WTA May 17-23: Strasbourg & NurembergFree Live Video (popup)Internationaux de Strasbourg, FRA INTL $250,000 32m/24q/16d outdoor: red clay Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP pics: T.com - ESPN - Y! news | WTA France news Strasbourg: weather radar n17 M Keys, n20 J Jankovic n27 S Stosur, n28 A Cornet Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nuremberg, GER INTL $250,000 32m/24q/16d outdoor: red clay Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP pics: T.com - ESPN - Y! news | WTA Nurnberg: radar n9 A Petkovic, n11 A Kerber n22 S Lisicki, n44 R Vinci |
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On Saturday in France, in the final of the Internationaux de Strasbourg,
the 2013 champ at Osaka and Carlsbad (and the 2011 US Open champion), 31 year old 3rd seeded late entry wild card #27 (career high: #4) Samantha Stosur from Gold Coast, Australia,
defeated
22 year old #53 (career high: #37) Kristina Mladenovic of France (residence: Saint Pol sur Mer, SUI),
3-6, 6-2, 6-3 (Samantha is shown holding the glassware after the match). Samantha's prize is $43,000; Kristina's prize is $21,400. Samantha said: "It was good tennis. [Kristina] was playing exceptionally well in that first set. I didn't have too many chances to do anything early on, but I started getting some chances in the second set. I started playing a little bit differently, getting in control of the rallies early on, which wasn't the case in the first set; she was dominating. And then I was able to do it the rest of the match and finish it. There were some tricky moments in the third set. She had a few points to get it back on serve. But I'm happy I was able to keep it up and close it out, and it's always nice to win a title, that's for sure... "It was a last minute decision to come here, so to play as well as I did and walk away with the title, it's exciting, and especially going into a Grand Slam. It's been a really good week for me in Strasbourg." WTA story Samantha now leads Kristina 3-0 in career matches. Their previous meeting was in 2014 on a Plexicushion hardcourt in the 2nd round at Hobart, when Samantha defeated Kristina 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7). |
Samantha is now 7-14 in WTA singles finals, and has a 13-12 singles match record this season. Kristina was playing in her first WTA singles final (she has one $125K ITF title). Her singles match record in 2015 is now 19-15.
Meanwhile at Nuremberg, Germany, in the final of the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, the 2014 champion at Tashkent, 27 year old 6th seeded #51 (career high: #35) Karin Knapp from Lutago, Italy, defeated her compatriot, the 2013 Katowice and Palermo champion, 32 year old 4th seeded #44 (career high: #13) Roberta Vinci from Taranto, Italy, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-1 (Karin is shown holding the hardware after the match).
Karin's prize is $43,000; Roberta's prize is $21,400.
Karin said: "I'm really, really happy to win the title. It's never easy against Roberta, and as you saw it was a close match. But it's great to get the win and gain some good confidence for the French Open." WTA story
Roberta said: "I tried my hardest today, but I'm pleased to have reached the final. Karin played very well today. It was a tough match. We've known each other for a long time, so it's tough to play her. I'll just relax the rest of the day, and try my best in Paris next week."
Karin now leads Roberta 4-2 in career matches. Their previous meeting was earlier this year on red clay in the 2nd round at Marrakech, when Karin defeated Roberta 6(3)-7, 6-2, 6-2.
Karin is now 2-1 in WTA singles finals. Her 2015 singles match record is 12-11. Roberta is now 9-4 in WTA singles finals, and has a 12-11 singles match record this year.
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WTA SCOREBOARD: Strasbourg & Nuremberg
Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Internationaux de Strasbourg venue address: Centre Sportif de Hautepierre, Rue Baden Powell, F-67200, Strasbourg, France
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Strasbourg, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 11am loser's prize: $1,925 US; points: 1 n17 s1 Madison Keys USA d n65 Christina McHale USA 6-4, 6-3 Mon n20 s2 wc Jelena Jankovic SRB d n88 Irina Falconi USA 7-6(6), 6-3 Mon
n27 s3 wc Samantha Stosur AUS d n50 Monica Puig PUR 6-0, 6-3 Mon
n28 s4 Alize Cornet FRA d n98 q Qiang Wang CHN 6-3, 6-3 Mon *n66 Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n32 q Varvara Lepchenko USA 6-4, 7-6(4) Sun *n45 Alison Riske USA d n34 s5 Zarina Diyas KAZ 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Mon n35 s6 Coco Vandeweghe USA d n137 Oceane Dodin FRA 7-6(3), 7-5 Mon *n58 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO d n36 s7 Madison Brengle USA 6-1, 6-1 Sun *n238 wc Virginie Razzano FRA d n38 s8 Mona Barthel GER 6-2, 5-5 retired Sun n40 Sloane Stephens USA d n233 q Nadiia Kichenok UKR 6-3, 6-0 Sun
n53 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n87 Pauline Parmentier FRA 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 Mon *n81 wc Francesca Schiavone ITA d n57 Lauren Davis USA 6-4, 6-1 Mon n61 Saisai Zheng CHN d n129 q Su-Wei Hsieh TPE 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 Sun n68 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO d n126 q Olga Govortsova BLR i-2 retired—gastrointestinal illness Mon *n84 Shelby Rogers USA d n79 Aleksandra Krunic SRB 6-1, 6-1 Sun n91 Elena Vesnina RUS d n182 q Gabriela Dabrowski CAN 6-3, 7-5 Sun |
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Strasbourg, 2nd Round, Wed 10am loser's prize: $3,310 US; points: 30 n17 s1 Madison Keys USA d n68 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(0) Wed
n20 s2 wc Jelena Jankovic SRB d n61 Saisai Zheng CHN 6-3, 6-3 Tue
n27 s3 wc Samantha Stosur AUS d n66 Lesia Tsurenko UKR walkover—back injury Tue *n91 Elena Vesnina RUS d n28 s4 Alize Cornet FRA 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 Wed
*n40 Sloane Stephens USA d n35 s6 Coco Vandeweghe USA 6-3, 6-4 Tue
*n53 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n45 Alison Riske USA 7-6(4), 6-2 Wed
n58 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO d n84 Shelby Rogers USA 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 Tue
*n238 wc Virginie Razzano FRA d n81 wc Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-2, 6-3 Wed
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Strasbourg, QFs, Thu 11am loser's prize: $5,900 US; points: 60 *n53 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n17 s1 Madison Keys USA walkover—elbow injury *n40 Sloane Stephens USA d n20 s2 wc Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-1 retired—thigh injury n27 s3 wc Samantha Stosur AUS d n58 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
*n238 wc Virginie Razzano FRA d n91 Elena Vesnina RUS 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 |
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Strasbourg, SFs, Fri 2pm loser's prize: $11,300 US; points: 110 n27 s3 wc Samantha Stosur AUS d n40 Sloane Stephens USA 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
n53 Kristina Mladenovic FRA d n238 wc Virginie Razzano FRA 6-3, 1-2 retired—abdominal injury
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Strasbourg, Final, Sat 3pm loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180 winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280 n27 s3 wc Samantha Stosur AUS d n53 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
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Strasbourg, Doubles Final, Sat loser's prize: $6,400 US winner's prize: $12,300 US s1 Chia-Jung Chuang & Chen Liang d s2 Nadiia Kichenok & Saisai Zheng 4-6, 6-4, (12-10) Strasbourg, Qual Finals, Sat May 16 11am losers' prizes: q1 $600 1pt; q2 $1,020 12pts; qualifier 18 points n32 Varvara Lepchenko USA d n321 Constance Sibille FRA 6-3, 6-0 n98 Qiang Wang CHN d n154 Kai-Lin Zhang CHN 7-5, 6-3 n126 Olga Govortsova BLR d n264 Asia Muhammad USA 6-2, 6-2 n129 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE d n137 Oceane Dodin FRA 7-5, 7-5 n182 Gabriela Dabrowski CAN d n219 Katarzyna Piter POL 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 *n233 Nadiia Kichenok UKR d n174 Risa Ozaki JPN 6-3, 6-4 Strasbourg, Withdrawals n25 Shuai Peng CHN right shoulder injury n42 Casey Dellacqua AUS right foot injury n48 Kaia Kanepi EST gastrointestinal illness n49 Johanna Larsson SWE right elbow injury n52 Jarmila Gajdosova AUS right shoulder injury n55 Daniela Hantuchova SVK right elbow injury n62 Julia Goerges GER
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Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nuremberg, Germany
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Nuremberg, 1st Round, Sun-Mon 11am loser's prize: $1,925 US; points: 1 *n107 q Yulia Putintseva KAZ d n9 s1 Andrea Petkovic GER 5-0 retired—right thigh strain Mon
n11 s2 Angelique Kerber GER d n226 q Rebecca Peterson SWE 7-5, 6-4 Mon n22 s3 Sabine Lisicki GER d n71 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 6-4, 7-5 Mon
n44 s4 Roberta Vinci ITA d n93 Vitalia Diatchenko RUS 6-1, 6-1 Sun *n111 q Misaki Doi JPN d n46 s5 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova SVK 6-2, 6-1 Mon n51 s6 Karin Knapp ITA d n337 wc Antonia Lottner GER 6-2, 7-5 Sun n54 s7 Kurumi Nara JPN d n76 Polona Hercog SLO 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 Sun n56 s8 Carina Witthoeft GER d n92 q Alison van Uytvanck BEL 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 Mon *n94 Kiki Bertens NED d n59 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-1, 6-3 Mon n64 Tereza Smitkova CZE d n101 q Andreea Mitu ROU 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Mon *n99 Shuai Zhang CHN d n73 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-1, 7-5 Sun *n104 wc Anna-Lena Friedsam GER d n75 wc Tatjana Maria GER 6-4, 6-4 Mon *n100 Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n80 Timea Babos HUN 6-2, 7-5 Mon n82 Klara Koukalova CZE d n85 Annika Beck GER 6-4, 7-6(6) Mon *n95 Evgeniya Rodina RUS d n83 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 Sun n96 Stefanie Voegele SUI d n195 q Renata Voracova CZE 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2 Mon |
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Nuremberg, 2nd Round, Tue-Wed 11am loser's prize: $3,310 US; points: 30 n11 s2 Angelique Kerber GER d n82 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-1, 7-6(2) Tue *n100 Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n22 s3 Sabine Lisicki GER 6-3, 6(3)-7, 7-6(3) Wed n44 s4 Roberta Vinci ITA d n64 Tereza Smitkova CZE 6-2, 6-1 Tue
n51 s6 Karin Knapp ITA d n104 wc Anna-Lena Friedsam GER 6-1, 6-3 Tue n54 s7 Kurumi Nara JPN d n96 Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-3, 6-4 Tue n56 s8 Carina Witthoeft GER d n95 Evgeniya Rodina RUS 6-1, 6-2 Wed *n107 q Yulia Putintseva KAZ d n94 Kiki Bertens NED 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 Wed *n111 q Misaki Doi JPN d n99 Shuai Zhang CHN 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 Tue |
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Nuremberg, QFs, Thu 1130am loser's prize: $5,900 US; points: 60 n11 s2 Angelique Kerber GER d n111 q Misaki Doi JPN 6-2, 6-3
n44 s4 Roberta Vinci ITA d n54 s7 Kurumi Nara JPN 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 n51 s6 Karin Knapp ITA d n107 q Yulia Putintseva KAZ 6-2, 6-4 *n100 Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n56 s8 Carina Witthoeft GER 6-0, 6-4
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Nuremberg, SFs, Fri 2pm loser's prize: $11,300 US; points: 110 *n44 s4 Roberta Vinci ITA d n11 s2 Angelique Kerber GER walkover—low back injury n51 s6 Karin Knapp ITA d n100 Lara Arruabarrena ESP 6-0, 6-2
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Nuremberg, Final, Sat 2pm loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180 winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280 *n51 s6 Karin Knapp ITA d n44 s4 Roberta Vinci ITA 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-1 |
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Nuremberg, Doubles Final, Sat loser's prize: $6,400 US winner's prize: $12,300 US s2 Hao-Ching Chan & Anabel Medina Garrigues d s4 Lara Arruabarrena & Raluca Olaru 6-4, 7-6(5) Nuremberg, Qualifying Finals Sun May 17 11am losers' prizes: q1 $600 1pt; q2 $1,020 12pts; qualifier 18 points n92 Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n254 Arina Rodionova AUS 6-3, 6-4 n101 Andreea Mitu ROU d n192 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-2, 6-3 n107 Yulia Putintseva KAZ d n242 Arantxa Rus NED 6-3, 6-3 n111 Misaki Doi JPN d n157 Yuliya Beygelzimer UKR 6(6)-7, 6-2, 7-5 n195 Renata Voracova CZE d n205 Laura Pous-Tio ESP 6-3, 7-5 *n226 Rebecca Peterson SWE d n198 Cindy Burger NED 6-4, 6-1 Nuremberg, Withdrawals n70 Kirsten Flipkens BEL right thigh injury n72 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU right wrist injury n78 Daria Gavrilova RUS n86 Marina Erakovic NZL left foot injury
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