Women’s Tennis Tour Results

Written by: Staff on 19th October 2013

The Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow

Women's Tennis Tour Results

epa03915707 Simona Halep of Romania in action against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during their tennis match at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Russia, 19 October 2013. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV |

****** EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ******

* Hercog to face Stosur in Moscow final

* Wozniacki to take on Beck, who advances when Voegele retires

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

Moscow

Singles – Semifinal: (5) Simona Halep def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-1

Things just keep getting better for Simona Halep, who will end this week at #14, with every reason to think she can go higher next year. Or even this year, if she wins the final and does well at Sofia. But Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ends up at #26. As of when this ended, she was still the #6 Sofia candidate, but with Caroline Wozniacki and Sabine Lisicki both threatening to earn a title and so stand ahead of her, her situation was very tenuous. The main effect of this was to give us our fifth Sofia clinch, for Elena Vesnina. The clinched players (other that Tsvetana Pironkova, who was the only player to clinch before the season began, since she was sure to get a wildcard) are Vinci, Halep, Kirilenko, Stosur, and Vesnina.

Singles – Semifinal: (7) Samantha Stosur def. (8) Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-4

A disappointing end (very disappointing, given that she never held in the first set) to an inconsistent season for Svetlana Kuznetsova; this means she will end the year at #21 (just possibly lower, depending on what happens at Sofia). But Samantha Stosur is truly on a tear; her ninth straight win leaves her still only #19, but she’ll be going to Sofia, and going in very good form.

Doubles – Semifinal: (2) Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. (4) Huber/Rosolska 7-5 6-2

A tough way for Liezel Huber to finish the year — losing to players whom she used to beat, and currently without a regular partner.

Doubles – Semifinal: Kuznetsova/Stosur def. Husarova/Zakopalova 6-3 6-2

At least Svetlana Kuznetsova will get the chance to end the year with a doubles title. And whatever bothered her in singles clearly wasn’t a problem here.

Luxembourg

Singles – Semifinal: (1) Caroline Wozniacki def. (3) Sabine Lisicki 6-4 6-4

This match was the contest of Sofia hopefuls; the loser would be out of the contest, with the winner needing only to take the title — from a very weak opponent — to qualify for the “other” year-end event. This means Sabine Lisicki, despite the fact that she remains at #15, is out of the contest. But Caroline Wozniacki is still alive, as our year-end status list shows:

1. SWilliams: Istanbul

2. Azarenka: Istanbul

3. Sharapova: [Istanbul]

4. ARadwanska: Istanbul

5. Li: Istanbul

6. Kvitova: Istanbul

7. Errani: Istanbul

8. Jankovic: Istanbul

9. Kerber: Istanbul

10. Wozniacki: In Sofia Contention If Wins This Week

11. Stephens: Out of contention

12. Bartoli: Out of contention

13. Vinci: Sofia Candidate #1

14. Lisicki: Out of contention

15. Halep: Sofia Candidate #2

16. Ivanovic: Out of contention

17. Suarez Navarro: Out of contention

18. Kirilenko: Sofia Candidate #3

19. Stosur: Sofia Candidate #4

20. Flipkens: Out of contention

21. Kuznetsova: Out of contention

22. Cirstea: Out of contention

23. Cibulkova: Out of contention

24. Makarova: Out of contention

25. Vesnina: Sofia Candidate #5

26. Pavlyuchenkova: Sofia Candidate #6

27. Cornet: Sofia Candidate #7

28. Hampton: Out of contention

29. Safarova: Sofia Candidate #8

30. Kanepi: Out of contention

So if Wozniacki wins Luxembourg, she will qualify for Sofia (and be the #1 seed); if she somehow manages to lose, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova gets the last Sofia spot and Roberta Vinci will be the #1 seed there.

Singles – Semifinal: Annika Beck def. Stefanie Voegele 7-5 1-0 retired

That’s two of our three matches ending in retirements! For Annika Beck, this puts her in the Top Fifty, and gives her the chance for her first title. For Stefanie Voegele, it means no Top Forty spot; we show her ending the year at #44. Unless Beck passes her, anyway, which would happen if Beck wins the title.

Doubles – Semifinal: Vogt/Wickmayer def. Hercog/Raymond 0-1, retired

Amazing how many withdrawals we see at this time of year. 23-year-old Stephanie Vogt gets a chance for her first WTA title of any kind.

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

Moscow (Premier/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Caroline Wozniacki

Luxembourg (International/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Venus Williams

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Istanbul (Championships/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Serena Williams

************ STATS AND FACTS ************

**RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of October 19, 2013

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWilliams ……… 12040

2..(2) Azarenka ………..7676

3..(3) Sharapova ……… 5891

4..(4) ARadwanska ………5890

5..(5) Li ……………..5120

6..(7) Kvitova ……….. 4315

7..(6) Errani ………….4190

8..(8) Jankovic ………..3860

9.(10) Kerber ………….3715

10..(9) WOZNIACKI ……… 3450*

11.(12) STEPHENS ………..3185

12.(13) Bartoli ……….. 3172

13.(11) VINCI …………. 3170

14.(18) HALEP …………. 2935*

15.(15) LISICKI ……….. 2920

16.(14) IVANOVIC ………..2765

17.(17) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2735

18.(16) KIRILENKO ……… 2611

19.(19) STOSUR ………….2580*

20.(20) FLIPKENS ………..2495

21.(23) KUZNETSOVA ………2341

22.(22) Cirstea ……….. 2170

23.(21) CIBULKOVA ……… 2076

24.(24) Makarova ………..2066

25.(25) VESNINA ……….. 1960

26.(30) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..1890

27.(26) CORNET ………….1790

28.(27) Hampton ……….. 1781

29.(28) SAFAROVA ………..1775

30.(29) KANEPI ………….1752

**DRAWS

Moscow — Week of October 15

……………….QF…………..SF……………F

3 Kirilenko……..Pavlyuchenkova..Pavlyuchenkova

9 Cibulkova……..Hantuchova

5 Halep…………Halep………..Halep…………Halep

6 Suarez Navarro…Kleybanova

7 Stosur……….(7)Stosur……..Stosur………..Stosur

4 Ivanovic……..(4)Ivanovic

8 Kuznetsova……(8)Kuznetsova….Kuznetsova

2 Vinci………..(2)Vinci

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Kerber………..WITHDREW

2 Vinci…………lost QF (Kuznetsova)

3 Kirilenko……..lost 2R (Pavlyuchenkova)

4 Ivanovic………lost QF (Ivanovic)

5 Halep

6 Suarez Navarro..lost 2R (Kleybanova)

7 Stosur

8 Kuznetsova……lost SF (Stosur)

9 Cibulkova…….lost 1R (Dolonc)

Luxembourg — Week of October 15

…………….QF……………SF……….F

1 Wozniacki…..(1)Wozniacki…..Wozniacki…Wozniacki

8 Jovanovski….(8)Jovanovski

3 Lisicki…….(3)Lisicki…….Lisicki

7 Bouchard……Knapp

5 Safarova……Beck………….Beck……..Beck

4 Flipkens……Piter(Q)

6 Barthel…….Voegele……….Voegele

2 Stephens……(2)Stephens

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Wozniacki

2 Stephens…..lost QF (Voegele)

3 Lisicki……lost SF (Wozniacki)

4 Flipkens…..lost 1R (Piter)

5 Safarova…..lost 2R (Beck)

6 Barthel……lost 1R (Voegele)

7 Bouchard…..lost 1R (Petkovic)

8 Jovanovski…lost QF (Wozniacki)

******** SCORES ********

SATURDAY

Moscow

Singles – Semifinal

(5) Simona Halep def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-1

(7) Samantha Stosur def. (8) Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-4

Doubles – Semifinal

(2) Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. (4) Huber/Rosolska 7-5 6-2

Kuznetsova/Stosur def. Husarova/Zakopalova 6-3 6-2

Luxembourg

Singles – Semifinal

(1) Caroline Wozniacki def. (3) Sabine Lisicki 6-4 6-4

Annika Beck def. Stefanie Voegele 7-5 1-0 retired

Doubles – Semifinal

Vogt/Wickmayer def. Hercog/Raymond 0-1, retired

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