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SYDNEY, Australia – The two top seeds in Brisbane – Sabalenka and Rybakina – will meet in Sunday’s singles final.

The two top seeds in Auckland – Gauff and Svitolina – will ALSO meet in Sunday’s singles final.

Not a bad outcome after a week of pretty top-shelf tennis, leading into the first Grand Slam of the season.

More, please.

ATP Tour – Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 final results

United Cup semifinals bring the drama (final results)

(Brisbane is 15 hours ahead of EST, Sydney 16 hours and Auckland 18 hours).

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Brisbane International
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Category: WTA Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Dec. 29 – Jan. 7, 2024
Prize money: $1,736,763
Draws: S48 / D28

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024
Final results

Singles final

  [2] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 60 63

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ASB Classic
Location: Auckland, NZ
Category: WTA Tour 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 1 – 7, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 / D16

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024
Final results

Singles final

[1] Coco Gauff (USA) def [2] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 67 (4) 63 63

Doubles final

[2] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Viktoria Hrunkacova (SVK) def [1] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 63 67 (5) [10-8]

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Adelaide International
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Category: WTA Tour 500 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 8 – 13, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S30 / D16

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[4] Katie Boulter (GBR) def [10] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 76 (1) 61 (Lesia Tsurenko)
[11] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [6] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 60 62 ([4] Barbora Krejcikova)
Claire Liu (USA) def [12] Taylor Townsend (USA) 64 61 (Daria Kasatkina)
[5] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def [7] Ana Bogdan (ROU) 62 62 ([5] Beatriz Haddad Maia)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def [ALT] Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) 63 62 ([3] Marketa Vondrousova)
[2] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def [8] Bernarda Pera (USA)  63 61 (Karolina Pliskova)

[LL] Ashlyn Krueger ([8] Veronika Kudermetova)

[LL] Bernarda Pera (Paula Badosa)

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Hobart International
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Category: WTA Tour 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 8 – 13, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 / D16

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[4] Magdalena Frech (POL) def [7] Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)  61 63 (Sara Sorribes Tormo)
[10] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) def Bai Zhaoxuan (CHN)  61 64 ([5] Marie Bouzkova)
[9] Camila Osorio (COL) def Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) 64 61 ([Q] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova)
[2] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def Kimberly Birrell (AUS)  63 64 (Elisabetta Cocciaretto)
[6] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def [12] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 64 62 ([Q] Camila Osorio)
[8] Yuan Yue (CHN) def. [1] Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 46 64 76 (2) (Sloane Stephens)

[LL] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE)(Arantxa Rus)
[LL] Nadia Podoroska ([9] Tatjana Maria)
[LL] Viktoriya Tomova (Martina Trevisan)

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WTA Tour – Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 final results

ATP Tour – Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 final results

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