![]() "I feel like it’s a celebration of what we’ve done in the past year. "I’m super excited to be in the finals," says top-ranked Swiatek. Monday, October 31 3 pm: (1) Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) & Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) vs (8) Desirae Krawczyk (USA) & Demi Schuurs (Netherlands) Not before 5 pm: (3) Jessica Pegula (USA) vs (5) Maria Sakkari (Greece) Not before 7 pm: (2) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) vs (7) Aryna Sabalenka Followed by: (3) Coco Gauff (USA) & Jessica Pegula (USA) vs (6) Yifan Xu (China) & Zhaoxuan Yang (China) Tuesday, November 1 3 pm: (4) Veronika Kudermetova & Elise Mertens (Belgium) vs (5) Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukraine) & Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) Not Before 5 pm: (1) Iga Swiatek (Poland) vs (8) Daria Kasatkina Not before 7 pm: (4) Coco Gauff (USA) vs (6) Caroline Garcia (France) Followed by: (2) Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) vs (7) Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) & Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) The initial order of play, on October 31 and November 1 is: The finals in both doubles and singles will take place at 5:30 pm and 8 pm respectively, Monday, November 7. Friday through Sunday, play begins at 1:30 pm. (More on the groupings, draws, and prize money each player picks up throughout each round here.)Įach day in the first rounds, play starts at 3 pm, and both singles and doubles matches will be played. Players assembled at Fort Worth's Hotel Drover for a celebration and "draw party" on Friday, October 28. The total prize money pool is $5 million. It's the first time the contest has been staged in North Texas, and the first time it's in the United States in 17 years. The prestigious year-end finale has been moved to Fort Worth from Shenzhen, China, for one year only, WTA officials say. ![]() The "round robin"-style competition will take place October 31-November 7 at Dickies Arena, and tickets start at $20. superstars Gauff and Pegula are also competing in doubles. ![]() 2 Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) No 3 Jessica Pegula (United States) No. Singles players vying for title, and their rankings, are: It's not as famous as Wimbledon or the US Open, but the WTA Finals will crown a new queen of the women's pro tennis tour in North Texas this week - and all are invited to court.įor the first time, Fort Worth hosts the prestigious year-end finale for the WTA, featuring the top eight singles players and doubles teams in the world. He and Rathbun formed a company in 2009 called Kent Rathbun Concepts, which at one point included six restaurants, including Abacus, Hickory in Plano, and four branches of Jasper's, in Plano, Richardson, Austin, and the Woodlands. The restaurant was founded in 1999 by chef Kent Rathbun with original partner Robert Hoffman as Rathbun's first independent venture, following tenures at the Mansion on Turtle Creek and the Landmark at the Dallas Melrose Hotel.Ībacus was a cutting-edge combination of Rathbun's fine-dining background and his interest in Asian cuisine, best embodied in his trademark lobster shooters, with a soft wonton dumpling filled with lobster meat, topped with red-chili coconut broth, and served in a sake cup.Ībacus also served as a platform for many great chefs under Rathbun's employ including Top Chef contestant Tre Wilcox, Aaron Staudenmaier, and pastry chef Rick Griggs and for great art, with pieces from Hoffman's personal collection, as well as pieces by artists who also worked there as servers such as Tamara White.īetween its food, sexy decor, and its fun and lively bar, Abacus ruled every top-10 restaurant list in Dallas for many years.Īfter Hoffman died in 2006, Bill Hyde, who previously worked with Ruth's Chris Steak House, took over. According to a release, Abacus Jasper's Restaurant Group will close the original Abacus in the Knox District on June 1, as the company plans for a new concept that will open later this summer.įor nearly 20 years, Abacus has led Dallas’ fine dining scene with culinary imagination, hospitality, and a philanthropic heart charitable spirit. One of Dallas' most acclaimed and long-standing fine-dining restaurants is pulling the plug.
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