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Dubai is done.

So the focus on the WTA side will on 250 events for the next week, leading up to Indian Wells.

The Merida finals are on Sunday, as are the final round of qualifying in Monterrey and at a new event in Austin, Texas.

(Austin, Merida and Monterrey are all one hour behind ET)

ATP – Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 results

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Merida Open Akron
Dates: Feb. 20 – 26, 2023
Location: Merida, Mexico
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
Final results

Singles final

Camila Giorgi (ITA) def [Q] Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 76 (3) 16 62

Doubles final

Caty McNally (USA) / Diane Parry (FRA) def Wang Xinyu (CHN) / Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) 60 75

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Abierto GNP Seguros
Dates: Feb. 27 – March 5, 2023
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

Caroline Dolehide (USA) def Marcela Zacarias (MEX) 64 75 (Jule Niemeier)
[11] Despina Papamichail (GRE) def [5] Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP0 64 64 (Ysaline Bonaventure)
[1] Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) def. [7] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 62 46 75 ([6] Katerina Siniakova)
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def Jesika Maleckova (CZE) 57 63 61 (Camila Giorgi)
[2] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def. [9] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 61 76 (5) ([3] Donna Vekic)
Sachia Vickery (USA) def [10] Aliona Bolsova (ESP) 62 60 (Wang Xinyu)

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ATX Open
Dates: Feb. 27 – March 5, 2023
Location: Austin, Texas
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[5] Katie Boulter (GBR) def. [11] Elina Avanesyan (RUS) 26 75 20 retd ([WC] Peyton Stearns)
[12] Louisa Chirico (USA) def [2] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 46 63 76 (0) (Madison Brengle)
[9] Ann Li (USA) def [4] Nao Hibino (JPN) 61 36 64 (Anna Blinkova)
[8] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) def [3] Erika Andreeva (RUS) 16 75 61 (Caty McNally)
Robin Montgomery (USA) def Elvina Kalieva (USA) 76 (4) 61 ([LL] Coco Vandeweghe)
[6] Heather Watson (GBR) def Maria Carlé (ARG) 64 75 (Danka Kovinic)