Monday 1 April 2024

Charleston South Carolina-WTA500, Bogota, Columbia-WTA250, Houston, Texas ATP-250, Marrakech, Morocco-ATP-250, Estoril, Portugal-ATP250.


 

So long from Miami but first a hearty Congratulations to our Winners in what I thought turned out to be a good tourney with quite a bit of excitement and of course upsets.    Our 2024 Miami winners are:

Men's Singles             Women's Singles              Men's Doubles                    Women's Doubles

J. Sinner                    D. Collins                         M. Ebden/R.Bopanna         S. Kenin/B.Mattek-Sands


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Credit One Charleston WTA 500
Credit One Stadium
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
April 1 -7, 2024

Skyline, Charleston, South Carolina

Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 48, Doubles 16

This is the largest women’s-only tournament in North America, and the only one played on green clay.

The 51st edition of the tournament.

Defending champion: Ons Jabeur who defeated Belinda Bencic.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Jessica Pegula, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari, Daria Kasatkina, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Ekatarina Alexandrova, Elina Svitolina, Madison Keys, Veronika Kudermetova, Emma Navarro, Anna Kalinskaya, Elise Mertens, Victoria Azarenka, Dayana Yastremska, Leylah Fernandez,  Lesia Tsurenko

The top 16 players receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: American players Clervie Ngounoue, Shelby Rogers, plus Beatriz Haddad Maia, Caroline Wozniacki

Protected ranking: Amanda Anisimova

Withdrawals: Include Marta Kostyuk, Barbora Krejcikova, Anhelina Kalinina, Jelena Ostapenko, Diane Parry

Singles/Doubles Draws
OOP


Copa Colsanitas Zurich WTA 250
Country Club
Bogota, Colombia
April 1-7, 2024
View of Bogota, Colombia from La Candelaria

Surface: Clay

Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16

This is the 26th edition of the tournament.

Defending champion: Tatjana Maria who defeated Peyton Stearns. She won the title in 2022 as well.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Marie Bouzkova, Tatjana Maria, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Cristina Bucsa, Nadia Podoroska, Camilia Osorio, Laura Siegemund, Kamilia Rakhimova

Wildcards: Colombian players Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza, Valentina Mediorreal Arias, Yuliana Monroy

Withdrawals: Erika Andreeva, Bernarda Pera, Diana Shnaider, Peyton Stearns

OOP


Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Championship ATP 250
River Oaks Country Club
Houston, Texas, USA
April 1-7, 2024

Houston Skyline, Texas, USA

Surface: Clay

Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

The Houston tourney began in 2001, but this is the 54th edition of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court tournament. It is the only ATP Tour event in the USA that is played on clay.

Defending champion: Frances Tiafoe who defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Ben Shelton, Francisco Cerundolo, Frances Tiafoe, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Christopher Eubanks, Jordan Thompson, Marcos Giron, Max Purcell

The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: American players Denis Kudla, Michael Mmoh, plus Denis Shapovalov.

Withdrawals: Taro Daniel, Yannick Hanfmann, Mackenzie McDonald, Kei Nishikori, Tommy Paul

Singles/Doubles Draws
OOP


Grand Prix Hassan II ATP 250
Marrakech, Morocco
April 1-7, 2024

One of the many Souks in Marrakech, Morocco

Surface : Clay

Draws : Singles 28, Doubles 16

Inaugurated as an ATP tournament in 1990, the tourney moved from Casablanca in 2016. It is entirely funded by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, and is the only ATP Tour stop in Africa.

2023 champion: Roberto Carballes Baena who defeated Alexandre Muller.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Laslo Djere, Sebastian Ofner, Dan Evans, Lorenzo Sonego, Facundo Diaz Acosta, Alexander Shevchenko, Marione Navone, Flavio Cobolli

The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: From Morocco – Elliot Benchetrit, plus Aziz Dougaz, Abdullah Shelbayh

Protected ranking: Matteo Berrettini

Withdrawals: Tomas Machac, Christopher O’Connell, Thiago Seyboth Wild, Alejandro Tabilo

Singles/Doubles Draws
OOP


Millennium Estoril Open ATP 250
Clube de Tenise do Estoril
Estoril, Portugal
April 1-7, 2024



Surface: Clay

Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

The tournament was established in 2015.

Defending champion: Casper Ruud who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz, Lorenzo Musetti, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Arthur Fils, Miomir Kecmanovic, Gael Monfils, Dominik Koepfer

The top 4 seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Portuguese players Henrique Rocha, Joao Sousa, plus Joao Fonseca

Withdrawal : Arthur Cazaux

Singles/Doubles Draws
OOP





Thanks Missy Hartt. Hope I got all the changes.

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