is now 22-10 in WTA singles finals. Due to right shoulder rotator cuff tendon tears, Maria played only one match (a doubles match) between August, 2008, and May, 2009. This year, Maria incurred a right elbow bone bruise at Indian Wells in March, and that kept her sidelined until May. Maria has a 24-7 match record this season.
, this year's champion in Monterrey, 19-year-old 3rd-seeded #31 (career-high: #25)
, from Moscow, Russia, defeated her compatriot from Sochi, 24-years-old-today unseeded #58 (career-high: #22)
"Elena played really well and aggressively and didn't let me play my game. I knew if I won the second set I had a good chance of winning the match. It was so hot... I'm so happy to win my second title."
"It was tough conditions, but we both fought until the end. I started feeling ill at the end of the second set, but I pushed myself as hard as I could... I have to give credit to Anastasia, she played very well and deserved the win."
Anastasia and Elena had met only once before in adult singles, on a hardcourt in Bratislava in an ITF tourney in 2008, when Anastasia won, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
is now 2-0 in WTA singles finals; she won her first title in Monterrey earlier this year. Anastasia's singles match record in 2010 is 30-14.
is now 0-3 in WTA singles finals; both of her earlier finals were last year, at Auckland and New Haven. Elena has won 3 WTA doubles titles, 2 ITF singles titles, and 6 ITF doubles titles. Elena has a 13-15 singles match record this year.
WTA SCOREBOARD: Stanford & Istanbul
The Bank of the West Classic Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Stanford: The main draw for Stanford has 8 seeds, with 2 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers and 3 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying finals are on Monday.
Bank of the West Classic venue address: Taube Family Tennis Stadium, Stanford, CA 94305
2010 is the 40th year of the tourney that has become the Bank of the West Classic, the longest-running women-only pro tennis tournament. The Bank of the West Classic has been held at Stanford University's Taube Tennis Stadium since 1997. 37,226 people attended the 13 sessions in 2005. The tourney is owned and operated by IMG (International Management Group); Bank of the West has been the tourney's title sponsor since 1992.
2010: On Sunday, July 25, top seed Samantha Stosur, 4th seed & 2009 tourney champ Marion Bartoli,
3rd seed Agnieszka Radwanska, and 2nd seed Elena Dementieva alerted the media and did some autograph duty at Stanford...
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Stanford, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 11am Mon quotes - Tue quotes - Tue AP story
losers' prize: $4,580 US; points: 1
#11 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #88 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 Mon
Chanelle and Agnieszka driving backhands
Agnieszka said: “It was hard for me out there today. This was my first match in four weeks, and I was playing on a hard court. The first match is always the tough one and it doesn’t matter who is standing on the other side. You have to fight with yourself and try to stay in the match. This was a good test for me and I’m very happy to have won the match."
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#14 s4 Marion Bartoli FRA d #NR sr72 Ashley Harkleroad USA 6-1, 6-4 Tue
Ashley following a forehand, and Marion driving one
Marion said: "[Ashley] played really well, especially in the second set. For someone who hasn't played that much lately, she was giving me a hard time out there."
Marion will face Ana Ivanovic in the 2nd round. Marion said: "The matches Ana and I have had in the past have been really, really close. I'm definitely looking forward to it. I think this is great preparation for me if I want to do well at the US Open."
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#15 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d #23 Jie Zheng CHN 6-4, 7-5 Tue
Maria serving, Jie following a backhand, Maria driving one, and after winning a point
Maria said: "I served really well but returned quite poorly, so there was a little bit of an imbalance. I returned better when I had to, but I had no choice because I couldn’t rely on my serve the whole match. I don’t think I took advantage enough of her second serve. I really could have done a better job of that and will try to do so going forward.”
Jie had defeated Maria at Indian Wells in March. Maria said: "That was a scratchy match. I wasn't feeling good and I didn't want to remember it...
"After you don't play for a while you have to be ready from the beginning. I wanted to adapt as quickly as I could. [Jie is] a competitor and a good player and I had to be ready."
"I'm just trying to work myself toward the US Open. I'm just happy to be back playing."
Jie said: “It’s always a tough match playing against Maria, because she is always fighting and hits so hard. For me, this was a good first match on the hard court. After Wimbledon I had an injury to my left hand, so I didn’t have a lot of practice with my backhand before coming here. I am looking forward to the next tournament.”
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#16 s6 Shahar Peer ISR d #25 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 Tue
Daniela serving, and Shahar driving a forehand
Shahar said: “I started pretty slow but this was my first match after Wimbledon, so that is to be expected because it has been awhile for me. Daniela is a good player, so it was going to be tough for me but I’m happy I was able to pick up my game in the second set.”
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#17 s7 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #74 Yung-Jan Chan TPE 6-3, 6-1 Tue
#18 s8 wc Victoria Azarenka BLR d #87 Ayumi Morita JPN 6-0, 6-2 Tue
Ayumi and Vika driving backhands
Victoria said: “I think this was a very good first match for me. I played my shots and stayed aggressive. I played it point by point, which helped me to win two games in a row. I felt good out there...
“You cannot get caught up with your results. For example, I had a lot of injuries during the clay court season but now I am healthy and ready to go. The most important thing for me is to finally get healthy and take it match by match.”
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#63 wc Ana Ivanovic SRB d #26 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-3, 6-2 Mon
Ana serving, Alisa following a forehand, Ana driving one, and after winning a point
Ana said: “I served well and actually didn’t make many mistakes, so I am happy to see that a few of the things we worked on during the past month came into play today... I think the biggest difference was with my fitness. I really felt like I was getting to every ball and managed to maintain the rallies. Not having to pull the trigger too early kind of put me at ease and I managed to stay strong. I knew {Alisa] was a tough opponent and hard court is her better surface, so I am happy to have this victory.”
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#27 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #151 q Mirjana Lucic CRO 6-1, 6-4 Tue
*#60 Kimiko Date Krumm JPN d #33 wc Dinara Safina RUS 4-6, 7-6(0), 6-2 Mon
Dinara driving a backhand, and Kimiko following one
Kimiko said: “Since Wimbledon, I had a short a short break and this was my first time playing on hard court since Miami. We were not really sure what would happen. We played against Safina at Roland Garros but that was a different situation. It was on red clay and I had an injury in my calf and she wasn’t in the best condition. I tried to forget everything, but I needed to stay focused. I watched a DVD with my coach last night so I had a good idea on how I needed to play.”
Dinara said: “In the important moments [Kimiko] played pretty well. I had so many chances but I didn’t use them. It was my first match back from injury, so I am pretty positive and will keep working hard and try to improve day by day... My back feels fine and that is the most important thing for me and I will continue working hard.”
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#41 Olga Govortsova BLR d #85 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-1, 6-1 Mon
#42 Melanie Oudin USA d #50 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6(6)-7, 7-5, 6-3 Tue
Melanie trailed 1-5 in the 3rd set. Melanie said: “I thought I was playing well the whole match. I think when it got close, [Aleksandra] got a little tight and made a couple of mistakes. When I got down I had nothing to lose and relaxed. When it got to 5-4 I thought 'I just won three in a row. I can win another one.' When it got to the third set it was anybody's game."
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#43 Dominika Cibulkova SVK v #936 wc Hilary Barte USA 6-2, 6-2 Mon
Hilary driving a forehand, Dominika's backhand
Dominika said: “I did not feel comfortable from the beginning because it was my first match. It’s never easy to play against that type of opponent because I have never seen [Hilary] before and did not know what to expect. A lefty serve is always troublesome for me because it falls differently and has a different spin. That forced me to wake up a little bit...
“Last year was pretty up and down for me. I had my best result in the semifinals at Roland Garros and after that, I couldn’t play for four months because of a stress fracture injury. So it was really tough for me to come back. I decided to change my coach and we are starting to work on things that will hopefully move me forward.”
Hilary said: “Because of the quality of [Dominika's] ball and the consistency of that quality, I would say she is the best player I have played. When you see the girls hit, you are like ‘wow, they are good.’ But when you actually get out there and see that ball come at you, it’s like ‘Wow, I have a lot of work to do.’ Her footwork is unbelievable...
“I think the big difference was when it got tight in the game, like a 30-all or a deuce, she really bore down and you could tell she was going to play her game. I was going to have to come with my best, and it was just going to be my best against her best. But I felt like I didn’t really bring that same type of intensity to the big points.”
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*#158 q Christina McHale USA d #83 q Kai-Chen Chang TPE 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 Tue
Christina said: “I’m excited to have won today and be able to move on. [Kai-Chen] was really playing well in the first set, so it was hard for me to do much. But I was able to get a rhythm going in the second and stay with it through the third. I am really excited...
“I definitely felt better having played the extra matches in qualifying and also felt more comfortable. I was able to handle the tight points better.”
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*#157 q Olga Savchuk UKR d #97 Jill Craybas USA 6-3, 6-3 Tue
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Stanford, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11am Wed quotes - Thu quotes
losers' prize: $8,590 US; points: 60
#5 s1 Samantha Stosur AUS d #158 q Christina McHale USA 6-1, 7-5 Wed
Samantha serving, Christina driving a backhand, and Sam about to connect with one
Samantha said: “Playing such a good first set probably helped me get through the second set. I think [Christina] probably tried to play a little more aggressive in the second set, as she had nothing to lose after dropping the first set. She kept a good attitude throughout the whole thing and that probably kept her in the match. But I was able to hold my break points and when I did get an opportunity to break her serve, I was able to do that.”
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#6 s2 Elena Dementieva RUS d #60 Kimiko Date Krumm JPN 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Wed
Kimiko serving, and Elena driving a backhand
Elena said: "It’s never easy to play after a layoff of two weeks without competition, so it took me awhile to get into the game. Kimiko was playing very hard and flat, and I can’t remember the last time I played against someone with that style of game. We had never played before. It’s pretty amazing how well she is playing and she is in great shape. She is very quick and knows how to use her speed, so I was trying to play deep enough and not go flat with her."
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#11 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #157 q Olga Savchuk UKR 7-6(4), 6-2 Wed
Olga and Agnieszka driving forehands
Agnieszka said: "I thought I was playing a lot better [than in the 1st round], maybe not so much in the beginning; but my second serve was also better."
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#14 s4 Marion Bartoli FRA d #63 wc Ana Ivanovic SRB 6-3, 6-4 Thu
Ana serving, and Marion driving her 2-handed forehand with backhand grip
Marion said: "It’s been awhile since [Ana and I] have played; I think the last time was in Zurich in 2008. She was still in the top-10 at the time. But now I’m moving a lot better, so when she hits the ball hard I can hit it back with interest. I try to allow her not to get so many free, easy points by hitting the ball hard. Making her hit the extra ball all the time helped me out today."
Ana said: "I think the match was a lot closer than the score indicated. There were a lot of chances for both players. [Marion] was hitting faster than I thought she would. It was very hard for me to read her serve. Later on in the match, I started to feel more comfortable but I always felt like I was just a touch too late. I created chances for myself. Overall I can take a lot of quality things from this match and must continue to move forward."
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#15 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d #41 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-3, 6-3 Thu
Maria serving, and Olga and Maria driving backhands
Maria said: "[Olga] has some solid strokes and doesn’t give you much rhythm... I stuck to what I needed to do and stayed aggressive while having an extra something on my ball. The court was playing nice and fast, so I thought I had an advantage if I could hit a solid first or second serve...
"My opponent in the first round didn’t serve that big and I was just a step too slow coming forward to try and hit the ball. But today she had big and solid first serves, so I took my chances when I could. I thought I did a better job of returning today."
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*#27 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #16 s6 Shahar Peer ISR 6-4, 6-3 Thu
Maria serving, Shahar following a forehand, and Maria driving one
Maria said: "I don’t think I played too badly, but I know that I can play better. I would think Shahar would also say she could have played better. She beat me earlier this year, but this time I decided to be a little more aggressive. Today I just tried to play with some discipline and I’m happy that I was able to win...
Maria was hampered by knee trouble last year. Maria said: "This year has been so much better for me than last season. I have won a lot of tough matches and have beaten some really good players as well. That has given me so much confidence and I am starting to get better with my fitness. Everything is fine."
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#17 s7 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #43 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-1, 6-4 Wed
Yanina and Dominika driving backhand and forehand
Yanina said: “Dominika is a tough player and she is a fighter... I’m really happy with the way I played. I think I played the right way on court. I served really well and mentally I was strong so I am happy about this match."
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#18 s8 wc Victoria Azarenka BLR d #42 Melanie Oudin USA 6-3, 6-1 Thu
Melanie and Vika driving backhands
Victoria said: “I think I played very well today. It was a little tough at the beginning with a couple of service breaks but I felt strong the whole match. For me it’s important to play every point the same, no matter what the score is. Whether I am up or down 40-love, that is always a key for me.”
Melanie said: “Every single game, I had a game point almost. I don’t think [Victoria] overpowered me, or anything like that, since every game was really close and I had a game point in almost all of them. I thought I played a pretty good match. I served really well during the first set, but then toward the end I started to get a little tight because she started putting a lot of pressure on my second serve.”
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Stanford, QFs, Fri noon quotes
losers' prize: $15,925 US; points: 120
#5 s1 Samantha Stosur AUS d #17 s7 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Yanina and Samantha driving backhands
Samantha said: "It was a tough match from the first game right up to the end. I thought I started to return quite well toward the end of the first set. I wasn’t making too many in the beginning. I think I was still a little flat in the second set and let [Yanina] get back in it, going up a break in the first game. Throughout that second set, I wasn’t quite tough enough. Down 2-0 in the third, I knew it was time to pick it up and I was able to do that...
“You have to not allow her to hit her best shots. I started getting the ball to her forehand a little bit more, maybe play through the middle a bit. Basically, not give her the angle that she wanted to get into my backhand corner."
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*#15 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d #6 s2 Elena Dementieva RUS 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Maria serving, Elena and Maria driving backhand and forehand, and Maria after winning a point
Maria said: "I just wasn’t swinging through well today; sometimes my arm just doesn’t want to swing. I didn’t want to take too much off the serve, because that was not going to get me anywhere... I was trying to find the right balance to win the match.”
“When things are not going that well, you just try to keep doing the right thing and ultimately you will get your chances. I got them and picked them up."
Elena said: "I feel like I could have played much better, and there were some chances in the first and second set. I think my serve was not good enough today. She was playing very well today and had a good first serve, but it was a pretty flat game..."
"This is what I was hoping for- to have a few tough matches here. Feel the competition out, feel the game and hopefully that will help me in the next month."
About playing Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals, Maria said: "[Agnieszka] is a great retriever and a challenging player because she is very tricky. She has a lot of different tricks in her bag. She can play really aggressive or mix it up and throw a change of pace. I will really have to be on top of my game."
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#11 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #27 Maria Kirilenko RUS 7-5, 6-0
Agnieszka and Maria driving forehands
Agnieszka said: "I think the first set was the key in this match. It was very close, very long and I think [Maria] was upset losing that first set. I felt much more comfortable in the second set, knowing that I was one set ahead. When I was up 3-0 in the second set, I knew I was in a good spot. But you still have to be very focused up until the last point."
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*#18 s8 wc Victoria Azarenka BLR d #14 s4 Marion Bartoli FRA 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Victoria's service toss and serve, Marion driving a backhand, and Vika after match point
Victoria said: "This was a very tough match today. [Marion] started the match really well, hitting hard and making so many winners. I was just trying to find my game; be more aggressive and continue to put pressure on her.
"It was important to change her rhythm because she was really solid from the baseline. Also, it was important to make her move and hit some extra shots while applying pressure."
Marion said: "I was in position to win the match. I kind of have mixed feelings because I really thought I would be able to come up with the win. I had a bit of bad luck at the end of the second set and just was not able to finish it.
"On the other hand, I thought it was a great match... [Victoria] just was a little better than me."
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Stanford, SFs, Sat noon & 7:30pm quotes
losers' prize: $30,000 US; points: 200
*#18 s8 wc Victoria Azarenka BLR d #5 s1 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-2, 6-3
Victoria serving, Samantha and Victoria driving forehands, and Vika after match point
Victoria said: "It was a very good match today. I was very good on my returns and solid from the baseline. I kept holding my serve and played very smart. The key for me was returning her serve and try to put pressure on [Samantha] with that, because the serve is one of her biggest weapons...
"Every player goes through some hard times or injuries. I got a little bit unlucky in Marbella [Spain, in April]. I slipped and turned my hamstring. But it’s part of the game. I was just trying to get healthy, which was tough because there were so many tournaments in a row and I had to play a lot of them. I finally got healthy and went back on the court after a lot of hard work and now it is paying off."
Victoria now leads Smanatha 4-0 in career matches. All four of their meetings have been on hardcourts.
Samantha said: "I thought [Victoria] played quite well today and punished me when I didn’t hit a good serve in the court, that’s for sure. It wasn’t my best day and she played quite well, but I still felt like I had quite a few chances to always get myself back in it. I didn’t come up with the goods when I needed to."
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*#15 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS d #11 s3 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
Maria serving, Agnieszka and Maria driving backhands, and Maria after match point
Maria said: "I was just all over the map a little while in that first set. There were way too many errors. I just started being a little more patient and giving her a chance to play. In the first set, I was making so many errors, and it’s not like [Agnieszka] was making me run or hitting winners. I was making three unforced errors a game, which is quite a lot. I needed to cut down on those, which I did. Little by little, I played really solid over the next two sets."
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Stanford, Final, Sun noon
loser's prize: $56,000 US; points: 320
winner's prize: $107,000 US; points: 470
*#18 s8 wc Victoria Azarenka BLR d #15 s5 Maria Sharapova RUS 6-4, 6-1
Victoria serving, Maria and Victoria driving forehand and backhand, and Vika after match point
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Stanford, Doubles Final, Sun after singles
losers' prize: $17,800 US
winners' prize: $34,000 US
*Lindsay Davenport & Liezel Huber d cdr44 s2 Jie Zheng & Yung-Jan Chan 7-5, 6(8)-7, (10-8)
Stanford, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 26 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $700 1pt; q2 $1,320 8pts; q3 $2,460 12pts; qualifier 20 points
#83 Kai-Chen Chang TPE d #313 Mashona Washington USA 6-4, 6-0
*#151 Mirjana Lucic CRO d #136 Michaella Krajicek NED 6-1, 7-6(6)
#157 Olga Savchuk UKR d #162 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-3, 6-3
#158 Christina McHale d #159 Jamie Hampton USA 7-6(2), 6-0
Stanford, Withdrawals
#9 Vera Zvonareva RUS right hamstring strain
#70 Sybille Bammer AUT illness
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Istanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey
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Turkey News
Istanbul: 32-player The main draw for Istanbul 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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Istanbul Cup venue address: ENKA Arena, ENKA Sadi Gülçelik Spor Tesisleri, Istinye Bayırı Cad., Istinye/Sarıyer/ISTANBUL
The 2011-2013 WTA Championships, which will also be held in İstanbul, are to take place at the Ataköy Sinan Erdem Sports Center, which is still under construction for the 2010 World Basketball Championships.
2010: On Sunday, July 25, the defending Istanbul champ, Vera Dushevina, played tennis and posed for pics in the garden of Topkapi Palace with Andrea Petkovic, French Open champ & Istanbul top seed Francesca Schiavone, and WTA CEO Stacy Allaster... Francesca also met the press at tourney ceremonies on Sunday...row 2: Darned good looking healthy young ladies at the players party on Wednesday night included Patty Schnyder, Elena Vesnina, Andrea Petkovic (being recorded for posterity), and Sorana Cirstea...
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Istanbul, 1st Rnd, Mon 10am, Tue noon
loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1
Monday: rain stopped play in last match of day
#8 s1 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #154 sr55 Anne Keothavong GBR 6-2, 6-2 Mon-rain-Tue
Francesca about to connect with a forehand
*#62 Anastasija Sevastova LAT d #30 s2 Petra Kvitova CZE 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 Tue
#31 s3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #175 q Marta Domachowska POL 6-3, 6-0 Tue
Marta following a backhand, and Anastasia ready to swat one
*#98 Stefanie Voegele SUI d #32 s4 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-4, 7-6(5) Mon
#34 s5 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #122 Tatjana Malek GER 7-6(4), 6-2 Tue
Tsvetana studying a forehand
#35 s6 Andrea Petkovic GER d #361 wc Pemra Ozgen TUR 6-2, 6-1 Mon
*#106 Anna Lapushchenkova RUS d #46 s7 Klara Zakopalova CZE 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 Tue
*#84 Johanna Larsson SWE d #51 s8 Patty Schnyder SUI 6-4, 6-2 Tue
#53 Vera Dushevina RUS d #82 Petra Martic CRO 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 Mon
#57 Elena Baltacha GBR d #187 wc Cagla Buyukakcay TUR 7-5, 7-6(4) Tue
Elena serving, and Cagla following a backhand
#58 Elena Vesnina RUS d #93 q Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-2, 6-0 Tue
#59 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d #264 q Julia Schruff GER 6-3, 6-2 Tue
#66 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #128 Virginie Razzano FRA 6-2, 6-2 Tue
#67 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #110 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 7-6(4), 6-3 Tue
#69 Anastasia Rodionova AUS d #936 wc Basak Eraydin TUR 6-1, 6-3 Tue
#76 wc Jarmila Groth AUS d #119 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 6-2, 6-1 Tue
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Istanbul, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu 3pm
loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30
*#57 Elena Baltacha GBR d #8 s1 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-4, 6-2 Thu
#31 s3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #59 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-3, 6-2 Thu
Anastasia at her post-match press conference
*#69 Anastasia Rodionova AUS d #34 s5 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 Wed
Tsvetana watching her serve fly, and Anastasia ready to swat a backhand
#35 s6 Andrea Petkovic GER d #66 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3 Wed
Andrea fielding a drop shot
#53 Vera Dushevina RUS d #62 Anastasija Sevastova LAT 6-3, 6(8)-7, 6-2 Wed
#58 Elena Vesnina RUS d #98 Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-3, 6-2 Wed
Stefanie following a slice backhand, and Elena serving
#67 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #84 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-4, 6-4 Thu
Sorana meeting the media after the match
#76 wc Jarmila Groth AUS d #106 Anna Lapushchenkova RUS 6-2, 6-3 Thu
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Istanbul, QFs, Fri
loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70
#31 s3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #67 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-4, 6-2
Sorana and Anastasia driving forehand and backhand
#35 s6 Andrea Petkovic GER d #57 Elena Baltacha GBR 6-4, 6-0
*#76 wc Jarmila Groth AUS d #53 Vera Dushevina RUS 7-5, 6-2
#58 Elena Vesnina RUS d #69 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 7-5, 6-1
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Istanbul, SFs, Sat 3pm
loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130
#31 s3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #76 wc Jarmila Groth AUS 7-6(1), 2-6, 7-5
Jarmila and Anastasia driving forehand and backhand
*#58 Elena Vesnina RUS d #35 s6 Andrea Petkovic GER 1-6, 6-0, 7-6(2)
Andrea tossing the ball for her serve, Elena driving a backhand, and both players at net after match point
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Istanbul, Final, Sun 5pm
loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280
#31 s3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #58 Elena Vesnina RUS 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Elena and Anastasia driving backhands
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Istanbul, Doubles Final, Sat 6pm+
loser's prize: $5,750 US
winner's prize: $11,000 US
*Eleni Daniilidou & Jasmin Woehr d cdr120 s1 Maria Kondriateva & Vladimira Uhlirova 6-4, 1-6, (11-9)
Istanbul, Qual Finals, Monday Jul 26 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points
#66 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #182 Severine Beltrame FRA 6-4, 6-0
#93 Bojana Jovanovski SRB v #222 Yuliana Fedak UKR 7-5, 6-0
*#175 Marta Domachowska POL d #143 Vesna Manasieva RUS 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
*#264 Julia Schruff GER d #250 Kristyna Pliskova CZE 6-1, 6-1
Istanbul, Withdrawals
#1 Serena Williams USA cut foot on broken glass, will have surgery
#39 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE left leg injury
#49 Angelique Kerber GER left shoulder injury
#54 Roberta Vinci ITA left foot injury
#55 Polona Hercog SLO
#61 Sofia Arvidsson SWE illness
#65 Julia Goerges GER
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Link to many postmatch interview & match highlight videos of WTA players at the
: the current top 20 Women's Tennis rankings with player photos, links, and bio info.
