Top Ten Wins in 2007 - Juju and the Serbians on top!

Feel free to point out any errors if you see any. I didn't include any walkovers (but did include retirements mid-match), nor any players who have only 1 win over a top ten player.

Interesting to see how few top ten scalps Maria, Amelie (not even on the list), and a couple of others like Safina/Dementieva/Petrova/Hings have...........


Justine Henin: 10 wins
def. #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Dubai SF, 1-6 6-4 6-0
def. #3 Amelie Mauresmo, Dubai F, 6-4 7-5
def. #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Doha F, 6-4 6-2
def. #7 Nadia Petrova, Sony Ericsson Open QF, 7-6 7-6
def. #7 Jelena Jankovic, Warsaw SF, 7-5 2-6 6-4
def. #7 Jelena Jankovic, Berlin QF, 3-6 6-4 6-4
def. #8 Serena Williams, French Open QF, 6-4 6-3
def. #5 Jelena Jankovic, French Open SF, 6-2 6-2
def. #7 Ana Ivanovic, French Open F, 6-1 6-2
def. #4 Amelie Mauresmo, Eastbourne F, 7-5 6-7 7-6


Jelena Jankovic: 7 wins
def. #7 Martina Hingis, Sydney R32, 6-4 4-6 6-3
def. #3 Amelie Mauresmo, Sydney QF, 7-5 6-0
def. #8 Nicole Vaidisova, Sydney SF, 6-4 4-6 6-4
def. #6 Martina Hingis, Dubai QF, 7-6 6-2
def. #5 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Rome F, 7-5 6-1
def. #10 Nicole Vaidisova, French Open QF, 6-3 7-5
def. #2 Maria Sharapova, Birmingham F, 4-6 6-3 7-5

Ana Ivanovic: 7 wins
def. #6 Nadia Petrova, Sydney R16, 6-2 4-2 ret.
def. #1 Maria Sharapova, Tokyo SF, 6-1 1-0 ret.
def. #10 Jelena Jankovic, Tokyo QF, 3-6 6-4 6-2
def. #9 Jelena Jankovic, Amelia Island QF, 7-5 6-3
def. #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Berlin F, 3-6 6-4 7-6
def. #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova, French Open QF, 6-0 3-6 6-1
def. #2 Maria Sharapova, French Open SF, 6-2 6-1


Serena Williams: 5 wins
def. #6 Nadia Petrova, Australian Open R32, 1-6 7-5 6-3
def. #2 Maria Sharapova, Australian Open F, 6-1 6-2
def. #2 Maria Sharapova, Sony Ericsson Open R16, 6-1 6-1
def. #10 Nicole Vaidisova, Sony Ericsson Open QF, 6-1 6-4
def. #2 Justine Henin, Sony Ericsson open F, 0-6 7-5 6-3

Lucie Safarova: 5 wins
def. #3 Amelie Mauresmo, Australian Open R16, 6-4 6-3
def. #9 Nicole Vaidisova, Paris R32, 6-4 6-2
def. #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Paris QF, 6-3 6-4
def. #2 Justine Henin, Paris SF, 7-6 6-4
def. #4 Amelie Mauresmo, French Open R32, 6-3 7-6

Daniela Hantuchova: 5 wins
def. #6 Martina Hingis, Doha QF, 1-6 6-4 6-4
def. #6 Martina Hingis, Pacific Life Open R16, 6-4 6-3
def. #4 Svetlana Kuzentsova, Pacific Life Open F, 6-3 6-4
def. #10 Anna Chakvetadze, Rome R16, 6-2 6-3
def. #6 Ana Ivanovic, Ordina QF, 6-3 6-1


Anna Chakvetadze: 4 wins
def. #9 Patty Schnyder, Australian Open R16, 6-4 6-1
def. #7 Nadia Petrova, Antwerp QF, 6-3 6-4
def. #10 Daniela Hantuchova, Ordina Open SF, 6-3 6-4
def. #3 Jelena Jankovic, Ordina Open F, 7-6 3-6 6-3

Na Li: 4 wins
def. #8 Elena Dementieva, Sydney R16, 3-6 6-1 7-5
def. #10 Dinara Safina, Australian Open R32, 6-2 6-2
def. #9 Jelena Jankovic, Pacific Life Open R16, 6-3 7-6
def. #5 Kim Clijsters, Sony Ericsson Open R16, 4-6 6-4 6-2


Svetlana Kuznetsova: 3 wins
def. #10 Nicole Vaidisova, Pacific Life Open QF, 4-6 6-3 6-4
def. #1 Justine Henin, Berlin SF, 6-4 5-7 6-4
def. #9 Dinara Safina, Rome QF, 6-1 6-3

Shahar Peer: 3 wins
def. #9 Patty Schnyder, Syndey R16, 7-6 7-2
def. #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Australian Open R16, 6-4 6-2
def. # 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sony Ericsson Open R16, 6-4 4-6 6-3

Julia Vakulenko: 3 wins
def. #4 Kim Clijsters, Warsaw R16, 7-6 6-3
def. #3 Amelie Mauresmo, Berlin R16, 2-6 6-1 6-2
def. #10 Dinara Safina, Berlin QF, 6-3 5-7 6-3


Maria Sharapova: 2 wins
def. #4 Kim Clijsters, Australian Open SF, 6-4 6-2
def. #9 Anna Chakvetadze, French Open QF, 6-3 6-4

Nadia Petrova: 2 wins
def. #3 Amelie Mauresmo, Paris SF, 5-7 6-4 7-6
def. #10 Dinara Safina, Sony Ericsson Open QF, 3-6 6-2 6-4

Tatiana Golovin: 2 wins
def. #7 Nadia Petrova, Pacific Life Open R16, 6-2 1-0
def. #7 Nadia Petrova, Amelia Island F, 6-2 6-1

Mara Santangelo: 2 wins
def. #9 Jelena Jankovic, Sony Ericsson Open R64, 2-6 7-6 6-4
def. #9 Nadia Petrova, Warsaw R16, 6-3 6-3

has amelie only beaten 1 topplayer so far?

Yup...Clijsters in the final of Antwerp (I think)...but poor Amelie was out with injury for quite some time.

Thanks for this.

Wow Na Li with four wins over Top 10 players :eek:

Maria with only two - that's surprising.

Didn't Julia also beat Kim in Warsaw this year for a Top 10 win? Or was Kim already out of the Top 10?

Kim was ranked #4 when julia beat her.

Was Vaidisova in the top ten when Serena beat her in Australia??

Kim was ranked #4 when julia beat her.

Yes, that's what I thought because I remember her being ranked in the Top 2 at the event.

intersting that Sharapova is only 11'th in that list but 6 in the race. It suppots people claims that Sharapova gets cupcake draws at slams,off-course.

Was Vaidisova in the top ten when Serena beat her in Australia??

Sorry... getting myself confused. She was the number 10 seed and ranked 12
Apologies

intersting that Sharapova is only 11'th in that list but 6 in the race. It suppots people claims that Sharapova gets cupcake draws at slams,off-course.

She was repeatedly beating top 10 players near the end of last season, which gave her a good ranking, which gives you a better seed, which gives you easier draws, deservedly.

Thanks.

Daniela and Lucie :clap2:

Daniela. :worship:

Thanks for pointing out Vakulenko's win over Clijsters...I had missed it! And yes, Vaidisova was just outside of the top ten during the Aus Open.

I was also surprised to see that Anna C doesn't really have all that many top wins...doesn't bode well for her continuing her climb...

She was repeatedly beating top 10 players near the end of last season, which gave her a good ranking, which gives you a better seed, which gives you easier draws, deservedly.

Thanks.


Hmmm...I dunno. Maria definitely showed she was a (or the) top player at the end of last year. But it *is* interesting to see that somebody who has reached a slam final and semi-final this year only beat two top ten players. A lot of this is just the draw opening up and Maria being out with injury...but it should make for an interesting Wimbledon. Personally I see her trouncing through to the semis or final :)

She was repeatedly beating top 10 players near the end of last season, which gave her a good ranking, which gives you a better seed, which gives you easier draws, deservedly.

Thanks.

Flawed argument. Seedings prevent you from meeting over seeded players early on in the tournaments. She's gotten to a GS final and semifinal while facing hardly any top ten players. Theoretically, if every top ten player was playing at tournaments, Maria could've met the number ten ranked player in the fourth round of every tournament she's played while number two in the world. She hasn't. There's two reasons for this: Some top ten players didn't play the GSs, resulting in ranking not matching up with seeding, and luck.

Ana Ivanovic: 7 wins

def. #1 Maria Sharapova, Tokyo SF, 6-1 1-0 ret.
def. #2 Maria Sharapova, French Open SF, 6-2 6-1
def. #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova, French Open QF, 6-0 3-6 6-1
def. #4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Berlin F, 3-6 6-4 7-6
def. #5
def. #6 Nadia Petrova, Sydney R16, 6-2 4-2 ret.
def. #7
def. #8
def. #9 Jelena Jankovic, Amelia Island QF, 7-5 6-3
def. #10 Jelena Jankovic, Tokyo QF, 3-6 6-4 6-2


Ana have 5 months to complete all TOP10 positions in her 2007 wins record!