[James]

PYW - Nordea Nordic Light Open



Vällkommen till Stockholm! Welcome in Stockholm, Sweden, where the Nordea Nordic Light Open will be held this week. We have already reached the second qualifying round. Sixteen players are left to battle it out for four places in the main draw.

Ranking Points:

W - 95
F - 67
SF - 43
QF - 24
2R - 12
1R - 3
Qualifier - 5 *
Q3 - 3
Q2 - 2
Q1 - 1

* If a qualifier loses in the first round of the main draw, she receives no first round points as usual

PYW Ranking of the Participants:

119. Mara Santangelo ITA
131. Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR
166. Hanna Nooni SWE
182. Yvonne Meusburger AUT
198. Emma Laine FIN
210. Elena Vesnina RUS
238. Olga Savchuk UKR
272. Jana Kandarr GER
305. Erica Krauth ARG
327. Ivana Lisjak CRO
353. Francesca Lubiani ITA
NR. Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
NR. Leanne Baker NZL
NR. Margit Ruutel EST
NR. Irina Buryachok UKR
NR. Surina de Beer RSA

Note: these are the rankings after San Diego, ITF Martina Franca and ITF Washington.


CooCoo's Predicted Qualifiers:


Hanna Nooni SWE [6]


Emma Laine FIN [2]


Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3]


Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4]

CooCooCachoo's predictions are still going strong after the first round. Nooni had no trouble with Hungary's Aniko Kapros and sailed through in two sets. Laine left Nina Bratchikova without a chance leaving her only two games. Meusburger was also rarely troubled as she also required only two sets to see off local star Aleksandra Srndovic. Kutuzova was the only one with some problems in the first set, but after winning the tie-break against Belarussian Nadejda Ostrovskaya, she never looked back to give her opponent a bagel in the second set. Other notable wins were achieved by seeds Mara Santangelo, Elena Vesnina and Olga Savchuk, who also seem to display fine form and have a chance for the main draw.

Now without furter ado, let's find out who you want to win these second round qualifying matches.

Second Qualifying Round:

Mara Santangelo ITA [1] v.Jana Kandarr GER
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS v. Hanna Nooni SWE [6]

Emma Laine FIN [2] v. Leanne Baker NZL
Margit Ruutel EST v. Elena Vesnina RUS [7]

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3] v. Erica Krauth ARG
Irina Buryachok UKR v. Olga Savchuk UKR [5]

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4] v. Francesca Lubiani ITA
Surina de Beer RSA v. Ivana Lisjak CRO [8]

[James]

Mara Santangelo ITA [1]
Hanna Nooni SWE [6]

Emma Laine FIN [2]
Margit Ruutel EST

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3]
Olga Savchuk UKR [5]

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4]
Ivana Lisjak CRO [8]

[Babolatpro880]

Jana Kandarr GER
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS

Leanne Baker NZL
Margit Ruutel EST

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3]
Olga Savchuk UKR [5]

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4]
Surina De Beer RSA

[CooCooCachoo]

Mara Santangelo ITA [1]
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS

Leanne Baker NZL
Margit Ruutel EST

Erica Krauth ARG
Irina Buryachok UKR

Francesca Lubiani ITA
Surina de Beer RSA

[arpox]

Jana Kandarr GER
Hanna Nooni SWE [6]

Emma Laine FIN [3]
Margit Ruutel EST

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3]
Irina Buryachok UKR

Francesca Lubiani ITA
Surina de Beer RSA

[silverwhite]

Mara Santangelo ITA [1]
Hanna Nooni SWE [6]

Leanne Baker NZL
Margit Ruutel EST

Erica Krauth ARG
Irina Buryachok UKR

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4]
Surina de Beer RSA

[Geoffry]

Mara Santangelo ITA [1]
Hanna Nooni SWE [6]

Emma Laine FIN [2]
Margit Ruutel EST

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3]
Olga Savchuk UKR [5]

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4]
Surina de Beer RSA

[nave 2]

Mara Santangelo ITA [1]
Hanna Nooni SWE [6]

Leanne Baker NZL
Elena Vesnina RUS [7]

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3]
Olga Savchuk UKR [5]

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4]
Ivana Lisjak CRO [8]

[nave 2]

Live Score:

Mara Santangelo ITA [1] v.Jana Kandarr GER 5-2 SP
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS v. Hanna Nooni SWE [6] 2-5 SP

Emma Laine FIN [2] v. Leanne Baker NZL 3-4
Margit Ruutel EST v. Elena Vesnina RUS [7] 5-1 SP

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3] v. Erica Krauth ARG 5-2 SP
Irina Buryachok UKR v. Olga Savchuk UKR [5] 3-4

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4] v. Francesca Lubiani ITA 5-2 SP
Surina de Beer RSA v. Ivana Lisjak CRO [8] 5-2 SP

[Grand Phantasm]

Santangelo
Kudryavtseva
Baker
Vesnina
Meusburger
Buryachok
Kutuzova
Lisjak

[CooCooCachoo]

Live Score:

Mara Santangelo ITA [1] v.Jana Kandarr GER | 6-2 0-0
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS v. Hanna Nooni SWE [6] | 3-5 SP!

Emma Laine FIN [2] v. Leanne Baker NZL | 3-5 SP!
Margit Ruutel EST v. Elena Vesnina RUS [7] | 5-2 SP!

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3] v. Erica Krauth ARG | 6-2 0-0
Irina Buryachok UKR v. Olga Savchuk UKR [5] | 4-4

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4] v. Francesca Lubiani ITA | 6-2 0-0
Surina de Beer RSA v. Ivana Lisjak CRO [8] | 5-3 SP!

[alwayshingis]

Santangelo
Nooni
Laine
Vesnina
Meusburger
Savchuk
Kutuzova
de Beer

[Melusine]

Mara Santangelo ITA [1]
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS
Emma Laine FIN [2]
Elena Vesnina RUS [7]
Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3]
Irina Buryachok UKR
Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4]
Ivana Lisjak CRO [8]

[CooCooCachoo]

Live Score:

Mara Santangelo ITA [1] v. Jana Kandarr GER | 6-2 2-0
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS v. Hanna Nooni SWE [6] | 3-6 1-0

Emma Laine FIN [2] v. Leanne Baker NZL | 5-5
Margit Ruutel EST v. Elena Vesnina RUS [7] | 6-0 0-4

Yvonne Meusburger AUT [3] v. Erica Krauth ARG | 6-2 2-0
Irina Buryachok UKR v. Olga Savchuk UKR [5] | 5-5

Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR [4] v. Francesca Lubiani ITA | 6-2 2-0
Surina de Beer RSA v. Ivana Lisjak CRO [8] | 6-3 0-1

[SARA-GOAT]

Santangelo
Kudryavtseva

Laine
Vesnina

Meusburger
Savchuk

Kuzutova
De Beer