Volvo Car Open
April 1-7, 2019
Charleston, SC, USA
$823,000
RESULTS
Singles – Final
[8] M. Keys (USA) d [5] C. Wozniacki (DEN) 76(5) 63
Doubles – Final
[4] A. Groenefeld (GER) / A. Rosolska (POL) d I. Khromacheva (RUS) / V. Kudermetova (RUS) 76(7) 62
Tidbits •
- Keys wins her fourth WTA title and first since Stanford in 2017; her career record in singles finals now stands at 4-4
- Keys conceded two sets all week, against Maria in the second round and No.1 seed Stephens in the quarterfinals
- Wozniacki was appearing in her third Charleston final having previously won the title in 2011 and been runner-up in 2009; her win-loss record in finals slips to 30-25
- Keys’s triumph means the first 16 events of the 2019 season will all have been won by different women – the first time this has happened in WTA history
- Keys is projected to rise to No.14 in Monday’s new rankings, while Wozniacki will move to No.12
- Groenefeld and Rosolska win their first WTA title together; Groenefeld now has 17 titles to her name, while Rosolska has nine
Editors note • “The Power of the PATCH.” Yes, Alicja officially starting wearing the 10sBalls PATCH. And then she won the dubs! We have been close to ALA and her team for years. She did the ice bucket challenge wearing our t-shirt At The U.S. Open. We wish the team the best of luck.
