This is a list of the main career statistics of Spanish professional tennis player, Garbiñe Muguruza.[1] To date, Muguruza has won ten WTA singles titles – most significantly the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships– and five WTA doubles titles. Other highlights of Muguruza's career thus far include reaching the final of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, quarterfinal appearances at the French Open in 2014[2] and 2015; two runner-up finishes in doubles at the Madrid Open in 2014 and 2015 and a semi-final appearance in doubles at the 2014 French Open alongside Carla Suárez Navarro. Muguruza reached her career-high ranking of world No. 1 on 11 September 2017.
Garbine Muguruza won her first Grand Slam title at the 2016 French Open
2012-2013: Early career[]
Muguruza first got recognized at the 2012 Miami Open, where she made her first top 10 win, defeating world No. 9 Vera Zvonareva in the second round, and later came to the Round of 16 where she lost to Agnieszka Radwańska. She repeated his achievement the following year, with another top 10 win, this time against world No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki.
2014: First WTA title, first Grand Slam quarterfinal[]
At the beginning of the 2014, she won her first WTA singles title, defeating Klára Koukalová in the final of the International-level Hobart International. The following week, she reached her first Grand Slam Round of 16 at the Australian Open, defeating world No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki and later losing to Agnieszka Radwańska. She then made progress at the French Open, reaching her first Grand Slam quarterfinal and also defeating world No. 1 Serena Williams, losing only two games in that second-round match. She lost in three-sets to world No. 7 and former No. 1 Maria Sharapova in a quarterfinal-match. At the Wuhan Open, she defeated world No. 2 Simona Halep but withdrew before third-round match against Elina Svitolina. By the end of the year, she qualified for the WTA Tournament of Champions for the first time. There she won all her three matches in a round-robin group, but later lost to Andrea Petkovic in the semifinal.
2015: First Grand Slam Wimbledon final, top 10 debut, first Premier title[]
The 2015 season showed big improvement for Muguruza. After a couple of losses from Agnieszka Radwańska in the past, Muguruza finally managed to defeated her at the Premier-level 2015 Sydney International in order to make her another top 10 win. She continued with success, reaching another round of 16 at the Australian Open and making two Fed Cup wins, including top 10 win against Simona Halep. Later, at the Dubai Championships, she reached her first Premier 5 semifinal and also made another defeat over Radwańska, before she lost later to Karolína Plíšková. For the second time in a row, Muguruza reached the quarterfinals at the French Open, losing there to Lucie Šafářová. At Wimbledon, she had a significant performance. She reached her first Grand Slam final and also defeated world No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki in the forth round, before she lost to world No. 1 Serena Williams in the final. Following this, she entered the top 10 in singles for the first time, reaching a World No. 9 ranking.[3] Later, she was impressive in the Asian Tour. At the Wuhan Open, she reached her first Premier 5 final and also recorded a top 10 win over world No. 9 Ana Ivanovic. A week later, she went one step further, winning the title at the Premier Mandatory China Open, and also recorded another top 10 win over Radwańska. She entered the WTA Finals as world No. 3. She had three wins over top 10 players Petra Kvitová, Angelique Kerber, Lucie Šafářová, before she lost to Radwańska in the semifinal.
2016: First Grand Slam French Open title[]
Muguruza won all four of her matches at the Fed Cup in 2016. At the Italian Open, she defeated world No. 10 Timea Bacsinszky and then lost to eventual runner–up Madison Keys in the semi-finals. One of Muguruza's most significant results to date came at the French Open. Displaying confident play and strong ground strokes, Muguruza defeated world No. 1 Serena Williams in the final, earning her first Grand Slam title. She started the tournament losing one set against Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the first round. After that, she did not drop another set on her way to the trophy. During the Summer, Muguruza played at the Olympic Games, where she won two matches, before losing to eventual gold medalist Monica Puig in the third-round. Later, Muguruza reached the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open, losing to Karolína Plíšková. Muguruza spent all of 2016 inside the top 10.[3]
Garbine Muguruza came as Wimbledon champion in 2017 as well as runner–up in 2015
2017: First Australian Open quarterfinal, Second Grand Slam Wimbledon title, World No. 1 ranking[]
At the 2017 Australian Open, she reached her first quarterfinal, losing to CoCo Vandeweghe. In the Fed Cup battle against Czech Republic, Muguruza defeated Barbora Strýcová but lost to world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková. At the Indian Wells Open, she lost to Plíšková in the quarterfinal and recorded another top 10 win over Elina Svitolina in the previous round. She managed to win her second Grand Slam title, defeating Venus Williams in the final of Wimbledon.[4] There she also defeated world No. 1 Angelique Kerber and world No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova. In August, she produced great performances at the Cincinnati Open. There she won the title, defeating world No. 2 Simona Halep in the final as well as two other top 10 wins over world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková and world No. 8 Svetlana Kuznetsova.[5] After the fourth round loss at the US Open,[6] Muguruza became the World No. 1 player.[7] She finished the year as World No. 2.[3]
2018: French Open semifinal[]
At the 2018 Qatar Total Open, Muguruza advanced to the final after the withdrawal of Simona Halep before their semifinal match.[8] She failed to win the title, losing to Petra Kvitová.[9] In April, she won International-level Monterrey Open, defeating Tímea Babos in the final.[10] At the French Open, she reached semifinal, losing to Simona Halep in straight-sets.[11] She debuted at the year-end championships WTA Elite Trophy, losing to Wang Qiang in the semifinal.
2019: Struggles with form, drop in the rankings[]
In March 2019, she reached her second quarterfinal at the Indian Wells Open, losing to eventual champion Bianca Andreescu.[12] There she also recorded two top 10 wins over world No. 7 Kiki Bertens and world No. 10 Serena Williams.[13] For the second time in a row, she won Monterrey Open, this time defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final.[14] Success did not came at the Fed Cup, where she lost both matches against Belgium.
2020: Australian Open final[]
Muguruza had a strong start to 2020 season, reaching the final at the Australian Open. On her way to the final, she had three top 10 wins over Elina Svitolina,[15]Kiki Bertens and Simona Halep,[16][17] before she lost to Sofia Kenin in the final.[18] After the two early eliminations at the Italian Open in the last two years, Muguruza reached her third semifinal. In the semifinal match, she lost to the eventual champion Simona Halep.[19]
2021: Third WTA 1000 title, First WTA Finals title[]
At the 2021 US Open Krejcikova took her revenge defeating Muguruza in the fourth round after calling a controversial off-court MTO in the second set.[20]
Muguruza won the 2021 WTA Finals defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final.
Performance timelines[]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR: strike rate (events won / competed). W–L: win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.[21]
^ abThe first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
^ abIn 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
^WTA Staff (September 6, 2017). "Muguruza becomes new WTA World No.1". WTA Tennis. Retrieved December 4, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)