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2017 WTA RANKINGS YEAR-END TOP 100 BY NATION PLAYER PROFILES UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 13 RUSSIA 9 CZECH REPUBLIC 7 GERMANY 7 CHINA 5 CROATIA 5 FRANCE 5 ROMANIA 5 SPAIN 4 UKRAINE 4 AUSTRALIA 3 BELGIUM 3 BELARUS 2 GREAT BRITAIN 2 ITALY 2 JAPAN 2 KAZAKHSTAN 2 LATVIA 2 POLAND 2 SLOVAKIA 2 BRAZIL 1 CANADA 1 DENMARK 1 ESTONIA 1 GREECE 1 HUNGARY 1 NETHERLANDS 1 PARAGUAY 1 PUERTO RICO 1 SERBIA 1 SWEDEN 1 SWITZERLAND 1 TAIPEI 1 TUNISIA 1

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UNITED STATESOF AMERICA 13

RUSSIA 9

CZECH REPUBLIC 7

GERMANY 7

CHINA 5

CROATIA 5

FRANCE 5

ROMANIA 5

SPAIN 4

UKRAINE 4

AUSTRALIA 3

BELGIUM 3

BELARUS 2

GREAT BRITAIN 2

ITALY 2

JAPAN 2

KAZAKHSTAN 2

LATVIA 2

POLAND 2

SLOVAKIA 2

BRAZIL 1

CANADA 1

DENMARK 1

ESTONIA 1

GREECE 1

HUNGARY 1

NETHERLANDS 1

PARAGUAY 1

PUERTO RICO 1

SERBIA 1

SWEDEN 1

SWITZERLAND 1

TAIPEI 1

TUNISIA 1

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WTA Player Name Pronunciations

Lara ARRUABARRENA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah-roo-ah-bah-RAY-nah

Victoria AZARENKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a-zuh-REN-kuh

Timea BABOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ti-MAY-uh BAH-bosh

Timea BACSINSZKY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ti-MAY-uh bah-CHIN-ski

Irina-Camelia BEGU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beg-OO

Belinda BENCIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BEN-chich

Eugenie BOUCHARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yoo-GEE-nee BOO-shard

Madison BRENGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BREN-gull

Cagla BUYUKAKCAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHA-luh bee-YOO-ka-chai

Jana CEPELOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YAH-nah che-peh-LOH-vah

CHAN Yung-Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chan yoong-YAN

Dominika CIBULKOVA . . . . . . doh-mi-NEE-kuh see-bool-KOH-vuh

Sorana CIRSTEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . soh-RAH-nuh ker-STAY-uh

Alizé CORNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah-li-ZEH COR-neh

Oceane DODIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oh-see-EN doh-DUH

Sara ERRANI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eh-RAH-nee

Anna-Lena FRIEDSAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREED-sum

Caroline GARCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cah-roh-LEEN gar-SEE-yuh

Daria GAVRILOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAH-ree-yuh gav-rih-LOH-vah

Camila GIORGI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cuh-MIL-uh gee-OR-gee

Julia GOERGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOO-lee-uh GER-gess

Viktorija GOLUBIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vik-TOR-ee-yah GOHL-uh-bich

Simona HALEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . si-MOH-nah HAH-lip

Nao HIBINO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hee-BEE-no

Andrea HLAVACKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . an-DRAY-uh hla-vatch-KO-va

Lucie HRADECKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOO-tsee-eh rah-DET-ska

HSIEH Su-Wei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAY soo-way

Ana IVANOVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AHH-nah ee-VAN-oh-vich

Jelena JANKOVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YELL-e-nuh YAN-ko-vich

Daria KASATKINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> DAH-ree-yuh KAH-zat-KEE-nah

Angelique KERBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on-jel-EEK KUR-bur

Irina KHROMACHEVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . ee-REE-nuh kro-mah-CHE-vah

Vania KING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VAHN-yuh

Ana KONJUH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AAH-nah KOH-nyuhk

Johanna KONTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yo-HAH-na KOHN-ta

Danka KOVINIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAHN-kuh KOH-vee-neech

Kateryna KOZLOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . koh-ZLOH-vah

Kristina KUCOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KOO-cho-vah

Svetlana KUZNETSOVA . . . . . . . . . svet-LAH-nah kooz-NET-so-vuh

Petra KVITOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KVIT-oh-vuh

Johanna LARSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yo-HAH-na LAR-son

Varvara LEPCHENKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . var-var-a lep-chen-ko

Magda LINETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAHG-duh lih-NET

Sabine LISICKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . za-BEE-nuh LEE-zi-kee

Mirjana LUCIC-BARONI . . meer-YAH-nah LOO-chich bah-ROH-nee

Ekaterina MAKAROVA . . . . ee-KAT-eh-REE-nuh mah-KAH-ro-vuh

Sania MIRZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAHN-yuh MEER-zah

Kristina MLADENOVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mla-DEN-o-vitch

Garbiñe MUGURUZA . . . . . . . . . gar-BEE-nyuh moo-goo-ROO-tha

Kurumi NARA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . koo-ROO-mee NAH-rah

Monica NICULESCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nee-koo-LESS-koo

Jelena OSTAPENKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YELL-e-nuh oh-stah-PENK-oh

Pauline PARMENTIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . par-MON-tee-ay

Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA . . . . . . . . . . pav-lee-oo-CHEN-ko-vuh

Andrea PETKOVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ahn-DRAY-uh PET-koh-vich

Tsvetana PIRONKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . sve-TAH-nuh pee-RON-ko-vuh

Karolina PLISKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . kah-ro-LEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah

Kristyna PLISKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kris-TEE-nah PLEESH-koh-vah

Monica PUIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pweeg

Yulia PUTINTSEVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YOOL-yah poo-TIN-sey-vah

Agnieszka RADWANSKA . . . . . . . . . . . ag-nee-ESH-ka rad-VAN-ska

Alison RISKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RISK

Lucie SAFAROVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOO-tsee-eh sha-FAH-joh-vah

Maria SAKKARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAH-kah-ree

Francesca SCHIAVONE . . . . . . . fran-CHESS-skah skee-ah-VOH-nay

Maria SHARAPOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shah-rah-POH-vuh

Anastasija SEVASTOVA . . . . . . . ah-nah-STAY-zhah seh-vah-STO-vah

Yaroslava SHVEDOVA . . . . . . . . . . yah-ro-SLAH-vuh SHVEH-do-vuh

Laura SIEGEMUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZEE-geh-moond

Katarina SINIAKOVA . . . . . . . . . . . ka-ta-REE-nah see-NYAH-koh-vah

Samantha STOSUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOE-sur

Barbora STRYCOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STREET-so-vah

Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWAH-rez na-VAH-ro

Elina SVITOLINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eh-LEE-nah svit-oh-LEE-nah

Lesia TSURENKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LEY-see-ah tsoo-RENK-oh

CoCo VANDEWEGHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VAN-da-way

Elena VESNINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vez-NEE-nuh

Roberta VINCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VEEN-chi

WANG Qiang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WONG chee-ong

Yanina WICKMAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yah-NEE-nuh WIK-my-er

Carina WITTHOEFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kah-REE-na VEET-huft

Caroline WOZNIACKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . woz-nee-AK-ee

XU Yifan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOO ee-FAH

ZHANG Shuai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZHUNG shway

ZHANG Saisai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZHUNG sigh-sigh

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DATE OF BIRTH20-MAR-1992 (SAN SEBASTIÁN, SPAIN)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.66 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $508,291Career W-L: 208 - 109

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 6 - 12Prize Money: $321,619>> Won two ITF singles titles

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 732016: 133

2015: 2692014: 256

2013: 4102012: 772

CAREER FINALSWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2016 - Limoges-FRA .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted career-best year-end finish in 2017, at No .73… First Top 100 finish… Peaked in rankings at No .69 on September 25, 2017… Played all four Grand Slams main draw in 2017 for first time in career, reaching 2r at both Roland Garros (l . Ka .Pliskova) and US Open (l . Garcia)… Posted best win rankings-wise of career with defeat of No .38 Siniakova in 1r at Paris… Won sixth and seventh ITF singles titles last season, at $60k ITF/Shenzhen-CHN and $60k ITF/Croissy-Beaubourge-FRA… Played a career-best twelve tour-level main draws in 2017… Also reached QF at WTA 125k event in Limoges (as defending champion, lifting title there in 2016)… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 Bad Gastein, and first main draw appearance came at 2016 Katowice .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by Petr Kralert; also works with father, Evgeny . . . Mother is Julia, also has sister, Anna and brother Jury . . . Began playing at age 6 . . . Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard . . . Speaks Russian, English and Czech . . . Likes to cook, especially making cakes . . . Admires Serena Williams . . . Short-term goal is to make Top 100 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 3 - 5 W - L 17 16 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1 1r -ROLAND GARROS 1 - 1 2r -WIMBLEDON 1 - 2 1r 2rUS OPEN 1 - 1 2r -

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 /7Career Prize Money: $2,107,613Career W-L: 302 - 208

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 21Prize Money: $536,092R-Up (1): Bogota

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 842016: 692015: 862014: 88

2013: 1002012: 772011: 1672010: 396

2009: 4582008: 725

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Seoul; 2012 - Bogotá . Finalist (1): 2017 - Bogota .

DOUBLES - Winner (7): 2016 - Bogotá (w/Maria), Gstaad (w/Knoll); 2015 - Acapulco (w/Torró-Flor), Seoul (w/Klepac); 2014 - Bogotá (w/Garcia), Seoul (w/Begu); 2013 - Katowice (w/Domínguez Lino) . Finalist (5): 2015 - Nürnberg (w/Olaru), Bad Gastein (w/Hradecka), Washington DC, Hong Kong (both w/Klepac); 2014 - Osaka (w/Maria) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2013 - Cali-COL

ADDITIONAL - Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2015-17 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnters 2018 season as Spanish No .3 behind Muguruza and Suárez Navarro… Posted sixth straight Top 100 season in 2017, rising as high as No .52 on the WTA Rankings (week of July 03)… Won second WTA singles title at 2016 Seoul (d . Niculescu in F) to improve record in finals to 2-0… Won first career title at Bogotá in 2012 (d . Panova in F); was 19 years old at the time, making just third appearance in a main draw… Was a semifinalist at Bogotá again in 2016 (l . eventual champion Falconi) and a runner-up in 2017 (l . Schiavone)… Also won two WTA doubles titles in 2016, at Bogotá (w/Maria) and Gstaad (w/Knoll), taking career tally to seven… Has reached 2r at a Grand Slam on five occasions, including twice in 2016 (Australian Open and Wimbledon)… Doubles quarterfinalist at 2015 US Open (w/Klepac)… Played limited schedule in 2013 due to mononucleosis… Made WTA main draw debut at Marbella in 2011, advancing to quarterfinals as a qualifier… On ITF Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles and eight doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATION Father, Juan, is a lithographer; mother, Blanca, is a nurse; also has one younger sister . . . Started playing tennis at age 8 when took lessons with a friend for fun . . . Favorite surface is clay . . . Moved to Barcelona at age 15 to train with Spanish Federation . . . Tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin . . . Favorite city is birthtown of San Sebastián, Spain .

DATE OF BIRTH20-MAR-1992 (SAN SEBASTIÁN, SPAIN)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.66 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 5 - 18 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 4 1r 1r 1r - - 1r WIMBLEDON 2 - 4 1r 2r 2r - 1r - US OPEN 1 - 5 1r 1r 1r - 1r 2r

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DATE OF BIRTH31-JUL-1989 (MINSK, BELARUS)HEIGHT6’ (1.83 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 121 - 39 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 39 - 9 - QF 4r QF W W 4r QF 4r 3r 3r 1r ROLAND GARROS 21 - 10 - 1r 3r - SF 4r QF 1r QF 4r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 29 - 10 4r - QF 2r 2r SF SF 3r QF 3r 3r 1r US OPEN 32 - 10 - - QF QF F F 3r 2r 3r 3r 4r 3r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles):20 / 6Career Prize Money: $28,431,189Career W-L: 467 - 168

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 4 - 2 Prize Money: $186,7464r (1): Wimbledon

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 2082016: 132015: 222014: 322013: 2

2012: 12011: 32010: 102009: 72008: 15

2007: 302006: 922005: 1462004: 506

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (20): 2016 - Brisbane, Indian Wells, Miami; 2013 - Australian Open, Doha, Cincinnati; 2012 - Sydney, Australian Open, Doha, Indian Wells, Beijing, Linz; 2011 - Miami, Marbella, Luxembourg; 2010 - Stanford, Moscow; 2009 - Brisbane, Memphis, Miami . Finalist (16): 2015 - Doha; 2014 - Brisbane; 2013 - Rome, Carlsbad, US Open; 2012 - Stuttgart, Madrid, US Open; 2011 - Madrid, WTA Finals; 2010 - Dubai, Eastbourne; 2008 - Gold Coast, Prague; 2007 - Estoril, Tashkent .

DOUBLES - Winner (6): 2011 - Madrid, Stanford (both w/Kirilenko); 2010 - Cincinnati (w/Kirilenko); 2009 - Memphis (w/Wozniacki), Indian Wells (w/Zvonareva); 2006 - Tashkent (w/Poutchek) . Finalist (10): 2011 - Australian Open, Toronto (both w/Kirilenko); 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Peer), Amelia Island (w/Vesnina); 2007 - Stanford, San Diego (both w/Chakvetadze), Luxembourg (w/Peer), Moscow (w/Poutchek); 2006 - Memphis (w/Wozniacki) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2012 - Olympics (w/Mirnyi); 2008 - Roland Garros (w/B .Bryan); 2007 - US Open (w/Mirnyi) . Finalist (1): 2007 - Australian Open (w/Mirnyi) .

ADDITIONAL - Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007, 2009-11, 2015-16; Belarusian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSMade return to tennis in 2017 following birth of first child… Announced arrival of son Leo in December 2016… Comeback tournament was on the grass of 2017 Mallorca, reaching 2r (d . Ozaki,

l . Konjuh)… Followed this up with R16 showing at Wimbledon (l . Halep)… Prior to 2017 Mallorca, last tournament contested was 2016 Roland Garros (1r)… Enjoyed excellent first half of 2016 season prior to maternity leave, lifting three titles, at Brisbane (first title since 2013 Cincinnati) and ‘Sunshine Double’ of Indian Wells and Miami – third woman to achieve feat after Graf in 1994 and 1996 and Clijsters in 2005… 2016 Miami marked 20th tour-level singles title of career (20-16 record in finals)… Also reached QF at 2016 Australian Open (l . eventual champion Kerber)… After 1r exit at 2016 Roland Garros (ret . vs . Knapp with knee injury) did not play for rest of season – announced pregnancy on July 15… Nonetheless posted 10th straight Top 40 season in 2016; run includes five consecutive Top 10 finishes (2009-13)… Limited to total of 23 events over 2014-15 seasons due to variety of injuries… Qualified for WTA Finals five years running (2009-13), reaching final in 2011 (l . Kvitova)… Two-time Grand Slam champion, capturing back-to-back titles at the Australian Open in 2012 (d . Sharapova in F) and 2013 (d . Li in F)… Also two-time finalist at US Open, in 2012 and 2013, falling to S .Williams on both occasions… Ascended to World No .1 after 2012 Australian Open and held top spot for a total of 51 weeks… Began 2012 with 26-match win streak – best start since Hingis went 37-0 in 1997… Went on to win tour-leading 69 matches in 2012, season highlighted by six titles… WTA’s year-end No .1 in 2012… Three Grand Slam doubles finals, at 2008 Australian Open (w/Peer), 2009 Roland Garros (w/Vesnina) and 2011 Australian Open (w/Kirilenko)… Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2007 US Open (w/Mirnyi) and 2008 Roland Garros (w/B .Bryan)… Won two medals for Belarus at 2012 London Olympics – bronze in singles and mixed doubles gold (w/Mirnyi) . . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Kolkata… ITF Junior World Champion for 2005, having won girls’ singles titles at the Australian Open and US Open – reached first tour-level semifinal at Guangzhou the same year…

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Alla; father’s name is Fedor; has one brother, Max . . . Introduced to tennis at age seven by mother . . . Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is hardcourts . . . Speaks Belarusian, English and Russian . . . Enjoys music (rock, club hip-hop, R&B), seeing friends, surfing, paddle boarding, cooking, comedy and karaoke . . . Favorite cities are hometown of Minsk and New York City; lives and trains in Monaco and Los Angeles . . . Admires Roger Federer for his professionalism on and off of the court .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (8-10): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013Played in WTA Finals in five consecutive years and in two different cities: Doha and Istanbul… Best result is runner-up in 2011 (l . Kvitova) and advanced to SF in 2012 .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 16Career Prize Money: $4,122,228Career W-L: 273 - 189

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 26Prize Money: $1,129,393Won (1): BudapestR-Up (2): Quebec City, Tashkent >> Won six doubles titles - Sydney (w/Pavlyuchenkova)

and Rabat, Quebec City, Tashkent, Moscow, WTA Finals (all w/Hlavackova)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: 57 / 72016: 26 / 152015: 85 / 112014: 99 / 21

2013: 88 / 452012: 64 / 902011: 153 / 1452010: 329 / 406

2009: 700 / 671

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Budapest; 2012 - Monterrey . Finalist (4): 2017 - Quebec City, Tashkent; 2016 - Florianopolis; 2015 - Marrakech .

DOUBLES - Winner (16): 2017 - Sydney (w/Pavlyuchenkova), Rabat, Quebec City, Tashkent, Moscow, WTA FInals (all w/Hlavackova); 2015 - Dubai, Marrakech, Rome (all w/Mladenovic); 2014 - Sydney (w/Safarova), Kuala Lumpur (w/H .Chan); 2013 - Bogotá, Marrakech (both w/Minella), Monterrey (w/Date-Krumm), Tashkent (w/Shvedova), 2012 - Birmingham (w/Hsieh) . Finalist (10): 2017 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/Hlavackova); 2016 - Miami, Wimbledon (both w/Shvedova), Florianopolis (w/Jani); 2014 - Paris [Indoors], Wimbledon, Cincinnati (all w/Mladenovic), Monterrey (w/Govortsova); 2013 - Hobart (w/Minella) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2015 - Taipei-TPE . Doubles (1): 2013 - Suzhou-CHN (w/Krajicek) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Wimbledon (w/Peya) .

ADDITIONAL - Hungarian Fed Cup Team, 2011-15, 2017; Hungarian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSixth straight Top 100 season in 2017, finishing at No .57 in singles and rising to a career-high of No .7 in doubles… Reached a career-high three singles finals in 2017, capturing the second WTA singles title of her career on home soil in Budapest (d . Safarova in F)… Produced an impressive season on the doubles court, claiming a career-high six titles, including hoisting the trophy at the WTA Finals in Singapore (w/Hlavackova)… Reached the singles final at 2016 Florianopolis (l . Begu)… Achieved best singles result at a Grand Slam to date at 2016 US Open, reaching 3r (l . Halep)… After r-up finishes at Miami and Wimbledon in 2016, team of Babos/Shvedova qualified for 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore (l . Safarova/Mattek-Sands in QF)… Reached the singles final at 2015 Marrakech (l . Svitolina) and won WTA 125K Series event at Taipei… In doubles, was a mixed doubles finalist at Wimbledon (w/Peya) and broke into the doubles Top 10 for the first time on June 8, 2015… Also qualified for WTA Finals in 2015 (w/Mladenovic)… Reached the Wimbledon doubles final (w/Mladenovic) in 2014… Won five doubles titles with four different partners in 2013… Posted maiden singles title at 2012 Monterrey (d . Cadantu in F) on fourth career WTA main draw appearance… Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 Budapest… Reached five junior Grand Slam doubles finals, winning three titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATION Father’s name is Csaba; mother’s name is Zsuzsanna; sister is Susie; also has a cat . . . Started playing at age eight . . . Aggressive style of play; favorite surface is hard . . . Favorite actor is Johnny Depp . . . Best memory is reaching first Wimbledon doubles final . . . Tennis idol is Elena Dementieva . . . Goal is to win a Grand Slam .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (4-3): 2015-17Made doubles debut in 2015 w/Mladenovic, qualified w/Shvedova in 2016 (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in QF) and captured the title in 2017 w/Sestini Hlavackova .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 4Career Prize Money: $6,033,913Career W-L: 392 - 212

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 18 - 10Prize Money: $968,893SF (1): Roland Garros

Doubles finalist in Biel (w/Hingis)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 392016: 152015: 122014: 482013: 285

2012: 1852011: 2422010: 512009: 542008: 53

2007: 1232006: 1212005: 3922004: 2472003: 455

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (4): 2016 - Rabat; 2015 - Acapulco, Monterrey; 2009 - Luxembourg . Finalist (3): 2015 - Shenzhen, Beijing; 2010 - Bad Gastein .

DOUBLES - Winner (4): 2014 - Luxembourg (w/Barrois); 2010 - Budapest, Prague, Luxembourg (all w/Garbin) . Finalist (4): 2017 - Biel (w/Hingis); 2016 - Olympics (w/Hingis); 2010 - Barcelona, Bad Gastein (both w/Garbin) .

ADDITIONAL - Swiss Fed Cup Team, 2004-07, 2009, 2011-17; Swiss Olympic Team, 2008, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnds 2017 season at No .39 – fourth straight Top 50 finish… Had Top 20 finishes in 2015 (No .12) and 2016 (No .15)… 2017 season ended prematurely following Wimbledon due to left thigh injury, followed by a right hand injury and subsequent surgery in September… Highlight of firstZ half of 2017 season came at Roland Garros with second semifinal run in three years (2015 – SF, 2016 – QF)… Defeated No .11

V .Williams in R16 and No .14 Mladenovic in QF in Paris before falling to eventual champion Ostapenko in SF… Until 2015 had never been past 3r at a Grand Slam but that year reached semifinals at Roland Garros (l . S .Williams) and quarterfinals at Wimbledon (l . Muguruza)… Owns six career wins vs . Top 5, including one in 2017 – No .4 Muguruza at Madrid… Won silver medal for Switzerland in doubles (w/Hingis) at 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro… Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, but did not progress past round robin stage… More than five years after capturing first career singles title at 2009 Luxembourg (d . Lisicki in F) clinched two titles in back-to-back weeks in 2015 – at Acapulco and Monterrey (d . Garcia in both finals)… Is 4-3 in WTA singles finals; biggest final of career to date came at 2015 Beijing (l . Muguruza)… Broke into Top 10 for first time on October 12, 2015 after reaching Beijing final and rose as high as No .9 on May 16, 2016… Voted 2015 WTA Most Improved Player… Made WTA main draw debut at 2004 Strasbourg .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother, Suzanne, is a dentist; father, Igor, is a tennis coach; both parents are Hungarian; brother, Daniel, is a music teacher; has two sisters, Sophie (musician) and Melinda (mother of two girls) . . . Entire family plays tennis . . . Has two dogs and two cats . . . Baseliner whose favorite shot is serve . . . Began playing at age three when mother introduced her to the sport . . . Speaks French, Hungarian, English, German, Italian . . . Favorite actors are Julia Roberts and George Clooney . . . Favorite artists are P!nk, Keane, The Killers . . . Other interests include soccer, handball, listening to music . . . Favorite cities are Budapest, Catania . . . Idolized Monica Seles growing up; person most admired is Roger Federer . . . In 2016, appointed Global Advocate for Young People by UNAIDS, supporting the #ProTESTHIV campaign around the world .

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 2Career Prize Money: $2,941,280Career W-L: 325 - 222

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 18Prize Money: $500,189Won (1): Prague4r (1): Australian Open

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 482016: 1832015: 442014: 43

2013: 342012: 392011: 672010: 208

2009: 3562008: 5162007: 937

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Prague; 2014 - Bastad; 2013 - Paris [Indoors]; 2012 - Hobart . Finalist (3): 2015 - Bastad, Luxembourg; 2013 - Hobart.

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2015 - Luxembourg (w/Siegemund); 2013 - Stuttgart (w/Lisicki) .Finalist (1): 2014 - Seoul (w/Minella) .

ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2013; German Olympic Team, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSTallied fifth Top 50 finish of career in 2017 (2012-15), becoming one of the biggest rankings movers on tour finishing at No .48, 135 spots higher than 2016’s year-end rank of No .183 – first year-end finish outside Top 100 since 2010 (No .208)… Climbed to No .47 on May 22, 2017… Stands as the German No .4, behind Goerges, Kerber and Maria, of seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Witthoeft, Siegemund and Petkovic)… Became one of five qualifiers to win a title this season (Mertens, Barty, Vondrousova and Diyas) after hoisting the trophy at Prague – her first title in nearly three years… Reached R16 at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career at 2017 Australian Open – advanced through three rounds of qualifying and fell

to eventual r-up V .Williams… Suffered from undiagnosed chronic fatigue illness in 2016, causing her to miss four months of the season (from Australian Open to Roland Garros)… In 2015, reached two finals in one season for the second time in career (2013, Stuttgart and Paris), in Bastad (l . Larsson in F) and Luxembourg (l . Doi in F)… Captured first clay court title in Bastad in 2014 (d . Scheepers in F)… Advanced to 3r of two Grand Slams in same year for first time in career - Australian Open (l . Pennetta) and Roland Garros (l . Parmentier)… Advanced to the final of Hobart (l . Vesnina in F) and won the title in Paris (d . Errani in F) to begin 2013 campaign – hot start led to career-high ranking of No .23 on March 18, 2013… Captured first career title at 2012 Hobart (d . Wickmayer in F)… Owns five singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007 and made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Luxembourg .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother, Hannelore, has a PhD; father, Wolfgang, is a doctor (was European junior shotputting champion); older sister, Sunna, also played tennis (played pro but injured her shoulder and stopped) . . . Started playing at age 3 because sister played; was introduced to the sport by her family . . . Favorite surface is hard but likes all courts . . . Inspired by Steffi Graf (had same clothes and racquet when she was young) . . . Best tennis memory is first Premier-level title at Paris [Indoors] in 2013 (same city where her father became European junior shotputting champion) . . . Often stayed in tents in the early stages of her career . . . Favorite tournaments are Stuttgart and Bastad . . . Goal is to keep improving and to be the best she can be .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 19 - 27 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 6 4r 1r 2r 3r 1r 3r -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 1r 1r 1r 3r 1r 2r -WIMBLEDON 3 - 7 1r 2r 1r 2r 2r 1r 1rUS OPEN 5 - 7 1r 1r 3r 2r 2 1r 2r

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 5Career Prize Money: $2,384,709Career W-L: 138 - 58

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 30 - 15 Prize Money: $1,420,057Won (1): Kuala LumpurR-Up (2): Birmingham, Wuhan>> Won doubles titles at Kuala Lumpur, Strasbourg

and Birmingham (all w/Dellacqua)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES) 2017: 17 / 112016: 325 / 261

2015: -- / --2014: 218 / 39

2013: 164 / 122012: 195 / 172

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Kuala Lumpur . Finalist (2): 2017 - Birmingham, Wuhan .

DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Strasbourg, Birmingham . 2014 - Strasbourg; 2013 - Birmingham (all w/Dellacqua) .Finalist (7): 2017 - Roland Garros, Eastbourne, New Haven; 2014 - Birmingham; 2013 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open (all w/Dellacqua) .

ADDITIONAL - Australian Fed Cup Team, 2013-14, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFirst Top 20 season in 2017 (finishing at career-high No .17)… Clinched career first WTA singles title at 2017 Kuala Lumpur (as qualifier, d . Hibino in F)… Reached two additional finals, both in 2017, at Birmingham and Wuhan… Made Top 20 debut and became Australia’s No .1 on October 23, 2017… Owner of five WTA doubles titles (all w/Dellacqua)… Advanced to the championship match in doubles at all four Grand Slams w/Dellacqua (2013 Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open, 2017 Roland Garros)… Qualified for first WTA Finals in doubles in 2017 (w/Dellacqua)… Reached a career-high doubles ranking of No .11 on October 30, 2017… Took a break from tennis after 2014 US Open that lasted almost two years… Returned in 2016 following successful stint in professional cricket… Started 2017 ranked No .271 in singles and improved her position by 254 spots to end the season at No .17… Nominated for 2017 Newcombe Medal… On ITF Circuit, has won four singles titles and nine doubles titles… Won 2011 Wimbledon girls’ singles title… Made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Hobart as WC .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Robert, mother is Josie; sisters are Ali and Sara . . . Started playing at age 5 when parents introduced her to the sport . . . After 2014 US Open took break from tennis that lasted almost two years; returned in 2016, having enjoyed a successful stint at the Brisbane Heat cricket team in Women’s Big Bash League . . . Also enjoys reading, playing video games and fishing .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (0-1): 2017Qualified for the finals w/Dellacqua, falling in three tiebreak sets to Bertens/Larsson in the first round .

DATE OF BIRTH24-APR-1996 (IPSWICH, AUSTRALIA)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.66 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 6Career Prize Money: $3,849,731Career W-L: 341 - 229

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 23Prize Money: $685,538Won (1): Bucharest>> Won doubles titles at Bucharest (w/Olaru) and

Tianjin (w/Errani)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 432016: 292015: 312014: 42

2013: 1242012: 522011: 402010: 214

2009: 2302008: 2312007: 7102006: 974

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Bucharest; 2016 - Florianopolis; 2015 - Seoul; 2012 - Tashkent . Finalist (3): 2014 - Moscow; 2011 - Marbella, Budapest .

DOUBLES - Winner (6): 2017 - Bucharest (w/Olaru), Tianjin (w/Errani); 2014 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen), Seoul (w/Arruabarrena); 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Medina Garrigues); 2012 - Hobart (w/Niculescu) . Finalist (5): 2015 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Niculescu); 2012 - Fès (w/Cadantu), Luxembourg (w/Niculescu) .

ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014-17; Romanian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNotched fourth consecutive Top 50 year-end finish in 2017 (2014-17), finishing at No .43 in the WTA Rankings… Romania’s No .3, behind Halep and Cirstea, of five women in year-end Top 100… Owns a 4-3 record in WTA finals… Captured fourth singles title of career, and first clay-court title at 2017 Bucharest (d . Goerges in F)… Previously won three hardcourt titles – 2016 Florianopolis, 2015 Seoul and 2012 Tashkent… Twice advanced to R16 at a Grand Slam: 2016 Roland Garros (l . Rogers) and 2015 Australian Open, where she defeated then-No .9 Kerber in 1r… Earned first Top 5 win of career at 2016 Madrid (d . No .4 Muguruza in 2r)… Subsequently reached biggest semifinal of career to date at Rome (l . S .Williams)… Heads into 2018 season with 11 career wins against Top 20 opponents… Defeated two Top 20 players en route to sole Premier-level final of career at 2014 Moscow (No .12 Makarova and No .17 Safarova)… Won a career-high 29 matches in 2015, posting a 29-22 record in a season highlighted by winning the title in Seoul… Registered just 10 match wins in injury-plagued 2013 season, finishing outside Top 100 for only time in last seven seasons… Named WTA Newcomer of the Year by media vote in 2011… Made WTA main draw debut at 2009 Budapest… On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and 19 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Steluta (civil servant); father’s name is Paul (electrician); brother is Andrei . . . Started playing tennis at age three with aunt, who was a coach . . . Favorite surface is clay . . . Did gymnastics and played handball when younger . . . Idol growing up was Martina Hingis . . . Best tennis memory was winning European 16 & Under title in 2006 . . . Favorite city is New York; favorite tournament was Marbella .

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DATE OF BIRTH26-AUG-1990 (BUCHAREST, ROMANIA)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.81 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $876,756Career W-L: 105 - 50

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 15Prize Money: $494,234SF (2): Mallorca, Stanford

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 472016: 90

2015: 2482014: 257

CAREER FINALSWTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2016 - Honolulu, HI-USA .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBroke into the Top 50 for the first time in her career in 2017, finishing as the No .6 American… Ended the year at No .47 but posted a career-high singles ranking of No .35 on August 14, 2017… Youngest player in the Top 50 and one of four teenagers inside the Top 100… Reached first two tour-level semifinals, at Mallorca (l . Goerges) and Stanford (l . Vandeweghe)… Became third American since turn of 21st century to reach 3r at Roland Garros (also Harkleroad, 2003, and Townsend, 2014) before turning 19 years old… Registered first-career Top 10 win over No .6 A .Radwanska in Dubai, becoming youngest player to do so since 2014 US Open (Bencic d . No .7 Kerber) and first American to do so since 2009 Wimbledon (Oudin d . No .6 Jankovic)… Awarded 2017 Newcomer of the

Year (international media vote)… Concluded 2016 season with 15-match win streak, capturing WTA 125k Series title at Honolulu (d . Zhang in F) after winning back-to-back ITF Circuit singles titles in Canada, her fifth and sixth wins at that level… Contested second Grand Slam main draw of career at 2016 US Open, advancing to 3r (as qualifier, l . eventual champion Kerber)… Afterwards, announced decision to turn pro instead of enrolling at Stanford University… Sole previous Grand Slam appearance was at 2014 US Open, which was also her main draw debut at tour level – d . No .13 Cibulkova in 1r for first Top 20 win of career… At 15 years, 152 days was youngest player to win a match at Flushing Meadows since Kournikova in 1996 (15 years, 93 days)… Crowned ITF Junior World Champion in 2014, having won the 50th Coffee Bowl, USTA International Spring Championships, Easter Bowl Championship and 55° Trofeo Bonfiglio .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Lori… Likes to be known as ‘CiCi’… Began playing tennis at her local country club… Was home schooled and is an only child… Looks up to Kim Clijsters – models her game style / fighting spirit after her, and after run at 2014 US Open, received a congratulatory tweet and voicemail from her… Enjoys hanging out with friends and going to the movies… Describes herself as consistent, but aggressive when she has the chance… Favorite shot is forehand . . . Favorite surface is hard… Offered full scholarship to Stanford University before deciding to turn professional following 2016 US Open .

DATE OF BIRTH08-APR-1999 (SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA)HEIGHT5’ 7” (1.68 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 9Career Prize Money: $3,358,436Career W-L: 325 - 201

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 26Prize Money: $1,057,209Won (2): Nurnberg, Gstaad>> Qualified for WTA Finals (R-Up, w/Larsson)>> Won four doubles titles - Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul,

Linz (all w/Larsson)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 312016: 222015: 1012014: 69

2013: 872012: 632011: 1842010: 230

2009: 5692008: 973

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Gstaad, Nürnberg; 2016 - Nürnberg; 2012 - Fès .Finalist (1): 2016 - Gstaad .

DOUBLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Gstaad, Auckland, Seoul, Linz (all w/Larsson); 2016 - Nürnberg, Linz, Luxembourg (all w/Larsson); 2015 - Hobart, Bastad (both w/Larsson) .Finalist (4): 2017 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Schuurs), WTA Finals (w/Larsson); 2016 - Acapulco (w/Larsson); 2015 - Seoul (w/Larsson) .

ADDITIONAL - Dutch Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, 2014-17; Dutch Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSRecorded second straight Top 50 finish in 2017, at No .31 (also fifth non-consecutive Top 100 finish… 2017 season highlighted by third and fourth career singles titles at Nürnberg (d . Krejcikova in F) and

Gstaad (d . Kontaveit in F)… Also advanced to the quarterfinals at Madrid (l . Sevastova) and semifinals at Rome (l . Halep)… In doubles won four titles – at Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul and Linz (all w/Larsson); now owns nine overall (all w/Larsson)… Team of Bertens/Larsson qualified for WTA Finals Singapore for first time, finishing as runners-up to Babos/Hlavackova… Subsequently reached career-high doubles ranking of No . 19 on October 30, 2017… In 2016, had 12-match win streak on clay that included title at Nürnberg followed by breakthrough run to semifinals at Roland Garros (l . S .Williams)… Built record for most clay court match wins in 2016 (19)… Went 4-0 in singles in Fed Cup Play against Russia and France in 2016, leading Dutch team to within a set of first final since 1997… Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai but did not progress past group stage… Heads into 2018 season with eight career wins over Top 20 opponents, including three over Top 10 players… Made WTA main draw debut at 2011 ’s-Hertogenbosch… Nominated for Most Improved Player in 2016 WTA Awards… On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and 11 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Rob and Doré; sisters are Joyce and Daisy . . . Started playing at age six… Aggressive baseliner; favorite surfaces are hard and clay… Tennis idol growing up was Kim Clijsters… Enjoys listening to music, reading, shopping and seeing friends… Favorite tournaments are the Grand Slams… Enjoys watching movies, reading and seeing friends .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (2-1): 2017Advanced to the final in debut appearance (w/Larsson) falling to Babos/Sestini Hlavackova in a third set tiebreaker .

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KATERYNA BONDARENKODATE OF BIRTH08-AUG-1986 (KRYVYI RIG, UKRAINE)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.75 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 3Career Prize Money: $3,436,218Career W-L: 422 - 310

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 13Prize Money: $368,628Won (1): Tashkent

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 932016: 722015: 882014: 2042013: --2012: 132

2011: 812010: 1132009: 322008: 632007: 442006: 118

2005: 1252004: 3332003: 3542002: 8132001: 827

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Tashkent; 2008 - Birmingham .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2009 - Prague (w/A .Bondarenko); 2008 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors] (both w/A .Bondarenko) . Finalist (4): 2016 - New Haven (w/Chuang); 2011 - Hobart (w/Dekmeijere); 2009 - Hobart, Budapest (both w/A .Bondarenko) .

ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2005-12, 2016; Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSeven non-consecutive Top 100 seasons… 2017 singles season highlighted by her win in Tashkent (d . No .52 Babos), also made a quarterfinals run at 2017 Bol (l . Minella)…   Finished 2017 as the Ukrainian

No .4, behind Svitolina, Tsurenko and Kozlova… Posted one win over Top 10 players in 2017 (No .7 Muguruza at Dubai via retirement), now owns 19 career wins vs . Top 20 opponents… Played in the main draw of three of the four Grand Slams in 2017; fell in qualifying at 2017 US Open… Passed $3 million in career prize money in 2016… Runner-up in doubles at 2016 New Haven (w/Chuang) – first tour-level final of any kind since 2011 Hobart… Played all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2016, for the first time since 2012… In 2015, her first full season since 2011, reached two quarterfinals – Tokyo [Japan Open] and Istanbul… Gave birth to daughter Karin in 2013, and did not play from September 2012 until April 2014… Achieved best Grand Slam singles result at 2009 US Open when she advanced to quarterfinals – run included upset of No .11 Ivanovic in 1r… Among three career doubles titles, captured Australian Open with sister Alona in 2008 – second pair of sisters to win a Grand Slam title together (also Serena and Venus Williams)… Singles champion on grass at 2008 Birmingham (d . Wickmayer in F)… Made Top 100 debut on August 7, 2006 and broke into Top 50 on May 21, 2007… Rose as high as No .9 in doubles (week of October 20, 2008)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2003 Bogotá .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Vladimir and Natalia… Was introduced to tennis at age four by parents; has two sisters, Valeria and Alona (both played tennis, Alona reaching Top 20 on WTA Rankings)… Married Denis Volodko in September 2011; gave birth to daughter, Karin, in 2013… Has one cat (Pers) and one dog (Princess)… Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English… Enjoys Russian pop music, playing chess, reading books… Enjoys visiting friends in Cherkasy, Ukraine .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 26 - 33 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 7 1r 3r - - - 1r 1r 2r 3r 1r - - -ROLAND GARROS 5 - 8 1r 2r - - - 1r 1r 2r 3r 1r 2r - -WIMBLEDON 6 - 10 1r 1r - - - 2r 3r 1r 2r 2r 1r 2r 1rUS OPEN 10 - 8 - 3r 2r - - 1r 2r 2r QF 1r 2r - -

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $5,716,521Career W-L: 225 - 155

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 20Prize Money: $562,340SF (1): SydneyQF (1): Madrid

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 812016: 472015: 482014: 7

2013: 322012: 1442011: 3022010: 538

2009: 10682008: 1104

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2014 - Nürnberg . Finalist (5): 2016 - Hobart, Kuala Lumpur; 2014 - Wimbledon, Wuhan; 2013 - Osaka .

DOUBLES - Finalist (3): 2017 - Washington DC (w/Stephens), Luxembourg (w/Flipkens); 2013 - Washington, DC (w/Townsend) .

ADDITIONAL - Canadian Fed Cup Team, 2011, 2013-15; Canadian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFour out of five Top 50 seasons, including a Top 10 year-end finish at No .7 in 2014… Advanced to two finals in 2016, both at International level – Hobart (l . Cornet) and Kuala Lumpur (l . Svitolina)… Record in WTA singles finals stands at 1-5, title coming at 2014 Nürnberg (d . Ka .Pliskova in F)… Became first Canadian

to contest a Grand Slam final at 2014 Wimbledon (l . Kvitova) and reached two further semifinals the same year – Australian Open (l . Li) and Roland Garros (l . Sharapova)… Reached career-high ranking of No .5 on October 20, 2014, the highest ranking ever held by Canadian woman (formerly No .8 Bassett-Seguso)… Owns three career Top 5 wins, defeating No .3 Halep (2014 Wimbledon) and No .2 Kerber (2016 Rome, 2017 Madrid)… Won career-best 43 matches in 2014 and registered six of 10 career wins over Top 10 opponents… Qualified for 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore – first Canadian to the play the event since Kelesi in 1989… Named 2014 WTA Most Improved Player (rose from No .32 to No .7), having been 2013 WTA Newcomer of the Year… Reached three WTA doubles final, at 2013 Washington, DC (w/Townsend), 2017 Washington DC (w/Stephens) and 2017 Luxembourg (w/Flipkens)… On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles titles and one doubles title… Made WTA qualifying debut as a 16-year-old at 2008 Montréal and main draw debut at 2011 Washington, DC… In juniors, won 2012 Wimbledon girls’ singles title (d . Svitolina in F); also won junior girls’ doubles title at Wimbledon in 2011 (w/Min) and 2012 (w/Townsend) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONHas three siblings, including a twin sister . . . Favorite surface is grass . . . Favorite singers are Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus and Kanye West .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (0-3): 2014Made WTA Finals debut in 2014… First Canadian to compete in the WTA Finals in 25 years and third overall, after Carling Bassett-Seguso (1984-86) and Helen Kelesi (1988-89) .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 37 - 18 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 12 - 4 3r 2r QF SF - ROLAND GARROS 8 - 5 2r 2r 1r SF 2r WIMBLEDON 10 - 5 1r 3r 1r F 3r US OPEN 7 - 4 1r 1r 4r 4r 2r

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JENNIFER BRADYDATE OF BIRTH12-APR-1995 (HARRISBURG, PA, USA)HEIGHT5’ 10” (178 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 7 - 4 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 1 4rROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1rWIMBLEDON 1 - 1 2rUS OPEN 3 - 1 4r

CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $854,633Career W-L: 141 - 96

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 10 - 14Prize Money: $682,346SF (1): Hong Kong4r (1): Australian Open

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 642016: 111

2015: 2292014: 267

2013: 600

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Best Results - Semifinals: 2017 - Hong Kong .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBreakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 season of career at No .64… Strong performances at Grand Slams, reached R16 at Australian Open and US Open… Won through qualifying at Australian Open and went on to become first American female qualifier to reach R16 at the Australian Open in Open Era… Also made semifinals at Hong Kong… Posted career-best ranking of No .60 on October 16, 2017… Prior to 2017 Australian Open posted first and only WTA main draw wins at 2016 Guangzhou (d . Pivovarova and Kovinic) . . . Made first four main draw appearances at tour level in 2016 – at Rio de Janeiro (as qualifier, l . Hercog in 1r), Stanford (l . Cornet in 1r), Montréal (as qualifier l . Svitolina in 1r) . . . Appeared in WTA qualifying draw at 2015 Cincinnati . . . On ITF Circuit, owns four titles in singles and four in doubles . . . Made professional debut at $10k ITF/Evansville, IN-USA .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCurrently trains with the USTA in Boca Raton Mother's name is Elizabeth; father's name is Patrick; has twin sister, Jessica . . . Started playing tennis at age 7 . . . Favorite surface is clay . . . Tennis idols growing up were Justine Henin and Lleyton Hewitt . . . Also enjoys spending time outdoors, listening to music, and hanging with friends and family . . . Favorite tournament is Indian Wells; favorite Grand Slam is Australian Open .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $2,074,185Career W-L: 404 - 307

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 10 - 18Prize Money: $451,929QF (1): Auckland>> Won two ITF singles titles

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 822016: 752015: 402014: 942013: 153

2012: 1902011: 1922010: 1892009: 1552008: 225

2007: 2402006: 5082005: 777

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Hobart .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFour successive Top 100 season finishes… Posted third career win over a Top 10 opponent at 2017 Auckland (d . No .2 S .Williams in R16)… Won tenth ITF Circuit singles title of career at 2017 $60k ITF/Charleston, SC-USA… Banner year in 2015, ending season ranked No .40… Reached first WTA final at 2015 Hobart as a qualifier (l . Watson) and

subsequently achieved best Grand Slam result to date by reaching R16 at Australian Open (l . Keys)… Defeated first Top 10 opponent (No .4 Kvitova) en route to first Premier-level semifinal of career at 2015 Stuttgart (l . Kerber)… Posted career-best 25 main draw matches in 2015; had six total main draw wins prior to that season… Did not contest main draw at a Grand Slam between 2008 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, where she received a wildcard… Won first WTA level match at 2007 Los Angeles (d . Pennetta, l . Dementieva)… Made tour-level main draw debut as wildcard at 2007 Australian Open… Played first tour-level qualifying at 2005 US Open… Made professional debut at age 14 in qualifying at 2004 $25k ITF/Allentown-PA, USA… In juniors, reached two Grand Slam finals in 2007 – Australian Open (l . Pavlyuchenkova) and Wimbledon (l . U .Radwanska) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by mother, Gaby… Father’s name is Dan; brother’s name is David (also plays tennis)… Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand and whose favorite surface is grass… Began playing at age two when mother introduced her to the sport… Also plays volleyball; enjoys skim boarding… Favorite color is pink… Favorite type of music is rock; favorite artist is Steely Dan… Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings… Favorite city to visit is Miami .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 11 - 17 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 5 1r 3r 4r - - - - - - 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 1 - 4 2r 1r 1r - - - - - - 1r -WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 3r 1r 1r - - - - - - - -US OPEN 3 - 5 1r 1r 3r 2r - - - - - - 1r

MADISON BRENGLEDATE OF BIRTH03-APR-1990 (DOVER, DELAWARE, USA)HEIGHT5’ 6” (1.68 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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MIHAELA BUZARNESCU

CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $371,497Career W-L: 358 - 186

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 3 - 3Prize Money: $180,996SF (1): Linz>> Won seven ITF singles titles>> Made Top 100 debut

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 722016: 3772015: 2602014: 8912013: --

2012: 2482011: 1552010: 4072009: 4332008: 386

2007: 4212006: 2542005: 4272004: 621

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Semifinals (1): 2017 - Linz .

ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2009, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBreakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 season of career at No .72… Reached semifinal as qualifier at Linz, registering first Top 50 win over No .35 Kontaveit en route… Made Grand Slam and WTA main draw debut at 2017 US Open (l . Wozniacki in 1r)… Prior to US Open bow had attempted to qualify for eight majors dating back to 2011 US Open… Only other main draw appearance in 2017 was 1r exit at Luxembourg… Made Top 100 debut on October 16, 2017, at 29 was the oldest Top 100 debutante since 33-year-old Obziler on February 19, 2007 at No .96… Ended 2016 at No .377 … Best tour-level doubles result is reaching semifinals at 2017 Linz (w/Kalashnikova)… On ITF Circuit, winner of 21 singles titles – six of which she won in 2017 – and 32 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father, Mihai Buzarnescu . . . Father is Mihai (former Romanian intercollegiate tennis player); mother is Marcela (pharmacist); is an only child . . . Introduced to tennis at age 4 by parents . . . Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard . . . Long-term goal is to reach Top 50 . . . Speaks Romanian, English . . . Enjoys working out after a match, going shopping (favorite store is TJ Maxx), watching movies . . . Favorite music is pop; favorite actor is Johnny Depp; favorite food is Caesar Salad; favorite city is Miami . . . People most admired are Roger Federer, Monica Seles . . . Self-described as happy with a lot of energy .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 0 - 1 W - L 17AUSTRALIAN OPEN - -ROLAND GARROS - -WIMBLEDON - -US OPEN 0-1 1r

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 1Career Prize Money: $870,296Career W-L: 312 - 186

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 14Prize Money: $416,805QF (2): Hobart, Seoul4r (1): Roland Garros

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 772016: 1162015: 1532014: 138

2013: 1832012: 1832011: 2372010: 565

2009: 6692008: 872

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Best Results - Quarterfinals: 2017 - Seoul, Hobart; 2016 - Mallorca; 2015 - Rio de Janeiro

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigouyen) . Finalist (2): 2017 - Acapulco (w/Duque Marino), Bogota (w/Linette) .

WTA 125K SERIES - DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Carlsbad-CA, USA (w/Ce) .

ADDITIONAL - Paraguyan Fed Cup Team, 2006-07, 2009-15, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFirst Top 100 season finish in 2017, ending year at No .77… Achieved career-high ranking of No .73 on August 7, 2017… Season highlight was posting best result at a Grand Slam, reaching R16 at Roland Garros (l . Ka .Pliskova)… Was first Paraguayan woman to reach R16 at a Slam since Rossana de los Ríos at 2000 Roland Garros… Also reached QFs at Hobart (as qualifier, l . Fett) and Seoul (l . eventual champion Ostapenko)… Reached first two WTA doubles finals of career in 2017, finishing R-Up at Bogotá (w/Linette) and Acapulco (w/Duque-Mariño)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Rio de Janeiro (as a qualifier, l . Begu in R16)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut 2015 Roland Garros, falling in 1r (as a qualifier, l . Razzano)… Has one doubles title at 2016 Rio de Janeiro (w/Maria Irigoyen)… Represented Paraguay at 2012 London Olympics… On ITF Circuit has won fourteen singles titles and twenty doubles titles…  

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Eduardo (owns gas station); mother is Edith (retired dentist); brother is Andres (economist); sister is Estefania (architect) . . . Introduced to tennis at age 5 by siblings . . . Aggressive baseliner; favorite shot is forehand . . . Favorite tournament is Roland Garros; favorite surface is clay . . . Speaks Spanish and English . . . Tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters . . . Enjoys going to the cinema and spending time with family and friends . . . If hadn't been a tennis player, would have become a nutritionist . . . Long-term goal is to reach Top 20 .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 4 - 5 W - L 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - -ROLAND GARROS 4 - 3 4r 2r 1rWIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - -US OPEN 0 - 1 1r - -

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 28 Career Prize Money: $4,685,216Career W-L: 292 - 179 singles, 455 - 190 doubles

2017 DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Doubles): 64 - 13Prize Money: $1,469,856>> Finished 2017 as year-end WTA World co-No .1>> Won 11 doubles titles with two different partners - >> two with sister Hao-Ching and nine w/Hingis

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2012 722011 422010 182009 522008 17

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CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2007 - Bangkok .

DOUBLES - Winner (28): 2017 - Taipei City (w/H .Chan), Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome, Mallorca, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, US Open, Wuhan, Beijing (all w/Hingis), Hong Kong (w/H .Chan); 2016 - Kaohsiung, Doha, Hong Kong (all w/H .Chan); 2015 - Pattaya City, Cincinnati, Tokyo [Japan Open] (all w/H .Chan); 2014 - Eastbourne . (w/H .Chan); 2013 - Shenzhen (w/H .Chan); 2010 - Kuala Lumpur (w/J .Zheng); 2009 - Seoul (w/Spears); 2008 - Pattaya City, Rome, Los Angeles (all w/Chuang); 2007 - Bangalore, Birmingham, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (all w/Chuang); 2005 - Seoul (w/Chuang) . Finalist (21): 2017 - Strasbourg (w/Hingis); 2016 - Eastbourne (w/H .Chan); 2015 - Australian Open, Eastbourne (both w/J .Zheng), Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing (both w/H .Chan); 2014 - Charleston (w/H .Chan), Kuala Lumpur (w/S .Zheng); 2012 - Pattaya City (w/H .Chan); 2010 - Hobart (w/Niculescu), Stanford (w/J .Zheng); 2009 - Stanford (w/Niculescu); 2008 - Bangalore, Strasbourg (both w/Chuang); 2007 - Australian Open, Pattaya City, Indian Wells, US Open (all w/Chuang), Istanbul (w/Mirza), Stuttgart (w/Safina); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Chuang) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2011 - Australian Open (w/Hanley) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Doubles (2): 2014 - Taipei, TPE (w/H .Chan); 2013 - Ningbo, CHN (w/Zhang)

ADDITIONAL - Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Team, 2006-08, 2010, 2012, 2015-16 . Chinese Taipei Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished 2017 season as No .1 in doubles (joint with Hingis)… . Third straight Top 20 finish in doubles rankings… Winner of 28 career doubles titles from 49 finals including 11 titles in 2017… Won nine doubles titles this season with Hingis – Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome, Mallorca, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, US Open, Wuhan and Beijing… Held 19-match win streak with Hingis from Cincinnati 1r through to WTA Finals Singapore SF, including first Grand Slam doubles title at US Open… Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Hingis) in August and reached SF (l . Babos/Hlavackova in F)… Also won titles at Taipei City and Hong Kong with sister Chan Hao-Ching… Became world No .1 on October 23, 2017… Prior to 2017 season had reached two Grand Slam doubles quarterfinals in 2016, at Australian Open and Roland Garros, as well as the last eight at 2015 US Open (all w/H .Chan)… Team of Chan/Chan also advanced to quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics (l . Bacsinszky/Hingis)… Sisters also qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore for the second year in 2016 (l . Hingis/Mirza in QF)… In 2015, became third set of sisters to compete at WTA Finals (after Serena and Venus Williams in 2009 and Katerina and Manuela Maleeva in 1986)… Also qualified for WTA Finals in 2007 (w/Chuang)… Three-time Grand Slam doubles runner-up, at 2007 Australian Open and 2007 US Open (both w/Chuang) and 2015 Australian Open (w/J .Zheng)… Mixed doubles finalist at 2011 Australian Open (w/Hanley)… Last played singles at 2015 US Open (fell in qualifying), a decade after making tour level main draw debut at Flushing Meadows (as qualifier, l . S .Williams in 1r)… In singles, achieved career-high ranking of No .50 on June 11, 2007… Reached one WTA singles final, at 2007 Bangkok (l . Pennetta)… On ITF Circuit, winner of 17 singles titles and 18 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father, Chan Yuan-Liang… Mother is Liu Hsieh-Chen (businesswoman); younger sister is Chan Hao-Ching (also plays on WTA)… Began playing at age six when father introduced her to the sport at a tennis club .… Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand down the line; favorite surface is hard… Speaks Chinese, English . . . Likes light rock music, Chinese food, swimming… Favorite tournament is US Open .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (3-5): 2007, 2015-17Played in WTA Finals four times with three different partners and in two different cities: Madrid (w/Chuang) and Singapore (w/H .Chan in 2015-16 and Hingis in 2017) . . .Has advanced as far as the semifinal stage in 2015 (w/H .Chan) and 2017 (w/Hingis) . . .Became just the third team of sisters to compete in WTA Finals after Serena and Venus Williams (2009) and Katerina and Manuela Maleeva (1986) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 69 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 19-10 1r QF F 1r 1r - 3r 3r 1r 3r FROLAND GARROS 22-9 SF QF 3r 2r - 3r 3r 3r - QF QFWIMBLEDON 7-10 QF 2r 1r 1r - 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 3rUS OPEN 21-10 W 2r QF 2r 1r 1r 1r SF 2r 1r F

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 8 / 1Career Prize Money: $12,284,587Career W-L: 418 - 270

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 22Prize Money: $1,409,663R-Up (1): New HavenSF (2): St . Petersburg, Doha

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 262016: 52015: 382014: 112013: 23

2012: 152011: 182010: 312009: 302008: 19

2007: 522006: 1562005: 555

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (8): 2016 - Katowice, Eastbourne, Linz, WTA FInals; 2014 - Acapulco; 2013 - Stanford; 2012 - Carlsbad; 2011 - Moscow . Finalist (11): 2017 - New Haven; 2016 - Acapulco, Madrid, Wuhan; 2014 - Australian Open, Kuala Lumpur; 2013 - Sydney; 2012 - Barcelona; 2011 - Linz; 2008 - Amelia Island, Montréal .

DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2017 - ‘s’Hertogenbosch (w/Flipkens) . FINALIST (2): - 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Parra Santonja); 2011 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Pennetta) .

ADDITIONAL - Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005-14, 2016; Slovak Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEighth Top 30 season of career in 2017, finishing at No .26… Made first Top 5 finish in 2016 (at No .5) after winning biggest title of career to date at WTA Finals in Singapore – went 1-2 in group stage before defeating No .9 Kuznetsova in semifinals and World No .1 Kerber in final… At No .7, became lowest seeded player to triumph at WTA Finals since No .7 seed V .Williams in 2008… First player to win WTA Finals on debut since Kvitova in 2011… Third Slovak woman to qualify for WTA Finals (after Habsudova and Hantuchova)… Reached 19th career singles final at 2017 New Haven

(l . Gavrilova in F)… Holds 8-11 record in finals… In her third ‘s-Hertogenbosch doubles final, defeated the Top 3 seeded teams to lift maiden doubles title in 2017 edition (w/Flipkens)… Won a WTA-leading four singles titles in 2016 – qualified for Singapore by virtue of lifting trophy at Linz (d . Golubic in F)… Reached first two tour-level finals as a teenager in 2008, at Amelia Island (l . Sharapova) and Montréal (l . Safina)… Won career-high 53 matches in 2016 (previous best was 42 matches in 2011)… Owns 34 victories over Top 10 opponents (eight in 2016) including three over world reigning World No .1s: Wozniacki at 2011 Wimbledon, Azarenka at 2012 Roland Garros and Kerber at 2016 WTA Finals… In Grand Slam play, best result is runner-up effort at 2014 Australian Open Final (l . Li); defeated four seeds en route, including No .3 Sharapova and No .5 A .Radwanska… First Slovak player (male of female) to reach a Grand Slam final… Made Top 10 debut on March 31, 2014… Broke into Top 20 on August 4, 2008… Missed four months in 2015 following surgery on her left Achilles, returning to tour at Eastbourne… Won 2016 WTA Comeback Player of the Year award… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2005 Rabat and main draw debut at 2006 Istanbul .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Milan and Katarina… Introduced to tennis at age seven by parents… Speaks Slovak and English… Favorite surfaces are clay and hard; favorite shot is swing volley… Enjoys music, movies and seeing friends… Considers 9 her lucky number… Tennis player most admired is Kim Clijsters… Self-described as happy person with a lot of energy… Favorite cities are Paris, New York and Bratislava… Married husband, Miso Navara, after 2016 Wimbledon .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (3-2): 2016In 2016, became fourth player making event debut to win the title… Finished second in her group with a 1-2 record in round-robin play; defeated Kuznetsova (SF) and Kerber (F) en route to the title… Third Slovak woman to qualify for WTA Finals, after Habsudova and Hantuchova .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 73 - 40 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 19 - 10 3r 1r QF F 2r 2r 3r 1r 4r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 21 - 10 2r 3r - 3r 2r QF 1r 3r SF 3r 3rWIMBLEDON 18 - 10 3r QF 1r 3r 3r 1r QF 3r 3r 1r -US OPEN 15 - 10 2r 3r 3r 1r 1r 3r 2r QF - 3r 2r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 36 - 36 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9 - 9 4r - 1r 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 12 - 9 2r 1r - 3r 3r 1r 3r 1r QF 2rWIMBLEDON 8 - 9 3r 1r - 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r 3r 2rUS OPEN 7 - 9 2r 1r - 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 4Career Prize Money: $4,292,516Career W-L: 400 - 283

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 27 - 22Prize Money: $899,657SF (1): NurnbergQF (5): Istanbul, Madrid, Seoul, Beijing, Linz

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 372016: 81 2015: 2442014: 93 2013: 22

2012: 27 2011: 60 2010: 95 2009: 46 2008: 37

2007: 1062006: 3482005: 7112004: 893

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2008 - Tashkent .Finalist (2): 2013 - Toronto; 2007 - Budapest .

DOUBLES - Winner (4): 2011 - Dallas (w/Brianti); 2010 - Oeiras (w/Medina Garrigues); 2008 - Fès (w/Pavlyuchenkova), Luxembourg (w/Erakovic) .Finalist (5): 2014 - Tianjin (w/Klepac); 2010 - Budapest (w/Medina Garrigues); 2009 - Barcelona (w/Klepac), Fès (w/Kirilenko); 2008 - New Haven (w/Niculescu) .

ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2017; Romanian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFifth non-consecutive Top 50 finish, at No .37, up from No .81 in 2016… Also nince Top 100 seasons in past 10 years, including Top 30 finishes in 2012 and 2013… 2017 season highlighted by a semifinal showing at Nürnberg (l . Krejcikova) and quarterfinal runs at Istanbul, Madrid, Seoul, Beijing and Linz… Also reached R16 at Australian Open – first time advancing to that stage since 2009 Roland Garros (QF, l . Stosur), her best Grand Slam result to date… In 2016 played a mix of WTA and ITF events, improving ranking by 163 ranking places to No .81 in 2016 on comeback from shoulder injury… Reached biggest singles final of career at 2013 Toronto – posted three Top 10 wins en route to final (No .10 Wozniacki, No .7 Kvitova and No .5 Li) before falling to No .1 S .Williams… Won maiden WTA singles title at 2008 Tashkent (d . Lisicki in F) having been runner-up at 2007 Budapest (l . Dulko)… Among 14 career wins over Top 10 opponents owns four Top 5 victories: No .5 Jankovic (2009 Roland Garros), No .5 Stosur (2012 Australian Open), No .5 Li Na (2013 Toronto) and No .4 Ka .Pliskova (2017 Beijing)… Posted career-high ranking of No .21 on August 21, 2013… Owns four WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2011 Dallas (w/Brianti) from nine finals… Made WTA main draw debut at 2006 Stockholm… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONIntroduced to tennis at age four by mother, Liliana… Father’s name is Mihai; younger brother’s name is Mihnea… Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish and is studying French… Likes all surfaces; favorite shot is forehand… Enjoys playing all ball sports, going shopping, watching movies, reading and doing crosswords… Favorite cities are New York and London (“big cities with lots to do”)… Hiked to Machu Picchu in Peru during off-season at end of 2016… Self-described as ambitious, stubborn and happy… Most admires Stefanie Graf… Goal is to reach Top 10 .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 3Career Prize Money: $5,885,479Career W-L: 384 - 305

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 24 - 23Prize Money: $842,144R-Up (1): BrisbaneQF (4): Monterrey, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Moscow

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 382016: 462015: 432014: 202013: 27

2012: 442011: 892010: 782009: 502008: 16

2007: 572006: 1892005: 3082004: 861

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (5): 2016 - Hobart; 2014 - Katowice; 2013 - Strasbourg; 2012 - Bad Gastein; 2008 - Budapest . Finalist (6): 2017 - Brisbane; 2014 - Dubai, Guangzhou; 2012 - Strasbourg; 2008 - Acapulco, Rome .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - Hong Kong (w/Shvedova); 2010 - Strasbourg (w/King); 2008 - Budapest (w/Husarova) . Finalist (3): 2017 - Stanford (w/Rosolska}; 2014 - Guangzhou (w/Linette); 2011 - Dallas (w/Parmentier) .

ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2008-17; French Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSixth consecutive Top 50 season in 2017, at No .38… Has also spent 11 straight years inside the Top 100… 2017 season highlighted by run to final at Brisbane – defeated No .5 Cibulkova and No .7 Muguruza enroute, l . No .6 Ka .Pliskova… Also advanced to quarterfinals at Monterrey, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Moscow… In Grand Slam play, reached round of 16 at home at Roland Garros (l . Garcia)… One of three French women (also Garcia and Mladenovic) to reach round

of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time since 1994… Reached first doubles final since 2014 at Stanford (w/Rosolska, l . Spears/Vandeweghe)… Enters 2018 with 14 career wins against Top 10 players… Winner of five career singles titles from 11 finals, most recently lifting the trophy at 2016 Hobart (d . Bouchard in F)… Member of French Fed Cup Team that lost 2016 Final to the Czech Republic… Qualified for Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2013-14 but did not progress past round robin stage… Appeared in career-best three finals in two different seasons – 2008 and 2014… Prior to 2014, all six finals appearances came on clay – including breakthrough run to title bout at 2008 Rome (as qualifier, l . Jankovic)… Advanced to R16 at a major on four occasions (2009 Australian Open, 2014 Wimbledon, 2015 Roland Garros and 2017 Roland Garros)… In 2014, registered three wins over World No .1 Serena Williams – at Dubai (SF), Wimbledon (3r) and Wuhan (2r, via ret .) – becoming first player to defeat the American three times in a single season since Justine Henin in 2007… Reached second Premier-level final of career at 2014 Dubai courtesy of two Top 10 wins (No .9 Halep in 1r, No .1 S . Williams in SF)… Former World No .11, achieved on February 16, 2009… Made WTA debut at the age of 15 at 2005 Roland Garros, advancing to 3r… Won 2007 Roland Garros girls’ singles (d . Duque Mariño in F) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Francis (retired); mother is Patricia; brother is Sébastien (PhD, also her agent)… Has one cat (Lilou) and one dog (Andy)… Started playing at age four after watching her brother play… Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is clay… Favorite music is rock; favorite artists are Muse, Jack Johnson… Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings; favorite actors are Brad Pitt and Edward Norton… Other sports interests are basketball, handball and soccer… Also enjoys playing piano and reading… Favorite city is hometown of Nice… People most admired are Rafael Nadal and her brother .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 52- 47 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05AUSTRALIAN OPEN 13 - 12 2r 2r 3r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 4r 2r 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 17 - 13 4r 3r 4r 2r 3r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 2r 2rWIMBLEDON 10 - 11 1r 3r 2r 4r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - -US OPEN 12 - 11 2r 1r 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 2r 3r 3r - -

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2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 23Prize Money: $574,662Won (1): AucklandQF (3): Doha, Dubai, Rabat

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 502016: 622015: 87

2014: 572013: 722012: 94

2011: 3192010: 437

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Auckland; Finalist (2): 2016 - Washington, DC; Québec City .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2014-15, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBroke into the Top 50 for the first time in her career in 2017, finishing the year at No .50 and as the No .7 American… Strong start to the season was highlighted by first career WTA title at Auckland (d . Konjuh in F)… Also reached back-to-back quarterfinals at Doha (as qualifier, l . Wozniacki) and Dubai (l . eventual champion Svitolina) – which was best result to date at Premier 5 tournament… Rose to a career-high ranking of No .26 on May 22, 2017…

Reached first singles finals of career in 2016, at Washington D .C . (l . Wickmayer) and Québec City (as qualifier, l . Dodin)… Also a two-time semifinalist at tour level, at 2015 Auckland (l . V .Williams) and 2016 Luxembourg (l . Kvitova)… Owns three career wins versus Top 10 opponents, defeating No .4 Azarenka (2014 Indian Wells), No .7 Bouchard (2015 Charleston) and No .10 A .Radwanska (2017 Eastbourne)… Heading into 2018 season has contested 22 Grand Slam main draws, advancing to 3r three times (2014 and 2016 Australian Open, 2014 Wimbledon)… Played first tour-level main draw match at 2011 Australian Open as a wild card… On ITF Circuit has won seven singles titles… Won USTA Girls’ 18 & Under national title in 2011, earning a US Open main draw wildcard… In December 2010, registered 18-match win streak on ITF Junior Circuit, capturing three tournaments, culminating in Orange Bowl… Finished 2010 year ranked No .3 in world junior rankings .

PERSONAL INFORMATION Father is Bill (cardiologist); mother is Traci (nurse); older brother is Billy; dog is Pierre (French poodle)… Mother’s friend was former pro Oksana Beilensen; thought Lauren would be good at tennis… Started playing at age nine… Favorite surface is hard; favorite shot is backhand… Junior accomplishments include winning Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr in 2010… Enjoys seeing friends, reading, movies and shopping… Favorite city is Paris; favorite tournament is Miami… Admires Nadal because he fights no matter what .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 11 - 22 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 6 1r 3r 2r 3r 1r - 1rROLAND GARROS 1 - 6 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r -WIMBLEDON 3 - 4 1r - 2r 3r 1r - -US OPEN 2 - 6 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r - 1r

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 7Career Prize Money: $4,207,898 Career W-L: 348 - 214 (singles); 337 - 181 (doubles)

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Doubles): 36 - 14Prize Money: $388,807>> Qualified for WTA Finals in season highlighted by

reaching six doubles finals (all w/Barty)>> Won three doubles titles on three different surfaces - >> Kuala Lumpur, Strasbourg, Birmingham

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: - / 102016: - / 2732015: 115 / 52014: 29 / 312013: 131 / 102012: 88 / 67

2011: 157 / 562010: 226 / 2512009: 1004 / -2008: 55 / 212007: 78 / 1232006: 172 / 121

2005: 223 / 1412004: 301 / 1172005: 223 / 1412004: 301 / 1172003: 275 / 2242002: 458 / 545

CAREER FINALSDOUBLES - Winner (7): 2017 - Birmingham, Strasbourg, Kuala Lumpur (all w/Barty); 2015 - Madrid (w/Shvedova); 2014 - Strasbourg (w/Barty); 2013 - Pattaya City (w/Date-Krumm), Birmingham (w/Barty) . Finalist (13): 2017 - Roland Garros, Eastbourne, New Haven (all w/Barty); 2015 - Charleston (w/Jurak), Roland Garros, Cincinnati, US Open (all w/Shvedova); 2014 - Birmingham (w/Barty); 2013 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open (all w/Barty); 2009 - Sydney (w/Dechy); 2008 - Roland Garros (w/Schiavone) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2011 - Roland Garros (w/Lipsky) .

ADDITIONAL- Australian Fed Cup Team, 2006-08, 2010, 2012-15, 2017; Australian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnded 2017 ranked No .10 in doubles for third Top 10 finish in last five years… Career-best year end finish came in 2015 at No .5… Enjoyed successful return to tennis in 2017 with countrywoman Barty after limited

action in 2016 as recovering from concussion (sustained in 2015) and birth of second child… In 2017 won three doubles title from a career-best six finals reached, winning Birmingham, Strasbourg and Kuala Lumpur… R-Up at Roland Garros, Eastbourne and New Haven… Qualified for WTA Finals, losing opening match (l . Bertens/Larsson)… In total has reached 20 tour-level doubles finals, posting a 7-13 record… Includes seven R-Up finishes at Grand Slam level: 2008 Roland Garros (w/Schiavone), 2013 Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open (all w/Barty), and 2015 Roland Garros and US Open (w/Shvedova)… Won mixed doubles title at 2011 Roland Garros (w/Lipsky)… In singles finished 2014 at career-best No .30, only Top 50 season of career . . . has reached two singles SFs, at 2012 Dallas and 2014 Birmingham… Has contested 31 Grand Slam singles main draws, advancing to R16 three times (2008 and 2014 Australian Open, 2014 US Open)… Missed majority of 2009 season (February to November) after undergoing left shoulder surgery… Missed end of 2015 season due to concussion sustained at Beijing, forcing withdrawal from WTA Finals (w/Shvedova)… On ITF Circuit has won 20 singles and 22 doubles titles… Junior highlights include winning 2003 Australian Open doubles title (w/Szili) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, Kim, is a mechanic; mother, Nita, is a receptionist; sister's name is Brooke, brother's name is Ben . . . Began playing tennis at age 7 . . . Favorite movie is Dirty Dancing; favorite TV show is One Tree Hill . . . Favorite country to visit is Japan . . . Enjoys Aussie Rules Football and is a mad Carlton supporter . . . Loves summer, the beach and spending time with family and friends . . . Is also a qualified beauty therapist .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (0-1): 2017Earned a spot in the year-end finale in 2015 (w/Shvedova) but was forced to withdraw after suffering a concussion earlier that year . . .Made debut appearance in 2017 (w/Barty), losing to runner-ups Bertens/Larsson in first round .

GRAND SLAM DOUBLES HISTORYOverall: 68 - 37 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04AUSTRALIAN OPEN 16-13 QF - 2r 2r F 1r - 1r SF 1r 1r 2r 1r 2rROLAND GARROS 21-7 F - F QF 1r 2r 3r - - F - - - -WIMBLEDON 19-8 QF - QF QF F 2r 1r 1r - SF - - - -US OPEN 12-9 2r - F 1r F 1r 1r - - 1r 2r - - 1r

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ZARINA DIYAS KAZ

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,862,587Career W-L: 242 - 160

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 7 - 4Prize Money: $246,004Won (1): Tokyo International>> Won two ITF singles titles

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 662016: 1482015: 52

2014: 342013: 1642012: 265

2011: 2232010: 1732009: 206

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Tokyo International; Finalist (1): 2014 - Osaka

ADDITIONAL - Kazakhstan Fed Cup Team, 2009-11, 2015-16 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird Top 100 season in past four years… Made successful comeback from wrist surgery, finishing 2017 at No .66… Won first career title, at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d . Kato in F)… Also reached 3r at Wimbledon and made semifinals at WTA 125k Series event at Dalian… Prior to 2017 only other career final, at 2014 Osaka (l . Stosur)… Has reached quarterfinals or better nine times in career, including in WTA main draw debut at 2009 Prague… Has played 12 career Grand Slam main draws, advancing to R16 twice, at 2014 and 2015 Wimbledon… Began 2014 season ranked No .163, then made Top 100 debut on March 31 and Top 50 debut on August 18… Owns two wins against Top 10 opponents (No .7 Jankovic at 2010 Moscow, No .10 Petkovic at 2015 Dubai)… Participated in 2014 Rising Stars Invitational at WTA Finals in Singapore… On ITF Circuit has won seven singles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Aida Aubelova; sister is Alisa . . . Started playing tennis at age 6 . . . Mainly based in Guangzhou, China; lived in Czech Republic from age 5 to 12 . . . Studying psychology at university via correspondence . . . Hobbies include listening to music, playing chess, watching films, shopping and swimming . . . Tennis idols growing up were Martina Hingis, Justine Henin and Serena Williams .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $862,031Career W-L: 184 - 111

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 15Prize Money: $448,432SF (1): Washington DCQF (1): Budapest

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 852016: 712015: 150

2014: 2452013: 6092012: 767

2011: 1170

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Québec City .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted second Top 100 season finish in 2017, reaching career high WTA singles ranking No .46 (week of June 12)… Advanced to first Premier Mandatory R16 at 2017 Madrid (l . Mladenovic)… Captured maiden WTA singles title at 2016 Québec City (d . Davis in F) on a

ranking of No .132 – made Top 100 debut as a result (week of September 19)… Run at Québec City formed centrepiece of a 16-match win streak that began with title $25k ITF/Barcelona-ESP and concluded with semifinal effort at $25k ITF/Clermont-Ferrand-FRA… Also a quarterfinalist at 2016 Linz (as qualifier, l . Keys)… Ended 2016 season by defeating Davis again in final of $100k ITF/Poitiers-FRA, the eighth ITF Circuit singles title of her career… Player first tour-level main draw match at 2015 Australian Open (d . Riske in 1r, l . Ka .Pliskova in 2r)… Heading into 2018 season has featured in nine Grand Slam main draws, best result is 2r on four occasions (2015 Australian Open and US Open, 2017 Australian Open, Roland Garros, and French Open); made Wimbledon main draw appearance in 2017 (l . Safarova)… Has posted fifteen wins against Top 100 players, three such wins coming at 2016 Linz .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCurrently Coached by Frederic Dodin… Is an only child… Started playing tennis with parents… Favorite surface is hardcourts… Favorite shot is serve… Enjoys fashion and reading fashion magazines… Favorite player is Roger Federer .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 5 - 9 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 3 2r 1r 2r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - - US OPEN 2 - 2 2r - 2r

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,181,006Career W-L: 275 - 164

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 17Prize Money: $500,922SF (2): Sydney, Kuala Lumpur

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 952016: 1022015: 1172014: 124

2013: 1732012: 1282011: 3782010: 350

2009: 4002008: 8212007: 889

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Nanchang .

ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnjoyed first Top 100 season of career, finishing 2017 at No .95… Reached QF as qualifier at Sydney (l . A .Radwanska) and Kuala Lumpur (l . Linette)… Also reached SF at WTA 125k Series at Zhengzhou… Won first WTA singles title at International-level Nanchang (d . King in F)… Reached first two QFs of career in 2015, at Pattaya City (l . eventual champion Hantuchova) and Tianjin (l . Kovinic)… Finished R-Up at WTA 125K Series event in Suzhou, China in 2014 (l . Friedsam)… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2010 Beijing and WTA main draw debut at 2012 Guangzhou (l . Cirstea)… On ITF Circuit has won 11 singles and one doubles title; most recently at $25k ITF/Tianjin-CHN in July 2015 (d . Wang)… Played first professional match on ITF Circuit in China in 2006 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONTrains with the Chinese national program . . . Father works in the Subway company (was a basketball player); mother works in a hospital (was a handball player) . . . Introduced to the sport by a friend . . . Strength is her power; is working on her speed . . . Favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is US Open . . . Enjoys shopping and hanging out with friends . . . Tennis idol is Roger Federer . . . Goal is to reach Top 100

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 6 - 11 W - L 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 3 3r - 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r - - - -WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 1r 2r 2r - -US OPEN 2 - 4 2r 2r - 1r 1r

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13 38DATE OF BIRTH10-JAN-1986 (GEEL, BELGIUM)HEIGHT5’ 5” (1.65 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 30 - 36 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 9 1r 2r 1r 2r 4r - 1r 1r 2r - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 6 - 9 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r - 1r 2r 2r - - 2rWIMBLEDON 13 - 9 2r 2r 2r 3r SF - 1r 2r 3r - - 1rUS OPEN 5 - 9 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - 1r 3r - - 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 2Career Prize Money: $3,813,714Career W-L: 452 - 323

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 20Prize Money: $515,984QF (2): Acapulco, New Haven>> Won doubles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Cibulkova)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 762016: 632015: 932014: 462013: 202012: 54

2011: 1942010: 772009: 812008: 1042007: 3632006: 105

2005: 2012004: 1692003: 3632002: 5602001: 1126

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2012 - Québec City . Finalist (2): 2016 - Monterrey; 2013 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - ‘-s-Hertogenbosch (w/Cibulkova); 2016 - Seoul (w/Larsson)

Finalist (2): 2017 - Nürnberg (w/Larsson), Luxembourg (w/Bouchard)

ADDITIONAL - Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2003-13, 2015-17 . Belgian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2017 marked eighth Top 100 season in past eight years, including a Top 20 finish in 2013 (at No .20)… Reached third WTA singles final of career at 2016 Monterrey (l . Watson)… Posted best win of career by ranking at 2016 Mallorca, defeating No .2 Muguruza in 1r for fifth career win against a Top 5 opponent… Represented Belgium at Rio Olympics, advancing to R16 in singles – upset No .6 V .Williams in 1r – and reaching 2r in doubles (w/Wickmayer)… Posted 24 main draw match wins in 2016, the most since 2013 when she won 32 matches… Passed $3 million in career prize money in 2016… Achieved best Grand Slam result at 2013 Wimbledon when she advanced to semifinals (l . eventual champion Bartoli)… Won first WTA singles title at Québec City in 2012 (d . Hradecka in F) and was runner-up at 2013 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l . Halep)… Made Top 100 debut on September 11, 2006… Broke into Top 50 on January 14, 2013… Made Top 20 debut on June 10, 2013, climbing to career-high No .13 on August 5… Spent two months off tour in 2012 after life-threatening blood clots were discovered in her calf… Member of Belgian Fed Cup Team that advanced to competition final in 2006 (l . Italy)… On ITF Circuit, won 12 singles and one doubles title… Junior highlights include winning the girls’ singles title at both Wimbledon and US Open in 2003, and being named ITF Junior World Champion for the year .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather’s name is Marino; mother’s name is Carly… Began playing tennis at age four… Speaks English, Dutch, French, German… Enjoys seeing movies, surfing the internet and hanging out with friends .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 6Career Prize Money: $7,381,221Career W-L: 262 - 204

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 48 - 22Prize Money: $3,427,150Won (2): Wuhan, BeijingSF (5): Monterrey, Strasbourg, Mallorca, Bastad, WTA Finals

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 82016: 232015: 35

2014: 382013: 752012: 138

2011: 1462010: 2802009: 681

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Wuhan, Beijing; 2016 - Strasbourg, Mallorca; 2014 - Bogotá . Finalist (2): 2015 - Acapulco, Monterrey .

DOUBLES - Winner (6): 2016 - Charleston, Stuttgart, Madrid, Roland Garros (all w/Mladenovic); 2015 - Eastbourne (w/Srebotnik); 2014 - Bogotá (w/Arruabarrena) . Finalist (10): 2016 - Sydney, Dubai, US Open, Beijing (w/Mladenovic); 2015 - Brisbane, Stuttgart, Toronto (all w/Srebotnik); 2014 - Wuhan (w/Black), Linz (w/Beck), Moscow (w/Parra Santonja) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2015 - Limoges-FRA . Doubles (1): 2013 - Taipei-TPE (w/Shvedova) .

ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2013-16 . French Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnjoyed breakout year in 2017, winning first Premier-5 title (Wuhan) and debut Premier-Mandatory crown (Beijing) in back-to-back weeks… subsequently made Top 10 debut and qualified for WTA Finals for first time in career… Titles at Wuhan (d . Barty in F) and Beijing (d . Halep in F) saw her win 11 matches in a row… Defeat of No .2 Halep in Beijing was best win rankings-wise of career… Broke into Top 10 (at No .9) after Beijing, and peaked at No .8 on October 23, 2017…Posted best result at a Grand Slam with QF run at Roland Garros (l . Ka .Pliskova)… Owns five career singles titles on three surfaces, on hard (2014 Bogotá, 2017 Wuhan and Beijing),

on clay at 2016 Strasbourg and grass at 2016 Mallorca… Is also a two-time WTA singles runner-up, reaching finals in consecutive weeks at 2015 Acapulco and Monterrey (l . Bacsinszky in both)… Won WTA 125K Series event at Limoges, France to close 2015 season… Enjoyed outstanding doubles season in 2016 partnering Kristina Mladenovic – team won maiden Grand Slam singles title at Roland Garros, becoming first all all-French team to win in Paris since Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr in 1971… Pair also reached title match at US Open (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova) among a total of eight finals reached in 2016 – won at Charleston, Stuttgart and Madrid as well as Roland Garros… Team of Garcia/Mladenovic qualified for 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore where they advanced to semifinals (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova); duly finished season co-ranked No .2, a new career high for both players… Represented France at Rio Olympics in singles (2r) and doubles (w/Mladenovic, 1r)… Member of French Fed Cup Team that advanced to 2016 competition final vs . Czech Republic… Participated in 2015 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational… Also qualified in doubles for 2015 WTA Finals (w/Srebotnik), but did not progress past round-robin stage… Made tour-level main draw debut at 2011 Australian Open… In juniors, girls’ singles runner-up at 2011 US Open and was a semifinalist at the other three Grand Slam events… Played first professional match aged 13 at an ITF event in France in 2007 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father, Louis Paul Garcia… Mother is Marylene… Played many sports when she was younger and chose tennis because it was the one she enjoyed the most… Enjoys reading and spending time with family, and a big sports fan… Best tennis memory is winning Limoges, Strasbourg, and the 2016 Roland Garros doubles title .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (2-2): 2017Doubles (2-3): 2015-16Made singles debut in 2017, advancing to the semifinal stage (l . V .Williams) . . .Qualified in doubles twice, 2015 (w/Srebotnik) and 2016 (w/Mladenovic) . . .Reached the semifinals in 2016 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 24 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 6 3r 1r 3r 1r 1r - 2r ROLAND GARROS 7 - 7 QF 2r 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r WIMBLEDON 7 - 5 4r 2r 1r 3r 2r - - US OPEN 5 - 5 3r 3r 1r 1r 2r - -

CAROLINE GARCIA FRA

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8 2DATE OF BIRTH16-OCT-1993 (SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE)HEIGHT5’ 10” (1.77 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 10 - 13 W - L 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 4 4r 4r 1r - 2r ROLAND GARROS 1 - 3 1r 1r 2r - - WIMBLEDON 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r - - US OPEN 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r - -

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1Career Prize Money: $2,668,473Career W-L: 220 - 156

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 33 - 24Prize Money: $983,115Won (1): New HavenR-Up (2): Strasbourg, Hong Kong

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 252016: 252015: 36

2014: 2332013: 1442012: 215

2011: 3832010: 515

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - New Haven . Finalist (3): 2017 - Strasbourg, Hong Kong; 2016 - Moscow .

DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Istanbul (w/Svitolina) . Finalist (2): 2017 - Tokyo PPO (w/Kasatkina); 2016 - Moscow (w/Kasatkina) .

ADDITIONAL - Australian Fed Cup Team, 2016-17 . Australian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSecond straight Top 30 season in 2017, finishing at No .25 for the second consecutive year… Captured maiden tour-level singles title at 2017 New Haven in her career second Premier-level final (d . No .1 seed A .Radwanska in SF, d . No .2 seed Cibulkova in F)… Was the first ever finalist at New Haven… Holds a 1-3 record in singles finals… Won a career-best 33 main draw matches in 2017… Australian No .2, behind Barty and ahead of Stosur… Achieved career-high singles ranking of No .20 on August 28, 2017 and became Australia’s No .1 on June 12, 2017 for a total of 19 weeks… Advanced to first WTA singles final at 2016 Moscow (l . Kuznetsova), coming off SF run at Hong Kong where she recorded first win over a

reigning World No .1, Kerber, in QF… Achieved best Grand Slam result of career to date by reaching R16 at Australian Open in 2016 and 2017 – in 2016, defeated seeds Kvitova and Mladenovic before falling to Suárez Navarro… Was seeded for the first time at the majors at 2017 Australian Open (at No .22)… Quarterfinalist at two of the four Premier Mandatory events in 2016 – Madrid and Beijing… Reached first tour-level semifinal of career at 2015 Rome, as a qualifier (d . No .7 Ivanovic in 2r, l . eventual champion Sharapova)… Owns nine wins against Top 10 opponents… Made Top 100 singles debut at No .96 on March 23, 2015 and later that week defeated No .2 Sharapova in 2r at Miami… Won maiden WTA doubles title at 2015 Istanbul (w/Svitolina) in first doubles final (now holds 1-2 record in doubles finals)… On ITF Circuit, winner of four singles titles, including two in consecutive weeks early 2015, as well as two doubles titles… Nominated for 2017 Newcombe Medal… Voted 2015 WTA Newcomer of the Year… Tore ACL at end of 2013 and missed first six months of 2014 season… Earned first main draw match win at 2012 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . Wickmayer)… Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 Moscow… Former World No .1 junior who won US Open girls’ singles title and Youth Olympics gold medal in Singapore in 2010 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather’s name is Alexey; mother’s name is Natalia; younger brother is Stepan; has a pet dog (Beagle)… Introduced to tennis at age six by parents… Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard… Best tennis memory is winning Youth Olympics in Singapore and US Open juniors, and becoming World No .1 junior… Graduated from high school in 2010… Likes sushi, cheese, ramen, and SpongeBob SquarePants… Idols when growing up were the Williams sisters and Kim Clijsters… Switched nationality (and representation) from Russia to Australia in December 2015 .

DARIA GAVRILOVA AUS

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $2,425,082Career W-L: 296 - 212

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 13Prize Money: $374,444SF (1): ShenzhenQF (3): Biel, Prague, Birmingham

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 792016: 832015: 342014: 35

2013: 932012: 792011: 1492010: 244

2009: 2852008: 4802007: 8832006: 944

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . Finalist (4): 2016 - Katowice; 2015 - Katowice; 2014 - Katowice, Linz .

ADDITIONAL - Italian Fed Cup Team, 2014-16 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished 2017 ranked No .79, up from No .83 in 2017… No .1 of two Italian women in year-end Top 100, in front of Schiavone… Six successive Top 100 seasons… In 2016 reached final at Katowice for the third time (l . Cibulkova); previously, lost title bouts to Cornet in 2014 and Schmiedlova in 2015… Reached four additional quarterfinals in 2016, at Hobart (l . Bouchard), Prague (l . Ka .Pliskova), Washington, DC (l . Davis) and Seoul (l . Zhang)… Won first career title at 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . Bencic in F)… Runner-up at 2014 Linz (l . Ka . Pliskova)… Made Top 100 debut on July 9, 2012 and broke into Top 50 on May 26, 2014… Owns seven wins over Top 10 opponents, the most recent against No .5 Svitolina (2017 Birmingham)… From 15 starts, has reached R16 on two occasions at Grand Slams – 2012 Wimbledon (as qualifier, l . A .Radwanska) and 2013 US Open (as qualifier, l . Vinci)… Made tour-level main draw debut as a qualifier at 2011 Wimbledon… On ITF Circuit, winner of five singles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Claudia; brothers are Leandro and Amadeus; sister is Antonela… Began playing tennis at age five at a local club (introduced to the sport by father)… Favorite surface is hardcourts… Favorite film director is Pedro Almodovar; favorite book is The Diary Of Anne Frank… Loves the color pink… Also enjoys boxing, soccer and MotoGP… Most relaxing place to be is the Bahamas .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 20 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 5 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 5 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 10 - 7 3r 1r 3r 2r 3r 4r 1rUS OPEN 4 - 6 1r 1r 2r 1r 4r 1r -

CAMILA GIORGI ITA

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 37 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07AUSTRALIAN OPEN 15 - 9 2r 2r 4r 2r 4r 4r 3r 2r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 10 - 9 1r 2r 4r 2r 1r 3r 3r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 5 - 10 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 3r 1r 1r 2r -US OPEN 7 - 11 4r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 4 / 5 Career Prize Money: $6,635,075Career W-L: 399 - 285

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 48 - 23Prize Money: $1,654,966Won (2): Moscow, WTA Elite TrophyR-Up (3): Mallorca, Bucharest, Washington DC

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 142016: 542015: 502014: 752013: 73

2012: 182011: 212010: 402009: 782008: 102

2007: 1312006: 4252005: 1118

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (4): 2017 - Moscow, WTA Elite Trophy; 2011 - Stuttgart; 2010 - Bad Gastein . Finalist (7): 2017 - Mallorca, Bucharest, Washington DC; 2016 - Auckland; 2012 - Dubai, Linz; 2010 - Luxembourg .

DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2015 - New Haven (w/Hradecka); 2012 - Bad Gastein (w/Craybas); 2010 - Copenhagen (w/Groenefeld), Seoul (w/Hercog); 2009 - Portoroz (w/Uhlirova) . Finalist (11): 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Ka .Pliskova); 2014 - Québec City (w/Hlavackova); 2013 - Auckland (w/Shvedova), Stanford (w/Jurak); 2012 - Auckland (w/Pennetta), Stuttgart (w/Groenefeld), Linz (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2011 - Bad Gastein (w/Gajdosova), Linz (w/Groenefeld); 2010 - Palermo (w/Craybas); 2009 - Istanbul (w/Schnyder) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2014 - Roland Garros (w/Zimonjic) .

ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2010-17; German Olympic Team, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted career-high ranking and best year-end finish in 2017, at No .14… Second Top 20 finish of career (No .18 in 2012)… Reached a career-high five finals across last season, winning Moscow (d . Kasatkina in F) and biggest title of career at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (d . Vandeweghe in F)… Titles came in back-to-back tournaments, winning nine matches in a row… Finished R-Up at Mallorca (l . Sevastova), Bucharest (l . Begu) and Washington, DC (l . Makarova)… Moscow title was first since 2011 Stuttgart, having also won 2010 Bad Gastein… Posted joint-best Grand Slam result in 2017, making R16 at US Open… Reached one final in 2016, at Auckland (l . Stephens)… Enjoyed best doubles season to date in 2016, reaching final at Indian Wells (w/Ka . Plishkova) and qualifying for the WTA Finals for the first time… Set new career-high doubles rank of No .12 on August 22, 2016… At Grand Slam level, advanced to R16 on five occasions: 2012-13, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 Roland Garros and 2017 US Open… Runner-up in mixed doubles at 2014 Roland Garros (w/Zimonjic)… In 2011, posted wins over World No .1 Wozniacki in consecutive weeks (Stuttgart final and Madrid)… Made WTA main draw debut as a qualifier at 2007 Doha… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Germany in 2005…

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Klaus, mother is Inge (both work in an insurance office); older sister is Maike… Began playing tennis at age six… Favorite surfaces are hard and clay… Inspired by Martina Hingis… Favorite tournament is Australian Open; enjoys visiting Melbourne… Favorite singer is Michael Jackson… Favorite actors are Hugh Grant and Liam Neeson; favorite TV shows are daily soap operas on German TV, especially on RTL (a TV channel in Germany)… Career goal in tennis is to get better and better, step by step .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (0-1): 2016Qualified for the WTA Finals with Karolina Pliskova in 2016 . . . Lost opening match (QF, l . Garcia/Mladenovic) .

JULIA GOERGES GER

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 2Career Prize Money: $451,293Career W-L: 203 - 109

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 11Prize Money: $301,172R-Up (1): Seoul>> Won two ITF singles titles>> Won doubles title at Bogota (w/Podoroska)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 652016: 1982015: 198

2014: 3352013: 2882012: 582

2011: 746

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Seoul .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Bogotá (w/Podoroska); 2015 - Bogotá (w/Goncalves) .

ADDITIONAL - Brazilian Fed Cup Team, 2012, 2015-16 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBreakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 season of career at No .65… Only Brazilian to finish in Top 300… Runner-up at Seoul (l . Ostapenko)… Other highlights included quarterfinal at Prague and 2r at Wimbledon… Posted career-best ranking of No .58 on September 25, 2017… Won first WTA doubles title at 2015 Bogotá (w/Goncalves, d . Falconi/Rogers)… In July 2015, suffered a shoulder injury at the Pan American Games in Toronto, was forced to have surgery and miss remainder of season… Won first WTA match at 2013 Florianopolis (d . Hsu, l . Czink)… Owns eight singles and seven doubles titles on ITF Circuit… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2012 Québec City (l . El Tabakh) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONBorn in Rio de Janeiro, but now lives in Sao Paulo . Moved alone to southern Brazil at 13 to concentrate on junior tennis career… Introduced to tennis by mother aged five… Favorite surface is clay .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 3 W - L 17AUSTRALIAN OPEN - -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1rWIMBLEDON 1- 1 2rUS OPEN 0 - 1 1r

BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA BRA

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 58 - 30 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 10 - 7 1r 1r QF QF 1r 1r 3r -ROLAND GARROS 17- 8 F 4r 2r F 1r 1r 2r 1rWIMBLEDON 15 - 7 QF QF 1r SF 2r 1r 2r -US OPEN 16 - 8 1r QF SF 3r 4r 2r 2r 1r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 15 / 0 Career Prize Money: $20,736,015Career W-L: 404 - 185

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 45 - 17Prize Money: $5,275,227Won (1): MadridR-Up (4): Rome, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, Beijing>> Finished 2017 as WTA World No .1

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 12016: 42015: 22014: 3

2013: 112012: 472011: 532010: 81

2009: 2102008: 352

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (15): 2017 - Madrid; 2016 - Madrid, Bucharest, Montreal; 2015 - Shenzhen, Dubai, Indian Wells; 2014 - Doha, Bucharest; 2013 - Nürnberg, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Budapest, New Haven, Moscow, Sofia . Finalist (12): 2017 - Rome, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, Beijing; 2015 - Toronto, Cincinnati; 2014 - Madrid, Roland Garros, WTA Finals; 2012 - Brussels; 2011 - Fès; 2010 - Fès .

DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2016 - Montreal (w/Niculescu) .

ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014-17; Romanian Olympic Team, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished 2017 as the year-end World No .1… Ascended to the No .1 spot for first time in career on October 9, 2017… Fourth consecutive Top 5 finish… Defended Madrid title in 2017 (d . Mladenovic in F)… Was third Premier Mandatory title of career after 2015 Indian Wells and 2016 Madrid… Reached a further four finals

last season, at Rome (l . Svitolina), Roland Garros (l . Ostapenko), Cincinnati (l . Muguruza) and Beijing (l . Garcia)… Loss at Roland Garros was second time reaching title match in Paris (l . Sharapova in 2014)… Other best Slam results are making SF at 2014 Wimbledon and 2015 US Open… Winner of 15 WTA singles titles… Reached first career final at 2010 Fés in just her third main draw appearance… Made Top 100 debut on July 12, 2010 and broke into Top 50 on September 12, 2011… Entered Top 10 on January 27, 2014, and then Top 5 on March 17, 2014… Is highest ranked Romanian player in WTA history (previously No .7 Spirlea)… Qualified four times for WTA Finals in Singapore (2014-17), reaching final in 2014 (l . S .Williams, having defeated the World No .1 in the round robin stage)… Named 2013 WTA Most Improved Player after winning her first six WTA titles and rising to year-end No .11 (dipped as low was No .64 in May)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Marbella as a qualifier, reaching quarterfinals… Former junior World No .1… Won Roland Garros girls’ singles title in 2008 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONAggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is serve; likes all surfaces… Speaks Romanian, English… Enjoys music, movies and handball . . . Favorite food is pasta; favorite drink is orange juice… Favorite city is Paris; favorite tournament is Roland Garros… Tennis idols are Justine Henin and Roger Federer .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (6-8): 2014-17Played in WTA Finals four consecutive years . . .Advanced to the final on debut in 2014 (def . S .Williams in round-robin play, but l . S .Williams in championship match) .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1Career Prize Money: $955,417Career W-L: 184 - 130

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 10 - 17Prize Money: $408,193R-Up (2): Kuala Lumpur, Nanchang

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 922016: 84

2015: 782014: 207

2013: 2912012: 578

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Tashkent . Finalist (3): 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Nanchang; 2016 - Tashkent .

DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Monterrey (w/Rosolska)Finalist (1): Tashkent (w/Kalishnikova)

ADDITIONAL - Japanese Fed Cup Team, 2016; Japanese Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird Top 100 season in 2017, at No .92… Japanese No .2 of two women in year-end Top 100; behind Osaka… 2017 singles season highlighted by her finals run at Kuala Lumpur (l . Barty) and Nanchang (l . Peng)… Posted three Top 50 wins in 2017 including wins over No .10 Svitolina, No .37 Kr . Pliskova and No .36 Bellis… In doubles, won 2017 Monterrey (w/Rosolska) and had a finals run is Tashkent (w/

Kalashnikova) – also had three semifinal runs in doubles in 2017 (Nanchang, Istanbul and Taipei)… In 2016 reached final at Tashkent (l . Kr .Pliskova) for second consecutive year, having won her maiden WTA title there in 2015 (d . Vekic in F) on what was just her second main draw appearance at WTA level… Became 10th Japanese player to win a WTA singles title… Also in 2016, reached semifinals at WTA 125K Series event in Bol, Croatia (l . Hercog) and reached three additional quarterfinals: Auckland (l . Goerges), Istanbul (l . Buyukakcay) and Florianopolis (l . Begu)… Reached career-high ranking of No .56 on January 18, 2016… Made main draw debut at all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2016, but did not pass 1r at any… Recorded first career win over a Top 20 opponent at 2016 Hong Kong – d . No .18 Stosur in 1r… Broke into Top 100 for first time in October 2015, following Tashkent triumph… Won first career main draw match at 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open]… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2012 and is the winner of seven singles titles and five doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONNamed after former WTA Top 20 player Naoko Sawamatsu; brother is named after former ATP player Shuzo Matsuoka; says family is tennis crazy… Prefers hardcourts, but as a child dreamed of playing at Wimbledon… Started playing tennis at age 10… Enjoys watching Anne Hathaway movies The Devil Wears Prada and The Princess Diaries, as well as Japanese TV dramas and reality shows .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 8 W - L 17 16AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 0 - 2 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 0 - 2 1r 1rUS OPEN 1 - 2 2r 1r

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GRAND SLAM DOUBLES HISTORYOverall Doubles: 94 - 36 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 24-9 F F 3r QF 2r SF 2r 3r 2rROLAND GARROS 24-8 2r QF SF 1r SF SF W 3r 1rWIMBLEDON 21-11 3r 3r 2r SF QF F 1r 2r 1rUS OPEN 25-8 QF 3r 3r QF W F QF 1r 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 25Career Prize Money: $4,474,394Career W-L: 357 - 315 (singles); 480 - 224 (doubles)

2017 DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Doubles): 60 - 19Prize Money: $866,512>> Reached 10 doubles finals winning titles with

Peng (Shenzhen) and Babos (Rabat, Quebec City, Tashkent, Moscow, WTA Finals)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: 473 / 52016: 274 / 92015: 155 / 202014: 169 / 152013: 134 / 11

2012: 65 / 32011: 112 / 142010: 106 / 452009: 158 / 592008: 227 / 71

2007: 238 / 992006: 226 / 2362005: 341 / 5432004: 443 / 2562003: 686 / -

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2013 - Bad Gastein .

DOUBLES - Winner (25): 2017 - Shenzhen (w/Peng), Rabat, Tashkent, Quebec City, Moscow, WTA Finals (all w/Babos); 2016 - Prague (w/Gasparyan), Nottingham (w/Peng), Québec City, Moscow (both w/Hradecka); 2014 - Beijing (w/Peng); 2013 - Budapest, US Open (both w/Hradecka); 2012 - Auckland, Memphis, Cincinnati, Luxembourg (all w/Hradecka); 2011 - Fès (w/Voracova), Brussels (w/Voskoboeva), Roland Garros (w/Hradecka); 2010 - Brisbane (w/Hradecka); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Hradecka); 2008 - Prague, Bad Gastein, (all w/Hradecka); 2007 - Prague (w/Cetkovska) . Finalist (19): 2017 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/Babos), Australian Open, Dubai (both w/Peng); 2016 - Australian Open (w/Hradecka); 2015 - Acapulco, Birmingham, Linz (all w/Hradecka); 2014 - Québec City (w/Goerges); 2013 - Paris [Indoors], Charleston (both w/Huber), Québec City (w/Hradecka); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics, New Haven, US Open, WTA Finals (all w/Hradecka); 2011 - Memphis (w/Hradecka), Palermo (w/Zakopalova) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2013 - US Open (w/Mirnyi) .

ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2012-14; Czech Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSecond Top 10 doubles season in 2016, at No .9, and sixth successive Top 20 finish… Reached at least one doubles

final in each of past 10 seasons… Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, at 2011 Roland Garros and 2013 US Open (both w/Hradecka)… Also reached finals at 2012 Wimbledon, 2012 US Open, and 2016 Australian Open (all w/Hradecka)… Silver medalist, w/Hradecka, at London Olympics in 2012 (l . Williams/Williams) and lost bronze medal play-off at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/Hradecka, l . Safarova/Strycova)… Qualified for WTA Finals on three occasions (all w/Hradecka), advancing to final in 2012 (l . Kirilenko/Petrova), semifinals in 2015, and quarterfinals in 2016… Contributed to Czech Fed Cup victories in 2012 and 2014… Won mixed doubles title at 2013 US Open (w/Mirnyi)… In singles, finished 2012 at career-best No .65 for only Top 100 season… Reached sole WTA singles final of career at 2013 Bad Gastein (l . Meusburger)… Best singles result in Grand Slam play was R16 run at 2012 US Open (l . S .Williams)… Made WTA singles main draw debut at 2005 Prague… On ITF Circuit, winner of eight singles and 19 doubles titles… Crowned ITF World Junior Doubles Champion in 2003 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, Jan, is a master brewer (two family generations before him were general directors of brewery in famous beer town of Plzen)… Mother, Jana, is a doctor; older sister is Jana… . . . Married Fabrizio Sestini, who works in member relations department at the WTA . . . Aggressive style of play… Didn’t have an idol growing up but was motivated by reading Ivan Lendl’s book; also admires Williams sisters… Enjoys playing singles and doubles… Stopped university half way through law degree to focus on tennis career… Interested in interior design… Loves to watch movies… Has written Writes a monthly column in the leading Czech tennis magazine and commentated for BBC Radio at select tournaments… Interested in pursuing work in television after playing career… Runs a charity launched in 2012 called the Andrea Hlavackova Foundation, which raises money for challenged children and their families

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (5-4): 2012, 2015-17Qualified for year-end finale on four occasions, in two different cities and with two different partners: Hradecka (2012, 2015-16) and Babos (2017) . . . Advanced to the final in 2012 (l .Kirilenko/Petrova), semifinals in 2015 (l .Muguruza/Suarez Navarro) and captured the title in 2017 .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 21Career Prize Money: $4,994,206Career W-L: 488 - 326 (singles); 509 - 216 (doubles)

2017 DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTSW-L: 19-17 (singles); 27 - 16 (doubles)Prize Money: $512,805QF (1): Quebec City>> Reached five doubles finals with Siniakova,

including US Open>> Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Siniakova) but had to

withdraw due to injury

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: 184 / 142016: 170 / 102015: 53 / 172014: 157 / 222013: 150 / 14

2012: 46 / 42011: 51 / 152010: 111 / 382009: 65 / 422008: 119 / 51

2007: 241 / 672006: 174 / 532005: 204 / 872004: 258 / 5932003: 410 / -

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (7): 2015 - Prague; 2013 - Strasbourg; 2012 - Québec City; 2011 - Barcelona; 2009 - Strasbourg, Istanbul; 2008 - Bad Gastein .

DOUBLES - Winner (21): 2016 - Québec City, Moscow (both w/Hradecka); 2015 - New Haven (w/Goerges); 2014 - Québec City (w/Lucic-Baroni); 2013 - Budapest, US Open (both w/Hlavackova); 2012 - Auckland, Memphis, Cincinnati, Luxembourg (all w/Hlavackova); 2011 - Roland Garros (w/Hlavackova), Bad Gastein (w/Birnerova); 2010 - Brisbane (w/Hlavackova), Bad Gastein (w/Medina Garrigues); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Hlavackova), Istanbul (w/Voracova); 2008 - Prague, Bad Gastein (both w/Hlavackova); 2007 - Bad Gastein, Portoroz (both w/Voracova); 2006 - Portoroz (w/Voracova) . Finalist (23): 2017 - Taipei City, Indian Wells, Charleston, Prague, US Open (all w/Siniakova); 2015 - Australian Open (w/Hlavackova); 2015 - Acapulco, Birmingham, Linz (all w/Hlavackova), Bad Gastein (w/Arruabarrena); 2014 - Auckland (w/Krajicek), Luxembourg (w/Krejcikova); 2013 - Québec City (w/Hlavackova); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics, New Haven, US Open, WTA Finals (all w/Hlavackova); 2011 - Memphis (w/Hlavackova), Luxembourg (w/Makarova); 2010 - Fès (w/Voracova); 2009 - New Haven (w/Benesova); 2006 - Budapest (w/Voracova) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2013 - Roland Garros (w/Cermak) . Finalist (2): 2015 - Roland Garros (w/Matkowski); 2013 - Australian Open (w/Cermak) .

ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2010-16; Czech Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished 2017 at No .14 in WTA doubles rankings… Owns two Top 10 doubles finishes, most recently in 2016 (at No .10)… Reached five doubles finals across 2017 (all w/Siniakova), however failed to add to haul of 21 titles… First season since 2005 without a doubles titles… Team of Hradecka/Siniakova were losing finalists at US Open (l . Y .Chan/Hingis), Premier-Mandatory Indian Wells (l . Y .Chan/Hingis), Charleston (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova), Taipei City (l . H .Chan/Y .Chan) and Prague (l . Groenefeld/Pesche)… Team qualified for WTA Finals however were forced to withdraw with Hradecka suffering from left knee injury… Won two doubles titles in 2016, at Québec City and Moscow (both w/Hlavackova)… Team of Hlavackova/Hradecka reached their fifth Grand Slam final at 2016 Australian Open (l . Hingis/Mirza) and were semifinalists at the Rio Olympics, losing bronze medal play-off to countrywomen Safarova/Strycova… Member of Czech Fed Cup squad that won fifth title in six years by defeating France in 2016 final… Hlavackova/Hradecka have qualified for the WTA Finals on three occasions: 2012 (l . Kirilenko/Petrova in F), 2015 (SF) and again in 2016 (QF)… Winner of 21 doubles titles including Grand Slam wins at 2011 Roland Garros and 2013 US Open (both w/Hlavackova)… Silver medalist at London Olympics in 2012 (w/Hlavackova, l . Williams/Williams)… Has been a singles finalist seven times, most recently in hometown of Prague in 2015 (l . Ka .Pliskova)… Best singles result at a Grand Slam is 3r at 2015 Australian Open – defeated No .5 Ivanovic en route; l . Goerges… In mixed doubles, won 2013 Roland Garros (w/Cermak) and has reached two further finals… Made WTA singles main draw debut at 2006 Budapest… On ITF Circuit, winner of 19 singles titles and 34 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather’s name is Karel (was a chef, now a tennis coach); mother’s name is Pavla (a nurse); sister is Petra (10 years older)… Started playing tennis at age four when father and sister took her to local courts (sister was already playing)… Aggressive style of play; favorite surface is clay… Speaks Czech, English and a little bit of German… Favorite types of music are pop, house and electronic… Also enjoys swimming, roller skating, skiing… Favorite city is hometown of Prague; also likes New York City .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (2-5): 2012, 2015, 2016Competed at WTA Finals three times, all w/Hlavackova, in two different cities: Istanbul (2012) and Singapore (2015, 2016)… Advanced to final in 2012 (l Kirilenko/Petrova), semifinals in 2015 (l Muguruza/Suárez Navarro) and lost in opener in 2016 (l . Makarova/Vesnina) . . . Qualified in 2017 (w/Siniakova) but withdrew due to injury .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 9 - 26 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 5 - 7 - 1r 3r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 - 1r 2r - 1r 1r 2r 1r 2rWIMBLEDON 0 - 6 - - 1r - 1r 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 1 - 6 - - 1r - 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 16 - 27 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 6 2r 2r - 1r 2r - - - 1r 4r - - -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 7 3r 2r - - 1r 1r - - - 1r 1r 1r -WIMBLEDON 5 - 9 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r - - - 2r 1r 1r -US OPEN 2 - 5 - 1r - - 2r 1r - - - 2r - - 1r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 19Career Prize Money: $4,746,858Career W-L: 430 - 264 singles, 411 - 220 doubles

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 8 - 15Prize Money: $433,264QF (1): Nanchang>> Won doubles titles at Budapest (w/Kalashnikova) and Biel (w/Niculescu)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: 96 / 322016: 97 / 962015: 107 / 262014: 144 / 52013: 85 / 32012: 25 / 25

2011: 172 / 352010: 361 / 462009: 318 / 92008: 79 / 532007: 143 / 462006: 140 / 102

2005: 154 / 1352004: 426 / 1662003: 653 / 5232002: 262 / 1992001: 165 / 513

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou .

DOUBLES - Winner (19): 2017 - Biel (w/Niculescu), Budapest (w/Kalashnikova); 2014 - Doha, Indian Wells, Roland Garros (all w/Peng); 2013 - Rome, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, Guangzhou, WTA Finals (all w/Peng); 2012 - Birmingham (w/Babos); 2011 - Guangzhou (w/S .Zheng); 2009 - Sydney, Rome, Beijing (all w/Peng); 2008 - Bali (w/Peng), Seoul (w/Chuang); 2007 - Beijing, Seoul (both w/Chuang) .Finalist (8): 2017 - Cincinnati (w/Niculescu); 2015 - Doha (w/Mirza); 2014 - WTA Finals (w/Peng); 2008 - Pattaya City (w/King), Cincinnati (w/Shvedova); 2007 - Auckland (w/S .Uberoi), Bangalore (w/Kudryavtseva); 2004 - Seoul (w/Chuang) .

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

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted second consecutive Top 100 year-end singles rankings (No . 96) in 2017 after a two year absence, for fifth Top 100 finish of her career… Contested main draw at three out of the four Grand Slams in 2017, fell in qualifying at US Open… Defeated No .8 ranked

Johanna Konta in 1r at 2017 Roland Garros (l . Garcia in 3r)… Best Grand Slam singles result is reaching R16 at 2008 Australian Open (as qualifier, l . Henin)… Owns two tour-level singles titles, winning at both Kuala Lumpur (d . Martic in F) and Guangzhou (d . Robson in F) in 2012 . Ended that season at a career-high year-end ranking of No .25… Just second player from Chinese Taipei to win a tour-level singles title (Wang Shi-Ting won six titles in 1990s) . . . Achieved 12 wins over Top 50 opponents in career, including two Top 20 victory, against No . 8 Konta at 2017 Roland Garros and No .20 Bammer at 2008 Australian Open… Qualified for 2012 Tournament of Champions-Sofia (went 1-2 in round robin play) . . . Owns 19 tour-level doubles titles, with a further eight runner-up finishes… Won two doubles titles in 2017 (Biel w/Niculescu and Budapest w/Kalashnikova)… two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, winning 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Roland Garros (both w/Peng)… Also with Peng, qualified twice in doubles at WTA Finals, emerging as champions in 2013 (d . Makarova/Vesnina in F) and runners-up in 2014 (l . Black/Mirza in F)… Became first player from Chinese Taipei (male or female) to achieve the WTA World No .1 doubles ranking on May 12, 2014 – held the top spot for five non-consecutive weeks… On ITF Circuit, winner of 26 singles titles and 22 doubles titles… Played first professional tournament at ITF level in New Zealand in 2001; started career by winning first 33 matches (mix of ITF and tour level) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Hsieh Tze-Lung; mother is Ho Fom-Ju; has six siblings . . . Born and grew up in Kaohsiung; introduced to tennis by father at age five in Hsin-Chu; now lives and trains in Taipei . . . Enjoys playing singles, doubles and mixed doubles . . . Interests include listening to music, reading, writing, shopping, taking pictures and cooking . . . Favorite tournament is Roland Garros . . . Idolized Stefanie Graf and Andre Agassi growing up .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (3-1): 2013, 2014Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles twice, on both occasions w/Peng… Team won title on event debut at Istanbul in 2013 (d . Makarova/Vesnina in F) and finished runners-up at Singapore in 2014 (l . Black/Mirza in F) .

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $659,771Career W-L: 220 - 120

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 9 - 11Prize Money: $348,221QF (1): Taipei City

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 882016: 1932015: --

2014: 1462013: 1392012: 264

2011: 12092010: 601

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Quarterfinals (2): 2017 - Taipei City; 2013 - Baku; 2015 - Guangzhou .

ADDITIONAL – Tunisian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2016-17 . Tunisian Olympic Team, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2017 highlighted by 3r run at Roland Garros… also saw a quarterfinals run at 2017 Taipei City and 3r at 2017 Charleston… Reached career-high No .83 on October 02, 2017 (finished year-end at No .99; first year finishing in the year-end Top 100) . . . 2016 singles season highlighted by two ITF titles; played mainly ITF and WTA qualifying tournaments… Named a WTA Rising

Star for 2015… Reached the 2r at 2015 Indian Wells; best finish at premier mandatory… During 2014 season reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl . US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl . Roland Garros and Wimbledon); won one singles title on ITF Circuit… 2013 season highlighted by a quarterfinals run at Baku; reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in qualifying three times (incl . Wimbledon, US Open); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit… Member of the Tunisian Olympic Team in 2012 and 2016… Played first two WTA main draws in 2012, falling 1r at Doha (as WC) and Olympics; fell in qualifying twice (incl . Roland Garros)… In 2010 won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Played first event of career at 2008 ITF/El Menzah-TUN .

PERSONAL INFORMATION Mother's name is Samira; father's name is Ridha; has two brothers (Hatem and Marwen) and one sister (Yasmine) . . . Started playing tennis at age 3; mother loved playing tennis and would hit with her . . . Favorite shots are serve and volley; likes slice and drop shots; likes all surfaces . . . Speaks Arabic, English and French; learning Russian because fiancé is half-Russian . . . Best tennis memory is winning Roland Garros juniors in 2011 (had operation on left wrist in November 2010 and missed five months, and was only her third or fourth event back) . . . Favorite tournament is Roland Garros . . . Supports Real Madrid . . . Player most admired is Andy Roddick for his serve and humor .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 3 - 5 W - L 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1 - - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1 3r - - -WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r - - -US OPEN 1 - 2 2r - - 1r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 14 - 9 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 2 1r 3r -ROLAND GARROS 4 - 2 3r 3r -WIMBLEDON 3 - 2 2r 3r -US OPEN 5 - 3 4r 1r 3r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1Career Prize Money: $2,295,653Career W-L: 154 - 68

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 21Prize Money: $1,156,824Won (1): CharlestonR-Up (1): Moscow

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 242016: 27

2015: 722014: 370

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Charleston . Finalist (1): 2017 - Moscow .

DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Moscow (w/Vesnina) .FINALIST (2): 2017 - Tokyo PPO (w/Gavrilova); 2016 - Moscow (w/Gavrilova) .

ADDITIONAL – Russian Fed Cup Team, 2016-17 . Russian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnjoyed career-best season in 2017, ending year ranked No .24 for third successive Top 100 finish… Won career first WTA singles title at 2017 Charleston (d . Ostapenko in F) in first all-teenage final on tour since 2009 Linz (Wickmayer d . Kvitova)… Achieved impressive rankings rise over last three seasons, from No .370 (at end of 2014) to No .24 (at end of 2017) . Jump of 298 places in 2015 was the largest of any player breaking into Top 100… Ended 2016 as highest ranked teenager, and fifth youngest in Top 100… Set

career-high singles ranking of No .24 on August 15, 2016… Reached second tour-level final at 2017 Moscow (l . Goerges in F)… Owns five career Top 10 victories, including one No .1 win over Kerber (2017 Sydney), in addition to No .7 V .Williams (2016 Auckland), No .8 Vinci (2016 Montréal), No .2 Kerber (2017 Doha) and No .2 Halep (2017 Wuhan)… Enjoyed career best Grand Slam run at 2017 US Open (R16, l . Kanepi)… In 2016 played main draw at all Grand Slams for first time in career, reaching 3r at all except US Open (1r)… Was seeded at a Grand Slam for first time at 2016 Roland Garros (at No .29); highest seeding at the majors came at 2017 Australian Open (at No .23)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2015 US Open, as lucky loser replacing Sharapova, and advanced to 3r… Has reached three tour-level doubles finals, winning 2015 Moscow (w/Vesnina) and finishing runner-up at 2016 Moscow and 2017 Tokyo [PPO] (both w/Gavrilova)… With Vesnina, ended Hingis/Mirza’s 41-match winning streak at 2016 Doha… Earned nearly half of career prize money in 2017… Surpassed $1 million career prize money mark in 2016… Nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2015… On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles . . . Made tour-level qualifying debut at 2013 Moscow, and tour-level main draw debut at 2014 Moscow (as wildcard)… In juniors, won Roland Garros girls’ singles title in 2014 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Sergey and Tatiana; brother is Alexsandr (Daria’s fitness trainer)… Introduced to tennis by brother at age six… Speaks Russian and English… Baseliner whose favorite surface is clay; favorite shot is forehand… Loves soccer (favorite team is FC Barcelona)… Best tennis memory is winning Roland Garros juniors and 2015 US Open run .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 10 / 0Career Prize Money: $21,470,479Career W-L: 549 - 291

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 29 - 24Prize Money: $2,148,695R-Up (1): MonterreySF (2): Dubai, Tokyo

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 212016: 12015: 102014: 102013: 9

2012: 52011: 322010: 472009: 1062008: 108

2007: 842006: 2142005: 2612004: 3752003: 433

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (10): 2016 - Australian Open, Stuttgart, US Open; 2015 - Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham, Stanford; 2013 - Linz; 2012 - Paris [Indoors], Copenhagen . Finalist (16): 2017 - Monterrey; 2016 - Brisbane, Wimbledon, Olympics, Cincinnati, WTA Finals; 2015 - Hong Kong; 2014 - Sydney, Doha, Eastbourne, Stanford; 2013 - Monterrey, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2012 - Eastbourne, Cincinnati; 2010 - Bogotá .

DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Brisbane (w/Petkovic); 2008 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Dekmeijere) .

ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2007-08, 2012-17; German Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSixth consecutive Top 25 season in 2017 (finishing at No .21)… Finished as Year-End World No .1 in 2016 after winning first two Grand Slam singles titles at Australian Open (d . S .Williams in F) and US Open (d . Ka .Pliskova in F)… In Open Era, is sixth German woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final, after Graf, Hanika, Huber, Lisicki and Niessen Masthoff… Including runner-up finish at 2016 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams), is fourth player in Open Era to reach three Grand Slam finals in same year they reached their first, after Goolagong Cawley (1971), Graf (1987) and Hingis (1997)… On September 12, 2016, became 22nd player to assume top spot on the WTA Rankings,

and furthermore, just 12th player to secure the year-end WTA World No .1 ranking… At 28 years of age, oldest No .1 debutant since 25-year-old Capriati in 2001… Awarded 2016 WTA Singles Player of the Year (international media vote)… Approximately half of $21 million career prize money was earned in 2016… Winner of 10 career singles titles, and runner-up on 16 occasions . . . Reached three or more finals from 2012-16, winning more than 45 matches in each of these seasons, including a career-high 63 in 2016 . . . Qualified for WTA Finals on four occasions (2012-13, 2015-16); best result is runner-up finish in 2016 (l . Cibulkova in F)… In 2016, achieved career-first victory over a World No .1 (d . S .Williams in Australian Open F) and led tour for most Top 10 victories (12)… Heading into 2018 has competed at 40 Grand Slam events, reaching finals at three, with quarterfinals appearance being best result at Roland Garros… Two-time Olympian, including winning the silver medal in singles at 2016 Rio Olympics… In 2012, made both Top 10 (May 21) and Top 5 (October 22) debuts… By winning Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham and Stanford in 2015, became first player since 2007 (Jankovic) to win singles titles on green clay, red clay, grass and hard in same year… Made WTA debut in qualifying at 2003 Berlin (as WC, defeated Bartoli in first match) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Beata, father’s name is Slawek; has a sister, Jessica… Started playing tennis at age three… Likes all surfaces… Speaks German, Polish and English… Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Also enjoys swimming, soccer, F1, figure skating, handball, shopping, sleeping, swimming, dancing and hanging out with friends… Favorite actors include Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Reese Witherspoon… Favorite tournament is Indian Wells; favorite Grand Slam is Australian Open .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (6-8): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016Qualified for WTA Finals four times in two different cities: Istanbul and Singapore… For first time in 2016, advanced out of round-robin play with an undefeated record (3-0); lost to Cibulkova in championship match .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 44 - 21 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 11 - 5 - 4r SF 2r 3r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 7 - 5 2r 4r 3r 1r 2r - -WIMBLEDON 12 - 5 2r 4r QF 3r 3r - -US OPEN 14 - 6 F 4r 4r 2r 1r - 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 0 Career Prize Money: $7,533,825Career W-L: 221 - 122

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only):17 - 10 Prize Money: $2,297,280Won (1): StanfordR-Up (1): US Open

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 192016: 82015: 18

2014: 312013: 372012: 149

2011: 3152010: 4832009: 621

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Stanford; 2016 - Birmingham; 2014 - Eastbourne . Finalist (4): 2017 - US Open; 2016 - Rome, Montréal; 2015 - Charleston .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2014, 2016 . US Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird successive Top 20 season in 2017 (finishing No .19)… Made first Top 10 year-end finish in 2016 (at No .8), as the youngest player in the year-end Top 25… Broke into Top 10 on June 20, 2016, becoming 118th player to reach that elite bracket since computer rankings were introduced… Became first American to make Top 10 debut since S .Williams in 1999… Reached a career-high singles ranking of No .7 on October 10, 2016… Won third career tour-level singles title, and first on hard courts, at 2017 Stanford (d . Vandeweghe in F)… Previous two titles were won on grass: 2014 Eastbourne (d . Kerber in F; second youngest title winner of season) and 2016 Birmingham (d . Strycova in F)… Runner-up on a further four occasions, including first Grand Slam final at 2017 US Open (l . Stephens)… Made WTA Finals debut at Singapore in 2016, going 1-2 in round robin

play… Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing fourth in singles… Owns five career Top 5 victories: No .5 Li (2013 Madrid), No .4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open), No .4 Muguruza (2016 Rome and 2017 Stanford) and No .4 Svitolina (2017 US Open)… In 2016, advanced to R16 at every Grand Slam . . . Made semifinal at 2015 Australian Open (just third American teenager since 1995 to reach last four in Melbourne, after Rubin and Stephens)… Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 (went 1-1 in round robin stage)… Reached Top 20 on February 2, 2015 . . . Nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2013… Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US Open, advancing to 2r (was first 16-year-old to compete at Flushing Meadows since Kristie Ahn in 2008) . . . On ITF Circuit owns three singles and one doubles title… Made tour-level debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at 14 years old (as WC, d . Kudryavtseva); was seventh youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Rick and Christine (attorneys); siblings are Sydney, Montana and Hunter… Introduced to the sport by parents… Favorite shot is serve; favorite surface is hard… Favorite food is ice cream; favorite drink is peach iced tea… Favorite actor is Julia Roberts; favorite movie is Pitch Perfect… Favorite singer is Taylor Swift; favorite types of music are hip-hop, pop, rap and country… Also enjoys baking, seeing friends, watching TV and shopping… Favorite place to visit is Paris… Most memorable experience is playing a match in an earthquake in Costa Rica… Person most admired is Federer… In 2016, named an Ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an international organization dedicated to empowering young women, their schools and communities .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (1-2): 2016Went 1-2 in round-robin play on event debut at Singapore, posting a win over eventual champion Cibulkova .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,915,600Career W-L: 139 - 88

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 18Prize Money: $638,259R-Up (1): AucklandSF (1): ‘s-HertogenboschQF (4): Dubai, Prague, Mallorca, Stanford

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 442016: 48

2015: 802014: 90

2013: 274

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Nottingham . Finalist (1): 2017 - Auckland .

ADDITIONAL - Croation Fed Cup Team, 2013, 2015-17; Croatian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNotched second-consecutive Top 50 finish in 2017, finishing the year at No .44 and finishing as Croatia’s No .2 player behind Lucic-Baroni… Having held distinction of being youngest player ranked in Top 200 in 2014 and 2015, finished 2017 as second youngest in Top 50 (after Bellis) and one of four teenagers in the Top 100… Made Top 20 debut on July 31, 2017 at No .20… Reached second career singles final at 2017 Auckland (R-Up, l . Davis in F)… Won first tour-level singles title at 2015 Nottingham (d . Niculescu in F) . . .Other singles highlights include four semifinal finishes at International level: 2014

Istanbul, 2016 Bol, 2016 Guangzhou and 2017 ‘s-Hertogenbosch… On 10th Grand Slam main draw appearance, broke through to achieve first quarterfinal showing at 2016 US Open (l . eventual r-up Ka .Pliskova); became first Croatian woman to reach quarterfinal at US Open, and first at any Grand Slam since Karolina Sprem at 2004 Wimbledon… Unranked players aside, at No .92, she was equal to second-lowest ranked player to reach last eight at US Open since computerized rankings began… Owns five career Top 20 victories, over No .14 Vinci (2014 Auckland, on tour-level main draw debut), No .4 A .Radwanska (2016 US Open), No .19 Sam Stosur and No .16 Elena Vesnina (2017 Dubai) and No .9 Cibulkova (2017 Wimbledon)… At other majors, reached R16 at 2017 Wimbledon, while at Australian Open and Roland Garros best result is 2r . . .Made Top 100 debut on October 13, 2014… On ITF Circuit, winner of one singles title… Made tour-level main draw debut as wildcard at 2014 Auckland… Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in Croatia and Turkey in 2012… Claimed junior girls’ No .1 ranking after winning 2013 Australian Open singles and doubles (w/Zhao); also won girls singles title at 2013 US Open .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONPreviously worked with former WTA player Jelena Kostanic Tosic . . . Moved to Zagreb at age 11… Parents are Mario (businessman) and Iris (housewife); has three sisters - Andrea, Antonia and Antea… After winning Australian Open junior title in 2013 got permission from parents to get tattoo on left wrist (“Faith”)… Had right elbow surgery after Australian Open in 2014 (subsequently missed almost four months) .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 16 - 14 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 4 2r 2r 1r 1r ROLAND GARROS 3 - 3 2r 2r 2r - WIMBLEDON 6 - 4 4r 2r 1r 3r US OPEN 5 - 3 1r QF 2r -

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JOHANNA KONTA

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 0 Career Prize Money: $6,137,323Career W-L: 314 - 186

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 36 - 16Prize Money: $2,931,494Won (2): Sydney, MiamiR-Up (1): Nottingham>> Became first Brit to be ranked in Top 10 since 1984

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 92016: 102015: 472014: 150

2013: 1122012: 1532011: 3052010: 248

2009: 3602008: 668

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Sydney, Miami; 2016 - Stanford . Finalist (2) - 2017 - Nottingham; 2016 - Beijing .

ADDITIONAL - British Fed Cup Team, 2013-15, 2017 . British Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted career-best year-end finish in 2017, and second inside Top 10, at No .9… Broke into Top 5 earlier in season, posting career-high ranking of No .4 on July 17, 2017… Lifted two titles last season from three finals contested, at Sydney (d . A .Radwanska in F) and biggest title of career to date at Premier-Mandatory Miami (d . Wozniacki in F)… Finished R-Up at Nottingham (l . Vekic)… At Wimbledon became first British woman since Virginia Wade in 1978 to reach SF (l . V .Williams)… Had previously won just one match from other five visits to All England Club… Following Wimbledon reached career-high ranking of No .4… Scored first win

over current World No .1 with defeat of Kerber at Eastbourne - first British woman to defeat a reigning World No .1 since Barker d . Chris Evert at 1979 Boston… Named WTA Most Improved Player for 2016 - having begun season ranked No .48, became first British woman in 33 years to finish year ranked in Top 10 (at No .10), in just second Top 100 season of career… Advanced to first two tour-level singles finals of career in 2016, winning Stanford (d . V .Williams in F) and finishing R-Up at Beijing (l . A .Radwanska in F)… Played all four Grand Slam main draws in a year for the first time in 2016… Made debut at Australian Open and advanced to career-first Grand Slam semifinal .Became first British woman to reach last four there since Barker in December 1977, and at any major since Durie at 1983 US Open… Was first alternate for 2016 WTA Finals (did not play), and following week, reached semifinals at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (went 2-0 in round-robin play, l . eventual runner-up Svitolina)… Broke into the Top 100 (June 23, 2014), Top 50 (October 5, 2015), Top 20 (June 6, 2016) and Top 10 (October 10, 2016)… On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and four doubles titles . . . Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 and made tour-level main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONPreviously worked with former WTA player Jelena Kostanic Tosic… Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Emese (works in fashion)… Was introduced to the sport at age eight by parents; started to play at an afterschool program… All-court player; favorite shot is serve… Speaks Hungarian and English… Enjoys live music, watching movies, reading and the occasional shopping spree . . . Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Best tennis memory is representing Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 22 - 16 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9 - 2 QF SF - - - -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r - - -WIMBLEDON 6 - 6 SF 2r 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 7 - 5 1r 4r 4r 1r - 2r

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,264,960Career W-L: 230 - 110

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 19Prize Money: $598,203Won (1): ‘s-HertogenboschR-Up (2): Biel, Gstaad

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 342016: 1102015: 91

2014: 1662013: 2282012: 436

2011: 573

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch; Finalist (2) : 2017 - Biel, Gstaad .

ADDITIONAL - Estonian Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, 2014-15 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished season at No .34, up from No .110 in 2016… First year-end finish inside the Top 50 and second non-consecutive in the Top 100… 2017 season highlighted by first career singles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . Vikhlyantseva in F)… Also reached finals at Biel/Benne (l . Vondrousova) and Gstaad (l . Bertens)… Hit career-high singles ranking of No .27 on July 24, 2017 following run at Gstaad… Also advanced to quarterfinals at Stuttgart and Rome… In 2016 played main draw at all four Grand Slams for the first time… One of five teenagers in 2015 year-end Top 100… Earned her first Grand Slam victories at 2015 US Open where she reached R16 (as qualifier, l . V .Williams)… Only seventh qualifier in Open Era to reach US Open R16… Made top 100 debut on September 14, 2015 at No .96, up from No .152… Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 Miami… As a junior reached 2012 US Open girls singles final (l . Crawford) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Ulle (tennis coach); father is Andrus (manager at Port of Tallinn); has a half-sister (works at H&M) . . . Introduced to tennis at age 6 by mother (was her coach until age 11, then worked with Estonian coaches) . . . Aggressive player; favorite shot is forehand . . . Favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is Wimbledon . . . Speaks Estonian and English . . . Enjoys shopping, going to movies and seeing friends . . . Tennis idols are Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka . . . Goal is to reach Top 10 .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 6 - 11 W - L 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 1 - 2 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 2 - 4 3r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 3 - 3 1r 1r 4r -

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $689,417Career W-L: 260 - 156

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 7 - 12Prize Money: $256,548QF (3): Bastad, Guangzhou, Tashkent>> Won WTA 125K Series title in Dalian

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 862016: 982015: 1652014: 135

2013: 2042012: 1922011: 3432010: 374

2009: 916

CAREER FINALSWTA 125K SERIES - SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Dalian .

ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2015 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted second Top 100 season finish in 2017, at No .86 – one of four Ukrainian women to end the year in Top 100 of WTA Rankings, behind Svitolina and Tsurenko; Made Top 100 debut on June 13, 2016; reached career

high ranking No .71 September 25, 2017… Reached first two WTA semifinals in 2016, at International-level Istanbul (l . Kovinic) and Tashkent (l . Kr .Pliskova)… Advanced to first quarterfinal at Premier level at 2016 St Petersburg (as qualifier, l . Ivanovic)… At tour level, posted seven main draw wins against Top 100 opponents in 2016, taking career tally to 15… Made Grand Slam main draw debut 2015 US Open, falling in 1r; also fell 1r at 2016 Wimbledon and US Open… Won WTA 125K series at 2017 Dalian… Made Fed Cup debut for Ukraine in 2015… Made WTA main draw debut at 2013; Baku… On ITF Circuit, winner of five singles titles and 13 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Igore; mother is Lyudmyla; sister is Nadiya… Trains in Moscow… Introduced to tennis by father at age five… Favorite surface is hard; favorite shots are drop shot and slice… Speaks Russian, English and Ukrainian . . . Also enjoys going to the cinema and reading (favorite book is Divergent by Veronica Roth)… Tennis players most admired are Martina Hingis and Roger Federer; also admires Angelina Jolie… Favorite cities are New York (for its shopping) and Rome (for the sights and food)… If not a tennis player, would have been a psychologist or hip hop dancer .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 6 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 1 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r - - WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 - 1r - US OPEN 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 2Career Prize Money: $1,423,850Career W-L: 270 - 177

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 13Prize Money: $365,971R-Up (1): Guangzhou>> Won WTA 125K Series title at Bol

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 552016: 1472015: 96

2014: 1012013: 1452012: 168

2011: 2262010: 2242009: 632

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Guangzhou .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Rabat (w/Knoll); 2014 - Tashkent (w/Siniakova) .Finalist (2): 2016 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Knoll); 2013 - Baku (w/Daniilidou) .

WTA 125K SERIES - SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Bol .

ADDITIONAL - Croation Fed Cup Team, 2013, 2015-17; Croatian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSRegained Top 100 form for the second time in her career in 2017, finishing as Serbia’s No .1 at No .55 – rose to a career-high No .53 on October 9, 2017… Made one of the biggest rankings jumps on tour from the end of 2016, moving up 91 spots from

No .146… Posted two quarterfinal finishes at the international level and reached her first career WTA final at Guangzhou (l . Zhang in F)… Also added a title at 125K Series event at Bol and was a finalist at $100K in Manchester… Scored second Top 10 victory of career over No .7 Konta in 1r of 2017 US Open (l . to Goerges in 3r) – also upset 2017 Roland Garros champion No .12 Ostapenko in Cincinnati 1r (l . Suarez Navarro in 2r)… Passed $1 million career prize money milestone in 2016, playing a mix of WTA and ITF Circuit events – best result was a quarterfinal appearance at Rabat (as qualifier, l . Erakovic)… Made first career Top 100 finish in 2015 at No .96… Posted best finish at a Grand Slam at 2014 US Open, defeating No .27 Keys and No .4 Kvitova (first career Top 5 victory) to advance to R16 as a qualifier (l . Azarenka)… Owns two WTA doubles titles – 2014 Tashkent (w/Siniakova) and 2016 Rabat (w/Knoll)… Made WTA debut at 2011 Budapest and turned pro in 2009… Made ITF debut by winning the $10K Prokuplje title in 2008… Winner of nine singles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Bratislav and Ivana (both work for an electrical appliances company); younger sister is Anastasia . . . Still considers Moscow her hometown but lives with her grandparents in Serbia . . . Started playing at age 3 . . . Favorite shot is drop shot; favorite surface is clay . . . Tennis idols growing up were Kim Clijsters and Mary Pierce . . . Other interests include psychology and criminology; other hobbies include bowling, shopping and driving her car . . . Favorite tournament is Baku; favorite Grand Slam is Australian Open .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 7 - 10 W - L 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 - 1r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 - - 1r - -WIMBLEDON 2 - 2 - 1r 3r - -US OPEN 5 - 5 3r 1r 1r 4r 1r

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 17 / 16Career Prize Money: $24,200,700Career W-L: 631 - 306

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 17Prize Money: $2,343,699R-Up (1): Indian WellsSF (1): Madrid

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 122016: 92015: 252014: 282013: 212012: 72

2011: 192010: 272009: 32008: 82007: 22006: 4

2005: 182004: 52003: 362002: 432001: 2592000: 889

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (17): 2016 - Sydney, Moscow; 2015 - Moscow; 2014 - Washington, D .C .; 2010 - San Diego; 2009 - Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing; 2007 - New Haven; 2006 - Miami, Bali, Beijing; 2004 - Eastbourne, US Open, Bali; 2002 - Helsinki, Bali . Finalist (23): 2017 - Indian Wells; 2016 - Miami; 2015 - Madrid; 2014 - Oeiras; 2011 - Dubai; 2009 - Rome; 2008 - Sydney, Dubai, Indian Wells, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; 2007 - Doha, Indian Wells, Berlin, Rome, US Open; 2006 - Warsaw, Roland Garros; 2005 - Warsaw; 2004 - Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, Beijing .

DOUBLES - Winner (16): 2013 - Moscow (w/Stosur); 2012 - Australian Open (w/Zvonareva); 2009 - Miami (w/Mauresmo); 2006 - Eastbourne (w/Mauresmo); 2005 - Australian Open, Miami (both w/Molik); 2004 - Gold Coast, Doha (both w/Likhovtseva); 2003 - Gold Coast, Dubai, Rome, Toronto, Leipzig (all w/Navratilova); 2002 - Sopot, Helsinki, Tokyo [Princess Cup] (all w/Sánchez Vicario) . Finalist (15): 2007 - Dubai (w/Molik); 2006 - Dubai (w/Petrova); 2005 - Dubai (w/Molik), Wimbledon (w/Mauresmo); 2004 - Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, US Open (all w/Likhovtseva), Bali (w/Sánchez Vicario); 2003 - US Open (w/Navratilova); 2002 - Bali, Tokyo [Japan Open] (both w/Sánchez Vicario) .

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

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted seventh Top 15 season finish in 2017, ending the year at No .12… Season highlight was reaching final of Indian Wells (l . Vesnina)… has now reached a Premier Mandatory final in each of the last three years – also at 2015 Madrid (l . Kvitova) and 2016 Miami (l . Azarenka)… Indian Wells was 40th career singles final, fifth most among active players…Posted consistent results at Slams across the year, reaching QF at Wimbledon for first time since 2007 (l . eventual champion Muguruza), and R16 at Australian Open (l . Pavlyuchenkova) and Roland Garros (l . Wozniacki)… Secured 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane… Won two titles in 2016, at Sydney and Moscow, and qualified for WTA Finals for sixth time in career (reached SF)… Is 17-23 in WTA singles finals… One of three Russian women to lift a Grand Slam singles title (also Myskina, Sharapova), winning 2004 US Open (d . Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d . Safina in F); reached two further major finals, at 2006 Roland Garros and 2007 US Open – l . Henin on both occasions… One of five Russians to rank in Top 2; had a chance to become No .1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with semifinal loss to Safina)… Owns seven wins over reigning World No .1 players, most recently at 2016 Miami (d . S .Williams en route to F)… Played longest women’s singles match in Grand Slam history at 2011 Australian Open (l . Schiavone 16-14 in 3s, at 4hr 44min); defeated Henin in her last professional match the previous round… Haul of 16 tour level doubles titles includes two Australian Open crowns, won in 2005 (w/Molik) and 2012 (w/Zvonareva)… Rose as high as No .3 in doubles (week of June 7, 2004)… Member of victorious Russian Fed Cup sides in 2004 and 2007-08

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Alexandr Kuznetsov, cycling coach of six Olympic champions and world champions and now coach of Lokomotiv (best cycling club in Russia); also coached Svetlana’s mother, Galina Tsareva (six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records) and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov (silver medalist at 1996 Atlanta Olympics)… Began playing tennis at age seven… Favorite movies are Love Actually and Save the Last Dance… Never leaves home without her iPod… Best tennis memories are winning 2004 US Open final and 2009 Roland Garros final .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (5-14): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016Doubles (0-2): 2003, 2004Qualified in in singles and doubles (w/Likhovtseva) in 2004… Qualified for WTA Finals in 2016 on final day of the season by winning title in Moscow; advanced to semifinals before losing to Cibulkova .

DATE OF BIRTH27-JUN-1985 (ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA)HEIGHT5’ 8 1/2” (1.74 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 20 / 0Career Prize Money: $24,040,818Career W-L: 443 - 199

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 18 - 10 Prize Money: $1,149,122Won (1): BirminghamSF (1): Beijing

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 292016: 112015: 62014: 4

2013: 62012: 82011: 22010: 34

2009: 622008: 442007: 1572006: 773

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (20):>> 2017 - Birmingham; 2016 - Wuhan, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai; 2015 - Sydney, Madrid, New Haven; 2014 - Wimbledon, New Haven, Wuhan; 2013 - Dubai, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2012 - Montréal, New Haven; 2011 - Brisbane, Paris [Indoors], Madrid, Wimbledon, Linz, WTA Finals; 2009 - Hobart . Finalist (7): 2016 - Luxembourg; 2015 - WTA Finals; 2014 - Beijing; 2013 - Katowice, New Haven; 2011 - Eastbourne; 2009 - Linz .

ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2007-16; Czech Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSTwo-time Wimbledon singles champion, in 2011 (d . Sharapova in F) and 2014 (d . Bouchard in F)… Finished 2017 ranked No .29, down from No .11 in 2016 – first season finish outside Top 20 since 2010 (No .34)… Previous run of five straight Top 10 seasons highlighted by two years in Top 5 (2011, 2014)… Began 2017 season in May at Roland Garros (reached 2r, l . Mattek-Sands) after a knife attack in her home in Czech Republic on December 20, 2016; required extensive surgery to left hand… Won 20th career singles title at Birmingham (d . Barty in F)… Has now won at least one title every year since 2011… Also in 2017 reached the semifinals at Beijing (l . eventual champion Garcia) and equaled best result at US Open

by advancing to the quarterfinals (l . V .Williams)… Previously qualified for WTA Finals five years running (2011-15), winning title in 2011 and reaching final in 2015… Broke into Top 100 and Top 50 during 2008 season… In 2011, buoyed by a joint WTA-leading six titles (also Wozniacki), achieved several ranking milestones – Top 20 on January 31, Top 10 on May 9 and Top 5 on October 3… Fifth Czech woman to reach Top 5 (after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna)… Finished 2011 at career-high No .2, highest by a Czech woman since 1997 (No .2 Novotna)… At 2012 Sydney was two wins away from No .1 ranking… Heads into 2018 season with 21 career wins Top 5 opponents, including four vs . World No .1s – Safina at 2009 US Open, Wozniacki at 2011 WTA Finals, S .Williams at 2015 Madrid and Kerber at 2016 Wuhan… With $24,040,818 in career prize money, ranks tenth on all-time list of earners… Has helped Czech Republic to win four Fed Cup titles in five years, and a member of the team through to 2016 competition final vs . France… Nominated for WTA Comeback Player of the Year in 2017… Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Stockholm .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFitness trainer is David Vydra… Father is Jiri (vice mayor); mother is Pavla; brothers are Jiri (engineer) and Libor (teacher)… Introduced to tennis by father… Aggressive baseliner; favorite shots are serve, forehand and backhand… Speaks Czech and English… Favorite type of movie is comedy… Favorite types of music are pop, rock… Favorite foods are sushi, Italian… Also enjoys basketball and volleyball… Favorite city to visit is Melbourne; favorite tournament is Wimbledon… Self-described as friendly, happy… Tennis idol growing up was Martina Navratilova (because she’s left-handed like her) .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (10-8): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015Played in WTA Finals for five consecutive years (2011-15) in two different cities: Istanbul and Singapore… Won the Billie Jean King Trophy on debut in 2011 (d . Azarenka in F)… Of five appearances, advanced to the final twice (2011, 2015) and the semifinals in 2013 .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 88 - 35 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08AUSTRALIAN OPEN 14 - 8 - 2r 3r 1r 2r SF QF 2r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 21 - 9 2r 3r 4r 3r 3r SF 4r 1r - 4rWIMBLEDON 30 - 8 2r 2r 3r W QF QF W SF 1r 1rUS OPEN 23 - 10 QF 4r QF 3r 3r 4r 1r 3r 4r 1r

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 12Career Prize Money: $2,993,546Career W-L: 405 - 284

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 20Prize Money: $600,073SF (1): BogotaQF (3): Gstaad, Linz, Luxembourg>> Reached six doubles finals winning four titles with

Bertens (Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul, Linz)>> Qualified for WTA Finals (R-Up, w/Bertens)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 802016: 512015: 552014: 702013: 83

2012: 732011: 592010: 682009: 1702008: 169

2007: 3142006: 3822005: 4912004: 1183

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2015 - Bastad . Finalist (3): 2013 - Bastad; 2011 - Bastad; 2010 - Portoroz .

DOUBLES - Winner (12): 2017 - Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul, Linz (all w/Bertens); 2016 - Nürnberg (w/Bertens), Seoul (w/Flipkens), Linz, Luxembourg (both w/Bertens); 2015 - Hobart, Bastad (both w/Bertens); 2011 - Copenhagen (w/Woehr); 2010 - Québec City (w/Arvidsson) . Finalist (6): 2017 - Nurnberg (w/Flipkens), WTA Finals (w/Bertens); 2016 - Acapulco (w/Bertens); 2015 - Seoul (w/Bertens); 2014 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Scheepers); 2013 - Memphis (w/Arvidsson) .

ADDITIONAL - Swedish Fed Cup Team, 2005-15 . Swedish Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted eight Top 100 season in 2017… Reached first Premier-level semifinal of career at 2016 New Haven, posting second Top 10 win of career over No .8 Vinci en route (l . Svitolina)… Winner of one WTA singles title, at International-level Bastad in 2015 (d . Barthel in F)… Also a three-time singles runner-up, at 2010 Portoroz (l . Chakvetadze), 2011 Bastad (l . Hercog) and 2013 Bastad (l . S .Williams)… Advanced to R16 at 2016 US Open (l . S .Williams), matching previous best results at the majors – also 2014 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open… Made Top 100 debut on June 14, 2010 and cracked Top 50 on July 11, 2011 at No .46… Heads into 2018 season with eight career wins against the Top 20; best win by rank came over No .6 Li Na at 2011 Miami… Winner of twelve WTA doubles titles, including four in 2017 – at Auckland, Gstaad, Seoul and Linz (w/Bertens)… Made debut appearance at 2017 WTA Finals in doubles (w/Bertens)… On ITF Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles and 16 doubles titles… Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2006 Stockholm .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONStarted playing tennis at age five… Loves watching all sports (live or on TV); skiing is favorite… Favorite books are Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer… Favorite movies are The Notebook and Remember The Titans… Favorite food is mom’s cooking .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (2-1): 2017Reached the finals in tournament debut (w/Bertens) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 13 - 29 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 6 - 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 8 2r 2r 1r 3r 2r 1r 2r 2r WIMBLEDON 0 - 7 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r - US OPEN 4 - 8 1r 3r 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $4,160,833Career W-L: 475 - 358

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 21Prize Money: $464,682SF (1): Rabat

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 622016: 872015: 462014: 362013: 532012: 21

2011: 1102010: 792009: 1142008: 1252007: 1412006: 93

2005: 1312004: 2302003: 5172002: 606

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2014 - Seoul .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2013; US Olympic Team, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted eighth Top 100 season finish in 2017… One of 13 American women to feature in year-end Top 100… Season highlights included sixth career semifinal at Rabat and 3r run at Wuhan… At Grand Slams, made 2r at Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon… One-time WTA singles finalist, at 2014 Seoul (l . Ka .Pliskova)… Has advanced to R16 at a Grand Slam on two occasions: 2012 Roland Garros (l . Kvitova) and 2015 US Open (l . Azarenka)… Set career-high rank of No .19 the week of October 1, 2012… In doubles, semifinalist at 2013 Australian Open, partnering Zheng Saisai… Made Top 100 debut on September 11, 2006 and broke into Top 50 on July 9, 2012… On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles and one doubles title… Made WTA main draw debut at 2001 Tashkent .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Larisa; sister is Jane… Has lived in US since 2001 (switched nationality to US on September 17, 2007 and became a US citizen on September 24, 2011)… Speaks English and Russian… Enjoys the outdoors, books, karaoke, movies, picnics, watching figure skating and soccer .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 32 - 37 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 9 2r 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r - - 1r -ROLAND GARROS 9 - 10 2r 1r 1r 2r 3r 4r 2r 2r 1r - 1r -WIMBLEDON 6 - 9 2r 2r 1r 2r 1r 3r 1r 2r - - 1r -US OPEN 10 - 9 1r 3r 4r 3r 1r 3r 1r - 1r - - 2r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 3 - 11 W - L 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 2 - 3 3r 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 0 - 3 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 1 - 3 1r 1r 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Career Prize Money: $1,278,810Career W-L: 290 - 207

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 23Prize Money: $471,473SF (1): Kuala LumpurQF (1): Bogota

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 712016: 962015: 89

2014: 1172013: 1482012: 296

2011: 2482010: 1942009: 1008

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Tokyo [Japan Open] .

DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Hong Kong (w/Y .Xu); 2014 - Guangzhou (w/Cornet) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2014 - Ningbo-CHN .

ADDITIONAL - Polish Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, 2016-17; Polish Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted third consecutive Top 100 season finish in 2017, as the Polish No .2 behind A .Radwanska… Season highlighted by third tour-level semifinal of career at Kuala Lumpur… Also reached quarterfinals at Bogotá and produced best Grand Slam showing at Roland Garros, where she reached 3r… Appeared in third career WTA doubles final at Bogotá (w/Cepede Royg), having also been runner-up at 2014 Guangzhou (w/Cornet) and 2016 Hong Kong (w/Xu)… Broke into Top 100 on June 15, 2015… Reached first WTA singles final at 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open], finishing runner-up to Wickmayer… In 2016 enjoyed run to first Premier-level quarterfinal of career at Tokyo (as qualifier, l . eventual champion Wozniacki)… Reached career-high singles ranking of No .64 on September 21, 2015… At 2013 Baku, advanced to semifinals on what was second main draw appearance (l . Peer)… Won WTA 125K Series title at Ningbo in 2014… Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 Strasbourg… On ITF Circuit, winner of 10 singles and eight doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Tomasz and Beata; sister is Dagmara… Started playing at age six… Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surfaces are hard and grass… Tennis idol growing up was Monica Seles… Favorite tournament is Roland Garros… Other interests include learning languages and reading books .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 3Career Prize Money: $4,159,536Career W-L: 399 - 323

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 16Prize Money: $1,153,512SF (3): Australian Open, Acapulco, CharlestonQF (1): Miami

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 322016: 822015: 672014: 612013: 1042012: 108

2011: 1162010: 1052009: 2882008: 4232007: 4542003: 335

2002: 2022001: 1912000: 2071999: 501998: 511997: 52

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Québec City; 1998 - Bol; 1997 - Bol . Finalist (2): 2016 - Strasbourg; 1997 - Strasbourg .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Québec City (w/Hradecka); 1998 - Australian Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Hingis) . Finalist (1): 1998 - Bol (w/Kruger) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 1998 - Wimbledon (w/Bhupathi) .

ADDITIONAL - Croatian Fed Cup Team, 1996-98 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSRecorded first Top 50 finish in career, at No .32… Also fourth consecutive Top 100 season in 2017… Season highlighted by reaching semifinals at Australian Open in her 41st Grand Slam main draw appearance (l . S .Williams); equaled best Grand Slam result (also 1999 Wimbledon semifinals)… Was first Croatian woman to reach the semifinals in Melbourne… Defeated two Top 5 players enroute to Australian Open SFs – No .3 A .Radwanska and No .5 Ka .Pliskova… Strong start to the year also highlighted by semifinal runs at Acapulco (l . Tsurenko) and Charleston (l . Ostapenko)… Made WTA Top 20 debut following Charleston run – at No .20… Ended 2017 season after

US Open due to a left thigh injury… Heads into 2018 season with 17 career wins against Top 20 opponents, including five against the Top 5… Won first WTA event she ever played at 1997 Bol as unranked qualifier – at 15 years, 1 month, 25 days was fifth-youngest player to win a WTA title after Austin, Rinaldi, Jaeger and Capriati… One of six players to win a title on WTA debut… Reached final in second WTA event played at 1997 Strasbourg (l . Graf )… Successfully defended Bol title in 1998… Won third career title at 2014 Québec City (d . V . Williams in F); was first title in 16 years, four months and marked longest gap between titles in WTA history… Won 1998 Australian Open doubles (w/Hingis) on tour-level doubles debut; at 15 years, 10 months, 21 days was youngest ever to win an Australian Open title; became first player ever to win both her first singles and doubles events… Won 1998 Wimbledon mixed doubles title (w/Bhupathi)… Played mix of WTA qualifying and ITF Circuit events in 2008-09 (played one WTA main draw as a wildcard at 2009 Auckland)… Played a total of four events in 2007 (1r win at 2007 Indian Wells was first main draw win since 2002 Roland Garros)… Played just two ITF Circuit events between 2003 US Open and 2007 Memphis due to injury and financial constraints… Named 2014 WTA Comeback Player of the Year .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Andelka; sisters are Ana and Ivana (president of publishing company), brothers are Miro and Ivan (both teach tennis)… Married Daniele Baroni on November 15, 2010… Began playing tennis at age four by following older sister Ana to practice… Aggressive baseliner; favorite tournaments are Grand Slams (especially Wimbledon)… Speaks Croatian, English… Owns yellow labrador named Max… Loves music, especially Michael Bublé; also loves history books . . . Favorite cities are Rome and Paris (“timeless beauty and architecture”)… Enjoys charity work… Tennis player most admired is Stefanie Graf… Best tennis memory is reaching Wimbledon semis in 1999… If not a tennis player, would have been an archaeologist (loves history)… Enjoys cooking (has a cookbook in the making) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 35 - 44 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 9 SF 1r 1r 1r 1r - 1r - - - - - - - - - - 1r 1r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 6 - 11 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r - - - - - - - - 2r 3r 1r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 11 - 11 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r - - - - - - - - - 2r SF 2rUS OPEN 12 - 13 2r 2r 1r 4r 1r 1r 2r 2r - - - - - - - 1r - 1r 2r 3r 3r

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 12Career Prize Money: $11,521,427Career W-L: 420 - 283

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 29 - 21Prize Money: $1,562,698Won (1): Washington DCQF (1): Wuhan>> Reached five doubles finals with Vesnina; won titles

at Dubai, Wimbledon and Toronto

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: 33 / 32016: 30 / 82015: 23 / 102014: 12 / 72013: 24 / 7

2012: 20 / 112011: 52 / 572010: 50 / 722009: 60 / 202008: 48 / 62

2007: 108 / 1512006: 264 / 1402005: 258 / 2482004: 381 / 448

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Washington DC; 2014 - Pattaya City; 2010 - Eastbourne .Finalist (2): 2009 - Fès, Estoril .

DOUBLES - Winner (12): 2017 - Dubai, Wimbledon, Toronto (all w/Vesnina); 2016 - Montréal, Olympics, WTA Finals (all w/Vesnina); 2014 - US Open (w/Vesnina); 2013 - Indian Wells, Roland Garros (both w/Vesnina); 2012 - Beijing, Moscow (both w/Vesnina); 2009 - Fès (w/Kleybanova) . FINALIST (17): 2017 - Rome, Brisbane (both w/Vesnina); 2016 - Rome, Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2015 - Indian Wells, Miami, Wimbledon (all w/Vesnina); 2014 - Australian Open, Miami (both w/Vesnina); 2013 - WTA Finals (w/Vesnina); 2012 - Madrid, Rome (both w/Vesnina); 2011 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Dushevina), Luxembourg (w/Hradecka); 2009 - Beijing (w/Kudryavtseva); 2008 - Fès (w/Kleybanova), Portoroz (w/Dushevina) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2012 - US Open (w/Soares) . Finalist (1): 2010 - Australian Open (w/Levinsky) .

ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2016-17; Russian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished season at No .33 – first year-end finish outside Top 30 since 2011… Eighth non-consecutive Top 50 season in singles in 2017 and fifth straight Top 10 season in doubles (at No .3) . . . 2017

season highlighted by third career singles title at Washington D .C . (d . Goerges in F)… Doubles season highlighted by third Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (w/Vesnina) – defeated Chan H .C/Niculescu in Final without the loss of a game… Also won doubles titles at Dubai and Toronto and reached finals at Brisbane and Rome (all w/Vesnina)… Team of Makarova/Vesnina also qualified for fourth straight WTA Finals (2013-17); falling in semifinals to Bertens/Larsson… Heads into 2018 season with 28 career wins over Top 10 players, including nine in 2017… Owns one career victory over a world No .1 – Kerber at 2017 Roland Garros (1r)… In singles, owns three titles – at 2010 Eastbourne (d . Azarenka in F), 2014 Pattaya City (d . Ka .Pliskova in F) and 2017 Washington D .C… Is a two-time Grand Slam singles semifinalist, at 2014 US Open (l . S .Williams) and 2015 Australian Open (l . Sharapova)… Set career-high singles ranking of No .8 on April 6, 2015 . . . Made Top 10 debut in January 2015; the 110th player to move into the Top 10 in WTA history and the 12th Russian to do so . . . One of three players who’ve never held the No .1 ranking, but have managed to defeat both V .Williams (2014 Australian Open, 1r) and S .Williams (2012 Australian Open, R16) at Grand Slam level (also Stephens and Ka .Pliskova)… Has reached six Grand Slam doubles finals (all w/Vesnina), winning at 2013 Roland Garros, 2014 US Open and 2017 Wimbledon… Also won gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/Vesnina, d . Hingis/Bacsinszky in F) and 2016 WTA Finals Singapore (w/Vesnina, d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F)… Overall owns 12 career doubles titles… Rose as high as No .3 in doubles on June 8, 2015 . . . Won 2012 US Open mixed doubles (w/Soares) . . . Member of Russian Fed Cup side that won competition in 2008… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2004 Moscow and main draw debut at 2007 Los Angeles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Olga; father’s name is Valery; brother’s name is Andrey… Introduced to tennis at age six; began playing at Club Luzhniki… Baseliner whose favorite surfaces are hard and grass… Speaks Russian and English… Likes pop music; favorite singers are Rihanna and Michael Jackson… Favorite foods are pizza and chocolate molten cake… Enjoys dancing, spending time with family and friends, shopping and cooking… Admires Anastasia Myskina .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (3-4): 2013-14, 2016-17Played at WTA Finals four times in two different cities, all w/Vesnina: Istanbul (2013) and Singapore (2014, 2016-17) . . .2016 doubles champions (d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova) . . .Reached final in 2013 (l . Hsieh/Peng) . . .Also qualified in doubles in 2015, but did not play due to injury .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 26Career Prize Money: $6,798,663Career W-L: 356 - 285 (singles); 355 - 175 doubles

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L: 18 - 10 (singles); 26 - 4 (doubles)Prize Money: $1,000,909>> Won four doubles titles - Brisbane (w/Mirza), Australian

Open, Charleston, Roland Garros (all w/ Safarova)>> Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Safarova), but withdrew

due to season-ending injury at Wimbledon

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: 121 / 82016: 175 / 52015: 61 / 32014: 175 / 2682013: 47 / 362012: 173 / 35

2011: 55 / 172010: 59 / 172009: 152 / 172008: 39 / 262007: 112 / 362006: 104 / 47

2005: 171 / 1202004: 166 / 1062003: 135 / 1062002: 270 / 5332001: 338 / 524

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (4): 2013 - Kuala Lumpur; 2011 - Hobart; 2010 - Québec City; 2008 - Québec City .

DOUBLES - Winner (26): 2017 - Brisbane, Australian Open, Charleston, Roland Garros (w/Safarova); 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Vandeweghe), Miami, US Open, Wuhan, Beijing (w/Safarova); 2015 - Sydney (w/Mirza), Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Toronto (all w/Safarova); 2013 - Brisbane, Dubai (both w/Mirza); 2012 - Brussels (w/Mirza); 2011 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Shaughnessy); 2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Yan); 2009 - Charleston, Stuttgart (both w/Petrova), Warsaw (w/Kops-Jones); 2008 - Bogotá (w/Melzer), Amelia Island (w/Uhlirova); 2007 - Cincinnati (w/Mirza); 2004 - Vancouver (w/Spears) . Finalist (12): 2016 - Charleston, WTA Finals (both w/Safarova); 2013 - Stuttgart (w/Mirza); 2011 - Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/Shaughnessy); 2010 - Memphis, New Haven (both w/Shaughnessy), Birmingham (w/Huber), Québec City (w/Strycova); 2006 - Prague, Rabat (both w/Harkleroad); 2005 - Los Angeles (w/Haynes) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2016 - Rio Olympics (w/Sock); 2015 - Roland Garros (w/M .Bryan); 2012 - Australian Open (w/Tecau) . Finalist (1): 2015 - US Open (w/Querrey) .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2009-11, 2016-17 . US Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFive Top 100 singles seasons in past 10 years… Finished 2017 at No .121 in singles and No .8 in doubles despite missing second half of season due to a serious right knee injury sustained at Wimbledon… Began the year by securing No .1 doubles ranking after winning Brisbane title (w/Mirza)… Won fourth and fifth Grand Slam titles at Australian Open and Roland Garros (both w/Safarova)… Also won doubles title in Charleston (w/Safarova)… In singles, won through qualifying to reach 3r at Roland Garros and made R16 at Indian Wells… Other three Grand Slam doubles titles of career came at 2016 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 Roland Garros (all w/Safarova)… Won mixed doubles gold medal at Rio Olympics (w/Sock)… In singles, is a four-time runner-up, most recently at 2013 Kuala Lumpur… Has advanced to R16 at a Grand Slam on two occasions – 2008 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams) and 2013 Roland Garros (l . Kirilenko)… Owns 20 wins over Top 20 opponents, including two Top five wins: d . No .4 Schiavone (2011 Madrid) and No .5 A .Radwanska (2014 Sydney)… Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2012 Australian Open (w/Tecau) and 2015 Roland Garros (w/Querrey)… Sidelined for six months in 2014 after undergoing hip surgery; ranking dropped outside Top 250 in both singles and doubles… Bounced back to finish 2015 season in Top 75 in singles and ranked career-high No .3 in doubles – nominated for WTA Comeback Player of the Year… Broke into singles Top 50 on July 28, 2008 and set career-high ranking of No .30 on July 11, 2011… Member of USA Fed Cup side that reached competition final in 2010 (l . Italy)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2001 Amelia Island .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, Tim, is an accountant; mother, Heidi, is a nurse; has two brothers, Chad and Andrew, and a sister, Alison… Married Justin Sands on November 29, 2008; resides in Phoenix, Arizona with beloved dog Ruger (boerboel mastiff)… Began playing tennis at age five; made pro debut at age 14… In fall 2012 after experiencing chronic fatigue, was diagnosed with 26 severe food allergies including many of her favorite foods… Was chosen by Google as first pro athlete “Glass Explorer”… Often referred to as America’s Tennis Rock Star for her colorful apparel and hair and signature knee-high compression socks… Enjoys cars, the outdoors, cooking and watching the Green Bay Packers .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (3-3): 2015, 2016Competed at WTA FInals in Singapore twice (both w/Safarova) . Lost in round-robin stage in 2015 and reached championship match in 2016 . . . Qualified in 2017 but withdrew due to injury .

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BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS USA

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30 1DATE OF BIRTH23-MAR-1985 (ROCHESTER, MN, USA)HEIGHT5’ 6” (1.68 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORY - SINGLESOverall: 10 - 22 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 - 2r 1r - - - - 1r 2r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 2 - 5 2r 2r 1r - 1r - - 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 4 - 7 2r 1r 3r - 1r - - 1r 2r - 1rUS OPEN 2 - 5 2r - 1r - - 2r - - 1r - 1r

CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 2Career Prize Money: $2,043,700CAREER W-L: 479 - 350 singles, 243 - 206 doubles

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 14 - 17Prize Money: $402,052SF (1): Quebec CityQF (3): Rabat, Bucharest, Linz>> Won two ITF singles titles

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 462016: 1262015: 682014: 2142013: 258

2012: 1122011: 1912010: 1372009: 682008: 272

2007: 882006: 1462005: 2842004: 5522003: 651

CAREER FINALSDOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Bogotá (w/Arruabarrena); 2012 - Québec City (w/Mladenovic) .Finalist (4): 2016 - Rabat (w/Olaru); 2015 - Bastad (w/Savchuk); 2014 - Osaka (w/Arruabarrena); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Petkovic) .

ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2006-11 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSCracked the Top 50 for the first time in 2017, finishing as Germany’s No .3, behind Goerges and Kerber, of seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Barthel, Witthoeft, Siegemund and Petkovic)… One of the biggest rankings movers on tour, jumping 69 spots from No .115 in 2016 to career-high No .46 in 2017… Reached first career WTA semifinal in Quebec City (l . eventual champion Van Uytvanck)… Also tacked on a career-best three quarterfinal appearances at international events… Reached 2r at three of four majors for first time in career – Roland Garros (l . eventual r-up Halep), Wimbledon and US Open (l . eventual r-up Keys) . . .In 2016, enjoyed bulk of success on ITF circuit, having posted just four tour-level wins… Captured second career doubles title at Bogota (w/Arrubarrena)… Posted career-best win by ranking over No .7 Bouchard at 2015 Miami and recorded best Grand Slam result with 3r finish at Wimbledon (l . Keys)… Defeated No .10 Li at 2010 Kuala Lumpur for first career Top 10 win… Advanced to first WTA quarterfinal at 2009 Barcelona (l . Navarro)… Winner of 17 singles and 15 doubles titles on ITF Circuit… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001 and made WTA main draw debut in 2006 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONHusband and coach is Charles Edouard Maria (married April 8, 2013 - formerly Tatjana Malek); had daughter, Charlotte, on December 20, 2013 . . . Father is Heinrich (deceased); mother is Margit; brothers are Daniel and Matthias (both studying sports management) . . . Began playing at age 4 when introduced to tennis by parents . . . Speaks German and English . . . Favorite foods are Mexican and Italian . . . Other sports interest is handball .

TATJANA MARIA GER

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $2,087,763Career W-L: 272 - 196

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 6 - 4Prize Money: $477,4694r (2): Roland Garros, Wimbledon

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 892016: 2662015: 1442014: 179

2013: 1162012: 592011: 492010: 144

2009: 842008: 2142007: 325

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2012 - Kuala Lumpur .

DOUBLES - Finalist (4): 2016 - Monterrey (w/M .Sanchez); 2013 - Marrakech (w/Mladenovic); 2012 - Paris [Indoors], Bad Gastein (both w/Groenefeld) .

ADDITIONAL - Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2008-09 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2017 singles season highlighted by her 4r appearances at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon… also won an ITF singles title in 2017; now owns four ITF singles titles… 2016 doubles season highlight was a runner-up finish at Monterrey (w/M .Sanchez)… Made a quarterfinal run at 2013 Katowice… Reached

3r of 2013 Wimbledon and won doubles ITF title… Had another Top 100 season 2012… reached career high ranking (No .42) on June 11, 2012… runner-up at Kuala Lumpur (ret . vs . Hsieh in final w/heat illness); SF at Copenhagen (l . to Wozniacki); QF twice at Budapest and Linz; reached 4r at Roland Garros (first Grand Slam 4r; l . to Kerber)… Had first Top 50 season in 2011; made two quarterfinal runs at Bogotá (withdrew prior to match w/illness) and Copenhagen (l . to Safarova)… made Top 50 debut on September 26 (after Guangzhou; rose from No .55 to No .47)… member of the Croatian Fed Cup Team 2008-2009… 2009 was first Top 100 season; had quarterfinal runs twice at Budapest and Portoroz; reached 2r twice (incl . Roland Garros, US Open)… made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2009 (after US Open; rose from No .137 to No .89) .… In 2007 played in first WTA main draw at Miami, falling 1r (as WC)… .Played first event of career at 2005 ITF/Dubrovnik 3-CRO .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother's name is Sandra Martic . . . Began playing tennis at age 5 when mother introduced her to the sport . . . All-court player whose favorite shot is serve; favorite surface is hard . . . Speaks Croatian, English . . . Favorite actor is Johnny Depp . . . Favorite music is pop; favorite singer is Leona Lewis . . . Favorite food is pancakes; favorite drink is Orangina . . . Also enjoys playing table tennis and watching TV . . . Favorite city to visit is Paris . . . Favorite thing about being a professional tennis player is "making my dream come true" .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 17 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 6 - - 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 7 - 7 4r - 1r 1r 1r 4r - 1r 2rWIMBLEDON 7 - 5 4r - - 1r 3r 1r 2r 2r -US OPEN 2 - 5 1r - - - - 1r 2r 1r 2r

DATE OF BIRTH19-JAN-1991 (SPLIT, CROATIA)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.81 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 21 - 32 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 8 1r 1r 2r 2r 1r 3r 1r - 1rROLAND GARROS 2 - 8 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 1r 1r -WIMBLEDON 7 - 7 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 3r 2r - -US OPEN 8 - 9 2r 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 3r 1r 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 2Career Prize Money: $3,374,518Career W-L: 294 - 236

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 19 - 27Prize Money: $546,312SF (2): Acapulco, Tokyo InternationalQF (1): Tianjin

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 632016: 452015: 642014: 54

2013: 682012: 332011: 422010: 115

2009: 2182008: 4252007: 712

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Tokyo [Japan Open] .Finalist (1): 2014 - Acapulco .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Hobart (w/X .Han), Tianjin (w/Peng) .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2010-12, 2014-16; US Olympic Team, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted seventh straight Top 100 season in 2017 (at No .63) . . . One of 13 American women to feature in year-end rankings in 2017… Made semifinals at Acapulco and Tokyo [Japan Open] and quarterfinals at Tianjin… In 2016, won first WTA singles title of

career in 2016, at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d . Siniakova in F) . . . Also won first two WTA doubles titles of career in 2016, captured at Hobart (w/Han) and Tianjin (w/Peng) . . . In first WTA runner-up at 2014 Acapulco (l . Cibulkova) . . . In Grand Slam main draws has advanced to 3r five times, including four in a row (2011 US Open through 2012 Wimbledon) . . . Pushed top seed and eventual champion S .Williams to three sets in 2r at 2016 Wimbledon… Owns six wins against Top 10 players including three against the Top 5 – d . No .1 Wozniacki at 2011 Cincinnati, No .3 Kvitova at 2012 Indian Wells and No .4 Muguruza at 2016 Indian Wells . . . Broke into Top 100 on March 21, 2011 and Top 50 on September 12 the same year . . . Reached career-high ranking of No .24 on August 20, 2012 . . . Played first WTA qualifying event at 2008 New Haven and made WTA main draw debut, as a wildcard, at 2009 Australian Open .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, John, works in finance; mother is Margarita; older sister is Lauren (graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill where she played tennis)… Lived in Hong Kong from age three to eight (father transferred with job); began playing tennis at Hong Kong apartment complex’s courts… Also did competitive swimming growing up… Speaks English, Spanish and basic Mandarin… Aggressive baseliner; favorite shot is forehand; considers movement a strength… Favorite surface is hardcourts; favorite event is US Open… Idols growing up were the Williams sisters… Favorite actors are the cast of Friends .

CHRISTINA McHALE USA

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 1Career Prize Money: $796,240Career W-L: 203 - 110

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 32 - 21Prize Money: $549,215Won (1): HobartR-Up (1): Istanbul>> Reached three doubles finals, winning title at

Guangzhou (w/Schurrs)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 352016: 120

2015: 1572014: 264

2013: 577

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Hobart . Finalist (1): 2017 - Istanbul .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Guangzhou (w/Schuurs); 2016 - Auckland (w/Mestach) .Finalist (2): 2017 - Istanbul (w/Melichar), Bucharest (w/Schuurs) .

WTA 125K SERIES - DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Limoges-FRA (w/Minella) . Finalist (1): 2015 - Taipei-TPE (w/Melnikova) .

ADDITIONAL – Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished season at No . 35, up from No .120 in 2016… First Top 50 and Top 100 year-end finish… 2017 season highlighted by first singles title at Hobart (as a qualifier, d . Niculescu in F)… One of five qualifiers to win a singles title in 2017 . . . Also advanced to final at Istanbul (l . Svitolina) and made semifinal runs at Bastad (l . Wozniacki), New Haven (l . Cibulkova) and Luxembourg (l . Puig)… Won second career doubles title at 2017 Guangzhou (w/Schuurs) and reached finals at 2017 Bucharest (w/Schurrs) and Istanbul (w/Melichar)… Has played four Grand Slam main draws with best result coming at 2017 Roland Garros (3r, l . V .Williams)… Won first WTA title of any kind in doubles at 2016 Auckland (w/Mestach)… Made WTA singles main draw debut at 2016 ‘s-Hertogenbosch – as qualifier, advanced to QF… Played first Tour-level event of career at 2015 Antwerp… Winner of 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF circuit . . . Nominated for Newcomer of the Year in the 2017 WTA Player Awards .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONTurned pro in 2013 . . . Coached by Robbe Ceyssens, trains at the Kim Clijsters Academy . . . Previously trained under Belgian Federation until early teens, also spent a year at the Mouratoglou Academy in Paris . . . Favorite surface is grass, favorite shot is the serve . . . Began playing tennis at age 4, introduced to game by older sister Lauren, an airline pilot with KLM . . . First tennis memory is watching Kim Clijsters playing live . . . Mother is Liliane Barbe (teaches languages and history); father is Guido Mertens (makes furniture for churches) . . . Was home schooled, enjoyed studying languages . . . Loves animals and has lots of pets at home, four dogs and a variety of birds (pheasants, peacocks, chickens, cranes) . . . Speaks English, Dutch/Flemish, and French . . . short term goal is to end season inside the Top 100, describes qualifying for her first Grand Slam main draw at the 2016 US Open as "fulfilling an important goal ."

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 2 - 4 W - L 17 16AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - -ROLAND GARROS 2 - 1 3r -WIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1r -US OPEN 0 - 2 1r 1r

ELISE MERTENS BEL

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GRAND SLAM HISTORY - DOUBLESOverall: 100 - 45 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 22-11 3r W 2r QF 1r SF 1r 3r 1r 3r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 19-11 1r 3r QF QF 3r 1r F - 2r - 1r 3r 2r WIMBLEDON 28-12 3r QF W 2r 3r 3r SF 2r 2r QF 3r 2r 1r US OPEN 31-11 SF QF W SF SF 3r 3r 1r 2r - QF 3r 1r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 41Career Prize Money: $6,930,345Career W-L: 271 - 161 (singles); 492-214 (doubles)

2017 HIGHLIGHTS W-L (Doubles): 37-18Prize Money: $488,568>> Reached three doubles finals, winning the title at Brisbane (w/Mattek-Sands)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (DOUBLES) 2017: 122016: 1 2015: 12014: 62013: 92012: 12

2011: 112010: 612009: 372008: 612007: 182006: 24

2005: 1112004: 1782003: 3462002: 955

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2005 - Hyderabad . Finalist (3): 2009 - Pattaya City; 2007 - Stanford; 2005 - Forest Hills .

DOUBLES - Winner (41): 2017 - Brisbane (w/Mattek-Sands) . 2016 - Brisbane, Sydney, Australian Open, St Petersburg, Rome (all w/Hingis), Cincinnati (w/Strycova), New Haven (w/Niculescu), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Strycova); 2015 - Sydney (w/Mattek-Sands), Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Wimbledon, US Open, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing, WTA Finals (all w/Hingis); 2014 - Oeiras, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], WTA Finals (all w/Black); 2013 - Brisbane, Dubai (both w/Mattek-Sands), New Haven (w/Zheng), Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing (both w/Black); 2012 - Pattaya City (w/Rodionova), Brussels (w/Mattek-Sands); 2011 - Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/Vesnina), Washington, DC (w/Shvedova); 2010 - Guangzhou (w/Gallovits-Hall); 2009 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Chuang); 2007 - Fès (w/King), Cincinnati (w/Mattek-Sands), Stanford (w/Peer), New Haven (w/Santangelo); 2006 - Bangalore, Kolkata (both w/Huber); 2004 - Hyderabad (w/Huber) . Finalist (20): 2017 - Sydney, Miami (both w/Strycova); 2016 - Stuttgart, Madrid (both w/Hingis), Wuhan (w/Strycova); 2015 - Doha (w/Hsieh), Rome (w/Hingis); 2014 - Indian Wells, Stuttgart, Montréal, Beijing (all w/Black); 2013 - Stuttgart (w/Mattek-Sands); 2012 - Dubai, Indian Wells (both w/Vesnina), Beijing (w/Llagostera Vives); 2011 - Roland Garros (w/Vesnina); 2007 - Istanbul (w/Y .Chan); 2006 - Amelia Island (w/Huber), Istanbul (w/Molik), Cincinnati (w/Domachowska).

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - US Open (w/Soares); 2012 - Roland Garros (w/Bhupathi); 2009 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi) . Finalist (3): 2017 - Australian Open (w/Dodig); 2014 - Australian Open (w/Tecau); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi) .

ADDITIONAL - Indian Fed Cup Team, 2003-04, 2006, 2008, 2010-12, 2014-16; Indian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSeason highlights of 2017 include title run at Brisbane (w/Mattek-Sands) and runner-up at Sydney and Miami (both w/Strycova)… Brings her career haul to 41 titles from 60 finals… Finished the year with partner Peng Shuai; they had four semifinals runs in five tournaments together (Beijing, Wuhan, US Open, and Cincinnati)… Played with eight different partners during 2017 season… Finishes the 2017 season ranked No .12 in year-end doubles; first time outside of the year-end Top 10 since 2012… Was WTA’s year-end World No .1 doubles player two consecutive seasons 2015-16… Team of Hingis/Mirza began year on 22 match win-streak (dating back to start of 2015 US Open) and won a further 19 matches in a row (taking in title runs at Brisbane, Sydney, Australian Open and St Petersburg) before falling Kasatkina/Vesnina in quarterfinals at Doha . . . 2016 Australian Open marked third Grand Slam doubles title of career, after 2015 Wimbledon and 2015 US Open (both also w/Hingis)… Having previously been runner-up at 2011 Roland Garros (w/Vesnina), became first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title and third Indian overall (behind Bhupathi and Paes)… After a 16-month partnership that yielded 14 titles, Hingis/Mirza announced parting of ways after 2016 Montréal, but reunited to compete at WTA Finals in Singapore, where they were the defending champions (l . Makarova/Vesnina in SF)… Maintained winning ways in latter part of 2016 season with titles at Cincinnati and Tokyo PPO (w/Strycova) and New Haven (w/Niculescu)… Won first WTA Finals title in 2014 (w/Black) and ascended to top rankings position on April 13, 2015 after winning Indian Wells, Miami and Charleston titles (w/Hingis)… First Indian woman to hold a WTA World No .1 ranking . . . Remains a Wimbledon title away from Career Grand Slam in mixed doubles having won 2009 Australian Open (w/Bhupathi), 2012 Roland Garros (w/Bhupathi) and 2014 US Open (w/Soares) . . . began to play doubles exclusively in 2013 season… Missed parts of 2008-10 seasons due to right wrist injury . . . During singles career posted six Top 100 seasons, winning one title, 2005 Hyderabad, from four finals… Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2003 Hyderabad .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONBegan playing tennis at age six… Mother, Naseema, works in printing business; sister is Anam… Also likes playing cricket and swimming… Most admires Gandhi and in tennis, Stefanie Graf .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (9-1): 2014, 2015, 2016Won back-to-back titles in 2014 (w/Black) and 2015 (w/Hingis)… Became first player to win back-to-back WTA Finals titles with different partners since Davenport (1996-98)… Reached SF in 2016 (w/Hingis; l . Makarova/Vesnina) .

SANIA MIRZA IND

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 16 Career Prize Money: $6,957,685Career W-L: 270 - 225

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 38 - 27Prize Money: $2,099,214Won (1): St . PetersburgR-Up (3): Acapulco, Stuttgart, Madrid>> Made Top 10 debut on October 23, 2017

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 112016: 422015: 292014: 81

2013: 562012: 762011: 1832010: 354

2009: 2022008: 1005

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): St . Petersburg .Finalist (6): 2017 - Acapulco, Stuttgart, Madrid; 2016 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Hong Kong; 2015 - Strasbourg .

DOUBLES - Winner (16): 2016 - Charleston, Stuttgart, Madrid, Roland Garros (all w/Garcia); 2015 - Dubai, Marrakech, Rome (all w/Babos), Washington D .C . (w/Bencic); 2014 - Acapulco (w/Voskoboeva); 2013 - Memphis (w/Voskoboeva), Charleston (w/Safarova), Oeiras (w/H .Chan), Palermo (w/Piter), Osaka (w/Pennetta); 2012 - Montréal (w/Jans-Ignacik), Québec City (w/Malek), 125/Taipei (w/H .Chan) . Finalist (11): 2016 - Sydney, Dubai, US Open, Beijing (w/Garcia); 2014 - Brisbane (w/Voskoboeva), Paris [Indoors], Wimbledon, Cincinnati (all w/Babos), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Krajicek); 2013 - Marrakech (w/Martic); 2011 - Copenhagen (w/Piter) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2014 - Australian Open (w/Nestor); 2013 - Wimbledon (w/Nestor) . Finalist (2): 2015 - Australian Open (w/Nestor); 2013 - Roland Garros (w/Nestor) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2012 - Taipei, TPE . Doubles (1): 2012 - Taipei, TPE (w/H .Chan)

ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2012-17; French Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnjoyed best season of career in 2017, making Top 10 debut and lifting first WTA singles title having reached four finals… Finished season at No .11 for highest year-end ranking and first inside Top 20… Broke into Top 10 on October 23, 2017… Won first career singles title at Premier-level St . Petersburg (d . Putintseva in F)… Reached biggest final of career at Premier-Mandatory level Madrid (l . Halep)… also was R-Up at Acapulco (l . Tsurenko) and Stuttgart (l . Siegemund)… Career record in finals now stands at 1-6… Posted joint-best result across the Grand Slams by reaching QF at Roland Garros (l . Bacsinszky); also made QF at 2015 US Open… Qualified as first alternate for 2017 WTA Finals but not called on to play… Reached two singles finals in 2016, at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l . Vandeweghe) and Hong Kong (l . Wozniacki), having been runner-up at 2015 Strasbourg (l . Stosur)… With fellow Frenchwoman Garcia, captured first Grand Slam doubles title of career at 2016 Roland Garros – first all-French team to triumph in Paris since Chanfreau/Dürr in 1971… As top seeds at WTA Finals in Singapore, Garcia/Mladenovic fell in semifinals (l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova)… Won 2016 WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (w/Garcia)… Member of French Fed Cup side that advanced to 2016 competition final against Czech Republic – lost epic singles rubber to Ka .Pliskova, 63 46 16-14 in 3 hours 48 minutes – 30-game final set being longest-ever in a Fed Cup final – as well as decisive doubles rubber (w/Garcia, l . Pliskova/Strycova)… Broke into Top 100 on September 17, 2012 and Top 50 on March 18, 2013… Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open, as well as a two-time runner-up (all w/Nestor)… Made tour-level main draw debut at 2009 Australian Open… Played first WTA qualifying event as wildcard at 2008 Paris [Indoors]… 2009 Roland Garros girls’ singles champion .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Dzenita (was a pro volleyball player); father is Dragan (was a pro handball player); brother is Luka (soccer player)… Started playing at age eight when introduced to sport by parents… Favorite surface is grass… Speaks French, English, Serbian, Italian, Spanish and a bit of Russian… Also enjoys volleyball and beach volleyball .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (2-3): 2015, 2016Made WTA Finals debut in 2015 (w/Babos) and returned in 2016 (w/Garcia, as top seeds, l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in SF) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 26 - 28 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 6 1r 3r 2r 1r 2r - - - 1rROLAND GARROS 11 - 9 QF 3r 3r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 3 - 6 2r 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r - - -US OPEN 8 - 7 1r 2r QF 1r 2r 3r - - 1r

KRISTINA MLADENOVIC FRA

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 5Career Prize Money: $15,516,622Career W-L: 317 - 156

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 47 - 21Prize Money: $5,433,457Won (2): Wimbledon, CincinnatiSF (5): Brisbane, Rome, Birmingham, Stanford, Tokyo>> Reached WTA World No .1 Ranking on September 11,

2017; held the top spot for three weeks

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 22016: 72015: 3

2014: 212013: 642012: 104

2011: 2492010: 4322009: 687

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Wimbledon, Cincinnati; 2016 - Roland Garros; 2015 - Beijing; 2014 - Hobart . Finalist (3): 2015 - Wimbledon, Wuhan; 2014 - Florianopolis .

DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2015 - Birmingham, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Suárez Navarro); 2014 - Marrakech (w/Oprandi), Stanford (w/Suárez Navarro); 2013 - Hobart (w/Torró-Flor) . Finalist (5): 2015 - Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Suárez Navarro); 2014 - Madrid, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Suárez Navarro) .

ADDITIONAL - Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2015-17; Spanish Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished 2017 at No .2 for career-best year-end finish… Ascended to World No .1 ranking on September 11, 2017 for first time in career… Spent four weeks in the top spot… First Spanish woman to sit at top of rankings since Sanchez-Vicario in 1995… Voted 2017 WTA Player of the Year… Captured second Grand Slam title at 2017 Wimbledon (d . V .Williams in F)… Dropped just one set during triumph at All England Club…

Lifted second title of 2017 at Cincinnati (d . No .1 Ka .Pliskova in SF, d . No .2 Halep in F)… Qualified for WTA Finals for third year in a row… Won first Grand Slam title at 2016 Roland Garros (d . S,Williams in F… First Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since Sánchez Vicario in 1998… 45th woman in Open Era to win a Grand Slam title . . . One of just four players born in 1990s to win a Grand Slam title… Was losing finalist at 2015 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams)… Made Top 10 rankings debut on July 13, 2015 after run to Wimbledon final… Breakthrough win came at Premier Mandatory-level Beijing in 2015 (d . Bacsinszky in F)… Broke into Top 100 on July 23, 2012 and made Top 50 debut on January 13, 2014… In doubles, has won five titles from 10 finals; qualified for WTA Finals in 2014-15, both times w/Suarez Navarro (runners-up in 2015, l . Hingis/Mirza)… Missed second half of 2013 season after undergoing ankle surgery on July 2… At 2012 Miami, advanced to R16 making WTA main draw debut .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Scarlet Blanco; father’s name is José Antonio Muguruza; brothers’ names are Asier (engineer) and Igor (economist); mother is from Venezuela and father is from Spain… Began playing tennis at age three; first memory of the sport was playing with her brothers… Aggressive style of play; prefers hardcourts; favorite shot is serve… Speaks Spanish and English… Enjoys cooking, reading and listening to music… Favorite tennis players growing up were Serena Williams and Pete Sampras .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (5-5): 2015-17Doubles (3-3): 2014-15Made WTA Finals debut in 2014 in doubles (w/Suarez Navarro) . . .Played in singles and doubles in 2015 . . .Advanced to singles semifinals without losing a match in group stage in 2015 (l . A .Radwanska) . . .Runner-up in doubles in 2015 (w/Suarez Navarro, l . Hingis/Mirza) . . .Contested singles in 2016 and 2017, but did not advance out of round-robin competition .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 52 - 18 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 13 - 5 QF 3r 4r 4r 2r - ROLAND GARROS 19 - 4 4r W QF QF 2r - WIMBLEDON 15 - 4 W 2r F 1r 2r - US OPEN 5 - 5 4r 2r 2r 1r - 1r

GARBIÑE MUGURUZA

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 8Career Prize Money: $5,072,161Career W-L: 460 - 313

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 11 - 20Prize Money: $672,948R-Up (1):HobartQF (1): Washington DC>> Reached three doubles finals winning title at Biel

(w/Hsieh) and finalist at Wimbledon (w/H .C .Chan) and Cincinnati (w/Hsieh)

>> Won WTA 125K Series title at Limoges-FRA

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 1002016: 392015: 392014: 472013: 602012: 58

2011: 302010: 832009: 1012008: 472007: 1792006: 222

2005: 2682004: 4302003: 4512002: 875

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2016 - Luxembourg; 2014 - Guangzhou; 2013 - Florianopolis . Finalist (5): 2017 - Hobart; 2016 - Seoul; 2015 - Nottingham; 2012 - Luxembourg; 2011 - Luxembourg .

DOUBLES - Winner (8): 2017 - Biel (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Shenzhen (w/King), Washington DC (w/Wickmayer), New Haven (w/Mirza); 2014 - Shenzhen, Hobart (both w/Koukalova); 2012 - Hobart (w/Begu); 2009 - Budapest (w/Kleybanova) . Finalist (16): 2017 - Wimbledon (w/H .C .Chan), Cincinnati (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Montréal (w/Halep), Luxembourg (w/Tig); 2015 - Hobart (w/Diatchenko), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Begu); 2014 - Katowice (w/Koukalova); 2013 - Eastbourne (w/Koukalova); 2012 - Guangzhou (w/Gajdosova), Luxembourg (w/Begu); 2011 - Baku (w/Voskoboeva); 2010 - Hobart (w/Y .Chan), Prague (w/Szavay); 2009 - Stanford (w/Y .Chan); 2008 - New Haven (w/Cirstea) .

ADDITIONAL - Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2004-09, 2011, 2014-17; Romanian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNine Top 100 seasons in past ten years, with five Top 50 seasons including a career-best in 2016 (No .39) . . . Won third WTA singles title of career at 2016 Luxembourg, defeating Kvitova in final for eleventh career win over a Top 10 opponent… Highlight of 2017 was finishing runner-up at Hobart (l . Mertens)… Has reached at least one singles final seven years running (2011-17) . . . Has won at least 20 main draw matches in five of last six of seven seasons . . . Winner of eight WTA doubles titles from 22 finals, including three in 2016, at Shenzhen (w/King), Washington DC (w/Wickmayer) and New Haven (w/Mirza) . . . Reached first Grand Slam doubles final at Wimbledon 2017 (w/Hsieh)… Has reached at least one doubles final in nine seasons (2008-17) and has reached at least three finals in four consecutive years (2014-17) . . . Best result at a Grand Slam is reaching R16 at 2011 US Open (l . Kerber) and 2015 Wimbledon (l . Bacsinszky)… Made Top 100 debut on May 19, 2008 and entered Top 50 on November 10, 2008 . . . Achieved career-high ranking of No .28 on February 27, 2012 . . . Best win by ranking came over No .6 Li at 2011 Beijing . . . On ITF Circuit, winner of 18 singles titles and 22 doubles titles . . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Dubai .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Cristiana and father is Mihai (both engineers); sister is Gabriela… Enjoys music, shopping, movies and fashion… Favorite cities are Bucharest and New York… Favorite player is Agassi; admires Federer and Nadal… Favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite TV show is Friends .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 25 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8 - 10 1r 2r 1r 3r 1r 3r 3r 1r 2r 1rROLAND GARROS 1 - 9 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r - 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 7 - 10 1r 2r 4r 1r 1r 1r 2r 2r 1r 2rUS OPEN 9 - 10 3r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r 4r 1r 1r 1r

MONICA NICULESCU

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,234,908Career W-L: 135 - 98

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 18 - 22Prize Money: $593,912QF (2): Auckland, Hong Kong

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 682016: 40

2015: 2032014: 250

2013: 4302012: 1028

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2016 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific]

ADDITIONAL – Japanese Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSecond Top 100 season in 2017, finishing as Japanese No .1… Began and ended season with quarterfinal showings at Auckland and Hong Kong… Other highlights included 3r runs at Wimbledon and US Open… Posted first career Top 10 win over No .6 Kerber in 2017 US Open 1r…

Winner of WTA Newcomer of the Year Award for 2016, having risen from outside Top 200 to career-high ranking of No .40 across course of season… Advanced to first WTA singles final of career at Premier-level 2016 Tokyo [PPO] (l . Wozniacki) . . . Earlier in 2016 season reached first WTA quarterfinal at Acapulco and also reached last eight at Florianopolis and Tianjin . . . Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2016 Australian Open, reaching 3r . . . Runner-up at WTA 125K Series event in Hua Hin in 2015… Won 2015 WTA Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (d . Garcia in F) . . . As world No .406, made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Stanford (qualified and defeated No .19 Stosur in 1r) . . . Made WTA qualifying debut at 2013 Québec City… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in United States in 2012 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, Leonard Francois is from Haiti; mother, Tamaki, is from Japan… Older sister is Mari (also plays tennis)… Aggressive baseliner; favorite shot is forehand… Tennis idol growing up was Serena Williams… Enjoyed reading Open by Andre Agassi… Favorite city is Tokyo .

NAOMI OSAKA JPN

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 2 Career Prize Money: $4,932,320Career W-L: 183 - 92

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 43 - 20Prize Money: $3,998,026Won (2): Roland Garros, SeoulR-Up (1): Charleston>> Made Top 10 debut on September 11, 2017

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 72016: 44

2015: 792014: 308

2013: 6722012: 892

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Roland Garros, Seoul; Finalist (3): 2017 - Charleston; 2016 - Doha; 2015 - Québec City .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - St . Petersburg (w/Rosolska), Stuttgart (w/Atawo) .

ADDITIONAL - Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2013-17; Latvian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnjoyed breakout year in 2017, winning maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, qualifying for WTA Finals and posting career-high ranking of No .7… Title in Paris was first at tour-level (d . Halep in F) and became lowest‐ranked player (No .47), and first unseeded player, to lift the trophy in the Open Era… Was only eighth Grand Slam main draw appearance… First Latvian player to reach a Grand Slam final… Won second title of career at 2017

Seoul… Posted career-high ranking of No .7 on October 9, 2017… Qualified for WTA Finals (fell in group stage) – youngest player to contest season-ending event since Wozniacki in 2010… Won 2017 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year award… Also nominated for 2017 Player of the Year…2016 highlight was run to first Premier-level final at Doha (l . Suárez Navarro), following maiden finals appearance at 2015 Québec City (l . Beck)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2015 Wimbledon – her second main draw appearance at tour level – defeating world No .9 Suárez Navarro to reach 2r… On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and eight doubles titles . . . Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2014 Tashkent . . . In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2014 Wimbledon (d . Kr .Schmiedlova in F) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother and coach is Jelena Jakovleva; father, a football player, is Jevgenijs Ostapenko; half-brother’s name is Maksim Ostapenko (graduated from art academy in California and lives there now); also has a dog named Juljeta… Introduced to tennis at age five by mother (who was also her first coach)… Favorite shots are serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard; favorite tournament is Wimbledon… Speaks Russian, Latvian and English… Tennis idol is Serena Williams… Enjoys spending time with parents and dog, listening to music and going out with friends… Trained in ballroom dancing for seven years .

WTA FINALS HISTORY Singles (1-2): 2017Made WTA Finals debut in 2017, but did not advance beyond group stage competition .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 17 - 9 W - L 17 16 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 2 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 7 - 1 W 1r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 3 QF 1r 2r US OPEN 3 - 3 3r 1r 2r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 21 - 39 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 8 2r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r - 2r - - - ROLAND GARROS 8 - 13 2r 3r 1r 4r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 3 - 9 1r 1r 1r - 1r 1r 2r 1r 2r 2r - - - US OPEN 7 - 9 1r 1r - 1r - 3r 2r 2r - 2r 2r - 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0Career Prize Money: $2,710,269Career W-L: 429 - 373

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 20Prize Money: $412,670SF (1): LuxembourgQF (2): Acapulco, Bucharest

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 912016: 732015: 1162014: 792013: 225

2012: 662011: 742010: 1022009: 1092008: 62

2007: 592006: 1972005: 2072004: 2612003: 493

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2008 - Bad Gastein; 2007 - Tashkent .

DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2011 - Dallas (w/Cornet) .

ADDITIONAL - French Fed Cup Team, 2010-13, 2015, 2017; French Olympic Team, 2008 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted third Top 100 season finish in four years in 2017, at No .91, for seventh Top 100 season finish of career… 2017 season highlighted by semifinal run at

Luxembourg (l . Wiffhoeft)… Posted three Top 50 wins in 2017 (No .27 Babos, No .31 Putintseva, and No .41 Doi) Member of French Fed Cup team in 2017… Named to French Fed Cup team that faced Czech Republic in 2016 competition final, but did not play… Achieved career best Grand Slam result at 2014 Roland Garros by reaching R16 (l . Muguruza)… Heading into 2014 Roland Garros, had lost 13-straight WTA main draw matches dating back to 2013 Auckland… Achieved career high ranking of No .40 on July 21, 2008 after winning first WTA singles title at 2007 Tashkent (d . Azarenka in F); won second title at 2008 Bad Gastein (d . Hradecka in F)… Made Top 100 debut in September 2007 and Top 50 debut in February 2008… Has contested one WTA doubles final, at 2011 Dallas (w/ Cornet)… On ITF Circuit, winner of eight singles titles and two doubles titles… Made tour-level main draw debut as a wildcard at 2005 Roland Garros .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Dominique, father is Jean-Philippe (both work in cigar business); older brothers are Olivier and Julien… Born in Cucq (in northern France); now lives and trains in Paris… Started playing tennis at age six with family… Baseliner whose best shots are serve and forehand… Interests when younger included track and field… Trained at Mouratoglou Academy for five years… Admires Roger Federer and Andre Agassi .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 11 / 5Career Prize Money: $7,978,508Career W-L: 375 - 241

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 41 - 24Prize Money: $1,419,052Won (3): Monterrey, Rabat, Hong KongR-Up (1): Tokyo

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 152016: 282015: 282014: 25

2013: 262012: 362011: 162010: 21

2009: 412008: 452007: 2812006: 402

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (11): 2017 - Monterrey, Rabat, Hong Kong; 2015 - Linz; 2014 - Paris [Indoors], Moscow; 2013 - Monterrey, Oeiras; 2011 - Monterrey; 2010 - Monterrey, Istanbul . Finalist (6): 2017 - Tokyo PPO; 2015 - Washington DC, Moscow; 2013 - Brisbane, Seoul; 2012 - Washington DC

DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2017 - Sydney (w/Babos) . 2013 - Madrid (w/Safarova); 2012 - Charleston (w/Safarova); 2011 - Brisbane (w/Kleybanova); 2008 - Fès (w/Cirstea) . Finalist (2): 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Jankovic); 2008 - Palermo (w/Kudryavtseva) .

ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2009, 2011-13, 2015, 2017; Russian Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSTen consecutive Top 50 seasons, including second Top 20 finish in 2017 at No .15 (finished No .16 in 2011)… Owns 11 WTA singles titles, including a career-best three titles in a single season in 2017 at Monterrey, Rabat and Hong Kong… Notched first win over a reigning World No .1 en route to fourth Monterrey title in 2017 (d . then-No .1 Kerber)… Holds an 11-6 record in WTA singles finals… Has reached the QF stage at all Grand Slams (incl . 2011 US Open, Roland Garros, 2016 Wimbledon and 2017 Australian Open)… Winner of five WTA doubles titles from seven finals, and a doubles quarterfinalist at all four majors… Served as doubles alternate at 2015 WTA Finals (w/Kudryavtseva)… Broke into Top 100 in singles on July 7, 2009 and entered Top 50 on November 3, 2008… Made Top 20 debut on September 13, 2010 and rose as high as No .13 (July 4, 2011)… Played first WTA main draw match as wildcard at 2006 Moscow aged 15… Won three junior Grand Slam singles titles, at 2006-07 Australian Open and 2006 US Open .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father, Sergey, and brother, Aleks… Mother’s name is Marina… Grandmother played basketball for USSR; grandfather was high-level basketball referee; father was Olympic-level canoeist; mother was a swimmer… Baseliner whose favorite surface is clay; favorite shot is forehand down the line… Introduced to tennis at age six by family… Speaks Russian, English and French… Likes comedy movies; favorite actors are Johnny Depp and Ben Stiller… Favorite music is R&B, hip-hop… Favorite book is Eat, Pray, Love… Favorite foods are Japanese and Russian… Enjoys karaoke, shopping, dancing, seeing friends, music, sleeping… Best memories are winning 2006 Australian Open juniors, first WTA title in Monterrey and playing World TeamTennis .

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ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA RUS

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 21Career Prize Money: $8,739,538Career W-L: 459 - 291

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 36 - 22Prize Money: $1,274,499Won (1): NanchangR-Up (1): Taipei CitySF (2): Strasbourg, Tianjin>> Won doubles title at Shenzhen and runner-up at Australian Open and Dubai (both w/Hlavackova)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 272016: 1092015: 1362014: 222013: 452012: 40

2011: 172010: 722009: 472008: 402007: 462006: 56

2005: 372004: 732003: 3262002: 3592001: 516

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Nanchang; 2016 - Tianjin .Finalist (7): 2017 - Taipei City; 2014 - Shenzhen; 2013 - Brussels; 2011 - Brussels; 2008 - Forest Hills, Guangzhou; 2006 - Strasbourg .

DOUBLES - Winner (21): 2017 - Shenzhen (w/Hlavackova); 2016- Nottingham (w/Hlavackova), Guangzhou (w/Muhammad), Tianjin (w/McHale); 2014 - Pattaya City (w/Zhang), Doha, Indian Wells, Roland Garros (all w/Hsieh), Beijing (w/Hlavackova); 2013 - Rome, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, Guangzhou, WTA Finals (all w/Hsieh); 2011 - Rome (w/Zheng); 2009 - Sydney, Rome, Beijing (all w/Hsieh); 2008 - Bangalore (w/Sun), Bali (w/Hsieh); 2007 - Guangzhou (w/Yan) .Finalist (6): 2017 - Australian Open, Dubai (both w/Hlavackova); 2014 - WTA Finals (w/Hsieh); 2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Chuang), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Peer); 2007 - Charleston (w/Sun) .

WTA 125K SERIES - Winner (1): 2014 - Nanchang-CHN .

ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team 2001, 2006-10, 2012, 2014; Chinese Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNinth Top 50 season in 2017, and third Top 30 finish… Ended 2016 ranked No .109 and improved her standing by 82 spots to finish 2017 at No .27… Won career second tour-level title at 2017 Nanchang (d . Hibino in F)… In 2016, captured first WTA singles title at Tianjin (d . Riske in F) in what was her seventh career final… As Chinese No .1, received wildcard to 2017 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (went 1-1 in round robin stage)… Achieved a career-high singles ranking of No .14 on August 22, 2014… Best result across the majors is SF run at 2014 US Open (ret . vs . Wozniacki w/heat illness)… Was the third Chinese player to reach the SF at a major (after Li Na and Zheng Jie)… Missed four Grand Slams in a row, from 2015 Wimbledon to 2016 Roland Garros, with a back injury, returning to the majors at the All England Club in 2016 (l . Stephens in 1r)… Former WTA World No .1 in doubles (achieved on February 17, 2014)… Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Roland Garros (both w/Hsieh)… Reached third Grand Slam doubles final at 2017 Australian Open (w/ Hlavackova, l . Mattek-Sands/Safarova)… Owner of 21 WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2017 Shenzhen (w/Hlavackova)… Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles on two occasions, winning the title in 2013 and finishing as runners-up in 2014 (both w/Hsieh)… On ITF Circuit, holds nine singles and three doubles titles… Made WTA main draw debut as WC at 2001 Shanghai .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Peng Ji Jun; mother is Zhang Bing . . . Introduced to tennis at age 8 by uncle . . . Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard . . . Enjoys Chinese cuisine, reading, shopping, swimming . . . Considers herself quiet . . . Admires John McEnroe . . . Has a lucky cow on her tennis bag (born in year of the cow) .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 6 / 0Career Prize Money: $6,600,972Career W-L: 428 - 275

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 23Prize Money: $418,137SF (1): Washington DC

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 972016: 562015: 242014: 142013: 39

2012: 1432011: 102010: 322009: 562008: 315

2007: 1002006: 2382005: 3382004: 416

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (6): 2015 - Antwerp; 2014 - Charleston, Bad Gastein, Tournament of Champions-Sofia; 2011 - Strasbourg; 2009 - Bad Gastein . Finalist (5): 2013 - Nürnberg, Washington DC; 2011 - Brisbane, Beijing; 2010 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch .

DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Brisbane (w/Kerber); 2009 - Bad Gastein (w/Malek) .

ADDITIONAL - German Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2010-12, 2014-17 . German Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEighth Top 100 season finish in 2017, but second outside Top 50 since 2012… German No .7 of seven women in year-end Top 100… In singles, season highlighted by semifinal run at 2017 Washington D .C . (l . Goerges)… Posted three wins of Top 50 players in 2017 (No .28 Begu and Bertens twice – once No .27 and No . 30) … In doubles, made a quarterfinals run at 2017 Australian Open (partnered w/Lucic-Baroni)… Has four career wins over a Top 5 opponent (including No .5 Muguruza in 2016)… Won second doubles title of career at 2016 Brisbane (w/Kerber)… Won three of six career singles titles in 2014, including Tournament of

Champions-Sofia, defeating Muguruza in semifinals and Pennetta in final… Two-time winner at Bad Gastein (2009 and 2014)… Has reached at least one singles final in six of past nine years… Achieved best result in Grand Slam play when she reached semifinals at 2014 Roland Garros (l . Halep)… Reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals in 2011, at Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open… Member of German Fed Cup side that reached final in 2014 (l . Czech Republic)… Broke into Top 100 on July 30, 2008 and cracked Top 50 on January 11, 2010… Made Top 10 debut on August 8, 2011, becoming the sixth German woman to reach Top 10 and first since October 2000… Owns 11 wins against Top 10 opponents, including one over a reigning World No .1 (Wozniacki at 2011 Miami)… In 2012, missed three months early in season with low back injury, then missed four summer months with right ankle injury; ranking dropped as low as No .177 in March, 2013… Received Fed Cup Heart Award in 2011… Missed eight months of 2008 after suffering right knee injury at Australian Open… Made WTA main draw debut at 2006 Hasselt .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONBaseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay… Began playing at age six when father introduced her to the sport… Formerly Coached by father, Zoran; mother, Amira, is a dentist’s assistant; younger sister, Anja, is a student… Speaks French, German, English, Serbian… Favorite movie is Biutiful; favorite actors are Edward Norton and Javier Bardem… Favorite types of music are rock, funk; favorite group is Bloc Party… Enjoys reading, writing; favorite authors are Goethe, Wilde, Flaubert; people most admired are Goethe (genius in writing) and Che Guevara (genius in fighting)… Other favorites include going to museums and watching basketball when in America… Favorite city is Barcelona; favorite tournament is Stuttgart… Most memorable experience was playing first Grand Slam at 2007 Roland Garros… Self-described as thoughtful, outgoing and happy .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 9 / 5Career Prize Money: $10,835,391Career W-L: 426 - 248

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 53 - 18Prize Money: $3,902,665Won(3): Brisbane, Doha, EastbourneSF (5): Indian Wells, Miami, Roland Garros, Cincinnati, WTA Finals>> Reached WTA World No .1 Ranking on July 17,

2017 . Held the top spot for a total of eight weeks .

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 42016: 62015: 112014: 24

2013: 672012: 1202011: 1592010: 203

2009: 2282008: 4272007: 8602006: 1168

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Brisbane, Doha, Eastbourne; 2016 - Nottingham, Cincinnati; 2015 - Prague; 2014 - Seoul, Linz; 2013 - Kuala Lumpur . Finalist (10): 2016 - Eastbourne; US Open; 2015 - Sydney, Dubai, Birmingham, Stanford WTA Elite Trophy; 2014 - Pattaya City, Nürnberg, Hong Kong .

DOUBLES - Winner (5): 2016 - Birmingham (w/Strycova); 2014 - Nürnberg (w/Krajicek), Bad Gastein, Hong Kong (both w/Kr .Pliskova); 2013 - Linz (w/Kr .Pliskova) . Finalist (2): 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Goerges); 2013 - Palermo (w/Kr .Pliskova) .

ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2015-17 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnded 2017 at No .4 for career-best year-end finish… Ascended to World No .1 in rankings on July 17, 2017 for first time in career… First Czech woman to reach No .1 spot since computer rankings were introduced in 1975… Won three titles last season, at Brisbane (d . Cornet in F), Doha (d . Wozniacki in F) and Eastbourne (d . Wozniacki in F)… Qualified for WTA Finals for second year in a row, posting best result by reaching SF (l . eventual champion Wozniacki)… Led WTA with 452 aces in 2017 from 69 matches (down from 530 in

2016)… Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2016 highlighted by first Grand Slam final at US Open (l . Kerber), as well as biggest title of career at Cincinnati (d . Kerber in F)… At Flushing Meadows, defeated both V .Williams (R16; saved 1 mp) and S .Williams (SF), becoming the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament and just the fourth to do so at a Slam… Defeat of No .1 S .Williams at US Open was career-best victory, and ended the American’s 186 consecutive week reign at the top of the rankings… First Czech to reach title match in New York since Sukova in 1993… Also in 2016, won grass court title at Nottingham and was runner-up at Eastbourne… Claimed status as Czech Republic’s top-ranked player for first time in August 2016, overtaking Kvitova, who held the mantle since 2011… Member of 2016 Czech Fed Cup Team that defeated France for fifth competition title in past six years… At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first twins to win a WTA doubles title… Cracked Top 100 on March 4, 2013 after winning maiden career title at Kuala Lumpur (rose from No .127 to No .84) and broke into Top 50 on June 9, 2014… Made Top 10 debut on August 10, 2015 – for first time, three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 (also Kvitova, Safarova)… On ITF Circuit, winner of 10 singles titles and six doubles titles… In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2010 Australian Open .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFitness coaches are Martin Nosko and Ivan Trebaticka; trains at and plays for Sparta Praha tennis club… Began playing tennis at age four… Enjoys fishing, listening to music (likes pop, Czech music) and watching movies (favorite is Public Enemies)… Likes reading books by Paulo Coelho… Favorite food is pasta .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (3-4): 2016-17Doubles (0-1): 2016Made WTA Finals debut in 2016 competing in both singles and doubles (w/Goerges) . . .Posted 1-2 record in round-robin play; lost in opening match in doubles (QF, l . top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic) in 2016 . . .Advanced to semifinal stage in singles in 2017, falling to eventual champion Wozniacki .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 3Career Prize Money: $1,701,938Career W-L: 330 - 263

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 23Prize Money: $551,985R-Up (1): PragueQF (5): Shenzhen, Biel, Strasbourg, Mallorca

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 612016: 612015: 1132014: 123

2013: 1212012: 1102011: 1792010: 227

2009: 5062008: 7532007: 861

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Tashkent . Finalist (1): 2017 - Prague .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Bad Gastein, Hong Kong (both w/Ka .Pliskova); 2013 - Linz (w/Ka .Pliskova) .Finalist (1): 2013 - Palermo (w/Ka .Pliskova) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2016 - Dalian, CHN

ADDITIONAL - Czech Republic Fed Cup Team, 2017

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSecond consecutive Top 100 season finish… Czech No .6 at year’s end, with sister Karolina the country’s No .1… Season highlighted by runner-up finish at Prague (l . Barthel)… Won a career-best 22 main draw matches in 2017…Reached quarterfinals four times, at Shenzhen, Biel, Strasbourg and Mallorca… Achieved career-best No .35 in WTA Rankings on July 31, 2017… In 2016, won first WTA singles title at Tashkent (d . Hibino in F)… Also won WTA 125K Series event in Dalian, China… Recorded first career win over a Top 10 opponent at 2016 Miami, defeating No .10 Bencic in 2r… Winner of three WTA doubles titles, at 2013 Linz, 2014 Bad Gastein and 2014 Hong Kong, all with sister, Karolina… At 2013 Linz, Kristyna and Karolina became first set of twins to win a WTA doubles title… Best result in Grand Slam play is reaching 3r at 2015 Wimbledon (l . Niculescu) and 2017 Australian Open (l . Kerber)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 Wimbledon, as a qualifier (l . Bartoli in 1r)… On ITF Circuit, winner of nine singles and eight doubles titles… Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Prague (as a WC, l . Bartoli in 1r)… Wimbledon girls’ singles champion in 2010 (d . Ishizu in F) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONBegan playing tennis at age four… Enjoys music (any type), movies (favorites are The Notebook and Gladiator) and nature… Favorite book is Dear John… Favorite foods are strawberries, melons and Italian cuisine .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0Career Prize Money: $2,282,606Career W-L: 255 - 166

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 21Prize Money: $475,951R-Up (1): LuxembourgSF (1): DohaQF (1): Acapulco

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 582016: 322015: 92

2014: 602013: 552012: 127

2011: 2282010: 695

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Olympics; 2014 - Strasbourg . Finalist (2): 2017 - Luxembourg; 2016 - Sydney .

ADDITIONAL - Puerto Rican Fed Cup Team, 2008-10, 2012, 2014, 2016-17; Puerto Rican Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFifth straight Top 100 season (at No .58)… Reached one final in 2017, at Linz (l . Witthoeft in F)… Elsewhere made semifinals at Doha and quarterfinals at Acapulco… Enjoyed career-best season in 2016, a year highlighted by history-making gold medal in singles at Rio Olympics – Puerto Rico’s first-ever gold medal in any sport… Posted second and third career wins over Top 5 opponents en route to Olympic title – No .4 Muguruza (R16), and No .2 Kerber (F)… Subsequently recognized as Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC)… In 2016 also reached first Premier-level final at Sydney (l . Kuznetsova)… Backed up breakthrough 2013 season by winning first WTA singles title at 2014 Strasbourg (d . Soler-Espinosa in F)… Best result at a Grand Slam came at 2013 Wimbledon (recorded first Top 5 win over No .5 Errani in 1r; l . Stephens in R16)… On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, became first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a major in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi’s best results at Grand Slams were representing USA)… Reached first four tour-level main draws as a qualifier – 2011 Charleston, 2012 Monterrey, 2012 Tashkent, 2013 Brisbane… Played first WTA qualifying event at 2010 Ponte Vedra Beach… On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles titles… Two-time runner-up at junior Grand Slam events – 2011 Australian Open (l . Mestach) and 2011 Roland Garros (l . Jabeur) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Jose and Astrid; older brother is Ricky (works in the aeronautical industry as an engineer)… Introduced to tennis by mother; first tennis memory is playing in a clinic at a country club… Prefers hardcourts… Speaks fluent Spanish and English… Also enjoys going to the beach, relaxing at home, spending time with family and her dogs, reading and creative writing .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0 Career Prize Money: $2,194,392Career W-L: 220 - 170

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 20 - 27Prize Money: $656,423R-Up (1): St . PetersburgQF (2): Nurnberg, Tokyo International

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 532016: 342015: 74

2014: 1132013: 1052012: 121

2011: 2412010: 725

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - St . Petersburg .

ADDITIONAL - Kazakhstani Fed Cup Team, 2014-17 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird consecutive Top 100 season in 2017, finishing at No .53 as Kazakhstan’s No .1 player, of just two women inside the Top 100 (also Diyas)… Advanced to first WTA final at any level at St . Petersburg (and first SF at Premier-level) after notching two Top 10 wins over No .8 Kuznetsova and No .5 Cibulkova (l . Mladenovic in F) – became first woman from Kazakhstan to reach a WTA singles final since Shvedova at 2015 Bogota (l . Pereira)… Rose to new career-high ranking of No .27 on February 6, 2017 following her run to the final… Reached the 3r of a Grand Slam for the first time at 2016 Australian Open (l . Gasparyan)… Followed that up by becoming the first Kazakh to reach the quarterfinal stage of Roland Garros – or at any major – since Shvedova in 2012… Also reached semifinals at two International-level events in 2016: Kaohsiung (l . V .Williams) and Washington, DC (l . Wickmayer)… Defeated No .14 V .Williams en route to first Premier-level quarterfinal of career at 2016 Charleston… Later in season, posted second career win over a Top 10 opponent at 2016 Tokyo [PPO], defeating No .9 Keys in 1r… First Top 10 win came over No .10 Petkovic at 2015 Nürnberg (via ret .)… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2009 Luxembourg and WTA main draw debut at 2012 Copenhagen… On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles titles and six doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATION Father is Anton; mother is Anna; younger brother is Ilya (plays ice hockey)… Introduced to sport by father; liked it and was soon practicing at Spartak Club in Moscow… Moved to Paris to attend Mouratoglou Academy after winning a big Under 14s event; has trained there ever since… Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay… Australian Open and US Open are favorite tournaments… Tennis idols were Martina Hingis and Justine Henin - still watches videos of Henin on YouTube… Also enjoys dancing, music, singing, Sudoku, playing cards and chess… Person she would most like to meet is Eminem… Changed representation from Russia to Kazakhstan in May 2012 .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 20 / 2Career Prize Money: $27,199,285Career W-L: 580 - 253

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 25 - 18Prize Money: $1,259,379R-Up (1): SydneySF (1): New HavenQF (1): Shenzheng

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 282016: 32015: 52014: 62013: 5

2012: 42011: 82010: 142009: 102008: 10

2007: 262006: 572005: 3812004: 941

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (20): 2016 - Shenzhen, New Haven, Beijing; 2015 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Tianjin, WTA Finals; 2014 - Montréal; 2013 - Auckland, Sydney, Seoul; 2012 - Dubai, Miami, Brussels; 2011 - Carlsbad, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; 2008 - Pattaya City, Istanbul, Eastbourne; 2007 - Stockholm . Finalist (8): 2017 - Sydney; 2015 - Eastbourne; 2014 - Indian Wells; 2013 - Stanford; 2012 - Wimbledon, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2010 - San Diego; 2009 - Beijing .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2011 - Miami (w/Hantuchova); 2007 - Istanbul (w/U .Radwanska) . Finalist (2): 2009 - Dubai, Los Angeles (both w/Kirilenko) .

ADDITIONAL - Polish Fed Cup Team, 2006-15; Polish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEleventh successive Top 30 season in 2017 (finishing at No .28)… Finished last eight of nine seasons in the Top 10 (2008-09, 2011-16), including four Top 5 seasons (2012-13, 2015-16)… Took career haul of WTA singles titles to 20 by winning three events in 2016: Shenzhen (d . Riske in F), New Haven (d . Svitolina in F) and Beijing (d . Konta in F)… Owns 20-8 record in finals, having won three titles in a year in six different seasons (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16)… Won biggest title

of career at 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore (d . Kvitova in F)… Has made eight appearances at season finale, including again in 2016 (l . Kerber in SF); twice played as an alternate (2008-09)… Heading into 2018 has played 46 consecutive Grand Slam events, best result being runner-up at 2012 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams in 3s)… First Polish woman to reach a Grand Slam final in Open Era… Owns 18 wins against Top 5 opponents, including one victory over a reigning World No .1 (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney)… As mark of consistency, has won at least 45 matches in five straight seasons from 2012-16), including career-high 59 in 2012… Reached career-high singles ranking of No .2 on July 9, 2012… Broke into Top 100 on September 11, 2006 and Top 50 on January 29, 2007… Became first Polish player to reach Top 10 on July 7, 2008… Winner of two WTA doubles titles, including one with sister Urszula (2007 Istanbul)… Had surgery on middle finger of right hand at end of 2009 and surgery on right foot stress fracture at end of 2010… Made WTA main draw debut at 2006 Warsaw, advancing to quarterfinals… In juniors, won two Grand Slam titles – 2005 Wimbledon and 2006 Roland Garros .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, Robert, coached Agnieszka when she was growing up; mother, Marta, is an accountant; sister, Urszula, also plays on WTA… Began playing at age four when father introduced her to the sport; grew up playing at club in Gronau, Germany, where father was club pro… Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is grass… Speaks Polish, English… Studies tourism at Polish Sport University in Krakow… Favorite actress is Nicole Kidman; favorite artists are Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem; favorite author is Dorota Tarakowska… Favorite city is Paris… Admires Pete Sampras .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (11-14): 2008, 2009, 2011-16Qualified for the WTA Finals six consecutive years and competed at the event eight times overall… Played in three different cities: Doha, Istanbul and Singapore… Lifted the Billie Jean King Trophy as champion in 2015… Of eight appearances, advanced to the semifinals four times .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $2,656,747Career W-L: 303 - 237

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 20 -24Prize Money: $613,511R-Up (1): ShenzhenQF (1): Nurnberg

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 702016: 412015: 972014: 45

2013: 572012: 1792011: 1352010: 118

2009: 2222008: 8952007: 627

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2014 - Tianjin . Finalist (4): 2017 - Shenzhen; 2016 - Shenzhen, Nottingham, Tianjin .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2014-15, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFifth Top 100 season in 2017, ending as No .12 American… Highlight was finishing runner-up in first tournament of the year at Shenzhen (l . Siniakova)… Also reached quarterfinals at Nürnberg and made 3r at both Australian Open and Wimbledon… Achieved career-best No .36 in WTA Rankings on May 15, 2017… In 2016, advanced to three finals, finishing runner-up at International-level Shenzhen Nottingham and Tianjin… Won maiden WTA singles title at 2014 Tianjin (d . Bencic in F)… Breakthrough season in 2013 marked first year-end Top 100 finish (No .57)… Achieved best result in Grand Slam play to date at 2013 US Open – l . Hantuchova in R16… Rapid rankings rise between 2008 and 2010: was ranked No .895 at end of 2008, rising to No .232 at end of 2009, and No .118 at end of 2010… Made Top 100 debut on July 22, 2013 (No .96)… Reached first WTA semifinal at 2010 Birmingham (as qualifier, l . Sharapova)… Signed to attend/play for Vanderbilt University in 2009 but decided to pursue tennis full time and turned pro two weeks before classes were due to begin… Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Charleston .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents, Albert and Carol, are retired; sister is Sarah McGlamery (formerly coached her), brother is Daniel… Started playing tennis at age three with siblings… Aggressive style of play; growing up, liked watching Monica Seles… Signed to attend and play for Vanderbilt University on scholarship in 2009 but decided to pursue tennis full time; turned pro two weeks before classes were due to begin… Enjoys writing (keeps a journal), reading and spending time with family and friends… If hadn’t been a tennis player, would have studied medicine .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 14 - 23 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 6 3r 1r 1r 3r - 1r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 1 - 4 1r 1r 1r 2r - - - - WIMBLEDON 6 - 7 3r 1r 1r 3r 3r - 1r 1r US OPEN 3 - 6 1r 1r 1r 1r 4r - 1r -

ALISON RISKE USA

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,986,506Career W-L: 202 - 165

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 23 - 20Prize Money: $662,138QF (3): Hobart, Charleston, Strasbourg

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 592016: 602015: 146

2014: 722013: 1232012: 217

2011: 4342010: 341

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - Rio de Janeiro; 2014 - Bad Gastein .

DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Bogotá (w/Falconi) .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird Top 100 season in 2017, year highlighted by reaching quarterfinals at Charleston, Hobart and Strasbourg… Also made 3r at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open… Achieved career-best No .49 in WTA Rankings on January 30, 2017… Played all three ties for USA team which won first Fed Cup in 17 years… In 2016, reached first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland Garros… Appeared in second career final at 2016 Rio de Janeiro (l . Schiavone)… In 2014, reached first WTA singles final of career at Bad Gastein (l . Petkovic) and posted first win over a Top 10 opponent – d . No .8 Bouchard at Montréal… Made Top 100 for first time on August 11, 2014… One-time doubles finalist, at 2015 Bogotá (w/Falconi)… On ITF Circuit, winner of four singles titles and two doubles titles… Won first WTA level match at 2013 Strasbourg… Made tour-level main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 US Open… Made professional debut at age 16 on ITF Circuit in USA in 2009 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFollowed older sister Sabra into tennis… Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Would have been a hockey player if wasn’t a tennis player… Favorite tournaments are Charleston and US Open .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 16 - 16 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 2 2r - 1r - - - - -ROLAND GARROS 7 - 5 3r QF 1r 1r 2r - - -WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 3r 1r 1r - - - - -US OPEN 6 - 6 3r 2r 3r 2r 1r - - 1r

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USASHELBY ROGERSDATE OF BIRTH13-OCT-1992 (MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, USA)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.75 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $4,165,302Career W-L: 399 - 270

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 19 -11Prize Money: $1,207,562R-Up (1): LinzSF (2): Nottingham, Wimbledon>> Won four ITF singles titles

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 202016: 1562015: 772014: 512013: 38

2012: 622011: 722010: 1042009: 452008: 58

2007: 2792006: 3302005: 3022004: 924

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (4): 2013 - Washington DC; 2012 - Washington DC; 2011 - Memphis; 2009 - Birmingham .Finalist (3): 2017 - Linz; 2014 - New Haven; 2011 - Guangzhou .

DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2012 - Budapest (w/Husarova) .Finalist (1): 2010 - Tashkent (w/Dulgheru) .

ADDITIONAL - Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005-15 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird Top 50 season and first Top 20 season in 2017 (finishing at a career-high No .20, first achieved on November 6, 2017)… Became Slovak No .1 on October 23, 2017 (ahead of Cibulkova)… Reached seventh career tour-level singles final at 2017 Linz (l . Strycova in F)… Owns a 4-3 record in singles finals, winning the titles at 2009 Birmingham (d . Li in F), 2011 Memphis (d . Marino in F via ret .), 2012 Washington

DC (d . Pavlyuchenkova in F) and 2013 Washington DC (d . Petkovic in F)… Reached career first Grand Slam semifinal at 2017 Wimbledon (l . eventual champion Muguruza), becoming first Slovak woman to reach this stage at the All England Club… Defeated No .3 Ka .Pliskova in 2r en route to Wimbledon SF… After All England Club run, finished with 18-2 record on grass in 2017, including two ITF singles titles at Surbiton (d . Watson in F) and Ilkley (d . Van Uytvanck in F), and made SF run at Nottingham (l . eventual R-Up Konta)… Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2017, going 1-1 in group stage… Recorded ninth Top 10 victory of career at Zhuhai (d . No .10 Mladenovic)… Holds one WTA doubles title at 2012 Budapest (w/Husarova)… Achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No .50 (June 6, 2011)… Owner of nine singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Made WTA main draw debut as WC at 2006 Prague (d . No .2 seed Safarova in 1r, l . Peng in QF) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Anton (retired after working in power stations); mother's name is Maria; has two siblings, Filip and Nada; has a dog named Dolor . . . Began playing tennis at age 8; was born in Piestany but moved to Bratislava at age 15 to train at national tennis center . . . Favorite surfaces are grass and hardcourts; favorite shots are serve and forehand . . . Favorite food is sushi; favorite drinks are water and iced tea . . . Favorite movie is Pretty Woman; favorite actors are Richard Gere and Tom Cruise . . . Favorite group is Coldplay . . . Favorite cities are New York and Paris; favorite tournaments are Wimbledon and US Open . . . Admires Roger Federer for being a great player and person; also admires Martina Hingis . . . If she weren't a tennis player would play another sport (loves all sports) . . . Lucky charm is a toy duck . . . Goal is to reach Top 10 .

MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA SVK

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20 50DATE OF BIRTH04-OCT-1988 (PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA)HEIGHT5’ 11” (1.80 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 24 - 37 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 8 - 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 7 - 10 2r 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r 2rWIMBLEDON 7 - 9 SF 1r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 7 - 10 3r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 3r 3r

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $256,317Career W-L: 102 - 61

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 8Prize Money: $199,155R-Up (1): TianjinSF (1): Tashkent

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 78 2016: 159 2015: 548

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Tianjin

WTA 125K SERIES - SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Mumbai-IND .

DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Taipei-TPE (w/Kudermetova)

ADDITIONAL - Belarus Fed Cup Team, 2016-17 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFirst Top 100 season finish in 2017, ending year at No .78… Subsequently rose to career-high ranking of No .73 on November 27, 2017… Season highlight was reaching first tour-level final at Tianjin (l . Sharapova)… Also made SF run at International-level Tashkent (l . Babos)… Made Grand Slam main draw debut 2017 Wimbledon, falling in 2r (as qualifier, l . Witthoeft)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2017 Dubai (as qualifier, l . Ka . Bondarenko)… Member of Belarus Fed Cup Team that advanced to competition final in 2017 – went 1-1 in singles and 0-1 in doubles as side lost to USA… Scored first Top 20 win of career with defeat of No .13 Stephens during Fed Cup final in Minsk… Rounded out season by lifting WTA 125k Series title at Mumbai (d . Jakupovic)… On ITF Circuit has won four singles titles and one doubles title…

PERSONAL INFORMATIONLives and trains in Minsk, Belarus . . . . Began playing tennis at 6-years-old after father drove past a tennis court and thought to give it a try . . . . Began to really believe she could play professionally at 15-years-old . . . . Idols growing up were Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, and her countrywoman Victoria Azarenka . . . . Describes herself as aggressive and emotional on the court, nice off the court . . . . Loves Instagram . . . . Her favorite shot is the serve . . . . Favorite foods are pasta, sushi, and Haribo .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 1 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - -ROLAND GARROS - -WIMBLEDON 1 - 1 2rUS OPEN - -

ARYNA SABALENKA BLR

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 62 - 49 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04AUSTRALIAN OPEN 12 - 11 2r - 1r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 3r 1r QF 1r - ROLAND GARROS 19 - 13 1r 3r F 4r 1r 2r 2r 2r 2r 2r 4r 1r 1r WIMBLEDON 16 - 12 2r 4r 4r SF 2r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r 3r - 1r US OPEN 15 - 13 4r 2r 1r 4r 2r 3r 3r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 7 / 15 Career Prize Money: $12,008,804Career W-L: 434 - 303

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 35 - 18Prize Money: $1,579,483R-Up (1): BudapestSF (4): Taipei City, Nottingham, Birmingham, Quebec City>> Won three doubles titles with Mattek-Sands -

Australian Open, Charleston, Roland Garros>> Held WTA Doubles No .1 Ranking for six weeks

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 302016: 642015: 92014: 172013: 29

2012: 172011: 252010: 332009: 422008: 65

2007: 242006: 412005: 502004: 1852003: 533

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (7): 2016 - Prague; 2015 - Doha; 2013 - Québec City; 2008 - Forest Hills; 2006 - Gold Coast; 2005 - Oeiras, Forest Hills . Finalist (10): 2017 - Budapest; 2015 - Roland Garros, New Haven; 2012 - Charleston; 2011 - Kuala Lumpur, Copenhagen; 2010 - Paris [Indoors]; 2009 - Québec City; 2007 - Paris [Indoors]; 2005 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch .

DOUBLES - Winner (15): 2017 - Australian Open, Charleston, Roland Garros (all w/Mattek-Sands) . 2016 - Miami, US Open, Wuhan, Beijing (all w/Mattek-Sands); 2015 - Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Toronto (all w/Mattek-Sands); 2014 - Sydney (w/Babos); 2013 - Charleston (w/Mladenovic), Madrid (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2012 - Charleston (w/Pavlyuchenkova) . Finalist (3): 2016 - Charleston, WTA Finals (w/Mattek-Sands); 2008 - Stockholm (w/Cetkovska) .

ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2006-15, 2017; Czech Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFinished 2017 season at No .30, up from No .64 in 2016… Previously had seven straight Top 50 seasons (2009-15), which included breakthrough Top 10 season in 2015… In

singles, reached 17th career final at Budapest (l . Babos in F)… Also reached semifinals at Taipei City, Nottingham, Birmingham and Quebec City… Ended 2017 season in September after Quebec City with a left wrist injury… In August, became the 35th player to reach the No .1 doubles ranking after winning the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Charleston (all w/Mattek-Sands)… Missed 2016 Australian Open due to continuing recovery from bacterial infection suffered in second half of 2015 season – first Slam missed in a decade… Team of Mattek-Sands/Safarova qualified for WTA Finals at Singapore in 2015-16, finishing runners-up to Makarova/Vesnina in 2016… Also won bronze medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/Strycova)… Heads into 2018 season with 26 career wins against Top 10 opponents, including nine against Top 5 players… Won biggest singles title of career to date at 2015 Doha (d . Azarenka in F)… Achieved best Grand Slam singles result at 2015 Roland Garros, where she was runner-up to S .Williams… Afterwards, made Top 10 debut on June 8, 2015… Ranked in Top 5 in singles and doubles for two weeks in September 2015 – first player to do so since Errani in August 2013… Qualified for WTA Finals in singles in 2015, going 1-2 in round robin play… Member of Czech Fed Cup side that captured team competition in 2011-12 and 2014-15… Broke into Top 100 on June 6, 2005 and entered Top 50 on November 7 the same year… Made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Auckland . PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Milan; mother is Jana; has a sister, Veronika… Pet dog is called Kuba… Began playing at age three… Favorite surface is clay… Tennis players most admired are Stefanie Graf and Lindsay Davenport… In addition to Czech, speaks German and English… Enjoys comedy movies; favorite actress is Angelina Jolie… Also enjoys basketball, table tennis and swimming .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (1-2): 2015Doubles (1-2): 2015, 2016Made WTA Finals debut in 2015 in singles and doubles (w/Mattek-Sands) .… Reached doubles final in 2016 (l . Makarova/Vesnina) . . . Qualified for 2017 WTA Finals but did not compete after her partner, Mattek-Sands, withdrew due to season-ending injury suffered at Wimbledon .

LUCIE SAFAROVA CZE

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $939,628Career W-L: 252 - 155

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 16Prize Money: $573,742SF (1): WuhanQF (1): Nottingham

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 522016: 892015: 188

2014: 3012013: 6102012: 627

2011: 702

ADDITIONAL - Greek Fed Cup Team, 2012-16 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSRegistered second-consecutive Top 100 year-end finish in 2017, finishing at No .52 – the highest year-end finish by a Greek player since Daniilidou in 2007 (No .43)… Also the only Greek player to record a Top 100 finish in the last seven years (since No .90 Daniilidou in 2011)… Notched career-best win and first Top 10 victory of career over No .6 Wozniacki en route to first WTA semifinal of career at 2017 Wuhan Open – became just second qualifier to reach Premier-level semifinal in 2017 (Mertens at New Haven)… Enjoyed a career year at the Grand Slams, progressing to the 3r for the first time on three different occasions: Australian Open (l . Lucic-Baroni), Wimbledon (l . Konta) and US Open (l . V .Williams) – became first Greek woman to reach the 3r at a

Slam since Daniilidou at 2005 Wimbledon (l . Pennetta)… Broke into the Top 50 for the first time at No .49 on October 9, 2017 (rose to No .48 on October 16)… 2016 season was highlighted by first WTA quarterfinal appearance at Istanbul (as qualifier, l .Kovinic)… Also contested three of the four Grand Slam events, reaching 2r at Australian Open (as qualifier, l . Suarez Navarro) and Wimbledon (as qualifier, l . V .Williams) on what was her main draw debut at both events… Broke into Top 100 (at No .97) on July 11, 2016… On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and five doubles titles… Reached two ITF Circuit singles finals in 2016, at $50k ITF/St Gaudens-FRA (l . Khromacheva) and $50k ITF/Szeged-HUN (l . Tomova)… Made WTA main draw debut as a qualifier at 2015 US Open (l . Wang in 1r), becoming first Greek to appear at a Grand Slam since 2013 (Daniilidou)… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2010 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother, Angeliki Kanellopoulou-Sakkaris played on WTA, achieving a Top 50 ranking… Father is Konstantinos; brother is Yannis (studies at Boston University) and sister is Amanda… Introduced to tennis by parents at age six… Born and raised in Athens; moved to Barcelona at age 18 to train… Favorite surfaces are hard and clay; favorite shot is serve… In addition to Greek, speaks English… Best tennis memory is qualifying for first Grand Slam main draw at 2015 US Open… Tennis idols are Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer… During free time enjoys going back to Greece and seeing friends .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 8 - 8 W-L 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 2 3r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1r - -WIMBLEDON 3 - 2 3r 2r -US OPEN 2 - 3 3r 1r 1r

MARIA SAKKARI GRE

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,037,170Career W-L: 228 - 137

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 17 - 14Prize Money: $351,018SF (1): BielQF (2): Budapest, Moscow

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 872016: 1212015: 103

2014: 1422013: 1352012: 534

2011: 8302010: 717

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Seoul

ADDITIONAL - Belarus Fed Cup Team, 2012-17 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2017 season highlights include two Top 20 wins – versus No . 10 Stephens and No .13 Mladenovic… season singles highlights include semifinal run at 2017 Biel and quarterfinal run at Moscow… Played on the 2017 Belarus Fed Cup team, advanced to the finals… 2016 season highlighted by quarterfinals run at Tokyo… Played in the maid draw of all four Grand Slams; reached 2r at both 2017 Australian Open and 2016 Wimbledon… Finished near-Top 100 in 2015 season (finishing No .103)… runner-up at 2015 Seoul (l . to Begu in final); reached 2r twice in 2015 (incl . Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl . US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl . other two majors); also won one doubles title on ITF Circuit… made Top 100 debut on September 8, 2015 (after US Open; rose from No .120 to No .97); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit… Won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit in 2012… In 2011 season won one singles title on ITF Circuit… Played first event of career at 2009 ITF/Minsk 2-BLR .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Natalia; younger sister is Polina . . . Started playing at age 9; introduced to sport by father . . . Favorite shot is backhand down the line; favorite surface is indoor hardcourt; favorite tournaments are US Open and Stuttgart . . . Studying for a physical culture degree at university in Minsk . . . Speaks English, Belarusian, Russian and a little bit of French . . . Dream is to win Wimbledon one day .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 6 - 11 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 2 1r 2r - -ROLAND GARROS 1 - 2 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 2 - 3 1r 2r 2r -US OPEN 2 - 4 2r 1r 1r 2r

ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH BLR

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 8 / 7Career Prize Money: $11,203,161Career W-L: 611 - 470

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 12 - 15Prize Money: $379,206Won (1): BogotaR-Up (1): Rabat

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 902016: 912015: 1212014: 822013: 422012: 352011: 112010: 7

2009: 172008: 302007: 252006: 152005: 132004: 192003: 202002: 41

2001: 312000: 801999: 1841998: 2951997: 4961996: 945

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (8): 2017 - Bogota; 2016 - Rio de Janeiro; 2013 - Marrakech; 2012 - Strasbourg; 2010 - Barcelona, Roland Garros; 2009 - Moscow; 2007 - Bad Gastein . Finalist (12): 2017 - Rabat; 2011 - Roland Garros; 2009 - Prague, Osaka; 2006 - Sydney, Amelia Island, Luxembourg; 2005 - Bali, Moscow, Hasselt; 2003 - Canberra; 2000 - Tashkent .

DOUBLES - Winner (7): 2009 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Kleybanova); 2006 - Dubai, Luxembourg, Moscow (all w/Peschke); 2005 - Doha (w/Molik); 2004 - Warsaw (w/Farina Elia); 2001 - Sopot (w/Kruger) . Finalist (9): 2014 - Florianopolis (w/Soler-Espinosa); 2012 - Barcelona (w/Pennetta); 2008 - Roland Garros (w/Dellacqua); 2007 - Zürich (w/Raymond); 2006 - Rome (w/Peschke); 2005 - Filderstadt (w/Peschke); 2004 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Farina Elia); 2003 - Warsaw (w/Daniilidou), Stanford (w/Cho) .

ADDITIONAL - Italian Fed Cup Team, 2002-12, 2016-17; Italian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSIncluding 2017, has finished in Top 100 in 17 of the past 18 seasons… Is No .2 Italian player at No .90 of two Italians in the year-end Top 100 – behind No . 70 Giorgi… Has played 22 seasons since making professional debut on ITF Circuit in Italy in 1996… 2017 singles season highlights are her title run at Bogota and runner-up at Rabat… Winner of eight career singles titles from 19 finals – runner-up in first eight singles finals before winning maiden title at 2007 Bad Gastein… Posted three Top 50 wins in 2017 (No .20 Bertens, No .34 Babos, No .29 Davis)… Played in all four Grand Slam main draws in 2017… Played in 61 consecutive Grand Slam events (between 2000 US Open and 2015 US Open)… Champion at 2010 Roland Garros (d . Stosur in F), becoming first Italian to win a Grand Slam title… Finished 2010 season ranked No .7 and followed up by reaching Roland Garros final again in 2011 (l . Li in F)… Owns 29 wins against Top 10 opponents… Winner of seven doubles titles from nine finals… Runner-up at 2008 Roland Garros (w/Dellacqua)… Made Top 100 singles debut on September 11, 2000, and Top 50 debut on June 11, 2001… Cracked Top 10 on June 7, 2010 and on January 31, 2011 became first Italian to rank in Top 5 (at No .4)… Won second-longest match in Open Era at 2011 Australian Open – d . Kuznetsova 61 16 16-14 in 4 hours, 44 minutes, saving six match points… Member of Italian Fed Cup sides that won the team competition in 2006, 2009-10 and 2013… Made WTA main draw debut at 1999 Rome, as a qualifier .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather’s name is Francesco (retired); mother’s name is Luiscita (was a doctor, now stays home to take care of family); older brother’s name is Gabriele… Likes all court surfaces… Likes to eat at restaurants with friends; also enjoys writing… Relaxes by listening to music and driving fast in her car .

WTA FINALS HISTORY Singles (1-2): 2010Doubles (0-1): 2006Played in WTA Finals two times in two different cities: Doha and Madrid . Went 1-2 in singles round-robin play in 2010… Lost opening doubles match in 2006 (w/Peschke) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 105 - 67 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00AUSTRALIAN OPEN 19 - 16 1r - 1r 1r 1r 2r QF 4r 1r 3r 2r 4r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 40 - 16 1r 1r 3r 1r 4r 3r F W 1r 3r 3r 4r 4r 4r 2r 3r QF -WIMBLEDON 18 - 17 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r 4r 3r 1r QF 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r 3r 2r 2r - US OPEN 28 - 18 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 4r QF 4r 2r 2r 3r 3r 4r QF 4r 1r 3r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 20 - 19 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09AUSTRALIAN OPEN 6 - 4 3r 2r - - - - 4r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 3 - 5 3r 2r - - - - 1r 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 1 - 5 2r 1r - - - - 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 10 - 5 QF QF - - - - 1r 2r 2r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0Career Prize Money: $3,291,529Career W-L: 344 - 188

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 37 - 24Prize Money: $1,694,614Won (1): MallorcaSF (3): Dubai, Madrid, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 162016: 352015: 1102014: -

2013: -2012: 1812011: 942010: 45

2009: 832008: 1942007: 2672006: 529

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Mallorca; 2010 - OeirasFinalist (2): 2016 - Mallorca, Bucharest .

DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Mallorca (w/Jankovic) .

ADDITIONAL - Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06, 2008-10 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFirst Top 20 season in 2017 (finishing at No .16)… Reached a career-high singles ranking of No .15 on October 23, 2017… Won career second singles title and first in seven years at 2017 Mallorca (d . Goerges in F)… Earned nearly half of career prize money in 2017… Made best Grand Slam result at US Open, reaching back-to-back quarterfinals in 2016 and 2017… In 2016, played first full season since 2012, reaching two singles finals at Mallorca (l . Garcia) and Bucharest (l . Halep), as well as first Grand Slam quarterfinal of career at US Open… Became first Latvian woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Savchenko at 1994

Wimbledon (since joined by Ostapenko in 2017)… Following protracted battles with back and muscle injuries went into retirement in May 2013… Did not compete at Grand Slam level for four whole seasons (2012-15)… Returned on ITF Circuit in January 2015, winning four of first five events played on comeback… Prior to break from game, best Grand Slam result was R16 at 2011 Australian Open and also won one singles title, at 2010 Oeiras – first Latvian to win a WTA title in 17 years (since Savchenko at Schenectady in 1993)… Made Top 100 debut on July 13, 2009 and Top 50 debut on October 11, 2010… On ITF Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles and four doubles titles… Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Istanbul .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Diana Golovanova (English teacher)… Born and raised in Liepaja, Latvia… Started playing at age six (introduced to tennis by grandmother); played for fun until she was 15… Aggressive baseliner; favorite surfaces are hard and clay; favorite shot is backhand… Speaks Latvian, English, Russian and German… Other sports interests are soccer and jet skiing… Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings; favorite actor is Tom Hanks… Favorite artists are Beyoncé, Jay-Z and James Blunt… Favorite book is Katherine by Anya Seton… Idols growing up were Stefanie Graf and Andre Agassi… Favorite place to visit is New York; favorite tournaments are Roland Garros and US Open… Went into retirement in May 2013 but returned in 2015 (“I decided to stop because it was depressing . I had big back problems, some muscular problems, all the time getting fit then injured again - I was not happy, so I decided to stop and see how my body reacted .”)… Studied leisure management in Austria while on break… Body started feeling better by end of 2014 so decided to give it another shot .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 36 / 3Career Prize Money: $37,029,476Career W-L: 617 - 151

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 6Prize Money: $544,990Won (1): TianjinSF (1): Stuttgart

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 602016: --2015: 42014: 22013: 42012: 2

2011: 42010: 182009: 142008: 92007: 52006: 2

2005: 42004: 42003: 322002: 186

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (36): 2017 - Tianjin; 2015 - Brisbane, Rome; 2014 - Stuttgart, Madrid, Roland Garros, Beijing; 2013 - Indian Wells, Stuttgart; 2012 - Stuttgart, Rome, Roland Garros; 2011 - Rome, Cincinnati; 2010 - Memphis, Strasbourg; 2009 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2008 - Australian Open, Doha, Amelia Island; 2007 - San Diego; 2006 - Indian Wells, San Diego, US Open, Zürich, Linz; 2005 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Doha, Birmingham; 2004 - Birmingham, Wimbledon, Seoul, Tokyo [Japan Open], WTA Finals; 2003 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Québec City . Finalist (23): 2015 - Australian Open; 2013 - Miami, Madrid, Roland Garros; 2012 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Olympics, Beijing, WTA Finals; 2011 - Miami, Wimbledon; 2010 - Birmingham, Stanford, Cincinnati; 2009 - Toronto; 2007 - Australian Open, Birmingham, WTA Finals; 2006 - Dubai, Miami; 2005 - Miami; 2004 - Zürich .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2004 - Birmingham (w/Kirilenko); 2003 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Luxembourg (both w/Tanasugarn) . Finalist (1): 2004 - Memphis (w/Zvonareva) .

ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2011-12, 2015; Russian Olympic Team, 2012 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSReturned to tour in 2017, finishing year at No .60… Campaign highlighted by 36th career WTA singles title at Tianjin (d . Sabalenka in F)… Upon return to action in April, reached semifinals at Stuttgart (l . Mladenovic)… In first Grand Slam

appearance of comeback, reached R16 at US Open as a wildcard, falling to Sevastova (upset No .2 Halep in 1r for first win over a Top 10 opponent since d . No .6 Kvitova in 2015 Fed Cup final)… Former World No .1 and five-time Grand Slam champion… Nine Top 5 season finishes in 16 years as a professional… One of six women to achieve the Career Grand Slam, completing sweep at 2012 Roland Garros (d . Errani in F)… Won first Grand Slam title at 2004 Wimbledon at age of 17 (d . S .Williams in F), followed by 2006 US Open (d . Henin in F), 2008 Australian Open (d . Ivanovic in F) and 2014 Roland Garros (d . Halep in F)… 5-5 record in Grand Slam finals… Third among active players for singles titles (35), behind S .Williams and V .Williams… Qualified for WTA Finals nine times, winning title in 2004 and reaching final 2007 and 2012 (did not play in 2013 due to injury)… Ascended to WTA World No .1 on August 22, 2005 – first Russian woman to clinch the top rankings spot… Held No .1 ranking on five separate occasions for total of 21 weeks, most recently in July 2012… Won at least 30 matches in 13 of 16 seasons, with career-high 60 in 2012… Silver medalist at London Olympics in 2012 (l . S .Williams in F)… Right shoulder injury kept her out from August 2008 to May 2009 (had surgery on October 15, 2008)… Ranking dipped as low as No .126 on May 18, 2009… Battled left ankle injury in autumn of 2011… Missed early part of 2013 summer with left hip injury, then ended season before US Open with right shoulder injury… Made WTA main draw debut as unranked wildcard at 2002 Indian Wells (l . Seles in 2r) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Yuri; mother is Yelena… Started playing at age four; at age six took part in Moscow exhibition that featured Martina Navratilova; began training at Bollettieri Academy at age nine (required two-year separation from mother due to visa restrictions and finances)… Has become a major force in the business world with a series of successful ventures, including a Nike apparel collection; an ambassadorship with German automobile maker Porsche; and Sugarpova, a candy and chocolate line .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (21-11): 2004-07, 2011-12, 2014-15Qualified for WTA Finals nine times, competing in eight years… Champion in 2004 (d . S .Williams in F)… Also two-time runner-up, advancing to final in 2007 (l . Henin) and 2012 (l . S .Williams)… Qualified but did not play in 2013 due to injury .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 186 - 45 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03AUSTRALIAN OPEN 52 - 12 - QF F 4r SF F 4r 1r - W F SF SF 3r 1rROLAND GARROS 53 - 11 - - 4r W F W SF 3r QF 4r SF 4r QF QF 1rWIMBLEDON 46 - 12 - - SF 4r 2r 4r F 4r 2r 2r 4r SF SF W 4rUS OPEN 35 - 10 4r - - 4r - SF 3r 4r 3r - 3r W SF 3r 2r

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 3Career Prize Money: $1,552,157Career W-L: 411 - 264

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 13 - 12Prize Money: $357,572Won (1): StuttgartSF (1): Charleston

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 692016: 312015: 902014: 1612013: 2352012: 383

2011: 2432010: 2252009: 2272008: 3072007: 3192006: 367

2005: 3532004: 8472003: 6012002: 1235

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Stuttgart; 2016 - Bastad . Finalist (1): 2016 - Stuttgart .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Muhammad), Florianopolis (w/Beck), Luxembourg (w/Barthel) . Finalist (2): 2016 - Mallorca (w/Friedsam); 2015 - Marrakech (w/Zanevska) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - US Open (w/Pavic) .

ADDITIONAL - German Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird Top 100 year-end finish in 2017 (at No .69)… Promising year derailed by long-term right knee injury, sustained at Nürnberg in May (ret . vs . Krejcikova)… Won first Premier-level title on home soil at Stuttgart (d . Mladenovic in F)… Posted three wins over Top 10 opponents en route to Stuttgart final, defeating No .9 Kuznetsova, No .3 Ka .Pliskova and No .5 Halep… Other standout result was semifinal run at Charleston… In 2016, enjoyed tour-level breakthrough winning first WTA singles title of career at 2016 Bastad (d . Siniakova in F)… Achieved career-high singles ranking on August 29, at No .27… Reached first career final as qualifier at 2016 Stuttgart, where she advanced to final as a qualifier (l . Kerber)… Represented Germany at Rio Olympics, where she reached quarterfinals (l . eventual gold medalist Puig)… Played first pro events of career on ITF Circuit in 2002… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2003 Leipzig and finally main draw debut seven years later at 2010 Bastad… Waited a further five years for her Grand Slam main draw debut, which came at 2015 Wimbledon (as qualifier, l . Kuznetsova in 1r)… Has reached five WTA doubles finals, winning 2015 ’s-Hertogenbosch (w/Muhammad), 2015 Florianopolis (w/Beck), and 2015 Luxembourg (w/Barthel)… Won 2016 US Open mixed doubles title w/Pavic… On ITF Circuit, winner of 11 singles titles and 20 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Brigitta, father’s name is Harro (engineer); sister’s name is Satu, brother’s name is Arlen… Introduced to tennis by family at age three… Lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from age four to seven and in Jakarta, Indonesia from age nine to 10… Speaks German, English and French… Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Memorable moments include qualifying for first Grand Slam main draw at 2015 Wimbledon… If not a tennis player, would like to be a sports psychologist (and one day hopes to become one) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 4 - 7 W - L 17 16 15AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 2 1r 3r -ROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 - 1r -WIMBLEDON 0 - 2 - 1r 1rUS OPEN 2 - 2 - 3r 1r

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 2Career Prize Money: $2,236,181Career W-L: 184 - 111

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 24 - 24Prize Money: $1,072,694Won (2): Shenzhen, BastadQF (1): Prague>> Reached five doubles finals, including US Open (all

w/Hradecka) >>Qualified for WTA Finals in doubles (w/Hradecka)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 492016: 49

2015: 1082014: 74

2013: 2112012: 1068

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Shenzhen, Bastad . Finalist (2): 2016 - Bastad, Tokyo [Japan Open]

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2015 - Prague (w/Bencic); 2014 - Tashkent (w/Krunic) . Finalist (2): 2015 - Tashkent (w/Dushevina); 2014 - Stanford (w/Kania) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES: Doubles (1): 2014 - Limoges-FRA (w/Voracova)

ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNotched second-consecutive Top 50 year-end finish in 2017, finishing as the Czech No .5, behind Ka .Pliskova, Strycova, Kvitova and Safarova, of seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Kr .Pliskova and Vondrousova)… Posted career-high rankings in both singles (36, April, 3, 2017) and doubles (11, October 23, 2017)… Doubled career prize money for second consecutive year to pass $2 million in earnings… Won first WTA singles title at 2017 Shenzhen – recorded first two career wins over Top 10 players en route to title (No . 4 Halep and No .10 Konta)… Captured second career title and first on clay at Bastad (d . Wozniacki in F) later in the year… In doubles, advanced to the semifinals of Roland Garros and the finals of US Open (w/Hradecka)… In 2016, posted best result at a major to date by reaching 3r at Wimbledon (l . A .Radwanska)… Tacked on first two WTA singles finals of career, at Bastad (l . Siegemund) and Tokyo [Japan Open] (l . McHale)… Reached quarterfinal stage of 2016 US Open in doubles (w/Krejcikova)… Has reached one semifinal at Premier level, advancing to last four at 2014 Moscow (l . Pavlyuchenkova)… Broke into Top 100 (at No .86) on October 20, 2014… Eight-time WTA doubles finalist, winning twice – 2014 Tashkent (w/Krunic) and 2015 Prague (w/Bencic)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 Miami… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2012… On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and five doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father, Dmitri Siniakov (also a businessman)… Also works with WTA legend Helena Sukova… Mother’s name is Hana (accountant); younger brother is Daniel… Started playing tennis at age five… All-court player; favorite surface is hardcourt; favorite tournament is Australian Open… Tennis idol growing up was Maria Sharapova… Favorite city is Paris… Enjoys reading (favorite books are detective and sci-fi), listening to music and spending time with friends… If she could meet anyone in the world, it would be Taylor Swift… Goal is to be No .1 in the world .

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KATERINA SINIAKOVA CZE

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 5 / 0Career Prize Money: $8,308,104Career W-L: 232 - 157

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 10Prize Money: $4,098,941Won (1): US OpenSF (2): Toronto, Cincinnati

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 132016: 362015: 302014: 37

2013: 122012: 382011: 972010: 198

2009: 8022008: 496

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (5): 2017 - US Open; 2016 - Auckland, Charleston, Acapulco; 2015 - Washington, DC

DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Washington DC (w/Bouchard) .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team 2012-14, 2016-17 . US Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted second-best year-end finish at No .13, one off career-high of No .12 in 2013… Enjoyed fairytale run at US Open, lifting maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows (d . Keys in F)… At No .83, is second-lowest ranked Grand Slam champion (since inception of computer rankings in 1975)… 14th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, and only fifth undressed champion…

Fourth player born in 1990s to win a Grand Slam… Voted 2017 WTA Comeback Player of the Year… Only returned to action at 2017 Wimbledon (1r) following 11 months on sidelines with foot injury, having had surgery in January… After 1r loss at Washington DC, posted 15-2 record through US Open, also making back-to-back SFs at Toronto and Cincinnati… Prior to 2017 Wimbledon, last match came at 2016 Rio Olympics… Won three titles in 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco and Premier-level Charleston… Won maiden singles title in first final contested at 2015 Washington, DC (d . Pavlyuchenkova in F)… Prior to 2017 US Open, best Slam result was reaching semifinals at 2013 Australian Open, where she defeated No .3 S .Williams in quarterfinals (l . Azarenka)… Also reached last eight at Wimbledon in 2013 (l . eventual champion Bartoli)… Made Top 100 debut on September 12, 2011… Aged 18, was youngest player in 2011 year-end Top 100… Entered Top 50 for first time on July 9, 2012 and at season’s end was youngest player and only teenager in Top 50… Made Top 20 debut on January 29, 2013 and went on to win a career-best 39 matches across the season… Played first WTA main draw after qualifying at 2010 Indian Wells… Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit… Won junior doubles titles at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open in 2010 (all w/Babos) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Sybil Smith; brother is Shawn Farrell… Favorite surface is clay… Started playing at age nine when mother introduced her to the sport .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 88 - 55 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 18 - 15 1r 1r 2r 3r 2r 1r 3r 4r 3r - 2r 4r 1r 2r 3r 1rROLAND GARROS 37 - 14 4r SF 3r 4r 3r SF 3r F SF 2r 3r 1r 2r 1r - -WIMBLEDON 11 - 14 - 2r 3r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r 1r -US OPEN 22 - 12 - 2r 4r 2r 1r QF W QF 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r - -

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 9 / 24Career Prize Money: $17,082,912Career W-L: 562 - 387

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 19Prize Money: $682,346Won (1): StrasbourgQF (3): Taipei City, Doha, Hong Kong

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 412016: 212015: 272014: 232013: 182012: 9

2011: 62010: 62009: 132008: 522007: 472006: 29

2005: 462004: 652003: 1532002: 2652001: 2762000: 682

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Strasbourg; 2015 - Strasbourg, Bad Gastein; 2014 - Osaka; 2013 - Carlsbad, Osaka; 2011 - US Open; 2010 - Charleston; 2009 - Osaka . Finalist (15): 2016 - Prague; 2013 - Moscow, Tournament of Champions-Sofia; 2012 - Doha, Moscow; 2011 - Rome, Toronto, Osaka; 2010 - Stuttgart, Roland Garros; 2009 - Los Angeles; 2008 - Seoul; 2006 - Prague; 2005 - Gold Coast, Sydney .

DOUBLES - Winner (24): 2013 - Moscow (w/Kuznetsova); 2011 - Stuttgart (w/Lisicki); 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Indian Wells, Miami, Berlin, Eastbourne (all w/Raymond); 2006 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Memphis, Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Roland Garros, Stuttgart, Linz, Hasselt, WTA Finals (all w/Raymond); 2005 - Sydney, Amelia Island (both w/Stewart), New Haven, US Open, Luxembourg, Moscow, WTA Finals (all w/Raymond) . Finalist (14): 2013 - Osaka (w/Zhang); 2011 - Wimbledon (w/Lisicki); 2010 - Indian Wells, Miami (both w/Petrova); 2009 - Eastbourne, Wimbledon, Toronto (all w/Stubbs); 2008 - Wimbledon, US Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (all w/Raymond); 2006 - Australian Open, New Haven (both w/Raymond); 2005 - Philadelphia (w/Raymond); 2004 - Québec City (w/Callens) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Wimbledon (w/Zimonjic); 2008 - Wimbledon (w/B .Bryan); 2005 - Australian Open (w/Draper) .

ADDITIONAL - Australian Fed Cup Team, 2003-07, 2009-16; Australian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnded 2017 at No .41 – lowest year-end ranking since 2008 (No .52)… Ninth consecutive Top 50 season… 2017 season hampered by right hand injury – did not play between Roland Garros in June and Tokyo International in September… Highlight of reduced season came with ninth career title at Strasbourg (d . Gavrilova in F), along with quarterfinal runs at Taipei City (l . Peng), Doha (l . Cibulkova) and Hong Kong (l . Wang)… Also reached round of 16 at Roland Garros for the sixth time (l . eventual champion Ostapenko)… Owns nine singles titles – career record in finals is 9-15… Has advanced to at least one singles final in 11 of past 12 seasons . . . Semifinal run at 2016 Roland Garros (l . eventual champion Muguruza) was first Grand Slam semifinal since 2012 Roland Garros… Champion at 2011 US Open (d . S .Williams in F) and runner-up at 2010 Roland Garros (l . Schiavone)… At 2011 US Open, played what was at the time the longest US Open women’s match at 3 hrs 16 mins against Petrova in 3r (since introduction of tie-break; since surpassed by Konta vs . Muguruza at 2015 US Open), then played longest women’s tie-break in a Grand Slam (32 points) against Kirilenko in R16 . . . Made Top 10 debut on March 22, 2010 and broke into Top 5 on July 5, 2010 – first Australian woman to feature in Top 5 since Wendy Turnbull in 1985 . . . Owns two career wins against World No .1 players – S .Williams at 2010 Roland Garros and Wozniacki at 2010 WTA Finals . . . Spent 61 weeks during career ranked World No .1 in doubles . . . Haul of 24 doubles titles includes two Grand Slam wins – 2005 US Open and 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Raymond) – from seven finals… Missed almost eight months following 2007 US Open with Lyme Disease… Made WTA main draw debut at 2002 Gold Coast… Played first tour-level qualifying as a wildcard at 2000 Australian Open .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Tony; mother is Dianne; brothers are Daniel, Dominic… Nephew is Denver… Friend introduced her to tennis at age eight… Self-described as happy, easy-going… Enjoys going to the beach, swimming in the sea, hanging out with friends, surfing and listening to music… Can’t live without lip balm, passport and her racquets… Favorite tournament is Charleston… Loves to visit Japan .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (4-6): 2010, 2011, 2012Doubles (4-1): 2005, 2006, 2009Played in WTA Finals six times in four different cities: Los Angeles, Madrid, Doha and Istanbul… Won the doubles title in 2005 and 2006 (w/Raymond)… Of three singles appearances, advanced to semifinals twice (2010, 2011) .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 20Career Prize Money: $7,113,849Career W-L: 513 - 356

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 43 - 25Prize Money: $1,426,907Won (1): LinzSF (3): Sydney, Biel, Prague

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 232016: 202015: 412014: 262013: 922012: 92

2011: 442010: 672009: 692008: 762007: 1562006: 164

2005: 1422004: 562003: 1612002: 222

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Linz; 2011 - Québec City . Finalist (6): 2016 - Dubai, Birmingham; 2014 - Birmingham, Luxembourg; 2012 - Palermo; 2010 - Prague .

DOUBLES - Winner (20): 2016 - Birmingham (w/Ka .Pliskova), Cincinnati, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Mirza); 2012 - Stuttgart (w/Benesova), Palermo (w/Voracova); 2011 - Sydney, Monterrey, Barcelona, Luxembourg (all w/Benesova), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Koukalova); 2010 - Paris [Indoors], Monterrey, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (all w/Benesova), Acapulco (w/Hercog), Linz (w/Voracova); 2009 - Québec City (w/King), Luxembourg (w/Benesova); 2008 - Stockholm (w/Benesova); 2005 - Warsaw (w/Perebiynis), Rabat (w/Loit) . Finalist (12): 2016 - Auckland (w/Kovinic), Wuhan (w/Mirza); 2012 - Linz (w/Goerges); 2010 - Bastad (w/Voracova), Québec City (w/Mattek-Sands), Luxembourg (w/Benesova); 2009 - Monterrey, Prague (both w/Benesova); 2008 - Auckland (w/Müller); 2006 - Auckland (w/Loit); 2005 - Bogotá (w/Kurhajcova), Prague (w/Kostanic Tosic) .

ADDITIONAL - Czech Fed Cup Team, 2002-04, 2006-07, 2011-12, 2014-17; Czech Olympic Team, 2004, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted tenth successive Top 100 season in 2017 (at No .23) following first Top 20 year-end finish in 2016 (at No .20)… Won a career-best 43 matches in 2017… Clinched second tour-level singles title at 2017 Linz (d . No .1 seed Rybarikova in F)… Holds a 2-6 record in singles finals… Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2016 and 2017, going 1-1 in round robin stage on both occasions… Best result in Grand Slam play remains quarterfinal run at 2014 Wimbledon (d . No .2 Li en route; l . Kvitova)… Enjoyed career best results at Australian Open (R16) in 2016-17, Roland Garros (3r) in 2016 and US Open (3r) in 2014-15… Owns eight career wins over Top 10 opponents, most recently defeating No .1 Muguruza for first win over a reigning No .1 (en route to 2017 China Open QF) and No .7 Konta (2017 Tokyo [PPO])… Owner of 20 career doubles titles from 34 finals… Reached a career-high doubles ranking (No .10) on March 20, 2017… Added three Premier doubles titles in 2016, at Birmingham (w/Ka .Pliskova), Cincinnati (w/Mirza) and Tokyo PPO (w/Mirza)… Won doubles bronze medal at Rio Olympics (w/Safarova)… Also in 2016, helped Czech Republic to fifth Fed Cup title in six years with defeat of France’s Cornet in singles and decisive doubles rubber win (w/Ka .Pliskova)… Made Top 20 singles debut (at No .19) on August 22, 2016… Broke into Top 100 on March 22, 2004 and Top 50 six years later, on July 19, 2010 . . . At 2010 Australian Open played what was longest Grand Slam match (d . Kulikova in four hours and 19 minutes – since surpassed by Kuznetsova-Schiavone at 2011 Australian Open) . . . In juniors, ITF World Champion in 2002 . . . Won back-to-back Australian Open girls’ singles titles in 2002-03 and three other junior doubles Grand Slams .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are Jindrich and Ilona; sister, Ivona, studied law and lives in the United States… Started playing tennis at age five… Baseliner who prefers grass, clay… Favorites include movie Into the Wild, book Love Is Just a Word, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, steak, sushi… Also enjoys swimming, skiing, snowboarding… Admires Stefanie Graf .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 38 - 46 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03AUSTRALIAN OPEN 14 - 10 4r 4r 3r 2r - 2r 3r 2r 1r - - - 1r 2r -ROLAND GARROS 4 - 11 2r 3r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r - - - 1r 2r -WIMBLEDON 14 - 14 2r 3r 1r QF 2r 1r 2r 3r 1r 3r 1r - 2r 1r 1rUS OPEN 6 - 11 2r 1r 3r 3r - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r - - 1r 1r -

BARBORA STRYCOVA CZE

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 3Career Prize Money: $9,118,141Career W-L: 462 - 295

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 23Prize Money: $877,091SF (2): Monterrey, BucharestQF (2): Stuttgart, Strasbourg

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 402016: 122015: 132014: 182013: 17

2012: 342011: 562010: 572009: 342008: 50

2007: 1692006: 2892005: 3582004: 613

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - Doha; 2014 - Oeiras . Finalist (8): 2015 - Antwerp, Miami, Rome; 2013 - Acapulco, Oeiras; 2012 - Oeiras; 2010 - Marbella; 2009 - Marbella .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - Birmingham, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza); 2014 - Stanford (w/Muguruza) . Finalist (6): 2016 - Doha (w/Errani); 2015 - Dubai, Madrid, WTA Finals (all w/Muguruza); 2014 - Madrid, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Muguruza) .

ADDITIONAL - Spanish Fed Cup Team, 2008-14, 2016; Spanish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnded 2017 season at No .40 – first finish outside Top 20 since 2012 (No .34)… Has 10 consecutive Top 100 year-end finishes, dating back to 2008… 2017 season highlighted by semifinal showings at Monterrey (l . Kerber) and Bucharest (l . Begu) and quarterfinal runs at Stuttgart and Strasbourg… Also reached round of 16 at both Roland Garros and US Open… Won biggest title of career at 2016 Doha (d . Ostapenko in F)… Afterwards, set new career-high ranking of

No .6… Enjoyed best Grand Slam season so far in 2016, reaching at least R16 at all four majors and advancing to quarterfinals at Australian Open (l . A .Radwanska)… Melbourne result matched previous last eight efforts at Roland Garros in 2008 and 2014, Australian Open in 2009 and US Open in 2013… Narrowly missed debut Top 8 qualification for 2016 WTA Finals, but went to Singapore as second alternate (did not play)… Including maiden title at 2014 Oeiras is 2-8 in WTA singles finals… Reached career-best three finals in 2015, including Premier Mandatory-level Miami (l . S .Williams) and Premier 5 Rome (l . Sharapova)… Owns nine career wins against Top 5 opponents… Winner of three doubles titles from nine finals, most recently finishing runner-up at 2016 Doha (w/Errani)… All three career doubles titles won with fellow Spaniard Muguruza; team reached quarterfinals at Rio Olympics… Two-time qualifier in doubles at WTA Finals (2014-15); reached title match in 2015 (w/Muguruza, l . Hingis/Mirza)… Achieved doubles career high ranking of No .11 on April 27, 2015… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Spain in 2003 .

PERSONAL INFORMATION Father is José Luís (plays handball); mother is Lali (was gymnast, now teacher); brother is José Suárez Navarro… Began playing at age nine… Began working with Spanish Federation in 2005; moved from Canary Islands to Barcelona in 2007 to train at Pro-Ab Team Tennis Academy… Favorite surface is clay; favorite shot is crosscourt backhand… Favorite movie is Pearl Harbor; favorite actress is Sandra Bullock… Favorite music is pop; favorite singer is Luis Fonsi… Admires Stefanie Graf, Lleyton Hewitt, Justine Henin and Michael Jordan… Favorite tournament is Roland Garros .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (3-3): 2014, 2015Made WTA Finals debut in 2014 in doubles (w/Muguruza, l . Hsieh/Peng in QF)… Runner-up in 2015 (w/Muguruza, l . Hingis/Mirza)… Was a singles alternate in 2015 and 2016 (did not play) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 68 - 36 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 17 - 9 2r QF 1r 3r 3r 2r 2r 3r QF -ROLAND GARROS 23 - 9 4r 4r 3r QF 4r 3r - 1r 3r QFWIMBLEDON 11 - 8 2r 4r 1r 2r 4r 1r - - 3r 2rUS OPEN 17 - 10 4r 4r 1r 3r QF 2r 4r 1r 2r 1r

CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO ESP

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 9 / 2Career Prize Money: $7,371,378Career W-L: 281 - 152

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 53- 14Prize Money: $3,263,316Won (5): Taipei City, Dubai, Istanbul, Rome, TorontoSF (1): Brisbane>> Became first player to win three WTA Premier 5

events in a season

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 62016: 142015: 19

2014: 292013: 402012: 156

2011: 2692010: 498

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (9): 2017 - Dubai, Taipei City, Istanbul, Rome, Toronto; 2016 - Kuala Lumpur; 2015 - Marrakech; 2014 - Baku; 2013 - Baku . Finalist (2): 2016 - New Haven, WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2015 - Istanbul (w/Gavrilova); 2014 - Istanbul (w/Doi) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES - Singles (1): 2012 - Pune- IND .

ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2012-15, 2017 . Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2016

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnded 2017 at No .6 for career-best year-end finish… Peaked in rankings at No .3 on September 11, 2017… Ukraine’s highest-ranked player in WTA history… Posted a perfect 5-0 record in finals in 2017, lifting title at Taipei City (d . Peng), Dubai (d . Wozniacki), Istanbul (d . Mertens), Rome (d . Halep) and Toronto (d . Wozniacki)… Her five titles was

most on WTA Tour in 2017… First player to win three Premier-5 titles in one season (Dubai, Rome and Toronto)… Qualified for WTA Finals for first time in career (fell in group stage) . . . Owned longest unbeaten streak of 2017, going 15 matches without a loss… Made Top 10 debut after Dubai triumph… Won 53 matches in 2017, most in a season to date… Owns four wins vs . No .1s, over S .Williams (2016 Rio Olympics), Kerber (2016 Beijing and 2017 Brisbane) and Halep (2017 WTA Finals)… Advanced to first Premier-final at 2016 New Haven (l . A .Radwanska) and qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, finishing runner-up (l . Kvitova in F)… Has won a singles title in five straight seasons starting in 2013… Reached first Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2015 Roland Garros (l . Ivanovic) and then again in 2017 (l . Halep)… Cracked Top 100 on February 18, 2013 and broke Top 50 on July 29 the same year . . . Made Top 20 debut on June 7, 2015 . . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Baku… On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles and two doubles titles . . . As a junior, won 2010 Roland Garros girls’ title at the age of 15 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONWorks with former WTA World No .1 Justine Henin as a special coaching consultant… Parents are Mykhaylo and Olena; brother is Yulian… Introduced to tennis at age five by family… Favorite shot is serve; favorite surfaces are hard, clay… Hobbies are diving, wakeboarding, reading… Favorite food is Mexican… People most admired are Klitschko brothers and Nik Vujicic; favorite artist is Eminem… Junior highlights include winning Roland Garros girls’ title at age 15 .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (1-2): 2017Made WTA Finals debut in 2017, but did not advance beyond group stage competition .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 33 - 21 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 5 3r 2r 3r 3r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 13 - 5 QF 4r QF 2r 2r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 5 4r 2r 2r 1r 1r - US OPEN 8 - 6 4r 3r 3r 1r 2r 1r

ELINA SVITOLINA UKR

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3 108DATE OF BIRTH12-SEP-1994 (ODESSA, UKRAINE)HEIGHT5’ 9” (1.74 M)PLAYSRIGHT-HANDED (TWO-HANDED BACKHAND)

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 0Career Prize Money: $2,615,411Career W-L: 349 - 234

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 25Prize Money: $618,826Won (1): AcapulcoSF (2): Hobart, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 422016: 582015: 332014: 96

2013: 702012: 1022011: 1202010: 184

2009: 2652008: 3532007: 663

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Acapulco; 2016 - Guangzhou; 2015 - Istanbul .

ADDITIONAL - Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2015-17 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSecond Top 50 season, at No .42; also fifth straight Top 100 year-end finish… 2017 season highlighted by third career singles title at Acapulco (d . Mladenovic in F)… Also reached semifinals at Hobart and ‘s-Hertogenbosch and quarterfinals at Stanford and Moscow… Owns three singles titles including 2015

Istanbul (d . U .Radwanska in F), 2016 Guangzhou (d . Jankovic in F) and 2017 Acapulco… Achieved best Grand Slam result of career to date with run to R16 at 2016 US Open (l . Vinci)… Posted all five career wins over Top 10 opponents during 2015: No .7 Bouchard and No .10 Petkovic (Indian Wells), No .9 Muguruza (Toronto), No .8 Ka .Pliskova (New Haven) and No .6 Safarova (US Open) . . . Achieved career-high singles ranking of No .33 on October 26, 2015, having begun year ranked No .88 . . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2009 Tashkent . . . Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007 . . . On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles and eight doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, Viktor, used to work in international relations for a nuclear power plant (now retired); mother, Larisa, is an economist; older sister, Oxana, is lawyer… Started playing tennis at age six when parents introduced her to the sport… Moved to Kiev at age 17… Studied at Physical Education & Sports in Ukraine for 1 .5 years (no longer studying; hopes to return one day)… Favorite shot is backhand… Admires Martina Hingis for her playing style; also liked watching Yevgeny Kafelnikov… Enjoys watching sports, playing pool and hanging out with friends… Favorite city is Kiev; favorite tournaments are Australian Open, Wimbledon and Madrid .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 15 - 25 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 4 - 7 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 2r ROLAND GARROS 2 - 5 3r 1r 1r - 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 5 - 7 3r 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 1r US OPEN 4 - 6 1r 4r 2r 1r 1r 1r -

LESIA TSURENKO UKR

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,447,010Career W-L: 248 - 156

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 8 - 8Prize Money: $259,123Won (1): Quebec City

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 752016: 1242015: 42

2014: 802013: 1292012: 220

2011: 2972010: 829

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Quebec City .

DOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2015 - Antwerp (w/Mestach) .

WTA 125K SERIES - Singles - Winner (1): 2013 - Taipei-TPE

ADDITIONAL - Belgian Fed Cup Team, 2012-17 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird Top 100 season finish in 2017, at No .75 – one of three Belgian women to end the year in Top 100 of WTA Rankings, behind Mertens…   Won first WTA career singles title at 2017 Quebec City… Achieved career-high ranking of No .41 on October 26, 2015… 2015 was best season of career to date, highlighted by QF appearance at Roland Garros (l . Bascinszky), having never previously passed the 2r at a major… Was the first Belgian to reach the QF at Roland Garros since Justine Henin won the title in 2007… Also equaled career-best result by reaching three SFs: at Katowice (l . Schmiedlova), Seoul (l . Begu), and Luxembourg (l . Doi); each loss was to the event’s eventual champion… Advanced to maiden WTA doubles final at 2015 Antwerp, finishing runner-up (w/ Mestach)… Achieved first Top 20 victory, defeating No .12 Ivanovic at 2015 Luxembourg; is now 1-10 vs . Top 20 opponents… Results in 2015 propelled her to Belgian No .1 for the first time… Owns one WTA 125k singles title – Chinese Taipei in 2013… Made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Brussels (as a qualifier, reached 2r)… Made ITF debut in 2009… On ITF Circuit has won 12 singles and one doubles title .

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 6 - 14 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 0 - 3 - 1r 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 5 - 3 2r - QF 1rWIMBLEDON 1 - 4 1r 1r 1r 1rUS OPEN 0 - 4 1r 1r 1r 1r

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 2Career Prize Money: $5,928,919Career W-L: 271 - 208

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 35 - 18Prize Money: $2,749,119R-Up (2): Stanford, WTA Elite TrophySF (2): Australian Open, US Open>> Won Stanford doubles title (w/Spears)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 102016: 372015: 372014: 40

2013: 1102012: 952011: 1272010: 114

2009: 3542008: 4052007: 746

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2016 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch; 2014 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch . Finalist (3): 2017 - Stanford, WTA Elite Trophy; 2012 - Stanford .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Stanford (w/Spears) . 2016 - Indian Wells (w/Mattek-Sands) . Finalist (1): 2016 - Cincinnati (w/Hingis) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Finalist (2): 2016 - US Open (w/Ram); 2008 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi) .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2015-17 . US Olympic Team, 2016

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSPosted career-high ranking and best year-end finish in 2017 at No .10, making her debut in the elite

bracket on November 6, 2017… Season highlighted by finishing as R-Up at both Stanford (l . Keys) and WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai (l . Gorges), and SF runs at Australian Open (l . V .Williams) and US Open (l . Keys)… Completed a clean sweep of American semifinalists at US Open (also V .Williams, Keys and Stephens)… Elsewhere at the Slams made QF at Wimbledon (l . Rybarikova) and 1r at Roland Garros (l . Rybarikova)… Played inspirational role in Team USA’s Fed Cup title triumph, going a perfect 8-0 in singles and doubles across 2017, including winning decisive doubles rubber w/Rogers vs . Belarus in final in Minsk… USA’s first Fed Cup title win in 17 years… Won second WTA doubles title at Stanford (w/Spears)… 2016 highlights include winning second WTA singles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d . Mladenovic in F), where she won maiden title in 2014… Posted first Top 5 win over No .3 A .Radwanska at 2016 Birmingham… Made Olympic Games debut at 2016 Rio (w/Mattek-Sands, l . Bacsinszky/Hingis in 2r)… Runner-up in mixed doubles at 2016 US Open (w/Ram) having been a finalist at 2008 Australian Open (w/Bhupathi)… Broke into Top 50 on July 7, 2014 . . . Reached first career singles final at 2012 Stanford as a lucky loser (l . S .Williams) . . . Earned first WTA main draw win at 2009 Los Angeles . . . Made WTA main draw debut aged 14 as a wildcard at 2006 San Diego . . . On ITF Circuit, winner of two singles titles and six doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Tauna (represented USA at Olympics for swimming in 1976 and volleyball in 1984); grandfather’s name is Ernie (played for New York Knicks in 1950s); uncle’s name is Kiki (general manager of NBA team the Denver Nuggets and a former UCLA basketball player) .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 30 - 28 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7 - 6 SF 1r 3r - 1r - 1r 1r - - ROLAND GARROS 2 - 6 1r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r - - - WIMBLEDON 12 - 7 QF 4r QF 2r 1r 1r 1r - - - US OPEN 9 - 9 SF 1r 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 1r - 1r

CoCo VANDEWEGHE USA

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,681,773Career W-L: 191 - 140

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 16 - 21Prize Money: $574,399Won (1): Nottingham

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 562016: 1012015: 105

2014: 842013: 862012: 118

2011: 392

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Nottingham; 2014 - Kuala Lumpur .Finalist (3): 2015 - Tashkent; 2013 - Birmingham; 2012 - Tashkent .

ADDITIONAL - Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2012-15, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird career Top 100 finish (2013-14) in 2017, ending as the No .3 Croatian behind Lucic-Baroni and Konjuh… Reached a new career-high ranking of No .45 on September 25, 2017 after 3r run at US Open (l . Sevastova)… Won a career-high 35 matches in 2017 and won her first grass title at Nottingham (d . No .8 Konta in F)… Reached two ITF finals at the end of the 2016 season, winning the title at $100K Sharm El Sheikh… Also advanced to the quarterfinal stage of the WTA 125K event at Limoges… In 2015, advanced to the title match at Tashkent (l . Hibino) and reached the quarterfinals at Baku… Also reached the 3r of a major for the first time at 2015 Roland Garros (l . Ivanovic)… Became the youngest player to win a WTA singles title since 2006 Bangkok (Vania King) after scoring her first Top 10 victory over No .10 Cibulkova in the 2014 Kuala Lumpur final… Broke into the Top 100 (No .93) for the first time on January 28, 2013… Also finished runner-up at 2013 Birmingham (l . Hantuchova) later that year… Reached first WTA career final at 2012 Tashkent, becoming the youngest WTA finalist since 15-year-old Tamira Paszek won Portoroz in 2005… Has won five singles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather is Igor; mother is Brankica . . . Favorite surface is hardcourts . . . Speaks Croatian, English and Italian . . . Self-described as strong-willed, determined and extremely competitive .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 9 - 17 W - L 17 16 15 14 13AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2 - 5 2r 1r 1r 1r 1rROLAND GARROS 2 - 5 1r 1r 1r 1r 3rWIMBLEDON 2 - 4 2r 1r - 2r 1rUS OPEN 3 - 3 3r - - 1r 2r

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 47 - 47 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06AUSTRALIAN OPEN 11 - 11 3r - 1r 1r 4r 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 2r 4rROLAND GARROS 7 - 12 3r 2r 3r 2r 1r 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1rWIMBLEDON 17 - 12 2r SF 1r 2r 2r 2r 2r 1r 4r 2r 3r 2rUS OPEN 12 - 12 3r 3r 2r 3r 2r 2r 1r 1r 3r 2r 1r 1r

CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 18Career Prize Money: $11,674,400Career W-L: 406 - 319

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 26 - 26Prize Money: $2,727,193Won (1): Indian WellsQF (1): St . Petersburg>> Reached four doubles finals, winning titles at

Wimbledon and Toronto (all w/Makarova)>> Qualified for WTA Finals (w/Makarova)

WTA YEAR-END RANKING (SINGLES / DOUBLES)

2017: 18 / 32016: 16 / 62015: 111 / 82014: 65 / 72013: 25 / 5

2012: 69 / 92011: 57 / 102010: 53 / 23 2009: 24 / 222008: 78 / 18

2007: 55 / 452006: 44 / 462005: 111 / 1262004: 286 / 2012003: 278 / 454

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2017 - Indian Wells; 2013 - Hobart, Eastbourne . Finalist (7): 2016 - Charleston; 2012 - Budapest; 2011 - Charleston; 2010 - Istanbul, Tashkent; 2009 - Auckland, New Haven .

DOUBLES - Winner (18): 2017 - Dubai, Wimbledon, Toronto (all w/Makarova); . 2016 - Montréal, Olympics, WTA Finals (all w/Makarova); 2015 - Moscow (w/Kasatkina); 2014 - US Open (w/Makarova); 2013 - Indian Wells, Roland Garros (both w/Makarova); 2012 - Beijing, Moscow (both w/Makarova); 2011 - Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/Mirza), Linz (w/Erakovic); 2008 - Indian Wells (w/Safina); 2007 - Hobart (w/Likhovtseva); 2005 - Québec City (w/Rodionova) . Finalist (21): 2016 - Rome, Roland Garros (both w/Makarova); 2015 - Indian Wells, Miami, Wimbledon (all w/Makarova); 2014 - Australian Open, Miami (both w/Makarova); 2013 - WTA Finals (w/Makarova); 2012 - Dubai, Indian Wells (both w/Mirza), Madrid, Rome (both w/Makarova); 2011 - Roland Garros (w/Mirza); 2010 - Wimbledon (w/Zvonareva); 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Azarenka); 2008 - Amelia Island (w/Azarenka), Stanford (w/Zvonareva); 2007 - Antwerp, Warsaw (both w/Likhovtseva); 2006 - Bangalore (w/An .Rodionova), Beijing (w/Chakvetadze) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Australian Open (w/Soares); Finalist (3): 2012 - Australian Open, Wimbledon (both w/Paes); 2011 - Wimbledon (w/Bhupathi) .

ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2006-08, 2011-17; Russian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSecond straight Top 20 singles season in 2017, at No .18, and seventh successive Top 10 doubles season, at No .3… 2017 singles season highlighted by third and biggest title of career at Premier Mandatory level Indian Wells (d . Kuznetsova in F), taking career record in finals to 3-7… Reached first Grand Slam semifinal at 2016 Wimbledon (l . S .Williams)… Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2016 and 2017… Won third career doubles Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2017 (w/Makarova)… In 2016, partnering with Makarova, won the gold medal at Rio Olympics (d . Bacsinszky/Hingis in F) and won WTA Finals in Singapore (d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F) on fourth qualification at the year-end finale… Also qualified for the year-end WTA Finals in 2017 (w/Makarova)… Eighteen career doubles titles have been won with seven different partners; haul includes three Grand Slam doubles titles, won at 2013 Roland Garros, 2014 US Open and 2017 Wimbledon (all w/Makarova) from nine finals… Owns an 18-23 record in doubles finals… After two finals, won first Grand Slam mixed doubles title at 2016 Australian Open (w/Soares)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2004 Québec City… Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Egypt in 2002 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother is Irina (teacher); brother, Dmitriy, is a student and tennis coach… Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015)… Introduced to tennis by mother at age seven; began playing at sport school in Sochi (first coach was Jurij Judkin, who also coached Sharapova)… Other sports interests are soccer, basketball, ice hockey… Admires Stefanie Graf… Favorite cities are Rome and Sochi (“the two most beautiful and warmest cities in the world”) .

WTA FINALS HISTORYDoubles (5-3): 2013-14, 2016-17Played in WTA Finals four times in two different cities, all w/Makarova: Istanbul (2013) and Singapore (2014, 2016-17) . . .Won title in 2016 (d . Mattek-Sands/Safarova in F) and reached final in 2013 (l . Hsieh/Peng) . . .Also qualified in doubles in 2015, but did not play due to Makarova's leg injury .

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CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $510,470Career W-L: 132 - 74

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 15 - 15Prize Money: $413,457R-Up (1): ‘s-HertogenboschSF (2): St . Petersburg, Moscow

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 542016: 161

2015: 2302014: 998

2013: 1109

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch .

ADDITIONAL - Russian Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSClimbed into the Top 100 for the first time in her career in 2017 after finishing the year at a career-high No .54… Ended as the Russian No .6 of nine women ranked inside the Top 100… Enjoyed the bulk of her year’s success on home soil, reaching the semifinals of both St . Petersburg (l . Mladenovic) and Moscow (I . Goerges)… Advanced to her maiden WTA final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l . Kontaveit in F)… Breakthrough versus Top 50 opponents came in 2017, scoring first six victories against such opponents, including first-ever Top 20 win versus No .20 Vesnina in Moscow… Made Fed Cup debut during Russia’s 4-1 World Group II win over Chinese Taipei (d . Lee)… Saw most of her 2016 success come on the ITF Circuit, capturing first titles at $25K Plzen and $100K St . Petersburg… Also won ITF doubles title at 2016 $25K Wesley Chapel… Best result at tour-level was a semifinal run at WTA 125K Series event at Limoges (l . Garcia)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2015 Shenzhen (l . Halep in 2r)… Played first professional match in St . Petersburg in 2012 at the $10K ITF Event .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONBorn in Volgograd, Russia . . . . Introduced to tennis by her parents when she was 7-years-old . . . . Tennis idols are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova . . . . Has one older and one younger brother . . . . Considers her Fed Cup debut the most memorable moment of her career so far . . . . Studying sports education at university to be a tennis coach when her career is over . . . . Splits training in Volgograd, Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, and the IMG Academy . . . . Dreams of being No .1 and winning Wimbledon .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 4 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 1 2rROLAND GARROS 0 - 1 1rWIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1rUS OPEN 0 - 1 1r

NATALIA VIKHLYANTSEVA RUS

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GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 1 - 3 W - L 17 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - -ROLAND GARROS 1 - 1 2rWIMBLEDON 0 - 1 1rUS OPEN 0 - 1 1r

CAREER Career Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0Career Prize Money: $329,981Career W-L: 107 - 26

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 9 - 7Prize Money: $308,271Won (1): Biel .>> Won four ITF singles titles and one doubles titles

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 67

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Biel .

ADDITIONAL - Czech Republic Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBreakthrough year in 2017, achieving first Top 100 season of career at No .67… One of seven Czechs to finish year in Top 100… Made WTA breakthrough by winning International-level title at Biel (as qualifier, d . Kontaveit in F) . At No .233, was the lowest-ranked title winner in 2017 and aged 17 years, 293 days was the youngest since Konjuh (17 years, 169 days) at 2015 Nottingham… Reached 2r on Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros… Made Fed Cup debut during Czech Republic’s 3-2 defeat to USA in Florida… In 2017, won four ITF Circuit singles titles, taking her career tally to seven… Advanced to 2r on tour-level debut at 2016 Prague (as wildcard, l . Stosur)… Missed second half of 2016 to recover from elbow injury… Made professional debut at 2014 $100k ITF/Prague-CZE… In juniors, was semifinalist at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon and won doubles titles at Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2015 (both w/Kolodziejova) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONBorn in Sokolov, Czech Republic, now lives and trains in Prague . . . Favorite surface is clay because she grew up on it, but believes her game is more suited for hard court . . . Began playing tennis at 4 years old with her father, and by 10-years-old she was practicing in Prague . . . . Moved to Prague by herself at 15-years-old to train . . . Chose tennis over soccer because she prefers the individual nature of the sport . . . Tennis idol is Roger Federer . . . Describes herself as "quiet" and "calm" .

MARKETA VONDROUSOVA CZE

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 0Career Prize Money: $1,437,488Career W-L: 325 - 205

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 24 - 19Prize Money: $585,021SF (1): Hong KongQF (4): Shenzhen, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo International>> Won WTA 125K Series title at Zhengzhou-CHN

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 452016: 702015: 1142014: 100

2013: 2172012: 1932011: 2702010: 291

2009: 3632008: 5562007: 7782006: 896

CAREER FINALSDOUBLES - Finalist (1): 2017 - Hong Kong (w/J .Lu)

WTA 125K SERIES SINGLES - Winner (1): 2017 - Zhengzhou .Finalist (1): 201 - Ningbo-CHN

ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2012-16 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSAchieved first Top 50 year-end finish in 2017, finishing as China’s No .3, behind Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai, of five women in the year-end Top 100 (also Saisai and Ying-Ying)… Ascended 25 spots from No .70 in 2016 to No .45 in 2017, marking third Top 100 season in four years… Advanced to first WTA semifinal at 2017 Hong Kong (l .Pavlyuchenkova) and captured first career WTA 125k crown in Zhengzhou… Posted a career-high three victories vs . Top 20 opponents in 2017, defeating No .15 Vesnina (Rome), No . 15 Mladenovic (Tokyo PPO) and No .17 Sloane Stephens (Wuhan)… In 2016 advanced to first three WTA quarterfinals of career, at Shenzhen (l . A .Radwanska), Kuala Lumpur (l . Zhu) and Hong Kong (l . Wozniacki)… Reached 2r at three of the four majors in 2016 – Australian Open (d . No .26 Stephens in 1r), Roland Garros and US Open (d . No .24 Kasatkina in 1r)… Made Top 100 debut on November 3, 2014… Runner-up at WTA 125K Series event in Ningbo, China in 2014… Won three ITF Circuit singles titles in 2016, all in China, taking career tally to 13… Owns one Top 10 win, over No .10 Wozniacki in 2013 Kuala Lumpur while ranked No .186 . . . Made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Baku… Played first pro events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONStarted to play tennis at age nine… Has spent time training in Japan… Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf… Favorite shot is serve; speed is a strength… Favorite surface is hardcourts; favorite tournament is US Open .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 6 - 13 W-L 17 16 15 14AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r -ROLAND GARROS 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r -WIMBLEDON 1 - 3 2r 1r 1r -US OPEN 3 - 4 1r 2r 2r 2r

WANG QIANG CHN

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 3 / 3Career Prize Money: $2,735,209Career W-L: 250 - 189

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 13 - 15Prize Money: $467,763SF (1): EastbourneQF (2): Monterrey, Luxembourg

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 742016: 772015: 54

2014: 502013: 1192012: 49

2011: 922010: 1762009: 588

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (3): 2016 - Monterrey; 2015 - Hobart; 2012 - Osaka .

DOUBLES - Winner (3): 2014 - Baku (w/Panova); 2012 - Stanford, Dallas (both w/Erakovic) . Finalist (3): 2016 - Hong Kong (w/Broady); 2012 - Québec City (w/Rosolska), Osaka (w/Date) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2016 - Wimbledon (w/Kontinen) .

ADDITIONAL - British Fed Cup Team, 2011-17; British Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSix Top 100 finishes in past seven years, including Top 50 seasons… Ended both 2016 and 2017 as British No .2, behind Konta… Won third WTA singles title of career at 2016 Monterrey (d . Flipkens in F), adding to wins at 2012 Osaka and 2015 Hobart (3-0 record in finals)… Won first Grand Slam title of any kind at 2016 Wimbledon, in mixed doubles (w/Kontinen)… In singles, best Grand Slam results have been 3r runs at 2012 and 2015-16 Wimbledon and 2013 Australian Open… At 2015 Wimbledon, was two points away from defeating eventual champion S .Williams in 3r before losing in three sets… Hit career-high singles ranking of No .38 on January 19, 2015 after title run at Hobart… Achieved first win over a Top 10 opponent at 2015 Indian Wells (d . No .8 A .Radwanska)… In doubles owns three titles, most recently at 2014 Baku

(w/Panova)… Most recent doubles final reached was 2016 Hong Kong (w/Broady)… Struggled throughout 2014 season with a right rib injury and missed two months in 2013 due to glandular fever (Miami to Roland Garros)… Enjoyed a breakthrough 2012 season, becoming the first British woman to win a singles title in 24 years at Osaka – finished year as British No .1… Broke into Top 100 on June 6, 2011 and made Top 50 debut on October 15, 2012… On ITF Circuit, winner of five singles and one doubles title… Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 Miami and recorded first main draw match win at 2010 Eastbourne… Played first professional event on ITF Circuit at 2009 ITF/Jersey-GBR… In juniors, won US Open girls’ singles title in 2009 .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONMother’s name is Michelle; father’s name is Ian; siblings are Adam, Stephanie and Julie… Born on Channel Island of Guernsey… Started playing at age seven; moved to Bollettieri Academy in Florida at age 12 (still trains there)… Graduated top of class from Pendleton High School in 2009… Favorite surface is hardcourts… Follows fashion and enjoys going shopping; Serena Williams and Beyoncé are style icons… Enjoys meeting family and friends for a walk on the beach and watching sunset over a traditional British dinner .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 15 - 27 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3 - 6 2r 1r 1r 1r 3r 1r - -ROLAND GARROS 5 - 6 - 2r 2r 2r 1r 2r 2r -WIMBLEDON 7 - 8 3r 1r 3r 2r 1r 3r 1r 1rUS OPEN 0 - 7 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r -

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 72 / 23Career Prize Money: $84,463,131Career W-L: 783 - 130

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 8 - 1Prize Money: $2,704,680Won (1): Australian Open

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 222016: 22015: 12014: 12013: 12012: 32011: 12

2010: 42009: 12008: 22007: 72006: 952005: 112004: 7

2003: 32002: 12001: 62000: 61999: 41998: 201997: 99

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (72): 2017 - Australian Open; 2016 - Rome, Wimbledon; 2015 - Australian Open, Miami, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Cincinnati; 2014 - Brisbane, Miami, Rome, Stanford, Cincinnati, US Open, WTA Finals; 2013 - Brisbane, Miami, Charleston, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros, Bastad, Toronto, US Open, Beijing, WTA Finals; 2012 - Charleston, Madrid, Wimbledon, Stanford, Olympics, US Open, WTA Finals; 2011 - Stanford, Toronto; 2010 - Australian Open, Wimbledon; 2009 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, WTA Finals; 2008 - Bangalore, Miami, Charleston, US Open; 2007 - Australian Open, Miami; 2005 - Australian Open; 2004 - Miami, Beijing; 2003 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors], Miami, Wimbledon; 2002 - Scottsdale, Miami, Rome, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open, Tokyo [Princess Cup], Leipzig; 2001 - Indian Wells, Toronto, WTA Finals; 2000 - Hannover, Los Angeles, Tokyo [Princess Cup]; 1999 - Paris [Indoors], Indian Wells, Los Angeles, US Open, Grand Slam Cup . Finalist (20): 2016 - Australian Open, Indian Wells, Roland Garros; 2013 - Doha, Cincinnati; 2011 - US Open; 2010 - Sydney; 2009 - Miami; 2008 - Wimbledon; 2007 - Moscow; 2004 - Wimbledon, Los Angeles, WTA Finals; 2003 - Charleston; 2002 - Berlin, WTA Finals; 2001 - US Open; 2000 - Paris [Indoors], Montréal; 1999 - Miami .

DOUBLES - Winner (23): 2016 - Wimbledon (w/V .Williams); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/V .Williams); 2010 - Australian Open, Madrid, Roland Garros (all w/V .Williams); 2009 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, Stanford, US Open (all w/V .Williams); 2008 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/V .Williams); 2003 - Australian Open (w/V .Williams); 2002 - Wimbledon (w/V .Williams), Leipzig (w/Stevenson); 2001 - Australian Open (w/V .Williams); 2000 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/V .Williams); 1999 - Hannover, Roland Garros, US Open (all w/V .Williams); 1998 - Oklahoma City, Zürich (both w/V .Williams) . Finalist (1): 1999 - San Diego (w/V .Williams) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (2): 1998 - Wimbledon, US Open (both w/Mirnyi) . Finalist (2): 1999 - Australian Open (w/Mirnyi); 1998 - Roland Garros (w/Lobo) .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2012-13, 2015; US Olympic Team, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNineteenth non-consecutive Top 25 season in 2017 (finishing at No .22), having played just two events due to pregnancy… Won 23rd Grand Slam title at 2017 Australian Open to earn Open Era record for most majors… Sits behind only Court (24) for all-time record… Finished No .2 in 2016 after three consecutive years at No .1 (2013-15)… Lost top spot to Kerber following semifinal defeat to Ka .Pliskova at 2016 US Open… Reached three Grand Slam finals in 2016, at Australian Open (l . Kerber, ending streak of 15 finals won in a row), Roland Garros (l . Muguruza) and Wimbledon, where she defeated Kerber for 22nd major title… Aged 34 years 287 days at conclusion of 2016 Wimbledon, oldest player to win a Grand Slam title in Open Era; has won 10 majors as a 30-something… Came within two matches of calendar year Grand Slam in 2015 (l . Vinci in US Open SF)… Has twice been in possession all four majors for a “Serena Slam” (2002 Roland Garros to 2003 Australian Open and 2014 US Open to 2015 Wimbledon)… With 72 career titles, ranks first among active players and fifth in Open Era behind Navratilova—167, Evert—154, Graf—107 and Court—92… Five-time champion at WTA Finals

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 316 - 43 W-L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98AUSTRALIAN OPEN 81 - 10 W F W 4r QF 4r - W W QF W 3r W - W - QF 4r 3r 2rROLAND GARROS 60 - 12 - F W 2r W 1r - QF QF 3r QF - - QF SF W QF - 3r 4rWIMBLEDON 86 - 10 - W W 3r 4r W 4r W W F QF - 3r F W W QF SF - 3rUS OPEN 89 - 11 - SF SF W W W F - SF W QF 4r 4r QF - W F QF W 3r

SERENA WILLIAMS USA

08-JUL-2002 07-JUN-10

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(2001, 2009, 2012-14)… With five year-end No .1 finishes overall (2002, 2009, 2013-15) tied with Evert for third in WTA history (behind Graf—8, Navratilova—7)… Sits third in WTA history for total weeks at No .1 – 319 weeks (behind Graf—377, Navratilova—332)… Oldest No .1 in WTA history – set record on February 18, 2013 and was two weeks shy of 35th birthday when it ended… Held top spot for 186 consecutive weeks (through end of 2016 US Open), equalling record held by Graf between August 17, 1986 and March 10, 1991… First ascended to No .1 on July 8, 2002… Had longest gap between stints at No .1 of five years, 29 days (August 10, 2003 to September 8, 2008)… Has finished in Top 10 on 16 occasions, third-most (behind Navratilova-20, Evert-19)… Has ranked in Top 100 in each of 20 playing seasons since 1997… Is 109-34 against Top 5 opponents (6-1 in 2016)… Has 16 wins over (seven different) No .1 ranked players, second-most behind Navratilova (18)… Most match wins among active players with career record of 783-130… One of only nine players to win more than 700 career matches… Went 78-4 in 2013 ( .951) for season-best percentage of career – won personal-best 34 consecutive matches (l . Lisicki in R16 at Wimbledon) and 11 titles across season… In 2012, became third woman to win singles and doubles gold medals at same Olympics (also Wills, 1924 Paris; V .Williams, 2000 Sydney)… Has won 23 doubles titles from 24 finals, all bar one with sister, Venus… Doubles haul includes 14 Grand Slam titles, most recently at 2016 Wimbledon (w/V .Williams)… The sisters held all four Grand Slam titles at same time, from 2009 Wimbledon through 2010 Roland Garros – third pair to do so (also Navratilova/Shriver and Fernandez/Zvereva)… Has teamed with Venus to win three Olympic gold medals: 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London… Spent eight weeks as co-No .1 in doubles (w/V . Williams)… One of six players to hold No .1 in singles and doubles simultaneously (also Navratilova, Hingis, Sánchez Vicario, Davenport and Clijsters)… Winner of two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (1998 Wimbledon and US Open, both w/Mirnyi)… Earned single season prize money record of $12,385,572 in 2013… Has led WTA prize money list six times… Three-time winner of Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father Richard Williams, mother Oracene Price and Patrick Mouratoglou… Married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans on November 16, 2017 . . . Daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr ., was born on September 1, 2017… Youngest of five sisters: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003) and Venus… Began playing at age five at public courts in Compton, California… Has devoted a lot of time and money to charity, including opening two Serena Williams Secondary Schools in Kenya (one in 2008, one in 2010); touring Lagos and Johannesburg with sister Venus for ‘Breaking The Mould’ tour (in 2012); UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador; and has also made many other appearances at schools and community organizations, particularly those which target at-risk youth… Has always been interested in fashion, with a custom-designed Nike apparel line, her own clothing line (Aneres) and her successful HSN collection of handbags and jewelry (Serena Williams Signature Statement)… Favorite author is Maya Angelou; listens to Mariah Carey, Brandy… Favorite place to visit is Paris… Also enjoys acting, watching movies and football, reading, talking on the phone and spending time with family and friends .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (29-6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014Doubles (0-1): 2009Played WTA Finals nine times in six different cities: Munich, Los Angeles, Madrid, Doha, Istanbul and Singapore… Has won the title five times (2002, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)… Runner-up twice (2002, 2004)… Of eight appearances, advanced to the final six times; only exception came when withdrew during round-robin play (2007, 2008)… Twice played in WTA Finals when competition was staged in single-elimination format (Won in 2001; runner-up in 2002)… Won title on debut in 2001, winning via walkover in the final (after Davenport withdrew)… Also qualified but did not play due to injury in 2010, 2015 and 2016… Played singles and doubles in 2009 (w/sister Venus) .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 49 / 22 Career Prize Money: $39,900,489Career W-L: 776 - 222

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 38 - 14Prize Money: $5,468,741R-Up (3): Australian Open, Wimbledon, WTA FinalsSF (2): Miami, US Open>> For second time in career, led WTA in prize money

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 5016: 172015: 72014: 192013: 492012: 242011: 1032010: 5

2009: 62008: 62007: 82006: 482005: 102004: 92003: 112002: 2

2001: 32000: 31999: 31998: 51997: 221996: 2161995: 204

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner: (49): 2016 - Kaohsiung; 2015 - Auckland, Wuhan, WTA Elite Trophy; 2014 - Dubai; 2012 - Luxembourg; 2010 - Dubai, Acapulco; 2009 - Dubai, Acapulco; 2008 - Wimbledon, Zürich, WTA Finals; 2007 - Memphis, Wimbledon, Seoul; 2005 - Istanbul, Wimbledon; 2004 - Charleston, Warsaw; 2003 - Antwerp; 2002 - Gold Coast, Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Amelia Island, Stanford, San Diego, New Haven; 2001 - Miami, Hamburg, Wimbledon, San Diego, New Haven, US Open; 2000 - Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, New Haven, US Open, Olympics; 1999 - Oklahoma City, Miami, Hamburg, Rome, New Haven, Zürich; 1998 - Oklahoma City, Miami, Grand Slam Cup . Finalist (34): 2017 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, WTA Finals; 2016 - Stanford; 2014 - Auckland, Montréal, Québec City; 2010 - Miami, Madrid; 2009 - Wimbledon, Stanford, WTA Finals; 2007 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2005 - Antwerp, Stanford; 2004 - Berlin, Stanford; 2003 - Australian Open, Warsaw, Wimbledon; 2002 - Hamburg, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open; 2000 - Linz; 1999 - Hannover, Stanford, San Diego, Grand Slam Cup; 1998 - Sydney, Rome, Stanford, Zürich; 1997 - US Open .

DOUBLES - Winner (22): 2016 - Wimbledon (w/S .Williams); 2012 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/S .Williams); 2010 - Australian Open, Madrid, Roland Garros (all w/S .Williams); 2009 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, Stanford, US Open (all w/S .Williams); 2008 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/S .Williams); 2003 - Australian Open (w/S .Williams); 2002 - Wimbledon (w/S .Williams); 2001 - Australian Open (w/S .Williams); 2000 - Wimbledon, Olympics (both w/S .Williams); 1999 - Hannover, Roland Garros, US Open (all w/S .Williams); 1998 - Oklahoma City, Zürich (both w/S .Williams) . Finalist (1): 1999 - San Diego (w/S .Williams) .

MIXED DOUBLES - Winner (2): 1998 - Australian Open, Roland Garros (both w/Gimelstob) . Finalist (2): 2016 - Olympics (w/Ram); 2006 - Wimbledon (w/B .Bryan) .

ADDITIONAL - US Fed Cup Team, 1999, 2003-05, 2007, 2012-13, 2015-16; US Olympic Team, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 .CAREER HIGHLIGHTSEnded 2017 at No .5 for first Top 5 finish since 2010, and 13th Top 10 finish of career… Reached three finals across 2017, at Australian Open (l . S .Williams), Wimbledon (l . Muguruza) and WTA Finals (l . Wozniacki), her fifth appearance at the season-ending event… Only player to reach two Slam finals in 2017… Wimbledon final marked 16th Grand Slam final of career… Aged 37 years, 29 days old, became oldest player to advance to final at All England Club since 1994 (Navratilova, R‐Up at 37 years, 258 days old)… Returned to Top 10 in WTA Rankings by after Wimbledon - is third oldest player to rank in Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (38 years, 75 days)… Defeated World No .1 Kerber in Miami QF – at 36 years and 9 months, is oldest player in the Open Era to defeat a current World No .1… Career record in singles finals stands at 49-34, last title coming at 2016 Kaohsiung… Second most titles among active players (behind S .Williams) and 11th in Open Era… Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, including five Wimbledon singles titles… Grand Slam runner-up on nine occasions, seven losses being to sister, Serena, including at

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 262 - 68 W - L 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97AUSTRALIAN OPEN 51 - 17 F 1r QF 1r 3r - 3r QF 2r QF - 1r 4r 3r F QF SF - QF QF -ROLAND GARROS 48 - 20 4r 4r 1r 2r 1r 2r - 4r 3r 3r 3r QF 3r QF 4r F 1r QF 4r QF 2rWIMBLEDON 87 - 15 F SF 4r 3r - 1r 4r QF F W W 3r W 2r F F W W QF QF 1rUS OPEN 76 - 16 SF 4r QF 3r 2r 2r 1r SF 4r QF SF - QF 4r - F W W SF SF F

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four consecutive majors – 2002 Roland Garros-2003 Australian Open… Ascended to No .1 for first time on February 25, 2002… Has held top spot on three occasions for a total of 11 weeks… Owns 15 career wins over No .1-ranked players… With 775-222 career record, one of just nine players to win more than 700 career matches – trails only Serena among active players… Won career-high 35 consecutive matches in 2000 (l . Davenport in Linz F)… Winner of 22 doubles titles with sister Serena, including 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, most recently at 2016 Wimbledon… Sisters held all four Grand Slam titles at same time from 2009 Wimbledon to 2010 Roland Garros – third pair to hold all four Grand Slam doubles titles at once, after Navratilova/Shriver and Fernandez/Zvereva… Has teamed with Serena to win three Olympic gold medals – 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London… Won singles and doubles gold medals at 2000 Sydney Olympics, one of three women to achieve feat at (Wills, 1924 Paris; S .Williams, 2012 London)… Spent eight weeks as co-No .1 in doubles (w/S .Williams)… Winner of two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (1998 Australian Open and Roland Garros, both w/Gimelstob)… Struggled with illness in 2011; announced diagnosis of Sjögrens Syndrome during 2011 US Open and withdrew prior to 2r match… Dropped out of Top 100 in September 2011 for first time since April 1997… Made professional debut as unranked wildcard at 1994 Oakland (l . Sánchez Vicario in 2r) .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father Richard Williams, mother Oracene Price and David Witt… Sisters are Serena, Isha (lawyer, singer), Lyndrea (actress, singer, stylist, computer science major) and Yetunde (deceased September 14, 2003); is a Jehovah’s Witness, along with sisters and mother… Full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams…

After being diagnosed with Sjögren’s Syndrome in 2011, adopted a vegan/raw foods diet to help decrease inflammation in her body and reduce energy-sapping symptoms of the disease (is a self-described “cheagan”)… Interior design company is V Starr Interiors (www .vstarrinteriors .com)… Clothing line is EleVen (www .elevenbyvenus .com)… Has written several books, most recently “Come To Win” in 2010… Favorite tennis players growing up included Pete Sampras, Boris Becker and Monica Seles… Loves karaoke (favorite songs to sing are 6 Underground by the Sneaker Pimps, Stupid Girl by Garbage, Call Me by Blondie, Gold Dust Woman by Fleetwood Mac, Tom Sawyer by Rush and Barracuda by Heart)… Favorite books include “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore, the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull, the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, comic books (especially D .C .) and the Bible… Favorite cities are Palm Beach Gardens, Rome, Hong Kong and Paris… Favorite designers are Ralph Lauren, Armani, Matthew Williamson and Dolce & Gabbana… Also enjoys art, Asian antiques, dancing, writing poetry, sewing, studying new subjects, getting the mail and receiving packages, being at home and playing the guitar… Earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Indiana University East in August 2015 .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (14-7): 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017Doubles (0-1): 2009Played in WTA Finals five times in four different cities: New York, Los Angeles, Doha and Singapore . . . Qualified a total of 11 times . . .Won the title in 2008 (d . Zvonareva in F) . . .Runner-up in 2009 (l . S .Williams) and in 2017 (l . Wozniacki) . . .Twice played in WTA Finals when competition was played in single-elimination format (semifinalist in 1999 and 2002) . . .Played both singles and doubles in 2009 (w/S .Williams) . . .Singles alternate in 2015 but did not play .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 1 / 0 Career Prize Money: $1,553,196Career W-L: 258 - 152

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 22 - 14Prize Money: $531,779Won (1): LuxembourgSF (1): Budapest

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 512016: 862015: 65

2014: 1042013: 2102012: 223

2011: 4052010: 8052009: 985

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner: (1): 2017 -Luxembourg

ADDITIONAL – German Fed Cup Team, 2017 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThird straight Top 100 season in 2017, finishing at No .51 and as the German No .5, behind Goerges, Kerber, Maria and Barthel, of seven women in the year-end Top 100 (also Siegemund and Petkovic)… Won maiden WTA title in final tournament of the year at Luxembourg (d . Puig in F)… Also reached career-high four quarterfinals at international level – including one semifinal appearance at Budapest (l . Safarova)… Has now advanced to 3r at all four Grand Slams – 2015 Australian Open (l . Begu), 2017 Roland Garros (l . Ka .Pliskova), 2016-17 Wimbledon (l . Kerber, l . Svitolina) and 2016 US Open (l . Vinci)… Best result at WTA level in 2016 was quarterfinal run at Gstaad (l . eventual champion Golubic)… Continued to play mix of WTA and ITF events in 2016, posting r-up efforts at $100k ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA and $75k ITF/Prague-CZE… Recorded first tour-level main draw win over No .17 Suárez Navarro at 2015 Australian Open… Reached first WTA quarterfinal at 2015 Kuala Lumpur (l . eventual champion Wozniacki) and was also a quarterfinalist at 2015 Nürnberg… Cracked into the Top 50 for the first time in her career on July 13, 2015 and reached No .49 on August 17… Made Top 100 debut on October 20, 2014… Played first WTA qualifying event at 2010 Stuttgart and made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Bastad… Winner of 11 singles titles on ITF Circuit .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONParents are tennis coaches and own two clubs; father runs club in Hamburg (where Carina trains year-round) while mother travels with Carina; has one older sister who also plays tennis… Aggressive player; favorite shot is serve… Best tennis memory is winning four tournaments in a few months in 2014 and rising from No .180 to Top 100… Tennis idol growing up was Maria Sharapova (modeled game after her)… Favorite tournament is Australian Open .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 27 / 2Career Prize Money: $26,834,694Career W-L: 569 - 229

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 60 - 21Prize Money: $4,748,518Won (2): Tokyo, WTA FinalsR-Up (6): Doha, Dubai, Miami, Eastbourne, Bastad, Toronto

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 32016: 192015: 172014: 8

2013: 102012: 102011: 12010: 1

2009: 42008: 122007: 642006: 237

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (27): 2017 - Tokyo [PPO], WTA Finals; 2016 - Tokyo [PPO], Hong Kong; 2015 - Kuala Lumpur; 2014 - Istanbul; 2013 - Luxembourg; 2012 - Seoul, Moscow; 2011 - Dubai, Indian Wells, Charleston, Brussels, Copenhagen, New Haven; 2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach, Copenhagen, Montréal, New Haven, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; 2009 - Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; 2008 - Stockholm, New Haven, Tokyo [Japan Open] . Finalist (23): 2017 - Doha, Dubai, Miami, Eastbourne, Bastad, Toronto; 2015 - Auckland, Stuttgart; 2014 - US Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2013 - Indian Wells; 2012 - Copenhagen, Tournament of Champions-Sofia; 2011 - Doha, Stuttgart; 2010 -Indian Wells, WTA Finals; 2009 - Memphis, Charleston, Madrid, Bastad, US Open; 2008 - Luxembourg .

DOUBLES - Winner (2): 2009 - Memphis (w/Azarenka); 2008 - Beijing (w/Medina Garrigues) . Finalist (1): 2006 - Memphis (w/Azarenka) .

ADDITIONAL - Danish Fed Cup Team, 2005-11, 2015; Danish Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, 2016 .

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PERSONAL INFORMATIONCoached by father, Piotr; fitness coach is Przemyslaw Piotrowicz… Announced engagement to former NBA player David Lee in 2017 off-season… Began playing tennis at age seven… Father played pro soccer in Poland and Denmark; mother, Anna, played volleyball for Polish National Team; brother, Patrik, played pro soccer in Denmark… Enjoys soccer, swimming, golf… Favorite food is mom’s chicken curry .

WTA FINALS HISTORYSingles (13-8): 2009-2011, 2014, 2017Played in WTA Finals five times in three different cities: Doha (2009-2010), Istanbul (2011) and Singapore (2014, 2017) . . .Runner-up in 2010 (l . Clijsters) . . .Advanced to the semifinals on two further occasions (2009, 2014) . . .Posted a 4-1 record en route to capturing the title in 2017 (d . V .Williams in F) .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 2 / 4Career Prize Money: $3,583,315Career W-L: 409 - 270

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 23 - 23Prize Money: $843,444Won (1): GuangzhouQF (2): Doha, New Haven>> Won one ITF singles title

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 362016: 242015: 1862014: 622013: 51

2012: 1222011: 1262010: 912009: 1532008: 212

2007: 1552006: 2002005: 6482004: 901

CAREER FINALSSINGLES - Winner (2): 2017 - Guangzhou .; 2013 - Guangzhou .

DOUBLES - Winner (4): 2014 - Pattaya City (w/Peng); 2012 - Oeiras (w/Chuang), Guangzhou (w/Tanasugarn); 2011 - Osaka (w/Date) . Finalist (4): 2014 - Hobart (w/Raymond); 2013 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Husarova), Osaka (w/Stosur); 2012 - Monterrey (w/Date) .

WTA 125K SERIES - Singles - Winner (2): 2017 - Honolulu-HI, USA; 2013 - Nanjing-CHN . Finalist (1): 2016 - Honolulu, HI-USA .

DOUBLES - Winner (1): 2013 - Ningbo-CHN (w/Y .Chan)

ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2009-10, 2012, 2014-15; Chinese Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSecond consecutive Top 50 season (at No .36) and fifth non-consecutive Top 100 season . . . China’s No .2 ranked player of five inside the Top 100… Season highlighted by second career singles title at Guangzhou (d . Krunic in F) . . . Also reached the quarterfinals at Doha (l . Ka .Pliskova) and New Haven (l . Mertens)… In July, won 20th ITF Circuit singles title of career at $100k ITF/Astana-KAZ… Enjoyed Grand Slam breakthrough at 2016 Australian Open – run to quarterfinals (as qualifier, l . Konta) marked first foray past 1r at a major on her 15th main draw appearance… Ranked No .133, became lowest-ranked player to advance to last eight in Melbourne since unranked Henin reached final in 2010, and first qualifier to do so since Gavaldon in 1990… Owns five career wins over Top 10 opponents: No .1 Safina (2009 Beijing; ranked No .226 at the time, became lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning World No .1), No .6 Kvitova (2014 Rome), No .2 Halep (2016 Australian Open), No .5 Halep (2016 Beijing) and No .7 Muguruza (2017 Doha)… Contemplated retirement after ending 2015 ranked No .186, her lowest year-end finish since 2008 (No .212) and down from No .62 in 2014… Winner of two WTA singles titles, at 2013 Guangzhou (d . King in F) and Guangzhou again in 2017… Also owns one WTA 125K Series title at Nanjing in 2013 (d . Morita in F)… Has won four WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2014 Pattaya City (w/Peng) and is a five-time runner-up… Made WTA qualifying debut at 2006 Beijing and WTA main draw debut at 2006 Guangzhou .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFather, Zhang Zhi Qiang, was a soccer player; mother, Wang Feng Qin, was a basketball player… Started playing tennis at age six when parents took her to local club… Prefers hardcourts… Started working with Chinese Tennis Association at age 12… Idolized Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal… Played mixed doubles exhibition with Pete Sampras at China Open in 2011… Relaxes by listening to music, taking photos and exploring the places she travels to .

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CAREERCareer Titles (Singles / Doubles): 0 / 3Career Prize Money: $1,999,410Career W-L: 235 - 165

2017 HIGHLIGHTSW-L (Main Draw Only): 5 - 10Prize Money: $401,069>> Won two ITF singles titles

WTA YEAR-END RANKING 2017: 942016: 852015: 70

2014: 972013: 1622012: 133

2011: 2762010: 6612009: 718

CAREER FINALSDOUBLES - Winner (3): 2015 - Stanford, Tianjin (both w/Xu); 2011 - Guangzhou (w/Hsieh) . Finalist (3): 2016 - Shenzhen (w/Xu); 2015 - Strasbourg (w/N .Kichenok); 2014 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Y .Chan) .

WTA 125K SERIES TITLES: - Singles (1): 2015 - Dalian-CHN; Doubles (2): 2015 - Nanchang-CHN (w/K .Chang); Dalian-CHN (w/K .Zhang) .

ADDITIONAL - Chinese Fed Cup Team, 2015-16 . Chinese Olympic Team, 2016 .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSFourth straight Top 100 season finish in 2017… No .4 of five Chinese women in year-end Top 100… 2017 highlighted by two ITF titles (Anning and Quanzhou)… Posted one Top 10 win in 2017 over No .10 Svitolina at Madrid… Played in main draw of all four Grand Slams in 2017… Matched previous best results at a Grand Slam play by reaching 2r at 2017 US Open (l . Goerges)… In doubles, made a quarterfinal run at 2017 Roland Garros partnered w/Begu… 2016 highlights were reaching her third tour-level semifinal of career at Nottingham (l . Riske) and reaching first two Premier-level quarterfinals, at Doha (l . Ostapenko) and Stanford (l . eventual champion Konta)… Set career high ranking of No .60 during 2016… Achieved first three career wins over Top 10 opponents in 2016 (owns four Top 10 career wins), defeating No .6 Kvitova at Shenzhen (via ret .), No .2 Kerber at Doha (the German’s first defeat after winning Australian Open) and No .5 A .Radwanska at Rio Olympics… Received wildcard into 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai (went 0-2 in round robin play)… Won WTA 125K Series event in Dalian, China in 2015… Owns three WTA doubles titles from six finals, most notably winning at 2015 Stanford (w/Xu)… Grand Slam doubles semifinalist at 2013 Australian Open (w/Lepchenko)… Also captured WTA 125k doubles title at 2015 Nanchang (w/Chang)… Reached first WTA quarterfinal at 2014 Hong Kong and first semifinal at 2014 Tianjin, achieving first Top 20 win of career over No .14 Jankovic along the way… Participated in 2014 Rising Stars Invitational at WTA Finals in Singapore (l . Puig in F)… Made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Guangzhou… Played first professional event of career in China in 2008… On ITF Circuit, winner of 10 singles titles and 10 doubles titles .

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFavorite shot is drop shot… Started playing tennis at age eight at tennis academy where mother worked… Tennis idol growing up was Justine Henin… Favorite tournaments are Australian Open and Wimbledon… Currently in university (studying international relations)… Goals are to reach Top 30 and win a Grand Slam title in doubles .

GRAND SLAM HISTORYOverall: 4 - 13 W - L 17 16 15 14 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1 - 3 1r 2r 1r - ROLAND GARROS 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r - WIMBLEDON 0 - 3 1r 1r 1r - US OPEN 3 - 4 2r 2r 1r 2r

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JANUARY NAME DAY YEAR HSIEH, Su-Wei (TPE) 04 1986PUTINTSEVA, Yulia (KAZ) 07 1995PENG, Shuai (CHN) 08 1986FLIPKENS, Kirsten (BEL) 10 1986WANG, Qiang (CHN) 14 1992KERBER, Angelique (GER) 18 1988MARTIC, Petra (CRO) 19 1991HERCOG, Polona (SLO) 20 1991ZHANG, Shuai (CHN) 21 1989CEPEDE ROYG, Veronica (PAR) 21 1992CORNET, Alizé (FRA) 22 1990ZHU, Lin (CHN) 28 1994PARMENTIER, Pauline (FRA) 31 1986

FEBRUARY SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE) 04 1987RODINA, Evgeniya (RUS) 04 1989ZHENG, Saisai (CHN) 05 1994ABANDA, Francoise (CAN) 05 1997DELLACQUA, Casey (AUS) 11 1985LINETTE, Magda (POL) 12 1992WITTHOEFT, Carina (GER) 16 1995VIKHLYANTSEVA, Natalia (RUS) 16 1997KEYS, Madison (USA) 17 1995VINCI, Roberta (ITA) 18 1983KOZLOVA, Kateryna (UKR) 20 1994BOUCHARD, Eugenie (CAN) 25 1994TOMOVA, Viktoriya (BUL) 25 1995BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 28 1990

MARCH GIBBS, Nicole (USA) 03 1993SIEGEMUND, Laura (GER) 04 1988GAVRILOVA, Daria (AUS) 05 1994RADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL) 06 1989ALLERTOVA, Denisa (CZE) 07 1993KVITOVA, Petra (CZE) 08 1990LOEB, Jamie (USA) 08 1995LUCIC-Baroni, Mirjana (CRO) 09 1982BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) 10 1997JANG, Su Jeong (KOR) 13 1995KLEPAC, Andreja (SLO) 13 1986KRUNIC, Aleksandra (SRB) 15 1993ARRUABARRENA, Lara (ESP) 20 1992STEPHENS, Sloane (USA) 20 1993PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE) 21 1992PLISKOVA, Kristyna (CZE) 21 1992SASNOVICH, Aliaksandra (BLR) 22 1994MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie (USA) 23 1985VAN UYTVANCK, Alison (BEL) 26 1994STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE) 28 1986STOSUR, Samantha (AUS) 30 1984

APRIL DABROWSKI, Gabriela (CAN) 01 1992BRENGLE, Madison (USA) 03 1990CIRSTEA, Sorana (ROU) 07 1990BELLIS, Catherine (USA) 08 1999OZAKI, Risa (JPN) 10 1994BRADY, Jennifer (USA) 12 1995SEVASTOVA, Anastasija (LAT) 13 1990HOGENKAMP, Richel (NED) 16 1992TOWNSEND, Taylor (USA) 16 1996SHARAPOVA, Maria (RUS) 19 1987BARTY, Ashleigh (AUS) 24 1996ERRANI, Sara (ITA) 29 1987DOI, Misaki (JPN) 29 1991

MAY NAME DAY YEAR BUZARNESCU, Mihaela (ROU) 04 1988FALCONI, Irina (USA) 04 1990SABALENKA, Aryna (BLR) 05 1998CIBULKOVA, Dominika (SVK) 06 1989TOMLJANOVIC, Ajla (CRO) 07 1993KASATKINA, Daria (RUS) 07 1997BABOS, Timea (HUN) 10 1993SINIAKOVA, Katerina (CZE) 10 1996MCHALE, Christina (USA) 11 1992VICKERY, Sachia (USA) 11 1995KUZMOVA, Viktoria (SVK) 11 1998MLADENOVIC, Kristina (FRA) 14 1993KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 17 1991WATSON, Heather (GBR) 19 1992LEPCHENKO, Varvara (USA) 21 1986HRADECKA, Lucie (CZE) 21 1985CEPELOVA, Jana (SVK) 29 1993TSURENKO, Lesia (UKR) 30 1989HAN, Xinyun (CHN) 30 1990HADDAD MAIA, Beatriz (BRA) 30 1996

JUNE GROENEFELD, Anna-Lena (GER) 04 1985MAKAROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) 07 1988BACSINSZKY, Timea (SUI) 08 1989OSTAPENKO, Jelena (LAT) 08 1997KANEPI, Kaia (EST) 10 1985AHN, Kristie (USA) 15 1992WILLIAMS, Venus (USA) 17 1980SCHIAVONE, Francesca (ITA) 23 1980KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana (RUS) 27 1985VEKIC, Donna (CRO) 28 1996VONDROUSOVA, Marketa (CZE) 28 1999

JULY DUAN, Ying-Ying (CHN) 03 1989RISKE, ALISON (USA) 03 1990PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) 03 1991PESCHKE, Kveta (CZE) 09 1975WOZNIACKI, Caroline (DEN) 11 1990BARTHEL, Mona (GER) 11 1990KUMKHUM, Luksika (THA) 21 1993SAKKARI, Maria (GRE) 25 1995

AUGUST VESNINA, Elena (RUS) 01 1986PETERSON, Rebecca (SWE) 06 1995BONDARENKO, Kateryna (UKR) 08 1986XU, Yifan (CHN) 08 1988MARIA, Tatjana (GER) 08 1987HLAVACKOVA, Andrea Sestini (CZE) 10 1986DUQUE-MARIÑO, Mariana (COL) 12 1989MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ, María José (ESP) 12 1982LARSSON, Johanna (SWE) 17 1988CHAN, Yung-Jan (TPE) 17 1989BEGU, Irina-Camelia (ROU) 26 1990JABEUR, Ons (TUN) 28 1994

SEPTEMBER NAME DAY YEAR SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP) 03 1988PETKOVIC, Andrea (GER) 09 1987BOSERUP, Julia (USA) 09 1991BLINKOVA, Anna (RUS) 10 1998SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR) 12 1994SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina (SVK) 13 1994CHAN, Hao-Ching (TPE) 19 1993NICULESCU, Monica (ROU) 25 1987WILLIAMS, Serena (USA) 26 1981HALEP, Simona (ROU) 27 1991PUIG, Monica (PUR) 27 1993LAPKO, Vera (BLR) 29 1998HINGIS, Martina (SUI) 30 1980

OCTOBER RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena (SVK) 04 1988MUGURUZA, Garbiñe (ESP) 08 1993SORRIBES TORMO, Sara (ESP) 08 1996DAVIS, Lauren (USA) 09 1993ROGERS, Shelby (USA) 13 1992GOLUBIC, Viktorija (SUI) 16 1992GARCIA, Caroline (FRA) 16 1993OSAKA, Naomi (JPN) 16 1997DIYAS, Zarina (KAZ) 18 1993WICKMAYER, Yanina (BEL) 20 1989MARTINCOVA, Tereza (CZE) 24 1994DODIN, Oceane (FRA) 24 1996

NOVEMBER GOERGES, Julia (GER) 02 1988FETT, Jana (CRO) 02 1996KENIN, Sofia (USA) 14 1998ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) 15 1994MIRZA, Sania (IND) 15 1986MERTENS, Elise (BEL) 17 1995KOVINIC, Danka (MNE) 18 1994KATO, Miyu (JPN) 21 1994MINELLA, Mandy (LUX) 22 1985BOGDAN, Ana (ROU) 25 1992HIBINO, Nao (JPN) 28 1994

DECEMBER VANDEWEGHE, Coco (USA) 06 1991BERTENS, Kiki (NED) 10 1991LIU, Fangzhou (CHN) 12 1995RUS, Arantxa (NED) 13 1990SCHNYDER, Patty (SUI) 14 1978RODIONOVA, Arina (AUS) 15 1989KREJCIKOVA, Barbora (CZE) 18 1995KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) 24 1995ZIDANSEK, Tamara (SLO) 26 1997KONJUH, Ana (CRO) 27 1997NARA, Kurumi (JPN) 30 1991GIORGI, Camila (ITA) 30 1991