[matthias]

4th Grand slam tournament this year, so please notice Grand slam rules!!!


How to Enter
Pick 2 sets of 8 women each (16 different women). Predict how far they will go by choosing the quarters, semis, finals, and winner.
One set MUST be women who are seeded less than #8 or unseeded.
you don´t need to pick the top8 seeds,
but if you pick one or more of them, then they have to be part of SET 1

Deadline
Sunday at midnight GMT. You may change or edit picks until then. If your pick withdraws on Monday, too bad, so take that into consideration when making picks!Good luck

Points
5 per losing quarterfinal
10 per losing semifinal
20 for a finalist
40 for a winner
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100 points is the maximum possible for a slam.


US-Open Maindraw!!!!


Kim Clijsters BEL (1) vs WC-Amber Liu USA
Laura Granville USA vs Ansley Cargill USA
Petra Mandula HUN vs Cara Black ZIM
Flavia Pennetta ITA vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (27)

Meghann Shaughnessy USA (17) vs Karolina Sprem CRO
WC-Corina Morariu USA vs Maja Matevzic SLO
Qualifier vs Ashley Harkleroad USA
Lubomira Kurhajcova SVK vs Vera Zvonareva RUS (13)
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Daniela Hantuchova SVK (9) vs Marion Bartoli FRA
Julia Vakulenko UKR vs Barbara Rittner GER
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA vs Rita Grande ITA
WC-Bea Bielik USA vs Patty Schnyder SUI (18)

Lina Krasnoroutskaya RUS (26) vs Anca Barna GER
WC-Theresa Logar vs Qualifier
Stephanie Cohen Aloro FRA vs Qualifier
Angelique Widjaja INA vs Amelie Mauresmo FRA (5)

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Lindsay Davenport USA (3) vs Els Callens BEL
Daja Bedanova CZE vs Maria Elena Camerin ITA
Clarisa Fernandez ARG vs Melinda Czink HUN
Qualifier vs Lisa Raymond USA (28)

Nadia Petrova RUS (19) vs Qualifier
Denisa Chladkova CZE vs Qualifier
Barbara Schett AUT vs Janette Husarova SVK
Qualifier vs Amanda Coetzer RSA (14)
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Conchita Martinez ESP (12) vs Sarah Taylor USA
Alicia Molik AUS vs Qualifier
Zuzana Ondraskova CZE vs Qualifier
Angelika Roesch GER vs Paola Suarez ARG (24)

Eleni Daniilidou GRE (25) vs Myriam Casanova SUI
Fabiola Zuluaga COL vs Akiko Morigami JPN
Elena Likhovtseva RUS vs Iva Majoli CRO
Maria Vento-Kabchi VEN vs Chanda Rubin USA (8)

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Jennifer Capriati USA (6) vs Cristina Torrens Valero ESP
Marissa Irvin USA vs Martina Sucha SVK
Maria Sharapova RUS vs Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
Emilie Loit FRA vs Alexandra Stevenson USA (31)

Nathalie Dechy FRA (23) vs WC-Bethanie Mattek USA
WC-Shenay Perry USA vs Amy Frazier USA
Tatiana Perebiynis UKR vs Marta Marrero ESP
Qualifier vs Elena Dementieva RUS (11)
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Ai Sugiyama JPN (15) vs Conchita Martinez Granados ESP
Gala Leon Garcia ESP vs Virginie Razzano FRA
Jill Craybas USA vs Nicole Pratt AUS
Qualifier vs Silvia Farina Elia ITA (20)

Francesca Schiavone ITA (29) vs Eva Fislova SVK
Arantxa Parra ESP vs Klara Koukalova CZE
Tina Pisnik SLO vs WC-Angela Haynes USA
Qualifier vs Katarina Srebotnik(33)

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Anastasia Myskina RUS (7) vs Henrieta Nagyova SVK
Stephanie Foretz FRA vs Antonella Serra Zanetti ITA
Qualifier vs Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP
Yoon Jeong Cho KOR vs Magui Serna ESP (30)

Jelena Dokic YUG (22) vs Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI
Mary Pierce FRA vs Qualifier
Tathiana Garbin ITA vs Qualifier
Shinobu Asagoe JPN vs Magdalena Maleeva BUL (10)
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Elena Bovina RUS (16) vs Ludmila Cervanova SVK
Dinara Safina RUS vs WC-Carly Gullickson USA
Samantha Reeves USA vs Iveta Benesova CZE
Claudine Schaul LUX vs Anna Pistolesi ISR (21)

Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian SUI (32) vs Marlene Weingartner GER
Qualifier vs Saori Obata JPN
Dally Randriantefy MAD vs Silvija Talaja CRO
Qualifier vs Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL (2)



please notice some stuff to make it a bit more easy for me

• just use Surnames, don´t want to see "JuJu" or so
• please put the # of seeding behind a player if she is seeded
• please use "player x def. player y" - always the winning player in front

thanks in advance!!!

 

[matthias]

here is the perfect way to post your picks!!!

Set 1

Clijsters(1) def. Mauresmo(5)
Davenport(3) def. Rubin(8)
Capriati(6) def. Schiavone(2)
HeninHardenne(2) def. Myskina(7)

Clijsters(1) def. Davenport(3)
HeninHardenne def. Capriati(6)

Clijsters(1) def. HeninHardenne(2)
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Set 2

Zvonareva(13) def. Krasnoroutskaya(26)
Petrova(19) def. Suarez(24)
Sugiyama(15) def. Dementieva(11)
Pistolesi(21) def. Dokic(22)

Zvonareva(13) def. Petrova(19)
Pistolesi(21) def. Sugiyama(15)

Zvonareva(15) def. Pistolesi(21)

 

[Libertango]

Set One:

Clijsters d. Mauresmo
Davenport d. Rubin
Capriati d. Sugiyama
Henin Hardenne d. Myskina

Davenport d. Clijsters
Henin Hardenne d. Capriati

Henin Hardenne d. Davenport

Set two:

Krasnoroutskaya d. Zvonareva
Suarez d. Petrova
Dementieva d. Schiavone
Pistolesi d. Maleeva

Suarez d. Krasnoroutskaya
Dementieva d. Pistolesi

Dementieva d. Suarez

 

[Happy Guy]

Set One

QF
Clijsters (1) v Mauresmo (5)
Davenport (3) v Rubin (8)

Capriati (6) v V Sugiyama (15)
Maleeva (10) v Henin-Hardenne (2)

SF
Clijsters (1) v Davenport (3)
Capriati (6) v Henin-Hardenne (2)

Final
Clijsters (1) v Capriati (6)
Winner
Capriati (6)


Set Two

QF
Zvonareva (13) v Krasnoroutskaya
Petrova (19) v Martinez (12)

Dementieva (11) v Schiavone (29)
Pierce v Bovina (16)

SF
Krasnoroutskaya v Petrova (19)
Dementieva (11) v Bovina (16)

Final
Krasnoroutskaya v Dementieva (11)

Winner
Dementieva (11)

 

[jenglisbe]

Set One
QF
Clijsters (1) def Mauresmo (5)
Davenport (3) def Rubin (8)
Sugiyama (9) def Dementieva (11)
Henin (2) def Maleeva (10)

SF
Clijsters def Davenport
Henin def Dementieva

Final
Clijsters def Henin

Set Two
QF
Krasnoroutskaya (26) def Sprem
Petrova (19) def Likhovtseva
Sharapova def Schiavone
Bovina (16) def Pierce

SF
Petrova def Krasnoroutskaya
Sharapova def Bovina

Final
Sharapova def Petrova

 

[Havok]

Set One:
quarters
Clijsters (1) def. Mauresmo (5)
Davenport (3) def. Rubin (8)
Capriati (6) def. Sugyiyama (15)
Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Maleeva (10)

semis
Clijsters (1) def. Davenport (3)
Capriati (6) def. Henin-Hardenne (2)

finals
Clijsters (1) def. Capriati (6)

Set Two
quarters
Zvonareva (13) def. Kraznoroutskaya (26)
Petrova (19) def. Suarez (24)
Dementieva (11) def. Farina-Elia (20)
Dokic (22) def. Bovina (16)

semis
Petrova (19) def. Zvonareva (13)
Dokic (22) def. Dementieva (11)

finals
Dokic (22) def. Petrova (19)

 

[Tweety]

Set 1

Kim Clijsters (1) def. Amelie Mauresmo (5)
Lindsay Davenport (3) def. Chanda Rubin (8)
Jennifer Capriati (6) def. Sylvia Farina-Elia (20)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Anastasia Myskina (7)

Kim Clijsters (1) def. Lindsay Davenport (3)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Jennifer Capriati (6)

Justine Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Kim Clijsters (1)

Set 2

Vera Zvonareva (13) def. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (26)
Conchita Martinez (12) def. Eleni Daniilidou (25)
Nathalie Dechy (23) def. Ai Sugiyama JPN (15)
Magdalena Maleeva BUL (10) def. Anna Pistolesi ISR (21)

Vera Zvonareva (13) def. Conchita Martinez (12)
Nathalie Dechy (23) def. Magdalena Maleeva (10)

Nathalie Dechy (23) def. Vera Zvonareva (13)

Can't I dream?

 

[Frau Antje]

Set 1:
Clijsters (1) def. Mauresmo (5)
Davenport (3) def. Rubin (8)
Capriati (6) def. Sugiyama (15)
Henin-H. (2) def. Maleeva (10)

Clijsters (1) def. Davenport (3)
Henin-H. (2) def. Capriati (6)

Clijsters (1) def. Henin-H. (2)

Set 2:
Kuznetsova (27) def. Krasnoroutskaja (26)
Raymond (28) def. Daniilidou (25)
Schiavone (29) def. Dechy (23)
Pistolesi (21) def. Serna (30)

Kuznetsova (27) def. Raymond (28)
Schiavone (29) def. Pistolesi (21)

Kuznetsova (27) def. Schiavone (29)

 

[matthias]

bump

 

[Elisse]

Set 1
Quarter Finals -
Kim Clijsters [1] def. Amélie Mauresmo [5]
Lindsay Davenport [3] def. Chanda Rubin [8]
Francesca Schiavone [29] def. Elena Dementieva [11]
Justine Henin-Hardenne [2] def. Magui Serna [30]

Semi Finals -
Kim Clijsters [1] def. Lindsay Davenport [3]
Justine Henin-Hardenne [2] def. Francesca Schiavone [29]

Final -
Kim Clijsters [1] def. Justine Henin-Hardenne [2]


Set 2
Quarter Finals -
Vera Zvonareva [13] def. Bea Bielik
Conchita Martinez [12] def. Nadia Petrova [19]
Maria Sharapova def. Ai Sugiyama [15]
Mary Pierce def. Anna Pistolesi [21]

Semi Finals -
Conchita Martinez [12] def. Vera Zvonareva [13]
Maria Sharapova def. Mary Pierce

Final -
Maria Sharapova def Conchita Martinez [12]

 

[Rtael]

SET1
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Kim Clijsters(1) Def. Amelia Mauresmo(5)
Lindsay Davenport(3) Def. Chanda Rubin(8)
Venus Williams(4) Def. Elena Dementieva(11)
Justine Henin-Hardenne(2) Def. Magdalena Maleeva(10)

Kim Clijsters(1) Def. Lindsay Davenport(3)
Justine Henin-Hardenne(2) Def. Venus Williams(4)

Justine Henin-Hardenne(2) Def. Kim Clijsters(1)


SET2
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Karolina Sprem Def. Lina Krasnoroutskaya(26)
Nadia Petrova(19) Def. Myriam Casanova
Maria Sharapova Def. Ai Sugiyama(15)
Mary Pierce Def. Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian(32)

Karolina Sprem Def. Nadia Petrova(19)
Mary Pierce Def. Maria Sharapova

Karolina Sprem Def. Mary Pierce

 

[Tweety]

*bump*

 

[pan]

set 1

clijsters(1) d. mauresmo(5)
davenport(3) d. rubin(8)
capriati(6) d. sugiyama(15)
henin-hardenne(2) d. myskina(7)

clijsters(1) d. davenport(3)
henin-hardenne(2) d. capriati(3)

clijsters(1) d. henin-hardenne(2)



set 2

krasnoroutskaya(26) d. zvonareva(13)
petrova(19) d. suarez(24)
dementieva(11) d. farina-elia(20)
pistolesi(21) d. pierce

krasnoroutskaya(26) d. petrova(19)
dementieva(11) d. pistolesi(21)

dementieva(11) d. krasnoroutskaya(26)

 

[Shedevil]

set 1

Kim Clijsters def. Amélie Mauresmo
Nadia Petrova def. Chanda Rubin
Jennifer Capriati def. Ai sugiyama
Justine Henin-Hardenne def. Anastasia Myskina

Kim Clijsters def. Nadia Petrova
Justine Henin-Hardenne def. Jennifer Capriati

Justine Henin-Hardenne def. Kim Clijsters

Set 2

Lina Krasnoroutskaya def. Vera Zvonareva
Conchita Martinez def. Amanda Coetzer
Ai Sugiyama def. Elena Dementieva
Anna Pistolesi def. Magdalena Maleeva

Lina Krasnoroutskaya def. Conchita Martinez
Ai Sugiyama def. Anna Pistolesi

Lina Krasnoroutskaya def. Ai Sugiyama

 

[Tweety]

Matthias will you post the new draw?

 

[matthias]

Matthias will you post the new draw?

they just replaced Venus with Srebtonik, and Srebotniks spot get a Qualifier/Lucky Loser

 

[SerialKiller#69]

SET1
QF
1 Kim Clijsters def 5 Amelie Mauresmo
3 Lindsay Davenport def 8 Chanda Rubin
6 Jennifer Capriati def Silvia Farina-Elia
2 Justine Henin-Hardenne def 7 Anastasia Myskina
SF
Clijsters def Davenport
Henin-Hardenne def Capriati
F
Clijsters def Henin

SET2
QF
Shaughnessy def Bartoli
Petrova def Suarez
Dementieva def Farina-Elia
Dokic def Pistolesi
SF
Petrova def Shaughnessy
Dokic def Dementieva
F
Petrova def Dokic

 

[dany.p]

Set 1

Clijsters (1) def. Mauresmo (5)
Davenort (3) def. Rubin (8)
Capriati (6) def. Sugiyama (15)
Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Myskina (7)

Clijsters (1) def. Davenport (3)
Capriati (6) def. Henin-Hardenne (2)

Capriati (6) def. Clijsters (1)

Set 2

Kuznetsova (27) def. Hantuchova (9)
Petrova (19) def. Casanova
Sharapova def. Sugiyama (15)
Dokic (22) def. Bovina (16)

Petrova (19)def. Kuznetsova(27)
Dokic (22) def Sharapova

Dokic (22) def. Petrova (19)

 

[matthias]

bump

 

[geewhiz]

Set 1
Clijsters (1) def. Mauresmo (5)
Davenport (3) def. Rubin (8)
Capriati (6) def. Sugiyama (15)
Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Maleeva (10)

Clijsters (1) def. Davenport (3)
Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Capriati (6)

Henin-Hardenne (2) def. Clijsters (1)

Set 2
Kuznetsova (27) def. Krasnoroutskaya (26)
Petrova (19) def. Likhovtseva
Dementieva (11) def. Farina Elia (20)
Pistolesi (21) def. Pierce

Kuznetsova (27) def. Petrova (19)
Pistolesi (21) def. Dementieva (11)

Kuznetsova (27) def. Pistolesi (21)