2017 US OPEN ROUND OF 16 (TOP HALF) A CLOSER LOOK AT THE R16 LINE-UP (TOP HALF) 2017 US OPEN - WOMEN S MATCH NOTES

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1 2017 US OPEN - WOMEN S MATCH NOTES NEW YORK, NY, USA AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT Tournament Information: facebook.com/usopentennis WTA Information: facebook.com/wta WTA Communications: Catherine Sneddon (csneddon@wtatennis.com), Estelle LaPorte (elaporte@wtatennis.com), Kate Goff (kgoff@wtatennis.com) 2017 US OPEN ROUND OF 16 (TOP HALF) [1] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #1) vs. JENNIFER BRADY (USA #91) First meeting [4] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #4) vs. [15] MADISON KEYS (USA #16) Keys leads 1-0 [20] COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #22) vs. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #37) Safarova leads 3-1 DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #38) vs. [Q] KAIA KANEPI (EST #418) Kasatkina leads 1-0 A CLOSER LOOK AT THE R16 LINE-UP (TOP HALF) PLAYER RA NK NAT AGE US OPEN MD W/L* YTD PRIZE $^ YTD W/L* YTD TITLES CAREER PRIZE $^ CAREER W/L* CAREER TITLES [1] Karolina Pliskova 1 CZE ,335, ,267, [4] Elina Svitolina 4 UKR ,551, ,659, [15] Madison Keys 16 USA , ,701, [20] CoCo Vandeweghe 22 USA ,380, ,560, Daria Kasatkina 36 RUS , ,735, Lucie Safarova 37 CZE ,234, ,663, Jennifer Brady 91 USA , , [Q] Kaia Kanepi 41 8 EST , ,459,

2 PLAYER R128 R64 R32 R16 QF SF F W TOTAL* [1] Karolina Pliskova [4] Elina Svitolina [15] Madison Keys [20] CoCo Vandeweghe Daria Kasatkina Lucie Safarova Jennifer Brady [Q] Kaia Kanepi US OPEN SINGLES PRIZE MONEY & RANKING POINTS ROUND PRIZE MONEY (US$) RANKING POINTS Winner 3,700, R-Up 1,825, SF 920, QF 470, R16 (4r) 253, R32 (3r) 144, R64 (2r) 86, R128 (1r) 50,000 10

3 WTA WORLD NO.1 RANKING UPDATE: There are now three players with a chance to hold the No.1 ranking after the US Open. Garbiñe Muguruza has advanced to R16 and is in best position of becoming No. 1 after US Open. Next Match: R16 vs. Kvitova Elina Svitolina needs to reach the SF in order to have a chance of moving to No.1. If Muguruza reaches the QF then Svitolina would need to reach the final in order to have a shot at No.1. Next Match: R16, vs. Keys Karolina Pliskova needs to reach the final in order to extend her stay atop the WTA Rankings; or if Muguruza advances to the semifinals, then Pliskova would need to win the title. Pliskova would no longer have a chance at moving to No.1 if Muguruza advances to the final. Next Match: R16, vs. Brady WTA RANKING WATCH With Garbiñe Muguruza through to the R16 at the US Open, the chase for No.1 is down to three Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina. Svitolina needs to reach the semifinals in order to have a chance, while Pliskova will need to reach the final. If Muguruza reaches the QF (R16 vs. Kvitova) then Svitolina would need to reach the final in order to overtake Muguruza. Should both Svitolina and Pliskova lose on Monday, Muguruza will be the new WTA World No.1 after the US Open (beginning the week of September 11, 2017). It is possible for both Muguruza (as runner-up) and Pliskova (w/title) to have the same ranking points total. In this case, as Muguruza would hold the tie-breaker and therefore be No.1. The tie-breaker is points earned at Grand Slams, WTA Finals, Premier Mandatory events and Premier 5s.

4 Venus Williams could return to the Top 5 for the first time since January 2011 if she advances to the semifinals. Williams could finish as high as No.2 if she wins the title and other results go in her favor. As a result of her opening round loss, Angelique Kerber will drop out of the Top 10 on Monday after the US Open. There are five players vying for a Top 10 spot: Kvitova would need to reach SF to have a chance of returning to the Top 10 CoCo Vandeweghe, Anastasija Sevastova, and Madison Keys would need to win the title and have favorable results among the rest of the draw to move to the Top 10 If none of the scenarios above transpire, then Jelena Ostapenko will make her Top 10 debut

5 MATCH NOTES US OPEN - USA, NY Aug 28 - Sep 10, 2017 GRAND SLAM [1] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #1) vs. JENNIFER BRADY (USA #91) Head to Head: 0-0 KAROLINA PLISKOVA (25) $2,335,141 $9,267,867 3 / 9 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) US OPEN 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 US Open R16 ROAD TO THE R16 JENNIFER BRADY (22) $361,748 $534,035 0 / 0 0 / / / / / / / / 0-1 [1] KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE #1) R128: d. MAGDA LINETTE (POL #72) 6-2,6-1 (1h18) R64: d. [Q] NICOLE GIBBS (USA #127) 2-6,6-3,6-4 (1h47) R32: d. [27] SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #26) 3-6,7-5,6-4 (2h20) vs. JENNIFER BRADY (USA #91) R128: d. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #93) 6-4,3-6,6-1 (2h13) R64: d. [23] BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #25) 6-1,6-1 (0h56) R32: d. MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #57) 6-3,4-6,7-6(3) (2h26) Total games: 73 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 5h25 Average time on court: 1h48 Average rank of opponent: 75 Total games: 72 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 5h35 Average time on court: 1h52 Average rank of opponent: 58 US OPEN Tournament History * Qualifying match KAROLINA PLISKOVA 2016 F L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #2) SF W - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) (5) QF W - ANA KONJUH (CRO #92) R16 W - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #6) (3) R3 W - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS #18) JENNIFER BRADY 2016 R3* L - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #146) R2* W - JULIA GLUSHKO (ISR #148) R1* W - ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA (RUS #191) (5) 2015 R1* L - ELIZAVETA KULICHKOVA (RUS #107) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube:

6 MATCH NOTES US OPEN - USA, NY Aug 28 - Sep 10, 2017 GRAND SLAM R2 W - MONTSERRAT GONZALEZ (PAR #192) R1 W - SOFIA KENIN (USA #243) R1* L - CARINA WITTHOEFT (GER #169) R1 L - ANNA TATISHVILI (USA #121) R3 L - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #32) R2 W - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #9) R1 W - YVONNE MEUSBURGER (AUT #60) R1 L - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #59) R2* L - DONNA VEKIC (CRO #206) R1* W - BIANCA BOTTO (PER #218) R1* L - MANDY MINELLA (LUX #127) R1* L - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #175) KA. PLISKOVA: US Open Making fifth main draw appearance at US Open (eighth overall). Reached first Grand Slam final of career here last year, defeating both Venus Williams (R16 saved MP) and Serena Williams (SF) en route (l. Kerber) Until R-Up finish at Flushing Meadows in 2016, best result at US Open was 3r effort in 2014 (l. Dellacqua). Otherwise, fell in 1r twice (2013, 2015) and in qualifying on first three visits ( ) Top seed at a Grand Slam for first time in career, and this US Open fortnight marks seventh and eighth weeks as World No.1, but needs to reach at least the final to hold on, as two other players (Muguruza and Svitolina) have a shot at clinching the top spot With Safarova recently ascending to World No.1 in doubles, the Czech Republic simultaneously owns the top ranking in both disciplines for the first time ever Entering US Open R16, is third for most match wins this season (45), behind Wozniacki (49) and Svitolina (48); leads the way for hardcourt match wins (31) ahead of Wozniacki (30) Is also the WTA leader for aces delivered in 2017 has hit 376 aces so far this season (55 matches), ahead of Goerges with 357 (54 matches). Is top of the aces leaderboard through the opening three rounds at Flushing Meadows (28), followed by Sharapova (27), Goerges (17), Keys (17) and Vandeweghe (17); is donating 200 euros for every ace served at US Open to children s hospital in Prague Began 2017 US Open campaign with 1r defeat of Linette and rallied from losing first set to qualifier Gibbs in 2r Came from a set down once again, in 3r win over Zhang (saved 1MP at 5-4 in second set). Is now unbeaten in her last Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube:

7 seven meetings with Chinese players, stretching back three years Duan (2014 Kuala Lumpur,) Jie Zheng (2014 Hong Kong), Zhang (2015 Roland Garros), Zhang (2017 Doha), Saisai Zheng (2017 Roland Garros), Peng (2017 Eastbourne) and Zhang (2017 US Open) Faces Brady today. After beating Gibbs in 2r has won all six meetings with American players in 2017: Muhammad (Brisbane), Brengle (Miami), Vandeweghe (Stuttgart), Davis (Rome), Riske (Eastbourne) and now Gibbs (US Open) Owns a 3-0 record in Grand Slam R16 matches (1-0 at US Open) Three Czech women have reached the R16 (Kvitova, Pliskova and Safarova) for the first time Playing No. 91 Brady today a loss would be worst by ranking since No. 99 Giorgi at 2017 Prague Season Currently in fourth place on the Porsche Race to Singapore; Top 8 qualify for the WTA Finals Coming off SF run at Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Muguruza), where she was the defending champion In opening hardcourt event of the summer, reached QF at Toronto (l. Wozniacki) Claimed No.1 ranking on July 17, 2017 despite making 2r exit at Wimbledon (l. Rybarikova). Is the first Czech woman to achieve the No.1 ranking since the computer rankings were introduced in 1975 (Martina Navratilova became No.1 on July 10, 1978 while representing USA) Prior to Wimbledon, captured third title of 2017 and ninth of career at Eastbourne defeated Wozniacki in F, having finished runner-up to Cibulkova in First Czech to win Eastbourne since Novotna in 1998 (went on to win Wimbledon title) Now 9-10 in career singles finals, having won earlier titles on clay (2015 Prague), grass (2016 Nottingham) and hard (2013 Kuala Lumpur, 2014 Linz, 2014 Seoul, 2016 Cincinnati, 2017 Brisbane and 2017 Doha) With three titles in 2017, only Svitolina has more (5) Prior to Eastbourne, withdrew from Birmingham with an elbow injury Advanced to SF at Roland Garros (l. Halep) Before Paris, advanced to QF at Rome (l. eventual champion Svitolina). Posted 400th career match win (all levels) with R16 defeat of Bacsinszky there Other 2017 clay court season results included reaching QF at Stuttgart (l. eventual champion Siegemund); suffered 1r exit at home event in Prague (l. Giorgi) and 2r loss at Madrid (l. Sevastova) During the Sunshine Double reached back-to-back SF at Indian Wells (l. Kuznetsova) and Miami (l. Wozniacki). Results matched her best result at a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament (also reached SF at Indian Wells in 2016) Early season highlights in 2017 included winning titles at Brisbane (d. Cornet in F) and Doha (d. Wozniacki in F) Suffered opening match loss at Dubai (after 1r bye, l. Mladenovic) 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) Posted best result at Australian Open with run to QF (l. Lucic-Baroni)

8 Holds a 12-6 record vs. Top 20 opponents in 2017, with wins over No.18 Vinci and No.14 Svitolina (both en route to Brisbane title), No.7 Muguruza (Fed Cup Week I), No.5 Cibulkova, No.18 Wozniacki (both at Doha), No.16 Bacsinszky and No.7 Muguruza (both at Indian Wells), No.20 Strycova (Miami), No.8 Kuznetsova and No.6 Wozniacki (both en route to Eastbourne title), No.19 Pavlyuchenkova (Toronto) and No.5 Wozniacki (Cincinnati) Grand Slam History 2017 US Open marks 22nd Grand Slam main draw appearance Advanced to career first Grand Slam final at 2016 US Open (l. Kerber), simultaneously making debut in R16, QF, SF and title match at the majors. Became 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). Furthermore, defeat of V.Williams (R16) made her the eighth player to defeat the sisters at the same tournament Prior to 2016 US Open, was sole Top 20 player still to pass 3r at a major. Is one of seven players born in 1990s to reach major final (also Bouchard, Halep, Kvitova, Muguruza, Ostapenko and Wozniacki) At Australian Open, best result came with QF run earlier this year (l. Lucic-Baroni) while in 2017 she has also achieved best result at Roland Garros, advancing to SF (l. Halep) Has yet to surpass the 2r at the All England Club Career Enjoyed a career-best season in 2016, ending the year at No.6 (up from No.11 in 2015) 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 Cup in five out of the last six years, and three-in-a-row (although lost 3-2 to USA in this year s SFs) Captured fifth career doubles title of career at 2016 Birmingham (w/strycova). Is now 5-2 in doubles finals At 2013 Linz, with sister Kristyna, became first set of twins to ever win a tour-level doubles title Claimed status as Czech Republic 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 Other Information Nominated for 2016 WTA Player of the Year; also nominated in 2014 for WTA Most Improved

9 Born in Louny, north of Prague, but now trains at Sparta Praha tennis club Coached by David Kotyza, former longtime coach of Petra Kvitova Announced at 2017 US Open she is engaged to Michal Hrdlicka, who proposed after Wimbledon BRADY: US Open Making debut main draw appearance at US Open, having previously fallen in qualifying in In 1r beat Petkovic over two, rain-interrupted days; upon the resumption on Wednesday afternoon dropped serve and then the second set before recovering to win the decider Scored second Top 50 win of career with defeat of No.25 Strycova in 2r. Only previous Top 50 win came against No.18 Vesnina at this year s Australian Open Came within a game of defeat against Niculescu in 3r, eventually prevailing (3) in 2hr 26min Progression to R16 marks only third time winning back-to-back tour-level matches - also 2016 Guangzhou (l. Konjuh in QF) and 2017 Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni in R16) All seven of her main draw wins in 2017 have come at Grand Slams. Her career record at majors now stands at 7-3, while across other WTA events it is 2-11 Last player to reach R16 on US Open debut was Kontaveit in 2015 (as qualifier l. V.Williams) Faces World No.1 Ka.Pliskova today only previous clash of career with a Top 10 player was 2r loss to No.9 Cibulkova at this year s Wimbledon Owns a 0-1 record in Slam R16 matches, losing to Lucic-Baroni at this stage of 2017 Australian Open One of five American women to reach the 2017 US Open R16 (also Keys, Stephens, Vandeweghe and V.Williams) the most to reach this stage of a Slam since 2003 Roland Garros (Capriati, Davenport, Rubin, S.Williams and V.Williams) and the most at US Open since 2002 (Capriati, Davenport, Frazier, Rubin, Seles, S.Williams and V.Williams) Among seven unseeded players in R16. Last time this happened at US Open was 1997, when there were only 16 seeds Season US Open marks 11th main draw of 2017 season so far (has also fallen in qualifying on six occasions) Since Wimbledon has played four tournaments on hard. Made 1r exit at Stanford (l. Sharapova in 3s) and qualifying exits at Toronto and Cincinnati. Also reached QF at $60k ITF/Sacramento, CA-USA Made main draw debut at Wimbledon (l. Cibulkova in 2r) Wimbledon marked third main draw appearance at a Grand Slam, after this year s Australian Open and Roland Garros Played just one tune-up on grass before 2017 Wimbledon reached QF at $100k ITF/Southsea-GBR (l. Maria)

10 Fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. Mladenovic) Did not win a main draw match on clay this year, suffering defeats in qualifying at Rome and Madrid and falling 1r at Strasbourg (l. Garcia), Stuttgart (as lucky loser, l. Strycova) and Charleston (l. Barthel) Reached career-high ranking of No.75 on April 10, 2017, having broken into Top 100 for first time following Australian Open run Also fell at first hurdle at Acapulco (as qualifier, l. Townsend), Indian Wells (l. Rogers) her first tournament at Premier Mandatory level and Miami (l. Flipkens) Won through qualifying to reach R16 at Australian Open. Defeated Watson in 2r (saved 5mp) and No.14 seed Vesnina in 3r, eventually losing to Lucic-Baroni Posted best win of career to date in Melbourne, defeating No.18 Vesnina. Is now 1-4 vs. Top 20 opponents, losses being to No.20 Svitolina at 2016 Montréal, No.17 Strycova at 2017 Stuttgart, No.14 Mladenovic at 2017 Roland Garros and No.9 Cibulkova at 2017 Wimbledon Began 2017 season by falling in qualifying at Brisbane (l. Schiavone) and Sydney (l. McHale) Currently the US No.13 of 14 women in Top 100 (week of August 28, 2017) Grand Slam History Won through qualifying at 2017 Australian Open and went on to become first major debutante to reach R16 at a Slam since Smitkova at 2014 Wimbledon. Defeated Zanevska in 1r, Watson in 2r (saved 5mp) and No.14 seed Vesnina in 3r, losing to Lucic-Baroni; became first American female qualifier to reach R16 at the Australian Open in Open Era Also became just sixth player to make R16 on Australian Open debut in last 21 years: V.Williams (1998), Suárez Navarro (2009), Bouchard (2014), Gasparyan and Konta (2016) Since then, has made debuts at Roland Garros (l. Mladenovic in 1r) and Wimbledon (d. Kovinic in 1r, l. Cibulkova in 2r) In Grand Slam play prior to 2017 Australian Open, had fallen in qualifying at US Open ( ), Roland Garros (2016) and Wimbledon (2016) Career Prior to 2017 Australian Open posted first and only WTA main draw wins at 2016 Guangzhou (d. Pivovarova and Kovinic) Made first four main draw appearances at tour level in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro (as qualifier, l. Hercog in 1r), Stanford (l. Cornet in 1r), Montréal (as qualifier l. Svitolina in 1r) Finished 2016 at No.110 (up from No.229 in 2015) Made WTA qualifying draw at 2015 Cincinnati (l. 1r to Falconi) On ITF Circuit, owns four ITF singles (most recently at $25k ITF/El Paso-USA in 2015) and four doubles titles Made professional debut at $10k ITF/Evansville, IN-USA (l. 1r) Other Information

11 Attended the University of California, Los Angeles, making her debut for the Bruins tennis team in Completed sophomore year of studies before turning professional in 2015 Trained during the off-season at the new USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida Coached by Roger Anderson; fitness trainer is Satoshi Ochi Has twin sister, Jessica

12 MATCH NOTES US OPEN - USA, NY Aug 28 - Sep 10, 2017 GRAND SLAM [4] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #4) vs. [15] MADISON KEYS (USA #16) Head to Head: MADISON KEYS leads NEW HAVEN HARD O R1 MADISON KEYS 7-6(4) mins ELINA SVITOLINA (22) $2,551,654 $6,659,716 5 / 9 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) US OPEN 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 US Open R16 ROAD TO THE R16 MADISON KEYS (22) $464,945 $5,701,490 1 / 3 0 / / / / / / / / [4] ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #4) R128: d. KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE #42) 6-0,6-7(5),6-3 (2h23) R64: d. EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #89) 6-4,6-4 (1h23) R32: d. SHELBY ROGERS (USA #62) 6-4,7-5 (1h32) vs. [15] MADISON KEYS (USA #16) R128: d. ELISE MERTENS (BEL #39) 6-3,7-6(6) (1h29) R64: d. TATJANA MARIA (GER #61) 6-3,6-4 (1h24) R32: d. [17] ELENA VESNINA (RUS #18) 2-6,6-4,6-1 (1h54) Total games: 70 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-1 Total time on court: 5h18 Average time on court: 1h46 Average rank of opponent: 64 Total games: 66 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-1 Total time on court: 4h47 Average time on court: 1h36 Average rank of opponent: 39 US OPEN Tournament History * Qualifying match ELINA SVITOLINA 2016 R3 L - PETRA KVITOVA (CZE #16) R2 W - LAUREN DAVIS (USA #105) R1 W - MANDY MINELLA (LUX #110) 6-7(5) MADISON KEYS 2016 R16 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #74) R3 W - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #81) (3) R2 W - KAYLA DAY (USA #374) R1 W - ALISON RISKE (USA #60) (5) 6-2 Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube:

13 MATCH NOTES US OPEN - USA, NY Aug 28 - Sep 10, 2017 GRAND SLAM 2015 R3 L - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #13) R2 W - KAIA KANEPI (EST #89) R1 W - ELIZAVETA KULICHKOVA (RUS #107) R1 L - POLONA HERCOG (SLO #76) (4) 2013 R2 L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #114) R1 W - DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK #21) R1 L - ANA IVANOVIC (SRB #13) R3* W - VALERIA SAVINYKH (RUS #128) R2* W - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #117) R1* W - OLGA SAVCHUK (UKR #201) 7-6(8) R16 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) R3 W - AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #15) R2 W - TEREZA SMITKOVA (CZE #100) R1 W - KLARA KOUKALOVA (CZE #109) R2 L - ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC (SRB #145) 7-6(4) R1 W - JARMILA WOLFE (AUS #102) R1 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #12) R2* L - PAULA ORMAECHEA (ARG #120) R1* W - MADISON BRENGLE (USA #181) R2 L - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #26) R1 W - JILL CRAYBAS (USA #111) R1* L - MARIA ELENA CAMERIN (ITA #130) SVITOLINA: US Open Making sixth appearance at US Open, and has posted best result this year with run to R16 Previously had made 3r two years in a row, in 2015 (l. Makarova) and 2016 (l. Kvitova) Reached 2r in 2013 and fell 1r on debut in 2012 (as qualifier, l. Ivanovic) and 2014 (l. Hercog) Wins so far this week have been over Siniakova (marked 175th tour-level main draw win of career), Rodina and Rogers Second year in a row a Ukrainian women has made the US Open R16, after Tsurenko in 2016, and bidding to be first Ukrainian to reach the QF since Ka.Bondarenko in 2009 Owns a 2-2 record in Slam R16 matches both wins coming on the clay of Roland Garros Faces No.16 Keys today is 11-4 vs. Top 20 players this season, and is in career Including results at 2017 US Open, owns 48 match wins this season. Only Wozniacki, who lost in 2r, owns more (49) Enjoying her joint-highest seeding at a Slam No.4 (also 2017 Wimbledon); moved to career-high ranking of No.4 after winning title at Toronto last month Arrived at US Open with most titles won on the WTA this year five (5) Also owns most wins so far this year vs. Top 5 opponents (7-1 record) and Top 10 opponents (10-3 record) Jumped from Top 20 to Top 5 since last year s US Open and is currently the youngest player in the Top 10 (22) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube:

14 One of three players who remain in contention for the WTA World No.1 ranking at the end of the US Open would need to reach at least SF and see other results go her way: 1R R16 QF SF R-UP WIN Points MUGURUZA SVITOLINA PLISKOVA Season Coming off R16 effort at Cincinnati (l. Goerges) At Toronto, d. Wozniacki in F to win her fifth title of the year (third at Premier 5 level, after Dubai and Rome), becoming the first player to win three Premier 5 titles in a season, since such tournaments were introduced in The four players to win two Premier 5s in a season Wozniacki (2010), Sharapova (2011), S.Williams (2013, 2014), Azarenka (2013) have all held the No.1 ranking Owns a perfect 5-0 record in finals this season, triumphing at Taipei City (d. Peng in F), Dubai (d. Wozniacki in F), Istanbul (d. Mertens in F), Rome (d. Halep in F) and Toronto (d. Wozniacki in F) Rose to No.1 on Porsche Race To Singapore Leaderboard by winning Toronto, but currently No.3 after Muguruza d. Halep in final at Cincinnati On grass, made R16 exit at Wimbledon (l. Ostapenko) and fell 2r at Birmingham (l. Giorgi) At Roland Garros reached second Grand Slam QF of career (also 2015 Roland Garros), falling to eventual R-Up Halep after holding match point in second set tie-break Prior to QF run at 2017 Roland Garros, won fourth WTA singles title of 2017 at Rome (d. Halep in F). Defeated three Top 10 players en route to Rome title No.3 Ka.Pliskova, No.7 Muguruza (via ret. w/neck injury) and No.4 Halep in final Won third title of season at Istanbul (d. Mertens) and then posted 1r exit at Madrid (l. Zheng) Opened clay season representing Ukraine in Fed Cup loss to Germany, going 1-1 in singles (d. Kerber, l. Goerges) During Sunshine Double hardcourt swing, reached R16 at Indian Wells (l. Muguruza) and posted opening match loss at Miami (after 1r bye, l. No.158 Mattek-Sands) Loss to Muguruza ended 15-match winning streak, the longest winning streak since Azarenka s 16 matches in 2016, spanning Indian Wells to Rome last spring At Kuala Lumpur, withdrew prior to 2r match vs. Hibino w/lower-leg injury In February, made her Top 10 debut by capturing Dubai title (d. Wozniacki in F), becoming the first Ukrainian player to achieve the feat Lifted title at Taipei City (d. Peng in F); in February followed this by winning both singles rubbers in Ukraine s Fed Cup win over Australia (vs. Barty and Gavrilova) Now owns a 9-2 record in WTA singles finals Prior to Dubai, all five career singles titles were won at International level: 2013 and 2014 Baku (was only teenager to win a WTA singles title in 2013), 2015 Marrakech, 2016 Kuala Lumpur and 2017 Taipei City

15 Reached 3r at 2017 Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova) Began 2017 season with SF run at Brisbane (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova in 3s), where she defeated world No.1 Kerber en route. Now owns four wins over No.1s, all within the past year: S.Williams (2016 Rio Olympics) and Kerber (2016 Beijing, 2017 Brisbane and 2017 Fed Cup). Was the only player to defeat both reigning No.1s in 2016 and is first Ukrainian woman ever to defeat a top-ranked player Grand Slam History 2017 US Open marks 21st Grand Slam main draw appearance, best results coming at Roland Garros with QF runs in 2015 (l. Ivanovic) and 2017 (l. eventual R-Up Halep) At Wimbledon, advanced to R16 for the first time in 2017 (l. Ostapenko); previous best result at All England Club was 2r in in 2015 (l. Dellacqua) and 2016 (l. Shvedova) Elsewhere, has made 3r at the Australian Open ( , 2017) and US Open ( ) Career Posted second Top 20 season in 2016, at No.14. Fourth successive Top 40 season Strong finish to 2016 season also saw her reach first SF at Premier Mandatory level at Beijing (l. A.Radwanska); in addition, post-us Open reached SF at Tokyo [PPO] (l. Osaka) and Moscow (l. Kuznetsova) Qualified for 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai for the second time (l. Kvitova in F) Reached three finals in 2016, clinching fourth WTA singles title at Kuala Lumpur (d. Bouchard in F) and advancing to finals at New Haven (l. A.Radwanska) and Zhuhai (l. Kvitova) Other season highlights included SF at Dubai (l. Errani), QF at Rio Olympics (l. Kvitova) and R16 at Miami (l. Makarova) Has a career record vs. Top 5 players, defeating No.2 Halep (2017 Toronto), No.4 Muguruza (2017 Toronto), No.4 Halep and No.3 Ka.Pliskova (2017 Rome), No.1 Kerber (2017 Fed Cup), No.2 Kerber (2017 Dubai), No.1 Kerber (2017 Brisbane), No.1 Kerber (2016 Beijing), No.3 Muguruza (2016 Tokyo [PPO]), No.1 S.Williams (2016 Rio Olympics), No.5 Muguruza (2016 Dubai) and No.4 Kvitova (2014 Cincinnati) Owns two career doubles titles: 2014 Istanbul (w/doi) and 2015 Istanbul (w/gavrilova) Made WTA main draw debut at 2012 Baku (lost in 1r but won title the next two years) Played first ITF Circuit events of career in Winner of seven singles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2016 Other Information Parents are Mykhaylo and Olena; brother is Yulian; introduced to tennis at age 5 by family Currently working with Thierry Ascione and hitting partner Andrew Bettles. Has previously worked with Iain Hughes and Gabriel Urpi Also worked with former world No.1 Justine Henin as coaching consultant in 2016

16 KEYS: US Open Making sixth main draw appearance at US Open (eighth overall). Has matched best result by reaching R16, also making this stage in 2015 (l. S.Williams) and 2016 (l. Wozniacki) Reached 2r on event debut in 2011 (l. Safarova) and in 2014 (l. Krunic); other main draw outing saw 1r loss in 2013 (l. Jankovic). Fell in qualifying twice (2010, 2012) Owns a 2-5 career record in Grand Slam R16 matches, winning through to the SF at 2015 Australian Open and QF at 2015 Wimbledon One of five American women to reach R16 (also Brady, Vandeweghe, Stephens and V.Williams) of 23 that started in this year s main draw. Most players from USA to make this stage at Flushing Meadows since 2002, and most Americans through to R16 at any Slam since 2003 Roland Garros Is third on the list of women s serve speed leaders this week, clocking 119mph behind V.Williams (121mph) and Martic (120mph) Scored second Top 20 of 2017 with defeat of No.18 Vesnina in 3r (also defeated No.4 Muguruza in SF at Stanford) Faces No.4 Svitolina today owns a 4-17 lifetime record vs. Top 5 opponents, defeating No.5 Li (2013 Madrid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome, 2017 Stanford) US Open is just her 10th tournament of 2017, after Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Stanford and Cincinnati. Missed opening two months of this year after undergoing left-wrist surgery during off-season; also withdrew from Stuttgart due to the same injury Five American women have advanced to R16 this year (Brady, Keys, Stephens, Vandeweghe and Williams) first time here in New York since 2002 and first time at any Slam since 2003 Roland Garros Season Highlight of summer so far: captured third singles title of career at Stanford (d. Vandeweghe in F). First title won on American soil; career record in finals now stands at 3-3 En route to Stanford title, upset No.4 Muguruza in SF to improve record against Top 5 players to 4-17, with other wins coming over No.5 Li (2013 Madrid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open) and No.4 Muguruza (2016 Rome) As a result of Stanford triumph, returned to Top 20 of rankings; currently No.16 (August 28, 2017) Subsequently withdrew from Rogers Cup in Toronto (w/left forearm injury) before advancing to R16 at Cincinnati once again d. Vandeweghe en route, but this time l. Muguruza Did not play any grass court events in lead up to Wimbledon, where she fell 2r (l. Giorgi) Was unable to defend Birmingham title in July after suffering a recurrence of left wrist injury Ended clay court season with 2r defeat at Roland Garros (l. Martic). Win over Barty in 1r in Paris snapped four-match losing streak, following 3r loss at Miami (l. Arruabarrena), opening match loss at Charleston (after 1r bye, l. Rogers), and 1r exits at Madrid (l. Doi) and Rome (l. Gavrilova) 2017 Charleston was second tournament of career as No.1 seed (also 2015 Strasbourg)

17 Reached 3r at Miami (l. Arruabarrena). Slipped out of Top 10 for the first time since July 2016 following Miami exit, before returning the following week. Following Madrid, fell out of WTA Top 10 again In first tournament of 2017 season at Indian Wells fell in R16 (l. Wozniacki)

18 Grand Slam History 2017 US Open marks 21st Grand Slam main draw appearance, with best result across the majors being a SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams) Prior to that run at Melbourne Park, had never previously passed 3r at a major. Became just the third American teenager since 1995 to reach SF at the Australian Open also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) At Wimbledon, best result is QF in 2015 (l. A.Radwanska); at US Open, advanced to R16 in 2015 (l. S.Williams) and 2016 (l. Wozniacki); at Roland Garros, made R16 in 2016 (l. Bertens) In 2016 was one of only four players to reach at least R16 across the Slams (also A.Radwanska, Suárez Navarro and S.Williams) Career 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 2016 Birmingham (d. Strycova in F) in June two of three career titles have come on grass (also 2014 Eastbourne) Also a finalist on two occasions in 2016 at Rome (l. S.Williams) and Montréal (l. Halep) 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) 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) Highlights in 2015 included finishing runner-up at Charleston (l. Kerber) and SF run at Australian Open. Qualified for 2015 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, going 1-1 in group stage (l. V.Williams; d. Zheng) Currently the No.3 ranked American, behind No.9 V.Williams and No.15 S.Williams, of 14 in Top 100 (August 28, 2017) 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, reaching 2r (d. Kudryavtseva, l. Petrova) when she was 14; was seventh-youngest player to win a WTA main draw match, and youngest since Martina Hingis in 1994

19 Other Information Earlier this year unveiled as Evian s first American brand ambassador. Prior to 2016 US Open was unveiled as ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to empowering young women and their schools and communities Currently coached by Lindsay Davenport and Dieter Kindlmann. Hitting partner is Pirmin Hänle Previously coached by Jesse Levine and Thomas Hogstedt

20 MATCH NOTES US OPEN - USA, NY Aug 28 - Sep 10, 2017 GRAND SLAM [20] COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #22) vs. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #37) Head to Head: LUCIE SAFAROVA leads INDIAN WELLS HARD O R64 LUCIE SAFAROVA mins 2016 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) $1,380,227 $4,560,027 0 / 2 1 / / / / / / / / 5-13 WTA RANKING ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) US OPEN 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 US Open R16 ROAD TO THE R16 LUCIE SAFAROVA (30) $1,234,358 $11,663,679 0 / 7 3 / / / / / / / / [20] COCO VANDEWEGHE (USA #22) R128: d. ALISON RISKE (USA #49) 2-6,6-3,6-4 (2h01) R64: d. ONS JABEUR (TUN #99) 7-6(6),6-2 (1h34) R32: d. [10] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL #11) 7-5,4-6,6-4 (2h46) vs. LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #37) R128: d. [26] ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST #29) 6-7(5),6-1,6-4 (1h49) R64: d. NAO HIBINO (JPN #80) 6-1,3-6,6-2 (1h45) R32: d. KURUMI NARA (JPN #116) 6-3,6-2 (1h10) Total games: 80 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 6h21 Average time on court: 2h7 Average rank of opponent: 53 Total games: 71 Won/lost: Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 4h44 Average time on court: 1h35 Average rank of opponent: 75 US OPEN Tournament History * Qualifying match COCO VANDEWEGHE 2016 R1 L - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #81) 6-7(4) LUCIE SAFAROVA 2016 R2 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #5) R1 W - DARIA GAVRILOVA (AUS #45) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube:

21 MATCH NOTES US OPEN - USA, NY Aug 28 - Sep 10, 2017 GRAND SLAM 2015 R2 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #101) R1 W - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #29) R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #16) R1 W - DONNA VEKIC (CRO #79) R2 L - CARLA SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP #20) R1 W - ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC (SRB #158) (5) R3* W - NIGINA ABDURAIMOVA (UZB #253) R2* W - SHUAI ZHANG (CHN #104) R1* W - CORINNA DENTONI (ITA #231) R1 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #4) R2 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #10) R1 W - ALBERTA BRIANTI (ITA #56) R1 L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #94) R1* L - EKATERINA BYCHKOVA (RUS #116) R1 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #2) R1* L - MARÍA JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ (ESP #183) R1 L - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #37) R16 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #39) R3 W - ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA #23) (3) 6-4 R2 W - SAISAI ZHENG (CHN #148) R1 W - TIMEA BABOS (HUN #114) R2 L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #13) R1 W - LESIA TSURENKO (UKR #61) R3 L - NADIA PETROVA (RUS #22) R2 W - ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK (CAN #48) R1 W - MELANIE OUDIN (USA #107) R3 L - MONICA NICULESCU (ROU #68) R2 W - MADISON KEYS (USA #455) R1 W - MAGDALENA RYBARIKOVA (SVK #70) R1 L - TAMIRA PASZEK (AUT #196) R1 L - PATTY SCHNYDER (SUI #20) (6) 2008 R1 L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #53) R3 L - MARION BARTOLI (FRA #10) R2 W - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #102) R1 W - JESSICA MOORE (AUS #633) R2 L - ARAVANE REZAI (FRA #96) 7-6(3) R1 W - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #30) (5) 2005 R1 L - ELENA DEMENTIEVA (RUS #6) R2* L - ROBERTA VINCI (ITA #100) (6) R1* W - JESSICA NGUYEN (USA #408) Follow WTA on Twitter: Facebook: YouTube:

22 VANDEWEGHE: US Open Making ninth main draw appearance at US Open (11th overall) Has advanced to R16 for the first time in New York. Previous best showings were reaching 2r in 2011 (l. Stosur), 2013 (as qualifier, l. Suárez Navarro), 2014 (l. Suárez Navarro) and 2015 (l. Mattek-Sands) In addition, made four 1r exits and fell in qualifying on two occasions One of five American women to reach R16 (also Brady, Keys, Stephens and V.Williams) of 23 that started in this year s main draw. Most players from USA to make this stage at Flushing Meadows since 2002, and most Americans through to R16 at any Slam since 2003 Roland Garros Defeated fellow America Riske in 1r, winning five of the last six games, before dispatching Jabeur in 2r Overcame No.11 A.Radwanska in 3r, taking record against Top 20 players to stands at 8-6 in 2017 (25-39 career), with other wins over No.17 Vesnina (Sydney), No.19 Vinci, No.1 Kerber and No.7 Muguruz (all Australian Open), No.7 Konta (Birmingham), No.6 Wozniacki (Wimbledon) and No.18 Pavlyuchenkova (Stanford) Faces Safarova today for spot in QF owns a career 5-13 record vs. left-handed players, and is 2-1 in 2017 Owns a 3-1 record in R16 matches across the Grand Slam, sole loss coming at 2016 Wimbledon (l. Pavlyuchenkova) Heading into US Open, leads the WTA for percentage of points won on first serve 73.8%, across 34 matches and is second for percentage of all service points won (first and second) 62.9%, behind Konta s 63.5% As a wildcard, won 2008 US Open girls' singles title without dropping a set. Is the only former junior champion to reach R16 from the seven that started the main draw (also Day, Flipkens, Gavrilova, Konjuh, Pavlyuchenkova and Watson) Season Currently sitting at No.11 on the Porsche Road to Singapore Leaderboard but No.22 on WTA rankings Enters US Open following back-to-back 1r exits at Cincinnati (l. Keys) and Toronto (l. A.Radwanska) Achieved a runner-up finish at Stanford (l. Keys in F) was first all-american final at Stanford since 2012 (S.Williams d. Vandeweghe). Also won Stanford doubles title (w/spears, d. Cornet/Rosolska in F). Career record in doubles final now 2-1 On grass, reached QF at Wimbledon (l. No.87-ranked Rybarikova), where she upset world No.6 Wozniacki in R16. Was her second QF at the All England Club also 2015 (l. Sharapova) Including upset of Wozniacki, has a lifetime record against Top 10 players (4-3 in 2017); other wins this season came against No.1 Kerber and No.7 Muguruza en route to SF at Australian Open and No.7 Konta at Birmingham In other two grass court events earlier this summer, reached QF at Birmingham (l. Muguruza) and opening match loss at s-hertogenbosch as defending champion, l. No.66 Witthoeft In opening match at Birmingham, defeated countrywoman McHale in straight sets. Win snapped three-match losing streak, starting with QF loss at Madrid, where she reached first Premier Mandatory QF of career (l. eventual champion Halep), followed by 1r exits at Roland Garros (l. Rybarikova, then ranked No.192) and s-hertogenbosch (l. Witthoeft) After Madrid, posted new career-high ranking of No.19 on May 15, 2017

23 Helped USA advance to this year s Fed Cup final, defeating reigning champions Czech Republic. Vandeweghe went 2-0 in singles (d. Vondrousova, Siniakova) to set up showdown vs. Belarus in November Fed Cup wins ended a three-match losing streak across Dubai (l. Riske in 1r), Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Safarova) and Miami (after 1r bye, l. Cepelova) In February, helped USA to Fed Cup World Group 4-0 win over Germany in Hawaii 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. Defeated No.1 Kerber in R16 at 2017 Australian Open her first win over a reigning No.1. Now 1-1 vs. No.1s (l. S.Williams at 2014 Miami) Opened 2017 season representing USA w/sock at Hopman Cup in Perth finished as runners-up (l. France in F) Subsequently made 2r exit at Sydney (l. qualifier Duan) before SF run at Australian Open Grand Slam History 2017 US Open marks 28th main draw appearance at a Grand Slam Best result to date is SF run at 2017 Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up V.Williams). Became 21st unseeded player (and Lucic-Baroni the 22nd at the same tournament) to advance to a Grand Slam semifinal since 2001 Wimbledon (first Grand Slam with 32 seeds) At Wimbledon, reached QF in 2015 (l. Sharapova) and 2017 (l. Rybarikova) Currently enjoying best run at US Open (R16) and is yet to progress past 2r at Roland Garros Career 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)

24 Also reached QF at 2016 Dubai (l. Svitolina) and Stanford (ret. vs. Riske) 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). Is 2-2 in career singles finals, having also won at s-hertogenbosch in Runner-up at 2012 Stanford (as lucky loser, l. S.Williams) and 2017 Stanford (l. Keys) 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 Other Information Father is Robert, mother's name is Tauna (represented USA at Olympics for swimming in 1976 and volleyball in 1984); grandfather's name is Ernie (played for New York Knicks in 1950s); uncle's name is Kiki (general manager of NBA team the Denver Nuggets and a former UCLA basketball player) After trying out several other sports, started playing tennis with her elder brother, Beau, at the age of 11 SAFAROVA: US Open Making 13th consecutive appearance at US Open. Has matched best result by reaching R16 this year, also making this stage in 2014 (l. Peng) Has also made 3r on three occasions, in 2007 (l. Bartoli), 2011 (l. Niculescu) and 2012 (l. Petrova) In 1r, came from a set down to upset No.26 seed Kontaveit. Also taken to three sets in 2r against Hibino Overcame Nara in 3r, whom she defeated en route to the final at 2015 Roland Garros Owns 3-5 record in Grand Slam R16 matches, and is appearing at this stage for the first time since 2016 Wimbledon (l. Shvedova) Three Czech women have reached the R16 (Kvitova, Pliskova and Safarova) for the first time since 1991 (Rajchrtova, Novotna and Zrubakova) under the Czechoslovakia flag

25 Owns a 3-1 record vs. today s opponent Vandeweghe, her only loss coming at Slam level (l. R16 at Wimbledon Won doubles title in 2016 (w/mattek-sands d. Garcia/Mladenovic in F). Is defending title this year alongside fellow Czech Strycova (as No.3 seeds; defeated McHale/Watson in 1r) Season Highlight of American hard court summer so far is QF run at in Toronto (l. then-no.934 Stephens after holding three MP). The following week lost to Stephens once more in Cincinnati 1r Reached SFs in doubles at both Toronto and Cincinnati w/ Strycova (regular partner Mattek-Sands is currently sidelines due to knee surgery). Following Cincinnati (August 21, 2017), rose to doubles No.1 for the first time in career, replacing Mattek-Sands Productive grass court season, where she made SF at Nottingham (l. Vekic) and Birmingham (ret. w/right leg injury), before falling 2r at Wimbledon (l. Rogers) In Birmingham, defeated No.6 Cibulkova in 1r in 3s, saving two MPs. Record vs. Top 10 players now stands at Clay court swing highlighted with R16 appearance at Charleston (l. Siegemund), where she took home the doubles trophy (w/mattek Sands, d. Hradecka/Siniakova in F). Subsequently reached 2r at Prague (l. Kr.Pliskova) followed by three consecutive first-round losses at Madrid (l. Strycova), Rome (l. Lucic Baroni) and Roland Garros (l. Cepede Royg) In doubles, won her 15th career title and fifth Grand Slam at 2017 Roland Garros (w/mattek Sands, d. Barty/Dellacqua in F). Owns a 15 3 career record in doubles finals Sunshine Double singles results included 3r at Indian Wells (l. V.Williams) and QF showing at Miami (l. eventual R Up Wozniacki) In February, reached 17th singles final at Budapest (l. Babos in F); has now reached at least one final in 12 of the last 13 seasons dating back to 2005 (exception being 2013) Posted SF run at Taipei City (l. Peng) Began 2017 by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. Strycova), Hobart (l. Ozaki) and Australian Open (l. eventual champion S.Williams) Grand Slam History 2017 US Open marks 49th Grand Slam main draw. Owns a career win-loss record Is a Grand Slam finalist, advancing to championship match at 2015 Roland Garros (l. S.Williams) Reached SF at the Wimbledon in 2014 (l. eventual champion Kvitova), while at Australian Open, best run was a QF showing in 2007 (l. Vadisova); at US Open, reached R16 in 2014 (l. Peng) Five time Grand Slam champion in doubles, winning Australian Open in 2015 and 2017 Australian Open, Roland Garros in 2015 and 2017, and US Open in 2016 (all w/mattek Sands) Career 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)