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WTA Down Under – Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 final results

On the second official day of the season, it is out of hand on the women’s side of things.

There is the little-seen Naomi Osaka returning to the stadium in which she won a Grand Slam a year ago.

There’s a rematch of October’s Indian Wells final.

And so many other treats in store.

 

VictoriaAdelaide International 1
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Category: WTA 500 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Dates:
Jan 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $703,580
Draws: S30 – D16

Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. [4] Paula Badosa (ESP) 63 62
Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) def [8] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 57 64 63

[5] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. [Q] Daria Saville (AUS) 63 63
[6] Sofia Kenin (USA) def. [Q] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 75 75

[Q] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. [Q] Despina Papamichail (GRE) 63 60
Misaki Doi (JPN) def. Kristina Kucova (SVK) 63 36 61
Coco Gauff (USA) def [Q] Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) 62 61
Shelby Rogers (USA) def. [Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS) 61 63

Doubles, first round

Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Sania Mirza (IND) def [2] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 16 63 [10-8]
Ashleigh Barty / Storm Sanders (AUS) def. [4] Coco Gauff / Caty McNally (USA) 60 76 (4)

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Melbourne Summer Set 1
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: WTA 250 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Dates:
Jan 4 – 9, 2022
Prize money: TBD
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

Andrea Petkovic (GER) def. [5] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 63 76 (3)
Ana Konjuh (CRO) def. [7] Tereza Martincova (CZE) 64 64
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. [9] Alison Riske (USA) 75 63

[1] Naomi Osaka (JPN) def Alizé Cornet (FRA) 64 36 63
[6] Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
def. [ALT] Lauren Davis (USA) 75 61

Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 67 (2) 76 (7) 62
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def. [WC] Arina Rodionova (AUS) 63 62
Maryna Zanevska (BEL) def Petra Martic (CRO) 63 64
 

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[WC] Destanee Aiava (AUS) def. [WC] Taylah Preston (AUS) 64 64 ([2] Simona Halep)
[2] Anna Bondar (HUN) def. Mai Hontama (JPN) 76 (4) 64 ([8] Katerina Siniakova)
[12] Nao Hibino (JPN) def [4] Danka Kovinic (MNE) WALKOVER (Madison Brengle)
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) def Olga Govortsova (BLR) 61 retd ([3] Veronika Kudermetova)
Lesley Patinama Kerkhove (NED) def. Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 64 64 ([WC] Seone Mendez)
[11] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def [3] Bernarda Pera (USA) 63 16 75  (Zheng Saisai)

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Melbourne Summer Set 2
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
Jan 4 – 9, 2022
Prize money: TBD
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) def [1] Jessica Pegula (USA) 76 (6) 63

[4] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 64 57 63
[5] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 60 60
[6] Clara Tauson (DEN) def. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 75 63
[7] Ann Li (USA) def. Mayar Sherif (EGY) 62 60

Amanda Anisimova (USA) def Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 76 (5) 16 75
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 26 63 64
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) def Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 64

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[12] Harriet Dart (GBR) def [4] Wang Xinyu (CHN) 16 76 (5) 64 (Madison Keys)
[7] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def. Irina Bara (ROU) 75 62 ([3] Daria Kasatkina)
[2] Claire Liu (USA) def. [9] Nina Stojanovic (SRB) 57 62 63 ([8] Marta Kostyuk)
[11] Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) def. Hailey Baptiste (USA) 64 60 (Greet Minnen)
[6] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. [10] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 75 61 ([LL] Wang Xinyu)
[8] Zhu Lin (CHN) def Aliona Bolsova (ESP) 62 62 ([WC] Samantha Stosur)

[LL] Wang Xinyu (CHN) ([Q] Aliaksandra Sasnovich)

Doubles, first round

[1] Samantha Stosur (AUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 63 64
[2] Bernarda Pera (USA) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Simona Halep / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 63 76 (5)

Monique Adamczak (AUS) / Han Xinyun (CHN) def Nao Hibino (JPN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) 61 62

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