Madrid
Singles – Final: (1) Serena Williams def. (2) Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4
It might give a little perspective to note that, until Maria Sharapova faced Ana Ivanovic in the semifinal, the Russian had not faced a Top Thirty player here. So her clay form was perhaps not all that her start would have implied. Still, she came in with a 21 match clay winning streak — and got blown out. Whew!
Serena Williams is still undefeated on clay this year, and now has a 17 match winning streak (Miami, Charleston, Madrid). She also won Brisbane, and is 29-2 (with a withdrawal) this year. We show her with 4061 points already in 2013 (to 4165 for Sharapova, who has two titles, two finals, and two semifinals; and 3400 to Azarenka). How much more can Serena do this year? Your guess is frankly as good as ours, but it’s likely to be a lot — especially since, for practical purposes, she is now assured the #1 Roland Garros seed.
This is listed as career singles title #50 for Serena.
Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 12, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 11115*
2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 10690
3..(3) AZARENKA ………..8510
4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6475
5..(5) LI ……………..5755
6..(7) ERRANI ………….5640
7..(6) KERBER ………….5530
8..(8) KVITOVA ……….. 5225
9.(10) WOZNIACKI ……… 3625
10..(9) STOSUR ………….3545
11.(11) PETROVA ……….. 3075
12.(12) KIRILENKO ……… 2971
13.(16) IVANOVIC ………..2895
14.(14) BARTOLI ……….. 2845
15.(13) VINCI …………. 2730
16.(15) CIBULKOVA ……… 2690
17.(17) STEPHENS ………..2515
18.(18) JANKOVIC ………..2335
19.(19) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..2010
20.(24) MAKAROVA ………..1880
21.(22) FLIPKENS ………..1872
22.(23) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..1805
23.(20) ZAKOPALOVA ………1785
24.(21) VWilliams ……… 1770
25.(26) CIRSTEA ……….. 1660
26.(28) GOERGES ……….. 1660
27.(25) SAFAROVA ………..1595
28.(36) SHVEDOVA ………..1572
29.(30) Paszek ………….1568
30.(31) URADWANSKA ………1550
**DRAWS
Madrid — Week of May 6
WINNER: Serena Williams
………………3R………………QF…………SF………….F
1 S Williams……(1)SWilliams……..S.Williams….S.Williams…..Williams
13 Kirilenko……(13)Kirilenko
10 Wozniacki……Shvedova
5 Li…………..Medina Garrigues….Medina
3 Azarenka……..Makarova…………Makarova
14 Bartoli……..(14)Bartoli
12 Vinci……….Lepchenko
7 Errani……….(7)Errani………..Errani……..Errani
6 Kerber……….(6)Kerber………..Kerber
11 Petrova……..Kuznetsova
16 Ivanovic…….(16)Ivanovic……..Ivanovic……Ivanovic
4 A Radwanska…..Robson
8 Kvitova………Hantuchova (WC)
9 Stosur……….Kanepi…………..Kanepi
15 Cibulkova……Lisicki
2 Sharapova…….(2)Sharapova……..Sharapova…..Sharapova
STATUS OF SEEDS:
1 S Williams…….WON TOURNAMENT
2 Sharapova……..lost F (S. Williams)
3 Azarenka………lost 2R (Makarova)
4 A Radwanska……lost 2R (Robson)
5 Li……………lost 1R (Keys)
6 Kerber………..lost QF (Ivanovic)
7 Errani………..lost SF (S. Williams)
8 Kvitova……….lost 2R (Hantuchova)
9 Stosur………..lost 1R (Suarez Navarro)
10 Wozniacki…….lost 1R (Shvedova)
11 Petrova………lost 2R (Kuznetsova)
12 Vinci………..lost 1R (Lepchenko)
13 Kirilenko…….lost 3R (S. Williams)
14 Bartoli ……..lost 3R (Makarova)
15 Cibulkova…….lost 2R (Lisicki)
16 Ivanovic
Rome — Week of May 13
1 S Williams
–bye
V Williams
Robson
Makarova
Oudin (Q)
Mladenovic
14 Cibulkova
11 Petrova
Suarez Navarro
Pavlyuchenkova
Oprandi
Flipkens
Wickmayer
–bye
6 Kerber
4 A Radwanska
–bye
Kuznetsova
Halep (Q)
Burnett (WC)
Cornet
Vesnina
13 Vinci
10 Wozniacki
Jovanovski
Jankovic
Pironkova
Zheng
Rybarikova
–bye
5 Li
8 Kvitova
–bye
Lisicki
Burdette (Q)
Niculescu
Peng
Hsieh
9 Stosur
15 Ivanovic
U. Radwanska
Cirstea
Morita
Goerges
Hlavackova (Q)
–bye
3 Azarenka
7 Errani
–bye
Knapp (WC)
McHale
Tsurenko (Q)
Lepchenko
Medina Garrigues (Q)
12 Kirilenko
16 Stephens
Pennetta (WC)
Schiavone
Bertens
Muguruza (Q)
Johansson (Q)
–bye
2 Sharapova
******** SCORES ********
SUNDAY
Madrid
Singles – Final
(1) Serena Williams def. (2) Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4
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