LAWN TENNIS--WOMENS--TRANSYLVANIA OPEN--CLUJ-NAPOCO--FEBRUARY 3-9, 2025

NINH EXPLAINS LAWN TENNIS (NINH LY YOUTUBE)

WTA TENNIS RULE BOOK (.PDF FORMAT, 559P.)

US TENNIS ASSOCIATION ILLUSTRATED RULES OF TENNIS (.PDF FORMAT, 32P.)

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TRANSYLVANIA OPEN, BTERENA ARENA, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA (1--ARENA--WIKIPEDIA) (2--CITY--WIKIPEDIA)

THIS WAS A WTA 250 EVENT (BEST 2 SETS OUT OF 3) 

SOURCES FOR ALL SCORES, MATCH STORIES, STATISTICS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFALLY STATED, ARE WTA AND TENNIS ABSTRACT. SOURCE FOR VIDEO, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED IS TENNIS TV

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY: 

SINGLES WINNER: $36,300; FINALIST: $21,484

DOUBLES WINNERS: $6,600 APIECE; FINALISTS: $3,715 APIECE

 

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

SINGLES:

FINAL 

ANASTASIA POTAPOVA(1) 2

LUCIA BRONZETTI 1

4-6; 6-1; 6-2

After storming through the entire tournament without losing a set (8 consecutive), Anastasia Potapova was defeated in the first set of this match. But then regular service resumed as she won 12 of the last 15 games to win the Championship. Her total game record was 70-25. It was her third career win.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO

CHAMPION'S REEL HIGHLIGHTS (BEST POINTS THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT)

MATCH STORY

TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2025

DOUBLES

MAGALI KEMPEN--ANNA SISKOVA 2

JACQUELINE CRISTIAN--ANGELICA MORATELLI 0

6-3; 6-1

(6-3 6-2) ; (Q 6-2 1-6 10-6) ; (S 7-5 4-6 10-6) ; (F 6-3 6-1)

K-S's route to the title was a little more difficult than Potopova's. Two of their matches were decided by tie breaker 10 point games (10-6, 10-6). Their set recored was 6-2 and their game record was 42-28. But, like Champions, they saved their best for last, with their most dominant win.

"BEST OF" VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MATCH. MORE IMPRESSIONISTIC THAN ANALYTIC

MATCH STORY (TRANSYLVANIA OPEN)

SCORE AND MATCH STATISTICS

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FOR THE TOURNAMENT

OTHER MATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS

A PLAYLIST AT TENNIS TV YOUTUBE CONTAINS HIGHLIGHTS FROM 5 MATCHES, INCLUDING THE FINAL, ONE SEMI-FINAL, AND ONE QUARTERFINAL. ALSO HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAYS 1-4

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW (SCORES WITH MATCH STATS, DRAWS, PLAYER LISTS, PAST RESULTS BACK TO 2021) 

(CLICK ON ANY PLAYER NAME FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PLAYER)

CUMULATIVE

RANKINGS

PLAYERS