An eventful week of tennis has come to an end in Dubai and it culminated with Elina Svitolina defending her title.
Here’s a look at the numbers and figures behind the 18th edition of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
3 – women have successfully defended the Dubai title: Svitolina, Venus Williams and Justine Henin.
5 – match points saved by Kasatkina en route to the final (2 against Konta, 3 against Muguruza).
8 – Svitolina is the eighth top seed to win the Dubai title.
10 – hours and 15 minutes, the total time spent on court by Kasatkina.
11 – titles won from 13 finals reached for Svitolina.
16 – aces struck by Caroline Garcia through her three matches in Dubai, the most by any player in the draw.
20 – Kasatkina’s new career-high ranking when the new standings are released on Monday.
20 – Kasatkina’s age, she is the youngest to reach the final in Dubai since Victoria Azarenka in 2010.
20 – times Svitolina has broken serve throughout the week.
23 – double faults hit by Kasatkina, the most by any player in the draw.
26 – games Svitolina has dropped en route to the title, averaging 6.5 games per match.
34 – unforced errors hit by Kasatkina in the final against Svitolina, compared to just 11 winners.
50.4 – Svitolina won 50.4 per cent of her return points throughout the week (four matches), the second-highest percentage behind Naomi Osaka who won 51.9 per cent of her return points (three matches).
61.5 – Svitolina won 61.5 per cent of her service points throughout the week, the highest among all players this tournament.
82.5 – Svitolina has won 82.5 per cent of her service games throughout the week.
347 – Kasatkina has collected $347,060 for making the final in Dubai, the largest prize money cheque she has received at a single tournament.
