Brd Bucharest Open Bucharest, Rou | July 15-21, 2019 | Usd $250,000 International Event
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PREVIEW NOTES: BRD BUCHAREST OPEN BUCHAREST, ROU | JULY 15-21, 2019 | USD $250,000 INTERNATIONAL EVENT WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.brdbuhcarestopen.ro | @BucharestOpen | facebook.com/BRDBucharestOpen WTA Communications: Teyva Sammet ([email protected]) – Office Coverage SAP Tennis Analytics for Media is an online portal that provides real-time data and insights to media during every WTA event and across all devices. Please email [email protected] to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media. BRD BUCHAREST OPEN – QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: Monday - Sunday, July 15 - 21, 2019 Singles Final: Sunday, July 21, not before 5:00pm Doubles Final: Saturday, July 21, 2:30 pm Venue: Arenele BNR Status: WTA International event Staging: Tournament’s 24th year (sixth in Bucharest) Draw sizes: 32 singles / 16 doubles teams / 32 singles qualifying Surface: Red Clay Tennis Ball: BABOLAT French Open Roland Garros 2018 Singles Final: [1] Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. [4] Petra Martic (CRO) 7-6(4) 6-2 2018 Doubles Final: [WC] I. Begu/A. Mitu (ROU/ROU) d. D. Kovinic/ M. Zanevska (MNE/BEL) 6-3 6-4 RANK RANK SINGLES USD $ DOUBLES USD $ POINTS POINTS Winner 43,000 280 Winner 12,300 280 Runner-Up 21,400 180 Runner-Up 6,400 180 Semifinalist 11,500 110 Semifinalist 3,435 110 Quarterfinalist 6,175 60 Quarterfinalist 1,820 60 Round of 16 3,400 30 Round of 16 960 1 Round of 32 2,100 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Singles wildcards: Irina Bara (ROU), Jaqueline Christian (ROU), Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU), Youngest singles player: Kaja Juvan (SLO), 18 years old (November 25, 2000) Oldest singles player: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA), 34 years old (March 23, 1985) Singles withdrawals: Margarita Gasparyan, Kaia Kanepi, Yulia Putintseva, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Alison Van Uytvanck Main draw debutantes: Paula Badosa (ESP), Aliona Bolsova (ESP), Varvara Flink (RUS), Kaja Juvan (SLO), Anhelina Kalinina (UKR), Veronika Kudermetova (RUS), Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK), Varvara Lepchenko (USA), Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA), Kristyna Pliskova (CZE), Elena Rybakina (KAZ) Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 1 PREVIEW NOTES: BRD BUCHAREST OPEN BUCHAREST, ROU | JULY 15-21, 2019 | USD $250,000 INTERNATIONAL EVENT TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS Last year’s champion and 2016 runner-up, Anastasija Sevastova, returns as the top seed to defend her title. With 11 match wins, she is the most successful player in the tournament’s history Sevastova begins her defense against Ana Bogdan, one of six players representing the home nation. She is joined by Irina-Camelia Begu, Sorana Cirstea and wildcards Irina Bara, Jaqueline Cristian and Elena-Gabriela Ruse Begu – the 2017 singles champion – is looking to win third consecutive doubles title, returning with her 2017 partner Raluca Olaru as the top seed Other half of 2018 winning doubles team, Andreea Mitu, teams up with Lara Arruabarrena to challenge her old teammate One To Watch – Kaja Juvan, 18, is coming off a run through qualifying to the second round at Wimbledon, where she fell to eventual runner-up Serena Williams. The result improved her record for the year to 28-10 and edged her ever closer to a Top 100 debut TOP 4 SEEDS’ TOURNAMENT HISTORY* PLAYER TOURNAMENT HISTORY W/L WIN % WON (1): 2018 (d. Martic) 11-2 .846 [1] Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) R-Up (1): 2016 (l. Halep) QF (1): 2017 (l. Bogdan) [2] Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) First appearance - - [3] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) First appearance - - [4] Tamara Zidansek (SLO) R16 (1): 2018 (l. Buzarnescu) 1-1 .500 *Main draw matches only PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS & RUNNERS-UP YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE 2015 [7] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova [1] Sara Errani (ITA) 7-5 6-3 2016 [1] Simona Halep (ROU) [7] Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-0 6-0 2017 [7] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) [3] Julia Goerges (GER) 6-3 7-5 2018 [1] Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) [4] Petra Martic (CRO) 7-6(4) 6-2 If highlighted denotes competing in 2019 Bucharest main draw Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 2 PREVIEW NOTES: BRD BUCHAREST OPEN BUCHAREST, ROU | JULY 15-21, 2019 | USD $250,000 INTERNATIONAL EVENT COUNTRY BREAKDOWN A total of 14 countries are represented in the main draw, led by Romania with six: Belgium (1) Ysaline Bonaventure Czech Republic (2) Barbora Krejcikova, Kristyna Pliskova Germany (1) Laura Siegemund Kazakhstan (1) Elena Rybakina Latvia (1) Anastasija Sevastova Netherlands (1) Arantxa Rus Romania (6) Irina Bara, Irina-Camelia Begu, Ana Bogdan, Sorana Cirstea, Jaqueline Cristian, Elena- Gabriela Ruse Russia (2) Varvara Flink, Veronika Kudermetova Serbia (2) Ivana Jorovic, Aleksandra Krunić Slovakia (1) Viktoria Kuzmova Slovenia (3) Dalila Jakupovic, Kaja Juvan, Tamara Zidansek Spain (3) Lara Arruabarrena, Paula Badosa, Aliona Bolsova Ukraine (1) Anhelina Kalinina USA (2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Varvara Lepchenko Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 3.