WTA Jul 5-11: Båstad & Budapest Collector Swedish Open Båstad, SWE | outdoor: red clay INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d Free Live Video: 1 Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP     tourney: S - Q - D - OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Båstad: radar - forecast - news #10 F Pennetta, #20 A Rezai #26 L Safarova, #42 G Dulko GDF Suez Grand Prix Budapest, HUN | outdoor: red clay INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d Free Live Video: 1 Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP     tourney: S - Q - D - OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Budapest: radar - forecast - map #27 A Kleybanova, #31 A Dulgheru #37 T Bacsinszky, #39 A Medina G

Budapest & Båstad: 2009 - Budapest: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 Stockholm: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004   Helsinki: 2003 previous other tourney pages next Budapest: #50 Agnes Szavay 5'7" 139lb RH 2H-BH Båstad: #20 Aravane Rezai 5'5" 137lb RH 2H-BH

On Saturday in Båstad, Sweden, in the final of Collector Swedish Open, this year's champion in Madrid, 22-year-old 2nd-seeded #20 Aravane Rezai from St. Etienne, France, defeated the 2008 champ at Fès, 25-year-old 4th-seeded #42 Gisela Dulko from Buenos Aires, Argentina, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 (Aravane is shown holding the glassware after the match).     Aravane's prize is $37,000; Gisela's prize is $19,000.     Aravane said: "Gisela kept fighting and showed she can run anything down. She had her tactics, I had my tactics, and it was a great match. I was just trying to show my best tennis." WTA story     Aravane and Gisela had met twice before, and Gisela won on both occasions. On red clay in the 2008 Fès semis, Gisela defeated Aravane 7-6(6), 6-3. Later that year, they met on grass in the 1st round at Wimbledon, and Gisela won again, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2.     Aravane is now 4-2 in WTA singles finals; she defeated Venus Williams to win the big Madrid title this year, and won last year at Strasbourg and at the Bali Tournament of Champions. Aravane has a 30-15 singles match record in 2010.     Gisela is now 3-4 in WTA singles finals; she won Fès in 2008 and in Budapest and Forest Hills in 2007. Gisela's singles match record this year is 17-13.     After the singles final (and some rest), Gisela returned to the court with her partner Flavia Pennetta, and they successfully defended their 2009 Båstad doubles title, defeating Renata Voracova & Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 7-6(0), 6-0.     On Sunday in Budapest, Hungary, in the final of the GDF Suez Grand Prix, last year's Budapest champion, 21-year-old 7th-seeded #50 (career high: #13) Agnes Szavay of Hungary (res: Wolkersdorf, Austria) again defeated last year's Budapest finalist, 31-year-old #58 (and former #7) Patty Schnyder from Baech, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-4 (Agnes is shown holding the ceramicware after the match).

    Agnes's prize is $37,000; Patty's prize is $19,000.

    Agnes said: "It was a tough match, especially because of the weather—it was really hot. We also both had long matches yesterday, so we were both pretty tired. But we tried to do our best... It's unbelievable to win in Hungary again. The crowd was great, just like last year. To win two times at home, I can't describe this feeling." WTA story

    Agnes and Patty's first meeting was in the 2009 Budapest final, which Agnes won, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Their only meeting since had been in the 1st round in Madrid this year, where Patty won, 5-2 retired, when Agnes could not continue due to a right hamstring strain.

    Agnes is now 4-2 in WTA singles finals; her other titles came in 2007, in Palermo and Beijing. Agnes is 22-14 in singles matches this year.
    Patty is now 11-15 in WTA singles finals; she won the Bali title in 2008. Patty has a 14-12 match record for 2010.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Budapest & Båstad s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Collector Swedish Open,  Båstad, Sweden   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Sweden News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Båstad: The main draw for Båstad has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers and 3 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying (2 rounds) starts on Sunday; qualifying finals are on Monday.   click for broader view   Båstad Tennis Stadium venue map Latitude: 56.434502 Longitude: 12.838769 goto link for World Wind The Collector Swedish Open (formerly the Nordic Light Open), once held at Stockholm's 1912 Olympic Stadium, was moved to Båstad in 2009. Båstad has been the site of the ATP Swedish Open since it began in 1948; the women also played there until 1990. Båstad Tennis Stadium is a few hundred yards from the beach, close to Pepe's Bodega, a local restaurant and nightclub. The stadium was rebuilt in 2002 to accommodate the Hotel Skansen underneath the seaside bleachers. 2010: Top Swedes Sofia Arvidsson & Johanna Larsson put on a show on Sunday, July 4 in Båstad, and Tourney Director Nina Wennerström addressed the fans (showing again why this is one WTA tourney where fans might come just to see the TD)...

Båstad, 1st Round, Mon noon-Tue 11am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #10 s1 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #522 wc Anna Brazhnikova SWE 6-2, 6-0 Tue Anna following a backhand, and Flavia driving one #20 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #131 Lilia Osterloh USA 6-4, 6-2 Mon Aravane after the match #26 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE d #132 q Kathrin Woerle GER SVK 6-2, 6-0 Tue #42 s4 Gisela Dulko ARG d #NR wc Ellen Allgurin SWE 6-1, 6-3 Tue Ellen and Gisela driving forehand and backhand #47 s5 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP d #80 Kaia Kanepi EST 6-4, 7-5 Mon *#280 q Ana Vrljic CRO d #54 s6 Angelique Kerber GER 5-7, 7-5, 3-0 retired left shoulder injury Tue *#98 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER d #65 s7 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-2, 6-4 Tue Sofia driving a backhand (no photos of Anna-Lena were available) #68 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #112 Zuzana Kucova SVK 6-3, 6-0 Tue *#94 Tatjana Malek GER d #74 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 Mon *#307 wc Sloane Stephens USA d #75 Alberta Brianti ITA 6-2, 6-4 Tue Sloane's backhand drive #81 Renata Voracova CZE d #85 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Mon Johanna serving, and Renata fielding a drop shot #100 Jill Craybas USA d #91 Rossana de los Rios PAR 6-3, 6-3 Tue #93 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d #115 M Duque Marino COL 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-0 Mon #104 Karolina Sprem CRO d #121 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 7-5, 6-2 Mon #120 Arantxa Rus NED d #287 q Laura Siegemund GER 6-2, 6-3 Tue *#177 q Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP d #141 Masa Zec Peskiric SLO 6-0, 7-5 Tue

Båstad, 2nd Round, Wed 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 #10 s1 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #307 wc Sloane Stephens USA 6-1, 6-1 Sloane serving, and Flavia about to swat a backhand #20 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #81 Renata Voracova CZE 6-4, 6-2 #26 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE d #104 Karolina Sprem CRO 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 Karolina about to connect with a forehand, and Lucie following a backhand #42 s4 Gisela Dulko ARG d #94 Tatjana Malek GER 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(1) #47 s5 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP d #177 q Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP 6-4, 6-3 #68 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #93 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 *#100 Jill Craybas USA d #98 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 *#280 q Ana Vrljic CRO d #120 Arantxa Rus NED 7-5, 5-7, 6-4

Båstad, QFs, Thu 11am loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #10 s1 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #100 Jill Craybas USA 6-4, 6-4 Flavia driving a forehand #20 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #47 s5 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP 6-1, 6-4 Aravane's backhand drive #26 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE d #68 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-4, 7-6(4) #42 s4 Gisela Dulko ARG d #280 q Ana Vrljic CRO 5-0 retired—left hamstring strain

Båstad, SFs, Fri noon WTA story loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 *#42 s4 Gisela Dulko ARG d #10 s1 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-3, 6-1 Gisela and Flavia driving forehand and backhand, and Flavia & Gisela after winning their doubles semi later on Friday     Gisela said: "It was difficult to play against Flavia, she's my best friend. It was the best tennis I've played in a long time though. To reach the final here means a lot. I wasn't that confident at the beginning of the tournament, but in the second round I saved match points, and since then I've been feeling good again. To be in a final again is the best feeling. I didn't expect to come this far."     About her final opponent, Aravane Rezai, Gisela said: "[Aravane] has been improving a lot. She has been winning tournaments against big players. I'm going to try to play my best and win." #20 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #26 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-3, 6-3 Avavane doing the Meet the Press thing after the match     Gisela said: "It was difficult to play against Flavia, she's my best friend. It was the best tennis I've played in a long time though. To reach the final here means a lot. I wasn't that confident at the beginning of the tournament, but in the second round I saved match points, and since then I've been feeling good again. To be in a final again is the best feeling. I didn't expect to come this far."     About her final opponent, Gisela Dulko, Aravane said: "Gisela is a great player. We've played a few times. This time is different. I am going to play my game and be aggressive and the best player will win."

Båstad, Final, Sat 2pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #20 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #42 s4 Gisela Dulko ARG 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Gisela about to swat a backhand, and Aravane after match point

Båstad, Doubles Final Sat after singles loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US cdr19 s1 Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta v cdr83 s2 Renata Voracova & Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 7-6(0), 6-0 Flavia & Gisela, their 7th WTA title as a team, and 4th this year Båstad, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 5 11am #132 Kathrin Woerle GER d #242 Ana Jovanovic SRB 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-0 *#280 Ana Vrljic CRO d #169 Elena Bovina RUS 6-2, 7-6(6) #177 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP d #350 Karolina Kosinska POL 7-5, 6-3 #287 Laura Siegemund GER d #340 Tetyana Arefyeva UKR 6-3, 6-0 Båstad, Withdrawals #23 Maria José Martinez Sanchez ESP right knee injury #28 Maria Kirilenko RUS right shoulder injury #86 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS right shoulder injury #96 Anna Lapushchenkova RUS back injury #148 Michelle Larcher De Brito POR shoulder injury

Budapest Grand Prix,  Budapest, Hungary   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Hungary News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Budapest: The 30-player main draw for Budapest 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   Római Tenisz Akadémia, Budapest, Hungary Latitude: 47.584338 Longitude: 19.066719 goto link for World Wind Budapest Grand Prix venue address: Királyok útja 105, Budapest, Hungary; Tel. 240-8616 2010: Players cruising up (or down) the Danube at the Budapest players party on Wednesday included Anastasia Pivovarova, Anabel Medina Garrigues & 2008 Budapest champ Alizé Cornet, and Blanka Szavay, her older sister (and 2009 tourney champ and Hungarian # 1) Agnes Szavay, & Timea Bacsinszky...

Budapest, 1st Rd, Mon noon-Tue-Wed 11:00am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #27 s1 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #126 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ 7-5, 6-4 Tue #31 s2 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #78 Sandra Zahlavova CZE 6-2, 6-3 Tue #37 s3 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d #385 wc Timea Babos HUN 6-4, 6-2 Tue #39 s4 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #114 Iona Raluca Olaru ROU 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 Tue #44 s5 Shuai Peng CHN d #999 wc Silvia Njiric CRO 6-1, 6-3 Mon #49 s6 Roberta Vinci ITA d #53 Tathiana Garbin ITA 7-5, 6-4 Tue #50 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #NR sr101 Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO 6-3, 6-2 Tue #51 s8 Polona Hercog SLO d #606 q Andreja Klepac SLO 6-1, 6-2 Tue *#144 q Zuzana Ondraskova CZE d #55 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-4, 6-2 Tue #57 Anastasija Sevastova LAT d #142 Anastasiya Yakimova BLR 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Tue #58 Patty Schnyder SUI d #191 q Lesya Tsurenko UKR 6-3, 6-3 Tue *#77 wc Alizé Cornet FRA d #61 Iveta Benesova CZE 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 Tue #83 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d #262 q Michaela Pochabova SVK 6-4, 7-5 Tue #118 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #122 Mariya Koryttseva UKR 6-2, 6-0 Mon *#186 Catalina Castano COL d #134 Kristina Kucova SVK 6-0, 6-3 Mon #136 Greta Arn HUN d #157 Darya Kustova BLR 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 Mon

Budapest, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11:30am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 *#58 Patty Schnyder SUI d #27 s1 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-4, 6-3 Wed Patty's backhand drive #31 s2 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #118 Anna Chakvetadze RUS 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-2 Wed-dark-Thu *#77 wc Alizé Cornet FRA d #37 s3 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 6-0, 6-4 Thu Timea following a forehand, and Alizé about to swat a backhand #39 s4 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #136 Greta Arn HUN 7-5, 6-3 Thu *#57 Anastasija Sevastova LAT d #44 s5 Shuai Peng CHN 6-1, 6-1 Wed *#144 q Zuzana Ondraskova CZE d #49 s6 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-4, 6-0 Thu #50 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #83 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 7-5, 6-3 Thu Agnes watching her forehand fly #51 s8 Polona Hercog SLO d #186 Catalina Castano COL 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Wed Catalina about to drive a backhand, and Polona ready to slice one

Budapest, QFs, Fri 11:30am loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #31 s2 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #57 Anastasija Sevastova LAT 6(1)-7, 6-2, 7-6(4) *#144 q Zuzana Ondraskova CZE d #39 s4 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 #50 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #77 wc Alizé Cornet FRA 6-3, 6-1 Agnes leaving the court after the win #58 Patty Schnyder SUI d #51 s8 Polona Hercog SLO 7-5, 1-6, 6-4

Budapest, SFs, Sat 1:30pm loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 *#50 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #31 s2 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 #58 Patty Schnyder SUI v #144 q Zuzana Ondraskova CZE 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

Budapest, Final, Sun 1:45pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #50 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #58 Patty Schnyder SUI 6-2, 6-4

Budapest, Doubles Final, Sun after singles loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US *cdr112 s2 Timea Bacsinszky & Tathiana Garbin d cdr96 s1 Sorana Cirstea & Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-3 Timea (1st WTA doubles title) & Tathiana (9th WTA doubles title) Budapest, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 5 noon losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points *#191 Lesya Tsurenko UKR d #127 Anastasia Pivovarova RUS 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 #144 Zuzana Ondraskova CZE d #241 Liana Ungur ROU 6-1, 6-4 *#606 Andreja Klepac SLO d #261 Tamira Paszek AUT 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 *#262 Michaela Pochabova SVK d #420 Lenka Tvaroskova SVK 6-0, 6-0 Budapest, Withdrawals #33 Andrea Petkovic GER shoulder injury #34 Sara Errani ITA leg injury? right shoulder injury? #43 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP right ankle injury #46 Dominika Cibulkova SVK right shoulder injury #62 Petra Kvitova CZE rest & recovery #63 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK low back injury #66 Klara Zakopalova CZE illness #76 Petra Martic CRO abdominal strain #82 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL right wrist injury #90 Edina Gallovits ROU back injury

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