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WTA Tournament In Nürnberg To Be Discontinued

NÜRNBERG, January 9, 2020 Matchmaker Event GmbH has sold its license for the WTA International tournament in Nürnberg, which has been held since 2013 on clay the week before Roland Garros. “We really didn’t take this decision lightly and tried […]

Rybakina Knocks Out Mertens At Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN, January 9, 2020 (Press Release) In-form Kazakh-Russian Elena Rybakina continued her fine run here in the Shenzhen Open as she blazed past third seed Elise Mertens 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in two hours and one minute to reach her second […]

Wang, Muguruza Reach Shenzhen Open Quarterfinals

SHENZHEN, January 8, 2020 (Press Release) In a tense encounter played out in front of a rapturous home audience at the Shenzhen Open, fourth seed Wang Qiang overcame a dismal mid-match dip in form to battle past Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich […]

Bencic, Sabalenka Fall At Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN, January 7, 2020 (Press Release) In what was the first big upset of the tournament, in-form 21-year-old Anna Blinkova secured the biggest win of her young career as she defeated Belinda Bencic 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and […]

Shenzhen Open: Sabalenka Notches First-Round Win

SHENZHEN, January 6, 2020 (Press Release) Seeded players in the singles draw continue to notch strong wins here in the Shenzhen Open as second seed Aryna Sabalanka, fourth seed Wang Qiang, sixth seed Garbiñe Muguruza and seventh seed Elena Rybakina […]

Mertens Starts Shenzhen Open Title Bid With Win

SHENZHEN, January 5, 2019 (Press Release) In the first match of the 2020 Shenzhen Open played on Centre Court, singles third seed Elise Mertens started her year on a winning note with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko […]

Shenzhen Open Singles Main Draw To Start On Sunday

SHENZHEN, January 4, 2019 (Press Release) The Shenzhen Open 2020 singles main draw ceremony was held live at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Centre this afternoon and revealed the first hurdles our WTA stars will be facing in the new season. […]

Pliskova And Mertens Experience China’s Silk Culture

SHENZHEN, January 2, 2019 (Press Release) WTA stars Elise Mertens and Kristyna Pliskova enjoyed a unique excursion this evening to the Silk Art Creative Park of China (SAC Park) in Shenzhen to try their hands at traditional Chinese embroidery and […]