Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan, WTA International

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DATE: SEP 26 - OCT 01
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $226,750
FIELD SIZE: Field Size
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Nao Hibino

Seeds:

1 LARSSON, Johanna
2 FLIPKENS, Kirsten
3 BUYUKAKCAY, Cagla
4 HIBINO, Nao
5 NARA, Kurumi
6 TSURENKO, Lesia
7 CIRSTEA, Sorana
8 BROADY, Naomi

The Tournament:

Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.



Kirsten Flipkens and Cagla Buyukakcay are among the top players in attendance.

About Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It’s known for its many museums and its mix of modern and Soviet-era architecture. The Amir Timur Museum houses manuscripts, weapons and other relics from the Timurid dynasty. Nearby, the huge State Museum of History of Uzbekistan has centuries-old Buddhist artifacts. The city’s skyline is distinguished by Tashkent Tower, which offers city views from its observation deck. (Wiki)

Tourism Guide:

 

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Johanna Larsson has pulled out, so Kirsten Flipkens is now the top seed.

 

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Results from the Tashkent Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday
Ipek Soylu (Turkey) beat Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) 6-0 6-2
2-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Ana Bogdan (Romania) 7-6(7) 6-3
Patricia Tig (Romania) beat Vitalia Diatchenko (Russia) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) beat Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-1 7-6(3)
Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Sara Sorribes (Spain) 6-3 3-6 6-4
Francesca Schiavone (Italy) beat 7-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 7-5 6-2
6-Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Evgeniya Rodina (Russia) 6-0 6-2
Risa Ozaki (Japan) beat Elitsa Kostova (Bulgaria) 3-6 6-4 6-1
Irina Khromacheva (Russia) beat Tereza Martincova (Czech Republic) 4-6 6-3 6-3
8-Naomi Broady (Britain) beat Amra Sadikovic (Switzerland) 6-4 7-5
Sofia Shapatava (Georgia) beat 3-Cagla Buyukakcay (Turkey) 6-1 6-4

 

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Results from the Tashkent Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-2 3-2 (Schiavone retired)
Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) beat Sofia Shapatava (Georgia) 6-2 7-5
9-Denisa Allertova (Czech Republic) beat Patricia Tig (Romania) 7-5 6-2
2-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Maria Sakkari (Greece) 7-6(0) 3-6 7-6(4)
6-Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Ipek Soylu (Turkey) 6-1 3-6 6-1
4-Nao Hibino (Japan) beat Risa Ozaki (Japan) 7-5 6-1
Irina Khromacheva (Russia) beat 8-Naomi Broady (Britain) 6-2 6-4
Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat 5-Kurumi Nara (Japan) 6-2 6-2

 

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Results from the Tashkent Open Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday

9-Denisa Allertova (Czech Republic) beat 2-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 7-5 6-4
Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Irina Khromacheva (Russia) 6-3 6-4
4-Nao Hibino (Japan) beat 6-Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 7-6(6) (Tsurenko retired)
Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) beat Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) 6-3 6-3

 

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Pliskova d. Hibino 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

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