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Tuesday October 29 Order of Play Mérida

Estadio Akron
Starts at 4:00 PM

GER J. Niemeier (4) vs ITA L. Stefanini
Followed By
ESP S. Sorribes Tormo vs MEX A. Sanchez
Followed By
MEX R. Zarazua (1) vs USA A. Urhobo
Followed By
RUS P. Kudermetova vs ARG N. Podoroska (2)

Cancha 1
Starts at 3:00 PM

SLO T. Zidansek vs USA V. Lepchenko
Followed By
TUR Z. Sonmez vs ARG M. Carle (6)
Followed By
UKR L. Tsurenko vs RUS A. Blinkova (5)
Followed By
AUS M. Joint vs CAN M. Stakusic

Cancha 2
Starts at 4:00 PM

USA S. Chang/JPN H. Kuwata vs POL M. Chwalinska/CRO A. Ruzic

Wednesday October 30 Order of Play Hong Kong

Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM

CHN Y. Yuan (6) vs JPN N. Hibino
Followed By
CHN X. Wang vs GBR K. Boulter (2)
Followed By
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs AUS P. Hon
Followed By
HKG E. Chong/HKG H. Wong vs JPN N. Hibino/FRA J. Ponchet

Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM

CHN H. Shi vs USA B. Pera (9)
Followed By
ESP C. Bucsa/JPN M. Kato (1) vs TPE I. Cho/TPE Y. Cho
Followed By
JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi (4) vs CHN X. Wang/CHN Y. Xu

Wednesday October 30 Order of Play Jiangxi

Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM

CZE M. Bouzkova (1) vs CHN X. Yao
Followed By
RUS E. Pridankina vs RUS K. Rakhimova (5)
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova/CHN S. Zhang (1) vs ESP Y. Cavalle-Reimers/NED A. Rus
Followed By
THA M. Sawangkaew vs CHN S. Zheng

Court 1
Starts at 12:00 AM

POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar (4) vs GBR S. Murray Sharan/GBR E. Silva
Followed By
GER T. Korpatsch vs TBD
Followed By
HUN A. Bondar/BEL K. Zimmermann vs CHN X. Jiang/TPE F. Wu (2)
Followed By
CHN S. Feng/CHN M. Wang vs CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima

Thursday October 31 Order of Play Hong Kong

Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM

NED S. Lamens vs ESP C. Bucsa (8)
Followed By
USA S. Kenin vs FRA J. Ponchet
Followed By
CAN L. Fernandez (3) vs AUS K. Birrell
Followed By
RUS M. Gasparyan/RUS T. Prozorova vs SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls (2)

Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM

FRA V. Gracheva (7) vs RUS A. Zakharova
Followed By
UKR M. Kolb/UKR N. Kolb vs NOR U. Eikeri/JPNM. Ninomiya (3)
Followed By
ESP C. Bucsa/JPN M. Kato (1) vs CZE A. Detiuc/USA S. Santamaria

Thursday October 31 Order of Play Jiangxi

Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM

ESP J. Bouzas Maneiro (4) vs SUI V. Golubic
Followed By
CZE L. Fruhvirtova vs NED A. Rus (6)
Followed By
CHN S. Wei vs SVK R. Sramkova (2)
Followed By
HUN A. Bondar vs ITA M. Trevisan

Court 1
Starts at 1:00 AM

POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar (4) vs RUS S. Lansere/RUS K. Rakhimova
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova/CHN S. Zhang (1) vs RUS E. Pridankina/RUS E. Yashina
Followed By
CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima vs NED A. Hartono/IND P. Thombare

Thursday October 31 Order of Play Mérida

Estadio Akron
Starts at 4:00 PM

SRB N. Stojanovic vs CAN M. Stakusic
Followed By
MEX R. Zarazua (1) vs POL M. Chwalinska
Followed By
ITA L. Stefanini vs ESP S. Sorribes Tormo
Followed By
RUS A. Korneeva vs RUS A. Blinkova (5)

Cancha 1
Starts at 4:00 PM

USA V. Lepchenko vs RUS P. Kudermetova
Followed By
BEL M. Kempen/BEL L. Salden vs USA J. Aney/USA C. Corley (2)
Followed By
ARG M. Carle/NED E. Vedder (4) vs USA V. Lepchenko/USA E. Mandlik
Followed By
USA Q. Gleason/BRA I. Martins (1) vs POL M. Chwalinska/CRO A. Ruzic

Kenin riding a 7-1 hot streak

Friday Order of Play Hong Kong

Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM

CHN Y. Yuan (6) vs USA S. Kenin
Followed By
RUS A. Zakharova vs GBR K. Boulter (2)
Followed By
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs NED S. Lamens
Followed By
CAN L. Fernandez (3) vs USA B. Pera (9)

Court 1
Starts at 4:00 AM

NOR U. Eikeri/JPN M. Ninomiya (3) vs SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls (2)
Followed By
JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi (4) vs JPN N. Hibino/FRA J. Ponchet

Friday November 1 Order of Play Jiangxi

Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM

SUI V. Golubic vs NED A. Rus (6)
Followed By
ITA M. Trevisan vs SVK R. Sramkova (2)
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova (1) vs RUS K. Rakhimova (5)
Followed By
THA M. Sawangkaew vs GER L. Siegemund

Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM

CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima vs HUN A. Bondar/BEL K. Zimmermann

For fun this week I tried getting AI to pick Merida (since I figured I also had no clue.) After 3-4 prompts to pick from this year's list of players, it went with Lepchenko and I went with Zarazua. I asked tonight how it felt about the pick:

"Considering the tournament's progression, I'd say my prediction didn't quite pan out. Renata Zarazúa, your pick, had a strong run.In hindsight, the actual winner, Kim Clijsters, was a strong contender, and I should have taken her experience and skillset into account."

But you have to admit that the AI's syntax and verbosity is impeccable.
Good for Clijsters!

Friday November 1 Order of Play

Estadio Akron
Starts at 4:00 PM

USA A. Li vs SUI J. Teichmann
Followed By
MEX R. Zarazua (1) vs TUR Z. Sonmez
Followed By
SRB N. Stojanovic vs RUS P. Kudermetova
Followed By
ESP S. Sorribes Tormo vs TBD

Cancha 1
Starts at 3:00 PM

RUS A. Korneeva vs RUS A. Blinkova (5)
Followed By
ARG M. Carle/NED E. Vedder (4) vs USA V. Lepchenko/USA E. Mandlik
Followed By
USA Q. Gleason/BRA I. Martins (1) vs POL M. Chwalinska/CRO A. Ruzic
Followed By
Suspended
Round of 16
COL M. Perez Garcia/USA C. Rosca vs RUS A. Tikhonova/MEX R. Zarazua (3)
1 - -
1 - -
Followed By
RUS M. Kononova/RUS M. Kozyreva vs TBD

Cancha 2
Starts at 3:00 PM

BEL M. Kempen/BEL L. Salden vs USA J. Aney/USA C. Corley (2)

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Sunday November 3 Order of Play Hong Kong

Centre Court
Starts at 1:30 AM

Final
JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi (4) vs NOR U. Eikeri/JPN M. Ninomiya (3)
Followed By
Final
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs GBR K. Boulter (2)

Sunday November 3 Order of Play Jiangxi

Center Court
Starts at 1:00 AM

Final
POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar (4) vs CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima
Upcoming
Final
SUI V. Golubic vs SVK R. Sramkova (2)