WTA - Brisbane, Shenzhen, Auckland - Day 1/2

Day One in Brisbane and Auckland, and Days One and Two in Shenzhen, and upsets already.

2020 Brisbane International - a WTA Premier tournament, on Hard Greenset Cushion, in Brisbane, Australia, 4-12 January 2020.

Defending champion:

Karolína Plíšková (5) who defeated Lesia Tsurenko 4-6 7-5 6-2 

 

First round results 

- Danielle Collins defeated Elina Svitolina (4) 6-1 6-1

- Wildcard Samantha Stosur defeated Angelique Kerber 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

- Sofia Kenin defeated Anastasija Sevastova 7-6(1) 6-4

- Barbora Strycova defeated Johanna Konta (7) 6-2 3-6 6-3

- Alison Riske defeated Karolina Muchova 6-4 6-2

- Wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic defeated wildcard Priscilla Hon 6-2 4-6 6-4

2020 Shenzhen Open - a WTA International tournament, on Hard, Plexipave, in Shenzhen, China, 4-11 January 2020.

Defending champion:

Aryna Sabalenka (1) who defeated Alison Riske 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3

First round results 

- Ekaterina Alexandrova (5) defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-4 6-4

- Wang Yafan defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo 1-6 6-1 6-3

- Wildcard Wang Xiyu defeated Sorana Cirstea 3-6 6-1 6-1

- Elise Mertens (3) defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-3 6-3

- Zhang Shuai (8) defeated Magda Linette 6-4 6-2

- Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Misaki Doi 6-4 6-1

- Shelby Rogers defeated qualifier Nicole Gibbs 6-3 5-7 6-4

- Garbiñe Muguruza (6) defeated wildcard Wang Xinyu 3-6 6-3 6-0

- Wang Qiang (4) defeated Ons Jabeur 6-0 6-3

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-2 6-3

- Peng Shuai defeated Zhu Lin 6-2 3-6 6-3

- Elena Rybakina (7) defeated Zheng Saisai 6-2 1-6 6-2

- Kristyna Pliskova defeated qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-3

- Aryna Sabalenka (2) defeated qualifier Margarita Gasparyan 6-3 6-0

2020 ASB Classic - a WTA International tournament, on Hard, Greenset, in Auckland, New Zealand, 6-12 January 2020.

Defending champion:

Julia Goerges (2) who defeated qualifier Bianca Andreescu 2-6 7-5 6-1

Svetlana Kuznetsova was a late withdrawal due a viral illness, and replaced by lucky loser Usue Maitane Arconada.

First round results 

- CoCo Gauff defeated Viktoria Kuzmova 6-3 6-1

- Daria Kasatkina defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6-3 3-6 6-2

- Wildcard Eugenie Bouchard defeated Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 7-5

- Caroline Garcia (8) defeated Taylor Townsend 5-7 6-3 7-5

- Jil Teichmann defeated wildcard Valentina Ivanov 6-4 6-3

- Tamara Zidansek defeated Rebecca Peterson (6) 7-6(7) 7-6(5)

- Jessica Pegula defeated Catherine Bellis 6-0 6-4