WTA Apr 6-12: Charleston & KatowiceFree Live Video (popup)Family Circle Cup, Charleston, SC PREMIER 700 $731,000 56m/32q/16d outdoor: green clay Har-Tru Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP pics: T.com - ESPN - Y! - WTA RadioTennis | Post & Courier: FCC Charleston: radar - forecast n7 E Bouchard, n9 E Makarova n10 A Petkovic, n13 S Errani BNP Paribas Katowice Open, POL INTL $250,000 32m/32q/16d indoor: hard Live Scores draws: WTA Q - main - D - OOP photos: T.com - ESPN - Y! news | WTA Poland news n8 A Radwanska, n24 A Cornet n37 C Giorgi, n47 M Rybarikova |
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On Sunday at Charleston, South Carolina, in the final of the 2015 Family Circle Cup,
the 2013 Linz champion, 27 year old 5th seeded #15 (career high: #5) Angelique Kerber from Kiel, Germany,
defeated
the 2014 champion at Eastbourne, 19 year old 7th seeded #18 (career high: #18) Madison Keys from Boca Raton, Florida,
6-2, 4-6, 7-5 (Angelique is shown holding the glassware after the match). Angelique's prize is $124,000; Madison's prize is $66,000. Angelique said: "It's unbelievable... I'm feeling great. Last year I had four finals and I didn't win any of them, so it's great that I actually won this one today. It's just been a great week for me here. Everybody is so nice, and I'm really happy about my game." WTA story Madison said: "Coming off tough losses at Indian Wells and Miami, I'm happy I kept a great attitude this week, and I was just fighting as hard as I could today. I could have gone either way after the first set, but I dug deep and still put myself in a position to win. But [Angelique] just wasn't making any mistakes at the end." Angie now leads Madison 3-1 in career matches. Their previous meeting was last year on a chlorophyll court in the final at Eastbourne, when Madison defeated Angelique 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. On Sunday in Poland, in the final of the Katowice Open, the 2015 finalist at Rio, 20 year old 8th seeded #58 (career high: #55) Anna Karolina Schmiedlova from Kosice, Slovakia, won her first WTA singles title by defeating the 2014 finalist at Katowice & Linz, 21 year old 3rd seeded #37 (career high: #31) Camila Giorgi of Italy (residence: France), 6-4, 6-3 (Anna is shown holding the avantgardeware after the match). |
Anna's prize is $43,000; Camila's prize is #21,400. Camila and Anna had never before met on the field of combat (pro singles).
Anna said: "I started out nervous today. I lost my serve straight off in the first game. But then it was better. I wasn't nervous after that and was just taking it point by point. Usually I don't like playing aggressive players like her as much, because I can't play as aggressively as them and I feel like I'm always defending, but I did very well. It was maybe one of the best matches I've played. It's something special. I still can't believe it. It will take a long time for me to believe it." WTA story
WTA SCOREBOARD: Charleston & Katowice
The Family Circle Cup Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston: The 56 player main draw for Charleston has 16 seeds, with 8 1st-round byes. There are 8 qualifiers and 5 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying (2 rounds) is on Saturday & Sunday. Main draw play begins on Monday at 10am.
The Family Circle Cup, one of the longest-running WTA-only events in the US, was held at Hilton Head until the Family Circle Tennis Center was opened in the spring of 2001. A 32-acre facility with a 10,200 seat stadium, the Family Circle Tennis Center has 13 green clay (Har-Tru) and 4 hard courts, all lighted for night play. A 10,000 square foot clubhouse also serves as the corporate headquarters for the Family Circle Cup. The FCTC was built with public help at a cost of $15 million. |
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Charleston, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 10am loser's prize: $2,280 US; points: 1 n26 s9 Samantha Stosur AUS d n120 q Sesil Karatantcheva BUL 6-2, 6-4 Tue
*n107 Andreea Mitu ROU d n31 s10 wc Varvara Lepchenko USA 6-2, 2-1 retired Tue *n111 q Lucie Hradecka CZE d n32 s11 Zarina Diyas KAZ 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 Mon n34 s12 Belinda Bencic SUI d n42 Casey Dellacqua AUS 6-1, 6-2 Tue n35 s13 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n154 q Laura Siegemund GER 6-2, 7-6(5) Mon *n198 q Sara Sorribes Tormo ESP d n38 s14 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS 6-4, 3-0 retired Tue n39 s15 Mona Barthel GER d n87 Timea Babos HUN 6-3, 6-3 Mon *n85 Donna Vekic CRO d n41 s16 Heather Watson GBR 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 Mon *n167 q Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d n43 Alison Riske USA 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Mon n44 Madison Brengle USA d n301 Edina Gallovits-Hall ROU 6(2)-7, 6-4, 6-2 Tue n45 Sloane Stephens USA d n176 wc B Mattek-Sands USA 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Tue
n53 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO d n72 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 Mon *n127 q Kristina Kucova SVK d n59 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Mon n61 Lauren Davis USA d n104 Grace Min USA 6(1)-7, 7-6(2), 6-3 Mon *n68 Jana Cepelova SVK d n62 Elena Vesnina RUS 6-2, 6(5)-7, 7-6(4) Tue *n128 q Danka Kovinic MNE d n66 Christina McHale USA 6-2, 6-3 Mon *n86 Shelby Rogers USA d n67 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 6-3, 6-1 Mon n74 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d n103 Stefanie Voegele SUI 7-5, 6-2 Mon *n93 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n76 Marina Erakovic NZL 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 Mon n80 Shuai Zhang CHN d n88 Nicole Gibbs USA 6-4, 7-5 Mon n82 Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n117 Cagla Buyukakcay TUR 6-2, 6-2 Tue n96 Evgenia Rodina RUS d n101 Yulia Putintseva KAZ 6-3, 6-3 Mon *n113 Tatjana Maria GER d n100 Irina Falconi USA 6-1, 6-3 Mon n137 wc Sachia Vickery USA d n652 q Jessica Pegula USA 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) Mon |
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Charleston, 2nd Round, Tue-Wed 10am loser's prize: $4,440 US; points: 30 *n61 Lauren Davis USA d n7 s1 wc Eugenie Bouchard CAN 6-1, 6-3 Wed
n9 s2 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n80 Shuai Zhang CHN 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 Wed
n10 s3 Andrea Petkovic GER d n93 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 Tue n13 s4 Sara Errani ITA d n68 Jana Cepelova SVK 6-3, 7-6(5) Wed n15 s5 Angelique Kerber GER d n96 Evgenia Rodina RUS 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Tue n17 s6 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n113 Tatjana Maria GER 6-3, 6(6)-7, 6-1 Tue
n18 s7 Madison Keys USA d n167 q Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-2, 6-1 Wed n25 s8 Caroline Garcia FRA d n137 wc Sachia Vickery USA 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Tue *n82 Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n26 s9 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Wed *n128 q Danka Kovinic MNE d n34 s12 Belinda Bencic SUI 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Wed n35 s13 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n74 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-0, 6(4)-7, 6-4 Wed n39 s15 Mona Barthel GER d n45 Sloane Stephens USA 6-3, 7-6(2) Wed n44 Madison Brengle USA d n85 Donna Vekic CRO 6-1, 6-3 Wed *n107 Andreea Mitu ROU d n53 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-2, 6-2 Wed *n198 q Sara Sorribes Tormo ESP d n86 Shelby Rogers USA 7-5, 6-1 Wed n111 q Lucie Hradecka CZE d n127 q Kristina Kucova SVK 7-5, 6-3 Tue |
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Charleston, 3rd Round, Thu 11am loser's prize: $8,670 US; points: 55 *n35 s13 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n9 s2 Ekaterina Makarova RUS walkover—gastrointestinal illness n10 s3 Andrea Petkovic GER d n44 Madison Brengle USA 6-4, 6-4
n13 s4 Sara Errani ITA d n198 q Sara Sorribes Tormo ESP 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 n15 s5 Angelique Kerber GER d n82 Lara Arruabarrena ESP 6-3, 6-0
*n128 q Danka Kovinic MNE d n17 s6 Jelena Jankovic SRB walkover—r foot injury n18 s7 Madison Keys USA d n107 Andreea Mitu ROU 6-2, 6-0 *n111 q Lucie Hradecka CZE d n25 s8 Caroline Garcia FRA 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 *n61 Lauren Davis USA d n39 s15 Mona Barthel GER 6-4, 3-0 retired |
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Charleston, QFs, Fri 1pm loser's prize: $16,725 US; points: 100 n10 s3 Andrea Petkovic GER d n128 q Danka Kovinic MNE 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
*n111 q Lucie Hradecka CZE d n13 s4 Sara Errani ITA 6-2, 6-4
n15 s5 Angelique Kerber GER d n35 s13 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 7-6(3), 7-6(4) n18 s7 Madison Keys USA d n61 Lauren Davis USA 6-2, 6-2
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Charleston, SFs, Sat 1pm loser's prize: $32,525 US; points: 185 *n15 s5 Angelique Kerber GER d n10 s3 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-4, 6-4
n18 s7 Madison Keys USA d n111 q Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-1, 6-4
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Charleston, Final, Sun 1pm loser's prize: $66,000 US; points: 305 winner's prize: $124,000 US; points: 470 n15 s5 Angelique Kerber GER d n18 s7 Madison Keys USA 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 |
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Charleston, Doubles Final, Sun losers' prize: $20,000 US winners' prize: $38,000 US s1 Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza d Casey Dellacqua & Darija Jurak 6-0, 6-4 Charleston, Qual Finals, Sun Apr 5 1pm losers' prizes: q1 $620 1pt; q2 $1,035 13pts; qualifier 25 points n111 Lucie Hradecka CZE d n152 Barbora Krejcikova CZE 7-6(3), 6-4 n120 Sesil Karatantcheva BUL d n143 Louisa Chirico USA 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 *n154 Laura Siegemund GER d n122 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN 6-0, 6-1 n127 Kristina Kucova SVK d n199 Maria Sanchez USA 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 n128 Danka Kovinic MNE d 259 Naomi Osaka JPN 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(8) n198 Sara Sorribes Tormo ESP d n149 Jovana Jaksic SRB 6-2, 6-2 n167 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d n204 Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 6-3, 7-6(10) *n652 Jessica Pegula USA d n215 Lesley Kerkhove NED 7-6(5), 6-3 Charleston, Withdrawals: n11 Lucie Safarova CZE back injury n20 Shuai Peng CHN low back injury n21 Sabine Lisicki GER left abdominal injury n22 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE illness n49 Jarmila Gajdosova AUS illness n56 Lesia Tsurenko UKR right ankle injury n75 Saisai Zheng CHN n99 Taylor Townsend USA left leg injury |
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BNP Paribas Katowice Open, Katowice, Poland
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Katowice, 1st Rnd, Mon 10am, Tue-Wed noon loser's prize: $1,925 US; points: 1 n8 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n92 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-1, 6-3 Tue n24 s2 Alize Cornet FRA d n71 Kiki Bertens NED 6-1, 6-3 Mon n37 s3 Camila Giorgi ITA d n90 Denisa Allertova CZE 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 Mon *n115 A van Uytvanck BEL d n47 s4 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-2, 6-3 Mon n51 s5 Kaia Kanepi EST d n116 q Shahar Peer ISR 6-1, 6-2 Tue *n153 sr Vera Zvonareva RUS d n55 s6 Karin Knapp ITA 7-5, 6-1 Mon n57 s7 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d n81 Annika Beck GER 6-4, 6-1 Tue n58 s8 Anna Schmiedlova SVK d n160 q Nigina Abduraimova UZB 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 Tue *n79 Carina Witthoeft GER d n60 Tereza Smitkova CZE 6-2, 6-2 Tue *n70 Monica Niculescu ROU d n64 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 6-4, 6-4 Wed n69 Polona Hercog SLO d n105 Misaki Doi JPN 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 Mon n78 Katerina Siniakova CZE d n91 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Tue n84 Klara Koukalova CZE d n179 q Petra Martic CRO 6-2, 6-4 Tue *n109 q Magda Linette POL d n102 Anna-Lena Friedsam GER 7-6(5), 6-4 Tue n114 An-Sophie Mestach BEL d n427 wc Magdalena Frech POL 6-2, 6-1 Tue *n145 LL Elizaveta Kulichkova RUS d n123 wc Urszula Radwanska POL 6-0, 6-1 Tue |
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Katowice, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu noon loser's prize: $3,310 US; points: 30 n8 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n114 An-Sophie Mestach BEL 6-3, 6-1 Thu n24 s2 Alize Cornet FRA d n69 Polona Hercog SLO 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 Wed
n37 s3 Camila Giorgi ITA d n109 q Magda Linette POL 6(3)-7, 6-2, 6-3 Wed
*n145 LL Elizaveta Kulichkova RUS d n51 s5 Kaia Kanepi EST 6-1, 6-2 Thu n57 s7 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d n70 Monica Niculescu ROU 6(6)-7, 6-1, 6-4 Thu n58 s8 Anna Schmiedlova SVK d n78 Katerina Siniakova CZE 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Thu *n115 A van Uytvanck BEL d n79 Carina Witthoeft GER 6-3, 6-3 Wed n84 Klara Koukalova CZE d n153 sr Vera Zvonareva RUS 6-1, 6-4 Wed |
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Katowice, QFs, Fri 1pm loser's prize: $5,900 US; points: 60 n8 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n84 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-1, 6-1 *n58 s8 Anna Schmiedlova SVK d n24 s2 Alize Cornet FRA 6-2, 6-0 n37 s3 Camila Giorgi ITA d n145 LL Elizaveta Kulichkova RUS 6-3, 6-4 *n115 Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n57 s7 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 6-2, 6-4 |
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Katowice, SFs, Sat 2pm loser's prize: $11,300 US; points: 110 *n37 s3 Camila Giorgi ITA d n8 s1 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 6-2
n58 s8 Anna Schmiedlova SVK d n115 Alison van Uytvanck BEL 6-4, 6-1
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Katowice, Final, Sun 4pm loser's prize: $21,400 US; points: 180 winner's prize: $43,000 US; points: 280 *n58 s8 Anna Schmiedlova SVK d n37 s3 Camila Giorgi ITA 6-4, 6-3 |
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Katowice, Doubles Final, Sun loser's prize: $6,400 US winner's prize: $12,300 US Ysaline Bonaventure & Demi Schuurs d Gioia Barbieri & Karin Knapp 7-5, 4-6 (10-6) Katowice, Qual Finals, Monday Apr 6 10am losers' prizes: q1 $530 1pt; q2 $730 10pts; q3 $1,005 14pts; qualifier 18 points n109 Magda Linette POL d n145 Elizaveta Kulichkova RUS 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 n116 Shahar Peer ISR d n150 Aliaksandra Sasnovich BLR 6-3, 7-6(5) n160 Nigina Abduraimova UZB v n495 Marie Bouzkova CZE 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 *n179 Petra Martic CRO d n174 Ana Bogdan ROU 6-4, 7-6(5) Katowice, Withdrawals n14 Karolina Pliskova CZE right elbow injury n52 Johanna Larsson SWE right elbow injury n63 Julia Goerges GER low back injury n73 Franceca Schiavone ITA right shoulder injury n83 Vitalia Diatchenko RUS left achilles injury n95 Pauline Parmentier FRA left wrist injury n141 wc Oceane Dodin FRA ear infection |
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