Tennis player, born in Palos Verde, California, USA. In 1996 she won the Olympic gold medal and finished the season ranked ninth, her second top-ten finish in three years. In 1997, she won four titles, in 1998 three. In the same year, she reached the quarter finals of the Wimbledon championship, the competition she won in 1999, beating Steffi Graf, which advanced her world ranking to number 1. She won the Australian Open title in 2000. She began 2005 and 2006 as the world number 1.
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Date of birth:
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8 June 1976
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Place of birth:
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Palos Verdes, USA
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Country:
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United States
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Residence:
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Laguna Beach, USA
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Height:
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6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
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Weight:
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175 lb. 1 (20 October 1997)
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Doubles titles:
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36
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Career prize money:
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US$21,604,272 (2nd in all-time ranking)
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Grand Slam Record
Singles Titles: 3
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Australian Open
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W (2000)
F (2005)
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French Open
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SF (1998)
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Wimbledon
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W (1999)
F (2000, 2005)
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U.S. Open
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W (1998)
F (2000)
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Olympic medal record
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Women's tennis
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Gold
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1996 Atlanta
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Singles
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Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No.
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (3)
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Year
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Championship
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Opponent in Final
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Score in Final
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1998
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U.S. Open
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Martina Hingis
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6-3, 7-5
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1999
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Wimbledon
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Steffi Graf
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6-4, 7-5
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2000
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Australian Open
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Martina Hingis
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6-1, 7-5
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Runner-ups (4)
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Year
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Championship
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Opponent in Final
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Score in Final
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2000
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Wimbledon
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Venus Williams
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3-6, 6-7
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2000
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U.S. Open
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Venus Williams
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4-6, 5-7
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2005
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Australian Open
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Serena Williams
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6-2, 3-6, 0-6
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2005
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Wimbledon
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Venus Williams
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6-4, 6-7, 7-9
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Titles (87)
Singles (51)
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Legend
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Grand Slam (3)
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WTA Championships (1)
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Olympic Gold (1)
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Tier I Event (11)
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WTA Tour (34)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (30)
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Clay (8)
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Grass (2)
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Carpet (11)
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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1.
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1998-08-10
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Los Angeles, USA
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Hard
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Martina Hingis
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4-6, 6-4, 6-3
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18.
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1998-08-31
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US Open, New York, USA
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Hard
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Martina Hingis
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6-3, 7-5
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19. This table is current through the WTA Tour Championships, which ended on November 12, 2006.
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Tournament
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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Career SR
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Career Win-Loss
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Australian Open
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A
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A
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3R
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QF
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QF
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4R
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4R
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SF
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SF
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W
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SF
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A
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4R
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QF
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F
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QF
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1 / 13
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55-12
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French Open
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A
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A
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1R
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3R
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4R
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QF
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4R
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SF
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QF
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1R
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A
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A
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4R
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4R
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QF
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A
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0 / 11
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31-11
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Wimbledon
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A
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A
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3R
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QF
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4R
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2R
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2R
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QF
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W
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F
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SF
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A
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QF
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SF
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F
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A
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1 / 12
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48-11
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U.S. Open
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1R
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2R
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4R
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3R
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2R
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4R
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SF
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W
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SF
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F
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QF
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SF
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SF
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SF
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QF
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QF
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1 / 16
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60-15
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Grand Slam SR
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0 / 1
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0 / 1
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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1 / 4
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1 / 4
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1 / 4
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0 / 3
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0 / 1
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 4
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0 / 2
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3 / 52
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N/A
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Grand Slam Win-Loss
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0-1
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1-1
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7-4
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12-4
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11-4
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11-4
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12-4
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21-3
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21-3
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19-3
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14-3
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5-1
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15-4
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17-4
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20-4
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8-2
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N/A
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194-49
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WTA Tour Championships
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A
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A
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A
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F
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1R
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QF
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1R
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F
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W
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1R
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F
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1R
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A
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RR
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SF
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A
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1 / 11
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18-11
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Tokyo
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A
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A
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A
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A
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F
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QF
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QF
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W
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QF
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A
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W
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A
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W
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W
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F
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A
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4 / 9
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27-5
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Indian Wells
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A
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A
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QF
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SF
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QF
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SF
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W
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F
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2R
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W
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QF
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A
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F
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F
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F
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4R
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2 / 13
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45-11
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Miami
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A
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2R
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2R
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SF
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4R
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SF
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4R
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QF
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QF
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F
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QF
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A
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4R
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A
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A
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A
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0 / 11
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30-11
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Charleston
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A
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A
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2R
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QF
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A
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A
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QF
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QF
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A
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A
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A
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A
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SF
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QF
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QF
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A
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0 / 7
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14-7
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Berlin
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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2R
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3R
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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0 / 2
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1-2
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Rome
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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3R
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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0 / 1
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1-1
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San Diego1
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A
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A
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A
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QF
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A
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A
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A
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W
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SF
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2R
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SF
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SF
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SF
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W
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A
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A
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2 / 8
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24-7
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Montreal/Toronto
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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QF
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A
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A
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3R
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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0 / 2
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3-2
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Moscow
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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F
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A
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SF
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A
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A
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0 / 2
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5-2
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Zurich
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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W
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W
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A
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F
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W
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F
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A
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A
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W
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A
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4 / 6
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22-2
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Tournaments played
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3
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11
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16
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17
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15
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18
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22
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21
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19
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19
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17
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9
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16
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17
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16
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8
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N/A
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244
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Finals reached
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0
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0
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1
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3
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3
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4
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8
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10
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8
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12
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11
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4
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6
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9
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10
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1
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N/A
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90
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Tournaments Won
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0
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0
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1
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2
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1
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3
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6
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6
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7
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4
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7
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0
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1
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7
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6
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0
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N/A
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51
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Hardcourt Win-Loss
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3-3
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6-6
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23-8
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21-5
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15-8
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29-6
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32-8
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38-8
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34-7
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41-8
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49-8
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18-6
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29-10
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39-4
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38-6
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19-7
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N/A
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434-108
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Clay Win-Loss
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0-0
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8-5
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8-3
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12-4
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8-1
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9-1
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10-4
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11-4
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9-2
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1-1
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0-0
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0-0
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10-3
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13-3
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11-2
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0-0
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N/A
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110-33
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Grass Win-Loss
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0-0
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0-1
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2-2
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4-1
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3-1
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2-2
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1-1
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4-1
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7-0
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7-2
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9-1
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0-0
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4-2
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5-1
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6-1
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0-0
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N/A
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54-16
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Carpet Win-Loss
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0-0
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0-0
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3-2
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7-4
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5-3
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7-6
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14-3
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14-2
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9-1
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8-1
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4-0
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6-3
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4-0
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6-1
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3-1
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2-1
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N/A
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92-28
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Overall Win-Loss
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3-3
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14-12
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36-15
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44-14
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31-13
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47-15
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57-16
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67-15
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59-10
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57-12
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62-9
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24-9
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47-15
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63-9
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58-10
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21-8
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N/A
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690-1852
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Year End Ranking
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339
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159
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20
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6
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12
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9
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3
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1
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2
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2
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1
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12
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5
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1
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1
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25
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N/A
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N/A
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A = did not participate in the tournament.
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