Xian
May 15th, 2008, 09:57 PM
10,000$ Galati, Romania
Trofeul Distrigaz Sud
Surface: Clay
http://www.frt.ro/img/logo.jpg
http://apdm.galati.ro/images/danube.jpg
Galaţi (/ga'laʦʲ/) is a city in eastern Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania), the capital city of Galaţi County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gala%C5%A3i_County) on the banks of the Danube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube), very close to Brăila (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C4%83ila). In 2002, according to the official Romanian census, the city had a population of 298,861 people, making it Romania's 7th largest city
The name of the city appears to have derived from Cuman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuman_language) galat, which was borrowed from Arabic qal'at (fortress). There have been other etymologies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology) suggested, such as Serbian galac, but the galat root also appears in nearby toponyms, some of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example Gălăţui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -ui suffix for "water". A derivation from Galatia (Gaul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaul)), suggesting a Celtic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts) origin, is possible, but unlikely.
Previous Winners:
2005: Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. Anna BASTRIKOVA RUS 63 57 63
2006: Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM d. Vojislava LUKIC SRB 62 76
2007: Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM d. Cristina CELANI ITA 75 60
2008 Draws
Quali
(1) Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL vs bye
Elena ANDREI ROM vs Paula DINUTA ROM 46 26
Georgiana PATRASC ROM vs bye
Antia GHIORGHIU ROM vs Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN 61 61
Anastasia USOVA RUS vs bye
Sandra ION ROM vs Silvia-Elena IRIMESCU ROM 62 76
Irena MYKYTYN UKR vs bye
Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM vs Ramona-Mirela COSTEA ROM 64 64
Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM vs bye
Cristina-Madalina STANCU ROM vs Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU ROM 26 63 67
Anna LARKIA UKR vs bye
Mihaela MIHAILESCU ROM vs Sabina STILU ROM 16 36
Ilinca STOICA ROM vs bye
Monika SIRILOVA SVK vs Alexandra ION ROM 64 60
Geanina MIREA ROM vs bye
Andreea ZABRAC ROM vs Andreea URSACHI ROM 64 46 75
2nd round
(1) Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL d. Paula DINUTA ROM 61 60
Georgiana PATRASC ROM d. Antia GHIORGHIU ROM 46 61 64
Sandra ION ROM d. Anastasia USOVA RUS 60 60
Irena MYKYTYN UKR d. Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 61 60
Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU ROM d. Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM 36 61 63
Anna LARKINA UKR d. Sabina STILU ROM 64 57 64
Monika SIRILOVA SVK d. Ilinca STOICA ROM 36 62 64
Andreea ZABRAC ROM d. Geanina MIRCEA ROM 61 60
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA vs Jaklin ALAWI BUL 62 62
wc Sabina LUPU ROM vs q Claudia-geanina DUMITRESCU ROM 76 36 62
Nikolette BUDAI CAN vs Ioana IVAN ROM 26 16
(6) Shona LEE NZL vs q Anna LARKINA UKR 06 76 67
(4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA vs q Georgiana PATRASC ROM 63 60
LL Paula DINUTA ROM vs Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM 16 06
q Irena MYKYTYN UKR vs LL Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 62 46 64
(5) Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM vs q Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 46 06
(7) Ionela-Andreea IOVA ROM vs LL Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM 63 76
Julia HELBET MDA vs q Monika SIRILOVA SVK 46 76 26
q Sandra ION ROM vs wc Madalina LUPU ROM 16 57
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK vs q Andreea ZABRAC ROM 60 63
(8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM vs wc Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM 75 63
Veronica POPOVICI ROM vs Dessislava MLADENOVA BUL 76 63
Elora DABIJA ROM vs Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM 75 61
(2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM vs wc Cristina-Bianca DANAILA ROM 75 61
2nd round
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. wc Sabina LUPU ROM 61 61
Ioana IVAN ROM d. q Anna LARKINA UKR 64 75
(4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA d. Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM 76 76
q Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL d. q Irena MYKYTYN UKR 60 61
(7) Ionela-Andreea IOVA ROM d. q Monika SIRILOVA SVK 62 62
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. wc Madalina LUPU ROM 63 36 63
Veronica POPOVICI ROM d. (8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM 46 64 76
(2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM d. Elora DABIJA ROM 75 ret
QF
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. Ioana IVAN ROM 76 61
(4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA d. q Dalia ZAFIROPVA BUL 63 67 75
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. (7) Ionela-Andreea IOVA ROM 63 06 63
(2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM d. Veronica POPOVICI ROM 62 61
SF
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA 63 62
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. (2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM 76 63
Final
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (3) kristina KUCOVA SVK 62 76
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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA vs bye
Elora DABIJA/Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM vs Sandra ION ROM/Anna LARKINA UKR 57 60 10-6
(3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM/Shona LEE NZL vs Madalina LUPU/Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM 62 62
Sabina LUPU/Andreea ZABRAC ROM vs Paula DINUTA/Antia GHIORGHIU ROM 06 36
Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU/Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM vs Georgiana PATRASC/Ilinca STOICA ROM 46 36
(4) Ioana IVAN ROM/Vivian SEGNINI BRA vs Jaklin ALAWI/Dessislava MLADENOVA BUL 76 63
Julia HELBET MDA/Irena MYKYTYN UKR vs Cristina-Bainca DANAILA ROM/Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 06 57
(2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM vs Elena ANDREI/Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 62 62
QF
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. Elora DABIJA/Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM 60 64
(3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM/Shona LEE NZL d. Paula DINUTA/Antia GHIORGHIU ROM 61 30 ret
(4) Ioana IVAN ROM/Vivian SEGNINI BRA d. Georgiana PATRASC/Ilinca STOICA ROM 62 63
(2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM d. Cristina-Bainca DANAILA ROM/Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 61 62
SF
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM/Shona LEE NZL 61 62
(2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM d. (4) Ioana IVAN ROM/Vivian SEGNINI BRA 76 46 10-4
Final
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM 60 62
Trofeul Distrigaz Sud
Surface: Clay
http://www.frt.ro/img/logo.jpg
http://apdm.galati.ro/images/danube.jpg
Galaţi (/ga'laʦʲ/) is a city in eastern Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania), the capital city of Galaţi County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gala%C5%A3i_County) on the banks of the Danube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube), very close to Brăila (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C4%83ila). In 2002, according to the official Romanian census, the city had a population of 298,861 people, making it Romania's 7th largest city
The name of the city appears to have derived from Cuman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuman_language) galat, which was borrowed from Arabic qal'at (fortress). There have been other etymologies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology) suggested, such as Serbian galac, but the galat root also appears in nearby toponyms, some of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example Gălăţui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -ui suffix for "water". A derivation from Galatia (Gaul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaul)), suggesting a Celtic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts) origin, is possible, but unlikely.
Previous Winners:
2005: Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. Anna BASTRIKOVA RUS 63 57 63
2006: Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM d. Vojislava LUKIC SRB 62 76
2007: Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM d. Cristina CELANI ITA 75 60
2008 Draws
Quali
(1) Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL vs bye
Elena ANDREI ROM vs Paula DINUTA ROM 46 26
Georgiana PATRASC ROM vs bye
Antia GHIORGHIU ROM vs Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN 61 61
Anastasia USOVA RUS vs bye
Sandra ION ROM vs Silvia-Elena IRIMESCU ROM 62 76
Irena MYKYTYN UKR vs bye
Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM vs Ramona-Mirela COSTEA ROM 64 64
Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM vs bye
Cristina-Madalina STANCU ROM vs Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU ROM 26 63 67
Anna LARKIA UKR vs bye
Mihaela MIHAILESCU ROM vs Sabina STILU ROM 16 36
Ilinca STOICA ROM vs bye
Monika SIRILOVA SVK vs Alexandra ION ROM 64 60
Geanina MIREA ROM vs bye
Andreea ZABRAC ROM vs Andreea URSACHI ROM 64 46 75
2nd round
(1) Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL d. Paula DINUTA ROM 61 60
Georgiana PATRASC ROM d. Antia GHIORGHIU ROM 46 61 64
Sandra ION ROM d. Anastasia USOVA RUS 60 60
Irena MYKYTYN UKR d. Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 61 60
Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU ROM d. Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM 36 61 63
Anna LARKINA UKR d. Sabina STILU ROM 64 57 64
Monika SIRILOVA SVK d. Ilinca STOICA ROM 36 62 64
Andreea ZABRAC ROM d. Geanina MIRCEA ROM 61 60
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA vs Jaklin ALAWI BUL 62 62
wc Sabina LUPU ROM vs q Claudia-geanina DUMITRESCU ROM 76 36 62
Nikolette BUDAI CAN vs Ioana IVAN ROM 26 16
(6) Shona LEE NZL vs q Anna LARKINA UKR 06 76 67
(4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA vs q Georgiana PATRASC ROM 63 60
LL Paula DINUTA ROM vs Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM 16 06
q Irena MYKYTYN UKR vs LL Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 62 46 64
(5) Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM vs q Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 46 06
(7) Ionela-Andreea IOVA ROM vs LL Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM 63 76
Julia HELBET MDA vs q Monika SIRILOVA SVK 46 76 26
q Sandra ION ROM vs wc Madalina LUPU ROM 16 57
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK vs q Andreea ZABRAC ROM 60 63
(8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM vs wc Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM 75 63
Veronica POPOVICI ROM vs Dessislava MLADENOVA BUL 76 63
Elora DABIJA ROM vs Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM 75 61
(2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM vs wc Cristina-Bianca DANAILA ROM 75 61
2nd round
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. wc Sabina LUPU ROM 61 61
Ioana IVAN ROM d. q Anna LARKINA UKR 64 75
(4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA d. Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM 76 76
q Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL d. q Irena MYKYTYN UKR 60 61
(7) Ionela-Andreea IOVA ROM d. q Monika SIRILOVA SVK 62 62
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. wc Madalina LUPU ROM 63 36 63
Veronica POPOVICI ROM d. (8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM 46 64 76
(2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM d. Elora DABIJA ROM 75 ret
QF
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. Ioana IVAN ROM 76 61
(4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA d. q Dalia ZAFIROPVA BUL 63 67 75
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. (7) Ionela-Andreea IOVA ROM 63 06 63
(2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM d. Veronica POPOVICI ROM 62 61
SF
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (4) Vivian SEGNINI BRA 63 62
(3) Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. (2) Alexandra CADANTU ROM 76 63
Final
(1) Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (3) kristina KUCOVA SVK 62 76
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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA vs bye
Elora DABIJA/Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM vs Sandra ION ROM/Anna LARKINA UKR 57 60 10-6
(3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM/Shona LEE NZL vs Madalina LUPU/Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM 62 62
Sabina LUPU/Andreea ZABRAC ROM vs Paula DINUTA/Antia GHIORGHIU ROM 06 36
Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU/Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM vs Georgiana PATRASC/Ilinca STOICA ROM 46 36
(4) Ioana IVAN ROM/Vivian SEGNINI BRA vs Jaklin ALAWI/Dessislava MLADENOVA BUL 76 63
Julia HELBET MDA/Irena MYKYTYN UKR vs Cristina-Bainca DANAILA ROM/Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 06 57
(2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM vs Elena ANDREI/Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 62 62
QF
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. Elora DABIJA/Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM 60 64
(3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM/Shona LEE NZL d. Paula DINUTA/Antia GHIORGHIU ROM 61 30 ret
(4) Ioana IVAN ROM/Vivian SEGNINI BRA d. Georgiana PATRASC/Ilinca STOICA ROM 62 63
(2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM d. Cristina-Bainca DANAILA ROM/Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 61 62
SF
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM/Shona LEE NZL 61 62
(2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM d. (4) Ioana IVAN ROM/Vivian SEGNINI BRA 76 46 10-4
Final
(1) Kristina KUCOVA SVK/Valentina SULPIZIO ITA d. (2) Alexandra CADANTU/Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM 60 62