From Seoul,  South Korea, March 2019

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WTA 2019 Week 8 Tournaments - 여자테니스 2019년 제8주의 대회

1.  Indian Wells Oracle Challenger Series - United States

2. Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC - Acapulco, Mexico

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1. Indian Wells Oracle Challenger Series - USA (인디언웰스 오라클 챌린저 시리즈 )

Level / 수준: WTA 125k

Dates / 날짜: Feb 25 - Mar 3 (2019)

Surface / 표면: Hard Court / 하드코트

Total prize / 총 상금: $ 162,480

Singles Draw Size / 싱글 드로 사이즈: 64

2018 Finalists / 2018 결승전 출전자:  S. Errani def K. Bondarenko 6-4, 6-2

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Points / 포인트:

Tournament Level / 대회 수준: WTA 125k

Winner / 우승자: 160

Finalist / 2위: 95

Semifinalists / 준결승전: 57

Quarter-finalists / 준준결승: 29

Round of 16 / 16강전: 15

Round of 32 / 32강전: 1

Round of 64 / 64강전: -

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Seeds / 시드:

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The Final /  결승전: 

Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) def.  Jennifer Brady (USA) 3-6 , 7-5, 6-3

Final Highlights / 하일라이트 동영상:

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2018 Winner / 2018 우승자:

Sara Errani (Italy) def. Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) 

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2. Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC - Acapulco, Mexico (멕시칸 오픈)

Level / 수준: WTA International

Dates / 날짜: Feb 25 - Mar 2 (2019)

Surface / 표면: Hard Court / 하드코트

Total prize / 총 상금: $ 250,000

Singles Draw Size / 싱글 드로 사이즈: 32

2018 Finalists / 2018 결승전 출전자:  L. Tsurenko def S. Vogele 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2

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Points / 포인트:

Tournament Level / 대회 수준: International

Winner / 우승자: 280

Finalist / 2위: 180

Semifinalists / 준결승전: 110

Quarter-finalists / 준준결승: 60

Round of 16 / 16강전: 30

Round of 32 / 32강전: 1

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Seeds / 시드:

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The Final /  결승전: 

Wang Yafan (China) def.  Sofia Kenin (USA) 2-6 , 6-3, 7-5

Final Highlights / 하일라이트 동영상:

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2018 Winner / 2018 우승자:

Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) def. Stefanie Vogele (Switzerland)

2017 Winner / 2017 우승자:

Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) def. Kristina Mladenovic (France)

From Seoul, South Korea, September 2018

1. Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea

ABOUT

The 2018 Korea Open is a women's professional tennis tournament to be played on hard courts. It is be the 15th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place in Seoul, South Korea between 17 and 23 September 2018.

So happy to have arrived at the Korea Open week! I was there in spite of rain to cheer for the Romanian players, Irina Begu and Raluca Olaru. Begu lost to Sakkari in the quarter-finals, and in the doubles matches Begu and Olaru lost to the Taiwanese pair Hsieh/Hsieh.

POINTS

Winner - 280 / Runner-up - 180 / Semifinalists - 110 / Quarter-finalists - 60 /

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

<He he! Someone caught me on camera and sent me this pic! >

MY PICS FROM THE EVENT

FINALISTS

Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) defeated Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia), score 7(7)-6(2), 4-6, 6-2

 WINNER 

Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)

2017 Final Highlights

2016 WINNER: Irina Camelia Begu (Romania)

2. Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan

ABOUT

The 2018 Toray Pan Pacific Open is a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is be the 35th edition of the Pan Pacific Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at the Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo, Japan, on 17–23 September 2018.

POINTS

Winner - 470 / Runner-up - 305 / Semifinalists - 185 / Quarter-finalists - 100 /

Round of 16 - 55 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Naomi Osaka (Japan) was defeated by Karolina Pliskova ( Czech Republic), score 6-4 6-4

 WINNER 

Karolina Pliskova ( Czech Republic)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

2017 Final Highlights

3. Guangzhou Open, China

ABOUT

The 2018 Guangzhou International Women's Open is a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It iss the 15th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 22, 2018.

POINTS

Winner - 280 / Runner-up - 180 / Semifinalists - 110 / Quarter-finalists - 60 /

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

FINALISTS

Wang Qiang (China) defeated Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan, photo), score 6-1 6-2

 WINNER 

Wang Qiang (China)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2017 WINNER: Zhang Shuai (China)

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From Seoul, South Korea, August 2018

1. Silicon Valley Classic, San Jose, California, USA

ABOUT

The 2018 Silicon Valley Classic (also known as the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennistournament played on hard courts. This is the 47th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place between 30 July and 5 August 2018 and it is the first time the tournament is held in San Jose, California, following a move from Stanford.^[1] It is the first women's event on the 2018 US Open Series.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 470

Runner-up - 305

Semifinalists - 185

Quarter-finalists - 100

Round of 16 - 55

Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

Among the seeded players, Muguruza and Keys were eliminated at the date this artcle was posted.

FINALISTS

Mihaela Buzarnescu (Romania) and Maria Sakkari (Greece)

Score: 6-1 6-0

HIGHLIGHTS (YOUTUBE LINK)

 WINNER  

Mihaela Buzarnescuhas been playing great in 2018 and also lost some finals.  This is the first singles WTA title in her career, a career which is close to the end. When she received the trofee at the end of the match she told Sakkari to enjoy her tennis career as she is young and has a lot of possible tournaments to win from now on. 'As for me, maybe I can play two more years and then I have to tep down.' Mihaela was never able to show and grow her true talent due to numerous injuries in the past, which makes this trofee even more special. Her fellow Romanian, world no 1 Simona Halep posted a congratulatory message on her twitter 'I am so happy for you, Miki! Welcome to WTA Top 20'. Mihaela's dream was to enter Top 20 one day, and that happened here, in California.

2017 WINNER: Madison Keys (USA) [Bank of the West Classic]

2. Citi Open, Washington DC, USA

ABOUT:

The 2018 Washington Open (called the Citi Open for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 50th edition (for the men) and the 8th edition (for the women) of the Washington Open. The event is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It is taking place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 30 to August 5, 2018.

POINT SYSTEM

Winner - 280

Runner-up - 180

Semifinalists - 110

Quarter-finalists - 60

Round of 16 - 30

Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

Among the seeded players, Caroline Wozniacki was eliminated at the date this artcle was posted.

FINALISTS

Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) and Dona Vekic (Croatia)

Score: 4-6  7(9)-6(7)  6-2

   WINNER  

Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)

2017 WINNER: Ekaterina Makarova (Russia)

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