Hong Kong 2014: Prudential Open

[Correspondent Kiu]

There is more than Canada this week, there is also Hong Kong and Tashkent.

It's been 21 years since there was any WTA Tennis in Hong Kong!
But it's back!

TOURNAMENT INFO.

TIER: International
PRIZE MONEY: $250,000
SURFACE: Hard
DIRECTOR: Kenneth Low

Top seed is Sabine Lisicki, she accepted a wild card. Sabine almost lost to Monica Niculescu today, behind a set and some, she pushed the second set into a tie-breaker and won in 3 sets.

List of players:
1 LISICKI, Sabine GER
2 NICULESCU, Monica ROU
3 MIN, Grace USA
4 GLUSHKO, Julia ISR 64 62
5 ZHENG, Saisai CHN
6 DUAN, Ying-Ying CHN 76(1) 75
7 KULICHKOVA, Elizaveta RUS
8 WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL
9 MCHALE, Christina USA
10 SCHIAVONE, Francesca ITA
11 LARSSON, Johanna SWE
12 DATE-KRUMM, Kimiko JPN
13 ZHU, Lin CHN
14 PLISKOVA, Kristyna CZE
15 SCHEEPERS, Chanelle RSA
16 CEPELOVA, Jana SVK
17 ZHENG, Jie CHN
18 EGUCHI, Misa JPN
19 ZHANG, Kai-Lin CHN
20 PARMENTIER, Pauline FRA
21 MAYR-ACHLEITNER, Patricia AUT
22 PUIG, Monica PUR
23 HERCOG, Polona SLO
24 PLISKOVA, Karolina CZE
25 SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna SVK
26 BERTENS, Kiki NED
27 KUMKHUM, Luksika THA
28 GAJDOSOVA, Jarmila AUS
29 PITER, Katarzyna POL
30 VAN UYTVANCK, Alison BEL
31 ZHANG, Ling HKG
32 HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK

First round is almost complete, Daniela will play tomorrow to finish the round.

Draw here:
http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2014/1074/MDS.pdf

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

It was a bad day for #2 seeds!
Daniela lost in 3 sets.
I will post results once quarters are completed.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Hong Kong 2014:Quarterfinals

Scores:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

SINGLES - QUARTERFINALS
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d [7] Jana Cepelova (SVK) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
[3] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d [5] Jie Zheng (CHN) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 3 |
[1] [WC] Sabine Lisicki (GER) d Saisai Zheng (CHN) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d [Q] Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 2 |

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Hong Kong 2014: Semifinals

Scores:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

SINGLES - SEMIFINALS
[1] [WC] Sabine Lisicki (GER) d Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | 6 - 3 | 3 - 6 | 6 - 2 |
[3] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) | 6 - 1 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 4 |

DOUBLES - SEMIFINALS
[3] K Pliskova / K Pliskova (CZE/CZE) d [1] H Chan / Y Chan (TPE/TPE) | 6 - 4 | 4 - 6 | 10 - 6 |
P Mayr-Achleitner / A Rodionova (AUT/AUS) d Y Wang / J Zheng (CHN/CHN) | 6 - 4 | 0 - 6 | 10 - 7 |

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Congratulations to Sabine Lisicki, behind 1-5 in the first set, she rallied and took the cup in Hong Kong.

Final Score:

[1] [WC] Sabine Lisicki (GER) d [3] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 |

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Is this Sabine's first title at the WTA level or has she won before?

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

This was number 4 for Sabine, she made 3 finals last year but didn't win.
Sabine scored last title in 2011, it's been that long.