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An extremely solid field at the 500 in Ostrava, where Canadian Genie Bouchard qualified for the main draw over the weekend.
And in Tunisia – a place best known for its low-level, challenging $15K ITF events – there’s a pop-up event that will showcase national heroine Ons Jabeur this week.
On Day 1, four of the eight seeds are in action, as the WTA 250 has a 32 draw (with the 500 in Ostrava having a 28 draw).
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Location: Ostrava, Czech Republic
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $757,900
Draws: S28 – D16
Monday, Oct. 3, 2022
Final results
Singles, first round
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 64 46 62
[WC] Petra Kvitova (CZE) def [Q] Bernarda Pera (USA) 63 26 64
[WC] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def. Jil Teichmann (SUI) 76 (1) 76 (5)
Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def Madison Keys (USA) 57 63 63
[Q] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def Zhang Shuai (CHN) 63 63
Doubles, first round
[1] Demi Schuurs (NED) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def Anna-Lena Friedsam / Vivian Heisen (GER) 63 64
Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) def Georgina Garcia Perez (ESP) / Ingrid Neel (USA) 63 46 [10-4]
[WC] Nikola Bartunkova / Barbora Palicova (CZE) def Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) 76 (4) 64
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Location: Monastir, Tunisia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, 2022
Prize money: $251,750
Draws: S32 – D16
Monday, Oct. 3, 2022
Final results
Singles, first round
[Q] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) def [8] Magda Linette (POL) 26 64 64
[3/WC] Alizé Cornet (FRA) def Laura Pigossi (BRA) 76 (3) 60
[5] Elise Mertens (BEL) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 61 61
[7] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Chloe Paquet (FRA) 64 60 retd
Claire Liu (USA) def [Q] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 63 62
[Q] Despina Papamichail (GRE) def Zhu Lin (CHN) 16 76 (2) 60
Doubles, first round
Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) / Zhu Lin (CHN) def. [WC] Ines Ibbou (ALG) / Jasmine Mansouri (FRA) 76 (3) 61
Quinn Gleason (USA) / Emily Appleton (GBR) def Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 62 62