Wuhan Open, Wuhan, China, WTA Premier

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DATE: SEP 25 - OCT 01
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $2,288,250
FIELD SIZE: Field Size
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Venus Williams

Seeds:

1 KERBER, Angelique
2 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe
3 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka
4 HALEP, Simona
5 PLISKOVA, Karolina
6 WILLIAMS, Venus
7 SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla
8 KEYS, Madison
9 KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana
10 CIBULKOVA, Dominika
11 KONTA, Johanna
12 BACSINSZKY, Timea
13 VINCI, Roberta
14 KVITOVA, Petra
15 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia
16 STOSUR, Samantha

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The Tournament:

The Wuhan Open was one of three WTA events in China new to the calendar in 2014. It is also one of two Premier-level stops in China.

Sandwiched in between Premier events in Tokyo and Beijing during the WTA's Asian swing, the Wuhan Open takes place at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center.

Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province and the most populous city in Central China, is often referred to as the country's economic and geographical center. It is also the hometown of two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na. Src: Wiki

Angelique Kerber heads up a strong aim field aiming to wrestle the title away from 2015 champion

About Wuhan

Wuhan, the sprawling capital of Central China’s Hubei province, is a commercial center divided by the Yangtze and Han rivers. The city contains many lakes and parks, including expansive, picturesque East Lake. Nearby, the Hubei Provincial Museum displays relics from the Warring States period, including the Marquis Yi of Zeng’s coffin and bronze musical bells from his 5th-century B.C. tomb.

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Results from the Wuhan Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Tuesday

Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-4
10-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Laura Siegemund (Germany) 2-6 6-3 6-4
6-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-2
1-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4
8-Madison Keys (U.S.) beat Caroline Garcia (France) 6-3 6-4
Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) beat Misaki Doi (Japan) 5-7 6-0 6-2
Darya Kasatkina (Russia) beat Louisa Chirico (U.S.) 6-1 6-1
14-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-3 6-1
Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) beat 13-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 7-5 6-2
3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 6-4 6-1
9-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Madison Brengle (U.S.) 6-0 6-4
 

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Results from the Wuhan Open Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Wednesday

11-Johanna Konta (Britain) beat 7-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 7-5 7-6(6)
9-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat 6-Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-2 6-2
8-Madison Keys (U.S.) beat Darya Kasatkina (Russia) 6-1 4-6 6-4
4-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-3
 

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Results from the Wuhan Open Women's Singles matches on Thursday

Quarterfinal
4-Simona Halep (Romania) beat 8-Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-4 6-2

Round 3
10-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat 5-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-2
Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) beat Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 1-6 6-4 7-5
 

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4-Simona Halep (Romania) beat 8-Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-4 6-2



Simona has now qualified for the WTA Finals.

 

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singles - Semifinals
[14] Petra Kvitova (CZE) d [4] Simona Halep (ROU) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |
[10] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d [9] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | 3 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4 |

So we'll have Kvitova vs Cibulkova in the final of this one.

I am a bit surprised at how easy Halep lost.