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- published: 11 Apr 2013
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- author: RiotGamesInc
So there U are
About time U showed up
Yea, I know what U heard
But let me talk
Baby, take a look outside your window
And see your future standing there
I've been here 4 a while now, baby
Or maybe U weren't aware
I knew that U heard every single story
About all the friends that I've got
But baby, if U give me 7 years of your time
All the friends I would have not
CHORUS:
Player - If I had U girl, I wouldn't be one
Player - If U'd let me in the mix, we could have fun
Player - If life was a movie, U'd have the main part
Girl, U're number one with a bullet on my charts
Don't make me say I need U like a begger man
Why don't U let me come inside?
I'm the type of male that a girl like U is in need of
Sho' U right
I could take U sailing in a glass bottom boat
U could drink wine while I read poems that I wrote
I'm sick of fishing in the big sea, baby
I wanna check out the settling down
I wanna dock my boat in your fairway
In your kisses I wanna drown {x3}
CHORUS
If I had U girl, I wouldn't be one
Friends, whatever they told U, they lied
My life's an open book, I ain't got nothing 2 hide
I need U like a begger, yeah, I got no pride
Open your heart, let me come inside
CHORUS
Baby, take a look outside your window
And see your future standing there
I've been here 4 a while now, baby
Or maybe U wouldn't care
I knew that U heard every single story
About all the friends that I've got
But baby, if U give me 7 years of your time
All the friends I will have not
Player - If I had U girl, I wouldn't be one
Player - If U'd let me in the mix, we could have fun
Player - If life was a movie, U'd have the main part
Cuz girl, U're number one with a bullet on my charts
Player {x3}
I'm a player..... girl I thought you knew
When you started messin around with me, knew I wouldn't commit to you
Cause I'm a player...... and I know you can't see it in my eyes......
Everyone says that I'm innocent, and it should come as no surprise....
That I'm a player........... and I really think you need to know
That I can't love you right now baby, 'cause I need more time to grow.......
But when I do get ready to settle down....
Baby the first one I'm calling is you
Oh....... when I do get ready to settle down,
Baby the first one I'm calling is you
But until then.........
I'm a player, and I've traveled all around the world,
I've broken many hearts, and it really hurts to say this to you girl
But I'm a player........ and it's kinda sad that it has to be this way,
But I don't wanna lock you down until I'm ready, so right now, I'm gonna play......
But when I do get ready to settle down....
Baby the first one I'm calling is you
Oh....... when I do get ready to settle down,
Baby the first one I'm calling is you
But until then.........
[Bass Guitar Plays]
But when I do get ready to settle down....
Baby the first one I'm calling is you
Oh....... when I do get ready to settle down,
Baby the first one I'm calling is you
But until then.........
I was heading down to see you but I didn't know the way
I was trying to forget you but you always seem to stay
It's a miracle that I am still alive to see you play
With everyone, like a setting sun, with everyone, like a setting sun
When I get my things together I will take it from the start
I will say goodbye to everyone and walk out in the dark
Ain't it funny how things like this don't ever seem to work
Out for me, well, too scared you see
If you work out for me, well, too scared to see
I've spend far too many hours trying to figure out your heart
I was meant to walk behind you, I was doomed from the start
And you are pretty and you make me feel that I am somehow part
Of the mystery, that's your history, the mystery, that's your history
The mystery, that's your history, it's your history
I remember how you called me and we went down to the sea
I remember how you fooled me to believe that I was free
And we talked about whatever we had been through, you and me
Now it's history, what a misery, now it's history, what a misery
I was heading down to see you but I didn't know the way
I was trying to forget you but you always seem to stay
It's a miracle that I am still alive to see you play
With everyone, like a setting sun, with everyone, like a setting sun
I've spend far too many hours trying to figure out your heart
I was meant to walk behind you, I was doomed from the start
And you are pretty and you make me feel that I am somehow part
Of the mystery, that's your history, your mystery, that's your history
The mystery, that's your history, it's your history
I've spend far too many hours trying to figure out your heart
I was meant to walk behind you, I was doomed from the start
And you are pretty and you make me feel that I am somehow part
Saturday morning, woke up at 10:44
Still all wasted from the night I had before
Turn over in my bed, I'm still feeling groggy
Who was that girl, we'll call her Lottie Dottie
Well, Lottie Dottie, she sure liked to party
Took a double at the body,
knew that my eyes were red
We smoked an L and took it to the head
2 hours later she had me jumping in her bed
So Ladies, the ones getting played
Spread out & laid, like mustard, ketchup, mayonaise
Don't be afraid, 2 hours & no ties
When the sun comes up, it's good morning & goodbye
So that's the way, uh-huh that we like it
No need to fight it, we explode like riots
We are the ones that will make you buy it
So come on try it you know you're gonna like it
So you wanna be a player (Hell yeah)
Well, ladies you can be some players too
So you wanna be a player (Fuck yeah)
Just don't let them try to play you
Later that night there was a message on my Skytel
(Danny meet us at the club)
I'm like Oh well
Confidence and all thinking I'm the man
I walked out the front door, to my ride the band van
It was D-Bone, Max, Phil C and me
Ready to play these girls, cuz it came so easily
But little did we know they had a plan already set
To get us to their place, something we would regret
There had to be like 50 of them lining up the room
Saying come on do it now, chill we'll start soon
I guess it just shows that anyone can pursue it
The only people that get played
are the ones that do it
So that's the way, uh-huh that we like it
No need to fight it, we explode like riots
We are the ones that will make you buy it
So come on try it you know you're gonna like it
So you wanna be a player (Hell yeah)
Well, ladies you can be some players too
So you wanna be a player (Fuck yeah)
Just don't let them try to play you
We're all the same,
it's when we try to change the only ones
But we're not like them at all
In this life, we all try to be the only ones
But it's not like that at all
And she bussin and she bussin
And she do that thang for me
Now we fuckin and she cussin
Se can't take no more of me
I don pinned her ass down
She can't go no where no more
And I stroke I stroke
[Chorus:]
I can be ya man (why)
Cus you turnin me on
Girl stop all that playin (uhh)
Keep tellin me no
Say you got a man (uhh)
Wat you tellim me for?
It's just that certain shit (what)
That you gotta be on
I'm so player, I'm so player, I'm so player, I'm so play
I'm so player, I'm so player, I'm so player, I'm so play
I'm so player, I'm so player, I'm so player, I'm so play
I'm so player, I'm so player
[Verse 1: Skooly]
I'm a player baby
These hoes my trick bike
And I call her my plumber
She know how to twist pipes
Drop 4 and a big sprite
Let you roll like 6 kites
Then we roll like 6 ties
Out to the neighborhood fish fry
Player
Always up to no good
Ya brother a hater
Cus I'm always up in his hood
Probably got a bitch that he want but he can't get
With the crew that he watch but he ain't with
State kid
Jackie Chan, Jet Lee, Bruce Lee
And his crew on the same shit
Bit he ain't shit
[Chorus]
[Verse 2: Keleb]
You tellin' me you got a man with a stale face
That ain't my problem
The only problem is girl there ain't no problem bitch just
Suck this dick
And 'I'm all in church
Bashin' all the pretty girls in the choir
And I'm still player
Seen her yesterday (ha)
And tomorrow
Young tommy had said might break me a young bitch today
So if you young don't let tet swing my way
Oh I'm a grown ass kid
On her body I play
And she still don't got a splinter but she been on the wood
Spending all my nights
All my money going out on the town
Doing anything just to get you off of my mind
But when the morning comes
I’m right back where I started again
Trying to forget you is just a waste of time
Baby come back
Any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back
You can blame it all on me
I was wrong and I just can’t live without you
All day long
Wearing a mask of false bravado
Trying to keep up a smile that hides a tear
But as the sun goes down
I get that empty feeling again
How I wish to God that you were here
Baby come back
Any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back
You can blame it all on me
I was wrong and I just can’t live without you
Now that I put it all together
Give me the chance to make you see
Have you used up all the love in your heart
Nothing left for me
Ain’t there nothing left for me
Baby come back
Any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back
Listen baby
You can blame it all on me
I was wrong and I just can’t live without you
I was wrong
And I just can’t live
Baby come back
Oh baby
Any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back
You can blame it all on me
I heard the weatherman
predict a sunny day
He did not mean to lie
I look outside it's raining anyway
I guess I can live with a rainy day
Cause in the scheme of things
you're bound to lose a few
Even your best-laid plans
Before you know it
they are falling through
But that couldn't happen
to me and you
(chorus)
This time I'm in it for love
This time I'm in it to win
It's crazy to do it again
but how could I possibly lose?
How could I lose?
Cause this time
I'm in it for you
Momma she used to say
beware the tender trap
When you get caught in one
Be sure you notice
where your heart is at
Don't take chances with
things like that, oh
(chorus)
(instrumental)
Sometimes at the end of a day, another battle won
I sit down, take a look at my life, and all the things
I have done
Even if I had the chance, I wouldn't change a thing
It's for you
It's for you
The world has gone crazy trying to compete
Got my eyes on a better life, but I'm still trying to
make ends meet
If I make some head way, just one small step at a time
It's for you
It's for you
Nobody but you
I can hear the rain outside as you turn and touch my
face
All the worries of the day are gone without a trace
When I feel my love inside you, everything's allright
and I wish that I could always feel, the way I feel
tonight
When I look in the mirror babe, I see these lines of
doubt
I can't help wondering what could have been
But I know what's truly, truly mine
And everything I did today, I did with all my heart
For you
Nobody but you
2 o'clock in the morning, you turn and touch my face
All the worries of the day, gone without a trace
When I feel my arms around you, everything's allright
because only you can make me feel, the way I feel
tonight
2 o'clock in the morning babe, you turn and touch my
face
All the worries of the day, gone without a trace
When I feel my love inside you, everything's allright
because only you can make me feel, the way I feel
tonight
It's for you
One look and I knew it was her, Even from across the
street
Took forever for the light to change in that New York
heat
I didn't want to lose her
So I reached out from behind
I wasn't ready for her thunder
Or the fire in her eyes
If looks could kill
I wouldn't have a breath left in me
Was she so scared of all those memories
Or did I take her by surprise
If looks could kill
My heart would surely have stopped beating
Didn't expect that kind of degree
Couldn't find one good reason why
I thought we buried the bitterness
I thought the air was clear
But there was a chill over Christopher street
For that time of year
Was she trying to free herself
From any old thoughts of these
Cause as we stood there face to face
It was plain enough to see
If looks could kill
I wouldn't have a breath left in me
Was she so scared of all those memories
Or did I take her by surprise
If looks could kill
My heart would surely have stopped beating
Didn't expect that kind of degree
Couldn't find one good reason why
If looks could kill
I wouldn't have a breath left in me
Was she so scared of all those memories
Did I take her by surprise
Cause if looks could kill
My heart would surely have stopped beating
Didn't expect that kind of degree
Couldn't find one good reason why
If looks could kill
I wouldn't have a breath left in me
Somethings got to hold on me
something deep inside
I know that I should try to run,
but I feel my hands are tied
I dont know whereyou came from,
but you found your way to me
I dont ever wanna be set free
Woman black as coal, sister to the night
stroke my body, touch my soul,
make me feel alright
I dont know just what you want,
but you got your mark on me
its become so very plain to see
(chorus)
Im a prisoner of your love
I dont wanna be set free
Im where I wanna be, yeah
youre the keeper of my soul
you got complete control
lock the door and throw away the key, yeah
Every night I feel the love flowing through my veins
I know my body is free to leave
but my heart is tied up in chains
girl, youve got the best of me
Dont know what to do
might as well resing myself to you
(chorus)
Oh. Let me be the only star of your fantasy
It took me time to realize Im where I wanna be
safe inside your paradise, leave the world behind
Im just a prisoner of your love
Walking alone, the beach is over
Seem that the love won't last forever
It's like forever, is coming and go
Like the words to make you cry
Still burning in my mind
What I gotta do
To turn back the time
What I gotta do, baby
To take away the tears you cry
I don't wanna let you precious heart
Sleep through my hand
Don't let my love passed away
Like footprints in the sand,
Footprints in the sand.
Sun goes down on another heartache
Feels like a million miles between us
Gotta find a way to your forgiveness
Don't wanna walk alone no more
Like a stranger on the shore
What I gotta do
To turn back the time
What I gotta do, baby
To take away the tears you cry
I don't wanna let you precious heart
Sleep through my hand
Don't let my love passed away
Like footprints in the sand,
Footprints in the sand.
(Baby, i don't go on like this
Just tell me what to do to make
How much you care)
What I gotta do
To turn back the time
What I gotta do, baby
To take away the tears you cry
I don't wanna let you precious heart
Sleep through my hand
Don't let my love passed away
Like footprints in the sand,
Footprints in the sand
Wearin' shades - at the club
this time - I'll fuck you up
big chains round your neck
perfect to pull you back
wearin' same gear every day
this time I'll make you pay
touchin' hoes all the time
killin' you ain't a crime
twenty years of wasted time
in the end a broken spine
wanna look like damon dash
this time you'll get bashed
you're so cool yeah I see
but you got nowhere to flee
exercises - ending here
you're hunted - like deer
like deer
act like you're a player
you better say your prayers
act like you're a player
your dreams end up in chaos
nice girl on your side
can run but can't hide
talkin' same shit every day
now you hear what I say
cold sweat all the time
making you feel fine
nothing but wasted life
finished with a switchblade knife
I'll - fuck - you - up
[Lil'Flex]
haha wassup girl knahsayin
I wanna get wit you (can I get wit you baby yeah)
cause you know you look good girl (gotta get to know you)
but you quietlook jus meet me at the park yo crib my crib
[Verse one:Lil'Flex]
you lookin nasty in that fit wit yo eyeballs
lit short skirt wit da split like you know that
you it you make a player wanna hit take a shower
and split come back in the same hour
cause the fun dont quit yeah I really wanna touch
ya and rub you wit clusters put you down on my team
and keep you back from the busters I'ma rapper
and a hustler plus a freak under cover bagage up
beside the hummer and jus gimme ya number goin hard
under sheets until the mission complete and I can feel
my self deep or your heart wouldnt beat I'm like weezy wee
when I step in the room smell the powder and purfume
make this thing go boom I need love and hugs to keep away
from the drugs vacealene and marble floors thats the life
of a thug steadily makin your world with pretty diamonds and
perls you my nut like a squirl ay wassup baby girl
[Chorus x2: Silk Breeze]
how can a player get to know ya
wanna show ya what I'm about baby
why dont you come around my way
[Verse Two:Yungstar]
how can I get to know ya I really dont have time
I wind and dine big benz boutta show you mines
you show me yours I'm like a comordor when I step
on the floor they scream gimme more gimme more
I make e'm all holla the young denaya make e'm all
follow come sit in paula R.I.P be to the screw
he made me what I am today and thats true
I'ma swang in the coupe wit the
top down you got yours and now I got mine you can
tell cause I did it and I done it the candy red six
hundred watch me smash and run it you better call
the doctor cause I'll make ya faint got my bumper kit
and a cup or drank we be ridin and we be ridin on them
twenties kick them do's all the hingies slidin on lorenzies
[Chorus:Silk Breeze]
[Verse 3: Lil'Flex]
this is for the yella bones that sho' can bounce
I wanna get you to the room and just rub ya down I'm
tryna have big things and buy ya big rings
I'm flossin around town in a fo' six mayn its Flex
time to have sex flossin round' plex in a big body lex
welcome to my world where the fun dont stop flossin
round' town wit my bumper on lock ballin in the mall tryna
spend some time I know you wonder what we do we jus shop
till' we drop find another like for the tenekan pipe
aint nuttin change but mo change in the state where I stay
its goin down when I come around my kit on my stompin ground
girls dont be trippin they jus talk when I come around
girls be rubbin me masajen and huggin me I'ma stay
where I'm comin from cause my fans be lovin me
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Date of birth: | (1980-09-30) September 30, 1980 (age 31) |
Place of birth: | Spring, Texas |
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Position(s): | Tight end |
College: | Washington |
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Kevin Ware (born September 30, 1980 in Spring, Texas) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Washington. He was recently arrested for evading arrest on June 27, 2010 in Houston, TX.[1]
On July 13, 2010, Kevin Ware stole a pickup truck from a neighbor's home in Spring, Texas. On July 28, the truck was recovered and returned to the rightful owner. When found, the truck bed was full of stolen goods. Ware had the windows professionally tinted on the stolen pickup truck.[citation needed]
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Date of birth | September 30, 1980 |
Place of birth | Spring, Texas |
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A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football that are played are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, Rugby league, and Rugby union.
It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world,[1] and many play the other forms of football.
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Football players generally begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, they learn to play better football and some advance to the senior or professional teams.
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Research shows that association football players that take less than 200ms after the referee blows their whistle for a penalty kick are significantly more likely to miss scoring than those that take over a second.[2]
American football players are prone to head injuries. This may make them prone to Alzheimers.[3]
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Wozniacki at the 2009 US Open |
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Country | Denmark |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 21) Odense, Denmark |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)[1] |
Turned pro | 18 July 2005[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1] |
Career prize money | $ 12,444,751[1] |
Official web site | www.carolinewozniacki.dk |
Singles | |
Career record | 318–117[1] |
Career titles | 18 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (11 October 2010) |
Current ranking | No. 9 (28 May 2012) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2011) |
French Open | QF (2010) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2009, 2010, 2011) |
US Open | F (2009) |
Other tournaments | |
Championships | F (2010) |
Olympic Games | 3R (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–54[1] |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 0 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (14 September 2009) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
French Open | 2R (2010) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2009, 2010) |
US Open | 3R (2009) |
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Caroline Wozniacki (born 11 July 1990) is a Danish professional tennis player. She is a former world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 23 January 2012, she held this position for 67 weeks.[5] She is the first Scandinavian woman to hold the top ranking position and 20th overall.[6]
Since her WTA debut in 2005, she has improved her year-end ranking each year until finishing on top in both 2010 and 2011. She has won 18 WTA singles titles as of August 2011, three in 2008, three in 2009, six in 2010 (the most since Justine Henin's ten in 2007),[7] and six in 2011. She was runner-up at the 2009 US Open and the 2010 WTA Tour Championships in Doha to Kim Clijsters. She won the 2006 Wimbledon Girls' Singles title but has yet to win a women's Grand Slam title. She also holds two WTA titles in doubles.
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Wozniacki is the daughter of Polish Roman Catholic[8] immigrants, Piotr and Anna Wozniacki.[9] Anna played on the Polish women's national volleyball team,[10] and Piotr played professional football. The couple moved to Denmark when Piotr signed for the Danish football club Boldklubben 1909.[9][11] Wozniacki's older brother Patrik Wozniacki is a professional footballer for Hvidovre IF in Denmark.[10]
Wozniacki's playing style centers "around the defensive aspects of tennis with her anticipation, movement, agility, footwork and defence all first-rate and key parts of her game."[12] Her two-handed backhand is one of her best weapons as she is capable of turning defense into offense, most notably the backhand down-the-line. Her defensive playing style has her contemporaries label her a counter-puncher.[citation needed]
In 2009, Wozniacki signed on to become an endorser for the line of tennis apparel designed by Stella McCartney for adidas. She wore her first adidas by Stella McCartney tennis dress at the 2009 US Open.[13] She also has sponsorship agreements with Compeed, Danske Invest, Oriflame, Turkish Airlines, Proactiv, Sony Ericsson, Yonex and e-Boks.[14]
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Wozniacki won several junior tournaments in 2005, including the Orange Bowl tennis championship.[15] She made her debut on the WTA Tour at Cincinnati's Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open on 19 July 2005, losing to the top-seeded and eventual champion Patty Schnyder in the first round. In the Nordea Nordic Light Open, her other WTA tournament of the year, she lost to Martina Suchá in the first round.
In 2006, she was the top seed at the Australian Open (junior girls' singles), but lost the final to eighth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. She was seeded second with partner Anna Tatishvili in the doubles tournament, but the pair was knocked out in the semifinals by the French-Italian pair of Alizé Cornet and Corinna Dentoni, who were seeded eighth.
In February at the Memphis, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, beating Kristina Brandi and Ashley Harkleroad, before losing to third-seeded Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.
Before the Wimbledon, Wozniacki won the exhibition tournament Liverpool International Tennis Tournament, beating Ashley Harkleroad in the finals.[16]
Later that year, she was given a wild card to the qualifying draw at Wimbledon, where she was beaten in the first round by Miho Saeki. However, Wozniacki went on to win the girls' singles tournament, beating Slovak Magdaléna Rybáriková in the finals.
In August, she reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal, this time at the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm. She defeated top-100 players Iveta Benešová and Eleni Daniilidou, before falling to eventual champion and third-seeded Zheng Jie.
Wozniacki was seeded second in Girls' Singles in the year's last major tournament. In the first round, she won the first set against Russian Alexandra Panova, but was disqualified in the second set for verbally abusing an umpire. Wozniacki was said to have used an expletive in referring to a linesman who made a disputed call.[17] However, on her blog, she claimed to have said, "take your sunglasses of [sic]" and was mistaken for talking to the linesman, when she in fact was criticizing herself after the next point.[18]
In her last junior tournament, the Osaka Mayor's Cup, she won both the girls' singles and doubles.[19]
Her first title on the senior tour came shortly after on 29 October, when she won the $25,000 ITF-tournament in Istanbul by beating Tatjana Malek in the final.
Wozniacki was set to face Venus Williams on 27 November in an exhibition match in Copenhagen,[20] but five days before the event, Williams canceled because of an injury.[21] The two did, however, face each other in the Memphis WTA Tier III event on 20 February. Williams beat Wozniacki, ending a nine-match winning streak for Wozniacki.
On 29 November, Wozniacki was named ambassador for Danish Junior Tennis by the Culture Minister of Denmark at the time, Brian Mikkelsen.[22]
On 4 February, she won a $75,000 ITF singles title in Ortisei, Italy, beating Italian Alberta Brianti.[23] On 4 March, she won the $75,000 ITF tournament in Las Vegas, beating top-seed Akiko Morigami in the final.
She obtained a wild card for the Pacific Life Open main draw and made her Tier I debut there. She was knocked out in the second round by Martina Hingis.
She then made the semifinals of the AIG Open in Tokyo in October, her first career WTA Tour semifinal, and as a result became the first Danish woman to reach a WTA semifinal since Tine Scheuer-Larsen at Bregenz in 1986. She was defeated by Venus Williams in straight sets.
At the Australian Open, Wozniacki defeated Gisela Dulko and 21st seed Alona Bondarenko on her way to the round of 16, where she lost to the eventual finalist and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanović.
At the French Open, she was seeded 30th, making this the first Grand Slam tournament in which Wozniacki was seeded. She again lost in the third round to the eventual champion and world no. 2 Ana Ivanović.
At Wimbledon, she reached the third round, but lost to second-seeded Jelena Janković.[24]
Wozniacki won her first WTA Tour title at the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm without dropping a set, defeating fifth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the quarterfinals, top seed and world no. 10, Agnieszka Radwańska in the semifinals, and Vera Dushevina in the final.
At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, she beat world no. 12 Daniela Hantuchová in the second round, before falling to the eventual gold-medalist Elena Dementieva. Wozniacki then won her second WTA Tour title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, defeating four seeded players, Dominika Cibulková, Marion Bartoli, and Alizé Cornet, en route to the final, where she defeated world no. 11 Anna Chakvetadze.
Wozniacki was the 21st seed at the US Open. She defeated world no. 14 Victoria Azarenka in the third round, but lost to second-seeded and eventual runner-up Jelena Janković in the fourth round.
At the China Open, she lost her opening match to Anabel Medina Garrigues. However, she teamed up with Medina Garrigues to clinch the doubles title, defeating the Chinese duo of Han Xinyun and Xu Yi-Fan. It was Wozniacki's first WTA doubles title. At the Tier III AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, she was the top seed for the first time on the WTA Tour, and she won her third career title, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the final.
Wozniacki then took part in the e-Boks Odense Open in her hometown of Odense. She won the tournament, beating world no. 64 Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden in the final.
Her final win–loss record for the year (ITF matches included, exhibition matches not included) was 58–20 in singles and 8–9 in doubles. She ended the year ranked 12th in singles and 79th in doubles. She finished thirteenth in the race for the Sony Ericsson Championships. She also won the WTA Newcomer of the Year award for 2008.[25]
Wozniacki started the season in Auckland, where she lost to Elena Vesnina in the quarterfinals. She also reached the quarterfinals in Sydney, this time losing to world no. 2 Serena Williams after having three match points. Seeded 11th at the Australian Open, Wozniacki lost in the third round to Australian wild card Jelena Dokić.
In Pattaya, Wozniacki lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková in the quarterfinals. Seeded first at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, Wozniacki advanced to the final, but lost to Victoria Azarenka. Afterwards, they partnered in the doubles final to defeat Michaëlla Krajicek and Yuliana Fedak.
Wozniacki then took part in the first two Premier Mandatory tournaments of the year. At Indian Wells, she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva. In Miami, she scored her first win over Elena Dementieva, before losing to another Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals.
Wozniacki won her first title of the year at the MPS Group Championships on green clay in Ponte Vedra Beach, where she defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak. In Charleston, she defeated top seed Elena Dementieva in the semifinals, before losing the final to Sabine Lisicki.
Wozniacki suffered early exits in her next two tournaments, losing to Marion Bartoli in the second round in Stuttgart, and to Victoria Azarenka in the third round in Rome. She reached the final of the inaugural Premier Mandatory Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where she lost to world no. 1 Dinara Safina. This was Wozniacki's only match against a reigning no. 1 before she herself became no. 1 in October 2010. Seeded 10th at the French Open, Wozniacki lost to Sorana Cîrstea in the third round. They partnered in doubles, but lost in the first round.
Wozniacki won her second 2009 title on the grass of Eastbourne. In the final, she defeated Virginie Razzano.[26] Wozniacki was seeded ninth at Wimbledon, where she lost to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round.
On her 19th birthday, she lost the final of the Swedish Open to María José Martínez Sánchez. On hard court at the LA Women's Tennis Championships, she lost in the second round to Sorana Cîrstea. At the Cincinnati Masters, she reached the quarterfinals, before falling to Elena Dementieva. In Toronto, she lost early in the second round to Zheng Jie, but she then went on to defend her title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven without losing a set. In the first round, she had her first double bagel win as a professional, 6–0, 6–0, over Edina Gallovits in 41 minutes. In the final, she beat Elena Vesnina for her third title of the season.
Wozniacki was the ninth seed at the US Open. She made her best result to date by becoming the first Danish woman to reach a Grand Slam final. There, she was defeated by Kim Clijsters, who had recently made a comeback after retiring in 2007.
In the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, she retired because of a viral illness down 0–5 against Aleksandra Wozniak. She then lost to María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round of the China Open, and to Samantha Stosur in the semifinals in Osaka. The following week in Luxembourg, she retired with a hamstring injury in the first round, while leading 7–5, 5–0 over Anne Kremer. This aroused controversy because of the scoreline.[27]
Wozniacki's 2009 results qualified her for the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha for the first time. She won two of three group matches and advanced to the semifinals. There she struggled with a stomach strain and a left thigh injury against world no. 1 Serena Williams, and retired while trailing 6–4, 0–1.[28]
In her first WTA tournament of the year, Wozniacki suffered an opening-round loss to Li Na of China in the Sydney. She was seeded fourth at the Australian Open, her first top-eight seed in a Grand Slam. She again fell to Li, this time in the fourth round, in straight sets. Despite her fourth-round exit, Wozniacki achieved a career-high ranking of no. 3.
As the second seed at Indian Wells, Wozniacki reached the final before losing to former world no. 1 Jelena Janković. With this result, she achieved a new career-high ranking of world no. 2.[29] At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Wozniacki lost in the quarterfinals to the newly returned Justine Henin.
Her next tournament was in Ponte Vedra Beach, where she defeated Olga Govortsova in the final. Wozniacki then competed at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. She advanced to the semifinals, where she met Vera Zvonareva. Wozniacki was forced to retire down 2–5, after she rolled her ankle while chasing down a short ball.[30][31]
Despite her ongoing ankle injury, she continued to compete in tournaments through the clay-court season, suffering early losses in Stuttgart, Rome, and Madrid. She then reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw, but retired there after losing the first set.[32]
Wozniacki was seeded third at the French Open. She posted her best result at Roland Garros by advancing to the fourth round without dropping a set. After defeating Flavia Pennetta in the round of 16 in three sets, she lost to eventual champion Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals. Wozniacki partnered with Daniela Hantuchová in doubles, but they withdrew before their second round match against the Williams sisters because of a right shoulder injury to Hantuchová.
As the defending champion, Wozniacki lost early at the AEGON International, her first grass-court tournament of the year, to Aravane Rezaï. Wozniacki was seeded third at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Tathiana Garbin, Chang Kai-chen, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova en route to the fourth round, where she was defeated by Petra Kvitová.
Wozniacki was the first seed at the inaugural 2010 e-Boks Danish Open. It was the first Danish WTA tournament, created largely out of Wozniacki's popularity in Denmark. She reached the final, and she defeated Klára Zakopalová to win her second title of the year.
In Cincinnati, she lost in the third round to Marion Bartoli. As the second seed in Montreal, Wozniacki was forced to wait two days to play her semifinal match with Svetlana Kuznetsova because of heavy rain. She defeated both Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva on the same day for her third singles title of the year. As the top seed in New Haven, Wozniacki defeated Nadia Petrova in the final for her third consecutive title there. By virtue of this, she also won the 2010 US Open Series.
Wozniacki was the top seed at the US Open due to the withdrawal of world no. 1 Serena Williams. She advanced to the semifinals, before being upset by Vera Zvonareva. With her semifinal appearance, Wozniacki became one of only two women (the other being Venus Williams) to have reached at least the fourth round of all four Grand Slam events in 2010.[33]
Wozniacki's first tournament during the Asian hard-court season was the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. She won back-to-back three setters against Victoria Azarenka and Elena Dementieva, the latter of whom she beat in the final to win her fifth title of the year.
She then entered the China Open in Beijing. In the third round, Wozniacki faced Petra Kvitová, who had routed her at Wimbledon. Wozniacki avenged that loss, which ensured that she would replace Serena Williams as the new world no. 1 after the tournament. She was the fifth player to reach the no. 1 position without having won a Grand Slam tournament. She also became the first Danish player, man or woman, to reach the top ranking.[34] Wozniacki ultimately won the tournament, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final to win her sixth title of the year and twelfth overall.
At the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Wozniacki was drawn in a group with Francesca Schiavone, Samantha Stosur, and Elena Dementieva. She defeated Dementieva in her first round-robin game, but lost to Stosur in the second. She won her last round-robin match in the group against Schiavone, securing the year-end world no. 1 rank and a place in the semifinals against the winner of the other group, Vera Zvonareva. Wozniacki defeated her, but then lost the final in three sets to Kim Clijsters. Wozniacki ended the season with six WTA singles titles, the most on the tour. Clijsters won five, and no other player won more than two.
During the off season, Wozniacki switched her racquet make from Babolat to Yonex.[35] Wozniacki began her 2011 season with an exhibition match in Thailand against Kim Clijsters where she lost in a super tie-break.[36] Wozniacki then played another exhibition, the team Hong Kong Tennis Classic, where she represented and was captain of Team Europe. She won two matches against Team Asia Pacific, before getting crushed by world no. 2 Vera Zvonareva in the final against Team Russia.[37] Her first WTA tournament was the Medibank International Sydney. She received a bye to the second round, where she lost to Dominika Cibulková.
The Australian Open was Wozniacki's first major as world no. 1.[38] She lost to Li Na in the semifinals after failing to convert a match point when trying to serve out the match at 5–4 in the second set.
Wozniacki dropped to no. 2 behind Kim Clijsters during the week of 14 February, but regained the top spot the following week. She received a bye to the second round in Dubai where, in the quarterfinals, she beat Shahar Pe'er to ensure her no. 1 position in the next rankings update.[39] She went on to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final to take her 13th career singles title and first of the year.
In Doha, she received a bye to the second round and reached the final, after defeating Nadia Petrova, Flavia Pennetta, and Marion Bartoli in straight sets. She lost to Vera Zvonareva in the final.
In the first Premier Mandatory event of the year in Indian Wells, Wozniacki made it to the final, where she defeated Marion Bartoli for her 14th singles title.
After a first-round bye at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, Wozniacki lost in the fourth round to 21st seed Andrea Petkovic. Wozniacki made an uncharacteristic 52 unforced errors and later cited exhaustion as a factor in the loss.
In the Family Circle Cup, Wozniacki made it to the final, where she defeated unseeded Elena Vesnina to take her third title of the year, 15th of her career.
In Stuttgart, Wozniacki made it to her fifth final of the year, where she lost to Julia Görges in straight sets.
In Madrid, Wozniacki lost to Görges again, this time in the third round. In Rome, she lost to eventual champion Maria Sharapova in the semifinal round.
At the Brussels Open, Wozniacki reached the semifinals, where she defeated third seed and reigning French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone.[40] In the final, Wozniacki's sixth of the year, she defeated eighth seed Peng Shuai to win her first red clay title, after having won three on the faster green clay.[41]
Wozniacki was the top seed at the French Open, but was defeated in the third round by 28th seed Daniela Hantuchová.[42]
Wozniacki's next tournament was the e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open in her native Denmark. In the final, she defeated fourth seed Lucie Šafářová, taking her fifth title of the year.[43] At Wimbledon, she had straight-set wins until the fourth round, but then lost to 24th seed Dominika Cibulková.[44]
At the Rogers Cup Wozniacki made an early second-round exit. She was defeated by Roberta Vinci in straight sets despite holding a 5–1 lead in the second set. Wozniacki was the top seed at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, but lost in the second round to world no. 76 Christina McHale. Next playing at the New Haven Open at Yale, Wozniacki won the title for the fourth year in a row, defeating Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals and qualifier Petra Cetkovská in the final.[45]
At the US Open, Wozniacki was the first seed. In the first round, she defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives. In the second round, Wozniacki defeated Arantxa Rus,[46] and in the third round, defeated American Vania King.[47] In the fourth round, Wozniacki fought back from a 7–6, 4–1 deficit, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova.[48] Wozniacki then progressed to the semifinals by defeating Andrea Petkovic in the quarterfinals.[49] In the semifinals she lost to Serena Williams.[50]
In Tokyo Wozniacki lost to Kaia Kanepi in the third round. In Beijing she lost to Flavia Pennetta in the quarterfinals. This was Wozniacki's only loss in the 12 quarterfinals she reached in 2011.
Wozniacki was the top seed at the WTA Championships. In the group stage she beat Agnieszka Radwańska before falling to Vera Zvonareva. She lost also to Petra Kvitová in her final round-robin match and so she failed to advance to semifinals for the first time in three appearances. After the withdrawal of Maria Sharapova, Wozniacki was certain to finish the year as world no. 1 for the second consecutive year.
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Wozniacki began her season by representing Denmark at the 2012 Hopman Cup with Frederik Nielsen as her partner. Wozniacki won two of her three round robin matches in singles, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Tsvetana Pironkova before losing to the World No. 2 Petra Kvitová in three sets.
Wozniacki's next event was the 2012 Apia International Sydney. After a first round bye, Wozniacki defeated Dominika Cibulková (whom she had lost to in the same round of the event last year) in three sets after trailing 4–0 in the final set. She lost to World No. 8 Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets in the quarterfinals, after serving for the match at 5–4 up in the second set.
Wozniacki competed at the 2012 Australian Open as the top seed. Wozniacki defeated Anastasia Rodionova, Anna Tatishvili, Monica Niculescu and Jelena Janković all in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters. As a result Wozniacki lost her top ranking and was replaced by Victoria Azarenka. Next playing at Doha, Wozniacki lost to Lucie Safarova in the second round, having received a first round bye.
Wozniacki was the defending champion in Dubai and Indian Wells but failed to defend either title, losing to Julia Georges and Ana Ivanovic respectively. Following her loss at Indian Wells, Wozniacki fell out of the Top 5 for the first time since 2009.
Wozniacki was seeded fourth in Miami, and reached the semifinals by beating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Petra Cetkovska, Yanina Wickmayer and Serena Williams, all in straight sets. Wozniacki was then beaten by second seed Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. Wozniacki did not defend her title in Charleston as she was not allowed to participate under WTA rules because two Top-6 players had already entered the draw. Wozniacki then played at the tournament in her home town of Copenhagen. She defeated Urszula Radwanska, Pauline Parmentier, Alize Cornet, and Petra Martic. She lost her first match at the tournament losing to Angelique Kerber in the final 6–4 6–4.
Wozniacki's best friend is her fellow Danish tennis player Malou Ejdesgaard, who has been her doubles partner in five tournaments.[51] They are trying to gain entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics in doubles.[52]
When asked in 2008 by Teen Vogue magazine what sports beside tennis she liked to play, Wozniacki said "I like handball, soccer, swimming, playing the piano, and all kinds of different things."[53]
On 20 December 2010, she signed a three-year deal to endorse Turkish Airlines' business class service.[54][55]
Wozniacki is a Liverpool supporter. She wore a Liverpool shirt signed by footballer Steven Gerrard on court in the 2011 Qatar Ladies Open.[56]
According to Forbes in 2011 she was the second highest earning female athlete in the world.[57]
According to the June 2011 edition of SportsPro Wozniacki is the world's ninth most marketable athlete.[58]
She is currently dating professional golfer Rory McIlroy.[59]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Kim Clijsters | 7–5, 6–3 |
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | 4R | 3R | 4R | SF | QF | 0 / 5 | 17–5 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 0 / 5 | 10–5 | |
Wimbledon | A | LQ | 2R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 0 / 5 | 12–5 | |
US Open | A | A | 2R | 4R | F | SF | SF | 0 / 5 | 20–5 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 10–4 | 13–4 | 15–4 | 15–4 | 4–1 | 0 / 20 | 59–20 |
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Date of birth | 11 July 1990 |
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