2017 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open – By The Numbers

WTA Wuhan Open

WUHAN, September 30, 2017 (stats by SAP)

524 rackets strung by Yonex Stringing Team onsite
9000 Wilson US Open tennis balls
56 Singles Main Draw players, 32 players in singles qualifying
32 Doubles Main Draw teams
54 singles matches – 19 of which went to three sets
309 Aces served in singles
1,191 games played in singles heading into the final
127 sets played in singles plus 12 tiebreak sets
94 hours and 27 minutes of tennis played in singles in total
1000 towels used

Longest match (singles):
Three hours and 34 minutes (39 games) – Shuai Peng d. Petra Kvitova 7-6(7) 6-7(5) 7-6(3)
Shortest match (singles):
48 minutes – Caroline Garcia d.Christina Mchale 6-1 6-1

People
7000 – number of young people who applied to be volunteers at Wuhan Open 2017
700 – number of young people chosen to be volunteers
1891 room nights at the Hilton Optics Valley and the Jade Boutique Hotels, Wuhan for players, staff and media
350 international guests, including players, staff and media
85 Dongfeng Motor courtesy cars, giving 2500 rides (including 172 airport trips)
150 manicures in the Player Lounge nail bar

Food and drink (food for players and coaches provided by Sheraton Grand Wuhan Hankou Hotel)
10,000 Cebon water bottles
2000 courtside bananas
600 Moon Bar energy bars
300kg pasta
400kg beef
160 salmon
300 chickens
300 apples
350 carrots
80 avocados
500 oranges

* All statistics up to close of play on Friday 29th September