WTA Jul 30-Aug 5 Acura Classic, San Diego, CA Tier I $1,340,000 - TV sched 56 players - outdoor: hard La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad Live Scores - in popup window WTA .pdf: draws & OOP - notes pics: Sportsline - Yahoo!     tourney - WTA .html: draw - results - recaps San Diego: radar - forecast - news # 2 M Sharapova, # 3 J Jankovic # 7 A Chakvetadze, # 8 S Williams # 9 N Petrova, # 11 M Bartoli # 12 D Hantuchova, # 13 M Hingis Nordic Light Open, Stockholm, SWE Tier IV $145,000 32 players - outdoor: red clay Live Scores - in popup window results - WTA .pdf: draws & OOP Stockholm: radar - forecast - news pics: tourney - Yahoo! - WTA # 30 A Medina G, # 34 Radwanska # 36 E Loit, # 46 K Kanepi

Tourney pages: San Diego: 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 Stockholm: 2006 - 2005 - 2004 Helsinki: 2003 previous other tourney pages next San Diego: #2 Maria Sharapova 6' 1½+" 130 lb, RH, 2H-BH San Diego: 16th WTA Singles Title First of 2007

    On Sunday near San Diego, in the final of the Acura Classic, the 2006 San Diego champ, 20-year-old top-seeded # 2 Maria Sharapova of Russia (residence: Bradenton, Florida, home of the Bollettieri Academy), won again, by defeating 28-year-old 11th-seeded # 17 Patty Schnyder from Baech, Switzerland, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 (photos shown). match recap

    Maria said: "I'm really happy with how I was hitting the ball today. Patty is a tough opponent, and I was aware I couldn't give her even a little opening as she would have taken advantage. I was really pleased to get the win over her." WTA story

    Patty said: "Today [Maria] went for her shots and most of the time made them, so she deserved this win. When she gets on a roll like that she's really difficult to compete against. But I can't complain as I've had a great week. I played fantastic tennis and beat some top players."

    Maria, who defeated Patty last year in the San Diego semis, now leads Patty 6-1 in career matches, and also won their previous meeting, on red clay in the 4th round of this year's French Open, 3-6, 6-4, 9-7.

    2006 US Open and 2004 Wimbledon champ Maria is now 16-6 in WTA singles finals; this Tier I championship, which is her first title this year, pays $181,980 in prize money. Maria's match record for 2007 is 31-8. Patty, whose finalist prize money is $92,410, is now 10-11 in WTA singles finals; she has not yet won a title this year. Patty's match record for 2007 is 32-16.

    In the Stockholm final on Sunday, 18-year-old 2nd-seeded # 34 Agnieszka Radwanska from Krakow, Poland, won her first WTA singles title by defeating 20-year-old 8th-seeded # 66 Vera Dushevina from Khimki (a suburb north of Moscow), Russia, 6-1, 6-1.
    Agnieszka and Vera had played only once before, in a qualifying match last year in Linz, when Agnieszka won, 6-1, 6-3. Agnieszka has also won 1 WTA doubles title, and 2 singles and 2 doubles titles in ITF play. Vera's only previous final was at Eastbourne in 2005, when she was defeated by Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-0. Vera has won 1 WTA doubles title, and 1 singles and 4 doubles titles in ITF play.

Stockholm player's blog by Caroline Wozniacki

WTA SCOREBOARD: San Diego & Stockholm s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Acura Classic,  San Diego, California   San Diego current conditions     San Diego: The main draw for San Diego has 16 seeds, with 8 1st-round byes.     There are 8 qualifiers and 4 wild cards in the main draw.     Qualifying finals are on Sunday.   La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA - click for sat pic & street map Latitude: 33.089807 Long.: -117.266082 goto link for World Wind     Daylight time at San Diego is UCT (GMT, Zulu...) -7 hours (=US Pacific Daylight Time, EDT -3). San Diego news       2007 is the 24th, and final, year of this tourney (originally the Virginia Slims of San Diego) which is being eliminated due to the WTA's schedule reduction plans. La Costa Tennis Club has 17 hard and clay courts, with seven courts lit for evening play. The club hosts the West Coast Tennis Academy. Center Court stadium seats 1,000. On Monday, July 30, 2007 at La Costa Resort, Martina Hingis and Marion Bartoli amused reporters, while 2006 tourney champ Maria Sharapova met with kids from the Children of Chernobyl Foundation, and Daniela Hantuchova livened up local TV... On Sunday, July 29, Tatiana Golovin appeared to have just been told that if she was a good girl, she could go to Sea World...

San Diego, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 10am Mon WTA story losers' prize: $3,195 US (2006: $3,455); points: 1 #15 s9 Elena Dementieva RUS d #97 Catalina Castano COL 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Mon Catalina and Elena driving backhands #16 s10 Venus Williams USA d #79 Anastasia Rodionova RUS 6-3, 6-0 Mon Anastasia driving a backhand, and Venus running down a forehand     Venus said: "I don't think I started that fast; I made too many unforced errors and gave [Anastasia] too many points on her serve. But I was really trying to be aggressive, which was good. It’s been good for me in a way that I've played so many matches, because my game has gotten better. My serve is better." #17 s11 Patty Schnyder SUI d #187 sr46 Jamea Jackson USA 6-2, 6-1 Mon Jamea driving a backhand, Patty volleying a forehand, and after match point *#35 Sania Mirza IND d #18 s12 Shahar Peer ISR 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Tue Sania and Shahar driving backhands, and Sania while doing the autograph thing after the match #19 s13 Tatiana Golovin FRA d #51 Gisela Dulko ARG 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 Mon #21 s14 Alona Bondarenko UKR d #62 Shuai Peng CHN 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Mon #22 s15 Sybille Bammer AUT d #49 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-4, 7-6(5) Tue #23 s16 Lucie Safarova CZE d #42 Meilen Tu USA 6-4, 6-3 Tue Lucie awaiting a serve, and Meilen firing a cannonball #25 Katarina Srebotnik SLO d #48 Nicole Pratt AUS 6-1, 6-4 Tue #29 Ai Sugiyama JPN d #107 q Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-3, 6-2 Tue Ai's service toss #32 Michaella Krajicek NED d #120 q Yuliana Fedak UKR 6(6)-7, 7-5, 6-2 Mon *#40 Meghann Shaughnessy USA d #38 Olga Poutchkova RUS 6-3, 6-1 Tue #41 Eleni Daniilidou GRE d #64 Jill Craybas USA 6-4, 6-4 Mon #43 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #63 Yung-Jan Chan TPE 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 Tue *#123 q Anne Kremer LUX d #44 Akiko Morigami JPN 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Mon #45 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #121 q Hana Sromova CZE 6-1, 6-2 Mon *#67 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d #47 Julia Vakulenko UKR 6-1, 6-3 Tue *#60 q Aiko Nakamura JPN d #50 Milagros Sequera VEN 7-5 retired--left foot injury Mon *#81 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #55 Laura Granville USA 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 Mon #59 Virginie Razzano FRA d #89 q Yaroslava Shvedova RUS 7-6(2), 6-4 Tue #71 q Angelique Kerber GER d #1052 wc Brittany Augustine USA 6-0, 6-1 Mon *#84 Camille Pin FRA d #75 q Tatiana Poutchek BLR 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Mon #83 Vania King USA d #746 wc Asia Muhammed USA 7-6(2), 6-0 Mon *#942 sr14 Elena Bovina RUS d #838 wc Coco Vanderweghe USA 6-3, 7-5 Mon

San Diego, 2nd Rd, Tue-Wed 10am Tue WTA story - Wed WTA story losers' prize: $6,265 US (2006: $6,775); points: 35 #2 s1 Maria Sharapova RUS d #81 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA 6-1, 6-3 Wed Maria delivering a slice of Siberia, Tammy's backhand, Maria's forehand, and Maria following a backhand     Tammy held six break points during the match, but was unable to convert one. Maria said: "I was able to get myself out of trouble when I needed to, and it's good to get these kinds of situations when you're down but can get yourself out of them. I served well, did all the right things and moved well. Today, I was able to get into a rhythm. Things were going very well. I feel good." #3 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #83 Vania King USA 6-3, 6-0 Tue Jelena's forehand drive, and Vania's backhand #7 s3 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #40 Meghann Shaughnessy USA 6-4, 6-4 Wed Anna following her serve, Meghann and Anna (wearing sunscreen) driving backhands, and Anna after match point #9 s4 Nadia Petrova RUS d #942 sr14 Elena Bovina RUS 6-3, 7-5 Tue Elena following a backhand, and Nadia driving one     Former # 14 Elena has been sidelined by injury for most of the past 2 years; hopefully her 1st round win and a good performance against Nadia shows that she is now ready to return to the WTA Tour full time.     Nadia said: "Overall, I was happy with how I was able to focus. I was happy with the way I was able to turn it around and not lose my service game when I was serving for the match. There are parts of my game that need improvement but I'm just getting back into playing matches after having some time off." #11 s5 Marion Bartoli FRA d #60 q Aiko Nakamura JPN 7-6(4), 6-1 Tue Marion's backhand drive #12 s6 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #43 Victoria Azarenka BLR 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 Wed Victoria waiting to wallop a backhand, and Daniela waiting to see which way to go     Daniela said: "Right from the beginning, [Victoria] was going for her shots, and when I dropped the second set, I just had to forget about it. I was happy with the way I was able to focus in the third set. I definitely needed to take my game to the next level because she kept playing the same. I went more for my shots. I expected a tough match from her because I know her. We've practiced before and I knew how good she was." #13 s7 Martina Hingis SUI d #32 Michaella Krajicek NED 7-5, 6-2 Tue Martina driving a forehand, Michaella following a cannonball serve, and Martina following a runnning backhand     Martina has played very little since March due to a hip injury. Martina said: "I was tested right away. I knew [Michaella would] be tough. She's had some great results, but now I know where I stand and I think I'm in a good place...     "This is really the first time I've felt like myself on court since Indian Wells. It felt like I was being reborn this year - I haven't felt this good in a long time."     Martina is swinging a new axe, instead of her previous Yonex NanoSpeed RQS 11 she is wielding an all-black racquet with no labels whatsoever, not even on the base of the grip. This would appear to indicate that Martina is negotiating with a racquet company other than Yonex, and they have not yet come to terms. The new bat is a narrow-beam model, and, from the few photos out so far, does not appear to have Prince O3 ports, and does not look like recent models from Head; possibly it is a Wilson. #14 s8 Dinara Safina RUS d #84 Camille Pin FRA 6-1, 6-4 Wed #15 s9 Elena Dementieva RUS d #71 q Angelique Kerber GER 6-1, 6-2 Wed #16 s10 Venus Williams USA d #59 Virginie Razzano FRA 6-2, 6-4 Wed Venus twisting a serve, and Virginie and Venus driving backhands     Venus said: "[Virginie] played really well and didn't give me any points. I made errors, but I was trying to play aggressively. I feel good." #17 s11 Patty Schnyder SUI d #67 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-2, 6-0 Wed #19 s13 Tatiana Golovin FRA d #123 q Anne Kremer LUX 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 Wed *#25 Katarina Srebotnik SLO d #21 s14 Alona Bondarenko UKR 6-3, 6-1 Wed *#29 Ai Sugiyama JPN d #22 s15 Sybille Bammer AUT 6-2, 7-6(3) Wed *#45 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #23 s16 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-4, 7-6(3) Wed #35 Sania Mirza IND d #41 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 7-6(1), 6-3 Wed

San Diego, 3rd Rd, Thu 10am WTA story loser's prize: $12,275 US (2006: $13,285); points: 60 #2 s1 Maria Sharapova RUS d #19 s13 Tatiana Golovin FRA 6-0, 6-3 Maria firing a serve, Tatiana driving a backhand, Maria following one, and Tatiana congratulating Maria after the match     After Maria won the first nine games, Tatiana won three in a row, breaking Maria's serve twice. Then Maria won the last three games to take the match.     Maria said: "I was definitely happy to get those two breaks back. I stayed focused and played smart and aggressive. I'm moving well." *#45 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #3 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 Jelena driving a backhand, and Maria following one     This was the biggest complete-match victory of Maria's career. Maria defeated her good friend, then # 1 Maria Sharapova, in a semifinal in Beijing in 2005, but Maria S. was forced to retire from that match due to injury, trailing 6-4, 2-1. Maria won her first-- and so far only-- WTA singles title the next day, defeating then # 30 Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 6-3, 6-4. Maria's previous best completed match victory was over then # 8 Nadia Petrova in the 1st round in Dubai last year, 6-4, 6-1.     Jelena said: "Maria played very well, and I was struggling the whole match. I had my chances but didn't do the right things; she took her chances... It's my first tournament after vacation and I need to get back into my training." #7 s3 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #29 Ai Sugiyama JPN 6-4, 6-4 Ai driving a backhand, and Anna following one #9 s4 Nadia Petrova RUS d #25 Katarina Srebotnik SLO 6-3, 7-6 (10) *#15 s9 Elena Dementieva RUS d #11 s5 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-4, 7-5 Elena serving, Marion following a backhand, and Elena after match point     Marion said: "I hesitated too much, which made the difference; I took the ball too late, which you can't do with Elena, because she can defend really well. The more she runs the better she plays. Against Elena you think you're in control of the match but if you're not quick enough getting to the ball she'll push you back.     "I thought the level of the match was good. We didn't make many mistakes. My level of play is fine. I just need to make a few adjustments." *#16 s10 Venus Williams USA d #12 s6 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-0, 6-3 Daniela serving, and Venus driving a backhand *#17 s11 Patty Schnyder SUI d #13 s7 Martina Hingis SUI 6-1, 6(4)-7, 6-3 Martina preparing to serve, Patty ready for one, and Patty and Martina driving backhands     Patty said: "This is probably the best I've played this season. These kinds of wins are huge. I had a lot of forehand winners and was able to make those angles." *#35 Sania Mirza IND d #14 s8 Dinara Safina RUS 6-1, 6-2     Sania said: "It was just a matter of time until I started playing well again; it was a matter of getting through those close matches and winning them. I've been working on my fitness - my weakness. I've been improving on a daily basis."

San Diego, QFs, Fri 10am WTA story losers' prize: $24,075 US (2006: $26,050); points: 110 #2 s1 Maria Sharapova RUS d #35 Sania Mirza IND 6-2, 6-1 Maria following through, Sania watching her backhand fly, Maria delivering a twist serve, and after match point     Maria is 4-0 against Anna Chakvetadze, whom she will play in the semifinals on Saturday. Maria said: "I've got to be aggressive and smart when I need to be smarter. [Anna] plays similarly to Hingis - she's very patient and doesn't give you a lot of easy points. I will have to step it up when I need to. We always have close ones, but it has gone my way the last couple of times." #7 s3 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #16 s10 Venus Williams USA 6(5)-7, 7-6(3), 6-2 Anna about to slice a backhand, Venus driving one, Anna after losing the 1st set tiebreaker, Anna following a forehand, Venus driving one, Anna driving a backhand, after match point, and thinking things over     Anna took a 5-2 lead in the 1st set, then lost the set in a tiebreaker. Venus then took a 5-3 lead in the 2nd set, and held a match point, but could not convert, and Anna won the 2nd set tiebreaker. It was Anna's 12th consecutive match victory; she won the Cincinnati and Stanford tourneys in the past two weeks.     Anna was 0-2 against former # 1 Venus prior to this match, and lost to Venus, 1-6, 4-6, in the Fed Cup semifinals (in which Russia defeated the USA) three weeks ago at Stowe, Vermont.     Anna said: "It was the biggest win of my career. I was running in every point and fighting until the end, and I think that's why I won. I'm really happy I won, but I'm already thinking about my match tomorrow...     "[Venus] just played better in Vermont. She won that match and I couldn't do anything. Here it was easier because I knew what I had to do, a game plan in my mind, and it helped that I played against her three weeks ago."     Venus said: "I really wanted to win this match. I felt like I could win it, but it didn't work out." *#17 s11 Patty Schnyder SUI d #9 s4 Nadia Petrova RUS 6-4, 6-4 Patty firing a cannonball, Nadia's backhand drive, Patty spinning a forehand, and after match point #15 s9 Elena Dementieva RUS d #45 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-2, 6-4 Elena serving, Maria driving a backhand, and Elena's forehand drive     Elena said: "I hadn't played against Maria before and was a little nervous in the beginning. She played unbelievable yesterday to beat Jelena Jankovic. She is in unbelievable shape and today was a tough match as well."

San Diego, SFs, Sat 1pm & 7pm WTA story losers' prize: $47,130 US (2006: $51,000); points: 195 #2 s1 Maria Sharapova RUS d #7 s3 Anna Chakvetadze RUS 6-3, 6-2 Maria making a delivery, Anna driving a backhand, Maria following a forehand, and after winning a point     Anna had won 12 straight matches prior to this one, and won the titles the last two weeks at Stanford and Cincinnati. But Maria now has a 5-0 career record  against Anna, although their last three matches were close.     Maria said: ""I did what I had to do. Once I got the break in the second set I felt like I went on cruise control. I didn't feel as sharp as I did in the previous matches - I was making a lot of unforced errors off of the returns - but after the break, it was just a good situation to be in." match recap     Anna said: "I felt really tired, and Maria played really well. She hit a lot of winners, but I couldn't run and couldn't play. Maria is a great player and well done to her but I could not fight today like I did yesterday against Venus... It was a good tournament for me anyway. I beat two good players. I had hoped to go further but I'm happy." *#17 s11 Patty Schnyder SUI d #15 s9 Elena Dementieva RUS 7-6(4), 6-0 Patty following a forehand, Elena following a backhand, Patty spinning another forehand, and after match point     Patty now leads Elena 7-6 in career matches;  their previous meeting was last year in Moscow, Elena's home town, on carpet indoors, when Elena won, 7-6(6), 7-6(1).     Patty said: "I just served great in the tie-breaker, then I kept focusing in the second set. The conditions at night made it tough to be aggressive, so it was good my footwork was there and I could play my game. I was happy with today." match recap     Elena said: "I was trying to change something in the second set, but [Patty] was playing very well today and it was difficult for me. It's difficult to do what you want when she is dictating. She had answers for everything I was trying to do today. She's a very talented player, very unique. There is nobody like her."

San Diego, Final, Sun 2pm loser's prize: $92,410 US (2006: $100,000); points: 300 winner's prize: $181,980 US (2006: $196,900); points: 430 #2 s1 Maria Sharapova RUS d #17 s11 Patty Schnyder SUI 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 Maria serving to Patty, Patty driving a forehand, Patty serving to Maria, Maria following a forehand, and after match point

San Diego, Doubles Final, Sun after singles losers' prize: $27,730 US (2006: $30,000) winners' prize: $54,540 US (2006: $59,000) cdr5 s1 Cara Black & Liezel Huber d cdr210 Anna Chakvetadze & Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-4 Victoria & Anna, and Liezel & Cara after their 6th doubles title of the year as a team San Diego, Qual Finals, Sun Jul 29 10am losers' prizes: q1:$830 pts:1; q2:$1,635 (2006: $1,765) pts:10; qualifier points: 15 #60 Aiko Nakamura JPN d #148 Meng Yuan CHN 6-0, 7-5 #71 Angelique Kerber GER d #113 Mathilde Johansson FRA 6-1, 6-3 #75 Tatiana Poutchek BLR d #118 Ahsha Rolle USA 6-3, 6-2 *#107 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d #88 Ashley Harkleroad USA 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 #89 Yaroslava Shvedova RUS d #116 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 *#121 Hana Sromova CZE d #100 Olga Govortsova BLR 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 *#120 Yuliana Fedak UKR d #106 Lilia Osterloh USA 6-3, 6(3)-7, 6-3 #123 Anne Kremer LUX d #216 Anegelika Roesch GER 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 San Diego, Withdrawals #1 Justine Henin BEL right wrist ligament injury #5 Ana Ivanovic SRB right knee #8 Serena Williams USA left thumb sprain #10 Nicole Vaidisova CZE mononucleosis? #20 Na Li CHN right rib injury #24 Vera Zvonareva RUS left wrist #27 Mara Santangelo ITA plantar fascistis #28 Samantha Stosur AUS illness #65 Severine Bremond FRA gastroenteritis

Nordic Light Open,  Stockholm, Sweden   Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast     Stockholm: The main draw for Stockholm has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes.     There are 4 qualifiers and 3 wild cards in the main draw.     Qualifying finals are on Monday.     1912 Olympic Stadium, Stockholm - click for sat pic & street map Latitude: 59.345511 Longitude: 18.079269 goto link for World Wind     Stockholm daylight savings time is GMT (UCT, ZULU) + 2 hours (US Pacific Daylight Time +9, EDT +6). Sweden news

Stockholm, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 11am Tue WTA story losers' prize: $955 US (2006: $1,035); points: 1 #30 s1 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #112 Sandra Kloesel GER 6-3, 7-6(5) Tue #34 s2 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #95 Tatjana Malek GER 6-2, 6-1 Mon #36 s3 Emilie Loit FRA d #102 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-4, 6-2 Mon *#115 q Youlia Fedossova FRA d #46 s4 Kaia Kanepi EST 7-6(10), 3-6, 6-3 Tue *#127 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #53 s5 Nathalie Dechy FRA 7-6(3), 6-3 Mon #54 s6 Elena Vesnina RUS d #109 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-1, 6-3 Tue #66 s8 Vera Dushevina RUS d #551 wc Hanna Nooni SWE 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 Mon *#173 q Julia Georges GER d #73 s9 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 7-5, 6(5)-7, 6-4 Tue #77 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d #344 Ksenia Milevskaya BLR 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 Tue #80 Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP d #209 LL Chin-Wei Chan TPE 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Tue *#96 Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA d #82 Yvonne Meusburger GER 6-2, 6-4 Tue *#140 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER d #85 Iveta Benesova CZE 6-0, 6-2 Tue #86 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #369 wc Michaela Johannson SWE 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 Mon #90 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #287 q Lina Stanciute LTU 7-6(4), 7-5 Tue     Caroline said: "The first match in a tournament is always difficult so I'm just happy I got through. I didn't play my best but I was fighting and trying to do my best. I am pretty calm normally but today, maybe because it was like a home match, I felt a bit nervous. Whenever I'd get a break she'd break me right back, so when I was up 5-3 in the second set of course I didn't feel great. And she broke me again! But I got that break back and won the match so I'm happy." Stockholm player's blog by Caroline Wozniacki *#163 wc Emma Laine FIN d #108 Eva Birnerova CZE 6-2, 6(4)-7, 6-1 Tue #198 q Marta Domachowska POL d #227 Petra Kvitova CZE 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 Tue

Stockholm, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu 11am Wed WTA story - Thu WTA story losers' prize: $1,775 US (2006: $1,925); points: 15 *#77 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d #30 s1 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-3, 6(3)-7, 6-3 Thu #34 s2 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #198 q Marta Domachowska POL 6-0, 6-3 #36 s3 Emilie Loit FRA d #80 Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(7) *#90 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #54 s6 Elena Vesnina RUS 7-5, 6-1 Thu     Caroline said: "I'm very happy about my win today over Elena Vesnina, who was the No.6 seed. It was a big fight but we're good friends, and it's always tough to play a friend. I think the main reason I won was because I was running and fighting as much as I could. I have a few things I definitely want to improve on, but right now I'm just happy. She had her doubles to play right after and I had to go to my massage, so we didn't get much of a chance to talk. I usually get a massage whenever I can after a match or else I'll feel tired the next morning!     "I didn't go for my morning run today... I actually slept in quite a bit! After we had lunch we went to the club and I played for an hour to warm up for my game. I hit with Michaela Johansson, a good Swedish player. It was my first time hitting with her, but she plays a lot like Vesnina so I'm sure it helped me! Usually I'll hit with a player or my dad. My dad is my coach, so he obviously helps a lot." Stockholm player's blog by Caroline Wozniacki #66 s8 Vera Dushevina RUS d #163 wc Emma Laine FIN 6-3, 6-3 *#173 q Julia Georges GER d #86 Klara Zakopalova CZE 0-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) #96 Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA d #115 q Youlia Fedossova FRA 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Thu #127 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #140 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 6-4, 6-4

Stockholm, QFs, Fri , some ppd-Sat Fri WTA story losers' prize: $3,310 US (2006: $3,580); points: 30 rain stopped play on Friday #34 s2 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #90 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 6-4, 6-1 ppd-Sat *#173 q Julia Georges GER d #36 s3 Emilie Loit FRA 2-0 retired Fri #66 s8 Vera Dushevina RUS d #77 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 *#127 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #96 Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA 6(3)-7, 7-6(5), 6-1 ppd-Sat

Stockholm, SFs, Sat 11am WTA story losers' prize: $6,140 US (2006: $6,650); points: 50 #34 s2 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #127 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-4, 6-3 #66 s8 Vera Dushevina RUS d #173 q Julia Georges GER 6-4, 5-7, 6-3

Stockholm, Final, Sun 3pm loser's prize: $11,395 US (2006: $12,345); points: 80 winner's prize: $21,140 US (2006: $22,900); points: 115 #34 s2 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #66 s8 Vera Dushevina RUS 6-1, 6-1

Stockholm, Doubles Final Sat losers' prize: $3,360 US (2006: $3,640) winners' prize: $6,240 US (2006: $6,750) cdr54 s1 Virginia Ruano Pascual & Anabel Medina Garrigues    d cdr233 Chin-Wei Chan & Tetiana Luzhanska 6-1, 5-7, (10-6) Stockholm, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 30 11am losers' prizes: q1:$165 pts:1; q2:$280 pts:2; q3:$515 (2006 $555) pts:3; qualifier points: 7 #115 Youlia Fedossova FRA d #254 Violette Huck FRA 7-5, 6-4 #198 Marta Domachowska POL d #429 Tetiana Luzhanska UKR 6-3, 6-2 #173 Julia Georges GER d #209 Chin-Wei Chan TPE 6-1, 6-4 *#287 Lina Stanciute LTU d #267 Anna Lapuschenkova RUS 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-5 Stockholm, Withdrawals #58 s7 Karin Knapp ITA #76 Tzipora Obziler ISR #105 Jarmila Gajdosova SVK

    (Jul 30, 2007) Note: The Stockholm .pdf drawsheet shows last year's amounts for prize money, which is wrong unless someone has chipped in a few extra grand for the good girls.

    (Jul 20, 2007) # 1 Justine Henin has withdrawn from the Acura Classic in San Diego due to a wrist injury. Justine hopes to be healthy in time for the Rogers Cup in Toronto, which begins August 13.

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