[Curcubeu]

Week of 23rd July:

$100,000 Baku:
R1: Alexandra Cadantu def. (Q)Ines Ferrer-Suarez (ESP) 6-1 6-3
R1: (Q)Corinna Dentoni (ITA) def. Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-0 7-6(2)
R1: Madalina Gojnea def. (WC)Vanda Lukacs (HUN) 6-0 6-1
R2: (2)Alexandra Cadantu def. (WC)Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 7-5 6-2
R2: Madalina Gojnea def. (3)Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 2-6 6-2 6-1
QF: (2)Alexandra Cadantu def. Monica Puig (PUR) 7-6(5) 6-3
QF: (Q)Corinna Dentoni (ITA) def. Madalina Gojnea 7-6(3) 6-4
SF: (2)Alexandra Cadantu def. (Q)Corinna Dentoni (ITA) 6-2 6-2
F: (SE)Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) def. (2)Alexandra Cadantu 6-2 6-3

$25,000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto:
R1: (4)Mailen Auroux (ARG) def. (Q)Daiana Negreanu 6-2 6-0

$10,000 Palic:
R1: (8)Karin Morgosova (SVK) def. Diana Marcu 6-2 6-4
R1: (7)Camelia-Elena Hristea def. Polona Rebersak (SLO) 6-3 6-1
R1: (3)Raluca Elena Platon def. Lucia Butkovska (SVK) 3-6 6-1 7-6(5)
R2: (7)Camelia-Elena Hristea def. Csilla Borsanyi (HUN) 7-6(7) 7-5
QF: (7)Camelia-Elena Hristea def. (Q)Agnes Bukta (HUN) 3-6 7-5 6-2
SF: (2)Victoria Kan (RUS) def. (7)Camelia-Elena Hristea 6-0 6-0

$10,000 Bad Waltersdorf:
R1: (Q)Patricia Lancranjan def. (Q)Katharina Negrin (AUT) 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(7)
R2: Klara Fabikova (CZE) def. (Q)Patricia Lancranjan 6-4 6-4

$10,000 Izmir:
R1: (4)Ana Bogdan def. (Q)Nana Miyakawa (AUS) 6-0 6-0
R2: (4)Ana Bogdan def. Agni Stefanou (GRE) 6-4 6-2
QF: Natia Gegia (GEO) def. (4)Ana Bogdan 2-6 7-6(3) 6-2

[Curcubeu]

Week of 30th July:

Olympic Games, London:
R1: (1)Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 3-6 6-1
R1: Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) def. Simona Halep 6-4 6-2
R1: Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Sorana Cîrstea 6-2 4-6 6-2

WTA Washington:
R1: Edina Gallovits-Hall def. (5)Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (CZE) 7-5 4-6 6-3
R2: (Q)Jana Cepelova (SVK) def. Edina Gallovits-Hall 6-3 6-4




$50,000 Trnava:
R1: Cristina-Andreea Mitu def. (WC)Laura Gulbe (LAT) 6-1 6-1
R1: Elena Bogdan def. (WC)Gabriela Pantuckova (CZE) 6-2 7-5
R2: (3)Nastassja Burnett (ITA) def. Cristina-Andreea Mitu 6-1 6-4
R2: (6)Bibiane Schoofs (NED) def. Elena Bogdan 6-4 7-5

$25,000 Rebecq:
R1: (WC)An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) def. Diana Buzean 6-2 1-6 6-1

$10,000 Sao Paulo - Paneiras do Morumby:
R1: Daiana Negreanu def. (4)Nicole Melichar (USA) 5-7 7-5 6-4
R2: Daiana Negreanu def. Eduarda Piai (BRA) 6-2 7-6(4)
QF: Ana-Clara Duarte (BRA) def. Daiana Negreanu 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1

$10,000 Savitaipale:
R1: (6)Beatrice Cedermark (SWE) def. (Q)Andreea Badileanu 6-0 6-2

$10,000 Ankara:
R1: (7)Ana Bogdan def. Akari Inoue (JPN) 6-1 6-0
R1: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. (WC)Sinem Alptekin (TUR) 6-2 6-0
R2: (7)Ana Bogdan def. (WC)Julie Tringa (FRA) 6-2 6-1
R2: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. (Q)Polina Yuzefovich (RUS) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-1
QF: (7)Ana Bogdan def. (1)Zuzana Zlochova (SVK) 6-3 6-1
QF: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. Rishika Sunkara (IND) 6-1 6-1
SF: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. (7)Ana Bogdan 6-3 6-3
F: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. (2)Sabina Sharipova (UZB) 6-1 6-0

[Curcubeu]

Week of 6th August:

WTA Montreal:
R1: Simona Halep def. (Q)Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) 6-4 6-3
R1: (Q)Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) def. Sorana Cîrstea 6-0 6-0 lol
R2: (4)Samantha Stosur def. Simona Halep 7-5 4-4 Ret.




$25,000 Monteroni D'Arbia:
R1: (4)Elena Bogdan def. (WC)Stephanie Scimone (ITA) 6-0 6-2
R2: (4)Elena Bogdan def. Agnese Zucchini (ITA) 6-1 6-3
QF: (Q)Jelena Simic (BIH) def. (4)Elena Bogdan 6-3 6-3

$25,000 Koksijde:
R1: (6)Cristina Dinu def. Lenka Wienerova (SVK) 1-6 6-1 6-1
R2: (6)Cristina Dinu def. (Q)Angelique van der Meet (NED) w.o.
QF: (6)Cristina Dinu def. (4)Richel Hogenkamp (NED) 6-1 6-2
SF: (1)Annika Beck (GER) def. (6)Cristina Dinu 6-1 6-4

$10,000 Arequipa:
R1: (4)Fernanda Brito (CHI) def. Daiana Negreanu 6-0 Ret.

$10,000 Bursa:
R1: (5)Victoria Kan (RUS) def. (Q)Stefana Andrei 6-2 6-2
R1: (Q)Bianca Hincu def. Yoshimi Kawasaki (JPN) 6-3 6-2
R1: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. Ekatarina Pushkareva (RUS) 7-5 6-0
R2: (7)Melanie Klaffner (AUT) def. (Q)Bianca Hincu 6-1 6-3
R2: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. Remi Tezuka (JPN) 6-1 6-1
QF: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. (7)Melanie Klaffner (AUT) 6-3 6-4
SF: (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. Yuuki Tanaka (JPN) 6-2 6-0
F: (5)Victoria Kan (RUS) def. (3)Laura-Ioana Andrei 7-6(4) 6-4

$10,000 Pirot:
R1: Alexandra Damaschin def. Csilla Argyelan (HUN) 6-2 7-6(6)
R1: Guadalupe Perez-Rojas (ARG) def. (LL)Ingrid-Alexandra Radu 6-3 6-1
R1: Ionela-Andreea Iova def. Ana Mihaela Vladutu 6-3 6-3
R1: (2)Raluca Elena Platon def. (Q)Milica Hadzi Tanovic (SRB) 6-1 6-2
R2: Alexandra Damaschin def. (4)Barbara Luz (POR) 6-4 2-6 6-0
R2: Ionela-Andreea Iova def. (7)Eva Wacanno (NED) 7-5 4-6 7-6(6)
R2: (2)Raluca Elena Platon def. (Q)Katarina Adamovic (SRB) 4-6 6-3 6-4
QF: (WC)Kristina Ostojic (SRB) def. Alexandra Damaschin 6-4 6-2
QF: (3)Vivien Juhaszova (SVK) def. Ionela-Andreea Iova 6-1 6-3
QF: Lina Gjorcheska (MKD) def. (2)Raluca Elena Platon 6-3 7-5

[Curcubeu]

Week of 13th August:

WTA Cincinnati:
QR1: (17)Irina-Camelia Begu def. Julia Cohen (USA) 6-4 6-2
FQR: (3)Vania King (USA) def. (17)Irina-Camelia Begu 3-6 6-3 7-5

R1: Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) def. Simona Halep 6-3 6-0
R1: Sorana Cîrstea def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3
R2: (9)Na Li def. Sorana Cîrstea 6-3 4-6 6-3




$50,000 Kazan:
R1: (7)Raluca Olaru def. (WC)Alexandra Romanova (RUS) 6-1 7-5
R1: (2)Madalina Gojnea def. (SR)Ksenia Palkina (KGZ) 7-5 4-6 6-3
R2: Tadeja Majeric (SLO) def. (7)Raluca Olaru 6-3 6-4
R2: Ilona Kremen (BLR) def. (2)Madalina Gojnea 7-5 1-6 6-1

$10,000 Istanbul-Levent:
R1: Ana Bogdan def. (Q)Viktoriya Mun (BLR) 6-0 6-1
R2: Ana Bogdan def. (WC)Ipek Soylu (TUR) 6-1 3-6 7-5
QF: Yuuki Tanaka (JPN) def. Ana Bogdan 6-1 6-4

$10,000 Bucharest-Herastrau:
R1: (1)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. (Q)Alina Soltanici (MDA) 6-2 6-0
R1: Alexandra Damaschin def. (WC)Claudia Antonia Enache 6-2 6-1
R1: Bianca Hincu def. Evgeniya Svintsova (RUS) 6-1 7-5
R1: (Q)Gabriela Talaba def. (6)Francesca Stephenson (GBR) 4-6 6-1 6-1
R1: (3)Andreea-Roxana Vaideanu (ITA) def. (Q)Elena Gabriela Ruse 1-6 6-3 6-1
R1: Julia Helbet (MDA) def. (WC)Ioana Ducu 6-3 3-6 7-5
R1: Simona Ionescu def. (Q)Laura Enea 7-5 6-2
R1: (Q)Iuliana Oante def. (8)Camelia-Elena Hristea 6-2 6-4
R1 (Q)Patricia Lancranjan def. (5)Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 6-4 7-6(5)
R1: Sabina Lupu def. Ionela-Andreea Iova 5-0 Ret.
R1: Aida Martinez Sanjuan (ESP) def. Ingrid-Alexandra Radu 6-3 6-2
R1: (4)Lisanne Van Riet (NED) def. (WC)Stefana Andrei 6-4 5-7 6-1
R1: (WC)Cristina Ene def. (Q)Gabriela Duca 6-3 6-0
R1: Catherine Chantraine (BEL) def. Cristina Adamescu 6-4 6-3
R1: Elena-Teodora Cadar def. (2)Raluca Elena Platon 6-1 6-3
R2: (1)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. Alexandra Damaschin 6-3 6-4
R2: Bianca Hincu def. (Q)Gabriela Talaba 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
R2: Simona Ionescu def. (Q)Iuliana Oante 6-2 6-0
R2: (Q)Patricia Lancranjan def. Sabina Lupu 7-5 7-5
R2: (WC)Cristina Ene def. (7)Stephanie Scimona (ITA) 6-4 6-1
R2: Catherine Chantraine (BEL) def. Elena-Teodora Cadar 6-3 6-2
QF: (1)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. Bianca Hincu 7-5 7-5
QF: (3)Andreea-Roxana Vaideanu (ITA) def. Simona Ionescu 6-1 3-6 6-2
QF: (4)Lisanne Van Riet (NED) def. (Q)Patricia Lancranjan 6-2 6-1
QF: Catherine Chantraine (BEL) def. (WC)Cristina Ene 7-6(4) 6-2
SF: (1)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. (3)Andreea-Roxana Vaideanu (ITA) 6-2 6-1
F: (1)Laura-Ioana Andrei def. Catherine Chantraine (BEL) 6-0 6-1


$10,000 Trujillo:
R1: Daiana Negreanu def. (Q)Louise Brunskog (SWE) 2-6 6-1 4-0 Ret.
R2: (8)Anastasia Kharchenko (UKR) def. Daiana Negreanu 6-4 6-0

[soimu]

So after Edina joinig from the qualies ther will be 6 Romanian players in US Open main draw.

Niculescu - Morita
Cirstea - Lisicki
Halep - Benesova
Cadantu - Wozniak
Begu - Wozniacki
Gallovits -Voegele

How many of them will go into R2 ?
3 sounds good to me, 2 not very bad, 1 would be disappointing and 0

[Andiyan]

They could all lose

[Curcubeu]

Originally Posted by Andiyan

They could all lose

Pretty much, and to be honest, there isn't even a single match where a Romanian player is favourite to win. Best chances to go through is Sorana in my opinion, but to look at the matches properly:

Niculescu - Morita:

Monica won 4 games in their one and only previous meeting, although it has to be said that this one took place during her biggest slump in the spring of 2009. However, Monica has had 0 match preperation and we don't even know if she is halfway fit or just playing for the money. I mean if she would have felt better, she could have taken the Dallas MM as well. Usually struggles against flat hitting Asian players even when she is fit. No expectations, althugh Morita has been quite poor and a bad compatitor this year, so if she can she has to hang in there, but I don't think so.

Winning chance: 10%

Cirstea - Lisicki:

Pretty good match up for Sorana who apart from the FO performed very well at the slams so far this year. She definitely has the mental advantage here, saving MPs in 2 of her wins against the mentally instable German, who on top of that always struggles to find her rhythm after 'injury breaks' of hers. Sabine is actually a very poor return player on Hard considering her ranking and Sorana possesses a great serve these days when it's clicking, actually the serve is what brought her up again.

Winning chance: 70%

Halep - Benesova:

Toss up match with Simona being injured as usually at that date of the year and Iveta slumping and choking badly at the moment. Both players are lacking self-confidence at the moment, but I fear that Simona won't have the stamina to pull through.

Winning chance: 45%

Cadantu - Wozniak:

Got doubled bagel after a good first set in Budapest where she played up to her potential, but on Hard Court I can't see this one even getting close at the moment.

Winning chance: 0%

Begu - Wozniacki:

No, just no...
Only chance lies in a possible retirement.

Winning Chance: 5%

Gallovits - Voegele:

Someone who can't beat Falconi at the FO or Soler Espinosa at Wimbledon won't win this one for sure. Even if the draw looks good, it won't happen.

Winning chance: 20%

[Djezonfly]

I would rate Monica's chances higher and Sorana's lower (She got double bageled by Sesil a few weeks ago, and Sabine is always dangerous). Otherwise, I agree. Edina could us surprise us tho.

[Curcubeu]

Week of 20th August:

WTA Dallas:
R1: (Q)Casey Dellacqua (AUS) def. Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 6-2 ...
R1: (8)Sorana Cîrstea def. (WC)Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 7-6(3) 6-4
R2: (8)Sorana Cîrstea def. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 6-1 7-5
QF: (2)Jelena Jankovic def. (8)Sorana Cîrstea 6-2 6-1




$10,000 Lima:
R1: Daiana Negreanu def. (Q)Johana Maria Vitanzo Maravi (PER) 6-1 7-6(5)
R2: Victoria Bosio (ARG) def. Daiana Negreanu 7-6(6) 7-5

[soimu]

After a „too good to be true” R1 there are 4 girls left.
I am a bit superstitious so is nice to repeat the same procedure.

Halep - Petrova
Cirstea - Tatishvili
Gallovits - Stosur
Begu - Soler

Let’s see how many will pass into R3 ?

[Djezonfly]

Cirstea is the overwhelming favorite.
Edina has no chance at all.
Simo beat Nadia in Miami this year but she's just coming back so I don't expect much from her.
As for Irina... I don't wanna jynx anything.

[Battiv]

Originally Posted by soimu

After a „too good to be true” R1 there are 4 girls left.
I am a bit superstitious so is nice to repeat the same procedure.

Halep - Petrova
Cirstea - Tatishvili
Gallovits - Stosur
Begu - Soler

Let’s see how many will pass into R3 ?

Halep 49%
Cirstea 75%
Gallovits 25%
Begu 80%

It's strong this your Ioana Andrei...

[Curcubeu]

Tatishvili wouldn't be ranked inside Top 100 when it wasn't for her 1286382 walking byes in the R1 of majors, so Sorana better wins this one. She should actually overpower her easily and according to her blog, she feels quite well. Still, you neer know with her.

Edina should enjoy the night session, it will be the last for her I guess. She has had a great week already.

Simona showed that she can beat Petrova, but I don't think the fitness will allow her to repeat that.

Irina-Camelia should just focus on her serve for once. That would be enough already to defeat Soler who even got beaten by Cadantu this year on Hard. The upset over Caro should boost her confidence and when she is playing well, she is at least playing well for the whole week, usually.

[Curcubeu]

I'm pissing my pants if Irina-Camelia loses as well.

[Curcubeu]

Originally Posted by soimu

After a „too good to be true” R1 there are 4 girls left.
I am a bit superstitious so is nice to repeat the same procedure.

Halep - Petrova
Cirstea - Tatishvili
Gallovits - Stosur
Begu - Soler

Let’s see how many will pass into R3 ?

0

Was this ever in doubt?

Originally Posted by Curcubeu

I'm pissing my pants if Irina-Camelia loses as well.

Yeah.