full predicted draw 2005 (from R2 onwards)

Here is my take on this years draw:


Second Round

Lindsay Davenport [1] beats Shaui Peng
Virginie Razzano beats Clarisa Fernandez
Daniela Hantuchova [20] beats Cataliana Castano
Kim Clijsters [14] beats Ludmilla Cervanova
Vera Zvonareva [9] beats Eva Birnerova [Q]
Mary Pierce [21] beats Jelena Kostanic
Marta Domachowska beats Flavia Pennetta [32]
Patty Schynder [8] beats Sandra Klosel [Q]

Elena Dementieva [4] beats Sanda Mamic
Karolina Sprem [31] beats Akiko Morigami
Silvia Farina Elia [18] beats Arantxa Parra Sontanja
Mariana Diaz Olivia beats Elena Likhvotseva [16]
Venus Williams [11] beats Fabiola Zuluaga
Shinobu Asagoe [18] beats Sesil Karatanchtcheva
Emilie Loit beats Amy Fraizer [27]
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo beats Emmanuelle Gagliardi

Nadia Petrova [7] beats Severine Beltrame
Shahar Peer beats Kveta Peschke
Tatiana Golovin [17] beats Antonella Serra Zanetti
Elena Bovina [12] beats Tathiana Garbin
Anna Smashnova beats Anna Lena Groenfield
Nicole Vaidisova beats Francessca Schivaone [22]
Ana Ivanovic [29] beats Iveta Benesova
Amelie Mauresmo [3] beats Alize Cornet [WC]

Svetlana Kuznetsova [6] beats Sofia Arvidsson [Q]
Gisela Dulko [30] beats Marissa Irvin
Maggie Maleeva [24] beats Anabel Medina Garrigues
Justine Henin Hardenne [10] beats Virginia Ruano Pascual
Nathalie Dechy [13] beats Samatha Stosur
Nuria Llagostera Vives beats Kristina Brandi
Klara Koukalova beats Anna Chakvetadze
Maria Sharapova [2] beats Aravane Rezai

Third Round

Lindsay Davenport [1] beats Virginie Razzano
Kim Clijsters [14] beats Daniela Hantuchova [20]
Mary Pierce [21] beats Vera Zvonareva [9]
Patty Schynder [8] beats Marta Domachowska

Elena Dementieva [4] beats Karolina Sprem [31]
Silvia Farina Elia [18] beats Mariana Diaz Olivia
Venus Williams [11] beats Shinobu Asagoe [18]
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo beats Emilie Loit

Nadia Petrova [7] beats Shahar Peer
Tatiana Golovin [17] beats Elena Bovina [12]
Nicole Vaidisova beats Anna Smashnova
Ana Ivanovic [29] beats Amelie Mauresmo [3]

Gisela Dulko [30] beats Svetlana Kuznetsova [6]
Justine Henin Hardenne [10] beats Maggie Maleeva [24]
Nathalie Dechy [13] beats Nuria Llagostera Vives
Maria Sharapova [2] beats Klara Koukalova

Fourth Round


Kim Clijsters [14] beats Lindsay Davenport [1]
Mary Pierce [21] beats Patty Schynder [8]
Elena Dementieva [4] beats Silvia Farina Elia [18]
Venus Williams [11] beats Maria Sanchez Lorenzo


Nadia Petrova [7] beats Tatiana Golovin [17]
Ana Ivanovic [29] beats Nicole Vaidisova
Justine Henin Hardenne [10] beats Gisela Dulko [30]
Nathalie Dechy [13] beats Maria Sharapova [2]

Quarter Finals


Kim Clijsters [14] beats Mary Pierce [21]
Elena Dementieva [4] beats Venus Williams [11]
Nadia Petrova [7] beats Ana Ivanovic [29]
Justine Henin Hardenne [10] beats Nathalie Dechy [13]

Semi Finals

Kim Clijsters [14] beats Elena Dementieva [4]
Nadia Petrova [7] beats Justine Henin Hardenne [10]

Final

Kim Clijsters [14] beats Nadia Petrova [7] 6-4 6-4

i must say - as aposed to your usualy conservative approuch - this draw is all bananas - but it's a grand slam, and that's the only place where crazy means normal.
i won't bash the later guesses, instead i want to take a look at some brave thoughts earlier on:
peer over kveta - i truly doubt it.
marta over panetta - that guess is all balls. way to go, i think you'r right.
vaisidova will beat ana IMO, but ana won't get over iveta perhaps... and don't forget Anna wil have a say against nicole as well...
moreover, ana is NOT going to beat momo, and from there on the draw loses all control - i hope your'e right about one of the finalists though - petrol power petrova!

Dechy beats Sharapova? :tape:

Dechy beats Sharapova? :tape:


1) It is in France and Dechy will have the overwhelming support of the Parisian crowd.

2) Sharapova is not a natural clay court player and has never won a title on clay.

Dechy just lost in the semis of a tier III, Maria in a tier I.

follow up:
Lindsay Davenport [1] beats Shaui Peng V
Virginie Razzano beats Clarisa Fernandez V
Daniela Hantuchova [20] beats Cataliana Castano V
Kim Clijsters [14] beats Ludmilla Cervanova V
Vera Zvonareva [9] beats Eva Birnerova [Q] V
Mary Pierce [21] beats Jelena Kostanic V
Marta Domachowska beats Flavia Pennetta [32] X
Patty Schynder [8] beats Sandra Klosel [Q] V

Elena Dementieva [4] beats Sanda Mamic V
Karolina Sprem [31] beats Akiko Morigami X
Silvia Farina Elia [18] beats Arantxa Parra Sontanja V
Mariana Diaz Olivia beats Elena Likhvotseva [16] X
Venus Williams [11] beats Fabiola Zuluaga V
Shinobu Asagoe [18] beats Sesil Karatanchtcheva X
Emilie Loit beats Amy Fraizer [27] V
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo beats Emmanuelle Gagliardi X

so far it's ok i guess.