Welcome to Dubai, United Arab Emirates! After the exciting Doha event last week, it's time for another high-paying, player-luring event in the Middle East. American veterans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, who have been having a fantastic year, lead the field. However, the second seeds, Indian Sania Mirza and Russian Elena Vesnina and third seeds, Slovak Daniela Hantuchová and Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland will be tough challenges. However, two of the biggest challenges could come from wildcards, namely the new partnership of Italians Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone as well as the new Australian team of accomplished doubles player Samantha Stosur who will partner with Casey Dellacqua, who remains on the comeback trail from some severe injuries, albeit quite successfully so far. With so many points, scalps, and dollars on the line in Dubai, motivation is always high making competition fierce. Vote now as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships begin!
Previous Finals:
2011: Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA/Meghann Shaughnessy USA [6] beat Jarmila Groth AUS/Klára Zakopalová CZE | 6-3 6-2
2010: Květa Peschke CZE/Katarina Srebotnik SLO lost to Iveta Benešová CZE/Flavia Pennetta ITA | 4-6 5-7
The Favorites:
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Top Half: Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
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Bottom Half: Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
First Round:
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1] vs Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL vs Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4] vs Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA vs Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE vs Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE/Shuai Peng CHN vs Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR vs Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC] vs Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2]
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2]
Wojtek
Feb 26th, 2012, 05:42 AM
why are you starting PYW one week later? This PYW is one big joke.
*Jean*
Feb 26th, 2012, 06:08 AM
why are you starting PYW one week later? This PYW is one big joke.
THIS.
And then he goes on to criticize what the others do. AGAIN, we'll never finish this tournament because starts when it's over rather than when it began.
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2]
ozfan44
Feb 26th, 2012, 07:25 AM
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE/Shuai Peng CHN
Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2]
zveeen
Feb 26th, 2012, 09:52 AM
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER
Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2]
nevetssllim
Feb 26th, 2012, 10:05 AM
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE/Shuai Peng CHN
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR
Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2]
kejm
Feb 26th, 2012, 10:50 AM
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC]
postalblowfish
Feb 26th, 2012, 12:01 PM
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1]
Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER
Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR
Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2]
Tennisfan06
Feb 26th, 2012, 08:10 PM
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC]
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1] vs Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN | 1-6 6-0 0-0
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL vs Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER | 6-3 3-1
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4] vs Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE | 6-4 1-2
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA vs Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC] | 7-6 0-0
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE vs Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS | 6-7 0-0
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE/Shuai Peng CHN vs Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3] | 6-4 1-2
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR vs Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC] | 0-6 3-4
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC] vs Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2] | 0-6 2-5 MP!
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC]
Jerem
Feb 27th, 2012, 12:20 PM
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
kejm
Feb 27th, 2012, 04:29 PM
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4]
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC]
Igorche
Feb 27th, 2012, 05:14 PM
Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN
Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER
Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1] lost to Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN | 1-6 6-0 2-6
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL beat Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER | 6-3 6-4
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4] vs Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE | 6-4 6-7 0-1
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA vs Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC] | 7-6 3-6 1-1
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE lost to Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS | 6-7 4-6
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE/Shuai Peng CHN vs Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3] | 6-4 1-6 2-5 MP!
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR lost to Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC] | 0-6 3-6
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC] lost to Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2] | 0-6 2-6
postalblowfish
Feb 28th, 2012, 08:51 PM
Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC]
Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3]
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1] lost to Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN | 1-6 6-0 2-6
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL beat Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER | 6-3 6-4
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4] vs Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE | 6-4 6-7 0-4
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA vs Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC] | 7-6 3-6 1-4
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE lost to Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS | 6-7 4-6
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE/Shuai Peng CHN lost to Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3] | 6-4 1-6 2-6
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR lost to Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC] | 0-6 3-6
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC] lost to Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2] | 0-6 2-6
Once again why are you starting PYW one week later? This PYW is one big joke. Why didn't you start Acalupco and KL?
ozfan44
Feb 29th, 2012, 02:48 PM
time to start q/finals....
iGOAT
Feb 29th, 2012, 06:27 PM
First Round:
Liezel Huber USA/Lisa Raymond USA [1] lost to Julia Görges GER/Jie Zheng CHN | 1-6 6-0 2-6
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP/Alicja Rosolska POL beat Maria Kirilenko RUS/Sabine Lisicki GER | 6-3 6-4
Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP/Anastasia Rodionova AUS [4] lost to Natalie Grandin RSA/Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE | 6-4 6-7 1-6
Raquel Kops-Jones USA/Abigail Spears USA lost to Flavia Pennetta ITA/Francesca Schiavone ITA [WC] | 7-6 3-6 2-6
Iveta Benešová CZE/Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE lost to Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL/Alla Kudryavtseva RUS | 6-7 4-6
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE/Shuai Peng CHN lost to Daniela Hantuchová SVK/Agnieszka Radwańska POL [3] | 6-4 1-6 2-6
María José Martínez Sánchez ESP/Shahar Pe'er ISR lost to Casey Dellacqua AUS/Samantha Stosur AUS [WC] | 0-6 3-6
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA/Andreja Klepač SLO [WC] lost to Sania Mirza IND/Elena Vesnina RUS [2] | 0-6 2-6