Women’s Tennis Update (5/26) – Brussels/Strasbourg
Women's Tennis Update (5/26) - Brussels/Strasbourg
Brussels
Singles – Semifinal: (8) Peng Shuai def. Romina Oprandi 6-4 2-6 6-4
Despite the seedings, this feels like a bit of a surprise. Peng Shuai came in ranked 11 places higher, but Romina Oprandi is the clay expert…. Oprandi it appears will be #36.
Singles – Semifinal: Kaia Kanepi def. Jamie Hampton 7-6(8-6) 6-4
This, on the other hand, was no surprise at all. Kaia Kanepi could almost be labelled “Miss May,” she does so well in this month. This put her above #35, with the final still to play — but with big Roland Garros points still to defend.
Singles – Final: Kaia Kanepi def. (8) Peng Shuai 6-3 7-5
Truly it does not do to bet against Kaia Kanepi in May…. This didn’t take much more than an hour, and Kanepi was in control pretty much the whole time, although she really struggled the first time she served for the match. It’s the fourth title of her career, and the second Premier, following Sydney 2012. She definitely looks like one of the top unseeded threats at Roland Garros. And her ranking will be zooming — we show her rising from #40 to #26, although she could lose all that ground next week.
Peng Shuai would have been close to the Top Twenty had she won this. As it is, we show her at #24. And still looking for her first WTA title….
Doubles – Final: (2) Groenefeld/Peschke def. Dabrowski/Peer 6-0 6-3
Nice to see that some sanity still exists on the WTA Tour. It’s good, too, to see Kveta Peschke perhaps finally getting things in order. Obviously she wanted to have things right by Roland Garros! She picks up her first title since Linz 2012, and her first Premier win since Sydney 2012, back when she was still playing with Katarina Srebotnik. It is also the first title for Anna-Lena Groenefeld since Linz.
Strasbourg
Singles – Final: (3) Alize Cornet def. Lucie Hradecka 7-6(7-4) 6-0
Alize Cornet seems to like cycling through the year backwards. Her first title, Budapest 2008, was in July. Her second, Bad Gastein 2012, was in June. Now she has one in May. All clay events, all International tier, but it’s three titles.
Three titles, but not much movement, since she was defending 200 points. #31 coming in, she has put herself in the Top Thirty, but remains below the Top 25. Still, she’ll go to Paris with a nice head of steam.
Lucie Hradecka broke down at the end, but at least she is back in the Top Hundred.
Doubles – Final: (4) Date-Krumm/Scheepers def. (3) Black/Erakovic 6-4 3-6 14-12
Talk about a veteran final — with the more veteran team proving just a little better. This is now the third doubles title for Kimiko Date-Krumm this year, following Pattaya City (with Dellacqua) and Monterrey (with Babos). Her singles is falling off, but her doubles results are the best of her career! Cara Black is doing pretty well, too; this is her third final of the year, although she won only one of them. Who needs youngsters when you have veterans like that?
RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 25, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1..(1) SWilliams ……… 11620
2..(2) Sharapova ……… 10015
3..(3) Azarenka ………..9005
4..(4) ARadwanska ………6125
5..(5) Errani ………….5835
6..(6) Li ……………..5335
7..(7) Kvitova ……….. 5175
8..(8) Kerber ………….5135
9..(9) Stosur ………….3645
10.(10) WOZNIACKI ……… 3625
11.(11) Petrova ……….. 3065
12.(12) Kirilenko ……… 3036
13.(13) BARTOLI ……….. 2845
14.(14) Ivanovic ………..2800
15.(15) VINCI …………. 2785
16.(16) CIBULKOVA ……… 2540
17.(17) STEPHENS ………..2530
18.(18) Jankovic ………..2500
19.(19) Pavlyuchenkova …..2010
20.(20) Suarez Navarro …..1975
21.(21) FLIPKENS ………..1908
22.(22) Makarova ………..1811
23.(23) Zakopalova ………1745
24.(34) PENG ……………1745
25.(29) LEPCHENKO ……… 1686
26.(40) KANEPI ………….1680*
27.(31) CORNET ………….1610*
28.(24) GOERGES ……….. 1605
29.(25) Safarova ………..1595
30.(26) Cirstea ……….. 1595
DRAWS
Brussels — Week of May 20
WINNER: Kaia Kanepi
……………….QF…………..SF………F
1 Wozniacki (WC)…Zheng
6 Goerges……….Oprandi………Oprandi
4 Stephens………(4)Stephens
8 Peng………….(8)Peng………Peng…….Peng
7 Lepchenko……..(7)Lepchenko
3 Cibulkova……..Kanepi……….Kanepi…..Kanepi
5 Flipkens………Hampton………Hampton
2 Vinci…………(2)Vinci
STATUS OF SEEDS
1 Wozniacki (WC)….lost 2R (Zheng)
2 Vinci………….lost 2R (Hampton)
3 Cibulkova………lost 1R (Kanepi)
4 Stephens……….lost QF (Peng)
5 Flipkens……….lost 2R (Hampton)
6 Goerges………..lost 2R (Oprandi)
7 Lepchenko………lost QF (Kanepi)
8 Peng…………..lost F (Kanepi)
Strasbourg — Week of May 20
WINNER: Alize Cornet
…………….QF………….SF……….F
1 Bartoli…….Bouchard…….Bouchard
5 Niculescu…..Tatishvili
3 Cornet……..(3)Cornet……Cornet……Cornet
7 Scheepers…..(7)Scheepers
8 Hantuchova….Pennetta…….Pennetta
4 Hsieh………Doi
5 McHale……..Hradecka…….Hradecka….Hradecka
2 Paszek……..Larsson
STATUS OF SEEDS
1 Bartoli……….lost 1R (Giorgi)
2 Paszek………..lost 1R (Razzano)
3 Cornet………..WON TOURNAMENT
4 Hsieh…………lost 2R (Doi)
5 McHale………..lost 1R (Davis)
5 Niculescu……..lost 2R (Tatishvili)
7 Scheepers……..lost QF (Cornet)
8 Hantuchova…….lost 1R (Torro-Flor)
Roland Garros — Week of May 26
1 S Williams
Tatishvili
Beygelzimer (Q)
Garcia (WC)
Niculescu
Larsson
Bertens
26 Cirstea
19 Pavlyuchenkova
Hlavackova
Cetkovska
Puchkova
Voskoboeva (Q)
Min (Q)
Foretz Gacon (WC)
15 Vinci
10 Wozniacki
Robson
Zahlavova Strycova (Q)
Jovanovski
Parmentier
Rybarikova
Kuznetsova
22 Makarova
29 Lepchenko
Lucic-Baroni
Oprandi
Svitolina
Cepelova
McHale
Barthel
8 Kerber
4 A Radwanska
Peer
Burdette
Vekic
Pfizenmaier (Q)
Minella
U Radwanska
30 V Williams
24 Goerges
Z Kucova (Q)
Razzano (WC)
Feuerstein (WC)
Scheepers
Johansson
Martic
14 Ivanovic
11 Petrova
Puig
Keys
Doi
Pavlovic (WC)
Rogers (WC)
Halep
20 Suarez Navarro
32 Lisicki
Arvidsson
Torro-Flor
Glushko (Q)
Morita
Putintseva
Rus
5 Errani
6 Li
Medina Garrigues
Mattek-Sands
Dominguez Lino
Maria
Ormaechea (Q)
Vandeweghe
27 Shvedova
23 Zakopalova
Kanepi
Voegele
Watson
Barty (WC)
Hradecka
Bratchikova
12 Kirilenko
13 Bartoli
Govortsova
Kr. Pliskova
Duque Marino (Q)
Czink
Schiavone
Pennetta
21 Flipkens
31 Cornet
Koehler
Begu
Soler-Espinosa
Zahlavova (Q)
Beck
Vesnina
3 Azarenka
7 Kvitova
Rezai (WC)
Peng
Giorgi
Schmiedlova (Q)
Wickmayer
Hampton
25 Safarova
18 Jankovic
Hantuchova
Ka. Pliskova
Muguruza
Mladenovic
Davis
Date-Krumm
9 Stosur
16 Cibulkova
Tsurenko
Erakovic
Baltacha
King (Q)
Cadantu
Knapp
17 Stephens
28 Paszek
Oudin
Zheng
Dolonc
Bouchard
Pironkova
Hsieh
2 Sharapova
SATURDAY
Brussels
Singles – Semifinal
(8) Peng Shuai def. Romina Oprandi 6-4 2-6 6-4
Kaia Kanepi def. Jamie Hampton 7-6(8-6) 6-4
Singles – Final
Kaia Kanepi def. (8) Peng Shuai 6-3 7-5
Doubles – Final
(2) Groenefeld/Peschke def. Dabrowski/Peer 6-0 6-3
Strasbourg
Singles – Final
(3) Alize Cornet def. Lucie Hradecka 7-6(7-4) 6-0
Doubles – Final
(4) Date-Krumm/Scheepers def. (3) Black/Erakovic 6-4 3-6 14-12
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