Tournament Info
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $687,900 Surface: Hard Director: Alistair Macdonald
The Apia International Sydney is one of the oldest tournaments in the world, dating back to 1885.
The Sydney Cricket Ground was the first venue for what was then called the New South Wales Open, followed by Double Bay and then White City, which hosted the event for 76 years through 1999. In 2000, the event moved to the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, which also hosted the Olympic tennis event that year, and where the combined ATP/WTA event continues to be held the week before the Australian Open.
In 2012, Victoria Azarenka became the first player in eight years to win Sydney and then go on to victory in Melbourne. At the 2013 staging, Agnieszka Radwanska recorded the first double bagel in a WTA final in over six years. Other champions include Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Chris Evert, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, Gabriela Sabatini, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, Monica Seles and Petra Kvitova. Evonne Goolagong and Martina Navratilova share the Open Era tournament record with four titles each.
The state capital of New South Wales, the most populous city in Australia and the country's economic center, Sydney is situated on Australia's southeast coast off the Tasman Sea.
The Sydney draw - and Funny - two top players withdraws - again - guess who? - Radwanska and Kvitova - bet they are ok to the Australian Open - how long will it go before this circus stops. Suggestion - no tournaments last week before a slam - and huge fines if players withdraws after winning a tournament - where they looked fit that is. We've seen too much in this "Margaret Tour" IMHO.
Well enough now to the REVISED draw
1 HALEP, Simona ROU - tries again?
2 BYE
3 MLADENOVIC, Kristina FRA
4 GARCIA, Caroline FRA
5 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS
6 ARRUABARRENA, Lara ESP
7 IVANOVIC, Ana SRB
8 PLISKOVA, Karolina CZE
9 HERCOG, Polona SLO
10 LISICKI, Sabine GER
11 PATTERSON, Tammi AUS
12 KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana RUS
13 VANDEWEGHE, CoCo USA
14 JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB
15 ERRANI, Sara ITA
16 SUÃREZ NAVARRO, Carla ESP
17 BENCIC, Belinda SUI
18 LUCIC-BARONI, Mirjana CRO
19 TSURENKO, Lesia UKR
20 PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana BUL
21 HRADECKA, Lucie CZE
22 MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS
23 SVITOLINA, Elina UKR
24 KERBER, Angelique GER
25 BACSINSZKY, Timea SUI
26 SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina SVK
27 PUIG, Monica PUR
28 LL Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) for GAVRILOVA, Daria AUS
29 VINCI, Roberta ITA
30 STOSUR, Samantha AUS
31 BYE
32 HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK
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