Taiwan Open

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DATE: 08 Feb 2016 - 14 Feb 2016
SURFACE: HARD
PRIZE MONEY: $426,750

Venus Williams, Daniela Hantuchova, Zarina Diyas, Misaki Doi, Hsieh Su-Wei and Chang Kai-Chen highlight the player field at inaugural Taiwan Open.

 

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The Taiwan Open is a new event that was first announced in September 2015:

http://www.taiwanopen.com.tw/EN/news_media-news02.html

 

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Watch out for Misaki Doi in this tournament!

 

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The draw has been released for the Taiwan Open.

 

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Round 2
7-Kurumi Nara (Japan) beat Zhang Yuxuan (China) 6-2 4-6 6-3
Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat Donna Vekic (Croatia) 7-5 2-6 7-5
3-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) beat Miyu Kato (Japan) 6-4 5-7 6-0
Elizaveta Kulichkova (Russia) beat 4-Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) 7-5 0-6 6-4

Round 1
1-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Lee Pei Chi (Taiwan) 6-3 6-2
Magda Linette (Poland) beat Wang Yafan (China) 7-5 7-5

Venus coasts to victory over Lee Pei Chi
http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/...oasts-victory-over-lee-pei-chi-at-taiwan-open

 

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Selected Round 2 Results:

1-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 6-4 6-2
2-Misaki Doi (Japan) beat Magda Linette (Poland) 6-2 6-3
Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) beat 5-Zheng Saisai (China) 6-4 6-4

 

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Taiwan Friday Schedule:

Center Court:

Kurumi NARA (JPN) [7] v Misaki DOI (JPN) [2]

Venus WILLIAMS (USA) [1] v Anastasija SEVASTOVA (LAT)

Venus Williams will be in action on Friday in Taiwan. Photo (c) - Taiwan Open

 

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1-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 7-5 6-2
3-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) beat Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) 6-3 0-0 (Voegele retired)
6-Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) beat Elizaveta Kulichkova (Russia) 6-0 6-2
2-Misaki Doi (Japan) beat 7-Kurumi Nara (Japan) walkover

 

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Saturday in Taiwan

1-Venus Williams (U.S.) v 3-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)
2-Misaki Doi (Japan) v 6-Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan)

 

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Venus wins in a two hour battle. 7-5 6-3



She is joined by Misaki Doi who won in an hour. 6-0 6-2

 

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Taiwan Open Final

Venus Williams (1) v Misaki Doi (2)

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H2H: First Meeting

@MargaretMcAleer predicted Doi was one to watch out for here, and she pushed Kerber very hard in Melbourne, so I'm picking her to take the title. Venus also had a far tougher semi.

 

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Taiwan Open Final - Venus Williams claims the title!

Venus Williams defeats Misaki Doe 6-4 6-2

Match Report: http://pulse.com.gh/sports/tennis/venus-claims-inaugural-taiwan-open-id4684227.html





Venus has now secured 49 titles on the WTA tour.

 

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[Billie]

Congratulations to Venus. She still enjoys competing and winning.

 

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Very good win for Venus. Just one thing about the Taiwan Open though - they really need to improve the communications on the tournament going forward. It was difficult to find information on results and schedules. The website was atrocious and hardly updated. The WTA site wasn't much better for coverage either. Hope they get their act together next year.