By the Numbers: The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Season

Before officially closing the book on the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season, take a look at some of the numbers posted during the year.

Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, Dinara Safina led the Tour with the most singles victories.

Singles winners by seed

No.1 (17) - Chakvetadze (Paris [Indoors]), Dementieva (Luxembourg), Henin (Sydney, Antwerp), Ivanovic (Indian Wells, Linz), Jankovic (Beijing, Moscow), Kirilenko (Seoul), Pennetta (Viña del Mar, Acapulco), Petrova (Québec City), Radwanska (Pattaya City), Sharapova (Amelia Island), Wozniacki (Tokyo [Japan Open]), Zvonareva (Prague, Guangzhou)

No.2 (9) - Cornet (Budapest), Dulko (Fès), Ivanovic (Roland Garros), Jankovic (Stuttgart), Kirilenko (Estoril, Barcelona), Petrova (Cincinnati), Radwanska (Istanbul), Schnyder (Bali)

No.3 (3) - Cirstea (Tashkent), S.Williams (Bangalore), V.Williams (Zürich)

No.4 (9) - Davenport (Memphis), Jankovic (Rome), Parmentier (Bad Gastein), Radwanska
(Eastbourne), Safina (Los Angeles, Tokyo [PP]), Sharapova (Doha), S.Williams (US Open), Wozniacki (Stockholm)

No.5 (4) - Dementieva (Olympics), Errani (Palermo), Sharapova (Australian Open), S.Williams (Charleston)

No.6 (1) - Medina Garrigues (Strasbourg)

No.7 (3) - Safina (Montréal), V.Williams (Wimbledon, Tour Championships)

No.8 (3) - Dementieva (Dubai), Errani (Portoroz), S.Williams (Miami)

No.12 (1) - K.Bondarenko (Birmingham)

No.13 (1) Safina (Berlin)

Unseeded (5) - Daniilidou (Hobart), Davenport (Auckland), Li (Gold Coast), Safarova (Forest Hills), Wozniacki (New Haven)

Qualifier (3) Llagostera Vives (Bogotá), Tanasugarn (‘s-Hertogenbosch), Wozniak (Stanford)

Winners / Runners-up by seed

No.1 (17-3), No.2 (9-7), No.3 (3-2), No.4 (9-8), No.5 (4-4), No.6 (1-4), No.7 (3-5), No.8 (3-3),
No.9 (0-1), No.10 (0-1), No.12 (1-0), No.13 (1-1), Unseeded (5-17), Qualifier (3-2), Wildcard (0-1)

Winners / Runners-up by country

ARG (1-1), AUS (0-1), AUT (0-1), BLR (0-3), BEL (2-1), CAN (1-0), CHN (1-2), CZE (1-3), DEN (3-1), ESP (2-3), EST (0-1), FRA (2-5), GER (0-1), GRE (1-0), HUN (0-1), ITA (4-3), POL (3-0), ROU (1-0), RUS (18-20), SRB (7-3), SVK (0-2), SLO (0-2), SUI (1-1), THA (1-0), UKR (1-1), USA (9-3)

Most singles titles

4 - Jankovic (Rome, Beijing, Stuttgart, Moscow), Safina (Berlin, Los Angeles, Montréal, Tokyo), S.Williams (Bangalore, Miami, Charleston, US Open)

Most doubles titles

10 - Black, Huber (Antwerp, Dubai, Berlin, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Stanford, Montréal, US Open, Zürich, Tour Championships)

Singles and doubles titles at same event - 5 times

Cornet (Budapest), Davenport (Memphis), Errani (Palermo), Kirilenko (Estoril), Petrova (Cincinnati), V.Williams (Wimbledon)

First-time singles titles - 6 times

K.Bondarenko (Birmingham), Cirstea (Tashkent), Cornet (Budapest), Errani (Palermo),
Wozniacki (Stockholm), Wozniak (Stanford)

Longest singles match win streak

32 - Henin (Won Toronto, US Open, Stuttgart, Zürich, Madrid in 2007, Sydney - l. in Australian Open QF in 2008)

Lowest-ranked player to win a singles title

Llagostera Vives (No.114 - Bogotá)

Most games played in one match (singles) - 53

Goerges d. (23) Srebotnik 46 76(6) 1614 (Wimbledon 1r)

Fewest games lost in winning singles title

18 - Davenport (Memphis)

Youngest and oldest singles winners

Wozniacki @ Stockholm (18y 23d)
Davenport @ Memphis (31y 8m 22d)

Longest tie-break (singles)

13-11 - (4) Radwanska d. (8) Petrova 64 67(11) 64 (Eastbourne F)
13-11 - (21) Petrova d. (16) Azarenka 76(11) 76(4) (Wimbledon 3r)
13-11 - Safarova d. Amanmuradova 67(11) 63 63 (Forest Hills 1r)

Match points saved en route to title - 4 times

1 - A.Radwanska d. Craybas 62 16 76(4) (Pattaya City final - saved 1mp down 6-5 third set)
1 - S.Williams d. V.Williams 63 36 76(4) (Bangalore SF - saved 1mp down 6-5 third set)
1 - Safina d. Kudryavtseva 76(1) 06 76(3) (Los Angeles 3r - saved 1mp down 5-4 third set)
1 - Cirstea d. Lisicki 26 64 76(4) (Tashkent final - saved 1mp down 5-4 third set)

‘Double Bagels’ (60 60) - 8 times

Dechy d. (Q) Nakamura (Miami 1r)
(2) Sharapova d. (WC) Mattek (Charleston 2r)
(4) Srebotnik d. Meusburger (Prague 1r)
(Q) Kleybanova d. Govortsova (Berlin 1r)
(2) A.Radwanska d. Cirstea (Istanbul 2r)
(16) Azarenka d. Cirstea (Roland Garros 2r)
(2) Ivanovic d. Cetkovska (Roland Garros 4r)
Craybas d. (LL) Yuan (Seoul 1r)

No.1 vs. No.2 seeds in singles final - 6 times

(1) Henin d. (2) Kuznetsova 46 62 64 (Sydney)
(1) Pennetta d. (2) Cornet 60 46 61 (Acapulco)
(1) Ivanovic d. (2) Kuznetsova 64 63 (Indian Wells)
(2) Dulko d. (1) Medina Garrigues 76(2) 76(5) (Fès)
(2) A.Radwanska d. (1) Dementieva 63 62 (Istanbul)
(1) Ivanovic d. (2) Zvonareva 62 61 (Linz)

Information courtesy of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour