2010 San Diego & Copenhagen WTA Singles Results    

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  WTA Aug 2-8: San Diego, Copenhagen

Mercury Insurance Open, San Diego, CA
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#2 J Jankovic, #5 S Stosur
#9 V Zvonareva, #11 A Radwanska

Danish Open, Copenhagen, DEN
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#4 C Wozniacki DEN, #10 Na Li
#31 P Kvitova, #33 T Pironkova
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#21 Svetlana Kuznetsova
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#4 Caroline Wozniacki
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    On Sunday at La Costa Resort, near San Diego, California, in the final of the Mercury Insurance Open, the 2009 French Open champ, 25-year-old unseeded #21 (career-high: #2) Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated the 2008 champ at Eastbourne, 21-year-old 4th-seeded #11 (career-high: #8) Agnieszka Radwanska from Krakow, Poland, 6-4, 6(7)-7, 6-3 (Svetlana is shown with the glassware after the match).

    Svetlana's prize is $107,000; Agnieszka's is $57,150.

    Svetlana failed to convert 4 match points in the 2nd set tiebreaker.

    Svetlana said: "It was like starting all over again. You let her come back, you let her see you choke. You have to be doubly stronger in the third set, and I was, because I believe I am strong enough." AP story

    Agnieszka said: "[Svetlana] was playing very powerful shots and she was pushing me around. It was hard to play. She's a very good baseline player. It's hard to have good rallies with her."

    Svetlana now leads Agnieszka 7-3 in career matches. Svetlana also won their previous meeting, on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the final last year in Beijing, 6-2, 6-4.

    Barcelona-trained 2004 US Open champion Svetlana is now 13-18 in WTA singles finals; she won last year at Roland Garros, Beijing and Stuttgart, but this is the first final she had reached this year. Svetlana's 2010 singles match record is 18-12.

    Agnieszka is now 4-2 in WTA singles finals; she won Pattaya City, Istanbul, and Eastbourne in 2008, and reached the Beijing final last year. Agnieszka's 2010 singles match record is 27-14.

    On Sunday at Copenhagen, Denmark, in the final of the e-Boks Danish Open, this year's champion at Ponte Vedra Beach, 20-year-old top-seeded #4 (career-high: #2) Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated 7th-seeded 28-year-old #50 (career-high: #27) Klara (Koukalova) Zakopalova from Prague, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6(5) (Caroline is shown with the goodies after the match).

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

    Klara said: "I was a little bit nervous in the beginning. I improved a little bit in the second set, but not enough. It's a shame for me, but Caroline was playing so consistently and not making any mistakes...
    "It was a very good week for me, and it gives me a lot of confidence now going into the US Open. I'm looking forward to come back next year."

    Caroline said: "It was nice to play a tournament again after a long break. I'm healthy again and I really wanted some matches...
    "The crowd, as always, was great. Here in Denmark there's always lots of things for me to see and do, and it was a busy week for me, but I enjoyed it. It's nice to see so many people come and watch me play. It's great for Danish tennis. I really enjoyed my week." WTA story

    Caroline and Klara had met only once before, in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open in 2007, when Caroline defeated Klara, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3).

    2009 US Open finalist Caroline is now 8-7 in WTA singles finals; she won at Ponte Vedra Beach this year, and at New Haven, Eastbourne and Ponte Vedra Beach last year. Caroline has a 35-13 singles match record in 2010.
    Klara is now 2-8 in WTA singles finals; she won her titles in 2005 at 's-Hertogenbosch and Portoroz. Klara has a 27-18 singles match record this year.

WTA SCOREBOARD: San Diego & Copenhagen
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San Diego Open,  San Diego (Carlsbad), California

 
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    San Diego: The 30-player main draw for San Diego has 8 seeds & 2 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers & 4 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying finals: Sunday.

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2010: On Monday, August 2, Stanford champ Victoria Azarenka (not playing this week, but promoting the tourney), 3rd seed Vera Zvonareva, 4th seed Agnieszka Radwanska, 2nd seed Samantha Stosur, and top seed Jelena Jankovic responded to a call for the usual suspects, and did the mug shot thing at La Costa Resort... row 2: Young ladies looking good at the Carlsbad player's party on Monday included Dinara Safina & Ana Ivanovic, 1994 Wimbledon champ (& San Diegan) Conchita Martinez, & Dominika Cibulkova...
San Diego, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 11am Tue AP story - Tue WTA story
losers' prize: $4,800 US; points: 1
#9 s3 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #45 wc Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 Tue

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Vera and Dominika driving forehand and backhand

    Vera said: "Had a tough match yesterday here in San Diego but got through. Cibulkova fought hard and really pushed me to raise my level in the third set. Feels good to win my first singles match since playing the Wimbledon final." Vera Zvonareva at Twitter

    Vera also said: "There were moments I would give myself an 'A,' there were moments I would give myself a 'D.'... At the end of the day, I won the match and that's the most important thing... [In the 3rd set] I was able to play a little bit deeper, and not let her dominate like she did in the second set. And my serve also got better."

#11 s4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #91 q Chanelle Scheepers RSA 7-5, 6-3 Tue

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Chanelle and Agnieszka driving forehands

#13 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #41 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-2, 7-5 Tue

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Flavia and Kateryna driving forehand and backhand

*#25 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #14 s6 Marion Bartoli FRA 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 Tue

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Marion and Daniela reaching for backhand and forehand

    Daniela said: "I played a great match against Marion. She was playing really well, but I was able to raise my game up. I fought all the way until the end... The crowd was really great. The nicest experience yesterday was realizing the greatest legend of our sport, Rod Laver, was watching our match last night as well. I can't tell you what an honor and privilege that was! It's something I'll never forget." Daniela Hantuchova at Twitter

#16 s7 Shahar Peer ISR d #63 wc Ana Ivanovic SRB 7-6(3), 6-3 Tue

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Shahar serving, Ana running down a forehand, and Shahar driving a backhand

    Ana took a 3-0 lead at the start of the 1st set tiebreak. Shahar said: "When I was down 3-0, I started to build the points better and became more consistent. When I had my chances, I went for them. I was trying to dictate today. Hardcourt is my favorite surface. I grew up on hardcourts."

    Ana said: "I have been working so good, but it's not coming together in the matches. I think it's just confidence. I don't really believe in my shots at that particular moment, and that's what's really tough."

*#21 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #17 s8 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 Tue

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Yanina and Svetlana driving backhands, and Svetlana after winning a point

    Svetlana said: "I felt my game, which hasn't happened in a long time. If I'm being a perfectionist, I would be disappointed with the second set, but I'm happy about the result."

*#32 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #19 Nadia Petrova RUS 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 Tue

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Yaroslava looking to slice a backhand, and Nadia driving one

*#26 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #20 Aravane Rezai FRA 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Mon

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Alisa and Aravane driving backhand and forehand

*#35 Dinara Safina RUS d #30 Alona Bondarenko UKR 6-1, 7-6(2) Mon

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Alona driving a backhand, and Dinara following one

#23 Jie Zheng CHN d #108 q Shenay Perry USA 6-3, 6-2 Tue

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Shenay about to swat a backhand, and Jie driving one

#27 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #102 q Kurumi Nara JPN 6-4, 6(4)-7, 6-3 Tue

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Maria driving a backhand, and Kurumi following one

#36 Sara Errani ITA d #43 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 Mon

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Sara's backhand drive

#44 Melanie Oudin USA d #162 LL Jamie Hampton USA 6-3, 6-4 Tue
*#205 q Coco Vandeweghe USA d #46 wc Gisela Dulko ARG 6-0, 3-0 retired—right ankle sprain Tue

San Diego, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11am Wed WTA story - Thu AP story - Thu WTA story
loser's prize: $8,800 US; points: 60
*#26 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #2 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB 7-5, 6-2 Wed

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Jelena and Alisa driving backhands

    Jelena injured an ankle at Portoroz, and it has not yet fully healed. Jelena said: "I think I had lots of chances but with the lack of practice and fitness, I was pretty tired, and it showed tonight. I had some fear moving and was in doubt at times whether I should have been running or not. I didn't know what to expect from myself today."

    Alisa said: "After the first few games I picked up the pace. I figured I would see what happens, and even better if I won the first set. My job today was to play, fight and win."

#5 s2 Samantha Stosur AUS d #44 Melanie Oudin USA 6-4, 6-4 Wed

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Samantha driving a forehand, and Melanie about to connect with a backhand

    Melanie said: "Sam is a really tough opponent for me because of her serve, especially her kick serve. She plays with a lot of spin and was hitting the lines with it... I thought hardcourt would be my best surface to play her, or grass, but she's No.5 in the world and I'm still happy with my performance. I was still in there."

*#205 q Coco Vandeweghe USA d #9 s3 Vera Zvonareva RUS 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thu

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Coco serving, and Vera and Coco driving backhands

    Coco said: "It’s awesome to beat someone at that high of a level. [Vera has] been doing so well. I’m just excited that I was able to play at a high level to beat her."

    Wimbledon finalist Vera was very upset with her own play. Vera said: "I don’t think [Coco] surprised me. I’ve seen her play before. It’s more that I surprised myself. I started pretty good and then I just started playing stupid. I didn’t change anything, I just kept playing stupid."

#11 s4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #35 Dinara Safina RUS 6-1, 6-3 Wed

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Dinara and Agnieszka driving backhands

    Agnieszka said: "The match was closer than the score looked. I'm really happy with this win.
    "This is my first time in San Diego. I heard it is a nice tournament and a great resort—I'm really enjoying it here."

#13 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #27 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-4, 7-6(5) Thu

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Flavia serving, and Maria and Flavia driving backhands

    Flavia said: "We know each other really well... [Maria] was making some mistakes at the end of the first set, so I was thinking she was going to do the same [in the 2nd]. But she started to play better and more aggressive. I was a little too far from the [base]line and I was running too much."

#16 s7 Shahar Peer ISR d #32 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 7-5, 6-4 Wed

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Yaroslava and Shahar driving backhands

#21 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #36 Sara Errani ITA 6-1, 6(5)-7, 7-5 Thu

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Svetlana and Sara driving forehand and backhand, and Svetlana fielding a drop shot

    Svetlana said: "I give Sara a lot of credit because she fought the whole match. During the important points, I just stopped. I wasn't going for it, and you can't do that. This is what I have to improve. I'm happy I closed with a win but now it's important to recover and be ready for tomorrow."

*#25 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #23 Jie Zheng CHN 6-2, 6-1 Thu

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Jie and Daniela serving, and Daniela after winning a point

    Daniela said: "I was so pleased the way I played today because obviously Zheng is a very good player. My next match is going to be tough again but like I said before, there are no easy matches! Love from the beautiful La Costa resort!" Daniela Hantuchova at Twitter

San Diego, QFs, Fri noon AP story
loser's prize: $16,425 US; points: 120
*#13 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #5 s2 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-4, 6-3

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Flavia serving, Samantha following a backhand, and Flavia after match point

    Flavia said: "It's a good feeling because [Samantha is] one of the best players. She has had an unbelievable year. It's never easy to beat this kind of player...
    "I can return her kick serve. There are few shots that I have that can make her nervous all the time. She's one of the best servers. I am really comfortable with her ball. I can handle the speed."

    Samantha said: "[Flavia] makes a lot of balls and runs everything down. She really makes you work for every point you win. Sometimes that can be a little bit frustrating."

#11 s4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #16 s7 Shahar Peer ISR 6-2, 6-0

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Shahar and Agnieszka driving forehand and backhand

#21 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #205 q Coco Vandeweghe USA 7-5, 6-2

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Coco about to swat a backhand, and Svetlana driving one

    Svetlana said: "It's hard when you go on the court and you have no clue how a girl will play. I was trying to adjust to [Coco's] game. At some moment I started to understand a little bit more how she plays. I understood what she doesn't like, what she likes and tried to mix it up so she couldn't hurt me."

    Coco said: "I thought early on I was kind of beating [Svetlana] with my pace... I had a great first set. She's a two-time Grand Slam champion for a reason."

#25 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #26 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

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Daniela and Alisa driving forehands

    Daniela said: "Today was another tough match. I played very well towards the end of the second set, and in the third I was pleased the way I moved and fought 'til the end." Daniela Hantuchova at Twitter

San Diego, SFs, Sat 1pm WTA story
loser's prize: $30,625 US; points: 200
#11 s4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #25 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-4, 6-2

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Agnieszka serving, and Daniela and Agnieszka driving backhands

    Agnieszka said: "[Daniela is] a fighter. She was mixing it up a lot and playing a lot of dropshots. I think we played every shot possible in tennis...
    "I'm happy to be in a final again, especially at a big tournament like this. Sveta is a great player and I have to play at 100% because she's too good if I play any worse."

    Daniela said: "Agnieszka played very, very well and deserved to win, but overall I'm very happy with my performance here. I don't know what it is, but it seems like playing in this part of the world brings out the best in me. Must be something in the air..." Daniela Hantuchova at Twitter

*#21 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #13 s5 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6-0

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Flavia stalking a forehand, Svetlana driving a backhand, and after match point

    Svetlana said: "I was hitting the ball hard, but I was also playing with spin and mixing it up, and not letting [Flavia] dictate. I'm playing better and I'm happy about that. I was struggling in the first set, but I made my way through it and played much better in the second set. I'm happy to be in my first final this year."

San Diego, Final, Sun 2pm
loser's prize: $57,150 US; points: 320
winner's prize: $107,000 US; points: 470
*#21 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #11 s4 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 6(7)-7, 6-3

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Agnieszka and Svetlana driving backhands, and Sveta after match point

San Diego, Doubles Final, Sun 4pm+
losers' prize: $17,800 US
winners' prize: $34,000 US
*cdr36 s4 Maria Kirilenko & Jie Zheng d cdr24 s2 Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs 6-4, 6-4


San Diego, Qual Finals, Mon Aug 2 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $700 1pt; q2 $1,320 8pts; q3 $2,460 12pts; qualifier 20 points
#91 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d #162 Jamie Hampton USA 1-6, 6-0, 7-5
#102 Kurumi Nara JPN d #165 Madison Brengle USA 6-3, 6-2
#108 Shenay Perry USA d #164 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-2, 6-3
#205 Coco Vandeweghe USA d #278 Sloane Stephens USA 4-6, 7-6(10), 7-5

San Diego, Withdrawals
#18 Victoria Azarenka BLR "right shoulder" (& rest-recovery)
#24 Lucie Safarova CZE left hamstring injury
#28 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU knee injury

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e-Boks Danish Open,  Copenhagen, Denmark

 
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    Copenhagen: 32-player The main draw for Copenhagen 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.
 

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2010: On Sunday, August 1, top seeds Na Li and Caroline Wozniacki posed for some pre-tourney pics... At the player party at Tivoli, Vitalia Diatchenko and Ipek Senoglu checked out aquatic lifeforms before proceeding to the games... row 2: Elena Baltacha, Petra Martic, Vitalia, Ipek & others participated in party competitions including riflery (& squirt gunnery), and, of course, Whack-A-Mole... Vitalia was awarded some line judge gear for winning at Whack-A-Mole, and additional trinkets for being the night's overall champion...
Copenhagen, 1st Rnd, Mon-Wed 11am
loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1
#4 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #86 Petra Martic CRO 6-3, 6-2 Tue

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Caro about to swat a forehand, and Petra reaching for one

#10 s2 Na Li CHN d #243 Kristyna Pliskova CZE 7-6(5), 6-3 Mon
*#69 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #31 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Tue
*#113 Anna Lapushchenkova RUS d #33 s4 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-4, 6-1 Wed

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Tsvetana and Anna driving forehands

#42 s5 Julia Goerges GER d #110 Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-2, 6-4 Mon
#48 s6 Polona Hercog SLO d #130 q Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 6-3, 7-5 Tue
#50 s7 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #120 Rossana de los Rios PAR 6-3, 6(6)-7, 6-0 Mon
#53 s8 Angelique Kerber GER d #92 Renata Voracova CZE 6-1, 6-1 Mon
#59 Elena Baltacha GBR d #359 sr83 Marina Erakovic NZL 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Tue
*#151 sr55 Anne Keothavong GBR d #62 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 Tue

    Anne said: "Started off terribly today and was having a hissy fit in my head but stuck in there and managed to turn the match around. Sweet." Anne Keothavong at Twitter

#65 Kristina Barrois GER d #83 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 7-5, 6-2 Tue
*#74 q Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #66 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-4, 7-6(2) Wed
#78 Iveta Benesova CZE d #157 LL Elena Bovina RUS 6-4, 6-0 Tue
#94 Sandra Zahlavova CZE d #175 q Marta Domachowska POL 6-1, 6-2 Tue
#125 Tatjana Malek GER d #789 wc Malou Ejdesgaard DEN 6-0, 6-1 Tue
#253 wc Katarina Srebotnik SLO d #363 q Alexa Glatch USA 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 Tue

Copenhagen, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu Wed WTA story
loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30
#4 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #78 Iveta Benesova CZE 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 Thu

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Caroline driving a forehand

#10 s2 Na Li CHN d #59 Elena Baltacha GBR 6-3, 6-2 Wed

    Na said: "I played [Elena] a few times this year, so I knew what to do. I just tried to be aggressive on the court but still play safe, and that balance was the key."

#42 s5 Julia Goerges GER d #65 Kristina Barrois GER 6-3, 6-2 Wed

    Julia is 16-1 in singles since losing in the 1st round at Wimbledon, and is also doing very well at doubles.

    Julia said: "Even though I didn't make it, I had chances against Bartoli in the first round of Wimbledon, and I knew I was playing well. Since then everything has really worked. I went to a $100K tournament and won there—I had won there the year before and it was really nice, so I went back. Then I brought my form to Palermo and Bad Gastein and I'm really happy here.
    "This is my best year so far, but I have to keep working. I don't want to stay at my career-high for five seconds. I want to keep getting better."

#48 s6 Polona Hercog SLO d #151 Anne Keothavong GBR 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 Thu
#50 s7 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #125 Tatjana Malek GER 6-0, 6-3 Wed
#53 s8 Angelique Kerber GER d #94 Sandra Zahlavova CZE 6-4, 6-2 Wed
#69 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #253 wc Katarina Srebotnik SLO 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 Thu
#74 q Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #113 Anna Lapushchenkova RUS 6-3, 6-4 Thu

Copenhagen, QFs, Fri WTA story
loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70
#4 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #42 s5 Julia Goerges GER 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(3)

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Julia ready to swat a backhand, and Caroline about to connect with a forehand

    Caroline said: "Julia played really well tonight; I was close to losing. I pulled it through, and that's great. There was a great atmosphere, a lot of people. It's really great to play in front of the home crowd."

#10 s2 Na Li CHN d #53 s8 Angelique Kerber GER 6-1, 6-2

    Na said: "I played [Angelique] in Birmingham and it was a tough, tough match. But today I think she didn't serve as hard as last time, and that was a chance for me. I know she plays flat, so I knew I'd have to move my feet faster than in my last two matches.
    "I practised with Klara a few days ago, and she plays even flatter."

*#74 q Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #48 s6 Polona Hercog SLO 6-4, 6-3

    Anna said: "It looked easy, but it was not, and to be honest I'm actually not very happy with the way I played today. I made a lot of unforced errors and my movement wasn't as good as I want it to be.
    "Still, it's a good result for me to be in the semis here and I'm excited. I think I'm still far away from my best, but on the upside I'm getting my confidence back and starting to play better. I need to play a top 10 player to see how close I am.
    "I've lost to Caroline twice and never beaten her; we haven't played for two years and I'm sure she's improved since then. I'll try to play my best and enjoy it."

#50 s7 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #69 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-1, 7-5

Copenhagen, SFs, Sat 1:30pm WTA story
loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130
#4 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #74 q Anna Chakvetadze RUS 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

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Caroline and Anna driving forehand and backhand

    Caroline said: "I'm really happy to be in the final here. It was another tough match today but I feel like I'm in good shape, so I'm fine."
    About the final, Caroline said: "I haven't played Klara for a while, and things have changed since then. But she's having a great tournament, playing aggressively and going for her shots. I'm just going to enjoy myself out there and try my best."

*#50 s7 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #10 s2 Na Li CHN 6-3, 1-6, 6-4

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Klara driving a forehand

    About the final, Klara said: "Caroline is No.3 in the world. Of course she is the favorite, but I like playing the top players. I can learn from them, and I'm not under pressure."

Copenhagen, Final, Sun 10:30am
loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280
#4 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #50 s7 Klara Zakopalova CZE 6-2, 7-6(5)

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Caroline and Klara driving forehand and backhand, and Klara congratulating Caro after match point

Copenhagen, Doubles Final, Sat
loser's prize: $5,750 US
winner's prize: $11,000 US
cdr96 s1 Julia Goerges & Anna-Lena Groenefeld v cdr153 s4 Vitalia Diatchenko & Tatiana Poutchek 6-4, 6-4

Copenhagen, Qual Finals, Monday Aug 2 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points
#74 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #172 Kathrin Woerle GER 6-4, 6-4
#130 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER d #180 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 6-4, 6(7)-7, 6-3
*#363 Alexa Glatch USA d #157 Elena Bovina RUS 7-5, 6-1
#175 Marta Domachowska POL d #302 Natalia Ryzhonkova RUS 6-0, 0-6, 6-4

Copenhagen, Withdrawals
#40 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE left leg injury
#58 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP right ankle injury
#77 Jarmilla Groth AUS

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