Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina is a Ukrainian tennis player. Having turned professional in 2010, she reached her career-high ranking of world No. 3 on 11 September 2017 and again on 9 September 2019.
The women's singles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon from 28 July to 4 August 2012, and was the first Olympic grass court tournament since tennis was re-introduced to the Games.
The women's doubles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 5 August on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon.
The tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre, from 6 to 14 August. The competition was played on a fast hardcourt surface used in numerous North American tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the final by Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a knee injury.
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5), to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. This was her sixth Australian Open title and her 19th Grand Slam singles title overall.
Serena Williams defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 6–4, 6–4, to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but was defeated by Jelena Janković in the third round. Williams also achieved her second non-calendar year Grand Slam after winning the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open and 2015 French Open Also, this was the first time since 2002 that a player completed the 'Channel Slam', Serena herself being the last player to do so.
The 2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2016 Brisbane International. Kerber entered the season as the number 10 ranked player and the defending champion at four tournaments.
The women's doubles tennis tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6–14 August 2016.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but could not defend the title because of her provisional suspension after failing a drug test at the Australian Open.
Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. By winning her seventh Wimbledon title, Williams equaled Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. This was also the first time two women contested two major finals against one another in a single season since Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne met in the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals.
Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open. It was Kerber's second Grand Slam singles title. She became the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996. Flavia Pennetta was the defending champion, but retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2015 season.
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to injury.
Angelique Kerber won her third Grand Slam singles title, defeating Serena Williams, 6–3, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. Kerber became the first German since Steffi Graf in 1996 to lift the trophy.
Naomi Osaka defeated Petra Kvitová 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2019 Australian Open. By winning the tournament, Osaka took over the WTA no. 1 singles ranking from Simona Halep and also became the first player since Jennifer Capriati to win their first two Grand Slam titles in consecutive fashion. Eleven players had a theoretical chance of becoming no. 1 at the start of the tournament. In addition to Kvitová and Osaka, Sloane Stephens, Karolína Plíšková, Angelique Kerber, Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens, Aryna Sabalenka and Daria Kasatkina were also in contention for the no. 1 ranking at the start of this tournament, but were eliminated from contention as the tournament progressed.
Naomi Osaka was the defending champion, but lost to Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost to Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinals in a replay of the previous year’s final.
The 2018 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2018 WTA Tour.
The 2019 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2019 WTA Tour.
