Made first Major semifinals at US Open as No. 92-ranked player.

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1 Angelique Kerber Ranking (as of July 31): No. 3 Birthdate: Jan. 18, 1988 (29 years old) Birthplace: Bremen, Germany Resides: Puszczykowo, Poland Height: 5 8 (1.73 m) Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $20,052,997 Turned Pro: First Top 100 season in the WTA rankings; reached quarter-finals in s-hertogenbosch Finalist in Bogota (l. to Duque-Mariño), reached semifinals in Luxembourg, and third round at Australian Open and Wimbledon. Made WTA Top 50 debut on July Made first Major semifinals at US Open as No. 92-ranked player Captured maiden WTA title at Paris Indoors (d. Bartoli); followed up with second championship in Copenhagen (d. Wozniacki); runner-up in Eastbourne (l. to Paszek) and Cincinnati (l. to Li); Reached six semifinals (Auckland, Hobart, Indian Wells, Rome, Wimbledon, Tokyo); Also reached fourth round of Olympic Games in London; Finished season No. 5 in WTA rankings, becoming just the fifth German woman to reach the Top Reached four finals in Sydney (l. to Pironkova), Doha (l. to Halep), Eastbourne (l. to Keys), and Stanford (l. to S. Williams) for another Top 10 finish Won four WTA titles in Charleston (d. Keys), Stuttgart (d. Wozniacki), Birmingham (d. Ka. Pliskova), and Stanford (d. Ka Pliskova) for fourth consecutive year in Top In addition to two Grand Slam championships at Australian Open (d. S. Williams) and US Open (d. Ka. Pliskova), also captured a title in Stuttgart (d. Siegemund); rose to World No. 1 for first time in career following US Open win; finalist in Brisbane (l. to Azarenka), Wimbledon (l. to S. Williams), Cincinnati (l. to Ka. Pliskova), and WTA Finals (l. to Cibulkova); represented Germany and captured silver medal (l. to Puig [PUR]) at Rio 2016 Olympic Games Reached semifinals in Dubai and Monterrey, and three quarter-finals; advanced to fourth round of Australian Open. WTA Singles titles (10): Australian Open, Stuttgart, US Open; Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham, Stanford; Linz; Paris [Indoors], Copenhagen.

2 Appearances: 6 (2010, ) Record: 7-6 Best Finish: Semifinals (2016) Lost to Simona Halep Interesting fact: Kerber speaks German, Polish and English and holds dual German-Polish citizenship

3 Karolina Pliskova Ranking (as of July 31): No. 1 (Singles) Birthdate: March 21, 1992 (25 years old) Birthplace: Louny, Czech Republic Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6 1 (1.86 m) Career Earnings (as of June 13th): $9,006,037 Turned Pro: Competed in first WTA main draw event in Prague Broke through in 2014 after consecutive second round finishes in Auckland and at Australian Open Won two WTA titles: Nottingham (d. Riske) and Cincinnati (d. Kerber), finalist at Eastbourne (l. to Cibulkova) and made first Grand Slam final appearance at US Open (l. to Kerber); reached career-high ranking of No. 5 in October; played significant role in Czech Republic s 3-2 championship victory over France in Fed Cup title defense Reached the semifinals at French Open. Appearances: 3 ( ) Record: 3-3 Best Finish: Third Round (2016) Interesting Fact: Her twin sister, Kristyna, is also a professional tennis player.

4 Simona Halep Ranking (as of July 31): No. 2 (Singles) Birthdate: September 27, 1991 (25 years old) Birthplace: Constanta, Romania Resides: Constanta, Romania Height: 5 6 (1.68 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $18,400,850 Turned Pro: First broke into WTA Top 100 in July Won first WTA title in Nürnberg (d. Petkovic), and captured five other WTA trophies in: 's- Hertogenbosch (d. Flipkens), Budapest (d. Meusburger), New Haven (d. Kvitova), Moscow and Sofia (d. Stosur); finished year just outside WTA Top 10 as World No Won two titles in Doha (d. Kerber) and Bucharest (d. Vinci); three-time runner-up in Madrid (l. to Sharapova), French Open (l. to Sharapova), and WTA Finals (l. to S. Williams); semifinalist in Indian Wells and Wimbledon; reached career-high ranking of World No. 2 for first time in career Added three more titles in Shenzhen (d. Bacsinszky), Dubai (d. Ka. Pliskova), and Indian Wells (d. Jankovic); finalist in Toronto (ret. vs. Bencic) and Cincinnati (l. to S. Williams); four-time semifinalist (including US Open) in career-best season Captured title in Madrid (d. Mladenovic); reached second Grand Slam final at French Open (l. to Ostapenko), also runner-up in Rome (l. to Svitolina). WTA Singles titles (15): Madrid; Madrid, Bucharest, Montréal; Shenzhen, Dubai, Indian Wells; Doha, Bucharest; Nürnberg, 's-hertogenbosch, Budapest, New Haven, Moscow, Sofia. Appearances: 4 ( , ) Record: 12-3 Best Finish: Champion (2016) Interesting Fact: At the 2016 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank, Halep competed in both the singles and doubles finals. While she captured the singles trophy, Halep and compatriot Monica Niculescu lost to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia in the doubles final.

5 Elina Svitolina Ranking (As of July 31): No.5 (singles) Birthdate: September 12, 1994 (22 years old) Birthplace: Odessa, Ukraine Resides: Kharkiv, Ukraine Height: 5 9 (1.74 m) Career Earnings (As of July 3): $5,943,968 Turned Pro: Won maiden WTA title in Baku (d. Peer); semifinalist in Bad Gastrin; finished season No. 40 for first Top 50 season Captured second title in Baku (d. Jovanovski) and three semifinals (Nurnberg, Wuhan, and Osaka) In first Top 20 season, reached French Open quarter-final and third round of US Open Represented Ukraine and defeated world No. 1 Serena Williams (USA) in third round of 2016 Rio Olympic Games Champion in Taipei City (d. Peng), Dubai (d. Woznaicki), and Istanbul (d. Mertens), and Rome (d. Halep); reached career-high ranking of No. 5 in June. WTA Singles titles (8): Rome, Istanbul, Taipei City, Dubai; Kuala Lumpur; Marrakech; Baku; Baku. Appearances: 2 ( ) Record: 2-2 Best Finish: Third Round (2016) Interesting Fact: Svitolina is the first Ukrainian to break into the top 10 rankings.

6 Dominika Cibulkova Ranking (as of July 31): No. 10 (Singles) Birthdate: May 6, 1989 (28 years old) Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia Resides: Bratislava, Slovakia Height: 5 3 (1.61 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $11,399,709 Turned Pro: Reached Rogers Cup final at Montreal (l. to Safina); made one other final at Amelia Island (l. to Sharapova); and advanced to fourth round at Wimbledon in first breakthrough season into Top Finished second consecutive season in Top 20; reached seven quarter-finals (Rome, Brussels, French Open, 's-hertogenbosch, Stanford, New Haven and Moscow) Reached first Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Li Na); reached third round of Wimbledon and US Open; almost cracked the Top 10, finished season as No Reached quarter-finals of Australian Open; sidelined with Achilles injury for four months Defeated No.1 Angelique Kerber in the final round to win WTA Finals in Singapore for fourth WTA title of the year (also champion in Katowice, Eastbourne, Linz) Reached third round of Australian Open. WTA Singles titles (8): 2016 Katowice, Eastbourne, Linz, WTA Finals, 2014 Acapulco, 2013 Stanford, 2012 Carlsbad, Moscow Appearances: 10 ( ) Record: Best Finish: Finalist (2008) Interesting Fact: Became first Slovakian to reach a Grand Slam final at the 2014 Australian Open

7 Caroline Wozniacki Ranking (as of July 31): No. 6 Birthdate: July 11, 1990 (Age 27) Birthplace: Odense, Denmark Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 5 10 (1.77 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $23,748,063 Turned pro: Reached first Grand Slam final at US Open; won three WTA titles (Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven); and recorded first Top 5 season (finished No. 4) 2010 Captured Rogers Cup trophy (d. Zvonareva) and five other titles (Vedra Beach, Copenhagen, New Haven, Tokyo, Bejing); Finalist at Indian Wells (l. to Jankovic); and assumed world No. 1 spot on October Won six WTA titles; reached US Open Semifinal; retained No. 1 ranking for second straight season (only falling to No. 2 spot for one week in February) After struggling in first-half of year, went from start of grass court season to end of year; reached US Open Final; also made semifinal at WTA Finals (l. both to Serena Williams) Ninth-straight season in Top 20; reached US Open semifinal; sidelined for entire clay court season with ankle injury Finalist in Miami (l. to Konta) and Eastbourne (l. to Ka. Pliskova); reached quarter-finals in Indian Wells, French Open. WTA Singles titles (25): 2016 Tokyo, Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur; Istanbul; Luxembourg; Seoul, Moscow; Dubai, Indian Wells, Charleston, Brussels, Copenhagen, New Haven; Ponte Vedra Beach, Copenhagen, Montréal, New Haven, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; Ponte Vedra Beach, Eastbourne, New Haven; Stockholm, New Haven, Tokyo [Japan Open]. Appearances: 8 (2007, ) Record: 11-7 Best Finish: Champion (2010)

8 Interesting fact: In 2014 and her first marathon, Caroline Wozniacki completed the New York City Marathon in 3 hours, 26-minutes, and 33-seconds.

9 Johanna Konta Ranking: (as of July 31): No. 7 (Singles) Birthdate: May 17, 1991 (26 years old) Birthplace: Sydney, Australia Resides: Eastbourne, England Height: 5 11 (1.80 m) Career Earnings: (as of July 3) : $5,079,390 Turned Pro: Began season at No. 147, rose to No. 47 by year-end; reached three quarter-finals (Nottingham, Eastbourne, and Wuhan) Recorded first Top 10 season (finished No. 10); became first British player to make Australian Open Semifinal in 32 years; reached career-high ranking of No. 9 on October Won championship in Miami (d. Wozniacki); Runner-up in Nottingham. Reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, before falling to Venus Williams. WTA Singles titles (3): 2017 Sydney, Miami; Stanford Appearances: 1 (2016) Record: 3-1 Best Finish: Quarter-finals (2016) Interesting fact: Became a British citizen in 2012, two years before family moved from Australia to the United Kingdom.

10 Svetlana Kuznetsova Ranking (as of July 31): No. 8 (Singles) Birthdate: June 27, 1985 (32 years old) Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia Resides: Moscow, Russia Height: 5 8 1/2 (1.74 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $23,365,748 Turned Pro: Posted first Top 50 season, captured first WTA title at Helsinki (d. Chladkova), and followed up with championship win in Bali (d. Martinez) Won three titles in Eastbourne (d. Hantuchova), Bali (d. Weingartner), and first Grand Slam championship at US Open (d. Dementieva) ; reached four finals in Dubai (l. to Henin), Doha (l. to Myskina), Warsaw (l. to V. Williams), and Beijing (l. to S. Williams) ; rose to career-high No. 4 ranking on October 18 and finished year as No Runner up at US Open (l. to Henin) and five other finals ; reached French Open and Wimbledon quarter-finals ; finished season as No. 2 in WTA rankings Captured second Major title at French Open (d. Safina) ; also won in Stuttgart (d. Safina) and Beijing (d. Radwanska) ; finalist in Rome (l. to Safina) Entered Australian Open as an unseeded player, advanced to quarter-finals ; also reached French Open quarter-finals Captured 15 th career title in Moscow (d. Pavlyuchenkova); reached 35 th career final in Madrid (l. to Kvitova) Reached Indian Wells final (l. to Pliskova). WTA Singles titles (17): Sydney, Moscow; Moscow; Washington DC; San Diego; Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Beijing; New Haven; Miami, Bali, Beijing; Eastbourne, US Open, Bali; Helsinki, Bali. Appearances: 11 Record: (2003, , , 2016) Best Finish: Semifinals (2010) Interesting fact: Rogers Cup Doubles Champion alongside Martina Navratilova in 2003.

11 Agnieszka Radwanska Ranking (as of July 31): No. 10 (Singles) Birthdate: March 6, 1989 (28 years old) Birthplace: Krakow, Poland Resides: Krakow, Poland Height: 5 8 (1.73 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $26,345,212 Turned Pro: Captured maiden title in Stockholm (d. Dushevina), becaming the first Polish player to win a WTA singles title; made WTA Top 50 debut in January Won three titles in Pattaya City (d. Craybas), Istanbul (d. Dementieva), and Eastbourne (d. Petrova); reached Australian Open and Wimbledon quarter-finals; rose to World No. 10 following Wimbledon, becoming the first Polish woman to be ranked world No Won three WTA titles in Dubai (d. Goerges), Miami (d. Sharapova), and Brussels (d. Halep), runner-up in First Grand Slam final at Wimbledon (l. to S. Williams), becoming first Polish player in Open Era to reach Grand Slam Final, reached Rogers Cup quarter-finals; finished year with No. 2 WTA ranking Captured one title at Rogers Cup in Montreal (d. V. Williams); finalist in Indian Wells (l. to Pennetta), reached five semifinals, including Australian Open and WTA Finals Added three titles to collection with wins in Shenzhen (d. Riske), New Haven (d. Svitloina), and Beijing (d. Konta), recorded fourth Top 5 season with No. 3 finish. WTA Singles titles (20): Shenzhen, New Haven, Beijing; Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Tianjin, WTA Finals; Montréal; Auckland, Sydney, Seoul; Dubai, Miami, Brussels; Carlsbad, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing; Pattaya City, Istanbul, Eastbourne; Stockholm. Appearances: 8 ( ) Record: 21-7 Best Finish: Champion (2014) Interesting Fact: Radwańska was voted the WTA's Fan Favorite Singles Player for six consecutive years ( ), the most of any player.

12 Venus Williams Ranking (as of July 3): No. 9 (Singles) Birthdate: June 17, 1980 (37 years old) Birthplace: Lynnwood, California, USA Resides: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Height: 6`1 (1.85 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $36,520,636 Turned Pro: Made WTA debut in Oakland, reaching the second round Competed in first full season; reached first Major final at US Open (l. to Hingis) which saw youngest competitors play in a Grand Slam final in Open Era history; made WTA Top 50 debut on September Captured first WTA title of career in Oklahoma City (d. Coetzer), and won five other titles that season; finished as finalist four times; and rose to World No Missed first four months of season due to tendonitis; after slight struggle upon return went on a 35-match win streak that included six titles; captured first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Davenport) and second at US Open (also d. Davenport); represented United States at Sydney Olympic Games and won gold medal in singles (d. Dementieva [RUS] and gold medal in doubles alongside sister Serena Williams (d. K. Boogert/M. Oremans [NED] Won seven WTA titles in Gold Coast (d. Henin), Paris Indoors (w/o from Dokic in final), Antwerp (d. Henin), Amelia Island (d. Henin), Stanford (d. Clijsters), San Diego (d. Dokic) and New Haven (d. Davenport); four-time finalist in Hamburg (l. to Clijsters), French Open (l. to S.Williams), Wimbledon (l. to S.Williams) and US Open (l. to S.Williams); rose to World No. 1 for first time on February 25 for 11 weeks Finalist at Australian Open (l. to S. Williams), in fourth consecutive Grand Slam final where the two sisters faced off; injuries marred later half of season Sixth straight Top 5 season; captured two titles, reached two finals, and made US Open semifinals Started the season ranked No. 134, rose to No. 24 by end of year; captured 44 th WTA title in Luxembourg (d. Niculescu); won gold medal in doubles at London Olympic Games with Serena Williams.

13 2014 Won title in Doha (d. Cornet); and reached three finals in Auckland (l. to Ivanovic), Rogers Cup in Montreal (l. to Radwanska), and Quebec City (l. to Lucic-Baroni); advanced to third round at Wimbledon and US Open Finished inside WTA Top 10 for 12 th time in career and for first time since 2010; added another three WTA titles Reached Australian Open final (l. to S. Williams), and set WTA record for longest span between Grand Slam final appearances, with her first trip coming at 1997 US Open 20 years ago; advanced to the final at Wimbledon, in her second bid for a Grand Slam title of the year. WTA Singles titles (49): Kaohsiung; Auckland, Wuhan, Zhuhai; Dubai; Luxembourg; Dubai, Acapulco; Dubai, Acapulco; Wimbledon, Zürich, WTA Finals; Memphis, Wimbledon, Seoul; Istanbul, Wimbledon; Charleston, Warsaw; Antwerp; Gold Coast, Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Amelia Island, Stanford, San Diego, New Haven; Miami, Hamburg, Wimbledon, San Diego, New Haven, US Open; Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, New Haven, US Open, Olympics; Oklahoma City, Miami, Hamburg, Rome, New Haven, Zürich; Oklahoma City, Miami, Grand Slam Cup. Appearances: 7 (1995, 1997, 2009, ) Record: 6-7 Best Finish: Finalist (2014) Interesting fact: Venus continues to perform at an elite level despite suffering from Sjögren s Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder.

14 Kristina Mladenovic Ranking (as of July 3): No. 13 (Singles) Birthdate: May 14, 1993 (24 years old) Birthplace: Saint Pol Sur Mer, France Resides: Dubai, UAE Height: 6 0 (1.84 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $6,590,073 Turned Pro: In first Top 100 season, reached the semifinals in singles, and won doubles title with Klaudia Jans-Ignacik at Rogers Cup in Montreal Captured mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with Daniel Nestor; reached French Open final with Nestor; in addition to five other WTA doubles titles Captured second Grand Slam title at Australian Open in mixed doubles with Nestor Entered Top 30 for first time; reached first major quarter-finals at US Open Claimed French Open doubles trophy alongside compatriot Caroline Garcia, becoming the first all-french pair to win the women's doubles title at Roland Garros since Reached quarter-finals at French Open. WTA Singles titles (2): 2017 St. Petersburg; 2012 Taipei (WTA 125K) Appearances: 3 (2013, ) Record: 0-3 Best Finish: First round (2013, ) Interesting Fact: Mladenovic won a Rogers Cup doubles title in 2012 with Polish partner Klaudia Jans- Ignacik

15 Jelena Ostapenko Ranking (as of July 31): No. 12 (Singles) Birthdate: June 8, 1997 (20 years old) Birthplace: Riga, Latvia Resides: Riga, Latvia Height: 5 10 (1.77 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $3,612,891 Turned Pro: 2012 Career Achievements: 2014 Won Junior Wimbledon Girls Championship Finalist at National Bank Cup in Quebec City (l. to Beck), broke into Top 100 for first time Reached final in Doha (l. to Suarez Navarro); made Olympic debut for Latvia at the 2016 Rio Games Captured maiden Grand Slam at French Open, becoming first Latvian to win a Major and first unseeded woman since 1933 to capture the title in Paris. Advanced to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, falling to eventual finalist Venus Williams. WTA Singles titles (1): 2017 French Open Appearances: 1 (2016) Record: 0-1 Best Finish: First Round Interesting Fact: Prior to her tennis career, was a professional ballroom dancer for seven years.

16 Garbiñe Muguruza Ranking (as of July 31): No. 4 (Singles) Birthdate: October 8, 1993 (23 years old) Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela Resides: Geneva, Switzerland Height: 6 0 (1.82 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $11,128,219 Turned Pro: Won maiden WTA singles title in Hobart (d. Koukalova); runner-up in Florianopolis (l. to Koukalova); advanced to French Open quarterfinals; also reached the semifinals in doubles with Carla Suarez-Navarro that same year Won trophy in Beijing (d. Bacsinszky); reached first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon (l. to S. Williams); made the final in Wuhan (ret. vs. V. Williams); rose to No. 3 in WTA rankings on October Captured first Grand Slam title at French Open (d. No. 1 S. Williams in final). Moved up to career-high No. 2 in WTA rankings on June 6. Made Olympic Games debut for Spain in Rio; remained in WTA Top 10 for second straight season Advanced to Australian Open quarter-finals. Won her second Grand Slam title after defeating Venus Williams in straight sets in the Wimbledon championship match. WTA Singles titles (3): 2016 Roland Garros; Beijing; Hobart Appearances: 2 ( ) Record: 1-2 Best Finish: Second Round (2014) Interesting Fact: With her win at the French Open, Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to capture the title since Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario lifted the trophy 18 years ago.

17 Elena Vesnina Ranking (as of July 31): No. 17 (Singles) Birthdate: August 1, 1984 (30 years old) Birthplace: Lvov, Ukraine Resides: Sochi, Russia Height: 5 8" (1.76 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $10,774,142 Turned Pro: 2002 Career Achievements: 2006 Made Top 100 debut in January, and rose to No. 50 by July 24; reached fourth round of Australian Open; also made two quarter-finals (Forest Hills and Tashkent). Reached French Open doubles final alongside Victoria Azarenka 2013 Won career-first and -second WTA singles titles in Hobart (d. Barthel) and Eastbourne (d. Hampton); hoisted maiden Grand Slam doubles title with Makarova at French Open Captured second major title with Makaraova at US Open Made third appearance for Russia at Rio 2016 Olympic Games, winning bronze medal alongside Ekaterina Makarova Champion at Indian Wells (d. Kuznetsova in final) for third WTA singles title. WTA Singles titles (3): 2017 Indian Wells; 2013 Hobart, Eastbourne Appearances: ( , 2011, , 2016) Record: 1-6 Best Finish: Second Round (2014) Interesting Fact: Vesnina won the 2016 Rogers Cup doubles title with partner and compatriot Ekaterina Makarova.

18 Petra Kvitova Ranking (as of July 3): No. 14 Birthdate: March 8, 1990 (27 years old) Birthplace: Bilovec, Czech Republic Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 6 0 (1.82 m) Plays: Left-handed Career Earnings (as of July 3): $23,121,987 Turned Pro: Reached two quarter-finals (Budapest and Zurich) in first Top 50 season Captured first WTA title at Hobart(d. Benesova); and reached the final in Linz (l. to Wickmayer) Reached first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon; named WTA newcomer of the year Captured first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Sharapova in final), in addition to five other WTA titles (Brisbane, Paris, Madrid, Linz, WTA Finals); reached Australian Open quarter-finals; also reached career-high No. 2; also helped Czech Republic win maiden Fed Cup title Became Rogers Cup champion with defeat over Li Na in the final; also won title in New Haven (d. Kirilenko); made five semi-finals (Sydney, Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, and Cincinnati) Captured second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Bouchard in final), also secured wins at New Haven (d. Rybarikova in final) and Wuhan (d. Bouchard in final) Won Olympic Bronze Medal at Rio Olympic Games; picked up two WTA titles at Wuhan (d. Cibulkova) and Zhuhai (d. Svitolina). WTA Singles titles (20): Birmingham; Wuhan, Zhuhai; Sydney, Madrid, New Haven; Wimbledon, New Haven, Wuhan; Dubai, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; Montréal, New Haven; Brisbane, Paris [Indoors], Madrid, Wimbledon, Linz, WTA Finals; Hobart. Appearances: 8 (2008, ) Record: 12-7 Best Finish: Champion (2012)

19 Interesting Fact: Kvitova was the first 90 s born player to win a Grand Slam title

20 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Ranking (as of July 31): No. 18 (Singles) Birthdate: July 3, 1991 (25 years old) Birthplace: Samara, Russia Resides: Moscow, Russia Height: 5 10 (1.69 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $7,401,851 Turned Pro: Reached semifinals in Indian Wells; spent second season in WTA Top Won first two career WTA titles in Monterrey (d. Hantuchova) and Istanbul (d. Vesnina) 2011 Reached French Open and US Open quarter-finals; recorded first Top 20 season Runner-up in Washington (l. to Rybarikova); and reached three quarter-finals (Eastbourne, Bastad, Cincinnati) Captured third and fourth career titles in Monterrey (d. Kerber) and Oeiras (d. Suarez Navarro); finalist in Brisbane (l. to S. Williams) and Seoul (l. to Radwanska) Added another two WTA titles to resume, with wins in Paris (Indoors) (d. Errani) and Moscow (d. Begu) Won eight title in Linz (d. Friedsam), finalist in Washington DC (l. to Stephens) and Moscow (l. to Kuznetsova) Reached Wimbledon quarter-finals Reached Australian Open quarter-finals. WTA Singles titles (10): Rabat, Monterrey; Linz; Paris [Indoors], Moscow; Monterrey, Oeiras; Monterrey; Monterrey, Istanbul. Appearances: ( , 2016) Record: 4-6 Best Finish: Quarter-finals (2016)

21 Interesting fact: Pavlyuchenkova hails from an athletic family: her grandmother competed for the USSR basketball team, her grandfather was a high-level basketball referee, her father was an Olympic-level canoeist; and her mother was a competitive swimmer.

22 Madison Keys Ranking (as of July 31): No. 21 (Singles) Birthdate: February 17, 1995 (22 years old) Birthplace: Rock Island IL, USA Resides: Boca Raton FL, USA Height: 5 10 (1.78 m) Plays: Right Career Earnings (as of July 3): $5,464,336 Turned Pro: Made debut at WTA event in Ponte Vedra Beach and advanced to second round, becoming seventh-youngest player in WTA history to win a match (14 years, 48 days) 2013 Reached three quarter-finals at Sydney, Charleston, and Birmingham, made third round at Wimbledon, and saw WTA ranking improve from No.149 to No Captured first WTA title at Eastbourne (d. Kerber in final) in her second straight season in WTA Top Reached first Grand Slam semifinal at Australian Open; finalist in Charleston; ended season with first Top 20 finish Won second WTA title at Aegon Classic in Eastbourne. Reached Rogers Cup final before falling to Simona Halep in championship match. WTA Singles titles (2): Birmingham; Eastbourne Appearances: 2 (2014, 2016) Record: 5-2 Best Finish: Finalist (2016) Interesting Fact: In July 2009 Keys competed for the Philadelphia Freedoms in World Team Tennis, where as a 14-year-old, she defeated reigning Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in women s singles.

23 Anastasija Sevastova Ranking (as of July 31): No. 16 (Singles) Birthdate: April 13 th 1990 (27 years old) Birthplace: Liepaja, Latvia Resides: Liepaja, Latvia Height: 5 7 (1.69 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $2,412,203 Turned Pro: Won maiden title in Oeiras (d. Parra Santonja), becoming first Latvian to win WTA title since 1993; finished the year ranked No. 45 for first Top 50 season Advanced to fourth round at Australian Open; and reached career-high of No. 36 on January Announced retirement in May after three seasons marred with injuries Returned from retirement; won four singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Pro Circuit; went from unranked to finishing No. 110 in comeback season Reached two finals in Mallorca and Bucharest; advanced to first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open Captured second WTA title at Mallorca Open (d. Julia Goerges). WTA Singles titles (2): Oeiras; Mallorca Appearances: 0 Record: 0-0 Best Finish: N/A Interesting Fact: Sevastova studied leisure management in Austria during her retirement.

24 Daria Gavrilova Ranking (as of July 31): No. 25 (Singles) Birthdate: March 5, 1994 (23 years old) Birthplace: Moscow, Russia Resides: Melbourne, Australia Height: 5 5 (1.66 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $2,176,322 Turned Pro: Qualified for first main draw of a Major, reaching the second round at Australian Open Sidelined first half of season with torn ACL; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit Reached first Premier 5 semifinal in Rome; rose to No. 35 on October 5 for first Top 40 season Captured mixed doubles title at Hopman Cup with countryman Nick Kyrgios; reached fourth round at Australian Open; reached the finals in both singles and doubles in Moscow Finalist in Strasbourg (l. to Samantha Stosur); won qualifying rounds and advanced to quarter-finals in Rome. WTA Singles Titles (0): N/A Appearances: 2 ( ) Record: 3-2 Best Finish: Third Round (2015) Interesting Fact: Until 2015, Gavrilova represented Russia until she emigrated to Australia, the country she now represents.

25 Caroline Garcia Ranking (as of July 31): No. 19 (Singles) Birthdate: October 16, 1993 (23-years-old) Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Resides: Lyon, France Height: 5 10 (1.77 m) Career Earnings (as of July 3): $4,695,473 Turned Pro: Career Achievements: 2013 Qualified for Wimbledon main draw, first time she qualified for a Major, having received five Grand Slam wildcard entries prior, reached the second round; also reached the second round at Roland Garros; broke into Top 100 for first time Won maiden WTA singles title in Bogota, first Top 40 season (finished year ranked No. 38) 2015 Reached finals of in Acapulco and Monterry (l. to Bacsinszky in both finals); captured third WTA doubles title in Eastbourne with Srebotnik Captured singles titles in Strasbourg (d. Lucic-Baroni) and Mallorca (d. Sevastova); won French Open doubles title with partner and compatriot Mladenovic Advanced to first Grand Slam quarter-finals at French Open with third round win over compatriot Alize Cornet. WTA Singles titles (3): Strasbourg, Mallorca; Bogotá. Appearances: 3 ( ) Record: 1-3 Best Finish: Second Round (2014) Interesting Fact: Garcia reached her career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 2 in 2016, the same year she won her first Grand Slam title alongside Kristina Mladenovic at Roand Garros.