Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday June 5, 2024
Paris – Iga Swiatek turned 23 on May 31, and eight days later the Pole became a five-time Roland-Garros champion with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jasmine Paolini in Saturday’s final on Court Philippe- Chatrier.
Let’s examine some of the key numbers that explain Swiatek’s success at this stage of his career.
3 – By winning in Paris this year, Swiatek became the first woman to complete a Paris three-peat since Justine Henin in 2007. The World No.1 is only the third player ever to achieve that feat, with Monica Seles (1990-1992) also on the list.
Swiatek is also the first woman to complete the Madrid-Rome-RG triple since Serena Williams in 2013.
4 – By winning her fourth Roland-Garros title Swiatek moves into a tie with Justine Henin for the women’s singles title in Paris. Only two players – Chris Evert (7) and Steffi Graf (6) – have more.
Chris Evert, 7
Steffi Graf, 6
Justine Henin, 4
Iga Swiatek, 4
Monica Seles, 3
Serena Williams, 3
Margaret Court, 3
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 3
23 – By winning his fourth Roland-Garros title at the age of 23, Swiatek is the youngest player in history to do so. No other woman has recorded her fourth title at the Paris Open before turning 25.
5 – By winning her fifth major title, Swiatek moves into a tie for 11th place on the women’s all-time Grand Slam singles list with Maria Sharapova. The Polish star is the sixth youngest woman in Open Era history to win a fifth major title. Monica Seles: 18 Years, 54 Days Martina Hingis: 18 Years, 122 Days Steffi Graf: 19 Years, 88 Days Serena Williams: 21 Years, 121 Days Chris Evert : 21 Years, 193 Days Iga Swiatek: 23 Years Years 1 – 8 Number of games Swiatek has lost in her last five matches at Roland-Garros, equal to the number of games she lost in her second round match against Naomi Osaka .
1 – Number of game points saved by Swiatek en route to the title. The World No.1 becomes the fourth woman in history to save a match point en route to winning the title. Iga Swiatek: 2023 French Open d. Naomi Osaka R2
Barbora Krejcikova: 2021 French Open, d. Maria Sakkari, SF
Naomi Osaka: 2021 Australian Open, d. Garbine Muguruza, R4
Caroline Wozniacki: 2018 Australian Open, d. Jana Fett, R2
Angelique Kerber: 2016 Australian Open, d. Misaki Doi, R1
Li Na: 2014 Australian Open, d. Lucie Safarova, R3
Serena Williams: 2009 Wimbledon, d. Elena Dementieva, SF
Venus Williams: 2005 Wimbledon, d. Lindsay Davenport, last
Justine Henin: 2005 French Open, d. Svetlana Kuznetsova, R4
Serena Williams: 2005 Australian Open, d. Maria Sharapova, SF
Anastasia Myskina: 2004 French Open, d. Svetlana Kuznetsova, R4
Serena Williams: 2003 Australian Open, d. Kim Clijsters, SF
Jennifer Capriati: 2002 Australian Open, d. Martina Hingis, last time
Monique Seles, 1991 Australian Open
Martina Navratilova, 1986 US Open
35-2 – Swiatek’s career record at Roland-Garros in his six matches. He has won 21 straight on the trot, and has a clay court record of 84-10 overall.
