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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!
The Favourites
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First Section: Jie Zheng CHN [1]
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Second Section: Vera Dushevina RUS [2]
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Third Section: Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ [3]
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Fourth Section: Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [4]
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Fifth Section: Kurumi Nara JPN [5]
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Sixth Section: Alison Riske USA [6]
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Seventh Section: Yung-Jan Chan TPE [9]
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Eighth Section: Gail Brodsky USA [16]
First Qualifying Round
Jie Zheng CHN [1] vs Natalie Grandin RSA
Raquel Kops-Jones USA vs Sandra Zaniewska POL [12]
Vera Dushevina RUS [2] vs Emma Devine GBR [WC]
Karolina Wlodarczak AUS [WC] vs Naomi Broady GBR [15]
Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ [3] vs Francesca Stephenson GBR [WC]
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [WC] vs Noppawan Lertcheewakarn THA [10]
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [4] vs Jennifer Ren GBR [WC]
Abigail Spears USA vs Victoria Larriere FRA [13]
Kurumi Nara JPN [5] vs Daneika Borthwick GBR [WC]
Alicja Rosolska POL vs Grace Min USA [14]
Alison Riske USA [6] vs Vladimira Uhlirova CZE
Daniella Jeflea AUS vs Shuai Zhang CHN [11]
Michelle Larcher De Brito POR [7] vs Liga Dekmeijere LAT [WC]
Emily Webley-Smith GBR vs Yung-Jan Chan TPE [9]
Bibiane Schoofs NED [8] vs Melanie Oudin USA
Sabrina Bamburac GBR [WC] vs Gail Brodsky USA [16]
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!
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[FONT=Book Antiqua][B][U][SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff0000]Ranking Points[/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B][U][FONT=Book Antiqua]WTA International (64, $220,000):[/FONT][/U][/B][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua][B]W [/B]- 280[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]
F - [/B]200[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]SF[/B] - 130[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]QF -[/B] 70[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]R16[/B] - 30[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]
R32 -[/B] 15[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]
R64 -[/B] 1[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]
Qualifier[/B] - 10[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]*[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Q2 -[/B] 6[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][B]
Q1 - [/B]1[/SIZE][/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2]* [I]If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.[/I][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=4][U][B][COLOR=red]Previous Finals:[/COLOR][/B][/U][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]
2005: Evgenia Linetskaya RUS [12][/B] beat [B]Maria Kirilenko RUS [15] | 6-3 7-5
2006: [/B]Jelena Jankovic SRB beat Meilen Tu USA [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]| 6-2 6-2
2007: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [3][/B] beat [B]Maria Kirilenko RUS [16] [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]| 2-6 6-3 6-4
2008: Sania Mirza IND [6][/B] beat Angelique Kerber GER [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]| 4-6 6-2 6-4
2009: Jie Zheng CHN [1][/B] beat [B]Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA [9] [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]| 6-1 2-6 6-2
2010: Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ [6][/B] beat [I]Michaella Krajicek NED [Q][/I] [B]| 6-3 7-5
2011: [/B]Sabine Lisicki GER beat [B]Daniela Hantuchova SVK [4] | 6-4 2-6 6-2[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
First Section: Jie Zheng CHN [1]
Second Section: Vera Dushevina RUS [2]
Third Section: Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ [3]
Fourth Section: Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [4]
Fifth Section: Kurumi Nara JPN [5]
Sixth Section: Alison Riske USA [6]
Seventh Section: Yung-Jan Chan TPE [9]
Eighth Section: Gail Brodsky USA [16]
First Qualifying Round
Jie Zheng CHN [1] vs Natalie Grandin RSA
Raquel Kops-Jones USA vs Sandra Zaniewska POL [12]
Vera Dushevina RUS [2] vs Emma Devine GBR [WC]
Karolina Wlodarczak AUS [WC] vs Naomi Broady GBR [15]
Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ [3] vs Francesca Stephenson GBR [WC]
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [WC] vs Noppawan Lertcheewakarn THA [10]
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [4] vs Jennifer Ren GBR [WC]
Abigail Spears USA vs Victoria Larriere FRA [13]
Kurumi Nara JPN [5] vs Daneika Borthwick GBR [WC]
Alicja Rosolska POL vs Grace Min USA [14]
Alison Riske USA [6] vs Vladimira Uhlirova CZE
Daniella Jeflea AUS vs Shuai Zhang CHN [11]
Michelle Larcher De Brito POR [7] vs Liga Dekmeijere LAT [WC]
Emily Webley-Smith GBR vs Yung-Jan Chan TPE [9]
Bibiane Schoofs NED [8] vs Melanie Oudin USA
Sabrina Bamburac GBR [WC] vs Gail Brodsky USA [16]
