WTA Bastad

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International tournament in Bastad. Surface is outdoors clay.

[1] Cornet vs Kontaveit
Peterson vs Cepelova
Pereira vs Putintseva
Pfizenmaier vs [8] Hercog

[4] Shvedova vs Siegemund
Duque-Marino vs Scheepers
Begu vs Arruabarrena
Piter vs [6] Beck


[5] Schmiedlova vs Hogenkamp
Larsson vs Kanepi
Barthel vs Martincova
Dabrowski vs [3] Giorgi

[7] Torro-Flor vs Goerges
Soler-Espinosa vs Arvidsson
Panova vs Cadantu
Min vs [2] Pavlyuchenkova

 

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[Correspondent Kiu]

COLLECTOR SWEDISH OPEN
BASTAD, SWEDEN
JUL 14 - JUL 20​

http://women.swedishopen.org/

It's worth mentioning that the defending champion called in sick, she won't be playing here after winning it for last 2 years in a row.This will cost Serena Williams another 280 points off her total.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Scores:

MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

SINGLES - FIRST ROUND
Grace Min (USA) d [2] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 4 |
Jana Cepelova (SVK) d [WC] Rebecca Peterson (SWE) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 |
Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) d Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) | 6 - 1 | 4 - 2 | RET
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4 |

SINGLES - QUALIFYING - FIRST ROUND
Eva Birnerova (CZE) d [9] Indy De Vroome (NED) | 7 - 5 | 3 - 6 | 6 - 3 |
Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) d [5] Maria Irigoyen (ARG) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 |
[12] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d Laura Thorpe (FRA) | 2 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 0 |
[3] Richel Hogenkamp (NED) d Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) | 6 - 1 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 4 |
[8] Gioia Barbieri (ITA) d Daniela Seguel (CHI) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 0 |
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d [4] Stephanie Vogt (LIE) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 4 |
[2] Alize Lim (FRA) d Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) | 3 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 7 - 5 |
[1] Arantxa Rus (NED) d [WC] Fanny Ostlund (SWE) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |
Tereza Martincova (CZE) d [7] Irina Falconi (USA) | 5 - 7 | 6 - 2 | 2 - 0 | RET

SINGLES - QUALIFYING - FINAL ROUND
Tereza Martincova (CZE) d [1] Arantxa Rus (NED) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |
[11] Laura Siegemund (GER) d [2] Alize Lim (FRA) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 2 |
Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) d [WC] Susanne Celik (SWE) | 4 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 6 - 1 |
[6] Anett Kontaveit (EST) d Eva Birnerova (CZE) | 6 - 4 | 2 - 6 | 6 - 1 |
[12] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) | 6 - 4 | 2 - 6 | 6 - 0 |
[3] Richel Hogenkamp (NED) d [8] Gioia Barbieri (ITA) | 1 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4 |

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The last 6 winners are the qualifiers.
Can you believe the number of these matches? It seems all the qualifying was done today.
It was a marathon day in Sweden.
#2 seed got knocked out! Oh Pavly...

 

[Si Si Simona]

It's worth mentioning that the defending champion called in sick, she won't be playing here after winning it for last 2 years in a row.This will cost Serena Williams another 280 points off her total.

:huh: Serena played there just once last year.
Anyway I have gone fishing with Simona on the Danube (I wished), see you all in August

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

You are right Si, I guess I meant Polona Hercog, who won it in 2011 and 2012

I have scores:

TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014

SINGLES - FIRST ROUND
Alexandra Panova (RUS) d Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) | 6 - 2 | 7 - 5 |
[Q] Anett Kontaveit (EST) d [1] [WC] Alize Cornet (FRA) | 7 - 6 (3) | 6 - 3 |
Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) d [8] Polona Hercog (SLO) | 7 - 5 | 7 - 6 (5) |
[Q] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d Teliana Pereira (BRA) | 3 - 1 | RET
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Johanna Larsson (SWE) | 6 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 7 - 5 |
[Q] Richel Hogenkamp (NED) d [5] Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 1 |
[6] Annika Beck (GER) d Katarzyna Piter (POL) | 6 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 3 |
[Q] Laura Siegemund (GER) d [4] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 |

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There goes the #1 seed. Polona is gone too.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Amazing as it may seem, none of the seeded players made the quarterfinals!

Scores:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014

SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d [Q] Laura Siegemund (GER) | 3 - 6 | 6 - 4 | 7 - 5 |
Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) d [6] Annika Beck (GER) | 2 - 6 | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (2) |
[Q] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) | 6 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 2 |
Jana Cepelova (SVK) d [Q] Anett Kontaveit (EST) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |

SINGLES - FIRST ROUND
Julia Goerges (GER) d [7] Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 0 |
[Q] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) d [3] Camila Giorgi (ITA) | 3 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2 |
Mona Barthel (GER) d [Q] Tereza Martincova (CZE) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 |
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d [WC] Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) | 6 - 7 (3) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Second round is complete. Quarterfinals are coming up.

Kanepi emerges as favorite but Barthel is on her way.


Scores:

THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014


SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d [Q] Richel Hogenkamp (NED) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 1 |
Mona Barthel (GER) d [Q] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) | 6 - 4 | 3 - 6 | 6 - 4 |
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d Julia Goerges (GER) | 4 - 6 | 6 - 1 | 6 - 3 |
Alexandra Panova (RUS) d Grace Min (USA) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 4 |

Order of play:

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

CENTER
11:00 - SILVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP) V ALEXANDRA PANOVA (RUS)
13:00 - KAIA KANEPI (EST) V MONA BARTHEL (GER)
15:00 - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK) V YULIA PUTINTSEVA (KAZ)

COURT 1
12:00 - CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA) V LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP)
14:30 - JOCELYN RAE / ANNA SMITH (GBR / GBR) V AKGUL AMANMURADOVA / STEPHANIE VOGT (UZB / LIE)

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British Doubles team going for final.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Scores:

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

SINGLES - QUARTERFINALS
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) | 6 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 3 |
Mona Barthel (GER) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) | 6 - 2 | 7 - 6 (4) |
Jana Cepelova (SVK) d [Q] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) | 6 - 4 | 7 - 5 |
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d Alexandra Panova (RUS) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2 |

DOUBLES - SEMIFINALS
J Rae / A Smith (GBR/GBR) d A Amanmuradova / S Vogt (UZB/LIE) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Semifinal scores:

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014

SINGLES - SEMIFINALS
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Jana Cepelova (SVK) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 2 |
Mona Barthel (GER) d Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) | 6 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 7 - 5 |
DOUBLES - SEMIFINALS
A Klepac / M Torro-Flor (SLO/ESP) d [WC] J Larsson / R Peterson (SWE/SWE) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 4 |

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Congrads to Mona Barthel, great week in Sweden

Scores:

SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014

SINGLES - FINAL
Mona Barthel (GER) d Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) | 6 - 3 | 7 - 6 (3) |

DOUBLES - FINAL
A Klepac / M Torro-Flor (SLO/ESP) d J Rae / A Smith (GBR/GBR) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1 |

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Is that a pig in the trophy that she is holding?

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

You have anything to say?
Look at your Avatar!
Just kidding!

It's a flying pig!

No Kidding!
This is what it looked like in 2012:

and this one in 2011:

Looks like the Sweds change trophies quite often!
I really don't know what happened to that last trophy, someone went radical? Is the flying pig a collector?