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2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne
The 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Ladies Open Biel Bienne and part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Swiss Tennis Center in Roger Federer Allee, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, from 10 April through 16 April 2017. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 3 April 2017. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Belinda Bencic * Rebeka Masarova * Carla Suárez Navarro The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Marie Bouzková * Antonia Lottner * Aliaksandra Sasnovich * Markéta Vondroušová The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Lina Gjorcheska Withdrawals ;Before the tournament * Alizé Cornet →replaced by Lina Gjorcheska * Kirsten Flipkens →replaced by Mona Barthel * Kristina Mladenovic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA International Tournaments
The WTA International Tournaments was a category for professional tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. The winner of a WTA International adds 280 points to her WTA ranking. For the 2020 season, there were 32 tournaments, all knock-out tournaments with a prize money for every event at $275,000 ($775,000 for Shenzhen, and $525,000 for Guangzhou and Hong Kong). Events Internationals Defunct Winners by tournament Singles Current tournaments Previous tournaments See also * WTA Premier tournaments * WTA 250 tournaments WTA 250 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021. Earlier these events were classified as WTA International Tournaments. As of 2021, WT ... {{WTA International tournaments * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Görges
Julia Görges (born 2 November 1988) is a German former professional tennis player. A former top-ten singles player, she was ranked as high as No. 9 in the world on 20 August 2018, and was ranked inside the top 15 in doubles, peaking at world No. 12 on 22 August 2016. She won seven singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour (her biggest title coming at the year-end 2017 WTA Elite Trophy), as well as six singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Görges turned professional in 2005, and first broke into the world's top 100 in June 2008. Prior to 2018, her best singles result in a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round five times. She broke into the top ten for the first time in February 2018, before going on to reach the semifinals at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. She was also a two-time semifinalist in women's doubles at the Australian Open, and reached the finals in mixed doubles with Nenad Zimonjić at the 2014 French Open. She announced her re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (; born 12 September 1987) is a Kazakhstani former professional tennis player. Before 2008, she represented her country of birth, Russia. She won one singles title and 13 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, plus one singles and one doubles title on WTA 125 tournaments, as well as four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 29 October 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 25. On 22 February 2016, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings. Shvedova made three major singles quarterfinals: at the 2010, the 2012 French Open and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. She won two Grand Slam women's doubles titles, the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 US Open, partnering American player Vania King in both. Shvedova is also one of only seven players to record a golden set in the Open era. She achieved this feat 2012 at Wimbledon in her match against Sara Errani, the only time a golden set was recorded in a Grand S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova ( bg, Цветана Кирилова Пиронкова ; born 13 September 1987) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. Considered to be one of the best grass court players of her generation, she has been noted for her "cerebral" skills on the surface, reaching the semifinals at the Wimbledon Championships. Pironkova also found success playing on the quick hardcourts throughout her career, winning a title in Sydney and reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open. Pironkova started playing tennis at the age of four on being introduced to the sport by her father. She made her WTA Tour debut at the İstanbul Cup in 2005, and achieved moderate success early in her career. That changed in 2010, when she entered Wimbledon with a 1–4 career record at the event, and went on reach the semifinals of the tournament, becoming first Bulgarian tennis player in history to reach the semifinal stage of a Grand Slam in singles. She garnered wide recognition for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Boserup
Julia Boserup (born September 9, 1991) is an American retired tennis player of Danish descent. Boserup began playing tennis at age six, after her mother, a native of Denmark, enrolled her in group tennis lessons. She was home schooled in high school, which allowed her to focus more time on her tennis career which began in 2006. In 2017, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 80, whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 218. However, she suffered from injuries, and in May 2019, she announced her retirement. Junior accomplishments Boserup won the USTA Orange Bowl in 2008, outlasting fellow American Christina McHale in three sets, in the final match. Professional career Boserup reached the third round of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and in 2017 she defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round of the Australian Open. In 2014, Julia reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Tour event in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating world No. 24, Kirsten Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (; sr, Кристина "Кики" Младеновић, Kristina "Kiki" Mladenović, ; born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a nine-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2016 and 2022 French Open women's doubles titles partnering Caroline Garcia, and the 2018 Australian Open, 2019 and 2020 French Opens and 2020 Australian Open with Tímea Babos. In mixed doubles, Mladenovic won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2014 Australian Open alongside Daniel Nestor, and the 2022 Australian Open with Ivan Dodig. She has also reached a further six Grand Slam finals across women's and mixed doubles. Mladenovic became world No. 1 in doubles for the first time in June 2019, and has held the top ranking for a total of 12 weeks. She has won 28 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2018 and 2019 WTA Finals and four at WTA 1000 level. Mladenovic has also enjoyed success in singles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel (born 11 July 1990) is a German tennis player. Barthel has won four singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 18 March 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 14 September 2015, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings. Early life Mona Barthel was born in Bad Segeberg to Wolfgang Barthel, who won the shot put event at the 1970 European Junior Athletics Championships in Paris, and Dr. Hannelore. She was raised in a tennis-playing family, and took an interest in the game at age 3. She has cited Steffi Graf as an inspiration. Barthel moved to Neumünster, where she completed her Abitur in 2009, having attended the Klaus Groth Schule. Early career 2007–2010: Early career Barthel played her first ITF tournament in July 2007 in Frinton where she qualified for the main tournament and reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten "Flipper" Flipkens (; born 10 January 1986) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 13 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Flipkens has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, winning the 2012 Tournoi de Québec, as well as seven WTA doubles titles. She also won 13 singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and one singles title at the WTA Challenger Tour. She had success as a junior, winning the girls' doubles title at the 2002 US Open and the singles titles at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships and the 2003 US Open. Her best Grand Slam performance as a senior was at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where she reached the semifinal. In the same year, she was crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the Belgian Sport Awards. In 2016, Flipkens entered her first Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and made it to the third round in singles. She is also the Belgian player who has played the most years in Fed Cup (16 years a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Gjorcheska
Lina Gjorcheska ( mk, Лина Ѓорческа, Lina Ǵorčeska; born 3 August 1994) is a Macedonian tennis player, and the most successful of her country to date. She has career-high WTA rankings of 170 in singles and 116 in doubles, both achieved on 12 June 2017. She has won 12 singles and 45 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for North Macedonia in Fed Cup, Gjorcheska has a win–loss record of 14–4. At the 2016 US Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Catherine Bellis. It was her first Grand Slam appearance. At her first appearance at the Australian Open in 2017, Gjorcheska beat Sachia Vickery in the first round of qualifications. In the second round, she beat Dalma Gálfi in straight sets and then lost to Stefanie Vögele in three. She played her first WTA Tour main draw at the 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne, and lost in the first round to Markéta Vondroušová. Then she made the finals at the Tunis $60k tournament where she was defeated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Aliaksandra Aliaksandraŭna Sasnovich ( be, Аляксандра Аляксандраўна Сасновіч; born 22 March 1994) is a Belarusian tennis player. She has won eleven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has reached a Grand-Slam semifinal in doubles, at the 2019 US Open, together with Viktoria Kuzmova. Sasnovich achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 30 on 10 September 2018, and peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings, on 23 August 2021. Personal life and background She has a mother named Natalia and a younger sister named Polina. She came from a sporty family. Her mother played basketball while her father played hockey and tennis for 20 years on the senior circuit. Sasnovich started playing tennis at the age of nine, and her father introduced her to sport. She stated that her favorite shot is backhand down the line, while her favorite surface is indoor hardcourt. Her favorite tournaments are the US Open and the Stuttgart Open. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Lottner
Antonia Lottner (; born 13 August 1996) is a German tennis player. Lottner has won seven singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In June 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 128. In April 2015, she peaked at No. 131 in the doubles rankings. Career highlights In June 2017, Lottner won her first WTA Tour match in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. As a qualifier she upset then-world No. 6, Dominika Cibulková, in the first round. Grand Slam performance timeline ''Only results in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments main-draw, Olympic Games and Fed Cup are included in win–loss records.'' Singles ''Current through the 2022 WTA Tour.'' WTA 125 tournament finals Singles: 1 (1 runner–up) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner–up) Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups) Junior Grand Slam tournament finals Girls' singles: 1 (1 runner–up) Head-to-head records Record against top 10 players * Andrea Petkovic 2–0 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Bouzková
Marie Bouzková (, born 21 July 1998) is a Czech professional tennis player. She attained her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 26 on 31 October 2022. On 9 May 2022, she peaked at No. 24 in the WTA doubles rankings. So far, she has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2022 Prague Open, as well as three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. At the tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit, Bouzková has won 12 singles titles and three doubles titles. She won the 2014 US Open girls' singles title, defeating Anhelina Kalinina in the final. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where she lost in the first round to Sesil Karatantcheva. Bouzková rose to prominence following her run to the semifinals at the 2019 Rogers Cup, where she defeated Sloane Stephens, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Simona Halep before falling to Serena Williams; despite losing, she pushed the former world No. 1 to three sets, winning the first set 6–1. She won her maiden WTA tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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