EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
* Defending champion Hsieh makes strong return to action in Guangzhou — but is still below #50 in safe points
* Puig also advances; no other seeds in action
* Qualifier King beats former champion Scheepers but remains below #100
* #5 seed Svitolina upset in Seoul; will remain around #40
* Medina Garrigues likely to remain below #100 after close loss to Pavlyuchenkova
TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS
Guangzhou
The WTA shifts focus to Asia for the next month, with Taiwan’s sixth-seeded Hsieh Su-Wei starting with a 6-1, 6-2 first-round win over Argentine Paula Ormaechea. The only other seed in action, No. 8 Monica Puig of Puerto Rico, began her week with a defeat of Ukrainian Nadiya Kichenok 7-5, 7-6(4)
American Vania King, the No. 126 who qualified into the Chinese field, beat South African Chanelle Scheepers 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 to reach the second round. The win was the first for King since early August in Cincinnati. There were also victories for Czech Karolina Pliskova, who put out Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-4, 6-3, `Briton Johanna Konta, a winner against Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-2, and China’s Zhang Shuai, who began with a defeat of Russian Olga Puchkova 6-0, 7-6(1). Kazakh Galina Voskoboeva stopped Czech Petra Cetkovska 6-3, 6-1.
Seoul
No. 3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and German Julia Goerges became the first seeds to advance into the second round at the post-US Open start, with the Russian beating Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues in a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 comeback. Goerges, seeded sixth, beat Japan’s Misaki Doe 6-3, 7-5. |
South Korean Lee, Ye-Ra got a starting home win, defeating Daria Gavrilova of Russia 6-4, 6-1 while Russia’s Vera Dushevina beat Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain 6-4, 6-1. Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena balanced he Iberian ledger with her defeat of Russia’s fifth seed Elina Svitolina 7-5, 2-6, 6-4. Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru stopped Han Sung-Hee of Korea 6-0, 7-6 while France’s Virginia Razzano beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino in a quick 5-1, 6-1.
THIS WEEK IN TENNIS
THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:
Seoul (International/Hard). Defending Champion: Caroline Wozniacki
Guangzhou (International/Hard). Defending Champion: Hsieh Su-Wei
NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:
Pan Pacific (Premier Five/Hard). Defending Champion: Nadia Petrova
STATS AND FACTS
RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of September 16, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1 (1) SWilliams 12260
2 (2) Azarenka 9505
3 (3) Sharapova 7866
4 (4) ARADWANSKA 6335*
5 (5) Li 5565
6 (6) Errani 4325
7 (7) Bartoli 3746
8 (8) Wozniacki 3565
9 (9) Kerber 3420
10 (10) Jankovic 3245
11 (11) Kvitova 3170
12 (12) Vinci 3065
13 (13) Stephens 3045
14 (14) Suarez Navarro 2775
15 (15) Lisicki 2770
16 (16) Ivanovic 2720
17 (17) Stosur 2715
18 (18) Halep 2630
19 (19) KIRILENKO 2620*
20 (20) Flipkens 2556
21 (22) CIRSTEA 2180*
22 (21) Makarova 2146
23 (23) Cibulkova 2126
24 (24) Vesnina 2125
25 (25) Hampton 2005
26 (27) Petrova 1908
27 (28) Kuznetsova 1839
28 (29) CORNET 1780*
29 (26) Kanepi 1741
30 (30) Hantuchova 1680
DRAWS
Seoul — Week of September 15
1 A Radwanska
Cadantu
Minella
Cabeza Candela
Dushevina
Soler-Espinosa
Qualifier
8 Beck
4 Zakopalova
Jang (WC)
Burnett
Qualifier
S Han (WC)
Dulgheru
Arruabarrena
5 Svitolina
6 Goerges
Doi
Begu
Qualifier
Y Lee (WC)
Gavrilova
Medina Garrigues
3 Pavlyuchenkova
7 Petkovic
Schiavone
Razzano
Dominguez Lino
Watson
Date-Krumm
Qualifier
2 Kirilenko
Guangzhou — Week of September 15
1 Cirstea
Jovanovski
King (Q)
Scheepers
Voskoboeva
Cetkovska
N Kichenok (Q)
8 Puig
3 Robson
Jaksic (Q)
S Zheng (WC)
Kumkhum (Q)
Shvedova
J Zheng
Babos
7 Lepchenko
6 Hsieh
Ormaechea
Zhang (QC)
Puchkova
Konta (Q)
Hogenkamp (Q)
Peer (WC)
4 Peng
5 U Radwanska
Dolonc
Meusburger
Tsurenko
Ka. Pliskova
Larsson
Govortsova
2 Cornet
SCORES
MONDAY
Guangzhou
Singles – First Round
(6) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 61 62
(8) Monica Puig (PUR) d. (Q) Nadiya Kichenok (UKR) 75 76(4)
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 64 63
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 63 61
(Q) Vania King (USA) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 26 61 63
(Q) Johanna Konta (GBR) d. (Q) Richel Hogenkamp (NED) 63 62
(WC) Zhang Shuai (CHN) d. Olga Puchkova (RUS) 60 76(1)
Doubles – First Round
(1) Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. Álvarez Terán/Wong (BOL/USA) 63 63
(2) Lepchenko/Zheng (USA/CHN) d. Johansson/Larsson (FRA/SWE) 76(5) 76(10)
Buryachok/Pliskova (UKR/CZE) d. Kalashnikova/Peer (GEO/ISR) 62 62
Dolonc/Jurak (SRB/CRO) d. (WC) Liu/Tian (CHN/CHN) 64 62
Seoul
Singles – First Round
(3) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 57 62 63
Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) d. (5) Elina Svitolina (UKR) 75 26 64
(6) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) 63 75
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 61 61
Vera Dushevina (RUS) d. Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 64 61
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. (WC) Han Sung-Hee 60 76(0)
(WC) Lee Ye-Ra (KOR) d. Daria Gavrilova (RUS) 64 61
Doubles – First Round
(1) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Begu/Cadantu (ROU/ROU) 63 75
Sema/Sema (JPN/JPN) d. Lertpitaksinchai/Plipuech (THA/THA) 76(6) 76(11)
Singles Qualifying – Final Round
(5) Ons Jabeur (TUN) d. (4) Katarzyna Piter (POL) 26 64 75
Han Xinyun (CHN) d. (6) Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 62 76(2)
(7) Risa Ozaki (JPN) d. Varatchaya Wongteanchai (THA) 62 61
Chan Chin-Wei (TPE) d. Michaela Honcova (SVK) 36 76(1) 62
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