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A few upsets along the way, but excellent quarterfinals in store with youngsters Gauff and Andreeva, and Iga Swiatek vs. Australian Open champion Madison Keys notable among theme.
The rest of the schedule at the WTA 125 level has some quality Canadian content, with Leylah Fernandez playing singles and doubles in Vic, along with Bianca Andreescu in doubles.
In Saint-Malo, there could have been an all-Canuck second round between youngsters Marina Stakusic and Victoria Mboko. Unfortunately, both lost their openers in three sets and their vanquishers will meet instead.
(Madrid, Vic and Saint-Malo are six hours ahead of EDT).
Mutua Madrid Open
Location: Madrid, Spain
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 22 – May 4, 2025
Prize Money: €7,854,000
Draws: S96 – D32
[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def [24] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 76 (4) 76 (7)
[2] Iga Swiatek (POL) def [5] Madison Keys (USA) 06 63 62
[4] Coco Gauff (USA) def. [7] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 75 61
[17] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 62 61
[3] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) / Laura Siegemund (GER) 75 63
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def Linda Noskova (CZE) / Clara Tauson (DEN) 60 63
Catalonia Open
Location: Vic, Spain
Category: WTA 125
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 28 – May 3, 2025
Prize Money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D8
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def [1] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 64 26 62
Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS) def [2] Lulu Sun (NZL) 60 62
Dalma Galfi (HUN) def [4] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 62 61
Rebeka Masarova (SUI) def [5] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 36 63 64
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales (ESP) def [8] Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 61 26 62
[3] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def [Q] Ruth Roura Llaverias (ESP) 61 61
[WC] Aliona Bolsova (ESP) def Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 64 63
Carlota Martinez Cirez (ESP) def Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 61 63
[WC] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) def Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) 61 63
Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Lulu Sun (NZL) def Aliona Bolsova / Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers (ESP) 76 (4) 63
[1] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) def Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 63 64
L’Open 35 de Saint-Malo
Location: Saint-Malo, France
Category: WTA 125
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 28 – May 4, 2025
Prize Money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16
Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) def [4] Caroline Dolehide (USA) 63 16 61
Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) def [6] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) 62 75
[1/WC] McCartney Kessler (USA) def [WC] Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA) 76 (6) 61
[7] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) def Chloe Paquet (FRA) 36 61 63
Léolia Jeanjean / Jessika Ponchet (FRA) def [4] Amina Anshba (RUS) / Noma Noha Akugue (GER) 61 36 [10-3]
Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) def Priscilla Hon (AUS) / Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 46 64 [10-8]
Freya Christie (GBR) / Olivia Gadcki (AUS) def Tessah Andrianjafitrimo / Fiona Ferro (FRA) 75 46 [10-4]
[WC] Emeline Dartron / Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA) def Estella Cascino (FRA) / Alina Charaeva (RUS) 76 (5) 76 (5)
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