Welcome to the third edition of the PYW Istanbul Cup! With Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Anastasia Myskina as previous winners, it is clear that big names enter this tournament that is the bridge between two continents. Last year's runner-up, Urszula Radwanska, will aspire to take the title this time, but has to go through qualifying once more. Vote now as the Istanbul Cup gets underway, and the players have their final matches as preparation for Roland Garros!
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.
Previous Finals:
2006 | Anastasia Myskina RUS [1] beat Urszula Radwanska POL [Q] | 6-4 6-3
2005 |Anna-Lena Grönefeld beat Anna Chakvetadze | 6-1 1-6 6-3
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] vs Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA vs Neha Uberoi USA [6]
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] vs Anna Tatishvili GEO
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] vs Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Urszula Radwanska POL vs Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7]
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] vs Irena Pavlovic FRA
Stella Menna ITA vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
Hayato
May 20th, 2007, 03:18 AM
Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Vincey!
May 20th, 2007, 03:19 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1]
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4]
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
tucker1989
May 20th, 2007, 03:31 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7]
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
Dexter
May 20th, 2007, 06:35 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1]
Neha Uberoi USA [6]
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwańska POL
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
Jonas_84
May 20th, 2007, 06:51 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7]
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4]
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
Petkorazzi
May 20th, 2007, 06:56 AM
Tatishvili
Whitehead :p
Pszczelny
May 20th, 2007, 06:58 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
James
May 20th, 2007, 07:01 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1]
Neha Uberoi USA [6]
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7]
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4]
Stella Menna ITA
Droolv
May 20th, 2007, 07:09 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1]
Brie Whitehead USA
Anna Tatishvili GEO
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Urszula Radwanska POL
KoRRigan
May 20th, 2007, 07:18 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Neha Uberoi USA [6]
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
Nadie
May 20th, 2007, 07:48 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Neha Uberoi USA [6]
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4]
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
CooCooCachoo
May 20th, 2007, 07:56 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Neha Uberoi USA [6]
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7]
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4]
Stella Menna ITA
Ravsieg
May 20th, 2007, 07:58 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Stella Menna ITA
CooCooCachoo
May 20th, 2007, 07:58 AM
Live Scores:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] vs Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 0-1
Brie Whitehead USA vs Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 1-3
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] vs Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 4-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 6-5
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] vs Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 6-5
Urszula Radwanska POL vs Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 1-1
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] vs Irena Pavlovic FRA | 5-5
Stella Menna ITA vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 2-1
Emiel Goelen
May 20th, 2007, 07:58 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4]
Stella Menna ITA
Ravsieg
May 20th, 2007, 07:59 AM
Just noticed... On Cirstea's pic there are Albufeira boards behind her. Damnit. Why did all my favorite players have to come to Portugal -before- I could know they did?
Louis Cyphre
May 20th, 2007, 08:01 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] vs
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7]
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
HenryMag.
May 20th, 2007, 08:22 AM
Casey Dellacqua
Brie Whitehead
Sorana Cirstea
Alexandra Stevenson
Cagla Buyukakcay
Urszula Radwanska
Irena Pavlovic
Vesna Manasieva
*Jean*
May 20th, 2007, 08:42 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4]
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
matpaw88
May 20th, 2007, 09:11 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1]
Neha Uberoi USA [6]
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2]
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Urszula Radwańska POL
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Vesna Manasieva RUS [5]
CooCooCachoo
May 20th, 2007, 09:16 AM
Live Scores:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] vs Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 3-3
Brie Whitehead USA vs Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 5-4 MP!
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 7-5 1-3
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] vs Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 7-5 3-1
Urszula Radwanska POL vs Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 5-2 MP!
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] vs Irena Pavlovic FRA | 6-7 1-1
Stella Menna ITA vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 3-5 MP!
Geoffrey91
May 20th, 2007, 09:22 AM
Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS
Brie Whitehead USA
Anna Tatishvili GEO
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7]
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Stella Menna ITA
Phalazar
May 20th, 2007, 09:24 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1]
Brie Whitehead USA
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC]
Urszula Radwanska POL
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Stella Menna ITA
d_s
May 20th, 2007, 09:27 AM
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3]
Irena Pavlovic FRA
Stella Menna ITA
Dexter
May 20th, 2007, 10:53 AM
Second Qualifying Round:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] vs Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 5-4 SP!
Brie Whitehead USA beat Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 6-4
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 7-5 3-4
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] vs Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 7-5 4-3
Urszula Radwańska POL beat Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 6-3!
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] vs Irena Pavlovic FRA | 6-7 1-4
Stella Menna ITA vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 6-5 SP!
:inlove:
May 20th, 2007, 11:00 AM
Afinogenova
Buzarnescu
Buyukakcay
Pavlovic
Menna
Viktymise
May 20th, 2007, 12:05 PM
Ekaterina Afinogenova
Alexandra Stevenson
Ekaterina Dzehalevich
Irena Pavlovic
Vesna Manasieva
Ballbasher
May 20th, 2007, 12:11 PM
Afinogenova
Stevenson
Dzehalevich
Menna
Dexter
May 20th, 2007, 12:13 PM
Second Qualifying Round:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] lost to Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 5-7
Brie Whitehead USA beat Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 6-4
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 7-5 5-5
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] beat Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 7-5 6-4
Urszula Radwańska POL beat Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 6-3!
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] lost to Irena Pavlovic FRA | 6-7 1-6
Stella Menna ITA vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 7-5 1-1
Louis Cyphre
May 20th, 2007, 12:19 PM
Brie is on fire :fiery:
Tomek.
May 20th, 2007, 12:22 PM
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]Stella Menna ITA
Meelis
May 20th, 2007, 12:31 PM
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Stella Menna ITA
Dexter
May 20th, 2007, 01:15 PM
Second Qualifying Round:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] lost to Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 5-7
Brie Whitehead USA beat Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 6-4
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 7-5 5-7 0-0
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] beat Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 7-5 6-4
Urszula Radwańska POL beat Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 6-3!
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] lost to Irena Pavlovic FRA | 6-7 1-6
Stella Menna ITA vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 7-5 3-1
zveeen
May 20th, 2007, 01:23 PM
Stevenson
Menna
FORZA SARITA
May 20th, 2007, 01:25 PM
Bozurnsescu
Menna
tennisbuddy12
May 20th, 2007, 01:41 PM
Stevenson
Menna
Kai
May 20th, 2007, 01:49 PM
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8]
Yes man
May 20th, 2007, 02:26 PM
Stevenson
Dexter
May 20th, 2007, 02:40 PM
Second Qualifying Round:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] lost to Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 5-7
Brie Whitehead USA beat Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 6-4
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 7-5 5-7 3-2
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] beat Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 7-5 6-4
Urszula Radwańska POL beat Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 6-3!
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] lost to Irena Pavlovic FRA | 6-7 1-6
Stella Menna ITA beat Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 7-5 6-1
Jogi
May 20th, 2007, 02:50 PM
Stevenson
Briiiie :banana:
CooCooCachoo
May 20th, 2007, 03:22 PM
Second Qualifying Round:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] lost to Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 5-7
Brie Whitehead USA beat Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 6-4
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA vs Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 7-5 5-7 4-3
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] beat Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 7-5 6-4
Urszula Radwańska POL beat Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 6-3!
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] lost to Irena Pavlovic FRA | 6-7 1-6
Stella Menna ITA beat Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 7-5 6-1
Benshka
May 20th, 2007, 03:39 PM
Alex Stevenson!
p@wcio
May 20th, 2007, 03:42 PM
Alexandra Stevenson
St.Sebastian
May 20th, 2007, 04:12 PM
Lexy
Dexter
May 20th, 2007, 04:14 PM
Matches Complete:
Casey Dellacqua AUS [1] lost to Ekaterina Afinogenova RUS | 4-6 5-7
Brie Whitehead USA beat Neha Uberoi USA [6] | 6-2 6-4
Sorana Cirstea ROM [2] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson USA beat Mihaela Buzarnescu ROM [8] | 7-5 5-7 6-3
Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR [3] beat Cagla Buyukakcay TUR [WC] | 7-5 6-4
Urszula Radwańska POL beat Evgenia Grebenyuk RUS [7] | 6-3 6-3!
Gaëlle Widmer SUI [4] lost to Irena Pavlovic FRA | 6-7 1-6
Stella Menna ITA beat Vesna Manasieva RUS [5] | 1-6 7-5 6-1