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Back to back star power in Transylvania Thursday.
No. 3 seed Emma Raducanu led off and top seed Simona Halep took the tag as the second round concluded in Cluj-Napoca.
And THEN, not to be outdone, No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit continued her quest for the Tour Finals.
The top three seeds were all victorious.
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Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Oct. 25 – 31, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S28 – D16
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021
Final results
Singles, second round
[1] Simona Halep (ROU) def. Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 64 62
[2] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 63 64
[3] Emma Raducanu (GBR) def. Anna Bogdan (ROU) 63 64
[6] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. Mona Barthel (GER) 64 64
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) def. [WC] Irina Bara (ROU) 60 6
Doubles, quarterfinals
[2] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) def. [WC] Alexandra Ignatik / Andreeea Prisacariu (ROU) 63 67 (8) [10-8]
Natela Dzalamidze (RUS) / Kaja Juvan (SLO) def Lyudmyla Kichenok / Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 64 36 [10-7]
Irina Bara (ROU) / Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) def Aleta Fomina / Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 75 63
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Location: Courmayeur, Italy
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Oct. 25 – 31, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021
Final results
Singles, second round
Xinyu Wang (CHN) def [8] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 76 (5) 64
[7] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. [WC] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 64 75
[9] Ann Li (USA) def Magdalena Frech (POL) 57 63 61
Donna Vekic (CRO) def. Zheng Saisai (CHN) 63 64
Doubles, quarterfinals
[4] Elixane Lechemia (FRA) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) def. Aliona Bolsova (ESP) / Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 61 57 [10-7]
Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) def Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Renata Voracova (CZE) 46 62 [12-10]
Vitalia Diatchenko / Alexandra Panova (RUS) def Ingrid Neel (USA) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) 16 61 [15-13]