Welcome to Hobart, Australia! We are into the second week of the season already, with the first Grand Slam appearing on the horizon in one more week. Time for the players to warm up for the first major event of the year on the rebound ace down under. Title defendant Krajicek is determined to do well again this year and faces tough competition from Safarova, Williams and Chakvetadze. Vote now as the Moorilla Hobart International gets started with the main draw!
Ranking Points:
W - 115 F - 80 SF - 50 QF - 30 R16 - 15 R32 - 1 Qualifier - 7
*Q3 - 3 Q2 - 2 Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
2006 Final:
Michaëlla Krajicek NED beat Iveta Benesova CZE | 6-2 6-2
The Favourites:
First Quarter: Anna Chakvetadze RUS [1]
Second Quarter: Alicia Molik AUS [WC]
Third Quarter:Flavia Pennetta ITA [3]
Fourth Quarter:Serena Williams USA
First Round:
Anna Chakvetadze RUS [1] v. Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP [Q] v. Olga Poutchkova RUS
Severine Bremond FRA v. Michaëlla Krajicek NED
Marta Domachowska POL [Q] v. Jie Zheng CHN [7]
Maria Kirilenko RUS [4] v. Sania Mirza IND [WC] Elena Likhovtseva RUS v. Romina Oprandi ITA Alicia Molik AUS [WC] v. Jelena Kostanic CRO Jessica Moore AUS [WC] v. Alona Bondarenko UKR [6]
Mara Santangelo ITA [5] v. Maria Elena Camerin ITA Roberta Vinci ITA v. Catalina Castano COL Karolina Sprem CRO [Q] v. Gisela Dulko ARG Jarmila Gajdosova SVK [Q] v. Flavia Pennetta ITA [3]
Martina Muller GER [8] v. Lucie Safarova CZE Sofia Arvidsson SWE v. Serena Williams USA Sybille Bammer AUT v. Ashley Harkleroad USA Elena Vesnina RUS v. Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP [2]
Anna Chakvetadze RUS [1]
Olga Poutchkova RUS
Severine Bremond FRA
Marta Domachowska POL [Q]
Maria Kirilenko RUS [4]
Elena Likhovtseva RUS
Jelena Kostanic CRO
Alona Bondarenko UKR [6]
Maria Elena Camerin ITA
Catalina Castano COL
Karolina Sprem CRO [Q]
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK [Q]
Lucie Safarova CZE
Sofia Arvidsson SWE
Ashley Harkleroad USA
Elena Vesnina RUS
Anna Chakvetadze RUS [1] beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP | 6-1 6-1
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP [Q] v. Olga Poutchkova RUS | 3-6 4-1
Severine Bremond FRA v. Michaëlla Krajicek NED | 7-5 1-2
Marta Domachowska POL [Q] v. Jie Zheng CHN [7] | 6-4 4-1
Maria Kirilenko RUS [4] v. Sania Mirza IND [WC] | 6-4 1-4 Elena Likhovtseva RUS v. Romina Oprandi ITA | 7-5 1-1 Alicia Molik AUS [WC] v. Jelena Kostanic CRO | 6-4 4-1 Jessica Moore AUS [WC] v. Alona Bondarenko UKR [6] | 3-6 2-3
Mara Santangelo ITA [5] v. Maria Elena Camerin ITA | 6-2 2-4 Roberta Vinci ITA lost to Catalina Castano COL | 0-6 3-6 Karolina Sprem CRO [Q] v. Gisela Dulko ARG | 6-7 1-1 Jarmila Gajdosova SVK [Q] v. Flavia Pennetta ITA [3] | 6-7 0-1
Martina Muller GER [8] lost to Lucie Safarova CZE | 2-6 0-6 Sofia Arvidsson SWE v. Serena Williams USA | 6-7 0-1 Sybille Bammer AUT lost to Ashley Harkleroad USA | 3-6 0-6 Elena Vesnina RUS v. Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP [2] | 6-7 0-2