CAROLINE WOZNIACKI BEATS SIMONA HALEP TO WIN THE 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN • WTA NUMBER ONE •

Written by: Staff on 27th January 2018

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI BEATS SIMONA HALEP TO WIN THE 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN • WTA NUMBER ONE •

epa06477970 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates winning the women's singles final match against Simona Halep of Romania at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 27 January 2018. EPA-EFE/TRACEY NEARMY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT |

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates winning the women’s singles final match against Simona Halep of Romania at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 27 January 2018. EPA-EFE/TRACEY NEARMY

FINAL RESULTS

Australian Open

January 15-28, 2018

Melbourne, Australia

AUD $55,000,000

RESULTS – JANUARY 27, 2018

Singles – Final

[2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. [1] Simona Halep (ROU) 76(2) 36 64

Tidbits Of Information•

– Caroline Wozniacki lifts her first Grand Slam trophy in her third major final, becoming the first player from Denmark to win a Grand Slam title

– The Dane’s win ensures her ascension to WTA World No.1 when the rankings are updated on Monday, January 29

– Her return to the top spot marks exactly six years since she’s held the No.1 ranking – the longest gap since computer rankings were introduced in November 1975

– Wozniacki improves her win-loss record in finals to 28-24, reaching a total of 10 finals since the start of the 2017 season

– Halep reached her third Grand Slam final, taking her opponents to three sets on each occasion

– The Romanian now holds a 16-13 record in finals

– For the first time in the Open Era, two women have advanced to a Grand Slam final having saved match points en route