Houston – Women's doubles | |
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2019 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston | |
Champions | Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani |
Runners-up | Sharon Fichman Ena Shibahara |
Final score | 1–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Maegan Manasse and Jessica Pegula were the defending champions, [1] but chose not to participate.
Ellen Perez and Luisa Stefani won the title, defeating Sharon Fichman and Ena Shibahara in the final, 1–6, 6–4, [10–5].
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S Fichman E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Gálfi V Grammatikopoulou | 0 | 2 | 1 | S Fichman E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Falconi C McNally | 3 | 6 | [10] | I Falconi C McNally | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Babić C Whoriskey | 6 | 3 | [4] | 1 | S Fichman E Shibahara | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | G Olmos S Santamaria | 6 | 3 | [8] | H Carter J Loeb | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H Carter J Loeb | 4 | 6 | [10] | H Carter J Loeb | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Cako O Danilović | 6 | 6 | J Cako O Danilović | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G Cé J Ponchet | 3 | 3 | 1 | S Fichman E Shibahara | 6 | 4 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q Gleason C Harrison | 4 | 6 | [5] | 2 | E Perez L Stefani | 1 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
B Gumulya J Rompies | 6 | 2 | [10] | B Gumulya J Rompies | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O Govortsova M Minella | 4 | 4 | 4 | F Stollár T Townsend | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | F Stollár T Townsend | 6 | 6 | B Gumulya J Rompies | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | H Baptiste E Douglas | 4 | 2 | 2 | E Perez L Stefani | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
UM Arconada C Dolehide | 6 | 6 | UM Arconada C Dolehide | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Danilina I Neel | 2 | 6 | [8] | 2 | E Perez L Stefani | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | E Perez L Stefani | 6 | 0 | [10] |
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