2016 Boyd Tinsley Women's Clay Court Classic

2016 Boyd Tinsley Women's Clay Court Classic
Date	25 April–1 May
Edition	15th
Category	ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Champions
Singles
	Taylor Townsend
Doubles
	Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend

Last updated March 04, 2019

The 2016 Boyd Tinsley Women's Clay Court Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fifteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, on 25 April–1 May 2016.

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, brick, or other unbound mineral aggregates. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.

The 2016 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit is a second-tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organized by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
USA	Shelby Rogers	107	1
USA	Anna Tatishvili	114	2
SWE	Rebecca Peterson	131	3
RUS	Alexandra Panova	143	4
ISR	Julia Glushko	144	5
NED	Cindy Burger	155	6
USA	Jessica Pegula	160	7
BEL	Elise Mertens	162	8

¹ Rankings as of 18 April 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

Danielle Rose Collins is an American professional tennis player. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia and won the NCAA singles title twice, 2014 and 2016, during her sophomore and senior years. Collins finished her career at Virginia in 2016 as the top-ranked collegiate player. She made a significant breakthrough in the WTA Tour when she reached the semifinals of the 2019 Australian Open.

Kayla Day is an American professional tennis player. In 2016, she won the Junior US Open and the USTA Girls' 18s national championship.

Taylor Townsend is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-best Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of No. 61 in the world in July 2018.

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Tara Shanice Moore is a Hong Kong-born British tennis player. She has a career-high of world No. 145, which she reached on 8 May 2017. So far in her career, she has won nine singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 151, reached on 2 May 2016.

Olivia Rogowska is an Australian professional tennis player. Both of her parents are Polish. The right-hander was born in and lives in Melbourne. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 102, which she reached on 11 August 2014. Her career high in doubles is 89, which she reached on 28 July 2014. She has defeated Jelena Dokić, Alicia Molik, Maria Kirilenko and Sofia Arvidsson, and taken sets from former No. 1 Dinara Safina, Alona Bondarenko, Kateryna Bondarenko, Sorana Cîrstea, Jarmila Gajdošová, Anastasia Rodionova, Sania Mirza and Casey Dellacqua.

Alexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player from the United States. She is a former top-20 player in singles.

The following players received entry from by a lucky loser spot:

Sanaz Marand

The following player received entry by a protected ranking:

Heidi El Tabakh

Champions

Singles

Taylor Townsend def. Grace Min, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles

Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend def. Alexandra Panova / Shelby Rogers, 7–6^(7–4), 6–0

Asia Muhammad is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2007.

Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 71, which she reached on 30 July 2012. Her career-high in doubles ranking is No. 38, which she reached on 18 January 2016.

Shelby Rogers is an American tennis player. She won the girls junior national championship at 17. Her best result as a professional came at the 2016 French Open where she reached the quarterfinals.

External links

2016 Hardee's Pro Classic at ITFtennis.com
Official website

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