Mallorca Open, Spain, WTA International, 2019

[Moxie]

DATE: Jun 17-23, 2019
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $250,000
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Tatjana Maria

The Tournament:

This is the fourth year of the Mallorca Open, an International-level WTA tennis event, held at the Santa Ponsa Tennis Club in Mallorca, Spain. The venue features five permanent natural grass courts and a tennis academy.

The Seeds:

1 Angelique Kerber
2 Anastasija Sevastova
3 Belinda Bencic
4 Elise Mertens
5 Amanda Anisimova
6 Caroline Garcia
7 Sofia Kenin
8 Katerina Siniakova

About Mallorca

Mallorca is the largest island in the Balearic Islands archipelago, including also Ibiza, Menorca, and Formentera, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The local language is Mallorquín, a variation of the Catalan dialect.

The island is some 3600 sq. Km. (1400 sq. miles) of varied terrain, with beaches, dramatic mountain ranges, fantastic caverns and interior forests. The capital, Palma, is a center of art, architecture and cuisine.

Tourism Video:

 

[tented]

The Draw:

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Oh boy, I am getting outdated pretty fast in keeping up with WTA. I have never heard of #1 seed and can recognize only three of the top 8 seeds here.

 

[kskate2]

Oh boy, I am getting outdated pretty fast in keeping up with WTA. I have never heard of #1 seed and can recognize only three of the top 8 seeds here.

That's because you're not paying attention. I've heard of them all.
Tormo gave ES all kinds of trouble in Charleston and RG. Krunic won s-Hertogenbosch last year and has a decent grass game. Bolsova just made a splash at RG getting to R16. The others are journeywomen.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

That's because you're not paying attention. I've heard of them all.
Tormo gave ES all kinds of trouble in Charleston and RG. Krunic won s-Hertogenbosch last year and has a decent grass game. Bolsova just made a splash at RG getting to R16. The others are journeywomen.

I am not as bad as I thought I was. I now know all the top 8 seeds despite not knowing Sara.

 

[Moxie]

Top half is loaded here. I note that the nearly-forgotten (is it me?) Sharapova is in.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Garcia just won a grass tournament against Vekic....I think she could have withdrawn from this tournament.

 

[Moxie]

Wow...I stopped watching that match when Vecic had won the first. Good on Garcia for the win.

 

[tossip]

Vika has just lost I am sad for her she cant get a break from these horrible draws.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Meldopova to play Kerbie in 2R.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Q/Final matches tomorrow

Kerber v Garcia
Bencic v Anisimova
Kenin v Mertens
Wang Yafan v Sevastova.

 

[kskate2]

Kerbie just bossed Pova from the baseline. Too bad Maria couldn't come back during the clay season. She would have faired much better on the slow red instead of these faster courts.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kerbie just bossed Pova from the baseline. Too bad Maria couldn't come back during the clay season. She would have faired much better on the slow red instead of these faster courts.

I still cannot understand why Kerber does not do better on the clay,she has the game for it.

 

[isabelle]

Kenin beat Mertens

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bencic d Anismova 62 62

Sevastova d Wang 62 61

Kenin d Mertens 16 61 63

Kerber d Garcia 63 76(5)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Semi Finals

Kerber v Bencic

Kenin v Sevastova.

 

[kskate2]

Amanda showed her age today and Caro finally ran out of gas.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of s/finals

Bencic d Kerber 26 76(2) 64

Kenin d Sevastova 64 46 62.........a good result for Kenin

Final will be between Bencic v Kenin.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great result for Kenin who defeated Bencic in a tight contest.....67(2) 76(5) 64

Congratulations Kenin,your game translates well on clay and now grass.

 

[tented]

Great result for Kenin who defeated Bencic in a tight contest.....67(2) 76(5) 64

Congratulations Kenin,your game translates well on clay and now grass.

Bencic had championship point in the second set. She must be heartbroken.