WTA Sep 8-14: QC, HK & TashkentFree Live Video (popup)Coupe BN Quebec, CAN INTL $250,000 32m/24q/16d indoor: hard Uniturf Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: T.com - ESPN - Y! news | WTA Quebec: radar - Canada News n20 Venus Williams, n55 A Tomljanovic Hong Kong Open, CHN INTL $250,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: WTA | Hong Kong News n28 S Lisicki, n37 Hantuchova Tashkent Open, UZB INTL $250,000 32m/16q/16d outdoor: hard Plexipave Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: WTA | Uzbekistan News n36 B Jovanovski, n61 I-C Begu |
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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.
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WTA SCOREBOARD: Quebec City, Hong Kong & Tashkent
Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada
Bell Challenge venue address: Pavillon de l'Éducation physique et des sports, Laval University, Quebec City
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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
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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Hong Kong Tennis Open, Hong Kong, China
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).
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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
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 |
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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
*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
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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
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 |
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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
n42 s3 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n83 Alison van Uytvanck BEL 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 |
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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
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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
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Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent Open venue address: massiv Yalangoch, Tashekent, UZB
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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
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
*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 |
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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
*n128 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n61 s2 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(3)
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
*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 |
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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
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
n181 wc Nigina Abduraimova UZB d n333 wc Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-3, 6-3
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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
*n71 s3 Karin Knapp ITA d n128 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-3, 6-3
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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) |
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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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