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On Sunday in the Bali final, 2nd seed Elena Dementieva of Russia won the 2nd WTA singles title of her career by defeating top-seeded Chanda Rubin of the US with surprising ease, 6-2, 6-1 (the photo shows that Elena got the big pizza pan after the match).
Elena said: "It was one of my best matches of the year. I’m definitely a late starter usually and start to play from the end of the second set, but today from the first ball to the end I was very aggressive. I really like the way I played today." (story).
Chanda said: "Today she was on and didn’t make a whole lot of unforced errors, and she was really going for her shots, hitting winners. I started off a little bit slow and tried to give myself a chance to get into the match, but I needed another gear that I didn’t have today."
Chanda and Elena are now tied 2-2 in career meetings. Both ladies are by now probably in Shanghai, China, where they are the top 2 seeds in the Polo Open, with a fair chance of meeting again in the final.
27-year-old Chanda has now won 7 WTA singles titles (2 of them earlier this year) in 17 finals. Almost-22-year-old Elena has won 2 WTA singles finals in 6 finals appearances.
Chanda and Elena may be playing each other again in the Fed Cup Final in November, but the US will have to get past a couple of Belgians you may have heard about in order to get that far.
WTA SCOREBOARD: Bali
From Bali's Tourney Photo Gallery: & WTA Photo Gallery:
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Bali, 1st Round, Mon-Weds: #13 s3 Conchita Martinez ESP d #85 q Arantxa Parra ESP 6-1, 7-6(5) *#100 Tathiana Garbin ITA d #21 s4 Jelena Dokic YUG 7-5, 6-3
#32 s5 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #48 Nicole Pratt AUS 6-0, 6-0
*#177 q Ivana Abramovic CRO d #41 s7 Emile Loit FRA 7-6(4), 7-5 #49 Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP d #96 Sarah Taylor USA 6-1, 6-4 *#68 Saori Obata JPN d #50 s9 Ashley Harkleroad USA 6-3, 6-2 #59 Anca Barna GER d #174 wc Wynne Prakusya INA 7-5, 7-6(4) #61 Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI d #217 wc Corina Morariu USA 6-4, 6-3 #70 s8 Yoon Jeong Cho KOR d #75 Jill Craybas USA 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 *#76 Angelique Widjaja INA d #64 Dinara Safina RUS 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-5
*#132 q Jie Zheng CHN d #67 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-3, 6-2 #72 Maria Vento Kabchi VEN d #130 q Rossana Neffa de los Rios PAR 6-4, 6-4 #73 Barbara Schett AUT d #78 Akiko Morigami JPN 6(2)-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) #149 Anna Lena Groenefeld GER d #176 LL Tian Tian Sun CHN 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1 |
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Bali, 2nd Round, Weds-Thurs: #9 s2 Elena Dementieva RUS d #149 Anna Lena Groenefeld GER 6-4, 6-1 #10 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d #49 Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP 6-2, 6-2 *#72 Maria Vento Kabchi VEN d #13 s3 Conchita Martinez ESP 6-1, 6-3
#32 s5 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #132 q Jie Zheng CHN 6-4, 6-3 #59 Anca Barna GER d #70 s8 Yoon Jeong Cho KOR 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 #61 Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI d #177 q Ivana Abramovic CRO 6-1, 7-5 #68 Saori Obata JPN d #73 Barbara Schett AUT 6-1, 6-1 #76 Angelique Widjaja INA d #100 Tathiana Garbin ITA 7-5, 6-3 |
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Bali, QFs, Friday: #9 s2 Elena Dementieva RUS d #32 s5 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA 6-4, 6-2
#10 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d #59 Anca Barna GER 6-2, 6-2
*#72 Maria Vento Kabchi VEN d #61 Emmanuelle Gagliardi SUI 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 #68 Saori Obata JPN d #76 Angelique Widjaja INA 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
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Bali, SFs, Saturday: #9 s2 Elena Dementieva RUS d #72 Maria Vento-Kabchi VEN 6-2, 7-5
#10 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d #68 Saori Obata JPN 6-4, 6-3
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Bali, Final, Sunday: #9 s2 Elena Dementieva RUS d #10 s1 Chanda Rubin USA 6-2, 6-1 |
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Bali, Doubles Final, Saturday: s1 Maria Vento-Kabchi & Angelique Widjaja d s2 Emilie Loit & Nicole Pratt 7-5, 6-2 Bali, Withdrawals: #44 s6 Cara Black ZIM |
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