Happy Valentine's Day MCM!
Once again this week we're on four continents. With a WTA 500 in Qatar and an ATP 500 in Rotterdam, quite a few heavy hitters are back in action, including Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz among them. Karolina Pliskova ranked #20 having to qualify for Doha tells you the quality of the Main Draw!
So kiss your Valentine and let's get to it👇
Qatar TotalEnergies Open WTA 500
Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex
Doha, Qatar
February 13 - 18, 2023
Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16
This is the 21st edition of the tournament.
Defending champion: Iga Swiatek who defeated Anett Kontaveit.
Seeds (in order of seeding; the top 4 seeds receive 1st-round byes): Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, Caroline Garcia, Coco Gauff, Maria Sakkari, Daria Kasatkina, Belinda Bencic, Veronika Kudermetova.
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| Doha's The Pearl Monument |
Other notables include: Beatriz Haddad Maia, Barbora Krejcikova, Petra Kvitova, Liudmila Samsonova.
Wildcards: Victoria Azarenka, Sofia Kenin, Ipek Oz, Sofia Kenin
Protected ranking: Karolina Muchova
Special exempt: Zheng Qinwen
Withdrawals: Ons Jabeur, Anett Kontaveit, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina
ABN AMRO Open ATP 500
Rotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
February 13 - 19, 2023
Surface: Hard indoor
Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the 50th edition of the tournament. It is interesting that it has wheelchair events for both men and women.
Most titles: Arthur Ashe and Roger Federer with 3 each.
Defending champion: Felix Auger-Aliassime who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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| Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen (Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam) |
Seeds (in order of seeding): Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Holger Rune, Hubert Hurkacz, Daniil Medvedev, Pablo Carreno Busta, Alexander Zverev
Other notables include: Borna Coric, Jannik Sinner
Wildcards: All Dutch players – Gijs Brouwer, Tallon Griekspoor, Tim van Rijthoven (Gael Monfils had received a WC but is not playing the tourney.)
Protected ranking: Stan Wawrinka
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| The Forest Polder Fox by sculptor Florentijn Hofman unveiled 2021. Requisitioned by the City of Bospolder Vos tributes the city's past when it was forest, polders and dikes. Is the Fox shopping or cleaning up litter? |
Withdrawals: Dan Evans, Karen Khachanov
Delray Beach Open ATP 250
Delray Beach Tennis Center
Delray Beach, USA
February 13 - 19, 2023
Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16
This is the 31st edition of the tournament.
2022 Champion: Cameron Norrie who defeated Reilly Opelka
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| Portuguese Man-O-War on Delray Beach |
Seeds (in order of seeding; the top 4 seeds receive 1st-round byes): Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Denis Shapovalov, Miomir Kecmanovic, Yoshihito Nishioka, Ben Shelton, J.J. Wolf
Wildcards: American players Aleksandar Kovacevic, Jack Sock, plus Fernando Verdasco
Withdrawals: Jiri Lehecka, Reilly Opelka, John Isner, Wu Yibing
Not surprisingly there are a lot of American players in this tourney, 10 before the qualifiers are placed.
Argentina Open ATP 250
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Buenos Aires, Argentina
February 13 - 19, 2023
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| "Cocina" by artist/architect Pastel (Francisco Diaz) |
Surface: Clay
Draw: Singles 28, Doubles 16
This is the 26th edition of the tournament.
2022 Champion: Casper Ruud, who defeated Diego Schwartzman.
The big excitement is that Carlos Alcaraz is playing, after being off the Tour for several months because of injury.
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| Vuel Villa - 1936 Museum of the Painter of the Unimaginable - Xul Solar (Oscar Agustin Alejandro Schulz Solari - 1887-1963) |
Seeds (in order of seeding; the top 4 have 1st-round byes): Carlos Alcaraz, Cameron Norrie, Lorenzo Musetti, Diego Schwartzman, Francisco Cerundolo, Sebastian Baez, Alex Molcan, Albert Ramos-Vinolas
Wildcards: Players from Argentina – Facundo Diaz Acosta, Guido Pella, plus Dominic Thiem
Protected ranking: Hugo Dellien
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Withdrawal: Corentin Moutet
And a Special Valentine for Hartt, thank you for all the work!💖
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