The Tradition Continues - Tournament Records 1973-2007


Youngest Champion:
Tracy Austin (1979) 16 yrs., 4 months

Oldest Champion:
Martina Navratilova (1990) 33 yrs., 5 months

Youngest Participant:
Jennifer Capriati (1990) 14 yrs., 3 days

Oldest Participant:
Martina Navratilova (2005) 48 years, 6 months

Champion in First Participation:
Rosie Casals (1973), Chris Evert (1974), Justine Henin (2003), Venus Williams (2004)

Youngest Finalist:
Jennifer Capriati, 14 years, 9 days (1990)

Oldest Finalist:
Martina Navratilova, 33 years, 5 months (1990) 
                                                                                                    Jennifer Capriati & Martina Navratilova
Most Years Seeded:
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, 14 (1989-2002) Zina Garrison Jackson, 12 (1983-90, 92-95) Conchita Martinez, 12 (1990, 92, 1994-2001, 2003-04) , Martina Navratilova, 12 (1975-76, 78-79,82-83, 88-92, 94)

Most Consecutive Years Seeded:
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, 14 (1989-2002)

Most Singles Matches Won:
Chris Evert, 50

Most Singles Matches Played:
Chris Evert, 53

Youngest to Win a Singles Match:
Jennifer Capriati (1990) 14 years, 3 days

Oldest to Win a Singles Match:
Renee Richards (1981) 46 years, 8 months

Most Singles Titles:
Chris Evert, 8 (1974-78, 81, 84, 85)

Most Consecutive Singles Titles:
Chris Evert, 5 (1974-78)

Most Games in Singles Final:
31 - Martina Hingis def. Monica Seles,                                                     Chris Evert
1997 (3-6, 6-3, 7-6 [7-5])

Most Consecutive Singles Matches Won:
Chris Evert, 32

Fewest Games in Singles Final:
Chris Evert def. Billie Jean King, 13 games, 1977 (6-0, 6-1) Mary Pierce def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario,13 games, 2000 (6-1, 6-0)

Most Consecutive Sets Won:
Chris Evert, 64

Playing in Most Singles Finals:
Chris Evert, 9 (1974-78, 81, 84-86)

Most Consecutive Tournaments Played (Singles):
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, 16 (1987 2002) Amanda Coetzer 13 (1991-2003) Conchita Martinez 14 (1990-2005) Sandra Cecchini 12 (1984-95) Iva Majoli 11 (1993-2003) Patty Schnyder 11 (1997-2007)

Longest Singles Match:                                                                               Mary Pierce
Ginger Helgeson d. Stacey Martin 5-7, 7-6 [6], 7-6 [3] 1st round 1991 (38 games)

Most Consecutive Singles Finals:
Chris Evert, 5 (1974-78)

Most Years Seeded No. 1:
Chris Evert, 9 (1974-77, 81-82, 84-86): Martina Navratilova, 6 (1978, 79, 83, 88, 90-91)

Most Singles Finals Without a Victory:
Kerry Reid, 4 (1974, 76, 78, 79)

Winner Singles and Doubles Same Year:
Martina Navratilova (1982, 83, 88, 90), Chris Evert (1977), A. Sanchez-Vicario (1996), Martina Hingis (1997)

Most Doubles Titles:
Martina Navratilova, 7 (1978, 79, 82, 83, 88-90)

Most Consecutive Doubles Titles:
Martina Navratilova, 3 (1988-90); Natasha Zverera, 3 (1991-93); Virginia Ruano Pascual, 3 (2003-05)

Most Appearances Doubles Finals:
Martina Navratilova, 8 (1978, 79, 82, 83, 88-90, 2004)

Longest Doubles Match:
L. Garrone/E. Reinach def. C. Reynolds/P. Smith 7-6, (8-6), 6-7 (8-6), 7-6, (6-3) Quarterfinals 1988 (39 games)

Lowest Seeded Winner:
Amanda Coetzer, No. 4 (1998), Venus Williams, No. 4 (2004)

Unseeded Winners:
Iva Majoli (2002), Justine Henin (2005)

Lowest Seeded Finalist:
Conchita Martinez, No. 16 (2004)                                         

Unseeded Finalists:                                                        
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (1984), Gabriela Sabatini (1985), Jennifer Capriati (1990), Barbara Paulus (1996), Patty Schnyder (2002)                                                                  
 
Top 4 Seeds in Semifinals:
4 – (1979, 83, 93, 2000)

One of Top 4 Seeds in Semifinals:
8 – (1976, 77, 80, 90, 94, 2002, 04, 05, 06, 07) 
                                                                                                                         Justine Henin
Fewest Games Lost / Tournament (over 5 matches):
12, Chris Evert (1977); 12, Mary Pierce (2000) 
                                                                                                                          
Longest Set (Singles):
Petra Ritter def. Silke Meier, 2nd round 1992, 7-6[12]; A. Sanchez-Vicario def. Amanda Coetzer, Quarterfinals 2000, 7-6[12] 
                                                                                                                          
Longest Set (Doubles):
Lisa Raymond/Gabriela Sabatini def.Lindsay Davenport/Rennae Stubbs; 1st round 1996, 7-6[13]

Finalists in Cup Debut:
Rosie Casals and Nancy Gunter (73),

Championship Won in Three Sets:
10: 1973, 80, 83, 87-88, 96-97, 2001, 04, 06

Champ. Decided by 3rd Set Tiebreak:
1: 1997 M. Hingis def. M. Seles 3-6, 6-3, 7-6[5]

Shortest Singles Final:
1989 - 56 minutes (Steffi Graf def. Natasha Zvereva 6-1, 6-1)
2000 - 56 minutes (Mary Pierce def. A. Sanchez-Vicario 6-1, 6-0)

Longest Singles Final:
1997 - 2 hrs, 10 min. (Martina Hingis def. Monica Seles 3-6, 6-3, 7-6[5])                                                                         
                                                                                                                   Martina Hingis
Seeded Winners:
No. 1 Seed: (7) - Chris Evert (1975–77, 81, 84, 85); Steffi Graf (1987, 89, 93); Martina Navratilova (1983, 88, 90); Martina Hingis (1997, 99); Tracy Austin (1980); Mary Pierce (2000); Gabriela Sabatini (1992) No. 2 seed: (10) - Chris Evert (1978); Tracy Austin (1979); Martina Navratilova (1982); Gabriela Sabatini (91); Conchita Martinez (94-95); Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (1996); Jennifer Capriati (2001); Justine Henin (2003), Nadia Petrova (2006), Jelena Jankovic (2007) No. 3 seed: (1) - Steffi Graf (1986) No. 4 seed: (2) - Amanda Coetzer (1998), Venus Williams (2004)

(1) vs. (2) Seeds in Final:
1988 - Martina Navratilova (1) def. Gabriela Sabatini (2) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
1993 - Steffi Graf (1) def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (2) 7-6[8], 6-1
2001 - Jennifer Capriati (2) def. Martina Hingis (1) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
2003 - Justine Henin (2) def. Serena Williams (1) 6-3, 6-4

Top 5 Longest Tiebreakers:
1. 14-12 - Petra Ritter def. Silke Frankl, 2nd set, 2nd round (1992)
2. 14-12 - Isabel Riedel Kuhn def. Anna Maria Fernandez, 1st set, 1st round (1981)
3. 13-11 - Silvia Farina def. Veronika Martinek, 1st set, 1st round (1995)
4. 12-10 - Penny Mager def. Elna Reinach, 3rd set, 1st round (1987)
5. 12-10 - Chris Evert def. Sylvia Hanika, 1st set, 2nd round (1986)


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