WTA Sep 19-25: Seoul & Tashkent Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, KOR INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Rebound Ace Free Live Video (popup) Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP pics: DL - Y!: sports - news | WTA Seoul forecast Korea News and Links # , # # , # Tashkent Open, Tashkent, UZB INTL $220,000 32m/32q/16d outdoor: hard Free Live Video (popup) Live Scores - in popup window draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: WTA - weather Uzbekistan News and Links # , # # , #

Seoul & Tashkent: 2010 - 2009   Seoul: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 Tashkent: 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 previous other tourney pages next Tashkent 2010: #103 Alla Kudryavtseva 5'710" 154lb RH 2H-BH Seoul 2010: #29 Alisa Kleybanova 5'11" 159lb RH 2H-BH

    The Seoul and Tashkent draws are not yet available as of this writing (qualifying draws are usually up on the Friday before the tourney begins, main draws on Saturday, sometimes later). The links are above for your convenience when the draws become available.

  Seoul and Tashkent 2010:

    On Sunday in Seoul, Korea, in the final of the Hansol Korea Open, this year's champ in Kuala Lumpur, 20-year-old 5th-seeded #29 (career high: #22) Alisa Kleybanova from Moscow, Russia, defeated this year's finalist in Copenhagen, 28-year-old unseeded #39 (career-high: #27) Klara (Koukalova) Zakopalova from Prague, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-3 (Alisa is shown hoisting the ceramicware after the match).

    Alisa's prize is $37,000; Klara's is $19,000. Alisa and Klara had met only once before, on carpet in the qualifying draw of the Paris Indoor tourney in 2008, when Klara won, 6-2, 6-4.

    Alisa said: "Day by day, match by match, I was feeling better about my game; towards the end of the tournament I was fighting to win the title. I'm really happy that I made it in the end." WTA story

    Klara said: "Alisa was playing very well today. I was fighting and tried my best, but it was not enough against her. The Korean fans were supporting me so much all week though, and I have to thank them."

    Alisa is now 2-0 in WTA singles finals; she has won 10 ITF singles titles, and 3 WTA & 12 ITF doubles titles. Alisa has a 28-20 singles match record in 2010.
    Klara is now 2-9 in WTA singles finals; she won her titles in 2005 at 's-Hertogenbosch and Portoroz. This has been her best season since then (35-22 so far), including wins over former #1 Dinara Safina (twice), Flavia Pennetta, Na Li, and Aravane Rezai.

    On Saturday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the final of the Tashkent Open, last week's finalist in Guangzhou, 22-year-old #103 (last week, #82 this week, career high #59) Alla Kudryavtseva from Moscow, Russia, won her first WTA singles title by defeating this year's finalist in Istanbul, 24-year-old 4th-seeded #72 (career-high: #22) Elena Vesnina from Sochi, Russia, 6-4, 6-4 (Alla is shown hoisting the tableware after the match).

    Alla's prize is $37,000; Elena's is $19,000. Alla and Elena had met only once before, on red clay in the qualifying draw in Rome in 2008, when Elena won, 6-3, 6-1.

    Alla said: "I was nervous today. I didn't expect to win. It was a high pressure situation. My serve helped me more than anything else. I got it in big and it helped a lot. The score line made it look like an easy final, but it wasn't." WTA story

    Elena said: "I didn't play as well as I did the whole week but I congratulate Alla on winning her first title. Alla played amazing tennis today."

    Alla is now 1-1 in WTA singles finals; she reached her first final last week in Guangzhou, where she lost to Jarmila Groth. She has won one ITF singles title and 2 WTA doubles titles. Alla is 31-24 in singles this season, winning 9 of her last 10 matches.
    Elena is now 0-4 in WTA singles finals; she also reached the final this year in Istanbul, and 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 22-19 singles match record in 2010.

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WTA SCOREBOARD: Seoul & Tashkent s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Hansol Korea Open,  Seoul, South Korea   tourney time:        = GMT +9 hours        = US EDT +13 hours        = US PDT +16 hours Korea News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar Seoul: The main draw for Seoul 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   Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea Latitude: 37.515143 Longitude: 127.128205 goto link for World Wind Hansol Korea Open venue address: Olympic Park, 88 Bangee-dong, Seoul 999-200, South Korea; Tel: 82 2 410 1360 2010: Players looking good at the Seoul players party on Monday, Sept 20, included rookie Simona Halep, Russkis Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Maria Kirilenko (2008 Seoul champ), Dinara Safina, and Vera Dushevina, and always ravishing Ana Ivanovic...

Seoul, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue noon loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1

Seoul, 2nd Rd, Thu 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30

Seoul, QFs, Fri noon loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70

Seoul, SFs, Sat noon loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130

Seoul, Final, Sun noon loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280

Seoul, Doubles Final, Sun loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Seoul, Qual Finals, Mon Sep 19 10am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points Seoul, Withdrawals

Tashkent Open,  Tashkent, Uzbekistan   tourney time:        = GMT +5 hours        = US EDT +9 hours        = US PDT +12 hours Uzbekistan News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar Tashkent: The main draw for Tashkent 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   Tashkent Tennis Centre, Tashekent, UZB Latitude: 41.350639 Longitude: 69.343772 goto link for World Wind Tashkent Open venue address: massiv Yalangoch, Tashekent, UZB 2010: Professional dancers entertained at the Tashkent players party on Tuesday, as did amateurs Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzbek #1) and Olga Savchuk...

Tashkent, 1st Rd, Mon 11:30am, Tue 10am loser's prize: $1,725 US; points: 1

Tashkent, 2nd Rd, Wed 11am loser's prize: $2,950 US; points: 30

Tashkent, QFs, Thu 11am loser's prize: $5,340 US; points: 70

Tashkent, SFs, Fri 11am loser's prize: $10,200 US; points: 130

Tashkent, Final, Sat 1:50pm+ loser's prize: $19,000 US; points: 200 winner's prize: $37,000 US; points: 280

Tashkent, Doubles Final Sat 11:30am loser's prize: $5,750 US winner's prize: $11,000 US Tashkent, Qual Finals, Mon Sep 19 10am losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points Tashkent, Withdrawals

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