Published
Nov. 21, 2016
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Barclays
ATP World Tour Finals
Andy Murray Champion + No.1
Photo: Getty Images |
Week
of
Nov.13 to
Nov. 20, 2016
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Women's Tour
- Executive Tournament Summaries
Tournament |
Matches |
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ENGIE
OPEN DE LIMOGES
LIMOGES, FRANCE
NOVEMBER 14 - NOVEMBER 20, 2016 |
TOURNAMENT
TIER - 125k
Prize Money: $115,000 |
TOURN.
DIR. Pascal
Biojout
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-8 |
LAST
YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Caroline
Garcia (FRA) |
LAST
YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
M.Minella
(LUX) / B.Krejcikova (CZE) |
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SINGLES - Alexandrova
Upsets Garcia In Limoges Final
Ekaterina
Alexandrova upset defending champion and No.1 seed Caroline Garciato
win the Engie Open de Limoges on Sunday afternoon.
Playing in the biggest final of her career, World No.133 Alexandrova
displayed no trace of nerves, recovering from a slow start to
run away with a 6-4, 6-0 victory.
DOUBLES - No Report
Available
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Semifinals |
Finals |
Champion |
SINGLES
(1) Caroline
Garcia (FRA) d Natalia Vikhlyantseva (RUS) 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(6)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) d (2) Alize Cornet (FRA) 3-6,6-2,
6-0
DOUBLES
E.Mertens (BEL)
/ M.Minella (LUX) d (4) L.Kuncikova (CZE) / K.Stuchla (CZE) 6-2,
6-3
(2) A.Smith (GBR)
/ R.Voracova (CZE) d V.Ivakhnenko (RUS) / L.Marozava (BLR) 7-5,
1-6, 10-6 |
SINGLES
Ekaterina Alexandrova
(RUS)
d (1) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-4, 6-0
DOUBLES
E.Mertens (BEL) / M.Minella
(LUX) d
(2) A.Smith (GBR) / R.Voracova (CZE) 6-4, 6-4 |
7 |
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Photo: Engie Open De Limoges |
Photo: Engie Open
De Limoges |
Photo: Engie Open
De Limoges |
Photo: Engie Open
De Limoges |
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SINGLES SEEDS
- FINALIST (1) (WC) Caroline Garcia (FRA)
- R1: Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 6-2, 7-5. R2: Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
6-3, 6-4. QF: (6) Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. SF: Natalia
Vikhlyantseva (RUS) 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(6). F: Ekaterina Alexandrova
(RUS) 4-6, 0-6
- (2) (WC) Alize
Cornet (FRA) -
R1: (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-6(3). R2: Ivana
Jorovic (SRB) 6-1, 6-3. QF: (8) Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-4, 7-6(6).
SF: Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 6-3, 2-6, 0-6
- (3) Oceane Dodin
(FRA) - R1:
(Q) Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. R2: Natalia Vikhlyantseva
(RUS) 5-7, 3-6
- (4) Pauline
Parmentier (FRA) -
R1: Cindy Burger (NED) 6-0, 6-2. R2: Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)
6-7(6), 4-6
- (5) Sorana Cirstea
(ROU) - R1:
Amra Sadikovic (ROU) 6-1, 6-2. R2: Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 7-6(5),
4-6, 1-6
- (6) Donna Vekic
(CRO) - R1:
Elitsa Kostova (BUL) 6-0, 6-2. R2: Tara Moore (GBR) 7-6(6), 2-6,
7-5. QF: (1) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 1-6, 6-4, 3-6
- (7) Mandy Minella
(LUX) - R1:
(WC) Dayana Ystremska (UKR) 6-4, 7-5. R2: Maryna Zanevska (BEL)
2-6, 5-7
- (8) Stefanie
Voegele (SUI) -
R1: Mona Barthel (GER) 6-3, 6-4. R2: (WC) Amandine Hesse (FRA)
6-2, 6-3. QF: (2) (WC) Alize Cornet (FRA) 4-6, 6-7(6)
- CHAMPION Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) - R1:
(Q) Garlina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-1, 7-5. R2: (4) Pauline Parmentier
(FRA) 7-6(6), 6-4. QF: Maryna Zanevska (BEL) 7-6(5), 7-5. SF:
(2) (WC) Alize Cornet (FRA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. F: (1) (WC) Caroline
Garcia (FRA) 6-4, 6-0
- Best Qualifier:
All out
in R1
- Best Unseeded
in Main Draw:
Ekaterina
Alexandrova (RUS) - Finalist
Tournament |
Matches |
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OEC
TAIPEI WTA CHALLENGER
TAIPEI, CHINESE TAIPEI
NOVEMBER 14 - NOVEMBER 20, 2016 |
TOURNAMENT
TIER - 125k
Prize Money: $115,000 |
TOURN.
DIR. Philip
Liu
Surface: Carpet - Draw: S-32 D-16 |
LAST
YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Timea
Babos (HUN) |
LAST
YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
K.Hisami
(JPN) / K.Takahata (JPN) |
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SINGLES - Rodina Denies
Chang In Taipei Final
Evgeniya
Rodina defeated Chang Kai-Chen in Sunday's final of the OEC Taipei
WTA Challenge to lift the biggest title of her career.
Cheered on by her husband and young daughter, Rodina quietened
the partisan crowd to defeat home favorite Chang, 6-4, 6-3.
After exchanging a couple of early breaks, Rodina struck decisively
in the seventh game to pinch to opening set. She built on this
momentum at the start of the second, racing into a 4-0 lead before
surviving a late fightback to close out victory.
DOUBLES - No Report
Available
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Semifinals |
Finals |
Champion |
SINGLES
(6) Evgeniya
Rodina (RUS) d Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6-2, 0-0 (ret)
Kai-Chen Chang
(TPE) d (8) Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
K-C.Chang (TPE)
/ C-J.Chuang (TPE) d (1) H-C.Chan (TPE) / Y-J.Chan (TPE) 2-6,
6-4, 10-4
N.Dzalamidze (RUS) / V.Kudermetova (RUS) d (3) N.Broady (GBR)
/ I.Soylu (TUR) 6-3, 6-2 |
SINGLES
(6) Evgeniya Rodina
(RUS) d
Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) 6-4, 6-3
DOUBLES
N.Dzalamidze (RUS)
/ V.Kudermetova (RUS) d K-C.Chang (TPE) / C-J.Chuang (TPE) 4-6, 6-3,
10-5 |
7 |
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Photo: WTA |
Photo: Taipei Times |
Photo: OEC Open |
Photo: OEC Open |
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SINGLES SEEDS
- (1) Kristina
Mladenovic (FRA) - withdrawn
- (2) Naomi Broady
(GBR) - R1:
(WC) Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) 3-6, 6-2, 6-7(4)
- (3) Maria Sakkari
(GRE) - R1:
(Q) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 4-6, 6-0, 3-6
- (4) Irina Khromacheva
(RUS) - R1:
Tatjana Maria (GER) 5-7, 1-6
- (5) Risa Ozaki
(JPN) - R1:
Olga Govortsova (BLR) 1-6, 3-6
- CHAMPION (6) Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) - R1:
(Q) Pei-Chi Lee (TPE) 6-2, 6-1. R2: Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) 2-6,
6-4, 6-1. QF: (Q) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 1-6, 3-0 (ret). SF: Olga
Govortsova (BLR) 6-2, 0-0 (ret). F: Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) 6-4,
6-3
- (9) Yafan Wang
(CHN) - R1:
Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 1-6, 2-3 (ret)
- (7) Sara Sorribes
Tormo (ESP)
- R1: Kai-Lin Zhang (CHN) 5-7, 6-3, 2-6
- (8) Marina Erakovic
(NZL) - R1:
(LL) Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-4, 6-2. R2: Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
7-5, 6-3. QF: Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-4, 7-6(4). SF: Kai-Chen Chang
(TPE) 3-6, 2-6
- (9) Yafan Wang
(CHN) - R1:
Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 1-6, 2-3 (ret)
- FINALIST Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) - R1: (WC)
Ching-Wen Hsu (TPE) 6-3, 6-3. R2: Kai-Lin Zhang (CHN) 6-2, 6-1.
QF: Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 6-1, 7-5. SF: (8) Marina Erakovic (NZL)
6-3, 6-2. F: (6) Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 4-6, 3-6
- Best Qualifier:
Ashleigh
Barty (AUS) - QF
- Best Unseeded
in Main Draw:
Kai-Chen
Chang (TPE) - Finalist
Men's Tour
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BARCLAYS
ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN
NOVEMBER 13 - NOVEMBER 20, 2016 |
TOURNAMENT
TIER - Tour
Finals
Prize Money: $7,500,000 |
TOURN.
DIR. André
Silva
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-8 D-8 |
LAST
YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Novak
Djokovic (SRB) |
LAST
YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
J.Rojer
(NED) / H.Tecau (ROU) |
SINGLES - Murray Caps
Dream Season With London Title, Year-End No. 1
Andy Murray
sealed a storybook conclusion to his 2016 campaign, assuming
the mantle of year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with
his first Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title. Murray dethroned
rival Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday's gripping final.
Murray Clinches Year-End
No. 1 In Enirates ATP Rankings
Andy Murray
has clinched year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, the
17th different player to do so in history (since 1973). The milestone
was achieved in dramatic fashion on Sunday when he beat his rival
for top spot, Novak Djokovic, 6-3, 6-4 in the title match of
the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London. It was
the first time in history that the year-end No. 1 ranking was
on the line for both players in the final ATP World Tour match
of the season.
DOUBLES - Kontinen/Peers
Deliver A Perfect 10
Henri Kontinen
and John Peers finished their debut season with the perfect ending
on Sunday in London. The pairing won the Barclays ATP World Tour
Finals doubles title during their team debut, beating fellow
first-timers Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram 2-6, 6-1, 10-8 at The
O2.
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Semifinals |
Finals |
Champion |
SINGLES
Andy Murray GBR)
d Milos Raonic (CAN) 5-7,7-6(5), 7-6(9)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) d Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
H.Kontinen (FIN)
/ J.Peers (AUS) d B.Bryan (USA) / M.Bryan (USA)
R.Klaasen (RSA)
/ R.Ram (USA) d J.Murray (GBR) / B.Soares (BRA) |
SINGLES
Andy Murray GBR) d Novak Djokovic (SRB)
6-3, 6-4
DOUBLES
H.Kontinen (FIN) /
J.Peers (AUS)
d R.Klaasen (RSA) / R.Ram (USA) 2-6, 6-1, 10-8 |
7 |
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Photo: African Eye |
Photo: AP / Kirsty
Wigglesworth |
Photo: Getty Images |
Photo: ATP World
Tour |
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JOHN MCENROE GROUP
(1) Andy
Murray (GBR)
(3) Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
(5) Kei Nishikori (JPN)
(7) Marin Cilic (CRO)
Andy Murray d
Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2
Kei Nishikori d Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3
Andy Murray d Kei Nishikori 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4
Stan Wawrinka d Marin Cilic 7-6(3), 7-6(3)
Andy Murray d Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2
Marin Cilic d Kei Nishikori 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
IVAN LENDL GROUP
(2) Novak
Djokovic (SRB)
(4) Milos Raonic (CAN)
(6) Gael Monfils (FRA) (pulled out with rib injury and replaced by David
Goffin)
(8) Dominic Thiem (AUT)
Novak Djokovic
d Dominic Thiem 6-7(10), 6-0, 6-2
Milos Raonic d Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4
Dominic Thiem d Gael Monfils 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
Novak Djokovic d Milos Raonic 7-6(6), 7-6(5)
Novak Djokovic d David Goffin 6-1, 6-2
Milos Raonic d Dominic Thiem 7-6(5), 6-3
SEMIS
Andy Murray d Milos Raonic 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(9)
Novak Djokovic
d Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1
SINGLES FINAL
CHAMPION Andy Murray d Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4
DOUBLES FINAL
CHAMPIONS H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) d R.Klaasen (RSA) / R.Ram (USA)
2-6, 6-1, 10-8
Tournament |
Singles Seeds |
Doubles Seeds |
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HAWAII
OPEN
HONOLULU, HAWAII, USA
NOVEMBER 21 - NOVEMBER 27, 2016 |
TOURNAMENT
TIER - 125k
Prize Money: $115,000 |
TOURN.
DIR. Ben
Goldsmith
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-8 |
LAST
YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
New |
LAST
YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
New |
|
|
(1) (WC) Shuai Zhang
(CHN)
(2) Nicole Gibbs (USA)
(3) Maria Sakkari (GRE)
(4) Catherine Bellis (USA)
(5) Sabine Lisicki (GER)
(6) Evgeniya Rodina (RUS)
(7) Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
(8) Samantha Crawford (USA) |
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(1) E.Hozumi (JPN)
/ M.Kato (JPN)
(2) V.Ceepede Royg (PAR) / N.Melichar (USA)
(3) N.Gibbs (USA) / A.Muhammad (USA)
(4) H.Kuwata (JPN) / J.Loeb (USA) |
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Tournament |
TEAM CROATIA |
TEAM ARGENTINA |
|
Marin CILIC
Date of birth: 28 Sep 1988
Singles ranking: 7
Ivo KARLOVIC
Date of birth: 28 Feb 1979
Singles ranking: 20
Borna CORIC
Date of birth: 14 Nov 1996
Singles ranking: 48
Ivan DODIG
Date of birth: 02 Jan 1985
Doubles ranking: 11
Captain
Zeljko KRAJAN |
Juan Martin DEL
POTRO
Date of birth: 23 Sep 1988
Singles ranking: 38
Federico
DELBONIS
Date of birth: 05 Oct 1990
Singles ranking: 41
Guido
PELLA
Date of birth: 17 May 1990
Singles ranking: 59
Leonardo
MAYER
Date of birth: 15 May 1987
Singles ranking: 138
Captain
Daniel
ORSANIC |
Croatia hosts Argentina in the
2016 Davis Cup Final, looking to win the famous trophy for the
second time. The Croats won the tournament in 2005 - the only
other occasion that they have reached a final - defeating Slovakia
in Bratislava to become the first unseeded nation to win the
Davis Cup.
By contrast, Argentina are veterans
of four finals but have never won the competition. The team advanced
to its fifth final with a fine away victory over the 2015 champions
Great Britain in the semifinals, after two other away wins -
against Poland in the first round and Italy in the quarterfinals
- earlier this year.
Croatia enjoyed its first home
tie in three years in the semifinal, and will look to tap into
the raucous home support that helped the team past France in
Zadar. Zeljko Krajan's men defeated last year's finalists, Belgium,
in the first round this year before recovering from 0-2 down
to beat USA in the quarterfinals.
The teams last met four years
ago, with Argentina winning at the quarterfinal stage in Buenos
Aires. On that occasion, Juan Martin del Potro crushed Marin
Cilic in the fourth rubber, allowing the big-serving Croat just
four games as he secured victory for Argentina. Croatia's No.
1 will be desperate to hit back this time round if, as seems
likely, the pair meet again in this year's final.
Argentina also won the other
two meetings between the nations, both quarterfinals as well,
in 2002 and 2006. The Croatian team, in front of their home crowd,
will be desperate to end that streak and lift the trophy for
a second time.
(Davis Cup) |
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WTA Women's Rankings as of November 21, 2016
Singles: No changes in Top 10. Peng up 19 to
84. Rodina up 13 to 91.Alexandrova up 25 to 108
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 |
ATP Men's Rankings as of November 21, 2016
Singles: Raonic, Cilic, Thiem up 1.
Doubles: Kontinen up 3 to 7. Elgin up 13 to 93.
No. |
SINGLES |
POINTS |
|
No. |
DOUBLES |
POINTS |
1 |
Andy Murray |
12685 |
|
1 |
Nicolas Mahut |
8550 |
2 |
Novak Djokovic |
11780 |
|
2 |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
7935 |
3 |
Milos Raonic |
5450 |
|
3 |
Bruno Soares |
7760 |
4 |
Stan Wawrinka |
5315 |
|
4 |
Jamie Murray |
7675 |
5 |
Kei Nishikori |
4905 |
|
5 |
Bob Bryan |
6590 |
6 |
Marin Cilic |
3650 |
|
5 |
Mike Bryan |
6590 |
7 |
Gael Monfils |
3625 |
|
7 |
Henri Kontinen |
5590 |
8 |
Dominic Thiem |
3415 |
|
8 |
Marcelo Melo |
5460 |
9 |
Rafael Nadal |
3300 |
|
9 |
John Peers |
5450 |
10 |
Tomas Berdych |
3060 |
|
10 |
Marc Lopez |
4775 |
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Social
Media Reacts To Murray Finishing No. 1
Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in the Barclays
ATP World Tour Finals title match to win his first season finale
title and finish with the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking.
He became the 17th man to finish year-end No. 1 in the Emirates
ATP Rankings. Murray also ends the season on a 24-match win streak
and with a career-best nine titles in 2016, including three ATP
World Tour Masters 1000 titles.
The Scot's incredible ending to the year was applauded throughout
the world on social media. Roger Federer was one of the first
to congratulate his rival.
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ATP World Tour
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@FedCup - Well, this was an easy
one! #TBT to last weekend and Czech Republic winning its 5th
#FedCup title in 6 years!
Photo: Fed Cup
@TennisTV - @stanwawrinka arriving
at @TheO2 earlier today for tonight's meeting with @cilic_marin.
On court at 8pm. #ATPFinals
Photo: Tennis TV
@ATPWorldTour - @DjokerNole to
play alt. @David__Goffin at 2pm Thur. at #ATPFinals after @Gael_Monfils
w/d due to rib muscle injury http://bit.ly/1a2DkQU
Photo: Getty Images
@JJlovesTennis - How much classical
elegance can be packed in one photo? @MariaSharapova and the
iconic Porsche 911 Carrera
Photo: Jimmy48 Photography
@usopen - "Where there's
a will, there's a way. I definitely have the will" - @Venuseswilliams
on her future success before 2020 retirement. #USOpen
Photo: US Open Tennis
@VenusesWilliams and @SerenaWilliams
return to Compton to help launch new tennis courts for young
future stars!
Photo: WTA
@ESPNTennis - Murray brothers
are each other's biggest fans, says Andy
Photo: British Tennis
http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/18081007/murray-brothers-other-biggest-fans-says-andy
Photo: Getty Images
@TennisTV - #ATPFinals singles
semis are locked in! Andy Murray v Milos Raonic (NB 2pm GMT)
Novak Djokovic v Kei Nishikori (NB 8pm GMT)
Photo: ATP World Tour
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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