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The first Grand Slam tournament of the season is done.
And so, the WTA quickly moves to a 250 in Thailand, and an upgraded 500-level tournament in Linz, Austria.
That tournament has a long history. But it’s also been moved around the schedule a fair bit since the pandemic hit. Now, as a 500, it doesn’t have much of a field – just one top 10 in Jelena Ostapenko, clocking in at exactly No. 10. And one more in the top 20 in Petra Martic, who comes in at exactly No. 20.
(Linz is 6 hours ahead of EST; Hua Hin is 12 hours)
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Thailand Open
Location: Hua Hin, Thailand
Category: WTA Tour 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 / D16
Monday, Jan. 29, 2024
FInal results
Singles, first round
Diana Shnaider (RUS) def. [1] Magda Linette (POL) 64 16 61
[3] Wang Xinyu (CHN) def. Emina Bektas (USA) 52 retd
[5] Wang Xiyu (CHN) def. [PR] Wang Qiang (CHN) 61 61
Paula Badosa (ESP) def. [WC] Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 36 64 61
[Q] Dalma Galfi (HUN) def. [WC] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 63 60
Viktorija Golubic (SUI) def. Laura Pigosi (BRA) 61 62
Nao Hibino (JPN) def. Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 76 (4) 60
Kamilla Rakhinova / Yana Sizikova (RUS) def. [WC] Thasaporn Naklo / Salakthip Ounmuang (THA) 64 61
Arina Rodionova (AUS) / Yuan Yue (CHN) def. Luksika Kumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 26 64 [10-3]
Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. Julia Lohoff (GER) / Conny Perrin (SUI) 64 64
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Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Location: Linz, Australia
Category: WTA Tour 500
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2024
Prize money: $2922,573
Draws: S32 / D16
Monday, Jan. 29, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
Katie Boulter (GBR) def [6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 62 62
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. Martina Trevisan (ITA) 64 60
Doubles, first round
[1] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. Alicia Barnett / Maia Lumsden (GBR) 61 61
Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan (ITA) def Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) 64 36 [10-7]
Singles qualifying, final round
(1st-round opponents in brackets)
[12] Erica Andreeva (RUS) def. [3] Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 67 (5) 62 61 (Dayana Yastremska)
[9] Jodie Burrage (GBR) def. Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 57 63 62 ([7] Varvara Gracheva)
[8] Sara Errani (ITA) def. Ella Seidel (GER) 76 (5) 64 ([5] Anastasia Potapova)
Jule Niemeier (GER) def Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 63 61 (Anna Blinkova)
Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) def. [10] Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP) 62 60 (Elisabetta Cocciaretto)
[7] Clara Tauson (DEN) def. [5] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 62 60 (Camila Giorgi)
[LL] Jaqueline Cristian (Nadia Podoroska)
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