Tianjin Open (Women's International)

[Kirijax]

Name: Tianjin Open
Place: Tianjin, China
Dates: Oct 12 - Oct 18
Tier: International
Prize Money: $500,000
Surface: Hard
Defending Champion: Alison Riske

Tournament Central

Draws: Singles / doubles

Seeds:
No. 1 Flavia Pennetta (lost in 1st round)
No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska CHAMPION
No. 3 Karolina Pliskova (lost in semifinals)
No. 4 Elina Svitolina (lost in 1st round)
No. 5 Kristina Mladenovic (lost in quarterfinals)
No. 6 Teliana Pereira (lost in 2nd round)
No. 7 Alison Riske (lost in 2nd round)
No. 8 Saisai Zheng (lost in 1st round)

 

[kskate2]

Same goes for Flavia. Has she been the #1 seed at any tournament this year?

 

[Kirijax]

Same goes for Flavia. Has she been the #1 seed at any tournament this year?

If she has, I have no memory of it. I'm surprised she's playing this tournament to be honest. Does a Slam champion automatically qualify for the WTA Finals? If so, then why does she is playing?

 

[Kirijax]

Monday's Results!

Round 1
E Vesnina (RUS) bt (4) E Svitolina (UKR) 6-2, 6-4
(5) K Mladenovic (FRA) bt F Liu (CHN) 6-0, 6-1
(6) T Pereira (BRA) bt N Hibino (JPN) 7-5, 6-2
(7) A Riske (USA) bt X Han (CHN) 6-0, 6-4
E Rodina (RUS) bt (8) S Zheng (CHN) 7-5, 6-3
M Linette (POL) bt Y Putintseva (RUS) 7-6(3), 6-1
Q Wang (CHN) bt Y Zhang (CHN) 7-5, 6-4
E Kulichkova (RUS) bt P Tig (ROM) 6-4, 6-3

Two upsets with No.4 Svitolina and No. 8 Zheng going down.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Same goes for Flavia. Has she been the #1 seed at any tournament this year?

If she has, I have no memory of it. I'm surprised she's playing this tournament to be honest. Does a Slam champion automatically qualify for the WTA Finals? If so, then why does she is playing?

That rule is in ATP. I am not sure whether it is there in WTA too.

 

[Kirijax]

Same goes for Flavia. Has she been the #1 seed at any tournament this year?

If she has, I have no memory of it. I'm surprised she's playing this tournament to be honest. Does a Slam champion automatically qualify for the WTA Finals? If so, then why does she is playing?

That rule is in ATP. I am not sure whether it is there in WTA too.

That's why I was asking. I know it's there for there for the WTF, but I can't remember ever hearing that rule for the WTA Finals.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

WTA rules are crazy as expected. Basically, they say the top 7 in the rankings get in and WTA can do whatever they want with the eighth spot. They can even give it someone who has not even won a GS if they feel so. It is just a wildcard spot. So, Flavia does not get automatic berth in view of GS win. But, she is already in top 8 and I think she will get in.

Verbatim from rules book.

"The Tournament shall consist of a singles draw of eight (8) players (including one (1) Wild Card, if applicable) in a round robin format.
The top seven (7) players using their 16 best Tour Year singles results, counting for the WTA rankings, shall qualify for the Tournament. The qualification method will count all events from the beginning of the Tour Year and exclude the 2014 WTA Finals and the 2014 International Tournament of Champions.
At its sole discretion and taking into account extraordinary circumstances, the WTA may select the 8th player for participation in the singles draw. If the WTA does not exercise its option to select the 8th player, the 8th spot in the draw will be awarded to the player who is in the 8th position using the method described above."

 

[Kirijax]

WTA rules are crazy as expected. Basically, they say the top 7 in the rankings get in and WTA can do whatever they want with the eighth spot. They can even give it someone who has not even won a GS if they feel so. It is just a wildcard spot. So, Flavia does not get automatic berth in view of GS win. But, she is already in top 8 and I think she will get in.

Verbatim from rules book.

"The Tournament shall consist of a singles draw of eight (8) players (including one (1) Wild Card, if applicable) in a round robin format.
The top seven (7) players using their 16 best Tour Year singles results, counting for the WTA rankings, shall qualify for the Tournament. The qualification method will count all events from the beginning of the Tour Year and exclude the 2014 WTA Finals and the 2014 International Tournament of Champions.
At its sole discretion and taking into account extraordinary circumstances, the WTA may select the 8th player for participation in the singles draw. If the WTA does not exercise its option to select the 8th player, the 8th spot in the draw will be awarded to the player who is in the 8th position using the method described above."

Thanks GSM!

 

[Kirijax]

Penetta loses to No. 414th ranked Lyudmyla Kichenok. Oh my. :cover

Maybe Penetta should have just retired after the USO after all.

 

[Kirijax]

Tuesday's Results!

Round 1
(2) A Radwanska (POL) bt O Savchuk (UKR) 6-1, 6-0
(3) K Pliskova (CZE) (bt K Kucova (SVK) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
T Babos (HUN) bt A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-0, 6-1
D Kovinic (MNE) bt K Bondarenko (UKR) 6-4, 6-1
Y Duan (CHN) bt N Vaidisova (CZE) 6-3, 6-3
B Jovanovski (SRB) bt O Jabeur (TUN) 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-1
L Kichenok (UKR) bt F Pennetta (ITA) (1) 6-3, 7-5
U Radwanska (POL) bt N Kichenok (UKR) 6-4, 6-0

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Penetta loses to No. 414th ranked Lyudmyla Kichenok. Oh my. :cover

Maybe Penetta should have just retired after the USO after all.

Even if Pennetta finishes below #8, I am sure WTA will invoke the "extraordinary circumstances" class and give Flavia a wild card. Flavia has already said that if given a chance she would like to play at the WTF.

 

[Kirijax]

Tuesday's Results!

Round 1
L Kichenok (UKR) bt F Pennetta (ITA) (1) 6-3, 7-5
A Radwanska (POL) (2) bt O Savchuk (UKR) 6-1, 6-0
K Pliskova (CZE) (3) bt K Kucova (SVK) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
T Babos (HUN) bt A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-0, 6-1
D Kovinic (MNE) bt K Bondarenko (UKR) 6-4, 6-1
Y Duan (CHN) bt N Vaidisova (CZE) 6-3, 6-3
B Jovanovski (SRB) bt O Jabeur (TUN) 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-1
U Radwanska (POL) bt N Kichenok (UKR) 6-4, 6-0

Wednesday's Schedule

 

[Kirijax]

Wednesday's Results!

Round 2
(3) K Pliskova (CZE) bt M Linette (POL) 6-2, 6-1
(5) K Mladenovic (FRA) bt U Radwanska (POL) 6-4, 6-4
T Babos (HUN) bt (7) A Riske (USA) 6-3, 6-3
B Jovanovski (SRB) bt E Vesnina (RUS) 6-3, 6-1

 

[Kirijax]

Thursday's Results!

Round 2
A Radwanska (POL) (2) bt Q Wang (CHN) 6-1, 6-1
D Kovinic (MNE) bt T Pereira (BRA) (6) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
Y Duan (CHN) bt L Kichenok (UKR) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4
E Kulichkova (RUS) bt E Rodina (RUS) 6-2, 7-5

QF Matchups:

Duan vs Kovinic
Mladenovic (5) Javanovski
Pliskova (3) vs Babos
Radwanska (2) vs Kulichkova

 

[tossip]

can someone sent Aga home...alibaba please give her an endorsement.

 

[Kirijax]

Friday's Results!

Quarterfinals
A Radwanska (POL) (2) bt E Kulichkova (RUS)7-63, 6-2
K Pliskova (CZE) (3) bt T Babos (HUN)6-3, 6-2
B Jovanovski (SRB) bt K Mladenovic (FRA) (5)6-4, 4-6, 6-3
D Kovinic (MNE) bt Y Duan (CHN)7-5, 3-6, 6-3

Semifinals:
Radwanska vs Pliskova
Jovanovski vs Kovinic

A Radwanska- Pliskova final would have been better. Too bad they have to meet in the SFs.

 

[Kirijax]

Saturday's Results!

Semifinals
A Radwanska (POL) (2) bt K Pliskova (CZE) (3) 6-3, 6-1
D Kovinic (MNE) bt B Jovanovski (SRB) 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-2

 

[Kirijax]

Agnieszka Radwanska won her 16th career title and qualified for the WTA Finals as well. She defeated Danka Kovinic 6-1, 6-2. Yi-Fan Xu and Saisai Zheng took the doubles title.

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Brackets
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