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2013 Roland Garros Women’s Contender Profiles

May 25, 2013 By Tennis Panorama News

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Profiles of the top Women’s Singles contenders for the 2013 French Open. Note: Grand Slam records for main draw matches only.  – by Jack Cunniff     http://twitter.com/jrcunniff

 

1. Serena Williams

2013 Record:  36-2

Grand Slam Record:  229-35

French Open Record:  39-10

French Open Best Result:  W (2002)

Fast Fact:  Serena’s last loss on clay to a Top Ten player was in the 2010 French Open (QF, loss to Stosur).

 

2. Maria Sharapova

2013 Record:  30-4

Grand Slam Record:  142-35

French Open Record:  37-9

French Open Best Result:  W (2012)

Fast Fact:  This is Sharapova’s first Grand Slam title defense since the 2007 U.S. Open, having skipped the 2009 Australian Open due to injury.

 

3. Victoria Azarenka

2013 Record:  22-2

Grand Slam Record:  80-27

French Open Record:  14-7

French Open Best Result:  QF (2009, ‘11)

Fast Fact:  Three of Azarenka’s last four Grand Slam losses have come against Serena Williams.

 

4. Agnieszka Radwanska

2013 Record:  24-7

Grand Slam Record:  67-27

French Open Record:  12-6

French Open Best Result:  4R (2008, ‘09, ‘12)

Fast Fact: Radwanska’s 2013 campaign stands at 23-5 on hard courts, and 1-2 on clay courts.

 

5. Sara Errani

2013 Record:  31-13

Grand Slam Record:  32-22

French Open Record:  7-5

French Open Best Result: RU (2012)

Fast Fact:  Errani has 39 WTA match wins on clay since the start of 2012, more than any other woman during that span.

 

6. Na Li

2013 Record:  21-6

Grand Slam Record:  71-26

French Open Record:  19-5

French Open Best Result:  W (2011)

Fast Fact:  Li has scored wins over all seven active women to be ranked No. 1 by the WTA (S. Williams, Sharapova, Azarenka, Wozniacki, Ivanovic, Jankovic, V. Williams).

 

 

7. Petra Kvitova

2013 Record:  25-12

Grand Slam Record:  46-18

French Open Record:  11-4

French Open Best Result:  SF (2012)

Fast Fact:  Among Top Ten players, Kvitova has the best record in tour finals (10-3, 76.9%).

 

8. Angelique Kerber

2013 Record:  21-11

Grand Slam Record:  29-21

French Open Record:  5-5

French Open Best Result:  QF (2012)

Fast Fact:  Twenty-two of Kerber’s 29 Grand Slam match wins (76%) have come in her last 6 Slam appearances.

 

9. Samantha Stosur

2013 Record:  14-11

Grand Slam Record:  60-38

French Open Record:  22-9

French Open Best Result:  RU (2010)

Fast Fact:  Stosur’s last career title was the 2011 U.S. Open.

 

10. Caroline Wozniacki

2013 Record:  16-13

Grand Slam Record:  64-24

French Open Record:  12-6

French Open Best Result:  QF (2010)

Fast Fact:  In 2013, Wozniacki has lost her opening round match at six tournaments, more than she did in all of 2012 (5 opening round losses).

 

11. Nadia Petrova

2013 Record:  9-9

Grand Slam Record: 109-51 

French Open Record:  24-12

French Open Best Result:  SF (2003, ‘05)

Fast Fact:  By winning only two games in her loss to Date Krumm in 1R of 2013 Australian Open, Petrova tied her worst ever Slam result (4R of 2001 Wimbledon, loss to Venus Williams) .

 

14. Ana Ivanovic

2013 Record:  18-10

Grand Slam Record:  82-32

French Open Record:  25-7

French Open Best Result:  W (2008)

Fast Fact: Statistically, the French Open is Ivanovic’s best Slam overall (78% win pct), but her worst in the past 3 years (50% win pct).

 

30. Venus Williams

2013 Record:  10-4

Grand Slam Record:  214-50

French Open Record:  41-15

French Open Best Result:  RU (2002)

Fast Fact:  This is Venus’ 59th Grand Slam appearance, tying her for 5th place all time in the Open Era.

 

uns. Svetlana Kuznetsova

2013 Record:  22-10

Grand Slam Record:  121-40

French Open Record:  37-9

French Open Best Result:  W (2009)

Fast Fact:  Kuznetsova is tied with Sharapova for the best winning percentage at Roland Garros (80.4%) among all active players.

 

 

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