Ballbasher
Oct 3rd, 2008, 07:45 AM
PYW Stuttgart
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Welcome to Suttgart, Germany! This week, it's the biggest tournament being played, being a Tier II, with further lower tiered events in Tokyo and Tashkent. Many players come here to play the fall indoor season and gain points for next year's Grand Slams already. Names like Jankovic, Dementieva, and the Williams Sisters are here to compete for a brand new Porsche. Vote now as the Porsche Tennis (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=318983#) Grand Prix (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=358370#) gets started with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points:
Tier II (32, $600.000):
W - 300
F - 215
SF - 140
QF - 75
R16 - 40
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 15 *
Q3 - 10
Q2 - 5
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2004: Elena Dementieva RUS [5] beat Mary Pierce FRA | 6-1 6-2
2005: Anastasia Myskina RUS [8] beat Alicia Molik AUS | 6-4 4-6 6-3
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [3] lost to Daniela Hantuchova SVK | 1-6 7-6 4-6
2007: Elena Dementieva RUS beat Tatiana Golovin FRA | 2-6 6-1 6-3
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
First Quarter: Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [5]
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Second Quarter: Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Third Quarter: Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER [WC]
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Fourth Quarter: Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]
Semifinals:
Nadia Petrova RUS vs Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
Flavia Pennetta ITA vs Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]
http://bartvermeulen.sp.nl/images/stuttgart.jpg
http://www.porsche-tennis.de/prod/pag/tennis.nsf/Site/SiteSettings/$file/logo.gif
Welcome to Suttgart, Germany! This week, it's the biggest tournament being played, being a Tier II, with further lower tiered events in Tokyo and Tashkent. Many players come here to play the fall indoor season and gain points for next year's Grand Slams already. Names like Jankovic, Dementieva, and the Williams Sisters are here to compete for a brand new Porsche. Vote now as the Porsche Tennis (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=318983#) Grand Prix (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=358370#) gets started with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points:
Tier II (32, $600.000):
W - 300
F - 215
SF - 140
QF - 75
R16 - 40
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 15 *
Q3 - 10
Q2 - 5
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2004: Elena Dementieva RUS [5] beat Mary Pierce FRA | 6-1 6-2
2005: Anastasia Myskina RUS [8] beat Alicia Molik AUS | 6-4 4-6 6-3
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [3] lost to Daniela Hantuchova SVK | 1-6 7-6 4-6
2007: Elena Dementieva RUS beat Tatiana Golovin FRA | 2-6 6-1 6-3
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
First Quarter: Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [5]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/40289.jpg
Second Quarter: Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Third Quarter: Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER [WC]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/100153.jpg
Fourth Quarter: Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]
Semifinals:
Nadia Petrova RUS vs Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
Flavia Pennetta ITA vs Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]