Published April 10, 2017

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Week of Apr 2 - Apr 9, 2017

Women's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

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ABIERTO MONTERREY MONTERREY, MEXICO APR 3 - APR 9, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - International Prize Money: $226,750 TOURN. DIR. Hernan Garza Echavar Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Heather Watson (GBR) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS A.Medina Garrigues (ESP)/A.Parra Santonja (ESP) SINGLES - Kasatkina Crowned Queen Of Charleston, Teen Takes First Title Over Ostapenko Daria Kasatkina claimed her first WTA title in an all-teen affair, outlasting Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets to win the Volvo Car Open. In the first all-teen WTA final since 2009, Daria Kasatkina knocked out former junior colleague Jelena Ostapenko, 6-3, 6-1, to win her first WTA title at the Volvo Car Open. "It's very difficult to describe my feeling now," she said in her post-victory press conference. "I feel I'm just sleeping and everything is not real. I'm so happy. Really." Kasatkina and Ostapenko took back-to-back Grand Slam titles back in 2014, the Russian winning the girls' French Open while the Latvian swept the junior Wimbledon Championships, and the two have been on a collision course since making their WTA debuts the following year. stapenko was in her third career final after finishing runner-up at the Tournoi de Québec in 2015 and the Qatar Total Open in 2016, and won their only previous tour-level meeting last year at the Aegon International in Eastbourne. But Kasatkina proved far more at home on clay after earning wins over Olympic champion Monica Puig, good friend Daria Gavrilova, No.10 seed Irina-Camelia Begu, and clay court specialist Laura Siegemund en route to her first final. Read more (WTA) DOUBLES - Team Bucie Dances To Second Title Of 2017 In Charleston World No.1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands and partner Lucie Safarova surged to their second title of the season at the Volvo Car Open. Kicking off finals Sunday at the Volvo Car Open, World No.1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands treated the Charleston crowd to a rousing doubles match alongside partner and Australian Open co-champion Lucie Safarova. Up against a newly formed Czech duo in Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova, Mattek-Sands and Safarova recovered from a tough second set to rebound in the match tie-break, winning, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7, to take home their second title of the season - and Mattek-Sands' third overall. The win triggered a lengthy celebration from two of the tour's biggest personalities, and even a revival of the Shaun T-choereographed dance the two debuted after winning in Melbourne. Read more (WTA)

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) d (4) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 7-6(6), 6-1 (2) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d (3) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 6-4 DOUBLES (1) N.Hibino (JPN) / A.Rosolska (POL) d A.Weinhold (USA) / C.Whoriskey (USA) 6-2, 6-3 D.Jakupovic (SLO) / N.Kichenok (UKR) d I.Khromacheva (RUS) / N.Stojanovic (SRB) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 SINGLES (2) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 DOUBLES (1) N.Hibino (JPN) / A.Rosolska (POL) d D.Jakupovic (SLO) / N.Kichenok (UKR) 6-2, 7-6(4) 7 Photo: Abierto GNP Seguros Photo: Live Tennis Photo: Abierto GNP Seguros Photo: Abierto GNP Seguros

SINGLES SEEDS

• FINALIST (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) - R1: (WC) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4. R2: Mandy Minella (LUX) 6-1, 6-3. QF: Heather Watson (GBR) 6-4, 6-4. SF: (4) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 7-6(6), 6-1. F: (2) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 4-6, 6-2, 1-6
• CHAMPION (2) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - R1: Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-1, 6-3. R2: (Q) Kristie Ahn (USA) 7-6(5), 6-4. QF: (5) Timea Babos (HUN) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. SF: (3) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 6-4. F: (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
• (3) Caroline Garcia (FRA) - R1: (WC) Renata Zarazua (MEX) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. R2: (Q) Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 6-0, 6-3. QF: Julia Boserup (USA) 6-3, 6-2. SF: (2) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2-6, 4-6
• (4) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - R1: Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-2, 6-4. R2: Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6-2, 6-0. QF: (7) Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-1, 6-1. SF: (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-7(6), 1-6
• (5) Timea Babos (HUN) - R1: (Q) Lesley Kerkhove (NED) 6-1, 6-3. R2: Naomi Broady (GBR) 6-3, 6-2. QF: (2) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2-6, 6-3, 5-7
• (6) (WC) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) - R1: Denisa Allertova (CZE) 6-4, 6-3. R2: Heather Watson (GBR) 4-6, 1-6
• (7) Alize Cornet (FRA) - R1: Irina Khromacheva (ESP) 6-1, 6-4. R2: Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-3, 6-4. QF: (4) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 1-6, 1-6
• (8) Christina McHale (USA) - R1: (Q) Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-3, 5-7, 4-6
• Best Qualifier: Kristie Ahn (USA) + Nadia Podoroska (ARG) - both R2
• Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Julia Boserup (USA) + Heather Watson (GBR) - both QF

Tournament

Matches

VOLVO CAR OPEN CHARLESTON, USA APR 3 - APR 9, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - Premier Prize Money: $710,900 TOURN. DIR. Bob Moran Surface: Clay - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Sloane Stephens (USA) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS C.Garcia (FRA) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) SINGLES - Pavlyuchenkova Stuns No. 1 Kerber For Monterrey Crown Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova pulled off a big upset over rival and World No.1 Angelique Kerber to take home the Abierto GNP Seguros title. No.2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova completed a Russian sweep of WTA titles this week, shocking top seed and World No.1 Angelique Kerber, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 to win her fourth Abierto GNP Seguros title. I'm really overwhelmed and don't think I realized that I just won my fourth Monterrey trophy," she said in her post-victory press conference. "Some people just have four trophies in total, and I have four here! It's very special and it's a special place in my heart; it's where I won my first title and since won three more. "But a trophy is a trophy; I'm so happy to hold it." Following countrywoman Daria Kasatkina's title run at the Volvo Car Open, Pavlyuchenkova got out to the early advantage in Sunday's final, taking the only break of the first set on her third set point. "Playing the final against the No.1 player in the world is already very special, because everyone wants to compete against the No.1. You don't get so many chances to do it, so it was one opportunity for me today. Beating here feels amazing, but I'm just enjoying the moment right now." DOUBLES - Hibino / Rosolska Take Monterrey Doubles Title In the doubles final, top seeds Alicja Rosolska and Nao Hibino recovered from a break down in the second set to defeat Dalila Jakupovic and Nadiia Kichenok, 6-2, 7-6(4). "Our opponents really stepped up in the second set, played more solid and put a lot of pressure on us. We couldn't play our game style as freely," Rosolska said after the match. "We had to be more focused from the first ball, so we tried putting in more first serves and be more aggressive so we wouldn't be under as much pressure. "There was a very important game at 2-4 where we won the deciding point and helped us win the second set." The pair previously paired up to win an ITF challenger title, but as the Pole noted, "It's our WTA first!" Read more (WTA)

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d (11) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 Daria Kasatkina (RUS) d Laura Siegemund (GER) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES (1) B.Mattek-Sands (USA) / L.Safarova (CZE) d A-L.Groenefeld (GER) / K.Peschke (CZE) 6-3, 6-0 (4) L.Hradecka (CZE) / K.Siniakova (CZE) d R.Atawo (USA) / J.Ostapenko (LAT) 6-1, 7-6(2) SINGLES Daria Kasatkina (RUS) d Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-3, 6-1 DOUBLES (1) B.Mattek-Sands (USA) / L.Safarova (CZE) d (4) L.Hradecka (CZE) / K.Siniakova (CZE) 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 7 Photo: Daria Kasatkina Photo: Volvo Car Open Photo: Volvo Car Open Photo: Volvo Car Open

SINGLES SEEDS

• (1) Madison Keys (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-4, 1-6, 1-6
• (2) Johanna Konta (GBR) - withdrawn (shoulder injury)
• (3) Venus Williams (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Laura Siegemund (GER) 4-6, 7-6(3), 5-7
• (4) Elena Vesnina (RUS) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Fanny Stollar (HUN) 6-7(7), 6-7(3)
• (5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - R1: Bye. R2: Annika Beck (GER) 7-5, 6-1. R3: (Q) Anastasia Rodnionova (AUS) 6-3, 6-3. QF: Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2-6, 4-6
• (6) Sam Stosur (AUS) - R1: Bye. R2: Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 6-1, 6-3. R3: (10) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 5-7, 3-6
• (7) Kiki Bertens (NED) - R1: Bye. R2: Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-2, 7-5. R3: (11) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-7(5), 4-6
• (8) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) - R1: Bye. R2: Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-3, 6-4. R3: (LL) Ons Jabeur (TUN) 7-5, 7-6(6). QF: Laura Siegemund (GER) 2-6, 4-6
• (9) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) - R1: Bye. R2: Alison Riske (USA) 6-3, 6-1. R3: Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 3-6, 6-4, 0-6
• (10) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) - R1: Cagla Buyukacay (TUR) 6-0, 6-0. R2: Kristina Kucova (SVK) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(6). R3: (6) Sam Stosur (AUS) 7-5, 6-3. QF: Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 4-6, 1-6
• (11) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) - R1: (Q) Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. R2: Mona Barthel (GER) 6-3, 6-2. R3: (7) Kiki Bertens (NED) 7-6(5), 6-4. QF: Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-7(7), 6-1, 6-1. SF: Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3-6, 7-5, 4-6
• (12) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) - R1: Magda Linette (POL) 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
• (13) Shuai Zhang (CHN) - R1: Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-2, 6-1. R2: Naomi Osaka (JPN) 4-6, 4-6
• (14) Lauren Davis (USA) - R1: Maria Sakkari (GRE) 5-7, 4-6
• (15) Lucie Safarova (CZE) - R1: Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-3. R2: (WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-3, 6-3. R3: Laura Siegemund (GER) 2-6, 3-6
• (16) Katerina Siniakova (CZE) - R1: Monica Puig (PUR) 6-4, 2-6, 1-4(ret)
• FINALIST Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) - R1: (Q) Ana Bogdan (ROU) 6-4, 6-2. R2: Maria Sakkari (GRE) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. R3: (Q) Fanny Stollar (HUN) 6-1, 1-0(ret). QF: (5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-2, 6-4. SF: (11) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. F: Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 3-6, 1-6
• CHAMPION Daria Kasatkina (RUS) - R1: Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-1, 6-2. R2: Monica Puig (PUR) m6-0, 6-7(3), 6-2. R3: (9) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. QF: (10) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 6-4, 6-1. SF: Laura Siegemund (GER) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. F: Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-3, 6-1
• Best Qualifier: Fanny Stollar (HUN) + Anastasia Rodnionova (AUS) - both R3
• Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Daria Kasatkina (RUS) - Champion

Tournament Matches DAVIS CUP QUARTER FINALS APR 7 - APR 9 Quarter Finals Goffin Fires Belgium Past Italy World No. 14 David Goffin wasted no time in sending Belgium to the Davis Cup semi-finals, ousting Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in just one hour and 52 minutes on Sunday. In front of the partisan Belgian crowd in Charleroi, Goffin sent the host nation back to the semis for the second time in three years, improving to 13-1 in his last 14 singles rubbers. The 2015 runners-up will welcome Australia in September. Read More (ATP) Kyrgios Powers Australia Into Davis Cup Semi Finals Nick Kyrgios guided Australia back into the Davis Cup semi-finals with a 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sam Querrey on Sunday. The World No. 16 fired down 21 aces to secure an unassailable 3-1 lead for Lleyton Hewitt's side at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane. Read More (ATP) France, Serbia Advance To Davis Cup Semis Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut overcame Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot 7-6(7), 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 on Saturday to secure France's place in the Davis Cup semi-finals. The French duo gave Les Bleus an unassailable 3-0 lead in their quarter-final tie with Great Britain, surging into the semis for the fifth time in eight years. They advanced when a Murray backhand volley clipped the tape off a Mahut lob, improving to 6-1 in their last seven home ties. Great Britain, meanwhile, failed to reach the semi-finals for the first time in three years. The 2015 champions were without the services of World No. 1 Andy Murray, who is recovering from an injured right elbow. Read More (ATP) Belgium 3 Italy 2 Charleroi, Belgium Australia 3 USA 2 Brisbane, Australia C France 4 Great Britain 1 Rouen, France C Serbia 4 Spain 1 Belgrade, Serbia C Photo: Davis Cup Photo: Davis Cup Photo: Davis Cup Photo: Davis Cup Semi Finals 15 - 17 September

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
CLARO OPEN COLSANITAS BOGOTA, COLOMBIA APR 10 - APR 15, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - International Prize Money: $226,750 TOURN. DIR. Jhan Fontalvo Surface: Clay - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Irina Falconi (USA) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS T.Maria (GER) / L.Arruabarrena (ESP)	(1) Kiki Bertens (NED) (2) Katerina Siniakova (CZE) (3) Johanna Larsson (SWE) (4) Lara Arrruabarrena (ESP) (5) Magda Linette (POL) (6) Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) (7) Ekaterina Aexandrova (RUS) (8) Maria Sakkari (GRE)	(1) A.Krunic (CRO) / K.Siniakova (CZE) (2) N.Dzalamidze (RUS) / T.Maria (GER) (3) M.Irigoyen (ARG) / P.Kania (POL) (4) L.Arruabarrena (ESP) / M.Duque-Marino (COL)

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
LADIES OPEN BIEL BIENNE BIEL, SWITZERLAND APR 10 - APR 16, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - International Prize Money: $226,750 TOURN. DIR. Lukas Troxler Surface: Hard (Indoors) - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION New LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS New	(1) Barbora Strycova (CZE) (2) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (3) Timea Babos (HUN) (4) Roberta Vinci (ITA) (5) Laura Siegemund (GER) (6) Alize Cornet (FRA) (7) Julia Goerges (GER) (8) Monic Niculescu (ROU)	(1) X.Knoll (SUI) / D.Schuurs (NED) (2) S-W.Hsieh (TPE) / M.Niculescu (ROU) (3) R.Olaru (ROU) / O.Savchuk (UKR) (4) E.Mertens (BEL) / H.Watson (GBR)

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO. US MEN'S CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA APR 10 - APR 16, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - 250 Prize Money: $535,625 TOURN. DIR. Bronwyn Greer Surface: Clay - Draw: S-28 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Juan Monaco (ARG) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS B.Bryan (USA) / M.Bryan (USA)	(1) Jack Sock (USA) (2) John Isner (USA) (3) Sam Querrey (USA) (4) Steve Johnson (USA) (5) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (6) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) (7) Donald Young (8) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)	(1) B.Bryan (USA) / M.Bryan (USA) (2) J.Cabal (COL) / R.Farah (COL) (3) B.Baker (USA) / N.Mektic (CRO) (4) J.Peralta (CHI) / H.Zeballos (ARG)

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
GRAND PRIX HASSAN II MARRAKESH, MOROCCO APR 10 - APR 16, 2017 TOURNAMENT TIER - 250 Prize Money: €482,060 TOURN. DIR. Hicham Arazi Surface: Clay - Draw: S-28 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Federico Delbonis (ARG) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS G.Duran (ARG) / M.Gonzalez (ARG)	(1) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) (3) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (4) Mischa Zverev (GER) (5) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) (6) Benoit Paire (FRA) (7) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) (8) Marcel Granollers (ESP)	(1) R.Klaasen (RSA) / R.Ram (USA) (2) M.Granollers (ESP) / M.Lopez (ESP) (3) R.Bopanna (IND) / M.Matkowski (POL) (4) F.Mergea (ROU) / A.Qureshi (PAK)

WTA Women's Rankings as of April 10, 2017
Singles: Keys back in the Top 10. Wozniacki inching to 11. Kasatkina up 13 to 29.
Ostapenko up 16 to 50.
Doubles: Safarova up 2 to 2. Rosolska up 8 to 40. Hibino up 8 to 55.

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Angelique Kerber	7335		1	Beth. Mattek-Sands	8630
2	Serena Williams	7010		2	Lucie Safarova	8265
3	Karolina Pliskova	6020		3	Kristina Mladenovic	8000
4	Dominika Cibulkova	5065		4	Caroline Garcia	7950
5	Simona Halep	5022		5	Ekaterina Makarova	7910
6	Garbine Muguruza	4790		5	Elena Vesnina	7910
7	Johanna Konta	4330		7	Sania Mirza	6705
8	Agnieszka Radwanska	4290		8	Martina Hingis	6220
9	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4025		9	Andrea Hlavackova	5020
10	Madison Keys	3857		10	Barbora Strycova	4855

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Andy Murray	11960		1	Henri Kontinen	7700
2	Novak Djokovic	7915		2	John Peers	7560
3	Stan Wawrinka	5785		3	Bob Bryan	7270
4	Roger Federer	5305		3	Mike Bryan	7270
5	Rafael Nadal	4735		5	Nicolas Mahut	6930
6	Milos Raonic	4345		6	Marcelo Melo	6880
7	Kei Nishikori	4310		7	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6455
8	Marin Cilic	3385		8	Jamie Murray	6430
9	Dominic Thiem	3385		9	Bruno Soares	6430
10	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3265		10	Ivan Dodig	5055

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