Serena Williams (click to enlarge)
I said before the Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka final at the 2013 Internazionali BNL d’Italia that win or lose, I hoped that Vika would make it a competitive match. In my opinion, it was less than that. Yes, Vika made some of the games competitive but ultimately Serena turned all of the important points in her favor. But more than that, in a 6-1 6-3 match, I never had the feeling either set was in question, even the second closer set. Serena grabbed hold of the match from the beginning and never looked like she would lose. She’s supreme. And there’s no Justine Henin or Lindsay Davenport in their prime walking through the door to challenge her. Unless Vika can raise her game or Petra Kvitova finally puts her immense talent together consistently, the Serena Express shows no sign of slowing down if she remains focused.
SINGLES
| PREVIOUS RANK | CURRENT RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | DATE OF BIRTH | POINTS | TOURNAMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
[1] |
1 | WILLIAMS, SERENA | UNITED STATES | 26 SEP 1981 | 11620 | 17 |
|
[2] |
2 | SHARAPOVA, MARIA | RUSSIA | 19 APR 1987 | 10015 | 16 |
|
[3] |
3 | AZARENKA, VICTORIA | BELARUS | 31 JUL 1989 | 9005 | 17 |
|
[4] |
4 | RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA | POLAND | 06 MAR 1989 | 6475 | 21 |
|
[6] |
5 | ERRANI, SARA | ITALY | 29 APR 1987 | 5835 | 24 |
|
[5] |
6 | LI, NA | CHINA | 26 FEB 1982 | 5335 | 19 |
|
[8] |
7 | KVITOVA, PETRA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 08 MAR 1990 | 5175 | 23 |
|
[7] |
8 | KERBER, ANGELIQUE | GERMANY | 18 JAN 1988 | 5135 | 21 |
|
[10] |
9 | STOSUR, SAMANTHA | AUSTRALIA | 30 MAR 1984 | 3645 | 23 |
|
[9] |
10 | WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE | DENMARK | 11 JUL 1990 | 3625 | 25 |
|
[11] |
11 | PETROVA, NADIA | RUSSIA | 08 JUN 1982 | 3065 | 23 |
|
[12] |
12 | KIRILENKO, MARIA | RUSSIA | 25 JAN 1987 | 3036 | 21 |
|
[14] |
13 | BARTOLI, MARION | FRANCE | 02 OCT 1984 | 2845 | 24 |
|
[13] |
14 | IVANOVIC, ANA | SERBIA | 06 NOV 1987 | 2800 | 19 |
|
[15] |
15 | VINCI, ROBERTA | ITALY | 18 FEB 1983 | 2785 | 27 |
|
[16] |
16 | CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA | SLOVAKIA | 06 MAY 1989 | 2590 | 25 |
|
[17] |
17 | STEPHENS, SLOANE | UNITED STATES | 20 MAR 1993 | 2540 | 20 |
|
[18] |
18 | JANKOVIC, JELENA | SERBIA | 28 FEB 1985 | 2500 | 25 |
|
[19] |
19 | PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA | RUSSIA | 03 JUL 1991 | 2010 | 24 |
|
[22] |
20 | SUAREZ NAVARRO, CARLA | SPAIN | 03 SEP 1988 | 1975 | 30 |
|
[21] |
21 | FLIPKENS, KIRSTEN | BELGIUM | 10 JAN 1986 | 1872 | 21 |
|
[20] |
22 | MAKAROVA, EKATERINA | RUSSIA | 07 JUN 1988 | 1811 | 21 |
|
[23] |
23 | ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 24 FEB 1982 | 1745 | 23 |
|
[25] |
24 | GOERGES, JULIA | GERMANY | 02 NOV 1988 | 1605 | 27 |
|
[27] |
25 | SAFAROVA, LUCIE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 04 FEB 1987 | 1595 | 24 |
|
[26] |
26 | CIRSTEA, SORANA | ROMANIA | 07 APR 1990 | 1595 | 28 |
|
[28] |
27 | SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA | KAZAKHSTAN | 12 SEP 1987 | 1572 | 19 |
|
[29] |
28 | PASZEK, TAMIRA | AUSTRIA | 06 DEC 1990 | 1568 | 26 |
|
[31] |
29 | LEPCHENKO, VARVARA | UNITED STATES | 21 MAY 1986 | 1567 | 24 |
|
[24] |
30 | WILLIAMS, VENUS | UNITED STATES | 17 JUN 1980 | 1546 | 15 |
|
[30] |
31 | CORNET, ALIZE | FRANCE | 22 JAN 1990 | 1530 | 28 |
|
[34] |
32 | LISICKI, SABINE | GERMANY | 22 SEP 1989 | 1526 | 22 |
|
[32] |
33 | BARTHEL, MONA | GERMANY | 11 JUL 1990 | 1500 | 25 |
|
[38] |
34 | PENG, SHUAI | CHINA | 08 JAN 1986 | 1480 | 23 |
|
[39] |
35 | ROBSON, LAURA | UNITED KINGDOM | 21 JAN 1994 | 1475 | 26 |
|
[33] |
36 | VESNINA, ELENA | RUSSIA | 01 AUG 1986 | 1468 | 20 |
|
[35] |
37 | RADWANSKA, URSZULA | POLAND | 07 DEC 1990 | 1450 | 29 |
|
[36] |
38 | SCHIAVONE, FRANCESCA | ITALY | 23 JUN 1980 | 1445 | 25 |
|
[37] |
39 | KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA | RUSSIA | 27 JUN 1985 | 1442 | 13 |
|
[40] |
40 | KANEPI, KAIA | ESTONIA | 10 JUN 1985 | 1410 | 15 |
|
[42] |
41 | WICKMAYER, YANINA | BELGIUM | 20 OCT 1989 | 1395 | 27 |
|
[41] |
42 | HSIEH, SU-WEI | CHINESE TAIPEI | 04 JAN 1986 | 1360 | 26 |
|
[45] |
43 | MORITA, AYUMI | JAPAN | 11 MAR 1990 | 1345 | 25 |
|
[64] |
44 | HALEP, SIMONA | ROMANIA | 27 SEP 1991 | 1330 | 23 |
|
[44] |
45 | OPRANDI, ROMINA | SWITZERLAND | 29 MAR 1986 | 1320 | 28 |
|
[49] |
46 | DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES | SPAIN | 31 MAR 1981 | 1305 | 25 |
|
[43] |
47 | MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA | FRANCE | 14 MAY 1993 | 1304 | 24 |
|
[48] |
48 | JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA | SERBIA | 31 DEC 1991 | 1270 | 25 |
|
[46] |
49 | NICULESCU, MONICA | ROMANIA | 25 SEP 1987 | 1255 | 25 |
|
[47] |
50 | WATSON, HEATHER | UNITED KINGDOM | 19 MAY 1992 | 1240 | 21 |
|
[50] |
51 | ZHENG, JIE | CHINA | 05 JUL 1983 | 1230 | 23 |
Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani (click to enlarge)
DOUBLES
| PREVIOUS RANK | CURRENT RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | DATE OF BIRTH | POINTS | TOURNAMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
[1] |
1 | ERRANI, SARA | ITALY | 29 APR 1987 | 10230 | 15 |
|
[1] |
1 | VINCI, ROBERTA | ITALY | 18 FEB 1983 | 10230 | 15 |
|
[3] |
3 | PETROVA, NADIA | RUSSIA | 08 JUN 1982 | 7975 | 18 |
|
[4] |
4 | HLAVACKOVA, ANDREA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 10 AUG 1986 | 7340 | 19 |
|
[5] |
5 | HRADECKA, LUCIE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 21 MAY 1985 | 6786 | 16 |
|
[7] |
6 | SREBOTNIK, KATARINA | SLOVENIA | 12 MAR 1981 | 5975 | 21 |
|
[6] |
7 | MAKAROVA, EKATERINA | RUSSIA | 07 JUN 1988 | 5500 | 14 |
|
[9] |
8 | LLAGOSTERA VIVES, NURIA | SPAIN | 16 MAY 1980 | 5160 | 16 |
|
[8] |
9 | VESNINA, ELENA | RUSSIA | 01 AUG 1986 | 5152 | 11 |
|
[10] |
10 | KIRILENKO, MARIA | RUSSIA | 25 JAN 1987 | 4810 | 9 |
|
[11] |
11 | RAYMOND, LISA | UNITED STATES | 10 AUG 1973 | 4775 | 21 |
|
[12] |
12 | HUBER, LIEZEL | UNITED STATES | 21 AUG 1976 | 4425 | 22 |
|
[13] |
13 | MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, MARIA JOSE | SPAIN | 12 AUG 1982 | 4025 | 14 |
|
[14] |
14 | KOPS-JONES, RAQUEL | UNITED STATES | 08 DEC 1982 | 3965 | 27 |
|
[15] |
15 | SPEARS, ABIGAIL | UNITED STATES | 12 JUL 1981 | 3965 | 28 |
|
[21] |
16 | HSIEH, SU-WEI | CHINESE TAIPEI | 04 JAN 1986 | 3885 | 19 |
|
[16] |
17 | MIRZA, SANIA | INDIA | 15 NOV 1986 | 3830 | 23 |
|
[17] |
18 | MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA | FRANCE | 14 MAY 1993 | 3500 | 21 |
|
[18] |
19 | PESCHKE, KVETA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 09 JUL 1975 | 3475 | 21 |
|
[19] |
20 | ZHENG, JIE | CHINA | 05 JUL 1983 | 3400 | 19 |
|
[20] |
21 | MATTEK-SANDS, BETHANIE | UNITED STATES | 23 MAR 1985 | 3260 | 18 |
|
[33] |
22 | PENG, SHUAI | CHINA | 08 JAN 1986 | 3150 | 13 |
|
[22] |
23 | SAFAROVA, LUCIE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 04 FEB 1987 | 3050 | 18 |
|
[24] |
24 | GROENEFELD, ANNA-LENA | GERMANY | 04 JUN 1985 | 2970 | 21 |
|
[28] |
25 | RODIONOVA, ANASTASIA | AUSTRALIA | 12 MAY 1982 | 2910 | 20 |
|
[23] |
26 | DELLACQUA, CASEY | AUSTRALIA | 11 FEB 1985 | 2905 | 14 |
|
[25] |
27 | MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL | SPAIN | 31 JUL 1982 | 2840 | 20 |
|
[26] |
28 | WILLIAMS, VENUS | UNITED STATES | 17 JUN 1980 | 2780 | 3 |
|
[26] |
28 | WILLIAMS, SERENA | UNITED STATES | 26 SEP 1981 | 2780 | 3 |
|
[29] |
30 | GOERGES, JULIA | GERMANY | 02 NOV 1988 | 2620 | 21 |
|
[30] |
31 | PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA | RUSSIA | 03 JUL 1991 | 2510 | 16 |
|
[32] |
32 | VOSKOBOEVA, GALINA | KAZAKHSTAN | 18 DEC 1984 | 2375 | 16 |
|
[31] |
33 | SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA | KAZAKHSTAN | 12 SEP 1987 | 2260 | 15 |
|
[35] |
34 | MAROSI, KATALIN | HUNGARY | 12 NOV 1979 | 2208 | 28 |
|
[34] |
35 | JURAK, DARIJA | CROATIA | 05 APR 1984 | 2208 | 28 |
|
[39] |
36 | ERAKOVIC, MARINA | NEW ZEALAND | 06 MAR 1988 | 2181 | 16 |
|
[40] |
37 | BARTY, ASHLEIGH | AUSTRALIA | 24 APR 1996 | 2165 | 11 |
|
[38] |
38 | ZHANG, SHUAI | CHINA | 21 JAN 1989 | 2156 | 17 |
|
[43] |
39 | LISICKI, SABINE | GERMANY | 22 SEP 1989 | 2141 | 8 |
|
[41] |
40 | GRANDIN, NATALIE | SOUTH AFRICA | 27 FEB 1981 | 2140 | 29 |
|
[42] |
41 | UHLIROVA, VLADIMIRA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 04 MAY 1978 | 2140 | 30 |
|
[44] |
42 | CHAN, HAO-CHING | CHINESE TAIPEI | 19 SEP 1993 | 2125 | 25 |
|
[36] |
43 | KING, VANIA | UNITED STATES | 03 FEB 1989 | 2080 | 16 |
|
[37] |
44 | PENNETTA, FLAVIA | ITALY | 25 FEB 1982 | 2017 | 8 |
|
[45] |
45 | BABOS, TIMEA | HUNGARY | 10 MAY 1993 | 1920 | 18 |
|
[55] |
46 | ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, BARBORA | CZECH REPUBLIC | 28 MAR 1986 | 1851 | 13 |
|
[47] |
47 | BLACK, CARA | ZIMBABWE | 17 FEB 1979 | 1816 | 11 |
|
[46] |
48 | DUSHEVINA, VERA | RUSSIA | 06 OCT 1986 | 1800 | 22 |
|
[49] |
49 | DATE-KRUMM, KIMIKO | JAPAN | 28 SEP 1970 | 1764 | 16 |
|
[50] |
50 | WATSON, HEATHER | UNITED KINGDOM | 19 MAY 1992 | 1753 | 16 |
Victoria Azarenka (click to enlarge)
PRIZE MONEY
| RANK | PLAYER | NATIONALITY | SINGLES | DOUBLES | MIXED | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VICTORIA AZARENKA | BELARUS | $3,247,084 | $0 | $0 | $3,247,084 |
| 2 | SERENA WILLIAMS | UNITED STATES | $2,721,334 | $30,147 | $0 | $2,751,481 |
| 3 | MARIA SHARAPOVA | RUSSIA | $2,537,411 | $0 | $0 | $2,537,411 |
| 4 | NA LI | CHINA | $1,560,897 | $0 | $0 | $1,560,897 |
| 5 | SARA ERRANI | ITALY | $964,062 | $403,395 | $0 | $1,367,457 |
| 6 | CAROLINE WOZNIACKI | DENMARK | $889,241 | $0 | $0 | $889,241 |
| 7 | ROBERTA VINCI | ITALY | $446,001 | $403,395 | $0 | $849,396 |
| 8 | AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA | POLAND | $815,802 | $0 | $0 | $815,802 |
| 9 | PETRA KVITOVA | CZECH REPUBLIC | $792,887 | $6,021 | $0 | $798,908 |
| 10 | SLOANE STEPHENS | UNITED STATES | $665,112 | $0 | $0 | $665,112 |
| 11 | EKATERINA MAKAROVA | RUSSIA | $428,116 | $215,118 | $0 | $643,234 |
| 12 | ANGELIQUE KERBER | GERMANY | $624,039 | $14,631 | $0 | $638,670 |
| 13 | MARIA KIRILENKO | RUSSIA | $516,226 | $12,511 | $0 | $528,737 |
| 14 | NADIA PETROVA | RUSSIA | $211,460 | $293,619 | $7,942 | $513,021 |
| 15 | JELENA JANKOVIC | SERBIA | $457,112 | $48,277 | $0 | $505,389 |
| 16 | SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA | RUSSIA | $418,209 | $61,006 | $0 | $479,215 |
| 17 | ELENA VESNINA | RUSSIA | $261,189 | $213,643 | $3,997 | $478,829 |
| 18 | ANA IVANOVIC | SERBIA | $474,674 | $0 | $0 | $474,674 |
| 19 | ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA | RUSSIA | $280,889 | $184,929 | $0 | $465,818 |
| 20 | LUCIE SAFAROVA | CZECH REPUBLIC | $183,643 | $212,768 | $0 | $396,411 |
| 21 | CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO | SPAIN | $305,198 | $64,885 | $0 | $370,083 |
| 22 | SAMANTHA STOSUR | AUSTRALIA | $320,355 | $34,515 | $1,947 | $356,817 |
| 23 | MONA BARTHEL | GERMANY | $287,875 | $26,281 | $0 | $314,156 |
| 24 | KIRSTEN FLIPKENS | BELGIUM | $304,352 | $6,731 | $0 | $311,083 |
| 25 | JULIA GOERGES | GERMANY | $251,795 | $53,732 | $0 | $305,527 |
| 26 | KATARINA SREBOTNIK | SLOVENIA | $0 | $301,060 | $3,997 | $305,057 |
| 27 | DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA | SLOVAKIA | $261,193 | $29,562 | $0 | $290,755 |
| 28 | KLARA ZAKOPALOVA | CZECH REPUBLIC | $264,756 | $16,042 | $0 | $280,798 |
| 29 | SU-WEI HSIEH | CHINESE TAIPEI | $139,470 | $125,820 | $7,942 | $273,232 |
| 30 | SHUAI PENG | CHINA | $148,062 | $121,915 | $0 | $269,977 |
| 31 | VARVARA LEPCHENKO | UNITED STATES | $188,877 | $78,186 | $0 | $267,063 |
| 32 | LAURA ROBSON | UNITED KINGDOM | $189,541 | $76,133 | $0 | $265,674 |
| 33 | MARION BARTOLI | FRANCE | $262,639 | $0 | $0 | $262,639 |
| 34 | ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES | SPAIN | $194,296 | $57,389 | $1,947 | $253,632 |
| 35 | KRISTINA MLADENOVIC | FRANCE | $162,671 | $87,130 | $0 | $249,801 |
| 36 | SORANA CIRSTEA | ROMANIA | $237,804 | $6,731 | $0 | $244,535 |
| 37 | DANIELA HANTUCHOVA | SLOVAKIA | $182,631 | $55,680 | $3,997 | $242,308 |
| 38 | BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS | UNITED STATES | $119,522 | $115,039 | $1,947 | $236,508 |
| 39 | JIE ZHENG | CHINA | $156,784 | $74,725 | $0 | $231,509 |
| 40 | SIMONA HALEP | ROMANIA | $218,487 | $9,501 | $0 | $227,988 |
| 41 | SABINE LISICKI | GERMANY | $177,297 | $42,332 | $1,947 | $221,576 |
| 42 | CASEY DELLACQUA | AUSTRALIA | $50,133 | $160,763 | $1,947 | $212,843 |
| 43 | YANINA WICKMAYER | BELGIUM | $189,157 | $16,269 | $0 | $205,426 |
| 44 | MONICA NICULESCU | ROMANIA | $167,815 | $36,768 | $0 | $204,583 |
| 45 | ALIZE CORNET | FRANCE | $187,744 | $13,514 | $0 | $201,258 |
| 46 | YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA | KAZAKHSTAN | $131,619 | $46,440 | $17,369 | $195,428 |
| 47 | AYUMI MORITA | JAPAN | $188,761 | $6,281 | $0 | $195,042 |
| 48 | MARINA ERAKOVIC | NEW ZEALAND | $107,064 | $86,664 | $0 | $193,728 |
| 49 | GARBINE MUGURUZA | SPAIN | $177,022 | $15,133 | $0 | $192,155 |
| 50 | BOJANA JOVANOVSKI | SERBIA | $181,590 | $9,798 | $0 | $191,388 |
Fairways and Forehands 