WTA Jul 15-21: Bad Gastein & Bastad

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Bad Gastein:

#112 Yvonne Meusburger
5'9" 132lb RH 2H-BH

Båstad:

#1 Serena Williams
5'9" 150lb RH 2H-BH

On Sunday at Båstad, Sweden, in the final of the Collector Swedish Open, the 2013 champ at Roland Garros, Rome, Madrid, Charleston, Miami, and Brisbane, 31 year old top seeded #1 Serena Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, FL, defeated the 2011 tourney finalist, 24 year old 8th seeded #77 (career high: #46) Johanna Larsson from Helsingborg, Sweden, 6-4, 6-0 (Serena is shown distributing a popular beverage at the post-match ceremony).

Serena's prize is $40,000; Johanna's prize is $20,000.

Serena said: "It was really good to come here and win after a disappointing Wimbledon [losing in the 4th round to Sabine Lisicki] so hopefully this confidence will help me for the rest of the year." AP story

Johanna said: "At the crucial points I wasn't really present, which was a shame."

Serena and Johanna had met only once before, earlier this year in Fed Cup play at Delray Beach, Florida, when Serena defeated Johanna 6-2, 6-2.

Serena is now 53-16 in WTA singles finals. She has a 51-3 singles match record this year, losing only to Sabine Lisicki, Victoria Azarenka, and Sloane Stephens.

Johanna is now 0-3 in WTA singles finals. She has a 16-20 singles match record for the season.

Meanwhile at Bad Gastein, Austria, in the final of the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies Open, the 2007 finalist at Bad Gastein (and last week's finalist at Budapest), 29 year old #112 (last week; this week #86, career high: #60) Yvonne Meusburger from Schwarzach, Austria, defeated 26 year old #110 (career high: #58) Andrea Hlavackova from Plzen, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-2 (Yvonne is shown holding the hardware after the match).

Yvonne's prize is $40,000; Andrea's prize is $20,000.

Yvonne and Andrea had met only once before, in 2009 in the 2nd round of an ITF tourney at Hechingen, Germany, when Yvonne defeated Andrea 6-3, 6-4.

Yvonne is now 1-2 in WTA singles finals. She has a 39-12 singles match record in 2013, winning 21 of her last 25 matches.

Andrea was playing in her first WTA singles final; she has won 13 WTA doubles titles, 17 ITF doubles titles, and 7 ITF singles titles. Andrea has a 13-19 singles match record this season.

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Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria

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Bad Gastein: The 32-player main draw for Bad Gastein has 8 seeds, with no 1st-round byes.
There are 4 qualifiers and 3 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying finals are on Monday.

click for broader view Hotel Europäischer Hof, Bad Gastein, Austria
Latitude: 47.130119 Longitude: 13.137428 goto link for World Wind

The Gastein Valley is a skiing area about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Salzburg; Bad Gastein is at an altitude of 1000 meters, and is near Stubnerkogel, 2246 meters. The Gastein tourney was new in 2007.
Venue address: Hotel Europäischer Hof, Miesbichlstraße 20, A-5640 Bad Gastein

2013: On Wednesday, July 17, young ladies looking good at the 1970s-themed player's party included Mandy Minella and Patricia Mayr-Achtleitner...

Bad Gastein, 1st Rnd, Mon-Wed 10am
loser's prize: $1,800 US; points: 1
n33 s1 Mona Barthel GER d n235 wc Chiara Scholl USA 6-0, 6-0 Mon

Mona serving

Mona said: "I think one time I had another match that was also around 35 minutes too, but I lost a game in that! I still can't believe the score and it's the first time I've won 60 60 at a WTA tournament, so that was really good for me...
"It's sometimes difficult to play in the conditions here, as it's really high and the ball flies very fast through the air. It takes some getting used to and I'm pleased with how solid I was today - I was returning well, serving well and hit quite a few aces." WTA story

n53 s2 Annika Beck GER d n162 Shahar Peer ISR 7-5, 6-3 Tue

Annika driving a backhand

n59 s3 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU d n185 wc Carina Witthoeft GER 6-3, 6-3 Mon
*n109 Petra Martic CRO d n62 s4 Andrea Petkovic GER 6(5)-7, 7-5, 6-3 Tue
*n269 q Viktorija Golubic SUI d n67 s5 Kiki Bertens NED 6-2, 6-2 Tue
n69 s6 Chanelle Scheepers RSA d n116 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 6-1, 6-4 Tue
*n222 Arantxa Rus NED d n71 s7 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 Mon

The win broke a 17 match losing streak for Arantxa, which had tied the WTA record for most consecutive losses.

Arantxa said: "In the last month, I've been playing better tennis. But you need to play very well to win matches in this level. There were a few matches where I had chances to win. But I didn't change as a person and knew I could turn it round. Even so, it is a big relief to finally win today and in such a close match!"

n72 s8 Karin Knapp ITA d n190 Valeria Solovyeva RUS 6-3, 6-2 Mon
n80 Alexandra Cadantu ROU d n118 Maria Joao Koehler POR 6-2, 6-4 Tue
n83 Elina Svitolina UKR d n258 q Michaela Honcova SVK 6-2, 6-2 Tue
n90 Mandy Minella LUX d n265 LL Dia Evtimova BUL 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Tue
*n110 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n99 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 6-3, 6-1 Tue
n108 Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP d n128 Tadeja Majeric SLO 6-1, 6-3 Tue
n112 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n257 q Jasmina Tinjic BIH 6-0, 6-0 Wed

Yvonne serving

Yvonne said: "It was pretty quick. I think I played really well, with aggression and a lot of spin. I took advantage of her mistakes. I'm very happy." WTA story

*n184 wc Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT d n170 Tereza Mrdeza CRO 6-4, 6-3 Tue
*n720 wc Lisa-Maria Moser AUT d n372 q Elena Bogdan ROU 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-4 Tue

Bad Gastein, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu 11am
loser's prize: $3,100 US; points: 30
*n720 wc Lisa-Maria Moser AUT d n33 s1 Mona Barthel GER 6-2, 4-3 retired—shoulder injury Wed
n53 s2 Annika Beck GER d n90 Mandy Minella LUX 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Thu
*n112 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n59 s3 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 6-3, 6-3 Thu
*n83 Elina Svitolina UKR d n69 s6 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 7-5, 1-6, 6-1 Thu
n72 s8 Karin Knapp ITA d n80 Alexandra Cadantu ROU 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-1 Wed

Karin driving a backhand

*n222 Arantxa Rus NED d n108 Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 Thu
*n184 wc Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT d n109 Petra Martic CRO 6-4, 6-4 Thu
n110 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n269 q Viktorija Golubic SUI 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 Wed

Bad Gastein, QFs, Fri 11am
loser's prize: $5,500 US; points: 70
Friday: rain delayed play
*n72 s8 Karin Knapp ITA d n53 s2 Annika Beck GER 6-0, 6-1
n83 Elina Svitolina UKR d n184 wc Patricia Mayr-Achleitner AUT 6-3, 6-0
n110 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n720 wc Lisa-Maria Moser AUT 6-3, 7-6(4)
n112 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n222 Arantxa Rus NED 6-1, 7-6(1)

Yvonne's backhand drive

Bad Gastein, SFs, Sat 1pm
loser's prize: $10,425 US; points: 130
*n112 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n72 s8 Karin Knapp ITA 6-4, 6-3
*n110 Andrea Hlavackova CZE d n83 Elina Svitolina UKR 7-5, 6(1)-7, 6-4

Andrea driving a backhand

Bad Gastein, Final, Sun 1pm
loser's prize: $20,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $40,000 US; points: 280
*n112 Yvonne Meusburger AUT d n110 Andrea Hlavackova CZE 7-5, 6-2

Andrea and Yvonne driving backhands

Bad Gastein, Doubles Final, Sun
loser's prize: $6,000 US
winner's prize: $11,500 US
Sandra Klemenschits & Andreja Klepac d Kristina Barrois & Eleni Daniilidou 6-1, 6-4

Bad Gastein, Qual Finals, Mon Jun 15 10am
losers' prizes: q1 $265 1pt; q2 $460 6pts; q3 $860 10pts; qualifier 16 points
n257 Jasmina Tinjic BIH d n265 Dia Evtimova BUL 6-1, 7-5
n258 Michaela Honcova SVK d n608 Yvonne Neuwirth AUT 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3
n269 Viktorija Golubic SUI d n1169 Natalie Grandin RSA 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
*n372 Elena Bogdan ROU d n369 Ana Bogdan ROU 6-3, 7-5

Bad Gastein, Withdrawals
n32 Alize Cornet FRA right shoulder injury
n39 Kristina Mladenovic FRA rest
n40 Romina Oprandi SUI right shoulder injury
n76 Jana Cepelova SVK thoracic spine injury
n89 Lucie Hradecka CZE
n115 Timea Babos HUN
n119 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO illness
n129 Tatjana Maria GER maternity
n171 Melinda Czink HUN appendicitis

Collector Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden

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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.

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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.

2013: On Saturday, July 14 in Båstad, top seed Serena Williams played Meet the Press...

Båstad, 1st Round, Mon-Wed 10:30am
loser's prize: $1,800 US; points: 1
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n132 Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ 6-1, 6-2 Tue

Serena driving a forehand

Sesil was plagued by 14 double faults during the match.

Serena said: "I'm always happy to get to the next round. It doesn't matter who you play, it's always a really good win to go on and move on, so I'm happy I made it through the match." WTA story

n30 s2 Simona Halep ROU d n497 wc Rebecca Peterson SWE 6-4, 6-0 Wed

Simona said: "I didn't know [Rebecca] before the match, but she played really well. She's a tough, strong player. If she keeps playing like that and improving she will do big things in the future." WTA story

n42 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE d n441 wc Ellen Allgurin SWE 6-1, 6-1 Tue
*n291 q Andrea Gamiz VEN d n57 s4 Tsevtana Pironkova BUL 6-1, 6-3 Tue
n58 s5 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d n92 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 6-1, 6-2 Mon
n61 s6 Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n273 q Anastasia Grymalska ITA 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 Tue
*n145 Virginie Razzano FRA d n75 s7 S Soler Espinosa ESP 7-5, 6-1 Mon
n77 s8 Johanna Larsson SWE d n82 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 6-1, 6-1 Mon

Johanna's forehand drive

Johanna said: "I was trying to play heavy with some topspin deep in the court and put her on defense. That was my game plan. I think I did that pretty well today...
"I'm obviously very happy to be in the second round. It's sad I had to play Sofia in the first round. But one of us had to win, and I'm happy that it was me." WTA story

*n298 sr Alexandra Dulgheru ROU d n81 C Garcia FRA 7-6(2), 6-1 Tue
*n276 q Richel Hogenkamp NED d n88 Lara Arruabarrena ESP 6-3, 6-3 Tue
*n100 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n94 Mariana Duque-Marino COL 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Mon
n95 Mathilde Johansson SWE d n141 Julia Cohen USA 6-2, 6-3 Tue

Mathilde's backhand drive

n101 Anna Tatishvili GEO d n325 wc Belinda Bencic SUI 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Tue
n111 Teliana Pereira BRA d n113 Dinah Pfizenmaier GER 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 Tue

Teliana serving

n142 Nina Bratchikova RUS d n352 q Lesley Kerkhove NED 6-3, 6-1 Tue
*n230 A Parra Santonja ESP d n147 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 Mon

Båstad, 2nd Round, Wed-Thu 11am
loser's prize: $3,100 US; points: 30
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n101 Anna Tatishvili GEO 6-2, 6-3 Thu

On Wednesday evening, Serena had won ESPY awards as best female athlete and best female tennis player.

Serena said: "I want to do the best that I can here. I'm staying really focused, Grand Slam style. You never want to go to a tournament and not win, or at least not perform your best. I don't know if I'll end up winning the tournament this week, but I want to play some of my best tennis here." WTA story

*n100 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n30 s2 Simona Halep ROU 4-6, 7-5, 2-0 retired—low back injury Thu

Flavia said: "It was a little bit of a strange match. We fought a lot in the first set. In the second set I started to play much better, much more aggressive, and I was up 5-2. I got a little bit tight and [Simona] came back to 5-all, but I was just trying to fight until the last ball, and I won the set.
"Then in the beginning of the third set I saw she was a little bit tired and injured, which is normal when you've played so many matches. I wish her the best to recover and come back very soon...
"I knew going in that she's playing better than me right now [after a six month wrist injury lay-off], but when I go on the court I just try to play my best and always think I can win. It's just really important to go onto the court and believe you can win against anybody. If you don't believe, it's that much tougher." WTA story

n42 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE d n230 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP 6-3, 6-1 Wed

Klara driving a backhand

n58 s5 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP d n111 Teliana Pereira BRA 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Wed

Lourdes watching her volley fly

*n276 q Richel Hogenkamp NED d n61 s6 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 Thu

Richel said: "It feels very good, not just because it's my first WTA quarterfinal, but before the match I knew if I won I would be in the qualifying of the US Open. So of course it's just a great feeling. It was a really big stadium and I was really nervous but I'm glad I ended the match as the winner."

n77 s8 Johanna Larsson SWE d n142 Nina Bratchikova RUS 6-2, 6-3 Wed

Johanna following a backhand

n95 Mathilde Johansson SWE d n291 q Andrea Gamiz VEN 7-5, 6-2 Thu
n145 Virginie Razzano FRA d n298 sr A Dulgheru ROU 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 Wed

Båstad, QFs, Fri 11am
loser's prize: $5,500 US; points: 70
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n58 s5 Lourdes Dominguez Lino ESP 6-1, 6-1

Serena said: "[Lourdes] was playing really well, so I had to be patient and stay out there as long as I could. I'm getting more used to the clay again. It feels a little better now. I want to play two more matches and win on the last day, but I have a really tough opponent coming up." WTA story

n42 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE d n276 q Richel Hogenkamp NED 6-2, 6-3

Klara said: "The score looks easy but it was not an easy match because it was windy, and the wind was changing a lot. But [Richel is] a young and talented player. I never played against her but my coach was watching her so I knew some things, and I'm really happy I'm through today."

n77 s8 Johanna Larsson SWE d n95 Mathilde Johansson SWE 6-1, 6-2
n100 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n145 Virginie Razzano FRA 6-1, 6-3

Båstad, SFs, Sat 1pm
loser's prize: $10,425 US; points: 130
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n42 s3 Klara Zakopalova CZE 6-0, 6-4

Serena after match point

Serena said: "I was hardly making mistakes in the first set... In the second set [Klara] started playing a lot better. She was being more aggressive, and I started making some errors on a few key points... I'm happy I could close it out though." WTA story

About the final, Serena said: "[Johanna] has nothing to lose and everything to gain, and that's a great position to be in. I remember playing her this year. She has a good serve, a good kick. I always thought she'd be good on clay. And I remember her spirit. She was fighting really hard. I'm excited that she's in the final."

n77 s8 Johanna Larsson SWE d n100 Flavia Pennetta ITA 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Johanna about to swat a backhand

About the final, Johanna said: "I'm really excited to play the final here again. With Serena on the other side of the net it's going to be extremely tough out there, but I'll just try my best and keep doing my thing tomorrow."

Båstad, Final, Sun 2pm
loser's prize: $40,000 US; points: 200
winner's prize: $20,000 US; points: 280
n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n77 s8 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-4, 6-1

Johanna and Serena driving backhands

Båstad, Doubles Final Sun
loser's prize: $6,000 US
winner's prize: $11,500 US
s1 Klara Zakopalova & Anabel Medina Garrigues d Flavia Pennetta & Alexandra Dulgheru 6-1, 6-4

Klara and Anabel

Båstad, Qual Finals, Mon Jul 15 11am
*n276 Richel Hogenkamp NED d n264 Alberta Brianti ITA 6-2, 6-2
n273 Anastasia Grymalska ITA d n389 Tereza Martincova CZE 6-3, 6-2
n291 Andrea Gamiz VEN d n404 Nicole Rottmann AUT 6-4, 6-3
*n352 Lesley Kerkhove NED d n314 Marina Melinkova RUS 7-6(7), 6-4

Båstad, Withdrawals
n24 Kaia Kanepi EST low back injury
n35 Venus Williams USA back injury
n66 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ right arm injury
n41 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK low back injury
n164 Alexa Glatch USA right hand injury

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WTA Jul 15-21: Bad Gastein & Bastad