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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2014 1:00:53 GMT
  TOURNAMENT INFOTIANJIN, CHINA OCT 06 - OCT 12 TIER: International PRIZE MONEY: $250,000 SURFACE: Hard DIRECTOR: Tony Cho The WTA's Asia-Pacific presence has gotten stronger and stronger the last few years, and another example of that presence is the inaugural Tianjin Open, one of six WTA-level tournaments in China in 2014. The event will be held at the Tianjin International Tennis Center, a state-of-the-art venue that has a 3,500-capacity center court, 12 outdoor courts with lights, four indoor courts and a tennis club. The largest coastal city in Northern China and a major seaport and gateway to the nation's capital, Tianjin is a hub of advanced industry and financial activity. It is also where former Top 15 player Peng Shuai resides. Official Website:www.tianjinopen.com/en/index.asp |
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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2014 1:03:14 GMT
WTA Tianjin | Day 1 - Order of Play & Results (6 Oct):
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d Magda Linette (POL) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 2 |
[3] Belinda Bencic (SUI) d Lin Zhu (CHN) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 2 |
Romina Oprandi (SUI) d [WC] Ho Ching Wu (HKG) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 0 |
[6] Alison Riske (USA) d Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) | 6 - 2 | 7 - 5 |
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d [WC] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 4 |
[WC] Fangzhou Liu (CHN) d Qiang Wang (CHN) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 0 |
Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) d Ling Zhang (HKG) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 1 |
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Post by Admin on Oct 7, 2014 1:34:07 GMT
WTA Tianjin | Day 2 - Order of Play & Results (7 Oct):
[1] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) | 6 - 2 | 0 - 6 | 6 - 0 |
Saisai Zheng (CHN) d Timea Babos (HUN) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 4 |
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) d [7] Monica Puig (PUR) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 1 |
[2] Shuai Peng (CHN) d [Q] Shahar Peer (ISR) | 7 - 5 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 2 |
[Q] Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) d Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) | 7 - 6 (6) | 4 - 6 | 6 - 1 |
[8] Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) d [Q] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) | 5 - 7 | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) d Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1 |
[5] Shuai Zhang (CHN) d Danka Kovinic (MNE) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 1 |
[4] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d [Q] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 0 |
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2014 5:29:24 GMT
WTA Tianjin | Day 3 - Order of Play & Results (8 Oct):
[4] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d [WC] Fangzhou Liu (CHN) | 7 - 6 (3) | 7 - 5 |
[6] Alison Riske (USA) d Olga Govortsova (BLR) | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (3) |
[8] Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) d Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 |
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 0 |
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Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2014 13:23:30 GMT
WTA Tianjin | Day 4 - Order of Play & Results (9 Oct):
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) d [5] Shuai Zhang (CHN) | 3 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 7 - 6 (5) |
[2] Shuai Peng (CHN) d [Q] Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |
Saisai Zheng (CHN) d [1] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |
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Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2014 13:25:09 GMT
WTA Tianjin | Quarter-Finals - Order of Play & Results (10 Oct):
[6] Alison Riske (USA) d [4] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) | 7 - 6 (5) | 6 - 3 |
[3] Belinda Bencic (SUI) d Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) | 6 - 4 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 2 |
Saisai Zheng (CHN) d Sorana Cirstea (ROU) | 6 - 4 | 2 - 6 | 6 - 1 |
[2] Shuai Peng (CHN) d [8] Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) | 7 - 6 (5) | 2 - 6 | 7 - 5 |
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Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2014 10:51:07 GMT
WTA Tianjin | Semi-Finals - Order of Play & Results (11 Oct):
[6] Alison Riske (USA) d Saisai Zheng (CHN) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 1 |
[3] Belinda Bencic (SUI) d [2] Shuai Peng (CHN) | 3 - 1 | RET
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Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2014 10:51:42 GMT
WTA Tianjin | Finals - Order of Play & Results (12 Oct):
[6] Alison Riske (USA) d [3] Belinda Bencic (SUI) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4 |
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Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2014 10:53:25 GMT
 RISKE WINS FIRST WTA TITLE IN TIANJINAlison Riske captured the first WTA title of her career on Sunday, holding off a late surge from WTA Rising Star Belinda Bencic to win the inaugural edition of the Tianjin Open. The No.6-seeded Riske - who had dropped just one game in her semifinal match against another WTA Rising Star, Zheng Saisai - came out swinging again a day later, her big serve and even bigger ground game launching her to a 6-3, 4-1 lead. The No.3-seeded Bencic wasn't about to go away, running off the next three games to even the second set, 4-all, and even getting to break point in the next game. But Riske regrouped just in time, holding serve then breaking once more to close it out, 6-3, 6-4. "It's a huge accomplishment for me to win my first WTA title," Riske said after the match, "and I was here by myself, which made it even more special, just to know that I was able to do it by myself. Full-Story:www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4212069/title/riske-wins-first-wta-title-in-tianjin |
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