Stuttgart 2016

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Is another premier warm up tournament to French Open - so here is a little info plus the draw:

Tournament Info
Tier: Premier, Prize Money: $693,900, Surface: Clay, Director: Markus Guenthardt
First played in 1978 and winner of the WTA's Premier Tournament Of The Year award in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is Europe's oldest indoor women's event and is the lone indoor clay tournament on the calendar. Previously a fall hardcourt event, Stuttgart became a red clay tournament staged in the spring in 2009, making it ideal preparation for Roland Garros. In fact, the clay comes from France and its grain size of 0.1 mm is the same that is used at the French Open.

"The surface is very fast and almost identical to the one in Roland Garros," former WTA star Elena Dementieva said.

The winner of the event at the Porsche Arena receives a Porsche 911 Carrera sports car in addition to a handsome prize sum. Martina Navratilova is the tournament record holder with six singles titles and eight doubles titles. Other Stuttgart titlists include former World No.1s Tracy Austin, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, Jelena Jankovic and Maria Sharapova, who won the title for the third straight time in 2014 - the first time in her career she became an event's three-time champion.

Featuring hills, valleys and parks, Stuttgart is the capital of the Baden-Württemberg state in southern Germany.


1 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka POL
2 BYE
3 PETKOVIC, Andrea GER
4 MLADENOVIC, Kristina FRA
5 QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
6 IVANOVIC, Ana SRB
7 PLISKOVA, Karolina CZE
8 SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE
9 HALEP, Simona ROU
10 BYE
11 QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
12 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS
13 GOERGES, Julia GER
14 CORNET, Alizé FRA
15 MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS
16 VINCI, Roberta ITA
17 KVITOVA, Petra CZE
18 QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
19 NICULESCU, Monica ROU
20 GARCIA, Caroline FRA
21 LISICKI, Sabine GER
22 BABOS, Timea HUN
23 BYE
24 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe ESP
25 SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla ESP
26 QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
27 FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena GER
28 KONTA, Johanna GBR
29 LL Camilla Giorgi - replaces Errani
30 BECK, Annika GER
31 BYE
32 KERBER, Angelique GER

 

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Order of play Monday, April 18, 2016

Center court
13:00 - [3] Laura Siegemund (GER) V [7] Polona Hercog (SLO) Q 64 63
15:00 - Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) V Johanna Konta (GBR) 63 63
20:30 - Sabine Lisicki (GER) V Timea Babos (HUN) 67 36

Court 1
12:00 - [1] Camila Giorgi (ITA) V Louisa Chirico (USA) Q 36 36
14:00 - Oceane Dodin (FRA) V [6] Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) Q 63 63
16:00 - [5] Carina Witthoeft (GER) V [4] Ana Konjuh (CRO) Q 63 64
18:00 - Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE / CZE) V Gabriela Dabrowski / María José Martínez Sánchez (CAN / ESP) 62 36 10-4

 

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Order of play Tuesday 19.April

CENTER COURT Starting at: 12:00 noon

Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [5] vs [Q] Louisa CHIRICO (USA) 60 60
Not Before 2:00 pm
[LL] Camila GIORGI (ITA) vs Annika BECK (GER) 46 26
[Q] Laura SIEGEMUND (GER) vs Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) 60 75
Not Before 6:30 pm
[Q] Carina WITTHOEFT (GER) vs Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) 67 06
Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP) [7] vs [Q] Oceane DODIN (FRA) 63 60
Not Before 9:00 pm
Anna-Lena GROENEFELD (GER)/Kveta PESCHKE (CZE) vs Raquel ATAWO (USA)/Alicja ROSOLSKA (POL) [4] 62 64

Court 1 Starting at: Not Before 4:00 pm
After suitable rest
[WC] Annika BECK (GER)/Roberta VINCI (ITA) vs [WC] Sabine LISICKI (GER)/Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) 26 62 7-10
After suitable rest
Johanna KONTA (GBR)/Laura SIEGEMUND (GER) vs Caroline GARCIA (FRA)/Kristina MLADENOVIC (FRA) [2] 63 36 7-10

 

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Order of play Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Center court
12:00 - Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) V [6] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 67 64 46
14:00 - Julia Goerges (GER) V Alizé Cornet (FRA) 64 60
16:00 - Andrea Petkovic (GER) V Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 62 64
18:30 - Annika Beck (GER) V [2] Angelique Kerber (GER) 64 36 16
20:30 - Timea Babos (HUN) V [3] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 26 26
21:00 - [1] Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (SUI / IND) V Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato (JPN / JPN) 61 61

Court 1
12:00 - [3] Andreja Klepac / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO / SLO) V Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR / UKR) 62 75
13:30 - Karolina Pliskova (CZE) V [8] Lucie Safarova (CZE) 76 46 75
15:30 - Monica Niculescu (ROU) V Caroline Garcia (FRA) 62 62
17:30 - Arina Rodionova / Stephanie Vogt (AUS / LIE) V Anna-Lena Friedsam / Andrea Petkovic (GER / GER) 75 26 7-10
19:30 - María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) V Chia-Jung Chuang / Darija Jurak (TPE / CRO) 63 63

 

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Order of play Thursday, April 21, 2016

Center court
12:00 - [5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) V Monica Niculescu (ROU) 26 76 62
14:00 - [4] Simona Halep (ROU) V Laura Siegemund (GER) 16 26:nono
16:00 - Julia Goerges (GER) V [6] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 36 46
18:30 - [1] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) V Andrea Petkovic (GER) 16 61 62
20:30 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) V Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 46 26
21:00 - [3] Andreja Klepac / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO / SLO) V Sabine Lisicki / Lucie Safarova (GER / CZE) 62 16 7-10

Court 1
13:30 - [7] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) V Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 62 62
17:00 - [1] Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (SUI / IND) V Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE / CZE) 61 63

 

[kskate2]

P3tra shows up finally to take out the Romanian slicer. Halep is out there struggling big time. Down 1-6 0-2 to hometown girl Siegemund

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU6wloUjQZA[/video]

 

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Order of play Friday, April 22, 2016 QUARTER finals

Center court
14:00 - [7] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) V [2] Angelique Kerber (GER) 26 46
16:00 - [5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) V [3] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 61 36 60
18:30 - Laura Siegemund (GER) V [6] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 61 64clap
20:30 - [1] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) V Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 62 76:clap

Court 1
17:00 - María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) V Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Kveta Peschke (GER / CZE) 46 26

semifinals are set:

Highlights from a brilliant tennismatch - best claymatch I've seen this year
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9uECZGR7is[/video]

 

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Order of play Saturday, April 23, 2016 SEMIFINALS

Center court
13:30 - [5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) V [2] Angelique Kerber (GER) 46 64 26
15:30 - [1] Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (SUI / IND) V Sabine Lisicki / Lucie Safarova (GER / CZE) 64 75
18:00 - [1] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) V Laura Siegemund (GER) 46 26
20:00 - Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Kveta Peschke (GER / CZE) V [2] Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA / FRA) 57 75 4-10

First time an all German final

 

[kskate2]

Siegemund is on fire, but I think her run ends today. Aga will be too tough. No idea who wins the other SF. Petra is unreliable in big matches these days and Angie still seems to be suffering maidenslamitis.

 

[Front242]

Outstanding play from Siegemund.

 

[kskate2]

Outstanding indeed. :clap I didn't think she would get past Aga, but dismissed her handily. The final will be interesting against Kerbie. Two Germans playing in the final and this is a first time between the two.

 

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[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i4RxMgzbKk[/video]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brDK2jppw6M[/video]

 

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Order of play Sunday, April 24, 2016

Center court
13:30 - Laura Siegemund (GER) V [2] Angelique Kerber (GER) 46 06
15:30 - [1] Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (SUI / IND) V [2] Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA / FRA) 62 16 6-10 :clap

That's how Siegemund got to the final - impressive isn't it and remember this is her 8th match

The finalists

Nice car

And the trophy

Kerber aspires for the French Open title IMHO

 

[kskate2]

But she chose the final to have a letdown and come back to Earth. Down a set and a break and now being seen by the trainer.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Man.. who cares about the trophy .. The car is SWEET:clap

 

[10isfan]

Congrats to Kerber and LS for their great performances this week.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

The magic of Mirza - Hingis seems to be over. Nobody is mesmerized any more. They lost many matches this year. Can't remember whether they won any title this year!