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    The Madrid draws are not yet available as of this writing (the qualifying draw for this tourney should be up on the Thursday before the tourney begins, the main draw on Friday, as main draw play begins on Saturday). The links are above for your convenience when the draws become available.

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  Madrid, 2009:

    On Sunday in Spain, in the final of the Madrid Open, last week's champion in Rome, 23-year-old top-seeded # 1 Dinara Safina of Russia (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), won again, defeating 18-year-old 9th-seeded # 11 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (who also resides in Monte Carlo), 6-2, 6-4 (Caroline is shown during the match; Dinara is shown reflecting upon the hardware afterward).

    Dinara's prize is €620,000 (US $836,504); Caroline's prize is €310,000 (US $418,252).

    Dinara said: "I was feeling confident from the beginning and tried to be as aggressive as I could. I got a little bit tired at the end of the match but I was still dominant in the crucial moments. Caroline is a great player—she's very young and has time to improve. I think she can be very dangerous...

    "I have come to find my place. I feel comfortable being No.1. It was my dream from the beginning to be No.1 and I always believed I could get it. Once I got it, I was ready for it. That's why I think I'm enjoying it so much. Since I became No.1 I've played better and better." WTA story

    Dinara and Caroline had never before met on the field of combat.

    Valencia-trained 2009 Australian Open and 2008 French Open finalist Dinara is now 11-10 in WTA singles finals; she also won last week in Rome, and reached the final the previous week in Stuttgart. Dinara has a 28-6 match record this season, and has won 12 of her last 13 matches on red clay. Dinara is now the obvious favorite to win this year's French Open.

    Caroline is now 4-4 in WTA singles finals; she won the Ponte Vedra title last month, and also reached the Charleston (green clay) and Memphis finals this year. Caroline has a 35-11 record in 2009.

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WTA SCOREBOARD: Madrid s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? German Open,  Madrid, Spain   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Spain News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Madrid: The 60-player main draw for Madrid has 16 seeds, with 4 1st-round byes. There are 8 qualifiers and 5 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying finals are on Saturday.   click for broader view   La Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain Latitude: 40.368667 Longitude: -3.684347 goto link for World Wind 2009: On Friday, May 8, Elena Dementieva and Caroline Wozniacki played underground tennis at a Madrid Metro station... On Saturday and Sunday, players including Jelena Jankovic and Victoria Azarenka alerted the media...

Madrid, 1st Rnd, Sat-Sun 10:30am, Mon 10am losers' prize: €7,825; points: 5 the four Rome semifinalists receive 1st round byes

Madrid, 2nd Round, Mon-Wed 10am losers' prize: €15,150; points: 80 the four Rome semifinalists receive 1st round byes

Madrid, 3rd Round, Wed-Thu 10am loser's prize: €27,500; points: 140

Madrid, QFs, Fri 11am losers' prize: €57,500; points: 250

Madrid, SFs, Sat 11am losers' prize: €135,500; points: 450

Madrid, Final, Sun 1:30pm loser's prize: €310,000; points: 700 winner's prize: €620,000; points: 1000

Madrid, Doubles Final, Sat losers' prize: €98,000 winners' prize: €196,000 Madrid, Qual Finals, Sat May 7 10:30am losers' prizes: q1 €1,050 1pt; q2 €2,170 20pts; qualifier 30 points Madrid, Withdrawals

    The Madrid Open was a new tourney for the WTA in 2009, and one of the largest on the new schedule. The tourney is held at a new €157.6 million venue, with 14 indoor and 16 outdoor courts.
    Three of the courts are inside a single building called La Caja Mágica (The Magic Box), with independently-retractable roofs for each of those three courts.
    Court Manolo Santana seats over 12,000 fans, Court Arantxa Sanchez Vicario seats 3194, and Court Stadium 3 seats 2730. design paintings and construction photos
    Madrid is no stranger to WTA tennis. In 2007 and 2006, the WTA Championships were held there, and up until 2003 the WTA Spanish Open was held in Madrid.

    (May 8, 2009) 2008 French Open champion and WTA # 7 Ana Ivanvic has withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to a right knee injury.
    Ana said: "My knee has been bothering me since the Fed Cup a couple of weeks ago. It’s become more painful with each match so I decided to go and see a specialist in Munich.
    "Unfortunately he and his staff told me that I need to take a break from playing matches, although I must work hard on my recovery during the next week. It’s very frustrating because I feel that my overall fitness is at its peak, and I have been practising very well.
    "At the moment there is no danger of me missing Paris: my focus is now on Roland Garros." anaivanovic.com story

    (Apr 28, 2009) Former WTA # 1 Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next week's Italian Open in Rome, and from the following week's Madrid Open as well. Maria's right shoulder has still not fully recovered from a torn rotator cuff tendon she incurred in March of last year (Maria played injured until late July, when the tear was detected in an April MRI scan.) There has as yet been no statement on Maria's official website. Maria's WTA ranking has fallen to # 64 while she has been recovering from the injury. Maria currently remains on the French Open entry list, and is on the entry list for the AEGON Classic in Birmingham, England, which was released today.

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