2016 WTA TENNIS FINALS SINGAPORE: DAILY UPDATE AND RESULTS – BUY TICKETS NOW

Written by: Staff on 23rd October 2016

BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2016 in Singapore

2016 WTA TENNIS FINALS SINGAPORE: DAILY UPDATE AND RESULTS - BUY TICKETS NOW

epa05599224 Angelique Kerber of Germany in action against Dominica Cibulkova of Slovakia during their singles round robin match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2016 held at the Indoor Stadium in Singapore, 23 October 2016. EPA/WALLACE WOON |

2016 BNP PARIBAS WTA FINALS SINGAPORE PRESENTED BY SC GLOBAL

$7,000,000

OCTOBER 23 – 30, 2016

Daily Update and Results

October 23, 2016

FAMILY DAY AT THE TENNIS

Nickelodeon and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles helped kick off Family Day at the Singapore Indoor Stadium today. Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska, Garbiñe Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and WTA Legends Martina Navratilova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario all joined in to welcome the fans to Singapore as the week of competition began. The WTA players participated in a “Hit and Giggle” on Centre Court with Navratilova acting as chair umpire, providing great entertainment for the fans and families in attendance. Fans were able to see the players’ personalities come out as they had a live dance-off between players, kids and the Ninja Turtles.

FUTURE STARS GET A TASTE OF WTA

Top players from the Asia-Pacific region traveled to Singapore this week for the WTA Future Stars Tournament. The finalist for U-14 and U-16 had the opportunity to play their championship matches on Centre Court of the Singapore Indoor Stadium. After the finals, WTA Legends Yayuk Basuki and Tamarine Tanasugarn, along with WTA CEO Steve Simon helped award the winners at the WTA Future Stars trophy ceremony. Congratulations to U-14 champion Shiori Ito of Japan and U-16 Violet Apisah of Australia. Also, Alex Eala of the Philippines and Uma Nayar of Malaysia were honored with the 2016 Li Na Inspiration Award during the ceremony.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

– WTA Insider Reacts: Five Takeaways from Halep’s Sensational Start in Singapore – click here

– World No.1 Kerber Survives Cibulkova Challenge in WTA Finals Opener – click here

– WTA Finals Snapchat Takeover – click here

– WTA Finals Singapore: Live Streaming – click here

RESULTS – OCTOBER 23, 2016

Singles

[3] Simona Halep (ROU) d. [6] Madison Keys (USA) 62 64

Click here to listen to Halep discuss her performance

[1] Angelique Kerber (GER) d. [7] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 76(5) 26 63

Click here to listen to Kerber discuss her performance

ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016

CENTRE COURT

Start 7:30 pm

[2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

[4] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. [5] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)

Simona Halep of Romania in action against Madison Keys of the USA during their singles round robin match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2016 held at the Indoor Stadium in Singapore, 23 October 2016. EPA/WALLACE WOON

Madison Keys of the USA in action against Simona Halep of Romania during their singles round robin match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2016 held at the Indoor Stadium in Singapore, 23 October 2016. EPA/WALLACE WOON

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