By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday June 7, 2019
Keeping up with the game of tennis, by the numbers. Here’s a breakdown of the women’s singles final between Ash Barty and Marketa Vondrousova, By the Numbers.
12
The number of consecutive sets won by Voundrousova thus far at Roland Garros. The 19-year-old is the first player to reach the final without dropping a set since Lucie Safarova in 2015 and she will bid to become the first player to win the title in Paris without dropping a set since Justine Henin in 2007.
4
Number of consecutive years that we have seen a women’s singles player raise her first major title at Roland Garros. Either Barty or Vondrousova will claim their first major title on Sunday.
1997
The last year in which a teenager won the Roland Garros title. Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis to take the crown in 1997. Vondrousova will bid to be the first teenager to win the Roland Garros title in 22 years and the first teenager to win a major title since 2006.
27-5
Marketa Vondrousova’s record since the end of this year’s Australian Open. The Czech is also 15-2 on clay this season.
30-5
Ashleigh Barty’s record in 2019. The Aussie can climb to No.2 in the rankings with a victory in Saturday’s final, which would make her the highest-ranked Australian woman since 1976.
5-0
Barty’s record in third sets on clay this season. The 23-year-old has won both of her third sets in Paris and dropped just three games combined in them.
38
Marketa Vondrousova’s ranking before Roland Garros. The Czech has become the fourth player to reach the final from outside the Top 20 in the last 30 years.
0
Number of times Marketa Vondrousova has played a match on Court Philippe Chatrier. She’ll be on there tomorrow!
21
Average age of the two finalists (Barty 23, Vondrousova 19), which makes Saturday's final the youngest Roland Garros Women's Singles final since Ivanovic v Safina in 2009.
1992
The last year that a southpaw lifted the women's singles trophy in Paris, when Monica Seles won her third straight title, defeating Steffi Graf in the final. Lucie Safarova (2015) is the last left-handed woman to play the women's singles final at Roland Garros
1973
The last year an Australian woman won the women's singles title at Roland Garros (Margaret Court). A Czech woman has not won in Paris since Hana Mandlikova in 1981.