October 27, 2024

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Down to the final four on a Friday. And draw luck has it that the only two seeds remaining – No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 3 Elena Rybakina – are on opposite sides of the draw.

Otherwise, there might be a lot less suspense for the weekend.

On the doubles side, the upsets flew just as they did in singles – the No. 5 seeds are the only seeded team still alive, and the other three are fairly unexpected.

(Doha is 8 hours ahead of ET)

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Qatar Total Energies Open
Location: Doha, Qatar
Category: WTA Tour 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 11 – 17, 2024
Prize money: $3,211,715
Draws: S56 / D28

Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def Karolina Pliskova (CZE) WALKOVER

[3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 62 64

Doubles, semifinals

[5] Demi Schuurs (NED) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def Marie Bouzkova / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 61 64

Caroline Dolehide / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 76 (5) 64

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: WTA Tour 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 18 – 24, 2024
Prize money: $3,211,715
Draws: S56 / D28

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2024
Final results
Qualifying, first round

[1] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def. Rebeka Masarova (ESP) 64 63
[3] Clara Burel (FRA) def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 36 64 64
[4] Magdalena Frech (POL) def. Arina Rodionova (AUS) 26 63 41 retd
[5] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def. [WC] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) 63 60
[6] Lucia Bronzetti (USA) def. Tereza Martincova (CZE) 61 64
[8] Wang Xiyu (CHN) def. Erika Andreeva (RUS) 64 62
[10] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def. [WC] Celine Simunyu (IRL) 60 63
[11] Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)
def. [WC] Ankita Raina (IND) 64 60
[13] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. [WC] Coumba Ben Niangadou (MLI) 61 61
[14] Bernarda Pera (USA) def. Laura Siegemund (GER) 46 61 62
[16] Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) def. Alycia Parks (USA) 76 (2) 61

Storm Hunter (AUS) def. [7] Martina TrevisaN (ITA) 75 64
Eva Lys (GER) def. [12] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 36 76 (3) 62
Nao Hibino (JPN) def. [15] Greet Minnen (BEL) 64 62

[ALT] Timea Babos (HUN) def. Maria Timofeeva (RUS) 62 26 63
Sara Errani (ITA) def. [ALT] Ipek Oz (TUR) 63 60

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