WTA Tour – Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 final results

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The US Open has barely ended, but a pair of WTA Tour events are already going on in Europe

One’s in Luxembourg – a longstanding Tour event, but pushed up. The other is a one-year replacement event in Portoroz, Slovenia that was upgraded from a planned 125K.

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BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 2021
Location: Luxembourg
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Indoor hard
Dates: Sept. 13 – 19, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S30 – D16

Monday, Sept. 13, 2021
Final results

Singles, first round

[4] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. [WC] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 61 36 63
[7] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. Misaki Doi (JPN) 62 63
[8] Alizé Cornet (FRA) def. Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 64 62

Océane Dodin (FRA) def. [Q] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 67 (4) 64 63
[Q] Jana Fett (CRO) def [Q] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 63 63
Clara Tauson (DEN) def. Astra Sharma (AUS) 62 62

Doubles, first round

[3] Eri Hozumi / Makoto Nimomiya (JPN) def. Arianne Hartono (NED) / Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 76 (5) 46 [10-8]

[WC] Anna-Lena Friedsam / Lena Papadakis (GER) def. Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 62 64
Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Varvara Gracheva (RUS) def. Vivian Heisen (GER) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) 46 64 [10-8]

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Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor hard
Dates: Aug. 13 – 19, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Sept. 13, 2021
Final results

Singles, first round

Ana Konjuh (CRO) def [8] Donna Vekic (CRO) 06 63 62

[4] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. Heather Watson (GBR) 61 63

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def. [WC] Nika Radisic (SLO) 46 61 62
Bernarda Pera (USA) def. Fiona Ferro (FRA) 64 63

Doubles, first round

[1] Andreja Klepac / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. Natela Dzalamidze (RUS) / Kaja Juvan (SLO) 46 62 [10-8]

Susan Bandecchi (SUI) / Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) def. Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Camilla Rosatello (ITA) 76 (2) 62
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) / Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) def. [WC] Ziva Falkner / Pia Lovric (SLO) 61 62

Qualifying, final round

(First-round opponents in brackets)

[6] Katie Boulter (GBR) def. [12] Irina Fetecau (ROU) 76 (4) 62 (Kataryna Zavatska)
[4] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def. Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) 62 63 ([7] Rebecca Peterson)
Cristiana Ferrando (ITA) def. [11] Yulia Hatouka (BLR) 76 (2) 61 ([5] Tamara Zidansek)
[5] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) def. [9] Susan Bandecchi (SUI) 26 61 63 ([WC] Ziva Falkner)
[2] Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) def. [7] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 64 46 76 (5) ([Q]Tereza Mrdeza)
[10] Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) def. Emina Bekas (USA) 46 64 60 ([Q] Viktoria Kuzmova)