WTATP Tour Notes October 17, 2016

Published Oct. 17, 2016

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Week of
Oct. 10 - Oct. 16, 2016

aaaaaaWomen's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

Tournament

Matches

GENERALI LADIES LINZ
LINZ AUSTRIA
OCTOBER 10 - OCTOBER 16, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - International
Prize Money: $226,750

TOURN. DIR. Sandra Reichel
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
R.Atawo (USA) / A.Spears (USA)

SINGLES - Cibulkova Wraps Up Linz Title
Dominika Cibulkova has bagged her third title of 2016 thanks to victory over Viktorija Golubic at the Generali Ladies Linz.
The Slovakian has now qualified for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global for the first time in her career thanks to her 6-3, 7-5 win.

Read more (Spazio Tennis)

Semifinals

Finals

Champion

SINGLES

Viktorija Golubic (SUI) d (3) Madison Keys (USA) wo.

(2) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d (4) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-4, 6-3

DOUBLES

(3) A.Groenefeld (GER) / K.Peschke (CZE) d (1) R.Atawo (USA) / A.Spears (USA) 6-2, 7-5

(2) K.Bertens (NED) / J.Larsson (SWE) d (4) D.Schuurs (NED) / R.Voracova (CZE) 5-7, 6-3, 10-7

SINGLES

(2) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 6-3, 7-5

DOUBLES

(2) K.Bertens (NED) / J.Larsson (SWE) d (3) A.Groenefeld (GER) / K.Peschke (CZE) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7

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SINGLES SEEDS

(1) Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - R1: Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 6-4, 6-4. R2: Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-1, 6-1. QF: Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 7-5, 3-6, 4-4(ret) sprained ankle
CHAMPION (2) (WC) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - R1: (WC) Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-1, 6-2. R2: Annika Beck (GER) 6-1, 6-3. QF: (5) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 7-6(3), 6-4. SF: (4) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-4, 6-3. F: Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 6-3, 7-5
(3) (WC) Madison Keys (USA) - R1: Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-3, 6-4. R2: Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-2, 6-0. QF: (Q) Oceane Dodin (FRA) 6-3, 6-3. SF: Viktorija Golubic (SUI) wo. (ccold)
(4) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - R1: Mona Barthel (GER) 6-4, 6-2. R2: (Q) Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6-4, 6-1. QF: Denisa Allertova (CZE) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. SF: (2) (WC) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 4-6, 3-6
(5) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - R1: Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-4, 6-1. R2: Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-4, 7-6(2). QF:(2) (WC) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-7(3), 4-6
(6) Kiki Bertens (NED) - R1: Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 4-6, 2-6
(7) Daria Kasatkina (RUS) - R1: Denisa Allertova (CZE) 2-6, 3-6
(8) Laura Siegemund (GER) - R1: Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 4-6, 2-6
FINALIST Viktorija Golubic (SUI) - R1: (8) Laura Siegemund (GER) 6-4, 6-2. R2: Julia Goerges (GER) 7-5, 6-4. QF: (1) Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 5-7, 6-3, 4-4(ret). SF: (3) Madison Keys (USA) wo. F: (2) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 3-6, 5-7
Best Qualifier: Oceane Dodin (FRA)
Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Viktorija Golubic (SUI) - Finalist

Tournament
Matches

PRUDENTIAL HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN
HONG KONG, SAR
OCTOBER 10 - OCTOBER 16, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - International
Prize Money: $226,750

TOURN. DIR. Chris Lai
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
Y.Shvedova (KAZ) / A.Cornet (FRA)

SINGLES - Wozniacki Cruises To Hong Kong Title
Caroline Wozniacki's strong finish to the season continued when she lifted thePrudential Hong Kong Tennis Open singles title at the expense of Kristina Mladenovic.
The Dane, who won the Toray Pan Pacific Open at the end of September, put in a fine performance to breeze past the 23-year-old, 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-2.

@WTA_insider - Caroline Wozniacki was 13-14 this year before the US Open. From New York until now: 19-3 with two titles and back in the Top 20.

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DOUBLES - Chan Sisters Win
Hong Kong Title
Taiwan's sister pairing of Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching won their third doubles title of 2016 at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday, beating British pair Naomi Broady and Heather Watson 6-3, 6-1 in the final.

@WTA_insider - WTA Insider Retweeted ???~YungJan Chan
Nice win for the Chans. First title since Doha.

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@WTA_insider - By winning the tournament on Sunday, the Chan sisters have now won a total of eight Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles titles.

The sisters will compete at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore later this month.

Semifinals
Finals
Champion

SINGLES

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d (8) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) d 7-5, 6-3

(5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d (7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-4

DOUBLES

(1) H-C.Chan (TPE) / Y-J.Chan (TPE) d (4) S.Aoyama (JPN) / M.Ninomiya (JPN) 6-2, 7-6(7)

N.Broady (GBR) / H.Watson (GBR) d N.Hibino (JPN) / A.Naydenova (BUL) 6-2, 6-1

SINGLES

(5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-2

DOUBLES

(1) H-C.Chan (TPE) / Y-J.Chan (TPE) d Broady (GBR) / H.Watson (GBR) 6-3, 6-1

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Photo: Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open

Photo: Getty Images

Photo: Caroline Wozniacki on Twitter

Photo: Focus Taiwan

SINGLES SEEDS

(1) Angelique Kerber (GER) - R1: Maria Sakkari (GRE) 6-4, 6-4. R2: Louisa Chirico (USA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. QF: (8) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 3-6, 1-6
(2) Venus Williams (USA) - R1: Risa Osaki (JPN) 6-4, 6-1. R2: Alize Cornet (FRA) 2-6, 6-3, 2-6
(3) Johanna Konta (GBR) - R1: Naomi Broadi (GBR) 6-2, 6-2. R2: Qiang Wang (CHN) wo. (abdominal strain)
(4) Sam Stosur (AUS) - R1: Nao Hibino (JPN) 3-6, 4-6
CHAMPION (5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - R1: Saisai Zheng (CHN) 6-1, 6-4. R2: Heather Watson (GBR) 6-3, 6-3. QF: Qiang Wang (CHN) 6-3, 7-5. SF: (7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-2
(6) Caroline Garcia (FRA) - R1: (Q) Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-3, 6-0. R2: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-4, 2-6, 4-66-3, 6-4
(7) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - R1: Samantha Crawford (USA) 6-3, 6-1. R2: (Q) Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 6-4, 6-3. QF: Alize Cornet (FRA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. SF: (5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3-6, 4-6
(8) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) - R1: (Q) Lin Zhu (CHN) 6-0, 6-2. R2: Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 6-2, 7-5. QF: (1) Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-3, 6-1. SF: Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 5-7, 3-6
FINALIST Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) - R1: (Q) Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) 7-6(6), 6-1. R2: Nao Hibino (JPN) 7-6(5), 6-2. QF: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3). SF: (8) Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 7-5, 6-3. F: (5) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1-6, 7-6(4), 2-6
Best Qualifier: Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) - R2
Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) - Finalist

Tournament
Matches

TIANJIN OPEN
TIANJIN, CHINA
OCTOBER 10 - OCTOBER 16, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - International
Prize Money: $426,750

TOURN. DIR. Stephen Duckitt
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
Y.Xu (CHN) / S.Zheng (CHN)

SINGLES - Peng Triumphs In Tanjin
Shuai Peng claimed the first WTA singles title of her career by beating Alison Riske at the Tianjin Open.

Peng, who has slipped to No.182 in the WTA Rankings because of injury problems, took a wildcard from the tournament and emerged victorious in the final by beating a player ranked almost 130 places ahead of her 7-6, 6-2.

It was Riske who made the early running but Peng proved to be obdurate opposition, saving nine break points before eventually succumbing to the American.

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China's Peng Shuai Captures First Career Title At Tianjin Open
Chinese veteran Peng Shuai captured the first title of her career at the Tianjin Open on Sunday, beating Alison Riske in the final 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Peng, a former U.S. Open semifinalist, was winless in six previous finals on the WTA Tour. She saved 10 of 12 break points she faced against Riske.
Peng finished off her rain-delayed semifinal over Danka Kovinic earlier Sunday, winning three straight games to prevail 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 after resuming at 3-all in the third.

Riske, aiming for her second career title, also had to play her semifinal earlier Sunday, topping second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Peng, who lives in Tianjin, was once ranked as high as No. 14, but has seen her ranking slip to No. 182 due to injuries and inconsistent play.

Read more (Tennis.com)

@usta - Congrats to @ChristinaMcHale for winning her second WTA doubles title of 2016 (with Shuai #Peng) at the #Tianjin Open!

Semifinals
Finals
Champion

SINGLES

Shuai Peng (CHN) d Danka Kovinic (MNE) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

Alison Riske (USA) d (2) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

DOUBLES

M.Linette (POL) / Y.Xu (CHN) d O.Savchuk (UKR) / Yaf.Wang (CHN) 7-5, 6-7(3), 10-2

(4) C.McHale (USA) / S.Peng (CHN) d (2) L.Arruabarrena (ESP) / O.Kalashnikova (GEO) 6-4, 7-5

SINGLES

Shuai Peng (CHN) d Alison Riske (USA) 7-6(3), 6-2

DOUBLES

(4) C.McHale (USA) / S.Peng (CHN) d M.Linette (POL) / Y.Xu (CHN) 7-6(8), 6-0

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Photo: Times SI

Photo: XP/Tianjin Open

Photo: WTA

SINGLES SEEDS

(1) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - R1: Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-1, 6-2. R2: Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 6-1. QF: Shuai Peng (CHN) wo. (right thigh injury)
(2) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - R1: Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-1, 6-34. R2: Donna Vekic (CRO) 7-5, 6-4. QF: Naomi Osaka (JPN) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(3). SF: Alison Riske (USA) 4-6, 7-5, 4-6
(3) Elena Vesnina (RUS) - R1: (Q) Shelby Rogers (USA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(4)
(4) Timea Babos (HUN) - R1: Alison Riske (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 3-6
(5) Monica Puig (PUR) - R1: Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-3, 7-6(5). R2: Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 6-4, 6-2. QF: Danka Kovinic (MNE) 4-6, 3-6
(6) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) - R1: (WC) Yafan Wang (CHN) 6-3, 3-6, 4-6
(7) Shuai Zhang (CHN) - R1: (WC) Shuai Peng (CHN) wo.
(8) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) - R1: Naomi Osaka (JPN) 4-6, 2-6
CHAMPION Shuai Peng (CHN) - R1: (7) Shuai Zhang (CHN) wo. R2: (Q) Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) 6-3, 6-2. QF: (1) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) wo. SF: Danka Kovinic (MNE) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. F: Alison Riske (USA) 7-6(3), 6-2
FINALIST Alison Riske (USA) - R1: (4) Timea Babos (HUN) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. R2: Magda Linette (POL) 6-3, 7-6(2). QF: Xinyun Han (CHN) 6-3, 6-3. SF: (2) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. F: Shuai Peng (CHN) 6-7(3), 2-6
Best Qualifier: Shelby Rogers (USA) + Kucie Hradecka (CZE) - both R2
Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Shuai Peng (CHN) - Champion

Men's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

Tournament
Matches

SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS
SHANGHAI, CHINA
OCTOBER 9 - OCTOBER 16, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - 1000
Prize Money: $5,452,985

TOURN. DIR. Michael Andres Luevano
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-56 D-24

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Novak Djokovic (SRB)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
R.Klaasen (RSA) / M.Melo (BRA)

SINGLES - Murray Wins Shanghai, Draws Closer To Novak
Andy Murray ratcheted up the pressure on Novak Djokovic in the battle for No. 1 after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(1), 6-1 during the Shanghai Rolex Masters final on Sunday.

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Brain Game: Murray's Impenetrable Shield Mightier Than The Sword
By Craig OShannessy
The relationship between forehands and backhands is very much like a sword and a shield. Generally, you attack with the forehand (sword) and defend with the backhand (shield), all the time looking to battle from more superior court positioning than your opponent.

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Murray: I Definitely Believe I Can Get To No. 1
At the halfway point of the 2016 season, it appeared as if the battle for year-end No. 1 was already decided. Novak Djokovic, who had sat atop the Emirates ATP Rankings in four of the past five years come November, opened a hefty lead over Andy Murray following his maiden title at Roland Garros.

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DOUBLES - Isner / Sock Cruise To Shanghai Doubles Title
John Isner and Jack Sock capped off the best week of their short-lived doubles team career by winning one of the game's biggest titles on Sunday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, defeating Henri Kontinen andJohn Peers 6-4, 6-4.

Read more (ATP)

Semifinals
Finals
Champion

SINGLES

(15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4-6, 4-6

(2) Andy Murray (GBR) d Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-4, 6-3

DOUBLES

H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) d M.Cilic (CRO) / M.Pavic (CRO) 6-3, 6-4

J.Isner (USA) / J.Sock (USA) d (2) B.Bryan (USA) / M.Bryan (USA) 6-2, 7-6(2)

SINGLES

(2) Andy Murray (GBR) d (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 7-6(1), 6-1

DOUBLES

J.Isner (USA) / J.Sock (USA) d H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) 6-4, 6-4

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Photo: David Ferrer on Twitter

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SINGLES SEEDS

(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-3, 6-3. R3: Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-4, 6-4. QF: (Q) Mischa Zverev (GER) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. SF: (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 4-6, 4-6
CHAMPION (2) Andy Murray (GBR) - R1: Bye. R2: Steve Johnson (USA) 6-3, 6-2. R3: (13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-1, 6-3. QF: (11) David Goffin (BEL) 6-2, 6-2. SF: Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-4, 6-3. F: (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 7-6(1), 6-1
(3) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-3, 6-4. R3: Gilles Simon (FRA) 4-6, 4-6
(4) Rafa Nadal (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: Viktor Troicki (SRB) 3-6, 6-7(3)
(5) Milos Raonic (CAN) - R1: Bye. R2: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-2, 6-4. R3: Jack Sock (USA) 6-0, 4-6, 6-7(8)
(6) Gael Monfils (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Kevin Anderson (RSA) 7-6(4), 6-3. R3: (11) David Goffin (BEL) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6
(7) Tomas Berdych (CZE) - R1: Bye. R2: Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-7(4), 6-7(1)
(8) Marin Cilic (CRO) - R1: Bye. R2: Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-3, 3-6, 2-6
(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - R1: (PR) Florian Mayer (GER) 6-3, 6-2. R2: (PR) Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 7-6(6). R3: Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-5. QF: (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 3-6, 4-6
(10) David Ferrer (FRA) - R1: Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-7(4)
(11) David Goffin (BEL) - R1: (WC) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. R2: Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-1, 7-6(0). R3: (6) Gael Monfils (FRA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. QF: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 2-6, 2-6
(12) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - R1: Sam Querrey (USA) 6-4, 6-4. R2: (Q) Mischa Zverev (GER) 3-6, 1-6
(13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) - R1: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-3, 6-3. R2: Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-4, 7-6(10. R3: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 1-6, 3-6
(14) Richard Gasquet (FRA) - R1: Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4-6, 4-6
FINALIST (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - R1: Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-3, 3-0(ret). R2: (Q) Taylor Fritz (USA) 6-4, 6-4. R3: Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3, 6-3. QF: (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-3, 6-4. SF: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-4. F: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-7(1), 1-6
(16) Pablo Cuevas (ARG) - R1: (WC) Di Wu (CHN) 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(2)
Best Qualifier: Mischa Zverev (GER) - Quarters
Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Gilles Simon - Semis

David Berens "Break Point"	TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS	Frank Giampaolo "Tennis Parent's Bible" 2nd Ed.
Marshall Jon Fischer "A Terrible Splendor"	2015/2016	Mike VanZutphen "Tennis Management"
Becky Gunn Holmes "Totally Tennis For Me"	BOOK REVIEWS	Joe Parent / Bill Scanlon "ZEN Tennis"
Bill Patton "The Art of Coaching High School Tennis"	WTATP Tour Notes	Rocky Lang "Learn Your Game"

Tournament
Singles Seeds
Doubles Seeds

BGL BNP PARIBAS LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 22, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - International
Prize Money: $226,750

TOURN. DIR. Danielle Maas
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Misaki Doi (JPN)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
L.Siegemund (GER) / M.Barthel (GER)

(1) Petra Kvitova (CZE)
(2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
(3) Kiki Bertens (NED)
(4) Caroline Garcia (FRA)
(5) Laura Siegemund (GER)
(6) Misaki Doi (JPN)
(7) Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
(8) Johanna Larsson (SWE)

(1) R.Atawo (USA) / A.Spears (USA)
(2) K.Bertens (NED) / J.Larsson (BEL)
(3) A-L.Groenefeld (GER) / K.Peschke (CZE)
(4) D.Schuurs (NED) / R.Voracova (CZE)

Tournament
Singles Seeds
Doubles Seeds

KREMLIN CUP
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 22, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - Premier
Prize Money: $758,788

TOURN. DIR. Aleksei Selivanenko
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
E.Vesnina (RUS) / E.Makarova (RUS)

(1) (WC) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
(2) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
(3) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
(4) Elina Svitolina (RUS)
(5) Elena Vesnina (RUS)
(6) Barbora Strycova (CZE)
(7) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
(8) Daria Kasatkina (RUS)

(1) E.Makarova (RUS) / E.Vesnina (RUS)
(2) A.Hlavackova (CZE) / L.Hradecka (CZE)
(3) K.Siniakova (CZE) / K.Srebotnik (SLO)
(4) A.Rodionova (AUS) / O.Savchuk (UKR)

Tournament
Singles Seeds
Doubles Seeds

KREMLIN CUP
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 22, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - 250
Prize Money: $717,250

TOURN. DIR. Amir Tarpischer
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-28 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Marin Cilic (CRO)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
A.Rublev (RUS) / D.Tursunov (RUS)

(1) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
(2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
(3) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
(4) Viktor Troicki (SRB)
(5) Martin Klizan (SVK)
(6) Pablo Carrena Busta (ESP)
(7) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
(8) Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)

(1) P.Carreno Busta (ESP) / M.Granollers (ESP)
(2) J.Cabal (COL) / R.Farah (COL)
(3) G.Duran (ARG) / M.Furstenberg (POL)
(4) W.Koolhof (NED) / M.Middelkoop (NED)

Tournament
Singles Seeds
Doubles Seeds

IF STOCKHOLM OPEN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 23, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - 250
Prize Money: €566,525

TOURN. DIR. Robin Söderling
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-28 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Tomas Berdych (CZE)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
N.Monroe (USA) / J.Sock (USA)

(1) Gael Monfils (FRA)
(2) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
(3) Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
(4) Alexander Zverev (USA)
(5) Steve Johnson (USA)
(6) Jack Sock (USA)
(7) John Isner (USA)
(8) Marcos Bagjdatis (CYP)

(1) M.Melo (BRA) / B.Soares (BRA)
(2) R.Bopanna (IND) / T.Huey (PHI)
(3) M.Matkowski (POL) / J.Rojer (NED)
(4) M.Pavic (CRO) / M.Venus (AUS)

Tournament
Singles Seeds
Doubles Seeds

EUROPEAN OPEN
ANTWERP, BELGIUM
OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 23, 2016

TOURNAMENT TIER - 250
Prize Money: €566,525

TOURN. DIR. Andy Hancock
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-28 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
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LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
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(1) David Goffin (BEL)
(2) David Ferrer (FRA)
(3) Richard Gasquet (FRA)
(4) Pablo Cuevas (ARG)
(5) Gilles Simon (FRA)
(6) Joao Sousa (POR)
(7) Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
(8) Federico Delbonis (ARG)

(1) P.Hugues Herbert (FRA) / N.Mahut (FRA)
(2) D.Nestor (CAN) / E.Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
(3) O.Marach (AUT) / F.Martin (FRA)
(4) P.Cuevas (URU) / D.Marrero (ESP)

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WTA Women's Rankings as of October 17, 2016
Singles: Cibulkova up 2 to 8. Wozniacki up 5 to 17. Mladenovic up 12 to 42.
Doubles: No changes in the Top 20. Peng up 10 to 47.

No. SINGLES
POINTS
No. DOUBLES
POINTS

1 Kerber, Angelique
8310
1 Mirza, Sania
8885

2 Williams, Serena
7050
2 Hingis, Martina
8560

3 Radwanska, Agnieszka
6050
3 Mladenovic, Kristina
7540

4 Halep, Simona
5097
4 Garcia, Caroline
7540

5 Pliskova, Karolina
4440
5 Mattek-Sands, Beth.
7095

6 Muguruza, Garbine
4425
6 Safarova, Lucie
5791

7 Keys, Madison
3797
7 Vesnina, Elena
5685

8 Cibulkova, Dominika
3625
8 Makarova, Ekaterina
4721

9 Kuznetsova, Svetlana
3540
9 Chan, Yung-Jan
4460

10 Konta, Johanna
3455
9 Chan, Hao-Ching
4460

ATP Men's Rankings as of October 17, 2016
Singles: Raonic moves up 2 to 4. Bautista Agut up 6 to 13. Simon up 7 to 25.
M.Zverev up 42 to 68. Kravchuk up 23 to 79.
Doubles: Soares up 2 and the Bryans back up 1. Sock up 10 to 13. Isner up 109 to 57.

No. SINGLES
POINTS
No. DOUBLES
POINTS

1 Novak Djokovic
12900
1 Nicolas Mahut
7820

2 Andy Murray
10485
2 Bruno Soares
7660

3 Stan Wawrinka
5820
3 Jamie Murray
7605

4 Milos Raonic
4690
4 Pierre-Hugues Herbert
7385

5 Kei Nishikori
4650
5 Bob Bryan
6560

6 Rafael Nadal
4380
6 Mike Bryan
6560

7 Gael Monfils
3815
7 Marcelo Melo
6300

8 Roger Federer
3720
8 Ivan Dodig
5620

9 Tomas Berdych
3300
9 Horia Tecau
5240

10 Dominic Thiem
3250
10 Jean-Julien Rojer
4630

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@livetennis - #DominikaCibulkova is chasing valuable points on the Road to Singapore in Linz. She faces #Bencic in R1. Preview: http://bit.ly/CibulkovaBencic

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@CaroWozniacki - Throwing it back to my first time in Hong Kong when I was 16 and played doubles with Venus.. #ilookveryyoung #shelooksthesame

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@ATPWorldTour - @andy_murray's impenetrable shield guided him to victory in the @SHRolexMasters final. @BrainGameTennis explains: http://bit.ly/2dVCSBd

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Tournament abbreviations

WC = wildcard (given by the tournament to a player that could not get in on their ranking, or did not enter in time.

PR = protected ranking. This is used when a player has been out for a certain period of time due to injury (I think it's at least 6 months) and their ranking slips down to where they wouldn't get in on their current ranking.

Q = Qualifier.

A = Alternate. Used in qualifying when a player withdraws before their first match. Also used in main draw if there was no qualifying draw and the draw was full before the player withdrew.

LL = Lucky loser. A player that loses in qualifying (usually the final round unless none of the final round losers sign the lucky loser list) and gets into main draw when a main draw player withdraws before their first match.

SE = Special exempt. A player who signed into qualifying of a tournament, but was still playing in the previous week's tournament at the time the qualifying draw was done. This player can get a special exempt into the main draw the following week.

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