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Montreal: 2006 - 2004   Toronto 2007 - 2005 - 2003   Stockholm: 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004   Helsinki: 2003 previous other tourney pages next Toronto 2007: #3 Jelena Jankovic 5' 9½" 134½lb, RH, 2H-BH Toronto 2007: #1 Justine Henin 5' 5¾" 126lb, RH, 1H-BH Toronto 2007: 35th WTA Singles Title 35-16 in finals

    The Montreal draws are not yet available as of this writing (qualifying draws are usually up on the Friday before the tourney begins, main draws on Saturday, sometimes later). The links are above for your convenience when the draws become available.

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Toronto, 2007:
    On Sunday at Toronto, in the final of the Rogers Cup (aka the Canadian Open), the 2003 tourney champ, 25-year-old top-seeded # 1 Justine Henin of Belgium (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated 22-year-old 2nd-seeded # 3 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (residence: Bradenton, Florida, home of the Bollettieri Academy), 7-6(3), 7-5 (photos shown).

    Jelena broke Justine's serve early in both sets, taking a 4-1 lead in the 1st and a 4-2 lead in the 2nd; but in both sets Justine broke back to level the match.
    While serving at 5-6 in the 2nd set, Jelena fell behind 0-40, giving Justine three match points. Although Jelena won all three points to reach deuce, Justine again gained the advantage, and broke Jelena to win the match on her fourth match point.
    Jelena must settle for a mere $92,300 for finishing second; Justine's prize is $181,980, and, as she resides in income-tax-free Monaco, she will only have to subtract what the Canadian revenue folks wish to keep. WTA story

    Justine had considered withdrawing from the final due to right shoulder inflammation.
    Justine said: "Last night I was really concerned about my problem with my shoulder. It was really inflamed... I was feeling much better this morning. And the trainers, they did a great job... And I was feeling 100% during the match. Now it's going to be sore for a few days, I know it because that's a pain I've known for a couple of years. I'll be fine for the Open, but I was really concerned about playing on it today. And I was glad I could make it, because it would have been really rough for me and for the tournament not to play the final.

    "Jelena is a real fighter, and she's No. 3 in the world, and that means she's a really, really good player. And she proved it many times this year. So I was ready for a big fight.
    "She's getting a lot of balls in the court, and running a lot, and she's moving so well. It was tough, because she was going for the winners as soon as she got a little bit of more time to come in the court and be aggressive. And that was really tough. Especially at the end of the match, it was very intense, and it wasn't easy at the end." postmatch interview

    Jelena said: "I think both of us played very well, and there were a lot of great points. A high level of tennis, so it was great for fans to see that, and I really enjoyed it. But unfortunately, at the end, I couldn't hang in there with [Justine], especially the game at 5-All was quite long. She was the better one at the end for sure. And all the credit to her." postmatch interview

    6-time Grand Slam tourney champ Justine is now 35-16 in WTA singles finals; her match record for 2007 is 42-4.
    Justine now leads Jelena 7-0 in career matches; their first five meetings were 3-setters, and four of those very close. Their last match was at what amounts to Justine's home dirt, Roland Garros, where Justine defeated Jelena 6-2, 6-2 in the semis of this year's French Open, Justine's fourth title there.
    Jelena is now 5-7 in WTA singles finals, she has a 62-16 match record for this year.
    Both ladies will now have a week to rest and prepare for the US Open, which begins August 27, as neither Justine nor Jelena is entered in either of this week's tourneys at New Haven and Forest Hills.
Toronto player's blog by Anna Chakvetadze

Stockholm, 2007:
    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

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WTA SCOREBOARD: Montreal & Stockholm s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Rogers Cup,  Montreal, Canada   Montreal (daylight savings) time is GMT (UCT, ZULU) minus 4 hours. That is Eastern Daylight Time in the US, =PDT plus 3 hours. Canada news     NWS weather radar Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast     click for broader view   Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada Lat.: 45.533409 Long.: -73.628086 goto link for World Wind     Montreal: The main draw for the Rogers AT&T Cup has 16 seeds, with 8 1st-round byes. There are 12 qualifiers and 4 wild cards in the main draw. Early round play begins at 11am local time; qualifying finals are on Sunday).     The Rogers Cup, also known as the Canadian Open, is played alternating years in Montreal and Toronto. When the WTA is in Montreal, the ATP plays their version a week earlier in Toronto, and vice versa.     Centre Court, "Uniprix Stadium," has seating for 11,437 people. On Monday, Aug 13, 2007 in Toronto, top seed Justine Henin, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Marion Bartoli, and Jelena Jankovic entertained the press... On Saturday, the 11th, Patty Schnyder met the Tennis Canada mascot during an autograph session...

Montreal, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 11am losers' prize: $3,340 US; points: 1

Montreal, 2nd Rd, Tue-Wed 11am losers' prize: $6,590 US; points: 35

Montreal, 3rd Rd, Thu 11am losers' prize: $13,000 US; points: 60

Montreal, QFs, Fri 11am losers' prize: $25,650 US; points: 110

Montreal, SFs, Sat 1pm & 7pm losers' prize: $50,600 US; points: 195

Montreal, Final, Sun 2pm loser's prize: $99,850 US; points: 300 winner's prize: $196,900 US; points: 430

Montreal, Doubles Final, Sun 11:30am losers' prize: $ (2006: $29,940) US winners' prize: $ (2006: $59,000) US Montreal, Qual Finals, Sun Jul 28 10am losers' prizes: q1 $865 1pt; q2 $1,700 10pts; qualifier 15 points Montreal, Withdrawals

Nordic Light Open,  Stockholm, Sweden       Stockholm daylight savings time is GMT (UCT, ZULU) + 2 hours (US PDT +9, EDT +6). Sweden news 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.     click for broader view   1912 Olympic Stadium, Stockholm Latitude: 59.345511 Longitude: 18.079269 goto link for World Wind Nordic Light Open venue address: Olympic Stadium, Lidingövägen 1-3 114 33, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 11am losers' prize: $1,085 US ; points: 1

Stockholm, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu 11am losers' prize: $1,995 US ; points: 15

Stockholm, QFs, Fri losers' prize: $3,670 US; points: 30

Stockholm, SFs, Sat 11am losers' prize: $6,765 US; points: 50

Stockholm, Final, Sun 3pm loser's prize: $12,450 US; points: 80 winner's prize: $22,925 US; points: 115

Stockholm, Doubles Final Sat losers' prize: $3,670 US winners' prize: $6,760 US Stockholm, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 28 11am losers' prizes: q1 $320 1pt; q2 $590 2pts; qualifier 3 points Stockholm, Withdrawals

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