2011 Dubai, Memphis & Bogota WTA Singles Results    

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  WTA Feb 13-20: Dubai, Mem., Bog.

Dubai Tennis Champ UAE PREMIER 5
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#1 C Wozniacki, #3 V Zvonareva

Cellular South Cup, Memphis, TN
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#56 B Zahlavova Strycova, #61 M Oudin

Copa Colsanitas, Bogota, COL
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#34 J Georges, #47 P Hercog
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#101 Magdalena Rybarikova
5'11" 143lb RH 2H-BH
Bogota:
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#77 Lourdes Dominguez Lino
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Dubai:
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#1 Caroline Wozniacki
5' 10" 128lb RH 2H-BH

    On Sunday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Open, the 2010 champion at Montréal and Beijing, 20-year-old top seeded #1 (on the drawsheet, #2 this week) Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open champion, 25-year-old 16th seeded #23 (career-high: #2) Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), 6-1, 6-3 (Caroline is shown with the rather unique Dubai hardware after the match).

    Carolines's prize is $360,000; Svetlana's is $180,000.

    Caroline scored on seven of the ten break points she reached against Svetlana; Sveta converted only three of seven break points against Caro.

    Caroline said: "I definitely went for my shots. It’s paying off now. I’m definitely playing better than I have been before... I felt really good out there today. I felt like I was hitting the ball well, clean, and I could really stay aggressive today. I knew I had to because if Svetlana is allowed to stay and dictate, she’s just too strong." AP story

    Svetlana said: "I just didn’t play well. I did too many unforced errors. [Caroline] played a basic game and didn’t have to do much... Because she defends well I force too much. It’s very frustrating because I don’t play my good game. If I would play my good game and I lose, OK.

    "It’s like she played better than me. She does well. She plays a stable game and she wins. But I cannot tell you that she overpowered me or she overran me."

    Caroline now leads Svetlana 4-2 in career matches, and Caroline has won the last three times that they played. Their previous meeting was a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the semifinals last year at Montreal, when Caroline defeated Svetlana 6-2, 6-3.

    2009 US Open finalist Caroline is now 13-8 in WTA singles finals; she won last year at Beijing, Tokyo, New Haven, Montreal, Copenhagen, and Ponte Vedra Beach. Caroline has a 11-2 singles match record this season, with over half of her wins coming in the past week.
    Barcelona-trained 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open champion Svetlana is now 13-19 in WTA singles finals; she won last year at San Diego. Svetlana's 2011 singles match record is 12-5.

    Caroline earned enough ranking points this week to return to the #1 position in Monday's WTA rankings, and to hold the top spot until at least March 20. Caroline was #2 in the Feb 14 WTA rankings, after being displaced by Kim Clijsters at #1 (the previous week's ranks are listed on this page to match the drawsheet, in this case Feb 7). Svetlana will also move back up in Monday's rankings, to #11.

    In the Memphis final on Saturday evening, 22 year old unseeded #101 (career high: #40) Magdalena Rybarikova from Bratislava, Slovakia, defeated 20 year old 6th seeded #84 Rebecca Marino from Vancouver, Canada, 6-2, retired when Rebecca could not continue due to a left abdominal injury (Magdalena is shown with the glassware after the match).

    Magda's prize is $37,000; Rebecca's is $19,000.

    Magdalena said: "I'm very sorry for Rebecca. I didn't know she was injured, but I could tell when she was playing something wasn't right. But still, congratulations to her on a great week...
    "It has been a while since I last won a title. Now, I'm a bit back. I didn't play well in 2010... But at the beginning of this year I said I wanted to be Top 50 again. My game still isn't great—I need to start being more aggressive—but this week was great for my confidence." WTA story

    Rebecca said: "[The injury] first happened in the semifinals against Rodina. As I kept playing today it got worse and worse. I'm upset I had to retire in the finals but I didn't want to make the injury worse. If this injury gets worse, it's an injury that would take a long time to recover from... Magdalena played great the whole week though. She deserves to win."

    Magdalena and Rebecca had never before met on the field of combat.
    2009 Birmingham champion Magdalena was playing in her 2nd WTA singles final. Magda now has a 9-3 singles match record this season.
    Rebecca was playing in her first WTA singles final; she has won 4 ITF singles titles and 2 ITF doubles titles. Rebecca now has a 11-6 singles match record for the year.

    In the Bogota final on Sunday, the 2006 tourney champ, 29 year old 7th seeded #77 (career high: #40) Lourdes Dominguez Lino from Barcelona, Spain, defeated 25-year-old #99 (career high: #59) Mathilde Johansson from Boulogne Billancourt, France (birthplace: Goteborg, Sweden), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 (Lourdes is shown with the hardware after the match).

    Lourdes prize is $37,000; Mathilde's is $19,000.

    Lourdes now leads Mathilde 3-0 in career matches; all of their meetings have been on red clay.
    Lourdes is now 2-2 in WTA singles finals; she reached the Bogota final in 2005, won in Bogota in 2006, and reached the Budapest final in 2008. Lourdes has a 6-4 singles match record in 2011.
    Mathilde was playing in her first WTA singles final; she has won 11 ITF singles titles and 1 ITF doubles title. Mathilde also has a 6-4 singles match record for this year.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Dubai, Memphis & Bogota
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Dubai Tennis Championships,  Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 
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    Dubai: The main draw for Dubai 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, and main draw play begins on Sunday.
 

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2011: On Saturday, February 12, Caroline Wozniacki took a trip to the top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest man-made structure ever
built (828m or 2,717 ft)... On Sunday, Vera Zvonareva arrived at Dubai Airport, and visited the shop of tourney sponsor Dubai Duty Free...
row 2: On Monday, Feb 14, Na Li, Francesca Schiavone, Samantha Stosur, Caroline Wozniacki, Na Li, and Vera Zvonareva did the Meet the Press thing in Dubai...

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2011: At the Dubai player party on Tuesday night Andrea Petkovic had a camel ride, Lisa Raymond made friends, and Caroline Wozniacki did the "hold the falcon" thing...
Dubai, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue noon WTA Tue story
loser's prize: $5,500 US; points: 1
#11 s9 Shahar Peer ISR d #28 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP 6-4, 6-1 Tue

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Shahar following a backhand

    2010 Dubai semifinalist Shahar said: "Obviously I played well here last year, so when you go back to a tournament you played well at, you want to repeat it. I don't know if I'm going to go that deep. Maybe I'm going to go deeper, which I wish I would."

#15 s10 Marion Bartoli FRA d #55 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN 7-6(8), 6-4 Mon

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Kimiko during her service toss, and Marion driving a backhand

*#22 s15 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #14 q Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 Mon
#16 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #120 wc Jelena Dokic AUS 6-2, 6-2 Tue

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Flavia and Jelena driving forehand and backhand

    Flavia said: "Jelena can play really good tennis, but she can make a lot of mistakes too. In a good week, she's really, really dangerous for everyone, but today she didn't do that. It was really windy outside too. I came here directly from Australia—I've been here six days. It was always windy."

#17 s12 Kaia Kanepi EST d #52 Vera Dushevina RUS 6-1, 6-2 Tue

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Vera serving, and Kaia driving a backhand

*#58 q Ayumi Morita JPN d #18 s13 Petra Kvitova CZE 7-6(2), 7-6(3) Tue

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Ayumi about to serve, Petra following a forehand, and Ayumi following a backhand

    It was the biggest victory, by rank, of Ayumi's career. Ayumi's previous best win was over then #19 Agnes Szavay in the 1st round of the Tokyo Pan Pacific Open in 2008, 6(7)-7, 7-5, 6-4.

*#42 Patty Schnyder SUI d #19 s14 Ana Ivanovic SRB 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 Tue

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Patty serving, and Ana and Patty driving forehands

    Patty said: "I'm happy the way I came back. You have to play well to beat a player like Ana. I stuck to my game plan and played the way I wanted to; it turned out the way I wanted it to. The competition in the women's game is huge."

#23 s16 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #128 q Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP 6-4, 6-2 Mon

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Svetlana and Nuria driving forehand and backhand

#24 Andrea Petkovic GER d #50 Angelique Kerber GER 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Tue

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Andrea driving a forehand, and Angelique following one

*#80 q Chanelle Scheepers RSA d #25 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-2, 6-2 Mon

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Chanelle serving, and Maria launching a forehand on the run

#26 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #54 wc Bojana Jovanovski SRB 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 Tue
*#31 Jarmila Groth AUS d #27 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 7-6(5), 6-2 Tue

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Jarmila serving

#29 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d #57 Elena Baltacha GBR 7-6(3), 6-4 Mon
*#35 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #30 Lucie Safarova CZE 6-2, 6-2 Tue
*#49 Anna Chakvetadze RUS d #32 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-1, 6-3 Tue

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Anna driving a backhand

    Daniela felt ill during the match, and called for the trainer, who checked her blood pressure and temperature.

    Anna said: "I guess Daniela just came from Asia and didn't have enough time to adapt to the jet lag and everything... I was trying my best and it was working." WTA story

    Daniela said: "I'm disappointed about today, but I'm still so happy about last week... I just need to rest a few days and try to get my energy back, and then get ready for Doha."

#33 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL d #41 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 7-5, 6-3 Tue
#36 Anastasia Sevastova LAT d #64 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 Mon
#38 Roberta Vinci ITA d #51 Elena Vesnina RUS 6-4, 6-3 Tue
*#92 q Shuai Zhang CHN d #39 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-3, 6-4 Mon

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Shuai and Yaroslava driving backhands

#40 q Shuai Peng CHN d #48 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 Tue

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Shuai serving

#43 Jie Zheng CHN d #78 q Kristina Barrois GER 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Tue

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Jie following a forehand

#44 Sara Errani ITA d #122 q Zuzana Kucova SVK 6-1, 6-4 Tue
*#46 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d #45 Iveta Benesova CZE 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Mon
*#135 wc Sania Mirza IND d #70 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-3, 6-1 Tue

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Sania's forehand drive

Dubai, 2nd Rd, Wed noon
losers' prize: $10,575 US; points: 70
#1 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #49 Anna Chakvetadze RUS 6-1, 3-5 retired—fainted due to gastrointestinal illness

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Anna and Caroline driving forehands, Anna oncourt after fainting, and Caro consoling Anna after she had to retire from the match

    Anna fell to the court while serving for the 2nd set at 5-3. After medical treatment, she returned to play one more point, but found she could not continue.

    Caroline said: "In the 1st set... [Anna] was making a lot of mistakes... [In the 2nd set] she started to go for it... Suddenly, I just see her collapse on the court. I didn't know what happened. It was a shock. It was scary. To see someone collapse on other side, it's not a nice sight. I just want to make sure she was OK." AP story."

#3 s2 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #38 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-3, 6-1

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Roberta and Vera driving forehand and backhand

#4 s3 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #92 q Shuai Zhang CHN 6-3, 6-1

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Francesca and Shuai driving backhands

    Francesca said: "It was not easy at the start because [Shuai] was playing really well. She had some chances at 3-all, but I served well and attacked. After that, I got a little more confidence." WTA story

#5 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS d #44 Sara Errani ITA 6-0, 6-1

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Samantha serving, and Sara about to connect with a backhand

*#26 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #7 s5 Na Li CHN 6(6)-7, 7-6(6), 6-2

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Na and Yanina driving forehand and backhand

#8 s6 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #80 q Chanelle Scheepers RSA 6-2, 6-3

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Chanelle driving a forehand, and Jelena following a backhand

#9 s7 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #40 q Shuai Peng CHN 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(5)

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Shuai and Victoria following backhand and forehand

#10 s8 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #36 Anastasia Sevastova LAT 7-5, 6-4
#11 s9 Shahar Peer ISR d #29 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 6-4, 6-2

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Alexandra serving, and Shahar driving a forehand

#15 s10 Marion Bartoli FRA d #46 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

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Timea serving, and Marion following a backhand

#16 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #35 Klara Zakopalova CZE 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
#17 s12 Kaia Kanepi EST d #24 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
#22 s15 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #31 Jarmila Groth AUS 6-4, 6-3
#23 s16 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #33 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

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Tsvetana serving, and Svetlana following a backhand

*#42 Patty Schnyder SUI d #43 Jie Zheng CHN 1-6, 6-0, 6-2
#58 q Ayumi Morita JPN d #135 wc Sania Mirza IND 6-4, 6-2

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Ayumi watching her serve fly, and Sania following a backhand

Dubai, 3rd Rd, Thu WTA story
losers' prize: $20,550 US; points: 125
#1 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #58 q Ayumi Morita JPN 6-1, 6-0

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Ayumi driving her Pancho Segura style 2-handed forehand, and Caroline following her 1-hander

    Caroline said: "I knew how Ayumi was going to play today. She has had a good week so I was really pleased about winning today."

    If Caroline, #2 in the Feb 14 WTA rankings (Feb 7 ranks are listed on this page to match the drawsheet), defeats Shahar Peer in her next match, she will regain the #1 WTA singles ranking on Monday.

    Caroline said: "Against Shahar I just need to stay positive and try to play like I did today. If I play well, the ranking will come automatically - for me, I'm just focused on going out there tomorrow and playing my best. That's all I can do."

*#22 s15 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #3 s2 Vera Zvonareva RUS 6-3, 6-2

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Alisa serving, and Vera following a backhand

    Alisa said: "I've beaten Vera once before, so when I walked on the court today I believed I can win and I am better. I think the biggest advantage for me is that the courts here are fast, so my game has been working well here."

    Vera said: "It definitely wasn't my day today. Probably one of the worst matches in a while from my part. Alisa's a tough opponent, so if you're not at a high level it's difficult to win. I have to analyze this so I can do better next week."

*#23 s16 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #4 s3 Francesca Schiavone ITA 1-6, 6-0, 7-5

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Svetlana following a forehand, and Francesca's backhand drive

    Francesca had defeated Svetlana 6-4, 1-6, 16-14, in a 4 hour, 44 minute match in the 4th round of this year's Australian Open.

    Svetlana said: "Even after losing the first set 6-1, I knew this court is a fast one and that's better for me. I knew if I played a little better I could turn things around, and I did it. It's good, because I still have our last match in my heart. I still have this pain, because I fought so hard and I had so many chances and it was a Grand Slam. But it happens, I guess. I won this time."

    Francesca said: "It was another great battle but I didn't think about the match in Australia—to be honest, Australia was a higher level from both of us. This one was very close and there is always a lot of drama, but I didn't find a reason to compare it to Australia. All around, I felt she was stronger this time."

#5 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS d #42 Patty Schnyder SUI 6-3, 6-4

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Patty serving, and Samantha driving a backhand

    Samantha said: "Patty is tricky. She's got the capability of hitting some unbelievable shots, then she'll go through a game and hit a couple in the back fence and one in the bottom of the net. You have to be on your game and keep a steady level the whole way, and kind of wait for her to go up and down, and obviously when you get the opportunities, go for it."

#8 s6 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #17 s12 Kaia Kanepi EST 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

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Kaia driving a backhand, and Jelena following a forehand

*#16 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #9 s7 Victoria Azarenka BLR 6-3, 6(2)-7, 6-4

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Victoria and Flavia driving backhands

#10 s8 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #15 s10 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-3, 6-2
#11 s9 Shahar Peer ISR d #26 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

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Yanina serving, and Shahar following a forehand drive

Dubai, QFs, Fri
losers' prize: $41,450 US; points: 225
#1 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #11 s9 Shahar Peer ISR 6-2, 6-4

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Caroline serving, Shahar following a forehand, Caro driving a backhand, and after the match with flowers for regaining the #1 ranking on Monday

    Caroline is #2 in the Feb 14 WTA rankings, after being displaced by Kim Clijsters at #1 (the previous week's ranks are listed on this page to match the drawsheet, in this case Feb 7). The win over Shahar guaranteed that Caroline will return to the #1 position in Monday's WTA rankings.

    Caroline said: "Of course, it's nice to be back to #1. It's a good feeling. I gave Kim one week. Hopefully, now I will have it for a few more weeks...

    "I'm playing good tennis. I feel when I'm playing on a high level, I'm tough to beat. So, I'm really pleased about the way I'm playing at the moment." AP story

    Shahar reached the semifinals last year in Dubai, after defeating Caroline in the 3rd round.

    Caroline will play Jelena Jankovic in the Dubai semifinals on Saturday. Jelena leads Caroline 4-0 in career matches. Their most recent meeting was a Plexipave hardcourt in the final last year at Indian Wells, when Jelena defeated Caroline 6-2, 6-4.

*#8 s6 Jelena Jankovic SRB d #5 s4 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(4)

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Jelena serving, Samantha driving a forehand, and Jelena's backhand drive

    The match lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes. Jelena scored 115 points, struck 9 aces with only 1 double fault, and converted 5 of the 13 break points she reached against Samantha. Sam scored 113 points, hit 7 aces with 1 DF, and converted 5 of 17 break points.

    At Facebook & Twitter, Jelena said: "SO happy to win my match today! I kept on fighting, even though I was down in the 3rd set. Thank you for all your support, very nice to see so many Serbian fans in the stands :)! Just finished with the press, and now going to get something to eat."

*#23 s16 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #10 s8 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 7-6(7), 6-3

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Svetlana serving, Agnieszka driving a forehand, and Svetlana's backhand drive

#16 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #22 s15 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-2, 6-0

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Flavia's service toss, Alisa following a forehand, and Flavia driving one

Dubai, SFs, Sat
loser's prize: $90,000 US; points: 395
#1 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #8 s6 Jelena Jankovic SRB 7-5, 6-3

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Caroline serving, Jelena driving a forehand, Caro driving a backhand, and after match point

*#23 s16 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #16 s11 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6-4

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Svetlana serving, and Flavia and Svetlana driving forehands

Dubai, Final, Sun 7:30pm
loser's prize: $180,000 US; points: 620
winner's prize: $360,000 US; points: 900
#1 s1 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #23 s16 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6-1, 6-3

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Caroline serving, Svetlana following a forehand, Caro driving a backhand, and after match point

Dubai, Doubles Final
losers' prize: $50,000 US
winners' prize: $100,000 US
*cdr18 s2 Liezel Huber & Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez d cdr6 s1 Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik 7-6(5), 6-3

Dubai, Qual Finals, Sun Feb 13 10:30am
losers' prizes: q1 $1,550 1pt; q2 $3,000 20pts; qualifier 30 points
#14 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS d #118 Maria Elena Camerin ITA 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
#40 Shuai Peng CHN d #107 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
#58 Ayumi Morita JPN d #114 Vesna Manasieva RUS 7-5, 6-1
*#122 Zuzana Kucova SVK d #68 Monica Niculescu ROU 7-5, 7-5
#78 Kristina Barrois GER d #134 Tatjana Malek GER 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
#80 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d #95 Alberta Brianti ITA 6-2, 6-2
*#128 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP d #89 Tamira Paszek AUT 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-1
#92 Shuai Zhang CHN d #202 Urszula Radwanska POL 6-2, 6-2

Dubai, Withdrawals
#6 Venus Williams USA right hip injury
#13 Maria Sharapova RUS upper respiratory illness

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Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & Cellular South Cup (Kroger St. Jude),  Memphis, Tennessee

 
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    Memphis: The main draw for Memphis has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes. There are 4 qualifiers in the main draw.
    Qualifying (2 rounds) starts on Friday, qualifying finals are on Saturday.    Memphis Commerical Appeal: Tennis

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2011: Vania King and Michaella Krajicek relaxed before their 1st round doubles match...
Memphis, 1st Rd Sun-Mon 10am WTA Mon story
loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1
*#150 Michaella Krajicek NED d #56 s1 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-1, 6-3 Mon

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Michaella following a forehand

*#335 LL Alexandra Stevenson USA d #60 s2 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-3, 6-1 Mon

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Alexandra about to swat a backhand

    It was Alexandra's first win over a Top 60 player since 2003. Alexandra said: "Technically in tennis years, I'm 24. Unfortunately my shoulder stopped me from getting into the Top 10 when I was 22, 23. I didn't like my 20s. I'm happy to be 30...
    "I know I could come back, it just took a lot of years. Technology is better, people are healthier and you can really play as long as you want."

#61 s3 Melanie Oudin USA d #124 Anastasia Pivovarova RUS 6-4, 6-0 Mon

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Anastasia ready to swat a backhand, and Melanie about to connect with one

    Melanie said: "I'm really happy to be back in Memphis and about the match. I'm trying to be more aggressive. At the beginning I wasn't missing by too much so I knew it could turn around. But I'm trying to take it one match at a time too."

*#94 Sandra Zahlavova CZE d #71 s4 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 7-6(6), 6-4 Sun
*#162 q Stephanie Foretz Gacon FRA d #73 s5 Olga Govortsova RUS 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Mon
#84 s6 Rebecca Marino CAN d #133 Jamie Hampton USA 6-4, 6-1 Mon
#85 s7 Renata Vorocova CZE d #108 Christina McHale USA 6-2, 6-1 Sun
*#101 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d #86 s8 Vania King USA 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(9) Sun
*#142 q Heather Watson GBR d #87 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 6-3, 7-5 Sun
#90 Evgeniya Rodina RUS d #179 wc Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 1-6, 6-0, 7-6(5) Mon
#91 Anne Keothavong GBR d #138 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6-2, 6-2 Mon
#93 Sorana Cirstea ROU d #953 wc Catherine Harrison USA 6-2, 6-2 Mon
#102 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #129 Anna Tatishvili GEO 6-3, 6-4 Mon
#103 Coco Vandeweghe USA d #157 q Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER 6-3, 6-2 Sun
#106 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #287 Julie Ditty USA 6-1, 6-3 Mon
*#298 q Alexa Glatch USA d #219 wc Beatrice Capra USA 6-2, 6-0 Sun

Memphis, 2nd Rd Tue-Wed 10am
loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30
*#90 Evgeniya Rodina RUS d #61 s3 Melanie Oudin USA 6-1, 7-5 Wed
#84 s6 Rebecca Marino CAN d #93 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 Wed
*#102 Ksenia Pervak RUS d #85 s7 Renata Vorocova CZE 6-1, 6-1 Tue
*#101 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d #91 Anne Keothavong GBR 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Tue
*#106 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #94 Sandra Zahlavova CZE 6-4, 6-3 Wed
#103 Coco Vandeweghe USA d #335 LL Alexandra Stevenson USA 6-2, 6-2 Wed
#142 q Heather Watson GBR d #162 q Stephanie Foretz Gacon FRA 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Wed
*#298 q Alexa Glatch USA d #150 Michaella Krajicek NED 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3 Tue

Memphis, QFs, Thu 10am
loser's prize: $5,380 US; points: 70
#84 s6 Rebecca Marino CAN d #103 Coco Vandeweghe USA 6-1, 7-6(6)
#90 Evgeniya Rodina RUS d #142 q Heather Watson GBR 6-3, 6-4
#101 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d #298 q Alexa Glatch USA 6-3, 6-2
*#106 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #102 Ksenia Pervak RUS 6-4, 6-3

Memphis, SFs, Fri 10am
loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130
#84 s6 Rebecca Marino CAN d #90 Evgeniya Rodina RUS 6(1)-7, 6-4, 6-1

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Evgeniya serving, and Rebecca driving a backhand

#101 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d #106 Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

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Lucie and Magda driving backhands

Memphis, Final Sat 7pm
loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280
*#101 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK d #84 s6 Rebecca Marino CAN 6-2 retired—left abdominal injury

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Magdalena about to slice a backhand, and Rebecca driving one

Memphis, Doubles Final Sat
loser's prize: $5,750 US
winner's prize: $11,000 US
cdr66 s2 Olga Gorortsova & Alla Kudryavtseva d cdr97 s4 Lucie Hradecka & Andrea Hlavackova 6-3, 4-6, (10-8)

Memphis, Qual Finals, Sat Feb 12 11am
losers' prizes: q1 $350 1pt; q2 $700 6pts; qualifier 10 points
#142 Heather Watson GBR d #201 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR 7-5, 6-1
#157 Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER d #189 Madison Brengle USA 6-2, 6-2
#162 Stephanie Foretz Gacon FRA d #335 Alexandra Stevenson USA 6-1, 6-2
*#298 Alexa Glatch USA d #228 Katie O'Brien GBR 6-2, 6-3

Memphis, Withdrawals
#115 Alison Riske USA illness
#123 Sophie Ferguson AUS left knee injury
#443 sr Melinda Czink HUN left elbow injury

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Copa Colsanitas,  Bogota, Colombia

 
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    Bogota: The main draw for Bogota 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.
 

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2011: On Saturday, February 12, top seed Julia Goerges posed for a pic after a pre-tourney practice session...
Bogota, 1st Rd Mon-Tue 10am
loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1
#34 s1 Julia Goerges GER d #126 Olivia Sanchez FRA 7-6(5), 2-6, 7-5 ppd-Tue

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Julia driving a forehand

#47 s2 Polona Hercog SLO d #100 Pauline Parmentier FRA 6(2)-7, 7-6(10), 6-2 Tue
*#99 Mathilde Johansson FRA d #63 s3 Simona Halep ROU 7-6(5), 7-5 Mon
#65 s4 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP v #175 q Beatriz Garcia Vidagany ESP 5-7, 6-3, 2-1 Tue-rain-Wed cC m1 11am
#66 s5 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d #147 Masa Zec Peskiric SLO 6-3, 6-2 Tue
*#146 Nina Bratchikova RUS d #76 s6 Edina Gallovits-Hall ROU 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 Tue
#77 s7 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d #137 Mandy Minella LUX 6-1, 6-4 Tue
*#187 wc Catalina Castano COL d #81 s8 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 7-6(5), 2-6, 7-6(5) Mon
*#110 Petra Martic CRO d #82 Zuzana Ondraskova CZE 7-5, 6-1 Tue
#98 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT d #143 Mariya Koryttseva UKR 6-2, 7-6(4) Mon
#105 Laura Pous Tio ESP d #167 wc Silvia Soler Espinosa ESP 6-1, 7-5 Tue
#125 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d #149 Alexandra Panova RUS 7-6(1), 6-3 Mon
*#140 Xinyun Han CHN d #136 Mariana Duque Marino COL 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 Tue
*#151 q Corinna Dentoni ITA d #141 Petra Cetkovska CZE 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Tue
#145 Eva Birnerova CZE d #255 q Bianca Botto PER 6-1, 0-1 retired Tue
#230 q Sharon Fichman CAN v #236 wc Leticia Costas-Moreira ESP 6-1, 6-2 Tue

Bogota, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu 10am
loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30
Wednesday: rain delay - play - rain delay
Thursday: play resumed after rain delay
*#140 Xinyun Han CHN d #34 s1 Julia Goerges GER 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) Wed-rain-Thu
*#110 Petra Martic CRO d #47 s2 Polona Hercog SLO 6-2, 6-3 Thu
#66 s5 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d #98 P Mayr-Achleitner AUT 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 Wed
#77 s7 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d #145 Eva Birnerova CZE 6-2, 6-2 Thu
#99 Mathilde Johansson FRA d #125 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 6-4, 6-0 Wed
#105 Laura Pous Tio ESP d #146 Nina Bratchikova RUS 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 Thu
#187 wc Catalina Castano COL d #230 q Sharon Fichman CAN 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Wed
#175 q Beatriz Garcia Vidagany ESP d #151 q Corinna Dentoni ITA 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Thu-rain-Fri

Bogota, QFs, Fri 10:30am
loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70
#66 s5 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d #140 Xinyun Han CHN 6-4, 6-3
#77 s7 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d #175 q Beatriz Garcia Vidagany ESP 6-4, 6-3

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Lourdes driving a forehand

#99 Mathilde Johansson FRA d #187 wc Catalina Castano COL 6-3, 7-6(5)

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Mathilde driving a forehand—the win put Mathilde into her first ever WTA semifinal

#110 Petra Martic CRO d #105 Laura Pous Tio ESP 7-6(4), 6-3

Bogota, SFs, Sat 10am
loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130
*#99 Mathilde Johansson FRA d #66 s5 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
#77 s7 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d #110 Petra Martic CRO
    walkover—gastrointestinal illness

Bogota, Final Sun 1pm
loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280
#77 s7 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d #99 Mathilde Johansson FRA 2-6, 6-3, 6-2

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Lourdes about to swat a backhand, and Mathilde driving one

Bogota, Doubles Final, Sat m3
loser's prize: $5,750 US
winner's prize: $11,000 US
Anabel Medina Garrigues & Edina Gallovits-Hall d Laura Pous Tio & Sharon Fichman 2-6, 7-6(6), (11-9)

Bogota, Qual Finals Mon Feb 14 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points
#151 Corinna Dentoni ITA d #203 Elena Bogdan ROU 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
#175 Beatriz Garcia Vidagany ESP d #176 Madalina Gojnea ROU 6-4, 6-2
*#230 Sharon Fichman CAN d #177 Maria Irigoyen ARG 7-6(8), 2-6, 7-6(4)
*#255 Bianca Botto PER d #205 Julia Glushko ISR 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3

Bogota, Withdrawals
#59 Greta Arn HUN illness

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