Moscow, Russia, ATP 250, VTB Kremlin Cup, 840 130 USD, hard, indoor: 1QR, Artem DUBRIVNYY (RUS) - Ilya IVASHKA (BLR) 5-7 6-2 6-2, QFinal: Filip HORANSKY (SVK) 6-4 7-5 !!!, 1R: Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB) 1-6 5-7; Telavi, Georgia, ITF World Tennis Tour, Telavi Open 2019, 15 000 USD, clay, outdoor: 1R, Anna SISKOVA (CZE) [2] - Elizaveta SHEBEKINA (RUS) 6-1 6-3, 2R: Doroteja JOKSOVIC (SRB) 6-2 6-1, QF: Anastasia VDOVENCO (MDA) [6] 3-6 6-1 6-2, SF: Darya ASTAKHOVA (RUS) [5] 6-3 3-6 7-5, F: Oana Georgeta SIMION (ROU) [1] 2-6 3-6; Doubles, 1R, SISKOVA/Oana Georgeta SIMION (ROU) [2] - Taisya PACHKALEVA (RUS) / Anastasia ZOLOTAREVA (RUS) 6-3 7-6(5), QF: Daria KRASNOVA (RUS) / Tatsiana SASNOUSKAYA (BLR) 6-2 7-6(7), SF: Darya ASTAKHOVA (RUS) / Darja SEMENISTAJA (LAT) 7-5 5-7 [10-4], F: Yekaterina DMITRICHENKO (KAZ) / Anna UREKE (RUS) [1] 6-1 6-0 DOUBLES TITLE!
Elina Svitolina advanced to the semifinal at WTA Premier tournament in Japan
Ukrainian EMPIRE Tennis Academy member Elina Svitolina played couple of tournaments in Asia. She reached semi-final at USD 1 mil. Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Elina Svitolina, WTA No. 20 is in good form on her Asian tour. Toray Pan Pacific Open is Premier category event with USD 1 mil. Prize money and is played on hard courts. Elina Svitolina beat American Vandeweghe, Russian Pavlyuchenkova and in quarterfinal number one seed Gabine Muguruza on her way to the semi-final. After 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win over the Spaniard, Svitolina leads the head to head 3:2.
Svitolina played semi-final against Japanese Naomi Osaka. Russian player lost against Osaka in Australian open Round 2 in two sets 4-6, 4-6. Unfortunately Osaka had the edge also this time, winning the tie 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Elina Svitolina will move up the ranking onto the 18th position in WTA ranking. Her career best ranking remains world No. 14 from March this year.
Results:
Tokyo, Japan, Toray Pan Pacific Open, WTA Premier, 1 000 000 USD, hard, outdoor:
Elina Svitolina (UKR)
1R: CoCo VANDEWEGHE (USA) 6-3 6-4
2R: Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) [8] 7-6(5) 6-4
QF: Garbine MUGURUZA (ESP) [1] 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
SF: Naomi OSAKA (JAP) 6-1 3-6 2-6
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