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<font size=5>2001 FWTA Tier I Ladies Carlsberg International!</font>
The tour is buzzing as players begin their last week of tournament play before the CHAMPIONSHIPS at Wimbledon.
This week they travel to Great Britain in order to prepare for WIMBLEDON and the Tier I Ladies Carlsberg International.
Featuring finely manicured grasscourts, the event is a perfect lead in for the players looking to get some play before their toughest event of the year.
Howevere, the weather has not been all that good lately, forcing the organisers to move the grass surface indoors, making for a unique experience.
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The Carlsberg Arena, where this week's event will take place.
It's a 56 draw events with millions of dollars on offer for the champion.
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The Virginia Wade Crystal Cup is what the players are looking for this week as they search for those elusive rankings pts. Made from solid crystal, it was made in Ireland in preparation for this week's event.
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The players will be staying at the Royal Elizabeth Hotel in Manchester where they will be able to lap up the luxurious lifestyle after a hard day's work on the courts.
<br />Here are the draws:
SINGLES:<br /> <center><br />(1) Magdalena Grzybowska (POL) vs BYE<br />Mary Pierce (FRA) vs Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)<br />Zsofia Gubacsi (HUN) vs Lisa Raymond (USA)<br />(15) Alexandra Stevenson (USA) vs Kveta Hrdlickova (CZE)
(9) Lindsay Davenport (USA) vs Anna Kournikova (RUS)<br />Asa Carlsson (SWE) vs Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)<br />Serena Williams (USA) vs Jana Novotna (CZE)<br />(7) Gala Leon-Garcia (ESP) vs BYE
(4) Louise Latimer (GBR) vs BYE<br />Kim Clijsters (BEL) vs Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)<br />Justine Henin (BEL) vs Anke Huber (GER)<br />(16) Martina Hingis (SWI) vs Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
(11) Patty Schnyder (SWI) vs Sandrine Testud (FRA)<br />Ai Sugiyama (JPN) vs Nicole Pratt (AUS)<br />Conchita Martinez (ESP) vs Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS)<br />(6) Jelena Dokic (YUG) vs BYE
(8) Venus Williams (USA) vs BYE <br />Monica Seles (USA) vs Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)<br />Eleni Danilidou (GRE) vs Daja Bedanova (CZE)<br />(10) Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) vs Jennifer Capriati (USA)
(13) Maria Vento (VEN) vs Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)<br />Ashley Harkleroad (USA) vs Chanda Rubin (USA)<br />Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (ESP) vs Maria Jose-Martinez (ESP)<br />(3) Amanda Coetzer (RSA) vs BYE
(5) Iva Majoli (CRO) vs BYE<br />Magui Serna (ESP) vs Marie Gaiane Mikaelian (SWI)<br />Sonya Jeyaseelan (CAN) vs Francesca Schiavone (ITA)<br />(12) Anne Keothavong (GBR) vs Jana Kandarr (GER)
(14) Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs Alicia Molik (AUS)<br />Barbara Schett (AUT) vs Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)<br />Mirjana Lucic (CRO) vs Dinara Safina (RUS)<br />(2) Saori Obata (JPN) vs BYE </center>
<br />DOUBLES:<br /><center><br />(1) Coetzer/Schiavone vs BYE<br />Molik/Pratt vs Krasnoroutskaya/Petrova<br />Henin/Shaughnessy vs Raymond/Likhovtseva<br />(7) Stevenson/Mauresmo vs Kandarr/Jeyaseelan
(8) Latimer/Gubacsi vs Obata/Sugiyama<br />Bedanova/Hantuchova vs Harkleroad/Mikaelian<br />Seles/Hrdlickova vs Kournikova/Tulyaganova<br />(3) Dokic/Dementieva vs BYE
(4) Davenport/Vento vs BYE<br />S Williams/V Williams vs Clijsters/Pierce<br />Testud/Sanchez-Vicario vs Novotna/Tanasugarn<br />(6) Majoli/Maleeva vs Martinez/Tauziat
(5) Huber/Rubin vs Grzybowska/Leon-Garcia<br />Keothavong/Schnyder vs Hingis/Danilidou<br />Serna/MJ Martinez vs BYE<br />(2) Carlsson/Schett vs BYE</center>
<br />Points by Sunday here in Australia (Sat in GBR)
[ November 17, 2001: Message edited by: ILUVJELENA ]</p>
The tour is buzzing as players begin their last week of tournament play before the CHAMPIONSHIPS at Wimbledon.
This week they travel to Great Britain in order to prepare for WIMBLEDON and the Tier I Ladies Carlsberg International.
Featuring finely manicured grasscourts, the event is a perfect lead in for the players looking to get some play before their toughest event of the year.
Howevere, the weather has not been all that good lately, forcing the organisers to move the grass surface indoors, making for a unique experience.
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The Carlsberg Arena, where this week's event will take place.
It's a 56 draw events with millions of dollars on offer for the champion.
<center>

The Virginia Wade Crystal Cup is what the players are looking for this week as they search for those elusive rankings pts. Made from solid crystal, it was made in Ireland in preparation for this week's event.
<center>

The players will be staying at the Royal Elizabeth Hotel in Manchester where they will be able to lap up the luxurious lifestyle after a hard day's work on the courts.
<br />Here are the draws:
SINGLES:<br /> <center><br />(1) Magdalena Grzybowska (POL) vs BYE<br />Mary Pierce (FRA) vs Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)<br />Zsofia Gubacsi (HUN) vs Lisa Raymond (USA)<br />(15) Alexandra Stevenson (USA) vs Kveta Hrdlickova (CZE)
(9) Lindsay Davenport (USA) vs Anna Kournikova (RUS)<br />Asa Carlsson (SWE) vs Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)<br />Serena Williams (USA) vs Jana Novotna (CZE)<br />(7) Gala Leon-Garcia (ESP) vs BYE
(4) Louise Latimer (GBR) vs BYE<br />Kim Clijsters (BEL) vs Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)<br />Justine Henin (BEL) vs Anke Huber (GER)<br />(16) Martina Hingis (SWI) vs Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
(11) Patty Schnyder (SWI) vs Sandrine Testud (FRA)<br />Ai Sugiyama (JPN) vs Nicole Pratt (AUS)<br />Conchita Martinez (ESP) vs Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS)<br />(6) Jelena Dokic (YUG) vs BYE
(8) Venus Williams (USA) vs BYE <br />Monica Seles (USA) vs Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)<br />Eleni Danilidou (GRE) vs Daja Bedanova (CZE)<br />(10) Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) vs Jennifer Capriati (USA)
(13) Maria Vento (VEN) vs Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)<br />Ashley Harkleroad (USA) vs Chanda Rubin (USA)<br />Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (ESP) vs Maria Jose-Martinez (ESP)<br />(3) Amanda Coetzer (RSA) vs BYE
(5) Iva Majoli (CRO) vs BYE<br />Magui Serna (ESP) vs Marie Gaiane Mikaelian (SWI)<br />Sonya Jeyaseelan (CAN) vs Francesca Schiavone (ITA)<br />(12) Anne Keothavong (GBR) vs Jana Kandarr (GER)
(14) Elena Dementieva (RUS) vs Alicia Molik (AUS)<br />Barbara Schett (AUT) vs Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)<br />Mirjana Lucic (CRO) vs Dinara Safina (RUS)<br />(2) Saori Obata (JPN) vs BYE </center>
<br />DOUBLES:<br /><center><br />(1) Coetzer/Schiavone vs BYE<br />Molik/Pratt vs Krasnoroutskaya/Petrova<br />Henin/Shaughnessy vs Raymond/Likhovtseva<br />(7) Stevenson/Mauresmo vs Kandarr/Jeyaseelan
(8) Latimer/Gubacsi vs Obata/Sugiyama<br />Bedanova/Hantuchova vs Harkleroad/Mikaelian<br />Seles/Hrdlickova vs Kournikova/Tulyaganova<br />(3) Dokic/Dementieva vs BYE
(4) Davenport/Vento vs BYE<br />S Williams/V Williams vs Clijsters/Pierce<br />Testud/Sanchez-Vicario vs Novotna/Tanasugarn<br />(6) Majoli/Maleeva vs Martinez/Tauziat
(5) Huber/Rubin vs Grzybowska/Leon-Garcia<br />Keothavong/Schnyder vs Hingis/Danilidou<br />Serna/MJ Martinez vs BYE<br />(2) Carlsson/Schett vs BYE</center>
<br />Points by Sunday here in Australia (Sat in GBR)
[ November 17, 2001: Message edited by: ILUVJELENA ]</p>