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15,000$ SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT

NAME/VENUE: SOHO SQUARE - F3

SURFACE: HARD OUTDOOR

PAST WINNERS:
2018:
F1: Yuliya HATOUKA BLR d. (1) Anastasia POTAPOVA RUS 46 75 64
F2: Katarzyna KAWA POL d. (1) Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN 62 46 62

ACCEPTANCE LIST:
ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $15,000 Sharm El Sheikh - 29 January - 04 February 2018

FURTHER INFORMATION/WEB:
https://www.facebook.com/SOHO.Square.Sharm/
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2018 DRAWS:

SINGLES QUALIFYING DRAW
(1) Nastja KOLAR SLO vs bye
Naima KARAMOKO SUI d. Isolde DE JONG NED 62 64
Haine OGATA JPN vs bye
(14) Giorgia PINTO ITA vs bye
(2) Alexandra RILEY USA vs bye
Anna LAGUZA UKR d. Ashmitha EASWARAMURTHI IND 63 64
Kathleen DERIENZO USA vs bye
(16) Sofia DMITRIEVA RUS vs bye
(3) Shalimar TALBI BLR vs bye
Hen PLAKSIY UKR vs bye
Constanze STEPAN GER d. Kelia LE BIHAN FRA 75 60
(15) Maria Jose PORTILLO RAMIREZ MEX vs bye
(4) Marlies SZUPPER AUT vs bye
Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. Qianxin KONG CHN 61 62
Paulina JASTRZEBSKA POL vs bye
(9) Jule NIEMEIER GER vs bye
(5) Kumi SO JPN vs bye
Minami SHUTO JPN vs bye
Mihika YADAV IND d. Alena YURCHENKO RUS 60 61
(13) Sowjanya BAVISETTI IND vs bye
(6) Greet MINNEN BEL vs bye
Lilian GABRIELSEN NOR d. Anna BOROVINSKAYA USA 64 63
Brittany COLLENS USA vs bye
(11) Yuqi SHENG CHN vs bye
(7) Suzan LAMENS NED vs bye
Angella RAMAN IND vs bye
Sarah LEE USA d. Helene HEIBERG NOR 61 60
(12) Maria PATRASCU CAN vs bye
(8) Rishika SUNKARA IND vs bye
Apichaya RUNGLERDKRIANGKRAI THA vs bye
Rimi SO JPN d. Barbora TOUKALKOVA CZE 61 60
(10) Jade LEWIS NZL vs bye
2nd round
(1) Nastja KOLAR SLO d. Naima KARAMOKO SUI 64 62
Haine OGATA JPN d. (14) Giorgia PINTO ITA 60 26 75
Anna LAGUZA UKR d. (2) Alexandra RILEY USA 64 63
(16) Sofia DMITRIEVA RUS d. Kathleen DERIENZO USA 76(5) 63
(3) Shalimar TALBI BLR d. Hen PLAKSIY UKR 60 60
(15) Maria Jose PORTILLO RAMIREZ MEX d. Constanze STEPAN GER 61 62
Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. (4) Marlies SZUPPER AUT 62 61
Paulina JASTRZEBSKA POL d. (9) Jule NIEMEIER GER 64 retired
(5) Kumi SO JPN d. Minami SHUTO JPN 62 76(6)
Mihika YADAV IND d. (13) Sowjanya BAVISETTI IND 61 75
(6) Greet MINNEN BEL d. Lilian GABRIELSEN NOR 63 61
(11) Yuqi SHENG CHN d. Brittany COLLENS USA 61 63
(7) Suzan LAMENS NED d. Angella RAMAN IND 60 60
Sarah LEE USA d. (12) Maria PATRASCU CAN 63 62
Apichaya RUNGLERDKRIANGKRAI THA d. (8) Rishika SUNKARA IND 62 63
(10) Jade LEWIS NZL d. Rimi SO JPN 63 62
3rd round
(1) Nastja KOLAR SLO d. Haine OGATA JPN 63 64
Anna LAGUZA UKR d. (16) Sofia DMITRIEVA RUS 26 76(6) 63
(3) Shalimar TALBI BLR d. (15) Maria Jose PORTILLO RAMIREZ MEX 62 64
wc Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. Paulina JASTRZEBSKA POL 64 61
(5) Kumi SO JPN d. Mihika YADAV IND 63 61
(6) Greet MINNEN BEL d. (11) Yuqi SHENG CHN 62 60
Sarah LEE USA d. (7) Suzan LAMENS NED 63 64
(10) Jade LEWIS NZL d. Apichaya RUNGLERDKRIANGKRAI THA 63 67(4) 64
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN d. q Greet MINNEN BEL 75 64
q Shalimar TALBI BLR d. wc Klaudia WIRA POL 62 60
Ye Xin MA CHN d. wc Oliwia SZYMCZUCH POL 61 62
(5) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU d. LL Yuqi SHENG CHN 64 64
(4) Helene SCHOLSEN BEL d. Emily WEBLEY-SMITH GBR 62 76(6)
Kanika VAIDYA IND d. wc Denisa Elena GHEORGHE ROU 61 60
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. Irina RAMIALISON FRA 36 64 75
(8) Anna BONDAR HUN d. q Sarah LEE USA 36 64 76(3)
(6) Berfu CENGIZ TURd.Linnea MALMQVIST SWE 76(4) 63
q Jade LEWIS NZL d. Britt GEUKENS BEL 36 62 60
Malene HELGO NOR d. Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO ESP 64 63
q Kumi SO JPN d. (3) Nastja KOLAR SLO 63 36 61
(7) Katarzyna KAWA POL d. wc Elena DE SANTIS ITA 60 61
q Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. Margarita SKRYABINA RUS 46 62 64
Ao GAI CHN d. q Anna LAGUZA UKR 60 64
(2) Dejana RADANOVIC SRB d. Susan BANDECCHI SUI 60 64
2nd round
q Shalimar TALBI BLR d. (1) Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN 57 64 64
Ye Xin MA CHN d. (5) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU 63 76(2)
(4) Helene SCHOLSEN BEL d. Kanika VAIDYA IND 36 63 75
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. (8) Anna BONDAR HUN 67(5) 63 76(4)
(6) Berfu CENGIZ TUR d. Jade LEWIS NZL 61 62
q Kumi SO JPN d. Malene HELGO NOR 16 76(5) 76(5)
q Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. (7) Katarzyna KAWA POL 61 63
Ao GAI CHN d. (2) Dejana RADANOVIC SRB 76(3) 64
QF
Ye Xin MA CHN d. q Shalimar TALBI BLR 36 63 61
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. (4) Helene SCHOLSEN BEL 46 64 75
q Kumi SO JPN d. (6) Berfu CENGIZ TUR 75 46 64
q Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. Ao GAI CHN 76(5) 64
SF
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. Ye Xin MA CHN 63 76(5)
q Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. q Kumi SO JPN 61 63
Final
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. q Nadja GILCHRIST USA 63 75
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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Katarzyna KAWA POL/Emily WEBLEY-SMITH GBR d. wc Sarah LEE USA/Jade LEWIS NZL 62 36 10-6
Isolde DE JONG NED/Britt GEUKENS BEL d. Susan BANDECCHI SUI/Paulina JASTRZEBSKA POL 62 64
(4) Berfu CENGIZ TUR/Malene HELGO NOR d. Haine OGATA JPN/Constanze STEPAN GER 62 62
Ye Xin MA CHN/Shalimar TALBI BLR d. Kathleen DERIENZO USA/Dejana RADANOVIC SRB 60 63
Sowjanya BAVISETTI IND/Rishika SUNKARA IND d. Linnea MALMQVIST SWE/Kanika VAIDYA IND 75 76(6)
(3) Yuqi SHENG CHN/Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN d. Anna BONDAR HUN/Irina RAMIALISON FRA 75 61
wc Nadja GILCHRIST USA/Apichaya RUNGLERDKRIANGKRAI THA d. Nastja KOLAR SLO/Alexandra RILEY USA 62 26 11-9
(2) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU/Helene SCHOLSEN BEL d. wc Oliwia SZYMCZUCH POL/Klaudia WIRA POL 76(6) 62
QF
(1) Katarzyna KAWA POL/Emily WEBLEY-SMITH GBR d. Isolde DE JONG NED/Britt GEUKENS BEL 36 63 10-6
(4) Berfu CENGIZ TUR/Malene HELGO NOR d. Ye Xin MA CHN/Shalimar TALBI BLR 61 76(5)
(3) Yuqi SHENG CHN/Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN d. Sowjanya BAVISETTI IND/Rishika SUNKARA IND 63 36 10-6
(2) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU/Helene SCHOLSEN BEL d. wc Nadja GILCHRIST USA/Apichaya RUNGLERDKRIANGKRAI THA 62 64
SF
(1) Katarzyna KAWA POL/Emily WEBLEY-SMITH GBR d. (4) Berfu CENGIZ TUR/Malene HELGO NOR 64 64
(2) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU/Helene SCHOLSEN BEL d. (3) Yuqi SHENG CHN/Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN 46 63 10-7
Final
(1) Katarzyna KAWA POL/Emily WEBLEY-SMITH GBR d. (2) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU/Helene SCHOLSEN BEL 63 36 10-5

 

[Xian]

Re: 15,000$ Sharm El Sheikh F3, Egypt, Jan29, Qualifying Draw

• 19 year old Jade Lewis is the current WTA # 1050 (career high 1025) and recently claimed a doubles title with Erin Routliffe at the same venue. Jade regularly receives a wildcard for the WTA event in Auckland where she faced Venus Williams in 2017 and lost 67(2) 26 in the 1st round. This year she lost 46 36 vs Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) in the 1st round. At the 15,000$ events in Sharm El Sheikh afterwards she lost 06 46 vs Kristina Schmiedlova (SVK) in R1 and 26 63 46 vs Ye Xin Ma (CHN) in QR2 respectively.
  

• 19 year old Barbora Toukalkova from Pelhrimov will play her maiden ITF Pro event and will face Rimi So from Japan in QR1.
  

• 24 year old Sarah Lee graduated from Michigan University and peaked at position # 857 in 2016. She only played 1 ITF Pro event in 2017 in Wirral, Great Britain in February. She started into the 2018 season with a 67(4) 67(3) loss vs Alice Moroni (ITA) in QR1. This week she faces Helene Heiberg from Norway in QR1.
  

• 28 year old Ashmitha Easwaramurthi has been playing for years on the ITF Pro Circuit and peaked at position # 867 in 2007. Her last maindraw win was in October 2016 at a 10,000$ event in Jakarta where she beat Shivani Manchanda (IND) 62 60 in the 1st round. She will face rising Anna Laguza from the Ukraine in QR1.

 

[Xian]

Re: 15,000$ Sharm El Sheikh F3, Egypt, Jan29, Qualifying Draw

SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN vs q Greet MINNEN BEL
q Shalimar TALBI BLR vs wc Klaudia WIRA POL
Ye Xin MA CHN vs wc Oliwia SZYMCZUCH POL
(5) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU vs LL Yuqi SHENG CHN
(4) Helene SCHOLSEN BEL vs Emily WEBLEY-SMITH GBR
Kanika VAIDYA IND vs wc Denisa Elena GHEORGHE ROU
Irina RAMIALISON FRA vs Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL
(8) Anna BONDAR HUN vs q Sarah LEE USA
(6) Berfu CENGIZ TUR vs Linnea MALMQVIST SWE
Britt GEUKENS BEL vs q Jade LEWIS NZL
Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO ESP vs Malene HELGO NOR
(3) q Nastja KOLAR SLO vs q Kumi SO JPN
(7) Katarzyna KAWA POL vs wc Elena DE SANTIS ITA
Margarita SKYRABINA RUS vs q Nadja GILCHRIST USA
Ao GAI CHN vs q Anna LAGUZA UKR
(2) Dejana RADANOVIC SRB vs Susan BANDECCHI SUI

 

[Xian]

Re: 15,000$ Sharm El Sheikh F3, Egypt, Jan29, Draws

• Some weeks after claiming her 11th Tour title at the 15,000$ event in Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, 26 year old Irina Ramialison experienced a setback and lost her 1st round match 63 46 57 vs Erin Routliffe (NZL).

• Also no good news for 23 year old Nastja Kolar. The former top 200 player (#178 in 2014) finds herself currently ranked at position # 443 and lost her 1st round match vs rising Kumi So from Japan 36 63 16. She already lost in the 1st round last week 06 26 vs Nina Kruijer (NED). At the 1st event she reached the SF at least.
  

• 18 year old Margarita Skryabina won her maiden ITF singles title last year at the same venue. She still waits for a win in 2018 as she lost in the 1st round like last week. The current WTA # 658 lost 64 26 46 vs US qualifier Nadja Gilchrist.

 

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Re: 15,000$ Sharm El Sheikh F3, Egypt, Jan29, Draws

SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN d. q Greet MINNEN BEL 75 64
q Shalimar TALBI BLR d. wc Klaudia WIRA POL 62 60
Ye Xin MA CHN d. wc Oliwia SZYMCZUCH POL 61 62
(5) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU d. LL Yuqi SHENG CHN 64 64
(4) Helene SCHOLSEN BEL d. Emily WEBLEY-SMITH GBR 62 76(6)
Kanika VAIDYA IND d. wc Denisa Elena GHEORGHE ROU 61 60
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. Irina RAMIALISON FRA 36 64 75
(8) Anna BONDAR HUN d. q Sarah LEE USA 36 64 76(3)
(6) Berfu CENGIZ TURd.Linnea MALMQVIST SWE 76(4) 63
q Jade LEWIS NZL d. Britt GEUKENS BEL 36 62 60
Malene HELGO NOR d. Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO ESP 64 63
q Kumi SO JPN d. (3) Nastja KOLAR SLO 63 36 61
(7) Katarzyna KAWA POL d. wc Elena DE SANTIS ITA 60 61
q Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. Margarita SKRYABINA RUS 46 62 64
Ao GAI CHN d. q Anna LAGUZA UKR 60 64
(2) Dejana RADANOVIC SRB d. Susan BANDECCHI SUI 60 64

• 18 year old Elena de Santis from Benevento received a wildcard for the maindraw and unfortunately faced last weeks winner Katarzyna Kawa (POL). The young Italian, who trains at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, had no chance and lost 06 16. She did however slightly better than last week when she lost 06 06 vs Mihika Yadav (IND) in QR1.
  

• 21 year old Britt Geukens from Bree is the current WTA # 637 (career high # 531 in July 2017) and claimed her only ITF title so far here in Sharm El Sheikh in 2016. It was her 3rd tournament in 2018 with as many 1st round losses. After a 26 36 loss vs Nastja Kolar (SLO) and a 61 26 46 loss vs Mai Hontama (JPN) she lost 63 26 06 vs Jade Lewis (NZL) this week.
  

• 33 year old Emily Webley-Smith also joins the ITF Pro Tour in 2018. The Bristolian plays her 15th year on the ITF Pro Tour. Back in 2004, as a 19 year old, she beat Severine Beltrame (FRA) 76 64 in Wimbledon R1 before she came close to surprise but lost 26 63 68 vs Amy Frazier (USA). In 2017 she claimed her 4th ITF Pro event and her first title since 2014. The current # 543 lost her 1st round match 26 67(6).

 

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Re: 15,000$ Sharm El Sheikh F3, Egypt, Jan29, Draws

2nd round
q Shalimar TALBI BLR d. (1) Kai-Lin ZHANG CHN 57 64 64
Ye Xin MA CHN d. (5) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROU 63 76(2)
(4) Helene SCHOLSEN BEL d. Kanika VAIDYA IND 36 63 75
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. (8) Anna BONDAR HUN 67(5) 63 76(4)
(6) Berfu CENGIZ TUR d. Jade LEWIS NZL 61 62
q Kumi SO JPN d. Malene HELGO NOR 16 76(5) 76(5)
q Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. (7) Katarzyna KAWA POL 61 63
Ao GAI CHN d. (2) Dejana RADANOVIC SRB 76(3) 64

 

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Re: 15,000$ Sharm El Sheikh F3, Egypt, Jan29, Draws

QF
Ye Xin MA CHN d. q Shalimar TALBI BLR 36 63 61
Erin ROUTLIFFE NZL d. (4) Helene SCHOLSEN BEL 46 64 75
q Kumi SO JPN d. (6) Berfu CENGIZ TUR 75 46 64
q Nadja GILCHRIST USA d. Ao GAI CHN 76(5) 64

• 17 year old qualifier Shalimar Talbi reached a 2nd QF in 2018. While she lost last week vs the eventual winner Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 63 46 16 she faced Ye Xin Ma from China this week and lost 63 36 16. She reached her maiden final in Sharm El Sheikh recently when she lost 46 26 vs Pemra Özgen (TUR) in November 2017. Due to her recent success she currently peaks at # 869.

• 18 year old Berfu Cengiz surprisingly lost her QF 57 64 46 vs qualifier Kumi So from Japan. Berfu still struggles this season and also lost early last week when in R2 - 57 62 16 vs Greet Minnen (BEL).

 

[Xian]

Re: 15,000$ Sharm El Sheikh F3, Egypt, Jan29, Draws

• The final will be between 27 year old Nadja Gilchrist from New York and 22 year old Erin Routliffe from Auckland. While Gilchrist already won 1 ITF singles title back in 2015, it would be the first title for Routliffe. Nadja is currently unranked while New Zealands Fed Cup player Erin is the current WTA # 789.

• 33 year old Emily Webley-Smith claimed the doubles title together with last weeks single winner Katarzyna Kawa (POL). They defeated Laura-Ioana Andrei (ROU) and Helene Scholsen (BEL) 63 36 10-5 in the final.

 

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• Nadja Gilchrist lost the final 36 57 vs Erin Routliffe but her comeback is still quite succesful. Nadja did not play internationally between May 2016 and January 2018.