… Aryna Sabalenka leads the head-to-heads with Jelena Ostapenko 3-0? The last meeting took place last year at the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome when the three-time major champion won 6-2, 6-4.
… Jelena Ostapenko has already appeared seven times in Stuttgart but had previously never progressed past the quarterfinals? In 2018, she lost to the Czech Karolina Pliskova.
… Aryna Sabalenka has earned almost double the amount of career prize money than Jelena Ostapenko? The world No.1, who is about one year younger than her opponent, has amassed 33,287,633 dollars whilst Ostapenko has pocketed 17,148,983 dollars.
… Jelena Ostapenko celebrated her biggest win to date on clay in 2017 when winning the French Open title? In the same year, she also reached the Charleston final.
… Aryna Sabalenka is contesting the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix for the fifth time and today will appear in the final for the fourth time? In her three previous ones, she lost each time against the world No. 1 – 2021 versus Ashleigh Barty, 2022 and 2023 versus Iga Swiatek, Porsche Friend in Poland.
… Jelena Ostapenko has made it to the final for the second time this year? Prior to today, she also went all the way to the last stage at the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha.
… Aryna Sabalenka has won two of her 19 WTA titles to date on clay? They both came at the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid – in 2021 and 2023.
… Jelena Ostapenko defeated Iga Swiatek for the sixth time in her career in the quarterfinals? No other player has amassed more wins against the five-time Grand Slam champion.
… Aryna Sabalenka is nicknamed “The Tiger”? It is down to her tiger tattoo on her left forearm.
… Jelena Ostapenko is currently No. 4 in the doubles world rankings? She has already won two doubles titles this year – in Charleston and Abu Dhabi.
… Aryna Sabalenka has won 13 of her last 14 matches and in doing so reached the Indian Wells and Miami finals? She claimed the title in Miami against Jessica Pegula and was the runner-up in Indian Wells after being beaten by Mirra Andreeva.
… Jelena Ostapenko has won a total of eight WTA titles in the WTA 500 category? The last one came in Linz in 2024 when she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final.
… Aryna Sabalenka has this season already won 25 matches and is therefore second in the tour statistics? Only Jessica Pegula on 26 victories has been more successful?
… Jelena Ostapenko is currently No. 24 in the world rankings? One year ago, she was No. 10 – by reaching the Stuttgart final, she is however certain to return to the Top 20.
… Aryna Sabalenka has topped the world ranking since 21 October 2024 and has therefore been the No. 1 for the last 26 weeks? She has headed the rankings for a total of 34 weeks.
… Jelena Ostapenko’s biggest tennis role model is Serena Williams?
… Aryna Sabalenka has already chalked up two tournament wins in the 2025 season? She claimed the title in Brisbane at the start of the year (win in the final against Veronika Kudermetova) and was successful in Maimi in March (win in the final against Jessica Pegula).
Porsche in Tennis
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is the flagship of Porsche’s worldwide involvement in women’s tennis. First played in Filderstadt in 1978, the long-standing Stuttgart tournament has been held in the city’s Porsche Arena since 2006. It stands for tradition and innovation, as does the Porsche brand. As the most loyal sponsor of women’s international tennis, Porsche has accompanied the WTA’s oldest indoor event right from the start. Porsche has also been supporting women’s tennis internationally for years. Iga Swiatek, Eva Lys and Maria Sakkari are “Friends of the Brand” in their home countries. Porsche has been a premium partner of the “Deutsche Tennis Bund” (DTB – German Tennis Association) since 2012 and is committed to fostering up-and-coming players in the Porsche Talent Team and the Porsche Junior Team.
