Serena Williams
(June 28, 2015) Profiles of the top Women’s Singles contenders for 2015 Wimbledon. Note: Grand Slam records for main draw matches only. – by Jack Cunniff http://twitter.com/jrcunniff
2015 Record: 32-1
Grand Slam Record: 273-39
Wimbledon Record: 72-10
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2002, ’03, ’09, ’10, ‘12)
Fast Fact: This is the best year-to-date record entering Wimbledon (32-1, 97%) of Serena’s career.
Petra Kvitova
2015 Record: 24-7
Grand Slam Record: 70-26
Wimbledon Record: 27-5
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2011, ‘14)
Fast Fact: In the last five years, Kvitova has won 26 of her 29 matches at Wimbledon, with her loses coming to Serena Williams (2010, ‘12) and Flipkens (2013).
Simona Halep
2015 Record: 32-8
Grand Slam Record: 32-20
Wimbledon Record: 7-4
Wimbledon Best Result: SF (2014)
Fast Fact: Halep has recorded only two wins vs. Top Ten players in 2015, both coming in three set matches in Dubai (def. Makarova, Wozniacki).
2015 Record: 29-6
Grand Slam Record: 174-42
Wimbledon Record: 41-11
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2004)
Fast Fact: Sharapova’s Grand Slam match winning percentage (80.6%) is second best among active players, trailing Serena Williams (87.5%).
Caroline Wozniacki
2015 Record: 27-12
Grand Slam Record: 81-33
Wimbledon Record: 16-8
Wimbledon Best Result: 4R (2009, ’10, ’11, ‘14)
Fast Fact: Wozniacki has reached the quarterfinals only once in her last 13 appearances in Grand Slam events (RU, 2014 US Open).
Lucie Safarova
2015 Record: 22-12
Grand Slam Record: 48-40
Wimbledon Record: 9-9
Wimbledon Best Result: SF (2014)
Fast Fact: Since 2014, Safarova has a record of 19-6 (76%) in Grand Slam events; prior to 2014, her Grand Slam record was 29-34 (46%).
2015 Record: 16-11
Grand Slam Record: 103-41
Wimbledon Record: 23-10
Wimbledon Best Result: SF (2007)
Fast Fact: In 2014, Ivanovic had a 37-9 record entering Wimbledon, winning more than twice as many matches as she has in 2015.
Ekaterina Makarova
2015 Record: 18-11
Grand Slam Record: 56-31
Wimbledon Record: 9-7
Wimbledon Best Result: QF (2014)
Fast Fact: Since 2013, Makarova is 24-2 in Grand Slam events when playing a lower ranked opponent, with her losses coming against Kuznetsova and Safarova.
Carla Suarez Navarro
2015 Record: 35-13
Grand Slam Record: 47-26
Wimbledon Record: 7-5
Wimbledon Best Result: 4R (2013)
Fast Fact: Suarez Navarro has a losing record vs. Top 50 players in Grand Slam events (13-20), including a 2-4 record since 2014.
Angelique Kerber
2015 Record: 30-12
Grand Slam Record: 50-30
Wimbledon Record: 12-7
Wimbledon Best Result: SF (2012)
Fast Fact: After compiling an 8-9 record in the first three months of 2015, Kerber has since gone 22-3 and won three titles (Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham).
Karolina Pliskova
2015 Record: 35-13
Grand Slam Record: 9-12
Wimbledon Record: 2-3
Wimbledon Best Result: 2R (2013, ‘14)
Fast Fact: Following the 2014 U.S. Open, Pliskova has more than doubled her WTA main draw match wins: 42 wins between April 2008 – August 2014, 49 wins between September 2014 – June 2015.
Eugenie Bouchard
2015 Record: 8-13
Grand Slam Record: 27-9
Wimbledon Record: 8-2
Wimbledon Best Result: RU (2014)
Fast Fact: Having lost her last six three-set matches, Bouchard now has a losing WTA record in three setters (20-25).
Agnieszka Radwanska
2015 Record: 22-15
Grand Slam Record: 93-36
Wimbledon Record: 31-9
Wimbledon Best Result: RU (2012)
Fast Fact: Radwanska’s grass court record in the last year is 10-3 (77%), compared to a record of 27-22 (55%) off of grass.
Andrea Petkovic
2015 Record: 20-12
Grand Slam Record: 34-22
Wimbledon Record: 5-4
Wimbledon Best Result: 3R (2011, ‘14)
Fast Fact: The highest ranked player Petkovic has defeated on grass is Garcia (No. 33) who she defeated in 2015 Eastbourne.
2015 Record: 20-7
Grand Slam Record: 225-59
Wimbledon Record: 73-12
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2000, ’01, ’05, ’07, ‘08)
Fast Fact: 2015 Wimbledon marks Venus’ 67th appearance in a Grand Slam event, tying her with Navratilova for second place in the Open Era (Frazier, 71).
Sabine Lisicki
2015 Record: 15-15
Grand Slam Record: 48-27
Wimbledon Record: 23-6
Wimbledon Best Result: RU (2013)
Fast Fact: Lisicki has appeared in 27 Grand Slam events, but nearly half of her match wins (23 of 48) are from her last 5 Wimbledon appearances.