Abierto Monterrey Afirme, Monterrey, Mexico, WTA International

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DATE: 29 Feb 2016 - 6 Mar 2016
SURFACE: HARD
PRIZE MONEY: $226,750
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Timea Bacsinszky

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1. Sara Errani
2. Caroline Wozniacki
3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
4. Johanna Konta
5. Caroline Garcia
6. Alison Van Uytvanck
7. Danka Kovinic
8. Timea Babos


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About Monterrey:

Monterrey (Spanish pronunciation: [monteˈrei]), is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, in Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the base of many significant international corporations.

It is considered a Beta World City, cosmopolitan and competitive. Rich in history and culture, Monterrey is often regarded as the most "americanized" and developed city in the entire country, even above the cities along the U.S.-Mexico border. Monterrey is located in northeast Mexico, at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The uninterrupted settlement of Monterrey starts in 1596, with its founding by Diego de Montemayor. In the years after the Mexican War of Independence, Monterrey became an important business center. With the establishment of Fundidora Monterrey, the city experienced a great industrial growth.


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Thanks for the write up @Billie!

Previous Winners here:

2015 Caroline Wozniacki
2014 Donna Vekic
2013 Karolina Pliskova
2012 Su-Wei Hsieh
2011 Jelena Dokic
2010 Alisa Kleybanova
 

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Round 1:
[Q] Nicole Gibbs (USA) d [7] Danka Kovinic (MNE) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 2
Christina Mchale (USA) d [WC] Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 4
Polona Hercog (SLO) d [8] Timea Babos (HUN) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2
Monica Puig (PUR) d [WC] Marcela Zacarias (MEX) | 6 - 2 | 7 - 5
[Q] Julia Glushko (ISR) d Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d [WC] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | 6 - 3 | 7 - 6 (5)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d Johanna Larsson (SWE) | 6 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 1
 

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Semi Final Results:

Flipkens beat Kontaveit 7-6 6-4
Watson beat Garcia 6-1 6-2

All seeds now out of action.

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Thanks BB for updating this for us. Congratulations to Watson.