WTA May 19-25 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FRA Tier III $170,000 - outdoor: red clay - 30 players draws, .pdf draw & results, .html - week's schedule photos s1 # 10 Jelena Dokic s2 # 11 Anastasia Myskina s3 # 13 Elena Dementieva s4 # 14 Eleni Daniilidou Spanish Open, Madrid, ESP Tier III $170,000 - outdoor: red clay - 30 players draws, .pdf draw, .html - results photos weather radar s1 # 8 Chanda Rubin s2 # 26 Alexandra Stevenson s4 # 24 Conchita Martinez s5 # 28 Clarisa Fernandez

Tourney pages: Strasbourg: 2005 - 2004 previous other tourney pages next Strasbourg: #26 Silvia Farina Elia 5' 7¾", 137 lbs, RH, 1H-BH Madrid: #8 Chanda Rubin 5' 6¼", 128 lbs, RH, 2H-BH

    In the Strasbourg final on Saturday, #26 s7 Silvia Farina Elia of Italy defeated #163 Karolina Sprem of Croatia 6-3 4-6 6-4 (Silvia is shown with a very nice trophy she can pack in her suitcase).
    Karolina has never won a WTA singles final, but she has won 6 ITF finals since 2001. Silvia has now won the Strasbourg tournament three years in a row, her only 3 victories in 9 WTA singles final appearances.

    In the Madrid final, top seed Chanda Rubin of the US defeated #84 wc Maria Sanchez Lorenzo of Spain 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 (Chanda is shown with Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, the Spanish tennis great who retired at the end of last year... the Antonov 225 to carry her trophy home for her has not yet arrived, but Arantxa has just informed Chanda that there really is enough champagne in Spain to fill the trophy).
    Chanda, who lost to Monica Seles in the Madrid final in 2002, has now won 6 WTA singles titles in 15 finals appearances. Apparently Chanda likes to win the week prior to a Grand Slam; she won at Eastbourne (just before Wimbledon) last year.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Strasbourg & Madrid s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"?

Strasbourg, 1st Round, Tuesday: Strasbourg matches were rained out on Monday *#45 Emilie Loit FRA d #13 s3 Elena Dementieva RUS 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 suspended for darkeness Tue, finished Wed *#53 Lina Krasnoroutskaya RUS d #14 s4 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 *#47 Maja Matevzic SLO d #20 s5 Elena Bovina RUS 6-3, 6-4 #22 s6 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #56 Virginie Razzano FRA 6-0, 6-4 #26 s7 Silvia Farina Elia ITA d #48 Yoon Jeong Cho KOR 6-3, 6-1 #29 s8 Elena Likhovsteva RUS d #1081 sr63 Joanette Kruger RSA 7-5, 6-4 #31 Laura Granville USA d #309 q Virag Nemeth HUN 6-4, 6-4 #38 Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian SUI d #85 q Dally Randriantefy MAD 6-4, 6(3)-7, 6-4 #52 Tina Pisnik SLO d #101 Jelena Kostanic CRO 7-5, 6-0 #58 Ashley Harkleroad USA d #65 Els Callens BEL 6-2, 7-5 #61 Marion Bartoli FRA d #213 wc Celine Beigbeder FRA 7-6(3), 6-1 *#410 sr57 Corina Morariu USA d #68 Iveta Benesova CZE 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 #74 Anca Barna GER d #77 Stephanie Cohen Aloro FRA 6-3, 6-4 #165 q Karolina Sprem CRO v #283 wc Tatiana Golovin FRA 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

Strasbourg, 2nd Round, Wednesday: *#165 q Karolina Sprem CRO d #10 s1 Jelena Dokic YUG 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 #11 s2 Anastasia Myskina RUS d #410 sr57 Corina Morariu USA 6-3, 7-6(4) *#45 Emilie Loit FRA d #38 Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian SUI 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 #22 s6 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #52 Tina Pisnik SLO 6-0, 6-1 #26 s7 Silvia Farina Elia ITA d #74 Anca Barna GER 6-3, 7-5 *#58 Ashley Harkleroad USA #29 s8 Elena Likhovsteva RUS 6-3, 5-0, retired-- right shoulder strain *#47 Maja Matevzic SLO d #31 Laura Granville USA 63 64 *#61 Marion Bartoli FRA d #53 Lina Krasnoroutskaya RUS 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-5

Strasbourg, QFs, Thursday: play was delayed by rain *#26 s7 Silvia Farina Elia ITA d #11 s2 Anastasia Myskina RUS 6-2, 6-3 #22 s6 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #61 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-1, 6-2 *#58 Ashley Harkleroad USA d #45 Emilie Loit FRA 6-1, 6-4 *#165 q Karolina Sprem CRO s #47 Maja Matevzic SLO 7-6(0), 3-6, 6-2

Strasbourg, SFs, Friday: *#165 q Karolina Sprem CRO d #22 s6 Vera Zvonareva RUS 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 #26 s7 Silvia Farina Elia ITA d #58 Ashley Harkleroad USA 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

Strasbourg, Final, Saturday: #26 s7 Silvia Farina Elia ITA d #165 q Karolina Sprem CRO 6-3 4-6 6-4

Strasbourg, Doubles Final, Saturday: S. Jeyaseelan & Maja Matevzic d Laura Granville & Jelena Kostanic 6-4, 6-4

Madrid, 1st Round, Mon-Tues: *#66 Cara Black ZIM d #24 s3 Conchita Martinez ESP 6-2, 6-3 #28 s4 Clarisa Fernandez ARG d #99 Rossana Neffa de los Rios PAR 6-4, 6-3 #30 s5 Paola Suarez ARG d #73 Sarah Taylor USA 6-2, 3-0, retired #33 s6 Magui Serna ESP d #81 Patricia Wartusch AUT 6-2, 6-2 #39 s7 Iroda Tulyaganova UZB d #63 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6-2 #41 Amy Frazier USA d #88 Akiko Morigami JPN 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-1 #42 Fabiola Zuluaga COL d #60 Janette Husarova SVK 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 *#67 Klara Koukalova CZE d #43 s8 Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 *#84 wc Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP d #49 Nicole Pratt AUS 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 *#72 Emanuelle Gagliardi SUI d #51 Alicia Molik AUS 6-2, 6-4 *#57 Barbara Schett AUT d #54 Rita Grande ITA 6-3, 6-2 *#370 q Ivana Lisjak CRO d #59 Jill Craybas USA 6(4)-7, 6-4, 6-3 #64 Angelique Widjaja INA d #224 Catalina Castano COL 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 #75 q Conchita Martinez-Granados ESP d #86 wc Marta Marrero ESP 6(5)-7, 7-6(3), 6-4

Madrid, 2nd Round, Wednesday: #8 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d #370 q Ivana Lisjak CRO 7-6(5), 6-1 *#72 Emanuelle Gagliardi SUI d #26 s2 Alexandra Stevenson USA 6-4, 6-2 #28 s4 Clarisa Fernandez ARG d #75 q Conchita Martinez-Granados ESP 6-1, 6-3 #30 s5 Paola Suarez ARG d #42 Fabiola Zuluaga COL 6-3, 7-6(2) *#84 wc Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP d #33 s6 Magui Serna ESP 6-3, 6-2 #39 s7 Iroda Tulyaganova UZB d #41 Amy Frazier USA 6-4, 6-1 #57 Barbara Schett AUT d #67 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 *#66 Cara Black ZIM d #64 Angelique Widjaja INA 6-0, 3-6, 7-5

Madrid, QFs, Thursday: #8 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d #30 s5 Paola Suarez ARG 6-2, 6-4 *#57 Barbara Schett AUT d #28 s4 Clarisa Fernandez ARG 6-2, 6-3 #39 s7 Iroda Tulyaganova UZB d #66 Cara Black ZIM 7-5, 6-4 *#84 wc Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP d #72 Emanuelle Gagliardi SUI 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

Madrid, SFs, Friday: #8 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d #39 s7 Iroda Tulyaganova UZB 6-0, 6-4 *#84 wc Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP d #57 Barbara Schett AUT 6-1, 6-3

Madrid, Final, Saturday: #8 s1 Chanda Rubin USA d #84 wc Maria Sanchez Lorenzo ESP 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Madrid, Doubles Final, Saturday: Jill Craybas & Liezel Huber d Rita Grande & Angelique Widjaja 6-4, 7-6(6) Madrid, Withdrawal: #6 Lindsay Davenport right hamstring

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