Halle, Germany ATP 500
London, Great Britain, ATP 500
Berlin, Germany WTA 500
Birmingham, Great Britain WTA 250
We're halfway through the ATP's nine - and the WTA's eight - official grass season tournaments. These include Wimbledon and the Hall of Fame Open, Rhode Island USA July 11-17th for the men, with the women's grass season coming to a high crescendo at Wimbledon on July 10th.
Congratulations to this week's Singles Champions: Matteo Berrettini, Stuttgart, Germany; Tim Van Rijthoven, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; Beatriz Haddad Maia, Nottingham; Ekaterina Alexandrova, Hertogenbosch. And Doubles Champions: Koolhof/Skupski, Hertogenbosch; Hurkacz/Pavic, Stuttgart; Perez/Zidansek, Hertogenbosch; and a special shoutout to Singles/Doubles champ Haddad Maia/Zhang, in Nottingham!
So let's get to this week's three 500s and a 250👇
Wortmann Open ATP 500
OWL Arena
Halle, Germany
June 13 - 19, 2022
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| Rainbow Honeycomb Building - Halle, Germany |
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| Handelshaus George Frideric Handel's (1685-1759) music formed one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age and overall in the history of music |
Surface: Grass
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
The inaugural edition of the tournament was 1993., and in 2015 it was upgraded to a 500 tourney.
There have been six German winners over the years, including Tommy Haas (2009 and 2012), Philipp Kohlschreiber (in 2011) and Florian Mayer (2016).
Defending champion: Ugo Humbert (defeated Andrey Rublev)
Roger Federer has the most titles with 10.
Seeded players (in order of seeding): Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz, Pablo Carreno Busta, Roberto Bautista Agut, Karen Khachanov
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| The Beatles Museum - Halle, Germany in honor of @low4player and @Beachfan |
Other notables include: David Goffin, Ugo Humbert, Sebastian Korda, Holger Rune
Wildcards: German players Henri Squire, Jan-Lennard Struff, plus Nick Kyrgios
Special Exempt: Oscar Otte
Withdrawals include: Fognini, Sinner, Zverev
SINGLES DRAW
SINGLES DRAW
OOP
Cinch Championships ATP 500
Cinch Championships ATP 500
Queen’s Club
London, Great Britain
June 13 - 19, 2022
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| William Shakespeare Serenade - Street art on Clink Street, London |
Surface: Grass
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
The tournament, established in 1889, is now in its 119th edition.
Seven players have won the Queen’s Club – Wimbledon title double, including Rafa Nadal in 2008 and Andy Murray in 2013 and 2016.
Most titles: Sir Andy Murray with five.
Defending champion: Matteo Berrettini (defeated Cameron Norrie)
Seeded players (in order of seeding): Casper Ruud, Matteo Berrettini, Cameron Norrie, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Denis Shapovalov, Marin Cilic, Reilly Opelka
Other notables include: Alexander Bublik, Grigor Dimitrov, Alex de Minaur, Lorenzo Sonego, Frances Tiafoe
Wildcards: British players Liam Broady, Jack Draper, Ryan Peniston
Protected ranking: Stan Wawrinka; Special exempt: Andy Murray
Withdrawals include: Alcaraz, Monfils
SINGLES DRAW
SINGLES DRAW
Bett1 Open WTA 500
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Berlin, Germany
June 13 -19, 2022
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| "Der Kiss - My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love" ~ Dmitri Vrubel 1990 mural on the Berlin Wall depicting German political leader Erich Honecker and the USSR's Leonid Brezhnev sharing a 'fraternal kiss.' Honecker had given the decisive order for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 and led the German Democratic Party from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Wall in October 1989. |
Surface: Grass
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the 95th edition of the tournament. Last year the tourney switched from clay to grass.
Defending champion: Liudmila Samsonova (defeated Belinda Bencic)
Seeds (in order of seeding): Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari, Aryna Sabalenka, Karolina Pliskova, Garbine Muguruza, Daria Kasatkina, Coco Gauff, Belinda Bencic
Wildcards: German Julie Niemeier, plus Anna Kalinskaya
Protected ranking : Bianca Andreescu, Karolina Muchova
Perhaps not a big surprise right after a Major, but there were a LOT of withdrawals, at least 12. They included Anisimova, Azarenka, Badosa, Fernandez, Osaka and Swiatek.
Rothesay Classic WTA 250
Edgbaston Priory Club
Birmingham, Great Britain
June 13 - 19, 2022
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| Once-gritty Digbeth in Birmingham is a developing, bohemian district known for street art, young, hip crowd events and creative workshops at the Custard Factory and Eastside Projects, head concerts at the O2 Institute, and grungy clubs in former warehouses. Digbeth Dining Club (above) is a weekend street-food market with global dishes and Victorian-era Irish pubs dot the area. |
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the 40th edition of the tournament, with Billie Jean King winning the title the first year, when she was 39 years old.
Defending champion: Ons Jabeur who won her first WTA title. (defeated Daria Kasatkina)
Seeds (in order of seeding): Jelena Ostapenko, Barbora Krejcikova, Simona Halep, Elise Mertens, Petra Kvitova, Sorana Cirstea, Alison Riske, Zhang Shuai
Wildcards: Brits Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, plus Barbora Krejcikova, Petra Kvitova
Withdrawals include: Putintseva, Raducanu, Stephens, Sorribes Tormo
Thumbs up to Shirley Hartt who seeded detailed draw info for the tourneys👏👏👏
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