Tamira Paszek was born on December 6, 1990, in Dornbirn, Austria. She was introduced to tennis by her mother at a young age and showed great skills and talent. As a junior, she was a finalist at the 2005 Junior Wimbledon and the 2006 Junior US Open.

Tamira Paszek started her professional career in 2005, winning her first title at an ITF tournament in Sofia. In October of the same year, she received a wildcard to play in the main scheme of the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz, reaching the second round.

In 2006, Tamira Paszek won her first WTA title, triumphing at the WTA 250 Banka Koper Slovenia Open. At the end of the season she again played in the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz, but lost in the first round.

Tamira Paszek started the 2007 season as one of the biggest talents in the world’s tennis, playing simultaneously in the senior and junior tours. She reached the second round of the Australian Open and the third round of the Junior Australian Open. She played in the main scheme of the WTA 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and WTA 1000 Miami Open, reaching the second rounds, but also reached the second round of the French Open / Roland Garros, WTA 1000 Rome Open, the third round of the WTA 250 Rothesay Classic Birmingham, as well as the Round of 16 of the Wimbledon and the US Open. Following her strong season, she first time entered the world’s top 100, reaching WTA No 35 and ending the season as WTA No 41.

In 2008, Tamira Paszek continued with her strong performance and started the season by reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 250 ASB Classic in Auckland. She played in the second rounds of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open and WTA 1000 Miami Open, but failed to overcome the first rounds of the Grand Slam’s Australian Open, Wimbledon, and French Open / Roland Garros. However, at the WTA 1000 Canadian Open (Rogers Cup) she reached the quarter-finals, eliminating the Top 5 player Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) and losing to the rising star Victoria Azarenka (Belarus). At the US Open Tamira Paszek reached the second round, but played her second WTA final at the WTA 250 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, losing to Patty Schnyder (Switzerland). Thus, she fell out of the world’s Top 50, finishing the season as WTA No 70.

In 2009, Tamira Paszek failed to overcome the first rounds of the Australian Open, WTA 250 PTT Pattaya Open, and WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. She reached the second round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open and WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open, as well as the third round of the WTA 250 MPS Group Championships, but after losing in the first rounds of the Wimbledon and French Open / Roland Garros, ended early her season due to injury.

Tamira Paszek started the 2010 season by reaching the second round in WTA 250 Hobart International but lost in the first rounds of the Australian Open, WTA 500 Open Gaz de France Suez, and WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open. After poor performance at the WTA 250 Barcelona Ladies Open and WTA 1000 Miami Open, she returned to play in the ITF Circuit to gain some confidence and improve her play, winning the title at the $25,000 Izmir (Turkey). During the summer she returned to the WTA Tour to reach the second round of the WTA 250 Banka Koper Slovenia Open and the US Open, before winning her second WTA title at the WTA 250 Coupe Banque Nationale presentee par Mazda in Quebec City, Canada. After the title, she returned back to the world’s Top 100, ending the season as WTA No 89.

Tamira Paszek started the 2011 season poorly, losing in the first round of the WTA 250 ASB Classic in Auckland and the second round of the WTA 250 Hobart International. She was not able to overcome the first rounds of the Australian Open, WTA 250 PTT Pattaya Open, WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, WTA 250 Estoril Open, WTA 1000 Rome Open, and the French Open / Roland Garros, which was to make her season a real disaster. She returned to the ITF Circuit again to reach the quarter-finals of the $75,000+H Nottingham (UK) before again playing in the WTA Tour to reach the third round of the WTA 250 Rothesay Classic Birmingham. However, in June, Tamira Paszek made her biggest breakthrough at the Grand Slam, reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and again her impetus being stopped by Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), who was already a Top 5 player. Tamira Paszek gained impetus and in July reached the semi-finals at the WTA 250 Mubadala Citi DC Open, while in August played in the third round of the WTA 500 Southern California Open. At the US Open, she lost in the first round but continued the season by reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Coupe Banque Nationale presentee par Mazda in Quebec City, Canada, and the third round of the WTA 1000 China Open. Thus, during the season she reached again her highest ranking of WTA No 35 and ended the season as the world’s No 42.

Tamira Paszek again started badly in the 2012 season, as hard and clay courts were not her strong surfaces. However, on the grass, she repeated her strong performance, winning her third WTA title at the WTA 500 Rothesay International Eastbourne, defeating in the final the Top 5 player Angelique Kerber, and again reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, losing to her nightmare Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), who was already world’s No 1. Tamira Paszek continues the second half of the season by reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open (Rogers Cup) and the WTA 250 Hana Bank Korea Open. She ended the season as the world’s No 30.

In 2013, Tamira Paszek climbed to her career-high singles ranking of world No 26 on February 11 but did not record any strong results on the WTA Tour during the season, overcoming the first round only at the Australian Open and WTA 500 Bank of the West Classic. At the end of the season, she returned to the ITF Circuit and finished as the runner-up at the $50,000 Limoges (France). Thus, after the terrible season, she dropped out of the world’s Top 100.

In 2014, Tamira Paszek started the season by losing in the first round of the WTA 250 ASB Classic in Auckland but won the ITF title at the $25,000 W25 Rancho Santa Fe, CA (USA), as well as being the runner-up at the $25,000 W25 Surprise, AZ (USA) and $60,000 W60 Wiesbaden (Germany). In May, she reached the quarter-finals of the $100,000 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (France) and played in the main scheme of the French Open / Roland Garros, reaching the second round. However, by the end of the season, she did not record a win neither in the ITF Circuit, nor in the WTA Tour.

Tamira Paszek started the 2015 season only in the Summer, reaching the quarter-finals of the $50,000 Surbiton (Great Britain) and $50,000 Ilkley (Great Britain), warming up for Wimbledon, where lost in the first round. She reached the quarter-finals of the $80,000 Albuquerque, NM (USA) and the $50,000 W60 Nantes (France), as well as the semi-finals of the $100,000 Poitiers (France).

In 2016, Tamira Paszek had a strong start to the season after entering the main scheme of the WTA 250 ASB Classic in Auckland, where reached the semi-finals, but in the Australian Open lost in the first round. She reached the semi-finals of the $25,000 W25 Altenkirchen (Germany) and the quarter-finals of the $50,000 Eastbourne (Great Britain), before making another good performance at the WTA 250 Rothesay Open Nottingham and WTA 500 Rothesay Classic Birmingham, reaching the quarter-finals and the Round of 16, respectively. At Wimbledon, Tamira Paszek lost in the first round and ended the season already in September without any significant success.

For the next two seasons, Tamira Paszek played only in three tournaments of the ITF Circuit and did not overcome the first round. In the 2019 and 2020 seasons, she continued being away from professional tennis, playing in a total of four tournaments and reached the semi-finals of the $15,000 W15 Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) and the quarter-finals of the $15,000 W15 Saint Palais sur Mer (France).

In 2021, Tamira Paszek returned to the ITF Circuit and started her season in March, reaching the second round of the $15,000 W15 Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) and the quarter-finals of the $15,000 15 Antalya (Turkey) and $15,000 W15 Don Benito (Spain). At he end of the season, she won the title at the $15,000 W15 Monastir (Tunisia).

In 2022, Tamira Paszek played entirely in the ITF Circuit, reaching the semi-finals of the $25,000 W25 Foxhills (Great Britain) and $25,000 W25 Aldershot (Great Britain), while in 2023, she won another title at the $25,000 W25 Don Benito (Spain) and reached semi-finals of the $25,000 W25 Cantanhede (Portugal), $25,000 W50 Palma del Rio (Spain).

Tamira Paszek continue playing professional tennis in 2024, mostly for the Austrian team at the Billie Jean King Cup and the ITF Circuit She won the title at the $35,000 W35 Le Gosier Guadeloupe (France) and reached the semi-finals of the $15,000 W15 Monastir (Egypt).

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Zheng Qinwen was born on October 8, 2002, in Shiyan, Hubei, China. She started in tennis at a young age and showed great skills. During her youth career, Zheng Qinwen won the titles at the 2015 Audi GW :plus Zentrum Munchen Junior Open, 2015 Portimao International Tournament U14, 2015 Vilamoura International U14, 2015 Kystmesterskaberne, 2016 Melaka ITF JR Championship, 2016 Open des jeunes Stade Français – BNP PARIBAS Cup, 2016 Pont Des Generations, 2017 J200 Chuncheon \ Lee Duk Hee Cup Chuncheon International Junior Tennis Championships, 2018 J300 Nonthaburi \ LTAT ITF Junior Tournament, 2018 J300 Santa Croce Sull’Arno \ International Junior Tournament “Citta’ Di Santa Croce” and many more. She was also the runner-up at the Junior Orange Bowl in 2016 and played in the semi-finals of the Junior US Open and Junior French Open / Roland Garros in 2019.

Zheng Qinwen started her professional career in 2018, debuting at the W15 Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), where reached the second round. By the end of the season, she reached the quarter-finals of $15,000 Nanjing (China) and also played at the $60,000 W60 Jinan (China), $25,000 W25 Guiyang (China), $60,000 W60 Liuzhou (China).

In 2019, Zheng Qinwen continued playing in the Junior Tour and the ITF Circuit, playing at the $15,000 W15 Arcadia, CA (USA), $25,000 W35 Santa Margherita Di Pula (Italy), and $25,000 W35 Rome (Italy), but lost in the first rounds. However, during the summer, she reached the quarter-finals of the $25,000 W25 Madrid (Spain) and the semi-finals of the $15,000 W15 Madrid (Spain).

In 2020, Zheng Qinwen won her first ITF title, triumphing at the $15,000 W15 Cordenons (Italy), and a few days later won two more trophies at the $25,000 W25 Marbella (Spain) and $25,000 W25 Frydek Mistek (Czech Republic). At the end of the season, she won her fourth title at the $25,000 W25 Selva Gardena (Italy).

Zheng Qinwen made her WTA main-scheme debut in 2021, playing at the WTA 250 Palermo Ladies Open, where reached the second round. Meanwhile, during the season she won the titles at the $25,000 W25 Hamburg (Germany), $60,000 W60 Stare Splavy (Czech Republic), and $25,000 W25 Funchal (Portugal), but also played in the semi-finals of the $100,000 W100 Contrexeville (France). Following her good performance, she entered the world’s Top 150 for the first time and ended the season as the world’s No 126.

In 2022, Zheng Qinwen started the season by reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Melbourne Summer Set I and the second round of the Australian Open. She won the title at the $60,000 W60 Orlando, FL (USA) and reached the second rounds of the WTA 250 Abierto GNP Seguros, WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, and WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open, before making her breakthrough at the French Open / Roland Garros, where reached the Round of 16. Zheng Qinwen continued with her great performance and won her first and only Challenger title, triumphing at the WTA 125 BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia. She reached the third round of Wimbledon and US Open, as well as the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open (Rogers Cup). At the end of the season, she played her first WTA final at the WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis but lost to Liudmila Samsonova (Russia). After such an impressive season, the young Chinese tennis player entered the world’s Top 50 and ended the season as the world’s No 28.

Zheng Qinwen continued with her great gameplay and in 2023 proved to be the top Chinese tennis player in the world. She won her first WTA title at the WTA 250 Palermo Ladies Open and three months later won her second WTA title at the WTA 500 Bank of Communications Zhengzhou Open. Meanwhile, during the season, she reached the quarter-finals of the US Open and WTA 1000 Rome Open, as well as the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. She finished the season as the world’s No 15 and qualified to play at the Huafa Technology WTA Elite Trophy year-end championships, where finished as a runner-up, losing in the final to Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil).

In 2024, Zheng Qinwen made an even more impressive start of the season, playing in the final at the Australian Open, losing in straight sets to Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus). She continued playing perfectly, reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, but after that lost in the first round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open. However, after her success at the Grand Slam, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No 7 in the WTA.

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Dayana Yastremska was born on May 15, 2000, in Odesa, Ukraine. She started in tennis as a kid, showing great talent. She had early success as a junior, finishing runner-up at the 12-and-under Junior Orange Bowl in 2012. In the same season, she won the Kravchenko Cup, GD Tennis Cup U12, and Braga Open. During the next year, she played in the Junior Tour, showing great results and proving her talent. She was the runner-up at the Wimbledon Junior in 2016.

Dayana Yastremska made her professional debut in 2015, playing at the $10,000 W15 Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) and reaching the semi-finals. Later in the year, she played also at the $25,000 La Marsa (Tunisia) and $10,000 Istanbul (Turkey), but without big success, concentrating mostly on the Junior Tour.

In 2016, the Ukrainian tennis player had a great season, winning her first ITF title at the $25,000 W25 Campinas (Brazil). She also played at the $100,000 Sharm El Sheikh, where reached the quarter-finals. At the end of the year, she debuted in the Challenger Tour, losing in the first round of the WTA 125 Open BLS De Limoges. Meanwhile, at the Junior Tour, she reached the quarter-0finals of the Australian Open Junior, the semi-finals of the JA Porto Alegre \ Brasil Juniors Cup, and was the runner-up at the Wimbledon Junior.

Dayana Yastremska made her main-scheme WTA debut in 2017 and reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup. During the season, she won her second ITF title at the $60,000 Dunakeszi (Hungary) and finished as the runner-up at the $100,000 Saint-Petersburg (Russia). Her great style of play and aggression highlighted her bright future in professional tennis.

In 2018, Dayana Yastremska started the season very strongly, reaching the final of the $100,000 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (France) and $100,000 W100 Ilkley (Germany), before winning her third ITF title at the $60,000 W60+H Rome (Italy). However, the best is yet to come, as in the end of the season, she triumphed with her first WTA title, winning the WTA 250 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open. She also reached the semi-finals of the WTA 250 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open and debuted in a Masters’ tournament main scheme at the WTA 1000 China Open, but lost in the first round.

Dayana Yastremska made her Grand Slam debut in 2019 and reached the third round of the Australian Open. During the season she also won two more WTA titles, triumphing at the WTA 250 Thailand Open and WTA 250 Internationaux de Strasbourg. Although being only 17 years old, she continues with her strong performance, reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon and the third round of the US Open. At the WTA 1000 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, Dayana Yastremska played in the quarter-final, which at the WTA 1000 China Open reached the second round. Thus, she climbed to world’s No 22 and qualified to play at the Year-End Championship Huafa Technology WTA Elite Trophy, where was eliminated in the groups.

In 2020, Dayana Yastremska started the season by reaching the final of the WTA 500 Adelaide International, thus reaching her top WTA ranking of the world’s No 20. She reached the third round of the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open, but after long gap in sports events, she appeared on the court only in August to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Palermo Ladies Open. By the end of the season, Dayana Yastremska reached the third rounds of the WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open and WTA 1000 Rome Open, as well as the second round of the US Open. She fell in rankings and finished the season as the world’s No 29.

In 2021, Dayana Yastremska did not perform very strongly. She started the season only in the summer by reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Hamburg European Open and played at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. By the end of the year, her biggest success was reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Courmayeur Ladies Open and the second round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open.

Dayana Yastremska made a good start to the 2022 season, although losing in the first round of the WTA 250 Adelaide International 2 and Australian Open, she reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and was the runner-up at the WTA 250 Open 6eme Sens – Metropole de Lyon. Her good performance continued by playing in the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Copa Colsanitas presented by Zurich and the second round of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open. However, by the end of the season, she hardly managed to overcome the first round of the tournaments.

In 2023, Dayana Yastremska reached the semi-finals of the WTA 125 Catalonia Open and WTA 125 Open P2i Angers Arena Loire but won the title of the WTA 125 Polish Open. Thus, she dropped in the ranking, falling out of the world’s Top 100.

Dayana Yastremska made her best performance in the Grand Slam so far at the beginning of the 2024 season, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Thus, she returned to the world’s Top 30, but the next tournaments were not so much successful. However, she is a great and talented player and the best is yet to come.

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Katrina Safavinia Scott was born on June 11, 2004, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States. She started in tennis as a kid and quickly showed great talent. Already in 2014, she reached the semi-finals of the USTA Regional Tournament Segment in Las Vegas, while in 2015, she reached the quarter-finals of the National Clay Court Championships, won the title at the USTA National Level 2 Tournament, and finished as a runner-up at the USTA National Winter Championships. In 2016, Katrina Scott reached the finals at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships and Junior Orange Bowl, but in 2017 she succeeded in winning the title at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships. In 2019, she reached the semi-finals of the USTA National Championships and the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Katrina Scott made her professional tennis debut in 2018 at the $15,000 Hilton Head Island, SC, reaching the second round.

In 2019, she continued playing in the junior and professional tours and at the end of the season played in the semi-finals of the $25,000 W25 Malibu, CA.

Katrina Scott debuted at the top-level tournament in 2020, playing in the main scheme of the US Open. She reached the second round, losing to her compatriot Amanda Anisimova. This was the only tournament she played during the short season, which seriously disturbed her form.

In 2021, she failed to find her way back to professional tennis, although playing in the main scheme of the WTA 1000 Miami Open. During the Summer, she succeeded in reaching the semi-finals of the $25,000 W25 Evansville, IN, as well as the quarter-finals of the WTA 125 Thoreau Tennis Open and WTA 125 Dow Tennis Classic.

In 2022, Katrina Scott started the season strongly at the ITF Circuit, winning her first professional title at the $25,000 W25 Daytona Beach, FL. By the end of the season, she won two more ITF titles at the $25,000 W25 Columbus, OH, and $25,000 W25 Dallas, TX, but also played in the final of the $80,000 W80 Rancho Santa Fe, CA.

In 2023, Katrina Scott lost the pace in her performance again. She started the season, by reaching the second round of the WTA 125 San Luis Potosi Open and the quarter-finals of the $25,000 W25 Boca Raton, FL. However, by the end of the season, she failed to find her way ahead, and during the next tournaments, she hardly overcame the first round.

Katrina Scott was one of the most talented American tennis players, starting equally with some of the top players. Even losing pace in the next years, maybe 2024 will be her season to show her skills and abilities.

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Cori Dionne “Coco” Gauff was born on March 13, 2004, in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. She started playing tennis at the age of six and worked with Gerard Loglo at the New Generation Tennis Academy starting from the age of eight. At the age of 10, Gauff began to train at the Mouratoglou Academy in France run by Patrick Mouratoglou. Cori Coco Gauff reached the semi-finals at the Junior Orange Bowl in 2014 and 2015, but also was the runner-up at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships and won the title at the USTA National Selection Tournament and National Clay Court Championships in 2014. In 2016, Coco Gauff finally won the Junior Orange Bowl, which is considered the junior tennis world cup. In 2017, she reached the finals of the Junior US Open, while in 2018 won the Junior French Open / Roland Garros and the J500 Plantation \ Orange Bowl Int’l Tennis Championships.

Cori Coco Gauff made her professional debut in 2018, playing at the $25,000 W25 Osprey, FL and $25,000 Baton Rouge, LA, reaching the second rounds in both tournaments.

Already in the beginning of the 2019 season, she played her first ITF final at the $25,000 W25 Surprise, AZ, but lost the final to Sesil Karatantcheva (Bulgaria). Later she debuted in the Challenger Tour, playing at the WTA 125 Oracle Challenger Series in Indian Wells, but lost in the opening round. In March 2019, Cori Coco Gauff played in the main scheme of the WTA 1000 Miami Open and reached the second round and after showing great play, she was noted by most of the specialists. During the summer, she reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon and the third round of the US Open, before winning her first WTA title at the WTA 250 Upper Austria Ladies Linz. She entered the Top 100 and finished the season as the world’s No 68.

After gaining power, Cori Coco Gauff started the 2020 season strongly by reaching the 4th round of the Australian Open, but the season was seriously disturbed by the coronavirus pandemic and she returned on the court again only in August, reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 250 The Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthopaedics. By the end of the season, although playing in all the top-rated tournaments, she did not achieve some good results. However, she ended the season as the world’s No 48.

Cori Coco Gauff started slowly the 2021 season, reaching the second round of the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open, WTA 500 Gippsland Trophy, and Australian Open. But in February and March, she gained speed and reached the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Adelaide International and the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. She continues the Spring season by the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open and the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Rome Open, before winning her second title at the WTA 250 Emilia-Romagna Open. At the French Open / Roland Garros Cori Coco Gauff reached the quarter-finals, while at Wimbledon reached the fourth round. She continued playing at a high level and reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open. Thus, she continued climbing in the world’s tennis ranking and ended the season as WTA No 22.

In 2022, Cori Coco Gauff started the season by reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Adelaide International 2, but had a terrible performance at the Australian Open and WTA 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, losing in the first rounds. However, she reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open. In the next Masters tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, Rome, and Madrid, unfortunately, she reached maximum the third round, but at the French Open / Roland Garros played her first Grand Slam final, losing to Iga Swiatek (Poland). She continues being one of the top players by the end of the season, reaching the quarter-finals of the US Open and WTA 1000 Canadian Open. After finishing the season and world’s No 7, she played at the WTA Finals Fort Worth, where she lost all her three matches from the group.

Cori Coco Gauff improved her performance in 2023 and made her best season so far. She started by winning the title at the WTA 250 ASB Classic in Auckland and reached the 4th round of the Australian Open, the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open. During the Summer, she reached the semi-finals of the French Open / Roland Garros, before triumphing at the WTA 500 Mubadala Citi DC Open, WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open, and the US Open. She finished the season as the world’s No 3 and played at the WTA Finals Cancun, reaching the semi-finals.

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Jasmine Paolini was born on January 4, 1996, in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy. She started in tennis as a kid and showed great talent. As a junior, she triumphed with the title at the 2013 Wilson ITF Junior Classic presented by Wustenrot and played at the Junior Grand Slam.

Jasmine Paolini made her professional debut in 2011 at the $10,000 Florence (Italy), but lost in the first round. The next season, she played at the $15,000 W15 San Severo (Italy) and $10,000 Todi (Italy), reaching the second rounds in both.

In 2013, Jasmine Paolini played her first ITF final, finishing as the runner-up at the $10,000 Rome (Italy), but later during the season won her first title at the $10,000 Locri (Italy). Meanwhile, she reached the semi-finals of the $10,000 Viserba Di Rimini (Italy) and $15,000 Santa Margherita Di Pula (Italy).

In 2014, Jasmine Paolini reached the quarter-final of the $50,000 W60 Burnie (Austria) and won her second ITF singles title at the $10,000 Viserba Di Rimini (Italy), but also was the runner-up at the $25,000 W25 Telavi (Georgia).

In 2015, Jasmine Paolini reached the semi-finals of the $15,000 Santa Margherita Di Pula (Italy) and $25,000 W25 Bath (UK). However, she made her breakthrough during the season in doubles after being given a wildcard into the main draw of the doubles tournament at the WTA 1000 Rome Open, partnering with Nastassja Burnett.

Jasmine Paolini continued playing mainly in the ITF Circuit in singles in 2016 to gain experience. She won the titles at the $25,000 Valencia (Spain) and $15,000 Santa Margherita Di Pula (Italy), but also was the runner-up at the $25,000 W25+H Bad Saulgau (Germany), $25,000 Mamaia (Romania) and $25,000 W25 Clermont-Ferrand (France), as well as reached the semi-finals of the $25,000 W25+H Imola (Italy), and the quarter-finals of the $25,000 W25 Rome (Italy).

In 2017, Jasmine Paolini won her most prestigious title at that time, triumphing at the $100,000 Marseille (France). Later during the season, she won the trophy at the $25,000 W25 Woking (UK) and also reached the semi-finals of the $25,000 W25 Santa Margherita Di Pula (Italy), as well as the quarter-finals of the $100,000 W100 Vancouver (Canada). At the end of the year, she made her WTA main draw debut, playing at the WTA 250 Galaxy Holding Group Guangzhou Open, but lost in the first round.

Jasmine Paolini started the 2018 season playing in the main draw of two WTA tournaments – WTA 250 Shenzhen Open and WTA 250 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Presentado Por HSBC, but lost in the first round on both. Later, she reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Livesport Prague Open. Meanwhile, during the season she finished as a runner-up at the $25,000 W25+H Bagnatica (Italy) and reached the semi-finals of the $25,000 W25 Santa Margherita Di Pula (Italy).

In 2019, Jasmine Paolini already gained serious experience and started the season strongly by reaching the quarter-finals of the $25,000 W25 Trnava (Slovakia) and $25,000 W25 Sao Paulo (Brazil), before winning another ITF title at the $25,000 W25 Curitiba (Brazil). She played in the main scheme of the WTA 1000 Rome Open and WTA 250 Livesport Prague Open, as well as made her Grand Slam debut at the French Open / Roland Garros, but unfortunately lost in the first round of all the tournaments. In June, Jasmine Paolini won another prestigious ITF title at the $60,000 W60 Brescia (Italy), while during the summer she reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Palermo Ladies Open and WTA 250 Galaxy Holding Group Guangzhou Open and the semi-finals of the WTA 125 Liqui Moly Open Karlsruhe. At the end of the year, she finished as the runner-up at the $100,000 W100 Tokyo (Japan), reached the semi-finals of the $100,000 W100 Shenzhen (China) and the quarter-finals of the $100,000 W100 Szekesfehervar (Hungary). Thus, she entered for the first time into the world’s Top 100 and finished at the world’s No 96.

The short 2020 season seriously stopped the impetus of Jasmine Paolini, while she played in the main scheme of the Australian Open, but lost in the first round. She reached the second round of the WTA 250 Palermo Ladies Open, played again in the main scheme of the US Open and again lost in the first round and reached the second rounds of the WTA 1000 Rome Open and French Open / Roland Garros.

In 2021, Jasmine Paolini reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Gippsland Trophy and the second rounds of the WTA 250 Abierto GNP Seguros and WTA 250 Copa Colsanitas presented by Zurich, before playing her first challenger final at the WTA 125 L’Open 35 de Saint-Malo, but losing to Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland). In June, she won her first title at th WTA 125 Croatia Bol Open, while in September, she triumphed with her most prestigious title at the WTA 250 Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz. She played in the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Courmayeur Ladies Open and the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Jasmine Paolini climbed to the world’s No 53 at the end of the season.

Jasmine Paolini started the 2o22 season by the second rounds of the WTA 250 Melbourne Summer Set II and WTA 250 Adelaide International 2 and reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Open 6eme Sens – Metropole de Lyon. In March, she reached the third round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open and during the Summer she semi-finals of the WTA 250 Palermo Ladies Open and WTA 250 BNP Paribas Poland Open. At the end of the season, she was the runner-up at the WTA 250 Transylvania Open by Verdino and won the title at the $100,000 W100 Les Franqueses del Valles (Spain). Thus, she finished at the world’s No 63, although she climbed to the world’s No 43 during the season.

In 2023, Jasmine Paolini made her strongest season so far. She started by reaching the second round of the WTA 250 Hobart International and the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Open 6eme Sens – Metropole de Lyon. In May, she won the title at the WTA 125 Firenze Ladies Open and during the summer finished as the runner-up at the WTA 125 Makarska Open 125 and WTA 250 Palermo Ladies Open, but also reached the third round of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open (Rogers Cup) and the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open. Jasmine Paolini continued with her great performance and at the end of the season was the runner-up at the WTA 250 Jasmin Open Monastir, reached the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Bank of Communications Zhengzhou Open, and the third round of the WTA 1000 China Open.

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Eva Lys was born on January 12, 2002, in Kyiv, Ukraine. She moved to Germany at the age of two. Her father is a former tennis player who represented Ukraine in the Davis Cup and became a coach in Hamburg. Eva Lys started playing tennis as a kid, coached by her father, winning the junior titles at the 2017 Opalenica Cup and 2018 J4 Antalya \ Nurcan Sertkaya Cup. Her most prestigious junior title for sure is the 2019 J300 Bradenton \ Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships. She also played at the Junior Grand Slam, competing at the Wimbledon Junior and Australian Open Junior in 2019.

Eva Lys made her professional debut in 2017, playing at the $15,000 Hammamet (Tunisia), but lost in the first round. During the same season, she played also at the $15,000 Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine) and $15,000 Schoonhoven (Netherlands), reaching the second round. She started gaining experience with the professional players and improved her gameplay.

In 2018, Eva Lys played only one ITF tournament at the $15,000 W15 Antalya (Turkey), reaching the second round. Most of the tournaments she played during the season were in the Junior Tour. In the next season, she reached the semi-finals of the $15,000 W15 Heraklion (Greece).

Eva Lys won her first ITF title in 2020 triumphing at the $25,000 W25 Altenkirchen (Germany), but the short season seriously hampered her achievements.

In 2021, Eva Lys started playing entirely in the ITF Circuit, winning her second title at the $25,000 W25 Istanbul (Turkey). During the season she also reached the quarter-finals of the $15,000 W15 Heraklion (Greece), $25,000 W25 Vienna (Austria), and $25,000 W25 Johannesburg / Markspark (South Africa).

In 2022, Eva Lys made her WTA main draw debut, playing at the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and reached the second round. She also reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 125 Liqui Moly Open Karlsruhe and the second round of the WTA 250 Ladies Open Lausanne. During the season she won her third ITF title at the $60,000 W60 Trnava (Slovakia), finished as the runner-up at the $100,000 W100 Shrewsbury (UK), as well as the quarter-finals of the $25,000 W25 Birmingham (UK), $60,000 W60 Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), and $100,000 W100 Wiesbaden (Germany).

Eva Lys made a Grand Slam main draw debut in 2023, playing in the main scheme of the Australian Open. During the season she reached the second round of the US Open, the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Hamburg European Open, WTA 125 Grand Est Open 88, and WTA 125 Polish Open. She also played in the WTA 1000 China Open. Thus, during the season she peaked at the world’s No 112. At the end of the year, she made her biggest breakthrough, reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Transylvania Open.

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Donna Vekic was born on June 28, 1996, in Osijek, Croatia. She started in tennis as a kid and showed her great talent. She reached the Junior Orange Bowl semi-finals in 2008 and won the titles at the 2009 Zain Bahrain ITF Juniors Championships, 2011 Riaan Venter Junior ITF, and 2011 Kolkata ITF Juniors.

Donna Vekic made her professional debut already in 2010, playing at the $10,000 Osijek (Croatia) and $25,000 W25 Zagreb (Croatia), losing in the first round.

In 2011, Donna Vekic reached her first ITF final, finishing as a runner-up at the $10,000 Hvar (Croatia). In July, she won her first title at the $10,000 Chiswick (UK). By the end of the season she was the runner-up at the $15,000 Westende (Belgium) and $25,000 W25 Lagos (Nigeria).

Donna Vekic made her WTA debut in 2012 and finished a runner-up at the WTA 250 Tashkent Open. During the season she won the titles at the $25,000 Bangalore (India) and $25,000 W25 Fergana (Uzbekistan), finished as the runner-up at the $25,000 W25 Namangan (Uzbekistan), $25,000 Campos Do Jordao (Brazil), and $25,000 Wrexham (UK), as well as reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 125 The Royal Indian Open.

In 2013, Donna Vekic debuted in the Grad Slam tournaments, playing in the main scheme of the Australian Open and reached the second round. She also reached the second round of the Masters’ tournament WTA 1000 Miami Open, before winning her fourth ITF title at the $50,000 Istanbul (Turkey). In June, Donna Vekic played her second WTA final at the WTA 250 Rothesay Classic Birmingham but lost to Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets. By the end of the season, the Croatian tennis player reached the second round of the US Open and the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Baku Cup. Following the good season she entered into the world’s Top 100.

In 2014, Donna Vekic won her first WTA title at the WTA 250 BMW Malaysian Open. During the season she reached the third round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open and the second round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open. She finished the season as the world’s No 82.

In 2015, Donna Vekic did not start well in the WTA season, and turned back to the ITF, reaching the quarter-finals of the $60,000 Istanbul (Turkey). At the French Open / Roland Garros, she reached the third round, while at the WTA 250 Baku Cup played in the quarter-finals. Donna Vekic played another WTA final at the WTA 250 Tashkent Open but lost it to Nao Hibino. At the end of the season, she reached the quarter-finals of the $100,000 Poitiers (France) and WTA 125 Open BLS De Limoges.

Donna Vekic made a hesitant start to the 2016 season, losing in the first round of the WTA 250 Shenzhen Open and Australian Open, and reaching the second rounds of the WTA 250 Taiwan Open and WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open. In March, the Croatian tennis player reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 125 San Antonio Open, while in September played in the final of the $100,000 Saint-Petersburg (Russia), but lost to Natalia Vikhlyantseva. In October, she won her fifth ITF title at the $100,000 Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), while at the end of the season reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 125 Open BLS De Limoges.

In 2017, Donna Vekic started the season slowly, reaching the second rounds of the Australian Open, WTA 500 St Petersburg Ladies Trophy, WTA 250 Hungarian Ladies Open, and WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open. In June she won her second WTA title at the WTA 250 Rothesay Open Nottingham. Later during the season, she reached the second round of Wimbledon and the third round of the US Open. She returned to the world’s Top 100 and finished the season as the world’s No 54.

Donna Vekic had a very good season in 2018. She started by reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Hobart International and the second round of the Australian Open. In March, she reached the third round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open, while during the summer she reached the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Rothesay Open Nottingham, the fourth round of Wimbledon, and became the runner-up at the WTA 250 Mubadala Citi DC Open. By the end of the season, Donna Vekic reached the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, and the third round of the WTA 1000 China Open. Thus, the Croatian tennis player climbed to the world’s No 34.

In 2019, Donna Vekic kept her impetus and continued with her great performance. She reached the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Brisbane International and the final of the WTA 500 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. She continued by reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Presentado Por HSBC and WTA 250 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, as well as the third round of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open. At the French Open / Roland Garros Donna Vekic reached the fourth round, while at the WTA 250 Rothesay Open Nottingham reached the final, losing to Caroline Garcia. She continued her strong performance by reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, the third round of the WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open, but her biggest success during the season was the quarter-finals of the US Open. Thus, she climbed to the world’s No 19.

In 2020, Donna Vekic lost her pace and the short season seriously helped to this. She reached the third round of the WTA 500 Adelaide International, Australian Open, and the US Open, but failed to record some significant achievement.

In 2021, the Croatian tennis player reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Rothesay Classic Birmingham. She played at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but lost in the Round of 16. At the end of the season, she won her third WTA title at the WTA 250 Courmayeur Ladies Open.

In 2022, Donna Vekic made a terrible start of the season followed by injuries. She returned to the French Open / Roland Garros, reaching the second round, while in June played in the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Rothesay Classic Birmingham. Despite the relatively weak season, she finished it classy, by winning the title at the WTA 250 Cymbiotika San Diego Open and reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Tallinn Open.

In 2023, Donna Vekic returned in form and made another great start to the season, reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and WTA 250 Upper Austria Ladies Linz. In February she won the title at the WTA 250 Abierto GNP Seguros, while in May reached the third round of the WTA 1000 Rome Open. Later during the season, she played another WTA final at the WTA 500 German Open, losing to Petra Kvitova, the third round of Wimbledon and WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open.

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Elina Svitolina was born on September 12, 1994, in Odesa, Ukraine. She started playing tennis at the age of five. She showed great talent and won the French Open girls tournament in 2010 and also was the runner-up at the Junior Wimbledon in 2012.

Elina Svitolina made her professional debut in 2008 at the $10,000 Kharkiv (Ukraine), reaching the second round. During the next season, she also competed at some ITF senior tournaments but played mostly in the junior tour.

In 2010, Elina Svitolina played her first senior final at the $25,000 Kharkiv (Ukraine), but lost to her compatriot Lyudmyla Kichenok. However, during the season she won the Junion French Open / Roland Garros and Gerry Weber Junior Open.

In 2011, Elina Svitolina won her first senior title, triumphing at the $10,000 Istanbul (Turkey). By the end of the season, she also won $25,000 W25 Lagos (Nigeria) and was the runner-up at the $50,000 Tyumen (Russia).

Elina Svitolina continued being one of the top tennis talents in 2012, winning the titles at the $25,000 La Marsa (Tunisia) and $50,000 Telavi (Georgia). She also won her first WTA Challenger title, triumphing with the WTA 125 The Royal Indian Open. Such great performance climbed her to the world’s No 112 at the end of the season.

In 2013, Elina Svitolina debuted at the WTA Tour, reaching the second round of the WTA 250 Shenzhen Longgang Gemdale Open. During the season she won also her first WTA title at the WTA 250 Baku Cup. Meanwhile, she won the titles at the $75,000 Eilat (Israel) and $75,000 Donetsk (Ukraine), but reached the second rounds of the US Open and French Open / Roland Garros. Thus, she climbed into the world’s Top 50, finishing the season as the world’s No 45.

In 2014, Elina Svitolina proved to be one of the top tennis players. During the season she defended her title at the WTA 250 Baku Cup, but also reached the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open and the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open. She also made a great achievement in the WTA 1000 Miami Open, reaching the fourth round, while at the Grand Slam tournaments reached the third round of the Australian Open and the second round of the French Open / Roland Garros. So at the end of the season, the Ukrainian tennis player finished as the world’s No 28.

Elina Svitolina started strongly in the 2015 season, reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Brisbane International and the third round of the Australian Open. She reached the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Copa Colsanitas presented by Zurich, before triumphing with the title at the WTA 250 GP de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. Elina Svitolina reached the quarter-finals of the French Open / Roland Garros, as well as the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Bank of the West Classic and WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open. Thus, she continued climbing at the world’s ranking and finished the season as the world’s No 19.

In 2016, Elina Svitolina won the title at the WTA 250 BMW Malaysian Open and also was the runner-up at the WTA 500 Connecticut Open. She reached the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, and WTA 1000 China Open, as well as the quarter-finals of the Rio 2016 Olympics. She finished the season as the world’s No 14 and by luck qualified for the WTA Year End Championships, where finished as a runner-up.

In 2017, Elina Svitolina made her most successful season, triumphing at the WTA 250 Taiwan Open, WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, WTA 250 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup, WTA 1000 Rome Open, WTA 1000 Canadian Open. She also reached the quarter-finals of the French Open / Roland Garros and the 4th round of Wimbledon and the US Open. She played at the WTA Year End Championships but dropped out in the groups’ stage. During the season she reached her career-high WTA ranking of world’s No 3, but finished the season as world’s No 6.

Elina Svitolina continued with her amazing performance in 2018, winning the titles at the WTA 500 Brisbane International, WTA 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and WTA 1000 Rome Open, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open and the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and WTA 1000 Miami Open. She again played at the WTA Year End Championships and won the title. Thus, she finished the season as the world’s No 4.

In 2019, Elina Svitolina started the season strongly reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open ad the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open. The good start was followed by a bad series at the next Masters tournaments in Miami, Rome, and Madrid, losing in the first round, before gaining power again and reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon and the US Open. Meanwhile, she also played in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open, WTA 1000 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, and WTA 1000 China Open. At the end of the season, she finished as the world’s No 7, qualifying for the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen for the fourth consecutive season, finishing as a runner-up.

In 2020, Elina Svitolina won the WTA 250 Abierto GNP Seguros and WTA 250 Internationaux de Strasbourg but also reached the quarter-finals of the French Open / Roland Garros. The season was shorter due to the coronavirus pandemic, which seriously hampered the form of most players.

In 2021, Elina Svitolina started the season by reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open, WTA 500 Gippsland Trophy, and the fourth round of the Australian Open. She continued strongly by reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Miami Open and WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. During the summer, Elina Svitolina played at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where reached the semi-finals but lost to the runner-up Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic). She finished the season by winning the title at the WTA 250 WTA Chicago Women’s Open and reaching the quarter-finals of the US Open and WTA 500 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. At the end of the season, she dropped out of the Top 10 and finished the season as world’s No 15.

In 2022, Elina Svitolina started the season weakly reaching the third round of the Australian Open and failing to record some significant success in the rest of the tournaments. In March, she announced that she was taking a temporary break from competition, citing health problems, but in May, confirmed the rumors that she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth in October and took a few months to care for the child.

Elina Svitolina returned to professional tennis in April 2023. She returned at the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open but lost in the first round, before playing in the ITF tournaments $60,000 W60 Chiasso (Switzerland) and $100,000 W100 Oeiras (Portugal), but still was not in form and reached only the second round. After losing again in the first round of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open, she succeded in reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 125 L’Open 35 de Saint-Malo. In May, she was already in form and won her first title after maternity at the WTA 250 Internationaux de Strasbourg and also reached the quarter-finals of the French Open / Roland Garros and the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

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Belinda Bencic was born on March 10, 1997, in Flawil, Switzerland. She started in tennis at a young age and quickly showed her great talent. At the age of six, she spent six months at Nick Bollettieri’s academy in Florida, winning several U10 tournaments. Later, she became junior number one, winning the titles at Junior French Open / Roland Garros and Junior Wimbledon in 2013, as well as the Abierto Juvenil Mexicano, 2015 Czech International Junior Indoor Championships, and being a runner-up at the 2011 European Junior Championships.

Belinda Bencic made her professional debut in 2011, playing at the ITF Circuit tournament $10,000 Fallanden (Switzerland) and reached the quarter-finals. During the season she also played at the $50,000 Monzon (Spain), $25,000 W25 Chiasso (Switzerland), and $25,000 Lenzerheide (Switzerland), but did not overcome the first round to none of them.

In 2012, Belinda Bencic won her first ITF title, triumphing at the $10,000 W15 Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) twice. She mainly played at the ITF Junior Tour but also took part at the $10,000 Leimen (Germany), where reached the quarter-finals.

In 2013, Belinda Bencic made a fantastic run on the junior tour, winning the titles at the Junior French Open / Roland Garros and Junior Wimbledon. At the senior level, she debuted at the WTA Tour, playing in the main scheme of the WTA 250 Ericsson Open. By the end of the season, she reached the second rounds of the WTA 1000 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis and WTA 250 HP Open, the semi-finals of the $25,000 Hamamatsu (Japan) and $75,000+H Toyota (Japan), as well as the final of the $25,000 Makinohara (Japan).

Belinda Bencic already gained enough experience and in 2014 debuted in the Grand Slam main scheme, reaching the second round of the Australian Open. In March same year, she made her first breakthrough in the WTA tournament, reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open. This gave her a good start and at the end of the summer, Belinda Bencic made another great performance at the US Open, reaching the quarter-finals. In the end of the season, she played her first WTA final at the WTA 250 Tianjin Open but lost in a straight set to Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA). Thus, she entered the world’s Top 50 and finished the season as WTA No 32.

In 2015, Belinda Bencic settled as one of the top tennis players. Although she did not have a good start to the season after losing in the first rounds of the WTA 500 Sydney International, Australian Open, and WTA 500 BNP Paribas Diamond Games, she slightly got into form and reached the third round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open and the fourth round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open. During the summer she played her second WTA final at the WTA 250 Libema Open but lost to Camila Giorgi (Italy). However, just two weeks later, Belinda Bencic won her first WTA title at the WTA 500 Rothesay International Eastbourne and also reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon. In August the same year, she won her most prestigious trophy, triumphing at the WTA 1000 Canadian Open (Rogers Cup) and by the end of the season reached the final of the WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis. Thus, she climbed to the world’s No 12 for a while but finished the season as WTA No 14.

In 2016, Belinda Bencic started strongly the season, reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Sydney International and the fourth round of the Australian Open. She was the runner-up at the WTA 500 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy and reached the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Libema Open. However, she did not perform strongly by the end of the season and lost positions in the WTA ranking, falling to No 43.

The drop in Belinda Bencic’s form continued also in 2017 when she failed to make some significant success in the WTA Tour and returned back to lower-rated tournaments. She won the titles at the WTA 125 Taipei OEC Open and WTA 125 Hua Hin Championships, as well as $100,000 W100+H Dubai (UAE) and $100,000 Saint-Petersburg (Russia), gaining more experience to return to the big tennis.

In 2018, Belinda Bencic started by reaching the second round of the Australian Open and WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, but a stress fracture in her foot sidelined her from mid-March to late May. She returned at the French Open / Roland Garros but again lost in the second round. She did better at Wimbledon, where reached the fourth round, which returned her to the world’s Top 50. By the end of the season. her biggest achievements were the runner-up at the WTA 250 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open and winning the title at the $80,000 W80 Las Vegas, NV (USA).

In 2019, Belinda Bencic returned to the big tennis, starting the season fantastic with the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Hobart International and the third round of the Australian Open. Then, she won the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and reached the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, before reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open. She continues playing at the top level, reaching the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open and the third round of the French Open / Roland Garros. Belinda Bencic lost another final at the WTA 250 Mallorca Open and reached the third round of the Wimbledon, before coming to her great performance at the US Open, where reached the semi-finals, losing to the later champion Bianca Andreescu (Canada). At the end of the season she won the title at the WTA 500 VTB Kremlin Cup and after finishing as WTA No 8, qualified for the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, where reached the semi-finals.

The short season in 2020 seriously disturbed the world’s sport and stopped the impetus of the Swiss tennis player. During the season, Belinda Bencic played at just a few tournaments, reaching the third round of the Australian Open and the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open.

However, the best is yet to come, as the 2021 season was the brightest in Belinda Bencic’s career. During the season, she won the Olympics gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which is her biggest achievement so far. Meanwhile, she also made great achievements at the WTA Tour, being the runner-up at the WTA 500 Adelaide International and WTA 500 Berlin Open, and reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open, WTA 1000 Western & Southern Open, the US Open, and WTA 500 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic.

In 2022, Belinda Bencic won the title at the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open and was the runner-up at the WTA 500 Berlin Open. She also reached the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Miami Open and WTA 250 Tallinn Open, as well as the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 Sydney Tennis Classic, WTA 500 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, WTA 250 Libema Open, WTA 250 Ladies Open Lausanne, and WTA 1000 Canadian Open (Rogers Cup). She finished the season as the world’s No 12.

In 2023, Belinda Bencic won the titles at the WTA 500 Adelaide International 2 and WTA 500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, but also was the runner-up at the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open and played in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open (Rogers Cup). At the Grand Slam tournaments, she reached the fourth round of Wimbledon and the US Open, as well as the third round of the Australian Open.

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