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2019 China Open – Women's Doubles
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but Sestini Hlaváčková did not participate due to maternity leave. Strýcová played alongside Hsieh Su-wei, but lost in the second round to Jeļena Ostapenko and Dayana Yastremska. Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the title, defeating Ostapenko and Yastremska in the final, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 0–7 Kristina Mladenovic regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking from Strýcova after the end of the tournament. Elise Mertens was also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament. Seeds The top four seeds In botany, a seed is a plant structure containing an embryo and stored nutrients in a protective coat called a ''testa''. More generally, the term "seed" means anything that can be sown, which may include seed and husk or tuber. Seeds are the ... received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main Draw {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Kenin
} Sofia Anna "Sonya" Kenin (born November 14, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, and No. 26 in doubles. Kenin was named the 2020 WTA Player of the Year, an award earned by winning the 2020 Australian Open – Women's singles, Australian Open and finishing runner-up at the 2020 French Open – Women's singles, French Open. She has won five singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, the latter including the 2019 China Open – Women's doubles, 2019 China Open and 2024 Miami Open – Women's doubles, 2024 Miami Open partnering Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Coached primarily by her father, Kenin developed into a promising junior player, reaching No. 2 in the world after winning the Orange Bowl (tennis), Orange Bowl at the age of 16 and finishing runner-up in the 2015 US Open – Girls' singles, 2015 US Open girls' singles event the following year. She also won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi Schuurs
Demi Schuurs (; born 1 August 1993) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the doubles rankings. In February 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 512. She has won twenty doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Career Juniors Schuurs won the junior events of the doubles tournaments at 2011 Australian Open and 2011 US Open. Professional 2018–2020: Four WTA 1000 titles, world No. 7, WTA Finals debut & semifinal She qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals doubles event, partnering Elise Mertens where she reached the quarterfinals. 2021–2022: Fourth WTA Finals with fourth different partner and two times semifinalist She qualified for the 2021 WTA Finals with Nicole Melichar and reached the semifinals for a second time. In 2022, she also qualified for her fourth WTA Finals in a row with a fourth different partner, Desirae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Ninomiya
is a Japanese professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 20 on 22 October 2018, and peaked at No. 280 in singles on 22 February 2016. Partnered with Eri Hozumi, she reached the final of the 2018 French Open. In doubles, she has won six titles on the WTA Tour, one title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 21 ITF titles. In singles, she has won one ITF Circuit title. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 5–1 as of June 2024. Career Ninomiya began playing tennis on ITF events in 2009. She reached her biggest final at the 2018 French Open with partner Eri Hozumi, losing to sixth seeds Barbora Krejčíková Barbora Krejčíková (; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles by the Wome ... and Kateřina Siniaková. The pair also reached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA as high as No. 28 in singles and No. 11 in doubles. She has won three singles and 10 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles and three doubles titles on the WTA 125 tournaments, WTA Challenger Tour, as well as 19 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She was ranked within the top 30 for several years in singles. Niculescu entered the Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam doubles final at 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, Wimbledon 2017 tournament, together with Chan Hao-ching. She reached the quarterfinals in doubles in all Grand Slam championships. In WTA 1000 tournaments, WTA 1000 tournaments, she got into three finals (doubles), six semifinals (five in doubles), and 12 quarterfinals (11 in doubles). In singles, her best Grand Slam performance is reaching round four, which she did at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vania King
Vania King (born February 3, 1989) is a retired American tennis player. A former top-10 doubles player, King won both the Wimbledon and US Open women's doubles titles in 2010 with partner Yaroslava Shvedova, with whom she also reached the final of the 2011 US Open. She won a total of 15 doubles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world. She also ended runner-up in the mixed-doubles final at the French Open in 2009, with Marcelo Melo. In singles, King has been ranked as high as No. 50 in the world. Her biggest accomplishments included a WTA Tour title at the 2006 Bangkok Open and two runner-up finishes at the 2013 Guangzhou International and 2016 Jianxi International. She also progressed as far as the third round in Grand Slam tournaments, doing so on four occasions (the 2009 US Open, the 2011 French Open, the 2011 US Open, and the 2012 Australian Open). King announced her retirement on April 6, 2021 Personal life King's parents move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ena Shibahara
is an American-born Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached her career-high rankings of world No. 4 in doubles and No. 119 in singles. Shibahara has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two WTA 1000, the 2021 Miami Open and the 2023 National Bank Open. Shibahara won her first major title at the 2022 French Open, alongside Wesley Koolhof in mixed doubles. Partnering with Shuko Aoyama, she reached the women's doubles finals at the 2023 Australian Open, in addition to the semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, the 2022 Australian Open, and at the 2021 WTA Finals. She made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Japan in 2020, and also participated in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Until July 2019, Shibahara represented her country of birth, the United States. College In 2016, she graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and attended UCLA before turning pro after her sophomore season. Professional 2016: M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuko Aoyama
is a Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. Aoyama turned professional after graduating from Waseda University. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 182, on 9 February 2015, and a doubles ranking of world No. 4, on 28 February 2022. She plays predominantly in doubles and has won 20 titles on the WTA Tour, having had her most successful Grand Slam appearances at the 2023 Australian Open final and at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals at the 2013 and 2021 tournaments. She has also won four singles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Personal life and background Aoyama started playing tennis at age 9. Her favorite surface is grass. She studied at Waseda University in Japan. Professional career 2007–12: First steps, first WTA Tour title in doubles Aoyama made her ITF Women's Circuit debut in the doubles event at Gifu in 2007. In March 2009, she won her first ITF title at the $10k Kōfu doubles event. In June 2010, she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech inactive professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour (two in doubles). She also won 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 WTA 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), holding the position for a total of eight weeks, and has been ranked world No. 11 in doubles. Plíšková has won 17 singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and has reached two major singles finals at the 2016 US Open and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. As a junior, Plíšková won the girls' singles event at the 2010 Australian Open. She has also played for the Czech Republic in Billie Jean King Cup competition where she has scored a win-loss record of 15–8 (as of September 2024). She is known for her powerful serve and forehand. Personal life Plíšková was born in Louny to Radek Plíšek and Martina Plíšková, and has an identical twin sister, Kristýna, who is two minutes older and is also a tennis player. She currently lives in Monte Carlo. In 2018, she married Michal Hrd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Květa Peschke
Květoslava Peschke (, née Hrdličková; born 9 July 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 in November 2005, winning one WTA singles title in Makarska in 1998, but achieved most of her success in doubles. Peschke claimed her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Katarina Srebotnik. The pair also jointly attained the world No. 1 ranking in doubles for the next ten weeks, and were the 2011 WTA Doubles Team of the Year, having previously reached the final at the 2010 French Open. In mixed doubles, she finished runner-up at the US Open in 2006, 2010, and 2012, alongside Martin Damm, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Marcin Matkowski respectively. Peschke won 36 doubles titles on the WTA Tour between 1998 and 2021, including seven at WTA 1000 level, and also finished runner-up at the WTA Finals on three occasions. Later in her career, she became wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Melichar
Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar; , ; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 3 July 2023, she peaked at No. 6 in the WTA doubles rankings. Melichar has won fifteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She also has won one major title, winning the mixed-doubles competition at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Austrian partner Alexander Peya. In singles, she has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 400 in 2012 and has won two ITF titles. Career highlights Melichar is a two-time Grand Slam tournament finalist in women's doubles, finishing runner-up at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Květa Peschke and the 2020 US Open with Xu Yifan. Melichar made her Fed Cup debut for the U.S. team in 2019, partnering Danielle Collins, losing their match against Australian pair of Ashleigh Barty and Priscilla Hon. She also reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Shuai
Zhang Shuai ( zh , s = 张帅 , p = Zhāng Shuài ; ; born 21 January 1989) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has a career-high doubles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 2, achieved in July 2022 and a singles ranking of No. 22 reached in January 2023. She is a two-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam tournament champion in women's doubles, having won the 2019 Australian Open – Women's doubles, 2019 Australian Open and the 2021 US Open – Women's doubles, 2021 US Open, both alongside Samantha Stosur. Zhang also finished runner-up at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 2022 Wimbledon Championships and 2024 US Open – Women's doubles, 2024 US Open, and has reached six further semifinals across women's and mixed doubles. She has won a total of 14 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles, 2021 Cincinnati Open with Stosur. Zhang has also qualified for the WTA Finals on two occasions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
