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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

2015 Wimbledon - Eugenie Bouchard and Simona Halep lost in the 1st Round Tuesday June 30,2015

 
Eugenie Bouchard(Canada) and Simona Halep(Romania) lost in the first round to opponents ranked outside the top 100 on Tuesday June 30,2015

For Eugenie Bouchard, also a semifinalist at the Australian Open and French Open in 2014, it was the latest setback in a season full of them, including 12 losses in her past 14 matches

The 7-6 (3), 6-4 exit against 117th-ranked qualifier Duan Ying-Ying of China made the 12th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard the first Wimbledon finalist to lose her opening match at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament the following year since Steffi Graf in 1994

The No. 3-seeded Simona Halep lost  5-7, 6-4, 6-3 against 106th-ranked Jana Cepelova of Slovakia
Wimbledon 2015: Simona Halep fears return to Romania following first round exit
The 22-year-old Cepelova, ranked 106 in the world, had won only one match on the tour all year before Tuesday.

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