PREVIEW NOTES: VOLVO CAR OPEN CHARLESTON, SC, USA | APRIL 1-7, 2019 | USD $823,000 PREMIER EVENT WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.volvocaropen.com | @VolvoCarOpen | facebook.com/VolvoCarOpen WTA Communications: Chase Altieri (
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[email protected] to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media. CHARLESTON – QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: Monday – Sunday, April 1-7, 2019 Singles Final: Sunday, April 1, NB 1:00pm Doubles Final: Sunday, April 1, 10:45am Venue: Family Circle Tennis Centre Status: WTA Premier Event Staging: Tournament’s 47th year Draw sizes: 56 singles / 16 doubles / 32 singles qualifying (8 qualifiers) Surface: Green Clay / Outdoors Tennis Ball: Dunlop Grand Prix All Surface Total Prize Money: USD $823,000 2018 Singles Final: [12] Kiki Bertens (NED) d. [5] Julia Goerges (GER) 6-2 6-1 2018 Doubles Final: K.Srebotnik/A.Kudryavtseva (CZE/RUS) d. [3] A.Klepac/M. Martinez Sanchez (SLO/ESP) 6-3 6-3 SINGLES USD $ RANK POINTS Winner 141,420 470 Runner-Up 75,120 305 Semifinalist 37,020 185 Quarterfinalist 19,031 100 Round of 16 9,860 55 Round of 32 5,050 30 Round of 64 2,595 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Singles wildcards: Sabine Lisicki (GER), Emma Navarro (USA), Shelby Rogers (USA) Youngest singles player: Amanda Anisimova, 17