[Dexter]

PYW Australian Open



Welcome to Melbourne, Australia! This is what the past two weeks have all been revolving around: the Australian Open is here! Players will need their good preparation to get them far into the draw of the first Grand Slam of the year. Last year we saw Elena Dementieva marching up to claim the Australian Open title for the 2nd time in her career. This year, Dementieva, again, is one of the favourites, going into the tournament as a #1. Will she make a hat-trick down under? We still have a long way to go before we get that answer, for we commence with the qualifying competition!

Ranking Points:
Grand Slam:

W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 90
R64 - 60
R128 - 2
Qualifier - 31 *
Q3 - 25
Q2 - 15
Q1 - 2
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.

 Previous Finals:

2005: Shinobu Asagoe JPN beat Anastasia Myskina RUS | 6-1 1-6 7-6
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Anastasia Myskina RUS [12] | 6-4 3-6 6-3
2007: Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Kim Clijsters BEL [4] | 5-7 7-6 8-6

The Favourites:
 

 1/16: Justine Henin BEL [1]

 

2/16:  Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

 

 3/16:  Elena Dementieva RUS [11]

 

4/16: Elena Vesnina RUS



5/16:  Flavia Pennetta ITA



6/16:  Patty Schnyder SUI [15]


7/16: Alicia Molik AUS

 

  8/16: Bethanie Mattek USA [Q]

 

  9/16:  Sania Mirza IND [31]

 

10/16: Severine Bremond FRA

 

  11/16:  Dinara Safina RUS [16]



12/16:  Ana Ivanović SRB [4]



13/16: Maria Kirilenko RUS [27]

 

14/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9]

 

15/16: Agnes Szavay HUN [20]

 

16/16:  Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29]

First Round [First Quarter]:

Justine Henin BEL [1] vs Aiko Nakamura JPN
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC] vs Olga Poutchkova RUS
Maret Ani EST vs Angelique Kerber GER
Emilie Loit FRA vs Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Sybille Bammer AUT [19] vs Jelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova CZE [Q] vs Klara Zakopalova CZE
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR vs Aravane Rezai FRA
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA vs Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

Elena Dementieva RUS [11] vs Tzipora Obziler ISR
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP vs Petra Cetkovska CZE
Jessica Moore AUS [WC] vs Julie Ditty USA
Renata Voracova CZE vs Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32] vs Elena Vesnina RUS
Jill Craybas USA vs Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Lindsay Davenport USA vs Sara Errani ITA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO vs Maria Sharapova RUS [5]

Do not vote yet!

Jelena Janković SRB [3] vs Tamira Paszek AUT
Stephanie Dubois CAN vs Edina Gallovits ROU
Flavia Pennetta ITA vs Dominika Cibulkova SVK
Ashley Harkleroad USA vs Virginie Razzano FRA [30]

Amelie Mauresmo FRA [18] vs Tatiana Poutchek BLR
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS vs Tatjana Malek GER
Casey Dellacqua AUS vs Karin Knapp ITA
Lilia Osterloh USA vs Patty Schnyder SUI [15]

Nicole Vaidisova CZE [12] vs Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Kaia Kanepi EST vs Alicia Molik AUS
Madison Brengle USA [WC] vs Tatiana Perebiynis UKR
Ai Sugiyama JPN vs Vera Zvonareva RUS [23]

Victoria Azarenka BLR [26] vs Akgul Amanmuradova UZB
Evgeniya Rodina RUS [Q] vs Julia Görges GER [Q]
Bethanie Mattek USA [Q] vs Sacha Jones NZL [Q]
Jarmila Gajdosova AUS [WC] vs Serena Williams USA [7]

Venus Williams USA [8] vs Zi Yan CHN
Camille Pin FRA vs Ekaterina Bychkova RUS [Q]
Sophie Ferguson AUS [WC] vs Timea Bacsinszky SUI [Q]
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB [WC] vs Sania Mirza IND [31]

Na Li CHN [24] vs Severine Bremond FRA
Maria Elena Camerin ITA vs Christina Wheeler AUS [WC]
Mathilde Johansson FRA [WC] vs Marta Domachowska POL [Q]
Sofia Arvidsson SWE vs Marion Bartoli FRA [10]

Dinara Safina RUS [16] vs Sabine Lisicki GER [Q]
Maria Emilia Salerni ARG vs Mariya Koryttseva UKR
Caroline Wozniacki DEN vs Gisela Dulko ARG
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS vs Alona Bondarenko UKR [21]

Katarina Srebotnik SLO [28] vs Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP
Rossana de los Rios PAR [Q] vs Anastasia Rodionova AUS
Tathiana Garbin ITA vs Eleni Daniilidou GRE
Sorana Cirstea ROU vs Ana Ivanović SRB [4]

Anna Chakvetadze RUS [6] vs Andrea Petkovic GER
Shuai Peng CHN vs Iveta Benesova CZE [Q]
Akiko Morigami JPN vs Michaëlla Krajicek NED
Meilen Tu USA vs Maria Kirilenko RUS [27]

Lucie Safarova CZE [22] vs Catalina Castaño COL
Roberta Vinci ITA vs Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
Alize Cornet FRA vs Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Vania King USA vs Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9]

Nadia Petrova RUS [14] vs Nicole Pratt AUS
Evgenia Linetskaya ISR vs Anne Kremer LUX
Laura Granville USA vs Yvonne Meusburger AUT
Ekaterina Makarova RUS vs Agnes Szavay HUN [20]

Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29] vs Olga Savchuk UKR
Martina Müller GER vs Pauline Parmentier FRA
Olga Govortsova BLR vs Tsvetana Pironkova BUL
Nathalie Dechy FRA vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [2]

[Emiel Goelen]

Justine Henin BEL [1]
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Jelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova CZE [Q]
Aravane Rezai FRA
Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Julie Ditty USA
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Sara Errani ITA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[FORZA SARITA]

Justine Henin BEL [1]
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Sybille Bammer AUT [19]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Sara Errani ITA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[Dexter]

Justine Henin BEL [1]
Olga Poutchkova RUS
Angelique Kerber GER
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Jelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova CZE [Q]
Aravane Rezai FRA
Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Renata Voracova CZE

Elena Vesnina RUS
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Lindsay Davenport USA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[knightlars]

Justine Henin BEL [1]
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Sybille Bammer AUT [19]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Sara Errani ITA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[Benshka]

Aiko Nakamura JPN
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Sybille Bammer AUT [19]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova CZE [Q]
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Julie Ditty USA
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Lindsay Davenport USA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[~Carsten~]

Aiko Nakamura JPN
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Jelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Jill Craybas USA
Lindsay Davenport USA
Maria Sharapova RUS [5]

[Bart]

Justine Henin BEL [1]
Olga Poutchkova RUS
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Jelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova CZE [Q]
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Renata Voracova CZE

Elena Vesnina RUS
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Lindsay Davenport USA
Maria Sharapova RUS [5]

[Michael!]

Aiko Nakamura (JPN)
Olga Poutchkova (RUS)
Angelique Kerber (GER)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

Jelena Dokic (AUS)
Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA)

Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
Jessica Moore (AUS)
Shahar Peer (ISR)

Julia Vakulenko (UKR)
Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)
Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO)

[Iceland]

Aiko Nakamura JPN
Olga Poutchkova RUS
Maret Ani EST
Emilie Loit FRA

Sybille Bammer AUT [19]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Aravane Rezai FRA
Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Jill Craybas USA
Lindsay Davenport USA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[denijs]

Justine Henin
Monique Adamczak
Angelique Kerber
Francesca Schiavone

Jelena Dokić
Klara Zakopalova
Aravane Rezai
Tatiana Golovin

Elena Dementieva
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Jessica Moore
Renata Voracova

Elena Vesnina
Yung-Jan Chan
Sara Errani
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić

[ozfan44]

Aiko Nakamura JPN
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Maret Ani EST
Emilie Loit FRAJelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova CZE [Q]
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR
Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Lindsay Davenport USA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[Drimal]

Aiko Nakamura JPN
Olga Poutchkova RUS
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Sybille Bammer AUT [19]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Aravane Rezai FRA
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Petra Cetkovska CZE
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Elena Vesnina RUS
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Sara Errani ITA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO

[Highlandman]

Aiko Nakamura JPN
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Angelique Kerber GER
Emilie Loit FRA

Jelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova CZE [Q]
Aravane Rezai FRA
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Julie Ditty USA
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Jill Craybas USA
Sara Errani ITA
Maria Sharapova RUS [5]

[the doctor]

Justine Henin BEL [1]
Monique Adamczak AUS [WC]
Maret Ani EST
Francesca Schiavone ITA [25]

Jelena Dokić AUS [Q]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Aravane Rezai FRA
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA

Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
Jessica Moore AUS [WC]
Shahar Peer ISR [17]

Julia Vakulenko UKR [32]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Lindsay Davenport USA
Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO