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It was the Simona and Emma show again Friday night in Transylvania.

But before that doubleheader, Anett Kontaveit tried to keep her hopes alive for a WTA Tour Finals qualification against No. 8 seed Anhelina Kalinina. And she did it, easily.

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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

Friday, Oct. 29, 2021
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[6] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. [3] Emma Raducanu (ROU) 61 62

[1] Simona Halep (ROU) def. [WC] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 61 61
[2] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. [8] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 63 61

Rebecca Peterson (SWE) def [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 62 36 63

Doubles quarterfinal

Irina-Camelia Begu / Andreea Mitu (ROU) def [3] Monica Niculescu / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 75 06 [10-8]

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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

Friday, Oct. 29, 2021
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[3] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 61 62
[5] Clara Tauson (DEN) def. [9] Ann Li (USA) 36 64 62
[7] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [10] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 64 76 (4)

Donna Vekic (CRO) def Xinyu Wang (CHN) 64 64

Doubles, semifinals

Xinyu Wang / Saisai Zheng (CHN) def [4] Elixane Lechemia (FRA) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 63 62

[3] Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Vitalia Diatchenko / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 63 64

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