From Seoul,  South Korea, March 2019

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WTA 2019 Week 10&11 Tournaments - 여자테니스 2019년 제10&11주의 대회

1.  Miami Open - Florida, United States

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1. Miami Open - Florida, USA (마이애미 오픈 )

Level / 수준: WTA Premier Mandatory

Dates / 날짜: Mar 19 - Mar 30 (2019)

Surface / 표면: Hard Court / 하드코트

Total prize / 총 상금: $ 9,035,428

Singles Draw Size / 싱글 드로 사이즈: 128

2018 Finalists / 2018 결승전 출전자: S. Stephens def J. Ostapenko 7-6, 6-1

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Points / 포인트:

Tournament Level / 대회 수준: WTA Premier Mandatory

Winner / 우승자: 1000

Finalist / 2위: 650

Semifinalists / 준결승전: 390

Quarter-finalists / 준준결승: 215

Round of 16 / 16강전: 120

Round of 32 / 32강전: 65

Round of 64 / 64강전: 35

Round of 128 / 128강전: 10

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Seeds / 시드:

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The Final /  결승전: 

Asleigh Barty (Australia/호주) def.  Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic/체코) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3

Final Highlights / 하일라이트 동영상:

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2018 Winner / 2018 우승자:

Sloane Stephens (USA) def. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 

2018 Final Highlights / 2018 결승전 하일라이트 동영상:

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2017 Winner / 2017 우승자:

Johanna Konta (right, Great Britain) def. Caroline Wozniaki (Denmark) 

2016 Winner / 2016 우승자:

Victoria Azarenka (right, Belarus) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 

2015 Winner / 2015 우승자:

Serena Williams (right, USA) def. Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 

2014 Winner / 2014 우승자:

Serena Williams (right, USA) def. Li Na (China) 

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From Myrtle Beach,  South Carolina, January 2019

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WTA 2019 제 1의 주 대회 (1월) 

1. (호주) Brisbane International - Brisbane, Australia

2. (중국) Shenzen Open - Shenzen, China

3. (뉴질랜드) ASB Classic - Auckland, New Zealand

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1. (호주) Brisbane International - Brisbane, Australia

포인트:

시드:

 결승전: 

Karolina Pliskova (체코) def. Lesia Tsurenko (우트라이나) 4-6 ,7-5, 6-2

하일라이트 동영상:

2018 우승자:

Elina Svitolina (우크라이나)

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2. (중국) Shenzen Open - Shenzen, China

포인트:

시드:

 결승전: 

Aryna Sabalenka (벨라루스) def. Alison Riske (미국) 4-6 ,7-6 (7-2), 6-3

2018 우승자:

Simona Halep (루마니아)

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3. (뉴질랜드) ASB Classic - Auckland, New Zealand

포인트:

시드:

 결승전: 

Julia Goerges (독일) def. Bianca Andreescu (캐너다) 2-6 , 7-5, 6-1

2018 우승자:

Julia Goerges (독일)

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여자 테니스 순위

From Seoul, South Korea, October 2018

WTA FINALS, SINGAPORE

ABOUT

The 2018 WTA Finals is a women's tennistournament held in Kallang, Singapore. It is the 48th edition of the singles event and the 43rd edition of the doubles competition. The tournament is contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams. This is also the final year for Singapore to hold this tournament.

FORMAT AND POINTS

The eight qualified players are divided into two groups, the red group and the white group. According to the points won in the groups, the players in each group will be ranked from 1 to 4. Players ranked on the first two positions will go into the semifinals. First place from one group will play second place from the other group and viceversa. 

The point system of this tournament is a bit complicated, but I'll try to explain it here.

For every match lost in the group stage +125 points

For every match won in the group stage +250 points

For semifinals +0 points (no points)

For runner-up + 330 points (added to those won in the group stage)

For the champion +750 points (added to those won in the group stage)

PARTICIPANTS AND DATES OF QUALIFICATION

Simona Halep was the first to qualify to the tournament, but unfortunately her lower back injury forced her to withdraw. Her place was taken by the world No 9, Kiki Bertens. I hope Kiki will have a good tournament! An feel very sorry for Simona. She got in top 8 for the first time in 2014, and she never missed the WTA Finals qualification. It is a shame she cannot play now, in spite of being the year-end number one. 

Now here is a picture of last year's participants. Below it, a picture with this year's participants. 4 of the players who qualified last year, managed to stay in top 8 and qualify this year, too. They are Halep, Wozniacki, Svitolina and Pliskova. 

2017 Singapore Finals Participants: Garcia, Williams, Svitolina, Pliskova, Ostapenko, Muguruza, Wozniacki, Halep. If you want to read the story of last year's tournemant go here.

2018 Singapore Finals Participants: Bertens, Pliskova, Svitolina, Kvitova, Wozniacki, Kerber, Stephens, and Osaka.

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GALLERY OF THE CHAMPIONS

2017 WINNER: Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) defeated Venus Williams (USA)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2016 WINNER: Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) defeated Agelique Kerber (Germany)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2015 WINNER: Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) defeated Petra Kvitova (Czech Rep)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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2014 WINNER:  Serena Williams (USA) defeated Simona Halep (Romania)

FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

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From Seoul, South Korea, October 2018

1. TIANJIN OPEN, CHINA

(and a preview of the Race to Singapore)

ABOUT

The 2018 Tianjin Open is a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is the 5th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place at the Tuanbo International Tennis Centre in Tianjin, China between 8 and 14 October 2018. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion but chose to end her 2018 season early due to injury.

POINTS

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

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

 French Caroline Garcia defeated Czech  Karolina Pliskova, score 7(9)-6(7) 6-3

 Second-seeded Caroline Garcia won her first tournament of the year with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 win over top-seeded Karolina Pliskova in the Tianjin Open on Sunday. It was the 16th-ranked Garcia’s first title since she won back-to-back trophies at the Wuhan and Beijing tournaments in Asia just over a year ago. The Frenchwoman’s two titles at the end of last season earned her a spot into the year-end WTA Finals in Singapore. This year, the victory in Tianjin is not enough to put Garcia into a second consecutive year-end final appearance.

 Pliskova’s failure to take the title also kept her from confirming a berth in the WTA Finals. Currently in eighth place in the race to Singapore, the Czech will have to wait out the results from next week’s tournaments in Luxembourg and Moscow to see if she qualifies for one of the three remaining spots. Pliskova is scheduled to play in Moscow. American Sloane Stephens, Ukrainian Elena Svitolina and Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens are the other remaining contenders for Singapore.

 Garcia was down 1-5 in the first set tiebreaker before she rebounded. She saved a set point for Pliskova at 5-6 to go on to win the hour-long first set. In the second set, Garcia raced to a 5-0 lead, and first served for the match at 5-1, but had to wait for her victory to come three games later. She secured the title with her sixth ace of the match.

 WINNER 

Caroline Garcia (France)

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2017 WINNER: Maria Sharapova (Russia, left) defeated Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

2. HONGKONG OPEN, CHINA

ABOUT

The 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open (also known as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennistournament played on hard courts. It is the ninth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It takes place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from October 8 to 14.

POINTS

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

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

 Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine, centre right) defeated Wang Qiang (China) , score 6-2 6-1

 WINNER 

Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine)

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2017 WINNER: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia, left) defeated Daria Gavrilova (Australia)

2. LINZ OPEN, AUSTRIA

ABOUT

The 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz is a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is the 32nd edition of the Linz Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments-category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It is held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 8 to 14 October 2018.

POINTS

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

Round of 16 - 30 / Round of 32 - 1

SEEDS

FINALISTS

Camila Giorgi (Italy)  defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia), score 6-3 6-1

 WINNER 

 Camila Giorgi (Italy)

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2017 WINNER: Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) defeated Magdalena Ribarikova (Slovakia)

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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, June 2018

1. Nature Valley International, Eastborne, Great Britain

ABOUT

The 2018 Eastbourne International (also known as the Nature Valley International for sponsorship reasons) is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 44th edition of the event for the women and the 8th edition for the men. The tournament is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event takes place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 25–30 June through 2018.

Point distribution:

winner-470

runner-up-305

semifinalists-185

quarter-finalists-100

round of 16-55

round of 32-1

Seeds:

FINALISTS

 WINNER  

World number two Caroline Wozniacki beat Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7(7)-6(5) to lift the Eatbourne title for the second time in her career. She won the same title in 2009. 

2017 WINNER: Karolina Pliskova

2016 WINNER: Domika Cibulkova

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From Seoul, South Korea, April 2018

1. Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Sttutgart, Germany

ABOUT:

The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It will be the 41st edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 to 29 April.

Point system for singles

winner - 470

finalist - 305

semifinalists - 185

quarter finalists - 100

round of 16 - 55

round of 32 - 1

Seeds

FINALISTS:

Karolina Pliskova (Czech, right) and Coco Vandeweghe (USA, left)

Score: 7(7)-6(2), 6-4

   WINNER:   

Karolina Pliskova

2017 winner:

Laura Siegemund, Germany

2. TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup, Turkey

ABOUT:

The 2018 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It will be the 11th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 23 through 29 April 2018.

Point system for singles

winner - 280

finalist - 180

semifinalists - 110

quarter finalists - 60

round of 16 - 30

round of 32 - 1

Seeds

FINALISTS:

Pauline Parmentier (France) and Polona Hercog (Slovenia)

Score: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Pauline Parmentier (France)

Polona Hercog (Slovenia)

   WINNER:   

Pauline Parmentier (France)

2017 winner:

Elina Svitolina, Ukraine

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