Daily Women Tennis News – Stuttgart, Fes, Ranking (04/26/12)

Written by: Staff on 26th April 2012

Stuttgart

Singles – First Round: (6) Caroline Wozniacki def. Jelena Jankovic 6-3 1-0, retired (back)
Retirements were to be the theme of the day. In Jelena Jankovic’s case, that means she stays stuck at #17.

Singles – First Round: (LL) Akgul Amanmuradova def. Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 5-7 6-3
That’s killing two Slovaks with one stone. Dominika Cibulkova was supposed to open against Daniela Hantuchova. But Hantuchova pulled out (meaning that she will not rise above #18), and then Akgul Amanmuradova did this — an absolutely stunning result on clay. Dominika Cibulkova loses her Top Fifteen chance; Amanmuradova is close to making the Top Hundred.

Singles – First Round: (WC) Mona Barthel def. Ana Ivanovic 7-5 7-6(7-4)
At any other event, Mona Barthel would have had direct entry. So this isn’t a huge surprise. But it means no upward move for Ana Ivanovic. Barthel is still at #35, but if she can win her next match (against Marion Bartoli), she will rise to around #32.

Singles – Second Round: (2) Maria Sharapova def. (Q) Alize Cornet 6-3 1-0, retired (right shoulder)
Maria Sharapova finally has enough events that she has a sixteenth event score. In other words, this doesn’t yet count for her. Anything else would count. She can’t move this week, though.
Ironic to see her win because someone else’s shoulder acted up….

Singles – Second Round: (4) Agnieszka Radwanska def. (Q) Greta Arn 6-3 6-4
Agnieszka Radwanska cannot climb above #4 this week, but a good showing here would give her a real shot at Rome or Madrid.

Doubles – First Round: Goerges/Groenefeld def. (3) Peng/Vesnina 7-6(7-2) 6-1
Not a very good start to the post-Mirza/Vesnina era, is it? Mirza/Pennetta withdrew; Peng/Vesnina lost.

Doubles – First Round: Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. (WC) Kerber/Petkovic 6-4 7-5

Fes

Singles – Second Round: (1) Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Mandy Minella 6-2 6-3
One more win would allow Anabel Medina Garrigues to stay Top Thirty.

Singles – Second Round: Irina-Camelia Begu def. (2) Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 7-6(7-4) 3-2 retired (leg)
Irina-Camelia Begu is a good player, and Svetlana Kuznetsova was perhaps tired after Fed Cup, but it still proved to be a bad day for retirements here. Kuznetsova loses her chance to return to the Top 25; Begu is getting close to the Top Fifty.

Singles – Second Round: (3) Petra Cetkovska def. Timea Bacsinszky 6-3 6-2
There is no question now; Petra Cetkovska will stay Top Thirty.

Singles – Second Round: (5) Simona Halep def. Alexandra Cadantu 6-2 7-5
Simona Halep hasn’t clinched a Top Fifty spot yet, but one more win would do it, and clearly anything can happen in this draw!

Singles – Second Round: (Q) Kiki Bertens def. (6) Chanelle Scheepers 7-5 1-6 6-3
Her previous win didn’t do Kiki Bertens much good, but this is more substantial; she will probably rise to around #130. Chanelle Scheepers loses her Top Forty chance.

Singles – Second Round: (LL) Mathilde Johansson def. (8) Shahar Peer 4-6 6-3 6-2
Shahar Peer spent more than five hours on court in her two matches; little wonder she ran out of gas. But she loses her Top Fifty chance. Mathilde Johansson is close to the Top Hundred.

Singles – Second Round: Laura Pous-Tio def. Arantxa Rus 6-3 7-5
Laura Pous-Tio has semifinalist points to defend, so she still needs one more win just to stay in place. Two more would put her in the Top Hundred.

Singles – Second Round: (Q) Garbine Muguruza Blanco def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-4 retired
As we said, a tough day for retirements. But it takes Garbine Muguruza Blanco to around #120.

Doubles – First Round: Pliskova/Pliskova def. (1) Rodionova/Rodionova 2-0 retired (Arina Rodionova: Left Wrist Injury)

Doubles – First Round: Rus/Bertens def. Arruabarrena-Vecino/Ivanova 6-2 6-2
This is really looking as if it will be the biggest week of Kiki Bertens’s career. She wasn’t even supposed to be in the draw, but #2 seeds Daniilidou/Zakopalova pulled out.

Doubles – First Round: Cetkovska/Panova def. (WC) El Allami/Lalami 6-3 6-2

Doubles – First Round: Begu/Cadantu def. Bacsinszky/Brianti 6-0 1-6 10-5 (Match TB)

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:
Stuttgart (Premier 700/Indoor Red Clay). Defending Champion: Julia Goerges
Fes (International/Red Clay). Defending Champion: Alberta Brianti

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:
Budapest (International/Red Clay). Defending Champion: Roberta Vinci
Estoril (International/Red Clay). Defending Champion: Anabel Medina Garrigues

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

**RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of April 25, 2012

Rank &
Prior
Rank …Name …………. Points
1..(1) AZARENKA ………..8980*
2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 7930*
3..(3) KVITOVA ……….. 7095*
4..(4) RADWANSKA ……… 6630*
5..(5) STOSUR ………….5825*
6..(6) WOZNIACKI ……… 5330*
7..(7) BARTOLI ……….. 5020*
8..(8) LI ……………..4880*
9..(9) SWilliams ……… 4300
10.(10) Zvonareva ……… 3895
11.(11) SCHIAVONE ……… 3380*
12.(12) PETKOVIC ………..3350*
13.(13) Lisicki ……….. 3201
14.(14) KERBER ………….3065*
15.(15) IVANOVIC ………..2785
16.(16) CIBULKOVA ……… 2715
17.(17) JANKOVIC ………..2500
18.(19) Hantuchova ………2450
19.(20) Kirilenko ……… 2410
20.(21) GOERGES ……….. 2335*
21.(22) SAFAROVA ………..2255
22.(23) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..2246
23.(18) VINCI …………. 2230
24.(24) Pennetta ………..2155
25.(25) PENG ……………2050
26.(27) KUZNETSOVA ………1931
27.(28) Errani ………….1840
28.(30) CETKOVSKA ……… 1820*
29.(31) WICKMAYER ……… 1745
30.(29) NICULESCU ……… 1740

Players in UPPER CASE active this week. Players marked * are still playing. Scores are as they would be if the player plays and loses her next match.

**DRAWS

Stuttgart — Week of April 23

…………….QF
1 Azarenka
7 Bartoli
4 A Radwanska…(4)Radwanska
8 Li

6 Wozniacki
3 Kvitova
5 Stosur
2 Sharapova…..(2)Sharapova

Status of Seeds:
1 Azarenka
2 Sharapova
3 Kvitova
4 A Radwanska
5 Stosur
6 Wozniacki
7 Bartoli
8 Li

Fes — Week of April 23

…………………….QF
1 Medina Garrigues (WC)..(1)Medina Garrigues
5 Halep………………(5)Halep
4 Wickmayer…………..Muguruza Blanco(Q)
6 Scheepers…………..Bertens(Q)

8 Peer……………….Johansson(LL)
3 Cetkovska…………..(3)Cetkovska
7 Zakopalova………….Pous-Tio
2 Kuznetsova………….Begu

Status of Seeds:
1 Medina Garrigues (WC)
2 Kuznetsova…………..lost 2R (Begu)
3 Cetkovska
4 Wickmayer……………lost 1R (Mayr-Achleitner)
5 Halep
6 Scheepers……………lost 2R (Bertens)
7 Zakopalova…………..lost 1R (Rus)
8 Peer………………..lost 2R (Johansson)

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

WEDNESDAY

Stuttgart
Singles – First Round
(6) Caroline Wozniacki def. Jelena Jankovic 6-3 1-0, retired (lower back)
(LL) Akgul Amanmuradova def. Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 5-7 6-3
(WC) Mona Barthel def. Ana Ivanovic 7-5 7-6(7-4)
Singles – Second Round
(2) Maria Sharapova def. (Q) Alize Cornet 6-3 1-0, retired (right shoulder)
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska def. (Q) Greta Arn 6-3 6-4
Doubles – First Round
Goerges/Groenefeld def. (3) Peng/Vesnina 7-6(7-2) 6-1
Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. (WC) Kerber/Petkovic 6-4 7-5

Fes
Singles – Second Round
(1) Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Mandy Minella 6-2 6-3
Irina-Camelia Begu def. (2) Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 7-6(7-4) 3-2, retired (leg)
(3) Petra Cetkovska def. Timea Bacsinszky 6-3 6-2
(5) Simona Halep def. Alexandra Cadantu 6-2 7-5
(Q) Kiki Bertens def. (6) Chanelle Scheepers 7-5 1-6 6-3
(LL) Mathilde Johansson def. (8) Shahar Peer 4-6 6-3 6-2
Laura Pous-Tio def. Arantxa Rus 6-3 7-5
(Q) Garbine Muguruza Blanco def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-4 retired
Doubles – First Round
Pliskova/Pliskova def. (1) Rodionova/Rodionova 2-0 retired (Arina Rodionova: Left Wrist Injury)
Bertens/Rus def. Arruabarrena-Vecino/Ivanova 6-2 6-2
Cetkovska/Panova def. (WC) El Allami/Lalami 6-3 6-2
Begu/Cadantu def. Bacsinszky/Brianti 6-0 1-6 10-5 (Match TB)

Topics: Agnieszka Radwanska, Akgul Amanmuradova, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Fes, Irina-Camelia Begu, Kiki Bertens, Laura Pous-Tio, Maria Sharapova, Mathilde Johansson, Mona Barthel, Petra Cetkovska, Simona Halep, Stuttgart