2013 Quebec City & Tashkent WTA Singles Results    

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  WTA Sep 10-16: QC & Tashkent

Bell Challenge Quebec City, CAN
INTL $235,000 32m/32q/16d
indoor: hard Uniturf at PEPS, Laval U.
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n14 K Flipkens, n36 K Mladenovic
n41 L Safarova, n53 B Mattek-Sands

Tashkent Open, Tashkent, UZB
INTL $235,000 32m/24q/16d
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n58 B Jovanovski, n61 L Tsurenko
n64 Y Meusburger, n65 D Vekic
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Quebec City:

#41 Lucie Safarova
5'9" 141lb LH 2H-BH
Tashkent:

#58 Bojana Jovanovski
5'9" 143lb RH 2H-BH


    On Sunday at Quebec City, Canada, in the final of the Bell Challenge, the 2006 champion at Gold Coast, 26 year old 3rd seeded late entry wild card #41 (career high: #21) Lucie Safarova from Brno, Czech Republic, won her first WTA singles title in five years by defeating the 2013 champ at Memphis, 25 year old 6th seeded #68 (career high: #39) Marina Erakovic from Auckland, New Zealand, 6-4, 6-3 (Lucie is shown holding the hardware after the match).

    Lucie's prize is $40,000; Marina's prize is $20,000.

    Lucie said: "It was just about a few points today, but I was more consistent with my game and more aggressive, and I think that's why I won. My strategy was to try to go to [Marina's] backhand side and just try to use my lefty shots as well as I could. I was a little bit nervous at the end because it was so long since my last WTA title. I really wanted to win the title today—so it's great I was able to do that." WTA story

    Marina said: "Lucie made it very difficult for me today. She played solid and didn't let up her lead at all. And I was struggling to find my rhythm with her lefty serve and in the rallies. So I just have to take my hat off to her and move on now."

    Lucie and Marina had met only once before, in 2009 on a Plexicushion hardcourt in the 2nd round of the Australian Open, when Lucie defeated Marina 6-1, 3-6, 9-7.

    Lucie is now 5-7 in WTA singles finals. She had not won a title since 2008, but she did reach the Charleston final last year, where she lost to Serena Williams. Lucie has a 25-21 singles match record in 2013.

    Marina is now 1-3 in WTA singles finals, and has a 27-20 singles match record this year.

    On Saturday in Uzbekistan, in final of the Tashkent Open, the 2012 champ at Baku, 21 year old qualifier and top seed #58 (career high: #38) Bojana Jovanovski from Belgrade, Serbia, narrowly defeated 25 year old #88 (career high: #35) Olga Govortsova from Minsk, Belarus, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3) (Bojana is shown after match point).

    Bojana's prize is $40,000; Olga's prize is $20,000.

    Bojana said: "Anybody could have won this match today. It was a close match and all credit to Olga for an incredible battle. I'm so happy!" WTA story

    Olga said: "Bojana played very well today. She was moving well and hitting the ball really hard out there. Congratulations to her for a good win."

    Bojana and Olga had never before met on the field of combat.

    Bojana is now 2-0 in WTA singles finals, and has a 21-19 singles match record this season.

    Olga is now 0-4 in WTA singles finals, and has a 13-19 singles match record for the year.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Quebec City & Tashkent

s=seed, n=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser
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Bell Challenge,  Quebec City, Canada

 
tourney time:
       = GMT -5 hours
       = US EST
       = US PST +3 hours

Canada News


    Quebec City: The main draw for Quebec City has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw. Qualifying (3 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Monday.
 

click for broader view   PEPS, Laval University, Quebec City
Latitude: 46.784634 Longitude: -71.277645 goto link for World Wind

Bell Challenge venue address: Pavillon de l'Éducation physique et des sports, Laval University, Quebec City

2012: Good looking healthy young ladies at the Quebec City player party included Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Elena Vesnina, and Dominika Cibulkova...
Quebec City, 1st Rd, Mon-Wed 11am
loser's prize: $1,800 US; points: 1
*n89 Polona Hercog SLO d n14 s1 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 6-3, 6-1 Tue
n36 s2 Kristen Mladenovic FRA d n134 q Melanie Oudin USA 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-2 Tue
n41 s3 wc Lucie Safarova CZE d n115 Anna Tatishvili GEO 6-3, 6-2 Tue
n53 s4 B Mattek-Sands USA d n154 wc Stephanie Dubois CAN 6-3, 6-4 Tue
n59 s5 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n100 Sophia Arvidsson SWE 6-1, 2-6, 7-6(0) Wed

Genie after winning a point

n68 s6 Marina Erakovic NZL d n96 Mallory Burdette USA 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 Mon
n70 s7 Lauren Davis USA d n136 Camila Giorgi ITA 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-2 Tue
n75 s8 Caroline Garcia FRA d n323 wc Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6-3, 6-4 Mon
*n91 Petra Martic CRO d n82 Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-4, 7-6(1) Wed
*n118 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n95 Sharon Fichman CAN 6-4, 6-0 Tue
n101 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n119 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-1 Wed
n108 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d n124 Eleni Danilidou GRE 6-3, 7-5 Tue
*n129 Ajla Tomljanovic SRB d n111 Maria Sanchez USA 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Mon
n114 Christina McHale USA d n144 Tamira Paszek AUT 6-2, 6-1 Mon
*n161 q Julie Coin FRA d n117 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR 7-6(5), 7-5 Tue
n163 q Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ d n236 q Amra Sadikovic SUI 6-3, 6-4 Tue

Quebec City, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11am
loser's prize: $3,100 US; points: 30
n36 s2 Kristen Mladenovic FRA d n91 Petra Martic CRO 6-3, 2-3 retired—gastrointestinal illness Thu
n41 s3 wc Lucie Safarova CZE d n118 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 7-6(4), 7-6(10) Thu
*n129 Ajla Tomljanovic SRB d n53 s4 B Mattek-Sands USA 7-5, 3-6, 4-1 retired—right knee injury Thu
n59 s5 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n163 q Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ 7-6(2), 6-4 Thu
n68 s6 Marina Erakovic NZL d n108 B Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-2, 6-1 Wed
n70 s7 Lauren Davis USA d n101 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 Thu
*n114 Christina McHale USA d n75 s8 Caroline Garcia FRA 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-3 Wed
n89 Polona Hercog SLO d n161 q Julie Coin FRA 6-0, 6-2 Wed

Quebec City, QFs, Fri noon
loser's prize: $5,500 US; points: 70
*n59 s5 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n36 s2 Kristen Mladenovic FRA 6-3, 6-2
n41 s3 wc Lucie Safarova CZE d n70 s7 Lauren Davis USA 6-2, 6-4
n68 s6 Marina Erakovic NZL d n129 Ajla Tomljanovic SRB 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
*n114 Christina McHale USA d n89 Polona Hercog SLO 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3

Quebec City, SFs, Sat 1pm
loser's prize: $10,425 US; points: 130
n41 s3 wc Lucie Safarova CZE d n59 s5 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
n68 s6 Marina Erakovic NZL d n114 Christina McHale USA 6-4, 6-3

Quebec City, Final, Sun 2pm+
loser's prize: $20,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $40,000 US; points: 280
n41 s3 wc Lucie Safarova CZE d n68 s6 Marina Erakovic NZL 6-4, 6-3

Quebec City, Doubles Final, Sun noon
loser's prize: $6,000 US
winner's prize: $11,500 US
s2 Anastasia Rodionova & Alla Kudryavtseva d s1 Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-3

Quebec City, Qual Finals, Mon Sep 10 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $500 1pt; q2 $700 6pts; q3 $950 10pts; qualifier 16 points
n134 Melanie Oudin USA d n183 Madison Brengle USA 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
*n236 Amra Sadikovic SUI d n149 Grace Min USA 7-6(5), 6-3
n161 Julie Coin FRA d n263 Chieh-Yu Hsu USA 6-2, 6-0
n163 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ d n191 Coco Vandeweghe USA 1-6, 6-4, 6-2

Quebec City, Withdrawals
n122 Tadeja Majeric SLO
 
Tashkent Open,  Tashkent, Uzbekistan

 
tourney time:
       = GMT +5 hours
       = US EDT +9 hours
       = US PDT +12 hours

Uzbekistan News


Tashkent: The main draw for Tashkent has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 6 qualifiers in the main draw. Qualifying (2 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Sunday.
 

click for broader view   Tashkent Tennis Centre, Tashekent, UZB
Latitude: 41.350639 Longitude: 69.343772 goto link for World Wind

Tashkent Open venue address: massiv Yalangoch, Tashekent, UZB

2012: Donna Vekic (center), and two other players I haven't had time to identify, were all looking very nice at the Tashkent players party on Tuesday...
Tashkent, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 10am
loser's prize: $2,000 US; points: 1
n58 s1 q Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n109 Kurumi Nara JPN 6-4, 6-3 Mon
*n148 Nastassja Burnett ITA d n61 s2 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 7-6(4), 6-4 Mon
n64 s3 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n107 Timea Babos HUN 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 Mon
n65 s4 Donna Vekic CRO d n215 q Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR 6-3, 6-2 Mon
n73 s5 Alexandra Cadantu ROU d n316 wc Sabina Sharipova UZB 6-2, 6-0 Mon
n74 s6 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n168 q Alexandra Panova RUS 7-6(8), 6-1 Mon
n77 s7 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ d n113 Maryna Zanevska UKR 6-3, 6-4 Tue

Galina ready to swat a forehand

*n90 Vesna Dolonc SRB d n78 s8 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 7-6(6), 7-5 Tue
*n110 Mandy Minella LUX d n84 Olga Puchkova RUS 6-2, 6-3 Mon
n88 Olga Govortsova BLR d n385 sr Michaella Krajicek NED 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 Mon
n92 Misaki Doi JPN d n832 sr Evgeniya Rodina RUS 6-4, 6-2 Tue
n103 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP d n1176 wc Arina Foltz UZB 6-0, 6-3 Tue
n128 Julia Glushko ISR d n249 q Tetyana Arefyeva UKR 6-3, 7-5 Tue
*n121 Nadiya Kichenok UKR d n116 Eva Birnerova CZE 7-5, 6-2 Mon
n146 sr Petra Cetkovska CZE d n253 Nigina Abdurimova UZB 6-2, 7-6-(2) Tue

Petra waiting to launch a backhand

    Petra has missed much of this season due to injuries. Petra said: "I'm happy to have gotten through the first round. Compliments to Nigina. She is a talented player and I didn't know what to expect from her. I am pleased with the way I played...
    "I went through a tough time being out for nine months due to a lot of injuries on my knees and foot. It takes time to come back, but now I feel better and stronger with each passing day. My aim is to prevent any more injuries, keep fit and get back to the top 100 by the end of the year." WTA story

n199 q Risa Ozaki JPN d n232 q Kateryna Kozlova UKR 7-5, 6-2 Mon

Tashkent, 2nd Rd, Wed 11am
loser's prize: $3,200 US; points: 30
n58 s1 q Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n92 Misaki Doi JPN 6-2, 7-5

Bojana about to swat a forehand

    Bojana had to go through qualifying because she entered the tourney after the main draw entry list was closed. The main draw was held on Sunday after qualifying was completed, so Bojana earned the unusual distinction of being both a qualifier, and the top seed in the MD.

n64 s3 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n146 sr Petra Cetkovska CZE 7-5, 6-4
*n88 Olga Govortsova BLR d n65 s4 Donna Vekic CRO 7-6(4), 6-3

    Olga said: "I've been coming to Tashkent since I was 15. I didn't know Donna and had not seen her play, so I just concentrated on my game, which is playing aggressive, and that's what I did." WTA story

n73 s5 Alexandra Cadantu ROU d n121 Nadiya Kichenok UKR 6-1, 6-3
*n103 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP d n74 s6 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 6-1, 7-5

    Maria-Teresa said: "I knew [Irina] would be under pressure to defend the championship. I remained focused and got a lot of balls in, and she made some mistakes. In the second set I got a bit nervous and went down 3-0, but regained my composure and started playing freely."

n77 s7 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ d n128 Julia Glushko ISR 6-3, 6-1

Galina ready to drive a backhand

*n110 Mandy Minella LUX d n90 Vesna Dolonc SRB 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
n148 Nastassja Burnett ITA d n199 q Risa Ozaki JPN 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4)

Nastassja's backhand drive

Tashkent, QFs, Thu 11am
loser's prize: $5,775 US; points: 70
n58 s1 q Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n77 s7 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
*n103 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP d n64 s3 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 6-3, 6-0

Maria-Teresa ready to swat a forehand

    Maria-Teresa said: "I was expecting a tough match and prepared well. I'm happy to be in my first ever WTA semifinal. I started well, played confidently and focused on my match. I'm playing better on hard and concentrating on playing aggressive tennis. I'm not thinking of points but I'm thinking of improving my game." WTA story

*n88 Olga Govortsova BLR d n73 s5 Alexandra Cadantu ROU 6-3, 6-2

Olga driving a backhand

n110 Mandy Minella LUX d n148 Nastassja Burnett ITA 7-6(4), 7-5

Mandy studying a forehand

    Nastassja failed to convert 3 set points when leading 5-3 in the 1st set. Mandy said: "The match was fast paced and attacking, and also lot of incredible shots were hit by both of us. I was never leading in the match, but played very well after being down 0-4. Also a easy miss by Burnett on her forehand at 5-3 changed the momentum a bit." tourney story

Tashkent, SFs, Fri 11am
loser's prize: $10,725 US; points: 130
n58 s1 q Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n103 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 6-2, 6-2
n88 Olga Govortsova BLR d n110 Mandy Minella LUX 6-2, 7-5

Tashkent, Final, Sat 2pm
loser's prize: $20,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $40,000 US; points: 280
n58 s1 q Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n88 Olga Govortsova BLR 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3)

 
Olga ready to swat a forehand, and Bojana following a backhand

Tashkent, Doubles Final Sat
loser's prize: $6,000 US
winner's prize: $11,500 US
s1 Timea Babos & Yaroslava Shvedova d s2 Mandy Minella & Olga Govortsova 6-3, 6-3

Tashkent, Qual Finals, Sun Sep 9 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $500 6pts; q2 $950 10pts; qualifier 16 points
n58 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n219 Arina Rodionova RUS 6-4, 6-4
n168 Alexandra Panova RUS d n222 Ilona Kremen BLR 6-4, 6-4
*n215 Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR d n177 Ons Jabeur TUN 6-1, 7-5
*n232 Kateryna Kozlova UKR d n186 Marta Sirotkina RUS 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
n199 Risa Ozaki JPN d n393 Ksenia Palkina KGZ 6-1, 7-5
*n249 Tetyana Arefyeva UKR d245 Aliaksandra Sasnovich BLR 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

Tashkent, Withdrawals
n38 Urszula Radwanska POL
n40 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE
n55 Karin Knapp ITA
n79 Shahar Peer ISR
n102 Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP


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