WTA 500 Abu Dhabi 2/6 - 2/12 2023

[ashkor87]

Well, Keys has 6, Kvitova has 30 or so...Bencic is in between, which is what one would expect ..but yes, at first blush, I would have guessed 12 or so

[ashkor87]

just for context (i had to look it up): Sakkari has 1, Badosa has 3 titles.. Svitolina has 16, Halep 24.

I wonder why people think so highly of Sakkari and Badosa.. !

[Suliso]

Is Svitolina better than Bencic? Not obviously to me.

[ashkor87]

She has been to a Slam final...Bencic hasn't...for instance...

[Suliso]

Yes, but that's too simplified. Raducanu has won a Slam, but she's not even top 10 level on a regular day. Not yet anyway.

[skatingfan]

She has been to a Slam final...Bencic hasn't...for instance...

Svitolina hasn't played a slam final - best slam result is two semifinals in 2019. Bencic has also made the semis, but only once, and Svitolina has made more quarters than Bencic.

[ashkor87]

She has been to a Slam final...Bencic hasn't...for instance...

Svitolina hasn't played a slam final - best slam result is two semifinals in 2019. Bencic has also made the semis, but only once, and Svitolina has made more quarters than Bencic.

yes, you are right.. my memory playing tricks.. that was the Italian I was remembering..

[ashkor87]

Just for completeness: (according to Wiki)

Player Titles (tour level)

Kvitova 29
Halep 24
Azarenka 21
Svitolina 16
Sabalenka 12
Garcia 11
Bencic 8
Keys 6
Badosa 3
Jabeur 3
Rybakina 3
Gauff 3
Pegula 2
Sakkari 1
Parks 1 (just because..)

None of these is really surprising, I guess... except Pegula, perhaps.. I woud have thought she would have more but in fact she has burst into the top echelons only recently

[Suliso]

Why did you omit Swiatek and her 11 titles?

[ashkor87]

he he.. forgot.

[ashkor87]

i am sure there are others I have forgotten about

[ashkor87]

Just for completeness: (according to Wiki)

Player Titles (tour level)

Kvitova 29
Halep 24
Azarenka 21
Svitolina 16
Sabalenka 12
Garcia 11
Bencic 8
Keys 6
Badosa 3
Jabeur 3
Rybakina 3
Gauff 3
Pegula 2
Sakkari 1
Parks 1 (just because..)

None of these is really surprising, I guess... except Pegula, perhaps.. I woud have thought she would have more but in fact she has burst into the top echelons only recently

Swiatek 11
Stephens 7