WTA: Feb 26-Mar 3 2007 Qatar Total Open, Doha, Qatar Khalifa Tennis Complex Tier II $600,000 - 28 players outdoor: hard (Rebound Ace) Live Scores WTA pdf.: draws & OOP - match notes pics: Yahoo - tourney - WTA Doha: weather forecast # 2 Justine Henin, # 5 S Kuznetsova # 6 Martina Hingis, # 11 Jelena Jankovic Abierto Mexicano, Acapulco, MEX Tier III (with ATP) $180,000 - 32 players - outdoor: red clay Live Scores WTA pdf.: draws & OOP - match notes .html: q draw - singles draw - sched pics: Yahoo - tourney - WTA Acapulco: weather radar - forecast # 25 Marion Bartoli, # 29 Tathiana Garbin # 34 Martina Muller, # 36 S Bremond

Tourney pages: Doha & Acapulco: 2006 - 2005 - 2004 previous other tourney pages next Acapulco: #59 Emilie Loit 5' 5¾", 134½ lbs, LH, 2H-BH Doha: #2 Justine Henin 5' 5¾", 126 lbs, RH, 1H-BH Doha: 31st WTA Singles Title first Doha title

    On Saturday in Doha, in the final of the Qatar Total Open, 24-year-old top-seeded # 2 Justine Henin of Belgium (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated 21-year-old 2nd-seeded # 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (residence: Barcelona, Spain), 6-4, 6-2 (photos shown).
    Svetlana broke Justine's serve to take a 4-2 lead in the 1st set, but Justine broke back on two double faults by Svetlana. Justine then held serve, broke Svetlana again, and served out the set.

    Justine said: "It was very windy today and Svetlana started pretty well. I had to change tactics and went to the net much more. I became pretty aggressive. I played very well in the important points. That's my biggest quality." AP story - WTA story

    Justine had never won in Doha before. A week ago she won the title in Dubai--where she also won in 2003, 2004 & 2006--while playing in only her 2nd tourney of the year. Justine said: "I like to win titles I have not won before. I like the Gulf. Dubai is like a home."

    Justine is now 31-15 in WTA singles finals; Svetlana is 8-8. Justine now leads Svetlana 14-1 in career matches, and has defeated her the last 10 times they have played, most recently last week in the semis in Dubai, when Justine won 1-6, 6-4, 6-0.

    Svetlana said: "Maybe I have a mental block when I play Justine. She is just too tough mentally, and I need to learn this from her."

    In the doubles final in Doha on Saturday, former doubles (and singles) # 1 Martina Hingis and partner Maria Kirilenko defeated Agnes Szavay & Vladmira Uhlirova, 6-1, 6-1. It was Martina's 37th WTA doubles title, and her first (non-mixed) doubles title since returning to the WTA Tour last year after a 3-year layoff. It was 20-years-young Maria's 3rd WTA doubles title. It was also Martina's 5th WTA doubles title with a partner from Moscow who, like Martina, wears adidas and swings a Yonex bat--the other four (including the Australian Open twice) were, of course, with Anna Kournikova, who won 12 more with partners other than Martina.

    In the Acapulco final on Saturday, 27-year-old # 52 Emilie Loit from Boulogne Billancourt, France (the Roland Garros neighborhood of Paris) defeated just-turned-24-years-old-last-Sunday 5th-seeded # 39 Flavia Pennetta from Milan, Italy, 7-6(0), 6-4 (photo shown).

    Emilie said: "This is a big moment after seven years of coming here. It's like a dream, an unbelievable day, a perfect final." WTA story
    Flavia took a 5-2 lead in the 1st set, and a 4-2 lead in the 2nd, but could not hang on. Flavia said: "It was very difficult to deal with [Emilie's] game, and I made lots of unforced errors. One moment I'd play well, then the next I'd make one mistake after the other. But she played extremely well."

    Emilie, a lefty, is now 3-0 in WTA singles finals; both of her previous titles came in 2004, at Casablanca and Estoril. Surprisingly, Emilie and Flavia had never before met on the field of combat. Former WTA # 16 Flavia's ranking fell after she was sidelined by left wrist surgery late last year. Flavia is now 3-6 in WTA singles finals; she won the Acapulco title in 2005, and was also a finalist there in 2004 and 2006.

    (Feb 24, 2006) Nice: The good girls are making less money at most tourneys this year, but last week the folks in Dubai added an extra $500,000 dollars to their prize money, a 50% increase.
    This week the Doha tourney has done even more: they have more than doubled their prize money, raising the total to the Tier I standard of $1,340,000, even though the event remains Tier II in terms of ranking points.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Doha & Acapulco s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Qatar Total Open,  Doha, Qatar   Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast     Doha: The main draw for Doha has 8 seeds, with 4 1st-round byes.     There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw.     Qualifying (3 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Monday.     Khalifa Tennis Complex at left -- click for satellite pic Latitude: 25.313125 Longitude: 51.51507 goto link for World Wind Doha city map, .pdf - venue area map, .pdf - venue map, .pdf     The time in Doha is UCT (GMT, Zulu...) +4 hours (US Pacific Time +11, ET +8). Qatar news     Centre court at Khalifa Tennis Complex holds 4,106 spectators. For the 15th Asian Games in December 2006, eight new training courts were built. Patty Schnyder, Martina Hingis, Justine Henin, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ai Sugiyama, and Daniela Hantuchova were among the players bedecked in traditional robes for the opening ceremonies on Monday in Doha... on Sunday, during the "all-access hour," Martina Hingis recorded a promo for local TV, and Jelena Jankovic addressed the press

Doha, 1st Round, Mon after qualies, Tue 3pm loser's prize: $9,050 US; points (2006: $4,175): 1 #13 s5 Patty Schnyder SUI d #47 Aravane Rezai FRA 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 Tue Patty and Aravane launching backhands, and Patty driving a forehand #19 s6 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #67 Catalina Castano COL 6-1, 6-0 Mon Daniela following a slice serve, and after match point *#111 q Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #20 s7 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 Tue Two views of Kateryna firing forehands, Anna-Lena following a backhand, and Anna-Lena experiencing a minor equipment problem #22 s8 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #86 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-2, 6-4 Mon *#90 Alicia Molik AUS d #24 Ai Sugiyama JPN 0-6, 6-2, 3-1     retired-- right toe injury Tue Ai firing a cannonball, and Alicia lining up a forehand *#59 Maria Elena Camerin ITA d #31 Alona Bondarenko UKR 6-3, 6-4 Tue #32 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #109 q Anne Kremer LUX 6-1, 6-2 Tue #33 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #41 Meghann Shaughnessy USA 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Tue #38 Mara Santangelo ITA d #93 wc Sandra Kloesel GER 6-3, 7-6(4) Mon #42 Eleni Daniilidou GRE d #176 wc Selima Sfar TUN 6-0, 6-3 Tue #45 Sania Mirza IND d #60 Romina Oprandi ITA 6-4, 6-3 Mon Sania firing a forehand on the run, and Romina and Sania launching backhands *#414 q Julia Goerges GER d #159 q Agnes Szavay HUN 6-2, 6-3 Tue

Doha, 2nd Round, Wed 3pm loser's prize: $17,165 US (2006: $7,820); points: 35 #2 s1 Justine Henin BEL d #90 Alicia Molik AUS 6-2, 7-6(9) Alicia's service toss, and Justine's backhand drive #5 s2 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #414 q Julia Goerges GER 7-5, 6-1 #6 s3 Martina Hingis SUI d #32 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-2, 6-2 Martina serving, Maria ready to wallop a backhand, Maria's service toss, and Martina following a backhand #11 s4 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #59 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 6-0, 6-1 Maria Elena before and after a forehand, and Jelena before and after a backhand #13 s5 Patty Schnyder SUI d #33 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-3, 6-4 Patty launching a backhand on the run, and Anabel about to drive a forehand #19 s6 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #42 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 6(4)-7, 6-4, 6-3 Daniela fielding a low backhand, and Eleni driving a high forehand #22 s8 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #38 Mara Santangelo ITA 4-6, 7-6(6), 1-0 retired-- left wrist injury Francesca following a 1-handed backhand, and Mara driving her 2-hander *#111 q Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #45 Sania Mirza IND walkover-- right knee injury

Doha, QFs, Thurs 4pm WTA story loser's prize: $32,545 US (2006: $14,600); points: 70 #2 s1 Justine Henin BEL d #13 s5 Patty Schnyder SUI 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 Patty driving a backhand, Justine's forehand, and Patty congratulating Justine after match point     Patty broke Justine's serve at the start of the 3rd set, but Justine broke back. Patty broke Justine's serve again, and took a 5-3 lead. Then Justine held serve, broke Patty, held again, and broke Patty again for the match.     Justine said: "It was tough today, she really pushed me; I was lucky on a few points at crucial moments. It was a very good match. Patty played very well today; she was hitting a lot of high balls into my backhand which gave me problems...     "I am really happy to be in the semifinals - tomorrow will be another tough one. Jankovic is a real fighter and is very talented." #5 s2 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #22 s8 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-3, 6-4 Francesca's forehand drive, Svetlana's backhand, and after match point     Svetlana said: "In the first set I didn't start well, but it ended up okay. I feel I'm getting better; I stayed focused, kept my concentration. I play Hantuchova now. She's improving and had a great win today. She's a tough opponent, but I'll give my best. I love it here. They try their best to put on a top event." *#19 s6 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #6 s3 Martina Hingis SUI 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 Martina and Daniela fielding forehands on the run, and Daniela after match point     After winning the 1st set 6-1, Martina took a 4-1 lead in the 2nd. Daniela then won 7 straight games to win the 2nd set and take a 2-0 lead in the 3rd. Martina broke back to level the score at 4-4, but then committed errors giving Daniela another break. Daniela then served out the match at love.     Daniela said: "In my mind I always thought I had a chance even when I was 1-4 down after losing the first set 1-6. With Martina missing lots of balls I knew it was (only) a matter of time. I am proud of the way I turned the match around. I just stayed positive and played my game and beat a top-10 player. I am happy about it...     "My coach told me after the first set to stay patient, not to force too much and keep fighting. It was good to talk to him on the court because the coaches always have a different perspective and see things you can't see while you are playing." AFP story #11 s4 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #111 q Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-3, 6-3 no photos were available from this match, which was not played on center court

Doha, SFs, Fri 5pm loser's prize: $61,700 US (2006: $27,300); points: 125 #2 s1 Justine Henin BEL d #11 s4 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6(5)-7, 6-2, 6-4 Jelena driving a forehand, Justine driving a backhand, and after match point #5 s2 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #19 s6 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-4, 6-2 Daniela about to slice a backhand, Svetlana's backhand drive, and after match point

Doha, Final, Sat m2 after doubles loser's prize: $117,000 US (2006: $51,000); points: 190 winner's prize: $222,000 US (2006: $95,500); points: 275 #2 s1 Justine Henin BEL d #5 s2 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6-4, 6-2 Justine driving a forehand, Svetlana driving a backhand, Justine lining one up, and after match point

Doha, Doubles Final, Sat 4pm loser's prize: $36,920 (2006: $16,120) winner's prize: $70,000 (2006: $30,000) cdrNR+35 Martina Hingis & Maria Kirilenko d cdr166 Agnes Szavay & Vladmira Uhlirova 6-1, 6-1 former doubles # 1 Martina Hingis is unranked due to lack of play Maria & Martina with their new hardware Doha, Qual Finals, Mon Feb 26 3pm losers' prizes: q1: $1,330; q2: $2,520; q3: $4,775 US (2006: $2,230) #109 Anne Kremer LUX d #324 Maria Emilia Salerni ARG 6-4, 7-6(3) #111 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #146 Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA 6-0, 6(5)-7, 6-3 #159 Agnes Szavay HUN d #211 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-3, 6-2 #414 Julia Goerges GER d #985 Janette Husarova SVK 6-4, 6-1 Doha, Withdrawals #27 Anastasia Myskina RUS left foot toe injury #44 Sybille Bammer AUT Acapulco #56 Elena Vesnina RUS

Abierto Mexicano,  Acapulco, Mexico   Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast     Acapulco: The main draw for Acapulco has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes.     There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw.     Qualifying (3 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Monday.     Fairmont Acapulco Princess -- click for satellite pic Latitude: 16.788035 Longitude: -99.811703 goto link for World Wind     Start times: Mon-Tue 11am, Wed 1pm, Thu 3pm, Sat 6:30pm     The time in Acapulco is UCT (GMT, Zulu...) -6 hours (US Pacific Time +2, ET -1). Mexico news On Sunday in Acapulco, Flavia Pennetta enjoyed some cake for her 25th birthday, while Gisela Dulko held the tourney trophy at the main draw ceremony

Acapulco, 1st Rd, Mon 3pm-Tue 10am loser's prize: $1,220 US (2006: $1,320); points: 1 #25 s1 Marion Bartoli FRA d #76 Camille Pin FRA 7-6(7), 6-2 Tue Camille's forehand, and Marion's backhand #29 s2 Tathiana Garbin ITA d #192 itf Rossana de los Rios PAR 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Tue Tathiana about to launch a backhand #34 s3 Martina Muller GER d #55 Jill Craybas USA 6-4, 6-3 Tue #36 s4 Severine Bremond FRA d #230 Ekaterina Dzehalevich BLR 7-6(5), 6-4 Tue Severine eyeing a backhand #39 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #51 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 6-3, 6-3 Tue Flavia after match point #43 s6 Gisela Dulko ARG d #207 LL Jenifer Widjaja BRA 6-2, 6-2 Tue Gisela spinning a western forehand, and Jenifer's backhand drive *#193 q Sara Errani ITA d #44 s7 Sybille Bammer AUT 6-2, 7-6(6) Tue *#402 wc Melissa Torres Sandoval MEX d #46 s8 Nicole Pratt AUS 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 Tue Melissa after match point #52 Emilie Loit FRA d #358 wc Daniela Muñoz Gallegos MEX 6-3, 6-1 Mon Emilie's forehand, and Daniela about to connect with a backhand #63 Kaia Kanepi EST d #166 wc Conchita Martinez Granados ESP 6-2, 6-2 Mon #64 Roberta Vinci ITA d #81 Ashley Harkleroad USA 6-3, 6-3 Tue Roberta twisting a serve #71 Eva Birnerova CZE d #223 q Greta Arn GER 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tue #87 Julia Schruff GER d #95 Tzipora Obziler ISR 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 Mon *#163 q Alize Cornet FRA d #99 Iveta Benesova CZE 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-3 Tue Alize serving to Iveta #102 Laura Pous Tio ESP d #130 Hana Sromova CZE 6-1, 7-5 Mon Laura's backhand drive *#198 q Zsofia Gubacsi HUN d #145 Klara Zakopalova CZE 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 Tue Klara about to swat a backhand, and Zsofia walloping one

Acapulco, 2nd Round, Wed 3pm loser's prize: $2,105 US (2006: $2,275); points: 20 *#87 Julia Schruff GER d #25 s1 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-0, 6-4 Julia and Marion belting backhands #29 s2 Tathiana Garbin ITA d #198 q Zsofia Gubacsi HUN 6-4, 3-0 retired-- low back strain *#52 Emilie Loit FRA d #34 s3 Martina Muller GER 6-2, 6-2 Emilie's forehand drive *#163 q Alize Cornet FRA d #36 s4 Severine Bremond FRA 7-6(3), 6-2 Alize serving to Severine #39 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #64 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-0, 6-2 Flavia fielding a forehand #43 s6 Gisela Dulko ARG d #102 Laura Pous Tio ESP 7-6(2), 7-6(7) Laura and Gisela driving backhands, and Gisela after match point *#193 q Sara Errani ITA d #63 Kaia Kanepi EST 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 *#402 wc Melissa Torres Sandoval MEX d #71 Eva Birnerova CZE 6-4, 6-2 Melissa and Eva launching forehands, and Melissa after winning a point

Acapulco, QFs, Thu 3pm loser's prize: $3,825 US (2006: $4,135); points: 35 *#193 q Sara Errani ITA d #29 s2 Tathiana Garbin ITA 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-3 Tathiana volleying a backhand, and Sara about to drive one #52 Emilie Loit FRA d #43 s6 Gisela Dulko ARG 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 Emile's forehand drive #39 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #163 q Alize Cornet FRA 7-5, 6-4 Alize fielding a drop shot, and Flavia after match point #87 Julia Schruff GER d #402 wc Melissa Torres Sandoval MEX 6-1, 6-4 Melissa and Julia firing forehands

Acapulco, SFs, Fri 3pm loser's prize: $7,230 US (2006: $7,820); points: 65 #39 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #193 q Sara Errani ITA 6-2, 6-4 Flavia's forehand, Sara's backhand, and Flavia after match point #52 Emilie Loit FRA d #87 Julia Schruff GER 0-6, 6-2, 6-1 Julia driving a forehand, Emilie volleying a backhand, and after match point

Acapulco, Final, Sat 6:30pm loser's prize: $13,855 US (2006: $15,000); points: 100 winner's prize: $25,845 US (2006: $27,970); points: 140 *#52 Emilie Loit FRA d #39 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA 7-6(0), 6-4 Flavia and Emilie about to connect with backhand and forehand, and Emilie after match point

Acapulco, Doubles Final, Sat after singles loser's prize: $4,140 (2006: $4,480) winner's prize: $7,710 (2006: $8,340) cdr234 Lourdes Dominguez Lino & Arantxa Parra Santonja d cdr112 s2 Emilie Loit & Nicole Pratt 6-3, 6-3 Acapulco, Qual Finals, Mon Feb 26 3pm losers' prizes: q1: $185; q2: $340; q3: $630 US (2006: $675) *#163 Alize Cornet FRA d #141 Kira Nagy HUN 6-4, 6-3 *#193 Sara Errani ITA d #156 Maria Jose Argeri ARG 6-4, 6-1 *#223 Greta Arn GER d #162 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-4, 7-6(6) #198 Zsofia Gubacsi HUN d #207 Jenifer Widjaja BRA 6-2, 6-1 Acapulco, Withdrawals #59 Maria Elena Camerin ITA Doha #65 Akiko Morigami JPN #70 Meilen Tu USA #73 Anna Smashnova ISR #80 Yung-Jan Chan TPE #93 Sandra Kloesel GER #111 itf Katerina Bondarenko UKR Doha qualifying

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