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Jan 13th, 2007, 05:32 PM
PYW Australian Open
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Welcome to Melbourne, Australia! This is what the past two weeks have all been revolving around: the Australian Open is here! Players will need their good preparation to get them far into the draw of the first Grand Slam of the year. Last year we saw Elena Dementieva marching up to not only claim the Australian Open title, but also the #1 ranking in PYW from Daniela Hantuchova. This year, Dementieva, again, is one of the favourites. Who will succeed Shinobu Asagoe and Dementieva as the third ever PYW Australian Open champion? We still have a long way to go before we get that answer, for we continue with the competition!
Ranking Points:
Grand Slam:
W - 650
F - 456
SF - 292
QF - 162
R16 - 90
R32 - 56
R64 - 32
R128 - 5
Qualifier - 10 *
Q3 - 5
Q2 - 2
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
2005 Final:
Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Anastasia Myskina RUS [12] | 6-4 3-6 6-3
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
1/16: Maria Sharapova RUS [1]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40744000/jpg/_40744085_ivanovic.jpg
2/16: Ana Ivanovic SRB [13]
http://www.sportsnet.ca/images/daily/thu/chakvetadze_vert.jpg
3/16: Anna Chakvetadze RUS [12]
http://espndeportes-att.espn.go.com/2003/photos2005/0228/a_Pennettafesteja_h.jpg
4/16: Flavia Pennetta ITA [28]
http://www.sportwereld.be/Assets/Images_Upload/NBSN_C12kim.MM.jpg
5/16: Kim Clijsters BEL [4]
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6/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [15]
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39608000/jpg/_39608459_bovina_getty_270.jpg
7/16: Elena Bovina RUS
http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00226/Martina_Hingis_226800c.jpg
8/16: Martina Hingis SUI [6]
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9/16: Gisela Dulko ARG
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10/16: Jelena Jankovic SRB [11]
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11/16: Tatiana Golovin FRA [20]
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12/16: Iroda Tulyaganova UZB [WC]
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13/16: Elena Dementieva RUS [7]
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14/16: Iveta Benesova CZE
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15/16: Ai Sugiyama JPN [23]
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16/16: Marta Domachowska POL
First Round [First Quarter]:
Maria Sharapova RUS (1) lost to Camille Pin FRA | 1-6 2-6
Roberta Vinci ITA beat Anastassia Rodionova RUS | 6-2 6-4
Marina Erakovic NZL (Q) beat Meghann Shaughnessy USA | 7-6 6-4
Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI beat Tathiana Garbin ITA (30) | 7-5 6-2
Vera Zvonareva RUS (22) beat Tzipora Obziler ISR | 6-2 6-2
Tamira Paszek AUT (Q) lost to Séverine Bremond FRA | 1-6 7-5 2-6
Varvara Lepchenko UZB beat Agnieszka Radwanska POL | 7-6 6-7 7-6
Vania King USA lost to Ana Ivanovic SRB (13) | 5-7 4-6
Anna Chakvetadze RUS (12) beat Sybille Bammer AUT | 6-0 6-3
Yulia Beygelzimer UKR beat Laura Granville USA | 4-6 6-4 6-3
Sophie Ferguson AUS (WC) beat Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO | 6-1 6-3
Tatjana Malek GER (Q) beat Samantha Stosur AUS (24) | 6-2 6-3
Flavia Pennetta ITA (28) beat Kaia Kanepi EST | 6-1 6-1
Yung-Jan Chan TPE lost to Alicia Molik AUS (WC) | 1-6 0-6
Stéphanie Dubois CAN (Q) lost to Shuai Peng CHN | 6-7 6-2 3-6
Madison Brengle USA (WC) beat Patty Schnyder SUI (8) | 6-3 7-6
Second Quarter:
Kim Clijsters BEL (4) beat Vasilisa Bardina RUS | 6-3 7-5
Akiko Morigami JPN beat Tsvetana Pironkova BUL | 6-7 6-4 6-3
Nicole Pratt AUS lost to Virginie Razzano FRA | 1-6 7-6 8-10
Bethanie Mattek USA (Q) beat Alona Bondarenko UKR (29) | 4-6 7-6 8-6
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER (17) beat Paola Suarez ARG (Q) | 1-6 7-6 6-4
Ashley Harkleroad USA beat Meng Yuan CHN | 6-3 6-0
Emilie Loit FRA lost to Aravane Rezai FRA | 1-6 2-6
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR (Q) lost to Daniela Hantuchova SVK (15) | 2-6 1-6
Dinara Safina RUS (9) beat Ekaterina Bychkova RUS | 6-4 6-7 6-2
Youlia Fedossova FRA (WC) lost to Catalina Castaño COL | 1-6 6-0 6-8
Ayumi Morita JPN (Q) beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP | 6-7 6-2 6-4
Elena Bovina RUS beat Na Li CHN (19) | 6-4 6-2
Eleni Daniilidou GRE (32) beat Aiko Nakamura JPN | 6-2 6-2
Olga Savchuk UKR lost to Sania Mirza IND | 3-6 4-6
Elise Tamaëla NED (Q) lost to Emma Laine FIN | 7-5 6-7 1-6
Nathalie Dechy FRA lost to Martina Hingis SUI (6) | 3-6 1-6
Third Quarter:
Nadia Petrova RUS (5) vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn THA
Gisela Dulko ARG vs. Tiantian Sun CHN
Michaëlla Krajicek NED vs. Anne Kremer LUX (Q)
Serena Williams USA vs. Mara Santangelo ITA (27)
Marion Bartoli FRA (18) vs. Vera Dushevina RUS
Victoria Azarenka BLR vs. Yuliana Fedak UKR
Melinda Czink HUN vs. Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
Aleksandra Wozniak CAN vs. Jelena Jankovic SRB (11)
Shahar Peer ISR (16) vs. Romina Oprandi ITA
Edina Gallovits ROM vs. Meilen Tu USA
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE vs. Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Anna Smashnova ISR vs. Tatiana Golovin FRA (20)
Maria Kirilenko RUS (26) vs. Karolina Sprem CRO
Carly Gullickson USA (Q) vs. Elena Likhovtseva RUS
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB (WC) vs. Monique Adamczak AUS (WC)
Jessica Moore AUS (WC) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (3)
Fourth Quarter:
Elena Dementieva RUS (7) vs. Stéphanie Foretz FRA
Martina Müller GER vs. Karin Knapp ITA (Q)
Maria Elena Camerin ITA vs. Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Elena Vesnina RUS vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP (25)
Katarina Srebotnik SLO (21) vs. Casey Dellacqua AUS (WC)
Iveta Benesova CZE vs. Galina Voskoboeva RUS
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK vs. Milagros Sequera VEN
Jill Craybas USA vs. Nicole Vaidisova CZE (10)
Francesca Schiavone ITA (14) vs. Sandra Klösel GER
Lucie Safarova CZE vs. Alberta Brianti ITA
Laura Pous Tio ESP vs. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR
Sofia Arvidsson SWE vs. Ai Sugiyama JPN (23)
Jie Zheng CHN (31) vs. Julia Schruff GER
Martina Sucha SVK vs. Eva Birnerova CZE
Marta Domachowska POL vs. Olga Poutchkova RUS
Shenay Perry USA vs. Amélie Mauresmo FRA (2)
http://www.inforos.ru/media/australian-open-logo-s1137394742.jpg
http://www.renet-web.net/wp-content/iimages/melbtennisopen2006/IMG_9815.jpg
http://newsfromrussia.com/images/newsline/australian_open.JPG
Welcome to Melbourne, Australia! This is what the past two weeks have all been revolving around: the Australian Open is here! Players will need their good preparation to get them far into the draw of the first Grand Slam of the year. Last year we saw Elena Dementieva marching up to not only claim the Australian Open title, but also the #1 ranking in PYW from Daniela Hantuchova. This year, Dementieva, again, is one of the favourites. Who will succeed Shinobu Asagoe and Dementieva as the third ever PYW Australian Open champion? We still have a long way to go before we get that answer, for we continue with the competition!
Ranking Points:
Grand Slam:
W - 650
F - 456
SF - 292
QF - 162
R16 - 90
R32 - 56
R64 - 32
R128 - 5
Qualifier - 10 *
Q3 - 5
Q2 - 2
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
2005 Final:
Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Anastasia Myskina RUS [12] | 6-4 3-6 6-3
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
1/16: Maria Sharapova RUS [1]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40744000/jpg/_40744085_ivanovic.jpg
2/16: Ana Ivanovic SRB [13]
http://www.sportsnet.ca/images/daily/thu/chakvetadze_vert.jpg
3/16: Anna Chakvetadze RUS [12]
http://espndeportes-att.espn.go.com/2003/photos2005/0228/a_Pennettafesteja_h.jpg
4/16: Flavia Pennetta ITA [28]
http://www.sportwereld.be/Assets/Images_Upload/NBSN_C12kim.MM.jpg
5/16: Kim Clijsters BEL [4]
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6/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [15]
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39608000/jpg/_39608459_bovina_getty_270.jpg
7/16: Elena Bovina RUS
http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00226/Martina_Hingis_226800c.jpg
8/16: Martina Hingis SUI [6]
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/19/dulko_gallery__271x400.jpg
9/16: Gisela Dulko ARG
http://www.tennis-x.com/images/players/jankovic-birmingham.jpg
10/16: Jelena Jankovic SRB [11]
http://www.futuretennisstars.com/images/players/Tatiana%20Golovin.gif
11/16: Tatiana Golovin FRA [20]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1440000/images/_1441547_tulay300.jpg
12/16: Iroda Tulyaganova UZB [WC]
http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20050918/Dementieva_41876.jpg
13/16: Elena Dementieva RUS [7]
http://www.tennis-x.com/images/players/benesova_aca.gif
14/16: Iveta Benesova CZE
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39249000/jpg/_39249153_sugiyama270.jpg
15/16: Ai Sugiyama JPN [23]
http://i.eurosport.pl/2006/02/25/256445-862071-317-238.jpg
16/16: Marta Domachowska POL
First Round [First Quarter]:
Maria Sharapova RUS (1) lost to Camille Pin FRA | 1-6 2-6
Roberta Vinci ITA beat Anastassia Rodionova RUS | 6-2 6-4
Marina Erakovic NZL (Q) beat Meghann Shaughnessy USA | 7-6 6-4
Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI beat Tathiana Garbin ITA (30) | 7-5 6-2
Vera Zvonareva RUS (22) beat Tzipora Obziler ISR | 6-2 6-2
Tamira Paszek AUT (Q) lost to Séverine Bremond FRA | 1-6 7-5 2-6
Varvara Lepchenko UZB beat Agnieszka Radwanska POL | 7-6 6-7 7-6
Vania King USA lost to Ana Ivanovic SRB (13) | 5-7 4-6
Anna Chakvetadze RUS (12) beat Sybille Bammer AUT | 6-0 6-3
Yulia Beygelzimer UKR beat Laura Granville USA | 4-6 6-4 6-3
Sophie Ferguson AUS (WC) beat Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO | 6-1 6-3
Tatjana Malek GER (Q) beat Samantha Stosur AUS (24) | 6-2 6-3
Flavia Pennetta ITA (28) beat Kaia Kanepi EST | 6-1 6-1
Yung-Jan Chan TPE lost to Alicia Molik AUS (WC) | 1-6 0-6
Stéphanie Dubois CAN (Q) lost to Shuai Peng CHN | 6-7 6-2 3-6
Madison Brengle USA (WC) beat Patty Schnyder SUI (8) | 6-3 7-6
Second Quarter:
Kim Clijsters BEL (4) beat Vasilisa Bardina RUS | 6-3 7-5
Akiko Morigami JPN beat Tsvetana Pironkova BUL | 6-7 6-4 6-3
Nicole Pratt AUS lost to Virginie Razzano FRA | 1-6 7-6 8-10
Bethanie Mattek USA (Q) beat Alona Bondarenko UKR (29) | 4-6 7-6 8-6
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER (17) beat Paola Suarez ARG (Q) | 1-6 7-6 6-4
Ashley Harkleroad USA beat Meng Yuan CHN | 6-3 6-0
Emilie Loit FRA lost to Aravane Rezai FRA | 1-6 2-6
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR (Q) lost to Daniela Hantuchova SVK (15) | 2-6 1-6
Dinara Safina RUS (9) beat Ekaterina Bychkova RUS | 6-4 6-7 6-2
Youlia Fedossova FRA (WC) lost to Catalina Castaño COL | 1-6 6-0 6-8
Ayumi Morita JPN (Q) beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP | 6-7 6-2 6-4
Elena Bovina RUS beat Na Li CHN (19) | 6-4 6-2
Eleni Daniilidou GRE (32) beat Aiko Nakamura JPN | 6-2 6-2
Olga Savchuk UKR lost to Sania Mirza IND | 3-6 4-6
Elise Tamaëla NED (Q) lost to Emma Laine FIN | 7-5 6-7 1-6
Nathalie Dechy FRA lost to Martina Hingis SUI (6) | 3-6 1-6
Third Quarter:
Nadia Petrova RUS (5) vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn THA
Gisela Dulko ARG vs. Tiantian Sun CHN
Michaëlla Krajicek NED vs. Anne Kremer LUX (Q)
Serena Williams USA vs. Mara Santangelo ITA (27)
Marion Bartoli FRA (18) vs. Vera Dushevina RUS
Victoria Azarenka BLR vs. Yuliana Fedak UKR
Melinda Czink HUN vs. Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
Aleksandra Wozniak CAN vs. Jelena Jankovic SRB (11)
Shahar Peer ISR (16) vs. Romina Oprandi ITA
Edina Gallovits ROM vs. Meilen Tu USA
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE vs. Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Anna Smashnova ISR vs. Tatiana Golovin FRA (20)
Maria Kirilenko RUS (26) vs. Karolina Sprem CRO
Carly Gullickson USA (Q) vs. Elena Likhovtseva RUS
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB (WC) vs. Monique Adamczak AUS (WC)
Jessica Moore AUS (WC) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (3)
Fourth Quarter:
Elena Dementieva RUS (7) vs. Stéphanie Foretz FRA
Martina Müller GER vs. Karin Knapp ITA (Q)
Maria Elena Camerin ITA vs. Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Elena Vesnina RUS vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP (25)
Katarina Srebotnik SLO (21) vs. Casey Dellacqua AUS (WC)
Iveta Benesova CZE vs. Galina Voskoboeva RUS
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK vs. Milagros Sequera VEN
Jill Craybas USA vs. Nicole Vaidisova CZE (10)
Francesca Schiavone ITA (14) vs. Sandra Klösel GER
Lucie Safarova CZE vs. Alberta Brianti ITA
Laura Pous Tio ESP vs. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR
Sofia Arvidsson SWE vs. Ai Sugiyama JPN (23)
Jie Zheng CHN (31) vs. Julia Schruff GER
Martina Sucha SVK vs. Eva Birnerova CZE
Marta Domachowska POL vs. Olga Poutchkova RUS
Shenay Perry USA vs. Amélie Mauresmo FRA (2)