The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season is in the history books after ten months of championship tennis.
First-time singles titles – 13 times (2008: 6 times)
Azarenka (Brisbane), Bacsinszky (Luxembourg) Czink (Québec City), Dulgheru (Warsaw), Dushevina (Istanbul), Kvitova (Hobart), Lisicki (Charleston), Martínez Sánchez (Bogotá), Petkovic (Bad Gastein), Rezai (Strasbourg), Rybarikova (Birmingham), Stosur (Osaka), Wickmayer (Estoril)
Most singles titles (2008: 4 – Jankovic, Safina, S.Williams)
3 – Azarenka (Brisbane, Memphis, Miami), Dementieva (Auckland, Sydney, Toronto), Kuznetsova (Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing), Safina (Rome, Madrid, Portoroz), S.Williams (Australian Open, Wimbledon, Tour Championships), Wozniacki (Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven)
Most doubles titles (2008: 10 – Black, Huber)
7 – Llagostera Vives, Martínez Sánchez (Bogotá, Acapulco, Barcelona, Palermo, Toronto, New Haven, Tour Championships)
Singles and doubles titles at same event – 4 times (2008: 5 times)
Azarenka (Memphis), Martínez Sánchez (Bogotá), S.Williams (Australian Open, Wimbledon), Zvonareva (Indian Wells)
Longest singles match win streak (2008 – 32 – Henin)
16 – Safina (Won Rome, Won Madrid, R-Up Roland Garros)
Lowest-ranked player to win a singles title (2008: No.114 Llagostera Vives – Bogotá)
Unranked – Clijsters (US Open)
Youngest and oldest singles winners
Wozniacki @ Ponte Vedra Beach (18y 9m 1d) / Date Krumm @ Seoul (38y 11m 30d)
Longest singles tie-break
15-13 – (Q) Makarova d. Mauresmo 76(8) 76(13) (Eastbourne 2r)
Most games played in one singles match (2008: 53 – Goerges d. Srebotnik 46 76(6) 1614)
39 – (2) S.Williams d. (4) Dementieva 67(4) 75 86 (Wimbledon SF)
Fewest games lost in winning singles title (2008: 18 – Davenport @ Memphis)
16 – Dushevina @ Istanbul
‘Double Bagels’ (60 60) – 10 times (2008 – 8 times)
Kvitova d. (WC) Peers (Hobart 1r)
(7) Zvonareva d. Gallovits (Australian Open 2r)
(18) Cibulkova d. (Q) Scheepers (Australian Open 1r)
(8) A.Bondarenko d. (WC) Piter (Warsaw 1r)
(1) Safina d. Keothavong (Roland Garros 1r)
(12) Bartoli d. Chan (Wimbledon 1r)
(8) Azarenka d. Olaru (Wimbledon 2r)
(2) Wozniacki d. (LL) Gallovits (New Haven 1r)
(10) Pennetta d. Mirza (US Open 2r)
K.Bondarenko d. Dulko (US Open 4r)
Match points saved en route to title – 7 times (2008 – 4 times)
4 – Wozniacki d. Vesnina 26 63 76(4) (Ponte Vedra Beach SF – 2mp at 5-3 and 2mp at 6-5 third set)
3 – Medina Garrigues d. Zakopalova 16 76(1) 63 (Fès 2r – 3mp at 61 65 down)
1 – S.Williams d. Dementieva 67(4) 75 86 (Wimbledon SF – 1mp at 5-4 third set)
2 – Bartoli d. Jankovic 36 76(3) 63 (Stanford QF – 2mp at 63 65 down)
4 – Jankovic d. Dementieva 76(2) 06 76(6) (Cincinnati SF – 4mp at 6-2 down in third set tie-break)
1 – Date Krumm d. Kleybanova 46 76(4) 63 (Seoul 2r – 1mp at 64 53 down)
1 – S.Williams d. V.Williams 57 64 76(4) (Tour Championships RR – 1mp at 6-5 third set)
Information courtesy of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Match points saved: Didn’t Pennetta save a slew of them in her fourth-round defeat of Zvonareva?
Most titles: I thought last season was going to be an all-time low with 4 titles for the year-end no. 1 (the previous lowest had been six, I believe), but we descended even lower to 3. Thankfully, all 3 were meaningful titles (2 slams, YEC), but still… where is the domination??
Oh sorry… misread. “…en route to TITLE.” Sorry again.
Henin had a 32 match win streak in 08??? You sure?
Joana,
Henin’s 32-match winning streak was snapped in the 2008 Australian Open quarterfinals by Maria Sharapova. Until that point, Henin had not lost a match since the Wimbledon semifinals in 2007.
Hope that clears it up!
Thanks! It does clear it up.