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Post by tall_one on Apr 3, 2005 21:11:39 GMT
Singles draw
(1) Davenport v. BYE
Qualifier v. Camerin
Qualifier v. Qualifier
Jidkova v. (16) Frazier
(10) Šprem v. Ruano Pascual
Qualifier v. Qualifier
Sucha v. Vento Kabchi
BYE v. (5) Venus Williams
(3) Myskina v. BYE
Peer v. Stosur
Raymond v. Qualifier
Washington v. (15) Asagoe
(11) Jankovic v. Douchevina
Martinez v. Qualifier
Groenfeld v. Maleeva
BYE v. (7) Petrova
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(6) Zvonareva v. BYE
Peng v. Shaughnessy
Srebotnik v. Dulko
Smashnova v. (9) Likhovtseva
(13) Sugiyama v. Sanchez Lorenzo
Qualifier v. Strycova
Razzano v. Loit
BYE v. (4) Molik
(8) Schnyder v. BYE
Pratt v. Chladkova
Linetskaya v. Medina Garrigues
Garbin v. (12) Farina Elia
(14) Pierce v. Bedanova
Kostanic v. Daniilidou
Marrero v. Randriantefy
BYE v. (2) Serena Williams
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Post by Catriel on Apr 4, 2005 20:15:10 GMT
Eleni DANIILIDOU def Jelena Kostanik 6-4 6-4  Gisela DULKO def Katerina Srebotnik 7-5 6-1
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Post by tall_one on Apr 5, 2005 9:44:04 GMT
Results for Monday
Singles - First Round
Dally Randriantefy (MAD) d. Marta Marrero (ESP) 62 75
Denisa Chladkova (CZE) d. (WC) Nicole Pratt (AUS) 61 76(7)
(15) Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) d. Mashona Washington (USA) 75 46 64
(11) Jelena Jankovic (SCG) d. Vera Douchevina (RUS) 62 62
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Emilie Loit (FRA) 75 ret. (left wrist tendonitis)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Evgenia Linetskaya (RUS) 46 62 64
Martina Sucha (SVK) d. Maria Vento-Kabchi (VEN) 64 62
(Q) Kristina Brandi (PUR) d. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 61 60
(WC) Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d. Jelena Kostanic (CRO) 64 64
Barbora Strycova (CZE) d. (Q) Katerina Bondarenko (UKR) 46 64 63
Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 75 61
Conchita Martinez (ESP) d. (Q) Marissa Irvin (USA) 76(4) 64
(WC) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 61 63
(13) Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) 61 76(8)
(14) Mary Pierce (FRA) d. (WC) Daja Bedanova (CZE) 63 60
(16) Amy Frazier (USA) d. Alina Jidkova (RUS) 64 62
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Post by tall_one on Apr 10, 2005 12:05:45 GMT
Davenport, Farina Elia in Amelia Island Final
Amelia Island, Fla. - It will be a battle of Sony Ericsson WTA Tour veterans for the Bausch & Lomb Championships title on Sunday at Amelia Island, as current world No.1 Lindsay Davenport faces 24th-ranked Silvia Farina Elia in the first claycourt event of the season.
Davenport, the top seed at the event, stormed to a 60 63 win over No.7 seed Nadia Petrova in just 48 minutes in the first semifinal on Saturday. The 28-year-old American put on an impressive display of power, offsetting 11 unforced errors with 29 winners, which included eight aces, and winning almost double the amount of points as her opponent in the match with 60 to 31. In addition, the three-time Grand Slam champion converted on five of nine break points. Petrova did not even have an opportunity at a break point.
"I went through a couple of games where I didn’t return that well, but other than that I thought I was controlling the points and getting her on the run," said the defending champion after the victory. "I’m very happy to be at least in the finals and have another chance to win the final."
"I’ve played her many times before where balls were coming harder," said Davenport of Petrova, who had to complete two matches on Friday in order to advance to the semifinals. "I could see that she was just a little more flatfooted than normal. I was trying to keep the ball short and off the court and keep her on the run."
"She was really solid today. She moved really well, and didn’t make many unforced errors," said Petrova after her loss. "I had a good start to the tournament here, then unfortunately the rain came the next day, which forced us to play two matches on Friday, and that took everything out of me."
The win was a relief for Davenport, who had struggled to a 36 64 62 win in the semifinals over Petrova at last year's event. The Russian had had a 4-2 lead in that second set before Davenport turned it around, eventually winning the whole title.
In the final, Davenport will face a fellow Tour veteran in 32-year-old Italian Silvia Farina Elia. The No.12 seed advanced with a 61 63 victory in the day's second match over surprise semifinalist Virginie Razzano of France.
The unseeded Razzano, ranked No.54, had beaten world No.9 Alicia Molik earlier in the week, and followed that up with a quarterfinal win on Friday over No.10 Vera Zvonareva. However, her run was halted by the experienced Farina Elia, a three-time champion at the claycourt event in Strasbourg. The veteran Italian broke her French opponent five times while losing her own just once, and smacked 25 winners to just 10 unforced errors, closing the match out in one hour and 20 minutes.
"This is a really amazing result for me," said Farina Elia, who reached her second career Tier II final. "I really didn't expect it with such a strong draw. I feel great, a little bit tired, but very, very happy."
"For me, almost 33, it's something that I really look for. I just try to reach goals like this. It's really helped me to keep going."
"I don't have any regrets, because I did the maximum today and this week, too," said a tired Razzano, who will improve tremendously on her current career-high ranking of No.54 when the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings are released on Monday. "I'm very happy to have played a very good tournament here."
Both finalists have had some bumps in the road in their paths to the semifinals. After a first round bye and routine wins over 93rd-ranked Kristina Brandi and 79th-ranked Kveta Peschke, both qualifiers, Davenport battled to a 16 63 64 quarterfinal win over No.5 seed Venus Williams, a four-time Grand Slam champion and the 2002 champion here. Farina Elia ousted 66th-ranked Tathiana Garbin and 41st-ranked Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first two rounds before outlasting No.8 seed Patty Schnyder 46 61 64 in the third round. In the quarterfinals, she saved three match points in the second set tie-break and closed out the set before No.2 seed Serena Williams retired at 57 76(7) due to a left ankle sprain.
The two have played each other seven times, with Davenport leading the head-to-head 6-1. The American won their first five meetings, dropping just one set at Eastbourne in 2001, but the Italian avenged that loss at the same event in 2003 in their sixth meeting with a 64 36 76(3) upset. In their last meeting, and their only one on clay, Davenport steamrolled Farina Elia by a score of 62 60 at Strasbourg in 2004.
"She’s got a tricky backhand, where you think she’s hitting it late and she seems to make it," said Davenport of Farina Elia. "She is going to move very well. She is probably the player that I’ll play this week that gets the most balls back off my shots and I’ll have to be ready to keep hitting extra shots."
"It's like Serena," said Farina Elia about Davenport. "I went on court trying to enjoy myself and when I was enjoying myself my game came up pretty well, so I hope it can work again."
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Post by ILoveSilvia on Apr 10, 2005 12:39:40 GMT
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Post by Bruce on Apr 10, 2005 15:32:39 GMT
Good luck Silvia! Take this chance!
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Post by tall_one on Apr 10, 2005 20:14:42 GMT
Davenport Wins 47th Title
For the second straight year, world No.1 Lindsay Davenport starts off the clay court season with a title after winning back-to-back wins at the Bausch & Lomb Championships. In her fifth straight final this year, Davenport captures her 47th career singles title with a 75 75 win against No.12 seed Silvia Farina Elia.
Davenport becomes the first player this season to accumulate more than $1 million in prize money with her victory in the final. She also joins Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini as three time winners at Amelia Island.
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