Tennis player, born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, the sister of Venus Williams. Coached by her father, her achievements include the US Open singles title in 1999. She partnered her sister to gain doubles titles in the US Open (1999), French Open (1999), Wimbledon (2000, 2002), and Australian Open (2001, 2003). Further successes include singles titles at the French Open (2002), Wimbledon (2002, 2003), the US Open (2002), and the Australian Open (2003, 2005). At the start of 2006 she was ranked world number 15 but was out of the game for six months through injury.
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Olympic medal record
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Women's Tennis
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Gold
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2000 Sydney
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Doubles
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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is a professional women's tennis player who has won seven Grand Slam singles titles and is a former World No.
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (7)
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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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1999
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U.S. Open
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Martina Hingis
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6-3, 7-6
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2002
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French Open
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Venus Williams
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7-5, 6-3
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2002
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Wimbledon
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Venus Williams
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7-6, 6-3
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2002
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U.S. Open (2)
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Venus Williams
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6-4, 6-3
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2003
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Australian Open
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Venus Williams
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7-6, 3-6, 6-4
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2003
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Wimbledon (2)
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Venus Williams
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4-6, 6-4, 6-2
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2005
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Australian Open (2)
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Lindsay Davenport
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2-6, 6-3, 6-0
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Runner-ups (2)
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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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2001
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U.S. Open
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Venus Williams
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6-2, 6-4
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2004
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Wimbledon
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Maria Sharapova
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6-1, 6-4
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Titles (37)
Singles (26)
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Legend
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Grand Slam (7)
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WTA Championships (1)
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Tier I Event (7)
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WTA Tour (11)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (18)
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Clay (2)
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Grass (2)
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Carpet (4)
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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. This table is current through the WTA Tour Championships, which ended on November 12, 2006.
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Tournament
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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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A
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2R
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3R
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4R
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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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3R
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2 / 7
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26-5
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French Open
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A
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A
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A
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4R
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3R
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A
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QF
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W
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SF
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QF
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A
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A
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1 / 6
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25-5
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Wimbledon
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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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SF
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QF
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W
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W
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F
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3R
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A
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2 / 7
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33-5
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U.S. Open
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A
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A
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A
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3R
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W
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QF
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F
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W
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A
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QF
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4R
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4R
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2 / 8
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36-6
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Grand Slam SR
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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0 / 4
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1 / 3
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0 / 3
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0 / 4
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3 / 3
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2 / 3
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0 / 3
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1 / 3
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0 / 2
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7 / 28
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N/A
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Grand Slam Win-Loss
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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8-4
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11-2
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12-3
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18-4
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21-0
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19-1
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14-3
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12-2
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5-2
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N/A
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120-21
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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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A
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A
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A
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W
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F
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A
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F
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A
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A
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1 / 3
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9-3
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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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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 / 0
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0-0
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Indian Wells
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A
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A
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LQ
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A
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W
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QF
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W
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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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2 / 4
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14-2
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Miami
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A
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A
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A
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QF
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F
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4R
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QF
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W
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W
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W
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QF
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A
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3 / 8
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35-5
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Charleston
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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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QF
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F
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3R
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A
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A
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0 / 3
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7-2
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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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QF
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A
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A
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F
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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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5-2
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Rome
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A
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A
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A
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QF
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QF
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A
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A
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W
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SF
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SF
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2R
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A
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1 / 6
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16-5
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San Diego
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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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QF
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A
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A
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0 / 1
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2-0
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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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F
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W
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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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1 / 3
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10-1
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Moscow
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A
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A
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1R
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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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0 / 1
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3-12
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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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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 / 0
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0-0
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Tournaments Played
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1
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0
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5
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11
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12
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11
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10
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13
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7
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12
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10
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4
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N/A
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96
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Finals Reached
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6
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5
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4
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10
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5
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5
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1
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0
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N/A
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36
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Tournaments Won
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0
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0
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0
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0
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5
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3
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3
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8
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4
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2
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1
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0
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N/A
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26
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Hardcourt Win-Loss
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0-1
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0-0
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2-2
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19-7
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29-4
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25-5
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30-5
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25-2
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13-0
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23-5
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16-4
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12-4
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N/A
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194-39
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Clay Win-Loss
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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6-2
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6-3
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0-1
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4-1
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17-2
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12-3
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10-3
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2-2
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0-0
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N/A
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57-17
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Grass Win-Loss
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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4-2
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0-0
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5-1
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4-1
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7-0
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7-0
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6-1
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2-1
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0-0
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N/A
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35-6
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Carpet Win-Loss
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0-0
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0-0
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7-3
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0-0
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5-0
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7-1
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0-0
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7-1
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4-0
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0-0
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1-0
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0-0
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N/A
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31-5
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Overall Win-Loss
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0-1
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0-0
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9-5
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29-11
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40-7
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37-8
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38-7
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56-5
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36-3
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39-9
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21-7
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12-4
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N/A
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317-671
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Year End Ranking
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-
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-
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99
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20
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4
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6
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6
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1
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3
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7
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11
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95
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N/A
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N/A
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A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
LQ = lost in the qualifying tournament
1 If Fed Cup (3-0) participation is included, overall win-loss record stands at 320-67.
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