Wimbledon Champion

ORDER OF PLAY
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
ORDER OF PLAY - MONDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2015
CENTRE
CENTRE COURT
COURT
COURT
COURT 11
COURT
COURT 22
COURT
COURT 33
Starting at: 12:00 pm
Starting at: 12:00 pm
Starting at: 1:00 pm
Starting at: 12:00 pm
[Q] Qiang WANG (CHN)
vs
vs
vs
Kurumi NARA (JPN)
Shuai PENG (CHN) [16] Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP)
followed by
followed by
Heather WATSON (GBR) Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS)
vs
Starting at: 1:00 pm
Julia GOERGES (GER)
Anna-Lena GROENEFELD (GER) [Q] Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN)
vs
[Q] Kateryna KOZLOVA (UKR)
followed by
vs
Camila GIORGI (ITA) Raquel KOPS-JONES (USA)
Abigail SPEARS (USA) [5]
followed by
Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [17] CoCo VANDEWEGHE (USA)
vs
vs
Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS)
followed by
Elina SVITOLINA (UKR)
Andreja KLEPAC (SLO)
Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE)
vs
vs
Anastasia RODIONOVA (AUS) [Q] Yuliya BEYGELZIMER (UKR)
Arina RODIONOVA (AUS)
followed by
followed by
Monica PUIG (PUR)
Casey DELLACQUA (AUS)
Samantha STOSUR (AUS)
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova got a taste of Dubai history yesterday when she visited the Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) in the Al Fahidi district ahead of the
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Tournament this week.
Mona BARTHEL (GER)
[WC] Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
or
vs
to be in with a chance to win.
Belinda BENCIC (SUI)
Winners will be
chosen each day.
TS with
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Hany El Khafief
Referee
Order of Play released : 15 February 2015 at 16:54
ANY MATCH ON ANY COURT
MAY BE MOVED
Singles Lucky-Losers Sign-in Deadline :
11:30 AM
Doubles Sign-In Closes: 12.00 noon
What’s on Today
Dubai Duty Free Kids’ Day!
• Hundreds of children from all over the Emirates are being given the opportunity
to fall in love with the game of tennis today.
Autograph Session
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TO THE FINALS
• Ace and Annette, the Dubai Duty Free mascots will be there to join in the fun.
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OUR WAY
• The children will participate in the second Dubai Duty Free Kids’ Day for this week and have the chance to meet Rising Stars Zarina Diyas and Kristina Mladenovic.
Klaudia JANS-IGNACIK (POL)
Not Before 7:00 pm
Salah Tahlak
Tournament Director
Petra Kvitova Explores Dubai
followed by
Sabine LISICKI (GER)
vs
Wimbledon Champion
[WC] Cagla BUYUKAKCAY (TUR)
followed by
vs
Venus WILLIAMS (USA) [8]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015
vs
Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) [11] Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (AUS)
followed by
FEBRUARY 15 - 28, 2015 DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS STADIUM
Donna Kelso
WTA Supervisor
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• WTA Rising Star Caroline Garcia will be signing autographs at 1pm in the Tennis Village.
Matches
Kvitova, the 2013 Dubai champion, met the Managing Director of the SMCCU Nasif Kayed, who shared
some information about Emirati culture.
• Games on Centre Court start at 12noon.
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Tournament second seed said “Dubai is one of my favourite destinations
for sure. I have won here, and have been here for vacation, so it’s always nice to come here. I feel well,
I’ve had a good start to the year, I won a trophy already, so I will try to win another.
Venus WILLIAMS (USA) [8]
vs
Belinda BENCIC (SUI)
2nd match after 7pm
Centre Court
Petra enjoyed traditional Arabic coffee and dates, “I like the dates, they’re very sweet. The Arabic coffee
is different, I’m glad I tried it.” She and Nasif took a selfie to remember the visit.
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[LL] Elena VESNINA (RUS) [Q] Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (AUS)
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
ALIZE CORNET CLAIMS MARATHON VICTORY
Dubai, UAE 15-21 February 2015
$2,513,000 - WTA Premier 5
Hard, Deco-Turf II
MAIN DRAW SINGLES
one set each, and then hold off a late challenge
from Goerges to claim victory in a draining two
hours 15 minutes.
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Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki set up
an intriguing clash with fourth seed and former
world number one Ana Ivanovic as she defeated
Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-4, and Casey
Dellacqua made the most of receiving a
wild card into the tournament by defeating
Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-4. Eighth seed
Jelena Jankovic struggled before defeating
qualifier Timea Babos 6-3 4-6 6-1.
Alize Cornet claimed a dramatic 6-0 6-7(6) 6-3
victory over Kirsten Flipkens on Sunday to reach
the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis
Championships.
It was an emotional roller-coaster for the 2014
finalist, who won the opening set with ease,
came within two points of victory in the second
set and then fought back from 3-0 down in the
third.
“I was like, ‘Wow, how I’m going to turn around
this match? It’s impossible. She was playing
better than me’,” said Cornet after her three
hour 11 minute victory. “I was tired. I was
sweating. I was dead. Finally, I made it. Don’t
know exactly how, but I think I just kept fighting
on every point and it worked out.”
Flipkens received attention to her knee after the
first set and became much more competitive,
and as several close line calls went against Cornet she struggled to control her emotions
before finally managing to re-focus.
“I proved myself that I could actually, you know,
stay calm in the third set, which I didn’t do it
in the beginning of the second set. I got really
nervous,” she said. “I could come back from a
really tough score, and could behave very good
on the court and still win the match.”
Flavia Pennetta also came through a tough
match, fighting off four match points to
overcome a gallant challenge by former finalist
Julia Goerges and win 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4.
Goerges led by a set and 5-2 and held match
points at 5-3. But Pennetta used all of her vast
experience to fight back and level the match at
“We have witnessed two very close and
exciting matches on the very first day of the
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships,” said
Colm McLoughlin, Executive Vice Chairman of
Dubai Duty Free, the tournament owners and
organizers. “Alize Cornet managed to survive
what is one of the longest matches on the WTA
Tour this year, and Flavia Pennetta was also
required to play at her very best in order to
reach the second round. Such drama bodes
well for the rest of the week.”
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With so many of the best players in the world
taking part in the tournament, it is guaranteed
that fans will be able to watch top names even
on the outside courts.
“There can be no greater bargain for tennis fans
anywhere in the world, with free admission to
the outside courts at the Dubai Duty Free
Tennis Championships,” said tournament
director Salah Tahlak. “Even on the opening day
spectators have been able to watch the 2013
Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki in
action, as well as one of the rising young stars
of the game, Belinda Bencic. More of the
biggest names in tennis will be appearing on
those same courts in the days to come.”
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Dubai Duty Free Kids Day Clinics
Over three hundred school children from across the UAE took to the courts yesterday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium to help usher in this year’s tournament with excitement and energy.
Children from six schools in the Emirate participated in the first Kids’ Day which
included a tennis clinic for all ages and skill levels, entertainment, the opportunity
to meet top players, and the chance to win prizes.
Held under the instruction of tennis coaches from the Clark Francis Tennis
Academy, the two hour clinic gave kids an opportunity to interact with the players;
all while having fun and learning more about the sport. Yesterday saw the doubles
pair from USA, Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears join in for the fun and teach
the kids more about the game of tennis.
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HALEP, Simona
ROU
S. HALEP [1]
BYE
BARTHEL, Mona
GER
HANTUCHOVA, Daniela
SVK
T. PIRONKOVA
PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana
BUL
63 46 63
KOUKALOVA, Klara
CZE
VESNINA, Elena
RUS
PENG, Shuai
CHN
PETKOVIC, Andrea
GER
A. PETKOVIC [9]
BYE
Z. DIYAS
DIYAS, Zarina
KAZ
62 62
BECK, Annika
GER
WATSON, Heather
GBR
KOZLOVA, Kateryna
UKR
BYE
E. MAKAROVA [6]
MAKAROVA, Ekaterina
RUS
WOZNIACKI, Caroline
DEN
C. WOZNIACKI [3]
BYE
S. STOSUR
LUCIC-BARONI, Mirjana
CRO
63 61
STOSUR, Samantha
AUS
DABROWSKI, Gabriela
CAN
BUYUKAKCAY, Cagla
TUR
FLIPKENS, Kirsten
BEL
A. CORNET [15]
60 67(6) 63
CORNET, Alizé
FRA
PENNETTA, Flavia
ITA
F. PENNETTA [10]
26 76(3) 64
GOERGES, Julia
GER
WANG, Qiang
CHN
NARA, Kurumi
JPN
S. KUZNETSOVA
KANEPI, Kaia
EST
41 Ret'd
KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana
RUS
BYE
A. KERBER [7]
KERBER, Angelique
GER
V. WILLIAMS [8]
WILLIAMS, Venus
USA
BYE
B. BENCIC
BENCIC, Belinda
SUI
64 64
KNAPP, Karin
ITA
C. DELLACQUA
SINIAKOVA, Katerina
CZE
63 64
DELLACQUA, Casey
AUS
PUIG, Monica
PUR
SAFAROVA, Lucie
CZE
PLISKOVA, Karolina
CZE
PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia
RUS
ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE
BEYGELZIMER, Yuliya
UKR
S. LISICKI
LISICKI, Sabine
GER
63 64
NICULESCU, Monica
ROU
BYE
A. IVANOVIC [4]
IVANOVIC, Ana
SRB
RADWANSKA, Agnieszka
POL
A. RADWANSKA [5]
BYE
C. GARCIA
GARCIA, Caroline
FRA
63 62
RODIONOVA, Arina
AUS
GAJDOSOVA, Jarmila
AUS
MUGURUZA, Garbiñe
ESP
BABOS, Timea
HUN
J. JANKOVIC [12]
63 46 61
JANKOVIC, Jelena
SRB
SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla
ESP C. SUÁREZ NAVARRO [13]
BYE
ZVONAREVA, Vera
RUS
GIORGI, Camila
ITA
VANDEWEGHE, CoCo
USA
SVITOLINA, Elina
UKR
BYE
P. KVITOVA [2]
KVITOVA, Petra
CZE
Seeded Players
HALEP, Simona
KVITOVA, Petra
WOZNIACKI, Caroline
IVANOVIC, Ana
RADWANSKA, Agnieszka
MAKAROVA, Ekaterina
KERBER, Angelique
WILLIAMS, Venus
PETKOVIC, Andrea
PENNETTA, Flavia
SAFAROVA, Lucie
JANKOVIC, Jelena
SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla
CIBULKOVA, Dominika
CORNET, Alizé
PENG, Shuai
Rank
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Winner
Finalists
Semi-Finalists
Quarter Finalists
3rd Round
2nd Round
1st Round
Prize Money
WTA Prize Money
SINGLES
US$
Last Direct Acceptance
PUIG - 59
Players Representative(s)
RANK
POINTS
V.
Williams/A.
Radwanska/A. Cornet
WTA Supervisor(s)
Donna Kelso
$456,000
$227,860
$113,850
$52,430
$26,000
$13,340
$7,474
Pts.
900
585
350
190
105
60
1
E.Vesnina (LL)
J. Goerges (LL)
K. Siniakova (LL)
TBA
TBA
K. Kanepi -
DOUBLES
Lucky Losers
Retirements/W.O.
US$
RANK POINTS
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Winner 456,000900
Winner 130,300900
Runner-Up227,860 585
Semifinalist113,850 350
Quarterfinalist52,430
100
Runner-Up65,920 585
Semifinalist32,740 350
Quarterfinalist16,420
190