Friday, May 26, 2023

RG.Q - Mirra Mirra on the Wall

A look back at the Roland Garros qualifying rounds...





*TOP Q-PLAYERS*



1. Mirra Andreeva, RUS (16, #143) ...the youngest player in the women's draw, Andreeva has been on fire since losing the junior final in Melbourne, going 20-2 vs. pro competition while winning a pair of $60K challenger titles, reaching the Madrid 1000 Round of 16 and now earning her slam MD debut.

This week, she knocked off 31-seeded Polina Kudermetova, Emiliana Arango and #1 seed Camila Osorio without dropping a set.


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2. Clara Tauson, DEN (29, #126) ...two years ago as a RG qualifier, Tauson made her slam MD debut and upset #21-seeded Jennifer Brady in one of the most dynamic big stage intros of recent years. After suffering through an injury-plagued '22 the Dane slipped as low as #140 in October, then picked up a foot injury that cost her a spot at the AO. She also was forced to part with her long-time coach because of a lack of finances after what was almost a "lost" season before an eleventh hour 16-4 run in challenger events from October-December.

In Paris, Tauson followed up wins over Katie Swan and Petra Marcinko with a three-hour win over Mirjam Bjorklund to reach the MD.


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3. Olga Danilovic, SRB (22, #104) ...Danilovic carried over her momentum from her $100K challenger win in Madrid last week, her biggest title in five years, by extending her winning streak to eight matches with qualifying victories over Heather Watson, Yanina Wickmayer and Erika Andreeva (Mirra's older sis).

The Serb has won all three of her career 1st Rd. slam matches (she opens vs. Kateryna Baindl).


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4. Dayana Yastremska, UKR (23, #144) ...wins over Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik, Sachia Vikery and Greet Minnen give Yastemska a shot to end her seven-match slam MD losing streak (her last win was at the 2020 U.S.).

In 2019, she picked up 7 of her 9 career major wins (3r-1r-4r-3r).
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5. Storm Hunter, AUS (28, #202) ...a Top 5 doubles player, but just #202 in singles, Hunter has ridden her BJK Cup Finals heroics to '23 solo success, winning a $60K crown, reaching a $100K QF and qualifying in Miami and now for RG.

Wins over #8 Viktorija Golubic, Mona Barthel and Ashlyn Krueger without dropping a set has gotten the Aussie into her third non-AO (where she's been in 5) slam MD. So far she's 0-7.
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HM- Iryna Shymanovich, BLR (25, #211) ...after finally cracking the singles Top 200 last month, and reaching her first tour-level doubles final (and winning it) in Bogota, Shymanovich makes her slam MD debut after posting wins over Joanna Garland, Kenin-conquerer Margaux Rouvroy and Mai Hontama (in a 10-4 MTB).

In 2013, the Belarusian reached the Wimbledon girls' doubles final alongside Anhelina Kalinina (who I suppose wouldn't even shake her hand if they played now), losing to some Czech duo named Krejicikova & Siniakova. Kalinina/Shymanovich also won the Youth Olympic Gold in 2014.


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*OTHER RG QUALIFIERS*

Sara Bejlek, CZE (17/#180) - three straight successful slam qualifying runs

Kayla Day, USA (23/#138) - the '16 U.S. Open junior champ's last slam MD appearance was in New York in 2017

Fiona Ferro, FRA (26/#462) - the only Q-wild card to reach the MD, the former tour champ (2 titles in 2019-20) with a 4r run in Paris (2020) is working her way back from a trying '22 that saw her struggle on the court and off it file sexual assault charges against her former coach



Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (16/#146) - back-to-back slam qualifying runs to become the second-youngest player (behind M.Andreeva by a just a few weeks) in the MD. Four of the five youngest -- Bejlek, both Fruhvirtovas and Noskova -- in the women's draw are Czechs.

Ylena In-Albon, SUI (24/#148) - one of two Swiss qualifiers making their RG debut in '23

Elli Mandlik, USA (22/#118) - Mandlik, whose mother Hana is a former RG champ (1981), makes her third straight slam MD debut (as a U.S. WC, then an AO LL)

Arantxa Rus, NED (32/#113) - her last RG MD win came during a 4th Rd. run in 2012 (she's gone 0-5 in the MD in Paris since, has ten straight slam losses and is 1-17 in her last 18 1st Rounds in majors)

Taylor Townsend, USA (27/#108) - continues her hot, post-maternity leave comeback spring, which has included a Rome 3rd Round result, 125 final and win over #3 Pegula



Simona Waltert, SUI (22/#127) - so there *is* a Simona in the women's MD, as Waltert makes her slam debut after coming up short in six previous major qualifying attempts

Tamara Zidansek, SLO (25/#110) - a semifinalist in 2021 and with a 3rd Round run last year, accounting for 7 of her 12 career MD win in majors


*RG LUCKY LOSERS (as of May 26)*

Aliona Bolsova, ESP (25/#131) - reached the 4th Rd. in the slam debut in Paris in '19

Elina Avanesyan, RUS (20/#134) - making it 13 Hordettes in the MD, behind only the U.S. total of 19 (there are 12 Czechs, and 10 Pastries)

Nao Hibino, JPN (28/#112) - lost in the Q3 for her fifth slam in a row, but reaches the MD in Paris (making it as a LL for the second time in the stretch)

Viktoria Hruncakova, SVK (25/#136) - (née Kuzmova) her best slam result was a RG 3rd Rd. in 2019


*RECENT RG "Q-PLAYER OF THE WEEK" WINNERS*
2016 Viktorija Golubic, SUI
2017 Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
2018 Francesca Schiavone, ITA
2019 Elena Rybakina, KAZ
2020 Mayar Sherif, EGY
2021 Varvara Lepchenko, USA
2022 Jule Niemeier, GER
2023 Mirra Andreeva, RUS


*2023 SLAM QUALIFIERS (32) BY NATION*
5...USA (2/3)
4...CZE (2/2)
4...RUS (3/1)
3...FRA (2/1)
2...NED (1/1)
2...SUI (0/2)
2...UKR (1/1)
1...AO: CAN,ESP,GER,ITA,SVK
1...RG: AUS,BLR,DEN,SLO,SRB


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

=Q=
AO - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (15)
RG - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (16)
RG - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (16)
AO - Sara Bejlek, CZE (16)
RG - Sara Bejlek, CZE (17)
AO - Diana Shnaider, RUS (18)
AO - Polina Kudermetova, RUS (19)
AO - Oskana Selekhmeteva, RUS (19)
AO - Selena Janicijevic, FRA (20)
RG - Clara Tauson, DEN (20)

=LL=
RG - Elina Avanseyan, RUS (20)
AO - Elli Mandlik, USA (21)

=PR=
AO - Marketa Vondrousova, CZE (23)

=OLDEST 2023 SLAM...=
=WC=
RG - Kristina Mladenovic, FRA (30)
AO - Storm Hunter, AUS (28)

=Q=
AO - Lesia Tsurenko, UKR (33)
RG - Arantxa Rus, NED (32)
AO - CoCo Vandeweghe, USA (31)

=LL=
AO - Laura Pigossi, BRA (28)
RG - Nao Hibino, JPN (28)
AO - Leolia Jeanjean, FRA (27)

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

=2023 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
RG - Mirra Andreeva, RUS
RG - Iryna Shymanovich, BLR
RG - Simona Waltert, SUI

=LOW-RANKED 2023 SLAM QUALIFIERS=
#462 - Fiona Ferro, FRA (RG)
#237 - Arianne Hartono, NED (AO)
#211 - Iryna Shymanovich, BLR (RG)
#202 - Storm Hunter, AUS (RG)
#191 - Katherine Sebov, CAN (AO)
#185 - Selena Janicijevic, FRA (AO)
#182 - Polina Kudermetova, RUS (AO)
#180 - Sara Bejlek, CZE (RG)

=LL=
#136 - Viktoria Hruncakova, SVK (RG)
#134 - Elina Avanesyan, RUS (RG)
#131 - Aliona Bolsova, ESP (RG)
#130 - Elli Mandlik, USA (AO)

*MULTI-SLAM QUALIFIERS IN 2023*
2 - Sara Bejlek, CZE (AO-RG) - 3 consecutive slams
2 - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (AO-RG)
[consecutive RG Q]
2 - Olga Danilovic, SRB (2022-23)

*2023 SLAM MD DEBUTS*
=AO=
Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (Q; 15)
Olivia Gadecki, AUS (WC; 20)
Julia Grabher, AUT (26)
Talia Gibson, AUS (WC; 18)
Polina Kudermetova, RUS (Q; 19)
Eva Lys, GER (Q; 21)
Katherine Sebov, CAN (Q; 24)
Diana Shnaider, RUS (Q; 18)
Lucrezia Stefanini, ITA (Q; 24)
Moyuka Uchijima, JPN (WC; 21)
=RG=
Mirra Andreeva, RUS (Q; 16)
Iryna Shymanovich, BLR (Q; 25)
Simona Waltert, SUI (Q; 22)

*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)
RG: 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)
RG: Mirra Andreeva, RUS (16)

*2023 ROLAND GARROS MD...*
=youngest=
16 - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (Q) - DOB: April 29, 2007
16 - Brenda Fruhvirtova, CZE (Q) - DOB: April 2, 2007
17 - Sara Bejlek, CZE (Q) - DOB: January 31, 2006
18 - Linda Fruhvirtova, CZE - DOB: May 1, 2005
18 - Linda Noskova, CZE - DOB: November 17, 2004
19 - Diana Shnaider, RUS - DOB: April 2, 2004
19 - Coco Gauff, USA - DOB: March 13, 2004
=oldest=
37 - Kaia Kanepi, ESP - DOB: June 10, 1985
36 - Sara Errani, ITA - DOB: April 29, 1987
35 - Tatjana Maria, GER - DOB: August 8, 1987
34 - Zhang Shuai, CHN - DOB: January 21, 1989










RG Q1 - (WC) Margaux Rouvroy def. #23 Sofia Kenin 6-4/6-3
...a week after a 3rd Round run in Rome that included a win over Aryna Sabalenka, 2020 RG finalist Kenin goes down in flames vs. the #278-ranked wild card Pastry in Rouvroy's slam qualifying debut.

Rouvroy lost in the Q2 in two TB sets vs. Iryna Shymanovich.


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RG Q1 - (PR) Sesil Karatantcheva def. Fernanda Contreras 3-6/6-1/6-3
...Karatantcheva posts her first singles win of any kind in four years, and her first in a slam event since the 2015 RG. The 33-year old Bulgarian reached the QF in Paris at age 15 back in 2005. She returned to action for the first time since 2019 earlier this spring, after having become a mother in '21 and established her own tennis academy in Sofia.

Karatantcheva lost to top-seeded Camila Osorio a round later.


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RG Q1 - Mirra Andreeva def. Polina Kudermetova 6-1/6-4
...Hordette sister vs. Hordette sister, but they aren't each other's sister.
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RG Q1 - #29 Brenda Fruhvirtova def. Antonia Ruzic 3-6/6-2/7-6(10)
...the younger Fruhvirtova (who'd ultimately qualify) barely escaped the opening round, as the 16-year old lost a 4-1 3rd set lead and saw Ruzic serve for the match at 6-5. Things went to a MTB, where Ruzic held a MP at 9-6. Fruhvirtova ultimately won on her own second MP.
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RG Q1 - (PR) Polona Hercog def. Harmony Tan 5-7/6-0/7-6(4)
...Hercog squandered a 4-1 lead (and served at 5-4) in the 1st, and later had to save two Tan MP at 6-5 in the 3rd. The Slovenian took the match in a MTB.

Tan, of course, handed Serena Williams her final Wimbledon defeat last summer in the 1st Round at SW19 en route to a Round of 16 finish. She's recorded no slam MD wins since, falling in the 1r, Q1 and Q1 in the last three majors.
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RG Q2 - Maria Timofeeva def. (PR) Maja Chwalinska 1-6/6-2/6-2
...on her way back from injury, young Pole Chwalinska knocked off #2-seed Lucrezia Stefanina 2 & 1 in the opening round. She fell to the Hordette here, but I'm including this match on this list mostly due to Timofeeva's outfit.


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RG Q2 - #21 Ylena In-Albon def. (PR) Francesa Jones 4-1 ret.
...Jones hadn't competed in any slam competition since the '22 AO (Q1), as multiple injuries (elbow, foot and nerve) kept her out for a full year. The Brit fell as low as the #800s, but upon her return reached the Bogota semis earlier this spring. She entered Paris at #316 and got a Q1 win over CoCo Vandeweghe, only to see a shoulder injury take her out less than a set into her next match.


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RG Q3 - #26 Kayla Day def. #16 Elina Avanesyan 5-7/6-4/7-6(7)
...Avanesyan rallied from 4-2 back to win the 1st, but failed to serve out the win at 5-3, 30/30 in the 3rd. The Hordette took a 4-1 MTB lead, but saw Day wrap up her first slam berth since 2017 on her third MP. No matter, Avanesyan got in as a lucky loser.


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RG Q3 - #10 Elli Mandlik def. #22 Laura Pigossi 6-2/2-6/7-5
...the Brazilian was up a break at 4-3 in the 3rd, but fell in Paris qualifying for the second straight year.
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RG Q3 - #29 Brenda Fruhvirtova def. Alice Robbe 6-3/6-0
RG Q3 - Sara Bejlek def. #19 Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4/6-4
...Fruhvirtova and Bejlek are the sixth and seventh teens to enter the RG main draw. After youngest-in-play Mirra Andreeva, the next four youngest are all, not surprising, members of the Crush of Czechs.


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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
2023 AO: Aryna Sabalenka, BLR*
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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)
24 = Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (2023 AO)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2021 WI)
25 = Ash Barty, AUS (2022 AO)
25 = Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2021 RG)

**ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - FIRST SLAM FINAL**
1997 U.S. Open - Venus Williams
2004 U.S. Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova (W)
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 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 - Marketa Vondrousova
2019 U.S. Open - Bianca Andreescu (W)
2020 Australian Open - Sofia Kenin (W)
2020 Roland Garros - Iga Swiatek (W)
2021 Australian Open - Jennifer Brady
2021 Roland Garros - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2021 Roland Garros - Barbora Krejcikova (W)
2021 U.S. Open - Leylah Fernandez
2021 U.S. Open - Emma Raducanu (W)
2022 Australian Open - Danielle Collins
2022 Roland Garros - Coco Gauff
2022 Wimbledon - Ons Jabeur
2022 Wimbledon - Elena Rybakina (W)
2023 Australian Open - Aryna Sabalenka (W)

**ACTIVE SINGLES PLAYERS - WON IN FIRST SLAM FINAL**
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 U.S. Open - Bianca Andreescu
2020 Australian Open - Sofia Kenin
2020 Roland Garros - Iga Swiatek
2021 Roland Garros - Barbora Krejcikova
2021 U.S. Open - Emma Raducanu
2022 Wimbledon - Elena Rybakina
2023 Australian Open - Aryna Sabalenka





*ROLAND GARROS #1 SEEDS*
2010 Serena Williams (QF)
2011 Caroline Wozniacki (3rd Rd.)
2012 Victoria Azarenka (4th Rd.)
2013 Serena Williams (W)
2014 Serena Williams (2nd Rd.)
2015 Serena Williams (W)
2016 Serena Williams (RU)
2017 Angelique Kerber (1st Rd.)
2018 Simona Halep (W)
2019 Naomi Osaka (3rd Rd.)
2020 Simona Halep (4th Rd.)
2021 Ash Barty (2nd Rd.)
2022 Iga Swiatek (W)
2023 Iga Swiatek

*RG FINALS - active*
3...Simona Halep (1-2)
2...Iga Swiatek (2-0)
2...Svetlana Kuznetsova (1-1)
1...Barbora Krejcikova (1-0)
1...Garbine Muguruza (1-0)
1...Alona Ostapenko (1-0)
1...Sara Errani (0-1)
1...Coco Gauff (0-1)
1...Sofia Kenin (0-1)
1...Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (0-1)
1...Sloane Stephens (0-1)
1...Marketa Vondrousova (0-1)
1...Venus Williams (0-1)

*RECENT RG SEMIFINALISTS*
2016 Muguruza (W)/S.Williams (RU); Bertens/Stosur
2017 Ostapenko (W)/Halep (RU); Ka.Pliskova/Bacsinszky
2018 Halep (W)/Stephens (RU); Muguruza/Keys
2019 Barty (W)/Vondrousova (RU); Anisimova/Konta
2020 Swiatek (W)/Kenin (RU); Podoroska/Kvitova
2021 Krejcikova (W)/Pavlyuchenkova (RU); Sakkari/Zidansek
2022 Swiatek (W)/Gauff (RU); Kasatkina/Trevisan

*UNSEEDED RG FINALISTS IN OPEN ERA*
1971 Helen Gourlay, AUS
1976 Renata Tomanova, TCH
1977 Florenta Mihal, ROU
1983 Mima Jausovec, YUG
2017 Alona Ostapenko, LAT (W)
2019 Marketa Vondrousova, CZE
2020 Iga Swiatek, POL (W)
2021 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (W)

*LOW-RANKED RG CHAMPION IN OPEN ERA*
#54 - Iga Swiatek, 2020
#47 - Alona Ostapenko, 2017
#33 - Barbora Krejcikova, 2021
#18 - Sue Barker, 1976
#17 - Virginia Ruzici, 1978
#17 - Francesca Schiavone, 2010

*LOW-SEEDED RG SEMIFINALISTS - since 2010*
un....Kiki Bertens, 2016
un....Alona Ostapenko, 2017 (W)
un....Amanda Anisimova, 2019
un....Marketa Vondrousova, 2019 (RU)
un....Iga Swiatek, 2020 (W)
un....Tamara Zidansek, 2021
un....Barbora Krejcikova, 2021 (W)
un....Martina Trevisan, 2022
Q.....Nadia Podoroska, 2020
#31...Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 2021 (RU)
#30...Timea Bacsinszky, 2017
#28...Andrea Petkovic, 2014
#23...Timea Bacsinszky, 2015
#21...Samantha Stosur, 2016
#21...Sara Errani, 2012 (RU)
#20...Dasha Kasatkina, 2022
#18...Coco Gauff, 2022 (RU)
#18...Genie Bouchard, 2014
#17...Maria Sakkari, 2021
#17...Francesca Schiavone, 2010 (W)
#13...Madison Keys, 2018
#13...Lucie Safarova, 2015 (RU)

*EARLIEST EXIT BY RG #1 SEED*
2017 1st Rd. - Angelique Kerber (lost to Ekaterina Makarova)
2004 2nd Rd. - Justine Henin (lost to Tathiana Garbin)
2014 2nd Rd. - Serena Williams (lost to Garbine Muguruza)
2021 2nd Rd. - Ash Barty (lost to Magda Linette; ret.)

*RECENT ROLAND GARROS GIRLS FINALS*
2007 Alize Cornet/FRA d. Mariana Duque-Marino/COL
2008 Simona Halep/ROU d. Elena Bogdan/ROU
2009 Kristina Mladenovic/FRA d. Dasha Gavrilova/RUS
2010 Elina Svitolina/UKR d. Ons Jabeur/TUN
2011 Ons Jabeur/TUN d. Monica Puig/PUR
2012 Annika Beck/GER d. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova/SVK
2013 Belinda Bencic/SUI d. Antonia Lottner/GER
2014 Dasha Kasatkina/RUS d. Ivana Jorovic/SRB
2015 Paula Badosa/ESP d. Anna Kalinskaya/RUS
2016 Rebeka Masarova/SUI d. Amanda Anisimova/USA
2017 Whitney Osuigwe/USA d. Claire Liu/USA
2018 Coco Gauff/USA d. Caty McNally/USA
2019 Leylah Fernandez/CAN d. Emma Navarro/USA
2020 Elsa Jacquemot/FRA d. Alina Charaeva/RUS
2021 Linda Noskova/CZE d. Erika Andreeva/RUS
2022 Lucie Havlickova/CZE d. Solana Sierra/ARG

*BEST RG GIRLS/WOMEN'S RESULTS*
[won Girls & Women's titles]
Sue Barker (1974 Jr. Champion; 1976 Women's Champion)
Jennifer Capriati (1989 Jr. Champion; 2001 Women's Champion)
Simona Halep (2008 Jr. Champion; 2018 Women's Champion)
Justine Henin (1997 Jr. Champion; 2003, '05-'07 Women's Champion)
Mima Jausovec (1973 Jr. Champion; 1977 Women's Champion)
Hana Mandlikova (1978 Jr. Champion; 1981 Women's Champion)
[others]
Martina Hingis (1993-94 Jr. Champion; 1997/99 Women's RU)
COCO GAUFF (2018 Jr. Champion; 2022 Women's RU)
Natasha Zvereva (1987 Jr. Champion; 1988 Women's RU)
Renata Tomanova (1972 Jr. Champion; 1976 Women's RU)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2001 Jr. RU; 2009 Women's Champion)
[active]
Amanda Anisimova (2015 Jr RU; SF)
Paula Badosa (2015 Jr. Champion; QF)
Leylah Fernandez (2019 Jr. Champion; QF)
Kaia Kanepi (2001 Jr. Champion; QF)
Dasha Kasatkina (2014 Jr. Champion; SF)
Kristina Mladenovic (2009 Jr. Champion; QF)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (2006 Jr. RU; 2021 Women's RU)
Elina Svitolina (2010 Jr. Champion; QF)

*FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AT ROLAND GARROS*
[Open Era]
1971 Evonne Goolagong, AUS
1974 Chris Evert, USA
1976 Sue Barker, GBR
1977 Mima Jausovec, SLO
1978 Virginia Ruzici, ROU
1987 Steffi Graf, GER
1989 Arantxa Sanchez, ESP
1990 Monica Seles, YUG
1997 Iva Majoli, CRO
2003 Justine Henin, BEL
2004 Anastasia Myskina, RUS
2008 Ana Ivanovic, SRB
2010 Francesca Schiavone, ITA
2011 Li Na, CHN
2016 Garbine Muguruza, ESP
2017 Alona Ostapenko, LAT
2018 Simona Halep, ROU
2019 Ash Barty, AUS
2020 Iga Swiatek, POL
2021 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE
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NOTE: Ann Haydon-Jones won first career slam at '61 Roland Garros, before Open era began in '68

*ROLAND GARROS CHAMPIONS...*
[youngest]
16y,6m - Monica Seles, 1990
17y,5m - Arantxa Sanchez, 1989
17y,11m - Steffi Graf, 1987
[oldest]
33y,10m - Zsuzi Kormoczy, 1958
33y,8m - Serena Williams, 2015*
31y,8m - Serena Williams, 2013*
31y,6m - Nelly Landry, 1948
31y,5m - Chris Evert, 1986*
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*-Open era

*BACK-TO-BACK AO/RG TITLES - Open era*
1969 Margaret Court, AUS
1970 Margaret Court, AUS
1973 Margaret Court, AUS
1980-81 Hana Mandlikova, TCH
1988 Steffi Graf, FRG
1991 Monica Seles, YUG
1992 Monica Seles, YUG
2001 Jennifer Capriati, USA
2015 Serena Williams, USA

*RECENT RG CHAMPIONS*
[Women's Doubles]
2015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Safarova, USA/CZE
2016 Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic, FRA/FRA
2017 Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Safarova, USA/CZE
2018 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2019 Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic, HUN/FRA
2020 Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic, HUN/FRA
2021 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2022 Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic, FRA/FRA
[Mixed Doubles]
2015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Mike Bryan, USA/USA
2016 Martina Hingis & Leander Paes, SUI/IND
2017 Gaby Dabrowski & Rohan Bopanna, CAN/IND
2018 Latisha Chan & Ivan Dodig, TPE/CRO
2019 Latisha Chan & Ivan Dodig, TPE/CRO
2020 DNP
2021 Desirae Krawczyk & Joe Salisburg, USA/GBR
2022 Ena Shibahara & Wesley Koolhof, JPN/NED
[Girl's Doubles]
2015 Miriam Kolodziejova & Marketa Vondrouosva, CZE/CZE
2016 Paula Arias Manjon & Olga Danilovic, ESP/SRB
2017 Bianca Andreescu & Carson Branstine, CAN/CAN
2018 Caty McNally & Iga Swiatek, USA/POL
2019 Chloe Beck & Emma Navarro, USA/USA
2020 Eleonora Alvisi & Lisa Pigato, ITA/ITA
2021 Alex Eala & Oksana Selekhmeteva, PHI/RUS
2022 Sara Bejlek & Lucie Havlickova, CZE/CZE

*RG WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS*
2007 Esther Vergeer, NED
2008 Esther Vergeer, NED
2009 Esther Vergeer, NED
2010 Esther Vergeer, NED
2011 Esther Vergeer, NED
2012 Esther Vergeer, NED
2013 Sabine Ellerbrock, GER
2014 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2015 Jiske Griffioen, NED
2016 Marjolein Buis, NED
2017 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2018 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2019 Diede de Groot, NED
2020 Yui Kamiji, JPN
2021 Diede de Groot, NED
2022 Diede de Groot, NED
[doubles]
2007 Maaike Smit/Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2008 Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2009 Korie Homan/Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2010 Daniela Di Toro/Aniek van Koot, AUS/NED
2011 Esther Vergeer/Sharon Walraven, NED/NED
2012 Marjolein Buis/Esther Vergeer, NED/NED
2013 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot, NED/NED
2014 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
2015 Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot, NED/NED
2016 Yui Kamiji/Jordanne Whiley, JPN/GBR
2017 Marjolein Buis/Yui Kamiji, NED/JPN
2018 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED
2019 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED
2020 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED
2021 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED
2022 Diede de Groot/Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED

*FRENCH WOMEN IN RG ROUND OF 16*
[since last French finalist]
1994 Mary Pierce (RU), Julie Halard, Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
1995 Mary Pierce
1996 -
1997 Mary Pierce
1998 Sandrine Testud
1999 Julie Halard-Decugis
2000 Amelie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce
2001 Sandrine Testud
2002 Amelie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce
2003 Amelie Mauresmo
2004 Amelie Mauresmo
2005 Mary Pierce
2006 Amelie Mauresmo
2007 Marion Bartoli
2008 -
2009 Virginie Razzano, Aravane Rezai
2010 -
2011 Marion Bartoli
2012 -
2013 -
2014 Pauline Parmentier
2015 Alize Cornet
2016 -
2017 Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic
2018 Caroline Garcia
2019 -
2020 Fiona Ferro, Caroline Garcia
2021 -
2022 -


**RECENT WC SLAM SINGLES FINALS**
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
2023 AO - #1 Diede de Groot/NED def. #2 Yui Kamiji/JPN

**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

**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)

**RECENT FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS AND RESULT AT NEXT MAJOR**
2010 Francesca Schiavone (RG): Wimbledon 1st
2011 Li Na (RG): Wimbledon 2nd
2011 Petra Kvitova (WI): U.S. 1st
2011 Samantha Stosur (US): Australian 1st
2012 Victoria Azarenka (AO): Roland Garros 4th
2013 Marion Bartoli (WI): DNP/retired
2015 Flavia Pennetta (US): DNP/retired
2016 Angelique Kerber (AO): Roland Garros 1st
2016 Garbine Muguruza (RG): Wimbledon 2nd
2017 Alona Ostapenko (RG): Wimbledon QF
2017 Sloane Stephens (US): Australian 1st
2018 Caroline Wozniacki (AO): Roland Garros 4th
2018 Simona Halep (RG): Wimbledon 3rd
2018 Naomi Osaka (US): Australian W
2019 Ash Barty (RG): Wimbledon 4th
2019 Bianca Andreescu (US): DNP 2020/2021 AO 2nd
2020 Sofia Kenin (AO): U.S. Open 5th
2020 Iga Swiatek (RG): Australian 4th
2021 Barbora Krejcikova (RG): Wimbledon 4th
2021 Emma Raducanu (US): Australian 2nd
2022 Elena Rybakina (WI): U.S. Open 1st
2023 Aryna Sabalenka (AO): ??

**MOST FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS (3) - OPEN ERA**
[1978]
AO: Chris O'Neil
RG: Virginia Ruzici
WI: Martina Navratilova
[2004]
RG: Anastasia Myskina
WI: Maria Sharapova
US: Svetlana Kuznetsova
[2011]
RG: Li Na
WI: Petra Kvitova
US: Samantha Stosur
[2018]
AO: Caroline Wozniacki
RG: Simona Halep
US: Naomi Osaka
[most consecutive (4)]
2011 RG: Li Na
2011 WI: Petra Kvitova
2011 US: Samantha Stosur
2012 AO: Victoria Azarenka

**MOST SLAMS WON BY DIFF. FORMER MAJOR CHAMPS (4) - OPEN ERA**
[1981]
AO: Martina Navratilova (3rd)
RG: Hana Mandlikova (2nd)
WI: Chris Evert (12th)
US: Tracy Austin (2nd)
[2014]
AO: Li Na (2nd)
RG: Maria Sharapova (5th)
WI: Petra Kvitova (2nd)
US: Serena Williams (18th)

**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)*
--
* - first-time slam winner

**RECENT TEEN SLAM CHAMPS**
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI - AO (16)*
1997 Iva Majoli, CRO - RG (19)*
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI - WI (16)
1997 Martina Hingis, SUI - US (16)
1998 Martina Hingis, SUI - AO (17)
1999 Martina Hingis, SUI - AO (18)
1999 Serena Williams, USA - US (17)*
2004 Maria Sharapova, RUS - WI (17)*
2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS - US (19)*
2006 Maria Sharapova, RUS - US (19)
2019 Bianca Andreescu, CAN - US (19)*
2020 Iga Swiatek, POL - RG (19)*
2021 Emma Raducanu, GBR - US (18)*
--
* - 1st time slam winner

**YOUNG SLAM FINALS SINCE 2000**
37 - 2021 US - Raducanu (18) d. Fernandez (19)
38 - 2022 RG - Swiatek (21) d. Gauff (18)
39 - 2004 WI - Sharapova (17) d. S.Williams (22)
40 - 2001 WI - V.Williams (21) d. Henin (19)
40 - 2003 RG - Henin (21) d. Clijsters (19)
40 - 2008 AO - Sharapova (20) d. Ivanovic (20)
40 - 2020 RG - Swiatek (19) d. Kenin (21)
**RECENT ALL-TEEN SLAM FINALS**
1997 RG - Majoli (19) d. Hingis (16)
1997 US - Hingis (16) d. V.Wiliams (17)
1999 US - S.Williams (17) d. Hingis (18)
2021 US - Raducanu (18) d. Fernandez (19)

**BIGGEST AGE DIFFERENCE IN SLAM FINAL**
18y,263 - Andreescu (19) d. S.Williams (37) = '19 U.S.
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
#150 - Emma Raducanu, 2021 US Open (W)
#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
#73 - Leylah Fernandez, 2021 US Open
#68 - Barbara Jordan, 1979 Australian (W)
#66 - Venus Williams, 1997 US Open
--
LOW-RANKED RG WINNER: #54 Iga Swiatek, 2020

**FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS SINCE 2020**
=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: Coco Gauff/USA (RU), Dasha Kasatkina/RUS, Martina Trevisan/ITA
WI: Ons Jabeur/TUN (RU), Tatjana Maria/GER, Elena Rybakina/KAZ (W)
US: Caroline Garcia/FRA
=2023=
AO: Magda Linette/POL

**CAREER SLAM #1 SEEDS - active**
6...Simona Halep
5...Iga Swiatek (2023) *
3...Victoria Azarenka
3...Angelique Kerber
2...Naomi Osaka
2...Karolina Pliskova
1...Venus Williams

**CAREER SLAM MD APPEARANCES - WOMEN**
91 - Venus Williams *
81 - Serena Williams
72 - Svetlana Kuznetsova *
71 - Francesca Schiavone
71 - Amy Frazier
67 - Alize Cornet (2023) *
67 - Martina Navratilova
64 - Conchita Martinez
63 - Ai Sugiyama

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

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

**RECENT SLAM JUNIOR CHAMPS**
[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
[2023]
AO: Alina Korneeva, RUS

**RG SF BY SEED - since 2010**
[W=F, SF,SF]
2010 17=7, 4,5
2011 6=5, 7,11
2012 2=21, 4,6
2013 1=2, 3,5
2014 7=4, 18,28
2015 1=13, 7,23
2016 4=1, 21,un
2017 un=3, 2,30
2018 1=10, 3,13
2019 8=un, 26,un
2020 un=4, 7,Q
2021 un=31, 17,un
2022 1=18, 20,un





All for now.

posted by Todd.Spiker @ 11:04 PM 

4 Comments:

Blogger colt13 said...

You know how we talk about Jimenez Kasintseva possibly getting a BJK Cup team for Andorra? Burundi played their first match in 2022. Sada Nahimana and Laura Syori(Southern U.) are their history.

First time winner guaranteed in Rabat.

Riera-Sherif played a 74 minute set. It ended 7-5 Riera.

8 Q/LL are favored to reach 2nd rd.

Brady withdrew. Not on Wimbledon entry list, which does have Strycova, Saville, Sorribes Tormo, Cristian, Betova.

Sat May 27, 06:53:00 AM EDT  
Blogger colt13 said...

10 On the Up Side- Expecting Chaos Edition.

1.Krejcikova- Ruben Patterson was known as the "Kobe Stopper." Is Krejcikova the "Iga Stopper?" Not playing as well as expected, the early meeting could open up the door for the 2021 RG winner to win her second trophy.
2.Wang Xiyu- There has not been a Chinese woman to reach the QF here since Li did en route to winning the event in 2011. Wang and Zheng will fight for that honor, with Wang showing growth even though her ranking has dropped from the beginning of the season.
3.Vekic- Slight darkhorse having a career year. The red flag may be that she has not reached a QF on clay since Stuttgart in 2019, when she lost to #1 Osaka.
4.Bogdan- Her only back to back wins this season were in Dubai. So not who you think would be on this list, but with Linette, Maria and Trevisan reaching slam SF in the last year, why not someone who puts up their best results on clay- 2022 Warsaw-F, 2022 Parma-SF.
5.Maria/Rabat/Strasbourg winner- I'm cheating, but even if you don't believe in Maria, who hasn't made it past the 2nd rd here in 8 attempts, know this. 6 times in the last 10 years(2013 Errani, 2014 Bouchard, 2016 Bertens, 2019 Anisimova, 2021 Krejcikova, 2022 Trevisan) a player has won a 250 on clay that season and been SF or better at RG, capped by Krejcikova winning it all in 2021.
6.Swiatek- Injury drops her from prohibitive favorite to question mark. Draw doesn't help. 12-2 on clay this year, 2022 and 2022 champ goes for her third title.
7.Ostapenko- The 3rd and last of the former winners here, she gets on this list not because of her results, but her style of play. If she makes the second week, she should be in better shape, because with the exception of Iga, she is the only player that can play a set on clay in a half hour.
8.Sabalenka- Madrid winner cannot be discounted. One red flag for her is that the Madrid winner had not won since Williams and Sharapova went back to back in 2013-14.
9.Rybakina- Rome winner has a similar streak. Swiatek did win last year, but before that, it had not happened since Sharapova and Williams went back to back in 2013.
10.Yastremska- Has a poor slam record recently, but continues the trend of Ukraine women coming through qualifying. This follows Tsurenko(22'), Zavatska/Kalinina(21') and Kostyuk(20').

Sat May 27, 07:16:00 AM EDT  
Blogger colt13 said...

10 On the Down Side.

1.Cornet- With only 1 Top 100 win on the season, is she playing well enough to get a sendoff on Lenglen or Chatrier? Update: Third on Chatrier. 19th RG.
2.Mladenovic- Reaches her 15th MD here with a questionable wild card, until you realize she won doubles just last year. Depending on Siniakova's health, could win again.
3.Fernandez- Has QF points to defend for last year's run, in which she had 2 Top 30 wins. Has gone 1-9 vs that group since, none this year, her best win being #34 Cornet.
4.Zhang- Is she healthy? Missed 7 weeks, only to come back and eat a bagel. Two, in fact. That increases her losing streak to 7. Gets Frech, who has not won a match here since 2018.
5.L.Fruhvirtova- 2-4 on clay, in a sophomore slump that isn't as bad as her numbers suggest. Makes her MD debut here, something she will also do at Wimbledon. Meahwhile, sister Brenda fights with Mirra Andreeva to see who will be the most impressive youngster.
6.Jabeur- Won Charleston before her body gave out. Hasn't won a match since Stuttgart. This is the slam she has struggled at, with her best being the 4th rd twice.
7.Bencic- Got her best win this season in Charleston, defeating #3 Pegula. Has not played since that event, and doesn't have a good RG history, reaching the 3rd rd in 2019 and 2022.
8.Badosa- There is never a "good" spine fracture. Like Kontaveit, played the best tennis of her career, only for her body to fail her. One thing that I have forgotten, is that she also missed the Australian Open.
9.Haddad Maia- Get a seed, get expectations. Hasn't reached the 3rd rd in 11 slams, but that means that it is only her 3rd RG, so maybe she gets into form. If not, it hangs over her head until grass season, though she should be seeded at Wimbledon after both her titles come off. Note:This will happen because RG is played one week later this year.
10.Kanepi- Giant killer ended her 7 match losing streak, but only has one Top 30 win this season. Starts off with #20 Keys.

Sat May 27, 07:39:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Diane said...

I'm surprised at the relative mediocrity of Krejcikova's clay season thus far. But there's a fair chance that she'll be "herself" in Paris. If that happens--watch out. When Krejcikova is "on," she has a beautifully complete game that--as we know--gets under Swiatek's skin.

My gut feeling is that Jabeur will be herself in Paris. I consider both of those players contenders.

Sat May 27, 10:05:00 AM EDT  

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