2015 Guangzhou Open (International), China

[Kirijax]

Name: Guangzhou International Women's Open
Place: Guangzhou, China
Date: Sept 21 - Sept 26
Tier: International
Prize Money: $250,000
Surface: Hard
Defending Champion: Monica Niculescu

Tournament Central
Draw: Singles / Doubles

Seeds:
1. HALEP, Simona (2) (lost in quarterfinals)
2. PETKOVIC, Andrea (17) (lost in 1st round)
3. ERRANI, Sara (21) (lost in semifinals)
4. JANKOVIC, Jelena (25) CHAMPION
5. KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana (31) (lost in quarterfinals)
6. NICULESCU, Monica (39) (lost in quarterfinals)
7. KOVINIC, Danka (69) (lost in 1st round)
8. ZHENG, Saisai (70) (lost in quarterfinals)

 

[kskate2]

Order of Play & Scores for Tuesday, September 22:

CENTRE COURT

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10:00 FIRST ROUND [3] SARA ERRANI (ITA) d YING-YING DUAN (CHN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
12:00 FIRST ROUND [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU) d PETRA MARTIC (CRO) 6-4, 6-2
14:00 FIRST ROUND [4] JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB) d ELENA VESNINA (RUS) 7-6(3), 6-3
16:00 FIRST ROUND [2] K JANS-IGNACIK/A RODIONOVA (POL/AUS) d O KALASHNIKOVA/K PITER (GEO/POL) 6-1, 1-6, 10-8
19:00 FIRST ROUND MONICA PUIG (PUR) d [2] ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER) 6-1, 6-4
21:00 [4] J RAE/A SMITH (GBR/GBR) d J LU/Z YANG (CHN/CHN) 6-4, 6-1

COURT 1

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10:00 FIRST ROUND [6] MONICA NICULESCU (ROU) d YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ) 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-3
12:00 FIRST ROUND [5] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS) d DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK) 6-4, 7-5
14:00 FIRST ROUND FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA) d SHUAI ZHANG (CHN) 6-4, 6-4
16:00 FIRST ROUND BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB) d [7] DANKA KOVINIC (MNE) 6-4, 6-2

COURT 2

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10:00 FIRST ROUND [8] SAISAI ZHENG (CHN) d ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC (SRB) 6-2, 6-1
12:00 FIRST ROUND KAI-LIN ZHANG (CHN) d ONS JABEUR (TUN) 6-3, 6-3
14:00 FIRST ROUND DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE) d ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM (GER) 6-3, 7-6(3)
15:30 FIRST ROUND YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL) d MAGDA LINETTE (POL) 6-4, 6-4

COURT 3

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10:00 FIRST ROUND TIMEA BABOS (HUN) d ZHAOXUAN YANG (CHN) 6-3, 6-0
12:00 FIRST ROUND ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST) d SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE) 6-1, 6-3
14:00 FIRST ROUND URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL) d QIANG WANG (CHN) 6-3, 6-2
14:45 FIRST ROUND J GLUSHKO/R PETERSON (ISR/SWE) d F LIU/F XUN (CHN/CHN) 6-3, 6-3

COURT 4

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10:00 FIRST ROUND REBECCA PETERSON (SWE) d YAFAN WANG (CHN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

 

[kskate2]

Order of Play & Scores for Wednesday, September 23:

00:09 1ST RD [3] C LIANG/Y WANG (CHN/CHN) d K ZHANG/L ZHU (CHN/CHN) (walkover)
14:00 2ND RD [8] SAISAI ZHENG (CHN) d ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST) 6-1, 7-6(11)
16:00 2ND RD YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL) d MONICA PUIG (PUR) 6-3, 6-4
18:00 2ND RD [5] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS) d URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL) 6-0, 6-1
18:00 QF J GLUSHKO/R PETERSON (ISR/SWE) d [4] J RAE/A SMITH (GBR/GBR) 7-5, 6-3

CENTRE COURT

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14:00 2ND RD [3] SARA ERRANI (ITA) d KAI-LIN ZHANG (CHN) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
16:00 2ND RD [4] JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB) d FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
19:00 2ND RD [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU) d TIMEA BABOS (HUN) 6-4, 6-0
21:30 1ST RD J JANKOVIC/A KRUNIC (SRB/SRB) d A RAINA/Y ZHANG (IND/CHN) 6-4, 6-1

COURT 2

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14:00 2ND RD [6] MONICA NICULESCU (ROU)d REBECCA PETERSON (SWE) 6-3, 6-2
16:00 1ST RD S XU/X YOU (CHN/CHN) d Q WANG/Q YE (CHN/CHN) 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
18:00 2ND RD DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE) d BOJANA JOVANOVSKI (SRB) 6-3, 7-6(5)
18:00 1ST RD A FRIEDSAM/M NICULESCU (GER/ROU) d A MORGINA/L ZHANG (RUS/HKG) 6-0, 6-3

 

[kskate2]

Order of Play & Scores for Thursday, September 24:

CENTRE COURT

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16:00 YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL) d [6] MONICA NICULESCU (ROU) 6-2, 6-2
19:00 DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE) d [1] SIMONA HALEP (ROU) 6-4, 6-3
21:00 [1] MARTINA HINGIS/SANIA MIRZA (SUI/IND) d ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM/MONICA NICULESCU (GER/ROU) 6-2, 6-3


COURT 1

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16:00 [4] JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB) d [5] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS) 6-2, 7-5
18:00 [3] SARA ERRANI (ITA) d [8] SAISAI ZHENG (CHN) 6-1, 6-0
20:00 [2] KLAUDIA JANS-IGNACIK/ANASTASIA RODIONOVA (POL/AUS) d JELENA JANKOVIC/ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC (SRB/SRB) 6-4, 6-4


COURT 2

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16:00 SHILIN XU/XIAODI YOU (CHN/CHN) d [3] CHEN LIANG/YAFAN WANG (CHN/CHN) 6-3, 6-4

 

[Kirijax]

The final eight are set! Halep looks good of course but Wickmayer is playing well. She won the Japan Women's Open last week and now gets into the final eight here.

 

[kskate2]

Simona, Sveta and the Romanian slicer are sent packing. :cover

 

[kskate2]

Order of Play & Scores for SF Friday, September 25:

Centre Court

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16:00 [4] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
18:00 Denisa Allertova (CZE) d [3] Sara Errani (ITA) 7-5, 6-2
20:00 Shilin Xu/Xiaodi You (CHN/CHN) d [2] Klaudia Jans-Ignacik/Anastasia Rodionova (POL/AUS) 7-6(5), 6-3


Court 1

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17:00 [1] Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza (SUI/IND) d Julia Glushko/Rebecca Peterson (ISR/SWE) 6-3, 6-4

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I question the top doubles team choosing this event over the other two.
Did they need help?

 

[Kirijax]

I question the top doubles team choosing this event over the other two.
Did they need help?

I'm a bit surprise too. I thought Hingis would be with Bencic in Tokyo. Must be lots of money involved.

 

[Kirijax]

Friday's Results!

Semifinals
(4) J Jankovic (SRB) bt Y Wickmayer (BEL) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
D Allertova (CZE) bt (3) S Errani (ITA) 7-5, 6-2

Surprise finalist in Allertova. She's a 22-yr-old from the Czech Republic. Currently ranked No. 74. She'll move up to around No. 57 with the final. If she wins, she'll get in the Top 50 next week.

 

[kskate2]

^^ That's a good job by her. She took out the #2 ranked player in the world and the top seed of this tournament (Simona), but JJ will likely have her way in the final.

 

[tossip]

Janky can lose to this girl..

 

[kskate2]

Order of Play & Scores for Saturday, September 26:

Centre Court

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15:00 [4] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d Denisa Allertova (CZE) 6-2, 6-0
17:00 [1] Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza (SUI/IND) d Shilin Xu/Xiaodi You (CHN/CHN) 6-3, 6-1

 

[kskate2]

JJ takes it in straights. The flowers are bigger than the trophy.

 

[Kirijax]

JJ takes it in straights. The flowers are bigger than the trophy.

LOL I think this is the 15th tour title for Jankovic. She beats Allertova 6-2, 6-0. :clap

 

[Hoergren]

Here are the winners of the doubles title

 

[tossip]

at least Janky has two titles this season....none for Azarenka.:snicker

 

[Kirijax]

To wrap up, Jankovic wins her 14th career title, while Mirza and Hingis take the doubles title.

JELENA JANKOVIC WINS GUANGZHOU TITLE

Brackets
Singles / Doubles