Iga Swiatek captures her 8th WTA 1000 title: Key stats
Polish women's singles tennis ace Iga Swiatek captured her eighth WTA 1000 title after overcoming Maria Sakkari in the final of the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Swiatek claimed her second Indian Wells title as she tamed Sakkari 6-4, 6-0. Notably, the Pole has claimed 19 career WTA Tour titles. Swiatek picked up her second title in 2024 after winning in Qatar.
Match stats and H2H record
Swiatek doled out two aces compared to Sakkari's one. Siwatek had two double faults to her opponent's one. She claimed a 76% win on the first serve and a 75% win on the second. Swiatek converted 5/8 break points. In terms of head-to-head meetings between the pair on the WTA Tour, it's 3-3 between the pair.
Swiatek beat Sakkari once again for the Indian Wells title
Swiatek's previous Indian Wells title came in the year 2022. She went on to beat Sakkari in the final, winning the contest 6-4, 6-1. Swiatek has won three successive matches versus Sakkari (also 2022 Doha).
Unique records for Swiatek
As per Opta, only Monica Seles in 1992 (12) and Steffi Graf in 1994 (16) have dropped the fewest games than Swiatek in 2024 (21) to secure the title at Indian Wells - both Seles and Graf played five matches. Only Martina Navratilova (44) has won more top-10 matches within her first 50 such clashes in the last 40 years than Swiatek (36).
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Swiatek is the first player to win 10-plus consecutive matches against top-10 in women's singles since Swiatek herself. She is now the fourth player in 2000s with multiple such streaks after Venus Williams, Justine Henin and Serena Williams.
Swiatek joins these legends with Indian Wells title win
Swiatek, who has picked up 19 crowns, is the player with the most titles after her first 23 WTA level finals in the Open Era. She has gone level with Chris Evert, Gail Sherriff and Nancy Richey. Meanwhile, Swiatek is the third player to secure multiple titles at Indian Wells before turning 23 after Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters.
Swiatek's journey in the tourney
In the first match, Swiatek beat Danielle Collins 6-3, 6-0. In her R32 clash, the Pole stood tall against Linda Noskova in a 6-4, 6-0 duel. In round 16, Swiatek overcame Yulia Putintseva 6-1, 6-2. Caroline Wozniacki was trailing against Swiatek when she retired midway through her quarter-finals tie. Swiatek then tamed Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-2 in the semis. Sakkari is her latest scalp.
20-2 win-loss record in 2024
By winning her second title of the season, Swiatek has raced to a win-loss record of 20-2 in 2024. Before the Indian Wells Open, she suffered a semi-final exit at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
