VTB Kremlin Cup 2019, Russia, WTA International

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DATE: October 14-20, 2019
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $1,032,000
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Daria Kasatkina

Seeds:


1. Elina Svitolina
2. Kiki Bertens
3. Belinda Bencic
4. Donna Vekic
5. Dayana Yastremska
6. Anastasija Sevastova
7. Maria Sakkari
8. Ekaterina Alexandrova

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The Tournament:

The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour. It was held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 1990 to 2018. In 2019, the Olympic Stadium will undergo a major reconstruction which will last two years. The 2019 edition of the tournament will be held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye.

About Moscow:

Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 15.1 million residents within the city limits, 17 million within the urban area, and approximately 25 million within the metropolitan area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities.

Moscow is the major political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city (both by population and by area) entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions, Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 14th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.

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22 year old Russian Veronika Kudermetova scored the biggest win of her career so far defeating the Top seed Elina Svitolina 61 26 75.
 

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S/Finals,

Palyuchenkova v Muchova

Bencic v Mladenovic If Bencic wins she will get the last spot at the WTA Finals,Shenzhen.
 

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Bencic won, she'll play Shenzhen...congrats to her
 

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S/final results,

Pavlyuchenkova d Muchova 64 67(6) 61

Bencic d Mladenovic 63 64

Final,

Pavlyuchenkova v Bencic.
 

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Bencic battled from a set down to defeat Pavlyuchenkova and win her second title of the season 36 61 61
 
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