US Open ~ Flushing Meadows, New York

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Singles Draw
Justine Henin-Hardenne (1) v. Qualifier
Qualifier v. Qualifier
Alina Jidkova v. Lisa Raymond
Maria Kirilenko v. Elena Likhovtseva (25)

Silvia Farina Elia (19) v. Qualifier
Tatiana Panova v. Katarina Srebotnik
Samantha Stosur v. Virginie Razzano
Jie Zheng v. Nadia Petrova (14)


Svetlana Kuznetsova (9) v. Qualifier
Catalina Castano v. Nicole Pratt
Milagros Sequera v. Kristina Brandi
Kelly Mc Cain v. Amy Frazier (21)

Mary Pierce (27) v. Emilie Loit
Alexandra Stevenson v. Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
Jelena Jankovic v. Qualifier
Laura Granville v. Maria Sharapova (7)

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Anastasia Myskina (4) v. Ludmila Cervanova
Barbara Schett v. Qualifier
Barbora Strycova v. Anabel Medina Garrigues
Silvija Talaja v. Eleni Daniilidou (29)

Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (24) v. Shinobu Asagoe
Tina Pisnik v. Jill Craybas
Dally Randriantefy v. Jessica Kirkland
Qualifier v. Paola Suarez (13)


Venus Williams (11) v. Petra Mandula
Saori Obata v. Qualifier
Qualifier v. Mashona Washington
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo v. Chanda Rubin (20)

Elena Bovina (26) v. Marta Marrero
Maria Elena Camerin v. Melinda Czink
Arantxa Parra Santonja v. Marlene Weingartner
Lubomira Kurhajcova v. Lindsay Davenport (5)

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Jennifer Capriati (8) v. Denisa Chladkova
Qualifier v. Magui Serna
Vera Douchevina v. Aniko Kapros
Marion Bartoli v. Meghann Shaughnessy (32)

Karolina Sprem (18) v. Jelena Kostanic
Rita Grande v. Qualifier
Tamarine Tanasugarn v. Gisela Dulko
Teryn Ashley v. Ai Sugiyama (12)


Patty Schnyder (15) v. Qualifier
Iveta Benesova v. Bethanie Mattek
Daniela Hantuchova v. Sandrine Testud
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro v. Alicia Molik (17)

Tatiana Golovin (30) v. Anca Barna
Akiko Morigami v. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Lindsay Lee-Waters v. Claudine Schaul
Sandra Kleinova v. Serena Williams (3)

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Elena Dementieva (6) v. Dinara Safina
Qualifier v. Martina Sucha
Jamea Jackson v. Cara Black
Jelena Dokic v. Nathalie Dechy (28)

Fabiola Zuluaga (23) v. Myriam Casanova
Tathiana Garbin v. Mara Santangelo
Els Callens v. Qualifier
Henrieta Nagyova v. Vera Zvonareva (10)


Francesca Schiavone (16) v. Klara Koukalova
Shenay Perry v. Qualifier
Angela Haynes v. Tatiana Perebiynis
Flavia Pennetta v. Magdalena Maleeva (22)

Maria Vento-Kabchi (31) v. Conchita Martinez
Jennifer Hopkins v. Qualifier
Amber Liu v. Julia Vakulenko
Marissa Irvin v. Amelie Mauresmo (2)

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WOMEN'S DRAW PREVIEW

The top half of the women's draw features No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne with a very favorable draw. The defending champ will face a qualifier in the first two rounds before dealing with the likes of Lisa Raymond or No. 25 Elena Likhovtseva. No. 14 Nadia Petrova or No. 19 Silvia Farina Elia could be waiting to knock the Belgian off in the round of 16, but if they fail it could be a great quarterfinal between Henin-Hardenne and Wimbledon champ and No. 7 Maria Sharapova. Sharapova would have to get past No. 27 Mary Pierce in the third round and No. 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova or No. 21 Amy Frazier in the round of 16. Other women who can spoil the party are Emilie Loit, Nicole Pratt and Jie Zheng.

Like the lower quarter of the men's top half, the woman to play one of the above names in the semifinals has a very tough call. This quarter bracket headlines some of the best players on the tour, including a potential round-of-16 match between No. 5 Lindsay Davenport and No. 11 Venus Williams. The winner of that could face off against No. 4 Anastasia Myskina, who is always tough in the majors. No. 13 Paola Suarez, No. 24 Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi, No. 29 Eleni Daniilidou, No. 20 Chanda Rubin and No. 26 Elena Bovina are other seeded players in the mix, and Mashona Washington, who just upset Sharapova at Pilot Pen, Barbara Schett and Petra Mandula are sleepers to make some noise.

Sitting in the lower quarter of the bottom half is No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo. If she is on her game she may not be tested at all until the semifinals. The seeded players within her 16 are No. 31 Maria Vento-Kabchi, No. 22 Magdalena Maleeva and No. 16 Francesca Schiavone. After that, No. 6 Elena Dementieva, No. 10 Vera Zvonareva, No. 28 Nathalie Dechy and No. 23 Fabiola Zuluaga round out the seeded players. Jelena Dokic, Conchita Martinez and Shenay Perry are ones to watch.

The story of the other quarter from the bottom half is the potential quarterfinal clash between No. 8 Jennifer Capriati and No. 3 Serena Williams. The road to this gem is blocked by upset specialists and women who can often play much better than their seed, including No. 12 Ai Sugiyama, No. 15 Patty Schnyder, No. 17 Alicia Molik and No. 18 Karolina Sprem. No. 32 Meghann Shaughnessy and No. 30 Tatiana Golovin could also be trouble for this bracket, and Anca Barna, Magui Serna and Daniela Hantuchova are women who could step up and be a force for a few rounds.

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Singles - First Round
(16) Francesca Schiavone d. Klara Koukalova 61 63
(12) Ai Sugiyama d. Teryn Ashley 75 62
(2) Amelie Mauresmo d. Marissa Irvin 64 62
(10) Vera Zvonareva d. Henrieta Nagyova 61 61

(31) Maria Vento-Kabchi d. Conchita Martinez 06 62 63
Jelena Kostanic d. (18) Karolina Sprem 63 26 64
(30) Tatiana Golovin d. Anca Barna 62 64
Magui Serna d. (Q) Maureen Drake 62 64

(Q) Stephanie Foretz d. Shenay Perry 76(1) 67(5) 64
Gisela Dulko d. Tamarine Tanasugarn 76(3) 63
(17) Alicia Molik d. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 60 62
Akiko Morigami d. Emmanuelle Gagliardi 62 62

(23) Fabiola Zuluaga d. Myriam Casanova 63 64
Julia Vakulenko d. (WC) Amber Liu 36 63 61
(Q) Eugenia Linetskaya d. Rita Grande 57 61 62
(Q) Julia Schruff d. (WC) Jennifer Hopkins 63 67(4) 61

(Q) Severine Beltrame d. Martina Sucha 76(5) 46 61
Tathiana Garbin d. Myriam Casanova 62 61
(8) Jennifer Capriati d. Denisa Chladkova 26 61 62
Marion Bartoli d. (32) Meghann Shaughnessy 64 64

Daniela Hantuchova d. (LL) Camille Pin 16 76(5) 76(9)
(6) Elena Dementieva d. Dinara Safina 26 61 62
(22) Magdalena Maleeva d. Flavia Pennetta 26 64 64
Lindsay Lee-Waters d. Claudine Schaul 26 62 64

Els Callens d. (Q) Anna-Lena Groenefeld 26 64 75
Vera Douchevina d. Aniko Kapros 61 63
Iveta Benesova d. (WC) Bethanie Mattek 64 36 63
(15) Patty Schnyder d. Roberta Vinci 76(3) 60

(WC) Angela Haynes d. Tatiana Perebiynis 67(4) 61 76(5)
(3) Serena Williams d. Sandra Kleinova 61 63
28) Nathalie Dechy d. Jelena Dokic 36 60 75
Cara Black d. (WC) Jamea Jackson 76(2) 57 64

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Singles - First Round
Jill Craybas d. Tina Pisnik 62 61
(1) Justine Henin-Hardenne d. (Q) Nicole Vaidisova 61 64
(Q) Tzipora Obziler d. (Q) Angelique Widjaja 75 63
Lisa Raymond d. Alina Jidkova 75 63

Maria Kirilenko d. (25) Elena Likhovtseva 76(3) 63
(Q) Anna Chakvetadze d. Barbara Schett 16 64 62
(26) Elena Bovina d. Marta Marrero 63 60
Maria Elena Camerin d. Melinda Czink 64 62

(27) Mary Pierce d. Emilie Loit 61 62
(20) Chanda Rubin d. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 62 62
(4) Anastasia Myskina d. Ludmila Cervanova (SVK) 61 60
Samantha Stosur d. Virginie Razzano 75 64

Shinobu Asagoe d. (24) Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi 36 64 61
Katarina Srebotnik d. Tatiana Panova 63 62
(14) Nadia Petrova d. Jie Zheng 60 61
Anabel Medina Garrigues d. Barbora Strycova 75 63

(5) Lindsay Davenport d. Lubomira Kurhajcova 64 60
Kristina Brandi d. Milagros Sequera 61 62
(Q) Antonella Serra Zanetti d. Mashona Washington 75 75
(29) Eleni Daniilidou d. Silvija Talaja 36 63 75

(21) Amy Frazier d. (WC) Kelly McCain 62 62
(19) Silvia Farina Elia d. (Q) Abigail Spears 36 62 64
(9) Svetlana Kuznetsova d. (Q) Sesil Karatantcheva 62 60
Arantxa Parra Santonja d. Marlene Weingartner 62 76(5)

Nicole Pratt d. Catalina Castano 36 61 63
Virginia Ruano Pascual d. (WC) Alexandra Stevenson 64 75
Dally Randriantefy d. (WC) Jessica Kirkland 64 64
Jelena Jankovic d. (LL) Nuria Llagostera Vives 63 64

(13) Paola Suarez d. (Q) Nan-Nan Liu (CHN) 61 75
(7) Maria Sharapova d. Laura Granville (USA) 63 57 75
(11) Venus Williams d. Petra Mandula 63 76(3)
(Q) Shikha Uberoi d. Saori Obata 63 36 75

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Singles - Second Round
(15) Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 64 61
(12) Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 62 64
Jelena Kostanic (CRO) d. (Q) Eugenia Linetskaya (RUS) 64 63
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (17) Alicia Molik (AUS) 64 63

Maria Vento-Kabchi (VEN) d. (Q) Julia Schruff (GER) 61 26 62
(30) Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d. Akiko Morigami (JPN) 64 64
(3) Serena Williams (USA) d. Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA) 64 63
(2) Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Julia Vakulenko (UKR) 36 62 62

(6) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (Q) Severine Beltrame (FRA) 63 62
(10) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Els Callens (BEL) 63 63
(WC) Angela Haynes (USA) d. (22) Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) 62 63
(16) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Stephanie Foretz (FRA) 62 63

Vera Douchevina (RUS) d. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 57 62 62
(8) Jennifer Capriati (USA) d. Magui Serna (ESP) 60 62
(28) Nathalie Dechy (FRA) d. Cara Black (ZIM) 62 75
(23) Fabiola Zuluaga (COL) d. Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 63 67(7) 62

Doubles - First Round
(4) Petrova/Shaughnessy d. Begyelzimer/Poutchek 61 64
Grande/Pennetta d. Chladkova/Prusova 61 75
Jugic-Salkic/Voskoboeva d. Asagoe/Fujiwara 61 36 61
Svensson/Tu d. Gubacsi/Nagy 46 62 61

McShea/Morariu d. Blahotova/G.Navratilova 62 76(0)
Gagliardi/Groenefeld d. Kurhajcova/Nagyova 75 62
Marrero/Medina Garrigues d. (WC) Jackson/McCain 62 61
Granville/Senoglu d. (WC) Mueller/Peterson 62 75

(10) Loit/Pratt d. Lehnhoff/Wheeler 63 64
Lee/Peng d. Llagostera Vives/Parra Santonja 76(3) 63
(2) Kuznetsova/Likhovtseva d. Ani/Perebiynis 62 75
Daniilidou/Srebotnik d. (WC) Uberoi/Uberoi 64 61

(7) Huber/Tanasugarn d. Rodionova/Wartusch 61 46 62
Benesova/Birnerova d. (WC) Fisher/Kops-Jones 76(3) 63
Cohen-Aloro/Martinez Granados d. Pastikova/Woehr 46 64 63
(5) Navratilova/Raymond d. (WC) Ditty/Reeves 63 62

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Singles - Second Round
(14) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 62 62
(13) Paola Suarez (ARG) d. Dally Randriantefy (MAD) 62 62
(5) Lindsay Davenport (USA) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 64 62
Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 75 63

(26) Elena Bovina (RUS) d. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 62 75
(19) Silvia Farina Elia (ITA) d. Katerina Srebotnik (SLO) 62 61
(1) Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) d. (Q) Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 62 57 62
(20) Chanda Rubin (USA) d. (Q) Antonella Serra Zanetti (ITA) 75 63

(Q) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (4) Anastasia Myskina (RUS) 76(3) 63
(9) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Nicole Pratt (AUS) 63 63
(29) Eleni Daniilidou (GRA) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 16 75 64
(21) Amy Frazier (USA) d. Kristina Brandi (USA) 64 61

Lisa Raymond (USA) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 46 76(3) 62
(7) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Jelena Jankovic (SCG) 60 67(5) 61
(11) Venus Williams (USA) d. (Q) Shikha Uberoi (USA) 75 61
(27) Mary Pierce (FRA) d. Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 60 61

Doubles - First Round
Dhenin/Talaja d. (11) Vento-Kabchi/Widjaja 63 61
(6) Husarova/Martinez d. (WC) Kirkland/Lee-Waters 46 76(7) 60
Kostanic/Schaul d. Beltrame/Vinci 75 63
(3) Black/Stubbs d. (WC) Osterloh/Perry 63 64

Yan/Zheng d. Dulko/Tarabini 61 75
Craybas/Weingartner d. (16) Callens/Mandula 61 61
Hopkins/Washington d. (LL) Dellacqua/Sewell 46 75 64
Cohen/Zalameda d. (8) Myskina/Zvonareva w/o (Myskina exhaustion)

(12) Schett/Schnyder d. Serra Zanetti/Serra Zanetti 64 63
Garbin/Krizan d. Ashley/Tatarkova 75 64
Cargill/Miyagi d. (9) Bartoli/Casanova 64 62
(13) Molik/Serna d. Camerin/Sequera 63 26 76(4)
(14) Farina Elia/Schiavone d. Jidkova/Vanc 62 57 64

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Singles - Third Round
(2) Amelie Mauresmo d. (31) Maria Vento-Kabchi 62 60
(12) Ai Sugiyama d. Jelena Kostanic 61 63
(6) Elena Dementieva d. (28) Nathalie Dechy w/o (left thigh strain)
(10) Vera Zvonareva d. (23) Fabiola Zuluaga 64 75

(8) Jennifer Capriati d. Vera Douchevina 60 67(4) 63
(15) Patty Schnyder d. Daniela Hantuchova 64 46 76(6)
(16) Francesca Schiavone d. (WC) Angela Haynes 63 76(3)
(3) Serena Williams d. (30) Tatiana Golovin 75 64


Doubles - Second Round
Dhenin/Talaja d. Marrero/Medina Garrigues 64 63
Lee/Peng d. (4) Petrova/Shaughnessy 46 61 64
(10) Loit/Pratt d. Jugic-Salkic/Voskoboeva 57 61 64
(2) Kuznetsova/Likhovtseva d. Gagliardi/Groenefeld 64 62

Stewart/Stosur d. Cargill/Miyagi 63 26 64
(6) Husarova/Martinez d. Daniilidou/Srebotnik 57 62 64
(3) Black/Stubbs d. Kostanic/Schaul 61 61
Hopkins/Washington d. (WC) Cohen/Zalameda 36 61 62

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Singles - Third Round
Shinobu Asagoe d. (13) Paola Suarez 64 64
(14) Nadia Petrova d. (19) Silvia Farina Elia 46 76(6) 76(3)
(29) Eleni Daniilidou d. (Q) Anna Chakvetadze 64 62
(27) Mary Pierce d. (7) Maria Sharapova 46 62 63
(1) Justine Henin-Hardenne d. Lisa Raymond 64 63


Doubles - First Round
(1) Ruano Pascual/Suarez d. Hantuchova/Safina 63 75


Doubles - Second Round
Granville/Senoglu d. Camerin/Sequera 75 62
Garbin/Krizan d. Craybas/Weingartner 67(11) 63 64
(15) Dementieva/Sugiyama d. Svensson/Tu 61 63
(12) Schett/Schnyder d. Cohen-Aloro/Martinez Granados 61 62
Grande/Pennetta d. (14) Farina Elia/Schiavone 64 63

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The sun sets behind the staium before the start of the Lindsay Davenport, of the United States, and Elena Bovina, of Russia, match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Tim Black)

[Lisa]

So beautiful... wish I was there

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Monday, September 6, 2004

Singles - Fourth Round
Shinobu Asagoe d. (29) Eleni Daniilidou 76(4) 46 63
(9) Svetlana Kuznetsova d. (27) Mary Pierce 76(5) 62
(5) Lindsay Davenport d. (11) Venus Williams 75 64
(14) Nadia Petrova d (1) Justine Henin-Hardenne 63 62

Doubles - Third Round
(15) Dementieva/Sugiyama d. (3) Black/Stubbs 62 64
(5) Navratilova/Raymond d. Stewart/Stosur 64 63

[Laury]

Poor Eleni!
Today Dementieva pulled out Mauresmo, so the frenchie can not be the new #1 this week.

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Singles - Quarterfinals
(6) Elena Dementieva d. (2) Amelie Mauresmo 46 64 76(1)
(8) Jennifer Capriati d. (3) Serena Williams 26 64 64


Doubles - Quarterfinals
(12) Schett/Schnyder d. Lee/Peng 62 75
(2) Kuznetsova/Likhovtseva d. (5) Navratilova/Raymond 67(6) 76(5) 61

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Singles - Quarterfinals
(5) Lindsay Davenport d. Shinobu Asagoe 61 61
(9) Svetlana Kuznetsova d. (14) Nadia Petrova 76(4) 63

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Doubles - Quarterfinals
(15) Dementieva/Sugiyama d. (7) Huber/Tanasugarn 46 62 64
(1) Ruano Pascual/Suarez d. (6) Husarova/Martinez 63 63

Doubles - Semifinals
(2) Kuznetsova/Likhovtseva d. (12) Schett/Schnyder 64 62