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BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES – FINAL [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Series tied 1-1

A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS PLAYER RANK NAT AGE

YTDPRIZE $^

IW W/L* YTDW/L*

YTDTITLES

CAREER PRIZE $^

CAREERW/L*

CAREERTITLES

[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova 8 RUS 31 214,749 28-13 12-4 0 22,071,750 611-293 17

[14] Elena Vesnina 15 RUS 30 280,558 11-8 11-6 0 9,228,165 393-305 2 *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament

FINAL HISTORIES

PLAYER BEST 2017 RESULT BEST IWRESULT

LAST FINAL REACHED (final result)

CAREER F W/L

[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova FINAL (1): Indian Wells R-UP (2): 2007-08 2016 Moscow (WON) 17-22

[14] Elena Vesnina FINAL (1): Indian Wells FINAL (1): 2017 2016 Charleston (R-Up) 2-7

FINAL QUICK HITS

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Vesnina will contest the 29th BNP Paribas Open singles final, each aiming to

become the 20th different player to lift the title

The final line-up will feature two seeds for the 26th time. No.8 seed Kuznetsova is the highest ranked, meaning

that for only the second time in the tournament’s 29-year history none of the Top 5 seeds have advanced to the

final (also 2001, [7] S.Williams d. [14] Clijsters)

Kuznetsova, 31, is the fifth-oldest player to reach the Indian Wells final, while Vesnina, 30, is the sixth:

YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) ??? 31 years, 296 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS) ??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days

Based on age at end of tournament

With both Kuznetsova and Vesnina reaching this stage, it is the first time two Russians have made the final at

Indian Wells since 2006, when Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva


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This will be the 10th time that Kuznetsova has faced a fellow Russian in a championship match, with five of the

previous nine going her way:

KUZNETSOVA VERSUS… TOURNAMENT RESULT SCORE Anastasia Myskina Doha, 2004 Lost 46 64 64 Elena Dementieva US Open, 2004 Won 63 75 Maria Sharapova Miami, 2006 Won 64 63 Elena Dementieva Dubai, 2008 Lost 46 63 62 Dinara Safina Tokyo [PPO], 2008 Lost 61 63 Dinara Safina Stuttgart, 2009 Won 64 63 Dinara Safina Rome, 2009 Lost 63 62 Dinara Safina Roland Garros, 2009 Won 64 62 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Moscow, 2015 Won 62 61 Elena Vesnina Indian Wells, 2017 ??? ???

Kuznetsova has reached the final at Indian Wells twice before in her career, finishing runner-up in 2007 and

2008, while Vesnina is through to this stage for the first time, having never before been beyond the third round

Vesnina, though, is no stranger to success at Indian Wells, where she a three-time doubles champion (2008,

w/Safina, 2011, w/Mirza and 2013, w/Makarova)

Kuznetsova will be appearing in her 40th career final today, the fifth-most among active players:

PLAYER FINALSSerena Williams 92Venus Williams 81Maria Sharapova 58Caroline Wozniacki 44Svetlana Kuznetsova 40Victoria Azarenka 36

Her record in finals stands at 17-22, however, only two of these titles have come at one of the current four

Premier Mandatory tournaments – 2006 Miami* and 2009 Beijing

* Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing were elevated to Premier Mandatory status as part of the 2009 Roadmap Calendar

Following her progression to the final, Kuznetsova now owns 28 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells,

placing her joint-fifth on the all-time list:

PLAYER WINS LOSSESLindsay Davenport 47 12Maria Sharapova 38 11Caroline Wozniacki* 30 10Agnieszka Radwanska* 29 11Conchita Martínez 28 13Svetlana Kuznetsova* 28 13 Martina Hingis 27 6Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic 26 10Jelena Jankovic* 26 15Kim Clijsters 24 5

*Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering F


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Vesnina is appearing in the 10th, and most prestigious, final of her career, and is bidding for her third singles

title (2-7 in finals). With a win today, she would also secure a career-high ranking of No.13

With current prize money of just over US$22 million, Kuznetsova can surpass the US$23 million mark should she

win the Indian Wells title, becoming only the eighth player to reach this milestone. Vesnina will pass US$10

million in prize money with victory in the final

The final has gone to three sets only three times in the past 15 years, most recently Simona Halep’s 26 75 64

victory over Jelena Jankovic in 2008, which lasted two hours and 37 minutes

WTA RANKING PROJECTIONS

Angelique Kerber will return to World No.1 following Indian Wells

Serena Williams will drop to No.2

Karolina Pliskova will stay at No.3

Dominika Cibulkova will rise to a new career-high of No.4

Simona Halep will move to No.5

Svetlana Kuznetsova will move to No.7 after reaching the final and could rise to No.6 by winning the title. If

Kuznetsova wins the title and moves to No.6 it would be her highest ranking since the week of May 24, 2010

Elena Vesnina will rise to No.13 with the BNP Paribas Open title, beating her current career-best ranking of

No.15. She will remain at No.15 if she finishes runner-up

ROAD TO SINGAPORE

The 2017 edition of the WTA’s Road to Singapore (RTS) will travel through 31 countries with 55 events, plus the

four Grand Slam tournaments

Last October, the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global were held in Asia-Pacific for the

third time, with Dominika Cibulkova defeating Angelique Kerber in the final.

This year’s event, the fourth of a five-year tenure at the Singapore Sports Hub, sees competition spread over

eight days, October 22 - 29, 2017

Entering the fortnight of the 2017 BNP Paribas Open, the standings on March 6 were as follows:

RANK SINGLES PLAYERS

1 Serena Williams (USA) 2 Elina Svitolina (UKR)3 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4 Venus Williams (USA)5 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)6 Johanna Konta (GBR) 7 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)8 CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 9 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

10 Angelique Kerber (GER)


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Svetlana Kuznetsova will jump from No.20 to No.8 following her progession to the Indian Wells final, and No.5

should she win the title

If Elena Vesnina wins the title, she will move from No.31 to No.6

HONOR ROLL: PREMIER MANDATORY EVENTS YEAR INDIAN WELLS MIAMI MADRID BEIJING 2010 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) Kim Clijsters (BEL) Aravane Rezai (FRA) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2011 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2012 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) Serena Williams (USA) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2013 Maria Sharapova (RUS) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA)

2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) Serena Williams (USA) Maria Sharapova (RUS) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2015 Simona Halep (ROU) Serena Williams (USA) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2016 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Simona Halep (ROU) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN

SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175,505 1000 Winner 385,170 1000

Runner-Up 573,680 650 Runner-Up 187,970 650

Semifinalist 287,515 390 Semifinalist 94,220 390

Quarterfinalist 146,575 215 Quarterfinalist 48,010 215

Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10

INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA | Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 | $7,669,423 | PREMIER MANDATORY

MATCH NOTES

[8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15)

Head to Head: 1-1

2014 CLAY O SF SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 73 mins6-3 6-1 OEIRAS (ESTORIL)

2009 HARD O R2 ELENA VESNINA 102 mins6-4 3-6 6-0 DUBAI

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA

8

20

27-06-1985 (31)

$214,749

$22,071,750

0 / 17

0 / 16

12-4 / 554-275

2-1 / 180-112

4-0 / 111-93

ELENA VESNINA

15

31

01-08-1986 (30)

$280,558

$9,227,765

0 / 2

1 / 16

11-8

11-6 / 240-230

4-2 / 83-70

1-3 / 48-56

WTA RANKING

ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD

DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY

SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER)

DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER)

INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) *

YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) *

YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) *

YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) *

YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) *

YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) *


YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) *

28-13

11-6 / 142-140 12-4 / 350-179

1-1 / 125-155

1-1 / 56-94

0-0 / 38-20

2-1 / 38-74

1-1 / 10-41

3-0 / 19-18

* Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells final

[8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8)

SF: d. KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) 7-6(5),7-6(2) (1h55)

QF: d. ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) 6-3,6-2 (1h03)

R16: d. CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25) 6-1,6-4 (1h11)

R32: d. ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) 6-2,2-6,6-1 (1h36)

R64: d. JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #57) 7-6(3),6-4 (1h34)

R128: BYE

ROAD TO THE

vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15)

SF: d. KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) 6-3,6-4 (1h24)

QF: d. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) 6-2,4-6,6-3 (2h11)

R16: d. ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) 6-3,6-3 (1h24)

R32: d. TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28) 6-4,1-6,6-4 (2h16)

R64: d. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59) 6-4,7-5 (1h40)

R128: BYE

Total games: 106

Won/lost: 65-41

Sets won/lost: 10-1

Total time on court: 7h19

Average time on court: 1h28

Average rank of opponent: 27

Total games: 113

Won/lost: 66-47

Sets won/lost: 10-2

Total time on court: 8h55

Average time on court: 1h47

Average rank of opponent: 12

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MATCH NOTES

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA

2016

R2 L - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE

2015

R3 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(4) 1-6 6-4

R2 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #78) 7-6(2) 6-2

R1 BYE

2014

R3 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) 6-3 2-6 6-0

R2 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #65) 6-3 6-3

R1 BYE

2013

R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11) 6-4 6-3

R2 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #23) 0-6 6-2 7-5

R1 W - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #65) 6-3 6-1

2012

R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) 6-1 6-2

R2 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #335) 6-3 2-0

R1 BYE

2011

R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #112) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)

R1 BYE

2010

R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #42) 6-4 4-6 6-1

R1 BYE

2009

R2 L - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #107) 6-2 4-6 6-3

R1 BYE

2008

F L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) 6-4 6-3

SF W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #5) 6-3 5-7 6-2

QF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #19) 6-2 6-4

R16 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #47) 6-2 6-3

R3 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #40) 6-1 4-6 6-3

R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #79) 6-1 6-1

R1 BYE

2007

F L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #18) 6-3 6-4

SF W - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #46) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1

QF W - NICOLE VAIDISOVA (CZE #10) 4-6 6-3 6-4

R16 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #24) 6-2 6-2

R3 W - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #54) 6-1 7-6(4)

R2 W - ROMINA OPRANDI (SUI #59) 7-5 6-3

R1 BYE

ELENA VESNINA

2016

R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) 6-4 6-3

2015

R2 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #9) 6-4 6-0

R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) 6-3 6-3

2014

R2 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) 6-2 3-6 6-3

R1 BYE

2013

R3 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) 6-2 6-1

R2 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #75) 3-6 7-5 6-1

R1 BYE

2012

R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) 6-3 7-5

R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) 6-4 7-5

2011

R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) 6-2

2009


R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #38) 5-7 6-2 6-3

R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) 7-5

2008


R1 W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) 6-4 4-6 6-4

2006

R1 L - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) 6-2 6-3


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INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match

Kuznetsova:

Making 14th appearance at Indian Wells. Has matched best result by reaching 2017 final, having lost the title match in

2007 (l. Hantuchova) and 2008 (l. Ivanovic)

Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion Henin) and 2005 (l.

Dementieva)

This year is the first time she has gone beyond 3r at Indian Wells since reaching the 2008 final

Is joined in the final by countrywomen Vesnina - the first all-Russian BNP Paribas Open final since 2006 (Sharapova d.

Dementieva). These are the only all-country women’s singles finals in the tournament’s history. The last time there was

any Russian representative in the final was 2013 (Sharapova d. Wozniacki)

Kuznetsova is appearing in her 40th career final today, the fifth-most among active players:

PLAYER FINALSSerena Williams 92Venus Williams 81Maria Sharapova 58Caroline Wozniacki 44

Svetlana Kuznetsova 40Victoria Azarenka 36


MATCH NOTES

2005

QF L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #5) 3-6 6-3 7-5

R16 W - RIKA FUJIWARA (JPN #142) 6-3 6-2

R3 W - MARIA VENTO-KABCHI (VEN #49) 6-2 6-1

R2 W - EVA BIRNEROVA (CZE #137) 6-3 6-2

R1 BYE

2004

QF L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #1) 6-4 7-5

R16 W - AMY FRAZIER (USA #47) 6-0 6-3

R3 W - ALICIA MOLIK (AUS #33) 3-6 7-6(6) 6-2

R2 W - ALINA JIDKOVA (RUS #106) 4-6 6-4 6-1

R1 BYE

2003

R3 L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #39) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

R2 W - ANASTASIA MYSKINA (RUS #11) 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3

R1 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #711) 6-3 6-0


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Has now reached at least the QF stage at six of her last eight tournaments – 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON), 2016

WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF), 2017 St. Petersburg (QF) and 2017 Indian Wells (F)

At 31, was the eighth-oldest player in this year’s draw, and the fifth-oldest player ever to reach the Indian Wells final:

YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE

2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days

2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) ??? 31 years, 296 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS) ??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days


One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010 (after 1r

bye, l. Suárez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy)

Following progression to final, owns 28 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, and is well-placed on the all-time

list:

PLAYER WINS LOSSESLindsay Davenport 47 12Maria Sharapova 38 11Caroline Wozniacki* 30 10Agnieszka Radwanska* 29 11Conchita Martínez 28 13

Svetlana Kuznetsova* 28 13Martina Hingis 27 6Victoria Azarenka 26 6Ana Ivanovic 26 10Jelena Jankovic* 26 15Kim Clijsters 24 5

*Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering final

After 1r bye, defeated Larsson in 2r and Vinci in 3r, before dispatching Garcia in R16 dropping only five games (61 64)

Defeated countrywoman Pavlyuchenkova in QF on Wednesday, having lost twice to her already this season

Defused No.3 Ka.Pliskova in SF, improving her lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked players to 27-57

Faces No.15 Vesnina in final; owns 125-155 record against Top 20 players (1-1 in 2017)

Can rise to No.6 in WTA Rankings by winning the Indian Wells title – would be her highest ranking since May 2010 (also

No.6). By reaching the final, will go to No.7

Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark – only 12 other players have achieved this

milestone. Should she win the 2017 Indian Wells title, would surpass US$23 million – only the eighth player to reach this

mark

Playing first tournament since QF run at St. Petersburg (l. eventual R-Up Putintseva). Was forced to withdraw from Doha

and Dubai w/abdominal injury

Enjoyed run to R16 at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Was 57th time contesting main draw at a Grand Slam, which

is the seventh most among active players

Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. Muguruza). Posted 2r exit at Sydney (as defending champion, l.

Pavlyuchenkova)

Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) – is fifth active player to reach the milestone,

after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins

Made sixth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, where she qualified for SF for the first time (l. Cibulkova); in five previous

appearances (2004, 2006-09), had never progressed beyond group stage. Her gap of six years between WTA Finals (2009

to 2016) was most since Capriati and Frazier’s seven year gaps (both from 1992-2000)

Defeat of Gavrilova in final at 2016 Moscow secured place at WTA Finals - entered tournament on a wildcard, knowing

she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in 2015. After 1r bye, defeated

Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic 62 61 victory against Gavrilova in the final

Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in 2016,

with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan)

Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on the WTA

for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013)

Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami (l.

Azarenka in F). Record in WTA singles finals now stands at 17-22

In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Muguruza) and Wimbledon (l. eventual

champion S.Williams) and 2r at Australian Open (l. K.Bondarenko) and US Open (l. Wozniacki)

Wimbledon result saw her return to the Top 10 (at No.10) for first time since May 2010, before peaking at No.7 the week

of Beijing – her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title defence

Other notable results in 2016 included SF run at Prague (conceded w/o vs. Stosur w/abdominal injury) and QF at Rome

(l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion

Ka.Pliskova)

Advanced to 3r at Rio Olympics (l. Konta). Also competed in doubles w/Kasatkina (l. Hlavackova/Hradecka in 3r)

Owns seven wins over reigning world No.1s (7-20 record), 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

A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in F).

Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At Wimbledon, has

reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007

Her 16 career doubles titles (most recently 2013 Moscow w/Stosur) includes two Grand Slam titles, both at the Australian

Open – in 2005 (w/Molik) and 2012 (w/Zvonareva)

One of five Russians to rank in Top 2 (also Myskina, Sharapova, Zvonareva, Safina); had chance to become No.1 by

winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with SF loss to Safina); also achieved career-high No.3 in doubles

(June 7, 2004)

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)

Russian Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2007-12, 2015-16; Russian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2016

Coached by Carlos Martinez

Vesnina:

Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and 10th overall). Has posted best result by reaching final in 2017,

bettering 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r

bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova). Posted 1r exits in 2006 (l. Kutuzova) and 2011 (l. Oudin)

Fell in the 1r of Indian Wells qualifying in 2016, ranked No.86. The last player to fall in Indian Wells qualifying then reach

the final in their next appearance was S.Williams (l. qualifying in 1997, won title in 1999 – did not play in 1998)

Appearing in a final at a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time. Had previously fallen in R16 at this level

three times - 2008 Miami (l. Henin), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka)

Playing fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at career-high of No.15, first achieved week of February 6, 2017. Can rise as high as

No.13 with the title

Is the sixth-oldest player to make the Indian Wells final:

YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE

2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days

2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) ??? 31 years, 296 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS) ??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days


Is joined in 2017 Indian Wells final by compatriot Kuznetsova - first time two Russians have made the final here since

2006 (Sharapova d. Dementieva). These are the only two all-country women’s singles finals in the tournament’s history

After 1r bye, defeated Rogers in 2r, then No.25 seed Babos in 3r – her first win over a Top 30 player in 2017

In R16, posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber– now owns a 3-24 record against Top 5 players,

with other wins coming against No.4 Halep (2016 Doha) and No.5 Stosur (2011 Charleston)

Defeated No.13 V.Williams in QF to improve lifetime record vs. Top 20 players to a 38-74

In SF defeated Mladenovic in straight sets

Faces No.8 Kuznetsova in final; is 10-41 in her career vs. Top 10 opponents (includes 2017 Indian Wells results), and was

3-2 in 2016 – this was the first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season

Is a three-time Indian Wells doubles champion (2008, w/Safina, 2011, w/Mirza and 2013, w/Makarova); this year reached

SF (w/Makarova, l. Hradecka/Siniakova)

Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis)

Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe, ret.

w/low back injury)

Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova)

Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of 2015. 2015 was first year-end finish outside the Top 100 in 10

years

2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio

Olympics (w/Makarova, d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F). Team also won Montréal and WTA Finals in 2016

Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand Slam.

Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon (first

Grand Slam with 32 seeds)

Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first Top 10

victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne

Went 28-17 in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20)

Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven occasions

– most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals before winning

first title at 2013 Hobart)

Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/Makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013 Roland

Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 WTA

Finals

Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow

Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017)

Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015)

Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin


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2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN DOUBLES FINAL

[6] CHAN YUNG-JAN (TPE #16) / MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #8) vs.

LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #17) / KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #27)

Head-to-Head: First meeting

A LOOK AT THE DOUBLES FINALISTS

PLAYER DOUBLES RANK

NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $

YTDDOUBLES

W-L

YTDDOUBLES

TITLES

CAREER PRIZE $

CAREERDOUBLES

W-L

CAREER DOUBLES

TITLES [6] Martina Hingis 8 SUI 36 36,391 10-5 0 23,192,474 440-104 55

[6] Chan Yung-Jan 16 TPE 27 32,905 11-5 1 3,248,265 402-182 18

Lucie Hradecka 17 CZE 31 28,109 7-3 0 4,509,510 489-203 21

Katerina Siniakova 27 CZE 20 225,910 8-5 0 1,389,397 83-52 2 Players listed in order of doubles ranking; match records up-to-date through SF; prize money figures do not include this tournament

BEST PREVIOUS INDIAN WELLS DOUBLES RESULTS PLAYER BEST GRAND SLAM RESULTS

[6] Martina Hingis WON (2): 1999 (w/Kournikova), 2015 (w/Mirza) [6] Chan Yung-Jan FINAL (2): 2007 (w/Chuang), 2017 (w/Hingis)

Lucie Hradecka FINAL (1): 2017 (w/Siniakova); SF (3): 2007 (w/Voracova), 2012 (w/Hlavackova), 2014 (w/J.Zheng)

Katerina Siniakova FINAL (1): 2017 (w/Hradecka); 1R (1): 2016 (w/Dushevina)

ROAD TO THE FINAL [6] CHAN YUNG-JAN (TPE #16) / MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #8) R32: d. Atawo/Xu (USA/CHN) 61 64 R16: d. Klepac/ Martínez Sánchez (SLO/ESP) 61 75

QF: d. [4] Mirza/Strycova (IND/CZE) 64 64

SF: d. [1] Mattek-Sands/Safarova (USA/CZE) 76(7) 75 Total games: 81

Games won/lost: 51-30

Sets won/lost: 8-0

vs.

LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #17) / KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #27) R32: d. Dabrowski/Watson (CAN/GBR) 46 63 101

R16: d. Bacsinszky/Lucic-Baroni (SUI/CRO) 61 64

QF: d. Arruabarrena/Liang (ESP/CHN) 64 60

SF: d. [2] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 63 63 Total games: 71

Games won/lost: 47-24

Sets won/lost: 8-1


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DOUBLES FINAL QUICK HITS

By reaching the final, Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova ensure that for the sixth time in the last 10 years at

least one unseeded team will contest the championship match in Indian Wells

Hradecka and Siniakova are both making their Indian Wells doubles final debut. Martina Hingis is a two-time

champion (1999 and 2015), while Chan Yung-Jan is a former runner-up (2007)

Chan/Hingis have not dropped a set en route to the final at Indian Wells, while Hradecka/Siniakova have only

dropped one. In the last decade, the only teams to win the title without dropping a set were Hingis/Mirza (2015) and

Mirza/Vesnina (2011)

The team that wins today’s final will move into a qualifying spot the Road to Singapore standings; the Top 8 doubles

teams qualify for the season-ending BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, which takes place in

October

INDIAN WELLS DOUBLES HONOR ROLL

YEAR CHAMPIONS RUNNERS-UP SCORE 2007 [1] Raymond/Stosur (USA/AUS) [5] Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) 63 75

2008 Safina/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) [3] Yan/Zheng (CHN/CHN) 61 16 108

2009 Azarenka/Zvonareva (BLR/RUS) Dulko/Peer (ARG/ISR) 64 36 105

2010 Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) [3] Petrova/Stosur (RUS/AUS) 64 26 105

2011 Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) [8] Mattek-Sands/Shaughnessy (USA/USA) 60 75

2012 [1] Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) [2] Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) 62 63

2013 [4] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) [3] Petrova/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) 60 57 106

2014 [1] Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) [5] Black/Mirza (ZIM/IND) 76(5) 62

2015 [1] Hingis/Mirza (SUI/IND) [2] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 63 64

2016 Mattek-Sands/Vadeweghe (USA/USA) Ka.Pliskova/Goerges (CZE/GER) 46 64 106

[6] CHAN YUNG-JAN (TPE) [6] MARTINA HINGIS (SUI) Residence: Taipei, Chinese Taipei Residence: Feusisberg, Switzerland Date of Birth: 17 Aug 1989 Date of Birth: 30 Sep 1980 Birthplace: Taipei, Chinese Taipei Birthplace: Kosice, Slovakia Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Chan Yung-Jan and Martina Hingis are through to their first final together, having first teamed up earlier this year in

Doha

In Doha they reached the SF (l. Savchuk/Shvedova), then fell QF at Dubai (l. Hlavackova/Peng) in their only other

tournament together

Chinese Taipei’s Chan has equaled her best result at Indian Wells by advancing to the final, having also reached this

stage in 2007 (w/Chuang, l. Raymond/Stosur)

Hingis, meanwhile, is bidding to win her third title (also in 1999, w/Kournikova d. Fernandez/Novotna in F, and 2015,

w/Mirza d. Makarova/Vesnina in F). The only other players to win three or more titles here are Lindsay Davenport

(1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003), Lisa Raymond (1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2012) and Elena Vesnina

(2008, 2011, 2013)


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Hingis sits second among active players for WTA doubles titles, with 55 – two ahead of Huber (53) but behind Black

(60). Navratilova leads the all-time list with 177. Twelve of Hingis’s 55 titles were at Grand Slams

Hingis has spent 66 weeks (over seven different spells) as doubles No.1 – she first climbed to the doubles No.1 ranking

on June 8, 1998, when she was 17 years-old and most recently occupied top spot in the week of August 15, 2016

Chan reached a career-high No.5 ranking on February 29, 2016 – currently holds 18 WTA doubles titles, most recently

at 2017 Taipei City (w/H.Chan)

Chan has reached one WTA singles final, at 2007 Bangkok (l. Pennetta)

Hingis owns 43 WTA singles titles, including five at Grand Slams and one at Indian Wells (1998, d. Davenport in F)

The only woman from Chinese Taipei to win the doubles title at Indian Wells was Hsieh Su-Wei (w/Peng) in 2014.

Hingis’s two victories (1999, 2015) were the only ones by a Swiss player

LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE) KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE) Residence: Prague, Czech Republic Residence: Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Date of Birth: 21 May 1985 Date of Birth: 10 May 1996 Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic Birthplace: Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Height: 5' 10'' (1.77 m) Height: 5' 9" (1.74m) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova are playing in their third event as a pair in 2017, improving their record to 7-

3 by reaching the final

Siniakova fell this fortnight in singles in 3r to No.13 seed Wozniacki; Hradecka exited in 2r singles qualifying (l.

Lepchenko)

The duo first played together at 2014 $100k ITF/Midland, MI-USA, but reunited this January at the Australian Open,

falling 1r (l. Groenefeld/Peschke)

In their next outing they finished R-Up at Taipei City (l. H.Chan and today’s opponent Y.Chan), before exiting 1r at

Dubai (l. Jurak/An.Rodionova)

Hradecka is appearing in her first final at Indian Wells, having reached the SF on three previous occasions, 2007

(w/Voracova), 2012 (w/Hlavackova) and 2014 (w/J.Zheng)

Siniakova’s only other doubles appearance at Indian Wells came last year, when she exited 1r (w/Dushevina, l.

Atawo/Spears)

Both players have enjoyed doubles success prior to their current partnership; Hradecka has 21 doubles titles (most

recent 2016 Moscow w/Hlavackova) and Siniakova owns two titles (most recent 2015 Prague w/Bencic)

Hradecka’s most fruitful partnership came alongside Andrea Hlavackova, with whom she won 2013 US Open and

2011 Roland Garros and an Olympic silver medal at London 2012

In singles, Hradecka has been finalist seven times, achieving a career-high No.41 ranking on June 6, 2011 (currently

ranked No.152)

Siniakova has one singles title, at 2017 Shenzhen, and has been a finalist on two other occasions; she reached a

career-best No.37 on January 9, 2017 (currently ranked No.42)

Hradecka achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No.4 on October 22, 2012, while Siniakova currently occupies

her best-ever ranking of No.27

Both players have been members of the Czech Republic’s Fed Cup team; Hradecka 2010-16 and Siniakova in 2017

MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN

INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA – MARCH 8-19 , 2017 | USD $6,993,450 – PREMIER MANDATORY


BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES – SEMIFINALS [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Series tied 1-1 [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Vesnina leads 2-0 A LOOK AT THE FINAL FOUR PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD

PRIZE $^ IW

W/L* YTD W/L*

YTD TITLES

CAREER PRIZE $^

CAREER W/L*

CAREER TITLES

[3] Karolina Pliskova 3 CZE 24 644,061 12-3 19-2 2 7,576,787 392-233 8


[14] Elena Vesnina 15 RUS 30 280,558 10-8 10-6 0 9,228,165 392-305 2

[28] Kristina Mladenovic 26 FRA 23 295,434 5-4 16-5 1 5,154,199 248-205 1 *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament

POTENTIAL FINAL HEAD to HEADS

MLADENOVIC VESNINA

KA.PLISKOVA Series tied 2-2 Ka.Pliskova leads 1-0

KUZNETSOVA Mladenovic leads 1-0 Series tied 1-1

SEMIFINAL HISTORIES

PLAYER BEST 2017 RESULT BEST IW RESULT

LAST FINAL REACHED (final result)

CAREER SF W/L

CAREER F W/L

[3] Karolina Pliskova WON (2): Brisbane, Doha SF (1): 2016, 2017 2017 Doha (WON) 18-5 8-10

[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova SF (1): Indian Wells R-UP (2): 2007-08 2016 Moscow (WON) 39-28 17-22

[14] Elena Vesnina SF (2): Indian Wells SF (1): 2017 2016 Charleston (R-Up) 9-7 2-7

[28] Kristina Mladenovic WON (1): St. Petersburg SF (1): 2017 2017 Acapulco (R-Up) 5-7 1-4

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SEMIFINAL QUICK HITS

• The 2017 Indian Wells semifinal line-up is comprised entirely of seeds, the highest being No.3 seed Karolina

Pliskova, the lowest being No.28 seed Kristina Mladenovic. This is the sixth year in a row that four seeded players

have reached the semifinals. Peng Shuai was the last unseeded player – in 2011 – to reach this stage

• Svetlana Kuznetsova, 31, is the oldest player among the semifinalists. Mladenovic, at 23, is the youngest

• Kuznetsova is the seventh-oldest player to reach the Indian Wells semifinals, while Vesnina is the ninth:

YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 2015 Serena Williams (USA) SF 33 years, 177 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2014 Li Na (CHN) SF 32 years, 18 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) ??? 31 years, 296 days 2003 Conchita Martinez (ESP) SF 30 years, 333 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS) ??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days


• With both Kuznetsova and Vesnina reaching this stage, it is the first time two Russians have made the semifinals

at Indian Wells since 2013, when Sharapova defeated Kirilenko before going on to lift the trophy. With

Kuznetsova and Vesnina in opposite sides of the draw, if both progress it would be the first all-Russian BNP

Paribas Open final since 2006 (Sharapova defeated Dementieva)

• Meanwhile Mladenovic is the first French woman to reach this stage at Indian Wells since Marion Bartoli reached

the final in 2011 (losing to Wozniacki)

• Karolina Pliskova is bidding to be first the first Czech woman to reach the title match at Indian Wells since

Helena Sukova in 1990 (who lost to Navratilova)

• Three of the four semifinalists have matched or achieved their best result at the BNP Paribas Open – Mladenovic

and Vesnina are through to this stage for the first time, and Ka.Pliskova reached the semifinals last year

• Kuznetsova has reached the final at Indian Wells twice before in her career, finishing as runner-up in 2007 and

2008

• A win today will see Kuznetsova advance to her 40th career final, the fifth-most among active players:

PLAYER FINALS Serena Williams 92 Venus Williams 81 Maria Sharapova 58 Caroline Wozniacki 44 Svetlana Kuznetsova 39 Victoria Azarenka 36




• Following her progression to the semfinals, Kuznetsova now owns 27 main draw match wins here at Indian

Wells,and is well-placed on the all-time list:

PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport 47 12 Maria Sharapova 38 11 Caroline Wozniacki* 30 10 Agnieszka Radwanska* 29 11 Conchita Martínez 28 13 Martina Hingis 27 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova* 27 13 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic 26 10 Jelena Jankovic* 26 15 Kim Clijsters 24 5

*Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering SF

• With current prize money of just over US$22 million, Kuznetsova can surpass the US$23 million mark should she

win the Indian Wells title, becoming only the eighth player to reach this milestone

• Angelique Kerber fell at the R16 stage, meaning this is only the fifth time in 28 stagings (including 2017) that the

top seed has failed to reach at least the quarterfinals


• Angelique Kerber will return to World No.1 following Indian Wells

• Serena Williams will drop to No.2

• Karolina Pliskova will stay at No.3, regardless of progression to the Indian Wells final or title

• Dominika Cibulkova will rise to a new career-high of No.4

• Simona Halep will move to No.5

• Svetlana Kuznetsova could rise to No.6 by winning the title, or No.7 by reaching the final. If Kuznetsova wins

the title and moves to No.6 it would be her highest ranking since the week of May 24, 2010.

• Kristina Mladenovic will break into the Top 20 for the first time in her career having reached the semifinal. In

addition, she will overtake countrywomen Caroline Garcia to be the new French No.1. Garcia has held the

distinction as France’s top-ranked woman since the week of July 11, 2016 (36 consecutive weeks). Looking ahead

to Miami, Garcia is defending 65 points, while Mladenovic is defending 10.

• Elena Vesnina can rise as high as No.13 with the BNP Paribas Open title, beating her current career-best ranking

of No.15




HONOR ROLL: PREMIER MANDATORY EVENTS YEAR INDIAN WELLS MIAMI MADRID BEIJING 2010 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) Kim Clijsters (BEL) Aravane Rezai (FRA) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2011 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2012 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) Serena Williams (USA) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2013 Maria Sharapova (RUS) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) Serena Williams (USA) Maria Sharapova (RUS) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2015 Simona Halep (ROU) Serena Williams (USA) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2016 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Simona Halep (ROU) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)


SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS

Winner 1,175,505 1000 Winner 385,170 1000




Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10


INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA | Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 | $7,669,423 | PREMIER MANDATORY MATCH NOTES

[3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8)

Head to Head: 1-1

2016 HARD I R1 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 137 mins 3-6 6-2 7-6(6) WTA FINALS 2016 HARD O QF KAROLINA PLISKOVA 112 mins 6-3 4-6 6-2 CINCINNATI

KAROLINA PLISKOVA 3

3

21-03-1992 (25)

$644,061

$7,576,787

2 / 8

0 / 5

19-2 / 174-103

4-1 / 56-33

3-0 / 37-36

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 8

20

27-06-1985 (31)

$214,749

$22,071,750

0 / 17

0 / 16

27-13

11-4 / 553-275

2-1 / 180-112

2-0 / 109-93

WTA RANKING

ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY

SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER)

INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) *

YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) *

YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) *


12-3

11-4 / 349-179 19-2 / 132-68

7-0 / 34-45 3-0 / 15-23

0-0 / 15-15

0-1 / 124-155 0-1 / 55-94

0-0 / 38-20

* Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells SF

[3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3)

QF: d. GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) 7-6(2),7-6(5) (1h56)

R16: d. TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #16) 5-1 Ret'd (0h28)

R32: d. IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32) 6-4,7-6(2) (2h0)

R64: d. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) 1-6,6-4,6-4 (1h59)

R128: BYE

ROAD TO THE SF vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8)

QF: d. ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) 6-3,6-2 (1h03)




R128: BYE

Total games: 76 Won/lost: 40-36 Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 6h23 Average time on court: 1h36 Average rank of opponent: 25



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KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016

SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #15) 7-6(1) 1-6 6-2

QF W - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) 6-3 6-2

R16 W - JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #26) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3

R3 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #18) 6-2 6-0

R2 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #107) 6-2 6-4

R1 BYE 2015

R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) 6-4 6-4

R3 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #22) 7-5 6-4

R2 W - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #92) 6-3 7-5

R1 BYE 2014

R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) 6-3 6-4

R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #29) 7-5 6-2

R1 W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #123) 6-2 3-6 6-2 2013

R1* L - OLGA PUCHKOVA (RUS #79) 6-4 6-2 2012

R1* L - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #96) 7-5 6-2



R1 BYE 2015



R1 BYE 2014



R1 BYE 2013



R1 W - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #65) 6-3 6-1 2012



R1 BYE 2011


R1 BYE 2010


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INDIAN WELLS Tournament History

Ka.Pliskova:

• Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells, and has matched best result at BNP Paribas Open by reaching SF,

also reaching this stage in 2016 (l. eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep)

and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li). Fell in 2012-2013 qualifying

• Her two SFs here in 2016-17 are her best results to date at a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament

• Bidding to be first Czech woman to reach the title match at Indian Wells since Helena Sukova in 1990 (l. Navratilova)

• Contesting 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high ranking of No.3, achieved after QF run at Australian Open (week of

January 30, 2017). Cannot climb any higher, even with Indian Wells title

• Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/Goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe). In 2017, fell 1r w/Garcia (l.

Arruabarrena/Liang)

• After 1r bye this year, rallied from a set down to defeat Puig 16 64 64 in opening match. Saved two set points in

second set on way to straight sets victory over Begu in 3r

• Defeated No.16 Bacsinszky in R16 (via ret. w/left wrist injury) to preserve perfect record vs. Top 20 opponents in

2017 (7-0)

• Defeated No.7 Muguruza in QF – now owns a 15-23 lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked players, going 3-0 in 2017, also

defeating No.5 Cibulkova (Doha) and No.7 Muguruza (Fed Cup)


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• Win over Muguruza takes record vs. the Spaniard to 6-1, having not lost to her since first meeting back in 2013

• Faces No.8 Kuznetsova today. In most recent encounter (at 2016 WTA Finals), was serving for the match at 6-5 in

third set, however ended up losing in subsequent tie-break. A win would have seen her progress to the SF stage

• Entering 2017 Indian Wells SF, has served the most aces this season – 157 from 21 matches. Served most aces across

2016 - 530 from 61 matches

• Has gone 19-2 so far this season, with only Svitolina (20-3) holding a better record (2017 Indian Wells results

included). In contrast, didn’t score 19 match wins last season until grass-court swing (2016 Nottingham in June)

• Both of her losses in 2017 have come to players outside the Top 30 (No.31 Mladenovic at Dubai and No.79

Lucic-Baroni at Australian Open)

• Has won two titles in 2017 from four events contested, triumphing at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F) and Doha (d.

Wozniacki in F). Owns 8-10 record in career singles finals

• In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF at

Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni). Withdrew from Sydney w/left thigh injury

• In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in singles (d.

Arruabarrena and Muguruza)

• Enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015)

• Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and

title match at the majors. First Czech to reach US Open final since Helena Sukova in 1993 (l. Graf in F)

• Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American’s 186-week reign at

the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d. S.Williams).

Defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament

• 21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r at a

major

• Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske in F)

and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay (2015

Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz. 2014 Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017

Brisbane, 2017 Doha)

• Other notable results in 2016 included R-Up finish at Eastbourne (l. Cibulkova in F) and SF runs at Indian Wells (l.

eventual champion Azarenka) and at home event in Prague (l. eventual champion Safarova)

• Captured fifth career doubles title at 2016 Birmingham (w/Strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals

• Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress. Also

contested the doubles competition (w/Goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic

• 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 title in

five out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row

• Currently the No.1 Czech player – claimed status as country’s top-ranked player for first time in August 2016,

overtaking Kvitova

• 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 were introduced in November 1975,

after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova

• At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title

• Nominated for 2016 WTA Player of the Year; also nominated in 2014 for WTA Most Improved

• Coached by David Kotyza, former longtime coach of Kvitova, with 2017 Brisbane marking their first tournament

together. Formerly coached by Jiri Vanek

Kuznetsova:

• Making 14th appearance at Indian Wells. A back-to-back finalist here, reaching the title match in 2007 (l.

Hantuchova) and 2008 (l. Ivanovic)

• 2017 SF aside, other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion

Henin) and 2005 (l. Dementieva)

• Has reached SF at Indian Wells for first time reaching the BNP Paribas final in 2008

• Bidding to be first Russian to reach Indian Wells singles final since 2013 (Sharapova d. Wozniacki)

• A win today will see Kuznetsova advance to her 40th career final, the fifth-most among active players:

PLAYER FINALS Serena Williams 92 Venus Williams 81 Maria Sharapova 58 Caroline Wozniacki 44 Svetlana Kuznetsova 39 Victoria Azarenka 36

• Has now reached at least the QF stage at six of her last eight tournaments – 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON),

2016 WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF), 2017 St. Petersburg (QF) and 2017 Indian Wells (SF)

• Is the oldest player remaining in draw (aged 31), and the seventh-oldest player to reach the Indian Wells semifinals:



• One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010 (after

1r bye, l. Suarez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy)

• Following progression to SF, owns 27 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, and is well-placed on the all-time

list:

PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport 47 12 Maria Sharapova 38 11 Caroline Wozniacki* 30 10 Agnieszka Radwanska* 29 11 Conchita Martínez 28 13 Martina Hingis 27 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova* 27 13 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic 26 10 Jelena Jankovic* 26 15 Kim Clijsters 24 5

*Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering SF

• Is joined in 2017 Indian Wells SF by countrywomen Vesnina - first time two Russians have made the SF here since

2013 (Sharapova d. Kirilenko). Should both progress, would be first all-Russian BNP Paribas Open final since 2006

(Sharapova d. Dementieva). This remains the sole all-country women’s singles final in the tournament’s history

• After 1r bye, defeated Larsson in 2r and Vinci in 3r, before dispatching Garcia in R16 dropping only five games (61

64)

• Defeated countrywoman Pavlyuchenkova in QF on Wednesday, having lost twice to her already this season

• Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova today – owns a 26-57 lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked players, most recent wins coming over

No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at 2016 WTA Finals (RR)

• Can rise to No.6 in WTA Rankings by winning the Indian Wells title – would be her highest ranking since May 2010

(also No.6). By reaching the final, will go to No.7

• Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark – only 12 other players have achieved this

milestone. Should she win the 2017 Indian Wells title, would surpass US$23 million – only the eighth player to reach

this mark

• Playing first tournament since QF run at St. Petersburg (l. eventual R-Up Putintseva). Was forced to withdraw from

Doha and Dubai w/abdominal injury

• Enjoyed run to R16 at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Was 57th time contesting main draw at a Grand Slam,

which is the seventh most among active players

• Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. Muguruza). Posted 2r exit at Sydney (as defending champion, l.

Pavlyuchenkova)

• Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) – is fifth active player to reach the milestone,

after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins

• Made sixth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, where she qualified for SF for the first time (l. Cibulkova); in five

previous appearances (2004, 2006-09), had never progressed beyond group stage. Her gap of six years between

WTA Finals (2009 to 2016) was most since Capriati and Frazier’s seven year gaps (both from 1992-2000)

• Defeat of Gavrilova in final at 2016 Moscow secured place at WTA Finals - entered tournament on a wildcard,

knowing she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in 2015. After 1r bye,

defeated Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic 62 61 victory against Gavrilova in the final

• Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in 2016,

with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan)

• Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on the

WTA for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013)

• Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami (l.


• In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Muguruza) and Wimbledon (l.

eventual champion S.Williams) and 2r at Australian Open (l. K.Bondarenko) and US Open (l. Wozniacki)

• Wimbledon result saw her return to the Top 10 (at No.10) for first time since May 2010, before peaking at No.7 the

week of Beijing – her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title defence

• Other notable results in 2016 included SF run at Prague (conceded w/o vs. Stosur w/abdominal injury) and QF at

Rome (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion

Ka.Pliskova)

• Advanced to 3r at Rio Olympics (l. Konta). Also competed in doubles w/Kasatkina (l. Hlavackova/Hradecka in 3r)

• Owns seven wins over reigning world No.1s (7-20 record), 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

• A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in

F). Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At Wimbledon,

has reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007

• Her 16 career doubles titles (most recently 2013 Moscow w/Stosur) includes two Grand Slam titles, both at the

Australian Open – in 2005 (w/Molik) and 2012 (w/Zvonareva)

• One of five Russians to rank in Top 2 (also Myskina, Sharapova, Zvonareva, Safina); had chance to become No.1 by

winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with SF loss to Safina); also achieved career-high No.3 in

doubles (June 7, 2004)

• 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)

• Russian Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2007-12, 2015-16; Russian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2016

• Coached by Carlos Martinez


[28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15)

Head to Head: ELENA VESNINA leads 2-0

2015 HARD O R1 ELENA VESNINA 95 mins 7-6(5) 6-2 AUCKLAND 2014 CLAY O R1 ELENA VESNINA 66 mins 6-4 6-1 OEIRAS (ESTORIL)

KRISTINA MLADENOVIC 26

9

14-05-1993 (23)

$295,434

$5,153,905

1 / 1

0 / 16

16-5 / 124-124

5-1 / 39-42

3-3 / 38-29

ELENA VESNINA 15

31

01-08-1986 (30)

$280,558

$9,227,765

0 / 2

1 / 16

10-8

10-6 / 239-230

4-2 / 83-70

1-3 / 48-56

WTA RANKING








5-4

10-6 / 141-140 16-5 / 76-78

4-1 / 20-37 2-0 / 8-15

1-0 / 7-9

2-1 / 38-74 1-1 / 10-41

3-0 / 19-18

* Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells SF

[28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26)

QF: d. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14) 3-6,7-6(4),6-2 (2h33)

R16: d. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38) 6-3,6-3 (1h27)

R32: d. SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 6-3,6-3 (1h42)

R64: d. ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) 6-0,7-5 (1h42)

R128: BYE

ROAD TO THE SF vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15)

QF: d. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) 6-2,4-6,6-3 (2h11)




R128: BYE




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Mladenovic:

• Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells, and has posted best result by reaching SF, bettering 2r appearances in

2014 (l. Suárez Navarro) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Putintseva). Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Scheepers) and 2015 (l. Barthel)

• Youngest of the four semifinalists (aged 23)

• Only owned one win here at Indian Wells prior to 2017, defeating No.42 Zhang in 1r in 2014. Has posted four wins

this fortnight en route to SF, defeating two seeds, the current World No.4 (Halep) and a former World No.1

(Wozniacki)

• Having reached SF, will break into Top 20 in WTA Rankings for first time in career and overtake Garcia to be the

new French No.1

• Is the first French woman through to Indian Wells SF since Bartoli in 2011 (R-Up)



R2 L - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #56) 6-4 6-4

R1 BYE 2015

R1 L - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) 6-3 5-7 6-4 2014

R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #16) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #42) 6-2 6-1 2013

R1 L - CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA #60) 6-4 6-1

ELENA VESNINA 2016

R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) 6-4 6-3 2015


R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) 6-3 6-3 2014


R1 BYE 2013



R1 BYE 2012


R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) 6-4 7-5 2011

R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) 6-2 2009



R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) 7-5 2008


R1 W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) 6-4 4-6 6-4 2006



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• After 1r bye, defeated Beck in 2r in straight sets. Upset No.4 seed Halep in 3r to improve career record against Top

5 players to 4-7 - other wins came against No.2 Li (2014 Roland Garros), No.3 Halep (2015 Birmingham) and No.3

Ka.Pliskova (2017 Dubai)

• Defeated Davis in R16, and only dropped first set of tournament in win over No.14 Wozniacki in QF, taking lifetime

record vs. Top 20 players to 20-37. Faces No.15 Vesnina today

• Bidding to reach her third final of 2017 today, and in back-to-back tournaments, as coming off R-Up finish at

Acapulco (l. Tsurenko). Now 1-4 in WTA singles finals

• Lifted first career title in St. Petersburg (d. Putintseva in F); also defeated No.11 V.Williams in 2r. Reached the USD

$5 million prize money mark by winning title in St. Petersburg

• Followed this by going 1-1 in France’s Fed Cup loss to Switzerland. Opening day victory over Belinda Bencic

extended winning streak to six matches – her longest run since following up victory at WTA 125K Series event at

Taipei by reaching second round of Australian Open (October 2012-January 2013)

• Then reached 3r at Dubai (upset No.2 seed Ka.Pliskova in 2r, l. Wang)

• Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Hobart (l. Mertens) and Australian Open (l. Konjuh). In doubles,

reached SF w/Garcia in Melbourne (l. eventual R-Up Hlavackova/Peng)

• Ended 2016 at No.42, down from career-best year-end finish of No.29 in 2015; currently ranked at No.26, having

briefly dropped out of Top 50 in 2017 due to early Australian Open exit

• Reached second and third WTA singles finals in 2016, at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Vandeweghe) and Hong Kong (l.

Wozniacki). Other career final was R-Up finish at 2015 Strasbourg (l. Stosur)

• Also enjoyed SF run at Strasbourg (l. eventual R-Up Lucic-Baroni) and QF runs at Eastbourne (l. Puig) and

Washington D.C. (l. eventual champion Wickmayer)

• In doubles, season highlight in 2016 was teaming with Garcia to win her first Grand Slam doubles title at Roland

Garros. They were the first French pair to win the doubles title at Roland Garros since 1971, when Gail Chanfreau

and Francoise Durr triumphed

• Member of French Fed Cup Team that advanced to competition final vs. Czech Republic in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova)

• Won four doubles titles in 2016 with Garcia: Charleston (d. Mattek-Sands/Safarova), Stuttgart (d. Hingis/Mirza),

Madrid (d. Hingis/Mirza) and Roland Garros (d. Makarova/Vesnina). In addition, also finished runners-up at Sydney,

Dubai, US Open and Beijing (all w/Garcia). Team qualified for WTA Finals Singapore, losing in SF. By winning the

tournament, could have become joint-World No.1s

• Also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore in doubles w/Babos. Went 1-2 in RR stage and failed to progress

• Overall, owns 16-11 record in career doubles finals; has won 16 WTA doubles titles in addition to two mixed

doubles titles – 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open (w/Daniel Nestor)

• Across all Grand Slams, QF at 2015 US Open remains best result. Has achieved 3r showings at each of the other

majors: Australian Open (2016), Roland Garros (2014-16) and Wimbledon (2015)

• Prior to defeat of Halep at 2015 Birmingham, all previous Top 10 wins of career had come in France: No.2 Li (2014

Roland Garros), No.10 Halep (2014 Paris [Indoors]), No.6 Kvitova (2013 Paris [Indoors]) and No.6 Bouchard (2015

Roland Garros)

• Won mixed doubles titles at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open, and finished runner-up at 2013 Roland

Garros and 2015 Australian Open (all w/Nestor) 2009 Roland Garros girls’ singles champion

• Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007

• Currently without a coach

Vesnina:

• Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and tenth overall). Has posted best result by reaching SF in

2017, bettering 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale),

2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova). Posted 1r exits in 2006 (l. Kutuzova) and 2011 (l. Oudin)

• Fell in the 1r of Indian Wells qualifying in 2016, ranked No.86. The last player to fall in Indian Wells qualifying then

reach the final in their next appearance was Serena Williams (l. qualifying in 1997, won title in 1999 – did not play

in 1998)

• Appearing in a SF at a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time. Had previously fallen in R16 at this

level three times - 2008 Miami (l. Henin), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka)

• Playing fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at career-high of No.15, first achieved week of February 6, 2017. Can rise as

high as No.13 with the title

• Is the ninth-oldest player to make the Indian Wells SF:



• Is joined in 2017 Indian Wells SF by countrywomen Kuznetsova - first time two Russians have made the SF here

since 2013 (Sharapova d. Kirilenko). Should both progress, would be first all-Russian BNP Paribas Open final since

2006 (Sharapova d. Dementieva). This remains the sole all-country women’s singles final in the tournament’s

history

• After 1r bye, defeated Rogers in 2r, then No.25 seed Babos in 3r – her first win over a Top 30 player in 2017

• In R16, posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber– now owns a 3-24 record against Top 5

players, with other wins coming against No.4 Halep (2016 Doha) and No.5 Stosur (2011 Charleston)

• Defeated No.13 V.Williams in QF to improve lifetime record vs. Top 20 players to a 38-74

• Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis)

• Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l.

Vandeweghe, ret. w/low back injury)

• Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova)

• Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of 2015. 2015 was first year-end finish outside the Top 100

in 10 years

• Is 10-41 in her career vs. Top 10 opponents (includes 2017 Indian Wells results), and was 3-2 in 2016 – this was the

first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season

• 2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at

2016 Rio Olympics (w/Makarova, d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F). Team also won Montréal and WTA Finals in 2016

• Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand Slam.

• Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon

(first Grand Slam with 32 seeds)

• Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first

Top 10 victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne

• Went 28-17 in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20)

• Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven

occasions – most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles

finals before winning first title at 2013 Hobart)

• Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/Makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013

Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and the

2016 WTA Finals

• Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow

• Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017)

• Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015)

• Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin



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BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES – QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY (DAY 8): [19] ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Kuznetsova leads 5-3 [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) Ka.Pliskova leads 5-1 THURSDAY (DAY 9): [13] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14) vs. [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) Wozniacki leads 3-0 [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Vesnina leads 3-2 A LOOK AT THE LAST EIGHT

PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $^

IW W/L*

YTD W/L*

YTD TITLES

CAREER PRIZE $^

CAREER W/L*

CAREER TITLES

[3] Karolina Pliskova 3 CZE 24 644,061 11-3 18-2 2 7,576,787 391-233 8

[7] Garbiñe Muguruza 7 ESP 23 379,314 7-4 12-5 0 10,462,479 282-141 3


[12] Venus Williams 13 USA 36 1,364,910 13-4 11-2 0 35,796,658 747-210 49

[13] Caroline Wozniacki 14 DEN 26 435,629 30-9 18-5 0 22,521,805 527-241 25

[14] Elena Vesnina 15 RUS 30 280,558 9-8 9-6 0 9,228,165 391-305 2

[19] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 21 RUS 25 379,697 13-8 10-5 0 6,939,153 344-223 8

[28] Kristina Mladenovic 26 FRA 23 295,434 4-4 15-5 1 5,154,199 247-205 1 *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament

POTENTIAL SEMIFINAL HEAD to HEADS

PAVLYUCHENKOVA KUZNETSOVA

KA.PLISKOVA Ka.Pliskova leads 4-0 Series tied 1-1

MUGURUZA Muguruza leads 3-0 Muguruza leads 3-1

V.WILLIAMS VESNINA

WOZNIACKI V.Williams leads 7-0 Wozniacki leads 6-2

MLADENOVIC Mladenovic leads 1-0 Vesnina leads 2-0









QUARTERFINAL HISTORIES

PLAYER BEST 2017 RESULT BEST IW RESULT

LAST SEMIFINAL REACHED (final result)

CAREER QF W/L

CAREER SF W/L

[3] Karolina Pliskova WON (2): Brisbane, Doha SF (1): 2016 2017 Doha (WON) 22-12 17-5

[7] Garbiñe Muguruza SF (1): Brisbane QF (1): 2017 2017 Brisbane (SF) 14-14 6-8

[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova QF (3): Brisbane, St. Petersburg, Indian Wells R-UP (2): 2007-08 2016 WTA Finals (SF) 67-57 39-28

[12] Venus Williams R-Up (1): Australian Open SF (2): 1998, 2001 2017 Australian Open (R-Up) 111-46 81-30

[13] Caroline Wozniacki R-Up (2): Doha, Dubai WON (1): 2011 2017 Dubai (R-Up) 73-32 44-29

[14] Elena Vesnina QF (2): St. Petersburg, Indian Wells QF (1): 2017 2016 Wimbledon (SF) 16-23 9-7

[19] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova QF (3): Sydney, Australian Open, Indian Wells SF (1): 2009 2015 Moscow (R-Up) 20-32 13-7

[28] Kristina Mladenovic WON (1): St. Petersburg QF (1): 2017 2017 Acapulco (R-Up) 12-11 5-7

QUARTERFINAL QUICK HITS

• The 2017 Indian Wells quarterfinal line-up is comprised entirely of seeds, the highest being No.3 seed Karolina

Pliskova, the lowest being No.28 seed Kristina Mladenovic. The last time all eight players at this stage of the

BNP Paribas Open were seeded was in 2013

• Venus Williams, 36, is the oldest player remaining in the draw, followed by Svetlana Kuznetsova, 31

• The youngest player remaining is Garbiñe Muguruza (23), followed by Mladenovic (also 23)

• Russia is the only country with multiple representatives in the quarterfinals, with three players – Anastasia

Pavlyuchenkova, Kuznetsova and Elena Vesnina

• Mladenovic is the first French player to reach the last eight at Indian Wells since Marion Bartoli in 2012 (who fell

at this stage)

• Three players have posted their best Indian Wells result this fortnight having reached the quarterfinals –

Mladenovic, Vesnina and Muguruza

• Following their progression to the quarterfinals, Caroline Wozniacki and Kuznetsova are now well placed on

the all-time lost for main draw match wins at Indian Wells:

PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport 47 12 Maria Sharapova 38 11 Caroline Wozniacki* 30 9 Agnieszka Radwanska* 29 11 Conchita Martínez 28 13 Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic 26 10 Svetlana Kuznetsova* 26 13 Jelena Jankovic* 26 15 Kim Clijsters 24 5

*Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering QF




• Pavlyuchenkova is through to her first Indian Wells quarterfinal since she advanced to the semifinal on her

debut here in 2009

• Only one former BNP Paribas Open champion is still in contention – Wozniacki (2011). Kuznetsova is a two-time

runner-up, in 2007 and 2008

• Both Mladenovic and Wozniacki are yet to drop a set en route to this stage

• Angelique Kerber fell at the R16 stage, meaning this is only the fifth time in 28 stagings (including 2017) that the

top seed has failed to reach at least the quarterfinals


• Angelique Kerber will return to World No.1 following Indian Wells

• Serena Williams will drop to No.2

• Karolina Pliskova will stay at No.3 – however could be overtaken by Garbiñe Muguruza if she wins the title

• Svetlana Kuznetsova could rise to No.6 by winning the title

• Venus Williams can return to the Top 10 by reaching the final

• By winning the title, Caroline Wozniacki can return to the Top 10 for the first time since September 2015

• Kristina Mladenovic can break the Top 20 for the first time in her career by reaching the semifinal. She will

overtake countrywomen Caroline Garcia by having reached the quarterfinals - to be the new French No.1

• Elena Vesnina can rise as high as No.13 with the BNP Paribas Open title, beating her current career-best ranking

of No.15

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova would return to the Top 15 by getting her hands on the Indian Wels trophy – she

last ranked in this bracket back in February 2012



Winner 1,175,505 1000 Winner 385,170 1000




Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10



[19] ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8)

Head to Head: SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA leads 5-3

2017 HARD O R16 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 68 mins 6-3 6-3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2017 HARD O R16 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 99 mins 7-5 6-3 SYDNEY 2016 CLAY O R3 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 73 mins 6-1 6-4 ROLAND GARROS 2015 HARD I F SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 79 mins 6-2 6-1 MOSCOW 2015 HARD O R1 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 49 mins 6-0 6-1 WUHAN 2010 HARD O R1 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 136 mins 7-5 4-6 6-1 MONTREAL 2010 HARD O R2 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 69 mins 6-2 6-2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2009 HARD O QF SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 79 mins 6-3 6-3 BEIJING

ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 21

14

03-07-1991 (25)

$379,697

$6,939,153 0 / 8

1 / 5

10-5 / 263-194

2-2 / 85-68

1-2 / 62-52


20

27-06-1985 (31)

$214,749

$22,071,750 0 / 17

0 / 16

26-13

10-4 / 552-275

2-1 / 180-112

2-0 / 109-93

WTA RANKING








13-8

10-4 / 348-179 10-5 / 198-129

5-2 / 46-86

3-1 / 25-48

0-0 / 21-26

0-1 / 124-155

0-1 / 55-94

0-0 / 38-20

* Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells QF

[19] ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21)

R16: d. DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) 6-4,3-6,6-2 (2h07)

R32: d. BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #19) 6-3,6-2 (1h17)

R64: d. ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST #125) 6-4,6-4 (1h23)

R128: BYE

ROAD TO THE QF vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8)




R128: BYE




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ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2016

R2 L - KATERYNA BONDARENKO (UKR #70) 6-2 6-7(1) 6-4

R1 BYE 2015

R3 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-0


R1 W - JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #52) 6-4 6-3 2014

R3 L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #241) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-0

R2 W - CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #77) 6-4 7-5

R1 BYE 2013

R2 L - JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #69) 7-5 6-1

R1 BYE 2012

R2 L - VANIA KING (USA #58) 6-4 6-4

R1 BYE 2011

R3 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #12) 2-6 6-3 7-5

R2 W - ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA (LAT #38) 6-2 7-5

R1 BYE 2010

R3 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #11) 6-3 6-0

R2 W - KAROLINA SPREM (CRO #94) 6-3 6-1

R1 BYE 2009

SF L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #7) 6-2 6-3

QF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #10) 7-6(8) 6-4

R16 W - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #121) 6-3 3-0

R3 W - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #131) 6-2 6-4

R2 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #3) 6-4 6-4

R1 W - MARTA DOMACHOWSKA (POL #101) 6-1 6-3



R1 BYE 2015



R1 BYE 2014



R1 BYE 2013






R1 BYE 2011


R1 BYE 2010


R1 BYE 2009


R1 BYE 2008







R1 BYE 2007







R1 BYE


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Pavlyuchenkova:

• Making ninth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching SF on debut in 2009 (l. eventual R-Up Ivanovic), which remains best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory event

• Is through to QF this fortnight for first time since that SF run

• Scored the first Top 5 (over No.3 Jankovic in 2r) and Top 10 wins (over No.10 A.Radwanska in QF) of her career en route to reaching the SF in 2009

• By winning the Indian Wells title, would return to the Top 15 for first time since February 2012. Career-high ranking

stands is No.13 (first achieved week of April 7, 2011

• Bidding to reach first SF since 2015 Moscow (R-Up, l. Kuznetsova)

• One of three Russians to reach QF at 2017 Indian Wells (also Kuznetsova, Vesnina)

• After 1r bye, defeated Kontaveit in 2r before dispatching No.17 seed Strycova in in 3r. Yet to drop a set

• Defeated No.5 Cibulkova in R16 – now owns a 9-27 record vs. Top 5 ranked players, with other wins against No.3 Jankovic (2009 Indian Wells), No.3 V.Williams (2009 Tokyo [PPO] and 2009 Beijing in back-to-back weeks), No.3 Zvonareva (2011 Roland Garros), No.5 Kerber (2012 Brisbane), No.5 Sharapova (2014 Paris [Indoors]), No.4 A.Radwanska (2014 Eastbourne) and No.4 A.Radwanska (2016 Montréal)

• Faces No.8 Kuznetsova today – has gone 3-1 vs. Top 10 opponents in 2017, defeating No.9 Kuznetsova (Sydney), No.10 Kuznetsova (Australian Open) and No.5 Cibulkova (Indian Wells). Loss came to No.5 Cibulkova in Doha in February

• In contrast, posted only one Top 10 across the whole of 2016 (d. No.4 A.Radwanska at Montreal)

• During recent Middle Eastern swing, fell 2r in Doha (l. today’s opponents Cibulkova) and 1r at Dubai (l. Jabeur)


2005





R1 BYE 2004





R1 BYE 2003





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• Posted QF run at Australian Open (l. eventual finalist V.Williams). Has now completed a perfect set of career Grand Slam QFs, having previously reached last eight at 2011 Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Schiavone), 2011 US Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams), and 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams)

• Opened 2017 season with 1r loss at Auckland (l. Goerges) before making QF run at Sydney (d. Stosur and defending champion Kuznetsova en route, l. Bouchard)

• Won fifth career doubles title at Sydney (w/Babos); first doubles title since winning 2013 Madrid (w/Safarova); now 5-2 in doubles finals

• Posted ninth successive Top 50 season in 2016; fourth Top 30 season in a row, at No.28. Has one Top 20 season finish, in 2011 (at No.16)

• 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)

• 1r win at 2016 Madrid snapped five-match losing streak that began in QF at Acapulco

• At the Slams, besides Wimbledon QF, fell 1r at Australian Open (l. Davis), reached 3r at Roland Garros (l. Kuznetsova) and 3r at US Open (l. eventual finalist Ka.Pliskova)

• Represented Russia at Rio Olympics, losing to eventual gold medalist Puig in 2r

• Eight-time WTA singles champion, at 2010 Monterrey (d. Hantuchova in F), 2010 Istanbul (d. Vesnina in F), 2011 Monterrey (d. Jankovic in F), 2013 Monterrey (d. Kerber in F), 2013 Oeiras (d. Suárez Navarro in F), 2014 Paris [Indoors] (d. Sharapova in F), 2014 Moscow (d. Begu in F), 2015 Linz (d. Friedsam in F). Also a five-time runner-up, most recently at 2015 Moscow (l. Kuznetsova)

• Played first WTA main draw as a wildcard at 2006 Moscow

• As well as twice winning the girls’ singles at the Australian Open (2006, 2007), won 2006 US Open junior title (d. Paszek in F) and was runner-up at 2006 Roland Garros (l. A.Radwanska) and won four Grand Slam girls' doubles titles. Named 2006 ITF Junior World Champion

• Introduced to tennis at age six by family

• Grandmother played basketball for USSR and grandfather was high-level basketball referee; father was Olympic-level canoeist (missed Games due to boycott) and mother a swimmer

• Coached by Simon Goffin. Previously coached by father, Sergey and brother, Aleks

Kuznetsova:



• Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion Henin), 2005 (l.

Dementieva) and now 2017

• Has reached QF at Indian Wells for first time reaching the BNP Paribas final in 2008

• Has reached at least the QF stage at six of her last eight tournaments – 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON), 2016

WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF), 2017 St. Petersburg (QF) and 2017 Indian Wells (QF)

• Second-oldest player remaining in draw (aged 31), behind V.Williams (36)

• One of three Russians to make QF, along with Pavlyuchenkova and Vesnina

• One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010 (after

1r bye, l. Suarez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy)

• Following progression to QF, owns 26 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, joint-seventh on the all-time list:


*Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering QF

• After 1r bye, defeated Larsson in 2r and Vinci in 3r, before dispatching Garcia in R16 dropping only five games (61

64)

• Faces Pavlyuchenkova today, and bidding to avoid a third straight loss to the Russian this season alone

• Can rise to No.6 in WTA Rankings by winning the Indian Wells title – would be her highest ranking since May 2010

(also No.6)





• Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark – only 12 other players have achieved this

milestone


Pavlyuchenkova)

• Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) – is fifth active player to reach the

milestone, after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins





knowing she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in 2015. After 1r

bye, defeated Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic 62 61 victory against Gavrilova in the final

• Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in

2016, with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan)

• Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on the

WTA for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013)

• Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami (l.





week of Beijing – her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title defence


Rome (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual

champion Ka.Pliskova)



• 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

• A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in

F). Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At

Wimbledon, has reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007






• 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)




[3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7)

Head to Head: KAROLINA PLISKOVA leads 5-1

2017 HARD I R1 KAROLINA PLISKOVA 6-2 6-2 FED CUP 2016 HARD I R1 KAROLINA PLISKOVA 150 mins 6-2 6-7(4) 7-5 WTA FINALS 2016 HARD O SF KAROLINA PLISKOVA 60 mins 6-1 6-3 CINCINNATI 2015 HARD O R3 KAROLINA PLISKOVA 84 mins 7-5 6-4 INDIAN WELLS 2015 HARD O SF KAROLINA PLISKOVA 174 mins 6-4 5-7 7-5 DUBAI 2013 CLAY O R1 GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 118 mins 4-6 7-5 6-3 ROLAND GARROS

KAROLINA PLISKOVA 3

3

21-03-1992 (25)

$644,061

$7,576,787

2 / 8

0 / 5

18-2 / 173-103

4-1 / 56-33

1-0 / 35-36

GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 7

11

08-10-1993 (23)

$379,314

$10,462,479

0 / 3

0 / 5

7-4

12-5 / 146-85

5-1 / 51-37

2-2 / 25-30

WTA RANKING








11-3

12-5 / 97-57 18-2 / 131-68

6-0 / 33-45 2-0 / 14-23

0-0 / 15-15

3-1 / 41-38 2-1 / 21-22

0-0 / 11-10


[3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3)

R16: d. TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #16) 5-1 Ret'd (0h28)

R32: d. IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32) 6-4,7-6(2) (2h)

R64: d. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) 1-6,6-4,6-4 (1h59)

R128: BYE

ROAD TO THE QF vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7)

R16: d. ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #10) 7-6(5),1-6,6-0 (1h53)

R32: d. KAYLA DAY (USA #175) 3-6,7-5,6-2 (2h04)

R64: d. KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) 6-2,6-3 (1h30)

R128: BYE




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Ka.Pliskova:

• Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Posted best result at BNP Paribas Open last year with run to SF (l.

eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li). Fell in

2012-2013 qualifying

• Her SF result here in 2016 is best result to date at a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament

• Contesting 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high ranking of No.3, achieved after QF run at Australian Open (week of

January 30, 2017). Cannot climb any higher, even with Indian Wells title

• Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/Goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe). This year fell 1r w/Garcia (l.

Arruabarrena/Liang)

• After 1r bye this year, rallied from a set down to defeat Puig 16 64 64 in a match lasting just under two hours; saved

two set points in second set on way to straight sets victory over Begu in 3r

• Defeated No.16 Bacsinszky in R16 (via ret. w/left wrist injury) to preserve perfect record vs. Top 20 opponents in 2017

(6-0)


KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016






R1 BYE 2015




R1 BYE 2014

R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) 6-3 6-4





GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 2016


R1 BYE 2015

R3 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #15) 7-5 6-4

R2 W - IRINA FALCONI (USA #103) 4-6 6-2 6-3

R1 BYE 2014

R2 L - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #142) 6-3 6-2

R1 BYE 2013

R16 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #6) 6-4 7-5

R3 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) 6-4 6-0

R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #19) 6-3 1-6 6-4

R1 W - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #40) 2-6 7-5 6-3

R2* W - MARIA JOAO KOEHLER (POR #104) 6-3 6-2

R1* W - GABRIELA DABROWSKI (CAN #294) 6-3 6-3


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• Faces No.7 Muguruza today in QF – owns a 14-23 lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked players, going 2-0 in 2017,

defeating No.5 Cibulkova (Doha) and No.7 Muguruza (Fed Cup)

• Since losing to Muguruza in first meeting in 2013, has gone on to win all subsequent matches vs. the Spaniard (5-1)

• Has gone 18-2 so far this season, with only Svitolina (20-3) holding a better record (2017 Indian Wells results

included). In contrast, didn’t score 18 match wins last season until grass-court swing (2016 Nottingham in June)

• Both of her losses in 2017 have come to players outside the Top 30 (No.31 Mladenovic at Dubai and No.79

Lucic-Baroni at Australian Open)

• Entering 2017 Indian Wells QF, has served the most aces this season – 152 from 20 matches. Served most aces across

2016 - 530 from 61 matches



• In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF at


• In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in singles (d.

Arruabarrena and Muguruza)


• Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and


• Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American’s 186-week reign at

the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d. S.Williams). Defeat

of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament

• 21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r at a

major

• Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske in F)

and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay (2015

• Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz. 2014 Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017





• Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress. Also

contested the doubles competition (w/Goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic

• 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 title in five

out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row


overtaking Kvitova



• Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings were introduced in November 1975,

after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova





Muguruza:

• Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells. Has posted best result at BNP Paribas Open having reached QF in 2017,

beating her R16 showing on event debut in 2013 (as qualifier, l. Kerber)

• Lost opening matches in 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Kleybanova) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. McHale), and made 3r in 2015

(after 1r bye, d. Falconi, l. Ka.Pliskova)

• This year, recorded back-to-back wins for the first time since 2013, defeating No.87 Flipkens in opening match, then

beating WC Day in 3r

• Defeated No.10 Svitolina in R16 to take lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents to 21-22. Was second Top 10 of

2017, after also beating No.9 Kuznetsova at Brisbane

• Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova today – own a 6-11 lifetime record vs. Top 5 opponents, and bidding for first Top 5 win since

defeating No.1 S.Williams in final of 2016 Roland Garros

• Is through to first WTA Premier Mandatory QF since winning Beijing title in 2015

• Currently ranked No.7, but can rise to No.5 by winning title at 2017 Indian Wells

• During Middle Eastern swing, fell in 2r at both Doha (l. Zhang) and Dubai (after 1r bye, ret. vs. Bondarenko w/left

Achilles injury)

• Began 2017 season strongly with SF run at Brisbane - ret. vs. Cornet trailing 4-1 (w/right thigh injury). Was first SF

since Cincinnati last August (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and second since run to final at Roland Garros

• Followed this up by reaching QF at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe) for first time after two R16 efforts in 2014 and

2015

• Represented Spain in Fed Cup World Group loss to Czech Republic, going 1-1 in singles (d. Strycova, l. Ka.Pliskova)

2017 Australian Open marked 17th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Won maiden Slam title at 2016 Roland

Garros – d. S.Williams in F. One of just five women to defeat S.Williams in a Slam final (also V.Williams, Sharapova,

Kerber and Stosur). Also finished R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams)

• One of just five players born in the 1990s to make a Grand Slam final, and two to win a title (also Kvitova at 2011 and

2014 Wimbledon). Became the first Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since 1998, when Sánchez Vicario defeated

Monica Seles in three sets. Also the 45th player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title

• Posted second Top 10 season finish in 2016, at No.7

• Finished 2016 season with second consecutive appearance at WTA Finals in Singapore – went 1-2 in round-robin play

and did not progress to SF. In 2015, became first Spanish player to compete at the WTA Finals in singles since 2001

(Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and reached doubles final (w/Suárez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza)

• 2016 season highlight was winning maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Rose to career-high ranking of No.2

following Paris triumph. Was first Spanish woman to be ranked in Top 2 since Sánchez Vicario in December 1996 (as

No.2). Meanwhile at 22 years, 7 months was the youngest first-time Grand Slam singles champion since Azarenka

won 2012 Australian Open aged 22 years, 6 months

• In other Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Strycova) and fell 2r at both Wimbledon (l. qualifier

Cepelova) and US Open (as No.3 seed, l. Sevastova)

• Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Rome (l. eventual R-Up Keys – was first time winning three consecutive

matches since 2015 WTA Finals) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova). Made QF at Doha (l. Petkovic) and

Tokyo [PPO] (l. Sevastova) and posted R16 results at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and Beijing (l. Kvitova)

• Represented Spain at Rio Olympics. Advanced to 3r in singles (l. eventual gold medalist Puig 61 61) and QF in doubles

(w/Suárez Navarro, l. eventual gold medalists Makarova/Vesnina). Was due to play mixed doubles w/Nadal, but the

pair conceded a w/o in 1r match due to Nadal’s ongoing participation in singles and doubles

• Enjoyed breakout season in 2015, ending the year ranked No.3 and reaching first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon – l.

S.Williams having defeated four Top 20 opponents en route: No.10 Kerber (3r), No.5 Wozniacki (R16), No.15

Bacsinszky (QF) and No.13 A.Radwanska (SF). Became first Spanish woman 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)

• Made Top 10 rankings debut after 2015 Wimbledon; one of six players to enter the elite bracket in 2015 – also

Makarova, Suárez Navarro, Safarova, Ka.Pliskova and Bacsinszky

• Owns 3-3 career record in singles finals – in addition to 2016 Roland Garros and 2015 Beijing, won 2014 Hobart (as

qualifier, d. Koukalova in F, did not drop a set en route)

• Made WTA main draw debut at Miami in 2012, defeating No.9 Zvonareva for first Top 10 win of career

• Coached by Sam Sumyk


[12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15)

Head to Head: ELENA VESNINA leads 3-2

2016 HARD O R2 ELENA VESNINA 142 mins 6-0 6-7(5) 6-2 MIAMI 2015 HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS 83 mins 6-2 6-4 AUCKLAND 2014 HARD O R1 VENUS WILLIAMS 62 mins 6-3 6-2 DUBAI 2013 HARD O R2 ELENA VESNINA 138 mins 6-2 5-7 6-2 CINCINNATI 2012 GRASS O R1 ELENA VESNINA 75 mins 6-1 6-3 WIMBLEDON

VENUS WILLIAMS 13

4

17-06-1980 (36)

$1,364,910

$35,796,658

0 / 49

0 / 22

10-2 / 730-209

3-0 / 161-99

4-1 / 119-87

ELENA VESNINA 15

31

01-08-1986 (30)

$280,558

$9,227,765

0 / 2

1 / 16

9-8

9-6 / 238-230

3-2 / 82-70

1-3 / 48-56

WTA RANKING








13-4

9-6 / 140-140 10-2 / 434-120

0-1 / 221-134 0-1 / 127-93

1-0 / 67-14

1-1 / 37-74 1-1 / 10-41

3-0 / 19-18


[12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13)

R16: d. SHUAI PENG (CHN #49) 3-6,6-1,6-3 (1h56)

R32: d. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) 6-4,6-2 (1h12)

R64: d. JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) 1-6,7-6(5),6-1 (1h46)

R128: BYE

ROAD TO THE QF vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15)




R128: BYE




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VENUS WILLIAMS 2016

R2 L - KURUMI NARA (JPN #89) 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE 2001

SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #10) W/O

QF W - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #11) 6-0 6-3

R16 W - RACHEL MCQUILLAN (AUS #71) 6-4 6-2

R3 W - CARA BLACK (ZIM #37) 6-4 3-6 6-0

R2 W - SARAH PITKOWSKI-MALCOR (FRA #95) 6-0 6-1

R1 BYE 1998

SF L - MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #1) 6-0 7-6(7)

QF W - JOANNETTE KRUGER (RSA #25) 6-1 6-3

R16 W - DOMINIQUE MONAMI (BEL #15) 6-4 6-1

R2 W - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #31) 6-3 6-1

R1 BYE 1997

QF L - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #8) 6-4 5-7 7-6(1)

R16 W - IVA MAJOLI (CRO #9) 7-5 3-6 7-5

R2 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #29) 3-6 6-3 6-2

R1 W - ANNIE MILLER (USA #48) 6-2 6-4

R2* W - RIKA HIRAKI (JPN #77) 6-2 7-5

R1* W - MEILEN TU (USA #94) 2-6 7-5 7-5 1996

R1 L - JULIE HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA #18) 6-2 6-4

R2* W - JANETTE HUSAROVA (SVK #88) 6-1 6-3

R1* W - JANA NEJEDLY (CAN #99) 6-4 6-4

ELENA VESNINA 2016





R1 BYE 2013



R1 BYE 2012


R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) 6-4 7-5 2011









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V.Williams:

• Making sixth appearance at Indian Wells, and second since 2001, after an absence of 15 years

• Best result here is reaching SF in both 1998 (l. eventual champion Hingis) and 2001 (l. eventual champion

S.Williams via w/o). As qualifier, reached QF in 1997 (l. eventual champion Davenport). Defeat of No.9 Majoli in

3r was first Top 10 win of career. Has gone on to amass a 127-93 record in her career against Top 10 ranked

opponents

• On return to tournament in 2016, fell 2r (after 1r bye, l. Nara). Also exited 1r in 1996 (as qualifier, l.

Halard-Decugis)

• Of 19 American women to begin main draw, only one to advance to QF. Also at 36, was oldest to begin main

draw. One of three thirty-somethings to make last eight at Indian Wells, (also Kuznetsova, 31, and Vesnina, 30)

• This year, after 1r bye, defeated Jankovic in 2r (saving three MPs before prevailing 16 76(5) 61) and Safarova in

3r in straight sets

• Had previously lost opening match at her last five WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments, at 2015 Madrid (l.

Azarenka), 2015 Beijing (l. Ivanovic), 2016 Indian Wells (l. Nara), 2016 Miami (l. Vesnina) and 2016 Beijing (l.

Peng)

• Faces No.15 Vesnina today – bidding for first Top 20 win since d. No.12 Suarez Navarro at 2016 Wimbledon.

Lifetime record vs. Top 20 players stands at 221-134

• Can return to Top 10 in WTA Rankings by reaching the Indian Wells final. Is is already the third oldest player to

reach the Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (38 years,

75 days)

• Coming off 2r exit at St. Petersburg (after 1r bye, l. eventual champion Mladenovic)

• Made historic run to Australian Open singles final in January (l. S.Williams). Title match in Melbourne marked

15th Grand Slam singles final of career, and first in seven and half years (2009 Wimbledon - l. S.Williams). In the

Open Era, no player has waited so long to reach another Grand Slam final – Mauresmo waited seven years

between finishing runner-up at 1999 Australian Open and winning 2006 Australian Open

• At 36 years of age, became the oldest finalist at the Australian Open in the Open Era. The match between Venus

and Serena in Melbourne had the oldest combined age of any Grand Slam final match-up in the Open Era (71

years, and 351 days), beating the previous record set by Pennetta and Vinci (66 years, 19 days) at the 2015 US

Open

• 2017 Australian Open marked 73rd Grand Slam main draw appearance – the Open Era record

• Australian Open result saw her rise to No.11 in WTA rankings

• Opened 2017 season at Auckland – defeated New Zealand wildcard Jade Lewis in 1r before conceding w/o to

Osaka in 2r, citing right arm injury

• Ended 2016 at No.17, down from No.7 in 2015, for 15th non-consecutive Top 20 finish; record includes six Top 5

year-end finishes

• 2016 season highlights including winning 49th career singles title at Kaohsiung (d. Doi), and reaching 80th

career singles final at Stanford (l. Konta). Is fourth-oldest player to win a WTA singles title, behind Billie Jean

King (39) at 1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, and Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris

[Indoors]

• At Grand Slam level in 2016, advanced to SF at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) which was first time reaching that stage

at a major since 2010 US Open. Also reached R16 at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Bacsinszky) and 2016 US Open (l.

eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova)

• Represented USA at Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Flipkens), 1r in doubles (w/S.Williams, l. eventual

bronze medalists Safarova/Strycova) and winning a silver medal in the mixed doubles (w/Ram, l.

Mattek-Sands/Sock)

• Currently 11th on list of WTA title holders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles). Of her 49 titles, 31 have been won

on hard court

• In 2015, returned to Top 10 following 2015 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai triumph for first time since March 2011. At

35 years of age, was the oldest player to rank in Top 10 since 38-year-old Navratilova in December 1994 (whose

run ended on January 1, 1995)

• At 2014 Montréal, defeated sister Serena for first win over a reigning world No.1 since d. Safina in SF at 2009

Wimbledon (owns a 14-21 lifetime record vs. No.1s – eight wins vs. Hingis, two wins vs. Davenport, one win vs.

Safina, one win vs. Jankovic, two wins vs. Serena)

• Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, having won Wimbledon five times (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and

2008) and the US Open twice (2000-01)

• Also a eight-time Grand Slam runner-up: Wimbledon (2002-03 and 2009), US Open (1997, 2002), Roland Garros

(2002) and Australian Open (2003, 2017)

• Owns 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams), most recently winning 2016 Wimbledon (d.

Babos/Shvedova in F)

• 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; claimed silver medal in mixed doubles at Rio (w/Ram)

• Spent 11 weeks at world No.1 in singles (first ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the

doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010

• Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland (now Stanford) in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before

falling to then-world No.2 Sánchez-Vicario in three sets

• Coached by Richard Williams, Oracene Price and David Witt; hitting partner here is Jermaine Jenkins

Vesnina:

• Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Has posted best result by reaching QF in 2017, bettering

3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r

bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova)

• Appearing in a QF at a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time. Had previously fallen in R16 at

this level three times - 2008 Miami (l. Henin), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka)

• Playing fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at career-high of No.15, first achieved week of February 6, 2017. Can rise

as high as No.13 with the title

• After 1r bye, defeated Rogers in 2r, then No.25 seed Babos in 3r – her first win over a Top 30 player in 2017

• In R16, posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber– now owns a 3-24 record against Top 5

players, with other wins coming against No.4 Halep (2016 Doha) and No.5 Stosur (2011 Charleston)

• Faces No.13 V.Williams today – owns a 37-74 lifetime record vs. Top 20 players

• One of three Russians to reach the QF at Indian Wells (also Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova)


• Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l.

Vandeweghe, ret. w/low back injury)


• Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of 2015. 2015 was first year-end finish outside the Top

100 in 10 years

• Is 10-41 in her career vs. Top 10 opponents (includes 2017 Indian Wells results), and was 3-2 in 2016 – this was

the first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season



• Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand

Slam.

• Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon


• Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was

first Top 10 victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne



occasions – most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles

finals before winning first title at 2013 Hobart)


Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and

the 2016 WTA Finals






[13] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14) vs. [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26)

Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads 3-0

2016 HARD O F CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 160 mins 6-1 6-7(4) 6-2 HONG KONG 2014 HARD O SF CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 76 mins 6-2 6-3 ISTANBUL 2014 HARD O R16 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 82 mins 6-3 6-4 MONTERREY

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 14

5

11-07-1990 (26)

$435,629

$22,521,805

0 / 25

0 / 2

18-5 / 490-206

2-2 / 120-67

1-0 / 77-65


9

14-05-1993 (23)

$295,434

$5,153,905

1 / 1

0 / 16

4-4

15-5 / 123-124

4-1 / 38-42

2-3 / 37-29

WTA RANKING








30-9

15-5 / 75-78 18-5 / 363-142

2-4 / 110-93 2-2 / 46-61

1-0 / 49-24

3-1 / 19-37 2-0 / 8-15

1-0 / 7-9


[13] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14)

R16: d. MADISON KEYS (USA #9) 6-4,6-4 (1h32)

R32: d. KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #42) 6-3,6-1 (1h19)

R64: d. MAGDA LINETTE (POL #80) 6-3,6-0 (1h16)

R128: BYE

ROAD TO THE QF vs. [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26)

R16: d. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38) 6-3,6-3 (1h27)

R32: d. SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 6-3,6-3 (1h42)

R64: d. ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) 6-0,7-5 (1h42)

R128: BYE




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CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 2016

R2 L - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #69) 4-6 7-6(8) 7-5

R1 BYE 2015

R3 L - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #37) 6-4 6-4

R2 W - ONS JABEUR (TUN #130) 7-6(3) 6-4

R1 BYE 2014

R16 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) 6-3 6-1

R3 W - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #64) 7-6(7) 3-6 6-1

R2 W - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #41) 6-1 6-3

R1 BYE 2013

F L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #3) 6-2 6-2

SF W - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #6) 2-6 6-4 7-5

QF W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) W/O

R16 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #12) 7-6(3) 6-3

R3 W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #30) 6-2 6-1

R2 W - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #33) 6-4 3-6 6-3

R1 BYE 2012

R16 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #16) 6-3 6-2

R3 W - SOFIA ARVIDSSON (SWE #56) 3-6 7-5 6-2


R1 BYE 2011

F W - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #17) 6-1 2-6 6-3

SF W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #18) 6-1 6-2

QF W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #9) 3-0

R16 W - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #24) 2-6 6-3 6-1

R3 W - MARÍA JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ (ESP #29) 6-1 6-3

R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #182) 6-3 6-2

R1 BYE 2010

F L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #9) 6-2 6-4

SF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) 6-2 6-3

QF W - JIE ZHENG (CHN #23) 6-4 4-6 6-1

R16 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19) 6-3 3-6 6-0

R3 W - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #36) 6-0 6-3

R2 W - VANIA KING (USA #76) 5-7 6-2 6-4

R1 BYE


R2 L - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #56) 6-4 6-4

R1 BYE 2015

R1 L - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) 6-3 5-7 6-4 2014


R1 W - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #42) 6-2 6-1 2013

R1 L - CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA #60) 6-4 6-1


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Wozniacki:

• Making eleventh consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. A former champion, winning the title in 2011 (d. Bartoli in

F). Also a two-time R-Up, in 2010 (l. Jankovic) and 2013 (l. Sharapova)

• Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open are making QF in 2009 (l. eventual champion Zvonareva) and now in

2017

• After 1r bye, defeated Linette (2r), Siniakova (3r) and No.9 Keys in R16 – now owns a 46-61 lifetime record vs. Top 10

opponents, going 2-2 in 2017 (also d. No.6 A.Radwanska at Doha, l. No.9 Konta at Australian Open and No.3

Ka.Pliskova at Doha)

• Yet to drop a set en route to QF

• Sits third for the most amount of match wins in Indian Wells tournament history:


*Includes 2017 Indian Wells result entering QF


2009

QF L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #6) 6-4 6-2

R16 W - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #107) 7-5 6-3

R3 W - KAIA KANEPI (EST #21) 6-3 3-6 6-3


R1 BYE 2008

R16 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3) 6-2 6-3

R3 W - AIKO NAKAMURA (JPN #89) 6-0 6-2

R2 W - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #29) 6-2 6-0

R1 W - MELINDA CZINK (HUN #143) 6-2 7-6(4) 2007

R2 L - MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #6) 6-1 6-3

R1 W - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #90) 6-3 6-1


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• Defeat of Keys means she is still undefeated against players from USA in 2017, going 5-0 – in addition defeated

Gibbs and Lepchenko at Auckland, Davis at Doha and Bellis at Dubai. In fact this winning run vs. Americans

stretches to 10 wins in total, dating back to 2016 Auckland, where she lost to Stephens (SF)

• Has reached her fifth QF of 2017 from six events contested

• Can return to the Top 10 for the first time since September 2015 should she win the title

• Coming off back-to-back finals at Doha (l. Ka.Pliskova) and Dubai (l. Svitolina). Now owns 25-19 record in career

singles finals. S.Williams (92), V.Williams (81) and Sharapova (58) are the only active players to have appeared in

more finals

• Opened 2017 season with back‐to‐back QF efforts at Auckland (l. Goerges) and Sydney (l. Strycova); loss to Strycova

lasted 3 hours 20 minutes

• Advanced to 3r at Australian Open for the seventh time in her career; fell to Konta in straight sets

• Posted ninth successive Top 20 season in 2016, finishing at No.19 – lowest year‐end ranking since 2007 (No.64) –

having played US Open on a ranking of No.74. Run to SF at Flushing Meadows heralded start of ranking recovery;

defeated No.10 seed Kuznetsova and No.9 seed Keys en route before falling to eventual champion Kerber

• In subsequent Asian swing, won her 24th and 25th career singles titles at Tokyo [PPO] (d. Osaka in F) and Hong

Kong (d. Mladenovic in F). Has won at least one title nine years running (2008‐2016)

• Also reached R16 at Wuhan and Beijing before closing out season with QF appearance at Luxembourg

• Prior to 2016 US Open, fell 1r at New Haven (l. Ostapenko), where she is a four‐time champion (2008‐11; at one

point enjoyed 21‐match win streak at event)

• Flag bearer for Denmark at opening ceremony of Rio Olympics; reached 2r (l. eventual bronze medalist Kvitova)

• Returned to action following two‐and‐a‐half months out w/right ankle injury during grass court swing, making

comeback at Nottingham (l. Kontaveit in 2r)

• Was unseeded at 2016 Wimbledon – the first time since 2008 Australian Open she wasn’t seeded at a Grand Slam

• Prior to 2016 Nottingham, last tournament played was Miami (3r, l. Svitolina)

• Ended 2015 ranked No.17 – first time since 2009 not finishing inside Top 10 (her six years prior inside Top 10 was

longest active streak); currently ranked No.15 – her highest position since October 2015

• Is a former World No.1, having held the ranking for 67 weeks; finished two seasons in the top spot – 2010 and 2011

• Two‐time Grand Slam finalist, finishing runner‐up at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters) and 2014 US Open (l. S.Williams).

Has reached SF on three further occasions at Flushing Meadows

• Ranks fourth among active players (behind S.Williams, V.Williams and Sharapova) for singles titles (25) – 20 of which

have come on hardcourts. Owns the most career singles titles without having won a Grand Slam (was previously

Pam Shriver with 21 titles)

• Passed $22 million in career prize money in 2016 – 10th on all‐time list

• 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. As part of the announcement she launched

the program’s annual ‘Aces for Humanity’ campaign to aid the USANA True Health Foundation, whose mission is to

provide critical nutrition to those who are suffering or in need; money is donated for each ace served by the eight

USANA ambassadors on the WTA

• Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki. Physio is Nicky Dunn and hitting partner is Sascha Bajin (formerly worked with

Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka)

Mladenovic:

• Making fifth consecutive main draw appearance at tournament; has posted best result by reaching QF, bettering 2r

appearances in 2014 (l. Suárez Navarro) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Putintseva). Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Scheepers), 2015 (l.

Barthel)

• After 1r bye, defeated Beck in 2r in straight sets. Upset No.4 seed Halep in 3r to improve career record against Top 5

players to 4-7 - other wins came against No.2 Li (2014 Roland Garros), No.3 Halep (2015 Birmingham) and No.3

Ka.Pliskova (2017 Dubai)

• Defeated Davis in R16, and is yet to drop a set en route to QF. Is the first French player through to Indian Wells QF

since Bartoli in 2012 (l. QF)

• Can break into Top 20 for first time in her career by reaching SF. Guaranteed to overtake countrywomen Garcia by

having reached QF and be the new French No.1

• Coming off R-Up finish at Acapulco (l. Tsurenko). Now 1-4 in WTA singles finals

• Lifted first career title in St. Petersburg (d. Putintseva in F); also defeated No.11 V.Williams in 2r - record vs. Top 20

ranked opponents is now 19-37. Reached the USD $5 million prize money mark by winning title in St. Petersburg

• Followed this by going 1-1 in France’s Fed Cup loss to Switzerland. Opening day victory over Belinda Bencic

extended winning streak to six matches – her longest run since following up victory at WTA 125K Series event at

Taipei by reaching second round of Australian Open (October 2012-January 2013)

• Then reached 3r at Dubai (upset No.2 seed Ka.Pliskova in 2r, l. Wang)

• Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Hobart (l. Mertens) and Australian Open (l. Konjuh). In doubles,

reached SF w/Garcia in Melbourne (l. eventual R-Up Hlavackova/Peng)

• Ended 2016 at No.42, down from career-best year-end finish of No.29 in 2015; currently ranked at No.26, having

briefly dropped out of Top 50 in 2017 due to early Australian Open exit

• Reached second and third WTA singles finals in 2016, at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Vandeweghe) and Hong Kong (l.

Wozniacki). Other career final was R-Up finish at 2015 Strasbourg (l. Stosur)

• Also enjoyed SF run at Strasbourg (l. eventual R-Up Lucic-Baroni) and QF runs at Eastbourne (l. Puig) and

Washington D.C. (l. eventual champion Wickmayer)

• In doubles, season highlight in 2016 was teaming with Garcia to win her first Grand Slam doubles title at Roland

Garros. They were the first French pair to win the doubles title at Roland Garros since 1971, when Gail Chanfreau

and Francoise Durr triumphed

• Member of French Fed Cup Team that advanced to competition final vs. Czech Republic in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova)

• Won four doubles titles in 2016 with Garcia: Charleston (d. Mattek-Sands/Safarova), Stuttgart (d. Hingis/Mirza),

Madrid (d. Hingis/Mirza) and Roland Garros (d. Makarova/Vesnina). In addition, also finished runners-up at Sydney,

• Dubai, US Open and Beijing (all w/Garcia). Team qualified for WTA Finals Singapore, losing in SF. By winning the

tournament, could have become joint-World No.1s

• Also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore in doubles w/Babos. Went 1-2 in RR stage and failed to progress

• Overall, owns 16-11 record in career doubles finals; has won 16 WTA doubles titles in addition to two mixed

doubles titles – 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open (w/Daniel Nestor)

• Across all Grand Slams, QF at 2015 US Open remains best result. Has achieved 3r showings at each of the other

majors: Australian Open (2016), Roland Garros (2014-16) and Wimbledon (2015)

• Prior to defeat of Halep at 2015 Birmingham, all previous Top 10 wins of career had come in France: No.2 Li (2014

Roland Garros), No.10 Halep (2014 Paris [Indoors]), No.6 Kvitova (2013 Paris [Indoors]) and No.6 Bouchard (2015

Roland Garros)

• Won mixed doubles titles at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open, and finished runner-up at 2013 Roland

Garros and 2015 Australian Open (all w/Nestor) 2009 Roland Garros girls’ singles champion

• Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007

• Currently without a coach




BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES - DAY 6 PAULINE PARMENTIER (FRA #62) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) Kerber leads 1-1 [6] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #6) vs. [Q] SHUAI PENG (CHN #49) A.Radwanska leads 3-2 [9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #52) Keys leads 1-0 LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) V.Williams leads 4-2 [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. [25] TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28) First meeting PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN


Winner 1,175,505 1000 Winner 385,170 1000




Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10








PAULINE PARMENTIER (FRA #62) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2)

Head to Head: ANGELIQUE KERBER leads 1-0

2010 CLAY O QF ANGELIQUE KERBER 68 mins 6-1 6-4 BOGOTA

PAULINE PARMENTIER 62

78

31-01-1986 (31)

$84,439

$2,374,338

0 / 2

0 / 0

6-6 / 86-141

2-0 / 24-38

2-3 / 21-21

ANGELIQUE KERBER 2

10

18-01-1988 (29)

$327,004

$19,648,788

0 / 10

0 / 0

9-7

8-5 / 332-187

3-2 / 95-73

0-3 / 61-46

WTA RANKING








2-5

8-5 / 219-121 6-6 / 47-75

0-1 / 4-26 0-1 / 0-12

1-0 / 7-11

0-2 / 71-87 0-0 / 30-48

1-0 / 28-16

* Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r

Rnd Result Duration

R2 P. PARMENTIER d. Y. PUTINTSEVA 6-2,6-3 73 mins

R1 P. PARMENTIER d. O. DODIN 6-2,6-4 71 mins

Rnd Result Duration

R2 A. KERBER d. A. PETKOVIC 6-2,6-1 58 mins

R1 BYE

INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance - 2017


PAULINE PARMENTIER 2016

R1 L - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #69) 7-6(5)

R2* W - SAISAI ZHENG (CHN #65) 6-2 7-6(2)

R1* W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #131) 1-6 7-6(3) 6-1 2015

R2* L - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #131) 4-6 7-5 6-2

R1* W - SHUKO AOYAMA (JPN #207) 6-4 6-1 2013

R1 L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #109) 7-5 6-3 2012

R1 L - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #74) 6-1 6-3 2011

R1* L - ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA (RUS #121) 6-0 6-4

ANGELIQUE KERBER 2016

R2 L - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) 7-5 7-5

R1 BYE 2015

R2 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(6) 6-2

R1 BYE 2014

R2 L - MARÍA-TERESA TORRÓ-FLOR (ESP #72) 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4

R1 BYE


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Parmentier:

• Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and ninth appearance overall). Has posted best result at BNP

Paribas Open in 2017 by reaching 3r, having previously fallen 1r on all outings here – 2008 (l. Voskoboeva), 2009 (l.

Kvitova), 2012 (l. Date), 2013 (l. Lucic-Baroni) and 2016 (l. qualifier Zhang via ret.). Additionally fell in 2010-11 and

2015 qualifying

• By reaching 3r this week, has scored best result at a WTA Premier Mandatory event, beating 2r efforts at Miami in

2010 (as qualifier, l. Ivanovic) and 2015 (as qualifier, l. Stosur)

• In opening match, overcame countrywoman Dodin, which marked first win over a French player at tour-level after

four consecutive losses, having last defeated compatriot Johansson at 2012 Osaka

• Win over No.31 Putintseva in 2r was best win-by-ranking since defeating No.35 Niculescu at 2016 Roland Garros

• Faces No.2 Kerber today in 3r – holds a 0-5 record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents and 0-12 vs. Top 10 ranked

opponents in career


2010


R1* W - ABIGAIL SPEARS (USA #251) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 2009

R1 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #46) 6-3 6-2 2008

R1 L - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #113) 7-5 6-3

2013

SF L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) 2-6 6-4 7-5

QF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) W/O


R3 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #32) 6-1 7-6(4)

R2 W - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) 6-3 6-2

R1 BYE 2012

SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) 6-4 6-3

QF W - NA LI (CHN #8) 6-4 6-2

R16 W - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)

R3 W - VANIA KING (USA #58) W/O

R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #90) 2-6 7-5 6-4

R1 BYE 2011

R1 L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) 6-2 6-1 2009

R1* L - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #77) 6-3 6-3 2008

R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) 6-3 7-6(3)

R2 W - OLGA GOVORTSOVA (BLR #41) 7-5 6-2

R1 W - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA (RUS #105) 6-1 6-2


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• Does own five Top 20 wins (5-26 lifetime record), defeating No.14 Szavay (2008 Bad Gastein), No.12 Lisicki (2012

Strasbourg), No.20 Vinci (2014 Roland Garros), No.16 Petkovic (2014 Luxembourg) and No.19 Svitolina (2015 WTA

125k Limoges)

• Posted highest ranking for almost five years a fortnight ago, sitting at No.59 (week of February 27, 2017) – was last

ranked that high week of April 30, 2012. Playing fortnight of 2017 BNP Open at No.62

• Coming off QF run at Acapulco (l. Lucic-Baroni), which marked first back-to-back wins of 2017

• Opened season with 1r exits at Auckland (l. S.Williams) and Hobart (l. Voskoboeva), before making 2r at Australian

Open (l. Vandeweghe)

• In February, lost singles rubber (l. Bencic) representing France in Fed Cup vs. Switzerland. Made 2r at Budapest (l.

Sasnovich)

• Ended 2016 at No.73, up from No.116 in 2015

• Season highlights were reaching SF at Katowice (l. eventual champion Cibulkova) and QFs at Monterrey (as

qualifier, l. Garcia), Rabat (l. Babos), Bucharest (l. King) and Strasbourg (l. eventual runner-up Lucic-Baroni)

• Career-high ranking is No.40, achieved in July 2008

• Best result across the Grand Slams was R16 run at 2014 Roland Garros (l. Muguruza). At Us Open, made 3r in

2012. At Australian Open reached 2r in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and at Wimbledon reached 2r in 2008-09 and 2011

• Owns two career singles titles: 2007 Tashkent (d. Azarenka in F) and 2008 Bad Gastein (d. Hradecka in F)

• On ITF Circuit, owns 10 singles and three doubles titles

• Made Top 100 debut in September 2007 (after US Open); Top 50 debut in February 2008 (after Viña del Mar)

• Made tour-level main draw debut at 2005 Roland Garros (l. Benesova in 1r)

• French Fed Cup Team, 2010-13 and 2015, 2017. French Olympic Team, 2008

• Coached by Stephane Charret

Kerber:

• Making ninth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Two-time semifinalist here, in 2012 (l. eventual champion

Azareanka) and 2013 (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki)

• Other notable result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r on event debut in 2008 (l. Bartoli). Fell in 2009 qualifying

• Having lost World No.1 ranking to S.Williams after 2017 Australian Open, will reclaim the top spot after fortnight of

Indian Wells due to S.Williams’s withdrawal w/left knee injury

• Win over Petkovic on Saturday snapped three consecutive opening match losses here at Indian Wells - after 1r

byes, lost 2r in 2014 (l. Torró-Flor), 2015 (l. Stephens) and 2016 (l. Allertova)

• Her defeat of countrywoman Petkovic was also 12th consecutive win over a fellow German: Petkovic (2017 Indian

Wells), Barthel (2017 Dubai), Witthoeft (2017 Australian Open and 2016 Wimbledon), Beck and Siegemund (2016

Stuttgart), Beck (2016 Australian Open), Witthoeft (2015 Wimbledon), Lisicki (2015 Birmingham), Petkovic (2015

Charleston), Friedsam (2014 Nürnberg) and Barthel (2013 Roland Garros). The last German to defeat her was

Barthel at 2013 Doha

• Defeating a German player is a good indication for a finals run for Kerber, with six of the above wins leading to

reaching the title match - Witthoeft (2016 Wimbledon – R-Up), Beck and Siegmund (2016 Stuttgart – WON), Beck

(2016 Australian Open – WON), Lisicki (2015 Birmingham – WON) and Petkovic (2016 Charleston – WON)

• Faces No.62 Parmentier today in 3r – loss would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.64 Allertova on at Indian

Wells a year ago

• During recent Middle Eastern swing, lost opening match at Doha (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina) before strong SF run at

Dubai (l. eventual champion Svitolina)

• Posted R16 exit at Australian Open in January as defending champion - lost to Vandeweghe in straight sets

• Began season with QF run at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and 2r exit at Sydney (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina)

• Enjoyed an incredible 2016 season, winning first Grand Slam titles of career at Australian Open (d. S.Williams in F)

and US Open (d. Ka.Pliskova in F), finishing R-Up at Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F) and rising to World No.1 in the

WTA rankings

• At 2016 Australian Open was first German to win a Grand Slam singles title since Graf at 1999 Roland Garros (d.

Hingis in F). Became only fourth player to defeat S.Williams in a Grand Slam final (after V.Williams, Sharapova and

Stosur; since joined by Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros)

• Also became first Grand Slam champion to save match point en route to the title since Li at 2014 Australian Open

(Kerber saved a match point in 1r win over Doi) and was the first left-handed player to win a Grand Slam singles

title since Kvitova at 2014 Wimbledon

• Won second Grand Slam singles title at US Open (d. Ka.Pliskova in F) and rose to world No.1; was 22nd player to

hold WTA World No.1 ranking, and second German woman to achieve milestone since computer rankings were

introduced in 1975 (after Graf, who spent the last of her record 377 weeks at No.1 in March 1997)

• Aged 28, was oldest player to make her debut at World No.1, a record previously held by Jennifer Capriati, who

was 25 years, 200 days when she reached No.1 in October 2001

• Secured the 2016 year-end World No.1 ranking – only the 12th WTA player to achieve the feat and second German

woman to do so after Graf (eight times)

• Was voted WTA Player of the Year in 2016 by international media and fans

• 2016 marked fifth successive Top 10 season finish. Was the WTA match win leader in 2016, going 63-18

• Posted the most wins against Top 10 opponents in 2016, going 12-3, including defeats of No.8 Cibulkova, No.4

Halep, No.7 Keys and No.3 A.Radwanska in Singapore, as well as No.1 S.Williams (Australian Open), No.6 Halep (Fed

Cup), No.7 Kvitova (Stuttgart), No.5 Halep and No.8 V.Williams (Wimbledon), No.10 Keys (Rio Olympics), No.4 Halep

(Cincinnati) and No.8 Vinci (US Open)

• Reached a career-best total of eight finals across the 2016 season (most finals of any player); as well as winning

first two majors, successfully defended Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title on home soil at Stuttgart (d. Siegemund in

F)

• Made fourth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, progressed past round-robin for first time (l. Cibulkova in F); first

German to reach final at the season-ending championships since Graf won title in 1996

• Other runner-up finishes in 2016 came at Brisbane (l. Azarenka in F), Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F), Rio Olympics

(silver medalist, l. Puig in F) and Cincinnati (l. Ka.Pliskova in F – would have been crowned World No.1 then had she

won)

• 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)

• Other notable results in 2016 included SF runs at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka), Charleston (ret. vs.

eventual champion Stephens w/viral illness) and Montreal (l. eventual champion Halep)

• In other Grand Slam result in 2016, l. Bertens in 1r at Roland Garros

• Courtesy of her results in 2016, doubled her career prize money during season, passing $19 million mark; will pass

$20 million by reaching final at 2017 Indian Wells (15th player to do so)

• Did not advance past 3r at any Slam in 2015, falling 1r at Australian Open (l. Begu), 3r at Roland Garros (l.

Muguruza), 3r at Wimbledon (l. Muguruza) and 3r at US Open (l. Azarenka)

• Reached first WTA final of career at 2010 Bogotá and won first title at 2012 Paris [Indoors]; overall, owns a 10-15

record in tour level singles finals. Has won titles on all surfaces: hardcourt, grass and clay (red and green)

• Made first WTA appearance in qualifying at 2003 Berlin

• In January 2017 was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe (in the entertainment category), alongside the likes of

Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez

• Coached by Torben Beltz


[6] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #6) vs. [Q] SHUAI PENG (CHN #49)

Head to Head: AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA leads 3-2

2016 HARD O QF SHUAI PENG W/O (right thigh injury) TIANJIN 2014 HARD O R2 SHUAI PENG 96 mins 6-3 6-4 US OPEN 2011 HARD O R16 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 164 mins 7-5 3-6 7-5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2010 HARD O R2 SHUAI PENG 122 mins 2-6 6-1 6-4 US OPEN 2009 GRASS O R2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 178 mins 6-2 6-7(6) 9-7 WIMBLEDON 2008 HARD O R3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 121 mins 6-3 3-6 6-3 INDIAN WELLS

AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6

16

06-03-1989 (28)

$181,104

$26,121,010

0 / 20

0 / 2

8-5 / 486-215

2-2 / 99-92

1-1 / 63-59

SHUAI PENG 49

15

08-01-1986 (31)

$290,092

$7,755,131

0 / 1

1 / 21

14-11

10-5 / 266-225

1-0 / 80-84

1-1 / 50-51

WTA RANKING








29-10

10-5 / 181-147 8-5 / 350-146

1-2 / 103-119 0-1 / 47-81

0-0 / 37-25

1-1 / 29-91 0-0 / 13-56

1-0 / 17-27


Rnd Result Duration

R2 A. RADWANSKA d. S. SORRIBES TORMO 6-3,6-4 103 mins

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R2 S. PENG d. A. KONJUH 6-4,6-2 81 mins

R1 S. PENG d. L. TSURENKO 6-2,2-6,7-5 137 mins

R2* S. PENG d. J. LOEB 6-1,6-3 62 mins

R1* S. PENG d. A. VAN UYTVANCK 6-2,7-6(2) 100 mins

INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance - 2017 * Qualifying match

INDIAN WELLS Tournament History AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 2016

SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-4 7-6(1)

QF W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) 6-2 7-6(3)

R16 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #20) 6-3 6-3

R3 W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #34) 6-2 6-1


R1 BYE

SHUAI PENG 2016

R1 L - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #56) 6-0 6-1 2014

R2 L - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #19) 6-2 6-2

R1 W - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #634) 4-6 6-0 7-5


from


2015

R3 L - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #43) 6-4 6-4

R2 W - ALISON RISKE (USA #44) 6-3 6-1

R1 BYE 2014

F L - FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #21) 6-2 6-1

SF W - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #7) 6-3 6-4

QF W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) 7-5 2-6 6-4

R16 W - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #23) 7-5 6-3

R3 W - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) 6-0 6-0

R2 W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #134) 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE 2013

R16 L - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #15) 6-1 4-6 7-5

R3 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #29) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4

R2 W - MARIA SANCHEZ (USA #112) 6-2 6-1

R1 BYE 2012

QF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) 6-0 6-2

R16 W - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #99) 6-3 4-6 3-0

R3 W - FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #25) 6-4 6-2

R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #48) 6-2 6-4

R1 BYE 2011

R16 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #9) 4-6 6-3 7-6(3)

R3 W - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #26) 6-0 2-6 7-5

R2 W - IVETA MELZER (CZE #48) 7-6(5) 6-4

R1 BYE 2010

SF L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) 6-2 6-3


R16 W - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #16) 6-3 6-2

R3 W - GISELA DULKO (ARG #37) 6-1 6-0

R2 W - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #70) 6-2 5-3

R1 BYE 2009

QF L - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #42) 7-6(8) 6-4

R16 W - AGNES SZAVAY (HUN #27) 6-0 5-7 6-3

R3 W - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #31) 6-1 6-4

R2 W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #41) 3-6 6-3 7-5

R1 BYE

2013

R3 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) 6-3 3-6 6-2

R2 W - ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #491) 6-0 4-6 6-3

R1 BYE 2012

R2 L - KSENIA PERVAK (RUS #41) 6-4 6-0

R1 BYE 2011

QF L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #18) 6-2 5-7 6-3

R16 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #20) 6-4 5-7 6-3

R3 W - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #86) 6-3 4-6 7-5

R2 W - NA LI (CHN #7) 4-6 6-3 6-3

R1 W - RENATA VORACOVA (CZE #89) 7-5 6-1 2010

R3 L - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19) 6-1 7-5

R2 W - ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR #24) 6-1 6-4

R1 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #59) 6-1 2-6 6-4 2009

R3 L - DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2) 7-5 6-4

R2 W - OLGA GOVORTSOVA (BLR #58) 6-3 3-6 6-4

R1 BYE 2008

R3 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #19) 6-3 3-6 6-3

R2 W - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #35) 6-1 6-3

R1 W - TATJANA MARIA (GER #90) 6-4 6-3 2007

R3 L - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #46) 6-3 6-3

R2 W - VASILISA BARDINA (RUS #62) 6-2 6-0

R1 BYE 2006

R1 L - STÉPHANIE FORETZ (FRA #84) 3-6 6-3 6-3 2003

R1 L - CLAUDINE SCHAUL (LUX #130) 6-3 6-4


from

A.Radwanska:

• Making 11th main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Runner-up in 2014 (l. Pennetta in F), reached SF in 2016 (l.

S.Williams) and 2010 (l. Wozniacki), and QF in 2012 (l. eventual champion Azarenka), 2009 (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and

2008 (l. Kuznetsova)

• After 1r bye, win over Sorribes Tormo in 2r was the 29th of her career at Indian Wells; only Davenport (47) and

Sharapova (38) have registered more victories

• Coming off early defeats at both Doha (after 1r bye, l. Wozniacki in 2r) and Dubai (l. Bellis in 3r)

• Began season with QF run in Shenzhen (as defending champion, l. Riske) and R-Up finish at Sydney (l. Konta)

• Made 2r exit at Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni) - earliest exit in Melbourne since 2009 (1r); ranking dropped from

No.3 to No.6 - first time outside Top 5 since October 2015

• 2017 Australian Open was 43rd consecutive main draw appearance, which is the third longest active streak (behind

Jankovic, 53, and Pironkova, 45). Hasn’t missed a major since making Grand Slam debut at 2006 Wimbledon

• Finished 2016 in the Top 10 for the sixth straight year – the longest active streak; achieved a career high year-end

ranking of No.3

• Won three titles in 2016, one of six players to win a hat-trick of titles (also Azarenka, Cibulkova, Kerber, Halep and

Stephens) - triumphed at Shenzhen (d. Riske in F), New Haven (d. Svitolina in F) and Beijing (d. Konta in F)

• One of just four players who reached R16 or better at all Grand Slams last year (also Keys, Suárez Navarro and

S.Williams)

• Qualified for 2016 WTA Finals Singapore (as defending champion, d. No.5 Ka.Pliskova and No.6 Muguruza in round

robin play, l. No.1 Kerber in SF)


2008

QF L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3) 6-2 6-4

R16 W - ASHLEY HARKLEROAD (USA #73) 4-6 6-2 6-4

R3 W - SHUAI PENG (CHN #54) 6-3 3-6 6-3

R2 W - MARIYA KORYTTSEVA (UKR #62) 6-1 7-6(3)

R1 BYE 2007

R2 L - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #26) 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)



from

• Win at 2016 New Haven was the second-most efficient title run of 2016, dropping only 20 games (best was

Azarenka at Brisbane – 17 games)

• Other notable results in 2016 include SF runs at Doha (l. eventual champion Suárez Navarro), Indian Wells (l.

eventual R-Up S.Williams), Stuttgart (l. Siegemund) and Tokyo [PPO] (as defending champion, l. eventual champion

Wozniacki)

• In 2016 Grand Slam play, reached SF at Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams) and R16 at Roland Garros (l.

Pironkova), Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova 9-7 in deciding set) and US Open (l. Konjuh)

• Represented Poland at 2016 Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Zheng) and 1r in mixed doubles (w/Kubot, l.

Begu/Tecau)

• Is a Grand Slam finalist, reaching title match at 2012 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in 3s). Became Poland’s first Grand

Slam finalist in the Open Era (Jadwiga Jedrzejowska was runner‐up in three Grand Slam finals in the 1930s,

including at Wimbledon in 1937)

• At Roland Garros, made QF in 2013 and at US Open has reached R16 in 2007-08, 2012-13 and 2016

• One of nine active players to record more than 100 Grand Slam main draw match wins (115-42). Only S.Williams,

V.Williams, Sharapova, Azarenka and Kuznetsova have more wins than her

• First Polish woman to win a WTA singles title (2007 Stockholm); rank in Top 10 (after 2008 Wimbledon); and defeat

a World No.1 player (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney)

• Owns a 1-16 record vs. World No.1s, sole win coming over Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney. Losses were to Henin (2007

Eastbourne and Zurich), Safina (2009 Stuttgart), Wozniacki (2011 Stuttgart), Azarenka (2012 Doha, 2012 Indian

Wells, 2012 Stuttgart, 2012 Madrid and 2013 Doha) and S.Williams (2013 Miami, 2013 Toronto, 2013 Beijing, 2013

WTA Finals, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 Indian Wells)

• Won the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore (d. Kvitova in F) after going 1-2 in round robin play

• Career prize money stands at more than US$25 million – the sixth WTA player to have reached the mark

• At No.6, is the top-ranked Polish woman in Top 100, ahead of Linette (week of March 6, 2017)

• Won WTA Fan Favorite Award in 2016, the sixth straight year she has topped the public vote

• Wimbledon girls' singles winner in 2005 (sister Urszula won event in 2007)

• Coached by Tomasz Wiktorowski

Peng:

• Making 12th main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best performance was QF run in 2011 (l. Sharapova). Reached

3r in 2007 (l. Bammer), 2008 (l. A.Radwanska), 2009 (l. Safina), 2010 (l. Petrova) and 2013 (l. Stosur) and fell 2r in 2012

(after 1r bye, l. Pervak) and 2014 (l. Bouchard)

• Won through two rounds of qualifying to reach main draw, before dispatching Tsurenko (1r) and No.31 seed

Konjuh (2r); including qualifying matches has spent six hours and 20 minutes on court. By contrast, Radwanska has

spent only one hour and 43 minutes

• Is the last remaining qualifier in the tournament; at least one qualifier has reached the R16 at Indian Wells every

year since 2013 – Muguruza (2013), Giorgi, Dellacqua (2014), Tsurenko (2015), Bondarenko, Gibbs (2016)

• Faces No.6 A.Radwanska today; owns a 13-56 record against Top 10 players – her most recent win came over No.5

A.Radwanska at 2014 US Open

• Coming off falling in qualifying at Doha, making 3r at Dubai (l. Sevastova) and posting 2r exit at Kuala Lumpur (ret.

vs. Linette w/lower back injury)

• 2017 season highlighted by reaching eighth career singles final at Taipei City; defeated Siniakova, Stosur and

Safarova en route to the final, lost to Svitolina. Now owns 1-7 record in WTA singles finals

• Began 2017 season at Shenzhen, falling 1r (l. eventual champion Siniakova), however won 20th career doubles title

there (w/Hlavackova). Also reached 2017 Dubai doubles final (w/Hlavackova, l. Makarova/Vesnina) and now owns a

21-6 record in doubles finals

• Advanced to 2r at Australian Open (d. No.23 seed Kasatkina in 1r, l. Bouchard); also reached third Grand Slam

doubles final in Melbourne (w/Hlavackova, l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova)

• Ended 2016 at No.109. Owns nine Top 50 finishes in career, including No.17 in 2011

• Last season’s highlight was winning first WTA singles title at Tianjin (d. Riske in F). Was previously a six-time R-Up, at

2006 Strasbourg, 2008 Forest Hills, 2008 Guangzhou, 2011 Brussels, 2013 Brussels, 2014 Shenzhen. Won WTA $125k

Series event at Nanchang in 2014

• Won two WTA doubles titles in 2016, at Guangzhou (w/Muhammad) and Nottingham (w/Hlavackova)

• Missed four Grand Slams in a row, from 2015 Wimbledon to 2016 Roland Garros, with a back injury, returning to the

majors at the All England Club in 2016 (l. Stephens in 1r)

• Best result across the majors is SF run at 2014 US Open. (ret. vs. Wozniacki w/heat illness). Was the third Chinese

player to achieve a Grand Slam SF showing (after Li Na and Zheng Jie)

• At Roland Garros, best result is making 3r in 2011-12 and at Wimbledon is R16 in 2011-12 and 2014

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

• Played a mix of ITF Circuit and tour-level events in 2016, rebuilding her ranking following an injury-marred 2015

(back injury). Having last played at 2015 Roland Garros (ret. in 1r match vs. Hercog), returned to tour at 2016 Indian

Wells

• Represented China at the Rio Olympics, making 1r exit in singles (l. Watson) and 2r in doubles (w/Zhang, l.

Hlavackova/Hradecka)

• Owns four career Top 5 wins: No.3 Myskina (2005 Sydney), No.5 Schiavone (2011 Doha), No.3 Zvonareva (2011

Brussels) and No.5 A.Radwanska (2014 US Open)

• Achieved WTA world No.1 doubles ranking on February 17, 2014, becoming the first Chinese player to reach this

ranking milestone

• Member of Chinese Fed Cup Team 2001, 2006-10, 2012, 2014-15; Chinese Olympic Team in 2008, 2012, 2016

• Began playing at age eight when an uncle introduced her to the game

• Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard court; plays with two hands off both sides

• Coached by Guillaume Peyre


[9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #52)

Head to Head: MADISON KEYS leads 1-0

2016 HARD O R3 MADISON KEYS 127 mins 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) US OPEN

MADISON KEYS 9

9,999

17-02-1995 (22)

$0

$5,236,545

0 / 2

0 / 0

1-0 / 134-82

0-0 / 36-31

0-0 / 33-33

NAOMI OSAKA 52

72

16-10-1997 (19)

$84,870

$725,866

0 / 0

0 / 0

2-0

5-3 / 27-20

1-0 / 7-7

0-1 / 6-7

WTA RANKING








4-4

5-3 / 25-18 1-0 / 78-57

0-0 / 23-36 0-0 / 10-23

0-0 / 12-13

0-1 / 4-6 0-1 / 0-4

0-0 / 1-0


Rnd Result Duration

R2 M. KEYS d. M. DUQUE-MARIÑO 6-1,7-5 89 mins

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R2 N. OSAKA d. S. ZHANG 6-4,6-2 74 mins

R1 N. OSAKA d. R. OZAKI 6-4,6-2 70 mins



MADISON KEYS 2016

R2 L - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #95) 6-3 6-3

R1 BYE 2015

R3 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) 5-7 6-4 6-3


R1 BYE 2014

R2 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #14) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #46) 6-2 6-1 2013


R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #85) 6-4 4-6 6-3 2012

R1* L - GRETA ARN (HUN #70) 7-6(4) 6-1

NAOMI OSAKA 2016

R2* L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #79) 6-2 6-3

R1* W - TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #119) 5-7 6-4 6-4


from

Keys:

• Making fifth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result is reaching 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, d. Koukalova, l. Jankovic). On other outings lost 2r in 2013 (l. Stosur), 2014 (l. Vinci) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Gibbs). Fell in 2011-12 qualifying

• 2017 BNP Paribas open is first event of 2017 after missing opening two months after undergoing left-wrist surgery during off-season

• Of 19 American women to begin main draw, only three advanced to 3r (also V.Williams, Davis, Day)

• Enjoyed highest-seeding at WTA Premier Mandatory event at 2016 Beijing (No.8 seed). Is seeded No.9 this fortnight at Indian Wells

• After 1r bye, defeated Duque-Marino in 2r in three sets. Lost second set 0-6, which was only her second bagel at WTA level (after 2014 Rome loss to Halep)

• At 21, is youngest player currently ranked inside the Top 20 (week of March 6, 2017)

• Finished 2016 by qualifying for WTA Finals Singapore (l. RR) after breakthrough season, highlighted by title at Birmingham and Top 10 debut on June 20. Peaked in rankings at No.7 (week of October 10, 2016)

• First American to make her Top 10 debut since Serena Williams in April, 1999; became 118th different player to achieve a Top 10 ranking since the WTA Rankings were introduced on November 3, 1975 – 27 of those have been Americans. For the first time since September 2005 there were three Americans in the WTA Top 10 (also S.Williams and V.Williams)

• Won second career singles title at Birmingham (d. Strycova in F) in June - both titles have come on grass (also 2014 Eastbourne)

• Also a finalist on two occasions in 2016 - at Rome (l. S.Williams) and Montreal (l. Halep); owns a 2-3 record in WTA singles finals

• In Grand Slam play, reached R16 at all the majors – Australian Open (l. Zhang), Roland Garros (l. Bertens), Wimbledon (l. Halep) and US Open (l. Wozniacki); one of only four players to achieve the feat in 2016 (also A.Radwanska, Suarez Navarro and S.Williams)

• Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Beijing (her first Premier Mandatory SF, l. Konta) and Linz (w/o vs. Golubic). Scored fourth-place finish at Rio Olympics (l. Kerber in SF, then l. Kvitova in bronze medal match), and advanced to QFs at Miami (l. Kerber) and Wuhan (l. Halep)

• Lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents stands at 3-17. Wins have come over No.5 Li (2013 Madrid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome)


2011

R2* L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) 6-3 7-6(2)

R1* W - JUNRI NAMIGATA (JPN #106) 6-4 6-4


from

• Went 6-7 record against Top 10 players in 2016, with wins against No.9 Vinci (Miami), No.9 Kvitova, No.4 Muguruza (Rome), No.6 V.Williams (Montreal), No.7 Kuznetsova (Beijing) and No.8 Cibulkova (WTA Finals). Overall record vs. Top 10 players stands at 10-23

• Recorded first Top 20 year-end finish in 2015 (at No.18)

• Best result at a Grand Slam is SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams). Having never previously passed 3r at any major, became just the third American teenager since 1995 to advance to SF at the Australian Open: also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF)

• Outside of the Slams, highlights in 2015 included finishing runner-up at Charleston (l. Kerber). Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, going 1-1 in group stage (l. V.Williams; d. Zheng)

• Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur) and became youngest American to win a singles title since Vania King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok)

• Made WTA debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach when she was 14; was seventh-youngest player to win a WTA main draw match, and youngest since Martina Hingis in 1994

• Earlier this month was unveiled as Evian’s first ever American brand ambassador. Prior to 2016 US Open was announced as an ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to empowering a generation of young women and their schools and communities

• Currently coached by Lindsay Davenport. Previously coached by Jesse Levine and Thomas Hogstedt

Osaka:

• Making main draw debut at Indian Wells, having fallen in 2016 qualifying

• Has received direct acceptance into a WTA Premier Mandatory event for first time in career (received WC at 2016 Miami)

• Defeated countrywomen Ozaki in opening match on Thursday, before dispatching No.30 seed Zhang in 2r

• Faces No.9 Keys today, and bidding for first Top 10 win (0-4 record). Losses came to No.6 Halep at 2016 Roland Garros, No.9 Keys at 2016 US Open, No.8 Kuznetsova at 2016 Tianjin and No.9 Konta at 2017 Australian Open

• Does have four wins over Top 20 players (4-6 record): No.19 Stosur (2014 Stanford), No.18 Errani (2016 Miami), No.12 Cibulkova (2016 Tokyo [PPO]) and No.20 Svitolina (2016 Tokyo [PPO])

• 2017 Indian Wells marks fourth event of 2017 – opened season with QF run at Auckland (l. Konjuh via ret. w/left wrist injury), before making 2r at Australian Open (l. Konta) and Dubai (l. McHale)

• Forced to withdraw from Hobart with same left wrist injury that halted Auckland run

• Finished 2016 at a career-high No.40, which was her first top 200 finish; voted 2016 WTA Newcomer of the Year

• Highlight of 2016 was career-first WTA final at Tokyo [PPO] (l. Wozniacki). Also reached three QFs at Acapulco, Florianopolis and Tianjin, and made 3r at 2016 Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open. Received direct entry into 2016 Wimbledon but withdrew w/right knee injury

• Won 2015 WTA Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (d. Garcia in F, saving match points)

• As world No.406, made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Stanford. Won through qualifying (achieving first WTA qualifying wins in the process), shocked world 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. 1r)

• Was born in Osaka, Japan, and moved to the USA when she was three years old; holds dual citizenship

• Currently lives in Fort Lauderdale and trains in Boca Raton

• Has recently begun coaching partnership with David Taylor, former coach of Sam Stosur; her trainer is Max Wellington

• Her father, Max, was born in Haiti and attended college in NYC before moving to Japan where he lived for 13 years

• Her mother, Tamaki, is Japanese. Has an older sister, Mari, who played tennis at Stanford is also plays on Tour but is currently injured.

• Describes herself as an aggressive baseliner

• Favorite shot is forehand; favorite city is Tokyo

• Tennis idol growing up was Serena Williams


LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13)

Head to Head: VENUS WILLIAMS leads 4-2

2015 HARD O R16 LUCIE SAFAROVA 67 mins 6-4 6-2 DUBAI 2014 HARD O R1 LUCIE SAFAROVA 150 mins 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 CINCINNATI 2010 HARD O R1 VENUS WILLIAMS 72 mins 6-2 6-2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2009 CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 150 mins 6-7(5) 6-2 7-5 ROLAND GARROS 2009 CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 108 mins 6-2 4-6 6-2 ROME 2006 CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 6-1 6-4 ROME

LUCIE SAFAROVA 40

27

04-02-1987 (30)

$340,175

$10,769,496

0 / 7

1 / 13

12-5 / 333-255

3-3 / 111-106

4-1 / 100-97

VENUS WILLIAMS 13

4

17-06-1980 (36)

$1,364,910

$35,796,658

0 / 49

0 / 22

11-4

8-2 / 728-209

2-0 / 160-99

4-1 / 119-87

WTA RANKING








10-11

8-2 / 432-120 12-5 / 191-161

0-2 / 61-102 0-1 / 24-70

1-0 / 23-24

0-1 / 221-134 0-1 / 127-93

0-0 / 66-14


Rnd Result Duration

R2 L. SAFAROVA d. C. VANDEWEGHE 4-6,6-4,6-1 118 mins

R1 L. SAFAROVA d. L. ARRUABARRENA 6-3,6-2 90 mins

Rnd Result Duration

R2 V. WILLIAMS d. J. JANKOVIC 1-6,7-6(5),6-1 106 mins

R1 BYE


INDIAN WELLS Tournament History LUCIE SAFAROVA 2016

R2 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) 6-3 6-4

R1 BYE 2015

R3 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #29) 7-6(5) 7-5

R2 W - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) 6-4 7-6(4)

R1 BYE 2014

R3 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #7) 6-2 4-6 6-4

R2 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #56) 6-3 6-4

R1 BYE

VENUS WILLIAMS 2016


R1 BYE 2001




R3 W - CARA BLACK (ZIM #37) 6-4 3-6 6-0


R1 BYE


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NA

Safarova:

• Making 12th appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open was R16 run in 2012 (l. Bartoli)

• On other outings here made 3r in 2006 (l. Sugiyama), 2007 (l. Peer), 2014 (l. Halep) and 2015 (l. Svitolina), fell 2r in

2008 (after 1r bye, l. Harkleroad), 2009 (l. Wozniak), 2011 (l Petkovic), 2013 (after 1r bye, l. Rybarikova) and 2016

(after 1r bye, l. Shvedova), and suffered 1r exit in 2010 (l. Goerges)

• In opening match here, defeated Arruabarrena before dispatching No.20 seed Vandeweghe in 2r. Has now won

back-to-back matches at a WTA Premier Mandatory event for first time since reaching QF at 2015 Madrid (l.

eventual R-Up Kuznetsova)


2013

R2 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) 6-2 4-6 6-2

R1 BYE 2012


R3 W - FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #12) 6-2

R2 W - TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #49) 6-3 3-1

R1 BYE 2011

R2 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #23) 7-6(8) 7-5

R1 W - KRISTINA BARROIS (GER #79) 7-6(9) 6-7(5) 6-0

2010

R1 L - JULIA GOERGES (GER #69) 7-5 3-6 6-3 2009

R2 L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #31) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #158) 6-3 6-1 2008

R2 L - ASHLEY HARKLEROAD (USA #73) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4

R1 BYE 2007


R2 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #52) 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)

R1 BYE 2006

R3 L - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #25) 6-3 7-5

R2 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #186) 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-1

R1 BYE

1998





R1 BYE 1997


R16 W - IVA MAJOLI (CRO #9) 7-5 3-6 7-5




R1* W - MEILEN TU (USA #94) 2-6 7-5 7-5 1996





from

• Faces No.13 V.Williams today – owns a 61-102 record vs. Top 20 ranked opponents, and bidding for first win of such

since 2016 Prague (d. No.18 Ka.Pliskova)

• Having posted a 3-3 record in first three events of 2017, has gone 9-2 from her latest three tournaments, reaching

SF at Taipei City (l. eventual R-Up Peng), R-Up at Budapest (l. Babos) and 3r at Indian Wells

• Loss in Budapest final takes record in career singles finals to 7-10, and has now reached at least one final in 12 of

the last 13 seasons dating back to 2005 (exception being 2013)

• Began 2017 by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. Strycova), Hobart (l. Ozaki) and Australian Open (l. eventual champion

S.Williams)

• In doubles, won her 13th career title and fourth Grand Slam at 2017 Australian Open (w/Mattek-Sands, d.

Hlavackova/Peng in F). Owns a 13-3 career record in doubles finals

• Ended 2016 at No.64 – her first finish outside the Top 50 since 2008 – down from career-best No.9 finish in 2015 –

her first Top 10 finish (previous best had been No.17 in 2012 and 2014)

• Stand-out singles result of 2016 season was capturing her seventh career singles title in front of home crowd at

Prague (d. Stosur in F)

• In Grand Slam play reached R16 at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Shvedova) and made 3r at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Stosur) –

having reached the singles final in Paris a year earlier, ranking subsequently dropped from No.13 to No.29. Fell in 2r

at US Open in singles (l. Halep), but won third career Grand Slam doubles title w/Mattek-Sands (d.

Garcia/Mladenovic in F)

• Played her first event of the 2016 season at Doha in February. Health problems dated back to September 2015,

when she spent a week in hospital in her hometown Brno and missed entire Asian swing – returned to drop

openers at Linz and Moscow, before heading to Singapore for WTA Finals (did not progress past RR, going 1-2 – l.

Muguruza, Kvitova; d. Kerber)

• Recorded five successive opening round losses upon return to tour, at 2016 Doha (after 1r bye, l. Buyukakcay),

Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Shvedova), Miami (after 1r bye, l. Wickmayer), Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Chirico) and

Stuttgart (l. Ka.Pliskova), snapping losing streak with Prague title

• Competed at Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Flipkens) and won bronze medal in doubles (w/Strycova, d.

Hlavackova/Hradecka in medal play-off)

• In doubles, won her ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th career titles at 2016 Miami (w/Mattek-Sands, d. Babos/Shvedova in

F), US Open, Wuhan (w/Mattek-Sands, d. Mirza/Strycova in F) and Beijing (w/Mattek-Sands, d. Garcia/Mladenovic in

F)

• 2015 season highlighted by reaching three finals, winning Doha (d. Azarenka in F) and finishing runner-up at New

Haven (l. Kvitova) and in her first Grand Slam singles final at Roland Garros (l. S.Williams)

• As well as singles, also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in doubles w/Mattek-Sands – during the year the team won

the Australian Open (their first tournament together), Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Toronto. In Singapore they went

1-2 in RR stage and did not progress to SF

• Made Top 10 singles debut after run to final at 2015 Roland Garros; peaked at a career-high No.5 on September 14,

2015

• In August 2015 was one of three Czech players in Top 10 of the rankings (others were Kvitova and Ka.Pliskova); it

was the first time in WTA history that three Czech players were ranked in the Top 10

• 2017 Australian Open marked 46th Grand Slam main draw. Aside from reaching the final at 2015 Roland Garros and

R16 run at 2014 US Open, has also reached SF at 2014 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Kvitova) and QF at 2007

Australian Open (l. Vaidisova)

• Four-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, winning 2015, 2017 Australian Open, 2015 Roland Garros and 2016 US

Open (all w/Mattek-Sands)

• Fourth-highest ranked Czech of six in Top 100, after Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Strycova (March 6, 2017)

• Member of Czech Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2006-15, 2017

• Coached by Franta Cermak

V.Williams:

• Making sixth appearance at Indian Wells, and second since 2001, after an absence of 15 years

• Best result here is reaching SF in both 1998 (l. eventual champion Hingis) and 2001 (l. eventual champion S.Williams via w/o)

• As qualifier, reached QF in 1997 (l. eventual champion Davenport). Defeat of No.9 Majoli in 3r was first Top 10 win of career. Has gone on to amass a 127-93 record in her career against Top 10 ranked opponents

• On return to tournament in 2016, fell 2r (after 1r bye, l. Nara). Also exited 1r in 1996 (as qualifier, l. Halard-Decugis)

• This year, after 1r bye, defeat Jankovic in 2r, saving three MPs before prevailing 16 76(5) 61

• Had previously lost opening match at her last five WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments, at 2015 Madrid (l. Azarenka), 2015 Beijing (l. Ivanovic), 2016 Indian Wells (l. Nara), 2016 Miami (l. Vesnina) and 2016 Beijing (l. Peng)

• Faces leftie Safarova today – owns a 66-14 record vs. left-handed players. Most recent loss came to Kerber at 2016 Wimbledon (SF)

• Coming off 2r exit at St. Petersburg (after 1r bye, l. eventual champion Mladenovic)

• Made historic run to Australian Open singles final in January (l. S.Williams). Title match in Melbourne marked 15th Grand Slam singles final of career, and first in seven and half years (2009 Wimbledon - l. S.Williams). In the Open Era, no player has waited so long to reach another Grand Slam final – Mauresmo waited seven years between finishing runner-up at 1999 Australian Open and winning 2006 Australian Open

• At 36 years of age, became the oldest finalist at the Australian Open in the Open Era. The match between Venus and Serena in Melbourne had the oldest combined age of any Grand Slam final match-up in the Open Era (71 years, and 351 days), beating the previous record set by Pennetta and Vinci (66 years, 19 days) at the 2015 US Open

• 2017 Australian Open marked 73rd Grand Slam main draw appearance – the Open Era record

• Australian Open result saw her rise to No.11 in WTA rankings. She can return to the Top 10 with a deep run at Indian Wells. She is already the third oldest player to reach the Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (38 years, 75 days)

• Opened 2017 season at Auckland – defeated New Zealand wildcard Jade Lewis in 1r before conceding w/o to Osaka in 2r, citing right arm injury

• Ended 2016 at No.17, down from No.7 in 2015, for 15th non-consecutive Top 20 finish; record includes six Top 5 year-end finishes

• 2016 season highlights including winning 49th career singles title at Kaohsiung (d. Doi), and reaching 80th career singles final at Stanford (l. Konta). Is fourth-oldest player to win a WTA singles title, behind Billie Jean King (39) at 1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, and Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris [Indoors]

• At Grand Slam level in 2016, advanced to SF at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) which was first time reaching that stage at a major since 2010 US Open. Also reached R16 at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Bacsinszky) and 2016 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova)

• Represented USA at Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Flipkens), 1r in doubles (w/S.Williams, l. eventual bronze medalists Safarova/Strycova) and winning a silver medal in the mixed doubles (w/Ram, l. Mattek-Sands/Sock)

• Currently 11th on list of WTA title holders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles). Of her 49 titles, 31 have been won on hard court

• In 2015, returned to Top 10 following 2015 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai triumph for first time since March 2011. At 35 years of age, was the oldest player to rank in Top 10 since 38-year-old Navratilova in December 1994 (whose run ended on January 1, 1995)

• At 2014 Montréal, defeated sister Serena for first win over a reigning world No.1 since d. Safina in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (owns a 14-21 lifetime record vs. No.1s – eight wins vs. Hingis, two wins vs. Davenport, one win vs. Safina, one win vs. Jankovic, two wins vs. Serena)

• Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, having won Wimbledon five times (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008) and the US Open twice (2000-01)

• Also a eight-time Grand Slam runner-up: Wimbledon (2002-03 and 2009), US Open (1997, 2002), Roland Garros (2002) and Australian Open (2003, 2017)

• Owns 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams), most recently winning 2016 Wimbledon (d. Babos/Shvedova in F)

• 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; claimed silver medal in mixed doubles at Rio (w/Ram)

• Spent 11 weeks at world No.1 in singles (first ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010

• Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland (now Stanford) in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before falling to then-world No.2 Sánchez-Vicario in three sets

• Coached by Richard Williams, Oracene Price and David Witt; hitting partner here is Jermaine Jenkins


[14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. [25] TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28)

Head to Head: First meeting

ELENA VESNINA 15

31

01-08-1986 (30)

$280,558

$9,227,765

0 / 2

1 / 16

7-6 / 236-230

2-2 / 81-70

1-3 / 48-56

TIMEA BABOS 28

46

10-05-1993 (23)

$142,525

$3,135,360

1 / 2

1 / 11

1-2

6-5 / 81-98

3-3 / 31-36

1-3 / 25-35

WTA RANKING








7-8

6-5 / 51-59 7-6 / 138-140

0-1 / 36-74 0-1 / 9-41

2-0 / 18-18

0-0 / 6-29 0-0 / 0-13

2-0 / 5-9


Rnd Result Duration

R2 E. VESNINA d. S. ROGERS 6-4,7-5 100 mins

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R2 T. BABOS d. V. LEPCHENKO 4-6,7-6(2),6-2 175 mins

R1 BYE



ELENA VESNINA 2016





R1 BYE 2013



R1 BYE 2012



TIMEA BABOS 2016

R1 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #36) 7-5 6-4 2015

R2* L - ALISON VAN UYTVANCK (BEL #118) 6-4 6-2

R1* W - ALLIE KIICK (USA #231) 6-3 6-2 2014

R1* L - ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS #119) 7-5 3-6 6-4 2013

R1 L - JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #69) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0


from

Vesnina:

• Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best performances were 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013

(l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova)

• Bidding to reach R16 at a Premier Mandatory tournament for only the fourth time. Other appearances were at 2008

Miami (l. Henin in R16), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic in R16) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka in R16)

• Faces No.28 Babos today – five of her six losses in 2017 have come against lower-ranked opponents

• One of five Russians in main draw at Indian Wells. The other two still competing, Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova,

reached the R16 on Sunday; the last time three Russians made the R16 was 2013 (Kirilenko, Petrova and Sharapova)


• Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe,

ret. w/low back injury)


• Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of 2015. 2015 was first year-end finish outside the Top 100

in 10 years

• Is 9-41 in her career vs. Top 10 opponents, and was 3-2 in 2016 – this was the first time in her career she achieved

three Top 10 wins in a single season



• Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand Slam.

Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon



2011









from

• Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first




occasions – most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals

before winning first title at 2013 Hobart)



2016 WTA Finals





Babos:

• Making third main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Larsson) and 2016 (l. Tsurenko) and also lost

in qualifying in 2014 and 2015

• After 1r bye, scored first main draw win at BNP Paribas Open against Lepchenko in 2r

• Faces No.15 Vesnina today; owns a 6-29 record against Top 20 players, her most recent win coming against No.11

Cibulkova at 2016 Cincinnati. Other Top 20 wins were over No.17 Ivanovic (2013 Monterrey), No.18 Stosur (2015

Cincinnati), No.17 Errani (2016 Doha), No.14 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Miami) and No.14 V.Williams (2016 Rome)

• Seeded No.25 this fortnight – her first time seeded at a Premier Mandatory tournament

• Coming off title on home soil at Budapest (d. Safarova in F). Now 2-2 in WTA singles finals, other title coming in only

fourth tour-level event at 2012 Monterrey (d. Cadantu in F)

• Began season with 1r exits at Shenzhen (l. Stojanovic), Sydney (l. Kasatkina), Australian Open (l. Gibbs), St.

Petersburg (l. Vinci) and Doha (l. Zhang)

• Represented Hungary in Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group 1 competition vs. Croatia in February; went 2-0 in singles

with wins over Konjuh and Herdzelas

• Won 11th doubles title of career at Sydney (w/Pavlyuchenkova) - defeated top seeds Mirza/Strycova in final. Now

owns 11-8 record in doubles finals

• Finished 2016 ranked No.26 – just one spot shy of her career-high ranking of No.25 (September 19, 2016) – marks

her fifth consecutive season within the Top 100

• Qualified for the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai; fell in round robin stage (0-2) to No.18 Bacsinszky and No.28 S.Zhang

• Reached third singles final of career at 2016 Florianopolis (l. Begu in F). Other 2016 highlights included SF

appearances at Shenzhen (l. Riske) and Rabat, and QF runs at St. Petersburg (l. eventual champion Vinci), Katowice

(l. Ostapenko), Cincinnati (l. Muguruza) and Moscow (l. eventual champion Kuznetsova)

• In Grand Slam play, reached 3r at US Open (l. Halep) – the only time in 18 Grand Slam appearances she has been

beyond the 2r

• Qualified for the 2016 WTA Finals in doubles w/Shvedova - fell in 1r (l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova); also qualified for

2015 WTA Finals w/Mladenovic - pair exited at RR stage

• Runner-up in two Grand Slam doubles finals: 2014 Wimbledon (w/Mladenovic, l. Errani/Vinci) and 2016 Wimbledon

(w/Shvedova, l. S.Williams/V.Williams)

• Owns 0-7 record vs. Top 5 players in career. Losses came to No.1 S.Williams (2015 Wimbledon), No.2 Halep (2015

Guangzhou), No.5 Muguruza (2016 Doha), No.3 Kerber (2016 Miami), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Stuttgart), No.3

Muguruza (2016 Cincinnati) and No.5 Halep (2016 US Open)

• 2015 season was highlighted by a runner-up finish at Marrakech (l. Svitolina in F), winning the WTA 125K Series

event in Taipei (d. Doi in F), and three doubles titles, at Dubai, Marrackech and Rome (all w/Mladenovic)

• Is only Hungarian woman ranked in the current Top 100 (as of March 6, 2017)

• Received WC into first WTA event of career at 2010 Budapest (l. Bacsinszky in 1r)

• On ITF Circuit, has won 13 singles and 10 doubles titles

• Hungarian Fed Cup Team, 2011-15 and 2017; Hungarian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016

• In juniors, was three-time doubles Grand Slam champion (2010 Roland Garros/Wimbledon/US Open – all with

Sloane Stephens) and two-time runner-up (2009 Roland Garros, 2010 Australian Open)

• Coached by Thomas Drouet




BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES - DAY 5 [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [29] IRINA CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32) Begu leads 1-0 [5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54) First meeting [WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) First meeting

[26] ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Series tied 3-3 [11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. [21] CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25) Konta leads 2-1 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN


Winner 1,175,505 1000 Winner 385,170 1000




Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10








[3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [29] IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32)

Head to Head: IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU leads 1-0

2011 HARD O R1 IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU 111 mins 1-6 6-3 6-4 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC

KAROLINA PLISKOVA 3

3

21-03-1992 (24)

$644,061

$7,576,787

2 / 8

0 / 5

16-2 / 171-103

4-1 / 56-33

0-0 / 34-36

IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU 32

145

26-08-1990 (26)

$113,040

$3,277,233

0 / 3

0 / 4

3-3

2-7 / 118-114

1-2 / 44-38

0-1 / 31-26

WTA RANKING








9-3

2-7 / 57-62 16-2 / 129-68

5-0 / 32-45 2-0 / 14-23

0-0 / 15-15

0-1 / 9-30 0-1 / 5-21

0-1 / 9-11


Rnd Result Duration

R2 K. PLISKOVA d. M. PUIG 1-6,6-4,6-4 119 mins

R1 BYE -

Rnd Result Duration

R2 I. BEGU d. L. CHIRICO 6-1,7-5 110 mins

R1 BYE -


INDIAN WELLS Tournament History KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016






R1 BYE 2015




R1 BYE

IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU 2016

R1 L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #79) 3-6 6-4 6-4 2013


R1 W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #39) 6-2 6-4 2012

R2 L - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #23) 7-6(4) 6-4

R1 W - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #61) 4-6 7-5 6-2


from

Ka.Pliskova:

• Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Posted best result at BNP Paribas Open last year with run to SF

(l. eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li).

Fell in 2012-2013 qualifying

• Her SF result here in 2016 is best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament

• Contesting 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high ranking of No.3, achieved after QF run at Australian Open (week

of January 30, 2017)

• Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/Goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe). This year fell 1r

w/Garcia (l. Arruabarrena/Liang)

• After 1r bye this year, rallied from a set down to defeat Puig 16 64 64 in a match lasting just under two hour

(119 mins)

• Faces No.32 Begu today – both Ka.Pliskova’s losses in 2017 have come to players outside the Top 30 (No.31

Mladenovic at Dubai and No.79 Lucic-Baroni at Australian Open)

• Entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r, has served the most aces this season – 146 from 16 matches. Served most aces

across 2016 - 530 from 61 matches

• Has gone 16-2 so far in 2017, with only Svitolina (19-3) holding a better record – 2017 Indian Wells results

included. In contrast, didn’t score 15 match wins last season until mid-April during clay court swing



• In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF

at Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni). Withdrew from Sydney w/left thigh injury


2014

R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) 6-3 6-4






from

• In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in

single (d. Arruabarrena and Muguruza)


• Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF

and title match at the majors. First Czech to reach US Open final since Helena Sukova in 1993 (l. Graf in F)

• Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American’s 186-week

reign at the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d.

S.Williams).

• Defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament

• 21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r

at a major

• Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske

in F) and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay

(2015 Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz. 2014 Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati,

2017 Brisbane, 2017 Doha)




• Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress.

• Also contested the doubles competition (w/Goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic

• 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 title in five out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row


overtaking Kvitova



• Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings were introduced in November

1975, after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova





Begu:

• Making fourth appearance at Indian Wells, and has reached 3r for the first time in her career. On previous

outings at BNP Paribas Open made 2r in 2012 (l. Kirilenko) and 2013 (l. Kerber), and suffered 1r exit in 2016 (l.

Siegemund)

• After 1r bye, defeated home favorite Chirico in straight sets

• Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova – owns one Top 5 in career, defeating No.4 Muguruza at 2016 Madrid. Overall record vs.

Top 5 ranked opponents is 1-13

• Bidding for back-to-back main draw wins for first time in 2017 today, with 2017 Indian Wells being her seventh

event (excluding Fed Cup)

• Opened 2017 season with 1r exits at Brisbane (l. Kasatkina) and Sydney (l. Kuznetsova) before 2r appearance at

Australian Open (l. Kr.Pliskova)

• Following Australian swing, went on a four-match losing streak, posting 1r loss at St. Petersburg (l. Petkovic),

losing singles rubber representing Romania in Fed Cup vs. Belgium (l. Mertens) before back-to-back 1r exits at

Doha (l. Kasatkina) and Dubai (l. Sevastova)

• Finished 2016 at a career-high No.29, posting new best ranking at No.22 (week of August 22, 2016)

• Season highlight was equaling best Grand Slam result at 2016 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 first time since 1997 two Romanian women reached R16 at Paris since 1997 (Spirlea and Dragomir)

• After clinching third WTA singles title at 2016 Florianopolis in July (d. Babos in final), did not surpass the 2r for

the rest of the season (eight tournaments)

• Represented Romania at 2016 Rio Olympics, making 1r exits in singles (l. Hibino) and doubles (w/Niculescu, l.

Chan/Chan)

• Other notable results in 2016 included SF at Rome (l. S.Williams), QF at Charleston (l. Kerber) and QF at Madrid

(l. Halep)

• In run to QF at Madrid was one of four Romanians for reach QF – which was first 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

• Currently the No.2 ranked Romanian behind Halep, of five in Top 100 (as at March 6 2017)

• Owns a 5-21 lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, wins coming over No.9 Wozniacki (2012 US Open), No.9

Kerber (2015 Australian Open), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Madrid), No.6 Azarenka (2016 Rome), No.8 Bencic (2016

Birmingham via ret.)

• Posted fourth non-consecutive Top 50 finish in 2016 (at No.29) – a career best year-end ranking

• Won maiden singles title at 2012 Tashkent and is a three-time runner-up: 2011 Marbella, 2011 Budapest, and at

Premier-level 2014 Moscow (l. Pavlyuchenkova in F)

• Owns four WTA doubles titles from nine finals, most recently at 2014 Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen)

• Struggled with right shoulder injury in 2013 – first felt pain at 2013 Australian Open and missed three months

of action; says confidence as well as ranking suffered

• Won 11 singles titles and 19 doubles titles on ITF Circuit

• Voted WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2011 (media vote)

• Coached by Artemon Apostu


[5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54)


DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA 5

12

06-05-1989 (27)

$218,655

$11,093,579

0 / 8

0 / 0

9-6 / 331-229

3-4 / 106-88

2-0 / 77-55

KRISTYNA PLISKOVA 54

49

21-03-1992 (24)

$148,678

$1,298,631

0 / 1

0 / 3

2-1

7-4 / 30-54

3-3 / 12-28

4-0 / 16-8

WTA RANKING








10-8

7-4 / 25-33 9-6 / 228-164

1-1 / 62-94 0-1 / 34-55

0-2 / 25-23

0-2 / 1-7 0-2 / 1-4

0-1 / 1-3


Rnd Result Duration

R2 D. CIBULKOVA d. J. OSTAPENKO 6-4,3-6,6-3 131 mins

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R2 K. PLISKOVA d. D. KASATKINA 6-0,6-3 64 mins

R1 K. PLISKOVA d. B. MATTEK-SANDS 6-0,6-3 69 mins



DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA 2016


R1 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #113) 6-2 6-0 2014

QF L - NA LI (CHN #2) 6-3 4-6 6-3

R16 W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) 6-3 6-2


R2 W - DONNA VEKIC (CRO #103) 6-3 6-2

R1 BYE 2013

R3 L - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #22) 6-4 7-5

R2 W - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #56) 7-5 7-6(3)

R1 BYE


R1 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5

R2* W - XINYUN HAN (CHN #122) 6-1 6-2

R1* W - SACHIA VICKERY (USA #159) 6-0 4-6 6-3 2013

R1* L - GRACE MIN (USA #187) 4-6 7-6(8) 6-3


from

Cibulkova:

• Making ninth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is QF run in 2014 (l. Li). Made R16 in 2011

(l. Wickmayer) and reached 3r in 2008 (l. eventual R-Up Kuznetsova), 2012 (l. Vinci) and 2013 (l. Koukalova).

• On other appearances here, fell 2r in 2009 (after 1r bye, l. Llagostera Vives), 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Errani) and 2016 (l.

A.Radwanska, having held 1mp)

• Contesting fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high No.5 (first achieved week of October 31, 2016)

• This year, following 1r bye, opening match saw her need three sets to defeat Ostapenko in over two hours (131

mins)

• Faces No.54 Kr.Pliskova today – a loss would be worst by ranking since falling to No.58 Cornet at 2016 Beijing

• Bidding for 10th match win of 2017 today

• Coming off 2r defeat in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Makarova). Reached Doha SF (l. to Ka.Pliskova) the previous week; win

over Stosur in Doha QF was 400th career match win (all levels)

• In February, reached SF at St Petersburg (l. Putintseva) – could have reached No.4 in rankings had she advanced to

final

• Began season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. eventual finalist Cornet); also made 2r exit at Sydney (l. Bouchard)


2012

R3 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #22) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4

R2 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #83) 2-1

R1 BYE 2011

R16 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #25) 7-5 7-5

R3 W - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #3) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

R2 W - SANIA MIRZA (IND #107) 6-3 6-3

R1 BYE 2010

R2 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) 7-5 6-4

R1 BYE 2009

R2 L - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #121) 7-6(6) 6-0

R1 BYE 2008

R3 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3) 6-1 4-6 6-3

R2 W - SOFIA ARVIDSSON (SWE #65) 7-5 6-4

R1 BYE


from

• Reached 3r at Australian Open (as No.6 seed, l. Makarova in 3s)

• Posted first Top 10 season of career in 2016, finishing at No.5

• 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

• Capped 2016 by winning biggest title of career to date at WTA Finals in Singapore – went 1-2 in group stage before

defeating No.9 Kuznetsova in semifinals and World No.1 Kerber in final

• At No.7, became lowest seeded player to triumph at WTA Finals since No.7 seed V.Williams in 2008; first player to

win WTA Finals on debut since Kvitova in 2011

• Won career-high 53 matches in 2016 (previous best was 42 matches in 2011)

• Won a WTA-leading four singles titles in 2016 – qualified for Singapore by virtue of lifting trophy at Linz (d. Golubic

in F) after earlier wins at Katowice (d. Giorgi in F) and Eastbourne (d. Ka.Pliskova in F). In 2016 also reached finals at

Acapulco (l. Stephens), Madrid (l. Halep) and Wuhan (l. Kvitova)

• Earlier titles came at 2011 Moscow, 2012 Carlsbad, 2013 Stanford, 2014 Acapulco; overall is 8-10 in singles finals

• Other notable results in 2016 season included SF runs at Hobart (l. eventual R-Up Bouchard) and Stanford (l. Konta)

• Withdrew from Rio Olympics in singles and doubles (w/Schmiedlova) w/left calf injury

• Owns 34 victories over Top 10 opponents (eight in 2016) including three over world reigning World No.1s:

Wozniacki at 2011 Wimbledon, Azarenka at 2012 Roland Garros and Kerber at 2016 WTA Finals

• A Grand Slam runner-up at 2014 Australian Open (l. Li); defeated four seeds en route, including No.3 Sharapova and

No.5 A.Radwanska. Became first player representing Slovakia (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final

• Also a semifinalist at 2009 Roland Garros and has reached a further five Slam quarterfinals, most recently at 2016

Wimbledon (l. Vesnina, having saved 1mp against A.Radwanska in R16)

• Made Top 10 debut at No.10 on March 31, 2014 (after Miami)

• Broke into Top 20 on August 4, 2008

• 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

Kr.Pliskova:

• Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells, and has achieved best result in 2017 by reaching 3r. In 2016,

came through qualifying to make 1r exit (l. Shvedova), and fell in 2015 qualifying

• 3r run here in 2017 also marks best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory event, beating 2r effort at 2016 Miami (as

qualifier, l. Begu)

• Playing fortnight of BNP Paribas Open at a career-high No.54 (achieved week of February 27, 2017)

• This is the first time in her career she has received direct acceptance into a WTA Premier Mandatory event

• Entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r, has served fourth-most aces this season (85 from 11 matches). Sister Karolina tops the

list (146 from 16 matches)

• Has advanced to 3r here without dropping a set and losing only six games, defeating Mattek-Sands and No.33 seed

Kasatkina by the same score line of 60 63

• In the top half of draw, was one of only two players to defeat a seed in 2r (d. No.33 seed Kasatkina, also Day d. No.32

seed Lucic-Baroni)

• Faces No.5 Cibulkova today – has faced Top 5 ranked opponents twice in craeer, losing to No.3 A.Radwanska (2014

Katowice) and World No.1 Kerber (2017 Australian Open)

• Coming off reaching 2r at Dubai (l. Davis). 1r win over No.25 Vinci was joint-best win-by-ranking in a completed

match (level with defeat of No.25 Kuznetsova at 2015 Wimbledon)

• Best outright win-by-ranking came with defeat of No.10 Bencic via retirement at 2016 Miami

• Began Middle Eastern swing by falling in qualifying at Doha

• Posted joint-best Grand Slam result at Australian Open, advancing to 3r (l. World No.1 Kerber). Has also reached 3r at

2015 Wimbledon

• Opened 2017 season with QF run at Shenzhen (l. Konta); also 1r exit at Hobart (l. Larsson)

• Ended 2016 at No.61 for career-best year-end finish

• Season highlight was reaching first WTA singles final at Tashkent, defeating Hibino in final for first career singles title

• Served fifth-most aces in 2016, hitting 274 from 24 matches (tour level, main draw only). Sister Karolina served the

most – 530 from 61 matches. Hold WTA record for most aces served in a match – 31 vs. Puig at 2016 Australian

Open, beating Lisicki’s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham (Kr.Pliskova blew 5 match points and lost match)

• Aside from run to final at 2016 Tashkent, did not progress beyond 2r at any other tour-level event, falling at this

stage at Australian Open (l. Puig), Miami (l. Begu), Katowice (l. Ostapenko) and Luxembourg (l. Davis)

• At Grand Slam level, has reached 3r on two occasions – at 2017 Australian Open (l. Kerber) and 2015 Wimbledon (l.

Niculescu). Best result at Roland Garros is 1r in 2013 and 2015; at US Open is 2r in 2012

• Continues to play on ITF Circuit, and reached final at 2016 $50k ITF/Kreuzlingen-SUI. Overall owns 10 ITF singles and

eight doubles titles

• Wimbledon junior singles champion in 2010 (d. Ishizu in final)

• At 2013 Linz, with sister Karolina became first set of twins to ever win a WTA doubles title; the sisters also won titles

at 2014 Bad Gastein and 2014 Hong Kong

• Currently the Czech No.6 of six women in Top 100 (March 6, 2017)

• Made WTA main draw debut as WC at 2007 Prague (l. Bartoli)

• Began playing tennis at age four

• Favorite foods are strawberries, melons and Italian cuisine

• Plays left-handed – twin sister Karolina, currently ranked No.3, is right-handed

• Coached by former ATP World Tour player Ivo Minar and trains at Sparta Praha Tennis Club


[WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7)


KAYLA DAY 175

166

28-09-1999 (17)

$43,242

$142,579

0 / 0

0 / 0

2-1 / 3-3

1-0 / 1-0

0-0 / 0-0

GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 7

11

08-10-1993 (23)

$379,314

$10,462,479

0 / 3

0 / 5

5-4

10-5 / 144-85

3-1 / 49-37

1-2 / 24-30

WTA RANKING








2-0

10-5 / 95-57 2-1 / 3-3

0-0 / 0-1 0-0 / 0-1

0-0 / 0-0

2-1 / 40-38 1-1 / 20-22

0-0 / 11-10


Rnd Result Duration

R2 K. DAY d. M. LUCIC-BARONI 6-4,5-7,7-5 135 mins

R1 K. DAY d. K. NARA 6-3,6-4 94 mins

Rnd Result Duration

R2 G. MUGURUZA d. K. FLIPKENS 6-2,6-3 90 mins

R1 BYE



GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 2016


R1 BYE 2015



R1 BYE 2014


R1 BYE


from

Day:

• Making debut appearance at BNP Paribas Open (main draw or qualifying), having entered as one of eight wildcards,

and the only one to advance to 3r

• Aged 17, was the youngest player accepted into the 2017 Indian Wells main draw this fortnight

• 2017 Indian Wells marks just fourth tour-level event, after 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. Konjuh in 1r), 2016 US Open (as

WC, d. Brengle in 1r, l. Keys in 2r) and 2017 Australian Open (as WC, l. Petkovic in 1r)

• Defeated Nara in opening match on Wednesday, before posting career best win-by-ranking following win over

No.30 Lucic-Baroni in 2r. Previous best win rankings-wise came over No.50 Brengle at 2016 US Open (via ret. w/right

forearm injury)

• Was one of only two players to defeat a seed in top half of draw (d. No.32 seed Lucic-Baroni, in addition to

Kr.Pliskova d. No.33 seed Kasatkina)

• Faces No.7 Muguruza today, which will be the highest-ranked opponent she has faced, beating that of No.9 Keys at

2016 US Open (lost 61 61)

• Bidding to be first WC at Indian Wells to reach R16 or better since S.Williams’ run to SF in 2015

• Opened 2017 with 1r exit at Australian Open (as WC, l. Petkovic); earned berth after clinching the USTA Pro Circuit

Australian Open Wild Card Challenge by collecting most ranking points across three US ITF Circuit events in late

2016, including maiden title at $50k ITF/Macon, GA-USA

• Other 2017 appearances both came on ITF Circuit, reaching QF at $100k ITF/Midland, MI-USA and a R-Up finish at

$25k ITF/ Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA

• Played first matches on ITF Circuit in 2014, qualifying at $25k ITF/Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA and $25k ITF/Surprise,

AZ-USA

• In juniors, reached SF at 2016 Wimbledon and was 2016 USTA Girls’ 18s National champion

• Born in Santa Barbara, California


2013








from

• Mother is Dana; father is Andrew

• Started playing tennis aged eight after watching her mother play

• Coach is Henner Nehles; has been working with him for nine months

• Physio is Bobby Walls; fitness trainer is Rodney Marshall

• Favorite surface is clay, favorite shot is forehand; off-court enjoys cooking

• Speaks English and Czech (mother’s family background)

• Is completing high school online; hopes to graduate in 2017

Muguruza:

• Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open came on debut in 2013, reaching R16 (as

qualifier, l. Kerber)

• Bidding today for first back-to-back wins at Indian Wells since that R16 run, having lost opening matches in 2014

(after 1r bye, l. Kleybanova) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. McHale), and making 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, d. Falconi, l.

Ka.Pliskova)

• In opening match on Friday, defeated No.87 Flipkens dropping only five games

• Faces No.175 Day today – a loss would be worst-by-ranking for four-and-a-half years, losing to No.182 Petkovic at

2012 Luxembourg

• Lost to American opposition at 2016 Indian Wells (l. McHale in opening match)

• Has not reached a Premier Mandatory QF since winning Beijing title in 2015

• During Middle Eastern swing, fell in 2r at both Doha (l. Zhang) and Dubai (after 1r bye, ret. vs. Bondarenko w/left

Achilles injury)

• Began 2017 season strongly with SF run at Brisbane - ret. vs. Cornet trailing 4-1 (w/right thigh injury). Was first SF

since Cincinnati last August (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and second since run to final at Roland Garros

• Followed this up by reaching QF at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe) for first time after two R16 efforts in 2014 and

2015

• Represented Spain in Fed Cup World Group loss to Czech Republic, going 1-1 in singles (d. Strycova, l. Ka.Pliskova)

• 2017 Australian Open marked 17th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Won maiden Slam title at 2016 Roland

Garros – d. S.Williams in F. One of just five women to defeat S.Williams in a Slam final (also V.Williams, Sharapova,

Kerber and Stosur). Also finished R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams)

• One of just five players born in the 1990s to make a Grand Slam final, and two to win a title (also Kvitova at 2011 and

2014 Wimbledon). Became the first Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since 1998, when Sánchez Vicario

defeated Monica Seles in three sets. Also the 45th player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title

• Posted second Top 10 season finish in 2016, at No.7

• Finished 2016 season with second consecutive appearance at WTA Finals in Singapore – went 1-2 in round-robin

play and did not progress to SF. In 2015, became first Spanish player to compete at the WTA Finals in singles since

2001 (Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and reached doubles final (w/Suárez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza)

• 2016 season highlight was winning maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Rose to career-high ranking of No.2


No.2). Meanwhile at 22 years, 7 months was the youngest first-time Grand Slam singles champion since Victoria

Azarenka won 2012 Australian Open aged 22 years, 6 months

• In other Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Strycova) and fell 2r at both Wimbledon (l.

qualifier Cepelova) and US Open (as No.3 seed, l. Sevastova)

• Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Rome (l. eventual R-Up Keys – was first time winning three consecutive



• Represented Spain at Rio Olympics. Advanced to 3r in singles (l. eventual gold medalist Puig 61 61) and QF in

doubles (w/Suárez Navarro, l. eventual gold medalists Makarova/Vesnina). Was due to play mixed doubles w/Nadal,

but the pair conceded a w/o in 1r match due to Nadal’s ongoing participation in singles and doubles

• Enjoyed breakout season in 2015, ending the year ranked No.3 and reaching first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon – l.

S.Williams having defeated four Top 20 opponents en route: No.10 Kerber (3r), No.5 Wozniacki (R16), No.15

Bacsinszky (QF) and No.13 A.Radwanska (SF). Became first Spanish woman 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)

• Made Top 10 rankings debut after 2015 Wimbledon; one of six players to enter the elite bracket in 2015 – also

Makarova, Suárez Navarro, Safarova, Ka.Pliskova and Bacsinszky

• Owns 3-3 career record in singles finals – in addition to 2016 Roland Garros and 2015 Beijing, won 2014 Hobart (as


• Made WTA main draw debut at Miami in 2012, defeating No.9 Zvonareva for first Top 10 win of career

• Coached by Sam Sumyk


[26] ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8)

Head to Head: 3-3

2015 HARD O R1 ROBERTA VINCI 91 mins 6-4 6-4 ZHUHAI 2013 HARD I QF SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 79 mins 6-2 6-3 MOSCOW 2013 HARD O R1 ROBERTA VINCI 80 mins 6-3 6-2 DUBAI 2011 HARD I R1 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 6-2 6-7(4) 6-1 FED CUP 2010 HARD O R1 ROBERTA VINCI 112 mins 6-3 2-6 6-3 BEIJING 2007 HARD O R2 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 6-2 7-6(7) TORONTO

ROBERTA VINCI 29

48

18-02-1983 (34)

$104,892

$11,479,621

0 / 10

0 / 26

6-6 / 318-281

2-2 / 101-83

3-2 / 68-59


20

27-06-1985 (31)

$214,749

$22,071,750

0 / 17

0 / 16

24-13

8-4 / 550-275

1-1 / 179-112

2-0 / 109-93

WTA RANKING








11-9

8-4 / 346-179 6-6 / 175-166

0-2 / 38-87 0-1 / 15-46

1-1 / 25-28

0-1 / 124-155 0-1 / 55-94

0-0 / 38-20


Rnd Result Duration

R2 R. VINCI d. M. BRENGLE 7-6(5),6-4 108 mins

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R2 S. KUZNETSOVA d. J. LARSSON 7-6(3),6-4 94 mins

R1 BYE


INDIAN WELLS Tournament History ROBERTA VINCI 2016

R16 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #97) 6-2 2-0

R3 W - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #14) 6-1 6-3

R2 W - MARGARITA GASPARYAN (RUS #44) 6-3 6-7(7) 7-6(5)

R1 BYE 2015

R2 L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) 6-1 5-7 6-4

R1 W - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #48) 4-6 6-1 6-2



R1 BYE 2015



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2014

R3 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) 4-6 6-4 6-3

R2 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #38) 6-3 6-3

R1 BYE 2013

R3 L - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #87) 2-6 6-4 6-4

R2 W - KSENIA PERVAK (RUS #93) 6-3 6-4

R1 BYE 2012

R16 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) 6-2 6-1

R3 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #17) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4

R2 W - SÍLVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP #76) 6-3 6-3

R1 BYE 2011

R1 L - ELENA BALTACHA (GBR #74) 2-6 7-5 6-2 2010

R3 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #15) 6-1 3-6 6-3

R2 W - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #22) 6-3 7-5

R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #41) 3-6 6-3 6-0 2009


R1 W - AYUMI MORITA (JPN #84) 6-3 6-4 2007

R2 L - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #127) 2-6 6-2 6-4

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Vinci:

• Making 10th appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making R16 in both 2012 (l. eventual

R-Up Sharapova) and 2016 (l. Rybarikova)

• Other notable results here are making 3r in 2010 (l. Wickmayer), 2013 (l. Arruabarrena) and 2014 (l. Dellacqua)

• Was third oldest women to start 2017 Indian Wells fortnight, behind V.Williams (35) and Lucic-Baroni, who turned

35 on March 9

• After 1r bye, defeated Brengle in straight sets to advance to 3r

• Faces No.8 Kuznetsova today – owns a 15-46 lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents, though most recent

win of such came a year-and-a-half ago at 2015 Wuhan (d. No.4 Kvitova)

• 1r win here snapped run of back-to-back exits at Doha (l. qualifier Davis) and Dubai (l. Kr.Pliskova)

• Made QF at St. Petersburg in February, where she was defending champion (l. eventual champion Mladenovic).

Has yet to defend any of her ten singles titles in her career

• Suffered 1r exit at Australian Open (l. eventual semifinalist Vandeweghe) in what was her 12th consecutive main

draw appearance in Melbourne

• 2017 Australian Open marked her 49th Grand Slam main draw – 12th most among active players

• Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and made 2r exit at Sydney (l.

Strycova)

• 2017 marks her 20th season since making her WTA debut (1998 Palermo, in qualifying)

• Ended 2016 at No.18 for fourth non-consecutive Top 20 finish, going 28-26 across the season

• Season highlight was making Top 10 debut the week of Doha (February 22, 2016). At 33 years and 4 days old, is

oldest Top 10 debutant in WTA history. Became fourth Italian to debut in world’s Top 10 (after Pennetta,

Schiavone and Errani). Went on to post career-high singles ranking of No.7 (May 9 , 2016)

• Won 10th career singles title at 2016 St. Petersburg – and first at Premier level. Owns a 10-5 record in singles

finals. St Petersburg win marked her first singles title since winning 2013 Palermo


2003





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• Other notable results in 2016 saw QF runs at Brisbane (l. Azarenka), Doha (l. A.Radwanska), Stuttgart (l.

Siegemund), New Haven (l. Larsson) and US Open (l. eventual champion Kerber). Subsequently qualified for WTA

Elite Trophy-Zhuhai, losing both group stage matches (l. Strycova, eventual champion Kvitova) and failed to

progress

• Represented Italy at the 2016 Rio Olympics in singles (l. Schmiedlova in 1r) and doubles (w/Errani, l.

Safarova/Strycova in QF)

• Is a Grand Slam finalist, reaching the title match at 2015 US Open (l. Pennetta). The final between Pennetta and

Vinci was the oldest combined age (at 66 years, 19 days) of any Grand Slam final match up in the Open Era

• Vinci became the second-oldest first-time Grand Slam finalist at 32 years, 6 months, after her fellow finalist,

Pennetta, who was 33 years, 6 months. The all-Italian showdown was the first time two Italian women had met in

a Grand Slam final in the Open Era

• Vinci was third unseeded player to advance to the US Open final, after V.Williams in 1997 (R-Up) and Clijsters in

2009 (champion) . En route to the final, Vinci ended WTA World No.1 S.Williams’ 33-match Grand Slam winning

streak at the SF stage, ending her bid for the calendar year Grand Slam. It was the Italian’s second career victory

over a World No.1 (after Wozniacki at 2011 Toronto)

• Aside from 2015 US Open, has reached the QF stage there three times – 2012 (l. Errani), 2013 (l. Pennetta) and

2016 (l. eventual champion Kerber)

• Owns three career wins vs. Top 2 ranked opponents: No.1 Wozniacki (2011 Toronto), No.2 A.Radwanska (2012 US

Open) and No.1 S.Williams (2015 US Open)

• Won 25th career doubles title at 2015 Auckland (w/Errani); team announced the end of their partnership during

2015 Indian Wells (while both ranked No.1). Re-united to play the 2016 Rio Olympics

• Team of Errani/Vinci qualified for WTA Finals three straight years, 2012-14, but dropped opener on each occasion;

Vinci also qualified for the season finale in 2001 (w/Testud)

• Completed career doubles Grand Slam by winning 2014 Wimbledon title (w/Errani); pair won five Grand Slam

doubles titles from eight finals

• In total, spent 110 weeks as doubles world No.1 (seventh on all-time list for weeks in top spot)

• Member of Italian Fed Cup team that won the competition four times (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013)

• Coached by Francesco Cina

Kuznetsova:



• Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion Henin) and

2005 (l. Dementieva)

• Bidding today to reach R16 at Indian Wells for first time reaching the BNP Paribas final in 2008

• One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010

(after 1r bye, l. Suarez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy



• Has reached at least the QF stage at five of her last seven tournaments – 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON),

2016 WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF) and 2017 Moscow (QF)



• Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark – only 12 other players have achieved

this milestone


Pavlyuchenkova)

• Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) – is fifth active player to reach the

milestone, after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins





knowing she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in 2015. After 1r

bye, defeated Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic 62 61 victory against Gavrilova in the

final

• Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in

2016, with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan)

• Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on

the WTA for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013)

• Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami

(l. Azarenka in F). Record in WTA singles finals now stands at 17-22




week of Beijing – her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title

defence


Rome (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual

champion Ka.Pliskova)



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

• A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina

in F). Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At

Wimbledon, has reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007






• 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)




[11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. [21] CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25)

Head to Head: JOHANNA KONTA leads 2-1

2016 HARD O R1 JOHANNA KONTA 60 mins 6-2 6-2 ZHUHAI 2016 HARD O R2 JOHANNA KONTA 6-2 6-3 OLYMPICS 2016 CLAY O R1 CAROLINE GARCIA 66 mins 6-4 2-1 MADRID

JOHANNA KONTA 11

6

17-05-1991 (25)

$476,760

$3,682,589

1 / 2

0 / 0

13-2 / 79-49

2-1 / 16-22

0-1 / 17-7

CAROLINE GARCIA 25

33

16-10-1993 (23)

$194,607

$4,148,678

0 / 3

0 / 6

4-3

6-5 / 106-104

2-1 / 34-41

1-1 / 32-26

WTA RANKING








3-1

6-5 / 69-69 13-2 / 62-26

2-1 / 18-14 1-1 / 11-8

2-0 / 9-6

0-2 / 18-38 0-1 / 8-22

0-0 / 7-10


Rnd Result Duration

R2 J. KONTA d. H. WATSON 6-4,6-4 94 mins

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R2 C. GARCIA d. E. RODINA 6-3,6-3 63 mins

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JOHANNA KONTA 2016

R16 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #19) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3

R3 W - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) 6-4 6-1

R2 W - MADISON BRENGLE (USA #58) 6-4 6-0

R1 BYE 2015

R2* L - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) 6-1 3-6 6-3

R1* W - MISAKI DOI (JPN #101) 6-4 6-2 2014

R2* L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) 6-4 6-3

R1* W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #98) 6-3 4-6 6-3

CAROLINE GARCIA 2016

R1 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #62) 6-4 6-4 2015

R16 L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) 6-4 6-4

R3 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #6) 6-2 5-7 6-2

R2 W - POLONA HERCOG (SLO #75) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4

R1 BYE 2014

R2 L - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #22) 6-4 7-5

R1 W - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #52) 6-3 7-5 2012

R1* L - ALEXANDRA PANOVA (RUS #84) 6-4 6-4


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Konta:

• Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Posted run to R16 in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova). Fell in 2014-15

qualifying

• Is enjoying joint-highest seeding at a WTA Premier Mandatory event (was also No.11 seed at 2016 Beijing)

• Advanced to career-first Premier Mandatory level final at 2016 Beijing (l. A.Radwanska), previous best efforts at this

level being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka)

• Entering 2017 Indian Wells, owns joint-third most match wins this season (13-2 record, same wins as Mladenovic)

• After 1r bye, defeated countrywoman Watson in opening match on Friday. Now owns a 3-0 record vs. fellow

players from Great Britain at tour-level, also defeating Broady (2012 Eastbourne qualifying and 2016 Hong Kong)

• Faces Garcia today, having won their two most recent encounters (2016 Olympics and Zhuhai)

• Coming off QF run at Australian Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams), having made SF run at Melbourne Park in

2016 (l. Kerber)

• Arrived in Melbourne having won second WTA singles title at Sydney, the city where she was born, on main draw

debut (d. A.Radwanska in F). First British woman to win Sydney title since Durie in 1983. Now 2-1 in WTA singles

finals

• Win over No.3 A.Radwanska in Sydney final improved lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents to 11-8 (7-6 in 2016,

although no wins over Top 5). Previous wins were over No.8 Makarova (2015 Eastbourne), No.9 Muguruza (2015

US Open), No.2 Halep (2015 Wuhan), No.10 V.Williams (2016 Australian Open), No.7 Vinci (2016 Rome), No.7

V.Williams (2016 Stanford), No.10 Kuznetsova (2016 Rio Olympics), No.8 Suárez Navarro (2016 Wuhan), No.6

Ka.Pliskova (2016 Beijing) and No.9 Keys (2016 Beijing)

• Opened 2017 season with SF run at Shenzhen (l. eventual champion Siniakova)

• Posted first Top 10 season in 2016, at No.10, rising as high as No.9 (week of October 10, 2016); previous best

season finish was No.47 in 2015 (first Top 100 finish)

• Ended 2016 season at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in November (went 2-0 in round-robin play), fell in SF (l. Svitolina)

• Alternate for WTA Finals in Singapore, narrowly missing qualification in the Top 8; was not called upon to play a

match

• Advanced to QF or better at nine events in 2016

• Advanced to career-first Premier Mandatory level final at 2016 Beijing (l. A.Radwanska), previous best efforts at this

level being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka)

• By virtue of reaching 2016 Beijing final, made WTA Top 10 debut – first British woman to feature in the elite group

since Durie in 1984, and the fourth British woman overall to do so (also Wade and Barker). Became 121st woman

to break into the Top 10, and the fourth to do so in 2016 after Vinci, Bencic and Keys

• Enjoyed a successful 2016 Emirates Airline US Open Series, finishing second in the bonus challenge standings after

A.Radwanska

• Achieved career-first singles title at 2016 Stanford in maiden final (d. V.Williams in F). First British woman to reach

final of a Premier event since WTA Roadmap was introduced in 2009, and first British woman to win the

tournament since Barker in 1977 (when it was held in San Francisco)

• Represented Great Britain at Rio Olympics; reached QF in singles (l. eventual silver medalist Kerber), 2r in doubles

(w/Watson, l. Chan/Chan) and fell 1r in mixed doubles (w/J.Murray, l. eventual gold medalists Mattek-Sands/Sock)

• Broke into Top 20 on June 6, 2016 (at No.18) – first British woman in Top 20 for nearly 30 years (the week of

October 13, 1986, with Durie at No.20)

• Defeated No.2 Halep at Wuhan in 2015 for career-best victory. Prior to this feat, the last British woman to beat a

world No.2 had been Sue Barker, who defeated No.2 Tracy Austin at 1981 Brighton

• Aside from SF run at 2016 Australian Open, best previous results have been back-to-back R16 efforts at US Open in

2015 (as qualifier, l. Kvitova) and 2016 (l. Sevastova). Reached 2r at Wimbledon for first time in 2016 (l. Bouchard),

and yet to pass 1r at Roland Garros in two main draw appearances (2015-16)

• Was voted WTA Most Improved Player in 2016 by international media and fans

• On ITF Circuit, won 11 singles and four doubles titles

• Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 and made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen (as

qualifier, l. 1r)

• Was introduced to the sport at age eight by parents; started to play at an after-school care program

• Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Eva (works in fashion)

• Born in Sydney, Australia; became a British citizen in May 2012

• Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf; favorite tennis memories include representing Great Britain in Fed Cup

• Currently coached by Wim Fissette, having parted ways with longtime coach Esteban Carril at end of 2016 season.

Hitting partner is Andrew Fitzpatrick

Garcia:

• Making fifth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open was run to R16 in 2015 (d. No.6

Ivanovic in 3r, l. Lisicki)

• Made 2r in 2014 (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and fell 1r in 2016 (l. McHale). Fell in 2012 qualifying

• After 1r bye, posted opening match win over Rodina (63 63) in a match lasting just over an hour (63 mins)

• Faces No.11 Konta today – owns a 18-38 record vs. Top 20 opponents, most recent wins coming over No.11

Kvitova and No.6 Ka.Pliskova in 2016 Fed Cup final (France lost the tie to the Czech Republic 3-2)

• Coming off 1r exit at Kuala Lumpur (l. Kalinskaya), while during Middle Eastern swing made 2r at both Doha (l.

eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and Dubai (l. Puig)

• Began season at Australian Open after withdrawing from Sydney (w/back injury) – reached 3r in Melbourne (l.

Strycova). Enjoyed highest Grand Slam seeding at Australian Open (at No.21)

• Also had 2r exit at Taipei City earlier this month (l. No.93 Minella)

• In doubles, reached SF at Australian Open (w/Mladenovic) – pair fell to Hlavackova/Peng

• Posted third successive Top 40 season in 2016, hitting new career-high of No.23 the week of October 23 and

holding it for year-end rankings. Recorded a career-best 34 main draw singles wins across the season

• Winner of three WTA singles titles, two of them captured in 2016 – on clay at Strasbourg (d. Lucic-Baroni in F) and

on grass at Mallorca (d. Sevastova in F)

• Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, going 1-1 in singles round-robin play – d. Stosur, l. Konta

• Other singles highlights in 2016 included reaching first Premier-level SF of career at Dubai (l. eventual finalist

Strycova); also a semifinalist at International-level Monterrey (l. eventual champion Watson)

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

• Member of French Fed Cup Team that advanced to 2016 final vs. Czech Republic – went 2-0 in singles, posting

wins over Ka.Pliskova and Kvitova, although the Czechs won the tie, 3-2

• Ended 2016 season with runner-up finish at WTA 125K Series event at Limoges, France, where she was the

defending champion

• Is a Grand Slam champion in doubles - teamed w/Mladenovic to win first major doubles title of career at 2016

Roland Garros. Became the first French pair to capture the doubles in Paris since 1971, when Gail Chanfreau and

Francoise Durr triumphed

• Team of Garcia/Mladenovic also reached title match at 2016 US Open (l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova) among a total of

eight finals reached in 2016 – won at Charleston, Stuttgart and Madrid as well as Roland Garros. Garcia is now 6-10

in tour-level doubles finals

• Garcia/Mladenovic qualified for 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore – advanced to semifinals (l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova);

duly finished season co-ranked No.2, a new career high for both players

• Owns a 3-2 record in WTA singles finals. Won maiden singles title at 2014 Bogotá (d. Jankovic in F) and also won

the doubles (w/Arruabarrena), becoming first player to win singles and doubles at same event since S.Williams at

2012 Olympics. Reached finals in consecutive weeks at 2015 Acapulco and Monterrey (l. Bacsinszky in both)

• Has eight career wins over Top 10 players: No.9 Jankovic (2014 Bogotá), No.8 Kerber (2014 Madrid), No.6

A.Radwanska (2014 Wuhan), No.6 Ivanovic (2015 Monterrey), No.6 Ivanovic (2015 Indian Wells), No.6 Ivanovic

(2015 Stuttgart), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Cincinnati) and No.6 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Fed Cup final)

• Currently France’s No.1 player, ahead of Cornet, Mladenovic, Parmentier and Dodin in the Top 100 (week of

February 13, 2017)

• Participated in 2015 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational where she also qualified in doubles (w/Srebotnik); pair

bowed out in group stage

• Made WTA and Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 Australian Open, advancing to 2r

• In juniors, girls’ singles runner-up at 2011 US Open (l. Min) and was a semifinalist at the other three Grand Slam

events

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

• Coached by father, Louis Paul Garcia


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BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES - DAY 4 STADIUM 1 ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) Kerber leads leads 7-3 (Petkovic leads 3-2 at tour, main draw level)

JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) Jankovic leads 7-6

[20] COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #22) vs. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) Safarova leads 2-1

STADIUM 2 [WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86) vs. [4] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) Halep leads 1-0

STADIUM 3 [9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. [Q] MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (COL #112) First meeting

[14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59) Rogers leads 2-0






Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10


MATCH NOTES

ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2)

Head to Head: ANGELIQUE KERBER leads 7-3 (Petkovic leads 3-2 at tour, main draw level)

2015 CLAY O SF ANGELIQUE KERBER 94 mins6-4 6-4 CHARLESTON

2011 HARD O R1 ANDREA PETKOVIC 162 mins6-4 4-6 6-3 DUBAI

2011 HARD I R1 ANDREA PETKOVIC 131 mins7-5 3-6 6-2 PARIS

2010 HARD I R1 ANDREA PETKOVIC 98 mins6-3 6-4 LINZ

2009 HARD O R1 ANGELIQUE KERBER 130 mins6-4 5-7 6-3 US OPEN

2007 HARD O R16 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A6-0 6-2 $25k ITF/TENERIFE-ESP

2006 HARD I R1 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A6-3 6-1 $25k ITF/PREROV-CZE

2006 HARD I [Q] R3 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A3-6 6-4 6-4 HASSELT

2006 HARD O QF ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A6-4 1-6 7-6(5) $25k ITF/MADRID 2-ESP

2005 CLAY O [Q] R2 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A6-2 6-2 $75k ITF/ZAGREB-CRO

ANDREA PETKOVIC

79

64

09-09-1987 (29)

$106,630

$6,289,465

0 / 6

0 / 0

5-6 / 226-155

1-3 / 76-58

0-1 / 42-42

ANGELIQUE KERBER

2

10

18-01-1988 (29)

$327,004

$19,648,788

0 / 10

0 / 0

8-7

7-5 / 331-187

3-2 / 95-73

0-3 / 61-46

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











2-5

7-5 / 218-121 5-6 / 141-108

0-2 / 34-69

0-0 / 11-27

1-0 / 26-17

0-2 / 71-87

0-0 / 30-48

1-0 / 28-16


Rnd Result Duration

R1 A. PETKOVIC d. V. KING 6-0,2-0 Ret'd 43 mins

Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -



ANDREA PETKOVIC

2016

R2 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #37) 5-7 6-4 7-5

R1 BYE

2015

R2 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) 6-3 4-6 6-4

R1 BYE

2014

R1 L - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #79) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3

ANGELIQUE KERBER

2016

R2 L - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) 7-5 7-5

R1 BYE

2015

R2 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(6) 6-2

R1 BYE


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Petkovic:

Making eighth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching 3r in 2011 (l. eventual R-Up

Bartoli). Has lost opening match on all other outings, including the last three consecutive years – in 2010 (l. Strycova),

then 2014 (l. Giorgi), 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Tsurenko) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Strycova). Fell in 2009, 2013 qualifying

Was leading 60 20 in her 1r match before opponent, King, retired (w/left ankle injury)

Today bidding to win back-to-back main draw matches for the first time in 2017. Opened season by reaching 2r at both

Hobart (d. Gibbs, l. Cepede Royg) and Australian Open (l. Strycova). 2017 Australian Open result was first time advancing

past the 1r at Melbourne Park since 2013

In February, won her way through qualifying at St. Petersburg and reached 2r (d. Begu, l. Vinci). Was her first time

contesting the qualifying draw of a tour-level event since 2014 Dubai (l. Giorgi), and the first time successfully coming


MATCH NOTES

2013

R2* L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #102) 7-6(2) 6-3

R1* W - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #94) 6-0 6-2

2011


R2 W - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #32) 7-6(8) 7-5

R1 BYE

2010

R1 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #72) 6-3 6-3

2009

R2* L - STÉPHANIE DUBOIS (CAN #116) 7-6(2) 6-3

R1* W - RALUCA OLARU (ROU #105) 6-1 6-0

2014

R2 L - MARÍA-TERESA TORRÓ-FLOR (ESP #72) 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4

R1 BYE

2013

SF L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) 2-6 6-4 7-5

QF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) W/O


R3 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #32) 6-1 7-6(4)

R2 W - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) 6-3 6-2

R1 BYE

2012

SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) 6-4 6-3

QF W - NA LI (CHN #8) 6-4 6-2

R16 W - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)

R3 W - VANIA KING (USA #58) W/O

R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #90) 2-6 7-5 6-4

R1 BYE

2011

R1 L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) 6-2 6-1

2009

R1* L - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #77) 6-3 6-3

2008

R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) 6-3 7-6(3)

R2 W - OLGA GOVORTSOVA (BLR #41) 7-5 6-2

R1 W - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA (RUS #105) 6-1 6-2


from

through qualifying since 2013 Cincinnati

Went 0-2 in singles representing Germany in Fed Cup World Group loss vs. USA (l. Riske, Vandeweghe)

Enters 2017 Indian Wells having made 2r at Acapulco (l. Parmentier)

Last week (27 February, 2017) ranking dropped to No.82, her lowest since June 2013 (at No.103). Playing fortnight of

Indian Wells ranked No.79

Finished 2016 ranked No.56, dropping from No.24 in 2015 – fourth straight season ranked inside the Top 100

2016 season highlights were one SF (Doha) and three QFs appearances (Luxembourg, Dubai and Brisbane); otherwise

struggled to get past the 2r – only advancing one additional time (3r, Eastbourne)

Bowed out of 2016 Rio Olympics in 1r of singles (l. Svitolina) and 1r of doubles (w/Kerber, l. Errani/Vinci)

Scored best result of 2016 with SF run at Doha (ret. vs. Ostapenko). Advanced to SF by defeating No.5 Muguruza; first

win over a Top 5 opponent since d. No.2 Azarenka at 2013 Beijing

Mixed results across 2015 saw her end season at No.24, qualifying for WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. Lost both group

matches – opening match loss to Suárez Navarro in 51 minutes (60 60 – first double bagel of career) followed by defeat

to Svitolina

Best result at a Grand Slam came at 2011 Roland Garros, where she advanced to SF (l. eventual R-Up Halep). Reached QF

at 2011 Australian Open (l. Li) and at Wimbledon has progressed to 3r on three occasions

Is a former Top 10 player, cracking the elite bracket at No.9 in September of 2011 and again in May of 2015

Won sixth WTA singles title at 2015 Antwerp (d. Suarez Navarro in F via w/o – neck injury)

Has won six singles titles from 11 finals appearances – four of six titles have been won on clay

Is a two-time doubles runner-up, at 2009 Bad Gastein (w/Maria) and 2016 Brisbane (w/Kerber)

Owns a 11-27 lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, most recent win coming over No.5 Muguruza (2016 Doha). Other

Top 10 wins were over 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)

German No.6 of seven in Top 100 (as of March 6, 2017)

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, 2014-17

Made first WTA appearances as a WC in qualifying at 2002 Hamburg and Leipzig

Coached by Jan De Witt

Kerber:

Making ninth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Two-time semifinalist here, in 2012 (l. eventual champion Azareanka)

and 2013 (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki)

Looking to avoid fourth consecutive opening match exit at BNP Paribas Open – after 1r byes, lost 2r in 2014 (l.

Torró-Flor), 2015 (l. Stephens) and 2016 (l. Allertova)

Fell in 2009 qualifying

Having lost World No.1 ranking to S.Williams after 2017 Australian Open, will reclaim the top spot after Indian Wells due

to Williams’s withdrawal w/left knee injury

During recent Middle Eastern swing, lost opening match at Doha (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina) before strong SF run at Dubai

(l. eventual champion Svitolina)

Posted R16 exit at Australian Open in January as defending champion - lost to Vandeweghe in straight sets

Began season with QF run at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and 2r exit at Sydney (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina)

Enjoyed an incredible 2016, winning first Grand Slam titles of career at Australian Open (d. S.Williams in F) and US Open

(d. Ka.Pliskova in F), finishing R-Up at Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F) and rising to World No.1 in the WTA rankings

At 2016 Australian Open was first German to win a Grand Slam singles title since Graf at 1999 Roland Garros (d. Hingis in

F). Became only fourth player to defeat S.Williams in a Grand Slam final (after V.Williams, Sharapova and Stosur; since

joined by Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros)

Also became first Grand Slam champion to save match point en route to the title since Li at 2014 Australian Open

(Kerber saved a match point in 1r win over Doi) and was the first left-handed player to win a Grand Slam singles title

since Kvitova at 2014 Wimbledon

Won second Grand Slam singles title at US Open (d. Ka.Pliskova in F) and rose to world No.1; was 22nd player to hold

WTA World No.1 ranking, and second German woman to achieve milestone since computer rankings were introduced in

1975 (after Graf, who spent the last of her record 377 weeks at No.1 in March 1997)

Aged 28, was oldest player to make her debut at World No.1, a record previously held by Jennifer Capriati, who was 25

years, 200 days when she reached No.1 in October 2001

Secured the 2016 year-end World No.1 ranking – only the 12th WTA player to achieve the feat and second German

woman to do so after Graf (eight times)

Was voted WTA Player of the Year in 2016 by international media and fans

2016 marked fifth successive Top 10 season finish. Was the WTA match win leader in 2016, going 63-18

Posted the most wins against Top 10 opponents in 2016, going 12-3, including defeats of No.8 Cibulkova, No.4 Halep,

No.7 Keys and No.3 A.Radwanska in Singapore, as well as No.1 S.Williams (Australian Open), No.6 Halep (Fed Cup), No.7

Kvitova (Stuttgart), No.5 Halep and No.8 V.Williams (Wimbledon), No.10 Keys (Rio Olympics), No.4 Halep (Cincinnati) and

No.8 Vinci (US Open)

Reached a career-best total of eight finals across the 2016 season (most finals of any player); as well as winning first two

majors, successfully defended Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title on home soil at Stuttgart (d. Siegemund in F)

Made fourth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, progressed past round-robin for first time (l. Cibulkova in F); first German

to reach final at the season-ending championships since Graf won title in 1996

Other runner-up finishes in 2016 came at Brisbane (l. Azarenka in F), Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F), Rio Olympics (silver

medalist, l. Puig in F) and Cincinnati (l. Ka.Pliskova in F – would have been crowned World No.1 then had she won)

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)

Other notable results in 2016 included SF runs at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka), Charleston (ret. vs. eventual

champion Stephens w/viral illness) and Montreal (l. eventual champion Halep)

In other Grand Slam result in 2016, l. Bertens in 1r at Roland Garros

Courtesy of her results in 2016, doubled her career prize money during season, passing $19 million mark; will pass $20

million by reaching final at 2017 Indian Wells

Did not advance past 3r at any Slam in 2015, falling 1r at Australian Open (l. Begu), 3r at Roland Garros (l. Muguruza), 3r

at Wimbledon (l. Muguruza) and 3r at US Open (l. Azarenka)

Reached first WTA final of career at 2010 Bogotá and won first title at 2012 Paris [Indoors]; overall, owns a 10-15 record in

tour level singles finals. Has won titles on all surfaces: hardcourt, grass and clay (red and green)

Made first WTA appearance in qualifying at 2003 Berlin

In January 2017 was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe (in the entertainment category), alongside the likes of

Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez

Coached by Torben Beltz


MATCH NOTES

JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13)

Head to Head: JELENA JANKOVIC leads 7-6

2015 HARD O SF JELENA JANKOVIC 124 mins6-4 7-5 HONG KONG

2012 CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 89 mins7-5 6-0 CHARLESTON

2010 CLAY O QF JELENA JANKOVIC 59 mins6-0 6-1 ROME

2009 HARD O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 154 mins5-7 6-3 6-4 WTA FINALS

2008 HARD O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 132 mins6-2 2-6 6-3 WTA FINALS

2008 HARD I SF JELENA JANKOVIC 165 mins6-7(8) 7-5 6-2 STUTTGART

2008 CLAY O QF JELENA JANKOVIC 147 mins5-7 6-2 6-3 ROME

2007 HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS N/A4-6 6-1 7-6(4) US OPEN

2007 CLAY O R3 JELENA JANKOVIC N/A6-4 4-6 6-1 ROLAND GARROS

2007 CLAY O SF JELENA JANKOVIC N/A3-6 6-3 7-6(5) CHARLESTON

2006 GRASS O R3 JELENA JANKOVIC N/A7-6(8) 4-6 6-4 WIMBLEDON

2006 CLAY O QF VENUS WILLIAMS N/A5-7 6-4 6-1 ROME

2005 HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS N/A6-3 6-3 STANFORD

JELENA JANKOVIC

51

84

28-02-1985 (32)

$129,992

$18,831,127

0 / 15

0 / 2

3-6 / 554-326

2-3 / 147-150

1-0 / 103-91

VENUS WILLIAMS

13

4

17-06-1980 (36)

$1,364,910

$35,796,658

0 / 49

0 / 22

10-4

7-2 / 727-209

1-0 / 159-99

3-1 / 118-87

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











26-14

7-2 / 431-120 3-6 / 351-222

0-2 / 111-148

0-2 / 50-95

0-0 / 49-21

0-1 / 221-134

0-1 / 127-93

0-0 / 66-14


Rnd Result Duration

R1 J. JANKOVIC d. I. FALCONI 6-2,3-6,6-3 122 mins

Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -



JELENA JANKOVIC

2016

R16 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) 6-3 6-3

R3 W - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) 6-0 6-1

R2 W - CARINA WITTHOEFT (GER #83) 6-1 6-3

R1 BYE

VENUS WILLIAMS

2016


R1 BYE


from


MATCH NOTES

2015

F L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) 2-6 7-5 6-4

SF W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) 3-6 6-3 6-1

QF W - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) 6-1 4-1

R16 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #37) 6-3 3-6 6-3

R3 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #18) 5-7 6-4 6-3

R2 W - LAUREN DAVIS (USA #55) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4

R1 BYE

2014

QF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) 7-5 2-6 6-4



R2 W - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #39) 6-3 6-1

R1 BYE

2013


R1 BYE

2012

R2 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #99) 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE

2011


R3 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #35) 6-2 6-4


R1 BYE

2010

F W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) 6-2 6-4

SF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #11) 6-2 6-4

QF W - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #27) 6-4 6-4

R16 W - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #20) 6-2 6-2

R3 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4

R2 W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #75) 6-3 7-6(2)

R1 BYE

2009


R1 BYE

2008

SF L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) 7-6(3) 6-3

QF W - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #36) 6-2

R16 W - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #31) 6-3 6-3


R2 W - AHSHA ROLLE (USA #129) 6-0 6-2

R1 BYE

2001




R3 W - CARA BLACK (ZIM #37) 6-4 3-6 6-0


R1 BYE

1998





R1 BYE

1997


R16 W - IVA MAJOLI (CRO #9) 7-5 3-6 7-5




R1* W - MEILEN TU (USA #94) 2-6 7-5 7-5

1996





from

Jankovic:

Making 16th appearance at Indian Wells – has made more main draw appearances here than any other player.

Champion in 2010 (d. Wozniacki in F) and runner-up in 2015 (l. Halep)

Bidding for her 27th match win here at the BNP Paribas Open (26-14 record to date) – only two active players have

won more matches here in the desert: Radwanska (28-10) and Wozniacki (27-9)

Against Falconi in 1r scored first main draw win since 2017 Australian Open, where she advanced to 3r (l.

Kuznetsova)

Faces V.Williams today; owns a 7-6 head-to-head record against V.Williams, including a QF win at 2010 Rome,

where she went on to defeat S.Williams in SF – only seven other players have beaten both sisters at the same

tournament (also Clijsters (twice), Sánchez-Vicario, Graf, Hingis, Davenport, Henin, Ka.Pliskova)

Since Melbourne, has fallen in 1r at Taipei (l. Nara), Doha (as qualifier, l. Pavlyuchenkova) and Dubai (l. Barthel); prior

to Australian Open, dropped 1r openers at Shenzhen (l. Halep) and Hobart (l. Niculescu)

2017 Doha marked first time playing qualifying in more than 12 years, since 2004 Filderstadt (October)

2017 Australian Open marked 54th Grand Slam main draw appearance, and her 53rd consecutive, which is the

longest active streak – has not missed a major since 2004 Australian Open

Finished 2016 at No.55 – her first time finishing outside the Top 30 since 2003 (at No.85)

Last season’s highlight was reaching final at Guangzhou (as defending champion, l. Tsurenko). Owns 15-21 career


MATCH NOTES

2007

R16 L - NA LI (CHN #17) 6-3 7-6(1)

R3 W - MARTINA MÜLLER (GER #35) 6-2 6-4

R2 W - SHENAY PERRY (USA #69) 6-1 6-3

R1 BYE

2006


R1 BYE

2005

R2 L - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #72) 2-6 6-2 6-4

R1 BYE

2004

R1 L - CLAUDINE SCHAUL (LUX #63) 7-6(9) 6-4

2003

R1 L - PETRA MANDULA (HUN #75) 6-4 6-2

2001

R2 L - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #38) 6-2 6-4

R1 W - BRIE RIPPNER (USA #70) 6-1 5-7 7-6(6)


from

record in WTA finals, with eight titles coming on hardcourts

Reached two further SF in 2016, at Mallorca (l. Sevastova) and Hong Kong (l. Wozniacki)

Broke the US$18 million career prize money mark in 2015, becoming the 15th woman to do so

Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, but fell in group stages

Achieved her 600th career win (all levels) at 2015 Guangzhou; at the time was only third active player to achieve

the feat, behind Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Since joined by Maria Sharapova at 2016 Australian Open and

Svetlana Kuznetsova at 2017 Brisbane

Best Grand Slam result of career is reaching final at 2008 US Open (l. S.Williams in F). Has reached the SF at Roland

Garros three times (2007-08, 2010) and best result at Wimbledon is reaching R16 on five occasions

Has two WTA doubles titles – 2006 Birmingham (w/Li) and 2013 Toronto (w/Srebotnik)

Won mixed doubles title at 2007 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray)

Former World No.1 (spent 18 weeks in top spot in 2008 and was the year-end No.1) who owns a 3-16 record vs.

No.1-ranked opponents; five Top 10 season finishes overall, and eight Top 20 finishes

At 2010 Rome became the seventh player to defeat both Serena and Venus Williams at the same tournament

Has played 20+ tour-level main draw events in 14 straight years

Currently working with former ATP pro Guillermo Canas

V.Williams:

Making sixth appearance at Indian Wells, and second since 2001, after an absence of 15 years

Best result here is reaching SF in 1998 (l. eventual champion Hingis) and 2001 (l. eventual champion S.Williams via

w/o)

As qualifier, reached QF in 1997 (l. eventual champion Davenport). Defeat of No.9 Majoli in 3r was first Top 10 win

of career. Has gone on to amass a 127-93 record in her career against Top 10 ranked opponents

On return to tournament in 2016, fell 2r (after 1r bye, l. Nara). Also exited 1r in 1996 (as qualifier, l. Halard-Decugis)

Has lost opening match at her last five WTA Premier-mandatory tournaments, at 2015 Beijing (l. Ivanovic), 2015

Madrid (l. Azarenka), 2016 Indian Wells (l. Nara), 2016 Miami (l. Vesnina), 2016 Beijing (l. Peng)

Playing second tournament since historic run to Australian Open singles final (l. S.Williams); in other appearance,

fell 2r at St. Petersburg (l. eventual champion Mladenovic)

Title match in Melbourne marked 15th Grand Slam singles final of career, and first in seven and half years (2009

Wimbledon - l. S.Williams). In the Open Era, no player has waited so long to reach another Grand Slam final –

Mauresmo waited seven years between finishing runner-up at 1999 Australian Open and winning 2006 Australian

Open

At 36 years of age, became the oldest finalist at the Australian Open in the Open Era. The match between Venus

and Serena in Melbourne had the oldest combined age of any Grand Slam final match-up in the Open Era (71 years,

and 351 days), beating the previous record set by Pennetta and Vinci (66 years, 19 days) at the 2015 US Open

2017 Australian Open marked 73rd Grand Slam main draw appearance – the Open Era record

Australian Open result saw her rise to No.11 in WTA rankings. She can return to the Top 10 with a deep run at

Indian Wells. She is already the third oldest player to reach the Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (39

years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (38 years, 75 days)

Opened 2017 season at Auckland – defeated New Zealand wildcard Jade Lewis in 1r before conceding w/o to

Osaka in 2r, citing right arm injury

Ended 2016 at No.17, down from No.7 in 2015, for 15th non-consecutive Top 20 finish; record includes six Top 5

year-end finishes

2016 season highlights including winning 49th career singles title at Kaohsiung (d. Doi), and reaching 80th career

singles final at Stanford (l. Konta). Is fourth-oldest player to win a WTA singles title, behind Billie Jean King (39) at

1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, and Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris [Indoors]

At Grand Slam level in 2016, advanced to SF at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) which was first time reaching that stage at a

major since 2010 US Open. Also reached R16 at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Bacsinszky) and 2016 US Open (l. eventual

R-Up Ka.Pliskova)

Represented USA at Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Flipkens), 1r in doubles (w/S.Williams, l. eventual bronze

medalists Safarova/Strycova) and winning a silver medal in the mixed doubles (w/Ram, l. Mattek-Sands/Sock)

Currently 11th on list of WTA title holders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles). Of her 49 titles, 31 have been won on

hard court

In 2015, returned to Top 10 following 2015 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai triumph for first time since March 2011. At 35

years of age, was the oldest player to rank in Top 10 since 38-year-old Navratilova in December 1994 (whose run

ended on January 1, 1995)

At 2014 Montréal, defeated sister Serena for first win over a reigning world No.1 since d. Safina in SF at 2009

Wimbledon (owns a 14-21 lifetime record vs. No.1s – eight wins vs. Hingis, two wins vs. Davenport, one win vs.

Safina, one win vs. today’s opponent Jankovic, two wins vs. Serena)

Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, having won Wimbledon five times (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008)

and the US Open twice (2000-01)

Also a seven-time Grand Slam runner-up: Wimbledon (2002-03 and 2009), US Open (1997, 2002), Roland Garros

(2002) and Australian Open (2003)

Owns 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/S.Williams), most recently winning 2016 Wimbledon (d. Babos/Shvedova

in F)

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; claimed silver medal in mixed doubles at Rio (w/Ram)

Spent 11 weeks at world No.1 in singles (first ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the

doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010

Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland (now Stanford) in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before

falling to then-world No.2 Sánchez-Vicario in three sets

Coached by Richard Williams, Oracene Price and David Witt; hitting partner here is Jermaine Jenkins


MATCH NOTES

[20] COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #22) vs. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40)

Head to Head: LUCIE SAFAROVA leads 2-1

2016 CLAY O R1 LUCIE SAFAROVA 80 mins7-6(4) 6-1 MADRID

2015 HARD O R2 LUCIE SAFAROVA 91 mins6-4 7-5 CINCINNATI

2015 GRASS O R16 COCO VANDEWEGHE 109 mins7-6(1) 7-6(4) WIMBLEDON

COCO VANDEWEGHE

22

8

06-12-1991 (25)

$629,857

$3,809,657

0 / 2

0 / 1

8-3 / 99-103

2-1 / 31-24

3-0 / 29-25

LUCIE SAFAROVA

40

27

04-02-1987 (30)

$340,175

$10,769,496

0 / 7

1 / 13

9-11

11-5 / 332-255

2-3 / 110-106

4-1 / 100-97

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











5-5

11-5 / 190-161 8-3 / 66-77

4-1 / 21-34

2-0 / 10-17

1-0 / 4-12

0-2 / 61-102

0-1 / 24-70

1-0 / 23-24


Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -

Rnd Result Duration

R1 L. SAFAROVA d. L. ARRUABARRENA 6-3,6-2 90 mins



COCO VANDEWEGHE

2016


R2 W - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #17) 6-4 6-3

R1 W - KIKI BERTENS (NED #110) 6-4 6-4

2015

R3 L - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #7) 6-3 6-2

R2 W - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #131) 6-2 6-3

R1 BYE

2014

R2 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) 6-1 6-3

R1 W - ALEXANDRA CADANTU (ROU #59) 6-4 6-0

2013

R1* L - NASTASSJA BURNETT (ITA #153) 6-2 6-1

LUCIE SAFAROVA

2016

R2 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) 6-3 6-4

R1 BYE

2015

R3 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #29) 7-6(5) 7-5

R2 W - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) 6-4 7-6(4)

R1 BYE

2014


R2 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #56) 6-3 6-4

R1 BYE

2013

R2 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) 6-2 4-6 6-2

R1 BYE


from

Vandeweghe:

Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells; reached 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Bouchard) and 2016 (l. Jankovic),

made 2r in 2011 (l. Jankovic) and 2014 (l. Kvitova), and fell 1r in 2012 (l. Wolfe). Also lost in qualifying in 2007-10, 2013

After 1r bye, faces Safarova today; owns a 4-12 career record against left-handed players, winning her only encounter in

2017 (d. Kerber at Australian Open)

Coming off 1r defeat at Dubai (l. Riske). Earlier in February, represented USA in Fed Cup World Group 4-0 win over

Germany in Hawaii last weekend – went 2-0 in singles (d. Goerges, d. Petkovic)

Reached first Grand Slam SF of career at 2017 Australian Open (l. V.Williams) in her 25th Grand Slam main draw

appearance

Was 21st unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam semifinal since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds)

Prior to run in Melbourne, previous best singles result at Grand Slam level was reaching QF at 2015 Wimbledon (l.

Sharapova), where she also reached R16 in 2016 (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Yet to pass 2r at Roland Garros (2011, 2013-16) or

US Open (2008, 2010-16)


MATCH NOTES

2012

R1 L - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #52) 4-6 6-3 6-3

2011


R1 W - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #101) 4-6 6-3 6-4

2010

R1* L - ARANTXA PARRA SANTONJA (ESP #88) 6-3 6-1

2009

R1* L - SEVERINE BELTRAME (FRA #74) 7-6(6) 7-6(3)

2008

R1* L - STÉPHANIE COHEN-ALORO (FRA #126) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4

2007

R1* L - EMMANUELLE GAGLIARDI (SUI #112) 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4

2012


R3 W - FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #12) 6-2

R2 W - TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #49) 6-3 3-1

R1 BYE

2011

R2 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #23) 7-6(8) 7-5

R1 W - KRISTINA BARROIS (GER #79) 7-6(9) 6-7(5) 6-0

2010

R1 L - JULIA GOERGES (GER #69) 7-5 3-6 6-3

2009

R2 L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #31) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #158) 6-3 6-1

2008

R2 L - ASHLEY HARKLEROAD (USA #73) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4

R1 BYE

2007


R2 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #52) 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)

R1 BYE

2006

R3 L - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #25) 6-3 7-5

R2 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #186) 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-1

R1 BYE


from

Defeated No.1 Kerber in Australian Open R16 – her first win over a reigning No.1. Now 1-1 vs. No.1s (l. S.Williams at 2014

Miami); also defeated No.7 Muguruza in QF, her second Top 10 win of the tournament

Now has 10 career wins over Top 10 opponents. Before defeats of Kerber and Muguruza here, most recent win was over

No.7 Vinci at 2016 Wimbledon. Went 4-1 vs. Top 10 in 2016, other wins being over No.7 Bencic (Doha), No.6 Suárez

Navarro (Miami) and No.3 A.Radwanska (Birmingham). Loss was to No.3 Muguruza (Cincinnati)

Following Australian Open result, ranking rose to No.20 (up from No.35); currently at No.22 (March 6, 2017)

Opened 2017 season at Hopman Cup in Perth, finishing as R-Up w/Sock (l. France in F)

Subsequently made 2r exit at Sydney (l. qualifier Duan)

Posted third consecutive Top 50 finish in 2016, at No.37 – same season-ending rank as 2015

2016 season highlights centered on grass court swing: won second career singles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d.

Mladenovic in F), SF at Birmingham (l. Strycova) and R16 at Wimbledon (l. Pavlyuchenkova)

Also reached QF at 2016 Dubai (l. Svitolina) and Stanford (conceded ret. vs. Riske w/right ankle injury)

In Grand Slam play in 2016, aside from Australian Open and Wimbledon, fell 2r at Roland Garros (l. Begu) and 1r at US

Open (l. Osaka)

In doubles last season, won first career title from first final at Indian Wells (w/Mattek-Sands, d. Goerges/Pliskova in F) and

was runner-up at Cincinnati (w/Hingis, l. Mirza/Strycova)

Advanced to mixed doubles final at 2016 US Open (w/Ram, l. Pavic/Siegemund)

Reached first Grand Slam final of any kind at 2016 Australian Open – in mixed doubles (w/Tecau, l. Vesnina/Soares)

Competed in doubles at the Rio Olympics (w/Mattek-Sands); fell in 2r to eventual silver medalists Hingis/Bacsinszky

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)

Now 2-1 in career singles finals, having also won at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2014. Runner-up at 2012 Stanford (as lucky

loser, l. S.Williams)

Member of US Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2015-17

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

No.4 ranked US women of 17 in current Top 100 (week of February 13, 2017)

As a wildcard, won 2008 US Open girls' singles title without dropping a set

Coached by Craig Kardon; trainer is Julian Romero

Safarova:

Making 12th appearance at Indian Wells. Best result was R16 run in 2012 (l. Bartoli). Also reached 3r in 2006 (l. Sugiyama),

2007 (l. Peer), 2014 (l. Halep) and 2015 (l. Svitolina) and fell 2r in 2008 (after 1r bye, l. Harkleroad), 2009 (l. Wozniak), 2011

(l Petkovic), 2013 (after 1r bye, l. Rybarikova) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Shvedova)

Defeated Arruabarrena in 1r; today bidding to win back-to-back matches at a Premier Mandatory tournament for the

first time since reaching the QF at 2015 Madrid (l. Kuznetsova)

Enters Indian Wells having finished R-Up at Budapest (l. Babos in three sets) and reached SF at Taipei City (l. Peng) in

previous two tournaments; returned to Top 50 following Taipei City run (February 6, 2017)

Began 2017 by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. Strycova), Hobart (l. Ozaki) and Australian Open (l. eventual champion

S.Williams)

In doubles won her 13th career title and fourth Grand Slam at 2017 Australian Open (w/Mattek-Sands, d.

Hlavackova/Peng in F), now owns a 13-3 career record in doubles finals

Ended 2016 at No.64 – her first finish outside the Top 50 since 2008 – down from career-best No.9 finish in 2015 – her

first Top 10 finish (previous best had been No.17 in 2012 and 2014)

Stand-out singles result of 2016 season was capturing her seventh career singles title in front of home crowd at Prague

(d. Stosur in F); currently 7-10 in singles finals

In Grand Slam play reached R16 at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Shvedova) and made 3r at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Stosur) – having

reached the singles final in Paris a year earlier, ranking subsequently dropped from No.13 to No.29. Fell in 2r at US Open

in singles (l. Halep), but won third career Grand Slam doubles title w/Mattek-Sands (d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F)

Played her first event of the 2016 season at Doha in February. Health problems dated back to September 2015, when

she spent a week in hospital in her hometown Brno and missed entire Asian swing – returned to drop openers at Linz

and Moscow, before heading to Singapore for WTA Finals (did not progress past RR, going 1-2 – l. Muguruza, Kvitova; d.

Kerber)

Recorded five successive opening round losses upon return to tour, at 2016 Doha (after 1r bye, l. Buyukakcay), Indian

Wells (after 1r bye, l. Shvedova), Miami (after 1r bye, l. Wickmayer), Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Chirico) and Stuttgart (l.

Ka.Pliskova), snapping losing streak with Prague title

Competed at Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Flipkens) and won bronze medal in doubles (w/Strycova, d.

Hlavackova/Hradecka in medal play-off)

In doubles, won her ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th career titles at 2016 Miami (w/Mattek-Sands, d. Babos/Shvedova in F), US

Open, Wuhan (w/Mattek-Sands, d. Mirza/Strycova in F) and Beijing (w/Mattek-Sands, d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F)

2015 season highlighted by reaching three finals, winning Doha (d. Azarenka in F) and finishing runner-up at New Haven

(l. Kvitova) and in her first Grand Slam singles final at Roland Garros (l. S.Williams)

As well as singles, also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in doubles w/Mattek-Sands – during the year the team won the

Australian Open (their first tournament together), Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Toronto. In Singapore they went 1-2 in

RR stage and did not progress to SF

Made Top 10 singles debut after run to final at 2015 Roland Garros; peaked at a career-high No.5 on September 14, 2015

In August 2015 was one of three Czech players in Top 10 of the rankings (others were Kvitova and Ka.Pliskova); it was the

first time in WTA history that three Czech players were ranked in the Top 10

2016 US Open marked 45th Grand Slam main draw. Aside from reaching the final at 2015 Roland Garros and R16 run at

2014 US Open, has also reached SF at 2014 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Kvitova) and QF at 2007 Australian Open

(l. Vaidisova)

Three-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, winning 2015 Australian Open and Roland Garros, and 2016 US Open (all

w/Mattek-Sands)

Fourth-highest ranked Czech of six in Top 100, after Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Strycova (March 6, 2017)

Member of Czech Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2006-15, 2017

Coached by Franta Cermak


MATCH NOTES

[WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86) vs. [4] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4)

Head to Head: SIMONA HALEP leads 1-0

2013 HARD O R2 SIMONA HALEP 59 mins6-2 6-1 US OPEN

DONNA VEKIC

86

66

28-06-1996 (20)

$87,071

$1,194,445

0 / 1

0 / 0

4-5 / 46-62

0-0 / 17-16

1-2 / 13-9

SIMONA HALEP

4

91

27-09-1991 (25)

$65,109

$15,525,897

0 / 14

0 / 0

16-5

2-2 / 238-125

1-1 / 67-38

1-0 / 27-41

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











3-3

2-2 / 144-78 4-5 / 37-46

0-2 / 1-16

0-1 / 1-6

0-0 / 1-1

0-0 / 63-53

0-0 / 22-35

0-0 / 22-10


Rnd Result Duration

R1 D. VEKIC d. A. RISKE 6-3,7-6(2) 102 mins

Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -



DONNA VEKIC

2016

R1 L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #105) 6-2 7-5

R2* W - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #127) 6-3 2-6 6-2

R1* W - AN-SOPHIE MESTACH (BEL #149) 6-3 4-6 6-1

2015

R2 L - ZARINA DIYAS (KAZ #32) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #148) 6-4 6-3

2014

R2 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #11) 6-3 6-2

R1 W - OLIVIA ROGOWSKA (AUS #130) 6-0 7-5

SIMONA HALEP

2016

QF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 6-4 6-3



R2 W - VANIA KING (USA #202) 6-1 6-1

R1 BYE

2015

F W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) 2-6 7-5 6-4

SF W - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) W/O

QF W - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) 5-7 6-1 6-1

R16 W - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #15) 6-4 6-4

R3 W - VARVARA LEPCHENKO (USA #31) 6-1 3-6 6-1

R2 W - DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS #106) 2-6 6-1 6-2

R1 BYE


from

Vekic:

Making fourth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Reached 2r in 2015 (l. Diyas) and 2014 (l. Cibulkova) and

posted 1r exit in 2016 (as qualifier, l. Pironkova)

One of two from the original eight wildcards still in the draw; bidding to join fellow wildcard Day (d. Nara and

Lucic-Baroni) in 3r

Faces No.4 Halep today. Has won one of seven matches against Top 10 players, against No.10 Cibulkova at 2014

Kuala Lumpur

Fell in 2r at St Petersburg (as LL, l. Cibulkova) and also at Budapest (l. Goerges) and Australian Open (l. Wozniacki). 1r

win was first Grand Slam main draw win since reaching 3r at 2015 Roland Garros

Opened 2017 season with 1r exits at Brisbane (as wildcard, l. Muhammed) and Sydney (as qualifier, l. Gavrilova)

Ended 2016 ranked No.101. Posted best year-end finish in 2014, at No.84

Reached two ITF finals at the end of 2016 season, winning the title at $100k ITF/Sharm El Sheikh. Also reached QF at

WTA 125/Limoges

Posted four main draw wins across 2016, defeating Al Nabhani at Doha, Riske at Kaohsiung, Ivanovic at Cincinnati

and Zhang at Tianjin; has not posted back-to-back main draw wins since September 2015 (run to F at Tashkent)

Defeat of No.25 Ivanovic at 2016 Cincinnati was fourth Top 25 win of career, and first in more than two years. Wins

have come over: No.24 Cirstea (2013 Birmingham), No.10 Cibulkova (2014 Kuala Lumpur), No.21 Vinci (2014


MATCH NOTES

2014

SF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) 6-3 6-4

QF W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) 6-2 6-2

R16 W - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #19) 6-2 1-6 6-4

R3 W - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #28) 6-2 4-6 6-4

R2 W - KURUMI NARA (JPN #47) 6-2 6-2

R1 BYE

2013

R2 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #14) 7-5 7-6(3)

R1 W - LAUREN DAVIS (USA #72) 6-2 6-0

2012

R3 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) 6-3 6-4

R2 W - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #30) 6-2 6-4

R1 W - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #160) 6-1 6-1

2011

R2 L - MARÍA JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ (ESP #29) 7-5 6-0

R1 W - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #123) 0-6 6-2 6-4


from

Wimbledon), No.25 Ivanovic (2016 Cincinnati)

2015 highlights were reaching final at Tashkent (l. Hibino) and QF at Baku

At Grand Slam level, best result came with 3r appearance at 2015 Roland Garros (l. Ivanovic)

Won first career singles title at 2014 Kuala Lumpur. At 17 years, 10 months, became youngest player to win a WTA

singles title since 2006 Bangkok (Vania King); defeated Cibulkova in final for first career Top 10 win

Reached first WTA career final at 2012 Tashkent. In what was her first WTA main draw appearance, became youngest

WTA finalist since 15-year-old Tamira Paszek won Portoroz in 2005. Also finished runner-up on grass at 2013

Birmingham (l. Hantuchova) and 2015 Tashkent (l. Hibino). Owns a 1-3 record in singles finals

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

Both parents played professional sports: mother, Brankica (track/hurdles) and father, Igor (goalkeeper)

Coached by David Felgate. Has also worked with former Roland Garros champion Iva Majoli

Halep:

Making seventh consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Champion in 2015 (d. Jankovic in F) and reached SF in

2014 (l. Radwanska). In defense of her title in 2016 made QF (l. S.Williams)

Bidding for her 18th match win here at the BNP Paribas Open (17-5 record to date)

Faces No.86 and Croatian wildcard Vekic today; has lost to players ranked outside the Top 50 twice already in 2017,

vs. No.52 Siniakova (at Shenzhen) and No.52 Rogers (at Australian Open)

However has won her last eight meetings with players entering a tournament on a wildcard – the last WC to defeat

her was Mladenovic at 2014 Paris [Indoors]

Playing first tournament since withdrawing from QF vs. Vikhlyantseva at 2017 St. Petersburg, citing left knee injury.

Also forced to miss Dubai due to same injury

Made 1r exit at Australian Open for second successive year (l. Rogers in 2017, l. Zhang in 2016, who was 0-14 at

Grand Slams entering match and ranked No.133 at the time)

Opened 2017 season at Shenzhen, reaching 2r (d. Jankovic in 1r, l. eventual champion Siniakova)

Spent pre-season training with coach Darren Cahill in Adelaide

Posted third straight Top 5 season finish in 2016, at No.4, down from career-high No.2 in 2015. Season-ending

ranking had improved eight years in a row until 2016

2016 season highlighted by three titles, at Madrid (d. Cibulkova in F for second title at Premier Mandatory level, after

2015 Indian Wells), Bucharest (d. Sevatsova in F) and Montréal (d. Keys in F). Record in tour-level finals now stands at

14-8, eight of her titles coming on hardcourts

Went on a 13-match winning streak thanks to titles at Bucharest (five wins) and Montréal (five wins) and SF run at

Cincinnati (three wins). Was second-longest streak of 2016, after Azarenka (16)

Also reached the first WTA doubles final of her career at Montréal (w/Niculescu, l. Makarova/Vesnina)

Qualified for WTA Finals in Singapore for the third time, going 1-2 in round-robin play – d. Keys, l. Kerber and

Cibulkova; did not progress to SF

Other notable results in 2016 included reaching SF at Sydney (l. Kuznetsova), Cincinnati (l. Kerber) and Wuhan (l.

Kvitova) and back-to-back QF at Indian Wells (l. S.Williams) and Miami (l. Bacsinszky)

At the other Slams in 2016, made R16 at Roland Garros (l. Stosur) and posted QF runs at Wimbledon (l. eventual R-Up

Kerber) and US Open (l. S.Williams)

Withdrew from opening tournament of 2016 season at Brisbane (w/left Achilles injury) along with Birmingham

(w/left Achilles injury) and Tokyo [PPO] (w/left hamstring injury)

Following 1r loss at Australian Open, announced plan to undergo nasal surgery that would have entailed missing

Fed Cup, Dubai and Doha, but changed mind and played throughout month of February

Went 6-7 vs. Top 10 opponents in 2016, wins being over No.9 Kvitova (Fed Cup), No.9 Keys (Wimbledon and Wuhan),

No.2 Kerber (Montreal), No.5 A.Radwanska (Cincinnati) and No.7 Keys (WTA Finals)

Has reached at least the SF stage at all of the Grand Slams apart from Australian Open. Best results at the majors is

R-Up at 2014 Roland Garros (l. Sharapova), SF at 2014 Wimbledon and 2015 US Open, and QF at Australian Open

(2014-2015)

Record vs. reigning World No.1 players is 1-10, win coming at 2014 WTA Finals Singapore vs. S.Williams (group

stage)

Romania’s highest ranked player of five women in current Top 100, ahead of Begu, Niculescu, Cirstea and Tig (week

of March 6, 2017)

Between May 2013 and August 2014, improved ranking from No.64 to as high as No.2 in the world, winning seven

titles in this period

Became third Romanian to break into the WTA Top 10 (after Ruzici, Spirlea) making Top 10 debut week of January

27, 2014; now highest-ranked Romanian woman ever

Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014-16

2008 Roland Garros girls’ singles champion

Coached by Australian Darren Cahill after parting ways with former coach Victor Ionita in June 2015


MATCH NOTES

[9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. [Q] MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (COL #112)

Head to Head: MADISON KEYS leads 1-0

2016 CLAY O R2 MADISON KEYS 63 mins6-3 6-2 ROLAND GARROS

MADISON KEYS

9

9,999

17-02-1995 (22)

$0

$5,236,545

0 / 2

0 / 0

0-0 / 133-82

0-0 / 36-31

0-0 / 33-33

MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO

112

217

12-08-1989 (27)

$42,588

$1,393,723

0 / 1

0 / 1

1-1

1-1 / 43-71

1-0 / 22-18

0-0 / 9-22

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











3-4

1-1 / 8-21 0-0 / 77-57

0-0 / 23-36

0-0 / 10-23

0-0 / 12-13

0-1 / 1-14

0-1 / 0-5

0-0 / 5-8


Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -

Rnd Result Duration

R1 M. DUQUE-MARIÑO d. P. TIG 6-4,0-6,6-4 130 mins

R2* M. DUQUE-MARIÑO d. M. SAKKARI 7-6(4),6-3 99 mins

R1* M. DUQUE-MARIÑO d. V. TOMOVA 6-2,6-2 69 mins



MADISON KEYS

2016

R2 L - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #95) 6-3 6-3

R1 BYE

2015

R3 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) 5-7 6-4 6-3


R1 BYE

2014

R2 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #14) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #46) 6-2 6-1

2013


R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #85) 6-4 4-6 6-3

MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO

2016

R1 L - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #107) 6-1 4-6 6-3

2015

R2* L - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #92) 3-6 6-2 6-3

R1* W - TATJANA MARIA (GER #110) 6-4 3-6 6-4

2014

R1* L - NADIIA KICHENOK (UKR #104) 6-1 6-0

2013

R1* L - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #120) 6-3 7-6(3)

2009

R1* L - MATHILDE JOHANSSON (FRA #64) 6-4 6-1


from

Keys:

Making fifth consecutive main draw appearance at tournament; reached 3r in 2015 (l. Jankovic), 2r in 2016 (after 1r

bye, l. Gibbs), 2014 (l. Vinci) and 2013 (l. Stosur)

Playing first event of 2017 after missing opening two months after undergoing left-wrist surgery during off-season

Second-highest ranked (after No.1 S.Williams) of 19 US players entered in this year’s main draw

At 21, is youngest player currently ranked inside the Top 20

Faces No.112 Duque-Mariño today – a defeat today would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.134 Tig at 2016

Madrid (3r)

Finished 2016 by qualifying for WTA Finals Singapore (l. RR, posting 1-2 record) after breakthrough season in 2016,

highlighted by title at Birmingham and Top 10 debut on June 20

First American to make her Top 10 debut since Serena Williams in April, 1999; became 118th different player to

achieve a Top 10 ranking since the WTA Rankings were introduced on November 3, 1975 – 27 of those have been

Americans. For the first time since September 2005 there were three Americans in the WTA Top 10 (also S.Williams

and V.Williams)

Won second career singles title at Birmingham (d. Strycova in F) in June - both titles have come on grass (also 2014

Eastbourne)

Also a finalist on two occasions in 2016 - at Rome (l. S.Williams) and Montreal (l. Halep); owns a 2-3 record in WTA

singles finals

In Grand Slam play, reached R16 at all the majors – Australian Open (l. Zhang), Roland Garros (l. Bertens), Wimbledon

(l. Halep) and US Open (l. Wozniacki); one of only four players to achieve the feat in 2016 (also A.Radwanska, Suarez

Navarro and S.Williams)

Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Beijing (her first Premier Mandatory SF, l. Konta) and Linz (w/o vs.

Golubic). Scored fourth-place finish at Rio Olympics (l. Kerber in SF, then l. Kvitova in bronze medal match), and

advanced to QFs at Miami (l. Kerber) and Wuhan (l. Halep)

Posted R16 run at Madrid (l. qualifier Tig) and suffered 2r exits at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l.


MATCH NOTES

2012

R1* L - GRETA ARN (HUN #70) 7-6(4) 6-1

2011

R2* L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) 6-3 7-6(2)

R1* W - JUNRI NAMIGATA (JPN #106) 6-4 6-4


from

Gibbs) and Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Siegemund); lost 1r at Tokyo PPO (l. Putintseva in third set tiebreak)

Defeated Gavrilova in Brisbane on clay in April’s Fed Cup WG play-off, helping the USA defeat Australia 4-0

Lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents stands at 3-16. Wins have come over No.5 Li (2013 Madrid), No.4 Kvitova

(2015 Australian Open) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome); owns a 6-7 record against Top 10 players in 2016, with

wins against No.9 Vinci (Miami), No.9 Kvitova, No.4 Muguruza (Rome), No.6 V.Williams (Montreal), No.7 Kuznetsova

(Beijing) and No.8 Cibulkova (WTA Finals). Overall record vs. Top 10 players stands at 10-22

Recorded first Top 20 year-end finish in 2015 (at No.18)

Best result at a Grand Slam is SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams). Having never

previously passed 3r at any major, became just the third American teenager since 1995 to advance to SF at the

Australian Open: also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF)

Outside of the Slams, highlights in 2015 included finishing runner-up at Charleston (l. Kerber). Qualified for 2015

WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, going 1-1 in group stage (l. V.Williams; d. Zheng)

Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur) and became

youngest American to win a singles title since Vania King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok)

Made WTA debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach when she was 14; was seventh-youngest player to win a WTA main

draw match, and youngest since Martina Hingis in 1994

Last week was unveiled as evian’s first ever American brand ambassador. Prior to 2016 US Open was announced as

an ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to empowering a generation of young women and

their schools and communities

Currently coached by Lindsay Devenport. Previously coached by Jesse Levine and Thomas Hogstedt

Duque-Mariño:

Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Fell 1r in 2016 (l. Rogers) and exited during qualifying in

2009, 2013-2015

Win over fellow qualifier Tig in 1r was first at Premier Mandatory level since 2015 Beijing (d. Pironkova in 1r)

Began 2017 by exiting 1r at Australian Open (l. Kuznetsova). Also reached SF at $25k ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA and lost

in qualifying at Acapulco

2017 Australian Open was 16th Grand Slam main draw. Best return at the majors came with 3r run at 2015 US Open

(l. eventual R-Up Vinci). Has reached 2r three times at Roland Garros (2009, 2013, 2016) and at Wimbledon reached

2r in 2013 and 2015

Run to 3r at 2015 US Open made her the first Colombian woman into 3r at a Grand Slam since Fabiola Zuluaga at

2004 US Open. Also passed $1 million career prize money mark with result

Columbia’s sole representative in women’s singles main draw at 2017 Indian Wells

2017 Australian Open was first event contested since 2016 US Open (l. Jankovic in 1r) – had been suffering from

right shoulder injury

Faces No.9 Keys today – owns a 0-5 record vs. Top 10 ranked players, losing to No.2 Sharapova (2015 Acapulco),

No.3 Sharapova (2015 Madrid), No.10 Cibulkova (2016 Montreal), No.2 Kerber (2016 Rio Olympics) and No.10

Kuznetsova at 2017 Australian Open

Is 1-14 vs. Top 20 opponents in her career (all levels), win being over No.18 Stephens at 2014 Bogota; next best win

was over No.26 Chakvetadze at 2009 Roland Garros

Ended 2016 at No.106, down from career-best No.75 in 2015

Season highlight was reaching second WTA singles final at Nürnberg (l. Bertens). Holds 1-1 record in WTA singles

finals, having won 2010 Bogota (d. No.85-ranked Kerber in F)

Continues to play a mix of WTA and ITF Circuit events; has won a total of 17 singles titles and 13 doubles titles on

ITF Circuit

Set new career high ranking of No.66 on October 5, 2015

Has won one tour-level WTA doubles title – at 2012 Bastad (w/Castano) – and one WTA 125k Series doubles title at

2013 Cali (also w/Castano)

Played first WTA main draw at 2007 Bogotá, reaching 2r as a WC

Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004

Girls' singles runner-up at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Cornet)

Began playing at age five when introduced to tennis by father at tennis club in Bogota

Players most admired are Steffi Graf and Kim Clijsters

Coached by Joaquine Munoz


MATCH NOTES

[14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59)

Head to Head: SHELBY ROGERS leads 2-0

2016 HARD O R1 SHELBY ROGERS 153 mins7-5 4-6 7-6(4) TIANJIN

2016 CLAY O R2 SHELBY ROGERS 88 mins6-4 6-2 ROLAND GARROS

ELENA VESNINA

15

31

01-08-1986 (30)

$280,558

$9,227,765

0 / 2

1 / 16

6-6 / 235-230

2-2 / 81-70

1-3 / 48-56

SHELBY ROGERS

59

53

13-10-1992 (24)

$93,170

$1,417,538

0 / 0

0 / 0

3-3

7-5 / 38-48

2-2 / 11-18

1-0 / 10-11

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











6-8

7-5 / 19-29 6-6 / 137-140

0-1 / 36-74

0-1 / 9-41

2-0 / 18-18

1-1 / 7-13

1-0 / 2-4

0-0 / 2-1


Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -

Rnd Result Duration

R1 S. ROGERS d. J. BRADY 6-4,7-6(4) 108 mins



ELENA VESNINA

2016

R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) 6-4 6-3

2015


R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) 6-3 6-3

2014


R1 BYE

2013



R1 BYE

2012



SHELBY ROGERS

2016


R1 W - MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (COL #74) 6-1 4-6 6-3

2015

R1 L - KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #61) 6-2 6-4

2014

R2 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #36) 6-4 6-3

R1 W - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #90) 6-0 6-4


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Vesnina:

Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best performances were 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013

(l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova)

Faces No.59 Rogers today – five of six losses in 2017 have come against lower-ranked opponents

One of five Russians to begin main draw at 2017 Indian Wells, with two already through to 3r (Kuznetsova and

Pavlyuchenkova)

Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis)

Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe,

ret. due to low back injury)

Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova)

Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of 2015. 2015 was first year-end finish outside the Top 100

in 10 years

Is 9-40 in her career vs. Top 10 opponents, and was 3-2 in 2016 – this was the first time in her career she achieved

three Top 10 wins in a single season

2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at


Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked bets singles result at a Grand Slam.

Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon


Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suarez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first



MATCH NOTES

2011

R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) 6-2

2009



R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) 7-5

2008


R1 W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) 6-4 4-6 6-4

2006



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Went 28-17 in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20)

Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven

occasions – most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals

before winning first title at 2013 Hobart)

Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/Makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013


2016 WTA Finals

Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow

Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017)

Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015)

Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin

Rogers:

Making fourth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Has equaled best result here by advancing to 2r, have

reached this stage in 2014 (as WC, l. Rybarikova) and 2016 (as WC, l. Ka.Pliskova). Fell 1r in 2015 (l. Flipkens)

Defeated WC and fellow countrywoman Brady in 1r

Plays No.15 Vesnina today; owns a 7-13 record against Top 20 opponents, most recently beating No.4 Halep at

2017 Australian Open

Went on to fall in 2r at Melbourne Park (l. Barty). In other tournaments this year, reached QF at Hobart (l. Tsurenko)

and made 2r at Brisbane (l. Svitolina), Taipei City (l. Jabeur) and Acapulco (l. Lucic-Baroni)

2017 Australian Open marked 13th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Best result at a Slam to date came with

breakthrough run to QF at 2016 Roland Garros (d. seeds Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Begu en route; l. eventual

champion Muguruza)

Ranked No.108, became ninth player ranked outside of the Top 100 to advance to the last eight in Paris since 1983

(Pironkova, No.102, became the 10th at the same tournament). Defeat of No.4 Halep in 1r marked first Top 5 win of

career; is now 2-4 against Top 10 opponents, first win being over No.8 Bouchard at 2014 Montréal

Posted second Top 100 season in 2016, at No.60 – up from No.146 in 2015; had dropped from No.72 at end of 2014

Began 2016 season by playing ITF events in the United States as ranking did not qualify her for direct acceptance

into Australian Open; returned to WTA-level play in February at Rio de Janeiro, where she advanced to second

career singles final (l. Schiavone)

Aside from Rio de Janeiro and Roland Garros, did not pass 2r at tour level in 2016

After Roland Garros, suffered four successive losses (Mallorca qualifying, Wimbledon, Washington DC and

Montréal) before reaching 2r at New Haven and then 2r at US Open for first time (l. Bellis)

Set new career high ranking of No.48 week of January 30, 2017 – following Australian Open

Currently the US No.9 of 18 women in WTA’s Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017)

One-time doubles runner-up, at 2015 Bogotá (w/Falconi)

In 2014, reached first WTA singles final of career at Bad Gastein (d. No.16 Suárez Navarro and No.14 Errani en route,

l. Petkovic)

Participated in 2014 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (along with Diyas, Puig and Zheng)

Made Top 100 for first time on August 11, 2014

Won first WTA level match at 2013 Strasbourg

Made Grand Slam and tour-level main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 US Open – thereafter, did not contest main

draw at a major until 2013 Roland Garros

Winner of four singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit, where she made professional debut in United

States in 2009, at age 16

Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf

Followed older sister Sabra into tennis

Currently completing an English degree by correspondence at Indiana University East

Coached by Marc Lucero


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BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES - DAY 3 STADIUM 1 [11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108) Konta leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level)

KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) Series tied 2-2

[3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) Plikova leads 3-0 (Pliskova leads 2-0 at tour, main draw level)

STADIUM 2 [32] MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #30) vs. [WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175) First meeting

STADIUM 3

[5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #64) Cibulkova leads 1-0






Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10


MATCH NOTES

[11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108)

Head to Head: JOHANNA KONTA leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour-level)

2013 HARD I QF JOHANNA KONTA 4-0 ret. $75k ITF/BARNSTAPLE-UK

JOHANNA KONTA

11

6

17-05-1991 (25)

$476,760

$3,682,589

1 / 2

0 / 0

12-2 / 78-49

2-1 / 16-22

0-1 / 17-7

HEATHER WATSON

108

120

19-05-1992 (24)

$68,105

$2,335,551

0 / 3

0 / 3

6-4

3-2 / 83-106

2-2 / 32-45

1-2 / 21-28

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











2-1

3-2 / 54-65 12-2 / 61-26

2-1 / 18-14

1-1 / 11-8

2-0 / 9-6

0-0 / 5-30

0-0 / 1-14

0-0 / 9-5


Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R1 H. WATSON d. N. GIBBS 4-6,6-2,6-2 110 mins



JOHANNA KONTA

2016

R16 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #19) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3

R3 W - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) 6-4 6-1

R2 W - MADISON BRENGLE (USA #58) 6-4 6-0

R1 BYE

2015

R2* L - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) 6-1 3-6 6-3

R1* W - MISAKI DOI (JPN #101) 6-4 6-2

2014

R2* L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) 6-4 6-3

R1* W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #98) 6-3 4-6 6-3

HEATHER WATSON

2016

R2 L - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #34) 6-4 2-6 6-2

R1 W - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #9,999) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1

2015

R16 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1

R3 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) 6-4 6-4

R2 W - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #33) 7-5 7-5

R1 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #62) 6-4 5-7 6-3

2014


R1 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #146) 7-5 6-4

R2* W - TELIANA PEREIRA (BRA #99) 6-2 6-2

R1* W - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #83) 6-1 6-4

2013

R1 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) 6-2 6-4


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N/A

Watson:

Making seventh overall appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making R16 in 2015 (l.

Suarez Navarro). Reached 2r in 2014 (as qualifier, l. A.Radwanska) and 2016 (l. Niculescu). Made 1r exit in 2013 (l.

Begu) and fell in 2011-12 qualifying

Was moved in to main draw following pre-tournament withdrawal of Kucova (w/left knee injury)

Owns a 1-14 record vs. Top 10 players, sole win coming here on the hard courts of Indian Wells in 2015 over No.8

A.Radwanska

Meanwhile owns a 5-30 lifetime record vs. Top 20 players, most recently defeating No.18 Errani at 2016 Rome –

faces No.11 Konta today

This is her second meeting vs. Konta, and first at tour-level – was forced to retire w/GI illness at $75k

ITF/Barnstaple-UK at 0-4 down in first set

Will be first all-Great British match-up at tour-level since 2016 Hong Kong, where Konta defeated Broady in 1r

At WTA level, owns a 2-1 record vs. countrywomen, defeating Smith (2010 Eastbourne qualifying) and Baltacha

(2012 Birmingham), and losing to Keothavong (2012 Doha qualifying)

In opening match here at Indian Wells, rallied from a set down vs. Gibbs to prevail in three sets

Fell 35 places in latest rankings run, dropping from No.73 to No.108 (week of March 6, 2017), as title-winning

points from 2016 Monterrey dropped off. Is first time out of Top 100 in WTA Rankings since May 2014 (at No.112)

Coming off 2r exit at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic)

Represented Great Britain in Fed Cup World Group II tie vs. Croatia in February, going 1-0 in singles (d. Vekic)

before teaming w/Konta to win decisive doubles rubber vs. Konjuh/Jurak. Great Britain face Romania in April in

World Group II play-off

Made 2r at Australian Open (l. Brady), which was 25th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Defeat of home

favourite and No.21 Stosur in 1r was best win-by-ranking since overcoming No.18 Errani in 2016 Rome

Opened 2017 season by teaming with Dan Evans to represent Great Britain at Hopman Cup


MATCH NOTES

2012

R1* L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #86) 6-4 6-4

2011

R1* L - KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #104) 6-2 7-6(4)


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Ended 2016 at No.77 for fifth non-consecutive Top 100 finish. Best year-end finish came in 2012 (No.49)

Season highlights were landing third WTA singles title at Monterrey (d. Flipkens in F) and winning first Grand

Slam title in mixed doubles at Wimbledon (w/Kontinen, d. Farah/Groenefeld)

Other titles came at 2012 Osaka and 2015 Hobart. Is now a perfect 3-0 in WTA singles finals

Other notable results were reaching R16 at Miami (l. Halep) and QF run at Hobart (as defending champion, l.

Larsson)

Represented Great Britain at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Svitolina), 2r in doubles (w/Konta, l.

H.Chan/Y.Chan) and QF in mixed doubles (w/A.Murray, l. Bopanna/Mirza)

Made 1r exit at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Beck, despite holding three match points in deciding set)

2015 highlight was winning Hobart title without dropping a set (d. Brengle in F). Achieved career-high ranking of

No.38 following the victory

Lost status as British No.1 during 2015 Wuhan (as qualifier, l. Jankovic) – countrywoman Konta progressed to QF

to overtake her

Best result across the Grand Slams are 3r showings at 2013 Australian Open (l. A.Radwanska) and Wimbledon in

2012 (l. eventual R-Up A.Radwanska) and 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams, having been two points from

victory)

Currently Britain’s No.2 (after Konta and ahead on No.123 Broady) as at March 6, 2017

In 2014, earned first Top 20 victories of career by defeating No.12 Pennetta (2014 Eastbourne) and No.12

Cibulkova (2014 Montreal)

A three-time doubles champion: 2012 Stanford (w/Erakovic), 2012 Dallas (w/Erakovic) and 2014 Baku (w/Panova)

Missed two months in 2013 due to glandular fever (from Miami to Roland Garros). Struggled throughout 2014

with continuing right rib injury

With 2012 Osaka singles title, became first British woman to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988

Made WTA debut at 2010 Miami (as WC, l. Pironkova in 1r); recorded first WTA main draw victory at 2010

Eastbourne, reaching 2r (as qualifier, d. Wozniak, l. eventual runner-up Azarenka)

Member of Great Britain Fed Cup Team, 2011-17 and Great Britain Olympic Team, 2012, 2016

Won US Open junior singles title in 2009

Coached by John Laffnie de Jager. Still occasionally works with Diego Veronelli. Worked with Judy Murray during

2016 Australian swing

Konta:

Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Posted run to R16 in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova). Fell in 2014-15 qualifying

Is enjoying joint-highest seeding at a WTA Premier Mandatory event (was also No.11 seed at 2016 Beijing)

Entering 2017 Indian Wells, owns joint-third most match wins this season (12-2 record, same wins as Mladenovic)

After 1r bye, faces countrywoman Watson today in opening match. Owns a 2-0 record vs. fellow players from Great Britain at tour-level, defeating Broady (2012 Eastbourne qualifying and 2016 Hong Kong)

Faces No.108 Watson today – last loss to a player outside Top 100 was at 2016 Montreal (l. No.121 Kucova)

Coming off QF run at Australian Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams), having made SF run at Melbourne Park in 2016 (l. Kerber)

Arrived in Melbourne having won second WTA singles title at Sydney, the city where she was born, on main draw debut (d. A.Radwanska in F). First British woman to win Sydney title since Durie in 1983. Now 2-1 in WTA singles finals

Win over No.3 A.Radwanska in Sydney final improved lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents to 11-8 (7-6 in 2016, although no wins over Top 5). Previous wins were over No.8 Makarova (2015 Eastbourne), No.9 Muguruza (2015 US Open), No.2 Halep (2015 Wuhan), No.10 V.Williams (2016 Australian Open), No.7 Vinci (2016 Rome), No.7 V.Williams (2016 Stanford), No.10 Kuznetsova (2016 Rio Olympics), No.8 Suárez Navarro (2016 Wuhan), No.6 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Beijing) and No.9 Keys (2016 Beijing)

Opened 2017 season with SF run at Shenzhen (l. eventual champion Siniakova)

Posted first Top 10 season in 2016, at No.10, rising as high as No.9 (week of October 10, 2016); previous best season finish was No.47 in 2015 (first Top 100 finish)

Ended 2016 season at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in November (went 2-0 in round-robin play), fell in SF (l. Svitolina)

Alternate for WTA Finals in Singapore, narrowly missing qualification in the Top 8; was not called upon to play a match

Advanced to QF or better at nine events in 2016

Advanced to career-first Premier Mandatory level final at 2016 Beijing (l. A.Radwanska), previous best efforts at this level being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka)

By virtue of reaching 2016 Beijing final, made WTA Top 10 debut – first British woman to feature in the elite group since Durie in 1984, and the fourth British woman overall to do so (also Wade and Barker). Became 121st woman to break into the Top 10, and the fourth to do so in 2016 after Vinci, Bencic and Keys

Enjoyed a successful 2016 Emirates Airline US Open Series, finishing second in the bonus challenge standings after A.Radwanska

Achieved career-first singles title at 2016 Stanford in maiden final (d. V.Williams in F). First British woman to reach final of a Premier event since WTA Roadmap was introduced in 2009, and first British woman to win the tournament since Barker in 1977 (when it was held in San Francisco)

Represented Great Britain at Rio Olympics; reached QF in singles (l. eventual silver medalist Kerber), 2r in doubles (w/Watson, l. Chan/Chan) and fell 1r in mixed doubles (w/J.Murray, l. eventual gold medalists Mattek-Sands/Sock)

Broke into Top 20 on June 6, 2016 (at No.18) – first British woman in Top 20 for nearly 30 years (the week of October 13, 1986, with Durie at No.20)

Defeated No.2 Halep at Wuhan in 2015 for career-best victory. Prior to this feat, the last British woman to beat a world No.2 had been Sue Barker, who defeated No.2 Tracy Austin at 1981 Brighton

Aside from SF run at 2016 Australian Open, best previous results have been back-to-back R16 efforts at US Open in 2015 (as qualifier, l. Kvitova) and 2016 (l. Sevastova). Reached 2r at Wimbledon for first time in 2016 (l. Bouchard), and yet to pass 1r at Roland Garros in two main draw appearances (2015-16)

Was voted WTA Most Improved Player in 2016 by international media and fans

On ITF Circuit, won 11 singles and four doubles titles

Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 and made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen (as qualifier, l. 1r)

Was introduced to the sport at age eight by parents; started to play at an after-school care program

Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Eva (works in fashion)

Born in Sydney, Australia; became a British citizen in May 2012

Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf; favorite tennis memories include representing Great Britain in Fed Cup

Currently coached by Wim Fissette, having parted ways with longtime coach Esteban Carril at end of 2016 season. Hitting partner is Andrew Fitzpatrick


MATCH NOTES

KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7)

Head to Head: 2-2

2016 GRASS O R1 KIRSTEN FLIPKENS 73 mins6-3 6-4 MALLORCA

2016 HARD O R2 GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 79 mins6-4 6-2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

2014 HARD O QF GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 81 mins6-4 6-3 HOBART

2013 GRASS O SF KIRSTEN FLIPKENS 60 mins6-3 6-1 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH

KIRSTEN FLIPKENS

87

99

10-01-1986 (31)

$70,696

$3,368,426

0 / 1

0 / 1

5-6 / 150-161

2-2 / 54-49

1-1 / 44-34

GARBIÑE MUGURUZA

7

11

08-10-1993 (23)

$379,314

$10,462,479

0 / 3

0 / 5

4-4

9-5 / 143-85

3-1 / 49-37

1-2 / 24-30

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











5-5

9-5 / 94-57 5-6 / 100-100

0-1 / 10-46

0-1 / 5-22

0-0 / 12-14

2-1 / 40-38

1-1 / 20-22

0-0 / 11-10


Rnd Result Duration

R1 K. FLIPKENS d. C. BELLIS 4-6,6-1,6-4 118 mins

Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -



KIRSTEN FLIPKENS

2016

R2* L - ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH (BLR #102) 6-1 6-2

R1* W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #123) 7-5 6-3

2015



2014


R1 BYE

2013

R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) 3-6 6-3 6-0

R2 W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #58) 4-6 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE

GARBIÑE MUGURUZA

2016


R1 BYE

2015



R1 BYE

2014


R1 BYE


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Flipkens:

Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Bidding to reach 3r for third time (d. Bellis in 1r on Wednesday)

Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r in 2013 (l. Azarenka) and 2010 (l. Dementieva). Fell 2r in 2015 (l. Azarenka)

and 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Dellacqua), 1r in 2011 (as qualifier, l. Hradecka) and in qualifying in 2007 and 2016

Faces No.7 Muguruza today; holds a 5-22 record vs. Top 10 opponents, with wins over No.5 Stosur (2012

‘s-Hertogenbosch), No.8 Kvitova (2013 Miami), No.8 Kvitova (2013 Wimbledon) and No.2 Muguruza (2016 Mallorca) and

No.6 V.Williams (2016 Rio Olympics)

Enters Indian Wells following QF run at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic). Defeats of Zarazua and Tomljanovic en

route were first main draw wins since reaching 2r at Hobart in early January (l. eventual runner-up Niculescu)

Prior to Acapulco had not achieved back-to-back main draw wins since September 2016 at Tashkent

Opened 2017 season at Auckland falling 1r (l. eventual runner-up Konjuh), before 2r exit at Hobart and opening match

defeat at Australian Open (l. Konta)

Also fell 1r at St. Petersburg (as qualifier, l. Cornet) and Budapest (l. Sasnovich). Posted 1-0 record during Belgium’s Fed

Cup win over Romania (d. No.36 Niculescu - best victory by ranking since d. No.27 Garcia at 2016 New Haven)

2016 marked seventh Top 100 season in past eight years, including a Top 20 finish in 2013 (at No.20)

Posted 24 main draw match wins in 2016, the most since 2013 when she won 32 matches

Season highlighted by third WTA singles final of career at 2016 Monterrey (l. Watson); record now stands at 1-2 in singles

finals, having won 2012 Québec City (d. Hradecka in F) and finishing runner-up at 2013 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Halep)

Posted best win of career by ranking at 2016 Mallorca (grass) when she defeated No.2 Muguruza in 1r for second career

win against a Top 5 opponent (in addition to No.5 Stosur at ‘s-Hertogenbosch). Advanced to SF (l. eventual champion

Garcia)


MATCH NOTES

2011

R1 L - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #86) 7-6(6) 6-2

R2* W - MATHILDE JOHANSSON (FRA #68) 6-4 6-1

R1* W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #132) 6-2 7-6(4)

2010

R3 L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #7) 6-4 6-2


R1 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #54) 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1

2007

R1* L - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #132) 2-1

2013








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Reached QF at 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. eventual champion A.Radwanska) – marked first QF at Premier level in two

years, since her run to same stage at 2014 New Haven. Also a quarterfinalist at International-level Auckland, Katowice

and Tashkent in 2016

Represented Belgium at Rio Olympics, advancing to R16 in singles (l. Siegemund) – upset No.6 V.Williams in 1r – and

reaching 2r in doubles (w/Wickmayer, l. Muguruza/Suárez Navarro)

Won first WTA doubles title of career at 2016 Seoul (w/Larsson)

Career-best Grand Slam result is a SF appearance at 2013 Wimbledon (d. Kvitova in QF, l. eventual champion Bartoli).

Best result at Australian Open is reaching R16 in 2013 (l. Sharapova); US Open is 3r in 2009 (l. eventual champion

Clijsters); at Roland Garros, she is yet to pass 2r

Underwent surgery on right wrist on October 25, 2010. Battled injuries in first half of 2012, including blood clots in calf

discovered in April; was off tour for two months and as a result her ranking dropped as low as No.262 in June that year

Currently the third-ranked of three Belgian women in Top 100, behind Wickmayer and Mertens (week of March 6, 2017)

Set career-high singles ranking of No.13 on August 5, 2013

Member of the Belgian Fed Cup team that reached the competition’s final in 2006. Played on the team 2003-13, 2015-17

On ITF Circuit won 12 singles and one doubles title; played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001

Junior champion at 2003 Wimbledon (d. Chakvetadze in F) and 2003 US Open (d. Krajicek in F); subsequently named ITF

Junior World Champion

Currently coached by Michiel Antheunis

Muguruza:

Making fifth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells; on debut reached R16 in 2013 (as qualifier, l. Kerber) and has won

just one match on her three subsequent visits, falling 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Ka.Pliskova) and 2r in 2016 (after 1r bye, l.

McHale) and 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Kleybanova)

Faces No.87 Flipkens today - a defeat today would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.124 Cepelova at 2016

Wimbledon (2r)

Has not reached a Premier Mandatory QF since winning Beijing title in 2015

Fell in 2r at Doha (l. Zhang) and Dubai (after 1r bye, ret. vs. Bondarenko w/left Achilles injury)

Began 2017 season strongly with SF run at Brisbane - ret. vs. Cornet trailing 4-1 (w/right thigh injury). Was first SF since

Cincinnati last August (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and second since run to final at Roland Garros

Followed this up by reaching QF at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe) for first time after two R16 efforts in 2014 and 2015

Represented Spain in Fed Cup World Group loss to Czech Republic, going 1-1 in singles (d. Strycova, l. Ka.Pliskova)

2017 Australian Open marked 17th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Won maiden Slam title at 2016 Roland

Garros – d. S.Williams in F. One of just five women to defeat S.Williams in a Slam final (also V.Williams, Sharapova, Kerber

and Stosur). Also finished R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams)

One of just five players born in the 1990s to make a Grand Slam final, and two to win a title (also Kvitova at 2011 and

2014 Wimbledon). Became the first Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since 1998, when Sánchez Vicario defeated

Monica Seles in three sets. Also the 45th player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title

Posted second Top 10 season finish in 2016, at No.7

Finished 2016 season with second consecutive appearance at WTA Finals in Singapore – went 1-2 in round-robin play

and did not progress to SF. In 2015, became first Spanish player to compete at the WTA Finals in singles since 2001

(Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and reached doubles final (w/Suárez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza)

2016 season highlight was winning maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Rose to career-high ranking of No.2


No.2). Meanwhile at 22 years, 7 months was the youngest first-time Grand Slam singles champion since Victoria

Azarenka won 2012 Australian Open aged 22 years, 6 months

In other Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Strycova) and fell 2r at both Wimbledon (l. qualifier

Cepelova) and US Open (as No.3 seed, l. Sevastova)

Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Rome (l. eventual R-Up Keys – was first time winning three consecutive



Represented Spain at Rio Olympics. Advanced to 3r in singles (l. eventual gold medalist Puig 61 61) and QF in doubles

(w/Suárez Navarro, l. eventual gold medalists Makarova/Vesnina). Was due to play mixed doubles w/Nadal, but the pair

conceded a w/o in 1r match due to Nadal’s ongoing participation in singles and doubles

Enjoyed breakout season in 2015, ending the year ranked No.3 and reaching first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon – l.

S.Williams having defeated four Top 20 opponents en route: No.10 Kerber (3r), No.5 Wozniacki (R16), No.15 Bacsinszky

(QF) and No.13 A.Radwanska (SF). Became first Spanish woman 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)

Made Top 10 rankings debut after 2015 Wimbledon; one of six players to enter the elite bracket in 2015 – also Makarova,

Suárez Navarro, Safarova, Ka.Pliskova and Bacsinszky

Owns 3-3 career record in singles finals – in addition to 2016 Roland Garros and 2015 Beijing, won 2014 Hobart (as


Made WTA main draw debut at Miami in 2012, defeating No.9 Zvonareva for first Top 10 win of career

Coached by Sam Sumyk


MATCH NOTES

[3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43)

Head to Head: KAROLINA PLISKOVA leads 3-0 (2-0 at WTA main draw level)

2016 GRASS O SF KAROLINA PLISKOVA 54 mins6-2 6-2 NOTTINGHAM

2014 HARD O R16 KAROLINA PLISKOVA 76 mins6-3 6-4 HONG KONG

2012 HARD O [Q] QF KAROLINA PLISKOVA 77 mins6-3 6-3 AUCKLAND

KAROLINA PLISKOVA

3

3

21-03-1992 (24)

$644,061

$7,576,787

2 / 8

0 / 5

15-2 / 170-103

3-1 / 55-33

0-0 / 34-36

MONICA PUIG

43

26

27-09-1993 (23)

$149,193

$1,955,848

0 / 2

0 / 0

4-4

9-6 / 94-89

4-1 / 26-29

1-0 / 18-23

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











8-3

9-6 / 59-59 15-2 / 128-68

5-0 / 32-45

2-0 / 14-23

0-0 / 15-15

0-4 / 13-25

0-1 / 3-6

0-1 / 6-5


Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE

Rnd Result Duration

R1 M. PUIG d. D. COLLINS 6-0,6-2 69 mins



KAROLINA PLISKOVA

2016






R1 BYE

2015




R1 BYE

MONICA PUIG

2016

R3 L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)

R2 W - ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK #30) 6-1 6-2

R1 W - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #71) 6-1 6-2

2015


R1 W - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #87) 6-3 7-5

2014

R1 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #43) 6-4 7-5

2013

R1 L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #33) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2

R2* W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #177) 7-6(2) 6-3

R1* W - SAMANTHA CRAWFORD (USA #254) 6-3 6-3


from

Ka.Pliskova:

Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Posted best result at BNP Paribas Open last year with run to SF (l.

eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li). Fell in

2012-2013 qualifying

SF result here in 2016 is best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament

Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/Goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe)

Entering Indian Wells fortnight, has served the most aces this season – 140 from 15 matches. Served most aces

across 2016 - 530 from 61 matches

Has won two titles in 2017 from four events contested, triumphing at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F) and Doha (d.


In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF at


Ranking rose to new career-high of No.3 following run in Melbourne

In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in singles

(d. Arruabarrena and Muguruza)

Has a 15-2 record so far in 2017 – only Svitolina (18-3 – who plays Wang today) holds a better record. In contrast,

didn’t score 15 match wins last season until mid-April during clay court swing

Enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015)

Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and



MATCH NOTES

2014

R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) 6-3 6-4


R1 W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #123) 6-2 3-6 6-2

2013

R1* L - OLGA PUCHKOVA (RUS #79) 6-4 6-2

2012


2012

R2* L - ELENI DANIILIDOU (GRE #66) 7-6(1) 6-1

R1* W - KAI-CHEN CHANG (TPE #102) 6-2 6-4

2011

R2* L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #91) 3-6 6-4 6-1

R1* W - ANNE KEOTHAVONG (GBR #109) 6-4 6-1


from

Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American’s 186-week reign at

the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d. S.Williams).

Defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament

21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r at a

major

Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske in

F) and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay (2015

Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz. 2014 Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017


Other notable results in 2016 included R-Up finish at Eastbourne (l. Cibulkova in F) and SF runs at Indian Wells (l.


Captured fifth career doubles title at 2016 Birmingham (w/Strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals

Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress.

Also contested the doubles competition (w/Goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic

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

title in five out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row

Currently the No.1 Czech player – claimed status as country’s top-ranked player for first time in August 2016,

overtaking Kvitova

Made Top 10 debut after 2015 Stanford R-Up finish, meaning that for the first time in WTA history, three Czech


Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings were introduced in November

1975, after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova

At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title

Nominated for 2016 WTA Player of the Year; also nominated in 2014 for WTA Most Improved

Coached by David Kotyza, former longtime coach of Kvitova, with 2017 Brisbane marking their first tournament


Puig:

Making fifth main draw appearance in Indian Wells. Best result is reaching 3r in 2016 (l. Kasatkina, having held one

match point), followed by 2r in 2015 (l. Suárez Navarro). Fell 1r in 2014 (l. Svitolina) and 2013 (as qualifier, l. Cornet),

and in qualifying in 2012 and 2011

In opening match here on Wednesday, dropped only two games in defeat of Collins (60 62)

Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova today – owns three wins over Top 5 opponents, defeating No.5 Errani at 2013 Wimbledon,

and No.4 Muguruza and No.2 Kerber at 2016 Olympics. Overall record stands at 3-4, losses coming to No.5 Kerber

(2012 Brisbane). No.4 A.Radwanska (2016 Australian Open and Tokyo [PPO]) and No.2 Kerber (2017 Dubai)

Enters 2017 Indian Wells off the back of QF run at Acapulco (l. McHale)

During Middle Eastern swing in February, reached SF at Doha (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) and 3r at Dubai (l.

Kerber)

SF at Doha was third WTA Premier SF of career, and defeated three higher-ranked opponents en route to last four

– No.41 Siegemund, No.27 Putintseva and No.32 Kasatkina

Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and Sydney (l. Wozniacki), before making 2r at

Australian Open (d. Tig, l. Barthel)

Posted first Top 40 season finish in 2016, at No.32

Finished 2016 season with QF run at International-level Tianjin (l. Kovinic); reached at least QF on eight occasions

during the year – also Sydney (R-Up; l. Kuznetsova in first final at Premier level), Prague (QF, l. Kuznetsova),

Nottingham (SF, l. Ka.Pliskova), Eastbourne (SF, as qualifier, l. Cibulkova), Florianopolis (SF, l. Begu), Rio Olympics

(Won, d. Kerber in F) and Tokyo [PPO] (QF, l. A.Radwanska)

Made Top 30 debut the week of September 26, 2016 after QF run at Tokyo [PPO], posting career-high ranking of

No.27

Made history at Rio Olympics in August, winning Puerto Rico’s first ever Gold medal. Posted two Top 5 wins en

route, over No.4 Muguruza (R16) and No.2 Kerber (F). Subsequently withdrew from Cincinnati (low back injury)

Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Committees

(ANOC); award was presented in Doha last November

Prior to Olympics, made SF at Florianopolis (l. eventual champion Begu)

Best results in Grand Slam play in 2016 were 3r efforts at Australian Open (saved five match points during 2r win

vs. Kr.Pliskova, in addition to the Czech serving a WTA record 31 aces in the match – beating Lisicki’s 27 vs. Bencic

at 2015 Birmingham) and Roland Garros (l. Keys)

Scored best result at WTA Premier Mandatory tournament with 3r run at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Kasatkina); this was

followed by 2r exit at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka)

Owns 3-6 career record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents (wins coming over No.5 Errani at 2013 Wimbledon, and No.4

Muguruza and No.2 Kerber at 2016 Olympics)

Owns 2-1 record in singles finals, having won 2014 Strasbourg (d. Soler-Espinosa in F) and 2016 Olympics (d.

Kerber in F), and finished as R-Up at 2016 Sydney (as qualifier, l. Kuznetsova)

First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA singles title; Kristina Brandi and Gigi Fernandez, both born in

Puerto Rico, won titles while playing under USA flag

On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, became first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a Grand

Slam in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi’s best results at Grand Slams were representing USA)

In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening match,

becoming the first 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)

Advanced to the final of two junior Grand Slams: 2011 Australian Open (l. Mestach) and 2011 Roland Garros (l.

Jabeur)

During 2016 off-season, hosted an exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in December

Coached by Juan Todero


MATCH NOTES

[32] MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #30) vs. [WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175)


MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI

30

7

09-03-1982 (35)

$645,259

$3,651,283

0 / 3

0 / 3

9-3 / 121-150

4-0 / 43-44

0-1 / 27-41

KAYLA DAY

175

166

28-09-1999 (17)

$43,242

$142,579

0 / 0

0 / 0

1-0

1-1 / 2-3

0-0 / 0-0

0-0 / 0-0

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











3-9

1-1 / 2-3 9-3 / 46-83

2-1 / 16-50

2-1 / 10-22

0-0 / 3-14

0-0 / 0-1

0-0 / 0-1

0-0 / 0-0


Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -

Rnd Result Duration

R1 K. DAY d. K. NARA 6-3,6-4 94 mins



MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI

2016

R1 L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #67) 6-1 6-2

2015

R1 L - ALISON RISKE (USA #44) 6-2 6-3

2014

R1* L - TADEJA MAJERIC (SLO #129) 1-6 6-1 7-6(6)

2013

R2 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #32) 3-6 6-3 6-2

R1 W - PAULINE PARMENTIER (FRA #78) 7-5 6-3

R2* W - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #71) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-3

R1* W - JESSICA PEGULA (USA #142) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-0

2012

R1* L - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #92) 6-4 6-2


from

Lucic-Baroni:

Making 10th main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and 13th appearance overall). Best result was 3r run in 2000 (after 1r

bye, l. Likhovtseva)

Owns two 2r appearances, in 2007 (l. Chakvetadze) and 2013 (l. Wickmayer). Fell 1r in 1998 (l. Sawamatsu), 1999 (l.

Likhovtseva), 2002 (l. Matevzic), 2003 (l. Gagliardi), 2015 (l. Riske) and 2016 (l. Puig). Lost in qualifying in 2011, 2012, 2014

At 35, is the third-oldest player in this year’s main draw (after 36-year-olds V.Williams and the already eliminated

Schiavone (l. Chirico in 1r))

Is playing second tournament since reaching Australian Open SF (ranked No.79, l. eventual champion S.Williams) –

nearly 18 years on from her previous Grand Slam SF appearance at 1999 Wimbledon (l. eventual R-Up Graf) when she

was 17 years old

Reached new career-high ranking of No.29 on January 30, 2017. Entering 2017 Australian Open, her career-best singles

ranking was No.32 (set May 11, 1998)

Earned AUD$820,000 from Australian Open run – more than she earned on tour in singles play between 2000-2012

Last week, reached Acapulco SF (ret. vs. Tsurenko w/GI illness)

Opened 2017 with a 2r loss at Auckland (l. Bondarenko) and qualifying attempt at Sydney

2017 Australian Open marked 41st Grand Slam main draw appearance, with previous best result


MATCH NOTES

2011

R2* L - MISAKI DOI (JPN #119) 6-2 6-2

R1* W - MARIA SANCHEZ (USA #988) 7-5 6-3

2007

R2 L - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #11) 6-2 7-5

R1 W - LINDSEY NELSON (USA #628) 6-4 7-6(5)

2003

R1 L - EMMANUELLE GAGLIARDI (SUI #65) 7-5 6-3

2002

R1 L - MAJA MATEVZIC (SLO #73) 6-3 6-4

2000

R16 L - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #18) 2-6 6-4 7-5

R2 W - JANET LEE (TPE #111) 6-2 6-4

R1 BYE

1999

R1 L - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #23) 6-4 6-3

1998

R1 L - NAOKO SAWAMATSU (JPN #30) 6-2 4-6 6-3


from

being SF run at 1999 Wimbledon. Best result at US Open is making R16 in 2014 (l. Errani), while at Roland Garros, made

3r in 2001 (l. Capriati) and 2015 (l. Cornet)

Won 1998 Australian Open doubles title (w/Hingis)

Finished 2016 at No.82, her sixth non-consecutive Top 100 finish

Season highlight was R-Up finish at 2016 Strasbourg (as qualifier, l. Garcia in F). Also finished runner-up at the event in

1997 (l. Graf) – a gap of 19 years between finals. Is 3-2 in tour-level singles finals, lifting the title at 1997-98 Bol and 2014

Québec City

Also in 2016 made QF at Acapulco (l. McHale)

In 2014 defeated V.Williams in final at Québec City for first singles title in 16 years, 4 months – longest gap between titles

in WTA history (Croatia Open in May 1998 was last title before this)

Named WTA Comeback Player of the Year for 2014 as voted for by international media

Had extended layoff from tennis in mid-2000s; did not appear at a Slam between 2003 US Open (qualifying) through

2010 Wimbledon due to a series of personal issues which limited her playing time on tour

Lifetime record vs. Top 5 players is 5-14, with all victories coming at Grand Slam level: No.4 Seles (1999 Wimbledon),

No.2 Halep (2014 US Open), No.3 Halep (2015 Roland Garros), No.3 A.Radwanska (2017 Australian Open), No.5

Ka.Pliskova (2017 Australian Open)

Currently Croatia’s No.1‐ranked woman of three in the Top 100 (ahead of No.33 Konjuh and No.86 Vekic) as of March 6,

2017

Owns three tour-level doubles titles: 1998 Australian Open and Tokyo [PPO] (both w/Hingis), and 2014 Québec City

(w/Hradecka). Owns a 3-1 record in doubles finals

Mixed doubles finalist at 1998 Wimbledon (w/Bhupathi)

On ITF Circuit, won four singles and three doubles titles

Croatian Fed Cup Team, 1996-98

Coach is Marin Bradaric; physio is Alen Stokan

Married Daniele Baroni in November 2010

Loves cooking and baking, and is in the process of writing a cook book

Day:

Making debut appearance at BNP Paribas Open (main draw or qualifying); entered the main draw as a wildcard

Contesting fourth tour-level tournament this fortnight, following 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. Konjuh in 1r), 2016 US Open

(as WC, d. Brengle in 1r, l. Keys in 2r) and 2017 Australian Open (as WC, l. Petkovic in 1r)

Defeated Nara in 1r on Wednesday. Only other tour-level main draw win had come via retirement at 2016 US Open (vs.

Brengle w/right forearm injury)

Aged 17, was the youngest player accepted into the main draw

Faces No.30 Lucic-Baroni today. The highest-ranked opponent she has ever faced was No.9 Keys (2016 US Open),

followed by No.50 Brengle (2016 US Open) and No.52 Sevastova (2016 New Haven qualifying)

Best win of career (in a completed match) was over No.68 Flipkens at 2016 New Haven qualifying

Opened 2017 with 1r exit as WC at Australian Open; earned berth after clinching the USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open

Wild Card Challenge by collecting most ranking points across three US ITF Circuit events in late 2016, including maiden

title at $50k ITF/Macon, GA-USA

Other 2017 appearances both came at ITF Circuit level, reaching QF at $100k ITF/Midland, MI-USA and a R-Up finish at

$25k ITF/ Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA

Played first matches on ITF Circuit in 2014, qualifying at $25k ITF/Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA and $25k ITF/Surprise,

AZ-USA

In juniors, reached SF at 2016 Wimbledon and was 2016 USTA Girls’ 18s National champion

Born in Santa Barbara, California

Mother is Dana; father is Andrew

Started playing tennis aged eight after watching her mother play

Coach is Henner Nehles; has been working with him for nine months

Physio is Bobby Walls; fitness trainer is Rodney Marshall

Favourite surface is clay, favourite shot is forehand; off-court enjoys cooking

Speaks English and Czech (mother’s family background)

Is completing high school online; hopes to graduate in 2017


MATCH NOTES

[5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #64)

Head to Head: DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA leads 1-0

2016 GRASS O R2 DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA 90 mins6-3 6-3 EASTBOURNE

DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA

5

12

06-05-1989 (27)

$218,655

$11,093,579

0 / 8

0 / 0

8-6 / 330-229

2-4 / 105-88

2-0 / 77-55

JELENA OSTAPENKO

64

45

08-06-1997 (19)

$163,799

$1,098,093

0 / 0

1 / 1

1-0

8-5 / 34-35

1-2 / 9-13

2-2 / 10-5

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











9-8

8-5 / 23-25 8-6 / 227-164

1-1 / 62-94

0-1 / 34-55

0-2 / 25-23

0-1 / 3-10

0-1 / 2-3

0-0 / 3-3


Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE -

Rnd Result Duration

R1 J. OSTAPENKO d. D. KOVINIC 6-4,2-6,7-6(3) 145 mins



DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA

2016


R1 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #113) 6-2 6-0

2014

QF L - NA LI (CHN #2) 6-3 4-6 6-3

R16 W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) 6-3 6-2


R2 W - DONNA VEKIC (CRO #103) 6-3 6-2

R1 BYE

2013

R3 L - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #22) 6-4 7-5

R2 W - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #56) 7-5 7-6(3)

R1 BYE


from

Cibulkova:

Making ninth appearance at Indian Wells; Best result at BNP Paribas Open is QF run in 2014 (l. Li). Made R16 in 2011 (l.

Wickmayer) and reached 3r in 2008 (l. eventual R-Up Kuznetsova), 2012 (l. Vinci) and 2013 (l. Koukalova). Fell 2r in 2009

(after 1r bye, l. Llagostera Vives), 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Errani) and 2016 (l. A.Radwanska, held 1mp)

Coming off 2r defeat in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Makarova). Reached Doha SF (l. to Ka.Pliskova) the previous week; win over

Stosur in Doha QF was 400th career match win (all levels)

Also reached SF at St Petersburg (l. Putintseva) earlier this month; began season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. eventual

finalist Cornet); also made 2r exit at Sydney (l. Bouchard)

Reached 3r at Australian Open (as No.6 seed, l. Makarova in 3s)

Faces No.64 Ostapenko today - a defeat would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.58 Cornet at 2016 Beijing

Currently ranked at career-high No.5 (first achieved on October 31, 2016); in St Petersburg she came within one win of

reaching No.4 only to fall to Putintseva in SF

Posted first Top 10 season of career in 2016, finishing at No.5

Won 2016 WTA Comeback Player of the Year award – ended 2015 ranked No.38 having been sidelined for four months


MATCH NOTES

2012

R3 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #22) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4

R2 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #83) 2-1

R1 BYE

2011

R16 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #25) 7-5 7-5

R3 W - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #3) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

R2 W - SANIA MIRZA (IND #107) 6-3 6-3

R1 BYE

2010

R2 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) 7-5 6-4

R1 BYE

2009

R2 L - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #121) 7-6(6) 6-0

R1 BYE

2008


R2 W - SOFIA ARVIDSSON (SWE #65) 7-5 6-4

R1 BYE


from

with a left Achilles problem, with ranking dipping as low as No.66 in February 2016

Capped 2016 by winning biggest title of career to date at WTA Finals in Singapore – went 1-2 in group stage before

defeating No.9 Kuznetsova in semifinals and World No.1 Kerber in final

At No.7, became lowest seeded player to triumph at WTA Finals since No.7 seed V.Williams in 2008; first player to win

WTA Finals on debut since Kvitova in 2011

Won career-high 53 matches in 2016 (previous best was 42 matches in 2011)

Won a WTA-leading four singles titles in 2016 – qualified for Singapore by virtue of lifting trophy at Linz (d. Golubic in F)

after earlier wins at Katowice (d. Giorgi in F) and Eastbourne (d. Ka.Pliskova in F). In 2016 also reached finals at Acapulco

(l. Stephens), Madrid (l. Halep) and Wuhan (l. Kvitova)

Earlier titles came at 2011 Moscow, 2012 Carlsbad, 2013 Stanford, 2014 Acapulco; overall is 8-10 in singles finals

Other notable results in 2016 season included SF runs at Hobart (l. eventual R-Up Bouchard) and Stanford (l. Konta)

Withdrew from Rio Olympics in singles and doubles (w/Schmiedlova) w/left calf injury

Owns 34 victories over Top 10 opponents (eight in 2016) including three over world reigning World No.1s: Wozniacki at

2011 Wimbledon, Azarenka at 2012 Roland Garros and Kerber at 2016 WTA Finals

A Grand Slam runner-up at 2014 Australian Open (l. Li); defeated four seeds en route, including No.3 Sharapova and No.5

A.Radwanska. Became first player representing Slovakia (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final

Also a semifinalist at 2009 Roland Garros and has reached a further five Slam quarterfinals, most recently at 2016

Wimbledon (l. Vesnina, having saved 1mp against A.Radwanska in R16)

Made Top 10 debut at No.10 on March 31, 2014 (after Miami)

Broke into Top 20 on August 4, 2008

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

Ostapenko:

Making debut appearance at BNP Paribas Open (main draw or qualifying)

In opening match here at Indian Wells, rallied from 5-3 down in final set to defeat Kovinic

Faces No.5 Cibulkova today – owns a 0-3 record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents, losing to No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome), No.4

A.Radwanska (2016 New Haven) and No.5 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Australian Open)

At 19 years old, is one of six teenagers in this year’s main draw (also Bellis, Day, Kasatkina, Konjuh and Osaka)

Coming off QF showing at Acapulco (l. eventual champion Tsurenko)

Opened 2017 by reaching SF at Auckland (l. eventual champion Davis). At Australian Open reached 3r for the first time at

a Grand Slam (l. Pliskova 46 60 108) – best previous result was making 2r at 2015 Wimbledon and US Open

Fell 1r at St. Petersburg (l. Vekic) and Dubai (l. Wang). Fell 37 places following Dubai defeat, dropping from No.34 to

No.71 (week of February 27, 2017), as R-Up points from 2016 Doha dropped off

Owns two Top 10 wins in career (2-2 lifetime record), defeating No.9 Suárez Navarro (2015 Wimbledon) and No.8 Kvitova

(2016 Doha)

Ended 2016 ranked No.44 for her second consecutive Top 100 year-end finish

2016 season highlight was reaching biggest final of career to date at Premier-5 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro). Is 0-2 in WTA

singles finals, after also finishing R-Up at 2015 Québec City (l. Beck)

Made Top 40 debut by virtue of reaching final at 2016 Doha, reaching career-high singles ranking of No.34 on June 27,

2016. Currently sits at No.64

Represented Latvia at 2016 Rio Olympics, losing 1r in singles (l. Stosur)

Ended 2015 at No.79 for first Top 100 finish (up from No.308 in 2014). Having leapt 229 spots, was second-highest

year-end rankings jump, after Kasatkina who went from No.370 to No.72 (298 spots)

Began playing ITF Circuit events in 2012. Has won seven singles and eight doubles titles

Made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Tashkent (2r, l. Pervak)

Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2013-17; Latvian Olympic Team, 2016

Second-highest ranked Latvian woman of two in Top 100, after Sevastova (as of March 6, 2017)

Won junior Wimbledon singles title in 2014 (d. Schmiedlova in F)

Mother and coach is Jelena Jakovleva; father and fitness trainer is Jevgenijs Ostapenko

Half-brother is Maksim Ostapenko (graduated from art academy in Los Angeles and lives there now)

Introduced to tennis at age five by mother

Favorite shots are serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard

Speaks Russian, Latvian and English

Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Ernests Gulbis

Took ballroom dancing classes for seven years


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BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES - DAY 2 STADIUM 1 JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. [WC] IRINA FALCONI (USA #96) Jankovic leads 1-0

ALISON RISKE (USA #39) vs. [WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86) Vekic leads 1-0

ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) vs. EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #53) Series tied 1-1 (Bouchard leads 1-0 at tour, main draw level)

STADIUM 2 VANIA KING (USA #91) vs. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79) Petkovic leads 3-0

VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (SUI #56) vs. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38) Golubic leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level)






Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10


MATCH NOTES

JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. IRINA FALCONI (USA #96)

Head to Head: JELENA JANKOVIC leads 1-0

2015 CLAY O R1 JELENA JANKOVIC 101 mins7-6(6) 6-3 STRASBOURG

JELENA JANKOVIC

51

84

28-02-1985 (32)

$129,992

$18,831,127

0 / 15

0 / 2

2-6 / 553-326

1-3 / 146-150

1-0 / 103-91

IRINA FALCONI

96

94

04-05-1990 (26)

$76,614

$1,517,880

0 / 1

0 / 0

2-3

2-4 / 41-65

1-2 / 17-14

0-1 / 8-6

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











25-14

2-4 / 20-39 2-6 / 350-222

0-2 / 111-148

0-2 / 50-95

0-0 / 49-21

0-0 / 1-14

0-0 / 0-10

1-0 / 3-4

* Updated entering Indian Wells 1r

Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



JELENA JANKOVIC

2016



R2 W - CARINA WITTHOEFT (GER #83) 6-1 6-3

R1 BYE

2015

F L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) 2-6 7-5 6-4

SF W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) 3-6 6-3 6-1

QF W - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) 6-1 4-1

R16 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #37) 6-3 3-6 6-3

R3 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #18) 5-7 6-4 6-3

R2 W - LAUREN DAVIS (USA #55) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4

R1 BYE

IRINA FALCONI

2016

R1 L - CARINA WITTHOEFT (GER #83) 0-6 6-4 6-4

2015

R2 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #22) 4-6 6-2 6-3

R1 W - AJLA TOMLJANOVIC (CRO #53) 7-6(6) 6-4

2014

R1* L - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #79) 6-1 6-1

2013

R1* L - NINA BRATCHIKOVA (RUS #110) 7-6(2) 6-3

2012


R1 W - ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #57) 4-6 5-2

2011

R1* L - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #96) 6-2 6-1


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MATCH NOTES

2014

QF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) 7-5 2-6 6-4



R2 W - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #39) 6-3 6-1

R1 BYE

2013


R1 BYE

2012

R2 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #99) 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE

2011


R3 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #35) 6-2 6-4


R1 BYE

2010

F W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) 6-2 6-4

SF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #11) 6-2 6-4

QF W - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #27) 6-4 6-4

R16 W - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #20) 6-2 6-2

R3 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4


R1 BYE

2009


R1 BYE

2008

SF L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) 7-6(3) 6-3

QF W - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #36) 6-2

R16 W - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #31) 6-3 6-3


R2 W - AHSHA ROLLE (USA #129) 6-0 6-2

R1 BYE

2007

R16 L - NA LI (CHN #17) 6-3 7-6(1)

R3 W - MARTINA MÜLLER (GER #35) 6-2 6-4

R2 W - SHENAY PERRY (USA #69) 6-1 6-3

R1 BYE

2006


R1 BYE

2005

R2 L - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #72) 2-6 6-2 6-4

R1 BYE


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Jankovic:

Making 16th appearance at Indian Wells – has made more main draw appearances here than any other player.

Champion in 2010 (d. Wozniacki in F) and runner-up in 2015 (l. Halep)

Bidding for her 26th match win here at the BNP Paribas Open (25-14 record to date) – only two active players have

won more matches here in the desert: Radwanska (28-10) and Wozniacki (27-9)

Against Falconi today is bidding for first main draw win since 2017 Australian Open, where she advanced to 3r (l.

Kuznetsova)

Since Melbourne, has fallen in 1r at Taipei (l. Nara), Doha (as qualifier, l. Pavlyuchenkova) and Dubai (l. Barthel); prior

to Australian Open, dropped 1r openers at Shenzhen (l. Halep) and Hobart (l. Niculescu)

2017 Doha marked first time playing qualifying in more than 12 years, since 2004 Filderstadt (October)

Made 3r at Australian Open (l. Kuznetsova), which marked 54th Grand Slam main draw appearance, and her 53rd

consecutive, which is the longest active streak – has not missed a major since 2004 Australian Open

Finished 2016 at No.55 – her first time finishing outside the Top 30 since 2003 (at No.85)

Last season’s highlight was reaching final at Guangzhou (as defending champion, l. Tsurenko). Owns 15-21 career

record in WTA finals, with eight titles coming on hardcourts

Reached two further SF in 2016, at Mallorca (l. Sevastova) and Hong Kong (l. Wozniacki)

Broke the US$18 million career prize money mark in 2015, becoming the 15th woman to do so

Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, but fell in group stages

Achieved her 600th career win (all levels) at 2015 Guangzhou; at the time was only third active player to achieve

the feat, behind Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Since joined by Maria Sharapova at 2016 Australian Open and

Svetlana Kuznetsova at 2017 Brisbane

Best Grand Slam result of career is reaching final at 2008 US Open (l. S.Williams in F). Has reached the SF at Roland

Garros three times (2007-08, 2010) and best result at Wimbledon is reaching R16 on five occasions


MATCH NOTES

2004

R1 L - CLAUDINE SCHAUL (LUX #63) 7-6(9) 6-4

2003

R1 L - PETRA MANDULA (HUN #75) 6-4 6-2

2001

R2 L - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #38) 6-2 6-4

R1 W - BRIE RIPPNER (USA #70) 6-1 5-7 7-6(6)


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Has two WTA doubles titles – 2006 Birmingham (w/Li) and 2013 Toronto (w/Srebotnik)

Won mixed doubles title at 2007 Wimbledon (w/J.Murray)

Former World No.1 (spent 18 weeks in top spot in 2008 and was the year-end No.1) who owns a 3-16 record vs.

No.1-ranked opponents; five Top 10 season finishes overall, and eight Top 20 finishes

At 2010 Rome became the seventh player to defeat both Serena and Venus Williams at the same tournament

Has played 20+ tour-level main draw events in 14 straight years

Currently working with former ATP pro Guillermo Canas

Falconi:

Making fourth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (seventh overall). Has reached 2r twice, in 2012 (l. Stosur) and

2015 (l. Muguruza); fell 1r in 2016 (l. Witthoeft) and in qualifying on three occasions

Coming off 1r exit at Kuala Lumpur (l. eventual champion Barty)

Best results of 2017 season to date have been 2r efforts at Australian Open (l. Gibbs) and Budapest (l. Witthoeft)

Also so far in 2017, fell 1r at Sydney (as qualifier, l. Duan) and in qualifying at Brisbane; continues to play

periodically at ITF level, and after Australian Open reached 2r at $100k ITF/Midland-USA

Posted third non-consecutive Top 100 season finish in 2016, at No.99

2016 season highlighted by winning first WTA singles title at Bogotá in April (d. Soler-Espinosa in F); until that

result, had not won back-to-back WTA main draw matches since 2015 Roland Garros (span of 10 months)

Prior to Bogotá triumph, best results of career were SF at 2011 Washington, DC (l. Petrova) and QF at 2012

Birmingham (l. Oudin)

Soon after Bogotá win, achieved new career-high ranking of No.63 (week of May 23, 2016)

Ended 2016 season at US Open (l. Buyukakcay in 1r) due to surgery to remove extra bone from big toe on right foot

2017 Australian Open marked 19th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Best results to date are reaching 3r at

2011 US Open (l. Lisicki) and 2015 Roland Garros (l. Goerges)

Owns one Top 20 win, defeating No.11 Cibulkova at 2011 US Open

Has faced Top 10 ranked players on 10 occasions, going 0-10 to date: l. No.1 Wozniacki (2011 Charleston and 2011

Copenhagen), No.5 Schiavone (2011 Brussels), No.6 Stosur (2012 Indian Wells and 2012 Roland Garros), No.2

Azarenka (2012 Wimbledon), No.9 Kerber (2013 Washington), No.6 Ivanovic (2015 Miami), No.5 Muguruza (2015

Beijing) and No.7 Kvitova (2016 Miami)

Currently the 17th-ranked US woman of 18 in Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017)

Three-time WTA doubles runner-up, at 2012 Washington, DC (w/Scheepers), 2012 Dallas (w/Dekmeijere) and 2015

Bogotá (w/Rogers)

Made tour-level main draw debut at 2010 US Open; first tour-level qualifying match was at 2009 US Open

qualifying

On ITF Circuit, has won five singles and three doubles titles

Cracked Top 100 on August 1, 2011 and Top 75 after reaching 3r at 2011 US Open

In 2014, elected to WTA Players’ Council and currently serves in the 21+ Ranking Category

Completed business administration degree with Indiana University East in 2016

Played two seasons as an All-American at Georgia Tech, where she was the Yellow Jackets’ No.1 player; then turned

pro in 2010; 2010 ACC Player of the Year; turned pro after her collegiate season in May 2010

Coached by Jorge Todero


MATCH NOTES

ALISON RISKE (USA #39) vs. [WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86)

Head to Head: DONNA VEKIC leads 1-0

2016 HARD O R1 DONNA VEKIC 161 mins4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 KAOHSIUNG

ALISON RISKE

39

34

03-07-1990 (26)

$196,726

$2,239,962

0 / 1

0 / 0

8-3 / 88-91

2-1 / 28-37

5-1 / 22-29

DONNA VEKIC

86

66

28-06-1996 (20)

$87,071

$1,194,445

0 / 1

0 / 0

2-3

3-5 / 45-62

0-0 / 17-16

0-2 / 12-9

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











1-4

3-5 / 36-46 8-3 / 56-54

1-0 / 9-31

1-0 / 4-16

0-0 / 8-6

0-2 / 1-16

0-1 / 1-6

0-0 / 1-1


Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



ALISON RISKE

2016


2015


R1 W - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #59) 6-2 6-3

2014

R1 L - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #41) 3-6 6-3 6-3

2011


2010

R1* L - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA (RUS #109) 6-1 6-2

DONNA VEKIC

2016

R1 L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #105) 6-2 7-5

R2* W - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #127) 6-3 2-6 6-2

R1* W - AN-SOPHIE MESTACH (BEL #149) 6-3 4-6 6-1

2015

R2 L - ZARINA DIYAS (KAZ #32) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #148) 6-4 6-3

2014

R2 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #11) 6-3 6-2

R1 W - OLIVIA ROGOWSKA (AUS #130) 6-0 7-5


Riske:

Making fifth consecutive main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and seventh overall). Has only ever won one match at BNP

Paribas Open, reaching 2r in 2015 (d. Lucic-Baroni, l. Radwanska)

Has fallen in 1r in all other main draw appearances in 2011 (l. Strycova), 2014 (l. Jovanovski) and 2016 (l. Hradecka). Fell in 2010

qualifying

Opened 2017 by reaching fifth career WTA singles final at Shenzhen (l. Siniakova). Now owns 1-4 record in singles finals,

reaching three in 2016

Followed this by reaching 3r at Australian Open (d. No.20 seed Zhang in 2r, l. Cirstea). Reached a new high ranking of No.38 on

January 30, 2017

In only other tour-level appearances this year fell 2r at Dubai (l. Sevastova) and won singles rubber (vs. Petkovic) during USA’s

Fed Cup World Group win against Germany

Ended 2016 at a career-best No.41, up from No.97 in 2015

Season highlighted by R-Up finishes at 2016 Shenzhen (l. A.Radwanska), Nottingham (l. Ka.Pliskova) and Tianjin (l. Peng). Also

reached SFs at Stanford (l. V.Williams) and QFs at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. Siniakova) and Guangzhou (l. eventual champion

Tsurenko)

Best Grand Slam result to date is reaching R16 at 2013 US Open (l. Hantuchova). Has reached 3r at 2013-14 Wimbledon, and at

Roland Garros, made 2r in 2014

Sole WTA singles title came at 2014 Tianjin (didn’t drop a set en route (d. Bencic in F)

Owns an 9-31 lifetime record vs. Top 20 opponents, with wins over No.16 Wickmayer (2010 Birmingham), No.10 Kvitova (2013

US Open), No.12 Pennetta (2014 New Haven), No.12 Errani (2014 Wuhan), No.13 Bacsinszky (2015 Toronto), No.10 Suárez

Navarro (2015 Stanford), No.17 Pavlyuchenkova (2016 Beijing), No.8 Kuznetsova (2016 Tianjin) and No.3 A.Radwanska (2017

Shenzhen)

Sixth-ranked of 18 Americans in Top 10 (March 6, 2017)

Made Fed Cup debut in 2014 in World Group QF against Italy, playing singles (l. Knapp); also partnered S.Williams in 2015 World

Group play-off vs. Italy (l. Errani/Pennetta)

Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2013 marked by first year-end Top 100 finish (No.57); singles highlighted by SF at 2013

Birmingham (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Hantuchova)

Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Charleston

Winner of seven singles and one doubles title on ITF Women’s Circuit

Recently became engaged to Stephen Amritraj

Coached by Yves Boulais

Vekic:

Making fourth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Reached 2r in 2015 (l. Diyas) and 2014 (l. Cibulkova) and posted 1r exit in

2016 (as qualifier, l. Pironkova)

One of eight wildcards in draw; bidding to join Day (d. Nara) as the second wildcard to reach 2r

Faces No.39 Riske today. Has won only two of past 14 matches against Top 50 players, most recent win coming against No.33

Ostapenko at St. Petersburg (other was against No.25 Ivanovic at 2016 Cincinnati)

Fell in 2r at St. Petersburg (as LL, l. Cibulkova) and also at Budapest (l. Goerges) and Australian Open (l. Wozniacki). 1r win was

first Grand Slam main draw win since reaching 3r at 2015 Roland Garros

Opened 2017 season with 1r exits at Brisbane (as wildcard, l. Muhammed) and Sydney (as qualifier, l. Gavrilova)

Ended 2016 ranked No.101. Posted best year-end finish in 2014, at No.84

Reached two ITF finals at the end of 2016 season, winning the title at $100k ITF/Sharm El Sheikh. Also reached QF at WTA

125/Limoges

Posted four main draw wins across 2016, defeating Al Nabhani at Doha, today’s opponent Riske at Kaohsiung, Ivanovic at

Cincinnati and Zhang at Tianjin; has not posted back-to-back main draw wins since September 2015 (run to F at Tashkent)

Defeat of No.25 Ivanovic at 2016 Cincinnati was fourth Top 25 win of career, and first in more than two years. Wins have come

over: No.24 Cirstea (2013 Birmingham), No.10 Cibulkova (2014 Kuala Lumpur), No.21 Vinci (2014 Wimbledon), No.25 Ivanovic

(2016 Cincinnati)

2015 highlights were reaching final at Tashkent (l. Hibino) and QF at Baku

At Grand Slam level, best result came with 3r appearance at 2015 Roland Garros (l. Ivanovic)

Won first career singles title at 2014 Kuala Lumpur. At 17 years, 10 months, became youngest player to win a WTA singles title

since 2006 Bangkok (Vania King); defeated Cibulkova in final for first career Top 10 win

Reached first WTA career final at 2012 Tashkent. In what was her first WTA main draw appearance, became youngest WTA

finalist since 15-year-old Tamira Paszek won Portoroz in 2005. Also finished runner-up on grass at 2013 Birmingham (l.

Hantuchova) and 2015 Tashkent (l. Hibino). Owns a 1-3 record in singles finals

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

Both parents played professional sports: mother, Brankica (track/hurdles) and father, Igor (goalkeeper)

Coached by David Felgate. Has also worked with former Roland Garros champion Iva Majoli

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MATCH NOTES

ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) vs. EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #53)

Head to Head: 1-1

2016 HARD O R1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD 59 mins6-2 6-1 NEW HAVEN

2014 HARD O QF ANNIKA BECK 76 mins6-1 6-4 DUBAI

ANNIKA BECK

61

90

16-02-1994 (23)

$72,012

$2,056,467

0 / 2

0 / 1

3-6 / 87-104

1-1 / 28-33

0-0 / 15-20

EUGENIE BOUCHARD

53

43

25-02-1994 (23)

$141,541

$5,295,722

0 / 1

0 / 0

6-3

5-4 / 120-92

0-2 / 31-37

2-1 / 31-16

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











3-4

5-4 / 73-59 3-6 / 44-65

0-0 / 5-25

0-0 / 1-14

0-0 / 1-6

1-1 / 17-35

1-1 / 11-23

0-0 / 8-10

* Updated entering Indian Wells 1r

Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



ANNIKA BECK

2016

R2 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #14) 4-6 7-6(0) 6-1

R1 W - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #88) 6-2 6-2

2015

R1 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) 6-1 6-3

2014


R2 W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #35) 6-2 3-6 6-3

R1 W - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #50) 6-2 2-6 7-5

2013

R1 L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #44) 3-6 6-4 6-1

EUGENIE BOUCHARD

2016

R3 L - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #21) 6-2 5-7 6-2

R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #22) 7-5 7-5

R1 W - RISA OZAKI (JPN #125) 2-6 6-4 6-2

2015

R16 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4


R2 W - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #122) 6-2 6-2

R1 BYE

2014


R3 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #10) 6-3 6-3

R2 W - SHUAI PENG (CHN #40) 6-2 6-2

R1 BYE


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Beck:

Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells. Best previous result to date is reaching 3r in 2014 (l. A.Radwanska)

Best result of 2017 season to date is reaching QF at Budapest (l. Witthoeft). Also indoors, reached 2r at St

Petersburg (l. eventual runner-up Putintseva) but otherwise has suffered four 1r losses, at Auckland (l. Osaka),

Hobart (l. Bertens), Australian Open (l. Barty) and last week at Acapulco (l. Brengle); also fell in qualifying at Doha

2017 Australian Open marked 18th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Best result at a Slam to date is reaching

R16 at 2016 Australian Open (l. eventual champion Kerber). At the other majors, has reached 3r on two occasions

at Roland Garros (2015, 2016) and once at Wimbledon (2016, l. S.Williams). In 2016, advanced past 1r at US Open

for first time – l. Vesnina in 2r

Posted fifth consecutive Top 100 season finish in 2016, at No.53 – having set new career high ranking of No.37

earlier in the year (week of 18 July, 2016)

2016 season highlights included SF run at Nürnberg (l. Duque-Marino) and back-to-back QF efforts at Gstaad (l.

Massarova) and Bastad (l. Larsson). Also reached doubles final at Gstaad (w/Rodina, l. Arruabarrena/Knoll)

Competed in 2016 Rio Olympics, falling in 1r to Konjuh

Currently the No.4-ranked German woman of seven inside the Top 100 – after Kerber, Siegemund and Goerges

(week of March 6, 2017)

Member of German Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2016

Posted best win of career over No.3 Halep at 2014 s-Hertogenbosch

Owns a 2-2 record in WTA singles finals, having won 2014 Luxembourg (d. Strycova in F) and 2015 Québec City (d.

Ostapenko in F)

Is 1-2 in doubles finals, winning 2015 Florianopolis (w/Siegemund) and finishing runner-up at 2014 Linz (w/Garcia)

and 2016 Gstaad (w/Rodina)

Surpassed $2 million career prize money mark having contested 2017 Australian Open main draw

Coached by Jakub Zahlava

Bouchard:

Making fourth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (fifth overall). Advanced to R16 on two occasions, in 2014 (l.

Halep) and 2015 (l. Tsurenko). Reached 3r last year (l. Bacsinszky) and fell in qualifying in 2013

Coming off 1r loss to Tomljanovic at Acapulco last week

Playing just second event since successful Australian swing, highlighted by SF run at Sydney (l. eventual champion


MATCH NOTES

2013

R1* L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #88) 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2


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Konta) and 3r effort at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe in 3s); fell 1r at Brisbane (l. Rogers)

Run to last four at 2017 Sydney represented first SF since 2016 Kuala Lumpur (March) and first at Premier-level or

above since reaching final at Premier-5 level Wuhan in 2014 (l. Kvitova)

Defeat of No.6 Cibulkova in 2r at 2017 Sydney was first over a Top 10 opponent since d. No.10 Cibulkova at 2016

Montreal; posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber at 2016 Rome

Ended 2016 on a ranking of No.47, up one place from No.48 in 2015. Best year-end finish of career came in 2014, at

No.7

2016 season highlights included reaching fifth and sixth career singles finals, at Hobart (l. Cornet) and Kuala

Lumpur (l. Svitolina)

Now owns a 1-5 record in career singles finals, sole title coming at 2014 Nürnberg (d. Ka.Pliskova in F)

Ended 2016 with 29-24 win-loss record (tour level, main draw only), over double the number of wins posted

during 2015 (12-18)

2017 Australian Open marked 16th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Is a Grand Slam finalist, reaching the title

match a 2014 Wimbledon (l. Kvitova). Was the first Canadian to ever reach a Grand Slam final; since joined by Milos

Raonic at 2016 Wimbledon

Breakthrough year at the Slams in 2014 – when she posted a 19-4 win-loss record – also included SF runs at

Australian Open (l. eventual champion Li) and Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Sharapova). Best results at US

Open to date have been R16 efforts in 2014 (l. Makarova) and 2015 (l. Vinci)

After 2014 Wimbledon made Top 10 debut at No.7, beating previous Canadian best of No.8 (Bassett‐Seguso).

Climbed to a career‐high No.5 on October 20, 2014

Qualified for 2014 season‐ending WTA Finals in Singapore, becoming first Canadian to qualify in 25 years. Went

0-3 in round-robin stage

Named 2013 WTA Newcomer of the Year, as voted by international tennis media

In juniors, won Wimbledon girls' singles title in 2012

Currently coached by Thomas Hogstedt. Previously worked with Sam Sumyk and Nick Saviano


MATCH NOTES

VANIA KING (USA #91) vs. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79)

Head to Head: ANDREA PETKOVIC leads 3-0

2014 CLAY O R16 ANDREA PETKOVIC 72 mins6-3 6-2 STRASBOURG

2013 CLAY O R2 ANDREA PETKOVIC 97 mins7-5 6-4 CHARLESTON

2010 HARD O R16 ANDREA PETKOVIC 105 mins4-6 6-2 6-1 BRISBANE

VANIA KING

91

181

03-02-1989 (28)

$70,590

$4,050,576

0 / 1

0 / 16

1-2 / 128-158

1-1 / 47-52

0-0 / 34-30

ANDREA PETKOVIC

79

64

09-09-1987 (29)

$106,630

$6,289,465

0 / 6

0 / 0

1-5

4-6 / 225-155

1-3 / 76-58

0-1 / 42-42

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











8-9

4-6 / 140-108 1-2 / 91-100

0-1 / 8-51

0-1 / 2-24

0-0 / 12-15

0-2 / 34-69

0-0 / 11-27

1-0 / 26-17


Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



VANIA KING

2016


R1 W - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #379) 6-2 6-3

2014


2013

R1 L - SÍLVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP #68) 6-7(7) 6-2 6-1

2012

R3 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #19) W/O

R2 W - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #20) 6-4 6-4

R1 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #31) 7-6(3) 6-4

2011

R1 L - GISELA DULKO (ARG #47) 2-6 6-3 6-2

ANDREA PETKOVIC

2016


R1 BYE

2015

R2 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) 6-3 4-6 6-4

R1 BYE

2014

R1 L - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #79) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3

2013

R2* L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #102) 7-6(2) 6-3

R1* W - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #94) 6-0 6-2


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King:

Making her 11th appearance at Indian Wells, including a span of nine consecutive main draw outings from

2006-2014

Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r twice, on debut in 2006 (l. Li) and also in 2012 (l Kerber). Made 2r in

2007 (l. Ivanovic), 2008 (l. Garbin), 2010 (l. Wozniacki) and 2016 (l. Halep), and posted 1r losses in 2009 (l. Knapp),

2011 (l. Dulko), 2013 (l. Soler-Espinosa) and 2014 (l. Strycova)

Was forced to miss 2015 Indian Wells with long term back injury which kept her out for over a year (did not play

again after 2014 US Open until following summer)

One of 19 American women to begin 2017 Indian Wells main draw – five of which fell in 1r yesterday, all losses

coming on matches played Stadium 1

Coming off falling in Doha qualifying

Opened 2017 season by reaching 2r at Shenzhen (l. Konta), before falling in Sydney qualifying and losing 1r at

Australian Open (l. Vikhlyantseva)

Finished 2016 ranked No.79, having ended 2015 at No.466 following injury plagued season

2016 season highlight was reaching third career singles final, finishing R-Up at Nanchang (l. Duan). Owns a 1-2

record in career singles finals, winning 2006 Bangkok (d. Tanasugarn in F) in addition to finishing R-Up at 2013

Guangzhou (as qualifier, l. Zhang)


MATCH NOTES

2010

R2 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) 5-7 6-2 6-4

R1 W - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #206) 7-5 6-3

2009

R1 L - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #131) 6-2 6-1

2008

R2 L - TATHIANA GARBIN (ITA #45) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - ANNE KREMER (LUX #106) 4-6 6-3 6-4

2007


R1 W - KATERYNA BONDARENKO (UKR #94) 6-4 3-6 7-5

2006

R3 L - NA LI (CHN #70) 6-2 6-4


R1 W - ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (AUS #113) 6-3 6-1

2011


R2 W - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #32) 7-6(8) 7-5

R1 BYE

2010


2009

R2* L - STÉPHANIE DUBOIS (CAN #116) 7-6(2) 6-3

R1* W - RALUCA OLARU (ROU #105) 6-1 6-0


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Also in 2016 made SF at Bucharest (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 2r at both Australian Open (l.

Strycova) and US Open (l. S.Williams)

Also won doubles title at 2016 Shenzhen w/Niculescu (d. Xu/Zheng in F). Was her 15th WTA doubles title overall,

and first since 2011 Moscow (w/Shvedova)

Opened 2016 season by reaching 2r at Shenzhen (l. Wang). 1r defeat of Voegele was first WTA main draw win since

beating Schiavone in 1r at 2014 US Open

Following 2014 US Open spent a year on the sidelines with various back injuries. Returned to ITF Circuit in August

2015, and was given wildcard into 2015 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Vinci in 1r)

Returned home to Long Beach, California, during rehabilitation from injury. As well as rehabilitation, also spent

time as substitute teacher in Los Angeles and doing charity work

Owns five wins vs. Top 15 ranked opponents: No.12 Bartoli (2007 Kolkata), No.15 Stosur (2009 US Open), No.10

Bartoli (2011 Osaka), No.7 Errani (2014 Shenzhen), No.13 Bouchard (2014 ‘s-Hertogenbosch)

Best result across the Slams is making 3r at US Open in 2009 (l. Hantuchova) and 2011 (l. World No.1 Wozniacki),

2011 Roland Garros (l. Kvitova) and 2012 Australian Open (l. Ivanovic)

Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, at 2010 Wimbledon and US Open (both w/Shvedova). Team were also

runners-up at 2011 US Open

Made Top 50 debut (at No.50) in November 2006, and remained there for two weeks

Qualified for WTA Finals twice w/Shvedova, reaching SF in 2010 and 2011

US Fed Cup Team 2006-09, 2011

Made tour-level qualifying debut at 2004 US Open; made tour-level main draw debut at 2005 US Open (as qualifier)

Coach is Tarik Benhabiles

Petkovic:

Making eighth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching 3r in 2011 (l. eventual R-Up

Bartoli). Has lost opening match on all other outings, including the last three consecutive years – in 2010 (l.

Strycova), then 2014 (l. Giorgi), 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Tsurenko) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Strycova). Fell in 2009, 2013

qualifying

Last week (27 February, 2017) ranking dropped to No.82, her lowest since June 2013 (at No.103). Playing fortnight

of Indian Wells ranked No.79

Yet to win back-to-back main draw matches in 2017. Opened season by reaching 2r at both Hobart (d. Gibbs, l.

Cepede Royg) and Australian Open (l. Strycova). 2017 Australian Open result was first time advancing past the 1r at

Melbourne Park since 2013

In February, won her way through qualifying at St. Petersburg and reached 2r (d. Begu, l. Vinci). Was her first time

contesting the qualifying draw of a tour-level event since 2014 Dubai (l. Giorgi), and the first time successfully

coming through qualifying since 2013 Cincinnati

Went 0-2 in singles representing Germany in Fed Cup World Group loss vs. USA (l. Riske, Vandeweghe)

Enters 2017 Indian Wells having made 2r at Acapulco (l. Parmentier)

Finished 2016 ranked No.56, dropping from No.24 in 2015 – fourth straight season ranked inside the Top 100

2016 season highlights were one SF (Doha) and three QFs appearances (Luxembourg, Dubai and Brisbane);

otherwise struggled to get past the 2r – only advancing one additional time (3r, Eastbourne)

Bowed out of 2016 Rio Olympics in 1r of singles (l. Svitolina) and 1r of doubles (w/Kerber, l. Errani/Vinci)

Scored best result of 2016 with SF run at Doha (ret. vs. Ostapenko). Advanced to SF by defeating No.5 Muguruza;

first win over a Top 5 opponent since d. No.2 Azarenka at 2013 Beijing

Mixed results across 2015 saw her end season at No.24, qualifying for WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. Lost both group

matches – opening match loss to Suárez Navarro in 51 minutes (60 60 – first double bagel of career) followed by

defeat to Svitolina

Best result at a Grand Slam came at 2011 Roland Garros, where she advanced to SF (l. eventual R-Up Halep).

Reached QF at 2011 Australian Open (l. Li) and at Wimbledon has progressed to 3r on three occasions

Is a former Top 10 player, cracking the elite bracket at No.9 in September of 2011 and again in May of 2015

Won sixth WTA singles title at 2015 Antwerp (d. Suarez Navarro in F via w/o – neck injury)

Has won six singles titles from 11 finals appearances – four of six titles have been won on clay

Is a two-time doubles runner-up, at 2009 Bad Gastein (w/Maria) and 2016 Brisbane (w/Kerber)

Owns a 11-27 lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, most recent win coming over No.5 Muguruza (2016 Doha).

Other Top 10 wins were over 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)

German No.6 of seven in Top 100 (as of March 6, 2017)

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, 2014-17

Made first WTA appearances as a WC in qualifying at 2002 Hamburg and Leipzig

Coached by Jan De Witt


MATCH NOTES

VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (SUI #56) vs. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38)

Head to Head: VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level)

2016 HARD O [Q] R1 VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC 98 mins6-2 6-4 CINCINNATI

VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC

56

154

16-10-1992 (24)

$80,197

$505,346

0 / 1

0 / 0

1-4 / 22-17

1-1 / 12-8

0-2 / 6-8

LAUREN DAVIS

38

13

09-10-1993 (23)

$165,827

$1,763,891

1 / 1

0 / 0

6-5

10-3 / 76-79

4-1 / 29-19

2-0 / 24-11

WTA RANKING


DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)

YTD PRIZE MONEY

CAREER PRIZE MONEY











0-0

10-3 / 51-50 1-4 / 12-13

0-1 / 2-5

0-0 / 1-2

0-2 / 0-3

2-2 / 6-24

0-0 / 2-7

2-0 / 7-9


Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC

2016

R1* L - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #95) 7-5 7-5

LAUREN DAVIS

2016

R2 L - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #8) 6-3 3-6 6-3

R1 W - NAO HIBINO (JPN #60) 6-2 6-4

2015

R2 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4


2014

R16 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) W/O

R3 W - VARVARA LEPCHENKO (USA #51) 6-3 6-2

R2 W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #4) 6-0 7-6(2)

R1 W - YUNG-JAN CHAN (TPE #342) 6-4 6-3

2013



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Golubic:

Making main draw debut at Indian Wells. Last year fell in opening round of qualifying

One of 10 main draw debutantes in field - also Bellis, Brady, Collins, Dodin, Konjuh, Osaka and Wednesday’s 1r winners Day,

Ostapenko and Wang

Competing in main draw of Premier Mandatory event for the first time

Bidding to register only second win of 2017 today, having fallen 1r at Shenzhen (l. Chang), Hobart (l. Safarova) and Australian Open

(l. Kr.Pliskova). Reached 2r at Dubai (d. Buyukakcay, l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki)

Ended 2016 at No.57 for best year-end finish of career (up from No.178 in 2015)

Season highlights were winning maiden WTA singles title at Gstaad (d. Bertens in F) and R-Up finish at Linz (l. Cibulkova in F)

Made Grand Slam debut at 2016 Australian Open (as qualifier, l. Suárez Navarro in 1r). Qualified for Roland Garros reaching 2r (l.

Safarova). Lost 1r at US Open (l. Bellis) and fell in qualifying at Wimbledon. Prior to 2016 Australian Open, had fallen six times in

Grand Slam qualifying

Other 2016 highlights included QFs at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. Bencic), Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. eventual champion McHale) and

Guangzhou (l. Kontaveit). Reached 2r at Katowice (l. Babos) and Bastad (l. Errani), and fell 1r at Cincinnati (l. Nara) and Luxembourg (l.

Lisicki)

Posted first and second Top 50 wins (vs. No.18 Ka. Pliskova and No.33 Strycova) during 2016 Fed Cup World Group SF against Czech

Republic

Entering 2016, had posted just two tour-level main draw wins in career. By comparison, registered 20 main draw wins in 2016

Prior to 2016 had contested two tour-level events, having come through qualifying on both occasions: 2013 Bad Gastein (d. Bertens,

l. Hlavackova), 2014 Shenzhen (d. Wozniack, l. Beck)

Faces No.38 Davis today – owns a 7-8 record against Top 50 players, most recent wins coming against No.6 Muguruza via ret. and

No.29 Siegemund at 2016 Linz

Posted career-high ranking of No.53 on October 24, 2016

Opened 2016 season by winning her eighth (and most recent) singles title on ITF Circuit, at $25k ITF/Hong Kong-HKG. In addition,

owns 14 ITF doubles titles

Second-ranked behind Bacsinszky of two Swiss players in Top 100 (March 6, 2017)


MATCH NOTES

2012

R2 L - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #33) 6-3 6-2


2011

R1 L - ZUZANA ONDRASKOVA (CZE #87) 6-2 6-1


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Made WTA qualifying debut at 2010 Budapest, and main draw debut at 2013 Bad Gastein

Made debut on ITF Circuit at $10k ITF/Budapest-HUN in 2008

Plays with a one-handed backhand

Speaks German, English, Serbian and Croatian

Coached by Robert Orlik

Davis:

Making seventh consecutive main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result was R16 run in 2014 (d. No.4 seed Azarenka,

withdrew vs. Dellacqua w/stomach virus)

Owns three 2r appearances, in 2012 (l. Petrova), 2015 (l. Jankovic) and 2016 (l. Bencic). Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Halep) and 2011 (l.

Ondraskova)

Bidding to win 11th WTA main draw of the season today. By contrast, did not post 11th win in 2016 until September (Québec City)

One of 19 Americans in the main draw this year. Five fell in 1r on Wednesday

Strong start to the season highlighted by first career WTA title at Auckland (d. Konjuh in F). Also reached back-to-back QFs at Doha

(as qualifier, l. Wozniacki) and Dubai (l. eventual champion Svitolina), which was her first at a Premier 5 tournament. At Australian

Open made 1r exit (l. countrywoman Crawford)

Defeated No.16 Vesnina en route to Doha QF to register second Top 20 win of season – now owns 6-24 career record

Rose to career high No.37 after Dubai QF showing

Ended 2016 season at No.62 – fifth consecutive Top 100 season

2016 season highlights included reaching first WTA career singles finals at Washington D.C. (l. Wickmayer) and Québec City (as

qualifier, l. Dodin). Also reached SF at Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. eventual finalist Kvitova)

In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Sharapova) – equaling career-best Grand Slam result (also 2014

Australian Open and 2014 Wimbledon)

Also 1r exit at Roland Garros (l. Chirico) and 2r at US Open (l. Svitolina). Fell in qualifying at Wimbledon

2015 season highlight was reaching career-first WTA SF at Auckland (l. eventual champion V.Williams). Reached two further QFs in

2015, at Charleston (l. Keys) and Nottingham (l. A.Radwanska). Following 2015 Nottingham, only won three WTA main draw matches

in rest of 2015

Owns two career Top 10 wins: No.4 Azarenka (2014 Indian Wells) and No.7 Bouchard (2015 Charleston) – overall record is 2-7

US Fed Cup Team, 2014-15

Has won seven ITF Circuit singles titles

Won USTA girls’ 18 & Under national title in 2011, earning a US Open main draw wildcard

Made WTA qualifying debut at 2010 Miami (l. Parmentier)

Coached by Mark Schanerman




BNP PARIBAS OPEN – MATCH NOTES - DAY 1 STADIUM 1 [WC ] NICOLE GIBBS (USA #94) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108) Series tied 1-1 CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #55) vs. KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) First meeting MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) vs. [WC] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #248) First meeting KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54) vs. [WC] BETHANIE MATTEK SANDS (USA #160) Mattek-Sands leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level)

[LL] EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #83) vs. CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #44) Rodina leads 1-0 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN


Winner 1,175,505 1000 Winner 385,170 1000




Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10








[WC] NICOLE GIBBS (USA #94) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108)

Head to Head: 1-1

2016 CLAY O R1 HEATHER WATSON 139 mins 5-7 6-2 6-2 ROLAND GARROS 2014 HARD O R1 NICOLE GIBBS 85 mins 7-5 6-2 SEOUL

NICOLE GIBBS 94

89

03-03-1993 (24)

$110,650

$1,209,598

0 / 0

0 / 0

2-5 / 26-43

0-2 / 8-12

2-0 / 5-8

HEATHER WATSON 108

120

19-05-1992 (24)

$68,105

$2,335,551

0 / 3

0 / 3

5-4

2-2 / 82-106

1-2 / 31-45

1-2 / 21-28

WTA RANKING








3-2

2-2 / 53-65 2-5 / 24-32

0-2 / 0-9 0-1 / 0-6

0-0 / 1-6

0-0 / 5-30 0-0 / 1-14

0-0 / 9-5


Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



NICOLE GIBBS 2016


R3 W - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) 6-0 6-4

R2 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #24) 6-3 6-3

R1 W - ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #93) 6-1 6-0

R2* W - ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM (GER #61) 6-4 5-7 7-5

R1* W - VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (SUI #137) 7-5 7-5 2015

R1 L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #49) 6-3 7-5

HEATHER WATSON 2016

R2 L - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #34) 6-4 2-6 6-2

R1 W - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #9,999) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 2015

R16 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1

R3 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) 6-4 6-4

R2 W - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #33) 7-5 7-5

R1 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #62) 6-4 5-7 6-3 2014


R1 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #146) 7-5 6-4

R2* W - TELIANA PEREIRA (BRA #99) 6-2 6-2

R1* W - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #83) 6-1 6-4


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Watson:

• Making seventh overall appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making R16 in 2015 (l. Suarez

Navarro). Reached 2r in 2014 (as qualifier, l. A.Radwanska) and 2016 (l. Niculescu). Made 1r exit in 2013 (l. Begu) and

fell in 2011-12 qualifying

• Was moved in to main draw following pre-tournament withdrawal of Kucova (w/left knee injury)

• Owns a 1-14 record vs. Top 10 players, sole win coming here at Indian Wells in 2015 over No.8 A.Radwanska

• Fell 35 places in latest rankings run, dropping from No.73 to No.108 (week of March 6, 2017), as title-winning points

from 2016 Monterrey dropped off. Is first time out of Top 100 in WTA Rankings since May 2014 (at No.112)

• Coming off 2r exit at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic)

• Represented Great Britain in Fed Cup World Group II tie vs. Croatia in February, going 1-0 in singles (d. Vekic) before

teaming w/Konta to win decisive doubles rubber vs. Konjuh/Jurak. Great Britain face Romania in April in World

Group II play-off

• Made 2r at Australian Open (l. Brady), which was 25th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Defeat of home favourite

and No.21 Stosur in 1r was best win-by-ranking since overcoming No.18 Errani in 2016 Rome

• Opened 2017 season by teaming with Dan Evans to represent Great Britain at Hopman Cup

• Ended 2016 at No.77 for fifth non-consecutive Top 100 finish. Best year-end finish came in 2012 (No.49)

• Season highlights were landing third WTA singles title at Monterrey (d. Flipkens in F) and winning first Grand Slam

title in mixed doubles at Wimbledon (w/Kontinen, d. Farah/Groenefeld)

• Other titles came at 2012 Osaka and 2015 Hobart. Is now a perfect 3-0 in WTA singles finals

• Other notable results were reaching R16 at Miami (l. Halep) and QF run at Hobart (as defending champion, l.

Larsson)

• Represented Great Britain at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Svitolina), 2r in doubles (w/Konta, l.

H.Chan/Y.Chan) and QF in mixed doubles (w/A.Murray, l. Bopanna/Mirza)


2013

R1 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) 6-2 6-4 2012

R1* L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #86) 6-4 6-4 2011

R1* L - KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #104) 6-2 7-6(4)


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• Made 1r exit at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Beck, despite holding three match points in deciding set)

• 2015 highlight was winning Hobart title without dropping a set (d. Brengle in F). Achieved career-high ranking of

No.38 following the victory

• Lost status as British No.1 during 2015 Wuhan (as qualifier, l. Jankovic) – countrywoman Konta progressed to QF to

overtake her

• Best result across the Grand Slams are 3r showings at 2013 Australian Open (l. A.Radwanska) and Wimbledon in

2012 (l. eventual R-Up A.Radwanska) and 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams, having been two points from

victory)

• Currently Britain’s No.2 of two in Top 100 (after Konta) as at March 6, 2017

• In 2014, earned first Top 20 victories of career by defeating No.12 Pennetta (2014 Eastbourne) and No.12 Cibulkova

(2014 Montreal)

• A three-time doubles champion: 2012 Stanford (w/Erakovic), 2012 Dallas (w/Erakovic) and 2014 Baku (w/Panova)

• Missed two months in 2013 due to glandular fever (from Miami to Roland Garros). Struggled throughout 2014 with

continuing right rib injury

• With 2012 Osaka singles title, became first British woman to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988

• Made WTA debut at 2010 Miami (as WC, l. Pironkova in 1r); recorded first WTA main draw victory at 2010

Eastbourne, reaching 2r (as qualifier, d. Wozniak, l. eventual runner-up Azarenka)

• Member of Great Britain Fed Cup Team, 2011-17 and Great Britain Olympic Team, 2012, 2016

• Won US Open junior singles title in 2009

• Coached by John Laffnie de Jager. Still occasionally works with Diego Veronelli (who is not here at 2017 Australian

Open. Worked with Judy Murray during 2016 Australian swing

Gibbs:

• Making third appearance at Indian Wells. In 2016, came through qualifying to reach R16 (l. Kvitova) – one of only 13

qualifiers to reach R16 or better at BNP Paribas Open in 28 previous stagings

• In only other appearance here, fell 1r in 2015 (l. Puig)

• During run to R16 in 2016, scored best win-by-ranking of career-to-date with defeat of No.24 Keys in 2r

• Enters 2017 Indian Wells main draw on a wild card. Best result by a WC here is reaching SF, achieved by Hingis

(2006) and S.Williams (2015)

• Enters fortnight of Indian Wells at No.94 – her lowest ranking for exactly a year, when she was ranked No.95

contesting the BNP Paribas Open in 2016

• One of 19 women from USA contesting main draw this fortnight

• Coming off consecutive 1r exits, at Taipei City (l. Jabeur) and Acapulco (l. Parmentier)

• At Australian Open, posted joint-best result at a Grand Slam by reaching 3r (l. eventual champion S.Williams). Also

made 3r at 2014 US Open (as WC, l. Pennetta)

• Following loss to No.2 S.Williams, is still bidding for first win over Top 10 player, now going 0-6. Losses have come

to No.4 S.Williams (2012 Stanford), No.5 Kvitova (2012 New Haven), No.4 Kvitova (2015 US Open), No.9 Kvitova

(2016 Indian Wells), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Miami) and No.2 S.Williams (2017 Australian Open)

• Played main draw at all four Slams for first time in 2015, and played all four majors again in 2016

• Opened 2017 season with 1r exit at Auckland (l. Wozniacki) and subsequently fell 1r at Hobart (as LL, l. Petkovic)

• Posted second Top 100 finish in 2016 at No.76, up from year-end No.121 in 2015

• 2016 season highlights included reaching second WTA quarterfinal of career at Monterrey (as qualifier, l. Kontaveit)

• Maintained momentum through the ‘Sunshine Double’, reaching R16 at Indian Wells (as qualifier, d. No.24 Keys in

2r for best win by ranking of career to date; l. Kvitova) and 3r at Miami (l. Muguruza)

• Reached 2r on five occasions in 2016: Shenzhen, Australian Open, Nürnberg, Stanford and US Open (l. Siegemund)

• Fell 1r on seven occasions, including Roland Garros (l. Watson) and Wimbledon (l. Flipkens), and in qualifying five

times

• Successfully played her way through qualifying seven times across the 2016 season

• Owned 15 career WTA main draw wins prior to 2016 season; won 12 main draw matches in 2016 season alone

• American No.16 of 18 inside Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017)

• Achieved career-high ranking of No.68 the week of July 25, 2016

• Almost doubled career prize money in 2016, passing $1 million in earnings

• Made Top 100 debut September 22, 2014 after reaching career-first quarterfinal at Seoul (l. Ka.Pliskova)

• Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2012 Stanford (l. S.Williams in 2r)

• Winner of four singles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit

• Won her second consecutive NCAA singles title in 2013 as a junior at Stanford University, did not play her senior

year; decided to turn professional in June 2013

• Played first four WTA main draws in 2012, reaching 2r on two occasions

• Played first WTA qualifying event as a WC at 2009 Los Angeles

• Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007, when she won her first title

• Currently coached by Roger Smith, and father, Paul Gibbs, who introduced her to the sport when she was a toddler


CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #55) vs. KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87)


CATHERINE BELLIS 55

35

08-04-1999 (17)

$57,765

$440,287

0 / 0

0 / 0

3-1 / 12-8

1-0 / 5-2

1-0 / 1-2

KIRSTEN FLIPKENS 87

99

10-01-1986 (31)

$70,696

$3,368,426

0 / 1

0 / 1

4-5

4-6 / 149-161

1-2 / 53-49

1-1 / 44-34

WTA RANKING








0-0

4-6 / 99-100 3-1 / 10-7

1-1 / 2-4 1-0 / 1-3

0-0 / 0-2

0-1 / 10-46 0-1 / 5-22

0-0 / 12-14


Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



KIRSTEN FLIPKENS 2016

R2* L - ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH (BLR #102) 6-1 6-2

R1* W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #123) 7-5 6-3 2015


R1 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #82) 6-2 6-4 2014


R1 BYE 2013

R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) 3-6 6-3 6-0

R2 W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #58) 4-6 6-4 6-3

R1 BYE


from

Bellis:

• Making debut appearance at Indian Wells

• At 17, is the second-youngest player in the main draw this fortnight (after fellow 17-year-old Kayla Day). Also one

of seven teenagers, in addition to Bencic, Day, Kasatkina, Konjuh, Osaka and Ostapenko

• Currently ranked at a career-high No.55, having finished 2016 at No.90

• Coming off QF run at Dubai (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki). Scored her fifth, sixth and seventh wins vs. Top 50

opponents en route (d. No.27 Putintseva, No.41 Siegemund and No.6 A.Radwanska)

• Win over No.6 A.Radwanska in Dubai 3r marked first Top 10 win of career. Became the youngest player to defeat a

Top 10 opponent since 2014 US Open (Bencic d. No.7 Kerber and No.10 Jankovic) and the youngest American to

do so since 2009 Wimbledon (Oudin d. No.6 Jankovic). Now owns a 1-3 record against such players, with losses

over No.1 S.Williams at 2015 Miami, No.7 V.Williams at 2016 Stanford and No.2 Kerber at 2016 US Open

• Missed Australian swing with hip injury, making return by falling in qualifying at Doha

• Ended 2016 strongly, a 15-match winning streak bringing titles at $50k ITF/Saguenay-CAN, $50k ITF/Toronto-CAN

and WTA 125K Series event in Honolulu (d. No.23 Zhang in F); made Top 100 debut on November 7, 2016

• As qualifier at 2016 US Open, reached 3r (l. eventual champion Kerber) - her best result at a Grand Slam

• Only other Grand Slam main draw appearance came at 2014 US Open, where she upset No.13 Cibulkova in 1r

before falling to Diyas in three sets. At 15 years, 152 days, was the youngest player to win a match at US Open

since Kournikova in 1996 (15 years, 93 days)


2011


R2* W - MATHILDE JOHANSSON (FRA #68) 6-4 6-1

R1* W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #132) 6-2 7-6(4) 2010

R3 L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #7) 6-4 6-2


R1 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #54) 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1

2007

R1* L - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #132) 2-1


from

• In addition, 2014 result made her the youngest Grand Slam main draw participant since Cornet at 2005 Roland

Garros (15 years, 133 days), and youngest main draw participant at the US Open since 2004, when both

Karatantcheva (15 years, 34 days) and Vaidisova (15 years, 141 days) qualified

• Reached career-first tour-level QF at 2016 Stanford (l. V.Williams). During tournament she announced plan to play

collegiate tennis at Stanford University

• Also reached QF at Québec City (l. Boserup); in addition to US Open, Stanford and Québec City, other tour-level

event in 2016 came at Miami (l. Puig in 1r)

• On ITF Circuit, highlights in 2016 included title at $25k ITF/Sumter, SC-USA (d. Solovyeva in F) and a runner-up

finish at $25k ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA (l. Loeb)

• Lifetime record vs. Top 50 players stands at 7-4, wins coming over No.6 A.Radwanska (2017 Dubai), No.41

Siegemund (2017 Dubai), No.27 Putintseva (2017 Dubai), No.23 Zhang (2016 Honolulu), No.38 Ostapenko (2016

Stanford), No.32 Diyas (2015 Miami) and No.13 Cibulkova (2014 US Open)

• Ended 2015 at career-best No.248. Season highlight was reaching 3r at Miami (l. World No.1 S.Williams). Also

granted wildcard in to Stanford, falling 1r (l. Doi); broke Top 100 on November 7, 2016, finishing year at No.75

• 2014 ITF Junior World Champion; received award at ITF World Champions’ Dinner held during 2015 Roland Garros

• Made tour debut at $25k ITF/Rancho Santa Fe, CA-USA in March 2014

• Won notable junior titles in 2014, including the 50th Coffee Bowl, USTA International Spring Championships,

Easter Bowl Championship and 55° Trofeo Bonfiglio. Secured wildcard for 2014 US Open by winning USTA Girls’

18s National Championship

• Winner of four singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit

• Likes to be known as ‘CiCi’

• Born in San Francisco and resides in Atherton, CA. Is home schooled and is an only child

• Looks up to Kim Clijsters – models her game style and fighting spirit after her

• Coached by Anibal Aranda

Flipkens:

• Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r in 2013 (l.

Azarenka) and 2010 (l. Dementieva). Fell 2r in 2015 (l. Azarenka) and 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Dellacqua), 1r in 2011 (as

qualifier, l. Hradecka) and in qualifying in 2007 and 2016

• Enters Indian Wells following QF run at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic). Defeats of Zarazua and

Tomljanovic en route were first main draw wins since reaching 2r at Hobart in early January (l. eventual runner-up

Niculescu)

• Opened 2017 season at Auckland falling 1r (l. eventual runner-up Konjuh), before 2r exit at Hobart and opening

match defeat at Australian Open (l. Konta)

• Also fell 1r at St Petersburg (as qualifier, l. Cornet) and Budapest (l. Sasnovich). Posted 1-0 record during Belgium’s

Fed Cup win over Romania (d. No.36 Niculescu - best victory by ranking since d. No.27 Garcia at 2016 New Haven)

• 2016 marked seventh Top 100 season in past eight years, including a Top 20 finish in 2013 (at No.20)

• Posted 24 main draw match wins in 2016, the most since 2013 when she won 32 matches

• Season highlighted by third WTA singles final of career at 2016 Monterrey (l. Watson); record now stands at 1-2 in

singles finals, having won 2012 Québec City (d. Hradecka in F) and finishing runner-up at 2013 ‘s-Hertogenbosch

(l. Halep)

• Posted best win of career by ranking at 2016 Mallorca (grass) when she defeated No.2 Muguruza in 1r for second

career win against a Top 5 opponent (in addition to No.5 Stosur at ‘s-Hertogenbosch). Advanced to SF (l. eventual

champion Garcia)

• Reached QF at 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. eventual champion A.Radwanska) – marked first QF at Premier level in

two years, since her run to same stage at 2014 New Haven. Also a quarterfinalist at International-level Auckland,

Katowice and Tashkent in 2016

• Represented Belgium at Rio Olympics, advancing to R16 in singles (l. Siegemund) – upset No.6 V.Williams in 1r –

and reaching 2r in doubles (w/Wickmayer, l. Muguruza/Suárez Navarro)

• Won first WTA doubles title of career at 2016 Seoul (w/Larsson)

• Holds a 5-22 record vs. Top 10 opponents, with wins over No.5 Stosur (2012 ‘s-Hertogenbosch), No.8 Kvitova (2013

Miami), No.8 Kvitova (2013 Wimbledon) and No.2 Muguruza (2016 Mallorca) and No.6 V.Williams (2016 Rio

Olympics)

• Career-best Grand Slam result is a SF appearance at 2013 Wimbledon (d. Kvitova in QF, l. eventual champion

Bartoli). Best result at Australian Open is reaching R16 in 2013 (l. Sharapova); US Open is 3r in 2009 (l. eventual

champion Clijsters); at Roland Garros, she is yet to pass 2r

• Underwent surgery on right wrist on October 25, 2010. Battled injuries in first half of 2012, including blood clots in

calf discovered in April; was off tour for two months and as a result her ranking dropped as low as No.262 in June

that year

• Currently the third-ranked of three Belgian women in Top 100, behind Wickmayer and Mertens (week of March 6,

2017)

• Set career-high singles ranking of No.13 on August 5, 2013

• Member of the Belgian Fed Cup team that reached the competition’s final in 2006. Played on the team 2003-13,

2015-17

• On ITF Circuit won 12 singles and one doubles title; played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001

• Junior champion at 2003 Wimbledon (d. Chakvetadze in F) and 2003 US Open (d. Krajicek in F); subsequently

named ITF Junior World Champion

• Currently coached by Michiel Antheunis


MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) vs. [WC] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #248)


MONICA PUIG 43

26

27-09-1993 (23)

$149,193

$1,955,848

0 / 2

0 / 0

8-6 / 93-89

4-1 / 26-29

1-0 / 18-23

DANIELLE COLLINS 248

196

13-12-1993 (23)

$1,730

$100,649

0 / 0

0 / 0

0-0

0-0 / 0-2

0-0 / 0-1

0-0 / 1-0

WTA RANKING








3-4

0-0 / 0-2 8-6 / 58-59

0-4 / 13-25 0-1 / 3-6

0-1 / 6-5

0-0 / 0-1 0-0 / 0-1

0-0 / 0-0


Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration



MONICA PUIG 2016

R3 L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)


R1 W - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #71) 6-1 6-2 2015


R1 W - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #87) 6-3 7-5 2014

R1 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #43) 6-4 7-5 2013

R1 L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #33) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2

R2* W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #177) 7-6(2) 6-3

R1* W - SAMANTHA CRAWFORD (USA #254) 6-3 6-3


from

Puig:

• Making fifth main draw appearance in Indian Wells. Best result is reaching 3r in 2016 (l. Kasatkina, having held one

match point), followed by 2r in 2015 (l. Suárez Navarro). Fell 1r in 2014 (l. Svitolina) and 2013 (as qualifier, l. Cornet),

and in qualifying in 2012 and 2011

• Last month in Doha, reached third WTA Premier SF of career (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki); defeated three

higher-ranked opponents – Siegemund, Putintseva and Kasatkina – en route

• Followed this by reaching 3r in Dubai (l. Kerber) and QF in Acapulco (l. McHale)

• Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and Sydney (l. Wozniacki), before making 2r at

Australian Open (d. Tig, l. Barthel)

• Faces No.248 Collins today; last defeat to a player outside the Top 200 was in September 2014, against No.341

Yang in Wuhan qualifying

• Posted first Top 40 season finish in 2016, at No.32

• Finished 2016 season with QF run at International-level Tianjin (l. Kovinic); reached at least QF on eight occasions

during the year – also Sydney (R-Up; l. Kuznetsova in first final at Premier level), Prague (QF, l. Kuznetsova),

Nottingham (SF, l. Ka.Pliskova), Eastbourne (SF, as qualifier, l. Cibulkova), Florianopolis (SF, l. Begu), Rio Olympics

(Won, d. Kerber in F) and Tokyo [PPO] (QF, l. A.Radwanska)

• Made Top 30 debut the week of September 26, 2016 after QF run at Tokyo [PPO], posting career-high ranking of

No.27

• Made history at Rio Olympics in August, winning Puerto Rico’s first ever Gold medal. Posted two Top 5 wins en

route, over No.4 Muguruza (R16) and No.2 Kerber (F). Subsequently withdrew from Cincinnati (low back injury)

• Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Committees

(ANOC); award was presented in Doha last November

• Prior to Olympics, made SF at Florianopolis (l. eventual champion Begu)


2012

R2* L - ELENI DANIILIDOU (GRE #66) 7-6(1) 6-1

R1* W - KAI-CHEN CHANG (TPE #102) 6-2 6-4 2011

R2* L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #91) 3-6 6-4 6-1

R1* W - ANNE KEOTHAVONG (GBR #109) 6-4 6-1


from

• Best results in Grand Slam play in 2016 were 3r efforts at Australian Open (saved five match points during 2r win

vs. Kr.Pliskova, in addition to the Czech serving a WTA record 31 aces in the match – beating Lisicki’s 27 vs. Bencic

at 2015 Birmingham) and Roland Garros (l. Keys)

• Scored best result at WTA Premier Mandatory tournament with 3r run at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Kasatkina); this was

followed by 2r exit at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka)

• Owns 3-6 career record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents (wins coming over No.5 Errani at 2013 Wimbledon, and No.4

Muguruza and No.2 Kerber at 2016 Olympics)

• Owns 2-1 record in singles finals, having won 2014 Strasbourg (d. Soler-Espinosa in F) and 2016 Olympics (d.

Kerber in F), and finished as R-Up at 2016 Sydney (l. Kuznetsova)

• First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA singles title; Kristina Brandi and Gigi Fernandez, both born in

Puerto Rico, won titles while playing under USA flag

• On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, became first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a Grand

Slam in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi’s best results at Grand Slams were representing USA)

• In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening match,

becoming the first 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)

• Advanced to the final of two junior Grand Slams: 2011 Australian Open (l. Mestach) and 2011 Roland Garros (l.

Jabeur)

• During 2016 off-season, hosted an exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in December

• Coached by Juan Todero

Collins:

• Making Indian Wells debut, which marks just third tour-level main draw appearance

• Has contested US Open twice, entering on a wild card in 2014 (l. Halep in 1r) and 2016 (l. Rodina in 1r). Will also

receive wildcard to 2017 US Open after winning last year’s American Collegiate Invitational

• Also played WTA 125k event in Honolulu, reaching 2r (d. Maria via ret., l. Crawford)

• 2017 marks first year as a professional following an illustrious college career at University of Virginia; on ITF Circuit

reached QF at $25k ITF/Daytona Beach-USA and 2r at $25k ITF/Rancho Santa Fe-USA

• Faces World No.43 Puig today; owns a 0-2 record against Top 50 opponents (No.2 Halep at 2014 US Open, No.42

Beck at 2016 New Haven qualifying)

• Best win of career rankings-wise came last summer, over No.98 Voegele in qualifying at 2016 New Haven

• In 2015-16 College season claimed her second NCAA singles title in three seasons; became only the seventh

woman to win two NCAA singles titles

• Finished 2016 strongly, winning $50k ITF/Stillwater-USA, reaching final at $50k ITF/Macon-USA and 2r at WTA

125K Series in Honolulu

• Won only other ITF singles title, at 2011 $10k ITF/Williamsburg-USA

• Ended 2016 at No.299, up from No.950 in 2014 (did not play on tour in 2015); achieved career-high No.248 ranking

on Monday

• Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 New Haven (l. Hsieh)

• Named 2016 Honda Sport Award winner for tennis and candidate for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year

• Graduated in 2016 as the top ranked collegiate player in the country with a degree in media studies

• Introduced to tennis by father aged three

• Coached by Andres Alacron


KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54) vs. [WC] BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #160)

Head to Head: BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS leads 1-0 (first meeting at tour, main draw level)

2014 HARD O [Q] R1 BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS 74 mins 6-3 6-4 DUBAI


49

21-03-1992 (24)

$148,678

$1,298,631

0 / 1

0 / 3

5-4 / 28-54

3-3 / 12-28

4-0 / 16-8

BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS 160

149

23-03-1985 (31)

$294,855

$6,092,609

0 / 0

2 / 24

5-12

0-2 / 123-159

0-1 / 41-66

0-0 / 29-38

WTA RANKING








0-1

0-2 / 62-95 5-4 / 23-33

0-2 / 1-7 0-2 / 1-4

0-1 / 1-3

0-0 / 17-54 0-0 / 6-27

0-0 / 6-15


Rnd Result Duration

Rnd Result Duration




R1 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5

R2* W - XINYUN HAN (CHN #122) 6-1 6-2

R1* W - SACHIA VICKERY (USA #159) 6-0 4-6 6-3 2013

R1* L - GRACE MIN (USA #187) 4-6 7-6(8) 6-3

BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS 2016

R1 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #43) 6-2 6-2 2015

R1 L - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #96) 6-4 5-7 7-5 2014

R1 L - CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #77) 6-3 7-5 2013

R1 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #64) 5-7 6-3 6-1 2012

R1 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #42) 6-2 6-3 2011

R2 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #12) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

R1 W - VERA DUSHEVINA (RUS #51) 6-4 6-4 2010

R2 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #20) 6-2 6-3

R1 W - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #45) 7-5 7-5


from

Kr.Pliskova:

• Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. In 2016, came through qualifying to make 1r exit (l.

Shvedova). Fell in 2015 qualifying

• Playing fortnight of BNP Paribas Open at a career-high No.54 (achieved week of February 27, 2017)

• This is the first time in her career she has received direct acceptance into a WTA Premier Mandatory event

• Entering 2017 Indian Wells, has served fourth-most aces this season (75 from nine matches). Sister Karolina tops

the list (140 from 15 matches)

• Coming off reaching 2r at Dubai (l. Davis). 1r win over No.25 Vinci was joint-best win-by-ranking in a completed

match (level with defeat of No.25 Kuznetsova at 2015 Wimbledon)

• Best outright win-by-ranking came with defeat of No.10 Bencic via retirement at 2016 Miami

• Began Middle Eastern swing by falling in qualifying at Doha

• Posted joint-best Grand Slam result at Australian Open, advancing to 3r (l. World No.1 Kerber). Has also reached 3r

at 2015 Wimbledon

• Opened 2017 season with QF run at Shenzhen (l. Konta); also 1r exit at Hobart (l. Larsson)


2009

R2 L - GISELA DULKO (ARG #36) 6-1 6-3

R1 W - TATHIANA GARBIN (ITA #57) 6-4 6-4 2008

R1 L - ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS #101) 6-2 6-1 2007

R2 L - NICOLE VAIDISOVA (CZE #10) 6-4 6-1

R1 W - BRENDA SCHULTZ-MCCARTHY (NED #251) 6-1 6-1 2006

R2 L - SANIA MIRZA (IND #45) 6-2 3-6 7-5

R1 W - NICOLE PRATT (AUS #135) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3

R2* W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #129) 1-6 6-4 7-5

R1* W - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #139) 6-4 2-6 4-4 2005

R1* L - ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR #88) 4-6 6-2 6-2 2004

R1* L - YULIYA BEYGELZIMER (UKR #124) 4-6 7-5 6-1 2003

R1 L - FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #68) 6-0 4-6 6-1


from

• Ended 2016 at No.61 for career-best year-end finish

• Season highlight was reaching first WTA singles final at Tashkent, defeating Hibino in final for first career singles

title

• Served fifth-most aces in 2016, hitting 274 from 24 matches (tour level, main draw only). Sister Karolina served the

most – 530 from 61 matches. Hold WTA record for most aces served in a match – 31 vs. Puig at 2016 Australian

Open, beating Lisicki’s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham (Kr.Pliskova blew 5 match points and lost match)

• Aside from run to final at 2016 Tashkent, did not progress beyond 2r at any other tour-level event, falling at this

stage at Australian Open (l. Puig), Miami (l. Begu), Katowice (l. Ostapenko) and Luxembourg (l. Davis)

• At Grand Slam level, has reached 3r on two occasions – at 2017 Australian Open (l. Kerber) and 2015 Wimbledon (l.

Niculescu). Best result at Roland Garros is 1r in 2013 and 2015; at US Open is 2r in 2012

• Continues to play on ITF Circuit, and reached final at 2016 $50k ITF/Kreuzlingen-SUI. Overall owns 10 ITF singles

and eight doubles titles

• Wimbledon junior singles champion in 2010 (d. Ishizu in final)

• At 2013 Linz, with sister Karolina became first set of twins to ever win a WTA doubles title; the sisters also won

titles at 2014 Bad Gastein and 2014 Hong Kong

• Currently the Czech No.6 of six women in Top 100 (March 6, 2017)

• Made WTA main draw debut as WC at 2007 Prague (l. Bartoli)

• Began playing tennis at age four

• Favorite foods are strawberries, melons and Italian cuisine

• Plays left-handed – twin sister Karolina, currently ranked No.3, is right-handed

• Coached by former ATP World Tour player Ivo Minar and trains at Sparta Praha Tennis Club

Mattek-Sands:

• Making 13th main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Has never progressed beyond the 2r at BNP Paribas Open,

reaching this stage in 2006 (as qualifier, l. Mirza), 2007 (l. Vaidisova), 2009 (l. Dulko), 2010 (l. Peer) and 2011 (l. Peer)

• Has made 1r exits on seven occasions, including the last five consecutive years – 2003 (l. Pennetta), 2008 (l.

Kudryavtseva) , 2012 (l. Makarova), 2013 (l. Hampton), 2014 (l. Garcia), 2015 (l. Townsend) and 2016 (l. Beck)

• Fell in 2004-05 qualifying

• Enters 2017 Indian Wells main draw on a wild card, and one of 19 players from the USA contesting singles draw at

BNP Paribas Open

• Bidding for first main draw match win of 2017 today, having fallen in 1r at Brisbane (as qualifier, l. Aiava), fallen in

Australian Open qualifying, and posted opening match loss at Acapulco (as qualifier l. Watson)

• Reigning doubles champion here at Indian Wells w/Vandeweghe (d. Ka.Pliskova/Goerges in F). Went on to capture

the Sunshine Double, also winning title w/Safarova at 2016 Miami

• Current World No.1 in doubles – simply needs to win one match this fortnight w/Safarova to secure ranking during

Indian Wells. Should the team lose to McHale/Niculescu in 1r, Mladenovic would need to win the title

(w/Kuznetsova) to usurp her

• Has won two titles already in doubles in 2017, at Brisbane (w/Mirza, which saw her ascend to World No.1) and

Australian Open (w/Safarova). Now owns 24 career doubles titles

• Finished 2016 ranked No.165 in singles (down from No.61 in 2015) and No.5 in doubles

• Season highlight was winning gold medal in mixed doubles at the Rio Olympics (w/Sock)

• Won just five main draw singles matches across last season, at Charleston (d. Pereira in 1r, l. Begu), Bastad (d.

Bertens in 1r, l. Goerges), Seoul (d. Voegele in 1r, l. Zhang) and Hong Kong (d. Eraydin, Garcia, l. Mladenovic)

• In doubles in 2016, won titles at Indian Wells (w/Vandeweghe) and Miami (w/Safarova), as well as going on a

18-match winning streak with Safarova as the team won the US Open (d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F), Wuhan (d.

Mirza/Strycova in F) and Beijing (d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F). Run ended in F at WTA Finals (l. Makarova/Vesnina – a

win would have seen Mattek-Sands reach World No.1)

• In 2015 scored best year-end finish for doubles at No.3. Qualified for 2015 WTA Finals w/Safarova – team won

Australian Open (their first tournament together), Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Toronto. In Singapore the pair

went 1-2 in RR stage and failed to progress

• 2015 singles highlight was QF run at Premier-mandatory level Beijing (as qualifier, l. Muguruza). Was first Premier

Mandatory QF since 2011 Madrid

• Reached 3r at three Slams in 2015: Australian Open (l. Halep), Wimbledon (as qualifier, l. Bencic) and US Open (l.

S.Williams). Fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. Begu)

• Across all the Slams, had advanced to R16 twice at a major – 2008 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams) and 2013 Roland

Garros (l. Kirilenko). Best result at Australian Open is 3r in 2015 (l. Halep)

• Posted sixth career win over a Top 10 opponent in 2r at 2015 Wimbledon, d. No.7 Ivanovic. Other wins have been

over No.10 Bartoli (2008 Wimbledon), No.4 Schiavone (2011 Madrid), No.7 Errani (2013 Stuttgart), No.6 Li (2013

Roland Garros) and No.5 A.Radwanska (2014 Sydney)

• In 2014, missed six months (mid-March to mid-September) due to left hip injury; returned in autumn, but ranking

dipped to No.175 for year-end rankings

• Still searching for first WTA singles title but is a four-time runner-up: at 2008 Québec City (l. top seed Petrova in 3s);

2010 Québec City (l. Paszek in 3s); 2011 Hobart (l. Gajdosova) and 2013 Kuala Lumpur (as WC, l. Ka.Pliskova in 3s)

• Posted second career Top 50 season in 2013, finishing at No.47 despite missing all events after Québec City (week

after US Open) due to right knee injury

• Broke Top 50 on July 28, 2008; underwent hip surgery in 2009 to repair a torn labrum and struggled upon her

return, dropping as low as No.154 in January 2010. Broke Top 30 on July 11, 2011 (at career-high No.30) – but due

to right shoulder injury played just one match for rest of season (l. Hercog 1r US Open)

• Won Grand Slam mixed doubles titles at 2012 Australian Open (w/Tecau) and 2015 Roland Garros (w/M.Bryan);

runner-up at 2015 US Open (w/Querrey)

• Member of US Fed Cup Team, 2009-11 (played in 2010 Fed Cup final, which US lost to Italy) and 2016-2017, most

recently partnering Rogers to win doubles rubbers over Germany in World Group tie in February

• Coached by Adam Altschuler


[LL] EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #83) vs. CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #44)

Head to Head: EVGENIYA RODINA leads 1-0

2016 HARD O R1 EVGENIYA RODINA 115 mins 6-1 5-7 6-0 TIANJIN

EVGENIYA RODINA 83

53

04-02-1989 (28)

$47,968

$1,368,502

0 / 0

0 / 0

0-4 / 47-67

0-0 / 13-15

0-1 / 16-7

CHRISTINA MCHALE 44

32

11-05-1992 (24)

$116,675

$2,944,881

0 / 1

0 / 2

8-7

7-6 / 136-143

2-3 / 55-56

1-3 / 31-32

WTA RANKING








2-3

7-6 / 86-87 0-4 / 31-42

0-1 / 0-12 0-0 / 0-6

0-0 / 3-3

0-3 / 13-56 0-1 / 6-28

1-0 / 12-9


Rnd Result Duration

R2* M. BARTHEL d. E. RODINA 6-4,6-4 85 mins

R1* E. RODINA d. F. ABANDA 7-6(2),6-3 94 mins

Rnd Result Duration



EVGENIYA RODINA 2016

R1* L - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #379) 6-2 7-6(1) 2015

R1 L - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #78) 6-3 6-3

R2* W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #121) 2-6 6-3 6-4

R1* W - GABRIELA DABROWSKI (CAN #179) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 2012

R1* L - ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (AUS #101) 6-2 7-5 2011

R1* L - OLGA SAVCHUK (UKR #149) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1 2010

R1* L - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #140) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2

CHRISTINA MCHALE 2016

R3 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #28) 6-4 2-6 6-4


R1 W - CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #41) 6-4 6-4 2015

R2 L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #24) 4-6 6-2 6-1

R1 W - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #89) 6-4 7-5 2014

R1 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) 7-6(4) 6-4 2013

R2 L - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #15) 4-6 6-4 6-1

R1 W - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #50) 6-3 6-4


from

Rodina:

• Making fourth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching 3r on debut in

2008 (l. Medina Garrigues). Made 1r exits in 2009 (as qualifier, l. Razzano) and 2015 (as qualifier, l. Siniakova). Fell in

2010-12 and 2016 qualifying

• Enters 2017 Indian Wells main draw as Lucky Loser following S.Williams withdrawal (w/left knee injury). Had lost in

final qualifying round to Barthel

• Bidding for first main draw match win of 2017 today, having fallen 1r at Shenzhen (l. Wang), Australian Open (l.

Pavlyuchenkova), Taipei City (l. Svitolina) and Budapest (l. Korpatsch). Also fell in Sydney and Doha qualifying

• Ended 2016 at No.104, down from No.84 in 2015

• 2016 season highlight was QF run at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June (l. eventual champion Vandeweghe), which also

marked first main draw wins of 2016

• Advanced to 2r at two of the Grand Slams in 2016, at Wimbledon (d. Tsurenko, l. Strycova) and US Open (d. Collins, l.

Cibulkova). Has now reached this stage at the majors seven times, only once advancing to the 3r (at 2008

Wimbledon)

• Closed out 2016 with strong showings at WTA 125k events, winning title in Taipei (d. Chang in F) and reaching SF in

Honolulu (l. Zhang). In doubles, reached first tour-level final at Bastad (w/Beck, l. Arruabarrena/ Knoll in F)

• Finished 2015 season at career-high year end ranking of No.84 (previous best was No.93 in 2011)

• Highlights on 2015 season included SF run at Tashkent (l. Vekic) and QFs at Pattaya City (l. Tomljanovic) and Baku

(l. Gasparyan). Also reached 2r at Wimbledon (l. Jankovic) and US Open (l. Stosur)


2009

R1 L - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #40) 6-3 6-4

R2* W - TATJANA MARIA (GER #170) 3-6 6-2 6-4

R1* W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #113) 6-4 6-2 2008

R3 L - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #31) 6-3 7-5

R2 W - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #26) 6-0 6-7(2) 6-2

R1 W - ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA (RUS #183) 6-4 6-3

R2* W - ROSSANA DE LOS RÍOS (PAR #117) 6-3 6-2

R1* W - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #367) 7-5 6-2

2012

R16 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #19) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)

R3 W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #3) 2-6 6-2 6-3

R2 W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #54) 6-3 7-5

R1 BYE 2011

R3 L - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #20) 3-6 6-4 6-2

R2 W - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #13) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)

R1 W - AKGUL AMANMURADOVA (UZB #66) 6-3 6-1 2010

R1 L - VANIA KING (USA #76) 7-5 6-3


from

• Ended 2015 season with SF showing at WTA 125k event in Taipei

• Passed $1 million prize money mark towards end of 2015 season

• Career-best ranking is No.74 (February 28, 2011)

• Coach and husband is Denis Shteyngart; they have a daughter, Anna, born in November 2012 (Evgeniya returned

to tour in August 2013)

• Has won 14 ITF singles titles and six ITF doubles titles

• Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004 and made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Tashkent, advancing to

QF

McHale:

• Making eighth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result here is reaching R16 in 2012 (after 1r bye, d. Vesnina and

No.3 Kvitova, l. Kerber). Made 3r twice, in 2011 (l. Petrova) and 2016 (l. Stosur), and posted 2r results in 2013 (l.

Kirilenko) and 2015 (l. Cornet). Fell 1r on debut in 2010 (l. King) and 2014 (l. Dellacqua)

• One of 19 American women to begin 2017 Indian Wells main draw

• Is 3-13 vs. Top 5 opponents in her career, with two such wins coming here at Indian Wells - over No.3 Kvitova (2011

Indian Wells), No.1 Wozniacki (2012 Cincinnati) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Indian Wells)

• Coming off SF run at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic). Made last four in Acapulco in 2016 also

• During Middle Eastern swing, fell 1r in Doha (as qualifier, l. Vesnina) and made 3r in Dubai (l. eventual champion

Svitolina)

• Opened 2017 at Brisbane, reaching 2r (l. eventual R-Up Cornet), before 2r loss at Sydney (l. eventual R-Up

A.Radwans) and 1r exit at Australian Open (l. Kucova)

• Posted third non-consecutive Top 50 season in 2016 (first since 2012), at No.45 – her sixth successive Top 100

season

• Currently US No.7 of 18 women in Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017)

• Is one of 8 American women to have won a title (Tokyo [Japan Open]) in the last year along with S.Williams, Keys,

V.Williams, Vandeweghe, Davis, Stephens and Falconi

• Won a career-best 26 main draw matches in 2016

• 2016 season highlighted by winning first WTA singles title of career at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. Siniakova in F). Now

1-1 in tour-level finals, having been runner-up at 2014 Acapulco (l. Cibulkova)

• Other singles highlights in 2016 included SF at Acapulco and R16 at Madrid and Rome

• 2016 season also brought first two WTA doubles titles of career, captured at Hobart (w/Han) and Tianjin (w/Peng)

• In April, helped USA defeat Australia in Fed Cup WG play-off in Brisbane (d. Stosur in three sets)

• Directly after 2016 Australian Open, won second ITF Circuit singles title of career at $50k ITF/Maui-USA

• Has played 29 Grand Slam main draws, advancing to 3r five times, including four in a row (2011 US Open through

2012 Wimbledon)

• Pushed top seed and eventual champion S.Williams to three sets in 2r at 2016 Wimbledon

• Achieved career-best ranking of No.24 the week of August 20, 2012, but contracted mononucleosis and dropped

out of the Top 100 on August 12, 2013 (to No.115), before finishing the year at No.68

• Enjoyed breakout year in 2012 when she became youngest member of US Olympic tennis team (four days

younger than Ryan Harrison); also reached 3r of three straight Slams (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon)

• Broke into Top 100 on March 21, 2011 and Top 50 on September 12 the same year

• Played first WTA qualifying at 2008 New Haven and made main draw debut at 2009 Australian Open (both as WC);

recorded first tour-level match win at 2009 US Open (in second tour-level main draw)

• Lived in Hong Kong from age three to eight after father’s job was relocated

• Older sister Lauren played college tennis; she is engaged to ATP player Ryan Harrison

• Coached by Jorge Todero

Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLSINDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8 - 19, 2017 | USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY

All data as at Monday, Mar 06 2017

STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2017) ALL CAREER

Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L - 5 - 7 - 7 - 8

DOB Sep 25, 1987 (29)

Residence Bucharest, Romania

Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Prize Career $4,461,587

Prize YTD $83,374

Career High Singles Rank 28 (Feb 27 2012)

Career High Doubles Rank 15 (Aug 29 2016)

Tie Break W - L 0 - 1 24 - 25 0 - 1 67 - 59

WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 3

WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 7

Surface (HARD) W - L 4 - 5 122 - 118 4 - 5 258 - 170

Surface (CLAY) W - L 0 - 0 20 - 36 0 - 0 163 - 99

Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 0 12 - 17 0 - 0 20 - 22

Top 5 W - L 0 - 0 0 - 14 0 - 0 0 - 14

Top 10 W - L 0 - 0 3 - 31 0 - 0 3 - 31

Top 20 W - L 0 - 0 10 - 53 0 - 0 10 - 53

Top 100 W - L 3 - 3 105 - 150 3 - 3 136 - 178

vs. Left Hander W - L 0 - 0 12 - 13 0 - 0 23 - 21

45SinglesRanking

ROU

1 Set W - L 3 - 1 119 - 44 3 - 1 381 - 79


Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L 0 - 0 5 - 7 0 - 0 7 - 8

Grand Slam W - L 0 - 1 23 - 36 0 - 1 39 - 42

Overall W - L 4 - 5 154 - 171 4 - 5 445 - 297

3 Set W - L 1 - 2 53 - 68 1 - 2 108 - 127

PERFORMANCE - SINGLES*

59Road To

Singapore

SERVICE RECORD YTD 2017 RETURN RECORD YTD 2017

Aces 3 1st Serve Return Points Won 37.8%

Double Faults 6 2nd Serve Return Points Won 55.1%

1st Serve 84.5% Break Point Opportunities 68

1st Serve Points Won 54.8% Break Points Converted 48.5%

2nd Serve Points Won 54.4% Return Games Played 86

Break Points Faced 71 Return Games Won 38.4%

Break Points Saved 59.2% Return Points Won 45.6%

Service Games Played 86 Total Points Won 50.1%

Service Games Won 66.3%

Service Points Won 54.7%

MATCH FACTS**2017 Events: 4 Played 2017 Matches: 9 Played (4 - 5 win-loss)

*Stats include active tournament results

**Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and GrandSlam events only, and includes active tournament results

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STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL CAREER# of Match Appearances 9 580 764

GRAND SLAM

W / L

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 10

ROLAND GARROS 1 - 8

WIMBLEDON 7 - 9

US OPEN 7 - 9

TOTAL 23 - 36

Best Previous Results (INDIAN WELLS)

8 appearances at INDIAN WELLS:- R3 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-1)- R2 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Serena Williams 7-5 7-5)- R2 Main Draw in 2014 (l. Ekaterina Makarova 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3)- R2 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Kirsten Flipkens 4-6 6-4 6-3)- R2 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Sofia Arvidsson 6-3 6-3)- R2 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Marion Bartoli 2-6 6-3 6-2)- R1 Qualifying in 2010 (l. Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-0 6-1)- R1 Main Draw in 2009 (l. Anna-lena Groenefeld 6-3 6-0)

2017 Season Summary

GS PM P5 P IS OtherF - - - - 1 - 1SF - - - - - - -QF - - - - 1 - 1R16 - - - - 2 - 2Other 1 - - 1 2 1 5

TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES

GS=Grand Slams PM=Premier Mandatory P5=Premier 5 P=Premier IS=International Other=Fed Cup, WTA Finals, Tournament of Champs

4 tournaments in 2017: ** indicates opening match at tournament

- F Main Draw in Hobart (l. Elise Mertens 6-3 6-1)- R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Qiang Wang 7-6(1) 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in St. Petersburg (l. Ana Konjuh 1-6 6-3 6-2)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Anna Blinkova 6-2 4-6 6-4)

'17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08

1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 1R

- 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R - 1R 1R

- 2R 4R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R

- 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 4R 1R 1R 1R

BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Main Draw in Hobart (d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB #54) 6-2 6-3) 54

MONICA NICULESCU







2015 - Second-best season to date (finishing No.39 - finished 2011 at No.30); runner-up at Nottingham (l. to Konjuh in final); SF at Bucharest (l.to Errani); QF twice at Washington DC and Guangzhou; reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times(incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Acapulco and Monterrey w/left footinjury. 2014 - Another Top 50 season (finishing No.47); won one WTA title at Guangzhou (d. Cornet in final); SF at Bucharest (l. to Halep); QF threetimes at Shenzhen, Hobart and Florianopolis; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r four times (incl. Indian Wells - l. to Makarova 5776(3) 63; held 1mp at 75 65, Roland Garros - l. to Ormaechea 26 75 62; held mp at 62 54, and US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledonand Monterrey - l. to Morita 64 36 76(1); held 2mp at 5-4 third set) and in qualifying five times; won two WTA doubles titles. 2013 - Another Top 100 season; won one WTA title at Florianopolis (d. Puchkova in final); SF twice at Shenzhen (l. to Koukalova) andMonterrey (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); QF twice at Hobart and Washington DC; reached 2r seven times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. Wimbledon - l. toBarthel 63 46 75; held 3mp at 5-4 third set, and other three majors) and in qualifying twice.. 2012 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to V.Williams in final); QF at Doha; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2reight times; fell 1r 12 time (incl. other three majors); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; missed all tournamentsbetween Wimbledon and US Open w/left hand injury (withdrew from Stanford, Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal, Cincinnati and Dallas). 2011 - First Top 30 season (finishing No.30); runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to Azarenka in final); SF twice at Estoril (l. to Medina Garrigues) andBeijing (l. to Petkovic); reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. RolandGarros) and in qualifying five times; went into US Open ranked No.68 but finished No.30 on November 7 year-end rankings (after last threeevents at US Open, Beijing and Luxembourg); withdrew from Budapest, Bad Gastein and Tashkent w/abdominal injury. 2010 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Tashkent (l. to Vesnina); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. AustralianOpen, US Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. Roland Garros); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Strasbourg and Tashkent; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 14 times (incl. otherthree majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title; withdrew from Marbella, Barcelona and Bad Gastein w/forearm injury. 2008 - First Top 50 season; QF at Tashkent; reached 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and inqualifying five times; made Top 100 debut on May 19 (rose from No.111 to No.86) and Top 50 debut on November 10 (rose from No.53 to No.47); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2007 - Played first WTA main draw at Dubai, falling 1r (as WC, l. to Kirilenko); fell in qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won three singlestitles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2005 - Played first WTA qualifying at Modena; won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2003 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title and one doubles title.

SINGLES Winner (3): 2016 - Luxembourg; 2014 - Guangzhou; 2013 - Florianopolis. Finalist (5): 2017 - Hobart; 2016 - Seoul; 2015 - Nottingham; 2012 - Luxembourg; 2011 - Luxembourg. DOUBLES Winner (7): 2016 - Shenzhen (w/King), Washington DC (w/Wickmayer), New Haven (w/Mirza); 2014 - Shenzhen, Hobart (both w/Koukalova);2012 - Hobart (w/Begu); 2009 - Budapest (w/Kleybanova). Finalist (14): 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). ADDITIONAL Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2004-08, 2011, 2014-16.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

CAREER IN REVIEW

OTHER INFORMATION

Coached by Calin Ciorbagiu ... Mother is Cristiana and father is Mihai (both engineers); sister is Gabriela... Enjoys music, shopping, movies andfashion ... Favorite cities are Bucharest and New York ... Favorite player is Agassi; admires Federer and Nadal ... Favorite movie is Gladiator;favorite TV show is Friends.

MONICA NICULESCU







2015 - Second-best season to date (finishing No.39 - finished 2011 at No.30); runner-up at Nottingham (l. to Konjuh in final); SF at Bucharest (l.to Errani); QF twice at Washington DC and Guangzhou; reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times(incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Acapulco and Monterrey w/left footinjury. 2014 - Another Top 50 season (finishing No.47); won one WTA title at Guangzhou (d. Cornet in final); SF at Bucharest (l. to Halep); QF threetimes at Shenzhen, Hobart and Florianopolis; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r four times (incl. Indian Wells - l. to Makarova 5776(3) 63; held 1mp at 75 65, Roland Garros - l. to Ormaechea 26 75 62; held mp at 62 54, and US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledonand Monterrey - l. to Morita 64 36 76(1); held 2mp at 5-4 third set) and in qualifying five times; won two WTA doubles titles. 2013 - Another Top 100 season; won one WTA title at Florianopolis (d. Puchkova in final); SF twice at Shenzhen (l. to Koukalova) andMonterrey (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); QF twice at Hobart and Washington DC; reached 2r seven times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. Wimbledon - l. toBarthel 63 46 75; held 3mp at 5-4 third set, and other three majors) and in qualifying twice.. 2012 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to V.Williams in final); QF at Doha; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2reight times; fell 1r 12 time (incl. other three majors); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; missed all tournamentsbetween Wimbledon and US Open w/left hand injury (withdrew from Stanford, Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal, Cincinnati and Dallas). 2011 - First Top 30 season (finishing No.30); runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to Azarenka in final); SF twice at Estoril (l. to Medina Garrigues) andBeijing (l. to Petkovic); reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. RolandGarros) and in qualifying five times; went into US Open ranked No.68 but finished No.30 on November 7 year-end rankings (after last threeevents at US Open, Beijing and Luxembourg); withdrew from Budapest, Bad Gastein and Tashkent w/abdominal injury. 2010 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Tashkent (l. to Vesnina); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. AustralianOpen, US Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. Roland Garros); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Strasbourg and Tashkent; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 14 times (incl. otherthree majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title; withdrew from Marbella, Barcelona and Bad Gastein w/forearm injury. 2008 - First Top 50 season; QF at Tashkent; reached 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and inqualifying five times; made Top 100 debut on May 19 (rose from No.111 to No.86) and Top 50 debut on November 10 (rose from No.53 to No.47); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2007 - Played first WTA main draw at Dubai, falling 1r (as WC, l. to Kirilenko); fell in qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won three singlestitles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2005 - Played first WTA qualifying at Modena; won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2003 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title and one doubles title.

MONICA NICULESCU









DOB Sep 13, 1987 (29)

Residence Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Height 5' 11" (1.80 m)


Prize YTD $55,838

Career High Singles Rank 31 (Sep 13 2010)

Career High Doubles Rank 141 (Mar 23 2009)

Tie Break W - L 0 - 0 50 - 37 2 - 0 87 - 59



Surface (HARD) W - L 4 - 5 80 - 124 4 - 5 183 - 168

Surface (CLAY) W - L 0 - 0 46 - 61 0 - 0 140 - 95

Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 0 29 - 23 0 - 0 44 - 29

Top 5 W - L 0 - 1 6 - 19 0 - 1 6 - 19

Top 10 W - L 0 - 1 12 - 33 0 - 1 12 - 33

Top 20 W - L 0 - 1 21 - 77 0 - 1 21 - 78

Top 100 W - L 0 - 3 114 - 196 0 - 3 151 - 225

vs. Left Hander W - L 0 - 0 10 - 14 0 - 0 20 - 22

63SinglesRanking

BUL

1 Set W - L 1 - 0 137 - 44 4 - 0 354 - 68



Grand Slam W - L 0 - 1 41 - 45 0 - 1 47 - 47

Overall W - L 1 - 3 157 - 211 4 - 5 388 - 299

3 Set W - L 1 - 1 36 - 69 1 - 2 73 - 110


154Road To

Singapore















TSVETANA PIRONKOVA









11 appearances at INDIAN WELLS:- R2 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 6-1)- R2 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Alizé Cornet 7-5 3-6 6-2)- R2 Main Draw in 2010 (l. Alisa Kleybanova 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1)- R2 Main Draw in 2009 (l. Dinara Safina 7-6(8) 6-2)- R2 Main Draw in 2008 (l. Alona Bondarenko 6-3 7-6(2))- R2 Main Draw in 2007 (l. Marion Bartoli 6-1 6-2)- R2 Main Draw in 2006 (l. Justine Henin 6-2 6-2)- R1 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Sesil Karatantcheva 7-5 6-1)- R1 Main Draw in 2014 (l. Madison Keys 6-2 6-1)- R1 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Christina Mchale 6-3 6-4)- R1 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Carla Suárez Navarro 6-4 6-2)

2017 Season Summary

GS PM P5 P IS OtherF - - - - - - -SF - - - - - - -QF - - - 0 - - 0R16 - - - 0 1 - 1Other 1 - 1 0 1 - 3




- R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Alison Riske 6-1 6-1)**R1 Main Draw in Dubai (l. Elise Mertens 6-3 6-2)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 4-6 6-1)- QF Qualifying in Doha (l. Jelena Jankovic 6-1 6-7(6) 6-4)- R16 Qualifying in Sydney (l. Maria Sakkari 6-3 2-0)

BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R16 Qualifying in Doha (d. Evgeniya Rodina (RUS #83) 7-5 6-3) 83

TSVETANA PIRONKOVA







2015 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.59); SF at Sydney (l. to Kvitova); QF twice at Eastbourne and Istanbul; reached 3r twice (incl. RolandGarros) and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors and Wuhan - l. to Giorgi 26 62 75; held 1mp at 5-4 thirdset) and in qualifying once. 2014 - Second-best season to date (finishing No.39); won one WTA title at Sydney (d. Kerber in final); QF twice at Linz and Moscow; reached3r once and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times;fell in RR at Sofia (went 0-3). 2013 - First non-Top 100 season since 2004 (finishing No.108); QF twice at Hobart and 's-Hertogenbosch; reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and2r twice; fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying five times; fell in RR at Sofia (went 0-3). 2012 - Fourth Top 50 season (finishing No.42); SF at Sofia (l. to Wozniacki); QF three times at Brussels, Eastbourne and Bastad; reached 4ronce (US Open), 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. other three majors and Olympics); fell 1r eight times and in qualifying once. 2011 - Another Top 50 season (finishing No.46); QF twice at Wimbledon (second Grand Slam QF; l. to Kvitova) and Palermo (l. to Pennetta);reached 2r nine times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r 11 times. 2010 - Best season to date (finishing No.35); reached first Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (l. to Zvonareva; was first player representingBulgaria, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam SF); QF at Warsaw; reached 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open and US Open); fell 1r fourtimes (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying seven times. 2009 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Hobart and Moscow; reached 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other threemajors). 2008 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.46); SF at Istanbul (l. to A.Radwanska); QF at Rome; reached 2r 10 times (incl. Australian Open,Roland Garros and Olympics); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on May 19 (rosefrom No.64 to No.47). 2007 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Stockholm (l. to A.Radwanska); reached 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other threemajors) and in qualifying nine times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Stockholm (l. to Zheng); reached 3r once and 2r 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros,Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying four times. 2005 - First Top 100 season; reached first two SFs in first and third WTA main draws, at Istanbul (l. to V.Williams) and Palermo (l. to MedinaGarrigues); made Top 100 debut on July 25 (after Palermo; rose from No.128 to No.99); fell in qualifying five times (incl. US Open); won onesingles title on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2003 - Won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title.

SINGLES Winner (1): 2014 - Sydney. ADDITIONAL Bulgarian Fed Cup Team, 2003-13, 2015; Bulgarian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016.

GRAND SLAM

W / L


ROLAND GARROS 11 - 11

WIMBLEDON 14 - 11

US OPEN 8 - 11

TOTAL 41 - 45

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

CAREER IN REVIEW

OTHER INFORMATION

Coached by father, Kiril (former canoe champion) ... Mother, Radosveta, is a former swimming champion; has one brother, Encho, and onesister, Elisaveta ... Introduced to tennis at age 4 ... Likes Bulgarian music, watching TV, swimming and canoeing; favorite movie is Gladiator.

TSVETANA PIRONKOVA







2015 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.59); SF at Sydney (l. to Kvitova); QF twice at Eastbourne and Istanbul; reached 3r twice (incl. RolandGarros) and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors and Wuhan - l. to Giorgi 26 62 75; held 1mp at 5-4 thirdset) and in qualifying once. 2014 - Second-best season to date (finishing No.39); won one WTA title at Sydney (d. Kerber in final); QF twice at Linz and Moscow; reached3r once and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times;fell in RR at Sofia (went 0-3). 2013 - First non-Top 100 season since 2004 (finishing No.108); QF twice at Hobart and 's-Hertogenbosch; reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and2r twice; fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying five times; fell in RR at Sofia (went 0-3). 2012 - Fourth Top 50 season (finishing No.42); SF at Sofia (l. to Wozniacki); QF three times at Brussels, Eastbourne and Bastad; reached 4ronce (US Open), 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. other three majors and Olympics); fell 1r eight times and in qualifying once. 2011 - Another Top 50 season (finishing No.46); QF twice at Wimbledon (second Grand Slam QF; l. to Kvitova) and Palermo (l. to Pennetta);reached 2r nine times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r 11 times. 2010 - Best season to date (finishing No.35); reached first Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (l. to Zvonareva; was first player representingBulgaria, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam SF); QF at Warsaw; reached 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open and US Open); fell 1r fourtimes (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying seven times. 2009 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Hobart and Moscow; reached 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other threemajors). 2008 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.46); SF at Istanbul (l. to A.Radwanska); QF at Rome; reached 2r 10 times (incl. Australian Open,Roland Garros and Olympics); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on May 19 (rosefrom No.64 to No.47). 2007 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Stockholm (l. to A.Radwanska); reached 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other threemajors) and in qualifying nine times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Stockholm (l. to Zheng); reached 3r once and 2r 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros,Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying four times. 2005 - First Top 100 season; reached first two SFs in first and third WTA main draws, at Istanbul (l. to V.Williams) and Palermo (l. to MedinaGarrigues); made Top 100 debut on July 25 (after Palermo; rose from No.128 to No.99); fell in qualifying five times (incl. US Open); won onesingles title on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2003 - Won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title.

TSVETANA PIRONKOVA









DOB Aug 17, 1988 (28)

Residence Helsingborg, Sweden


Height 5' 9" (1.74 m)


Prize YTD $45,217

Career High Singles Rank 45 (Sep 19 2016)

Career High Doubles Rank 23 (Jan 30 2017)

Tie Break W - L 0 - 1 30 - 34 0 - 2 71 - 63



Surface (HARD) W - L 3 - 5 65 - 81 3 - 5 206 - 146

Surface (CLAY) W - L 0 - 0 53 - 43 0 - 0 172 - 103

Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 0 2 - 11 0 - 0 4 - 14

Top 5 W - L 0 - 0 0 - 6 0 - 0 0 - 6

Top 10 W - L 0 - 0 2 - 12 0 - 0 2 - 12

Top 20 W - L 0 - 0 8 - 27 0 - 0 8 - 27

Top 100 W - L 1 - 4 76 - 115 1 - 4 94 - 138

vs. Left Hander W - L 1 - 0 6 - 14 1 - 0 17 - 21

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SWE

1 Set W - L 0 - 0 97 - 14 2 - 0 305 - 42



Grand Slam W - L 0 - 0 12 - 26 0 - 0 16 - 31

Overall W - L 1 - 4 121 - 136 3 - 5 383 - 265

3 Set W - L 1 - 0 38 - 30 3 - 0 123 - 71


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GRAND SLAM

W / L


ROLAND GARROS 6 - 7

WIMBLEDON 0 - 6

US OPEN 4 - 7

TOTAL 12 - 26


6 appearances at INDIAN WELLS:- R3 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Petra Kvitova 6-3 4-6 7-5)- R3 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Sara Errani 6-3 6-1)- R2 Qualifying in 2014 (l. Yung-jan Chan 4-3, due to retirement from match)- R2 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Ana Ivanovic 6-1 6-2)- R1 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-3)- R1 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Sybille Bammer 6-2 3-6 6-3)

2017 Season Summary

GS PM P5 P IS OtherF - - - - - - -SF - - - - - - -QF - - - 0 - - 0R16 - - - 0 1 - 1Other - - 1 1 2 - 4


OTHER INFORMATION

Coached by Mattias Arvidsson ... Started playing tennis at age 5 ... Loves watching all sports (live or on TV); skiing is favorite ... Favorite booksare Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer ... Favorite movies are The Notebook and Remember The Titans ... Favorite food is mom's cooking.



- R16 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Lesia Tsurenko 6-4 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in Dubai (l. Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-3)**R1 Main Draw in St. Petersburg (l. Yulia Putintseva 6-0 1-0)**R1 Main Draw in Auckland (l. Yanina Wickmayer 6-1 6-2)- QF Qualifying in Doha (l. Christina Mchale 7-6(4) 6-4)

'16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10

2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R -

2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 2R

1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R -

3R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R

BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Main Draw in Hobart (d. Kristyna Pliskova (CZE #60) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1) 60

JOHANNA LARSSON







2015 - Sixth straight Top 100 season and best to date (finishing No.55); won one WTA title at Bastad (d. Barthel in final); SF twice at Rio deJaneiro (l. to Errani) and Linz (l. to Friedsam); QF three times at Acapulco, Seoul and Tashkent; reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl.Australian Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; won two WTA doubles titles; missed two months from lateMarch to late May w/right elbow injury (withdrew from Katowice, Marrakech, Madrid and Strasbourg). 2014 - Another Top 100 season; QF at Luxembourg; reached 3r twice (Roland Garros and US Open) and 2r once; fell 1r 11 times (incl. othertwo majors) and in qualifying five times; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2013 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Bastad (l. to S.Williams in final); QF twice at Auckland and Strasbourg; reached 3r once and 2rthree times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying seven times. 2012 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Bastad (l. to Johansson); QF twice at Strasbourg and Bad Gastein; reached 3r once and 2r five times;fell 1r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying five times (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title on ITFCircuit. 2011 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Bastad (l. to Hercog in final); made Top 50 debut afterwards on July 11 (rose from No.65 to No.46); SF twice at Acapulco (l. to Parra Santonja) and Estoril (l. to Barrois); QF twice at 's-Hertogenbosch and Dallas; reached 3r once and 2rthree times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title; won onedoubles title on ITF Circuit. 2010 - First Top 100 season; runner-up at Portoroz (l. to Chakvetadze in final); QF at Prague; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell1r four times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut on June 14 (rose from No.102 to No.84);won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying twice; won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Reached 2r once; fell in qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); won two singles titles and four doublestitles on ITF Circuit. 2007 - Won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Played first WTA main draw at Stockholm, reaching 2r (as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2005 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Played first WTA qualifying at Stockholm (as WC). 2003 - Played first event of career at ITF/Bastad-SWE.

SINGLES Winner (1): 2015 - Bastad. Finalist (3): 2013 - Bastad; 2011 - Bastad; 2010 - Portoroz. DOUBLES Winner (9): 2017 - Auckland (w/Bertens); 2016 - Nürnberg (w/Bertens), Seoul (w/Flipkens), Linz, Luxembourg (both w/Bertens), Seoul (w/Flipkens); 2015 - Hobart, Bastad (both w/Bertens); 2011 - Copenhagen (w/Woehr); 2010 - Québec City (w/Arvidsson). Finalist (4): 2016 - Acapulco (w/Bertens); 2015 - Seoul (w/Bertens); 2014 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Scheepers); 2013 - Memphis (w/Arvidsson). ADDITIONAL Swedish Fed Cup Team, 2005-15; Swedish Olympic Team, 2016.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

CAREER IN REVIEW

Coached by Mattias Arvidsson ... Started playing tennis at age 5 ... Loves watching all sports (live or on TV); skiing is favorite ... Favorite booksare Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer ... Favorite movies are The Notebook and Remember The Titans ... Favorite food is mom's cooking.

JOHANNA LARSSON









DOB Apr 7, 1990 (26)

Residence Targoviste, Romania


Height 5' 9" (1.76 m)


Prize YTD $178,357

Career High Singles Rank 21 (Aug 12 2013)

Career High Doubles Rank 35 (Mar 09 2009)

Tie Break W - L 2 - 2 38 - 37 2 - 2 74 - 65



Surface (HARD) W - L 4 - 5 97 - 107 4 - 5 200 - 153

Surface (CLAY) W - L 0 - 0 56 - 55 0 - 0 152 - 87

Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 0 16 - 19 0 - 0 22 - 23

Top 5 W - L 0 - 1 3 - 17 0 - 1 3 - 17

Top 10 W - L 0 - 2 13 - 35 0 - 2 13 - 35

Top 20 W - L 1 - 2 26 - 58 1 - 2 26 - 58

Top 100 W - L 4 - 5 113 - 154 4 - 5 133 - 173

vs. Left Hander W - L 1 - 0 14 - 16 1 - 0 23 - 20

66SinglesRanking

ROU

1 Set W - L 4 - 0 124 - 20 4 - 0 297 - 32



Grand Slam W - L 3 - 1 32 - 33 3 - 1 41 - 38

Overall W - L 4 - 5 169 - 182 4 - 5 374 - 264

3 Set W - L 1 - 1 65 - 48 1 - 1 113 - 76


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Service Games Won 61%





SORANA CIRSTEA








GRAND SLAM

W / L


ROLAND GARROS 11 - 8

WIMBLEDON 6 - 8

US OPEN 6 - 8

TOTAL 32 - 33


6 appearances at INDIAN WELLS:- R3 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4)- R2 Main Draw in 2014 (l. Camila Giorgi 7-6(3) 6-3)- R2 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-4)- R2 Main Draw in 2010 (l. Jie Zheng 6-3 7-5)- R2 Main Draw in 2009 (l. Elena Vesnina 5-7 6-2 6-3)- R1 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Alla Kudryavtseva 3-6 6-3 6-3)

2017 Season Summary

GS PM P5 P IS OtherF - - - - - - -SF - - - - - - -QF - - - - - - -R16 1 - - - 1 - 2Other 3 - - - 3 1 7


OTHER INFORMATION

Coached by Marius Comanescu ... Introduced to tennis at age 4 by mother, Liliana ... Father's name is Mihai; younger brother's name isMihnea ... Full name is Sorana Mihaela Cirstea ... Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish and is studying French ... Likes all surfaces; favoriteshot is forehand ... Enjoys playing all ball sports, going shopping, watching movies, reading and doing crosswords ... Favorite cities are NewYork and London ("big cities with lots to do") ... Self-described as ambitious, stubborn and happy ... Most admires Steffi Graf ... Goal is to reachTop 10 ... Also enjoys writing - sometimes writes blog, "Sori's Story", for wtatennis.com.



- R16 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Garbiñe Muguruza 6-2 6-3)- R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0 6-3)**R1 Main Draw in Budapest (l. Carina Witthoeft 6-3 6-2)**R1 Main Draw in Taipei City (l. Risa Ozaki 7-6(3) 3-2)

'17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08

4R - 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R

- 1R - 3R 3R 1R 3R 1R QF 2R

- 1R - 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 3R 2R

- 1R - 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R

BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R2 Main Draw in Australian Open (d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP #12) 7-6(1) 6-3) 12

SORANA CIRSTEA







2015 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying four times (incl. other three majors). 2014 - Seventh straight Top 100 season; QF three times at Pattaya City (l. to Ka.Pliskova 16 76(3) 60; held 2mp at 61 54), Dubai and Tianjin;reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times;struggled w/right shoulder injury during season (withdrew from Oeiras, Birmingham and Eastbourne). 2013 - Second Top 30 season (finishing No.22); runner-up at Toronto (l. to S.Williams in final); SF twice at Pattaya City (l. to Kirilenko) andStanford (l. to Cibulkova); QF twice at Birmingham and Washington DC; reached 4r once, 3r five times (incl. Australian Open and RolandGarros) and 2r seven times (incl. other two majors); fell 1r eight times; set career-high No.21 on August 12 (after Toronto); struggled withabdominal strain during second half of season (withdrew from Cincinnati, retired in New Haven 1r and withdrew from Luxembourg). 2012 - First Top 30 season (finishing No.27); SF four times at Pattaya City (l. to Kirilenko), Barcelona (l. to Cibulkova), Stanford (l. toS.Williams) and Guangzhou (l. to Robson); QF twice at Hobart (l. to Kerber 60 36 75; held 2mp at 5-3 third set) and Dallas; reached 3r threetimes (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon) and 2r eight times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. Roland Garros, Olympics and Miami - l. toWatson 63 36 76(4); held 2mp at 5-4 third set) and in qualifying once. 2011 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Tashkent and Linz; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open);fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying four times; won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Oeiras (l. to Parra Santonja); QF twice at Istanbul and Copenhagen; reached 2r six times (incl.Australian Open and Eastbourne - l. to Kuznetsova 46 76(6) 76(4); held mp at 6-5 in second set tie-break); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other threemajors) and in qualifying three times; won one WTA doubles title. 2009 - Another Top 50 season; SF twice at Marbella (l. to Suárez Navarro) and Los Angeles (l. to Stosur); QF twice at Oeiras and RolandGarros (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Stosur); reached 3r three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and 2r three times (incl. Bastad - l. to Dulko 6346 76(5); held 4mp in third set - 3mp at 5-3, 1mp at 5-4); fell 1r 14 times (incl. Australian Open). 2008 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.37); won first WTA title at Tashkent (d. Lisicki in final); SF at Luxembourg (l. to Dementieva); QF fourtimes at Acapulco (l. to Kanepi 62 46 76(6); held 2mp at 6-4 in tie-break), Fès, 's-Hertogenbosch and New Haven; reached 3r once and 2rseven times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open and Olympics) and in qualifying twice;made Top 100 debut on February 25 (rose from No.107 to No.100) and Top 50 debut on September 8 (after US Open; rose from No.53 to No.45); won first two WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2007 - Runner-up at Budapest (l. to Dulko in final); first Romanian to reach a WTA final since Dragomir Ilie in 2000 ('s-Hertogenbosch); SF atBali (l. to Hantuchova); reached 2r once; fell 1r three times and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title andtwo doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Played first WTA main draw at Stockholm, falling 1r (l. to Kanepi); fell in qualifying once; won two singles titles and two doubles titles onITF Circuit. 2005 - Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. 2004 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning two doubles titles.

SINGLES Winner (1): 2008 - Tashkent. Finalist (2): 2013 - Toronto; 2007 - Budapest. DOUBLES Winner (4): 2011 - Dallas (w/Brianti); 2010 - Oeiras (w/Medina Garrigues); 2008 - Fès (w/Pavlyuchenkova), Luxembourg (w/Erakovic). Finalist (5): 2014 - Tianjin (w/Klepac); 2010 - Budapest (w/Medina Garrigues); 2009 - Barcelona (w/Klepac), Fès (w/Kirilenko); 2008 - NewHaven (w/Niculescu). ADDITIONAL Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2008-09, 2013-14; Romanian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

CAREER IN REVIEW

Coached by Marius Comanescu ... Introduced to tennis at age 4 by mother, Liliana ... Father's name is Mihai; younger brother's name isMihnea ... Full name is Sorana Mihaela Cirstea ... Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish and is studying French ... Likes all surfaces; favoriteshot is forehand ... Enjoys playing all ball sports, going shopping, watching movies, reading and doing crosswords ... Favorite cities are NewYork and London ("big cities with lots to do") ... Self-described as ambitious, stubborn and happy ... Most admires Steffi Graf ... Goal is to reachTop 10 ... Also enjoys writing - sometimes writes blog, "Sori's Story", for wtatennis.com.

SORANA CIRSTEA







SORANA CIRSTEA









DOB Dec 30, 1991 (25)

Residence France


Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)


Prize YTD $83,278

Career High Singles Rank 30 (Jul 27 2015)

Career High Doubles Rank 9,999 (Sep 11 2006)

Tie Break W - L 1 - 1 24 - 20 1 - 1 58 - 43



Surface (HARD) W - L 5 - 3 56 - 55 5 - 3 154 - 110

Surface (CLAY) W - L 0 - 0 14 - 19 0 - 0 89 - 66

Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 0 17 - 12 0 - 0 29 - 15

Top 5 W - L 0 - 0 1 - 7 0 - 0 1 - 7

Top 10 W - L 0 - 0 6 - 11 0 - 0 6 - 11

Top 20 W - L 0 - 1 18 - 31 0 - 1 18 - 31

Top 100 W - L 2 - 2 66 - 79 2 - 2 78 - 85

vs. Left Hander W - L 0 - 0 3 - 6 1 - 0 5 - 9

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ITA

1 Set W - L 1 - 0 65 - 18 3 - 1 227 - 41



Grand Slam W - L 0 - 1 18 - 20 0 - 1 30 - 23

Overall W - L 3 - 2 87 - 87 5 - 3 276 - 200

3 Set W - L 2 - 1 29 - 31 3 - 1 83 - 74


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GRAND SLAM

W / L


ROLAND GARROS 3 - 4

WIMBLEDON 8 - 6

US OPEN 4 - 5

TOTAL 18 - 20


3 appearances at INDIAN WELLS:- R16 Main Draw in 2014 (l. eventual champion Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-1)- R2 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Ana Ivanovic 2-6 6-2 7-6(5))- R2 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Heather Watson 7-5 7-5)

2017 Season Summary

GS PM P5 P IS OtherF - - - - - - -SF - - - - 1 - 1QF - - - 0 1 - 1R16 - - - 0 1 - 1Other 1 - - 0 1 - 2


OTHER INFORMATION

Coached by father, Sergio ... Mother's name is Claudia; brothers are Leandro and Amadeus; sister is Antonela ... Began playing tennis at age 5at a local club (introduced to the sport by father) ... Favorite surface is hardcourts ... Favorite film director is Pedro Almodovar; favorite book isThe Diary Of Anne Frank ... Loves the color pink ... Also enjoys boxing, soccer and MotoGP ... Most relaxing place to be is the Bahamas.



- SF Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Alison Riske 6-3 6-3)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Timea Bacsinszky 6-4 3-6 7-5)- QF Qualifying in Doha (l. Lauren Davis 5-7 5-2)

'17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11

1R 1R 3R 2R 1R - -

- 2R 2R 2R 1R - -

- 1R 3R 2R 3R 4R 1R

- 1R 2R 1R 4R 1R -

BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R16 Qualifying in Doha (d. Annika Beck (GER #68) 6-2 4-6 6-3) 68

CAMILA GIORGI







2015 - Second straight Top 40 season (finishing No.34); won one WTA title at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Bencic in final); runner-up at Katowice (l. toSchmiedlova in final); QF at Hobart; reached 3r four times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon) and 2r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, USOpen and Eastbourne - l. to Gavrilova 36 76(6) 63; held 1mp at 6-5 in second set tie-break); fell 1r six times. 2014 - First Top 40 season (finishing No.35); runner-up twice at Katowice (l. to Cornet 76(3) 57 75 in final; held mp at 5-4 third set) and Linz (l.to Ka.Pliskova 67(4) 63 76(4) in final; held 1mp at 6-5 third set); SF at New Haven (l. to Rybarikova); QF four times at Strasbourg, Eastbourne,Bad Gastein and Moscow; reached 4r once and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. USOpen) and in qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on May 26 (after Strasbourg; rose from No.51 to No.50). 2013 - Second Top 100 season; reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r three times; fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors)and in qualifying three times. 2012 - First Top 100 season; reached 4r once (Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut afterwards on July 9 (rose from No.145 to No.89); also 2rthree times; fell 1r six times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2011 - Played first WTA main draw at Wimbledon, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in qualifying once (US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2010 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit. 2009 - Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit. 2008 - Played first WTA qualifying at Rome. 2007 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit. 2006 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES Winner (1): 2015 - 's-Hertogenbosch. Finalist (4): 2016 - Katowice; 2015 - Katowice; 2014 - Katowice, Linz. ADDITIONAL Italian Fed Cup Team, 2014-16.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

CAREER IN REVIEW

CAMILA GIORGI









DOB Mar 10, 1997 (20)

Residence Wollerau, Switzerland


Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)


Prize YTD $59,472

Career High Singles Rank 7 (Feb 22 2016)

Career High Doubles Rank 59 (Feb 01 2016)

Tie Break W - L 0 - 0 18 - 18 0 - 0 31 - 26



Surface (HARD) W - L 1 - 5 54 - 44 1 - 5 84 - 53

Surface (CLAY) W - L 0 - 0 8 - 13 0 - 0 38 - 26

Surface (GRASS) W - L 0 - 0 21 - 10 0 - 0 31 - 13

Top 5 W - L 0 - 1 6 - 5 0 - 1 6 - 5

Top 10 W - L 0 - 1 11 - 10 0 - 1 11 - 10

Top 20 W - L 0 - 1 16 - 23 0 - 1 16 - 23

Top 100 W - L 1 - 5 70 - 59 1 - 5 80 - 62

vs. Left Hander W - L 0 - 0 9 - 4 0 - 0 10 - 7

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SUI

1 Set W - L 1 - 0 67 - 7 1 - 0 132 - 9



Grand Slam W - L 0 - 1 19 - 12 0 - 1 22 - 12

Overall W - L 1 - 5 83 - 67 1 - 5 158 - 94

3 Set W - L 0 - 0 30 - 15 0 - 0 49 - 22


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Service Games Won 50%





BELINDA BENCIC








GRAND SLAM

W / L


ROLAND GARROS 1 - 2

WIMBLEDON 6 - 3

US OPEN 8 - 3

TOTAL 19 - 12


3 appearances at INDIAN WELLS:- R16 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Jelena Jankovic 6-3 3-6 6-3)- R3 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 3-6 6-3)- R1 Main Draw in 2014 (l. Heather Watson 7-5 6-4)

2017 Season Summary

GS PM P5 P IS OtherF - - - - - - -SF - - - - - - -QF - - - - - - -R16 - - - - - - -Other 1 - - 2 1 2 6


OTHER INFORMATION

Coached by Melanie Molitor (mother of Martina Hingis) and travels with father, Ivan; started playing at Molitor's tennis school at age 3 (starteddaily training with her from age 6 for eight years until now) ... Mother is Dana; brother is Brian; parents emigrated to Switzerland from then-Czechoslovakia in 1968 ... Also trained at Bollettieri Academy for six months ... Enjoys watching movies, reading journals and seeing friends.



**R1 Main Draw in Acapulco (l. Mirjana Lucic-baroni 7-5 6-4)**R1 Main Draw in St. Petersburg (l. Daria Kasatkina 6-2 7-5)**R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Serena Williams 6-4 6-3)**R1 Main Draw in Sydney (l. Yulia Putintseva 6-4 2-3)

'17 '16 '15 '14

1R 4R 1R 2R

- - 2R 1R

- 2R 4R 3R

- 3R 3R QF

BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent)R1 Main Draw in Fed Cup Week 1 (d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA #64) 6-3 6-4) 64

BELINDA BENCIC







2015 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.14); won two WTA titles at Eastbourne (d. A.Radwanska in final) and Toronto (won when Halep ret. w/heat illness in final); runner-up twice at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Giorgi in final) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to A.Radwanska in final); reached 4rthree times (incl. Wimbledon), 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r eight times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open andPrague - l. to Konjuh 75 67(6) 76(3); held 3mp at 6-5 third set) and in qualifying once; made Top 20 debut on August 10 (rose from No.22 to No.20) and set career-high No.12 on August 17 (after Toronto; rose from No.20 to No.12); also won two WTA doubles titles. 2014 - Near-Top 30 season (finishing No.33); runner-up at Tianjin (l. to Riske in final); SF at Charleston (l. to Cepelova); QF at US Open (firstGrand Slam QF; l. to Peng); reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros) andin qualifying twice; having started season at No.184, made Top 100 debut on April 7 (after Charleston; rose from No.140 to No.91) and Top 50debut on September 8 (after US Open; rose from No.58 to No.33). 2013 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r once and in qualifying once; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. 2012 - Played first WTA main draw at Luxembourg, falling 1r (as WC); fell in qualifying twice; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITFCircuit. 2011 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit; played first WTA qualifying at Luxembourg.

SINGLES Winner (2): 2015 - Eastbourne, Toronto. Finalist (4): 2016 - St. Petersburg; 2015 - 's-Hertogenbosch, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2014 - Tianjin. DOUBLES Winner (2): 2015 - Prague (w/Siniakova), Washington DC (w/Mladenovic). ADDITIONAL Swiss Fed Cup Team, 2012, 2014-16.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

CAREER IN REVIEW

BELINDA BENCIC






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PREVIEW NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA – MARCH 8-19 , 2017 | USD $6,993,450 – PREMIER MANDATORY


INDIAN WELLS QUICK FACTS Main Draw Dates: Wednesday, March 8 – Sunday March 19, 2017 Singles Final: Sunday, March 19 – 11:00am Doubles Final: Saturday, March 18 – 3rd match from 11:00am, NB 4:00pm Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, CA, USA Status: WTA Premier Mandatory (combined event) Staging: Tournament’s 29th year Draw Sizes: 96 singles / 32 doubles / 48 singles qualifying (12 qualifiers) Surface: Plexipave, Hardcourt / Outdoors Tennis Ball: Penn Championship Regular Felt Total Prize Money: USD $6,993,450 2016 Singles Final: [13] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. [1] Serena Williams (USA) 64 64 2016 Doubles Final: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)/CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) d. Julia Goerges (GER)/Karolina Pliskova

(CZE) 46 64 108 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN





Round of 16 77,265 120 Round of 16 25,320 120

Round of 32 41,350 65 Round of 32 13,550 10

Round of 64 22,325 35

Round of 128 13,690 10

MAIN DRAW WITHDRAWALS Alize Cornet (right shoulder injury) Karin Knapp (right knee injury) Kristina Kucova (left knee injury) ENTERING ON A PROTECTED RANKING Ajla Tomljanovic – No.75 YOUNGEST AND OLDEST IN SINGLES MAIN DRAW (not including qualifiers) Youngest: Kayla Day (USA) – 17 years old (born September 28, 1999) Oldest: Venus Williams (USA) – 36 years old (born June 17, 1980) The youngest singles participant in the tournament’s history was Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL), who reached the third round in 2004, aged 14 years, 225 days. The oldest was Kimiko Date (JPN), who was 42 years, 170 days when she lost in the second round in 2013. SINGLES MAIN DRAW WILDCARDS Jennifer Brady (USA), Danielle Collins (USA), Kayla Day (USA), Irina Falconi (USA), Nicole Gibbs (USA), Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA), Taylor Townsend (USA) and Donna Vekic (CRO) The best result by a wildcard at Indian Wells was in 2006 (Martina Hingis, SF) and 2015 (Serena Williams, SF)


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PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS IN SINGLES MAIN DRAW Champions (4): Simona Halep (2015), Jelena Jankovic (2010), Serena Williams (1999, 2001) and Caroline Wozniacki (2011). Daniela Hantuchova, Indian Wells champion in 2002 and 2007, is contesting qualifying this year Runners-Up (5): Serena Williams (2016), Jelena Jankovic (2015), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2007-08), Agnieszka Radwanska (2014) and Caroline Wozniacki (2010, 2013)

MAKING INDIAN WELLS DRAW DEBUT (not including qualifiers) Seven players are appearing at Indian Wells for the first time: CiCi Bellis (USA), Jennifer Brady (USA), Danielle Collins (USA), Kayla Day (USA), Océane Dodin (FRA), Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) and Wang Qiang (CHN) Additionally, the following players are making their main draw debuts: Viktorija Golubic (SUI) [2016] Ana Konjuh (CRO) [2015, 2016] Naomi Osaka (JPN) [2016] Years in brackets indicate years played qualifying

BEST RESULTS BY A QUALIFIER The best result by a qualifier at Indian Wells was achieved by Jenny Byrne in 1989 – the Australian fell to Manuela Maleeva in the final of the event’s inaugural staging. Notable runs by qualifiers here:

PLAYER YEAR ROUND Jenny Byrne (AUS) 1989 F Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 2015 QF Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 2014 QF Gisela Dulko (ARG) 2004 QF Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 2016 R16 Nicole Gibbs (USA) 2016 R16 Camila Giorgi (ITA) 2014 R16 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2013 R16 Rika Fujiwara (JPN) 2005 R16 Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2005 R16 Barbora Strycova (CZE) 2004 R16 Marisa Irvin (USA) 2004 R16 Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) 2001 R16

SERENA ENTERS INDIAN WELLS AS TOP SEED World No.1 Serena Williams enters Indian Wells as the No.1 seed for the third time (also in 2015, 2016), on her sixth main draw appearance. Serena was unseeded when she won the title in 1999 (d. Graf in F); seeded No.7 when she won the title in 2001 (d. Clijsters in F); seeded No.1 in 2016 when she finished runner-up; seeded No.1 in 2015 (first appearance in 14 years) when she reached the semifinals (withdrew); and No.3 when she made a QF run in 2000 (l. Pierce). She also fell in qualifying in 1997.

The top seed has won the title here 11 times, most recently in 2012 when Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final. The top seed has lost in her opening match twice (R64 w/1r bye) – 2002 (Clijsters, l. Dechy) and 2010 (Kuznetsova, l. Suárez Navarro).

NO.1 SEEDS’ PERFORMANCES INDIAN WELLS YEAR NO.1 SEED RESULT YEAR NO.1 SEED RESULT1989* Chris Evert R16 2003 Kim Clijsters WON 1990 * Martina Navratilova WON 2004 Justine Henin WON 1991 * Monica Seles R-Up 2005 Lindsay Davenport R-Up 1992 * Monica Seles WON 2006 Justine Henin SF 1993 * Mary Joe Fernandez WON 2007 Maria Sharapova R16 1994 * Steffi Graf WON 2008 Ana Ivanovic WON 1995 * Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario SF 2009 Dinara Safina QF 1996 * Steffi Graf WON 2010 Svetlana Kuznetsova R64 1997 * Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario SF 2011 Caroline Wozniacki WON 1998 * Martina Hingis WON 2012 Victoria Azarenka WON 1999 * Martina Hingis QF 2013 Victoria Azarenka QF 2000 Martina Hingis R-Up 2014 Li Na SF 2001 Martina Hingis SF 2015 Serena Williams SF 2002 Kim Clijsters R64 2016 Serena Williams R-Up

* Indian Wells was a 64 draw from 1989-99; increased to a 128 draw in 2000


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SEEDS FOR 2017 Here is a look at the Top 32 seeds who will receive first round byes this year at Indian Wells (seedings are based on February 27 rankings – in line with qualifying event):

SEED PLAYER SEED PLAYER1 Serena Williams (USA) 17 Barbora Strycova (CZE) 2 Angelique Kerber (GER) 18 Kiki Bertens (NED) 3 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 19 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 4 Simona Halep (ROU) 20 CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 5 Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 21 Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 22 Anastasia Sevastova (LAT) 7 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 23 Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 8 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 24 Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 9 Madison Keys (USA) 25 Timea Babos (HUN)

10 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 26 Roberta Vinci (ITA) 11 Johanna Konta (GBR) 27 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 12 Venus Williams (USA) 28 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 13 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 29 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 14 Elena Vesnina (RUS) 30 Zhang Shuai (CHN) 15 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 31 Ana Konjuh (CRO) 16 Samantha Stosur (AUS) 32 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

WORLD NO.1 RANKING UPDATE – TOP SPOT ON THE LINE The fortnight of the BNP Paribas Open will be Serena Williams’ 315th and 316th weeks as World No.1. Serena’s latest stint at the top of the rankings began on January 30, 2017.

Including these two weeks at Indian Wells, Williams will have held the No.1 ranking for 316 (non-consecutive) weeks, the third-longest total in WTA history. The American, who celebrated her 35th birthday on September 26, 2016 is enjoying her seventh spell at No.1, having first claimed the mantle in July 2002. She is the oldest woman to hold the top spot since the computer rankings were introduced in November 1975. Serena Williams clinched the year-end WTA World No.1 ranking for the fifth time in her career in 2015 (also in 2002, 2009, 2013 and 2014).

PLAYER WEEKS AT No.1 DATE REACHED Steffi Graf (GER) 377 August 17, 1987Martina Navratilova (USA) 332 July 10, 1978Serena Williams (USA) 316* July 8, 2002Chris Evert (USA) 260 November 3, 1975Martina Hingis (SUI) 209 March 31, 1997Monica Seles (USA) 178 March 11, 1991Justine Henin (BEL) 117 October 20, 2003Lindsay Davenport (USA) 98 October 12, 1998Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 67 October 11, 2010Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 51 January 30, 2012Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) 39 September 13, 2004 Dinara Safina (RUS) 26 April 20, 2009Tracy Austin (USA) 21 April 7, 1980Maria Sharapova (RUS) 21 August 22, 2005Kim Clijsters (BEL) 20 August 11, 2003Angelique Kerber (GER) 20 September 12, 2016 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 18 August 11, 2008Jennifer Capriati (USA) 17 October 15, 2001Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 12 June 9, 2008Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 12 February 6, 1995Venus Williams (USA) 11 February 25, 2002Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 2 April 26, 1976

*including weeks of March 6 and March 13, 2017


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However, her place at the summit could come under threat from No.2-ranked Angelique Kerber this fortnight. Williams was a finalist at Indian Wells last year (650 pts), while Kerber lost in the opening round (10 pts; l. Allertova). Kerber will reclaim top spot if Serena fails to reach the semifinals, or either of the following scenarios occurs:

Williams loses in the semifinals and Kerber reaches the quarterfinals Williams loses in the final and Kerber reaches the semifinals

DOUBLES NO.1 UPDATE In doubles, current World No.1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands will look to defend her title at Indian Wells. Last year, she wonthe title with CoCo Vandeweghe and went on to complete the Sunshine Double by also winning Miami with Lucie Safarova.

Mattek-Sands will partner Safarova at Indian Wells this time around and can extend her stay at No.1 simply by winning a match. If Mattek-Sands and Safarova lose their opening match, the only way she will lose the No.1 ranking after Indian Wells would be if Kristina Mladenovic goes on to win the title. ROAD TO SINGAPORE – WTA FINALS UPDATE Current Leader Board (as at March 6, 2017)

1. Serena Williams 2. Elina Svitolina 3. Karolina Pliskova 4. Venus Williams 5. Caroline Wozniacki 6. Johanna Konta 7. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 8. CoCo Vandeweghe

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9. Kristina Mladenovic 10. Angelique Kerber

DOUBLES ROAD TO SINGAPORE Team standings as at March 6, 2017 with eigth teams set to qualify for the 2017 event:

1. Hlavackova/Peng 2. Mattek-Sands/Safarova 3. Vesnina/Makarova 4. Strycova/Mirza 5. Hozumi/Kato 6. Garcia/Mladenovic 7. Srebotnik/Spears 8. Martínez Sánchez/Klepac

TOP 20 DEFENDING RANKING POINTS Indian Wells and Miami are both Premier Mandatory events and any player who gains direct entry into the main draw must count the ranking points. Twelve months ago, Victoria Azarenka completed the ‘Sunshine Double’, winning both Indian Wells and Miami but will not defend her titles after recently giving birth to her first child. From the players competing over the next four weeks, Serena Williams (770) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (660) are defending the most points after finishing runners-up to Azarenka in last year’s finals. Here is a look at the Top 20 (week of February 27, 2017) and the amount of points they are defending on this US hardcourt swing:


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RANK PLAYER

RANK PTS Week of February 27,

2017 IW 2016 MIA 2016 IW + MIA TOTAL 1 Serena Williams 7,780 650 120 770 2 Angelique Kerber 7,405 10 390 400 3 Karolina Pliskova 5,640 390 10 400 4 Simona Halep 5,172 215 215 430 5 Dominika Cibulkova 5,075 35 35 70 6 Agnieszka Radwanska 4,670 390 120 510 7 Garbiñe Muguruza 4,585 10 120 130 8 Svetlana Kuznetsova 3,915 10 650 660 9 Madison Keys 3,897 10 215 225

10 Elina Svitolina 3,890 65 120 185 11 Johanna Konta 3,600 120 215 335 12 Petra Kvitova 3,310 215 65 280 13 Venus Williams 3,280 10 10 20 14 Caroline Wozniacki 3,020 10 65 75 15 Elena Vesnina 2,340 2 95 97 16 Timea Bacsinszky 2,303 120 390 510 17 Victoria Azarenka 2,131 1000 1000 2000 18 Samantha Stosur 2,120 120 10 130 19 Barbora Strycova 2,050 120 35 155 20 Kiki Bertens 1,952 30 95 125

WTA TOP 10 ENTERING INDIAN WELLS (SINCE 2012) Here is a look back at the WTA Top 10 entering Indian Wells for the past six years:

INDIAN WELLS QUARTERFINALISTS AND BETTER (SINCE 2006) YEAR WINNER R-UP SF SF QF QF QF QF2006 Sharapova Dementieva Hingis Henin Ivanovic Safina Groenefeld Dulko

2007 Hantuchova Kuznetsova Bammer Li Vaidisova Golovin Peer Zvonareva

2008 Ivanovic Kuznetsova Jankovic Sharapova A.Radwanska Zvonareva Hantuchova Davenport

2009 Zvonareva Ivanovic Azarenka Pavlyuchenkova Wozniacki A.Radwanska Safina Bammer

2010 Jankovic Wozniacki Stosur A.Radwanska Kleybanova Zheng Martínez Sánchez Dementieva

2011 Wozniacki Bartoli Sharapova Wickmayer Azarenka Peng Peer Ivanovic

2012 Azarenka Sharapova Kerber Ivanovic A.Radwanska Li Bartoli Kirilenko

2013 Sharapova Wozniacki Kerber Kirilenko Azarenka Errani Kvitova Stosur

2014 Pennetta A.Radwanska Li Na Halep Cibulkova Stephens Dellacqua Jankovic

2015 Halep Jankovic S.Williams Lisicki Pennetta Tsurenko Suarez Navarro Bacsinszky

2016 Azarenka S.Williams Ka.Pliskova A.Radwanska Halep Kvitova Rybarikova Kasatkina

RANK 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 1 S.Williams S.Williams S.Williams S.Williams S.Williams Azarenka 2 Kerber Kerber Sharapova Li Azarenka Sharapova 3 Ka.Pliskova A.Radwanska Halep A.Radwanska Sharapova Kvitova 4 Halep Muguruza Kvitova Azarenka A.Radwanska Wozniacki 5 Cibulkova Halep Wozniacki Sharapova Li Radwanska 6 A.Radwanska Suárez Navarro Ivanovic Kerber Kerber Stosur 7 Muguruza Sharapova Bouchard Halep Kvitova Bartoli 8 Kuznetsova Bencic A.Radwanska Jankovic Errani Li 9 Keys Kvitova Makarova Kvitova Stosur Zvonareva

10 Svitolina Vinci Petkovic Errani Wozniacki Petkovic


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BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS AT INDIAN WELLS & MIAMI Kim Clijsters (2005), Steffi Graf (1994, 1996) and Victoria Azarenka (2016) are the only three players to complete a Indian Wells and Miami sweep – winning both titles in the same year:

PLAYER YEAR INDIAN WELLS FINAL MIAMI FINALSteffi Graf 1994 d. Coetzer d. Zvereva Steffi Graf 1996 d. C.Martínez d. Rubin Kim Clijsters 2005 d. Davenport d. Sharapova Victoria Azarenka 2016 d. S.Williams d. Kuznetsova

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT NAME HISTORY 2009-Present: BNP Paribas Open; 2007-08: Pacific Life Open; 2005-06: Pacific Life Open presented by the City of Indian Wells; 2004: Pacific Life Open; 2002-03: Pacific Life Open; 2000-01: Tennis Masters Series Indian Wells; 1999: Evert Cup; 1995-98: State Farm Evert Cup; 1994: The Evert Cup; 1992-93: Matrix Essentials Evert Cup; 1991: Virginia Slims of Palm Springs; 1989-90: Virginia Slims of Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS HONOR ROLL The women’s tournament is celebrating its 29th anniversary this year. Some facts and figures since 1989:

Youngest Champion 1998, Martina Hingis (17 years, 5 months, 13 days) Oldest Champion 1991, Martina Navratilova (34 years, 4 months, 13 days) Lowest Ranked Champion 2005, Kim Clijsters (No.133) Last 3-Set Final 2015, Halep d. Jankovic 26 75 64 Last Champion Ranked outside Top 10 2014, No.21 Flavia Pennetta Most Singles Titles 9 players with 2 titles (see below) Most Doubles Titles Lisa Raymond – 7 titles (1994-95, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2012) Previous Champions in Field Simona Halep (2015), Jelena Jankovic (2010), Serena Williams (1999, 2001),

Caroline Wozniacki (2011)

Nineteen (19) different players have won the singles title at Indian Wells

Martina Navratilova (1990-91) is the only player to successfully defend the title

The title has been won 19 times by a player who has held the WTA No.1 ranking at some point in her career. Of the former champions at Indian Wells, just five have not held the No.1 ranking: Mary Joe Fernandez (1993/1995), Daniela Hantuchova (2002/2007), Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (1989), Vera Zvonareva (2009), Flavia Pennetta (2014) and Simona Halep (2015)

Serena Williams (1999) and Kim Clijsters (2005) are the only players to win the title unseeded

In 1998 Martina Hingis (17 years, 166 days) became the youngest champion; 1991 winner Martina Navratilova (34 years, 136 days) is the oldest

The final has featured the Top 2 seeds six times (1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012)

The final has been decided in three sets eight times (1990, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2015)

An American has won the singles title eight times, with the last American title at Indian Wells coming in 2001: home champions are Martina Navratilova (1990, 1991), Mary Joe Fernandez (1993, 1995), Lindsay Davenport (1997, 2000) and Serena Williams (1999, 2001)

California-born Davenport is the most successful player in the tournament’s history, winning more matches (47) and reaching more finals (6) than any other player

PLAYER WINS LOSSESLindsay Davenport 47 12 Maria Sharapova 38 11 Agnieszka Radwanska 28 10 Conchita Martínez 28 13 Martina Hingis 27 6 Caroline Wozniacki 27 9 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic 26 10 Jelena Jankovic 25 14 Kim Clijsters 24 5


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YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS1989* [4] Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (BUL #9) Jenny Byrne (AUS #64) 64 61 Mandlikova / Shriver

1990* [1] Martina Navratilova (USA #2) [3] Helena Sukova (TCH #10) 62 57 61 Novotna / Sukova

1991* [2] Martina Navratilova (USA #3) [1] Monica Seles (YUG #2) 62 76(6) Canceled due to rain

1992* [1] Monica Seles (YUG #1) [3] Conchita Martínez (ESP #8) 63 61 Khode-Kilsch / Rehe

1993* [1] Mary Joe Fernandez (USA #7) [4] Amanda Coetzer (RSA #18) 36 61 76(6) Sukova / Stubbs

1994* [1] Steffi Graf (GER #1) [6] Amanda Coetzer (RSA #16) 60 64 Davenport / Raymond

1995* [8] Mary Joe Fernandez (USA #19) [4] Natasha Zvereva (BLR #9) 6-4 6-3 Davenport / Raymond

1996* [1] Steffi Graf (GER #1) [2] Conchita Martinez (ESP #2) 76(5) 76(5) Rubin / Schultz-McCarthy

1997* [4] Lindsay Davenport (USA #8) [6] Irina Spirlea (ROU #11) 62 61 Davenport / Zvereva

1998* [1] Martina Hingis (SUI #1) [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA #2) 63 64 Davenport / Zvereva

1999* Serena Williams (USA #21) [5] Steffi Graf (GER #7) 63 36 75 Hingis / Kournikova

2000 [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA #2) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI #1) 46 64 60 Davenport / Morariu

2001 [7] Serena Williams (USA #10) [14] Kim Clijsters (BEL #19) 46 64 62 Arendt / Sugiyama

2002 [18] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK #26) [2] Martina Hingis (SUI #4) 63 64 Raymond / Stubbs

2003 [1] Kim Clijsters (BEL #3) [4] Lindsay Davenport (USA #7) 64 75 Davenport / Raymond

2004 [1] Justine Henin (BEL #1) [3] Lindsay Davenport (USA #4) 6-1 64 Ruano Pascual / Suárez

2005 Kim Clijsters (BEL #133) [1] Lindsay Davenport (USA #1) 64 46 62 Ruano Pascual / Suárez

2006 [3] Maria Sharapova (RUS #5) [4] Elena Dementieva (RUS #8) 61 62 Raymond / Stosur

2007 [14] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK #18) [2] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #4) 63 64 Raymond / Stosur

2008 [1] Ana Ivanovic (SRB #2) [2] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #3) 64 63 Safina / Vesnina

2009 [4] Vera Zvonareva (RUS #6) [5] Ana Ivanovic (SRB #7) 76(5) 62 Azarenka / Zvonareva

2010 [6] Jelena Jankovic (SRB #9) [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #4) 62 64 Peschke / Srebotnik

2011 [1] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #1) [15] Marion Bartoli (FRA #17) 61 26 63 Mirza / Vesnina

2012 [1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR #1) [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS #2) 62 63 Huber / Raymond

2013 [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS #3) [8] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #10) 62 62 Makarova / Vesnina

2014 [20] Flavia Pennetta (ITA #21) [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL #3) 76(5) 63 Hsieh / Peng

2015 [3] Simona Halep (ROU #3) [18] Jelena Jankovic (SRB #21) 26 75 64 Hingis/Mirza

2016 [13] Victoria Azarenka (BLR #15) [1] Serena Williams (USA #1) 64 64 Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe * Indian Wells was a 64 draw from 1989-99; increased to a 128 draw in 2000

A SNAPSHOT OF 2017 – THE YEAR SO FAR

One Top 10 Debut: Dubai champion Elina Svitolina (at No.10 on February 27)

Fewest games dropped en route to a title: Elise Mertens (19, Hobart)

Lowest-ranked player to triumph: No.158 Ashleigh Barty in Kuala Lumpur

Multiple titles: Karolina Pliskova (2—Brisbane, Doha), Elina Svitolina (2—Taipei City, Dubai)

Most finals: Karolina Pliskova: 2 (Brisbane, W, Doha, W); Elina Svitolina: 2 (Taipei City, W, Dubai, W); Caroline Wozniacki (Doha, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up)

Match points saved en route to a title: Elina Svitolina at Taipei City (saved 4 mp vs. Ons Jabeur in QF)

Maiden titles: Lauren Davis (Auckland), Katerina Siniakova (Shenzhen), Elise Mertens (Hobart), Kristina Mladenovic (St. Petersburg) and Ashleigh Barty (Kuala Lumpur)

Under 25s: 11 of the 13 events played so far this year have been won by players aged 25 or younger. The exceptions were evergreen Australian Open champion Serena Williams and Acapulco winner Lesia Tsurenko

Youngest title winner: Katerina Siniakova, Shenzhen (20y 7m 28d)

Oldest title winner: Serena Williams, Australian Open (35y 4m 2d)

Most doubles titles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands has won two titles so far in 2017 – Brisbane and the Australian Open. Mattek-Sands reached doubles No.1 for the first time after winning the first of these titles.

Country with most players in singles Top 100 (March 6): USA—18

Doing the Double: Ashleigh Barty is the only player in 2017 to win the singles and doubles title at the same event, doing so at Kuala Lumpur (d. Hibino in singles final, teamed with Dellacqua to d. Melichar/Ninomiya in doubles)


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COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Including wildcards, but excluding qualifiers, a total of 29 countries are represented in the main draw, led by the USA with 19 players: Australia (2) Daria Gavrilova, Samantha Stosur Belgium (2) Bulgaria (1) Canada (1) China (2) Croatia (4) Czech Republic (5) Denmark (1) France (4) Germany (5) Great Britain (2) Hungary (1) Italy (3) Japan (3) Kazakhstan (2) Latvia (2) Montenegro (1) Netherlands (1) Poland (1) Puerto Rico (1) Romania (4) Russia (5) Serbia (1) Slovakia (1) Spain (3) Sweden (1) Switzerland (3) Ukraine (3) USA (19)

Kirsten Flipkens, Yanina WickmayerTsvetana Pironkova Eugenie Bouchard Zhang Shuai, Wang Qiang Ana Konjuh, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Ajla Tomljanovic, Donna Vekic Karolina Pliskova, Kristyna Pliskova, Lucie Safarova, Katerina Siniakova, Barbora Strycova Caroline Wozniacki Océane Dodin, Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic, Pauline Parmentier Annika Beck, Julia Goerges, Angelique Kerber, Andrea Petkovic, Laura Siegemund Johanna Konta, Heather Watson Timea Babos Sara Errani, Camila Giorgi, Roberta Vinci Misaki Doi, Kurumi Nara, Naomi Osaka Yulia Putintseva, Yaroslava Shvedova Jelena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova Danka Kovinic Kiki Bertens Agnieszka Radwanska Monica Puig Irina-Camelia Begu, Sorana Cirstea, Simona Halep, Monica Niculescu Daria Kasatkina,Svetlana Kuznetsova,Ekaterina Makarova,Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Elena Vesnina Jelena Jankovic Dominika Cibulkova Lara Arruabarrena, Garbiñe Muguruza, Carla Suárez Navarro Johanna Larsson Timea Bacsinszky, Belinda Bencic, Viktorija Golubic Kateryna Bondarenko, Elina Svitolina, Lesia Tsurenko CiCi Bellis, Jennifer Brady, Madison Brengle, Louisa Chirico, Danielle Collins, Lauren Davis, Kayla Day, Irina Falconi, Nicole Gibbs, Madison Keys, Vania King, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Christina McHale, Alison Riske, Shelby Rogers, Taylor Townsend, Coco Vandeweghe, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

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