WTA (Sat. 01/05): ASB Classic Results

Written by: Staff on 5th January 2013

WTA (Sat. 01/05): ASB Classic Results

epa03448815 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland returns the ball to Serena Williams of the US during their semi-final match of the WTA Championships tennis tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, 27 October 2012. EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU |

ASB CLASSIC

Auckland, New Zealand

December 31, 2012-January 5, 2013

$235,000/International

Hard/Outdoors

Results – Saturday, January 5, 2013

Singles – Final

(1) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (3) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 64 64

Doubles – Final

Black/Rodionova (ZIM/AUS) d. (1) Goerges/Shvedova (GER/KAZ) 26 62 105 (Match TB)

Final Facts

– Radwanska wins the 11th title of her career.

– Radwanska’s win-loss record in finals now stands at 11-4, and 8-3 in hardcourt finals.

– Radwanska did not drop a set en route to the title, although she did require two tie-breaks to see off Hampton in the semifinals.

– Radwanska improves to 2-1 head-to-head against Wickmayer.

– Wickmayer falls to 3-6 in WTA finals.

– Black and Rodionova win their first WTA title together; Black now has 55 career titles to her name, while Rodionova has five.

Final Quotes

Agnieszka Radwanska: “I couldn’t imagine a better start to the year. I’m very happy. I really like this tournament. It’s my first time here and everything was very good. I had a great week here so hopefully I can come back. I didn’t even drop a set.”

Yanina Wickmayer: “She doesn’t give you anything. You have to work for every ball. If you make mistakes too early you will lose pretty bad.”