International de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, WTA International

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DATE: May 15 - May 21, 2016
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: $226,750
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Samantha Stosur

Seeds:

1 ERRANI, Sara
2 STEPHENS, Sloane
3 STOSUR, Samantha
4 MLADENOVIC, Kristina
5&6 seeds withdrew
7 VESNINA, Elena
8 BABOS, Timea
9 CORNET, Alizé
10 GARCIA, Caroline

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The Tournament

The first biggest women's clay court tennis tournament in France , right behind the French Open, " Les Internationaux de Strasbourg " will take place at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg from the 15th to the 23st of May 2015.

Created in 1987, the tournament was originally called " The Strasbourg Grand Prix ". The very next year, the Alsatian Tennis League took up the reigns and gave it the current name, often shortened to its convenient abbreviation: IS. Every year since then, the tournament has attracted many of the world's top players, poised to prove their worth. Today it is considered one of the most historic events in the WTA line-up.

Src: http://www.internationaux-strasbourg.fr/en/tournament

The Players

Sam Stosur returns to defend her title and is joined by a decent field including top seed Sara Errani, in-form Sloane Stephens and Kristina Mladenovic



About Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital city of the Alsace region in northeastern France. It's the seat of the European Parliament and sits near the German border, with culture and architecture blending German and French influences. It's known for its Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame, featuring daily shows from its astronomical clock and sweeping views of the Rhine River from partway up its 142m spire.


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SINGLES - FIRST ROUND

[WC] Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d Shuai Zhang (CHN) | 7 - 6 (3) | 6 - 1
Monica Puig (PUR) d [1] [WC] Sara Errani (ITA) | 4 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 1
[L] Virginie Razzano (FRA) d Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d Heather Watson (GBR) | 6 - 3 | 0 - 6 | 6 - 1
[8] Timea Babos (HUN) d Olga Govortsova (BLR) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 1
Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d [L] Shelby Rogers (USA) | 3 - 6 | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4
[10] Caroline Garcia (FRA) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2
[3] Samantha Stosur (AUS) d [Q] Lauren Davis (USA) | 6 - 3 | 7 - 5
[Q] Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Qiang Wang (CHN) | 6 - 2 | 2 - 6 | 6 - 1
 

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SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
[3] Samantha Stosur (AUS) d Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) | 6 - 3 | 7 - 6 (3)
[10] Caroline Garcia (FRA) d [Q] Jil Teichmann (SUI) | 7 - 6 (5) | 6 - 3
[Q] Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) d Zarina Diyas (KAZ) | 4 - 6 | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (4)

SINGLES - FIRST ROUND
[7] Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Saisai Zheng (CHN) | 7 - 5 | 2 - 6 | 7 - 6 (5)
[2] Sloane Stephens (USA) d Donna Vekic (CRO) | 5 - 7 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2
 

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Results from the Strasbourg International Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

Pauline Parmentier (France) beat 2-Sloane Stephens (U.S.) 6-3 1-6 6-4
Virginie Razzano (France) beat Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) 7-6(5) 2-6 3-2 (Puig retired)
4-Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Alison Riske (U.S.) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) beat 8-Timea Babos (Hungary) 6-1 6-4
7-Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) 6-4 7-5
 

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SINGLES - QUARTERFINALS

[10] Caroline Garcia (FRA) d [3] Samantha Stosur (AUS) | 0 - 0
[4] [WC] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d [Q] Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 2
[L] Virginie Razzano (FRA) d [7] Elena Vesnina (RUS) | 6 - 1 | 3 - 6 | 6 - 1
[Q] Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d [WC] Pauline Parmentier (FRA) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 1