Elite Women's Team Award for WIMBLEDON

Russia, led by Daria Kasatkina, wins this year's Elite Women's Team award for Wimbledon 2018.  Three Russian players reached the fourth round of this grand slam this year, the other two being Ekaterina Makarova and Evgeniya Rodina.

This award is given by this blog to the country that puts the most number of players into the fourth round of the specified grand slam.

This is the 8th time the Russians have taken home this award.

2018 - RUSSIA - Daria Kasatkina, Ekaterina Makarova, Evgeniya Rodina

2017 - UNITED STATES - Coco Vandeweghe, Venus Williams

2016 - UNITED STATES - Madison Keys, Coco Vandeweghe, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

2015 - UNITED STATES - Madison Keys, Coco Vandeweghe, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

2014 - CZECH REPUBLIC - Petra Kvitova, Lucie Safarova, Tereza Smitkova, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova

2013 - ITALY - Karin Knapp, Flavia Pennetta, Roberta Vinci

2012 - ITALY - Camila Giorgi, Francesca Schiavone, Roberta Vinci

2011 - RUSSIA - Ksenia Pervak, Nadia Petrova, Maria Sharapova

2010 - UNITED STATES - Serena Williams, Venus Williams

2009 - RUSSIA - Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova, Dinara Safina, Elena Vesnina

2008 - RUSSIA - Anna Chakvetadze, Elena Dementieva, Alisa Kleybanova, Alla Kudryavtseva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, 

2007 - RUSSIA - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Maria Sharapova

2006 - RUSSIA - Elena Dementieva, Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova

2005 - RUSSIA - Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Likhovtseva, Anastasia Myskina, Nadia Petrova, Maria Sharapova

2004 - UNITED STATES - Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Amy Frazier, Serena Williams

2003 - RUSSIA - Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva

2002 - UNITED STATES - Jennifer Capriati, Laura Granville, Lisa Raymond, Chanda Rubin, Monica Seles, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

2001 - UNITED STATES - Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Meghan Shaughnessy, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

2000 - UNITED STATES - Kristina Brandi, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Lilia Osterloh, Lisa Raymond, Monica Seles, Serena Williams,  Venus Williams

1999 - UNITED STATES - Lindsay Davenport, Lisa Raymond, Alexandra Stevenson, Venus Williams, 

1998 - UNITED STATES - Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles, Venus Williams

1997 - CZECH REPUBLIC - Denisa Chladkova, Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova, 

1996 - UNITED STATES - Mary Joe Fernandez, Amy Frazier, Meredith McGrath,

1995 - UNITED STATES - Lindsay Davenport, Gigi Fernandez, Lisa Raymond

1994 - UNITED STATES - Lindsay Davenport, Gigi Fernandez, Zina Garrison-Jackson, Lori McNeil, Martina Navratilova

1993 - UNITED STATES - Jennifer Capriati, Zina Garrison-Jackson, Meredith McGrath, Martina Navratilova, Lisa Raymond

1992 - UNITED STATES - Jennifer Capriati, Patty Fendick, Gigi Fernandez, Amy Frazier, Zina Garrison-Jackson, Martina Navratilova

1991 - UNITED STATES - Jennifer Capriati, Mary Joe Fernandez, Amy Frazier, Zina Garrison, Martina Navratilova

1990 - UNITED STATES - Jennifer Capriati, Patty Fendick, Zina Garrison-Jackson, Ann Henricksson, Martina Navratilova,

1989 - UNITED STATES - Chris Evert, Patty Fendick, Mary Joe Fernandez, Gretchen Magers, Lori McNeil, Martina Navratilova

1988 - UNITED STATES - Katrina Adams, Chris Evert, Mary Joe Fernandez, Zina Garrison, Martina Navratilova, Barbara Potter, Pam Shriver 

1987 - UNITED STATES - Chris Evert, Gigi Fernandez, Mary Joe Fernandez, Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver

1986 - UNITED STATES - Chris Evert, Kathy Jordan, Lori McNeil, Betsy Nagelsen, Martina Navratilova, Robin White

1985 - UNITED STATES - Chris Evert, Zina Garrison, Martina Navratilova, Molly Van Nostrand,  Barbara Potter, Kathy Rinaldi, Pam Shriver, Anne Smith

1984 - UNITED STATES - Kathy Jordan, Chris Evert-Lloyd, Martina Navratilova, Barbara Potter, Pam Shriver, 

1983 - UNITED STATES - Lisa Bonder, Andrea Jaeger, Kathy Jordan, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Barbara Potter, Kathy Rinaldi

Elite Women's Team Awardees for AUSTRALIAN OPEN

The Czech Republic wins this year's Elite Women's Team Award for the Australian Open.

This is the first time the Czech Republic has won this award.

They are led by Karolina Pliskova, Barbora Strycova and Denisa Allertova.

In every grand slam every year, my tennis blog gives an award to the country which places the most number of players in the fourth round.  Here are the countries who won this award for the Australian Open -

2018 - CZECH REPUBLIC - Pliskova, Ka., Strycova, Vandeweghe
2017 - UNITED STATES - Williams, S., Williams, V., Vandeweghe, Brady 2016 - RUSSIA - Sharapova, Makarova, Gasparyan
2015 - UNITED STATES - Williams, S., Williams, V., Keys, Brengle
2014 - UNITED STATES - Williams, S., Stephens
2013 - RUSSIA - Makarova, Sharapova, Kirilenko, Kuznetsova, Vesnina
2012 - SERBIA - Jankovic, Ivanovic
2011 - RUSSIA - Zvonareva, Makarova, Kuznetsova, Sharapova
2010 - RUSSIA - Kirilenko, Safina, Petrova, Kuznetsova

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2009 - RUSSIA - Kuznetsova, Dementieva, Kleybanova, Safina, Petrova, Zvonareva
2008 - RUSSIA - Petrova, Kirilenko, Dementieva, Sharapova
2007 - RUSSIA - Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Zvonareva, Sharapova, Chakvetadze
2006 - RUSSIA - Myskina, Petrova, Vesnina, Sharapova, Kuznetsova
2005 - RUSSIA - Linetskaya, Petrova, Sharapova, Dushevina, Kuznetsova, Dementieva, Myskina
2004 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Raymond, Rubin
2003 - UNITED STATES - Williams, V., Davenport, Rubin, Shaughnessy, Williams, S.
2002 - UNITED STATES - Williams, V., Seles, Capriati
2001 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Seles, Capriati, Williams, S., Williams, V.
2000 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Capriati, Brandi, Williams, S.

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1999 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Rubin, Williams, V., Seles
1998 - FRANCE - Pierce, Testud
1997 - UNITED STATES - Rubin, Fernandez, Davenport, Po
1996 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Rubin, Fernandez, Seles
1995 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Fernandez, Werdel-Witmeyer
1994 - UNITED STATES - Helgeson, Rubin, Fernandez, Davenport
1993 - UNITED STATES - Capriati, Fernandez, Fernandez
1992 - UNITED STATES - Frazier, Fendick, Fernandez, Capriati, Garrison
1991 - UNITED STATES - Fernandez, Frazier, Garrison
1990 - UNITED STATES - Fernandez, Garrison, Faber, Fernandez, Fendick

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1989 - UNITED STATES - Navratilova, Garrison, MacGregor, Faber
1988 - UNITED STATES - Navratilova, Evert, Potter, Shriver, McNeil
1987 - UNITED STATES - Shriver, Garrison, Mundel, Benjamin, Navratilova, Bowes
1985 - UNITED STATES - Navratilova, Henricksson, Garrison, Shriver, Evert
1984 - UNITED STATES - Evert, Walsh, Shriver, Potter, Rinaldi, Navratilova
1983 - UNITED STATES - Navratilova, Jordan, Garrison, Walsh, Potter, Shriver, Moulton

Elite Women's Team Award for the US Open

American tennis legend Venus Williams leads the USA into another Elite Women's Team Award for the 2017 US Open. This blog gives this award to the country that has the most 4th round players for that particular grand slam.

2017 - UNITED STATES - Venus Williams, Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens, Coco Vandeweghe

2016 - UNITED STATES - Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Madison Keys

2015 - UNITED STATES - Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Madison Keys, Varvara Lepchenko

Elite Women's Team Awardees for the FRENCH OPEN

The host France has never won this award until this year! Kristina Mladenovic, Alize Cornet and Caroline Garcia form the team that wins this award this year! They all have reached the fourth round! 

2017 - FRANCE - Kristina Mladenovic, Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia 2016 - UNITED STATES - Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Shelby Rogers, Madison Keys 
2015 - RUSSIA - Sharapova, Makarova
2014 - RUSSIA - Kuznetsova, Sharapova
2013 - UNITED STATES - Sloane Stephens, Jamie Hampton, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Serena Williams
2012 - RUSSIA - Kuznetsova, Sharapova
2011 - RUSSIA - Kirilenko, Sharapova, Makarova, Zvonareva, Pavlyuchenkova, Kuznetsova
2010 - RUSSIA - Petrova, Dementieva, Kirilenko

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2009 - RUSSIA - Kuznetsova, Safina, Sharapova
2008 - RUSSIA - Kuznetsova, Dementieva, Zvonareva, Sharapova, Safina
2007 - RUSSIA - Sharapova, Chakvetadze, Kuznetsova, Safina
2006 - RUSSIA - Myskina, Kuznetsova, Safina, Sharapova
2005 - RUSSIA - Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Bovina, Petrova, Dementieva, Likhovtseva
2004 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Williams, V., Capriati, Williams, S.
2003 - UNITED STATES - Davenport, Williams, V., Williams, S., Capriati, Rubin
2002 - UNITED STATES - Williams, V., Williams, S., Rubin, Seles, Capriati
2001 - UNITED STATES - Capriati, Shaughnessy, Williams, S.
2000 - UNITED STATES - Rubin, Seles, Williams, V.

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1999 - UNITED STATES - Williams, V., Fernandez, Seles, Capriati, Davenport
1998 - UNITED STATES - Williams, S., Williams, V., Seles, Rubin, Davenport
1997 - UNITED STATES - Arendt, Davenport, Raymond, Fernandez, Seles
1996 - UNITED STATES - Fernandez, Davenport, Seles
1995 - SPAIN - Martinez, Sanchez-Vicario, Ruano Pascual 
1994 - GERMANY - Graf, Huber, Hack
1993 - SPAIN - Martinez, Sanchez-Vicario
1992 - SPAIN - Martinez, Sanchez-Vicario
1991 - UNITED STATES - Whitlinger, Fernandez, Capriati
1990 - UNITED STATES - Capriati, Fernandez, Grossman

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1989 - BULGARIA - Katerina Maleeva, Manuela Maleeva
1988 - UNITED STATES - Navratilova, Garrison
1987 - WEST GERMANY - Hanika, Kohde-Kilsch, Graf
1986 - UNITED STATES - Evert, Casale, Fernandez, Rinaldi, Navratilova
1985 - UNITED STATES - Evert, Phelps, Gadusek, Spence, Navratilova
1984 - UNITED STATES - Evert, Benjamin, Bonder, Garrison, Brown, White, Horvath, Navratilova
1983 - UNITED STATES - Evert, Jaeger, Rush, Rinaldi, Jordan, Austin, Navratilova, Horvath

Elite Women's Team Award for 2015 Wimbledon - UNITED STATES

The United States wins the Elite Women's Team Award for Wimbledon 2015 by putting four players into the fourth round of this tournament.  They were led by Serena Williams (#1), sister Venus Williams (#16), Coco Vandeweghe (#48) and Madison Keys (#21).

This award is given to the country with the most number of players in the round of 16.

Elite Women's Team Award for the 2015 French Open - RUSSIA

Russia wins this year's Elite Women's Team Award in a hotly contested competition.  Italy, the Czech Republic and the US were also in contention with two players each but Russia had the lowest sum of all the countries.  The winning players were Maria Sharapova (#2) and Ekaterina Makarova (#9).

Elite Women's Team Award US Open 2014: Russia

In a hotly contested Elite Women's Team Award for the US Open 2014, Russia wins the award this year - as Maria Sharapova and Ekaterina Makarova's combined rankings of 24 give the country the award.

This website awards the Elite Women's Team Award to the country who has the most players through to the fourth round of each of the grand slams.  If an eventuality of a tie, the current weekly ranking of the players into the fourth round, for each country, is added up, and the country with the smallest sum wins.

Italy was a close second with a sum of 26.  Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta make up the Italian team.  Serbia was in third place with a sum of 153.  Jelena Jankovic and Aleksandra Krunic make up the Serbian team.

Czech Republic: Elite Women's Team Award for 2014 Wimbledon

The Czech Republic has won the Elite Women's Team Award for the 2014 Wimbledon!  I think this is their first award ever.  This year, they are led by Petra Kvitova, Lucie Safarova, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova and Tereza Smitkova.

This year, this award has gone to three different countries - the US (Australian Open), Russia (French Open) and the Czech Republic (Wimbledon).

French Open 2014: Elite Women's Team Award

Russia wins the 2014 French Open Elite Women's Team Award putting two players in the fourth round - Maria Sharapova (#8) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (#28).

Actually, two other countries placed two players in the fourth round, Germany and Spain, but the total sum of the seedings of the Russian players was the lowest among the three countries, making it win the award.

Australian Open 2013: Elite Women's Team Award

Maria Sharapova led the winning Russian quintet of players who win the 2013 Australian Open Elite Women's Team Award.  The other Russians forming the team are Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Kirilenko.  

The other country finalists for this award were USA, Serbia, Germany, Belarus, Denmark, China, Poland and Belgium.

US Open 2012: Elite Women's Team Country Award

 

The Elite Women'sTeam Award for the US Open remains in Russia's hands this year, as Maria Sharapova (#3) and Nadia Petrova (#22) both reached the fourth round.  Three countries vied for the award, with Italy almost winning it again, after surprisingly winning the award in Wimbledon.  Sara Errani (#10) and Roberta Vinci (#19) both reached the fourth round.  The Czech Republic was the other country, as Petra Kvitova (#5) and Andrea Hlavackova (#82) both reached the fourth round.

Wimbledon 2012: Elite Women's Team Country Award

This is the grass in Wimbledon but it is very surprising to find Italy win the Elite Women's Team Country Award this year!  Their players are not really known to be that proficient on grass.  But not anymore.  This award proves that these Italian women can play in all types of surfaces!

I don't remember Italy ever winning this award!  Three Italian women have entered the fourth round of Wimbledon 2012!  Incredible!  They are lead by 23rd seed Roberta Vinci, 26th seed and French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and surprise, surprise, 145th seed Camila Giorgi, who also wins the Breakout Player Award for Wimbledon 2012.

Bravo Italia!

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French Open 2012: Elite Women's Team Country Award

Every Grand Slam, this blog picks a country for the Elite Team Country Award.  It's awarded to the country that has the most number of players to have reached the fourth round.  Russia normally has a lock on this award for the past few years but last Australian Open, the award went to Serbia.  

Well, for this year's French Open, three countries had two players each in the fourth round - USA (surprisingly no Williams sisters), the Czech Republic and of course, Russia.  

Russia wins the award this year as the sum of the seedings of the two players in the fourth round - Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, only add up to 30, the smallest number.

Runner-up is the Czech Republic, whose sum is 48.  Their team is composed of Petra Kvitova and Klara Zakopalova.

Finally, the USA has Sloane Stephens and Varvara Lepchenko, for a sum of 133.

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Australian Open 2012: Elite Women's Team Country Award

The MyFABETennis blog awards the Elite Women's Team Country Award to the country with the most number of players into the fourth round.  If there is a tie, the sum of the seedings of the players of those countries who are tied is taken and the country with the lowest sum, gets the award.  Just in case a tie occurs in the sum, the country with the highest seed gets the award.

Russia has been perennially winning the awards slam after slam after slam for the past decade because of their deep bench.  However, cracks have been showing in the Russian system and for this Australian Open, another country wins the award.  Surprisingly, it's Serbia, when none of its Top 2 players are even in the Top 10.  But since there is a five way country tie in the number of players into the fourth round - that is two - Serbia, China, Germany, Russia and the Czech Republic were all tied.  However, when the sum of the seedings of the two players were added, it was Serbia who had the lowest seedings sum of 35.  I think this is the first time Serbia got this award.

The other countries with entries in the fourth round are -

China - 2

Czech Republic - 2

Germany -2

Russia - 2

Belarus - 1

Belgium - 1

Denmark - 1

Italy - 1

Poland - 1

USA - 1

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US Open 2011: Elite Women's Team Country Award

Russia expectedly gets my pick for the Elite Women's Team Award again!  I don't think they have ever lost this award for the past few years, except I think for one Grand Slam where the US got it.  In this year's Wimbledon, they had three players in the fourth round and in the French Open, they had six.

The depth of the Russian women's game is so deep that only Vera Zvonareva is in the Top 10 right now.  Former US Open champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Pavlychenkova are both in the Top 20, while Maria Kirilenko is in the Top 30.

The following are the other countries who have made it to the elite list -

Germany - 3 players in the fourth round

Italy - 2

Australia - 1

China - 1

Denmark - 1

Romania - 1

Serbia - 1

Spain - 1

USA - 1