WTA Sep 26-Oct 2: Tokyo Pan Pacific Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, JPN PREMIER 5 $2,000,000 56m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA sports news: Yomiuri - Asahi Tokyo: radar - forecast - map - map2 #2 Caroline Wozniacki #4 Vera Zvonareva #6 Jelena Jankovic #7 Samantha Stosur #8 Francesca Schiavone #9 Agnieszka Radwanska #10 Elena Dementieva #11 Victoria Azarenka #12 Na Li #13 Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 Marion Bartoli #15 Maria Sharapova #17 Shahar Peer

Tokyo Pan Pacific: 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 previous other tourney pages next Tokyo: #10 Elena Dementieva 5'11" 141lb RH 2H-BH Tokyo: #2 Caroline Wozniacki 5' 10" 128lb RH 2H-BH

On Saturday in Tokyo, Japan, in the final of the Pan Pacific Open, this year's champion in New Haven, Montreal, Copenhagen, and Ponte Vedra Beach, 20-year-old top-seeded #2 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated the 2006 tourney champion (and this year's champ at the Paris Indoor and at Sydney), 28-year-old 7th-seeded #10 (career-high: #3) Elena Dementieva of Russia (residence: like Caroline, income tax-free Monte Carlo), 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 (Elena is shown during the match; Caroline with the fine ceramicware later).     Caroline's prize is $350,000, Elena's is $175,000. Caroline also earned enough ranking points so that if she reaches the quarterfinals next week in Beijing, she will become the #1 player in the world for the first time in her career.     Caroline said: "Elena started really strong. I didn't get enough depth on my groundstrokes, but in the beginning of the second set I pressed a little harder. I started to feel the match was turning around a little bit, but I still had to keep my focus in the third set, and I'm just happy I won the last point." WTA story     Elena said: "I feel I played very well in the first set, and unfortunately I missed some opportunities in the beginning of the second set and lost a bit of momentum. [Caroline] was fighting and playing solid from the baseline, and I'm disappointed the way I finished the match, but overall it was a good fight."     Caro now leads Elena 4-3 in career matches. Caroline also won the last time they played, their only previous match this year, on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the semifinals at New Haven, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(5).     2009 US Open finalist Caroline is now 11-7 in WTA singles finals; she won at New Haven, Montreal, Copenhagen, and Ponte Vedra Beach this year, and reached the Indian Wells final. Caroline has a 54-15 singles match record this season.

    2008 Olympic gold medalist Elena is now 16-15 in WTA singles finals; she won at the Paris Indoor and Sydney this year, and reached the final in Kuala Lumpur. Elena has a 38-15 singles match record in 2010.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Tokyo s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Toray Pan Pacific Open,  Tokyo, Japan   tourney time:        = GMT +9 hours        = US EDT +13 hours        = US PDT +16 hours Tokyo News - Japan News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar Tokyo: The main draw for Tokyo has 16 seeds, with 8 1st-round byes. There are 8 qualifiers in the main draw.     Qualifying (2 rounds) starts on Friday, qualifying finals are on Saturday.   click for broader view   Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Tokyo, JAP Latitude: 35.635404 Longitude: 139.788226 goto link for World Wind The Toray Pan Pacific Open was previously held in February, indoors at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. However, rescheduling of the Fed Cup 1st round resulted in moving the tourney to September, and the venue was changed to the Ariake Tennis Forest Park, the same place where the AIG Japan Open was held for years. The Japan Open has now been moved to Osaka. Toray Pan Pacific Open venue address: Ariake Tennis Forest Park, 2-2-22 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo Although this is an outdoor event, the Center Court stadium has a retractable roof, which is closed in foul weather. 2010: On Friday, September 24 in Tokyo, Francesca Schiavone, Kurumi Nara, Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Samantha Stosur, and Jelena Jankovic met the media at the Pan Pacific Open player reception... row 2: Also on Friday in Tokyo, players including Gisela Dulko, Flavia Pennetta, and Jelena Jankovic participated in a demonstration of ninja skills (which Gisela is particularly well suited for, since she does the bandana thing regularly oncourt)...

Tokyo Pan Pacific, 1st Rd, Sun-Mon 11am, 10:30am loser's prize: $5,400 US; points: 1 #24 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #25 LL MJ Martinez Sanchez ESP 6-3, 6(5)-7, 6-1 Sun #13 s10 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #38 Agnes Szavay HUN 3-4 retired—left thigh strain Mon #14 s11 Marion Bartoli FRA d #21 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-4, 6-4 Mon *#51 wc Kimiko Date Krumm JPN d #15 s12 Maria Sharapova RUS 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 Mon Maria serving, Kimiko launching a forehand on the run, Kimiko driving a backhand, and after match point     Tokyo resident and all-time Japanese #1 Kimiko (WTA career high ranking: #4), who retired from the WTA Tour for 12 years, then returned to play in 2008, will turn 40 on Wednesday.     Kimiko said: "To play against a former world #1 and defending champion, I knew I had to play to the best of my ability...     "I just came back from Korea yesterday and was really tired. My body felt a little better today but this surface was a lot faster that the one in Korea." AP story     Maria was up a break at 3-2 in the 2nd set, but double faulted twice when leading 40-love to let Kimiko back into the match. Maria said: "Momentum is so big in tennis. If you give your opponent a chance they can get confident and take the momentum away... [Kimiko] is incredibly fit." #17 s13 Shahar Peer ISR d #46 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 Mon #18 s14 Aravane Rezai FRA d #43 Polona Hercog SLO 6-2, 7-5 Mon *#62 q Roberta Vinci ITA d #19 s15 Nadia Petrova RUS 7-5, 6-4 Mon #20 s16 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #33 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 7-5, 7-5 Sun #22 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #108 q Christina McHale USA 6-3, 6-1 Sun #26 Kaia Kanepi EST d #67 Melanie Oudin USA 6-4, 6-4 Sun #27 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #49 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS 6-3, 6-0 Mon *#37 Ana Ivanovic SRB d #28 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-3, 6-2 Mon Ana driving a backhand #29 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #54 Angelique Kerber GER 6-3, 6-3 Sun #30 Lucie Safarova CZE d #87 q Kai-Chen Chang TPE 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 Sun #32 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #96 wc Ayumi Morita JPN 6-3, 7-5 Sun *#31 Alona Bondarenko UKR d #34 Petra Kvitova CZE 7-6(8), 6-2 Sun #35 Andrea Petkovic GER d #48 Gisela Dulko ARG 6-3, 6-1 Sun #36 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #111 wc Kurumi Nara JPN 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Mon *#171 q Coco Vandeweghe USA d #39 Klara Zakopalova CZE 6-4, 7-6(6) Mon #40 Sara Errani ITA d #52 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-3, 6-2 Mon #42 Julia Goerges GER d #59 Dinara Safina RUS 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 Mon Dinara and Julia driving backhand and forehand #47 Olga Govortsova BLR d #55 q Iveta Benesova CZE 6-4, 7-5 Sun *#93 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #53 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-2, 6-0 Sun #106 q Greta Arn HUN d #227 q Laura Robson GBR 6-4, 6-3 Sun

Tokyo Pan Pacific, 2nd Rd, Mon-Tue 11am losers' prize: $10,275 US; points: 70 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #106 q Greta Arn HUN 6-1, 6-3 Tue Caroline watching her serve fly, Greta driving a backhand, and Caro reaching for a forehand #4 s2 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #40 Sara Errani ITA 6-3, 6-3 Tue Vera's forehand drive #6 s3 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #31 Alona Bondarenko UKR 6-4, 6-1 Mon Alona driving a forehand, and Jelena following one *#42 Julia Goerges GER d #7 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS 7-5, 6-3 Tue #8 s5 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #27 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 7-5, 6-3 Tue #9 s6 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #47 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-2, 6-3 Mon Olga following a forehand, and Agnieszka driving one #10 s7 Elena Dementieva RUS d #36 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-0, 6-1 Tue Elena driving a forehand #11 s8 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #30 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-1, 6-3 ppd-Tue Lucie and Victoria driving backhands *#35 Andrea Petkovic GER d #13 s10 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6-3, 7-5 Tue #14 s11 Marion Bartoli FRA d #37 Ana Ivanovic SRB 6-2, 6-1 Tue *#26 Kaia Kanepi EST d #17 s13 Shahar Peer ISR 6-3, 7-6 Tue *#171 q Coco Vandeweghe USA d #18 s14 Aravane Rezai FRA 6-4, 6-4 Tue #20 s16 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #93 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-2, 6-1 Tue #22 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #24 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Tue *#51 wc Kimiko Date Krumm JPN d #29 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 2-6, 6-0, 4-0 retired— right shoulder injury Tue Daniela and Kimiko driving forehands, and Kimiko after the match     It was Kimiko's 40th birthday. Kimiko played her first professional tennis in 1988, and won 7 WTA singles titles, including the 1995 Pan Pacific Open, before retiring in 1996. Kimiko returned to WTA play in 2008, and won the Seoul title last year. Despite almost 12 years off, today's win was her 322nd match victory in pro singles.     Kimiko hsd defeated the 2009 Tokyo champion, former #1 Maria Sharapova in the 1st round on Monday. Kimiko said: "I'm very happy, especially because it's my 40th birthday. There were many Japanese fans cheering for me; it was a special occasion. Yesterday was my last day in my 30s, so beating Sharapova was a very big win for me. Now I'm not going to put any pressure on myself for my 40s." WTA story *#62 q Roberta Vinci ITA d #32 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 6-4, 6-2 Tue

Tokyo Pan Pacific, 3rd Rd, Wed 11am losers' prize: $20,000 US; points: 125 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #20 s16 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 6-1, 6-2 Caroline and Anastasia driving forehand and backhand     The win gave Caroline the points she needed to become the first player to clinch a spot in this year's WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar.     Caroline said: "It feels really good to qualify for the WTA Championships in Doha. I'm really happy I'm in the Top 8 and also I've qualified first, which is a special feeling. At the beginning of the year I was just hoping to qualify; it's great to reach one of my goals for this year." WTA story #4 s2 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #62 q Roberta Vinci ITA 6-4, 6-0 Roberta driving a forehand, and Vera reaching for a backhand *#26 Kaia Kanepi EST d #6 s3 Jelena Jankovic SRB 6-4, 6-4 Jelena and Kaia driving forehand and backhand #8 s5 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #51 wc Kimiko Date Krumm JPN 6-3, 6-3 Francesca following a high-topspin forehand, Kimiko driving one, and Kimiko congratulating Francesca after match point     Kimiko said: "This morning, I felt a little bit tired. [Francesca] used a lot of spin and made me run very wide so I ended up tired." AP story     Francesca said: "It was an honor to play [Kimiko]. I’ve followed her career and she’s not just a great tennis player, she’s a great person." #9 s6 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #35 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-3, 6-3 Andrea driving a forehand, and Agnieszka volleying a backhand #10 s7 Elena Dementieva RUS d #22 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6-2 Flavia ready to swat a forehand, and Elena driving one #11 s8 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #14 s11 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-2, retired—illness Victoria and Marion driving forehand and backhand *#171 q Coco Vandeweghe USA d #42 Julia Goerges GER 6-3, 6-0 Julia and Coco driving forehand and backhand

Tokyo Pan Pacific, QFs, Thu 11am losers' prize: $40,000 US; points: 225 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #9 s6 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 5-0 retired—left foot injury Agnieszka launching a backhand, Caroline following a forehand, and Caro while hitting balls to the crowd after the match *#10 s7 Elena Dementieva RUS d #4 s2 Vera Zvonareva RUS 7-5, 6-2 Elena and Vera driving forehand and backhand #8 s5 Francesca Schiavone ITA v #26 Kaia Kanepi EST 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 Francesca driving a forehand, Kaia delivering a backhand, and Francesca after match point #11 s8 Victoria Azarenka BLR v #171 q Coco Vandeweghe USA 6-2, 6-1 Coco and Vika driving forehand and backhand     Victoria said: "My game plan worked well today. [Coco] started very well in the beginning but I was able to focus and be aggressive and I'm really excited to be in my first semifinal here in Tokyo." WTA story

Tokyo Pan Pacific, SFs, Fri 1pm loser's prize: $87,500 US; points: 395 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #11 s8 Victoria Azarenka BLR 6-2, 6(3)-7, 6-4 Caroline and Victoria driving forehand and backhand, and Caro after match point     Caroline had a 5-0 lead in the 3rd set—then Victoria won the next four games. Caroline said: "I know she's a fighter and never gives up. At 5-0 she didn't have anything to lose so she just started going for her shots, and they were going in for her. At 5-4 I stepped it up a little bit, got some big first serves in and was able to close it out. We were both fighting and got better as it went on." WTA story     Caro now leads Vika 4-2 in career matches. Their previous meeting was on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the round robin of last year's WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar, when Caroline defeated Victoria 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. *#10 s7 Elena Dementieva RUS d #8 s5 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-4, 7-5 m2 Francesca fielding a forehand on the run, Elena following one, and after match point     Elena said: "It was a great fight for both of us. Francesca and I have played lots of times and have always had difficult matches. I had a tough time closing out the match—I had a few match points on her serve but she took big risks and played unbelievable points so I had no chance to finish it at 5-3. At 5-5 I played a very good game and thankfully was able to break her." WTA story     Elena now leads Francesca 7-5 in career matches. Their previous meeting was on red clay in the semifinals of this year's French Open, where Francesca defeated Elena 7-6(3), retired, when Elena could not continue due to a leg injury. Elena won their last three meetings prior to Roland Garros, including a match earlier this year, on a Plexipave hardcourt in the 1st round in Sydney, which Elena won 6-2, 7-5.

Tokyo Pan Pacific, Final, Sat 1pm loser's prize: $175,000 US; points: 620 winner's prize: $350,000 US; points: 900 #2 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #10 s7 Elena Dementieva RUS 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 Caroline driving a forehand, Elena following one, Caro launching another on the run, and after match point

Tokyo Pan Pacific, Doubles Final, Sat after singles losers' prize: $50,000 US winners' prize: $100,000 US Iveta Benesova & Barbora Zahlavova Strycova d Shahar Peer & Shuai Peng 6-4, 4-6 (10-8) Iveta, Barbora, Shuai, and Shahar Tokyo Pan Pacific, Qual Finals, Sat Sep 25 10:30am losers' prizes: q1 $1,500 1pt; q2 $2,900 20pts; qualifier 30 points *#87 Kai-Chen Chang TPE d #25 Maria José Martinez Sanchez ESP 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 *#171 Coco Vandeweghe USA d #41 Jarmila Groth AUS 6-4, 7-6(2) #49 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #76 Vania King USA 6-1 retired *#106 Greta Arn HUN d #50 Elena Baltacha GBR 6-0, 6(5)-7, 6-3 #55 Iveta Benesova CZE d #101 Pauline Parmentier FRA 6-4, 6-2 #62 Roberta Vinci ITA d #64 Vera Dushevina RUS 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 #108 Christina McHale USA d #65 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 *#227 Laura Robson GBR d #100 Simona Halep ROU 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 Tokyo Pan Pacific, Withdrawals #1 Serena Williams USA foot injury & surgery - also withdrew from Beijing #12 s9 Na Li CHN gastrointestinal illness #23 Jie Zheng CHN left wrist injury & surgery #44 Patty Schnyder SUI right achilles injury

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