Ballbasher
Jul 13th, 2009, 11:14 AM
PYW Prague
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Welcome to Prague, Czech republic! After the grass-court season finished at Wimbledon (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=384821#), we stay in Europe for some clay-court tournaments before the US hardcourts season will be started. There's a great lineup in Prague. Only YOU decide who will lift the trophy at the end of the tournament! Vote now as the qualifying competition at the ECM Prague Open kicks off.
Ranking Points
WTA International (32, $220,000):
W - 280
F - 200
SF - 130
QF - 70
R32 - 30
R128 - 1
Qualifier - 16*
Q3 - 10
Q2 - 6
Q1 - 1*
If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals
2008: Karolina Sprem CRO beat Iveta Benesova CZE | 7-5 1-6 6-3
2007: Olga Poutchkova RUS [3] beat Dominika Cibulkova SVK [Q] | 6-3 6-2
2006: Agnieszka Radwanska POL [Q] beat Kaia Kanepi EST | 1-6 6-4 6-3
2005: Klara Koukalova CZE [2] beat Dinara Safina RUS [1] | 6-4 6-1
The Favourites
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_311579.jpg
First Quarter: Timea Bacsinszky SUI [1]
http://i42.tinypic.com/fute15.jpg
Second Quarter: Mariana Duque Marino COL [2]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_313711.jpg
Third Quarter: Petra Martic CRO [3]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_310338.jpg
Fourth Quarter: Marta Domachowska POL [4]
Final Qualifying Round
Timea Bacsinszky SUI [1] vsIvana Lisjak CRO
Mariana Duque Marino COL [2] vs Romana Tabakova SVK
Petra Martic CRO [3] vs Lenka Wienerova SVK [5]
Marta Domachowska POL [4] vs Ksenia Pervak RUS [8]
http://pacejmiller.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/prague-bridges1.jpg
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/mediumImage_1189.gif
Welcome to Prague, Czech republic! After the grass-court season finished at Wimbledon (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=384821#), we stay in Europe for some clay-court tournaments before the US hardcourts season will be started. There's a great lineup in Prague. Only YOU decide who will lift the trophy at the end of the tournament! Vote now as the qualifying competition at the ECM Prague Open kicks off.
Ranking Points
WTA International (32, $220,000):
W - 280
F - 200
SF - 130
QF - 70
R32 - 30
R128 - 1
Qualifier - 16*
Q3 - 10
Q2 - 6
Q1 - 1*
If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals
2008: Karolina Sprem CRO beat Iveta Benesova CZE | 7-5 1-6 6-3
2007: Olga Poutchkova RUS [3] beat Dominika Cibulkova SVK [Q] | 6-3 6-2
2006: Agnieszka Radwanska POL [Q] beat Kaia Kanepi EST | 1-6 6-4 6-3
2005: Klara Koukalova CZE [2] beat Dinara Safina RUS [1] | 6-4 6-1
The Favourites
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_311579.jpg
First Quarter: Timea Bacsinszky SUI [1]
http://i42.tinypic.com/fute15.jpg
Second Quarter: Mariana Duque Marino COL [2]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_313711.jpg
Third Quarter: Petra Martic CRO [3]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_310338.jpg
Fourth Quarter: Marta Domachowska POL [4]
Final Qualifying Round
Timea Bacsinszky SUI [1] vsIvana Lisjak CRO
Mariana Duque Marino COL [2] vs Romana Tabakova SVK
Petra Martic CRO [3] vs Lenka Wienerova SVK [5]
Marta Domachowska POL [4] vs Ksenia Pervak RUS [8]