WTA 250 Rabat, Strasbourg 5/21 - 5/27 2023

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Tournament: Grand Prix Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Dates: May 21 - May 27, 2023
Level: WTA 250
Total Financial Commitment: $259,303
Surface: Clay

Seed Name Entry Ranking

1 Maria Sakkari 9
2 Martina Trevisan 20
3 Ajla Tomljanovic 41
4 Sloane Stephens 48
5 Leylah Fernandez 49
6 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 50
7 Yulia Putintseva 51
8 Alycia Parks 54
Linda Fruhvirtova 58
Mayar Sherif 59
Tatjana Maria 66
Peyton Stearns 72
Nuria Parrizas Diaz 76
Rebecca Peterson 78
Rebecca Marino 79
Alison Riske-Amritraj 81
Kateryna Baindl 82
Sara Errani 83
Ysaline Bonaventure 84
Anna Bondar 89
Kamilla Rakhimova 90
Panna Udvardy 91
Sara Sorribes Tormo 68 (PR)
(WC) Top 20
(WC) Top 20
(WC)
(WC)
(Q)
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(Q)

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Tournament: Internationaux de Strasbourg
Location: Strasbourg, France
Dates: May 21 - May 27, 2023
Level: WTA 250
Total Financial Commitment: $259,303
Surface: Clay

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Strasbourg Qualifying Draw

S. Janicijevic (1) vs H. Chan
E. Routliffe vs O. Tjandramulia (8)

Z. Bai (2) vs E. Shibahara
S. Iliev vs E. Perez (7)

L. Chirico (3) vs S. Deppner
M. Georges vs E. Malygina (6)

S. Chang (4) vs T. Mihalikova
S. Hsieh vs J. Maleckova (5)

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Rabat Qualifying Draw

A. Tikhonova (1) vs L. Udvardy
V. Strakhova vs D. Vismane (8)

V. Savinykh (2) vs F. Di Lorenzo
Y. Kabbaj vs T. Prozorova (7)

T. Babos (3) vs E. Yashina
N. Bains vs E. Chong (5)

J. Fett (4) vs M. Colmegna
A. Gamiz vs A. Fita Boluda (6)

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Day 2 Order of Play Strasbourg

Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 10:00 AM

Qualifying
FRA S. DEPPNER vs EST E. MALYGINA (6)
NOT BEFORE 12:00 PM
FRA O. DODIN vs FRA S. JANICIJEVIC
FOLLOWED BY
UKR E. SVITOLINA vs USA L. CHIRICO
FOLLOWED BY
BEL M. ZANEVSKA vs SUI J. TEICHMANN (8)

Court 1
Starts at 10:00 AM

Qualifying
USA S. CHANG (4) vs TPE S. HSIEH
NOT BEFORE 12:00 PM
CHN X. WANG vs EST K. KANEPI
FOLLOWED BY
FRA A. HESSE vs RUS A. BLINKOVA
NOT BEFORE 5:00 PM
FRA M. GEORGES/FRA J. TOMERA vs JPN S. AOYAMA/JPN E. SHIBAHARA (3)

Court 2
Starts at 10:00 AM

Qualifying
RUS A. GABUEVA vs NZL E. ROUTLIFFE
FOLLOWED BY
Qualifying
CHN Z. BAI (2) vs FRA S. ILIEV

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Day 2 Order of Play Rabat

Center Court
Starts at 12:00 PM

Qualifying
HUN T. BABOS (3) vs GBR N. BAINS
UPCOMING
EGY M. SHERIF (3) vs UKR K. BAINDL
UPCOMING
FRA L. JEANJEAN vs ROU G. LEE
UPCOMING
JPN M. KATO/INA A. SUTJIADI vs (1) MAR A. EL AOUNI/MAR Y. KABBAJ

Court 1
Starts at 12:00 PM

Qualifying
CRO J. FETT (4) vs ESP A. FITA BOLUDA (6)
UPCOMING
Qualifying
RUS A. TIKHONOVA (1) vs UKR V. STRAKHOVA

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Day 3 Order of Play Strasbourg

Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 11:00 AM

ROU S. CIRSTEA (5) vs FRA C. BUREL
UPCOMING
FRA S. ILIEV vs USA L. DAVIS (7)
UPCOMING
BUL V. TOMOVA vs FRA A. CORNET
UPCOMING
RUS A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA vs RUS A. GABUEVA

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

USA S. CHANG vs USA B. PERA (4)
UPCOMING
RUS V. GRACHEVA (6) vs CHN Z. BAI
UPCOMING
CHN S. ZHANG (3) vs GER A. FRIEDSAM
UPCOMING
USA N. MELICHAR-MARTINEZ/AUS E. PEREZ (1) vs TPE H. CHAN/TPE L. CHAN

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM

TPE S. HSIEH vs NZL E. ROUTLIFFE
UPCOMING
USA E. NAVARRO vs CZE T. MARTINCOVA
UPCOMING
USA S. CHANG/USA A. KULIKOV vs ESP C. BUCSA/POL A. ROSOLSKA
UPCOMING
AUS K. BIRRELL vs EST E. MALYGINA

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Day 3 Order of Play Rabat

Center Court
Starts at 11:00 AM

FRA K. MLADENOVIC vs ARG J. RIERA
FOLLOWED BY
MAR A. EL AOUNI vs KAZ Y. PUTINTSEVA (6)
FOLLOWED BY
ITA M. TREVISAN (1) vs ESP N. PARRIZAS DIAZ
FOLLOWED BY
RUS V. ZVONAREVA vs USA S. STEPHENS (2)

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

TUR C. BUYUKAKCAY vs CZE L. FRUHVIRTOVA (7)
NOT BEFORE 12:00 PM
BDI S. NAHIMAN vs CRO J. FETT
FOLLOWED BY
AUT J. GRABHER vs BEL Y. BONAVENTURE
FOLLOWED BY
JPN M. KATO/INA A. SUTJIADI (1) vs MAR A. EL AOUNI/MAR Y. KABBAJ

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM

HUN P. UDVARDY vs USA P. STEARNS
FOLLOWED BY
MAR M. EL ALLAMI/HUN L. UDVARDY vs ROU M. NICULESCU/JPN M. NINOMIYA (2)
FOLLOWED BY
CZE A. DETIUC/VEN A. GAMIZ vs HUN T. BABOS/KAZ A. DANILINA (3)
FOLLOWED BY
GEO N. DZALAMIDZE/EGY M. SHERIF vs RUS I. KHROMACHEVA/UKR V. STRAKHOVA

[ashkor87]

Normally, I would say winning this tournament (Strasbourg,) will leave you too tired to do well at RG but then...Krejcikova!

[ponchi101]

Indeed. And it is only a quick hop into Paris, the organizers usually give you an extra day, if you can close your matches in two sets I say it is actually very good training.
Look at Sabalenka. She will go into RG with almost three weeks of no competitive matches. I say that could be a negative factor too.

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Day 4 Order of Play Strasbourg

Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 11:00 AM

POL M. LINETTE (1) vs ESP C. BUCSA
UPCOMING
FRA C. BUREL vs EST K. KANEPI
UPCOMING
USA E. NAVARRO vs SUI J. TEICHMANN (8)
UPCOMING
AUS K. BIRRELL vs USA B. PERA (4)

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

GER A. FRIEDSAM vs RUS A. BLINKOVA
UPCOMING
FRA S. DEPPNER/FRA S. ILIEV vs AUS O. TJANDRAMULIA/TPE F. WU
UPCOMING
UKR N. KICHENOK/BEL K. ZIMMERMANN vs USA D. KRAWCZYK/MEX G. OLMOS (2)
UPCOMING
TPE S. HSIEH/CHN X. WANG vs RUS A. GABUEVA/EST K. KANEPI

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM

CHN Y. XU/CHN Z. YANG (4) vs CHI A. GUARACHI/NZL E. ROUTLIFFE
UPCOMING
CZE M. KOLODZIEJOVA/SVK T. MIHALIKOVA vs RUS A. BLINKOVA/RUS V. GRACHEVA

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Day 4 Order of Play Rabat

Center Court
Starts at 11:00 AM

GER T. MARIA (8) vs RUS T. PROZOROVA
FOLLOWED BY
CAN L. FERNANDEZ (5) vs ESP A. FITA BOLUDA
FOLLOWED BY
RUS K. RAKHIMOVA vs MAR M. EL ALLAMI
FOLLOWED BY
RUS A. TIKHONOVA vs USA A. PARKS (4)

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

AUT J. GRABHER vs BEL Y. BONAVENTURE
NOT BEFORE 12:00 PM
HUN T. BABOS vs RUS I. KHROMACHEVA
FOLLOWED BY
GBR A. BARNETT/GBR O. NICHOLLS vs ESP N. PARRIZAS DIAZ/RUS E. YASHINA
FOLLOWED BY
NOR U. EIKERI/JPN E. HOZUMI (4) vs BLR L. MAROZAVA/BRA I. GAMARRA MARTINS

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM

TUR C. BUYUKAKCAY vs CZE L. FRUHVIRTOVA (7)
FOLLOWED BY
SWE R. PETERSON vs ITA L. BRONZETTI
FOLLOWED BY
GER V. HEISEN/EST I. NEEL vs RUS A. PANOVA/RUS V. ZVONAREVA
FOLLOWED BY
USA S. SANTAMARIA/RUS Y. SIZIKOVA vs GEO O. KALASHNIKOVA/POL K. PITER

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Day 5 OoP Strasbourg

Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 11:00 AM

BUL V. TOMOVA vs USA L. DAVIS (7)
UPCOMING
POL M. LINETTE (1) vs RUS A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA
UPCOMING
UKR E. SVITOLINA vs NZL E. ROUTLIFFE
UPCOMING
RUS V. GRACHEVA (6) vs FRA S. JANICIJEVIC

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

CZE M. KOLODZIEJOVA/SVK T. MIHALIKOVA vs JPN S. AOYAMA/JPN E. SHIBAHARA (3)
UPCOMING
AUS O. TJANDRAMULIA/TPE F. WU vs USA D. KRAWCZYK/MEX G. OLMOS (2)
UPCOMING
TPE H. CHAN/TPE L. CHAN vs TPE S. HSIEH/CHN X. WANG
UPCOMING
CHN Y. XU/CHN Z. YANG (4) vs USA S. CHANG/USA A. KULIKOV

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Day 5 OoP Rabat

Center Court
Starts at 11:00 AM

ITA M. TREVISAN (1) vs CRO J. FETT
FOLLOWED BY
HUN T. BABOS vs USA S. STEPHENS (2)
FOLLOWED BY
EGY M. SHERIF (3) vs ARG J. RIERA
FOLLOWED BY
CAN L. FERNANDEZ (5) vs USA P. STEARNS

Court 1
Starts at 11:00 AM

GER T. MARIA (8) vs ITA L. BRONZETTI
NOT BEFORE 12:00 PM
RUS K. RAKHIMOVA vs USA A. PARKS (4)
FOLLOWED BY
JPN M. KATO/INA A. SUTJIADI (1) vs RUS A. PANOVA/RUS V. ZVONAREVA
FOLLOWED BY
USA S. SANTAMARIA/RUS Y. SIZIKOVA vs HUN T. BABOS/KAZ A. DANILINA (3)

Court 2
Starts at 11:00 AM

AUT J. GRABHER vs TUR C. BUYUKAKCAY
FOLLOWED BY
FRA L. JEANJEAN vs KAZ Y. PUTINTSEVA (6)
FOLLOWED BY
BLR L. MAROZAVA/BRA I. GAMARRA MARTINS vs HKG E. CHONG/USA F. DI LORENZO
FOLLOWED BY
RUS I. KHROMACHEVA/UKR V. STRAKHOVA vs ROU M. NICULESCU/JPN M. NINOMIYA (2)

[Owendonovan]

Indeed. And it is only a quick hop into Paris, the organizers usually give you an extra day, if you can close your matches in two sets I say it is actually very good training.
Look at Sabalenka. She will go into RG with almost three weeks of no competitive matches. I say that could be a negative factor too.

I was thinking for those, like Sabalenka, who haven't competed in the last few weeks, wouldn't a qf run be helpful and then just default the next match so you're match ready for RG? I'm not condoning defaults, but it is the WTA in the 2020's.