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2012 BCR Open Romania Ladies
The 2012 BCR Open Romania Ladies was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Bucharest, Romania between 16 and 22 July 2012. WTA entrants Seeds * Rankings are as of July 9, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Elena Bogdan * Cristina Mitu * Raluca Olaru * Patricia Maria Țig The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Daniëlle Harmsen * Ana Savić * Rocío de la Torre-Sánchez * María-Teresa Torró-Flor Champions Singles * María-Teresa Torró-Flor def. Garbiñe Muguruza, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Doubles * Irina-Camelia Begu / Alizé Cornet def. Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan (born 28 March 1992) is a professional tennis player from Romania. On 18 July 2011, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 151. On 8 June 2015, she peaked at N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. The French Open uses clay courts, the only Grand Slam tournament to do so. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness. Play Clay courts are considered "slow" because the balls bounce relatively high and lose much of their initial speed when contacting the surface, making it more difficult for a player to deliver an unreturnable shot. Points are usually longer as there are fewer winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
