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Prague Open – Quick Facts Main Draw Quick-Hits MATCH NOTES: PRAGUE OPEN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta WTA Communications: Adam Lincoln ([email protected]) 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. PRAGUE OPEN – QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: Monday - Sunday, August 10-16, 2020 Singles Final: Sunday, August 16, NB 1:30pm Doubles Final: Sunday, August 16, 10am (TBC) Venue: TK Sparta Praha Status: WTA International event Staging: Tournament’s sixth year Draw sizes: 32 singles / 16 doubles teams / 32 singles qualifying Surface: Red clay / Outdoors Total prize money: USD $225,500 Tennis Ball: Wilson US Open – Regular Duty SINGLES USD RANK POINTS Winner 25,000 280 Runner-Up 14,000 180 Semifinalist 8,035 110 Quarterfinalist 5,000 60 Round of 16 3,150 30 Round of 32 2,300 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Singles wildcards: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN), Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE), Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) Youngest singles player: Linda Fruhvirtova, 15 years old (May 1, 2005) Oldest singles player: Barbora Strycova, 34 years old (March 28, 1986) PRAGUE HONOR ROLL YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS 2019 Jill Teichmann (SUI #146) [WC] Karolina Muchova (CZE #106) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 Kalinskaya/Kuzmova 2018 [2] Petra Kvitova (CZE #10) [7] Mihaela Buzarnescu (ITA #39) 4-6 6-2 6-3 Melichar/Peschke 2017 [Q] Mona Barthel (GER #82) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE #58) 2-6 7-5 6-2 Groenefeld/Peschke 2016 [2] Lucie Safarova (CZE #15) [7] Samantha Stosur (AUS #26) 3-6 6-1 6-4 Gasparyan/Hlavackova 2015 [1] Karolina Pliskova (CZE #14) [Q] Lucie Hradecka (CZE #74) 4-6 7-5 6-3 Bencic/Siniakova Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 1 MATCH NOTES: PRAGUE OPEN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS After the tennis season’s resumption in Palermo following a five-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this week sees another clay court event, with six Top 30 players contesting the sixth edition of the Prague Open Top seed this year is World No.2 Simona Halep, who opens up against Polona Hercog, while No.2 seed Petra Martic will face Varvara Gracheva Halep is one of the tour’s leading exponent of clay court tennis, having lifted seven titles on the surface, including Roland Garros in 2018. However, her first-round opponent is no novice on the dirt, either – all six of Hercog’s tour-level finals have come on clay, including title runs at 2011 and 2012 Bastad and 2019 Lugano The field’s only former finalist is 2017 runner-up Kristyna Pliskova, who beat Jelena Jankovic and Jelena Ostapenko en route to that year’s championship match. So far, the Czech has struck 93 aces in 10 tour-level matches in 2020, the third most among all WTA players. In 2019, Kristyna hit 334 aces in 39 main draw matches – the fifth most on the tour – while sister Karolina led the tour with 488 aces in 67 matches Eleven players – Ana Bogdan, Aliona Bolsova, Linda Fruhvirtova, Varvara Gracheva, Barbora Krejcikova, Veronika Kudermetova, Jasmine Paolini, Aranxta Rus, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Patricia Maria Tig and Tamara Zidansek– are seeking their first career titles One to Watch – Dayana Yastremska. The talented 20-year-old enjoyed a stellar campaign in 2019, lifting titles at Hua Hin and Strasbourg and reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon. On the tour’s restart last week in Palermo, she held two match points against Camila Giorgi before losing a thrilling quarterfinal shootout. Yastremska’s standout result in 2020 is a run to the final at Adelaide, beating Angelique Kerber, Donna Vekic and Aryna Sabalenka en route COUNTRY AND REGION BREAKDOWN Excluding qualifiers, a total of 14 countries and regions are represented in the main draw, tied for the lead with five players each is the home nation of the Czech Republic and Russia Belgium (1) Elise Mertens Canada (1) Eugenie Bouchard Croatia (1) Petra Martic Czech Republic (5) Linda Fruhvirtova, Barbora Krejcikova, Kristyna Pliskova, Katerina Siniakova, Barbora Strycova France (1) Fiona Ferro Germany (1) Laura Siegemund Italy (2) Camila Giorgi, Jasmine Paolini Latvia (1) Anastasija Sevastova Netherlands (1) Arantxa Rus Romania (4) Irina-Camelia Begu, Ana Bogdan, Simona Halep, Patricia Maria Tig Russia (5) Ekaterina Alexandrova, Varvara Gracheva, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Slovenia (2) Polona Hercog, Tamara Zidansek Spain (2) Aliona Bolsova, Sara Sorribes Tormo Ukraine (1) Dayana Yastremska Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 2 MATCH NOTES: PRAGUE OPEN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL WTA4LOVE – SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY As part of the ongoing humanitarian campaign, WTA4Love, more than 100 community initiatives have been undertaken by WTA players and partners since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Many players are stepping up again to raise awareness by wearing WTA4Love patches during competition in support of the ongoing campaign as we return to play. WTA4Love initiatives have provided COVID-19 support ranging from donations of medical equipment to hospitals, including 30,000 masks donated to medical professionals through the efforts of the players and WTA Charities. Food insecurity has also been addressed by providing 24,000 meals to families and frontline workers and through fundraisers for local foodbanks. WTA Charities will continue to support the ongoing needs of communities with upcoming donations of 200,000 meals in partnership with Lilly Pulitzer. “WTA4Love” is a global campaign with activities and donations by players and WTA Charities in 14 of the countries which are home to WTA tournaments and most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including China, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, among others. In addition to the urgent focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, WTA Charities has continued to support a wide range of nonprofit organizations including live video chats teaching leadership and character development to youth and offering support and positive messaging to Special Olympics participants. For more information on each player’s specific activities, please contact WTA Communications Manager, Teyva Sammet [email protected] 2020 WTA TOUR FINALS Week of Level Tournament Singles Final Doubles Final January 6 Premier Brisbane, AUS [2] Pliskova d. [8] Keys 64 46 75 Hsieh/Strycova d. Barty/Bertens 36 76(7) 108 Int. Shenzhen, CHN [5] Alexandrova d. [7] Rybakina 62 64 Krejcikova/Siniakova d. Duan/Zheng 62 36 104 Int. Auckland, NZL [1] Williams d. Pegula 63 64 Muhammad/Townsend d. Williams/Wozniacki 64 64 January 13 Premier Adelaide, AUS [1] Barty d. Yastremska 62 75 Melichar/Xu d. Dabrowski/Jurak 26 75 105 Int. Hobart, AUS [3] Rybakina d. [4] Zhang 76(7) 63 Kichenok/Mirza d. Peng/Zhang 64 64 January 20 GS Melbourne, AUS [14] Kenin d. Muguruza 46 62 62 Babos/Mladenovic d. Hsieh/Strycova 62 61 February 10 Premier St. P’burg, RUS [2] Bertens d. [8] Rybakina 61 63 Aoyama/Shibahara d. Christian/Guarachi 46 60 103 Int. Hua Hin, THA [5] Linette d. [Q] Kung 63 62 Rodionova/Sanders d. Haas/Perez 63 63 February 17 Premier Dubai, UAE [1] Halep d. Rybakina 36 63 76(5) Hsieh/Strycova d. Krejcikova/Zheng 76 36 105 February 24 Premier Doha, QAT [9] Sabalenka d. [8] Kvitova 63 63 Hsieh/Strycova d. Dabrowski/Ostapenko 62 57 102 Int. Acapulco, MEX [7] Watson d. [Q] Fernandez 64 67(8) 61 Krawczyk/Olmos d. Bondarenko/Fichman 63 76(5) March 2 Int. Lyon, FRA [1] Kenin d. Friedsam 62 46 64 Paar/Wachaczyk d. Pattinama Kerkh./Schoofs 75 64 Int. Monterrey, MEX [1] Svitolina d. [9] Bouzkova 75 46 64 Bondarenko/Fichman d. Kato/Wang 46 63 107 Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA 3 MATCH NOTES: PRAGUE OPEN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL A SNAPSHOT OF 2020 – THE YEAR SO FAR One Top 10 Debut: Sofia Kenin (at No.7 on February 3) Fewest games dropped en route to a title: Kiki Bertens (25, St. Petersburg) Lowest-ranked player to triumph: Heather Watson (No.69, Acapulco) Most finals: Elena Rybakina: 4 (Shenzhen, R-Up, Hobart, W, St. Petersburg, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up) Maiden titles (1): Ekaterina Alexandrova (Shenzhen) Youngest title winner: Elena Rybakina, Hobart (20y 7m 1d) Oldest title winner: Serena Williams, Auckland (38y 3m 17d) Aces leaders: Elena Rybakina – 144, Garbiñe Muguruza – 122, Kristyna Pliskova – 93 Most aces in a match (22): Alison Van Uytvanck (l. vs. Sofia Kenin 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(2) – Lyon, SF) Match win leaders: Elena Rybakina – 21, Garbiñe Muguruza – 16, Sofia Kenin – 15 Most three-set matches played (10): Elena Rybakina (9-1 record), Garbiñe Muguruza (7-3) Most doubles titles (3): Barbora Strycova / Hsieh Su-Wei (Brisbane, Dubai, Doha) Best result by a qualifier (R-Up): Leonie Kung (Hua Hin), Leylah Fernandez (Acapulco) Longest match: 3h 33m – Heather Watson d. Elise Mertens 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 (Hobart, QF) Shortest (completed) match: 44m – Serena Williams d. Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 (Auckland, SF) Most Top 10 wins (3): Garbiñe Muguruza (No.3 Simona Halep, No.5 Elina Svitolina and No.10 Kiki Bertens – all at Australian Open) SEASON & CAREER PRIZE MONEY LEADERS
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