-
Manoj BhagavatulaESPN
Poland’s Iga Swiatek defeated American Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday to win the 2020 French Open for her first Grand Slam singles title.
Here are the notable stats from Swiatek’s title race:
one
Swiatek is the first Polish player, male or female, to win an individual race in tennis history.
She is the third Polish player to win a Grand Slam title in singles or doubles in the Open Era (since 1968) after Lukasz Kubot (men’s doubles at Wimbledon 2017 and Australian Open 2014) and Wojtek Fibak (men’s doubles at the Australian Open). Australia 1978).
two
Swiatek is only the second non-seeded woman in the Open Era to win the French Open, after Jelena Ostapenko in 2017.
Other non-seeded women who have won majors since the WTA rankings were introduced in 1975 include Sloane Stephens (2017 US Open, ranked 83), Kim Clijsters (2009 US Open, unranked), Serena Williams (2007 Australian Open, ranked 83). 81) and Chris O’Neil (1978 Australian Open, 111th).
54
Swiatek’s ranking during the tournament, making her the lowest ranked woman to win the French Open since 1975.
4
Swiatek is the fourth player, male or female, in the past 40 years to win a Grand Slam as the first tour-level title of his career. The previous three are Mats Wilander (1982 French Open), Gustavo Kuerten (1997 French Open) and Ostapenko (2017 French Open).
4
Swiatek is the fourth adolescent woman in the Open Era to win the French Open without losing a set, after Evonne Goolagong (1971), Chris Evert (1974) and Steffi Graf (1988).
The last woman, regardless of age, to win the French Open without losing a set was Justine Henin in 2007.
Among all the older women in the last 30 years, the only other adolescent women who have won a slam without losing a set are Monica Seles (1992 U.S. Open) and Martina Hingis (1997 Australian Open and 1997 U.S. Open). 1997).
19 years, 132 days
Swiatek’s age, making her the youngest woman to win the French Open since Monica Seles (18 years, 187 days) in 1992.
Among all the players, Swiatek is the youngest winner at Roland Garros since Rafael Nadal won his first title in 2005 at the age of 19.
16-2
Kenin’s win-loss record at Grand Slams this year is the best among all women. The 2020 Australian Open winner’s other loss was against Elise Mertens in the fourth round of the US Open.
(Statistics courtesy of ESPN’s Statistics and Information Group)
.
