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ROLAND-GARROS 2019 - Simple Dames Haut ROLAND-GARROS 2019 - Simple Dames Haut 1er TOUR 2eme TOUR 3eme TOUR 1/8 FINALE 1/4 FINALE 1/2 FINALE OSAKA Naomi JPN [1] N.OSAKA [1] 0/6 7/6(4) 6/1 SCHMIEDLOVA Anna Karolina SVK N.OSAKA [1] OSTAPENKO Jelena LAT V.AZARENKA 6/4 7/6(4) 4/6 7/5 6/3 AZARENKA Victoria BLR RYBAKINA Elena KAZ (Q) K.SINIAKOVA 7/6(5) 6/1 SINIAKOVA Katerina CZE K.SINIAKOVA TATISHVILI Anna USA M.SAKKARI [29] 6/0 6/1 7/6(5) 6/7(8) 6/3 SAKKARI Maria GRE [29] GARCIA Caroline FRA [24] C.GARCIA [24] 6/2 6/4 BARTHEL Mona GER A.BLINKOVA BLINKOVA Anna RUS (Q) A.BLINKOVA 6/3 4/6 8/6 1/6 6/4 6/4 GASPARYAN Margarita RUS BABOS Timea HUN (L) P.HON 3/6 6/2 6/1 HON Priscilla AUS (W) RODINA Evgeniya RUS M.KEYS [14] 6/1 6/2 KEYS Madison USA [14] WILLIAMS Serena USA [10] S.WILLIAMS [10] 2/6 6/1 6/0 DIATCHENKO Vitalia RUS S.WILLIAMS [10] NARA Kurumi JPN (Q) K.NARA 7/5 5/7 6/3 6/3 6/2 JAKUPOVIC Dalila SLO GATTO-MONTICONE Giulia ITA (Q) S.KENIN 6/3 5/7 6/2 KENIN Sofia USA S.KENIN BOUZKOVA Marie CZE (L) B.ANDREESCU [22] 5/7 6/4 6/4 WO ANDREESCU Bianca CAN [22] HSIEH Su-Wei TPE [25] SW.HSIEH [25] 6/4 3/6 6/0 GOLUBIC Viktorija SUI A.PETKOVIC RISKE Alison USA A.PETKOVIC 2/6 6/3 7/5 4/6 6/3 8/6 PETKOVIC Andrea GER COLLINS Danielle USA D.COLLINS 6/0 6/2 MARIA Tatjana GER A.BARTY [8] PEGULA Jessica USA A.BARTY [8] 6/3 6/3 7/5 6/1 BARTY Ashleigh AUS [8] HALEP Simona ROU [3] S.HALEP [3] 6/2 3/6 6/1 TOMLJANOVIC Ajla AUS S.HALEP [3] PAQUET Chloé FRA (W) M.LINETTE 3/6 6/1 6/2 6/4 5/7 6/3 LINETTE Magda POL GAVRILOVA Daria AUS A.KRUNIC 6/3 2/2 Ab KRUNIC Aleksandra SRB BOUCHARD Eugenie CAN L.TSURENKO [27] 6/2 6/2 TSURENKO Lesia UKR [27] KASATKINA Daria RUS [21] D.KASATKINA [21] 6/2 6/3 PAOLINI Jasmine ITA (Q) M.PUIG PUIG Monica PUR M.PUIG 6/1 7/5 6/3 6/1 FLIPKENS Kirsten BEL SWIATEK Iga POL I.SWIATEK 6/3 6/0 JANICIJEVIC Selena FRA (W) I.SWIATEK ZHENG Saisai CHN Q.WANG [16] 6/1 7/5 6/3 6/0 WANG Qiang CHN [16] SABALENKA Aryna BLR [11] A.SABALENKA [11] 7/5 6/1 CIBULKOVA Dominika SVK A.ANISIMOVA ANISIMOVA Amanda USA A.ANISIMOVA 6/3 6/1 6/4 6/2 TAN Harmony FRA (W) BEGU Irina-Camelia ROU I.BEGU 6/1 6/1 ZHU Lin CHN I.BEGU MUCHOVA Karolina CZE K.MUCHOVA 3/6 6/2 6/2 1/6 6/3 6/4 KONTAVEIT Anett EST [17] BUZARNESCU Mihaela ROU [30] E.ALEXANDROVA 6/4 6/4 ALEXANDROVA Ekaterina RUS E.ALEXANDROVA STRYCOVA Barbora CZE S.STOSUR 6/2 7/6(3) 3/6 6/1 6/4 STOSUR Samantha AUS BOLSOVA Aliona ESP (Q) A.BOLSOVA 6/4 6/2 ZVONAREVA Vera RUS A.BOLSOVA CIRSTEA Sorana ROU S.CIRSTEA 5/7 6/4 7/5 7/6(5) 7/6(3) JUVAN Kaja SLO (L) 30/05/2019 21:03 Bas STEPHENS Sloane USA [7] S.STEPHENS [7] 6/3 7/6(4) DOI Misaki JPN S.STEPHENS [7] SORRIBES TORMO Sara ESP S.SORRIBES TORMO 6/1 5/7 6/2 6/1 7/6(3) VAN UYTVANCK Alison BEL BRADY Jennifer USA J.BRADY 7/6(5) 4/6 7/5 JOROVIC Ivana SRB P.HERCOG HERCOG Polona SLO P.HERCOG 4/6 6/2 8/6 6/3 6/7(8) 6/4 SASNOVICH Aliaksandra BLR [32] MUGURUZA Garbiñe ESP [19] G.MUGURUZA [19] 5/7 6/2 6/2 TOWNSEND Taylor USA G.MUGURUZA [19] RYBARIKOVA Magdalena SVK J.LARSSON 6/3 6/4 6/4 6/1 LARSSON Johanna SWE PERA Bernarda USA (Q) K.KOZLOVA 6/2 7/6(5) KOZLOVA Kateryna UKR E.SVITOLINA [9] WILLIAMS Venus USA E.SVITOLINA [9] 6/3 6/3 WO SVITOLINA Elina UKR [9] BENCIC Belinda SUI [15] B.BENCIC [15] 6/1 6/4 PONCHET Jessika FRA (W) B.BENCIC [15] SIEGEMUND Laura GER L.SIEGEMUND 6/3 6/3 4/6 6/4 6/4 ZHUK Sofya RUS (Q) PUTINTSEVA Yulia KAZ R.PETERSON 6/3 7/5 PETERSON Rebecca SWE D.VEKIC [23] SAMSONOVA Liudmila RUS (Q) D.VEKIC [23] 6/2 6/4 1/6 6/1 6/2 VEKIC Donna CRO [23] KONTA Johanna GBR [26] J.KONTA [26] 6/4 6/4 LOTTNER Antonia GER (Q) J.KONTA [26] DAVIS Lauren USA (W) L.DAVIS 6/2 6/4 6/3 1/6 6/3 PLISKOVA Kristyna CZE KUZMOVA Viktoria SVK V.KUZMOVA 6/4 6/3 CORNET Alizé FRA V.KUZMOVA PARMENTIER Pauline FRA K.BERTENS [4] 6/3 6/4 3/1 Ab BERTENS Kiki NED [4] KERBER Angelique GER [5] A.POTAPOVA 6/4 6/2 POTAPOVA Anastasia RUS M.VONDROUSOVA WANG Yafan CHN M.VONDROUSOVA 6/4 6/3 6/4 6/0 VONDROUSOVA Marketa CZE SHARMA Astra AUS S.ROGERS 6/3 6/3 ROGERS Shelby USA C.SUAREZ NAVARRO [28] YASTREMSKA Dayana UKR C.SUAREZ NAVARRO [28] 2/6 7/6(0) 6/0 6/1 6/7(4) 6/3 SUAREZ NAVARRO Carla ESP [28] MERTENS Elise BEL [20] E.MERTENS [20] 6/4 3/6 6/2 ZIDANSEK Tamara SLO E.MERTENS [20] PARRY Diane FRA (W) D.PARRY 6/2 6/4 6/1 6/3 LAPKO Vera BLR PAVLYUCHENKOVA Anastasia RUS M.MINELLA 6/4 6/2 MINELLA Mandy LUX A.SEVASTOVA [12] KUMKHUM Luksika THA A.SEVASTOVA [12] 6/1 6/4 6/2 6/4 SEVASTOVA Anastasija LAT [12] WOZNIACKI Caroline DEN [13] V.KUDERMETOVA 0/6 6/3 6/3 KUDERMETOVA Veronika RUS V.KUDERMETOVA DIYAS Zarina KAZ Z.DIYAS 6/2 6/2 7/5 6/1 ALBIE Audrey FRA (W) ZHANG Shuai CHN S.ZHANG 6/1 6/1 LEPCHENKO Varvara USA (Q) K.KANEPI KANEPI Kaia EST K.KANEPI 7/5 6/1 6/7(4) 6/0 7/5 GOERGES Julia GER [18] MARTIC Petra CRO [31] P.MARTIC [31] 6/1 6/2 JABEUR Ons TUN P.MARTIC [31] FERRO Fiona FRA K.MLADENOVIC 6/3 7/6(3) 6/2 6/1 MLADENOVIC Kristina FRA KUZNETSOVA Svetlana RUS K.KUCOVA 6/4 6/2 KUCOVA Kristina SVK (Q) Ka.PLISKOVA [2] BRENGLE Madison USA Ka.PLISKOVA [2] 6/2 6/3 6/2 6/2 PLISKOVA Karolina CZE [2] 30/05/2019 21:03.
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