I think I can still improve my serve, my forehand.
Those numbers are counter-balanced by her unforced errors - 54 on Saturday and 271 in total - but they were not enough to stop the energy-charged Ostapenko from bulldozing her way to the title, firing faster forehands on average than men's world number one Andy Murray.
Recalling her first experience of grass aged 15, Ostapenko said: 'When I first played on it I didn't like it at all.
Pundits have been taken aback by Ostapenko's carefree approach in only her second French Open - one that saw her clock up 50 clean winners in her semi-final victory over Timea Bacsinszky, having belted 38 past Caroline Wozniacki in the previous round.
Halep said: "Thank you for coming".
Medina Garrigues was not shocked by the shots Ostapenko pulled off but admitted she had not expected her charge to handle herself with quite so much poise. Both the women were finding it hard to hold serve: Ostapenko won eight of 19 break points in the match while Halep took 6 of 16. She also faced a 3-1 deficit in the deciding third set before taking the last five games. I really enjoyed it.
But she admitted: "It's a tough moment for me, but it's gonna go away, I hope, with time". I'm just so happy.
"I am really happy".
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"I am upset but congratulations to Jelena, you are a great champion", said the Romanian. It's so fantastic to be here. It was always my dream, when I was a child I was watching players here. "I would be surprised if she came out and hit winners all over the court like she has been". "I'm glad it finished my way".
"The fact that, at the moment, you kind have a dart board, and you can throw a dart, and any number of women can step up and make it through to a final or win one of these tournaments, I think, creates a lot of interest in the women's game", said Halep's coach, Darren Cahill. So I want to really hit the ball.
"I would like to thank my team, my parents".
"Let's keep working and let's believe", Halep told the crowd on the Court Philippe Chatrier at the trophy ceremony.
Ostatapenko is the first Latvian to win a Grand Slam and not only did the president from her country call her after her semifinal win, but many of her peers were overflowing with praise for the new star in tennis. "It was my dream", said Ostapenko, who will rocket to 12th in the rankings.
A little more than an hour after Jelena Ostapenko won the first tour-level title of her young tennis career - at the French Open, no less - she was asked what her future ambitions are.
Ostapenko stunned observers and opponents alike with her utterly fearless game at Roland Garros - smacking 299 winners in seven matches.
"She' a great champion". A feisty character who trained as a ballroom dancer before opting for tennis and wears her heart on her sleeve, she had struck an astonishing 245 winners to reach the final, including 50 in the semi-final. "She kept Halep waiting on the baseline for almost a minute as she rearranged her towels and her bag at the start of the match".
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