Race to US Open 2011 Seeding

Race to US Open 2011 Seeding
RU W F

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 9,335
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6,820
Kim Clijsters (BEL) 6,501
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6,346
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6,115
Petra Kvitová (CZE) 5,685
Na Li (CHN) 5,671
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 4,855
Marion Bartoli (FRA) 4,225
Samantha Stosur (AUS) 3,930
Andrea Petković (GER) 3,805
Jelena Janković (SRB) 3,270
Agnieszka Radwańska(POL) 3,211
Shuai Peng (CHN) 2,705
Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 2,595
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2,481
Ana Ivanović (SRB) 2,415
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2,410
Roberta Vinci (ITA) 2,350
Julia Goerges (GER) 2,335
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 2,320
Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 2,220
Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2,204
Shahar Pe'er (ISR) 2,155
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 1,955
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 1,875
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1,850
Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 1,785
Serena Williams (USA) 1,780
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 1,755
Jarmila Gajdošová (AUS) 1,690
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 1,540
Kaia Kanepi (EST) 1,508
María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 1,505
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 1,482
Venus Williams (USA) 1,460
Tamira Paszek (AUT) 1,424
Sara Errani (ITA) 1,420
Rebecca Marino (CAN) 1,316
Petra Cetkovská (CZE) 1,312
Polona Hercog (SLO) 1,305
Ekaterina Makarova(RUS) 1,290
Elena Vesnina (RUS) 1,245
Klára Zakopalová (CZE) 1,235
Results from New Haven 2010 until Cincinnati 2011


US Open 2010 Seeds(result):

Caroline Wozniacki (SF)
Kim Clijsters (W)
Venus Williams (SF)
Jelena Janković (R3)
Samantha Stosur (QF)
Francesca Schiavone (QF)
Vera Zvonareva (RU)
Li Na (R1)
Agnieszka Radwańska (R2)
Victoria Azarenka (R2, retired due to concussion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (R4)
Elena Dementieva (R4) - retired
Marion Bartoli (R2)
Maria Sharapova (R4)
Yanina Wickmayer (R4)
Shahar Pe'er (R4)
Nadia Petrova (R1)
Aravane Rezaï (R2)
Flavia Pennetta (R3)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (R4)
Zheng Jie (R2)
María José Martínez Sánchez (R2)
Maria Kirilenko (R3)
Daniela Hantuchová (R3)
Alexandra Dulgheru (R3)
Lucie Šafářová (R1)
Petra Kvitová (R3)
Alisa Kleybanova (R2)
Alona Bondarenko (R3)
Yaroslava Shvedova (R1)
Kaia Kanepi (QF)
Tsvetana Pironkova (R2)

thanks Tennis Observer :bigwave:

will be interesting to see if Venus can go higher in the seedings and who will claim the #4 seed

# 1 seed:
Caroline Wozniacki is through, will enter US Open 2011 as # 1 again.

# 2 seed:
Kim Clijsters [according to her HP (http://sport.be.msn.com/kimclijsters/eng/nieuws/?Article_ID=528992), she started training last week and will play both P5 tournaments (Toronto & Cincinnati) as US Open warm up tournaments], Vera Zvonereva, Victoria Azarenka, Na Li, Petra Kvitová & Maria Sharapova compete.

# 3 & 4
Kim Clijsters , Vera Zvonereva, Victoria Azarenka, Na Li, Petra Kvitová, Maria Sharapova & Francesca Schiavone are contenders.

# 5 – 8
Four players out of those prevous named should make it. If any, Marion Bartoli is the only player who might advance.

# 9 – 12
Marion Bartoli, Andrea Petković & Samantha Stosur are save.

# 13 – 16
Field wide open.

# 17 – 24
Field wide open.

# 25 - 32
Field wide open, but players until Flavia Pennetta are save.

Either Petkovic or Stosur might be knocked out of the 9-12 group, the gap is not so big and we all know how consistent Stosur is.

Bump...very informative thread.

# 1 seed:
Caroline Wozniacki is through, will enter US Open 2011 as # 1 again.

# 2 seed:
Vera Zvonereva or Victoria Azarenka will compete.

# 3 & 4
Vera Zvonereva, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Na Li, Petra Kvitová & Maria Sharapova are contenders.

# 5 – 8
Francesca Schiavone & three players out of those prevous seven named should make it. Marion Bartoli is a theoretical contender.

# 9 – 12
Marion Bartoli, Andrea Petković & Samantha Stosur are save; Agnieszka Radwańska more likely.

# 13 – 16
Field wide open.

# 17 – 24
Field wide open. Serena Williams can make it too.

# 25 - 32
Field wide open, but players until Nadia Petrova are save. However, if Venus Williams either pulls out of Cincinnati or will lose in R1, she is outside Top 32.

Kanepi should have 1507 points in total, her 16th result is 0 from Bali.

Matteks-Sands and Kanepi won't play in Cincinnati, so the former won't be seeded at USO and the latter most likely won't be.

Kanepi should have 1507 points in total, her 16th result is 0 from Bali.

Kaia Kanepis Scorecard

Grand Slam (4) 765 (100/160/5/500)
Mandatory (5) 170 (80/5/5/80/0)
Choice (7) 573 (1/200/125/20/1/1/225)
1,508

Yeah, sorry 125 will be replaced by 1, I didn't add that.

So Errani or Marino should go rather deep to be seeded:eek: but I guess Serena could get there if she continues to play like that.

Predictions after Draw:

# 1 seed:
Caroline Wozniacki is through, will enter US Open 2011 as # 1 again.

# 2 seed:
Vera Zvonereva is the clear frontrunner Victoria Azarenka the contender, but she needs at least a final.

# 3 & 4 seeds:
Kim Clijsters is save either Vera Zvonereva or Victoria Azarenka more likely. If Vika don't go deep, Na Li, Petra Kvitová & Maria Sharapova have a slim chance.

# 5 – 8 seeds:
Na Li, Petra Kvitová & Maria Sharapova are through, Francesca Schiavone is way ahead of Marion Bartoli, who needs the championship and a helping hand of Fran.

# 9 – 12 seeds:
Marion Bartoli, Samantha Stosur, Andrea Petković are through, Jelena Janković needs a final to overtake Agnieszka Radwańska.

# 13 – 16 seeds:
Jelena Janković & Shuai Peng are save. Dominika Cibulková is a shoo-in. The last top tier seed spot should go either to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanović or Serena Williams (she needs to win the tournament).

# 17 – 24 seeds:
Three out of these four player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanović or Serena Williams and Roberta Vinci, Julia Goerges, Yanina Wickmayer, Sabine Lisicki & Daniela Hantuchová.

# 25 - 32 seeds:
Shahar Pe'er, Flavia Pennetta, Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova & Lucie Šafářová are save; Jarmila Gajdošová & Anabel Medina Garrigues are shoo-in's. If María José Martínez Sánchez will sideline Ekaterina Makarova tomorrow, she will overtake Kaia Kanepi.

Independently as there might be withdrawals, alternates might secure a seeding spot.