Dexter
Aug 28th, 2007, 12:25 PM
PYW US Open
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Welcome to Flushing Meadows, New York, The United States! The last few weeks have been dominated by play on hard courts in a variety of colours, and for a good reason. The last Grand Slam title of the year is up for grabs, which means that the greatest number of ranking points in the remainder of the season are handed out these very three weeks. After a load of players have, painstakenly, won three matches in the qualifying round, the main draw competition is about to kick off. With the likes of Dementieva, Hantuchova, Ivanović and last year's champion Janković this year's US Open crown will be tougher to win than ever. Vote now as the US Open enters its fourth year on the PYW Tour.
Ranking Points:
Grand Slam:
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 90
R64 - 60
R128 - 2
Qualifier - 31 *
Q3 - 25
Q2 - 15
Q1 - 2
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2004: Daniela Hantuchova SVK beat Mary Pierce FRA| 6-1 3-6 6-2
2005: Kim Clijsters BEL [4] beat Mary Pierce FRA [12] | 6-1 1-6 7-5
2006: Jelena Janković SCG beat Anna Chakvetadze RUS | 6-0 6-3
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
1/16: Justine Henin BEL [1]
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2/16: Tatiana Golovin FRA [17]
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3/16: Lucie Safarova CZE [20]
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4/16: Elena Likhovtseva RUS
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5/16: Jelena Janković SRB [3]
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6/16: Elena Dementieva RUS [14]
OUT OF COMPETITION
7/16: Gisela Dulko ARG
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8/16: Ana Ivanović SRB [5]
OUT OF COMPETITION
9/16: Nadia Petrova RUS [7]
OUT OF COMPETITION
10/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9]
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11/16: Martina Hingis SUI [16]
OUT OF COMPETITION
12/16: Camille Pin FRA
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13/16: Anna Chakvetadze RUS [6]
OUT OF COMPETITION
14/16: Patty Schnyder SUI [11]
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15/16: Flavia Pennetta ITA
OUT OF COMPETITION
16/16: Agnieszka Radwańska POL [30]
Current PYW Rankings (http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=11489765&postcount=1)Second Round [First Quarter]:
Julia Görges GER [Q] vs Marta Domachowska POL [Q]
Melanie South GBR [Q] vs Ai Sugiyama JPN [29]
Tatiana Golovin FRA [17] vs Karin Knapp ITA
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR vs Dinara Safina RUS [15]
Marion Bartoli FRA [10] vs Paola Suarez ARG [Q]
Andrea Petkovic GER vs Lucie Safarova CZE [20]
Vera Zvonareva RUS [27] vs Elena Likhovtseva RUS
Maria Elena Camerin ITA vs Angelique Kerber GER
Do not vote yet!
Jelena Janković SRB [3] vs Olga Govortsova BLR
Caroline Wozniacki DEN vs Chanelle Scheepers RSA [Q]
Sybille Bammer AUT [19] vs Vania King USA
Petra Cetkovska CZE [Q] vs Elena Dementieva RUS [14]
Venus Williams USA [12] vs Ashley Harkleroad USA
Eleni Daniilidou GRE vs Alona Bondarenko UKR [21]
Mara Santangelo ITA [25] vs Ekaterina Bychkova RUS
Maret Ani EST [Q] vs Ana Ivanović SRB [5]
Timea Bacsinszky SUI vs Olga Savchuk UKR
Agnes Szavay HUN vs Michaëlla Krajicek NED [32]
Alicia Molik AUS vs Maria Kirilenko RUS
Elena Vesnina RUS vs Julia Vakulenko UKR
Martina Hingis SUI [16] vs Tatjana Malek GER
Viktoria Azarenka BLR vs Dominika Cibulkova SVK
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP [31] vs Yoon Jeong Cho KOR
Rossana de los Rios PAR [Q] vs Klara Zakopalova CZE
Anna Chakvetadze RUS [6] vs Jamea Jackson USA [WC]
Elena Baltacha GBR [Q] vs Sania Mirza IND [26]
Francesca Schiavone ITA [24] vs Tamira Paszek AUT
Severine Bremond FRA vs Iveta Benesova CZE
Nicole Vaidisova CZE [13] vs Flavia Pennetta ITA
Bethanie Mattek USA vs Shahar Peer ISR [18]
Akiko Morigami JPN vs Virginie Razzano FRA
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS vs Roberta Vinci ITA
http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/events/images/usopentennis/arthurashestadiuminside.jpg
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/graphics/logos/flushingmeadows.jpg
Welcome to Flushing Meadows, New York, The United States! The last few weeks have been dominated by play on hard courts in a variety of colours, and for a good reason. The last Grand Slam title of the year is up for grabs, which means that the greatest number of ranking points in the remainder of the season are handed out these very three weeks. After a load of players have, painstakenly, won three matches in the qualifying round, the main draw competition is about to kick off. With the likes of Dementieva, Hantuchova, Ivanović and last year's champion Janković this year's US Open crown will be tougher to win than ever. Vote now as the US Open enters its fourth year on the PYW Tour.
Ranking Points:
Grand Slam:
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 90
R64 - 60
R128 - 2
Qualifier - 31 *
Q3 - 25
Q2 - 15
Q1 - 2
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2004: Daniela Hantuchova SVK beat Mary Pierce FRA| 6-1 3-6 6-2
2005: Kim Clijsters BEL [4] beat Mary Pierce FRA [12] | 6-1 1-6 7-5
2006: Jelena Janković SCG beat Anna Chakvetadze RUS | 6-0 6-3
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
1/16: Justine Henin BEL [1]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310774.jpg
2/16: Tatiana Golovin FRA [17]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310553.jpg
3/16: Lucie Safarova CZE [20]
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4/16: Elena Likhovtseva RUS
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5/16: Jelena Janković SRB [3]
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6/16: Elena Dementieva RUS [14]
OUT OF COMPETITION
7/16: Gisela Dulko ARG
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8/16: Ana Ivanović SRB [5]
OUT OF COMPETITION
9/16: Nadia Petrova RUS [7]
OUT OF COMPETITION
10/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9]
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11/16: Martina Hingis SUI [16]
OUT OF COMPETITION
12/16: Camille Pin FRA
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13/16: Anna Chakvetadze RUS [6]
OUT OF COMPETITION
14/16: Patty Schnyder SUI [11]
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15/16: Flavia Pennetta ITA
OUT OF COMPETITION
16/16: Agnieszka Radwańska POL [30]
Current PYW Rankings (http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=11489765&postcount=1)Second Round [First Quarter]:
Julia Görges GER [Q] vs Marta Domachowska POL [Q]
Melanie South GBR [Q] vs Ai Sugiyama JPN [29]
Tatiana Golovin FRA [17] vs Karin Knapp ITA
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR vs Dinara Safina RUS [15]
Marion Bartoli FRA [10] vs Paola Suarez ARG [Q]
Andrea Petkovic GER vs Lucie Safarova CZE [20]
Vera Zvonareva RUS [27] vs Elena Likhovtseva RUS
Maria Elena Camerin ITA vs Angelique Kerber GER
Do not vote yet!
Jelena Janković SRB [3] vs Olga Govortsova BLR
Caroline Wozniacki DEN vs Chanelle Scheepers RSA [Q]
Sybille Bammer AUT [19] vs Vania King USA
Petra Cetkovska CZE [Q] vs Elena Dementieva RUS [14]
Venus Williams USA [12] vs Ashley Harkleroad USA
Eleni Daniilidou GRE vs Alona Bondarenko UKR [21]
Mara Santangelo ITA [25] vs Ekaterina Bychkova RUS
Maret Ani EST [Q] vs Ana Ivanović SRB [5]
Timea Bacsinszky SUI vs Olga Savchuk UKR
Agnes Szavay HUN vs Michaëlla Krajicek NED [32]
Alicia Molik AUS vs Maria Kirilenko RUS
Elena Vesnina RUS vs Julia Vakulenko UKR
Martina Hingis SUI [16] vs Tatjana Malek GER
Viktoria Azarenka BLR vs Dominika Cibulkova SVK
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP [31] vs Yoon Jeong Cho KOR
Rossana de los Rios PAR [Q] vs Klara Zakopalova CZE
Anna Chakvetadze RUS [6] vs Jamea Jackson USA [WC]
Elena Baltacha GBR [Q] vs Sania Mirza IND [26]
Francesca Schiavone ITA [24] vs Tamira Paszek AUT
Severine Bremond FRA vs Iveta Benesova CZE
Nicole Vaidisova CZE [13] vs Flavia Pennetta ITA
Bethanie Mattek USA vs Shahar Peer ISR [18]
Akiko Morigami JPN vs Virginie Razzano FRA
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS vs Roberta Vinci ITA