Published Nov.7, 2016

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Week of Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 2016

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WTA ELITE TROPHY ZHUHAI ZHUHAI, CHINA NOVEMBER 1 - NOVEMBER 6, 2016 TOURNAMENT TIER - Tour Championships Prize Money: $2,214,500 TOURN. DIR. Peter Johnston Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Venus Williams (USA) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS C.Liang (CHN) / Y.Wang (CHN) SINGLES - Dominant Kvitova Crowned Zhuhai Champion No.2 seed Petra Kvitova overcame a slow start to lift the Huajin Securities WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai with a straight-set win over Elina Svitolina on Sunday. Last month, Kvitova marked her return to form by powering to the Wuhan title, and she was every bit as impressive in Zhuhai, dispatching Svitolina, 6-4, 6-2, in just an hour and 10 minutes. Svitolina sits only one place behind Kvitova in the current rankings, but lost all three of their meetings this season. And despite failing an early service break behind, Kvitova soon resumed this dominance, five unanswered games giving her the opening set as she hurtled towards the 19th title of her career. Read more (WTA) Champions Corner: rejuvenated Kvitova Revels In Zhuhai Triumph Petra Kvitova concluded a stellar Asian Swing with yet another title, taking home the Huajin Securities WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai crown after a 6-4, 6-2. The former World No.2 and Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open winner moved up to No.11 on the WTA rankings, and is eager to make up for lost ground at the start of next season. WTA Insider caught up with Kvitova after her emphatic win over Svitolina to talk about the Wuhan-Zhuhai double, what it means to find herself on the tennis court, and why she'll key in on improving her serve and return during the off-season. Read more (WTA) DOUBLES - Soylu/Xu Win Zhuhai Title Kvitova was not the only No.2 seed to taste shine in Zhuhai. In the doubles final, Ipek Soylu and Xu Yifan overcame wildcards Yang Zhaoxuan and You Xiaodi, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7.

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Johanna Konta (GBR) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-2, 6-2 DOUBLES SINGLES Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-4, 6-2   DOUBLES I.Soylu (TUR) / Y.Xu (CHN) d Z.Yang (CHN) / X.You (CHN) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 7 Photo: WTA Photo: Getty Images Photo: WTA Elite Trophy Photo: WTA Elite Trophy

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AZALEA GROUP (1) Johanna Konta (GBR) (8) Sam Stosur (AUS) (11) Caroline Garcia (FRA) Johanna Konta (GBR) d Sam Stosur (AUS) 6-4, 6-2 Caroline Garcia (FRA) d Sam Stosur (AUS) 6-4, 6-3 Johanna Konta (GBR) d Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 6-2	CAMELLIA GROUP (2) Carla Suarez Navarrro - withdrawn (right wrist injury) (6) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) (12) Shuai Zhang (CHN) (13) Timea Babos (HUN) Shuai Zhang (CHN) d Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6-1, 6-1 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d Timea Babos (HUN) 6-4, 6-2 Shuai Zhang (CHN) d Timea Babos (HUN) 7-6(2), 6-4
PEONY GROUP (3) Petra Kvitova (CZE) (5) Roberta Vinci (ITA) (9) Barbora Strycova (CZE) Barbora Strycova (CZE) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-4, 6-3 Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-1, 6-2 Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Barbora Strycova (CZE) 6-1, 6-4	ROSE GROUP (4) Elina Svitolina (UKR) (7) Elena Vesnina (RUS) (10 Kiki Bertens (NED) Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Kiki Bertens (NED) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-4, 6-2 Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Kiki Bertens (NED) 6-4, 7-6(5)

SINGLES SEMIS

Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Johanna Konta (GBR) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-2, 6-2

SINGLES FINAL
CHAMPION Petra Kvitova d Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-4, 6-2

DOUBLES FINAL
CHAMPIONS I.Soylu (TUR) / Y.Xu (CHN) d Z.Yang (CHN) / X.You (CHN) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7

Men's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

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BNP PARIBAS MASTERS PARIS, FRANCE OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6, 2016 TOURNAMENT TIER - 1000 Prize Money: €3,748,925 TOURN. DIR. Guy Forget Surface: Hard - Draw: S-48 D-24 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Novak Djokovic (SRB) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS I.Dodig (CRO) / M.Melo (BRA) SINGLES - Murray Claims 14th Masters 1000 Crown In Paris One day after securing the World No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Andy Murray added another first to his growing resume, defeating John Isner for his maiden title at the BNP Paribas Mastersin Paris. Murray prevailed 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 in a thrilling two-hour and 18-minute final. Murray claimed his eighth tour-level crown of the year and 43rd in total. He notched a 14th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and joins Tim Henman (2003) and Greg Rusedski (1998) as British winners in Paris. Murray is undefeated in eight FedEx ATP Head2Head encounters with Isner. This year, the 29 year old also prevailed in the Round of 16 at Roland Garros and two weeks ago in the Vienna quarter-finals. The No. 1 player in Emirates ATP Race To London will turn to the final event of the 2016 season, looking to lift the trophy on home soil at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. In addition to 1,000 points, he earns €746,550 in prize money. Read more (ATP) DOUBLES - Kontinen/Peers Capture First Masters 1000 Crown Henri Kontinen and John Peers continued their late-season surge on Sunday, winning their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 team title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. The unseeded Kontinen/Peers knocked off top-seeded Frenchmen Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in front of a partisan French crowd. The Finnish/Australian duo struck 11 aces and outplayed Herbert/Mahut in the Match Tie-break, leading 9-4 before Peers clinched the title with a forehand volley. Read more (ATP)

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES (1) Andy Murray (GBR) d (4) Milos Raonic (wo.) John Isner (USA) d (9) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-4, 6-3 DOUBLES (1) P-H.Herbert (FRA) / N.Mahut (FRA) d (8) R.Bopanna (IND) / D.Nestor (CAN) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) d (6) M.Melo (BRA) / V.Pospisil (CAN) 6-4, 6-4 SINGLES (1) Andy Murray (GBR) d John Isner (USA) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 DOUBLES H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) d (1) P-H.Herbert (FRA) / N.Mahut (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 7 Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour Photo: News Thrive Photo: The Guardian Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour

SINGLES SEEDS

• (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-3, 6-4. R3: (14) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. QF: (9) Marin Cilic (CRO) 4-6, 6-7(2)
• CHAMPION (2) Andy Murray (GBR) - R1: Bye. R2: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-5. R3: (13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-3, 6-0. QF: (7) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7-6(9), 7-5. SF: (4) Milos Raonic (CAN) wo. F: John Isner (USA) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4
• (3) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-7(1)
• (4) Milos Raonic (CAN) - R1: Bye. R2: Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 7-6(5), 6-4. R3: (16) Pablo Cuevas (URU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. QF: (11) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-2, 7-6(4). SF: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) wo. (tear in right quad).
• (5) Kei Nishikori (JPN) - R1: Bye. R2: Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-2, 7-5. R3: (11) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-0, 3-6, 6-7(3)
• (6) Dominic Thiem (AUT) - R1: Bye. R2: Jack Sock (USA) 2-6, 4-6
• (7) Tomas Berdych (CZE) - R1: Bye. R2: Joao Sousa (POR) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. R3: Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-4, 6-3. QF: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 5-7(9), 5-7
• (8) David Goffin (BEL) - R1: Bye. R2: Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 7-6(5), 6-3. R3: (9) Marin Cilic (CRO) 3-6, 6-7(9)
• (9) Marin Cilic (CRO) - R1: Bye. R2: Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 7-6(7), 6-2. R3: (8) David Goffin (BEL) 6-3, 7-6(9). QF: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 7-6(2). SF: John Isner (USA) 4-6, 3-6
• (10) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-2, 1-6, 6-7(6)
• (11) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-3, 6-4. R3: (5) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 0-6, 6-3, 6-7(3). QF: (4) Milos Raonic (CAN) 2-6, 6-7(4)
• (12) Richard Gasquet (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Steve Johnson (USA) 6-4, 7-6(11). R3: Jack Sock (USA) 2-6, 6-3, 5-7
• (13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-4. R3: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 3-6, 0-6
• (14) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - R1: Bye. R2: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3, 0-0(ret). R3: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 2-6, 3-6
• (15) David Ferrer (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: John Isner (USA) 6-7(4), 6-7(4)
• (16) Pablo Cuevas (URU) - R1: Bye. R2: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-1, 6-2. R3: (4) Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-4, 1-6, 2-6
• FINALIST John Isner (USA) - R1: Mischa Zverev (GER) 7-6(8), 6-4. R2: (15) David Ferrer (ESP) 7-6(4), 7-6(4). R3: (Q) Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3. QF: Jack Sock (USA) 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4. SF: (9) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-4, 6-3. F: (2) Andy Murray (GBR)
• Best Qualifier: Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) - R3
• Best Unseeded in Main Draw: John Isner (USA) - Finalist

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
WTA EA Hua Hin Championships 2016 HUA HIN, THAILAND NOVEMBER 7 - NOVEMBER 13, 2016 TOURNAMENT TIER - 125K Prize Money: $115,000 TOURN. DIR. Arturo Navarro/wasaw Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS C.Liang (CHN) / Y.Wang (CHN)	Event Cancelled Due to the recent passing of King Bhumibol Aduyadej, the King of Thailand and the world's longest-reigning monarch, the Thai government has requested that no sporting/entertainment activities be held for at least a month. As a result, the WTA 125K in Hua Hin, Thailand, scheduled the week of November 7, 2016, has been cancelled.

WTA Women's Rankings as of November 7, 2016
Singles: No changes in Top 10. Kvitova up 2 to 11. Vesnina, Bacsinszky up 3, Zhang up 4.
Doubles: No changes in Top 10.

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Kerber, Angelique	9080		1	Mirza, Sania	8135
2	Williams, Serena	7050		2	Garcia, Caroline	7920
3	Radwanska, Agnieszka	5600		2	Mladenovic, Kristina	7920
4	Halep, Simona	5228		4	Hingis, Martina	7810
5	Cibulkova, Dominika	4875		5	Mattek-Sands, Beth.	7805
6	Pliskova, Karolina	4600		6	Vesnina, Elena	6715
7	Muguruza, Garbine	4236		7	Safarova, Lucie	6501
8	Keys, Madison	4137		8	Makarova, Ekaterina	6220
9	Kuznetsova, Svetlana	4115		9	Hlavackova, Andrea	4460
10	Konta, Johanna	3640		9	Hradecka, Lucie	4330

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Andy Murray	11185		1	Nicolas Mahut	8550
2	Novak Djokovic	10780		2	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	7935
3	Stan Wawrinka	5115		3	Bruno Soares	7250
4	Milos Raonic	5050		4	Jamie Murray	7165
5	Kei Nishikori	4705		5	Bob Bryan	6340
6	Gael Monfils	3625		5	Mike Bryan	6340
7	Marin Cilic	3450		7	Marcelo Melo	5350
8	Rafael Nadal	3300		8	Marc Lopez	4593
9	Dominic Thiem	3215		9	Feliciano Lopez	4440
10	Tomas Berdych	3060		10	Henri Kontinen	4270

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Andy Murray beats John Isner in Paris Masters final to take title

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@Petra_Kvitova -mSigning off after a long but great day in Zhuhai. Have to say a big thank you to Klara Nademlynska for my beautiful dress #petrainzhuhai

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@RafaelNadal - Descansando estos días. Gracias por los mensajes de apoyo que recibo por aquí Resting these days. Thank you for your messages of support

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@WTALinz - Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happ Birthday dear @juliagoerges, Happy Birthday to you #WTALinz

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@WTA - November 3, 1975 Exactly 41 years ago today, the #WTA ranking system began!

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@BenRothenberg - 91st-ranked German qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff gets biggest win of his career, beating Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(1) to reach Paris R3.

@ATPChallenger - #TBT to this week in 2004, when a 17-year-old @DjokerNole won his second #ATPChallenger title in Aachen (GER), beginning his ascent to No. 1

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@ATPWorldTour - 1st win in 15 attempts for @cilic_marin over Djokovic at @bnppmasters puts No. 1 in play for Murray. More: http://bit.ly/2e8ZIqp #ATP

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@bbctennis - Djokovic loses the first set against Cilic in Paris. If he goes out, Murray will be number one if he makes the final.

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@newsone - Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams open center in Compton to help fight gun violence http://bit.ly/2fbXoyP

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@usopen - Wisely Inked: Left arm of @stanwawrinka "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." #wednesdaywisdom #USOpen

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@WTA - "Now I believe I can do anything." The fairytale season continues for @ZhangShuai121--> http://wtatenn.is/p3WAfE

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@ATPWorldTour - The 2016 ace king is @JohnIsner, clinching the most this year after launching 18 on Saturday at @bnppmasters. Read: http://bit.ly/2fcgAK3

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@WTA - Your 2016 @WTAEliteTrophy champion @Petra_Kvitova and finalist @ElinaSvitolina! #WTAEliteTrophy

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@WTA - Happy Birthday @AnaIvanovic!

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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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