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Stuttgart-Tokyo-Tashkent: 2007 - 2006   Filderstadt-Tokyo-Tashkent: 2005 Filderstadt-Tokyo: 2004   Tashkent: 2004   Filderstadt-Tashkent: 2003   Tokyo: 2003 previous other tourney pages next Tokyo 2007: #39 Virginie Razzano 5' 8" 141lb RH 2H-BH Stuttgart 2007: #1 Justine Henin 92.5"wb 3700lb 3.6L 480hp 457lb-ft DOHC 24-valve 6cyl

    The Stuttgart, Tokyo, and Tashkent 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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Stuttgart, 2007:
    On Sunday in Stuttgart, in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, this year's Roland Garros and US Open champion, 25-year-old top-seeded # 1 Justine Henin of Belgium (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated 19-year-old unseeded # 19 Tatiana Golovin of France (residence: on Brickell Key, Miami, Florida), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.

    Justine will take home a brand new Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet with which she is pictured above, or $98,500 in prize money; Tatiana will settle for $53,000. Asked if she would take the money or the car, Justine said: "Give me a few minutes to think about it." AP story

    Justine also said: "[Tatiana] was playing unbelievably in the first set, and I was making some mistakes; I just had to wait and see if she could keep that level up during the whole match. Physically, I started feeling a lot better in the second set and as the match went on, and I knew I could play better." WTA story

    Tatiana said: "[Justine] doesn't overpower you or look that impressive, but she really doesn't allow you to play your game. She's there, ready to pounce, as soon as you don't play the perfect point. She surprises you how she defends, then goes on the offensive."

    Justine now leads Tatiana 3-0 in career matches, but both of their meetings were close. Justine won the first time they met, in the Charleston semis in 2005, 7-6(4) 7-5. In their last meeting, earlier this year in the quarters of the Paris indoor tourney, Justine won 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

    Justine is now 37-16 in WTA singles finals (she has won 8 this year), and has a 54-4 match record for the season; Tatiana, who also reached the Stuttgart final in 2006 (when she was defeated by Nadia Petrova), is now 2-4 in WTA singles finals (she won her 2nd title two weeks ago in Portoroz), and her match record in 2007 is 42-16.

Tokyo, 2007:
    On Saturday in Tokyo, in the final of the AIG Japan Open, last week's champ in Guangzhou, 24-year-old 5th-seeded # 39 Virginie Razzano from Nimes, France, won the biggest victory of her career, defeating this year's Wimbledon champ and last week's champ in Seoul, 27-year-old top-seeded # 9 Venus Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4 (Virginie is shown hoisting the hefty Japan Open hardware).

    Virginie said: "I think I served well throughout the match, which was really important because [Venus] has such a good serve, too. She was so impressive during my service games in the third set, but I stayed aggressive and served it out." WTA story - AP story

    Venus failed to convert three match points during the 2nd set tiebreaker. Venus said: "[Virginie] managed to play really well at all the right moments, so congratulations to her. I wasn't tired - I was feeling pretty fit. It's a very good win. She's having a great year.
    "I was having a problem with my right hip - it started in the first set, and finally in the third set I had to take a medical timeout... I kept playing though, because I really wanted to win. I fought hard. She was just playing really well." Tokyo player's blog by Venus Williams

    Venus still leads Virginie 2-1 in career matches, and won both their previous meetings in straight sets, most recently this August in San Diego, 6-2, 6-4.
    Virginie is now 2-2 in WTA singles finals, and her match record in 2007 is 42-20, including winning her last 10 matches in a row to win her two titles. Venus is now 36-22 in WTA singles finals, and has a 47-9 match record for the season.

Tashkent, 2007:
    On Sunday in Tashkent Uzbekistan, in the final of the Tashkent Open, 21-year-old unseeded # 98 Pauline Parmentier from Cucq, France, defeated 18-year-old top-seeded # 38 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (residence: Scottsdale, Arizona), 7-5, 6-2.

    Pauline said: "When I was behind 5-3 in the first set I told myself to take heart and take some chances. And then when I won the first set I told myself 'Come on, you can do it.' And I'm very glad I was able to do it." WTA story
    Victoria said: "[Pauline] played very well this week; she has been very consistent. This was her best tennis of the week. But I didn't take my chances. I lost focus."

    Also present in Tashkent this week was 2004 French Open champ and former WTA # 2 Anastasia Myskina, who was invited by the tourney management because she is part Uzbek herself (she has an Uzbek-born grandmother).
    About the left foot injury which has kept her off court for most of this season, Anastasia said: "I tried a comeback in January, and then again at the French Open, and you know what happened. I have to take it as it comes. When I get on court I can't move. I'm not planning a date to return, but I'll be back."

    Pauline is now 1-0 in WTA singles finals, with a 43-18 match record for the season. Victoria is 0-2 in WTA singles finals (she also reached the final earlier this year in Estoril), and has a 32-17 match record for the year.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Stuttgart, Tokyo & Tashkent s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Porsche Grand Prix of Tennis,  Stuttgart, Germany       Daylight savings time in Stuttgart is UCT (GMT, Zulu, Greenwich...) plus 2 hours. That is US EDT+6 hours, PDT+9 hours. Germany news Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast     Stuttgart: The main draw for Stuttgart 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.     click for broader view   Schleyer Halle/Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER Latitude: 48.793606 Longitude: 9.22843 goto link for World Wind Porsche Grand Prix of Tennis venue address: Schleyer Halle/Porsche Arena, Mercedesstrase 69, 70372 Stuttgart 2007: Tatiana Golovin signed autographs in Stuttgart on Sunday, Sep 30, while 1990 & 1994 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix champ & current tourney co-director Anke Huber was smiling at the opening ceremonies... on Mon, Oct 1, Anna Chakvetadze and Jelena Jankovic endured the hot lights and intensive grilling of the weekly Sony Ericsson press "All Access Hour"... Jelena had a chance to wash up while shooting a commercial for Whirlpool Europe, which should be well worth watching... Anna, Nadia Petrova, & Svetlana Kuznetsova, posed at the player's party on Tuesday, and Justine Henin did the autograph thing... on Wednesday, 2006 tourney champ Nadia took a Porsche 911 Carerra for a satisfying test drive... on Thursday, Tatiana and Svetlana hit the swings at Stuttgart's Volksfest park... Tatiana, whom Agence France-Presse this week called "the French pinup," posed to oblige... later, Tatiana and Sveta were viciously attacked by irresistable giant tasty cookies...

Stuttgart, 1st Rd, Mon-Wed 2pm, 1pm losers' prize: $4,400 US; points: 1

Stuttgart, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 2pm, 1pm losers' prize: $8,230 US; points: 35

Stuttgart, QFs, Fri 2pm losers' prize: $15,400 US; points: 70

Stuttgart, SFs, Sat 1pm losers' prize: $28,750 US; points: 125

Stuttgart, Final, Sun 1pm loser's prize: $53,650 US; points: 190 winner's prize: $100,000 US; points: 275

Stuttgart, Doubles Final, Sun losers' prize: $16,680 US winners' prize: $31,350 US Stuttgart, Qual Finals, Mon Sep 29 2pm losers' prizes: q1 $680 1pt; q2 $1,265 3pts; q3 $2,360 10pts; qualifier 15 points Stuttgart, Withdrawals

AIG Japan Open,  Tokyo, Japan       The time in Tokyo is UCT (GMT, Zulu, Greenwich...) plus 9 hours. That is US EDT+13 hours, PDT+16 hours. Japan news Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast     Tokyo: The main draw for Tokyo 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.     click for broader view   Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Tokyo, JAP Latitude: 35.635404 Longitude: 139.788226 goto link for World Wind AIG Japan Open venue address: Ariake Tennis Forest Park, 2-2-22 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo Although this Tokyo tourney is an outdoor event, the Center Court stadium has a retractable roof, which is closed in foul weather. 2007: Healthy young ladies at the Tokyo player's welcome party on Tuesday included... Venus Williams, Sania Mirza, Ai Sugiyama, Severine Bremond, Aiko Nakamura, and Vania King... Caroline Wozniacki & Urszula Radwanska, and Camille Pin, Kelly Liggan, Maria Emilia Salerni, Flavia Pennetta, & Arantxa Parra Santonja...

Tokyo, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 10am loser's prize: $1,300 US; points: 1

Tokyo, 2nd Rd, Wed 10am loser's prize: $2,200 US US; points: 20

Tokyo, QFs, Thu 10am loser's prize: $4,050 US US; points: 35

Tokyo, SFs, Fri 10:30am loser's prize: $7,700 US US; points: 65

Tokyo, Final, Sat 10am loser's prize: $14,650 US; points: 100 winner's prize: $28,000 US; points: 140

Tokyo, Doubles Final, Sun loser's prize: $4,350 US winner's prize: $8,250 US Tokyo, Qual Finals, Mon Sep 29 10am losers' prizes: q1 $100 1pt; q2 $350 3pts; q3 $650 4pts; qualifier 8 points Tokyo, Withdrawals

Tashkent Open,  Tashkent, Uzbekistan       The time in Tashkent is UCT (GMT, Zulu, Greenwich...) plus 5 hours. That is US EDT+9 hours, PDT+12 hours. Uzbekistan news Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast     Tashkent: The main draw for Tashkent 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.     click for broader view   Tashekent, UZB (tourney site unknown) Latitude: 41.315433 Longitude: 69.263177 goto link for World Wind Tashkent Open venue address: massiv Yalangoch, Tashekent, UZB 2007: At the Tashkent players party on Tuesday, Galina Voskoboeva tested the dance floor (too soggy?... too crunchy?) while Uzbek # 1 Akgul Amanmuradova assured folks it was just right...

Tashkent, 1st Rd, Mon 11am, Tue 10am, Wed 11am losers' prize: $1,085 US; points: 1

Tashkent, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu noon-11am losers' prize: $1,995 US; points: 15

Tashkent, QFs, Fri 11am losers' prize: $3,670 US; points: 30

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

Tashkent, Final, Sun 2pm loser's prize: $12,450 US; points: 80 winner's prize: $22,925 US; points: 115

Tashkent, Doubles Final, Sat 2pm+ losers' prize: $3,670 US winners' prize: $6,760 US Tashkent, Qual Finals, Sun Sep 28 Tashkent, Withdrawals losers' prizes: q1 $320 1pt; q2 $590 2pts; qualifier 3 points

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