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PYW Australian Open





Welcome to Melbourne, Australia! Finally here is the first Grand Slam of the season, Australian Open. All the best players will play here. You could see how they started off the new season, they can still reach their best form at the Australian Open. Who will be the winner? Any outsider or a hot favourite? Only you decide who will lift the trophy. Vote now as the Australian Open gets underway with the main draw competition!

Ranking Points
WTA Grand Slam (128, $8,166,324):
W - 2000
F - 1400
SF - 900
QF - 500
R16 - 280
R32 - 160
R64 - 100
R128 - 5
Qualifier - 60*
Q3 - 50
Q2 - 40
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 [28] beat Anastasia Myskina RUS [3] | 6-1 1-6 7-6
2006: ElenaDementieva 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
2008: Elena Dementieva RUS [11] beat Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9] | 7-5 6-3
2009: Jelena Dokic AUS [WC] beat Venus Williams USA [6] | 4-6 6-3 6-3

The Favourites

OUT OF COMPETITION
First Section: Andrea Petkovic GER


Second Section: Sabine Lisicki GER [21]


Third Section: Vera Zvonareva RUS [9]


Fourth Section: Elena Vesnina RUS [28]

OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifth Section: Caroline Wozniacki DEN [4]


Sixth Section: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [22]

OUT OF COMPETITION
Seventh Section: Agnieszka Radwanska POL [10]

OUT OF COMPETITION
Eighth Section: Venus Williams USA [6]


Nineth Section: Jelena Dokic AUS


Tenth Section: Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]


Eleventh Section: Kim Clijsters BEL [15]


Twelfth Section: Aravane Rezai FRA [26]


Thirteenth Section: Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]


Fourteenth Section: Jie Zheng CHN

OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifteenth Section: Maria Sharapova RUS [14]

OUT OF COMPETITION
Sixteenth Section: Kateryna Bondarenko UKR [30]

Second Round [Top Half]
Serena Williams USA [1] beat Jill Craybas USA | 6-1 6-2
Heidi El Tabakh CAN [Q] beat Ayumi Morita JPN | 6-1 6-2
Sabine Lisicki GER [21] beat Varvara Lepchenko USA | 6-3 6-4
Akgul Amanmuradova UZB lost to Anastasia Pivovarova RUS [Q] | 2-6 0-6

Vera Zvonareva RUS [9] beat Iveta Benesova CZE | 6-2 6-4
Gisela Dulko ARG beat Ana Ivanovic SRB [20] | 2-6 6-1 6-4
Elena Vesnina RUS [28] beat Kimiko Date Krumm JPN | 6-4 7-5
Melinda Czink HUN lost to Victoria Azarenka BLR [7] | 1-6 2-6

Aleksandra Wozniak CAN lost to Julia Goerges GER | 3-6 4-6
Tsvetana Pironkova BUL beat Shahar Peer ISR [29] | 6-4 6-7 6-4
Daniela Hantuchova SVK [22] beat Marta Domachowska POL [Q] | 7-6 6-2
Agnes Szavay HUN beat Na Li CHN [16] | 6-2 6-4

Tatjana Malek GER beat Melanie Oudin USA | 1-6 6-3 6-4
Alicia Molik AUS [WC] beat Alize Cornet FRA | 6-7 6-1 6-0
Karolina Sprem CRO beat Casey Dellacqua AUS [WC] | 6-4 7-6
Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP lost to Lucie Safarova CZE | 1-6 2-6

Second Round [Bottom Half]
Elena Dementieva RUS [5] vs Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Olivia Rogowska AUS [WC] vs Jelena Dokic AUS
Virginie Razzano FRA [18] vs Klara Zakopalova CZE
Yanina Wickmayer BEL [Q] vs Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15] vs Tamarine Tanasugarn THA
Yung-Jan Chan TPE vs Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Aravane Rezai FRA [26] vs Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3]

Jelena Jankovic SRB [8] vs Katie O'Brien GBR
Polona Hercog SLO vs Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [24] vs Jie Zheng CHN
Coco Vandeweghe USA [WC] vs Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Maria Kirilenko RUS vs Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA [Q]
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER vs Vania King USA
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU vs Elena Baltacha GBR
Ksenia Pervak RUS [Q] vs Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[iPatty]

Elena Dementieva RUS [5]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3]

Katie O'Brien GBR
Polona Hercog SLO
Jie Zheng CHN
Coco Vandeweghe USA [WC]

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Vania King USA
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Ksenia Pervak RUS [Q]

[illusyve]

Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Olivia Rogowska AUS [WC]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3]

Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Polona Hercog SLO
Jie Zheng CHN
Coco Vandeweghe USA [WC]

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[Elisse]

Elena Dementieva RUS [5]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Tamarine Tanasugarn THA
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3]

Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [24]
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Vania King USA
Elena Baltacha GBR
Ksenia Pervak RUS [Q]

[Blackeagle]

Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Yanina Wickmayer BEL [Q]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS

Katie O'Brien GBR
Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Jie Zheng CHN
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Ksenia Pervak RUS [Q]

[*Jean*]

Elena Dementieva RUS [5]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS

Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Jie Zheng CHN
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA [Q]
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Elena Baltacha GBR
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[Dexter]

Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Olivia Rogowska AUS [WC]
Virginie Razzano FRA [18]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Tamarine Tanasugarn THA
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Aravane Rezai FRA [26]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS

Katie O'Brien GBR
Polona Hercog SLO
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [24]
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Vania King USA
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[olivero]

Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Virginie Razzano FRA [18]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Aravane Rezai FRA [26]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3]

Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Jie Zheng CHN
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Elena Baltacha GBR
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[M.P]

Elena Dementieva RUS [5]
Olivia Rogowska AUS [WC]
Virginie Razzano FRA [18]
Yanina Wickmayer BEL [Q]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS

Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Polona Hercog SLO
Jie Zheng CHN
Coco Vandeweghe USA [WC]

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Vania King USA
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Ksenia Pervak RUS [Q]

[denijs]

Olivia Rogowska
Virginie Razzano
Flavia Pennetta

Kim Clijsters
Yung-Jan Chan
Laura Robson
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Katie O'Brien
Polona Hercog
Jie Zheng
Coco Vandeweghe

Maria Kirilenko
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Magdalena Rybarikova

[Michael!]

Elena Dementieva RUS [5]
Olivia Rogowska AUS [WC]
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Tamarine Tanasugarn THA
Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Aravane Rezai FRA [26]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3]

Katie O'Brien GBR
Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Jie Zheng CHN
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA [Q]
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[Nicolas]

Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Virginie Razzano FRA [18]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Tamarine Tanasugarn THA
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Aravane Rezai FRA [26]
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [3]

Jelena Jankovic SRB [8]
Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [24]
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Vania King USA
Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[Bart]

Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Klara Zakopalova CZE
Yanina Wickmayer BEL [Q]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Aravane Rezai FRA [26]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS

Katie O'Brien GBR
Polona Hercog SLO
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP [24]
Coco Vandeweghe USA [WC]

Maria Kirilenko RUS
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Elena Baltacha GBR
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[~Eclipsed~]

Second Round [Bottom Half]
Justine Henin BEL [WC]
Jelena Dokic AUS
Virginie Razzano FRA [18]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [12]

Kim Clijsters BEL [15]
Nadia Petrova RUS [19]
Laura Robson GBR [Q]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS

Katie O'Brien GBR
Alona Bondarenko UKR [31]
Jie Zheng CHN
Rossana De Los Rios PAR

Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA [Q]
Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER
Elena Baltacha GBR
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK

[DAVAJ MKirilenko]

Elena Dementieva
Jelena Dokic
Klara Zakopalova
Yanina Wickmayer
Kim Clijsters
Nadia Petrova
Aravane Rezai
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Katie O'Brien
Alona Bondarenko
Jie Zheng
Coco Vandeweghe
Maria Kirilenko
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Magdalena Rybarikova