WTA Apr 7-13: Bogota & Katowice

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Claro Open Colsanitas, Bogota, COL
INTL $250,000
32m/32q/16d outdoor: red clay
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n8 J Jankovic, n18 S Stephens
n50 K Knapp, n66 A Schmiedlova

BNP Paribas Katowice Open, POL
INTL $250,000
32m/32q/16d indoor: hard
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n3 A Radwanska, n16 R Vinci
n17 C Suarez Navarro, n23 A Cornet

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Bogota:

#71 Caroline Garcia
5' 10" 134lb RH 2H-BH

Katowice:

#23 Alizé Cornet
5' 8" 132lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday in Poland, in the final of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open, the 2014 finalist at Dubai (and 2013 champ at Strasbourg), 24 year old 4th seeded #23 (career high: #11) Alizé Cornet from Nice, France, defeated 20 year old #67 (career high: #67) Camila Giorgi of Italy (residence: France), 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-5 (Alize is shown holding the hardware after the match).

Alize's prize is $43,000; Camila's prize is $21,400.

Alize said: "What a match. It was definitely a huge fight, which is what I expected, and I had to save a match point to win the title, so it feels very special. I gave everything I had. I'm so happy I could win here at this beautiful tournament in Katowice." WTA story

Alize and Camila had met only once before, in January of this year on a Plexicushion hardcourt in the 2nd round of the Australian Open, when Alize defeated Camila 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Alize is now 4-4 in WTA singles finals, and has a 18-8 singles match record this season.

Camila was playing in her first WTA singles final. She has a 13-6 singles match record for the year.

Meanwhile at Bogota, in the final of the Claro Open Colsanitas, 20 year old 5th seeded #71 (career high: #70) Caroline Garcia from Lyon, France, won her first WTA singles title by defeating the 2013 Bogota champion, 29 year old top seeded #8 (and former #1) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (residence: Dubai, United Arab Emirates), 6-3, 6-4 (Caroline is shown after match point).

Caroline's prize is $43,000; Jelena's prize is $21,400. Jelena still leads Caroline 2-1 in career matches. Their previous meeting was last year on green clay in the 2nd round at Charleston, when Jelena defeated Caroline 5-7, 7-6(10), 6-3.

Caroline said: "I'm very happy to win my first WTA title. It was a good week for me. It's never easy playing with the altitude. It's hard to adapt, and my level was going up and down throughout the week. But I think I adjusted well and I probably played my best match of the week today in the final.
"I'm also really happy I was able to beat Jelena in the final. She's a really nice girl and a great player. She was the #1 player in the world, and I had to play the best I could today to beat her. To win a WTA title is always a goal. Today is the best day I could imagine." WTA story

Caroline was playing in her first WTA singles final. She has an 11-8 singles match record this season.

Jelena is now 13-19 in WTA singles finals, and has a 20-9 singles match record in 2014.

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Copa Colsanitas, Bogota, Colombia

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Bogota: The main draw for Bogota 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.

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2014: On Sunday, April 6, Paula Ormaechea, Jelena Jankovic and Sloane Stephens participated in a pro-am exhibition...

Bogota, 1st Rd Mon-Wed 1030am
loser's prize: $1,925 US; points: 1
n8 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n138 Mathilde Johansson FRA 7-5, 7-5 Wed

JJ driving a forehand

Jelena said: "The conditions are a little bit different from what I played in last week [in Charleston] and throughout the year. It's high altitude, so the ball was really flying off my racquet. And not a little out, but one or two meters out. I only came here three days ago, so that's not enough to get used to it and feel comfortable. But I was fighting hard and was trying to stay strong even when I wasn't playing well. I managed to get through, so hopefully I'll get better and better with each match...
"[Mathilde] played very well under these conditions. She was hitting the ball much better than I did. I was fighting well but I wasn't striking the ball very well, so I was lucky to break serve at the end and finish the match." WTA story

*n125 Mariana Duque Marino COL d n18 s2 Sloane Stephens USA 6-3, 6-3 Tue

Mariana ready to slice a backhand

Mariana said: "I was prepared for a hard match. You never know what the score is going to be, but the match was much tougher than what the score indicated... I'm so happy. Not just for beating Stephens but also because I played really well. I think from the start of the match, I was really confident and it showed during the match." WTA story

*n77 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n50 s3 Karin Knapp ITA 6-3, 7-6(4) Mon

Chanelle said: "I was 6-3, 4-1 up and then [Karin] started playing really well. She started hitting her forehand pretty big. Then I was just trying to stay ahead and finish the second set. I'm glad to have gotten through in two sets. It was a tough match. Tough conditions to get used to. But it was the same for both of us. I'm just trying to play consistent, get a lot of balls back and get used to it as quickly as possible." WTA story

*n129 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n66 s4 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 6-3, 6-1 Tue

Irina-Camelia said: "The conditions are very difficult with the altitude. Fortunately, I arrived a week early and played an ITF event in Medellín, Colombia, which has helped my game.
"The rain delay also helped. [Anna] was up 3-2 when the rain caused our match to stop. I was able to come back out on the court focused, and then I won the next several games."

n71 s5 Caroline Garcia FRA d n191 q Forencia Molinero ARG 6-3, 6-4 Tue
n72 s6 Vania King USA d n130 Tadeja Majeric SLO 6-1, 7-5 Mon
n74 s7 Paula Ormaechea ARG d n80 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT 7-5, 6-1 Tue
n76 s8 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d n99 Teliana Pereira BRA 6-2, 6-4 Mon

Lourdes said: "I played well. I tried to play my game and I'm happy with the result...
"I like this country. I love the people, the altitude, everything."

*n217 LL Sofia Shapatava GEO d n81 Diane Pfizenmeier GER 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Tue
*n131 Alexandra Panova RUS d n90 Kristen Mladenovic FRA 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 Mon
*n163 wc Maria Irigoyen ARG d n117 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 Tue
n118 Romina Oprandi SUI d n436 Tatjana Maria GER 7-6(7), 6-1 Tue
*n235 Irina Khromacheva RUS d n126 Olivia Rogowska AUS 6-2, 6-2 Mon
n144 Danka Kovinic MNE d n182 q Nicole Gibbs USA 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 Tue
n187 q Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n732 wc M Herazo Gonzalez COL 6-1, 6-0 Tue
*n755 wc Yuliana Lizarazo COL d n201 q Sachia Vickery USA 7-5, 6-4 Tue

Bogota, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu 1030am
loser's prize: $3,310 US; points: 30
n8 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n217 LL Sofia Shapatava GEO 6-4, 6-3 Thu

Jelena's forehand drive

Jelena said: "I played much better today. The conditions are tough here, but I'm happy that I improved from yesterday. Hopefully, I will play even better tomorrow." WTA story

n71 s5 Caroline Garcia FRA d n144 Danka Kovinic MNE 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Thu
n72 s6 Vania King USA d n163 wc Maria Irigoyen ARG 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 Wed

Vania driving a forehand

*n187 q Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n74 s7 Paula Ormaechea ARG 6-4, 7-6(3) Thu
n76 s8 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d n755 wc Yuliana Lizarazo COL 6-2, 6-3 Wed
n77 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n131 Alexandra Panova RUS 6-3, 6-2 Wed
n118 Romina Oprandi SUI d n129 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 6-4, 6-1 Thu
n125 Mariana Duque Marino COL d n235 Irina Khromacheva RUS 6-2, 6-4 Wed

Bogota, QFs, Fri 10:30am
loser's prize: $5,900 US; points: 60
n8 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n187 q Lara Arruabarrena ESP 6-4, 6-4

Jelena driving a forehand

Jelena said: "Lara is a hard player to play against. She has a lot of spin and variety in her game, so I just had to work the points as much as I could. I don't think I played that great today, but I was just trying to put as many balls in the court as possible and just hang in there. So that's basically it." WTA story

n71 s5 Caroline Garcia FRA d n118 Romina Oprandi SUI 6-1, 7-5

Caroline's forehand drive

n72 s6 Vania King USA d n125 Mariana Duque Marino COL 7-6(4), 7-5

Vania about to slice a backhand

Vania said: "I was happy to finish off the first set, and then I started the second set very aggressively. When I went up 5-2 [Mariana] started playing a lot better, but I'm glad I managed to finish it in the end.
"It was another difficult match here. Every time you go on the court you have to stay really focused, because with the altitude you won't start feeling better every day; I don't think anyone can play too well here because of the conditions. You have to keep fighting. I'm playing well for the conditions."

*n77 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n76 s8 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 6-2, 6-1

Bogota, SFs, Sat 10:30am
loser's prize: $11,300 US; points: 110
n8 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n77 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 6-1, 7-5

Jelena's forehand drive

Jelena said: "I played, I think, much better [than yesterday] and I'm very happy to be in the final. It was a tough match today. Chanelle served very well."

n71 s5 Caroline Garcia FRA d n72 s6 Vania King USA 6-2, 6-4

Caroline said: "It was a good match today. I stayed aggressive the whole match and finished strong in the end, and I'm feeling really good about my game at the moment." WTA story

Bogota, Final Sun 11am
loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180
winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280
*n71 s5 Caroline Garcia FRA d n8 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-3, 6-4

Caroline reaching to slice a backhand, and Jelena driving one

Bogota, Doubles Final, Sat
loser's prize: $6,400 US
winner's prize: $12,300 US
Lara Arruabarrena & Caroline Garcia d s1 Vania King & Chanelle Scheepers 7-6(5), 6-4

Bogota, Qual Finals Mon Apr 7 1030am
losers' prizes: q1 $530 1pt; q2 $730 10pts; q3 $1,005 14pts; qualifier 18 points
n182 Nicole Gibbs USA d n284 Catalina Pella ARG 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
n187 Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n217 Sofia Shapatava GEO 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
n191 Forencia Molinero ARG d n285 Francoise Abanda CAN 7-6(6), 6-3
n201 Sachia Vickery USA d n235 Irina Khromacheva RUS 7-6(5), 6-1

Bogota, Withdrawals
n55 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ
n57 Laura Robson GBR left wrist injury
n75 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO
n87 Sharon Fichman CAN gastrointestinal illness
n96 Olga Govortsova BLR left knee injury
n102 Mandy Minella LUX right arm injury
n107 Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP
n110 Anna-Lena Friedsam GER cold/flu
n111 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP

BNP Paribas Katowice Open, Katowice, Poland

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Katowice: 32-player The main draw for Katowice has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers and 3 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying finals are on Monday.

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Katowice Open venue address: Spodek Hall. Al W Korfantego 35 40-951 Katowice Katowice

2014: Top seed and Polish #1 Agnieszka Radwanska and 2013 tourney champ Roberta Vinci were among those attending the Katowice player party...

Katowice, 1st Rnd, Mon 10am-Tue-Wed 1030am
loser's prize: $1,925 US; points: 1
n3 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n134 wc Kristyna Pliskova CZE 6-3, 6-2 Tue

Aga said: "It's always hard to play against a lefty big-server like Kristyna, who is very talented and never gives you too much rhythm. I had to play very well today to win this match." WTA story

n16 s2 Roberta Vinci ITA d n178 q Ksenia Pervak RUS 6-3, 6-3 Tue

2013 Katowice champ Roberta said: "Today it wasn't an easy match. Pervak is a great player and I'm very happy that I won. I like the surface because it's fast. Of course I would like to be in the final but I am just going to take it match by match." WTA story

n17 s3 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n85 Alison van Uytvanck BEL 6-4, 6-0 Mon

Carla said: "I think that for my first match it was a good one overall. It took me a little time to adjust at the beginning and I believe that the first serve was key in the first set. In the second I played much better and more solid because I found my rhythm. I am pleased to have won this one today!" WTA story

n23 s4 wc Alize Cornet FRA d n115 Vesna Dolonc SRB 6-3, 6-2 Tue

Alize about to swat a backhand

n31 s5 Klara Koukalova CZE d n116 Magda Linette POL 6-4, 6-3 Tue
n37 s6 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n738 wc Magdalena Frech POL 6-3, 6-1 Tue
n38 s7 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d n120 q Claire Feuerstein FRA 6-2, 7-5 Wed
n42 s8 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d n112 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 Tue
n44 Annika Beck GER d n84 Mona Barthel GER 6-1, 6-4 Mon
n49 Francesca Schiavone ITA d n143 q Vera Dushevina RUS 6-0, 6-2 Tue

Francesca said: "It was difficult to adjust after Indian Wells and Miami, because the court here is very fast. But I'm happy because I served well, returned well and was overall solid. I am very pleased with my win."

*n63 Alexandra Cadantu ROU d n59 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Mon
n67 Camila Giorgi ITA d n97 Katarzyna Piter POL 6-0, 6-1 Mon

Camila serving

Camila said: "It was my first match for a few weeks, so it has been a while. But I felt good out there. It was a good match and a good surface. There are still a lot of things I need to improve in my game but I´m pleased with my win."

*n146 q Kristina Kucova SVK d n69 Monica Niculescu ROU 6-1, 6-1 Tue
n88 Shahar Peer ISR d n95 Petra Martic CRO 6-4, 6-4 Mon

Shahar watching her serve fly

n94 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n137 Jovana Jaksic SRB 6-3, 6-4 Wed
*n106 Silvia Soler Espinosa ESP d n101 Misaki Doi JPN 6-1, 7-5 Tue

Katowice, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu noon
loser's prize: $3,310 US; points: 30
n3 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n49 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-4, 6-3 Thu

Aga about to swat a backhand

Agnieszka said: "Francesca already showed that she's in great form here in Katowice when she dropped just two games in her first round match. I expected a tough battle from start to finish, and I got exactly what I expected. She moved so well today that I had to show my best tennis to beat her. I'm really happy I managed to close out the match in straight sets." WTA story

*n67 Camila Giorgi ITA d n16 s2 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-3, 6(7)-7, 6-0 Wed
n17 s3 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n63 Alexandra Cadantu ROU 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Wed
n23 s4 wc Alize Cornet FRA d n146 q Kristina Kucova SVK 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Thu

Alize fielding a backhand

Alize said: "[Kristina] played very well today and the fast surface suits her game. It was a very tough match for me, I was 6-3, 3-1 up and she started playing better and I was too far from the baseline. But in the third set I changed a few things and I was happy I saved quite a few break points and I managed to win in the end."

n31 s5 Klara Koukalova CZE d n44 Annika Beck GER 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 Wed

Klara fielding a forehand

Klara said: "It took me a while to find my rhythm, but Annika is a very tough opponent. She's just a few spots behind me in the rankings. It was a tough match and I was very happy to improve my game in the third set." WTA story

The win made Klara the third WTA player so far to reach 20 match victories in 2014. Klara said: "It feels great. I didn't know that I've won 20 matches this year now. It's a positive thing that I've won so many matches this year. It definitely gives me a lot of confidence."

n37 s6 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n94 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 6-2, 6-3 Thu
n38 s7 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d n106 Silvia Soler Espinosa ESP 6-2, 6-0 Thu
*n88 Shahar Peer ISR d n42 s8 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-2, 6-1 Wed

Katowice, QFs, Fri 1pm
loser's prize: $5,900 US; points: 60
n3 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n37 s6 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 6-4, 6-1

Agnieszka driving a forehand

The win made Aga the second WTA player this year (after Li Na) to reach 21 match victories.

Overnight the arena in Katowice was transformed from two courts to one. Agnieszka said: "The court was a bit different from that in the first two matches. It took some time before I got used to it, but the most important thing is that I got through." WTA story

n17 s3 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n38 s7 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-2, 6-3
n23 s4 wc Alize Cornet FRA d n31 s5 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-2, 0-6, 6-2

Alize about to swat a backhand

n67 Camila Giorgi ITA d n88 Shahar Peer ISR 6-1, 6-4

Camila ready to launch a forehand

Katowice, SFs, Sat 2pm
loser's prize: $11,300 US; points: 110
*n23 s4 wc Alize Cornet FRA d n3 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 0-6, 6-2, 6-4

Alize volleying a forehand

*n67 Camila Giorgi ITA d n17 s3 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 7-6(2), 6-4

Camila about to swat a backhand

Camila said: "It was a tough match. It wasn't easy. I wasn't playing really well, and neither of us were that consistent today, but I tried my best and I think I was just a little bit better in the end. I played well on the important points today." WTA story

Katowice, Final, Sun 2:45pm
loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180
winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280
n23 s4 wc Alize Cornet FRA d n67 Camila Giorgi ITA 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-5

Alize serving, Camila about to swat a forehand, and Alize driving one

Katowice, Doubles Final, Sun
loser's prize: $6,400 US
winner's prize: $12,300 US
Yuliya Beygelzimer & Olga Savchuk d s1 Klara Koukalova & Monica Niculescu 6-4, 5-7, (10-7)

Katowice, Qual Finals, Monday Apr 7 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $530 1pt; q2 $730 10pts; q3 $1,005 14pts; qualifier 18 points
n120 Claire Feuerstein FRA d n154 Alexandra Krunic SRB 6-4, 6-3
n143 Vera Dushevina RUS d n200 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
n146 Kristina Kucova SVK d n170 Yuliya Beygelzimer UKR 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
*n178 Ksenia Pervak RUS d n161 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 7-5, 5-7, 6-4

Katowice, Withdrawals
n25 Kirsten Flipkens BEL right ankle injury
n68 Polona Hercog SLO right rib injury
n70 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP left leg injury

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