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First-round singles matches wrap up in Courmayeur as the second round begins.
Five seeds are in action – including the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds, bumped up the charts when two seeded players pulled out very late.
And in Cluj-Napoca – the country’s tennis heroine, Simona Halep, entered the fray, and easily lived to play another day.
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Transylvania Open
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Oct. 25 – 31, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S28 – D16
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Final results
Singles, second round
[WC] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def. [5] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 76 (5) 75
[8] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 62 62
[Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def. [Q] Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) 62 75
Singles, first round
[1] Simona Halep (ROU) def. Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 61 62
[2] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 63 75
1. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def [4] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) 60 57 [12-10]
2. Irina-Camelia Begu / Andreea Mitu (ROU) def. Amina Anshba (RUS) / Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) 64 63
3. Irina Bara (ROU) / Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) def Mona Barthel / Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 75 62
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Courmayeur Ladies Open 2021
Location: Courmayeur, Italy
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Oct. 25 – 31, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Final results
Singles, second round
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [6] Alison Riske (USA) 63 06 63
[3] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. [Q] Aliona Bolsova (ESP) 63 63
[5] Clara Tauson (DEN) def [Q] Giulia Gatto-Monticone (ITA) 64 61
[10] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def [PR] Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) 61 36 75
Singles, first round
[9] Ann Li (USA) def. Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 46 63 64
Doubles quarterfinal
[3] Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Oksaka Kalaskhnikova (GEO) / Miyu Kato (JPN) 60 63
Doubles, first round
Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Renata Voracova (CZE) def [1] Marie Bouzkova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 36 75 [10-5]
Ingrid Neel (USA) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) def. [2] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) 46 63 [10-8]
Vitalia Diatchenko / Alexandra Panova (RUS) def. [WC] Lucia Bronzetti / Martina Caregaro (ITA) 63 63
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