$25,000 Mexico City

<u>Singles Qualifying Draw</u>

<u>1st Round</u><br />Milagros Sequera (Ven) def. Bye<br />Astrid Waernes (Esp) def. Daniela Muñoz (Mex) 6-4 6-3 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Ana Cecilia Treviño (Mex) def. Desiree Rosset (Esp) 6-1 6-1 <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />(5)Paula Guerrero (Ecu) def. Maria Jose Lopez Herrera (Mex) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <img src="graemlins/firey.gif" border="0" alt="[Fiery]" />

(2)Marcela Evangelista (Bra) def. Bye<br />Sabrina Diniz (Bra) def. Verenisse Munguia (Mex) 4-6 6-4 6-2 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Whitney Benk (Usa) def. Gemma Olle (Esp) 6-0 6-3<br />(6)Celeste Contin (Arg) def. Angela Haynes (Usa) 6-2 6-2

Candice de la Torre (Usa) def. (3)Livia Azzi (Bra) 6-0 6-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Cecilia Quarracino (Arg) def. Marissa Espinoza (Mex) 6-3 6-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Laila Abdala (Mex) def. Elizabeth Hernandez (Mex) 6-2 6-0<br />Rommy Farah (Col) def. (7)Florencia Rivolta (Arg) 6-2 6-1

(4)Vanina Garcia Sokol (Arg) def. Monica Poveda (Bol) 6-4 4-6 6-4<br />Melody Falco (Mex) def. Anya Villanueva (Mex) 6-2 6-1 <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <br />Sarah Raab (Gbr) def. Ariela Primo (Bra) 6-1 6-1<br />(8)Karin Palme (Mex) def. Daniela Martinez (Mex) 6-1 6-1 <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

<u>2nd Round</u><br />(1)Milagros Sequera (Ven) def. Astrid Waernes (Esp) 6-4 6-1 <br />Ana Cecilia Treviño (Mex) def. (5)Paula Guerrero (Ecu) 3-6 6-2 6-1 <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

(2)Marcela Evangelista (Bra) def. Sabrina Diniz (Bra) 6-1 6-1<br />Whitney Benk (Usa) def. (6)Celeste Contin (Arg) 6-4 6-1

Candice de la Torre (Usa) def. Cecilia Quarracino (Arg) 6-0 6-1<br />Rommy Farah (Col) def. Laila Abdala (Mex) 6-4 6-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

(4)Vanina Garcia Sokol (Arg) def. Melody Falco (Mex) 7-5 6-4 <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <br />(8)Karin Palme (Mex) def. Sarah Raab (Ger) 6-2 6-2 <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

<u>3rd Round</u><br />(1)Milagros Sequera (Ven) def. Ana Cecilia Treviño (Mex) 6-1 6-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Whitney Benik (Usa) def. (2)Marcela Evangelista (Bra) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-1<br />Candice de la Torre (Usa) def. Rommy Farah (Col) 7-5 7-6(8)<br />(8)Karin Palme (Mex) def. (4)Vanina Garcia Sokol (Arg) 6-3 6-4 <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

<br />Doubles Qualifying Draw

<u>1st Round</u><br />(1)Freudenberg/Schaer def. Bye<br />Becker/Espinoza def. Olle/Waernes 8-4 <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

(2)Diniz/Quarracino def. Contin/de la Torre 8-0<br />Sequera/Zuluaga def. Abdala/Villanueva 8-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

<u>2nd Round</u><br />(1)Freudenberg/Schaer def. Becker/Espinosa 8-5 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Sequera/Zuluaga def. (2)Freudenberg/Schaer 8-4

[ November 14, 2001: Message edited by: Alx ]</p>

Wd Astrid going on! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

Gemma <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <img src="graemlins/firey.gif" border="0" alt="[Fiery]" /> <img src="graemlins/firey.gif" border="0" alt="[Fiery]" />

¡¡Vamos Astrid!!

Good luck Melody <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> Ana Laila and Karin <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

thanx alx for posting <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

good luck to

Rommy Farah <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

<br />oh noooooo Maria Jose <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <img src="graemlins/firey.gif" border="0" alt="[Fiery]" /> <img src="mad.gif" border="0">

welcome back Melody <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Whos Sara Raab?

Sarah Raab is German , Alx got his GBR and GER mixed up.

I have 2 results from Main Draw

1st Round:

Renata Voracova (Cze) def. Wc-Alejandra Rivero (Mex) 6-2 6-4 <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

Melissa Arevalo (Arg) def. Wc-Beatriz Becker (Mex) 7-6(2) 6-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

[ November 14, 2001: Message edited by: Alx ]</p>

Well done Renata & Melissa <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

More news:

(8)Fabiola Zuluaga (Col) def. Erica Krauth (Arg) 6-3 6-0

Ll-Marcela Evangelista (Bra) def. Stephanie Schaer (Ven) 6-2 6-4

Carla Tiene (Bra) def. Brandi Freudenberg (Usa) 6- 3 6-3

In Draw

Wc-Erika Clarke (Mex) vs. Leticia Sombral (Bra)

(7)Kelly Liggan (Irl) vs. q-Karin Palme (Mex)

(4)Vanessa Krauth vs. Wc-Erika Valdes (Mex)

Go Fabiola! <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

well done Renata and Melisa <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

also good luck to Erika V. and especially Kelly <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Singles Main Draw

<u>1st Round</u><br />q-Whitney Benik (Usa) def Ll-Vanina Garcia-Sokol (Arg) 6-0 6-4<br />Vanessa Menga (Bra) def. Helga Vieira (Por) 5-7 6-4 6-2<br />Jorgelina Cravero (Arg) def. Wc-Maria Eugenia Brito (Mex) 6-4 7-6(2)<br />(5)Anousjka Van Exel (Ned) def. Sabrina Eisenberg (Arg) 6-0 6-3

(3)Maureen Drake (Can) def. Amanda Augustus (Usa) 6-2 6-2 <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />Ll-Marcela Evangelista (Bra) def. Stephanie Schaer (Ven) 6-2 6-4<br />Ilona Vichnevskaya (Rus) def. Melissa Torres (Mex) 6-3 6-3 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />(6)Renata Voracova (Cze) def. Alejandra Rivero (Mex) 6-2 6-4 <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

(7)Kelly Liggan (Irl) def. q-Karin Palme (Mex) 7-6(4) 6-4 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Carla Tiene (Bra) def. Brandi Freudenberg (Usa) 6-3 6-3<br />Melisa Arevalo (Arg) def. Wc-Beatriz Becker (Mex) 7-6(2) 6-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />(4)Vanessa Krauth (Arg) def. Erika Valdes (Mex) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

(8)Fabiola Zuluaga (Col) def. Erica Krauth (Arg) 6-0 6-0 <img src="redface.gif" border="0"> <br />Leticia Sobral (Bra) def. Wc-Erika Clarke (Mex) 6-2 6-3 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />q-Candice de la Torre (Usa) def. Jennifer Embry (Usa) 4-6 6-4 6-3<br />Elizabeth Schmidt (Usa) def. (2)q-Milagros Sequera (Ven) 0-6 6-4 7-6(4)

<br />Doubles Main Draw

<u>1st Round</u><br />(1)Augustus/Embry def. Wc-Muñoz/Treviño 6-1, 6-1 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />Cravero/Tiene def. Essenberg/Garcia-Sokol 6-1, 6-4<br />(4)Arevalo/Menga def. Brito/Clarke 6-3 6-0 <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />q-Sequera/Zuluaga def. Evangelista/Sobral 6-1 6-2

Valdes/Vichnevskaya def. Guerrero/Torres 6-2 7-6(6) <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <br />(3)Schmidt/Van Exel def. q-Freudenberg/Schaer 6-4 3-6 6-2<br />Liggan/Voracova def. Azzi/Vieira 6-1 6-2<br />(2)Krauth/Krauth def. Poveda/Rivero 6-4 3-6 6-1

[ November 17, 2001: Message edited by: Alx ]</p>

Updated! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Ah...there is the draw. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Good luck to Maria-Elena Camerin, Vanessa Menga, Renata Voracova, Vanessa Krauth, and Fabiola Zuluaga. Too bad for Erica Krauth.

WOW! I never knew Maureen was playing here. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Good luck to her, Fabiola, Maria Elena and Milagros... and to all the women.

What is the deal with Milagros Sequera playing in qualies/ I mean she is the 2nd highest rnaked player in the field-as her 2nd seeding indicates- i thought that a qualifyer couldn't be seeded- as the draw normally comes out earlier?<br />Did she enter late?<br />If so, you would think she would have been given a wildcard- as she would be a 'star' attraction in the firled<br />the only other thing i can think of is that co oincidentally the 2nd seed withdrew leaving a spot that happened to be replaced by Q-LL and Liogros got that posiotion?

Milagros registered late; thus she had to play qualifying.

The exact same thing happened to Henya Nagyova in Doha or Dubai ... she had to play qualifying and then became a seed in the main draw.

Good luck to Jorgelina, Vanessa, Melisa/Vanessa M. and Vanessa/Erica (go twins!).

Too bad for Sabrina and Erica.

Well done Melisa!

great draw <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

best of luck to:

*Maria Elena Camerin<br />*Vanessa Menga <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />*Anousjka Van Exel <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />*Maureen Drake <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <br />*Renata Voracova<br />*Kelly Liggan <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />*Melisa Arevalo<br />*Erika Valdes<br />*Jennifer Embry

too bad for Melissa T. <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

well done and good luck Ilona <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

also good luck to

Maria Elena Camerin <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <br />Vanessa Menga <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <br />Melissa Arevalo <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

OMG Vanessa Menga returning!!!!!!!<br /> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Good Luck Vanny <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />Good luck also to : <br />Carla Tiene<br />Marcela Evangelista<br />Letícia Sobral

And others latins <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Milagros lost in the first round, 0-6 6-4 7-6 <img src="eek.gif" border="0">

I guess she faded after having to play qualies. <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" />

Who is this Elizabeth Schmidt?

Also, top seed Camerin pulled out...

Vanessa Menga won <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

<br />Milagros .... shocked.

Updated <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" />

No Mexicans left <img src="redface.gif" border="0"> <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" />

* Maria Eugenia <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <br />* Melissa Torres <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />* Alejandra Rivero <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br />* Karin Palme <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <br />* Beatriz Becker <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <br />* Erika Valdes <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <br />* Erika Clarke <img src="mad.gif" border="0">

* Brito/Clarke <img src="mad.gif" border="0">

My hopes:<br />* Muñoz/Treviño <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />* Guerrero/Torres <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />* Valdes/Vichnevskaya <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <br />* Rivero/Poveda <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Great to see Whitney Benik finally winning some matches! She used to be really highly touted. I still have a magazine article which had her, Sunitha, and Ashley as the future of American tennis and then the other two took off but I haven't heard much from her.<br />Keep it going <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

what a terrible day ... all the mexicans lost ... milagros lost ... and maria elena withdrew <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

at least vanessa won <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Good to see Vanessa winning <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <br />Her draw is not that hard now, cause the top see withdrew, so...<br />Go Leticia, Carla and Marcela also <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />And Menga/Arevalo <img src="graemlins/bounce.gif" border="0" alt="[Bounce]" /> <img src="graemlins/bounce.gif" border="0" alt="[Bounce]" />

<img src="frown.gif" border="0"> to Azzi / Vieira <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" />

Good luck also to >>

<img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Cravero/Tiene <img src="graemlins/hearts.gif" border="0" alt="[Hearts]" /> <img src="graemlins/kiss.gif" border="0" alt="[Kiss]" />

<img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Evangelista/Sobral <img src="graemlins/kiss.gif" border="0" alt="[Kiss]" /> <img src="graemlins/hearts.gif" border="0" alt="[Hearts]" />

<img src="graemlins/wavey.gif" border="0" alt="[Wavey]" />

<u>2nd Round Singles</u><br />q-Whitney Benik (Usa) def. Vanessa Menga (Bra) 7-5 7-6(3)<br />Jorgelina Cravero (Arg) def. (5)Anousjka Van Exel (Ned) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3<br />(3)Maureen Drake (Can) def. Ll-Marcela Evangelista (Bra) 6-1 6-1<br />(6)Renata Voracova (Cze) def. Ilona Vichnevskaya (Rus) 6-2 6-2

(7)Kelly Liggan (Irl) def. Carla Tiene (Bra) 6-3 2-6 7-5 <br />(4)Vanessa Krauth (Arg) def. Melisa Arevalo (Arg) 7-6(6) 6-2<br />(8)Fabiola Zuluaga (Col) def. Leticia Sobral (Bra) 6-0 6-3 <br />q-Candice de la Torre (Usa) def. Elizabeth Schmidt (Usa) 6-3 7-5

[ November 17, 2001: Message edited by: Alx ]</p>

well done Kelly, Maureen, and Renata <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

hope Anousjka and Vanessa won aswell <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

too bad for Melisa <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

oh Ilona <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

Melissa lost too <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

now good luck to Vanessa Menga <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> hope she won <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Renata <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Congrats to Maureen and Fabiola. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Congrats to Renata and Fabby! Good luck to Vanessa!

<img src="frown.gif" border="0"> Evangelista, Sobral......

<img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> Tiene, good fight at least <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

<img src="graemlins/kiss.gif" border="0" alt="[Kiss]" /> Vanessa! Vamos Vanny!! <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Well done Vanessa, bad luck she had to face Melisa.

Anyway, they are both stil playing in doubles.

Final Second Round Results:

Whintey Benik d. Vanessa Menga 7:5 7:6[3] <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" />

Jorgelina Cravero d. Anousjka Van Exel(5) 2:6 6:2 6:3

Voracova won 6:2 6:2 ...

Candice de la Torre d. Elizabeth Schmidt 6:3 7:5

I can't believe Vanessa lost.. <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> .. <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" />

All brazilians out <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

What a damn tournament this became suddenly....

Good luck in doubles with Arevalo.. <br />Vamos Vanessa!! <img src="graemlins/kiss.gif" border="0" alt="[Kiss]" /> Ainda acredito em ti <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <br /> <img src="graemlins/bounce.gif" border="0" alt="[Bounce]" />

oh nooooo Vanessa <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <img src="graemlins/firey.gif" border="0" alt="[Fiery]" />

A very belated well done and good luck to:

Kelly Liggan<br />Maureen Drake

Zuluaga is clearly the class of the field here.

Too bad for Vanessa! Goooo Faby and Renata!!!

Updated! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Valdes/Vichnevskaya won <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

<u>Singles Quarterfinals</u><br />q-Whitney Benik (Usa) def. Jorgelina Cravero (Arg) 7-5 5-7 6-4<br />(6)Renata Voracova (Cze) def. (3)Maureen Drake (Can) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-1 <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <br />(7)Kelly Liggan (Irl) def. (4)Vanessa Krauth (Arg) 6-3 5-7 6-3<br />(8)Fabiola Zuluaga (Col) def. q-Candice de la Torre (Usa) w.o. *Stomage Problems*

<u>Doubles Quarterfinals</u><br />(1)Augustus/Embry def. Cravero/Tiene ?? ??<br />q-Sequera/Zuluaga def. (4)Arevalo/Menga ?? ??<br />(3)Schmidt/Van Exel def. Valdes/Vichnevskaya ?? ?? <img src="graemlins/sad.gif" border="0" alt="[Sad]" /> <br />Liggan/Voracova def. (2)Krauth/Krauth ?? ??

thanx alx

go Renata <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

I guess Kelly Liggan has been reading that Larson page and trying to prove her point.

Who is Whitney??? <img src="confused.gif" border="0"> What an amazing tournament for her.

Too bad for Maureen. <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

Congrats to Kelly ... and good luck to Fabiola.

grrr, rotten loss Maureen <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> should have hung in there better <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

well done Renata at least, and great effort from Kelly, keep it going here girl! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Whitney is 16 yrs old

and ranked 1012!!! <img src="eek.gif" border="0">

I'm really happy for Whitney for finally living up to her potential. She was a really good junior player in like the 14 and 16s age groups but never did well in 18s or on the pros too much yet so it's good to see!! <br />Good luck Whitney <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

<u>Singles Semifinals</u><br />(6)Renata Voracova (Cze) def. q-Whitney Benik (Usa) 5-7 7-5 6-3

(8)Fabiola Zuluaga (Col) def. (7)Kelly Liggan (Irl) 6-2 7-6(4)

in 1 doubles semifinal..

(1)Augustus/Embry def. q-Sequera/Zuluaga 6-3 1-6 7-6(5)

Congrats to Fabiola, it certainly has been a great return to tennis for her in the last 6-8 weeks <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

well done Renata <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> and good luck in final <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

go Renata !!!!!!!

Good week for Kelly. She actually pushed Fabiola a bit more than I thought she would.

WHoohoo!!! The 2 I wanted in the final! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Good luck to both! <img src="graemlins/bounce.gif" border="0" alt="[Bounce]" />

Congrats to Fabiola. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Will she be getting a special injury ranking to get into the Aus Open maindraw?

well done Renata, hope she wins <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

too bad for Kelly, but great effort <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

<u>Singles Final</u><br />(6)Renata Voracova (Cze) def. (8)Fabiola Zuluaga (Col) 6-1 7-6(8)

<br />Zuluaga started very nervous according article and gave a great fight in second set but Renata never put her hands down...

<u>Doubles Final</u><br />(1)Augustus/Embry def. Liggan/Voracova 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(5)

Oh dang <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

I thought she had this one...I guess I underestimated Voracova! Who is she? Another young Czech talent? Too bad for Fabi...but she'll bounce back and grab her rightful spot in the Top 40 again! <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Congrats to Renata, bad luck to Fabby, but it is only early in your comeback and I think her 3rd final since she came back <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

well done Renata <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <br />she's finally making it good that giving up juniors has been worhwhile <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Congrats Renata!!! Too bad for Faby! Renata has some confidence now. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

good stuff Renata, should move close to cracking the top 200 now, hope she can make Aus qualies <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

gutsy effort by Jennifer and Amanda to grab the doubles, well done <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

too bad for Kelly and Renata though <img src="frown.gif" border="0">