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The loaded Stuttgart draw wstarted to show its seeds – some of which have not played a ton lately: Zheng Qinwen, Jelena Ostapenko and Marketa Vondrousova were on the sked for Tuesday.
As well, Paula Badosa and Ons Jabeur got on the doubles court – and won.
In Rouen, the top four seeds are in action: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Caroline Garcia, Anhelina Kalinina and Yuan Yue.
Garcia escaped by the skin of her dentition.
(Stuttgart and Rouen are 6 hours ahead of EDT; Oeiras is 5 hours ahead)
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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Surface: Indoor Clay
Category: WTA 500
Dates: April 15 – 21, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
Linda Noskova (CZE) def [8] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 63 61
[5] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 62 63
[6] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. Donna Vekic (CRO) 64 63
Elise Mertens (BEL) def. [WC] Tatjana Maria (GER) 61 46 60
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. [Q] Sara Errani (ITA) 61 60
Doubles, first round
[WC] Nastasja Schunk / Ella Seidel (GER) def [1] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 64 46 [10-8]
Paula Badosa (ESP) / Ons Jabeur (TUN) def [3] Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 46 75 [10-5]
[2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) / Laura Siegemund (GER) def. Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 36 64 [10-7]
Liudmila Samsonova / Diana Shnaider (RUS) def Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Yana Sizikova (RUS) 63 62
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Open Capfinances Rouen Métropole
Location: Rouen, France
Surface: Indoor Clay
Category: WTA 250
Dates: April 15 – 21, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 – D16
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
[Q] Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) def [8] Anna Blinkova (RUS) 76 (2) 36 76 (2)
[1] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. [WC] Alice Robbe (FRA) 62 62
[2] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 61 36 75
[3] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 64 75
[4] Yuan Yue (CHN) def Mayar Sherif (EGY) 63 76 (7)
[7] Clara Burel (FRA) def [Q] Katarina Zavatska (UKR) 36 63 62
Elina Avanesyan (RUS) def [Q] Fiona Ferro (FRA) 62 16 75
Arantxa Rus (NED) def [Q] Robin Montgomery (USA) 63 61
Doubles, first round
[PR] Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) def Katarzyna Kawa (POL) / Bibiane Schoofs (NED) 64 75
Naiktha Bains / Maia Lumsden (GBR) def. Amina Anshba (RUS) / Valeriya Strakhova (UKR) 36 64 [10-4]
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Oeiras Ladies Open
Location: Oeiras, Portugal
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Category: WTA 125 (Joint event w/ATP Challenger)
Dates: April 15 – 21, 2024
Prize money: $164,000
Draws: S32 – D16
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
Francesca Jones (GBR) def [2] Rebeka Masarova (ESP) 76 (5) 26 61
Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) [LL] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) def. [8] Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 76 (5) 75
[4] Clara Tauson (DEN) def. Carole Monnet (FRA) 63 61
[5] Harriet Dart (GBR) def [WC] Maria Garcia (POR) 62 64
[6] Bai Zhaoxuan (CHN) def. Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 76 (6) 75
[7] Renata Zarazua (MEX) def. Alycia Parks (USA) 60 62
[Q] Gabriela Lee (ROU) [LL] Julia Avdeeva (RUS) def Alexandra Eala (PHI) 26 64 64
Aliona Falei (BLR) def Taylah Preston (AUS) 64 62
Sinja Kraus (AUT) def Gabriela Knutson (CZE) 76 (7) 61
[Q] Tena Lukas (CRO) def. [Q] Anouk Koevermans (NED) 61 64
Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) def. [Q] Maria Mateas (USA) 63 46 63
Doubles, first round
Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge (POR) def [4] Alicia Barnett / Freya Christie (GBR) 63 60
[2] Harriet Dart (GBR) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def. Conny Perrin (SUI) / Eden Silva (GBR) 64 63
Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) / Renata Zarazua (MEX) def. [WC] Maria Garcia / Ana Filipa Santos (POR) 62 62
Isabelle Haverlag / Suzan Lamens (NED) def. Michaela Bayerlova (CZE) / Nicole Fossa-Huergo (MEX) 57 62 [10-3]
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