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Bianca Andreescu looks for a semifinal in Hua Hin against a player, Anastasia Zakharova, whose ranking defaults to her doubles (No. 96) instead of her singles (No. 186) when you look her up on the WTA Tour website.

(Yes, this is an annoying feature that leads a lot of people and media who aren’t aware of this *feature* to make mistakes. But we digress).

Zakharova has only played two top-50 players in her entire young career (she’s 21). Both happened to be in the Czech Republic: Alizé Cornet in Prague last summer, and Sara Sorribes Tormo in Ostrava the previous fall.

This is a different level for her; her first main-draw WTA Tour victory came … Tuesday. And she’ll have to wait for her second.

WTA Tour – Friday, Feb. 3, 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

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

[1] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) def. Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 62 75

[5] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. Nao Hibino (JPN) 63 76 (7)
[6] Tatjana Maria (GER) def Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 60 64

Heather Watson (GBR) def. Han Na-Lae (KOR) 63 57 64

Doubles, quarterfinals

Chan Hao-Ching / Wu Fang-Hsieh (TPE) def [1] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 62 64

[4] Latisha Chan (TPE) / Alexa Guarachi (CHI) def Han Xinyun (CHN) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 64 64

Wang Xinyu / Lin Zhu (CHN) def. Han Na-Lae / Jang Su Jeong (KOR) 63 63
Luksika Khumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) def Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) / Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) WALKOVER

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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

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

Maryna Zanevska (BEL) def [2] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 62 60

[1] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 26 60 61
[5] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. [WC] Clara Burel (FRA) 64 46 63
[7] Danka Kovinic (MNE) def. Anna Bondar (HUN) 46 62 63

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [Q] Erika Andreeva (FRA) 62 63

Doubles quarterfinal

[4] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) def. Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 57 61 [10-7]

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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

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

Emiliana Arango (COL) def Renata Zarazua (MEX) 63 63
[Q] Martina Colmegna (ITA) def [WC] Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) 75 64
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) def. Carole Monnet (FRA) 46 63 61

Valeria Strakhova (UKR) def. [Q] Caroline Alves (BRA) 61 57 61