It was the first official match for Daria Kasatkina with the Australian flag next to her name, as she has obtained permanent residency and thus will “represent” that country from now on.
After more than three years without a flag next to her name, despite the Russian rather courageously bucking the party line and being clear on her feelings about the war in Ukraine, it’s a big change.
And she won, as did nearly every single seeded player in Charleston save for the two lowest.
(Charleston is on EDT; Bogotá is an hour behind, La Bisbal is six hours ahead and Antalya is seven hours ahead).
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Location: Charleston, S.C.
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Har-Tru
Dates: March 31 – April 6, 2025
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Draws: S48 – D16
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Final results
Singles, second round
[WC] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def [16] Peyton Stearns (USA) 61 64
Sofia Kenin (USA) def [17] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 60 63
[1] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. [Q] Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) 60 63
[3] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 64 61
[4] Emma Navarro (USA) def. Hailey Baptiste (USA) 64 63
[5] Daria Kasatkina (AUS) def. [WC] Lauren Davis (USA) 61 61
[6] Diana Shnaider (RUS) def Polina Kudermetova (RUS) 63 62
[9] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. Ann Li (USA) 63 60
[10] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. [Q] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 76 (5) 61
[11] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def [Q] Louisa Chirico (USA) 75 62
[13] Elise Mertens (BEL) def Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 63 75
[14] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [Q] Caty McNally (USA) 61 64
[15] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) def. Katie Volynets (USA) 63 76 (4)
Doubles quarterfinal
[1] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 75 63
Doubles, first round
[2] Hao-Ching Chan (CHN) / Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def Harriet Dart (GBR) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 64 61
[3] Caroline Dolehide / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def [WC] Maria Mateas / Alana Smith (USA) 64 63
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Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: March 31 – April 6, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Final results
Singles, second round
[1] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. [Q] Raluka Serban (CYP) 61 63
Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) def Selena Janicijevic (FRA) 64 63
[Q] Katarzyna Kawa (POL) def Laura Pigossi (BRA) 16 76 (5) 63
[Q] Julieta Pareja (USA) def. [LL] Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 63 76 (3)
Doubles, first round
[1] Cristina Bucsa / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. Nicole Fossa Huergo (ITA) / Valeriya Strakhova (UKR) 63 63
[2] Emily Appleton (GBR) / Quinn Gleason (USA) def. Carmen Corley (USA) / Eva Vedder (NED) 76 (5) 36 [10-7]
Irina Bara (ROU) / Laura Pigossi (BRA) def Maria Kononova (RUS) / Christina Rosca (USA) 75 64
Jessie Aney / Jessica Failla (USA) def. Maria Kozyreva / Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 67 (6) 62 [10-6]
Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) / Julia Riera (ARG) def. [WC] Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza / Maria José Sanchez Uribe (COL) 61 63
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Location: Antalya, Turkey
Category: WTA 125
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 1 – 6, 2025
Prize Money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Final results
Singles, first round
[WC] Ayla Aksu (TUR) def [2] Petra Martic (CRO) 76 (5) 26 61
[Q] Tara Wuerth (CRO) def [3] Ella Seidel (GER) 57 63 64
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def [4] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 26 76 (2) 63
Tamara Korpatsch (GER) [LL] Zheng Wushuang (CHN) def [5] Maja Chwalinska (POL) 46 76 (3) 62
[1] Anna Bondar (HUN) def. Céline Naef (SUI) 62 36 63
[6] Gao Xinyu (CHN) def. [WC] Anastasiia Gureva (RUS) 62 62
[7] Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) def. [Q] Jesika Maleckova (CZE) 62 61
[8] Solana Sierra (ARG) def Tatiana Provorova (RUS) 60 67 (5) 64
Mona Barthel (GER) def [Q] Zhibek Kulambayeva (KAZ) 64 61
[Q] Lia Karatancheva (BUL) def Veronika Erjavec (SLO) 76 (1) 76 (4)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) def Ana Bogdan (ROU) 61 20 retd
Elena Pridankina (RUS) def Noma Noha Akugue (GER) 63 64
Leyre Romero Gormaz (ESP) def Ipek Oz (TUR) 63 60
Astra Sharma (AUS) def. Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 36 62 62
Anasasiia Sobolieva (UKR) def. [WC] Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 64 60
Simona Waltert (SUI) def. [WC} Adelina Lachinova (LAT) 61 62
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Location: La Bisbal D’Empordá, Spain
Category: WTA 125
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: March 31 – April 6, 2025
Prize Money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D8
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Final results
Singles, second round
[WC] Aliona Bolsova (ESP) def [2] Arantxa Rus (NED) 63 64
Dalma Galfi (HUN) def [7] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 75 61
[8] Panna Udvardy (HUN) def. Sinja Kraus (AUT) 63 75
[WC] Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales (ESP) def. [LL] Angela Fita Boluda (ESP) 63 62
[Q] Caroline Werner (GER) def Sara Saito (JPN) 26 64 63
Doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Magali Kempen (BEL) / Anna Siskova (CZE) def. [WC] Marina Bassols Ribera / Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales (ESP) 62 60