Monterrey 2016

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An international tournament leading up to Indian Wells

Tournament Info
Tier: International, Prize Money: $226,750, Surface: Hard, Director: Hernan Garza Echavar

Monterrey hosted a WTA event for the first time in 2009 at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club.

While Marion Bartoli was the inaugural winner of what is now known as the Abierto Monterrey Afirme, 2010, 2011 and 2013 champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has been the tournament's dominant figure. In 2014, former World No.1 Ana Ivanovic was victorious.

The event attracted publicity during the 2012 staging when Serena Williams and Gisela Dulko delighted fans by rallying on an acrylic mini-tennis court that was floating on water at the Santa Lucía Riverwalk.

Monterrey is informally known as "the city of mountains" and is the capital city of México's northeastern state of Nuevo León. It is a base for many major international corporations and is México's second richest city.

Draw out now

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I pick Konta to win this.

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Monday, February 29, 2016 - qualifying finals + 1st round

Cancha Central

11:00 -Q- [1] Lauren Davis (USA) V Petra Martic (CRO) 46 63 16
13:00 -1- Heather Watson (GBR) V Misaki Doi (JPN) 64 67 63 2h 47m
15:00 -1- Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith (GBR / GBR) V [4] María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) 26 06
17:00 -1- Tatjana Maria (GER) V Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 57 46
19:00 -1- [4] Johanna Konta (GBR) V Mariana Duque-Mariño (COL) 63 63
21:00 -1- Irina Falconi (USA) V [6] Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 46 26

Cancha 1

11:00 -Q- [2] Nicole Gibbs (USA) V [6] Anna Tatishvili (USA) 60 64
13:00 -Q- [4] Kiki Bertens (NED) V [7] Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 46 63 57
15:00 -1- An-Sophie Mestach / Demi Schuurs (BEL / NED) V Veronica Cepede Royg / Danka Kovinic (PAR / MNE) 62 26 9-11
17:00 -1- Shuko Aoyama / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN / JPN) V Elena Bogdan / Viktorija Golubic (ROU / SUI) 64 16 6-10

Cancha 2

11:00 -Q- Marina Erakovic (NZL) V Julia Glushko (ISR) 06 46

 

[Hoergren]

Bodypainting for the players - here are some examples

A. Pavlyuchenkova

Konta

Guess who

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I liked the other kind of body painting much better :shy:

 

[Hoergren]

I liked the other kind of body painting much better :shy:

Yeah me too - but it's part of the players party, so difficult to refuse. Well it's a little fun too but they should've left out the animals, which has caused a lot of remarks elsewhere.

Order of play Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Cancha Central
11:00 - [8] Timea Babos (HUN) V Polona Hercog (SLO) 36 26
13:00 - Christina McHale (USA) V Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 60 64
15:00 - Marcela Zacarias (MEX) V Monica Puig (PUR) 26 57
17:00 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) V Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 36 67
19:00 - Pauline Parmentier (FRA) V [3] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 62 62(RUS)
21:00 - Olga Govortsova (BLR) V [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) suspended - will be played Wednesday not before 1.00 pm

Cancha 1
11:00 - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) V Johanna Larsson (SWE) 62 46 61
13:00 - Nicole Gibbs (USA) V [7] Danka Kovinic (MNE) 75 62
15:00 - Petra Martic / Maria Sanchez (CRO / USA) V [2] Anastasia Rodionova / Alicja Rosolska (AUS / POL) 76 63
17:00 - Julia Glushko (ISR) V Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 61 61
19:00 - Chia-Jung Chuang / Misaki Doi (TPE / JPN) V Andrea Gamiz / Ana Sofia Sánchez (VEN / MEX) 62 61

 

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Order of play Wednesday 2. March 2016 REVISED

CANCHA CENTRAL Starting at: 1:00 pm
Olga Govortsova (BLR) V [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN 16 26:clap
After her win she was greeted by a Caro clone - cute isn't she

Caroline GARCIA (FRA) [5] vs [Q] Petra MARTIC (CRO) 63 64
Dominika CIBULKOVA (SVK) vs Anett KONTAVEIT (EST) 46 46
Sara ERRANI (ITA) [1] vs Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK) 61 36 64
[3] Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (NED / SWE) V Victoria Rodriguez / Renata Zarazua (MEX / MEX) 64 62

CANCHA 1 Starting at: 1:00 pm
Johanna KONTA (GBR) [4] vs Yanina WICKMAYER (BEL) 76 76
Kirsten FLIPKENS (BEL) vs Alison VAN UYTVANCK (BEL) [6] 62 46 63
Polona HERCOG (SLO) vs Heather WATSON (GBR) 26 36

CANCHA 2 Starting at: 1:00 pm
Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP)/Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA (ESP) [1] vs Marina ERAKOVIC (NZL)/Sílvia SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP) 61 63
Nicole GIBBS (USA)/Tatjana MARIA (GER) vs Xinyun HAN (CHN)/Christina MCHALE (USA) 76 46 10-8

 

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Thursday, March 03, 2016
Order of play Thursday 3. March 2016

Cancha Central

15:00 - [5] Caroline Garcia (FRA) V Julia Glushko (ISR) 61 62

17:00 - Christina McHale (USA) V Nicole Gibbs (USA) 67 76 03 ret.
19:00 - [1] Sara Errani (ITA) V Anett Kontaveit (EST) 16 36

21:00 - Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) V [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 46 46:clap Caro's 445th win as PRO

Cancha 1

15:00 - Monica Puig (PUR) V Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 36 46
17:00 - [1] Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP / ESP) V Chia-Jung Chuang / Misaki Doi (TPE / JPN) 76 64
19:00 - [3] Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (NED / SWE) V Veronica Cepede Royg / Danka Kovinic (PAR / MNE) 63 46 7-10
21:00 - Nicole Gibbs / Tatjana Maria (USA / GER) V [4] María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) 46 46
23:00 - Elena Bogdan / Viktorija Golubic (ROU / SUI) V Petra Martic / Maria Sanchez (CRO / USA) 46 46

 

[Fefe26]

why is caro playing every week, i thought she had an exhibition against serena on the 5th at MSG?

 

[Hoergren]

why is caro playing every week, i thought she had an exhibition against serena on the 5th at MSG?

Exhibithion on the 8th - Indian Wells starts the 9th and both Serena and Caroline are not playing the first couple of days of Indian Wells. Exhibitions are NOT real matches it's SHOW with examples of good play and most of all FUN. And they are both very good at that.

And Caro needs match practise because of a shitty start of the year.

 

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Order of play Friday 4.March 2016

CANCHA CENTRAL Starting at: 3:00 pm

Johanna KONTA (GBR) [4] vs Kirsten FLIPKENS (BEL) 36 76 16
Anett KONTAVEIT (EST) vs [Q] Nicole GIBBS (USA) 61 64
Not Before 7:00 pm
Heather WATSON (GBR) vs Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [2] 75 64 WATSON EXCELLENT

Caroline GARCIA (FRA) [5] vs [Q] Pauline PARMENTIER (FRA) 75 62

CANCHA 1 Starting at: 6:00 pm
Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP)/Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA (ESP) [1] vs Veronica CEPEDE ROYG (PAR)/Danka KOVINIC (MNE) 61 63

 

[GameSetAndMath]

My pick Konta is gone :cry. But, her alterego (namewise) Kontaveit is in.

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Saturday, March 05, 2016 - semi finals

Cancha Central
13:00 - Anett Kontaveit (EST) V Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 67 46
Flipper K in the final

15:00 - [5] Caroline Garcia (FRA) V Heather Watson (GBR) 16 26
Heather Watson continues her winning streak

17:00 - [4] María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) V Petra Martic / Maria Sanchez (CRO / USA) 46 26

 

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Order of play Sunday, March 06, 2016

Cancha Central
13:00 - [1] Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP / ESP) V Petra Martic / Maria Sanchez (CRO / USA) 46 75 10-7
15:00 - Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) V Heather Watson (GBR) 63 26 36

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Go Wats!

 

[Hoergren]

Hey Caroline not so bad to lose to the winner - heads up. Congrats to Heather for an excellent victory: