Miami Open 2017

[Hoergren]

Tournament Info
Tier: Premier mandatory, Prize Money: $6,993,450, Surface: Hard, Director: Adam Barrett
Miami is one of the most glamorous and upbeat cities in the world, which is why it is the perfect host for the Miami Open presented by Itaú - the largest tennis event in the world outside of the Grand Slams.

A combined ATP/WTA two-week extravaganza in March, this Premier Mandatory event was first held in Delray Beach in 1985. After moving to Boca Raton in 1986, it settled in its permanent home in Miami's Key Biscayne in 1987 - its 30-acre facility eventually becoming known as the Tennis Center at Crandon Park.

Serena Williams became one of just four players in the Open Era with at least seven titles at one event by capturing Miami yet again in 2014. Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, five-time champ Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, Monica Seles and Venus Williams also have multiple Miami Open titles. Jana Novotna has the Miami doubles record with seven titles.

Miami has twice been honored as the WTA Premier Tournament Of The Year - in 1995 and 2004.

The draw

A. Kerber
Bye
Y. Duan
L. Siegemund
S. Rogers
Qualifier
Bye
D. Kasatkina
C. Suárez Navarro
Bye
J. Goerges
A. Riske
Qualifier
L. Chirico
Bye
K. Bertens
V. Williams
Bye
B. Haddad Maia
L. Tsurenko
H. Watson
Qualifier
Bye
K. Mladenovic
R. Vinci
Bye
A. Anisimova
Qualifier
M. Minella
K. Pliskova
Bye
S. Kuznetsova

S. Halep
Bye
K. Kucova
N. Osaka
Qualifier
Qualifier
Bye
E. Makarova
C. Garcia
Bye
S. Peng
D. Kovinic
E. Bouchard
A. Barty
Bye
S. Stosur
J. Konta
Bye
A. Cornet
Qualifier
O. Dodin
P. Parmentier
Bye
T. Babos
I. Begu
Bye
L. Arruabarrena
N. Vikhlyantseva
V. Golubic
T. Pironkova
Bye
M. Keys

G. Muguruza
Bye
C. McHale
A. Beck
S. Errani
B. Bencic
Bye
S. Zhang
A. Sevastova
Bye
S. Cirstea
M. Puig
L. Davis
Qualifier
Bye
C. Wozniacki
E. Vesnina
Bye
C. Bellis has withdrawn and are replaced by LL Magda Linette
A. Tomljanovic
Y. Wickmayer
L. Safarova
Bye
D. Gavrilova
A. Konjuh
Bye
K. Flipkens
J. Brady
M. Doi
Qualifier
Bye
D. Cibulkova

A. Radwanska
Bye
Qualifier
Q. Wang
K. Bondarenko
P. Badosa Gibert
Bye
M. Lucic-Baroni
A. Pavlyuchenkova
Bye
J. Jankovic
Y. Shvedova
B. Mattek-Sands
K. Siniakova
Bye
E. Svitolina
B. Strycova
Bye
J. Larsson
M. Niculescu
A. Petkovic
Qualifier
Bye
C. Vandeweghe
Y. Putintseva
Bye
C. Witthoeft
N. Gibbs
Qualifier
J. Ostapenko
Bye
K. Pliskova

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Tuesday, March 21, 2017 -- sorry a bit late

Grandstand
12:00 First round Mandy Minella (LUX) d Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 76 (4) 57 75
14:00 - Sara Errani (ITA) V Belinda Bencic (SUI) 63 46 63
16:00 - Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) V Jennifer Brady (USA) 36 63 75
18:00 - Carina Witthoeft (GER) V Nicole Gibbs (USA) 63 63

Court 1
11:00 First round Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) d Laura Siegemund (GER) 76 (6) 63
13:00 First round Naomi Osaka (JPN) d Kristina Kucova (SVK) 62 63
15:00 - Johanna Larsson (SWE) V Monica Niculescu (ROU) 63 61
17:00 - Shuai Peng (CHN) V Danka Kovinic (MNE) 62 ret.

Court 2
11:00 First round Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) d Natalia Vikhlyantseva (RUS) 75 61
13:00 - Viktorija Golubic (SUI) V Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 36 61 61
15:00 - Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) V Paula Badosa Gibert (ESP) 63 46 63
17:00 - Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) V Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 32 ret.

Court 7
10:00 Qualifying - Final round [20] Marina Erakovic (NZL) d Francoise Abanda (CAN) 60 67 75
12:00 Qualifying - Final round [8] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d [22] Mariana Duque-Mariño (COL) 46 61 61
14:00 - [7] Donna Vekic (CRO) V Ana Bogdan (ROU) 62 64
16:00 - [4] Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) V [16] Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 63 36 26

Court 9
10:00 Qualifying - Final round [23] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) d [2] Magda Linette (POL) 64 62
12:00 Qualifying - Final round Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) d [13] Irina Falconi (USA) 63 63
14:00 Qualifying - Final round [6] Kurumi Nara (JPN) d Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 63 60
16:00 - [12] Mona Barthel (GER) V [21] Taylor Townsend (USA) 67 36

Court 5
10:00 Qualifying - Final round [9] Madison Brengle (USA) d [19] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 76 (2) 75
12:00 Qualifying - Final round Anett Kontaveit (EST) d Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 63 62
14:00 - [10] Risa Ozaki (JPN) V [14] Julia Boserup (USA) 75 60

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Stadium
15:00 - Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) V Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 46 75 36
17:00 - LL Magda Linette(POL) V Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 26 61 26
21:00 - Sorana Cirstea (ROU) V Monica Puig (PUR) 62 64

Grandstand
13:00 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) V Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 63 46 64

Court 1
11:00 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) V Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 64 46 67
13:00 - Julia Goerges (GER) V Alison Riske (USA) 75 63

Court 2
11:00 - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) V Lucie Safarova (CZE) 67 46
14:00 - Heather Watson (GBR) V Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 67 16
16:00 - Alizé Cornet (FRA) V Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 46 61 46

Court 7
11:00 - Christina McHale (USA) V Annika Beck (GER) 67 75 60
13:00 - Lauren Davis (USA) V Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 36 36
15:00 - Shelby Rogers (USA) V Marina Erakovic (NZL) 46 63 76

Court 8
11:00 - Andrea Petkovic (GER) V Jana Cepelova (SVK) 26 46
13:00 - Risa Ozaki (JPN) V Louisa Chirico (USA) 36 75 61
15:00 - Oceane Dodin (FRA) V Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 26 16

Court 9
11:00 - Misaki Doi (JPN) V Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) 26 46
13:00 - Madison Brengle (USA) V Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 63 36 62
15:00 - Donna Vekic (CRO) V Qiang Wang (CHN) 60 46 26
17:00 - Amanda Anisimova (USA) V Taylor Townsend (USA) 62 26 36
19:00 - Kurumi Nara (JPN) V Anett Kontaveit (EST) 26 16

 

[the AntiPusher]

Order of play Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Stadium
15:00 - Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) V Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
17:00 - Catherine Bellis (USA) V Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO)
21:00 - Sorana Cirstea (ROU) V Monica Puig (PUR)

Grandstand
13:00 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) V Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

Court 1
11:00 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) V Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
13:00 - Julia Goerges (GER) V Alison Riske (USA)

Court 2
11:00 - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) V Lucie Safarova (CZE)
14:00 - Heather Watson (GBR) V Patricia Maria Tig (ROU)
16:00 - Alizé Cornet (FRA) V Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)

Court 7
11:00 - Christina McHale (USA) V Annika Beck (GER)
13:00 - Lauren Davis (USA) V Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
15:00 - Shelby Rogers (USA) V Marina Erakovic (NZL)

Court 8
11:00 - Andrea Petkovic (GER) V Jana Cepelova (SVK)
13:00 - Risa Ozaki (JPN) V Louisa Chirico (USA)
15:00 - Oceane Dodin (FRA) V Pauline Parmentier (FRA)

Court 9
11:00 - Misaki Doi (JPN) V Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR)
13:00 - Madison Brengle (USA) V Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
15:00 - Donna Vekic (CRO) V Qiang Wang (CHN)
17:00 - Amanda Anisimova (USA) V Taylor Townsend (USA)
19:00 - Kurumi Nara (JPN) V Anett Kontaveit (EST)

I see that there's a large contingent of players from Japan.. they may a force in the Fed cup

 

[Hoergren]

ORDER OF PLAY Thursday, March 23, 2017 rest of matches postponed because of rain.

Stadium
11:00 - Madison Brengle (USA) V [2] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 16 36
17:00 - Varvara Lepchenko (USA) V [12] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 16 26:clap
19:30 - [6] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) V Christina McHale (USA) 06

Grandstand
11:00 - [5] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) V Qiang Wang (CHN) 76 61

Court 1
11:00 - Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) V [4] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 36 26
13:00 - Jana Cepelova (SVK) V [18] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 62 36 61

Court 2
11:00 - Lucie Safarova (CZE) V [23] Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 62 62
13:00 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) V [9] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 75 64

Court 7
11:00 - Sara Errani (ITA) V [30] Shuai Zhang (CHN) 64 46 57
13:00 - [13] Elena Vesnina (RUS) V Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO)

Court 8
11:00 - Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) V [26] Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 26 62 76
13:00 - [17] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) V Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 67 62 60
17:00 - [19] Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) V Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

Court 9
11:00 - [29] Ana Konjuh (CRO) V Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 67 76 26
13:00 - [27] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) V Carina Witthoeft (GER) 64 64
15:00 - Daria Gavrilova / Johanna Konta (AUS / GBR) V Svetlana Kuznetsova / Kristina Mladenovic (RUS / FRA) 36 36
17:00 - [15] Barbora Strycova (CZE) V Johanna Larsson (SWE)
19:00 - Xenia Knoll / Aleksandra Krunic (SUI / SRB) V Shuko Aoyama / Zhaoxuan Yang (JPN / CHN)

Court 10
11:00 - Raluca Olaru / Olga Savchuk (ROU / UKR) V Andreja Klepac / María José Martínez Sánchez (SLO / ESP) 26 46
14:00 - Julia Goerges / Jelena Ostapenko (GER / LAT) V Lara Arruabarrena / Chen Liang (ESP / CHN) 67 67

 

[tossip]

Welcome back Cirstea!...she took out the trash..that Olympic medal was a fluke.

 

[kskate2]

Cirstea is so up and down. I've always wondered what's on her mind when she goes on these losing streaks.

 

[tossip]

Coco is looking like Big Bertha out there...

 

[tossip]

Big Bertha is acting bratty...again..

 

[tossip]

garbegine ate a bagel..

 

[kskate2]

Big Bertha is acting bratty...again..

And simultaneously, Mugu is getting lambasted by McHale 6-0 :eyepop

 

[tossip]

Big Bertha is acting bratty...again..

And simultaneously, Mugu is getting lambasted by McHale 6-0 :eyepop

:laydownlaughing..Big Bertha and Garbegine are mediocre...I guess WTA is trying really hard to make garbine happen..favorable scheduling and court assignments..this girl has no fans.:nono

 

[kskate2]

McHale is a tough opponent when she isn't choking. Remember last year she played Serena really close at this tournament and at Wimby. She has notable wins over some top players.

 

[tossip]

McHale is a tough opponent when she isn't choking. Remember last year she played Serena really close at this tournament and at Wimby. She has notable wins over some top players.

yes she runs down everything...Serena was not happy when she played her at Wimby,she should have taken it as a compliment..these girls want to test their game against the best.

 

[kskate2]

Here comes the rain. Just what Mugu was hoping for so she can get free coaching. It's pretty late in the eve already. We'll see if they return to the court tonight

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Sorana is probably the prettiest amongst all current player :heart:

 

[isabelle]

Sorana is probably the prettiest amongst all current player :heart:

wow, love's in the air !!

 

[kskate2]

Sorana is probably the prettiest amongst all current player :heart:

She looks a lot like Ivanovic

 

[kskate2]

So let me get this straight. Sloane wins a couple of minor titles, beats a couple of former number 1's and that instantly qualifies her as an expert reporter and commentator? :lolz:

 

[the AntiPusher]

So let me get this straight. Sloane wins a couple of minor titles, beats a couple of former number 1's and that instantly qualifies her as an expert reporter and commentator? :lolz:

I thought she was doing just the non tennis side line reporting stuff like cooking oven bake pizza with Wolfgang Puck..is she doing commentary too..if Mary Carrillo is qualified then anyone can..