Tokyo doubles results thread

Round 1:

Black(ZIM)/Huber(USA) [1] def Azarenka(BLR)/Kuznetsova(RUS) [WC] 7-5 4-6 10-7
Pennetta(ITA)/Raymond(USA) def Chuang(TPE)/Yan(CHN) 6-2 6-4

Kleybanova(RUS)/Schiavone(ITA) def Stosur(AUS)/Stubbs(AUS) [3] 6-2 7-6 (3)
Kirilenko(RUS)/Vesnina(RUS) def Groenefeld(GER)/Schnyder(SUI) 6-4 7-5

Dulko(ARG)/Petrova(RUS) def Chan(TPE)/Date Krumm (JPN) [WC] 7-5 3-6 10-7
Hsieh(TPE)/Kops-Jones(USA) def Llagostera Vives(ESP)/Martinez Sanchez(ESP) [4] 7-5 6-4

Hantuchova(SVK)/Sugiyama(JPN) def King(USA)/Zheng(CHN) 6-4 3-6 10-8
Medina Garrigues(ESP)/Ruano Pascual(ESP) [2] def Dushevina(RUS)/Makarova(RUS) 3-6 7-5 10-6


Quarterfinals:

Black(ZIM)/Huber(USA) [1] def Pennetta(ITA)/Raymond(USA) 6-2 7-6 (2)
Kleybanova(RUS)/Schiavone(ITA) def Kirilenko(RUS)/Vesnina(RUS) WO

Dulko(ARG)/Petrova(RUS) def Hsieh(TPE)/Kops-Jones(USA) 6-3 4-6 10-4
Hantuchova(SVK)/Sugiyama(JPN) def Medina Garrigues(ESP)/Ruano Pascual(ESP) [2] 7-6 6-3 10-7


Semifinals:

Black(ZIM)/Huber(USA) [1] vs Kleybanova(RUS)/Schiavone(ITA)
Hantuchova(SVK)/Sugiyama(JPN) def Dulko(ARG)/Petrova(RUS) 7-6 (4) 7-5

Good luck YJ/Kimiko, Su-Wei/Raquel, CJ/Zi, Vania/Jie :D

Good Luck:
Sveta/Vika :eek: :speakles: What a wonderful team! :inlove:
Vania/Jie vs Dani/Ai :mad:

Zi's one-day-trip :tears:

Ai and Daniela have the hardest draw! Vania/Jie is a tough team.
Well, hopefully Ai can have a bit of victory in her last tournament ever. What an honor for Daniela!

Ai and Daniela have the hardest draw! Vania/Jie is a tough team.
Well, hopefully Ai can have a bit of victory in her last tournament ever. What an honor for Daniela!

Daniela's talked about Sugi at her blog this week in Seoul:

Do you plan to play doubles with Ai Sugiyama before she retires this year? And who will be your doubles partner next year? Dan
We're playing our last tournament together in Tokyo. It's really sad, but I'm really glad I'll be a part of her last tournament. Ai has given me so many wonderful memories on the court, and we're great friends, so it's going to be tough to see her go. She's such a great fighter and a great person. The tennis world will miss her, for sure I will. It won't be easy to find another one like her. Next year I may play some doubles here and there but I'm really going to try focusing on my singles. One of the reasons I was playing doubles so much was because Ai was one of my best friends, and we were having so much fun :)

:awww:

Besides Ai, who are your best friends on Tour? Anita, Australia
It's a tough sport for that. It's so individual, so when you're in a tournament, you have to focus on your game and do all the right things. When you finish with that, you spend time with your team and your family and friends from outside of tennis... To be honest it's really tough to find someone like Sugi. She's just an incredible person. So friendly, so sweet!

Hantuchova(SVK)/Sugiyama(JPN) def King(USA)/Zheng(CHN) 6-4 3-6 10-8

What a draw! I love these kind of tournaments. :drool:

Black/Huber vs Azarenka/Kuznetsova !!!!!!! Hope it's televised!

That's a very tough section at the top there. All 8 players have been to GS Doubles finals. :eek:

Hsieh/Kops-Jones (TPE/USA) d. (4) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) 75 64
Pennetta/Raymond (ITA/USA) d. Chuang/Yan (TPE/CHN) 62 64

lisa and flavia get a win finally.. yay! :)

Black/Huber def Azarenka/Kuznetsova 7-5 4-6 10-7

G. Dulko/N. Petrova defeats Y. Chan/K. Date Krumm

7-5 3-6 10-7

:crying2: Kimiko seriously needs a rest.

Woah what a match Black/Huber vs Pennetta/Raymond!!! :eek: Both had exceptional First round wins too (Lisa and Flav finally won a match!) so that is a good looking match.

Llagostera/Martinez with a shock exit after their amazing summer. Congrats to Su-Wei and Raquel! :bounce:

Woah what a match Black/Huber vs Pennetta/Raymond!!! :eek: Both had exceptional First round wins too (Lisa and Flav finally won a match!) so that is a good looking match.

Llagostera/Martinez with a shock exit after their amazing summer. Congrats to Su-Wei and Raquel! :bounce:

I love your signature Dave! ;)

Vivibel def. Dushevina/Makarova 3:6 7:5 10:6:bounce:

Hantubotnik :drool:

Hantubotnik :drool:

What? Are they going to play together? :confused:

Dani isnt going to play doubles anymore after Ai retires :sobbing:

Dani isnt going to play doubles anymore after Ai retires :sobbing:

She didn't say she WON'T play doubles again. She just wants to focus on her singles career as she was playing doubles because of Ai, who's her best friend on tour. :awww:

Good job Vivibel :D

Vivi vs Ai long time rivalry currently 13-12 to Ai. So Vivi has one last chance to tie it up in their 2R match this week! :bounce: Their singles H2H is also tied at 2-2.

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1998 Luxembourg 1R Sugiyama/Likhovtseva def. Ruano-Pascual/Kruger 6-1 7-5

2000 Sydney SF Sugiyama/Halard-Decugis def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-1 6-0

2000 French Open SF Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Halard-Decugis 6-4 6-2

2000 Wimbledon QF Sugiyama/Halard-Decugis def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-4 6-2

2000 New Haven Final Sugiyama/Halard-Decugis def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-4 5-7 6-2

2001 Indian Wells Final Sugiyama/Arendt def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-4 6-4

2001 Wimbledon SF Sugiyama/Clijsters def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-4 6-4

2002 Sarasota 2R Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Tatarkova 6-0 6-2

2002 Canadian Open Final Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Fujiwara 6-4 7-6

2002 YEC 1R Sugiyama/Fujiwara def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-4 6-3

2003 Indian Wells SF Sugiyama/Clijsters def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-1 1-1 rtd

2003 Berlin Final Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Clijsters 6-3 4-6 6-4

2003 French Open Final Sugiyama/Clijsters def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-7 6-2 9-7

2003 Wimbledon Final Sugiyama/Clijsters def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 6-4 6-4

2003 Zurich Final Sugiyama/Clijsters def. Ruano-Pascual/Suarez 7-6 6-2

2003 YEC Final Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Clijsters 6-4 3-6 6-3

2004 Australian Open SF Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Huber 6-4 7-6

2004 Los Angeles 1R Ruano-Pascual/Martinez def. Sugiyama/Asagoe 4-6 6-3 6-4

2004 Olympics SF Ruano-Pascual/Martinez def. Sugiyama/Asagoe 6-3 6-0

2004 Moscow SF Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Dementieva 6-2 6-1

2005 Sydney SF Sugiyama/Dementieva def. Ruano-Pascual/Martinez 6-3 6-4

2005 Dubai 1R Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Myskina 6-3 4-6 6-3

2005 San Diego Final Ruano-Pascual/Martinez def. Sugiyama/Hantuchova 6-7 6-1 7-5

2006 Los Angeles Final Ruano-Pascual/Suarez def. Sugiyama/Hantuchova 6-3 6-4

2008 Dubai 1R Sugiyama/Srebotnik def. Ruano-Pascual/Medina-Garrigues 6-2 4-6 10-6

What a compilation, Dave!
Hopefully, Ai can win this one as well, though!

Quarterfinals:

Black(ZIM)/Huber(USA) [1] def Pennetta(ITA)/Raymond(USA) 6-2 7-6 (2)

Quarterfinals:

Dulko/Petrova def Hsieh/Kops Jones 6-3 4-6 10-4

Any news about Kleybanova/Schiavone match?

I am curious, because I think they can be a great pair.

Any news about Kleybanova/Schiavone match?

I am curious, because I think they can be a great pair.

No idea about what happened in that match. :confused: Anyone? :wavey:

No idea about what happened in that match. :confused: Anyone? :wavey:

Tomorrow oop:

Centre Court (starting at 10:30)
1. Stosur/Stubbs vs Kleybanova/Schiavone (to finish)

Good luck Gise/Nadia!

Tomorrow oop:

Centre Court (starting at 10:30)
1. Stosur/Stubbs vs Kleybanova/Schiavone (to finish)

Well, a match in three days! ;)
But the winner should play vs Vesnina/Kirilenko, but Vesnina retired during her match, right? So do you think she will withdraw in doubles as well?

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Kleybanova/Schiavone def Stosur/Stubbs (3) 6-2 / 7-6 (3)

Quarterfinals:

Black(ZIM)/Huber(USA) [1] def Pennetta(ITA)/Raymond(USA) 6-2 7-6 (2)
Kleybanova(RUS)/Schiavone(ITA) def Kirilenko(RUS)/Vesnina(RUS) WO

Dulko(ARG)/Petrova(RUS) def Hsieh(TPE)/Kops-Jones(USA) 6-3 4-6 10-4
Hantuchova(SVK)/Sugiyama(JPN) def Medina Garrigues(ESP)/Ruano Pascual(ESP) [2] 7-6 / 6-3 / 10-8

Keep it going Ai!

Hantuyama :woohoo:

Semifinal:
Hantuchova(SVK)/Sugiyama(JPN) def Dulko(ARG)/Petrova(RUS) 7-6 (4) 7-5

:woohoo:

In the final :woohoo:

Hantuyama will play Alisa and Francesca for the title. Alisa/Francesca defeated Bluber 7-6(5),6-3.