The Connecticut Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts under various names and in various venues from 1948 until 2019.
65-743: It was most recently a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour , held annually at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut , United States, just before the fourth and last Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open . From 2005 through 2010, the tournament was also part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour . In 2019, the tournament sanction
130-529: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia stopped play for two hours while the main stadium was checked for damage by the fire department. WTA Premier Tournaments WTA Premier tournaments was a category of tennis tournaments in the WTA Tour , implemented from the reorganization of the schedule in 2009 until 2020. In 2020, Premier events included: The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are: This compares to 2,000 points for winning
195-508: A Grand Slam Tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, and 280 for winning an International tournament . This system differs from that used for the men's ATP rankings, but only slightly. The men have nine Masters events with 1,000 points for the winner (akin to WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments), and the next two tiers of ATP tournaments offer 500 and 250 points for winning respectively. These tables present
260-528: A career-high ranking of No. 3. As the second seed at Indian Wells , Wozniacki reached the final, then lost to former world No. 1, Jelena Janković. With this result, she achieved a new career-high ranking of world No. 2. At the Miami Open , Wozniacki lost her quarterfinal match against the newly returned Justine Henin . Her next tournament was in Ponte Vedra Beach , where she defeated Olga Govortsova in
325-420: A professional, 6–0, 6–0, over Edina Gallovits in 41 minutes. In the final, she beat Elena Vesnina for her third title of the season. Wozniacki was the ninth seed at the US Open where she made her best result to date by becoming the first Danish woman to reach a Grand Slam championship final. Her route to the final included a hard-fought three-set win against reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in
390-552: A stomach strain and a left thigh injury against world No. 1 Serena Williams, and retired while trailing 6–4, 0–1. In her first WTA tournament of the year, Wozniacki suffered an opening-round loss to Li Na of China in the Sydney . She was seeded fourth at the Australian Open , her first top-eight seed in a Grand Slam. She again fell to Li, this time in the fourth round, in straight sets. Despite her fourth-round exit, Wozniacki achieved
455-740: A third-round loss at the Australian Open . In 2022, she became a commentator for Tennis Channel and ESPN before she announced in June 2023 a comeback at the Canadian Open and the US Open in August, targeting the 2024 Olympic Games. Wozniacki was born in Odense , Denmark. She is of Polish descent. Her mother Anna played on the Polish women's national volleyball team , and her father Piotr played professional football. The couple moved to Denmark when Piotr signed for
520-794: The 1996 Summer Olympics prevented the tournament from being held the following two years. In 1997, the event returned again, now within Tier II and first in Stone Mountain, Georgia , then settling in 1998 in New Haven, Connecticut , under the new sponsorship of Pilot Pen . In the first years of its run in New Haven, the renamed Pilot Pen International saw its competition dominated by Lindsay Davenport (four-time runner-up in New Haven, one previous time in Stone Mountain, and 2005 champion) and Venus Williams (four-time champion from 1999 to 2002). New Haven
585-553: The 2006 Wimbledon girls' singles title over Magdaléna Rybáriková and was voted the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2008. Before her victory at the 2018 Australian Open over Simona Halep , she had reached two major finals at the US Open , falling to Kim Clijsters in 2009 and to Serena Williams in 2014 . Wozniacki also won the season-ending WTA Finals in 2017, beating Venus Williams , after previously finishing runner-up to Clijsters at
650-515: The Australian Open , Wozniacki lost in the third round to Australian Jelena Dokic . In Pattaya , she lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková in the quarterfinals. Seeded number one at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Wozniacki advanced to the final, but lost to Victoria Azarenka, after they partnered in the doubles final to defeat Michaëlla Krajicek and Yuliana Fedak . Wozniacki then took part in
715-536: The French Open , she lost to Sorana Cîrstea in the third round. They partnered in doubles, but lost in the first round. Wozniacki won her second 2009 title on the grass of Eastbourne . In the final, she defeated Virginie Razzano . Seeded ninth at Wimbledon , she lost to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round. On her 19th birthday, she lost the final of the Swedish Open to María José Martínez Sánchez . On hardcourt at
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#1732858470597780-566: The LA Women's Tennis Championships , she lost in the second round to Sorana Cîrstea. At the Cincinnati Open , she reached the quarterfinals, then lost to Elena Dementieva. In Toronto , she lost early in the second round to Zheng Jie , but she then went on to defend her title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven without losing a set. In the first round, she had her first double bagel win as
845-484: The Miami Open , she lost in the fourth round to 21st seed Andrea Petkovic . She made an uncharacteristic 52 unforced errors and later said she had been playing a lot of matches when she was asked about fatigue. In the Family Circle Cup , Wozniacki made it to the final, where she defeated unseeded Elena Vesnina to take her third title of the year, 15th of her career. In Stuttgart , she made it to her fifth final of
910-555: The Olympics as the eighth seed in the women's singles event. In the first three rounds she defeated Anne Keothavong , Yanina Wickmayer and Daniela Hantuchová. She was then defeated by the eventual champion Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. She next participated in the Rogers Cup where she lost to Petra Kvitová in the semifinals, and the Western & Southern Open where she was defeated in
975-475: The WTA Tour , then as an upgraded Tier III event in 1990. The championships were sponsored by Post Cereals in 1990 and by Acura from 1992 to 1994. Over the first years of its second run, the tournament was won by several past or future World No. 1s , including Steffi Graf , Monica Seles , and Martina Navratilova . The event was held in Stratton Mountain, Vermont , in 1993 and 1994, but conflicts with
1040-720: The $ 75k tournament in Las Vegas, beating top-seed Akiko Morigami in the final. She obtained a wild card for the Indian Wells Open main draw and made her Tier I debut there. She was knocked out in the second round by Martina Hingis . She then made the semifinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo in October, her first career WTA Tour semifinal. She became the first Danish woman to reach a WTA semifinal since Tine Scheuer-Larsen at Bregenz in 1986 but
1105-681: The Danish football club B1909 . Her older brother, Patrik Wozniacki , is a former professional footballer in Denmark. Wozniacki had a career-high junior ranking of No. 2 in the world. She made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit , the premier 18-and-under junior tour that is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), in October 2003 at 13 years and 3 months old. During her first month, she entered two Grade 5 events in Denmark,
1170-508: The Rogers Cup, Wozniacki made an early second-round exit. She was defeated by Roberta Vinci in straight sets despite holding a 5–1 lead in the second set. Wozniacki was the top seed at the Cincinnati Open , but lost in the second round to world No. 76, Christina McHale . Next playing at the New Haven Open , Wozniacki won the title for the fourth year in a row, defeating Francesca Schiavone in
1235-553: The Williams sisters because of a right shoulder injury to Hantuchová. As the defending champion, Wozniacki lost early at the Eastbourne International , her first grass-court tournament of the year, to Aravane Rezaï . Wozniacki was seeded third at Wimbledon , where she defeated Tathiana Garbin , Chang Kai-chen , and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova en route to the fourth round, where she was defeated by Petra Kvitová . Wozniacki
1300-416: The event in 2010 . Other career highlights include winning three Premier Mandatory and three Premier 5 titles, reaching four major semifinals (the 2011 Australian Open and the 2010 , 2011 and 2016 US Opens ), three major quarterfinals (the 2012 Australian Open and the 2010 and 2017 French Opens ), and the quarterfinals at the 2012 London Olympics . Wozniacki retired on 24 January 2020, following
1365-650: The event, Williams cancelled because of an injury. The two did, however, face each other in the Memphis WTA Tier III event on 20 February. Williams beat Wozniacki, ending a nine-match winning streak for Wozniacki. On 29 November Wozniacki was named ambassador for Danish Junior Tennis by the Culture Minister of Denmark at the time, Brian Mikkelsen . On 4 February 2007, she won a $ 75k singles title in Ortisei , beating Italian Alberta Brianti . On 4 March, she won
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#17328584705971430-520: The eventual champion and world No. 2, Ana Ivanovic. At Wimbledon , she reached the third round, but lost to second-seeded Jelena Janković . Wozniacki won her first WTA Tour title at the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm without dropping a set, defeating fifth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the quarterfinals, top seed and world No. 10 Agnieszka Radwańska in the semifinals, and Vera Dushevina in
1495-480: The faster green clay. Wozniacki was the top seed at the French Open , but was upset in the third round by 28th seed Daniela Hantuchová. Wozniacki's next tournament was the Danish Open in her native country. In the final, she defeated fourth seed Lucie Šafářová , taking her fifth title of the year. At Wimbledon , she had straight-set wins until the fourth round, but then lost to 24th seed Dominika Cibulková. At
1560-487: The final but lost to Angelique Kerber , her first loss at the tournament since the start in 2010. She then played the French Open , where she lost to Kaia Kanepi in three sets in the third round. At the Wimbledon , she lost to Austrian Tamira Paszek in the first round. It was her first opening-round exit from any Grand Slam since making her professional debut at the 2007 French Open . Wozniacki represented Denmark at
1625-486: The final in three sets to Kim Clijsters. Wozniacki ended the season with six WTA Tour singles titles, the most on the tour. Clijsters won five, and no other player won more than two. During the off season, Wozniacki switched her racquet make from Babolat to Yonex. She began her 2011 season with an exhibition match in Thailand against Kim Clijsters where she lost in a super tie-break . Wozniacki then played another exhibition,
1690-481: The final to take her 13th career singles title and first of the year. In Doha , she received a bye to the second round and reached the final, defeating Nadia Petrova, Flavia Pennetta and Marion Bartoli in straight sets. She lost to Vera Zvonareva in the final. In the first Premier Mandatory event of the year in Indian Wells , Wozniacki made it to the final, where she defeated Marion Bartoli for her 14th singles title. At
1755-572: The final. Later that year she was given a wild card to the qualifying draw at Wimbledon , where she was beaten in the first round by Miho Saeki . However, Wozniacki went on to win the Wimbledon girls' singles title, beating Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final. In August, she reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal, this time at the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm. She defeated top-100 players Iveta Benešová and Eleni Daniilidou , then lost to eventual champion and third-seeded Zheng Jie . Wozniacki
1820-532: The final. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing she beat world No. 12, Daniela Hantuchová , in the second round, but then lost to the eventual gold-medalist Elena Dementieva . Wozniacki won her second WTA Tour title at the New Haven Open , after defeating three seeded players, Dominika Cibulková , Marion Bartoli and Alizé Cornet , en route to the final, where she stunned world No. 11, Anna Chakvetadze . Wozniacki
1885-600: The final. Wozniacki then competed at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. She advanced to the semifinals, where she met Vera Zvonareva. Wozniacki was forced to retire down 2–5 when she rolled her ankle. Despite her ongoing ankle injury, she continued to compete in tournaments through the clay-court season, suffering early losses in Stuttgart , Rome and Madrid . She then reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw , but retired after losing
1950-424: The first set. Wozniacki was seeded third at the French Open . She posted her best result at Roland Garros by advancing to the fourth round without dropping a set. After defeating Flavia Pennetta in the round of 16 in three sets, she lost to eventual champion Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals. Wozniacki partnered with Daniela Hantuchová in doubles, but they withdrew before their second round match against
2015-533: The first time in three appearances. She finished the year as world No. 1 for the second consecutive year. Despite narrowly edging Petra for the year-end No. 1 ranking in points, she lost on all Player of Year awards to Petra. Wozniacki began her season by representing Denmark at the 2012 Hopman Cup with Frederik Nielsen as her partner. Wozniacki won two of her three round robin matches in singles, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Tsvetana Pironkova , then lost to world No. 2 Petra Kvitová. Her first WTA Tour event
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2080-517: The first time on 11 October 2010, becoming the 20th player in the Open Era and the first Scandinavian to hold the top position. In 2018, she became the first Dane to win a major singles title, at the Australian Open . Known for her footwork and defensive abilities, Wozniacki won 30 WTA Tour singles titles (including six in both 2010 and 2011, the most in a year by a WTA player from 2008–2011) and two doubles titles. A junior major champion, she won
2145-619: The first two Premier Mandatory tournaments of the year. At Indian Wells , she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva . In Miami , she scored her first win over Elena Dementieva, then lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals. Wozniacki won her first title of the year at the Amelia Island Championships on green clay in Ponte Vedra Beach, where she defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak . In Charleston , she defeated top seed Elena Dementieva in
2210-686: The fourth round of all four Grand Slam events in 2010. Her first tournament during the Asian hard-court season was the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. She won back-to-back three-setters against Victoria Azarenka and Elena Dementieva, the latter of whom she beat in the final to win her fifth title of the year. She then entered the China Open in Beijing. In the third round, Wozniacki faced Petra Kvitová, who had routed her at Wimbledon. Wozniacki avenged that loss, which ensured that she would replace Serena Williams as
2275-427: The fourth round, then scored straight sets wins against Melanie Oudin in the quarterfinals and Yanina Wickmayer in the semifinals. In the final, she was defeated by Kim Clijsters . In the second round of the Pan Pacific Open , she retired because of a viral illness down 0–5 against Aleksandra Wozniak. She then lost to María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round of the China Open , and to Samantha Stosur in
2340-591: The linesman, when she in fact was criticizing herself after the next point. In her last junior tournament, the Osaka Mayor's Cup , she won both the girls' singles and doubles. Her first title on the senior tour came in October when she won a $ 25k tournament in Istanbul by beating Tatjana Malek in the final. Wozniacki was set to face Venus Williams on 27 November in an exhibition match in Copenhagen, but five days before
2405-804: The lowest-level tournament on the tour. Wozniacki reached the final at both singles events, winning the second over compatriot Hanne Skak Jensen . With this success, she moved up to Grade 3 and Grade 4 tournaments, winning her first four singles events of 2004. Her win streak of five tournaments and 27 matches came to an end in April with a semifinal loss to Latisha Chan at the International Juniors Championships in Manila, her first event outside of Scandinavia as well as her first Grade 1 event. From this point on, Wozniacki only competed in Grade A and Grade 1 events,
2470-501: The new world No. 1 after the tournament. She was the fifth player to reach the No. 1 position without having won a Grand Slam tournament . She also became the first Danish player, man or woman, to reach the top ranking. Wozniacki ultimately won the tournament, defeating Zvonareva in the final to win her sixth title of the year and twelfth overall. At the year-end WTA Championships in Doha, Wozniacki
2535-735: The newly women's-only event was renamed the New Haven Open at Yale . In 2014, it was renamed the Connecticut Open . In 2019, the Connecticut Open ended due to a lack of funding. The tournament's sanction was sold and assigned to Zhengzhou, China , after the 2019 US Open. In 2021, the Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland took over its former spot on the WTA schedule. On August 23, 2011, 1:51 PM local time
2600-400: The number of singles WTA Premier titles won by each player and each nation since 2009. Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki R ( Danish: [kʰɑʁoˈliːnə vʌsniˈɑkʰi] ; born 11 July 1990) is a Danish professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a total of 71 weeks, including at the end of 2010 and 2011. She achieved the top ranking for
2665-644: The pair was knocked out in the semifinals by the French-Italian pair of Alizé Cornet and Corinna Dentoni , who were seeded eighth. In February at the Memphis , she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, beating Kristina Brandi and Ashley Harkleroad before losing to third-seeded Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden. Before Wimbledon Wozniacki won the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament , an exhibition tournament, beating Ashley Harkleroad in
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2730-516: The quarterfinals in which she lost to the defending champion Kim Clijsters. As a result, Wozniacki lost her top ranking and was replaced by the 2012 champion Victoria Azarenka. Next playing at Doha , Wozniacki lost to Lucie Šafářová in the second round, having received a first-round bye. Wozniacki was the defending champion in Dubai and Indian Wells , but failed to defend either title, losing to Julia Görges and Ana Ivanovic, respectively. Wozniacki reached
2795-570: The same day for her third singles title of the year. As the top seed in New Haven , Wozniacki defeated Nadia Petrova in the final for her third consecutive title there. By virtue of this, she also won the US Open Series . Wozniacki was the top seed at the US Open due to the withdrawal of world No. 1, Serena Williams. She advanced to the semifinals, then lost to Vera Zvonareva. With her semifinal appearance, Wozniacki became one of only two women (the other being Venus Williams) to have reached at least
2860-403: The semifinals and qualifier Petra Cetkovská in the final. At the US Open , Wozniacki was the first seed. In the first round, she defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives . In the second round, Wozniacki defeated Arantxa Rus , and in the third round, defeated Vania King . In the fourth round, Wozniacki fought back from a 7–6, 4–1 deficit, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova. Wozniacki then progressed to
2925-624: The semifinals by defeating Andrea Petkovic in the quarterfinals. She lost her semifinal match to Serena Williams. In Tokyo , Wozniacki lost to Kaia Kanepi in the third round. In Beijing , she lost to Flavia Pennetta in the quarterfinals. This was Wozniacki's only loss in the 12 quarterfinals she reached in 2011. Wozniacki was the top seed at the WTA Championships . In the group stage, she upset Agnieszka Radwańska but then lost to Vera Zvonareva. She also lost to Petra Kvitová in her final round-robin match and so failed to advance to semifinals for
2990-576: The semifinals in Miami , beating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová , Petra Cetkovská, Yanina Wickmayer and Serena Williams, all in straight sets. Wozniacki then lost to 2nd seed Maria Sharapova. Wozniacki did not defend her title in Charleston as she was not allowed to participate under WTA rules because two top-6 players had already entered the draw. Wozniacki then played her home tournament in Copenhagen . She reached
3055-522: The semifinals in Osaka . The following week in Luxembourg , she retired with a hamstring injury in the first round while leading 7–5, 5–0 over Anne Kremer . This aroused controversy because of the scoreline. Wozniacki's stellar 2009 results qualified her for the year-end WTA Tour Championships in Doha for the first time. She won two of three group matches and advanced to the semifinals. There she struggled with
3120-441: The semifinals, failing to convert a match point when trying to serve out the match at 5–4 in the second set. Wozniacki dropped to No. 2 behind Clijsters during the week of 14 February, but regained the top spot the following week. She received a bye to the second round in Dubai where, in the quarterfinals, she beat Shahar Pe'er to ensure her No. 1 position in the next rankings update. She went on to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova in
3185-518: The semifinals, then lost the final to Sabine Lisicki . Wozniacki suffered early exits in her next two tournaments, losing to Marion Bartoli in the second round in Stuttgart , and to Victoria Azarenka in the third round in Rome . She reached the final of the inaugural Premier Mandatory Madrid Open but she lost to world No. 1, Dinara Safina . This was Wozniacki's only match against a reigning No. 1 before she became world No. 1 in October 2010. Seeded tenth at
3250-510: The team Hong Kong Tennis Classic , where she represented and was captain of Team Europe. She won two matches against Team Asia Pacific, then was crushed by world No. 2, Vera Zvonareva, in the final against Team Russia. Her first WTA tournament was the Sydney International . She received a bye into the second round, where she lost to Dominika Cibulková. The Australian Open was Wozniacki's first major as world No. 1. She lost to Li Na in
3315-419: The top-seeded and eventual champion Patty Schnyder in the first round. In the Nordic Light Open , her other WTA tournament of the year, she lost to Martina Suchá in the first round. In 2006, she was the top seed at the Australian Open ( junior girls' singles ), but lost the final to eighth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova . She was seeded second with partner Anna Tatishvili in the doubles tournament, but
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#17328584705973380-491: The two highest-level tournaments. She made her Grade A debut at Wimbledon before turning 14, losing her first main draw match to Bojana Bobusic . Towards the end of the year, Wozniacki won her first Grade A title at the Osaka Mayor's Cup . Wozniacki won several junior tournaments in 2005, including the Orange Bowl . She made her debut on the WTA Tour at Cincinnati's Western & Southern Open on 19 July 2005, losing to
3445-562: The winners of the event were Doris Hart , Darlene Hard , Nancy Richey , Rosemary Casals , Billie Jean King , and Jane Bartkowicz . The event was discontinued in 1969 after the beginning of the Open Era . In 1988, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) reinstated the tournament. The first edition of the new U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships was held that year in San Antonio, Texas , first as part of Tier IV of
3510-424: The women's Pilot Pen International to create Pilot Pen Tennis , the first large joint ATP – WTA tournament leading to the US Open . The tournament became the last event of the US Open Series and continued to attract top players, including champions Caroline Wozniacki , Svetlana Kuznetsova , James Blake , Justine Henin , and Nikolay Davydenko . In 2011, after the men's competition moved to Winston-Salem ,
3575-523: The year (ITF matches included, exhibition matches not included) was 58–20 in singles and 8–9 in doubles. She ended the year ranked 12th in singles and 79th in doubles. She finished 13th in the race for the WTA Finals . She won the Newcomer of the Year award for 2008. Wozniacki started the season in Auckland , where she lost to Elena Vesnina in the quarterfinals. She also reached the quarterfinals in Sydney , this time losing to world No. 2, Serena Williams , after having three match points. Seeded 11th at
3640-504: The year, where she lost to Julia Görges in straight sets. In Madrid , Wozniacki lost to Görges again, this time in the third round. In Rome , she lost to eventual champion Maria Sharapova in the semifinal round. At the Brussels Open , Wozniacki reached the semifinals, where she defeated third seed and reigning French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone. In the final, Wozniacki's sixth of the year, she defeated eighth seed Peng Shuai to win her first red clay title, having won three titles on
3705-440: Was Wozniacki's first WTA doubles title. At the Tier III Japan Open , she was the top seed for the first time on the WTA Tour, and won her third career title, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the final. Wozniacki then took part in the Danish Open , in her hometown of Odense . After a string of good performances, she won the tournament, beating world No. 64, Sofia Arvidsson , in the final. Wozniacki's final win–loss record for
3770-451: Was already host to a men's tournament, the Pilot Pen International . It was created in 1973 in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire , as the Volvo International, and moved to Connecticut in 1990, where it took Pilot Pen sponsorship in 1997. When the men's event was cancelled in 1999, the women's Pilot Pen tournament remained the only one of the region. In 2005, the USTA purchased the men's tournament of Long Island, New York , and merged it with
3835-404: Was defeated by Venus Williams, in straight sets. At the Australian Open , Wozniacki defeated Gisela Dulko and 21st seed Alona Bondarenko on her way to the round of 16, where she lost to the eventual finalist and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic . At the French Open , Wozniacki was seeded 30th, making this the first Grand Slam tournament in which she was seeded. She again lost in the third round to
3900-403: Was drawn in a group with Francesca Schiavone, Samantha Stosur and Elena Dementieva. She defeated Dementieva in her first round-robin game, but lost to Stosur in the second. She won her last round-robin match in the group against Schiavone, securing the year-end world No. 1 rank and a place in the semifinals against the winner of the other group, Vera Zvonareva. Wozniacki defeated her, but then lost
3965-409: Was seeded second in the US Open girls' singles . In the first round, she won the first set against Russian Alexandra Panova , but was disqualified in the second set for verbally abusing an umpire. Wozniacki was said to have used an expletive in referring to a linesman who made a disputed call. However, on her blog, she claimed to have said "take your sunglasses of [sic]" and was mistaken for talking to
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#17328584705974030-493: Was sold to APG, a sports and entertainment company, which transferred it to Zhengzhou , China. The tournament was created in 1948 as the U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships and first played in Sacramento, California , in the United States. Over the 20 years of its first run, the event was held in various locations in the western United States: San Francisco; Berkeley, California ; Salt Lake City, Utah ; Seattle, Washington ; La Jolla, California ; and Denver, Colorado . Among
4095-420: Was the Sydney International where she defeated Dominika Cibulková when trailing 4–0 in the third set. She lost to Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets in the quarterfinals, after serving for the match at 5–4 up in the second set. Wozniacki competed at the Australian Open as the top seed. She defeated Anastasia Rodionova , Anna Tatishvili , Monica Niculescu and Jelena Janković, all in straight sets, to reach
4160-410: Was the 21st seed at the US Open . She defeated world No. 14, Victoria Azarenka , in the third round, but lost to second-seeded and eventual runner-up Jelena Janković in the fourth round. At the China Open , she lost her opening match to Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues. However, she teamed up with Medina Garrigues to clinch the doubles title, defeating the Chinese duo of Han Xinyun and Xu Yifan . It
4225-487: Was the first seed at the inaugural Danish Open . It was the first Danish WTA Tour tournament, created largely out of Wozniacki's popularity in Denmark. She defeated Klára Zakopalová to win her second title of the year. In Cincinnati , she lost in the third round to Marion Bartoli. As the second seed in Montreal , Wozniacki was forced to wait two days to play her semifinal match with Svetlana Kuznetsova because of heavy rain. She defeated both Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva on
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