WTA Jul 5-11: Båstad & Budapest Collector Swedish Open Båstad, SWE INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: red clay Live Scores draws: WTA     tourney: S - Q - D - OOP pics: Y!: sports - news | tourney - WTA Båstad: radar - forecast - news # , # # , # Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, HUN INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: red clay Live Scores draws: WTA     tourney: S - Q - D - OOP pics: Y!: sports - news | WTA - tourney Budapest: radar - forecast - map # , # # , #

Budapest & Båstad: 2009 - Budapest: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 Stockholm: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004   Helsinki: 2003 previous other tourney pages next Budapest 2009: #28 Agnes Szavay 5'7" 139lb RH 2H-BH Båstad 2009: #42 MJ Martinez Sanchez 5'9" 150lb LH 2H-BH

    The Budapest & Båstad 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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  Budapest, 2009:

    On Sunday in Budapest, Hungary, in the final of the Budapest Grand Prix, 20-year-old 4th-seeded # 28 (and Hungarian #1) Agnes Szavay (residence: income tax-free Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated 30-year-old top-seeded # 22 Patty Schnyder from Baech, Switzerland, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 (photo shown).

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

    Agnes said: "In the first set, I was too excited and that gave the set to the more experienced Patty. I'm glad I managed to turn the score around and please the home crowd." AP story

    Patty said: "The game she produced today was too strong for me. I tried my best, but Agnes put too much pressure on me, and my returns were not very good, either."

    Agnes and Patty had never before met on the field of combat. Agnes had the home court advantage, and Patty may have been a bit tired from playing 4½ sets on Saturday (finishing a rain-interrupted quarterfinal before playing her semifinal), while Agnes finished her semi in about one hour.

    Agnes is now 3-2 in WTA singles finals; her earlier titles came in 2007, in Palermo and Beijing. Agnes is 21-14 in matches this year.
    Patty is now 11-14 in WTA singles finals; she won the Bali title last year. Patty has a 15-13 match record for 2009.

  Båstad, 2009:

    On Saturday in Båstad, Sweden, in the final of the Collector Swedish Open, this year's Bogota champion, 26-year-old unseeded #42 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez from Barcelona, Spain, defeated last year's Stockholm champion, 19-years-old-today top-seeded # 9 (and Scandanavian #1) Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 (Maria Jose is shown holding the hardware after the match).

    Maria Jose's prize is $37,000; Caroline's is $19,000.

    Maria Jose said: "This was the most enjoyable tournament for me so far this season. I felt right at home here and I hope to come back next year. I played very well and I'm happy I played my own game." BBC story
    It was Caroline's 19th birthday. To Caroline, Maria Jose said: "I'm sorry I spoiled your celebrations, but I promise I will buy you something instead."

    Caroline said: "Maria played better than me, she played smart and it was difficult to get a rhythm with her stop volleys. But I'm still happy to have reached the final."

    Maria Jose and Caroline had never played each other before.
    Maria Jose is now 2-1 in WTA singles finals; she defeated Gisela Dulko to win this year's Bogota title, and reached the Barcelona final last year. Maria Jose, who has won 12 ITF singles titles, now has a 24-14 match record for 2009.
    Caroline is now 5-5 in WTA singles finals; she won the Eastbourne and Ponte Vedra Beach titles this year, and reached the finals at Madrid, Charleston and Memphis. Caroline has a 49-14 match record this season.

Båstad player's blog by Maria Kirilenko

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WTA SCOREBOARD: Budapest & Båstad s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Nordic Light 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 Nordic Light Open, held at Stockholm's 1912 Olympic Stadium in recent years, has been moved to Båstad for the 2009 season. 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. 2009: Swedish #1 Sofia Arvidsson and 2008 Stockholm champ Caroline Wozniacki posed for a nice pre-tourney pic on (or about) Saturday, July 4... Tourney Director Nina Wennerström was also looking good while she made an opening address on Sunday... On Monday, Caroline arrived to play Meet the Press...

Båstad, 1st Round, Mon noon-Tue 11am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1

Båstad, 2nd Round, Wed 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30

Båstad, QFs, Thu 11am loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70

Båstad, SFs, Fri noon loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130

Båstad, Final, Sat 2pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280

Båstad, Doubles Final Sat noon loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Båstad, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 5 11am Båstad, Withdrawals

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 2009: Alisa Kleybanova did the player rep thing at the main draw ceremony on Saturday, July 4; the common "scrabble" method was utilized for the draw... On Sunday, Blanka Szavay, younger sister of Hungarian # 1 Agnes Szavay, played Timea Bacsinszky in the 2nd round of qualifying... Top-seed Patty Schnyder did the Whirlybirds thing over Budapest on Tuesday (or thereabouts)... row 2: At the Budapest players party (on Tuesday?) Lucie Safarova piled her plate full of the fine Hungarian cuisine, Alize Cornet, Timea Bacsinszky, Alina Jidkova, and Catalina Castano imbibed beverages (not all alcoholic), and Tathiana Garbin looked on while Maria Elena Camerin endeavoured to obtain some fine photographs as they cruised up (or down) the Danube...

Budapest, 1st Rd, Mon noon-Tue-Wed 11:00am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1

Budapest, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11:30am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30

Budapest, QFs, Fri noon loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70

Budapest, SFs, Sat noon loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130

Budapest, Final, Sun 3pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280

Budapest, Doubles Final, Sun loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Budapest, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 5 noon losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points Budapest, Withdrawals

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