Kristina MladenovicKristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. Her best singles ranking is world No. 10. She is a ten-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2016 and 2022 French Open women's doubles titles, partnering Caroline Garcia, and the 2018 Australian Open, 2019 and 2020 French Opens and 2020 Australian Open with Tímea Babos as well as at 2026 Wimbledon, partnering with Guo Hanyu.
Sania MirzaIndian tennis player (born 1986) Sania MirzaMirza in 2021Country (sports) IndiaResidenceHyderabad, IndiaBorn (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 39)Mumbai, MaharashtraHeight1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Turned proFebruary 2003RetiredFebruary 2023PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)CollegeSt. Mary's CollegePrize moneyUS$ 7,265,246SinglesCareer record271–161Career titles1Highest rankingNo.
Caroline GarciaCaroline Garcia (French pronunciation: [kaʁɔlin ɡaʁsja]; born 16 October 1993) is a French former professional tennis player and current podcaster and YouTuber. She had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 by the WTA, achieved on 10 September 2018 and a best doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 24 October 2016. She has won a total of nineteen WTA Tour titles, eleven as a singles player and eight in doubles.
Glossary of tennis termsThis page is a glossary of tennis terminology. ContentsABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZReferencesExternal linksAAce: Serve where the tennis ball lands inside the service box and is not touched by the receiver; thus, a shot that is both a serve and a winner is an ace. Aces are usually powerful and generally land on or near one of the corners at the back of the service box.
Martina HingisMartina Hingis (born 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 209 weeks (fifth-most of all time) and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 90 weeks, holding both No. 1 rankings simultaneously for 29 weeks.
CoCo VandewegheCoCo Vandeweghe ( ; born Colleen Mullarkey, December 6, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player. A former junior US Open champion and top 10 singles player, she won two WTA Tour titles, both at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships. In doubles, Vandeweghe won one major title at the 2018 US Open with partner Ashleigh Barty.
2016 Wuhan Open – Doubles← 2015·Wuhan Open·2017 →Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the second round to Aleksandra Krunić and Kateřina Siniaková. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the final to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová, 1–6, 4–6. SeedsThe top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Lucie ŠafářováCzech tennis player (born 1987) Lucie ŠafářováŠafářová at the 2018 Wimbledon ChampionshipsCountry (sports) Czech RepublicBorn (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 39)Brno, Czechoslovakia(now Czech Republic)Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Turned pro2001Retired2019 (first retirement)PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)CoachRob SteckleyPrize moneyUS$ 12,656,891Official websitelucie-safarova.comSinglesCareer record449–319Career titles7Highest rankingNo.2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles← 2016·Australian Open·2018 →Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the second round to Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the third round to Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato.
Barbora StrýcováBarbora Strýcová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbarbora ˈstriːtsovaː]; born 28 March 1986), formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. She won two Grand Slam titles in doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships and 2023 Wimbledon Championships, both times partnered with Hsieh Su-wei. The pair also finished runners-up at the 2020 Australian Open and 2019 WTA Finals.
Bethanie Mattek-SandsAmerican tennis player (born 1985)
Next Gen ATP FinalsThe Next Gen ATP Finals is an annual men's professional exhibition tennis tournament organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the best players of the season aged 20 years old or younger. The event debuted in 2017 at the Fiera Milano. After two years it was moved to the PalaLido in Milan, where it was staged for the next three editions (not held in 2020). It was then moved to King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, where it was held from 2023 until 2025.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.