[Sexysova]

PYW Birmingham



Welcome to Birmingham, Great Britain! After clay-court season, here's the start of the shorter grass-court season, the best players come to Birmingham and Eastbourne to prepare for the highlight, Wimbledon. Only you decide who will lift the trophy at the end. Vote now as the AEGON Classic gets underway with the qualifying competition!

Ranking Points
WTA International (64, $220,000):
W - 280
F - 200
SF - 130
QF - 70
R16 - 30
R32 - 15
R64 - 1
Qualifier - 10*
Q2 - 6
Q1 - 1 
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.

Previous Finals:
2005: Evgenia Linetskaya RUS [12] beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [15] | 6-3 7-5
2006: Jelena Jankovic SRB beat Meilen Tu USA | 6-2 6-2
2007: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [3] beat Maria Kirilenko RUS [16] | 2-6 6-3 6-4
2008: Sania Mirza IND [6] beat Angelique Kerber GER | 4-6 6-2 6-4
2009: Jie Zheng CHN [1] beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA [9] | 6-1 2-6 6-2
2010: Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ [6] beat Michaella Krajicek NED [Q] | 6-3 7-5

The Favourites


First Section: Yung-Jan Chan TPE [1]


Second Section: Sloane Stephens USA [2]


Third Section: Sarah Gronert GER [13]


Fourth Section: Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ [4]


Fifth Section: Ajla Tomljanovic CRO [5]


Sixth Section: Alexandra Stevenson USA [11]


Seventh Section: Gail Brodsky USA [10]


Eighth Section: Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [8]

First Qualifying Round
Yung-Jan Chan TPE [1] has a BYE
Rika Fujiwara JPN [9] has a BYE
Sloane Stephens USA [2] has a BYE
Naomi Broady GBR [12] vs Raquel Kops-Jones USA [WC]

Michelle Larcher De Brito POR [3] has a BYE
Lottie Fox GBR [WC] vs Sarah Gronert GER [13]
Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ [4] has a BYE
Natasha Starling GBR [WC] vs Conny Perrin SUI [14]

Ajla Tomljanovic CRO [5] has a BYE
Vladimira Uhlirova CZE [WC] vs Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]
Julia Glushko ISR [6] has a BYE
Alexandra Stevenson USA [11] has a BYE

Arina Rodionova RUS [7] has a BYE
Gail Brodsky USA [10] has a BYE
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [8] has a BYE
Natalie Grandin RSA vs Shuko Aoyama JPN [16]

[Sexysova]

Broady
Gronert
Perrin
Uhlirova
Aoyama

[Sasja]

Naomi Broady
Sarah Gronert
Conny Perrin
Abigail Spears
Shuko Aoyama

[Miracle Worker]

Raquel Kops-Jones USA [WC]
Sarah Gronert GER [13]
Natasha Starling GBR [WC]
Vladimira Uhlirova CZE [WC]
Natalie Grandin RSA

[Håkon]

Broady
Gronert
Perrin
Spears
Grandin

[kejm]

Naomi Broady GBR [12]
Lottie Fox GBR [WC]
Natasha Starling GBR [WC]
Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]
Natalie Grandin RSA

[*Jean*]

Naomi Broady GBR [12]
Sarah Gronert GER [13]
Conny Perrin SUI [14]
Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]
Natalie Grandin RSA

[Meelis]

Raquel Kops-Jones USA [WC]
Lottie Fox GBR [WC]
Natasha Starling GBR [WC]
Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]
Natalie Grandin RSA

[Hian]

Kops-Jones
Fox
Starling
Spears
Grandin

[Vaxey]

Kops-Jones
Gronert
Perrin
Spears
Aoyama

[Vincey!]

Naomi Broady GBR [12]
Sarah Gronert GER [13]
Conny Perrin SUI [14]

Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]
Shuko Aoyama JPN [16]

[tucker1989]

Raquel Kops-Jones USA [WC]

Lottie Fox GBR [WC]
Conny Perrin SUI [14]

Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]

Shuko Aoyama JPN [16]

[Emiel Goelen]

Raquel Kops-Jones USA [WC]
Sarah Gronert GER [13]
Conny Perrin SUI [14]
Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]
Natalie Grandin RSA

[Dorien.]

Raquel Kops-Jones USA [WC]
Sarah Gronert GER [13]
Conny Perrin SUI [14]
Abigail Spears USA [15/WC]
Natalie Grandin RSA

[Drake1980]

Broady
Gronert
Perrin
Uhlirova
Aoyama