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The Miami Open is done. And three ATP 250 clay-court tournaments harken the start of the long stretch on the dirt that culminates at Roland Garros in 2 1/2 months.

The Houston tournament has nearly all of its seeded players as Americans, while Marrakech and Estoril are more worldly.

(Houston is one hour behind EDT; Marrakech is four hours ahead, and Estoril is five hours ahead).

WTA Tour – Monday, April 3, 2023 final results

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Millennium Estoril Open
Location: Estoril, Portugal
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Category: ATP 250
Dates: April 3 – 9, 2023
Prize money: €630,705
Draws: S28 – D16

Monday, April 3, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Marco Cecchinato (ITA) def [7] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 63 76 (8)

[5] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def. Radu Albot (MDA) 75 76 (3)

Pedro Cachin (ARG) def. Chun-Hsin Tseng (TPE) 64 64
Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. [Q] Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) 62 61

Doubles, first round

[WC] Joao Sousa (POR) / Dominic Thiem (AUT) def. [WC] Ben Shelton (USA) / Duarte Vale (POR) 64 62

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Fayez Sarofim & Co U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships
Location: Houston, Texas
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Outdoor clay
Dates: April 3 – 9, 2023
Prize money: $718,245
Draws: S28 – D16

Monday, April 3, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[6] Jason Kubler (AUS) def. [WC] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 76 (7) 60

Gijs Brouwer (NED) def. Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 64 64
Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) def Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) 62 63
[WC] Steve Johnson (USA) def Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 76 (5) 16 61
Denis Kudla (USA) def. [Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 64 16 64

Doubles, first round

[3] Julian Cash / Henry Patten (GBR) def. [PR] Hugo Dellien (BOL) / Emilio Gomez (ECU) 61 64
[4] Andre Goransson (SWE) / Ben McLachlan (JPN) def. Guillermo Duran / Guido Andreozzi (ARG) 46 63 [10-5]

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Grand Prix Hassan II
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Category: ATP 250
Dates: April 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: €630,705
Draws: S28 – D16

Monday, April 3, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Hugo Gaston (FRA) def Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 36 64 75
Jaume Munar (ESP) def. [WC] Elliot Benchetrit (MAR) 64 64
Francesco Passaro (ITA) def Aslan Karatsev (RUS) 75 36 63
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) def [WC] Younes Lalami Laaroussi (MAR) 63 62

Doubles, first round

Tallon Griekspoor / Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) def Ivan Sabanov / Matej Sabanov (SRB) 64 57 [10-5]
Roman Jebavy / Adam Pavlasek (CZE) def Daniel Evans / Jonny O’Mara (GBR) 63 62

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[4] Riccardo Bonadio (ITA) def. [8] Arthur Cazaux (FRA) 64 67 (1) 63 (Christopher O’Connell)
[6] Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) def [1] Hugo Grenier (FRA) 63 46 60 (Federico Coria)
[7] Andrea Vavassori (ITA) def. [WC] Reda Bennani (MAR) 62 63 ([8] Nicolas Jarry)
[2] Elias Ymer (SWE) def. [5] Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (USA) 76 (7) 64 ([WC] Adam Moundir)