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Mar 6, 2017


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Week of
Feb 27-Mar 5, 2017

 

Women's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

Tournament

Matches

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL
ACAPULCO, MEXICO
FEB 27 - MAR 4, 2017

TOURNAMENT TIER - International
Prize Money: $226,750

TOURN. DIR. Raul Zurutuza
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-28 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Sloane Stephens (USA)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
AM.Garrigues (ESP) / A.Parra Santonja (ESP)

SINGLES - Tsurenko Beats Mladenovic To Capture Acapulco
Lesia Tsurenko captured her third WTA title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel after a commanding victory over Kristina Mladenovic.
27-year-old Lesia Tsurenko captured her third WTA title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel after a commanding victory over Kristina Mladenovic, 6-1, 7-5.
"I'm really happy to start the season like this: I had the semifinal in Hobart International and now this title here in Acapulco," Tsurenko said after the match.

"It's three of three now, it's a 100% result for me and this makes me very happy," she added, referencing her perfect success rate in WTA finals. "I'm very happy with this result, and to win the title here it's just amazing."

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SINGLES - Champions Corner: Tsurenko Dons Sombrero For Fiesta In Acapulco
Lesia Tsurenko discusses the improvements leading her second title in six months at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.
Lesia Tsurenko came to the Abierto Mexicano Telcel on a mission after a tough loss at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The No.7 seed ended up rolling to her third career title in Acapulco, dismissing February favorite Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets to return to the Top 50 ahead of the BNP Paribas Open, one of her favorite tournaments.

WTA Insider caught up with the Ukrainian after her on-court fiesta to discuss the key to her confidence, her work with a new fitness coach, and how she hopes to hold onto that sombrero given to her during the trophy ceremony.

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DOUBLES - No report available

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Semifinals

Finals

Champion

SINGLES

(17) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d (1) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 5-0(ret)

(2) Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d (5) Christina McHale (USA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2

DOUBLES

V.Cepede-Royg (PAR) / M.Duque-Marino (COL) d A.Muhammad (USA) /T.Townsend (USA) 6-2, 6-3

(3) D.Jurak (CRO) / A.Rodionova (AUS) d D.Schuurs (NED) / R.Voracova (CZE) 7-5, 7-6(4)

SINGLES

(7) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
d (2) Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-1, 7-5

DOUBLES

(3) D.Jurak (CRO) / A.Rodionova (AUS)
d V.Cepede-Royg (PAR) / M.Duque-Marino (COL) 6-3, 6-2

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SINGLES SEEDS

  • (1) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) - R1: Belinda Bencic (SUI) 7-5, 6-4. R2: Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-4, 6-4. QF: Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-2, 6-3.SF: (7) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 0-5(ret., stomach virus)
  • FINALIST (2) K.Mladenovic (FRA) - R1: Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-2, 6-3. R2: Heather Watson (GBR) 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 7-5. QF: Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-4, 6-3. SF: (5) Christina McHale (USA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. F: (7) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 1-6, 5-7
  • (3) Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) - R1: Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-2, 6-2. R2: Madison Brengle (USA) 7-5, 6-4. QF: (7) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 3-6, 6-7(5)
  • (4) Monica Puig (PUR) - R1: Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-4, 7-6(4). R2: (WC) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6-4, 6-4. QF: (5) Christina McHale (USA) 2-6, 2-6
  • (5) Christina McHale (USA) - R1: (Q) Fiona Ferro (FRA) 6-4, 6-4. R2: (Q) Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-1, 7-6(5). QF: (4) Monica Puig (PUR) 6-2, 6-2. SF: (2) K.Mladenovic (FRA) 5-7, 6-4, 2-6
  • (6) Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) - R1: Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 6-7(4), 1-6
  • CHAMPION (7) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) - R1: (Q) Chloe Paquet (FRA) 6-2, 6-1. R2: Julia Goerges (GER) 6-1, 2-0(ret). QF: (3) Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-3, 7-6(5). SF: (1) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 5-0(ret.) F: (2) K.Mladenovic (FRA) 6-1, 7-5
  • (8) Andrea Petkovic (GER) - R1: (Q) Jamie Loeb (USA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. R2: Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 4-6, 6-3, 1-6
  • Best Qualifier: Taylor Townsend (USA) - R2
  • Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Pauline Parmentier (FRA) + Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) - both to Quarters


Tournament

Matches

ALYA WTA MALAYSIAN OPEN
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
FEB 27 - MAR 5, 2017

TOURNAMENT TIER - International
Prize Money: $226,750

TOURN. DIR. Keld Kristiansen
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Elina Svitolina (UKR)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
V.Wongteanchai (THA) / Z.Yang (CHN)

SINGLES - Barty Parties Kuala Lumpur
Qualifier Ashleigh Barty's party rolled on as she beat Nao Hibino, 6-3, 6-2, to win the ALYA Malaysian Open - her first singles title.
"Nao and I have played a lot of times, and I always love playing her, we have a good time," said the Australian in her on-court interview.
That familiarity told as Barty put pressure on her opponent's serve from the off, demonstrating the confidence built from dropping only a single set over the course of the week.

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SINGLES - Happy Barty Hails Hard Work In Malaysia
The loquacious Ashleigh Barty was uncharacteristically short of words after winning her first singles title at the ALYA Malaysian Open.
After dropping only one set as she came through qualifying to win the final in Kuala Lumpur, the Australian has had a bright start to 2017 - all the more remarkable considering that she took a year out to play cricket in the Women's Big Bash League for Brisbane Heat.
"I think it's been a success for us, the start [of 2017], more successful than we thought," she said after the match. "It's a tribute to all the work we did in the offseason, and last year, coming back. It hasn't quite been 12 months since I started playing singles again. I'm certainly happy to be back."

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DOUBLES - Twice As Nice For Barty, Wins Doubles Title With Dellacquaia
It was twice as nice for Ashleigh Barty in Kuala Lumpur as she won the doubles title with Casey Dellacqua - adding that to the singles crown she had secured earlier in the day.
The Australian pair beat Nicole Melichar and Makoto Ninomiya 7-6(5), 6-3, coming back from 5-1 down in the first-set tiebreak to lift the trophy in straight sets.
"I feel great - very tired but great," said Barty afterwards. "It's been a monster week for me. I don't think I could have physically have played any more matches. I'm very happy to come away with two titles today, but even if we didn't it would have been a fantastic tournament anyway. Now it's just an absolute bonus."

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Semifinals

Finals

Champion

SINGLES

Nao Hibino (JPN) d Magda Linette (POL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

(Q) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Xinyun Han (CHN) 6-3, 7-5

DOUBLES

(4) N.Melichar (USA) / M.Ninomiya (JPN) d N.Dzalamidze (RUS) / V.Kudermetova (RUS) 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-7

A.Barty (AUS) / C.Dellacqua (AUS) d E.Mertens (BEL) / I.Soylu (TUR) 6-3, 6-2

SINGLES

(Q) Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
d Nao Hibino (JPN) 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES

A.Barty (AUS) / C.Dellacqua (AUS)
d (4) N.Melichar (USA) / M.Ninomiya (JPN) 7-6(5), 6-3

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SINGLES SEEDS

  • (1) Elina Svitolina (UKR) - R1: (Q) Su Jeong Jang (KOR) 6-2, 6-3. R2: Nao Hibino (JPN) wo. (lower leg injury)
  • (2) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - R1: (Q) Miyu Kato (JPN) 6-2, 1-6, 3-6
  • (3) Caroline Garcia (FRA) - R1: (Q) Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 5-7, 2-6
  • (4) Shuai Peng (CHN) - R1: Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) 6-1, 6-4. R2: Magda Linette (POL) 2-5(ret)
  • (5) Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) - R1: (WC) Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 7-5, 6-3. R2: Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. QF: Magda Linette (POL) 6-7(3), 6-4, 1-6
  • (6) Qiang Wang (CHN) - R1: Nina Stojanovic (SRB) 6-1, 6-3. R2: (WC) Saisai Zheng (CHN) 6-1, 6-1. QF: Xinyun Han (CHN) 7-6(4), 2-6, 4--6
  • (7) Elise Mertens (BEL) - R1: (Q) Lesley Kerkhove (NED) 4-6, 6-7(4)
  • (8) Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) - R1: Risa Ozaki (JPN) 2-6, 6-3, 4-6
  • FINALIST Nao Hibino (JPN) - R1: Maryna Zanevska (BEL) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. R2: (1) Elina Svitolina (UKR) wo. QF: (Q) Lesley Kerkhove (NED) 7-6(4), 6-3. SF: Magda Linette (POL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. F: (Q) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 3-6, 2-6
  • CHAMPION (Q) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) - R1: Irina Falconi (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0. R2: (Q) Miyu Kato (JPN) 6-0, 6-3. QF: Kai-Lin Zhang (CHN) 6-0, 7-6(2). SF: Xinyun Han (CHN) 6-3, 7-5. F: Nao Hibino (JPN) 6-3, 6-2
  • Best Qualifier: Ashleigh Barty (AUS) - Champion
  • Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Nao Hibino (JPN) - Finalist


Men's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

Tournament

Matches

DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
FEB 27- MAR 4, 2017

TOURNAMENT TIER - 500
Prize Money: $2,429,150

TOURN. DIR. Salah Hussain Bin Tahlak
Surface: Clay - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Stan Wawrinka (SUI)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
S.Bolelli (ITA) / A.Seppi (ITA)

SINGLES - Murray Streaks To First Dubai Title
World No. 1 claims 45th tour-level crown
Andy Murray wasted no time in securing his 45th tour-level crown on Saturday, dominating the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships over Fernando Verdasco.
Murray extended his ruthless run in ATP World Tour 500 events with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in just one hour and 13 minutes. The World No. 1, who claimed his first title of the season, has now lifted trophies in four straight 500-level events entered, posting a 19-0 record.
The Scot improved to an impressive 13-1 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Verdasco, having won eight straight encounters since a fourth-round defeat at the Australian Open in 2009. Murray takes home $523,330 in prize money and 500 Emirates ATP Rankings points.
"It's nice to win and I played much better as the match went on," said Murray. "I started a little bit slow, but I was solid. I wasn't afraid to attack his forehand side. He's got one of the best forehands, but I tried to move him around the court as much as I could.

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DOUBLES - Rojer/Tecau Return To Winners' Circle With Dubai Crown
Duo wins first title of the season
Former ATP Finals champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau ended their title drought on Saturday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Dutch-Romanian duo rallied past Marcin Matkowski and Rohan Bopanna 4-6, 6-3, 10-3 in one hour and 20 minutes to lift the trophy, firing six aces and saving three of four break points.
Rojer and Tecau claimed their first ATP World Tour title since the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open, clinching a 13th crown in total as a team. Two years removed from their triumph at The O2 in London, the tandem are looking to hit their stride once again. They have won titles at five different ATP World Tour 500 events, also including Washington, Beijing and Valencia in 2014 and Rotterdam in 2015. Rojer and Tecau take home $157,570 in prize money and 500 Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings points.

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Semifinals

Finals

Champion

SINGLES

(1) Andy Murray (GBR) d (7) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 7-5, 6-1
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Robin Haase (NED) 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-1

DOUBLES

(4) JJ.Rojer (NED) / H.Tecau (ROU) d (1) H.Kontinen (FIN) / J.Peers (AUS) 7-6(8)(, 6-3
R.Bopanna (IND) / M.Matkowski (POL) d G.Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / L.Paes (IND) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6


(1) Andy Murray (GBR) d Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES

(4) JJ.Rojer (NED) / H.Tecau (ROU)
d R.Bopanna (IND) / M.Matkowski (POL) 4-6, 6-3, 10-3

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SINGLES SEEDS

  • CHAMPION (1) Andy Murray (GBR) - R1: Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-4, 6-1. R2: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-2, 6-0. QF: Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-7(4), 7-6(18), 6-1. SF: (7) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 7-5, 6-1. F: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-3, 6-2
  • (2) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - R1: Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-7(4), 3-6
  • (3) Roger Federer (SUI) - R1: Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-1, 6-3. R2: (Q) Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(5)
  • (4) Gael Monfils (FRA) - R1: (WC) Mohamed Safwat (EGY) 6-4, 6-3. R2: Daniel Evans (GBR) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. QF: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3-6, 5-7
  • (5) Tomas Berdych (CZE) - R1: (Q) Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-3, 2-1(ret). R2: Robin Haase (NED) 6-3, 3-6, 4-6
  • (6) (WC) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - R1: Karen Khachanov (RUS) 6-1, 7-6(4). R2: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 4-6, 6-3, 5-7
  • (7) Lucas Pouille (FRA) - R1: Adam Pavlasek (CZE) 6-2, 6-2. R2: (Q) Marius Copil (ROU) 6-1, 6-4. QF: (Q) Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)
  • (8) Gilles Muller (LUX) - R1: Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 4-6, 6-7(1)
  • FINALIST Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - R1: (LL) Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-2, 7-5. R2: (6) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. QF: (4) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-3, 7-5. SF: Robin Haase (NED) 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-1. F: (1) Andy Murray (GBR) 3-6, 2-6
  • Best Qualifier: Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) - Quarters
  • Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Finals


Tournament

Matches

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL
ACAPULCO, MEXICO
FEB 27 - MAR 4, 2017

TOURNAMENT TIER - 500
Prize Money: $1,491,310

TOURN. DIR. Raul Zurutuza
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Dominic Thiem (AUT)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
T.Huey (PHI) / M. Mirnyi (BLR)

SINGLES - Querrey Stuns Nadal For Acapulco Title
American scores first victory over two-time champion.
In a field featuring five of the world's Top 10 players, Sam Querrey is the last man standing at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. The American completed his dream week in Acapulco with a stunning 6-3, 7-6(3) upset over second seed Rafael Nadal in Saturday's final.
"It's definitely a tournament that I'm going to remember for the rest of my life," said Querrey. "It's just one of those weeks where I got in the zone and everything was working for me. I hope I can have more like this."

Querrey is the first American champion in the tournament's 24-year history. He scored his first win over the Spaniard, improving his FedEx Head2Head record against Nadal to 1-4. The victory also breaks Nadal's undefeated streak in Acapulco. The 2005 and 2013 champion entered the final with a 14-0 record and had not lost a set in any of his previous matches.
The World No. 40 in the Emirates ATP Rankings picked up his ninth ATP World Tour singles title and second at the 500-level, having won the Memphis Open in 2010.

Querrey advanced through a difficult draw in Acapulco that included wins over fifth seed David Goffin in the second-round, fourth seed Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals and sixth seed Nick Kyrgios in the semi-finals. Querrey is projected to jump to No. 26 on Monday, his highest standing since August 2013.

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DOUBLES - Top Seeds Win First Tournament Since US Open
Top seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares picked up their first ATP World Tour doubles title of 2017 on Saturday at Abierto Mexicano Telcel, racing to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over John Isner and Feliciano Lopez in Acapulco.
Murray/Soares maintained control from the beginning, not facing a break point in the opening set and capturing the lone break to grab the early advantage. The second set was nearly identical, with the top seeds breaking Isner/Lopez at 4-3 and comfortably serving out the match to prevail in 62 minutes

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Semifinals

Finals

Champion

SINGLES

Sam Querrey (USA) d ((6) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5

(2) Rafa Nadal (ESP) d (3) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES

(1) J.Murray (GBR) / B.Soares (BRA) d P.Petzschner (GER) / A.Qureshi (PAK) 6-4, 7-6(1)

J.Isner (USA) / F.Lopez (ESP) d E.Marach (AUT) / F.Martin (FRA) 6-3, 4-6, 16-14

SINGLES

Sam Querrey (USA)
d (2) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 6-3, 7-6(3)

DOUBLES

(1) J.Murray (GBR) / B.Soares (BRA)
d J.Isner (USA) / F.Lopez (ESP) 6-3, 6-3

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SINGLES SEEDS

  • (1) (WC) Novak Djokovic (SRB) - R1: Martin Klizan (SVK) 6-3, 7-6(4). R2: Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. QF: (6) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 6-7(9), 5-7
  • FINALIST (2) Rafa Nadal (ESP) - R1: Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-4, 6-3. R2: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-1, 6-1. QF: (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 7-6(2), 6-3. SF: (3) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-1, 6-2. F: Sam Querrey (USA) 3-6, 6-7(3)
  • (3) Marin Cilic (CRO) - R1: (WC) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. R2: Borna Coric (CRO) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. QF: Steve Johnson (USA) wo. SF: (2) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 1-6, 2-6
  • (4) Dominic Thiem (AUT) - R1: Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-6(7), 6-3. R2: Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 7-5, 6-3. QF: Sam Querrey (USA) 1-6, 5-7
  • (5) David Goffin (BEL) - R1: Stephana Robert (FRA) 6-1, 6-2. R2: Sam Querrey (USA) 2-6, 3-6
  • (6) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - R1: Dudi Sela (ISR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. R2: (SE) Donald Young (USA) 6-2, 6-4. QF: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7-6(9), 7-5. SF: Sam Querrey (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 5-7
  • (7) Jack Sock (USA) - R1: (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-3, 2-6, 1-6
  • (8) John Isner (USA) - R1: Steve Johnson (USA) 4-6, 4-6
  • CHAMPION Sam Querrey (USA) - R1: Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. R2: (5) David Goffin (BEL) 6-2, 6-3. QF: (4) Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-1, 7-5. SF: (6) Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. F: (2) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 6-3, 7-6(3)
  • Best Qualifier: (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) - Quarters
  • Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Sam Querrey (USA) - Champion


Tournament

Matches

BRASIL OPEN
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
FEB 27 - MAR 5, 2017

TOURNAMENT TIER - 250
Prize Money: $455,565

TOURN. DIR. Luis Felipe Tavares
Surface: Clay- Draw: S-28 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Pablo Cuevas (URU)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
J.Peralta (CHI) / H.Zeballos (ARG)

SINGLES - Cuevas Underhands His Way To Sao Paulo Title, History
Third seed wins back-to-back-to-back Brasil Open titles.
Pablo Cuevas picked the most unorthodox way to win an unconventional final on Monday at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo. About to deliver a second serve on his fourth match point, the Uruguayan dipped down and tapped an underhand serve to Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who rushed to the service box and successfully returned the surprise tactic.

But Cuevas eventually won the point and made tournament history in Sao Paulo with his 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 win. The 31 year old became the first player since the tournament began in 2001 to win three consecutive Brasil Open titles. Spaniard Nicolas Almagro has won the tournament three times but only two of his titles were successive.

Cuevas celebrates his sixth career ATP World Tour title with his third consecutive Sao Paulo crown. All of the right-hander's titles have come on clay and since 2014.

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DOUBLES - Brazilian Duo Triumph On Home Soil
Dutra Silva and Sa notch first team title.
For the first time in six years, an all-Brazilian team has claimed the doubles title at the Brasil Open. Rogerio Dutra Silva and Andre Sa lifted the trophy on home soil in Sao Paulo, defeating Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner 7-6(5), 5-7, 10-7.

"Every title is special, but to do it on home soil is another level," said Sa. "It was a great atmosphere this week. I had my friends and family here, so it was really special. Rogerio is from Sao Paulo, so it was very special for him as well. We're just really happy."
Teaming for the first time this week, Dutra Silva and Sa became the first all-Brazilian tandem to prevail at the tournament since Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in 2011. Previously, Sa had triumphed alongside Melo for the 2008 crown, when the event was held in nearby Costa do Sauipe.

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Semifinals

Finals

Champion

SINGLES

(3) Pablo Cuevas (URU) d (1) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 6-3, 7-6(2)

(2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) d (4) Joao Sousa (POR) 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-2

DOUBLES

R.Dutra Silva (BRA) / A.Sa (BRA) d S.Bollelli (ITA) / F.Fognini (ITA) 6-3, 6-2

(4) M.Daniell (AUS) / M.Demoliner (BRA) d
F.Bagnis (ARG) / G.Duran (ARG) 6-3, 7-6(6)

SINGLES - Rain Delay

(3) Pablo Cuevas (URU)

(2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)

DOUBLES

R.Dutra Silva (BRA) / A.Sa (BRA)
d (4) M.Daniell (AUS) / M.Demoliner (BRA) 7-6(5), 5-7, 10-7

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SINGLES SEEDS

  • (1) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) - R1: Bye: R2: (WC) Joao Souza (BRA) 6-4, 6-2. QF: (5) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-0, 7-6(1). SF: (3) Pablo Cuevas (URU) 3-6, 6-7(2)
  • FINALIST (2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) - R1: Bye: R2: Gastao Elias (POR) 6-4, 7-6(5). QF: Guido Pella (ARG) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. SF: (4) Joao Sousa (POR) 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-2
  • FINALIST (3) Pablo Cuevas (URU) - R1: Bye: R2: Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 6-2, 6-2. QF: (6) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. SF: (1) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 6-3, 7-6(2). F:
  • (4) Joao Sousa (POR) - R1: Bye: R2: Renzo Olivo (ARG) 6-2, 6-4. QF: (7) Federico Delbonis (ARG) 6-3, 6-1. SF: (2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 7-6(5), 5-7, 2-6
  • (5) Fabio Fognini (ITA) - R1: (Q) Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 6-4, 7-6(4). R2: (Q) Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) 7-6(1), 7-6(3). QF: (1) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 0-6, 6-7(1)
  • (6) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) - R1: Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-2, 6-0. R2: Gerald Melzer (AUT) 6-2, 6-2. QF: (3) Pablo Cuevas (URU) 7-5, 4-6, 4-6
  • (7) Federico Delbonis (ARG) - R1: (Q) Jozef Kovalik (SVK) 6-4, 7-6(5). R2: (SE) Casper Ruud (NOR) 7-5, 6-3. QF: (4) Joao Sousa (POR) 3-6, 1-6
  • (8) Carlos Berlocq (ARG) - R1: Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. R2: Guido Pella (ARG) 5-7, 3-6
  • Best Qualifier: Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) - R2
  • Best Unseeded in Main Draw: Guido Pella (ARG) - Quarters

 



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Tournament

Singles Seeds

Doubles Seeds

BNP PARIBAS OPEN
INDIAN WELLS, USA
MAR 8 - MAR 19, 2017

TOURNAMENT TIER - Premier
Prize Money: $6,993,450

TOURN. DIR. Tommy Haas
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-96 D-32

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Viktoria Azarenka (BLR)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
B.Mattek-Sands (USA) / C.Vandeweghe (USA)

(1) Serena Williams (USA)
(2) Angelique Kerber (GER)
(3) Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
(4) Simona Halep (ROU)
(5) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
(6) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
(7) Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
(8) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
(9) Madison Keys (USA)
(10) Elina Svitolina (UKR)
(11) Johanna Konta (GBR)
(12) Venus Williams (USA)
(13) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
(14) Elena Vesnina (RUS)
(15) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
(16) Sam Stosur (AUS)
(17) Barbora Strycova (CZE)
(18) Kiki Bertens (NED)
(19) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
(20) CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
(21) Caroline Garcia (FRA)
(22) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
(23) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
(24) Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
(25) Timea Babos (HUN)
(26) Roberta Vinci (ITA)
(27) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
(28) K.Mladenovic (FRA)
(29) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
(30) Shuai Zhang (CHN)
(31) Ana Konjuh (CRO)
(32) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

SEEDS NOT PUBLISHED

Tournament

Singles Seeds

Doubles Seeds

BNP PARIBAS OPEN
INDIAN WELLS, USA
MAR 8 - MAR 19, 2017

TOURNAMENT TIER - 500
Prize Money: $6,993,450

TOURN. DIR. Tommy Haas
Surface: Hard - Draw: S-96 D-32

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
Novak Djokovic (SRB)

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
P.Herbert (FRA) / N.Mahut (FRA)

(1) Andy Murray (GBR)
(2) Novak Djokovic (SRB)
(3) Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
(4) Kei Nishikori (JPN)
(5) Rafa Nadal (ESP)
(6) Marin Cilic (CRO)
(7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
(8) Dominic Thiem (AUT)
(9) Roger Federer (SUI)
(10) Gael Monfils (FRA)
(11) David Goffin (BEL)
(12) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
(13) Tomas Berdych (CZE)
(14) Lucas Pouille (FRA)
(15) Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
(16) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
(17) Jack Sock (USA)
(18) Alexander Zverev (GER)
(19) Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
(20) John Isner (USA)
(21) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
(22) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
(23) Sam Querrey (USA)
(24) Steve Johnson (USA)
(25) Gilles Muller (LUX)
(26) Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
(27) Pablo Cuevas (URU)
(28) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
(29) Mischa Zverev (GER)
(30) Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
(31) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)
(32) Marcel Granollers (ESP)

DRAWS AND SEEDS NOT PUBLISHED



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WTA Women's Rankings as of February 27, 2017
Singles:
No changes in Top 10. Tsurenko up 9 to 41. Hibino up 25 to 81. Barty up 64 to 92.
Doubles: No changes in Top 10. Dellacqua up 26 to 89. Barty up 32 to 94.

 

No.
SINGLES

POINTS
 

No.
 DOUBLES

POINTS

1
Serena Williams

7780
 

1
Beth. Mattek-Sands

9955

2
Angelique Kerber

7405
 

2
Lucie Safarova

8600

3
Karolina Pliskova

5640
 

3
Caroline Garcia

8230

4
Simona Halep

5172
 

3
Kristina Mladenovic

8230

5
Dominika Cibulkova

5075
 

5
Ekaterina Makarova

7735

6
Agnieszka Radwanska

4670
 

6
Elena Vesnina

7640

7
Garbine Muguruza

4585
 

7
Sania Mirza

6405

8
Svetlana Kuznetsova

3915
 

8
Martina Hingis

5205

9
Madison Keys

3897
 

9
Andrea Hlavackova

4870

10
Elina Svitolina

3795
 

10
Yaroslava Shvedova

4585


ATP Men's Rankings as of February 27, 2017
Singles: Tsonga up 4 to 7. Sock up 3 to 18. Del Potro up 10 to 32. Kicker up 23 to 100.
Doubles: No changes in Top 10. Cuevas up 9 to 31. Knowle up 13 to 81.

 

No.
SINGLES

POINTS
 

No.
 DOUBLES

POINTS

1
Andy Murray

11540
 

1
Nicolas Mahut

8750

2
Novak Djokovic

9735
 

2
Pierre-Hugues Herbert

8275

3
Stan Wawrinka

5195
 

3
Bob Bryan

7610

4
Milos Raonic

5080
 

3
Mike Bryan

7610

5
Kei Nishikori

4730
 

5
Henri Kontinen

7430

6
Rafael Nadal

4115
 

6
John Peers

7290

7
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

3480
 

7
Jamie Murray

5660

8
Marin Cilic

3410
 

8
Bruno Soares

5660

9
Dominic Thiem

3375
 

9
Marcelo Melo

5370

10
Roger Federer

3260
 

10
Ivan Dodig

4965


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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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Prize Money: $ €

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Surface: Clay - Draw: S-32 D-16

LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION
ABC

LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS
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