April 15, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Finally, Bianca Andreescu is back.

The Canadian returns to action for the first time since last fall, and faces Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands in her first-round match in Rouen.

In Stuttgart, a surprise as Mirra Andreeva gets a lucky loser in her opener. But it’s … her older sister Erika.

No fun for mum.

Erika is nearly three years older, and she leads their head-to-head 1-0 after dismissing little sis in Wuhan last fall.

(Stuttgart and Rouen are six hours ahead of EDT; Oeiras is five hours ahead).

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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: WTA 500 
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates:  April 14 – 21, 2025
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Order of play

 

Centre Court (12:30 p.m. start – 6:30 a.m. EDT)

1. [6] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) vs. [LL] Erika Andreeva (RUS)

2. Magdalena Frech (POL) vs. [LL] Sara Errani (ITA)

3. [2] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs. Jana Fett (CRO) (not before 5 p.m.)

4. [WC] Tatjana Maria (GER) vs. [LL] Ella Seidel (GER) (not before 6:30 p.m.)

5. [8] Diana Shnaider (RUS) vs. Elise Mertens (BEL)

 

Court 1

1. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) vs. Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)

2. Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) vs. Desirae Krawczyk / Jessica Pegula (USA)

3. Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) vs. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) / Dayana Yastremska (UKR)

4. Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) vs. Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Xu Yifan (CHN)

5. [4] Asia Muhammad (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) vs. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Monica Niculescu (ROU)

 

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Open Capfinances Rouen Métropole
Location: Rouen, France
Category: WTA 250 
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates:  April 14 – 20, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Order of play

 

Centre Court (11:30 a.m. start – 5:30 a.m. EDT)

1. [2] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs. Bernarda Pera (USA)

2. [WC] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) vs. Suzan Lamens (NED)

3. [1] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs. Jil Teichmann (SUI)

4. [Q] Fiona Ferro (FRA) vs [LL] Jessika Ponchet (FRA) (not before 5:30 p.m.)

5. Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) vs. [Q] Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA) (not before 7:30 p.m.)

 

Court 1  

1. Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Lara Salden (BEL) vs. Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Alicja Rosolska (POL)

2. [5] Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) vs. Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) (not before 1 p.m.)

3. Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) vs. [Q] Camilla Rosatello (ITA) (not before 2:30 p.m.)

4. Shuko Aoyama / Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) v. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) (after suitable rest)

5. [4] Nao Hibino (JPN) / Maia Lumsdene (GBR) vs. Nuria Brancaccio / Camilla Rosatello (ITA) (after suitable rest)

6. [3] Emily Appleton (GBR) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) vs. Quinn Gleason (USA) / Magali Kempen (BEL)

 

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Oeiras Ladies Open
Location: Oeiras, Portugal
Category: WTA 125 (Joint event with ATP Challenger) 
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  April 14 – 20, 2025
Prize Money: $168,100
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Order of play

 

Center (10 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)

1. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) vs. [Q] Alevtina Ibragimova (RUS)

2. [5] Yuan Yue (CHN) vs. Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND)

 

Court 1

1. Sara Saito (JPN) vs. [Q] Jesika Maleckova (CZE)

2. Francesca Jones (GBR) vs. [Q] Noma Noha Akugue (GER)

3. Alevtina Ibragimova (RUS) / Lian Tran (NED) vs. Rhutuja Bhosale (IND) / Paige Mary Hourigan (NZL)  (after suitable rest)

4. [2] Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge (POR) vs. Lucija Ciric Bagaric (CRO) / Lola Radivojevic (SRB)

5. [1] Amina Anshba / Elena Pridankina (RUS) vs. [WC] Ines Murta / Angelina Voloshchuk (POR)

 

Court 2

1. Panna Udvardy (HUN) vs. [Q] Lian Tran (NED)

2. Elena Pridankina (RUS) vs. [LL] Carston Branstine (CAN)

3. [3] Jesika Maleckova / Miriam Skoch (CZE) vs. Luca Udvardy / Panna Udvardy (HUN) (after suitable rest)

4. Maja Chwalinska (POL) / Sinja Kraus (AUT) vs. Michaela Bayerlova (CZE) / Maria Paulina Perez Garcia (COL) (after suitable rest)

5. Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) vs. Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Noma Noha Akugue (GER) (after suitable rest)

 

Court 15

1. Lola Radivojevic (SRB) vs. [LL] Patricia Maria Tig (ROU)

2. [4] Carmen Corley / Christina Rosca (USA) vs. Alexandra Eala (PHI) / Katie Volynets (USA)

3. Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) vs. Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) / Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) (after suitable rest)

 

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