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Anett Kontaveit advances to the semi-finals of the WTA Finals tournament

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Although Annet Kontaveit's 12-match winning streak was snapped by No. 6 seed Garbiñe Muguruza, she still advances to the semi-final of the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara as winner of the group stage, having previously defeated No. 4 seed Karolina Pliškova (Czech Republic) and No. 3 seed Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic).

Anett Kontaveit is the first Estonian to participate in the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) Finals being held this year in Guadalajara, Mexico. Kontaveit is currently ranked eighth in the world, becoming the first Estonian to be ranked in the WTA top 10.

Anett has also been involved with the Estonian diaspora, being a Campaign Ambassador for KESKUS, the new International Estonian Centre to be built in Toronto, Canada.

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