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There doesn’t seem to be a huge different in level between the WTA 250 in Thailand and the WTA 500 in Linz.

Except that Linz does have one of the returning Grand Slam champions, Angelique Kerber.

This feels like a week on the calendar that will offer great opportunities to unexpected players to bag a title.

ATP Tour – Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 final results

(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

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024
Final results

Singles, first round

Arina Rodionova (AUS) def [6] Yuan Yue (CHN) 76 (6) 46 63

[2] Zhu Lin (CHN) def. [Q] Taylah Preston (AUS) 64 75
[4] Tatjana Maria (GER) def [Q] Arianne Hartono (NED) 63 61
[7] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. [WC] Thasaporn Naklo (THA) 57 63 62
[8] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def. [Q] Mai Hontama (JPN) 76 (5) 76 (8)

Bai Zhuoxuan (CHN) def [Q] Chloe Paquet (FRA) 76 (5) 63
Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def ~~Claire Liu (USA)~~ [LL] Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 63 61
Katie Volynets (USA) def Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 62 62
Wang Yafan (CHN) def [Q] Alina Korneeva (RUS) 62 64

Doubles, first round

[1] Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) def Nao Hibino (JPN) / Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) 61 76 (4)
[2] Guo Hanyu / Jiang Xinyu (CHN) def. Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) / Diana Shnaider (RUS) 57 75 [10-2]
[4] Bibiane Schoofs (NED) / Anna Siskova (CZE) def. [WC] En-Shuo Liang (TPE) / Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 62 36 [10-3]

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Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Location: Linz, Austria
Category: WTA Tour 500
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 / D16

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024
Final results

Singles, first round

Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def [WC] Angelique Kerber (GER) 61 63
Clara Burel (FRA) def. [WC] Sinja Kraus (AUT) 61 64
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def. [Q] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 62 60
[LL] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def. Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 63 64
[7] Varvara Gracheva (FRA) def [Q] Jodie Burrage (GBR) 64 60
[Q] Jule Niemeier (GER) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 63 64
[Q] Clara Tauson (DEN) def Camila Giorgi (ITA) 36 63 63

Doubles, first round

[3] Eri Hozumi / Makoti Ninomiya (JPN) def Elixane Lechemia (FRA) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) 61 61

Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) def. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE) 62 63
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) def. Anna Bondar (HUN) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) 63 64