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Page 1: Insights from - WTA Tennis · 186 Grand Slam Champions The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open are the four Grand Slam tournaments. Winning the title at each major

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Page 2: Insights from - WTA Tennis · 186 Grand Slam Champions The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open are the four Grand Slam tournaments. Winning the title at each major

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Grand Slam Champions

The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open are the four Grand Slam tournaments. Winning the title at each major in the same year is known as the “Grand Slam”. Three women have completed the singles Grand Slam in a calendar year: 1953 – Maureen Connolly; 1970 – Margaret Court; 1988 – Stefanie Graf.

A further seven women have won each Grand Slam singles title at least once in their careers (known as the career Grand Slam): Doris Hart, Shirley Fry, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, with Navratilova (1983-84) and Williams (2002-03, 2014-15) holding all four titles at the same time.

Australia’s Margaret Court holds the record for all-time Grand Slam singles titles (men or women) with 24 titles, ahead of Stefanie Graf and Serena Williams, who hold the Open Era record of 22.

In the Open Era, seven women have won three of the four Grand Slam titles: Lindsay Davenport, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, Hana Mandlikova, Monica Seles and Virginia Wade.

All-Time Grand Slam Singles Titles LeadersPLAYER (NAT) AO RG WIMB US TOTALMargaret Court (AUS) 11 5 3 5 24Stefanie Graf (GER) 4 6 7 5 22Serena Williams (USA) 6 3 7 6 22Helen Wills Moody (USA) 4 8 7 19Chris Evert (USA) 2 7 3 6 18Martina Navratilova (USA) 3 2 9 4 18Billie Jean King (USA) 1 1 6 4 12Maureen Connolly (USA) 1 2 3 3 9Monica Seles (USA) 4 3 2 9Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) 2 6 8Molly Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) 8 8

Open Era Grand Slam Singles Titles Leaders

PLAYER (NAT) AO RG WIMB US TOTALStefanie Graf (GER) 4 6 7 5 22Serena Williams (USA) 6 3 7 6 22Chris Evert (USA) 2 7 3 6 18Martina Navratilova (USA) 3 2 9 4 18Margaret Court (AUS) 4 3 1 3 11Monica Seles (USA) 4 3 2 9Billie Jean King (USA) 1 4 3 8Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) 4 1 2 7Justine Henin (BEL) 1 4 2 7Venus Williams (USA) 5 2 7

All-Time Women’s Grand Slam Titles Leaders

AO RG WIM US PLAYER S-D-M S-D-M S-D-M S-D-M S-D-M TOTALMargaret Smith Court, 1960-75 11-8-2 5-4-4 3-2-5 5-5-8 24-19-21 64 Martina Navratilova, 1974-93 3-8-1 2-7-2 9-7-4 4-9-3 18-31-10 59 Billie Jean King, 1961-81 1-0-1 1-1-2 6-10-4 4-5-4 12-16-11 39 Serena Williams, 1998-present 6-4-0 3-2-0 7-6-1 6-2-1 22-14-2 38Margaret Osborne duPont, 1941-60 * 2-3-0 1-5-1 3-13-9 6-21-10 37 Doris J. Hart, 1947-55 1-1-2 2-5-3 1-4-5 2-4-5 6-14-15 35 Louise Brough Clapp, 1942-57 1-1-0 0-3-0 4-5-4 1-12-4 6-21-8 35 Helen Wills Moody, 1922-38 * 4-2-0 8-3-1 7-4-2 19-9-3 31 Elizabeth Ryan, 1914-34 * 0-4-0 0-12-7 0-1-2 0-17-9 26 Stefanie Graf, 1987-99 4-0-0 6-0-0 7-1-0 5-0-0 22-1-0 23 * Denotes did not play in Grand Slam ** Suzanne Lenglen won four additional Roland Garros singles titles before 1925 when the event was reserved for French residents

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Grand Slam – Match Wins Leaderboard (Open Era)

Serena Williams moved ahead of Martina Navratilova for most career Grand Slam wins at the 2016 US Open. They are the only two women with 300+ Grand Slam match wins. Here is a list of players with 170+ match wins at the Slams:

Open Era: Most Grand Slam Match WinsPLAYER (NAT) W L

Serena Williams (USA) 309 43Martina Navratilova (TCH/USA) 306 49Chris Evert (USA) 299 37Stefanie Graf (GER) 278 32Venus Williams (USA) 243 65Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 210 54Lindsay Davenport (USA) 198 51Maria Sharapova (RUS) 183 44Monica Seles (YUG/USA) 180 31Conchita Martínez (ESP) 174 63

In percentage terms, however, Margaret Court won more than 90% of her matches in Open Era Grand Slam tournaments to top the list:

Open Era: Best Grand Slam Match Win Pct.PLAYER (NAT) W L PCT.

Margaret Court (AUS) 96 10 .906Stefanie Graf (GER) 278 32 .897Chris Evert (USA) 299 37 .890Serena Williams (USA) 309 43 .878Martina Navratilova (TCH/USA) 306 49 .862Monica Seles (YUG/USA) 180 31 .853Ann Jones (GBR) 29 5 .853Billie Jean King (USA) 127 24 .841Justine Henin (BEL) 141 28 .834Martina Hingis (SUI) 153 32 .827

Grand Slam Singles Titles Leaders All-Time Open EraAustralian Open Margaret Court (11) Serena Williams (6)Roland Garros Chris Evert (7) Chris Evert (7)Wimbledon Martina Navratilova (9)  Martina Navratilova (9)US Open Molly Bjurstedt Mallory (8) Chris Evert, Serena Williams (6)

All-Time: Grand Slam Titles Leaders - Doubles & Mixed DoublesAll-Time Doubles Titles 31 Martina Navratilova 21 Louise Brough 21 Margaret Osborne duPont21 Pam Shriver 19 Margaret Court 18 Natasha Zvereva 17 Gigi Fernández 17 Elizabeth Ryan 16 Billie Jean King

All-Time Doubles Teams Titles 20 Brough / Osbourne duPont 20 Navratilova / Shriver 14 Fernández / Zvereva 14 S.Williams / V.Williams 11 Fry / Hart 10 Wynne Bolton / Coyne Long

All-Time Mixed Doubles Titles 19 Margaret Court 15 Doris Hart 11 Billie Jean King 10 Margaret Osborne duPont 10 Martina Navratilova 9 Elizabeth Ryan 8 Louise Brough 6 Hazel Wightman

Open Era: Grand Slam Titles Leaders - Doubles & Mixed DoublesOpen Era Doubles Titles 31 Martina Navratilova 21 Pam Shriver 18 Natasha Zvereva 17 Gigi Fernández 14 Serena Williams 14 Venus Williams 12 Jana Novotna 12 Martina Hingis10 Billie Jean King10 Margaret Court 10 Virginia Ruano Pascual

Open Era Doubles Teams Titles 20 Navratilova / Shriver 14 Fernández / Zvereva 14 S.Williams / V.Williams 8 Ruano Pascual / Suárez 5 Errani / Vinci

Open Era Mixed Doubles Titles 10 Martina Navratilova 7 Billie Jean King 6 Margaret Court 5 Cara Black 5 Martina Hingis 5 Lisa Raymond 5 Anne Smith 5 Katarina Srebotnik 5 Helena Sukova 5 Wendy Turnbull

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Open Era Grand Slam Champions

YEAR AUSTRALIAN OPEN ROLAND GARROS WIMBLEDON US OPEN

1968 [2] Nancy Richey (USA) [1] Billie Jean King (USA) [6] Virginia Wade (GBR)

1969 [2] Margaret Court (AUS) [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [4] Ann Jones (GBR) [2] Margaret Court (AUS)

1970 [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [1] Margaret Court (AUS)

1971 [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [1] Billie Jean King (USA)

1972 [2] Virginia Wade (GBR) [3] Billie Jean King (USA) [2] Billie Jean King (USA) [1] Billie Jean King (USA)

1973 [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [2] Billie Jean King (USA) [2] Margaret Court (AUS)

1974 [2] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [1] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Billie Jean King (USA)

1975 [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [1] Chris Evert (USA) [3] Billie Jean King (USA) [1] Chris Evert (USA)

1976 [1] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [1] Sue Barker (GBR) [1] Chris Evert (USA) [1] Chris Evert (USA)

1977 JAN - [2] Kerry Reid (AUS) [1] Mima Jausovec (YUG) [3] Virginia Wade (GBR) [1] Chris Evert (USA)

DEC - [1] Evonne Goolagong (AUS)

1978 [-] Chris O’Neil (AUS) [2] Virginia Ruzici (ROU) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA)

1979 [5] Barbara Jordan (USA) [1] Chris Evert (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [3] Tracy Austin (USA)

1980 [3] Hana Mandlikova (CZE) [1] Chris Evert (USA) [4] Evonne Cawley (AUS) [3] Chris Evert (USA)

1981 [3] Martina Navratilova (USA) [4] Hana Mandlikova (CZE) [1] Chris Evert (USA) [3] Tracy Austin (USA)

1982 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA)

1983 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA)

1984 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA)

1985 [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) [=1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [3] Hana Mandlikova (CZE)

1986 Not held [2] Chris Evert (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA)

1987 [2] Hana Mandlikova (CZE) [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA)

1988 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER)

1989 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [7] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER)

1990 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Monica Seles (YUG) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [5] Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)

1991 [2] Monica Seles (YUG) [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Monica Seles (YUG)

1992 [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [=1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Monica Seles (YUG)

1993 [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER)

1994 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) [3] Conchita Martínez (ESP) [2] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)

1995 [4] Mary Pierce (FRA) [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER)

1996 [1] Monica Seles (USA) [=1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER)

1997 [4] Martina Hingis (SUI) [9] Iva Majoli (CRO) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI)

1998 [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) [4] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) [3] Jana Novotna (CZE) [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA)

1999 [2] Martina Hingis (SUI) [6] Stefanie Graf (GER) [3] Lindsay Davenport (USA) [7] Serena Williams (USA)

2000 [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA) [6] Mary Pierce (FRA) [5] Venus Williams (USA) [3] Venus Williams (USA)

2001 [12] Jennifer Capriati (USA) [4] Jennifer Capriati (USA) [2] Venus Williams (USA) [4] Venus Williams (USA)

2002 [1] Jennifer Capriati (USA) [3] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Serena Williams (USA)

2003 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [4] Justine Henin (BEL) [1] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Justine Henin (BEL)

2004 [1] Justine Henin (BEL) [6] Anastasia Myskina (RUS) [13] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [9] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

2005 [7] Serena Williams (USA) [10] Justine Henin (BEL) [14] Venus Williams (USA) [4] Kim Clijsters (BEL)

2006 [3] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) [5] Justine Henin (BEL) [1] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) [3] Maria Sharapova (RUS)

2007 [-] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Justine Henin (BEL) [23] Venus Williams (USA) [1] Justine Henin (BEL)

2008 [5] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [7] Venus Williams (USA) [4] Serena Williams (USA)

2009 [2] Serena Williams (USA) [7] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [2] Serena Williams (USA) [WC] Kim Clijsters (BEL)

2010 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [17] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [1] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Kim Clijsters (BEL)

2011 [3] Kim Clijsters (BEL) [6] Li Na (CHN) [8] Petra Kvitova (CZE) [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS)

2012 [3] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [6] Serena Williams (USA) [4] Serena Williams (USA)

2013 [1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [1] Serena Williams (USA) [15] Marion Bartoli (FRA) [1] Serena Williams (USA)

2014 [4] Li Na (CHN) [7] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [6] Petra Kvitova (CZE) [1] Serena Williams (USA)

2015 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Serena Williams (USA) [26] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

2016 [7] Angelique Kerber (GER) [4] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) [1] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Angelique Kerber (GER)

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Australian Open Champions

YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS

1922 Margaret Molesworth (AUS) Esna Boyd (AUS) 63 10-8 E. Boyd/M. Mountain F. St. George/L. Utz 1923 Margaret Molesworth (AUS) Esna Boyd (AUS) 61 75 E. Boyd/S. Lance M. Molesworth/H. Turner 1924 Sylvia Lance (AUS) Esna Boyd (AUS) 63 36 64 D. Akhurst/S. Lance K. LeMesurier/M.O’Hara Wood 1925 Daphne Akhurst (AUS) Esna Boyd (AUS) 16 86 64 D. Akhurst/S. Lance Harper E. Boyd/L. LeMesurier 1926 Daphne Akhurst (AUS) Esna Boyd (AUS) 61 63 E. Boyd/M. O’Hara Wood D. Akhurst /M. Cox 1927 Esna Boyd (AUS) Sylvia Harper (AUS) 57 61 62 L. Bickerton/M. O’Hara Wood E. Boyd/S. Harper 1928 Daphne Akhurst (AUS) Esna Boyd (AUS) 75 62 D. Akhurst/E. Boyd K. LeMesurier/D. Weston 1929 Daphne Akhurst (AUS) Louise Bickerton (AUS) 61 57 62 D. Akhurst/L. Bickerton S. Harper/M O’Hara Wood 1930 Daphne Akhurst (AUS) Sylvia Harper (AUS) 10-8 26 75 E. Hood/M. Molesworth M. Cox/S. Harper 1931 Coral Buttsworth (AUS) Margorie Crawford (AUS) 16 63 64 L. Bickerton/D. Akhurst Cozens N. Lloyd/L. Utz 1932 Coral Buttsworth (AUS) Kathrine Le Messurier (AUS) 97 64 C. Buttsworth/M. Cox Crawford K. LeMesurier/D.Weston 1933 Joan Hartigan (AUS) Coral Buttsworth (AUS) 64 63 M. Molesworth/E. Hood Westacott J. Hartigan/M. Van Ryn 1934 Joan Hartigan (AUS) Margaret Molesworth (AUS) 61 64 M. Molesworth/E. Hood Westacott J. Hartigan/U. Valkenburg 1935 Dorothy Round (GBR) Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) 16 61 63 N. Wynne Bolton/E. Dearman L. Bickerton/N. Hopman 1936 Joan Hartigan (AUS) Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) 64 64 T. Coyne/N. Wynne Bolton M. Blick/K. Woodward 1937 Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) Emily Westacott (AUS) 63 57 64 T. Coyne/N. Wynne Bolton N. Hopman/E. Westacott 1938 Dorothy Bundy (USA) Dorothy Stevenson (AUS) 63 62 T. Coyne/N. Wynne Bolton D. Bundy/D. Workman 1939 Emily Westacott (AUS) Nell Hopman (AUS) 61 62 T. Coyne/N. Wynne Bolton M. Hardcastle/E. Westacott 1940 Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) Thelma Coyne (AUS) 57 64 60 T. Coyne/N. Wynne Bolton J. Hartigan/E. Niemeyer 1941-45 Not held. Not held. 1946 Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) Joyce Fitch (AUS) 64 64 M. Bevis/J. Fitch N. Wynne Bolton/T. Coyne Long 1947 Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) Nell Hopman (AUS) 63 62 T. Coyne Long/N. Wynne Bolton M. Bevis/J. Fitch 1948 Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) Marie Toomey (AUS) 63 61 T. Coyne Long/N. Wynne Bolton M. Bevis/P. Jones 1949 Doris Hart (USA) Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) 63 64 T. Coyne Long/N. Wynne Bolton D. Hart/M. Toomey 1950 Louise Brough (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 64 36 64 L. Brough/D. Hart N. Wynne Bolton/T. Coyne Long 1951 Nancye Wynne Bolton (AUS) Thelma Coyne Long (AUS) 61 75 T. Coyne Long/N. Wynne Bolton J. Fitch/M. Hawton 1952 Thelma Coyne Long (AUS) Helen Angwin (AUS) 62 63 T. Coyne Long/N. Wynne Bolton R. Baker/M. Hawton 1953 Maureen Connolly (USA) Julia Sampson (USA) 63 62 M. Connolly/J. Sampson M. Hawton/B. Penrose 1954 Thelma Coyne Long (AUS) Jennifer Staley (AUS) 63 64 M. Hawton/B. Penrose H. Redick-Smith/J. Wipplinger 1955 Beryl Penrose (AUS) Thelma Coyne Long (AUS) 64 63 M. Hawton/B. Penrose N. Hopman/G. Thiele 1956 Mary Carter (AUS) Thelma Coyne Long (AUS) 36 62 97 M. Hawton/T. Coyne Long M. Carter/B. Penrose 1957 Shirley Fry (USA) Althea Gibson (USA) 63 64 S. Fry/A. Gibson M. Hawton/F. Müller 1958 Angela Mortimer (GBR) Lorraine Coghlan (AUS) 63 64 M. Hawton/T. Coyne Long L. Coghlan/A. Mortimer 1959 Mary Carter-Reitano (AUS) Renee Schuurman (RSA) 62 63 S. Reynolds/R. Schuurman L. Coghlan/M. Carter Reitano 1960 Margaret Smith (AUS) Jan Lehane (AUS) 75 62 M. Bueno/C. Truman L. Coghlan Robinson/M. Smith 1961 Margaret Smith (AUS) Jan Lehane (AUS) 61 64 M. Carter Reitano/M. Smith M. Hawton/J. Lehane 1962 Margaret Smith (AUS) Jan Lehane (AUS) 60 62 R. Ebbern/M. Smith D. Hard/M. Carter Reitano 1963 Margaret Smith (AUS) Jan Lehane (AUS) 62 62 R. Ebbern/M. Smith J. Lehane/L. R. Turner 1964 Margaret Smith (AUS) Lesley Turner (AUS) 63 62 J. Tegart Dalton/L. Turner R. Ebbern/M. Smith 1965 Margaret Smith (AUS) Maria Bueno (BRA) 57 64 52 ret. M. Smith/L. Turner R. Ebbern/B. J. King 1966 Margaret Smith (AUS) Nancy Richey (USA) Walkover C. Graebner/N. Richey M. Smith/L. R. Turner 1967 Nancy Richey (USA) Lesley Turner (AUS) 61 64 J. Tegart Dalton/L. Turner L. Coghlan Robinson/E. Terras 1968 Billie Jean King (USA) Margaret Smith (AUS) 61 62 K. Krantzcke/K. Melville Reid J. Tegart Dalton/L. R. Turner 1969* [2] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [1] Billie Jean King (USA) 64 61 M. Smith Court/J. Tegart Dalton R. Casals/B. J. King

OPEN ERA: SINGLES TITLES

PLAYER TITLES YEARS

Serena Williams (USA) 6 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015Margaret Court (AUS) 4 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973Evonne Goolagong 4 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 [Dec]Stefanie Graf (GER) 4 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994Monica Seles (YUG/USA) 4 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996NOTE: Margaret Court has won 11 Australian Open titles overall.

OPEN ERA: DOUBLES TITLES

DOUBLES TEAM TITLES YEARS

M. Navratilova/P. Shriver 7 1982-85, 1987-89S. Williams/V. Williams 4 2001, 2003, 2009-10M. Hingis/A. Kournikova 2 1999, 2002E. Goolagong/P. Michel 2 1974-75G. Fernández/N. Zvereva 2 1993-94

OPEN ERA: MOST MATCH WINS

PLAYER W - L

Serena Williams (USA) 74 - 10Lindsay Davenport (USA) 56 - 13Martina Navratilova (USA) 52 - 7Maria Sharapova (RUS) 52 - 12Stefanie Graf (GER) 47 - 6

The Australian Open was first held in 1905, with the first women’s singles championship being staged in 1922. The 2017 Australian Open is the 91st staging of the women’s singles championship and the 49th of the Open Era, which began in 1968 (1969 for Australian Open) and saw the introduction of prize money. The 2017 Australian Open will feature 128 players (108 direct entries, 12 qualifiers, eight wildcards) competing in the singles main draw. The Australian Open has been a 128-draw since 1986. Previously the event was staged as a 32-draw (1969, 1971-72, 1976, 1977 [Jan.], 1977 [Dec.], 1978, 1979) and 64-draw (1970, 1973-75, 1980-85). The event was held in December from 1977-85 and in January from 1987 onwards (not held in 1986).

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Australian Open Championscontinued

YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLE FINALISTS 1970 [1] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [2] Kerry Melville Reid (AUS) 63 61 M. Smith Court/J.Tegart Dalton K. Krantzcke/K. Melville Reid 1971 [1] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [2] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 26 76(0) 75 M. Smith Court/E. Goolagong J. Emerson/L. Hunt 1972 [2] Virginia Wade (GBR) [1] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 64 64 H. Gourlay/K. Harris P. Coleman/K. Krantzcke 1973 [1] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [2] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 64 75 M. Smith Court/V. Wade K. Harris/K. Melville Reid 1974 [2] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [1] Chris Evert (USA) 76(5) 46 60 E. Goolagong/P. Michel K. Harris/K. Melville Reid 1975 [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [8] Martina Navratilova (TCH) 63 62 E. Goolagong/P. Michel M. Court/O. Morozova 1976 [1] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [5] Renata Tomanova (TCH) 62 62 E. Goolagong/H. Gourlay L. Turner Bowrey/R. Tomanova1977 Jan. [2] Kerry Melville Reid (AUS) [1] Dianne Balestrat (AUS) 75 62 D. Balestrat/H. Gourlay B. Nagelsen/K. Reid 1977 Dec. [1] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [5] Helen Gourlay (AUS) 63 60 E. Goolagong/H Gourlay divided with M. Guerrant/K. Reid (Finals rained out) 1978 [-] Chris O’Neil (AUS) [7] Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 63 76(5) B. Nagelsen/R. Tomanova N. Sato/P. Whytcross 1979 [5] Barbara Jordan (USA) [4] Sharon Walsh (USA) 63 63 J. Chaloner/D. Evers L. Harrison/M. Mesker 1980 [3] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) [4] Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 60 75 B. Nagelsen/M. Navratilova A. Kiyomura/C. Reynolds1981 [3] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Chris Evert (USA) 67(4) 64 75 K. Jordan/A. Smith M. Navratilova/P. Shriver1982 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) 63 26 63 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver C. Kohde-Kilsch/E. Pfaff 1983 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [9] Kathy Jordan (USA) 62 76(5) M. Navratilova/P. Shriver A. Hobbs/W. Turnbull 1984 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [9] Helena Sukova (TCH) 67(4) 61 63 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver C. Kohde-Kilsch/H. Sukova 1985 [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Chris Evert (USA) 62 46 62 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver C. Kohde-Kilsch/H. Sukova 1986 Not held. Moved to January 1987. Not held. Moved to January 1987. 1987 [2] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) 75 76(1) M. Navratilova/P. Shriver Z. Garrison/L. McNeil1988 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [3] Chris Evert (USA) 61 76(3) M. Navratilova/P. Shriver C. Evert/W. Turnbull 1989 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [5] Helena Sukova (TCH) 64 64 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver P. Fendick /J. Hetherington 1990 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [6] Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 63 64 J. Novotna/H. Sukova P. Fendick/M.J. Fernández 1991 [2] Monica Seles (YUG) [10] Jana Novotna (TCH) 57 63 61 P. Fendick/M.J. Fernández G. Fernández/J. Novotna 1992 [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [6] Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 62 63 A. Sánchez Vicario /H. Sukova M.J. Fernández/Z. Garrison-Jackson 1993 [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) 46 63 62 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva P. Shriver/E. Smylie 1994 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 60 62 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva P. Fendick/M. McGrath 1995 [4] Mary Pierce (FRA) [1] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 63 62 J. Novotna/A. Sánchez Vicario G. Fernández/N. Zvereva 1996 [1] Monica Seles (USA) [8] Anke Huber (GER) 64 61 C. Rubin/A. Sánchez Vicario L. Davenport/M.J. Fernández 1997 [4] Martina Hingis (SUI) [-] Mary Pierce (FRA) 62 62 M. Hingis/N. Zvereva L. Davenport/L. Raymond 1998 [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) [8] Conchita Martínez (ESP) 63 63 M. Hingis/M. Lucic L. Davenport/N. Zvereva 1999 [2] Martina Hingis (SUI) [-] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) 62 63 M. Hingis/A. Kournikova L. Davenport/N. Zvereva 2000 [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 61 75 L. Raymond/R. Stubbs M. Hingis/M. Pierce 2001 [12] Jennifer Capriati (USA) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 64 63 S. Williams/V. Williams L. Davenport/C. Morariu 2002 [1] Jennifer Capriati (USA) [3] Martina Hingis (SUI) 46 76(7) 62 M. Hingis/A. Kournikova D. Hantuchova/A. Sánchez Vicario 2003 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Venus Williams (USA) 76(4) 36 64 S. Williams/V. Williams V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez 2004 [1] Justine Henin (BEL) [2] Kim Clijsters (BEL) 63 46 63 V. Ruano Pascual/P Suárez S. Kuznetsova/E. Likhovtseva 2005 [7] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Lindsay Davenport (USA) 26 63 60 S. Kuznetsova/A. Molik L. Davenport/C. Morariu 2006 [3] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) [8] Justine Henin (BEL) 61 20 ret. Z. Yan/J. Zheng L. Raymond/S. Stosur 2007 [-] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 61 62 C. Black/L. Huber Y. Chan/C. Chuang 2008 [5] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 75 63 A. Bondarenko/K. Bondarenko V. Azarenka / S. Peer 2009 [2] Serena Williams (USA) [3] Dinara Safina (RUS) 60 63 S. Williams/V. Williams D. Hantuchova /A. Sugiyama 2010 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [WC] Justine Henin (BEL) 64 36 62 S. Williams/V. Williams C. Black /L. Huber2011 [3] Kim Clijsters (BEL) [9] Li Na (CHN) 36 63 63 G. Dulko/F. Pennetta V. Azarenka /M.Kirilenko2012 [3] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 63 60 S. Kuznetsova/V. Zvonareva S. Errani /R.Vinci 2013 [1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [6] Li Na (CHN) 46 64 63 S. Errani/R. Vinci A. Barty /C. Dellacqua 2014 [4] Li Na (CHN) [20] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 76(3) 60 S. Errani/R. Vinci E.Makarova/E.Vesnina2015 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 63 76(5) B. Mattek-Sands/L. Safarova Y. Chan/J. Zheng2016 [7] Angelique Kerber (GER) [1] Serena Williams 64 36 64 M.Hingis/S.Mirza A.Hlavackova/L.Hradecka * Became Open Championships (amateurs and professionals)

NOTE: Two Championships played, first in January, second in December.

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Australian Open Junior ChampionsYEAR CHAMPION1968 Lesley Hunt (AUS)1969 Lesley Hunt (AUS)1970 Evonne Goolagong (AUS)1971 Pat Coleman (AUS)1972 Pat Coleman (AUS)1973 Chris O’Neil (AUS)1974 Jennifer Walker (AUS)1975 Sue Barker (GBR)1976 Sue Saliba (AUS)1977 (Jan) Pamela Baily (AUS)1977 (Dec) Amanda Tobin (AUS)1978 Elizabeth Little (AUS)1979 Anne Minter (AUS)1980 Anne Minter (AUS)1981 Anne Minter (AUS)1982 Amanda Brown (GBR)1983 Amanda Brown (GBR)

YEAR CHAMPION 1984 Annabel Croft (GBR)1985 Jenny Byrne (AUS)1986 No Competition1987 Michelle Jaggard (AUS)1988 Jo-Anne Faull (AUS)1989 Kim Kessaris (USA)1990 Magdalena Maleeva (BUL)1991 Nicole Pratt (AUS)1992 Joanne Limmer (AUS)1993 Heike Rusch (GER)1994 Trudi Musgrave (AUS)1995 Siobhan Drake-Brockman (AUS)1996 Magdalena Grzybowska (POL)1997 Mirjana Lucic (CRO)1998 Jelena Kostanic (CRO)1999 Virginie Razzano (FRA)2000 Aniko Kapros (HUN)

YEAR CHAMPION2001 Jelena Jankovic (YUG)2002 Barbora Strycova (CZE)2003 Barbora Strycova (CZE)2004 Shahar Peer (ISR)2005 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)2006 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)2007 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)2008 Arantxa Rus (NED)2009 Ksenia Pervak (RUS)2010 Karolina Pliskova (CZE)2011 An-Sophie Mestach (BEL)2012 Taylor Townsend (USA)2013 Ana Konjuh (CRO)2014 Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) 2015 Tereza Mihalikova (SVK)2016 Vera Lapko (BLR)

Australian Open Mixed Doubles Champions YEAR CHAMPIONS1968 Dick Crealy-Billie Jean King 1969 Marty Riessen-Margaret Smith Court1970-1986 No Competition1987 Sherwood Stewart-Zina Garrison 1988 Jim Pugh-Jana Novotna 1989 Jim Pugh-Jana Novotna 1990 Jim Pugh-Natasha Zvereva 1991 Jeremy Bates-Jo Durie 1992 Mark Woodforde-Nicole Provis1993 Todd Woodbridge-Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1994 Andrei Olhovskiy-Larisa Neiland

YEAR CHAMPIONS1995 Rick Leach-Natasha Zvereva 1996 Mark Woodforde-Larisa Neiland 1997 Rick Leach-Manon Bollegraf 1998 Justin Gimbelstob-Venus Williams 1999 David Adams-Mariaan de Swardt 2000 Jared Palmer-Rennae Stubbs2001 Ellis Ferreira-Corina Morariu 2002 Kevin Ullyett-Daniela Hantuchova2003 Leander Paes-Martina Navratilova 2004 Nenad Zimonjic-Elena Bovina 2005 Scott Draper-Samantha Stosur

YEAR CHAMPIONS2006 Mahesh Bhupathi-Martina Hingis 2007 Daniel Nestor-Elena Likhovtseva 2008 Nenad Zimonjic-Sun Tiantian 2009 Mahesh Bhupathi-Sania Mirza2010 Leander Paes-Cara Black2011 Daniel Nestor-Katarina Srebotnik2012 Horia Tecau-Bethanie Mattek-Sands2013 Matt Ebden-Jarmila Gajdosova2014 Daniel Nestor-Kristina Mladenovic2015 Leander Paes-Martina Hingis2016 Bruno Soares-Elena Vesnina

2000Round of 16: M. Hingis (1) d. S. Testud (12) 61 76(3); A. Sánchez Vicario (13) d. B. Schett (6) 16 60 75; E. Likhovtseva (16) d. S. Williams (3) 63 63; C. Martínez (10) d. K. Brandi 61 61; J. Capriati

d. P. Schnyder 63 46 61; A. Sugiyama d. M. Pierce (4) 75 64; J. Halard-Decugis (9) d. J. Kandarr (Q) 61 30 ret; L. Davenport (2) d. A. Kournikova (11) 64 63.Quarterfinals: M. Hingis (1) d. A. Sánchez Vicario (13) 61 61; C. Martínez (10) d. E. Likhovtseva (16) 63 46 97; J. Capriati d. A. Sugiyama 60 62; L. Davenport (2) d. J. Halard-Decugis (9) 61 62.Semifinals: M. Hingis (1) d. C. Martínez (10) 63 62; L. Davenport (2) d. J. Capriati 62 76(4).Final: L. Davenport (2) d. M. Hingis (1) 61 75.

2001Round of 16: M. Hingis (1) d. R. Grande 60 63; S. Williams (6) d. D. Bedanova 62 62; V. Williams (3) d. A. Mauresmo (13) 62 36 63; A. Coetzer (10) d. P. Suárez 61 64; J. Capriati (12) d. M. Marrero

75 61; M. Seles (4) d. J. Henin 46 64 64; A. Kournikova (8) d. B. Rittner 63 61; L. Davenport (2) d. K. Clijsters (15) 64 60.Quarterfinals: M. Hingis (1) d. S. Williams (6) 62 36 86; V. Williams (3) d. A. Coetzer (10) 26 61; 86; J. Capriati (12) d. M. Seles (4) 57 64 63; L. Davenport (2) d. A. Kournikova (8) 64 62.Semifinals: M. Hingis (1) d. V. Williams (3) 61 61; J. Capriati (12) d. L. Davenport (2) 63 64.Final: J. Capriati (12) d. M. Hingis (1) 64 63.

2002Round of 16: J. Capriati (1) d. R. Grande (20) 63 76(9); A. Mauresmo (7) d. M. Weingartner 60 46 75; K. Clijsters (4) d. J. Husarova 60 62; J. Henin (6) d. E. Dementieva (12) 60 63; A. Serra Zanetti

d. M. Sucha 61 75; M. Hingis (3) d. A. Coetzer (15) 61 60; M. Seles (8) d. A. Medina Garrigues 4-2 ret.; V. Williams (2) d. Mag. Maleeva (13) 60 63.Quarterfinals: J. Capriati (1) d. A. Mauresmo (7) 62 62; K. Clijsters (4) d. J. Henin (6) 62 63; M. Hingis (3) d. A. Serra Zanetti 62 63; M. Seles (8) d. V. Williams (2) 67(4) 62 63.Semifinals: J. Capriati (1) d. K. Clijsters (4) 75 36 61; M. Hingis (3) d. M. Seles (8) 46 61 64.Final: J. Capriati (1) d. M. Hingis (3) 46 76(7) 62.

2003Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. E. Daniilidou (18) 64 61; M. Shaughnessy (25) d. E. Bovina (20) 57 62 64; K. Clijsters (4) d. A. Coetzer (19) 60 62; A. Myskina (8) d. C. Rubin (10) 46 64 61; J. Henin-

Hardenne (5) d. L. Davenport (9) 75 57 97; V. Ruano Pascual d. D. Chladkova d. 63 63; D. Hantuchova (7) d. P. Schnyder (12) 75 63; V. Williams (2) d. N. Pratt 63 62.Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. M. Shaughnessy (25) 62 62; K. Clijsters (4) d. A. Myskina (8) 62 64; J. Henin-Hardenne (5) d. V. Ruano Pascual 62 62; V. Williams (2) d. D.Hantuchova (7) 64 63.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. K. Clijsters (4) 46 63 75; V. Williams (2) d. Henin-Hardenne (5) 63 63.Final: S. Williams (1) d. V. Williams (2) 76(4) 36 64.

2004Round of 16: J. Henin-Hardenne (1) d. M. Santangelo (Q) 61 76(5); L. Davenport (5) d. V. Zvonareva (11) 61 63; A. Mauresmo (4) d. A. Molik 75 75; F. Zuluaga (32) d. A. Kapros 64 62; P. Schnyder

(22) d. N. Dechy (29) 62 64; L. Raymond (25) d. T. Golovin (WC) 62 60; A. Myskina (6) d. C. Rubin (9) 67(3) 62 62; K. Clijsters (2) d. S. Farina Elia (20) 63 63.Quarterfinals: J. Henin-Hardenne (1) d. L. Davenport (5) 75 63; F. Zuluaga (32) d. A. Mauresmo (4) walkover; P. Schnyder (22) d. L. Raymond (25) 76(2) 63; K. Clijsters (2) d. A. Myskina (6)

62 76(9).Semifinals: J. Henin-Hardenne (1) d. F. Zuluaga (32) 62 62; K. Clijsters (2) d. P. Schnyder (22) 62 76(2).Final: J. Henin-Hardenne (1) d. K. Clijsters (2) 63 46 63.

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2005Round of 16: L. Davenport (1) d. K. Sprem (13) 62 62; A. Molik (10) d. V. Williams (8) 75 76(3); N. Dechy (19) d. A. Myskina (3) 64 62; P. Schnyder (12) d. E. Dementieva (6) 67(6) 76(4) 62; S.

Kuznetsova (5) d. V. Douchevina 64 62; M. Sharapova (4) d. S. Farina Elia (15) 46 61 62; S. Williams (7) d. N. Petrova (11) 61 36 63; A. Mauresmo (2) d. E.Linetskaya 62 64.Quarterfinals: L. Davenport (1) d. A. Molik (10) 64 46 97; N. Dechy (19) d. P. Schnyder (12) 57 61 75; M. Sharapova (4) d. S. Kuznetsova (5) 46 62 62; S. Williams (7) d. A.Mauresmo (2) 62 64.Semifinals: L. Davenport (1) d. N. Dechy (19) 26 76(5) 64; S. Williams (7) d. M. Sharapova (4) 26 75 86.Final: S. Williams (7) d. L. Davenport (1) 26 63 60.2006

Round of 16: L. Davenport (1) d. S. Kuznetsova (14) 62 64; J.Henin-Hardenne (8) d. V. Ruano Pascual 60 63; M. Sharapova (4) d. D. Hantuchova (17) 64 64; N. Petrova (6) d. E. Vesnina 63 61; P. Schnyder (7) d. A. Myskina (12) 62 61; A. Mauresmo (3) d. N. Vaidisova (16) 61 61; M. Hingis (WC) d. S. Stosur 61 76(8); K. Clijsters (2) d. F. Schiavone (15) 76(5) 64.

Quarterfinals: J. Henin-Hardenne (8) d. L. Davenport (1) 26 62 63; M. Sharapova (4) d. N. Petrova (6) 76(6) 64; A. Mauresmo (3) d. P. Schnyder (7) 63 60; K. Clijsters (2) d. M.Hingis (WC) 63 26 64. Semifinals: J. Henin-Hardenne (8) d. M. Sharapova (4) 46 61 64; A. Mauresmo (3) d. K. Clijsters (2) 57 62 32 ret.Final: A. Mauresmo (1) d. J. Henin-Hardenne (8) 61 20 ret.2007

Round of 16: M.Sharapova (1) d. V.Zvonareva (22) 75 64; A.Chakvetadze (12) d. P.Schnyder (8) 64 61; K.Clijsters (4) d. D.Hantuchova (15) 61 75; M.Hingis (6) d. N.Li (19) 46 63 60; S.Williams d. J.Jankovic (11) 63 62; S.Peer (16) d. S.Kuznetsova (3) 64 62; N.Vaidisova (10) d. E.Dementieva (7) 63 63; L.Safarova d. A.Mauresmo (2) 64 63.

Quarterfinals: M.Sharapova (1) d. A.Chakvetadze (12) 76(5) 75; K.Clijsters (4) d. M.Hingis (6) 36 64 63; S.Williams d. S.Peer (16) 36 62 86; N.Vaidisova (10) d. L.Safarova 61 64.Semifinals: M.Sharapova (1) d. K.Clijsters (4) 64 62; S.Williams d. N.Vaidisova (10) 76(5) 64.Final: S.Williams d. M.Sharapova (1) 61 62.2008

Round of 16: J. Henin (1) d. S. Hsieh (Q) 62 62; M. Sharapova (5) d. E. Dementieva (11) 62 60; J. Jankovic (3) d. C. Dellacqua 76(3) 61; S. Williams (7) d. N. Vaidisova (12) 63 64; V. Williams (8) d. M. Domachowska (Q) 64 64; A. Ivanovic (4) d. C. Wozniacki 61 76(2); D. Hantuchova (9) d. M. Kirilenko (27) 16 64 64; A. Radwanska (29) d. N. Petrova (14) 16 75 60.

Quarterfinals: M. Sharapova (5) d. J. Henin (1) 64 60; J. Jankovic (3) d. S. Williams (7) 63 64; A. Ivanovic (4) d. V. Williams (8) 76(3) 64; D. Hantuchova (9) d. A. Radwanska (29) 62 62.Semifinals: M. Sharapova (5) d. J. Jankovic (3) 63 61; A. Ivanovic (4) d. D. Hantuchova (9) 06 63 64.Final: M. Sharapova (5) d. A. Ivanovic (4) 75 63.2009

Round of 16: M. Bartoli (16) d. J. Jankovic (1) 61 64; V. Zvonareva (7) d. N. Petrova (10) 75 64; D. Safina (3) d. A. Cornet (15) 62 26 75; J. Dokic (W) d. A. Kleybanova (29) 75 57 86; C. Suárez Navarro d. A. Medina Garrigues (21) 63 62; E. Dementieva (4) d. D. Cibulkova (18) 62 62; S. Kuznetsova (8) d. J. Zheng (22) 41 ret. S. Williams (2) d. V.Azarenka (11) 36 42 ret.

Quarterfinals: V. Zvonareva (7) d. M. Bartoli (16) 63 60; D. Safina (3) d. J. Dokic (W) 64 46 64; E. Dementieva (4) d. C. Suárez Navarro 62 62; S. Williams (2) d. S. Kuznetsova (8) 57 75 61.

Semifinals: D. Safina (3) d. V. Zvonareva (7) 63 76(4); S. Williams (2) d. E. Dementieva (4) 63 64.Final: S. Williams (2) d. D. Safina (3) 60 63.2010

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. S. Stosur (13) 64 62; V. Azarenka (7) d. V. Zvonareva (9) 46 64 60; N. Li (16) d. C. Wozniacki (4) 64 63; V. Williams (6) d. F. Schiavone (17) 36 62 61; J. Henin (WC) d. Y. Wickmayer (Q) 76(3) 16 63; N. Petrova (19) d. S. Kuznetsova (3) 63 36 61; J. Zheng d. A. Bondarenko (31) 76(5) 64; M. Kirilenko d. D. Safina 54 ret.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. V. Azarenka (7) 47 76(4) 62; N. Li (16) d. V. Williams (6) 26 76(4) 75; J. Henin (WC) d. N. Petrova (19) 76(3) 75; J. Zheng d. M. Kirilenko 61 63.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. N. Li (16) 76(4) 76(1); J. Henin (WC) d. J. Zheng 61 60.Final: S. Williams (1) d. J. Henin (WC) 64 36 62.2011

Round of 16: C. Wozniacki (1) d. A. Sevastova 63 64; F. Schiavone (6) d. S. Kuznetsova (23) 64 16 16-14; A. Petkovic (30) d. M. Sharapova (14) 62 63; N. Li (9) d. V. Azarenka (8) 63 63; A. Radwanska (12) d. S. Peng 75 36 75; K. Clijsters (3) d. E. Makarova 76(3) 62; P. Kvitova (25) d. F. Pennetta (22) 36 63 63; V. Zvonareva (2) d. I. Benesova 64 61.

Quarterfinals: C. Wozniacki (1) d. F. Schiavone (6) 36 63 63; N. Li (9) d. A. Petkovic (30) 62 64; K. Clijsters (3) d. A. Radwanska (12) 63 76(4); V. Zvonareva (2) d. P. Kvitova (25) 62 64.Semifinals: N.Li (9) d. C. Wozniacki (1) 36 75 63; K. Clijsters (3) d. V. Zvonareva (2) 63 63.Final: K. Clijsters (3) d. N. Li (9) 36 63 63.2012

Round of 16: C. Wozniacki (1) d. J.Jankovic (13) 60 75; K. Clijsters (11) d. N. Li (5) 46 76 64; V. Azarenka (3) d. I. Benesova 62 62; A. Radwanska (8) d. J. Goerges (22) 61 61; E. Makarova d. S. Williams(12) 62 63; M. Sharapova (4) d. S. Lisicki (14) 36 62 63; S. Errani d. J. Zheng 62 61; P. Kvitova (2) d. A.Ivanovic 62 76(2).

Quarterfinals: K. Clijsters (11) d. C. Wozniacki (1) 63 76(4); V. Azarenka (3) d. A. Radwanska (8) 67(0) 60 62; M. Sharapova (4) d. E. Makarova 62 63; P. Kvitova (2) d. S. Errani 64 64.Semifinals: V. Azarenka (3) d. K. Clijsters (11) 64 16 63; M. Sharapova (4) d. P. Kvitova (2) 62 36 64.Final: V. Azarenka (3) d. M. Sharapova (4) 63 60.2013

Round of 16: V. Azarenka (1) d. E. Vesnina 61 61; S. Kuznetsova d. C. Wozniacki (10) 62 26 75; S. Williams (3) d. M. Kirilenko (14) 62 60; S. Stephens (29) d. B. Jovanovski 61 36 75; N. Li (6) d. J. Goerges (18) 76(6) 61; A. Radwanska (4) d. A. Ivanovic (13) 62 64; E. Makarova (19) d. A. Kerber (5) 75 64; M. Sharapova (2) d. K. Flipkens 61 60.

Quarterfinals: V. Azarenka (1) d. S. Kuznetsova 75 61; S. Stephens (29) d. S. Williams (3) 36 75 64; N. Li (6) d. A. Radwanska (4) 75 63; M. Sharapova (2) d. E. Makarova (19) 62 62.

Semifinals: V. Azarenka (1) d. S. Stephens (29) 61 64; N. Li (6) d. M. Sharapova (2) 62 62.Final: V. Azarenka (1) d. N. Li (6) 46 64 63. 2014

Round of 16: A. Ivanovic (14) d. S. Williams (1) 46 63 63; E. Bouchard (30) d. C. Dellacqua 67(5) 62 60; N. Li (4) d. E. Makarova (22) 62 60; F. Pennetta (28) d. A. Kerber (9) 61 46 75; S. Halep (11) d. J. Jankovic (8) 64 26 60; D. Cibulkova (20) d. M. Sharapova (3) 36 64 61; A. Radwanska (5) d. G. Muguruza 61 63; V. Azarenka (2) d. S. Stephens (13) 63 62.

Quarterfinals: E. Bouchard (30) d. A. Ivanovic (14) 57 75 62; N. Li (4) d. F. Pennetta (28) 62 62; D. Cibulkova (20) d. S. Halep (11) 63 60; A. Radwanska (5) d. V. Azarenka (2) 61 57 60.Semifinals: N. Li (4) d. E. Bouchard (30) 62 64; D. Cibulkova (20) d. A. Radwanska (5) 61 62.Final: N. Li (4) d. D. Cibulkova (20) 76(3) 60.2015

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. G. Muguruza (24) 26 63 62; D. Cibulkova (11) d. V. Azarenka 62 36 63; M. Keys d. M. Brengle 62 64; V. Williams (18) d. A. Radwanska (6) 63 26 61; E. Makarova (10) d. J. Goerges 63 62; S. Halep (3) d. Y. Wickmayer 64 62; E. Bouchard (7) d. I. Begu 61 57 62; M. Sharapova (2) d. S. Peng (21) 63 60.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. D. Cibulkova (11) 62 62; M. Keys d. V. Williams (18) 63 46 64; E. Makarova (10) d. S. Halep (3) 64 60; M. Sharapova (2) d. E. Bouchard (7) 63 62.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. M. Keys 76(5) 62; M. Sharapova (2) d. E. Makarova (10) 63 62.Final: S. Williams (1) d. M. Sharapova (2) 63 76(5).2016

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. M. Gasparyan 62 61; M. Sharapova (5) d. B. Bencic (12) 75 75; A. Radwanska (4) d. A. Friedsam 67(6) 61 75; C. Suárez Navarro (10) d. D. Gavrilova 06 63 62; A. Kerber (7) d. A. Beck 64 60; V. Azarenka (14) d. B Strycova 62 64; J. Konta d. E. Makarova (21) 46 64 86; S. Zhang d. M. Keys (15) 36 63 63.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. M. Sharapova (5) 64 61; A. Radwanska (4) d. C. Suárez Navarro (10) 61 63; A. Kerber (7) d. V. Azarenka (14) 63 75; J. Konta d. S. Zhang 64 61.Semifinals S. Williams (1) d. A. Radwanska (4) 60 64; A. Kerber (7) d. J. Konta 75 62.Final A. Kerber (7) d. S. Williams (1) 64 36 64.

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YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 1925* Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Kathleen McKane (GBR) 61 62 S. Lenglen/D. Vlasto E. Colyer/K. McKane 1926 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Mary K. Browne (USA) 61 60 S. Lenglen/Didi Vlasto E. Colyer/K. McKane Godfree 1927 Kea Bouman (HOL) Irene Peacock (RSA) 62 64 B. Heine/I. Peacock P. Saunders/P. Watson 1928 Helen Wills (USA) Eileen Bennett (GBR) 61 62 E. Bennett/P. Watson S. Deve/S. Lafaurie 1929 Helen Wills (USA) Simone Mathieu (FRA) 63 64 K. Bouman/L. de Alvarez B. Heine/A. Neave 1930 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 62 61 H. Wills Moody/E. Ryan S. Barbier/S. Mathieu 1931 Cilly Aussem (GER) Betty Nuthall (GBR) 86 61 E. Bennett Whittingstall/B. Nuthall C. Aussem/E. Ryan 1932 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Simone Mathieu (FRA) 75 61 H. Wills Moody/E. Ryan B. Nuthall/E. Bennett Whittingstall 1933 Margaret Scriven (GBR) Simone Mathieu (FRA) 62 46 64 S. Mathieu/E. Ryan S. Henrotin/C. Rosambert 1934 Margaret Scriven (GBR) Helen Jacobs (USA) 75 46 61 S. Mathieu/E. Ryan H. Jacobs/S. Palfrey 1935 Hilde Sperling (GER) Simone Mathieu (FRA) 62 61 M. Scriven/K. Stammers I. Adamoff/H. Sperling 1936 Hilde Sperling (GER) Simone Mathieu (FRA) 63 64 S. Mathieu/B. Yorke J. Jedrzejowska/S. Noel 1937 Hilde Sperling (GER) Simone Mathieu (FRA) 62 64 S. Mathieu/B. Yorke D. Andrus/S. Henrotin 1938 Simone Mathieu (FRA) Nelly Landry (FRA) 60 63 S. Mathieu/B. Yorke A. Halff/N. Landry 1939 Simone Mathieu (FRA) Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (POL) 63 86 J.Jedrzejowska/S. Mathieu A. Florian/H. Kovac 1940-45 Not held. Not held. 1946 Margaret Osborne (USA) Pauline Betz (USA) 16 86 75 L. Brough/M. Osborne P. Betz/D. Hart 1947 Patricia Todd (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 63 36 64 L. Brough/M. Osborne D. Hart/P. Todd 1948 Nelly Landry (FRA) Shirley Fry (USA) 62 06 60 D. Hart/P. Todd S. Fry/M. Arnold Prentiss 1949 Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) Nelly Adamson-Landry (FRA) 75 62 L. Brough/M. Osborne duPont J. Gannon/B. Hilton 1950 Doris Hart (USA) Patricia Todd (USA) 64 46 62 S. Fry/D. Hart L. Brough/M. Osborne duPont 1951 Shirley Fry (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 63 36 63 S. Fry/D. Hart B. Bartlett/B. Scofield 1952 Doris Hart (USA) Shirley Fry (USA) 64 64 S. Fry/D. Hart H. Redick-Smith/J. Wipplinger1953 Maureen Connolly (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 62 64 S. Fry/D. Hart M. Connolly/J. Sampson 1954 Maureen Connolly (USA) Ginette Bucaille (FRA) 64 61 M. Connolly/N. Hopman M. Galtier/S. Schmitt 1955 Angela Mortimer (GBR) Dorothy Knode (USA) 26 75 10-8 B. Fleitz/D. Hard S. Bloomer/P. Ward 1956 Althea Gibson (USA) Angela Mortimer (GBR) 60 12-10 A. Buxton/A. Gibson D. Hard/D. Knode 1957 Shirley Bloomer (GBR) Dorothy Knode (USA) 61 63 S. Bloomer/D. Hard Y. Ramírez/R. Reyes 1958 Zsuzsi Kormoczy (HUN) Shirley Bloomer (GBR) 64 16 62 Y. Ramírez/R. Reyes M. Hawton/T. Long 1959 Christine Truman (GBR) Zsuzsi Kormoczi (HUN) 64 75 S. Reynolds/R. Schuurman Y. Ramírez/Rosie Reyes 1960 Darlene Hard (USA) Yola Ramírez (MEX) 63 64 M. Bueno/D. Hard P. Hales/A. Haydon 1961 Ann Haydon (GBR) Yola Ramírez (MEX) 62 61 S. Reynolds/R. Schuurman M. Bueno/D. Hard 1962 Margaret Smith (AUS) Lesley Turner (AUS) 63 36 75 S. Reynolds Price/R. Schuurman J. Bricka/M. Smith 1963 Lesley Turner (AUS) Ann Haydon Jones (GBR) 26 63 75 A. Haydon Jones/R. Schuurman R. Ebbern/M. Smith 1964 Margaret Smith (AUS) Maria Bueno (BRA) 57 61 62 M. Smith/L.Turner N. Baylon/H. Schultze 1965 Lesley Turner (AUS) Margaret Smith (AUS) 63 64 M. Smith/L. Turner F. Dürr/J. Lieffrig 1966 Ann Jones (GBR) Nancy Richey (USA) 63 61 M. Smith/J. Tegart J. Blackman/F. Toyne 1967 Françoise Dürr (FRA) Lesley Turner (AUS) 46 63 64 F. Dürr/G. Sheriff A. Van Zyl/P. Walkden 1968** [2] Nancy Richey (USA) [1] Ann Jones (GBR) 57 64 61 F. Dürr/A. Jones R. Casals/B. J. King 1969 [1] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [3] Ann Jones (GBR) 61 46 63 F. Dürr/A. Jones M. Smith Court/N. Richey 1970 [1] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [7] Helga Niessen (GER) 62 64 G. Chanfreau/F. Dürr R. Casals/B. J. King 1971 [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [-] Helen Gourlay (AUS) 63 75 G. Chanfreau/F. Dürr H. Gourlay/K. Harris 1972 [3] Billie Jean King (USA) [1] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 63 63 B. J. King/B. Stove W. Shaw/C. Truman 1973 [1] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [2] Chris Evert (USA) 67(5) 76(6) 64 M. Smith Court/V. Wade F. Dürr/B. Stove 1974 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [3] Olga Morozova (USSR) 61 62 C. Evert/O. Morozova G. Chanfreau/K. Ebbinghaus

OPEN ERA: SINGLES TITLES

PLAYER TITLES YEARS

Chris Evert (USA) 7 1974-75, 1979-80, 1983, 1985-86Stefanie Graf (GER) 6 1987-88, 1993, 1995-96, 1999Justine Henin (BEL) 4 2003, 2005-07Margaret Court (AUS) 3 1969-70, 1973Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 3 1989, 1994, 1998Monica Seles (YUG) 3 1990-92Serena Williams (USA) 3 2002, 2013, 2015

OPEN ERA: DOUBLES TITLES

DOUBLES TEAM TITLES YEARS

G. Fernández/N. Zvereva 5 1992-95, 1997M. Navratilova/P. Shriver 4 1984-85, 1987-88V. Ruano Pascual/ P. Suárez 4 2001-02, 2004-05S. Williams/V. Williams 2 1999, 2010G. Chanfreau/F. Dürr 2 1970-71F. Dürr/A. Jones 2 1968-69A.Medina Garrigues/ V. Ruano Pascual 2 2008-09

OPEN ERA: MOST MATCH WINS

PLAYER W - L

Stefanie Graf (GER) 84 - 10Chris Evert (USA) 72 - 6Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 72 - 13Conchita Martínez (ESP) 62 - 18Serena Williams (USA) 60 - 12Monica Seles (USA) 54 - 8

The first national French Championships for women were held in 1897, with foreign competitors eligible to take part from 1925. As such, 2017 Roland Garros represents the 110th staging of the event overall, and the 87th edi-tion since international players were admitted (the tournament was not held during WWI and WWII). 2017 Roland Garros also marks the 50th staging of the Open Era (which began in 1968). The singles main draw will feature 128 players (108 direct entries, 12 qualifiers, eight wildcards). Roland Garros has been a 128-draw since 1981 in addition to 1968 and 1972. Previously the event was staged as a 64-draw (1969-71, 1973-80).

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YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 1975 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Martina Navratilova (TCH) 26 62 61 C. Evert/M. Navratilova J. Anthony/O. Morozova 1976 [1] Sue Barker (GBR) [-] Renata Tomanova (TCH) 62 06 62 F. Bonicelli/G.Chanfreau Lovera K. Harter/H. Masthoff 1977 [1] Mima Jausovec (YUG) [-] Florenta Mihai (ROM) 62 67(5) 61 R. Marsikova/P. Teeguarden R. Fox/H. Gourlay 1978 [2] Virginia Ruzici (ROM) [1] Mima Jausovec (YUG) 62 62 M. Jausovec/V. Ruzici L. Bowery/G. Lovera 1979 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [4] Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 62 60 B. Stove/W. Turnbull F. Dürr/V. Wade 1980 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [8] Virginia Ruzici (ROM) 60 63 K. Jordan/A. Smith I. Madruga/A. Villagran 1981 [4] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) [6] Sylvia Hanika (GER) 62 64 R. Fairbank/T. Harford C. Reynolds/P. Smith 1982 [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [4] Andrea Jaeger (USA) 76(6) 61 M. Navratilova/A. Smith R. Casals/W. Turnbull 1983 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [-] Mima Jausovec (YUG) 61 62 R. Fairbank/C. Reynolds K. Jordan/A. Smith 1984 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) 63 61 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver C. Kohde-Kilsch/H. Mandlikova1985 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) 63 67(4) 75 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver C. Kohde-Kilsch/H. Sukova 1986 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) 26 63 63 M. Navratilova/A. Temesvari S. Graf/G. Sabatini 1987 [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) 64 46 86 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver S. Graf/G. Sabatini 1988 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [13] Natasha Zvereva (USSR) 60 60 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver C. Kohde-Kilsch/H. Sukova 1989 [7] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) 76(6) 36 75 L. Savchenko/N. Zvereva S. Graf/G. Sabatini 1990 [2] Monica Seles (YUG) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) 76(6) 64 J. Novotna/H. Sukova L. Neiland/N. Zvereva 1991 [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [5] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 63 64 G. Fernández/J. Novotna L. Neiland/N. Zvereva 1992 [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) 62 36 10-8 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva C. Martínez/A. Sánchez Vicario 1993 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [5] Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 46 62 64 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva L. Neiland/J. Novotna 1994 [2] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) [12] Mary Pierce (FRA) 64 64 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva L. Davenport/L. Raymond 1995 [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 75 46 60 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva J. Novotna/A. Sánchez Vicario 1996 [co-1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [4] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 63 67(4)10-8 L. Davenport/M.J. Fernández G. Fernández/N. Zvereva1997 [9] Iva Majoli (CRO) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 64 62 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva M.J. Fernández/L. Raymond 1998 [4] Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP) [6] Monica Seles (USA) 76(5) 06 62 M. Hingis/J. Novotna L. Davenport/N. Zvereva 1999 [6] Stefanie Graf (GER) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 46 75 62 S. Williams/ V. Williams M. Hingis/A. Kournikova 2000 [6] Mary Pierce (FRA) [5] Conchita Martínez (ESP) 62 75 M. Hingis/M. Pierce V. Ruano Pascual/ P. Suárez 2001 [4] Jennifer Capriati (USA) [12] Kim Clijsters (BEL) 16 64 12-10 V. Ruano Pascual/ P. Suárez J. Dokic/C. Martínez 2002 [3] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Venus Williams (USA) 75 63 V. Ruano Pascual/ P. Suárez L. Raymond/R. Stubbs 2003 [4] Justine Henin (BEL) [2] Kim Clijsters (BEL) 60 64 K. Clijsters/A. Sugiyama V. Ruano Pascual/ P. Suárez2004 [6] Anastasia Myskina (RUS) [9] Elena Dementieva (RUS) 61 62 V. Ruano Pascual/ P. Suárez S. Kuznetsova/E. Likhovtseva 2005 [10] Justine Henin (BEL) [21] Mary Pierce (FRA) 61 61 V. Ruano Pascual/ P. Suárez C. Black/L. Huber 2006 [5] Justine Henin (BEL) [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 64 64 L. Raymond/S. Stosur D. Hantuchova/A. Sugiyama 2007 [1] Justine Henin (BEL) [7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 61 62 A. Molik/M. Santangelo K. Srebotnik/A. Sugiyama 2008 [2] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [13] Dinara Safina (RUS) 64 63 A.Medina Garrigues/ V. Ruano Pascual C. Dellacqua/F. Schiavone 2009 [7] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [1] Dinara Safina (RUS) 64 62 A.Medina Garrigues/ V. Ruano Pascual V. Azarenka/E. Vesnina2010 [17] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [7] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 64 76(2) S. Williams/V. Williams K. Peschke/K. Srebotnik2011 [6] Li Na (CHN) [5] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 64 76(0) A.Hlavackova/L.Hradecka S.Mirza/E.Vesnina2012 [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [21] Sara Errani (ITA) 63 62 S.Errani/R.Vinci M.Kirilenko/N.Petrova2013 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 64 64 E.Makarova/E.Vesnina S.Errani/R.Vinci2014 [7] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] Simona Halep (ROU) 64 67(5) 64 S. Hsieh/S. Peng S. Errani/R. Vinci2015 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [13] Lucie Safarova (CZE) 63 67(2) 62 B. Mattek-Sands/L. Safarova C. Dellacqua/Y. Shvedova2016 [4] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) [1] Serena Williams (USA) 75 64 C.Garcia/K.Mladenovic E.Makarova/E.Vesnina* Before 1925, the French Championships were reserved to residents of France. ** Became Open Championships (amateurs and professionals)

Roland Garros Junior ChampionsYEAR CHAMPION1968 Lesley Hunt (AUS)1969 Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN)1970 Veronica Burton (GBR)1971 Elena Granatourova (URS)1972 Renata Tomanova (TCH)1973 Mima Jausovec (YUG)1974 Mariana Simionescu (ROM)1975 Regina Marsikova (TCH)1976 Michele Tyler (GBR)1977 Ann Smith (USA)1978 Hana Mandlikova (TCH)1979 Lena Sandin (SWE)1980 Kathy Horvath (USA)1981 Bonnie Gadusek (USA)1982 Manuela Maleeva (BUL)1983 Pascale Paradis (FRA)1984 Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)

YEAR CHAMPION1985 Laura Garrone (ITA)1986 Patricia Tarabini (ARG)1987 Natalia Zvereva (URS)1988 Julie Halard (FRA)1989 Jennifer Capriati (USA)1990 Magdalena Maleeva (BUL)1991 Anna Smashnova (ISR)1992 Rossana De Los Rios (PAR)1993 Martina Hingis (SUI)1994 Martina Hingis (SUI)1995 Amélie Cocheteux (FRA)1996 Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)1997 Justine Henin (BEL)1998 Nadia Petrova (RUS)1999 Lourdes Domínguez (ESP)2000 Virginie Razzano (FRA)2001 Kaia Kanepi (EST)

YEAR CHAMPION2002 Angelique Widjaja (INA)2003 Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)2004 Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL)2005 Agnes Szavay (HUN)2006 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)2007 Alizé Cornet (FRA)2008 Simona Halep (ROU)2009 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)2010 Elina Svitolina (UKR)2011 Ons Jabeur (TUN) 2012 Annika Beck (GER)2013 Belinda Bencic (SUI)2014 Daria Kasatkina (RUS)2015 Paula Badosa Gibert (ESP)2016 Rebeka Masarova (SUI)

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2000Round of 16: M. Hingis (1) d. R. Dragomir 63 06 61; C. Rubin d. N. Zvereva 64 75; M. Seles (3) d. A. Mauresmo (13) 75 63; M. Pierce (6) d. A. Carlsson 62 61; A. Sánchez Vicario (8) d. B. Schett

(16) 06 64 62; V. Williams (4) d. A. Huber (11) 76(4) 62; C. Martínez (5) d. A. Sugiyama 57 63 64; M. Marrero (Q) d. R. de los Rios (Q) 46 60 64. Quarterfinals: M. Hingis (1) d. C. Rubin 61 63; M. Pierce (6) d. M. Seles (3) 46 63 64; A. Sánchez Vicario (8) d. V. Williams (4) 60 16 62; C. Martínez (5) d. M. Marrero (Q) 76(5) 61. Semifinals: M. Pierce (6) d. M. Hingis (1) 64 57 62; C. Martínez (5) d. A. Sánchez Vicario (8) 61 62. Final: M. Pierce (6) d. C. Martínez (5) 62 75. 2001Round of 16: M. Hingis (1) d. S. Testud (17) 61 26 62; F. Schiavone d. C. Black 76(2) 61; J. Capriati (4) d. M. Shaughnessy (16) 75 61; S. Williams (6) d. N. Petrova 63 61; K.

Clijsters (12) d. H. Nagyova 64 46 63; P. Mandula (Q) d. R. Grande 62 63; L. Krasnoroutskaya d. S. Farina 62 64; J. Henin (14) d. B. Schett 63 64. Quarterfinals: M. Hingis (1) d. F. Schiavone 61 64; J. Capriati (4) d. S. Williams (6) 62 57 62; K. Clijsters (12) d. P. Mandula (Q) 61 63; J. Henin (14) d. L. Krasnoroutskaya 61 62. Semifinals: J. Capriati (4) d. M. Hingis (1) 64 63; K. Clijsters (12) d. J. Henin (14) 26 75 63. Final: J. Capriati (4) d. K. Clijsters (12) 16 64 12-10. 2002

Round of 16: J. Capriati (1) d. P. Schnyder (2) 64 64; J. Dokic (7) d. K. Srebotnik 76(3) 62; S. Williams (3) d. V. Zvonareva 46 60 61; M. Pierce d. S. Farina Elia (9) 61 62; P. Suárez d. A. Mauresmo (10) 62 26 64; C. Fernández d. E. Dementieva (13) 36 62 63; M. Seles (6) d. D. Hantuchova (11) 64 75; V. Williams (2) d. C. Rubin 63 62.

Quarterfinals: J. Capriati (1) d. J. Dokic (7) 64 46 61; S. Williams (3) d. M. Pierce 61 61; C. Fernández d. P. Suárez 26 76(5) 61; V. Williams (2) d. M. Seles (6) 64 63. Semifinals: S. Williams (3) d. J. Capriati (1) 36 76(2) 62; V. Williams (2) d. C. Fernández 61 64. Final: S. Williams (3) d. V. Williams (2) 75 63.

2003Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. A. Sugiyama (16) 75 63; A. Mauresmo (5) d. M. Serna 61 62; J. Henin-Hardenne (4) d. P. Schnyder (19) 63 26 62; C. Rubin (8) d. P. Mandula

46 62 75; N. Petrova d. J. Capriati (7) 63 46 63; V. Zvonareva (22) d. V. Williams (3) 26 62 64; C. Martínez (24) d. L. Davenport (6) 64 20 ret.; K. Clijsters (2) d. Mag. Maleeva (15) 06 62 61.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. A. Mauresmo (5) 61 62; J. Henin-Hardenne (4) d. C. Rubin (8) 63 62; N. Petrova d. V. Zvonareva (22) 61 46 63; K. Clijsters (2) d. C. Martínez (24) 62 61.

Semifinals: J. Henin-Hardenne (4) d. S. Williams (1) 62 46 75; K. Clijsters (2) d. N. Petrova 75 61. Final: J. Henin-Hardenne (4) d. K. Clijsters (2) 60 64. 2004

Round of 16: P. Suárez (14) d. J. Zheng 64 75; M. Sharapova (18) d. M. Weingartner 63 61; A. Mauresmo (3) d. M. Maleeva (21) 62 61; E. Dementieva (9) d. L. Davenport (5) 61 63; A. Myskina (6) d. S. Kuznetsova (11) 16 64 86; V. Williams (4) d. F. Zuluaga (23) 61 76(3); J. Capriati (7) d. F. Schiavone (17) 75 61; S. Williams (2) d. S. Asagoe 63 61.

Quarterfinals: P. Suárez (14) d. M. Sharapova (18) 61 63; E. Dementieva (9) d. A. Mauresmo (3) 64 63; A. Myskina (6) d. V. Williams (4) 63 64; J. Capriati (7) d. S. Williams (2) 63 26 63.

Semifinals: E. Dementieva (9) d. P. Suárez (14) 60 75; A. Myskina (6) d. J. Capriati (7) 62 62. Final: A. Myskina (6) d. E. Dementieva (9) 61 62. 2005

Round of 16: L. Davenport (1) d. K. Clijsters (14) 16 75 63; M. Pierce (21) d. P. Schnyder (8) 61 16 64; E. Likhovtseva (16) d. E. Dementieva (4) 76(3) 57 75; S. Karatantcheva d. E. Gagliardi 75 63; N. Petrova (7) d. E. Bovina (12) 75 36 64; A. Ivanovic (29) d. F. Schiavone (22) 64 67(3) 63; J. Henin-Hardenne (10) d. S. Kuznetsova (6) 76(6) 46 75; M.Sharapova (2) d. N. Llagostera Vives 62 63.

Quarterfinals: M. Pierce (21) d. L. Davenport (1) 63 62; E. Likhovtseva (16) d. S. Karatantcheva 26 64 64; N. Petrova (7) d. A. Ivanovic (29) 62 62; J. Henin-Hardenne (10) d. M. Sharapova (2) 64 62.

Semifinals: M. Pierce (21) d. E. Likhovtseva (16) 61 61; J. Henin-Hardenne (10) d. N. Petrova (7) 62 63. Final: J. Henin-Hardenne (10) d. M. Pierce (21) 61 61.

Roland Garros Mixed Doubles Champions YEAR CHAMPIONS

1968 Françoise Dürr-Jean-Claude Barclay1969 Margaret Smith Court-Marty Riessen1970 Billie Jean King-Robert Hewitt1971 Françoise Dürr-Jean-Claude Barclay1972 Evonne Goolagong-Kim Warwick1973 Françoise Dürr-Jean-Claude Barclay1974 Martina Navratilova-Ivan Molina1975 Fiorella Bonicelli-Tomas Koch1976 Ilona Kloss-Kim Warwick1977 Mary Carillo-John McEnroe1978 Renata Tomanova-Pavel Slozil1979 Wendy Turnbull-Robert Hewitt1980 Ann Smith-William Martin1981 Andrea Jaeger-Jimmy Arias1982 Wendy Turnbull-John Lloyd1983 Barbara Jordan-Eliot Teltscher1984 Ann Smith-Dick Stockton

YEAR CHAMPIONS

1985 Martina Navratilova-Heinz Gunthardt1986 Kathy Jordan-Ken Flach1987 Pam Shriver-Emilio Sánchez1988 Lori McNeil-Jorge Lozano1989 Manon Bollegraf-Tom Nijssen1990 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario-Jorge Lozano1991 Helena Sukova-Cyril Suk1992 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario-Todd Woodbridge1993 Eugenia Maniokova-Andreï Olhovskiy1994 Kristie Boogert-Menno Oosting1995 Larisa Neiland-Mark Woodforde1996 Patricia Tarabini-Javier Frana1997 Rika Hiraki-Mahesh Bhupathi1998 Venus Williams-Justin Gimelstob1999 Katarina Srebotnik-Piet Norval2000 Mariaan de Swardt-David Adams2001 Virginia Ruano Pascual-Tomas Carbonell

YEAR CHAMPIONS

2002 Cara Black-Wayne Black2003 Lisa Raymond-Mike Bryan2004 Tatiana Golovin-Richard Gasquet2005 Daniela Hantuchova-Fabrice Santoro2006 Katarina Srebotnik-Nenad Zimonjic2007 Nathalie Dechy-Andy Ram2008 Victoria Azarenka-Bob Bryan2009 Liezel Huber-Bob Bryan2010 Katarina Srebotnik-Nenad Zimonjic2011 Casey Dellacqua-Scott Lipsky2012 Sania Mirza-Mahesh Bhupathi2013 Lucie Hradecka-Frantisek Cermak2014 Anna-Lena Groenefeld-Jean-Julien Rojer2015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands-Mike Bryan2016 Martina Hingis-Leander Paes

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2006Round of 16: N. Vaidisova (16) d. A. Mauresmo (1) 67(5) 61 62; V. Williams (11) d. P. Schnyder (7) 46 63 62; D. Safina (14) d. M.Sharapova (4) 75 26 75; S. Kuznetsova (8) d. F. Schiavone (9)

16 64 64; J. Henin-Hardenne (5) d. A. Myskina (10) 61 64; A. Groenefeld (13) d. G. Dulko (32) 63 64; M. Hingis (12) d. S. Peer (31) 63 26 63; K. Clijsters (2) d. D. Hantuchova (15) 61 64. Quarterfinals: N. Vaidisova (16) d. V. Williams (11) 67(5) 61 63; S. Kuznetsova (8) d. D. Safina (14) 76(5) 60; J. Henin-Hardenne (5) d. AL. Groenefeld (13) 75 62; K. Clijsters (2) d. M.

Hingis (12) 76(5) 61. Semifinals: S. Kuznetsova (8) d. N. Vaidisova (16) 57 76(5) 62; J. Henin-Hardenne (5) d. K. Clijsters (2) 63 62. Final: J. Henin-Hardenne (5) d. S. Kuznetsova (8) 64 64.

2007Round of 16: J.Henin (1) d. S.Bammer (20) 62 64; S.Williams (8) d. D.Safina (10) 62 63; J.Jankovic (4) d. M.Bartoli (18) 61 61; N.Vaidisova (6) d. T.Garbin (19) 63 61; A.Ivanovic (7) d.

A.Medina Garrigues (24) 63 36 63; S.Kuznetsova (3) d. S.Peer (15) 64 63; A.Chakvetadze (9) d. L.Safarova (25) 64 06 62; M.Sharapova (2) d. P.Schnyder (14) 36 64 97. Quarterfinals: J.Henin (1) d. S.Williams (8) 64 63; J.Jankovic (4) d. N.Vaidisova (6) 63 75; A.Ivanovic (7) d. S.Kuznetsova (3) 60 36 61; M.Sharapova (2) d. A.Chakvetadze (9) 63 64. Semifinals: J.Henin (1) d. J.Jankovic (4) 62 62; A.Ivanovic (7) d. M.Sharapova (2) 62 61. Final: J.Henin (1) d. A.Ivanovic (7) 61 62. 2008Round of 16: D. Safina (13) d. M. Sharapova (1) 67(6) 76(5) 62; E. Dementieva (7) d. V. Zvonareva (11) 64 16 62; S. Kuznetsova (4) d. V. Azarenka (16) 62 63; K. Kanepi

d. P.Kvitova 63 36 61; C. Suárez Navarro (Q) d. F. Pennetta (26) 63 62; J. Jankovic (3) d. A. Radwanska (14) 63 76(3); P. Schnyder (10) d. K. Srebotnik (27) 62 64; A. Ivanovic (2) d. P. Cetkovska 60 60.

Quarterfinals: D. Safina (13) d. E. Dementieva (7) 46 76(5) 60; S. Kuznetsova (4) d. K. Kanepi 75 62; J. Jankovic (3) d. C. Suárez Navarro (Q) 63 62; A. Ivanovic (2) d. P. Schnyder (10) 63 62.

Semifinals: D. Safina (13) d. S. Kuznetsova (4) 63 62; A. Ivanovic (2) d. J. Jankovic (3) 64 36 64. Final: A. Ivanovic (2) d. D. Safina (13) 64 63.2009

Round of 16: D. Safina (1) d. A. Rezai 61 60; V. Azarenka (9) d. A. Ivanovic (8) 62 63; D. Cibulkova (20) d. A. Szavay (29) 62 64; M. Sharapova d. N. Li (25) 64 06 64; S. Cirstea d. J. Jankovic (5) 36 60 97; S. Stosur (30) d. V. Razzano 61 62; S. Kuznetsova (7) d. A. Radwanska (12) 64 16 61; S. Williams (2) d. A. Wozniak (24) 61 62.

Quarterfinals: D. Safina (1) d. V. Azarenka (9) 16 64 62; D. Cibulkova (20) d. M. Sharapova 60 62; S. Stosur (30) d. S. Cirstea 61 63; S. Kuznetsova (7) d. S. Williams (2) 76(3) 57 75.

Semifinals: D. Safina (1) d. D. Cibulkova (20) 63 63; S. Kuznetsova (7) d. S. Stosur (30) 64 67(5) 63.Final: S. Kuznetsova (7) d. D. Safina (1) 64 62.2010

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. S. Peer (18) 62 62; S. Stosur (7) d. J.Henin (22) 26 61 64; J. Jankovic (4) d. D. Hantuchova (23) 64 62; Y. Shvedova d. J.Groth 64 63; F. Schiavone (17) d. M. Kirilenko (30) 64 64; C. Wozniacki (3) d. F. Pennetta (14) 76(5) 67(4) 62; E. Dementieva (5) d. C. Scheepers 61 63; N. Petrova (19) d. V. Williams (2) 64 63.

Quarterfinals: S. Stosur (7) d. S. Williams (1) 62 67(2) 86; J. Jankovic (4) d. Y. Shvedova 64 63; F. Schiavone (17) d. C. Wozniacki (3) 62 63; E. Dementieva (5) d. N. Petrova (19) 26 62 60.

Semifinals: S. Stosur (7) d. J. Jankovic (4) 61 62; F. Schiavone (17) d. E. Dementieva (5) 76(3) ret.Final: F. Schiavone (17) d. S. Stosur (7) 64 76(2).2011

Round of 16: S. Kuznetsova (13) d. D. Hantuchova (28) 67(6) 63 62; M. Bartoli (11) d. G. Dulko 75 10, Ret.; A. Pavlyuchenkova (14) d. V. Zvonareva (3) 76(4) 26 62; F. Schiavone (5) d. J.Jankovic (10) 63 26 64; N. Li (6) d. P. Kvitova (9) 26 61 63; V. Azarenka (4) d. E. Makarova 62 63; M. Sharapova (7) d. A. Radwanska (12) 76(4) 75; A. Petkovic (15) d. M. Kirilenko (25) 62 26 64.

Quarterfinals: M. Bartoli (11) d. S. Kuznetsova (13) 76(4) 64; F. Schiavone (5) d. A. Pavlyuchenkova (14) 16 75 75; N. Li (6) d. V. Azarenka (4) 75 62; M. Sharapova (7) d. A. Petkovic (15) 60 63.Semifinals: F. Schiavone (5) d. M. Bartoli (11) 63 63; N. Li (6) d. M. Sharapova (7) 64 75.Final: N. Li (6) d. F. Schiavone (5) 64 76(0).

2012Round of 16: D. Cibulkova (15) d. V. Azarenka (1) 62 76(4); S. Stosur (6) d. S. Stephens 75 64; S. Errani (21) d. S. Kuznetsova (26) 60 75; A. Kerber (10) d. P. Martic 63 75; Y. Shvedova d. N.

Li (7) 36 62 60; P. Kvitova (4) d. V. Lepchenko 62 61; K.Kanepi (23) d. A. Rus 61 46 60; M. Sharapova (2) d. K. Zakopalova 64 67(5) 62.Quarterfinals: S. Stosur (6) d. D. Cibulkova (15) 64 61; S. Errani (21) d. A. Kerber (10) 63 76(2); P. Kvitova (4) d. Y. Shvedova (Q) 36 62 64; M. Sharapova (2) d. K. Kanepi (23) 62 63.Semifinals: S. Errani (21) d. S. Stosur (6) 75 16 63; M. Sharapova (2) d. P. Kvitova (4) 63 63.Final: M. Sharapova (2) d. S. Errani (21) 63 62.

2013Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. R. Vinci (15) 61 63; S. Kuznetsova d. A. Kerber (8) 64 46 63; A. Radwanska (4) d. A. Ivanovic (14) 62 64; S. Errani (5) d. C. Suárez Navarro (20)

57 64 63; M. Kirilenko (12) d. B. Mattek-Sands 75 64; V. Azarenka (3) d. F. Schiavone 63 60; J. Jankovic (18) d. J. Hampton 60 62; M. Sharapova (2) d. S. Stephens (17) 64 63.Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. S. Kuznetsova 61 36 63; S. Errani (5) d. A. Radwanska (4) 64 76(6); V. Azarenka (3) d. M. Kirilenko (12) 76(3) 62; M. Sharapova (2) d. J.

Jankovic (18) 06 64 63.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. S. Errani (5) 60 61; M. Sharapova (2) d. V. Azarenka (3) 61 26 64.Final: S. Williams (1) d. M. Sharapova (2) 64 64.2014

Round of 16: G. Muguruza d. P. Parmentier 64 62; M. Sharapova (7) d. S. Stosur (19) 36 64 60; C. Suarez Navarro (14) d. A. Tomljanovic 63 63; E. Bouchard (18) d. A. Kerber (8) 61 62; S. Kuznetsova (27) d. L. Safarova (23) 63 64; S. Halep (4) d. S. Stephens (15) 64 63; S. Errani (10) d. J. Jankovic (6) 76(5) 62; A. Petkovic (28) d. K. Bertens 16 62 75.

Quarterfinals: M. Sharapova (7) d. G. Muguruza 16 75 61; E. Bouchard (18) d. C. Suarez Navarro (14) 76(4) 26 75; S. Halep (4) d. S. Kuznetsova (27) 62 62; A. Petkovic (28) d. S. Errani (10) 62 62.

Semifinals: M. Sharapova (7) d. E. Bouchard (18) 46 75 62; S. Halep (4) d. A. Petkovic (28) 62 76(4).Final: M. Sharapova (7) d. S. Halep (4) 64 67(5) 64.2015

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. S. Stephens 16 75 63; S. Errani (17) d. J. Goerges 62 62; T. Bacsinszky (23) d. P. Kvitova (4) 26 60 63; A. Van Uytvanck d. A. Mitu 61 63; A. Ivanovic (7) d. E. Makarova (9) 75 36 61; E. Svitolina (19) d. A. Cornet (29) 62 76(9); G. Muguruza (21) d. F. Pennetta (28) 63 64; L. Safarova (13) d. M. Sharapova (2) 76(3) 64.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. S. Errani (17) 61 63; T. Bacsinszky (23) d. A. Van Uytvanck 64 75; A. Ivanovic (7) d. E. Svitolina (19) 63 62; L. Safarova (13) d. G. Muguruza (21) 76(3) 63.

Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. T. Bacsinszky (23) 46 63 60; L. Safarova (13) d. A. Ivanovic (7) 75 75.Final: S. Williams (1) d. L. Safarova (13) 63 67(2) 62.2016

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. E. Svitolina (18) 61 61; Y. Putintseva d. C. Suárez Navarro (12) 75 75; K. Bertens d. M. Keys (15) 76(4) 63; T. Bacsinszky (8) d. V. Williams (9) 62 64; S. Rogers d. I. Begu (25) 63 64; G. Muguruza (4) d. S. Kuznetsova (13) 63 64; S. Stosur (21) d. S. Halep (6) 76(0) 63; T. Pironkova d. A. Radwanska (2) 26 63 63.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. Y Putintseva 57 64 61; K. Bertens d. T. Bacsinszky (8) 75 62; G. Muguruza (4) d. S. Rogers 75 63; S. Stosur (21) d. T. Pironkova 64 76(6).Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. K. Bertens 76(7) 64; G. Muguruza (4) d. S. Stosur (21) 62 64.Final: G. Muguruza (4) d. S. Williams (1) 75 64.

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YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 1884* Maud Watson (BRI) Lilian Watson (BRI) 68 63 63 1885 Maud Watson (BRI) Blanche Bingley (BRI) 61 75 1886 Blanche Bingley (BRI) Maud Watson (BRI) 63 63 1887 Charlotte Dod (BRI) Blanche Bingley (BRI) 62 60 1888 Charlotte Dod (BRI) Blanche Bingley Hillyard (BRI) 63 63 1889 Blanche Bingley Hillyard (BRI) Lena Rice (BRI) 46 86 64 1890 Lena Rice (BRI) M. Jacks (BRI) 64 61 1891 Charlotte Dod (BRI) Blanche Hillyard (BRI) 62 61 1892 Charlotte Dod (BRI) Blanche Hillyard (BRI) 61 61 1893 Charlotte Dod (BRI) Blanche Hillyard (BRI) 68 61 64 1894 Blanche Hillyard (BRI) Edith Austin (BRI) 61 61 1895 Charlotte Cooper (BRI) Helen Jackson (BRI) 75 86 1896 Charlotte Cooper (BRI) Mrs. W. H. Pickering (BRI) 62 63 1897 Blanche Hillyard (BRI) Charlotte Cooper (BRI) 57 75 62 1898 Charlotte Cooper (BRI) Mary Martin (BRI) 64 64 1899 Blanche Hillyard (BRI) Charlotte Cooper (BRI) 62 63 1900 Blanche Hillyard (BRI) Charlotte Cooper (BRI) 46 64 64 1901 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (BRI) Blanche Hillyard (BRI) 62 62 1902 Muriel Robb (BRI) Charlotte Sterry (BRI) 75 61 1903 Dorothea Douglass (BRI) E. Thomson (BRI) 46 64 62 1904 Dorothea Douglass (BRI) Charlotte Sterry (BRI) 60 63 1905 May Sutton (BRI) Dorothea Douglass (BRI) 6364 1906 Dorothea Douglass (BRI) May Sutton (USA) 63 97 1907 May Sutton (USA) Dorothea Lambert Chambers (BRI) 61 64 1908 Charlotte Sterry (BRI) A. Morton (BRI) 64 64 1909 Dora Boothby (BRI) A. Morton (BRI) 64 46 86 1910 Dorothea Lambert Chambers (BRI) Dora Boothby (BRI) 62 62 1911 Dorothea Lambert Chambers (BRI) Dora Boothby (BRI) 60 60 1912 Ethel Larcombe (BRI) Mrs. A. Sterry (BRI) 63 61 1913 Dorothea Lambert Chambers (BRI) Mrs. R. McNair (BRI) 60 64 D. Boothby/Mrs. R. McNair D. Lambert Chambers/Mrs. A. Sterry1914 Dorothea Lambert Chambers (BRI) Ethel Larcombe (BRI) 75 64 A. Morton/E. Ryan E. Hannam/E. Thomson Larcombe 1915-18 Not Held. Not Held. 1919 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Dorothea Lambert Chambers (BRI) 10-8 46 97 S. Lenglen/E. Ryan D. Lambert Chambers/E. Larcombe 1920 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Dorothea Lambert Chambers (BRI) 63 60 S. Lenglen/E. Ryan D. Lambert Chambers/E. Larcombe 1921 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 62 60 S. Lenglen/E. Ryan G. Beamish/I. Peacock 1922** Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Molla Mallory (USA) 62 60 S. Lenglen/E. Ryan K. McKane/M. Stocks 1923 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Kathleen Mckane (GBR) 62 62 S. Lenglen/E. Ryan J. Austin/E. Colyer 1924 Kathleen McKane (GBR) Helen Wills (USA) 46 64 64 H. Wightman/H. Wills P. Covell/K. McKane 1925 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) Joan Fry (GBR) 62 60 S. Lenglen/E. Ryan K. Bridge/M. McIlquham 1926 Kathleen McKane Godfrey (GBR) Lili de Alvarez (ESP) 62 46 63 M. K. Browne/E. Ryan E. Colyer/K. McKane Godfree 1927 Helen Wills (USA) Lili de Alvarez (ESP) 62 64 E. Ryan/H. Wills B. Heine/I. Peacock 1928 Helen Wills (USA) Lili de Alvarez (ESP) 62 63 P. Saunders/P. Watson E. Bennett/E. Harvey 1929 Helen Wills (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 61 62 P. Saunders/P. Watson P. Covell/D. Shephard Barron 1930 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 62 62 E. Ryan/H. Wills E. Cross/S. Palfrey 1931 Cilly Aussem (GER) Hilde Kranwinkel (GER) 62 75 P. Mudford/D. Shepherd Barron D. Metaxa/J. Sigart 1932 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 63 61 D. Metaxa/J. Sigart H. Jacobs/E. Ryan 1933 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Dorothy Round (GBR) 64 68 63 S. Mathieu/E. Ryan F. James/B. Yorke 1934 Dorothy Round (GBR) Helen Jacobs (USA) 62 57 63 S. Mathieu/E. Ryan D. Andrus/S. Henrotin1935 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 63 36 75 F. James/K. Stammers S.Mathieu/H. Sperling 1936 Helen Jacobs (USA) Hilde Kranwinkel Sperling (GER) 62 46 75 F. James/K. Stammers S. Palfrey Fabyan/H. Jacobs

2017 marks the 131st Wimbledon Championships. The event was first held in 1877, with the first women’s singles championship being staged in 1884. 2017 will be the 124th staging of the Wimble-don women’s singles championship and the 50th of the Open Era, which began in 1968 and saw the introduction of prize money. The singles main draw will feature 128 players (108 direct entries, 12 qualifiers, eight wildcards).

OPEN ERA: SINGLES TITLES

PLAYER TITLES YEARS

Martina Navratilova (TCH/USA) 9 1978-79, 1982-87, 1990Stefanie Graf (GER) 7 1988-89, 1991-93, 1995-96Serena Williams (USA) 7 2002-03, 2009-10, 2012, 2015-16Venus Williams (USA) 5 2000-01, 2005, 2007-08Billie Jean King (USA) 4 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975

OPEN ERA: DOUBLES TITLES

DOUBLES TEAM TITLES YEARS

S. Williams/V. Williams 6 2000, 2002, 2008-09, 2012, 2016M. Navratilova/P. Shriver 5 1981-84, 1986R. Casals/B. J. King 4 1968, 1970-71, 1973G. Fernández/N. Zvereva 4 1992-94, 1997C. Black/L. Huber 2 2005, 2007J. Novotna/H. Sukova 2 1989-90

OPEN ERA: MOST MATCH WINS

PLAYER W - L

Martina Navratilova (USA) 121 - 14Chris Evert (USA) 98 - 15Serena Williams (USA) 86 - 10Venus Williams (USA) 81 - 14Stefanie Graf (GER) 74 - 7Billie Jean King (USA) 65 - 10

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YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 1937 Dorothy Round (GBR) Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (POL) 62 26 75 S. Mathieu/B. York E. Goldsack/P. Mudford King 1938 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 64 60 S. Fabyan/A. Marble S. Mathieu/B. Yorke 1939 Alice Marble (USA) Kay Stammers (GBR) 62 60 S. Fabyan/A. Marble H. Jacobs/B. York 1940-45 Not Held. Not Held. 1946 Pauline Betz (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 62 64 L. Brough/M. Osborne P. Betz/D. Hart 1947 Margaret Osborne (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 62 64 D. Hart/P. Todd L. Brough/M. Osborne 1948 Louise Brough (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 63 86 L. Brough/M.Osborne duPont D. Hart/P. Todd 1949 Louise Brough (USA) Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) 10-8 16 10-8 L. Brough/M. duPont G. Moran/P. Todd 1950 Louise Brough (USA) Margaret duPont (USA) 61 36 61 L. Brough/M. duPont S. Fry/D. Hart 1951 Doris Hart (USA) Shirley Fry (USA) 61 60 S. Fry/D. Hart L. Brough/M. duPont 1952 Maureen Connolly (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 75 63 S. Fry/D. Hart L. Brough/M. Connolly 1953 Maureen Connolly (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 86 75 S. Fry/D. Hart M. Connolly/J. Sampson 1954 Maureen Connolly (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 62 75 L. Brough/M. duPont S. Fry/D. Hart1955 Louise Brough (USA) Beverly Fleitz (USA) 75 86 A. Mortimer/A. Shilcock S. Bloomer/P. Ward 1956 Shirley Fry (USA) Angela Buxton (GBR) 63 61 A. Buxton/A. Gibson F. Müller /D. Seeney 1957 Althea Gibson (USA) Darlene Hard (USA) 63 62 A. Gibson/D.Hard M. Hawton/T. Long 1958 Althea Gibson (USA) Angela Mortimer (GBR) 86 62 M. Bueno/A. Gibson M. duPont/M. Varner 1959 Maria Bueno (BRA) Darlene Hard (USA) 64 63 J. Arth/D. Hard B. Fleitz/C. Truman 1960 Maria Bueno (BRA) Sandra Reynolds (RSA) 86 60 M. Bueno/D. Hard S. Reynolds/R. Schuurman 1961 Angela Mortimer (GBR) Christine Truman (GBR) 46 64 75 K. Hantze/B. J. Moffitt J. Lehane/M. Smith 1962 Karen Hantze Susman (USA) Vera Sukova (TCH) 64 64 K. Hantze Susman/B. J. Moffitt S. Reynolds Price/R. Schuurman 1963 Margaret Smith (AUS) Billie Jean Moffitt (USA) 63 64 M. Bueno/D. Hard Robyn Ebbern/M. Smith 1964 Maria Bueno (BRA) Margaret Smith (AUS) 64 79 63 M. Smith/L. Turner B. J. Moffitt /K. Hantze Susman 1965 Margaret Smith (AUS) Maria Bueno (BRA) 64 75 M. Bueno/B.J. Moffitt F. Dürr/J. Lieffrig 1966 Billie Jean King (USA) Maria Bueno (BRA) 63 36 61 M. Bueno/N. Richey M. Smith/J. Tegart 1967 Billie Jean King (USA) Ann Haydon Jones (GBR) 63 64 R. Casals/B. J. Moffitt King M. Bueno/N. Richey 1968*** [1] Billie Jean King (USA) [7] Judy Tegart (AUS) 97 75 R. Casals/B. J. King F. Dürr/A. Jones 1969 [4] Ann Jones (GBR) [2] Billie Jean King (USA) 36 63 62 M. Court/J. Tegart Dalton P. Hogan/P. Michel 1970 [1] Margaret Court (AUS) [2] Billie Jean King (USA) 14-12 11-9 R. Casals/B. J. King F. Dürr/V. Wade 1971 [3] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [1] Margaret Court (AUS) 64 61 R. Casals/B. J. King M. Court/E. Goolagong 1972 [2] Billie Jean King (USA) [1] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 63 63 B. J. King/B. Stove J. Dalton/F. Durr 1973 [2] Billie Jean King (USA) [4] Chris Evert (USA) 60 75 R. Casals/B. J. King F. Dürr/B. Stove 1974 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [8] Olga Morozova (USSR) 60 64 E. Goolagong/P. Michel H. Gourlay/K. Krantzcke 1975 [3] Billie Jean King (USA) [4] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 60 61 A. Kiyomura/K. Sawamatsu F. Dürr/B. Stove 1976 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 63 46 86 C. Evert/M. Navratilova B. J. King/B. Stove 1977 [3] Virginia Wade (GBR) [7] Betty Stove (NED) 46 63 61 H. Gourlay Cawley/J. Russell M. Navratilova/B. Stove 1978 [2] Martina Navratilova (TCH) [1] Chris Evert (USA) 26 64 75 K. Reid/W. Turnbull M. Jausovec/V. Ruzici 1979 [1] Martina Navratilova (TCH) [2] Chris Evert (USA) 64 64 B. J. King/M. Navratilova B. Stove/W. Turnbull 1980 [4] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) [3] Chris Evert (USA) 61 76(4) K. Jordan/A. Smith R. Casals/W. Turnbull 1981 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) 62 62 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver K. Jordan/A. Smith 1982 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) 61 36 62 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver K. Jordan/A. Smith 1983 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [3] Andrea Jaeger (USA) 60 63 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver R. Casals/W. Turnbull1984 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) 76(5) 62 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver K. Jordan/A. Smith 1985 [co-1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [co-1] Chris Evert (USA) 46 63 62 K. Jordan/E. Smylie M. Navratilova/P. Shriver1986 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [3] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) 76(1) 63 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver H. Mandlikova/W. Turnbull1987 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) 75 63 C. Kohde-Kilsch/H. Sukova B. Nagelsen/E. Smylie 1988 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) 57 62 61 S. Graf/G. Sabatini L. Savchenko/N. Zvereva 1989 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) 62 67(1) 61 J. Novotna/H. Sukova L. Savchenko/N. Zvereva 1990 [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [5] Zina Garrison Jackson (USA) 64 61 J. Novotna/H. Sukova K. Jordan/E. Smylie 1991 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 64 36 86 L. Neiland/N. Zvereva G. Fernández/J. Novotna 1992 [co-1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [co-1] Monica Seles (YUG) 62 61 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva L. Neiland/J. Novotna 1993 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [8] Jana Novotna (CZE) 76(6) 16 64 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva L. Neiland/J. Novotna 1994 [3] Conchita Martínez (ESP) [4] Martina Navratilova (USA) 64 36 63 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva J. Novotna/A. Sánchez Vicario 1995 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER [2] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 46 61 75 J. Novotna/A. Sánchez Vicario G. Fernández/N. Zvereva 1996 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [4] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 63 75 M. Hingis/H. Sukova M. McGrath/L. Neiland 1997 [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) [3] Jana Novotna (CZE) 26 63 63 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva N. Arendt/M. Bollegraf 1998 [3] Jana Novotna (CZE) [16] Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) 64 76(2) M. Hingis/J. Novotna L. Davenport/N. Zvereva 1999 [3] Lindsay Davenport (USA) [2] Stefanie Graf (GER) 64 75 L. Davenport/C. Morariu M. DeSwardt/E Tatarkova 2000 [5] Venus Williams (USA) [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA) 63 76(3) S. Williams/V. Williams J. Halard-Decugis/A. Sugiyama 2001 [2] Venus Williams (USA) [8] Justine Henin (BEL) 61 36 60 L. Raymond/R. Stubbs K. Clijsters/A. Sugiyama 2002 [2] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Venus Williams (USA) 76(4) 63 S. Williams/V. Williams V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez 2003 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [4] Venus Williams (USA) 46 64 62 K. Clijsters/A. Sugiyama V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez 2004 [13] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [1] Serena Williams (USA) 61 64 C. Black/R. Stubbs L. Huber/A. Sugiyama 2005 [14] Venus Williams (USA) [1] Lindsay Davenport (USA) 46 76(4) 97 C. Black/L. Huber S. Kuznetsova/A. Mauresmo 2006 [1] Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) [3] Justine Henin (BEL) 26 63 64 Yan Zi/Zheng Jie V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez 2007 [23] Venus Williams (USA) [18] Marion Bartoli (FRA) 64 61 C. Black/L. Huber K. Srebotnik/A. Sugiyama 2008 [7] Venus Williams (USA) [6] Serena Williams (USA) 75 64 S. Williams/V. Williams L. Raymond/S. Stosur 2009 [2] Serena Williams (USA) [3] Venus Williams (USA) 76(3) 62 S. Williams/V. Williams S. Stosur/R. Stubbs2010 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [21] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 63 62 V.King/Y. Shvedova E. Vesnina/V. Zvonareva2011 [8] Petra Kvitova (CZE) [5] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 63 64 K.Peschke/K. Srebotnik S. Lisicki/S. Stosur

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Wimbledon Junior ChampionsYEAR CHAMPION1968 Kristy Pigeon (USA)1969 Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN)1970 Sharon Walsh (USA)1971 Marina Kroshina (URS)1972 Ilana Kloss (RSA)1973 Ann Kiyomura (USA)1974 Mima Jausovec (YUG)1975 Natasha Chmyreva (URS)1976 Natasha Chmyreva (URS)1977 Lea Antonoplis (USA)1978 Tracy Austin (USA)1979 Mary Lou Piatek (USA)1980 Debbie Freeman (AUS)1981 Zina Garrison (USA)1982 Catherine Tanvier (FRA)1983 Pascale Paradis (FRA)1984 Annabel Croft (GBR)

YEAR CHAMPION1985 Andrea Holikova (TCH)1986 Natalia Zvereva (URS)1987 Natalia Zvereva (URS)1988 Brenda Schultz (NED)1989 Andrea Strnadova (TCH)1990 Andrea Strnadova (TCH)1991 Barbara Rittner (GER)1992 Chanda Rubin (USA)1993 Nancy Feber (BEL)1994 Martina Hingis (SUI)1995 Aleksandra Olsza (POL)1996 Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)1997 Cara Black (ZIM)1998 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)1999 Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)2000 María Emilia Salerni (ARG)2001 Angelique Widjaja (INA)

YEAR CHAMPION2002 Vera Douchevina (RUS)2003 Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)2004 Katerina Bondarenko (UKR)2005 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)2006 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)2007 Urszula Radwanska (POL)2008 Laura Robson (GBR)2009 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA)2010 Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)2011 Ashleigh Barty (AUS)2012 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)2013 Belinda Bencic (SUI)2014 Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)2015 Sofya Zhuk (RUS)2016 Anastasia Patapova (RUS)

Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champions YEAR CHAMPIONS1968 Ken Fletcher-Margaret Court1969 Fred Stolle-Ann Jones1970 Ilie Nastase-Rosie Casals1971 Owen Davidson-Billie Jean King1972 Ilie Nastase-Rosie Casals1973 Owen Davidson-Billie Jean King1974 Owen Davidson-Billie Jean King1975 Marty Riessen-Margaret Court1976 Tony Roche-Francoise Durr1977 Bob Hewitt-Greer Stevens1978 Frew McMillan-Betty Stove1979 Bob Hewitt-Greer Stevens1980 John Austin-Tracy Austin1981 Frew Mcmillian-Betty Stove1982 Kevin Curren-Ann Smith1983 John Lloyd-Wendy Turnbull1984 John Lloyd-Wendy Turnbull

YEAR CHAMPIONS1985 Paul McNamee-Martina Navratilova1986 Ken Flach-Kathy Jordan1987 Jeremy Bates-Jo Durie1988 Sherwood Stewart-Zina Garrison1989 Jim Pugh-Jana Novotna1990 Rick Leach-Zina Garrison1991 John Fitzgerald-Liz Smylie1992 Cyril Suk-Larisa Neiland1993 Mark Woodforde-Martina Navratilova1994 Todd Woodbridge-Helena Sukova1995 Jonathan Stark-Martina Navratilova1996 Cyril Suk-Helena Sukova1997 Cyril Suk-Helena Sukova1998 Max Mirnyi-Serena Williams1999 Leander Paes-Lisa Raymond2000 Donald Johnson-Kimberley Po2001 Leos Friedl-Daniela Hantuchova

YEAR CHAMPIONS2002 Mahesh Bhupathi-Elena Likhovtseva2003 Leander Paes-Martina Navratilova2004 Wayne Black-Cara Black2005 Mahesh Bhupathi-Mary Pierce2006 Andy Ram-Vera Zvonareva2007 Jamie Murray-Jelena Jankovic2008 Bob Bryan-Samantha Stosur2009 Mark Knowles-Anna-Lena Groenefeld2010 Leander Paes-Cara Black2011 Jurgen Melzer-Iveta Benesova2012 Mike Bryan-Lisa Raymond2013 Daniel Nestor-Kristina Mladenovic2014 Nenad Zimonjic-Samantha Stosur2015 Leander Paes-Martina Hingis2016 Henri Kontinen-Heather Watson

YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 2012 [6] Serena Williams (USA) [3] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 61 57 62 S.Williams/V. Williams A. Hlavackova/L. Hradecka2013 [15] Marion Bartoli (FRA) [23] Sabine Lisicki (GER) 61 64 Hsieh S./Peng S. A. Barty/C. Dellacqua2014 [6] Petra Kvitova (CZE) [13] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 63 60 S. Errani/R. Vinci T. Babos/K. Mladenovic2015 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [20] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 64 64 M.Hingis/S.Mirza E.Makarova/E.Vesnina2016 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [4] Angelique Kerber (GER) 75 63 S.Williams/V.Williams T.Babos/Y.Shvedova* Through 1921, Championships decided on challenge round system. If no finalist, holder did not defend. ** Challenge round abolished.*** Became Open Championships (amateurs and professionals).

Wimbledon – Round of 16 – Final(Open Era)

2000Round of 16: M. Hingis (1) d. A. Huber (11) 61 62; V. Williams (5) d. S. Applemans 64 64; L. Raymond d. O. Barabanschikova 64 62; S. Williams (8) d. T. Tanasugarn 61 61; J. Dokic

d. K. Brandi 61 63; M. Serna d. L. Osterloh 76(1) 63; M. Seles (6) d. A. Sánchez Vicario (9) 63 64; L. Davenport (2) d. J. Capriati 63 63. Quarterfinals: V. Williams (5) d. M. Hingis (1) 63 46 64; S. Williams (8) d. L. Raymond 62 60; J. Dokic d. M. Serna 63 62; L. Davenport (2) d. M. Seles (6) 67(4) 64 60. Semifinals: V. Williams (5) d. S. Williams (8) 62 76(3); L. Davenport (2) d. J. Dokic 64 62. Final: V. Williams (5) d. L. Davenport (2) 63 76(3). 2001

Round of 16: C. Martínez (19) d. L. Krasnoroutskaya 63 64; J. Henin (8) d. A. Huber (18) 46 62 62; J. Capriati (4) d. S. Testud (15) 61 62; S. Williams (5) d. Mag. Maleeva 62 61; K. Clijsters (7) d. M. Shaughnessy (17) 76(2) 76(5); L. Davenport (3) d. J. Dokic (14) 75 64; N. Tauziat (9) d. T. Tanasugarn (31) 63 62; V. Williams (2) d. N. Petrova 62 60.

Quarterfinals: J. Henin (8) d. C. Martínez (19) 61 60; J. Capriati (4) d. S. Williams (5) 67(4) 75 63; L. Davenport (3) d. K. Clijsters (7) 61 62; V. Williams (2) d. N. Tauziat (9) 75 61. Semifinals: J. Henin (8) d. J. Capriati (4) 26 64 62; V. Williams (2) d. L. Davenport (3) 62 67(1) 61. Final: V. Williams (2) d. J. Henin (8) 61 36 60.

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2002Round of 16: V. Williams (1) d. L. Raymond (16) 61 62; E. Likhovtseva d. Mag. Maleeva (19) 63 64; M. Seles (4) d. T. Tanasugarn (20) 62 62; J. Henin (6) d. E. Dementieva

(12) 76(4) 76(5); A. Mauresmo (9) d. L. Granville 62 62; J. Capriati (3) d. E. Daniilidou 61 36 61; D. Hantuchova (11) d. J. Dokic (7) 64 75; S. Williams (2) d. C. Rubin 63 63. Quarterfinals: V. Williams (1) d. E. Likhovtseva 62 60; J. Henin (6) d. M. Seles (4) 75 76(4); A. Mauresmo (9) d. J. Capriati (3) 63 62; S. Williams (2) d. D. Hantuchova (11) 63 62. Semifinals: V. Williams (1) d. J. Henin (6) 63 62; S. Williams (2) d. A. Mauresmo (9) 62 61. Final: S. Williams (2) d. V. Williams (1) 76(4) 63. 2003Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. E. Dementieva (15) 62 62; J. Capriati (8) d. A. Myskina (10) 62 63; J. Henin-Hardenne (3) d. M. Pierce 63 63; S. Kuznetsova (33) d. M.

Sharapova (WC) 61 26 75; L. Davenport (5) d. S. Asagoe 64 61; V. Williams (4) d. V. Zvonareva (16) 61 63; S. Farina Elia (27) d. P. Suárez 75 76(3); K. Clijsters (2) d. A. Sugiyama (13) 63 62.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. J. Capriati (8) 26 62 63; J. Henin-Hardenne (3) d. S. Kuznetsova (33) 62 62; V. Williams (4) d. L. Davenport (5) 62 26 61; K. Clijsters (2) d. S. Farina Elia (27) 57 60 61.

Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. J. Henin-Hardenne (3) 63 62; V. Williams (4) d. K. Clijsters (2) 46 63 61. Final: S. Williams (1) d. V. Williams (4) 46 64 62. 2004

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. T. Golovin 62 61; J. Capriati (7) d. N. Petrova (10) 64 64; A. Mauresmo (4) d. S. Farina Elia (14) 75 63; P. Suárez (9) d. R. Grande 46 60 62; L. Davenport (5) d. V. Zvonareva (12) 64 64; K. Sprem d. M. Maleeva (21) 64 64; A. Sugiyama (11) d. T. Tanasugarn 63 75; M. Sharapova (13) d. A. Frazier (31) 64 75.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. J. Capriati (7) 61 61; A. Mauresmo (4) d. P. Suárez (9) 60 57 61; L. Davenport (5) d. K. Sprem 62 62; M. Sharapova (13) d. A. Sugiyama (11) 57 75 61.

Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. A. Mauresmo (4) 67(4) 75 64; M. Sharapova (13) d. L. Davenport (5) 26 76(5) 61. Final: M. Sharapova (13) d. S. Williams (1) 61 64.

2005Round of 16: L. Davenport (1) d. K. Clijsters (15) 63 67(4) 63; S. Kuznetsova (5) d. Mag. Maleeva 64 63; A. Mauresmo (3) d. E. Likhovtseva (13) 64 60; A. Myskina (9) d. E.

Dementieva (6) 16 76(9) 75; M. Pierce (12) d. F. Pennetta (26) 63 61; V. Williams (14) d. J. Craybas 60 62; N. Petrova (8) d. K. Peschke 67(5) 76(7) 63; M. Sharapova (2) d. N. Dechy (16) 64 62.

Quarterfinals: L. Davenport (1) d. S. Kuznetsova (5) 76(1) 63; A. Mauresmo (3) d. A. Myskina (9) 63 64; V. Williams (14) d. M. Pierce (12) 60 76(10); M. Sharapova (2) d. N. Petrova (8) 76(6) 63.

Semifinals: L. Davenport (1) d. A. Mauresmo (3) 67(5) 76(4) 64; V. Williams (14) d. M. Sharapova (2) 76(2) 61. Final: V. Williams (14) d. L. Davenport (1) 46 76(4) 97.

2006Round of 16: A. Mauresmo (1) d. A. Ivanovic (19) 63 64; A. Myskina (9) d. J. Jankovic (26) 64 76(5); M. Sharapova (4) d. F. Pennetta (16) 76(5) 36 63; E. Dementieva (7) d. S.

Perry 62 60; S. Brémond (Q) d. A. Sugiyama (18) 76(11) 63; J. Henin-Hardenne (3) d. D. Hantuchova (15) 63 61; N. Li (27) d. N. Vaidisova (10) 46 61 63; K. Clijsters (2) d. A. Radwanska (WC) 62 62.

Quarterfinals: A. Mauresmo (1) d. A. Myskina (9) 61 36 63; M. Sharapova (4) d. E. Dementieva (7) 61 64; J. Henin-Hardenne (3) d. S. Brémond (Q) 64 64; K. Clijsters (2) d. N. Li (27) 64 75.

Semifinals: A. Mauresmo (1) d. M. Sharapova (4) 63 36 62; J. Henin-Hardenne (3) d. K. Clijsters (2) 64 76(4). Final: A. Mauresmo (1) d. J. Henin-Hardenne (3) 26 63 64. 2007

Round of 16: J.Henin (1) d. P.Schnyder (15) 62 62; S.Williams (7) d. D.Hantuchova (10) 62 67(2) 62; M.Bartoli (18) d. J.Jankovic (3) 36 75 63; M.Krajicek (31) d. L.Granville 63 64; A.Ivanovic (6) d. N.Petrova (11) 61 26 64; N.Vaidisova (14) d. A.Mauresmo (4) 76(6) 46 61; S.Kuznetsova (5) d. T.Paszek 63 62; V.Williams (23) d. M.Sharapova (2) 61 63.

Quarterfinals: J. Henin (1) d. S.Williams (7) 64 36 63; M.Bartoli (18) d. M.Krajicek (31) 36 63 62; A.Ivanovic (6) d. N.Vaidisova (14) 46 62 75; V.Williams (23) d. S.Kuznetsova (5) 63 64.

Semifinals: M.Bartoli (18) d. J.Henin (1) 16 75 61; V.Williams (23) d. A.Ivanovic (6) 62 64. Final: V.Williams (23) d. M.Bartoli (18) 64 61.

2008Round of 16: J. Zheng (WC) d. A. Szavay (15) 63 64; N. Vaidisova (18) d. A. Chakvetadze (8) 46 76(0) 63; A. Radwanska (14) d. S. Kuznetsova (4) 64 16 75; S. Williams (6)

d. B. Mattek 63 63; E. Dementieva (5) d. S. Peer (21) 62 61; N. Petrova (21) d. A. Kudryavtseva 61 64; V. Williams (7) d. A. Kleybanova 63 64; T. Tanasugarn d. J. Jankovic (2) 63 62.

Quarterfinals: J. Zheng (WC) d. N. Vaidisova (18) 62 57 61; S. Williams (6) d. A. Radwanska (14) 64 60; E. Dementieva (5) d. N. Petrova (21) 61 67(6) 63; V. Williams (7) d. T. Tanasugarn 64 63.

Semifinals: S. Williams (6) d. J. Zheng (WC) 62 76(5); V. Williams (7) d. E. Dementieva (5) 61 76(3). Final: V. Williams (7) d. S. Williams (6) 75 64. 2009

Round of 16: D. Safina (1) d. A. Mauresmo (17) 46 63 64; S. Lisicki d. C. Wozniacki (9) 64 64; V. Williams (3) d. A. Ivanovic (13) 61 01 ret.; A. Radwanska (11) d. M. Oudin (Q) 64 75; F. Schiavone d. V. Razzano (26) 62 76 (1); E. Dementieva (4) d. E. Vesnina 61 63; V. Azarenka (8) d. N. Petrova (10) 76 (5) 26 63; S. Williams (2) d. D. Hantuchova 63 61.

Quarterfinals: D. Safina (1) d. S. Lisicki 67(5) 64 61; V. Williams (3) d. A. Radwanska (11) 61 62; E. Dementieva (4) d. F. Schiavone 62 62; S.Williams (2) d. V. Azarenka (8) 62 63. Semifinals: V. Williams (3) d. D. Safina (1) 61 60; S. Williams (2) d. E. Dementieva (4) 67(4) 75 86.Final: S. Williams (2) d. V. Williams (3) 76(3) 62.2010

Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. M. Sharapova (16) 76(9) 64; N.Li (9) d. A. Radwanska (7) 63 62; P. Kvitova d. C. Wozniacki (3) 62 60; K. Kanepi (Q) d. K. Zakopalova 62 64; K. Clijsters (8) d. J. Henin (17) 26 62 63; V. Zvonareva (21) d. J. Jankovic (4) 61 30 ret.; T. Pironkova d. M. Bartoli (11) 64 64; V. Williams (2) d. J. Groth 64 76(5).

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. N.Li (9) 75 63; P. Kvitova d. K. Kanepi (Q) 46 76 (8) 86; V. Zvonareva (21) d. K. Clijsters (8) 36 64 62; T. Pironkova d. V. Williams (2) 62 63.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. P. Kvitova 76(5) 62; V. Zvonareva (21) d. T. Pironkova 36 63 62.Final: S. Williams (1) d. V. Zvonareva (21) 63 62.2011

Round of 16: D. Cibulkova (24) d. C. Wozniacki (1) 16 76(5) 75; M. Sharapova (5) d. S. Peng (20) 64 62; S. Lisicki (WC) d. P. Cetkovska 76(3) 61; M. Bartoli (9) d. S. Williams (7) 63 76(6); T. Paszek d. K. Pervak 62 26 63; V. Azarenka (4) d. N. Petrova 62 62; P. Kvitova (8) d. Y. Wickmayer (19) 60 62; T. Pironkova (32) d. V. Williams (23) 62 63.

Quarterfinals: M. Sharapova (5) d. D. Cibulkova (24) 61 61; S. Lisicki (WC) d. M. Bartoli (9) 64 67(4) 61; V. Azarenka (4) d. T. Paszek 63 61; P. Kvitova (8) d. T. Pironkova (32) 63 67(5) 62.Semifinals: M. Sharapova (5) d. S. Lisicki (WC) 64 63; P. Kvitova (8) d. V. Azarenka (4) 61 36 62.Final: P. Kvitova (8) d. M. Sharapova (5) 63 64.

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2012 Round of 16:. S. Lisicki (15) d. M. Sharapova (1) 64 63; A. Kerber (8) d. K. Clijsters 61 61; A. Radwanska (3) d. C. Giorgi 62 63; M. Kirilenko (17) d. S. Peng (30) 61 67(6) 63; S. Williams

(6) d. Y. Shvedova 61 26 75; P. Kvitova (4) d. F. Schiavone (24) 46 75 61; T. Paszek d. R. Vinci (21) 62 62; V. Azarenka (2) d. A. Ivanovic (14) 61 60.Quarterfinals: A. Kerber (8) d. S. Lisicki (15) 63 67(7) 75; A. Radwanska (3) d. M. Kirilenko (17) 75 46 75; S. Williams (6) d. P. Kvitova (4) 63 75; V. Azarenka (2) d. T. Paszek 63 76(4).Semifinals: A. Radwanska (3) d. A. Kerber (8) 63 64; S. Williams (6) d. V. Azarenka (2) 63 76(6).Final: S. Williams (6) d. A. Radwanska (3) 61 57 62.

2013Round of 16: S. Lisicki (23) d. S. Williams (1) 62 16 64; K. Kanepi d. L. Robson 76(6) 75; A. Radwanska (4) d. T. Pironkova 46 63 63; N. Li (6) d. R. Vinci (11) 62 60; S. Stephens (17)

d. M. Puig 46 75 61; M. Bartoli (15) d. K. Knapp 62 63; P. Kvitova (8) d. C. Suárez Navarro (19) 76(5) 63; K. Flipkens (20) d. F. Pennetta 76(2) 63. Quarterfinals: S. Lisicki (23) d. K. Kanepi 63 63; A. Radwanska (4) d. N. Li (6) 76(5) 46 62; M. Bartoli (15) d. S. Stephens (17) 64 75; K. Flipkens (20) d. P. Kvitova (8) 46 63 64.Semifinals: S. Lisicki (23) d. A. Radwanska (4) 64 26 97; M. Bartoli (15) d. K. Flipkens (20) 61 62.Final: M. Bartoli (15) d. S. Lisicki (23) 61 64.

2014Round of 16: E. Bouchard (13) d. A. Cornet (25) 76(5) 75; A. Kerber (9) d. M. Sharapova (5) 76(4) 46 64; S. Halep (3) d. Z. Diyas 63 60; S. Lisicki (19) d. Y. Shvedova 63 36 64; L.

Safarova (23) d. T. Smitkova 60 62; E. Makarova (22) d. A. Radwanska (4) 63 60; P. Kvitova (6) d. S. Peng 63 62; B. Zahlavova Strycova d. C. Wozniacki (16) 62 75.Quarterfinals: E. Bouchard (13) d. A. Keber (9) 63 64; S. Halep (3) d. S. Lisicki (19) 64 60; L. Safarova (23) d. E. Makarova (22) 63 61; P. Kvitova (6) d. B. Zahlavova Strycova 61 75.Semifinals: E. Bouchard (13) d. S. Halep (3) 76(5) 62; P. Kvitova (6) d. L. Safarova (23) 76(6) 61.Final: P. Kvitova (6) d. E. Bouchard (13) 63 60.

2015Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. V. Williams (16) 64 63; V. Azarenka (23) d. B. Bencic (30) 62 63; M. Sharapova (4) d. Z. Diyas 64 64; C. Vandeweghe d. L. Safarova (6) 76(1) 76(4);

G. Muguruza (20) d. C. Wozniacki (5) 64 64; T. Bacsinszky (15) d. M. Niculescu 16 75 62; M. Keys (21) d. O. Govortsova (Q) 36 64 61; A. Radwanska (13) d. J. Jankovic (28) 75 64.Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. V. Azarenka (23) 36 62 63; M. Sharapova (4) d. C. Vandeweghe 63 67(3) 62; G. Muguruza (20) d. T. Bacsinszky (15) 75 63; A. Radwanska (13) d.

M. Keys (21) 76(3) 36 63.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. M. Sharapova (4) 62 64; G. Muguruza (20) d. A. Radwanska (13) 62 36 63.Final: S. Williams (1) d. G. Muguruza (20) 64 64.

2016Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. S. Kuznetsova (13) 75 60; A. Pavlyuchenkova (21) d. C. Vandeweghe (27) 63 63; D. Cibulkova (19) d. A. Radwanska (3) 63 57 97; E. Vesnina d. E.

Makarova 57 61 97; S. Halep (5) d. M. Keys (9) 67(5) 64 63; A. Kerber (4) d. M. Doi 63 61; V. Williams (8) d. C. Suárez Navarro (12) 76(3) 64; Y. Shvedova d. L. Safarova (28) 62 64.Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. A. Pavlyuchenkova (21) 64 64; E. Vesnina d. D. Cibulkova (19) 62 62; A. Kerber (4) d. S. Halep (5) 75 76(2); V. Williams (8) d. Y. Shvedova 76(5) 62.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. E. Vesnina 62 60; A. Kerber (4) d. V. Williams (8) 64 64.Final: S. Williams (1) d. A. Kerber (4) 75 63.

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YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 1887* Ellen Hansell (USA) Laura Knight (USA) 61 60 1888 Bertha L. Townsend (USA) Ellen Hensell (USA) 63 65 1889 Bertha L. Townsend (USA) Louise Voorhes (USA) 75 62 M. L. Ballard/B. L. Townsend L. Knight/M. Wright 1890 Ellen C. Roosevelt (USA) Bertha L. Townsend (USA) 62 62 E. C. Roosevelt/G. W. Roosevelt M. L. Ballard/B.L. Townsend 1891 Mabel Cahill (IRL) Ellen C. Roosevelt (USA) 64 61 46 63 M. Cahill/W.F. Morgan E. C. Roosevelt/G. W. Roosevelt 1892 Mabel Cahill (IRL) Elisabeth Moore (USA) 57 63 64 46 62 M.Cahill/A.M. McKinlay A.H. Harris/A.R. Williams 1893 Aline Terry (USA) Alice Schultze (USA) 61 63 H. Butler/A. Terry A. L. Schultz/Stone 1894 Helen Hellwig (USA) Aline Terry (USA) 75 36 60 36 63 J. Atkinson/H. Hellwig A.R. Williams/A.C. Wistar 1895 Juliette Atkinson (USA) Helen Hellwig (USA) 64 62 61 J. Atkinson/H. Hellwig E. Moore/A. R. Williams 1896 Elisabeth Moore (USA) Juliette Atkinson (USA) 64 46 62 62 J. Atkinson/E. Moore A.R. Williams/A.C. Wistar 1897 Juliette Atkinson (USA) Elisabeth Moore (USA) 63 63 46 36 63 J. Atkinson/K. Atkinson F. Edwards/E.J. Rastall 1898 Juliette Atkinson (USA) Marion Jones (USA) 63 57 64 26 75 J. Atkinson/K. Atkinson C. B. Neely/M. Wiemer 1899 Marion Jones (USA) Maud Banks (USA) 61 61 75 J. Craven/M. McAteer M. Banks/E. J. Rastal 1900 Myrtle McAteer (USA) Edith Parker (USA) 62 62 60 H. Champlin/E. Parker M. McAteer/M. Wiemer 1901 Elisabeth Moore (USA) Myrtle McAteer (USA) 64 36 75 26 62 J. Atkinson/M. McAteer M. Jones/E. Moore1902** Marion Jones (USA) Elisabeth Moore (USA) 61 1-0 ret. J. Atkinson/M. Jones M. Banks/N. Closterman 1903 Elisabeth Moore (USA) Marion Jones (USA) 75 86 E. Moore/C. Neely M. Hall/M. Jones 1904 May Sutton (USA) Elisabeth Moore (USA) 61 62 M. Hall/M. G. Sutton E. Moore/C. B. Neely 1905 Elisabeth Moore (USA) Helen Homans (USA) 64 57 61 H. Homans/C. Neely V. Maule/M.F. Oberteuffer 1906 Helen Homans (USA) Maud Barger-Wallach (USA) 64 63 Mrs. L. S. Coe/Mrs. D.S. Platt C. Boldt/H. Homans 1907 Evelyn Sears (USA) Carrie Neely (USA) 63 62 C. Neely/M. Weimer E. Wildey/N. Wildey 1908 Maud Barger-Wallach (USA) Evelyn Sears (USA) 63 16 63 M. Curtis/E. Sears C. B. Neely/M. Steever 1909 Hazel Hotchkiss (USA) Maud Barger-Wallach (USA) 60 61 H. Hotchkiss/E. Rotch D. Green/L. Moyes 1910 Hazel Hotchkiss (USA) Louise Hammond (USA) 64 62 H. Hotchkiss/E. Rotch A. Browning/E. Wildey 1911 Hazel Hotchkiss (USA) Florence Sutton (USA) 8-10 61 97 H. Hotchkiss/E. Sears D. Green/F. Sutton 1912 Mary Browne (USA) Eleanora Sears (USA) 64 62 M. Browne/D. Green M.Barger-Wallach/Mrs. F. Schmitz 1913 Mary Browne (USA) Dorothy Green (USA) 62 75 M. Browne/Mrs. R.H. Williams D. Green/E. Wildey 1914 Mary Browne (USA) Marie Wagner (USA) 62 16 61 M. Browne/Mrs. R.H. Williams L. H. Raymond/E. Wildey 1915 Molla Bjurstedt (USA) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) 46 62 60 H. Hotchkiss Wightman/E. Sears Mrs. G.L. Chapman/H. H. McLean 1916 Molla Bjurstedt (USA) Louise Hammond Raymond (USA) 60 61 M. Bjurstedt/E. Sears L. H. Raymond/E. Wildey 1917 Molla Bjurstedt (USA) Marion Vanderhoef (USA) 46 60 62 M. Bjurstedt/E. Sears Mrs. R. Leroy/P. Walsh 1918 Molla Bjurstedt (USA) Eleanor Goss (USA) 64 63 E. Goss/M. Zinderstein M.Bjurstedt/Mrs. J. Rogge 1919 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) Marion Zinderstein (USA) 61 62 E. Goss/M. Zinderstein E. Sears/H. H. Wightman 1920 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) Marion Zinderstein (USA) 63 61 E. Goss/M. Zinderstein H. Baker/E. Tennant 1921 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) Mary Browne (USA) 46 64 62 M. Browne/Mrs. R.H. Williams H. Gilleaudeau/Mrs. L.G. Morris 1922 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) Helen Wills (USA) 63 61 M. Zinderstein Jessup/H. Wills M. B. Mallory/E. Sigourney 1923 Helen Wills (USA) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) 62 61 P. Covell/K. McKane E. Goss/H. H. Wightman 1924 Helen Wills (USA) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) 61 63 H. H. Wightman/H. Wills E. Goss/M. Z. Jessup 1925 Helen Wills (USA) Kathleen McKane (GBR) 36 60 62 M. Browne/H. Wills M. S. Bundy/E. Ryan 1926 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 46 64 97 E. Goss/E. Ryan M. Browne/C. H. Chapin 1927 Helen Wills (USA) Betty Nuthall (GBR) 61 64 K. McKane Godfree/E. Harvey J. Fry/B. Nuthall 1928 Helen Wills (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 62 61 H. Hotchkiss Wightman/H. Wills E. Cross/A. McCune Harper 1929 Helen Wills (USA) Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) 64 62 P. Saunders Michell/P. Watson P. Covell/Mrs. D.C. Shepherd-Barron 1930 Betty Nuthall (GBR) Anna McCune Harper (USA) 61 64 B. Nuthall/S. Palfrey E. Cross/A. McCune Harper 1931 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Eileen Whitingstall (GBR) 64 61 B. Nuthall/E. Fearnly Whitingstall H. Jacobs/D. Round

OPEN ERA: SINGLES TITLES

PLAYER TITLES YEARS

Serena Williams (USA) 6 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012-14Chris Evert (USA) 6 1975-78, 1980, 1982Stefanie Graf (GER) 5 1988-89, 1993, 1995-96Martina Navratilova (USA) 4 1983-84, 1986-87Margaret Court (AUS) 3 1969-70, 1973Billie Jean King (USA) 3 1971-72, 1974Kim Clijsters (BEL) 3 2005, 2009-10

OPEN ERA: DOUBLES TITLES

PLAYER TITLES YEARSM. Navratilova/P. Shriver 4 1983-84, 1986-87V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez 3 2002-04G. Fernández/N. Zvereva 3 1992, 1995-96B.J. King/M. Navratilova 2 1978, 1980S. Williams/V.Williams 2 1999, 2009

OPEN ERA: MOST MATCH WINS

PLAYER W - LChris Evert (USA) 101 - 12Serena Williams (USA) 89 - 11Martina Navratilova (USA) 89 - 17Stefanie Graf (GER) 73 - 9Venus Williams (USA) 71 - 15

First held in 1887, the US Open women’s singles championship is being staged for the 130th time. The 2017 event marks the 50th staging of the Open Era, which began in 1968 and saw the in-troduction of prize money. Overall this is the 136th US Open, the men’s event having first been held in 1881. The singles main draw will feature 128 players (104 direct entries, 16 qualifiers, eight wildcards). The US Open has been a 128-draw since 1976. Previously the event was staged as a 64-draw (1968-75).

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YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 1932 Helen Jacobs (USA) Carolin Babcock (USA) 62 62 H. Jacobs/S. Palfrey E. Cross/A. McCune Harper 1933 Helen Jacobs (USA) Helen Wills Moody (USA) 86 36 3-0 ret. F. James/B. Nuthall H. Wills Moody/E. Ryan 1934 Helen Jacobs (USA) Sarah Palfrey (USA) 61 64 H. Jacobs/S. Palfrey Fabyan D. Andrus/C. Babcock 1935 Helen Jacobs (USA) Sarah Palfrey Fabyan (USA) 62 64 H. Jacobs/S. Palfrey Fabyan D. Andrus/C. Babcock 1936 Alice Marble (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 46 63 62 C. Babcock/M. Gladman Van Ryn H. Jacobs/S. Palfrey Fabyan 1937 Anita Lizane (CHI) Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (POL) 64 62 S. Palfrey Fabyan/A. Marble C. Babcoc/M. G. Van Ryn1938 Alice Marble (USA) Nancye Wynne (AUS) 60 63 S. Palfrey Fabyan/A. Marble J. Jedrzejowska/R. Mathieu1939 Alice Marble (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 60 8-10 64 S. Palfrey Fabyan/A. Marble F. Hammersley/K. Stammers 1940 Alice Marble (USA) Helen Jacobs (USA) 62 63 S. Palfrey Fabyan/A. Marble D. Bundy/M. G. Van Ryn 1941 Sarah Palfrey Cooke (USA) Pauline Betz (USA) 75 62 S. Palfrey Fabyan/M. Osborne P. Betz/D. Bundy 1942 Pauline Betz (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 46 61 64 L. Brough/M. Osborne P. Betz/D. Hart 1943 Pauline Betz (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 63 57 63 L. Brough/M. Osborne M. A. Prentiss/P. C. Todd 1944 Pauline Betz (USA) Margaret Osborne (USA) 63 86 L. Brough/M. Osborne P. Betz/D. Hart 1945 Sarah Palfrey Cooke (USA) Pauline Betz (USA) 36 86 64 L. Brough/M. Osborne P. Betz/D. Hart 1946 Pauline Betz (USA) Patricia Canning (USA) 11-9 63 L. Brough/M. Osborne M. A. Prentiss/P. C. Todd 1947 Louise Brough (USA) Margaret Osborne (USA) 86 46 61 L. Brough/M. Osborne D. Hart/P. C. Todd 1948 Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 46 64 15-13 L. Brough/M. Osborne D. Hart/P. C. Todd 1949 Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 64 61 L. Brough/M. Osborne S. Fry/D. Hart 1950 Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 64 63 L. Brough/M. Osborne S. Fry/D. Hart 1951 Maureen Connolly (USA) Shirley Fry (USA) 63 16 64 S. Fry/D. Hart N. Chaffee/P. C. Todd1952 Maureen Connolly (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 63 75 S. Fry/D. Hart L. Brough/M. Connolly 1953 Maureen Connolly (USA) Doris Hart (USA) 62 64 S. Fry/D. Hart L. Brough/M. Osborne duPont 1954 Doris Hart (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 68 61 86 S. Fry/D. Hart L. Brough/M. Osborne duPont1955 Doris Hart (USA) Patricia Ward (GBR) 64 62 L. Brough/M. Osborne duPont S. Fry/D. Hart 1956 Shirley Fry (USA) Althea Gibson (USA) 63 64 L. Brough/M. Osborne duPont S. Fry/B. R. Pratt 1957 Althea Gibson (USA) Louise Brough (USA) 63 62 L. Brough/M. Osborne duPont A. Gibson/D. Hard 1958 Althea Gibson (USA) Darlene Hard (USA) 36 61 62 J. Arth/D. Hard M. Bueno/A. Gibson 1959 Maria Bueno (BRA) Christine Truman (GBR) 61 64 J. Arth/D. Hard M. Bueno/S. Moore 1960 Darlene Hard (USA) Maria Bueno (BRA) 64 10-12 64 M. Bueno/D. Hard D. Catt/A. Haydon 1961 Darlene Hard (USA) Ann Haydon (GBR) 63 64 D. Hard/L. Turner E. Buding/Y. Ramírez1962 Margaret Smith (AUS) Darlene Hard (USA) 97 64 M. Bueno/D. Hard K. Hantze Susman/B.J. Moffit 1963 Maria Bueno (BRA) Margaret Smith (AUS) 75 64 R. Ebbern/M. Smith M. Bueno/D. Hard 1964 Maria Bueno (BRA) Carole Graebner (USA) 61 60 B.J. Moffitt/K. Hantze Susman M. Smith/L. Turner 1965 Margaret Smith (AUS) Billie Jean Moffitt (USA) 86 75 C. Graebner/N. Richey B.J. King/K. Hantze Susman 1966 Maria Bueno (BRA) Nancy Richey (USA) 63 61 M. Bueno/N. Richey R. Casals/B.J. King 1967 Billie Jean King (USA) Ann Haydon Jones (GBR) 11-9 64 R. Casals/B.J. King M. Eisel/D. Floyd Fales 1968*** [6] Virginia Wade (GBR) [1] Billie Jean King (USA) 64 62 M. Bueno/M. Smith Court R. Casals/B.J. King 1969 [2] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [6] Nancy Richey (USA) 62 62 F. Dürr/D. Hard M. Smith Court/V. Wade 1970 [1] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [2] Rosie Casals (USA) 62 26 61 M. Smith Court/J. Tegart Dalton R. Casals/V. Wade 1971 [1] Billie Jean King (USA) [2] Rosie Casals (USA) 64 76(5-2) R. Casals/J. Tegart Dalton G. Chanfreau/F. Dürr 1972 [1] Billie Jean King (USA) [9] Kerry Melville (AUS) 63 75 F. Dürr/B. Stove M. Smith Court/V. Wade 1973 [2] Margaret Smith Court (AUS) [4] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 76(5-2) 57 62 M. Smith Court/V. Wade R. Casals/B.J. King 1974 [2] Billie Jean King (USA) [5] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 36 63 75 R. Casals/B.J. King F. Dürr/B. Stove 1975 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 57 64 62 M. Smith Court/V. Wade R. Casals/B.J. King 1976 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [2] Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 63 60 D. Boshoff/I. Kloss O. Morozova/V. Wade 1977 [1] Chris Evert (USA) [12] Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 76(3) 62 M. Navratilova/B. Stove R. Richards/B. Stuart 1978 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [16] Pam Shriver (USA) 75 64 B.J. King/M. Navratilova K. Melville Reid/W. Turnbull 1979 [3] Tracy Austin (USA) [1] Chris Evert (USA) 64 63 B. Stove/W. Turnbull B.J. King/M. Navratilova 1980 [3] Chris Evert (USA) [9] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) 57 61 61 B.J. King/M. Navratilova P. Shriver/B. Stove 1981 [3] Tracy Austin (USA) [4] Martina Navratilova (USA) 16 76(4) 76(1) K. Jordan/A. Smith R. Casals/W. Turnbul 1982 [2] Chris Evert (USA) [5] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) 63 61 R. Casals/W. Turnbull B. Potter/S/ Walsh-Pete 1983 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) 61 63 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver R. Fairbank/C. Reynolds 1984 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [2] Chris Evert (USA) 46 64 64 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver A. Hobbs/W. Turnbull 1985 [3] Hana Mandlikova (TCH) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) 76(3) 16 76(2) C. Kohde-Kilsch/H. Sukova M. Navratilova/P. Shriver 1986 [1] Martina Navratilova (USA) [7] Helena Sukova (TCH) 63 62 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver H. Mandlikova/W. Turnbull 1987 [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) 76(4) 61 M. Navratilova/P. Shriver K. Jordan/E. Smylie 1988 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [5] Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) 63 36 61 G. Fernández/R. White P. Fendick/J. Hetherington 1989 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Martina Navratilova (USA) 36 75 61 H. Mandlikova/M. Navratilova M.J. Fernández/P. Shriver 1990 [5] Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) 62 76(4) G. Fernández/M. Navratilova J. Novotna/H. Sukova 1991 [2] Monica Seles (YUG) [6] Martina Navratilova (USA) 76(1) 61 P. Shriver/N. Zvereva L. Neiland/J. Novotna 1992 [1] Monica Seles (YUG) [5] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 63 63 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva L. Neiland/J. Novotna 1993 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [12] Helena Sukova (CZE) 63 63 A. Sánchez Vicario /H. Sukova A. Coetzer/I. Gorrochategui

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YEAR SINGLES WINNER SINGLES FINALIST SCORE DOUBLES WINNERS DOUBLES FINALISTS 1994 [2] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) 16 76(3) 64 J. Novotna/A. Sánchez Vicario K. Maleeva/R. White 1995 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Monica Seles (USA) 76(6) 06 63 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva B. Schultz-McCarthy/R. Stubbs 1996 [1] Stefanie Graf (GER) [2] Monica Seles (USA) 75 64 G. Fernández/N. Zvereva J. Novotna/A. Sánchez Vicario 1997 [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) [-] Venus Williams (USA) 60 64 L. Davenport/J. Novotna G. Fernández/N. Zvereva 1998 [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 63 75 M. Hingis/J. Novotna L. Davenport/N. Zvereva 1999 [7] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI) 63 76(4) S. Williams/V. Williams C. Rubin/S. Testud 2000 [3] Venus Williams (USA) [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA) 64 75 J. Halard-Decugis/ A. Sugiyama C. Black/E. Likhovtseva 2001 [4] Venus Williams (USA) [10] Serena Williams (USA) 62 64 L. Raymond/R. Stubbs K. Po-Messerli/N. Tauziat 2002 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Venus Williams (USA) 64 63 V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez E. Dementieva/J. Husarova2003 [2] Justine Henin (BEL) [1] Kim Clijsters (BEL) 75 61 V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez S. Kuznetsova/M. Navratilova2004 [9] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [6] Elena Dementieva (RUS) 63 75 V. Ruano Pascual/P. Suárez S. Kuznetsova/E. Likhovtseva 2005 [4] Kim Clijsters (BEL) [12] Mary Pierce (FRA) 63 61 L. Raymond/S. Stosur E. Dementieva/F. Pennetta2006 [3] Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2] Justine Henin (BEL) 64 64 N. Dechy/V. Zvonareva D. Safina/K. Srebotnik 2007 [1] Justine Henin (BEL) [4] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 61 63 N. Dechy/D. Safina Chan Y.J./Chuang C.J. 2008 [4] Serena Williams (USA) [2] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 64 75 C. Black/L. Huber L. Raymond/S. Stosur 2009 [WC] Kim Clijsters (BEL) [9] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 75 63 S. Williams/V. Williams C. Black/L. Huber2010 [2] Kim Clijsters (BEL) [7] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 62 61 V. King/Y. Shvedova L. Huber/N. Petrova2011 [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS) [28] Serena Williams (USA) 62 63 L. Huber/L. Raymond V. King/Y. Shvedova2012 [4] Serena Williams (USA) [1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 62 26 75 S. Errani/R. Vinci A. Hlavackova/L. Hradecka2013 [1] Serena Wiliams (USA) [2] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 75 67(6) 61 A. Hlavackova/L. Hradecka A. Barty/C. Dellacqua2014 [1] Serena Williams (USA) [10] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 63 63 E. Makarova/E. Vesnina M. Hingis/F. Pennetta2015 [26] Flavia Pennetta (ITA) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 76(4) 62 M. Hingis/S. Mirza C. Dellacqua/Y. Shvedova2016 [2] Angelique Kerber (GER) [10] Karolina Pliskova 63 46 64 B.Mattek-Sands/L.Safarova C.Garcia/K.Mladenovic* Through 1918, Championship decided on challenge round system. ** Five-set final abolished. *** Became Open Championships (amateurs and professionals).

US Open Junior ChampionsYEAR CHAMPION1974 Ilana Kloss (RSA)1975 Natasha Chmyeva (URS)1976 Marise Kruger (RSA)1977 Claudia Casabianca (ARG)1978 Linda Siegel (USA)1979 Alycia Moulton (USA)1980 Susan Mascarin (USA)1981 Zina Garrison (USA)1982 Beth Herr (USA)1983 Elizabeth Minter (AUS)1984 Katerina Maleeva (BUL)1985 Laura Garrone (ITA)1986 Elly Hakami (USA)1987 Natalia Zvereva (URS)1988 Carrie Cunningham (USA)

YEAR CHAMPION1989 Jennifer Capriati (USA)1990 Magdalena Maleeva (BUL)1991 Karina Habsudova (TCH)1992 Lindsay Davenport (USA)1993 Maria Francesca Bentivoglio (ITA)1994 Meilen Tu (USA)1995 Tara Snyder (USA)1996 Mirjana Lucic (CRO)1997 Cara Black (ZIM)1998 Jelena Dokic (AUS)1999 Lina Krasnoroutskaia (RUS)2000 María Emilia Salerni (ARG)2001 Marion Bartoli (FRA)2002 Maria Kirilenko (RUS)2003 Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)

YEAR CHAMPION2004 Michaella Krajicek (NED)2005 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)2006 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)2007 Kristina Kucova (SVK)2008 Coco Vandeweghe (USA)2009 Heather Watson (GBR)2010 Daria Gavrilova (RUS)2011 Gracie Min (USA)2012 Samantha Crawford (USA)2013 Ana Konjuh (CRO)2014 Marie Bouzkova (CZE)2015 Dalma Galfi (HUN)2016 Kayla Day (USA)

US Open Mixed Doubles Champions YEAR CHAMPIONS1968 Mary Ann Eisel-Peter Curtis1969 Margaret Smith Court-Marty Riessen1970 Margaret Smith Court-Marty Riessen1971 Billie Jean King-Owen Davidson1972 Margaret Smith Court-Marty Riessen1973 Billie Jean King-Owen Davidson1974 Pam Teeguarden-Geoff Masters1975 Rosemary Casals-Richard Stockton1976 Billie Jean King-Phil Dent1977 Betty Stove-Frew McMillan1978 Betty Stove-Frew McMillan1979 Greer Stevens-Bob Hewitt1980 Wendy Turnbull-Marty Riessen1981 Anne Smith-Kevin Curren1982 Anne Smith-Kevin Curren1983 Elizabeth Sayers-John Fitzgerald1984 Manuela Maleeva-Tom Gullikson1985 Martina Navratilova-Heinz Gunthardt

YEAR CHAMPIONS1986 Raffaella Reggi-Sergio Casal1987 Martina Navratilova-Emilio Sánchez1988 Jana Novotna-Jim Pugh1989 Robin White-Shelby Cannon1990 Elizabeth Smylie-Todd Woodbridge1991 Manon Bollegraf-Tom Nijssen1992 Nicole Provis-Mark Woodforde1993 Helena Sukova-Todd Woodbridge1994 Elna Reinach-Patrick Galbraith1995 Meredith McGrath-Matt Lucena1996 Lisa Raymond-Patrick Galbraith1997 Manon Bollegraf-Rick Leach1998 Serena Williams-Max Mirnyi1999 Ai Sugiyama-Mahesh Bhupathi2000 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario -Jared Palmer2001 Rennae Stubbs-Todd Woodbridge2002 Lisa Raymond-Mike Bryan2003 Katarina Srebotnik-Bob Bryan

YEAR CHAMPIONS2004 Vera Zvonareva-Bob Bryan2005 Daniela Hantuchova-Mahesh Bhupathi2006 Martina Navratilova-Bob Bryan2007 Victoria Azarenka-Max Mirnyi2008 Cara Black-Leander Paes2009 Carly Gullickson-Travis Parrott2010 Liezel Huber-Bob Bryan2011 Melanie Oudin-Jack Sock2012 Ekaterina Makarova-Bruno Soares2013 Andrea Hlavackova-Max Miryni2014 Sania Mirza-Bruno Soares2015 Martina Hingis-Leander Paes2016 Laura Siegemund-Mate Pavic

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2000Round of 16: M. Hingis (1) d. S. Testud (11) 62 61; M. Seles (6) d. J. Capriati (15) 63 64; V. Williams (3) d. M. Serna 62 62; N. Tauziat (8) d. A. Sánchez Vicario (9)

63 62; E. Dementieva d. L. Osterloh 63 67(4) 76(5); A. Huber (10) d. M. Pierce (4) 64 ret.; S. Williams (5) d. J. Dokic 76(7) 60; L. Davenport (2) d. J. Henin 60 64. Quarterfinals: M. Hingis (1) d. M. Seles (6) 60 75; V. Williams (3) d. N. Tauziat (8) 64 16 61; E. Dementieva d. A. Huber (10) 61 36 63; L. Davenport (2) d. S.

Williams (5) 64 62. Semifinals: V. Williams (3) d. M. Hingis (1) 46 63 75; L. Davenport (2) d. E. Dementieva 62 76(5). Final: V. Williams (3) d. L. Davenport (2) 64 75.

2001Round of 16: M. Hingis (1) d. J. Dokic (14) 64 60; D. Bedanova d. M. Seles (7) 75 46 63; L. Davenport (3) d. E. Likhovtseva (21) 63 06 63; S. Williams (10) d. J.

Henin (6) 75 60; K. Clijsters (5) d. E. Dementieva (11) 75 46 62; V. Williams (4) d. S. Testud (18) 64 60; A. Mauresmo (8) d. N. Tauziat (9) 60 67(1) 63; J. Capriati (2) d. B. Schett (19) 63 63.

Quarterfinals: M. Hingis (1) d. D. Bedanova 62 60; S. Williams (10) d. L. Davenport (3) 63 67(7) 75; V. Williams (4) d. K. Clijsters (5) 63 61; J. Capriati (2) d. A. Mauresmo (8) 63 64 .

Semifinals: S. Williams (10) d. Hingis (1) 63 62; V. Williams (4) d. J. Capriati (2) 64 62. Final: V. Williams (4) d. S. Williams (10) 62 64.

2002Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. D. Bedanova (20) 61 61; D. Hantuchova (11) d. J. Henin (8) 61 36 76(4); L. Davenport (4) d. S. Farina Elia (13) 63 61; E. Bovina d.

F. Schiavone 76(4) 64; A. Mauresmo (10) d. K. Clijsters (7) 46 63 75; J. Capriati (3) d. A. Frazier 61 63; M. Seles (6) d. M. Hingis (9) 64 62; V. Williams (2) d. C. Rubin 62 46 75.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. D. Hantuchova (11) 62 62; L. Davenport (4) d. E. Bovina 36 60 62; A. Mauresmo (10) d. J. Capriati (3) 46 76(5) 63; V. Williams (2) d. M. Seles (6) 62 63.

Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. L. Davenport (4) 63 75; V. Williams (2) d. A. Mauresmo (10) 63 57 64. Final: S. Williams (1) d. V. Williams (2) 64 63.

2002Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. D. Bedanova (20) 61 61; D. Hantuchova (11) d. J. Henin (8) 61 36 76(4); L. Davenport (4) d. S. Farina Elia (13) 63 61; E. Bovina d.

F. Schiavone 76(4) 64; A. Mauresmo (10) d. K. Clijsters (7) 46 63 75; J. Capriati (3) d. A. Frazier 61 63; M. Seles (6) d. M. Hingis (9) 64 62; V. Williams (2) d. C. Rubin 62 46 75.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. D. Hantuchova (11) 62 62; L. Davenport (4) d. E. Bovina 36 60 62; A. Mauresmo (10) d. J. Capriati (3) 46 76(5) 63; V. Williams (2) d. M. Seles (6) 62 63.

Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. L. Davenport (4) 63 75; V. Williams (2) d. A. Mauresmo (10) 63 57 64. Final: S. Williams (1) d. V. Williams (2) 64 63.

2003Round of 16: K. Clijsters (1) d. M. Shaughnessy (17) 62 64; A. Mauresmo (5) d. T. Tanasugarn 62 62; L. Davenport (3) d. N. Petrova (19) 60, 67(6) 62; P. Suárez

(24) d. E. Likhovtseva 62 36 75; J. Capriati (6) d. E. Dementieva (11) 62 75; F. Schiavone (29) d. A. Sugiyama (15) 67(5) 75 62; A. Myskina (7) d. M. Pierce 76(2) 61; J. Henin-Hardenne (2) d. D. Saf ina 60 63.

Quarterfinals: K. Clijsters (1) d. A. Mauresmo (5) 61 64; L. Davenport (3) d. P. Suárez (24) 64 60; J. Capriati (6) d. F. Schiavone (29) 61 63; J. Henin-Hardenne (2) d. A. Myskina (7) 62 63.

Semifinals: K. Clijsters (1) d. L. Davenport (3) 62 63; J. Henin-Hardenne (2) d. J. Capriati (6) 46 75 76(4). Final: J. Henin-Hardenne (2) d. K. Clijsters (1) 75 61.

2004Round of 16: N. Petrova (14) d. J. Henin-Hardenne (1) 63 62; S. Kuznetsova (9) d. M. Pierce (27) 76(5) 62; S. Asagoe d. E. Daniilidou (29) 76(4) 46 63; L. Daven-

port (5) d. V. Williams (11) 75 64; J. Capriati (8) d. A. Sugiyama (12) 75 62; S. Williams (3) d. P. Schnyder (15) 64 62; E. Dementieva (6) d. V. Zvonareva (10) 16 64 63; A. Mauresmo (2) d. F. Schiavone (16) 64 62.

Quarterfinals: S. Kuznetsova (9) d. N. Petrova (14) 76(4) 63; L. Davenport (5) d. S. Asagoe 61 61; J. Capriati (8) d. S. Williams (3) 26 64 64; E. Dementieva (6) d. A. Mauresmo (2) 46 64 76(1).

Semifinals: S. Kuznetsova (9) d. L. Davenport (5) 16 62 64; E. Dementieva (6) d. J. Capriati (8) 60 26 76(5). Final: S. Kuznetsova (9) d. E. Dementieva (6) 63 75.

2005Round of 16: M. Sharapova (1) d. S. Mirza 62 61; N. Petrova (9) d. N. Vaidisova (26) 76(4) 75; K. Clijsters (4) d. M. Vento-Kabchi 61 60; V. Williams (10) d. S.

Williams (8) 76(5) 62; M. Pierce (12) d. J. Henin-Hardenne (7) 63 64; A. Mauresmo (3) d. E. Likhovtseva (19) 61 64; E. Dementieva (6) d. P. Schnyder (11) 64 63; L. Davenport (2) d. N. Dechy (15) 60 63.

Quarterfinals: M. Sharapova (1) d. N. Petrova (9) 75 46 64; K. Clijsters (4) d. V. Williams (10) 46 75 61; M. Pierce (12) d. A. Mauresmo (3) 64 61; E. Dementieva (6) d. L. Davenport (2) 61 36 76(6).

Semifinals: K. Clijsters (4) d. M. Sharapova (1) 62 67(4) 63; M. Pierce (12) d. E. Dementieva (6) 36 62 62. Final: K. Clijsters (4) d. M. Pierce (12) 63 61.

2006Round of 16: A. Mauresmo (1) d. S. Williams (WC) 64 06 62; D. Saf ina (12) d. V. Razzano 60 75; M. Sharapova (3) d. N. Li (24) 64 62; T. Golovin (27) d. A.

Chakvetadze (23) 63 62; J. Jankovic (19) d. S. Kuznetsova (6) 67(5) 63 62; E. Dementieva (4) d. A. Rezai 75 64; L. Davenport (10) d. P. Schnyder (7) 64 64; J. Henin-Hardenne (2) d. S. Peer (21) 61 60.

Quarterfinals: A. Mauresmo (1) d. D. Saf ina (12) 62 63; M. Sharapova (3) d. T. Golovin (27) 76(4) 76(0); J. Jankovic (19) d. E. Dementieva (4) 62 61; J. Henin-Hardenne (2) d. L. Davenport (10) 64 64.

Semifinals: M. Sharapova (3) d. A. Mauresmo (1) 60 46 60; J. Henin-Hardenne (2) d. J. Jankovic (19) 46 64 60. Final: M. Sharapova (3) d. J. Henin-Hardenne (2) 64 64.

2007Round of 16: J.Henin (1) d. D.Saf ina (15) 60 62; S.Williams (8) d. M.Bartoli (10) 63 64; J.Jankovic (3) d. S.Bammer (19) 64 46 61; V.Williams (12) d. A.Ivanovic (5)

64 62; A.Szavay d. J.Vakulenko 64 76(1); S.Kuznetsova (4) d. V.Azarenka 62 63; A.Chakvetadze (6) d. T.Paszek 61 75; S.Peer (18) d. A.Radwanska (30) 64 61. Quarterfinals: J.Henin (1) d. S.Williams (8) 76(3) 61; V.Williams (12) d. J.Jankovic (3) 46 61 76(4); S.Kuznetsova (4) d. A.Szavay 61 64; A.Chakvetadze (6) d.

S.Peer (18) 64 61. Semifinals: J.Henin (1) d. V.Williams (12) 76(2) 64; S.Kuznetsova (4) d. A.Chakvetadze (6) 36 61 61. Final: J.Henin (1) d. S.Kuznetsova (4) 61 63.

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2008Round of 16: F. Pennetta (16) d. A. Mauresmo (32) 63 60; D. Saf ina (6) d. A. Groenefeld (Q) 75 60; S. Williams (4) d. S. Brémond (WC) 62 62; V. Williams (7)

d. A. Radwanska (9) 61 63; E. Dementieva (5) d. N. Li 64 61; P. Schnyder (15) d. K. Srebotnik (28) 46 63 63; S. Bammer (29) d. M. Bartoli (12) 76(3) 06 64; J. Jankovic (2) d. C. Wozniacki (21) 36 62 61.

Quarterfinals: D. Saf ina (6) d. F. Pennetta (16) 62 63; S. Williams (4) d. V. Williams (7) 76(6) 76(7); E. Dementieva (5) d. P. Schnyder (15) 62 63; J. Jankovic (2) d. S. Bammer (29) 61 64.

Semifinals: S. Williams (4) d. D. Saf ina (6) 63 62; J. Jankovic (2) d. E. Dementieva (5) 64 64. Final: S. Williams (4) d. J. Jankovic (2) 64 75.

2009Round of 16: Y. Wickmayer d. P. Kvitova 46 64 75; K. Bondarenko d. G. Dulko 60 60; M. Oudin d. N. Petrova (13) 16 76(2) 63; C. Wozniacki (9) d. S. Kuznetsova (6)

26 76(5) 76(3). N. Li (18) d. F. Schiavone (26) 62 63; K. Clijsters (WC) d. V. Williams (3) 60 06 64; F. Pennetta (10) d. V. Zvonareva (7) 36 76(6) 60; S. Williams (2) d. D. Hantuchova (22) 62 60;.

Quarterfinals: Y. Wickmayer d. K. Bondarenko 75 64; C. Wozniacki (9) d. M. Oudin 62 62; K. Clijsters (WC) d. N. Li (18) 62 64; S. Williams (2) d. F. Pennetta (10) 64 63.

Semifinals: C. Wozniacki (9) d. Y. Wickmayer 63 63; K. Clijsters (WC) d. S. Williams (2) 64 75.Final: K. Clijsters (WC) d. C. Wozniacki (9) 75 63.

2010 Round of 16: C. Wozniacki (1) d. M. Sharapova (14) 63 64; D. Cibulkova d. S. Kuznetsova (11) 75 76(4); K. Kanepi (31) d. Y. Wickmayer (15) 06 76(2) 61; V.

Zvonareva (7) d. A. Petkovic 61 62; F. Schiavone (6) d. A. Pavlyuchenkova (20) 63 60; V. Williams (3) d. S. Peer (16) 76(3) 63; S. Stosur (5) d. E. Dementieva (12) 63 26 76(2); K. Clijsters (2) d. A. Ivanovic 62 61.

Quarterfinals: C. Wozniacki (1) d. D. Cibulkova 62 75; V. Zvonareva (7) d. K. Kanepi (31) 63 75; V. Williams (3) d. F. Schiavone (6) 76(5) 64; K. Clijsters (2) d. S. Stosur (5) 64 57 63.

Semifinals: V. Zvonareva (7) d. C. Wozniacki (1) 64 63; K. Clijsters (2) d. V. Williams (3) 46 76(2) 64.Final: K. Clijsters (2) d. V. Zvonareva (7) 62 61.

2011Round of 16: C.Wozniacki (1) d. S.Kuznetsova (15) 67(6) 75 61; A.Petkovic (10) d. C.Suárez Navarro 61 64; S.Williams (28) d. A.Ivanovic (16) 63 64;

A.Pavlyuchenkova (17) d. F.Schiavone (7) 57 63 64; A.Kerber d. M.Niculescu 64 63; F.Pennetta (26) d. S.Peng (13) 64 76(6); S.Stosur (9) d. M.Kirilenko (25) 62 67(15) 63; V.Zvonareva (2) d. S.Lisicki (22) 62 63.

Quarterfinals: C.Wozniacki (1) d. A.Petkovic (10) 61 76(5); S.Williams (28) d. A.Pavlyuchenkova (17) 57 63 64; A.Kerber d. F.Pennetta (26) 64 46 63; S.Stosur (9) d. V.Zvonareva (2) 63 63.

Semifinals: S.Williams (28) d. C.Wozniacki (1) 62 64; S.Stosur (9) d. A.Kerber 63 26 62. Final: S.Stosur (9) d. S.Williams (28) 62 63.

2012Round of 16: V. Azarenka (1) d. A. Tatishvili 62 62; S. Stosur (7) d. L. Robson 64 64; M. Sharapova (3) d. N. Petrova (19) 61 46 64; M. Bartoli (11) d. P. Kvitova (5)

16 62 60; A. Ivanovic (12) d. T. Pironkova 60 64; S. Williams (4) d. A. Hlavackova 60 60; S. Errani (10) d. A. Kerber (6) 76(5) 63; R. Vinci (20) d. A. Radwanska (2) 61 64.

Quarterfinals: V. Azarenka (1) d. S.Stosur (7) 61 46 76(5); M. Sharapova (3) d. M. Bartoli (11) 36 63 64; S. Williams (4) d. A. Ivanovic (12) 61 63; S. Errani (10) d. R. Vinci (20) 62 64.

Semifinals: V. Azarenka (1) d. M. Sharapova (3) 36 62 64; S. Williams (4) d. S. Errani (10) 61 62.Final: S. Williams (4) d. V. Azarenka (1) 62 26 75.

2013Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. S. Stephens (15) 64 61; C. Suárez Navarro (18) d. A. Kerber (8) 46 63 76(3); E. Makarova (24) d. A. Radwanska (3) 64 64; N. Li (5)

d. J. Jankovic (9) 63 60; R. Vinci (10) d. C. Giorgi (Q) 64 62; F. Pennetta d. S. Halep (21) 62 76(3); D. Hantuchova d. A. Riske (WC) 63 57 62; V. Azarenka (2) d. A. Ivanovic (13) 46 63 64.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. C. Suárez Navarro (18) 60 60; N. Li (5) d. E. Makarova (24) 64 67(5) 62; F. Pennetta d. R. Vinci (10) 64 61; V. Azarenka (2) d. D. Hantuchova 62 63.

Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. N. Li (5) 60 63; V. Azarenka (2) d. F. Pennetta 64 62.Final: S. Williams (1) d. V. Azarenka (2) 75 67(6) 61.

2014Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. K. Kanepi 63 63; F. Pennetta (11) d. C. Dellacqua (29) 75 62; V. Azarenka (16) d. A. Krunic 46 64 64; E. Makarova (17) d. E. Bouchard (7)

76(2) 64; B. Bencic d. J. Jankovic (9) 76(6) 63; S. Peng d. L. Safarova (14) 63 64; C. Wozniacki (10) d. M. Sharapova (5) 64 26 62; S. Errani (13) d. M. Lucic-Baroni 63 26 60.Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. F. Pennetta (11) 63 62; E. Makarova (17) d. V. Azarenka (16) 64 62; S. Peng d. B. Bencic 62 61; C. Wozniacki (10) d. S. Errani (13) 60 61.Semifinals: S. Williams (1) d. E. Makarova (17) 61 63; C. Wozniacki (10) d. S. Peng 76(1) 43 ret.Final: S. Williams (1) d. C. Wozniacki (10) 63 63.

2015Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. M. Keys (19) 63 63; V. Williams (23) d. A. Kontaveit (Q) 62 61; K. Mladenovic d. E. Makarova (13) 76(2) 46 61; R. Vinci d. E.

Bouchard (25) walkover; P. Kvitova (5) d. J. Konta (Q) 75 63; F. Pennetta (26) d. S. Stosur (22) 64 64; V. Azarenka (20) d. V. Lepchenko 63 64; S. Halep (2) d. S. Lisicki (24) 67(6) 75 62.

Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. V. Williams (23) 62 16 63; R. Vinci d. K. Mladenovic 63 57 64; F. Pennetta (26) d. P. Kvitova (5) 46 64 62; S. Halep (2) d. V. Azarenka (20) 63 46 64.

Semifinals: R. Vinci d. S. Williams (1) 26 64 64; F. Pennetta (26) d. S. Halep (2) 61 63.Final: F. Pennetta (26) d. R. Vinci 76(4) 62.

2016Round of 16: S. Williams (1) d. Y. Shvedova 62 63; S. Halep (5) d. C. Suarez Navarro (11) 62 75; A. Konjuh d. A. Radwanska (4) 64 64; Ka. Pliskova (10) d. V. Williams (6) 46 64 76(3); C.

Wozniacki d. M. Keys (8) 63 64; A. Sevastova d. J. Konta (13) 64 75; R. Vinci (7) d. L. Tsurenko 76(5) 62; A. Kerber (2) d. P. Kvitova (14) 63 75.Quarterfinals: S. Williams (1) d. S. Halep (5) 62 46 63; Ka. Pliskova (10) d. A. Konjuh 62 62; C. Wozniacki d. A. Sevastova 60 62; A. Kerber (2) d. R. Vinci (7) 75 60.Semifinals: Ka. Pliskova (10) d. S. Williams (1) 62 76(5); A. Kerber (2) d. C. Wozniacki 64 63.Final: A. Kerber (2) d. Ka. Pliskova (10) 63 46 64.

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Fed Cup

Fed Cup is the largest annual international team event in women’s tennis with more than 100 nations participating. Launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation, Fed Cup has consistently attracted some of the greatest names in women’s tennis.

Fed Cup All-Time Final RoundYEAR HOST SITE FINAL 1963 London, GBR USA d. Australia, 2-1 1964 Philadelphia, USA Australia d. USA, 2-1 1965 Melbourne, AUS Australia d. USA, 2-1 1966 Turin, ITA USA d. West Germany, 3-0 1967 Berlin, GER USA d. Great Britain, 2-0 1968 Paris, FRA Australia d. Netherlands, 3-0 1969 Athens, GRE USA d. Australia, 2-1 1970 Freiburg, GER Australia d. Great Britain, 3-0 1971 Perth, AUS Australia d. Great Britain, 3-0 1972 Johannesburg, RSA South Africa d. Great Britain, 2-1 1973 Bad Homburg, GER Australia d. South Africa, 3-0 1974 Naples, ITA Australia d. USA, 2-1 1975 Aix-en-Provence, FRA Czechoslovakia d. Australia, 3-0 1976 Philadelphia, USA USA d. Australia, 2-1 1977 Eastbourne, GBR USA d. Australia, 2-1 1978 Melbourne, AUS USA d. Australia, 2-1 1979 Madrid, ESP USA d. Australia, 3-0 1980 Berlin, GER USA d. Australia, 3-0 1981 Nagoya, JPN USA d. Great Britain, 3-0 1982 Santa Clara, USA USA d. West Germany, 3-0 1983 Zurich, SUI Czechoslovakia d. West Germany, 2-1 1984 Sao Paulo, BRA Czechoslovakia d. Australia, 2-1 1985 Tokyo, JPN Czechoslovakia d. USA, -1 1986 Prague, CZE USA d. Czechoslovakia, 3-0 1987 Vancouver, CAN West Germany d. USA, 2-1 1988 Melbourne, AUS Czechoslovakia d. Soviet Union, 2-1 1989 Tokyo, JPN USA d. Spain, 3-0

YEAR HOST SITE FINAL 1990 Atlanta, USA USA d. Soviet Union, 2-1 1991 Nottingham, GBR Spain d. USA, 2-1 1992 Frankfurt, GER Germany d. Spain, 2-1 1993 Frankfurt, GER Spain d. Australia, 3-0 1994 Frankfurt, GER Spain d. USA, 3-0 1995 Valencia, ESP Spain d. USA, 3-2 1996 Atlantic City, USA USA d. Spain, 3-0 1997 ’s-Hertogenbosch, NED France d. Netherlands, 4-1 1998 Geneva, SUI Spain d. Switzerland, 3-2 1999 Palo Alto, USA USA d. Russia, 4-1 2000 Las Vegas, USA USA d. Spain, 5-0 2001 Madrid, ESP Belgium d. Russia, 2-1 2002 Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, ESP Slovakia d. Spain, 3-1 2003 Moscow, RUS France d. USA, 4-1 2004 Moscow, RUS Russia d. France, 3-2 2005 Paris, FRA Russia d. France, 3-2 2006 Charleroi, BEL Italy d. Belgium, 3-2 2007 Moscow, RUS Russia d. Italy, 4-0 2008 Madrid, ESP Russia d. Spain, 4-0 2009 Reggio Calabria, ITA Italy d. USA, 4-02010 San Diego, USA Italy d. USA, 3-12011 Moscow, RUS Czech Republic d. Russia, 3-22012 Prague, CZE Czech Republic d. Serbia, 3-1 2013 Cagliari, Sardinia, ITA Italy d. Russia, 4-02014 Prague, CZE Czech Republic d. Germany 3-12015 Prague, CZE Czech Republic d. Russia, 3-22016 Strasbourg, FRA Czech Republic d. France, 3-2

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Olympic Games

Tennis returned to the Olympic Games as a medal sport at Seoul in 1988, after a 64-year absence. The 2016 Olympic Tennis Event took place on hardcourts in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Monica Puig of Puerto Rico captured the first-ever gold medal for Puerto Rico (any sport), defeating three Grand Slam winners (Petra Kvitova, Garbiñe Muguruza and Angelique Kerber) en route to the Olympic title.

At Rio, Venus Williams competed at the Olympics for the fifth time in her career, joining Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) as the only women who have competed in the Olympics five times. As a result of winning silver in mixed doubles with Rajeev Ram, Venus added a fifth Olympic medal to her collection. Four women have won four or more medals at the Olympics: Kathleen McKane (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), Aranxta Sánchez Vicario (2 silver, 2 bronze), Serena Williams (4 gold) and Venus Williams (4 gold, 1 silver).

At London in 2012, Serena won gold medals in singles and doubles, joining sister Venus (2000 Sydney) and Helen Wills (1924 Paris) as the only women to win a gold medal in both singles and doubles in the same year at the Olympics.

SINGLES DOUBLES MIXED DOUBLES

1988: Seoul, South Korea (hard)Gold Stefanie Graf (GER) Zina Garrison/Pam Shriver (USA)Silver Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) Jana Novotna/Helena Sukova (TCH)Bronze Zina Garrison (USA) / Stefanie Graf/Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (GER) & Manuela Maleeva (BUL) Elizabeth Smylie/Wendy Turnbull (AUS)

1992: Barcelona, Spain (clay)Gold Jennifer Capriati (USA) Gigi Fernández/Mary Joe Fernández (USA)Silver Stefanie Graf (GER) Conchita Martínez/Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)Bronze Mary Joe Fernández (USA) / Rachel McQuillan/Nicole Provis (AUS) & Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) Leila Meshki/Natasha Zvereva (EUN)

1996: Atlanta, USA (hard)Gold Lindsay Davenport (USA) Gigi Fernández/Mary Joe Fernández (USA)Silver Arantxa Sánche Vicario (ESP) Jana Novotna/Helena Sukova (TCH)Bronze Jana Novotna (CZE) Conchita Martínez/Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 2000: Sydney, Australia (hard) Gold Venus Williams (USA) Serena Williams/Venus Williams (USA)Silver Elena Dementieva (RUS) Kristie Boogert/Miriam Oremans (NED)Bronze Monica Seles (USA) Els Callens/Dominique Van Roost (BEL)

2004: Athens, Greece (hard)Gold Justine Henin (BEL) Li Ting/Sun Tian Tian (CHN)Silver Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) Conchita Martínez/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)Bronze Alicia Molik (AUS) Paola Suárez/Patricia Tarabini (ARG)

2008: Beijing, China (hard)Gold Elena Dementieva (RUS) Serena Williams/Venus Williams (USA)Silver Dinara Safina (RUS) Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)Bronze Vera Zvonareva (RUS) Yan Zi/Zheng Jie (CHN)

2012: London, Great Britain (grass)Gold Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams/Venus Williams (USA) Max Mirnyi/Victoria Azarenka (BLR)Silver Maria Sharapova (RUS) Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE) Andy Murray/Laura Robson (GBR)Bronze Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova (RUS) Mike Bryan/Lisa Raymond (USA)

2016: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (hard)Gold Monica Puig (PUR) Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (RUS) Jack Sock/Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)Silver Angelique Kerber (GER) Timea Bacsinszky/Martina Hingis (SUI) Rajeev Ram/Venus Williams (USA)Bronze Petra Kvitova (CZE) Lucie Safarova/Barbora Strycova (CZE) Radek Stepanek/Lucie Hradecka (CZE)