2010 First Time Tit-lists

Whether it ends up being their only one or the first of many, winning a WTA title for the first time is an unforgettable experience for the women who have done so. The nine players who accomplished this feat in 2010 were a mix of veterans finally achieving a goal long sought after and newcomers displaying early evidence of greatness. Here is a list of the first-time titlists and some other interesting related stats:

Player - Age At Time Of First Title Title Won - Events Played
Mariana Duque Marino - 20 Bogotá - 30th Career Event
Julia Goerges - 21 Bad Gastein - 54th Career Event
Jarmila Groth - 23 Guangzhou - 106th Career Event
Kaia Kanepi - 25 Palermo - 118th Career Event
Alisa Kleybanova - 20 Kuala Lumpur - 60th Career Event
Alla Kudryavtseva - 22 Tashkent - 113th Career Event
Ekaterina Makarova - 22 Eastbourne - 72nd Career Event
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - 18 Monterrey - 45th Career Event
Anastasija Sevastova - 20 Estoril - 28th Career Event

Notes: Duque Marino had not been beyond the quarterfinals of an event prior to her victory in Bogotá ... Groth's first title occurred at her first career event in which she was the No.1 seed ... Kanepi had surprising runs to the quarters of Wimbledon and the US Open shortly before and shortly after her title in Palermo ... Kleybanova picked up her second career title later in the year in Seoul ... The week before her first title, Kudryavtseva reached her first career final in Guangzhou ... Makarova's dream week in Eastbourne included wins over Flavia Pennetta, Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Samantha Stosur and Victoria Azarenka ... Pavlyuchenkova picked up her second career title later in the year in Istanbul ... Four of the nine women on the list are Russian ... There were 13 first-time titlists in 2009.