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Semifinal day in Courmayeur and Transylvania.

And the locals in Romania will be pleased that Simona Halep, despite having a lower-back issue in her second-round match that – in another country, at another time – might have had her considering stopping, looked fine Friday against countrywoman Jaqueline Cristian.

She looked even better in the semis against Marta Kostyuk – feller of Emma Raducanu. She crushed her.

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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

Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[1] Simona Halep (ROU) def. [6] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 60 61
[2] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 63 62

Doubles semifinals

[2] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) def Natela Dzalamidze (RUS) / Kaja Juvan (SLO) 64 75
Irina Bara (ROU) / Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) def Irina-Camelia Begu / Andreea Mitu (ROU) 63 26 [10-7]

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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

Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[5] Clara Tauson (DEN) def [3] Liudmila Samsonova (ITA) 46 76 (8) 64
Donna Vekic (CRO) def. [7] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 62 60  

Doubles final

Xinyu Wang / Saisai Zheng (CHN) def [3] Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 64 36 [10-5]

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