Tuesday 8 November 2016

2016 BNP Paribas Open – Overview

World No. 1 Andy Murray defeating John Isner for men’s single title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.He claimed his eighth tour-level crown of the year and 43rd in total. He notched a 14th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and joins Tim Henman (2003) and Greg Rusedski (1998) as British winners in
Paris.
Winner list :

Title Winner Runner
Men’s Single A. Murray J. Isner
Men’s Double H. Kontinen / J. Peers P. Herbert / N. Mahut
Petra Kvitova won 2016 WTA Elite Singles Trophy

i. Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova November 2016 won the 2016 WTA Elite Singles Trophy. She defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-2 to grab the title at Zhuhai, China.
petra-kvitova-won-2016-wta-elite-singles-trophyii. Petra Kvitová  was on born 8 March 1990. She is a Czech professional tennis player. Having turned professional in 2006, she is known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety.
iii. Kvitová has won nineteen career singles titles including two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon. In addition to that, she is also an Olympic bronze medallist, having won the medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
iv. The WTA Elite Trophy is the secondary year-end professional women’s tennis tournament on the WTA Tour. The singles event features 12 players.
v. The players are split into four groups of three, with the group winners gaining to the single elimination semifinals. The doubles championships features six teams in two groups with the group winners contesting the final.

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