WTA: June 15-21 Eastbourne... AEGON International Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, GBR PREMIER $600,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: grass Live Scores - in popup window draws: qual - main - doub - OOP     WTA .pdfs links change daily pics: Y!: sports - news - UK | WTA Eastbourne: radar - forecast - map #4 E Dementieva, #6 J Jankovic #5 S Kuznetsova, #7 V Zvonareva Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, NED Autotron Rosmalen INTL $220,000 32m/16q/16d outdoor: grass - Live Video Live Scores - in popup window WTA draws links change daily pics: Y!: sports - news | WTA Dutch radar - forecast - map #1 D Safina, #14 D Cibulkova #15 F Pennetta, #27 S Cirstea

Tourney pages: Eastbourne-'s-Hertogenbosch: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 previous other tourney pages next 's-Hertogenbosch: #47 Tamarine Tanasugarn 5'5" 139lb RH 2H-BH Eastbourne: #9 Caroline Wozniacki 5'10" 128lb RH 2H-BH

    On Saturday at Eastbourne, England, in the final of the AEGON International, 18-year-old 6th-seeded #9 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), won her 5th WTA singles title by narrowly defeating 26-year-old #25 Virginie Razzano from Nimes, France, 7-6(5), 7-5 (Caroline is shown with the hardware after the match).

    Caroline's prize is $98,500; Virginie's is $52,500.

    Caroline said: "I felt the ball really well today, and we had some good rallies. The sets were very tight. I wish I could have closed the first set out a little bit earlier, having had 6-1 in the tie-break; and I was also up a break in the second set. But it doesn't matter how I win - I won, and that's the main thing!.” WTA story

    Virginie said: "I think I have a done great job this week. It was tough every day but I’m happy to go into the final today and I would like to give congratulation to Caroline. She played well this week, she is a great player.” tourney story

    Caroline and Virginie had met twice before, both times this year, and both on green clay. In April, in the 2nd round at Ponte Vedra Beach, Caroline, on her way to the title, defeated Virginie 6-3, 7-5. The following week, in the quarterfinals at Charleston, Caroline defeated Virginie again, 6-2, 6-0.

    Caroline is now 5-4 in WTA singles finals; she also won at Ponte Vedra Beach and reached the Madrid, Charleston and Memphis finals earlier this year. Caroline has a 42-12 match record this season.

    Virginie is now 2-4 in WTA singles finals; she won both her titles in 2007 at Guangzhou and Tokyo (the Japan Open). Virginie, who reached the Dubai final earlier this year, has a 24-13 record in 2009.

    Also on Saturday, at the Autotron Rosmalen, not far from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, in the final of the Ordina Open, last year's 's-Hertogenbosch champion, 32-year-old unseeded # 47 Tamarine Tanasugarn from Bangkok, Thailand, became the first player ever to win the 's-Hertogenbosch title two years in a row, by defeating Tammy will play 28-year-old #50 Yanina Wickmayer from Deurne, Belgium, 6-3, 7-5 (Tammy is also shown with the hardware after the match).

    Tammy's prize is $37,000; Yanina's is $19,000.

    Thai #1 Tammy, who loves chlorophyll courts, defeated #1 Dinara Safina in the semifinals on Friday, the biggest win of her career (by rank).

    Tammy also defeated then #9 Dinara in last year's Ordina Open final, 7-5, 6-3. Ten days later Tammy had reached the 2008 Wimbledon quarterfinals by defeating then #3 Jelena Jankovic in the 4th round, 6-3, 6-2 (Tammy's previous best win by ranking). In the quarters, Tammy lost to then #7 Venus Williams 4-6, 3-6; Venus went on to capture her 5th Wimbledon singles title.

    Tammy said: "It was a tough match. Yanina did a good job running me around. I'm happy I held on to win. Last year it was a great experience to win here and I'm so proud I could do it again. I love playing here." WTA story

    Tammy and Yanina had met only once before, last year on grass in the quarterfinals of the ITF Surbiton, England tourney, when Yanina won, 6-2, 3-0 retired.

    Tammy is now 3-6 in WTA singles finals; in addition to 's-Hertogenbosch last year, she won at Hyderabad in 2004. Tammy has a 10-10 match record this year, including her 5 wins this week.

    Yanina is now 1-2 in WTA singles finals; she won her title on red clay at Estoril earlier this year, and reached the Birmingham final last year. Yanina is 30-14 in matches this season.

's-Hertogenbosch player's blog by Michaella Krajicek

WTA SCOREBOARD: Eastbourne & 's-Hertogenbosch s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? International Women's Open,  Eastbourne, England   tourney time:        = GMT +1 hours        = US EDT +5 hours        = US PDT +8 hours England News - UK News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Eastbourne: The main draw for Eastbourne has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw. Qualifying finals are on Monday.   click for broader view   Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England Latitude: 50.763621 Longitude: 0.283821 goto link for World Wind International Women's Open venue address: International Lawn Tennis Centre, Devonshire Park, College Rd, Eastbourne, Sussex, BN21 4JJ United Kingdom how to get there 2009: On Tuesday, June 16, at the Eastbourne player party, Polish-Danish Caroline Wozniacki posed for a photo with her all-Pole pals, 2008 Eastbourne champ Agnieszka Radwanska and her sister Urszula... Earlier on Tuesday, The Woz did the autograph thing...

Eastbourne, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 11:30am loser's prize: $4,300 US; points: 1 #4 s1 Elena Dementieva RUS d #51 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-2, 6-2 Mon Maria volleying a forehand, and Elena following a backhand *#23 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN d #5 s2 wc Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6-0, 6-3 Tue Svetlana driving a forehand, and Aleksandra following a backhand     It is the best outright win (by rank) of Aleksandra's career. Aleksandra defeated then # 5 Serena Williams last year in the semifinals at Stanford, 6-2, 3-1 retired, and won her first, and thus far only WTA singles title by defeating Marion Bartoli in the final the next day.     Like Jelena, Svetlana cited difficulty in adjusting to play on chlorophyll courts. Svetlana said: "I can play on grass, I just need time. I am not a robot [who can] change in a few days." Reuters story *#32 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #6 s3 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-2 Tue Jelena and Anna driving forehand and backhand, and Anna after match point     Although Anna's career match record is 234-124, she is only 9-10 this year, and she has been struggling to win matches for about a year and a half. Her previous win over a top 10 player was over Marion Bartoli in the semifinals of the Paris indoor tourney in February, 2008, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 (Anna defeated Agnes Szavay for the title the next day; she has not won a tourney since). Today's victory is Anna's best win by rank since she defeated then # 3 Jelena Jankovic in the round robin of the 2007 WTA Championships, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3.     Anna said: "I am pleased with every win right now because it's very important to me to get back my confidence... I lost a huge opportunity in the first set but I'm glad I came back in the second and third." BBC story     Jelena said: "It took me a while to get the rhythm out there... And then for some reason from staying so low and getting those low balls my legs got so tight and so tired, and especially in the third set I didn't have the energy in my legs anymore to bend down." *#17 Amelie Mauresmo FRA d #7 s4 Vera Zvonareva RUS 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 Tue Amelie and Vera driving forehands #9 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #26 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-3, 6-2 Tue Caroline's backhand drive #10 s7 Nadia Petrova RUS d #13 Ana Ivanovic SRB 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Mon Ana following a backhand, and Nadia following match point #11 s8 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #77 q Urszula Radwanska POL 6-1, 6-1 Tue Agnieszka serving to her younger sister Urszula #12 Marion Bartoli FRA d #38 Gisela Dulko ARG 6-3, 6-1 Tue Marion's 2-handed forehand with backhand grip #16 Jie Zheng CHN d #34 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-2, 6-2 Mon #18 Samantha Stosur AUS d #44 Sabine Lisicki GER 6-2, 6-1 Mon Samantha volleying a backhand on the run #19 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #37 LL Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP 6-3, 6(4)-7, 6-1 Tue #20 Na Li CHN d #108 wc Elena Baltacha GBR 6-2, 7-5 Tue #25 Virginie Razzano FRA d #22 Alize Cornet FRA 7-6(3), 6-2 Mon #28 Sybille Bammer AUT d #49 wc Anne Keothavong GBR 6-3, 6-2 Tue *#53 q Vera Dushevina RUS d #41 Ai Sugiyama JPN 6(6)-7, 7-5, 6-4 Tue #43 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #67 q Jarmila Groth SVK 7-6(7), 6-1 Tue

Eastbourne, 2nd Rd, Wed 11:30am losers' prize: $8,000 US; points: 60 *#25 Virginie Razzano FRA d #4 s1 Elena Dementieva RUS 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(4) Elena driving a forehand, and Virginie following a backhand #9 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #18 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 Samantha driving a backhand, and Caroline following one *#53 q Vera Dushevina RUS d #10 s7 Nadia Petrova RUS 5-7, 1-0 retired #11 s8 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #20 Na Li CHN 3-1 retired Agnieszka and Na following backhands #12 Marion Bartoli FRA d #32 Anna Chakvetadze RUS 7-5, 6-3 Anna delivering a conventional forehand drive, and Marion following her 2-hander *#23 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN d #16 Jie Zheng CHN 7-6(3), 6-3 Jie and Aleksandra driving forehand and backhand *#43 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #17 Amelie Mauresmo FRA 7-6(8), 7-6(13) Amelie following a forehand, and Ekaterina's backhand drive #19 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #28 Sybille Bammer AUT 6-1, 7-5

Eastbourne, QFs, Thu 11:30am losers' prize: $15,100 US; points: 120 #9 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #43 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS 6-3, 6-2 Caroline reaching for a backhand, and after match point *#25 Virginie Razzano FRA d #11 s8 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 7-6(5), 7-5 #12 Marion Bartoli FRA d #19 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-1, 6-4 Marion watching her backhand fly #23 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN d #53 q Vera Dushevina RUS 6-1, 6-0 Aleksandra serving to Vera

Eastbourne, SFs, Fri 11:30am losers' prize: $28,100 US; points: 200 #9 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #23 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Aleksandra following a forehand, Caroline driving a backhand, Caro after match point, and Aleksandra congratulating Caroline     Caroline and Aleksandra had met twice before. Last year, on grass in the 2nd round of the The Championships at Wimbledon, Caroline defeated Aleksandra 6-1, 6-1. And earlier this year on green clay in the final at Ponte Vedra, Caroline defeated Aleksandra again, 6-1, 6-2.     Caroline said: "It was a little bit tough conditions today but it was the same for both players. In the beginning I thought I maybe made too many unforced errors.” tourney story     About the final, Caroline said: "[Virginie] has played really well on grass and its going to be a tough match for sure. I will go out there and try and enjoy it.     "I am pleased to get so far in this tournament. Being in the final gives you a lot of confidence on grass, especially as there have been so many great players who have won the title here." *#25 Virginie Razzano FRA d #12 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-4, 1-0 retired—right thigh strain Marion and Virginie driving forehand and backhand     It is the 3rd straight year that Marion has reached the Eastbourne semis—but not the final. Marion said: "I pushed off on my right leg to serve and felt a sharp pain in my leg... The doctors can’t really say what the problem is. I have to wait until tomorrow to see if it is just a bit of tightness and I can play Wimbledon, or if it is a strain of more than 6cm and it will not be possible for me to play."     Virginie said: "I played my game, tried to hit every ball, tried to fight for every ball because I wanted to win the first set, win the second set... I was happy to win today because when you are playing [Marion] you have to prepare for anything. If you don’t play your game against her you are lost."

Eastbourne, Final, Sat noon loser's prize: $52,500 US; points: 320 winner's prize: $98,500 US; points: 470 #9 s6 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #25 Virginie Razzano FRA 7-6(5), 7-5 Caroline driving a forehand, Virginie and Caroline driving backhands, Caro after match point, and Virginie congratulating Caroline

Eastbourne, Doubles Final, Sat losers' prize: $16,500 US winners' prize: $31,000 US *cdr69 Ai Sugiyama & Akgul Amanmuradova d cdr16 s4 Samantha Stosur & Rennae Stubbs 6-4, 6-3 Ai (38th WTA doubles title) and Akgul (1st WTA title) Eastbourne, Qual Finals, Mon Jun 15 11:30am losers' prizes: q1 $660 1pt; q2 $1,230 8pts; q3 $2,300 12pts; qualifier 20 points *#67 Jarmila Groth SVK d #37 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP 6-4, 6-3 #43 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #71 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 6-2, 6-4 #53 Vera Dushevina RUS d #122 Melanie South GBR 6-4, 6-2 *#77 Urszula Radwanska POL d #59 Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-4, 6(4)-7, 6-3 Eastbourne, Withdrawals #8 s5 Victoria Azarenka BLR #24 Kaia Kanepi EST left knee #40 Katarina Srebotnik SLO left achilles, right shoulder?

Ordina Open,  's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Netherlands News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     's-Hertogenbosch: The main draw for 's-Hertogenbosch has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. Once there were no qualifying rounds; but in 2006 4 qualifiers were added to the main draw.   click for broader view   Autotron Rosmalen Latitude: 51.70962 Longitude: 5.420122 goto link for World Wind Ordina Open venue address: Autotron Rosmalen, Graafsebaan 133 5248 's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 2009: On Saturday, June 13, at the Autotron Rosmalen, 2006 tourney champ Michaella Krajicek practiced, while Sorana Cirstea helped out at the main draw ceremony... On Sunday, Dominika Cibulkova signed autographs, and former WTA # 1 Kim Clijsters defeated Michaella in an exhibition as Kim prepares to return from retirement to WTA play this summer...

's-Hertogenbosch, 1st Rd, Sun-Tue 11am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 Tuesday: rain delayed start of play #1 s1 Dinara Safina RUS d #45 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 6-0, 6-3 Tue Dinara driving a forehand *#74 Nathalie Dechy FRA d #14 s2 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Tue #15 s3 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #110 Yung-Jan Chan TPE 6-4, 6-2 Mon #27 s4 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #63 Monica Niculescu ROU 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Sun #30 s5 Alona Bondarenko UKR d #101 LL Stephanie Foretz FRA 6-4, 6(1)-7, 6-3 Tue #33 s6 wc Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #54 Roberta Vinci ITA 7-6(2), 6-4 Mon Daniela after match point #35 s7 Iveta Benesova CZE d #112 sr35 Mara Santangelo ITA 6-2, 6-3 Sun *#70 Kristina Barrois GER d #39 s8 Elena Vesnina RUS 6-4, 6-3 Sun *#126 wc Michaella Krajicek NED d #42 Sara Errani ITA 6-4, 6-2 Mon Michaella about to swat a forehand, and after match point #47 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #84 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-1, 6-3 Mon #50 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #65 Julie Coin FRA 6-2, 6-2 Mon #55 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #93 q Kirsten Flipkens BEL 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Mon #61 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #94 q Maria Elena Camerin ITA 6-1, 6-3 Mon #72 q Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #76 Patricia Mayr AUT 6-2, 6-0 Mon #85 Olga Govortsova BLR d #96 LL Severine Bremond FRA 6-2, 6-1 Mon *#170 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #139 Petra Cetkovska CZE 7-5, 7-6(6) Mon

's-Hertogenbosch, 2nd Rd, Tue-Wed 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 #1 s1 Dinara Safina RUS d #72 q Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-3, 6-3 Wed Dinara about to swat a forehand #15 s3 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #170 Ksenia Pervak RUS 6-1, 6-1 Tue *#61 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #27 s4 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-4, 6-3 Tue *#50 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #30 s5 Alona Bondarenko UKR 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 Wed #33 s6 wc Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #55 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 Wed *#47 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #35 s7 Iveta Benesova CZE 6-3, 6-1 Tue #70 Kristina Barrois GER d #126 wc Michaella Krajicek NED 6-4, 6-3 Tue *#85 Olga Govortsova BLR d #74 Nathalie Dechy FRA 6-1, 6-3 Wed

's-Hertogenbosch, QFs, Thu 11am loser's prize: $5,380 US; points: 70 #1 s1 Dinara Safina RUS d #33 s6 wc Daniela Hantuchova SVK 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 Dinara following a backhand *#47 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #15 s3 Flavia Pennetta ITA 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 #50 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #85 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-1, 6-3 #61 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #70 Kristina Barrois GER 6-1, 6-1

's-Hertogenbosch, SFs, Fri 11am loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 *#47 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #1 s1 Dinara Safina RUS 7-5, 7-5 Tammy after match point     Thai #1 Tammy, who loves chlorophyll courts, defeated then #9 Dinara in last year's Ordina Open final, 7-5, 6-3. Ten days later Tammy had reached the 2008 Wimbledon quarterfinals by defeating then #3 Jelena Jankovic in the 4th round, 6-3, 6-2 (Tammy's previous best win by ranking). In the quarters, Tammy lost to then #7 Venus Williams 4-6, 3-6; Venus went on to capture her 5th Wimbledon singles title.     Tammy said: "I beat [Dinara] before so I came to the court hoping I might do it again. It was very tough for both of us today because it was windy." The Nation story     About the final, Tammy said: "[Yanina has] played so well in the last couple of years and especially this year. It will be tough to play her in this event. I hope to keep this performance again tomorrow." *#61 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #50 Francesca Schiavone ITA 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-3 Yanina about to swat a backhand

's-Hertogenbosch, Final, Sat noon loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #47 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #61 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-3, 7-5 Tammy driving a forehand

's-Hertogenbosch, Doubles Final, Fri 5pm+ loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US cdr136 Sara Errani & Flavia Pennetta d cdr211 Michaella Krajicek & Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 5-7, (13-11) Flavia and Sara during the match 's-Hertogenbosch, Qual Finals, Sun Jun 14 11am losers' prizes: q1 $350 1pt; q2 $700 6pts; qualifier 10 points #72 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #148 Sandra Zahlavova CZE 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 #93 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d #273 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 6-3, 7-6(4) #94 Maria Elena Camerin ITA d #101 Stephanie Foretz FRA 6-2, 7-6(5) *#170 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #96 Severine Bremond FRA 6-1, 7-6(5) 's-Hertogenbosch, Withdrawals #48 Lucie Safarova CZE illness #56 Shahar Peer ISR right foot injury #57 Melinda Czink HUN achilles tendon injury #58 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK #62 Petra Kvitova CZE right ankle #64 Tamira Paszek AUT low back #80 Anastasiya Yakimova BLR #994 sr61 Meghann Shaughnessy USA left knee

from Hard Courts by John Feinstein (page 297):     The women have played a Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Eastbourne since the nineteenth century, after all these years still playing at the same site, Devonshire Park.     Eastbourne is two hours southeast of London, an easy train ride or a harrowing drive along narrow country roads. It sits on the English Channel and is the English version of St. Petersburg [Florida], a small resort town where a substantial part of the population is over the age of seventy.     Devonshire Park is a two-hundred-yard walk from the beach, a veritable melting pot of the tennis world. The old is very much in evidence: the north stand, which was built in 1881, is often filled with septuagenarians who have been coming here for as long as anyone can remember. Towering oak trees rise up behind the north stand and sea gulls often swoop by noisily, distracting the players.     Two things make Eastbourne different than other tournaments. First, it is a six-day tournament, ending Saturday...     The second thing that makes Eastbourne unique is the player party. Every tennis tournament in the world has a player party. On the women's tour, WTA public relations and marketing people as well as their counterparts at Kraft and Virginia Slims usually spend the first few days at each tournament trying to round up players to come to the party. For the players, one more party with one more group of sponsors telling them how wonderful they are is boring, a time-waster. They understand they have to do their share to keep these people happy, but they don't enjoy it very much.     Eastbourne is different because of the talent show. The players--even Navratilova--show up because they expect the show to be funny. The person most responsible for making it funny every year is Elsie Burgin, director, writer, and star.     This year's [1990's] show was built around a mock game show...     ...Most of this was very inside humor. If you weren't part of the women's tour in some way, the jokes meant little. [Sophie] Amiach broke the crowd up with her Stefano Capriati imitation: "I deserve the credit," she said. "I produce the child. I teach the child. I coach the child. I am the star." To his credit, Stefano Capriati laughed as hard as anyone...

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