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2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN – WOMEN’S MATCH NOTES MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – FEB 8 – 20, 2021 – GRAND SLAM

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY 9 – QUARTERFINALS

HSIEH SU-WEI (TPE #14) vs. [3] NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #3)

[10] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #11) vs. [2] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2)

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FINAL EIGHT

CAREER SLAM RECORDS – BY ROUNDS REACHED

*Includes 2021 Australian Open

PLAYER RANK AGE NAT AO (MD) W/L* YTD W/L* CAREER

(MD) W/L*

CAREER PRIZE $^ TITLES

[2] Simona Halep 2 29 ROU 28-10 5-1 398-172 37,045,910 22 [3] Naomi Osaka 3 23 JPN 19-4 8-0 143-73 17,770,234 6 [10] Serena Williams 11 39 USA 91-12 7-0 850-143 93,634,967 73 Hsieh Su-Wei 71 35 TPE 15-9 5-2 148-163 8,096,125 3

PLAYER R128 R64 R32 R16 QF* SF F W TOTAL* [2] Simona Halep 12 7 3 4 7 3 3 2 41 [3] Naomi Osaka 2 1 9 2 1 - - 3 18 [10] Serena Williams 1 3 9 9 15 6 10 23 76 Hsieh Su-Wei 17 13 4 3 1 - - - 38

Williams leads 9-2 Williams playing in 54th career Grand Slam QF, tied for first with Evert... Halep earned her 100th Grand Slam victory in R16 win over Swiatek... Williams leads their head-to-head matchups at majors at 3-1

however Halep won their most recent encounter in the final of 2019 Wimbledon... With her win in R16, Williams will return to the Top 10 after the tournament

Osaka leads 4-1 Osaka has gone on to win the title each time she has reached this stage of a major... At 35-years-old, Hsieh will be the oldest player in the Open Era to make her Grand Slam quarterfinal debut... Osaka beat Hsieh en route to title here in 2019... Hsieh is the only quarterfinalist in the bottom half of the

draw to win her R16 match in straight sets... Four of their five previous meetings have gone the distance

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HSIEH SU-WEI (TPE #71) VS. [3] NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #3) Head-to-head: NAOMI OSAKA leads 4-1 2015 SURBITON GRASS O QF NAOMI OSAKA 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R32 NAOMI OSAKA 5-7 6-4 6-1 2019 MIAMI HARD O R32 HSIEH SU-WEI 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 2019 STUTTGART CLAY O R16 NAOMI OSAKA 6-4 6-3 2019 CINCINNATI HARD O R16 NAOMI OSAKA 7-6(3) 5-7 6-2 HSIEH OSAKA Career Prize Money $8,096,125 Career Prize Money $17,770,234 Plays Right-handed Plays Right-handed Date of Birth (Age) Jan. 4, 1986 (35) Date of Birth (Age) Oct. 16, 1997 (23) Singles Titles 3 Singles Titles 6 Australian Open W-L (MD) 15-9 Australian Open W-L (MD) 19-4 Grand Slam W-L (MD) 34-37 Grand Slam W-L (MD) 50-14 YTD / Career W-L (MD) 5-2 / 148-163 YTD / Career W-L (MD) 7-0 / 143-73 3-Set W-L (YTD / Career) 2-1 / 63-52 3-Set W-L (YTD / Career) 2-0 / 43-19 Tie-Break W-L (YTD / Career) 2-0 / 37-43 Tie-Break W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 26-24 Hard Court W-L (YTD / Career) 5-2 / 107-105 Hard Court W-L (YTD / Career) 7-0 / 113-50 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 1-0 / 8-25 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 12-20 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 2-0 / 17-48 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 1-0 / 29-32 Left-Handers W-L (YTD / Career) 2-0 / 10-12 Left-Handers W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 8-4 Coach Frederic Aniere Coach Wim Fissette HSIEH:

Australian Open • Making 10th main draw appearance at the Australian Open where she is through to a Grand Slam QF for the

very first time in her career

• Surpassed previous best results across the Slams, which were R16 showings at 2008 Australian Open (l.

No.1 Henin), 2018 Australian Open (l. Kerber) and at 2018 Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova)

• Seeded No.1 in doubles w/Strycova this fortnight – the pair’s best result here came with R-Up finish in 2020

(l. Babos/Mladenovic)

• At 35, was the sixth oldest player to begin the main draw, and one of 31 players aged 30 or over. Has now

become the oldest player to make her Grand Slam QF debut in the Open Era

• This marks her 38th Grand Slam main draw appearance. In the Open Era, only four players have made more

appearances before reaching their maiden Slam QF – Tanasugarn (45, 2008 Wimbledon), Farina Elia (44,

2003 Wimbledon), Vesnina (42, 2016 Wimbledon) and Goerges (41, 2018 Wimbledon)

• Opened 2021 Australian Open campaign with straight sets win over qualifier Pironkova at 7-5, 6-2

• Earned decisive victory over No.9 Andreescu in 2r action breaking the 2019 US Open champion’s serve a

total of six times throughout the 6-3, 6-2 match



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• Now owns an 8-25 record vs. Top 10 players with four of those wins coming at Grand Slams – in addition to

win over Andreescu, has taken out No.8 Konta at 2017 Roland Garros (1r), No.3 Muguruza at 2018

Australian Open (2r) and No.1 Halep at 2018 Wimbledon (3r)

• Has now won back-to-back main draw matches for the first time since 2019 Hiroshima and first time at a

Slam since 2019 Wimbledon

• Earned first victory over Errani in their fourth career meeting, taking the match 6-4, 2-6, 7-5; it was the first

match with Errani in which she didn’t lose a set at love

• Outwitted left-handed No.20 Vondrousova, winning 80 percent of her first-service points to secure the match

6-4 6-2

• Owns 17-48 career record against Top 20 opponents, defeating No.9 Andreescu in 2r and now No.20

Vondrousova in R16

• Went 0-3 against such players in 2020 with losses to No.12 Sabalenka in Adelaide, No.15 Martic in Dunai

and No.20 Mertens in Rome – however notched nine wins against Top 20 players in 2019 including over

today’s opponent, World No.1 Osaka in Miami

• Takes on No.3 Osaka today for a chance to reach the final four for the first time at a major

• Owns 9-21 record against seeded players at Slams – before victories over No.8 seed Andreescu and No.19

seed Vondrousova, last win came at 2018 Wimbledon when she beat No.30 seed Pavlyuchenkova and No.1

Halep en route to R16

• Opened season by reaching 2r at Abu Dhabi (d. No.21 Vondrousova, l. Kostyuk) and then fell 1r last week at

Yarra Valley Classic (l. Van Uytvanck)

• Sole representative from Chinese Taipei in the main draw

Career Milestones

• In doubles, finished 2020 as the WTA Year-End World No.1 for the first time in her career, having first

ascended to the top ranking on May 12, 2014

• Posted 1-6 record in singles in 2020, with sole win coming at Roland Garros over Haas before falling to

the eventual champion Swiatek

• Reached a Tour-leading five doubles finals in 2020 (w/Strycova), lifting titles at Brisbane, Dubai, Doha,

and Rome, and finishing as runners-up at the Australian Open

• Alongside Strycova, the pair posted a 14-match winning streaking between title runs at Dubai, Doha and

Rome, and reaching R16 at Roland Garros

• The team was nominated for the WTA Doubles Team of the Year award for the second straight year in

2020

• Singles season in 2019 highlighted by SF runs at Auckland (l. Andreescu) and Dubai (l. Kvitova), and QF

at Miami (l. Kontaveit)

• Reached as high as No.24 in 2019 – one spot shy from her career-high of No.23 (achieved on February

25, 2013)

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• Registered nine Top 20 wins across the 2019 season, over No.11 Sevastova, No.7 Kerber, No.5

Ka.Pliskova (all at Dubai), No.1 Osaka, No.13 Wozniacki (both at Miami), No.16 Q.Wang (Stuttgart),

No.10 Sabalenka (Birmingham), No.17 Q.Wang (Cincinnati) and No.18 Wozniacki (Wuhan)

• Enjoyed great success in doubles in 2019, winning her third Grand Slam doubles trophy at Wimbledon

(w/Strycova)

• Captured three additional doubles titles w/Strycova at Dubai, Madrid and Birmingham and finished as R-

Up at WTA Finals Shenzhen (l. Babos/Mladenovic) and Osaka (l. Chan/Chan)

• Won third WTA singles title at 2018 Hiroshima – others both coming in 2012 at Kuala Lumpur (as

qualifier, d. Martic in F) and Guangzhou (d. Robson in F)

• Other highlights of 2018 season were SF runs Auckland (l. eventual champion Goerges), Rabat (l.

eventual champion Mertens), Seoul (l. Tomljanovic) and Tianjin (l. Garcia). Also made QF at Strasbourg

and equaled best Grand Slam result by reaching R16 at Australian Open and Wimbledon

• Upset No.1 Halep during R16 run at 2018 Wimbledon for first win over a reigning World No.1

• Returned to Top 30 on September 17, 2018 for the first time since reaching career high of No.23 on

February 25, 2013

• Reached QF at Nanchang (l. Y.Wang) in 2017 and concluded season with runner-up effort at WTA 125K

Series event at Hua Hin (l. Bencic)

• Singles highlights in 2016 included SF run at Kaohsiung (l. Doi) and QF showing at Prague (l. eventual

champion Safarova)

• Won three doubles titles in 2014, including Roland Garros, alongside Peng Shuai. Also became first

player from Chinese Taipei (male or female) to achieve the No.1 doubles ranking on May 12, 2014 – held

top spot for five weeks

• Lifted maiden Grand Slam doubles title at 2013 Wimbledon (w/Peng, d. Barty/Dellacqua in F)

• Lifted first two WTA singles titles in 2012, at first Kuala Lumpur (d. Martic in F) and then Guangzhou (d.

Robson in F). Just second player from Chinese Taipei to win a Tour-level singles title (Wang Shi-Ting

won six titles in 1990s)

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

• Made her Top 100 debut on January 28, 2008 at No.95 after R16 run at Australian Open (l. No.1 Henin)

and her Top 50 debut on September 24, 2012 at No.39

• Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Team, 2003, 2006-08, 2010, 2012, 2015-16; Chinese Taipei Olympic Team,

2012

• On ITF Circuit, winner of 26 singles titles and 23 doubles titles

• Played first professional tournament at ITF level in New Zealand in 2001; started career by winning first

33 matches (mix of ITF and tour level)



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OSAKA:

Australian Open • Making sixth main draw appearance at Australian Open as one of five former champions in the draw (also

S.Williams, Azarenka, Kerber and Kenin)

• Lifted her second career Grand Slam title here in 2019, defeating three straight Top 10 opponents in the

last three rounds: No.7 Svitolina, No.8 Ka.Pliskova and No.6 Kvitova in F

• Reached 3r last year in title defense, falling to American teenager Gauff

• Made impressive run to 3r on debut here as a qualifier in 2016 ranked No.127, defeating No.21 Svitolina

in 2r before falling to No.16 Azarenka

• Defeated No.38 Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2 in 1r on Monday – has yet to lose in 1r in Melbourne Park with

worst performance coming in 2017 when she fell 2r to No.9 Konta

• Improves excellent record in career Grand Slam 1r matches to 16-2; two defeats were at 2017 Roland

Garros (l. Van Uytvanck) and 2019 Wimbledon (as No.2 seed, l. Putintseva)

• Defeated No.43 Garcia in 2r, firing 10 aces and without facing a single break point; now owns 15-1 record

in career Grand Slam 2r matches only falling at this stage at 2017 Australian Open (l. Konta)

• In the 3r, broke serve four times and fired 26 winners against No.30 Jabeur – her third consecutive Top 50

ranked opponent this week – in what was her first match against a Top 30 ranked opponent since

defeating No.27 Azarenka in the 2020 US Open final

• Saved two match points to defeat No.14 Muguruza in R16 and mark her 50th career Grand Slam victory

(50-14 overall)

• Faces Hsieh for a spot in her fourth career Grand Slam SF, and second at Australian Open. Holds 3-0

record in QF matches at the Slams (1-0 at Melbourne Park); has gone on to win the title each time after

advancing past the R16 (2018 US Open, 2019 Australian Open, 2020 US Open)

• Leads head-to-head vs. Hsieh 3-1, most notably defeating her en route to the 2019 Australian Open title

• This will be her first match of the tournament against a player outside the Top 50 – last lost to a player

outside that range to No.78 Sorribes Tormo in 2020 Fed Cup action and on Tour-level, was 3r loss to

No.67 Gauff here last year

• Coming off SF showing last week in the Gippsland Trophy before pulling out of her match against Mertens

due to a right shoulder injury

• Currently on 18-match win streak with last loss coming at the hands of No.78 Sorribes Tormo on Fed Cup

duty for Japan last February. Since the Tour’s resumption in the summer has won four matches at

Western & Southern Open (withdrew w/left hamstring injury before final against Azarenka), seven during

US Open title run, three at Yarra Valley Classic (withdrew w/right shoulder injury) and four at Australian

Open

• Began her Australian swing this year at the Day at the Drive exhibition event in Adelaide losing to

S.Williams in a match tie-break



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Career Milestones

• Concluded last year by coming from a set and a break down to beat Azarenka in 2020 US Open final and

lift the third Grand Slam title of career – is the 20th woman to win three or more majors in the Open Era

• Began last season with SF showing at Brisbane (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and 3r exit at

Australian Open (l. Gauff)

• Aside from US Open triumph, highlight of 2020 campaign was R-Up finish at Western & Southern Open –

withdrew w/left hamstring injury before final against Azarenka

• Won second Grand Slam at Australian Open (d. Kvitova in F); became first Japanese player to reach

World No.1 ranking following the tournament

• In addition, won back-to-back titles for first time in her career at Osaka (d. Pavlyuchenkova in F) and

Beijing (d. Barty in F); defeated No.1 Barty in Beijing final for second career victory over world No.1 (also

beat Halep at 2018 Indian Wells)

• Enjoyed break-out season in 2018, posting a 40-20 record resulting in a No.5 (first Top 10 season), up

from No.68 in 2017

• Won the first two titles of her career in 2018, at Indian Wells (d. Kasatkina in F) and debut Grand Slam

crown at US Open (d. S.Williams in F)

• En route to the Indian Wells title, defeated five-time major champion Sharapova, and A.Radwanska,

Ka.Pliskova and Halep. Only set dropped all fortnight was against Sakkari in R16

• Reached one further final in 2018, at Tokyo [PPO] (l. Ka.Pliskova)

• In reaching R16 at 2018 Australian Open, became youngest Japanese player to reach R16 at a Slam

since Sugiyama at 1995 Roland Garros (19y, 342d) and the youngest player from Japan to reach R16 in

Melbourne since Date in 1990 (197, 122d)

• Book-ended 2017 season with QF showings at Auckland and Hong Kong; other highlights included 3r

runs at Wimbledon and US Open

• Scored first Top 5 win of career when she defeated No.5 V.Williams at 2017 Hong Kong. Upset win over

defending champion and No.6-ranked Kerber at 2017 US Open marked first career Top 10 win

• Voted 2016 WTA Newcomer of the Year; highlight was career-first WTA final at Tokyo [PPO] (l.

Wozniacki). Also reached QF on three occasions and 3r at Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open

• Ranked No.406, made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Stanford. As an alternate, won through qualifying

(achieving first WTA qualifying wins), 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)


Previously in a Grand Slam

HSIEH, SU-WEI Singles Activity:

US OPEN 128Draw:HARDOUTDOORUSA, NY10 Sep 20052005

Rank: Seed:204

LR128 50SREBOTNIK, KATARINA SLO 6-0 6-2

45.00 USD PRIZE: 13,687RANK POINTS:W/ L 1/0 13,687USD PRIZE:

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FRENCH OPEN 128Draw:CLAYOUTDOORFRANCE10 Jun 20062006

Rank: Seed:117

LR128 170JOHANSSON, MATHILDE CHAPELIER FRA 6-4 6-4



WIMBLEDON 128Draw:GRASSOUTDOORGREAT BRITAIN08 Jul 20062006

Rank: Seed:126

LR128 27 23MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL ESP 6-3 6-2




Rank: Seed:124

LR128 32 29DULKO, GISELA ARG 6-4 6-3




Rank: Seed:125

LR128 17 17GOLOVIN, TATIANA FRA 5-7 6-3 8-6



AUSTRALIAN OPEN 128Draw:HARDOUTDOORAUSTRALIA27 Jan 20082008

Rank: Seed:158

WR128 63ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA CZE 2-6 6-4 8-6

WR64 20 19BAMMER, SYBILLE AUT 6-2 6-0

WR32 69REZAI, ARAVANE FRA 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4

LR16 1 1HENIN, JUSTINE BEL 6-2 6-2




Rank: Seed:105

LR128 168YAKIMOVA, ANASTASIYA BLR 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4




Rank: Seed:116

WR128 91COHEN-ALORO, STEPHANIE FRA 6-3 6-2

LR64 9 9SAFINA, DINARA RUS 6-3 6-2



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Rank: Seed:108

WR128 94RODINA, EVGENIYA RUS 6-2 6-4

LR64 21 19PETROVA, NADIA RUS 6-4 6-2




Rank: Seed:82

LR128 75CHAN, YUNG-JAN TPE 6-3 6-3




Rank: Seed:64

LR128 20 18PENNETTA, FLAVIA ITA 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2




Rank: Seed:63

WR128 91RAZZANO, VIRGINIE FRA 6-2 6-4

WR64 75FORETZ GACON, STEPHANIE FRA 6-4 6-1

LR32 1 1SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 6-1 6-4




Rank: Seed:57

LR128 66RYBARIKOVA, MAGDALENA SVK 6-3 2-6 6-3




Rank: Seed:27 26

WR128 77ARRUABARRENA-VECINO, LARA ESP 7-6(5) 6-2

LR64 75KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS 6-2 6-1




Rank: Seed:42

LR128 2 2SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 6-2 6-1




Rank: Seed:41

WR128 115MARIA, TATJANA GER 6-1 6-0

LR64 31 29CORNET, ALIZE FRA 6-3 6-2







Rank: Seed:40

WR128 30 31ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA CZE 6-3 6-3

LR64 136GIORGI, CAMILA ITA 6-4 7-6(8)




Rank: Seed:86

LR128 84ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, BARBORA CZE 6-1 4-6 6-1




Rank: Seed:126

LR128 175SMITKOVA, TEREZA CZE 6-3 6-3




Rank: Seed:131

WR128 50KANEPI, KAIA EST 6-1 6-4

LR64 6 6SAFAROVA, LUCIE CZE 6-2 6-3




Rank: Seed:90

WR128 81OSTAPENKO, JELENA LAT 3-6 7-5 6-1

LR64 1 1WILLIAMS, SERENA USA 6-1 6-2




Rank: Seed:80

WR128 92ARRUABARRENA, LARA ESP 7-6(6) 6-3

LR64 12 10KVITOVA, PETRA CZE 6-4 6-1




Rank: Seed:69

LR128 23 21PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 7-5 1-6 6-1




Rank: Seed:79

LR128 59BONDARENKO, KATERYNA UKR 6-0 7-5







Rank: Seed:91

WR128 144KNAPP, KARIN ITA 6-3 2-0 RET

LR64 6 6CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA SVK 6-4 7-6(8)



ROLAND GARROS 128Draw:CLAYOUTDOORFRANCE11 Jun 20172017

Rank: Seed:109

WR128 8 7KONTA, JOHANNA GBR 1-6 7-6(2) 6-4

WR64 121TOWNSEND, TAYLOR USA 6-0 2-6 6-3

LR32 27 28GARCIA, CAROLINE FRA 6-4 4-6 9-7




Rank: Seed:113

LR128 7 6KONTA, JOHANNA GBR 6-2 6-2




Rank: Seed:88

WR128 114ZHU, LIN CHN 0-6 6-0 8-6

WR64 3 3MUGURUZA, GARBIÑE ESP 7-6(1) 6-4

WR32 35 26RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA POL 6-2 7-5

LR16 16 21KERBER, ANGELIQUE GER 4-6 7-5 6-2




Rank: Seed:45

LR128 97PETERSON, REBECCA SWE 6-4 6-3




Rank: Seed:48

WR128 29 30PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 6-4 4-6 6-3

WR64 88ARRUABARRENA, LARA ESP 6-3 6-3

WR32 1 1HALEP, SIMONA ROU 3-6 6-4 7-5

LR16 33CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA SVK 6-4 6-1




Rank: Seed:43

WR128 113ALEXANDROVA, EKATERINA RUS 6-3 4-6 6-3

LR64 35 29CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA SVK 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4







Rank: Seed:27 28

WR128 85VOEGELE, STEFANIE SUI 6-2 6-1

WR64 110SIEGEMUND, LAURA GER 6-3 6-4

LR32 4 4OSAKA, NAOMI JPN 5-7 6-4 6-1




Rank: Seed:25 25

WR128 79GOLUBIC, VIKTORIJA SUI 6-4 3-6 6-0

LR64 69PETKOVIC, ANDREA GER 4-6 6-3 8-6




Rank: Seed:29 28

WR128 37OSTAPENKO, JELENA LAT 6-2 6-2

WR64 103FLIPKENS, KIRSTEN BEL 7-6(3) 6-3

LR32 3 3PLISKOVA, KAROLINA CZE 6-3 2-6 6-4




Rank: Seed:28 29

WR128 153CEPELOVA, JANA SVK 6-4 5-7 6-3

LR64 44MUCHOVA, KAROLINA CZE 6-1 4-6 7-6(2)



AUSTRALIAN OPEN 128Draw:HARDOUTDOORAUSTRALIA02 Feb 20202020

Rank: Seed:37

LR128 38PUTINTSEVA, YULIA KAZ 6-1 6-3



ROLAND GARROS 128Draw:CLAYOUTDOORFRANCE10 Oct 20202020

Rank: Seed:63

WR128 143HAAS, BARBARA AUT 6-3 7-6(1)

LR64 54SWIATEK, IGA POL 6-1 6-4



Grand Slam Match Record: 37/30



OSAKA, NAOMI Singles Activity:


Rank: Seed:127

WR128 104VEKIC, DONNA CRO 6-3 6-2

WR64 21 18SVITOLINA, ELINA UKR 6-4 6-4

LR32 16 14AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 6-1 6-1




Rank: Seed:101

WR128 36 32OSTAPENKO, JELENA LAT 6-4 7-5

WR64 52LUCIC-BARONI, MIRJANA CRO 6-3 6-3

LR32 6 6HALEP, SIMONA ROU 4-6 6-2 6-3




Rank: Seed:81

WR128 30 28VANDEWEGHE, COCO USA 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

WR64 103DUAN, YING-YING CHN 6-4 7-6(3)

LR32 9 8KEYS, MADISON USA 7-5 4-6 7-6(3)




Rank: Seed:48

WR128 183KUMKHUM, LUKSIKA THA 6-7(2) 6-4 7-5

LR64 9 9KONTA, JOHANNA GBR 6-4 6-2




Rank: Seed:55

LR128 113VAN UYTVANCK, ALISON BEL 6-3 7-5




Rank: Seed:59

WR128 100SORRIBES TORMO, SARA ESP 6-3 7-6(3)

WR64 23 22STRYCOVA, BARBORA CZE 6-1 0-6 6-4

LR32 11 10WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 7-6(3) 6-4




Rank: Seed:45

WR128 6 6KERBER, ANGELIQUE GER 6-3 6-1

WR64 90ALLERTOVA, DENISA CZE 6-3 4-6 7-5

LR32 418KANEPI, KAIA EST 6-3 2-6 7-5







Rank: Seed:72

WR128 250KUCOVA, KRISTINA SVK 7-5 6-2

WR64 19 16VESNINA, ELENA RUS 7-6(4) 6-2

WR32 17 18BARTY, ASHLEIGH AUS 6-4 6-2

LR16 1 1HALEP, SIMONA ROU 6-3 6-2




Rank: Seed:20 21

WR128 95KENIN, SOFIA USA 6-2 7-5

WR64 51DIYAS, ZARINA KAZ 6-4 7-5

LR32 13 13KEYS, MADISON USA 6-1 7-6(7)




Rank: Seed:18 18

WR128 61NICULESCU, MONICA ROU 6-4 6-1

WR64 122BOULTER, KATIE GBR 6-3 6-4

LR32 10 11KERBER, ANGELIQUE GER 6-2 6-4




Rank: Seed:19 20

WR128 146SIEGEMUND, LAURA GER 6-3 6-2

WR64 162GLUSHKO, JULIA ISR 6-2 6-0

WR32 33SASNOVICH, ALIAKSANDRA BLR 6-0 6-0

WR16 20 26SABALENKA, ARYNA BLR 6-3 2-6 6-4

WQ 36TSURENKO, LESIA UKR 6-1 6-1

WS 14 14KEYS, MADISON USA 6-2 6-4

WF 26 17WILLIAMS, SERENA USA 6-2 6-4

2,000.00 USD PRIZE: 3,800,000RANK POINTS:W/ L 3/14 4,272,742USD PRIZE:



Rank: Seed:4 4

WR128 80LINETTE, MAGDA POL 6-4 6-2

WR64 78ZIDANSEK, TAMARA SLO 6-2 6-4

WR32 27 28HSIEH, SU-WEI TPE 5-7 6-4 6-1

WR16 12 13SEVASTOVA, ANASTASIJA LAT 4-6 6-3 6-4

WQ 7 6SVITOLINA, ELINA UKR 6-4 6-1

WS 8 7PLISKOVA, KAROLINA CZE 6-2 4-6 6-4

WF 6 8KVITOVA, PETRA CZE 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4







Rank: Seed:1 1

WR128 90SCHMIEDLOVA, ANNA KAROLINA SVK 0-6 7-6(4) 6-1

WR64 43AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 4-6 7-5 6-3

LR32 42SINIAKOVA, KATERINA CZE 6-4 6-2

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Grand Slam Match Record: 14/46



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[10] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #11) VS. [2] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #2) Head-to-head: SERENA WILLIAMS leads 9-2 2011 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R64 SERENA WILLIAMS 3-6 6-2 6-1 2013 ROME CLAY O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-3 6-0 2013 CINCINNATI HARD O QF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-0 6-4 2014 WTA FINALS HARD I RR SIMONA HALEP 6-2 6-0 2014 WTA FINALS HARD I F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-3 6-0 2015 MIAMI HARD 0 SF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-2 4-6 7-5 2015 CINCINNATI HARD 0 F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-3 7-6(5) 2016 INDIAN WELLS HARD 0 QF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-4 6-3 2016 US OPEN HARD O QF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-2 4-6 6-3 2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R16 SERENA WILLIAMS 6-1 4-6 6-4 2019 WIMBLEDON GRASS O F SIMONA HALEP 6-2 6-2

WILLIAMS:

Australian Open • Making milestone 20th appearance at Australian Open, where she is an Open Era record seven-time

champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009-10, 2015, 2017)

• Her 20 appearances at the Australian Open ranks second among active players, behind her sister, Venus

(21)

• Also finished R-Up here in 2016 (l. Kerber) and has fallen at QF on four occasions

• Last year, exited in 3r (l. Q.Wang) – her earliest exit at Melbourne Park since 2006. In 2019 fell in QF (l.

Ka.Pliskova after holding 4MP); beat Halep in R16 to become oldest player to defeat a reigning No.1

• Made her Grand Slam main draw debut here in 1998 – won her opening match vs. No.9 Spirlea before

losing to sister V.Williams in 2r. Win vs. Spirlea was fourth Top 10 win at the time

• Doubles champion here in 2001, 2003, 2009 and 2010 (all w/V.Williams). Also lost mixed doubles final (w/

Mirnyi) in 1999

WILLIAMS HALEP Career Prize Money $93,634,967 Career Prize Money $37,045,910 Plays Right-handed Plays Right-handed Date of Birth (Age) Sept. 26, 1981 (39) Date of Birth (Age) Sep. 27, 1991 (29) Singles Titles 73 Singles Titles 22 Australian Open W-L (MD) 91-12 Tournament W-L (MD) 28-10 Grand Slam W-L (MD) 361-51 Grand Slam W-L (MD) 100-38 YTD / Career W-L (MD) 7-0 / 850-143 YTD / Career W-L (MD) 6-1 / 399-172 3-Set (YTD / Career) 2-0 / 168-64 3-Set W-L (YTD / Career) 2-0 / 113-56 Tie-Break (YTD / Career) 2-0 / 114-57 Tie-Break W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 52-56 Hard Court (YTD / Career) 7-0 / 529-89 Hard Court (YTD / Career) 6-1 / 230-111 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 1-0 / 176-72 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 40-49 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 1-0 / 307-98 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 1-0 / 105-76 Coach Patrick Mouratoglou Coach Darren Cahill



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• This is her 77th Grand Slam main draw appearance – second on the Open Era list, behind V.Williams (88)

and ahead of Frazier (71)

• Victory this fortnight would see her tie Australia’s Margaret Court on 24 Grand Slam singles titles, the all-

time record

• With sister V.Williams’s loss in 2r, is now the oldest player remaining in the tournament at 39-years-old

• Needed just 57 minutes to sweep past Siegemund 6-1, 6-1 in 1r - her 100th Australian Open match

• Put on another clinical performance in 6-3, 6-0 defeat of No.99 Stojanovic in 2r in which she saved all

three break points faced and did not commit an unforced error in the second set

• Although defeated Potapova in 3r at 7-6(5), 6-2 had to fight back after being down a break in both sets

and saving two set points in the first set while Potapova was serving up 5-4

• Win over Potapova was 90th career Australian Open win – has played and won more matches than any

other woman in the tournament’s history

• Overcame No.7 Sabalenka in R16 in three sets – it was her 176th win over a Top 10 player in her career

and first time facing a Top 10 player on Tour since facing No.5 Svitolina in SF of 2019 US Open (l.

Andreescu in F)

• Faces World No.2 Halep today, who stands in her way of reaching her 40th Grand Slam semifinal

• This is her 55th Grand Slam quarterfinal and owns a 39-14 record at this stage across the majors. First

reached QF here in 2001 defeating Bedanova in R16 before falling to No.1 Hingis in QF

• Last fell at this stage of a major here at the 2019 Australian Open (l. Ka.Pliskova). Overall has four QF

losses here at Melbourne Park – also 2013 (l. Stephens), 2008 (Jankovic) and 2001 (l. No.1 Hingis)

• By reaching final eight here this year, will be appearing in 54th Grand Slam QF appearance, tied for first

with Evert followed by Navratilova (52), Court (43) and Graf (42)

• Has advanced to SF at Australian Open eight times and each time has gone on to reach the final

• This is the highest ranked opponent she has faced since defeating No.2 Osaka at 2019 Toronto

• Will be 12th meeting with Halep, and owns 3-1 record against her at Slam level, including one here at the

Australian Open (in R16 in 2019, when Halep was ranked No.1). Halep did win their most recent

encounter in the final at 2019 Wimbledon

• Today’s winner will face either No.3 Osaka or Hsieh

• Overall Grand Slam record is 361-51 (including four wins at this year’s Australian Open); the only other

player to pass 300 wins in the Open Era is Martina Navratilova (306-49)

• Bidding this fortnight to win her 11th Grand Slam title since turning 30. Margaret Court (3), Martina

Navratilova (3), Chris Evert (2), Billie Jean King (2), Ann Jones (1), Angelique Kerber (1), Li Na (1), Flavia

Pennetta (1) and Virginia Wade (1) are the only other women to lift Grand Slam silverware in their thirties

• Winner of 13 Slam titles on hard courts – most of any player in Open Era; across all WTA events, has won

47 hard court titles, most recently at 2020 Auckland, more than any other active player

• In Australian Open warm-up tournament, withdrew prior to SF match vs. No.1 Barty at Yarra Valley

Classic w/right shoulder injury; beat Gavrilova, Pironkova and Collins in her first competitive matches



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since withdrawing ahead of her 2r match against Pironkova at Roland Garros last September w/Achilles

injury

• Opened season by defeating World No.3 Osaka during an Adelaide exhibition tournament last Friday,

closing out the match in a third-set tie break at 6-2 2-6 10-7

Career Milestones • Captured 73rd career title to begin 2020 campaign at Auckland before advancing to 3r at the Australian Open

(l. Q.Wang). Also made SF at US Open and QF at Lexington

• Winner of 13 major titles on hard courts – most of any player in Open Era; across all WTA events, has won 47

hard court titles, more than any other active player

• With 73 career singles titles, ranks fifth on the Open Era list of most titles, after Martina Navratilova (167),

Chris Evert (154), Steffi Graf (107) and Margaret Court (92)

• Highlights of 2019 season were her 32nd and 33rd Grand Slam finals, at Wimbledon (l. Halep) and US Open

(l. Andreescu)

• Reached one further final in 2019 at Toronto (ret. vs. Andreescu w/back injury). Ended 2019 ranked No.10,

her first year-end finish inside the elite ranking bracket since 2016 (at No.2)

• Other highlights of 2019 were reaching QF at Australian Open and partnering with Andy Murray to contest

Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon (reaching 3r)

• Defeated World No.1 Halep in R16 at 2019 Australian Open – at 37 years, is oldest player to defeat the

reigning World No.1. Has registered 17 career wins over (eight different) No.1 ranked players, second-most

behind Navratilova (18)

• Reached two Grand Slam finals in 2018, at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) and US Open (l. Osaka). Made return to

Tour following birth of daughter Olympia at 2018 Indian Wells

• Ended 2017 ranked No.22, despite playing only two events all season, and both in January. Broke streak of

10 consecutive Top 20 finishes. Overall, has 16 Top 10 finishes to her name (most recently in 2019) – third-

most behind Navratilova (20) and Evert (19) – including five as the year-end No.1

• 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)

• Holds single-season prize money record of $12,385,572, achieved in 2013, when she compiled a 78-4 win-

loss record and won 11 tournaments (including two Slams and WTA Finals)

• Singles gold medalist at London 2012 Olympics

• Along w/sister Venus 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



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• 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)

• On major debut, at 1998 Australian Open, upset No.6 seed Sprilea in 1r before falling to sister Venus in 2r

• Ended 1997 season by winning first WTA main draw matches during SF run at Chicago (l. Davenport).

• WTA main draw debut ended in 1r defeat at 1997 Moscow (as qualifier, l. Po)

• First match of career was defeat to Annie Miller in qualifying at 1995 Québec City

HALEP: Australian Open

• Making 11th consecutive main draw appearance at the Australian Open, where she is a former finalist,

reaching the title match in 2018 (l. Wozniacki)

• Also reached SF in 2020 (l. Muguruza) and QF in 2014 (l. eventual R-Up Cibulkova), 2015 (l. Makarova)

• Is a two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2018 Roland Garros (d. Stephens in F) and 2019

Wimbledon (d. S.Williams in F)

• Second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, following in the footsteps of 1978 Roland

Garros champion Virginia Ruzici

• Playing 41st Grand Slam main draw at 2021 Australian Open where she is seeded No.2 – her 29th

consecutive seeding at a Slam

• Opened this year’s campaign with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Australian wildcard Cabrera in her 1r night

session match on Rod Laver Arena

• Defeated another Australian in 2r, overcoming No.72 Tomljanovic in 2hrs, 34mins after dropping the first

set and down 2-5 in the final set; now owns 5-3 record against Australians at the majors (4-0 at Australian

Open), with three defeats all coming at hands of Stosur at Roland Garros, in 2010-11 and 2016

• Committed just 12 unforced errors to see off Kudermetova in 3r on Rod Laver on Friday night

• Secured landmark 100th Grand Slam main draw win following defeat of most recent Grand Slam

champion Swiatek – becomes the eighth active player to win 100 Grand Slam main draw matches (also

S.Williams, V.Williams, Kuznetsova, Azarenka, Clijsters, Kvitova and Kerber)

• Following four wins during this Australian Open campaign, is now 28-10 at Melbourne Park, her second

happiest Slam hunting ground, after Roland Garros (31-10)

• Faces S.Williams today in her 15th Grand Slam QF – owns 8-6 record at this stage at the majors, most

recent loss in the last eight at a Grand Slam coming at 2019 Roland Garros (l. Anisimova)

• Appearing in 15th career Grand Slam QF, sixth highest among active players – follows only S.Williams

(54), V.Williams (39), Clijsters (19), Azarenka (17) and Kuznetsova (16)

• Has two QF losses here at Australian Open, in 2015 (l. Makaraova) and 2014 (l. Cibulkova)

• Despite a 2-9 record vs. S.Williams, won their most recent encounter in the 2019 Wimbledon final. Other

win came on hard court, in group stage of 2014 WTA Finals



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• Last Romanian women in the draw from six in the starting field (also Begu, Bogdan, Buzarnescu, Cirstea

and Tig)

• Spending her 349th consecutive week inside the Top 10 – eighth best streak in WTA history, behind

Navratilova, Evert, Graf, Sabatini, Shriver, Sanchez-Vicario, and Mandlikova. Among active players the

next longest streaks belongs to Ka.Pliskova (211) and Svitolina (175)

• Coming off QF run at Gippsland Trophy (l. Alexandrova)

• Opened season at Day at the Drive exhibition event in Adelaide (d. Barty)

• During last year’s Australian swing, made QF at Adelaide (l. Sabalenka) and SF of Australian Open (l.

Muguruza)

Career Milestones

• Posted a 17-match winning streak in 2020, featuring titles at Dubai, Prague and Rome - the longest streak

(at any level) of her career

• Victory at 2020 Dubai saw her become the sixth active player to reach 20 career titles

• Lifted second Grand Slam title of her career at Wimbledon in 2019 (d. S.Williams in F)

• Ended 2018 season as World No.1 for the second time in her career, with season highlighted by maiden

major title at Roland Garros (d. Stephens in F) – was the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam

singles title, following in the footsteps of 1978 Roland Garros champion Virginia Ruzici

• Opened 2018 season by sweeping singles and doubles titles at Shenzhen – doubles title w/Begu was the

first of her career

• Finished 2017 as the year-end World No.1, having ascended to the No.1 spot for first time in career on

October 9, 2017 – became the 25th woman to reach the top spot, and the 13th to hold year-end No.1

• Has spent 64 weeks as World No.1

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

• Breakthrough at Slam level came in 2014, when she made QF at Australian Open (l. Cibulkova), SF at

Wimbledon (l. Bouchard) and finished R-Up at Roland Garros (l. Sharapova)

• Owns one win over a reigning World No.1: vs. S.Williams in RR at 2014 WTA Finals Singapore

• She won her first six WTA titles in the same calendar year in 2013, and was the first to do so since

Stefanie Graf in 1986. This led to her being named the WTA Most Improved Player at the end of the year

• Between May 2013 and August 2014, improved ranking from No.64 to No.2, winning seven titles

• Scored first Top 10 win over then No.6 Li Na in 1r at 2011 US Open

• Broke into Top 100 on October 4, 2010, Top 50 on September 12, 2011 and Top 20 on August 26, 2013

• Has qualified six times for WTA Finals in Singapore (2014-19, although withdrew injured in 2018),

reaching final in 2014 (l. S.Williams)

• Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Marbella as a qualifier, reaching quarterfinals

• Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014-19; Romanian Olympic Team, 2012

• Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Romania in 2006



WILLIAMS, SERENA Singles Activity:


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Rank: Seed:27

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Rank: Seed:20

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Rank: Seed:20

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Rank: Seed:26

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WR64 22SERNA, MAGUI 6-1 6-3

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Rank: Seed:10 10

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Rank: Seed:6 7

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Rank: Seed:6 7

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WQ 21RAYMOND, LISA 6-2 6-0

LS 5 5WILLIAMS, VENUS 6-2 7-6(3)




Rank: Seed:6 5

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LQ 2 2DAVENPORT, LINDSAY 6-4 6-2




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LQ 4 4CAPRIATI, JENNIFER USA 6-2 5-7 6-2




Rank: Seed:5 5

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Rank: Seed:2 2

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Rank: Seed:1 1

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Rank: Seed:1 1

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Rank: Seed:7 2

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Rank: Seed:10 1

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Rank: Seed:11 3

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Rank: Seed:7 7

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Rank: Seed:8 8

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LR16 10 10WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 7-6(5) 6-2




Rank: Seed:15 13

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Rank: Seed:91

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LR16 1 1MAURESMO, AMELIE FRA 6-4 0-6 6-2




Rank: Seed:81

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WR16 11 11JANKOVIC, JELENA SRB 6-3 6-2

WQ 17 16PEER, SHAHAR ISR 3-6 6-2 8-6

WS 12 10VAIDISOVA, NICOLE CZE 7-6(5) 6-4

WF 2 1SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 6-1 6-2




Rank: Seed:8 8

WR128 91PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA KIRILOVA BUL 5-7 6-1 6-1

WR64 69SEQUERA, MILAGROS VEN 6-0 7-6(3)

WR32 40KRAJICEK, MICHAELLA NED 6-3 6-4





Rank: Seed:8 8

WR16 11 10SAFINA, DINARA RUS 6-2 6-3

LQ 1 1HENIN, JUSTINE BEL 6-4 6-3




Rank: Seed:8 7

WR128 57DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES ESP 7-5 6-0

WR64 75MOLIK, ALICIA AUS 7-6(4) 6-3

WR32 56SEQUERA, MILAGROS VEN 6-1 6-0

WR16 12 10HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA SVK 6-2 6-7(2) 6-2

LQ 1 1HENIN, JUSTINE BEL 6-4 3-6 6-3




Rank: Seed:9 8

WR128 67KERBER, ANGELIQUE GER 6-3 7-5

WR64 76CAMERIN, MARIA ELENA ITA 7-5 6-2

WR32 28 27ZVONAREVA, VERA RUS 6-4 7-6(4)

WR16 10 10BARTOLI, MARION FRA 6-3 6-4

LQ 1 1HENIN, JUSTINE BEL 7-6(3) 6-1




Rank: Seed:7 7

WR128 145GAJDOSOVA, JARMILA SVK 6-3 6-3

WR64 121YUAN, MENG CHN 6-3 6-1

WR32 25 26AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 6-3 6-4

WR16 12 12VAIDISOVA, NICOLE CZE 6-3 6-4

LQ 4 3JANKOVIC, JELENA SRB 6-3 6-4




Rank: Seed:5 5

WR128 61HARKLEROAD, ASHLEY USA 6-2 6-1

WR64 129JOHANSSON, MATHILDE FRA 6-2 7-5

LR32 24 27SREBOTNIK, KATARINA SLO 6-4 6-4




Rank: Seed:6 6

WR128 36KANEPI, KAIA EST 7-5 6-3

WR64 190RADWANSKA, URSZULA POL 6-4 6-4

WR32 33 29MAURESMO, AMELIE FRA 7-6(5) 6-1

WR16 69MATTEK, BETHANIE USA 6-3 6-3





Rank: Seed:6 6

WQ 11 14RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA POL 6-4 6-0

WS 133ZHENG, JIE CHN 6-2 7-6(5)

LF 7 7WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 7-5 6-4




Rank: Seed:3 4

WR128 46BONDARENKO, KATERYNA UKR 6-1 6-4

WR64 71VESNINA, ELENA RUS 6-1 6-1

WR32 32 30SUGIYAMA, AI JPN 6-2 6-1

WR16 121BREMOND, SEVERINE FRA 6-2 6-2

WQ 8 7WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 7-6(6) 7-6(7)

WS 7 6SAFINA, DINARA RUS 6-3 6-2

WF 2 2JANKOVIC, JELENA SRB 6-4 7-5




Rank: Seed:2 2

WR128 123YUAN, MENG CHN 6-3 6-2

WR64 45DULKO, GISELA ARG 6-3 7-5

WR32 41PENG, SHUAI CHN 6-1 6-4

WR16 14 13AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 3-6 4-2 RET

WQ 8 8KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS 5-7 7-5 6-1

WS 4 4DEMENTIEVA, ELENA RUS 6-3 6-4

WF 3 3SAFINA, DINARA RUS 6-0 6-3




Rank: Seed:2 2

WR128 100ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA CZE 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4

WR64 133RUANO PASCUAL, VIRGINIA ESP 6-2 6-0

WR32 43MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, MARIA JOSE ESP 4-6 6-3 6-4

WR16 24 24WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA CAN 6-1 6-2

LQ 7 7KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5




Rank: Seed:2 2

WR128 154SILVA, NEUZA POR 6-1 7-5

WR64 69GROTH, JARMILA SVK 6-2 6-1

WR32 53VINCI, ROBERTA ITA 6-3 6-4

WR16 32HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA SVK 6-3 6-1

WQ 8 8AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 6-2 6-3

WS 4 4DEMENTIEVA, ELENA RUS 6-7(4) 7-5 8-6





Rank: Seed:2 2

WF 3 3WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 7-6(3) 6-2




Rank: Seed:2 2

WR128 103GLATCH, ALEXA USA 6-4 6-1

WR64 51CZINK, MELINDA HUN 6-1 6-1

WR32 43MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, MARIA JOSE ESP 6-3 7-5

WR16 24 22HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA SVK 6-2 6-0

WQ 10 10PENNETTA, FLAVIA ITA 6-4 6-3

LS 9999CLIJSTERS, KIM BEL 6-4 7-5




Rank: Seed:1 1

WR128 72RADWANSKA, URSZULA POL 6-2 6-1

WR64 77KVITOVA, PETRA CZE 6-2 6-1

WR32 33 32SUAREZ NAVARRO, CARLA ESP 6-0 6-3

WR16 13 13STOSUR, SAMANTHA AUS 6-4 6-2

WQ 7 7AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2

WS 17 16LI, NA CHN 7-6(4) 7-6(1)

WF 9999HENIN, JUSTINE BEL 6-4 3-6 6-2




Rank: Seed:1 1

WR128 76VOEGELE, STEFANIE SUI 7-6(2) 6-2

WR64 77GOERGES, JULIA GER 6-1 6-1

WR32 29 29PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 6-1 1-6 6-2

WR16 18 18PEER, SHAHAR ISR 6-2 6-2

LQ 7 7STOSUR, SAMANTHA AUS 6-2 6-7(2) 8-6




Rank: Seed:1 1

WR128 148LARCHER DE BRITO, MICHELLE POR 6-0 6-4

WR64 118CHAKVETADZE, ANNA RUS 6-0 6-1

WR32 46CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA SVK 6-0 7-5

WR16 17 16SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 7-6(9) 6-4

WQ 12 9LI, NA CHN 7-5 6-3

WS 62KVITOVA, PETRA CZE 7-6(5) 6-2

WF 21 21ZVONAREVA, VERA RUS 6-3 6-2







Rank: Seed:25 7

WR128 61REZAI, ARAVANE FRA 6-3 3-6 6-1

WR64 58HALEP, SIMONA ROU 3-6 6-2 6-1

WR32 27 26KIRILENKO, MARIA RUS 6-3 6-2

LR16 9 9BARTOLI, MARION FRA 6-3 7-6(6)




Rank: Seed:27 28

WR128 54JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA SRB 6-1 6-1

WR64 183KRAJICEK, MICHAELLA NED 6-0 6-1

WR32 5 4AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 6-1 7-6(5)

WR16 19 16IVANOVIC, ANA SRB 6-3 6-4

WQ 16 17PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 7-5 6-1

WS 1 1WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE DEN 6-2 6-4

LF 10 9STOSUR, SAMANTHA AUS 6-2 6-3




Rank: Seed:12 12

WR128 45PASZEK, TAMIRA AUT 6-3 6-2

WR64 49ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, BARBORA CZE 6-0 6-4

WR32 92ARN, GRETA HUN 6-1 6-1

LR16 56MAKAROVA, EKATERINA RUS 6-2 6-3




Rank: Seed:5 5

LR128 111RAZZANO, VIRGINIE FRA 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3




Rank: Seed:6 6

WR128 62ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, BARBORA CZE 6-2 6-4

WR64 98CZINK, MELINDA HUN 6-1 6-4

WR32 27 25ZHENG, JIE CHN 6-7(5) 6-2 9-7

WR16 65SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA KAZ 6-1 2-6 7-5

WQ 4 4KVITOVA, PETRA CZE 6-3 7-5

WS 2 2AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 6-3 7-6(6)

WF 3 3RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA POL 6-1 5-7 6-2




Rank: Seed:4 4

WR128 75VANDEWEGHE, COCO USA 6-1 6-1





Rank: Seed:4 4

WR64 108MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, MARIA JOSE ESP 6-2 6-4

WR32 42MAKAROVA, EKATERINA RUS 6-4 6-0

WR16 82HLAVACKOVA, ANDREA CZE 6-0 6-0

WQ 13 12IVANOVIC, ANA SRB 6-1 6-3

WS 10 10ERRANI, SARA ITA 6-1 6-2

WF 1 1AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 6-2 2-6 7-5




Rank: Seed:3 3

WR128 110GALLOVITS-HALL, EDINA ROU 6-0 6-0

WR64 112MUGURUZA, GARBINE ESP 6-2 6-0

WR32 72MORITA, AYUMI JPN 6-1 6-3

WR16 15 14KIRILENKO, MARIA RUS 6-2 6-0

LQ 25 29STEPHENS, SLOANE USA 3-6 7-5 6-4




Rank: Seed:1 1

WR128 74TATISHVILI, ANNA GEO 6-0 6-1

WR64 114GARCIA, CAROLINE FRA 6-1 6-2

WR32 30 26CIRSTEA, SORANA ROU 6-0 6-2

WR16 15 15VINCI, ROBERTA ITA 6-1 6-3

WQ 39KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS 6-1 3-6 6-3

WS 5 5ERRANI, SARA ITA 6-0 6-1

WF 2 2SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 6-4 6-4




Rank: Seed:1 1

WR128 92MINELLA, MANDY LUX 6-1 6-3

WR64 100GARCIA, CAROLINE FRA 6-3 6-2

WR32 84DATE-KRUMM, KIMIKO JPN 6-2 6-0

LR16 24 23LISICKI, SABINE GER 6-2 1-6 6-4




Rank: Seed:1 1

WR128 54SCHIAVONE, FRANCESCA ITA 6-0 6-1

WR64 77VOSKOBOEVA, GALINA KAZ 6-3

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