[David Barker]

Yuliya starts her 2009 season with the WTA event in Pattaya.
Qualified easily having a bye, a win over a Thai girl 60 62, then the Japanese 8th seed 62 62.
Today Yuliya won her first round match vs Rodionova 62 62 - likely to play Peer R2.
Also won R1 dubs today with Diatchenko of Russia, beating Karantantcheva and Date Krumm 60 76 (3)
A VERY good day for Yuliya - already 30 points in the singles, 70 in the doubles. Plays Klepac and
U.Radwanska in the QF.

[David Barker]

Yuliya lost 46 16 to Peer in R2.

Consolation is that today Yuliya and her partner Vitalia Diatchenko won their SF in Pattaya against the Nmbr 1 seeds 62 64. GOOD LUCK with the final

[David Barker]

Yuliya and Vitalia Diatchenko lost the final 63 62. However her ranking as runner-up jumps from 183 to 130.

By gaining 46 points in the singles in Pattaya she jumps from 269 to 236 - keep going Yuliya!

[David Barker]

Yuliya been playing mainly WTA events this year and results better.
However this week played 10K satellite in Turkey and having won R1
60 61 and a set up in R2 she retired from the match. Any news as to why?
Yuliya seems to be making some v odd decisions as to where she plays,
eg- played 600,000K Stuggart when the Fes tournament would have been a
better bet and no doubt yielded more points.....strange.

[David Barker]

"Stomach problem" in Turkey, but in QD for WTA Strasbourg
Reasonable draw - GOOD LUCK YULIYA - a good run to start
towards jumping up high enough in the rankings to play
the US Open qualies in late August;

[David Barker]

Yuliya won 75 75 R1 QD WTA Strasbourg vs Giraud.
GOOD LUCK next round

[David Barker]

Yuliya is having a good week in WTA event in Strasbourg

R2 QD beat No 3 seed Zec Peskiric (Slo) 62 63
Final QD beat Vierin (Ita) 61 26 61
Main draw beat Fuerstein (Fra) 06 76(3) 63
Last 16 plays Niculescu (Rou) At least 46 points!

Doubles R1 with Sun (China) won 64 64 vs No 3 seeds Niculescu and Uhilirova HOORAY! Well played Yuliya - keep it going!

[David Barker]

Pretty good week for Yuliya at WTA in Strasbourg

46 points in the singles which means a 29 place jump in the rankings from 249 to 220,(getting closer
to the cut off for grand slam qualies) AND
130 points from a semi final appearance in the doubles with Sun means a jump from 143
to 118 in the doubles rankings. KEEP jumping back up Yuliya!

[David Barker]

Yuliya has won the past two weeks ITF doubles titles, and this week has already made the final....make it a hatrick Yuliya!
Also won today is straight sets to make the QF of the singles in Poland - win that too Yuliya!!

[David Barker]

Yuliya won the doubles title for a third straight week - up 10 places to 107 in doubles rankings and up after two successive QF appearances to 211 in singles.

German Bundesliga now followed by 50K in France - Yuliya in MD. (w/c July 13). GOOD LUCK!

[David Barker]

In the 50K Yuliya reached quarters of singles, inclu good win over Julia Schruff of Germany 76 (5) 60, and semis of doubles.
W/c 20 July Yuliya back inside Top 200 of singles at 198 (up 10 places) and 114 doubles.
Well inside the cut off now for the qualifying singles draw at US Open so hope she travels!

[David Barker]

Yuliya had a rotten draw at the US Open, played Angelique Kerber (Ger), Nmbr 5 seed, R1.
Yuliya led 26 60 65 and served for the match and lost it.... 67 (5).....Kerber
went onto qualify....

This week ( Sept 6 ) Yuliya Nmbr 4 seed in the ITF 100K at Biella in Italy - beat
Nikola Frankova (Cze) 61 63 R1 of qualies ....good luck tomorrow vs Burnette (Ita).

[David Barker]

Yuliya started 2010 with two ITF tournaments in China, SF in both singles events; plus R/U in 50K doubles - close to Top 100 in doubles and closing in again on Top 200 in singles, although she has points to defend from WTA Pattaya, 2R MD.

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[David Barker]

Yuliya reached the QF of a 25K tournie in Holland this week, beating Irina Begu of Roumania (6th seed) R2 26 76(4) 75 after being down 14 in the second set and 25 final set. Good fighting Yuliya, approaching 250 rank again, at least the right direction