Welcome to the third edition of the PYW Istanbul Cup! With Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Anastasia Myskina as previous winners, it is clear that big names enter this tournament that is the bridge between two continents. Last year's runner-up, Urszula Radwanska, will aspire to take the title this time, but has to go through qualifying once more. Vote now as the Istanbul Cup continue, and the players have their final matches as preparation for Roland Garros!
Ranking Points:
Code:
[B]W - 120
F - 85[/B]
[B]SF - 55[/B]
[B]QF - 30[/B]
[B]R16 - 16[/B]
[B]R32 - 4[/B]
[B]Qualifier - 8 *[/B]
[B]Q3 - 4[/B]
[B]Q2 - 2[/B]
[B]Q1 - 1 [/B]
* [I]If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.[/I]
Previous Finals:
Code:
[B]2006 | Anastasia Myskina RUS [1][/B] beat Urszula Radwanska POL [Q] | 6-4 6-3
[B]2005 |[/B]Anna-Lena Grönefeld beat Anna Chakvetadze | 6-1 1-6 6-3
The Favourites:
First Quarter: Agnieszka Radwanska POL [7]
Second Quarter: Venus Williams USA [4]
Third Quarter:Alona Bondarenko UKR [5]
Fourth Quarter:Elena Dementieva RUS [2]
First Round:
Maria Sharapova RUS [1, WC] has a Bye
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL vs. Olga Govortsova BLR
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR vs. Romina Oprandi ITA
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS vs. Agnieszka Radwanska POL [7]
Venus Williams USA [4] vs. Tatiana Poutchek BLR
Tzipora Obziler ISR vs. Aravane Rezai FRA Brie Whitehead USA [Q] vs. Sandra Klösel GER
Meghann Shaughnessy USA vs. Sania Mirza IND [8]
Alona Bondarenko UKR [5] vs. Pemra Özgen TUR [WC]
Stella Menna ITA [Q] vs. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR İpek Şenoğlu TUR [WC] vs. Vania King USA
Yung-Jan Chan TPE vs. Patty Schnyder SUI [3]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER [6] vs. Catalina Castaño COL Urszula Radwanska POL [Q] vs. Alexandra Stevenson USA [Q]
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS vs. Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO Elena Dementieva RUS [2] has a Bye
Maria Sharapova RUS [1, WC] has a Bye
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL vs. Olga Govortsova BLR | 2-3
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR vs. Romina Oprandi ITA | 4-1
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS vs. Agnieszka Radwanska POL [7] | 1-4
Venus Williams USA [4] vs. Tatiana Poutchek BLR | 3-2
Tzipora Obziler ISR vs. Aravane Rezai FRA | 1-4 Brie Whitehead USA [Q] vs. Sandra Klösel GER | 2-3
Meghann Shaughnessy USA vs. Sania Mirza IND [8] | 1-4
Alona Bondarenko UKR [5] vs. Pemra Özgen TUR [WC] | 2-3 Stella Menna ITA [Q] vs. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR | 0-5 SP! İpek Şenoğlu TUR [WC] vs. Vania King USA | 2-3
Yung-Jan Chan TPE vs. Patty Schnyder SUI [3] | 2-3
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER [6] vs. Catalina Castaño COL | 2-3 Urszula Radwanska POL [Q] vs. Alexandra Stevenson USA [Q] | 4-1
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS vs. Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO | 4-1 Elena Dementieva RUS [2] has a Bye
Maria Sharapova RUS [1, WC] has a Bye
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL vs. Olga Govortsova BLR | 2-5
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR vs. Romina Oprandi ITA | 4-3
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS vs. Agnieszka Radwanska POL [7] | 1-6 0-0
Venus Williams USA [4] vs. Tatiana Poutchek BLR | 4-3
Tzipora Obziler ISR vs. Aravane Rezai FRA | 2-5 Brie Whitehead USA [Q] vs. Sandra Klösel GER | 2-5
Meghann Shaughnessy USA vs. Sania Mirza IND [8] | 3-4
Alona Bondarenko UKR [5] vs. Pemra Özgen TUR [WC] | 3-4 Stella Menna ITA [Q] vs. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR | 0-6 1-0 İpek Şenoğlu TUR [WC] vs. Vania King USA | 3-4
Yung-Jan Chan TPE vs. Patty Schnyder SUI [3] | 2-5
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER [6] vs. Catalina Castaño COL | 4-3 Urszula Radwanska POL [Q] vs. Alexandra Stevenson USA [Q] | 5-2
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS vs. Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO | 6-1 0-0 Elena Dementieva RUS [2] has a Bye
Olga Govortsova BLR
Romina Oprandi ITA
Agnieszka Radwanska POL [7]
Venus Williams USA [4]
Aravane Rezai FRA
Brie Whitehead USA [Q]
Meghann Shaughnessy USA
Alona Bondarenko UKR [5]
Stella Menna ITA [Q]
Vania King USA
Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER [6]
Urszula Radwanska POL [Q]
Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO
Maria Sharapova RUS [1, WC] has a Bye
Tszvetana Pironkova BUL vs. Olga Govortsova BLR | 5-7 1-2
Kateryna Bondarenko UKR vs. Romina Oprandi ITA | 6-3 4-2
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS vs. Agnieszka Radwanska POL [7] | 1-6 4-4
Venus Williams USA [4] vs. Tatiana Poutchek BLR | 7-6 1-1
Tzipora Obziler ISR vs. Aravane Rezai FRA | 4-6 2-3 Brie Whitehead USA [Q] vs. Sandra Klösel GER | 2-6 4-3
Meghann Shaughnessy USA vs. Sania Mirza IND [8] | 4-6 2-3
Alona Bondarenko UKR [5] vs. Pemra Özgen TUR [WC] | 7-5 3-0 Stella Menna ITA [Q] lost to Anastasiya Yakimova BLR | 0-6 3-6 İpek Şenoğlu TUR [WC] vs. Vania King USA | 7-6 1-1
Yung-Jan Chan TPE vs. Patty Schnyder SUI [3] | 7-5 1-2
Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER [6] vs. Catalina Castaño COL | 6-4 4-1 Urszula Radwanska POL [Q] beat Alexandra Stevenson USA [Q] | 6-2 6-1 Yaroslava Shvedova RUS beat Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO | 6-1 6-1
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