2016 BNP PARIBAS WTA FINALS SINGAPORE PRESENTED BY SC GLOBAL
$7,000,000
OCTOBER 23 – 30, 2016
Daily Update and Results
October 28, 2016
SEMIFINALS ARE SET
Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska will face World No.1 Angelique Kerber, while Svetlana Kuznetsova will take on Dominika Cibulkova for a spot in the championship’s final.
No.1 seeds Garcia/Mladenovic are set to face Mattek-Sands/Safarova in the semifinals, as the defending champions Hingis/Mirza will go up against Makarova/Vesnina. Four of the eight doubles players will be looking to end the season as the World No.1 doubles player(s) – Garcia/Mladenovic, Mattek-Sands and Mirza.
EVERT AND NAVRATILOVA TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE
On Saturday at 1:30pm SGT at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, WTA Legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova will hold a press conference.
TENNIS TIDBITS:
Dubai Duty Free Full of Surprises: Kuznetsova’s Singapore Fan Club – click here
WTA Finals Singapore Doubles Partners Staring Contest – click here
Muguruza Ends Season with Victory Over Kuznetsova – click here
Hingis & Mirza Enjoy Reunion Victory, Ease Past Chan Sisters – click here
WTA Finals Singapore: Live Streaming
RESULTS – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016
Singles
[5] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) d. [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 36 60 61
Click here to listen to Muguruza discuss her performance
[2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. [4] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 75 63
Click here to listen to Radwanska discuss her performance
Doubles
[2] Hingis/Mirza (SUI/IND) d. Chan/Chan (TPE/TPE) 76(10) 75
[4] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d. Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) 62 75
ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016
Semifinals
Start 1:30pm
[1] Garcia/Mladenovic (FRA/FRA) vs. [3] Mattek-Sands/Safarova (USA/CZE)
NB 4:00pm
[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs. [7] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
NB 7:30pm
[1] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
Followed by
[4] Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) vs. [2] Hingis/Mirza (SUI/IND)
A multiple exposure picture of Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 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, 27 October 2016. EPA/WALLACE WOON
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic returns a shot against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during their singles round robin match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2016 held at the Indoor Stadium in Singapore, 28 October 2016. EPA/WALLACE WOON
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