Canadian Carol Zhao is back this week, absent since last September with the recurrence of an elbow issue that has compromised her entire professional career.
It was a rough return, oft rain-delayed on a soggy court. But the ice is broken.
In Charleston, a lot of players are making the quick turnaround from the Miami hard courts to the Charleston Har-Tru as the longtime tournament doubles its prize money this year to get to parity with many of the men’s ATP 500 events.
(Charleston is on EDT; Bogotá is an hour behind)
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Location: Charleston, S.C.
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Har-Tru
Dates: March 30 – April 5, 2026
Prize Money: $2,300,000
Draws: S48 – D16
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Final results
Qualifying, first round
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Upsets
Akasha Urhobo (USA) def [7] Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 62 62
Eva Vedder (NED) def [12] Aoi Ito (JPN) 62 61
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Seeds advancing
[2/WC] Donna Vekic (CRO) def Sachia Vickery (USA) 62 62
[3] Darja Vidmanova (CZE) def Katarina Jokic (SRB) 62 75
[4] Yuan Yue (CHN) def Kajsa Rinaldo Persson (SWE) 46 64 63
[5] Polina Kudermetova (UZB) def Carolyn Ansari (USA) 62 26 75
[6] Elvina Kalieva (USA) def [PR] Madison Brengle (USA) 62 60
[8] Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) def [WC] Usue Maitane Arconada (USA) 62 63
[9] Kayla Day (USA) def Haley Giavara (USA) 60 62
[10] Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) def Aliona Bolsova (ESP) 60 26 76 (5)
[11] Mary Stoiana (USA) def. [WC] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 36 63 63
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Other results
Ayana Akli (USA) def [1] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) [ALT] Tatiana Pieri (ITA) 60 63
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Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: March 30 – April 5, 2026
Prize Money: $283,347
Draws: S32 – D16
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Final results
Qualifying, first round
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Canadian Content
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Upsets
Katarina Zavatska (UKR) def [4] Laura Pigossi (BRA) 57 61 63
Elina Avanesyan (ARM) def. [10] Sara Saito (JPN) 75 62
Seeds advancing
[2] Ana Sofia Seanchez (MEX) def Gabriela Ce (BRA) 63 26 75
[3] Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP) def Alicia Herrero Linana (ESP) 63 63
[5] Irene Burillo (ESP) def. [WC] Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza (COL) 46 61 60
[6] Jazmin Ortenzi (ARG) def [WC] Sara Alejandra Lozano Avellaneda (COL) 62 60
[7] Caroline Werner (GER) def [WC] Laura Valentina Villamilarias (COL) 60 61
[8] Selena Janicijevic (FRA) def. En-Shuo Liang (TPE) 63 75
[9] Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) def. [WC] Emanuela Lares (COL) 64 61
[11] Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS) def. Lea Ma (USA) 64 76 (5)
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Other results
[1] Cadence Brace (CAN) [ALT] Miriana Tona (ITA) def Berfu Cengiz (TUR) 63 16 64
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