This year's first-timers could do well to emulate others who've been in their shoes.
| year | Event | RND | Winner | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
US Open WTA
|
1/8 | Maria Sharapova |
6-1
4-6 6-4 |
| 2009 |
Rogers Cup
Canada, Ontario, Toronto |
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
3-6
4-6 |
| 2009 |
Bank of the West Classic
United States, California, Stanford |
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
1-6
2-6 |
| 2009 |
Roland Garros WTA
France, Paris |
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
2-6
6-1 6-8 |
| 2007 |
East West Bank Classic presented by Herbalife
United States, California, Los Angeles |
Championship | Nadia Petrova | |
| 2006 |
Generali Ladies Linz
Austria, Linz |
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
7-5
6-2 |
| 2006 |
Australian Open WTA
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne |
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
7-6
6-4 |
| 2005 |
TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships White group
|
Championship | Nadia Petrova |
1-6
2-6 |
| 2005 |
US Open WTA
United States, New York, Flushing Meadows |
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
7-5
4-6 6-4 |
| 2005 |
Wimbledon WTA
England, Wimbledon |
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
6-7
3-6 |
| 2003 |
TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships Final stages
|
Championship | Maria Sharapova |
2-6
6-2 5-7 |
| year | Event | RND | Winner | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
US Open WTA
|
1/64 | Serena Williams |
6-1
6-1 |
| 2019 |
Western & Southern Open
|
1/16 | Ashleigh Barty |
6-4
6-1 |
| 2019 |
Western & Southern Open
|
1/32 | Maria Sharapova |
6-3
7-6 |
| 2019 |
Rogers Cup
|
1/32 | Anett Kontaveit |
6-4
3-6 4-6 |
| year | Event | RND | Winner | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
Family Circle Cup
|
1/32 | Marina Erakovic |
4-6
6-3 6-4 |
| 2014 |
Sony Open Tennis
United States, Florida, Miami |
1/32 | Sabine Lisicki |
6-3
4-6 4-6 |
| 2014 |
Sony Open Tennis
United States, Florida, Miami |
1/64 | Nadia Petrova |
7-5
1-6 6-4 |
| 2014 |
BNP Paribas Open
United States, California, Indian Wells |
1/64 | Silvia Soler-Espinosa |
1-1
|
