Stanford
Singles – Second Round: (5) Sorana Cirstea def. (Q) Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-3
The bad news for Coco Vandeweghe is, she was last year’s finalist here. The good news is, those points are already off — but, because they’re off, she is down to #245, and the fact that she didn’t manage to replace them means that she will stay stuck in the #200 range (probably just a little above that mark). It’s going to be a tough summer…. For Sorana Cirstea, this very likely means that she will return to the Top Thirty.
Singles – Second Round: (6) Varvara Lepchenko def. Tamira Paszek 6-4 6-4
Tamira Paszek will remain stuck below the Top Hundred as a result of this loss. But Varvara Lepchenko is up to around #38.
Doubles – First Round: (1) Kops-Jones/Spears def. McHale/Paszek 4-6 6-3 10-8
Kops-Jones/Spears make most of their living on hardcourts. These are the matches they really can’t afford to lose.
Doubles – First Round: (2) Goerges/Jurak def. Cibulkova/Niculescu 4-6 6-4 10-8
Doubles – First Round: Govortsova/Kudryavtseva def. Miyamura/Puchkova 6-3 6-1
Baku
Singles – First Round: (3) Chanelle Scheepers def. Andrea Hlavackova 3-6 6-3 6-4
After winning four straight matches, Andrea Hlavackova has now lost two straight.
Singles – First Round: Galina Voskoboeva def. (6) Polona Hercog 7-6(9-7) 4-6 6-3
Polona Hercog came here ranked #102, meaning that she would have been unseeded had this week’s rankings been used. And this loss probably means she’ll stay below #100.
Singles – First Round: (7) Elina Svitolina def. Aleksandra Krunic 6-3 4-6 6-2
One more win would move Elina Svitolina above #70.
Singles – First Round: (Q) Kateryna Kozlova def. Eleni Daniilidou 6-2 3-6 6-4
Eleni Daniilidou will remain below #100.
Singles – Second Round: (WC) Ons Jabeur def. (1) Bojana Jovanovski 6-2 7-5
This event is producing a lot of upsets — hardly surprising, when you consider the weakness of the field. But Bojana Jovanovski was the one and only Top Fifty player here, so this should have been an easy chance to make points. Instead, she falls from #37 to no better than #49.
Singles – Second Round: (2) Donna Vekic def. (Q) Tetyana Arefyeva 6-1 6-2
This is looking like a big chance for Donna Vekic. Sure, she has lost both her previous finals — but there isn’t much experience left in the draw….
Singles – Second Round: (4) Alexandra Cadantu def. Mandy Minella 5-7 6-1 6-3
A nice result for Alexandra Cadantu, who in the past has given the impression of not liking this surface all that well.
Doubles – First Round: (2) Buryachok/Kalashnikova def. Cadantu/Ferrer Suarez 6-1 6-2
Doubles – First Round: (3) Klemenschits/Klepac def. Ivakhnenko/Kozlova 6-4 6-3
Five straight for Klemenschits/Klepac.
Doubles – First Round: Daniilidou/Krunic def. Brianti/Peer 4-6 6-4 10-8
Doubles – First Round: Dolonc/Tatishvili def. (WC) Farhad/Sharipova 6-1 6-1
This Week’s Movers — Women
Each week, Daily Tennis will look at the biggest movers of the week, looking at how they did what they did.
Biggest Upward Mover — Most Places Moved (Top 100)
Leader: Yvonne Meusburger — Moved 28 places, from #86 to #58.
Meusburger won Bad Gastein for her first career title.
Runner-Up: Andrea Hlavackova — Moved 27 places, from #108 to #81
Hlavackova lost the Bad Gastein final to Meusburger.
Biggest Percentage Mover — Cut Ranking By Highest Percent (Top 100)
Leader: Meusburger, cut ranking 33%.
Runner-Up: Hlavackova, 25%.
Biggest Loser — Most Places Lost (Top 100)
Loser: Mathilde Johansson — Dropped 25 places, from #96 to #121
Johansson was last year’s Bastad finalist; this year, she lost in the quarterfinal.
Biggest Percentage Loser — Worst Percentage Increase in Ranking (Top 100)
Loser: Johansson, ranking increased 26%.
Ranking Notes
As befits a week when the only events were Internationals, we didn’t see much movement. Meusburger and Hlavackova were the only players to rise as much as 20%; our #3 mover was Bad Gastein semifinalist Karin Knapp, who rose 17% (to #57). On the down side, Johansson fell 26%, Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor lost 25% (to #84), last year’s Bastad champion Polona Hercog fell 24% (to #102), and last year’s San Diego champion Dominika Cibulkova lost 19% (to #25).
RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of July 4, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1..(1) SWilliams ……… 11705
2..(2) Sharapova ……… 9235
3..(3) Azarenka ………..8825
4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………5965*
5..(5) Li ……………..5555
6..(6) Errani ………….5100
7..(7) Kvitova ……….. 4435
8..(8) Bartoli ……….. 4365
9..(9) Kerber ………….3970
10.(10) Wozniacki ……… 3660
11.(11) Vinci …………. 3220
12.(12) Kirilenko ……… 2976
13.(13) STOSUR ………….2965
14.(14) Flipkens ………..2886
15.(15) Stephens ………..2870
16.(16) Jankovic ………..2865
17.(17) Ivanovic ………..2740
18.(18) Lisicki ……….. 2650
19.(19) Suarez Navarro …..2430
20.(20) Petrova ……….. 2306
21.(21) Vesnina ……….. 1889
22.(22) Halep …………. 1885
23.(23) Pavlyuchenkova …..1795
24.(24) Kanepi ………….1781
25.(25) CIBULKOVA ……… 1776*
26.(26) Makarova ………..1742
27.(27) Kuznetsova ………1657
28.(28) Safarova ………..1655
29.(29) HAMPTON ……….. 1627*
30.(32) CIRSTEA ……….. 1620*
DRAWS
Stanford — Week of July 22
…………….QF
1 A Radwanska
6 Lepchenko….(6)Lepchenko
4 Hampton
8 Rybarikova
7 U Radwanska
3 Cibulkova
5 Cirstea…….(5)Cirstea
2 Stosur……..Govortsova
STATUS OF SEEDS:
1 A Radwanska
2 Stosur………lost 2R (Govortsova)
3 Cibulkova
4 Hampton
5 Cirstea
6 Lepchenko
7 U Radwanska
8 Rybarikova…..lost 1R (Keys)
Baku — Week of July 22
……………..QF
1 Jovanovski…..Jabeur(WC)
8 Dolonc
3 Scheepers
5 Ka. Pliskova
6 Hercog
4 Cadantu……..(4)Cadantu
7 Svitolina
2 Vekic……….(2)Vekic
STATUS OF SEEDS
1 Jovanovski…..lost 2R (Jabeur)
2 Vekic
3 Scheepers
4 Cadantu
5 Ka. Pliskova…lost 1R (Majeric)
6 Hercog………lost 1R (Voskoboeva)
7 Svitolina
8 Dolonc………lost 1R (Kr. Pliskova)
WEDNESDAY
Stanford
Singles – Second Round
(5) Sorana Cirstea def. (Q) Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-3
(6) Varvara Lepchenko def. Tamira Paszek 6-4 6-4
Doubles – First Round
(1) Kops-Jones/Spears def. McHale/Paszek 4-6 6-3 10-8
(2) Goerges/Jurak def. Cibulkova/Niculescu 4-6 6-4 10-8
Govortsova/Kudryavtseva def. Miyamura/Puchkova 6-3 6-1
Baku
Singles – First Round
(3) Chanelle Scheepers def. Andrea Hlavackova 3-6 6-3 6-4
Galina Voskoboeva def. (6) Polona Hercog 7-6(9-7) 4-6 6-3
(7) Elina Svitolina def. Aleksandra Krunic 6-3 4-6 6-2
(Q) Kateryna Kozlova def. Eleni Daniilidou 6-2 3-6 6-4
Singles – Second Round
(WC) Ons Jabeur def. (1) Bojana Jovanovski 6-2 7-5
(2) Donna Vekic def. (Q) Tetyana Arefyeva 6-1 6-2
(4) Alexandra Cadantu def. Mandy Minella 5-7 6-1 6-3
Doubles – First Round
(2) Buryachok/Kalashnikova def. Cadantu/Ferrer Suarez 6-1 6-2
(3) Klemenschits/Klepac def. Ivakhnenko/Kozlova 6-4 6-3
Daniilidou/Krunic def. Brianti/Peer 4-6 6-4 10-8
Dolonc/Tatishvili def. (WC) Farhad/Sharipova 6-1 6-1