Welcome to Dubai, United Arab Emirates! This week will be a busy one with three WTA events running. Two another tournaments in Memphis and Monterrey. The finalists return and players will fight for a big title here. But who can come through? It's all up to you. Vote now as the Dubai Tennis Championships get started with the main draw competition!
Ranking Points
WTA Premier (32, $2,000,000):
W - 470
F - 320
SF - 200
QF - 120
R16 - 60
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 20*
Q3 - 12
Q2 - 8
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 beat Na Li CHN | 6-0 1-6 6-1
2006: Martina Hingis SUI [WC] beat Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS | 6-3 6-2
2007: Martina Hingis SUI [4] beat Ai Sugiyama JPN | 3-6 6-3 7-5
2008: Jelena Jankovic SRB [4] beat Elena Dementieva RUS [8] | 2-6 7-6 6-3
2009: Jie Zheng CHN [13] beat Daniela Hantuchova SVK | 6-3 1-6 6-2
2010: Daniela Hantuchova SVK beat Jelena Jankovic SRB [6] | 6-4 6-3
2011: Na Li CHN [5] beat Jarmila Gajdosova AUS | 6-3 6-4
The Favourites
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First Section: Daniela Hantuchova SVK
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Second Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS
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Third Section: Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
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Fourth Section: Sabine Lisicki GER [9]
First Round
Victoria Azarenka BLR [1] has a BYE
Julia Goerges GER vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
Daniela Hantuchova SVK vs Jie Zheng CHN [LL]
Shuai Peng CHN vs Marion Bartoli FRA [6]
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [3] has a BYE
Simona Halep ROU [Q] vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Maria Kirilenko RUS vs Monica Niculescu ROU
Ana Ivanovic SRB vs Francesca Schiavone ITA [7]
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP vs Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE vs Anne Keothavong GBR [Q]
Samantha Stosur AUS [4] has a BYE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] vs Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC] vs Shahar Peer ISR [WC]
Dominika Cibulkova SVK vs Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
Sabine Lisicki GER [9] has a BYE
Sexysova
Feb 21st, 2012, 07:39 PM
Julia Goerges GER
Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Shuai Peng CHN
Simona Halep ROU [Q]
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Ana Ivanovic SRB
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
Vikkiri.
Feb 21st, 2012, 07:44 PM
Julia Goerges GER
Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Shuai Peng CHN
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Francesca Schiavone ITA [7]
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
Светльо
Feb 21st, 2012, 08:07 PM
Goerges
Hantuchova
Peng
Babyfat
Kirilenko
Ivanovic
Jankovic
Pennetta
Safarova
Radwanska
Al Nabhani
Benesova
tucker1989
Feb 21st, 2012, 08:28 PM
Julia Goerges GER
Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Shuai Peng CHN
Simona Halep ROU [Q]
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Francesca Schiavone ITA [7]
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Anne Keothavong GBR [Q]
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
postalblowfish
Feb 21st, 2012, 08:35 PM
Goerges
Zheng
Peng
Halep
Niculescu
Ivanovic
Cetkovska
Pennetta
Keothavong
Radwanska
Al Nabhani
Benesova
Edy.
Feb 21st, 2012, 09:11 PM
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
Jie Zheng CHN [LL]
Marion Bartoli FRA [6]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Ana Ivanovic SRB
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
Libinek
Feb 21st, 2012, 09:16 PM
Julia Goerges GER
Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Shuai Peng CHN
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Ana Ivanovic SRB
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
flareon
Feb 21st, 2012, 09:23 PM
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Marion Bartoli FRA [6]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Francesca Schiavone ITA [7]
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Anne Keothavong GBR [Q]
Julia Goerges GER
Jie Zheng CHN [LL]
Marion Bartoli FRA [6]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Ana Ivanovic SRB
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Dominika Cibulkova SVK
*Jean*
Feb 22nd, 2012, 04:08 AM
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
Jie Zheng CHN [LL]
Marion Bartoli FRA [6]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Monica Niculescu ROU
Francesca Schiavone ITA [7]
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Anne Keothavong GBR [Q]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
Jie Zheng CHN [LL]
Shuai Peng CHN
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Ana Ivanović SRB
Jelena Janković SRB [8]
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
Wojtek
Feb 22nd, 2012, 05:25 AM
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
Daniela Hantuchova SVK
Marion Bartoli FRA [6]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
Monica Niculescu ROU
Ana Ivanovic SRB
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5]
Shahar Peer ISR [WC]
Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
zveeen
Feb 22nd, 2012, 05:37 AM
Julia Goerges GER
Jie Zheng CHN [LL]
Shuai Peng CHN
Simona Halep ROU [Q]
Maria Kirilenko RUS
Francesca Schiavone ITA [7]
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA
Lucie Safarova CZE
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q]
Shahar Peer ISR [WC]
Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
Wojtek
Feb 22nd, 2012, 05:41 AM
First Round | LIVE
Victoria Azarenka BLR [1] has a BYE
Julia Goerges GER vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS | 6-1 3-6 1-2
Daniela Hantuchova SVK vs Jie Zheng CHN [LL] |6-2 4-5 SP
Shuai Peng CHN vs Marion Bartoli FRA [6] |6-1 1-6 2-1
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [3] has a BYE
Simona Halep ROU [Q] lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS |3-6 1-6
Maria Kirilenko RUS beat Monica Niculescu ROU |6-1 6-4
Ana Ivanovic SRB vs Francesca Schiavone ITA [7] |6-3 5-3 MP
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE|1-6 6-2 1-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP lost to Flavia Pennetta ITA|0-6 1-6
Lucie Safarova CZE beat Anne Keothavong GBR [Q] |6-3 6-2
Samantha Stosur AUS [4] has a BYE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] vs Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q] |6-3 4-4
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC] vs Shahar Peer ISR [WC] |6-0 5-6 SP
Dominika Cibulkova SVK lost to Iveta Benesova CZE [Q] |1-6 3-6
Sabine Lisicki GER [9] has a BYE
ganymedeyu
Feb 22nd, 2012, 06:36 AM
Julia Goerges GER
Jie Zheng CHN [LL]
Shuai Peng CHN
Ana Ivanovic SRB
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5]
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC]
Safe-From-Harm
Feb 22nd, 2012, 07:15 AM
Goerges
Zheng
Peng
JJ
Bondarenko
Al Nabhani
Wojtek
Feb 22nd, 2012, 07:28 AM
First Round | LIVE
Victoria Azarenka BLR [1] has a BYE
Julia Goerges GER vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS | 6-1 3-6 3-2
Daniela Hantuchova SVK vs Jie Zheng CHN [LL] |6-2 4-6 0-1
Shuai Peng CHN vs Marion Bartoli FRA [6] |6-1 1-6 4-1
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [3] has a BYE
Simona Halep ROU [Q] lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS |3-6 1-6
Maria Kirilenko RUS beat Monica Niculescu ROU |6-1 6-4
Ana Ivanovic SRB beat Francesca Schiavone ITA [7] |6-3 6-3
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE|1-6 6-2 3-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP lost to Flavia Pennetta ITA|0-6 1-6
Lucie Safarova CZE beat Anne Keothavong GBR [Q] |6-3 6-2
Samantha Stosur AUS [4] has a BYE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] vs Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q] |6-3 4-6 0-0
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC] beat Shahar Peer ISR [WC] |6-0 7-6
Dominika Cibulkova SVK lost to Iveta Benesova CZE [Q] |1-6 3-6
Sabine Lisicki GER [9] has a BYE
petey_pan
Feb 22nd, 2012, 07:36 AM
Julia Goerges
Daniela Hantuchova
Shuai Peng
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Maria Kirilenko
Francesca Schiavone
Jelena Jankovic
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Lucie Safarova
Agnieszka Radwanska
Fatma Al Nabhani
Iveta Benesova
tucker1989
Feb 22nd, 2012, 02:02 PM
First Round | LIVE
Victoria Azarenka BLR [1] has a BYE
Julia Goerges GER vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS | 6-1 2-6 4-1
Daniela Hantuchova SVK vs Jie Zheng CHN [LL] | 6-2 4-6 1-1
Shuai Peng CHN vs Marion Bartoli FRA [6] | 6-1 1-6 5-1
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [3] has a BYE
Simona Halep ROU [Q] lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS | 3-6 1-6
Maria Kirilenko RUS beat Monica Niculescu ROU | 6-1 6-4
Ana Ivanovic SRB beat Francesca Schiavone ITA [7] | 6-3 6-3
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE | 1-6 6-2 4-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP lost to Flavia Pennetta ITA | 0-6 1-6
Lucie Safarova CZE beat Anne Keothavong GBR [Q] | 6-3 6-2
Samantha Stosur AUS [4] has a BYE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] vs Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q] | 6-3 6-5
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC] beat Shahar Peer ISR [WC] | 6-0 7-6
Dominika Cibulkova SVK lost to Iveta Benesova CZE [Q] | 1-6 3-6
Sabine Lisicki GER [9] has a BYE
kejm
Feb 22nd, 2012, 02:17 PM
Kuznetsova
Hantuchova
Peng
Cetkovska
Radwanska
ozfan44
Feb 22nd, 2012, 02:28 PM
Kuznetsova
Zheng
Jankovic
Poiree
Feb 22nd, 2012, 03:21 PM
Kuznetsova
Zheng
Cetkovska
Bart
Feb 22nd, 2012, 05:43 PM
Goerges
Hantuchova
Bartoli
Cetkovska
Bondarenko
tucker1989
Feb 22nd, 2012, 05:45 PM
First Round | LIVE
Victoria Azarenka BLR [1] has a BYE
Julia Goerges GER vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS | 6-1 2-6 5-4
Daniela Hantuchova SVK vs Jie Zheng CHN [LL] | 6-2 4-6 3-3
Shuai Peng CHN beat Marion Bartoli FRA [6] | 6-1 1-6 6-1
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [3] has a BYE
Simona Halep ROU [Q] lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS | 3-6 1-6
Maria Kirilenko RUS beat Monica Niculescu ROU | 6-1 6-4
Ana Ivanovic SRB beat Francesca Schiavone ITA [7] | 6-3 6-3
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE | 1-6 6-2 5-4
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP lost to Flavia Pennetta ITA | 0-6 1-6
Lucie Safarova CZE beat Anne Keothavong GBR [Q] | 6-3 6-2
Samantha Stosur AUS [4] has a BYE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] beat Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q] | 6-3 7-5
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC] beat Shahar Peer ISR [WC] | 6-0 7-6
Dominika Cibulkova SVK lost to Iveta Benesova CZE [Q] | 1-6 3-6
Sabine Lisicki GER [9] has a BYE
MarkNL
Feb 22nd, 2012, 06:58 PM
Goerges
Zheng
Cetkovska
tucker1989
Feb 22nd, 2012, 08:24 PM
VOTE AGAIN!:
Hantuchova
Cetkovska
Tennisfan06
Feb 22nd, 2012, 08:43 PM
Dani
JJ
Sexysova
Feb 22nd, 2012, 08:48 PM
Hantuchova
Cetkovska
Sexysova
Feb 22nd, 2012, 08:48 PM
First Round | COMPLETE
Victoria Azarenka BLR [1] has a BYE
Julia Goerges GER beat Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS | 6-1 2-6 6-4
Daniela Hantuchova SVK beat Jie Zheng CHN [LL] | 6-2 4-6 6-4
Shuai Peng CHN beat Marion Bartoli FRA [6] | 6-1 1-6 6-1
Caroline Wozniacki DEN [3] has a BYE
Simona Halep ROU [Q] lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS | 3-6 1-6
Maria Kirilenko RUS beat Monica Niculescu ROU | 6-1 6-4
Ana Ivanovic SRB beat Francesca Schiavone ITA [7] | 6-3 6-3
Jelena Jankovic SRB [8] lost to Petra Cetkovska CZE | 1-6 6-2 6-7
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP lost to Flavia Pennetta ITA | 0-6 1-6
Lucie Safarova CZE beat Anne Keothavong GBR [Q] | 6-3 6-2
Samantha Stosur AUS [4] has a BYE
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [5] beat Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [Q] | 6-3 7-5
Fatma Al Nabhani OMA [WC] beat Shahar Peer ISR [WC] | 6-0 7-6
Dominika Cibulkova SVK lost to Iveta Benesova CZE [Q] | 1-6 3-6
Sabine Lisicki GER [9] has a BYE