WTA Apr 12-18: Charleston & Barcelona Family Circle Cup, Charleston, SC PREMIER 700 $700,000 56m/32q/16d outdoor: green clay Har-Tru Free Live Video: 1 - 2 - 3 Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP tourn.: draws - OOP - interviews pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA - P&C RadioTennis | Post & Courier: FCC Charleston: radar - forecast #2 C Wozniacki, #7 V Azarenka #9 J Jankovic, #11 S Stosur Barcelona Ladies Open, ESP David Lloyd Club Turó INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: red clay - Free Live Video: 1 Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Barcelona: radar - forecast #17 F Schiavone, #20 A Rezai #28 MJ Martinez S, #31 M Kirilenko

Charleston & Barcelona: 2009 Charleston: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004   Barcelona: 2008 - 2007 previous other tourney pages next Charleston: #11 Samantha Stosur 5' 7¾" 143lb RH 2H-BH Barcelona: #17 Francesca Schiavone 5' 5½" 141lb RH 1H-BH

On Sunday in Charleston, South Carolina, in the final of the Family Circle Cup, last year's champion in Osaka, 25-year-old 8th-seeded #11 Samantha Stosur from Gold Coast, Australia, defeated this year's champion in Pattya City, Thailand, 25-year-old 7th-seeded #22 (career-high: #5) Vera Zvonareva from Moscow, Russia, 6-0, 6-3 (Samantha is shown hoisting the glassware after the match).     Samantha's prize is $107,000, Vera's is $55,500.     Samantha had a great day, Vera did not. Sam struck 36 winners and won 86% of her 1st serve points; Vera won only 37% of her 1st serve points. In fact, Vera scored only 5 points in the entire 1st set. After Samantha's lead reached 6-0, 3-0, Vera began to get into the match, but it was too late.     Samantha said: "To be able to play that well in a final is a great feeling. You always hope you'll do that, but to actually go and perform that way is very, very pleasing." WTA story     Vera said: "I think [Samantha] played really well, but I also let her play really well... Overall I think it's a good start to the clay court season though... Hopefully I can keep improving my game and play well the rest of the clay court season." AP story     Samantha now leads Vera 5-2 in career matches, and has won the last five times they have played. In their previous meeting, last month on a hardcourt in the 4th round at Indian Wells, Sam defeated Vera 6-2, 7-5.     2009 Osaka champ Samantha is now 2-5 in WTA singles finals. Sam has an 17-5 singles match record this season.     2009 Indian Wells champion Vera is now 10-12 in WTA singles finals. Vera's match record in 2010 is 19-6.

    On Saturday in Barcelona, Spain, in the final of the Barcelona Ladies Open, 29-year-old top-seeded #17 Francesca Schiavone of Italy (residence: London, England) defeated last year's Barcelona champion, 26-year-old unseeded #54 (career-high: #37) Roberta Vinci from Taranto, Italy, 6-1, 6-1 (Francesca is shown making friends with the hardware after the match).

    Francesca's prize is $37,000; Roberta's is $19,000. Francesca now leads her friend and compatriot Roberta 3-1 in career matches. Roberta won their previous meeting, last year, on the same red clay in the Barcelona semifinals, 0-6, 7-6(2), 6-4.

    Francesca said: "I felt good today. I played at a very high level and I was having fun playing. Roberta had some problems with her ankle so it wasn't easy for her. It just wasn't her day. For me, this is good preparation for Fed Cup and upcoming tournaments on clay, like Stuttgart and Rome." WTA story

    After her loss at singles, Roberta returned to the court and won the doubles title, teamed with her compatriot Sara Errani, defeating Timea Bacsinszky and Tathiana Garbin, 6-1, 3-6, (10-2).

    2009 Moscow champ Francesca is now 3-10 in WTA singles finals (but has won three of her last five); she won her first title at Bad Gastein in 2007. Francesca, a 2009 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, has a 16-8 singles match record this year.
    2009 Barcelona champ Roberta is now 2-1 in WTA singles finals; she won her first title in Bogota in 2007. Roberta has a 15-9 match record in 2010.

    An 1893 New York Times story describing Barcelona can be read at the Spain News and Links page.

2010 Barcelona Ladies Open fan photos by adrygf

WTA SCOREBOARD: Charleston & Barcelona s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? The Family Circle Cup  Charleston, South Carolina   NWS weather radar tourney time:        = GMT -4 hours        = US EDT        = US PDT +3 hours Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar   click for broader view   Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island Latitude: 32.862241 Long.: -79.902041 goto link for World Wind     Charleston: The 56 player main draw for Charleston has 16 seeds, with 8 1st-round byes. There are 8 qualifiers and 5 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying (2 rounds) is on Saturday & Sunday. Main draw play begins on Monday at 10am.     The Family Circle Cup, one of the longest-running WTA-only events in the US, was held at Hilton Head until the Family Circle Tennis Center was opened in the spring of 2001. A 32-acre facility with a 10,200 seat stadium, the Family Circle Tennis Center has 13 green clay (Har-Tru) and 4 hard courts, all lighted for night play. A 10,000 square foot clubhouse also serves as the corporate headquarters for the Family Circle Cup. The FCTC was built with public help at a cost of $15 million. 2010: Young ladies looking good for the player party at Saks 5th Avenue in Charleston included Michaella Krajicek, Vera Dushevina, Galina Voskoboeva, Vera Zvonareva, Melanie Oudin, Ayumi Morita, row 2: Jelena Jankovic (with her mom, Bojana) Nadia Petrova, Alona Bondarenko, Marie-Eve Pelletier, and Daniela Hantuchova...

Charleston, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 10am loser's prize: $1,965 US; points: 1 #25 s9 Alona Bondarenko UKR d #385 Julie Ditty USA 6-4, 6-2 Mon #33 s10 Elena Vesnina RUS d #416 q Heather Watson GBR 7-6(4), 6-3 Tue Elena about to connect with a forehand *#141 LL Monique Adamczak AUS d #34 s11 V Razzano FRA 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 Tue #39 s12 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN d #125 Lilia Osterloh USA 6-3, 7-6(9) Mon #41 s13 Melanie Oudin USA d #93 Jill Craybas USA 6-3, 6-1 Tue Melanie driving a forehand #46 s14 Vera Dushevina RUS d #52 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-0, 2-0 retired—left knee tendonitis Tue *#143 Michaella Krajicek NED d #47 s16 Melinda Czink HUN 7-6(9), 6-3 Tue #49 s16 Patty Schnyder SUI d #139 q Chanelle Scheepers RSA 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 Tue Patty reaching for a forehand, and after recieving flowers commemorating her 14th consecutive year at the Family Circle Cup #53 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d #121 Sharon Fichman CAN 7-5, 6-2 Mon Magda about to slice a backhand #58 Shuai Peng CHN d #100 Shenay Perry USA 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 Tue *#72 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d #62 Anastasija Sevastova LAT 6-1, 6-2 Mon *#89 Kai-Chen Chang TPE d #63 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 Mon #66 Angelique Kerber GER d #192 wc Alison Riske USA 6-2, 6-4 Mon *#132 wc Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #71 Julia Goerges GER 6(1)-7, 6-4, 7-5 Tue #75 Vania King USA d #94 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 7-5, 6-0 Tue #76 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #168 wc Carly Gullickson USA 6-2, 6-3 Tue *#193 q Christina McHale USA d #78 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 Mon #88 Ayumi Morita JPN d #97 Mariana Duque Marino COL 6-4, 7-5 Mon Mariana about to connect with a backhand, and Ayumi driving one #101 Rossana de los Rios PAR d #371 wc Mallory Cecil USA 6-0, 6-4 Mon *#138 Edina Gallovits ROU d #107 Varvara Lepchenko USA 6-3, 6-3 Mon #122 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR d #129 Vesna Manasieva RUS 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 Mon Michelle's forehand drive #124 Evgenia Rodina RUS d #140 q Ekaterina Ivanova RUS 6-4, 6-1 Mon Evgenia driving a backhand #154 q Sophie Ferguson AUS d #277 q Mashona Washington USA 5-7,6-4, 6-3 Mon *#178 q Catalina Castano COL d #163 q Anna Tatishvili GEO 7-5, 6-2 Mon

Charleston, 2nd Round, Tue-Wed 10am loser's prize: $3,830 US; points: 40 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #76 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-4, 6-1 Wed Caroline reaching for a forehand     Caroline said: "[Barbora] got a lot of balls back, and I just needed to find my game and find a way how to beat her, and once I did that, I won a lot of points and I won the games." AP story #7 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #138 Edina Gallovits ROU 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 Tue Jelena driving a forehand on Tuesday, and talking to the press on Monday *#193 q Christina McHale USA d #9 s3 Victoria Azarenka BLR 2-6, 2-2 retired—left thight strain Wed Victoria and Christina driving forehands     About the injury, which she incurred last week at Marbella, Spain, Victoria said: "It’s not that bad, but I hoped that it’s probably got better, you know, and healed. It obviously didn’t today, but you know, I just need to keep rehabbing it." #11 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS d #53 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-3, 7-5 Tue Samantha reaching for a forehand *#58 Shuai Peng CHN d #12 s5 Marion Bartoli FRA 2-6, 7-6(2), 4-3 retired—dizziness Wed #18 s6 Nadia Petrova RUS d #75 Vania King USA 6-2, 6-1 Wed Nadia driving a backhand #22 s7 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #101 Rossana de los Rios PAR 6-2, 6-0 Tue Vera tracking a high ball, ready to deliver a smash #24 s8 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #88 Ayumi Morita JPN 6-4, 2-0retired     —AP said left hamstring pull; WTA says left adductor muscle strain Wed Daniela driving a backhand #25 s9 Alona Bondarenko UKR d #132 wc Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 Wed #33 s10 Elena Vesnina RUS d #72 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 7-5, 6-2 Wed #39 s12 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN d #178 q C Castano COL 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Tue #41 s13 Melanie Oudin USA d #154 q Sophie Ferguson AUS 6-2, 6-4 Wed Melanie's backhand drive     Melanie said: "I’ve been going three sets a lot lately, and especially after winning the first set. So I’m so happy to be done with my first two rounds, and two sets in each one makes life a lot easier." #46 s14 Vera Dushevina RUS d #89 Kai-Chen Chang TPE 6-2, 6-2 Wed Vera about to swat a backhand #49 s16 Patty Schnyder SUI d #122 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR 6-3, 6-1 Wed #66 Angelique Kerber GER d #141 LL Monique Adamczak AUS 6-3, 6-2 Wed #124 Evgenia Rodina RUS d #143 Michaella Krajicek NED 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 Wed

Charleston, 3rd Round, Thu 11am ESPN2-TV & Eurosport loser's prize: $7,600 US; points: 60 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #49 s16 Patty Schnyder SUI 6-2, 7-5 Patty driving a backhand, Caroline about to swat a forehand, and after match point     The 2nd set was tied at 5-5, but Caroline lost only three points in the last two games of the match.     Caroline said: "I'm sure the crowd helped [Patty] today. She really got pumped up and was believing in herself. It's just important to keep focused on your own game... I think I played pretty aggressively, especially in the beginning. Second set, I let her dictate a little more." AP story     Patty said: "I lost all my service games at the end, and my first serve really didn't do any harm. It's also because [Caroline is] really covering the box well, and reads my serve well, and she didn't miss one return. So definitely serve was no help for me today." #7 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #124 Evgenia Rodina RUS 6-3, 6-1 Jelena driving a forehand, and after match point #11 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS d #46 s14 Vera Dushevina RUS 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 Samantha launching a forehand on the run, and Vera volleying a backhand #18 s6 Nadia Petrova RUS d #39 s12 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6-2, 6-4 #22 s7 Vera Zvonareva RUS d ##25 s9 Alona Bondarenko UKR 6-2, 6-1 Alona and Vera driving forehands #24 s8 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #66 Angelique Kerber GER 6(6)-7, 7-5, 6-3 Daniela ready to deliver a backhand, and Angelique about to connect with a forehand *#58 Shuai Peng CHN d #33 s10 Elena Vesnina RUS 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 #41 s13 Melanie Oudin USA d #193 q Christina McHale USA 6-4, 6-0 Melanie and Christina driving backhands

Charleston, QFs, Fri 11am ESPN2-TV & Eurosport loser's prize: $14,825 US; points: 120 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #18 s6 Nadia Petrova RUS 6-3, 6-4 Caroline and Nadia driving backhands, and Caroline after match point     Caroline said: "I feel like I’m playing very well. I’m very confident, and I’ve got some good results with my play." AP story *#24 s8 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #7 s2 Jelena Jankovic SRB 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 Jelena and Daniela driving forehand and backhand, and Daniela after match point     It was Daniela's first win over a player who had previously been #1 since she defeated Martina Hingis in the 4th round at Indian Wells in 2007.     Daniela said: "Definitely, I felt very good on the court today, even though the first set was not easy... [In the 2nd set] I tried to put a little more on the ball, move [Jelena] a little more around, and stay more aggressive, and that made the difference."     Jelena said: "I played really well in the first set, and I played really aggressive. But then I just stopped, and I especially had trouble hitting my backhand." #11 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS d #58 Shuai Peng CHN 6-4, 6-1 Shuai serving, Samantha driving a backhand, and after match point #22 s7 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #41 s13 Melanie Oudin USA 7-5, 6-2 Vera and Melanie driving forehand and backhand, and Vera after winning a point

Charleston, SFs, Sat 1pm ESPN2-TV & Eurosport loser's prize: $28,750 US; points: 200 *#22 s7 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 5-2 retired—right ankle sprain Vera about to connect with a forehand, and Caroline ready to swat one     The injury occurred when Caroline, trailing 2-4, rolled her right ankle over while fielding a drop shot. After treatment, Caroline attempted to continue to play, but it was no go.     Caroline will have an MRI scan on Sunday, but expects to be healthy again before next month's French Open. Caroline said: "I was surprised that I could stand on my leg, which was very positive, actually. But as soon as I was moving to the sides, it was impossible, so I couldn't play... As it looks right now, it's not too bad." AP story     Vera, who tore ligaments in her right ankle at Charleston on April 16 last year, did not fully heal for the rest of the season, and underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue in November.     Vera said: "It's great to be in the final, but it's not great to be in the final this way. I don't wish anyone to be in that situation because last year it was very difficult for me... I told [Caroline] to take care about it, and I have some experience with that if she needs some advice." #11 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS d #24 s8 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-3, 7-6(2) Samantha driving a forehand, Daniela ready to fire one, and Sam after match point     Samantha said: "I expected a tough match from Daniela. We hadn't played each other for a few years but actually practiced with each other right at the start of the week, so I guess we both got an idea about what we were going to do today.     "Overall, I'm very pleased. Obviously very happy to come back from 5-2 in the second set. I was glad to finish it in two sets." WTA story

Charleston, Final, Sun 1pm ESPN2-TV & Eurosport loser's prize: $55,500 US; points: 320 winner's prize: $107,000 US; points: 470 #11 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS d #22 s7 Vera Zvonareva RUS 6-0, 6-3 Samantha about to connect with a forehand, Vera volleying a backhand, Samantha driving one, and after match point

Charleston, Doubles Final, Sun 11am, before singles losers' prize: $17,600 US winners' prize: $34,000 US cdr10 s1 Liezel Huber & Nadia Petrova d Vania King & Michaella Krajicek 6-3, 6-4 Liezel and Nadia Charleston, Qual Finals, Sun Apr 11 10am losers' prizes: q1 $520 1pt; q2 $1,000 8pts; qualifier 12 points #139 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d #195 Eva Hrdinova CZE 6(1)-7, 6-2, 6-3 #140 Ekaterina Ivanova RUS d #161 Yuliana Fedak UKR 6-4, 6-3 *#163 Anna Tatishvili GEO d #141 Monique Adamczak AUS 7-6(5), 6-3 *#193 Christina McHale USA d #148 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 6-1, 6-3 #154 Sophie Ferguson AUS d #198 Lindsay Lee-Waters USA 6-0, 6-1 #178 Catalina Castano COL d #156 Elena Chalova RUS 6-3, 6-1 *#416 Heather Watson GBR d #217 Zarina Diyas KAZ 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 #277 Mashona Washington USA d #373 Marie-Eve Pelletier CAN 7-6(0), 6-2 Charleston, Withdrawals: #1 Serena Williams USA left knee injury #14 Maria Sharapova RUS right elbow bone bruise #26 Alisa Kleybanova RUS bilateral plantar fasciitis #27 Sabine Lisicki GER left ankle injury #29 Dominika Cibulkova SVK right hip strain #30 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS #32 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR left knee injury #56 Sybille Bammer AUT achilles injury #99 Viktoriya Kutuzova UKR back injury #130 Kathrin Woerle GER #210 sr Casey Dellacqua AUS right foot injury

Barcelona KIA,  Barcelona, Spain   tourney time:        = GMT +1 hours        = US EDT +5 hours        = US PDT +8 hours Spain News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Barcelona: The main draw for Barcelona 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   David Lloyd Club Turó Latitude: 41.382484 Longitude: 2.108216 goto link for World Wind Barcelona KIA venue address: David Lloyd Club Turó, Avinguda Diagonal, 673-685, 08028, Barcelona, Spain TEL:933342012     Barcelona, a new tourney in 2007, was held at the Barcelona Olympic Tennis Center the first year, but for 2008 it was moved to the David Lloyd Club Turó (there is no shortage of red clay courts in Barcelona). 2010: On Sunday, April 11, in Barcelona, tourney director and 4-time Grand Slam singles champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario did the Scrabble thing at the main draw... Francesca Schiavone and Sorana Cirstea were among the players keeping in shape in Barcelona

Barcelona, 1st Round, Mon 10am, Tue 11am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 Monday: rain delay #17 s1 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #79 Alberta Brianti ITA 6-2, 6-1 Tue *#54 Roberta Vinci ITA d #20 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA 6-3, 6-4 Mon-ppd-Tue #28 s3 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP d #45 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-4, 6-4 Tue #31 s4 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #126 q Masa Zec Peskiric SLO 7-5, 6-1 Tue #36 s5 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #215 sr Tamira Paszek AUT 6-4, 7-6(6) Mon *#43 Sara Errani ITA d #37 s6 Gisela Dulko ARG 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) Tue #38 s7 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d #166 q Simona Halep ROU 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Tue *#67 Regina Kulikova RUS d #40 s8 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-3, 7-6(4) Mon-ppd-Tue *#44 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #42 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-1, 6-4 Tue #48 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #187 q Silvia Soler Espinosa ESP 6-2, 6-1 Tue #50 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d #84 q Alizé Cornet FRA 7-5, 6-3 Tue #55 Tathiana Garbin ITA d #73 Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-4, 7-5 Tue *#70 Iveta Benesova CZE d #60 Petra Kvitova CZE 6-1, 6-4 Tue *#87 Kristina Barrois GER d #68 Kristen Flipkens BEL 7-5, 6-2 Mon *#86 wc Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP d #69 Stefanie Vogele SUI 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 Mon-rain-Tue *#248 wc Laura Pous Tio ESP d #145 wc Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Tue

Barcelona, 2nd Round, Wed 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 #17 s1 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #55 Tathiana Garbin ITA 6-4, 6-3 *#86 wc A Parra Santonja ESP d #28 s3 MJ Martinez Sanchez ESP 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 *#44 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #31 s4 Maria Kirilenko RUS 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 *#70 Iveta Benesova CZE d #36 s5 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-1, 6-4 #38 s7 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d #87 Kristina Barrois GER 6-3, 7-5 *#48 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #43 Sara Errani ITA 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) #50 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d #67 Regina Kulikova RUS 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 #54 Roberta Vinci ITA d #248 wc Laura Pous Tio ESP 4-6, 6-0, 6-3

Barcelona, QFs, Thu noon loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #17 s1 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #38 s7 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-4, 6-4 #44 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #70 Iveta Benesova CZE 6-4, 6-4 #48 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #86 wc A Parra Santonja ESP 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 *#54 Roberta Vinci ITA d #50 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 6-3, 6-0

Barcelona, SFs, Fri loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 #17 s1 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #44 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-1, 6-2 *#54 Roberta Vinci ITA d #48 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 6(4)-7, 6-1, 6-2

Barcelona, Final, Sat 3pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #17 s1 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #54 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-1, 6-1

Barcelona, Doubles Final, Sat after singles loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US cdr118 s4 Roberta Vinci & Sara Errani d Timea Bacsinszky & Tathiana Garbin 6-1, 3-6, (10-2) Barcelona, Qual Finals, Mon Apr 12 10am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points #84 Alizé Cornet FRA d #102 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 6-0, 2-6, 7-5 #187 Silvia Soler Espinosa ESP d #103 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-4, 6-2 *#126 Masa Zec Peskiric SLO d #104 Alicia Molik AUS 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 *#166 Simona Halep ROU d #113 Arantxa Rus NED 6-1, 6-2 Barcelona, Withdrawals #65 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER left foot injury #83 Anna Chakvetadze RUS left achilles injury

    (April 12, 2010) This year the total compensation for the 2009 Family Circle Cup was reduced from $1,000,000 to $700,000 without any fanfare. In 2009, the "prize money" had been raised from $700,000 to $1,000,000. The increase was mostly in the later rounds: 1st round qualifying losers (who usually really need the money) received $629 instead of $520 (a 21% increase), but the tourney champion (who usually doesn't need the money) received $187,815 instead of $107,000 (a 76% increase). Now the amounts are back to the standard "Premier 700" levels.

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