October 27, 2024

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

CANCÚN, Mexico –  They had a suspended singles match (which determined a semifinalist) and a cancelled doubles match to make up, in addition to the regular schedule at the WTA Finals.

But Mother Nature may be even less kind to the tournament on Friday than it was on Thursday (which was not, very). So all to be discovered. They got … most of it done? Miracle.

In Midland, a rematch between Alycia Parks and Katherine Sebov that harkens back to their clash at a much smaller event in California a few years ago. But ended up being a different results.

It was an instant classic – though not necessarily for the right reasons!

(Cancún is an hour behind EDT; Midland is on EDT)

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WTA Finals
Location: Cancun, Mexico
Category: WTA Finals
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 29 – Nov. 5, 2023
Prize money: $9,000,000
Draws: S8 – D8

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
Final results

Singles, round robin

[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def [4] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 62 36 63
[2] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. [6] Ons Jabeur (TUN) 61 62
[3] Coco Gauff (USA) def. [7] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 57 76 (4) 63

Doubles, round robin

[7] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def [4] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 64 75

[8] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def [5] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 62 75
 
[1] Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (USA) def [6] Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 63 11 – suspended
 

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Dow Tennis Classic
Location: Midland, Mich.
Category: WTA 125
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 30 – Nov. 5, 2023
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[3] Alycia Parks (USA) def. Katherine Sebov (CAN) 75 61

[1] Emma Navarro (USA) def. [7] Emina Bektas (USA) 62 63

Jana Fett (CRO) def [4] Taylor Townsend (USA) WALKOVER

Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def. Hailey Baptiste (USA) 76 (4) 46 76 (5)

Doubles, semifinals

[3] Sophie Chang / Ashley Lahey (USA) def [1] Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Heather Watson (GBR) 75 64
Hailey Baptiste / Whitney Osuigwe (USA) def [4] Ashlyn Krueger / Angela Kulikov (USA) vs. 

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