JELENA-DOKIC.com - November 2003

 

THE 3rd ANNUAL SUPER-SIZED "EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW" JELENA CORNER by Todd Spiker

SOME FINAL THOUGHTS ON 2003...

   Jelena's 2002 ended on such a disheartening skid that no one could manage the intestinal fortitude to believe the disturbing trend would carry over into the new 2003 season.  Little did everyone know that the slide would be more difficult to end than Martina Navratilova's tennis career, not showing signs of any substantial acts of closure until the year's final two tournaments in Zurich and Linz.
   In the end, she managed to end her season with her inimitably dramatic style intact.  But that was more than nine months, a sub-.500 record (28-30), 11 opening round losses, 3 losing streaks of at least three matches in length, an ex-regular doubles partner, a racecar driver and two coaches after the season had started in vain in Tokyo with The Fair One dropping the first five games of her opening match against Angelique Widjaja.  On that day, Jelena eventually rallied to win the match... just as she did with her 2003 campaign, turning a "lost" season into something else -- a frustrating, but hopefully ultimately beneficial, learning experience that finally seemed to have run its course as the waning year's shadows were cast over October.  Talk about just in the nick of time... needless to say, the lady reached within herself and proved that she still knows how to make an exit that leaves everyone yearning for more.
   So into the sunset she goes.  The head is held up a little higher.  The gait has a hint of excited expectation, too.  And is that a clenched fist I see?  Ahh, now that's a mighty comforting sight.


 

2003 AT A GLANCE

Tokyo TPP (I) - QF (Raymond)
Paris (II) - QF (Daniiildou)
Antwerp (II) - 1r (Sugiyama)
Scottsdale (II) - 2r (Shaughnessy)
Indian Wells (I) - 2r (Rittner)
Miami (I) - QF (Clijsters)
Sarasota (IV) - 1r (Suarez)
Charleston (I) - QF (S.Williams)
A.Island (II) - 3r (Raymond)
Warsaw (II) - SF (Mauresmo)
Berlin (I) - 3r (Tulyaganova)
Rome (I) - 1r (Martinez)
Strasbourg (III) - 2r (Sprem)
Roland Garros (GS) - 2r (Pisnik)
Vienna (III) - QF (Suarez)
Eastbourne (II) - 1r (Obata)
Wimbledon (GS) - 3r (Sharapova)
Stanford (II) - QF (Vento-K.)
San Diego (II) - 3r (Rubin)
L.A. (II) - 2r (Kuznetsova)
Toronto (I) - 3r (Zvonareva)
New Haven (II) - 2r (Davenport)
US Open (GS) - 2r (Pierce)
Bali (III) - 1r (Garbin)
Shanghai (II) - 2r (Safina)
Leipzig (II) - 2r (Clijsters)
Moscow (I) - 1r (Stevenson)
Filderstadt (II) - 1r (Maleeva)
Zurich (I) - RU (Henin-H.)
Linz (II) - QF (Sugiyama)



 

JELENA ON TOUR

SINGLES
YR..RNK...PTS...W/L...ITF
=========================
97..588.....*...0-0...8-3
98..341.....*...3-1...7-1
99...43...698..20-14..1-1
00...26..1054..28-19
01....8..2780..53-23
02....9..2506..53-27
03...15..1405..28-30
DOUBLES
YR..RNK...PTS...W/L...MIX
=========================
98....*.....*...1-1...0-0
99...72...487..15-11..0-1
00...51...666..15-18..1-3
01...12..1710..33-19..4-3
02...14..1615..31-14..0-0
03...26..1112..22-21..0-1


**JELENA - BY QUARTERS**
--all matches--
....1st...2nd...3rd...4th
=========================
98..2-0....*....2-0..11-4
99..8-5..15-7...4-3...1-3
00..5-7..18-6...3-3..14-9
01..6-4..19-8..12-8..19-5
02..5-5..28-9..13-5...7-8
03..5-6..10-11..5-6...8-7
-"Dorothy Tour" (Aust./NZ)-
1998....2-0
1999....5-2
2000....3-5
2001....0-1
-"EuroJelena!" (Europe/2Q)-
1999...11-4
2000...10-4
2001...17-7
2002...20-7
2003....7-8


**JELENA - ODDS & ENDS**
**3-setters**
1999...9-9..|.2002..17-8
2000..13-6..|.2003..9-11
2001..12-11
**vs. Russians**
1999...1-0..|.2002..12-4
2000...5-2..|.2003...2-4
2001...8-0
**vs. Belgians**
1999...1-0..|.2002...1-3
2000...1-1..|.2003...1-3
2001...1-1
**vs. Australians**
1999...1-0..|.2002...0-0
2000...2-0..|.2003...1-0
2001...0-1


 

Jelena, in the 2nd Quarter: "I'm not expecting much from the rest of the year."

**JELENA - INDOOR/OUTDOOR**
........indoor....outdoor
1997.....0-0.........8-3
1998.....3-3........10-2
1999.....4-3.......24-16
2000.....5-6.......35-18
2001....12-6.......44-19
2002.....6-9.......47-18
2003.....9-8.......19-22


**JELENA - BY SURFACE**
YR...GC....CC....HC...CAR
=========================
97..0-0...0-0...8-3...0-0
98..7-1...0-0...8-6..10-9
99..9-2...8-6..10-9...1-2
00..6-2...9-4..20-16..2-2
01..6-3..16-8..26-10..8-4
02..8-2..20-7..25-15..0-3
03..2-2...8-9..16-16..2-3


**JELENA - IN ALL TIE-BREAKS**
1997...1-2...2001...9-5
1998...1-2...2002..10-5
1999...4-5...2003...9-4
2000..11-9


**JELENA - WTA MATCH STATS**
.........MAIN......QUAL
3-sets..48-40.......3-3
TB......33-23.......5-5
W/O......1-1........0-0
RET......4-4........0-0
DOWN 1..25-94.......0-3
UP 1...152-18......22-2
OUT....149-89......21-4
IN......30-25.......1-1


**JELENA - CAREER PRIZE MONEY**
-U.S. DOLLARS-
1998...........3,775
1999.........160,424
2000.........429,880
2001.......1,169,716
2002.........918,633
2003.........552,462


**CAREER - BY TIER**
.........CAREER...2003
Slams.....38-18....4-3
WTA Chp....2-2
Tier I....50-31...12-9
Tier II...56-41..11-14
Tier III..24-15....1-3
Tier IV...12-6.....0-1
Tier V.....3-1
ITF.......16-5
Fed Cup....9-2
Hopman.....4-3
Olympics...4-2
Exhib......8-7


**JELENA - BY WTA SEED**
#1...........16-6
#2............9-10
#3...........16-8
#4...........15-10
#5...........16-9
#6...........10-9
#7............8-3
#8............7-5
#9............4-3
#10...........3-2
#11...........3-2
#13...........1-2
#14..........12-2
#15...........3-2
#17...........0-1
#21...........3-1
#22...........1-1
#24...........2-1
unseeded.....44-33


 

JELENA ON... tennis "babes":  "I think people should stop looking for a babe.  I think they should be looking at tennis players first." AND MORE... "It's not just tennis anymore; it's much more than that.  It's gone into shorter skirts, who looks good, who doesn't look good.  I think we all expect that." AND STILL MORE... on using sex appeal to sell the sport: "I'm more for the tennis part.  I think the tour has grown.  I think they've used that a little bit, and it's helped.  There's much more attention on women's tennis because of that.  We have so many different personalities and different players that show different things.  I think in a way you can use this.  You shouldn't overexpose this.  You know, you should also have a look at some of the athleticism and power we have on the tour, not just the looks.  I think it should be combined a little bit."

**YEARLY WTA POINTS RACE**
--SINGLES--
........PTS..RANK...WTA CHSP
----------------------------
2001...2891...8th...1-1 (QF)
2002...2720...9th...1-1 (QF)
2003...1472..15th...DNQ

--DOUBLES RACE--
(high partner)
......PARTNER...PTS...RANK
--------------------------
2001..Martinez..926...11th
2002..Petrova...709...14th
2003..Petrova...778...14th


**JELENA - PRO TITLES BY SURFACE**
--HARD--
1999 Hopman Cup (i) (ITF Team)
2001 Hong Kong (exhibition)
2001 Hong Kong doubles (exhib.)
2001 Tokyo PC (Tier II)
2002 L.A. doubles (Tier II)
2002 Linz (i) (Tier II)
--RED CLAY--
2001 Rome (Tier I)
--GREEN CLAY--
2002 Sarasota (Tier IV)
2002 Sarasota doubles (Tier IV)
--GRASS--
2002 Birmingham (Tier III)
--CARPET--
2001 Moscow (Tier I)
2001 Linz doubles (Tier II)


**JELENA IN SINGLES FINALS**
98 Saga (ITF) lost to Molik
01 Hong Kong (Ex) d. Kournikova
01 Rome (I) d. Mauresmo
01 Bahia (II) lost to Seles
01 Tokyo PC (II) d. Sanchez Vic.
01 Moscow (I) d. Dementieva
01 Zurich (I) lost to Davenport
01 Linz (II) lost to Davenport
02 Paris (II) w/o V.Williams
02 Sarasota (IV) d. Panova
02 Strasbourg (III) lost to SFE
02 Birmingham (III) d. Myskina
02 S.D. (II) lost to V.Williams
03 Zurich (I) lost to Henin-H.


**JELENA AT THE SLAMS**
......Oz...RG....W...US
-----------------------
-JUNIORS-
1997..2r....*....*...1r
1998..SF...RU...SF....W
-PRO-
1999..3r...1r...QF...1r
2000..1r...2r...SF...4r
2001..1r...3r...4r...4r
2002...*...QF...4r...2r
2003...*...2r...3r...2r


**LAST 5 GRAND SLAM LOSSES**
--5 losses to lower-rankeds--
....................JD....OPP
02 Wimb/Hantuchova...7.....12
02 US/Bovina  .......4.....61
03 RG/Pisnik........11.....54
03 Wimb/Sharapova...12.....91
03 US/Pierce........23.....64


**CAREER LONG WINNING STREAKS**
8 matches...May/June 2001
8.matches...October 2001
8.matches...April 2002
-------------------------
-2003 long winning streak-
4 matches...October 2003


**CAREER LONG LOSING STREAKS**
4 matches...Sept/Oct 2002
4 matches...Feb/Mar 2003


 

Jelena, in the 3rd Quarter, after losing to Kuznetsova in L.A. after holding a 6-4/3-1 lead: "My head just went off."

**JELENA vs. WORLD #1's**
99 Wimb 1r - def. Hingis
00 Zurich 2r - lost to Hingis
01 US 4r - lost to Hingis
02 RG QF - lost to Capriati
02 WTA QF - lost to S.Williams
03 Charelston - lost to S.Williams
03 Leipzig - lost to Clijsters
03 Zuricxh - def. Clijsters


**JELENA AS #1 SEED**
2002
Sarasota - WON - def. Panova
Strasbourg - RU - Farina Elia
Birmingham - WON - def. Myskina
Eastbourne - 1r - Bedanova
Bahia - SF - Myskina
2003
Sarasota - 1r - Suarez
Strasbourg - 2r - Sprem
Vienna - QF - Suarez


 

JELENA, IN HER OWN WORDS (in the 3rd Quarter): "I just want to start playing better, get my form back up to where it was when I was #4 in the world.  I would like to play like I did."

**LOSSES TO #100 OR WORSE**
2000-present
#194 Jelena Kostanic (01 Vienna)
#163 Karolina Sprem (03 Stras.)
#132 Maria Vento-K. (03 Stanford)
#131 Petra Mandula (02 R.Garros)
#100 Tathiana Garbin (03 Bali)


 

2003 JELENA AWARDS

--BEST WINS--
1.Zurich SF - Clijsters 1-6/6-3/6-4... first win over #1 since 1999
----------------------------
2.Zurich 1r - Rubin 6-1/5-7/6-4... first win over Top 10 in 14 months
----------------------------
3.Linz 1r - Hantuchova 6-4/6-1... first win over Hantuchova in four matches
----------------------------
4.Charleston 3r - Dementieva 4-6/6-4/7-5... from a set down, one of few bright early-season moments
----------------------------
5.Toronto 2r Doubles - (with Morariu) def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-3/6-4... over world #1 doubles team
----------------------------
6.Zurich QF - Schnyder 6-0/6-3... over defending champ, at home, after leading 6-0/3-0
----------------------------
7.New Haven 1r - Shaughnessy 6-2/6-4... first 2003 win over Top 20 didn't come until weeks before US Open
----------------------------
8.Warsaw QF - Serna 7-5/6-2... Serna had won back-to-back titles
----------------------------
9.Miami 4r - Molik 6-1/6-4... Molik was one of hottest players early in the season
----------------------------
10.Miami 2r - Kuznetsova 7-6/6-1... wins in first matchup vs. the Russian


--WORST LOSSES--
1.US Open 2r - Pierce 2-6/7-6/6-7... Jelena led 5-1 in the 3rd
..---------------------------
2.Bali 1r - Garbin 5-7/3-6... vs. world #100, the third (and last) loss to player ranked in triple-digits
----------------------------
3.Los Angeles 2r - Kuznetsova 6-4/6-7/3-6... Jelena led 6-4/3-1 (then 4-1 in the 2nd set TB), then her head went off


--HIGHEST-GRADED EVENTS--
Zurich......RU/4-1......A
Warsaw......SF/2-1......B+
Miami.......QF/3-1......B
Charleston..QF/2-1......B
Linz........QF/2-1......B-


**2003 SINGLES RANKING**
January 1-26..........#9
Jan.27-Feb.2..........#8
February 3-16........#10
Feb.17-Mar.30.........#9
Mar.31-Apr.6.........#10
April 7-20...........#11
Apr.21-May 4.........#10
May 5-11.............#11
May 12-18............#10
May 19-June 22.......#11
June 23-Aug.3........#12
August 4-10..........#15
August 11-17.........#17
Aug.18-Sept.7........#23
September 8-14.......#21
Sept.22-Oct.5........#26
October 6-19.........#25
Oct.20-Nov.9.........#14
Nov.10-end of year...#15


 

"I played well.  Surprisingly well." (after defeating Shaughnessy at New Haven)

**2003 DOUBLES RANKING**
January 1-26........#14
Jan.27-Feb.16.......#12
Feb.17-Apr.13.......#13
April 14-20.........#15
Apr.21-May 4........#14
May 5-18............#16
May 19-25...........#14
May 26-June 8.......#15
June 9-22...........#14
June 23-July 27.....#13
July 28-Aug.10......#12
Aug.11-Sept.7.......#16
September 8-21......#18
Sept.22-Oct.5.......#17
October 6-19........#20
October 20-26.......#22
October 27-present..#26


**2003 BY-THE-QUARTERS**

W/L.....5-6..10-11..5-6...8-7
3-set...0-2...4-5...1-3...4-1
1-0.....5-0...9-2...4-2...6-0
0-1.....0-6...1-9...1-4...2-7
TB......2-0...3-2...1-2...3-0
ExtSet..2-1...4-5...0-0...1-1
Pts.....255...452...255...511
AvgPts.42.5..41.1..42.5..73.0
Grade....C-....C.....D+....B-
-----------------------------
Doub....7-5..10-8...2-4...3-5
Grade....C+...C-......D....D-


**2003 TIER I's**
Tokyo TPP.....QF/Raymond
Indian Wells..2r/Rittner
Miami.........QF/Clijsters
Charleston....QF/S.Williams
Berlin........3r/Tulyaganova
Rome..........1r/Martinez
Toronto.......3r/Zvonareva
Moscow........1r/Stevenson
Zurich........RU/Henin-H.
W/L: 12-9


 

During the 3rd Quarter: "I think I'm starting to get my form back a little bit.  It's normal.  You can't play well for ten years of your career... I haven't played the best tennis I can, but I think I'm improving."

**JELENA 2003 MATCH STATS**
Grass.................2-2
Red Clay..............5-6
Green Clay............3-3
Greenset Hard Indoor..1-2
Hard Indoor...........6-3
Hard Outdoor..........9-11
Carpet................1-1
Carpet (Supreme)......1-2
=========================
Indoor...............19-22
Outdoor...............9-8
=========================
Won/Lost.............28-30
vs.lesser-ranked.....24-20
vs.higher-ranked......4-10
vs. #100+.............2-3
vs. #80+..............5-6
vs. #1-20.............5-10
=========================
vs. #1-10.............2-7
vs. #11-19............3-3
vs. #20-29............3-7
vs. #30-39............3-2
vs. #40-49............3-1
vs. #50-59............3-2
vs. #60-69............4-2
vs. #70-79............2-0
vs. #80-89............2-2
vs. #90-99............1-1
vs. #100-150..........2-2
vs. #151-200..........0-1
=========================
January...............1-1
February..............1-3
March.................3-2
April.................4-3
May...................3-5
June..................3-3
July..................2-2
August................3-4
September.............2-4
October...............6-3
=========================
3-setters.............9-11
Tie-Breaks............9-4
Extended Sets.........7-7
Retired/Walkover......1-0
Down 0-1 set..........4-26
Up 1-0 set...........24-4
=========================
-OPPONENT NATIONALITIES-
Argentina.............0-2
Australia.............1-0
Belgium...............1-3
Britain...............1-0
Bulgaria..............0-1
Croatia...............1-1
France................2-2
Germany...............2-1
Greece................0-1
Hungary...............1-0
Indonesia.............2-0
Italy.................1-1
Japan.................0-3
Russia................2-4
Serbia-Montenegro.....1-0
Slovakia..............1-0
Slovenia..............2-1
Spain.................2-1
Switzerland...........4-0
USA...................4-7
Uzbekistan............0-1
Venezuela.............0-1
=========================
-MATCHES BY COUNTRY-
Austria...............3-2
Belgium...............0-1
Britain...............2-2
Canada................1-1
China.................1-1
France................2-3
Germany...............2-3
Indonesia.............0-1
Italy.................0-1
Japan.................1-1
Poland................2-1
Russia................0-1
Switzerland...........4-1
USA..................10-11
=========================
-MATCHES BY CONTINENT-
Asia..................2-3
Europe...............15-15
North America........11-12
South America.........0-0
Australia.............0-0
=========================
-QUALITY POINTS-
January.................8
February................8
March..................37
April..................49
May....................22
June...................28
July...................30
August.................47
September...............6
October...............209


 

After losing 5-1 3rd set lead to Pierce at US Open: "I got tight.  I lost the match myself; she didn't win it.  I beat myself.  It's disappointing, for sure.  But that's tennis.  You know, it's just not my year, it looks like.  I have to go on.  Learn from this."

**2003 vs. Top 10**
March
L...Kim Clijsters (#3)
April
L...Serena Williams (#1)
May
L...Amelie Mauresmo (#7)
July
L...Chanda Rubin (#8)
August
L...Lindsay Davenport (#4)
September
L...Kim Clijsters (#1)
October
W...Chanda Rubin (#10)
W...Kim Clijsters (#1)
L...Justine Henin-H. (#2)


**"QUALITY" LOSSES?**
Jelena's 2003 losses = 30
Number of those losses to players who won WTA or ITF singles titles this season = 22
-------------------------
9 of Jelena's 28 victories came against players who won WTA/ITF singles titles this season


 

At start of 4th Quarter: "I felt like I lost the match with errors.  I was able to play well for a few games but then it stopped.  That's pretty much the whole season for me."

**HIGH-RANKED WINS**
#1 Kim Clijsters (Zurich)
#10 Chanda Rubin (Zurich)
#17 Daniela Hantuchova (Linz)
#18 Patty Schnyder (Zurich)
#18 Meghannn Shaughnessy (N.Haven)
#21 Elena Dementieva (Charleston)
#23 Nathalie Dechy (Miami)
#28 Alexandra Stevenson (Stanford)
#31 Magui Serna (San Diego)
#37 Svetlana Kuznetsova (Miami)
#39 Alexandra Stevenson (Zurich)
#40 Magui Serna (Warsaw)
#41 Petra Mandula (Linz)
#49 Myriam Casanova (Warsaw)
#54 Emilie Loit (Paris)
#55 Rita Grande (Vienna)
#55 Maja Matevzic (Charleston)
#61 Emmanuelle Gagliardi (US Open)
#64 Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Wimbledon)
#65 Tina Pisnik (Amelia Island)
#68 Angelique Widjaja (Tokyo TPP)
#73 Angelique Widjaja (Toronto)
#79 Marlene Weingartner (Berlin)
#83 Jelena Kostanic (Leipzig)
#89 Alicia Molik (Miami)
#90 Angelika Roesch (R.Garros)
#124 Jelena Jankovic (Shanghai)
#149 Elena Baltacha (Wimbledon)


**LOW-RANKED LOSSES**
#163 Karol Sprem (Strasbourg)
#132 Mario Vento-Kabchi (Stanford)
#100 Tathiana Garbin (Bali)
#91 Maria Sharapova (Wimbledon)
#89 Saori Obata (Eastbourne)
#87 Barbara Rittner (Ind.Wells)
#66 Dinara Safina (Shanghai)
#64 Mary Pierce (US Open)
#54 Tina Pisnik (Roland Garros)
#51 Paola Suarez (Vienna)
#41 Iroda Tulyaganova (Berlin)
#31 Alexandra Stevenson (Moscow)
#30 Lisa Raymond (Tokyo TPP)
#29 Paola Suarez (Sarasota)
#27 Conchita Martinez (Rome)
#27 M.Shaughnessy (Scottsdale)
#26 Ai Sugiyama (Antwerp)
#26 Svetlana Kuznetsova (L.A.)
#24 Lisa Raymond (A.Island)
#21 Maggie Maleeva (Filderstadt)
#19 Eleni Daniilidou (Paris)
#16 Vera Zvonareva (Toronto)
#11 Ai Sugiyama (Linz)
#8 Chanda Rubin (San Diego)
#7 Amelie Mauresmo (Warsaw)
#4 Lindsay Davenport (New Haven)
#3 Kim Clijsters (Miami)
#2 Justine Henin-H. (Zurich)
#1 Kim Clijsters (Leipzig)
#1 Serena Williams (Charleston)


 

At the start of Zurich: "I'm playing for next year."

**OPPONENTS '03 - 2+ meetings**
Kim Clijsters...........1-2
Emmanuelle Gagliardi....2-0
Svetlana Kuznetsova.....1-1
Tina Pisnik.............1-1
Lisa Raymond............0-2
Chanda Rubin............1-1
Magui Serna.............2-0
Meghannn Shaughnessy.....1-1
Alexandra Stevenson.....2-1
Paola Suarez............0-2
Ai Sugiyama.............0-2
Angelique Widjaja.......2-0


**RECORD WITH DOUBLES PARTNERS**
....................w/o...W/L
Marion Bartoli............2-1
Daja Bedanova.............2-2
Daniela Hantuchova........0-1
Ashley Harkleroad.........0-1
Maja Matevzic.............0-1
Corina Morariu............2-2
Nadia Petrova......0-1...13-7
Dinara Safina.............0-1
Meghannn Shaughnessy.......0-1
Katarina Srebotnik.1-0....0-1
Rennae Stubbs......1-0....1-2
Nenad Zimonjic............0-1


**2003 at the Slams**
--ROLAND GARROS--
1r: Roesch...6-4/6-4
2r: Pisnik...64/3-6/2-6
--WIMBLEDON--
1r: Baltacha...6-3/1-6/6-4
2r: Gagliardi...6-1/6-3
3r: Sharapova...4-6/4-6
--US OPEN--
1r: Gagliardi...6-4/6-2
2r: Pierce...2-6/7-6/6-7


 

IN HER OWN WORDS, at the end of the 4th Quarter: "I feel I have got my head together and my tennis together."

**2003 FINALS**
--ROME, ITALY--
(DOUBLES, #4 with Petrova)
1r: bye
2r: def. Farina Elia/Garbin
QF: def. #8 Gagliardi/Mandula
SF: def. Krizan/Srebotnik
F: lost to #5 Kuznetsova/Navratilova

--ZURICH, SWITZERLAND--
(SINGLES, unseeded)
1r: def. #5 Rubin
2r: def. Stevenson
QF: def. Schnyder
SF: def. #1 Clijsters
F: lost to #2 Henin-Hardenne


 

IN HER OWN WORDS: "There is the possibility of me starting next year in Australia.  I want to do well in those early tournaments and hopefully be back in the Top 10 by March."

**JELENA CORNER VICTORY STAND**
--BEST-EVER WINS--
1.Zurich SF 2003/Kim Clijsters
2.Wimbledon 1r 1999/Martina Hingis
3.San Diego QF 2002/Jennifer Capriati
4.Rome F 2001/Amelie Mauresmo
5.Paris SF 2002/Monica Seles
6.Rome SF 2001/Conchita Martinez
7.Rome 3r 2000/Venus Williams
--WORST-EVER LOSSES--
1.R.Garros 3r 2001/Petra Mandula
2.L.A. SF 2002/Chanda Rubin
3.Aust.Open 1r 2000/Rita Kuti Kis
4.US Open 2r 2003/Mary Pierce
5.US Open 2r 2002/Elena Bovina


**JELENA vs. 2003 TOP 10**
--Career Jr/Pro/Exhibition--
Jennifer Capriati........1-5
Kim Clijsters............5-7
Lindsay Davenport........0-8
Elena Dementieva.........7-2
Justine Henin-Hardenne...1-2
Amelie Mauresmo..........1-2
Anastasia Myskina........4-2
Chanda Rubin.............3-3
Serena Williams..........0-4
Venus Williams...........1-4


 

CANCELLED: The Gunthardt Experiment NOW PLAYING TO RAVE REVIEWS: The European smash hit... a story of a coach and his player - "In Borna She Trusts" COMING IN 2004:  A sequel?

**2004... a quick peek ahead**

   After Jelena's eleventh-hour fit of redemption in Europe, 2004 is suddenly being looked at as a stomping ground where a reinvigorated and focused Fair One might be able to reach (and surpass?) the goals that went astray in 2003.
   A return to the Top 10, a grand slam rebound, a first singles title since winning on the grass at Birmingham in June of 2002... and maybe even the resurrection of The Dorothy Tour and a second appearance in the Olympics.  All, some or none of them might actually happen, but they'll all certainly be in play in the coming months.
   Could the Fair One be about to launch a successful bid for WTA Comeback Player of the Year... or something even better?  Stay tuned.


P.S.--(I'll see you all again here at the Corner late next month, when Dorothy will either be held hostage for a third straight year or finally set free)