From May 15-21, first edition Florence Ladies Open, in the French city of Florence. This event belongs to the WTA 125k circuit and is held on the country’s clay courts Match Ball Firenze Country Club.
tournament draw
First edition Florence Ladies Open is going on Match Ball Firenze Country Club, take advantage of the fact that it is contested in the middle WTA 1000 from Rome and many high-level tennis players who choose to recover after falling early Italian International BNLs. In this week’s Florence, the winner will take 160 points towards the world ranking, making it a quality event.
The best candidates for the trophy in Florence are the Americans Lauren Davis and Claire Liu. World No. 53 started 2023 on the list when he won his title WTA 250 de Hobart, from the previous step. Afterwards, he struggled to produce good weeks, although he made it to the 16th place in the qualifying round. Dubai. Recently, he reached the semi-finals Reus. The women’s 56th, on the other hand, found a certain regularity this year, as she was able to play interesting tennis in high-hierarchy events. Although it didn’t come down to decisive cases, it’s a season that will be watched closely.
Among other important and well-known faces appearing this week, the Italian Sara Errani and Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. The latter is rediscovering his tennis after a long injury spell.
Results WTA 125 Florence
Results 15.5
First round
Davis – He (12:00)
Albon – Schmiedlova (14:00)
Townsend – Conjuh (16:00)
Qualifying stage (final round)
Naef – Routliffe (12:00)
Raina – Bandecchi (12:00)
Qualifying stage (first round)
Neel – Chiesa (10:00)
Nahimana – Ricci (10:00)
Zhu – Muhammad (10:00)
Jakupovic – Tjandramulia (10:00)
*Local time
Results 14.5
Qualifying stage (first round)
Naf – Urgesi (6-4, 6-4)
Bandecchi – Lizarazo (7-5, 6-4)
