Nordic Light Open ~ Stockholm, Sweden

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Singles Draw
(3)Vera Douchevina vs. Q
Eva Birnerova vs. Julia Schruff
Severine Beltrame vs. Q
(6)Martina Sucha vs. (wc)Caroline Wozniacki

(5)Katerina Srebotnik vs. Denisa Chladkova
Ekaterina Bychkova vs. Ludmila Cervanova
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo vs. Q
(7)Catalina Castano vs. Stephanie Foretz


(8)Laura Pous-Tio vs. Emilie Loit
Mara Santangelo vs. Sandra Kleinova
Aranxta Parra Santonja vs. Q
(4)Anabel Medina Garrigues vs. Michaela Pastikova

(9)Alyona Bondarenko vs. Selima Sfar
Barbora Strycova vs. (wc)Sofia Arvidsson
Camille Pin vs. Stephanie Cohen Aloro
(2)Anastasia Myskina vs. Emmanuele Gagliardi

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Doubles Draw
Loit/Srebotnik (1) - Pastikova/Pous Tio
Krauth/Nooni - Chladkova/Uhlirova
Douchevina/Strycova (3) - Bondarenko/Bondarenko
Baker/Lubiani - Musgrave/Schruff

Myskina/Wozniacki (WC) - Bychkova/Foretz (Q)
Klemenschits/Klemenschits - Jans/Rosolska (4)
Curran/Martinez - Arvidsson/Laine (WC)
Ostrovskaya/Vesnina - Birnerova/Santangelo (2)

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Monday's Results

First Round
Anabel Medina Garrigues(4) def. Michaela Pastikova 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Katarina Srebotnik(5) def. Denisa Chladkova 6-3, 6-4
Emilie Loit def. Laura Pous Tio(8) 6-0, 6-2
Camilie Pin def. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-2, 6-2
Mara Santangelo def. Sandra Kleinova 6-4, 6-1
Ekaterina Bychkova def. Ludmila Cervanova 6-4, 6-2



Tuesday's Results

Singles - First Round
Severine Beltrame (FRA) d. (Q) Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 61 62
Julia Schruff (GER) d. Eva Birnerova (CZE) 63 61
Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. (Q) Olga Savchuk (UKR) 16 61 64
(Q) Emma Laine (FIN) d. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) 36 75 76(5)
(9) Alyona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Selima Sfar (TUN) 63 62
(7) Catalina Castano (COL) d. Stephanie Foretz (FRA) 63 76(3)
(3) Vera Douchevina (RUS) d. (Q) Ivana Lisjak (CRO) 64 62
(6) Martina Sucha (SVK) d. (WC) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 76(5) 61
(WC) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. Barbora Strycova (CZE) 64 64
(2) Anastasia Myskina (RUS) d. (LL) Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) 46 64 60

Doubles - First Round
(1) Loit/Srebotnik (FRA/SLO) d. Pastikova/Pous Tio 63 62
Krauth/Nooni (ARG/SWE) d. Chladkova/Uhlirova 62 64

[Catriel]

Erica Krauth lost in last round qualies, she was very close!
And she is doing it great in doubles!!

[Bruce]

Emma Laine´s great week in Stockholm!


Qualifying results:
1st Round: (2) Emma Laine d. Nina Bratchikova 76(3) 62
2nd Round: (2) Emma Laine d. Leanne Baker 63 75
3rd Round: (2) Emma Laine d. (7) Elena Vesnina 64 60

Main Draw:
1st Round: (q) Emma Laine d. Maria Sanchez-Lorenzo 36 75 76(5)

Next rival: (7) Catalina Castano


Emma has lost only one set in the tournament and she won 8 sets!

[Bruce]

Good luck Emma vs Castano!!!

If she keeps alive, I´ll go to Stockholm with some friends on friday to cheer for her!

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Wednesday's Results

Second Round
Arantxa Parra Santonja def. Anabel Medina Garrigues(4) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
Katerina Srebotnik(5) def. Ekaterina Bychkova 6-0, 6-1
Catalina Castano(7) def. Emma Laine 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Emilie Loit def. Mara Santangelo 6-2, 1-6, 6-2

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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Singles - Second Round
(6) Martina Sucha (SVK) d. Severine Beltrame (FRA) 63 63
(3) Vera Douchevina (RUS) d. Julia Schruff (GER) 62 46 63
(2) Anastasia Myskina (RUS) d. Camille Pin (FRA) 67(3) 64 61
(WC) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. (9) Alyona Bondarenko (UKR) 62 63

Doubles - First Round
Curran/MJ.Martinez d. (WC) Arvidsson/Laine 60 46 76(4)

Doubles - Quarterfinals
D.Klemenschits/S.Klemenschits d. (Q) Bychkova/Foretz 61 64
(1) Loit/Srebotnik d. Krauth/Nooni 62 63
(3) Douchevina/Strycova d. Musgrave/Schruff 63 62

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Friday, August 12, 2005

Singles - Quarterfinals
(3) Vera Douchevina (RUS) d. (6) Martina Sucha (SVK) 36 64 63
(5) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d. (7) Catalina Castano (COL) 46 75 61
Emilie Loit (FRA) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 62 75
(2) Anastasia Myskina (RUS) d. (WC) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 75 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(2) Birnerova/Santangelo d. Curran/MJ.Martinez 63 62

Doubles - Semifinals
(1) Loit/Srebotnik d. (3) Douchevina/Strycova 63 60

[Bruce]

Emma lost, but it was a superb performance, I think she will play WTA events regulary now cuz she will rise a lot of potitions!

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Saturday, August 13, 2005

Singles - Semifinals
(2) Anastasia Myskina d. Emilie Loit 36 61 64

(5) Katarina Srebotnik leads (3) Vera Douchevina 60 65 - Currently in rain delay

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Stockholm Surprise
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia upset top-seeded Anastasia Myskina 7-5, 6-2 Sunday to claim her second WTA Tour title of the year at the Nordic Light Open.

Myskina, last year's French Open winner, saved three match points in the final game before hitting a baseline forehand into the net to give Srebotnik the victory at Stockholm's Olympic Stadium.

The 24-year-old Slovene, ranked 62nd in the world, capitalized on the Russian's many unforced forehand errors and sloppy serving.

Srebotnik broke her opponent six times, including in the last game of the first set when the 14th-ranked Myskina hit another forehand into the net when down 15-40.

"Sorry I beat you," Srebotnik said to Myskina, "but I wanted to win this one really bad."

It was the second upset of the day for Srebotnik, who finished off a semifinal win against the third-seeded Vera Douchevina just four hours before the final.

The semifinal was suspended Saturday because of heavy rain with Srebotnik leading 6-0, 6-5, but she only needed to play five points before winning the second set 7-5.

"It's been a great week, we had some trouble with the weather, but we made it," Srebotnik said after receiving a crystal trophy from Swedish tennis great Bjorn Borg.

Myskina, who played her first WTA final of the year, had been the favorite to win her 10th tour title after Wimbledon champion Venus Williams withdrew because of the flu.

[Catriel]

well done Katarina!