WTA Sep 27-Oct 5: BeijingChina Open, Beijing, CHNPREMIER M $5,427,105 60m/32q/28d outdoor: hard | interviews Free Live Video (popup) Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: T.com - ESPN - Y! | WTA videos | Chinese w/pics: 163.com - Sina Beijing weather radar Beijing News - China News n1 Serena Williams USA n2 Simona Halep ROU n3 Petra Kvitova CZE n4 Maria Sharapova RUS n6 Agnieszka Radwanska POL n7 Caroline Wozniacki DEN n8 Angelique Kerber GER n9 Eugenie Bouchard CAN n10 Ana Ivanovic SRB n11 Jelena Jankovic SRB |
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On Sunday at Beijing, in the final of the China Open,
the 2014 champion at Roland Garros, Madrid & Stuttgart, 27 year old 4th seeded #4 (and former #1) Maria Sharapova of Russia (residence: Manhattan Beach, CA and Bradenton, FL),
defeated
the 2014 Wimbledon and New Haven champion, 24 year old 3rd seeded #3 (career high: #2) Petra Kvitova from Fulnek, Czech Republic,
6-4, 2-6, 6-3 (photo shown). Maria's prize is $918,000; Petra's prize is $459,633. The win will move Maria back up to #2 in next week's WTA singles rankings. Maria said: "It was a bit of an up-and-down match I'd say—maybe not the best out of the tournament. But it's never easy playing against Petra. You don't always quite get a good rhythm. She goes for a lot of shots, very deep, and she's a very good, confident player. "I knew she'd been on a roll in the last couple of weeks. It's probably the toughest opponent you can face in a final, that's had that success, yet you just want to focus on your side, what you do best. "She became the more aggressive player in the second set. I think I took a few too many steps back and let her play that way. But I was able to lift my game again in the third and come out with a win." WTA story Petra said: "What I did today was a great battle. It was small things and small points that made the difference in the end. I had some chances, but Maria just didn't let them go. She just played really well." |
Maria now leads Petra 6-2 in career matches. Their previous meeting was in March of this year on a Laykold hardcourt in the quarterfinals at Miami, when Maria defeated Petra 7-5, 6-1.
2012 Beijing finalist Maria is now 33-22 in WTA singles finals. She has a 48-11 singles match record this season.
Petra is now 14-5 in WTA singles finals. She has a 41-14 singles match record in 2014.
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WTA SCOREBOARD: Beijing
China Open, Beijing, China
2009 was the first year that the China Open was held at the National Tennis Center, which was built for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The National Tennis Center (formerly known as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Green Tennis Courts) is located at the northwest corner of the primary 2008 Olympics venue, on the south side of Beijing's 5th ring road. The address is No. 2 Lin Cui Road, in the Chao Yang section of Beijing.
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Beijing, 1st Rd, Sat-Mon 12:30pm losers' prize: $14,410 US; points: 10 n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n69 LL Silvia Soler Espinosa ESP 7-5, 6-2 Mon
n2 s2 Simona Halep ROU d n32 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-1, 6-4 Sun
n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS d n46 Kaia Kanepi EST 6-4, 6-1 Sun
n6 s5 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n38 CoCo Vandeweghe USA 6-4, 6-3 Sat
n8 s7 Angelique Kerber GER d n27 Casey Dellacqua AUS 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Sun n10 s9 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n33 q Belinda Bencic SUI 6-2, 6-1 Mon
*n21 Alize Cornet FRA d n11 s10 Jelena Jankovic SRB 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 Mon
*n36 Kurumi Nara JPN d n12 s11 Sara Errani ITA 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Sun n14 s12 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n22 Garbine Muguruza ESP 6(8)-7, 6-4, 6-4 Sun n15 s13 Lucie Safarova CZE d n44 Camila Giorgi ITA 7-6(3), 6-4 Mon n16 s14 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n51 Christina McHale USA 7-6(3), 6-4 Mon n17 s15 Andrea Petkovic GER d n41 q Monica Niculescu ROU 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 Sun n18 s16 Venus Williams USA d n47 Heather Watson GBR 6-3, 6-1 Sun
n19 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n48 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 6-2, 6-4 Sat n20 Samantha Stosur AUS d n74 wc Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-4, 6-2 Sun n23 Shuai Peng CHN d n213 wc Kai-Lin Zhang CHN 6-4, 6-1 Mon
n25 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d n56 D Hantuchova SVK 6-2, 1-1 retired Sun n26 Sabine Lisicki GER d n496 wc Shilin Xu CHN 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 Sat
n29 Madison Keys USA d n67 Alison Riske USA 6-3, 6(3)-7, 7-5 Sat *n168 wc Lin Zhu CHN d n30 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS 6-3, 3-3 retired Sat *n72 LL Polona Hercog SLO d n31 Karolina Pliskova CZE 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Sun *n40 Zarina Diyas KAZ d n37 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-1, 6-4 Sat *n152 sr40 Romina Oprandi SUI d n39 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-2, 6-4 Sat *n49 Caroline Garcia FRA d n43 Shuai Zhang CHN 6-1, 6-4 Mon
n45 Roberta Vinci ITA d n65 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 Sun n50 q Tsvetana Pironkova BLR d n136 wc Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-4, 6-1 Mon n53 Lauren Davis USA d n224 q Yi-Fan Xu CHN 6-3, 6-3 Mon n55 q Mona Barthel GER d n225 q Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 Mon |
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Beijing, 2nd Rd, Tue-Wed 12:30pm losers' prize: $25,100 US; points: 65 The 4 Wuhan semifinalists receive 1st round byes n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n50 q Tsvetana Pironkova BLR 6-2, 6-3 Tue
n2 s2 Simona Halep ROU d n168 wc Lin Zhu CHN 7-5, 6-4 Tue [BYE] n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n23 Shuai Peng CHN 6-4, 6-2 Wed
n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS d [BYE] n34 Elina Svitolina UKR 6-2, 6-2 Tue
*n45 Roberta Vinci ITA d n6 s5 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 6-4 Tue *n20 Samantha Stosur AUS d [BYE] n7 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 6-4, 7-6(9) Wed
n8 s7 Angelique Kerber GER d n40 Zarina Diyas KAZ 6-3, 6-1 Tue *n26 Sabine Lisicki GER d [BYE] n9 s8 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 6-2, 6-4 Tue n10 s9 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n152 sr40 Romina Oprandi SUI 6-4, 6-2 Tue n14 s12 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n72 LL Polona Hercog SLO 7-5, 6-0 Tue n15 s13 Lucie Safarova CZE d n55 q Mona Barthel GER 6-3, 6-3 Tue *n19 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n16 s14 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 Tue n17 s15 Andrea Petkovic GER d n29 Madison Keys USA 6-2, 6-3 Tue n18 s16 Venus Williams USA d n49 Caroline Garcia FRA 6-4, 6-3 Tue n21 Alize Cornet FRA d n53 Lauren Davis USA 6-2, 6-1 Wed
n25 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d n36 Kurumi Nara JPN 6-3, 6-1 Tue |
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Beijing, 3rd Rd, Wed-Thu 12:30pm losers' prize: $51,850 US; points: 120 n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n15 s13 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 Thu
n2 s2 Simona Halep ROU d n17 s15 Andrea Petkovic GER 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(1) Thu
n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n18 s16 Venus Williams USA walkover—illness Thu n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS d n19 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-1, 7-6(3) Wed
*n25 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d n8 s7 Angelique Kerber GER 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 Thu n10 s9 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n26 Sabine Lisicki GER 6-3, 7-5 Thu
*n45 Roberta Vinci ITA d n14 s12 Ekaterina Makarova RUS v 1-6, 3-0 Thu n20 Samantha Stosur AUS d n21 Alize Cornet FRA 6-4, 6-2 Thu |
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Beijing, QFs, Fri 12:30pm losers' prize: $107,750 US; points: 215 *n20 Samantha Stosur AUS d n1 s1 Serena Williams USA walkover—left knee injury *n10 s9 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n2 s2 Simona Halep ROU walkover—left hip injury n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n45 Roberta Vinci ITA 7-6(2), 6-4
n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS v n25 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6-0, 6-4
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Beijing, SFs, Sat 12:30pm losers' prize: $224,260 US; points: 390 n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n20 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS d n10 s9 Ana Ivanovic SRB 6-0, 6-4
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Beijing, Final, Sun 4pm loser's prize: $459,633 US; points: 650 winner's prize: $918,000 US; points: 1000 *n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS d n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
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Beijing, Doubles Final, Saturday losers' prize: $155,910 US winners' prize: $311,000 US *s5 Shuai Peng & Andrea Hlavackova d s2 Cara Black & Sania Mirza 6-4, 6-4 Beijing, Qual Finals, Sat Sep 27 losers' prizes: q1 $2,245 2pts; q2 $3,845 20pts; qualifier 30 points n33 Belinda Bencic SUI d n77 Shelby Rogers USA 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-1 n35 Varvara Lepchenko USA d n69 Silvia Soler Espinosa ESP 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 n41 Monica Niculescu ROU d n73 Alison van Uytvanck NED 6-3, 6-2 n50 Tsvetana Pironkova BLR d n68 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-3, 6-1 n55 Mona Barthel GER d n90 Marina Erakovic NZL 6-3, 6-3 n63 Monica Puig PUR d n72 Polona Hercog SLO 6-3, 6-1 *n225 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d n66 Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-4, 6-4 *n224 Yi-Fan Xu CHN d n99 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS6-2, 6-1 Beijing, Withdrawals n5 Na Li CHN retirement due to knee injuries n13 Dominika Cibulkova SVK n24 wc Victoria Azarenka BLR done for year, right foot injury n28 Sloane Stephens USA n255 sr15 Vera Zvonareva RUS
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