Friday, January 13, 2023

AO.Q - The Czechs Crush Qualifying

A look back at the Australian Open qualifying rounds...









*TOP Q-PLAYERS*

1. Katherine Sebov, CAN (24, #191) ...it takes a good Canadian to keep ahead of the army of teenaged Czech racket wielders, and Sebov manages to do so on this list because she *also* took out one of them, knocking off #2-seeded Adelaide 1 finalist Linda Noskova (ranked #56, but not early enough to avoid having to qualify in Melbourne) in the opening round. She followed up with a win over Aussie Priscilla Hon and #20 Simona Waltert to reach her maiden slam MD.


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2. Sara Bejlek, CZE (16, #175) ...while the player on the leading edge of the swarming Crush of Czechs seems to change every few months -- from one Fruhvirtova to another, to Noskova or any number of others -- Bejlek might *ultimately* rise to the top. The 16-year old's second consecutive slam qualifying run saw her take out top-seeded Alycia Parks in three sets in the second round. Bejlek will turn 17 two days after the end of the Australian Open. Time well tell what happens between now and then, but it worth noting that she'll face countrywoman Barbora Krejcikova in the 1st Round.


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3. Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (15, #135) ...the Czech teen set in the Melbourne MD is two qualifiers strong and consists of three Crushers in total (w/ with Brenda's older sister Linda an automatic MD entry, even with Noskova's Q1 defeat). They're the three youngest participants in the women's draw. Brenda F. is *the* youngest, and makes her slam MD debut after twice rallying from behind in qualifying. Fruhvirtova trailed Daria Snigur 7-5/5-1, and was down a break twice in the 3rd in her second match, then came from a set back in her third outing to take down Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.



Was it really less than two years ago that Bejlek and Fruhvirtova led the Czechs to the *Junior* BJK Cup title? Sure it was... because they're *still* young enough to contend for the AO girls' title *this* year.
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4. Cristina Bucsa, ESP (25, #102) ...maybe 2023 will finally allow Bucsa to play in a slam MD *without* having to go through qualifying, because she's got *that* little trick fine tuned to the nth degree. The Spaniard's successful Q-run in Melbourne is her second straight at the AO, second straight in a major and her fourth three-win journey in the last five slams, accounting for all of her career major MD appearances (she got her lone win last year in NY over Kaja Juvan).

This week, as the #4 seed, Bucsa didn't lose a set, taking out Ashlyn Krueger and Nao Hibino (saving 12 SP in the 1st vs. the latter) to finish things off. Afterward, she was in a very generous mood...


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5. CoCo Vandeweghe, USA (31, #140) ...most of Vandeweghe's time since her glorious, two-slam SF (and a QF) season in '17 has been occupied with a series of injury-and-recovery episodes. She's gone just 2-10 in slam MD -- missing six majors altogether, while also three times failing to get out of qualifying -- since going 14-4 that season. She'll return to the MD in Melbourne for the first time since '20 (her last win came in the '17 QF vs. Muguruza) after stringing together wins over Aussie Arina Rodionova, '22 AO girls' champ Petra Marcinko and Lily Miyazaki (winning a 10-1 MTB), and will play in a third straight major MD (Wimbledon LL + U.S. Open WC) for the first time since 2018.


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*OTHER AO QUALIFIERS*

Clara Burel, FRA (21/#131) - the Pastry's second straight slam Q. She staged a comeback from 7-6/4-0 vs. Carol Zhao in the second round.

Arianne Hartono, NED (26/#237) - a year after qualifying to reach her maiden slam MD, the former NCAA champ (2018) does the deed again, knocking out two seeds (#19 In-Albon, #14 Pigossi) and winning a MTB vs. Aiava

Selena Janicijevic, FRA (20/#185) - wins over #13 Ruse and #26 Burrage get Janicijevic into a slam MD for the first time since 2019. I've been saying since (at least) last summer that the Pastry would be back in the slam mix (at least as a WC) by this year's RG, so now the question is whether she might actually be able to rise quickly enough that a free pass from the FFT won't be necessary come May.

Polina Kudermetova, RUS (19/#182) - hail the rise of the younger Kudermetova, as Veronika's little sister wins her way into her maiden slam MD with wins over Gasanova, #30 Boulter (Week 1 Canberra challenger champ) and Muhammad

Eva Lys, GER (21/#127) - the young German turned a corner in the fall with a $60K title and $100K final, and now she's into her first slam MD, taking out former AO junior champ VJK in the final round



Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, SVK (28/#100) - at #3, AKS was the highest women's Q-seed to reach the MD, sweeping all six sets and earning her spot with a Q3 win over Elli Mandlik

Oksana Selekhmeteva, RUS (19/#179) - the teen Hordette qualifies for her second slam ('22 RG) in less than a year, defeating Diatchenko, #24 Ann Li and S.Chang

Diana Shnaider, RUS (18/#105) - the N.C. State tennis recruit's college career might be over before it even starts, as she's followed up her late '22 surge -- 125 title, $60K final, 2 125 & $100K QF and a 23-7 finish -- with her slam MD debut



Lucrezia Stefanini, ITA (24/#141) - they're no Crush of Czechs, but the wave of Italians -- most in their early 20s -- continues to get deeper and deeper. Stefanini showed signs of a spark as '22 progressed, and here she is in her maiden slam draw after wins over Auckland finalist Rebeka Masarova and Sachia Vickery (ret.).

Lesia Tsurenko, UKR (33/#134) - the veteran Ukrainian charges into her 38th career slam MD, defeating #9-seed Leolia Jeanjean in the final round to qualify at a second straight AO. Tsurenko dropped just 12 games in three matches.

Katie Volynets, USA (21/#115) - a week and a half after her loss to Venus Williams in Auckland, Volynets fought through a back-and-forth Q2 match vs. Nigina Abduraimova, then outlasted Kristina Mladenovic in the Bannerette's third consecutive three-setter to qualify for a second straight year in Melbourne




*AO WILD CARDS*
Kimberly Birrell, AUS (24)
Jaimee Fourlis, AUS (23)
Olivia Gadecki, AUS (20)*
Talia Gibson, AUS (18)*
Storm Hunter, AUS (28)
Diane Parry, FRA (20)
Taylor Townsend, USA (26)
Moyuka Uchijima, JPN (21)*
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* - slam MD debut
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NOTE: Gadecki finally makes her slam debut after missing out on a '22 AO WC due to refusing Covid vaccination. Ash Barty is set to "mentor" her, perhaps giving the expectant mom some early practice when it comes to dealing with youthful stubbornness.

*AO - MD PROTECTED RANKING*
Jaqueline Cristian, ROU (24)
Sofia Kenin, USA (24)
Kristina Kucova, SVK (32)
Karolina Muchova, CZE (26)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS (31)
Nadia Podoroska, ARG (25)
Evgeniya Rodina, RUS (33)
Laura Siegemund, GER (34)
Patricia Maria Tig, ROU (28)
Marketa Vondrousova, CZE (23)
Zheng Saisai, CHN (28)






AO Q1 - Katherine Sebov def. #2 Linda Noskova 4-6/6-3/6-4
AO Q2 - Sara Bejlek def. #1 Alycia Parks 5-7/6-4/6-2
...on a whim, the Tennis Gods will always seek to occasionally treat players as if they're balls of yarn while They are a herd of felines.
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AO Q2 - #27 Brenda Fruhvirtova def. Daria Snigur 5-7/7-6(3)/6-3
...in her previous major, Snigur upset Simona Halep. Here she saw the 15-year old Czech rally from 7-5/5-1 down, and after having trailed by a break twice early in the 3rd set.
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AO Q2 - #17 Clara Burel def. Carol Zhao 6-7(4)/6-4/7-6(10-2)
...the Pastry trailed 7-6/4-0 before reeling off six straight games, then won a deciding MTB after having fallen behind 3-1 in the final set.
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AO Q2 - #11 Katie Volynets def. Nigina Abdurimova 6-1/4-6/7-6(10-7)
...Volynets lost a 6-1/4-2 lead, then led 5-2 in the 3rd (w/ 2 MP at 5-3) before seeing the Uzbeki knot the set at 5-5. The Bannerette failed to convert 3 BP in game #10, but went on to the win the MTB.
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AO Q1 - Misaki Doi def. Alex Eala 4-6/7-6(1)/6-3
...'22 U.S. Open girls' champ Eala led 6-4/5-2 and twice served for a straight sets win, but the veteran Japanese player's experience had prevailed by the end of the match.
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AO Q1 - #9 Leolia Jeanjean def. Irina Bara 7-6(5)/1-6/7-6(10-7)
...Jeanjean ultimately fell (to Tsurenko) in the final round, but she opened her week by winning despite trailing Bara 5-1 in the 3rd set. Bara served for the match three times, holding two MP at 5-4, 40/15.
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**RECENT WOMEN'S SLAM WINNERS**
2020 AO: Sofia Kenin, USA*
2020 US: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2020 RG: Iga Swiatek, POL*
2021 AO: Naomi Osaka, JPN
2021 RG: Barbora Krejcikova, CZE*
2021 WI: Ash Barty, AUS
2021 US: Emma Raducanu, GBR*
2022 AO: Ash Barty, AUS
2022 RG: Iga Swiatek, POL
2022 WI: Elena Rybakina, KAZ*
2022 US: Iga Swiatek, POL
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* - first-time slam champ

**AGE OF 2020s SLAM WINNERS**
18 = Emma Raducanu, GBR (2021 US)
19 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2020 RG)
21 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2022 RG)
21 = Iga Swiatek, POL (2022 US)
21 = Sofia Kenin, USA (2020 AO)
22 = Naomi Osaka, JPN (2020 US)
23 = Naomi Osaka, JPN (2021 AO)
23 - Elena Rybakina, KAZ (2022 WI)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2021 WI)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2022 AO)
25 = Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2021 RG)


**RECENT AUSTRALIAN OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONS**
2015 Serena Williams, USA
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER
2017 Serena Williams, USA
2018 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2019 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2020 Sofia Kenin, USA
2021 Naomi Osaka, JPN
2022 Ash Barty, AUS

**AUSTRALIAN OPEN TOP SEEDS - since 2010**
2010 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2011 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (SF)
2012 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (QF)
2013 Victoria Azarenka, BLR (W)
2014 Serena Williams, USA (4th)
2015 Serena Williams, USA (W)
2016 Serena Williams, USA (RU)
2017 Angelique Kerber, GER (1st)
2018 Simona Halep, ROU (RU)
2019 Simona Halep, ROU (4th)
2020 Ash Barty, AUS (SF)
2021 Ash Barty, AUS (QF)
2022 Ash Barty, AUS (W)
2023 Iga Swiatek, POL

**FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN - OPEN ERA**
1977 Kerry Melville-Reid, AUS
1978 Chris O'Neil, AUS
1979 Barbara Jordan, USA
1980 Hana Mandlikova, CZE
1995 Mary Pierce, FRA
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI
2001 Jennifer Capriati, USA
2006 Amelie Mauresmo, FRA
2012 Victoria Azarenka, BLR
2016 Angelique Kerber, GER
2018 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
2020 Sofia Kenin, USA

**RECENT AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIFINALISTS**
2017: S.Williams (W), V.Williams (RU), Lucic-B./Vandeweghe
2018: Wozniacki (W), Halep (RU); Mertens/Kerber
2019: Osaka (W), Kvitova (RU); Collins/Ka.Pliskova
2020: Kenin (W), Muguruza (RU); Barty/Halep
2021: Osaka (W), Brady (RU); S.Williams/Muchova
2022: Barty (W), Collins (RU); Keys/Swiatek

**BACK-to-BACK US/AO TITLES OVER TWO SEASONS - Open era**
1969-70 Margaret Court, AUS
1970-71 Margaret Court, AUS
1988-89 Steffi Graf, FRG
1989-90 Steffi Graf, FRG
1991-92 Monica Seles, YUG
1992-93 Monica Seles, YUG
1993-94 Steffi Graf, GER
1997-98 Martina Hingis, SUI
2002-03 Serena Williams, USA
2003-04 Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL
2008-09 Serena Williams, USA
2010-11 Kim Clijsters, BEL
2014-15 Serena Williams, USA
2018-19 Naomi Osaka, JPN
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1982 - Chris Evert, US Sept./AO Dec.
1983 - Martina Navratilova - US Sept/AO Dec.
2020-21 - Naomi Osaka - RG Oct.'20 held between '20 US/'21 AO

**RECENT AUSTRALIAN OPEN GIRLS FINALS**
2017 Marta Kostyuk/UKR d. Rebeka Masarova/SUI
2018 Liang En-shuo/TPE d. Clara Burel/FRA
2019 Clara Tauson/DEN d. Leylah Fernandez/CAN
2020 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva/AND d. Weronika Baszak/POL
2022 Petra Marcinko/CRO d. Sofia Costoulas/BEL
2023

**AO WOMEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONS - since 2015**
2015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Safarova, USA/CZE
2016 Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza, SUI/IND
2017 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Safarova, USA/CZE
2018 Timea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic, HUN/FRA
2019 Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai, AUS/CHN
2020 Timea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic, HUN/FRA
2021 Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka, BEL/BLR
2022 Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE

**AO MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONS - since 2018**
2018 Gaby Dabrowski & Mate Pavic, CAN/CRO
2019 Barbora Krejcikova & Rajeev Ram, CZE/USA
2020 Barbora Krejcikova & Nikola Mektic, CZE/CRO
2021 Barbora Krejcikova & Rajeev Ram, CZE/USA
2022 Kristina Mladenovic & Ivan Dodig, FRA/CRO

**AUSTRALIAN OPEN GIRLS DOUBLES CHAMPS - since 2015**
2015 Miriam Kolodziejova / Marketa Vondrousova, CZE/CZE
2016 Anna Kalinskaya / Tereza Mihalikova, RUS/SVK
2017 Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine, CAN/USA
2018 Liang En-shou / Wang Xinyu, TPE/CHN
2019 Natsumi Kawaguchi / Adrienn Nagy, JPN/HUN
2020 Alexandra Eala / Priska Madelyn Nugroho, PHI/INA
2022 Clervie Ngounoue / Diana Shnaider, USA/RUS

**RECENT AO WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS**
2013 Aniek van Koot, NED
2014 Sabine Ellerbrock, GER
2015 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2016 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2017 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2018 Diede de Groot, NED
2019 Diede de Groot, NED
2020 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2021 Diede de Groot, NED
2022 Diede de Groot, NED
[doubles]
2013 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot, NED/NED
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
2015 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
2016 Marjolein Buis/Yui Kamiji, NED/JPN
2017 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot, NED/NED
2018 Marjolein Buis/Yui Kamiji, NED/JPN
2019 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED
2020 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
2021 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED
2022 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED


**RECENT WC SLAM SINGLES FINALS**
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
2019 WI - Aniek Van Koot/NED def. #1 Diede de Groot/NED
2019 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2020 AO - #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. Aniek Van Koot/NED
2020 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2020 RG - #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN def. Momoko Ohtani/JPN
2021 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2021 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2021 WI - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. KG Montjane/RSA
2021 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. Aniek Van Koot/NED
2022 RG - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 WI - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN
2022 US - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN

**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)
2019 Bianca Andreescu, 19 (AO)*
2020 Iga Swiatek, 19 (RG)*
2021 Emma Raducanu, 18 (US)*
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* - first-time slam winner

**FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS SINCE 2019**
=2019=
AO: Danielle Collins/USA
RG: Anisimova/USA, Barty/AUS (W), Vondrousova/CZE (RU)
WI: Barbora Strycova/CZE, Elina Svitolina/UKR
US: Bianca Andreescu/USA (W), Belinda Bencic/SUI
=2020=
AO: Sofia Kenin/USA (W)
US: Jennifer Brady/USA
RG: Nadia Podoroska/ARG, Iga Swiatek/POL (W)
=2021=
AO: Jennifer Brady/USA (RU)
RG: Krejcikova/CZE (W), Pavlyuchenkova/RUS (RU), Sakkari/GRE, Zidansek/SLO
WI: Aryna Sabalenka/BLR
US: Leylah Fernandez/CAN (RU), Emma Raducanu/GBR (W)
=2022=
AO: -
RG: C.Gauff/USA (RU), D.Kasatkina/RUS, M.Trevisan/ITA
WI: O.Jabeur/TUN (RU), T.Maria/GER, E.Rybakina/KAZ (W)
US: Caroline Garcia/FRA

**CAREER SLAM #1 SEEDS - active**
6...Simona Halep
4...Iga Swiatek (2023 #1)
3...Victoria Azarenka
3...Angelique Kerber
2...Naomi Osaka
2...Karolina Pliskova
1...Venus Williams
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ALSO: S.Williams-20, Barty-7

**CONSECUTIVE SLAM MD APPEARANCES - WOMEN**
64 - Alize Cornet (active)
62 - Ai Sugiyama
61 - Francesca Schiavone
56 - Jelena Jankovic
54 - Nathalie Dechy
54 - Elena Likhovtseva

**SLAMS WITHOUT SERENA or VENUS WILLIAMS IN MD**
AO: (pre-debut year: 1997) - 2022,2023
RG: (pre-debut year: 1996) - 2011
WI: (pre-debut year: 1996) - none
US: (pre-debut year: 1996) - 2003,2021

**EARLIEST EXIT BY SLAM #1**
[pre-Open era]
1962 WI 1st Rd. - Margaret Court (lost to Billie Jean Moffitt)
[Open era]
1979 AO 1st Rd. - Virginia Ruzici (lost to Mary Sawyer)
1994 WI 1st Rd. - Steffi Graf (lost to Lori McNeil)
1999 WI 1st Rd. - Martina Hingis (lost to Jelena Dokic)
2001 WI 1st Rd. - Martina Hingis (lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual)
2017 RG 1st Rd. - Angelique Kerber (lost to Ekaterina Makarova)
2018 US 1st Rd. - Simona Halep (lost to Kaia Kanepi)

**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 Fernandez, CAN
WI: Daria Snigur, UKR
US: Maria (Camila Osorio) Serrano, COL
[2020]
AO: Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, AND
US: DNP
RG: Elsa Jacquemot, FRA
[2021]
RG: Linda Noskova, CZE
WI: Ane Mintegi del Olmo, ESP
US: Robin Montgomery, USA
[2022]
AO: Petra Marcinko, CRO
RG: Lucie Havlickova, CZE
WI: Liv Hovde, USA
US: Alex Eala, PHI





*YOUNGEST 2023 SLAM...*
=WC=
AO - Talia Gibson, AUS (18)
AO - Olivia Gadecki, AUS (20)
AO - Diane Parry, FRA (20)

=Q=
AO - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (15)
AO - Sara Bejlek, CZE (16)
AO - Diana Shnaider, RUS (18)
AO - Polina Kudermetova, RUS (19)
AO - Oskana Selekhmeteva, RUS (19)
AO - Selena Janicijevic, FRA (20)



=OLDEST 2023 SLAM...=
=WC=
AO - Storm Hunter, AUS (28)

=Q=
AO - Lesia Tsurenko, UKR (33)
AO - CoCo Vandeweghe, USA (31)

=PR=
AO - Laura Siegemund, GER (34)
AO - Evgeniya Rodina, RUS (33)
AO - Kristina Kucova, SVK (32)
AO - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS (31)



=MAKING SLAM MD DEBUTS=
=AUTOMATIC ENTRY MD=
AO - Julia Grabher, AUT

=WC=
AO - Olivia Gadecki, AUS
AO - Talia Gibson, AUS
AO - Moyuka Uchijima, JPN

=Q=
AO - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE
AO - Polina Kudermetova, RUS
AO - Eva Lys, GER
AO - Katherine Sebov, CAN
AO - Diana Shnaider, RUS
AO - Lucrezia Stefanini, ITA



=LOW-RANKED 2023 SLAM QUALIFIERS=
#237 - Arianne Hartono, NED (AO)
#191 - Katherine Sebov, CAN (AO)
#185 - Selena Janicijevic, FRA (AO)
#182 - Polina Kudermetova, RUS (AO)



*IN WOMEN'S SLAM SINGLES MD...*
[oldest]
=2020=
AO: Venus Williams, USA (39)
US: Venus Williams, USA (40)
RG: Venus Williams, USA (40)
=2021=
AO: Venus Williams, USA (40)
RG: Venus Williams, USA (40)
WI: Venus Williams, USA (41)
US: Samantha Stosur, AUS (37)
=2022=
AO: Samantha Stosur, AUS (37)
RG: Kaia Kanepi, EST (36)
WI: Serena Williams, USA (40)
US: Venus Williams, USA (42)
=2023=
AO: Kaia Kanepi, EST (37)
[youngest]
=2020=
AO: Coco Gauff, USA (15)
US: Robin Montgomery, USA (15)
RG: Coco Gauff, USA (16)
=2021=
AO: Coco Gauff, USA (16)
RG: Coco Gauff, USA (17)
WI: Coco Gauff, USA (17)
US: Ashlyn Krueger, USA (17)
=2022=
AO: Coco Gauff, USA (17)
RG: Linda Noskova, CZE (17)
WI: Coco Gauff, USA (18)
US: Sara Bejlek, CZE (16)
=2023=
AO: Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (15)

*2023 AUSTRALIAN OPEN...*
=youngest=
15 - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (Q) - DOB: April 2, 2007
16 - Sara Bejlek, CZE (Q) - DOB: January 31, 2006
17 - Linda Fruhvirtova, CZE - DOB: May 1, 2005
18 - Talia Gibson, AUS (WC) - DOB: June 18, 2004
18 - Diana Shnaider, RUS (Q) - DOB: April 2, 2004
18 - Coco Gauff, USA - DOB: March 13, 2004
19 - Polina Kudermetova, RUS (Q) - DOB: June 4, 2003
19 - Oksana Selekhmeteva, RUS (Q) - DOB: January 13, 2003
=oldest=
37 - Kaia Kanepi, ESP - DOB: June 10, 1985
35 - Tatjana Maria, GER - DOB: August 8, 1987
34 - Laura Siegemund, GER (PR) - DOB: March 4, 1988
33 - Zhang Shuai, CHN - DOB: January 21, 1989
33 - Evgeniya Rodina, RUS (PR) - DOB: February 4, 1989
33 - Lesia Tsurenko, UKR (Q) - DOB: May 30, 1989
33 - Victoria Azarenka, BLR - DOB: July 31, 1989

4th
#1 Swiatek def. #13 Collins
#29 Zheng def. #11 Badosa
#20 Krejcikova def. #3 Pegula
#6 Sakkari def. #10 Keys
#9 V.Kudermetova def. #8 Kasatkina
#19 Alexandrova def. #4 Garcia
#5 Sabalenka def. #12 Bencic
#31 Kanepi def. #14 Haddad Maia
QF
#1 Swiatek def. #29 Zheng
#20 Krejcikova def. #6 Sakkari
#9 V.Kudermetova def. #19 Alexandrova
#5 Sabalenka def. #31 Kanepi
SF
#1 Swiatek def. #20 Krejcikova
#5 Sabalenka def. #9 V.Kudermetova
FINAL
#5 Sabalenka def. #1 Swiatek




All for now.

posted by Todd.Spiker @ 2:26 AM 

2 Comments:

Blogger colt13 said...

Can't argue too much, this field is wide open.

Backed off Zheng because of her draw and taped up quads.

Fri Jan 13, 03:11:00 AM EST  
Blogger Diane said...

Zheng, Badosa and Kudermetova are all injured. I'm hoping for the best for all three--I'd like to see them go deep into the draw--but it may not work out for them.

Fri Jan 13, 11:05:00 AM EST  

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