On October 24, Beijing time, the 2021 China Tennis Tour CTA1000 Guangzhou Huangpu Station Men's and Women's Singles Match Signing Form was released, and the tournament was held from October 24 to October 31 at the Guangzhou Development Zone International Tennis School. Huang Huawen, Secretary General of Guangdong Tennis Association, Ou Xuya, Vice Chairman of Guangdong Tennis Association, Wang Xinliang, Chief Referee, and Wu Yiyu and Fengshuo, representatives of players, attended the lottery ceremony.
From left to right: Huang Huawen, Ou Xuya, Wu Yiyu, Feng Shuo, Wang Xinliang
Wu Yiyu
Fruitful
In the men's singles, Li Zhe and Bai Yan were the top two seeds, Li Zhe made his official debut since winning the men's singles and men's doubles gold medals at the 14th National Games, and the first round will be against Jiangsu team youngster Zheng Baoluo, and Bai Yan's first round opponent is Henan player Li Ziang. Defending champion Wu Yifu competed as the No. 4 seed, located in the upper half of the zone, the first round will be against Zhejiang teammate Wang Xiaofei, the No. 3 seed Sun Fajing is in the lower half, the first round will be Liaoning player Zheng Yanjie.
Li Zhe
Sun Fajing
In the women's singles, Zhu Lin and Xun Fangying led the women's singles signing table, Zhu Lin won the women's singles bronze medal in the tennis event of the 14th National Games, which is also her first appearance on the China Tennis Tour this year, Zhu Lin will play wild card player Chen Meixi in the first round. Xun Fangying's first-round opponent was Shanghai youngster Yang Yuxuan. Han Xinyun played as the No. 3 seed, and his opponent in the first round was qualifier Zhuang Mingqi. Sun Yue, the mixed doubles gold medalist of the 14th National Games, is the No. 4 seed and will play against qualifier Sun Yifan in the first round.
Zhu Lin
Xun Fangying
Han Xinyun
On the afternoon of October 24, the second press conference of the 2021 China Tennis Tour CTA1000 Guangzhou Huangpu Station and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tennis Open was held in the press center of the International Tennis School of Guangzhou Development Zone. Mai Liang, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau and chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Tennis Association, He Yuhong, member of the party group of the Huangpu District Government of Guangzhou, secretary of the party group and director of the District Education (Sports) Bureau, Huang Xun, deputy general manager of Times China Guangzhou Company, Xian Dongmei, the 52 kg champion of judo in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, and Li Zhe and Han Xinyun, members of the Chinese national tennis team, attended the press conference.
Tianjin team star Li Zhe said: "This is my first time to participate in the China Tennis Tour Guangzhou station, the mood is still very excited. I participated in three sports competitions at the National Games, the physical consumption is relatively large, it takes a period of rest to adjust the physical state, and I look forward to this event to come up with a good performance and give everyone a wonderful game. ”
As the defending women's doubles champion, Han Xinyun spoke highly of the China Tennis Tour: "Special thanks to the China Tennis Tour for giving our players such a rare opportunity to participate, especially during the epidemic period, many players have no way to go abroad to compete. The venue of Guangzhou Station is better than the facilities of some international events, thanks to the efforts made by the organizing committee and all the staff for the event, I hope that this station will play more wonderful games. ”
Medal awarding ceremony
Finally, the Title Sponsorship Awarding Ceremony of the China Tennis Tour CTA1000 Times China Guangzhou Huangpu Station and guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tennis Open was held, and Mai Liang, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau and chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Tennis Association, awarded the medal to Huang Xun, deputy general manager of the naming company Times China Guangzhou Company, which concluded the conference successfully.
Singles Draw Table
Schedule on October 25
CCTV live broadcast timetable
(From: CTA TOUR)