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After a week off on the Tour because of the BJK Cup qualifiers, it resumes again with “real” red clay in Stuttgart and Istanbul.

The draw in Stuttgart, to be made Sunday, will be in focus as Canadian Bianca Andreescu is returning to action this week.

And as an unseeded player, she could face a tough first round.

On the plus side, the top four seeds have byes in the 28-player draw.

ATP Tour – Sunday, April 17, 2022 results

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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: WTA 500
Dates: April 18 – 24, 2022
Prize money: €611,210
Draws: S28 – D16

Sunday, April 17, 2022
Final results
Qualifying, final round

[WC] Eva Lys (GER) def [PR] Kathinka Von Deichmann (LIE) 62 75
[2] Chloe Paquet (FRA) def. [7] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 62 63
[8] Storm Sanders (AUS) def. [3] Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 63 64
Natasja Schunk (GER) def [6] Elina Avanesyan 64 61

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TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championships Istanbul
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Category: WTA 250
Dates: April 18 – 24, 2022
Prize money: $239,477
Draws: S32 – D16

Sunday, April 17, 2022
Final results
Qualifying, first round

[WC] Berfu Cengiz (TUR) def [8] Yuan Yue (CHN) 61 60
Julia Grabher (AUT) def [11] Anastasia Tikhonova 63 63

[2] Ana Bogdan (ROU) def. [WC] Zeynap Sonmez (TUR) 62 61
[3] Kamilla Rakhimova def. Lois Boisson (FRA) 61 62
[4] Wang Qiang (CHN) def. [WC] Ayla Aksu (TUR) 60 62
[5] Donna Vekic (CRO) def. Han Xinyun (CHN) 63 61
[6] Anastasia Potapova def. Dea Herdzelas (BIH) 61 67 (3) 62
[7] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def. Caty McNally (USA) 63 62
[10] Despina Papamichail (GRE) def Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 64 76 (3)
[12] Marina Melnikova def. Anastasia Zakharova 75 64

[1] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) [ALT] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) def. Jessica Maleckova (CZE) 75 63
Andrea Lazaro Garcia (ESP) def [9] Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) [ALT] Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) 63 62