2019 Ladies Open Lugano
The 2019 Ladies Open Lugano (also known as the 2019 Samsung Open presented by Cornèr for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on clay courts at TC Lido Lugano. It was the third edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place between 8 April through 14 April 2019. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money Singles main draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 1 April 2019. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Ylena In-Albon * Svetlana Kuznetsova * Jil Teichmann The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Magdalena Fręch * Giulia Gatto-Monticone * Réka Luca Jani * Antonia Lottner * Clara Tauson * Katarina Zavatska Withdrawals * Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková * Alizé Cornet → replaced by Viktorija Golubic * Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Timea Bacsinszky * Anna-Lena Fri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Vera Lapko
Vera Valeryevna Lapko ( be, Вера Валер'еўна Лапко; born 29 September 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has won six singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 1 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 60. On 14 May 2018, she peaked at No. 83 in the doubles rankings. Lapko reached the 2014 US Open and 2015 Wimbledon girls' doubles finals, both times partnering Tereza Mihalíková. She won the 2016 Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Mihalíková in the final. Playing for Belarus Fed Cup team, Lapko has a win–loss record of 6–2 (as of November 2022). Performance timeline ''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.'' Singles ''Current through the 2021 Astana Open The 2021 Astana Open was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet (; born 22 January 1990) is a French professional tennis player. Cornet has won six singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Circuit. On 16 February 2009, she reached her highest WTA rankings, WTA singles ranking of world No. 11. Cornet has also made the second week at each of the four Grand Slam events, having reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Australian Open, and the fourth round at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, the 2015 French Open, 2015 and 2017 French Opens, and the 2020 US Open (tennis), 2020 US Open. She holds the record for the most Open Era tennis records – women's singles#Consecutive totals, consecutive Grand Slam appearances with 63 and also in seventh place for Open Era tennis records – women's singles#Career totals, overall appearances with 66. In 2014, Cornet became known for defeating world No. 1, Serena Williams, on three occasions. At the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is an inactive Czech professional tennis player. Plíšková has won one singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 July 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 14 June 2021, she peaked at No. 44 in the doubles rankings. Plíšková won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships junior tournament, beating Sachie Ishizu in straight sets.2010 Wimbledon ChampionshipsGirls' champion Pliskova adds to family success(3 July 2010) She currently holds the record for the most aces (31) in a match on the WTA Tour, which she set in a second-round match against Monica Puig at the 2016 Australian Open. Personal life Plíšková was born to Radek Plíšek and Martina Plíšková in Louny, and has an identical twin sister, Karolína, who is also a tennis player, and a former world No. 1. On 6 December 2021, Plíšková posted on her Instagram that s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková (; born 6 May 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. She is the 2016 WTA Finals champion, becoming the fourth player (after Serena Williams in 2001 WTA Tour Championships, 2001, Maria Sharapova in 2004 WTA Tour Championships, 2004 and Petra Kvitová in 2011 WTA Tour Championships, 2011) to win the tournament on her debut. She won eight WTA Tour singles titles and two on the ITF Women's Circuit, ITF Circuit. Cibulková reached the quarterfinals or better of all four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments at least once. One of her most notable achievements was a final appearance at the 2014 Australian Open. Although she lost to Li Na, she was the first female Slovak to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament. Personal life Cibulková was introduced to tennis at the age of eight in Piešťany. She was eleven when her family moved to Bratislava. Her mother is the Slovak lawyer and politician Katarína Cibulková. Her signature expression, ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Katarina Zavatska
Katarina Vitaliivna Zavatska ( uk, Катаріна Віталіївна Завацька; born 5 February 2000) is a Ukrainian tennis player. Zavatska has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 103, achieved on 3 February 2020, and a career-high doubles ranking of 337, reached on 14 June 2021. She has won six singles and two doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Zavatska has a career-high ranking of No. 13, achieved on 18 July 2016. She reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 French Open girls' singles, losing to eventual champion Rebeka Masarova. Career Zavatska made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Malaysian Open, where she was given a wildcard to compete against Magda Linette. She won her first WTA tournament match at the 2018 Morocco Open, where she beat wildcard Diae El Jardi, in straight sets. Then, she went on to win her second-round match in three sets, against lucky loser Alexandra Dulgheru. Performance timeline '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clara Tauson
Clara Tauson (born 21 December 2002) is a Danish professional tennis player. In 2016, at age 13, she became the youngest Danish champion in tennis. Caroline Wozniacki held the previous record when she won at age 14. Her career-high rankings are world No. 33 in singles and No. 432 in doubles reached February 2022. She has won two WTA titles both on hardcourt indoor. As a junior, she played amateur tournaments from 2013 till 2019 and started mixing this with prize money tournaments in 2017. Her best amateur result was girls' 2019 Australian Open winner. The same year, she became the first Danish girl to top the junior world ranking. On the professional ITF Circuit, she has won nine titles, the first at age 14. Her WTA Tour debut came in April 2019 and her debut in a senior level Grand Slam came at the 2020 French Open. She also represented Denmark in Fed Cup with a win–loss record of 5–5. She ended her junior years in top 200 on the WTA ranking. In 2021, her first year ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Réka Luca Jani
Réka Luca Jani (born 31 July 1991) is a Hungarian tennis player. She has won 24 singles titles and 34 doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. On 19 September 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 104. On 22 August 2016, she peaked at No. 124 in the doubles rankings. Her favorite surface is clay. Playing for Hungary Billie Jean King Cup team, Jani has a win–loss record of 28–18. Personal Parents are Janos, Szilvia and Zsolt; brothers are Mate and Balint, sister is Petra. Tennis career Jani who began playing at age six, reached the first final on the WTA Tour in 2016, at the Brasil Tennis Cup partnering Tímea Babos. She was awarded a wildcard entry to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, along with Tímea Babos to play in women's doubles. Jani reached her first-ever WTA Tour quarterfinal at the 2021 Serbia Open defeating Anna Kalinskaya. As a result she returned to the top 200 in singles. On 9 May 2022, she reached a new career-hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Giulia Gatto-Monticone (born 18 November 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. In February 2020, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 148, while her best WTA doubles ranking is 200, achieved in October 2014. She has never lost a match in Fed Cup (2-0 record in double). Personal life and background Gatto-Monticone stated that her tennis idols are Roger Federer and Kimiko Date. Her favorite shot is her forehand and favorite surface to play on is grass. Career highlights Gatto-Monticone has won 11 singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In May 2019, she made her Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros. In September 2020, Gatto-Monticone reached her first final on the WTA Challenger Tour. Partnering with Nadia Podoroska, she lost to Lidziya Marozava and Andreea Mitu Cristina-Andreea Mitu (born 22 September 1991) is a professional tennis player from Romania. On 8 June 2015, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 68, and her be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Magdalena Fręch
Magdalena Fręch (; born 15 December 1997) is a Polish tennis player. She has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has also won five singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 25 July 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 82. On 8 August 2022, she peaked at No. 174 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for the Poland Fed Cup team, Fręch has a win–loss record of 9–3. Professional career 2013: WTA Tour debut Fręch made her WTA Tour debut at the Katowice Open, partnering Katarzyna Pyka in doubles. 2018: Grand Slam debut Fręch started 2018 season in Auckland where she lost in qualifying (in the first round) to Sachia Vickery, in straight sets. She then took part at the first Grand Slam qualifying in her career - at the Australian Open. She beat Miyu Kato, Sofya Zhuk and Kayla Day, and became one of the 12 qualifiers, making her main-draw debut at the Grand Slam championship. In the first round, she lost to eventual q ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jil Teichmann
Jil Belén Teichmann (born 15 July 1997) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as high as world No. 21 in singles and No. 74 in doubles. She has won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour along with one doubles title on WTA 125 tournaments, plus six singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. A former junior world No. 3, Teichmann won a Grand Slam title in the girls' doubles event at the 2014 US Open. That year, she also won a gold medal for Switzerland in mixed doubles at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing. Her breakthrough as a senior player came in May 2019 when she won her first WTA title in Prague. In July of that year, she won another WTA tournament title after making her first top-10 win over Kiki Bertens. She continued progressing, in March 2021 reaching the semifinals of the WTA 1000 Dubai Championships. With these performances she entered the top 50. Later that year, s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |