February 9, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

With all the upsets on Wednesday, only two of the eight seeds remained in Abu Dhabi – and one of them was Canadian Leylah Fernandez.

She got a tough one in hard-hitting American Ashlyn Krueger, and couldn’t get over the hump.

The other is No. 1 Elena Rybakina, who faced Ons Jabeur in what was entertaining matchup, eked out by Rybakina.

Also – Rebecca Marino looked for a quarterfinal at the WTA 125 in Mumbai. And she squeaked through.

(Cluj-Napoca is 7 hours ahead of ET; Abu Dhabi is 9 hours ahead and Mumbai is 11 hours ahead).

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Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Category: WTA 500 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Feb. 3 – 9, 2025
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

Ashlyn Krueger (USA) def [8] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 75 46 62

 

[1] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def Ons Jabeur (TUN) 62 46 76 (4)

 

[WC] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def [WC] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 75 63

Linda Noskova (CZE) def Magda Linette (POL) 64 63

 

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. Timea Babos (HUN) / Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) 64 64

[4] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Zhang Shuai (FRA) def Luisa Stefani (BRA) / Heather Watson (GBR) 57 62 [10-3]

 

Laura Samson / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 64 61

 

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Transylvania Open
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Category: WTA 250 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 3 – 9, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Final results

Singles, second round

Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def [3] Peyton Stearns (USA) 62 76 (1) 

 

[1] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 64 75

[5] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Caroline Dolehide (USA) 26 61 64

[7] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def. [WC] Ana Bogdan (ROU) 63 60

 

[Q] Anna Seidel (GER) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 62 76 (5)

 

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

Magali Kempen (BEL) / Anna Siskova (CZE) def [2] Yana Sizikova (RUS) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 62 16 [10-6]

 

[4] Emily Appleton (GBR) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) def Maja Chwalinska (POL) / Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) 67 (3) 63 [10-8]

 

Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. Madeleine Brooke (GBR) / Isabelle Haverlag (NED) 63 62

 

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L&T Mumbai Open
Location: Mumbai, India
Category: WTA 125 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 3 – 9, 2025
Prize Money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Final results

Singles, second round 

[2] Rebecca Marino (CAN) def. [WC] Ankita Raina (IND) 75 26 76 (5)

 

[8] Mananchata Sawangkaew (THA) def. Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 46 62 60

 

[WC] Shvrivalli Bhamidipaty (IND) def Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 64 60

[WC] Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND) def Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 63 32 retd

[Q] Mei Yamaguchi (JPN) def. Simona Waltert (SUI) 76 (3) 26 64

 

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[3] Eden Silva (GBR) / Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) def Jessie Aney / Jessica Failla (USA) 75 75

 

Arianne Hartono (NED) / Prarthana Thombare (IND) def [1] Nao Hibino (JPN) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 61 63

 

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