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- Top Seeds: Sofia Kenin, Wang Qiang, Dayana Yastremska, Caroline Garcia
- Defending Champion: Caroline Garcia
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TIANJIN, CHINA – Sofia Kenin heads up a strong field, with Caroline Garcia returning to try and defend her title.
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Tournament Fast Facts
| Level | WTA International |
| Surface | Hard (O) |
| Singles Draw | 32 |
| Doubles Draw | 16 |
| Prize Money | $500,000 |
| Top seeds | Sofia Kenin [1]
Wang Qiang [2] Dayana Yastremska [3] Carolina Garcia [4] Zhang Shuai [5] Yulia Putintseva [6] Zheng Saisai [7] Magda Linette [8] |
| Top Half | Sofa Kenin [1]
Yulia Putintseva [6] Caroline Garcia [4] Zhang Shuai [5] |
| Bottom Half | Zheng Saisai [7]
Dayana Yastremska [3] Magda Linette [8] Wang Qiang [2] |
Draw & Results
| Tournament Website |
| Order of Play |
| Singles |
| Doubles |
| SF | 12-Oct | |
| R Peterson (SWE) | 06 64 75 | O Jabeur (TUN) |
| H Watson (GBR) | 61 64 | V Kudermetova (RUS) |
| QF | 11-Oct | |
| R Peterson (SWE) | 67(5) 64 62 | Wang Y (CHN) |
| O Jabeur (TUN) | 76(5) 76(4) | Y Putintseva [6] (KAZ) |
| H Watson (GBR) | 75 67(4) 76(6) | M Linette [8] (POL) |
| V Kudermetova (RUS) | 64 60 | D Yastremska [3] (UKR) |
| R2 | 10-Oct | |
| D Yastremska [3] (UKR) | 62 64 | Peng S (CHN) |
| V Kudermetova (RUS) | 50 RET | Zheng S [7] (CHN) |
| M Linette [8] (POL) | 40 RET | K Nara [Q] (JPN) |
| H Watson (GBR) | 63 60 | Wang Q [2] (CHN) |
| R2 | 09-Oct | |
| R Peterson (SWE) | 75 32 RET | Wang Xin. [LL] (CHN) |
| O Jabeur (TUN) | 64 62 | Wang Xiy. [Q] (CHN) |
| Y Putintseva [6] (KAZ) | 61 62 | S Stosur [WC] (AUS) |
| Wang Y (CHN) | 64 62 | C Garcia [4] (FRA) |
| R1 | 08-Oct | |
| M Linette [8] (POL) | 63 61 | C McHale (USA) |
| K Nara [Q] (JPN) | 36 61 63 | H Dart (GBR) |
| Wang Xin. [LL] (CHN) | 63 61 | Ma S [LL] (CHN) |
| Peng S (CHN) | 62 76(1) | You X [Q] (CHN) |
| Wang Xiy. [Q] (CHN) | 62 76(2) | K Ahn (USA) |
| O Jabeur (TUN) | 64 62 | J Brady (USA) |
| D Yastremska [3] (UKR) | 62 63 | Zhu L (CHN) |
| Zheng S [7] (CHN) | 76(4) 62 | Duan Y [WC] (CHN) |
| V Kudermetova (RUS) | 64 62 | A Tomljanovic (AUS) |
| Wang Q [2] (CHN) | 63 64 | A Rodionova [Q] (AUS) |
| R1 | 07-Oct | |
| S Stosur [WC] (AUS) | 75 26 62 | Yang Z [WC] (CHN) |
| C Garcia [4] (FRA) | 26 62 62 | A Potapova (RUS) |
| Y Putintseva [6] (KAZ) | 61 16 75 | A Sharma (AUS) |
| H Watson (GBR) | 64 76(3) | K Bondarenko (UKR) |
| R Peterson (SWE) | 63 46 63 | V Williams (USA) |
| Wang Y (CHN) | 60 64 | L Davis (USA) |
[1] Sofia Kenin
Kenin has had a solid year which has seen her win her first three titles, including the title in Guangzhou. It is not a bad draw, and at the very least she should surpass last year’s first round exit.
Kenin’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Kristie Ahn
- R2: Ons Jabeur
- QF: Yulia Putintseva [6]
- SF: Caroline Garcia [4]
- F: Wang Qiang [2]
[2] Wang Qiang
Despite a decent enough showing in the US Open series, her time on home turf has not been fantastic – only one win in three tournaments. She went out in the second round last year,
Wang’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Qualifier
- R2: Heather Watson
- QF: Magda Linette [8]
- SF: Dayana Yastremska [3]
- F: Sofia Kenin [1]
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[3] Dayana Yastremska
For her debut at this event, Yastremska’s draw is actually not that bad. Add to that her solid run to the Wuhan-semi-final and she could be looking at a decent run.
Yastremska’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Zhu Lin
- R2: Peng Shuai
- QF: Zheng Saisai [7]
- SF: Wang Qiang [2]
- F: Sofia Kenin [1]
[4] Caroline Garcia
The defending champion might at least be able to target a run to the semi-final before she comes up against her first negative head to head.
However, the last time Garcia had a back to back win was in Mallorca on the grass, and needs an upswing in luck and confidence to defend her title.
Garcia’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Anastasia Potapova
- R2: Wang Yafan
- QF: Zhang Shuai
- SF: Sofia Kenin [1]
- F: Wang Qiang [2]
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The Tianjin Open takes place between 7-13 October.
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