Welcome to Istanbul, Turkey! 2nd Grand Slam of the year is only one week away and many PYW players make their last clay preparations in Istanbul. Last year the winner was German star Anna-Lena Grönefeld. Young German woman is competing again but it won't be easy for her to defend the title as many popular players are making their appearance this week, including in the qualifying field.
VOTE as Istanbul Cup gets underway)
Ranking Points:
W - 120
F - 85
SF - 55
QF - 30
R16 - 16
R32 - 4
Qualifier - 8 *
Q3 - 4
Q2 - 2
Q1 - 1 * If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
2005 Final:
Anna-Lena Grönefeld beat Anna Chakvetadze | 6-1 1-6 6-3
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS vs Tszvetana Pironkova BUL
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS vs [6] Catalina Castano COL
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS vs [Q] Angelique Widjaja INA
Michaela Krajicek NED vs [5] Sania Mirza IND
[7] Mara Santangelo ITA vs Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL vs [4] Shahar Peer ISR
Karolina Sprem CRO vs [Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
Eleni Daniilidou GRE vs [2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Dexter
May 24th, 2006, 09:05 AM
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[Q] Angelique Widjaja INA
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Jose-Luis
May 24th, 2006, 09:10 AM
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL
Alicia Molik AUS
Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Sania Mirza IND
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
Urszula Radwańska POL
Karolina Sprem CRO
Eleni Daniilidou GRE
Pszczelny
May 24th, 2006, 09:10 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Melusine
May 24th, 2006, 09:11 AM
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
[5] Sania Mirza IND
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
Karolina Sprem CRO
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Bus
May 24th, 2006, 09:12 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[Q] Angelique Widjaja INA
[5] Sania Mirza IND
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
Agnieszka Radwańska POL
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
chuCKnorris
May 24th, 2006, 09:14 AM
Anastasia Myskina RUS
Alicia Molik AUS
Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Mara Santangelo ITA
Urszula Radwańska POL
Agnieszka Radwańska POL
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Mommiej
May 24th, 2006, 09:20 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
Eleni Daniilidou GRE
Klurt
May 24th, 2006, 09:22 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaella Krajicek NED <-- 2 l's please :p
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[4] Shahar Peer ISR
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Drimal
May 24th, 2006, 09:25 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
Karolina Sprem CRO
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Gerben
May 24th, 2006, 09:30 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
Karolina Sprem CRO
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
ghosts
May 24th, 2006, 09:39 AM
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL
[6] Catalina Castano COL
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
Karolina Sprem CRO
Eleni Daniilidou GRE
Randriantastic!
May 24th, 2006, 09:45 AM
Anastasia Myskina RUS
Catalina Castano COL
Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Mara Santangelo ITA
Shahar Peer ISR
Agnieszka Radwanksa POL
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
James
May 24th, 2006, 09:46 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[6] Catalina Castano COL
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaëlla Krajicek NED
[7] Mara Santangelo ITA
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
Eleni Daniilidou GRE
SpikeyAidanm
May 24th, 2006, 09:47 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[6] Catalina Castano COL
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
[7] Mara Santangelo ITA
[4] Shahar Peer ISR
Karolina Sprem CRO
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Louis Cyphre
May 24th, 2006, 09:47 AM
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
LUXXXAS
May 24th, 2006, 09:48 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
SilK
May 24th, 2006, 10:05 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
Angelique Widjaja INA
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL
Karolina Sprem CRO
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Dexter
May 24th, 2006, 10:13 AM
Second Round:
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS beat Tszvetana Pironkova BUL | 6-3 6-2
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS beat [6] Catalina Castano COL | 6-0 6-4
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS beat [Q] Angelique Widjaja INA | 6-2 6-0
Michaella Krajicek NED beat [5] Sania Mirza IND | 6-3 6-0
[7] Mara Santangelo ITA lost to Dominika Cibulkova SVK | 1-6 3-6
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL beat [4] Shahar Peer ISR | 6-0 6-3
Karolina Sprem CRO vs [Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL 2-6 5-4 SP!
Eleni Daniilidou GRE lost to [2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER | 2-6 2-6
Sharapova's_Boy
May 24th, 2006, 10:20 AM
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS
Michaela Krajicek NED
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
[4] Shahar Peer ISR
Karolina Sprem CRO
[2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Meelis
May 24th, 2006, 10:44 AM
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
Tomek.
May 24th, 2006, 10:58 AM
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
kfh_9118
May 24th, 2006, 11:06 AM
Sprem
tucker1989
May 24th, 2006, 11:08 AM
Sprem
Hantu515
May 24th, 2006, 11:54 AM
Sprem
Hayato
May 24th, 2006, 11:54 AM
Sprem
Bartek
May 24th, 2006, 11:57 AM
[Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL
crazyroberto6767
May 24th, 2006, 11:58 AM
Karolina Sprem CRO
KimC&MariaSNo1's
May 24th, 2006, 12:05 PM
Radwanska
Randriantastic!
May 24th, 2006, 12:07 PM
Match point Sprem! :eek:
Experimentee
May 24th, 2006, 12:10 PM
Agnieszka Radwańska POL
Yarden
May 24th, 2006, 12:13 PM
Agnieszka Radwańska
vamos israel
May 24th, 2006, 12:15 PM
Karolina Sprem CRO
Mommiej
May 24th, 2006, 12:20 PM
6-6 in 3rd set, next vote is deciding...
N.M.
May 24th, 2006, 12:24 PM
Radwańska :p
Dexter
May 24th, 2006, 12:27 PM
Second Round:
[1] Anastasia Myskina RUS beat Tszvetana Pironkova BUL | 6-3 6-2
[WC] Alicia Molik AUS beat [6] Catalina Castano COL | 6-0 6-4
[3] Anna Chakvetadze RUS beat [Q] Angelique Widjaja INA | 6-2 6-0
Michaella Krajicek NED beat [5] Sania Mirza IND | 6-3 6-0
[7] Mara Santangelo ITA lost to Dominika Cibulkova SVK | 1-6 3-6
[Q] Urszula Radwańska POL beat [4] Shahar Peer ISR | 6-0 6-3
Karolina Sprem CRO lost to [Q] Agnieszka Radwańska POL 2-6 6-4 6-7
Eleni Daniilidou GRE lost to [2] Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER | 2-6 2-6
KimC&MariaSNo1's
May 24th, 2006, 12:40 PM
yay for both Ula and Aga.
Molik keep on winning
Foot's Fingers
May 24th, 2006, 12:41 PM
Radwańska against Radwańska to come
chuCKnorris
May 24th, 2006, 12:54 PM
Radwańska against Radwańska to come
then I'll surely be voting for Radwańska :lol: