3 minute read
How Serena Williams and Bianca Andreescu match up ahead of their US Open final on Saturday.
HOW SERENA WILLIAMS AND BIANCA ANDREESCU MATCH UP AHEAD OF THE US OPEN FINAL ON SATURDAY (SUNDAY 6AM AEST):
15-BIANCA ANDREESCU (CAN) leads 8-SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) 1-0
2019 Toronto, hard, F, Andreescu 3-1 - (Williams retired with back injury)
SERENA WILLIAMS
Age: 37
Born: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Lives: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
Height: 175cm
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Ranking: 8
Career prize money: $US$90,643,816 ($A133.01 million)
Career titles: 72
2019 titles: 0
Career win-loss record: 826-141
2019 win-loss record: 25-5
Grand slam titles: 23 (Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017; French Open 2002, 2013, 2015; Wimbledon 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016; US Open 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Grand slam win-loss record: 349-48
US Open win-loss record: 101-12
Best US Open results: champion 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014; runner-up 2001, 2011, 2018; finalist 2019
Road to final:
1st rd: bt Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6-1 6-1
2nd rd: bt Caty McNally (USA) 5-7 6-3 6-1
3rd rd: bt Karolina Muchova (CZE) 6-3 6-2
4th rd: bt 22-Petra Martic (CRO) 6-3 6-4
QF: bt 18-Wang Qiang (CHN) 6-1 6-0
SF: bt 5-Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-3 6-1
BIANCA ANDREESCU
Age: 19
Born: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Lives: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Height: 170cm
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Ranking: 15
Career prize money: $US2,417,873 ($A3.55 million)
Career titles: 2
2019 titles: 2
Career win-loss record: 133-47
2019 career win-loss record: 44-4
Grand slam titles: 0
Grand slam win-loss record: 6-3
US Open win-loss record: 6-0
Best US Open result: finalist 2019
Road to final:
1st rd: bt Katy Volynets (USA) 6-2 6-4
2nd rd: bt Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-3 7-5
3rd rd: bt 19-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-3 6-4
4th rd: bt Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-1 4-6 6-2
QF: bt 25-Elise Mertens (BEL) 3-6 6-2 6-3
SF: bt 12-Belinda Bencic (SUI) 7-6 (7-3) 7-5
