Roland Garros 2023: Women’s preview

Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka returns to Roland Garros after strengthening her title credentials with recent victory over clay court queen Iga Swiatek (inset) in the Madrid final
                                             

PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
May 28-Jun 10

Iga Swiatek
World No.1 aims to recover from thigh injury suffered in Rome in bid to defend Paris crown

Aryna Sabalenka
Hoping to build on maiden major in Melbourne and improve third round best here

Coco Gauff
Yet to fulfill Slam potential. Reached final of both singles and doubles here last year

Elena Rybakina
Wimbledon champion at career-high rank after first WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells
    

PLAYER RECORD*		Swiatek	Sabalenka	Gauff	    	Rybakina
2023 win-loss		28-6	29-4		17-7		22-7
2023 titles		2	3		1		1
Career titles (total)	13	13		3		4
Career titles (clay)	6	2		1		1
Grand Slams		3	1		0		1



RECENT FINALS: Roland Garros women’s field is famously unpredictable – two-time winner Swiatek became lowest-ranked woman to take title in 2020, before No.33 Krejcikova completed rapid rise in 2021

2022 Iga Swiatek POL bt 	C. Gauff USA		6-1, 6-3
2021 Barbora Krejcikova CZE 	A. Pavlyuchenkova RUS	6-1, 2-6, 6-4
2020 Iga Swiatek POL 		S. Kenin USA		6-4, 6-1
2019 Ashleigh Barty AUS 	M. Vondrousova CZE	6-1, 6-3
2018 Simona Halep ROM 		S. Stephens USA		3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2017 Jelena Ostapenko LAT 	S. Halep ROM		4-6, 6-4, 6-3


*Data correct as of May 18


Source: WTA  
Pictures: Getty Images 
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