[Xian]

10,000$ Braga, Portugal

Banco BIG Tennis Cup

Surface: Clay

Braga (pron.IPA ['bɾagɐ]), a city and municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the district of Braga, the oldest archdiocese and one of the major cities of the country.
With a population of 155,000 in the urban area, Braga is the third largest de facto city of Portugal[1] after the much larger Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Porto Metropolitan Areaconurbations. Including the suburban parishes, the municipality has a total of 62 parishes and 170,858 inhabitants. Braga is also the center of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho with a population of 798,137 one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union. Under the Roman Empire, as Bracara Augusta, it was capital of the province Gallaecia.
The present Mayor is Francisco Mesquita Machado, elected from the Socialist Party.

Previous Winners:
2006: Eloisa-Maria COMPOSTIZIO DE ANDRES ESP d. Marinne GIRAUD MRI 64 57 63

2007 Draws
Singles Qualifying Draw
(1)Marion Gaud (FRA) v BYE
Tamara Alvarez-Riebo (ESP) v BYE
(2)Carmen Lopez-Rueda (ESP) v BYE
Rita Freitas (POR) v Paola Garrido-Rodriguez (ESP) 67(4) 75 76(5)
(3)Katrin Schmidt (GER) v BYE
Olga Serbyn (UKR) d. Sara Needham (GBR) 61 61
(4)Rocio Lopez-Alberca (ESP) v BYE

Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (ESP) d. Bibiane Schoofs (NED) 64 26 76(6)
Sarah Schneider (GER) v BYE
Carmen Lopez-Blanco (ESP) v Paula Alvarez-Pino (ESP) 06 62 63
Ineke Mergaert (BEL) v BYE
Daphne Staelens (BEL) v Julia-Maria Navarro-Navarro (ESP) 75 64
Ana Puerto-Jaimez (ESP) v BYE
(wc)Marina Gallo (POR) d. Marinela Antonic (AUS) 62 75
Charlotte Pires (POR) v BYE
(wc)Rita Gouveia (POR) d. Alla Ivanova (RUS) 60 60
Final Round
(1)Marion Gaud (FRA) v Tamara Alvarez-Riobo (ESP) 62 62
(2)Carmen Lopez-Rueda (ESP) v Rita Freitas (POR) 21 ret Freitas
(3)Katrin Schmidt (GER) d. Olga Serbyn (UKR) 62 61
(4)Rocio Lopez-Alberca (ESP) d. Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (ESP) 62 64
Carmen Lopez-Blanco (ESP) d. Sarah Schneider (GER) 75 61
Ineke Mergaert (BEL) v Daphne Staelens (BEL) 76 62
Ana Puerto-Jaimez (ESP) v (wc)Marina Gallo (POR) 75 61
Charlotte Pires (POR) d. (wc)Rita Gouveia (POR) 62 61
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Singles Main Draw
(1/wc)Neuza Silva (POR) v Francisca Sintes-Martin (ESP) 64 63
Alice Tisset (FRA) v Ana-Catarina Nogueira (POR) 16 46
LL Marina Gallo POR v Victoria Valls-Comamala (ESP) 06 16
(6)Ana Salas-Lozano (ESP) v q Ineke MERGAERT BEL 62 60
(4)Elisa Balsamo (ITA) v Q Carmen LOPEZ BLANCO ESP 62 60
q Nuria PARRIZAS DIAZ ESP vs q Kathrin SCHMIDT GER 64 36 36
Veronica Saucedo (ARG) v (wc)Suzana Dos Anjos (BRA) 57 75 36
(7)Magali De Lattre (POR) v Rocio De La Torre-Sanchez (ESP) 61 60
(5)Samia Medjahdi (ALG) v Agnese Zucchini (ITA) 75 61
Lisa Marshall (RSA) v (wc)Maria Joao Koehler (POR) 26 26
Tara Wigan (GBR) v (wc)Katia Rodrigues (POR) 75 61
(3)Sara Del Barrio-Aragon (ESP) v q Carmen LOPEZ RUEDA ESP 61 61
(8)Catarina Ferreira (POR) v Jade Curtis (GBR) 36 36
Lynn Blau (LUX) v q Marion GAUD FRA 63 36 16
Melisa Cabrera-Handt (ESP) v q Rocio LOPEZ ALBERCA ESP 64 76
(2)Stephanie Vongsouthi (FRA) v q Ana PUERTO JAIMEZ ESP 64 61
2nd round
(1) Neuza SILVA POR vs Ana-Catarina NOGUEIRA POR 62 61
(6) Ana SALAS LOZANO ESP vs Victoria VALLS COMAMALA ESP 46 63 64
(4) Elisa BALSAMO ITA vs LL Nuria PARRIZAS DIAZ ESP 61 61
(7) Magali DE LATTRE POR vs wc Suzana DOS ANJOS BRA 76 63
(5) Samia MEDJAHDI ALG vs wc Maria-Joao KOEHLER POR 62 61
(3) Sara DEL BARRIO ARAGON ESP vs Tara WIGAN GBR 75 63
Jade CURTIS GBR d. q Marion GAUD FRA 75 61
(2) Stephanie VONGSOUTHI FRA vs Melisa CABRERA HANDT ESP 64 63
QF
(1) wc Neuza SILVA POR d. (6) Ana SALAS LOZANO ESP 62 46 60
(7) Magalie DE LATTRE POR d. (4) Elisa BALSAMO OTA 60 26 75
(5) Samia MEDJAHDI ALG d. (3) Sara DEL BARRIO ARAGON ESP 63 75
(2) Stephanie VONGSOUTHI FRA d. Jade CURTIS GBR 76 60
SF
(1) Neuza SILVA POR d. (7) Magali DE LATRRE POR 60 61
(2) Stephanie VONGSOUTHI FRA d. (5) samia MEDJAHDI ALG 64 61
Final
(1) wc Neuza SILVA POR d. (2) Stephanie VONGSOUTHI FRA 61 64
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Doubles Main Draw

(1)Cabrera-Handt/Sintes-Martin (ESP) v Mergaert/Staelens (BEL) w.o. Cabrera/Sintes
(3)Curtis/Marshall (GBR/RSA) v Freitas/Pires (POR) w.o. Freitas/Pires
(4)Balsamo/Zucchini (ITA) v Dos Anjos/Gallo (BRA/POR) w.o. Balsamo/Zucchini
(2)Ferreira/Rodrigues (POR) v Lopez-Rueda/Parrizas-Diaz (ESP) 63 76
SF
Ineke MERGAERT/Daphne STAELENS BEL vs (3) Hade CURTIS GBR/Lisa MARSHALL RSA*
(2) Catarina FERREIRA/Katia RODRIGUES POR d. Suzana DOS ANJOS BRA/Marina GALLO POR 26 63 63
Final
(2) Catarina FERREIRA/Katia RODRIGUES POR d. Ineke MERGAERT/Daphne STAELENS BEL 36 75 76

 

[DutchieGirl]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

GL Bibi.

 

[vesanto]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

Crap list as usual. At least it is a tournament in my hometown.

 

[The Guilty]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

Crap list as usual. At least it is a tournament in my hometown.

You better go everyday and give us reports and pics

By the way, WC's went to Kátia Rodrigues, Maria João Koehler and Suzana dos Anjos. I wonder who'll get the fourth one. I'm hoping it's Bárbara Luz, she turns 14 at the start of this tournament

 

[vesanto]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

You better go everyday and give us reports and pics

By the way, WC's went to Kátia Rodrigues, Maria João Koehler and Suzana dos Anjos. I wonder who'll get the fourth one. I'm hoping it's Bárbara Luz, she turns 14 at the start of this tournament

I´ll go and post reports if you comeback to lusotenis, ok?
Joking.
Yeah, I intend to go, I hope I get to see some matches.

 

[The Guilty]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

I´ll go and post reports if you comeback to lusotenis, ok?
Joking.
Yeah, I intend to go, I hope I get to see some matches.

Ok

I was tired of posting in the Portuguese thread in the Rest of World, where almost nobody goes there

Watch Rita Freitas if possible. She's one of the most talented portuguese players. I wonder how she's playing in her comeback.

 

[vesanto]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

Ok

I was tired of posting in the Portuguese thread in the Rest of World, where almost nobody goes there

Watch Rita Freitas if possible. She's one of the most talented portuguese players. I wonder how she's playing in her comeback.

Last year, this tournament was played on October, if I remember well. At the time, I was more free to go there and spend some hours almost every day...Next week it won't be so easy, I might try to go at the end of the morning (lunch time) and at the end of the day.

About Rita Freitas, I will check!

 

[polishprodigy]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

Runner Up: Vongsouthi
Qualy DB: anyone over Antonic
anyone over Ivanova
MD DB: anyone over Wigan, anyone over Koehler

 

[tobi]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tou...nd.asp?event=1100089374&tournament=1100015653

Singles Qualifying Draw

(1)Marion Gaud (FRA) v BYE
Tamara Alvarez-Riebo (ESP) v BYE

(2)Carmen Lopez-Rueda (ESP) v BYE
Rita Freitas (POR) v Paola Garrido-Rodriguez (ESP)

(3)Katrin Schmidt (GER) v BYE
Sara Needham (GBR) v Olga Serbyn (UKR)

(4)Rocio Lopez-Alberca (ESP) v BYE
Bibiane Schoofs (NED) v Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (ESP)

Sarah Schneider (GER) v BYE
Carmen Lopez-Blanco (ESP) v Paula Alvarez-Pino (ESP)

Ineke Mergaert (BEL) v BYE
Daphne Staelens (BEL) v Julia-Maria Navarro-Navarro (ESP)

Ana Puerto-Jaimez (ESP) v BYE
Marinela Antonic (AUS) v (wc)Marina Gallo (POR)

Charlotte Pires (POR) v BYE
Alla Ivanova (RUS) v (wc)Rita Gouveia (POR)

 

[LegionArgentina]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

Veronica is here

 

[James]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Entry

DB: Schoofs and Mergaert (2R)

 

[tobi]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

DB

Schoofs & Gaud (R2)

 

[tobi]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

Neuza Silva (POR) got a MD WC,entered to the tournement late

She will be top seed.

 

[DutchieGirl]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

DB Schoofs (r1) Mergaert (r2)...damn you Eddles... but I cheer for Ineke coz I have a Dutch friend with that name.

 

[FedererFan84]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

Q DB : Schoofs and Ivanova

 

[Meelis]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

DB: Schoofs and Gaud (R2)

 

[Freakan]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

DB: Schoofs, Gaud

 

[Rui.]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

I voted Others and the one I think will win this is Neuza Silva!

 

[James]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

DB Schoofs (r1) Mergaert (r2)...damn you Eddles... but I cheer for Ineke coz I have a Dutch friend with that name.

Copying again, my dear?

 

[Equus]

Re: 10,000$ Braga, Portugal, May28, Quali

Q.DB's: Schoofs&Gaud (R2)