Welcome to Cincinnati, Ohio, USA! Cincinnati is back and the big points are up for grabs. Everyone is in the US to prepare for the last slam of the season. Stanford, San Diego and Toronto gave us the first idea of how the US Open Series will be and who the favourites for New York. But Cincinnati is even bigger and maybe there will be new names emerging. It's all up to you! Vote Now as the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open get underway!
Ranking Points:
WTA Premier 5 (56, $2.000.000):
W - 900
F - 620
SF - 395
QF - 225
R16 - 125
R32 - 70
R64 - 1
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: Patty Schnyder SUI [1] beat Chanda Rubin USA | 3-6 6-2 6-4
2006: Marta Domachowska POL beat Sania Mirza IND [9] | 6-3 6-1
2007: Bethanie Mattek USA beat Sania Mirza IND [3] | 7-6 6-4
2008: Vania King USA beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [3] | 2-6 6-4 6-2
2009: Kim Clijsters BEL [WC] beat Ai Sugiyama JPN | 6-3 6-4
2010: Kim Clijsters BEL [4] beat Na Li CHN [8] | 6-0 6-7 6-3
The Favourites
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First Section: Laura Robson GBR [WC]
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Second Section: Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [15]
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Third Section: Sorana Cirstea ROU
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Fourth Section: Kimiko Date Krumm JPN [4]
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Eleventh Section: Vania King USA
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Twelfth Section: Jie Zheng CHN [24]
First Qualifying Round
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [1] vs Laura Robson GBR [WC]
Petra Martic CRO vs Carla Suarez Navarro ESP [23]
Petra Cetkovska CZE [2] vs Madison Brengle USA [WC]
Melanie Oudin USA vs Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [15]
Ksenia Pervak RUS [3] vs Sorana Cirstea ROU
Jill Craybas USA [WC] vs Tamarine Tanasugarn THA [22]
Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN [4] vs Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT
Kristina Barrois GER vs Irina Falconi USA [21]
Bojana Jovanovski SRB [5] vs Anna Tatishvili GEO
Misaki Doi JPN vs Akgul Amanmuradova UZB [20]
Alberta Brianti ITA [6] vs Anne Keothavong GBR
Eleni Daniilidou GRE vs Virginie Razzano FRA [19]
Sofia Arvidsson SWE [7] vs Alize Cornet FRA
Chanelle Scheepers RSA vs Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [18]
Pauline Parmentier FRA [8] vs Julia Cohen USA [WC]
Anastasia Rodionova AUS vs Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE [17]
Monica Niculescu ROU [9] vs Mirjana Lucic CRO
Allie Will USA [WC] vs Anastasija Sevastova LAT [14]
Elena Baltacha GBR [10] vs Olga Govortsova BLR
Shuai Zhang CHN vs Greta Arn HUN [16]
Mathilde Johansson FRA [11] vs Alexa Glatch USA [WC]
Vania King USA vs Sania Mirza IND [13]
Johanna Larsson SWE [12] vs Varvara Lepchenko USA
Coco Vandeweghe USA vs Jie Zheng CHN [24]
Sexysova
Aug 13th, 2011, 09:51 AM
Laura Robson GBR [WC]
Petra Martic CRO
Petra Cetkovska CZE [2]
Melanie Oudin USA
Sorana Cirstea ROU
Jill Craybas USA [WC]
Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN [4]
Irina Falconi USA [21]
Bojana Jovanovski SRB [5]
Misaki Doi JPN
Anne Keothavong GBR
Virginie Razzano FRA [19]
Alize Cornet FRA
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [18]
Pauline Parmentier FRA [8]
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE [17]
Mirjana Lucic CRO
Allie Will USA [WC]
Olga Govortsova BLR
Shuai Zhang CHN
Alexa Glatch USA [WC]
Vania King USA
Johanna Larsson SWE [12]
Jie Zheng CHN [24]
Emiel Goelen
Aug 13th, 2011, 09:55 AM
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [1]
Carla Suarez Navarro ESP [23]
Laura Robson GBR [WC]
Petra Martic CRO
Madison Brengle USA [WC]
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [15]
Ksenia Pervak RUS [3]
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA [22]
Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN [4]
Irina Falconi USA [21]
Bojana Jovanovski SRB [5]
Akgul Amanmuradova UZB [20]
Alberta Brianti ITA [6]
Virginie Razzano FRA [19]
Sofia Arvidsson SWE [7]
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [18]
Pauline Parmentier FRA [8]
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE [17]
Mirjana Lucic CRO
Anastasija Sevastova LAT [14]
Olga Govortsova BLR
Shuai Zhang CHN vs
Alexa Glatch USA [WC]
Vania King USA
Varvara Lepchenko USA
Coco Vandeweghe USA
Sexysova
Aug 14th, 2011, 08:00 AM
First Qualifying Round | LIVE
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [1] lost to Laura Robson GBR [WC] | 6-2 2-6 2-6
Petra Martic CRO vs Carla Suarez Navarro ESP [23] | 3-6 7-5 2-1
Petra Cetkovska CZE [2] beat Madison Brengle USA [WC] | 6-3 6-4
Melanie Oudin USA lost to Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [15] | 4-6 5-7
Ksenia Pervak RUS [3] lost to Sorana Cirstea ROU | 3-6 4-6
Jill Craybas USA [WC] vs Tamarine Tanasugarn THA [22] | 6-3 3-6 2-4
Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN [4] beat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT | 6-1 6-4
Kristina Barrois GER vs Irina Falconi USA [21] | 7-5 3-6 0-3
Bojana Jovanovski SRB [5] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-0
Misaki Doi JPN lost to Akgul Amanmuradova UZB [20] | 4-6 3-6
Alberta Brianti ITA [6] vs Anne Keothavong GBR | 6-4 3-6 2-3
Eleni Daniilidou GRE beat Virginie Razzano FRA [19] | 6-2 6-0
Sofia Arvidsson SWE [7] beat Alize Cornet FRA | 3-6 6-1 6-2
Chanelle Scheepers RSA vs Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [18] | 6-7 6-1 1-3
Pauline Parmentier FRA [8] beat Julia Cohen USA [WC] | 6-1 6-0
Anastasia Rodionova AUS lost to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE [17] | 0-6 1-6
Monica Niculescu ROU [9] vs Mirjana Lucic CRO | 6-4 3-6 2-3
Allie Will USA [WC] lost to Anastasija Sevastova LAT [14] | 4-6 4-6
Elena Baltacha GBR [10] beat Olga Govortsova BLR | 6-2 6-3
Shuai Zhang CHN lost to Greta Arn HUN [16] | 1-6 4-6
Mathilde Johansson FRA [11] vs Alexa Glatch USA [WC] | 6-4 1-6 3-4
Vania King USA beat Sania Mirza IND [13] | 6-1 6-4
Johanna Larsson SWE [12] beat Varvara Lepchenko USA | 6-1 6-4
Coco Vandeweghe USA lost to Jie Zheng CHN [24] | 4-6 5-7
First Qualifying Round | COMPLETE
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [1] lost to Laura Robson GBR [WC] | 6-2 2-6 2-6
Petra Martic CRO lost to Carla Suarez Navarro ESP [23] | 3-6 7-5 4-6
Petra Cetkovska CZE [2] beat Madison Brengle USA [WC] | 6-3 6-4
Melanie Oudin USA lost to Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [15] | 4-6 5-7
Ksenia Pervak RUS [3] lost to Sorana Cirstea ROU | 3-6 4-6
Jill Craybas USA [WC] lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn THA [22] | 6-3 3-6 3-6
Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN [4] beat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT | 6-1 6-4
Kristina Barrois GER lost to Irina Falconi USA [21] | 7-5 3-6 2-6
Bojana Jovanovski SRB [5] beat Anna Tatishvili GEO | 6-1 6-0
Misaki Doi JPN lost to Akgul Amanmuradova UZB [20] | 4-6 3-6
Alberta Brianti ITA [6] lost to Anne Keothavong GBR | 6-4 3-6 4-6
Eleni Daniilidou GRE beat Virginie Razzano FRA [19] | 6-2 6-0
Sofia Arvidsson SWE [7] beat Alize Cornet FRA | 3-6 6-1 6-2
Chanelle Scheepers RSA lost to Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [18] | 6-7 6-1 1-6
Pauline Parmentier FRA [8] beat Julia Cohen USA [WC] | 6-1 6-0
Anastasia Rodionova AUS lost to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE [17] | 0-6 1-6
Monica Niculescu ROU [9] lost to Mirjana Lucic CRO | 6-4 3-6 3-6
Allie Will USA [WC] lost to Anastasija Sevastova LAT [14] | 4-6 4-6
Elena Baltacha GBR [10] beat Olga Govortsova BLR | 6-2 6-3
Shuai Zhang CHN lost to Greta Arn HUN [16] | 1-6 4-6
Mathilde Johansson FRA [11] lost to Alexa Glatch USA [WC] | 6-4 1-6 5-7
Vania King USA beat Sania Mirza IND [13] | 6-1 6-4
Johanna Larsson SWE [12] beat Varvara Lepchenko USA | 6-1 6-4
Coco Vandeweghe USA lost to Jie Zheng CHN [24] | 4-6 5-7