WUHAN WOMEN’S TENNIS IS A HUGE SUCCESS & KVITOVA WINS TITLE & CLINCHES SINGAPORE SPOT

Written by: on 27th September 2014
US Open Tennis
WUHAN WOMEN'S TENNIS IS A HUGE SUCCESS & KVITOVA WINS TITLE & CLINCHES SINGAPORE SPOT

epa04375955 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic hits a return to Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia during the sixth day of the 2014 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 30 August 2014. The US Open runs through 08 September, a 15-day schedule. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO  |

2014 DONGFENG MOTOR WUHAN OPEN – WUHAN, CHINA

$ 2,440,070

19 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2014

 

RESULTS – SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Singles – Finals

[3] P Kvitova (CZE) d [6] E Bouchard (CAN) 63 64

 

Doubles – Finals

[6] M Hingis (SUI) / F Pennetta (ITA) d [8] C Black (ZIM) / C Garcia (FRA) 64 57 12-10

 

Final Facts

– Kvitova’s win ensures her qualification at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, joining Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep.

– Kvitova also won in straight sets in the pair’s only previous meeting in this year’s Wimbledon final.

– This was Kvitova’s first Top 10 win of the year.

– Kvitova now has 14 WTA titles, three of them coming at the Premier level. She has three WTA titles this year.

– Bouchard falls to 1-3 in WTA finals.

– Hingis and Pennetta win their first WTA doubles title together, fighting off two match points in the final.

– Hingis now has 39 WTA doubles titles, 19th-most in the Open Era. Pennetta has 16.

 

Final Quotes

Petra Kvitova: “Congratulations to Genie. We always have great matches, and I wish you the best of luck for Singapore too. And this was the first tournament ever for Wuhan, but it was a great week here.”

 

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic hits a return to Kristina Mladenovic of France during the second day of the 2014 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, Meadows, New York, USA, 26 August 2014. The US Open runs through 08 September, a 15-day schedule. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO

Eugenie Bouchard: “It’s been a great week. First of all, of course, I have to congratulate Petra. She’s beaten me in two finals this year, so I will have to figure out what to do to beat her now!”

 

Martina Hingis: “There aren’t many places I can say I’m coming to for the first time in my 20 years of playing. And I really loved this tournament. I really enjoyed every moment. It’s just been a fantastic week.”

 

Flavia Pennetta: “We got a little bit tight in the end of the second set, but that’s normal in a final. It was just amazing to play doubles with Martina again. She’s a great partner and a great person.”

 

For Results

http://www.wtatennis.com/scores-and-stats

 

For Draws

http://www.wtatennis.com/draws-and-schedule

 

For Match Notes/Head-To-Heads/Player List

http://www.wtatennis.com/press-center

 

For Mobile Site/Chinese Site/Spanish Site

http://w.wtatennis.com/

www.wta.cn

www.es.wtatennis.com

 

social media outlets.

 

facebook.com/WTA

twitter.com/WTA

youtube.com/WTA

 

Be sure to check out WTA TV developed by Xerox for your local listings for Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open broadcast information. It’s as easy as “Click, Click, Bam!

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