2014 WTA Quebec City Bell Challenge, Hong Kong Open & Tashkent Open Women's Singles Tennis Results (Sports - WTA Tennis)    

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  WTA Sep 8-14: QC, HK & Tashkent

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n20 Venus Williams, n55 A Tomljanovic

Hong Kong Open, CHN INTL $250,000
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n28 S Lisicki, n37 Hantuchova

Tashkent Open, UZB INTL $250,000
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n36 B Jovanovski, n61 I-C Begu
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Quebec City:

#108 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni
5' 11" 145lb RH 2H-BH
Hong Kong:

#28 Sabine Lisicki
5' 10" 154lb RH 2H-BH
Tashkent:
#71 Karin Knapp
5'11" 159lb RH 2H-BH

    On Sunday at Hong Kong, in final of the Hong Kong Open, the 2013 Wimbledon finalist (and 2011 champ at Birmingham and Dallas), 24 year old top seeded #28 (career high #13) Sabine Lisicki of Germany (residence: Bradenton, FL), defeated the 2013 Kuala Lumpur champion (and 2014 Nuremberg & Pattaya City finalist), 22 year old 3rd seeded #42 (career high: #36) Karolina Pliskova from Louny, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3 (Sabine is shown holding the hardware after the match).

    Sabine's prize is $43,000; Karolina's prize is $21,400.

    Sabine trailed 1-5 in the 1st set, then won seven straight games, and 12 of the next 15, to take the set and the match.

    Sabine said: "I never give up. I always fight and go for everything. When I was down my coach told me to just go for my shots and just keep fighting." tourney story

    Sabine now leads Karolina 3-0 in career matches. Their previous meeting was earlier this year on a chlorophyll court in the 2nd round of The Championships at Wimbledon, when Sabine defeated Karolina 6-3, 7-5.

    Sabine is now 4-5 in WTA singles finals. She has a 23-13 singles match record for the season.

    Karolina is now 1-3 in WTA singles finals. She has a 42-25 singles match record this year.

    On Sunday at Quebec City, Canada, in the final of the Coupe Banque Nationale, a 1999 Wimbledon semifinalist, 32 year old #108 (career high: #32) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia (residence: Sarasota, Florida), defeated the 2014 champion at Dubai, 34 year old top seeded #20 (and former #1) Venus Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 6-4, 6-3 (Mirjana is shown holding the hardware after the match).

    Mirjana's prize is $43,000; Venus's prize is $21,400.

    It was Mirjana's first WTA title since 1998. The 16 year gap between titles is the longest in WTA history (previous record: 13 years, 1 month, by Kimiko Date-Krumm).

    Mirjana said: "I played such a great match today against one of the best players in the world, such a champion... It's been so long... after starting with my new coach Julian Alonso, winning matches and really getting that belief back, I'm just so ready to keep going." WTA story

    Venus said: "It's not typical that when you go for every shot they almost all go in. I think I played pretty well, but [Mirjana] just played better than me."

    Venus still leads Mirjana 2-1 in career matches. Their previous meeting was last year on red clay in the 2nd round at Florianopolis, when Venus defeated Mirjana 6-3, 6-3.

    Mirjana is now 3-1 in WTA singles finals; she was playing in her first final since 1998. She has a 24-21 singles match record for the year.

    Venus is now 45-30 in WTA singles finals. She has a 30-13 singles match record this season.

    On Saturday in Uzbekistan, in the final of the Tashkent Open, the 2008 finalist at Antwerp, 27 year old 3rd seeded #71 (career high: #35) Karin Knapp from Lutago, Italy, won her first WTA singles title by defeating the 2013 tourney champion (and 2012 Baku champ), 22 year old top seeded #36 (career high: #32) Bojana Jovanovski from Belgrade, Serbia, 6-2, 7-6(4) (Karin is shown holding the hardware—and headware—after the match).

    Karin's prize is $43,000; Bojana's prize is $21,400.

    Karin said: "I can't say how happy I am right now. I've had five surgeries, so many months of lay-offs in the last six years, in and out of tennis the last two years due to bad knee problems - but I knew it was possible for me to win a WTA event one day, and I'm so happy I could do it here in Tashkent." WTA story

    Bojana and Karin had met only once before, earlier this year on red clay in the 1st round at Madrid, when Bojana defeated Karin 6-1, 6-1.

    Karin is now 1-1 in WTA singles finals. She has a 23-23 singles match record this year.

    Bojana is now 2-2 in WTA singles finals. She has a 20-24 singles match record in 2014.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Quebec City, Hong Kong & 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 (2 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Sunday.
 

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: $2,100 US; points: 1
n20 s1 wc Venus Williams USA d n205 wc Francoise Abanda CAN 7-5, 6-3 Tue

   
Francoise and Venus driving forehand and backhand

    Venus said: "I definitely expected a really competitive match. I saw Francoise play in Montréal, I was actually rooting for her, she was playing so well and got so close. So I figured she'd come out and really play well. Most of the opponents that I play against come out and play well against me.
    "The first set was just one break at the end. And the second set I think I was able to get a little bit more rhythm on her game, because I hadn't played her before. I started to understand what her game was about and really use my experience out there. But I have to say she really played amazing." WTA story

n55 s2 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO d n150 Irina Falconi USA 6-4, 6-1 Tue
n73 s3 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n147 Naomi Broady GBR 6-4, 7-5 Tue
n86 s4 Shelby Rogers USA d n284 q Tereza Martincova CZE 6-1, 6-3 Mon
n94 s5 Julia Goerges GER d n268 wc Stephanie Dubois CAN 6-1, 6-2
*n185 Lucie Hradecka CZE d n104 s6 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR 7-6(4), 6-1 Tue
*n497 sr Tatjana Maria GER d n108 s7 Anna Tatishvili GEO 7-6(9), 6-4 Mon
n114 s8 Timea Babos HUN d n157 Romina Oprandi SUI 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 Tue
n121 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n133 Veronica Cepede Royg PAR 6-3, 6-1 Tue
n123 Madison Brengle USA d n323 q Samantha Crawford USA 6-3, 6-3 Mon
n134 Melanie Oudin USA d n197 Alize Lim FRA 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Tue
n176 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ d n274 q Sanaz Marand USA 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(6) Mon
*n288 q Asia Muhammad USA d n188 Johanna Konta GBR 6-2, 6(0)-7, 7-6(4) Mon
*n237 q Barbora Krejcikova CZE d n144 Sachia Vickery USA 6-2, 6-4 Tue
*n184 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n159 Paula Kania POL 6-3, 6-0 Wed
*n225 q Olga Savchuk UKR d n207 Gabriela Dabrowski CAN 6-3, 7-5 Tue

Quebec City, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11am
loser's prize: $3,400 US; points: 30
n20 s1 wc Venus Williams USA d n225 q Olga Savchuk UKR 6-1, 6-2 Thu
*n184 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n55 s2 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Thu
*n176 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ d n73 s3 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 Wed
n86 s4 Shelby Rogers USA d n288 q Asia Muhammad USA 6(5)-7, 7-6(2), 7-6(5) Wed
n94 s5 Julia Goerges GER d n134 Melanie Oudin USA 6-2, 6-2 Wed
*n121 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n114 s8 Timea Babos HUN 7-6(3), 6-2
*n497 sr Tatjana Maria GER d n123 Madison Brengle USA 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 Wed
n185 Lucie Hradecka CZE d n237 q Barbora Krejcikova CZE 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Thu

Quebec City, QFs, Fri noon
loser's prize: $6,175 US; points: 60
n20 s1 wc Venus Williams USA d n185 Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3)
n86 s4 Shelby Rogers USA d n497 sr Tatjana Maria GER 6-4, 6-2
n94 s5 Julia Goerges GER d n184 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6(6)-7, 7-5, 6-2
n121 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n176 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ 7-5, 6-0

Quebec City, SFs, Sat 1pm
loser's prize: $11,500 US; points: 110
n20 s1 wc Venus Williams USA d n86 s4 Shelby Rogers USA 6-3, 6-3
*n121 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n94 s5 Julia Goerges GER 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

Quebec City, Final, Sun 1230pm
loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180
winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280
*n121 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n20 s1 wc Venus Williams USA 6-4, 6-3

Mirjana after match point

Quebec City, Doubles Final, Sun noon
loser's prize: $6,400 US
winner's prize: $12,300 US
*s3 Lucie Hradecka & Mirjana Lucic-Baroni d s2 Andrea Hlavackova & Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-6(8)

Quebec City, Qual Finals, Sun Sep 7 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $600 1pts; q2 $1,020 12pts; qualifier 18 points
*n288 Asia Muhammad USA d n201 Heidi el Tabakh CAN 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
*n323 Samantha Crawford USA d n212 Louisa Chirico USA 7-5, 6-1
*n274 Sanaz Marand USA d n214 Nao Hibino JPN 6-1, 6-0
n225 Olga Savchuk UKR d n321 Carol Zhao CAN 7-6(3), 6-3
n237 Barbora Krejcikova CZE d n304 Maria Sanchez USA 6-3, 7-6(1)
*n284 Tereza Martincova CZE d n258 Katerina Vankova CZE 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

Quebec City, Withdrawals
n27 Madison Keys USA left abdominal strain
n82 Marina Erakovic NZL bilateral toe injury
n97 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN right shoulder injury
n110 Claire Feuerstein FRA left wrist injury
n138 Allie Kiick USA left knee injury

 
Hong Kong Tennis Open, Hong Kong, China

 
tourney time:
       = GMT +8 hours
       = US EDT +13 hours
       = US PDT +16 hours

Hong Kong News - China News


    Hong Kong: The main draw for Hong Kong 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   Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China
Latitude: 22.283001 Longitude: 114.189920 goto link for World Wind

    The site of the WTA Salem Open until 2003, Hong Kong then hosted January exhibition tourneys until 2011. In 2013 HK bought the Kuala Lumpur franchise (KL later bought the Palermo franchise).

2014: Top seed Sabine Lisicki visited Hong Kong's Victoria Peak on the weekend prior to the tourney...
Hong Kong, 1st Rd, Mon-Wed 10am
loser's prize: $1,925 US; points: 1
n28 s1 wc Sabine Lisicki GER d n68 Monica Niculescu ROU 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-1 Tue
n37 s2 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d n230 wc Ling Zhang HKG 6-1, 6-4 Wed

Daniela between points

    Hong Kong weather has been hot and humid. Daniela said: "I think these were probably the toughest conditions I've ever played in in my career. It was very hot. And I was really struggling with the heat, especially in the second set. It was very, very difficult to be out there... I'm happy I was able to make it through today."

n42 s3 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n76 Polona Hercog SLO 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 Tue
*n77 Francesca Schiavone ITA d n44 s4 Christina McHale USA 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 Tue
n57 s5 Jie Zheng CHN d n152 LL Misa Eguchi JPN 6-1, 7-6(5) Tue
n64 s6 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d n227 q Elizaveta Kulichkova RUS 6-4, 6-4 Tue
n65 s7 Jana Cepelova SVK d n72 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 6-2, 6-1 Tue
*n84 Kiki Bertens NED d n67 s8 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 6-2, 7-6(5) Mon
n69 Monica Puig PUR d n85 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT 6-1, 6-1 Tue
*n324 q Kai-Lin Zhang CHN d n74 Pauline Parmentier FRA 6-0, 6-3 Tue
n83 Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n111 Katarzyna Piter POL 6-2, 6-1 Tue
n88 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN d n96 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-3, 6-3 Tue
*n231 q Lin Zhu CHN d n92 Kristyna Pliskova CZE 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 Tue
*n102 q Jarmila Gajdosova AUS d n98 Luksika Kumkhum THA 7-6(3), 6-2 Tue
*n105 Grace Min USA d n101 Julia Glushko ISR 6-4, 6-2 Mon
n148 Saisai Zheng CHN d n163 wc Ying-Ying Duan CHN 7-6(1), 7-5 Tue

Hong Kong, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu
loser's prize: $3,310 US; points: 30
n28 s1 wc Sabine Lisicki GER d n105 Grace Min USA 6-1, 6-1 Wed

Sabine following a forehand

    Sabine said: "I wasn't making many mistakes, and that's always what you want. By the end of last night's match [against Monica Niculescu] I think I was playing pretty well, and I think I really took that momentum into today." WTA story

*n83 Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n37 s2 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 Thu
n42 s3 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n69 Monica Puig PUR 6-3, 6-4 Thu
n57 s5 Jie Zheng CHN d n324 q Kai-Lin Zhang CHN 6-1, 6-4 Thu
*n148 Saisai Zheng CHN d n64 s6 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-4, 6-2 Wed
n65 s7 Jana Cepelova SVK d n231 q Lin Zhu CHN 6-1, 6-3 Thu
n77 Francesca Schiavone ITA d n88 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN 6-3, 4-0 retired Wed
*n102 q Jarmila Gajdosova AUS d n84 Kiki Bertens NED 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 Wed

Jarmila driving a forehand

Hong Kong, QFs, Fri 3pm
loser's prize: $5,900 US; points: 60
n28 s1 wc Sabine Lisicki GER d n148 Saisai Zheng CHN 6-4, 6-3

Sabine serving

n42 s3 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n57 s5 Jie Zheng CHN 6-1, 6-3
*n77 Francesca Schiavone ITA d n65 s7 Jana Cepelova SVK 6-2, 6-2
n83 Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n102 q Jarmila Gajdosova AUS 6-4, 6-2

Hong Kong, SFs, Sat 3pm
loser's prize: $11,300 US; points: 110
n28 s1 wc Sabine Lisicki GER d n77 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

Sabine after match point

    Sabine said: "It was a great semifinal, Not only for the crowd, but us as well, Lots of long, fun rallies and it's always nice to play those kind of matches and come out on top in them. [Francesca is] a great fighter, she gets back a lot of balls, so you have to be patient, run well, not miss too many balls, but still stay aggressive...

    "I think I've played pretty well this week and I've improved from match to match, so I'm really looking forward to tomorrow." WTA story

n42 s3 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n83 Alison van Uytvanck BEL 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Hong Kong, Final, Sun 3pm
loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180
winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280
n28 s1 wc Sabine Lisicki GER d n42 s3 Karolina Pliskova CZE 7-5, 6-3

Sabine serving

Hong Kong, Doubles Final, Sun
loser's prize: $6,400 US
winner's prize: $12,300 US
s3 Karolina Pliskova & Kristyna Pliskova d Anastasia Rodionova & Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-2, 2-6, (12-10)

Hong Kong Qual Finals, Mon Sep 8 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $530 1pt; q2 $730 10pts; q3 $1,005 14pts; qualifier 18 points
n102 Jarmila Gajdosova AUS d n297 Junri Namigata JPN 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
*n324 Kai-Lin Zhang CHN d n152 Misa Eguchi JPN 7-5, 6-3
*n231 Lin Zhu CHN d n189 Elitsa Kostova BUL 6-4, 6-0
n227 Elizaveta Kulichkova RUS d n266 Yi-Fan Xu CHN 6-2, 6-4

Hong Kong, Withdrawals
n29 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE
n33 Kurumi Nara JPN
n34 Shuai Zhang CHN right arm injury
n35 Elina Svitolina UKR
n39 Shuai Peng CHN
n48 Zarina Diyas KAZ
n70 Siliva Soler Espinosa ESP
n81 Vania King USA

 
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: $2,220 US; points: 1
n36 s1 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n541 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 Mon

Bojana launching a forehand

n61 s2 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n146 Kateryna Kozlova UKR 6-3, 6-1 Tue
n71 s3 Karin Knapp ITA d n141 Cagla Buyucackay TUR 6-2, 7-6(3) Tue
*n181 wc Nigina Abduraimova UZB d n75 s4 Lara Arruabarrena ESP 7-5, 6-4 Tue
n79 s5 Donna Vekic CRO d n115 Mandy Minella LUX 7-5, 6-0 Tue
n90 s6 Misaki Doi JPN d n124 Katerina Siniakova CZE 6-4, 6-3 Tue
*n127 Ksenia Pervak RUS d n100 s7 Anna-Lena Friedsam GER 7-6(4), 6-0 Tue
*n193 q Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR d n106 s8 Danke Kovinic MNE 7-6(5), 7-6(2) Mon
*n120 Aliaksandra Sasnovich BLR d n107 Olivia Rogowska AUS 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Mon
n117 Olga Govortsova BLR d n224 q Margarita Gasparyan RUS 6-3, 6-4 Tue
n122 Alexandra Panova RUS d n132 Kristina Kucova SVK 6-1, 7-6(4) Tue
*n333 wc Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d n125 Jovana Jaksic SRB 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Mon

Akgul ready to swat a forehand

*n137 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d n130 q Maryna Zanevska UKR 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 Mon
*n128 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n145 Aleksandra Krunic SRB 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Tue
*n412 wc Jelena Ostapenko LAT d n155 Shahar Peer ISR 6-3, 7-5 Tue
n170 Urszula Radwanska POL d n149 Vesna Dolonc SRB 6-2, 6-2 Mon

Tashkent, 2nd Rd, Wed 11am
loser's prize: $3,420 US; points: 30
n36 s1 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n137 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3

    Bojana said: "I'm happy with my win. It was tough but it's always like this for me, and wins like this give me better confidence moving forward now." WTA story

*n128 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n61 s2 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(3)

    Lesia said: "I love the speed of the courts. I played strong and was fitter today, and I was confident I was physically in better condition to clinch the match in the tie-break. I'm really enjoying my tennis at the moment and I hope to keep going like this."

n71 s3 Karin Knapp ITA d n120 Aliaksandra Sasnovich BLR 6-2, 6-3
*n170 Urszula Radwanska POL d n79 s5 Donna Vekic CRO 6-3, 6-3

Urszula serving

    Urszula said: "I love playing on these courts and enjoy coming back to Tashkent. I've had good results here in the past. Donna is dangerous and a very good player, but I played solid today."

*n117 Olga Govortsova BLR d n90 s6 Misaki Doi JPN 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
*n181 wc Nigina Abduraimova UZB d n122 Alexandra Panova RUS 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
n127 Ksenia Pervak RUS d n412 wc Jelena Ostapenko LAT 6-2, 7-6(3)
*n333 wc Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d n193 q Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR 6-1, 6-2

Tashkent, QFs, Thu 11am
loser's prize: $6,200 US; points: 60
n36 s1 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n170 Urszula Radwanska POL 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

    Bojana said: "Urszula played very well at the beginning. It was tough going for me, but I found my rhythm late in the second set. I played very well and feel stronger after these three set wins." WTA story

n71 s3 Karin Knapp ITA d n117 Olga Govortsova BLR 7-5, 6-2
*n128 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n127 Ksenia Pervak RUS 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

    Lesia said: "I'm happy with the way I'm stroking the ball. The courts are perfect for my game. I was a bit tired yesterday, but I'm feeling fitter and have enough energy for the rest of the tournament."

n181 wc Nigina Abduraimova UZB d n333 wc Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-3, 6-3

    Nigina said: "I have been watching Akgul since I was young and always dreamt of playing her at a high level. We are friends and practice together, but had never played a match. I had no pressure and went for my strokes. I never thought I'd reach the semifinals. I feel like I'm dreaming."

Tashkent, SFs, Fri 11am
loser's prize: $11,500 US; points: 110
n36 s1 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n181 wc Nigina Abduraimova UZB 6-4, 7-5

Bojana serving

    Bojana said: "I started well today, and was happy to finish the match in two sets instead of the three I have been playing the whole week. It was good to play in front of so many people. I would like to compliment Nigina for a wonderful week and game. She has improved a lot, and I am sure she will be a very good player." tourney story

*n71 s3 Karin Knapp ITA d n128 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-3, 6-3

Karin serving

    Karin said: "The match was very tough, and not as the scores suggest. I made a plan to hit the ball a bit earlier, so as not to give Lesia time to make her strokes, and made her commit mistakes."

Tashkent, Final, Sat 2pm
loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180
winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280
n71 s3 Karin Knapp ITA d n36 s1 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-2, 7-6(4)

Tashkent, Doubles Final Sat
loser's prize: $6,400 US
winner's prize: $12,300 US
Aleksandra Krunic & Katerina Siniakova d Margarita Gasparyan & Alexandra Panova 6-2, 6-1

Tashkent, Qual Finals, Sun Sep 7 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $750 1pt; q2 $1,285 12pts; qualifier 18 points
n128 Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n179 Hiroko KUWATA JPN 6-0, 6-4
n130 Maryna Zanevska UKR d n161 Nadiia Kichenok UKR 6(10)-7, 6-1, 6-4
n193 Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR d465 n Oksana Kalashnikova GEO 6-1, 6-4
*n224 Margarita Gasparyan RUS d n210 Risa Ozaki JPN 6-0, 5-7, 6-2

Tashkent, Withdrawals
n66 Stefanie Voegele SUI


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