 Monterrey

FINALIST (5): 2018 - Monterrey; 2017 - Quebec City, Tashkent; 2016 - Florianopolis; 2015 - Marrakech.

DOUBLES TITLES (19)2018 WTA Finals w/Mladenovic Birmingham w/Mladenovic Australian Open w/Mladenovic2017 WTA FInals w/Hlavackova Moscow w/Hlavackova Tashkent w/Hlavackova Quebec City w/Hlavackova Rabat w/Hlavackova Sydney w/Pavlyuchenkova2015 Rome w/Mladenovic Marrakech w/Mladenovic Dubai w/Mladenovic2014 Kuala Lumpur w/H.Chan Sydney w/Safarova2013 Tashkent w/Shvedova Marrakech w/Minella Monterrey w/Date-Krumm Bogotá w/Minella2012 Birmingham w/Hsieh

FINALIST (12): 2018 - Madrid, US Open (both w/Mladenovic); 2017 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/Hlavackova); 2016 - Miami, Wimbledon (both w/Shvedova), Florianopolis (w/Jani); 2014 - Paris [Indoors], Wimbledon, Cincinnati (all w/Mladenovic), Monterrey (w/Govortsova); 2013 - Hobart (w/Minella).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2015 - Taipei-TPE.Doubles (1): 2013 - Suzhou-CHN (w/Krajicek).MIXED DOUBLES -Finalist (1): 2015 - Wimbledon (w/Peya).HUNGARIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2011-15, 2017HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (7-3): 2015-18Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles four consecutive years - 2015 (w/Mladenovic), 2016 (w/Shvedova), 2017 (w/Sestini Hlavackova) and 2018 (w/Mladenovic)... Won doubles title in 2017 and 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, won doubles titles at Australian Open, WTA

Finals Singapore and Birmingham; also reached QF at Wimbledon; crowned new WTA World No.1 in doubles after Wimbledon run

• (July 16, 2018); R-Up at US Open (all w/Mladenovic) • At Australian Open, claimed career f irst Top 10 win over

No.9 Vandeweghe in 1r (l. Suarez Navarro in 2r) • Lifted maiden Grand Slam doubles trophy at Melbourne

Park (w/Mladenovic, d. Makarova/Vesnina in F); also R-Up in mixed doubles (w/Bopanna, l. Dabrowski/Pavic)

• In 2017, reached a career-high three singles f inals (R-Up at Québec City and Tashkent), capturing the second WTA singles title of her career on home soil in Budapest (d. Safarova in F)

• Produced an impressive season on the doubles court, claiming a career-high six titles, including hoisting the trophy at the 2017 WTA Finals in Singapore (w/Hlavackova)

• Qualified in singles for the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2016 • Qualif ied for the 2016 WTA Finals in doubles w/Shvedova

– fell in 1r (l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova); also qualif ied for 2015 WTA Finals w/Mladenovic – pair exited at RR stage

• Three-time Grand Slam doubles runner-up, at 2014 Wimbledon (w/Mladenovic, l. Errani/Vinci), 2016 Wimbledon (w/Shvedova, l. S.Williams/V.Williams) and 2018 US Open (w/Mladenovic, l. Barty/Vandeweghe)

• Mixed doubles runner-up at 2015 Wimbledon (w/Peya l. Hingis/Paes) and 2018 Australian Open (w/Bopanna, l. Dabrowski/Pavic)

19-SEP-2016 16-JUL-2018

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25 1DATE OF BIRTH10-MAY-1993 (SOPRAN, HUNGARY)HEIGHT5' 10" (1.78 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 9 - 25

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 6 2r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 5 1r 1r 2r 1r - - 1r WIMBLEDON 3 - 7 1r 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r US OPEN 3 - 7 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r

TIMEA BABOS HUN

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 14 - 17

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 5 3r 3r - - 1r 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 2 - 5 2r 1r - - 1r 2r 1rWIMBLEDON 2 - 3 3r 1r - - - - 1rUS OPEN 6 - 4 4r 3r - - 1r 2r -

WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK W-L RANK2018 15 46-19 72017 17 30-15 112016 325 2-1 2612015 -- -- --2014 218 1-5 392013 164 5-5 122012 195 0-4 172

SINGLES TITLES (3)2018 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai Nottingham2017 Kuala Lumpur.

FINALIST (3): 2018 - Sydney; 2017 - Birmingham, Wuhan.

DOUBLES TITLES (9)2018 US Open w/Vandeweghe Montréal w/Schuurs Rome w/Schuurs Miami w/Vandeweghe2017 Birmingham w/Dellacqua Strasbourg w/Dellacqua Kuala Lumpur w/Dellacqua2014 Strasbourg w/Dellacqua2013 Birmingham w/Dellacqua

FINALIST (20): 2018 - Australian Open, Indian Wells (both w/Vesnina); Montreal (w/L.Chan); 2017 - Roland Garros, Eastbourne, New Haven; 2014 - Birmingham; 2013 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open (all w/Dellacqua).

ADDITIONALAUSTRALIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2013-14, 2017-18

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (1-2): 2017-18Qualified for WTA Finals in back-to-back years - 2017 (w/Dellacqua) and 2018 (w/Vandeweghe)... Lost in the opening round in 2017 (l. Bertens/Larsson)... In 2018 defeated No.4 seed Mertens/Schuurs in quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Babos/Mladenovic.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, won two singles titles and four doubles titles • Finished the 2018 season ranked No.15 in singles and

No.7 in doubles; was one of only two players to f inish the year in the Top 20 in both singles and doubles (along with Mertens)

• Made Top 20 debut and became Australia’s No.1 on October 23, 2017

• In terms of ranking, best career win was over No.3 Kerber at 2018 Wuhan

• Qualif ied for f irst WTA Finals in doubles in 2017 (w/Dellacqua)

• Took a break from tennis after 2014 US Open that lasted almost two years

• Returned to professional tennis in 2016, having enjoyed a successful stint as an all‐rounder for the Brisbane Heat cricket team in the 2015‐16 Women’s Big Bash League

• Won Tennis Australia’s Newcombe Medal prize in 2018 • Finished 2013 ranked No.12 in doubles – only teenager

ranked in doubles Top 30 • Won 2011 Wimbledon girls’ singles title; f inished 2011

as world No.2 ranked junior behind Khromacheva • In juniors, won national singles titles in 18&U, 16&U,

14&U and 12&U age categories. Member of Junior Fed Cup winning team in 2011 (Australia d. Canada in F)

• Lifted maiden Grand Slam doubles trophy at 2018 US Open (w/Vandeweghe), defeating No.1 seeds Krejcikova/Siniakova in SF and No.2 seeds Mladenovic/Babos in F

• Advanced to three Grand Slam doubles f inals in 2013 (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open) and also R-Up at Roland Garros in 2017 (all w/Dellacqua)

• In April 2018, named National Indigenous Tennis Ambassador by Tennis Australia,in conjunction with the announcement, she f lew to the remote Wurrumiyanga community on Bathurst Island in the Northern Territory to conduct a clinic at a local school

DATE OF BIRTH24-APR-1996 (IPSWICH, AUSTRALIA)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.66 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 66 22-242017 43 20-232016 29 25-212015 31 29-222014 42 14-152013 124 10-172012 52 22-19

YEAR RANK W-L2011 40 16-112010 214 0-12009 230 0-12008 231 --2007 710 --2006 974 --

SINGLES TITLES (4)2017 Bucharest2016 Florianopolis2015 Seoul2012 Tashkent

FINALIST (3): 2014 - Moscow; 2011 - Marbella, Budapest.

DOUBLES TITLES (8)2018 Buhcarest w/Mitu Shenzhen w/Halep2017 Tianjin w/Errani Bucharest w/Olaru2014 Seoul w/Arruabarrena Rio de Janeiro w/Irigoyen2013 ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/Medina Garrigues2012 Hobart w/Niculescu

FINALIST (7): 2018 - Eastbourne (w/Buzarnescu), Tashkent (w/Olaru); 2015 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Niculescu); 2012 - Fès (w/Cadantu), Luxembourg (w/Niculescu).

ADDITIONALROMANIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2010, 2012, 2014-18ROMANIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 marked fifth consecutive Top 100 season, f inishing

at No.66 • Won two doubles titles in 2018 – Shenzhen and

Bucharest – finishing the year at a career-best No.23 in the WTA Doubles Rankings

• Defeated No.5 Ostapenko at 2018 Madrid for second Top 5 win of career having beaten No.4 Muguruza at 2016 Madrid

• Reached SF stage of 2018 Australian Open doubles event w/Niculescu

• 2017 season was highlighted by lifting career fourth singles title at Bucharest without dropping a set (d. Goerges in F); also took home the doubles trophy without dropping a set (as No.1 seeds w/Olaru, d. No.2 seeds Mertens/Schuurs in F)

• In 2016, equaled best Grand Slam result at Roland Garros by reaching R16 (l. Rogers) – also advanced to R16 at 2015 Australian Open (l. Bouchard). With Halep also reaching R16 at 2016 Roland Garros, was f irst time since 1997 two Romanian women reached R16 at Paris since 1997 (Spirlea and Dragomir)

• Posted best ranking at No.22 (week of August 22, 2016) • In run to QF at 2016 Madrid was one of four Romanians

for reach QF – which was f irst time this had occurred at a Premier Mandatory event (also Halep, Cirstea and Tig). Secured two milestones during Madrid: career-best win vs. No.4 Muguruza, and 300th match win of career (all levels) with R16 defeat of McHale

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DATE OF BIRTH26-AUG-1990 (BUCHAREST, ROMANIA)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.81 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 22 - 30

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SINGLES TITLES (2)2015 Toronto2015 Eastbourne

FINALIST (5): 2018 - Luxembourg; 2016 – St. Petersburg; 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Tokyo [PPO]; 2014 - Tianjin.

DOUBLES TITLES (2)2015 Washington, D.C. w/Mladenovic2015 Prague w/Siniakova

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES – Singles (2): 2017 – Hua Hin-THA, Taipei-TPE.SWISS FED CUP – 2012, 2014-18.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • After f inishing the 2017 season ranked No.167, bounced

back in 2018 climbing to No.37 by the end of the year. • 2018 season highlighted by reaching the Round of 16 at

Wimbledon; also reached quarterfinals at New Haven and Washington, D.C.

• At 2018 Australian Open (R128), upset over No.5 V.Williams, Bencic’s f irst-career victory over the American. With the win, the 20-year-old became just the sixth player all-time to defeat both Williams sisters before her 21st birthday (also Hingis, Sharapova, Clijsters, Henin, Chakvetadze and more recently Osaka)

• Also became the 43rd player in history to beat both Williams sisters in their career, and just the second Swiss player to achieve the feat (after Martina Hingis)

• Best win of career came over No.1 S.Williams in semifinals at 2015 Toronto. At 18 years of age became youngest player to defeat S.Williams in a completed match since 2004 WTA Finals, when 17‐year‐old Sharapova d. Serena in F (Serena also lost at 2007 Charleston to then 17‐year‐old Chan Yung‐Jan via first set retirement at 5‐3)

• Run to 2016 St. Petersburg final saw her break into Top 10 (at No.9) for the first time in her career; became 116th player to break into the Top 10 since computerized rankings were introduced in 1975. In the last 20 years, 11 players have made their Top 10 debut before their 19th birthday

• Reached a career-high ranking of No.7 (February 22, 2016) • At 2015 Eastbourne, aged 18 years, 109 days, became

second‐youngest player to win a WTA Premier‐level final. Caroline Wozniacki won 2008 New Haven aged 18 years, 43 days

• With 2015 Toronto triumph, became first teenager to win an event at Premier 5 level or higher since Azarenka at 2009 Miami

• Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai however withdrew due to hand injury

• Voted 2014 WTA Newcomer of the Year after rising 179 spots in the rankings to finish season at No.33

• Won junior singles titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2013; was named ITF Junior World Champion for 2013

• Achieved best Grand Slam singles result when she advanced to QF at 2014 US Open; defeated two Top 10 players en route (No.7 Kerber in 3r, No.10 Jankovic in R16). At 17 years of age, was youngest player through to last eight at Flushing Meadows since 1997 when Hingis won the title

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DATE OF BIRTH10-MAR-1997 (FLAWIL, SWITZERLAND)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.75 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 24- 16

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 9 46-232017 31 32-262016 22 30-202015 101 10-182014 69 11-142013 87 14-19

YEAR RANK W-L2012 63 11-122011 184 0-12010 230 --2009 569 --2008 973 --

SINGLES TITLES (7)2018 Seoul Cincinnati Charleston2017 Gstaad Nürnberg 2016 Nürnberg2012 Fès

FINALIST (2): 2018 - Madrid; 2016 - Gstaad .

DOUBLES TITLES (10)2018 Brisbane w/Schuurs2017 Linz w/Larsson Seoul w/Larsson Gstaad w/Larsson Auckland w/Larsson2016 Luxembourg w/Larsson Linz w/Larsson Nürnberg w/Larsson2015 Bastad w/Larsson Hobart w/Larsson

FINALIST (5): 2018 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Flipkens); 2017 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Schuurs), WTA Finals (w/Larsson); 2016 - Acapulco (w/Larsson); 2015 - Seoul (w/Larsson).

ADDITIONALDUTCH FED CUP TEAM - 2011-12, 2014-17DUTCH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (2-2): 2018DOUBLES (2-1): 2017Became first Dutch player to compete in singles at the WTA Finals since 1996 (Brenda Schultz-McCarthy)... Qualified for the WTA Finals after Simona Halep withdrew prior to the tournament.. Advanced to the semifinals after posting a 2-1 record in round-robin play... 2017 doubles finalist (w/Larsson) falling to Babos/Sestini Hlavackova in a third-set tie-breaker of championship match.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • First Dutchwoman to compete at the WTA Finals in

singles in over 20 years, since Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in 1997 (who also qualif ied from 1994-96). Betty Stove is the only other Dutch woman to appear in singles at the season-ending event (1972, 1974, 1977-78)

• Is the f irst Dutchwoman to advance to SF at WTA Finals since Schultz-McCarthy in 1995, when the event was played in a 16-player knockout format

• Contesting week of Singapore on a career-high ranking of No.9 (October 22, 2018). Broke Top 10 on October 8, 2018 to become first Dutch woman to be ranked in the Top 10 in over 20 years, since Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in 1996

• Has won three titles, at Charleston (d. Goerges in F), Cincinnati (d. World No.1 Halep in F) and Seoul (d. Tomljanovic in F)

• Having also defeated No.2 Wozniacki en route to Cincinnati title, is f irst player to defeat the World No.1 and World No.2 at tournament since Muguruza at 2017 Cincinnati (d. No.1 Ka.Pliskova and No.2 Halep)

• Reached one further f inal, at Premier Mandatory Madrid (l. Kvitova in F). Also picked up a doubles title at Brisbane (w/Schuurs)

• At Wimbledon, become the f irst Dutch woman to reach QF since Krajicek in 2007.

• In 2016, qualif ied for the WTA Elite Trophy and went 0-2 in singles – falling to Svitolina and Vesnina

• Won maiden career singles title at 2012 Fès as a qualifier (d. Pous-Tio in F) in just her second main draw appearance

• Best result across the Slams came with SF run at 2016 Roland Garros (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams)

• With that result in Paris, became the f irst Dutch woman to reach SF at Roland Garros since Marijke Schaar in 1971 (l. SF), and at any Slam since Betty Stove at 1977 US Open (l. SF)

• Is a two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist in doubles, at 2015 Australian Open (w/Larsson, l. Goerges/Groenefeld) and 2016 Roland Garros (w/Larsson, l. eventual champions Garcia/Mladenovic)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 25 - 26

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 6 3r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 11 - 7 3r 2r SF 1r 4r 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 7 - 6 QF 1r 3r 1r - 1r 2rUS OPEN 4 - 7 3r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 2r

DATE OF BIRTH10-DEC-1991 (WATERINGEN, NETHERLANDS)HEIGHT6’ 0” (1.82 M) PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

KIKI BERTENS NED

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SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2018 Rabat w/Olaru

ADDITIONALRUSSIAN FED CUP – 2017

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, appeared in 13 tour-level events, reaching R16

at Doha and 2r on f ive other occasions (including Wimbledon). Also won third career ITF Circuit title at $60k Croissy-Beaubourg

• Best win of career to date came over No.13 Mladenovic during 2018 Doha run

• Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2017 Australian Open, coming through qualifying to reach 2r (l. Ka.Pliskova)

• WTA main draw debut came at 2016 Rabat (as wildcard, l. Bacsinszky). Posted first main draw win at 2016 Moscow (as qualif ier, d. No.31 Sevastova, conceded w/o to Konjuh in 2r)

• Clinched first two ITF Circuit titles in 2016, at $10K ITF/Stuttgart-GER and $25K ITF/Westende-BEL. Also owns seven ITF doubles titles

• Reached as high as No.3 in junior singles rankings, f inishing runner-up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. Zhuk)

• Mother’s name is Elena; father’s name is Vladimir • Likes to read – Jack London and Erich Maria Remarque

are her favorite authors. Also fond of classic Russian literature and sports autobiographies (Andre Agassi, Usain Bolt, Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray)

• Speaks Russian, Slovak, French and English

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 2 - 6

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DATE OF BIRTH10-DEC-1991 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA)HEIGHT5’ 10” (1.79 M) PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

ANNA BLINKOVA RUS

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YEAR RANK W-L2012 538 --2011 616 --2010 804 --2009 503 --2008 794 --2007 864 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

ADDITIONALROMANIAN FED CUP – 2018

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, reached third and fourth WTA SFs, at Monterrey

(l. eventual champion Muguruza) and Bogotá (l. eventual champion Schmiedlova). Still waiting to reach maiden tour-level final

• Also achieved best Grand Slam result by reaching 3r at 2018 Australian Open

• Rose to career-high No.59 in the rankings after 2r showing at Roland Garros (June 11, 2018)

• Advanced to f irst career WTA SF at 2016 Florianopolis (upset former No.1 Jankovic en route). Also reached last four at Bucharest in 2017

• Made Grand Slam debut in 2016 at US Open, reaching 2r (as qualif ier, l. Niculescu)

• Owns three Top 20 wins in career, defeating No.17 Sevastova (2017 Bucharest), No.18 Vesnina (2017 New Haven) and No.11 Mladenovic (2018 Australian Open)

• Transition from juniors to pro circuit was initially hampered by a series of injuries, notably quadriceps muscle rupture and a ski accident; more recently, experienced problems with left Achilles tendon, starting in December 2015

• Winner of 11 singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit

• Played first senior tournament at $25k/ITF Bucharest and first WTA main draw at 2014 Bad Gasten (l. Ka.Pliskova in 2r)

• Father and long-time coach is Nicolae Ioan, mother is Monica; parents own a restaurant in her hometown of Sinaia

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ROUANA BOGDAN

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 7 - 9

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KATIE BOULTERDATE OF BIRTH01-AUG-1996 (LEICESTER, UK)HEIGHT5’ 11” (180 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 2

W-L 18 17AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - -ROLAND GARROS - - -WIMBLEDON 1-2 2r 1rUS OPEN - - -

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 100 6-82017 199 0-12016 368 --

YEAR RANK W-L 2015 889 --2014 411 --2013 775 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

ADDITIONALBRITISH FED CUP – 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018 played a mix of WTA and ITF Circuit events,

reaching first tour-level QFs at Nottingham (l. Barty) and Tianjin (l. Ka.Pliskova); during Nottingham run, saw off Stosur – first win over former Grand Slam champion

• Broke into Top 100 (at No.96) following Tianjin run • Scored maiden Grand Slam win during 2r run at 2018

Wimbledon (d. Cepede Royg, l. Osaka). Fell in qualifying at other three majors

• Posted first career Top 50 wins in 2018, over No.47 Krunic at Washington D.C. and No.42 Sakkari at Tianjin

• Made tour level and Grand Slam main draw singles debut at 2017 Wimbledon (l. McHale in 1r)

• On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles titles and four doubles titles

• Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in Britain in 2011

• Junior highlights include winning Lemon Bowl in Rome at age of 11, and reaching final at Junior Orange Bowl in Florida at age 14. R-Up in girls’ doubles w/Jorovic at 2014 Australian Open

• Hails from Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. Away from the court, is a dedicated follower of fashion

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MIHAELA BUZARNESCU

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 24 36-212017 72 3-32016 377 --2015 260 --2014 891 --2013 -- --2012 248 --2011 155 --

YEAR RANK W-L2010 407 --2009 433 --2008 386 --2007 421 --2006 254 --2005 427 --2004 621 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2018 San Jose

FINALIST (2): 2018 - Hobart, Prague.

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2018 Strasbourg w/Olaru

FINALIST (3): 2018 - Prague (w/Marozava), Nottingham (w/Watson), Eastbourne (w/Begu).

ADDITIONALROMANIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2006, 2009, 2012, 2018

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Enjoyed breakthrough year in 2018, reaching SF or

better on six occasions, highlighted by maiden tour-level title at San Jose (d. Sakkari in f inal); posted career-high No.20 ranking following San Jose title run

• Also scored fifth career Top 20 win over Mertens en route to San Jose title, having previously upset No.6 Ostapenko (2018 Doha), No.4 Svitolina (2018 Roland Garros), No.5 Svitolina (2018 Birmingham) and No.20 Bertens (2018 Eastbourne)

• Advanced to R16 at 2018 Roland Garros (l. Keys) for her best result at a major to date; also made 3r at 2018 Wimbledon (l. Ka.Pliskova). In doubles, reached QF stage at 2018 Roland Garros (w/Bara, l. H.Chan/Z.Yang)

• Retired w/right ankle injury during 2r match against Svitolina at 2018 Montréal, forcing her to miss remainder of summer hard court season

• In singles and doubles, played a combined total of 115 main draw matches in 2018 (also reached four WTA doubles f inals)

• Broke into Top 100 after Linz run (October 16, 2017); at 29 was the oldest Top 100 debutante since 33-year-old Obziler on February 19, 2007 at No.96

• Rapid ascent up the rankings in 2017 helped by strong showings on ITF Circuit, picking up seven titles, including $100k ITF/Poitiers-FRA and $80k ITF/Biarritz-FRA. Owns 22 singles and 34 doubles titles at this level

• Before making tour-level main draw debut at 2017 US Open (l. Wozniacki in 1r), had made 16 unsuccessful attempts to qualify for tour-level tournaments, including eight Grand Slams, dating back to 2007 Fès

• Made professional debut at 2004 $10k ITF/Bucharest-ROU (l. Savu in 1r)

• Has been part of the Romanian national tennis federation since age 12. Made Fed Cup debut in 2006

• Father is Mihai, a former Romanian intercollegiate tennis player, and mother is Marcela (pharmacist)

• Gained PhD in sports science from UNEFS in Bucharest

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 5 - 4

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2013 982012 722011 422010 182009 52

2008 172007 82006 1192005 1482004 373

DOUBLES TITLES (29)2018 San Jose w/Peschke 2017 Hong Kong w/H.Chan Beijing w/Hingis Wuhan w/Hingis US Open w/Hingis Cincinnati w/Hingis Eastbourne w/Hingis Mallorca w/Hingis Rome w/Hingis Madrid w/Hingis Indian Wells w/Hingis Taipei City w/H.Chan2016 Hong Kong w/H.Chan Doha w.H.Chan Kaohsiung w/H.Chan2015 Tokyo [Japan Open] w/H.Chan Cincinnati w/H.Chan Pattaya City w/H.Chan2014 Eastbourne w/H.Chan2013 Shenzhen w/H.Chan2010 Kuala Lumpur w/J.Zheng2009 Seoul w/Spears2008 Los Angeles w/Chuang Rome w/Chuang Pattaya City w/Chuang2007 ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/Chuang Birmingham w/Chuang Bangalore w/Chuang2005 Seoul w/Chuang

FINALIST (23): 2018 - Sydney (w/Sestini Hlavackova), Montréal (w/Makarova); 2017 - Strasbourg (w/Hingis); 2016 - Eastbourne (w/H.Chan); 2015 - Australian Open, Eastbourne (both w/J.Zheng), Tokyo [Pan Pacif ic], Beijing (both w/H.Chan); 2014 - Charleston (w/H.Chan), Kuala Lumpur (w/S.Zheng); 2012 - Pattaya City (w/H.Chan); 2010 - Hobart (w/Niculescu), Stanford (w/J.Zheng); 2009 - Stanford (w/Niculescu); 2008 - Bangalore, Strasbourg (both w/Chuang); 2007 - Australian Open, Pattaya City, Indian Wells, US Open (all w/Chuang), Istanbul (w/Mirza), Stuttgart (w/Safina); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Chuang).

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2007 - Bangkok.

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Doubles (2): 2014 - Taipei, TPE (w/H.Chan); 2013 - Ningbo, CHN (w/Zhang)MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2011 - Australian Open (w/Hanley).CHINESE TAIPEI FED CUP TEAM - 2006-08, 2010, 2012, 2015-16. CHINESE TAIPEI OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (3-5): 2007, 2015-17Played in WTA Finals four times with three different partners and in two different cities: Madrid (w/Chuang) and Singapore (w/H.Chan in 2015-16 and Hingis in 2017)...Has advanced as far as the semifinal stage in 2015 (w/H.Chan) and 2017 (w/Hingis)...Became just the third team of sisters to compete in WTA Finals after Serena and Venus Williams (2009) and Katerina and Manuela Maleeva (1986).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won first Grand Slam mixed doubles title at 2018

Australian Open (w/Dodig) and 29th career doubles title at San Jose (w/Peschke)

• Other highlights in 2018 were R-Up finish at Sydney (w/Sestini Hlavackova), two SFs and four QFs (including at Australian Open)

• Finished 2017 season as joint No.1 in doubles (with Hingis) after winning nine titles (including first major at US Open), with the pair embarking on a 19-match winning streak from Cincinnati through to WTA Finals Singapore SF

• First rose to World No.1 on October 23, 2017 • In 2015, alongside sister Hao-Ching Chan became third

set of siblings to compete at WTA Finals (after Serena and Venus Williams in 2009 and Katerina and Manuela Maleeva in 1986). Also qualif ied for WTA Finals in 2007 (w/Chuang) and 2016 (w/H.Chan)

• Mixed doubles finalist at 2011 Australian Open (w/Hanley) • Last played singles at 2015 US Open (fell in qualifying), a

decade after making tour level main draw debut at Flushing Meadows (as qualif ier, l. S.Williams in 1r). In singles, achieved career-high ranking of No.50 on June 11, 2007 and made one WTA singles f inal, at 2007 Bangkok (l. Pennetta)

• On ITF Circuit, winner of 17 singles titles and 18 doubles titles

• Father is Chan Yuan-Liang and mother is Liu Hsieh-Chen

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 74 - 39

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 22-11 QF 1r QF F 1r 1r - 3r 3r 1r 3r FROLAND GARROS 23-10 2r SF QF 3r 2r - 3r 3r 3r - QF QFWIMBLEDON 8-11 2r QF 2r 1r 1r - 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 3rUS OPEN 21-11 2r W 2r QF 2r 1r 1r 1r SF 2r 1r F

CHAN LATISHA TPE

11-JUN-2007 23-OCT-2017

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50 1DATE OF BIRTH17-AUG-1989 (TAIPEI, CHINESE TAIPEI)HEIGHT5’ 7” (1.70 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 25 28-192017 26 26-222016 5 53-212015 38 19-162014 11 33-242013 23 28-252012 15 36-27

YEAR RANK W-L2011 18 42-212010 31 32-242009 30 23-182008 19 37-272007 52 17-182006 156 2-22005 555 --

SINGLES TITLES (8)2016 WTA FInals Linz Eastbourne Katowice2014 Acapulco2013 Stanford2012 Carlsbad2011 Moscow

FINALIST (13): 2018 - Budapest, Strasbourg; 2017 - New Haven; 2016 - Acapulco, Madrid, Wuhan; 2014 - Australian Open, Kuala Lumpur; 2013 - Sydney; 2012 - Barcelona; 2011 - Linz; 2008 - Amelia Island, Montréal.

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2017 ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/Flipkens

FINALIST (2): - 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Parra Santonja); 2011 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Pennetta).

ADDITIONALSLOVAK FED CUP TEAM - 2005-14, 2016SLOVAK OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008, 2012.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (3-2): 2016In 2016, became fourth player making event debut to win the title… Finished second in her group with a 1-2 record in round-robin play; defeated Kuznetsova (SF) and Kerber (F) en route to the title… Third Slovak woman to qualify for WTA Finals, after Habsudova and Hantuchova.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Advanced to QF or better on six occasions in 2018,

including R-Up finishes at Budapest (l. Van Uytvanck) and Strasbourg (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and QF run at Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova)

• Loss to Pavlyuchenkova in Strasbourg final lasted three hours and 36 minutes – the second-longest match on tour in 2018

• Upset Halep during run to 2018 Wuhan QF to register fifth career victory over a reigning No.1, with other wins over Wozniacki at 2011 Sydney and 2011 Wimbledon, Azarenka 2012 Roland Garros and Kerber at 2016 WTA Finals

• Capped career-best season in 2016 by winning biggest title to date at WTA Finals in Singapore – went 1-2 in group stage before defeating No.9 Kuznetsova in SF and World No.1 Kerber in f inal

• Won 2016 WTA Comeback Player of the Year award – ended 2015 ranked No.38 having been sidelined for four months with a left Achilles problem, with ranking dipping as low as No.66 in February 2016

• Won career-high 53 matches in 2016 (previous best was 42 matches in 2011) and WTA leading four titles in 2016

• Best result across the majors came with runner-up finish at 2014 Australian Open (l. Li). Defeated four seeds en route to f inal at Melbourne Park, including No.3 Sharapova and No.5 A.Radwanska to become first player representing Slovakia (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles f inal

• Broke into Top 10 at No.10 on March 31, 2014 (after Miami) • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2005 Rabat and main

draw debut at 2006 Istanbul • In February 2014 launched her own sportswear and

accessories line, ‘Domi’, which incorporates her on‐court Slovak catch-cry ‘Pome!’; proceeds go to her foundation which assists athletes and other notables in her native Slovakia who have fallen on tough times

• Married husband Michal ‘Miso’ Navara in Bratislava in July 2016, after Wimbledon

• Coached by Matej Liptak; f itness trainer and physio is Jozef Ivanko

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 80 - 44

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 19 - 11 1r 3r 1r QF F 2r 2r 3r 1r 4r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 21 - 11 1r 2r 3r - 3r 2r QF 1r 3r SF 3r 3rWIMBLEDON 22 - 11 QF 3r QF 1r 3r 3r 1r QF 3r 3r 1r -US OPEN 18 - 11 4r 2r 3r 3r 1r 1r 3r 2r QF - 3r 2r

DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA

20-MAR-2017 13-AUG-2012

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SVK

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 0 - 5

W-L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - - - -ROLAND GARROS 0-1 1r - - - -WIMBLEDON 0-1 1r - - - -US OPEN 0-3 1r - 1r - 1r

DANIELLE COLLINS USA

06-AUG-2018 24-SEP-2018

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35 399DATE OF BIRTH13-DEC-1993 (ST. PETERSBURG,FLORIDA, USA )HEIGHT5’ 10” (1.78 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 36 17-172017 167 0-12016 299 0-12015 -- --

YEAR RANK W-L 2014 950 0-12013 -- --2012 -- --2011 608 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES – Singles (1): 2018 - Newport Beach-CA, USA. USA FED CUP – 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2018, highlighted by

becoming first qualifier to reach Miami SF (l. Ostapenko) • Scored first Top 10 win over No.8 V.Williams during

Miami run. Earned USD$327,965 by reaching the last four at Key Biscayne, more than doubling her career earnings at the time

• Set career-high ranking of No.35 on August 6, 2018 following San Jose SF run

• Posted first tour-level wins during R16 showing at Indian Wells (l. Suárez Navarro), where she scored her f irst Top 50 win over No.15 Keys in 2r

• Gained first Grand Slam main draw acceptance at 2018 Roland Garros (l. Wozniacki in 1r). Also fell 1r at 2018 Wimbledon (l. Mertens) and US Open three times, in 2018 and after entering her home Slam on a wild card in 2014 (l. Halep in 1r) and 2016 (l. Rodina in 1r)

• Graduated from University of Virginia in 2016 as the top-ranked collegiate player in the country with a degree in media studies. Illustrious college career brought two NCAA singles titles in three seasons; became only the seventh woman to win two NCAA singles titles

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 47 23-24 2017 38 24-232016 46 21-222015 43 23-272014 20 38-262013 27 35-272012 44 22-212011 89 11-18

YEAR RANK W-L2010 78 17-212009 50 20-282008 16 35-232007 57 8-92006 189 1-22005 308 1-12004 861 ---

SINGLES TITLES (6)2018 Gstaad2016 Hobart2014 Katowice2013 Strasbourg2012 Bad Gastein2008 Budapest

FINALIST (6): 2017 - Brisbane; 2014 - Dubai, Guangzhou; 2012 - Strasbourg; 2008 - Acapulco, Rome.

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2015 Hong Kong w/Shvedova2010 Strasbourg w/King2008 Budapest w/Husarova

FINALIST (3): 2017 - Stanford (w/Rosolska); 2014 - Guangzhou (w/Linette); 2011 - Dallas (w/Parmentier).

ADDITIONALFRENCH FED CUP TEAM - 2008-17FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008, 2012, 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, won sixth career title at Gstaad (d. Minella in F),

and reached two further QFs at Brisbane and Charleston • 2018 US Open marked 48th consecutive Grand Slam main

draw appearance – the longest streak among active players. However, among active players also has the most Grand Slam appearances (51) without reaching a quarterfinal

• At the majors, reached R16 on four occasions, at Australian Open in 2009 (l. Safina), Wimbledon in 2014 (l. eventual runner‐up Bouchard) and Roland Garros in 2015 (l. Svitolina) and 2017 (l. Garcia)

• Former World No.11 (achieved in February 2009) who broke back into Top 20 at end of 2014 for f irst time since May 2009; dropped out of Top 20 again after 2015 Dubai

• Owns five wins over Top 3 ranked opponents: No.1 S.Williams (2014 Dubai, 2014 Wimbledon and 2014 Wuhan via ret.), No.3 A.Radwanska (2014 Katowice) and No.2 Halep (2015 Madrid); wins over S.Williams made her the f irst player to defeat the American in three straight meetings since Henin in 2007

• Qualif ied for 2013 and 2014 Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria

• Three‐time doubles champion: 2008 Budapest (w/Husarova), 2010 Strasbourg (w/King), 2015 Hong Kong (w/Shvedova)

• Made Grand Slam – and WTA main draw debut – as a 15‐year‐old at 2005 Roland Garros, advancing to 2r (l. Mauresmo)

• Member of French Fed Cup Team, 2008‐17; French Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016

• Won 2007 Roland Garros girls’ singles (d. Duque-Mariño in F)

• Father is Francis (retired); mother is Patricia; brother is Sébastien (PhD, also her agent)

• Sponsors include Peugeot, Babolat and Lacoste

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 55 - 51

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05AUSTRALIAN OPEN 15 - 13 3r 2r 2r 3r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 4r 2r 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 18 - 14 2r 4r 3r 4r 2r 3r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 2r 2rWIMBLEDON 10 - 12 1r 1r 3r 2r 4r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - -US OPEN 12 - 12 1r 2r 1r 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 2r 3r 3r - -

ALIZÉ CORNET FRA

16-FEB-2009 07-MAR-2011

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11 59DATE OF BIRTH22-JAN-1990 (NICE, FRANCE)HEIGHT5’ 8” (1.73 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GABRIELA DABROWSKI

03-NOV-2014 19-MAR-2018

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164 7DATE OF BIRTH01-APR-92 (OTTAWA, CANADA)HEIGHT5’ 10’’ (1.78 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

CAN

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 23 - 19

W-L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6-4 QF 2r 1r 3r -ROLAND GARROS 6-5 3r 3r 2r 1r 2rWIMBLEDON 5-5 SF 1r 2r 1r 1rUS OPEN 6-5 2r QF 1r 2r 1r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2018 461 102017 278 182016 748 392015 318 482014 164 582013 238 65

SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2012 395 1382011 359 2242010 494 3212009 805 5802008 865 3712007 835 1010

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (8)2018 Eastbourne w/Xu Doha w/Ostapenko Sydney w/Xu2017 New Haven w/Xu Miami w/Xu2016 Mallorca w/Martinez Sanchez2015 Monterrey w/Rosolska2014 Washington, D.C. w/Aoyama

FINALIST (5): 2018 - Beijing (w/Xu); 2017 - Hobart (w/Z.Yang); 2016 - Nottingham (w/Yang); 2013 - Brussels (w/Peer), Linz (w/Rosolska). ADDITIONALMIXED DOUBLES TITLES – 2018 - Australian Open (w/Pavic); 2017 - Roland Garros (w/Bopanna)CANADIAN FED CUP TEAM – 2012-18.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (0-2): 2017-18Qualified for WTA Finals in 2017 and 2018 (both with Xu Yifan). Lost in opening round in both appearances.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Highlights in 2018, were sixth, seventh and eighth

career titles at Sydney and Easbourne (both w/Xu) and Doha (w/Ostapenko). Also reached SF at Wimbledon, St. Petersburg and Indian Wells (all w/Xu)

• Won mixed doubles at 2018 Australian Open (w/Pavic, d. Babos/Bopanna in F) and finished R-Up at Roland Garros (w/Pavic, l. L.Chan/Dodig)

• In April 2018, helped Canada beat Ukraine 3-2 in the World Group II play-offs in Montréal, teaming up w/Andreescu to clinch the tie in a dramatic f inale with a three-set doubles win over Bondarenko/Savchuk

• Alongside Xu qualif ied for 2017 and 2018 WTA Finals Singapore, falling in QF on both occasions

• Aside for Wimbledon SF run in 2018, best Grand Slam doubles results were QF showings at 2018 Australian Open and 2017 US Open (both w/Xu)

• Won 2017 Roland Garros mixed doubles title (w/Bopanna, d. Groenefeld/Farah in F) to become first Canadian woman to win a senior Grand Slam title

• Posted career-high doubles ranking of No.7 on March 19, 2018. Is yet to break Top 150 in singles

• At tour-level, best singles results are 2r appearances at 2014 Bastad (as qualifer, l. eventual champion Barthel) and 2017 Rabat (as qualifer, l. Schiavone). While on ITF Circuit, owns two singles titles, most recent at $25K Nashville-TN,USA in 2016

• WTA debut in qualifying at 2006 Québec City – made WTA main draw debut nearly eight years later, at 2014 Bastad (as qualif ier, l. Barthel in 2r)

• Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Canada in 2006

• Russell Boyd Park tennis courts in Ottawa where she started playing as a junior are to be renamed in her honor

• Parents are Yurek and Wanda • Trained for part of the year in Saddlebrook, Florida as a

teenager

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OLGA DANILOVIC

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96 167DATE OF BIRTH23-JAN-2001 (BUCHAREST, ROMANIA)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.76 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

SRB

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 103 6-12017 465 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2018 Moscow [River Cup]

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2018 Tashkent w/Zidansek

ADDITIONALSERBIAN FED CUP – 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Made Top 100 debut on October 1, 2018, and climbed to

a career-high ranking of No.96 the following week (October 8, 2018)

• Fourth youngest player in the 2018 year-end Top 150 (behind only Kostyuk, Anisimova and Potapova)

• As a lucky loser at Moscow [River Cup], became the f irst player born in 2000s to win a WTA singles title when she overcame fellow teenager Potapova in a three-set f inal

• Only other main draw appearance of season – and career – was 2r showing at 2018 Tashkent.

• Also won doubles title at 2018 Tashkent w/Zidansek (d. Begu/Olaru in f inal)

• Made her Fed Cup debut in February 2018 in Group I of Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, winning all three singles matches, including a 6–2, 6–4 win over World No.15 Sevastova

• Her performances representing Serbia earned her the Fed Cup Heart Award and a cheque of USD$1,000, which she donated to University Children’s Hospital in Belgrade

• Won girls’ doubles titles at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open

• Father, Pedrag, is a former basketball player, while mother, Svetlana is a sports reporter for Radio Television of Serbia

• Trains in Barcelona where she has been mentored since 2016 by former ATP No.2 Àlex Corretja

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KIRSTEN FLIPKENS BEL

05-AUG-2013 22-OCT-2018

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13 34DATE OF BIRTH10-JAN-1986 (GEEL, BELGIUM)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.65 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 34 - 40

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 10 2r 1r 2r 1r 2r 4r - 1r 1r 2r - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 7 - 10 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r - 1r 2r 2r - - 2rWIMBLEDON 14 - 10 2r 2r 2r 2r 3r SF - 1r 2r 3r - - 1rUS OPEN 6 - 10 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - 1r 3r - - 2r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 48 21-202017 76 17-102016 63 23-212015 93 14-172014 46 22-262013 20 32-242012 54 13-62011 194 6-102010 77 16-16

YEAR RANK W-L2009 81 9-112008 104 1-32007 363 0-42006 105 5-72005 201 1-32004 169 3-42003 363 0-32002 560 --2001 1126 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2012 - Québec City

FINALIST (3): 2018 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch; 2016 - Monterrey; 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

DOUBLES TITLES (4)2018 Linz w/Larsson Lugano w/Mertens2017 ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/Cibulkova2016 Seoul w/Larsson

FINALIST (5): 2018 - Budapest, Nürnberg (both w/Larsson), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Bertens); 2017 - Nürnberg (w/Larsson), Luxembourg (w/Bouchard)

ADDITIONALBELGIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2003-13, 2015-18. BELGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Highlight of 2018 season came during June and July on

grass, when she posted a 9-2 record; at ‘s-Hertogenbosch was R-Up in singles (l. Krunic) and doubles (w/Bertens, l. Mertens/Schuurs)

• Also in 2018, reached SF at Nürnberg – defeated defending champion Bertens in QF before falling to eventual R-Up Riske – and QF at Lugano

• Lifted fourth WTA doubles title at Linz in autumn 2018 (w/Larsson), rising to career-high doubles ranking of No.34 on October 22

• Owns two Top 5 career wins, against No.2 Muguruza at 2016 Mallorca and No.5 Stosur at 2012 ‘s-Hertogenbosch

• Underwent surgery on right wrist on October 25, 2010. Battled injuries in first half of 2012, including blood clots in calf discovered in April; off tour for two months causing ranking to drop as low as No.262 in June that year

• Set career-high singles ranking of No.13 on August 5, 2013 • Member of the Belgian Fed Cup team that reached the

competition’s f inal in 2006. Also played 2003-13, 2015-18, and contested singles and doubles at 2016 Olympics in Rio

• On ITF Circuit won 13 singles and one doubles title; played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001

• Named 2003 ITF Junior World Champion after winning girls’ titles at Wimbledon and US Open

• Fluent in English, Dutch, French, and German

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 19 39-222017 8 48-222016 23 36-252015 35 28-272014 38 25-23

YEAR RANK W-L2013 75 8-142012 138 1-62011 146 2-42010 280 --2009 681 --

SINGLES TITLES (6)2018 Tianjin2017 Beijing2017 Wuhan2016 Mallorca2016 Strasbourg2014 Bogota

FINALIST (2): 2015 - Acapulco, Monterrey.

DOUBLES TITLES (6)2016 Charleston w/Mladenovic Stuttgart w/Mladenovic Madrid w/Mladenovic Roland Garros w/Mladenovic2015 Eastbourne w/Srebotnik2014 Bogotá w/Arruabarrena

FINALIST (10): 2016 - Sydney, Dubai, US Open, Beijing (w/Mladenovic); 2015 - Brisbane, Stuttgart, Toronto (all w/Srebotnik); 2014 - Wuhan (w/Black), Linz (w/Beck), Moscow (w/Parra Santonja).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2016 - Limoges-FRA. Doubles (1): 2013 - Taipei-TPE (w/Shvedova).FRENCH FED CUP TEAM - 2013-16FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (2-2): 2017DOUBLES (2-3): 2015-16Made singles debut in 2017, advancing to the semifinal stage (l. V.Williams)...Qualified in doubles twice, 2015 (w/Srebotnik) and 2016 (w/Mladenovic)...Reached the semifinals in 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, reached quarterfinals or better 10 times, winning

sixth career title at Tianjin; also reached semifinals at Stuttgart and Madrid

• Broke into the Top 5 on August 13, 2018 and reached a career-high of No.4 on September 10, 2018

• Became first player to win Wuhan and Beijing back-to-back in 2017. As a result, qualif ied for WTA Finals. Was ranked No.30 on the Race to Singapore Leaderboard in May 2017

• Best win of her career came over No.2 Halep in 2017 Beijing final

• 2017 Wuhan marked first Premier-5 level title and 2017 Beijing marked first Premier-Mandatory crown.

• Subsequently made Top 10 debut • Won a career-best 48 main draw matches in 2017 (48-22

record, 2 titles) • Qualifying for WTA Finals in 2017, became the f irst

Frenchwoman to compete at WTA Finals in singles since Mauresmo in 2006 (l. Henin in F).

• Reached QF at 2017 Roland Garros, her best career Grand Slam result

• Won first Grand Slam doubles title at 2016 Roland Garros (w/Mladenovic)

• Played 2015 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (l. Osaka in F)

• Represented France at 2016 Rio Olympics in singles (2r) and doubles (1r, w/Mladenovic)

• Member of French Fed Cup team that advanced to 2016 competition f inal vs. Czech Republic

• In juniors, girls’ singles runner-up at 2011 US Open and a semifinalist at the other three Grand Slams

• Played first professional match aged 13 at an ITF event in France in 2007

• Coached by father, Louis Paul Garcia; Mother is Marylene. Played many sports when she was younger and chose tennis because it was the one she enjoyed the most

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 32 - 27

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 7 4r 3r 1r 3r 1r 1r - 2r ROLAND GARROS 10 - 8 4r QF 2r 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r WIMBLEDON 7 - 6 1r 4r 2r 1r 3r 2r - - US OPEN 7 - 6 3r 3r 3r 1r 1r 2r - -

CAROLINE GARCIA FRA

10-SEP-2018 24-OCT-2016

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4 2DATE OF BIRTH16-OCT-1993 (SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE)HEIGHT5’ 10” (1.77 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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YEAR RANK W-L 2014 217 0-12013 318 --2012 231 0-12011 648 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 Tashkent2015 Baku

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2016 Prague w/Hlavackova2015 Tashkent w/Pankova Baku w/Pankova

FINALIST (1): 2014 - Tashkent (w/Panova).

ADDITIONALRUSSIAN FED CUP – 2013, 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Sidelined for half of 2016 and most of 2017 due to knee

surgeries • Started the 2018 season unranked and re-entered the

Top 100 at No.92 on November 12, 2018 • Scored first Top 10 win of her career over No.10 Bertens

at 2018 Linz • At No.299, became the lowest-ranked player to win a

WTA title in 2018 at Tashkent – and second-lowest ranked WTA champion of all time after Angelique Widjaja at 2001 Bali (ranked No.579)

• Finished 2015 season ranked No.62, her best year-end finish. 2015 season was highlighted by winning first career title (Baku) and two doubles titles (Baku and Tashkent, both w/Panova).

• Nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2015 (awarded to Gavrilova)

• Reached career-high rankings during the 2016 season - No.41 in singles (week of Feb. 15, 2016) and No.25 in doubles (week of May 6, 2016)

• On ITF Circuit, owns nine singles titles and eight doubles titles

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 3 - 6

W-L 18 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3-1 - - 4r -ROLAND GARROS 0-2 - - 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 0-2 - - 1r 1rUS OPEN 0-1 1r - - -

MARGARITA GASPARYAN RUS

15-NOV-2016 06-JUN-2016

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41 25DATE OF BIRTH01-SEP-1994 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA)HEIGHT6’ (1.83 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (ONE-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 16 - 17

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 5 2r 4r 4r 1r - 2r ROLAND GARROS 3 - 4 3r 1r 1r 2r - - WIMBLEDON 3 - 4 3r 1r 2r 1r - - US OPEN 2 - 4 2r 2r 1r 1r - -

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 38 27-25 2017 25 33-242016 25 27-212015 36 20-202014 233 1-1

YEAR RANK W-L2013 144 2-62012 215 1-12011 383 --2010 515 0-1

SINGLES TITLES (1)2017 New Haven

FINALIST (3): 2017 - Strasbourg, Hong Kong; 2016 - Moscow

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2015 Istanbul w/Svitolina

FINALIST (2): 2017 - Tokyo [PPO] (w/Kasatkina); 2016 - Moscow (w/Kasatkina).

ADDITIONALAUSTRALIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2016-18AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018 reached the semifinals at Sydney and Acapulco

and finished the year ranked No.38, her fourth consecutive Top 40 f inish

• Notched fourth Top 5 win of her career at 2018 Rome over No.3 Muguruza, having also defeated No.2 Sharapova (2015 Miami), No.5 Halep (2016 Rome) and No.1 Kerber (2016 Hong Kong)

• Seeded for the f irst time at the majors at 2017 Australian Open (at No.22) and enjoyed highest seeding at 2017 Wimbledon (at No.20)

• Became Australia’s No.1 on June 12, 2017 for a total of 19 weeks

• On ITF Circuit, winner of four singles titles, including two in consecutive weeks in early 2015, as well as two doubles titles

• Nominated for 2017 Newcombe Medal • Voted 2015 WTA Newcomer of the Year - Catapulted from

No.233 at end of 2014 season to No.36 at end of 2015 • Tore ACL in right knee at WTA 125k Series event in Taipei

in November 2013; following surgery, did not play a tournament until July 2014, at ITF level

• Earned first main draw match win at 2012 ‘s-Hertogenbsoch

• Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 Moscow

• Former World No.1 junior who won US Open girls’ singles title and Youth Olympics gold medal in Singapore, both in 2010

DARIA GAVRILOVA AUS

28-AUG-2017 25-SEP-2017

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

20 45DATE OF BIRTH05-MAR-1994 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.66 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 26 29-162017 79 15-132016 83 16-202015 34 26-232014 35 28-202013 93 8-112012 79 6-10

YEAR RANK W-L2011 149 0-12010 244 --2009 285 --2008 480 --2007 883 --2006 944 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 Linz2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch

FINALIST (4): 2016 - Katowice; 2015 - Katowice; 2014 - Katowice, Linz.

ADDITIONALITALIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2014-16.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Sole Italian woman to f inish the 2018 WTA season inside

the Top 100, at a career-best No.26 • Won a career-high 29 main draw matches in 2018,

including capturing her second career title at Linz • In 2018, earned $922,593, nearly one-third of her career

prize money, following first Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon and second career WTA title at Linz

• Notched eighth career win over a Top 10 player against No.2 Wozniacki at 2018 Tokyo [PPO]

• In 2016 reached the f inal at Katowice for the third year in a row

• Enjoyed the only Grand Slam seeding of her career at Wimbledon in 2015 (as No.31)

• Made Top 100 debut on July 9, 2012 and broke into Top 50 on May 26, 2014

• Made main draw debut as a qualif ier at 2011 Wimbledon • On ITF Circuit, winner of f ive singles titles

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 28 - 27

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 6 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 5 - 6 3r 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 14 - 8 QF 3r 1r 3r 2r 3r 4r 1rUS OPEN 5 - 7 2r 1r 2r 1r 4r 1r -

CAMILA GIORGI ITA

22-OCT-2018

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

26 --DATE OF BIRTH30-DEC-1991 (MACERATA, ITALY)HEIGHT5’ 6” (1.68 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 46 - 43

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 16 - 10 2r 2r 2r 4r 2r 4r 4r 3r 2r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 12 - 10 3r 1r 2r 4r 2r 1r 3r 3r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 10 - 11 SF 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 3r 1r 1r 2r -US OPEN 8 - 12 2r 4r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 14 46-242017 14 48-232016 54 21-202015 50 17-212014 75 14-182013 73 16-262012 18 35-28

YEAR RANK W-L2011 21 38-252010 40 29-232009 78 9-112008 102 6-82007 131 4-52006 425 --2005 1118 --

SINGLES TITLES (6)2018 Luxembourg Auckland2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai Moscow2011 Stutgart2010 Bad Gastein

FINALIST (8): 2018 - Charleston; 2017 - Mallorca, Bucharest, Washington D.C.; 2016 - Auckland; 2012 - Dubai, Linz; 2010 - Luxembourg.

DOUBLES TITLES (5)2015 New Haven w/Hradecka 2012 Bad Gastein w/Craybas 2010 Copenhagen w/Groenefeld2010 Seoul w/Hercog2009 Portoroz w/Uhlirova

FINALIST (11): 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Ka.Pliskova); 2014 - Québec City (w/Hlavackova); 2013 - Auckland (w/Shvedova), Stanford (w/Jurak); 2012 - Auckland (w/Pennetta), Stuttgart (w/Groenefeld), Linz (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2011 - Bad Gastein (w/Gajdosova), Linz (w/Groenefeld); 2010 - Palermo (w/Craybas); 2009 - Istanbul (w/Schnyder) .

ADDITIONALMIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2014 - Roland Garros (w/Zimonjic).GERMAN FED CUP TEAM - 2008, 2010-18GERMAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (0-1): 2016Qualified for the WTA Finals with Karolina Pliskova in 2016... Lost opening match (QF, l. Garcia/Mladenovic).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Hit a tour-leading 492 aces in 2018. Also led WTA in f irst

serve points won (73.8%) and break points saved (63.5%), while ranking second in service games won (78.6%, behind only Barty, 78.7%)

• Rode a 15-match winning streak into the 2018 season, starting with title runs at 2017 Moscow, Zhuhai, 2018 Auckland and 1r at 2018 Australian Open

• Notched 46 match wins in 2018, tied with Halep, Kerber, Barty, Mertens, Sabalenka and Bertens. Only Ka.Pliskova (49) and Kvitova (47) won more matches in 2018

• Nominated for WTA Most Improved Player of the Year in 2018, awarded to Bertens

• Reached first career Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon (l. Serena Williams)

• As the defending champion, qualif ied for 2018 Elite Trophy Zhuhai, where she advanced to the SF

• Reached a career-high five f inals in 2017 season, winning Moscow (d. Kasatkina in F) and biggest title of career at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (d. Vandeweghe in F). Finished R-Up at Mallorca (l. Sevastova), Bucharest (l. Begu) and Washington, D.C. (l. Makarova)

• Enjoyed best doubles season to date in 2016, reaching final at Indian Wells (w/Ka.Pliskova) and qualifying for WTA Finals for the f irst time

• In 2011, posted wins over World No.1 Wozniacki in consecutive weeks (Stuttgart f inal and Madrid)

• Made WTA main draw debut as a qualif ier at 2007 Doha • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Germany in

2005

JULIA GOERGES GER

20-AUG-2018 22-AUG-2016

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

9 12DATE OF BIRTH02-NOV-1988 (BAD OLDESLOE, GERMANY)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.80M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 73 - 33

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 16 - 8 F 1r 1r QF QF 1r 1r 3r -ROLAND GARROS 24 - 8 W F 4r 2r F 1r 1r 2r 1rWIMBLEDON 17 - 8 3r QF QF 1r SF 2r 1r 2r -US OPEN 16 - 9 1r 1r QF SF 3r 4r 2r 2r 1r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 1 46-112017 1 45-172016 4 45-182015 2 49-172014 3 46-162013 11 50-17

YEAR RANK W-L 2012 47 23-242011 53 16-222010 81 7-92009 210 --2008 352 --

SINGLES TITLES (18)2018 Montréal Roland Garros Shenzhen2017 Madrid2016 Montréal Bucharest Madrid2015 Indian Wells Dubai

2015 Shenzhen2014 Bucharest Doha2013 Sofia Moscow New Haven Budapest ‘s-Hertogenbosch Nürnberg

FINALIST (15): 2018 - Australian Open, Rome, Cincinnati; 2017 - Rome, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, Beijing; 2015 - Toronto, Cincinnati; 2014 - Madrid, Roland Garros, WTA Finals; 2012 - Brussels; 2011 - Fès; 2010 - Fès.

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2018 Shenzhen w/Begu

FINALIST (1): 2016 - Montréal (w/Niculescu).

ADDITIONALROMANIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2010, 2012, 2014-18ROMANIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (6-8): 2014-17Played in WTA Finals in four consecutive years (2014-17); qualified in 2018, but withdrew prior to the tournament due to a back injury... 2014 WTA Finals runner-up (def. S.Williams in round-robin play, but l. S.Williams in championship match)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Secured WTA Year-End World No.1 ranking for the

second straight year in 2018 • Became 49th different woman to win a Grand Slam title

in the Open Era at 2018 Roland Garros, and the second Romanian woman to win a Slam after Ruzici at 1978 Roland Garros

• First Romanian woman to advance to f inal at Australian Open in 2018 (l. Wozniacki)

• Became 25th woman in history of the WTA to earn the No.1 ranking on October 9, 2017

• Previous best ranking by a Romanian woman was No.7 Irina Spirlea in 1997

• Entered Top 10 on January 27, 2014 and has remained there ever since

• Named WTA Player of the Year in 2018, as voted by international media

• Reached a tour-leading six singles f inals in 2018 • Reached the final in Singapore on debut in 2014, defeating

then-No.1 S.Williams in the round robin stage before falling to the American in the championship match

• Named 2013 WTA Most Improved Player after winning her f irst six WTA titles and rising to year-end No.11

• Reached first career f inal at 2010 Fés in just her third main draw appearance

• Entered Top 10 on January 27, 2014, and then Top 5 on March 17, 2014

• Made Top 100 debut on July 12, 2010 and broke into Top 50 on September 12, 2011

• Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Marbella as a qualifier • Former junior World No.1, won Roland Garros girls’

singles title in 2008

SIMONA HALEP ROU

09-OCT-2017 15-MAY-2017

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

1 71DATE OF BIRTH27-SEP-1991 (CONSTANTA, ROMANIA)HEIGHT5’ 6” (1.68 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 23 - 31

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9 - 7 4r 2r 2r - 1r 2r - - - 1r 4r - - -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 8 1r 3r 2r - - 1r 1r - - - 1r 1r 1r -WIMBLEDON 8 - 10 4r 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r - - - 2r 1r 1r -US OPEN 3 - 6 2r - 1r - - 2r 1r - - - 2r - - 1r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2018 28 172017 96 322016 97 962015 107 262014 144 52013 85 32012 25 252011 172 352010 361 46

SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2009 318 92008 79 532007 143 462006 140 1022005 154 1352004 426 1662003 653 5232002 262 1992001 165 513

SINGLES TITLES (3)2018 Hiroshima2012 Guangzhou2012 Kuala Lumpur

DOUBLES TITLES (20)2018 Indian Wells w/Strycova 2017 Biel w/Niculescu Budapest w/Kalashnikova2014 Roland Garros w/Peng Indian Wells w/Peng Doha w/Peng2013 WTA Finals w/Peng Guangzhou w/Peng Cincinnati w/Peng Wimbledon w/Peng2013 Rome w/Peng2012 Birmingham w/Babos2011 Guangzhou w/S.Zheng2009 Beijing w/Peng Rome w/Peng Sydney w/Peng2008 Seoul w/Chuang Bali w/Peng2007 Seoul w/Chuang2007 Beijing w/Chuang

FINALIST (11): 2018 - Dubai (w/Peng), New Haven (w/Siegemund), Seoul (w/S.Y.Hsieh); 2017 - Cincinnati (w/Niculescu); 2015 - Doha (w/Mirza); 2014 - WTA Finals (w/Peng); 2008 - Pattaya City (w/King), Cincinnati (w/Shvedova); 2007 - Auckland (w/S.Uberoi), Bangalore (w/Kudryavtseva); 2004 - Seoul (w/Chuang).

ADDITIONALFED CUP - Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Team, 2003, 2006-08, 2010, 2012, 2015-16CHINESE TAIPEI OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012. WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (3-1): 2013, 2014Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles twice, on both occasions w/Peng… Team won title on event debut at Istanbul in 2013 (d. Makarova/Vesnina in F) and finished runners-up at Singapore in 2014 (l. Black/Mirza in F).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Sole woman representing Chinese Taipei inside the year-

end Top 100 in 2018 • Returned to Top 30 on September 17, 2018 for the first time

since reaching career high of No.23 on February 25, 2013 • Reached the second week at two Grand Slams in a single

season for the f irst time in 2018, advancing to the Round of 16 at the Australian Open and Wimbledon

• Stunned World No.1 Halep at 2018 Wimbledon for f irst win over a reigning No.1

• Just the second player from Chinese Taipei to win a tour-level singles title (Wang Shi-Ting won six titles in 1990s)

• Qualif ied for 2012 Tournament of Champions-Sofia (went 1-2 in round robin play)

• Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Roland Garros (both w/Peng Shuai)

• Also with Peng, qualif ied twice in doubles at WTA Finals, emerging as champions in 2013 and runners-up in 2014

• Became first player from Chinese Taipei (male or female) to achieve the WTA World No.1 doubles ranking on May 12, 2014, holding the top spot for five non-consecutive weeks

• On ITF Circuit, winner of 26 singles titles and 22 doubles titles • Played first professional tournament at ITF level in New

Zealand in 2001 • Began career by winning first 33 matches (mix of ITF and

tour level)

HSIEH SU-WEI TPE

25-FEB-2013 12-MAY-2014

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

23 1DATE OF BIRTH04-JAN-1986 (KAOHSIUNG, CHINESE TAIPEI)HEIGHT5’ 7” (1.69 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BOTH SIDES)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 62 9-122017 88 9-112016 193 0-32015 -- 1-52014 146 2-7

YEAR RANK W-L2013 139 3-32012 264 0-22011 1209 --2010 601 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2018 - Moscow.

ADDITIONALTUNISIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2011-13, 2016-18. TUNISIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Reached a career-high ranking of No.62 the week of

October 22, 2018, after reaching her f irst career f inal at the Premier-level event in Moscow

• Advanced to the f inal at Moscow as a qualif ier, winning seven matches at the tournament before falling to Kasatina in a 3-set championship match, 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-4

• Prior to reaching Moscow final, best previous results were QF at 2013 Baku, 2017 Taipei City and 2018 Bucharest

• Owns three wins over Top 10 players, including over No.1 Halep at 2018 Beijing (via ret.), No.8 Stephens at 2018 Moscow and No.7 Cibulkova at 2017 Roland Garros

• Member of Tunisian Olympic Team in 2012 and 2016 • Contested first two WTA main draws in 2012, at Doha (as

WC) and Olympics • Became first North African woman to win a junior Grand

Slam at 2011 Roland Garros (d. Puig in F), having also reached the f inal in 2010 (l. Svitolina in F)

• On ITF Circuit, has won 11 singles titles and one doubles title • Played first event of career at 2008 ITF/El Menzah-TUN

ONS JABEUR TUN

22-OCT-2018

S I N G L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

62DATE OF BIRTH28-AUG-1994 (KSAR EL HELLAR, TUNISIA)HEIGHT5’ 6” (1.67 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 4 - 8

W - L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 1r - - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1 - 3r - - -WIMBLEDON 1 - 2 2r 1r - - -US OPEN 1 - 3 1r 2r - - 1r

13-SEP-2010

D O U B L E S

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DALILA JAKUPOVIC SLO

05-NOV-2018

S I N G L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

69DATE OF BIRTH24-MAR-1991 (JESENICE, SLOVENIA)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.65 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 0 - 2

W-L 18AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - ROLAND GARROS 0-1 1r WIMBLEDON - -US OPEN 0-1 1r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 69 12-132017 239 2-22016 157 0-1 2015 243 --2014 425 0-12013 273 --

YEAR RANK W-L2012 327 --2011 340 --2010 429 --2009 431 --2008 990 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (2)2018 Bogota w/Khromacheva2017 Istanbul w/N.Kichenok

FINALIST (2): 2017 - Monterrey (w/N.Kichenko), Tianjin (w/Stojanovic).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES – Doubles (1): 2018 - Anning-CHN (w/Khromacheva).SLOVENIAN FED CUP – 2014, 2017.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Earned over half of her career prize money in 2018

($337,832) • Reached her f irst WTA SF at Bogota and first Premier-

level QF at Birmingham (as a qualif ier) • Notched first two Top 20 wins of her career at 2018

Birmingham, over No.17 Mertens (saved four match points) and No.18 Osaka (via ret.)

• On ITF Circuit, owns f ive ITF singles titles (all on clay) and eight doubles titles

• Part of Slovenian Fed Cup team in 2014 and 2017 • Made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Monterrey (as a

qualif ier) • Contested WTA qualifying for the f irst time at 2011

Copenhagen

10-SEP-2018

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 58 12-122017 107 4-22016 302 0-12015 126 8-112014 52 17-192013 30 21-102012 19 25-92011 34 19-182010 22 32-18

YEAR RANK W-L2009 61 15-212008 27 30-212007 75 13-172006 64 14-162005 120 3-22004 226 0-12003 167 --2002 283 2-32001 203 0-1

SINGLES TITLES (4)2013 Brussels2012 Estoril Brisbane2010 Palermo

FINALIST (4): 2012 - Seoul; 2011 - Moscow; 2008 – Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2006 - Hasselt.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2012 – Copenhagen.

ADDITIONALESTONIAN FED CUP – 2000-04, 2006, 2008-11, 2014-15.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Holds many firsts for Estonia – first to reach a WTA final

(2006 Hasselt), f irst to reach a Grand Slam QF (2008 French Open), to crack Top 20 (February 2009), to win a WTA title (2010 Palermo) and to beat a reigning No.1 (Wozniacki at 2011 Tokyo [PPO])

• Scored second win over a reigning World No.1 against Halep in 2018 US Open first round

• Over past two seasons, a combination of being diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus, otherwise known as precursor to mononucleosis, and developing plantar fasciitis in both feet, nearly led to the end of her career

• Made WTA main draw debut at Vienna in 2001 as a qualifier • On the ITF Circuit, has won 14 singles titles and two

doubles titles • One of her sponsors is a leading provider of high quality

mini-cruise and passenger services in Baltic Sea region; in 2008, became godmother of a vessel named Superstar and was f lown to Italy to bless it

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 52 - 41

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8-9 3r - - 1r 1r - 2r 2r 2r 3r 1r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 13-11 1r - - 1r 1r 2r QF 3r 2r 1r QF 1r 2rWIMBLEDON 10-10 1r - - 1r 2r QF - 1r QF 1r 1r 2r 1rUS OPEN 21-11 4r QF - 2r 4r 3r - 2r QF 1r 2r 1r 3r

KAIA KANEPI EST

20-AUG-2012 06-SEP-2012

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

15 106DATE OF BIRTH10-JUN-1985 (HAAPSALU, ESTONIA)HEIGHT5 ‘ 11” (1.81M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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DARIA KASATKINA RUS

22-OCT-2018 12-SEP-2016

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

10 43DATE OF BIRTH07-MAY-1997 (TOGLIATTY, RUSSIA)HEIGHT5’ 7” (1.70 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 24 - 13

W - L 18 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 3 2r 1r 3r -ROLAND GARROS 8 - 3 QF 3r 3r -WIMBLEDON 7 - 3 QF 2r 3r -US OPEN 6 - 4 2r 4r 1r 3r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L 2018 10 42-242017 24 32-212016 27 33-22

YEAR RANK W-L 2015 72 7-52014 370 0-1

SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 Moscow2017 Charleston

FINALIST (3): 2018 - Dubai, Indian Wells; 2017 - Moscow.

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2015 Moscow w/Vesnina

FINALIST (2): 2017 - Tokyo PPO (w/Gavrilova); 2016 - Moscow (w/Gavrilova).

ADDITIONALRUSSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2016-17RUSSIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Achieved impressive rankings rise over last three

seasons. Jump of 298 places in 2015 was the largest of any player breaking into Top 100

• Reached biggest final of career at 2018 Indian Wells • Made Top 10 debut on October 22, 2018 after winning

the Moscow title • Won the joint-most wins over Top 5 ranked players in

2018 with 5, along with Stephens and Bertens • Nominated for WTA Most Improved Player of the Year in 2018 • Served as first singles alternate at 2018 WTA Finals Singapore • Reached back-to-back Grand Slam quarterfinals at Roland

Garros and Wimbledon, her best career Grand Slam results • One of 8 players to reach quarterfinals of better at two or

more Grand Slams in 2018 • Scored first win over a reigning No.1 against Kerber at

Sydney in 2017 • Seeded for the f irst time at a Grand Slam at 2016 Roland

Garros (at No.29) • Ended 2016 as highest ranked teenager, and fifth

youngest in Top 100 • Nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2015 • On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2013 Moscow and main

draw debut at 2014 Moscow as a wildcard • In 2015, reached first WTA SF in Moscow, where she notches

her career first Top 20 win over No.14 Suárez Navarro • In juniors, won Roland Garros girls’ singles title in 2014 • Currently attending Sport College in Samara, Russia;

three years into a f ive-year degree

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YEAR RANK W-L2016 212 0-12015 620 0-1

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

ADDITIONALUSA FED CUP - 2018

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Broke into the Top 100 on March 19, 2018 and Top 50 on

October 8, 2018 • Advanced to f irst WTA level SF in 2018 at Mallorca as a

qualif ier, also reaching this stage later in the season at Quebec City

• Represented the USA in the Fed Cup final vs. the Czech Republic in November 2018

• Opened 2018 season with career f irst tour-level QF at Auckland

• In 2017, won the US Open Wild Card Challenge, reaching the third round (l. Sharapova) and posting career f irst Top 50 win over No.34 Davis

• Made WTA main draw debut at 2015 US Open as a wildcard (l. Duque-Mariño in 1r)

• On ITF Circuit, winner of four singles titles and two doubles titles

• Played first matches of career on ITF Circuit in 2013, climbing as high as No.2 in the ITF World Junior Rankings

• Represented the USA at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and competed at the 2016 ITF Junior Masters, both held in China

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 5 - 7

W-L 18 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0-1 1r - - - ROLAND GARROS 0-1 1r - - -WIMBLEDON 1-1 2r - - -US OPEN 4-4 3r 3r 1r 1r

SOFIA KENIN USA

29-OCT-2018 24-SEP-2018

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 2 45-172017 21 29-242016 1 63-182015 10 53-222014 10 47-242013 9 45-232012 5 60-222011 32 17-20

YEAR RANK W-L2010 47 23-192009 106 3-62008 108 7-152007 84 6-122006 214 1-12005 261 --2004 375 --2003 433 --

SINGLES TITLES (12)2018 Wimbledon Sydney2016 US Open Stuttgart Australian Open2015 Stanford Birmingham Stuttgart Charleston2013 Linz2012 Copenhagen Paris [Indoors]

FINALIST (16): 2017 - Monterrey; 2016 - Brisbane, Wimbledon, Olympics, Cincinnati, WTA Finals; 2015 - Hong Kong; 2014 - Sydney, Doha, Eastbourne, Stanford; 2013 - Monterrey, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2012 - Eastbourne, Cincinnati; 2010 - Bogotá.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (2): 2016 - Brisbane (w/Petkovic); 2008 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Dekmeijere).

ADDITIONALGERMAN FED CUP TEAM - 2007-08, 2012-18. GERMAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (7-9): 2012-13, 2015-16, 2018Qualified for WTA Finals five times in two different cities - Istanbul and Singapore... In 2016 (4th appearance) advanced out of round-robin play for first time with an undefeated record (3-0); runner-up in 2016 falling to Dominika Cibulkova in the championship match.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won two titles in 2018 - Wimbledon and Sydney - and

finished the year at No.2 • In Open Era, is sixth German woman to reach a Grand

Slam singles final, after Graf, Hanika, Huber, Lisicki and Neissen Masthoff

• In 2016, became fourth player in Open Era to reach three Grand Slam finals in the same year they reached their first, after Goolagong Cawley (1971), Graf (1987) and Hingis (1997)

• Became 22nd player to assume top spot on the WTA Rankings, and furthermore, just 12th player to secure the year-end WTA World No.1 ranking

• At 28 years of age, oldest No.1 debutant since 25-year-old Capriati in 2001

• Qualified for WTA Finals five times in two different cities: Istanbul and Singapore

• Nominated for WTA Player of the Year in 2018, having won this accolade in 2016, as voted on by international media

• Named ITF World Champion in 2016 • Courtesy of her results in 2016, doubled her career prize

money during season, passing $19 million mark; passed $20 million at 2017 Roland Garros, becoming 15th player to do so

• Two-time Olympian, including winning silver media in singles at 2016 Rio Olympics

• Made Top 10 debut on May 21, 2012 and Top 5 on October 22, 2012

• In 2015, won Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham and Stanford to come first player since 2007 (Jankovic) to win singles titles on green clay, red clay, grass and hard in same year

• Made WTA qualifying debut at 2003 Berlin (as WC, defeated Bartoli in first match)

ANGELIQUE KERBER

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1 103DATE OF BIRTH18-JAN-1988 (BREMEN, GERMANY)HEIGHT5' 8" (1.73 M)PLAYSLEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GER

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 98 - 41

  W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 26 - 10 SF 1r W 1r 4r 4r 3r 1r 3r 1r 2r -FRENCH OPEN 17 - 11 QF 4r 1r 3r 4r 4r QF 1r 2r - 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 30 - 10 W 1r F 3r QF 2r SF 1r 3r - 1r 1rUS OPEN 25 - 10 3r 4r W 3r 3r 4r 4r SF 1r 2r - 1r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 60 - 25

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 15 - 6 QF - 4r SF 2r 3r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 12 - 6 SF 2r 4r 3r 1r 2r - -WIMBLEDON 14 - 6 3r 2r 4r QF 3r 3r - -US OPEN 19 - 7 SF F 4r 4r 2r 1r - 2r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 17 29-142017 19 17-102016 8 47-172015 18 31-182014 31 28-23

YEAR RANK W-L 2013 37 24-172012 149 1-42011 315 1-22010 483 --2009 621 1-1

SINGLES TITLES (3)2017 Stanford2016 Birmingham2014 Eastbourne

FINALIST (4): 2017 - US Open; 2016 - Rome, Montréal; 2015 - Charleston.

ADDITIONALUSA FED CUP TEAM - 2014, 2016, 2018. USA OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (1-2): 2016Went 1-2 in round-robin play on event debut at Singapore, posting a win over eventual champion Cibulkova.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Broke into Top 20 on February 2, 2015 and Top 10 on June 20,

2016, becoming 118th player to reach that elite 10 since computer rankings were introduced

• Made WTA Finals debut at Singapore in 2016, going 1-2 in round robin play

• Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing fourth in singles

• Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 and 2018 (went 1-1 in round robin stage in both appearances). Qualified for SF stage in 2018 however withdrew before match due to a left knee injury

• Named in Forbes’s Sports 30 Under 30 for 2019 • In 2016, named an ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an

international organization dedicated to empowering young women, their schools and communities

• Nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2013 • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US Open,

advancing to 2r (was the first 16-year-old to compete at Flushing Meadows since Kristie Ahn in 2008)

• Made WTA main draw debut 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at 14-years-old (as WC, d. Kudryavtseva); was seventh youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994

• On ITF Circuit, owns three singles and one doubles title

MADISON KEYS USA

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99 12DATE OF BIRTH13 -MAR-1986 (KOPER, SLOVENIA)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.75 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

ANDREJA KLEPAC

WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2018 -- 182017 -- 242016 1179 302015 -- 252014 833 432013 830 67

SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK 2012 508 78 2011 337 642010 323 1002009 259 942008 131 1182006 216 184

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2008 - Budapest

DOUBLES TITLES (6)2018 Mallorca w/Martinez Sanchez2017 Tokyo [Pan Pacif ic] w/Martinez Sanchez2015 Seoul w/Arruabarrena2014 New Haven w/Soler-Espinosa Bastad w/Torro-Flor2013 Bad Gastein w/Klemenschits

FINALIST (9): 2018 - Brisbane, Doha, Charleston (all w/Martínez Sánchez); 2015 - Washington D.C., Hong Kong (both w/Arruabarrena); 2014 - Bad Gastein (w/Torró-Flor), Tianjin (w/Cirstea); 2009 - Barcelona (w/Cirstea); 2007 - Portoroz (w/Likhovtseva).

ADDITIONAL SLOVENIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2004-05, 2007-10, 2013-15, 2017.SLOVENIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (0-2): 2017-18Twice qualif ied for WTA Finals (both w/Martinez Sanchez, dropping opening match in both appearances.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Broke into the Top 20 in doubles on April 2, 2018 • Has won at least one WTA doubles titles in f ive of the last

six seasons, including two Premier-level titles at 2014 New Haven (w/Soler-Espinosa) and 2017 Tokyo [PPO] (w/Martínez Sánchez)

• Made Top 100 debut in singles at No.99 on July 14, 2008 following her maiden singles final appearance at Budapest

• Qualified for WTA Finals in Singapore two years in a row in 2017 and 2018 (w/Martínez Sánchez on both occasions)

• Member of the Slovenian Fed Cup Team from 2004-05, 2007-10, 2013-15, 2017

• Represented Slovenia and that 2012 Olympics in London • On the ITF Circuit, winner of three singles and 13 doubles titles • Played first tour-level main draw event in singles at

Budapest (as WC, fell in 1r)

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 33 - 29

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4 88DATE OF BIRTH17-MAY-1991 (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.80 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

JOHANNA KONTA

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 39 26-232017 9 36-162016 10 46-222015 47 13-82014 150 2-82013 112 3-5

YEAR RANK W-L2012 153 2-32011 305 0-12010 248 --2009 360 --2008 668 --

SINGLES TITLES (3)2017 Miami Sydney2016 Stanford

FINALIST (4) - 2018 - Nottingham; 2017 - Nottingham; 2016 - Beijing, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai.

ADDITIONALBRITISH FED CUP TEAM - 2013-15, 2017BRITISH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Broke into Top 10 in 2016 and the Top 5 on July 17, 2017 • In 2016, became first British woman to f inish the year

inside the Top 10 in 33 years • At 2017 Wimbledon, became first British woman since

Virginia Wade in 1978 to reach SF (l. V.Williams) • Scored first win over a reigning No.1 with defeat of

Kerber at 2017 Eastbourne to become first British woman to defeat a reigning No.1 since Barker d. Evert at 1979 Boston

• Reached first WTA Premier Mandatory f inal in 2016 at Beijing, and lifted f irst such title at 2017 Miami

• Named WTA Most Improved Player of 2016 • Was first alternate for 2016 WTA Finals Singapore (did

not play), and following week, reached SF at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (went 2-0 in round robin stage)

• Represented Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics • Made Top 100 debut on June 23, 2014 and Top 50 on

October 5, 2015 • On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and four doubles titles • Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in

2006 and made tour-level main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 24 - 20

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12AUSTRALIAN OPEN 10 - 3 2r QF SF - - - -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 4 1r 1r 1r 1r - - -WIMBLEDON 7 - 7 2r SF 2r 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 7 - 6 1r 1r 4r 4r 1r - 2r

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YEAR RANK W-L2014 166 1-52013 228 0-12012 436 0-22011 573 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2017 ‘s-Hertogenbosch

FINALIST (3): 2018 - Wuhan; 2017 - Biel, Gstaad.

ADDITIONALESTONIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2011-12, 2014-15.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Cracked the Top 20 on October 22, 2018 before qualifying

for her f irst WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (went 1-1 in the round robin stage)

• Played all four Grand Slams for the f irst time in 2016 • Scored first Top 20 win of career over No.17 Errani at

2016 Monterrey (2r) • In 2015, was one of just f ive teenagers in the year-end

Top 100 • Became seventh qualif ier in Open Era to reach R16 at the

US Open in 2015 • Made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2015 • Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 Miami as WC • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2010 • As a junioår reached 2012 US Open girls’ singles f inal (l.

Crawford) and won the 2011 Orange Bowl (d. Bouchard and Putintseva along the way)

ANETT KONTAVEIT EST

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20 260DATE OF BIRTH24-DEC-1995 (TALLINN, ESTONIA)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.74 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 14 - 15

W - L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 3 4r 1r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 4 - 3 4r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 4 - 5 3r 3r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 3 - 4 1r 1r 1r 4r -

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2018 203 12017 126 542016 251 262015 187 87

SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2014 187 1212013 376 3522012 608 6142011 895 827

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2017 - Nürnberg.

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2018 Wimbledon w/Siniakova Roland Garros w/Siniakova2015 Quebec City w/Mestach

FINALIST (6): 2018 - Shenzhen, Miami, WTA Finals (all w/Siniakova); 2017 - Bastad (w/Irigoyen); 2016 - St. Petersburg (w/Dushevina); 2014 - Luxembourg (w/Hradecka).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Doubles (1): Limoges (w/Minella).CZECH FED CUP TEAM - 2018

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (2-1): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in doubles competition in 2018 (top-seed, w/Siniakova); advanced to the championship match (l. to Babos/Mladenovic)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Enjoyed extraordinary doubles breakthrough in 2018,

having entered season with just one WTA doubles title to her name, won at Quebec City in 2015 (w/Mestach)

• Joining forces with her partner from the juniors, Katerina Siniakova, reached five f inals across 2018 season, winning two major titles

• Krejcikova/Siniakova won the f irst Grand Slam doubles titles of their respective careers at 2018 Roland Garros and Wimbledon – becoming the f irst team to achieve the clay-grass double in the same year since Clijsters/Sugiyama in 2003

• Having won the junior Wimbledon doubles title in 2013, Krejickova/Siniakova became first pairing to ever win the girls’ and ladies’ doubles title at the All England Club

• Krejcikova/Siniakova became first team to qualify for the 2018 WTA Finals Singapore, a f irst qualif ication at the season finale for both; f inished runners-up to Babos/Mladenovic. The Czech duo reached two further f inals during 2018, at Shenzhen and Miami

• Became top-ranked doubles player (w/Siniakova) the week of October 22, 2018 – team duly became the sixth team in WTA history to jointly secure the WTA Year-End World No.1 Doubles Ranking

• Nominated to make Fed Cup debut in squad that faced USA in 2018 competition final, but doubles rubber was not played after Czech team secured a 3-0 victory in singles

• Earned more than two thirds of her career prize money to date in 2018 season alone

• Voted WTA’s 2018 WTA Doubles Team of the Year by international media

• Together, Krejcikova/Siniakova won three junior Slams in total – also Roland Garros and US Open in 2013; additionally, Krejikova was runner-up at the Australian Open the same year (w/Korashvili)

• Previously coached by the late Jana Novotna; coaching relationship with the Czech great began after Krejcikova and her parents arrived unannounced at Novotna’s family home in a village outside Brno

• Dedicated 2018 Roland Garros triumph to Novotna

BARBORA KREJCIKOVA CZE

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GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall: 31 - 11

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YEAR RANK W-L2013 145 0-42012 168 2-22011 226 2-32010 224 --2009 632 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2018 's-Hertogenbosch

FINALIST (1): 2017 - Guangzhou.

DOUBLES TITLES (2)2016 Rabat w/Knoll2014 Tashkent w/Siniakova

FINALIST (2): 2016 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Knoll); 2013 - Baku (w/Daniilidou).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2017 - Bol-CROCROATION FED CUP TEAM - 2013, 2015-17 CROATIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Posted third Top 100 season finish in 2018, at No.57 • Became one of eight maiden WTA title winners in 2018

by lifting champion’s trophy at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d. Flipkens in F); improved to 1-1 in singles f inals, after runner-up effort at 2017 Guangzhou (l. Zhang)

• Made Top 40 rankings debut after title run at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, rising to No.39

• Posted third and fourth career wins over Top 10 opponents in 2018, defeating No.3 Muguruza (via ret.) at Brisbane and No.5 Svitolina at Beijing

• Best result across the Slams remains breakthrough R16 run at 2014 US Open; as a qualif ier, defeated No.27 Keys and No.4 Kvitova (f irst career Top 10 win) before succumbing to Azarenka in three sets. Registered second Top 10 win over No.7 Konta at 2017 US Open

• Captured WTA 125K Series event at Bol, Croatia (d. Cadantu in F) in 2017

• Owns two WTA doubles titles, won at 2014 Tashkent (w/Siniakova) and 2016 Rabat (w/Knoll)

• Made WTA debut at 2011 Budapest • Won first ITF Circuit event she ever played – $10k ITF/

Prokuplje-SRB in 2008 – and went on to win nine singles titles and six doubles titles at that level

• Parents are Bratislav and Ivana (both work for an electrical appliances company); younger sister is Anastasia

• Started playing tennis at age three. Still considers Moscow her hometown but lives with her grandparents in Serbia

• Tennis idols growing up were Kim Clijsters and Mary Pierce • Interests include psychology and criminology; enjoys

bowling, shopping and driving her car

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 9 - 14

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 3 1r - 1r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 2 1r - - 1r - -WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 1r - 1r 3r - -US OPEN 7 - 6 3r 3r 1r 1r 4r 1r

ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC SRB

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YEAR RANK W-L 2013 114 5-52012 216 0-22011 320 --2010 698 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2017 – Seoul (w/Plipuech).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - SINGLES (2): 2018 - Mumbai-IND, Taipei-TPE. THAILAND FED CUP – 2013-18.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Attained second Top 100 season finish in 2018, at No.80 –

career best effort to date • Closed 2018 with QF run at Hong Kong (l. Muguruza) followed

by a 10-match win streak that took in back-to-back titles at WTA 125K Series events in Mumbai (d. Khromcheva in F) and Taipei (d. Lisicki in F)

• Achieved best Grand Slam result to date when she reached 3r at 2018 Australian Open (as qualifier, l. Martic)

• Also won two singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit in 2018; now owns 15 singles and 12 doubles titles at ITF level

• Two-time semifinalist at WTA International level, at 2014 Osaka (l. Diyas) and 2017 Seoul (l. Ostapenko)

• At 2014 Australian Open, upset No.6 Kvitova in 1r – remains best career win by ranking

• Made Grand Slam main draw at 2013 Australian Open • WTA debut came at 2012 Kuala Lumpur (fell in qualifying);

made main draw debut later the same year at Guangzhou, as a qualifier

• Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Thailand in 2010 • Tennis idol is compatriot Tamarine Tanasugarn and also

admires Monica Seles • Plays double-handed, both sides • Likes to play the ukulele to relax away from the courts

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 5 - 9

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4-5 3r 1r 1r - 2r 2rROLAND GARROS 0-2 1r - - - 1r -WIMBLEDON 1-2 2r - 1r - - -US OPEN - - - - - - -

LUKSIKA KUMKHUM THA

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YEAR RANK W-L2015 440 --2014 703 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

ADDITIONALSLOVAK FED CUP – 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Having posted first Top 200 season in 2017 (at No.132), made

Top 100 debut in May 2018 and by year’s end had more than halved ranking to finish inside Top 60

• Finished 2018 season as Slovak No.3, behind Cibulkova and Rybarikova

• Continued to play a mix of WTA and ITF Circuit events in 2018 – across the year won three ITF singles titles to take career tally to 14; also won two ITF doubles titles in 2018 (both w/Kalinskaya), taking haul at this level to six

• Advanced to first WTA-level QF of career, followed by SF, at 2018 Budapest; also reached SF on grass at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2018

• Shone on Fed Cup debut in 2018, going 2-0 in singles vs. Russia and then 2-0 vs. Belarus – posted wins over Sabalenka and Sasnovich, although Slovakia lost the tie 3-2; duly nominated for Fed Cup Heart Award

• Posted first tour-level main draw win over Friedsam at 2017 Linz • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2016 Prague and simultaneous

tour-level and Grand Slam main draw debut at 2017 US Open, as a qualifier (l. V.Williams)

• Junior highlights included winning girls’ doubles title at 2015 US Open (w/Pospelova) and reaching singles final at 2016 US Open (l. Day)

• Introduced to tennis aged four by father, Radovan, who used to run a tennis club; mother is Ingrid and sister is Katarina

• Tennis idols are Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 5

W-L 18 17AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0-1 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1-1 2r -WIMBLEDON 0-1 1r -US OPEN 0-2 1r 1r

VIKTORIA KUZMOVA SVK

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 152 - 61

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02AUSTRALIAN OPEN 35 - 16 - 4r 2r 1r 1r QF 3r 4r 4r QF 3r 4r 4r QF 3r 1r 2rROLAND GARROS 52 - 15 1r 4r 4r 2r QF QF 4r QF 3r W SF QF F 4r 4r 1r -WIMBLEDON 30 - 15 1r QF 4r 2r 1r - 1r 3r 2r 3r 4r QF 3r QF 1r QF -US OPEN 35 - 15 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r 3r - 4r 4r 4r 3r F 4r 1r W 3r 3r

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RUS

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SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 107 11-132017 12 32-172016 9 45-222015 25 38-192014 28 27-272013 21 29-182012 72 16-132011 19 34-212010 27 26-172009 3 43-16

YEAR RANK W-L2008 8 44-212007 2 55-202006 4 60-202005 18 29-172004 5 60-232003 36 22-162002 43 22-92001 259 2-22000 889 --

SINGLES TITLES (18)2018 Washington, D.C.2016 Moscow Sydney2015 Moscow2014 Washington, D.C.2010 San Diego2009 Beijing Roland Garros Stuttgart

2007 New Haven2006 Beijing Bali Miami,2004 Bali US Open Eastbourne2002 Bali Helsinki

FINALIST (23): 2017 - Indian Wells; 2016 - Miami; 2015 - Madrid; 2014 - Oeiras; 2011 - Dubai; 2009 - Rome; 2008 - Sydney, Dubai, Indian Wells, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; 2007 - Doha, Indian Wells, Berlin, Rome, US Open; 2006 - Warsaw, Roland Garros; 2005 - Warsaw; 2004 - Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, Beijing.

DOUBLES TITLES (16)2013 Moscow w/Stosur2012 Australian Open w/Zvonareva2009 Miami w/Mauresmo2006 Eastbourne w/Mauresmo2005 Australian Open w/Molik2005 Miami w/Molik2004 Doha w/Likhovtseva2004 Gold Coast w/Likhovtseva2003 Gold Coast w/Navratilova2003 Dubai w/Navratilova2003 Rome w/Navratilova2003 Toronto w/Navratilova2003 Leipzig w/Navratilova2002 Sopot w/Sánchez Vicario2002 Helsinki w/Sánchez Vicario2002 Tokyo [Princess Cup] w/Sánchez Vicario

FINALIST (15): 2007 - Dubai (w/Molik); 2006 - Dubai (w/Petrova); 2005 - Dubai (w/Molik), Wimbledon (w/Mauresmo); 2004 - Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, US Open (all w/Likhovtseva), Bali (w/Sánchez Vicario); 2003 - US Open (w/Navratilova); 2002 - Bali, Tokyo [Japan Open] (both w/Sánchez Vicario).

ADDITIONALRUSSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2004, 2007-12, 2015-16RUSSIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2004, 2008, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (5-14): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016DOUBLES (0-2): 2003, 2004Qualified in in singles and doubles (w/Likhovtseva) in 2004… Qualified for WTA Finals in 2016 on final day of the season by winning title in Moscow; advanced to semifinals before losing to Cibulkova.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Missed first two months of 2018 season following wrist surgery and

thereafter struggled to replicate strong results of 2017, leading to first non-Top 100 season finish since 2001

• 2018 season did, however, bring 18th singles title of career at Washington, D.C. in July (d. Vekic in F), but ended season early in September after 2r exit at Guangzhou

• Two‐time Grand Slam champion, at 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in F). Also a two‐time finalist, at Roland Garros in 2006 (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin)

• With Roland Garros title run became one of just nine players to defeat the World No.1 (Safina) and No.2 (S.Williams—QF) at the same Slam; still the most recent to do so

• Record in Grand Slam play stands at 152-61; only S.Williams, V.Williams and Sharapova have won more matches at the majors

• At 2011 Australian Open, played her part in setting the record for the longest women’s match at a Slam, eventually succumbing to Schiavone in 4 hours and 44 minutes

• One of five Russians to rank in Top 2; had a chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with SF loss to Safina)

• Ranked continuously in Top 20 from March 1, 2004 to July 11, 2010 (including over four years ranked continuously in Top 10 – April 2006 to June 2010)

• Owns seven wins over reigning world No.1s, most recently defeating S.Williams at 2016 Miami. Defeated Mauresmo, Safina and Henin twice each when they were No.1; one of only two players (also S.Williams) to beat Henin twice when she was No.1

• Member of victorious Russia Fed Cup sides in 2004 and 2007-08 • Father is Alexandr Kuznetsov, cycling coach of six Olympic champions and

world champions, including Svetlana’s mother, Galina Tsareva (six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records) and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov (silver medalist at 1996 Atlanta Olympics)

• Moved at the age of seven to Spain to attend the Sanchez-Casal Academy

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SINGLES TITLES (25)2018 Birmingham Madrid Prague Doha St. Petersburg2017 Birmingham2016 WTA Elite Trophy Wuhan2015 New Haven Madrid Sydney2014 Wimbledon New Haven

2014 Wuhan2013 Tokyo [Pan Pacific] Dubai2012 New Haven Montréal2011 WTA Finals Linz Wimbledon Madrid Paris [Indoors] Brisbane2009 Hobart

FINALIST (7): 2016 - Luxembourg; 2015 - WTA Finals; 2014 - Beijing; 2013 - Katowice, New Haven; 2011 - Eastbourne; 2009 - Linz.

ADDITIONALCZECH FED CUP TEAM - 2007-16, 2018. CZECH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (10-8): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018Played in WTA Finals for five consecutive years (2011-15) intwo different cities: Istanbul and Singapore… Qualified again in 2018... Won the Billie Jean King Trophy on debut in 2011 (d. Azarenka in F)… Of six appearances, advanced to the final twice (2011, 2015) and the semifinals in 2013.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Posted sixth Top 10 season in 2018 (at No.7) after

winning a tour-leading five WTA singles titles and registering second-most match wins (47) behind Ka.Pliskova (49)

• Has now won at least one WTA singles title every year since 2011 and with 25 career titles, sits f ifth among active players

• Began 2017 season in May at Roland Garros (2r, l. Mattek-Sands) after a knife attack at her home in Czech Republic on December 20, 2016; required extensive surgery to left hand

• Winner of two Grand Slam singles titles, at Wimbledon in 2011 (d. Sharapova in F) and 2014 (d. Bouchard in F) – was first player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title

• Bronze medalist at 2016 Rio Olympics (d. Keys in medal play-off )

• At 2012 Sydney was two wins from becoming World No.1 – had won Wimbledon and WTA Finals at Istanbul (d. Azarenka in F) in previous six months

• Owns five wins over reigning World No.1s, having defeated Safina (2009 US Open), Wozniacki (2011 WTA Finals and 2018 Doha), S.Williams (2015 Madrid – ending the American’s 27-match win streak) and Kerber (2016 Wuhan)

• Key member of Czech Fed Cup team that has won the competition six times in past eight years (2011-12, 2014-16, 2018)

• Winner of the WTA’s peer-voted Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in seven of the past eight years (consecutive 2013-18)

• Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic in 2006 and WTA main draw debut at 2008 Stockholm

• A global ambassador for Right To Play International, a charity which helps children to learn through sport

• Father is Jiri, mother is Pavla; brothers are Jiri (engineer) and Libor (teacher)

• Tennis idol growing up was fellow Czech lefty Martina Navratilova

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 92 - 39

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PETRA KVITOVA CZE

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SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (4): 2018 - Lugano (w/Sabalenka), Guangzhou (w/Kovinic), Luxembourg (w/Minella); 2016 - Guangzhou (w/Govortsova).

ADDITIONALBELARUSSIAN FED CUP – 2015, 2017-18.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Posted first Top 100 season in 2018, finishing at No.65; rose

as high as No.60 • Solid end to 2018 saw her reach three WTA International-

level singles QF in four weeks, at Guangzhou (l. Petkovic), Tashkent (l. Barthel) and Luxembourg (l. Bencic)

• Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2018 Wimbledon, where she advanced to 2r (l. Goerges)

• Advanced to first singles SF at WTA level at 2018 Lugano (l. Mertens); en route posted first Top 30 win of career, over No.28 Kontaveit

• Also reached three doubles finals in 2018, finishing runner-up at Lugano (w/Sabalenka), Guangzhou (w/Kovinic) and Luxembourg (w/Minella); other doubles final came at 2016 Guangzhou (w/Govortsova)

• Continued to play a mix of WTA and ITF Circuit events in 2018, taking career haul of ITF singles titles to six with victories at $100k ITF/Khimki-RUS and $60k ITF/St Gaudens-RUS

• Member of Belarus Fed Cup team that advanced to maiden final in 2017, against the USA in Minsk

• Across the course of 2017 improved her ranking from No.320 to No.131, finishing season with first WTA QF at Premier-level Moscow

• Made WTA main draw debut at 2016 Katowice (as WC, l. Kulichkova in 1r), having played first professional matches on ITF Circuit in 2014

• Former junior World No.1 – won girls’ singles title at 2016 Australian Open and in doubles was R-Up (both w/Mihalikova) at US Open in 2014 and Wimbledon in 2015 (both w/Mihalikova)

• Mother, Elena is an engineer; her late father Valery was a builder; has a brother, Nikita

• Supports Liverpool FC and enjoys calm music

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 2- 2

W-L 18 17AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - -ROLAND GARROS - - - WIMBLEDON 1-1 2r -US OPEN 1-1 2r -

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 76 17-182017 80 14-202016 51 29-252015 55 25-212014 70 8-162013 83 14-192012 73 14-192011 59 20-19

YEAR RANK W-L2010 68 8-92009 170 0-22008 169 1-12007 314 --2006 382 1-12005 491 --2004 1183 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 Nürnberg 2015 Bastad

FINALIST (3): 2013 - Bastad; 2011 - Bastad; 2010 - Portoroz.

DOUBLES TITLES (13)2018 Linz w/Flipkens2017 Seoul w/Bertens Linz w/Bertens Gstaad w/Bertens Auckland w/Bertens2016 Luxembourg w/Bertens Linz w/Bertens Seoul w/Flipkens Nürnberg w/Bertens2015 Hobart w/Bertens Bastad w/Bertens2011 Copenhagen w/Woehr2010 Québec City w/Arvidsson

FINALIST (8): 2018 - Nürnberg, Budapest (both w/Flipkens); 2017 - Nürnberg (w/Flipkens), WTA Finals (w/Bertens); 2016 - Acapulco (w/Bertens); 2015 - Seoul (w/Bertens); 2014 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Scheepers); 2013 - Memphis (w/Arvidsson).

ADDITIONALSWEDISH FED CUP TEAM - 2005-15. SWEDISH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (2-1): 2017Reached the finals in tournament debut (w/Bertens).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Posted ninth consecutive Top 100 season in 2018, finishing at

No.76 • 2018 season highlighted by winning second career singles

title on clay at Nürnberg (d. Riske in F). Career record in singles finals now stands at 2-3; won maiden title at 2015 Bastad and posted runner-up finishes at 2010 Portoroz, 2011 Bastad (l. Hercog) and 2013 Bastad (l. S.Williams)

• A 13-time WTA doubles title winner, enjoyed continued success in the team discipline in 2018, capturing title at Linz (w/Flipkens)

• Qualified for doubles event at WTA Finals Singapore in 2017 (w/Bertens); team advanced to final (l. Babos/Hlavackova)

• In singles, has advanced to 3r at a Grand Slam on three occasions: 2014 Roland Garros, 2014 US Open and 2016 US Open (l. S.Williams; achieved career-high ranking of No.45 after this run)

• In doubles Grand Slam play, best results are QF showings at 2015 Australian Open and 2016 Roland Garros (both w/Bertens)

• Reached first Premier-level singles SF of career at 2016 New Haven

• Made Top 100 rankings debut on June 14, 2010 and cracked Top 50 on July 11, 2011 at No.46

• Best win by rank came over No.6 Li Na at 2011 Miami • On ITF Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles and 17 doubles titles • Played first WTA qualifying at 2004 Stockholm, and main

draw debut at same tournament in 2006 • Loves watching all sports (live or on TV); skiing is favorite

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 14 - 33

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK W-L RANK2018 59 16-20 62017 33 29-21 32016 30 26-22 82015 23 26-15 102014 12 41-21 72013 24 26-19 72012 20 26-19 112011 52 15-23 572010 50 14-21 722009 60 19-22 202008 48 17-20 622007 108 2-2 1512006 264 -- 1402005 258 -- 2482004 381 -- 448SINGLES TITLES (3)2017 Washington D.C.2014 Pattaya City2010 Eastbourne

FINALIST (2): 2009 - Fès, Estoril.

DOUBLES TITLES (14)2018 Cincinnati w/Hradecka Madrid w/Vesnina2017 Dubai w/Vesnina Wimbledon w/Vesnina Toronto w/Vesnina2016 Montréal w/Vesnina Olympics w/Vesnina WTA Finals w/Vesnina2014 US Open w/Vesnina2013 Indian Wells w/Vesnina; Roland Garros w/Vesnina2012 Moscow w/Vesnina Beijing w/Vesnina2009 Fès w/Kleybanova

FINALIST (19): 2018 - Australian Open, Indian Wells (both w/Vesnina); 2017 - Rome, Brisbane (both w/Vesnina); 2016 - Rome, Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2015 - Indian Wells, Miami, Wimbledon (all w/Vesnina); 2014 - Australian Open, Miami (both w/Vesnina); 2013 - WTA Finals (w/Vesnina); 2012 - Madrid, Rome (both w/Vesnina); 2011 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Dushevina), Luxembourg (w/Hradecka); 2009 - Beijing (w/Kudryavtseva); 2008 - Fès (w/Kleybanova), Portoroz (w/Dushevina).

ADDITIONALMIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2012 - US Open (w/Soares). FINALIST (1): 2010 - Australian Open (w/Levinsky).RUSSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2008, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2016-17RUSSIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (3-4): 2013-14, 2016-17Played at WTA Finals four times in two different cities, all w/Vesnina: Istanbul (2013) and Singapore (2014, 2016-17)...2016 doubles champions (d. Mattek-Sands/Safarova)...Reached final in 2013 (l. Hsieh/Peng)...Also qualified in doubles in 2015, but did not play due to injury.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In singles, 2018 season brought first non-Top 40 finish since 2011

but also the second best win-by-rank of her career when she defeated No.2 Wozniacki en route to R16 at Wimbledon – posted first win over a reigning World No.1 when she defeated Kerber in 1r at 2016 Roland Garros

• Having won third Grand Slam doubles title w/Vesnina at 2017 Wimbledon (d. Chan/Niculescu in F), the Russian duo reached finals at 2018 Australian Open and Indian Wells and won the title at Madrid, duly ascending to co-World No.1 – held top spot for five weeks

• With Vesnina, also enjoyed a stellar doubles season in 2016, winning gold medal for Russia at Rio Olympics (d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F) as well as WTA Finals in Singapore (d. Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F)

• Owns 3-2 career record in WTA singles finals, collecting titles at 2017 Washington D.C., 2014 Pattaya City and 2010 Eastbourne; was R-Up at Fès and Oeiras in 2009

• In Grand Slam play, best results have been back-to-back SF runs at 2014 US Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams) and 2015 Australian Open (l. Sharapova) – has not missed a major since making debut at 2007 US Open (as qualifier, l. Henin in 1r), a run of 45 consecutive Slams entering 2019 season

• Made Top 10 singles debut in January 2015; the 110th player to move into the Top 10 in WTA history and 12th Russian to do so

• At 2014 Australian Open d. V.Williams to become first player not to have held No.1 ranking but secure wins over both Williams sisters in Grand Slam play – defeated S.Williams at 2012 Australian Open

• Member of Russian Fed Cup side that won competition in 2008 • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2004 Moscow and main draw

debut at 2007 Los Angeles • Mother’s name is Olga Makarova; father’s name is Valery;

brother’s name is Andrey • Enjoys dancing and pop music – favorites include Rihanna • Admires fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina • Began playing tennis at age six at Moscow’s famous Club Luzhniki

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 80 - 45

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GRAND SLAM HISTORY Overall: 12 - 26

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 79 13-242017 46 14-172016 126 4-152015 68 10-162014 214 2-32013 258 1-62012 112 2-32011 191 0-2

YEAR RANK W-L2010 137 8-172009 68 6-102008 272 1-82007 88 7-112006 146 1-22005 284 --2004 552 --2003 651 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2018 Mallorca

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2018 Acapulco w/Watson 2016 Bogotá w/Arruabarrena2012 Québec City w/Mladenovic

FINALIST (4): 2016 - Rabat (w/Olaru); 2015 - Bastad (w/Savchuk); 2014 - Osaka (w/Arruabarrena); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Petkovic) .

ADDITIONALGERMAN FED CUP TEAM - 2006-11, 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Posted fifth Top 100 season finish in 2018 • At 30 years old won first WTA singles title of career at 2018

Mallorca (d. No.20 Sevastova in F); also collected third WTA doubles title in 2018, at Acapulco (w/Watson)

• Posted best win of career-to-date when she defeated No.5 Svitolina in 1r at 2018 Wimbledon – marked third Top 10 win of career, having also defeated No.10 Li at 2010 Kuala Lumpur and No.7 Bouchard at 2015 Miami

• Finished 2017 by cracking into the Top 50 for the first time in her career; jumped 69 spots from No.115 in 2016 to No.46 in 2017

• Played 33 tournaments in 2017, more than any other player, a feat all the more notable for the fact she was joined at all but a few tournaments by her young daughter, Charlotte

• Best result across the majors came at 2015 Wimbledon, where she reached 3r

• Gave birth to daughter, Charlotte, on December 20, 2013 and was back on the tennis circuit by the following April

• Husband and coach is Charles Edouard Maria (married April 8, 2013 – formerly Tatjana Malek)

• During pregnancy break, decided to switch from two-hander to one-handed backhand

• Winner of 15 singles and 15 doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001 and made

WTA main draw debut in 2006 • Began playing at age four when introduced to tennis by parents

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SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (2): 2018 - Bucharest; 2012 - Kuala Lumpur.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (4): 2016 - Monterrey (w/M.Sanchez); 2013 - Marrakech (w/Mladenovic); 2012 - Paris [Indoors], Bad Gastein (both w/Groenefeld).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2018 - Chicago, IL, USA. Doubles (1): 2016 - Bol-CRO (w/Knoll).CROATIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2008-09.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018 reached second career singles final at Bucharest (l.

Sevastova) following Kuala Lumpur in 2012 • Posted career-high ranking of No.32 on October 22, 2018

after QF showing at Tianjin; also posted fifth Top 100 season in 2018

• Enjoyed strong spring hardcourt season in 2018 season, reaching QF at Indian Wells (d. No.6 Ostapenko, l. Halep) and 3r at Miami (l. Barty)

• Has reached R16 on four occasions across the Slams, at Australian Open in 2018 (l. Mertens), Wimbledon in 2017 (l. Rybarikova) and Roland Garros in 2012 (l. Kerber) and 2017 (as qualifier, l. Svitolina after leading 5-2 in final set)

• Was ranked No.290 during 2017 Roland Garros run – the lowest-ranked player to reach R16 at a Grand Slam since the unranked Henin finished R-Up at 2010 Australian Open (l. S.Williams). Since 1983, the only other player outside the Top 200 to reach R16 in Paris was No.279 Martínez in 1988

• Made 2r on Grand Slam debut at 2009 Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. Wozniak)

• Notched first Top 20 win in nearly five years over No.13 Keys in 2r at 2017 Roland Garros – was first match against a Top 20 opponent since 2015 Guangzhou (l. No.2 Halep)

• Made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2009 (after US Open; rose from No.137 to No.89)

• First WTA main draw was at 2007 Miami, falling 1r (as WC) • Mother’s name is Sandra Martic; she was a handball player • Baseliner whose favorite shot is serve, favorite surface is

hard court, describes her game as aggressive

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 21 - 27

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 7 4r - - 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 8 - 8 2r 4r - 1r 1r 1r 4r - 1r 2rWIMBLEDON 7 - 6 1r 4r - - 1r 3r 1r 2r 2r -US OPEN 2 - 6 1r 1r - - - - 1r 2r 1r 2r

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SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2007 173 1082006 109 622005 397 1312004 -- 2652003 348 1122002 278 792001 92 402000 153 1891999 329 3231998 667 545

SINGLES TITLES (5)2011 Seoul Bad Gastein2010 Rome2009 Bastad Bogota

FINALIST (1): 2008 - Barcelona.

DOUBLES TITLES (19)2018 Mallorca w/Klepac2017 Tokyo w/Klepac2016 Mallorca w/Dabrowski2012 Eastbourne w/Llagostera Vives2011 Bastad w/Dominguez Lino Dubai w/L.Huber2010 Dubai w/Llagostera Vives2009 WTA Finals w/Llagostera Vives New Haven w/Llagostera Vives Toronto w/Llagostera Vives Palermo w/Llagostera Vives Barcelona w/Llagostera Vives Acapulco w/Llagostera Vives Bogota w/Llagostera Vives2008 Acapulco w/Llagostera Vives2001 Basel w/Medina Garrigues Bol w/Medina Garrigues Porto w/Medina Garrigues Acapulco w/Medina Garrigues

FINALIST (13): 2018 - Brisbane, Doha, Charleston (all w/Klepac); 2010 - Rome (w/Llagostera Vives), Moscow (w/Errani); 2009 - Bastad, Cincinnati (both w/Llagostera Vives); 2008 - Berlin, Barcelona (both w/Llagostera Vives); 2003 - Palermo (w/Parra Santonja); 2002 - Helsinki (w/Bes); 2001 - Palermo (w/Medina Garrigues), Casablanca (w/Salerni).

ADDITIONALSPANISH FED CUP TEAM - 2008-11, 2017-18.SPANISH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008, 2012

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (0-3): 2009, 2017, 2018Qualified for WTA Finals three times - 2009 (w/Llagostera Vives), then 2017 and 2018 (both w/Klepac)... Won title in 2009 defeating Serena and Venus Williams in SF and top-seeded Black/Huber in final.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 season highlight was 19th career WTA doubles title at

Mallorca (w/Klepac, d. Safarova/Stefkova in F) • Also in 2018, advanced to finals at Brisbane, Doha and

Charleston (all w/Klepac) • Advanced to SFs at Stuttgart, Madrid and Montréal • Qualified to WTA Finals Singapore in doubles (w/Klepac) for

the third time; lost in QF stage to Sestini Hlavackova/Strycova • Ended the 2018 season at No.18, up from No.24 in 2017 • In 2018, reached QF at Roland Garros and R16 at Wimbledon;

fell in opening round at Australian Open and US Open • Overall, best Grand Slam results have come with SF runs at

Roland Garros in 2010 and 2012 (both w/Llagostera Vives) and US Open in 2012 (also w/Llagostera Vives)

• At Australian Open, career-best result is QF in 2009 (w/Llagostera Vives) and at Wimbledon is QF runs in 2008, 2009 and 2012 (all w/Llagostera Vives)

• Overall, owns 19 career doubles titles with six different partners; has finished R-Up on 13 occasions

• Career-high ranking in doubles is No.4 on July 5, 2010 • Won WTA Championships in 2009 in Doha (w/Llagostera Vives) • In singles, has a career-high ranking of No.19 from May 10, 2010 • Owns five WTA singles titles, most recently at 2011 Seoul.

Biggest title to date came at Rome in 2010 (d. Jankovic) • Trained at Juan Carlos Ferrero’s Academy as a Junior • Father, Ricardo is a woodworker, Mother, Fini is a businesswoman.

Has two younger brothers Ricardo and Alejandro • Married husband Juan Domingo Perez on July 14, 2012. Gave

birth to daughter Andrea in November 2013

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 65 - 43

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01AUSTRALIAN OPEN 11-8 1r 3r 1r - - 3r - 2r 3r QF - - - - - 1r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 22-14 QF 3r 2r 1r - 1r SF 3r SF 1r QF 3r - - - 1r 2r 1rWIMBLEDON 18-11 3r 3r 2r 2r - - QF 2r - QF QF 2r 3r - - - - 1rUS OPEN 14-10 1r QF 1r - - - SF 3r 1r QF 2r - 2r - - - - 1r

MARIA JOSE MARTINEZ-SANCHEZ ESP

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SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2013 488 1842012 424 3202011 666 4782010 887 697

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2018 Tianjin w/Peschke Prague w/Peschke2017 Nürnberg w/A.Smith

FINALIST (6): 2018 - Stuttgart, Wimbledon (both w/Peschke); 2017 - Istanbul (w/Mertens), Kuala Lumpur (w/Ninomiya), Moscow (w/A.Smith); 2015 - Tianjin (w/Jurak).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES – Doubles (1): San Antonio-TX, USA (w/Groenefeld)USA FED CUP TEAM - 2018.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (0-1): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in 2018 (w/Peschke); lost to the top-seeded team of Krejcikova/Siniakova in opening round.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won two WTA doubles titles in 2018 – at Prague and

Tianjin (both w/Peschke) • Also finished as R-Up at 2018 Stuttgart and Wimbledon

(both w/Peschke) • • Qualified for first WTA Finals appearance – with Peschke,

fell to top seeds Krejcikova/Siniakova in QF • Ended 2018 season at career-high ranking of No.15

(October 8, 2018) • First Top 20 season-ending finish and fourth consecutive

Top 100 finish • Best overall Grand Slam result came at 2018 Wimbledon;

reached Final (w/Peschke, l. Krejcikova/Siniakova) • Has advanced to R16 at 2018 Australian Open (w/Peschke, l.

Brady/King) and 2018 Roland Garros (w/Peschke, l. Babos/Mladenovic). Best result at US Open is 2r in 2016 (w/Golubic, l. Mirza/Strycova)

• Won first career WTA title at 2017 Nürnberg (w/Smith). Pair defeated Flipkens/Larsson in Final

• Also won 2016 125k San Antonio title (w/Groenefeld) • Coached by Torsten Peschke • Born in Brno in the Czech Republic, but moved to Florida

with her parents and older sister Jane when she was a baby

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 10 - 12

W-L 18 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2-2 3r - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 2-3 3r 1r 1r -WIMBLEDON 5-4 F 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 1-3 1r 1r 2r -

NICOLE MELICHAR USA

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 13 46-21 2017 35 32-21 2016 120 3-3

YEAR RANK W-L 2015 157 -- 2014 264 -- 2013 577 --

SINGLES TITLES (4)2018 Rabat2018 Lugano2018 Hobart2017 Hobart

FINALIST (1): 2017 - Istanbul.

DOUBLES TITLES (6)2018 Wuhan w/Schuurs 's-Hertogenbosch w/Schuurs Lugano w/Flipkens Hobart w/Schuurs2017 Guangzhou w/Schuurs2016 Auckland w/Mestach

FINALIST (4): 2018 - Birmingham, Cincinnati (w/Schuurs); 2017 - Istanbul (w/Melichar), Bucharest (w/Schuurs).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Doubles (1): 2016 - Limoges-FRA (w/Minella). BELGIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2017-18.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (0-1): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in 2018 (w/Schuurs); lost in opening round to Barty/Vandeweghe.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won three singles titles in 2018 – Hobart (d. Buzarnescu),

Lugano (d. Sabalenka) and Rabat (d. Tomljanovic) – to add to maiden title won at 2017 Hobart

• Enjoyed strong summer hardcourt season with a SF run at San Jose (l. eventual champion Buzarnescu) and consecutive QF showings at Montréal (l. Svitolina) and Cincinnati (l. Kvitova)

• Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, going 1-1 in the group stage (d. Kontaveit, l. Goerges)

• Ended 2018 season at career-high ranking of No.13, up from No.35 in 2017; only two Top 100 finishes in career to date

• Won four doubles titles in 2018 – Hobart, ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Wuhan (all w/Schuurs) and Lugano (w/Flipkens)

• Qualified for WTA Finals Singapore doubles field with Schuurs (lost in QFs to Barty/Vandeweghe). Reached career-high doubles ranking of No.11 on October 22

• Achieved Grand Slam breakthrough at 2018 Australian Open; making debut at event, advanced to first SF at a major – d. No.23 Gavrilova in 2r and No.4 Svitolina in QF – first win over a Top 5 opponent – before falling to No.2 seed and eventual champion Wozniacki (ending 10-match win streak)

• Also had career-best results at 2018 Roland Garros (R16, l. eventual champion Halep) and 2018 Wimbledon (3r, l. Cibulkova)

• Became first woman from Belgium to reach R16 at US Open since 2010 (Wickmayer – R16, Clijsters – Won), eventually losing to defending champion Stephens

• Defeated No.3 Stephens at 2018 Cincinnati to score her second career Top 5 win (also No.4 Svitolina at 2018 Australian Open)

• Made WTA singles main draw debut at 2016 ‘s-Hertogenbosch – as qualifier, advanced to QF (l. Mladenovic)

• Won first WTA title of any kind in doubles at 2016 Auckland (w/Mestach)

• Played first tour-level event of career at 2015 Antwerp (fell in qualifying) and played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Belgium in 2010

• Earlier coaching history includes Belgian federation until early teens, as well as a year at the Mouratoglou Academy

• Mother Liliane, teaches languages and history and father, Guido, makes furniture for churches. Was introduced to tennis by her sister Lauren, who is six years older (now airline pilot with KLM) 

• Speaks Dutch/Flemish, French and English

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 15 - 8

W - L 18 17 16AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 1 SF - -ROLAND GARROS 5 - 2 4r 3r -WIMBLEDON 2 - 2 3r 1r -US OPEN 3 - 3 4r 1r 1r

ELISE MERTENS BEL

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13 11DATE OF BIRTH17-NOV-1995 (LEUVEN, BELGIUM)HEIGHT5' 10" (1.79 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK W-L RANK 2012 76 5-5 282011 183 0-1 1002010 354 1-2 2702009 202 0-4 5302008 1005 -- --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2017 St. Petersburg

FINALIST (7): 2018 - St. Petersburg; 2017 - Acapulco, Stuttgart, Madrid; 2016 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Hong Kong; 2015 - Strasbourg.DOUBLES TITLES (19)2018 WTA Finals w/Babos Birmingham w/Babos Australian Open w/Babos2016 Roland Garros w/Garcia Madrid w/Garcia Stuttgart w/Garcia Charleston w/Garcia2015 Washington, D.C. w/Bencic Rome w/Babos Marrakech w/Babos Dubai w/Babos2014 Acapulco w/Voskoboeva2013 Osaka w/Pennetta Palermo w/Piter Oeiras w/H.Chan Charleston w/Safarova Memphis w/Voskoboeva2012 Québec City w/Malek) Montréal w/Jans-Ignacik

FINALIST (13): 2018 - Madrid, US Open (w/Babos); 2016 - Sydney, Dubai, US Open, Beijing (w/Garcia); 2014 - Brisbane (w/Voskoboeva), Paris [Indoors], Wimbledon, Cincinnati (all w/Babos), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Krajicek); 2013 - Marrakech (w/Martic); 2011 - Copenhagen (w/Piter).ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2012 - Taipei, TPE. Doubles (1): 2012 - Taipei, TPE (w/H.Chan)MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2014 - Australian Open (w/Nestor); 2013 - Wimbledon (w/Nestor). Finalist (2): 2015 - Australian Open (w/Nestor); 2013 - Roland Garros (w/Nestor).FRENCH FED CUP TEAM - 2012-18.FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (5-3): 2015, 2016, 2018Made WTA Finals debut in 2015 (w/Babos) and returned in 2016 (w/Garcia, as top seeds, l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova in SF)... Won title in 2018 (w/Babos).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Advanced to eighth career singles f inal at 2018 St

Petersburg (as defending champion, l. Kvitova); Run to f inal brought f irst singles match wins since August 2017

• In 2018 had QF showings at Acapulco (l. Tsurenko) and Linz (l. Petkovic) as well as 3r runs at Indian Wells (l. Wang), Madrid (l. Sharapova) and Cincinnati (l. Kvitova)

• Finished 2018 season at No.44; fourth consecutive Top 50 season

• Won three doubles titles in 2018 to add to career total of 19, including the Australian Open, Birmingham and WTA Finals (all w/Babos)

• Ended 2018 season ranked No.3 in doubles (owns career-high ranking of No.2 from October 24, 2016)

• Matched career-best result at 2018 Wimbledon by reaching 3r (l. eventual champion S.Williams)

• Career-best Grand Slam singles results came with QF runs at both 2015 US Open and 2017 Roland Garros

• Owns two Grand Slam doubles titles – at 2016 Roland Garros (w/Garcia) and 2018 Australian Open (w/Babos)

• Also R-Up in three Grand Slam doubles f inals – 2014 Wimbledon and 2018 US Open (both w/Babos) and 2016 US Open (w/Garcia)

• Won only career singles title to-date at 2017 St Peterbsurg (d. Putintseva in F); currently owns 1-7 record in singles finals after R-Up finishes at 2015 Strasbourg, 2016 /s-Hertogenbosch, 2016 Hong Kong, 2017 Acapulco, 2017 Madrid, 2017 Stuttgart and 2018 St Petersburg

• Has career-high singles ranking of No.10 (October 23, 2017) • Made Top 100 debut on September 17, 2012 and made

Top 50 debut on March 18, 2013 • Played first WTA main draw matches in 2009 • Played first WTA qualifying event at 2008 Paris Indoors

(as wildcard) • Mother is Dzenita (was a pro volleyball player); father is

Dragan (was a pro handball player); brother is Luka (soccer player)

• Started playing tennis aged 8 when introduced to sport by parents

• Speaks French, English, Serbian, Italian and Spanish

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 29 - 32

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 7 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r 2r - - - 1rROLAND GARROS 11 - 10 1r QF 3r 3r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 5 - 7 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r - - -US OPEN 9 - 8 2r 1r 2r QF 1r 2r 3r - - 1r

KRISTINA MLADENOVIC FRA

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10 2DATE OF BIRTH14-MAY-1993 (SAINT POL SUR MER, FRANCE)HEIGHT6’ (1.84 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 18 33-202017 2 47-212016 7 35-202015 3 41-192014 21 38-21

YEAR RANK W-L2013 64 14-122012 104 6-82011 249 --2010 432 --2009 687 --

SINGLES TITLES (6)2018 Monterrey 2017 Cincinnati Wimbledon2016 Roland Garros2015 Beijing2014 HobartFINALIST (4): 2018 - Doha; 2015 - Wimbledon, Wuhan; 2014 - Florianopolis.

DOUBLES TITLES (5)2015 Tokyo [Pan Pacific] w/Suárez Navarro Birmingham w/Suárez Navarro2014 Stanford w/Suárez Navarro Marrakech w/Oprandi2013 Hobart w/Torró-Flor)

FINALIST (5): 2015 - Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Suárez Navarro); 2014 - Madrid, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Suárez Navarro) .

ADDITIONALSPANISH FED CUP TEAM- 2015-17SPANISH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (5-5): 2015-17DOUBLES (3-3): 2014-15Made WTA Finals debut in 2014 in doubles (w/Suarez Navarro)...Played in singles and doubles in 2015...Advanced to singles semifinals without losing a match in group stage in 2015 (l. A.Radwanska)...Runner-up in doubles in 2015 (w/Suarez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza)...Contested singles in 2016 and 2017, but did not advance out of round-robin competition.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won sixth career singles title at 2018 Monterrey (d. Babos in

F); also finished R-Up at 2018 Doha (l. Kvitova in F) • In 2018, made SF runs at Dubai (l. Kasatkina), Roland Garros

(l. eventual champion Halep) and Hong Kong (l. Wang) • Also reached R16 at Miami (l. eventual champion Stephens)

and Madrid (l. Kasatkina) • Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai – defeated Sevastova

and Zhang in group stages before falling to Wang in SF • Is a two-time Grand Slam champion, winning titles at 2016

Roland Garros (d. S.Williams in F, and dropping just one set en route to lifting the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen) and 2017 Wimbledon (d. V.Williams in F)

• Is one of 27 women in the Open Era to win multiple Grand Slam titles. Owns a 2-1 record in Grand Slam final matches to date (also finishing R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon – l. S.Williams)

• Is the second player to face both Williams sisters in the final of the same major (also Hingis, at US Open in 1997 – d. V.Williams, and 1999 – l. S.Williams). By winning 2017 Wimbledon, became only player to defeat both sisters in Grand Slam final, at Roland Garros (d. S.Williams in 2016) and Wimbledon (d. V.Williams in 2017)

• The 45th woman in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title and one of 10 women (also Bouchard, Halep, Keys, Kvitova, Osaka, Ostapenko, Ka.Pliskova, Stephens and Wozniacki) born in the 1990s to make a Grand Slam final

• At 2015 Wimbledon, became first Spaniard to reach Wimbledon final since Sánchez Vicario (1996) and first Spanish woman to reach any Grand Slam singles final since Conchita Martínez at 2000 Roland Garros (l. Pierce)

• Rose to World No.1 on September 11, 2017. Became the 24th woman in history of the WTA to hold the top spot and second from Spain (after Sánchez Vicario in 1995). Also named ITF World Champion for 2017

• Has won six career WTA singles titles; owns 6-4 career record in singles finals. Also owns five WTA doubles titles

• Made Top 10 rankings debut after 2015 Wimbled on R-Up finish; one of six players to enter the elite bracket in 2015

• In 2015, became first Spanish player to compete at the WTA Finals in singles since 2001 (Sánchez Vicario) and reached doubles final (w/Suárez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza)

• Made WTA main draw debut at Miami in 2012, defeating No.9 Zvonareva for first Top 10 win of career

• Began playing tennis at age three; first memory of the sport was playing with her brothers

• Mother, Scarlet is from Venezuela and father, José Antonio, is from Spain

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 60 - 22

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GARBIÑE MUGURUZA

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YEAR RANK W-L2009 101 10-222008 47 8-152007 179 0-12006 222 --2005 268 --2004 430 --2003 451 --2002 875 --

SINGLES TITLES (3)2016 Luxembourg2014 Guangzhou2013 Florianopolis.

FINALIST (5): 2017 - Hobart; 2016 - Seoul; 2015 - Nottingham; 2012 - Luxembourg; 2011 - Luxembourg.

DOUBLES TITLES (8)2017 Biel w/Hsieh2016 New Haven w/Mirza Washington D.C. w/Wickmayer, Shenzhen w/King2014 Hobart w/Koukalova Shenzhen w/Koukalova2012 Hobart w/Begu2009 Budapest w/Kleybanova

FINALIST (16): 2017 - Wimbledon (w/H.C.Chan), Cincinnati (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Montréal (w/Halep), Luxembourg (w/Tig); 2015 - Hobart (w/Diatchenko), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Begu); 2014 - Katowice (w/Koukalova); 2013 - Eastbourne (w/Koukalova); 2012 - Guangzhou (w/Gajdosova), Luxembourg (w/Begu); 2011 - Baku (w/Voskoboeva); 2010 - Hobart (w/Y.Chan), Prague (w/Szavay); 2009 - Stanford (w/Y.Chan); 2008 - New Haven (w/Cirstea).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2017 - Limoges-FRA. ROMANIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2004-09, 2011, 2014-17ROMANIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Season highlights in 2018 included QF runs at Hobart (as qualifier,

l. eventual champion Mertens) and Taipei City (l. Lisicki) • Also reached 3r at 2018 Miami (d. No.17 seed Rybarikova in

2r, l. eventual champion Stephens) • Missed entire 2018 clay season due to a left leg injury,

returning at the ITF grass event at Southsea, Great Britain • In doubles, advanced to semifinals of 2018 Australian Open

(w/Begu), lost to Makarova/Vesnina • 2018 US Open marked 42nd Grand Slam main draw appearance • Best results at majors are R16 showings at 2011 US Open (l.

Kerber) and 2015 Wimbledon (l. Bacsinszky) • Has made 3r at Australian Open three times, but never

progressed any further than 2r at Roland Garros in eight appearances

• Grand Slam R-Up in doubles, at 2017 Wimbledon (w/H.Chan, l. Makarova/Vesnina)

• Nine Top 100 seasons in past eleven years, finishing 2018 at No.101 (career-best year-end finish was No.30 in 2011)

• Owns three WTA singles titles, most recently at 2016 Luxembourg. Career record in singles finals stands at 3-5

• Also owns eight WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2017 Biel/Benne (w/Hsieh). Now has eight WTA doubles titles from 24 finals

• During 2017 Asian swing, passed US$5 million in career prize money

• Made Top 100 debut on May 19, 2008 and entered Top 50 on November 10, 2008

• Achieved career-high ranking of No.28 on February 27, 2012 • Best win by ranking came over No.6 Li at 2011 Beijing • Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Dubai • Mother is Cristiana and father is Mihai (both engineers);

sister is Gabriela • Favorite cities are Bucharest and New York

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 25 - 42

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MONICA NICULESCU

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 25 - 10

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 5 40-202017 68 18-222016 40 20-132015 203 0-2

YEAR RANK W-L 2014 250 2-22013 430 --2012 1028 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 US Open Indian Wells

FINALIST (2): 2018 - Tokyo [PPO]; 2016 - Tokyo [PPO]

ADDITIONALJAPANESE FED CUP TEAM - 2017-18 .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (0-3): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in 2018; posted an 0-3 record in round robin play... Became third Japanese player to qualify for WTA Finals (along with Date and Sugiyama), and first to qualify since 2003.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won first two titles of her career in 2018, at WTA Premier

Mandatory level Indian Wells (d. Kasatkina in F) and maiden Grand Slam crown at US Open (d S.Williams in F)

• Reached one further final, at Tokyo [PPO] (l. Ka.Pliskova). Record in finals stands at 2-2

• Also advanced to SF at Beijing (l. Sevastova) • Qualified for debut appearance at WTA Finals Singapore; went

0-3 in group stage (l. Kerber, Stephens and ret. vs. Bertens) • Finished 2018 season at No.5 – up from No.68 at the

conclusion of 2017 • Nominated for 2018 WTA Player of the Year Award • US Open triumph made her the first Japanese woman to

reach Grand Slam final and the youngest US Open champion since Sharapova in 2006

• By reaching Tokyo [PPO] final, became first maiden Slam champion to make the final of her next event since Azarenka won Australian Open and then Doha in 2012

• From her efforts in New York, passed USD $5 million in prize money for the season – No.2 (behind Halep) on the 2018 list of top earners

• Also achieved career-best result at 2018 Australian Open - reached R16 (l. eventual R-Up Halep); also advanced to 3r at both Roland Garros (l. Keys) and Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Kerber)

• Finished 2016 at then career-high ranking of No.40, which was first Top 200 finish; voted 2016 WTA Newcomer of the Year

• Highlight of 2016 was career-first WTA final at Tokyo [PPO] (l. Wozniacki)

• Won 2015 WTA Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (d. Garcia in F, saving match points)

• Ranked No.406, made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Stanford. As an alternate, won through qualifying (achieving first WTA qualifying wins in the process), and came from match point down to shock No.19 Stosur in 1r of main draw, before losing to No.18 Petkovic in 2r

• Made WTA qualifying debut at Québec City in 2013 (l. Dabrowski) • Currently coached by Aleksandar (Sascha) Bajin • Was born in Osaka, Japan, and moved to USA when she

was three years old; holds dual citizenship. Currently lives in Fort Lauderdale and trains in Boca Raton

• Sponsorship deals include Citizen, broadcaster WOWOW, Nissin (food brand) and Nissan (automobiles)

• Her father, Leonard Max Francois, was born in Haiti and attended college in NYC before moving to Japan where he lived for 13 years

• Her mother, Tamaki, is Japanese. Older sister Mari is also on tour

NAOMI OSAKA JPN

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YEAR RANK W-L 2014 308 1-12013 672 --2012 892 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2017 Seoul Roland Garros

FINALIST (4): 2018 - Miami; 2017 - Charleston; 2016 - Doha; 2015 - Québec City.

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2018 Doha w/Rosolska2017 Stuttgart w/Atawo St. Petersburg w/Rosolska

ADDITIONALLATVIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2013-17LATVIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (1-2): 2017Made WTA Finals debut in 2017, but did not advance beyond group stage competition.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Advanced to sixth career singles final at 2018 Miami (d.

No.9 Kvitova and No.4 Svitolina en route, l. Stephens in F) • Also reached SF at 2018 Wimbledon for season-best

Slam result (l. eventual champion Kerber). Became first Latvian woman to reach final four at Wimbledon

• Quarterfinalist at St Petersburg, Stuttgart, Rome and Eastbourne in 2018

• Finished 2018 season at No.22, after Top 10 f inish (No.7) in 2017

• At Slam-level in 2018, also reached 3r at Australian Open and US Open. Fell in opening round at Roland Garros (as defending champion, l. Kozlova); was sixth player in Open Era to lose in 1r of Grand Slam title defense

• Champion at 2017 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), becoming first woman to win her f irst tour‐level title at a Grand Slam since Barbara Jordan at 1979 Australian Open (d. Walsh in F). Also became the lowest‐ranked player (No.47), and first unseeded player, to lift the trophy in the Open Era

• First Latvian player to reach the championship match at a Grand Slam; previously Ernests Gulbis reached SF at 2014 Roland Garros

• Is one of seven players born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title (also Kvitova at 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon, Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros and 2017 Wimbledon, Stephens at 2017 US Open, Wozniacki at 2018 Australian Open, Halep at 2018 Roland Garros and Osaka at 2018 US Open)

• Followed Paris victory by posting her then-second best major result, reaching QF at 2017 Wimbledon (l. V.Williams). Along with S.Williams in 2015, is the only woman in the last 10 years to have followed up victory at Roland Garros with a run to the QF or better at Wimbledon. Before that, Henin also achieved the feat in 2007

• Best result to date at Australian Open is reaching 3r in 2017 and 2018; best result at US Open is reaching 3r in 2017 and 2018

• In addition to 2017 Roland Garros, also won title at 2017 Seoul. Record in singles f inals stands at 2-4 with R-Up finishes at 2015 Quebec City, 2016 Doha, 2017 Charleston and 2018 Miami

• Qualif ied for 2017 WTA Finals Singapore – went 1-2 in group stage (d. Ka.Pliskova, l. V.Williams and Muguruza)

• Enjoyed career-best season in 2017, f inishing the year in the Top 10 for the f irst time in her career (at No.7); was No.44 at end of 2016 (first Top 50 f inish) and No.79 at end of 2015 (first Top 100 finish)

• In doubles, won first and second career titles in 2017, at St. Petersburg (w/Rosolska) and Stuttgart (w/Atawo)

• Made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Tashkent (2r, l. Pervak) • Coached by her mother, Jelena Jakovleva • Father is Jevgenijs, half‐brother is Maksim Ostapenko

(graduated from art academy in Los Angeles and lives there now).

• Previously worked with David Taylor from December 2017 until 2018 Roland Garros

• Introduced to tennis at age f ive by mother; favorite shots are serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard

• Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Ernests Gulbis – watched Gulbis’ QF match at Roland Garros from his box in 2014

• Took ballroom dancing classes for seven years

19-MAR-2018 19-JUN-2017

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 26 - 13

W - L 18 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 3 3r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 2 1r W 1r - WIMBLEDON 10 - 4 SF QF 1r 2r US OPEN 5 - 4 3r 3r 1r 2r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 23 - 43

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 9 1r 2r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r - 2r - - - ROLAND GARROS 10 - 14 3r 2r 3r 1r 4r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 3 - 10 1r 1r 1r 1r - 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 2r - - - US OPEN 7 - 10 1r 1r 1r - 1r - 3r 2r 2r - 2r 2r - 2r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 54 16-192017 91 16-202016 73 13-152015 116 2-92014 79 7-102013 225 1-122012 66 13-182011 74 5-14

YEAR RANK W-L2010 102 6-162009 109 6-122008 62 17-212007 59 9-42006 197 0-22005 207 1-22004 261 --2003 493 --

SINGLES TITLES (4)2018 Quebec City Istanbul2008 Bad Gastein2007 Tashkent

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2011 - Dallas (w/Cornet).

ADDITIONALFRENCH FED CUP TEAM - 2010-13, 2015, 2017-18FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Highlights of 2018 season included two WTA singles titles

– at Istanbul (d. No.2 Wozniacki in QF, d. Hercog in F) and Quebec City (d. Pegula in F)

• Also reached QFs at 125k event in Limoges (l. Alexandrova) • Made 3r at 2018 Roland Garros for best Slam result since

2016 (also 3r at Roland Garros). Lost to No.2 Wozniacki in straight sets

• Ended 2018 season at No.56, up from No.91 in 2017. Overall owns eighth Top 100 seasons in career

• 2018 US Open marked 43rd Grand Slam appearance; owns 23-42 record at this level

• Best showing across all majors was R16 run at 2014 Roland Garros (upset No.17 seed Vinci in 1r, l. Muguruza), also reached 3r on home soil in 2016 (l. Bacsinszky) and 2018 (l. Wozniacki) and at 2012 US Open (l. Kvitova)

• At Australian Open reached 2r in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and at Wimbledon reached 2r in 2008-09 and 2011

• Won first WTA singles title at 2007 Tashkent (d. Azarenka in F) and second at 2008 Bad Gastein (d. Hradecka in F)

• Achieved career high ranking of No.40 on July 21, 2008 after Bad Gastein title run

• Made Top 100 debut in September 2007 (after US Open); Top 50 debut in February 2008 (after Viña del Mar)

• Has contested one WTA doubles final, at 2011 Dallas (w/Cornet, l. Brianti/Cirstea)

• Made tour-level main draw debut at 2005 Roland Garros (l. Benesova in 1r)

• Mother is Dominique, father is Jean-Philippe (both work in cigar business); older brothers are Olivier and Julien

• Born in Cucq (in northern France) and started playing tennis at age 6 with family

• Previously trained at Mouratoglou Academy for five years

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 42 21-212017 15 41-242016 28 26-242015 28 35-242014 25 26-202013 26 33-232012 36 21-25

YEAR RANK W-L2011 16 39-212010 21 39-212009 41 24-212008 45 10-82007 281 0-12006 402 0-1

SINGLES TITLES (12)2018 Strasbourg2017 Monterrey Rabat Hong Kong2015 Linz2014 Moscow Paris [Indoors]2013 Oeiras Monterrey2011 Monterrey2010 Istanbul Monterrey

FINALIST (6): 2017 - Tokyo PPO; 2015 - Washington D.C., Moscow; 2013 - Brisbane, Seoul; 2012 - Washington D.C.

DOUBLES TITLES (5)2017 Sydney w/Babos2013 Madrid w/Safarova2012 Charleston w/Safarova2011 Brisbane w/Kleybanova2008 Fès w/Cirstea

FINALIST (2): 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Jankovic); 2008 - Palermo (w/Kudryavtseva).

ADDITIONALRUSSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2009, 2011-13, 2015, 2017; RUSSIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 marked her 11th consecutive Top 50 f inish • Finished in the Top 30 f ive consecutive years (2013-17) • Owns 12 WTA singles titles, including a career-best

three titles in a single season in 2017 at Monterrey, Rabat and Hong Kong

• Notched only win over a reigning World No.1 against Kerber en route to fourth Monterrey title in 2017

• Is a winner of f ive doubles titles from seven finals, most recently at 2017 Sydney (w/Babos)

• In addition to reaching last eight at 2016 Wimbledon, reached a further six quarterfinals in 2016: Brisbane (l. Kerber), St Petersburg (l. Bencic), Acapulco (l. Wickmayer), Montréal (l. Keys), Linz (l. Cibulkova) and Moscow (l. Gavrilova)

• Represented Russia at Rio Olympics, losing to eventual gold medalist Puig in 2r

• Broke into Top 100 in singles on July 7, 2009 and entered Top 50 on November 3, 2008

• Made Top 20 debut on September 13, 2010 and rose as high as No.13 (July 4, 2011)

• Played first WTA main draw as a wildcard at 2006 Moscow

• Named 2006 ITF Junior World Champion

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 55 - 44

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 11 - 10 2r QF 1r 1r 3r 1r 2r 3r 2r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 17 - 11 2r 2r 3r 1r 2r 2r 3r QF 3r 3r 2r -WIMBLEDON 12 - 12 1r 1r QF 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r 3r 2r 3r 1rUS OPEN 15 - 11 1r 1r 3r 2r 2r 3r 2r QF 4r 1r 2r -

ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA RUS

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YEAR RANK W-L2014 348 --2013 361 --2012 646 --2011 1031 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Reached a career high ranking of No. 68 on October 08,

2018 • Reached first WTA Premier Mandatory level R16 at 2018

Madrid (l. Suarez Navarro); also made the QF at Charleston (l. Keys)

• Achieved best slam result at 2018 Australian Open by advancing to R32 (l. Strycova), as a qualif ier

• Rose nearly 200 ranking places in 2017, ending season at No.127 after posting 54-20 record (all levels)

• Made WTA main draw debut at 2017 Guangzhou (l. Cornet) and contested qualifying at US Open, Wuhan, Linz and Moscow. Also made 1r exit at WTA 125K Series event at Limoges (l. Alexandrova)

• On ITF Circuit, reached six f inals, including three in a row at $25k ITF/Stuttgart-Vaihingen-GER (WON), $25k ITF/Darmstadt-GER (R-Up) and $80k ITF/Olomouc-CZE (WON)

• In 2015 won first titles on ITF Circuit at $10k ITF/Alkmaar-NED, $10k ITF/Breda-NED and $10k ITF/Rotterdam-NED. Also fell in qualifying at Québec City. Improved ranking from No.646 to No.361

• Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 Québec City • On ITF Circuit has won eight titles in singles and eight in

doubles • Made debut on ITF Circuit in 2011 at $10k ITF/Landisville,

PA-USA

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 4 - 4

W-L 18AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2-1 3rROLAND GARROS 1-1 2rWIMBLEDON 0-1 1rUS OPEN 1-1 2r

BERNARDA PERA USA

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2018 -- 132017 -- 212016 -- 512015 -- 4012014 -- 92013 -- 162012 -- 172011 -- 22010 -- 52009 -- 262008 -- 72007 -- 112006 133 82005 26 16

SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK 2004 116 1422003 -- --2002 145 682001 86 482000 47 1111999 44 481998 57 1481997 239 5381996 275 2531995 185 1771994 241 1481993 232 1851992 324 395

SINGLES TITLES (1)1998 Makarska

FINALIST (1): 1999 - Leipzig.

DOUBLES TITLES (31)2018 Tianjin w/Melichar San Jose w/L.Chan Prague w/Melichar2017 Prague w/Groenefeld2014 Rome w/Srebotnik Paris w/Groenefeld2013 Brussels w/Groenefeld2012 Linz w/Groenefeld Sydney w/Srebotnik2011 Beijing w/Srebotnik Carlsbad w/Srebotnik Wimbledon w/Srebotnik Eastbourne w/Srebotnik Doha w/Srebotnik Auckland w/Srebotnik2010 New Haven w/Srebotnik Indian Wells w/Srebotnik Hobart w/C.J.Chuang2008 New Haven w/Raymond Doha w/Stubbs2007 Zurich w/Stubbs Stuttgart w/Stubbs Los Angeles w/Stubbs

2006 Moscow w/Schiavone Luxembourg w/Schiavone Dubai w/Schiavone Paris w/Loit2005 Linz w/Dulko Paris w/Melzer2001 Estoril w/Rittner1998 Sopot w/Vildova

FINALIST (41): 2018 - Stuttgart, Wimbledon (both w/Melichar); 2017 - Toronto (w/Groenefeld); 2016 - Linz (w/Groenefeld); 2014 - Doha (w/Srebotnik); 2013 - Brisbane, Nürnberg, Toronto, Cincinnati (all w/Groenefeld); 2012 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Groenefeld); 2011 - Sydney, Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Srebotnik); 2010 - Dubai, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, Montréal, Linz, WTA Finals (all w/Srebotnik); 2009 - Paris [Indoors], Miami, Ponte Vedra Beach, Madrid (all w/Raymond); 2008 - Antwerp (w/Sugiyama), Eastbourne, Stuttgart, WTA Finals (all w/Stubbs); 2007 - Eastbourne (w/Stubbs); 2006 - Rome (w/Schiavone); 2005 - Amelia Island (w/Schnyder), Charleston (w/Benesova), Cincinnati (w/Salerni), Filderstadt (w/Schiavone); 2002 - Auckland (w/Nagyova), Luxembourg (w/Rittner); 2001 - Hamburg, Leipzig (both w/Rittner); 1999 - Prostejov (w/Vildova); 1998 - Prague (w/Pastikova).

ADDITIONALCZECH FED CUP TEAM - 1998-01, 2005-06, 2008-11.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Achieved career-best singles ranking of 26 in November 2005 • In 2018 won three WTA doubles titles: Prague (w/ Melichar),

San Jose (w/ L.Chan), and Tianjin (w/ Melichar); also R-UP at 2018 Wimbledon and Stuttgart (both w/ Melichar)

• Won one WTA career singles title at 1998 Makarska d. F.Li in final); made top 100 debut afterwards

• Owns 31 WTA doubles titles; including 2011 Wimbledon (w/ Srebotnik)

• Following Grand Slam victory rose to co-No.1 (w/ Srebotnik) on July 04, 2011

• Has qualified for WTA Finals 8 times: 2006 (w/ Schiavone), 2007-08 (w/ Stubbs) and 2010-11, 2014 (all w/ Srebotnik), 2017 (w/Groenefeld), and 2018 (w/ Melichar)

• Coached by husband, Torsten Peschke (married on May 5, 2003 in Berlin – maiden name is Hrdlickova)

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 118 - 62

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 94AUSTRALIAN OPEN 25-13 3r 3r - 1r SF 2r 2r SF 2r 3r QF - - 1r - - QF - 1r 3r - - - - -ROLAND GARROS 32-18 3r 1r 1r - QF 2r QF QF F 3r 3r 3r QF 3r 1r - 1r 3r 2r 2r - - - - 2rWIMBLEDON 36-15 F SF QF - 1r SF 2r W QF - 3r QF QF 1r - - 2r - 2r 1r - - - - 1rUS OPEN 25-16 1r 1r 1r - QF 3r QF QF 3r - 1r SF SF 1r - - 1r 3r 2r 2r - - - -

KVETA PESCHKE CZE

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GRAND SLAM HISTORY - DOUBLESOverall: 4 - 4

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REBECCA PETERSON SWE

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YEAR RANK W-L 2014 185 1-22013 440 0-12012 -- 0-12011 1209 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2015 Rio de Janeiro w/Bonaventure

ADDITIONALSWEDISH FED CUP - 2014-18.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 marked first career Top 100 finish, f inishing at

No.55 (up from No.196) • Advanced to 3r at the US Open, f irst time at that stage of

a Grand Slam (l. Kanepi). Defeated a Top 30 player for the f irst time when overcoming No.28 Pavlyuchenkova in 1r

• Rose to career-high ranking of No.59 on August 20, 2018 • In 2018, posted a SF showing at Acapulco (l. Voegele) • Advanced to f irst WTA-level QF at Bastad in 2015. Also

won one WTA doubles title that year at Rio de Janeiro (w/Bonaventure)

• Owns eight Top 50 wins, over No.49 Riske (2017 Guangzhou), No.39 Cornet and No.33 Zhang (both 2018 Acapulco), No.45 Hsieh (2018 Roland Garros), No.42 Collins (2018 Mallorca), No.50 Putintseva (2018 Cincinnati qualifying), No.38 Van Uytvanck (2018 New Haven qualifying) and No.28 Pavlyuchenkova (2018 US Open)

• Played first WTA main draw at Bastad in 2012, falling 1r (as WC)

• Contested WTA qualifying for the f irst time at Bastad in 2010

• Winner of 11 singles titles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit

• Played first senior tournament in 2009, in doubles at ITF/Stockholm 2-SWE

• Trains in Stockholm and coached by father Mart Peterson

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YEAR RANK W-L2010 32 34-262009 56 11-82008 315 0-12007 100 2-42006 238 0-12005 338 --2004 416 --

SINGLES TITLES (6)2015 Antwerp2014 Bad Gastein2014 Charleston2014 Tournament of Champions-Sofia2011 Strasbourg2009 Bad Gastein

FINALIST (5): 2013 - Nürnberg, Washington D.C.; 2011 - Brisbane, Beijing; 2010 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (2): 2016 - Brisbane (w/Kerber); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Malek).

ADDITIONALGERMAN FED CUP TEAM - 2007, 2010-12, 2014-17. GERMAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Ended 2018 ranked No. 64 – ninth Top 100 finish of

career and up from 2017 at No. 97 • Achieved best Grand Slam result since 2015 by reaching

3r of Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Halep) • Reached three International-level SF in 2018:

Washington D.C. (l. eventual champion Kuznetsova), Guangzhou (l. Q.Wang), and Linz (l. Alexandrova)

• 2017 Season highlighted by SF run at Washington D.C. (l. Goerges)

• Posted three wins vs. Top 50 players in 2017: No.28 Begu and Bertens twice – once No.27 and No.30

• Scored best result of 2016 with SF run at Doha (ret. vs. Ostapenko); advanced to SF by defeating No.5 Muguruza; f irst win over a Top 5 opponent since d. No.2 Azarenka at 2013 Beijing. Also in 2016, posted three QF runs (Luxembourg, Dubai and Brisbane)

• Bowed out of 2016 Rio Olympics in 1r of singles (l. Svitolina) and 1r of doubles (w/Kerber, l. Errani/Vinci)

• Owns 12-31 lifetime rord vs. Top 10 opponents, most recent win coming over No.3 Stephens (2018 Washington D.C.). Other Top 10 wins were over No.5 Muguruza (2016 Doha). No.9 Makarova (2015 Miami), No.2 Azarenka (2013 Beijing), No.10 Bartoli (2011 Beijing), No.6 Kvitova (2011 Cincinnati), No.7 Kvitova (2011 Toronto), No.7 Jankovic (2011 Stuttgart), No.6 Jankovic (2011 Miami), No.1 Wozniacki (2011 Miami), No.5 V.Williams (2011 Australian Open, by ret.) and No.6 Kuznetsova (2009 Tokyo)

• Is a former Top 10 player, cracking the elite bracket at No.9 in September of 2011 and again in May 2015

• Suffered right knee injury at Hopman Cup at end of December 2012, which forced her to miss 2013 Australian and Middle East swings; returned to tour at Indian Wells. Ranking dropped as low as No.177 in March 2013

• Member of German Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2010-12, 2014-18 • Made first WTA appearances as a WC in qualifying at

2002 Hamburg and Leipzig • Favorite authors are Goethe, Wilde, Flaubert; people

most admired are Goethe (genius in writing) and Che Guevara (genius in f ighting)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 45 - 36

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ANDREA PETKOVIC GER

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 46 - 26

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 13 - 6 QF QF 3r 3r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 9 - 7 3r SF 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 8 - 7 4r 2r 2r 2r 2r 2r 1r US OPEN 16 - 6 QF QF F 1r 3r 1r -

KAROLINA PLISKOVA DATE OF BIRTH21-MAR-1992 (LOUNY, CZECH REPUBLIC)HEIGHT6’ 1” (1.86 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND) 17-JUL-2017

1D O U B L E S

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CZE

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YEAR RANK W-L2011 159 0-32010 203 0-12009 228 0-12008 427 2-12007 860 0-12006 1168 --

SINGLES TITLES (11)2018 Tokyo [PPO] Stuttgart2017 Eastbourne Doha Brisbane2016 Cincinnati Nottingham 2015 Prague2014 Linz Seoul2013 Kuala Lumpur

FINALIST (11): 2018 - Tianjin; 2016 - Eastbourne; US Open; 2015 - Sydney, Dubai, Birmingham, Stanford WTA Elite Trophy; 2014 - Pattaya City, Nürnberg, Hong Kong.

DOUBLES TITLES (5)2016 Birmingham w/Strycova2014 Nürnberg w/Krajicek2014 Hong Kong w/Kr.Pliskova2014 Bad Gastein w/Kr.Pliskova2013 Linz w/Kr.Pliskova

FINALIST (2): 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Goerges); 2013 - Palermo (w/Kr.Pliskova).

ADDITIONALCZECH FED CUP TEAM - 2015-17.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (5-6): 2016-18DOUBLES (0-1): 2016Made WTA Finals debut in 2016 competing in both singles anddoubles (w/Goerges). Posted 1-2 record in round-robin play; lost in opening match in doubles (QF, l. top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic)...Advanced to semifinal stage in singles in 2017 (l. to eventual champion Wozniacki) and 2018 (l. Stephens).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won two titles in 2018 from three finals contested, triumphing at

Stuttgart (d. Vandeweghe in F) and Tokyo [PPO] (d. Osaka in F) • Has reached multiple finals every year since 2013 • At Grand Slam level this season, made strong QF run at

Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up Halep), reached 3r at Roland Garros (l. Sharapova), made R16 for first time at Wimbledon (l. Bertens) and had QF showing at US Open (d. No.17 Barty in R16, l. S.Williams)

• Enjoyed another stellar campaign in 2017, posting career-best year-end finish at No.4 for second Top 10 finish. Year-end ranking has improved continuously for 12-straight seasons

• Claimed No.1 ranking on July 17, 2017 despite making 2r exit at Wimbledon (l. Rybarikova). Is the first Czech woman to achieve the No.1 ranking since the computer rankings were introduced in 1975 (Martina Navratilova became No.1 on July 10, 1978 while representing USA)

• Won three titles in 2017, at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F), Doha (d. Wozniacki in F) and Eastbourne (d. Wozniacki in F)

• In Grand Slam play, reached SF at Roland Garros (l. eventual R-Up Halep), QF at both Australian Open (l. Lucic Baroni) and US Open (l. Vandeweghe), and posted 2r result at Wimbledon (l. Rybarikova)

• Led the WTA in 2017 for aces served – 452 from 68 matches. Also posted joint-second most match wins – 53 (level with Svitolina, behind Wozniacki – 60)

• Holds a 11-11 record in singles finals, having won having titles on clay (2015 Prague, 2018 Stuttgart), grass (2016 Nottingham, 2017 Eastbourne) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz, 2014 Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017 Brisbane, 2017 Doha, 2018 Tokyo)

• Enjoyed a break-out year in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015)

• Helped Czech Republic defend Fed Cup title in November 2016, going 1-1 in singles (d. Mladenovic, l. Garcia) before teaming w/Strycova to defeat Garcia/Mladenovic in decisive doubles match. Czech Republic have won the Cup in five out of the last seven

• were introduced in November 1975, after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova Captured fifth career doubles title of career at 2016 Birmingham (w/Strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals. At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title

• Made Top 10 debut after 2015 Stanford R-Up finish, meaning that for the first time in WTA history, three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 at the same time (along with Kvitova and Safarova)

• Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings

• Married Michal Hrdlicka in Monaco after 2018 Wimbledon

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 94 9-5

YEAR RANK W-L 2017 237 0-1

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (2): 2018 - Moscow [River Cup], Tashkent.

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2018 Moscow [River Cup] w/Zvonareva

ADDITIONALRUSSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Ended 2018 season ranked No. 94 in the world; also

reached career-high ranking of No. 93 on October 01, 2018

• Runner-up at two WTA International-level tournaments in 2018: Moscow International (l. Danilovic) and Tashkent (l. Gasparyan)

• Has spent the majority of her career navigating the ITF circuit and has most recently began transitioning her game to the WTA level

• Participated in f irst tour-level events last season: Wimbledon, Gstaad and Moscow

• On the ITF circuit, posted one QF appearance at Artvin, two SF outings at Khimki and Trnava 2 and one runner-up finish at Curitiba

• 2016 highlights included back-to-back R16 finishes at ITF 25k events Wesley Chapel and Surprise and one QF appearance at 10k Khimki

• Climbed to No.1 in the junior world rankings following 2016 Wimbledon title

• Grandmother, and former Russian national team coach, inspired her to start playing tennis

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 0 - 1

W-L 18 17AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - -ROLAND GARROS - - -WIMBLEDON 0-1 - 1rUS OPEN - - -

ANASTASIA POTAPOVA

01-OCT-2018 05-NOV-2018

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93 120DATE OF BIRTH30-MAR-2001 (SARATOV, RUSSIA)HEIGHT5’ 7” (1.75 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 16 - 22

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 5 2r 2r 3r 2r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 5 - 5 - 2r 3r 1r 1r 3r WIMBLEDON 3 - 6 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 4r US OPEN 2 - 6 2r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 53 18-142017 58 20-212016 32 41-242015 92 15-232014 60 16-18

YEAR RANK W-L2013 55 13-152012 127 0-22011 228 0-12010 695 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2016 Olympics 2014 Strasbourg

FINALIST (2): 2017 - Luxembourg; 2016 - Sydney.

ADDITIONALPUERTO RICAN FED CUP TEAM - 2008-10, 2012, 2014, 2016-17PUERTO RICAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Ended 2018 ranked No.53, up from No.58 in 2017. Career-

best f inish was No.32 in 2016 • 2018 season highlights include reaching SF at New

Haven and QF at Wuhan (as a qualif ier). Also reached 2r at US Open for second time in career

• Defeated the World No.2 player twice in 2018, overcoming Wozniacki at both Miami and Wuhan. Is joint-best win of career, also defeating No.2 Kerber at 2016 Olympics

• 2018 US Open marked her 22nd Grand Slam main draw appearance

• 2017 Season highlight was R-Up finish at Luxembourg (l. Witthoeft). Also posted SF run at Doha (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) and made QF at Acapulco (l. McHale)

• Posted first Top 40 season finish in 2016, at No.32; achieved career high ranking of No.27 on September 29, 2016

• Made history at Rio Olympics in 2016, winning Puerto Rico’s f irst ever Gold medal

• Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Committees (ANOC); award was presented in Doha

• First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA singles title.

• In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening match, becoming the f irst player from Puerto Rico to win a main draw match since 2006 Charleston (Kristina Brandi)

• Won inaugural Rising Stars Invitational as part of WTA Finals in Singapore in 2014 (d. Zheng Saisai in F)

• During 2016 off-season, hosted a charity exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in December

MONICA PUIG PUR

29-SEP-2016 25-MAY-2015

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

27 210DATE OF BIRTH27-SEP-1993 (SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO)HEIGHT5’ 7” (1.70 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 45 19-212017 53 20-272016 34 28-232015 74 10-172014 113 5-6

YEAR RANK W-L2013 105 5-122012 121 1-22011 241 0-12010 725 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (2): 2018 - Guangzhou; 2017 - St. Petersburg.

ADDITIONALK AZAKHSTAN FED CUP TEAM - 2014-17.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 season highlights include making second WTA

singles f inal at Guangzhou (l. Wang Qiang) and QF at Roland Garros, matching best result at a Grand Slam to date (also reached QF in 2017)

• Also this season made the QFs at Washington D.C. (l. Kuznetsova) and QF at Taipei (l.Koslova)

• 2017 season highlights include reaching first WTA final at any level at St. Petersburg (and first SF at Premier-level). Defeated No.8 Kuznetsova and No.5 Cibulkova before falling to No.51 Mladenovic in championship match

• Became first woman from Kazakhstan to reach a WTA singles f inal since Shvedova at 2015 Bogotá (l. Pereira)

• Outside of Roland Garros, her best results at each Slam include 3r at 2016 Australian Open (l. Gasparyan), 2r at Wimbledon in 2015 (l. V.Williams) and 2016 (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and 2r at 2016 US Open (l. Witthoeft)

• First Kazakh to reach QF at Roland Garros – or at any major – since Shvedova in 2012 (l. QF)

• Posted career-high ranking of No.27 (week of February 6, 2017), and finished 2018 season at 45

• Ended 2016 at career-best No.34, up from No.74 in 2015 • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2009 Luxembourg and

WTA main draw debut at 2012 Copenhagen • Winner of six ITF Circuit singles titles • Was part of the Kazakhstan Fed Cup Team, 2014-16 • A two-time junior Grand Slam runner-up (2010 US Open,

2012 Australian Open) • Changed representation from Russia to Kazakhstan in

May 2012 • Tennis idols were Martina Hingis and Justine Henin - still

watches videos of Henin on YouTube

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 22 - 20

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 6 2r 2r 3r 1r 1r 2r ROLAND GARROS 12 - 5 QF 3r QF 2r - 2r WIMBLEDON 3 - 5 2r 1r 2r 2r - 1r US OPEN 2 - 4 1r 2r 2r 1r - -

YULIA PUTINTSEVA KAZ

06-FEB-2017 27-FEB-2017

S I N G L E S D O U B L E SR A N K I N G H I G H S

27 318DATE OF BIRTH07-JAN-1995 (MOSCOW, RUSSIA)HEIGHT5’ 4” (1.63 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 63 16-162017 70 20-242016 41 23-192015 97 15-242014 45 24-232013 57 11-6

YEAR RANK W-L2012 179 0-42011 135 3-82010 118 4-42009 222 --2008 895 --2007 627 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2014 TianjinFINALIST (5): 2018 - Nürnberg; 2017 - Shenzhen; 2016 - Shenzhen, Nottingham, Tianjin.

ADDITIONALUS FED CUP TEAM - 2014-15, 2017-18.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Posted sixth consecutive Top 100 season, ending 2018

ranked No.63 - up from No.70 in 2017. Achieved career-high ranking of No.36 on May 15, 2017. Career-best f inish was No.41 in 2016

• 2018 US Open marked her 27th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam

• Reached 3r at 2018 Miami, her best result at a Premier Mandatory tournament (l. Y.Wang on third set tie-break). Defeated No.7 Garcia en route to register f ifth career Top 10 win

• 2018 highlights include reaching QF at Hobart (l. Buzarnescu), ‘S-Hertogenbosche (l.Vandeweghe), Mallorca (l.Stosur) and Tokyo (l.Pliskova). Also won eighth ITF Circuit singles title at Surbiton (d. Perrin in F)

• 2017 highlights include finishing R-Up at 2017 Shenzhen (l. Siniakova). Also part of Fed Cup winning USA team and posted best win of career to date over No.3 A.Radwanska on route. Also reached QF at Nürnberg and made 3r at Australian Open and Wimbledon

• Achieved best result in Grand Slam play to date reaching R16 at 2013 US Open (d. No.10 Kvitova en route, Hantuchova)

• Won maiden WTA singles title at 2014 Tianjin without dropping a set (d. Bencic in F)

• Made Top 100 debut on July 22, 2013 (No.96) • Reached first WTA semifinal at 2010 Birmingham (as

qualif ier, l. Sharapova) • Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Charleston • Winner of eight singles and one doubles title on ITF

Women’s Circuit • Earned tennis scholarship to Vanderbilt University in

summer 2009, but after good results and finding financial backing decided to pursue tennis full time and turned pro two weeks before classes were due to begin

• Engaged to Stephen Amritraj

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 15 - 27

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 7 1r 3r 1r 1r 3r - 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 5 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - - - - WIMBLEDON 7 - 8 2r 3r 1r 1r 3r 3r - 1r 1r US OPEN 3 - 7 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 4r - 1r -

ALISON RISKE USA

15-MAY-2017 20-OCT-2014

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36 78DATE OF BIRTH03-JUL-1990 (PITTSBURGH, PA, USA)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.75 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 49 17-222017 20 19-112016 156 6-72015 77 16-242014 51 20-262013 38 29-222012 62 13-162011 72 14-14

YEAR RANK W-L2010 104 12-232009 45 27-262008 58 10-92007 279 0-32006 330 2-22005 302 --2004 924 --

SINGLES TITLES (4)2013 Washington D.C.2012 Washington D.C.2011 Memphis2009 Birmingham

FINALIST (4): 2018 - Birmingham; 2017 - Linz; 2014 - New Haven; 2011 - Guangzhou.

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2012 Budapest w/Husarova

FINALIST (1): 2010 - Tashkent (w/Dulgheru)

ADDITIONALSLOVAK FED CUP TEAM - 2005-15.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Ended 2018 ranked No.49, her ninth Top 100 season.

Career-best f inish was No.20 in 2017, up from No.156 at end of 2016

• Set career-high ranking of No.17 on March 5, 2018 • 2018 highlights include finishing R-Up at Birmingham (l.

Kvitova), making a career-best R16 showing at Australian Open (l. eventual champion Wozniacki) and reaching 3r at Roland Garros (l. Tsurenko).

• Also Helped Slovakia record its first victory over Russia in Fed Cup in 2018 and made QF run at Monterrey (l. Vickery)

• 2018 US Open marked 41st main draw appearance at a Grand Slam

• In 2017, became first Slovak woman to reach SF at Wimbledon; previous best results were QF runs by Cibulkova (2011, 2016) and Hantuchova (2002). Also made SF run at Nottingham (l. eventual R-Up Konta)

• Was seeded No.1 at a WTA tournament for the f irst time at Linz in 2017 (l. Strycova in F)

• 2016 campaign was highlighted by reaching QF at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Azarenka) – marked best result at WTA Premier Mandatory level

• Best win of her career was against No.2 Halep at New Haven in 2014

• Owns one WTA doubles title – 2012 Budapest (w/Husarova); achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No.50 (6 June, 2011)

• Made WTA main draw debut as a WC at 2006 Prague • Has won four career singles titles: 2009 Birmingham (d.

Li Na in F), 2011 Memphis (d. Marino in F via ret.), 2012 Washington, D.C. (d. Pavlyuchenkova) and 2013 Washington, D.C. (d. Petkovic in F); also a four-time runner-up, at 2011 Guangzhou (l. Scheepers), 2014 New Haven (l. Kvitova), 2017 Linz (l. Strycova) and 2018 Birmingham (l. Kvitova)

• Born in Piestany, Slovakia and began playing tennis at age 8; moved to Bratislava at 15 to train at National Tennis Centre

• Her lucky charm is a toy turtle

MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA SVK

05-MAR-2018 06-JUN-2011

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17 50DATE OF BIRTH04-OCT-1988 (PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.80 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 29 - 41

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 9 4r - 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 9 - 11 3r 2r 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r 2rWIMBLEDON 7 - 11 1r SF 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 7 - 10 1r 3r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 3r 3r

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 11 46-222017: 78 12-8

YEAR RANK W-L 2016: 159 --2015: 548 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 Wuhan New Haven

FINALIST (3): 2018 - Lugano, Eastbourne; 2017 - Tianjin

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2018 - Lugano (w/Lapko)

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES- SINGLES (1): 2017 - Mumbai-IND. DOUBLES (1): 2017 - Taipei-TPE (w/Kudermetova).BELARUS FED CUP TEAM - 2016-17

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Has enjoyed a break out year over the course of 2018,

posting a career-high ranking of No.11 on October 8 - up from No.78 at the end of 2017, her f irst Top 100 finish

• 2018 highlights include winning the biggest title of career at Wuhan (d. Kontaveit in F) and lifting her maiden WTA title at New Haven (d. Suárez Navarro in F)

• Made eight career wins over Top 10 players in 2018, including beating No.8 Garcia at Beijing. Also defeated No.7 Ka.Pliskova (Eastbourne), No.2 Wozniacki (Montréal), No.9 Ka.Pliskova and No.5 Garcia (Cincinnati), No.9 Goerges (New Haven), No.5 Kvitova (US Open) and No.6 Svitolina (Wuhan)

• Posted best Grand Slam result at 2018 US Open, advancing to R16 (l. eventual champion Osaka in 3s). This marked her 5th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Was also No.26 seed– first Grand Slam seeding of her career

• Reached second career WTA final at 2018 Lugano (l. Mertens) • Reached first Premier-level f inal at Eastbourne in 2018

(l. Wozniacki). Recorded wins over No.13 Goerges, No.15 Mertens and No.7 Pliskova en route to f inal

• In 2017, she made her Grand Slam main draw debut at Wimbledon and WTA main draw debut at Dubai

• In 2016 rose nearly 400 places in the rankings, ending year at No.155.

• Made WTA qualifying debut at 2016 Rabat • Coached by former ATP player Dmitry Tursunov • Started playing tennis aged six • Prefers playing on hard

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 4 - 5

W - L 18 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1 1r -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r -WIMBLEDON 1 - 2 1r 2rUS OPEN 3 - 1 4r -

ARYNA SABALENKA

08-OCT-2018

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11DATE OF BIRTH05-MAY-1998 (MINSK, BELARUS)HEIGHT5'11" (1.82 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

BLR

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YEAR RANK W-L2014 301 --2013 610 --2012 627 --2011 702 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2018 - San Jose.

ADDITIONALGREEK FED CUP TEAM - 2012-16.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Registered third-consecutive Top 100 year-end finish in

2018 ranked No.42, up from No.52 in 2017 - the highest year-end finish by a Greek player since Daniilidou in 2006 (No.36)

• 2018 season highlights include reaching her f irst tour-level f inal at San Jose (l. Buzarnescu), scoring first career Top 5 win after defeat of No.5 Ka.Pliskova in Rome as well as SF at Istanbul (l. Hercog)

• 2018 US Open marked 12th Grand Slam main draw appearance

• Made 3r at 2018 Roland Garros which marked her joint-best result at a Slam, and best result in Paris. Has now reached 3r at all four Majors – also 2017 Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni), 2017 Wimbledon (l. Konta) and 2017 US Open (l. V.Williams)

• When she made 3r at 2017 Australian Open, became first Greek woman to reach this stage at a Slam since Daniilidou at 2005 Wimbledon (l. Pennetta)

• Has six career Top 20 wins, against No.6 Wozniacki (2017 Wuhan), No.16 Vandeweghe (2018 Indian Wells), No.15 Bertens, No.5 Ka.Pliskova (both 2018 Rome), No.14 V.Williams (2018 San Jose) and No.19 N.Osaka (2018 Cincinnati)

• Broke into Top 50 for f irst time at No.49 on October 9, 2017

• Notched first Top 10 victory of career over No.6 Wozniacki en route to f irst WTA SF of career at 2017 Wuhan Open – became just second qualif ier to reach Premier-level SF in 2017 (Mertens at New Haven)

• Reached first career WTA QF at 2016 Istanbul after qualifying to enter main draw (l. Kovinic) – at the time, achieved best win‐by‐ranking defeating No.34 Schmiedlova in 1r

• Made WTA qualifying debut at 2012 Palermo • Made debut on ITF Circuit in 2010; Owns seven ITF Circuit

singles titles and five in doubles • Born and grew up in Athens, Greece, before moving to

Barcelona aged 18 – has trained there for two years • Mother, Angeliki Kanellopoulou, was tennis player too,

however didn’t start because of her – just liked the sport. Tried karate and gymnastics but was thrown out of class for laughing too much

• Favorite surface is hard court

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 11 - 12

W-L 18 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 3 1r 3r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 2 - 2 3r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 3 - 3 1r 3r 2r -US OPEN 3 - 4 2r 3r 1r 1r

MARIA SAKKARI GRE

24-SEP-2018 16-NOV-2015

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29 293DATE OF BIRTH25-JUL-1995 (ATHENS, GREECE)HEIGHT5’ 8” (1.72 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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YEAR RANK W-L2013: 135 --2012: 534 --2011: 830 --2010: 717 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (2): 2018 - Brisbane; 2015 - Seoul.

ADDITIONALBELARUS FED CUP TEAM - 2012-17.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Reached second career WTA final and first at a Premier

tournament at 2018 Brisbane, as a qualifier – defeated No.11 Mladenovic and No.16 Sevastova en route to final (l. No.6 Svitolina)

• Other 2018 season highlights included SF run at Moscow [River Cup] (l. eventual champion Danilovic), first Grand Slam R16 at Wimbledon (l. Ostapenko). Also made 3r for first time at Australian Open (l. Garcia) and US Open (l. eventual champion Osaka)

• 2018 US Open marked 15th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam

• Has had three Top 10 wins in her career - No.6 Ka.Pliskova at 2016 Tokyo, No.7 Kvitova at 2018 Wimbledon and No.10 Bertens at 2018 Moscow

• 2016 season was highlighted by QF run at Tokyo [PPO] – won three rounds of qualifying before defeating Wickmayer in 1r and No.6 Ka.Pliskova in 2r; lost to eventual finalist Osaka

• Reached first WTA final at 2015 Seoul (as qualifier, l. Begu) • Has won eleven singles titles and seven doubles titles on

ITF Circuit • Started playing at age 9; introduced to sport by father • Practiced Taekwondo for a couple of years when she was

younger

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 14 - 15

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 3 3r 1r 2r - -ROLAND GARROS 2 - 3 2r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 5 - 4 4r 1r 2r 2r -US OPEN 4 - 5 3r 2r 1r 1r 2r

ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH BLR

10-SEP-2018 28-OCT-2013

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30 142DATE OF BIRTH22-MAR-1994 (MINSK, BELARUS)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.74 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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YEAR RANK W-L2014 73 5-172013 74 3-72012 212 --2011 634 --

SINGLES TITLES (3)2018 Bogota2015 Katowice2015 Bucharest

FINALIST (1): 2015 - Rio de Janeiro

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Claimed her third WTA title at International level at 2018

Bogota, beating No.79 Arruabarrena in straight sets • 2018 season highlights include SF at Zhuhai (l.Kostyuk), a

QF run at Hiroshima (l. Anisimova) and Tashkent (l.Kuzmova) as well as R16 at Linz (l.Van Uytvank)

• Also reached QF at 2018 Bol (l.Zidansek) in the WTA 125K Series

• Advanced to 3r at 2015 US Open (l. Kvitova) to equal best Grand Slam result of career to date (also 2014 Roland Garros)

• Owns a 1-6 career record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents, losses coming against No.5 Halep (2016 Wimbledon), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Roland Garros), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Madrid), No.8 Muguruza (2015 Wuhan), No.4 Kvitova (2015 US Open) and No.8 A.Radwanska (2015 Miami). Win came over No.8 Vinci at 2016 Rio Olympics

• Has won 12 singles titles on ITF Circuit • Member of Slovak Fed Cup team, 2012, 2014-18 • Trains at Slovak National Tennis Centre in Bratislava • Parents are Juraj and Martina. Has a brother, Juraj Jr, and

younger sister Kristina, who plays the ITF Circuit

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W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2-4 1r - 1r 2r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 3-5 1r - 1r 1r 3r 2rWIMBLEDON 0-5 1r - 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 3-5 1r - 1r 3r 1r 2r

12-OCT-2015 15-JUN-2015

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ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVADATE OF BIRTH13-SEP-1994 (KOSICE, SLOVAKIA)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.76 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

SVK

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2018 -- 82017 -- 452016 -- 712015 783 722014 561 239

SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2013 -- 2922012 -- 6052011 1103 6592010 -- 583

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (10)2018 Wuhan w/Mertens Montréal w/Barty ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/Mertens Nürnberg w/Srebotnik Rome w/Barty Hobart w/Mertens Brisbane w/Bertens2017 Guangzhou w/Mertens2015 Bucharest w/Kalashnikova Katowice w/Bonaventure

FINALIST (6): 2018 - Birmingham, Cincinnati (both w/Mertens); 2017 - Bucharest (w/Mertens), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Bertens), Auckland (w/Voracova); 2016 - Tashkent (w/Voracova).

ADDITIONALDUTCH FED CUP TEAM - 2012, 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won seven WTA doubles titles in 2018 - Brisbane (w/

Bertens), Hobart, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Wuhan (all w/Mertens), Rome, Montréal (both w/Barty) and Nürnberg (w/Srebotnik)

• Also finished as R-Up in Birmingham and Cincinnati (both w/Mertens) and advanced to SFs at Miami and Beijing (both w/Mertens)

• Qualified to WTA Finals Singapore in doubles (w/Mertens) for 1st time; lost in QF stage to Barty/Vandeweghe

• In 2018, achieved best Grand Slam doubles result by reaching QF at US Open and R16 at Wimbledon; fell in opening round at Roland Garros and Australian Open

• In 2011, qualified for all four Junior Grand Slam finals with four different partners. Won both Australian and US Open

• Career-high ranking in doubles is No.7 on October 22, 2018 • Dutch Fed Cup Team, 2012, 2018 • Born in Sittard, raised in Nieuwstadt • Started playing squash at 3 years old, then began training

with Tom Devries aged 8 • Started playing professionally at 17

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DEMI SCHUURSDATE OF BIRTH01-AUG-1993 (NIEUWTADT, NETHERLANDS)HEIGHT5’ 6” (1.71 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2018 721 92017 473 52016 274 92015 155 202014 169 152013 134 112012 65 32011 112 14

SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK2010 106 452009 158 592008 227 712007 238 992006 226 2362005 341 5432004 443 2562003 686 --

DOUBLES TITLES (27)2018 Beijing w/Strycova New Haven w/Strycova2017 WTA Finals w/Babos Moscow w/Babos Tashkent w/Babos Quebec City w/Babos Rabat w/Babos Shenzhen w/Peng2016 Moscow w/Hradecka Québec City w/Hradecka Nottingham w/Peng Prague w/Gasparyan2014 Beijing w/Peng 2013 US Open w/Hradecka Budapest w/Hradecka2012 Luxembourg w/Hradecka Cincinnati w/Hradecka Memphis w/Hradecka Auckland w/Hradecka2011 Roland Garros w/Hradecka Brussels w/Voskoboeva Fès w/Voracova2010 Brisbane w/Hradecka; 2009 Bad Gastein w/Hradecka; 2008 Bad Gastein w/Hradecka Prague w/Hradecka 2007 Prague w/Cetkovska FINALIST (23): 2018 - Sydney (w/Chan), Rome, Tokyo, Wuhan (each w/Strycova); 2017 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/Babos), Australian Open, Dubai (both w/Peng); 2016 - Australian Open (w/Hradecka); 2015 - Acapulco, Birmingham, Linz (all w/Hradecka); 2014 - Québec City (w/Goerges); 2013 - Paris [Indoors], Charleston (both w/Huber), Québec City (w/Hradecka); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics, New Haven, US Open, WTA Finals (all w/Hradecka); 2011 - Memphis (w/Hradecka), Palermo (w/Zakopalova).

SINGLES TITLES (0) FINALIST (1): 2013 - Bad Gastein.

ADDITIONALMIXED DOUBLES - WINNER (1): 2013 - US Open (w/Mirnyi).CZECH FED CUP TEAM - 2012-14CZECH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (6-5): 2012, 2015-18Qualified for year-end finale five times, in two different cities and with three different partners: Hradecka (2012, 2015-16), Babos (2017) and Mladenovic (2018)... Captured the title in 2017... Advanced to the final in 2012 (l.Kirilenko/Petrova), and reached semifinals in 2015 and 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won two WTA doubles titles in 2018 – at New Haven and

Beijing (both w/Strycova) • Also finished as R-Up at Sydney (w/L.Chan), Rome, Tokyo,

Wuhan (all w/Strycova) • Best overall Grand Slam result came at 2013 US Open;

reached Final (d. Barty/Dellacqua) and 2011 Roland Garros (d. Mirza/Vesnina) both w/Hradecka

• Best result at Australian Open was R-Up in 2017 (w/Peng, l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova) and 2016 (w/Hradecka, l. Hingis/Mirza). Best result at Wimbledon was R-Up in 2012 (w/Hradecka, l. V.Willams/S.Williams)

• Won first WTA Finals w/Babos in Singapore in 2017 (d. Bertens/Larsson)  

• Reached doubles finals at London Olympics (w/Hradecka, l. V.Willams/S.Williams)

• Won first career WTA title at 2007 Prague (w/Cetkovska). Pair defeated Ji/Sun in Final

• Father, Jan, is a master brewer; mother, Jana, is a doctor; older sister’s name is Jana

• In July 2017, married Fabrizio Sestini, who works in the tournament and player relations department of the WTA

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 103 - 40

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 27-10 QF F F 3r QF 2r SF 2r 3r 2rROLAND GARROS 28-9 SF 2r QF SF 1r SF SF W 3r 1rWIMBLEDON 21-12 3r 3r 3r 2r SF QF F 1r 2r 2rUS OPEN 27-9 3r QF 3r 3r QF W F QF 1r 2r

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W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 5 2r 3r 2r - - - - 4r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 6 1r 3r 2r - - - - 1r 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 1 - 6 1r 2r 1r - - - - 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 15 - 6 SF QF QF - - - - 1r 2r 2r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 12 43-212017 16 37-242016 35 21-202015 110 5-32014 - --2013 - 2-22012 181 0-1

YEAR RANK W-L2011 94 12-182010 45 21-152009 83 5-92008 194 1-12007 267 --2006 529 --

SINGLES TITLES (3)2018 Bucharest2017 Mallorca2010 Oeiras

FINALIST (4 ): 2018 - Mallorca, Beijing; 2016 - Mallorca, Bucharest.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2017 - Mallorca (w/Jankovic).

ADDITIONALLATVIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2005-06, 2008-10, 2018.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Had 6-9 record against Top 20 players in 2018. Two of those

victories (No.18 Keys and No.6 Osaka) came on the way to a runner-up finish at 2018 Beijing Open

• 2018 season highlights include finishing R-Up at Mallorca (l. Maria), she claimed third WTA title of her career on clay in Bucharest (d. Martic in F); now 3-3 in singles finals. Also made first Premier Mandatory final at Beijing (l. Wozniacki in F). Defeated No. 6 Osaka in SF for her fourth Top 10 win of the season.

• Became the first Latvian woman to reach SF at 2018 US Open, upsetting No.7 Svitolina and No.3 Stephens en route. Defeat of No.3 Stephens was joint-best win rankings-wise (also d. No.3 Muguruza at 2016 US Open and No.3 Ka.Pliskova at 2017 Madrid). Across all majors, the only other Latvian woman to reach this stage is Ostapenko (2017 Roland Garros – WON; 2018 Wimbledon – SF)

• 2018 saw her make 43 tour-level wins, her highest previous number of wins in a single season was 37 in 2017

• Best Grand Slam result elsewhere is reaching R16 at 2011 Australian Open (l. Wozniacki), before her two-year absence from the game

• In 2016, played first full season since 2012, reaching two singles finals at Mallorca (l. Garcia) and Bucharest (l. Halep), as well as first Grand Slam QF of career at US Open

• Made Top 100 debut on July 13, 2009, Top 50 debut on October 11, 2010 and Top 20 debut on May 15, 2017

• Retired from professional tennis in May 2013 due to various injuries – mostly muscular and back-related – but returned to competition at ITF level in January 2015 after body had fully healed

• Prior to break from tennis, won first singles title at 2010 Oeiras – becoming first Latvian to win a WTA title in 17 years (since Savchenko at Schenectady in 1993)

• On ITF Circuit, has won 13 singles and four doubles titles • Member of Latvian Fed Cup Team 2005-06, 2008-10, 2018 • Studied leisure management during break from tennis • Trains and resides in Liepaja, Latvia and coached by Ronald

Schmidt • Mother is Diana Golovanova (English teacher) • Started playing at age six, introduced to the sport by her

grandmother, played for fun until she was 15 • Speaks Latvian, English, Russian, German • Other sports interests are soccer and jet skiing

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 29 20-112017 60 16-62016 -- 4-12015 4 39-92014 2 49-132013 4 37-72012 2 60-112011 4 43-142010 18 33-11

YEAR RANK W-L2009 14 31-92008 9 32-42007 5 40-112006 2 59-92005 4 53-122004 4 55-152003 32 24-122002 186 1-2

SINGLES TITLES (36)2017 Tianjin2015 Rome Brisbane2014 Beijing Roland Garros Madrid Stuttgart2013 Stuttgart Indian Wells2012 Roland Garros Rome Stuttgart2011 Cincinnati Rome 2010 Strasbourg Memphis2009 Tokyo [Pan Pacif ic]2008 Amelia Island

2008 Doha Australian Open2007 San Diego2006 Linz; Zürich; US Open San Diego Indian Wells2005 Birmingham; Doha Tokyo [Pan Pacif ic] 2004 WTA Finals Tokyo [Japan Open] Seoul Wimbledon Birmingham 2003 Québec City Tokyo [Japan Open]

FINALIST (23): 2015 - Australian Open; 2013 - Miami, Madrid, Roland Garros; 2012 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Olympics, Beijing, WTA Finals; 2011 - Miami, Wimbledon; 2010 - Birmingham, Stanford, Cincinnati; 2009 - Toronto; 2007 - Australian Open, Birmingham, WTA Finals; 2006 - Dubai, Miami; 2005 - Miami; 2004 - Zürich.

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2004 Birmingham w/Kirilenko2003 Tokyo [Japan Open] w/Tanasugarn2003 Luxembourg w/Tanasugarn

FINALIST (1): 2004 - Memphis (w/Zvonareva).

ADDITIONALRUSSIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2008, 2011-12, 2015RUSSIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (21-11): 2004-07, 2011-12, 2014-15Qualified for WTA Finals nine times, competing in eight years… Champion in 2004 (d. S.Williams in F)… Also two-time runner-up, advancing to final in 2007 (l. Henin) and 2012 (l. S.Williams)… Qualified but did not play in 2013 due to injury.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Made R16 at Montréal (l. Garcia), notching fifth Top 20 win of 2018 after sweeping aside

No.12 Kasatkina in 2r; other wins coming against No.15 Sevastova (Australian Open), No.18 Barty and No.6 Ostapenko (both Rome) and No.6 Ka.Pliskova (Roland Garros)

• 2018 season highlights include reaching SF at Shenzhen (l. eventual R-Up Siniakova), a SF run at Rome (l. World No.1 Halep) and QF at Madrid (l. eventual R-Up Bertens in 3s)

• Also made QF at 2018 Roland Garros (l. Muguruza). In Paris, victory over No.6 Ka.Pliskova in 3r marked 22nd win on clay over a Top 10 ranked player – the most among active players

• 2018 US Open marked 54th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam – the ninth-most among active players

• Five-time Grand Slam champion, winning titles at 2004 Wimbledon (d. S.Williams in F), 2006 US Open (d. Henin in F), 2008 Australian Open (d. Ivanovic in F), 2012 Roland Garros (d. Errani in F to complete career Grand Slam) and 2014 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F)

• Remains the last teenager to win a Grand Slam title, aged 19 years, 132 days at the 2006 US Open (d. Henin in F)

• One of six women to achieve career Grand Slam in the Open Era (also Court, Evert, Navratilova, Graf and S.Williams)

• Owns a 5-5 record in Grand Slam finals, finishing as runner-up three times at the Australian Open (2007, 2012, 2015) as well as 2011 Wimbledon and 2013 Roland Garros

• Won 36th career WTA singles title at 2017 Tianjin in October (d. Sabalenka in F) • Ended 2015 at No.4 on WTA Rankings for her fifth consecutive Top 5 finish, and

ninth overall • Won two WTA titles in 2015 season, at Brisbane (d. Ivanovic in F) and Rome (d.

Suárez Navarro in F) – won at least one title each year between 2003 and 2015 (13 straight years). Owns 36 WTA titles overall (36-23 record in finals), third most among active players, behind S.Williams and V.Williams

• In 2015, appeared at season-ending WTA Finals for eighth time – posted perfect 3-0 record in RR stage (l. Kvitova in SF). Was champion on debut appearance at the season finale in Los Angeles in 2004 (d. S.Williams in F)

• Part of Russian Fed Cup team that finished runners-up to Czech Republic in November 2015, despite winning both rubbers vs. Ka.Pliskova and Kvitova

• Autobiography, Unstoppable: My Life So Far, was released in September 2017 • Started playing at age 4; at age 6 took part in Moscow exhibition that

featured Martina Navratilova • Began training at Bollettieri Academy aged 9 (required two years away from

mother due to visa and finances) • Among her business interests is a Brand Ambassador for Porsche and Evian;

has a premium candy line, Sugarpova; has a skincare range called Supergoop! • Has a strong following on social media (in 2014 became first tennis player to

pass 15 million fans on Facebook)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 194 - 49

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03AUSTRALIAN OPEN 54 - 13 3r - QF F 4r SF F 4r 1r - W F SF SF 3r 1rROLAND GARROS 56 - 12 QF - - 4r W F W SF 3r QF 4r SF 4r QF QF 1rWIMBLEDON 46 - 13 1r - - SF 4r 2r 4r F 4r 2r 2r 4r SF SF W 4rUS OPEN 38 - 11 4r 4r - - 4r - SF 3r 4r 3r - 3r W SF 3r 2r

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SINGLES TITLES (2)2017 Bastad ShenzhenFINALIST (3): 2018 - Shenzhen; 2016 - Bastad, Tokyo [Japan Open]

DOUBLES TITLES (4)2018 Wimbledon w/Krejcikova Roland Garros w/Krejcikova2015 Prague w/Bencic2014 Tashkent w/Krunic

FINALIST (10): 2018 - Shenzhen, Miami, WTA Finals (all w/Krejcikova); 2015 - Shenzhen, Miami (both w/Krejcikova); 2017 - Taipei City, Indian Wells, Charleston, Prague, US Open (all w/Hradecka); 2015 - Tashkent (w/Dushevina); 2014 - Stanford (w/Kania)

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES: Doubles (1): 2014 - Limoges-FRA (w/Voracova)CZECH FED CUP TEAM - 2017.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (2-1): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in doubles competition in 2018 (top-seed, w/Krejcikova); advanced to the championship match (l. to Babos/Mladenovic)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 highlights include R-Up finish at Shenzhen (l. Halep),

SF run at Nürnberg (l. Larsson) and reaching first Premier Mandatory QF at Beijing (l. Wozniacki). Also made QF at St. Petersburg (l. Mladenovic), Prague (l. Kvitova) and Wuhan (l. Kontaveit)

• Secured four Top 20 victories in 2018 after defeating No.11 Bertens at Beijing, No.16 Vandeweghe at Wimbledon and No.4 Garcia and No.14 Muguruza at Wuhan

• Finished 2018 ranked No.1 in doubles after winning first two Grand Slam trophies at Roland Garros (d. Hozumi/Ninomiya in F) and Wimbledon (d. Melichar/Peschke in F) both w/Krejcikova, the first pairing to complete the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double since Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama in 2003. Also R-Up at WTA Finals Singapore (l. Babos/Mladenovic)

• Best Grand Slam results to date are 3r runs at Wimbledon in 2016 (l. A.Radwanska) and 2018 (l. Giorgi), Roland Garros in 2018 (l. Strycova) and US Open in 2018 (l. Tsurenko)

• Owns 6-12 career record in doubles finals • Has two Top 5 career wins, both have come in Asia - against

No.4 Halep at 2017 Shenzhen and No.4 Garcia at Wuhan • In 2016, Reached first two WTA finals of career, at Bastad (as

qualifier, l. Siegemund) and Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. McHale) • On ITF Circuit has won seven singles titles and five doubles titles • Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 Miami (l. Muguruza) • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2012 • Mother’s name is Hana (accountant); Father is Dmitri (a

businessman); younger brother is Daniel • Started playing tennis at age five; all-court player; favorite

surface is hardcourt; favorite tournament is Australian Open

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 11 - 17

W - L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 2r 1r 1r 2r 1rROLAND GARROS 2 - 4 3r 1r 1r 1r -WIMBLEDON 4 - 4 3r 1r 3r 1r -US OPEN 3 - 4 3r 1r 2r 1r -

KATERINA SINIAKOVA CZE

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YEAR RANK W-L2012 38 21-172011 97 7-92010 198 2-32009 802 --2008 496 --

SINGLES TITLES (6)2018 Miami2017 US Open2016 Acapulco Charleston Auckland2015 Washington, D.C.

FINALIST (3): 2018 - Roland Garros, Montréal, WTA Finals.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2017 - Washington D.C. (w/Bouchard).

ADDITIONALUSA FED CUP TEAM - 2012-14, 2016-17. US OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (4-1): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in 2018. After posting 3-0 record in round robin play, advanced to the championship match where she fell to Svitolina in 3-sets

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 season highlights included winning title in Miami (d.

Ostapenko in F) and finishing R-Up at Roland Garros, Montréal (l. Halep). Also made title match at debut WTA Finals (l. Svitolina)

• Other 2018 season highlights were QF run at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Voegele) and US Open (as defending champion, l. Sevastova).

• 2018 marked the first time she reached four finals in a season (reached three in 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco, Charleston, winning all three)

• Won her maiden Grand Slam title at 2017 US Open, d. Keys 6-3 6-0 to become the fifth unseeded player to win a major in the Open Era

• Prior to 2017 US Open triumph, best result to date across all majors was reaching SF at 2013 Australian Open (d. S.Williams in QF, l. eventual champion Azarenka)

• Made Top 10 debut at No.9 after 2018 Miami title and went on to post a career-high ranking of No.3 over the on July 16, 2018

• Owns seven wins vs. Top 5 players: No.5 Svitolina (2018 Montréal), No.5 Ostapenko (2018 Miami), No.3 Muguruza (2018 Miami), No.3 Kerber (2017 Toronto), No.2 Kerber (2016 Charleston via ret. w/viral illness), No.3 Sharapova (2013 Cincinnati) and No.3 S. Williams (2013 Australian Open)

• Won three titles in 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco and Premier-level Charleston. Won maiden singles title in first final contested at 2015 Washington, D.C. (d. Pavlyuchenkova in F)

• At No.97 was youngest player in year-end Top 100 in 2011; and after a phenomenal sophomore season, reached No.38 and was the youngest player, and the only teenager, in the year-end Top 50 in 2012

• Mother is Sybil Smith a former collegiate swimmer at Boston University and late father, John Stephens, was an NFL player in 1980s and 1990s; brother is Shawn Farrell

• Started playing tennis at the age of nine, at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, in Fresno, California. Two years later relocated from Fresno to Boca Raton, Florida, where she began training at the Evert Tennis Academy before moving to Nick Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy

• Coached by Kamau Murray (started working together in January 2016). Worked with Nick Saviano in 2015

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 58 - 26

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 91 - 59

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02AUSTRALIAN OPEN 18 - 16 1r 1r 1r 2r 3r 2r 1r 3r 4r 3r - 2r 4r 1r 2r 3r 1rROLAND GARROS 39 - 15 3r 4r SF 3r 4r 3r SF 3r F SF 2r 3r 1r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 12 - 15 2r - 2r 3r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r -US OPEN 22 - 13 1r - 2r 4r 2r 1r QF W QF 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - -

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 72 17-252017 41 22-192016 21 30-242015 27 33-242014 23 33-242013 18 42-232012 9 44-242011 6 45-232010 6 47-192009 13 38-20

YEAR RANK W-L2008 52 18-122007 47 17-182006 29 29-242005 46 16-222004 65 17-192003 153 2-42002 265 0-22001 276 --2000 682 --

DOUBLES TITLES (25)2018 Hong Kong w/S.Zhang2013 Moscow w/Kuznetsova2011 Stuttgart w/Lisicki2007 Eastbourne w/Raymond Berlin w/Raymond Miami w/Raymond Indian Wells w/Raymond Tokyo [Pan Pacific] w/Raymond2006 WTA Finals w/Raymond Hasselt w/Raymond Linz w/Raymond Stuttgart w/Raymond Roland Garros w/Raymond Charleston w/Raymond Miami w/Raymond Indian Wells w/Raymond Memphis w/Raymond Tokyo [Pan Pacific] w/Raymond2005 WTA Finals w/Raymond Moscow w/Raymond Luxembourg w/Raymond US Open w/Raymond New Haven w/Raymond Amelia Island w/Stewart Sydney w/StewartFINALIST (14): 2013 - Osaka (w/Zhang); 2011 - Wimbledon (w/Lisicki); 2010 - Indian Wells, Miami (both w/Petrova); 2009 - Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Toronto (all w/Stubbs); 2008 - Wimbledon, US Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (all w/Raymond); 2006 - Australian Open, New Haven (both w/Raymond); 2005 - Philadelphia (w/Raymond); 2004 - Québec City (w/Callens).

SINGLES TITLES (9)2017 Strasbourg2015 Bad Gastein2015 Strasbourg2014 Osaka2013 Osaka

2013 Carlsbad 2011 US Open2010 Charleston2009 Osaka

FINALIST (15): 2016 - Prague; 2013 - Moscow, Tournament of Champions-Sofia; 2012 - Doha, Moscow; 2011 - Rome, Toronto, Osaka; 2010 - Stuttgart, Roland Garros; 2009 - Los Angeles; 2008 - Seoul; 2006 - Prague; 2005 - Gold Coast, Sydney.

ADDITIONALMIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Wimbledon (w/Zimonjic); 2008 - Wimbledon (w/B.Bryan); 2005 - Australian Open (w/Draper).AUSTRALIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2003-07, 2009-16AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (4-6): 2010, 2011, 2012DOUBLES (4-1): 2005, 2006, 2009Played in WTA Finals six times in four different cities: Los Angeles, Madrid, Doha and Istanbul… Won the doubles title in 2005 and 2006 (w/Raymond)… Of three singles appearances, advanced to semifinals twice (2010, 2011).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 season highlights include 3r showing at Roland Garros (l. Muguruza),

reaching QFs at Gstaad (l. eventual champion Cornet), Strasbourg (as defending champion, l. eventual R-Up Cibulkova) and Prague (l. Giorgi) and SF run at Mallorca (l. eventual R-Up Sevastova)

• 2018 US Open marked 60th career Grand Slam main draw appearance – one of only six active players to reach the milestone, along with V.Williams (80), Schiavone (70), S.Williams (69), Kuznetsova (63) and Schnyder (60)

• Owns one Grand Slam singles title, having won 2011 US Open (d. S.Williams in F). One of just five women who have defeated S.Williams in a Grand Slam final (also V.Williams, Sharapova, Kerber and Muguruza)

• Owns three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles: 2005 Australian Open (w/Draper), 2008 Wimbledon (w/B.Bryan) and 2014 Wimbledon (w/Zimonjic)

• Highlight of 2017 season came with ninth career title at Strasbourg (d. Gavrilova in F), along with QF runs at Taipei City (l. Peng), Doha (l. Cibulkova) and Hong Kong (l. Wang) – also reached R16 of Roland Garros for sixth time (l. eventual champion Ostapenko)

• Advanced to fifth Grand Slam SF of career at 2016 Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Muguruza). Following Roland Garros result, rose to No.14 – first time ranked inside Top 15 since week of August 26, 2013

• Represented Australia at Rio Olympics, progressing to 3r in singles (l. eventual silver medalist Kerber)

• Achieved 500th career match win (all levels) at 2015 Washington D.C. • Owns two wins over a reigning World No.1: S.Williams (2010 Roland

Garros) and Wozniacki (2010 WTA Finals) • Former doubles World No.1 (spent 61 weeks in top spot) with 24 titles to

her name, including 2005 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Raymond)

• Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Australia in 1998, and first WTA main draws in 2002, as a wildcard at Gold Coast and Australian Open

• Friend introduced her to tennis at age eight • Off the court, enjoys going to the beach, swimming in the sea, hanging out

with friends, surfing and listening to music

SAMANTHA STOSUR AUS

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YEAR RANK W-L2009 69 13-202008 76 5-92007 156 3-52006 164 0-12005 142 8-152004 56 15-172003 161 0-12002 222 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2017 Linz2011 Québec City

FINALIST (6): 2016 - Dubai, Birmingham; 2014 - Birmingham, Luxembourg; 2012 - Palermo; 2010 - Prague.DOUBLES TITLES (23)2018 Beijing w/Sestini Hlavackova2018 New Haven w/Sestini Hlavackova2018 Indian Wells w/Hsieh2016 Tokyo [Pan Pacific] w/Mirza 2016 Cincinnati w/Mirza2016 Birmingham w/Ka.Pliskova2012 Palermo w/Voracova2012 Stuttgart w/Benesova2011 Luxembourg w/Benesova2011 ‘s-Hertogenbosch w/Koukalova 2011 Barcelona w/Benesova2011 Monterrey w/Benesova2011 Sydney w/Benesova2010 Linz w/Voracova2010 Acapulco w/Hercog2010 Tokyo [Pan Pacific] w/Benesova 2010 Monterrey w/Benesova2010 Paris [Indoors] w/Benesova2009 Luxembourg w/Benesova2009 Québec City w/King 2008 Stockholm w/Benesova2005 Rabat w/Loit2005 Warsaw w/Perebiynis

FINALIST (17): 2018 - Rome, Tokyo [PPO], Wuhan (all w/Sestini Hlavackova); 2017 - Sydney, Miami (both w/Mirza); 2016 - Auckland (w/Kovinic), Wuhan (w/Mirza); 2012 - Linz (w/Goerges); 2010 - Bastad (w/Voracova), Québec City (w/Mattek-Sands), Luxembourg (w/Benesova); 2009 - Monterrey, Prague (both w/Benesova); 2008 - Auckland (w/Müller); 2006 - Auckland (w/Loit); 2005 - Bogotá (w/Kurhajcova), Prague (w/Kostanic Tosic).

ADDITIONALCZECH FED CUP TEAM - 2002-04, 2006-07, 2011-12, 2014-17CZECH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2004, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (1-1): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in 2018 (w/Sestini Hlavackova); reached semifinals before falling to top-seeded Krejcikova/Siniakova.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 season highlights include making QF at Auckland (l. Hsieh)

and Sydney (l. Barty) as well as a SF run at Birmingham (l. eventual R-Up Rybarikova). Also part of Czech Republic team that beat USA 3-0 in Fed Cup World Group final (d. Kenin in day 1 singles rubber)

• Enjoyed successful 2018 season in doubles, winning titles at Indian Wells (w/Hsieh, d. Makarova/Vesnina), Rome (l. Barty/Schurs, New Haven (d. Hsieh/Siegemund), Tokyo (l.Kato/Ninomiya) Wuhan (d.Mertens/Schuurs) and Beijing (d. Dabrowski/Xu)

• Made R16 at 2018 Australian Open (l. Ka.Pliskova) for third consecutive year and R16 at Roland Garros – her best result in Paris to date (l. Putintseva)

• Beat No.3 Muguruza in R16 at 2018 Birmingham to register sixth Top 5 win of career – previous wins came against No.2 Li (2014 Wimbledon), No.3 Sharapova (2015 Wuhan), No.3 Muguruza (2016 Australian Open), No.3 Kerber (2016 Madrid) and No.1 Muguruza (2017 Beijing)

• Best result at a Grand Slam came with QF run at 2014 Wimbledon (posted wins over Li – in the last match of the Chinese star’s career – and Wozniacki en route, l. eventual champion Kvitova). Occasion marked first time in Open Era that three Czech women advanced to QF at a Slam (also Safarova, Kvitova)

• Clinched second tour-level singles title at 2017 Linz (d. No.1 seed Rybarikova in F). Holds a 2-6 record in singles finals, with other title coming at 2011 Québec City (d. Erakovic in F)

• Posted career-high singles ranking of No.16 on January 16, 2017 • Won doubles bronze medal at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/Safarova) • Made Top 20 singles debut (at No.19) on August 22, 2016 • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic in

2000. Won nine singles and 10 doubles titles on ITF Circuit • ITF Junior World Champion in 2002 • Two-time junior singles Grand Slam winner: won back-to-back

Australian Open girls’ singles titles, in 2002 (d. Sharapova in F) and 2003; also won three junior doubles titles. Ranked No.1 in both disciplines during junior career

• Parents are Jindrich and Ilona; sister, Ivona, studied law and lives in US • Started playing tennis at age

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 48 - 50

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03AUSTRALIAN OPEN 17 - 11 4r 4r 4r 3r 2r - 2r 3r 2r 1r - - - 1r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 7 - 12 4r 2r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r - - - 1r 2r -WIMBLEDON 16 - 15 3r 2r 3r 1r QF 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 3r 1r - 2r 1r 1rUS OPEN 8 - 12 3r 2r 1r 3r 3r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r - - 1r 1r -

BARBORA STRYCOVA CZE

16-JAN-2017 29-OCT-2018

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 23 27-212017 40 26-232016 12 39-212015 13 41-242014 18 51-252013 17 43-262012 34 25-262011 56 16-13

YEAR RANK W-L2010 57 22-142009 34 29-272008 50 14-142007 169 --2006 289 --2005 358 --2004 613 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2016 Doha2014 Oeiras

FINALIST (10): 2018 - New Hvaen; 2015 - Antwerp, Miami, Rome; 2013 - Acapulco, Oeiras; 2012 - Oeiras; 2010 - Marbella; 2009 - Marbella .

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2015 Tokyo [Pan Pacif ic] w/Muguruza2015 Birmingham w/Muguruza2014 Stanford w/Muguruza

FINALIST (6): 2016 - Doha (w/Errani); 2015 - Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Muguruza); 2014 - Madrid, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza).

ADDITIONALSPANISH FED CUP TEAM - 2008-14, 2016SPANISH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008, 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (3-3): 2014, 2015Made WTA Finals debut in 2014 in doubles (w/Muguruza, l. Hsieh/Peng in QF)… Runner-up in 2015 (w/Muguruza, l. Hingis/Mirza)… Was a singles alternate in 2015 and 2016 (did not play).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Defeated No.6 Garcia and former champion Sharapova

en route to a QF showing at 2018 US Open • By virtue of 2018 Wimbledon results, passed $10 million

in career prize money • Advanced to QF stage in Madrid, defeating No.4 Svitolina

en route • Reached her third career QF appearance at 2018

Australian Open (l. eventual champion Wozniacki), equaling her best result at the Grand Slams

• 2016 season highlight was winning biggest title of career at Premier 5 Doha. Triumph was second WTA singles title, after winning first at 2014 Oeiras

• Returned to Top 10 after 2016 Doha title at No.6, a new career-high singles ranking

• Ended 2015 season third on list for Top 5 wins (4-6 record), defeating No.3 Kvitova (3r Dubai), No.3 Kvitova (QF Doha), No.4 Kvitova (QF Rome) and No.2 Halep (SF Rome)

• One of six players to make Top 10 rankings debut in 2015 (April 6, 2015 at No.10), rising as high as No.8 during the season. Third Spanish women to achieve a Top 10 ranking, after Sánchez‐Vicario and Martínez; Muguruza has since become the fourth

• In doubles, qualif ied for 2015 WTA Finals (w/Muguruza) after winning two titles at Birmingham and Tokyo [PPO], and posting R-Up finishes at Dubai and Madrid. Pair advanced to f inal in Singapore, falling to top seeds Hingis/Mirza

• QF run at 2008 Roland Garros made her the f irst qualif ier to reach Roland Garros last eight since 2001; and ranked No.132, became joint‐lowest‐ranked quarterfinalist at Roland Garros (also Pierce)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 79 - 40

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 21 - 10 QF 2r QF 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 3r QF -ROLAND GARROS 24 - 10 2r 4r 4r 3r QF 4r 3r - 1r 3r QFWIMBLEDON 13 - 9 3r 2r 4r 1r 2r 4r 1r - - 3r 2rUS OPEN 21 - 11 QF 4r 4r 1r 3r QF 2r 4r 1r 2r 1r

CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO ESP

29-FEB-2016 27-APR-2015

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6 11DATE OF BIRTH03-SEP-1988 (LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN)HEIGHT5’ 4” (1.62 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (ONE-HANDED BACKHAND)

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YEAR RANK W-L2013 40 13-202012 156 0-52011 269 --2010 498 --

SINGLES TITLES (13)2018 WTA Finals2018 Rome2018 Dubai2018 Brisbane2017 Toronto2017 Rome 2017 Istanbul

2017 Taipei City2017 Dubai 2016 Kuala Lumpur2015 Marrakech2014 Baku2013 Baku

FINALIST (2): 2016 - New Haven, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai.

DOUBLES TITLES (2)2015 Istanbul w/Gavrilova2014 Istanbul w/Doi

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2012 - Pune- IND.UKRAINIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2012-15, 2017.UKRAINIAN OLYMPIC TEAM - 2016

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (6-2): 2017, 2018Captured the Billie Jean King Trophy at the 2018 WTA Finals; posted a 3-0 record in round-robin play before defeating Kiki Bertens in the semifinals and Sloane Stephens in the championship match; won four of five matches in 3-sets, including the championship match... Made WTA Finals debut in 2017, but did not advance beyond group stage competition.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won the biggest title of her career at WTA Finals

Singapore in 2018 • Record in tour-level f inals stands at 13-2. Has won her

past nine matches at this stage, with last defeat coming against Kvitova at 2016 Zhuhai

• Won the Jerry Diamond ACES Award in the 2018 WTA Awards, in recognition of her promotion of women’s tennis to fans, media, and local communities by performing off-court promotional and charitable activities.

• Became first Ukrainian woman to reach QF at Australian Open, surpassing A.Bondarenko who fell in R16 in 2010; K.Bondarenko reached QF at 2009 US Open. Was bidding to become first Ukrainian woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal

• Enjoyed stand-out 2017, f inishing the year at No.6, winning a tour-leading five titles and posting second-most wins of season (53, behind Wozniacki with 60)

• Became first player to win three Premier 5 titles in a single season (Dubai, Rome, Toronto), since such tournaments were introduced in 2009

• One of f ive players to make Top 10 debut in 2017, after winning Dubai in February (also Ostapenko, Garcia, Mladenovic and Vandeweghe). Peaked in rankings at No.3 on September 11, 2017

• In 2017 became the f irst Ukrainian woman to qualify for the WTA Finals in singles. Her countrywoman Natalia Medvedeva contested the doubles format in 1990

• Her nine titles over the last two seasons is the most on the WTA Tour

• Qualif ied for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai for the second time (l. Kvitova in F)

• Made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Baku (lost in 1r but won title the next two years)

• Played first ITF Circuit events of career in 2008. Winner of seven singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit

• Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2012‐2017. Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2016

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 42 - 25

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 11 - 6 QF 3r 2r 3r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 15 - 6 3r QF 4r QF 2r 2r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 6 1r 4r 2r 2r 1r 1r - US OPEN 11 - 7 4r 4r 3r 3r 1r 2r 1r

ELINA SVITOLINA UKR

11-SEP-2017 04-MAY-2015

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3 108DATE OF BIRTH12-SEP-1994 (ODESSA, UKRAINE)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.74 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 10 - 17

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2-4 1r - 1r 2r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 4-4 1r 1r - 2r 4r -WIMBLEDON 1-4 1r - - 2r 1r 1rUS OPEN 3-5 2r 2r - 1r 1r 2r

AJLA TOMLJANOVIC

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43 47DATE OF BIRTH07-MAY-1993 (ZAGREBB, CROATIA)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.80 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

AUS

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 43 22-192017 151 5-92016 930 0-22015 66 18-212014 63 17-202013 78 7-7

YEAR RANK W-L 2012 453 0-12011 145 1-52010 157 1-32009 353 0-12008 973 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (3): 2018 - Rabat, Seoul; 2015 – Pattaya City.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

ADDITIONALCROATION FED CUP – 2010-11.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Ended 2018 season with a career-high ranking and

career-best year-end finish of No.43 • Reached second (Rabat) and third (Seoul) career WTA

singles f inals in 2018 – only other f inal appearance coming at 2015 Pattaya City

• Advanced to second career QF at a Premier-level event in San Jose (l. eventual champion Buzarnescu) – the other being 2015 Stanford

• Ended 2015 at No.66 for her third consecutive Top 100 finish (career-best rank to date is No.47 in January 2015)

• Best Grand Slam result to date was R16 run at 2014 Roland Garros (d. No.32 seed Vesnina in 2r and No.3 seed A.Radwanska in 3r, l. Suárez Navarro)

• On ITF Circuit, f inished R-Up in f inal tournament of 2017 at $100k ITF/Dubai-UAE (l. Bencic) in December and also reached finals at $60k ITF/Sacramento (l. Anisimova), CA-USA and $80k Waco, TX-USA (l. Townsend)

• Made pro debut on ITF Circuit in Croatia in 2007. WTA main draw debut came at 2009 Indian Wells (as WC, l. 1r)

• As a junior, achieved career-high ranking of No.4 in singles and No.4 in doubles. Member of Croatia’s victorious junior Fed Cup team in 2009

• Won the junior doubles crown in Australia in 2009 (w/McHale)

• Announced in 2014 she would switch nationalities and start representing Australia (first did so at 2014 US Open)

• Moved to Brisbane in November 2014 with Australian residency; parted ways with coach David Taylor in June 2015

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YEAR RANK W-L 2014 102 5-62013 308 1-32012 676 --2011 428 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2013 – Washington, D.C. (w/Bouchard).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES – Doubles (1): 2018 Indian Wells 125k-CA, USA (w/Wickmayer). USA FED CUP – 2015

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Has enjoyed a career-best year at the Slams in 2018, scoring

debut main draw wins at Wimbledon and US Open • At Roland Garros, has reached 3r in 2014 (l. Suárez

Navarro), and 2r in 2016 (l. Svitolina), 2017 (l. Hsieh) and 2018 (l. Halep)

• Landed ninth ITF singles title at 2018 $25k ITF/Sumter, SC-USA (d. Lim in F)

• Enjoyed more ITF success pre-Roland Garros, highlighted by seventh and eighth career titles at this level at $80K ITF/Dothan, AL-USA (d. Duque-Mariño in F) and $80K ITF/Charleston, SC-USA (d. Brengle in F)

• Career-high of No.61 (July 16, 2018), career-best year end finish of No.74

• Best win of career came over No.21 Cornet at 2014 Roland Garros in 2r

• Cracked Top 100 the week of January 19, 2015 at No.99 • Made WTA main draw debut as wildcard at 2013 Indian

Wells; in f irst match posted career f irst Top 100 win over No.57 Hradecka

• Has reached one WTA doubles f inal in career, f inishing R-Up at 2013 Washington D.C. (w/Bouchard, l. Aoyama/Dushevina)

• Won both the girls’ singles and doubles titles at 2012 Australian Open, becoming first American to sweep both events at a junior Slam since Davenport in 1992 and first American to hold year-end No.1 junior world ranking since Gretchen Rush in 1982

• Also won junior doubles title at 2012 Wimbledon (w/Bouchard) and 2012 US Open (w/Andrews)

• Turned professional at end of 2012 season

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 7 - 13

W-L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0-2 1r - - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 5-5 2r 2r 2r 1r 3rWIMBLEDON 1-2 2r - - - 1rUS OPEN 1-4 2r 1r 1r - 1r

TAYLOR TOWNSEND USA

16-JUL-2018 20-MAR-2017

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YEAR RANK W-L 2012 102 9-142011 120 4-102010 184 1-32009 265 0-12008 353 --2007 663 --

SINGLES TITLES (4)2018 Acapulco2017 Acapulco

2016 Guangzhou2015 Istanbul

ADDITIONALUKRAINIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2011-13, 2015-17.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • QF run at 2018 US Open (l. eventual champion Osaka)

was her career best result at a Grand Slam • Defeated No.2 Wozniacki in 2r at Flushing Meadows to

notch best win-by-rank of her career • Achieved career-high singles ranking of No.26 following

2018 US Open (September 10, 2018) and finished with career-best year-end finish of No.27

• Reached R16 for f irst time at Roland Garros (ret. vs. Muguruza w/leg injury)

• Successfully defended her title at Acapulco (d. Voegele in F), improving her record in f inals to a perfect 4-0

• Has won titles in four consecutive seasons after 2015 Istanbul (d. U.Radwanska in F), 2016 Guangzhou (d. Jankovic in F) and Acapulco in 2017 and 2018

• Member of Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13 and 2015-18 • Winner of six singles and eight doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007; made

WTA main draw debut at 2009 Tashkent • Only played tennis occasionally and for fun between

ages 14-17; moved to Kiev at 17 to play more seriously • Studied at Physical Education & Sports Institute for one and

a half years (no longer studying; hopes to return one day)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 24 - 29

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 8 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 2r ROLAND GARROS 5 - 6 4r 3r 1r 1r - 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 6 - 8 2r 3r 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r US OPEN 8 - 7 QF 1r 4r 2r 1r 1r 1r -

LESIA TSURENKO UKR

10-SEP-2018 28-MAY-2018

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26 115DATE OF BIRTH30-MAY-1989 (VLADIMIREC, UKRAINE)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.74 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 Budapest2017 Quebec City

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2018 Luxembourg w/Minnen

FINALIST (1): 2015 - Antwerp (w/Mestach).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2013 - Taipei-TPEBELGIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2012-18

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • At 2018 Wimbledon, reached R16 for f irst time (d. def.

champion Muguruza) • Achieved career-high ranking of No.37 on August 13, 2018 • Finished 2018 at No.50, her fourth Top 100 season

Career-best f inish came in 2015, at No.42 • Won second tour-level title at Budapest in February,

dropping only one set in the f inal; is 2-0 in f inals, including first title at 2017 Québec City

• Represented Belgium in 3-2 Fed Cup World Group I defeat against France and play-off win over Italy (posted 2-0 record across both ties, d. Parmentier and Errani)

• 2017 season was highlighted by lifting f irst WTA singles title at Québec City

• Won 10th and 11th ITF singles titles in 2016, at $50k ITF/Stockton-USA (d. Pivovarova in F) and $50k ITF/Las Vegas-USA (d. Kenin in F)

• Won WTA 125k event in Chinese Taipei in 2013 • Contested first WTA qualifying event at 2011 Brussels,

reaching 2r (l. Wickmayer) • Best result at the majors came in 2015, reaching QF at

Roland Garros to become first Belgian to reach this stage in Paris since Henin won the title in 2007

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 10 - 18 W - L 18 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 4 1r - 1r 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 6 - 4 2r 2r - QF 1rWIMBLEDON 4 - 5 4r 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 0 - 5 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r

ALISON VAN UYTVANCK BEL

13-AUG-2018 26-OCT-2015

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37 106DATE OF BIRTH26-MAR-1994 (VILVOORDE, BELGIUM)HEIGHT5’ 8” (1.73 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 10 - 18

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 4 1r - 1r 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 6 - 4 2r 2r - QF 1rWIMBLEDON 4 - 5 4r 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 0 - 5 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r

ALISON VAN UYTVANCK BEL

13-AUG-2018 26-OCT-2015

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 104 10-172017 10 35-182016 37 23-182015 37 20-222014 40 22-142013 110 5-112012 95 6-7

YEAR RANK W-L2011 127 8-132010 114 6-82009 354 1-22008 405 0-32007 746 0-12006 -- 0-1

SINGLES TITLES (2)2016 ‘s-Hertogenbosch2014 ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

FINALIST (4): 2018 - Stuttgart; 2017 - Stanford, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai; 2012 - Stanford.

DOUBLES TITLES (4)2018 US Open w/Barty2018 Miami w/Barty 2017 Stanford w/Spears2016 Indian Wells w/Mattek-Sands

FINALIST (1): 2016 - Cincinnati (w/Hingis).

ADDITIONALMIXED DOUBLES - FINALIST (2): 2016 - US Open (w/Ram); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi).US FED CUP TEAM - 2010, 2015-17US OLYMPIC TEAM, 2016

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (1-1): 2018Made WTA Finals debut in 2018, qualifying in doubles (w/Barty); defeated No.4 seed

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Captured Miami Open doubles title and first Grand Slam

doubles title at 2018 US Open and later qualif ied for WTA Finals Singapore in doubles (all w/Barty, lost in SF)

• Helped make history in Miami as it was the f irst time since 1985 that USA had a winner in all four events (Stephens, Vandeweghe, Isner and Bryan Brothers)

• Produced R-Up finish in Stuttgart. Defeated World No.1 Halep en route to f inal – now owns an impressive 3-1 record vs. World No.1s, also defeating Kerber (2017 Australian Open) and Ka.Pliskova (2017 US Open), and losing to S.Williams (2014 Miami)

• Best Grand Slam results to date are SF runs at 2017 US Open (l. Keys) and 2017 Australian Open (l. V.Williams)

• Became 21st unseeded player (and Lucic-Baroni the 22nd at the same tournament) to advance to a Grand Slam semifinal since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds)

• Posted best year-end finish in 2017 at No.10, making her debut in the elite bracket on November 6, 2017

• Played inspirational role in Team USA’s Fed Cup title triumph, going a perfect 8-0 in singles and doubles across 2017, including winning decisive doubles rubber w/Rogers vs. Belarus in f inal in Minsk – USA’s f irst Fed Cup title win in 17 years

• Won first career singles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June 2014; with Keys also victorious at Eastbourne, marked first time two Americans won titles in the same week since February 2002 (V.Williams at Antwerp, Seles at Doha)

• Member of US Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2015-18 • Won 2008 US Open girls’ singles title as a wildcard

without dropping a set (d. Paz in F) • Made WTA debut as wildcard at 2006 San Diego;

recorded first WTA win (main draw or qualifying) at 2009 Los Angeles (d. Garbin in 1r, l. Pennetta)

• Winner of two singles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Father is Robert, mother’s name is Tauna (represented

USA at Olympics for swimming in 1976 and volleyball in 1984); grandfather’s name is Ernie (played for New York Knicks in 1950s); uncle’s name is Kiki (general manager of NBA team the Denver Nuggets and a former UCLA basketball player)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 31 - 32 W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 7 1r SF 1r 3r - 1r - 1r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 2r 1r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 12 - 8 1r QF 4r QF 2r 1r 1r 1r - - - US OPEN 9 - 10 1r SF 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r

CoCo VANDEWEGHE USA

06-NOV-2017 29-OCT-2018

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10 14DATE OF BIRTH06-DEC-1991 (NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA)HEIGHT6’ 1” (1.85 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 31 - 32

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 7 1r SF 1r 3r - 1r - 1r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 2r 1r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 12 - 8 1r QF 4r QF 2r 1r 1r 1r - - - US OPEN 9 - 10 1r SF 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r

CoCo VANDEWEGHE USA

06-NOV-2017 29-OCT-2018

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10 14DATE OF BIRTH06-DEC-1991 (NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA)HEIGHT6’ 1” (1.85 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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YEAR RANK W-L2014 84 12-182013 86 12-122012 118 4-12011 392 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2017 Nottingham2014 Kuala Lumpur.

FINALIST (4): 2018 - Washington, D.C.; 2015 - Tashkent; 2013 - Birmingham; 2012 - Tashkent.

ADDITIONALCROATIAN FED CUP TEAM - 2012-15, 2017.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Achieved career-high ranking and career-best year-end

finish of No.34 in 2018 • During SF Tokyo run, scored victories over multiple Top

10 players at the same tournament for f irst time in her career by defeating No.9 Stephens and No.4 Garcia

• Reached the final at Washington D.C. (l. Kuznetsova after holding 4mp) – her first finals appearance since winning 2017 Nottingham; career record in finals now stands at 2-4;

• Achieved a career-best Slam result by reaching 2018 Wimbledon R16

• Enjoyed a resurgent year in 2017, cracking the Top-50 in the week of July 24, 2017

• When she won first career singles title at 2014 Kuala Lumpur, aged 17 yrs 10 mos, became youngest player to win a WTA singles title since 2006 Bangkok (Vania King)

• Reached first WTA career f inal at 2012 Tashkent. In what was her f irst WTA main draw appearance, became youngest WTA finalist since 15-year-old Paszek won Portoroz in 2005

• Broke into Top 100 (at No.93) on January 28, 2013 • On ITF Circuit has won five singles and one doubles title • Member of Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2012-15, 2017

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 14 - 21

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 6 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 3 - 6 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3rWIMBLEDON 5 - 5 4r 2r 1r - 2r 1rUS OPEN 3 - 4 1r 3r - - 1r 2r

DONNA VEKIC CRO

22-OCT-2018 20-AUG-2018

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 5 - 7

W - L 18 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 1 2r -ROLAND GARROS 1 - 2 1r 2rWIMBLEDON 0 - 2 1r 1rUS OPEN 3 - 2 4r 1r

WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 67 14-162017 67 9-7

YEAR RANK W-L 2016 376 1-12015 429 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2017 Biel

ADDITIONALCZECH REPUBLIC FED CUP TEAM - 2017.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Matched best year-end finish at No.67 in 2018 (also

2017), back-to-back Top 100 seasons – was the biggest ranking mover on tour in 2017, from No.376 to No.67 (309 places)

• At 2018 US Open, became the f irst teenager to reach the last 16 at Flushing Meadows since 2016 (Konjuh, QF – 18) and the youngest Czech player to advance to this stage in New York since 2005 (Vaidisova, R16 -16)

• Reached R16 on Premier Mandatory debut at Indian Wells (l. Martic) and moved to career-high ranking of No.50 in result

• Made WTA breakthrough by winning International-level title at 2017 Biel/Bienne. At No.233, was the lowest-ranked title winner in 2017 and aged 17 years, 293 days was the youngest since Konjuh (17 years, 169 days) at 2015 Nottingham

• Reached doubles QF at 2017 Wimbledon (w/Bellis, l. eventual f inalists H.Chan/Niculescu)

• Advanced to 2r on tour-level debut at 2016 Prague – as wildcard

• On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles and four doubles titles

• Made professional debut at 2014 $100k ITF/Prague-CZE (d. Suk, l. Brengle in 2r)

• In juniors won doubles at Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2015 (both w/Kolodziejova). In singles, was semifinalist at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon

MARKETA VONDROUSOVA CZE

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50 147DATE OF BIRTH28-JUN-1999 (SOKOLOV, CZE)HEIGHT5' 8" (1.72 M)PLAYSLEFT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 20 37-212017 45 24-192016 70 8-122015 114 4-142014 100 1-22013 217 1-12012 193 0-3

YEAR RANK W-L2011 270 --2010 291 --2009 363 --2008 556 --2007 778 --2006 896 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2018 Nanchang2018 Guangzhou

FINALIST (2): 2018 - Hong Kong, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai.

DOUBLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2017 - Hong Kong (w/J.Lu)

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - SINGLES (1): 2017 - Zhengzhou.CHINESE FED CUP TEAM - 2012-16 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Reached a career-high ranking and career-best year-end

finish of No.20 after a breakout 2018 campaign with 37 match wins, her first season of 30 or more wins in her career

• Established an incredible homecourt advantage this season while playing in China: Nanchang (WON), Guangzhou (WON), Wuhan (SF), Beijing (SF), Hong Kong (R-UP) and Zhuhai (R-UP) – 23-6 win-loss record

• Dropped just 18 games total en route to second career title at Guangzhou – the fewest games lost in winning a WTA singles title in 2018

• Did not drop more than four games in a single match in Guangzhou title, becoming the fourth Chinese woman to win the title in the tournament’s 15-year history – also Li (2004), Yan (2005) and Zhang (2013 and 2017)

• Lifted f irst tour-level title in July at Nanchang (d. Zheng Saisai in F following ret. w/fatigue). Dropped only one set en route to title

• Achieved best Slam results by reaching 3r at Roland Garros and US Open

• Achieved first Top 50 year-end finish in 2017, f inishing as China’s No.3. Ascended 25 spots from No.70 in 2016 to No.45 in 2017, marking third Top 100 season in four years

• Advanced to first WTA SF at 2017 Hong Kong (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and captured WTA 125K Series title in Zhengzhou

• Owns three Top 10 wins in career (3-12 record), defeating No.10 Wozniacki at 2013 Kuala Lumpur, No.9 V.Williams at 2018 Roland Garros and No.7 Ka.Pliskova at 2018 Wuhan

• Member of Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2012-2016 • On ITF Circuit, owns 13 singles and one doubles title • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2007 Beijing and main

draw debut at 2012 Baku

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 10 - 17

W-L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 4 1r 1r 2r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 4 3r 1r 2r 1r -WIMBLEDON 1 - 4 1r 2r 1r 1r -US OPEN 5 - 5 3r 1r 2r 2r 2r

WANG QIANG CHN

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20 118DATE OF BIRTH14-JAN-1992 (TIANJIN, CHINA)HEIGHT5’ 8” (1.72 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 73 6-42017 168 0-22016 117 2-22015 135 6-4

YEAR RANK W-L2014 191 4-42013 313 1-32012 520 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2018 Taipei City w/Y.Duan2015 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai w/C.Liang2015 Kuala Lumpur w/C.Liang

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Doubles (4): 2018 - Bol-CRO (w/Duque Marino), Zhengzhou (w/Y.Duan); 2017 - Hua Hin (w/Y.Duan); 2015 - Hua Hin (w/C.Liang)CHINESE FED CUP TEAM - 2016, 2018

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Made Top 100 debut on April 2, 2018; f inished 2018 with

a career-best year-end ranking of No.73; the following week, climbed to No.70, a career-best ranking (week of November 12, 2018)

• One of four Chinese players to f inish the year in Top 100 • Season highlight in 2018 was reaching third career WTA

SF at Taipei City (l. eventual champion Babos), where she also won doubles title w/Duan

• Also in 2018, made QF at Bucharest (l. Buzarnescu) – rose to career-high No.71 in the rankings after Bucharest run (July 23, 2018) – and won through qualifying to reach R16 at Miami (l. Kerber on 3s); scored second-best win of career over No.23 Suárez Navarro in 2r

• Strong performances at WTA 125K Series events in 2018 highlighted by R-Up finish at Zhengzhou (l. S.Zheng)

• Season highlight in 2017 was reaching second WTA SF, at Nanchang. Missed first half of 2017 due to illness. Marked comeback with a series of opening round defeats on ITF Circuit before lifting eighth career title at this level at $25k ITF/Tianjin-CHN

• Made Fed Cup debut for China in 2016 • Having fallen in qualifying at all four Grand Slam events

in 2015, made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2016 Australian Open (l. Sakkari in 1r). Best results at the majors are 2r showings at US Open in 2016 (as qualif ier, l. Tsurenko) and 2018 (l. Kvitova)

• Has contested doubles main draw at all four majors • Made WTA singles main draw debut at 2014 Guangzhou,

advancing to SF (l. Niculescu). Defeated No.20 Stosur en route to register f irst – and to date only – Top 20 win

• Has lost all three matches against Top 5 players: No.5 Wozniacki at 2015 Kuala Lumpur, No.5 Kvitova at 2018 US Open and No.4 Garcia at 2018 Beijing

• Contested WTA qualifying for the first time at 2012 Beijing • Played first event of career at ITF/Quanzhou-CHN in

2009

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 2 - 5

W-L 18 17 16AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0-1 - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 0-1 1r - -WIMBLEDON 0-1 1r - -US OPEN 2-2 2r - 2r

WANG YAFAN CHN

12-NOV-2018 15-FEB-2016

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70 49DATE OF BIRTH30-APR-1994 (NANJING, CHINA)HEIGHT5’ 6” (1.70 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 16 18-62017 22 8-12016 2 38-62015 1 53-32014 1 52-82013 1 78-4

YEAR RANK W-L2012 3 58-42011 12 22-32010 4 25-42009 1 50-122008 2 44-82007 7 35-10

YEAR RANK W-L2006 95 12-42005 11 21-72004 7 39-92003 3 38-32002 1 56-52001 6 38-7

YEAR RANK W-L2000 6 37-81999 4 41-71998 20 26-111997 99 3-2

SINGLES TITLES (72)2017 Australian Open2016 Wimbledon Rome 2015 Cincinnati; Wimbledon Roland Garros Miami; Australian Open2014 WTA Finals; US Open Cincinnati Stanford Rome Miami Brisbane 2013 WTA Finals Beijing US Open Toronto

2013 Bastad Roland Garros Rome Madrid Charleston Miami Brisbane2012 WTA Finals US Open Olympics Stanford Wimbledon Madrid Charleston2011 Toronto; Stanford2010 Australian Open Wimbledon

2009 WTA Finals Wimbledon Australian Open2008 US Open Charleston Miami Bangalore2007 Miami Australian Open2005 Australian Open2004 Beijing Miami2003 Wimbledon Miami Paris [Indoors] Australian Open2002 Leipzig Tokyo [Princess Cup]

2002 US Open Wimbledon Roland Garros Rome Miami Scottsdale2001 WTA Finals Toronto Indian Wells Tokyo [Princess Cup]2000 Los Angeles Hannover1999 Grand Slam Cup. US Open Los Angeles Indian Wells Paris [Indoors]

FINALIST (22): 2018 - Wimbledon, US Open; 2016 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Roland Garros; 2013 - Doha, Cincinnati; 2011 - US Open; 2010 - Sydney; 2009 - Miami; 2008 - Wimbledon; 2007 - Moscow; 2004 - Wimbledon, Los Angeles, WTA Finals; 2003 - Charleston; 2002 - Berlin, WTA Finals; 2001 - US Open; 2000 - Paris [Indoors], Montréal; 1999 - Miami.

DOUBLES TITLES (23)2016 Wimbledon 2012 Olympics 2012 Wimbledon 2010 Roland Garros 2010 Madrid2010 Australian Open

2009 US Open 2009 Stanford2009 Wimbledon2009 Australian Open2008 Olympics2008 Wimbledon

2003 Australian Open 2002 Leipzig*2002 Wimbledon2001 Australian Open 2000 Olympics 2000 Wimbledon

1999 US Open 1999 Roland Garros 1999 Hannover1998 Zürich 1998 Oklahoma City

FINALIST (1): 1999 - San Diego (w/V.Williams).*Serena has won 22 doubles titles with her sister Venus. Serena won 2002 Leipzig with Alexandra Stevenson.

MIXED DOUBLES TITLES (2)1998 Wimbledon (w/Mirnyi)1998 US Open (w/Mirnyi)

FINALIST (2): 1999 - Australian Open (w/Mirnyi); 1998 - Roland Garros (w/Lobo).

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 331 - 45

W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98AUSTRALIAN OPEN 81 - 10 - W F W 4r QF 4r - W W QF W 3r W - W - QF 4r 3r 2rROLAND GARROS 63 - 12 4r - F W 2r W 1r - QF QF 3r QF - - QF SF W QF - 3r 4rWIMBLEDON 92 - 11 F - W W 3r 4r W 4r W W F QF - 3r F W W QF SF - 3rUS OPEN 95 - 12 F - SF SF W W W F - SF W QF 4r 4r QF - W F QF W 3r

SERENA WILLIAMS USA

08-JUL-2002 07-JUN-10

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1 1DATE OF BIRTH26-SEP-1981 (SAGINAW, MI, USA)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.75 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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ADDITIONALUS FED CUP TEAM - 1999, 2003, 2007, 2012-13, 2015, 2018US OLYMPIC TEAM - 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (29-6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014DOUBLES (0-1): 2009Played WTA Finals nine times in six different cities: Munich, Los Angeles, Madrid, Doha, Istanbul and Singapore… Has won the title f ive times (2002, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)… Runner-up twice (2002, 2004)… Of eight appearances, advanced to the f inal six times; only exception came when withdrew during round-robin play (2007, 2008)… Twice played in WTA Finals when competition was staged in single-elimination format (Won in 2001; runner-up in 2002)… Won title on debut in 2001, winning via walkover in the f inal (after Davenport withdrew)… Also qualif ied but did not play due to injury in 2010, 2015 and 2016… Played singles and doubles in 2009 (w/sister Venus).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Contested her 30th and 31st Grand Slam finals in 2018 at

Wimbledon (l. Kerber) and US Open (l. Osaka) • At 36 years and 349 days*, Williams was the third oldest

Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era at 2018 US Open • A 23-time Grand Slam singles winner, ahead of Stefanie

Graf (22) on Open Era leaderboard, and behind only Margaret Court (24) all time

• Aged 35y 125d at the conclusion of 2017 Australian Open, is the oldest player to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era. Has now won 10 Grand Slam titles as a 30-something

• Boasts the longest span of Grand Slam singles glory all-time. Pre-Open Era, Helen Wills Moody won her majors over the course of 15y 9.5m. Serena won her f irst Slam at 1999 US Open, some 17y 6.5m before her 2017 Australian title. WTA legends Evert, Navratilova and Graf all won their Slams over a 12-year span

• The 2017 Australian Open final saw Serena and Venus have the oldest combined age of any Grand Slam final match-up in the Open Era (71 years, 351 days), beating the previous record set by Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci (66 years, 19 days) at the 2015 US Open. Prior to that all-Italian final the record was held for nearly four decades by Virginia Wade and Betty Stove – who had a combined age of just over 63 years, 11 months at 1977 Wimbledon

• In the Open Era, Williams’ 11-year gap between Roland Garros titles in 2002 and 2013 (without winning another Roland Garros title during that time) is the longest gap for a woman at any Grand Slam

• Has twice been in possession of all four majors for a “Serena Slam” (2002 Roland Garros to 2003 Australian Open and 2014 US Open to 2015 Wimbledon)

• Has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, all with sister Venus – most recently at 2016 Wimbledon (d. Babos/Shvedova in F). Also won mixed doubles titles at 1998 Wimbledon and 1998 US Open (both w/Mirnyi)

• The sisters held all four Grand Slam titles at same time, from 2009 Wimbledon through 2010 Roland Garros – third pair to do so (also Navratilova/Shriver and Fernandez/Zvereva). Also teamed with Venus to win three Olympic gold medals: 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London

• Ended 2017 ranked No.22, despite playing only two events all season, and both in January. Broke streak of 10 consecutive Top 20 f inishes. Overall, has 15 Top 10 f inishes to her name – third-most behind Navratilova (20) and Evert (19) – including five as the year-end No.1

• Won 23rd Grand Slam singles title at 2017 Australian Open (d. V.Williams in F)

• With 72 career singles titles, ranks f ifth on the Open Era list of most titles, after Martina Navratilova (167), Chris Evert (154), Steffi Graf (107) and Margaret Court (92). Also a 21-time singles runner-up

• Holds distinction of being the oldest No.1 in WTA history – set record when most recent streak began on February 18, 2013. Spent her 319th week at No.1 in May 2017. Third on all-time list after Graf ’s 377 and Navratilova’s 332

• Held the top ranking for 186 consecutive weeks (through 2016 US Open) which equaled the record held by Graf (186 weeks, August 17, 1986 through March 10, 1991)

• Has registered 16 career wins over (seven different) No.1 ranked players, second-most behind Navratilova (18)

• Among active players, owns the most titles on clay (13), hard (46) and grass (8)

• Singles gold medalist at London 2012 Olympics, and doubles gold medalist at 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London (all w/V.Williams)

• Spent eight weeks as co-No.1 in doubles (w/V. Williams); one of six players to hold No.1 in singles and doubles simultaneously (also Navratilova, Hingis, Sánchez Vicario, Davenport and Clijsters)

• Holds single-season prize money record of $12,385,572, achieved in 2013

• Gave birth to daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. on September 1, 2017

• Married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in November 2017 in New Orleans

• Recently launched her own clothing line, ‘Serena’

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YEAR RANK W-L2011 103 8-32010 5 38-72009 6 38-162008 6 40-112007 8 50-102006 48 13-62005 10 37-10

YEAR RANK W-L2004 9 44-122003 11 26-52002 2 62-92001 3 46-52000 3 41-41999 3 61-131998 5 53-13

YEAR RANK W-L1997 22 19-131996 216 2-51995 204 2-31994 -- 1-1

SINGLES TITLES (49)2016 Kaohsiung2015 WTA Elite Trophy Wuhan Auckland2014 Dubai2012 Luxembourg2010 Acapulco Dubai2009 Acapulco Dubai

2008 WTA Finals Zürich Wimbledon2007 Seoul Wimbledon Memphis2005 Wimbledon Istanbul2004 Warsaw Charleston2003 Antwerp

2002 New Haven San Diego Stanford Amelia Island Antwerp Paris [Indoors] Gold Coast2001 US Open New Haven San Diego Wimbledon Hamburg Miami

2000 Olympics US Open New Haven San Diego Stanford Wimbledon1999 Zürich New Haven Rome Hamburg Miami Oklahoma City1998 Grand Slam Cup. Miami Oklahoma City

FINALIST (34): 2017 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, WTA Finals; 2016 - Stanford; 2014 - Auckland, Montréal, Québec City; 2010 - Miami, Madrid; 2009 - Wimbledon, Stanford, WTA Finals; 2007 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2005 - Antwerp, Stanford; 2004 - Berlin, Stanford; 2003 - Australian Open, Warsaw, Wimbledon; 2002 - Hamburg, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open; 2000 - Linz; 1999 - Hannover, Stanford, San Diego, Grand Slam Cup; 1998 - Sydney, Rome, Stanford, Zürich; 1997 - US Open.

DOUBLES TITLES (22)2016 Wimbledon 2012 Olympics 2012 Wimbledon 2010 Roland Garros 2010 Madrid2010 Australian Open

2009 US Open 2009 Stanford2009 Wimbledon2009 Australian Open2008 Olympics2008 Wimbledon

2003 Australian Open 2002 Wimbledon2001 Australian Open 2000 Olympics 2000 Wimbledon1999 US Open

1999 Roland Garros 1999 Hannover1998 Zürich 1998 Oklahoma City

FINALIST (1): 1999 - San Diego (w/S.Williams).*Venus has won 22 doubles titles, all with her sister Serena.

MIXED DOUBLES TITLES (2)1998 Roland Garros (w/Gimelstob) 1998 Australian Open (w/Gimelstob)

FINALIST (2): 2016 - Olympics (w/Ram); 2006 - Wimbledon (w/B.Bryan)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 266 - 72

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97AUSTRALIAN OPEN 51 - 18 1r F 1r QF 1r 3r - 3r QF 2r QF - 1r 4r 3r F QF SF - QF QF -ROLAND GARROS 48 - 21 1r 4r 4r 1r 2r 1r 2r - 4r 3r 3r 3r QF 3r QF 4r F 1r QF 4r QF 2rWIMBLEDON 89 - 16 3r F SF 4r 3r - 1r 4r QF F W W 3r W 2r F F W W QF QF 1rUS OPEN 78 - 17 3r SF 4r QF 3r 2r 2r 1r SF 4r QF SF - QF 4r - F W W SF SF F

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ADDITIONALUS FED CUP TEAM - 1999, 2003-05, 2007, 2012-13, 2015-16,2018US OLYMPIC TEAM - 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (14-7): 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017DOUBLES (0-1): 2009Played in WTA Finals f ive times in four different cities: New York, Los Angeles, Doha and Singapore... Qualif ied a total of 11 times...Won the title in 2008 (d. Zvonareva in F)...Runner-up in 2009 (l. S.Williams) and in 2017 (l. Wozniacki)...Twice played in WTA Finals when competition was played in single-elimination format (semifinalist in 1999 and 2002)...Played both singles and doubles in 2009 (w/S.Williams)...Singles alternate in 2015 but did not play. .CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In 2018, produced SF effort at Indian Wells (l. Kasatkina,

d. S.Williams in 3r), also made QF at Miami and San Jose • Winnings at Indian Wells took her career total past $40

million – S.Williams ($88 million) is the only other player to pass this milestone

• Reached 3r at 2018 US Open, her 80th Grand Slam main draw appearance – she holds the Open Era record, ahead of Frazier (71), Schiavone (70), S.Williams (69) and Navratilova (67)

• Ended 2017 season as runner-up at WTA Finals (l. Wozniacki). Oldest player to ever reach the title bout at the season finale

• Was only player to reach multiple Slam finals in 2017, at Australian Open (l. S.Williams) and Wimbledon (l. Muguruza). Ended 2017 season as runner-up at WTA Finals (l. Wozniacki) – the oldest player to ever reach the title bout at the season finale

• Returned to Top 10 in WTA Rankings by reaching 2017 Wimbledon final. Is the third oldest player to rank in Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (September 26, 1983 – 39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (December 26, 1994 - 38 years, 75 days)

• Is a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, winning Wimbledon five times (2000-01, 2005 and 2007-08) and US Open twice (2000 and 2001). In addition, a nine-time Grand Slam R-Up across all four majors: Wimbledon (2002-03, 2009 and 2017), US Open (1997, 2002), Roland Garros (2002) and Australian Open (2003, 2017)

• The span between her maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open in 1997 and 2017 Wimbledon is the longest in Open Era history:

PLAYER YEARSVenus Williams 1997-2017Martina Navratilova 1975-1994Serena Williams 1999-2017Chris Evert 1973-1988

• With 49 WTA titles, is currently 11th on list of Open Era titleholders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles). Won Kaohsiung in 2016 at the age of 36 – is f ifth‐oldest player to win a WTA singles title, behind Billie Jean King (39) at 1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris [Indoors] and Francesca Schiavone (36) at 2017 Bogotá

• Was diagnosed with Sjögrens Syndrome in 2011, missing the end of that season and start of 2012

• Won singles gold medal at 2000 Sydney Olympics (d. Dementieva in F); has won doubles gold three times with sister Serena, at Sydney, Beijing and London

• Spent 11 weeks at world No.1 in singles (f irst ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010

• Owns 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams), most recently winning 2016 Wimbledon. In mixed doubles, won Australian Open (w/Gimelstob) and Roland Garros (w/Gimelstob, d. S.Willams/Lobo in F) in 1998

• Has played 30 Fed Cup rubbers for USA between 1999 and 2018, winning two rubbers in 4-1 f inal win over Russian in 1999

• Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before falling to then‐world No.2 Sánchez Vicario in three sets

• Owns interior design company, VStarr Interiors. Also set up clothing line called EleVen, designing her own on-court outfits

• In 2015 received Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Indiana University East

• Coached by Richard Williams, Oracene Price and David Witt

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YEAR RANK W-L2011 1 63-172010 1 62-172009 4 67-242008 12 53-202007 64 12-152006 237 4-42005 -- 0-2

SINGLES TITLES (30)2018 Beijing2018 Eastbourne2018 Australian Open2017 WTA Finals2017 Tokyo [Pan Pacific]2016 Hong Kong2016 Tokyo [Pan Pacific]2015 Kuala Lumpur2014 Istanbul2013 Luxembourg2012 Moscow2012 Seoul2011 New Haven2011 Copenhagen2011 Brussels

2011 Charleston2011 Indian Wells2011 Dubai2010 Beijing2010 Tokyo [Pan Pacific]2010 New Haven2010 Montréal2010 Copenhagen2010 Ponte Vedra Beach2009 New Haven2009 Eastbourne2009 Ponte Vedra Beach2008 Tokyo [Japan Open]2008 New Haven2008 Stockholm

FINALIST (24): 2018 - Auckland; 2017 - Doha, Dubai, Miami, Eastbourne, Bastad, Toronto; 2015 - Auckland, Stuttgart; 2014 - US Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2013 - Indian Wells; 2012 - Copenhagen, Tournament of Champions-Sofia; 2011 - Doha, Stuttgart; 2010 -Indian Wells, WTA Finals; 2009 - Memphis, Charleston, Madrid, Bastad, US Open; 2008 - Luxembourg.

DOUBLES TITLES (2)2009 Memphis w/Azarenka2008 Beijing w/Medina Garrigues

FINALIST (1): 2006 - Memphis (w/Azarenka).

ADDITIONALDANISH FED CUP TEAM - 2005-11, 2015DANISH OLYMPIC TEAM - 2008, 2012, 2016.

WTA FINALS HISTORYSINGLES (14-10): 2009-2011, 2014, 2017-18Played in WTA Finals six times in three different cities: Doha (2009-2010), Istanbul (2011) and Singapore (2014, 2017, 2018)...Runner-up in 2010 (l. Clijsters)...Advanced to the semifinals on two further occasions (2009, 2014)...Posted a 4-1 record en routeto capturing the title in 2017 (d. V.Williams in F)... Went 1-2 in 2018 round robin play.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Highlight of 2018 was winning her first Grand Slam title and reclaiming the

World No.1 ranking at Australian Open (d. Halep in three sets) – becoming just the fourth player all-time (also, Navratilova, Ivanovic and Azarenka) to simultaneously win her maiden major title and ascend to No.1

• Saved 2mp (in 2r vs. Fett) en route to the Australian Open title – one of five women to do so in the tournament’s history

• Also won Eastbourne and Beijing; now owns 30 career singles titles – currently sits fourth among active players, trailing S.Williams (72), V.Williams (49) and Sharapova (36) and has won at least one title in 11 straight seasons (since 2008), including career-best six titles in 2010 and 2011

• Season highlight in 2017 was winning biggest title of career to that point at 2017 WTA Finals Singapore (d. V.Williams in F). By winning in Singapore, passed $25 million in career prize money

• Scored three wins over No.1-ranked players in 2017, against Ka.Pliskova (Toronto), Muguruza (Tokyo [PPO]) and Halep (Singapore). Had never previously secured victory over the top-ranked player in her career; lifetime record now stands at 4-6 vs. No.1 players (also beat Halep at 2018 Australian Open)

• In addition to 2018 Australian Open triumph, is also a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, losing the title match at the US Open in 2009 (l. Clijsters) and 2014 (l. S.Williams). Became first Danish player to reach a Grand Slam final since Kurt Nielsen at 1955 Wimbledon

• Made Grand Slam debut at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Dechy in 1r). Would go on to play 36 consecutive majors until streak was snapped by withdrawal from 2016 Roland Garros (w/right ankle injury)

• Won first WTA title at 2008 Stockholm, the first ever title won by a Danish woman

• Denmark’s flag bearer at 2016 Rio Olympics • Rose to No.1 on October 11, 2010 and held No.1 ranking for total of 67

weeks; returned to No.1 on January 29, 2018 after Australian Open title for the first time in six years, marking the longest gap between stints at the top spot since the computer rankings were introduced in November 1975 (6 years, 0 days)

• Broke into Top 100 on July 9, 2007 and entered Top 50 on January 28, 2008. Debuted in Top 10 on May 18, 2009

• Qualified for WTA Finals six times (2009-11, 2014, 2017, 2018) • Winner of two WTA doubles titles – 2008 Beijing (w/Medina Garrigues) and

2009 Memphis (w/Azarenka) • Made professional debut aged 15 as a wildcard at 2005 Cincinnati • In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2006 Wimbledon and was a finalist at

2006 Australian Open • Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team for Kids, funds going to

New York Road Runners youth programs • Signed as a USANA Health Sciences brand ambassador in March 2015. Other

endorsements include Adidas, Rolex and Dubai Duty Free • Announced engagement to former NBA player David Lee in November

2017, the ex-New York Knicks forward proposing on holiday in Bora Bora

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 112 - 45

W - L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 32 - 10 W 3r 1r 2r 3r 4r QF SF 4r 3r 4r -ROLAND GARROS 21 - 11 4r QF - 2r 1r 2r 3r 3r QF 3r 3r 1rWIMBLEDON 23 - 12 2r 4r 1r 4r 4r 2r 1r 4r 4r 4r 3r 2rUS OPEN 36 - 12 2r 2r SF 2r F 3r 1r SF SF F 4r 2r

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI DEN

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YEAR RANK W-L 2016 342 0-22015 1103 --

SINGLES TITLES (1)2018 Hong Kong

DOUBLES TITLES (0)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Finished the 2018 season ranked No.60, her first Top 100 finish • In her f inal two tour events of 2018 season won a title

(Hong Kong) and reached the semifinals (Luxembourg). As a result ranking jumped from No.102 (week of October 8, 2018) to a year-end ranking of No.60 At 2018 Hong Kong became the second player born in 2000s to win a WTA singles title when she upset Q.Wang in f inal

• Also made SF at Luxembourg and reached 2r at Charleston and New Haven; became the f irst player born in the 2000s to break into Top 100 on July 16, 2018

• Scored best career win in terms of ranking during Luxembourg run, over No.13 Muguruza

• Fell in 1r on Grand Slam main draw debut at 2018 US Open (l. Muchova)

• Reached first WTA QF as WC at 2017 Istanbul (d. No.8 seed Petkovic in 1r)

• WTA debut ended in 1r exit at WC at 2016 Istanbul (l. Hibino) • Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in 2015 • Was runner-up in girls’ singles at 2016 Wimbledon (l.

Potapova) and doubles at 2016 Australian Open (w/Zarytska)

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SINGLES DOUBLESYEAR RANK RANK 2011 313 1482010 277 1212009 402 2262008 297 922007 357 1242006 423 3522005 850 --

SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (8)2018 Eastbourne w/Dabrowski Sydney w/Dabrowski2017 New Haven w/Dabrowski Miami w/Dabrowski2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai w/Soylu2015 Tianjin w/S.Zheng Stanford w/S.Zheng2013 Seoul w/C.Chan

FINALIST (5): 2018 - Beijing (w/Dabrowski); 2016 - Shenzhen (w.S.Zheng), Tianjin (w/Linette); 2008 - Beijing (w/Han); 2007 - Beijing (w/Han).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Doubles (1): 2013 - Nanjing-CHN (w/Doi)

WTA FINALS HISTORYDOUBLES (0-2): 2017-18Qualif ied for WTA Finals in 2017 and 2018 (both with Dabrowski). Lost in opening round in both appearances .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Finished 2018 season ranked No.12 on WTA Doubles

Rankings, her best career year-end doubles ranking • 2018 season highlighted by winning seventh and eighth

career titles at Sydney and Easbourne (both w/Dabrowski). Also was R-Up for third time in Beijing and reached SF at Wimbledon, St. Petersburg, Indian Wells and Tokyo (all w/Dabrowski)

• Alongside Dabrowski qualif ied for 2017 and 2018 WTA Finals Singapore, falling in QF on both occasions

• Aside for Wimbledon SF run in 2018, best Grand Slam doubles results were SF showing at 2016 Australian Open (w/S.Zheng) and QFs at 2016 Roland Garros (w/S.Zheng) and 2018 Australian Open and 2017 US Open (both w/Dabrowski)

• At tour-level, best singles results are 2r appearances at Guangzhou in 2008 (as qualifer, l. World No.9 Zvonareva) and 2014 (as qualif ier, l. Torró Flor)2017 Rabat (as qualifer, l. Schiavone). While on ITF Circuit, owns one singles titles, at $25K Nanning-CHN in 2014

• WTA debut when she came through qualifying at 2007 Beijing (l. Peng in 1r)

• Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in China in 2004 • English name is ‘Julie’. Off-the court, likes to relax by

singing karaoke

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (DOUBLES)Overall Doubles: 31 - 17

W-L 18 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 10-4 QF QF SF 1r -ROLAND GARROS 8-4 3r 3r QF 2r -WIMBLEDON 4-4 SF 1r 1r 1r -US OPEN 9-5 2r QF 3r 1r QF

YIFAN XU CHN

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WTA YEAR-END RANKING YEAR RANK W-L2018 35 28-272017 36 23-232016 24 26-192015 186 4-122014 62 18-242013 51 9-42012 122 2-62011 126 8-22

YEAR RANK W-L2010 91 3-62009 153 2-22008 212 0-62007 155 0-42006 200 0-12005 648 --2004 901 --

SINGLES TITLES (2)2017 Guangzhou2013 Guangzhou.DOUBLES TITLES (7)2018 Hong Kong w/Stosur2018 Hiroshima w/Hozumi2018 Istanbul w/C.Liang 2014 Pattaya City w/Peng2012 Guangzhou w/Tanasugarn2012 Oeiras w/Chuang2011 Osaka w/Date FINALIST (4): 2014 - Hobart (w/Raymond); 2013 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Husarova), Osaka (w/Stosur); 2012 - Monterrey (w/Date).ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (2): 2017 - Honolulu-HI, USA; 2013 - Nanjing-CHN. DOUBLES - WINNER (1): 2013 - Ningbo-CHN (w/Y.Chan)CHINESE FED CUP TEAM - 2007, 2009-10, 2012, 2014-15CHINESE OLYMPIC TEAM - 2012, 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • In singles in 2018, reached SFs at Prague, Hiroshima and

Hong Kong, as well QFs in Beijing, Nanchang, Acapulco and Bucharest

• Won three WTA titles and reached SF at US Open during a stellar doubles season. Also made SF in mixed doubles (w/Peers, l. eventual R-Ups Rosolska/Mektic)

• Enjoyed Grand Slam breakthrough at 2016 Australian Open, where she advanced to QF – first time she had progressed beyond 1r at a major in what was her 15th main draw appearance. Run also marked first time winning back-to-back main draw matches since SF showing at 2014 Birmingham

• As a qualif ier during 2016 Melbourne run, defeated No.2 Halep and No.17 Keys en route (l. Konta). Ranked No.133, became lowest-ranked player to advance to last eight in Melbourne since unranked Henin reached final in 2010, and first qualif ier to do so since Gavaldon in 1990

• Posted career-high ranking of No.23 on November 14, 2016 • Contemplated retirement after ending 2015 ranked

No.186, her lowest year-end finish since 2008 (No.212) and down from No.62 in 2014

• Winner of two WTA singles titles, at 2013 and 2017 Guangzhou, and also won WTA 125K Series event at Nanjing in 2013 (d. Morita in F)

• Has won seven WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2018 Hong Kong (w/Stosur) and is a six-time runner-up

• Member of Chinese Fed Cup team in 2007, 2009-10, 2012, 2014-15; Chinese Olympic Team, 2012, 2016

• Made WTA qualifying debut at 2006 Beijing; made WTA main draw debut at 2006 Guangzhou

• Hails from a sporting family. Father, Zhang Zhi Qiang, was a professional soccer player, and mother, Wang Feng Quin, was a basketball player

• Announced in 2017 as a Global Ambassador for Dubai Duty Free

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ZHANG SHUAI CHN

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SINGLES TITLES (0)FINALIST (1): 2018 - Nanchang.

DOUBLES TITLES (3)2015 Tianjin w/Xu2015 Stanford w/Xu2011 Guangzhou w/Hsieh

FINALIST (3): 2016 - Shenzhen (w/Xu); 2015 - Strasbourg (w/N.Kichenok); 2014 - Kuala Lumpur (w/L.Chan).

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES – Singles (2): 2018 - Zhengzhou-CHN; 2015 – Dalian-CHN; Doubles (2): 2015 – Nanchang-CHN (w/K.C.Chang), Dalian-CHN (w/K.L.Zhang).CHINESE FED CUP – 2015-16.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Produced best tennis of 2018 season over the summer

months, reaching maiden WTA final at Nanchang (ret. vs. Q.Wang w/abdominal pain) and then SF at Washington D.C. (l. Vekic)

• At WTA 125K Series events in 2018, won Zhengzhou (d. Y.Wang in F) and R-Up at Anning (l. Khromacheva in F)

• Entering 2019 season, has made 2r on f ive occasions at Grand Slams. In doubles, reached SF at Australian Open in 2013 (w/Lepchenko) and 2016 (w/Xu)

• Registered only f ive tour-level wins, as injury ended 2017 prematurely; right knee injury forced her to miss all tournaments after US Open until March 2018

• Owns four Top 10 wins, over No.6 Kvitova (via. ret at 2016 Shenzhen), No.2 Kerber (2016 Doha), No.5 A.Radwanska (2016 Olympics) and No.10 Svitolina (2017 Madrid)

• In beating Kerber at 2016 Doha became fourth Chinese woman to defeat a Top 2-ranked opponent, after Li Na (six wins), Zheng Jie (three wins) and Zhang Shuai (two wins)

• Won first WTA Premier doubles title at 2015 Stanford (w/Xu); owns three tour-level doubles titles, having also won at 2011 Guangzhou (w/Hsieh) and 2015 Tianjin (w/Xu)

• Winner of 10 singles titles and 10 doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Achieved career-high ranking of No.60 on August 22, 2016 • Reached first WTA singles QF at Hong Kong in September

2014, and first WTA SF at Tianjin in October 2014; also a semifinalist at 2015 Shenzhen (l. Halep), 2016 Nottingham (l. Riske) and 2018 Washington D.C. (l. Vekic)

• Selected by fans to participate in the 2014 WTA Rising Stars Invitational as part of the WTA Finals in Singapore

• Has enjoyed success on WTA 125k Series, highlighted by wins at 2015 Dalian and 2018 Zhengzhou, R-Up at 2013 Suzhou and 2018 Anning

• Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in China in 2008 • Started playing tennis at age 8 at tennis academy where

mother worked • Owns a dog, Yuan Bao

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 5 - 15

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ZHENG SAISAI

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SINGLES TITLES (0)

DOUBLES TITLES (1)2018 Tashkent w/Danilovic

ADDITIONALWTA 125K SERIES TITLES – Singles (1): 2018 – Bol-CRO.SLOVENIAN FED CUP – 2017-18.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Highlights in 2018 included SF showing at Moscow [River Cup]

and title run at Bol WTA 125K Series event • Broke into Top 100 (at No.95) following Bol title on June 11, 2018 • Also reached 2r at Rabat, Bucharest, Hiroshima and Seoul,

and won 14th, 15th and 16th titles of career on ITF Circuit in 2018

• Lost to Mladenovic in 1r on Grand Slam debut at 2018 US Open; has fallen in qualifying at other three majors

• In terms of ranking, career-best win to date came over No.13 Kasatkina at 2018 Moscow [River Cup]

• WTA qualifying debut came at 2018 Brisbane • Made Fed Cup debut in 2017 • Kicked off professional career by coming through qualifying

to win $10K ITF/Velenje-SLO

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 0 - 1

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Player Birthdays(Top 125 Singles/Top 50 Doubles)

JANUARYNAME MONTH DAY YEARHSIEH, Su-Wei (TPE) 01 04 1986PUTINTSEVA, Yulia (KAZ) 01 07 1995FLIPKENS, Kirsten (BEL) 01 10 1986WANG, Qiang (CHN) 01 14 1992KERBER, Angelique (GER) 01 18 1988MARTIC, Petra (CRO) 01 19 1991HERCOG, Polona (SLO) 01 20 1991ZHANG, Shuai (CHN) 01 21 1989CORNET, Alizé (FRA) 01 22 1990DANILOVIC, Olga (SRB) 01 23 2001ZHU, Lin (CHN) 01 28 1994PARMENTIER, Pauline (FRA) 01 31 1986

FEBRUARY NAME MONTH DAY YEARKING, Vania (USA) 02 03 1989SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE) 02 04 1987RODINA, Evgeniya (RUS) 02 04 1989ZHENG, Saisai (CHN) 02 05 1994KALININA, Anhelina (UKR) 02 07 1997YANG, Zhaoxuan (CHN) 02 11 1995LINETTE, Magda (POL) 02 12 1992HOZUMI, Eri (JPN) 02 17 1994KEYS, Madison (USA) 02 17 1995KOZLOVA, Kateryna (UKR) 02 20 1994PEGULA, Jessica (USA) 02 24 1994BOUCHARD, Eugenie (CAN) 02 25 1994

MARCHNAME MONTH DAY YEAROLARU, Raluca (ROU) 03 03 1989SIEGEMUND, Laura (GER) 03 04 1988GAVRILOVA, Daria (AUS) 03 05 1994RADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL) 03 06 1989KVITOVA, Petra (CZE) 03 08 1990VOEGELE, Stefanie (SUI) 03 10 1990BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) 03 10 1997SREBOTNIK, Katarina (SLO) 03 12 1981FERRO, Fiona (FRA) 03 12 1997KLEPAC, Andreja (SLO) 03 13 1986KRUNIC, Aleksandra (SRB) 03 15 1993ARRUABARRENA, Lara (ESP) 03 20 1992STEPHENS, Sloane (USA) 03 20 1993PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE) 03 21 1992PLISKOVA, Kristyna (CZE) 03 21 1992SASNOVICH, Aliaksandra (BLR) 03 22 1994JAKUPOVIC, Dalila (SLO) 03 24 1991VAN UYTVANCK, Alison (BEL) 03 26 1994STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE) 03 28 1986STOSUR, Samantha (AUS) 03 30 1984POTAPOVA, Anastasia (RUS) 03 30 2001

APRIL NAME MONTH DAY YEARDABROWSKI, Gabriela (CAN) 04 01 1992BRENGLE, Madison (USA) 04 03 1990JURAK, Darija (CRO) 04 05 1984CIRSTEA, Sorana (ROU) 04 07 1990BRADY, Jennifer (USA) 04 12 1995SEVASTOVA, Anastasija (LAT) 04 13 1990TOWNSEND, Taylor (USA) 04 16 1996SHARAPOVA, Maria (RUS) 04 19 1987BARTY, Ashleigh (AUS) 04 24 1996KUDERMETOVA, Veronika (RUS) 04 24 1997ERRANI, Sara (ITA) 04 29 1987WANG, Yafan (CHN) 04 30 1994

MAY NAME MONTH DAY YEARBUZARNESCU, Mihaela (ROU) 05 04 1988SABALENKA, Aryna (BLR) 05 05 1998CIBULKOVA, Dominika (SVK) 05 06 1989TOMLJANOVIC, Ajla (AUS) 05 07 1993KASATKINA, Daria (RUS) 05 07 1997BABOS, Timea (HUN) 05 10 1993SINIAKOVA, Katerina (CZE) 05 10 1996VICKERY, Sachia (USA) 05 11 1995KUZMOVA, Viktoria (SVK) 05 11 1998KHROMACHEVA, Irina (RUS) 05 12 1995KORPATSCH, Tamara (GER) 05 12 1995GARCIA PEREZ, Georgina (ESP) 05 13 1992MLADENOVIC, Kristina (FRA) 05 14 1993KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 05 17 1991WATSON, Heather (GBR) 05 19 1992HRADECKA, Lucie (CZE) 05 21 1985NINOMIYA, Makoto (JPN) 05 28 1994TSURENKO, Lesia (UKR) 05 30 1989

JUNE NAME MONTH DAY YEARGROENEFELD, Anna-Lena (GER) 06 04 1985MAKAROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) 06 07 1988OSTAPENKO, Jelena (LAT) 06 08 1997KANEPI, Kaia (EST) 06 10 1985WILLIAMS, Venus (USA) 06 17 1980KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana (RUS) 06 27 1985VEKIC, Donna (CRO) 06 28 1996VONDROUSOVA, Marketa (CZE) 06 28 1999KOSTYUK, Marta (UKR) 06 28 2002

JULY NAME MONTH DAY YEARRISKE, Alison (USA) 07 03 1990PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) 07 03 1991PESCHKE, Kveta (CZE) 07 09 1975BARTHEL, Mona (GER) 07 11 1990WOZNIACKI, Caroline (DEN) 07 11 1990SPEARS, Abigail (USA) 07 12 1981KICHENOK, Lyudmyla (UKR) 07 20 1992KICHENOK, Nadiia (UKR) 07 20 1992KUMKHUM, Luksika (THA) 07 21 1993SAKKARI, Maria (GRE) 07 25 1995MELICHAR, Nicole (USA) 07 29 1993AZARENKA, Victoria (BLR) 07 31 1989

AUGUST NAME MONTH DAY YEARVESNINA, Elena (RUS) 08 01 1986SCHUURS, Demi (NED) 08 01 1993BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 08 01 1996DIATCHENKO, Vitalia (RUS) 08 02 1990PETERSON, Rebecca (SWE) 08 06 1995MARIA, Tatjana (GER) 08 08 1987XU, Yifan (CHN) 08 08 1988SESTINI HLAVACKOVA, Andrea (CZE) 08 10 1986MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, Maria Jose (ESP) 08 12 1982DUQUE-MARIÑO, Mariana (COL) 08 12 1989LARSSON, Johanna (SWE) 08 17 1988CHAN, Latisha (TPE) 08 17 1989BEGU, Irina-Camelia (ROU) 08 26 1990JABEUR, Ons (TUN) 08 28 1994ANISIMOVA, Amanda (USA) 08 31 2001

SEPTEMBER NAME MONTH DAY YEARGASPARYAN, Margarita (RUS) 09 01 1994SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP) 09 03 1988SHARIPOVA, Sabina (UZB) 09 04 1994ZVONAREVA, Vera (RUS) 09 07 1984PETKOVIC, Andrea (GER) 09 09 1987BLINKOVA, Anna (RUS) 09 10 1998SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR) 09 12 1994SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina (SVK) 09 13 1994CHAN, Hao-Ching (TPE) 09 19 1993NICULESCU, Monica (ROU) 09 25 1987WILLIAMS, Serena (USA) 09 26 1981HALEP, Simona (ROU) 09 27 1991PUIG, Monica (PUR) 09 27 1993LAPKO, Vera (BLR) 09 29 1998

OCTOBER NAME MONTH DAY YEARRYBARIKOVA, Magdalena (SVK) 10 04 1988MAROZAVA, Lidziya (BLR) 10 08 1992MUGURUZA, Garbiñe (ESP) 10 08 1993SORRIBES TORMO, Sara (ESP) 10 08 1996GOLUBIC, Viktorija (SUI) 10 16 1992GARCIA, Caroline (FRA) 10 16 1993OSAKA, Naomi (JPN) 10 16 1997DIYAS, Zarina (KAZ) 10 18 1993WICKMAYER, Yanina (BEL) 10 20 1989

NOVEMBER NAME MONTH DAY YEARGOERGES, Julia (GER) 11 02 1988KENIN, Sofia (USA) 11 14 1998ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) 11 15 1994MERTENS, Elise (BEL) 11 17 1995KATO, Miyu (JPN) 11 21 1994MINELLA, Mandy (LUX) 11 22 1985BOGDAN, Ana (ROU) 11 25 1992HIBINO, Nao (JPN) 11 28 1994

DECEMBER NAME MONTH DAY YEARROSOLSKA, Alicja (POL) 12 01 1985PERA, Bernarda (USA) 12 03 1994VANDEWEGHE, CoCo (USA) 12 06 1991ATAWO, Raquel (USA) 12 08 1982BERTENS, Kiki (NED) 12 10 1991RUS, Arantxa (NED) 12 13 1990COLLINS, Danielle (USA) 12 13 1993KREJCIKOVA, Barbora (CZE) 12 18 1995AOYAMA, Shuko (JPN) 12 19 1987KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) 12 24 1995ZIDANSEK, Tamara (SLO) 12 26 1997GIORGI, Camila (ITA) 12 30 1991