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PREVIEW NOTES: ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | MARCH 15-21, 2021 | $565,530 WTA 500 Tournament Information: www.lt.formulatx.com | @Formula_TX | facebook.com/FormulaTX WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta WTA Communications: Chris Whitmore ([email protected]) ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY – QUICK FACTS Main Draw Dates: March 15-21, 2021 Singles Final: Sunday, March 21, NB 4:30pm Doubles Final: Sunday, March 21, 1:30pm (TBC) Venue: Sibur Arena Status: WTA 500 Staging: Tournament’s sixth year Draw sizes: 28 singles / 16 doubles teams / 24 singles qualifying Surface: Rebound Ace / Indoors Total Prize Money: $565,530 Tennis Ball: Babolat Team 2020 Singles Final: [2] Kiki Bertens (NED #8) d. [8] Elena Rybakina (KAZ #25) 6-1 6-3 2020 Doubles Final: [1] S. Aoyama/E. Shibahara (JPN/JPN) d. [3] K. Christian/A. Guarachi (USA/CHI) 4-6 6-0 10-3 RANK RANK SINGLES US$ DOUBLES US$ POINTS POINTS Winner 68,570 470 Winner 25,230 470 Runner-Up 51,000 305 Runner-Up 17,750 305 Semifinalist 32,400 185 Semifinalist 10,000 185 Quarterfinalist 15,500 100 Quarterfinalist 5,500 100 Round of 16 8,200 55 Round of 16 3,500 1 Round of 32 6,650 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Seeds: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Veronika Kudermetova, Fiona Ferro, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jelena Ostapenko, Kristina Mladenovic, Daria Kasatkina Wildcards: Margarita Gasparyan, Daria Mishina, Vera Zvonareva Qualifiers: Jaqueline Cristian, Anastasia Gasanova, Kamilla Rakhimova, Arina Rodionova, Clara Tauson, Wang Xinyu Lucky Loser: Cagla Buyukakcay Most career WTA singles titles: Svetlana Kuznetsova (18) Prize money leader: Svetlana Kuznetsova ($25,241,185) Youngest singles player: Clara Tauson, 18 years old (December 1, 2002) Oldest singles player: Vera Zvonareva, 36 years old (September 7, 1984) Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 1 PREVIEW NOTES: ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | MARCH 15-31, 2021 | $565,530 WTA 500 TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS • Ten Russian women line up for the sixth edition of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, including former Top 10 trio, Daria Kasatkina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva. • However, it is Ekaterina Alexandrova seeded No.1 in Russia’s second city, and after an opening round bye she will take on either Tereza Martincova or Stefanie Voegele in the second round. • Joining Alexandrova in the top half are French pair Fiona Ferro and Kristina Mladenovic – the only former champion in the draw. No.3 seed Ferro will face Zvonareva or Arina Rodionova after her first-round bye, while 2017 winner Mladenovic meets wildcard Margarita Gasparyan. • Meanwhile, Kasatkina and Kuznetsova are both in a strong bottom half of the draw, along with No.2 seed Veronika Kudermetova and former Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko. • In doubles, three-times major winner Elena Venina continues her comeback alongside fellow mother Zvonareva, taking on Vera Lapko and Cornelia Lister in the first round. • One to Watch – Clara Tauson. Despite only turning 18 in December, Tauson’s steady ascent up the WTA rankings suggests that Danish tennis may well have a worthy successor to Caroline Wozniacki sooner rather than later. Like Wozniacki, Tauson was a decorated junior, lifting the Australian Open girls’ singles in 2019. The following year she began to make her mark in the senior ranks, upsetting Jennifer Brady on her Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros and lifting a couple of titles on the ITF Circuit. She has elevated her game once more in 2021, lifting her maiden WTA title in Lyon and, following two wins in qualifying here, is currently on a 13-match winning streak. COUNTRY BREAKDOWN A total of 15 countries are represented in the main draw, led by home nation Russia with 10 players: Australia (1) Arina Rodionova Belgium (1) Kirsten Flipkens Belarus (2) Vera Lapko, Aliaksandra Sasnovich Bulgaria (1) Viktoriya Tomova China (1) Wang Xinyu Czech Republic (2) Tereza Martincova, Katerina Siniakova Denmark (1) Clara Tauson France (2) Fiona Ferro, Kristina Mladenovic Latvia (1) Jelena Ostapenko Romania (2) Ana Bogdan, Jaqueline Cristian Russia (10) Ekaterina Alexandrova, Anastasia Gasanova, Margarita Gasparyan, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Daria Mishina, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Kamilla Rakhimova, Vera Zvonareva Spain (1) Paula Badosa Switzerland (1) Stefanie Voegele Turkey (1) Cagla Buyukakcay Ukraine (1) Katarina Zavatska Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 2 PREVIEW NOTES: ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | MARCH 15-31, 2021 | $565,530 WTA 500 THIS SEASON’S WTA TOUR FINALS Week of Level Tournament Singles Final Doubles Final January 6 WTA 500 Abu Dhabi, UAE [4] Sabalenka d. Kudermetova 62 62 Aoyama/Shibahara d. Carter/Stefani January 31 WTA 500 Yarra Valley Classic, AUS [1] Barty d. [6] Muguruza 76(3) 64 Aoyama/Shibahara d. Kalinskaya/Kuzmova WTA 500 Gippsland Trophy, AUS [7] Mertens d. Kanepi 64 61 Krejcikova/Siniakova d. Chan/Chan WTA 500 Grampians Trophy, AUS [6] Kontaveit/Li (final not played due to scheduling) February 8 GS Australian Open, AUS [3] Osaka d. [22] Brady 64 63 Mertens/Sabalenka d. Krejcikova/Siniakova February 13 WTA 250 Phillip Island Trophy, AUS Kasatkina d. [13] Bouzkova 46 62 62 Raina/Rakhimova d. Blinkova/Potapova February 22 WTA 500 Adelaide, AUS [5] Swiatek d. [2] Bencic 62 62 Guarachi/Krawczyk d. Carter/Stefani March 1 WTA 500 Doha, QAT [4] Kvitova d. Muguruza 62 61 Melichar/Schuurs d. Niculescu/Ostapenko WTA 250 Lyon, FRA [Q] Tauson d. [Q] Golubic 64 61 Kuzmova/Rus d. Bouchard/Danilovic March 8 WTA 1000 Dubai, UAE [9] Muguruza d. Krejcikova 76(6) 63 Guarachi/Jurak d. Xu/Yang WTA 250 Guadalajara, MEX [4] Sorribes Tormo d. [WC] Bouchard 62 75 Perez/Sharma d. Krawczyk/Olmos A SNAPSHOT OF 2021 SO FAR • Top 20 Debut (1): Jennifer Brady (at No.13 on February 22) • Fewest games dropped en route to a title: Iga Swiatek (22, Adelaide) • Lowest-ranked player to triumph: Clara Tauson (No.139, Lyon) • Youngest title winner: Clara Tauson, Lyon (18y 76d) • Oldest title winner: Petra Kvitova, Doha (30y 363d) • Aces leaders: Veronika Kudermetova – 80, Ons Jabeur – 77, Ekaterina Alexandrova – 76 • Most aces in a match (17): Ekaterina Alexandrova (d. Watson 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3 – Abu Dhabi, 2r) • Match win leaders: Garbiñe Muguruza – 18, Jessica Pegula – 12, Iga Swiatek – 11 • Most doubles titles (2): Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (Abu Dhabi, Yarra Valley Classic), Alexa Guarachi (Adelaide, Dubai) • Most Top 10 wins (3): Jessica Pegula (No.5 Svitolina at Australian Open, No.6 Ka.Pliskova at Doha and Dubai), Garbiñe Muguruza (No.4 Kenin at Yarra Valley Classic, No.8 Sabalenka at Doha and Dubai) Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 3 ST. PETERSBURG PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT WINNER RND OPPONENT SCORE RANK SEED 2020 ST. PETERSBURG WTA HARD Draw Sngl 32 Prize USD $782,900 ($848,000) 16 FEB 2020 RUSSIA INDOOR Draw Dbl 16 Singles BERTENS, KIKI NED 82 F def RYBAKINA, ELENA KAZ 6-1 6-3 25 8 Doubles AOYAMA S. JPN / SHIBAHARA E. JPN 53 1 F def CHRISTIAN K. USA / GUARACHI A. CHI 4-6 6-0 10-3 108 3 2019 ST. PETERSBURG WTA HARD Draw Sngl 32 Prize USD $757,900 ($823,000) 03 FEB 2019 RUSSIA INDOOR Draw Dbl 16 Singles BERTENS, KIKI NED 82 F def VEKIC, DONNA CRO 7-6(2) 6-4 30 8 Doubles GASPARYAN M. RUS / MAKAROVA E. RUS 161 F def KALINSKAYA A. RUS / KUZMOVA V. SVK 7-5 7-5 244 2018 ST. PETERSBURG WTA HARD Draw Sngl 32 Prize USD $733,900 ($799,000) 04 FEB 2018 RUSSIA INDOOR Draw Dbl 16 Singles KVITOVA, PETRA CZE 29 F def MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA FRA 6-1 6-2 10 4 Doubles BACSINSZKY T. SUI / ZVONAREVA V. R F def KUDRYAVTSEVA A. RUS / SREBOTNIK K. 2-6 6-1 10-3 105 2017 ST. PETERSBURG WTA HARD Draw Sngl 32 Prize USD $710,900 ($776,000) 05 FEB 2017 RUSSIA INDOOR Draw Dbl 16 Singles MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA FRA 51 F def PUTINTSEVA, YULIA KAZ 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4 34 Doubles OSTAPENKO J. LAT / ROSOLSKA A. POL 165 F def JURAK D. CRO / KNOLL X. SUI 3-6 6-2 10-5 93 2 2016 ST. PETERSBURG WTA HARD Draw Sngl 32 Prize USD $687,900 ($753,000) 14 FEB 2016 RUSSIA INDOOR Draw Dbl 16 Singles VINCI, ROBERTA ITA 16 2 F def BENCIC, BELINDA SUI 6-4 6-3 11 1 Doubles HINGIS M. SUI / MIRZA S. IND 21 F def DUSHEVINA V. RUS / KREJCIKOVA B. C 6-3 6-1 146 Date: 14 March 2021 Page 1 of 1 Please credit WTA Media Information System ALPHABETIC PLAYER LIST MAIN DRAW SINGLES 2021 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg, Russia RANK SEED CAREER @ TRN YEAR-TO-DATE CAREER CAREER HGH TITLES PLAYER NAME 3/8/2021 NAT AGE PRIZE W / L PRIZE W / L PRIZE W / L RANK DATE YTD CAR ALEXANDROVA, EKATERINA 33 1 RUS 26 67,830 474/ 2 187,920 / 1,857,315 306 / 180 25 2/17/2020 01 BADOSA, PAULA 69 ESP 23 053/ 0 100,557/ 570,201 236 / 136 67 1/25/2021 0 0 BOGDAN, ANA 101 ROU 28 023/ 0 84,985/ 1,394,165 330 / 204 59 6/11/2018 0 0 L BUYUKAKCAY, CAGLA 179 TUR 31 034/ 0 34,759/ 1,057,190 433 / 357 60 9/12/2016 0 1 Q CRISTIAN, JAQUELINE 160 ROU 22 043/ 0 23,294/ 152,622 204 / 135 157 2/1/2021 0 0 FERRO, FIONA 39 3 FRA 24 8,110 153/ 1 172,105 / 1,056,531 216 / 173 42 10/12/2020 02 FLIPKENS, KIRSTEN 92 BEL 35 33,271 012/ 3 88,727 / 5,249,581 523 / 385 13 8/5/2013 01 Q GASANOVA, ANASTASIA 241 RUS 21 065/ 0 8,308/ 79,186 167 / 94 228 1/25/2021 0 0 W GASPARYAN, MARGARITA 122 RUS 26 41,895 154/ 2 76,102 / 1,559,754 215 / 138 41 2/15/2016 02 KASATKINA, DARIA 58 8 RUS 23 118,923 7103/ 5 154,926 / 6,235,378 236 / 131 10 10/22/2018 13 KUDERMETOVA,