Prague Open

Prague Open 2020: Simona Halep crowned champion after beating Elise Mertens in straight sets

Romania's Halep, the 28-year-old reigning Wimbledon champion and world number two, beat the 23rd-ranked Mertens 6-2, 7-5 in an hour and 33 minutes.

Prague Open 2020: Simona Halep sets up final with Elise Mertens after beating compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu

Halep won 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 in an hour and a half to set up a final clash against 23rd-ranked Belgian Elise Mertens, who beat Czech Kristyna Pliskova 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) in the other semi-final on Saturday.

Prague Open 2020: Simona Halep breezes past qualifier Magdalena Frech to seal semi-final berth

Halep needed only 59 minutes to beat the 22-year-old Pole 6-2, 6-0 in what was her first convincing win at tournament following two tight three-setters.

Prague Open: Simona Halep recovers from opening set loss to reach quarter-final; Eugenie Bouchard beats Tamara Zidansek

Simona Halep next faces Magdalena Frech after the 174th-ranked Pole defeated Arantxa Rus 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to make her first career quarter-final.

Prague Open 2020: Top-seeded Simona Halep battles past Polana Hercog to reach second round

It was the first competitive match for Halep since she won the Dubai Championships in February for her 20th career WTA title.

Coronavirus pandemic: WTA suspends Tour until 2 May, impacts European clay court season

The next tournament on the WTA calendar is the Madrid Open, on clay, also a Premier Mandatory, followed by events in Rome, Strasbourg and Morocco before the second grand slam of the year at Roland Garros in Paris, France from 24 May.

Prague Open 2019: Karolina Muchova, Jil Teichmann win maiden semi-finals to reach first ever WTA final

Muchova, a wild card entry at the clay-court tournament, made her first WTA semifinal victorious after defeating unseeded Bernarda Pera of the United States 6-2, 7-5

Prague Open 2019: American Bernarda Pera reaches second WTA Tour semi-final by eliminating third-seed Qiang Wang

It was only Bernarda Pera's second career victory over a top-20 ranked player and earned Pera a meeting with another surprising semi-finalist, Karolina Muchova

Prague Open: Petra Kvitova fights back from a set down against Mihaela Buzarnescu to win third title of the year

Petra Kvitova won her third title of the year as she fought back from a set down to beat Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the Prague Open final on Saturday.

Prague Open: Petra Kvitova cruises past Zhang Shuai to set up title clash with Mihaela Buzarnescu

Petra Kvitova, who is competing in her home tournament for the first time, faces Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu in Saturday's final.