A very balanced lineup for the 16th edition of the GDF SUEZ Open in Cagnes-sur-Mer with nine French players attending on the azure clay courts.
Virginie Razzano, ranked 194th in the WTA (16th in the world in 2009), makes her grand return with a wild card, 14 years after her last participation in the Cagnes-sur-Mer Open where she was a finalist. She hopes to reach the final on Sunday, May 12, her 30th birthday! Myrtille Georges, Pauline Parmentier, Claire Feuerstein, Caroline Garcia, Irina Ramialison, and Chloé Paquet will accompany her in this final draw.
Yesterday, the second round of qualifications took place, with four French players in the running: Laura Thorpe (defeated 6/2-6/2 by Véra Dushevina), Irina Ramialison (qualified 6/3-6/4 against Anne Keothavong), and Chloé Paquet who eliminated her compatriot Julie Coin, 7/6-3/6-6/3, after a thrilling duel.
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
Starting at 10 a.m.
Irina RAMIALISON (FRA) / Tatiana BUA (ARG)
Chloé PAQUET (FRA) / Anne SCHAEFER (GER)
Not before 1 p.m.
Romina OPRANDI (SUI) / Claire FEUERSTEIN (FRA)
Elina SVITOLINA (UKR) / Kai-Chen CHANG (TPE)
Not before 4 p.m.
Nina BRATCHIKOVA (RUS) / Virginie RAZZANO (FRA)
COURT A
Starting at 10 a.m.
Vera DUSHEVINA (RUS) / Arantxa PARRA-SANTONJA (ESP)
Not before 12 p.m.
Maryna ZANEVSKA (UKR) / Daniela SEGUEL (CHI)
Teliana PEREIRA (BRA) / Shahar PEER (ISR)
Sesil KARATANTCHEVA (KAZ) / Alexandra CADANTU (ROU)
Maria-Elena CAMERIN (ITA) / Estrella CABEZA-CANDELA (ESP)
COURT B
Starting at 2 p.m.
Severine BELTRAME (FRA) & Laura THORPE (FRA) / Julia COHEN (USA) & Tatiana MARIA (GER)
Not before 3 p.m.
Amanda HESSE (FRA) & Irina RAMIALISON (FRA) / Marina MELNIKOVA (RUS) & Sofia SHAPATAVA (GEO)
Vania KING (USA) & Arantxa RUS (NED) / Sandra KLEMENSCHITS (AUT) & Andreja KLEPAC (SLO)
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