WTA Jul 4-10: Båstad & Budapest Collector Swedish Open Båstad, SWE | outdoor: red clay INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d Free Live Video (popup) Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP     tourney: S - Q - D - OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Båstad: radar - forecast - news #1 C Wozniacki, #21 F Pennetta #32 L Safarova, #48 L Dominguez Lino Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, HUN | outdoor: red clay INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d Free Live Video (popup) Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP     tourney: S - Q - D - OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Budapest: radar - forecast - map #29 R Vinci, #34 S Errani #35 K Zakopalova, #41 L Hradecka

Budapest & Båstad: 2010 - 2009 - Budapest: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 Stockholm: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004   Helsinki: 2003 previous other tourney pages next Budapest: #29 Roberta Vinci 5' 4" 132lb RH 2H-BH Båstad: #59 Polona Hercog 6' 0" 154lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday in Hungary, in the final of the Budapest Grand Prix, the 2011 champion at Barcelona and 's-Hertogenbosch, 28-year-old top seeded #29 (career high: #25) Roberta Vinci from Taranto, Italy, defeated 7th seeded #78 (career high: #77) Irina-Camelia Begu from Bucharest, Romania. 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 (Roberta is shown after match point).     Roberta's prize is $37,000; Irina-Camelia's is $19,000. Roberta and Irina-Camelia had never before met on the field of combat.     Roberta is now 6-1 in WTA singles finals; she won her first title in Bogota in 2007, and her third in Luxembourg last year. Roberta has a 28-17 singles match record this year.     Irina-Camelia is now 0-2 in WTA singles finals; she reached her first final at Marbella this year. Irina-Camelia has won 1 ITF singles title and 2 ITF doubles titles. Her singles match record in 2011 is 31-9.     On Saturday in Båstad, Sweden, in the final of the Collector Swedish Open, the 2010 finalist in Acapulco, 20-year-old 8th-seeded #59 (career high: #43) Polona Hercog from Maribor, Slovenia, won her first WTA singles final by defeating the 2010 finalist at Portoroz, 22-year-old #63 (career-high: #61) Johanna Larsson from Helsingborg, Sweden, 6-4, 7-5 (Polona is shown with the glassware after the match).     Polona's prize is $37,000; Johanna's is $19,000.     Polona said: "Johanna was amazing. She was fighting until the last point. It was tough with the crowd supporting her so much, but it's normal. I was ready for it.     "I had a feeling in myself I could win the tournament. I never spoke about it, but through all my matches I thought I was really getting there, even when I was exhausted after my semifinal match." WTA story

    Polona and Johanna had met only once before, a couple of weeks ago on a chlorophyll court in the 1st round at Wimbledon, when Polona defeated Johanna 6(3)-7, 6-3, 6-4.

    Polona is now 1-1 in WTA singles finals; she reached the final at Acapulco last year. Polona has won 2 WTA doubles titles, 9 ITF singles titles, and 5 ITF doubles titles. Her 2011 singles match record is 19-17.
    Johanna is now 0-2 in WTA singles finals; she reached her first final at Portoroz (Slovenia) last year. Johanna has won 2 WTA doubles titles, 11 ITF singles titles, and 14 ITF doubles titles. Her singles match record this year is 18-18.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Budapest & Båstad s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Collector Swedish Open,  Båstad, Sweden   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Sweden News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Båstad: The main draw for Båstad has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers and 3 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying (2 rounds) starts on Sunday; qualifying finals are on Monday.   click for broader view   Båstad Tennis Stadium venue map Latitude: 56.434502 Longitude: 12.838769 goto link for World Wind The Collector Swedish Open (formerly the Nordic Light Open), once held at Stockholm's 1912 Olympic Stadium, was moved to Båstad in 2009. Båstad has been the site of the ATP Swedish Open since it began in 1948; the women also played there until 1990. Båstad Tennis Stadium is a few hundred yards from the beach, close to Pepe's Bodega, a local restaurant and nightclub. The stadium was rebuilt in 2002 to accommodate the Hotel Skansen underneath the seaside bleachers. 2011: On Monday, July 4 in Båstad, Sorana Cirstea and Caroline Wozniacki took before and after photos around a running workout... Top seed Caro somehow managed to recover enough to play Meet the Press...

Båstad, 1st Round, Mon-Tue 11am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #1 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #69 Alize Cornet FRA 6-4, 6-4 Tue Caroline watching a volley fly #21 s2 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #205 q Olivia Rogowska AUS 6-2, 7-5 Tue *#95 Vesna Dolonts RUS d #32 s3 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-3, 6-4 Mon #48 s4 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d #1047 wc Ellen Allgurin SWE 6-3, 6-4 Mon Ellen driving a backhand on the run, and Lourdes about to swat one #51 s5 Vera Dushevina RUS d #114 q Mona Barthel GER 6-2, 7-6(2) Tue *#76 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP d #53 s6 Iveta Benesova CZE 6-2, 6-0 Tue #55 s7 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #821 wc Hilda Melander SWE 6-2, 6-3 Mon #59 s8 Polona Hercog SLO d #118 Anna Tatishvili GEO 7-5, 6-3 Tue #61 Aravane Rezai FRA d #97 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 Mon Aravane ready to fire a forehand #63 Johanna Larsson SWE d #72 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 6-3, 6-1 Mon Johanna waiting to launch a backhand #71 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d #99 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 Tue #77 Angelique Kerber GER d #579 wc Anna Brazhnikova SWE 6-2, 6-2 Tue #86 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #91 Mirjana Lucic CRO 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 Tue #88 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP d #255 q Alize Lim FRA 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 Tue #100 Anastasiya Yakimova BLR d #107 Jill Craybas USA 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 Mon #105 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP d #250 q Tetyana Arefyeva UKR 7-5, 6-3 Tue

Båstad, 2nd Round, Wed 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 *#71 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d #1 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 2-6, 1-0 retired—shoulder injury Caroline and Sofia driving backhands     Sofia tweeted: "Sorry that my friend @CaroWozniacki had to retire. She was winning but I get a second chance tomorrow. Hope its not serious for her. She is such a great player and fun person!" Sofia Arvidsson at Twitter #21 s2 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #77 Angelique Kerber GER 6-2, 6-3 #48 s4 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d #105 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP 7-5, 6-1 *#63 Johanna Larsson SWE d #51 s5 Vera Dushevina RUS 6(4)-7, 6-2, 6-2 Johanna driving a forehand #55 s7 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #100 Anastasiya Yakimova BLR 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 #59 s8 Polona Hercog SLO d #61 Aravane Rezai FRA 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) #76 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP d #88 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP 7-5, 6-1 *#95 Vesna Dolonts RUS d #86 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-3, 6-3

Båstad, QFs, Thu 11am loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 *#55 s7 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #21 s2 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 *#63 Johanna Larsson SWE d #48 s4 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Johanna after match point #59 s8 Polona Hercog SLO d #95 Vesna Dolonts RUS 6-2, 6-4 #71 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d #76 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(3) Sofia after match point     Sofia tweeted: "Amazing atmosphere today on Center Court in Bastad! Loved the crowd, thanks to you all! And the victory was for you grandma. Happy birthday, Im on my way to you!" Sofia Arvidsson at Twitter

Båstad, SFs, Fri noon loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 *#59 s8 Polona Hercog SLO d #55 s7 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 Barbora driving a backhand, and Polona ready to slice one #63 Johanna Larsson SWE d #71 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-3, 6-1 Sofia and Johanna driving backhands     Sofia tweeted: "Out of gas today, but I had a great week in Bastad!" Sofia Arvidsson at Twitter

Båstad, Final, Sat 2pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #59 s8 Polona Hercog SLO d #63 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-4, 7-5 Polona ready to swat a backhand, and Johanna driving one on the fly

Båstad, Doubles Final Sat loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Lourdes Dominguez Lino & Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez d s3 Nuria Llagostera Vives & Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-3, 6-3 Båstad, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 4 11am #114 Mona Barthel GER d #392 Scarlett Werner GER 6-4, 7-5 #205 Olivia Rogowska AUS d #272 Elena Bovina RUS 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 #250 Tetyana Arefyeva UKR d #365 Anastassia Grymalska 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 #255 Alize Lim FRA d #401 Justine Ozga GER 6(3)-7, 7-5, 6-1 Båstad, Withdrawals #17 Kaia Kanepi EST achilles injury #30 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU knee injury

Budapest Grand Prix,  Budapest, Hungary   tourney time:        = GMT +2 hours        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Hungary News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Budapest: The 30-player main draw for Budapest has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw. Qualifying (3 rounds) starts on Saturday, qualifying finals are on Monday.   click for broader view   Római Tenisz Akadémia, Budapest, Hungary Latitude: 47.584338 Longitude: 19.066719 goto link for World Wind Budapest Grand Prix venue address: Királyok útja 105, Budapest, Hungary; Tel. 240-8616 2011: Players cruising up (or down) the Danube at the Budapest players party on Wednesday included 3rd seed and semifinalist Klara (Koukalova) Zakopalova...

Budapest, 1st Rd, Mon noon-Tue-Wed 11:00am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #29 s1 Roberta Vinci ITA d #221 q Lenka Jurikova SVK 6-1, 6-0 Tue #34 s2 Sara Errani ITA d #160 Madalina Gojnia ROU 6-3, 6-1 Tue #35 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #151 Xinyun Han CHN 6-0, 6-2 Mon *#127 Eva Birnerova CZE d #41 s4 Lucie Hradecka CZE 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tue #43 s5 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #112 Anastasia Pivovarova RUS 6-3, 6-1 Mon *#143 Zuzana Kucova SVK d #70 s6 Mathilde Johansson FRA 7-6(2), 7-5 Tue #78 s7 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d #90 Laura Pous-Tio ESP 6-4, 6-4 Mon *#146 Olga Savchuk UKR d #82 s8 Evgeniya Rodina RUS 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Mon *#152 Stephanie Voegele SUI d #98 Petra Martic CRO 7-5, 7-5 Tue #104 Alona Bondarenko UKR d #117 Sandra Zahlavova CZE 6-0, 6-1 Mon #126 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #768 wc Katalin Marosi HUN 6-3, 6-4 Tue #141 Lesia Tsurenko UKR d #235 q Reka-Luca Jani HUN 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Tue *#231 q Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP d #145 Corinna Dentoni ITA 6-3, 6-1 Tue *#234 q Aleksandra Krunic SRB d #147 Nina Bratchikova RUS 7-5, 1-0 retired—left knee injury Tue #165 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO d #933 wc Vanda Lukacs HUN 6-2, 6-2 Mon *#301 wc Timea Babos HUN d #242 LL Anna Remondina ITA 6-3, 7-6(4) Tue

Budapest, 2nd Rd, Wed-Thu 11:30am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 #29 s1 Roberta Vinci ITA d #301 wc Timea Babos HUN 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Thu #34 s2 Sara Errani ITA d #152 Stephanie Voegele SUI 6-3, 6-1 Thu #35 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #234 q Aleksandra Krunic SRB 7-5, 7-5 Wed #43 s5 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #141 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-2, 7-5 Wed #78 s7 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d #165 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 6-4, 6-4 Wed #126 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR d #146 Olga Savchuk UKR 6-3, 6-2 Wed *#143 Zuzana Kucova SVK d #104 Alona Bondarenko UKR 6-3, 6-1 Wed *#231 q Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP d #127 Eva Birnerova CZE 7-6(4), 6-3 Thu

Budapest, QFs, Fri 11am WTA story loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #29 s1 Roberta Vinci ITA d #143 Zuzana Kucova SVK 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3     Roberta said: "The match was tough, just like yesterday against Babos. Zuzana is a good player. She was playing well and fighting for every point. I was trying to keep the ball in the court but also play as aggressively as possible. I also tried several drop shots and many of them worked because it's such a slow court. I'm really happy I turned the match around. It was a great victory for me." #43 s5 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP d #34 s2 Sara Errani ITA 6-4, 7-5, 3-0 retired—cramping     Anabel said: "In the second set I just tried to focus on what my coach told me. I was 5-3 down but fought hard and managed to win that. Sara started cramping in the third set, and I took a 3-0 lead before she had to retire. It was a really tough match. I'm happy to win, but I hope Sara will recover." #35 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #126 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-0, 6-4 #78 s7 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d #231 q Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP 6-0, 6-3

Budapest, SFs, Sat noon loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 #29 s1 Roberta Vinci ITA d #35 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE 6-4, 6-4 *#78 s7 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d #43 s5 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-4, 6-4

Budapest, Final, Sun 3pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #29 s1 Roberta Vinci ITA d #78 s7 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 Irina-Camelia and Roberta driving forehands

Budapest, Doubles Final, Sun loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US s1 cdr73 Anabel Medina Garrigues & Alicija Rosolska d s2 cdr74 Natalie Grandin & Vladimira Uhlirova 6-2, 6-2 Anabel and Alicija Budapest, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 4 10:30am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points #221 Lenka Jurikova SVK d #359 Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR 6-4, 6-3 #234 Aleksandra Krunic SRB d #294 Olga Puchkova RUS 6-0, 6-2 #231 Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP d #242 Anna Remondina ITA 6-4, 6-3 #235 Reka-Luca Jani HUN d #298 Irina Buryachok UKR 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Budapest, Withdrawals #26 Alisa Kleybanova RUS illness #33 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL right wrist injury #45 Jelena Dokic AUS hamstring injury #46 Monica Niculescu ROM abdominal injury #47 Greta Arn HUN right knee injury #52 Anna Chakvetadze RUS syncope #54 Anastasija Sevastova LAT left ankle injury #56 Alberta Brianti ITA left knee injury #66 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK left knee injury #67 Romina Oprandi ITA left wrist injury #81 Petra Cetkovska CZE left thigh & right knee injuries #85 Varvara Lepchenko USA knee injuries #89 Ksenia Pervak RUS #110 Zuzana Ondraskova CZE right leg injury #124 Kirsten Flipkens BEL right knee injury

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