PREVIEW NOTES: OPEN 6ÈME SENS MÉTROPOLE DE LYON LYON, FRANCE | MARCH 1-7, 2021 | €235,238 WTA 250 Tournament Information: www.open6emesens.fr | @Open6emeSensML | facebook.com/open6emesensmetropoledelyon WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta WTA Communications: Raquel Martin (
[email protected]) OPEN 6ÈME SENS MÉTROPOLE DE LYON – QUICK FACTS Main Draw Dates: March 1-7, 2021 Singles Final: Sunday, March 7, NB 3:30pm Doubles Final: Sunday, March 7, 1pm (TBC) Venue: Halle Tony Garnier Status: WTA 250 Staging: Tournament’s second year Draw sizes: 32 singles / 16 doubles teams / 24 singles qualifying Surface: Greenset / Indoors Total Prize Money: €235,238 Tennis Ball: Head Tour Regular Duty 2020 Singles Final: [1] Sofia Kenin (USA #5) d. Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER #136) 6-2 4-6 6-4 2020 Doubles Final: L. Paar/Wachaczyk (ROU/GER) d. L. Pattinama Kerkhove/B. Schoofs (NED/NED) 7-5 6-4 RANK RANK SINGLES € DOUBLES € POINTS POINTS Winner 23,548 280 Winner 8,306 280 Runner-Up 13,224 180 Runner-Up 4,838 180 Semifinalist 8,145 110 Semifinalist 3,064 110 Quarterfinalist 4,677 60 Quarterfinalist 1,854 60 Round of 16 2,963 30 Round of 16 1,412 1 Round of 32 2,157 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Seeds: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Fiona Ferro, Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic, Alizé Cornet, Sorana Cirstea, Paula Badosa, Arantxa Rus Wildcards: Eugenie Bouchard, Clara Burel, Harmony Tan Qualifiers: Magdalena Frech, Margarita Gasparyan, Giulia Gatto-Monticone, Viktorija Golubic, Tereza Martincova, Clara Tauson Most career WTA singles titles: Caroline