(Reuters) - A look at the records of Australia's Ashleigh Barty and American Amanda Anisimova before their semi-final match at the French Open on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding):
8-ASHLEIGH BARTY
Age: 23
WTA Ranking: 8 (Highest ranking: 8)
Grand Slam titles: 0
2018 French Open performance: Second round
Best French Open performance: Semi-finals (2019)
Barty has made steady progress in Paris and outclassed American Madison Keys to become the first Australian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since Samantha Stosur in 2016.
The 23-year-old has had a sparkling recent run of form and is guaranteed to enter the top-five when the new world rankings are released after the tournament.
AMANDA ANISIMOVA
Age: 17
WTA Ranking: 51 (Highest ranking: 51)
Grand Slam titles: 0
2018 French Open performance: Did not play
Best French Open performance: Semi-finals (2019)
Teenager Anisimova was at her ruthless best against holder Simona Halep in the quarter-finals, sealing a thumping win to ensure there will be a new Roland Garros women's champion.
The 17-year-old became the youngest American woman to make a Grand Slam semi-final since Venus Williams, who finished runner-up at the U.S. Open in 1997.
Head-to-head: This will be their first meeting.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
