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Exhibition: Bratislava Cup (12th Dec 2016) ENTER NOW

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Bratislava Cup Exhibition​
Date: 12th - 18th December 2016
Location: Aegon Arena, Bratislava
Surface: Indoor hard
Entry Deadline: 10th December 2016

I will be hosting an exhibition event in the Bratislava the week after the Continental Championships. It will be on indoor hard courts. There will be a singles and doubles tournament. Both will be best of three sets, with the final set being a match tiebreak as players will be tired at the end of the season. The singles tournament will consist of group stages (if enough players sign up) followed by a knockout whereas the doubles will just be a knockout tournament.

Juniors can enter too, but if the draw becomes full they may not be able to play as professional players get priority over juniors, but it would be nice for some juniors to sign up as the tour has ended. You can enter a maximum of one junior player.

The maximum amount of players that can play this tournament is 16 at the moment, but the draw can be expanded if more players are interested. Entries are on a first come first serve priority, so the sooner you enter the better so you can make sure you get in. However, any professional player automatically gains priority over a junior.

You have until the 10th December to enter but please sign up soon to make sure that you get a place in the draw and give your players a chance to end their season on a high. :)

Any articles and/or interviews would be much appreciated during the build up and throughout the tournament.
 
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Re: Exhibition: Bratislava Cup (12th Dec 2016)

Confirmed Singles Players
-Bianka Harlow (GER) [4]
-Giusa Benedetti (ITA) [6]
-Jennifer Casanova (USA) [7]
-Oksana Mikhailova (RUS) [11]
-Harper Johnson (USA) [18]
-Sofia Keddison (CHI) [23]
-Vanessa Callejas (ESP) [35]
-Dewonder Davis (USA) [41]
-Elena Mikhailova (KAZ) [44]
-Larissa Petrovic (MLT) [57]
-Azbang Melody (AUS) [UNR]

Confirmed Doubles Teams
-E. Mikhailova/O. Mikhailova [68] (42+26)
-G. Benedetti/J. Casanova [15] (12+3)
-B. Harlow/X. Ymer [18] (7+11)
 
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Mikhailova Sisters First to Enter Bratislava

Oksana and Elena Mikhailova have confirmed that they are to play at the Bratislava Cup, Slovakia during the off season. The will play both singles and doubles, where they will pair up together. They hope that this tournament will be a decent end to two very promising seasons.

Currently ranked an impressive 12th, Oksana was in contention to qualify for the WTA Finals in Singapore until the final hurdle. However, she didn't manage to do so and will instead play in Zhuhai the following week.

'I was really disappointed,' she said, 'I knew that I could qualify if I played well but unfortunately I had tough matches which I couldn't win. I will try to pick myself up to play well in Zhuhai.'

Younger sister Elena is ranked 44th at the moment, which is impressive, as junior can only play a limited amount of tournaments. After the junior tour collapsed due to lack of interest, she was really upset.

'I was set to qualify for the Year-End-Championships in both singles and doubles, with my partner Laura RΓ­os. I cried so much when it was announced the tour had ended, I just hope that the FWTT board decide to still let juniors play a few events on the pro tour or I will be unable to play tennis.'

'We are so excited to play doubles together', said Oksana, 'we do not often get the chance as we played on different tours apart from the grand slams and in Moscow. We will do our best to win'

It has just been announced in the last few minutes that the world number 7, Jennifer Casanova, has also joined the field.
 
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#7 Β·
Six players so far, looking good :)
 
#8 Β·
You have two weeks left to enter
 
#11 Β·
As it stands in singles there will be two groups with the top two in each advancing to the semi finals, in doubles there will be a straight final. The draw can expand so please enter to make this an exciting tournament. :)
 
#19 Β·
Only a few days left to enter!
 
#20 Β·
One more day to enter
 
#21 Β·
Final Entry Lists

Singles
-Oksana Mikhailova (RUS)
-Elena Mikhailova (KAZ)
-Jennifer Casanova (USA)
-Bianka Harlow (GER)
-Sofia Keddison (CHI)
-Larissa Petrovic (MLT)
-Giusa Benedetti (ITA)
-Harper Johnson (USA)
-Vanessa Callejas (ESP)

Doubles
-Mikhailova/Mikhailova
-Benedetti/Casanova
-Harlow/Ymer

I will produce the draws tomorrow so you can still enter if you want, it would be useful to have a few more players for singles :) Also, make sure you team up for doubles
 
#23 Β·
This tournament has been postponed to next week, you have more time to enter. At the moment the draw is a bit awkward with 9 players so I will have to decide how to form the groups, any suggestions are welcome!
 
#25 Β·
Make sure that you sign up for doubles aswell
 
#27 Β·
One more hour to enter, hopefully we can get one more player :)

Make sure you sign up for doubles:
-Harper Johnson (USA)
-Vanessa Callejas (ESP)
-Dewonder Davis (USA)
-Azbang Melody (AUS)
-Sofia Keddison (CHI)
-Larissa Petrovic (MLT)
 
#28 Β·
If we do not get another player for singles, local player Andrea Petrikova will take the last spot
 
#29 Β·
Also, if no more doubles teams sign up there will be a group of three with each team playing each other and the group winner wins the title
 
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