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A pair of No. 3 seeds – Jelena Ostapenko in Luxembourg, Alison Riske in Portoroz –went for titles today.
Neither came away with the trophy. Clara Tauson, who is slowly and steadily climbing up the rankings without the fanfare other junior Grand Slam champions (AO 2019, vs. Leylah Fernandez in the final) get, beat Ostapenko.
Riske lost to the Italian Jasmine Paolini, who is a little older but also on the rise.
This is the time of the season when these things are most likely to happen, and it keeps things lively.
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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
Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021
Final results
Singles final
Clara Tauson (DEN) def [3] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 63 46 64
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Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor hard
Dates: Sept. 13 – 19, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16
Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021
Final results
Singles final
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [3] Alison Riske (USA) 76 (4) 62
Doubles final
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) / Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) def [2] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) 46 62 [12-10]
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Columbus WTA 125
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Category: WTA 125 (Joint event with the ATP Challenger Tour)
Dates: Sept. 20 – 26, 2021
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16
Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021
Final results
Singles, first round
[5] Lauren Davis (USA) def. Usue Arconada (USA) 67 (5) 63 63
[6] Renata Zarazua (MEX) def. Caroline Dolehide (USA) 64 16 76 (8)
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) def. [WC] Peyton Stearns (USA) 62 64
Qualifying, final round
(1st-round opponents in brackets)
Louisa Chirico (USA) def. [8] Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) 62 57 63 (Maddison Inglis)
[7] Alexa Glatch (USA) def. [2] Mai Hontama (JPN) 63 64 (Elsa Jacquemot)
[1] Priscilla Hon (AUS) def. [6] Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) 63 64 (Francesca Di Lorenzo
[5] Danielle Lao (USA) def. Victoria Duval (USA) 64 63 ([3] Madison Brengle)
[LL] Dalila Jakupovic ([7] Beatriz Haddad Maia)
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