March 1, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Quarterfinals time in both Austin, Texas and Mérida, Mexico.

With a lot of expected faces already out earlier in the week.

But No. 2 Paula Badosa remains in Mérida.

And No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula is still going strong in Austin.

(Mérida and Austin are an hour behind ET).

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Mérida Open Akron
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Category: WTA 500 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
Results

Singles, quarterfinals

[Q] Daria Saville (AUS) def [2] Paula Badosa (ESP) 16 53 retd

 

[1] Emma Navarro (USA) def [WC] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) 64 62

 

[Q] Emiliana Arango (COL) def Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 57 63 60

Elina Avanesyan (ARM) def [Q] Maya Joint (AUS) 46 62 60

 

 

Doubles semifinal

[1] Anna Danilina (UKR) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) def [3] Timea Babos (HUN) / Nicole Melichar Martinez (USA)  36 76 (4) [11-9]

 

 

Doubles quarterfinal

[2] Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) 26 64 [10-8] 

 

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ATX Open
Location: Austin, Texas
Category: WTA 250 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
Results

Center Court 

1. [WC] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def [Q] Ena Shibahara (JPN) 75 36 76 (8)

2. [1] Jessica Pegula (USA) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 62 62

3. [5] McCartney Kessler (USA) def Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 57 64 61

4. Caroline Dolehide (USA) vs Greet Minnen (BEL)

 

Grandstand 

Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Yuan Yue (CHN) def Aliona Bolsova / Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers (ESP) 26 61 [11-9]

 

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