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MARIA SHARAPOVA & SERENA WILLIAMS HIGHLIGHT EARLY ENTRIES FOR THE 2007 LOS ANGELES ULTIMATE TENNIS CELEBRATION PRESENTED BY HERBALIFE

CHAMPIONS OF TWO MOST RECENT GRAND SLAMS COMMITTED TO ANNUAL SONY ERICCSON WTA TOUR EVENT TO BE HELD AUGUST 6th-12th AT THE HOME DEPOT CENTER

Maria Sharapova, the 2006 U.S. Open champion and the current No. 2 ranked player in the world and Serena Williams, the 2007 Australian Open champion and current No. 8 ranked player lead the list of elite players entered to participate in southern California's most prestigious summer tennis tradition, the 2007 Los Angeles Ultimate Tennis Celebration presented by Herbalife on the hard courts of The Home Depot Center on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson.

Joining Sharapova and Serena Williams in the 56 player field will be Nicole Vaidisova and Dinara Safina (currently ranked 10th and 11th in the world) and Nadia Petrova (ranked #12). This year will mark the 38th year of the popular southern California stop on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour which has hosted a who's who of number one ranked players and competitors who have gone on to win the U.S. Open in New York just weeks later.

"The 2007 Los Angeles Ultimate Tennis Celebration presented by Herbalife will once again, showcase a world-class field of champions featuring the world's most popular players," said Shawn Hunter, President, AEG Sports. "Beginning with Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, the current U.S. Open and Australian Open Champions, we have received commitments from five of the world's top twelve players. Southern California tennis fans can once again look forward to seeing the best players in the world competing for not only this prestigious tournament's championship, but important U.S. Open Series points as well."

"As part of the ‘Ultimate Tennis Celebration,' our fans will also be treated to a week of exciting tennis promotions, offers and special events including our now traditional spectacular fireworks display on Saturday night, and popular tennis-related giveaways for children and adults," Hunter added.

The 2007 Los Angeles Ultimate Tennis Celebration Presented by Herbalife offers a variety of ticket packages. All session ticket packages, including all 12 sessions of play, start at just $235.00. In addition, weekend packages which include a total of five sessions played on Friday (two sessions), Saturday (two sessions) and the finals on Sunday start at only $125.00. Tennis fans purchasing these packages can save up to $731.00 off the regular price of individual tickets! For more information on all ticket packages, call 1-877-AEG-TICKETS (1-877-234-8425) or visit: http://www.ultimatetenniscelebration.com. Individual tickets will go on sale on June 24th through Ticketmaster outlets.

Maria Sharapova is currently ranked No. 2 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. She has captured 15 singles titles including the 2006 U.S. Open and has compiled a 12-4 record in singles matches this year.

Serena Williams, an eight-time Grand Slam champion, is coming back after a lengthy injury last season. The former No.1 ranked player on the women's tour has 26 career singles titles, including the first two tournaments she has entered in 2007, the Australian Open in January and the Sony Ericsson Open in March. Starting off the year with these notable victories brings her lifetime record in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles finals to an impressive 28-10. Serena Williams and her sister Venus were both raised in Compton, CA, just a few miles from The Home Depot Center in Carson.

Diana Safina has had and excellent start in 2007, winning her fifth career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title at Gold Coast by defeating top seeded Martina Hingis in the final. She is currently ranked No. 9 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and has continued to improve after the best season to date in 2006, highlighted by her first two Grand Slam Quarterfinals and making her debut in the Top 10 rankings.

Nicole Vaidisova had a breakout season on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in 2006 highlighted by her first Grand Slam Semi Finals and cracking the top 10 along with winning her sixth career Tour singles title. She is hails from Prague, Czech Republic and is currently ranked No. 9 in the world.

Nadia Petrova enters the week ranked No.12 overall on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. In 2006, she had an exceptional start and finish to her career-best season; highlighted by five Tour singles titles and breaking into the Top 3 rankings. She started off the 2007 on the right foot with her first Tour singles title of year and seventh of her career at Paris in February.

The Los Angeles Ultimate Tennis Celebration Presented by Herbalife is also a part of the prestigious US Open Series, which links 10 summer hard-court tournaments to the famed US Open. This year's Los Angeles Ultimate Tennis Celebration Presented by Herbalife marks the fourth year players competing in the US Open Series tournaments will be vying for bonus prize money at the US Open. Players competing in the "summer season" of tennis at the participating Sony Ericsson WTA tournaments will receive US Open Series points which will ultimately earn the series winner the opportunity to double her US Open prize purse.

About the Los Angeles Ultimate Tennis Celebration Presented by Herbalife The Los Angeles Ultimate Tennis Celebration Presented by Herbalife, at 38 years old one of the most historic events in women's tennis, is being held for the fourth consecutive year at The Home Depot Center. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tier II event offers prize money of $600,000 to the 56-player singles and 16-team doubles draws. The distinguished tournament champions' list includes Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King, all of whom have also been ranked number one on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour during their careers. For more information please visit: http://www.ultimatetenniscelebration.com.

http://www.ultimatetenniscelebration.com/press_060507.shtml

JELENA JANKOVIC ADDS HER NAME TO THE LIST OF TOP RANKED PLAYERS IN THE WORLD AT THE 2007 LOS ANGELES ULTIMATE TENNIS CELEBRATION PRESENTED BY HERBALIFE
http://www.ultimatetenniscelebration.com/press_061207.shtml

Nicole! :bounce:

jj and serena :inlove:

Great field if it's true :)

Anyone with the official entry list? tobi?

Is Mirza in.?
Molik? Sprem?

Any Spanish in MD or qualy? Maybe Virginia Ruano? Thanks

Elena, Iveta or Chanelle here ??

Any latin players here? :)

Sammy here?

Tati here ? :p

Szávay:confused:

List is out.

Sharapova,Jankovic and Serena are top three players in it.

5 of the top 10
11 of the top 20 here.

Nakamura is last direct entry at #68

qualies from Rodionova to Petkovic at the moment.

Is Mirza in.?
Molik? Sprem?
Mirza - MD
Molik - Quali
Sprem - 22nd Alt.

Any Spanish in MD or qualy? Maybe Virginia Ruano? Thanks
Medina Garrigues - MD
Ruano Pascual - Quali

Elena, Iveta or Chanelle here ??
Scheepers in only.

96th Alt.

Any latin players here? :)
Argies ;

Dulko - MD
Cravero - 11th Alt.
Salerni - 35th Alt.
Suarez - 65th Alt.
Jozami - 80th Alt.

Sammy here?
Yes.

Tati here ? :p
Yes.

Szávay:confused:
Not here.

Tammy here?

Tammy here?
Yes,in MD.

Yes,in MD.

thank you:)

Russians in MD and Quali?

Russians in MD and Quali?
Sharapova,Petrova,Safina,Zvonareva,Poutchkova,Kiri lenko,Kudryavtseva,Bardina and Vesnina - MD

Rodionova,Shvedova,Bychkova - Quali

Germans?

Hingis, or any other swiss players? thanks!

Are Aravane and Marion here ?

Italians here?

Germans?
Kerber,Arn,Kloesel,Petkovic - Quali

Schruff,Barrois likely to get into qualies too.

Hingis, or any other swiss players? thanks!
no Hingis or any other Swiss player.

Are Aravane and Marion here ?
Both in MD.

Italians here?
Santangelo & Pennetta - MD

Brianti - Quali

Errani - 16th Alt.

Belarusians?

thx Tobi :)

Venus?

Shahar?

Belarusians?
Azarenka - MD
Poutchek - Quali
Yakimova - 19th Alt.
Govortsova - 38th Alt.
Kustava - 61st Alt.

Venus?
Not here.

Shahar?
here.

Polish players ?

All the chinese plz ¿? if there is anyone :lol: Hope Zi is there and can play qualy :sobbing:

Sofia here ??

Polish players ?
Domachowska - 60th Alt.

All the chinese plz ¿? if there is anyone :lol: Hope Zi is there and can play qualy :sobbing:
Li & Peng - MD

Sun - 1st Alt.
Shengnan Sun - 87th Alt.

Sofia here ??
14th Alt.

MD change ;

Medina Garrigues OUT - Rodionova IN

Li & Peng - MD
Sun - 1st Alt.
Shengnan Sun - 87th Alt.

I think Yuan and Yan are also on Alt list.;)

:rolleyes: i don't think but,ipek ??

I think Yuan and Yan are also on Alt list.;)
Sorry missed it,strange missed them both.

:rolleyes: i don't think but,ipek ??
134th and last alternate :lol:

Sugiyama, Srebotnik, Zheng, Chan? (Thanks)

Sugiyama, Srebotnik, Zheng, Chan? (Thanks)

Sugiyama-MD
Srebotnik-MD
Zheng-not here
Chan-MD

Schiavone play here?

Schiavone play here?

No Fran.

No Dementieva? :eek: She's the defending champ, plz Lena. :sad:

So no Venus? :awww:

Chan OUT - King IN.

So no Venus? :awww:
No Venus.

Is Tamira Paszek playing here?

MD Changes ;

Molik IN - Vesnina OUT

Hantuchova entered late,she is first MDO and first player to get in from now.


Is Tamira Paszek playing here?
Nope.

Bovina 2nd player to get in behind Hantuchova with her SR 14

Dementieva MDO - Late entry with gold exempt.

Sofia Arvidsson ?

so, Zheng still out, must be for recovering from injury still :sad:

Hope Sun gets into qualis and kicks some butt :fiery: :banana:

Sofia Arvidsson ?
7th Alt.

Any Turkish player ?

Bondarenko sis, or any other Ukrainians here, thxs

Any Turkish player ?
Ipek - 121st Alt.

Bondarenko sis, or any other Ukrainians here, thxs
Bondarenko sisters - MD
Vakulenko - MD

Savchuk - Quali

Fedak - 2nd Alt.
Beygelzimer - 15th Alt.
Perebiynis - 52nd Alt.
Luzhanska - 104th Alt.

Dementieva MDO - Late entry with gold exempt.

Defend your title Elena :dance: :bounce:

Lena loves this part of the year, good luck for her .

MD Change ;

Hingis IN - Vaidisova OUT.

Los Angeles
MD
SHARAPOVA, Maria RUS
JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB
WILLIAMS, Serena USA
HINGIS, Martina SUI
PETROVA, Nadia RUS
HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK
DEMENTIEVA, Elena RUS
BOVINA, Elena RUS SR
BARTOLI, Marion FRA
SAFINA, Dinara RUS
GOLOVIN, Tatiana FRA
PEER, Shahar ISR
LI, Na CHN
SANTANGELO, Mara ITA
BONDARENKO, Alona UKR
STOSUR, Samantha AUS
VAKULENKO, Julia UKR
SUGIYAMA, Ai JPN
SREBOTNIK, Katarina SLO
BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR
POUTCHKOVA, Olga RUS
REZAI, Aravane FRA
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS
DULKO, Gisela ARG
MIRZA, Sania IND
AZARENKA, Victoria BLR
KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS
MOLIK, Alicia AUS
PENNETTA, Flavia ITA
PENG, Shuai CHN
TANASUGARN, Tamarine THA
NAKAMURA, Aiko JPN
KING, Vania USA
BARDINA, Vasilisa RUS
RODIONOVA, Anastassia RUS

Q
KERBER, Angelique GER
ARN, Greta GER
SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava RUS
POUTCHEK, Tatiana BLR
KLOESEL, Sandra GER
SAVCHUK, Olga UKR
BRIANTI, Alberta ITA
BYCHKOVA, Ekaterina RUS
RUANO PASCUAL, Virginia ESP
PETKOVIC, Andrea GER

Why isn't Krajicek on that list?
She'll also do this tournament.

Argies right know?

good thing Lena will be playing :)
she needs these tourns.

Why isn't Krajicek on that list?
She'll also do this tournament.
It isnt the offical list.

I bet he is collecting names/questions answered around here.

Argies right know?
Dulko - MD
Cravero - 4th Alt.
Salerni - 20th Alt.
Jozami - 56th Alt.

others way down for now

Los Angeles
MD
SHARAPOVA, Maria RUS
JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB
WILLIAMS, Serena USA
HINGIS, Martina SUI
PETROVA, Nadia RUS
HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK
DEMENTIEVA, Elena RUS
BOVINA, Elena RUS SR
BARTOLI, Marion FRA
SAFINA, Dinara RUS
GOLOVIN, Tatiana FRA
PEER, Shahar ISR
LI, Na CHN
SANTANGELO, Mara ITA
BONDARENKO, Alona UKR
STOSUR, Samantha AUS
VAKULENKO, Julia UKR
SUGIYAMA, Ai JPN
SREBOTNIK, Katarina SLO
BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR
POUTCHKOVA, Olga RUS
REZAI, Aravane FRA
KIRILENKO, Maria RUS
DULKO, Gisela ARG
MIRZA, Sania IND
AZARENKA, Victoria BLR
KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS
MOLIK, Alicia AUS
PENNETTA, Flavia ITA
PENG, Shuai CHN
TANASUGARN, Tamarine THA
NAKAMURA, Aiko JPN
KING, Vania USA
BARDINA, Vasilisa RUS
RODIONOVA, Anastassia RUS

Q
KERBER, Angelique GER
ARN, Greta GER
SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava RUS
POUTCHEK, Tatiana BLR
KLOESEL, Sandra GER
SAVCHUK, Olga UKR
BRIANTI, Alberta ITA
BYCHKOVA, Ekaterina RUS
RUANO PASCUAL, Virginia ESP
PETKOVIC, Andrea GER


Add Milagros Sequera :)

It isnt the offical list.

I bet he is collecting names/questions answered around here.



Do I have any other options ? What's the difference for you to write all the names of the list the ones after the others and just writing the names to answer questions? :lol: It's the same! The names are the same...I don't get it...Anyway, it doesn't matter!

I know it;s early, but where do the Brits figure on the list? I'm sure it's the alts. list, but I have to ask.

Tzipi and Shahar will play here?

Do I have any other options ? What's the difference for you to write all the names of the list the ones after the others and just writing the names to answer questions? :lol: It's the same! The names are the same...I don't get it...Anyway, it doesn't matter!
The whole thing is crap but still there is a big difference btw giving the all names out and answering the questions.

I know it;s early, but where do the Brits figure on the list? I'm sure it's the alts. list, but I have to ask.
O'Brien - 20th Alt.
South - 26th Alt.
Keothavong - 31st Alt.

Tzipi and Shahar will play here?
Peer in,Obziler not.

hope na li wont withdraw here :help:

Sofia into qualifying yet ??

Sofia into qualifying yet ??
5 out still.

Is Tsveti Pironkova in the list.

How far is Frederica Piedade from Q?

Thanks in advance :)

Tobi, is Leanne here? Cheers ;)

ana please commit to this tournament, so I can see you play again!!

please ana, you withdrew from bank of the west, so you can add this tournament to your schedule if you wanted.

i really hope martina and tati play; stay injury free please!

Is Tsveti Pironkova in the list.
In quali.

How far is Frederica Piedade from Q?

Thanks in advance :)
75 out.

Tobi, is Leanne here? Cheers ;)
Nope.

MD change ;

Bardina OUT - Dementieva IN

Osterloh
Spears
De Los Rios ?

Thanks :) :wavey:

good news, na li will be ok to play here :bounce:

Osterloh
Spears
De Los Rios ?

Thanks :) :wavey:
Osterloh - Quali
Spears - 6th Alt.
De Los Rios not here.

Osterloh - Quali
Spears - 6th Alt.
De Los Rios not here.

Thanks :D :wavey:

is ipek still here ?

I heard that she wont play in Los Angeles.

why?

were are the brits now plz??

is ipek still here ?

I heard that she wont play in Los Angeles.
Still in and she is 53rd Alt.

were are the brits now plz??
O'Brien - 3rd Alt.
Keothavong - 9th Alt.

Not Rossana :confused:

Any argies in qualy? or near alt?

Schultz-McCarthy?

Is Iroda here?
Tobi, has Iroda entered any of the events in the US series?
Thanks

Is Sam still playing?

No Aga?? :eek: only Toronto before USO??? :confused:

Which Germans are still here? :)

How far is Chani out of QD ??

Hi, I heard that Anabel Medina Garrigues withdrew! At this stage, will Agnieszka Radwanska or Emilie Loit play here?
Thankyou. :)

Is Brie on the list :unsure:

tobi
how far away are the Chinese girls (Tian Tian Sun, Zi Yan, Meng Yuan, Shengnan Sun, Chunmei Ji) from the Q draw ???

danke schon

Hantuchova in for Sequera
dont know if its after Milagros withdrew from her match today or not.

Bovina now next in

qualies
Bovina, Kerber down to Yuan

Hantuchova in for Sequera
dont know if its after Milagros withdrew from her match today or not.

Bovina now next in

qualies
Bovina, Kerber down to Yuan

:bounce:

yan zi cant play Q draw :sad:

Ashley???

Italian girls? Schiavone is late entry?

can i have a brit updae plz??

ashley H 5 out of MD

O'brien is #1 alt
Keothavong #6

yan zi cant play Q draw :sad:

why do you say that? there will be more withdraws over the next few days

ana please commit to this tournament, so I can see you play again!!

please ana, you withdrew from bank of the west, so you can add this tournament to your schedule if you wanted.



She will play here!!

:eek: :hearts: Bovina will play here?? MD or Qualies?? :scared:

Pironkova?

does the wta have entry list like the atp coz i neva fucken see one.

Pironkova?

She's in qualies

spiceboy
how far away are the Chinese girls from Q ???

ipek status??

spiceboy
how far away are the Chinese girls from Q ???

TT Sun & Yuan (as last entry) in Q

Yan #11 ALT
SN Sun #20 ALT
Ji #40 ALT

ipek status??

#42 as last ALT

TT Sun & Yuan (as last entry) in Q

Yan #11 ALT
SN Sun #20 ALT
Ji #40 ALT

:bowdown: spiceboy
hope Yan can make it into Q

Is Bovina in MD now?

Is Bovina in MD now?

Still waiting for 1 more withdrawal

Bovina replaced Zvonareva
Kerber replaced S Williams

Q list
Granville to Bachmann

Bovina replaced Zvonareva
Kerber replaced S Williams

:D

Henin, Mauresmo, Bammer, Safarova, Garbin, Schiavone?

Henin, Mauresmo, Bammer, Safarova, Garbin, Schiavone?


http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=310451

http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=310451

Thx.

update on Katie and Anne would be great :wavey:

http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=310451

Thanx, but still Garbin and Schiavone unknown.

:bowdown: spiceboy
hope Yan can make it into Q

:D

No Shaughnessy??? :eek:

Bovina replaced Zvonareva
Kerber replaced S Williams

:kiss: :hearts:

Is Serena or Vera still in?

Is molik pratt and stosur IN

which germans are playing here? :)

Flavia is in?

2 more changes

Granville replaces Stosur
Pin replaced Nakamura

qualies now Harkleroad to Keothavong

Flavia is in.

Germans
Kerber
Arn & bachmann in Q

TheBoiledEgg
how far is Zi Yan out of Q now ??? Thank You

its sequera still in

2 more changes

Granville replaces Stosur
Pin replaced Nakamura
Aiko withdrew :(

Situation of italian girls? Please

Situation of italian girls? Please

MD

Santangelo
Pennetta

Q

Brianti
Errani

ALT

#31 Besser

how far is Zi Yan out of Q now ??? Thank You

Yan is #5 ALT

its sequera still in

Sequera withdrew 3 days ago

Alina Jidkova?

Alina Jidkova?

Not playing it

Sequera withdrew 3 days ago

F******ck!

Ok Thanks!! :fiery::fiery::fiery::fiery:

is Li still in?

is mirza still in?

Yan is #5 ALT

:bowdown:
please 5 players in MD or Q withdraw :p

Katya Makarova and Kop-Jones also in Q list now
Katya :)

Katya Makarova and Kop-Jones also in Q list now
Katya :)

so this means that there were 2 more withdrawals from Q
Zi Yan now #3 ALT :dance:

kveta in alt list?

kveta in alt list?

No, she's not.

Serena out! hand injurie

Aleksandra Wozniak?

Aleksandra Wozniak?

MISTAKE!

I guess Cibulkova and Wozniacki are not in?

She will have a WC like Dubois

Why would they get WC here?

What about Argies?

any news about Vivi Ruano? She's in the maindraw?

Why would they get WC here?

I'S SO SORRY, I MADE A MISTAKE WITH TORONTO!!!!!!! SORRY!!!!!!

Wrong topic ! lol ;)

so this means that there were 2 more withdrawals from Q
Zi Yan now #3 ALT :dance:

Also someone ahead of her could get a WC!

Zi Yan is in Q draw. ;)

Is Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in Qualies?

Zi Yan is in Q draw. ;)

Yay ! :woohoo:

yan zi, treasure this chance pls :p

Keothavong is in SF at 50k Vancouver so probably wont play here!