Dexter
Oct 5th, 2007, 09:03 AM
PYW Tokyo
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Welcome to Tokyo, Japan! This week, the fall season goes full force with another three tournaments ready to play. Stuttgart is the larger tournament with this tournament in the bustling capital of Japan being second, followed by Tashkent. The field here is less impressive than in Stuttgart, but still promises players like Williams, Sugiyama, Kirilenko and Mirza. Vote now as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships get started with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points:
Tier III (32, $175.000):
W - 140
F - 100
SF - 65
QF - 35
R16 - 20
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 4
Q2 - 3
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2004: Evgenia Linetskaya RUS beat Tamarine Tanasugarn THA | 6-4 4-6 6-2
2005: Nicole Vaidisova CZE beat Ai Sugiyama JPN | 6-3 6-7 7-5
2006: Severine Bremond FRA beat Meghann Shaughnessy USA | 6-1 1-6 6-2
The Favourites:
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First Section: Alicia Molik AUS
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/190353.jpg
Second Section: Ai Sugiyama JPN [4]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310577.jpg
Third Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
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Fourth Section: Flavia Pennetta ITA [8]Quarter Finals:
Venus Williams USA [1] vs Alicia Molik AUS
Ai Sugiyama JPN [4] vs Sophie Ferguson AUS
Virginie Razzano FRA [5] vs Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [8] vs Sania Mirza IND [2]
http://www.voorbeginners.info/japan/tokyo.jpg
http://aigopen.jp/07/images/header/logo_aigopen2007.jpg
Welcome to Tokyo, Japan! This week, the fall season goes full force with another three tournaments ready to play. Stuttgart is the larger tournament with this tournament in the bustling capital of Japan being second, followed by Tashkent. The field here is less impressive than in Stuttgart, but still promises players like Williams, Sugiyama, Kirilenko and Mirza. Vote now as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships get started with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points:
Tier III (32, $175.000):
W - 140
F - 100
SF - 65
QF - 35
R16 - 20
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 4
Q2 - 3
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2004: Evgenia Linetskaya RUS beat Tamarine Tanasugarn THA | 6-4 4-6 6-2
2005: Nicole Vaidisova CZE beat Ai Sugiyama JPN | 6-3 6-7 7-5
2006: Severine Bremond FRA beat Meghann Shaughnessy USA | 6-1 1-6 6-2
The Favourites:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/130548.jpg
First Section: Alicia Molik AUS
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/190353.jpg
Second Section: Ai Sugiyama JPN [4]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310577.jpg
Third Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/160391.jpg
Fourth Section: Flavia Pennetta ITA [8]Quarter Finals:
Venus Williams USA [1] vs Alicia Molik AUS
Ai Sugiyama JPN [4] vs Sophie Ferguson AUS
Virginie Razzano FRA [5] vs Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [8] vs Sania Mirza IND [2]