NEW YORK (AP) -Thumbnail glances of the women's singles finalists at the U.S. Open:
No. 2 Jelena Jankovic
Right-handed/two-handed backhand; 23, born, and lives, in Belgrade, Serbia. ... 50-14 this year with a title at Rome on clay. ... Making her fifth appearance at the U.S. Open. Previous best result was reaching the semifinals in 2006. ... Reached semifinals this year at the Australian Open and French Open. ... Beat CoCo Vandeweghe, Sofia Arvidsson, Zheng Jie, No. 21 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 29 Sybille Bammer and No. 5 Elena Dementieva. ... Struggled in second round, edging Arvidsson 7-5 in third set. ... One of the quickest and most agile players in women's tennis, she is an exceptional defensive player. ... Was ranked No. 1 for one week last month. Will return to No. 1 if she wins the title. ... Won Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jamie Murray. ... One career hard-court title, at Auckland in 2007. ... Is a UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia. ... Coached by Ricardo Sanchez.
No. 4 Serena Williams
Right-handed/two-handed backhand; 26, born in Saginaw, Mich., and lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. ... Has eight major titles, including U.S. Open in 1999 and 2002. ... Lost to her sister, Venus, in the 2001 U.S. Open final. ... Considered one of the most tenacious players in women's tennis history. ... 42-6 this year, with titles at Bangalore, Key Biscayne and Charleston. ... Has beaten Kateryna Bondarenko, Elena Vesnina, No. 30 Ai Sugiyama, Severine Bremond, No. 7 Venus Williams and No. 6 Dinara Safina, all in straight sets. ... Won each Grand Slam singles title at least once. ... Will return to No. 1 ranking with title. ... Only player other than Venus to beat her in a major final was Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004. ... Owns fashion design label Anares. ... Won six major doubles titles with Venus, plus doubles gold medals at 2000 and 2000 Olympics. ... Coached by her parents, Richard Williams and Oracene Price.
