Intriguing matchup between Canadian Leylah Fernandez, who could use a good run of wins and Alexandra Eala – a 3/4 Filipino matchup. And Fernandez exploited Eala’s weaker points like a master.
Also in action were Karolina Muchova and Paula Badosa and Ekaterina Alexandrova. Badosa, who got a wild card but might have been better served playing the Rouen tournament that had previously given her one, went out in three sets to her friend Eva Lys.
WIth the 28-player draw in Stuttgart, the top four seeds have byes and don’t see action until later in the week.
(Stuttgart and Rouen are six hours ahead of EDT)
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Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates: April 13 – 19, 2026
Prize Money: $1,206,446
Draws: S28 – D16
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Final results
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Singles, first round
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[7] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def [Q] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 62 64
[8] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. [Q] Gabriela Knutson (GER) 62 62
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Eva Lys (GER) def [WC] Paula Badosa (ESP) 26 75 64
Elise Mertens (BEL) def [WC] Ella Seidel (GER) 63 64
Diana Shnaider (RUS) def. [WC] Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 63 61
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Doubles, first round
[1] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Elixane Lechemia (FRA) / Lara Salden (BEL) 75 61
[4] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. [WC] Noma Noha Akugue / Ella Seidel (GER) 62 64
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Alycia Parks / Alana Smith (USA) def Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Linda Noskova (CZE) 64 63
Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Aliona Bolsova / Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers (ESP) 63 61
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Location: Rouen, France
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates: April 13 – 19, 2026
Prize Money: $283,347
Draws: S32 – D16
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Final results
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Singles, first round
[1] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. Diane Parry (FRA) 61 64
[3] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def [WC] Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA) 26 76 (6) 75
[4] Hailey Baptiste (USA) def [WC] Jessika Ponchet (FRA) 36 76 (6) 62
[7] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def [Q] Alina Charaeva (RUS) 63 46 62
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Caty McNally (USA) def. Katie Volynets (USA) 16 61 61
[LL] Dominika Salkova (CZE) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 75 61
[Q] Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) def Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 63 75
[Q] Wang Xinyu (CHN) def. [Q] Chloe Paquet (FRA) 36 64 63
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Doubles, first round
En-Shuo Liang (TPE) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) def [3] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 63 64
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[2] Mariia Kozyreva / Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) def Sloane Stephens / Katie Volynets (USA) 64 63
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