2001 FWTA L'internationeux de Peugeout and Volvo Womens Open.

jd4eva · Nov 9, 2001

Sorry for the delay, I told Caio and Randy to look after this week but something must have come up!

 2001 FWTA L'internationeux de Peugeout!

 Welcome one and all to the beautiful town of Calais, France where this week's Peugeout Challenge will take place. Set on the beautiful Resort Triomphe, this year's event promises to be a great spectacle.

With 8 of the world's top 10 players here, we can be sure that the competition will be heated and feisty.

Here are the draws:

 SINGLES DRAW:

(1) M. Grzybowska vs BYE J. Capriati vs S. Williams A. Stevenson vs M. Hingis E. Likhovtseva vs (7) J. Dokic

(6) L. Davenport vs S. Jeyaseelan M. Serna vs K. Hrdlickova S. Testud vs A. Keothavong BYE vs (3) G-L. Garcia

(4) A. Coetzer vs BYE A. Kournikova vs P. Schnyder A. Huber vs A. Harkleroad M. Pierce vs (5) V. Williams

(8) E. Dementieva vs A. Mauresmo Z. Gubasci vs A. Carlsson F. Schiavone vs C. Rubin BYE vs (2) L. Latimer

 DOUBLES DRAW:

 (1) Latimer/Keothavong vs BYE Testud/Carlsson vs Davenport/Capriati Kournikova/Hingis vs Pierce/Likhovtseva Williams/Williams vs (3) Schiavone/Coetzer

(4) Dokic/Dementieva vs Harkleroad/Hrdlickova Grzybowska/Schnyder vs Leon-Garcia/Serna Gubacsi/Jeyaseelan vs Rubin/Huber BYE vs (2) Stevenson/Mauresmo

2001 FWTA Volvo Womens Open!

 Welcome to the beautiful coastal town of Pattaya, Thailand for this week's FWTA Volvo Womens Open.

Set on the Dusit Resort, this years competition promises to be hotter than the weather.

Featuring world no 1 Saori Obata and world no 6 Iva Majoli, it promises to be a high quality spectacle.

 SINGLES DRAW:

 1) S. Obata vs BYE N. Pratt vs L. Raymond L. Krasnoroutskaya vs M-G. Mikaelian BYE vs (6) A. Sugiyama

(5) M. Maleeva vs BYE J. Novotna vs T. Tanasugarn N. Tauziat vs A. Molik BYE vs (3) M. Vento

(4) C. Martinez vs BYE I. Tulyaganova vs E. Danilidou J. Henin vs A-S. Vicario BYE vs (7) M. Seles (8) D. Safina vs BYE D. Hantuchova vs J. Kandarr D. Bedanova vs N. Petrova BYE vs (2) I. Majoli

 DOUBLES DRAW:

 (1) Majoli/Maleeva vs BYE Novotna/Seles vs Vento/Safina Mikaelian/Kandarr vs Krasnoroutskaya/Petrova BYE vs (4) Martinez/Vicario

(3) Sugiyama/Obata vs BYE Molik/Pratt vs Bedanova/Hantuchova Tulyaganova/Raymond vs Danilidou/Tanasugarn BYE vs (2) Tauziat/Henin

jd4eva · Nov 9, 2001

Soon, I will be posting the results of the event up to the semi finals of the singles and the final of the doubles!

 Next week, we have the Fed Cup and a tour event. I will do those draws soon!

jd4eva · Nov 10, 2001

2001 FWTA L'internationeux de Peugeout!

 RESULTS

 1st Rnd:

Serena Williams def Jennifer Capriati 6-4 2-6 6-4 Alexandra Stevenson def Martina Hingis 6-3 3-6 7-5 (7) Jelena Dokic def Elena Likhovtseva 3-7 7-6(7) 6-4

(6) Lindsay Davenport def Sonya Jeyaseelan 6-3 3-6 7-6(10) Magui Serna def Kveta Hrdlickova 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(3) Anne Keothavong def Sandrine Testud 7-6(4) 6-1

Patty Schnyder def Anna Kournikova 6-0 7-6(5) Anke Huber def Ashley Harkleroad 1-6 6-3 6-1 Mary Pierce def (5) Venus Williams 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(4)

(8) Elena Dementieva def Amelie Mauresmo 2-6 6-3 6-2 Zsofia Gubacsi def Asa Carlsson 1-6 6-4 6-3 Chanda Rubin def Francesca Schiavone 3-6 7-6(10) 6-3

 2nd rnd:

 (1) Magdalena Grzybowska def Serena Williams 0-6 6-1 6-4 (7) Jelena Dokic def Alexandra Stevenson 2-6 6-1 6-2

(6) Lindsay Davenport def Magui Serna 6-2 1-6 6-2 Anne Keothavong def (3) Gala Leon-Garcia 6-0 7-6(5)

(4) Amanda Coetzer def Patty Schnyder 1-6 6-3 6-3 Anke Huber def Mary Pierce 6-3 7-6(6)

Zsofia Gubacsi def (8) Elena Dementieva 6-4 2-6 6-4 Chanda Rubin def (2) Louise Latimer 2-6 6-1 7-6(10)

 Quarter Finals:

(1) Magdalena Grzybowska def (7) Jelena Dokic 7-6(4) 7-6(4) Anne Keothavong def (6) Lindsay Davenport 7-6(2) 6-0

(4) Amanda Coetzer def Anke Huber 7-6(5) 6-7 (2) 7-6(5) Zsofia Gubacsi def Chanda Rubin 7-6 (9) 2-6 6-3

 Semi Finals:

(1) Magdalena Grzybowska vs Anne Keothavong

Zsofia Gubacsi vs (4) Amanda Coetzer

jd4eva · Nov 10, 2001

2001 FWTA Volvo Womens Open!

 RESULTS

 1st Rnd:

 Lisa Raymond def Nicole Pratt 7-6(9) 3-6 6-3 Lina Krasnoroutskaya def Marie-Gaiane Mikaelian 6-3 1-6 6-4

Jana Novotna def Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3 1-6 6-3 Alicia Molik def Nathalie Tauziat 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(5)

Eleni Danilidou def Iroda Tulyaganova 2-6 6-4 7-6(10) Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def Justine Henin 6-4 7-6(10)

Daniela Hantuchova def Jana Kandarr 7-6(10) 6-4 Daja Bedanova def Nadia Petrova 6-1 6-3

2nd rnd:

 (1) Saori Obata def Lisa Raymond 1-6 6-3 6-4 (6) Ai Sugiyama def Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6-7(8) 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

(5) Magdalena Maleeva def Jana Novotna 7-6(10) 6-7(9) 7-6(10) (3) Maria Vento def Alicia Molik 6-2 3-6 6-4

Eleni Danilidou def (4) Conchita Martinez 3-6 6-2 7-6(10) Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def (7) Monica Seles 6-4 6-4

Daniela Hantuchova def (8) Dinara Safina 2-6 6-1 6-3 Daja Bedanova def (2) Iva Majoli 6-3 6-4

 Quarter Finals:

 (1) Saori Obata def (6) Ai Sugiyama 6-7(6) 7-6(8) 7-6(9) (3) Maria Vento def (5) Magdalena Maleeva 7-6(6) 7-6(9)

Eleni Danilidou def Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1-6 6-4 6-4 Daja Bedanova def Daniela Hantuchova 6-3 6-3

 Semi Finals:

 (1) Saori Obata vs (3) Maria Vento

 Eleni Danilidou vs Daja Bedanova

jd4eva · Nov 10, 2001

2001 FWTA L'internationeux de Peugeot!

 DOUBLES RESULTS

 1st Rnd:

Testud/Carlsson def Davenport/Capriati 7-6(6) 7-6(6) Kournikova/Hingis def Pierce/Likhovtseva 7-6(5) 7-5 (3) Coetzer/Schiavone def Williams/Williams 6-3 7-6(5)

(4) Dokic/Dementieva def Harkleroad/Hrdlickova 2-6 7-5 6-1 Grzybowska/Schnyder def Serna/Leon-Garcia 6-2 7-6(9) Rubin/Huber def Gubacsi/Jeyaseelan 7-6(6) 6-4

 Quarter Finals:

 (1) Keothavong/Latimer def Testud/Carlsson 7-6(3) 6-2 (3) Coetzer/Schiavone def Kournikova/Hingis 6-4 6-4

(4) Dokic/Dementieva def Grzybowska/Schnyder 0-6 6-4 6-1 Rubin/Huber def (2) Stevenson/Mauresmo 2-6 6-3 7-5

 Semi Finals:

 (1) Keothavong/Latimer def (3) Coetzer/Schiavone 7-5 3-6 6-4

(4) Dokic/Dementieva def Huber/Rubin 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

 Final:

 (1) Keothavong/Latimer vs (4) Dokic/Dementieva

[ November 10, 2001: Message edited by: ILUVJELENA ]

jd4eva · Nov 10, 2001

2001 FWTA Volvo Womens Open!

 DOUBLES RESULTS

 1st Rnd:

 Vento/Safina def Novotna/Seles 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 Petrova/Krasnoroutskaya def Mikaelian/Kandarr 6-3 1-6 6-4

Bedanova/Hantuchova def Molik/Pratt 2-6 6-3 6-3 Tulyaganova/Raymond def Tanasugarn/Danilidou 6-3 1-6 6-3

 Quarter Finals:

 (1) Majoli/Maleeva def Vento/Safina 6-4 6-4 (4) Martinez/Sanchez-Vicario def Krasnoroutskaya/Petrova 6-3 6-3

(3) Sugiyama/Obata def Bedanova/Hantuchova 6-2 4-6 7-5 Tulyaganova/Raymond def (2) Tauziat/Henin 6-3 5-7 7-5

 Semi Finals:

 (1) Majoli/Maleeva def Martinez/Sanchez-Vicario 6-2 7-6(10)

(3) Sugiyama/Obata def Tulyaganova/Raymond 1-6 6-4 6-0

 Final:

 (1) Majoli/Maleeva vs (3) Sugiyama/Obata

iamkool · Nov 10, 2001

TY FOR POSTIN THE RESULTS ILUVJELENA

jd4eva · Nov 10, 2001

TODAYS MATCHES:

L'internationeux de Peugeout!

 WOMENS SINGLES SEMI FINALS:

(1) Magdalena Grzybowska (POL) def Anne Keothavong (GBR) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-0

(4) Amanda Coetzer (RSA) def Zsofia Gubacsi (HUN) 6-4 6-1 

WOMENS DOUBLES FINAL:  (4) Dokic/Dementieva def (1) Keothavong/Latimer 1-6 6-4 6-4 

 Volvo Womens Open

 WOMENS SINGLES SEMI FINALS: (1) Saori Obata (JPN) def (3) Maria Vento (VEN) 0-6 6-4 6-3

Daja Bedanova (CZE) def Eleni Danilidou (GRE) 6-4 7-6(5) 

WOMENS DOUBLES FINAL:  (3) Sugiyama/Obata def (1) Majoli/Maleeva 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1

[ November 09, 2001: Message edited by: ILUVJELENA ]

jd4eva · Nov 10, 2001

WRAP UP!

On a week filled with controversy, attention was once again on the tennis today as the international events in France and Thailand got down to the business end of their respective tournaments.

The most heated location of all was Calais, France where 8 of the world's top 10 players were battling it out at the International Peugeot Championships of France. With $ 90,000 US$ on the line and brand new Peugeot for the winner, all competitors were at their best this week.

Today saw the playing of the womens singles semi finals and the womens doubles final. Feauting the best players in the world, it was a great line-up as the fans flocked to the Calaishalle where the action took place.

First up on court was newly crowned Sanex FWTA Champion, Magdalena Grzybowska of Poland who took on talented Brit, Anne Keothavong.

It started off well for the talented Brit, who had not lost a set en route to the semi finals. Keothavong has had a breakthrough week, where she stunned spectators and opponents alike on her way to the semi finals. She defeated world no 4 Gala Leon Garcia in straight sets. Grzybowska, however, is a formidable opponent and her recent victories at the US Open and Sanex FWTA Championships proved that she would be a force here in Calais. Vying for the top spot, Grzybowska was going to be extremely hard to beat. Keothavong however, started on fire, breaking Grzybowska twice to capture the opening set 6-2. She then quickly raced to a 4-1 2nd set lead when at 15-30, she suffered a bad line call that seemed to turn the match. Grzybowska's confidence was now lifting and she captured 4 straight games and looked like taking the 2nd set quite comfortable. The plucky Brit however managed to force the tiebreak and gave herself every opportunity but wasted 3 match pts. As the 3rd set began to unfold, it was clear that there was only 1 player on court as Grzybowska used her tremendous power to out hit Keothavong and advance to her second straight tour final.

Next up on the Center Court was stunning South African Amanda Coetzer who was to face surprising semi finalist Zsofia Gubacsi of Hungary. Making her 1st event debut, Gsubacsi has surprised many this week, except herself en route to the semis and coming in she felt quite confident. 'No one expect ne to be here, Amanda is a good player and she is favourite. Maybe if I play well, I can do good' said the Hungarian who is still learning basic english. The early stages of the match was all Gubacsi as she broke Coetzer twice to lead 4-0, however, it was the closes she would get as Coetzer won the next 11 games to open a 6-4 5-0 lead before Gubacsi broke. However, Coetzer was not going to give up her chance at a final and broke Gubacsi to 0 to advance to the final where Grzybowska is her opponent.

Womens Doubles Champions were Elena Dementieva and Jelena Dokic.

The attention then turned to the sunny and beautiful Dusit Resort in Pattaya as the players did battle in the Volvo Womens Open. Up at stake was $ 45,000 US$ and a new Volvo to the champion and world no 1 Saori Obata was the drawcard in action.

Joining her in the final 4 was the third seed Maria Vento, the Czech Republic's Daja Bedanova and Greece's surprise, Eleni Danilidou.

Danilidou, was a huge surprise, unable to get past qualifying of her last event, her semi final run had got her excited. Her opponent in the semis would be young Czech, Daja Bedanova. First up on court however was Obata who faced the tenacious Vento.

Obata, was the losing finalist at last weeks FWTA Championships in Munich however it was a signal that her form is on the up. With the top spot at stake, she set out to destroy Vento. If she was out there to destroy Vento, then Vento forgot to follow the script, capitalising on frail shots by Obata and weak defense. However, Obata isn't the world no 1 for nothing and as the 2nd set began, she poured on the pressure, leaving Vento in all sorts of trouble. The next two sets were closely contested but Obata had the experience and guile to advance.

Young Czech player Daja Bedanova is only in her 2nd week on tour. After a first round exit last week, not much was expected of the inexperienced Czech. In an age of thumping power hitters, Bedanova is a different sort of player. Sure she smacks the ball hard but she also uses touch and her deceptive speed to her advantage. She used her strokes and speed to run circles around inexperienced Greek, Eleni Danilidou today. Bedanova was never in trouble as she relied on a mentally fragile Danilidou to take the match in straight sets.

jd4eva · Nov 10, 2001

LATEST SINGLES RANKINGS: After CHASE and BMW

Rank Player Pts 1 Saori Obata JPN 1959 2 Magdalena Gryzbowska POL 1934 3 Louise Latimer GBR 1251 4 Amanda Coetzer RSA 1144 5 Iva Majoli CRO 1084 6 Gala Leon-Garcia ESP 1060 7 Jelena Dokic YUG 1001 8 Venus Williams USA 971 9 Lindsay Davenport USA 820 10 Magdalena Maleeva BUL 781 11 Patty Schnyder SWI 746 12 Elena Dementieva RUS 733 13 Maria Vento VEN 684 14 Martina Hingis SWI 644 15 Alexandra Stevenson USA 639 16 Anne Keothavong GBR 614 17 Conchita Martinez ESP 614 18 Sonya Jeyaseelan CAN 612 19 Ai Sugiyama JPN 590 20 Sandrine Testud FRA 584 21 Anke Huber GER 362 22 Monica Seles USA 336 23 Amelie Mauresmo FRA 334 24 Anna Kournikova RUS 268 25 Asa Carlsson SWE 221 26 Serena Williams USA 139 27 Dinara Safina RUS 131 28 Jana Novotna CZE 115 29 Magui Serna ESP 105 30 Iroda Tulyaganova UZB 96 31 Francesca Schiavone ITA 91 32 Barbara Schett AUT 83 33 Justine Henin BEL 68 34 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA 64 35 Nicole Pratt AUS 62 36 Jennifer Capriati USA 47 37 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario ESP 30 38 Alicia Molik AUS 29 39 Ashley Harkleroad USA 20 40 Mary Pierce FRA 20 41 Nadia Petrova RUS 3 42 Nathalie Tauziat FRA 3 43 Chanda Rubin USA 1 44 Daja Bedanova CZE 1 45 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 1 46 Elena Danilidou GRE 1 47 Jana Kandarr GER 1 48 Kveta Hrdlickova CZE 1 49 Lisa Raymond USA 1 50 Maria Gaiane Mikaelian SWI 1 51 Lina Krasnoroutskaya RUS 0 52 Zsofia Gubacsi HUN 0

 DOUBLES RANKINGS WILL BE UP TOMORROW

Also, for next week's events, check the FED Cup Forum!

Monica_Rules · Nov 10, 2001

WOW what a week for Anne A semi and a final GO ANNE!

Monica_Rules · Nov 10, 2001

KEOTHAVONG/LATIMER TO SPLIT!

After loosing another final and another doubles final Anne Keothavong and Lousie Latimer have announced that they are to split! 'We have decided to split as we lost 1st round last week and lost ANOTHER final' After this shock anouncment there was another shock! 'After last weeks loss when we went back to the dressing room Lousie had a go at me saying it was all my fault i let that go but this week she really started to have a go at me calling me everything so i slapped her!' 'We were there haveing a fight and calling eachother evrything under the sun untill Patty came in and split us up,along with mine and Lousies coach.' 'Louise should stay out of my way from now on!Its just infortunate that we have to play FED cup next week and its just me and her otherwise i would pull out BUT I WILL PLAY!' 'I would also like to announce that from Wimbledon onwards i will play with Patty Schnyder i missed when she wasn't on thw tour with me but now i have split with my partner i will play with her again!' Asked about this week she said 'I played very well all through the tourney in the end Magdie was just too strong i am a little dissapointed to have lost that lead but it was the F*ing umpires fault hes a pr*ck'

Mateo Mathieu · Nov 10, 2001

Dementieva and Dokic beome regular partners! <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Thanks, Jelena for help my career because I never won Doubles title before! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Mateo Mathieu · Nov 10, 2001

Monica_Rules · Nov 10, 2001

also Thanx for posting the resuts ILUVJELENA!

Tennisace · Nov 10, 2001

Gubacsi Impresses All as she reaches Semifinals

Zsofia Gubacsi of Hungray made her debut at the L'internationeux de Peugeout reaching the semifinals upseting, a top 10 player, a top 30 player, and a new player on the tour. "I'm really pleased with my results here, I think I showed everyone that I'm a real threat and that I'm not a pushover. It's really nice to get so far here considering that clay is my best surface. I wish though I could have pushed Amanda a bit more, I think she was just too consistent for me and well I think I was just going for too much on my forehand side. And Amanda just kept on bringing the ball back to my side and she pressured me to hit winners."

Gubacsi, who should be ranked in the top 30 when the rankings come out has committed herself to playing the rest of the events on the schedule until the start of the Aussie season. "I just want to boost my ranking and get some confidence on the tour. I've made a big dent but I need to build on it and not just rest on my laurels!"

GBTG_Fan · Nov 10, 2001

"Yes me and Anne have split. As usual she has taken everything out of proportion. All i said was that she needed to work on her net play as she is very poor there and she started screaming at me. Well im not teh kinda person to sit back and let some1 do that so i gave as good as she got. Anne has really got a mouth on her and needs to laern how to control it. Patty is a great girls and i hope that she can help her. I was dissapointed with my singles display i've been playing poorly recently and i need to get my mind on track for 3rd set tie-breaks. I have no problems playing with Anne in Fed Cup, she seems to be making a huge deal out of it. I just wanna represent my country and play well. It is a shame that our partnership had to end with her being such a bitch, but hopefully we can remain friends.

Also i am on teh look out for a new doubles partner. My commitmnets can be found in teh thread in 'GAMES'. Gimme an e-mial at [email protected] or here if u wanna pair up <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Paul

Tennisace · Nov 10, 2001

Would Latimer like to play with Gubacsi? I'm playing Brussels, Manchester, Wimby, and Miami! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

jd4eva · Nov 11, 2001

Peugeot International of France

WOMENS SINGLES FINAL:

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<center>(1) Magdalena Grzybowska (POL) vs (4) Amanda Coetzer (RSA)</center>

 1st Set:

Coetzer to serve

15-0 30-0 40-0 40-15 40-30

 Coetzer 1-0*

 15-0 15-15 30-15 30-30 30-40 DEUCE AD Coetzer

 Coetzer 2*-0

 0-15 0-30 15-30 15-40 30-40 DEUCE AD Coetzer DEUCE AD Grzybowska

 Coetzer 2-1*

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 2*-2

 15-0 15-15 15-30 30-30 40-30

 Coetzer 3-2*

 0-15 0-30 0-40 15-40 30-40 DEUCE AD Coetzer DEUCE AD Grzybowska

 3*-3

 0-15 15-15 30-15 40-15

 Coetzer 4-3*

 15-0 15-15 30-15 30-30 40-30

 4*-4

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 Coetzer 5-4*

 15-0 30-0 40-0 40-15 40-30 DEUCE AD Coetzer

 Game and 1st set, Coetzer 6-4

 2nd Set:

 Coetzer to serve

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 Coetzer 1-0*

 0-15 0-30 0-40

 Coetzer 2*-0

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 Coetzer 3-0*

 0-15 0-30 0-40 15-40 30-40 DEUCE AD Coetzer AD Grzybowska

 Coetzer 3*-1

 15-0 15-15 15-30 30-30 40-30

 Coetzer 4-1*

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 Coetzer 4*-2

 0-15 0-30 15-30 15-40 30-40

 Coetzer 4-3*

 0-15 0-30 15-30 30-30 30-40

 Coetzer 5*-3

 15-0 15-15 30-15 30-30 30-40 DEUCE AD Grzybowska DEUCE AD Grzybowska DEUCE AD Grzybowska DEUCE (Bad Line Call) AD Grzybowska DEUCE AD Coetzer (Championship Point)

 GAME SET AND MATCH, MISS AMANDA COETZER 6-4 6-3!

jd4eva · Nov 11, 2001

Volvo Womens Open

WOMENS SINGLES FINAL

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<center>(1) Saori Obata (JPN) vs Daja Bedanova (CZE)</center>

 1st Set:

 Obata to serve

15-0 30-0 40-0

 Obata 1-0*

 0-15 0-30 15-30 30-30 40-30

 1*-1

 15-0 15-15 3-15 40-15

 Obata 2-1*

 15-0 15-15 15-30 30-30 40-30

 2*-2

 0-15 0-30 15-30 15-40 30-40 DEUCE AD Obata

 Obata 3-2*

 15-0 30-0 30-15 30-30 40-30

 3*-3

 0-15 15-15 30-15 40-15 40-30

 Obata 4-3*

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 4*-4

 0-15 0-30 0-40

 Bedanova 5*-4

 0-15 0-30 15-30 30-30 40-0

 Game and 1st set, Bedanova 6-4!

 2nd set:

 Obata to serve

 15-0 15-15 15-30 15-40

 Bedanova 1*-0

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 Bedanova 2-0*

 15-0 30-0 30-15 40-15 40-30 DEUCE AD Obata DEUCE AD Bedanova

 Bedanova 3*-0

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 Bedanova 4-0*

 0-15 15-15 30-15 30-30 30-40

 Bedanova 5*-0

 15-0 30-0 40-0

 GAME SET AND MATCH, MISS DAJA BEDANOVA 6-4 6-0!

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<center>2001 Volvo Womens Open Champion: Daja Bedanova (CZE)</center>

2001 FWTA L'internationeux de Peugeout and Volvo Womens Open.

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