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A year ago in Lyon, the drama was Dayana Yastremska’s dramatic exit from her home country of Serbia, given a wild card into the Lyon tournament (which was then in early March).

It’s earlier this year – not that the situation is at all improved in Yastremska’s homeland, sad to say.

And it is paired not with Monterrey, but with the return of the WTA tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand, which fell off the grid during the pandemic.

Canadian Bianca Andreescu took a wild card into Hua Hin, and is the top seed.

WTA Tour – Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 final results

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Thailand Open
Dates: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2023
Location: Hua Hin, Thailand
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Jan. 30, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Zhu Lin (CHN) def [3] Wang Xiyu (CHN) 46 63 60

[7] Wang Xinyu (CHN) def. [Q] Joanne Zuger (SUI) 62 62

Mirjam Bjorklund (SWE) def. [WC] Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 62 64
Su Jeong Jang (KOR) def Katie Boulter (GBR) 63 46 63
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 63 46 64
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def [Q] Astra Sharma (AUS) 62 63

Doubles, first round

Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) / Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [2] Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 63 60

[4] Latisha Chan (TPE) / Alexa Guarachi (CHI) def Nao Hibino (JPN) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 57 63 [10-7]

Luksika Kumkhum / Peangarn Plipuech (THA) def Harriet Dart / Heather Watson (GBR) 67 (3) 64 [10-6]

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Open 6e Sens Métropole de Lyon
Dates: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2023
Location: Lyon, France
Surface: Indoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Jan. 30, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Camila Osorio (COL) def [3] Alizé Cornet (FRA) 64 46 61

[4] Petra Martic (CRO) def. [WC] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 36 63 75
[5] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. [Q] Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP) 46 61 62
[6] Mayar Sherif (EGY) def. [Q] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 62 32 retd

Jule Niemeier (GER) def. [Q] Olga Danilovic (SRB) 75 26 63
[Q] Linda Noskova (CZE) def [WC] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 61 64
Maryna Zanevska (BEL) def. Dalma Galfi (HUN) 61 76 (3)

Doubles, first round

[1] Alycia Parks (USA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Andrea Gamiz (VEN) / Georgina Garcia Perez (ESP) 46 63 [10-2]
[3] Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) def. Anastasia Detiuc / Jesika Maleckova (CZE) 75 76 (6)

Ana Bogdan (ROU) / Danka Kovinic (MNE) def [WC] Madison Brengle (USA) / Amandine Hesse (FRA) 62 75

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Copa Oster
Dates: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2023
Location: Cali, Colombia
Surface: Indoor Hard (WTA 125)
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Jan. 30, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[2] Laura Pigossi (BRA) def. Gabriela Ce (BRA) 61 61
[3] Aliona Bolsova (ESP) def. Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 76 (1) 75
[8] Fernanda Contreras Gomez (MEX) def. [Q] Marine Partaud (FRA) 61 16 61

Nuria Brancaccio (ITA) def Julia Riera (ARG) 75 63
Paula Ormaechea (ARG) def. Weronika Falkowska (POL) 57 60 61
Raluca Serban (CYP) def. [Q] Quinn Gleason (USA) 57 61 76 (4)

Doubles, first round

Amina Anshba (RUS) / Elvina Kalieva (USA) def [4] Jessica Aney (USA) / Valeriya Strakhova (UKR) 67 (1) 63 [10-6]

Nadia Podoroska (ARG) / Raluca Serban (CYP) def. Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) / Laura Pigossi (BRA) 61 64
Kyoko Okamura (JPN) / You Xiaodi (CHN) def Hayley Baptiste / Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 63 63
[WC] Yuliana Lizarazo / Maria Paulina Perez Garcia (COL) def. Rebeca Pereira (BRA) / Hsu Chieh-Yu (TPE) 60 64