By Justin Ross
In 2016, Konta posted her first Top 10 season at No. 10. During the same year, she was voted the WTA’s Most Improved Player. Meanwhile, Wozniacki posted her ninth consecutive top 20 season, finishing at No. 19.
Konta is ranked No. 11 and Wozniacki is ranked No. 14 in WTA standings.
This is the second consecutive time in Miami two double-digit seeds will battle in the women’s final. In 2016, No. 13 Victoria Azarenka beat No. 15 Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Wozniacki’s record against top 20 opponents is 112-93. Konta is 20-14.
Konta holds 293 career wins and Wozniacki has 530 (includes the 2017 Miami Open).
With 25 titles, Wozniacki ranks fourth among active players. Konta holds just two.
Konta is 1-0 against her opponent in head-to-head play. Their lone contest was in January at the Australian Open (Konta won 6-3, 6-1).
In Miami, Konta is making just her second appearance with an 8-1 record at the tournament. Wozniacki is making her 10th appearance and her record is 27-9.
Both right-handed players, Wozniacki is age 26 and Konta is 25.
In 2017, Wozniacki holds a 23-6 record. Konta is 18-3.
Both competitors are making their first Miami finals run and both competitors are the first athletes from their respective countries to reach the finals (Wozniacki from Denmark and Konta from Britain).
Konta is the only finalist with a WTA Tour title this season. Her win came in Sydney over Agnieszka Radwanska.
Wozniacki has conceded 31 games in route to the final, which is the fewest in the tournament. Konta has conceded 46.
By reaching the finals, Wozniacki surpassed the $23 million mark in career earnings.
A finals appearance guarantees a return to the top 10 for Konta. Wozniacki must win the title to make the top 10.
The match takes place Saturday at 1 p.m.
Check out the full results here: https://www.miamiopen.com/live-scoring-2017
Check out the schedule of match play here: https://www.miamiopen.com/2017-draws-and-order-of-play
Tickets for the annual event start at $12 for youth and $15 for adults. A group rate of $7 is also available for 20 or more and grant access to all day session matches. Tickets are on sale now, for more information go to www.miamiopen.com or call the Miami Open ticket office at 305-442-3367.
The 2017 Miami Open is scheduled for March 20 – April 2 and will once again be the hottest ticket in town. With ticket packages starting at just $136 and individual sessions starting at $20 the Miami Open will be the place-to-be.
About the Miami Open presented by Itaú
The 2017 Miami Open will be played March 20-April 2 at the Crandon Tennis Center in Miami. The two-week combined event is owned and operated by IMG. The Miami Open is one of nine ATP Masters 1000 Series events on the ATP calendar, a Premier Mandatory event on the WTA calendar, and features the top men’s and women’s tennis players in the world. The tournament is widely regarded as the most glamorous on the ATP and WTA calendars because of its exotic Miami location, thriving nightlife, five-star hotels and restaurants, beautiful weather and beaches, and its celebrity appeal. For ticket information, call +1.305.442.3367 or visit www.miamiopen.com.
About Itaú
Itau is the largest Latin America privately owned bank, with approximately 95,000 employees and operations in 20 countries throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe. Itaú’s relationship with sport goes back to the 1970s, when Itaú first sponsored the Itaú Tennis Cup in Brazil in 1970. Itaú has been a sponsor of the Miami Open for the last six years, and also sponsors the Rio Open, the only combined ATP/WTA event in South America. Itaú also supports the Brazilian Women’s Tennis Circuit, only female professional tournament in South America, certified by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation (CBT) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), as well as the Tennis Institute Training Center, responsible for the development of young, new talent.
About IMG
IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion and media operating in more than 25 countries around the world. IMG’s businesses include Events Media, College, Golf, Tennis, Performance and IMG Academy, Fashion, Models, Clients, Licensing, Joint Ventures, and creative management agency Art + Commerce. In 2014, IMG was acquired by WME, the world’s leading entertainment and media agency. Together, the companies offer an unparalleled client roster; strategic partnerships with sponsors and brands; and marquee assets across sports, entertainment, events, music and fashion.
