At a glance
- Anna-Lena Friedsam will not be able to reach the main draw after losing to Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez, the first seed.
- Alycia Parks, Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Gabriela Knutson secure the other tickets for the main draw.
- Local heroine Laura Siegemund begins her campaign in the local tournament on Monday afternoon against lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova.
- Premiere of the Porsche One Point Challenge on the center court starting at 4:30 p.m.
The four qualifiers for the main draw of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix have already been decided. American Alycia Parks defeated Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova 6-4, 6-2 in the qualifying final. Aliaksandra Sasnovich comfortably beat Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin 6-1, 6-1. Top seed Zeynep Sonmez (Türkiye) lived up to her number one status by beating Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4, 6-0. The German made life difficult for her rival in the first set but in the end she had no response. The fourth ticket to the main draw was obtained by the Czech Gabriela Knutson, who defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-3.
Start of the main draw with Laura Siegemund
The start of the main draw places Porsche Arena’s center court in the spotlight. Laura Siegemund will face Bulgarian loser Viktoriya Tomova, who replaced the injured Pole Magdalena Frech – not before 6.30pm – in the first singles of the day. The local hero and winner of Stuttgart 2017 stressed from the beginning that the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was “simply special” and “like no other tournament.” For her, the event will always be something special.
Next, Croatian Antonia Ruzic will face Liudmila Samsonova. The match at the Porsche Arena will begin with the doubles match on court 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Porsche One Point Challenge
The premiere of the Porsche One Point Challenge will precede the first individual meeting of the day on the center court at 4:30 p.m. Under the motto “A single rally can decide everything”, each match of the new spectacle will consist of a single point. Tennis stars such as Jasmine Paolini, Elina Svitolina, Jelena Ostapenko, Paula Badosa, Porsche Friend Eva Lys and Ella Seidel will compete, as well as Julia Stusek and Eva Bennemann from the Porsche Talent Team. Also in the line-up are world endurance champion and former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber and Fabian Bredlow. In addition to five ambitious fans, the winner awaits an exclusive trip to Istanbul for two, courtesy of Turkish Airlines Holidays.
Tickets to the Porsche Arena
Tickets for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix are available as always via Easy Ticket Service (Internet or by calling +49 711/2 55 55 55), or directly at www.porsche-tennis.com or at the Porsche Arena box office. Only a few tickets remain available for the four days between Thursday, April 16 and Sunday, April 19. You can obtain information about VIP tickets that allow an exclusive tennis experience close to the stars by sending an email to vip@perfectmatch.de.
sunday results
Final, classification
[2] A. Parks (USA) vs. [5] V. Tomova (BUL) 6-4, 6-2
[4] A. Sasnovich vs O. Dodin (FRA) 6-1, 6-1
[1] Z. Sonmez (TUR) vs [7] A. Friedsam (GER) 6-4, 6-0
G. Knutson (CZE) vs V. Zvonareva 6-3, 6-3
Order of play, Monday
center court
From 4:30 p.m.
Porsche One Point Challenge
Not before 6:30 p.m.
L. Siegemund (GER) vs [LL] V. Tomova (BUL)
A. Ruzic (CRO) vs. L. Samsonova
Court 1
From 2:00 p.m.
A. Panova/Z. Yang (CHN) v. M. Brooks (GBR)/I. Corley (United States)
L. Fernández (CAN)/F. Stollar (HUN) vs. X. Jiang (CHN)/Y. Xu (CHN)
Porsche in tennis
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is the flagship of Dr. Ing. hc F. Porsche AG’s global involvement in women’s tennis. The WTA tournament in Stuttgart, first held in 1978, is synonymous with tradition and innovation, just like the Porsche brand. As the most loyal sponsor of international women’s tennis, Porsche has supported the WTA’s oldest indoor event from the beginning. Porsche has also been a premium partner of the “Deutsche Tennis Bund” (DTB – German Tennis Association) since 2012 and is committed to developing promising players in the Porsche Talent Team.