10000$ Rabat, Morocco, May8th, winner: Raluca-Ioana Olaru

10000$ Tournoi International Feminin du Tennis Rabat


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Rabat (Arabic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language) الرباط, transliterated (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transliteration) ar-Rabāṭ or ar-Ribāṭ), population 1.2 million (2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005) estimate), is the capital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital) of the Kingdom of Morocco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco). The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean) at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bou_Regreg). On the facing shore of the river lies Salé (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal%C3%A9), Rabat's bedroom community (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedroom_community). Together the two cities account for a population of 1.6 million. Rabat is located at 34°1'60" North, 6°49'60" West (34.0333, -6.8333). [1] (http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html) Unfortunately, silting problems have diminished the city's role as a port; however, Rabat and Salé (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal%C3%A9) still maintain relatively important textile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile), food processing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_processing) and construction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction) industries; some are from sweatshop labor by major multinational corporations (see Salé (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal%C3%A9)).

In addition, tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy) in Morocco serve to make Rabat the second most important city in the country after the larger and more economically significant Casablanca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca).



THE TOURNAMENT
Surface:Clay
Previous Winners:
2000: Sandra Klemenschits AUT d. Ekatarina Kozhokina RUS 75 60
2002: Joanna Sakowicz POL d. Olga Kalyuzhnaya RUS 63 75
2003: Jarmila Gajdosova SVK d. Astrid Waernes-Garcia ESP 63 60
2004: Bahia Mouhtassine MAR d. Sania Mirza IND 62 75
2005: Andreja Klepac SLO d. Dominika Cibulkova SVK 61 36 64

2006 DRAWS


Quali
Joanna ZAJAC GBR vs Meryem HADDAD MAR 16 26
Maria MARTINEZ ROMERO ESP vs ybe
Lina BEN KIRANE MAR vs bye
Maria OLIVA LOPEZ ESP vs Sofia BOUGANGA MAR 57 36
Amanda CARRERAS GBR vs bye
Elison AMADIO ITA vs Lucy WARBURTON GBR 16 36
Romina SCEATS GBR vs bye
Aurelie CAFFA FRA vs bye


MAIN DRAW

(1) Raluca-Ioana OLARU ROM d. Anastasia REVZINA RUS 75 22 ret Revzina
Nicole ROTTMANN AUT d. Majdouline AKRATE MAR 61 36 63
Maria MARTINEZ ROMERO ESP d. Carolina-Magalhaes MALHEIROS BRA 57 61 62
Victoria VALLS COMAMALA ESP d. (8) Nadia LEE GBR 63 60
Maria-Fernanda ALVAREZ TERRAN BOL d. (4) Bahia MOUHTASSINE MAR 62 76
Amanda CARRERAS GBR d. Sophia BOUGANGA MAR 62 60
Svetlana SMIRNOVA RUS d. Lina BENKIRANE MAR 60 61
(7) Laura BSOUL GER d. Suzanna DOS ANJOS BRA 64 63
(5) Diana VRANCEANU GER d. Rita BENJELLOUN TOUIMY MAR 61 64
Habiba IFRAKH MAR d. Romina SCEATS GBR 64 36 61
Jenny SAARNILINA FIN d. Lucy WARBURTON GBR 63 76
(3) Samia MEDJAHDI ALG d. Benedicte VLIEGEN BEL 60 61
(6) Vanessa WELLAUER SUI d. Aurelie CAFFA FRA 64 63
Meryem EL HADDAD MAR d. Aline PINHEIRO BRA 60 61
Lina BENNANI MAR d. Marta SMIECHOWSKA POL 62 63
(2) Emilie BACQUET FRA d. Laura WHITE GBR 61 61
2nd round
(1) Raluca-Ioana OLARU ROM d. Nicole ROTTMANN AUT 60 63
Victoria VALLS COMAMALA ESP d. Maria MARTINEZ ROMERO ESP 64 62
Maria-Fernanda ALVAREZ TERRAN BOL d. Amanda CARRERAS GBR 61 60
(7) Laura BSOUL GER d. Svetlana SMIRNOVA RUS 62 64
(5) Diana VRANCEANU GER d. Habiba IFRAKH MAR 64 62
(3) Samia MEDJAHDI ALG d. Jenny SAARNILINA FIN 63 60
(6) Vanessa WELLAUER SUI d. Meryem EL HADDAD MAR 76 63
(2) Emilie BACQUET FRA d. Lina BENNANI MAR 62 60
QF
(1) Raluca-Ioana OLARU ROM d. Victoria VALLS COMAMALA ESP 60 62
Maria-Fernanda ALVAREZ TERRAN BOL d. (7) Laura BSOUL GER 57 61 62
(3) Samia MEDJAHDI ALG d. (5) Diana VRANCEANU GER 61 63
(6) Vanessa WELLAUER SUI d. (2) Emilie BACQUET FRA 76 64
SF:
(1) Raluca-Ioana OLARU ROM d. Maria-Fernanda ALVAREZ TERRAN BOL 63 ret
(3) Samia MEDJAHDI ALG d. (6) Vanessa WELLAUER SUI 63 75
Final
(1) Raluca-Ioana OLARU ROM d. (3) Samia MEDJAHDI ALG 62 26 75

Good Luck:

Betina Jozami ¡

Go Samia!

Nastya R :worship:

Singles Qualifying Draw - One Round Only

Joanna Zajac (GBR) v (wc)Meryem Haddad (MAR)
Maria Martinez-Romero (ESP) v BYE
(wc)Lina Benkirane (MAR) v BYE
Maria Oliva-Lopez (ESP) v (wc)Sophia Bouganga (MAR)
Amanda Carreras (GBR) v BYE
Elison Amadio (ITA) v Lucy Warburton (GBR)
Romina Sceats (GBR) v BYE
Aurelie Caffa (FRA) v BYE

Martinez,Benkirane,Carreras,Sceats,Caffa already qualified :o :lol:

OMG what is so bad about Rabat

Betina Jozami withdraw


only one round on qualy?
Oh God ¡
Why any argies plays here ¡

would have thought more would have come here so that they can sneak into next weeks quali draw for WTA Rabat also.

Good Luck to:

Meryem Haddad
Maria Olivia Lopez

Thats wat happens when they have 500 challengers in 1 week!

Good luck Elison :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

what I know

(4) Raluca Olaru ROM vs Anastasia Revzina RUS
Maria Martinez Romero ESP vs Carolina Malheiros BRA
Victoria Valls Comamala ESP vs (8) Nadia Lee GBR
Suzanna dos Anjos BRA vs (7) Laura Bsoul GER
Jenny Saarnilina FIN vs Lucy Warburton GBR
(2) Samia Medjahdi ALG vs Benedicte Vliegen BEL
(6) Vanessa Wellauer SUI vs Aurelie Caffa FRA
(1) Emilie Bacquet FRA vs Laura White GBR
Rita Benjelloun Touimy MAR vs (5) Diana Vranceanu GER
Meryem Haddad MAR vs Aline Pinheiro BRA
Lina Bennani MAR vs Marta Smiechowska POL
(3) Bahia Mouhtassine MAR vs Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Terran BOL
Habiba Ifrakh MAR vs Romina Sceats GBR
Lina Benkirane MAR vs Svetlana Smirnova RUS
Sophia Bouganga MAR vs Amanda Carreras GBR
Nicole Rottmann AUT vs Joanna Zajac GBR

go Raluca :)

*dead*

Marta Śmiechowska :unsure:

Good Luck to:

Raluca Olaru
Nadia Lee
Diana Vranceanu
Vanessa Wellauer
Bahia Mouhtassine

Go Nastya and Bahia

Again, tooooooooooooo many 10k this week

Nastya R :D

1st Round

Raluca-Ioana OLARU (ROM) defeated Anastasia REVZINA (RUS) 75 22
Nicole ROTTMANN (AUT) defeated Majdouline AKRATE (MAR) 61 36 63

Maria MARTINEZ-ROMERO (ESP) defeated Carolina-Magalhaes MALHEIROS (BRA) 57 61 62
Victoria VALLS-COMAMALA (ESP) defeated Nadia LEE (GBR) 63 60

Maria-Fernanda ALVAREZ-TERAN (BOL) defeated Bahia MOUHTASSINE (MAR) 62 76(4)
Amanda CARRERAS (GBR) defeated Sophia BOUGANGA (MAR) 62 60

Svetlana SMIRNOVA (RUS) defeated Lina BENKIRANE (MAR) 60 61
Laura BSOUL (GER) defeated Suzana DOS ANJOS (BRA) 64 63

Diana VRANCEANU (GER) defeated Rita BEN GELLOUN-TOUIMY (MAR) 61 64
Habiba IFRAKH (MAR) defeated Romina SCEATS (GBR) 64 36 61

Jenny SAARNILINA (FIN) defeated Lucy WARBURTON (GBR) 63 76(2)
Samia MEDJAHDI (ALG) defeated Benedicte VLIEGEN (BEL) 60 61

Vanessa WELLAUER (SUI) defeated Aurelie CAFFA (FRA) 64 63
Meryem EL HADDAD (MAR) defeated Aline PINHEIRO (BRA) 60 61

Lina BENNANI (MAR) defeated Marta SMIECHOWSKA (POL) 62 63
Emilie BACQUET (FRA) defeated Laura WHITE (GBR) 61 61

Diana VRANCEANU is here :lol:
who would have thought..... :o

go Raluca ;)

Smiechowska :help: ;)

Bahia :help:

Emilie and Samia ;)

Bahia :sad:

Nicole Rottmann :) :)
Diana V ;)

Laura :D
Diana :D
Bahia :eek:

Nastya :crying2:

Well Done

Raluca Olaru
Svetlana Smirnova
Diana Vranceanu
Vanessa WELLAUER

2nd Round

(1)Raluca Olaru d. Nicole Rottmann 60 63 :)
Victoria Valls d. Maria Martinez 64 62

Maria Fernanda Alvarez d. Amanda Carreras 61 60
(7)Laura Bsoul d. Svetlana Smirnova 62 64 :)

(5)Diana Vranceanu d. Habiba Ifrakh 64 62
(3)Samia Medjahdi d. Jenny Saarnilina 63 60

(6)Vanessa Wellauer d. Meryem El Haddad 76(5) 63 :)
(2)Emilie Bacquet d. Lina Bennani 62 60

Well done

Raluca Olaru
Diana Vranceanu
Vanessa Wellauer

Diana ;)

Bahia :help:

QF Results

(1)Raluca Olaru d. Victoria Valls 60 62 :)
Maria Fernanda Alvarez d. (7)Laura Bsoul 57 61 62
(3)Samia Medjahdi d. (5)Diana Vranceanu 61 63 :help:
(6)Vanessa Wellauer d. (2)Emilie Bacquet 76(4) 64

Raluca :banana: :banana: Yesssssssssssssss!!!

Good easy win Medjahdi
Olaru keep going

Raluca :)
Samia :D :)

from itf site

Raluca-Ioana OLARU (ROM) defeated Maria-Fernanda ALVAREZ-TERAN (BOL) 63 :bounce:
Samia MEDJAHDI (ALG) defeated Vanessa WELLAUER (SUI) 63 75 :bounce:


doubles final : BACQUET/MOUHTASSINE def. ALVAREZ-TERAN/ OLARU

Diana :(

Greta job Medjahdi and Olaru...this is the final that I wanted

Laura Bsoul :sad:
Diana Vranceanu :o

Raluca :D

Raluca Olaru def Medjahdi Samia 6/2 2/6 7/5 :bounce:
Congrats Raluca :rocker: :rocker2:

nicely done Raluca ;)

Raluca :woohoo: :D

Samia :sad: :sad: - so close

Well done Raluca :)

congrats Raluca :D :yeah:

Samia :sad:

Congrats Raluca :D

Samia :(

Olaru :D