PYW Cincinnati
Welcome to Cincinnati, USA! Although it's in the same week as the Olympics, Cincinnati still has a qualifty field.May top players will have to bring their best to take the trophy home.Last year's winner Bethanie Mattek is here,but her defense won't be easy.Her biggest threat is Russian "It-Girl" Maria Kirilenko.Julia Vakulenko from the Ukraine and Nadia Petrova from Russia have been very successful on the tour.Completing the favourites are France's Marion Bartoli,Britain's Anne Keothavong and who knows maybe Amelie Mauresmo.Even the qualifying contains strong players, i.e. Mathilde Johansson,Stephanie Dubois and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.Vote Now as the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open get underway!
Ranking Points:
W - 140
F - 100
SF - 65
QF - 35
R16 - 20
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 4*
Q2 - 3
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: Patty Schnyder SUI beat Chanda Rubin USA | 3-6 6-2 6-4
2006: Marta Domachowska POL beat Sania Mirza IND | 6-3 6-1
2007: Bethanie Mattek USA beat Sania Mirza IND | 7-6 6-4
The Favourites:
First Section: Amelie Mauresmo FRA [5]
Second Section: Katarina Srebotnik SLO [4]
Third Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
Fourth Section: Tamira Paszek AUT [8]
Second Round:
Jamea Jackson USA [WC] vs Vania King USA
Vasilisa Bardina RUS vs Amelie Mauresmo FRA [5]
Katarina Srebotnik SLO [4] vs Olivia Sanchez FRA
Monica Niculescu ROU vs Aiko Nakamura JPN
Camille Pin FRA vs Sabine Lisicki GER
Mathilde Johansson FRA [Q] vs Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
Tamira Paszek AUT [8] vs Anne Keothavong GBR
Rossana de los Rios PAR [Q] vs Nadia Petrova RUS [2]
Welcome to Cincinnati, USA! Although it's in the same week as the Olympics, Cincinnati still has a qualifty field.May top players will have to bring their best to take the trophy home.Last year's winner Bethanie Mattek is here,but her defense won't be easy.Her biggest threat is Russian "It-Girl" Maria Kirilenko.Julia Vakulenko from the Ukraine and Nadia Petrova from Russia have been very successful on the tour.Completing the favourites are France's Marion Bartoli,Britain's Anne Keothavong and who knows maybe Amelie Mauresmo.Even the qualifying contains strong players, i.e. Mathilde Johansson,Stephanie Dubois and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.Vote Now as the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open get underway!
Ranking Points:
W - 140
F - 100
SF - 65
QF - 35
R16 - 20
R32 - 1
Qualifier - 4*
Q2 - 3
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: Patty Schnyder SUI beat Chanda Rubin USA | 3-6 6-2 6-4
2006: Marta Domachowska POL beat Sania Mirza IND | 6-3 6-1
2007: Bethanie Mattek USA beat Sania Mirza IND | 7-6 6-4
The Favourites:
First Section: Amelie Mauresmo FRA [5]
Second Section: Katarina Srebotnik SLO [4]
Third Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
Fourth Section: Tamira Paszek AUT [8]
Second Round:
Jamea Jackson USA [WC] vs Vania King USA
Vasilisa Bardina RUS vs Amelie Mauresmo FRA [5]
Katarina Srebotnik SLO [4] vs Olivia Sanchez FRA
Monica Niculescu ROU vs Aiko Nakamura JPN
Camille Pin FRA vs Sabine Lisicki GER
Mathilde Johansson FRA [Q] vs Maria Kirilenko RUS [3]
Tamira Paszek AUT [8] vs Anne Keothavong GBR
Rossana de los Rios PAR [Q] vs Nadia Petrova RUS [2]