Iga Swiatek, the world's No. 1 tennis player, celebrates her 23rd birthday today. Her remarkable career has been marked by numerous milestones and achievements, which we commemorate with a special stat for each of her 23 birthdays so far:
1: Swiatek has spent 105 weeks as the world's No. 1, and she is guaranteed to retain the top ranking regardless of her performance at Roland Garros this year.
2: She has finished the year as No. 1 twice, in 2022 and 2023, becoming the youngest woman to achieve back-to-back No. 1 finishes since Caroline Wozniacki in 2010 and 2011.
3: Swiatek has won three Roland Garros titles, including her first in 2020 as an unseeded player ranked No. 54.
4: She has a perfect 4-0 record in Grand Slam finals, winning Roland Garros three times and the US Open once.
5: Swiatek has won five WTA 500 titles, including Doha and Stuttgart in 2023.
6: She won six consecutive WTA titles during her 37-match winning streak in 2022, becoming the first player to achieve this feat since Justine Henin in 2007-2008.
7: Swiatek has won her first seven sets in Grand Slam finals, a record for women in the Open Era.
8: She has won her last eight WTA finals in a row, including Roland Garros, Warsaw, Beijing, and the WTA Finals in 2023.
9: Swiatek has already spent the ninth-most weeks at No. 1 in WTA history, trailing only Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams, and Chris Evert.
10: She has won 10 WTA 1000 titles, including four this year alone.
11: Swiatek defeated 11 consecutive Grand Slam champions in straight sets between October 2022 and April 2023, the first woman to achieve this since Serena Williams in 2010-2012.
12: She is currently on a 12-match winning streak in Doha, where she has won the title three years in a row.
13: Swiatek has won 13 WTA titles as the world's No. 1, including four in 2023.
14: She is on a 14-match winning streak going into the third round of Roland Garros.
15: Swiatek won 15 consecutive matches against Top 10 players in 2022.
16: She has a 16-match winning streak at Roland Garros.
17: Swiatek has reached the third round or better at the last 17 Grand Slams in a row.
18: She won 18 consecutive matches between Beijing 2022 and the Australian Open 2023.
19: Swiatek won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2020 at the age of 19, becoming the youngest woman to win the title since Monica Seles in 1992.
20: She lost only 20 games en route to the WTA Finals title in 2022, the fewest games lost by any player since the tournament switched to a round-robin format in 2003.
21: Swiatek has won 21 career WTA titles, the most among players born in the 2000s.
22: She has recorded 22 bagels (6-0 sets) at Grand Slams in her career.
23: Swiatek has the potential to break numerous records in the coming year, including becoming the youngest player to win four consecutive Grand Slams.
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