Ballbasher
Mar 8th, 2011, 06:00 PM
PYW Indian Wells
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Welcome to Indian Wells, USA! All best players in the world are ready to arrive in California, west of the USA, to compete for the first mandatory title and for the first big title since the Australian Open. There will be all the best players so the tennis will be high quality. Only you will decide if a favourite or an outsider or dark horse will lift the title at the end. Vote now as the BNP Paribas Open gets underway with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points
WTA Premier Mandatory (96, $4,500,000):
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 80
R64 - 50
R128 - 5
Qualifier - 30*
Q2 - 20
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2005: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [13] beat Kim Clijsters BEL | 6-1 2-6 7-5
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [4] beat Martina Hingis SUI [19] | 4-6 6-1 7-6
2007: Tatiana Golovin FRA [13] beat Lucie Safarova CZE [19] | 1-6 6-1 6-4
2008: Flavia Pennetta ITA [19] beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [18] | 3-6 7-5 6-1
2009: Nicole Vaidisova CZE beat Jelena Jankovic SRB [2] | 6-0 6-4
2010: Jelena Jankovic SRB [6] beat Sabine Lisicki GER [22] | 6-1 2-6 6-3
The Favourites
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First Section: Rebecca Marino CAN [1]
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Second Section: Monica Niculescu ROU [2]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Third Section: Alize Cornet FRA [3]
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Fourth Section: Heather Watson GBR
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifth Section: Evgeniya Rodina RUS [5]
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Sixth Section: Mirjana Lucic CRO [16]
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Seventh Section: Anastasia Pivovarova RUS
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Eighth Section: Lucie Hradecka CZE [8]
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Nineth Section: Anna Tatishvili GEO
OUT OF COMPETITION
Tenth Section: Ksenia Pervak RUS [10]
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Eleventh Section: Andrea Hlavackova CZE [15]
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Twelfth Section: Sabine Lisicki GER [WC]
Final Qualifying Round
Rebecca Marino CAN [1] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE
Monica Niculescu ROU [2] vs Kathrin Woerle GER
Xinyun Han CHN vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [24]
Mathilde Johansson FRA [4] vs Heather Watson GBR
Olga Savchuk UKR vs Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP
Misaki Doi JPN vs Mirjana Lucic CRO [16]
Shuai Zhang CHN [7] vs Anastasia Pivovarova RUS
Lucie Hradecka CZE [8] vs Aleksandra Wozniak CAN
Anna Tatishvili GEO vs Madison Keys USA [WC]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE vs Arantxa Rus NED [23]
Tamira Paszek AUT [11] vs Andrea Hlavackova CZE [15]
Sabine Lisicki GER [WC] vs Anne Keothavong GBR [22]
http://www.palmspringstodayonline.com/images/indio.jpg
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/mediumImage_543.gif
Welcome to Indian Wells, USA! All best players in the world are ready to arrive in California, west of the USA, to compete for the first mandatory title and for the first big title since the Australian Open. There will be all the best players so the tennis will be high quality. Only you will decide if a favourite or an outsider or dark horse will lift the title at the end. Vote now as the BNP Paribas Open gets underway with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points
WTA Premier Mandatory (96, $4,500,000):
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 80
R64 - 50
R128 - 5
Qualifier - 30*
Q2 - 20
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2005: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [13] beat Kim Clijsters BEL | 6-1 2-6 7-5
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [4] beat Martina Hingis SUI [19] | 4-6 6-1 7-6
2007: Tatiana Golovin FRA [13] beat Lucie Safarova CZE [19] | 1-6 6-1 6-4
2008: Flavia Pennetta ITA [19] beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [18] | 3-6 7-5 6-1
2009: Nicole Vaidisova CZE beat Jelena Jankovic SRB [2] | 6-0 6-4
2010: Jelena Jankovic SRB [6] beat Sabine Lisicki GER [22] | 6-1 2-6 6-3
The Favourites
http://www.wtatennis.com/namedImage/12781/player_313485.jpg
First Section: Rebecca Marino CAN [1]
http://www.wtatennis.com/namedImage/12781/player_310775.jpg
Second Section: Monica Niculescu ROU [2]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Third Section: Alize Cornet FRA [3]
http://www.wtatennis.com/namedImage/12781/player_316981.jpg
Fourth Section: Heather Watson GBR
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifth Section: Evgeniya Rodina RUS [5]
http://www.wtatennis.com/namedImage/12781/player_120323.jpg
Sixth Section: Mirjana Lucic CRO [16]
http://www.wtatennis.com/namedImage/12781/player_313390.jpg
Seventh Section: Anastasia Pivovarova RUS
http://www.wtatennis.com/namedImage/12781/player_310849.jpg
Eighth Section: Lucie Hradecka CZE [8]
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Nineth Section: Anna Tatishvili GEO
OUT OF COMPETITION
Tenth Section: Ksenia Pervak RUS [10]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_80459.jpg
Eleventh Section: Andrea Hlavackova CZE [15]
http://www.wtatennis.com/namedImage/12781/player_312520.jpg
Twelfth Section: Sabine Lisicki GER [WC]
Final Qualifying Round
Rebecca Marino CAN [1] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE
Monica Niculescu ROU [2] vs Kathrin Woerle GER
Xinyun Han CHN vs Vesna Manasieva RUS [24]
Mathilde Johansson FRA [4] vs Heather Watson GBR
Olga Savchuk UKR vs Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP
Misaki Doi JPN vs Mirjana Lucic CRO [16]
Shuai Zhang CHN [7] vs Anastasia Pivovarova RUS
Lucie Hradecka CZE [8] vs Aleksandra Wozniak CAN
Anna Tatishvili GEO vs Madison Keys USA [WC]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE vs Arantxa Rus NED [23]
Tamira Paszek AUT [11] vs Andrea Hlavackova CZE [15]
Sabine Lisicki GER [WC] vs Anne Keothavong GBR [22]