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The third WTA event – the Grampians Trophy – gets under way.

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

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
Results

Margaret Court Arena

1. [2] Naomi Osaka (JPN) def. Katie Boulter (GBR) 36 63 61
3. [1] Simona Halep (ROU) def. [16] Laura Siegemund (GER) 62 64

1573 Arena

1. [3] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def. [13] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 67 (4) 63 62

Court 7 

1. [7] Elise Mertens (BEL) def. [12] Caroline Garcia (FRA) 76 (1) 63
2.  Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) def [5] Johanna Konta (GBR) 46 76 (10) 76 (4)
3. [8] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 62 46 64
4. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) vs. Kaia Kanepi (EST)
6. [2] Hao-Ching Chan / Latisha Chan (TPE) vs. Darija Jurak (CRO) / Nina Stojanovic (SRB)

Court 10

5. [3] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) vs. [WC] Daria Gavrilova (AUS) / Simona Halep (ROU) (after suitable rest)
6. [8] Anna Blinkova / Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) vs [WC] Abbie Myers / Ivana Popovic (AUS)

Court 13

3. [9] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def [6] Iga Swiatek (POL) 64 62
6. Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) vs. [WC] Arina Rodionova (AUS) / Storm Sanders (AUS)

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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

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
Results

Margaret Court Arena 

2. [1] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) def [16] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 60 46 63
4. [5] Serena Williams (USA) vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 
5. [3] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. [13] Danielle Collins (USA)

1573 Arena

2. [2] Sofia Kenin (USA) def Jessica Pegula (USA) 57 75 62

Court 7

5. [4] Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs. [14] Nadia Podoroska (ARG)

Court 10

3. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def [6] Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 57 64 [10-6]
4. [8] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / Jennifer Brady (USA) def. Ons Jabeur (TUN) / Christina McHale (USA) 62 63

Court 13

1. Shelby Rogers (USA) def [7] Petra Martic (CRO) 76 (1) 63
2. [8] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 76 (4) 67 (4) 64
4. [6] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) def [11] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 61 62
5. Coco Gauff / Catherine McNally (USA) vs. Karolina Muchova / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)

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Grampians Trophy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: WTA 500
Dates: Feb. 3 – 7, 2021
Prize money: $235,820
Draws: S28  

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
Results

Court 5  

1. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 60 63
2. Ons Jabeur (TUN) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 61 61
3. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. [ALT] Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 61 61
4. Ann Li (USA) def [9] Alison Riske (USA) [ALT] Ellen Perez (AUS) 53 retd
5. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def Lauren Davis (USA) 64 46 64
6. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) vs. Georgina Garcia Perez (ESP)

Court 8

1. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def Barbora Strycova (CZE) 76 (3) 62
2. [6] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. Christina McHale (USA) 61 63
3. [7] Jennifer Brady (USA) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 63 60
4. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. Heather Watson (GBR) 62 62
5. [8] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
6. Sloane Stephens (USA) vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN)