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1 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES FINAL [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Series tied 1-1 A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $^ IW W/L* YTD W/L* YTD TITLES CAREER PRIZE $^ CAREER W/L* [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova 8 RUS , ,071, [14] Elena Vesnina 15 RUS , ,228, FINAL HISTORIES PLAYER *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament BEST 2017 RESULT BEST IW RESULT LAST FINAL REACHED (final result) CAREER F W/L [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova FINAL (1): Indian Wells R-UP (2): Moscow (WON) [14] Elena Vesnina FINAL (1): Indian Wells FINAL (1): Charleston (R-Up) 2-7 CAREER TITLES FINAL QUICK HITS Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Vesnina will contest the 29th BNP Paribas Open singles final, each aiming to become the 20th different player to lift the title The final line-up will feature two seeds for the 26th time. No.8 seed Kuznetsova is the highest ranked, meaning that for only the second time in the tournament s 29-year history none of the Top 5 seeds have advanced to the final (also 2001, [7] S.Williams d. [14] Clijsters) Kuznetsova, 31, is the fifth-oldest player to reach the Indian Wells final, while Vesnina, 30, is the sixth: YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)??? 31 years, 296 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS)??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days Based on age at end of tournament With both Kuznetsova and Vesnina reaching this stage, it is the first time two Russians have made the final at Indian Wells since 2006, when Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

2 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY This will be the 10th time that Kuznetsova has faced a fellow Russian in a championship match, with five of the previous nine going her way: KUZNETSOVA VERSUS TOURNAMENT RESULT SCORE Anastasia Myskina Doha, 2004 Lost Elena Dementieva US Open, 2004 Won Maria Sharapova Miami, 2006 Won Elena Dementieva Dubai, 2008 Lost Dinara Safina Tokyo [PPO], 2008 Lost Dinara Safina Stuttgart, 2009 Won Dinara Safina Rome, 2009 Lost Dinara Safina Roland Garros, 2009 Won Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Moscow, 2015 Won Elena Vesnina Indian Wells, 2017?????? Kuznetsova has reached the final at Indian Wells twice before in her career, finishing runner-up in 2007 and 2008, while Vesnina is through to this stage for the first time, having never before been beyond the third round Vesnina, though, is no stranger to success at Indian Wells, where she a three-time doubles champion (2008, w/safina, 2011, w/mirza and 2013, w/makarova) Kuznetsova will be appearing in her 40th career final today, the fifth-most among active players: PLAYER FINALS Serena Williams 92 Venus Williams 81 Maria Sharapova 58 Caroline Wozniacki 44 Svetlana Kuznetsova 40 Victoria Azarenka 36 Her record in finals stands at 17-22, however, only two of these titles have come at one of the current four Premier Mandatory tournaments 2006 Miami* and 2009 Beijing * Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing were elevated to Premier Mandatory status as part of the 2009 Roadmap Calendar Following her progression to the final, Kuznetsova now owns 28 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, placing her joint-fifth on the all-time list: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki* Agnieszka Radwanska* Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova* Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic Jelena Jankovic* Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering F Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 2

3 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY Vesnina is appearing in the 10th, and most prestigious, final of her career, and is bidding for her third singles title (2-7 in finals). With a win today, she would also secure a career-high ranking of No.13 With current prize money of just over US$22 million, Kuznetsova can surpass the US$23 million mark should she win the Indian Wells title, becoming only the eighth player to reach this milestone. Vesnina will pass US$10 million in prize money with victory in the final The final has gone to three sets only three times in the past 15 years, most recently Simona Halep s victory over Jelena Jankovic in 2008, which lasted two hours and 37 minutes WTA RANKING PROJECTIONS Angelique Kerber will return to World No.1 following Indian Wells Serena Williams will drop to No.2 Karolina Pliskova will stay at No.3 Dominika Cibulkova will rise to a new career-high of No.4 Simona Halep will move to No.5 Svetlana Kuznetsova will move to No.7 after reaching the final and could rise to No.6 by winning the title. If Kuznetsova wins the title and moves to No.6 it would be her highest ranking since the week of May 24, 2010 Elena Vesnina will rise to No.13 with the BNP Paribas Open title, beating her current career-best ranking of No.15. She will remain at No.15 if she finishes runner-up ROAD TO SINGAPORE The 2017 edition of the WTA s Road to Singapore (RTS) will travel through 31 countries with 55 events, plus the four Grand Slam tournaments Last October, the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global were held in Asia-Pacific for the third time, with Dominika Cibulkova defeating Angelique Kerber in the final. This year s event, the fourth of a five-year tenure at the Singapore Sports Hub, sees competition spread over eight days, October 22-29, 2017 Entering the fortnight of the 2017 BNP Paribas Open, the standings on March 6 were as follows: RANK SINGLES PLAYERS 1 Serena Williams (USA) 2 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 3 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4 Venus Williams (USA) 5 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6 Johanna Konta (GBR) 7 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 8 CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 9 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 10 Angelique Kerber (GER) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 3

4 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY Svetlana Kuznetsova will jump from No.20 to No.8 following her progession to the Indian Wells final, and No.5 should she win the title If Elena Vesnina wins the title, she will move from No.31 to No.6 HONOR ROLL: PREMIER MANDATORY EVENTS YEAR INDIAN WELLS MIAMI MADRID BEIJING 2010 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) Kim Clijsters (BEL) Aravane Rezai (FRA) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2011 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2012 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) Serena Williams (USA) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2013 Maria Sharapova (RUS) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) Serena Williams (USA) Maria Sharapova (RUS) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2015 Simona Halep (ROU) Serena Williams (USA) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2016 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Simona Halep (ROU) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 4

5 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Head to Head: OEIRAS (ESTORIL) CLAY O SF SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA mins 2009 DUBAI HARD O R2 ELENA VESNINA mins SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (31) $214,749 $22,071,750 0 / 17 0 / / / / / / / / [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells final ROAD TO THE vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) ELENA VESNINA (30) $280,558 $9,227,765 0 / 2 1 / / / / / / / / SF: d. KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) 7-6(5),7-6(2) (1h55) QF: d. ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) 6-3,6-2 (1h03) R16: d. CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25) 6-1,6-4 (1h11) R32: d. ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) 6-2,2-6,6-1 (1h36) R64: d. JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #57) 7-6(3),6-4 (1h34) R128: BYE Total games: 106 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 10-1 Total time on court: 7h19 Average time on court: 1h28 Average rank of opponent: 27 SF: d. KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) 6-3,6-4 (1h24) QF: d. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) 6-2,4-6,6-3 (2h11) R16: d. ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) 6-3,6-3 (1h24) R32: d. TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28) 6-4,1-6,6-4 (2h16) R64: d. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59) 6-4,7-5 (1h40) R128: BYE Total games: 113 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 10-2 Total time on court: 8h55 Average time on court: 1h47 Average rank of opponent: 12 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

6 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 2016 R2 L - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) R3 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(4) R2 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #78) 7-6(2) R3 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) R2 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #65) R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11) R2 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #23) R1 W - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #65) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) R2 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #335) R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #112) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) 2010 R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #42) R2 L - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #107) F L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) SF W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #5) QF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #19) R16 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #47) R3 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #40) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #79) F L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #18) SF W - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #46) 6-7(5) QF W - NICOLE VAIDISOVA (CZE #10) R16 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #24) R3 W - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #54) (4) R2 W - ROMINA OPRANDI (SUI #59) ELENA VESNINA 2016 R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) R2 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #9) R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) R2 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) R BYE R3 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) R2 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #75) R BYE R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #11) R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #38) R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) R2 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) R1 W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) R1 L - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

7 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2005 QF L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #5) R16 W - RIKA FUJIWARA (JPN #142) R3 W - MARIA VENTO-KABCHI (VEN #49) R2 W - EVA BIRNEROVA (CZE #137) QF L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #1) R16 W - AMY FRAZIER (USA #47) R3 W - ALICIA MOLIK (AUS #33) (6) 6-2 R2 W - ALINA JIDKOVA (RUS #106) R3 L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #39) (5) 6-4 R2 W - ANASTASIA MYSKINA (RUS #11) (7) 6-3 R1 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #711) Kuznetsova: Making 14th appearance at Indian Wells. Has matched best result by reaching 2017 final, having lost the title match in 2007 (l. Hantuchova) and 2008 (l. Ivanovic) Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion Henin) and 2005 (l. Dementieva) This year is the first time she has gone beyond 3r at Indian Wells since reaching the 2008 final Is joined in the final by countrywomen Vesnina - the first all-russian BNP Paribas Open final since 2006 (Sharapova d. Dementieva). These are the only all-country women s singles finals in the tournament s history. The last time there was any Russian representative in the final was 2013 (Sharapova d. Wozniacki) Kuznetsova is appearing in her 40th career final today, the fifth-most among active players: PLAYER FINALS Serena Williams 92 Venus Williams 81 Maria Sharapova 58 Caroline Wozniacki 44 Svetlana Kuznetsova 40 Victoria Azarenka 36 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

8 Has now reached at least the QF stage at six of her last eight tournaments 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON), 2016 WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF), 2017 St. Petersburg (QF) and 2017 Indian Wells (F) At 31, was the eighth-oldest player in this year s draw, and the fifth-oldest player ever to reach the Indian Wells final: YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)??? 31 years, 296 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS)??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days Based on age at end of tournament One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Suárez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy) Following progression to final, owns 28 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, and is well-placed on the all-time list: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki* Agnieszka Radwanska* Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova* Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic Jelena Jankovic* Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering final After 1r bye, defeated Larsson in 2r and Vinci in 3r, before dispatching Garcia in R16 dropping only five games (61 64) Defeated countrywoman Pavlyuchenkova in QF on Wednesday, having lost twice to her already this season Defused No.3 Ka.Pliskova in SF, improving her lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked players to Faces No.15 Vesnina in final; owns record against Top 20 players (1-1 in 2017) Can rise to No.6 in WTA Rankings by winning the Indian Wells title would be her highest ranking since May 2010 (also No.6). By reaching the final, will go to No.7 Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark only 12 other players have achieved this milestone. Should she win the 2017 Indian Wells title, would surpass US$23 million only the eighth player to reach this mark Playing first tournament since QF run at St. Petersburg (l. eventual R-Up Putintseva). Was forced to withdraw from Doha and Dubai w/abdominal injury

9 Enjoyed run to R16 at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Was 57th time contesting main draw at a Grand Slam, which is the seventh most among active players Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. Muguruza). Posted 2r exit at Sydney (as defending champion, l. Pavlyuchenkova) Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) is fifth active player to reach the milestone, after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins Made sixth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, where she qualified for SF for the first time (l. Cibulkova); in five previous appearances (2004, ), had never progressed beyond group stage. Her gap of six years between WTA Finals (2009 to 2016) was most since Capriati and Frazier s seven year gaps (both from ) Defeat of Gavrilova in final at 2016 Moscow secured place at WTA Finals - entered tournament on a wildcard, knowing she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in After 1r bye, defeated Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic victory against Gavrilova in the final Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in 2016, with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan) Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on the WTA for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013) Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami (l. Azarenka in F). Record in WTA singles finals now stands at In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Muguruza) and Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams) and 2r at Australian Open (l. K.Bondarenko) and US Open (l. Wozniacki) Wimbledon result saw her return to the Top 10 (at No.10) for first time since May 2010, before peaking at No.7 the week of Beijing her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title defence Other notable results in 2016 included SF run at Prague (conceded w/o vs. Stosur w/abdominal injury) and QF at Rome (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) Advanced to 3r at Rio Olympics (l. Konta). Also competed in doubles w/kasatkina (l. Hlavackova/Hradecka in 3r) Owns seven wins over reigning world No.1s (7-20 record), most recently defeating S.Williams at 2016 Miami. Defeated Mauresmo, Safina and Henin twice each when they were No.1; one of only two players (also S.Williams) to beat Henin twice when she was No.1 A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in F). Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At Wimbledon, has reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007 Her 16 career doubles titles (most recently 2013 Moscow w/stosur) includes two Grand Slam titles, both at the Australian Open in 2005 (w/molik) and 2012 (w/zvonareva)

10 One of five Russians to rank in Top 2 (also Myskina, Sharapova, Zvonareva, Safina); had chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with SF loss to Safina); also achieved career-high No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004) Ranked continuously in Top 20 from March 1, 2004 to July 11, 2010 (including over four years ranked continuously in Top 10 April 2006 to June 2010) Russian Fed Cup Team, 2004, , ; Russian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2016 Coached by Carlos Martinez Vesnina: Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and 10th overall). Has posted best result by reaching final in 2017, bettering 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova). Posted 1r exits in 2006 (l. Kutuzova) and 2011 (l. Oudin) Fell in the 1r of Indian Wells qualifying in 2016, ranked No.86. The last player to fall in Indian Wells qualifying then reach the final in their next appearance was S.Williams (l. qualifying in 1997, won title in 1999 did not play in 1998) Appearing in a final at a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time. Had previously fallen in R16 at this level three times Miami (l. Henin), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka) Playing fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at career-high of No.15, first achieved week of February 6, Can rise as high as No.13 with the title Is the sixth-oldest player to make the Indian Wells final: YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)??? 31 years, 296 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS)??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days Based on age at end of tournament Is joined in 2017 Indian Wells final by compatriot Kuznetsova - first time two Russians have made the final here since 2006 (Sharapova d. Dementieva). These are the only two all-country women s singles finals in the tournament s history After 1r bye, defeated Rogers in 2r, then No.25 seed Babos in 3r her first win over a Top 30 player in 2017 In R16, posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber now owns a 3-24 record against Top 5 players, with other wins coming against No.4 Halep (2016 Doha) and No.5 Stosur (2011 Charleston) Defeated No.13 V.Williams in QF to improve lifetime record vs. Top 20 players to a 38-74

11 In SF defeated Mladenovic in straight sets Faces No.8 Kuznetsova in final; is in her career vs. Top 10 opponents (includes 2017 Indian Wells results), and was 3-2 in 2016 this was the first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season Is a three-time Indian Wells doubles champion (2008, w/safina, 2011, w/mirza and 2013, w/makarova); this year reached SF (w/makarova, l. Hradecka/Siniakova) Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis) Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe, ret. w/low back injury) Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova) Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of was first year-end finish outside the Top 100 in 10 years 2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/makarova, d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F). Team also won Montréal and WTA Finals in 2016 Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand Slam. Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds) Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first Top 10 victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne Went in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20) Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven occasions most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals before winning first title at 2013 Hobart) Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 WTA Finals Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015) Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin

12 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN DOUBLES FINAL [6] CHAN YUNG-JAN (TPE #16) / MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #8) vs. LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #17) / KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #27) Head-to-Head: First meeting A LOOK AT THE DOUBLES FINALISTS PLAYER DOUBLES RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $ YTD DOUBLES W-L YTD DOUBLES TITLES CAREER PRIZE $ CAREER DOUBLES W-L CAREER DOUBLES TITLES [6] Martina Hingis 8 SUI 36 36, ,192, [6] Chan Yung-Jan 16 TPE 27 32, ,248, Lucie Hradecka 17 CZE 31 28, ,509, Katerina Siniakova 27 CZE , ,389, Players listed in order of doubles ranking; match records up-to-date through SF; prize money figures do not include this tournament BEST PREVIOUS INDIAN WELLS DOUBLES RESULTS PLAYER BEST GRAND SLAM RESULTS [6] Martina Hingis WON (2): 1999 (w/kournikova), 2015 (w/mirza) [6] Chan Yung-Jan FINAL (2): 2007 (w/chuang), 2017 (w/hingis) Lucie Hradecka FINAL (1): 2017 (w/siniakova); SF (3): 2007 (w/voracova), 2012 (w/hlavackova), 2014 (w/j.zheng) Katerina Siniakova FINAL (1): 2017 (w/hradecka); 1R (1): 2016 (w/dushevina) ROAD TO THE FINAL [6] CHAN YUNG-JAN (TPE #16) / MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #8) LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #17) / KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #27) R32: d. Atawo/Xu (USA/CHN) R16: d. Klepac/ Martínez Sánchez (SLO/ESP) QF: d. [4] Mirza/Strycova (IND/CZE) SF: d. [1] Mattek-Sands/Safarova (USA/CZE) 76(7) 75 Total games: 81 Games won/lost: Sets won/lost: 8-0 vs. R32: d. Dabrowski/Watson (CAN/GBR) R16: d. Bacsinszky/Lucic-Baroni (SUI/CRO) QF: d. Arruabarrena/Liang (ESP/CHN) SF: d. [2] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) Total games: 71 Games won/lost: Sets won/lost: 8-1 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

13 DOUBLES FINAL QUICK HITS MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY By reaching the final, Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova ensure that for the sixth time in the last 10 years at least one unseeded team will contest the championship match in Indian Wells Hradecka and Siniakova are both making their Indian Wells doubles final debut. Martina Hingis is a two-time champion (1999 and 2015), while Chan Yung-Jan is a former runner-up (2007) Chan/Hingis have not dropped a set en route to the final at Indian Wells, while Hradecka/Siniakova have only dropped one. In the last decade, the only teams to win the title without dropping a set were Hingis/Mirza (2015) and Mirza/Vesnina (2011) The team that wins today s final will move into a qualifying spot the Road to Singapore standings; the Top 8 doubles teams qualify for the season-ending BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, which takes place in October INDIAN WELLS DOUBLES HONOR ROLL YEAR CHAMPIONS RUNNERS-UP SCORE 2007 [1] Raymond/Stosur (USA/AUS) [5] Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) Safina/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) [3] Yan/Zheng (CHN/CHN) Azarenka/Zvonareva (BLR/RUS) Dulko/Peer (ARG/ISR) Peschke/Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) [3] Petrova/Stosur (RUS/AUS) Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) [8] Mattek-Sands/Shaughnessy (USA/USA) [1] Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) [2] Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) [4] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) [3] Petrova/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) [1] Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) [5] Black/Mirza (ZIM/IND) 76(5) [1] Hingis/Mirza (SUI/IND) [2] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) Mattek-Sands/Vadeweghe (USA/USA) Ka.Pliskova/Goerges (CZE/GER) [6] CHAN YUNG-JAN (TPE) [6] MARTINA HINGIS (SUI) Residence: Taipei, Chinese Taipei Residence: Feusisberg, Switzerland Date of Birth: 17 Aug 1989 Date of Birth: 30 Sep 1980 Birthplace: Taipei, Chinese Taipei Birthplace: Kosice, Slovakia Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Chan Yung-Jan and Martina Hingis are through to their first final together, having first teamed up earlier this year in Doha In Doha they reached the SF (l. Savchuk/Shvedova), then fell QF at Dubai (l. Hlavackova/Peng) in their only other tournament together Chinese Taipei s Chan has equaled her best result at Indian Wells by advancing to the final, having also reached this stage in 2007 (w/chuang, l. Raymond/Stosur) Hingis, meanwhile, is bidding to win her third title (also in 1999, w/kournikova d. Fernandez/Novotna in F, and 2015, w/mirza d. Makarova/Vesnina in F). The only other players to win three or more titles here are Lindsay Davenport (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003), Lisa Raymond (1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2012) and Elena Vesnina (2008, 2011, 2013) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 2

14 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY Hingis sits second among active players for WTA doubles titles, with 55 two ahead of Huber (53) but behind Black (60). Navratilova leads the all-time list with 177. Twelve of Hingis s 55 titles were at Grand Slams Hingis has spent 66 weeks (over seven different spells) as doubles No.1 she first climbed to the doubles No.1 ranking on June 8, 1998, when she was 17 years-old and most recently occupied top spot in the week of August 15, 2016 Chan reached a career-high No.5 ranking on February 29, 2016 currently holds 18 WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2017 Taipei City (w/h.chan) Chan has reached one WTA singles final, at 2007 Bangkok (l. Pennetta) Hingis owns 43 WTA singles titles, including five at Grand Slams and one at Indian Wells (1998, d. Davenport in F) The only woman from Chinese Taipei to win the doubles title at Indian Wells was Hsieh Su-Wei (w/peng) in Hingis s two victories (1999, 2015) were the only ones by a Swiss player LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE) KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE) Residence: Prague, Czech Republic Residence: Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Date of Birth: 21 May 1985 Date of Birth: 10 May 1996 Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic Birthplace: Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Height: 5' 10'' (1.77 m) Height: 5' 9" (1.74m) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova are playing in their third event as a pair in 2017, improving their record to 7-3 by reaching the final Siniakova fell this fortnight in singles in 3r to No.13 seed Wozniacki; Hradecka exited in 2r singles qualifying (l. Lepchenko) The duo first played together at 2014 $100k ITF/Midland, MI-USA, but reunited this January at the Australian Open, falling 1r (l. Groenefeld/Peschke) In their next outing they finished R-Up at Taipei City (l. H.Chan and today s opponent Y.Chan), before exiting 1r at Dubai (l. Jurak/An.Rodionova) Hradecka is appearing in her first final at Indian Wells, having reached the SF on three previous occasions, 2007 (w/voracova), 2012 (w/hlavackova) and 2014 (w/j.zheng) Siniakova s only other doubles appearance at Indian Wells came last year, when she exited 1r (w/dushevina, l. Atawo/Spears) Both players have enjoyed doubles success prior to their current partnership; Hradecka has 21 doubles titles (most recent 2016 Moscow w/hlavackova) and Siniakova owns two titles (most recent 2015 Prague w/bencic) Hradecka s most fruitful partnership came alongside Andrea Hlavackova, with whom she won 2013 US Open and 2011 Roland Garros and an Olympic silver medal at London 2012 In singles, Hradecka has been finalist seven times, achieving a career-high No.41 ranking on June 6, 2011 (currently ranked No.152) Siniakova has one singles title, at 2017 Shenzhen, and has been a finalist on two other occasions; she reached a career-best No.37 on January 9, 2017 (currently ranked No.42) Hradecka achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No.4 on October 22, 2012, while Siniakova currently occupies her best-ever ranking of No.27 Both players have been members of the Czech Republic s Fed Cup team; Hradecka and Siniakova in 2017 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 3

15 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES SEMIFINALS [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Series tied 1-1 [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Vesnina leads 2-0 A LOOK AT THE FINAL FOUR PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $^ IW W/L* YTD W/L* YTD TITLES CAREER PRIZE $^ CAREER W/L* [3] Karolina Pliskova 3 CZE , ,576, [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova 8 RUS , ,071, [14] Elena Vesnina 15 RUS , ,228, [28] Kristina Mladenovic 26 FRA , ,154, *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament CAREER TITLES POTENTIAL FINAL HEAD to HEADS MLADENOVIC VESNINA KA.PLISKOVA Series tied 2-2 Ka.Pliskova leads 1-0 KUZNETSOVA Mladenovic leads 1-0 Series tied 1-1 SEMIFINAL HISTORIES PLAYER BEST 2017 RESULT BEST IW RESULT LAST FINAL REACHED (final result) CAREER SF W/L CAREER F W/L [3] Karolina Pliskova WON (2): Brisbane, Doha SF (1): 2016, Doha (WON) [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova SF (1): Indian Wells R-UP (2): Moscow (WON) [14] Elena Vesnina SF (2): Indian Wells SF (1): Charleston (R-Up) [28] Kristina Mladenovic WON (1): St. Petersburg SF (1): Acapulco (R-Up) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

16 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY SEMIFINAL QUICK HITS The 2017 Indian Wells semifinal line-up is comprised entirely of seeds, the highest being No.3 seed Karolina Pliskova, the lowest being No.28 seed Kristina Mladenovic. This is the sixth year in a row that four seeded players have reached the semifinals. Peng Shuai was the last unseeded player in 2011 to reach this stage Svetlana Kuznetsova, 31, is the oldest player among the semifinalists. Mladenovic, at 23, is the youngest Kuznetsova is the seventh-oldest player to reach the Indian Wells semifinals, while Vesnina is the ninth: YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 2015 Serena Williams (USA) SF 33 years, 177 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2014 Li Na (CHN) SF 32 years, 18 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)??? 31 years, 296 days 2003 Conchita Martinez (ESP) SF 30 years, 333 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS)??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days Based on age at end of tournament With both Kuznetsova and Vesnina reaching this stage, it is the first time two Russians have made the semifinals at Indian Wells since 2013, when Sharapova defeated Kirilenko before going on to lift the trophy. With Kuznetsova and Vesnina in opposite sides of the draw, if both progress it would be the first all-russian BNP Paribas Open final since 2006 (Sharapova defeated Dementieva) Meanwhile Mladenovic is the first French woman to reach this stage at Indian Wells since Marion Bartoli reached the final in 2011 (losing to Wozniacki) Karolina Pliskova is bidding to be first the first Czech woman to reach the title match at Indian Wells since Helena Sukova in 1990 (who lost to Navratilova) Three of the four semifinalists have matched or achieved their best result at the BNP Paribas Open Mladenovic and Vesnina are through to this stage for the first time, and Ka.Pliskova reached the semifinals last year Kuznetsova has reached the final at Indian Wells twice before in her career, finishing as runner-up in 2007 and 2008 A win today will see Kuznetsova advance to her 40th career final, the fifth-most among active players: PLAYER FINALS Serena Williams 92 Venus Williams 81 Maria Sharapova 58 Caroline Wozniacki 44 Svetlana Kuznetsova 39 Victoria Azarenka 36 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 2

17 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY Following her progression to the semfinals, Kuznetsova now owns 27 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells,and is well-placed on the all-time list: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki* Agnieszka Radwanska* Conchita Martínez Martina Hingis 27 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova* Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic Jelena Jankovic* Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering SF With current prize money of just over US$22 million, Kuznetsova can surpass the US$23 million mark should she win the Indian Wells title, becoming only the eighth player to reach this milestone Angelique Kerber fell at the R16 stage, meaning this is only the fifth time in 28 stagings (including 2017) that the top seed has failed to reach at least the quarterfinals WTA RANKING PROJECTIONS Angelique Kerber will return to World No.1 following Indian Wells Serena Williams will drop to No.2 Karolina Pliskova will stay at No.3, regardless of progression to the Indian Wells final or title Dominika Cibulkova will rise to a new career-high of No.4 Simona Halep will move to No.5 Svetlana Kuznetsova could rise to No.6 by winning the title, or No.7 by reaching the final. If Kuznetsova wins the title and moves to No.6 it would be her highest ranking since the week of May 24, Kristina Mladenovic will break into the Top 20 for the first time in her career having reached the semifinal. In addition, she will overtake countrywomen Caroline Garcia to be the new French No.1. Garcia has held the distinction as France s top-ranked woman since the week of July 11, 2016 (36 consecutive weeks). Looking ahead to Miami, Garcia is defending 65 points, while Mladenovic is defending 10. Elena Vesnina can rise as high as No.13 with the BNP Paribas Open title, beating her current career-best ranking of No.15 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 3

18 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY HONOR ROLL: PREMIER MANDATORY EVENTS YEAR INDIAN WELLS MIAMI MADRID BEIJING 2010 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) Kim Clijsters (BEL) Aravane Rezai (FRA) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2011 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2012 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) Serena Williams (USA) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2013 Maria Sharapova (RUS) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) Serena Williams (USA) Maria Sharapova (RUS) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2015 Simona Halep (ROU) Serena Williams (USA) Petra Kvitova (CZE) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2016 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Simona Halep (ROU) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 4

19 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Head to Head: WTA FINALS HARD I R1 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (6) 137 mins 2016 CINCINNATI HARD O QF KAROLINA PLISKOVA mins KAROLINA PLISKOVA (25) $644,061 $7,576,787 2 / 8 0 / / / / / / / / [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells SF ROAD TO THE SF vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (31) $214,749 $22,071,750 0 / 17 0 / / / / / / / / QF: d. GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) 7-6(2),7-6(5) (1h56) R16: d. TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #16) 5-1 Ret'd (0h28) R32: d. IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32) 6-4,7-6(2) (2h0) R64: d. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) 1-6,6-4,6-4 (1h59) R128: BYE Total games: 76 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 6h23 Average time on court: 1h36 Average rank of opponent: 25 QF: d. ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) 6-3,6-2 (1h03) R16: d. CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25) 6-1,6-4 (1h11) R32: d. ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) 6-2,2-6,6-1 (1h36) R64: d. JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #57) 7-6(3),6-4 (1h34) R128: BYE Total games: 80 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 8-1 Total time on court: 5h24 Average time on court: 1h21 Average rank of opponent: 14 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

20 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016 SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #15) 7-6(1) QF W - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) R16 W - JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #26) 7-6(2) R3 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #18) R2 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #107) R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) R3 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #22) R2 W - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #92) R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #29) R1 W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #123) R1* L - OLGA PUCHKOVA (RUS #79) R1* L - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #96) INDIAN WELLS Tournament History SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 2016 R2 L - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) R3 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(4) R2 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #78) 7-6(2) R3 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) R2 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #65) R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11) R2 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #23) R1 W - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #65) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) R2 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #335) R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #112) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) 2010 R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #42) R2 L - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #107) F L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) SF W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #5) QF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #19) R16 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #47) R3 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #40) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #79) F L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #18) SF W - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #46) 6-7(5) QF W - NICOLE VAIDISOVA (CZE #10) R16 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #24) R3 W - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #54) (4) R2 W - ROMINA OPRANDI (SUI #59) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

21 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2005 QF L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #5) R16 W - RIKA FUJIWARA (JPN #142) R3 W - MARIA VENTO-KABCHI (VEN #49) R2 W - EVA BIRNEROVA (CZE #137) R BYE QF L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #1) R16 W - AMY FRAZIER (USA #47) R3 W - ALICIA MOLIK (AUS #33) (6) 6-2 R2 W - ALINA JIDKOVA (RUS #106) R BYE R3 L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #39) (5) 6-4 R2 W - ANASTASIA MYSKINA (RUS #11) (7) 6-3 R1 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #711) Ka.Pliskova: Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells, and has matched best result at BNP Paribas Open by reaching SF, also reaching this stage in 2016 (l. eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li). Fell in qualifying Her two SFs here in are her best results to date at a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament Bidding to be first Czech woman to reach the title match at Indian Wells since Helena Sukova in 1990 (l. Navratilova) Contesting 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high ranking of No.3, achieved after QF run at Australian Open (week of January 30, 2017). Cannot climb any higher, even with Indian Wells title Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe). In 2017, fell 1r w/garcia (l. Arruabarrena/Liang) After 1r bye this year, rallied from a set down to defeat Puig in opening match. Saved two set points in second set on way to straight sets victory over Begu in 3r Defeated No.16 Bacsinszky in R16 (via ret. w/left wrist injury) to preserve perfect record vs. Top 20 opponents in 2017 (7-0) Defeated No.7 Muguruza in QF now owns a lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked players, going 3-0 in 2017, also defeating No.5 Cibulkova (Doha) and No.7 Muguruza (Fed Cup) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

22 Win over Muguruza takes record vs. the Spaniard to 6-1, having not lost to her since first meeting back in 2013 Faces No.8 Kuznetsova today. In most recent encounter (at 2016 WTA Finals), was serving for the match at 6-5 in third set, however ended up losing in subsequent tie-break. A win would have seen her progress to the SF stage Entering 2017 Indian Wells SF, has served the most aces this season 157 from 21 matches. Served most aces across from 61 matches Has gone 19-2 so far this season, with only Svitolina (20-3) holding a better record (2017 Indian Wells results included). In contrast, didn t score 19 match wins last season until grass-court swing (2016 Nottingham in June) Both of her losses in 2017 have come to players outside the Top 30 (No.31 Mladenovic at Dubai and No.79 Lucic-Baroni at Australian Open) Has won two titles in 2017 from four events contested, triumphing at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F) and Doha (d. Wozniacki in F). Owns 8-10 record in career singles finals In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF at Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni). Withdrew from Sydney w/left thigh injury In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in singles (d. Arruabarrena and Muguruza) Enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015) Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and title match at the majors. First Czech to reach US Open final since Helena Sukova in 1993 (l. Graf in F) Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American s 186-week reign at the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d. S.Williams). Defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament 21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r at a major Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske in F) and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay (2015 Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017 Brisbane, 2017 Doha) Other notable results in 2016 included R-Up finish at Eastbourne (l. Cibulkova in F) and SF runs at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and at home event in Prague (l. eventual champion Safarova) Captured fifth career doubles title at 2016 Birmingham (w/strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals

23 Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress. Also contested the doubles competition (w/goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic Helped Czech Republic defend Fed Cup title in November 2016, going 1-1 in singles (d. Mladenovic, l. Garcia) before teaming w/strycova to defeat Garcia/Mladenovic in decisive doubles match. Czech Republic have won the title in five out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row Currently the No.1 Czech player claimed status as country s top-ranked player for first time in August 2016, overtaking Kvitova Made Top 10 debut after 2015 Stanford R-Up finish, meaning that for the first time in WTA history, three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 at the same time (along with Kvitova and Safarova) Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings were introduced in November 1975, after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title Nominated for 2016 WTA Player of the Year; also nominated in 2014 for WTA Most Improved Coached by David Kotyza, former longtime coach of Kvitova, with 2017 Brisbane marking their first tournament together. Formerly coached by Jiri Vanek Kuznetsova: Making 14th appearance at Indian Wells. A back-to-back finalist here, reaching the title match in 2007 (l. Hantuchova) and 2008 (l. Ivanovic) 2017 SF aside, other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion Henin) and 2005 (l. Dementieva) Has reached SF at Indian Wells for first time reaching the BNP Paribas final in 2008 Bidding to be first Russian to reach Indian Wells singles final since 2013 (Sharapova d. Wozniacki) A win today will see Kuznetsova advance to her 40th career final, the fifth-most among active players: PLAYER FINALS Serena Williams 92 Venus Williams 81 Maria Sharapova 58 Caroline Wozniacki 44 Svetlana Kuznetsova 39 Victoria Azarenka 36

24 Has now reached at least the QF stage at six of her last eight tournaments 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON), 2016 WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF), 2017 St. Petersburg (QF) and 2017 Indian Wells (SF) Is the oldest player remaining in draw (aged 31), and the seventh-oldest player to reach the Indian Wells semifinals: YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 2015 Serena Williams (USA) SF 33 years, 177 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2014 Li Na (CHN) SF 32 years, 18 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)??? 31 years, 296 days 2003 Conchita Martinez (ESP) SF 30 years, 333 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS)??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days Based on age at end of tournament One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Suarez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy) Following progression to SF, owns 27 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, and is well-placed on the all-time list: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki* Agnieszka Radwanska* Conchita Martínez Martina Hingis 27 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova* Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic Jelena Jankovic* Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering SF Is joined in 2017 Indian Wells SF by countrywomen Vesnina - first time two Russians have made the SF here since 2013 (Sharapova d. Kirilenko). Should both progress, would be first all-russian BNP Paribas Open final since 2006 (Sharapova d. Dementieva). This remains the sole all-country women s singles final in the tournament s history After 1r bye, defeated Larsson in 2r and Vinci in 3r, before dispatching Garcia in R16 dropping only five games (61 64) Defeated countrywoman Pavlyuchenkova in QF on Wednesday, having lost twice to her already this season Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova today owns a lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked players, most recent wins coming over No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at 2016 WTA Finals (RR)

25 Can rise to No.6 in WTA Rankings by winning the Indian Wells title would be her highest ranking since May 2010 (also No.6). By reaching the final, will go to No.7 Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark only 12 other players have achieved this milestone. Should she win the 2017 Indian Wells title, would surpass US$23 million only the eighth player to reach this mark Playing first tournament since QF run at St. Petersburg (l. eventual R-Up Putintseva). Was forced to withdraw from Doha and Dubai w/abdominal injury Enjoyed run to R16 at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Was 57th time contesting main draw at a Grand Slam, which is the seventh most among active players Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. Muguruza). Posted 2r exit at Sydney (as defending champion, l. Pavlyuchenkova) Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) is fifth active player to reach the milestone, after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins Made sixth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, where she qualified for SF for the first time (l. Cibulkova); in five previous appearances (2004, ), had never progressed beyond group stage. Her gap of six years between WTA Finals (2009 to 2016) was most since Capriati and Frazier s seven year gaps (both from ) Defeat of Gavrilova in final at 2016 Moscow secured place at WTA Finals - entered tournament on a wildcard, knowing she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in After 1r bye, defeated Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic victory against Gavrilova in the final Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in 2016, with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan) Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on the WTA for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013) Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami (l. Azarenka in F). Record in WTA singles finals now stands at In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Muguruza) and Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams) and 2r at Australian Open (l. K.Bondarenko) and US Open (l. Wozniacki) Wimbledon result saw her return to the Top 10 (at No.10) for first time since May 2010, before peaking at No.7 the week of Beijing her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title defence Other notable results in 2016 included SF run at Prague (conceded w/o vs. Stosur w/abdominal injury) and QF at Rome (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova)

26 Advanced to 3r at Rio Olympics (l. Konta). Also competed in doubles w/kasatkina (l. Hlavackova/Hradecka in 3r) Owns seven wins over reigning world No.1s (7-20 record), most recently defeating S.Williams at 2016 Miami. Defeated Mauresmo, Safina and Henin twice each when they were No.1; one of only two players (also S.Williams) to beat Henin twice when she was No.1 A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in F). Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At Wimbledon, has reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007 Her 16 career doubles titles (most recently 2013 Moscow w/stosur) includes two Grand Slam titles, both at the Australian Open in 2005 (w/molik) and 2012 (w/zvonareva) One of five Russians to rank in Top 2 (also Myskina, Sharapova, Zvonareva, Safina); had chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with SF loss to Safina); also achieved career-high No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004) Ranked continuously in Top 20 from March 1, 2004 to July 11, 2010 (including over four years ranked continuously in Top 10 April 2006 to June 2010) Russian Fed Cup Team, 2004, , ; Russian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2016 Coached by Carlos Martinez

27 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Head to Head: ELENA VESNINA leads AUCKLAND HARD O R1 ELENA VESNINA 7-6(5) mins 2014 OEIRAS (ESTORIL) CLAY O R1 ELENA VESNINA mins KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (23) $295,434 $5,153,905 1 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 7-9 [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells SF ROAD TO THE SF vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) ELENA VESNINA (30) $280,558 $9,227,765 0 / 2 1 / / / / / / / / QF: d. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14) 3-6,7-6(4),6-2 (2h33) R16: d. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38) 6-3,6-3 (1h27) R32: d. SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 6-3,6-3 (1h42) R64: d. ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) 6-0,7-5 (1h42) R128: BYE Total games: 84 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 8-1 Total time on court: 7h24 Average time on court: 1h51 Average rank of opponent: 29 QF: d. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) 6-2,4-6,6-3 (2h11) R16: d. ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) 6-3,6-3 (1h24) R32: d. TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28) 6-4,1-6,6-4 (2h16) R64: d. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59) 6-4,7-5 (1h40) R128: BYE Total games: 94 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 8-2 Total time on court: 7h31 Average time on court: 1h53 Average rank of opponent: 15 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

28 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match KRISTINA MLADENOVIC 2016 ELENA VESNINA 2016 R2 L - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #56) R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) R2 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #9) R1 L - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #16) R2 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) R1 W - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #42) R1 L - CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA #60) R3 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) R2 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #75) R BYE R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #11) R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #38) R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) R2 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) R1 W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) R1 L - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) Mladenovic: Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells, and has posted best result by reaching SF, bettering 2r appearances in 2014 (l. Suárez Navarro) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Putintseva). Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Scheepers) and 2015 (l. Barthel) Youngest of the four semifinalists (aged 23) Only owned one win here at Indian Wells prior to 2017, defeating No.42 Zhang in 1r in Has posted four wins this fortnight en route to SF, defeating two seeds, the current World No.4 (Halep) and a former World No.1 (Wozniacki) Having reached SF, will break into Top 20 in WTA Rankings for first time in career and overtake Garcia to be the new French No.1 Is the first French woman through to Indian Wells SF since Bartoli in 2011 (R-Up) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

29 After 1r bye, defeated Beck in 2r in straight sets. Upset No.4 seed Halep in 3r to improve career record against Top 5 players to other wins came against No.2 Li (2014 Roland Garros), No.3 Halep (2015 Birmingham) and No.3 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Dubai) Defeated Davis in R16, and only dropped first set of tournament in win over No.14 Wozniacki in QF, taking lifetime record vs. Top 20 players to Faces No.15 Vesnina today Bidding to reach her third final of 2017 today, and in back-to-back tournaments, as coming off R-Up finish at Acapulco (l. Tsurenko). Now 1-4 in WTA singles finals Lifted first career title in St. Petersburg (d. Putintseva in F); also defeated No.11 V.Williams in 2r. Reached the USD $5 million prize money mark by winning title in St. Petersburg Followed this by going 1-1 in France s Fed Cup loss to Switzerland. Opening day victory over Belinda Bencic extended winning streak to six matches her longest run since following up victory at WTA 125K Series event at Taipei by reaching second round of Australian Open (October 2012-January 2013) Then reached 3r at Dubai (upset No.2 seed Ka.Pliskova in 2r, l. Wang) Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Hobart (l. Mertens) and Australian Open (l. Konjuh). In doubles, reached SF w/garcia in Melbourne (l. eventual R-Up Hlavackova/Peng) Ended 2016 at No.42, down from career-best year-end finish of No.29 in 2015; currently ranked at No.26, having briefly dropped out of Top 50 in 2017 due to early Australian Open exit Reached second and third WTA singles finals in 2016, at s-hertogenbosch (l. Vandeweghe) and Hong Kong (l. Wozniacki). Other career final was R-Up finish at 2015 Strasbourg (l. Stosur) Also enjoyed SF run at Strasbourg (l. eventual R-Up Lucic-Baroni) and QF runs at Eastbourne (l. Puig) and Washington D.C. (l. eventual champion Wickmayer) In doubles, season highlight in 2016 was teaming with Garcia to win her first Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros. They were the first French pair to win the doubles title at Roland Garros since 1971, when Gail Chanfreau and Francoise Durr triumphed Member of French Fed Cup Team that advanced to competition final vs. Czech Republic in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova) Won four doubles titles in 2016 with Garcia: Charleston (d. Mattek-Sands/Safarova), Stuttgart (d. Hingis/Mirza), Madrid (d. Hingis/Mirza) and Roland Garros (d. Makarova/Vesnina). In addition, also finished runners-up at Sydney, Dubai, US Open and Beijing (all w/garcia). Team qualified for WTA Finals Singapore, losing in SF. By winning the tournament, could have become joint-world No.1s Also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore in doubles w/babos. Went 1-2 in RR stage and failed to progress Overall, owns record in career doubles finals; has won 16 WTA doubles titles in addition to two mixed doubles titles 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open (w/daniel Nestor)

30 Across all Grand Slams, QF at 2015 US Open remains best result. Has achieved 3r showings at each of the other majors: Australian Open (2016), Roland Garros ( ) and Wimbledon (2015) Prior to defeat of Halep at 2015 Birmingham, all previous Top 10 wins of career had come in France: No.2 Li (2014 Roland Garros), No.10 Halep (2014 Paris [Indoors]), No.6 Kvitova (2013 Paris [Indoors]) and No.6 Bouchard (2015 Roland Garros) Won mixed doubles titles at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open, and finished runner-up at 2013 Roland Garros and 2015 Australian Open (all w/nestor) 2009 Roland Garros girls singles champion Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007 Currently without a coach Vesnina: Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and tenth overall). Has posted best result by reaching SF in 2017, bettering 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova). Posted 1r exits in 2006 (l. Kutuzova) and 2011 (l. Oudin) Fell in the 1r of Indian Wells qualifying in 2016, ranked No.86. The last player to fall in Indian Wells qualifying then reach the final in their next appearance was Serena Williams (l. qualifying in 1997, won title in 1999 did not play in 1998) Appearing in a SF at a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time. Had previously fallen in R16 at this level three times Miami (l. Henin), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka) Playing fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at career-high of No.15, first achieved week of February 6, Can rise as high as No.13 with the title Is the ninth-oldest player to make the Indian Wells SF: YEAR PLAYER RESULT AGE 2016 Serena Williams (USA) R-Up 34 years, 176 days 1991 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 34 years, 136 days 2015 Serena Williams (USA) SF 33 years, 177 days 1990 Martina Navratilova (USA) WON 33 years, 137 days 2014 Flavia Pennetta (ITA) WON 32 years, 19 days 2014 Li Na (CHN) SF 32 years, 18 days 2017 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)??? 31 years, 296 days 2003 Conchita Martinez (ESP) SF 30 years, 333 days 2017 Elena Vesnina (RUS)??? 30 years, 230 days 2015 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) R-Up 30 years, 22 days Based on age at end of tournament

31 Is joined in 2017 Indian Wells SF by countrywomen Kuznetsova - first time two Russians have made the SF here since 2013 (Sharapova d. Kirilenko). Should both progress, would be first all-russian BNP Paribas Open final since 2006 (Sharapova d. Dementieva). This remains the sole all-country women s singles final in the tournament s history After 1r bye, defeated Rogers in 2r, then No.25 seed Babos in 3r her first win over a Top 30 player in 2017 In R16, posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber now owns a 3-24 record against Top 5 players, with other wins coming against No.4 Halep (2016 Doha) and No.5 Stosur (2011 Charleston) Defeated No.13 V.Williams in QF to improve lifetime record vs. Top 20 players to a Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis) Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe, ret. w/low back injury) Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova) Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of was first year-end finish outside the Top 100 in 10 years Is in her career vs. Top 10 opponents (includes 2017 Indian Wells results), and was 3-2 in 2016 this was the first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season 2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/makarova, d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F). Team also won Montréal and WTA Finals in 2016 Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand Slam. Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds) Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first Top 10 victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne Went in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20) Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven occasions most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals before winning first title at 2013 Hobart) Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 WTA Finals

32 Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015) Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin

33 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson Catherine Sneddon Bryan Shapiro BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY (DAY 8): [19] ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Kuznetsova leads 5-3 [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) Ka.Pliskova leads 5-1 THURSDAY (DAY 9): [13] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14) vs. [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) Wozniacki leads 3-0 [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Vesnina leads 3-2 A LOOK AT THE LAST EIGHT PLAYER RANK NAT AGE YTD PRIZE $^ IW W/L* YTD W/L* YTD TITLES CAREER PRIZE $^ CAREER W/L* [3] Karolina Pliskova 3 CZE , ,576, [7] Garbiñe Muguruza 7 ESP , ,462, [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova 8 RUS , ,071, [12] Venus Williams 13 USA 36 1,364, ,796, [13] Caroline Wozniacki 14 DEN , ,521, [14] Elena Vesnina 15 RUS , ,228, [19] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 21 RUS , ,939, [28] Kristina Mladenovic 26 FRA , ,154, *Includes current tournament / ^Does not include current tournament POTENTIAL SEMIFINAL HEAD to HEADS PAVLYUCHENKOVA KUZNETSOVA KA.PLISKOVA Ka.Pliskova leads 4-0 Series tied 1-1 MUGURUZA Muguruza leads 3-0 Muguruza leads 3-1 CAREER TITLES V.WILLIAMS VESNINA WOZNIACKI V.Williams leads 7-0 Wozniacki leads 6-2 MLADENOVIC Mladenovic leads 1-0 Vesnina leads 2-0 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

34 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY QUARTERFINAL HISTORIES PLAYER BEST 2017 RESULT BEST IW RESULT LAST SEMIFINAL REACHED (final result) CAREER QF W/L CAREER SF W/L [3] Karolina Pliskova WON (2): Brisbane, Doha SF (1): Doha (WON) [7] Garbiñe Muguruza SF (1): Brisbane QF (1): Brisbane (SF) [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova QF (3): Brisbane, St. Petersburg, Indian Wells R-UP (2): WTA Finals (SF) [12] Venus Williams R-Up (1): Australian Open SF (2): 1998, Australian Open (R-Up) [13] Caroline Wozniacki R-Up (2): Doha, Dubai WON (1): Dubai (R-Up) [14] Elena Vesnina [19] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova QF (2): St. Petersburg, Indian Wells QF (3): Sydney, Australian Open, Indian Wells QF (1): Wimbledon (SF) SF (1): Moscow (R-Up) [28] Kristina Mladenovic WON (1): St. Petersburg QF (1): Acapulco (R-Up) QUARTERFINAL QUICK HITS The 2017 Indian Wells quarterfinal line-up is comprised entirely of seeds, the highest being No.3 seed Karolina Pliskova, the lowest being No.28 seed Kristina Mladenovic. The last time all eight players at this stage of the BNP Paribas Open were seeded was in 2013 Venus Williams, 36, is the oldest player remaining in the draw, followed by Svetlana Kuznetsova, 31 The youngest player remaining is Garbiñe Muguruza (23), followed by Mladenovic (also 23) Russia is the only country with multiple representatives in the quarterfinals, with three players Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Kuznetsova and Elena Vesnina Mladenovic is the first French player to reach the last eight at Indian Wells since Marion Bartoli in 2012 (who fell at this stage) Three players have posted their best Indian Wells result this fortnight having reached the quarterfinals Mladenovic, Vesnina and Muguruza Following their progression to the quarterfinals, Caroline Wozniacki and Kuznetsova are now well placed on the all-time lost for main draw match wins at Indian Wells: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki* 30 9 Agnieszka Radwanska* Conchita Martínez Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova* Jelena Jankovic* Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering QF Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 2

35 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY Pavlyuchenkova is through to her first Indian Wells quarterfinal since she advanced to the semifinal on her debut here in 2009 Only one former BNP Paribas Open champion is still in contention Wozniacki (2011). Kuznetsova is a two-time runner-up, in 2007 and 2008 Both Mladenovic and Wozniacki are yet to drop a set en route to this stage Angelique Kerber fell at the R16 stage, meaning this is only the fifth time in 28 stagings (including 2017) that the top seed has failed to reach at least the quarterfinals WTA RANKING PROJECTIONS Angelique Kerber will return to World No.1 following Indian Wells Serena Williams will drop to No.2 Karolina Pliskova will stay at No.3 however could be overtaken by Garbiñe Muguruza if she wins the title Svetlana Kuznetsova could rise to No.6 by winning the title Venus Williams can return to the Top 10 by reaching the final By winning the title, Caroline Wozniacki can return to the Top 10 for the first time since September 2015 Kristina Mladenovic can break the Top 20 for the first time in her career by reaching the semifinal. She will overtake countrywomen Caroline Garcia by having reached the quarterfinals - to be the new French No.1 Elena Vesnina can rise as high as No.13 with the BNP Paribas Open title, beating her current career-best ranking of No.15 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova would return to the Top 15 by getting her hands on the Indian Wels trophy she last ranked in this bracket back in February 2012 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 3

36 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [19] ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Head to Head: SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA leads AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R16 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA mins 2017 SYDNEY HARD O R16 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA mins 2016 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R3 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA mins 2015 MOSCOW HARD I F SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA mins 2015 WUHAN HARD O R1 ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA mins 2010 MONTREAL HARD O R1 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA mins 2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R2 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA mins 2009 BEIJING HARD O QF SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA mins ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (25) $379,697 $6,939,153 0 / 8 1 / / / / / / / / [19] ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #21) WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells QF ROAD TO THE QF vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (31) $214,749 $22,071,750 0 / 17 0 / / / / / / / / R16: d. DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) 6-4,3-6,6-2 (2h07) R32: d. BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #19) 6-3,6-2 (1h17) R64: d. ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST #125) 6-4,6-4 (1h23) R128: BYE Total games: 56 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 5-1 Total time on court: 4h47 Average time on court: 1h36 Average rank of opponent: 50 R16: d. CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25) 6-1,6-4 (1h11) R32: d. ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) 6-2,2-6,6-1 (1h36) R64: d. JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #57) 7-6(3),6-4 (1h34) R128: BYE Total games: 63 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-1 Total time on court: 4h21 Average time on court: 1h27 Average rank of opponent: 19 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

37 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2016 R2 L - KATERYNA BONDARENKO (UKR #70) (1) 6-4 R BYE R3 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-0 R2 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #20) R1 W - JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #52) R3 L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #241) (3) 6-0 R2 W - CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #77) R BYE R2 L - JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #69) R BYE R2 L - VANIA KING (USA #58) R BYE R3 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #12) R2 W - ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA (LAT #38) R BYE R3 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #11) R2 W - KAROLINA SPREM (CRO #94) R BYE SF L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #7) QF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #10) 7-6(8) 6-4 R16 W - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #121) R3 W - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #131) R2 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #3) R1 W - MARTA DOMACHOWSKA (POL #101) INDIAN WELLS Tournament History SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 2016 R2 L - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) R BYE R3 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(4) R2 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #78) 7-6(2) 6-2 R BYE R3 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) R2 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #65) R BYE R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11) R2 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #23) R1 W - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #65) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) R2 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #335) R BYE R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #112) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) R BYE R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #42) R BYE R2 L - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #107) R BYE F L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) SF W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #5) QF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #19) R16 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #47) R3 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #40) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #79) R BYE F L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #18) SF W - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #46) 6-7(5) QF W - NICOLE VAIDISOVA (CZE #10) R16 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #24) R3 W - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #54) (4) R2 W - ROMINA OPRANDI (SUI #59) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

38 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2005 QF L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #5) R16 W - RIKA FUJIWARA (JPN #142) R3 W - MARIA VENTO-KABCHI (VEN #49) R2 W - EVA BIRNEROVA (CZE #137) R BYE QF L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #1) R16 W - AMY FRAZIER (USA #47) R3 W - ALICIA MOLIK (AUS #33) (6) 6-2 R2 W - ALINA JIDKOVA (RUS #106) R BYE R3 L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #39) (5) 6-4 R2 W - ANASTASIA MYSKINA (RUS #11) (7) 6-3 R1 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #711) Pavlyuchenkova: Making ninth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching SF on debut in 2009 (l. eventual R-Up Ivanovic), which remains best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory event Is through to QF this fortnight for first time since that SF run Scored the first Top 5 (over No.3 Jankovic in 2r) and Top 10 wins (over No.10 A.Radwanska in QF) of her career en route to reaching the SF in 2009 By winning the Indian Wells title, would return to the Top 15 for first time since February Career-high ranking stands is No.13 (first achieved week of April 7, 2011 Bidding to reach first SF since 2015 Moscow (R-Up, l. Kuznetsova) One of three Russians to reach QF at 2017 Indian Wells (also Kuznetsova, Vesnina) After 1r bye, defeated Kontaveit in 2r before dispatching No.17 seed Strycova in in 3r. Yet to drop a set Defeated No.5 Cibulkova in R16 now owns a 9-27 record vs. Top 5 ranked players, with other wins against No.3 Jankovic (2009 Indian Wells), No.3 V.Williams (2009 Tokyo [PPO] and 2009 Beijing in back-to-back weeks), No.3 Zvonareva (2011 Roland Garros), No.5 Kerber (2012 Brisbane), No.5 Sharapova (2014 Paris [Indoors]), No.4 A.Radwanska (2014 Eastbourne) and No.4 A.Radwanska (2016 Montréal) Faces No.8 Kuznetsova today has gone 3-1 vs. Top 10 opponents in 2017, defeating No.9 Kuznetsova (Sydney), No.10 Kuznetsova (Australian Open) and No.5 Cibulkova (Indian Wells). Loss came to No.5 Cibulkova in Doha in February In contrast, posted only one Top 10 across the whole of 2016 (d. No.4 A.Radwanska at Montreal) During recent Middle Eastern swing, fell 2r in Doha (l. today s opponents Cibulkova) and 1r at Dubai (l. Jabeur) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

39 Posted QF run at Australian Open (l. eventual finalist V.Williams). Has now completed a perfect set of career Grand Slam QFs, having previously reached last eight at 2011 Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Schiavone), 2011 US Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams), and 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams) Opened 2017 season with 1r loss at Auckland (l. Goerges) before making QF run at Sydney (d. Stosur and defending champion Kuznetsova en route, l. Bouchard) Won fifth career doubles title at Sydney (w/babos); first doubles title since winning 2013 Madrid (w/safarova); now 5-2 in doubles finals Posted ninth successive Top 50 season in 2016; fourth Top 30 season in a row, at No.28. Has one Top 20 season finish, in 2011 (at No.16) In addition to reaching last eight at 2016 Wimbledon, reached a further six quarterfinals in 2016: Brisbane (l. Kerber), St Petersburg (l. Bencic), Acapulco (l. Wickmayer), Montréal (l. Keys), Linz (l. Cibulkova) and Moscow (l. Gavrilova) 1r win at 2016 Madrid snapped five-match losing streak that began in QF at Acapulco At the Slams, besides Wimbledon QF, fell 1r at Australian Open (l. Davis), reached 3r at Roland Garros (l. Kuznetsova) and 3r at US Open (l. eventual finalist Ka.Pliskova) Represented Russia at Rio Olympics, losing to eventual gold medalist Puig in 2r Eight-time WTA singles champion, at 2010 Monterrey (d. Hantuchova in F), 2010 Istanbul (d. Vesnina in F), 2011 Monterrey (d. Jankovic in F), 2013 Monterrey (d. Kerber in F), 2013 Oeiras (d. Suárez Navarro in F), 2014 Paris [Indoors] (d. Sharapova in F), 2014 Moscow (d. Begu in F), 2015 Linz (d. Friedsam in F). Also a five-time runner-up, most recently at 2015 Moscow (l. Kuznetsova) Played first WTA main draw as a wildcard at 2006 Moscow As well as twice winning the girls singles at the Australian Open (2006, 2007), won 2006 US Open junior title (d. Paszek in F) and was runner-up at 2006 Roland Garros (l. A.Radwanska) and won four Grand Slam girls' doubles titles. Named 2006 ITF Junior World Champion Introduced to tennis at age six by family Grandmother played basketball for USSR and grandfather was high-level basketball referee; father was Olympic-level canoeist (missed Games due to boycott) and mother a swimmer Coached by Simon Goffin. Previously coached by father, Sergey and brother, Aleks Kuznetsova: Making 14th appearance at Indian Wells. A back-to-back finalist here, reaching the title match in 2007 (l. Hantuchova) and 2008 (l. Ivanovic) Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion Henin), 2005 (l. Dementieva) and now 2017 Has reached QF at Indian Wells for first time reaching the BNP Paribas final in 2008 Has reached at least the QF stage at six of her last eight tournaments 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON), 2016 WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF), 2017 St. Petersburg (QF) and 2017 Indian Wells (QF)

40 Second-oldest player remaining in draw (aged 31), behind V.Williams (36) One of three Russians to make QF, along with Pavlyuchenkova and Vesnina One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Suarez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy) Following progression to QF, owns 26 main draw match wins here at Indian Wells, joint-seventh on the all-time list: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki* 30 9 Agnieszka Radwanska* Conchita Martínez Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova* Jelena Jankovic* Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells results entering QF After 1r bye, defeated Larsson in 2r and Vinci in 3r, before dispatching Garcia in R16 dropping only five games (61 64) Faces Pavlyuchenkova today, and bidding to avoid a third straight loss to the Russian this season alone Can rise to No.6 in WTA Rankings by winning the Indian Wells title would be her highest ranking since May 2010 (also No.6) Playing first tournament since QF run at St. Petersburg (l. eventual R-Up Putintseva). Was forced to withdraw from Doha and Dubai w/abdominal injury Enjoyed run to R16 at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Was 57th time contesting main draw at a Grand Slam, which is the seventh most among active players Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark only 12 other players have achieved this milestone Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. Muguruza). Posted 2r exit at Sydney (as defending champion, l. Pavlyuchenkova) Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) is fifth active player to reach the milestone, after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins Made sixth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, where she qualified for SF for the first time (l. Cibulkova); in five previous appearances (2004, ), had never progressed beyond group stage. Her gap of six years between WTA Finals (2009 to 2016) was most since Capriati and Frazier s seven year gaps (both from )

41 Defeat of Gavrilova in final at 2016 Moscow secured place at WTA Finals - entered tournament on a wildcard, knowing she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in After 1r bye, defeated Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic victory against Gavrilova in the final Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in 2016, with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan) Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on the WTA for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013) Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami (l. Azarenka in F). Record in WTA singles finals now stands at In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Muguruza) and Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams) and 2r at Australian Open (l. K.Bondarenko) and US Open (l. Wozniacki) Wimbledon result saw her return to the Top 10 (at No.10) for first time since May 2010, before peaking at No.7 the week of Beijing her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title defence Other notable results in 2016 included SF run at Prague (conceded w/o vs. Stosur w/abdominal injury) and QF at Rome (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) Advanced to 3r at Rio Olympics (l. Konta). Also competed in doubles w/kasatkina (l. Hlavackova/Hradecka in 3r) Owns seven wins over reigning world No.1s (7-20 record), most recently defeating S.Williams at 2016 Miami. Defeated Mauresmo, Safina and Henin twice each when they were No.1; one of only two players (also S.Williams) to beat Henin twice when she was No.1 A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in F). Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At Wimbledon, has reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007 Her 16 career doubles titles (most recently 2013 Moscow w/stosur) includes two Grand Slam titles, both at the Australian Open in 2005 (w/molik) and 2012 (w/zvonareva) One of five Russians to rank in Top 2 (also Myskina, Sharapova, Zvonareva, Safina); had chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with SF loss to Safina); also achieved career-high No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004) Ranked continuously in Top 20 from March 1, 2004 to July 11, 2010 (including over four years ranked continuously in Top 10 April 2006 to June 2010)

42 Russian Fed Cup Team, 2004, , ; Russian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2016 Coached by Carlos Martinez

43 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) Head to Head: KAROLINA PLISKOVA leads FED CUP HARD I R1 KAROLINA PLISKOVA N/A 2016 WTA FINALS HARD I R1 KAROLINA PLISKOVA (4) mins 2016 CINCINNATI HARD O SF KAROLINA PLISKOVA mins 2015 INDIAN WELLS HARD O R3 KAROLINA PLISKOVA mins 2015 DUBAI HARD O SF KAROLINA PLISKOVA mins 2013 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R1 GARBIÑE MUGURUZA mins KAROLINA PLISKOVA (25) $644,061 $7,576,787 2 / 8 0 / / / / / / / / [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells QF ROAD TO THE QF vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (23) $379,314 $10,462,479 0 / 3 0 / / / / / / / / R16: d. TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #16) 5-1 Ret'd (0h28) R32: d. IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32) 6-4,7-6(2) (2h) R64: d. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) 1-6,6-4,6-4 (1h59) R128: BYE Total games: 50 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 4-2 Total time on court: 4h27 Average time on court: 1h29 Average rank of opponent: 30 R16: d. ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #10) 7-6(5),1-6,6-0 (1h53) R32: d. KAYLA DAY (USA #175) 3-6,7-5,6-2 (2h04) R64: d. KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) 6-2,6-3 (1h30) R128: BYE Total games: 72 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 5h27 Average time on court: 1h49 Average rank of opponent: 29 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

44 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016 GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 2016 SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #15) 7-6(1) R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #62) QF W - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) R16 W - JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #26) 7-6(2) R3 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #18) R2 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #107) R3 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #15) R2 W - IRINA FALCONI (USA #103) R1 BYE R1 BYE R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) R3 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #22) R2 W - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #92) R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #29) R1 W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #123) R1* L - OLGA PUCHKOVA (RUS #79) R2 L - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #142) R16 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #6) R3 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #19) R1 W - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #40) R2* W - MARIA JOAO KOEHLER (POR #104) R1* W - GABRIELA DABROWSKI (CAN #294) R1* L - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #96) Ka.Pliskova: Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Posted best result at BNP Paribas Open last year with run to SF (l. eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li). Fell in qualifying Her SF result here in 2016 is best result to date at a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament Contesting 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high ranking of No.3, achieved after QF run at Australian Open (week of January 30, 2017). Cannot climb any higher, even with Indian Wells title Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe). This year fell 1r w/garcia (l. Arruabarrena/Liang) After 1r bye this year, rallied from a set down to defeat Puig in a match lasting just under two hours; saved two set points in second set on way to straight sets victory over Begu in 3r Defeated No.16 Bacsinszky in R16 (via ret. w/left wrist injury) to preserve perfect record vs. Top 20 opponents in 2017 (6-0) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

45 Faces No.7 Muguruza today in QF owns a lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked players, going 2-0 in 2017, defeating No.5 Cibulkova (Doha) and No.7 Muguruza (Fed Cup) Since losing to Muguruza in first meeting in 2013, has gone on to win all subsequent matches vs. the Spaniard (5-1) Has gone 18-2 so far this season, with only Svitolina (20-3) holding a better record (2017 Indian Wells results included). In contrast, didn t score 18 match wins last season until grass-court swing (2016 Nottingham in June) Both of her losses in 2017 have come to players outside the Top 30 (No.31 Mladenovic at Dubai and No.79 Lucic-Baroni at Australian Open) Entering 2017 Indian Wells QF, has served the most aces this season 152 from 20 matches. Served most aces across from 61 matches Has won two titles in 2017 from four events contested, triumphing at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F) and Doha (d. Wozniacki in F). Owns 8-10 record in career singles finals In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF at Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni). Withdrew from Sydney w/left thigh injury In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in singles (d. Arruabarrena and Muguruza) Enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015) Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and title match at the majors. First Czech to reach US Open final since Helena Sukova in 1993 (l. Graf in F) Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American s 186-week reign at the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d. S.Williams). Defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament 21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r at a major Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske in F) and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay (2015 Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017 Brisbane, 2017 Doha) Other notable results in 2016 included R-Up finish at Eastbourne (l. Cibulkova in F) and SF runs at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and at home event in Prague (l. eventual champion Safarova) Captured fifth career doubles title at 2016 Birmingham (w/strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals

46 Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress. Also contested the doubles competition (w/goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic Helped Czech Republic defend Fed Cup title in November 2016, going 1-1 in singles (d. Mladenovic, l. Garcia) before teaming w/strycova to defeat Garcia/Mladenovic in decisive doubles match. Czech Republic have won the title in five out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row Currently the No.1 Czech player claimed status as country s top-ranked player for first time in August 2016, overtaking Kvitova Made Top 10 debut after 2015 Stanford R-Up finish, meaning that for the first time in WTA history, three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 at the same time (along with Kvitova and Safarova) Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings were introduced in November 1975, after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title Nominated for 2016 WTA Player of the Year; also nominated in 2014 for WTA Most Improved Coached by David Kotyza, former longtime coach of Kvitova, with 2017 Brisbane marking their first tournament together. Formerly coached by Jiri Vanek Muguruza: Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells. Has posted best result at BNP Paribas Open having reached QF in 2017, beating her R16 showing on event debut in 2013 (as qualifier, l. Kerber) Lost opening matches in 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Kleybanova) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. McHale), and made 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, d. Falconi, l. Ka.Pliskova) This year, recorded back-to-back wins for the first time since 2013, defeating No.87 Flipkens in opening match, then beating WC Day in 3r Defeated No.10 Svitolina in R16 to take lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents to Was second Top 10 of 2017, after also beating No.9 Kuznetsova at Brisbane Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova today own a 6-11 lifetime record vs. Top 5 opponents, and bidding for first Top 5 win since defeating No.1 S.Williams in final of 2016 Roland Garros Is through to first WTA Premier Mandatory QF since winning Beijing title in 2015 Currently ranked No.7, but can rise to No.5 by winning title at 2017 Indian Wells

47 During Middle Eastern swing, fell in 2r at both Doha (l. Zhang) and Dubai (after 1r bye, ret. vs. Bondarenko w/left Achilles injury) Began 2017 season strongly with SF run at Brisbane - ret. vs. Cornet trailing 4-1 (w/right thigh injury). Was first SF since Cincinnati last August (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and second since run to final at Roland Garros Followed this up by reaching QF at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe) for first time after two R16 efforts in 2014 and 2015 Represented Spain in Fed Cup World Group loss to Czech Republic, going 1-1 in singles (d. Strycova, l. Ka.Pliskova) 2017 Australian Open marked 17th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Won maiden Slam title at 2016 Roland Garros d. S.Williams in F. One of just five women to defeat S.Williams in a Slam final (also V.Williams, Sharapova, Kerber and Stosur). Also finished R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams) One of just five players born in the 1990s to make a Grand Slam final, and two to win a title (also Kvitova at 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon). Became the first Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since 1998, when Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in three sets. Also the 45th player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title Posted second Top 10 season finish in 2016, at No.7 Finished 2016 season with second consecutive appearance at WTA Finals in Singapore went 1-2 in round-robin play and did not progress to SF. In 2015, became first Spanish player to compete at the WTA Finals in singles since 2001 (Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and reached doubles final (w/suárez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza) 2016 season highlight was winning maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Rose to career-high ranking of No.2 following Paris triumph. Was first Spanish woman to be ranked in Top 2 since Sánchez Vicario in December 1996 (as No.2). Meanwhile at 22 years, 7 months was the youngest first-time Grand Slam singles champion since Azarenka won 2012 Australian Open aged 22 years, 6 months In other Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Strycova) and fell 2r at both Wimbledon (l. qualifier Cepelova) and US Open (as No.3 seed, l. Sevastova) Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Rome (l. eventual R-Up Keys was first time winning three consecutive matches since 2015 WTA Finals) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova). Made QF at Doha (l. Petkovic) and Tokyo [PPO] (l. Sevastova) and posted R16 results at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and Beijing (l. Kvitova) Represented Spain at Rio Olympics. Advanced to 3r in singles (l. eventual gold medalist Puig 61 61) and QF in doubles (w/suárez Navarro, l. eventual gold medalists Makarova/Vesnina). Was due to play mixed doubles w/nadal, but the pair conceded a w/o in 1r match due to Nadal s ongoing participation in singles and doubles Enjoyed breakout season in 2015, ending the year ranked No.3 and reaching first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon l. S.Williams having defeated four Top 20 opponents en route: No.10 Kerber (3r), No.5 Wozniacki (R16), No.15 Bacsinszky (QF) and No.13 A.Radwanska (SF). Became first Spanish woman to reach Wimbledon final since Sánchez Vicario (1996) and first Spanish woman to reach any Grand Slam singles final since Conchita Martínez at 2000 Roland Garros (l. Pierce)

48 Made Top 10 rankings debut after 2015 Wimbledon; one of six players to enter the elite bracket in 2015 also Makarova, Suárez Navarro, Safarova, Ka.Pliskova and Bacsinszky Owns 3-3 career record in singles finals in addition to 2016 Roland Garros and 2015 Beijing, won 2014 Hobart (as qualifier, d. Koukalova in F, did not drop a set en route) Made WTA main draw debut at Miami in 2012, defeating No.9 Zvonareva for first Top 10 win of career Coached by Sam Sumyk

49 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) Head to Head: ELENA VESNINA leads MIAMI HARD O R2 ELENA VESNINA (5) mins 2015 AUCKLAND HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS mins 2014 DUBAI HARD O R1 VENUS WILLIAMS mins 2013 CINCINNATI HARD O R2 ELENA VESNINA mins 2012 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R1 ELENA VESNINA mins VENUS WILLIAMS (36) $1,364,910 $35,796,658 0 / 49 0 / / / / / / / / [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells QF ROAD TO THE QF vs. [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) ELENA VESNINA (30) $280,558 $9,227,765 0 / 2 1 / / / / / / / / R16: d. SHUAI PENG (CHN #49) 3-6,6-1,6-3 (1h56) R32: d. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) 6-4,6-2 (1h12) R64: d. JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) 1-6,7-6(5),6-1 (1h46) R128: BYE Total games: 70 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 4h54 Average time on court: 1h38 Average rank of opponent: 47 R16: d. ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) 6-3,6-3 (1h24) R32: d. TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28) 6-4,1-6,6-4 (2h16) R64: d. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59) 6-4,7-5 (1h40) R128: BYE Total games: 67 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-1 Total time on court: 5h20 Average time on court: 1h47 Average rank of opponent: 20 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

50 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match VENUS WILLIAMS 2016 ELENA VESNINA 2016 R2 L - KURUMI NARA (JPN #89) R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) R2 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #9) SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #10) W/O R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) QF W - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #11) R16 W - RACHEL MCQUILLAN (AUS #71) R2 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) R3 W - CARA BLACK (ZIM #37) R2 W - SARAH PITKOWSKI-MALCOR (FRA #95) R3 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) R2 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #75) SF L - MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #1) (7) QF W - JOANNETTE KRUGER (RSA #25) R16 W - DOMINIQUE MONAMI (BEL #15) R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) R2 W - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #31) R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) 6-2 QF L - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #8) (1) 2009 R16 W - IVA MAJOLI (CRO #9) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #11) R2 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #29) R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #38) R1 W - ANNIE MILLER (USA #48) R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) R2* W - RIKA HIRAKI (JPN #77) R2 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) R1* W - MEILEN TU (USA #94) R W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) R1 L - JULIE HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA #18) R1 L - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) R2* W - JANETTE HUSAROVA (SVK #88) R1* W - JANA NEJEDLY (CAN #99) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

51 V.Williams: Making sixth appearance at Indian Wells, and second since 2001, after an absence of 15 years Best result here is reaching SF in both 1998 (l. eventual champion Hingis) and 2001 (l. eventual champion S.Williams via w/o). As qualifier, reached QF in 1997 (l. eventual champion Davenport). Defeat of No.9 Majoli in 3r was first Top 10 win of career. Has gone on to amass a record in her career against Top 10 ranked opponents On return to tournament in 2016, fell 2r (after 1r bye, l. Nara). Also exited 1r in 1996 (as qualifier, l. Halard-Decugis) Of 19 American women to begin main draw, only one to advance to QF. Also at 36, was oldest to begin main draw. One of three thirty-somethings to make last eight at Indian Wells, (also Kuznetsova, 31, and Vesnina, 30) This year, after 1r bye, defeated Jankovic in 2r (saving three MPs before prevailing 16 76(5) 61) and Safarova in 3r in straight sets Had previously lost opening match at her last five WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments, at 2015 Madrid (l. Azarenka), 2015 Beijing (l. Ivanovic), 2016 Indian Wells (l. Nara), 2016 Miami (l. Vesnina) and 2016 Beijing (l. Peng) Faces No.15 Vesnina today bidding for first Top 20 win since d. No.12 Suarez Navarro at 2016 Wimbledon. Lifetime record vs. Top 20 players stands at Can return to Top 10 in WTA Rankings by reaching the Indian Wells final. Is is already the third oldest player to reach the Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (38 years, 75 days) Coming off 2r exit at St. Petersburg (after 1r bye, l. eventual champion Mladenovic) Made historic run to Australian Open singles final in January (l. S.Williams). Title match in Melbourne marked 15th Grand Slam singles final of career, and first in seven and half years (2009 Wimbledon - l. S.Williams). In the Open Era, no player has waited so long to reach another Grand Slam final Mauresmo waited seven years between finishing runner-up at 1999 Australian Open and winning 2006 Australian Open At 36 years of age, became the oldest finalist at the Australian Open in the Open Era. The match between Venus and Serena in Melbourne had the oldest combined age of any Grand Slam final match-up in the Open Era (71 years, and 351 days), beating the previous record set by Pennetta and Vinci (66 years, 19 days) at the 2015 US Open 2017 Australian Open marked 73rd Grand Slam main draw appearance the Open Era record Australian Open result saw her rise to No.11 in WTA rankings Opened 2017 season at Auckland defeated New Zealand wildcard Jade Lewis in 1r before conceding w/o to Osaka in 2r, citing right arm injury

52 Ended 2016 at No.17, down from No.7 in 2015, for 15th non-consecutive Top 20 finish; record includes six Top 5 year-end finishes 2016 season highlights including winning 49th career singles title at Kaohsiung (d. Doi), and reaching 80th career singles final at Stanford (l. Konta). Is fourth-oldest player to win a WTA singles title, behind Billie Jean King (39) at 1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, and Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris [Indoors] At Grand Slam level in 2016, advanced to SF at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) which was first time reaching that stage at a major since 2010 US Open. Also reached R16 at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Bacsinszky) and 2016 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova) Represented USA at Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Flipkens), 1r in doubles (w/s.williams, l. eventual bronze medalists Safarova/Strycova) and winning a silver medal in the mixed doubles (w/ram, l. Mattek-Sands/Sock) Currently 11th on list of WTA title holders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles). Of her 49 titles, 31 have been won on hard court In 2015, returned to Top 10 following 2015 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai triumph for first time since March At 35 years of age, was the oldest player to rank in Top 10 since 38-year-old Navratilova in December 1994 (whose run ended on January 1, 1995) At 2014 Montréal, defeated sister Serena for first win over a reigning world No.1 since d. Safina in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (owns a lifetime record vs. No.1s eight wins vs. Hingis, two wins vs. Davenport, one win vs. Safina, one win vs. Jankovic, two wins vs. Serena) Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, having won Wimbledon five times (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008) and the US Open twice ( ) Also a eight-time Grand Slam runner-up: Wimbledon ( and 2009), US Open (1997, 2002), Roland Garros (2002) and Australian Open (2003, 2017) Owns 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/s.williams), most recently winning 2016 Wimbledon (d. Babos/Shvedova in F) Won singles gold medal at 2000 Sydney Olympics (d. Dementieva in F); has won doubles gold three times with sister Serena, at Sydney, Beijing and London; claimed silver medal in mixed doubles at Rio (w/ram) Spent 11 weeks at world No.1 in singles (first ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010 Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland (now Stanford) in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before falling to then-world No.2 Sánchez-Vicario in three sets Coached by Richard Williams, Oracene Price and David Witt; hitting partner here is Jermaine Jenkins

53 Vesnina: Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Has posted best result by reaching QF in 2017, bettering 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova) Appearing in a QF at a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time. Had previously fallen in R16 at this level three times Miami (l. Henin), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka) Playing fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at career-high of No.15, first achieved week of February 6, Can rise as high as No.13 with the title After 1r bye, defeated Rogers in 2r, then No.25 seed Babos in 3r her first win over a Top 30 player in 2017 In R16, posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber now owns a 3-24 record against Top 5 players, with other wins coming against No.4 Halep (2016 Doha) and No.5 Stosur (2011 Charleston) Faces No.13 V.Williams today owns a lifetime record vs. Top 20 players One of three Russians to reach the QF at Indian Wells (also Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova) Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis) Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe, ret. w/low back injury) Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova) Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of was first year-end finish outside the Top 100 in 10 years Is in her career vs. Top 10 opponents (includes 2017 Indian Wells results), and was 3-2 in 2016 this was the first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season 2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/makarova, d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F). Team also won Montréal and WTA Finals in 2016 Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand Slam. Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds) Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first Top 10 victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne Went in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20)

54 Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven occasions most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals before winning first title at 2013 Hobart) Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 WTA Finals Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015) Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin

55 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [13] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14) vs. [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads HONG KONG HARD O F CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (4) mins 2014 ISTANBUL HARD O SF CAROLINE WOZNIACKI mins 2014 MONTERREY HARD O R16 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI mins CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (26) $435,629 $22,521,805 0 / 25 0 / / / / / / / / [13] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #14) WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells QF ROAD TO THE QF vs. [28] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #26) KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (23) $295,434 $5,153,905 1 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 7-9 R16: d. MADISON KEYS (USA #9) 6-4,6-4 (1h32) R32: d. KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #42) 6-3,6-1 (1h19) R64: d. MAGDA LINETTE (POL #80) 6-3,6-0 (1h16) R128: BYE Total games: 51 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-0 Total time on court: 4h07 Average time on court: 1h22 Average rank of opponent: 44 R16: d. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38) 6-3,6-3 (1h27) R32: d. SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 6-3,6-3 (1h42) R64: d. ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) 6-0,7-5 (1h42) R128: BYE Total games: 54 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-0 Total time on court: 4h51 Average time on court: 1h37 Average rank of opponent: 20 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

56 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY INDIAN WELLS Tournament History CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 2016 KRISTINA MLADENOVIC 2016 R2 L - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #69) (8) 7-5 R2 L - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #56) R3 L - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #37) R1 L - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) R2 W - ONS JABEUR (TUN #130) 7-6(3) R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #16) R16 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) R W - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #42) R3 W - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #64) 7-6(7) R1 L - CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA #60) R2 W - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #41) F L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #3) SF W - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #6) QF W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) W/O R16 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #12) 7-6(3) 6-3 R3 W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #30) R2 W - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #33) R16 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #16) R3 W - SOFIA ARVIDSSON (SWE #56) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #42) F W - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #17) SF W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #18) QF W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #9) 3-0 R16 W - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #24) R3 W - MARÍA JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ (ESP #29) R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #182) F L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #9) SF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) QF W - JIE ZHENG (CHN #23) R16 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19) R3 W - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #36) R2 W - VANIA KING (USA #76) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

57 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2009 QF L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #6) R16 W - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #107) R3 W - KAIA KANEPI (EST #21) R2 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #100) R BYE R16 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3) R3 W - AIKO NAKAMURA (JPN #89) R2 W - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #29) R1 W - MELINDA CZINK (HUN #143) (4) 2007 R2 L - MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #6) R1 W - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #90) Wozniacki: Making eleventh consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. A former champion, winning the title in 2011 (d. Bartoli in F). Also a two-time R-Up, in 2010 (l. Jankovic) and 2013 (l. Sharapova) Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open are making QF in 2009 (l. eventual champion Zvonareva) and now in 2017 After 1r bye, defeated Linette (2r), Siniakova (3r) and No.9 Keys in R16 now owns a lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, going 2-2 in 2017 (also d. No.6 A.Radwanska at Doha, l. No.9 Konta at Australian Open and No.3 Ka.Pliskova at Doha) Yet to drop a set en route to QF Sits third for the most amount of match wins in Indian Wells tournament history: PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki* 30 9 Agnieszka Radwanska* Conchita Martínez Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 26 6 Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova* Jelena Jankovic* Kim Clijsters 24 5 *Includes 2017 Indian Wells result entering QF Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

58 Defeat of Keys means she is still undefeated against players from USA in 2017, going 5-0 in addition defeated Gibbs and Lepchenko at Auckland, Davis at Doha and Bellis at Dubai. In fact this winning run vs. Americans stretches to 10 wins in total, dating back to 2016 Auckland, where she lost to Stephens (SF) Has reached her fifth QF of 2017 from six events contested Can return to the Top 10 for the first time since September 2015 should she win the title Coming off back-to-back finals at Doha (l. Ka.Pliskova) and Dubai (l. Svitolina). Now owns record in career singles finals. S.Williams (92), V.Williams (81) and Sharapova (58) are the only active players to have appeared in more finals Opened 2017 season with back to back QF efforts at Auckland (l. Goerges) and Sydney (l. Strycova); loss to Strycova lasted 3 hours 20 minutes Advanced to 3r at Australian Open for the seventh time in her career; fell to Konta in straight sets Posted ninth successive Top 20 season in 2016, finishing at No.19 lowest year end ranking since 2007 (No.64) having played US Open on a ranking of No.74. Run to SF at Flushing Meadows heralded start of ranking recovery; defeated No.10 seed Kuznetsova and No.9 seed Keys en route before falling to eventual champion Kerber In subsequent Asian swing, won her 24th and 25th career singles titles at Tokyo [PPO] (d. Osaka in F) and Hong Kong (d. Mladenovic in F). Has won at least one title nine years running ( ) Also reached R16 at Wuhan and Beijing before closing out season with QF appearance at Luxembourg Prior to 2016 US Open, fell 1r at New Haven (l. Ostapenko), where she is a four time champion ( ; at one point enjoyed 21 match win streak at event) Flag bearer for Denmark at opening ceremony of Rio Olympics; reached 2r (l. eventual bronze medalist Kvitova) Returned to action following two and a half months out w/right ankle injury during grass court swing, making comeback at Nottingham (l. Kontaveit in 2r) Was unseeded at 2016 Wimbledon the first time since 2008 Australian Open she wasn t seeded at a Grand Slam Prior to 2016 Nottingham, last tournament played was Miami (3r, l. Svitolina) Ended 2015 ranked No.17 first time since 2009 not finishing inside Top 10 (her six years prior inside Top 10 was longest active streak); currently ranked No.15 her highest position since October 2015 Is a former World No.1, having held the ranking for 67 weeks; finished two seasons in the top spot 2010 and 2011 Two time Grand Slam finalist, finishing runner up at 2009 US Open (l. Clijsters) and 2014 US Open (l. S.Williams). Has reached SF on three further occasions at Flushing Meadows

59 Ranks fourth among active players (behind S.Williams, V.Williams and Sharapova) for singles titles (25) 20 of which have come on hardcourts. Owns the most career singles titles without having won a Grand Slam (was previously Pam Shriver with 21 titles) Passed $22 million in career prize money in th on all time list Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners youth programs Signed as a USANA Health Sciences brand ambassador in March As part of the announcement she launched the program s annual Aces for Humanity campaign to aid the USANA True Health Foundation, whose mission is to provide critical nutrition to those who are suffering or in need; money is donated for each ace served by the eight USANA ambassadors on the WTA Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki. Physio is Nicky Dunn and hitting partner is Sascha Bajin (formerly worked with Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka) Mladenovic: Making fifth consecutive main draw appearance at tournament; has posted best result by reaching QF, bettering 2r appearances in 2014 (l. Suárez Navarro) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Putintseva). Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Scheepers), 2015 (l. Barthel) After 1r bye, defeated Beck in 2r in straight sets. Upset No.4 seed Halep in 3r to improve career record against Top 5 players to other wins came against No.2 Li (2014 Roland Garros), No.3 Halep (2015 Birmingham) and No.3 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Dubai) Defeated Davis in R16, and is yet to drop a set en route to QF. Is the first French player through to Indian Wells QF since Bartoli in 2012 (l. QF) Can break into Top 20 for first time in her career by reaching SF. Guaranteed to overtake countrywomen Garcia by having reached QF and be the new French No.1 Coming off R-Up finish at Acapulco (l. Tsurenko). Now 1-4 in WTA singles finals Lifted first career title in St. Petersburg (d. Putintseva in F); also defeated No.11 V.Williams in 2r - record vs. Top 20 ranked opponents is now Reached the USD $5 million prize money mark by winning title in St. Petersburg Followed this by going 1-1 in France s Fed Cup loss to Switzerland. Opening day victory over Belinda Bencic extended winning streak to six matches her longest run since following up victory at WTA 125K Series event at Taipei by reaching second round of Australian Open (October 2012-January 2013) Then reached 3r at Dubai (upset No.2 seed Ka.Pliskova in 2r, l. Wang)

60 Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Hobart (l. Mertens) and Australian Open (l. Konjuh). In doubles, reached SF w/garcia in Melbourne (l. eventual R-Up Hlavackova/Peng) Ended 2016 at No.42, down from career-best year-end finish of No.29 in 2015; currently ranked at No.26, having briefly dropped out of Top 50 in 2017 due to early Australian Open exit Reached second and third WTA singles finals in 2016, at s-hertogenbosch (l. Vandeweghe) and Hong Kong (l. Wozniacki). Other career final was R-Up finish at 2015 Strasbourg (l. Stosur) Also enjoyed SF run at Strasbourg (l. eventual R-Up Lucic-Baroni) and QF runs at Eastbourne (l. Puig) and Washington D.C. (l. eventual champion Wickmayer) In doubles, season highlight in 2016 was teaming with Garcia to win her first Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros. They were the first French pair to win the doubles title at Roland Garros since 1971, when Gail Chanfreau and Francoise Durr triumphed Member of French Fed Cup Team that advanced to competition final vs. Czech Republic in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova) Won four doubles titles in 2016 with Garcia: Charleston (d. Mattek-Sands/Safarova), Stuttgart (d. Hingis/Mirza), Madrid (d. Hingis/Mirza) and Roland Garros (d. Makarova/Vesnina). In addition, also finished runners-up at Sydney, Dubai, US Open and Beijing (all w/garcia). Team qualified for WTA Finals Singapore, losing in SF. By winning the tournament, could have become joint-world No.1s Also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore in doubles w/babos. Went 1-2 in RR stage and failed to progress Overall, owns record in career doubles finals; has won 16 WTA doubles titles in addition to two mixed doubles titles 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open (w/daniel Nestor) Across all Grand Slams, QF at 2015 US Open remains best result. Has achieved 3r showings at each of the other majors: Australian Open (2016), Roland Garros ( ) and Wimbledon (2015) Prior to defeat of Halep at 2015 Birmingham, all previous Top 10 wins of career had come in France: No.2 Li (2014 Roland Garros), No.10 Halep (2014 Paris [Indoors]), No.6 Kvitova (2013 Paris [Indoors]) and No.6 Bouchard (2015 Roland Garros) Won mixed doubles titles at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open, and finished runner-up at 2013 Roland Garros and 2015 Australian Open (all w/nestor) 2009 Roland Garros girls singles champion Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007 Currently without a coach

61 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson Catherine Sneddon Bryan Shapiro BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES - DAY 6 PAULINE PARMENTIER (FRA #62) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) Kerber leads 1-1 [6] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #6) vs. [Q] SHUAI PENG (CHN #49) A.Radwanska leads 3-2 [9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #52) Keys leads 1-0 LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) V.Williams leads 4-2 [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. [25] TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28) First meeting PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

62 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY PAULINE PARMENTIER (FRA #62) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) Head to Head: ANGELIQUE KERBER leads BOGOTA CLAY O QF ANGELIQUE KERBER mins PAULINE PARMENTIER (31) $84,439 $2,374,338 0 / 2 0 / / / / / / / / 7-11 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r ANGELIQUE KERBER (29) $327,004 $19,648,788 0 / 10 0 / / / / / / / / Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration R2 P. PARMENTIER d. Y. PUTINTSEVA 6-2, mins R2 A. KERBER d. A. PETKOVIC 6-2, mins R1 P. PARMENTIER d. O. DODIN 6-2, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match PAULINE PARMENTIER 2016 R1 L - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #69) 7-6(5) R2* W - SAISAI ZHENG (CHN #65) (2) R1* W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #131) (3) R2* L - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #131) R1* W - SHUKO AOYAMA (JPN #207) R1 L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #109) R1 L - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #74) R1* L - ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA (RUS #121) ANGELIQUE KERBER 2016 R2 L - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) R2 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(6) R2 L - MARÍA-TERESA TORRÓ-FLOR (ESP #72) (5) 6-4 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

63 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2010 R2* L - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #130) R1* W - ABIGAIL SPEARS (USA #251) (2) 2009 R1 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #46) R1 L - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #113) SF L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) QF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) W/O R16 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #95) R3 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #32) (4) R2 W - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) QF W - NA LI (CHN #8) R16 W - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) (4) R3 W - VANIA KING (USA #58) W/O R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #90) R BYE R1 L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) R1* L - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #77) R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) (3) R2 W - OLGA GOVORTSOVA (BLR #41) R1 W - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA (RUS #105) Parmentier: Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and ninth appearance overall). Has posted best result at BNP Paribas Open in 2017 by reaching 3r, having previously fallen 1r on all outings here 2008 (l. Voskoboeva), 2009 (l. Kvitova), 2012 (l. Date), 2013 (l. Lucic-Baroni) and 2016 (l. qualifier Zhang via ret.). Additionally fell in and 2015 qualifying By reaching 3r this week, has scored best result at a WTA Premier Mandatory event, beating 2r efforts at Miami in 2010 (as qualifier, l. Ivanovic) and 2015 (as qualifier, l. Stosur) In opening match, overcame countrywoman Dodin, which marked first win over a French player at tour-level after four consecutive losses, having last defeated compatriot Johansson at 2012 Osaka Win over No.31 Putintseva in 2r was best win-by-ranking since defeating No.35 Niculescu at 2016 Roland Garros Faces No.2 Kerber today in 3r holds a 0-5 record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents and 0-12 vs. Top 10 ranked opponents in career Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

64 Does own five Top 20 wins (5-26 lifetime record), defeating No.14 Szavay (2008 Bad Gastein), No.12 Lisicki (2012 Strasbourg), No.20 Vinci (2014 Roland Garros), No.16 Petkovic (2014 Luxembourg) and No.19 Svitolina (2015 WTA 125k Limoges) Posted highest ranking for almost five years a fortnight ago, sitting at No.59 (week of February 27, 2017) was last ranked that high week of April 30, Playing fortnight of 2017 BNP Open at No.62 Coming off QF run at Acapulco (l. Lucic-Baroni), which marked first back-to-back wins of 2017 Opened season with 1r exits at Auckland (l. S.Williams) and Hobart (l. Voskoboeva), before making 2r at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe) In February, lost singles rubber (l. Bencic) representing France in Fed Cup vs. Switzerland. Made 2r at Budapest (l. Sasnovich) Ended 2016 at No.73, up from No.116 in 2015 Season highlights were reaching SF at Katowice (l. eventual champion Cibulkova) and QFs at Monterrey (as qualifier, l. Garcia), Rabat (l. Babos), Bucharest (l. King) and Strasbourg (l. eventual runner-up Lucic-Baroni) Career-high ranking is No.40, achieved in July 2008 Best result across the Grand Slams was R16 run at 2014 Roland Garros (l. Muguruza). At Us Open, made 3r in At Australian Open reached 2r in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and at Wimbledon reached 2r in and 2011 Owns two career singles titles: 2007 Tashkent (d. Azarenka in F) and 2008 Bad Gastein (d. Hradecka in F) On ITF Circuit, owns 10 singles and three doubles titles Made Top 100 debut in September 2007 (after US Open); Top 50 debut in February 2008 (after Viña del Mar) Made tour-level main draw debut at 2005 Roland Garros (l. Benesova in 1r) French Fed Cup Team, and 2015, French Olympic Team, 2008 Coached by Stephane Charret Kerber: Making ninth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Two-time semifinalist here, in 2012 (l. eventual champion Azareanka) and 2013 (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) Other notable result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r on event debut in 2008 (l. Bartoli). Fell in 2009 qualifying Having lost World No.1 ranking to S.Williams after 2017 Australian Open, will reclaim the top spot after fortnight of Indian Wells due to S.Williams s withdrawal w/left knee injury

65 Win over Petkovic on Saturday snapped three consecutive opening match losses here at Indian Wells - after 1r byes, lost 2r in 2014 (l. Torró-Flor), 2015 (l. Stephens) and 2016 (l. Allertova) Her defeat of countrywoman Petkovic was also 12th consecutive win over a fellow German: Petkovic (2017 Indian Wells), Barthel (2017 Dubai), Witthoeft (2017 Australian Open and 2016 Wimbledon), Beck and Siegemund (2016 Stuttgart), Beck (2016 Australian Open), Witthoeft (2015 Wimbledon), Lisicki (2015 Birmingham), Petkovic (2015 Charleston), Friedsam (2014 Nürnberg) and Barthel (2013 Roland Garros). The last German to defeat her was Barthel at 2013 Doha Defeating a German player is a good indication for a finals run for Kerber, with six of the above wins leading to reaching the title match - Witthoeft (2016 Wimbledon R-Up), Beck and Siegmund (2016 Stuttgart WON), Beck (2016 Australian Open WON), Lisicki (2015 Birmingham WON) and Petkovic (2016 Charleston WON) Faces No.62 Parmentier today in 3r loss would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.64 Allertova on at Indian Wells a year ago During recent Middle Eastern swing, lost opening match at Doha (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina) before strong SF run at Dubai (l. eventual champion Svitolina) Posted R16 exit at Australian Open in January as defending champion - lost to Vandeweghe in straight sets Began season with QF run at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and 2r exit at Sydney (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina) Enjoyed an incredible 2016 season, winning first Grand Slam titles of career at Australian Open (d. S.Williams in F) and US Open (d. Ka.Pliskova in F), finishing R-Up at Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F) and rising to World No.1 in the WTA rankings At 2016 Australian Open was first German to win a Grand Slam singles title since Graf at 1999 Roland Garros (d. Hingis in F). Became only fourth player to defeat S.Williams in a Grand Slam final (after V.Williams, Sharapova and Stosur; since joined by Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros) Also became first Grand Slam champion to save match point en route to the title since Li at 2014 Australian Open (Kerber saved a match point in 1r win over Doi) and was the first left-handed player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Kvitova at 2014 Wimbledon Won second Grand Slam singles title at US Open (d. Ka.Pliskova in F) and rose to world No.1; was 22nd player to hold WTA World No.1 ranking, and second German woman to achieve milestone since computer rankings were introduced in 1975 (after Graf, who spent the last of her record 377 weeks at No.1 in March 1997) Aged 28, was oldest player to make her debut at World No.1, a record previously held by Jennifer Capriati, who was 25 years, 200 days when she reached No.1 in October 2001 Secured the 2016 year-end World No.1 ranking only the 12th WTA player to achieve the feat and second German woman to do so after Graf (eight times) Was voted WTA Player of the Year in 2016 by international media and fans

66 2016 marked fifth successive Top 10 season finish. Was the WTA match win leader in 2016, going Posted the most wins against Top 10 opponents in 2016, going 12-3, including defeats of No.8 Cibulkova, No.4 Halep, No.7 Keys and No.3 A.Radwanska in Singapore, as well as No.1 S.Williams (Australian Open), No.6 Halep (Fed Cup), No.7 Kvitova (Stuttgart), No.5 Halep and No.8 V.Williams (Wimbledon), No.10 Keys (Rio Olympics), No.4 Halep (Cincinnati) and No.8 Vinci (US Open) Reached a career-best total of eight finals across the 2016 season (most finals of any player); as well as winning first two majors, successfully defended Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title on home soil at Stuttgart (d. Siegemund in F) Made fourth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, progressed past round-robin for first time (l. Cibulkova in F); first German to reach final at the season-ending championships since Graf won title in 1996 Other runner-up finishes in 2016 came at Brisbane (l. Azarenka in F), Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F), Rio Olympics (silver medalist, l. Puig in F) and Cincinnati (l. Ka.Pliskova in F would have been crowned World No.1 then had she won) Became fourth player in Open Era to reach three Grand Slam finals in the same year they reached their first, after Goolagong Cawley (1971), Graf (1987) and Hingis (1997) Other notable results in 2016 included SF runs at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka), Charleston (ret. vs. eventual champion Stephens w/viral illness) and Montreal (l. eventual champion Halep) In other Grand Slam result in 2016, l. Bertens in 1r at Roland Garros Courtesy of her results in 2016, doubled her career prize money during season, passing $19 million mark; will pass $20 million by reaching final at 2017 Indian Wells (15th player to do so) Did not advance past 3r at any Slam in 2015, falling 1r at Australian Open (l. Begu), 3r at Roland Garros (l. Muguruza), 3r at Wimbledon (l. Muguruza) and 3r at US Open (l. Azarenka) Reached first WTA final of career at 2010 Bogotá and won first title at 2012 Paris [Indoors]; overall, owns a record in tour level singles finals. Has won titles on all surfaces: hardcourt, grass and clay (red and green) Made first WTA appearance in qualifying at 2003 Berlin In January 2017 was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe (in the entertainment category), alongside the likes of Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez Coached by Torben Beltz

67 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [6] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #6) vs. [Q] SHUAI PENG (CHN #49) Head to Head: AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA leads TIANJIN HARD O QF SHUAI PENG W/O (right thigh injury) 2014 US OPEN HARD O R2 SHUAI PENG mins 2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R16 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA mins 2010 US OPEN HARD O R2 SHUAI PENG mins 2009 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R2 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (6) mins 2008 INDIAN WELLS HARD O R3 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA mins AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (28) $181,104 $26,121,010 0 / 20 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance SHUAI PENG (31) $290,092 $7,755,131 0 / 1 1 / / / / / / / / * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration R2 A. RADWANSKA d. S. SORRIBES TORMO 6-3, mins Rnd Result Duration R2 S. PENG d. A. KONJUH 6-4, mins R1 BYE R1 S. PENG d. L. TSURENKO 6-2,2-6, mins R2* S. PENG d. J. LOEB 6-1, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History R1* S. PENG d. A. VAN UYTVANCK 6-2,7-6(2) 100 mins AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 2016 SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) (1) QF W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) (3) R16 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #20) R3 W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #34) SHUAI PENG 2016 R1 L - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #56) R2 L - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #19) R1 W - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #634) R2 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #57) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

68 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2015 R3 L - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #43) R2 W - ALISON RISKE (USA #44) F L - FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #21) SF W - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #7) QF W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) R16 W - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #23) R3 W - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) R2 W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #134) R16 L - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #15) R3 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #29) 6-7(3) R2 W - MARIA SANCHEZ (USA #112) QF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) R16 W - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #99) R3 W - FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #25) R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #48) R16 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #9) (3) R3 W - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #26) R2 W - IVETA MELZER (CZE #48) 7-6(5) SF L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) QF W - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #7) R16 W - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #16) R3 W - GISELA DULKO (ARG #37) R3 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) R2 W - ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #491) R2 L - KSENIA PERVAK (RUS #41) QF L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #18) R16 W - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #20) R3 W - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #86) R2 W - NA LI (CHN #7) R1 W - RENATA VORACOVA (CZE #89) R3 L - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #19) R2 W - ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR #24) R1 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #59) R3 L - DINARA SAFINA (RUS #2) R2 W - OLGA GOVORTSOVA (BLR #58) R3 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #19) R2 W - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #35) R1 W - TATJANA MARIA (GER #90) R3 L - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #46) R2 W - VASILISA BARDINA (RUS #62) R1 L - STÉPHANIE FORETZ (FRA #84) R1 L - CLAUDINE SCHAUL (LUX #130) R2 W - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #70) QF L - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #42) 7-6(8) 6-4 R16 W - AGNES SZAVAY (HUN #27) R3 W - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #31) R2 W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #41) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

69 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2008 QF L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3) R16 W - ASHLEY HARKLEROAD (USA #73) R3 W - SHUAI PENG (CHN #54) R2 W - MARIYA KORYTTSEVA (UKR #62) (3) R BYE R2 L - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #26) (2) 7-6(4) R1 W - ALINA JIDKOVA (RUS #249) A.Radwanska: Making 11th main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Runner-up in 2014 (l. Pennetta in F), reached SF in 2016 (l. S.Williams) and 2010 (l. Wozniacki), and QF in 2012 (l. eventual champion Azarenka), 2009 (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and 2008 (l. Kuznetsova) After 1r bye, win over Sorribes Tormo in 2r was the 29th of her career at Indian Wells; only Davenport (47) and Sharapova (38) have registered more victories Coming off early defeats at both Doha (after 1r bye, l. Wozniacki in 2r) and Dubai (l. Bellis in 3r) Began season with QF run in Shenzhen (as defending champion, l. Riske) and R-Up finish at Sydney (l. Konta) Made 2r exit at Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni) - earliest exit in Melbourne since 2009 (1r); ranking dropped from No.3 to No.6 - first time outside Top 5 since October Australian Open was 43rd consecutive main draw appearance, which is the third longest active streak (behind Jankovic, 53, and Pironkova, 45). Hasn t missed a major since making Grand Slam debut at 2006 Wimbledon Finished 2016 in the Top 10 for the sixth straight year the longest active streak; achieved a career high year-end ranking of No.3 Won three titles in 2016, one of six players to win a hat-trick of titles (also Azarenka, Cibulkova, Kerber, Halep and Stephens) - triumphed at Shenzhen (d. Riske in F), New Haven (d. Svitolina in F) and Beijing (d. Konta in F) One of just four players who reached R16 or better at all Grand Slams last year (also Keys, Suárez Navarro and S.Williams) Qualified for 2016 WTA Finals Singapore (as defending champion, d. No.5 Ka.Pliskova and No.6 Muguruza in round robin play, l. No.1 Kerber in SF) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

70 Win at 2016 New Haven was the second-most efficient title run of 2016, dropping only 20 games (best was Azarenka at Brisbane 17 games) Other notable results in 2016 include SF runs at Doha (l. eventual champion Suárez Navarro), Indian Wells (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams), Stuttgart (l. Siegemund) and Tokyo [PPO] (as defending champion, l. eventual champion Wozniacki) In 2016 Grand Slam play, reached SF at Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams) and R16 at Roland Garros (l. Pironkova), Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova 9-7 in deciding set) and US Open (l. Konjuh) Represented Poland at 2016 Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Zheng) and 1r in mixed doubles (w/kubot, l. Begu/Tecau) Is a Grand Slam finalist, reaching title match at 2012 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in 3s). Became Poland s first Grand Slam finalist in the Open Era (Jadwiga Jedrzejowska was runner up in three Grand Slam finals in the 1930s, including at Wimbledon in 1937) At Roland Garros, made QF in 2013 and at US Open has reached R16 in , and 2016 One of nine active players to record more than 100 Grand Slam main draw match wins (115-42). Only S.Williams, V.Williams, Sharapova, Azarenka and Kuznetsova have more wins than her First Polish woman to win a WTA singles title (2007 Stockholm); rank in Top 10 (after 2008 Wimbledon); and defeat a World No.1 player (Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney) Owns a 1-16 record vs. World No.1s, sole win coming over Wozniacki at 2012 Sydney. Losses were to Henin (2007 Eastbourne and Zurich), Safina (2009 Stuttgart), Wozniacki (2011 Stuttgart), Azarenka (2012 Doha, 2012 Indian Wells, 2012 Stuttgart, 2012 Madrid and 2013 Doha) and S.Williams (2013 Miami, 2013 Toronto, 2013 Beijing, 2013 WTA Finals, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 Indian Wells) Won the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore (d. Kvitova in F) after going 1-2 in round robin play Career prize money stands at more than US$25 million the sixth WTA player to have reached the mark At No.6, is the top-ranked Polish woman in Top 100, ahead of Linette (week of March 6, 2017) Won WTA Fan Favorite Award in 2016, the sixth straight year she has topped the public vote Wimbledon girls' singles winner in 2005 (sister Urszula won event in 2007) Coached by Tomasz Wiktorowski

71 Peng: Making 12th main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best performance was QF run in 2011 (l. Sharapova). Reached 3r in 2007 (l. Bammer), 2008 (l. A.Radwanska), 2009 (l. Safina), 2010 (l. Petrova) and 2013 (l. Stosur) and fell 2r in 2012 (after 1r bye, l. Pervak) and 2014 (l. Bouchard) Won through two rounds of qualifying to reach main draw, before dispatching Tsurenko (1r) and No.31 seed Konjuh (2r); including qualifying matches has spent six hours and 20 minutes on court. By contrast, Radwanska has spent only one hour and 43 minutes Is the last remaining qualifier in the tournament; at least one qualifier has reached the R16 at Indian Wells every year since 2013 Muguruza (2013), Giorgi, Dellacqua (2014), Tsurenko (2015), Bondarenko, Gibbs (2016) Faces No.6 A.Radwanska today; owns a record against Top 10 players her most recent win came over No.5 A.Radwanska at 2014 US Open Coming off falling in qualifying at Doha, making 3r at Dubai (l. Sevastova) and posting 2r exit at Kuala Lumpur (ret. vs. Linette w/lower back injury) 2017 season highlighted by reaching eighth career singles final at Taipei City; defeated Siniakova, Stosur and Safarova en route to the final, lost to Svitolina. Now owns 1-7 record in WTA singles finals Began 2017 season at Shenzhen, falling 1r (l. eventual champion Siniakova), however won 20th career doubles title there (w/hlavackova). Also reached 2017 Dubai doubles final (w/hlavackova, l. Makarova/Vesnina) and now owns a 21-6 record in doubles finals Advanced to 2r at Australian Open (d. No.23 seed Kasatkina in 1r, l. Bouchard); also reached third Grand Slam doubles final in Melbourne (w/hlavackova, l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova) Ended 2016 at No.109. Owns nine Top 50 finishes in career, including No.17 in 2011 Last season s highlight was winning first WTA singles title at Tianjin (d. Riske in F). Was previously a six-time R-Up, at 2006 Strasbourg, 2008 Forest Hills, 2008 Guangzhou, 2011 Brussels, 2013 Brussels, 2014 Shenzhen. Won WTA $125k Series event at Nanchang in 2014 Won two WTA doubles titles in 2016, at Guangzhou (w/muhammad) and Nottingham (w/hlavackova) Missed four Grand Slams in a row, from 2015 Wimbledon to 2016 Roland Garros, with a back injury, returning to the majors at the All England Club in 2016 (l. Stephens in 1r) Best result across the majors is SF run at 2014 US Open. (ret. vs. Wozniacki w/heat illness). Was the third Chinese player to achieve a Grand Slam SF showing (after Li Na and Zheng Jie) At Roland Garros, best result is making 3r in and at Wimbledon is R16 in and 2014 Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, at 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Roland Garros (both w/hsieh)

72 Played a mix of ITF Circuit and tour-level events in 2016, rebuilding her ranking following an injury-marred 2015 (back injury). Having last played at 2015 Roland Garros (ret. in 1r match vs. Hercog), returned to tour at 2016 Indian Wells Represented China at the Rio Olympics, making 1r exit in singles (l. Watson) and 2r in doubles (w/zhang, l. Hlavackova/Hradecka) Owns four career Top 5 wins: No.3 Myskina (2005 Sydney), No.5 Schiavone (2011 Doha), No.3 Zvonareva (2011 Brussels) and No.5 A.Radwanska (2014 US Open) Achieved WTA world No.1 doubles ranking on February 17, 2014, becoming the first Chinese player to reach this ranking milestone Member of Chinese Fed Cup Team 2001, , 2012, ; Chinese Olympic Team in 2008, 2012, 2016 Began playing at age eight when an uncle introduced her to the game Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard court; plays with two hands off both sides Coached by Guillaume Peyre

73 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #52) Head to Head: MADISON KEYS leads US OPEN HARD O R3 MADISON KEYS (3) 127 mins MADISON KEYS 9 9, (22) $0 $5,236,545 0 / 2 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r NAOMI OSAKA (19) $84,870 $725,866 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 1-0 Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration R2 M. KEYS d. M. DUQUE-MARIÑO 6-1, mins R2 N. OSAKA d. S. ZHANG 6-4, mins R1 BYE INDIAN WELLS Tournament History R1 N. OSAKA d. R. OZAKI 6-4, mins * Qualifying match MADISON KEYS 2016 R2 L - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #95) R3 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) NAOMI OSAKA 2016 R2* L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #79) R1* W - TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #119) R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #88) R2 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #14) R1 W - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #46) R2 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #85) R1* L - GRETA ARN (HUN #70) 7-6(4) 6-1 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

74 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2011 R2* L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) (2) R1* W - JUNRI NAMIGATA (JPN #106) Keys: Making fifth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result is reaching 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, d. Koukalova, l. Jankovic). On other outings lost 2r in 2013 (l. Stosur), 2014 (l. Vinci) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Gibbs). Fell in qualifying 2017 BNP Paribas open is first event of 2017 after missing opening two months after undergoing left-wrist surgery during off-season Of 19 American women to begin main draw, only three advanced to 3r (also V.Williams, Davis, Day) Enjoyed highest-seeding at WTA Premier Mandatory event at 2016 Beijing (No.8 seed). Is seeded No.9 this fortnight at Indian Wells After 1r bye, defeated Duque-Marino in 2r in three sets. Lost second set 0-6, which was only her second bagel at WTA level (after 2014 Rome loss to Halep) At 21, is youngest player currently ranked inside the Top 20 (week of March 6, 2017) Finished 2016 by qualifying for WTA Finals Singapore (l. RR) after breakthrough season, highlighted by title at Birmingham and Top 10 debut on June 20. Peaked in rankings at No.7 (week of October 10, 2016) First American to make her Top 10 debut since Serena Williams in April, 1999; became 118th different player to achieve a Top 10 ranking since the WTA Rankings were introduced on November 3, of those have been Americans. For the first time since September 2005 there were three Americans in the WTA Top 10 (also S.Williams and V.Williams) Won second career singles title at Birmingham (d. Strycova in F) in June - both titles have come on grass (also 2014 Eastbourne) Also a finalist on two occasions in at Rome (l. S.Williams) and Montreal (l. Halep); owns a 2-3 record in WTA singles finals In Grand Slam play, reached R16 at all the majors Australian Open (l. Zhang), Roland Garros (l. Bertens), Wimbledon (l. Halep) and US Open (l. Wozniacki); one of only four players to achieve the feat in 2016 (also A.Radwanska, Suarez Navarro and S.Williams) Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Beijing (her first Premier Mandatory SF, l. Konta) and Linz (w/o vs. Golubic). Scored fourth-place finish at Rio Olympics (l. Kerber in SF, then l. Kvitova in bronze medal match), and advanced to QFs at Miami (l. Kerber) and Wuhan (l. Halep) Lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents stands at Wins have come over No.5 Li (2013 Madrid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

75 Went 6-7 record against Top 10 players in 2016, with wins against No.9 Vinci (Miami), No.9 Kvitova, No.4 Muguruza (Rome), No.6 V.Williams (Montreal), No.7 Kuznetsova (Beijing) and No.8 Cibulkova (WTA Finals). Overall record vs. Top 10 players stands at Recorded first Top 20 year-end finish in 2015 (at No.18) Best result at a Grand Slam is SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams). Having never previously passed 3r at any major, became just the third American teenager since 1995 to advance to SF at the Australian Open: also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) Outside of the Slams, highlights in 2015 included finishing runner-up at Charleston (l. Kerber). Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, going 1-1 in group stage (l. V.Williams; d. Zheng) Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur) and became youngest American to win a singles title since Vania King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok) Made WTA debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach when she was 14; was seventh-youngest player to win a WTA main draw match, and youngest since Martina Hingis in 1994 Earlier this month was unveiled as Evian s first ever American brand ambassador. Prior to 2016 US Open was announced as an ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to empowering a generation of young women and their schools and communities Currently coached by Lindsay Davenport. Previously coached by Jesse Levine and Thomas Hogstedt Osaka: Making main draw debut at Indian Wells, having fallen in 2016 qualifying Has received direct acceptance into a WTA Premier Mandatory event for first time in career (received WC at 2016 Miami) Defeated countrywomen Ozaki in opening match on Thursday, before dispatching No.30 seed Zhang in 2r Faces No.9 Keys today, and bidding for first Top 10 win (0-4 record). Losses came to No.6 Halep at 2016 Roland Garros, No.9 Keys at 2016 US Open, No.8 Kuznetsova at 2016 Tianjin and No.9 Konta at 2017 Australian Open Does have four wins over Top 20 players (4-6 record): No.19 Stosur (2014 Stanford), No.18 Errani (2016 Miami), No.12 Cibulkova (2016 Tokyo [PPO]) and No.20 Svitolina (2016 Tokyo [PPO]) 2017 Indian Wells marks fourth event of 2017 opened season with QF run at Auckland (l. Konjuh via ret. w/left wrist injury), before making 2r at Australian Open (l. Konta) and Dubai (l. McHale) Forced to withdraw from Hobart with same left wrist injury that halted Auckland run Finished 2016 at a career-high No.40, which was her first top 200 finish; voted 2016 WTA Newcomer of the Year Highlight of 2016 was career-first WTA final at Tokyo [PPO] (l. Wozniacki). Also reached three QFs at Acapulco, Florianopolis and Tianjin, and made 3r at 2016 Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open. Received direct entry into 2016 Wimbledon but withdrew w/right knee injury

76 Won 2015 WTA Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (d. Garcia in F, saving match points) As world No.406, made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Stanford. Won through qualifying (achieving first WTA qualifying wins in the process), shocked world No.19 Stosur in 1r of main draw, before losing to No.18 Petkovic in 2r Made WTA qualifying debut at Québec City in 2013 (l. 1r) Was born in Osaka, Japan, and moved to the USA when she was three years old; holds dual citizenship Currently lives in Fort Lauderdale and trains in Boca Raton Has recently begun coaching partnership with David Taylor, former coach of Sam Stosur; her trainer is Max Wellington Her father, Max, was born in Haiti and attended college in NYC before moving to Japan where he lived for 13 years Her mother, Tamaki, is Japanese. Has an older sister, Mari, who played tennis at Stanford is also plays on Tour but is currently injured. Describes herself as an aggressive baseliner Favorite shot is forehand; favorite city is Tokyo Tennis idol growing up was Serena Williams

77 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) Head to Head: VENUS WILLIAMS leads DUBAI HARD O R16 LUCIE SAFAROVA mins 2014 CINCINNATI HARD O R1 LUCIE SAFAROVA 6-7(2) mins 2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R1 VENUS WILLIAMS mins 2009 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 6-7(5) mins 2009 ROME CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS mins 2006 ROME CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS NA LUCIE SAFAROVA (30) $340,175 $10,769,496 0 / 7 1 / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * VENUS WILLIAMS (36) $1,364,910 $35,796,658 0 / 49 0 / / / / / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 8-2 / / / / / / / YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / / / * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R2 L. SAFAROVA d. C. VANDEWEGHE 4-6,6-4, mins R2 V. WILLIAMS d. J. JANKOVIC 1-6,7-6(5), mins R1 L. SAFAROVA d. L. ARRUABARRENA 6-3, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History LUCIE SAFAROVA 2016 R2 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) R3 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #29) 7-6(5) 7-5 VENUS WILLIAMS 2016 R2 L - KURUMI NARA (JPN #89) SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #10) W/O R2 W - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) (4) R BYE R3 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #7) R2 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #56) R1 BYE QF W - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #11) R16 W - RACHEL MCQUILLAN (AUS #71) R3 W - CARA BLACK (ZIM #37) R2 W - SARAH PITKOWSKI-MALCOR (FRA #95) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: R1 BYE Insights from

78 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2013 R2 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) R BYE R16 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #7) R3 W - FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #12) 6-2 R2 W - TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #49) R BYE R2 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #23) 7-6(8) 7-5 R1 W - KRISTINA BARROIS (GER #79) 7-6(9) 6-7(5) R1 L - JULIA GOERGES (GER #69) R2 L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #31) R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #158) R2 L - ASHLEY HARKLEROAD (USA #73) 7-6(2) SF L - MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #1) (7) QF W - JOANNETTE KRUGER (RSA #25) R16 W - DOMINIQUE MONAMI (BEL #15) R2 W - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #31) QF L - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #8) (1) R16 W - IVA MAJOLI (CRO #9) R2 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #29) R1 W - ANNIE MILLER (USA #48) R2* W - RIKA HIRAKI (JPN #77) R1* W - MEILEN TU (USA #94) R1 L - JULIE HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA #18) R2* W - JANETTE HUSAROVA (SVK #88) R1* W - JANA NEJEDLY (CAN #99) R BYE R3 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #16) R2 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #52) (2) 7-6(4) 2006 R3 L - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #25) R2 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #186) 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-1 Safarova: Making 12th appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open was R16 run in 2012 (l. Bartoli) On other outings here made 3r in 2006 (l. Sugiyama), 2007 (l. Peer), 2014 (l. Halep) and 2015 (l. Svitolina), fell 2r in 2008 (after 1r bye, l. Harkleroad), 2009 (l. Wozniak), 2011 (l Petkovic), 2013 (after 1r bye, l. Rybarikova) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Shvedova), and suffered 1r exit in 2010 (l. Goerges) In opening match here, defeated Arruabarrena before dispatching No.20 seed Vandeweghe in 2r. Has now won back-to-back matches at a WTA Premier Mandatory event for first time since reaching QF at 2015 Madrid (l. eventual R-Up Kuznetsova) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

79 Faces No.13 V.Williams today owns a record vs. Top 20 ranked opponents, and bidding for first win of such since 2016 Prague (d. No.18 Ka.Pliskova) Having posted a 3-3 record in first three events of 2017, has gone 9-2 from her latest three tournaments, reaching SF at Taipei City (l. eventual R-Up Peng), R-Up at Budapest (l. Babos) and 3r at Indian Wells Loss in Budapest final takes record in career singles finals to 7-10, and has now reached at least one final in 12 of the last 13 seasons dating back to 2005 (exception being 2013) Began 2017 by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. Strycova), Hobart (l. Ozaki) and Australian Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams) In doubles, won her 13th career title and fourth Grand Slam at 2017 Australian Open (w/mattek-sands, d. Hlavackova/Peng in F). Owns a 13-3 career record in doubles finals Ended 2016 at No.64 her first finish outside the Top 50 since 2008 down from career-best No.9 finish in 2015 her first Top 10 finish (previous best had been No.17 in 2012 and 2014) Stand-out singles result of 2016 season was capturing her seventh career singles title in front of home crowd at Prague (d. Stosur in F) In Grand Slam play reached R16 at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Shvedova) and made 3r at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Stosur) having reached the singles final in Paris a year earlier, ranking subsequently dropped from No.13 to No.29. Fell in 2r at US Open in singles (l. Halep), but won third career Grand Slam doubles title w/mattek-sands (d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F) Played her first event of the 2016 season at Doha in February. Health problems dated back to September 2015, when she spent a week in hospital in her hometown Brno and missed entire Asian swing returned to drop openers at Linz and Moscow, before heading to Singapore for WTA Finals (did not progress past RR, going 1-2 l. Muguruza, Kvitova; d. Kerber) Recorded five successive opening round losses upon return to tour, at 2016 Doha (after 1r bye, l. Buyukakcay), Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Shvedova), Miami (after 1r bye, l. Wickmayer), Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Chirico) and Stuttgart (l. Ka.Pliskova), snapping losing streak with Prague title Competed at Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Flipkens) and won bronze medal in doubles (w/strycova, d. Hlavackova/Hradecka in medal play-off) In doubles, won her ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th career titles at 2016 Miami (w/mattek-sands, d. Babos/Shvedova in F), US Open, Wuhan (w/mattek-sands, d. Mirza/Strycova in F) and Beijing (w/mattek-sands, d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F) 2015 season highlighted by reaching three finals, winning Doha (d. Azarenka in F) and finishing runner-up at New Haven (l. Kvitova) and in her first Grand Slam singles final at Roland Garros (l. S.Williams)

80 As well as singles, also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in doubles w/mattek-sands during the year the team won the Australian Open (their first tournament together), Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Toronto. In Singapore they went 1-2 in RR stage and did not progress to SF Made Top 10 singles debut after run to final at 2015 Roland Garros; peaked at a career-high No.5 on September 14, 2015 In August 2015 was one of three Czech players in Top 10 of the rankings (others were Kvitova and Ka.Pliskova); it was the first time in WTA history that three Czech players were ranked in the Top Australian Open marked 46th Grand Slam main draw. Aside from reaching the final at 2015 Roland Garros and R16 run at 2014 US Open, has also reached SF at 2014 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Kvitova) and QF at 2007 Australian Open (l. Vaidisova) Four-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, winning 2015, 2017 Australian Open, 2015 Roland Garros and 2016 US Open (all w/mattek-sands) Fourth-highest ranked Czech of six in Top 100, after Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Strycova (March 6, 2017) Member of Czech Fed Cup Team, 2004, , 2017 Coached by Franta Cermak V.Williams: Making sixth appearance at Indian Wells, and second since 2001, after an absence of 15 years Best result here is reaching SF in both 1998 (l. eventual champion Hingis) and 2001 (l. eventual champion S.Williams via w/o) As qualifier, reached QF in 1997 (l. eventual champion Davenport). Defeat of No.9 Majoli in 3r was first Top 10 win of career. Has gone on to amass a record in her career against Top 10 ranked opponents On return to tournament in 2016, fell 2r (after 1r bye, l. Nara). Also exited 1r in 1996 (as qualifier, l. Halard-Decugis) This year, after 1r bye, defeat Jankovic in 2r, saving three MPs before prevailing 16 76(5) 61 Had previously lost opening match at her last five WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments, at 2015 Madrid (l. Azarenka), 2015 Beijing (l. Ivanovic), 2016 Indian Wells (l. Nara), 2016 Miami (l. Vesnina) and 2016 Beijing (l. Peng) Faces leftie Safarova today owns a record vs. left-handed players. Most recent loss came to Kerber at 2016 Wimbledon (SF) Coming off 2r exit at St. Petersburg (after 1r bye, l. eventual champion Mladenovic) Made historic run to Australian Open singles final in January (l. S.Williams). Title match in Melbourne marked 15th Grand Slam singles final of career, and first in seven and half years (2009 Wimbledon - l. S.Williams). In the Open Era, no player has waited so long to reach another Grand Slam final Mauresmo waited seven years between finishing runner-up at 1999 Australian Open and winning 2006 Australian Open

81 At 36 years of age, became the oldest finalist at the Australian Open in the Open Era. The match between Venus and Serena in Melbourne had the oldest combined age of any Grand Slam final match-up in the Open Era (71 years, and 351 days), beating the previous record set by Pennetta and Vinci (66 years, 19 days) at the 2015 US Open 2017 Australian Open marked 73rd Grand Slam main draw appearance the Open Era record Australian Open result saw her rise to No.11 in WTA rankings. She can return to the Top 10 with a deep run at Indian Wells. She is already the third oldest player to reach the Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (38 years, 75 days) Opened 2017 season at Auckland defeated New Zealand wildcard Jade Lewis in 1r before conceding w/o to Osaka in 2r, citing right arm injury Ended 2016 at No.17, down from No.7 in 2015, for 15th non-consecutive Top 20 finish; record includes six Top 5 year-end finishes 2016 season highlights including winning 49th career singles title at Kaohsiung (d. Doi), and reaching 80th career singles final at Stanford (l. Konta). Is fourth-oldest player to win a WTA singles title, behind Billie Jean King (39) at 1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, and Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris [Indoors] At Grand Slam level in 2016, advanced to SF at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) which was first time reaching that stage at a major since 2010 US Open. Also reached R16 at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Bacsinszky) and 2016 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova) Represented USA at Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Flipkens), 1r in doubles (w/s.williams, l. eventual bronze medalists Safarova/Strycova) and winning a silver medal in the mixed doubles (w/ram, l. Mattek-Sands/Sock) Currently 11th on list of WTA title holders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles). Of her 49 titles, 31 have been won on hard court In 2015, returned to Top 10 following 2015 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai triumph for first time since March At 35 years of age, was the oldest player to rank in Top 10 since 38-year-old Navratilova in December 1994 (whose run ended on January 1, 1995) At 2014 Montréal, defeated sister Serena for first win over a reigning world No.1 since d. Safina in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (owns a lifetime record vs. No.1s eight wins vs. Hingis, two wins vs. Davenport, one win vs. Safina, one win vs. Jankovic, two wins vs. Serena) Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, having won Wimbledon five times (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008) and the US Open twice ( ) Also a eight-time Grand Slam runner-up: Wimbledon ( and 2009), US Open (1997, 2002), Roland Garros (2002) and Australian Open (2003, 2017) Owns 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/s.williams), most recently winning 2016 Wimbledon (d. Babos/Shvedova in F) Won singles gold medal at 2000 Sydney Olympics (d. Dementieva in F); has won doubles gold three times with sister Serena, at Sydney, Beijing and London; claimed silver medal in mixed doubles at Rio (w/ram) Spent 11 weeks at world No.1 in singles (first ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010 Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland (now Stanford) in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before falling to then-world No.2 Sánchez-Vicario in three sets Coached by Richard Williams, Oracene Price and David Witt; hitting partner here is Jermaine Jenkins

82 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. [25] TIMEA BABOS (HUN #28) Head to Head: First meeting ELENA VESNINA (30) $280,558 $9,227,765 0 / 2 1 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r TIMEA BABOS (23) $142,525 $3,135,360 1 / 2 1 / / / / / / / / 5-9 Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration R2 E. VESNINA d. S. ROGERS 6-4, mins R2 T. BABOS d. V. LEPCHENKO 4-6,7-6(2), mins R1 BYE R1 BYE INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match ELENA VESNINA 2016 R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) R2 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #9) R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) R2 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) R3 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) TIMEA BABOS 2016 R1 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #36) R2* L - ALISON VAN UYTVANCK (BEL #118) R1* W - ALLIE KIICK (USA #231) R1* L - ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS #119) R1 L - JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #69) 6-7(5) R2 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #75) R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

83 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2011 R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #11) R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #38) R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) R2 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) R1 W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) R1 L - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) Vesnina: Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best performances were 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova) Bidding to reach R16 at a Premier Mandatory tournament for only the fourth time. Other appearances were at 2008 Miami (l. Henin in R16), 2009 Madrid (l. Jankovic in R16) and 2012 Beijing (l. Azarenka in R16) Faces No.28 Babos today five of her six losses in 2017 have come against lower-ranked opponents One of five Russians in main draw at Indian Wells. The other two still competing, Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova, reached the R16 on Sunday; the last time three Russians made the R16 was 2013 (Kirilenko, Petrova and Sharapova) Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis) Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe, ret. w/low back injury) Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova) Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of was first year-end finish outside the Top 100 in 10 years Is 9-41 in her career vs. Top 10 opponents, and was 3-2 in 2016 this was the first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season 2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/makarova, d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F). Team also won Montréal and WTA Finals in 2016 Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked best singles result at a Grand Slam. Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

84 Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first Top 10 victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne Went in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20) Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven occasions most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals before winning first title at 2013 Hobart) Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 WTA Finals Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015) Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin Babos: Making third main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Larsson) and 2016 (l. Tsurenko) and also lost in qualifying in 2014 and 2015 After 1r bye, scored first main draw win at BNP Paribas Open against Lepchenko in 2r Faces No.15 Vesnina today; owns a 6-29 record against Top 20 players, her most recent win coming against No.11 Cibulkova at 2016 Cincinnati. Other Top 20 wins were over No.17 Ivanovic (2013 Monterrey), No.18 Stosur (2015 Cincinnati), No.17 Errani (2016 Doha), No.14 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Miami) and No.14 V.Williams (2016 Rome) Seeded No.25 this fortnight her first time seeded at a Premier Mandatory tournament Coming off title on home soil at Budapest (d. Safarova in F). Now 2-2 in WTA singles finals, other title coming in only fourth tour-level event at 2012 Monterrey (d. Cadantu in F) Began season with 1r exits at Shenzhen (l. Stojanovic), Sydney (l. Kasatkina), Australian Open (l. Gibbs), St. Petersburg (l. Vinci) and Doha (l. Zhang) Represented Hungary in Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group 1 competition vs. Croatia in February; went 2-0 in singles with wins over Konjuh and Herdzelas Won 11th doubles title of career at Sydney (w/pavlyuchenkova) - defeated top seeds Mirza/Strycova in final. Now owns 11-8 record in doubles finals Finished 2016 ranked No.26 just one spot shy of her career-high ranking of No.25 (September 19, 2016) marks her fifth consecutive season within the Top 100 Qualified for the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai; fell in round robin stage (0-2) to No.18 Bacsinszky and No.28 S.Zhang

85 Reached third singles final of career at 2016 Florianopolis (l. Begu in F). Other 2016 highlights included SF appearances at Shenzhen (l. Riske) and Rabat, and QF runs at St. Petersburg (l. eventual champion Vinci), Katowice (l. Ostapenko), Cincinnati (l. Muguruza) and Moscow (l. eventual champion Kuznetsova) In Grand Slam play, reached 3r at US Open (l. Halep) the only time in 18 Grand Slam appearances she has been beyond the 2r Qualified for the 2016 WTA Finals in doubles w/shvedova - fell in 1r (l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova); also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals w/mladenovic - pair exited at RR stage Runner-up in two Grand Slam doubles finals: 2014 Wimbledon (w/mladenovic, l. Errani/Vinci) and 2016 Wimbledon (w/shvedova, l. S.Williams/V.Williams) Owns 0-7 record vs. Top 5 players in career. Losses came to No.1 S.Williams (2015 Wimbledon), No.2 Halep (2015 Guangzhou), No.5 Muguruza (2016 Doha), No.3 Kerber (2016 Miami), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Stuttgart), No.3 Muguruza (2016 Cincinnati) and No.5 Halep (2016 US Open) 2015 season was highlighted by a runner-up finish at Marrakech (l. Svitolina in F), winning the WTA 125K Series event in Taipei (d. Doi in F), and three doubles titles, at Dubai, Marrackech and Rome (all w/mladenovic) Is only Hungarian woman ranked in the current Top 100 (as of March 6, 2017) Received WC into first WTA event of career at 2010 Budapest (l. Bacsinszky in 1r) On ITF Circuit, has won 13 singles and 10 doubles titles Hungarian Fed Cup Team, and 2017; Hungarian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 In juniors, was three-time doubles Grand Slam champion (2010 Roland Garros/Wimbledon/US Open all with Sloane Stephens) and two-time runner-up (2009 Roland Garros, 2010 Australian Open) Coached by Thomas Drouet

86 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson Catherine Sneddon Bryan Shapiro BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES - DAY 5 [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [29] IRINA CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32) Begu leads 1-0 [5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54) First meeting [WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) First meeting [26] ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Series tied 3-3 [11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. [21] CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25) Konta leads 2-1 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

87 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. [29] IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #32) Head to Head: IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU leads TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC HARD O R1 IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU mins KAROLINA PLISKOVA (24) $644,061 $7,576,787 2 / 8 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (26) $113,040 $3,277,233 0 / 3 0 / / / / / / / / 9-11 Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration R2 K. PLISKOVA d. M. PUIG 1-6,6-4, mins R2 I. BEGU d. L. CHIRICO 6-1, mins - INDIAN WELLS Tournament History - KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016 SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #15) 7-6(1) QF W - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) R16 W - JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #26) 7-6(2) R3 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #18) R2 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #107) R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) R3 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #22) IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU 2016 R1 L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #79) R2 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #6) R1 W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #39) R2 L - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #23) 7-6(4) 6-4 R1 W - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #61) R2 W - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #92) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

88 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2014 R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #29) R1 W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #123) R1* L - OLGA PUCHKOVA (RUS #79) R1* L - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #96) Ka.Pliskova: Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Posted best result at BNP Paribas Open last year with run to SF (l. eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li). Fell in qualifying Her SF result here in 2016 is best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament Contesting 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high ranking of No.3, achieved after QF run at Australian Open (week of January 30, 2017) Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe). This year fell 1r w/garcia (l. Arruabarrena/Liang) After 1r bye this year, rallied from a set down to defeat Puig in a match lasting just under two hour (119 mins) Faces No.32 Begu today both Ka.Pliskova s losses in 2017 have come to players outside the Top 30 (No.31 Mladenovic at Dubai and No.79 Lucic-Baroni at Australian Open) Entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r, has served the most aces this season 146 from 16 matches. Served most aces across from 61 matches Has gone 16-2 so far in 2017, with only Svitolina (19-3) holding a better record 2017 Indian Wells results included. In contrast, didn t score 15 match wins last season until mid-april during clay court swing Has won two titles in 2017 from four events contested, triumphing at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F) and Doha (d. Wozniacki in F). Owns 8-10 record in career singles finals In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF at Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni). Withdrew from Sydney w/left thigh injury Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

89 In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in single (d. Arruabarrena and Muguruza) Enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015) Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and title match at the majors. First Czech to reach US Open final since Helena Sukova in 1993 (l. Graf in F) Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American s 186-week reign at the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d. S.Williams). Defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament 21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r at a major Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske in F) and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay (2015 Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017 Brisbane, 2017 Doha) Other notable results in 2016 included R-Up finish at Eastbourne (l. Cibulkova in F) and SF runs at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and at home event in Prague (l. eventual champion Safarova) Captured fifth career doubles title at 2016 Birmingham (w/strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress. Also contested the doubles competition (w/goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic Helped Czech Republic defend Fed Cup title in November 2016, going 1-1 in singles (d. Mladenovic, l. Garcia) before teaming w/strycova to defeat Garcia/Mladenovic in decisive doubles match. Czech Republic have won the title in five out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row Currently the No.1 Czech player claimed status as country s top-ranked player for first time in August 2016, overtaking Kvitova Made Top 10 debut after 2015 Stanford R-Up finish, meaning that for the first time in WTA history, three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 at the same time (along with Kvitova and Safarova) Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings were introduced in November 1975, after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title Nominated for 2016 WTA Player of the Year; also nominated in 2014 for WTA Most Improved

90 Coached by David Kotyza, former longtime coach of Kvitova, with 2017 Brisbane marking their first tournament together. Formerly coached by Jiri Vanek Begu: Making fourth appearance at Indian Wells, and has reached 3r for the first time in her career. On previous outings at BNP Paribas Open made 2r in 2012 (l. Kirilenko) and 2013 (l. Kerber), and suffered 1r exit in 2016 (l. Siegemund) After 1r bye, defeated home favorite Chirico in straight sets Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova owns one Top 5 in career, defeating No.4 Muguruza at 2016 Madrid. Overall record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents is 1-13 Bidding for back-to-back main draw wins for first time in 2017 today, with 2017 Indian Wells being her seventh event (excluding Fed Cup) Opened 2017 season with 1r exits at Brisbane (l. Kasatkina) and Sydney (l. Kuznetsova) before 2r appearance at Australian Open (l. Kr.Pliskova) Following Australian swing, went on a four-match losing streak, posting 1r loss at St. Petersburg (l. Petkovic), losing singles rubber representing Romania in Fed Cup vs. Belgium (l. Mertens) before back-to-back 1r exits at Doha (l. Kasatkina) and Dubai (l. Sevastova) Finished 2016 at a career-high No.29, posting new best ranking at No.22 (week of August 22, 2016) Season highlight was equaling best Grand Slam result at 2016 Roland Garros by reaching R16 (l. Rogers) also advanced to R16 at 2015 Australian Open (l. Bouchard). With Halep also reaching R16 at 2016 Roland Garros, was first time since 1997 two Romanian women reached R16 at Paris since 1997 (Spirlea and Dragomir) After clinching third WTA singles title at 2016 Florianopolis in July (d. Babos in final), did not surpass the 2r for the rest of the season (eight tournaments) Represented Romania at 2016 Rio Olympics, making 1r exits in singles (l. Hibino) and doubles (w/niculescu, l. Chan/Chan) Other notable results in 2016 included SF at Rome (l. S.Williams), QF at Charleston (l. Kerber) and QF at Madrid (l. Halep) In run to QF at Madrid was one of four Romanians for reach QF which was first time this had occurred at a Premier Mandatory event (also Halep, Cirstea and Tig). Secured two milestones during Madrid: career-best win vs. No.4 Muguruza, and 300th match win of career (all levels) with R16 defeat of McHale Currently the No.2 ranked Romanian behind Halep, of five in Top 100 (as at March )

91 Owns a 5-21 lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, wins coming over No.9 Wozniacki (2012 US Open), No.9 Kerber (2015 Australian Open), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Madrid), No.6 Azarenka (2016 Rome), No.8 Bencic (2016 Birmingham via ret.) Posted fourth non-consecutive Top 50 finish in 2016 (at No.29) a career best year-end ranking Won maiden singles title at 2012 Tashkent and is a three-time runner-up: 2011 Marbella, 2011 Budapest, and at Premier-level 2014 Moscow (l. Pavlyuchenkova in F) Owns four WTA doubles titles from nine finals, most recently at 2014 Rio de Janeiro (w/irigoyen) Struggled with right shoulder injury in 2013 first felt pain at 2013 Australian Open and missed three months of action; says confidence as well as ranking suffered Won 11 singles titles and 19 doubles titles on ITF Circuit Voted WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2011 (media vote) Coached by Artemon Apostu

92 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54) Head to Head: First meeting DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (27) $218,655 $11,093,579 0 / 8 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (24) $148,678 $1,298,631 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 1-3 Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration R2 D. CIBULKOVA d. J. OSTAPENKO 6-4,3-6, mins R2 K. PLISKOVA d. D. KASATKINA 6-0, mins R1 BYE INDIAN WELLS Tournament History R1 K. PLISKOVA d. B. MATTEK-SANDS 6-0, mins * Qualifying match DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA 2016 R2 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R1 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #113) QF L - NA LI (CHN #2) R16 W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) R3 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #24) R2 W - DONNA VEKIC (CRO #103) KRISTYNA PLISKOVA 2016 R1 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) (3) 7-5 R2* W - XINYUN HAN (CHN #122) R1* W - SACHIA VICKERY (USA #159) R1* L - GRACE MIN (USA #187) (8) R3 L - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #22) R2 W - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #56) (3) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

93 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2012 R3 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #22) 6-7(5) R2 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #83) 2-1 R BYE R16 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #25) R3 W - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #3) (4) 6-4 R2 W - SANIA MIRZA (IND #107) R BYE R2 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) R BYE R2 L - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #121) 7-6(6) 6-0 R BYE R3 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3) R2 W - SOFIA ARVIDSSON (SWE #65) R1 BYE Cibulkova: Making ninth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is QF run in 2014 (l. Li). Made R16 in 2011 (l. Wickmayer) and reached 3r in 2008 (l. eventual R-Up Kuznetsova), 2012 (l. Vinci) and 2013 (l. Koukalova). On other appearances here, fell 2r in 2009 (after 1r bye, l. Llagostera Vives), 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Errani) and 2016 (l. A.Radwanska, having held 1mp) Contesting fortnight of 2017 Indian Wells at a career-high No.5 (first achieved week of October 31, 2016) This year, following 1r bye, opening match saw her need three sets to defeat Ostapenko in over two hours (131 mins) Faces No.54 Kr.Pliskova today a loss would be worst by ranking since falling to No.58 Cornet at 2016 Beijing Bidding for 10th match win of 2017 today Coming off 2r defeat in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Makarova). Reached Doha SF (l. to Ka.Pliskova) the previous week; win over Stosur in Doha QF was 400th career match win (all levels) In February, reached SF at St Petersburg (l. Putintseva) could have reached No.4 in rankings had she advanced to final Began season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. eventual finalist Cornet); also made 2r exit at Sydney (l. Bouchard) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

94 Reached 3r at Australian Open (as No.6 seed, l. Makarova in 3s) Posted first Top 10 season of career in 2016, finishing at No.5 Won 2016 WTA Comeback Player of the Year award ended 2015 ranked No.38 having been sidelined for four months with a left Achilles problem, with ranking dipping as low as No.66 in February 2016 Capped 2016 by winning biggest title of career to date at WTA Finals in Singapore went 1-2 in group stage before defeating No.9 Kuznetsova in semifinals and World No.1 Kerber in final At No.7, became lowest seeded player to triumph at WTA Finals since No.7 seed V.Williams in 2008; first player to win WTA Finals on debut since Kvitova in 2011 Won career-high 53 matches in 2016 (previous best was 42 matches in 2011) Won a WTA-leading four singles titles in 2016 qualified for Singapore by virtue of lifting trophy at Linz (d. Golubic in F) after earlier wins at Katowice (d. Giorgi in F) and Eastbourne (d. Ka.Pliskova in F). In 2016 also reached finals at Acapulco (l. Stephens), Madrid (l. Halep) and Wuhan (l. Kvitova) Earlier titles came at 2011 Moscow, 2012 Carlsbad, 2013 Stanford, 2014 Acapulco; overall is 8-10 in singles finals Other notable results in 2016 season included SF runs at Hobart (l. eventual R-Up Bouchard) and Stanford (l. Konta) Withdrew from Rio Olympics in singles and doubles (w/schmiedlova) w/left calf injury Owns 34 victories over Top 10 opponents (eight in 2016) including three over world reigning World No.1s: Wozniacki at 2011 Wimbledon, Azarenka at 2012 Roland Garros and Kerber at 2016 WTA Finals A Grand Slam runner-up at 2014 Australian Open (l. Li); defeated four seeds en route, including No.3 Sharapova and No.5 A.Radwanska. Became first player representing Slovakia (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final Also a semifinalist at 2009 Roland Garros and has reached a further five Slam quarterfinals, most recently at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Vesnina, having saved 1mp against A.Radwanska in R16) Made Top 10 debut at No.10 on March 31, 2014 (after Miami) Broke into Top 20 on August 4, 2008 Made WTA qualifying debut at 2005 Rabat and main draw debut at 2006 Istanbul In February 2014 launched her own sportswear and accessories line, Domi, which incorporates her on court Slovak catch-cry Pome! ; proceeds go to her foundation which assists athletes and other notables in her native Slovakia who have fallen on tough times Married husband Michal Miso Navara in Bratislava in July 2016, after Wimbledon Coached by Matej Liptak

95 Kr.Pliskova: Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells, and has achieved best result in 2017 by reaching 3r. In 2016, came through qualifying to make 1r exit (l. Shvedova), and fell in 2015 qualifying 3r run here in 2017 also marks best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory event, beating 2r effort at 2016 Miami (as qualifier, l. Begu) Playing fortnight of BNP Paribas Open at a career-high No.54 (achieved week of February 27, 2017) This is the first time in her career she has received direct acceptance into a WTA Premier Mandatory event Entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r, has served fourth-most aces this season (85 from 11 matches). Sister Karolina tops the list (146 from 16 matches) Has advanced to 3r here without dropping a set and losing only six games, defeating Mattek-Sands and No.33 seed Kasatkina by the same score line of In the top half of draw, was one of only two players to defeat a seed in 2r (d. No.33 seed Kasatkina, also Day d. No.32 seed Lucic-Baroni) Faces No.5 Cibulkova today has faced Top 5 ranked opponents twice in craeer, losing to No.3 A.Radwanska (2014 Katowice) and World No.1 Kerber (2017 Australian Open) Coming off reaching 2r at Dubai (l. Davis). 1r win over No.25 Vinci was joint-best win-by-ranking in a completed match (level with defeat of No.25 Kuznetsova at 2015 Wimbledon) Best outright win-by-ranking came with defeat of No.10 Bencic via retirement at 2016 Miami Began Middle Eastern swing by falling in qualifying at Doha Posted joint-best Grand Slam result at Australian Open, advancing to 3r (l. World No.1 Kerber). Has also reached 3r at 2015 Wimbledon Opened 2017 season with QF run at Shenzhen (l. Konta); also 1r exit at Hobart (l. Larsson) Ended 2016 at No.61 for career-best year-end finish Season highlight was reaching first WTA singles final at Tashkent, defeating Hibino in final for first career singles title Served fifth-most aces in 2016, hitting 274 from 24 matches (tour level, main draw only). Sister Karolina served the most 530 from 61 matches. Hold WTA record for most aces served in a match 31 vs. Puig at 2016 Australian Open, beating Lisicki s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham (Kr.Pliskova blew 5 match points and lost match) Aside from run to final at 2016 Tashkent, did not progress beyond 2r at any other tour-level event, falling at this stage at Australian Open (l. Puig), Miami (l. Begu), Katowice (l. Ostapenko) and Luxembourg (l. Davis)

96 At Grand Slam level, has reached 3r on two occasions at 2017 Australian Open (l. Kerber) and 2015 Wimbledon (l. Niculescu). Best result at Roland Garros is 1r in 2013 and 2015; at US Open is 2r in 2012 Continues to play on ITF Circuit, and reached final at 2016 $50k ITF/Kreuzlingen-SUI. Overall owns 10 ITF singles and eight doubles titles Wimbledon junior singles champion in 2010 (d. Ishizu in final) At 2013 Linz, with sister Karolina became first set of twins to ever win a WTA doubles title; the sisters also won titles at 2014 Bad Gastein and 2014 Hong Kong Currently the Czech No.6 of six women in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Made WTA main draw debut as WC at 2007 Prague (l. Bartoli) Began playing tennis at age four Favorite foods are strawberries, melons and Italian cuisine Plays left-handed twin sister Karolina, currently ranked No.3, is right-handed Coached by former ATP World Tour player Ivo Minar and trains at Sparta Praha Tennis Club

97 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) Head to Head: First meeting KAYLA DAY (17) $43,242 $142,579 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 0-0 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (23) $379,314 $10,462,479 0 / 3 0 / / / / / / / / Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration R2 K. DAY d. M. LUCIC-BARONI 6-4,5-7, mins R2 G. MUGURUZA d. K. FLIPKENS 6-2, mins R1 K. DAY d. K. NARA 6-3, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 2016 R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #62) R3 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #15) R2 W - IRINA FALCONI (USA #103) R2 L - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #142) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

98 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2013 R16 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #6) R3 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #19) R1 W - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #40) R2* W - MARIA JOAO KOEHLER (POR #104) R1* W - GABRIELA DABROWSKI (CAN #294) Day: Making debut appearance at BNP Paribas Open (main draw or qualifying), having entered as one of eight wildcards, and the only one to advance to 3r Aged 17, was the youngest player accepted into the 2017 Indian Wells main draw this fortnight 2017 Indian Wells marks just fourth tour-level event, after 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. Konjuh in 1r), 2016 US Open (as WC, d. Brengle in 1r, l. Keys in 2r) and 2017 Australian Open (as WC, l. Petkovic in 1r) Defeated Nara in opening match on Wednesday, before posting career best win-by-ranking following win over No.30 Lucic-Baroni in 2r. Previous best win rankings-wise came over No.50 Brengle at 2016 US Open (via ret. w/right forearm injury) Was one of only two players to defeat a seed in top half of draw (d. No.32 seed Lucic-Baroni, in addition to Kr.Pliskova d. No.33 seed Kasatkina) Faces No.7 Muguruza today, which will be the highest-ranked opponent she has faced, beating that of No.9 Keys at 2016 US Open (lost 61 61) Bidding to be first WC at Indian Wells to reach R16 or better since S.Williams run to SF in 2015 Opened 2017 with 1r exit at Australian Open (as WC, l. Petkovic); earned berth after clinching the USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge by collecting most ranking points across three US ITF Circuit events in late 2016, including maiden title at $50k ITF/Macon, GA-USA Other 2017 appearances both came on ITF Circuit, reaching QF at $100k ITF/Midland, MI-USA and a R-Up finish at $25k ITF/ Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA Played first matches on ITF Circuit in 2014, qualifying at $25k ITF/Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA and $25k ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA In juniors, reached SF at 2016 Wimbledon and was 2016 USTA Girls 18s National champion Born in Santa Barbara, California Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

99 Mother is Dana; father is Andrew Started playing tennis aged eight after watching her mother play Coach is Henner Nehles; has been working with him for nine months Physio is Bobby Walls; fitness trainer is Rodney Marshall Favorite surface is clay, favorite shot is forehand; off-court enjoys cooking Speaks English and Czech (mother s family background) Is completing high school online; hopes to graduate in 2017 Muguruza: Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open came on debut in 2013, reaching R16 (as qualifier, l. Kerber) Bidding today for first back-to-back wins at Indian Wells since that R16 run, having lost opening matches in 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Kleybanova) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. McHale), and making 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, d. Falconi, l. Ka.Pliskova) In opening match on Friday, defeated No.87 Flipkens dropping only five games Faces No.175 Day today a loss would be worst-by-ranking for four-and-a-half years, losing to No.182 Petkovic at 2012 Luxembourg Lost to American opposition at 2016 Indian Wells (l. McHale in opening match) Has not reached a Premier Mandatory QF since winning Beijing title in 2015 During Middle Eastern swing, fell in 2r at both Doha (l. Zhang) and Dubai (after 1r bye, ret. vs. Bondarenko w/left Achilles injury) Began 2017 season strongly with SF run at Brisbane - ret. vs. Cornet trailing 4-1 (w/right thigh injury). Was first SF since Cincinnati last August (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and second since run to final at Roland Garros Followed this up by reaching QF at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe) for first time after two R16 efforts in 2014 and 2015 Represented Spain in Fed Cup World Group loss to Czech Republic, going 1-1 in singles (d. Strycova, l. Ka.Pliskova) 2017 Australian Open marked 17th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Won maiden Slam title at 2016 Roland Garros d. S.Williams in F. One of just five women to defeat S.Williams in a Slam final (also V.Williams, Sharapova, Kerber and Stosur). Also finished R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams)

100 One of just five players born in the 1990s to make a Grand Slam final, and two to win a title (also Kvitova at 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon). Became the first Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since 1998, when Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in three sets. Also the 45th player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title Posted second Top 10 season finish in 2016, at No.7 Finished 2016 season with second consecutive appearance at WTA Finals in Singapore went 1-2 in round-robin play and did not progress to SF. In 2015, became first Spanish player to compete at the WTA Finals in singles since 2001 (Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and reached doubles final (w/suárez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza) 2016 season highlight was winning maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Rose to career-high ranking of No.2 following Paris triumph. Was first Spanish woman to be ranked in Top 2 since Sánchez Vicario in December 1996 (as No.2). Meanwhile at 22 years, 7 months was the youngest first-time Grand Slam singles champion since Victoria Azarenka won 2012 Australian Open aged 22 years, 6 months In other Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Strycova) and fell 2r at both Wimbledon (l. qualifier Cepelova) and US Open (as No.3 seed, l. Sevastova) Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Rome (l. eventual R-Up Keys was first time winning three consecutive matches since 2015 WTA Finals) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova). Made QF at Doha (l. Petkovic) and Tokyo [PPO] (l. Sevastova) and posted R16 results at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and Beijing (l. Kvitova) Represented Spain at Rio Olympics. Advanced to 3r in singles (l. eventual gold medalist Puig 61 61) and QF in doubles (w/suárez Navarro, l. eventual gold medalists Makarova/Vesnina). Was due to play mixed doubles w/nadal, but the pair conceded a w/o in 1r match due to Nadal s ongoing participation in singles and doubles Enjoyed breakout season in 2015, ending the year ranked No.3 and reaching first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon l. S.Williams having defeated four Top 20 opponents en route: No.10 Kerber (3r), No.5 Wozniacki (R16), No.15 Bacsinszky (QF) and No.13 A.Radwanska (SF). Became first Spanish woman to reach Wimbledon final since Sánchez Vicario (1996) and first Spanish woman to reach any Grand Slam singles final since Conchita Martínez at 2000 Roland Garros (l. Pierce) Made Top 10 rankings debut after 2015 Wimbledon; one of six players to enter the elite bracket in 2015 also Makarova, Suárez Navarro, Safarova, Ka.Pliskova and Bacsinszky Owns 3-3 career record in singles finals in addition to 2016 Roland Garros and 2015 Beijing, won 2014 Hobart (as qualifier, d. Koukalova in F, did not drop a set en route) Made WTA main draw debut at Miami in 2012, defeating No.9 Zvonareva for first Top 10 win of career Coached by Sam Sumyk

101 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [26] ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #29) vs. [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #8) Head to Head: ZHUHAI HARD O R1 ROBERTA VINCI mins 2013 MOSCOW HARD I QF SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA mins 2013 DUBAI HARD O R1 ROBERTA VINCI mins 2011 FED CUP HARD I R1 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (4) 6-1 NA 2010 BEIJING HARD O R1 ROBERTA VINCI mins 2007 TORONTO HARD O R2 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (7) NA ROBERTA VINCI (34) $104,892 $11,479,621 0 / 10 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (31) $214,749 $22,071,750 0 / 17 0 / / / / / / / / Rnd Result Duration R2 R. VINCI d. M. BRENGLE 7-6(5), mins Rnd Result Duration R2 S. KUZNETSOVA d. J. LARSSON 7-6(3), mins R1 BYE R1 BYE INDIAN WELLS Tournament History ROBERTA VINCI 2016 R16 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #97) R3 W - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #14) R2 W - MARGARITA GASPARYAN (RUS #44) (7) 7-6(5) R BYE R2 L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) R1 W - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #48) SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 2016 R2 L - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) R3 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(4) R2 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #78) 7-6(2) R3 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) R2 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #65) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

102 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2014 R3 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) R2 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #38) R3 L - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #87) R2 W - KSENIA PERVAK (RUS #93) R16 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) R3 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #17) 6-7(5) R2 W - SÍLVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP #76) R1 L - ELENA BALTACHA (GBR #74) R3 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #15) R2 W - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #22) R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #41) R2 L - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #29) R1 W - AYUMI MORITA (JPN #84) R2 L - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #127) R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #11) R2 W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #23) R1 W - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #65) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) R2 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #335) R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #112) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) 2010 R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #42) R2 L - URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL #107) F L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) SF W - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #5) QF W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #19) R16 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #47) R3 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #40) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #79) F L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #18) SF W - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #46) 6-7(5) QF W - NICOLE VAIDISOVA (CZE #10) R16 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #24) R3 W - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #54) (4) R2 W - ROMINA OPRANDI (SUI #59) QF L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #5) R16 W - RIKA FUJIWARA (JPN #142) R3 W - MARIA VENTO-KABCHI (VEN #49) R2 W - EVA BIRNEROVA (CZE #137) QF L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #1) R16 W - AMY FRAZIER (USA #47) R3 W - ALICIA MOLIK (AUS #33) (6) 6-2 R2 W - ALINA JIDKOVA (RUS #106) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

103 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2003 R3 L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #39) (5) 6-4 R2 W - ANASTASIA MYSKINA (RUS #11) (7) 6-3 R1 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #711) Vinci: Making 10th appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making R16 in both 2012 (l. eventual R-Up Sharapova) and 2016 (l. Rybarikova) Other notable results here are making 3r in 2010 (l. Wickmayer), 2013 (l. Arruabarrena) and 2014 (l. Dellacqua) Was third oldest women to start 2017 Indian Wells fortnight, behind V.Williams (35) and Lucic-Baroni, who turned 35 on March 9 After 1r bye, defeated Brengle in straight sets to advance to 3r Faces No.8 Kuznetsova today owns a lifetime record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents, though most recent win of such came a year-and-a-half ago at 2015 Wuhan (d. No.4 Kvitova) 1r win here snapped run of back-to-back exits at Doha (l. qualifier Davis) and Dubai (l. Kr.Pliskova) Made QF at St. Petersburg in February, where she was defending champion (l. eventual champion Mladenovic). Has yet to defend any of her ten singles titles in her career Suffered 1r exit at Australian Open (l. eventual semifinalist Vandeweghe) in what was her 12th consecutive main draw appearance in Melbourne 2017 Australian Open marked her 49th Grand Slam main draw 12th most among active players Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and made 2r exit at Sydney (l. Strycova) 2017 marks her 20th season since making her WTA debut (1998 Palermo, in qualifying) Ended 2016 at No.18 for fourth non-consecutive Top 20 finish, going across the season Season highlight was making Top 10 debut the week of Doha (February 22, 2016). At 33 years and 4 days old, is oldest Top 10 debutant in WTA history. Became fourth Italian to debut in world s Top 10 (after Pennetta, Schiavone and Errani). Went on to post career-high singles ranking of No.7 (May 9, 2016) Won 10th career singles title at 2016 St. Petersburg and first at Premier level. Owns a 10-5 record in singles finals. St Petersburg win marked her first singles title since winning 2013 Palermo Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

104 Other notable results in 2016 saw QF runs at Brisbane (l. Azarenka), Doha (l. A.Radwanska), Stuttgart (l. Siegemund), New Haven (l. Larsson) and US Open (l. eventual champion Kerber). Subsequently qualified for WTA Elite Trophy-Zhuhai, losing both group stage matches (l. Strycova, eventual champion Kvitova) and failed to progress Represented Italy at the 2016 Rio Olympics in singles (l. Schmiedlova in 1r) and doubles (w/errani, l. Safarova/Strycova in QF) Is a Grand Slam finalist, reaching the title match at 2015 US Open (l. Pennetta). The final between Pennetta and Vinci was the oldest combined age (at 66 years, 19 days) of any Grand Slam final match up in the Open Era Vinci became the second-oldest first-time Grand Slam finalist at 32 years, 6 months, after her fellow finalist, Pennetta, who was 33 years, 6 months. The all-italian showdown was the first time two Italian women had met in a Grand Slam final in the Open Era Vinci was third unseeded player to advance to the US Open final, after V.Williams in 1997 (R-Up) and Clijsters in 2009 (champion). En route to the final, Vinci ended WTA World No.1 S.Williams 33-match Grand Slam winning streak at the SF stage, ending her bid for the calendar year Grand Slam. It was the Italian s second career victory over a World No.1 (after Wozniacki at 2011 Toronto) Aside from 2015 US Open, has reached the QF stage there three times 2012 (l. Errani), 2013 (l. Pennetta) and 2016 (l. eventual champion Kerber) Owns three career wins vs. Top 2 ranked opponents: No.1 Wozniacki (2011 Toronto), No.2 A.Radwanska (2012 US Open) and No.1 S.Williams (2015 US Open) Won 25th career doubles title at 2015 Auckland (w/errani); team announced the end of their partnership during 2015 Indian Wells (while both ranked No.1). Re-united to play the 2016 Rio Olympics Team of Errani/Vinci qualified for WTA Finals three straight years, , but dropped opener on each occasion; Vinci also qualified for the season finale in 2001 (w/testud) Completed career doubles Grand Slam by winning 2014 Wimbledon title (w/errani); pair won five Grand Slam doubles titles from eight finals In total, spent 110 weeks as doubles world No.1 (seventh on all-time list for weeks in top spot) Member of Italian Fed Cup team that won the competition four times (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013) Coached by Francesco Cina

105 Kuznetsova: Making 14th appearance at Indian Wells. A back-to-back finalist here, reaching the title match in 2007 (l. Hantuchova) and 2008 (l. Ivanovic) Other notable results at BNP Paribas Open include reaching the QF in 2004 (l. eventual champion Henin) and 2005 (l. Dementieva) Bidding today to reach R16 at Indian Wells for first time reaching the BNP Paribas final in 2008 One of only two players to begin Indian Wells as No.1 seed and lose opening match, which happened in 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Suarez Navarro). Also Clijsters in 2002 (after 1r bye, l. Dechy Playing first tournament since QF run at St. Petersburg (l. eventual R-Up Putintseva). Was forced to withdraw from Doha and Dubai w/abdominal injury Has reached at least the QF stage at five of her last seven tournaments 2016 Tianjin (SF), 2016 Moscow (WON), 2016 WTA Finals (SF), 2017 Brisbane (QF) and 2017 Moscow (QF) Enjoyed run to R16 at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Was 57th time contesting main draw at a Grand Slam, which is the seventh most among active players Prize money from Australian Open saw her pass the US$22 million mark only 12 other players have achieved this milestone Opened 2017 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. Muguruza). Posted 2r exit at Sydney (as defending champion, l. Pavlyuchenkova) Secured her 600th match win (all levels) at 2017 Brisbane (1r, d. Chirico) is fifth active player to reach the milestone, after V.Williams, S.Williams, Jankovic and Sharapova. Currently sits 18th on all-time list for match wins Made sixth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, where she qualified for SF for the first time (l. Cibulkova); in five previous appearances (2004, ), had never progressed beyond group stage. Her gap of six years between WTA Finals (2009 to 2016) was most since Capriati and Frazier s seven year gaps (both from ) Defeat of Gavrilova in final at 2016 Moscow secured place at WTA Finals - entered tournament on a wildcard, knowing she would only qualify for Singapore should she successfully defend the title she won in After 1r bye, defeated Cornet (2r), Babos (QF) and Svitolina (SF) before emphatic victory against Gavrilova in the final Defeat of No.3 A.Radwanska and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at WTA Finals improved record vs. Top 5 opponents to 5-4 in 2016, with other wins against No.2 Halep (Sydney), No.1 S.Williams (Miami) and No.4 A.Radwanska (Wuhan) Including defeats of A.Radwanska and Ka.Pliskova in Singapore, won 22 three-set matches in 2016, the most on the WTA for the season, and most for three years (Kvitova, 25 in 2013)

106 Won two singles titles in 2016, at Sydney (d. Puig in F) and Moscow (d. Gavrilova in F). Also finished R-Up at Miami (l. Azarenka in F). Record in WTA singles finals now stands at In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached R16 at Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Muguruza) and Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams) and 2r at Australian Open (l. K.Bondarenko) and US Open (l. Wozniacki) Wimbledon result saw her return to the Top 10 (at No.10) for first time since May 2010, before peaking at No.7 the week of Beijing her highest rank since May 2010 when she was No.6 heading into her Roland Garros title defence Other notable results in 2016 included SF run at Prague (conceded w/o vs. Stosur w/abdominal injury) and QF at Rome (l. eventual champion S.Williams), Montréal (l. eventual champion Halep) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) Advanced to 3r at Rio Olympics (l. Konta). Also competed in doubles w/kasatkina (l. Hlavackova/Hradecka in 3r) Owns seven wins over reigning world No.1s (7-20 record), most recently defeating S.Williams at 2016 Miami. Defeated Mauresmo, Safina and Henin twice each when they were No.1; one of only two players (also S.Williams) to beat Henin twice when she was No.1 A two-time Grand Slam champion, winning 2004 US Open (d. Dementieva in F) and 2009 Roland Garros (d. Safina in F). Has also achieved runner-up finishes at 2006 Roland Garros (l. Henin) and 2007 US Open (l. Henin). At Wimbledon, has reached QF three times, in 2003, 2005 and 2007 Her 16 career doubles titles (most recently 2013 Moscow w/stosur) includes two Grand Slam titles, both at the Australian Open in 2005 (w/molik) and 2012 (w/zvonareva) One of five Russians to rank in Top 2 (also Myskina, Sharapova, Zvonareva, Safina); had chance to become No.1 by winning 2008 Roland Garros (fell two matches short with SF loss to Safina); also achieved career-high No.3 in doubles (June 7, 2004) Ranked continuously in Top 20 from March 1, 2004 to July 11, 2010 (including over four years ranked continuously in Top 10 April 2006 to June 2010) Russian Fed Cup Team, 2004, , ; Russian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008, 2016 Coached by Carlos Martinez

107 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. [21] CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #25) Head to Head: JOHANNA KONTA leads ZHUHAI HARD O R1 JOHANNA KONTA mins 2016 OLYMPICS HARD O R2 JOHANNA KONTA NA 2016 MADRID CLAY O R1 CAROLINE GARCIA mins JOHANNA KONTA (25) $476,760 $3,682,589 1 / 2 0 / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * CAROLINE GARCIA (23) $194,607 $4,148,678 0 / 3 0 / / / / / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 6-5 / / / / / / / 9-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / / / 7-10 * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 3r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R2 J. KONTA d. H. WATSON 6-4, mins R2 C. GARCIA d. E. RODINA 6-3, mins R1 BYE R1 BYE INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match JOHANNA KONTA 2016 R16 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #19) 7-6(2) R3 W - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) R2 W - MADISON BRENGLE (USA #58) R2* L - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) R1* W - MISAKI DOI (JPN #101) R2* L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) R1* W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #98) CAROLINE GARCIA 2016 R1 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #62) R16 L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) R3 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #6) R2 W - POLONA HERCOG (SLO #75) (5) R2 L - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #22) R1 W - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #52) R1* L - ALEXANDRA PANOVA (RUS #84) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

108 Konta: Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Posted run to R16 in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova). Fell in qualifying Is enjoying joint-highest seeding at a WTA Premier Mandatory event (was also No.11 seed at 2016 Beijing) Advanced to career-first Premier Mandatory level final at 2016 Beijing (l. A.Radwanska), previous best efforts at this level being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka) Entering 2017 Indian Wells, owns joint-third most match wins this season (13-2 record, same wins as Mladenovic) After 1r bye, defeated countrywoman Watson in opening match on Friday. Now owns a 3-0 record vs. fellow players from Great Britain at tour-level, also defeating Broady (2012 Eastbourne qualifying and 2016 Hong Kong) Faces Garcia today, having won their two most recent encounters (2016 Olympics and Zhuhai) Coming off QF run at Australian Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams), having made SF run at Melbourne Park in 2016 (l. Kerber) Arrived in Melbourne having won second WTA singles title at Sydney, the city where she was born, on main draw debut (d. A.Radwanska in F). First British woman to win Sydney title since Durie in Now 2-1 in WTA singles finals Win over No.3 A.Radwanska in Sydney final improved lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents to 11-8 (7-6 in 2016, although no wins over Top 5). Previous wins were over No.8 Makarova (2015 Eastbourne), No.9 Muguruza (2015 US Open), No.2 Halep (2015 Wuhan), No.10 V.Williams (2016 Australian Open), No.7 Vinci (2016 Rome), No.7 V.Williams (2016 Stanford), No.10 Kuznetsova (2016 Rio Olympics), No.8 Suárez Navarro (2016 Wuhan), No.6 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Beijing) and No.9 Keys (2016 Beijing) Opened 2017 season with SF run at Shenzhen (l. eventual champion Siniakova) Posted first Top 10 season in 2016, at No.10, rising as high as No.9 (week of October 10, 2016); previous best season finish was No.47 in 2015 (first Top 100 finish) Ended 2016 season at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in November (went 2-0 in round-robin play), fell in SF (l. Svitolina) Alternate for WTA Finals in Singapore, narrowly missing qualification in the Top 8; was not called upon to play a match Advanced to QF or better at nine events in 2016 Advanced to career-first Premier Mandatory level final at 2016 Beijing (l. A.Radwanska), previous best efforts at this level being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka)

109 By virtue of reaching 2016 Beijing final, made WTA Top 10 debut first British woman to feature in the elite group since Durie in 1984, and the fourth British woman overall to do so (also Wade and Barker). Became 121st woman to break into the Top 10, and the fourth to do so in 2016 after Vinci, Bencic and Keys Enjoyed a successful 2016 Emirates Airline US Open Series, finishing second in the bonus challenge standings after A.Radwanska Achieved career-first singles title at 2016 Stanford in maiden final (d. V.Williams in F). First British woman to reach final of a Premier event since WTA Roadmap was introduced in 2009, and first British woman to win the tournament since Barker in 1977 (when it was held in San Francisco) Represented Great Britain at Rio Olympics; reached QF in singles (l. eventual silver medalist Kerber), 2r in doubles (w/watson, l. Chan/Chan) and fell 1r in mixed doubles (w/j.murray, l. eventual gold medalists Mattek-Sands/Sock) Broke into Top 20 on June 6, 2016 (at No.18) first British woman in Top 20 for nearly 30 years (the week of October 13, 1986, with Durie at No.20) Defeated No.2 Halep at Wuhan in 2015 for career-best victory. Prior to this feat, the last British woman to beat a world No.2 had been Sue Barker, who defeated No.2 Tracy Austin at 1981 Brighton Aside from SF run at 2016 Australian Open, best previous results have been back-to-back R16 efforts at US Open in 2015 (as qualifier, l. Kvitova) and 2016 (l. Sevastova). Reached 2r at Wimbledon for first time in 2016 (l. Bouchard), and yet to pass 1r at Roland Garros in two main draw appearances ( ) Was voted WTA Most Improved Player in 2016 by international media and fans On ITF Circuit, won 11 singles and four doubles titles Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 and made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen (as qualifier, l. 1r) Was introduced to the sport at age eight by parents; started to play at an after-school care program Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Eva (works in fashion) Born in Sydney, Australia; became a British citizen in May 2012 Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf; favorite tennis memories include representing Great Britain in Fed Cup Currently coached by Wim Fissette, having parted ways with longtime coach Esteban Carril at end of 2016 season. Hitting partner is Andrew Fitzpatrick

110 Garcia: Making fifth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open was run to R16 in 2015 (d. No.6 Ivanovic in 3r, l. Lisicki) Made 2r in 2014 (l. Pavlyuchenkova) and fell 1r in 2016 (l. McHale). Fell in 2012 qualifying After 1r bye, posted opening match win over Rodina (63 63) in a match lasting just over an hour (63 mins) Faces No.11 Konta today owns a record vs. Top 20 opponents, most recent wins coming over No.11 Kvitova and No.6 Ka.Pliskova in 2016 Fed Cup final (France lost the tie to the Czech Republic 3-2) Coming off 1r exit at Kuala Lumpur (l. Kalinskaya), while during Middle Eastern swing made 2r at both Doha (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and Dubai (l. Puig) Began season at Australian Open after withdrawing from Sydney (w/back injury) reached 3r in Melbourne (l. Strycova). Enjoyed highest Grand Slam seeding at Australian Open (at No.21) Also had 2r exit at Taipei City earlier this month (l. No.93 Minella) In doubles, reached SF at Australian Open (w/mladenovic) pair fell to Hlavackova/Peng Posted third successive Top 40 season in 2016, hitting new career-high of No.23 the week of October 23 and holding it for year-end rankings. Recorded a career-best 34 main draw singles wins across the season Winner of three WTA singles titles, two of them captured in 2016 on clay at Strasbourg (d. Lucic-Baroni in F) and on grass at Mallorca (d. Sevastova in F) Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, going 1-1 in singles round-robin play d. Stosur, l. Konta Other singles highlights in 2016 included reaching first Premier-level SF of career at Dubai (l. eventual finalist Strycova); also a semifinalist at International-level Monterrey (l. eventual champion Watson) Represented France at Rio Olympics in singles (2r), doubles (w/mladenovic, 1r) and mixed doubles (w/mahut, 1r) Member of French Fed Cup Team that advanced to 2016 final vs. Czech Republic went 2-0 in singles, posting wins over Ka.Pliskova and Kvitova, although the Czechs won the tie, 3-2 Ended 2016 season with runner-up finish at WTA 125K Series event at Limoges, France, where she was the defending champion Is a Grand Slam champion in doubles - teamed w/mladenovic to win first major doubles title of career at 2016 Roland Garros. Became the first French pair to capture the doubles in Paris since 1971, when Gail Chanfreau and Francoise Durr triumphed Team of Garcia/Mladenovic also reached title match at 2016 US Open (l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova) among a total of eight finals reached in 2016 won at Charleston, Stuttgart and Madrid as well as Roland Garros. Garcia is now 6-10 in tour-level doubles finals

111 Garcia/Mladenovic qualified for 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore advanced to semifinals (l. Mattek-Sands/Safarova); duly finished season co-ranked No.2, a new career high for both players Owns a 3-2 record in WTA singles finals. Won maiden singles title at 2014 Bogotá (d. Jankovic in F) and also won the doubles (w/arruabarrena), becoming first player to win singles and doubles at same event since S.Williams at 2012 Olympics. Reached finals in consecutive weeks at 2015 Acapulco and Monterrey (l. Bacsinszky in both) Has eight career wins over Top 10 players: No.9 Jankovic (2014 Bogotá), No.8 Kerber (2014 Madrid), No.6 A.Radwanska (2014 Wuhan), No.6 Ivanovic (2015 Monterrey), No.6 Ivanovic (2015 Indian Wells), No.6 Ivanovic (2015 Stuttgart), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Cincinnati) and No.6 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Fed Cup final) Currently France s No.1 player, ahead of Cornet, Mladenovic, Parmentier and Dodin in the Top 100 (week of February 13, 2017) Participated in 2015 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational where she also qualified in doubles (w/srebotnik); pair bowed out in group stage Made WTA and Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 Australian Open, advancing to 2r In juniors, girls singles runner-up at 2011 US Open (l. Min) and was a semifinalist at the other three Grand Slam events Played first professional match aged 13 at an ITF event in France in 2007 Coached by father, Louis Paul Garcia

112 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson Catherine Sneddon Bryan Shapiro BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES - DAY 4 STADIUM 1 ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) Kerber leads leads 7-3 (Petkovic leads 3-2 at tour, main draw level) JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) Jankovic leads 7-6 [20] COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #22) vs. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) Safarova leads 2-1 STADIUM 2 [WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86) vs. [4] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) Halep leads 1-0 STADIUM 3 [9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. [Q] MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (COL #112) First meeting [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59) Rogers leads 2-0 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

113 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79) vs. [2] ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) Head to Head: ANGELIQUE KERBER leads 7-3 (Petkovic leads 3-2 at tour, main draw level) 2015 CHARLESTON CLAY O SF ANGELIQUE KERBER mins 2011 DUBAI HARD O R1 ANDREA PETKOVIC mins 2011 PARIS HARD I R1 ANDREA PETKOVIC mins 2010 LINZ HARD I R1 ANDREA PETKOVIC mins 2009 US OPEN HARD O R1 ANGELIQUE KERBER mins 2007 $25k ITF/TENERIFE-ESP HARD O R16 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A 2006 $25k ITF/PREROV-CZE HARD I R1 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A 2006 HASSELT HARD I [Q] R3 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A 2006 $25k ITF/MADRID 2-ESP HARD O QF ANGELIQUE KERBER (5) N/A 2005 $75k ITF/ZAGREB-CRO CLAY O [Q] R2 ANGELIQUE KERBER N/A ANDREA PETKOVIC 79 WTA RANKING 64 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD (29) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) $106,630 YTD PRIZE MONEY $6,289,465 CAREER PRIZE MONEY 0 / 6 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 2-5 INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * 5-6 / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 1-3 / YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-1 / YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 5-6 / YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-2 / YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 1-0 / YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance ANGELIQUE KERBER (29) $327,004 $19,648,788 0 / 10 0 / / / / / / / / * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R1 A. PETKOVIC d. V. KING 6-0,2-0 Ret'd 43 mins - INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match ANDREA PETKOVIC 2016 R2 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #37) R2 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) R1 L - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #79) 6-7(5) ANGELIQUE KERBER 2016 R2 L - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) R2 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #42) 7-6(6) 6-2 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

114 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2013 R2* L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #102) 7-6(2) R2 L - MARÍA-TERESA TORRÓ-FLOR (ESP #72) (5) 6-4 R1* W - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #94) R BYE R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #17) R2 W - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #32) 7-6(8) R1 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #72) R2* L - STÉPHANIE DUBOIS (CAN #116) 7-6(2) 6-3 R1* W - RALUCA OLARU (ROU #105) SF L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) QF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) W/O R16 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #95) R3 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #32) (4) R2 W - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #1) QF W - NA LI (CHN #8) R16 W - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) (4) R3 W - VANIA KING (USA #58) W/O R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #90) R BYE R1 L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) R1* L - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #77) R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) (3) R2 W - OLGA GOVORTSOVA (BLR #41) R1 W - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA (RUS #105) Petkovic: Making eighth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching 3r in 2011 (l. eventual R-Up Bartoli). Has lost opening match on all other outings, including the last three consecutive years in 2010 (l. Strycova), then 2014 (l. Giorgi), 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Tsurenko) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Strycova). Fell in 2009, 2013 qualifying Was leading in her 1r match before opponent, King, retired (w/left ankle injury) Today bidding to win back-to-back main draw matches for the first time in Opened season by reaching 2r at both Hobart (d. Gibbs, l. Cepede Royg) and Australian Open (l. Strycova) Australian Open result was first time advancing past the 1r at Melbourne Park since 2013 In February, won her way through qualifying at St. Petersburg and reached 2r (d. Begu, l. Vinci). Was her first time contesting the qualifying draw of a tour-level event since 2014 Dubai (l. Giorgi), and the first time successfully coming Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

115 through qualifying since 2013 Cincinnati Went 0-2 in singles representing Germany in Fed Cup World Group loss vs. USA (l. Riske, Vandeweghe) Enters 2017 Indian Wells having made 2r at Acapulco (l. Parmentier) Last week (27 February, 2017) ranking dropped to No.82, her lowest since June 2013 (at No.103). Playing fortnight of Indian Wells ranked No.79 Finished 2016 ranked No.56, dropping from No.24 in 2015 fourth straight season ranked inside the Top season highlights were one SF (Doha) and three QFs appearances (Luxembourg, Dubai and Brisbane); otherwise struggled to get past the 2r only advancing one additional time (3r, Eastbourne) Bowed out of 2016 Rio Olympics in 1r of singles (l. Svitolina) and 1r of doubles (w/kerber, l. Errani/Vinci) Scored best result of 2016 with SF run at Doha (ret. vs. Ostapenko). Advanced to SF by defeating No.5 Muguruza; first win over a Top 5 opponent since d. No.2 Azarenka at 2013 Beijing Mixed results across 2015 saw her end season at No.24, qualifying for WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. Lost both group matches opening match loss to Suárez Navarro in 51 minutes (60 60 first double bagel of career) followed by defeat to Svitolina Best result at a Grand Slam came at 2011 Roland Garros, where she advanced to SF (l. eventual R-Up Halep). Reached QF at 2011 Australian Open (l. Li) and at Wimbledon has progressed to 3r on three occasions Is a former Top 10 player, cracking the elite bracket at No.9 in September of 2011 and again in May of 2015 Won sixth WTA singles title at 2015 Antwerp (d. Suarez Navarro in F via w/o neck injury) Has won six singles titles from 11 finals appearances four of six titles have been won on clay Is a two-time doubles runner-up, at 2009 Bad Gastein (w/maria) and 2016 Brisbane (w/kerber) Owns a lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, most recent win coming over No.5 Muguruza (2016 Doha). Other Top 10 wins were over No.9 Makarova (2015 Miami), No.2 Azarenka (2013 Beijing), No.10 Bartoli (2011 Beijing), No.6 Kvitova (2011 Cincinnati), No.7 Kvitova (2011 Toronto), No.7 Jankovic (2011 Stuttgart), No.6 Jankovic (2011 Miami), No.1 Wozniacki (2011 Miami), No.5 V.Williams (2011 Australian Open, by ret.) and No.6 Kuznetsova (2009 Tokyo) German No.6 of seven in Top 100 (as of March 6, 2017) Suffered right knee injury at Hopman Cup at end of December 2012, which forced her to miss 2013 Australian and Middle East swings; returned to tour at Indian Wells. Ranking dropped as low as No.177 in March 2013 Member of German Fed Cup Team, 2007, , Made first WTA appearances as a WC in qualifying at 2002 Hamburg and Leipzig Coached by Jan De Witt

116 Kerber: Making ninth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Two-time semifinalist here, in 2012 (l. eventual champion Azareanka) and 2013 (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) Looking to avoid fourth consecutive opening match exit at BNP Paribas Open after 1r byes, lost 2r in 2014 (l. Torró-Flor), 2015 (l. Stephens) and 2016 (l. Allertova) Fell in 2009 qualifying Having lost World No.1 ranking to S.Williams after 2017 Australian Open, will reclaim the top spot after Indian Wells due to Williams s withdrawal w/left knee injury During recent Middle Eastern swing, lost opening match at Doha (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina) before strong SF run at Dubai (l. eventual champion Svitolina) Posted R16 exit at Australian Open in January as defending champion - lost to Vandeweghe in straight sets Began season with QF run at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and 2r exit at Sydney (after 1r bye, l. Kasatkina) Enjoyed an incredible 2016, winning first Grand Slam titles of career at Australian Open (d. S.Williams in F) and US Open (d. Ka.Pliskova in F), finishing R-Up at Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F) and rising to World No.1 in the WTA rankings At 2016 Australian Open was first German to win a Grand Slam singles title since Graf at 1999 Roland Garros (d. Hingis in F). Became only fourth player to defeat S.Williams in a Grand Slam final (after V.Williams, Sharapova and Stosur; since joined by Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros) Also became first Grand Slam champion to save match point en route to the title since Li at 2014 Australian Open (Kerber saved a match point in 1r win over Doi) and was the first left-handed player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Kvitova at 2014 Wimbledon Won second Grand Slam singles title at US Open (d. Ka.Pliskova in F) and rose to world No.1; was 22nd player to hold WTA World No.1 ranking, and second German woman to achieve milestone since computer rankings were introduced in 1975 (after Graf, who spent the last of her record 377 weeks at No.1 in March 1997) Aged 28, was oldest player to make her debut at World No.1, a record previously held by Jennifer Capriati, who was 25 years, 200 days when she reached No.1 in October 2001 Secured the 2016 year-end World No.1 ranking only the 12th WTA player to achieve the feat and second German woman to do so after Graf (eight times) Was voted WTA Player of the Year in 2016 by international media and fans 2016 marked fifth successive Top 10 season finish. Was the WTA match win leader in 2016, going 63-18

117 Posted the most wins against Top 10 opponents in 2016, going 12-3, including defeats of No.8 Cibulkova, No.4 Halep, No.7 Keys and No.3 A.Radwanska in Singapore, as well as No.1 S.Williams (Australian Open), No.6 Halep (Fed Cup), No.7 Kvitova (Stuttgart), No.5 Halep and No.8 V.Williams (Wimbledon), No.10 Keys (Rio Olympics), No.4 Halep (Cincinnati) and No.8 Vinci (US Open) Reached a career-best total of eight finals across the 2016 season (most finals of any player); as well as winning first two majors, successfully defended Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title on home soil at Stuttgart (d. Siegemund in F) Made fourth appearance at WTA Finals in 2016, progressed past round-robin for first time (l. Cibulkova in F); first German to reach final at the season-ending championships since Graf won title in 1996 Other runner-up finishes in 2016 came at Brisbane (l. Azarenka in F), Wimbledon (l. S.Williams in F), Rio Olympics (silver medalist, l. Puig in F) and Cincinnati (l. Ka.Pliskova in F would have been crowned World No.1 then had she won) Became fourth player in Open Era to reach three Grand Slam finals in the same year they reached their first, after Goolagong Cawley (1971), Graf (1987) and Hingis (1997) Other notable results in 2016 included SF runs at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka), Charleston (ret. vs. eventual champion Stephens w/viral illness) and Montreal (l. eventual champion Halep) In other Grand Slam result in 2016, l. Bertens in 1r at Roland Garros Courtesy of her results in 2016, doubled her career prize money during season, passing $19 million mark; will pass $20 million by reaching final at 2017 Indian Wells Did not advance past 3r at any Slam in 2015, falling 1r at Australian Open (l. Begu), 3r at Roland Garros (l. Muguruza), 3r at Wimbledon (l. Muguruza) and 3r at US Open (l. Azarenka) Reached first WTA final of career at 2010 Bogotá and won first title at 2012 Paris [Indoors]; overall, owns a record in tour level singles finals. Has won titles on all surfaces: hardcourt, grass and clay (red and green) Made first WTA appearance in qualifying at 2003 Berlin In January 2017 was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe (in the entertainment category), alongside the likes of Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez Coached by Torben Beltz

118 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. [12] VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #13) Head to Head: JELENA JANKOVIC leads HONG KONG HARD O SF JELENA JANKOVIC mins 2012 CHARLESTON CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS mins 2010 ROME CLAY O QF JELENA JANKOVIC mins 2009 WTA FINALS HARD O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS mins 2008 WTA FINALS HARD O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS mins 2008 STUTTGART HARD I SF JELENA JANKOVIC 6-7(8) mins 2008 ROME CLAY O QF JELENA JANKOVIC mins 2007 US OPEN HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS (4) N/A 2007 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R3 JELENA JANKOVIC N/A 2007 CHARLESTON CLAY O SF JELENA JANKOVIC (5) N/A 2006 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R3 JELENA JANKOVIC 7-6(8) N/A 2006 ROME CLAY O QF VENUS WILLIAMS N/A 2005 STANFORD HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS N/A JELENA JANKOVIC (32) $129,992 $18,831,127 0 / 15 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance VENUS WILLIAMS (36) $1,364,910 $35,796,658 0 / 49 0 / / / / / / / / * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration R1 J. JANKOVIC d. I. FALCONI 6-2,3-6, mins Rnd Result Duration - INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match JELENA JANKOVIC 2016 R16 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) VENUS WILLIAMS 2016 R2 L - KURUMI NARA (JPN #89) R3 W - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) R2 W - CARINA WITTHOEFT (GER #83) R1 BYE R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

119 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2015 F L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) SF W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) QF W - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) R16 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #37) R3 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #18) R2 W - LAUREN DAVIS (USA #55) 6-7(5) QF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R16 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #12) R3 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #36) R2 W - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #39) R2 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #46) R2 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #99) R16 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #21) R3 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #35) R2 W - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #92) F W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) SF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #11) QF W - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #27) R16 W - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #20) R3 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) (6) 6-4 R2 W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #75) (2) 2009 R2 L - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #42) SF L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) 7-6(3) 6-3 QF W - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #36) 6-2 R16 W - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #31) R3 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #39) SF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #10) W/O QF W - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #11) R16 W - RACHEL MCQUILLAN (AUS #71) R3 W - CARA BLACK (ZIM #37) R2 W - SARAH PITKOWSKI-MALCOR (FRA #95) SF L - MARTINA HINGIS (SUI #1) (7) QF W - JOANNETTE KRUGER (RSA #25) R16 W - DOMINIQUE MONAMI (BEL #15) R2 W - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #31) QF L - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #8) (1) R16 W - IVA MAJOLI (CRO #9) R2 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #29) R1 W - ANNIE MILLER (USA #48) R2* W - RIKA HIRAKI (JPN #77) R1* W - MEILEN TU (USA #94) R1 L - JULIE HALARD-DECUGIS (FRA #18) R2* W - JANETTE HUSAROVA (SVK #88) R1* W - JANA NEJEDLY (CAN #99) R2 W - AHSHA ROLLE (USA #129) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

120 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2007 R16 L - NA LI (CHN #17) (1) R3 W - MARTINA MÜLLER (GER #35) R2 W - SHENAY PERRY (USA #69) R BYE R2 L - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #62) R BYE R2 L - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #72) R BYE R1 L - CLAUDINE SCHAUL (LUX #63) 7-6(9) R1 L - PETRA MANDULA (HUN #75) R2 L - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #38) R1 W - BRIE RIPPNER (USA #70) (6) Jankovic: Making 16th appearance at Indian Wells has made more main draw appearances here than any other player. Champion in 2010 (d. Wozniacki in F) and runner-up in 2015 (l. Halep) Bidding for her 27th match win here at the BNP Paribas Open (26-14 record to date) only two active players have won more matches here in the desert: Radwanska (28-10) and Wozniacki (27-9) Against Falconi in 1r scored first main draw win since 2017 Australian Open, where she advanced to 3r (l. Kuznetsova) Faces V.Williams today; owns a 7-6 head-to-head record against V.Williams, including a QF win at 2010 Rome, where she went on to defeat S.Williams in SF only seven other players have beaten both sisters at the same tournament (also Clijsters (twice), Sánchez-Vicario, Graf, Hingis, Davenport, Henin, Ka.Pliskova) Since Melbourne, has fallen in 1r at Taipei (l. Nara), Doha (as qualifier, l. Pavlyuchenkova) and Dubai (l. Barthel); prior to Australian Open, dropped 1r openers at Shenzhen (l. Halep) and Hobart (l. Niculescu) 2017 Doha marked first time playing qualifying in more than 12 years, since 2004 Filderstadt (October) 2017 Australian Open marked 54th Grand Slam main draw appearance, and her 53rd consecutive, which is the longest active streak has not missed a major since 2004 Australian Open Finished 2016 at No.55 her first time finishing outside the Top 30 since 2003 (at No.85) Last season s highlight was reaching final at Guangzhou (as defending champion, l. Tsurenko). Owns career Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

121 record in WTA finals, with eight titles coming on hardcourts Reached two further SF in 2016, at Mallorca (l. Sevastova) and Hong Kong (l. Wozniacki) Broke the US$18 million career prize money mark in 2015, becoming the 15th woman to do so Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, but fell in group stages Achieved her 600th career win (all levels) at 2015 Guangzhou; at the time was only third active player to achieve the feat, behind Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Since joined by Maria Sharapova at 2016 Australian Open and Svetlana Kuznetsova at 2017 Brisbane Best Grand Slam result of career is reaching final at 2008 US Open (l. S.Williams in F). Has reached the SF at Roland Garros three times ( , 2010) and best result at Wimbledon is reaching R16 on five occasions Has two WTA doubles titles 2006 Birmingham (w/li) and 2013 Toronto (w/srebotnik) Won mixed doubles title at 2007 Wimbledon (w/j.murray) Former World No.1 (spent 18 weeks in top spot in 2008 and was the year-end No.1) who owns a 3-16 record vs. No.1-ranked opponents; five Top 10 season finishes overall, and eight Top 20 finishes At 2010 Rome became the seventh player to defeat both Serena and Venus Williams at the same tournament Has played 20+ tour-level main draw events in 14 straight years Currently working with former ATP pro Guillermo Canas V.Williams: Making sixth appearance at Indian Wells, and second since 2001, after an absence of 15 years Best result here is reaching SF in 1998 (l. eventual champion Hingis) and 2001 (l. eventual champion S.Williams via w/o) As qualifier, reached QF in 1997 (l. eventual champion Davenport). Defeat of No.9 Majoli in 3r was first Top 10 win of career. Has gone on to amass a record in her career against Top 10 ranked opponents On return to tournament in 2016, fell 2r (after 1r bye, l. Nara). Also exited 1r in 1996 (as qualifier, l. Halard-Decugis) Has lost opening match at her last five WTA Premier-mandatory tournaments, at 2015 Beijing (l. Ivanovic), 2015 Madrid (l. Azarenka), 2016 Indian Wells (l. Nara), 2016 Miami (l. Vesnina), 2016 Beijing (l. Peng) Playing second tournament since historic run to Australian Open singles final (l. S.Williams); in other appearance, fell 2r at St. Petersburg (l. eventual champion Mladenovic) Title match in Melbourne marked 15th Grand Slam singles final of career, and first in seven and half years (2009 Wimbledon - l. S.Williams). In the Open Era, no player has waited so long to reach another Grand Slam final

122 Mauresmo waited seven years between finishing runner-up at 1999 Australian Open and winning 2006 Australian Open At 36 years of age, became the oldest finalist at the Australian Open in the Open Era. The match between Venus and Serena in Melbourne had the oldest combined age of any Grand Slam final match-up in the Open Era (71 years, and 351 days), beating the previous record set by Pennetta and Vinci (66 years, 19 days) at the 2015 US Open 2017 Australian Open marked 73rd Grand Slam main draw appearance the Open Era record Australian Open result saw her rise to No.11 in WTA rankings. She can return to the Top 10 with a deep run at Indian Wells. She is already the third oldest player to reach the Top 10 in WTA history behind Billie Jean King (39 years, 322 days) and Martina Navratilova (38 years, 75 days) Opened 2017 season at Auckland defeated New Zealand wildcard Jade Lewis in 1r before conceding w/o to Osaka in 2r, citing right arm injury Ended 2016 at No.17, down from No.7 in 2015, for 15th non-consecutive Top 20 finish; record includes six Top 5 year-end finishes 2016 season highlights including winning 49th career singles title at Kaohsiung (d. Doi), and reaching 80th career singles final at Stanford (l. Konta). Is fourth-oldest player to win a WTA singles title, behind Billie Jean King (39) at 1983 Birmingham, Kimiko Date (38) at 2009 Seoul, and Martina Navratilova (37) at 1994 Paris [Indoors] At Grand Slam level in 2016, advanced to SF at Wimbledon (l. Kerber) which was first time reaching that stage at a major since 2010 US Open. Also reached R16 at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Bacsinszky) and 2016 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova) Represented USA at Rio Olympics, falling 1r in singles (l. Flipkens), 1r in doubles (w/s.williams, l. eventual bronze medalists Safarova/Strycova) and winning a silver medal in the mixed doubles (w/ram, l. Mattek-Sands/Sock) Currently 11th on list of WTA title holders, chasing Monica Seles (53 titles). Of her 49 titles, 31 have been won on hard court In 2015, returned to Top 10 following 2015 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai triumph for first time since March At 35 years of age, was the oldest player to rank in Top 10 since 38-year-old Navratilova in December 1994 (whose run ended on January 1, 1995) At 2014 Montréal, defeated sister Serena for first win over a reigning world No.1 since d. Safina in SF at 2009 Wimbledon (owns a lifetime record vs. No.1s eight wins vs. Hingis, two wins vs. Davenport, one win vs. Safina, one win vs. today s opponent Jankovic, two wins vs. Serena) Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, having won Wimbledon five times (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008) and the US Open twice ( ) Also a seven-time Grand Slam runner-up: Wimbledon ( and 2009), US Open (1997, 2002), Roland Garros (2002) and Australian Open (2003)

123 Owns 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (all w/s.williams), most recently winning 2016 Wimbledon (d. Babos/Shvedova in F) Won singles gold medal at 2000 Sydney Olympics (d. Dementieva in F); has won doubles gold three times with sister Serena, at Sydney, Beijing and London; claimed silver medal in mixed doubles at Rio (w/ram) Spent 11 weeks at world No.1 in singles (first ascended to top spot week of February 25, 2002) and topped the doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010 Made WTA main draw debut at Oakland (now Stanford) in 1994; as unranked WC, defeated Stafford in 1r before falling to then-world No.2 Sánchez-Vicario in three sets Coached by Richard Williams, Oracene Price and David Witt; hitting partner here is Jermaine Jenkins

124 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [20] COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #22) vs. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #40) Head to Head: LUCIE SAFAROVA leads MADRID CLAY O R1 LUCIE SAFAROVA 7-6(4) mins 2015 CINCINNATI HARD O R2 LUCIE SAFAROVA mins 2015 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R16 COCO VANDEWEGHE 7-6(1) 7-6(4) 109 mins COCO VANDEWEGHE (25) $629,857 $3,809,657 0 / 2 0 / / / / / / / / 4-12 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance LUCIE SAFAROVA (30) $340,175 $10,769,496 0 / 7 1 / / / / / / / / * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration - Rnd Result Duration R1 L. SAFAROVA d. L. ARRUABARRENA 6-3, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match COCO VANDEWEGHE 2016 R3 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #20) R2 W - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #17) R1 W - KIKI BERTENS (NED #110) R3 L - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #7) R2 W - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #131) R2 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) LUCIE SAFAROVA 2016 R2 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) R3 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #29) 7-6(5) 7-5 R2 W - MONA BARTHEL (GER #41) (4) 2014 R3 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #7) R2 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #56) R1 W - ALEXANDRA CADANTU (ROU #59) R BYE R1* L - NASTASSJA BURNETT (ITA #153) R2 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

125 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2012 R1 L - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #52) R2 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #6) R1 W - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #101) R1* L - ARANTXA PARRA SANTONJA (ESP #88) R1* L - SEVERINE BELTRAME (FRA #74) 7-6(6) 7-6(3) 2008 R1* L - STÉPHANIE COHEN-ALORO (FRA #126) 6-7(2) R1* L - EMMANUELLE GAGLIARDI (SUI #112) (4) R16 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #7) R3 W - FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #12) 6-2 R2 W - TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #49) R2 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #23) 7-6(8) 7-5 R1 W - KRISTINA BARROIS (GER #79) 7-6(9) 6-7(5) R1 L - JULIA GOERGES (GER #69) R2 L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #31) R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #158) R2 L - ASHLEY HARKLEROAD (USA #73) 7-6(2) R BYE R3 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #16) R2 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #52) (2) 7-6(4) R BYE R3 L - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #25) R2 W - JESSICA KIRKLAND (USA #186) 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-1 Vandeweghe: R1 BYE Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells; reached 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Bouchard) and 2016 (l. Jankovic), made 2r in 2011 (l. Jankovic) and 2014 (l. Kvitova), and fell 1r in 2012 (l. Wolfe). Also lost in qualifying in , 2013 After 1r bye, faces Safarova today; owns a 4-12 career record against left-handed players, winning her only encounter in 2017 (d. Kerber at Australian Open) Coming off 1r defeat at Dubai (l. Riske). Earlier in February, represented USA in Fed Cup World Group 4-0 win over Germany in Hawaii last weekend went 2-0 in singles (d. Goerges, d. Petkovic) Reached first Grand Slam SF of career at 2017 Australian Open (l. V.Williams) in her 25th Grand Slam main draw appearance Was 21st unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam semifinal since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds) Prior to run in Melbourne, previous best singles result at Grand Slam level was reaching QF at 2015 Wimbledon (l. Sharapova), where she also reached R16 in 2016 (l. Pavlyuchenkova). Yet to pass 2r at Roland Garros (2011, ) or US Open (2008, ) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

126 Defeated No.1 Kerber in Australian Open R16 her first win over a reigning No.1. Now 1-1 vs. No.1s (l. S.Williams at 2014 Miami); also defeated No.7 Muguruza in QF, her second Top 10 win of the tournament Now has 10 career wins over Top 10 opponents. Before defeats of Kerber and Muguruza here, most recent win was over No.7 Vinci at 2016 Wimbledon. Went 4-1 vs. Top 10 in 2016, other wins being over No.7 Bencic (Doha), No.6 Suárez Navarro (Miami) and No.3 A.Radwanska (Birmingham). Loss was to No.3 Muguruza (Cincinnati) Following Australian Open result, ranking rose to No.20 (up from No.35); currently at No.22 (March 6, 2017) Opened 2017 season at Hopman Cup in Perth, finishing as R-Up w/sock (l. France in F) Subsequently made 2r exit at Sydney (l. qualifier Duan) Posted third consecutive Top 50 finish in 2016, at No.37 same season-ending rank as season highlights centered on grass court swing: won second career singles title at s-hertogenbosch (d. Mladenovic in F), SF at Birmingham (l. Strycova) and R16 at Wimbledon (l. Pavlyuchenkova) Also reached QF at 2016 Dubai (l. Svitolina) and Stanford (conceded ret. vs. Riske w/right ankle injury) In Grand Slam play in 2016, aside from Australian Open and Wimbledon, fell 2r at Roland Garros (l. Begu) and 1r at US Open (l. Osaka) In doubles last season, won first career title from first final at Indian Wells (w/mattek-sands, d. Goerges/Pliskova in F) and was runner-up at Cincinnati (w/hingis, l. Mirza/Strycova) Advanced to mixed doubles final at 2016 US Open (w/ram, l. Pavic/Siegemund) Reached first Grand Slam final of any kind at 2016 Australian Open in mixed doubles (w/tecau, l. Vesnina/Soares) Competed in doubles at the Rio Olympics (w/mattek-sands); fell in 2r to eventual silver medalists Hingis/Bacsinszky Won first career singles title at 's-hertogenbosch in June 2014; with Keys also victorious at Eastbourne, marked first time two Americans won titles in the same week since February 2002 (V.Williams at Antwerp, Seles at Doha) Now 2-1 in career singles finals, having also won at s-hertogenbosch in Runner-up at 2012 Stanford (as lucky loser, l. S.Williams) Member of US Fed Cup Team, 2010, Made WTA debut as wildcard at 2006 San Diego; recorded first WTA win (main draw or qualifying) at 2009 Los Angeles (d. Garbin in 1r, l. Pennetta) Winner of two singles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit No.4 ranked US women of 17 in current Top 100 (week of February 13, 2017) As a wildcard, won 2008 US Open girls' singles title without dropping a set Coached by Craig Kardon; trainer is Julian Romero

127 Safarova: Making 12th appearance at Indian Wells. Best result was R16 run in 2012 (l. Bartoli). Also reached 3r in 2006 (l. Sugiyama), 2007 (l. Peer), 2014 (l. Halep) and 2015 (l. Svitolina) and fell 2r in 2008 (after 1r bye, l. Harkleroad), 2009 (l. Wozniak), 2011 (l Petkovic), 2013 (after 1r bye, l. Rybarikova) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Shvedova) Defeated Arruabarrena in 1r; today bidding to win back-to-back matches at a Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time since reaching the QF at 2015 Madrid (l. Kuznetsova) Enters Indian Wells having finished R-Up at Budapest (l. Babos in three sets) and reached SF at Taipei City (l. Peng) in previous two tournaments; returned to Top 50 following Taipei City run (February 6, 2017) Began 2017 by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. Strycova), Hobart (l. Ozaki) and Australian Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams) In doubles won her 13th career title and fourth Grand Slam at 2017 Australian Open (w/mattek-sands, d. Hlavackova/Peng in F), now owns a 13-3 career record in doubles finals Ended 2016 at No.64 her first finish outside the Top 50 since 2008 down from career-best No.9 finish in 2015 her first Top 10 finish (previous best had been No.17 in 2012 and 2014) Stand-out singles result of 2016 season was capturing her seventh career singles title in front of home crowd at Prague (d. Stosur in F); currently 7-10 in singles finals In Grand Slam play reached R16 at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Shvedova) and made 3r at 2016 Roland Garros (l. Stosur) having reached the singles final in Paris a year earlier, ranking subsequently dropped from No.13 to No.29. Fell in 2r at US Open in singles (l. Halep), but won third career Grand Slam doubles title w/mattek-sands (d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F) Played her first event of the 2016 season at Doha in February. Health problems dated back to September 2015, when she spent a week in hospital in her hometown Brno and missed entire Asian swing returned to drop openers at Linz and Moscow, before heading to Singapore for WTA Finals (did not progress past RR, going 1-2 l. Muguruza, Kvitova; d. Kerber) Recorded five successive opening round losses upon return to tour, at 2016 Doha (after 1r bye, l. Buyukakcay), Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Shvedova), Miami (after 1r bye, l. Wickmayer), Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Chirico) and Stuttgart (l. Ka.Pliskova), snapping losing streak with Prague title Competed at Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Flipkens) and won bronze medal in doubles (w/strycova, d. Hlavackova/Hradecka in medal play-off) In doubles, won her ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th career titles at 2016 Miami (w/mattek-sands, d. Babos/Shvedova in F), US Open, Wuhan (w/mattek-sands, d. Mirza/Strycova in F) and Beijing (w/mattek-sands, d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F) 2015 season highlighted by reaching three finals, winning Doha (d. Azarenka in F) and finishing runner-up at New Haven (l. Kvitova) and in her first Grand Slam singles final at Roland Garros (l. S.Williams)

128 As well as singles, also qualified for 2015 WTA Finals in doubles w/mattek-sands during the year the team won the Australian Open (their first tournament together), Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Toronto. In Singapore they went 1-2 in RR stage and did not progress to SF Made Top 10 singles debut after run to final at 2015 Roland Garros; peaked at a career-high No.5 on September 14, 2015 In August 2015 was one of three Czech players in Top 10 of the rankings (others were Kvitova and Ka.Pliskova); it was the first time in WTA history that three Czech players were ranked in the Top US Open marked 45th Grand Slam main draw. Aside from reaching the final at 2015 Roland Garros and R16 run at 2014 US Open, has also reached SF at 2014 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Kvitova) and QF at 2007 Australian Open (l. Vaidisova) Three-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, winning 2015 Australian Open and Roland Garros, and 2016 US Open (all w/mattek-sands) Fourth-highest ranked Czech of six in Top 100, after Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Strycova (March 6, 2017) Member of Czech Fed Cup Team, 2004, , 2017 Coached by Franta Cermak

129 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86) vs. [4] SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) Head to Head: SIMONA HALEP leads US OPEN HARD O R2 SIMONA HALEP mins DONNA VEKIC 86 WTA RANKING 66 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD (20) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) $87,071 YTD PRIZE MONEY $1,194,445 CAREER PRIZE MONEY 0 / 1 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 3-3 INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * 4-5 / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 13-9 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 4-5 / YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 1-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 1-16 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 1-1 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance SIMONA HALEP (25) $65,109 $15,525,897 0 / 14 0 / / / / / / / / * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R1 D. VEKIC d. A. RISKE 6-3,7-6(2) 102 mins - INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match DONNA VEKIC 2016 R1 L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #105) R2* W - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #127) R1* W - AN-SOPHIE MESTACH (BEL #149) R2 L - ZARINA DIYAS (KAZ #32) R1 W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #148) R2 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #11) R1 W - OLIVIA ROGOWSKA (AUS #130) SIMONA HALEP 2016 QF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) R16 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #37) R3 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #32) R2 W - VANIA KING (USA #202) F W - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) SF W - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) W/O QF W - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) R16 W - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #15) R3 W - VARVARA LEPCHENKO (USA #31) R2 W - DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS #106) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

130 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2014 SF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) QF W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) R16 W - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #19) R3 W - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #28) R2 W - KURUMI NARA (JPN #47) R BYE R2 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #14) (3) R1 W - LAUREN DAVIS (USA #72) R3 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) R2 W - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #30) R1 W - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #160) R2 L - MARÍA JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ (ESP #29) R1 W - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #123) Vekic: Making fourth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Reached 2r in 2015 (l. Diyas) and 2014 (l. Cibulkova) and posted 1r exit in 2016 (as qualifier, l. Pironkova) One of two from the original eight wildcards still in the draw; bidding to join fellow wildcard Day (d. Nara and Lucic-Baroni) in 3r Faces No.4 Halep today. Has won one of seven matches against Top 10 players, against No.10 Cibulkova at 2014 Kuala Lumpur Fell in 2r at St Petersburg (as LL, l. Cibulkova) and also at Budapest (l. Goerges) and Australian Open (l. Wozniacki). 1r win was first Grand Slam main draw win since reaching 3r at 2015 Roland Garros Opened 2017 season with 1r exits at Brisbane (as wildcard, l. Muhammed) and Sydney (as qualifier, l. Gavrilova) Ended 2016 ranked No.101. Posted best year-end finish in 2014, at No.84 Reached two ITF finals at the end of 2016 season, winning the title at $100k ITF/Sharm El Sheikh. Also reached QF at WTA 125/Limoges Posted four main draw wins across 2016, defeating Al Nabhani at Doha, Riske at Kaohsiung, Ivanovic at Cincinnati and Zhang at Tianjin; has not posted back-to-back main draw wins since September 2015 (run to F at Tashkent) Defeat of No.25 Ivanovic at 2016 Cincinnati was fourth Top 25 win of career, and first in more than two years. Wins have come over: No.24 Cirstea (2013 Birmingham), No.10 Cibulkova (2014 Kuala Lumpur), No.21 Vinci (2014 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

131 Wimbledon), No.25 Ivanovic (2016 Cincinnati) 2015 highlights were reaching final at Tashkent (l. Hibino) and QF at Baku At Grand Slam level, best result came with 3r appearance at 2015 Roland Garros (l. Ivanovic) Won first career singles title at 2014 Kuala Lumpur. At 17 years, 10 months, became youngest player to win a WTA singles title since 2006 Bangkok (Vania King); defeated Cibulkova in final for first career Top 10 win Reached first WTA career final at 2012 Tashkent. In what was her first WTA main draw appearance, became youngest WTA finalist since 15-year-old Tamira Paszek won Portoroz in Also finished runner-up on grass at 2013 Birmingham (l. Hantuchova) and 2015 Tashkent (l. Hibino). Owns a 1-3 record in singles finals Broke into Top 100 (at No.93) on January 28, 2013 On ITF Circuit has won five singles and one doubles title Member of Croatian Fed Cup Team, , 2017 Both parents played professional sports: mother, Brankica (track/hurdles) and father, Igor (goalkeeper) Coached by David Felgate. Has also worked with former Roland Garros champion Iva Majoli Halep: Making seventh consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Champion in 2015 (d. Jankovic in F) and reached SF in 2014 (l. Radwanska). In defense of her title in 2016 made QF (l. S.Williams) Bidding for her 18th match win here at the BNP Paribas Open (17-5 record to date) Faces No.86 and Croatian wildcard Vekic today; has lost to players ranked outside the Top 50 twice already in 2017, vs. No.52 Siniakova (at Shenzhen) and No.52 Rogers (at Australian Open) However has won her last eight meetings with players entering a tournament on a wildcard the last WC to defeat her was Mladenovic at 2014 Paris [Indoors] Playing first tournament since withdrawing from QF vs. Vikhlyantseva at 2017 St. Petersburg, citing left knee injury. Also forced to miss Dubai due to same injury Made 1r exit at Australian Open for second successive year (l. Rogers in 2017, l. Zhang in 2016, who was 0-14 at Grand Slams entering match and ranked No.133 at the time) Opened 2017 season at Shenzhen, reaching 2r (d. Jankovic in 1r, l. eventual champion Siniakova) Spent pre-season training with coach Darren Cahill in Adelaide Posted third straight Top 5 season finish in 2016, at No.4, down from career-high No.2 in Season-ending ranking had improved eight years in a row until 2016

132 2016 season highlighted by three titles, at Madrid (d. Cibulkova in F for second title at Premier Mandatory level, after 2015 Indian Wells), Bucharest (d. Sevatsova in F) and Montréal (d. Keys in F). Record in tour-level finals now stands at 14-8, eight of her titles coming on hardcourts Went on a 13-match winning streak thanks to titles at Bucharest (five wins) and Montréal (five wins) and SF run at Cincinnati (three wins). Was second-longest streak of 2016, after Azarenka (16) Also reached the first WTA doubles final of her career at Montréal (w/niculescu, l. Makarova/Vesnina) Qualified for WTA Finals in Singapore for the third time, going 1-2 in round-robin play d. Keys, l. Kerber and Cibulkova; did not progress to SF Other notable results in 2016 included reaching SF at Sydney (l. Kuznetsova), Cincinnati (l. Kerber) and Wuhan (l. Kvitova) and back-to-back QF at Indian Wells (l. S.Williams) and Miami (l. Bacsinszky) At the other Slams in 2016, made R16 at Roland Garros (l. Stosur) and posted QF runs at Wimbledon (l. eventual R-Up Kerber) and US Open (l. S.Williams) Withdrew from opening tournament of 2016 season at Brisbane (w/left Achilles injury) along with Birmingham (w/left Achilles injury) and Tokyo [PPO] (w/left hamstring injury) Following 1r loss at Australian Open, announced plan to undergo nasal surgery that would have entailed missing Fed Cup, Dubai and Doha, but changed mind and played throughout month of February Went 6-7 vs. Top 10 opponents in 2016, wins being over No.9 Kvitova (Fed Cup), No.9 Keys (Wimbledon and Wuhan), No.2 Kerber (Montreal), No.5 A.Radwanska (Cincinnati) and No.7 Keys (WTA Finals) Has reached at least the SF stage at all of the Grand Slams apart from Australian Open. Best results at the majors is R-Up at 2014 Roland Garros (l. Sharapova), SF at 2014 Wimbledon and 2015 US Open, and QF at Australian Open ( ) Record vs. reigning World No.1 players is 1-10, win coming at 2014 WTA Finals Singapore vs. S.Williams (group stage) Romania s highest ranked player of five women in current Top 100, ahead of Begu, Niculescu, Cirstea and Tig (week of March 6, 2017) Between May 2013 and August 2014, improved ranking from No.64 to as high as No.2 in the world, winning seven titles in this period Became third Romanian to break into the WTA Top 10 (after Ruzici, Spirlea) making Top 10 debut week of January 27, 2014; now highest-ranked Romanian woman ever Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, Roland Garros girls singles champion Coached by Australian Darren Cahill after parting ways with former coach Victor Ionita in June 2015

133 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [9] MADISON KEYS (USA #9) vs. [Q] MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (COL #112) Head to Head: MADISON KEYS leads ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R2 MADISON KEYS mins MADISON KEYS 9 WTA RANKING 9,999 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD (22) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) $0 YTD PRIZE MONEY $5,236,545 CAREER PRIZE MONEY 0 / 2 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 3-4 INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (27) $42,588 $1,393,723 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 5-8 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration - R1 M. DUQUE-MARIÑO d. P. TIG 6-4,0-6, mins R2* M. DUQUE-MARIÑO d. M. SAKKARI 7-6(4), mins R1* M. DUQUE-MARIÑO d. V. TOMOVA 6-2, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match MADISON KEYS 2016 R2 L - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #95) R3 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #88) R2 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #14) R1 W - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #46) R2 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #9) R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #85) MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO 2016 R1 L - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #107) R2* L - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #92) R1* W - TATJANA MARIA (GER #110) R1* L - NADIIA KICHENOK (UKR #104) R1* L - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #120) (3) 2009 R1* L - MATHILDE JOHANSSON (FRA #64) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

134 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2012 R1* L - GRETA ARN (HUN #70) 7-6(4) R2* L - LAURA POUS-TIO (ESP #88) (2) R1* W - JUNRI NAMIGATA (JPN #106) Keys: Making fifth consecutive main draw appearance at tournament; reached 3r in 2015 (l. Jankovic), 2r in 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Gibbs), 2014 (l. Vinci) and 2013 (l. Stosur) Playing first event of 2017 after missing opening two months after undergoing left-wrist surgery during off-season Second-highest ranked (after No.1 S.Williams) of 19 US players entered in this year s main draw At 21, is youngest player currently ranked inside the Top 20 Faces No.112 Duque-Mariño today a defeat today would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.134 Tig at 2016 Madrid (3r) Finished 2016 by qualifying for WTA Finals Singapore (l. RR, posting 1-2 record) after breakthrough season in 2016, highlighted by title at Birmingham and Top 10 debut on June 20 First American to make her Top 10 debut since Serena Williams in April, 1999; became 118th different player to achieve a Top 10 ranking since the WTA Rankings were introduced on November 3, of those have been Americans. For the first time since September 2005 there were three Americans in the WTA Top 10 (also S.Williams and V.Williams) Won second career singles title at Birmingham (d. Strycova in F) in June - both titles have come on grass (also 2014 Eastbourne) Also a finalist on two occasions in at Rome (l. S.Williams) and Montreal (l. Halep); owns a 2-3 record in WTA singles finals In Grand Slam play, reached R16 at all the majors Australian Open (l. Zhang), Roland Garros (l. Bertens), Wimbledon (l. Halep) and US Open (l. Wozniacki); one of only four players to achieve the feat in 2016 (also A.Radwanska, Suarez Navarro and S.Williams) Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Beijing (her first Premier Mandatory SF, l. Konta) and Linz (w/o vs. Golubic). Scored fourth-place finish at Rio Olympics (l. Kerber in SF, then l. Kvitova in bronze medal match), and advanced to QFs at Miami (l. Kerber) and Wuhan (l. Halep) Posted R16 run at Madrid (l. qualifier Tig) and suffered 2r exits at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

135 Gibbs) and Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Siegemund); lost 1r at Tokyo PPO (l. Putintseva in third set tiebreak) Defeated Gavrilova in Brisbane on clay in April s Fed Cup WG play-off, helping the USA defeat Australia 4-0 Lifetime record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents stands at Wins have come over No.5 Li (2013 Madrid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome); owns a 6-7 record against Top 10 players in 2016, with wins against No.9 Vinci (Miami), No.9 Kvitova, No.4 Muguruza (Rome), No.6 V.Williams (Montreal), No.7 Kuznetsova (Beijing) and No.8 Cibulkova (WTA Finals). Overall record vs. Top 10 players stands at Recorded first Top 20 year-end finish in 2015 (at No.18) Best result at a Grand Slam is SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams). Having never previously passed 3r at any major, became just the third American teenager since 1995 to advance to SF at the Australian Open: also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) Outside of the Slams, highlights in 2015 included finishing runner-up at Charleston (l. Kerber). Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, going 1-1 in group stage (l. V.Williams; d. Zheng) Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur) and became youngest American to win a singles title since Vania King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok) Made WTA debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach when she was 14; was seventh-youngest player to win a WTA main draw match, and youngest since Martina Hingis in 1994 Last week was unveiled as evian s first ever American brand ambassador. Prior to 2016 US Open was announced as an ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to empowering a generation of young women and their schools and communities Currently coached by Lindsay Devenport. Previously coached by Jesse Levine and Thomas Hogstedt Duque-Mariño: Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Fell 1r in 2016 (l. Rogers) and exited during qualifying in 2009, Win over fellow qualifier Tig in 1r was first at Premier Mandatory level since 2015 Beijing (d. Pironkova in 1r) Began 2017 by exiting 1r at Australian Open (l. Kuznetsova). Also reached SF at $25k ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA and lost in qualifying at Acapulco 2017 Australian Open was 16th Grand Slam main draw. Best return at the majors came with 3r run at 2015 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Vinci). Has reached 2r three times at Roland Garros (2009, 2013, 2016) and at Wimbledon reached 2r in 2013 and 2015 Run to 3r at 2015 US Open made her the first Colombian woman into 3r at a Grand Slam since Fabiola Zuluaga at 2004 US Open. Also passed $1 million career prize money mark with result Columbia s sole representative in women s singles main draw at 2017 Indian Wells

136 2017 Australian Open was first event contested since 2016 US Open (l. Jankovic in 1r) had been suffering from right shoulder injury Faces No.9 Keys today owns a 0-5 record vs. Top 10 ranked players, losing to No.2 Sharapova (2015 Acapulco), No.3 Sharapova (2015 Madrid), No.10 Cibulkova (2016 Montreal), No.2 Kerber (2016 Rio Olympics) and No.10 Kuznetsova at 2017 Australian Open Is 1-14 vs. Top 20 opponents in her career (all levels), win being over No.18 Stephens at 2014 Bogota; next best win was over No.26 Chakvetadze at 2009 Roland Garros Ended 2016 at No.106, down from career-best No.75 in 2015 Season highlight was reaching second WTA singles final at Nürnberg (l. Bertens). Holds 1-1 record in WTA singles finals, having won 2010 Bogota (d. No.85-ranked Kerber in F) Continues to play a mix of WTA and ITF Circuit events; has won a total of 17 singles titles and 13 doubles titles on ITF Circuit Set new career high ranking of No.66 on October 5, 2015 Has won one tour-level WTA doubles title at 2012 Bastad (w/castano) and one WTA 125k Series doubles title at 2013 Cali (also w/castano) Played first WTA main draw at 2007 Bogotá, reaching 2r as a WC Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004 Girls' singles runner-up at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Cornet) Began playing at age five when introduced to tennis by father at tennis club in Bogota Players most admired are Steffi Graf and Kim Clijsters Coached by Joaquine Munoz

137 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [14] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #15) vs. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #59) Head to Head: SHELBY ROGERS leads TIANJIN HARD O R1 SHELBY ROGERS (4) 153 mins 2016 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R2 SHELBY ROGERS mins ELENA VESNINA (30) $280,558 $9,227,765 0 / 2 1 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance SHELBY ROGERS (24) $93,170 $1,417,538 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 2-1 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration - Rnd Result Duration R1 S. ROGERS d. J. BRADY 6-4,7-6(4) 108 mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match ELENA VESNINA 2016 R1* L - JULIA BOSERUP (USA #179) R2 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #9) R1 W - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) R2 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #48) SHELBY ROGERS 2016 R2 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #19) R1 W - MARIANA DUQUE-MARIÑO (COL #74) R1 L - KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #61) R2 L - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #36) R BYE R1 W - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #90) R3 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) R2 W - KIMIKO DATE (JPN #75) R BYE R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #35) R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #103) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

138 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2011 R1 L - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #84) 7-6(2) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #11) R2 W - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #38) R1 W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #55) 7-6(4) R2 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) R1 W - SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE #98) R1 L - VIKTORIYA KUTUZOVA (UKR #86) Vesnina: Making ninth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best performances were 3r runs in 2009 (l. Azarenka) and 2013 (l. Wozniacki). Fell 2r in 2008 (l. Bartoli), 2012 (l. McHale), 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Beck) and 2015 (l. Makarova) Faces No.59 Rogers today five of six losses in 2017 have come against lower-ranked opponents One of five Russians to begin main draw at 2017 Indian Wells, with two already through to 3r (Kuznetsova and Pavlyuchenkova) Coming off reaching 3r at Dubai (l. Konjuh) and falling 2r at Doha (l. Davis) Opened 2017 season with back-to-back 1r exits, at Brisbane (l. eventual finalist Cornet) and Sydney (l. Vandeweghe, ret. due to low back injury) Recovered by reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. No.116 Brady) and then QF at St. Petersburg (l. Cibulkova) Finished 2016 ranked No.16, up from No.111 at the end of was first year-end finish outside the Top 100 in 10 years Is 9-40 in her career vs. Top 10 opponents, and was 3-2 in 2016 this was the first time in her career she achieved three Top 10 wins in a single season 2016 season highlight was reaching final at Charleston (l. Stephens in F) and winning gold medal in doubles at 2016 Rio Olympics (w/makarova, d. Bacsinszky/Hingis in F). Team also won Montréal and WTA Finals in 2016 Made SF at 2016 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion S.Williams), which marked bets singles result at a Grand Slam. Ranked No.50 at the time, was the 19th unseeded player to advance to a Grand Slam SF since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds) Reached QF at 2016 Doha (l. Suarez Navarro) to return to Top 100 (from No.118). Upset No.4 Halep in 2r; was first Top 10 victory since defeated No.6 Li Na during title run at 2013 Eastbourne Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

139 Went in singles main draw matches in 2016, most wins since 2013 (30-20) Owns two WTA singles titles, both coming from the 2013 season (Hobart and Eastbourne). A finalists on seven occasions most recently 2016 Charleston (l. Stephens). Owns a 2-7 record in singles finals (was 0-6 in singles finals before winning first title at 2013 Hobart) Has enjoyed great success in doubles w/makarova - the team have won two Grand Slam doubles titles (2013 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, and are six-time Slam runners-up), the gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 WTA Finals Made WTA debut at 2003 Moscow Russian No.2 of eight in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Husband is Pavel Tabuntsov (married November 2015) Coached by father, Sergey Vesnin Rogers: Making fourth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Has equaled best result here by advancing to 2r, have reached this stage in 2014 (as WC, l. Rybarikova) and 2016 (as WC, l. Ka.Pliskova). Fell 1r in 2015 (l. Flipkens) Defeated WC and fellow countrywoman Brady in 1r Plays No.15 Vesnina today; owns a 7-13 record against Top 20 opponents, most recently beating No.4 Halep at 2017 Australian Open Went on to fall in 2r at Melbourne Park (l. Barty). In other tournaments this year, reached QF at Hobart (l. Tsurenko) and made 2r at Brisbane (l. Svitolina), Taipei City (l. Jabeur) and Acapulco (l. Lucic-Baroni) 2017 Australian Open marked 13th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Best result at a Slam to date came with breakthrough run to QF at 2016 Roland Garros (d. seeds Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Begu en route; l. eventual champion Muguruza) Ranked No.108, became ninth player ranked outside of the Top 100 to advance to the last eight in Paris since 1983 (Pironkova, No.102, became the 10th at the same tournament). Defeat of No.4 Halep in 1r marked first Top 5 win of career; is now 2-4 against Top 10 opponents, first win being over No.8 Bouchard at 2014 Montréal Posted second Top 100 season in 2016, at No.60 up from No.146 in 2015; had dropped from No.72 at end of 2014 Began 2016 season by playing ITF events in the United States as ranking did not qualify her for direct acceptance into Australian Open; returned to WTA-level play in February at Rio de Janeiro, where she advanced to second career singles final (l. Schiavone) Aside from Rio de Janeiro and Roland Garros, did not pass 2r at tour level in 2016 After Roland Garros, suffered four successive losses (Mallorca qualifying, Wimbledon, Washington DC and Montréal) before reaching 2r at New Haven and then 2r at US Open for first time (l. Bellis)

140 Set new career high ranking of No.48 week of January 30, 2017 following Australian Open Currently the US No.9 of 18 women in WTA s Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017) One-time doubles runner-up, at 2015 Bogotá (w/falconi) In 2014, reached first WTA singles final of career at Bad Gastein (d. No.16 Suárez Navarro and No.14 Errani en route, l. Petkovic) Participated in 2014 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore (along with Diyas, Puig and Zheng) Made Top 100 for first time on August 11, 2014 Won first WTA level match at 2013 Strasbourg Made Grand Slam and tour-level main draw debut as a wildcard at 2010 US Open thereafter, did not contest main draw at a major until 2013 Roland Garros Winner of four singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit, where she made professional debut in United States in 2009, at age 16 Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf Followed older sister Sabra into tennis Currently completing an English degree by correspondence at Indiana University East Coached by Marc Lucero

141 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson Catherine Sneddon Bryan Shapiro BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES - DAY 3 STADIUM 1 [11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108) Konta leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level) KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) Series tied 2-2 [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) Plikova leads 3-0 (Pliskova leads 2-0 at tour, main draw level) STADIUM 2 [32] MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #30) vs. [WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175) First meeting STADIUM 3 [5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #64) Cibulkova leads 1-0 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

142 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [11] JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #11) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108) Head to Head: JOHANNA KONTA leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour-level) 2013 $75k ITF/BARNSTAPLE-UK HARD I QF JOHANNA KONTA 4-0 ret. N/A JOHANNA KONTA (25) $476,760 $3,682,589 1 / 2 0 / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * HEATHER WATSON (24) $68,105 $2,335,551 0 / 3 0 / / / / / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 3-2 / / / / / / / 9-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / / / 9-5 * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R1 H. WATSON d. N. GIBBS 4-6,6-2, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match JOHANNA KONTA 2016 R16 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #19) 7-6(2) R3 W - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #64) R2 W - MADISON BRENGLE (USA #58) R2* L - KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #105) R1* W - MISAKI DOI (JPN #101) R2* L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) R1* W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #98) HEATHER WATSON 2016 R2 L - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #34) R1 W - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #9,999) 7-6(4) R16 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) 7-6(5) R3 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) R2 W - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #33) R1 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #62) R2 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R1 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #146) R2* W - TELIANA PEREIRA (BRA #99) R1* W - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #83) R1 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

143 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2012 R1* L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #86) R1* L - KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #104) (4) Watson: Making seventh overall appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making R16 in 2015 (l. Suarez Navarro). Reached 2r in 2014 (as qualifier, l. A.Radwanska) and 2016 (l. Niculescu). Made 1r exit in 2013 (l. Begu) and fell in qualifying Was moved in to main draw following pre-tournament withdrawal of Kucova (w/left knee injury) Owns a 1-14 record vs. Top 10 players, sole win coming here on the hard courts of Indian Wells in 2015 over No.8 A.Radwanska Meanwhile owns a 5-30 lifetime record vs. Top 20 players, most recently defeating No.18 Errani at 2016 Rome faces No.11 Konta today This is her second meeting vs. Konta, and first at tour-level was forced to retire w/gi illness at $75k ITF/Barnstaple-UK at 0-4 down in first set Will be first all-great British match-up at tour-level since 2016 Hong Kong, where Konta defeated Broady in 1r At WTA level, owns a 2-1 record vs. countrywomen, defeating Smith (2010 Eastbourne qualifying) and Baltacha (2012 Birmingham), and losing to Keothavong (2012 Doha qualifying) In opening match here at Indian Wells, rallied from a set down vs. Gibbs to prevail in three sets Fell 35 places in latest rankings run, dropping from No.73 to No.108 (week of March 6, 2017), as title-winning points from 2016 Monterrey dropped off. Is first time out of Top 100 in WTA Rankings since May 2014 (at No.112) Coming off 2r exit at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic) Represented Great Britain in Fed Cup World Group II tie vs. Croatia in February, going 1-0 in singles (d. Vekic) before teaming w/konta to win decisive doubles rubber vs. Konjuh/Jurak. Great Britain face Romania in April in World Group II play-off Made 2r at Australian Open (l. Brady), which was 25th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Defeat of home favourite and No.21 Stosur in 1r was best win-by-ranking since overcoming No.18 Errani in 2016 Rome Opened 2017 season by teaming with Dan Evans to represent Great Britain at Hopman Cup Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

144 Ended 2016 at No.77 for fifth non-consecutive Top 100 finish. Best year-end finish came in 2012 (No.49) Season highlights were landing third WTA singles title at Monterrey (d. Flipkens in F) and winning first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at Wimbledon (w/kontinen, d. Farah/Groenefeld) Other titles came at 2012 Osaka and 2015 Hobart. Is now a perfect 3-0 in WTA singles finals Other notable results were reaching R16 at Miami (l. Halep) and QF run at Hobart (as defending champion, l. Larsson) Represented Great Britain at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Svitolina), 2r in doubles (w/konta, l. H.Chan/Y.Chan) and QF in mixed doubles (w/a.murray, l. Bopanna/Mirza) Made 1r exit at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Beck, despite holding three match points in deciding set) 2015 highlight was winning Hobart title without dropping a set (d. Brengle in F). Achieved career-high ranking of No.38 following the victory Lost status as British No.1 during 2015 Wuhan (as qualifier, l. Jankovic) countrywoman Konta progressed to QF to overtake her Best result across the Grand Slams are 3r showings at 2013 Australian Open (l. A.Radwanska) and Wimbledon in 2012 (l. eventual R-Up A.Radwanska) and 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams, having been two points from victory) Currently Britain s No.2 (after Konta and ahead on No.123 Broady) as at March 6, 2017 In 2014, earned first Top 20 victories of career by defeating No.12 Pennetta (2014 Eastbourne) and No.12 Cibulkova (2014 Montreal) A three-time doubles champion: 2012 Stanford (w/erakovic), 2012 Dallas (w/erakovic) and 2014 Baku (w/panova) Missed two months in 2013 due to glandular fever (from Miami to Roland Garros). Struggled throughout 2014 with continuing right rib injury With 2012 Osaka singles title, became first British woman to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988 Made WTA debut at 2010 Miami (as WC, l. Pironkova in 1r); recorded first WTA main draw victory at 2010 Eastbourne, reaching 2r (as qualifier, d. Wozniak, l. eventual runner-up Azarenka) Member of Great Britain Fed Cup Team, and Great Britain Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 Won US Open junior singles title in 2009 Coached by John Laffnie de Jager. Still occasionally works with Diego Veronelli. Worked with Judy Murray during 2016 Australian swing

145 Konta: Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Posted run to R16 in 2016 (l. Ka.Pliskova). Fell in qualifying Is enjoying joint-highest seeding at a WTA Premier Mandatory event (was also No.11 seed at 2016 Beijing) Entering 2017 Indian Wells, owns joint-third most match wins this season (12-2 record, same wins as Mladenovic) After 1r bye, faces countrywoman Watson today in opening match. Owns a 2-0 record vs. fellow players from Great Britain at tour-level, defeating Broady (2012 Eastbourne qualifying and 2016 Hong Kong) Faces No.108 Watson today last loss to a player outside Top 100 was at 2016 Montreal (l. No.121 Kucova) Coming off QF run at Australian Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams), having made SF run at Melbourne Park in 2016 (l. Kerber) Arrived in Melbourne having won second WTA singles title at Sydney, the city where she was born, on main draw debut (d. A.Radwanska in F). First British woman to win Sydney title since Durie in Now 2-1 in WTA singles finals Win over No.3 A.Radwanska in Sydney final improved lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents to 11-8 (7-6 in 2016, although no wins over Top 5). Previous wins were over No.8 Makarova (2015 Eastbourne), No.9 Muguruza (2015 US Open), No.2 Halep (2015 Wuhan), No.10 V.Williams (2016 Australian Open), No.7 Vinci (2016 Rome), No.7 V.Williams (2016 Stanford), No.10 Kuznetsova (2016 Rio Olympics), No.8 Suárez Navarro (2016 Wuhan), No.6 Ka.Pliskova (2016 Beijing) and No.9 Keys (2016 Beijing) Opened 2017 season with SF run at Shenzhen (l. eventual champion Siniakova) Posted first Top 10 season in 2016, at No.10, rising as high as No.9 (week of October 10, 2016); previous best season finish was No.47 in 2015 (first Top 100 finish) Ended 2016 season at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in November (went 2-0 in round-robin play), fell in SF (l. Svitolina) Alternate for WTA Finals in Singapore, narrowly missing qualification in the Top 8; was not called upon to play a match Advanced to QF or better at nine events in 2016 Advanced to career-first Premier Mandatory level final at 2016 Beijing (l. A.Radwanska), previous best efforts at this level being R16 at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Ka.Pliskova) and QF at 2016 Miami (l. Azarenka) By virtue of reaching 2016 Beijing final, made WTA Top 10 debut first British woman to feature in the elite group since Durie in 1984, and the fourth British woman overall to do so (also Wade and Barker). Became 121st woman to break into the Top 10, and the fourth to do so in 2016 after Vinci, Bencic and Keys Enjoyed a successful 2016 Emirates Airline US Open Series, finishing second in the bonus challenge standings after A.Radwanska Achieved career-first singles title at 2016 Stanford in maiden final (d. V.Williams in F). First British woman to reach final of a Premier event since WTA Roadmap was introduced in 2009, and first British woman to win the tournament since Barker in 1977 (when it was held in San Francisco) Represented Great Britain at Rio Olympics; reached QF in singles (l. eventual silver medalist Kerber), 2r in doubles (w/watson, l. Chan/Chan) and fell 1r in mixed doubles (w/j.murray, l. eventual gold medalists Mattek-Sands/Sock) Broke into Top 20 on June 6, 2016 (at No.18) first British woman in Top 20 for nearly 30 years (the week of October 13, 1986, with Durie at No.20)

146 Defeated No.2 Halep at Wuhan in 2015 for career-best victory. Prior to this feat, the last British woman to beat a world No.2 had been Sue Barker, who defeated No.2 Tracy Austin at 1981 Brighton Aside from SF run at 2016 Australian Open, best previous results have been back-to-back R16 efforts at US Open in 2015 (as qualifier, l. Kvitova) and 2016 (l. Sevastova). Reached 2r at Wimbledon for first time in 2016 (l. Bouchard), and yet to pass 1r at Roland Garros in two main draw appearances ( ) Was voted WTA Most Improved Player in 2016 by international media and fans On ITF Circuit, won 11 singles and four doubles titles Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2006 and made WTA main draw debut at 2011 Copenhagen (as qualifier, l. 1r) Was introduced to the sport at age eight by parents; started to play at an after-school care program Parents are Gabor (hotelier) and Gabriella (dentist); older sister is Eva (works in fashion) Born in Sydney, Australia; became a British citizen in May 2012 Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf; favorite tennis memories include representing Great Britain in Fed Cup Currently coached by Wim Fissette, having parted ways with longtime coach Esteban Carril at end of 2016 season. Hitting partner is Andrew Fitzpatrick

147 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) vs. [7] GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #7) Head to Head: MALLORCA GRASS O R1 KIRSTEN FLIPKENS mins 2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R2 GARBIÑE MUGURUZA mins 2014 HOBART HARD O QF GARBIÑE MUGURUZA mins 2013 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH GRASS O SF KIRSTEN FLIPKENS mins KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (31) $70,696 $3,368,426 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (23) $379,314 $10,462,479 0 / 3 0 / / / / / / / / * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration R1 K. FLIPKENS d. C. BELLIS 4-6,6-1, mins Rnd Result Duration - INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match KIRSTEN FLIPKENS 2016 R2* L - ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH (BLR #102) GARBIÑE MUGURUZA 2016 R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #62) R1* W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #123) R BYE R2 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #38) R1 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #82) R2 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) R3 L - KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #15) R2 W - IRINA FALCONI (USA #103) R2 L - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #142) R2 W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #58) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

148 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2011 R1 L - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #86) 7-6(6) 6-2 R2* W - MATHILDE JOHANSSON (FRA #68) R1* W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #132) (4) 2010 R3 L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #7) R2 W - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #35) R1 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #54) 7-6(4) 6-7(5) R16 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #6) R3 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #55) R2 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #19) R1 W - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #40) R2* W - MARIA JOAO KOEHLER (POR #104) R1* W - GABRIELA DABROWSKI (CAN #294) R1* L - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #132) 2-1 Flipkens: Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Bidding to reach 3r for third time (d. Bellis in 1r on Wednesday) Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r in 2013 (l. Azarenka) and 2010 (l. Dementieva). Fell 2r in 2015 (l. Azarenka) and 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Dellacqua), 1r in 2011 (as qualifier, l. Hradecka) and in qualifying in 2007 and 2016 Faces No.7 Muguruza today; holds a 5-22 record vs. Top 10 opponents, with wins over No.5 Stosur (2012 s-hertogenbosch), No.8 Kvitova (2013 Miami), No.8 Kvitova (2013 Wimbledon) and No.2 Muguruza (2016 Mallorca) and No.6 V.Williams (2016 Rio Olympics) Enters Indian Wells following QF run at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic). Defeats of Zarazua and Tomljanovic en route were first main draw wins since reaching 2r at Hobart in early January (l. eventual runner-up Niculescu) Prior to Acapulco had not achieved back-to-back main draw wins since September 2016 at Tashkent Opened 2017 season at Auckland falling 1r (l. eventual runner-up Konjuh), before 2r exit at Hobart and opening match defeat at Australian Open (l. Konta) Also fell 1r at St. Petersburg (as qualifier, l. Cornet) and Budapest (l. Sasnovich). Posted 1-0 record during Belgium s Fed Cup win over Romania (d. No.36 Niculescu - best victory by ranking since d. No.27 Garcia at 2016 New Haven) 2016 marked seventh Top 100 season in past eight years, including a Top 20 finish in 2013 (at No.20) Posted 24 main draw match wins in 2016, the most since 2013 when she won 32 matches Season highlighted by third WTA singles final of career at 2016 Monterrey (l. Watson); record now stands at 1-2 in singles finals, having won 2012 Québec City (d. Hradecka in F) and finishing runner-up at 2013 s-hertogenbosch (l. Halep) Posted best win of career by ranking at 2016 Mallorca (grass) when she defeated No.2 Muguruza in 1r for second career win against a Top 5 opponent (in addition to No.5 Stosur at s-hertogenbosch). Advanced to SF (l. eventual champion Garcia) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

149 Reached QF at 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. eventual champion A.Radwanska) marked first QF at Premier level in two years, since her run to same stage at 2014 New Haven. Also a quarterfinalist at International-level Auckland, Katowice and Tashkent in 2016 Represented Belgium at Rio Olympics, advancing to R16 in singles (l. Siegemund) upset No.6 V.Williams in 1r and reaching 2r in doubles (w/wickmayer, l. Muguruza/Suárez Navarro) Won first WTA doubles title of career at 2016 Seoul (w/larsson) Career-best Grand Slam result is a SF appearance at 2013 Wimbledon (d. Kvitova in QF, l. eventual champion Bartoli). Best result at Australian Open is reaching R16 in 2013 (l. Sharapova); US Open is 3r in 2009 (l. eventual champion Clijsters); at Roland Garros, she is yet to pass 2r Underwent surgery on right wrist on October 25, Battled injuries in first half of 2012, including blood clots in calf discovered in April; was off tour for two months and as a result her ranking dropped as low as No.262 in June that year Currently the third-ranked of three Belgian women in Top 100, behind Wickmayer and Mertens (week of March 6, 2017) Set career-high singles ranking of No.13 on August 5, 2013 Member of the Belgian Fed Cup team that reached the competition s final in Played on the team , On ITF Circuit won 12 singles and one doubles title; played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001 Junior champion at 2003 Wimbledon (d. Chakvetadze in F) and 2003 US Open (d. Krajicek in F); subsequently named ITF Junior World Champion Currently coached by Michiel Antheunis Muguruza: Making fifth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells; on debut reached R16 in 2013 (as qualifier, l. Kerber) and has won just one match on her three subsequent visits, falling 3r in 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Ka.Pliskova) and 2r in 2016 (after 1r bye, l. McHale) and 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Kleybanova) Faces No.87 Flipkens today - a defeat today would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.124 Cepelova at 2016 Wimbledon (2r) Has not reached a Premier Mandatory QF since winning Beijing title in 2015 Fell in 2r at Doha (l. Zhang) and Dubai (after 1r bye, ret. vs. Bondarenko w/left Achilles injury) Began 2017 season strongly with SF run at Brisbane - ret. vs. Cornet trailing 4-1 (w/right thigh injury). Was first SF since Cincinnati last August (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova) and second since run to final at Roland Garros Followed this up by reaching QF at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe) for first time after two R16 efforts in 2014 and 2015 Represented Spain in Fed Cup World Group loss to Czech Republic, going 1-1 in singles (d. Strycova, l. Ka.Pliskova)

150 2017 Australian Open marked 17th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Won maiden Slam title at 2016 Roland Garros d. S.Williams in F. One of just five women to defeat S.Williams in a Slam final (also V.Williams, Sharapova, Kerber and Stosur). Also finished R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams) One of just five players born in the 1990s to make a Grand Slam final, and two to win a title (also Kvitova at 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon). Became the first Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since 1998, when Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in three sets. Also the 45th player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title Posted second Top 10 season finish in 2016, at No.7 Finished 2016 season with second consecutive appearance at WTA Finals in Singapore went 1-2 in round-robin play and did not progress to SF. In 2015, became first Spanish player to compete at the WTA Finals in singles since 2001 (Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) and reached doubles final (w/suárez Navarro, l. Hingis/Mirza) 2016 season highlight was winning maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Rose to career-high ranking of No.2 following Paris triumph. Was first Spanish woman to be ranked in Top 2 since Sánchez Vicario in December 1996 (as No.2). Meanwhile at 22 years, 7 months was the youngest first-time Grand Slam singles champion since Victoria Azarenka won 2012 Australian Open aged 22 years, 6 months In other Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Strycova) and fell 2r at both Wimbledon (l. qualifier Cepelova) and US Open (as No.3 seed, l. Sevastova) Other notable results in 2016 were SF runs at Rome (l. eventual R-Up Keys was first time winning three consecutive matches since 2015 WTA Finals) and Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova). Made QF at Doha (l. Petkovic) and Tokyo [PPO] (l. Sevastova) and posted R16 results at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and Beijing (l. Kvitova) Represented Spain at Rio Olympics. Advanced to 3r in singles (l. eventual gold medalist Puig 61 61) and QF in doubles (w/suárez Navarro, l. eventual gold medalists Makarova/Vesnina). Was due to play mixed doubles w/nadal, but the pair conceded a w/o in 1r match due to Nadal s ongoing participation in singles and doubles Enjoyed breakout season in 2015, ending the year ranked No.3 and reaching first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon l. S.Williams having defeated four Top 20 opponents en route: No.10 Kerber (3r), No.5 Wozniacki (R16), No.15 Bacsinszky (QF) and No.13 A.Radwanska (SF). Became first Spanish woman to reach Wimbledon final since Sánchez Vicario (1996) and first Spanish woman to reach any Grand Slam singles final since Conchita Martínez at 2000 Roland Garros (l. Pierce) Made Top 10 rankings debut after 2015 Wimbledon; one of six players to enter the elite bracket in 2015 also Makarova, Suárez Navarro, Safarova, Ka.Pliskova and Bacsinszky Owns 3-3 career record in singles finals in addition to 2016 Roland Garros and 2015 Beijing, won 2014 Hobart (as qualifier, d. Koukalova in F, did not drop a set en route) Made WTA main draw debut at Miami in 2012, defeating No.9 Zvonareva for first Top 10 win of career Coached by Sam Sumyk

151 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [3] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #3) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) Head to Head: KAROLINA PLISKOVA leads 3-0 (2-0 at WTA main draw level) 2016 NOTTINGHAM GRASS O SF KAROLINA PLISKOVA mins 2014 HONG KONG HARD O R16 KAROLINA PLISKOVA mins 2012 AUCKLAND HARD O [Q] QF KAROLINA PLISKOVA mins KAROLINA PLISKOVA (24) $644,061 $7,576,787 2 / 8 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance MONICA PUIG (23) $149,193 $1,955,848 0 / 2 0 / / / / / / / / 6-5 Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R1 BYE R1 M. PUIG d. D. COLLINS 6-0, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016 SF L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #15) 7-6(1) QF W - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) R16 W - JOHANNA KONTA (GBR #26) 7-6(2) R3 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #18) R2 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #107) R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) R3 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #22) R2 W - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #92) MONICA PUIG 2016 R3 L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) (2) R2 W - ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK #30) R1 W - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #71) R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) R1 W - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #87) R1 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #43) R1 L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #33) 6-7(3) R2* W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #177) 7-6(2) 6-3 R1* W - SAMANTHA CRAWFORD (USA #254) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

152 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2014 R3 L - NA LI (CHN #2) R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #29) R1 W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #123) R1* L - OLGA PUCHKOVA (RUS #79) R2* L - ELENI DANIILIDOU (GRE #66) 7-6(1) 6-1 R1* W - KAI-CHEN CHANG (TPE #102) R2* L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #91) R1* W - ANNE KEOTHAVONG (GBR #109) R1* L - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #96) Ka.Pliskova: Making sixth overall appearance at Indian Wells. Posted best result at BNP Paribas Open last year with run to SF (l. eventual champion Azarenka). Made R16 in 2015 (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 3r in 2014 (l. Li). Fell in qualifying SF result here in 2016 is best return from a WTA Premier Mandatory level tournament Reached 2016 BNP Paribas Open doubles final w/goerges (l. Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe) Entering Indian Wells fortnight, has served the most aces this season 140 from 15 matches. Served most aces across from 61 matches Has won two titles in 2017 from four events contested, triumphing at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F) and Doha (d. Wozniacki in F). Owns 8-10 record in career singles finals In other results this season, is coming off opening match loss in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) and made QF at Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni). Withdrew from Sydney w/left thigh injury Ranking rose to new career-high of No.3 following run in Melbourne In February, led Czech Republic to victory over Spain in Fed Cup World Group I tie in Ostrava, going 2-0 in singles (d. Arruabarrena and Muguruza) Has a 15-2 record so far in 2017 only Svitolina (18-3 who plays Wang today) holds a better record. In contrast, didn t score 15 match wins last season until mid-april during clay court swing Enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015) Reached career-first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and title match at the majors. First Czech to reach US Open final since Helena Sukova in 1993 (l. Graf in F) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

153 Defeat of No.1 S.Williams in 2016 US Open SF was career-best victory, and ended the American s 186-week reign at the top of the rankings. Became first Czech to defeat a World No.1 since Kvitova at 2015 Madrid (d. S.Williams). Defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament 21st active player to advance to a Grand Slam final; prior to New York, was only Top 20 player yet to surpass 3r at a major Further 2016 season highlights included winning her fifth and sixth career singles titles, at Nottingham (d. Riske in F) and Premier 5 Cincinnati (d. Kerber in F). Record in WTA finals stands at 8-10, having won titles on clay (2015 Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017 Brisbane, 2017 Doha) Other notable results in 2016 included R-Up finish at Eastbourne (l. Cibulkova in F) and SF runs at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Azarenka) and at home event in Prague (l. eventual champion Safarova) Captured fifth career doubles title at 2016 Birmingham (w/strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals Qualified for season-ending 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore, going 1-2 in the group stage and failing to progress. Also contested the doubles competition (w/goerges), losing opening match to top seeds Garcia/Mladenovic Helped Czech Republic defend Fed Cup title in November 2016, going 1-1 in singles (d. Mladenovic, l. Garcia) before teaming w/strycova to defeat Garcia/Mladenovic in decisive doubles match. Czech Republic have won the title in five out of the last six years, and now three-in-a-row Currently the No.1 Czech player claimed status as country s top-ranked player for first time in August 2016, overtaking Kvitova Made Top 10 debut after 2015 Stanford R-Up finish, meaning that for the first time in WTA history, three Czech women ranked inside Top 10 at the same time (along with Kvitova and Safarova) Became eighth Czech woman to crack singles Top 10 since computer rankings were introduced in November 1975, after Navratilova, Mandlikova, Sukova, Novotna, Vaidisova, Kvitova and Safarova At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title Nominated for 2016 WTA Player of the Year; also nominated in 2014 for WTA Most Improved Coached by David Kotyza, former longtime coach of Kvitova, with 2017 Brisbane marking their first tournament together. Formerly coached by Jiri Vanek

154 Puig: Making fifth main draw appearance in Indian Wells. Best result is reaching 3r in 2016 (l. Kasatkina, having held one match point), followed by 2r in 2015 (l. Suárez Navarro). Fell 1r in 2014 (l. Svitolina) and 2013 (as qualifier, l. Cornet), and in qualifying in 2012 and 2011 In opening match here on Wednesday, dropped only two games in defeat of Collins (60 62) Faces No.3 Ka.Pliskova today owns three wins over Top 5 opponents, defeating No.5 Errani at 2013 Wimbledon, and No.4 Muguruza and No.2 Kerber at 2016 Olympics. Overall record stands at 3-4, losses coming to No.5 Kerber (2012 Brisbane). No.4 A.Radwanska (2016 Australian Open and Tokyo [PPO]) and No.2 Kerber (2017 Dubai) Enters 2017 Indian Wells off the back of QF run at Acapulco (l. McHale) During Middle Eastern swing in February, reached SF at Doha (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) and 3r at Dubai (l. Kerber) SF at Doha was third WTA Premier SF of career, and defeated three higher-ranked opponents en route to last four No.41 Siegemund, No.27 Putintseva and No.32 Kasatkina Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and Sydney (l. Wozniacki), before making 2r at Australian Open (d. Tig, l. Barthel) Posted first Top 40 season finish in 2016, at No.32 Finished 2016 season with QF run at International-level Tianjin (l. Kovinic); reached at least QF on eight occasions during the year also Sydney (R-Up; l. Kuznetsova in first final at Premier level), Prague (QF, l. Kuznetsova), Nottingham (SF, l. Ka.Pliskova), Eastbourne (SF, as qualifier, l. Cibulkova), Florianopolis (SF, l. Begu), Rio Olympics (Won, d. Kerber in F) and Tokyo [PPO] (QF, l. A.Radwanska) Made Top 30 debut the week of September 26, 2016 after QF run at Tokyo [PPO], posting career-high ranking of No.27 Made history at Rio Olympics in August, winning Puerto Rico s first ever Gold medal. Posted two Top 5 wins en route, over No.4 Muguruza (R16) and No.2 Kerber (F). Subsequently withdrew from Cincinnati (low back injury) Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Committees (ANOC); award was presented in Doha last November Prior to Olympics, made SF at Florianopolis (l. eventual champion Begu) Best results in Grand Slam play in 2016 were 3r efforts at Australian Open (saved five match points during 2r win vs. Kr.Pliskova, in addition to the Czech serving a WTA record 31 aces in the match beating Lisicki s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham) and Roland Garros (l. Keys) Scored best result at WTA Premier Mandatory tournament with 3r run at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Kasatkina); this was followed by 2r exit at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka)

155 Owns 3-6 career record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents (wins coming over No.5 Errani at 2013 Wimbledon, and No.4 Muguruza and No.2 Kerber at 2016 Olympics) Owns 2-1 record in singles finals, having won 2014 Strasbourg (d. Soler-Espinosa in F) and 2016 Olympics (d. Kerber in F), and finished as R-Up at 2016 Sydney (as qualifier, l. Kuznetsova) First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA singles title; Kristina Brandi and Gigi Fernandez, both born in Puerto Rico, won titles while playing under USA flag On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, became first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a Grand Slam in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi s best results at Grand Slams were representing USA) In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening match, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to win a main draw match since 2006 Charleston (Kristina Brandi) Won inaugural Rising Stars Invitational as part of WTA Finals in Singapore in 2014 (d. Zheng Saisai in F) Advanced to the final of two junior Grand Slams: 2011 Australian Open (l. Mestach) and 2011 Roland Garros (l. Jabeur) During 2016 off-season, hosted an exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in December Coached by Juan Todero

156 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [32] MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #30) vs. [WC] KAYLA DAY (USA #175) Head to Head: First meeting MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI 30 WTA RANKING 7 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD (35) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) $645,259 YTD PRIZE MONEY $3,651,283 CAREER PRIZE MONEY 0 / 3 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 3 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 3-9 INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * 9-3 / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-0 / YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-1 / YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 9-3 / YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 2-1 / YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 2-1 / YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 3-14 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance KAYLA DAY (17) $43,242 $142,579 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 0-0 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration - R1 K. DAY d. K. NARA 6-3, mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI 2016 R1 L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #67) R1 L - ALISON RISKE (USA #44) R1* L - TADEJA MAJERIC (SLO #129) (6) 2013 R2 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #32) R1 W - PAULINE PARMENTIER (FRA #78) R2* W - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #71) 6-7(2) R1* W - JESSICA PEGULA (USA #142) (2) R1* L - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #92) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

157 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2011 R2* L - MISAKI DOI (JPN #119) R1* W - MARIA SANCHEZ (USA #988) R2 L - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #11) R1 W - LINDSEY NELSON (USA #628) (5) 2003 R1 L - EMMANUELLE GAGLIARDI (SUI #65) R1 L - MAJA MATEVZIC (SLO #73) R16 L - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #18) R2 W - JANET LEE (TPE #111) R BYE R1 L - ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (RUS #23) R1 L - NAOKO SAWAMATSU (JPN #30) Lucic-Baroni: Making 10th main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and 13th appearance overall). Best result was 3r run in 2000 (after 1r bye, l. Likhovtseva) Owns two 2r appearances, in 2007 (l. Chakvetadze) and 2013 (l. Wickmayer). Fell 1r in 1998 (l. Sawamatsu), 1999 (l. Likhovtseva), 2002 (l. Matevzic), 2003 (l. Gagliardi), 2015 (l. Riske) and 2016 (l. Puig). Lost in qualifying in 2011, 2012, 2014 At 35, is the third-oldest player in this year s main draw (after 36-year-olds V.Williams and the already eliminated Schiavone (l. Chirico in 1r)) Is playing second tournament since reaching Australian Open SF (ranked No.79, l. eventual champion S.Williams) nearly 18 years on from her previous Grand Slam SF appearance at 1999 Wimbledon (l. eventual R-Up Graf) when she was 17 years old Reached new career-high ranking of No.29 on January 30, Entering 2017 Australian Open, her career-best singles ranking was No.32 (set May 11, 1998) Earned AUD$820,000 from Australian Open run more than she earned on tour in singles play between Last week, reached Acapulco SF (ret. vs. Tsurenko w/gi illness) Opened 2017 with a 2r loss at Auckland (l. Bondarenko) and qualifying attempt at Sydney 2017 Australian Open marked 41st Grand Slam main draw appearance, with previous best result Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

158 being SF run at 1999 Wimbledon. Best result at US Open is making R16 in 2014 (l. Errani), while at Roland Garros, made 3r in 2001 (l. Capriati) and 2015 (l. Cornet) Won 1998 Australian Open doubles title (w/hingis) Finished 2016 at No.82, her sixth non-consecutive Top 100 finish Season highlight was R-Up finish at 2016 Strasbourg (as qualifier, l. Garcia in F). Also finished runner-up at the event in 1997 (l. Graf) a gap of 19 years between finals. Is 3-2 in tour-level singles finals, lifting the title at Bol and 2014 Québec City Also in 2016 made QF at Acapulco (l. McHale) In 2014 defeated V.Williams in final at Québec City for first singles title in 16 years, 4 months longest gap between titles in WTA history (Croatia Open in May 1998 was last title before this) Named WTA Comeback Player of the Year for 2014 as voted for by international media Had extended layoff from tennis in mid-2000s; did not appear at a Slam between 2003 US Open (qualifying) through 2010 Wimbledon due to a series of personal issues which limited her playing time on tour Lifetime record vs. Top 5 players is 5-14, with all victories coming at Grand Slam level: No.4 Seles (1999 Wimbledon), No.2 Halep (2014 US Open), No.3 Halep (2015 Roland Garros), No.3 A.Radwanska (2017 Australian Open), No.5 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Australian Open) Currently Croatia s No.1 ranked woman of three in the Top 100 (ahead of No.33 Konjuh and No.86 Vekic) as of March 6, 2017 Owns three tour-level doubles titles: 1998 Australian Open and Tokyo [PPO] (both w/hingis), and 2014 Québec City (w/hradecka). Owns a 3-1 record in doubles finals Mixed doubles finalist at 1998 Wimbledon (w/bhupathi) On ITF Circuit, won four singles and three doubles titles Croatian Fed Cup Team, Coach is Marin Bradaric; physio is Alen Stokan Married Daniele Baroni in November 2010 Loves cooking and baking, and is in the process of writing a cook book Day: Making debut appearance at BNP Paribas Open (main draw or qualifying); entered the main draw as a wildcard Contesting fourth tour-level tournament this fortnight, following 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. Konjuh in 1r), 2016 US Open (as WC, d. Brengle in 1r, l. Keys in 2r) and 2017 Australian Open (as WC, l. Petkovic in 1r)

159 Defeated Nara in 1r on Wednesday. Only other tour-level main draw win had come via retirement at 2016 US Open (vs. Brengle w/right forearm injury) Aged 17, was the youngest player accepted into the main draw Faces No.30 Lucic-Baroni today. The highest-ranked opponent she has ever faced was No.9 Keys (2016 US Open), followed by No.50 Brengle (2016 US Open) and No.52 Sevastova (2016 New Haven qualifying) Best win of career (in a completed match) was over No.68 Flipkens at 2016 New Haven qualifying Opened 2017 with 1r exit as WC at Australian Open; earned berth after clinching the USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge by collecting most ranking points across three US ITF Circuit events in late 2016, including maiden title at $50k ITF/Macon, GA-USA Other 2017 appearances both came at ITF Circuit level, reaching QF at $100k ITF/Midland, MI-USA and a R-Up finish at $25k ITF/ Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA Played first matches on ITF Circuit in 2014, qualifying at $25k ITF/Rancho Sante Fe, CA-USA and $25k ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA In juniors, reached SF at 2016 Wimbledon and was 2016 USTA Girls 18s National champion Born in Santa Barbara, California Mother is Dana; father is Andrew Started playing tennis aged eight after watching her mother play Coach is Henner Nehles; has been working with him for nine months Physio is Bobby Walls; fitness trainer is Rodney Marshall Favourite surface is clay, favourite shot is forehand; off-court enjoys cooking Speaks English and Czech (mother s family background) Is completing high school online; hopes to graduate in 2017

160 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [5] DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #5) vs. JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #64) Head to Head: DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA leads EASTBOURNE GRASS O R2 DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA mins DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA 5 WTA RANKING 12 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD (27) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) $218,655 YTD PRIZE MONEY $11,093,579 CAREER PRIZE MONEY 0 / 8 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 9-8 INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * 8-6 / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 2-4 / YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-0 / YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 8-6 / YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 0-1 / YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 1-1 / YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-2 / YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 2r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance JELENA OSTAPENKO (19) $163,799 $1,098,093 0 / 0 1 / / / / / / / / 3-3 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration - R1 J. OSTAPENKO d. D. KOVINIC 6-4,2-6,7-6(3) 145 mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA 2016 R2 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R1 W - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #113) QF L - NA LI (CHN #2) R16 W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) R3 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #24) R2 W - DONNA VEKIC (CRO #103) R3 L - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #22) R2 W - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #56) (3) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

161 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2012 R3 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #22) 6-7(5) R2 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #83) 2-1 R BYE R16 L - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #25) R3 W - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #3) (4) 6-4 R2 W - SANIA MIRZA (IND #107) R BYE R2 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) R BYE R2 L - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #121) 7-6(6) 6-0 R BYE R3 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #3) R2 W - SOFIA ARVIDSSON (SWE #65) R1 BYE Cibulkova: Making ninth appearance at Indian Wells; Best result at BNP Paribas Open is QF run in 2014 (l. Li). Made R16 in 2011 (l. Wickmayer) and reached 3r in 2008 (l. eventual R-Up Kuznetsova), 2012 (l. Vinci) and 2013 (l. Koukalova). Fell 2r in 2009 (after 1r bye, l. Llagostera Vives), 2010 (after 1r bye, l. Errani) and 2016 (l. A.Radwanska, held 1mp) Coming off 2r defeat in Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Makarova). Reached Doha SF (l. to Ka.Pliskova) the previous week; win over Stosur in Doha QF was 400th career match win (all levels) Also reached SF at St Petersburg (l. Putintseva) earlier this month; began season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. eventual finalist Cornet); also made 2r exit at Sydney (l. Bouchard) Reached 3r at Australian Open (as No.6 seed, l. Makarova in 3s) Faces No.64 Ostapenko today - a defeat would be worst-by-ranking since losing to No.58 Cornet at 2016 Beijing Currently ranked at career-high No.5 (first achieved on October 31, 2016); in St Petersburg she came within one win of reaching No.4 only to fall to Putintseva in SF Posted first Top 10 season of career in 2016, finishing at No.5 Won 2016 WTA Comeback Player of the Year award ended 2015 ranked No.38 having been sidelined for four months Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

162 with a left Achilles problem, with ranking dipping as low as No.66 in February 2016 Capped 2016 by winning biggest title of career to date at WTA Finals in Singapore went 1-2 in group stage before defeating No.9 Kuznetsova in semifinals and World No.1 Kerber in final At No.7, became lowest seeded player to triumph at WTA Finals since No.7 seed V.Williams in 2008; first player to win WTA Finals on debut since Kvitova in 2011 Won career-high 53 matches in 2016 (previous best was 42 matches in 2011) Won a WTA-leading four singles titles in 2016 qualified for Singapore by virtue of lifting trophy at Linz (d. Golubic in F) after earlier wins at Katowice (d. Giorgi in F) and Eastbourne (d. Ka.Pliskova in F). In 2016 also reached finals at Acapulco (l. Stephens), Madrid (l. Halep) and Wuhan (l. Kvitova) Earlier titles came at 2011 Moscow, 2012 Carlsbad, 2013 Stanford, 2014 Acapulco; overall is 8-10 in singles finals Other notable results in 2016 season included SF runs at Hobart (l. eventual R-Up Bouchard) and Stanford (l. Konta) Withdrew from Rio Olympics in singles and doubles (w/schmiedlova) w/left calf injury Owns 34 victories over Top 10 opponents (eight in 2016) including three over world reigning World No.1s: Wozniacki at 2011 Wimbledon, Azarenka at 2012 Roland Garros and Kerber at 2016 WTA Finals A Grand Slam runner-up at 2014 Australian Open (l. Li); defeated four seeds en route, including No.3 Sharapova and No.5 A.Radwanska. Became first player representing Slovakia (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final Also a semifinalist at 2009 Roland Garros and has reached a further five Slam quarterfinals, most recently at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Vesnina, having saved 1mp against A.Radwanska in R16) Made Top 10 debut at No.10 on March 31, 2014 (after Miami) Broke into Top 20 on August 4, 2008 Made WTA qualifying debut at 2005 Rabat and main draw debut at 2006 Istanbul In February 2014 launched her own sportswear and accessories line, Domi, which incorporates her on court Slovak catch-cry Pome! ; proceeds go to her foundation which assists athletes and other notables in her native Slovakia who have fallen on tough times Married husband Michal Miso Navara in Bratislava in July 2016, after Wimbledon Coached by Matej Liptak Ostapenko: Making debut appearance at BNP Paribas Open (main draw or qualifying) In opening match here at Indian Wells, rallied from 5-3 down in final set to defeat Kovinic Faces No.5 Cibulkova today owns a 0-3 record vs. Top 5 ranked opponents, losing to No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome), No.4 A.Radwanska (2016 New Haven) and No.5 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Australian Open)

163 At 19 years old, is one of six teenagers in this year s main draw (also Bellis, Day, Kasatkina, Konjuh and Osaka) Coming off QF showing at Acapulco (l. eventual champion Tsurenko) Opened 2017 by reaching SF at Auckland (l. eventual champion Davis). At Australian Open reached 3r for the first time at a Grand Slam (l. Pliskova ) best previous result was making 2r at 2015 Wimbledon and US Open Fell 1r at St. Petersburg (l. Vekic) and Dubai (l. Wang). Fell 37 places following Dubai defeat, dropping from No.34 to No.71 (week of February 27, 2017), as R-Up points from 2016 Doha dropped off Owns two Top 10 wins in career (2-2 lifetime record), defeating No.9 Suárez Navarro (2015 Wimbledon) and No.8 Kvitova (2016 Doha) Ended 2016 ranked No.44 for her second consecutive Top 100 year-end finish 2016 season highlight was reaching biggest final of career to date at Premier-5 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro). Is 0-2 in WTA singles finals, after also finishing R-Up at 2015 Québec City (l. Beck) Made Top 40 debut by virtue of reaching final at 2016 Doha, reaching career-high singles ranking of No.34 on June 27, Currently sits at No.64 Represented Latvia at 2016 Rio Olympics, losing 1r in singles (l. Stosur) Ended 2015 at No.79 for first Top 100 finish (up from No.308 in 2014). Having leapt 229 spots, was second-highest year-end rankings jump, after Kasatkina who went from No.370 to No.72 (298 spots) Began playing ITF Circuit events in Has won seven singles and eight doubles titles Made WTA main draw debut at 2014 Tashkent (2r, l. Pervak) Latvian Fed Cup Team, ; Latvian Olympic Team, 2016 Second-highest ranked Latvian woman of two in Top 100, after Sevastova (as of March 6, 2017) Won junior Wimbledon singles title in 2014 (d. Schmiedlova in F) Mother and coach is Jelena Jakovleva; father and fitness trainer is Jevgenijs Ostapenko Half-brother is Maksim Ostapenko (graduated from art academy in Los Angeles and lives there now) Introduced to tennis at age five by mother Favorite shots are serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard Speaks Russian, Latvian and English Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Ernests Gulbis Took ballroom dancing classes for seven years

164 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson Catherine Sneddon Bryan Shapiro BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES - DAY 2 STADIUM 1 JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. [WC] IRINA FALCONI (USA #96) Jankovic leads 1-0 ALISON RISKE (USA #39) vs. [WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86) Vekic leads 1-0 ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) vs. EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #53) Series tied 1-1 (Bouchard leads 1-0 at tour, main draw level) STADIUM 2 VANIA KING (USA #91) vs. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79) Petkovic leads 3-0 VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (SUI #56) vs. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38) Golubic leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level) PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

165 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #51) vs. IRINA FALCONI (USA #96) Head to Head: JELENA JANKOVIC leads STRASBOURG CLAY O R1 JELENA JANKOVIC 7-6(6) mins JELENA JANKOVIC 51 WTA RANKING 84 ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD (32) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) $129,992 YTD PRIZE MONEY $18,831,127 CAREER PRIZE MONEY 0 / 15 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * 2-6 / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 1-3 / YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-0 / YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-6 / YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 0-2 / YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * 0-2 / YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * 0-0 / YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering Indian Wells 1r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance IRINA FALCONI (26) $76,614 $1,517,880 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 3-4 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match JELENA JANKOVIC 2016 R16 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R3 W - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #38) R2 W - CARINA WITTHOEFT (GER #83) F L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #3) SF W - SABINE LISICKI (GER #30) QF W - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) R16 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #37) R3 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #18) R2 W - LAUREN DAVIS (USA #55) 6-7(5) IRINA FALCONI 2016 R1 L - CARINA WITTHOEFT (GER #83) R2 L - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #22) R1 W - AJLA TOMLJANOVIC (CRO #53) 7-6(6) R1* L - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #79) R1* L - NINA BRATCHIKOVA (RUS #110) 7-6(2) R2 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #6) R1 W - ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #57) R1* L - ANDREA HLAVACKOVA (CZE #96) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

166 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2014 QF L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R16 W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #12) R3 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #36) R2 W - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #39) R2 L - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #46) R2 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #99) R16 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #21) R3 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #35) R2 W - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #92) F W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) SF W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #11) QF W - ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS #27) R16 W - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #20) R3 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #49) (6) 6-4 R2 W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #75) (2) 2009 R2 L - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #42) SF L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #2) 7-6(3) 6-3 QF W - LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA #36) 6-2 R16 W - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #31) R3 W - AI SUGIYAMA (JPN #39) R2 W - AHSHA ROLLE (USA #129) R16 L - NA LI (CHN #17) (1) R3 W - MARTINA MÜLLER (GER #35) R2 W - SHENAY PERRY (USA #69) R2 L - SYBILLE BAMMER (AUT #62) R2 L - ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS #72) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

167 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2004 R1 L - CLAUDINE SCHAUL (LUX #63) 7-6(9) R1 L - PETRA MANDULA (HUN #75) R2 L - SILVIA FARINA ELIA (ITA #38) R1 W - BRIE RIPPNER (USA #70) (6) Jankovic: Making 16th appearance at Indian Wells has made more main draw appearances here than any other player. Champion in 2010 (d. Wozniacki in F) and runner-up in 2015 (l. Halep) Bidding for her 26th match win here at the BNP Paribas Open (25-14 record to date) only two active players have won more matches here in the desert: Radwanska (28-10) and Wozniacki (27-9) Against Falconi today is bidding for first main draw win since 2017 Australian Open, where she advanced to 3r (l. Kuznetsova) Since Melbourne, has fallen in 1r at Taipei (l. Nara), Doha (as qualifier, l. Pavlyuchenkova) and Dubai (l. Barthel); prior to Australian Open, dropped 1r openers at Shenzhen (l. Halep) and Hobart (l. Niculescu) 2017 Doha marked first time playing qualifying in more than 12 years, since 2004 Filderstadt (October) Made 3r at Australian Open (l. Kuznetsova), which marked 54th Grand Slam main draw appearance, and her 53rd consecutive, which is the longest active streak has not missed a major since 2004 Australian Open Finished 2016 at No.55 her first time finishing outside the Top 30 since 2003 (at No.85) Last season s highlight was reaching final at Guangzhou (as defending champion, l. Tsurenko). Owns career record in WTA finals, with eight titles coming on hardcourts Reached two further SF in 2016, at Mallorca (l. Sevastova) and Hong Kong (l. Wozniacki) Broke the US$18 million career prize money mark in 2015, becoming the 15th woman to do so Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, but fell in group stages Achieved her 600th career win (all levels) at 2015 Guangzhou; at the time was only third active player to achieve the feat, behind Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Since joined by Maria Sharapova at 2016 Australian Open and Svetlana Kuznetsova at 2017 Brisbane Best Grand Slam result of career is reaching final at 2008 US Open (l. S.Williams in F). Has reached the SF at Roland Garros three times ( , 2010) and best result at Wimbledon is reaching R16 on five occasions Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

168 Has two WTA doubles titles 2006 Birmingham (w/li) and 2013 Toronto (w/srebotnik) Won mixed doubles title at 2007 Wimbledon (w/j.murray) Former World No.1 (spent 18 weeks in top spot in 2008 and was the year-end No.1) who owns a 3-16 record vs. No.1-ranked opponents; five Top 10 season finishes overall, and eight Top 20 finishes At 2010 Rome became the seventh player to defeat both Serena and Venus Williams at the same tournament Has played 20+ tour-level main draw events in 14 straight years Currently working with former ATP pro Guillermo Canas Falconi: Making fourth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (seventh overall). Has reached 2r twice, in 2012 (l. Stosur) and 2015 (l. Muguruza); fell 1r in 2016 (l. Witthoeft) and in qualifying on three occasions Coming off 1r exit at Kuala Lumpur (l. eventual champion Barty) Best results of 2017 season to date have been 2r efforts at Australian Open (l. Gibbs) and Budapest (l. Witthoeft) Also so far in 2017, fell 1r at Sydney (as qualifier, l. Duan) and in qualifying at Brisbane; continues to play periodically at ITF level, and after Australian Open reached 2r at $100k ITF/Midland-USA Posted third non-consecutive Top 100 season finish in 2016, at No season highlighted by winning first WTA singles title at Bogotá in April (d. Soler-Espinosa in F); until that result, had not won back-to-back WTA main draw matches since 2015 Roland Garros (span of 10 months) Prior to Bogotá triumph, best results of career were SF at 2011 Washington, DC (l. Petrova) and QF at 2012 Birmingham (l. Oudin) Soon after Bogotá win, achieved new career-high ranking of No.63 (week of May 23, 2016) Ended 2016 season at US Open (l. Buyukakcay in 1r) due to surgery to remove extra bone from big toe on right foot 2017 Australian Open marked 19th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. Best results to date are reaching 3r at 2011 US Open (l. Lisicki) and 2015 Roland Garros (l. Goerges) Owns one Top 20 win, defeating No.11 Cibulkova at 2011 US Open Has faced Top 10 ranked players on 10 occasions, going 0-10 to date: l. No.1 Wozniacki (2011 Charleston and 2011 Copenhagen), No.5 Schiavone (2011 Brussels), No.6 Stosur (2012 Indian Wells and 2012 Roland Garros), No.2 Azarenka (2012 Wimbledon), No.9 Kerber (2013 Washington), No.6 Ivanovic (2015 Miami), No.5 Muguruza (2015 Beijing) and No.7 Kvitova (2016 Miami) Currently the 17th-ranked US woman of 18 in Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017)

169 Three-time WTA doubles runner-up, at 2012 Washington, DC (w/scheepers), 2012 Dallas (w/dekmeijere) and 2015 Bogotá (w/rogers) Made tour-level main draw debut at 2010 US Open; first tour-level qualifying match was at 2009 US Open qualifying On ITF Circuit, has won five singles and three doubles titles Cracked Top 100 on August 1, 2011 and Top 75 after reaching 3r at 2011 US Open In 2014, elected to WTA Players Council and currently serves in the 21+ Ranking Category Completed business administration degree with Indiana University East in 2016 Played two seasons as an All-American at Georgia Tech, where she was the Yellow Jackets No.1 player; then turned pro in 2010; 2010 ACC Player of the Year; turned pro after her collegiate season in May 2010 Coached by Jorge Todero

170 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY ALISON RISKE (USA #39) vs. [WC] DONNA VEKIC (CRO #86) Head to Head: DONNA VEKIC leads KAOHSIUNG HARD O R1 DONNA VEKIC (5) mins ALISON RISKE (26) $196,726 $2,239,962 0 / 1 0 / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * DONNA VEKIC (20) $87,071 $1,194,445 0 / 1 0 / / / / / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 3-5 / / / / / / / 8-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / / / 1-1 * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match ALISON RISKE 2016 R1 L - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #77) 7-6(4) R2 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) R1 W - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #59) R1 L - BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB #41) R1 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #57) R1* L - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA (RUS #109) DONNA VEKIC 2016 R1 L - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #105) R2* W - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #127) R1* W - AN-SOPHIE MESTACH (BEL #149) R2 L - ZARINA DIYAS (KAZ #32) R1 W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #148) R2 L - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #11) R1 W - OLIVIA ROGOWSKA (AUS #130) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube:

171 Riske: Making fifth consecutive main draw appearance at Indian Wells (and seventh overall). Has only ever won one match at BNP Paribas Open, reaching 2r in 2015 (d. Lucic-Baroni, l. Radwanska) Has fallen in 1r in all other main draw appearances in 2011 (l. Strycova), 2014 (l. Jovanovski) and 2016 (l. Hradecka). Fell in 2010 qualifying Opened 2017 by reaching fifth career WTA singles final at Shenzhen (l. Siniakova). Now owns 1-4 record in singles finals, reaching three in 2016 Followed this by reaching 3r at Australian Open (d. No.20 seed Zhang in 2r, l. Cirstea). Reached a new high ranking of No.38 on January 30, 2017 In only other tour-level appearances this year fell 2r at Dubai (l. Sevastova) and won singles rubber (vs. Petkovic) during USA s Fed Cup World Group win against Germany Ended 2016 at a career-best No.41, up from No.97 in 2015 Season highlighted by R-Up finishes at 2016 Shenzhen (l. A.Radwanska), Nottingham (l. Ka.Pliskova) and Tianjin (l. Peng). Also reached SFs at Stanford (l. V.Williams) and QFs at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. Siniakova) and Guangzhou (l. eventual champion Tsurenko) Best Grand Slam result to date is reaching R16 at 2013 US Open (l. Hantuchova). Has reached 3r at Wimbledon, and at Roland Garros, made 2r in 2014 Sole WTA singles title came at 2014 Tianjin (didn t drop a set en route (d. Bencic in F) Owns an 9-31 lifetime record vs. Top 20 opponents, with wins over No.16 Wickmayer (2010 Birmingham), No.10 Kvitova (2013 US Open), No.12 Pennetta (2014 New Haven), No.12 Errani (2014 Wuhan), No.13 Bacsinszky (2015 Toronto), No.10 Suárez Navarro (2015 Stanford), No.17 Pavlyuchenkova (2016 Beijing), No.8 Kuznetsova (2016 Tianjin) and No.3 A.Radwanska (2017 Shenzhen) Sixth-ranked of 18 Americans in Top 10 (March 6, 2017) Made Fed Cup debut in 2014 in World Group QF against Italy, playing singles (l. Knapp); also partnered S.Williams in 2015 World Group play-off vs. Italy (l. Errani/Pennetta) Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2013 marked by first year-end Top 100 finish (No.57); singles highlighted by SF at 2013 Birmingham (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Hantuchova) Made WTA main draw debut at 2010 Charleston Winner of seven singles and one doubles title on ITF Women s Circuit Recently became engaged to Stephen Amritraj Coached by Yves Boulais Vekic: Making fourth consecutive appearance at Indian Wells. Reached 2r in 2015 (l. Diyas) and 2014 (l. Cibulkova) and posted 1r exit in 2016 (as qualifier, l. Pironkova)

172 One of eight wildcards in draw; bidding to join Day (d. Nara) as the second wildcard to reach 2r Faces No.39 Riske today. Has won only two of past 14 matches against Top 50 players, most recent win coming against No.33 Ostapenko at St. Petersburg (other was against No.25 Ivanovic at 2016 Cincinnati) Fell in 2r at St. Petersburg (as LL, l. Cibulkova) and also at Budapest (l. Goerges) and Australian Open (l. Wozniacki). 1r win was first Grand Slam main draw win since reaching 3r at 2015 Roland Garros Opened 2017 season with 1r exits at Brisbane (as wildcard, l. Muhammed) and Sydney (as qualifier, l. Gavrilova) Ended 2016 ranked No.101. Posted best year-end finish in 2014, at No.84 Reached two ITF finals at the end of 2016 season, winning the title at $100k ITF/Sharm El Sheikh. Also reached QF at WTA 125/Limoges Posted four main draw wins across 2016, defeating Al Nabhani at Doha, today s opponent Riske at Kaohsiung, Ivanovic at Cincinnati and Zhang at Tianjin; has not posted back-to-back main draw wins since September 2015 (run to F at Tashkent) Defeat of No.25 Ivanovic at 2016 Cincinnati was fourth Top 25 win of career, and first in more than two years. Wins have come over: No.24 Cirstea (2013 Birmingham), No.10 Cibulkova (2014 Kuala Lumpur), No.21 Vinci (2014 Wimbledon), No.25 Ivanovic (2016 Cincinnati) 2015 highlights were reaching final at Tashkent (l. Hibino) and QF at Baku At Grand Slam level, best result came with 3r appearance at 2015 Roland Garros (l. Ivanovic) Won first career singles title at 2014 Kuala Lumpur. At 17 years, 10 months, became youngest player to win a WTA singles title since 2006 Bangkok (Vania King); defeated Cibulkova in final for first career Top 10 win Reached first WTA career final at 2012 Tashkent. In what was her first WTA main draw appearance, became youngest WTA finalist since 15-year-old Tamira Paszek won Portoroz in Also finished runner-up on grass at 2013 Birmingham (l. Hantuchova) and 2015 Tashkent (l. Hibino). Owns a 1-3 record in singles finals Broke into Top 100 (at No.93) on January 28, 2013 On ITF Circuit has won five singles and one doubles title Member of Croatian Fed Cup Team, , 2017 Both parents played professional sports: mother, Brankica (track/hurdles) and father, Igor (goalkeeper) Coached by David Felgate. Has also worked with former Roland Garros champion Iva Majoli Insights From

173 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY ANNIKA BECK (GER #61) vs. EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #53) Head to Head: NEW HAVEN HARD O R1 EUGENIE BOUCHARD mins 2014 DUBAI HARD O QF ANNIKA BECK mins ANNIKA BECK (23) $72,012 $2,056,467 0 / 2 0 / / / / / / / / 1-6 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering Indian Wells 1r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance EUGENIE BOUCHARD (23) $141,541 $5,295,722 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 8-10 * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match ANNIKA BECK 2016 R2 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #14) (0) 6-1 R1 W - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #88) R1 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) R3 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R2 W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #35) R1 W - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #50) R1 L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #44) EUGENIE BOUCHARD 2016 R3 L - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #21) R2 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #22) R1 W - RISA OZAKI (JPN #125) R16 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) 6-7(5) R3 W - COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #36) R2 W - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #122) R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #7) R3 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #10) R2 W - SHUAI PENG (CHN #40) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

174 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2013 R1* L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #88) 7-6(2) Beck: Making fifth appearance at Indian Wells. Best previous result to date is reaching 3r in 2014 (l. A.Radwanska) Best result of 2017 season to date is reaching QF at Budapest (l. Witthoeft). Also indoors, reached 2r at St Petersburg (l. eventual runner-up Putintseva) but otherwise has suffered four 1r losses, at Auckland (l. Osaka), Hobart (l. Bertens), Australian Open (l. Barty) and last week at Acapulco (l. Brengle); also fell in qualifying at Doha 2017 Australian Open marked 18th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Best result at a Slam to date is reaching R16 at 2016 Australian Open (l. eventual champion Kerber). At the other majors, has reached 3r on two occasions at Roland Garros (2015, 2016) and once at Wimbledon (2016, l. S.Williams). In 2016, advanced past 1r at US Open for first time l. Vesnina in 2r Posted fifth consecutive Top 100 season finish in 2016, at No.53 having set new career high ranking of No.37 earlier in the year (week of 18 July, 2016) 2016 season highlights included SF run at Nürnberg (l. Duque-Marino) and back-to-back QF efforts at Gstaad (l. Massarova) and Bastad (l. Larsson). Also reached doubles final at Gstaad (w/rodina, l. Arruabarrena/Knoll) Competed in 2016 Rio Olympics, falling in 1r to Konjuh Currently the No.4-ranked German woman of seven inside the Top 100 after Kerber, Siegemund and Goerges (week of March 6, 2017) Member of German Fed Cup team in 2013 and 2016 Posted best win of career over No.3 Halep at 2014 s-hertogenbosch Owns a 2-2 record in WTA singles finals, having won 2014 Luxembourg (d. Strycova in F) and 2015 Québec City (d. Ostapenko in F) Is 1-2 in doubles finals, winning 2015 Florianopolis (w/siegemund) and finishing runner-up at 2014 Linz (w/garcia) and 2016 Gstaad (w/rodina) Surpassed $2 million career prize money mark having contested 2017 Australian Open main draw Coached by Jakub Zahlava Bouchard: Making fourth main draw appearance at Indian Wells (fifth overall). Advanced to R16 on two occasions, in 2014 (l. Halep) and 2015 (l. Tsurenko). Reached 3r last year (l. Bacsinszky) and fell in qualifying in 2013 Coming off 1r loss to Tomljanovic at Acapulco last week Playing just second event since successful Australian swing, highlighted by SF run at Sydney (l. eventual champion Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

175 Konta) and 3r effort at Australian Open (l. Vandeweghe in 3s); fell 1r at Brisbane (l. Rogers) Run to last four at 2017 Sydney represented first SF since 2016 Kuala Lumpur (March) and first at Premier-level or above since reaching final at Premier-5 level Wuhan in 2014 (l. Kvitova) Defeat of No.6 Cibulkova in 2r at 2017 Sydney was first over a Top 10 opponent since d. No.10 Cibulkova at 2016 Montreal; posted best win-by-ranking of career with defeat of No.2 Kerber at 2016 Rome Ended 2016 on a ranking of No.47, up one place from No.48 in Best year-end finish of career came in 2014, at No season highlights included reaching fifth and sixth career singles finals, at Hobart (l. Cornet) and Kuala Lumpur (l. Svitolina) Now owns a 1-5 record in career singles finals, sole title coming at 2014 Nürnberg (d. Ka.Pliskova in F) Ended 2016 with win-loss record (tour level, main draw only), over double the number of wins posted during 2015 (12-18) 2017 Australian Open marked 16th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Is a Grand Slam finalist, reaching the title match a 2014 Wimbledon (l. Kvitova). Was the first Canadian to ever reach a Grand Slam final; since joined by Milos Raonic at 2016 Wimbledon Breakthrough year at the Slams in 2014 when she posted a 19-4 win-loss record also included SF runs at Australian Open (l. eventual champion Li) and Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Sharapova). Best results at US Open to date have been R16 efforts in 2014 (l. Makarova) and 2015 (l. Vinci) After 2014 Wimbledon made Top 10 debut at No.7, beating previous Canadian best of No.8 (Bassett Seguso). Climbed to a career high No.5 on October 20, 2014 Qualified for 2014 season ending WTA Finals in Singapore, becoming first Canadian to qualify in 25 years. Went 0-3 in round-robin stage Named 2013 WTA Newcomer of the Year, as voted by international tennis media In juniors, won Wimbledon girls' singles title in 2012 Currently coached by Thomas Hogstedt. Previously worked with Sam Sumyk and Nick Saviano

176 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY VANIA KING (USA #91) vs. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #79) Head to Head: ANDREA PETKOVIC leads STRASBOURG CLAY O R16 ANDREA PETKOVIC mins 2013 CHARLESTON CLAY O R2 ANDREA PETKOVIC mins 2010 BRISBANE HARD O R16 ANDREA PETKOVIC mins VANIA KING (28) $70,590 $4,050,576 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance ANDREA PETKOVIC (29) $106,630 $6,289,465 0 / 6 0 / / / / / / / / Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match VANIA KING 2016 R2 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #5) ANDREA PETKOVIC 2016 R2 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #37) R1 W - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #379) R BYE R1 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #65) R1 L - SÍLVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP #68) 6-7(7) R3 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #19) W/O R2 W - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #20) R1 W - SARA ERRANI (ITA #31) 7-6(3) R2 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #85) R1 L - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #79) 6-7(5) R2* L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #102) 7-6(2) 6-3 R1* W - YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ #94) R1 L - GISELA DULKO (ARG #47) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

177 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2010 R2 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #4) R1 W - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #206) R1 L - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #131) R2 L - TATHIANA GARBIN (ITA #45) R1 W - ANNE KREMER (LUX #106) R2 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #14) R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #17) R2 W - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #32) 7-6(8) R1 L - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #72) R2* L - STÉPHANIE DUBOIS (CAN #116) 7-6(2) 6-3 R1* W - RALUCA OLARU (ROU #105) R1 W - KATERYNA BONDARENKO (UKR #94) R3 L - NA LI (CHN #70) R2 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #27) R1 W - ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (AUS #113) King: Making her 11th appearance at Indian Wells, including a span of nine consecutive main draw outings from Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r twice, on debut in 2006 (l. Li) and also in 2012 (l Kerber). Made 2r in 2007 (l. Ivanovic), 2008 (l. Garbin), 2010 (l. Wozniacki) and 2016 (l. Halep), and posted 1r losses in 2009 (l. Knapp), 2011 (l. Dulko), 2013 (l. Soler-Espinosa) and 2014 (l. Strycova) Was forced to miss 2015 Indian Wells with long term back injury which kept her out for over a year (did not play again after 2014 US Open until following summer) One of 19 American women to begin 2017 Indian Wells main draw five of which fell in 1r yesterday, all losses coming on matches played Stadium 1 Coming off falling in Doha qualifying Opened 2017 season by reaching 2r at Shenzhen (l. Konta), before falling in Sydney qualifying and losing 1r at Australian Open (l. Vikhlyantseva) Finished 2016 ranked No.79, having ended 2015 at No.466 following injury plagued season 2016 season highlight was reaching third career singles final, finishing R-Up at Nanchang (l. Duan). Owns a 1-2 record in career singles finals, winning 2006 Bangkok (d. Tanasugarn in F) in addition to finishing R-Up at 2013 Guangzhou (as qualifier, l. Zhang) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

178 Also in 2016 made SF at Bucharest (l. eventual champion Halep) and reached 2r at both Australian Open (l. Strycova) and US Open (l. S.Williams) Also won doubles title at 2016 Shenzhen w/niculescu (d. Xu/Zheng in F). Was her 15th WTA doubles title overall, and first since 2011 Moscow (w/shvedova) Opened 2016 season by reaching 2r at Shenzhen (l. Wang). 1r defeat of Voegele was first WTA main draw win since beating Schiavone in 1r at 2014 US Open Following 2014 US Open spent a year on the sidelines with various back injuries. Returned to ITF Circuit in August 2015, and was given wildcard into 2015 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Vinci in 1r) Returned home to Long Beach, California, during rehabilitation from injury. As well as rehabilitation, also spent time as substitute teacher in Los Angeles and doing charity work Owns five wins vs. Top 15 ranked opponents: No.12 Bartoli (2007 Kolkata), No.15 Stosur (2009 US Open), No.10 Bartoli (2011 Osaka), No.7 Errani (2014 Shenzhen), No.13 Bouchard (2014 s-hertogenbosch) Best result across the Slams is making 3r at US Open in 2009 (l. Hantuchova) and 2011 (l. World No.1 Wozniacki), 2011 Roland Garros (l. Kvitova) and 2012 Australian Open (l. Ivanovic) Two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, at 2010 Wimbledon and US Open (both w/shvedova). Team were also runners-up at 2011 US Open Made Top 50 debut (at No.50) in November 2006, and remained there for two weeks Qualified for WTA Finals twice w/shvedova, reaching SF in 2010 and 2011 US Fed Cup Team , 2011 Made tour-level qualifying debut at 2004 US Open; made tour-level main draw debut at 2005 US Open (as qualifier) Coach is Tarik Benhabiles Petkovic: Making eighth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching 3r in 2011 (l. eventual R-Up Bartoli). Has lost opening match on all other outings, including the last three consecutive years in 2010 (l. Strycova), then 2014 (l. Giorgi), 2015 (after 1r bye, l. Tsurenko) and 2016 (after 1r bye, l. Strycova). Fell in 2009, 2013 qualifying Last week (27 February, 2017) ranking dropped to No.82, her lowest since June 2013 (at No.103). Playing fortnight of Indian Wells ranked No.79

179 Yet to win back-to-back main draw matches in Opened season by reaching 2r at both Hobart (d. Gibbs, l. Cepede Royg) and Australian Open (l. Strycova) Australian Open result was first time advancing past the 1r at Melbourne Park since 2013 In February, won her way through qualifying at St. Petersburg and reached 2r (d. Begu, l. Vinci). Was her first time contesting the qualifying draw of a tour-level event since 2014 Dubai (l. Giorgi), and the first time successfully coming through qualifying since 2013 Cincinnati Went 0-2 in singles representing Germany in Fed Cup World Group loss vs. USA (l. Riske, Vandeweghe) Enters 2017 Indian Wells having made 2r at Acapulco (l. Parmentier) Finished 2016 ranked No.56, dropping from No.24 in 2015 fourth straight season ranked inside the Top season highlights were one SF (Doha) and three QFs appearances (Luxembourg, Dubai and Brisbane); otherwise struggled to get past the 2r only advancing one additional time (3r, Eastbourne) Bowed out of 2016 Rio Olympics in 1r of singles (l. Svitolina) and 1r of doubles (w/kerber, l. Errani/Vinci) Scored best result of 2016 with SF run at Doha (ret. vs. Ostapenko). Advanced to SF by defeating No.5 Muguruza; first win over a Top 5 opponent since d. No.2 Azarenka at 2013 Beijing Mixed results across 2015 saw her end season at No.24, qualifying for WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. Lost both group matches opening match loss to Suárez Navarro in 51 minutes (60 60 first double bagel of career) followed by defeat to Svitolina Best result at a Grand Slam came at 2011 Roland Garros, where she advanced to SF (l. eventual R-Up Halep). Reached QF at 2011 Australian Open (l. Li) and at Wimbledon has progressed to 3r on three occasions Is a former Top 10 player, cracking the elite bracket at No.9 in September of 2011 and again in May of 2015 Won sixth WTA singles title at 2015 Antwerp (d. Suarez Navarro in F via w/o neck injury) Has won six singles titles from 11 finals appearances four of six titles have been won on clay Is a two-time doubles runner-up, at 2009 Bad Gastein (w/maria) and 2016 Brisbane (w/kerber) Owns a lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, most recent win coming over No.5 Muguruza (2016 Doha). Other Top 10 wins were over No.9 Makarova (2015 Miami), No.2 Azarenka (2013 Beijing), No.10 Bartoli (2011 Beijing), No.6 Kvitova (2011 Cincinnati), No.7 Kvitova (2011 Toronto), No.7 Jankovic (2011 Stuttgart), No.6 Jankovic (2011 Miami), No.1 Wozniacki (2011 Miami), No.5 V.Williams (2011 Australian Open, by ret.) and No.6 Kuznetsova (2009 Tokyo) German No.6 of seven in Top 100 (as of March 6, 2017) Suffered right knee injury at Hopman Cup at end of December 2012, which forced her to miss 2013 Australian and Middle East swings; returned to tour at Indian Wells. Ranking dropped as low as No.177 in March 2013

180 Member of German Fed Cup Team, 2007, , Made first WTA appearances as a WC in qualifying at 2002 Hamburg and Leipzig Coached by Jan De Witt

181 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (SUI #56) vs. LAUREN DAVIS (USA #38) Head to Head: VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level) 2016 CINCINNATI HARD O [Q] R1 VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC mins VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (24) $80,197 $505,346 0 / 1 0 / WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * LAUREN DAVIS (23) $165,827 $1,763,891 1 / 1 0 / / / / / YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 10-3 / / / / / / / 0-3 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / / / 7-9 * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC 2016 R1* L - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #95) LAUREN DAVIS 2016 R2 L - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #8) R1 W - NAO HIBINO (JPN #60) R2 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #21) 6-7(5) R1 W - ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK #57) R16 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) W/O R3 W - VARVARA LEPCHENKO (USA #51) R2 W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #4) (2) R1 W - YUNG-JAN CHAN (TPE #342) R1 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #56) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

182 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2012 R2 L - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #33) R1 W - PETRA MARTIC (CRO #55) (7) 2011 Golubic: R1 L - ZUZANA ONDRASKOVA (CZE #87) Making main draw debut at Indian Wells. Last year fell in opening round of qualifying One of 10 main draw debutantes in field - also Bellis, Brady, Collins, Dodin, Konjuh, Osaka and Wednesday s 1r winners Day, Ostapenko and Wang Competing in main draw of Premier Mandatory event for the first time Bidding to register only second win of 2017 today, having fallen 1r at Shenzhen (l. Chang), Hobart (l. Safarova) and Australian Open (l. Kr.Pliskova). Reached 2r at Dubai (d. Buyukakcay, l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) Ended 2016 at No.57 for best year-end finish of career (up from No.178 in 2015) Season highlights were winning maiden WTA singles title at Gstaad (d. Bertens in F) and R-Up finish at Linz (l. Cibulkova in F) Made Grand Slam debut at 2016 Australian Open (as qualifier, l. Suárez Navarro in 1r). Qualified for Roland Garros reaching 2r (l. Safarova). Lost 1r at US Open (l. Bellis) and fell in qualifying at Wimbledon. Prior to 2016 Australian Open, had fallen six times in Grand Slam qualifying Other 2016 highlights included QFs at 's-hertogenbosch (l. Bencic), Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. eventual champion McHale) and Guangzhou (l. Kontaveit). Reached 2r at Katowice (l. Babos) and Bastad (l. Errani), and fell 1r at Cincinnati (l. Nara) and Luxembourg (l. Lisicki) Posted first and second Top 50 wins (vs. No.18 Ka. Pliskova and No.33 Strycova) during 2016 Fed Cup World Group SF against Czech Republic Entering 2016, had posted just two tour-level main draw wins in career. By comparison, registered 20 main draw wins in 2016 Prior to 2016 had contested two tour-level events, having come through qualifying on both occasions: 2013 Bad Gastein (d. Bertens, l. Hlavackova), 2014 Shenzhen (d. Wozniack, l. Beck) Faces No.38 Davis today owns a 7-8 record against Top 50 players, most recent wins coming against No.6 Muguruza via ret. and No.29 Siegemund at 2016 Linz Posted career-high ranking of No.53 on October 24, 2016 Opened 2016 season by winning her eighth (and most recent) singles title on ITF Circuit, at $25k ITF/Hong Kong-HKG. In addition, owns 14 ITF doubles titles Second-ranked behind Bacsinszky of two Swiss players in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

183 Made WTA qualifying debut at 2010 Budapest, and main draw debut at 2013 Bad Gastein Made debut on ITF Circuit at $10k ITF/Budapest-HUN in 2008 Plays with a one-handed backhand Speaks German, English, Serbian and Croatian Coached by Robert Orlik Davis: Making seventh consecutive main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result was R16 run in 2014 (d. No.4 seed Azarenka, withdrew vs. Dellacqua w/stomach virus) Owns three 2r appearances, in 2012 (l. Petrova), 2015 (l. Jankovic) and 2016 (l. Bencic). Fell 1r in 2013 (l. Halep) and 2011 (l. Ondraskova) Bidding to win 11th WTA main draw of the season today. By contrast, did not post 11th win in 2016 until September (Québec City) One of 19 Americans in the main draw this year. Five fell in 1r on Wednesday Strong start to the season highlighted by first career WTA title at Auckland (d. Konjuh in F). Also reached back-to-back QFs at Doha (as qualifier, l. Wozniacki) and Dubai (l. eventual champion Svitolina), which was her first at a Premier 5 tournament. At Australian Open made 1r exit (l. countrywoman Crawford) Defeated No.16 Vesnina en route to Doha QF to register second Top 20 win of season now owns 6-24 career record Rose to career high No.37 after Dubai QF showing Ended 2016 season at No.62 fifth consecutive Top 100 season 2016 season highlights included reaching first WTA career singles finals at Washington D.C. (l. Wickmayer) and Québec City (as qualifier, l. Dodin). Also reached SF at Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. eventual finalist Kvitova) In Grand Slam play in 2016, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Sharapova) equaling career-best Grand Slam result (also 2014 Australian Open and 2014 Wimbledon) Also 1r exit at Roland Garros (l. Chirico) and 2r at US Open (l. Svitolina). Fell in qualifying at Wimbledon 2015 season highlight was reaching career-first WTA SF at Auckland (l. eventual champion V.Williams). Reached two further QFs in 2015, at Charleston (l. Keys) and Nottingham (l. A.Radwanska). Following 2015 Nottingham, only won three WTA main draw matches in rest of 2015 Owns two career Top 10 wins: No.4 Azarenka (2014 Indian Wells) and No.7 Bouchard (2015 Charleston) overall record is 2-7 US Fed Cup Team, Has won seven ITF Circuit singles titles Won USTA girls 18 & Under national title in 2011, earning a US Open main draw wildcard Made WTA qualifying debut at 2010 Miami (l. Parmentier) Coached by Mark Schanerman

184 MATCH NOTES: 2017 BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $6,993,450 PREMIER MANDATORY WTA Information: facebook.com/wta Tournament Info: facebook.com/bnpparibasopen WTA Communications: Estelle LaPorte Eloise Tyson Catherine Sneddon Bryan Shapiro BNP PARIBAS OPEN MATCH NOTES - DAY 1 STADIUM 1 [WC ] NICOLE GIBBS (USA #94) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108) Series tied 1-1 CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #55) vs. KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) First meeting MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) vs. [WC] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #248) First meeting KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54) vs. [WC] BETHANIE MATTEK SANDS (USA #160) Mattek-Sands leads 1-0 (First meeting at tour, main draw level) [LL] EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #83) vs. CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #44) Rodina leads 1-0 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS BREAKDOWN SINGLES US$ RANK POINTS DOUBLES US$ RANK POINTS Winner 1,175, Winner 385, Runner-Up 573, Runner-Up 187, Semifinalist 287, Semifinalist 94, Quarterfinalist 146, Quarterfinalist 48, Round of 16 77, Round of 16 25, Round of 32 41, Round of 32 13, Round of 64 22, Round of , Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: 1

185 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [WC] NICOLE GIBBS (USA #94) vs. HEATHER WATSON (GBR #108) Head to Head: ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R1 HEATHER WATSON mins 2014 SEOUL HARD O R1 NICOLE GIBBS mins NICOLE GIBBS (24) $110,650 $1,209,598 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 1-6 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance HEATHER WATSON (24) $68,105 $2,335,551 0 / 3 0 / / / / / / / / 9-5 Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match NICOLE GIBBS 2016 R16 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #9) R3 W - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) R2 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #24) R1 W - ALEXANDRA DULGHERU (ROU #93) R2* W - ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM (GER #61) R1* W - VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (SUI #137) R1 L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #49) HEATHER WATSON 2016 R2 L - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #34) R1 W - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #9,999) 7-6(4) R16 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) 7-6(5) R3 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #8) R2 W - CAMILA GIORGI (ITA #33) R1 W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #62) R2 L - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #3) R1 W - BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #146) R2* W - TELIANA PEREIRA (BRA #99) R1* W - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #83) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

186 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2013 R1 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #53) R1* L - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #86) R1* L - KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #104) (4) Watson: Making seventh overall appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making R16 in 2015 (l. Suarez Navarro). Reached 2r in 2014 (as qualifier, l. A.Radwanska) and 2016 (l. Niculescu). Made 1r exit in 2013 (l. Begu) and fell in qualifying Was moved in to main draw following pre-tournament withdrawal of Kucova (w/left knee injury) Owns a 1-14 record vs. Top 10 players, sole win coming here at Indian Wells in 2015 over No.8 A.Radwanska Fell 35 places in latest rankings run, dropping from No.73 to No.108 (week of March 6, 2017), as title-winning points from 2016 Monterrey dropped off. Is first time out of Top 100 in WTA Rankings since May 2014 (at No.112) Coming off 2r exit at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic) Represented Great Britain in Fed Cup World Group II tie vs. Croatia in February, going 1-0 in singles (d. Vekic) before teaming w/konta to win decisive doubles rubber vs. Konjuh/Jurak. Great Britain face Romania in April in World Group II play-off Made 2r at Australian Open (l. Brady), which was 25th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Defeat of home favourite and No.21 Stosur in 1r was best win-by-ranking since overcoming No.18 Errani in 2016 Rome Opened 2017 season by teaming with Dan Evans to represent Great Britain at Hopman Cup Ended 2016 at No.77 for fifth non-consecutive Top 100 finish. Best year-end finish came in 2012 (No.49) Season highlights were landing third WTA singles title at Monterrey (d. Flipkens in F) and winning first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at Wimbledon (w/kontinen, d. Farah/Groenefeld) Other titles came at 2012 Osaka and 2015 Hobart. Is now a perfect 3-0 in WTA singles finals Other notable results were reaching R16 at Miami (l. Halep) and QF run at Hobart (as defending champion, l. Larsson) Represented Great Britain at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching 2r in singles (l. Svitolina), 2r in doubles (w/konta, l. H.Chan/Y.Chan) and QF in mixed doubles (w/a.murray, l. Bopanna/Mirza) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

187 Made 1r exit at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Beck, despite holding three match points in deciding set) 2015 highlight was winning Hobart title without dropping a set (d. Brengle in F). Achieved career-high ranking of No.38 following the victory Lost status as British No.1 during 2015 Wuhan (as qualifier, l. Jankovic) countrywoman Konta progressed to QF to overtake her Best result across the Grand Slams are 3r showings at 2013 Australian Open (l. A.Radwanska) and Wimbledon in 2012 (l. eventual R-Up A.Radwanska) and 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams, having been two points from victory) Currently Britain s No.2 of two in Top 100 (after Konta) as at March 6, 2017 In 2014, earned first Top 20 victories of career by defeating No.12 Pennetta (2014 Eastbourne) and No.12 Cibulkova (2014 Montreal) A three-time doubles champion: 2012 Stanford (w/erakovic), 2012 Dallas (w/erakovic) and 2014 Baku (w/panova) Missed two months in 2013 due to glandular fever (from Miami to Roland Garros). Struggled throughout 2014 with continuing right rib injury With 2012 Osaka singles title, became first British woman to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988 Made WTA debut at 2010 Miami (as WC, l. Pironkova in 1r); recorded first WTA main draw victory at 2010 Eastbourne, reaching 2r (as qualifier, d. Wozniak, l. eventual runner-up Azarenka) Member of Great Britain Fed Cup Team, and Great Britain Olympic Team, 2012, 2016 Won US Open junior singles title in 2009 Coached by John Laffnie de Jager. Still occasionally works with Diego Veronelli (who is not here at 2017 Australian Open. Worked with Judy Murray during 2016 Australian swing Gibbs: Making third appearance at Indian Wells. In 2016, came through qualifying to reach R16 (l. Kvitova) one of only 13 qualifiers to reach R16 or better at BNP Paribas Open in 28 previous stagings In only other appearance here, fell 1r in 2015 (l. Puig) During run to R16 in 2016, scored best win-by-ranking of career-to-date with defeat of No.24 Keys in 2r Enters 2017 Indian Wells main draw on a wild card. Best result by a WC here is reaching SF, achieved by Hingis (2006) and S.Williams (2015)

188 Enters fortnight of Indian Wells at No.94 her lowest ranking for exactly a year, when she was ranked No.95 contesting the BNP Paribas Open in 2016 One of 19 women from USA contesting main draw this fortnight Coming off consecutive 1r exits, at Taipei City (l. Jabeur) and Acapulco (l. Parmentier) At Australian Open, posted joint-best result at a Grand Slam by reaching 3r (l. eventual champion S.Williams). Also made 3r at 2014 US Open (as WC, l. Pennetta) Following loss to No.2 S.Williams, is still bidding for first win over Top 10 player, now going 0-6. Losses have come to No.4 S.Williams (2012 Stanford), No.5 Kvitova (2012 New Haven), No.4 Kvitova (2015 US Open), No.9 Kvitova (2016 Indian Wells), No.4 Muguruza (2016 Miami) and No.2 S.Williams (2017 Australian Open) Played main draw at all four Slams for first time in 2015, and played all four majors again in 2016 Opened 2017 season with 1r exit at Auckland (l. Wozniacki) and subsequently fell 1r at Hobart (as LL, l. Petkovic) Posted second Top 100 finish in 2016 at No.76, up from year-end No.121 in season highlights included reaching second WTA quarterfinal of career at Monterrey (as qualifier, l. Kontaveit) Maintained momentum through the Sunshine Double, reaching R16 at Indian Wells (as qualifier, d. No.24 Keys in 2r for best win by ranking of career to date; l. Kvitova) and 3r at Miami (l. Muguruza) Reached 2r on five occasions in 2016: Shenzhen, Australian Open, Nürnberg, Stanford and US Open (l. Siegemund) Fell 1r on seven occasions, including Roland Garros (l. Watson) and Wimbledon (l. Flipkens), and in qualifying five times Successfully played her way through qualifying seven times across the 2016 season Owned 15 career WTA main draw wins prior to 2016 season; won 12 main draw matches in 2016 season alone American No.16 of 18 inside Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017) Achieved career-high ranking of No.68 the week of July 25, 2016 Almost doubled career prize money in 2016, passing $1 million in earnings Made Top 100 debut September 22, 2014 after reaching career-first quarterfinal at Seoul (l. Ka.Pliskova) Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2012 Stanford (l. S.Williams in 2r) Winner of four singles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit Won her second consecutive NCAA singles title in 2013 as a junior at Stanford University, did not play her senior year; decided to turn professional in June 2013 Played first four WTA main draws in 2012, reaching 2r on two occasions

189 Played first WTA qualifying event as a WC at 2009 Los Angeles Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2007, when she won her first title Currently coached by Roger Smith, and father, Paul Gibbs, who introduced her to the sport when she was a toddler

190 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY CATHERINE BELLIS (USA #55) vs. KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (BEL #87) Head to Head: First meeting CATHERINE BELLIS (17) $57,765 $440,287 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 0-2 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r KIRSTEN FLIPKENS (31) $70,696 $3,368,426 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match KIRSTEN FLIPKENS 2016 R2* L - ALIAKSANDRA SASNOVICH (BLR #102) R1* W - LOUISA CHIRICO (USA #123) R2 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #38) R1 W - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #82) R2 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) R3 L - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #2) R2 W - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #58) R1 BYE Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

191 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2011 R1 L - LUCIE HRADECKA (CZE #86) 7-6(6) 6-2 R2* W - MATHILDE JOHANSSON (FRA #68) R1* W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #132) (4) 2010 R3 L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #7) R2 W - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #35) R1 W - TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI #54) 7-6(4) 6-7(5) R1* L - GALINA VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ #132) 2-1 Bellis: Making debut appearance at Indian Wells At 17, is the second-youngest player in the main draw this fortnight (after fellow 17-year-old Kayla Day). Also one of seven teenagers, in addition to Bencic, Day, Kasatkina, Konjuh, Osaka and Ostapenko Currently ranked at a career-high No.55, having finished 2016 at No.90 Coming off QF run at Dubai (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki). Scored her fifth, sixth and seventh wins vs. Top 50 opponents en route (d. No.27 Putintseva, No.41 Siegemund and No.6 A.Radwanska) Win over No.6 A.Radwanska in Dubai 3r marked first Top 10 win of career. Became the youngest player to defeat a Top 10 opponent since 2014 US Open (Bencic d. No.7 Kerber and No.10 Jankovic) and the youngest American to do so since 2009 Wimbledon (Oudin d. No.6 Jankovic). Now owns a 1-3 record against such players, with losses over No.1 S.Williams at 2015 Miami, No.7 V.Williams at 2016 Stanford and No.2 Kerber at 2016 US Open Missed Australian swing with hip injury, making return by falling in qualifying at Doha Ended 2016 strongly, a 15-match winning streak bringing titles at $50k ITF/Saguenay-CAN, $50k ITF/Toronto-CAN and WTA 125K Series event in Honolulu (d. No.23 Zhang in F); made Top 100 debut on November 7, 2016 As qualifier at 2016 US Open, reached 3r (l. eventual champion Kerber) - her best result at a Grand Slam Only other Grand Slam main draw appearance came at 2014 US Open, where she upset No.13 Cibulkova in 1r before falling to Diyas in three sets. At 15 years, 152 days, was the youngest player to win a match at US Open since Kournikova in 1996 (15 years, 93 days) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

192 In addition, 2014 result made her the youngest Grand Slam main draw participant since Cornet at 2005 Roland Garros (15 years, 133 days), and youngest main draw participant at the US Open since 2004, when both Karatantcheva (15 years, 34 days) and Vaidisova (15 years, 141 days) qualified Reached career-first tour-level QF at 2016 Stanford (l. V.Williams). During tournament she announced plan to play collegiate tennis at Stanford University Also reached QF at Québec City (l. Boserup); in addition to US Open, Stanford and Québec City, other tour-level event in 2016 came at Miami (l. Puig in 1r) On ITF Circuit, highlights in 2016 included title at $25k ITF/Sumter, SC-USA (d. Solovyeva in F) and a runner-up finish at $25k ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA (l. Loeb) Lifetime record vs. Top 50 players stands at 7-4, wins coming over No.6 A.Radwanska (2017 Dubai), No.41 Siegemund (2017 Dubai), No.27 Putintseva (2017 Dubai), No.23 Zhang (2016 Honolulu), No.38 Ostapenko (2016 Stanford), No.32 Diyas (2015 Miami) and No.13 Cibulkova (2014 US Open) Ended 2015 at career-best No.248. Season highlight was reaching 3r at Miami (l. World No.1 S.Williams). Also granted wildcard in to Stanford, falling 1r (l. Doi); broke Top 100 on November 7, 2016, finishing year at No ITF Junior World Champion; received award at ITF World Champions Dinner held during 2015 Roland Garros Made tour debut at $25k ITF/Rancho Santa Fe, CA-USA in March 2014 Won notable junior titles in 2014, including the 50th Coffee Bowl, USTA International Spring Championships, Easter Bowl Championship and 55 Trofeo Bonfiglio. Secured wildcard for 2014 US Open by winning USTA Girls 18s National Championship Winner of four singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit Likes to be known as CiCi Born in San Francisco and resides in Atherton, CA. Is home schooled and is an only child Looks up to Kim Clijsters models her game style and fighting spirit after her Coached by Anibal Aranda

193 Flipkens: Making sixth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is making 3r in 2013 (l. Azarenka) and 2010 (l. Dementieva). Fell 2r in 2015 (l. Azarenka) and 2014 (after 1r bye, l. Dellacqua), 1r in 2011 (as qualifier, l. Hradecka) and in qualifying in 2007 and 2016 Enters Indian Wells following QF run at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic). Defeats of Zarazua and Tomljanovic en route were first main draw wins since reaching 2r at Hobart in early January (l. eventual runner-up Niculescu) Opened 2017 season at Auckland falling 1r (l. eventual runner-up Konjuh), before 2r exit at Hobart and opening match defeat at Australian Open (l. Konta) Also fell 1r at St Petersburg (as qualifier, l. Cornet) and Budapest (l. Sasnovich). Posted 1-0 record during Belgium s Fed Cup win over Romania (d. No.36 Niculescu - best victory by ranking since d. No.27 Garcia at 2016 New Haven) 2016 marked seventh Top 100 season in past eight years, including a Top 20 finish in 2013 (at No.20) Posted 24 main draw match wins in 2016, the most since 2013 when she won 32 matches Season highlighted by third WTA singles final of career at 2016 Monterrey (l. Watson); record now stands at 1-2 in singles finals, having won 2012 Québec City (d. Hradecka in F) and finishing runner-up at 2013 s-hertogenbosch (l. Halep) Posted best win of career by ranking at 2016 Mallorca (grass) when she defeated No.2 Muguruza in 1r for second career win against a Top 5 opponent (in addition to No.5 Stosur at s-hertogenbosch). Advanced to SF (l. eventual champion Garcia) Reached QF at 2016 New Haven (as LL, l. eventual champion A.Radwanska) marked first QF at Premier level in two years, since her run to same stage at 2014 New Haven. Also a quarterfinalist at International-level Auckland, Katowice and Tashkent in 2016 Represented Belgium at Rio Olympics, advancing to R16 in singles (l. Siegemund) upset No.6 V.Williams in 1r and reaching 2r in doubles (w/wickmayer, l. Muguruza/Suárez Navarro) Won first WTA doubles title of career at 2016 Seoul (w/larsson) Holds a 5-22 record vs. Top 10 opponents, with wins over No.5 Stosur (2012 s-hertogenbosch), No.8 Kvitova (2013 Miami), No.8 Kvitova (2013 Wimbledon) and No.2 Muguruza (2016 Mallorca) and No.6 V.Williams (2016 Rio Olympics) Career-best Grand Slam result is a SF appearance at 2013 Wimbledon (d. Kvitova in QF, l. eventual champion Bartoli). Best result at Australian Open is reaching R16 in 2013 (l. Sharapova); US Open is 3r in 2009 (l. eventual champion Clijsters); at Roland Garros, she is yet to pass 2r

194 Underwent surgery on right wrist on October 25, Battled injuries in first half of 2012, including blood clots in calf discovered in April; was off tour for two months and as a result her ranking dropped as low as No.262 in June that year Currently the third-ranked of three Belgian women in Top 100, behind Wickmayer and Mertens (week of March 6, 2017) Set career-high singles ranking of No.13 on August 5, 2013 Member of the Belgian Fed Cup team that reached the competition s final in Played on the team , On ITF Circuit won 12 singles and one doubles title; played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001 Junior champion at 2003 Wimbledon (d. Chakvetadze in F) and 2003 US Open (d. Krajicek in F); subsequently named ITF Junior World Champion Currently coached by Michiel Antheunis

195 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY MONICA PUIG (PUR #43) vs. [WC] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #248) Head to Head: First meeting MONICA PUIG (23) $149,193 $1,955,848 0 / 2 0 / / / / / / / / 6-5 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r DANIELLE COLLINS (23) $1,730 $100,649 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 0-0 INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match MONICA PUIG 2016 R3 L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #48) (2) R2 W - ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK #30) R1 W - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #71) R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #13) R1 W - NICOLE GIBBS (USA #87) R1 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #43) R1 L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #33) 6-7(3) R2* W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #177) 7-6(2) 6-3 R1* W - SAMANTHA CRAWFORD (USA #254) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

196 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2012 R2* L - ELENI DANIILIDOU (GRE #66) 7-6(1) 6-1 R1* W - KAI-CHEN CHANG (TPE #102) R2* L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #91) R1* W - ANNE KEOTHAVONG (GBR #109) Puig: Making fifth main draw appearance in Indian Wells. Best result is reaching 3r in 2016 (l. Kasatkina, having held one match point), followed by 2r in 2015 (l. Suárez Navarro). Fell 1r in 2014 (l. Svitolina) and 2013 (as qualifier, l. Cornet), and in qualifying in 2012 and 2011 Last month in Doha, reached third WTA Premier SF of career (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki); defeated three higher-ranked opponents Siegemund, Putintseva and Kasatkina en route Followed this by reaching 3r in Dubai (l. Kerber) and QF in Acapulco (l. McHale) Opened season with back-to-back 1r exits at Brisbane (l. Svitolina) and Sydney (l. Wozniacki), before making 2r at Australian Open (d. Tig, l. Barthel) Faces No.248 Collins today; last defeat to a player outside the Top 200 was in September 2014, against No.341 Yang in Wuhan qualifying Posted first Top 40 season finish in 2016, at No.32 Finished 2016 season with QF run at International-level Tianjin (l. Kovinic); reached at least QF on eight occasions during the year also Sydney (R-Up; l. Kuznetsova in first final at Premier level), Prague (QF, l. Kuznetsova), Nottingham (SF, l. Ka.Pliskova), Eastbourne (SF, as qualifier, l. Cibulkova), Florianopolis (SF, l. Begu), Rio Olympics (Won, d. Kerber in F) and Tokyo [PPO] (QF, l. A.Radwanska) Made Top 30 debut the week of September 26, 2016 after QF run at Tokyo [PPO], posting career-high ranking of No.27 Made history at Rio Olympics in August, winning Puerto Rico s first ever Gold medal. Posted two Top 5 wins en route, over No.4 Muguruza (R16) and No.2 Kerber (F). Subsequently withdrew from Cincinnati (low back injury) Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Committees (ANOC); award was presented in Doha last November Prior to Olympics, made SF at Florianopolis (l. eventual champion Begu) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

197 Best results in Grand Slam play in 2016 were 3r efforts at Australian Open (saved five match points during 2r win vs. Kr.Pliskova, in addition to the Czech serving a WTA record 31 aces in the match beating Lisicki s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham) and Roland Garros (l. Keys) Scored best result at WTA Premier Mandatory tournament with 3r run at 2016 Indian Wells (l. Kasatkina); this was followed by 2r exit at Miami (l. eventual champion Azarenka) Owns 3-6 career record vs. Top 10 ranked opponents (wins coming over No.5 Errani at 2013 Wimbledon, and No.4 Muguruza and No.2 Kerber at 2016 Olympics) Owns 2-1 record in singles finals, having won 2014 Strasbourg (d. Soler-Espinosa in F) and 2016 Olympics (d. Kerber in F), and finished as R-Up at 2016 Sydney (l. Kuznetsova) First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA singles title; Kristina Brandi and Gigi Fernandez, both born in Puerto Rico, won titles while playing under USA flag On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, became first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a Grand Slam in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi s best results at Grand Slams were representing USA) In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening match, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to win a main draw match since 2006 Charleston (Kristina Brandi) Won inaugural Rising Stars Invitational as part of WTA Finals in Singapore in 2014 (d. Zheng Saisai in F) Advanced to the final of two junior Grand Slams: 2011 Australian Open (l. Mestach) and 2011 Roland Garros (l. Jabeur) During 2016 off-season, hosted an exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in December Coached by Juan Todero Collins: Making Indian Wells debut, which marks just third tour-level main draw appearance Has contested US Open twice, entering on a wild card in 2014 (l. Halep in 1r) and 2016 (l. Rodina in 1r). Will also receive wildcard to 2017 US Open after winning last year s American Collegiate Invitational Also played WTA 125k event in Honolulu, reaching 2r (d. Maria via ret., l. Crawford) 2017 marks first year as a professional following an illustrious college career at University of Virginia; on ITF Circuit reached QF at $25k ITF/Daytona Beach-USA and 2r at $25k ITF/Rancho Santa Fe-USA Faces World No.43 Puig today; owns a 0-2 record against Top 50 opponents (No.2 Halep at 2014 US Open, No.42 Beck at 2016 New Haven qualifying)

198 Best win of career rankings-wise came last summer, over No.98 Voegele in qualifying at 2016 New Haven In College season claimed her second NCAA singles title in three seasons; became only the seventh woman to win two NCAA singles titles Finished 2016 strongly, winning $50k ITF/Stillwater-USA, reaching final at $50k ITF/Macon-USA and 2r at WTA 125K Series in Honolulu Won only other ITF singles title, at 2011 $10k ITF/Williamsburg-USA Ended 2016 at No.299, up from No.950 in 2014 (did not play on tour in 2015); achieved career-high No.248 ranking on Monday Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 New Haven (l. Hsieh) Named 2016 Honda Sport Award winner for tennis and candidate for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Graduated in 2016 as the top ranked collegiate player in the country with a degree in media studies Introduced to tennis by father aged three Coached by Andres Alacron

199 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (CZE #54) vs. [WC] BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #160) Head to Head: BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS leads 1-0 (first meeting at tour, main draw level) 2014 DUBAI HARD O [Q] R1 BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS mins KRISTYNA PLISKOVA (24) $148,678 $1,298,631 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 1-3 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (31) $294,855 $6,092,609 0 / 0 2 / / / / / / / / 6-15 INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match KRISTYNA PLISKOVA 2016 R1 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #72) (3) 7-5 R2* W - XINYUN HAN (CHN #122) R1* W - SACHIA VICKERY (USA #159) R1* L - GRACE MIN (USA #187) (8) 6-3 BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS 2016 R1 L - ANNIKA BECK (GER #43) R1 L - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #96) R1 L - CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #77) R1 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #64) R1 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #42) R2 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #12) (5) 6-3 R1 W - VERA DUSHEVINA (RUS #51) R2 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #20) R1 W - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #45) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

200 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2009 R2 L - GISELA DULKO (ARG #36) R1 W - TATHIANA GARBIN (ITA #57) R1 L - ALLA KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS #101) R2 L - NICOLE VAIDISOVA (CZE #10) R1 W - BRENDA SCHULTZ-MCCARTHY (NED #251) R2 L - SANIA MIRZA (IND #45) R1 W - NICOLE PRATT (AUS #135) 6-7(6) R2* W - VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR #129) R1* W - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #139) R1* L - ALONA BONDARENKO (UKR #88) R1* L - YULIYA BEYGELZIMER (UKR #124) R1 L - FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA #68) Kr.Pliskova: Making second main draw appearance at Indian Wells. In 2016, came through qualifying to make 1r exit (l. Shvedova). Fell in 2015 qualifying Playing fortnight of BNP Paribas Open at a career-high No.54 (achieved week of February 27, 2017) This is the first time in her career she has received direct acceptance into a WTA Premier Mandatory event Entering 2017 Indian Wells, has served fourth-most aces this season (75 from nine matches). Sister Karolina tops the list (140 from 15 matches) Coming off reaching 2r at Dubai (l. Davis). 1r win over No.25 Vinci was joint-best win-by-ranking in a completed match (level with defeat of No.25 Kuznetsova at 2015 Wimbledon) Best outright win-by-ranking came with defeat of No.10 Bencic via retirement at 2016 Miami Began Middle Eastern swing by falling in qualifying at Doha Posted joint-best Grand Slam result at Australian Open, advancing to 3r (l. World No.1 Kerber). Has also reached 3r at 2015 Wimbledon Opened 2017 season with QF run at Shenzhen (l. Konta); also 1r exit at Hobart (l. Larsson) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

201 Ended 2016 at No.61 for career-best year-end finish Season highlight was reaching first WTA singles final at Tashkent, defeating Hibino in final for first career singles title Served fifth-most aces in 2016, hitting 274 from 24 matches (tour level, main draw only). Sister Karolina served the most 530 from 61 matches. Hold WTA record for most aces served in a match 31 vs. Puig at 2016 Australian Open, beating Lisicki s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham (Kr.Pliskova blew 5 match points and lost match) Aside from run to final at 2016 Tashkent, did not progress beyond 2r at any other tour-level event, falling at this stage at Australian Open (l. Puig), Miami (l. Begu), Katowice (l. Ostapenko) and Luxembourg (l. Davis) At Grand Slam level, has reached 3r on two occasions at 2017 Australian Open (l. Kerber) and 2015 Wimbledon (l. Niculescu). Best result at Roland Garros is 1r in 2013 and 2015; at US Open is 2r in 2012 Continues to play on ITF Circuit, and reached final at 2016 $50k ITF/Kreuzlingen-SUI. Overall owns 10 ITF singles and eight doubles titles Wimbledon junior singles champion in 2010 (d. Ishizu in final) At 2013 Linz, with sister Karolina became first set of twins to ever win a WTA doubles title; the sisters also won titles at 2014 Bad Gastein and 2014 Hong Kong Currently the Czech No.6 of six women in Top 100 (March 6, 2017) Made WTA main draw debut as WC at 2007 Prague (l. Bartoli) Began playing tennis at age four Favorite foods are strawberries, melons and Italian cuisine Plays left-handed twin sister Karolina, currently ranked No.3, is right-handed Coached by former ATP World Tour player Ivo Minar and trains at Sparta Praha Tennis Club Mattek-Sands: Making 13th main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Has never progressed beyond the 2r at BNP Paribas Open, reaching this stage in 2006 (as qualifier, l. Mirza), 2007 (l. Vaidisova), 2009 (l. Dulko), 2010 (l. Peer) and 2011 (l. Peer) Has made 1r exits on seven occasions, including the last five consecutive years 2003 (l. Pennetta), 2008 (l. Kudryavtseva), 2012 (l. Makarova), 2013 (l. Hampton), 2014 (l. Garcia), 2015 (l. Townsend) and 2016 (l. Beck) Fell in qualifying Enters 2017 Indian Wells main draw on a wild card, and one of 19 players from the USA contesting singles draw at BNP Paribas Open

202 Bidding for first main draw match win of 2017 today, having fallen in 1r at Brisbane (as qualifier, l. Aiava), fallen in Australian Open qualifying, and posted opening match loss at Acapulco (as qualifier l. Watson) Reigning doubles champion here at Indian Wells w/vandeweghe (d. Ka.Pliskova/Goerges in F). Went on to capture the Sunshine Double, also winning title w/safarova at 2016 Miami Current World No.1 in doubles simply needs to win one match this fortnight w/safarova to secure ranking during Indian Wells. Should the team lose to McHale/Niculescu in 1r, Mladenovic would need to win the title (w/kuznetsova) to usurp her Has won two titles already in doubles in 2017, at Brisbane (w/mirza, which saw her ascend to World No.1) and Australian Open (w/safarova). Now owns 24 career doubles titles Finished 2016 ranked No.165 in singles (down from No.61 in 2015) and No.5 in doubles Season highlight was winning gold medal in mixed doubles at the Rio Olympics (w/sock) Won just five main draw singles matches across last season, at Charleston (d. Pereira in 1r, l. Begu), Bastad (d. Bertens in 1r, l. Goerges), Seoul (d. Voegele in 1r, l. Zhang) and Hong Kong (d. Eraydin, Garcia, l. Mladenovic) In doubles in 2016, won titles at Indian Wells (w/vandeweghe) and Miami (w/safarova), as well as going on a 18-match winning streak with Safarova as the team won the US Open (d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F), Wuhan (d. Mirza/Strycova in F) and Beijing (d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F). Run ended in F at WTA Finals (l. Makarova/Vesnina a win would have seen Mattek-Sands reach World No.1) In 2015 scored best year-end finish for doubles at No.3. Qualified for 2015 WTA Finals w/safarova team won Australian Open (their first tournament together), Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Toronto. In Singapore the pair went 1-2 in RR stage and failed to progress 2015 singles highlight was QF run at Premier-mandatory level Beijing (as qualifier, l. Muguruza). Was first Premier Mandatory QF since 2011 Madrid Reached 3r at three Slams in 2015: Australian Open (l. Halep), Wimbledon (as qualifier, l. Bencic) and US Open (l. S.Williams). Fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. Begu) Across all the Slams, had advanced to R16 twice at a major 2008 Wimbledon (l. S.Williams) and 2013 Roland Garros (l. Kirilenko). Best result at Australian Open is 3r in 2015 (l. Halep) Posted sixth career win over a Top 10 opponent in 2r at 2015 Wimbledon, d. No.7 Ivanovic. Other wins have been over No.10 Bartoli (2008 Wimbledon), No.4 Schiavone (2011 Madrid), No.7 Errani (2013 Stuttgart), No.6 Li (2013 Roland Garros) and No.5 A.Radwanska (2014 Sydney) In 2014, missed six months (mid-march to mid-september) due to left hip injury; returned in autumn, but ranking dipped to No.175 for year-end rankings

203 Still searching for first WTA singles title but is a four-time runner-up: at 2008 Québec City (l. top seed Petrova in 3s); 2010 Québec City (l. Paszek in 3s); 2011 Hobart (l. Gajdosova) and 2013 Kuala Lumpur (as WC, l. Ka.Pliskova in 3s) Posted second career Top 50 season in 2013, finishing at No.47 despite missing all events after Québec City (week after US Open) due to right knee injury Broke Top 50 on July 28, 2008; underwent hip surgery in 2009 to repair a torn labrum and struggled upon her return, dropping as low as No.154 in January Broke Top 30 on July 11, 2011 (at career-high No.30) but due to right shoulder injury played just one match for rest of season (l. Hercog 1r US Open) Won Grand Slam mixed doubles titles at 2012 Australian Open (w/tecau) and 2015 Roland Garros (w/m.bryan); runner-up at 2015 US Open (w/querrey) Member of US Fed Cup Team, (played in 2010 Fed Cup final, which US lost to Italy) and , most recently partnering Rogers to win doubles rubbers over Germany in World Group tie in February Coached by Adam Altschuler

204 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY [LL] EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #83) vs. CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #44) Head to Head: EVGENIYA RODINA leads TIANJIN HARD O R1 EVGENIYA RODINA mins EVGENIYA RODINA (28) $47,968 $1,368,502 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 3-3 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) INDIAN WELLS W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) * YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * * Updated entering 2017 Indian Wells 1r CHRISTINA MCHALE (24) $116,675 $2,944,881 0 / 1 0 / / / / / / / / 12-9 INDIAN WELLS Tournament Performance * Qualifying match Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R2* M. BARTHEL d. E. RODINA 6-4, mins R1* E. RODINA d. F. ABANDA 7-6(2), mins INDIAN WELLS Tournament History * Qualifying match EVGENIYA RODINA 2016 R1* L - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #379) (1) 2015 R1 L - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #78) R2* W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #121) R1* W - GABRIELA DABROWSKI (CAN #179) (4) R1* L - ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (AUS #101) R1* L - OLGA SAVCHUK (UKR #149) 7-6(4) R1* L - NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP #140) (5) 6-2 CHRISTINA MCHALE 2016 R3 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #28) R2 W - GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP #4) R1 W - CAROLINE GARCIA (FRA #41) R2 L - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #24) R1 W - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #89) R1 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #78) 7-6(4) R2 L - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS #15) R1 W - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #50) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

205 MATCH NOTES INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2017 $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY 2009 R1 L - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #40) R2* W - TATJANA MARIA (GER #170) R1* W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #113) R3 L - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #31) R2 W - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA #26) (2) 6-2 R1 W - ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA (RUS #183) R2* W - ROSSANA DE LOS RÍOS (PAR #117) R1* W - SESIL KARATANTCHEVA (BUL #367) R16 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #19) (4) R3 W - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #3) R2 W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #54) R3 L - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #20) R2 W - SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #13) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) R1 W - AKGUL AMANMURADOVA (UZB #66) R1 L - VANIA KING (USA #76) Rodina: Making fourth main draw appearance at Indian Wells. Best result at BNP Paribas Open is reaching 3r on debut in 2008 (l. Medina Garrigues). Made 1r exits in 2009 (as qualifier, l. Razzano) and 2015 (as qualifier, l. Siniakova). Fell in and 2016 qualifying Enters 2017 Indian Wells main draw as Lucky Loser following S.Williams withdrawal (w/left knee injury). Had lost in final qualifying round to Barthel Bidding for first main draw match win of 2017 today, having fallen 1r at Shenzhen (l. Wang), Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova), Taipei City (l. Svitolina) and Budapest (l. Korpatsch). Also fell in Sydney and Doha qualifying Ended 2016 at No.104, down from No.84 in season highlight was QF run at s-hertogenbosch in June (l. eventual champion Vandeweghe), which also marked first main draw wins of 2016 Advanced to 2r at two of the Grand Slams in 2016, at Wimbledon (d. Tsurenko, l. Strycova) and US Open (d. Collins, l. Cibulkova). Has now reached this stage at the majors seven times, only once advancing to the 3r (at 2008 Wimbledon) Closed out 2016 with strong showings at WTA 125k events, winning title in Taipei (d. Chang in F) and reaching SF in Honolulu (l. Zhang). In doubles, reached first tour-level final at Bastad (w/beck, l. Arruabarrena/ Knoll in F) Finished 2015 season at career-high year end ranking of No.84 (previous best was No.93 in 2011) Highlights on 2015 season included SF run at Tashkent (l. Vekic) and QFs at Pattaya City (l. Tomljanovic) and Baku (l. Gasparyan). Also reached 2r at Wimbledon (l. Jankovic) and US Open (l. Stosur) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

206 Ended 2015 season with SF showing at WTA 125k event in Taipei Passed $1 million prize money mark towards end of 2015 season Career-best ranking is No.74 (February 28, 2011) Coach and husband is Denis Shteyngart; they have a daughter, Anna, born in November 2012 (Evgeniya returned to tour in August 2013) Has won 14 ITF singles titles and six ITF doubles titles Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004 and made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Tashkent, advancing to QF McHale: Making eighth appearance at Indian Wells. Best result here is reaching R16 in 2012 (after 1r bye, d. Vesnina and No.3 Kvitova, l. Kerber). Made 3r twice, in 2011 (l. Petrova) and 2016 (l. Stosur), and posted 2r results in 2013 (l. Kirilenko) and 2015 (l. Cornet). Fell 1r on debut in 2010 (l. King) and 2014 (l. Dellacqua) One of 19 American women to begin 2017 Indian Wells main draw Is 3-13 vs. Top 5 opponents in her career, with two such wins coming here at Indian Wells - over No.3 Kvitova (2011 Indian Wells), No.1 Wozniacki (2012 Cincinnati) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Indian Wells) Coming off SF run at Acapulco (l. eventual R-Up Mladenovic). Made last four in Acapulco in 2016 also During Middle Eastern swing, fell 1r in Doha (as qualifier, l. Vesnina) and made 3r in Dubai (l. eventual champion Svitolina) Opened 2017 at Brisbane, reaching 2r (l. eventual R-Up Cornet), before 2r loss at Sydney (l. eventual R-Up A.Radwans) and 1r exit at Australian Open (l. Kucova) Posted third non-consecutive Top 50 season in 2016 (first since 2012), at No.45 her sixth successive Top 100 season Currently US No.7 of 18 women in Top 100 (week of March 6, 2017) Is one of 8 American women to have won a title (Tokyo [Japan Open]) in the last year along with S.Williams, Keys, V.Williams, Vandeweghe, Davis, Stephens and Falconi Won a career-best 26 main draw matches in season highlighted by winning first WTA singles title of career at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. Siniakova in F). Now 1-1 in tour-level finals, having been runner-up at 2014 Acapulco (l. Cibulkova) Other singles highlights in 2016 included SF at Acapulco and R16 at Madrid and Rome

207 2016 season also brought first two WTA doubles titles of career, captured at Hobart (w/han) and Tianjin (w/peng) In April, helped USA defeat Australia in Fed Cup WG play-off in Brisbane (d. Stosur in three sets) Directly after 2016 Australian Open, won second ITF Circuit singles title of career at $50k ITF/Maui-USA Has played 29 Grand Slam main draws, advancing to 3r five times, including four in a row (2011 US Open through 2012 Wimbledon) Pushed top seed and eventual champion S.Williams to three sets in 2r at 2016 Wimbledon Achieved career-best ranking of No.24 the week of August 20, 2012, but contracted mononucleosis and dropped out of the Top 100 on August 12, 2013 (to No.115), before finishing the year at No.68 Enjoyed breakout year in 2012 when she became youngest member of US Olympic tennis team (four days younger than Ryan Harrison); also reached 3r of three straight Slams (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon) Broke into Top 100 on March 21, 2011 and Top 50 on September 12 the same year Played first WTA qualifying at 2008 New Haven and made main draw debut at 2009 Australian Open (both as WC); recorded first tour-level match win at 2009 US Open (in second tour-level main draw) Lived in Hong Kong from age three to eight after father s job was relocated Older sister Lauren played college tennis; she is engaged to ATP player Ryan Harrison Coached by Jorge Todero

208 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar MONICA NICULESCU DOB Sep 25, 1987 (29) Residence Bucharest, Romania Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) 45 Singles Ranking Prize Career $4,461,587 Prize YTD $83,374 Career High Singles Rank 28 (Feb ) Career High Doubles Rank 15 (Aug ) WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 3 WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 7 ROU 59 Road To Singapore PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2017) ALL CAREER Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L Grand Slam W - L Overall W - L Set W - L Set W - L Tie Break W - L Surface (HARD) W - L Surface (CLAY) W - L Surface (GRASS) W - L Top 5 W - L Top 10 W - L Top 20 W - L Top 100 W - L vs. Left Hander W - L MATCH FACTS** 2017 Events: 4 Played 2017 Matches: 9 Played (4-5 win-loss) **Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and Grand Slam events only, and includes active tournament results SERVICE RECORD YTD 2017 RETURN RECORD YTD 2017 Aces 3 1st Serve Return Points Won 37.8% Double Faults 6 2nd Serve Return Points Won 55.1% 1st Serve 84.5% Break Point Opportunities 68 1st Serve Points Won 54.8% Break Points Converted 48.5% 2nd Serve Points Won 54.4% Return Games Played 86 Break Points Faced 71 Return Games Won 38.4% Break Points Saved 59.2% Return Points Won 45.6% Service Games Played 86 Total Points Won 50.1% Service Games Won 66.3% Service Points Won 54.7% Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

209 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar MONICA NICULESCU TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent) R1 Main Draw in Hobart (d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB #54) ) 54 STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL CAREER # of Match Appearances GS PM P5 P IS Other F SF QF R Other GS=Grand Slams PM=Premier Mandatory P5=Premier 5 P=Premier IS=International Other=Fed Cup, WTA Finals, Tournament of Champs 2017 Season Summary 4 tournaments in 2017: ** indicates opening match at tournament - F Main Draw in Hobart (l. Elise Mertens ) - R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Qiang Wang 7-6(1) 6-4) **R1 Main Draw in St. Petersburg (l. Ana Konjuh ) **R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Anna Blinkova ) Best Previous Results (INDIAN WELLS) 8 appearances at INDIAN WELLS: - R3 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Agnieszka Radwanska ) - R2 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Serena Williams ) - R2 Main Draw in 2014 (l. Ekaterina Makarova (3) 6-3) - R2 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Kirsten Flipkens ) - R2 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Sofia Arvidsson ) - R2 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Marion Bartoli ) - R1 Qualifying in 2010 (l. Tamarine Tanasugarn ) - R1 Main Draw in 2009 (l. Anna-lena Groenefeld ) GRAND SLAM W / L AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8-10 ROLAND GARROS 1-8 WIMBLEDON 7-9 US OPEN 7-9 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 1R - 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R - 1R 1R - 2R 4R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R - 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 4R 1R 1R 1R TOTAL Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

210 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar MONICA NICULESCU OTHER INFORMATION Coached by Calin Ciorbagiu... Mother is Cristiana and father is Mihai (both engineers); sister is Gabriela... Enjoys music, shopping, movies and fashion... Favorite cities are Bucharest and New York... Favorite player is Agassi; admires Federer and Nadal... Favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite TV show is Friends. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SINGLES Winner (3): Luxembourg; Guangzhou; Florianopolis. Finalist (5): Hobart; Seoul; Nottingham; Luxembourg; Luxembourg. DOUBLES Winner (7): Shenzhen (w/king), Washington DC (w/wickmayer), New Haven (w/mirza); Shenzhen, Hobart (both w/koukalova); Hobart (w/begu); Budapest (w/kleybanova). Finalist (14): Montréal (w/halep), Luxembourg (w/tig); Hobart (w/diatchenko), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/begu); Katowice (w/koukalova); Eastbourne (w/koukalova); Guangzhou (w/gajdosova), Luxembourg (w/begu); Baku (w/voskoboeva); Hobart (w/y.chan), Prague (w/szavay); Stanford (w/y.chan); New Haven (w/cirstea). ADDITIONAL Romanian Fed Cup Team, , 2011, CAREER IN REVIEW Second-best season to date (finishing No.39 - finished 2011 at No.30); runner-up at Nottingham (l. to Konjuh in final); SF at Bucharest (l. to Errani); QF twice at Washington DC and Guangzhou; reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Acapulco and Monterrey w/left foot injury Another Top 50 season (finishing No.47); won one WTA title at Guangzhou (d. Cornet in final); SF at Bucharest (l. to Halep); QF three times at Shenzhen, Hobart and Florianopolis; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r four times (incl. Indian Wells - l. to Makarova 57 76(3) 63; held 1mp at 75 65, Roland Garros - l. to Ormaechea ; held mp at 62 54, and US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon and Monterrey - l. to Morita (1); held 2mp at 5-4 third set) and in qualifying five times; won two WTA doubles titles Another Top 100 season; won one WTA title at Florianopolis (d. Puchkova in final); SF twice at Shenzhen (l. to Koukalova) and Monterrey (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); QF twice at Hobart and Washington DC; reached 2r seven times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. Wimbledon - l. to Barthel ; held 3mp at 5-4 third set, and other three majors) and in qualifying twice Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to V.Williams in final); QF at Doha; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r eight times; fell 1r 12 time (incl. other three majors); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; missed all tournaments between Wimbledon and US Open w/left hand injury (withdrew from Stanford, Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal, Cincinnati and Dallas) First Top 30 season (finishing No.30); runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to Azarenka in final); SF twice at Estoril (l. to Medina Garrigues) and Beijing (l. to Petkovic); reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r five times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying five times; went into US Open ranked No.68 but finished No.30 on November 7 year-end rankings (after last three events at US Open, Beijing and Luxembourg); withdrew from Budapest, Bad Gastein and Tashkent w/abdominal injury Another Top 100 season; SF at Tashkent (l. to Vesnina); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. Roland Garros); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Strasbourg and Tashkent; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title; withdrew from Marbella, Barcelona and Bad Gastein w/forearm injury First Top 50 season; QF at Tashkent; reached 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying five times; made Top 100 debut on May 19 (rose from No.111 to No.86) and Top 50 debut on November 10 (rose from No.53 to No. 47); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit Played first WTA main draw at Dubai, falling 1r (as WC, l. to Kirilenko); fell in qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won three singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit Played first WTA qualifying at Modena; won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit Won four singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

211 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar MONICA NICULESCU Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title and one doubles title. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

212 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar TSVETANA PIRONKOVA DOB Sep 13, 1987 (29) Residence Plovdiv, Bulgaria Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) 63 Singles Ranking Prize Career $4,299,421 Prize YTD $55,838 Career High Singles Rank 31 (Sep ) Career High Doubles Rank 141 (Mar ) WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 1 WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 0 BUL 154 Road To Singapore PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2017) ALL CAREER Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L Grand Slam W - L Overall W - L Set W - L Set W - L Tie Break W - L Surface (HARD) W - L Surface (CLAY) W - L Surface (GRASS) W - L Top 5 W - L Top 10 W - L Top 20 W - L Top 100 W - L vs. Left Hander W - L MATCH FACTS** 2017 Events: 5 Played 2017 Matches: 4 Played (1-3 win-loss) **Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and Grand Slam events only, and includes active tournament results SERVICE RECORD YTD 2017 RETURN RECORD YTD 2017 Aces 7 1st Serve Return Points Won 34.5% Double Faults 8 2nd Serve Return Points Won 50.0% 1st Serve 60.8% Break Point Opportunities 22 1st Serve Points Won 52.8% Break Points Converted 63.6% 2nd Serve Points Won 40.5% Return Games Played 42 Break Points Faced 57 Return Games Won 33.3% Break Points Saved 54.4% Return Points Won 40.4% Service Games Played 44 Total Points Won 44.6% Service Games Won 40.9% Service Points Won 48.0% Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

213 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar TSVETANA PIRONKOVA TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent) R16 Qualifying in Doha (d. Evgeniya Rodina (RUS #83) ) 83 STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL CAREER # of Match Appearances GS PM P5 P IS Other F SF QF R Other GS=Grand Slams PM=Premier Mandatory P5=Premier 5 P=Premier IS=International Other=Fed Cup, WTA Finals, Tournament of Champs 2017 Season Summary 5 tournaments in 2017: ** indicates opening match at tournament - R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Alison Riske ) **R1 Main Draw in Dubai (l. Elise Mertens ) **R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Agnieszka Radwanska ) - QF Qualifying in Doha (l. Jelena Jankovic (6) 6-4) - R16 Qualifying in Sydney (l. Maria Sakkari ) Best Previous Results (INDIAN WELLS) 11 appearances at INDIAN WELLS: - R2 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Timea Bacsinszky ) - R2 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Alizé Cornet ) - R2 Main Draw in 2010 (l. Alisa Kleybanova 6-7(5) ) - R2 Main Draw in 2009 (l. Dinara Safina 7-6(8) 6-2) - R2 Main Draw in 2008 (l. Alona Bondarenko (2)) - R2 Main Draw in 2007 (l. Marion Bartoli ) - R2 Main Draw in 2006 (l. Justine Henin ) - R1 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Sesil Karatantcheva ) - R1 Main Draw in 2014 (l. Madison Keys ) - R1 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Christina Mchale ) - R1 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Carla Suárez Navarro ) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

214 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar TSVETANA PIRONKOVA GRAND SLAM W / L AUSTRALIAN OPEN 8-12 ROLAND GARROS WIMBLEDON US OPEN 8-11 TOTAL OTHER INFORMATION Coached by father, Kiril (former canoe champion)... Mother, Radosveta, is a former swimming champion; has one brother, Encho, and one sister, Elisaveta... Introduced to tennis at age 4... Likes Bulgarian music, watching TV, swimming and canoeing; favorite movie is Gladiator. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SINGLES Winner (1): Sydney. ADDITIONAL Bulgarian Fed Cup Team, , 2015; Bulgarian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012, CAREER IN REVIEW Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.59); SF at Sydney (l. to Kvitova); QF twice at Eastbourne and Istanbul; reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors and Wuhan - l. to Giorgi ; held 1mp at 5-4 third set) and in qualifying once Second-best season to date (finishing No.39); won one WTA title at Sydney (d. Kerber in final); QF twice at Linz and Moscow; reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times; fell in RR at Sofia (went 0-3) First non-top 100 season since 2004 (finishing No.108); QF twice at Hobart and 's-hertogenbosch; reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r twice; fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying five times; fell in RR at Sofia (went 0-3) Fourth Top 50 season (finishing No.42); SF at Sofia (l. to Wozniacki); QF three times at Brussels, Eastbourne and Bastad; reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. other three majors and Olympics); fell 1r eight times and in qualifying once Another Top 50 season (finishing No.46); QF twice at Wimbledon (second Grand Slam QF; l. to Kvitova) and Palermo (l. to Pennetta); reached 2r nine times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r 11 times Best season to date (finishing No.35); reached first Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (l. to Zvonareva; was first player representing Bulgaria, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam SF); QF at Warsaw; reached 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open and US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying seven times Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Hobart and Moscow; reached 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) First Top 50 season (finishing No.46); SF at Istanbul (l. to A.Radwanska); QF at Rome; reached 2r 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros and Olympics); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on May 19 (rose from No.64 to No.47) Another Top 100 season; SF at Stockholm (l. to A.Radwanska); reached 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying nine times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit Another Top 100 season; SF at Stockholm (l. to Zheng); reached 3r once and 2r 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying four times. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

215 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar TSVETANA PIRONKOVA First Top 100 season; reached first two SFs in first and third WTA main draws, at Istanbul (l. to V.Williams) and Palermo (l. to Medina Garrigues); made Top 100 debut on July 25 (after Palermo; rose from No.128 to No.99); fell in qualifying five times (incl. US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit Continued to play on ITF Circuit Won three singles titles on ITF Circuit Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

216 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar JOHANNA LARSSON DOB Aug 17, 1988 (28) Residence Helsingborg, Sweden Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Height 5' 9" (1.74 m) 57 Singles Ranking Prize Career $2,438,690 Prize YTD $45,217 Career High Singles Rank 45 (Sep ) Career High Doubles Rank 23 (Jan ) WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 1 WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 1 / 9 SWE 187 Road To Singapore PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2017) ALL CAREER Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L Grand Slam W - L Overall W - L Set W - L Set W - L Tie Break W - L Surface (HARD) W - L Surface (CLAY) W - L Surface (GRASS) W - L Top 5 W - L Top 10 W - L Top 20 W - L Top 100 W - L vs. Left Hander W - L MATCH FACTS** 2017 Events: 5 Played 2017 Matches: 5 Played (1-4 win-loss) **Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and Grand Slam events only, and includes active tournament results SERVICE RECORD YTD 2017 RETURN RECORD YTD 2017 Aces 8 1st Serve Return Points Won 25.4% Double Faults 21 2nd Serve Return Points Won 50.9% 1st Serve 61.2% Break Point Opportunities 17 1st Serve Points Won 61.2% Break Points Converted 47.1% 2nd Serve Points Won 49.1% Return Games Played 45 Break Points Faced 33 Return Games Won 17.8% Break Points Saved 51.5% Return Points Won 35.0% Service Games Played 43 Total Points Won 45.6% Service Games Won 62.8% Service Points Won 56.5% Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

217 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar JOHANNA LARSSON TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent) R1 Main Draw in Hobart (d. Kristyna Pliskova (CZE #60) 6-7(5) ) 60 STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL CAREER # of Match Appearances GS PM P5 P IS Other F SF QF R Other GS=Grand Slams PM=Premier Mandatory P5=Premier 5 P=Premier IS=International Other=Fed Cup, WTA Finals, Tournament of Champs 2017 Season Summary 5 tournaments in 2017: ** indicates opening match at tournament - R16 Main Draw in Hobart (l. Lesia Tsurenko ) **R1 Main Draw in Dubai (l. Caroline Garcia ) **R1 Main Draw in St. Petersburg (l. Yulia Putintseva ) **R1 Main Draw in Auckland (l. Yanina Wickmayer ) - QF Qualifying in Doha (l. Christina Mchale 7-6(4) 6-4) Best Previous Results (INDIAN WELLS) 6 appearances at INDIAN WELLS: - R3 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Petra Kvitova ) - R3 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Sara Errani ) - R2 Qualifying in 2014 (l. Yung-jan Chan 4-3, due to retirement from match) - R2 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Ana Ivanovic ) - R1 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ) - R1 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Sybille Bammer ) GRAND SLAM W / L AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2-6 ROLAND GARROS 6-7 WIMBLEDON 0-6 US OPEN 4-7 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R - 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R - 3R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R TOTAL OTHER INFORMATION Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

218 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar JOHANNA LARSSON Coached by Mattias Arvidsson... Started playing tennis at age 5... Loves watching all sports (live or on TV); skiing is favorite... Favorite books are Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer... Favorite movies are The Notebook and Remember The Titans... Favorite food is mom's cooking. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SINGLES Winner (1): Bastad. Finalist (3): Bastad; Bastad; Portoroz. DOUBLES Winner (9): Auckland (w/bertens); Nürnberg (w/bertens), Seoul (w/flipkens), Linz, Luxembourg (both w/bertens), Seoul (w/ Flipkens); Hobart, Bastad (both w/bertens); Copenhagen (w/woehr); Québec City (w/arvidsson). Finalist (4): Acapulco (w/bertens); Seoul (w/bertens); Rio de Janeiro (w/scheepers); Memphis (w/arvidsson). ADDITIONAL Swedish Fed Cup Team, ; Swedish Olympic Team, CAREER IN REVIEW Sixth straight Top 100 season and best to date (finishing No.55); won one WTA title at Bastad (d. Barthel in final); SF twice at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Errani) and Linz (l. to Friedsam); QF three times at Acapulco, Seoul and Tashkent; reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; won two WTA doubles titles; missed two months from late March to late May w/right elbow injury (withdrew from Katowice, Marrakech, Madrid and Strasbourg) Another Top 100 season; QF at Luxembourg; reached 3r twice (Roland Garros and US Open) and 2r once; fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying five times; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Bastad (l. to S.Williams in final); QF twice at Auckland and Strasbourg; reached 3r once and 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying seven times Another Top 100 season; SF at Bastad (l. to Johansson); QF twice at Strasbourg and Bad Gastein; reached 3r once and 2r five times; fell 1r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying five times (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title on ITF Circuit Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Bastad (l. to Hercog in final); made Top 50 debut afterwards on July 11 (rose from No.65 to No. 46); SF twice at Acapulco (l. to Parra Santonja) and Estoril (l. to Barrois); QF twice at 's-hertogenbosch and Dallas; reached 3r once and 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit First Top 100 season; runner-up at Portoroz (l. to Chakvetadze in final); QF at Prague; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r four times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut on June 14 (rose from No.102 to No.84); won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit Fell 1r twice and in qualifying twice; won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit Reached 2r once; fell in qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); won two singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit Won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit Played first WTA main draw at Stockholm, reaching 2r (as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit Played first WTA qualifying at Stockholm (as WC) Played first event of career at ITF/Bastad-SWE. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

219 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar SORANA CIRSTEA DOB Apr 7, 1990 (26) Residence Targoviste, Romania Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Height 5' 9" (1.76 m) 66 Singles Ranking Prize Career $3,571,216 Prize YTD $178,357 Career High Singles Rank 21 (Aug ) Career High Doubles Rank 35 (Mar ) WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 1 WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 4 ROU 47 Road To Singapore PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2017) ALL CAREER Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L Grand Slam W - L Overall W - L Set W - L Set W - L Tie Break W - L Surface (HARD) W - L Surface (CLAY) W - L Surface (GRASS) W - L Top 5 W - L Top 10 W - L Top 20 W - L Top 100 W - L vs. Left Hander W - L MATCH FACTS** 2017 Events: 4 Played 2017 Matches: 9 Played (4-5 win-loss) **Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and Grand Slam events only, and includes active tournament results SERVICE RECORD YTD 2017 RETURN RECORD YTD 2017 Aces 20 1st Serve Return Points Won 38.5% Double Faults 25 2nd Serve Return Points Won 56.3% 1st Serve 57.6% Break Point Opportunities 64 1st Serve Points Won 61.6% Break Points Converted 40.6% 2nd Serve Points Won 48.7% Return Games Played 74 Break Points Faced 67 Return Games Won 35.1% Break Points Saved 55.2% Return Points Won 44.6% Service Games Played 77 Total Points Won 50.4% Service Games Won 61% Service Points Won 56.1% Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

220 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar SORANA CIRSTEA TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent) R2 Main Draw in Australian Open (d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP #12) 7-6(1) 6-3) 12 STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL CAREER # of Match Appearances GS PM P5 P IS Other F SF QF R Other GS=Grand Slams PM=Premier Mandatory P5=Premier 5 P=Premier IS=International Other=Fed Cup, WTA Finals, Tournament of Champs 2017 Season Summary 4 tournaments in 2017: ** indicates opening match at tournament - R16 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Garbiñe Muguruza ) - R16 Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Agnieszka Radwanska ) **R1 Main Draw in Budapest (l. Carina Witthoeft ) **R1 Main Draw in Taipei City (l. Risa Ozaki 7-6(3) 3-2) Best Previous Results (INDIAN WELLS) 6 appearances at INDIAN WELLS: - R3 Main Draw in 2013 (l. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-7(3) ) - R2 Main Draw in 2014 (l. Camila Giorgi 7-6(3) 6-3) - R2 Main Draw in 2012 (l. Agnieszka Radwanska ) - R2 Main Draw in 2010 (l. Jie Zheng ) - R2 Main Draw in 2009 (l. Elena Vesnina ) - R1 Main Draw in 2011 (l. Alla Kudryavtseva ) GRAND SLAM W / L AUSTRALIAN OPEN 9-9 ROLAND GARROS 11-8 WIMBLEDON 6-8 US OPEN 6-8 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 4R - 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R - 1R - 3R 3R 1R 3R 1R QF 2R - 1R - 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 3R 2R - 1R - 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R TOTAL OTHER INFORMATION Coached by Marius Comanescu... Introduced to tennis at age 4 by mother, Liliana... Father's name is Mihai; younger brother's name is Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

221 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar SORANA CIRSTEA Mihnea... Full name is Sorana Mihaela Cirstea... Speaks Romanian, English and Spanish and is studying French... Likes all surfaces; favorite shot is forehand... Enjoys playing all ball sports, going shopping, watching movies, reading and doing crosswords... Favorite cities are New York and London ("big cities with lots to do")... Self-described as ambitious, stubborn and happy... Most admires Steffi Graf... Goal is to reach Top Also enjoys writing - sometimes writes blog, "Sori's Story", for wtatennis.com. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SINGLES Winner (1): Tashkent. Finalist (2): Toronto; Budapest. DOUBLES Winner (4): Dallas (w/brianti); Oeiras (w/medina Garrigues); Fès (w/pavlyuchenkova), Luxembourg (w/erakovic). Finalist (5): Tianjin (w/klepac); Budapest (w/medina Garrigues); Barcelona (w/klepac), Fès (w/kirilenko); New Haven (w/niculescu). ADDITIONAL Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2006, , ; Romanian Olympic Team, 2008, CAREER IN REVIEW Reached 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying four times (incl. other three majors) Seventh straight Top 100 season; QF three times at Pattaya City (l. to Ka.Pliskova 16 76(3) 60; held 2mp at 61 54), Dubai and Tianjin; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times; struggled w/right shoulder injury during season (withdrew from Oeiras, Birmingham and Eastbourne) Second Top 30 season (finishing No.22); runner-up at Toronto (l. to S.Williams in final); SF twice at Pattaya City (l. to Kirilenko) and Stanford (l. to Cibulkova); QF twice at Birmingham and Washington DC; reached 4r once, 3r five times (incl. Australian Open and Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. other two majors); fell 1r eight times; set career-high No.21 on August 12 (after Toronto); struggled with abdominal strain during second half of season (withdrew from Cincinnati, retired in New Haven 1r and withdrew from Luxembourg) First Top 30 season (finishing No.27); SF four times at Pattaya City (l. to Kirilenko), Barcelona (l. to Cibulkova), Stanford (l. to S.Williams) and Guangzhou (l. to Robson); QF twice at Hobart (l. to Kerber ; held 2mp at 5-3 third set) and Dallas; reached 3r three times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon) and 2r eight times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. Roland Garros, Olympics and Miami - l. to Watson (4); held 2mp at 5-4 third set) and in qualifying once Another Top 100 season; QF twice at Tashkent and Linz; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying four times; won one WTA doubles title; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit Another Top 100 season; SF at Oeiras (l. to Parra Santonja); QF twice at Istanbul and Copenhagen; reached 2r six times (incl. Australian Open and Eastbourne - l. to Kuznetsova 46 76(6) 76(4); held mp at 6-5 in second set tie-break); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying three times; won one WTA doubles title Another Top 50 season; SF twice at Marbella (l. to Suárez Navarro) and Los Angeles (l. to Stosur); QF twice at Oeiras and Roland Garros (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Stosur); reached 3r three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and 2r three times (incl. Bastad - l. to Dulko (5); held 4mp in third set - 3mp at 5-3, 1mp at 5-4); fell 1r 14 times (incl. Australian Open) First Top 50 season (finishing No.37); won first WTA title at Tashkent (d. Lisicki in final); SF at Luxembourg (l. to Dementieva); QF four times at Acapulco (l. to Kanepi (6); held 2mp at 6-4 in tie-break), Fès, 's-hertogenbosch and New Haven; reached 3r once and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open and Olympics) and in qualifying twice; made Top 100 debut on February 25 (rose from No.107 to No.100) and Top 50 debut on September 8 (after US Open; rose from No.53 to No. 45); won first two WTA doubles titles; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit Runner-up at Budapest (l. to Dulko in final); first Romanian to reach a WTA final since Dragomir Ilie in 2000 ('s-hertogenbosch); SF at Bali (l. to Hantuchova); reached 2r once; fell 1r three times and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit Played first WTA main draw at Stockholm, falling 1r (l. to Kanepi); fell in qualifying once; won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning two doubles titles. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

222 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar SORANA CIRSTEA Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

223 CAMILA GIORGI Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar DOB Dec 30, 1991 (25) Residence France Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) 73 Singles Ranking Prize Career $2,133,916 Prize YTD $83,278 Career High Singles Rank 30 (Jul ) Career High Doubles Rank 9,999 (Sep ) WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 1 WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 0 ITA 92 Road To Singapore PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2017) ALL CAREER Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L Grand Slam W - L Overall W - L Set W - L Set W - L Tie Break W - L Surface (HARD) W - L Surface (CLAY) W - L Surface (GRASS) W - L Top 5 W - L Top 10 W - L Top 20 W - L Top 100 W - L vs. Left Hander W - L MATCH FACTS** 2017 Events: 3 Played 2017 Matches: 5 Played (3-2 win-loss) **Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and Grand Slam events only, and includes active tournament results SERVICE RECORD YTD 2017 RETURN RECORD YTD 2017 Aces 27 1st Serve Return Points Won 36.1% Double Faults 29 2nd Serve Return Points Won 57.6% 1st Serve 57.6% Break Point Opportunities 54 1st Serve Points Won 66.7% Break Points Converted 38.9% 2nd Serve Points Won 44.8% Return Games Played 61 Break Points Faced 51 Return Games Won 34.4% Break Points Saved 60.8% Return Points Won 43.5% Service Games Played 64 Total Points Won 50.8% Service Games Won 68.8% Service Points Won 57.4% Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

224 CAMILA GIORGI Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar TOURNAMENT HISTORY - SINGLES BEST WIN OF THE SEASON (win against highest ranked Opponent) R16 Qualifying in Doha (d. Annika Beck (GER #68) ) 68 STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL CAREER # of Match Appearances GS PM P5 P IS Other F SF QF R Other GS=Grand Slams PM=Premier Mandatory P5=Premier 5 P=Premier IS=International Other=Fed Cup, WTA Finals, Tournament of Champs 2017 Season Summary 3 tournaments in 2017: ** indicates opening match at tournament - SF Main Draw in Shenzhen (l. Alison Riske ) **R1 Main Draw in Australian Open (l. Timea Bacsinszky ) - QF Qualifying in Doha (l. Lauren Davis ) Best Previous Results (INDIAN WELLS) 3 appearances at INDIAN WELLS: - R16 Main Draw in 2014 (l. eventual champion Flavia Pennetta ) - R2 Main Draw in 2016 (l. Ana Ivanovic (5)) - R2 Main Draw in 2015 (l. Heather Watson ) GRAND SLAM W / L AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3-5 ROLAND GARROS 3-4 WIMBLEDON 8-6 US OPEN 4-5 '17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R R 2R 2R 1R R 3R 2R 3R 4R 1R - 1R 2R 1R 4R 1R - TOTAL OTHER INFORMATION Coached by father, Sergio... Mother's name is Claudia; brothers are Leandro and Amadeus; sister is Antonela... Began playing tennis at age 5 at a local club (introduced to the sport by father)... Favorite surface is hardcourts... Favorite film director is Pedro Almodovar; favorite book is The Diary Of Anne Frank... Loves the color pink... Also enjoys boxing, soccer and MotoGP... Most relaxing place to be is the Bahamas. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

225 CAMILA GIORGI Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SINGLES Winner (1): 's-hertogenbosch. Finalist (4): Katowice; Katowice; Katowice, Linz. ADDITIONAL Italian Fed Cup Team, CAREER IN REVIEW Second straight Top 40 season (finishing No.34); won one WTA title at 's-hertogenbosch (d. Bencic in final); runner-up at Katowice (l. to Schmiedlova in final); QF at Hobart; reached 3r four times (incl. Australian Open and Wimbledon) and 2r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open and Eastbourne - l. to Gavrilova 36 76(6) 63; held 1mp at 6-5 in second set tie-break); fell 1r six times First Top 40 season (finishing No.35); runner-up twice at Katowice (l. to Cornet 76(3) in final; held mp at 5-4 third set) and Linz (l. to Ka.Pliskova 67(4) 63 76(4) in final; held 1mp at 6-5 third set); SF at New Haven (l. to Rybarikova); QF four times at Strasbourg, Eastbourne, Bad Gastein and Moscow; reached 4r once and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on May 26 (after Strasbourg; rose from No.51 to No.50) Second Top 100 season; reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r three times; fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying three times First Top 100 season; reached 4r once (Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut afterwards on July 9 (rose from No.145 to No.89); also 2r three times; fell 1r six times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit Played first WTA main draw at Wimbledon, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in qualifying once (US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit Fell in WTA qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit Played first WTA qualifying at Rome Continued to play on ITF Circuit Played first events of career on ITF Circuit. Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from

226 Player Profile & Performance - INDIAN WELLS INDIAN WELLS, USA, CA MARCH 8-19, 2017 USD $7,669,423 PREMIER MANDATORY All data as at Monday, Mar BELINDA BENCIC DOB Mar 10, 1997 (20) Residence Wollerau, Switzerland Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) 128 Singles Ranking Prize Career $2,996,062 Prize YTD $59,472 Career High Singles Rank 7 (Feb ) Career High Doubles Rank 59 (Feb ) WTA Singles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 2 WTA Doubles Titles - YTD / Career 0 / 2 SUI 410 Road To Singapore PERFORMANCE - SINGLES* *Stats include active tournament results STATS MD YTD (2017) MD CAREER ALL YTD (2017) ALL CAREER Tournament (INDIAN WELLS) W - L Grand Slam W - L Overall W - L Set W - L Set W - L Tie Break W - L Surface (HARD) W - L Surface (CLAY) W - L Surface (GRASS) W - L Top 5 W - L Top 10 W - L Top 20 W - L Top 100 W - L vs. Left Hander W - L MATCH FACTS** 2017 Events: 4 Played 2017 Matches: 6 Played (1-5 win-loss) **Stats are for main draw matches at WTA and Grand Slam events only, and includes active tournament results SERVICE RECORD YTD 2017 RETURN RECORD YTD 2017 Aces 7 1st Serve Return Points Won 28.4% Double Faults 23 2nd Serve Return Points Won 56.5% 1st Serve 55.2% Break Point Opportunities 24 1st Serve Points Won 62.0% Break Points Converted 45.8% 2nd Serve Points Won 35.1% Return Games Played 38 Break Points Faced 41 Return Games Won 28.9% Break Points Saved 53.7% Return Points Won 39.5% Service Games Played 38 Total Points Won 44.9% Service Games Won 50% Service Points Won 50.0% Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Insights from