WTA – Dubai (Mon): Venus Beats Vesnina, Safarova Upends Stephens

Written by: Staff on 17th February 2014

WTA - Dubai (Mon): Venus Beats Vesnina, Safarova Upends Stephens

epa04083041 Sloane Stephens of the USA returns the ball to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic during their first round match of of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis WTA Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 17 February 2014. EPA/ALI HAIDER |

DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dubai, UAE

February 17-February 22, 2014

$2,000,000/Premier

Hard/Outdoors

Results – Monday, February 17, 2014

Singles – First Round

Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. (WC) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 63 62

Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 64 67(3) 64

Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 64 63

Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Sloane Stephens (USA) 63 75

(WC) Venus Williams (USA) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 63 62

Doubles – First Round

Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Chan/Huber (TPE/USA) 63 76(4)

Groenefeld/Rosolska (GER/POL) d. Dushevina/Parra Santonja (RUS/ESP) 64 63

Raymond/Zhang (USA/CHN) d. (WC) Flipkens/Kvitova (BEL/CZE) 06 64 107 (Match TB)

Singles Qualifying – Final Round

Annika Beck (GER) d. (1) Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 61 64

(3) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (5) Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 61 63

Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 75 62

Maryna Zanevska (UKR) d. Mona Barthel (GER) 76(8) 64

Order Of Play – Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Centre Court (from 14.00hrs)

1. Alizé Cornet vs. Simona Halep

2. Caroline Wozniacki vs. Sabine Lisicki

3. Angelique Kerber vs. Ana Ivanovic (NB 19.00hrs)

4. Serena Williams vs. Ekaterina Makarova

Court 1 (from 14.00hrs)

1. Maryna Zanevska vs. Jelena Jankovic

2. Samantha Stosur vs. Annika Beck

3. Kaia Kanepi vs. Flavia Pennetta

4. Kirsten Flipkens vs. Karolina Pliskova

Court 3 (from 14.00hrs)

1. Hlavackova/Safarova vs. Black/Mirza

2. Errani/Vinci vs. Pavlyuchenkova/Petrova (NB 16.00hrs)

3. Jankovic/Kleybanova vs. Kudryavtseva/Rodionova

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February 17, 2014 at 3:07 pm

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