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On Sunday in Paris, France, in the final of the GDF Suez Open, the 2011 champ at Brisbane, 20-year-old 4th seeded #18 Petra Kvitova from Fulnek, Czech Republic, defeated the 2011 Australian Open champion (and 2005, 2009 & 2010 US Open champion), 27 year old top seeded #2 (and former #1) Kim Clijsters from Bree, Belgium. 6-4, 6-3 (Petra is shown after match point). Petra's prize is $103,000; Kim's is $55,000.     Petra served 10 aces with only 2 double faults, and converted 5 of the 10 break points she held against Kim (Kim: 1 ace, 4 DFs, 2 of 2 BPs). Despite the loss, Kim, who has won 28 of her last 31 matches, will regain the #1 spot in next week's WTA rankings for the first time since 2003.     Petra said: "I'm very happy to win my second title of the year, and it doesn't get much better than beating the new #1 in the final. I thought I played very well. I played my game, fast and aggressive, as I couldn't let her dominate." WTA story     Kim said: "[Petra] was just better today. I couldn't play my best because she put so much pressure on me. I had to go for it because if I put it in her hitting zone, she was dominating. If she continues to play like that, she will be Top 10 before long. She is so much fitter and moves better than last year."     Kim still leads Petra 2-1 in career matches; both of their previous encounters were last year. On a Laykold hardcourt in the 2nd round in Miami, Kim defeated Petra 6-1, 6-1. Later, on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the 3rd round of the US Open, Kim won again, 6-3, 6-0.     2011 Brisbane champ Petra is now 3-1 in WTA singles finals. She won the Hobart title in 2009, and reached the Linz final the same year. Petra had a 25-24 WTA singles record in 2010; she is 16-1 this year, her only loss being to Vera Zvonareva in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

    Kim, who retired in May, 2007, and returned to play in August, 2009, is now 41-19 in WTA singles finals; she won at Doha, Flushing Meadows, Cincinnati, Miami & Brisbane last year. Kim had a 30-6 singles match record in 2010, and is 17-2 this year, her other loss coming to Na Li in the Sydney final.

    Meanwhile in Pattaya City, Thailand, in the final of the Pattaya Women's Open, the 2002 & '07 Indian Wells champ, 27-year-old 4th seeded #32 (career high: #5) Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), crushed, killed and destroyed the 2008 Palermo champion, 23-year-old 8th seeded #44 (career-high: #31) Sara Errani from Bologna, Italy, 6-0, 6-2 (Daniela is also shown after match point). Daniela's prize is $37,000; Sara's is $19,000.

    Daniela said: "I was really hungry to get another title. I was focused and aggressive from the start. I won the whole tournament in straight sets, which is a good sign. After the injury at the start of the year, this feels great. I had a good pre-season and now it's paying off. I just never doubted myself... I have to give credit to Sara, she played well the whole tournament." WTA story

    Daniela now leads Sara 3-1 in career matches, and also won the last time that they played, in 2009 on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the 1st round in Cincinnati, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

    2-time Indian Wells champ Daniela is now 4-7 in WTA singles finals; she reached her most recent final in Monterrey last year. Daniela, who started the year with an achilles injury, is 6-3 for the season so far; she was 35-25 last year.
    Sara also reached the Pattaya doubles final, partnered with Roberta Vinci; Sara and Roberta defeated Jie Zheng & Shengnan Sun 3-6, 6-3, (10-5). Sara is now 2-3 in WTA singles finals. She won both her titles in 2008, at Palermo and Portoroz. Sara is 6-4 in singles matches this year, and was a 37-29 in 2010.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Paris Indoor & Pattaya s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? GDF Suez Open,  Paris, France   tourney time:        = GMT +1 hour        = US EDT +6 hours        = US PDT +9 hours Paris News - France News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Paris: The main draw for Paris has 8 seeds, with 2 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    Pierre de Coubertin Stadium (at left) Latitude: 48.835275 Longitude: 2.258849 goto link for World Wind France Geoportail plugin for World Wind (maps & aerial photos) 2011: New Open GDF Suez co-Tourney Director (and 2001, 2006 & 2009 Paris Indoor champ) Amelie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce, the 1998 tourney champ, were at the Paris main draw on Sunday... On Tuesday, Andrea Petkovic and Kim Clijsters did the Meet the Press thing in Paris...

Paris, 1st Rd Mon-Wed noon losers' prize: $4,650 US; points: 1 #17 s3 Kaia Kanepi EST d #36 Anastasija Sevastova LAT 7-6(5), 6-2 Tue Anastasija and Kaia driving forehand and backhand #18 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE d #114 q Vesna Manasieva RUS 7-5, 6-4 Tue Petra and Vesna driving backhands #20 s5 Nadia Petrova RUS d #83 wc Virginie Razzano FRA 6-1, 6-3 Wed Virginie and Nadia driving backhands #24 s6 Andrea Petkovic GER d #50 Angelique Kerber GER 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 Wed Andrea about to connect with a forehand, and Angelique following one #26 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #51 Elena Vesnina RUS 7-6(1), 6-2 Wed Yanina driving a forehand, and Elena following a backhand #27 s8 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d #199 q Ana Vrljic CRO 6-0, 6-2 Tue Ana's service toss, and Dominika about to connect with a forehand *#120 q Jelena Dokic AUS d #30 Lucie Safarova CZE 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Tue Lucie and Jelena driving backhands *#56 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d #33 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 7-6(5), 6-3 Tue #35 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #46 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 6-3, 6-3 Tue *#225 q Kristina Kucova SVK d #41 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(1) Tue *#78 Kristina Barrois GER d #45 Iveta Benesova CZE 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Mon Kristina tossing the ball for her serve #48 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #66 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-0, 6-3 Tue *#61 Melanie Oudin USA d #52 Vera Dushevina RUS 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 Tue Vera following a forehand, and Melanie driving one #60 Sofia Arvidsson SWE d #67 Alize Cornet FRA 6-2, 7-6(5) Wed Sofia and Alize driving forehand and backhand

Paris, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu noon losers' prize: $8,500 US; points: 60 #2 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL d #78 Kristina Barrois GER 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 Wed Kristina about to slice a backhand, and Kim driving one #17 s3 Kaia Kanepi EST d #60 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-3, 6-4 Thu #18 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE d #56 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-4, 6(6)-7, 7-6(9) Thu Petra following a backhand, and Barbora volleying one *#120 q Jelena Dokic AUS d #20 s5 Nadia Petrova RUS 6-4, 7-6(4) Thu Nadia spinning a forehand, Jelena's backhand drive, and Jelena after match point #24 s6 Andrea Petkovic GER d #225 q Kristina Kucova SVK 6-4, 6-2 Thu Andrea following a backhand, Kristina driving a "Reverse Polish Notation" forehand (forehand with backhand grip), and Andrea after winning a point #26 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #35 Klara Zakopalova CZE 6-1, 6-3 Thu Klara and Yanina driving forehands #27 s8 Dominika Cibulkova SVK d #61 Melanie Oudin USA 6-4, 7-6(5) Wed #48 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #187 LL Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA 7-5, 6-3 Thu Bethanie and Stephanie driving forehands

Paris, QFs Fri 1pm losers' prize: $15,675 US; points: 120 #2 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL d #120 q Jelena Dokic AUS 6-3, 6-0 Jelena about to connect with a forehand, Kim driving one, and with the trophy for reaching #1 (in next Monday's rankings) #17 s3 Kaia Kanepi EST d #27 s8 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 Dominika about to swat a backhand, and Kaia driving one #18 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE d #26 wc Yanina Wickmayer BEL 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(3) Petra following a backhand, and Yanina driving one *#48 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #24 s6 Andrea Petkovic GER 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3 Bethanie and Andrea driving forehand and backhand

Paris, SFs Sat 1:30pm losers' prize: $29,500 US; points: 200 #2 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL d #17 s3 Kaia Kanepi EST 6-1, 7-5 Kim and Kaia driving forehand and backhand, and Kim after match point     Kim, who will regain the #1 spot in next week's WTA rankings for the first time since 2003, has now won 28 of her last 30 matches.     Although Kim won the 1st set easily, Kaia led by a break for much of the 2nd. But Kim broke Kaia's serve twice in the last three games of the match, winning on her second match point.     Kim said: "I played aggressive, went for the line and tried to make her move." AP story     Kim leads her final opponent, Petra Kvitova, 2-0 in career matches; both of their previous encounters were last year. On a Laykold hardcourt in the 2nd round in Miami, Kim defeated Petra 6-1, 6-1. Later, on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the 3rd round of the US Open, Kim won again, 6-3, 6-0.     Kim said: "Over the last few months [Petra] been able to stay a little more consistent. When I played her at the US Open, she was really on [form] three games in a row... [opening] up the court with that slice out wide with the serve. But then she could also make so many unforced errors and rush into it." #18 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE d #48 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 6-2, 6-0 Bethanie about to slice a backhand, Petra driving one, and after match point     About playing Kim Clijsters in the final, Petra said: "I look forward to the final. Kim is the best player right now and I have nothing to lose. I will try to play my best. I enjoy big matches and finals on big courts." AP story

Paris, Final Sun after doubles, 2:30pm+ loser's prize: $55,000 US; points: 320 winner's prize: $103,000 US; points: 470 *#18 s4 Petra Kvitova CZE d #2 s1 Kim Clijsters BEL 6-4, 6-3 Kim driving a backhand, Petra following one, and after match point

Paris, Doubles Final Sun m1 noon losers' prize: $17,000 US winners' prize: $32,000 US s3 Meghann Shaughnessy & Bethanie Mattek-Sands d Vera Dushevina & Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-2 Paris, Qual Finals, Mon Feb 7 noon losers' prizes: q1 $725 1pt; q2 $1,350 8pts; q3 $2,500 12pts; qualifier 20 points #114 Vesna Manasieva RUS d #275 Emma Laine FIN 7-6(3), 6-2 #120 Jelena Dokic AUS d #451 Elixane Lechemia FRA 6-4, 6-4 *#199 Ana Vrljic CRO d #187 Stephanie Cohen-Aloro FRA 6-2, 6-4 *#225 Kristina Kucova SVK d #203 Iryna Kuryanovich BLR 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Paris, Withdrawals #13 s2 wc Maria Sharapova RUS upper respiratory illness #NR Justine Henin BEL retired due to elbow injury #21 Aravane Rezai FRA #37 Agnes Szavay HUN back injury #117 Dinara Safina RUS

Pattaya Women's Open,  Pattaya City, Thailand   tourney time:        = GMT +7 hours        = US EDT +12 hours        = US PDT +15 hours Thailand News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar     Pattaya: The main draw for Pattaya 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     Dusit Resort (courts at upper left) Latitude: 12.950763 Longitude: 100.8842 goto link for World Wind Pattaya Beach Road Area Map     Pattaya is about 50 kilometers south of Chonburi (Chon Buri), or a 2 hour drive from Bangkok. 2011: At the Pattaya player party, Kimiko Date-Krumm posed for a pic with the annual elephant, who gave Tamira Paszek a lift... other good looking healthy young ladies in attendance included top seeds Vera Zvonareva, Maria Kirilenko, and Ana Ivanovic...

Pattaya, 1st Rd Mon-Tue 2pm, Wed 3pm loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1 #3 s1 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #89 Tamira Paszek AUT 6-4, 6-2 Tue Vera serving, and Tamira watching her backhand fly #19 s2 Ana Ivanovic SRB d #220 wc Nudnida Luangnam THA 6-0, 6-2 Tue Ana serving, and Nudnida following a backhand #25 s3 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #95 Alberta Brianti ITA 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 Mon Alberta following a backhand, and Maria driving one #32 s4 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #130 Kurumi Nara JPN 6-2, 6-1 Tue #38 s5 Roberta Vinci ITA d #241 q Ksenia Palkina KGZ 6-1, 6-3 Tue #40 s6 Shuai Peng CHN d #112 Yung-Jan Chan TPE 7-6(8), 6-0 Mon Shuai launching a forehand, 2-handed with backhand grip *#72 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d #43 s7 Jie Zheng CHN 6-4, 7-6(6) Tue #44 s8 Sara Errani ITA d #119 Kai-Chen Chang TPE 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Tue #55 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN d #85 Renata Voracova CZE 6-2, 6-2 Tue #57 Elena Baltacha GBR d #423 wc Nicha Lertpitaksinchai THA 6-2, 6-3 Tue #58 Ayumi Morita JPN d #70 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA 6-3, 6-2 Tue *#559 q Galina Voskoboeva KAZ d #69 Romina Oprandi ITA 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 Tue #80 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d #134 Tatjana Malek GER 7-6(4), 6-2 Tue #92 Shuai Zhang CHN d #122 Zuzana Kucova SVK 6-4, 6-2 Mon #97 Jill Craybas USA v #163 wc Noppawan Lertcheewakarn THA 6-3, 6-3 Mon *#475 q Nungnadda Wannasuk THA d #154 q Zarina Diyas KAZ 6-4, 6-4 Tue

Pattaya, 2nd Rd Wed-Thu 3pm AP story loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30 #3 s1 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #475 q Nungnadda Wannasuk THA 6-1, 7-5 Thu Vera following a forehand #19 s2 Ana Ivanovic SRB d #97 Jill Craybas USA 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 Wed     A power failure stopped play for 40 minutes early in the 1st set.     Ana said: "It was tough, especially mentally, in the end. I was happy to pull off that victory." *#559 q Galina Voskoboeva KAZ d #25 s3 Maria Kirilenko RUS 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Wed Maria driving a backhand, and Galina while alerting the media after the match     Galina said: ""I wasn't in the match at all until I was down 3-0 in the second set. But I started to play better. When you are down match point at 4-5, 0-40, you need luck as well. But I didn't think about that. I just played point by point."     Galina started working with a new coach a few weeks ago: Alina Jidkova (who retired from WTA play last year). Alina said: "What a great fought match from Galina. Down a set, 4-5 and 0-40. She came back and won! So proud of her!." Alina Jidkova at Twitter #32 s4 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #55 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN 7-6(3), 6-3 Thu Kimiko driving a backhand, and Daniela serving #38 s5 Roberta Vinci ITA d #92 Shuai Zhang CHN 7-5, 6-1 Wed #40 s6 Shuai Peng CHN d #57 Elena Baltacha GBR 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 Wed Shuai serving, and reaching for a backhand #44 s8 Sara Errani ITA d #58 Ayumi Morita JPN 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 Thu Sara serving, and Ayumi driving her 2-handed forehand (with proper "baseball" type grip) #72 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d #80 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 6-2, 6-4 Thu

Pattaya, QFs Fri 3pm loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70 #3 s1 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #40 s6 Shuai Peng CHN 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 Shuai launching a backhand on the run, and Vera driving one *#38 s5 Roberta Vinci ITA d #19 s2 Ana Ivanovic SRB 7-5, 6-3 Roberta serving, and Ana following a forehand #32 s4 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #72 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 6-2, 6-0 #44 s8 Sara Errani ITA d #559 q Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sara after winning a point

Pattaya, SFs Sat 3pm loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130 *#32 s4 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #3 s1 Vera Zvonareva RUS 7-6(3), 6-4 Vera and Daniela driving forehand and backhand     Daniela's win broke a 13-match winning streak by Vera in Pattaya. Vera still leads Daniela 4-2 in career matches, but Daniela also won the last time they played, in 2009 on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the 3rd round at Cincinnati, 7-6(6), 0-6, 7-6(5).     Vera, who sometimes gets very angry at herself when she is not playing at her best, received a point penalty for swearing in the final game of the match. Vera had earlier received a warning for breaking a racquet. The penalty gave Daniela a match point, which she converted.     Vera said: "She [chair umpire Jennifer Zhang] said that I cursed on the court... whatever she heard was not what I said... But it's OK. It happened." AP story     Daniela said: "[Vera is] #3 in the world and she's a great fighter, very smart. But I think I played one of my best matches in the last few years. I don't know how I made some of the balls, especially the passing shot to go deuce in the 5-4 game… I think it was one of the best shots I ever hit." WTA story *#44 s8 Sara Errani ITA d #38 s5 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-1, 6-4 Roberta and Sara driving forehand and backhand

Pattaya, Final Sun 3pm loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280 #32 s4 Daniela Hantuchova SVK d #44 s8 Sara Errani ITA 6-0, 6-2 Sara and Daniela driving backhands, and Daniela after match point

Pattaya, Doubles Final Sun loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US s1 Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci d Jie Zheng & Shengnan Sun 3-6, 6-3, (10-5) Pattaya, Qual Finals, Mon Feb 7 3pm losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points #154 Zarina Diyas KAZ d #234 Shengnan Sun CHN 7-6(3), 6-3 *#475 Nungnadda Wannasuk THA d #168 Cagla Buyukakcay TUR 6-3, 6-3 *#241 Ksenia Palkina KGZ d #185 Erika Sema JPN 6-2, 6-4 *#559 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ d #192 Lindsay Lee-Waters USA 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 Pattaya, Withdrawals #39 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ knee injury & surgery #54 Bojana Jovanovski SRB #71 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS #79 Sybille Bammer AUT #104 Regina Kulikova RUS #109 Junri Namigata JPN #124 Anastasia Pivovarova RUS #126 Olivia Sanchez FRA #140 Xinyun Han CHN #201 sr75 Urszula Radwanska POL

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