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Doha: Thursday's Order of Play

1m read 15 Feb 2018 7y ago
Simona Halep is one of four former World No.1's in action on Thursday (Getty)

Play starts at 2pm on Center Court and Court 2, and at 3.30pm on  Court 1

CENTER COURT

Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) [4]

Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [5] v Catherine Bellis (USA)

Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) [13] v Simona Halep (ROU) [2]

Not before 7pm
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] v Monica Niculescu (ROU)

Johanna Konta (GBR) [10] v Angelique Kerber (GER) [8]

COURT 1

Caroline Garcia (FRA) [7] v Anna Blinkova (RUS)

Julia Goerges (GER) [9] v Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU)

Elina Svitolina (UKR ) [3] v Petra Kvitova (CZE) [16]

Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Lucie Safarova (CZE) / Barbora Strycova (CZE) [3]

COURT 2

Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [4] v Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)

Nao Hibino (JPN) / Darija Jurak (CRO) v Monique Adamczak (AUS) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)

Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Elise Mertens (BEL) / Demi Schuurs (NED)

Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) [7] v Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)

Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) / Alizé Cornet (FRA) v Andreja Klepac (SLO) / María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) [8]

MATCH POINTS

Both of Garbiñe Muguruza's previous encounters with Sorana Cirstea came in Grand Slams last year - the Spaniard wining at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Qualifier Catherine Bellis faces former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova for the second time in 2018 - having lost to the Czech in Brisbane last month. 

Monica Niculescu has lost all eight previous matches against Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki - winning just one set against the Dane, in Madrid last year.

Angelique Kerber leads Johanna Konta 2-1 in previous meetings - the German winning twice on hardcourts in 2016, at both the Australian Open and the Rio Olympic Games.

Petra Kvitova faces Elina Svitolina on a nine-match winning streak. Victory on Thursday would stretch that to 10 - equalling her third best career run. She previously won 10 on the spin in 2014, only bettering that with 11 (2011) and 14 (2011-12) match winning streaks.

WTA Staff