Ballbasher
Mar 16th, 2010, 12:53 PM
PYW Indian Wells
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Welcome to Indian Wells, USA! All best players in the world are ready to arrive in California, west of the USA, to compete for the first mandatory title and for the first big title since the Australian Open. Only Williams sisters will be missing from the top, otherwise there will be all the best players so the tennis (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=404232#) will be high quality. Only you will decide if a favourite or an outsider or dark horse will lift the title at the end. Vote now as the BNP Paribas Open gets underway with the main draw competition!
Ranking Points
WTA Premier Mandatory (96, $4,500,000):
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 80
R64 - 50
R128 - 5
Qualifier - 30*
Q2 - 20
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2005: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [13] beat Kim Clijsters BEL | 6-1 2-6 7-5
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [4] beat Martina Hingis SUI [19] | 4-6 6-1 7-6
2007: Tatiana Golovin FRA [13] beat Lucie Safarova CZE [19] | 1-6 6-1 6-4
2008: Flavia Pennetta ITA [19] beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [18] | 3-6 7-5 6-1
2009: Nicole Vaidisova CZE beat Jelena Jankovic SRB [2] | 6-0 6-4
The Favourites
OUT OF COMPETITION
First Section: Andrea Hlavackova CZE [Q]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Second Section: Kim Clijsters BEL [14]
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Third Section: Flavia Pennetta ITA [9]
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Fourth Section: Jelena Jankovic SRB [6]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifth Section: Klara Zakopalova CZE [Q]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Sixth Section: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [21]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Seventh Section: Vera Zvonareva RUS [12]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Eighth Section: Karolina Sprem CRO [Q]
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Nineth Section: Gisela Dulko ARG [31]
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Tenth Section: Sabine Lisicki GER [22]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Eleventh Section: Aravane Rezai FRA [19]
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Twelfth Section: Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
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Thirteenth Section: Alicia Molik AUS [WC]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fourteenth Section: Sorana Cirstea ROU
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifteenth Section: Alona Bondarenko UKR [20]
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Sixteenth Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [32]
Third Round [Top Half]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [1] beat Andrea Hlavackova CZE [Q] | 6-2 7-6
Tsvetana Pironkova BUL [Q] beat Kim Clijsters BEL [14] | 6-4 6-1
Flavia Pennetta ITA [9] beat Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ | 6-4 1-6 6-0
Dominika Cibulkova SVK [26] lost to Jelena Jankovic SRB [6] | 3-6 6-4 5-7
Victoria Azarenka BLR [3] beat Klara Zakopalova CZE [Q] | 6-3 6-2
Daniela Hantuchova SVK [21] lost to Lucie Safarova CZE | 3-6 4-6
Vera Zvonareva RUS [12] lost to Ana Ivanovic SRB [24] | 5-7 5-7
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS [25] lost to Samantha Stosur AUS [8] | 6-1 3-6 4-6
Third Round
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] vs Gisela Dulko ARG [31]
Sabine Lisicki GER [22] vs Polona Hercog SLO
Kimiko Date Krumm JPN vs Petra Martic CRO [LL]
Timea Bacsinszky SUI vs Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
Elena Baltacha GBR [Q] vs Alicia Molik AUS [WC]
[B]Jie Zheng CHN [18] vs Maria Sharapova RUS [10]
Patty Schnyder SUI vs Shuai Peng CHN
Maria Kirilenko RUS [32] vs Vania King USA
http://www.palmspringstodayonline.com/images/indio.jpg
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/mediumImage_543.gif
Welcome to Indian Wells, USA! All best players in the world are ready to arrive in California, west of the USA, to compete for the first mandatory title and for the first big title since the Australian Open. Only Williams sisters will be missing from the top, otherwise there will be all the best players so the tennis (http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=404232#) will be high quality. Only you will decide if a favourite or an outsider or dark horse will lift the title at the end. Vote now as the BNP Paribas Open gets underway with the main draw competition!
Ranking Points
WTA Premier Mandatory (96, $4,500,000):
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 80
R64 - 50
R128 - 5
Qualifier - 30*
Q2 - 20
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2005: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [13] beat Kim Clijsters BEL | 6-1 2-6 7-5
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [4] beat Martina Hingis SUI [19] | 4-6 6-1 7-6
2007: Tatiana Golovin FRA [13] beat Lucie Safarova CZE [19] | 1-6 6-1 6-4
2008: Flavia Pennetta ITA [19] beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [18] | 3-6 7-5 6-1
2009: Nicole Vaidisova CZE beat Jelena Jankovic SRB [2] | 6-0 6-4
The Favourites
OUT OF COMPETITION
First Section: Andrea Hlavackova CZE [Q]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Second Section: Kim Clijsters BEL [14]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_160391.jpg
Third Section: Flavia Pennetta ITA [9]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_100153.jpg
Fourth Section: Jelena Jankovic SRB [6]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifth Section: Klara Zakopalova CZE [Q]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Sixth Section: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [21]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Seventh Section: Vera Zvonareva RUS [12]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Eighth Section: Karolina Sprem CRO [Q]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_40388.jpg
Nineth Section: Gisela Dulko ARG [31]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_312520.jpg
Tenth Section: Sabine Lisicki GER [22]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Eleventh Section: Aravane Rezai FRA [19]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_40289.jpg
Twelfth Section: Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_130548.jpg
Thirteenth Section: Alicia Molik AUS [WC]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fourteenth Section: Sorana Cirstea ROU
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifteenth Section: Alona Bondarenko UKR [20]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/namedImage/12781/player_310577.jpg
Sixteenth Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [32]
Third Round [Top Half]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [1] beat Andrea Hlavackova CZE [Q] | 6-2 7-6
Tsvetana Pironkova BUL [Q] beat Kim Clijsters BEL [14] | 6-4 6-1
Flavia Pennetta ITA [9] beat Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ | 6-4 1-6 6-0
Dominika Cibulkova SVK [26] lost to Jelena Jankovic SRB [6] | 3-6 6-4 5-7
Victoria Azarenka BLR [3] beat Klara Zakopalova CZE [Q] | 6-3 6-2
Daniela Hantuchova SVK [21] lost to Lucie Safarova CZE | 3-6 4-6
Vera Zvonareva RUS [12] lost to Ana Ivanovic SRB [24] | 5-7 5-7
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS [25] lost to Samantha Stosur AUS [8] | 6-1 3-6 4-6
Third Round
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] vs Gisela Dulko ARG [31]
Sabine Lisicki GER [22] vs Polona Hercog SLO
Kimiko Date Krumm JPN vs Petra Martic CRO [LL]
Timea Bacsinszky SUI vs Elena Dementieva RUS [4]
Elena Baltacha GBR [Q] vs Alicia Molik AUS [WC]
[B]Jie Zheng CHN [18] vs Maria Sharapova RUS [10]
Patty Schnyder SUI vs Shuai Peng CHN
Maria Kirilenko RUS [32] vs Vania King USA