2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions

2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions 29 October – 3 November 5th WTA Tournament of Champions Hard / indoor Sofia, Bulgaria Arena Armeec ROU Simona Halep Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions WTA Tournament of Champions The 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. The tournament was sponsored by Turkish construction firm Garanti Koza (the first year of a two-year deal). It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2013 WTA Tour. The 2013 edition was the second to be held in Sofia at the Arena Armeec. The tournament was played between 29 October and 3 November 2013. Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but she did not qualify this year, nor did she receive a wildcard into the event. Tournament The 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was the fifth edition of the event and the second to take place in Sofia. The tournament is run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is part of the 2013 WTA Tour. It is the season ending championships for players who have won one of the WTA International tournaments but have not qualified for the WTA Championships. The Tournament consisted of a singles draw of eight players (including two Wild Cards, if applicable) in a round robin format determined by the WTA. Format The singles event featured eight players in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player met the other three players in their group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group met the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match. Round robin tie-breaking methods The final standings of each group shall be determined by the first of the following methods that apply: Greatest number of wins Greatest number of matches played; or Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then: a If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players; or b Highest percentage of sets won; or c Highest percentage of games won Prize money and points The total prize money for the 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions was 750,000 United States dollars. StageSinglesPoints 1Champion RR2 + 190,000 RR2 + 195Runner-up RR2 + 65,000 RR2 + 75Semifinalist RR2 + 10,000 RR2Round Robin (3 wins) 80,000 180Round Robin (2 wins) 65,000 145Round Robin (1 win) 50,000 110Round Robin (0 wins) 35,000 75Alternate 7,5003 0 1 for every match played in the round robin a player gets 25 points automatically, and for each round robin win they get 35 additional points 2 RR means Prize money or Points won in the Round Robin Round. 3 Alternates receive $7,500 in prize money, even if they do not participate. Qualifying The six highest-ranked players who have captured at least one International tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end WTA Championships in Istanbul or the finals of the Fed Cup will automatically qualify for the event, plus two wildcards. 2013 WTA International tournaments champions WTA International tournaments Player Nationality Tournament/s Won Agnieszka Radwańska POL NZL Auckland KOR Seoul Li Na CHN CHN Shenzhen Elena Vesnina RUS AUS Hobart Maria Kirilenko RUS THA Pattaya Jelena Janković SRB COL Bogotá Marina Erakovic NZL USA Memphis Sara Errani ITA MEX Acapulco Karolína Plíšková CZE MYS Kuala Lumpur Monica Niculescu ROU BRA Florianópolis Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS MEX Monterrey POR Oeiras Roberta Vinci ITA POL Katowice ITA Palermo Francesca Schiavone ITA MAR Marrakesh Alizé Cornet FRA FRA Strasbourg Simona Halep ROU GER Nürnberg NED 's-Hertogenbosch HUN Budapest Daniela Hantuchová SVK GBR Birmingham Yvonne Meusburger AUT AUT Bad Gastein Serena Williams USA SWE Båstad Elina Svitolina UKR AZE Baku Magdaléna Rybáriková SVK USA Washington D.C. Bojana Jovanovski SRB UZB Tashkent Lucie Šafářová CZE CAN Quebec City Zhang Shuai CHN CHN Guangzhou Samantha Stosur AUS JPN Osaka Angelique Kerber GER AUT Linz Caroline Wozniacki DEN LUX Luxembourg http://www.wtatennis.com/page/RoadToSofia/0,,12781,00.html WTA Tournaments Road To Sofia Road To Sofia 2013-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121127150953/http://www.wtatennis.com/page/RoadToSofia/0,,12781,00.html 2012-11-27 dead Qualifiers WTA singles rankings (21 October 2013)Sd Player Rk Won   DEN Caroline Wozniacki* 10 LUX Luxembourg   ITA Roberta Vinci* 13 POL Katowice ITA Palermo 1 ROU Simona Halep 14 GER Nürnberg NED 's-Hertogenbosch HUN Budapest 2 SRB Ana Ivanovic 16 Wildcard 3 RUS Maria Kirilenko 18 THA Pattaya City 4 AUS Samantha Stosur 19 JPN Osaka 5 RUS Elena Vesninahttp://www.championat.com/tennis/news-1651652-vesnina-k-sozhaleniju-ja-ne-smogu-sygrat-v-finale-kubka-federacii.html Веснина: к сожалению, я не смогу сыграть в финале Кубка Федерации Vesnina: Unfortunately, I can not play in the Fed Cup final Championat Russian 8 October 2013 25 AUS Hobart 6 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 26 MEX Monterrey POR Oeiras 7 FRA Alizé Cornet 27 FRA Strasbourg 8 BUL Tsvetana Pironkova 118 Wildcard Alt UKR Elina Svitolina 40 AZE Baku Caroline Wozniacki Wozniacki qualified with victory in the final international series event of the season in Luxembourg. The Dane decided, although she would be the number one seed, not to compete and instead only focus her attentions on being an alternate at the WTA Championships.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3506351/title/another-elite-eight-headed-to-sofia Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennishttp://sofia-tennis.bg/en/news/Field-Confirmed-for-Garanti-Koza-WTA-ToC-Sofia-269 Тенис "Турнирът на шампионките на WTA" в Софияhttp://sofia-tennis.bg/en/news/Vojnjatski-spetsheli-v-Ljuksemburg-265 Тенис "Турнирът на шампионките на WTA" в София Roberta Vinci Vinci qualified by winning two international series tournaments, in Katowice and Palermo, respectively, but decided to compete in the Fed Cup final instead. thumb|180px|left|Simona Halep cracked into the top 15 for the first time. Simona Halep Halep is having a breakthrough year, entering the top 15 and winning her first title after previously losing three finals between 2010 and 2012. The Romanian won an impressive number of five titles in the year. The first was on the Nürnberger Versicherungscup defeating German Andrea Petkovic 6–3, 6–3, which gave her entry to the event.Tennis World USA Simona Halep beats Andrea Petkovic to win first ever WTA title http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Tennis-WTA-Nurnberg-Simona-Halep-beats-Andrea-Petkovic-to-win-first-ever-WTA-title-articolo10637.html 15 June 2013 The following week she claimed the title on the grass courts of the Topshelf Open defeating Kirsten Flipkens 6–4, 6–2.UPI Halep wins second WTA championship in as many weeks http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2013/06/22/Halep-wins-second-WTA-championship-in-as-many-weeks/UPI-10221371907306/ 22 June 2013 Halep claimed her third title at the Budapest Grand Prix defeating Austrian Yvonne Meusburger in three sets 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–1.ESPN Simona Halep wins Hungarian GP https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/9477083/simona-halep-wins-budapest-year-third-wta-title 15 July 2013 She won her biggest title so far at the New Haven Open at Yale her first Premier title defeating Petra Kvitová 6–2, 6–2.SBS Halep tunes up for US Open with triumph http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/08/25/halep-tunes-us-open-triumph 13 September 2013 Halep also reached the semifinals Internazionali BNL d'Italia as a qualifier, but lost to world no. 1 Serena Williams.NY Times Williams Extends Streak to Advance to Final in Rome https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/sports/tennis/serena-williams-extends-streak-to-advance-to-final-in-rome.html?_r=0 18 May 2013 She also lost to Serena Williams at the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open, again in straight sets.BBC Serena Williams beats Simona Halep to reach Cincinnati semi https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/23735974 17 August 2013 On 20 October 2013, just before the Garanti Koza in Sofia, she won her fifth title of the year and the second Premier, beating Samantha Stosur 7–6 6–2 at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/simona-halep-beats-samantha-stosur-to-claim-kremlin-cup-title/2013/10/20/c5ffc024-3987-11e3-b0e7-716179a2c2c7_story.html https://archive.today/20131021202526/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/simona-halep-beats-samantha-stosur-to-claim-kremlin-cup-title/2013/10/20/c5ffc024-3987-11e3-b0e7-716179a2c2c7_story.html dead 21 October 2013 Gasquet beats qualifier Kukushkin to win Kremlin Cup; Halep defeats Stosur in women's final The Washington Post 20 October 2013 Simona Halep is making her debut at the event. thumb|175px|right|Ana Ivanovic is a two-time champion. Ana Ivanovic Ivanovic was one of the wildcard recipients. Ivanovic reached the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open a Premier Mandatory event, losing to Maria Sharapova 4–6, 3–6.USA Today Serena to play Sharapova in Madrid final https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/05/11/serena-williams-maria-sharapova-madrid-final/2152129/ 11 May 2013 She also reached the semifinals of the Southern California Open losing to Victoria Azarenka 0–6, 6–4, 3–6.Sports Illustrated Victoria Azarenka beats Ana Ivanovic to reach Carlsbad final http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130803/azarenka-carlsbad-semifinal.ap/ https://archive.today/20131009111301/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20130803/azarenka-carlsbad-semifinal.ap/ dead October 9, 2013 3 August 2013 She reached her first final of the year at the Generali Ladies Linz losing to German Angelique Kerber 4–6, 6–7(6–8). At the slams, Ivanovic reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and French Open, losing to Agnieszka Radwańska 2–6, 4–6 on both occasions.Sky Sports Agnieszka Radwanska defeats Ana Ivanovic in straight sets http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/8754618/french-open-agnieszka-radwanska-defeats-ana-ivanovic-in-straight-sets 3 June 2013 Ivanovic lost to Eugenie Bouchard in the second round of Wimbledon 3–6, 3–6.National Post Canada's Eugenie Bouchard beats No. 12 Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon https://nationalpost.com/sports/tennis/big-upset-canadas-eugenie-bouchard-beats-no-12-ana-ivanovic-at-wimbledon 26 June 2013 9 October 2013 https://archive.today/20131009111215/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/06/26/big-upset-canadas-eugenie-bouchard-beats-no-12-ana-ivanovic-at-wimbledon/ 9 October 2013 live At the final slam of the year, at the US Open, she lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 3–6, 4–6.Apia International Azarenka defeats Ivanovic to make US Open quarters https://news.yahoo.com/azarenka-defeats-ivanovic-us-open-quarters-201145883--spt.html 3 September 2013 She is making her third appearance to the event, having won the event twice. thumb|175px|left|Maria Kirilenko reached the top 10 for the first time. Maria Kirilenko Kirilenko's first half of 2013 saw her with good results and broke through the top 10, while her second saw her struggle with a knee injury. Kirilenko last year's wildcard received entry into the event after winning the PTT Pattaya Open defeating Sabine Lisicki 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–1).Fox News Russia's Maria Kirilenko wins title in Pattaya http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2013/02/03/russia-maria-kirilenko-wins-title-in-pattaya/ 3 February 2013 20 October 2013 https://archive.today/20131020154749/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2013/02/03/russia-maria-kirilenko-wins-title-in-pattaya/ 20 October 2013 dead dmy-all Kirilenko was able to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open losing to compatriot Maria Sharapova 4–6, 3–6.BNP Paribas Open SHARAPOVA BEATS KIRILENKO FOR FINAL BERTH http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/News/Tennis/2013/Tournament/WTA-Friday2-Sharapova-Kirilenko.aspx 15 March 2013 20 October 2013 20 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130520112759/http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/News/Tennis/2013/Tournament/WTA-Friday2-Sharapova-Kirilenko.aspx dead At the slams, Kirilenko reached her first French Open quarterfinal and her third slam quarterfinals losing to Victoria Azarenka 6–7(7–9), 2–6.Bleacher Victoria Azarenka Defeats Maria Kirilenko to Advance at 2013 French Open https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1662460-victoria-azarenka-defeats-maria-kirilenko-to-advance-at-2013-french-open 5 June 2013 She also reached the fourth round of the Australian Open losing to Serena Williams 2–6, 0–6, third round of the US Open losing to Simona Halep 1–6, 0–6, and was upset in the first round of Wimbledon losing to Laura Robson 3–6, 4–6.Huffington Post Serena Williams Reaches Australian Open Quarterfinals, Defeats Maria Kirilenko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/serena-williams-australian-maria-kirilenko_n_2519495.html 21 January 2013US Open Simona's Song: Halep dominates http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-31/201308311377966137017.html 31 August 2013 20 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130903114001/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-31/201308311377966137017.html 3 September 2013 dead dmy-all She is making her second appearance at the event. thumb|175px|right|Samantha Stosur wins two titles in 2013. Samantha Stosur Stosur had a dip in 2013, falling out of the top 10 for the first time since 2010 and finishing outside the top 10 for the first time since 2009. At the slams, Stosur failed to get past the fourth round of a slam in a year since 2008. She lost in the third rounds of French Open, to Jelena Janković 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, and Wimbledon, to eventual runner-up Sabine Lisicki 6–4, 2–6, 1–6.ABC French Open: Samantha Stosur loses to Jelena Jankovic at Roland Garros http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-02/stosur-crashes-out-of-french-open/4727688 2 June 2013Tennis Australia Lisicki ends Stosur's Wimbledon campaign http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2013/06/30/lisicki-ends-stosurs-wimbledon-campaign 30 June 2013 She also lost in the second round to Zheng Jie 4–6, 6–1, 5–7 at the Australian Open and first round of US Open to American qualifier Victoria Duval 7–5, 4–6, 4–6.Tennis.com Australian Open: Zheng d. Stosur http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/01/australian-open-zheng-d-stosur/46021/ 16 January 2013ESPN Victoria Duval, 17, upsets Sam Stosur https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen13/story/_/id/9605313/us-open-american-teen-victoria-duval-upsets-sam-stosur 28 August 2013 After poor results in the beginning of the year, Stosur showed good form by reaching back-to-back quarterfinals in Qatar and Dubai.http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2013/02/16/sharapova-beats-stosur-in-qatar Sharapova beats Stosur in Qatar Tennis.com 16 February 2013 However, after withdrawing from her quarterfinal match against Angelique Kerber at the BNP Paribas due to a calf-injury, Stosur showed poor form throughout the year until shocking Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Southern California Open.https://www.foxnews.com/sports/aussie-sam-stosur-withdraws-from-indian-wells-tournament-with-right-calf-injury/ Aussie Sam Stosur withdraws from Indian Wells tournament with right calf injury Associated Press 14 March 2013 She won her second title of the year at HP Open defeating Eugenie Bouchard 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 to receive entry into the Tournament of Champions.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/05/samantha-stosur-wins-carlsbad-open Samantha Stosur beats Victoria Azarenka to win Carlsbad Open Guardian 2013-08-05http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/samantha-stosur-beats-eugenie-bouchard-to-take-wta-japan-open-title-20131013-2vgbc.html Samantha Stosur beats Eugenie Bouchard to take WTA Japan Open title Sidney Morning Herald 13 October 2013 She is making her 2nd appearance in the event. thumb|170px|left|Elena Vesnina won her first career title. Elena Vesnina Vesnina made her breakthrough year in 2013. She won her first title after six former runners-up at the Moorilla Hobart International, defeating German Mona Barthel in the final 6–3, 6–4. This also gave Vesnina entry into the tournament of champions.USA Today Elena Vesnina wins Hobart International https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/01/12/elena-vesnina-wins-hobart-international/1828427/ 12 January 2013 She then won her second title at the Aegon International a Premier event defeating Jamie Hampton 6–2, 6–1.ESPN Feliciano Lopez, Elena Vesnina win https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/9412658/feliciano-lopez-elena-vesnina-win-eastbourne-final 22 June 2013 At the slam, the Russian reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and the first round of the French Open losing to Victoria Azarenka in both occasions 1–6, 1–6, and 1–6, 4–6, respectively.Moscow News Azarenka defeats Vesnina at French Open http://themoscownews.com/sports/20130529/191558272.html 29 May 2013 10 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080455/http://themoscownews.com/sports/20130529/191558272.html 16 October 2013 dead dmy-all The Russian then fell in the second rounds of Wimbledon and US Open to Sabine Lisicki 3–6, 1–6 and Karin Knapp 1–6, 4–6, respectively.Tennis World USA Sabine Lisicki beats Elena Vesnina in straight sets at Wimbledon http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Sabine-Lisicki-beats-Elena-Vesnina-in-straight-sets-at-Wimbledon-articolo10986.html 27 June 2013 She also won French Open with Ekaterina Makarova.China Daily Peng Shuai, Hsieh Su-wei upset world No 1 for Rome title http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2013-05/20/content_16512891.htm 20 May 2013 She opted to play at the Tournament of Champions rather than the Fed Cup final.Tennis.com Russia's Vesnina picks Sofia over Fed Cup final http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/russias-vesnina-picks-sofia-over-fed-cup-final/49423/ 11 October 2013 She is making her debut to the event.thumb|165px|right|Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won 2 titles in the year. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Pavlyuchenkova is the third Russian to play at the event. Pavlyuchenkova won two international events in clay to gain entry into the event, the first coming at the Monterrey Open defeating Angelique Kerber 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 and the second at the Portugal Open defeating Carla Suárez Navarro 7–5, 6–2.Fox Sports Pavlyuchenkova wins third Monterrey title http://www.foxsportsasia.com/home/news/detail/item957665/ 8 April 2013 21 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021142036/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/home/news/detail/item957665/ 21 October 2013 dead dmy-allEuronews Pavlyuchenkova wins Portugal Open http://www.euronews.com/2013/05/05/pavlyuchenkova-wins-portugal-open/ 5 May 2013 21 October 2013 6 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906190700/https://www.euronews.com/2013/05/05/pavlyuchenkova-wins-portugal-open dead The Russian also reached two other finals but lost, the first being at the Premier event of the Brisbane International losing to Serena Williams 2–6, 1–6 and the second at the KDB Korea Open losing to Agnieszka Radwańska, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6.Bloomberg Serena Williams Wins Brisbane Tennis Title; Murray Into Final https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-05/serena-williams-wins-brisbane-tennis-title-murray-into-final.html 5 January 2013Tennis.com Radwanska wins first title since January in Seoul http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/09/radwanska-wins-first-title-january-seoul/49245/ 22 September 2013 The Russian didn't fare well at the slams, her best performance reaching the third round of the US Open losing to Radwańska 4–6, 6–7(7–9). She then fell in the second round of the French Open to Petra Cetkovská 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, and the first rounds of the Australian Open and Wimbledon to Lesia Tsurenko 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 and Tsvetana Pironkova 0–6, 1–6.Wimbledon Patience serves Radwanska in third round win http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-30/201308301377883321526.html 30 August 2013 21 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021150113/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-30/201308301377883321526.html 21 October 2013 dead dmy-allRoland Garros Cetkovska re-opens old wounds for Hingis http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2013-05-29/201305291369849545532.html 29 May 2013Australian Open Tsurenko surges into second round http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2013-01-15/201301151358248506758.html 15 January 2013 2013-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021153642/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2013-01-15/201301151358248506758.html 2013-10-21 dead thumb|175px|left|Alizé Cornet won in Strasbourg.thumb|170px|right|Tsvetana Pironkova was awarded a wildcard. Alizé Cornet Cornet had a resurgence this season - re-entering the top 30, and winning her third WTA career title. Cornet qualified for Sofia by winning her maiden tournament of the year at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, defeating Czech Lucie Hradecká 7–6(7–4), 6–0.ESPN Alize Cornet wins Strasbourg final https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/9310793/alize-cornet-rolls-strasbourg-international-title-2-set-win 27 May 2013 At the slams, the Frenchwoman lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Venus Williams 3–6, 3–6.Bleacher Venus Williams Defeats Alize Cornet at 2013 Australian Open https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1486504-venus-williams-defeats-alize-cornet-at-2013-australian-open 16 January 2013 She then reached the third round of Wimbledon losing to Flavia Pennetta 6–0, 6–7(7–9), 2–6. She also fell to Victoria Azarenka in the third rounds of the French Open 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, and US Open 7–6(2–7), 3–6, 2–6.SMH Azarenka's win not without its faults http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/azarenkas-win-not-without-its-faults-20130601-2nipm.html 2 June 2013ABS Second seed Victoria Azarenka survives three-set match to beat Alize Cornet in third round http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-01/azarenka-avoids-upset-to-reach-opens-last-16/4927386 1 September 2013 She is making her debut to the event. Tsvetana Pironkova Pironkova is one of the wild card recipients, being a native of Bulgaria. She reached two quarterfinals in the year at the Topshelf Open and at 2013 Moorilla Hobart International. However, she was able to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon before losing to world no. 4 Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 3–6, 3–6.BBC Agnieszka Radwanska overcomes Tsvetana Pironkova at Wimbledon https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/23136524 1 July 2013 In the other slams, Pironkova didn't fare well falling in the first rounds of the Australian Open to Romina Oprandi 6–4, 5–7, 2–6, French Open to Eugenie Bouchard 1–6, 6–7(7–9), and US Open to Alison Riske 3–6, 3–6.TSN CANADA'S BOUCHARD ADVANCES, LEVINE FALLS AT FRENCH OPEN https://www.tsn.ca/tennis/story/?id=424087 27 May 2013US Open Riske rewarded with first-round win over Pironkova http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-27/201308271377646828376.html 27 August 2013 13 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130902001013/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-27/201308271377646828376.html 2 September 2013 dead dmy-all Groupings In the 2013 edition of the Tournament of Champions, the competitors were divided into two groups: the Serdika and the Sredets, representing the names of two districts in Sofia. The Serdika Group consists of no. 1 seed Simona Halep, no. 3 seed Maria Kirilenko, no. 6 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and no. 7 seed Alizé Cornet. The Sredets Groups is composed by no. 2 seed Ana Ivanovic, no. 4 seed Samantha Stosur, no. 5 seed Elena Vesnina, and no. 8 seed Tsvetana Pironkova. The two alternates are Elina Svitolina and Yvonne Meusburger.WTA Sofia: Breaking Down The Groups http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3514488/title/sofia–breaking–down–the–groups 28 October 2013 In Serdika Group, and their respective match–ups against their group, Halep was 4–1, Kirilenko was 1–6, Pavlyuchenkova was 5–4, and Cornet was 4–3. In their individual match–ups, Halep is unbeaten against the Russians 1–0 against Kirilenko and 3–0 against Pavlyuchenkova, with Halep beating Kirilenko in their only match at the 3rd round of the 2013 US Open 6–1, 6–0, and beating Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinals of the 2013 Kremlin Cup 6–2, 6–1. However, against Cornet she lost their only match at the 2011 Monterrey Open 5–7, 1–6. Kirilenko has a negative record in her group, including being 1–2 against Pavlyuchenkova with Pavlyuchenkova winning their last match at the 2013 Kremlin Cup 6–3, 6–3 and 0–3 against Cornet, the last being at the 2013 Rogers Cup 5–7, 5–7. In the final match up Pavlyuchenkova has a perfect 3–0 record against Cornet, however their last match was at the 2011 Fed Cup with a 3 set win 3–6, 6–3, 6–2.WTA Head–to–Heads – 2013 Sofia http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour–Archive/Archive/TournamentStats/2013/1043_h2h.pdf 28 October 2013 In Sredets Groups, and their head–to–heads in their group, Ivanovic was 5–5, Stosur was 7–4, Vesnina was 3–3, and Pironkova was 1–2. Ivanovic has a mixed head–to–head against her group, she trails Stosur 2–4, with Stosur winning their last three meetings the last being a 7–5, 6–4 win at the 2013 Kremlin Cup. She leads Vesnina 2–1, however Vesnina won their last meeting at the 2013 Aegon International 2–6, 6–4, 6–3. She also led Pironkova 2–1, including winning their last encounter 6–0, 6–4 at the 2012 US Open. Stosur also has mixed results in her other head–to–heads, she trails Vesnina 1–2, with Vesnina winning their last match at the 2013 Family Circle Cup. On the other hand, she is 2–0 against Pironkova winning their last match at 2011 China Open 6–4, 6–0. On the final head–to–head between Vesnina and Pironkova, this will be their first meeting. Day-by-day summary Day 1 (29 October) Matches on Armeets ArenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreSingles – Sredets GroupSRB Ana Ivanovic [2]BUL Tsvetana Pironkova [8]6–0, 6–2Singles – Serdika GroupFRA Alizé Cornet [7]RUS Maria Kirilenko [3]5–0, ret.Singles – Serdika GroupROU Simona Halep [1]RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [6]6–3, 6–3 Day 2 (30 October) Matches on Armeets ArenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreSingles – Sredets GroupAUS Samantha Stosur [4]RUS Elena Vesnina [5]6–3, 6–3Singles – Serdika GroupROU Simona Halep [1]FRA Alizé Cornet [7]6–4, 6–4Singles – Serdika GroupRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [6]UKR Elina Svitolina [Alt]6–2, 6–4 Day 3 (31 October) Matches on Armeets ArenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreSingles – Sredets GroupSRB Ana Ivanovic [2]AUS Samantha Stosur [4]6–2, 5–7, 6–2Singles – Sredets GroupRUS Elena Vesnina [5]BUL Tsvetana Pironkova [8]6–2, 4–6, 6–0Singles – Serdika GroupROU Simona Halep [1]UKR Elina Svitolina [Alt]6–1, 6–1 Day 4 (1 November) Matches on Armeets ArenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreSingles – Sredets GroupRUS Elena Vesnina [5]SRB Ana Ivanovic [2]6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)Singles – Serdika GroupRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [6]FRA Alizé Cornet [7]6–2, 6–2Singles – Sredets GroupAUS Samantha Stosur [4]BUL Tsvetana Pironkova [8]6–1, 6–4 Day 5 (2 November) Matches on Armeets ArenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreSingles – SemifinalsROU Simona Halep [1]SRB Ana Ivanovic [2]2–6, 6–1, 6–3Singles – SemifinalsAUS Samantha Stosur [4]RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [6]6–1, 1–6, 6–3 Day 6 (3 November) Matches on Armeets ArenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreSingles – FinalROU Simona Halep [1]AUS Samantha Stosur [4]2–6, 6–2, 6–2 Player head-to-head Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. center Overall YTD Halep ROU Simona Halep Ivanovic SRB Ana Ivanovic Kirilenko RUS Maria Kirilenko Stosur AUS Samantha Stosur Vesnina RUS Elena Vesnina Pavlyuchenkova RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Cornet FRA Alizé Cornet Pironkova BUL Tsvetana Pironkova 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 7–5 48–17 1–0 4–2 2–4 2–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 17–9 38–21 0–1 2–4 4–4 4–0 1–2 0–3 1–0 12–14 36–18 3–2 4–2 4–4 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–0 20–13 39–21 0–1 1–2 0–4 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–0 4–14 29–20 0–3 0–5 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–2 8–13 31–21 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–4 3–1 0–3 1–2 11–11 34–25 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 5–6 11–23 Champions Singles 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions – Singles ROU Simona Halep def. AUS Samantha Stosur, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 See also WTA Tournament of Champions 2013 WTA Tour External links Official website References 2 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions Category:WTA Tournament of Champions Category:Tennis tournaments in Bulgaria Category:Sports competitions in Sofia Category:2013 in Bulgarian tennis