Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, CA, USA, WTA Premier

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DATE: July 18 - 24, 2016
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $687,900
FIELD SIZE: 28
2015 CHAMPION: Angelique Kerber

Seeds:

1 WILLIAMS, Venus
2 CIBULKOVA, Dominika
3 KONTA, Johanna
4 VANDEWEGHE, CoCo
5 DOI, Misaki
6 OSTAPENKO, Jelena
7 CORNET, Alizé
8 LEPCHENKO, Varvara

The Tournament:

Launched in San Francisco in 1971 and moving to Oakland in 1979, the longest-running women's-only event settled in its current home of Stanford University at the Taube Family Tennis Center in 1997. Bank of the West has been the title sponsor since 1992, showcasing a strong commitment to tennis.

Stanford serves as the first tournament of the Emirates Airline US Open Series, the North American summer hardcourt schedule that begins after Wimbledon and leads up to the US Open. Src: WTA

The Players:

Venus Williams heads a relatively strong field. Dominika Cibulkova returns to the tour following her wedding after a strong Wimbledon campaign. Coco Vandeweghe and Johanna Konta will also be looking to make a strong impression on proceedings.



About Stanford

Stanford is in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 13,809 at the 2010 census, with a daily population of 35,000.

 

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Draw

 

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Results from the Stanford Classic Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

Nao Hibino (Japan) beat Veronica Cepede Royg (Paraguay) 7-5 4-6 6-4
Zheng Saisai (China) beat Maria Mateas (U.S.) 7-5 6-1
7-Alize Cornet (France) beat Jennifer Brady (U.S.) 3-6 6-4 6-4

 

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Results from the Stanford Classic Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday

Julia Boserup (U.S.) beat Naomi Osaka (Japan) 2-6 6-4 6-4
Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) 6-4 7-5
Magda Linette (Poland) beat Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) 2-6 6-2 7-5

 

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Results from the Stanford Classic Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

3-Johanna Konta (Britain) beat Julia Boserup (U.S.) 6-3 6-1
Zheng Saisai (China) beat 7-Alize Cornet (France) 6-4 6-1
5-Misaki Doi (Japan) beat Nao Hibino (Japan) 6-3 6-4



Britain's Johanna Konta, the third seed (above) progresses in routine fashion. No such luck for the French seventh seed Alize Cornet who suffered a straight sets defeat at the hands of China's Zheng Saisai.

 

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Results from the Stanford Classic Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday

Alison Riske (U.S.) beat Ana Bogdan (Romania) 3-6 6-2 6-4
2-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 7-6(3) 6-3



The Pocket Rocket Dominika Cibulkova didn't show too much rust on her first match after tying the knot.

 

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Results from the Stanford Classic Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday

3-Johanna Konta (Britain) beat Zheng Saisai (China) 6-2 4-6 6-3
Alison Riske (U.S.) beat 4-CoCo Vandeweghe (U.S.) 6-3 0-1 (Vandeweghe retired)
2-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat 5-Misaki Doi (Japan) 7-5 6-0

 

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3-Johanna Konta (Britain) beat Zheng Saisai (China) 6-2 4-6 6-3

 

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Dominika Cibulkova will be in the Top 10 come Monday.

 

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Results from the Stanford Classic Women's Singles Semifinal matches on Saturday

3-Johanna Konta (Britain) beat 2-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-2

 

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Venus d. Alison Riske 6/1 7/6 in the late match.

 

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Stanford Final

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Venus Williams (1) v Johanna Konta (3)

H2H: Tied at 1-1

2016 Australian Open R128 Hard Johanna Konta Venus Williams 6-4 6-2
2015 Wuhan QF Hard Venus Williams Johanna Konta 6-4 3-6 7-5

Src: http://www.stevegtennis.com/
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Johanna Konta d. Venus Williams 7-5 5-7 6-2

photo: AP