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Jan 17th, 2007, 04:22 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]
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2/16: Ana Ivanovic SRB [13]
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3/16: Anna Chakvetadze RUS [12]
OUT OF COMPETITION
4/16: Flavia Pennetta ITA [28]
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5/16: Kim Clijsters BEL [4]
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6/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [15]
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7/16: Elena Bovina RUS
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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
Second Round [First Quarter]:
Camille Pin FRA beat Roberta Vinci ITA | 6-4 6-1
Marina Erakovic NZL [Q] beat Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI | 6-4 6-0
Vera Zvonareva RUS [22] lost to Séverine Bremond FRA | 2-6 3-6
Varvara Lepchenko UZB lost to Ana Ivanovic SRB [13] | 4-6 6-7
Anna Chakvetadze RUS [12] beat Yulia Beygelzimer UKR | 3-6 6-3 6-3
Sophie Ferguson AUS [WC] lost to Tatjana Malek GER [Q] | 7-6 3-6 7-9
Flavia Pennetta ITA [28] lost to Alicia Molik AUS [WC] | 3-6 6-3 8-10
Shuai Peng CHN beat Madison Brengle USA [WC] | 6-2 6-3
Second Quarter:
Kim Clijsters BEL [4] beat Akiko Morigami JPN | 6-4 6-2
Virginie Razzano FRA lost to Bethanie Mattek USA [Q] | 4-6 7-6 6-8
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER [17] beatsAshley Harkleroad USA | 6-3 6-7 7-5
Aravane Rezai FRA lost to Daniela Hantuchova SVK [15] | 6-7 1-6
Dinara Safina RUS [9] beat Catalina Castaño COL | 6-3 4-6 6-4
Ayumi Morita JPN [Q] lost to Elena Bovina RUS | 6-1 3-6 3-6
Eleni Daniilidou GRE [32] lost to Sania Mirza IND | 3-6 2-6
Emma Laine FIN lost to Martina Hingis SUI [6] | 0-6 6-4 0-6
Third Quarter:
Nadia Petrova RUS [5] beat Gisela Dulko ARG | 0-6 6-3 6-4
Michaëlla Krajicek NED beat Mara Santangelo ITA [27] | 7-6 6-4
Vera Dushevina RUS lost to Victoria Azarenka BLR | 4-6 4-6
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP lost to Jelena Jankovic SRB [11] | 4-6 5-7
Shahar Peer ISR [16] beat Meilen Tu USA | 6-3 7-5
Clarisa Fernandez ARG lost to Tatiana Golovin FRA [20] | 1-6 3-6
Maria Kirilenko RUS [26] lost to Elena Likhovtseva RUS | 6-1 5-7 4-6
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB [WC] beat Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3] | 6-1 6-4
Fourth Quarter:
Elena Dementieva RUS [7] vs. Karin Knapp ITA [Q]
Maria Elena Camerin ITA vs. Elena Vesnina RUS
Katarina Srebotnik SLO [21] vs. Iveta Benesova CZE
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK vs. Nicole Vaidisova CZE [10]
Sandra Klösel GER vs. Lucie Safarova CZE
Laura Pous Tío ESP vs. Ai Sugiyama JPN [23]
Jie Zheng CHN [31] vs. Martina Sucha SVK
Marta Domachowska POL vs. Shenay Perry USA
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]
OUT OF COMPETITION
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
http://www.tennis-x.com/images/players/jankovic-birmingham.jpg
10/16: Jelena Jankovic SRB [11]
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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]
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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
Second Round [First Quarter]:
Camille Pin FRA beat Roberta Vinci ITA | 6-4 6-1
Marina Erakovic NZL [Q] beat Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI | 6-4 6-0
Vera Zvonareva RUS [22] lost to Séverine Bremond FRA | 2-6 3-6
Varvara Lepchenko UZB lost to Ana Ivanovic SRB [13] | 4-6 6-7
Anna Chakvetadze RUS [12] beat Yulia Beygelzimer UKR | 3-6 6-3 6-3
Sophie Ferguson AUS [WC] lost to Tatjana Malek GER [Q] | 7-6 3-6 7-9
Flavia Pennetta ITA [28] lost to Alicia Molik AUS [WC] | 3-6 6-3 8-10
Shuai Peng CHN beat Madison Brengle USA [WC] | 6-2 6-3
Second Quarter:
Kim Clijsters BEL [4] beat Akiko Morigami JPN | 6-4 6-2
Virginie Razzano FRA lost to Bethanie Mattek USA [Q] | 4-6 7-6 6-8
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER [17] beatsAshley Harkleroad USA | 6-3 6-7 7-5
Aravane Rezai FRA lost to Daniela Hantuchova SVK [15] | 6-7 1-6
Dinara Safina RUS [9] beat Catalina Castaño COL | 6-3 4-6 6-4
Ayumi Morita JPN [Q] lost to Elena Bovina RUS | 6-1 3-6 3-6
Eleni Daniilidou GRE [32] lost to Sania Mirza IND | 3-6 2-6
Emma Laine FIN lost to Martina Hingis SUI [6] | 0-6 6-4 0-6
Third Quarter:
Nadia Petrova RUS [5] beat Gisela Dulko ARG | 0-6 6-3 6-4
Michaëlla Krajicek NED beat Mara Santangelo ITA [27] | 7-6 6-4
Vera Dushevina RUS lost to Victoria Azarenka BLR | 4-6 4-6
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP lost to Jelena Jankovic SRB [11] | 4-6 5-7
Shahar Peer ISR [16] beat Meilen Tu USA | 6-3 7-5
Clarisa Fernandez ARG lost to Tatiana Golovin FRA [20] | 1-6 3-6
Maria Kirilenko RUS [26] lost to Elena Likhovtseva RUS | 6-1 5-7 4-6
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB [WC] beat Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3] | 6-1 6-4
Fourth Quarter:
Elena Dementieva RUS [7] vs. Karin Knapp ITA [Q]
Maria Elena Camerin ITA vs. Elena Vesnina RUS
Katarina Srebotnik SLO [21] vs. Iveta Benesova CZE
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK vs. Nicole Vaidisova CZE [10]
Sandra Klösel GER vs. Lucie Safarova CZE
Laura Pous Tío ESP vs. Ai Sugiyama JPN [23]
Jie Zheng CHN [31] vs. Martina Sucha SVK
Marta Domachowska POL vs. Shenay Perry USA