WTA Jul 12-18: Prague & Palermo ECM Prague Open, Prague, CZE INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: red clay Free Live Video: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP     tourn. draws: S - Q - D - OOP pics: DL - PT - Y!: sport - news | WTA videos - Prague: radar - forecast #25 L Safarova, #30 A Dulgheru #39 T Bacsinszky, #46 A Medina G Internazionali Femminili Palermo, ITA | 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: draws: - Q - S - D - OOP pics: DL - FIT - WTA Italy News - Palermo weather #12 F Pennetta, #21 A Rezai #34 S Errani, #35 T Pironkova

Prague & Palermo: 2009 - Prague: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 Palermo: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 previous other tourney pages next Prague: #49 Agnes Szavay 5'7" 139lb RH 2H-BH Palermo: #38 Kaia Kanepi 5'11" 163lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday in Prague, Czech Republic, in the final of the ECM Prague Open, last week's champion in Budapest, 21-year-old 7th-seeded #49 (career high: #13) Agnes Szavay of Hungary (res: Wolkersdorf, Austria), defeated 24-year-old 8th-seeded #54 (career-high: #52) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova from Pilzen, Czech Republic, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 (Agnes is shown with the glassware after the match).     Agnes's prize is $37,000; Barbora's is $19,000. Agnes and Barbora had never before met on the field of combat.     Agnes said: "I was very tired, mainly in the second set but also in the third...It's very nice to have a second title in a row. I've been working very hard and this is the reward." WTA story     Barbora said: "All week I was playing very good tennis... In the third set I thought Agnes would be tired and it would be simple for me, but that wasn't the case. Congratulations to her today.."     Agnes is now 5-2 in WTA singles finals; she won last week for the second year in a row at her home tourney in Budapest, her other titles came in 2007, in Palermo and Beijing. Agnes is 27-14 in singles matches this year, and has won her last 10 matches in a row, the longest winning streak of her career.     Barbora was playing in her first WTA singles final; she has won 8 WTA doubles titles (3 this year), 8 ITF singles titles, and 8 ITF doubles titles. Barbora has a 21-19 singles match record for 2010.     Later on Sunday, in Palermo, Italy, in the final of the Internazionali Femminili Snai Open, 24-year-old 5th-seeded #38 (career high: #18) Kaia Kanepi from Haapsalu, Estonia, won her first WTA singles title by defeating the 2009 Palermo champ, 28-year-old top-seeded #12 (Italian #1) Flavia Pennetta of Italy (residence: Verbier, Switzerland), 6-4, 6-3 (Kaia is shown holding the hardware after the match).

    Kaia's prize is $37,000; Flavia's is $19,000.

    Kaia said: "I'm very happy to win my first career title. This is the best moment of my career. After doing well at Wimbledon, now I've confirmed I'm playing really well. Flavia was playing well, but today I was more aggressive in the most important moments of the match." WTA story

    Kaia and Flavia are now tied at 3-3 in career matches. Kaia also won the last time they met, on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the 1st round of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 6-2, 7-6(6).

    2010 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Kaia is now 1-2 in WTA singles finals; she reached the Japan Open final in 2008, and the Hasselt final in 2006. She has won 8 ITF singles titles (2 this year), and 2 ITF doubles titles. Including ITF play, Kaia has a 40-13 singles match record for the season.

    2010 Marbella champion Flavia is now 9-11 in WTA singles finals; she won in Los Angeles as well as Palermo last year. Flavia has a 35-15 singles match record this year.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Prague & Palermo s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Prague Open,  Prague, Czech Republic   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Czech Republic News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Prague: The 32-player main draw for Prague 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   I. Český Lawn-Tennis Klub Latitude: 50.095835 Longitude: 14.439694 goto link for World Wind Prague Open venue address: The Ostrov Štvanice 38 17000 Praha 7 2010: On Tuesday, July 13 in Prague, sisters Arina and Anastasia Rodionova decorated a panorama of the Vltava River...

Prague, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 11am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #25 s1 Lucie Safarova CZE d #59 Anastasija Sevastova LAT 6-4, 7-5 Tue Anastasija congratulating Lucie after match point #30 s2 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #61 Tathiana Garbin ITA 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Tue *#112 Monica Niculescu ROU d #39 s3 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 6-3, 7-5 Tue #46 s5 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #251 wc Krystina Pliskova CZE 6-1, 6-3 Tue #49 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #203 q Liana Ungur ROU 6-4, 6-3 Tue Agnes serving to Liana #54 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #114 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-2, 6-4 Tue #56 Patty Schnyder SUI d #194 wc Zarina Diyas KAZ 6(2)-7, 6-4, 6-1 Tue Patty serving to Zarina *#155 Anna Tatishvili GEO d #60 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 0-6, 7-5, 7-5 Mon #63 Polona Hercog SLO d #126 Tatjana Malek GER 6-4, 6-2 Mon #68 Iveta Benesova CZE d #756 q Mirvana Jugic-Salkic BIH 6-4, 6(4)-7, 6-2 Tue #84 Alizé Cornet FRA d #225 LL Tamira Paszek AUT 7-6(4), 6(3)-7, 6-4 Tue *#230 q Catalina Castano COL d #85 Sandra Zahlavova CZE 7-6(4), 6-2 Tue #87 Johanna Larsson SWE d #206 wc Karolina Pliskova CZE 6-4, 6-4 Mon Johanna following a forehand *#101 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #98 Stefanie Voegele SUI 7-6(2), 6-2 Tue *#104 q Ksenia Pervak RUS d #102 Anna Chakvetadze RUS 6-2, 6-3 Tue *#309 Eva Hrdinova CZE d #105 Anna Lapushchenkova RUS 7-5, 6-0 Tue

Prague, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu noon loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 *#87 Johanna Larsson SWE d #25 s1 Lucie Safarova CZE walkover—left hamstring injury *#63 Polona Hercog SLO d #30 s2 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU walkover—knees #46 s5 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #230 q Catalina Castano COL 6-4, 6-2 Thu #49 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #68 Iveta Benesova CZE 6-1, 7-5 Thu #54 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #104 q Ksenia Pervak RUS 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 Wed Barbora about to swat a forehand #56 Patty Schnyder SUI d #84 Alizé Cornet FRA 6-2, 6-1 Thu #101 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #112 Monica Niculescu ROU 6-1, 6-2 Thu #155 Anna Tatishvili GEO d #309 Eva Hrdinova CZE 6-4, 6-3 Wed

Prague, QFs, Fri noon loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 *#101 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #46 s5 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-4, 7-5 #49 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #63 Polona Hercog SLO 6-1, 6-4 #54 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #87 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 #56 Patty Schnyder SUI d #155 Anna Tatishvili GEO 2-6, 6-2, 7-5

Prague, SFs, Sat noon loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 #49 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #101 Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-2, 6-4 Agnes driving a forehand, Lucie and Agnes driving backhands, and Agnes after match point #54 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #56 Patty Schnyder SUI 6-2, 6-0 Barbora serving, Patty and Barbora driving forehand and backhand, and Barbora after reaching her first WTA singles final

Prague, Final, Sun 2pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #49 s7 Agnes Szavay HUN d #54 s8 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 Agnes serving, Barbora launching a forehand on the run, Agnes driving one, and after match point

Prague, Doubles Final after singles & rest loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Tathiana Garbin & Timea Bacsinszky d cdr93 s3 Agnes Szavay & Monica Niculescu 7-5, 7-6(4) Prague, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 12 10am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points #104 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #309 Eva Hrdinova CZE 6-2, 6-1 #203 Liana Ungur ROU d #225 Tamira Paszek AUT 6-2, 3-2 retired #230 Catalina Castano COL d #316 Tetyana Arefyeva UKR 6-2, 7-5 #756 Mirvana Jugic-Salkic BIH d #NR Katerina Klapkova CZE 6-3, 6-2 Prague, Withdrawals #41 Dominika Cibulkova SVK right shoulder injury #43 s4 Klara Zakapalova CZE acute gastroenteritis #48 s6 Gisela Dulko ARG tonsilitis #51 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP right ankle injury #65 Kirsten Flipkens BEL #70 Kristina Barrois GER #73 Petra Martic CRO abdominal strain #130 Virginie Razzano FRA #208 sr82 Casey Dellacqua AUS

Internazionali Femminili,  Palermo, Sicily, Italy   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Italy News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Palermo: The 32-player main draw for Palermo 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   Country Time Club, Palermo, Italy Latitude: 38.189389 Longitude: 13.318852 goto link for World Wind Internazionali Femminili venue address: Country Time Club, Via dell'Olimpo, 5 - Palermo; Tel. +39 091 453782 - Fax +39 091 6841644 2009: On Thursday, July 16 in Palermo, Aravane Rezai and Alize Cornet attended the 2nd round match between Yaroslava Shvedova and Alberta Brianti...

Palermo, 1st Round, Mon 4pm, Tue 3pm loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #12 s1 wc Flavia Pennetta ITA d #141 Kathrin Woerle GER 6-3, 6-1 Tue Flavia lining up a forehand, and driving a backhand #21 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #111 Simona Halep ROU 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 Tue #34 s3 Sara Errani ITA d #129 Mariya Koryttseva UKR 6-2, 6-3 Tue #35 s4 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #145 wc Anna Floris ITA 6-4, 7-6(4) Mon #38 s5 Kaia Kanepi EST d #110 Rossana de los Rios PAR 7-5, 6-4 Mon *#136 Masa Zec Peskiric SLO d #52 s7 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP 7-5, 6-3 Tue #74 s8 Julia Goerges GER d #487 q Martina Caregaro ITA 6-3, 6-2 Tue #77 s9 Alberta Brianti ITA d #128 Arantxa Rus NED 7-6(0), 6-2 Tue #88 Renata Voracova CZE d #NR sr101 Jelena Kostanic Tosic CRO 6-0, 6-3 Tue *#92 wc Romina Oprandi ITA d #91 Karolina Sprem CRO 5-1 retired—breathing difficulties Tue *#121 Jill Craybas USA d #96 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 7-6(10), 7-5 Mon *#161 q Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP d #99 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Tue *#164 q Mirjana Lucic CRO d #107 Pauline Parmentier FRA 7-5, 0-6, 7-6(7) Tue *#118 Mariana Duque Marino COL d #113 Zuzana Kucova SVK 6-4, 6-0 Mon #119 Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU d #122 LL Anastasia Pivovarova RUS 6-4, 6-3 Tue *#176 Corinna Dentoni ITA d #127 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 6-2, 6-3 Tue

Palermo, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu 3:30pm-4pm loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 #12 s1 wc Flavia Pennetta ITA d #88 Renata Voracova CZE 6-0, 6-3 Wed #21 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA d #118 Mariana Duque Marino COL 7-6(3), 6-3 Thu #34 s3 Sara Errani ITA d #164 q Mirjana Lucic CRO 6-0, 7-6(4) Thu *#121 Jill Craybas USA d #35 s4 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 Wed #38 s5 Kaia Kanepi EST d #119 Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU 6-1, 6-2 Thu #74 s8 Julia Goerges GER d #176 Corinna Dentoni ITA 6-4, 6-3 Wed Corinna about to connect with a forehand (Italian Tennis Federation photo; they didn't post any of Julia...) *#161 q Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP d #77 s9 Alberta Brianti ITA 7-6(6), 6-2 Wed Alberta volleying a backhand (Italian Tennis Federation photo; they didn't post any of Nuria...) #92 wc Romina Oprandi ITA d #136 Masa Zec Peskiric SLO 6-4, 7-5 Thu

Palermo, QFs, Fri 4pm loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #12 s1 wc Flavia Pennetta ITA d #161 q Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP 6-4, 6-2 *#92 wc Romina Oprandi ITA d #21 s2 Aravane Rezai FRA 7-5, 6-0 *#38 s5 Kaia Kanepi EST d #34 s3 Sara Errani ITA 6-2, 6-2 #74 s8 Julia Goerges GER d #121 Jill Craybas USA 6-2, 6-4

Palermo, SFs, Sat 5:00pm loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 #12 s1 wc Flavia Pennetta ITA d #74 s8 Julia Goerges GER 6-0, 6-4 Flavia serving, Julia and Flavia driving forehand and backhand, and Flavia after match point #38 s5 Kaia Kanepi EST d #92 wc Romina Oprandi ITA 6-3, 6-2 Romina and Kaia following forehands

Palermo, Final, Sun 7:30pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 *#38 s5 Kaia Kanepi EST d #12 s1 wc Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6-3 Flavia about to serve, and Kaia following a backhand

Palermo, Doubles Final loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Alberta Brianti & Sara Errani d Julia Goerges & Jill Craybas 6-4, 6-1 Palermo, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 12 4pm losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points *#176 Corinna Dentoni ITA d #122 Anastasia Pivovarova RUS 6-2, 7-5 *#487 Martina Caregaro ITA d #133 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ 6-4, 6-3 #161 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP d #353 Eva Fernandez-Brugues ESP 6-3, 6-0 #164 Mirjana Lucic CRO d #379 Jorgelina Cravero ARG 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Palermo, Withdrawals #22 Maria José Martinez Sanchez ESP right knee injury #83 Edina Gallovits ROU right heel injury #177 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR shoulder injury

    (May 5, 2010) 2010 will be the last year of the WTA Prague Open. The tourney has lost its principal sponsor, and organizers are negotiating with the WTA to sell the franchise. AP story

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