Time for Another Party on the Lawns?
*WIMBLEDON "Q-PLAYER OF THE WEEK" WINNERS*
2006 Meilen Tu, USA
2007 Hsieh Su-Wei, TPE & Olga Govortsova, BLR
2008 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, ESP & Eva Hrdinova, CZE
2009 Viktoria Kutuzova, UKR
2010 Kaia Kanepi, EST
2011 Alexa Glatch, USA
2012 Sandra Zaniewska, POL
2013 Petra Cetkovska, CZE
2014 Michelle Larcher de Brito, POR
2015 Petra Cetkovska, CZE
2016 Mandy Minella, LUX
2017 Petra Martic, CRO
2018 Mona Barthel, GER
2019 Coco Gauff, USA
[2019 slams]
AO: Astra Sharma, AUS
RG: Elena Rybakina, KAZ
WI: Coco Gauff, USA
*TOP Q-PLAYERS*
...already the youngest player to top the junior rankings, Gauff is now the youngest Wimbledon qualifier of the Open era (and the youngest in the MD at SW19 since Laura Robson in '09). Opening qualifying by upsetting #1-seeded Aliona Bolsova (RG 4th Rd. as a qualifier), then finishing it off a win over #19 Greet Minnen, the wild card entrant advances to her first career slam MD without dropping a set. One day will this be a "remember when..." moment?
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2. Kristie Ahn, USA (27, #191)
...Ahn will make her SW19 debut after sweeping through six sets vs. Naomi Broady, #32 Tamara Korpatsch and #3 Lauren Davis. Consider it her reward for grass court experimentation gone wrong...
*watches Djokovic slide on grass once*: pic.twitter.com/8gs6VumsQZ
— Kristie Ahn (@kristieahn) June 26, 2019
It's a good thing, because she seems to have a steep learning curve...
Nobody:
— Kristie Ahn (@kristieahn) June 28, 2019
Absolutely nobody:
Me: So I tried to slide on grass again. pic.twitter.com/3m8tX3ZMuV
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3. Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA (31, #162)
...now the third-ranked Italian, GGM had never played on grass in her career until this month. Turns out, she's not half bad on the stuff. Weeks after qualifying for her first slam MD in Paris, the 31-year old did the same to reach her second by running her grass record to 4-1 with Q-round wins over Raluca Serban, #21 Wang Xiyu and Oceane Dodin.
Giulia Gatto-Monticone vola nel main draw di #Wimbledon per la prima volta: vittoria in rimonta su Dodin per 3-6 7-5 6-1!#tennis pic.twitter.com/HqLkEME7tv
— SuperTennis TV (@SuperTennisTv) June 27, 2019
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4. Arina Rodionova, AUS (29, #212)
...two years ago, Rodionova qualified for and won her first two slam MD matches in London and New York. After six consecutive failed qualifying attempts since, this successful attempt will see her in her first major MD in two and a half years. After surviving a 7-6(6)/6-7(2)/8-6 opening round match against Asia Muhammad, Rodionova knocked off #4 Misaki Doi and outlasted Danielle Lao in three sets (after dropping the 1st at love).
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5. Tereza Martincova, CZE (24, #139)
...the Czech makes her Wimbledon debut after posting wins over Caroline Dolehide and, in the final Q-round match to finish, #2 Anna Blinkova. Having lost in the Q3 in Melbourne earlier this year, Martincova makes her first slam MD appearance since the '17 U.S. Open.
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Ana Bogdan, ROU (26/#134) - she posted a MD win at SW19 in '17, and won seven matches in majors from 2016-18
Ysaline Bonaventure, BEL (24/#115) - the Waffle is one of four women (w/ Badosa, Kalinskaya & Haddad) with the AO/WI Q-run combo in 2019
Varvara Flink, RUS (22/#140) - after losing in AO/RG qualifying this season, the Russian makes her slam debut after winning an 8-6 3rd set in the final round vs. ex-Hordette Elena Rybakina
Beatriz Haddad, BRA (23/#121) - still re-climbing the rankings after an injury break, the Brazilian (who won a MD match at the AELTC in '17) adds a second '19 slam qualifying run to her resume
Kaja Juvan, SLO (18/#125) - the teenager squandered a lead in RG qualifying, but made her slam debut in Paris as a LL (where she lost another lead). She'll make her Wimbledon debut after winning a 10-8 3rd set over Valentini Grammatikopoulou here, then defeating Basak Eraydin in three and finishing things off with a win over #6-seed Christine McHale.
Anna Kalinskaya, RUS (20/#144) - the Hordette has qualified at three of the last four majors (including AO '19), and will now look to improve upon her 0-3 career slam MD mark
Lesley Kerkhove, NED (27/#203) - after a Rosmalen WD final and $100K Ilkley singles Q-run, Kerkhove will make her SW19 debut after staging a comeback in the final round against former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki after losing the 1st set at love
Caty McNally, USA (17/#164) - a three-time Wimbledon girls doubles finalist (2016-18), McNally will make her slam MD debut after not losing a set in qualifying vs. Kurumi Nara, #23 Priscilla Hon and Jana Cepelova.
Gabriela Ruse, ROU (21/#177) - at last year's Wimbledon, Ruse (after another qualifying run) had Aga Radwanska on the ropes in the 1st Round, holding five MP vs. the Pole in what turned out to be her final win at the All-England Club. As a junior, Ruse reached the girls singles semis in 2014. Could this be the early stage of a Pironkova/Lisicki-like career in which the Romanian's long-term Wimbledon prowess far outweighs her results elsewhere?
Yanina Wickmayer, BEL (29/#148) - a decade out from her slam semifinal run in New York, Wickmayer has 41 career slam MD wins. She reached the Round of 16 at Wimbledon in 2011.
Guess what? I drew myself again as a lucky loser to the @Wimbledon main draw!!?????? pic.twitter.com/G9qCXWVM1a
— Marie Bouzkova (@MarieBouzkova) June 27, 2019
Lauren Davis, USA (25/#96) - her RG appearance (as a winner of the USTA's WC) was her first in a slam MD since her loss to Halep in the '18 AO. She escaped a Q1 hole this week vs. Bibiane Schoofs (down 6-1/5-3 and MP), then lost in the final round to countrywoman Kristie Ahn. But... a reprieve.
Christina McHale, USA (27/#109) - she's reached the 3rd Round of majors five times, but they all came between 2011-13. After losing in AO & RG (and WI) qualifying, she still joins the stampede of LL's into the MD thanks to so many injuries to higher-ranked players.
NEXT UP IF MORE WITHDRAW: Blinkova, Rybakina, Danilovic & Minnen
Monica Niculescu, ROU (31): the Romanian gets the nod with her de facto WC playoff match win in the Ilkley $100K final over Timea Babos. She reached the Wimbledon Round of 16 in 2015, but (a bit surprisingly) her last slam MD win was at the U.S. Open in 2017.
Katie Swan, GBR (20): receiving a WC for a second straight year, Swan recently went public with a load of issues she's dealt with in the past year. She won a 1st Round match at SW19 in '18.
Heather Watson, GBR (27): Watson made her slam debut as a WC at Wimbledon in 2010, and has reached the 3rd Round three times. She came within two points of her first slam second week run in '15 (coming that close to defeating Serena Williams), and has reached two MX finals at SW19 (winning in '16).
...4-6/7-6(3)/6-3. After a handful of blown leads in the recent weeks (in the Wimbledon qualifying and in the 1st Round, then again in the Bol 125 semis), the Slovenian teenager turns the tables and rallies from 6-4/4-1, 40/15 down to win here, then qualifies for the MD a round later.
That match point roar of relief. Kaja Juvan came back from a set and 1-4 down to beat Basak Eraydin today. Ajde Kaja ???? pic.twitter.com/ybLSdCozW7
— Michael in your area (@lobwinners) June 26, 2019
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2. WI Q1 - (WC) Sabine Lisicki def. #27 Timea Babos
...6-3/3-6/6-3. Undertaking another comeback from a string of injuries, Lisicki (briefly) rediscovered her old grass court magic, firing 21 aces to kick off the qualifying competition.
Here is ONE if the 21 aces from Sabine. ??FAST too ???? pic.twitter.com/HnAGu6d4We
— Maarten vdMaazen (@myalansky) June 25, 2019
Then got a win over Ankita Raina...
What it means to be one match away from the #Wimbledon main draw... pic.twitter.com/tREVC8bC0P
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 26, 2019
WI Q3 - Lesley Kerkhove def. (WC) Sabine Lisicki 0-6/6-4/6-4
...but came up short of the MD after taking the opening set at love in match #3. Ouch.
After losing the first set 6-0 to former finalist Sabine Lisicki, Lesley Kerkhove is into the #Wimbledon singles main draw for the very first time after winning 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 pic.twitter.com/tTV4L2ZE1r
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 27, 2019
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3. WI Q1 - #3 Lauren Davis def. Bibiane Schoofs
...1-6/7-6(3)/6-4. Davis' Q-round experience was rocky, as she was immediately down 6-1/5-3 and MP down here, and lost in the final round... but she'll *still* be playing a MD match at the AELTC this week as a LL.
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HM- WI Q3 - #28 Varvara Flink def. #8 Elena Rybakina
...6-3/4-6/8-6. In recent weeks, Rybakina has lifted her game (reaching her maiden tour SF) and looked like a potentially dangerous MD floater at SW19 should she find a way in the MD. But she came up short here at the final hurdle against her former countrywoman, twice failing to serve out the win, and just missed being added to the draw as a LL. She'll be back... either in New York, or if a couple more players pull out of the MD by Monday.
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*YOUNGEST 2019 SLAM...*
=WC=
RG - Diane Parry, FRA (16)
AO - Whitney Osuigwe, USA (16)
RG - Selena Janicijevic, FRA (16)
AO - Clara Burel, FRA (17)
AO - Destanee Aiava, AUS (18)
AO - Kimberly Birrell, AUS (20)
AO - Priscilla Hon, AUS (20)
WI - Katie Swan, GBR (20)
=Q=
WI - Coco Gauff, USA (15)
WI - Caty McNally, USA (17)
AO - Iga Swiatek, POL (17)
AO - Bianca Andreescu, CAN (18)
RG - Sofya Zhuk, RUS (19)
RG - Elena Rybakina, KAZ (19)
AO - Anna Kalinskaya, RUS (20)
WI - Anna Kalinskaya, RUS (20)
RG - Liudmila Samsonova, RUS (20)
RG - Anna Blinkova, RUS (20)
=LL=
RG - Kaja Juvan, SLO (18)
RG - Marie Bouzkova, RUS (20)
WI - Marie Bouzkova, RUS (20)
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POSSIBLE LL: Danilovic(18),Blinkova(20),Rybakina(20),Minnen(21)
=OLDEST 2019 SLAM...=
=WC=
AO - Peng Shuai, CHN (33)
WI - Monica Niculescu, ROU (31)
=Q=
RG - Varvara Lepchenko, USA (33)
AO - Varvara Lepchenko, USA (32)
WI - Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA (31)
RG - Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA (31)
RG - Kristina Kucova, SVK (29)
WI - Arina Rodionova, AUS (29)
WI - Yanana Wickmayer, BEL (29)
=LL=
WI - Christina McHale, USA (27)
RG - Timea Babos, HUN (26)
WI - Lauren Davis, USA (25)
=MAKING SLAM MD DEBUTS=
=WC=
AO - Kimberly Birrell, AUS
AO - Clara Burel, FRA
AO - Zoe Hives, AUS
RG - Audrey Albie, FRA
RG - Selena Janicijevic, FRA
RG - Diane Parry, FRA
=Q=
AO - Paula Badosa Gibert, ESP
AO - Ysaline Bonaventure, ESP
AO - Veronika Kudermetova, RUS
AO - Astra Sharma, AUS
AO - Iga Swiatek, POL
RG - Aliona Bolsova, ESP
RG - Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA
RG - Jasmine Paolini, ITA
RG - Elena Rybakina, KAZ
RG - Liudmila Samsonova, RUS
WI - Varvara Flink, RUS
WI - Coco Gauff, USA
WI - Caty McNally, USA
=LL=
RG - Kaja Juvan, SLO
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POSSIBLE LL DEBUT: Danilovic,Minnen
=LOW-RANKED 2019 SLAM QUALIFIERS=
#301 - Coco Gauff, USA (WI)
#240 - Jessika Ponchat, FRA (AO)
#236 - Kurumi Nara, JPN (RG)
#230 - Astra Sharma, AUS (AO)
#212 - Arina Rodionova, AUS (WI)
#210 - Jasmine Paolini, ITA (RG)
#203 - Lesley Kerkhove, NED (WI)
#191 - Kristie Ahn, USA (WI)
#189 - Kristina Kucova, SVK (RG)
#178 - Iga Swiatek, POL (AO)
#177 - Gabriela Ruse, ROU (WI)
#176 - Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA (AO)
#169 - Sofya Zhuk, RUS (RG)
#167 - Anna Kalinsakaya, RUS (AO)
#167 - Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA (RG)
#162 - Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA (WI)
#161 - Liudmila Samsonova, RUS (RG)
#158 - Ysaline Bonaventure, BEL (AO)
=LL=
#138 - Timea Babos, HUN (RG)
#132 - Kaja Juvan, SLO (RG)
#121 - Marie Bouzkova, RUS (RG)
#116 - Marie Bouzkova, RUS (WI)
#109 - Christina McHale, USA (WI)
#96 - Lauren Davis, USA (WI)
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POSSIBLE LL: #87 Blinkova,#111 Rybakina,#119 Danilovic,#129 Minnen
=MULTI-SLAM QUALIFIERS IN 2019=
2 - Paula Badosa, ESP (AO/WI)
2 - Ysaline Bonaventure, BEL (AO/WI)
2 - Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA (RG/WI)
2 - Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA (AO/WI)
2 - Anna Kalinskaya, RUS (AO/WI)
2 - Varvara Lepchenko, USA (AO/RG)
=Q/WC SLAM STREAKS - through 2019 WI=
Lauren Davis, USA - RG WC + WI LL
Giulia Gatto-Monticone, ITA - 2 consecutive slam Q
Kaja Juvan, SLO - RG LL + WI Q
Gabriela Ruse, ROU - 2 consecutive WI Q
Katie Swan, GBR - 2 consecutive WI wild cards
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POSSIBLE MD ENTRIES AS LL: Blinkova(+RG Q), Rybakina(+RG Q)
It was 100 years ago that Suzanne Lenglen crashed @Wimbledon . Tennis has never seen a star quite like her. (h/t @JacobFeldman4 ) :https://t.co/UJWZNBQ4z6
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) June 27, 2019
**RECENT WOMEN'S SLAM WINNERS**
2016 AO: Angelique Kerber, GER
2016 RG: Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2016 WI: Serena Williams, USA
2016 US: Angelique Kerber, GER
2017 AO: Serena Williams, USA
2017 RG: Alona Ostapenko, LAT
2017 WI: Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2017 US: Sloane Stephens, USA
2018 AO: Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2018 RG: Simona Halep, ROU
2018 WI: Angelique Kerber, GER
2018 US: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 AO: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2019 RG: Ash Barty, AUS
**ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - FIRST SLAM FINAL**
1997 U.S. Open - Venus Williams
1999 U.S. Open - Serena Williams (W)
2004 Wimbledon - Maria Sharapova (W)
2004 U.S. Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova (W)
2009 U.S. Open - Caroline Wozniacki
2010 Roland Garros - Samantha Stosur
2010 Wimbledon - Vera Zvonareva
2011 Wimbledon - Petra Kvitova (W)
2012 Australian Open - Victoria Azarenka (W)
2012 Roland Garros - Sara Errani
2013 Wimbledon - Sabine Lisicki
2014 Australian Open - Dominika Cibulkova
2014 Roland Garros - Simona Halep
2014 Wimbledon - Genie Bouchard
2015 Wimbledon - Garbine Muguruza
2016 Australian Open - Angelique Kerber (W)
2016 U.S. Open - Karolina Pliskova
2017 Roland Garros - Alona Ostapenko (W)
2017 U.S. Open - Sloane Stephens (W)
2017 U.S. Open - Madison Keys
2018 U.S. Open - Naomi Osaka (W)
2019 Roland Garros - Ash Barty (W)
2019 Roland Garros - Marketa Vondrousova
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ALSO...
2008 U.S. Open - Jelena Jankovic
**ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - WON IN FIRST SLAM FINAL**
1999 U.S. Open - Serena Williams
2004 Wimbledon - Maria Sharapova
2011 Wimbledon - Petra Kvitova
2012 Australian Open - Victoria Azarenka
2016 Australian Open - Angelique Kerber
2017 Roland Garros - Alona Ostapenko
2017 U.S. Open - Sloane Stephens
2018 U.S. Open - Naomi Osaka
2019 Roland Garros - Ash Barty
Who better to open play under the new No.1 Court roof than the queen of #Wimbledon ??
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) May 18, 2019
Welcome back to our nine-time singles champion @Martina Navratilova… pic.twitter.com/VXZykQAzCB
Confirmed: @Martina Navratilova has still got it#Wimbledon #RoofForAll pic.twitter.com/OnP9a5XobG
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) May 19, 2019
*WIMBLEDON #1 SEEDS SINCE 2008*
2008 Ana Ivanovic, SRB (3rd)
2009 Dinara Safina, RUS (SF)
2010 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2011 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (4th)
2012 Maria Sharapova, RUS (4th)
2013 Serena Williams, USA (4th)
2014 Serena Williams, USA (3rd)
2015 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2016 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2017 Angelique Kerber, GER (4th)
2018 Simona Halep, ROU (3rd)
2019 Ash Barty, AUS
*RECENT WIMBLEDON SEMIFINALISTS*
[W/RU, SF/SF]
2010 S.Williams/V.Zvonareva, P.Kvitova/T.Pironkova
2011 P.Kvitova/M.Sharapova, V.Azarenka/S.Lisicki
2012 S.Williams/A.Radwanska, V.Azarenka/A.Kerber
2013 M.Bartoli/S.Lisicki, A.Radwanska/K.Flipkens
2014 P.Kvitova/G.Bouchard, L.Safarova/S.Halep
2015 S.Williams/G.Muguruza, M.Sharapova/A.Radwanska
2016 S.Williams/Kerber, E.Vesnina/V.Williams
2017 G.Muguruza/V.Williams, J.Konta/M.Rybarikova
2018 A.Kerber/S.Williams, Ostapenko/Goerges
*LOW-SEEDED WIMBLEDON SEMIFINALISTS - Open Era*
[unseeded]
1968 Ann Jones
1969 Rosie Casals
1970 Francoise Durr
1971 Judy Dalton
1983 Yvonne Vermaak
1989 Catarina Lindqvist
1994 Gigi Fernandez
1994 Lori McNeil
1996 Meredith McGrath
1997 Anna Kournikova
1998 Natasha Zvereva
1999 Alexandra Stevenson (Q)
1999 Mirjana Lucic
2000 Jelena Dokic
2008 Zheng Jie (WC)
2010 Petra Kvitova
2010 Tsvetana Pironkova
2011 Sabine Lisicki (WC)
2016 Elena Vesnina
2017 Magdalena Rybarikova
[seeds]
#25 - Serena Williams, 2018 (RU)
#23 - Lucie Safarova, 2014
#23 - Sabine Lisicki, 2013 (RU)
#23 - Venus Williams, 2007 (W)
#21 - Vera Zvonareva, 2010 (RU)
#20 - Garbine Muguruza, 2015 (RU)
#20 - Kirsten Flipkens, 2013
#18 - Marion Bartoli, 2007 (RU)
#16 - Nathalie Tauziat, 1998 (RU)
#16 - Kathy Rinaldi, 1985
#15 - Marion Bartoli, 2013 (W)
#14 - Garbine Muguruza, 2017 (W)
#14 - Venus Williams, 2005 (W)
#13 - Julia Goerges, 2018
#13 - Aga Radwanska, 2015
#13 - Genie Bouchard, 2014 (RU)
#13 - Maria Sharapova, 2004 (W)
#12 - Alona Ostapenko, 2018
#12 - Kimiko Date, 1996
#12 - Billie Jean King, 1982
#11 - Angelique Kerber, 2018 (W)
#11 - Bettina Bunge, 1982
#10 - Venus Williams, 2017 (RU)
#10 - Gabriela Sabatini, 1986
#10 - Billie Jean King, 1983
*WIMBLEDON GIRLS FINALS - since 2006*
2006 Caroline Wozniacki/DEN d. Magdalena Rybarikova/SVK
2007 Ula Radwanska/POL d. Madison Brengle/USA
2008 Laura Robson/GBR d. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn/THA
2009 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn/THA d. Kristina Mladenovic/FRA
2010 Kristyna Pliskova/CZE d. Sachie Ishizu/JPN
2011 Ashleigh Barty/AUS d. Irina Khromacheva/RUS
2012 Genie Bouchard/CAN d. Elina Svitolina/UKR
2013 Belinda Bencic/SUI d. Taylor Townsend/USA
2014 Alona Ostapenko/LAT d. Kristina Schmiedlova/SVK
2015 Sofya Zhuk/RUS d. Anna Blinkova/RUS
2016 Anastasia Potapova/RUS d. Dayana Yastremska/UKR
2017 Claire Liu/USA d. Ann Li/USA
2018 Iga Swiatek/POL d. Leonie Kung/SUI
*FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AT WIMBLEDON - Open era*
1968 Billie Jean King, USA
1978 Martina Navratilova, TCH (CZE)
1994 Conchita Martinez, ESP
1998 Jana Novotna, CZE
2000 Venus Williams, USA
2004 Maria Sharapova, RUS
2011 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2013 Marion Bartoli, FRA
*CAREER WIMBLEDON TITLES - OPEN ERA*
9...Martina Navratilova
7...Steffi Graf
7...Serena Williams*
5...Venus Williams*
4...Billie Jean King (+2 pre-Open era)
*WIMBLEDON FINALS - ACTIVE*
10..Serena Williams (7-3)
9...Venus Williams (5-4)
2...Petra Kvitova (2-0)
2...Angelique Kerber (1-1)
2...Garbine Muguruza (1-1)
2...Maria Sharapova (1-1)
1...Genie Bouchard (0-1)
1...Sabine Lisicki (0-1)
1...Vera Zvonareva (0-1)
*BEST WIMBLEDON GIRLS/LADIES RESULTS*
[won Girls & Ladies titles]
Martina Hingis (1994 Junior champion; 1997 Ladies champion)
Amelie Mauresmo (1996 Junior champion; 2006 Ladies champion)
[others]
Martina Navratilova - 1973 Junior RU; 9-time Ladies champion
Hana Mandlikova - 1978 Junior RU; 1981 & '86 Ladies RU
Zina Garrison - 1981 Junior champion; 1990 Ladies RU
Maria Sharapova - 2002 Junior RU; 2004 Ladies champion
Aga Radwanska - 2005 Junior champion; 2012 Ladies RU
Genie Bouchard - 2012 Junior champion; 2014 Ladies RU
*BACK-TO-BACK RG/WI WOMEN'S TITLES - OPEN ERA*
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1971 Evonne Goolagong, AUS
1972 Billie Jean King, USA
1974 Chris Evert, USA
1982 Martina Navratilova, USA
1984 Martina Navratilova, USA
1988 Steffi Graf, FRG
1993 Steffi Graf, GER
1995 Steffi Graf, GER
1996 Steffi Graf, GER
2002 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA
*AO/WI TITLES IN SEASON - OPEN ERA*
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1983 Martina Navratilova, USA
1985 Martina Navratolova, USA
1988 Steffi Graf, FRG
1989 Steffi Graf, FRG
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI
2003 Serena Williams, USA
2006 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
2009 Serena Williams, USA
2010 Serena Williams, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA
*FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS AT WIMBLEDON SINCE 2010*
2010 Petra Kvitova, CZE
2010 Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL
2011 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2011 Sabine Lisicki, GER (RU)
2012 Aga Radwanska, POL (RU)
2013 Kirsten Flipkens, BEL
2014 Lucie Safarova, CZE
2015 Garbine Muguruza, ESP (RU)
2016 Elena Vesnina, RUS
2017 Magdalena Rybarikova, SVK
2018 Julia Goerges, GER
*WIMBLEDON WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS*
[singles]
2016 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2017 Diede de Groot, NED
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
[doubles]
2009 Korie Homan/Esther Vergeer (NED/NED)
2010 Esther Vergeed/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2011 Esther Vergeer/Sharon Walraven (NED/NED)
2012 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2013 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED/NED)
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2015 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2016 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2017 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley (JPN/GBR)
2018 Diede de Groot/Yui Kamiji (NED/JPN)
*RECENT WIMBLEDON DOUBLES CHAMPIONS*
2010 Vania King & Yaroslava Shvedova, USA/KAZ
2011 Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik, CZE/SLO
2012 Serena Williams & Venus Williams, USA/USA
2013 Hsieh Su-Wei & Peng Shuai, TPE/CHN
2014 Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci, ITA/ITA
2015 Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza, SUI/IND
2016 Serena Williams & Venus Williams, USA/USA
2017 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina, RUS/RUS
2018 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
*RECENT WIMBLEDON MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPS*
2010 Cark Black & Leander Paes, ZIM/IND
2011 Iveta Benesova & Jurgen Melzer, CZE/AUT
2012 Lisa Raymond & Mike Bryan, USA/USA
2013 Kristina Mladenovic & Daniel Nestor, FRA/CAN
2014 Samantha Stosur & Nenad Zimonjic, AUS/SRB
2015 Martina Hingis & Leander Paes, SUI/IND
2016 Heather Watson & Henri Kontinen, GBR/FIN
2017 Martina Hingis & Jamie Murray, SUI/GBR
2018 Nicole Melichar & Alexander Peya, USA/AUT
*RECENT WIMBLEDON GIRLS DOUBLES CHAMPS*
2010 Timea Babos & Sloane Stephens, HUN/USA
2011 Genie Bouchard & Grace Min, CAN/USA
2012 Genie Bouchard & Taylor Townsend, CAN/USA
2013 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2014 Tami Grende & Ye Quiyu, INA/CHN
2015 Dalma Galfi & Fanny Stollar, HUN/HUN
2016 Usue Arconada & Claire Liu, USA/USA
2017 Olga Danilovic & Kaja Juvan, SRB/SLO
2018 Wang Xinyu & Wang Xiyu, CHN/CHN
**RECENT WC SLAM SINGLES FINALS**
2017 AO - #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #1 Jiske Griffioen/NED
2017 RG - #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. Sabine Ellerbrock/GER
2017 WI - Diede de Groot/NED def. Sabine Ellerbrock/GER
2017 US - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED
2018 AO - #2 Diede de Groot/NED def. #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2018 RG - #1 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. #2 Diede de Groot/NED
2018 WI - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. Aniek van Koot/NED
2018 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2019 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2019 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
**SLAM TITLES AFTER AGE 30**
10..Serena Williams, USA (age 30-35)*
3...Martina Navratilova, USA (age 30-33)
3...Margaret Court, AUS (age 30-31)
2...Billie Jean King, USA (age 30 & 31)
2...Chris Evert, USA (age 30 & 31)
1...Flavia Pennetta, ITA (age 33)
1...Virginia Wade. GBR (age 31)
1...Ann Haydon Jones, GBR (age 30)
1...Angelique Kerber, GER (age 30)*
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*-active
**OLDEST WOMEN'S SINGLES SLAM CHAMPIONS - OPEN ERA**
Serena Williams (35y/125) - 2017 Australian
Serena Williams (34/283) - 2016 Wimbledon
Serena Williams (33/285) - 2015 Wimbledon
Martina Navratilova (33/263) - 1990 Wimbledon
Serena Williams (33/254) - 2015 Roland Garros
Flavia Pennetta (33/201) - 2015 U.S. Open
Serena Williams (33/127) - 2015 Australian
**OLDEST WOMEN'S SINGLES SLAM FINALISTS**
Martina Navratilova (37y,258d) — lost '94 WI to C.Martinez
Venus Williams (37/28) - lost '17 WI to Muguruza
Serena Williams (36/347) - lost '18 US to Osaka
Serena Williams (36/291) - lost '18 WI to Kerber
Venus Williams (36/226) — '17 AO, lost to S.Williams
Serena Williams (35/125) — '17 AO, def. V.Williams
Martina Navratilova (34/325) — '91 US, lost to Seles
Serena Williams (34/287) — '16 WI, def. Kerber
Serena Williams (34/252) — '16 RG, lost to Muguruza
Serena Williams (34/127) — '16 AO, lost to Kerber
**OLDEST FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS**
33y,199d - Flavia Pennetta, 2015 U.S. Open
29y,346d - Francesca Schiavone, 2010 Roland Garros
29y,275d - Jana Novotna, 1998 Wimbledon
29y,154d - Kerry Melville-Reid, 1977 Australian Open
29y,98d - Li Na, 2011 Roland Garros
28y,277d - Marion Bartoli, 2013 Wimbledon
28y,12d - Angelique Kerber, 2016 Australian Open
27y,200d - Caroline Wozniacki, 2018 Australian Open
26y,255d - Simona Halep, 2018 Roland Garros
26y,207d - Amelie Mauresmo, 2006 Australian Open
26y,165d - Samantha Stosur, 2011 U.S. Open
**MOST SLAMS BEFORE FIRST TITLE**
49 - Flavia Pennetta (2015 U.S. Open)
47 - Marion Bartoli (2013 Wimbledon)
45 - Jana Novotna (1998 Wimbledon)
43 - Caroline Wozniacki (2018 Australian Open)
39 - Francesca Schiavone (2010 Roland Garros)
34 - Samantha Stosur (2011 U.S. Open)
33 - Angelique Kerber (2016 Australian Open)
32 - Simona Halep (2018 Roland Garros)
32 - Amelie Mauresmo (2006 Australian Open)
**TEEN SLAM CHAMPS - since 1997**
1997 Martina Hingis, 16 (AO)*
1997 Iva Majoli, 19 (RG)*
1997 Martina Hingis, 16 (WI)
1997 Martina Hingis, 16 (US)
1998 Martina Hingis, 17 (AO)
1999 Martina Hingis, 18 (AO)
1999 Serena Williams, 17 (US)*
2004 Maria Sharapova, 17 (WI)*
2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova, 19 (US)*
2006 Maria Sharapova, 19 (US)
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* - first-time slam winner
**BIGGEST AGE DIFFERENCE IN SLAM FINAL**
17y,45d - Seles (17) d. Navratilova (34) = '91 U.S.
16y,20d - Osaka (20) d. S.Williams (36) = '18 U.S.
15y,180d - Martinez (22) d. Navratilova (37) = '94 WI
14y,175d - Graf (18) d. Evert (33) = '88 AO
13y,113d - Muguruza (23) d. V.Williams (37) = '17 WI
**LOW RANKED IN SLAM FINAL - Open era**
NR - Evonne Goolagong, 1977 Australian (W)
NR - Kim Clijsters, 2009 US Open (W)
NR - Justine Henin, 2010 Australian
#181 - Serena Williams, 2018 Wimbledon
#111 - Chris O'Neil, 1978 Australian (W)
#83 - Sloane Stephens, 2017 US Open (W)
#81 - Serena Williams, 2007 Australian (W)
#78 - Betsy Nagelson, 1978 Australian
#68 - Barbara Jordan, 1979 Australian (W)
#66 - Venus Williams. 1997 US Open
**FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS SINCE 2013**
=2013=
AO: Sloane Stephens/USA
RG: -
WI: Kirsten Flipkens/BEL
US: Flavia Pennetta/ITA
=2014=
AO: Genie Bouchard/CAN
RG: Simona Halep/ROU (RU), Andrea Petkovic/GER
WI: Lucie Safarova/CZE
US: Ekatarina Makarova/RUS, Peng Shuai/CHN
=2015=
AO: Madison Keys/USA
RG: Timea Bacsinszky/SUI
WI: Garbine Muguruza/ESP (RU)
US: Roberta Vinci/ITA (RU)
=2016=
AO: Johanna Konta/GBR
RG: Kiki Bertens/NED
WI: Elena Vesnina/RUS
US: Karolina Pliskova/CZE (RU)
=2017=
AO: CoCo Vandeweghe/USA
RG: Alona Ostapenko/LAT (W)
WI: Magdalena Rybarikova/SVK
US: -
=2018=
AO: Elise Mertens/BEL
RG: -
WI: Julia Goerges/GER
US: Naomi Osaka/JPN (W), Anastasija Sevastova/LAT
=2019=
AO: Danielle Collins/USA
RG: Amanda Anisimova/USA, Ash Barty/AUS (W), Marketa Vondrousova/CZE (RU)
**CAREER SLAM #1 SEEDS - active**
20...Serena Williams
6...Caroline Wozniacki
5...Simona Halep
4...Maria Sharapova
3...Victoria Azarenka
3...Angelique Kerber
1...ASH BARTY
1...Naomi Osaka
1...Karolina Pliskova
1...Venus Williams
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ALSO: 1-Jelena Jankovic
**WON TITLE AT FIRST SLAM SEEDED #1**
[since end of Evert/Navratilova era]
1991 Monica Seles (Roland Garros)
2002 Jennifer Capriati (Australian Open)
2002 Serena Williams (U.S. Open)
2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Australian Open)
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NOTE: Barty #1 seed for first time at 2019 WI
**RECENT SLAM JUNIOR CHAMPS**
[2017]
AO: Marta Kostyuk, UKR
RG: Whitney Osuigwe, USA
WI: Claire Liu, USA
US: Amanda Anisimova, USA
[2018]
AO: Liang En-shuo, TPE
RG: Coco Gauff, USA
WI: Iga Swiatek, POL
US: Wang Xiyu, CHN
[2019]
AO: Clara Tauson, DEN
RG: Leylah Annie Fernandez, CAN
#1 Barty/#26 Muguruza def. #22 Vekic - See below.
#5 Kerber def. #18 Goerges - Goerges' could be Serena's spot, but I'll boycott a deep slam run pick until we've seen enough to do it for a reason other than "Well, it's Serena."
...dubbed the "group of death," and for good reason. Barty's quarter includes her, defending champ Kerber, seven-time champ Serena, former winners Muguruza and Sharapova, '18 semifinalist Goerges, and (just to name a few) Bencic, Vekic, Riske, Kanepi, Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova (all, including the Russians in a *good* mood, who'd be second week dark horses-or-better under normal draw conditions). Even qualifier Ruse has shown an affinity for the Wimbledon lawns, and held 5 MP on Radwanska in the 1st Round last year. In truth, I was hoping for Barty and Muguruza to be on opposite sides of the draw so that I could take a flier on the Spaniard (who, let's face it, is due for a big result) in a final against the current hot pick. So, naturally, they might meet *as early as they possibly could* as seeded players: in the 3rd Round. So, I guess I should look at that one as my "final," right?
Yep, so consider them a dual pick. Whichever might come through that entryway to the second week represents them both the rest of the way.
#4 Bertens def. #21 Mertens - so far, Kiki hasn't exactly handled favorite status well in the slams, though
#25 Anisimova def. Siniakova - with Kvitova ailing in this section (and maybe withdrawing, or being physically compromised) I just can't pick her through, so this could be anyone -- from Sloane to Mladenovic to Konta to Strycova
...it's almost unfair for the Barty section to have so many contenders, while this one has so many question marks. I don't if Anisimova is ready for a grass run, but she's sparked in the first two slams, so why not? If Petra truly turns out to be a non-factor, this quarter could produce a stunner of a semifinalist.
#24 Martic def. Gasparyan - Martic was in the Round of 16 in '17, and is coming off her best grass result in Birmingham
#3 Ka.Pliskova def. #16 Vondrousova - if not for the hip, Ostapenko might be a legit dark horse here
...talk about opportunity. It's there for *so* many here. From Pliskova, who's never really clicked at SW19, to #8 Svitolina, whose out-of-form (partly due to a knee injury, but likely also because of a lack of focus) current reality makes one question if she can even escape early round matches vs. Gavrilova, Gasparyan (who's already beaten her once this grass season) and Sakkari/Barthel, to Ostapenko (defending SF points), coming in looking scalding-hot-off-the-ground-if-not-bang-your-head-erratic-on-serve *before* injuring her hip, this quarter's draw could swing W-I-D-E open if Pliskova falters.
#7 Halep def. #17 Keys - would love to see Venus in this mix to watch what happens, though
#27 Kenin def. #14 Wozniacki - how much confidence did Paris and Mallorca give Kenin?
...is Osaka right, or in the early stages of the exact opposite of that? She could easily lose to any number of opponents (Putintseva, Swiataek, Kenin/Yastremska) in her path in the early rounds, or she could use their body shells as steps on which to climb deep into another slam. I'll go with the former. Of course, 39-year old Venus' 1st Round match vs. 15-year old Coco Gauff is *the* opening round highlight (you could fit a fully grown Ash Barty between their ages), with the first week focus of the quarter shifting onto the shoulders of the winner.
=QUARTERFINAL PREDICTIONS=
#1 Barty/#26 Muguruza def. #5 Kerber
#25 Anisimova def. #4 Bertens
#3 Ka.Pliskova def. #24 Martic
#7 Halep def. #27 Kenin
=SEMIFINAL PREDICTIONS=
#1 Barty/#26 Muguruza def. #25 Anisimova
#3 Ka.Pliskova def. #7 Halep
=FINAL PREDICTION=
#1 Barty/#26 Muguruza def. #3 Ka.Pliskova
...hey, it's only a cop-out if you let it be. (P.S. - My current headache is pretty much why I stopped making weekly picks in the first place.)
posted by Todd.Spiker @ 6:23 PM
2 Comments:
Muguruza? You have guts. Then again, 20 women have a legit shot at the title.
One of the reasons I didn't make Barty the favorite is that Kerber(Probably), Serena(definite, though others need to), and Konta are getting the roof. If it rains, Barty + Barty/Azarenka will be backed up.
And even though a SF is possible for Bertens, still think Sharapova gets the roof before her.
Well, only if she beats Barty, which is admittedly a long shot on current form (though she *did* look very good in Paris, until she suddenly didn't). But if she did, the perception changes (and she's even beaten Serena in slams before)...
You know, that's a really good point. With all those players in the same part of the draw, they'll all be playing the same days, which could cause an awful lot of scheduling issues (and "outrages") as they try to make sure the trains stay on time.
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