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Top seed Jessica Pegula and Sofia Kenin booked their places in the Charleston Open final, which would be played on Sunday, 6 April. But other players who failed to reach the final would also go home with handsome prize money.
Amanda Anisimova had to retire from her semifinal match against Sofia Kenin due to a right hip injury after just seven games. 8th seed Anisimova was having a great week until the semifinals, as she reached the last four without dropping a set.
23-year-old Anisimova would still go home with $51,085 prize money and 195 WTA ranking points. It helps her take another step closer to the Top 10 place, as she is currently ranked 16th, her career high ranking.
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The ninth seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova, made a great comeback after losing the first set 2-6 against top seed Jessica Pegula and won the second set 6-2. Alexandrova was leading 4-2 in the third set but lost the third set 5-7. But she would still rise four ranks in the WTA Rankings and would be World No. 22 on Monday.
How much did Emma Navarro and Danielle Collins earn in Charleston?
Third seed Zheng Qinwen and fourth seed Emma Navarro faced losses in the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open and missed an opportunity to earn more prize money and ranking points.
Emma Navarro, who started the week as World No. 11, had a golden opportunity to become World No. 9 by reaching the semifinals in Charleston. But she suffered a disappointing loss against Amanda Anisimova 5-7, 6-7(1) in the quarterfinals. Navarro would still go home with $25,550 and 108 ranking points.
2024 Olympic Gold Medallist Zheng Qinwen would also earn the same amount and ranking points, as she lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 4-6 in the quarterfinals.
Seventh seed Danielle Collins, who was the defending champion of the event, won the first set 6-1 against top seed Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals, but Pegula made a great comeback to win the next two sets 6-3, 6-0.
Collins and 14th seed Anna Kalinskaya will also earn $25,550, whereas the players who lost the round of 16 matches, which include the second seed Madison Keys, former champion Daria Kasatkina, 11th seed Jelena Ostapenko will earn $12,900.
