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A year ago, Monterrey was played at the same time as the St. Petersburg tournament, a 500 event played a couple of weeks ago in 2022.

But this week, it has as its counterpart an indoor event in Lyon, France – also a 250.

It appeared it would have a better field. But then Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova went out with a knee issue. And then Emma Raducanu injured herself in her first-round match in Guadalajara.

So Elina Svitolina is the No. 1 seed, with a heavy heart. And defending champion Leylah Fernandez of Canada is the No. 2 seed.

She jumps right into action Monday night against the potentially very tough Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

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Abierto GNP Seguros
Dates: Feb. 28 – March 6, 2022
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: €193,127
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

[2] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 62 62

[4] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 75 67 (2) 61
[5] Camila Osorio (COL) def Magdalena Frech (POL) 63 76 (6)

Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Panna Udvardy (HUN) 16 61 75
[Q] Harmony Tan (FRA) def [WC] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 60 10 retd
[Q] Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) def [Q] Diane Parry (FRA) 64 60
Heather Watson (GBR) def. [Q] Jule Niemeier (GER) 63 26 76 (4)
[WC] Marcela Zacarias (MEX) def [WC] Emma Navarro (USA) 61 67 (3) 63

Doubles, first round

[PR] Yana Sizikova (RUS) / Xinyun Han (CHN) def. Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 63 36 [11-9]

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Open 6e Sens
Dates: Feb. 28 – March 6, 2022
Location: Lyon, France
Surface: Indoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $239,477
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

[Q] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def [4] Alizé Cornet (FRA) 16 64 61
[Q] Katie Boulter (GBR) def. [6] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 57 60 63

[5] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. Irina Bara (ROU) 46 75 63

Anna Bondar (HUN) def. [Q] Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (JPN) 67 (5) 63 75
Varvara Gracheva (RUS) def. Kristina Kucova (SVK) 76 (0) 76 (2)
[Q] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) def. [WC] Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 46 62 63

Double, first round

[1] Makoto Ninomiya / Eri Hozumi (JPN) def Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) / Amina Anshba (RUS) 75 46 [15-13]

Georgia Garcia Perez (ESP) / Xenia Knoll (SUI) def. [WC] Dayana Yastremska / Ivanna Yastremska (UKR) 62 64
Elrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) def. Estelle Cascino / Jessika Ponchet (FRA) 64 62