Bienvenue à Paris pour le deuxième Grand Chelem de cette année et le troisième Grand Chelem de l'histoire de PYW.
Welcome to Paris for the second Grand Slam of the year and the third in the history of PYW.
Preview
Pick-Your-Winner [PYW] will start the biggest of the clay court events in a spectacular and new manner. PYW Roland Garros will feature reviews, prognoses and analyses! And, a first, PYW Roland Garros will feature a Qualifying Tournament! Instead of using the real-life qualifiers, 96 players will battle it out for 12 slots in the main draw. The highest ranked losers in the final qualifying round might be put in the draw as lucky losers.
Many of these players are still without any PYW experience. Some still have to win a match. But others already have played some events and even had great results. They are our clear favourites to qualify, so let's have a look at them:
The Favourites:
Lindsay Lee-Waters
The highest ranked PYW player in the qualifying event is this lovely American mother [OK, so I shouldn't be biased :angel:]. Ranked #52, she is sure to beat most of the main draw players. However, in this qualifying event she is only seeded #7. Her draw seems easy, but Eva Birnerova (#154) could give her a scare.
Chanda Rubin
Having been injured for a long time, Chanda Rubin (#64) has slipped down the rankings and hasn't acquired many points for her PYW ranking either. But in the three events she did play, she never fell in the first round and scored some points. She is almost a sure qualifier, but her draw is not at all easy. Michaëlla Krajicek (#104) and Maria Emilia Salerni (#78 and Québec City champion) are in her part of the draw. Luckily for her, she won't have to deal with both, because the Argentine and Dutch meet each other in the first round.
Tian Tian Sun
This always smiling Chinese girl, ranked #68 in PYW, only played three singles events. Amazingly, she managed to win her second event for a local crowd in Guangzhou. There are no players in her part of the draw with an impressive history, so Tian Tian could walk. Or will she be upset?
Lubomira Kurhajcova
#72 on the PYW Rankings is Slovakia's Lubomira Kurhajcova. Having had mixed results in a large number of events, she is not a safe bet. But she sure has the experience. And with Callens and Sfar as possible threats in her draw, she cannot complain.
The draw:
1/12:
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE [1] v. Conchita Martinez-Granados ESP Meilen Tu USA v. Bahia Mouhtassine MAR Virginie Pichet FRA v. Stanislava Hrozenska SVK Maria Fernanda Alves BRA v. Saori Obata JPN [23]
2/12:
Milagros Sequera VEN [2] v. Adriana Serra Zanetti ITA
Shiho Hisamatsu JPN v. Tian Tian Sun CHN Virag Nemeth HUN v. Sofia Arvidsson SWE Jarmila Gajdosova SVK v. Shikha Uberoi IND [21]
3/12:
Laura Pous Tio ESP [3] v. Violette Huck FRA Nika Ozegovic CRO v. Clarisa Fernandez ARG Emma Laine FIN v. Frederica Piedade POR Mary Gambale USA v. Jamea Jackson USA [15]
4/12:
Lucie Safarova CZE [4] v. Yuka Yoshida JPN Eva Hrdinova CZE v. Aniko Kapros HUN Irena Pavlovic FRA [WC] v. Jessica Kirkland USA Sandra Klösel GER v. Sandra Kleinova CZE [18]
5/12:
Selima Sfar TUN [5] v. Rita Kuti-Kis HUN Els Callens BEL v. Maret Ani EST Sabine Klaschka GER v. Anastassia Rodionova RUS
Petra Mandula HUN v. Lubomira Kurhajcova SVK [16]
6/12:
Michaëlla Krajicek NED [6] v. Maria Emilia Salerni ARG Vanessa Henke GER v. Paula Garcia ESP Olha Lazarchuk UKR v. Henrieta Nagyova SVK Bethanie Mattek USA v. Chanda Rubin USA [14]
7/12:
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [7] v. Kildine Chevalier FRA Kathrin Wörle GER v. Ting Li CHN Florence Haring FRA v. Zsofia Gubacsi HUN Pascale Leroy FRA v. Eva Birnerova CZE [22]
8/12:
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS [8] v. Alice Canepa ITA Kirsten Flipkens BEL v. Nathalie Vierin ITA Nan-Nan Liu CHN v. Martina Müller GER Cara Black ZIM v. Yvonne Meusburger AUT [24]
9/12:
Edina Gallovits ROM [9] v. Anca Barna GER Sybille Bammer AUT v. Mervana Jugic-Salkic BIH Teryn Ashley USA v. Maureen Drake CAN Mi-Ra Jeon KOR v. Galina Voskoboeva RUS [17]
10/12:
Elena Baltacha GBR [10] v. Elise Tamaëla NED Delia Sescioreanu ROM v. Hanna Nooni SWE Vilmarie Castellvi PUR v. Renata Voracova CZE Libuse Prusova CZE v. Tzipora Obziler ISR [13]
11/12:
Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP [11] v. Lioudmila Skavronskaia RUS
Gracia Radovanovic FRA v. Yulia Beygelzimer UKR Tina Pisnik SLO v. Natalie Grandin RSA Katerina Bohmova CZE v. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR [19]
12/12:
Marie-Eve Pelletier CAN [12] v. Hana Sromova CZE Lenka Nemeckova CZE v. Stéphanie Dubois CAN Chanelle Scheepers v. Sunitha Rao USA Aurélie Vedy FRA v. Mara Santangelo ITA [20]
So please vote for who you WANT to win these matches!
For the PYW Administrators --> Please do not change the lay-out. It is best to keep the numbers of the segments of the draw, because a qualifier will arise from every segment of the draw
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE [1] v. Conchita Martinez-Granados ESP Meilen Tu USA v. Bahia Mouhtassine MAR Virginie Pichet FRA v. Stanislava Hrozenska SVK Maria Fernanda Alves BRA v. Saori Obata JPN [23]
Meilen Tu will qualify
2/12:
Milagros Sequera VEN [2] v. Adriana Serra Zanetti ITA
Shiho Hisamatsu JPN v. Tian Tian Sun CHN Virag Nemeth HUN v. Sofia Arvidsson SWE Jarmila Gajdosova SVK v. Shikha Uberoi IND [21]
Tian Tian Sun will qualify
3/12:
Laura Pous Tio ESP [3] v. Violette Huck FRA Nika Ozegovic CRO v. Clarisa Fernandez ARG Emma Laine FIN v. Frederica Piedade POR Mary Gambale USA v. Jamea Jackson USA [15]
Clarisa Fernandez will qualify
4/12:
Lucie Safarova CZE [4] v. Yuka Yoshida JPN Eva Hrdinova CZE v. Aniko Kapros HUN Irena Pavlovic FRA [WC] v. Jessica Kirkland USA Sandra Klösel GER v. Sandra Kleinova CZE [18]
Jessica Kirkland will qualify
5/12:
Selima Sfar TUN [5] v. Rita Kuti-Kis HUN Els Callens BEL v. Maret Ani EST Sabine Klaschka GER v. Anastassia Rodionova RUS
Petra Mandula HUN v. Lubomira Kurhajcova SVK [16]
Els Callens will qualify
6/12:
Michaëlla Krajicek NED [6] v. Maria Emilia Salerni ARG Vanessa Henke GER v. Paula Garcia ESP Olha Lazarchuk UKR v. Henrieta Nagyova SVK Bethanie Mattek USA v. Chanda Rubin USA [14]
Chanda Rubin will qualify
7/12:
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [7] v. Kildine Chevalier FRA Kathrin Wörle GER v. Ting Li CHN Florence Haring FRA v. Zsofia Gubacsi HUN Pascale Leroy FRA v. Eva Birnerova CZE [22]
Lindsay Lee-Waters will qualify
8/12:
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS [8] v. Alice Canepa ITA Kirsten Flipkens BEL v. Nathalie Vierin ITA Nan-Nan Liu CHN v. Martina Müller GER Cara Black ZIM v. Yvonne Meusburger AUT [24]
Kirsten Flipkens will qualify
9/12:
Edina Gallovits ROM [9] v. Anca Barna GER Sybille Bammer AUT v. Mervana Jugic-Salkic BIH Teryn Ashley USA v. Maureen Drake CAN Mi-Ra Jeon KOR v. Galina Voskoboeva RUS [17]
Anca Barna will qualify
10/12:
Elena Baltacha GBR [10] v. Elise Tamaëla NED Delia Sescioreanu ROM v. Hanna Nooni SWE Vilmarie Castellvi PUR v. Renata Voracova CZE Libuse Prusova CZE v. Tzipora Obziler ISR [13]
Libuse Prusova will qualify
11/12:
Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP [11] v. Lioudmila Skavronskaia RUS
Gracia Radovanovic FRA v. Yulia Beygelzimer UKR Tina Pisnik SLO v. Natalie Grandin RSA Katerina Bohmova CZE v. Anastasiya Yakimova BLR [19]
Tina Pisnik will qualify
12/12:
Marie-Eve Pelletier CAN [12] v. Hana Sromova CZE Lenka Nemeckova CZE v. Stéphanie Dubois CAN Chanelle Scheepers v. Sunitha Rao USA Aurélie Vedy FRA v. Mara Santangelo ITA [20]
1/12:
Conchita Martinez-Granados ESP
Meilen Tu USA
Virginie Pichet FRA Saori Obata JPN [23]
2/12: Milagros Sequera VEN [2]
Tian Tian Sun CHN
Virag Nemeth HUN
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK
3/12: Laura Pous Tio ESP [3]
Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Emma Laine FIN Jamea Jackson USA [15]
4/12: Lucie Safarova CZE [4]
Aniko Kapros HUN
Jessica Kirkland USA Sandra Kleinova CZE [18]
5/12: Selima Sfar TUN [5]
Els Callens BEL
Anastassia Rodionova RUS
Petra Mandula HUN
6/12: Michaëlla Krajicek NED [6]
Vanessa Henke GER
Henrieta Nagyova SVK Chanda Rubin USA [14]
7/12: Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [7]
Ting Li CHN
Zsofia Gubacsi HUN Eva Birnerova CZE [22]
8/12:
Alice Canepa ITA
Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Martina Müller GER Yvonne Meusburger AUT [24]
9/12:
Anca Barna GER
Mervana Jugic-Salkic BIH
Maureen Drake CAN
Mi-Ra Jeon KOR
10/12:
Elena Baltacha GBR [10]
Hanna Nooni SWE
Vilmarie Castellvi PUR
Libuse Prusova CZE
11/12:
Lioudmila Skavronskaia RUS
Yulia Beygelzimer UKR
Tina Pisnik SLO
Katerina Bohmova CZE
12/12: Marie-Eve Pelletier CAN [12]
Lenka Nemeckova CZE
Chanelle Scheepers Mara Santangelo ITA [20]
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE
Meilen Tu USA
Stanislava Hrozenska SVK
Saori Obata JPN
Milagros Sequera VEN
Tian Tian Sun CHN
Virag Nemeth HUN
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK
Laura Pous Tio ESP
Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Emma Laine
Jamea Jackson USA [15]
Lucie Safarova CZE
Aniko Kapros HUN
Jessica Kirkland USA
Sandra Kleinova CZE [18]
Rita Kuti-Kis HUN
Maret Ani EST
Anastassia Rodionova RUS
Petra Mandula HUN
Michaëlla Krajicek NED
Paula Garcia ESP
Henrieta Nagyova SVK
Chanda Rubin USA [14]
Kildine Chevalier FRA
Ting Li CHN
Zsofia Gubacsi HUN
Eva Birnerova CZE [22]
Alice Canepa ITA
Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Martina Müller GER
Yvonne Meusburger AUT [24]
Anca Barna GER
Sybille Bammer
Maureen Drake CAN
Galina Voskoboeva RUS [17]
Elena Baltacha GBR [10]
Hanna Nooni SWE
Vilmarie Castellvi
Tzipora Obziler ISR [13]
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE [1]
Meilen Tu USA
Stanislava Hrozenska SVK
Maria Fernanda Alves BRA
Milagros Sequera VEN [2]
Tian Tian Sun CHN
Sofia Arvidsson SWE
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK
Laura Pous Tio ESP [3]
Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Emma Laine FIN
Jamea Jackson USA [15]
Lucie Safarova CZE [4]
Aniko Kapros HUN
Jessica Kirkland USA
andra Kleinova CZE [18]
Selima Sfar TUN [5]
Els Callens BEL
Anastassia Rodionova RUS
Petra Mandula HUN
Michaëlla Krajicek NED [6]
Vanessa Henke GER
Henrieta Nagyova SVK
Chanda Rubin USA [14]
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [7]
Ting Li CHN
Zsofia Gubacsi HUN
Eva Birnerova CZE [22]
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS [8]
Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Martina Müller GER
Cara Black ZIM
Anca Barna GER
Mervana Jugic-Salkic BIH
Maureen Drake CAN
Mi-Ra Jeon KOR
Elena Baltacha GBR [10]
Hanna Nooni SWE
Vilmarie Castellvi PUR
Tzipora Obziler ISR [13]
Lioudmila Skavronskaia RUS
Yulia Beygelzimer UKR
Tina Pisnik SLO
Anastasiya Yakimova BLR [19]
Marie-Eve Pelletier CAN [12]
Stéphanie Dubois CAN
unitha Rao USA
Mara Santangelo ITA [20]
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE [1]
Meilen Tu USA
Stanislava Hrozenska SVK
Saori Obata JPN [23]
Adriana Serra Zanetti ITA
Tian Tian Sun CHN
Sofia Arvidsson SWE
Shikha Uberoi IND [21]
Violette Huck FRA
Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Emma Laine FIN
Jamea Jackson USA [15]
Yuka Yoshida JPN
Aniko Kapros HUN
Jessica Kirkland USA
Sandra Kleinova CZE [18]
Rita Kuti-Kis HUN
Maret Ani EST
Anastassia Rodionova RUS
Lubomira Kurhajcova SVK [16]
Maria Emilia Salerni ARG
Paula Garcia ESP
Henrieta Nagyova SVK
Chanda Rubin USA [14]
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [7]
Ting Li CHN
Florence Haring FRA
Pascale Leroy FRA
Alice Canepa ITA
Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Martina Müller GER
Cara Black ZIM
Edina Gallovits ROM [9]
Sybille Bammer AUT
Maureen Drake CAN
Mi-Ra Jeon KOR
Elena Baltacha GBR [10]
Hanna Nooni SWE
Vilmarie Castellvi PUR
Tzipora Obziler ISR [13]
Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP [11]
Yulia Beygelzimer UKR
Tina Pisnik SLO
Katerina Bohmova CZE
Marie-Eve Pelletier CAN [12]
Stéphanie Dubois CAN
Sunitha Rao USA
Mara Santangelo ITA [20]
Conchita Martinez-Granados ESP
Meilen Tu USA
Virginie Pichet FRA
Saori Obata JPN [23]
Adriana Serra Zanetti ITA
Shiho Hisamatsu JPN
Sofia Arvidsson SWE
Jarmila Gajdosova SVK
Laura Pous Tio ESP [3]
Clarisa Fernandez ARG
Emma Laine FIN
Jamea Jackson USA [15]
Lucie Safarova CZE [4]
Aniko Kapros HUN
Jessica Kirkland USA
Sandra Klösel GER
Selima Sfar TUN [5]
Els Callens BEL
Anastassia Rodionova RUS
Petra Mandula HUN
Michaëlla Krajicek NED [6]
Vanessa Henke GER
Henrieta Nagyova SVK
Chanda Rubin USA [14]
Lindsay Lee-Waters USA [7]
Kathrin Wörle GER
Zsofia Gubacsi HUN
Eva Birnerova CZE [22]
Ekaterina Bychkova RUS [8]
Kirsten Flipkens BEL
Martina Müller GER
Cara Black ZIM
Anca Barna GER
Sybille Bammer AUT
Teryn Ashley USA
Galina Voskoboeva RUS [17]
Elena Baltacha GBR [10]
Hanna Nooni SWE
Renata Voracova CZE
Tzipora Obziler ISR [13]
Lioudmila Skavronskaia RUS
Yulia Beygelzimer UKR
Tina Pisnik SLO
Katerina Bohmova CZE
Hana Sromova CZE
Stéphanie Dubois CAN
Chanelle Scheepers
Mara Santangelo ITA [20]
Past Winner :
2004 : 1. crazillo (GER) 2. spencercarlos (VEN)
2003 : 1. sandg (INA) 2. Rtael (CRO)
2002 : 1. Central (ARG) 2. Williams_Rulez (SIN)
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CAD DOUBLE GAME #90 - ROLLAND GARROS 2005
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League Table
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2) You must post your full prediction before the first ball of the first main draw match is struck.
3) If a player withdraws...
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For this tournament, you must predict the scores in this way:
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