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By: Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild

Keeping up with the game of tennis, by the numbers. On the eve of first ball at #RG19, let’s preview the women’s singles draw, by the numbers.

1

The number of players with a shot to reach No.1 at the end of Roland Garros. But four of those players will have to do something very special to make it. The No.1 ranking stays with Naomi Osaka unless Karolina Pliskova, Kiki Bertens, Petra Kvitova or Angelique Kerber reach AT LEAST the final. Osaka secures the No.1 spot by reaching the final, or if any of the other aforementioned players fail to reach the title round. Kerber and Kvitova would have to win the title to get to No.1.

Per #WTA these are the No.1 ranking scenarios for @rolandgarros. The four players with a shot of overtaking Naomi Osaka all need to reach at least the final to do it. Kvitova and Kerber need to win the title. pic.twitter.com/jGINYc1lhi

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) May 25, 2019

19

Number of weeks that Osaka will have spent at No.1 at the end of Roland Garros. If she holds on to the top ranking she’ll tie Kim Clijsters for 17th on the WTA’s all-time weeks at No.1 list.

Osaka, weeks at No.1:

Naomi Osaka will have 19 weeks at No.1 at the end of @rolandgarros. If she hangs on to the top spot after the fortnight she will tie Kim Clijsters and become one of just 18 players to have held the No.1 ranking for 20 weeks or more. #RG19

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) May 25, 2019

22

The seed of Canada’s Bianca Andreescu at Roland Garros. The 18-year-old completed 2018 at No. 152 in the world. Remarkable. Note: Andreescu is seeded for the first time at a major. Aliasksandra Sasnovich of Belarus it the other WTA player that is seeded for the first time at a Slam (32).

Bianca Andreescu set to play her 1st tournament since Miami. Says she was finally pain-free in the shoulder 2.5 weeks ago, has progressively increased practice intensity since.

How would she rank the surfaces?

1. Clay
2. Hard
3. Grass

Happy to get back in competition. #RG19 pic.twitter.com/rVfCLHeLN2

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) May 25, 2019

5

Number of former Roland Garros champions in this year’s main draw. They are: Simona Halep, Jelena Ostapenko, Garbiñe Muguruza, Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Among them only Williams (2002, 2013 and 2015) has won the title more than once. To read more about Serena Williams, check out Tumaini Carayol’s great piece in the Guardian.

12 months ago, Serena Williams returned to slam competition. I wrote about a year that has contained some of her most devastating losses and has shown the difficulty of what she is trying to achieve, yet must be considered a success. https://t.co/RaZRCYH6Qj

— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) May 25, 2019

69-1

The record of Serena Williams in first-round matches at Grand Slams. The American’s only loss in such a match came here in Paris in 2012, when she lost to France’s Virginie Razzano.

Standing still. 😏#RG19 | @serenawilliams | @pmouratoglou pic.twitter.com/EOl9rwjaea

— Mouratoglou Tennis Academy 🎾 (@MouratoglouAcad) May 24, 2019

24-5

The record of Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza at Roland Garros. The 2016 champs’ career winning percentage in Paris is .828, ranking her behind only Serena Williams among active #WTA players with 20 or more matches at the French.

#WTA @rolandgarros stat:

Highest winning percentage, 20 or more matches, ACTIVE players only:

Serena Williams: .840 (63-12)
Garbine Muguruza: .828 (24-5)
Maria Sharapova: .824 (56-12)
Svetlana Kuznetsova: .52-15 (.776)
Simona Halep: 24-8 (.750)#RG19

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) May 25, 2019

50

The number of consecutive Grand Slams played by Alizé Cornet of France. She leads all active women in consecutive Grand Slams played and is seventh on the WTA’s all-time list.

Bienvenue sur le court Simone Mathieu 🙌😍
Heureuse de te retrouver pour la 15ème fois @rolandgarros 😱😱🤩🥰 #letempspassetropvite
Welcome to the amazing court Simone Mathieu 🙌😍
Unreal feeling to be back for my 15th Roland Garros 😱😱🥰 #timeisflying pic.twitter.com/FyQGPCLox1

— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) May 24, 2019

2007

The year a WTA player last defended her Roland Garros title. Justine Henin is one of just six players who have defended the title in Paris since 1945. Simona Halep will give it a shot this year. Three Roland Garros champions have made it to the final and lost during their title defense since 2007 (Schiavone, 2011, Sharapova, 2013, Williams 2016).

#WTA stat

Since 1945 there have been 24 successful title defenses at @Wimbledon, 22 at @usopen, 21 at @AustralianOpen and only 11 at @rolandgarros. @ChrissieEvert held her part of the bargain (💪). Has not happened since 2007 (Henin, who also held up her part of the bargain).

— Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) May 25, 2019

6

Number of top seeds that have fallen in the first round of a major in Open Era history. Naomi Osaka is this year’s No.1 seed.

"I have always been a believer of you have to say it for it to come true. And you have to believe it with all of your heart because if even 1% of you doesn't believe it, then there is a chance that it won't come true.”

Naomi Osaka dreaming big in Paris: https://t.co/HshLpls5n7 pic.twitter.com/ZiXbx4twzY

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) May 24, 2019