WTA Sep 13-19: Guangzhou & QC International Women's Open Guangzhou, CHN INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: sports21.cn tennis - WTA Guangzhou weather #60 J Groth, #77 Y-J Chan #78 A Amanmuradova, #84 A Morita Bell Challenge Quebec City, CAN INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d indoor: hard Uniturf PEPS, Laval University campus Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP html: OOP - results photos: Y!: sports - news | WTA Quebec: radar - forecast Canada News and Links #14 M Bartoli, #20 A Rezai #28 L Safarova, #39 B Zahlavova Strycova

Guangzhou & Quebec City: 2009   Guangzhou: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 Quebec City: 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 previous other tourney pages next Guangzhou: #60 Jarmila Groth 5' 8½" 148lb RH 2H-BH (File) Linz, 0ct 20, 2008: #196 Tamira Paszek 5'5" 132lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday in Guangzhou, China, in the final of the International Women's Open, 23-year-old top-seeded #60 (career-high: #55) Jarmila (Gajdosova) Groth from Sydney, Australia, won her first WTA singles title by defeating 22-year-old #78 (career-high: #59) Alla Kudryavtseva from Moscow, Russia, 6-1, 6-4 (Jarmila is shown with the ceramicware after the match).     Jarmila's prize is $37,000; Alla's is $19,000.     Jarmila said: "I played pretty well in most of my matches this week. I was very consistent and served well, which helped me put a lot of pressure on my opponent to hold serve. I didn't give a lot of chances to my opponents and was able to take mine to close them out." WTA story     Alla said: "I'm a bit disappointed but she played great tennis throughout the week so congratulations to her. I'm really happy with the overall experience."     Jarmila and Alla had met twice before, but never in a WTA main draw singles match. Jarmila defeated Alla on grass in an ITF tourney in 2005, and Alla defeated Jarmila on a Plexipave hardcourt in qualifying at Indian Wells in 2008.     Jarmila was playing in her first WTA singles final; she has won 12 ITF singles titles and 1 WTA doubles title. Jarmila's singles match record this year is 43-18.     Alla was also playing in her first WTA singles final; she has won one ITF singles title and 2 WTA doubles titles. Alla is 26-24 in singles this season.     On Sunday in Quebec City, Canada, in the final of the Bell Challenge, 19-year-old qualifier #196 (career high: #35) Tamira Paszek from Dornbirn, Austria, defeated 24-year-old #76 (career high: #37) Bethanie Mattek-Sands from Miami, Florida, 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-5 (Tamira is shown at the Linz, Austria, players party in 2008).

    Tamira's prize for winning 8 consecutive matches in 9 days (for the second time in her career) is $37,000; Bethanie's prize is $19,000.

    Tamira's ranking fell while she was sidetracked last year by low back and left foot injuries. Tamira said: "It's overwhelming. I'm extremely happy... I want to thank my family and friends for supporting me during tough times last year. I always believed I could come back... [Today] in the end it was so even, it was just who fought the most. We played some great tennis." WTA story

    Bethanie said: "Tamira is a tough player. She was injured for a little bit but obviously playing qualifying here and making it all the way to the final, she has been playing really well."

    Tamira and Bethanie had never before met on the field of combat. Tamira is now 2-1 in WTA singles finals; she also went through qualifying to won the Portoroz title in 1996 at the age of 15, and reached the Bali final in 2008, when she lost to Patty Schnyder. Her singles match record for 2010, including 8 wins this week, is 31-20.

    Bethanie is now 0-2 in WTA singles finals; she also reached the Quebec City final in 2008, when she lost to Nadia Petrova. Her singles match record this season is 38-18.

    Two nice New York Times articles from 1854 describing Quebec City, its surroundings, and the river trip there from Montreal, are located at QuickNews: Canada News and Links, below the story about a rail trip to Montreal.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Guangzhou & Quebec City s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Guangzhou International Women's Open,  Guangzhou, China   tourney time:        = GMT +8 hours        = US EDT +12 hours        = US PDT +15 hours China News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar Guangzhou: The main draw for Guangzhou 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   Fangcun Tennis Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Latitude: 23.073474 Longitude: 113.210024 goto link for World Wind     Back when Beijing was called Peking (and even earlier, Peiping), Guangzhou was known as Canton. It is about 182 kilometers from Hong Kong. At last count about 10.15 million people live there (and rising). "Tennis Courts of Fangcun Tennis Sports Center was built in 2001, covering an area of 53000 square meters. It has total 17 tennis courts including one center court with a capacity of more than 3,500 seats..." 2010: At the draw ceremony on Sunday, Sept 12 in Guangzhou, Xinyun Han, Sania Mirza and Kai-Chen Chang (shown later) did the player rep thing at the main draw ceremony... Darned good looking healthy young ladies at the welcome reception on Monday, September 13 included Kai-Chen, Zi Yan and Olga Savchuk, row 2: Su-Wei Hsieh, Shangnan Sun, Shuai Zhang, and Sania...

Guangzhou, 1st Rd, Mon 10am, Tue 2pm loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #60 s1 Jarmila Groth AUS d #139 Nina Bratchikova RUS 6-2, 6-0 Tue *#100 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #77 s2 Yung-Jan Chan TPE 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 Tue #78 s3 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d #143 Olga Savchuk UKR 7-5, 6-2 Mon #83 s4 Ayumi Morita JPN d #152 q Junri Namigata JPN 6-2, 6-2 Tue #84 s5 Kai-Chen Chang TPE d #106 Kurumi Nara JPN 6-1, 6-2 Mon *#103 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d #87 s6 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-1, 7-5 Tue #89 s7 Alberta Brianti ITA d #105 Pauline Parmentier FRA 6-3, 6-1 Tue #92 s8 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d #253 wc Yi-Fan Xu CHN 6-4, 6-0 Mon *#110 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d #96 Simona Halep ROU 7-6(4), 6-2 Tue #101 Edina Gallovits ROU d #237 q So-Jung Kim KOR 6(4)-7, 6-1, 6-3 Tue #102 Shuai Zhang CHN d #117 Sophie Ferguson AUS 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 Mon *#149 Ekaterina Ivanova RUS d #107 Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-3, 7-6(6) Mon *#159 Sania Mirza IND d #127 Katie O'Brien GBR 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 Tue #130 Maria Elena Camerin ITA d #258 wc Jing-Jing Lu CHN 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 Mon #132 Alexandra Panova RUS d #268 q Shengnan Sun CHN 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tue #167 wc Xinyun Han CHN d #314 q Su-Wei Hsieh TPE 7-6(2), 1-6, 6-1 Tue

Guangzhou, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 2:30pm loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 #60 s1 Jarmila Groth AUS d #110 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA 6-1, 6-4 Thu Jarmila kinda sorta at ready, almost *#159 Sania Mirza IND d #78 s3 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-4, 6-3 Wed Sania doing the Meet the Press thing *#101 Edina Gallovits ROU d #83 s4 Ayumi Morita JPN 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Thu Edina watching her forehand fly *#167 wc Xinyun Han CHN d #84 s5 Kai-Chen Chang TPE 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 Wed Xinyun alerting the media *#130 Maria Elena Camerin ITA d #89 s7 Alberta Brianti ITA 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Wed *#102 Shuai Zhang CHN d #92 s8 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 6-1, 6-0 Wed #100 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #132 Alexandra Panova RUS 7-5, 2-6, 6-0 Thu #103 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d #149 Ekaterina Ivanova RUS 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Wed

Guangzhou, QFs, Fri 2pm loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #60 s1 Jarmila Groth AUS d #130 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 6-0. 6-2 *#103 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d #100 Ksenia Pervak RUS 6-3, 6-1 #101 Edina Gallovits ROU d #167 wc Xinyun Han CHN 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 #102 Shuai Zhang CHN d #159 Sania Mirza IND 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 Sania following a forehand, and Shuai ready to swat one

Guangzhou, SFs, Sat 2pm loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 #60 s1 Jarmila Groth AUS d #101 Edina Gallovits ROU 6-0, 6-1 Jarmila really ready, this time #103 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS d #102 Shuai Zhang CHN 6-0, 6-4 Alla about to serve to Shuai

Guangzhou, Final, Sun 2pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #60 s1 Jarmila Groth AUS d #103 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-1, 6-4 Alla and Jarmila driving forehand and backhand

Guangzhou, Doubles Final, Sun after singles loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Sania Mirza & Edina Gallovits d Xinyun Han & Wanting Liu 7-5, 6-3 Guangzhou, Qual Finals, Mon Sep 13 10am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points Sunday: rain ppd entire 2nd qualy round to Monday #152 Junri Namigata JPN d #548 Chin-Wei Chan TPE 6-3, 6-1 *#237 So-Jung Kim KOR d #161 Jin-A Lee KOR 6-4, 6-2 *#314 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE d #162 Misaki Doi JPN 6-3, 6-3 *#268 Shengnan Sun CHN d #201 Sally Peers AUS 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Guangzhou, Withdrawals #23 Jie Zheng CHN left wrist injury, surgery next week, out for season photo #61 wc Shuai Peng CHN elbow injury #82 Jelena Dokic AUS #116 Mariana Duque Marino

Bell Challenge,  Quebec City, Canada   tourney time:        = GMT -5 hours        = US EST        = US PST +3 hours Canada News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Quebec City: The main draw for Quebec City 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   PEPS, Laval University, Quebec City Latitude: 46.784634 Longitude: -71.277645 goto link for World Wind Bell Challenge venue address: Pavillon de l'Éducation physique et des sports, Laval University, Quebec City 2010: Young ladies looking good at the Quebec City player party on Sunday night included Misa Krajicek and Andrea Hlavackova, tourney seeds Aravane Rezai, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Lucie Safarova, Julia Goerges, Sabine Lisicki Olga Govortsova, Marion Bartoli, & Sofia Arvidsson, and Sabine Lisicki...

Quebec City, 1st Rd, Mon-Wed 11am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #14 s1 Marion Bartoli FRA d #182 q Stephanie Foretz Gacon FRA 6-1, 6-1 Tue *#109 Jill Craybas USA d #20 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3) Tue #28 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE d #108 Varvara Lepchenko USA 7-5, 6-3 Tue *#170 wc Valerie Tetreault CAN d #39 s4 B Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Tue #43 s5 Melanie Oudin USA d #154 Alison Riske USA 6-2,7-6(3) Tue #44 s6 Julia Goerges GER d #115 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-3, 6-2 Mon *#134 Stephanie Dubois CAN d #49 s7 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 Tue #55 s8 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d #133 Michaella Krajicek NED 6-2, 6-0 Mon #69 Johanna Larsson SWE d #113 Shenay Perry USA 7-6(3), 6-3 Mon #76 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #387 q Irina Falconi USA 6-4, 7-5 Tue *#150 Mirjana Lucic CRO d #81 Sorana Cirstea ROU 0-6, 6-1, 6-1 Tue *#147 Anna Tatishvili GEO d #90 Alicia Molik AUS 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Mon *#369 q Alexa Glatch USA d #94 Sabine Lisicki GER 6-4, 6-2 Tue #112 Christina McHale USA d #136 Lilia Osterloh USA 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Mon #179 wc Rebecca Marino CAN d #211 wc Heidi El Tabakh CAN 7-6(6), 7-6(3) Mon #196 q Tamira Paszek AUT d #360 sr83 Marina Erakovic NZL 6-0, 6-4 Tue

Quebec City, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 *#179 wc Rebecca Marino CAN d #14 s1 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-3, 6-1 Wed #28 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE d #69 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-4, 6-2 Wed #43 s5 Melanie Oudin USA d #147 Anna Tatishvili GEO 6-3, 6-0 Wed *#76 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #44 s6 Julia Goerges GER 6-1, 6-4 Wed #55 s8 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d #150 Mirjana Lucic CRO 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Thu *#196 q Tamira Paszek AUT d #109 Jill Craybas USA 6-3, 6-2 Thu #112 Christina McHale USA d #170 wc Valerie Tetreault CAN 6-4, 6-3 Thu *#369 q Alexa Glatch USA d #134 Stephanie Dubois CAN 7-5, 6-2 Thu

Quebec City, QFs, Fri noon loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #28 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE d #43 s5 Melanie Oudin USA 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 *#196 q Tamira Paszek AUT d #55 s8 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-3, 6-4 #76 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #179 wc Rebecca Marino CAN 6-4, 7-6(4) #112 Christina McHale USA d #369 q Alexa Glatch USA 6-3, 6-1 m3

Quebec City, SFs, Sat 1pm & 7pm loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 *#76 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #28 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-2, 6-1 *#196 q Tamira Paszek AUT d #112 Christina McHale USA 6-2, 6-2

Quebec City, Final, Sun 1pm+ loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 *#196 q Tamira Paszek AUT d #76 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-5 Tamira after match point

Quebec City, Doubles Final, Sun loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Sofia Arvidsson & Johanna Larsson d Barbora Zahlavova Strycova & Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 2-6, (10-6) Sofia and Johanna, their first title as a team Quebec City, Qual Finals, Mon Sep 13 11am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points *#369 Alexa Glatch USA d #142 Anne Keothavong GBR 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 #182 Stephanie Foretz Gacon FRA d #215 Heather Watson GBR 6-1,6-1 #196 Tamira Paszek AUT d #365 Julie Ditty USA 7-5, 7-6(7) *#387 Irina Falconi USA d #252 Abigail Spears USA 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(4) Quebec City, Withdrawals #54 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN right forearm tendinitis #95 Karolina Sprem CRO #984 sr Ashley Harkleroad USA

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