Kerber Gets Final Singles Spot in Istanbul

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 14th October 2013

Kerber Gets Final Singles Spot in Istanbul

epa03908567 Angelique Kerber of Germany in action during her match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, at the WTA Generali Ladies Tennis tournament in Linz, Austria, 13 October 2013. EPA/BARBARA GINDL |

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced that Germany’s Angelique Kerber has earned the eighth and final singles place at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, to be staged at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 22-27, 2013. Kerber secured her spot by advancing to the semifinals of the Generali Ladies Linz in Austria.

For the second year in a row – and only the second time in the WTA Championships’ 43-year history – each player in the singles draw will represent a different country: Serena Williams (United States), Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland), Li Na (China), Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic), Sara Errani (Italy), Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) and Angelique Kerber (Germany).

The singles draw ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 20, at 6:00 p.m. at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel and can be viewed online via WTA Live on wtatennis.com. The two alternate positions will be determined in the current and upcoming WTA events, and will also be announced prior to the draw ceremony on WTA Live.

Kerber is appearing at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships for the second time, after making her event debut in 2012.

RACE TO THE TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS-ISTANBUL

(players/teams in bold already qualified – based on points on Monday, October 7, 2013)

SINGLES		DOUBLES
PLAYER	POINTS	TEAM	POINTS
Serena Williams (USA)	12040	Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA)	7615
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)	7676	Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN)	6455
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)	5890	Petrova/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO)	6155
Li Na (CHN)	5120	Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS)	5971
Petra Kvitova (CZE)	4370
Sara Errani (ITA)	4190
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)	3860
Angelique Kerber (GER)	3505
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)	3300
Sloane Stephens (USA)	3185
Roberta Vinci (ITA)	3170