Today’s Women’s News (11/25)

Written by: Staff on 25th November 2012

Today's Women's News (11/25)

epa03281029 Misaki Doi of Japan returns to Arantxa Rus of Netherlands during their first round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 25 June 2012. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA |

Challengers

Maybe those bigger-than-your-ordinary-Challenger tournaments in Asia need to rethink this idea of spending $150,000 to make themselves worth more points to the players. It didn’t do much for the field. This week’s event at Tokyo was only a $75K+H, but it attracted a stronger field than the $150K at Pune two weeks earlier.

Of course, not all of those players stayed around very long. #1 seed Casey Dellacqua lost in the quarterfinal to Tamarine Tanasugarn, and #2 Misaki Doi went out in the second to Samantha Murray.

The seeds below that did better. #3 Stefanie Voegele beat #4 Kimiko Date-Krumm 7-6(7-3) 6-4 in the final. It looks as if that will put Voegele in the Top Hundred and earn her direct entry into the Australian Open.

The doubles title went to #1 seeds Barty/Dellacqua, who beat #3 Miyamura/Wongteanchai 6-1 6-2. It’s the biggest title, singles or doubles, of Barty’s career; her previous best was winning singles and doubles at the Nottingham $50K earlier this year.