WTA – STUTTGART PORSCHE TENNIS IS WON BY KERBER WHO FIGHTS BACK TO TAKE SINGLES TITLE & BETHANIE MATTEK – SANDS WINS THE DUBS WITH SAFAROVA

Written by: Staff on 26th April 2015

WTA - STUTTGART PORSCHE TENNIS IS WON BY KERBER WHO FIGHTS BACK TO TAKE SINGLES TITLE & BETHANIE MATTEK - SANDS WINS THE DUBS WITH SAFAROVA

epa04721653 Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates with the trophy after winning against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the WTA Tennis Tournament final match inÂ Stuttgart,Â Germany, 26 April 2015. EPA/BERNDÂ WEISSBROD |

PORSCHE TENNIS GRAND PRIX – STUTTGART, GER

€731,000

20 – 26 APRIL 2015

RESULTS – APRIL 26, 2015

Singles – Finals

A. Kerber (GER) d [4] C. Wozniacki (DEN) 36 61 75

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in action against Angelique Kerber of Germany during the WTA Tennis Tournament final match inÂ Stuttgart,Â Germany, 26 April 2015. EPA/BERNDÂ WEISSBROD

Doubles – Finals

[3] B. Mattek-Sands (USA) / L. Safarova (CZE) d [2] C. Garcia (FRA) / K. Srebotnik (SLO) 64 63

TIDBITS of News

– Kerber wins the fifth WTA title of her career and second of 2015, having also won earlier this month in Charleston.

– Kerber’s win-loss record in finals now stands at 5-9; her only other clay court title came in her previous tournament, Charleston.

– Kerber is the third German to lift the Stuttgart trophy, after Goerges (2011) and Huber (1991,1994).

– Kerber recovered from 5-3 down in the third set against Wozniacki; she also trailed by a set and 5-4 in her second-round match with No.1 seed Sharapova.

– Wozniacki falls to 23-17 in WTA finals; her previous clay court final came at Brussels, in 2011.

– Kerber improves her head-to-head record against Wozniacki to 6-4.

– Kerber will rise to No.12 in the new rankings, with Wozniacki remaining at No.5.

– Mattek-Sands and Safarova win their second WTA title together; Mattek-Sands now has 15 doubles titles to her name, while Safarova has six.

Final Quotes

Angelique Kerber: “A few days ago I said clay is actually not my favorite surface, but right now I think I will change my mind. I’ve played very well on clay the last few days and weeks. I feel good that I have had so many matches on clay, and now I’m looking forward to the next tournaments before Paris. Of course I’m a little bit tired – I’ve had a lot of matches the last few weeks, and also a lot of travel. So that’s why I’m for sure taking the next few days off, just relaxing a little bit before I go to Madrid.”

Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates with the trophy after winning against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the WTA Tennis Tournament final match inÂ Stuttgart,Â Germany, 26 April 2015. EPA/BERNDÂ WEISSBROD

Caroline Wozniacki: “It was small things today that made the difference. I had 5-3 in the third set and 30-all, and it could have gone both ways, but she took her chances and it went her way. We’re great friends, we hang out a lot and practice a lot together, and it’s always nice to play a friend in a final. You obviously want to win, but if you don’t win, it’s still nice that your friend does.”

For Results

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

For Draws

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

Topics: Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Sports, Stuttgart tennis, Tennis Results, WTA Stuttgart

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