Get ready for a very busy week with 5 tournaments on 4 continents - WTA 500 in Abu Dhabi and a 250 in Cluj-Napoca and ATP 250s in Dallas, Cordoba and Marseille.
Congratulations to this past week's winners:
WTA 500 Linz, Austria
Singles: J. Ostapenko d. E. Alexandrova
Doubles: Errani/Paolini d. Melichar-Martinez/Perez
WTA 250 Hua Hin
Singles: D. Shnaider d. Zhu L.
Doubles: Kato/Sutjiadi d. Guo/Jiang
ATP 250 Montpellier
Singles: A. Bublik d. B. Cornic
Doubles: Doumbia/Reboul d. Olivetti/Weissborn
Play ball!👇
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500
Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre
Abu Dhabi, UAE
February 5-11, 2024
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| Emirates Capitol |
Surface: Hard
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16
The inaugural edition of the tourney was in 2023.
Defending champion: Belinda Bencic d. Liudmila Samsonova
Seeds (in order of seeding): Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari, Barbora Krejcikova, Jelena Ostapenko, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova
The top 4 seeds receive a first round bye.
Wildcards: Alexandra Eala, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Wang Xiyu
Interesting WC for doubles: Ons Jabeur/Naomi Osaka
Withdrawals: Emma Navarro, Jasmine Paolini
OOP
Surface: Hard indoor
Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the 4th edition of the tourney.
Defending champion: Tamara Korpatsch d. Elena Ruse
Seeds (in order of seeding): Arantxa Rus, Tatjana Maria, Anna Blinkova, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Elina Avanesyan, Viktoriya Tomova, Ana Bogdan, Nadia Podoroska
Wildcards: All Romanian players: Miriam Bulgaru, Andreea Mitu, Anca Todoni
Protected ranking: Caty McNally, Anastasija Sevastova
Withdrawals include: Clara Burel, Magdalena Frech, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
SINGLES DRAW
Transylvania Open WTA 250
BT Arena
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
February 5-11, 2024
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| Cluj-Napoca - the gem in the heart of Transylvania |
Surface: Hard indoor
Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the 4th edition of the tourney.
Defending champion: Tamara Korpatsch d. Elena Ruse
Seeds (in order of seeding): Arantxa Rus, Tatjana Maria, Anna Blinkova, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Elina Avanesyan, Viktoriya Tomova, Ana Bogdan, Nadia Podoroska
Wildcards: All Romanian players: Miriam Bulgaru, Andreea Mitu, Anca Todoni
Protected ranking: Caty McNally, Anastasija Sevastova
Withdrawals include: Clara Burel, Magdalena Frech, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
SINGLES DRAW
OOP
Surface: Clay
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16
The tournament’s debut was in 2019.
It is the opening leg of the Latin American swing, known as the “Golden Swing.”
Defending champion: Sebastian Baez d. Federico Coria.
Seeds (in order of seeding): Francisco Cerundolo, Sebastian Baez, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Sebastian Ofner, Daniel Altmaier, Alejandro Tabilo, Yannick Hanfmann, Roberto Carballes Baena
Wildcards: All players from Argentina: Mariano Navone, Francisco Comesana, Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Cordoba Open ATP 250
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Cordoba, Argentina
February 5-11, 2024
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| Roman Bridge of Cordoba |
Surface: Clay
Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16
The tournament’s debut was in 2019.
It is the opening leg of the Latin American swing, known as the “Golden Swing.”
Defending champion: Sebastian Baez d. Federico Coria.
Seeds (in order of seeding): Francisco Cerundolo, Sebastian Baez, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Sebastian Ofner, Daniel Altmaier, Alejandro Tabilo, Yannick Hanfmann, Roberto Carballes Baena
Wildcards: All players from Argentina: Mariano Navone, Francisco Comesana, Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Dallas Open ATP 250
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex
Dallas, USA
February 5-11, 2024
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| Dallas nightscape of the Reunion Tower on the Trinity River |
Surface: Hard indoor
Draws: singles: 28, Doubles: 16
This the third edition of the tourney. It is the only ATP indoor tournament in the US. No surprise, there are a LOT of American players taking part.
Defending champion: Yibing Wu d. John Isner
Seeds (in order of seeding): Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Adrian Mannarino, Christopher Eubanks, Max Purcell, Jordan Thompson, Mackenzie McDonald
Wildcards: All are American players – Adam Neff, Reilly Opelka, Ethan Quinn
Withdrawals: Miomir Kecmanovic, J.J. Wolf
OOP
Surface : Hard indoor
Draws : Singles 28, Doubles 16
This is the 32nd edition of the tournament.
Defending champion: Hubert Hurkacz d. Benjamin Bonzi
Richard Gasquet, age 37, will face Roberto Bautista Agut, age 35, in the first round, so they have a combined age of 72. These oldies just keep on going!
Seeds (in order of seeding): Hubert Hurkacz, Grigor Dimitrov, Karen Khachanov, Ugo Humbert, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Lorenzo Musetti, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jiri Lehecka
The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.
Wildcards: French players Benjamin Bonzi, Quentin Halys, plus Denis Shapovalov
Open 13 Provence ATP 250
Palais des Sports de Marseille
Marseille, France
February 5-11, 2024
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| Old City Center port at Vallon des Auffes - Marseille |
Surface : Hard indoor
Draws : Singles 28, Doubles 16
This is the 32nd edition of the tournament.
Defending champion: Hubert Hurkacz d. Benjamin Bonzi
Richard Gasquet, age 37, will face Roberto Bautista Agut, age 35, in the first round, so they have a combined age of 72. These oldies just keep on going!
Seeds (in order of seeding): Hubert Hurkacz, Grigor Dimitrov, Karen Khachanov, Ugo Humbert, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Lorenzo Musetti, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jiri Lehecka
The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.
Wildcards: French players Benjamin Bonzi, Quentin Halys, plus Denis Shapovalov
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