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Rebecca Marino and Sharon Fichman in action on the first day in Melbourne, and both exited. First day of the Melbourne Summer Series.

Gippsland Trophy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: WTA 500
Dates: Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2021
Prize money: $565,530
Draws: S56 – D28

Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021
Final results

Singles, first round

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Rebecca Marino (CAN) 76 (2) 63

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) def. [11] Zheng Saisai (CHN) 36 75 64

[12] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def. Arina Rodionova (AUS) 63 64
[13] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. Sara Errani (ITA) 46 63 61
[15] Polona Hercog (SLO) def. Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 26 63 63

Timea Babos (HUN) def Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 76 (5) 63
Kaja Juvan (SLO) def. [PR] Yafan Wang (CHN) 46 61 64
Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. [WC] Astra Sharma (AUS) 16 75 62
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 61 61
Danka Kovinic (MNE) def Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 63 63
[ALT] Caty McNally (USA) def Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) vs. ~~Nao Hibino (JPN)~~ 62 67(3) 63
Bernarda Pera (USA) def. [WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) 67 (2) 63 63
Andrea Petkovic (GER) def Martina Trevisan (ITA) 61 36 75
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 36 64 64
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def. Valeria Savinykh (RUS) 61 63

Doubles first round

[6] Luisa Stefani (BRA) / Hayley Carter (USA) def Lucie Hradecka / Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 61 76 (4)

Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) / Alizé Cornet (FRA) def Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) / Renata Voracova (CZE) 64 26 [10-2]
[WC] Destanee Aiava / Astra Sharma (AUS) def Kateryna Bondarenko / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 64 46 [10-7]
Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) / Kaitlyn Christian (USA) def Caroline Dolehide / Shelby Rogers (USA) 57 61 [10-7]

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Yarra Valley Classic
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: WTA 500
Dates: Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2021
Prize money: $565,530
Draws: S56 – D28

Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021
Final Results

Singles, first round

Shelby Rogers (USA) def [12] Fiona Ferro (FRA) 62 75
Jessica Pegula (USA) def [15] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 64 61

[13] Danielle Collins (USA) def Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 63 63
[16] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 62 60

Mona Barthel (GER) def [WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 75 63
Ana Bogdan (ROU) def. Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 62 62
Aliona Bolsova (ESP) def. Ankita Raina (IND) 63 60
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def Zhu Lin (CHN) 06 63 75
[WC] Daria Gavrilova (AUS) def Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) 62 60
Varvara Gracheva (RUS) def Lizette Cabrera (AUS) 26 64 62
~~Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)~~ [ALT] Vera Lapko (BLR) def [PR] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 46 62 64
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) def. [WC] Maddison Inglis (AUS) 62 61
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) def Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 62 61
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) def. Madison Brengle (USA) 64 62
Nina Stojanovic (SRB) def. Mayar Sherif (EGY) 63 62
Venus Williams (USA) def Arantxa Rus (NED) 61 63

Doubles, first round

[8] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / Jennifer Brady (USA) def. Sharon Fichman (CAN) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 76 (2) 61

Fiona Ferro (FRA) / Jil Teichmann (SUI) def. Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Yana Sizikova (RUS) 61 63
Ankita Raina (IND) / Rosalie Van der Hoek (NED) def Cornelia Lister (SWE) / Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 76 (5) 64
Karolina Muchova / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. [WC] Lizette Cabrera / Maddison Inglis (AUT) 63 63