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2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament Of Champions
The 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and was part of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia, from November 4 through November 8, 2009. Qualifiers The 10 highest-ranked players who have captured at least one International tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha will qualify for the event, along with two wildcards. Marion Bartoli Completing her fourth straight season as a member of the world's Top 20, France's Bartoli won her fourth and fifth Tour singles titles in 2009 – at the inaugural Monterrey Open defeating Li Na 6–4, 6–3 and at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, where she defeated World No. 3 Venus Williams in the final 6–2, 5–7, 6–4. Bartoli also reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï (; fa, ارغوان رضایی ''Arghavān-e Rezāyi'' , born 14 March 1987) is an Iranian–French tennis player. She has defeated many top players on the WTA Tour, such as Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone, Caroline Wozniacki, Marion Bartoli, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Janković and Ai Sugiyama. Her career-high ranking was No. 15, achieved on 11 October 2010. Personal life Rezaï was born to Iranian parents in Saint-Étienne. She took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl. Career 2001–2008 Rezaï competed for Iran at the Women's Islamic Games, winning gold in 2001 and 2005. She also won the Chambon-sur-Lignon Open in 2004. Rezaï started playing for France in 2006. For the second year in a row, she lost in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open. However, her French Open run was more successful. She struggled through to the third round of the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Collector Swedish Open
The 2009 Collector Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the Collector Swedish Open. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from 6 July through 11 July 2009 for the women and from 13 July through 19 July 2009 for the men. Robin Söderling and María José Martínez Sánchez won the singles title. WTA entrants Seeds *Seedings are based on the rankings of June 22, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw * Ellen Allgurin * Johanna Larsson * Sandra Roma The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Ksenia Palkina * Michaela Johansson * Julia Vakulenko * Irina Buryachok ATP entrants Seeds *Seedings are based on the rankings of July 6, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw * Daniel Berta * Andreas Vinciguerra * Grigor Dimitrov The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 WTA Tour Championships
The 2009 WTA Tour Championships (also known as Sony Ericsson Championships – Doha 2009) was held in Doha, Qatar from October 27 to November 1. It was the second time the Khalifa International Tennis Complex hosted the WTA Tour WTA Tour Championships, Year-End Singles and Doubles Championships. Women's Tennis Association(WTA) rank No. 2 Serena Williams won her second year-end championships title, defeating sister, Venus Williams in the final 6–2, 7–6(4). The Spanish duo of Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez won the doubles event on their debut 7–6(0), 5–7, [10-7]. They defeated the World No. 1s in doubles and defending champions, Cara Black and Liezel Huber, in the final. Finals Singles Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 6–2, 7–6(7–4). Doubles Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Cara Black / Liezel Huber, 7-6(7-0), 5-7, [10-7]. Qualifying Singles On August 5, the first qualifier for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Hansol Korea Open
The 2009 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from September 21 through September 27, 2009. Entrants Seeds * 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 14, 2009 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw * Yoo Mi * Kim So-Jung * Lee Ye-Ra The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Yurika Sema * Chang Kai-Chen * Sophie Ferguson * Junri Namigata Finals Singles Kimiko Date-Krumm defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–3, 6–3 *Date-Krumm, one day short of her 39th birthday, became the second-oldest player in the Open era to win a singles title on the WTA Tour, after Billie Jean King, who won the Edgbaston Cup at Birmingham in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Date-Krumm
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in 1995, and retired from professional tennis in November 1996. She returned to tennis nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008. She then won her eighth WTA title at the 2009 Korea Open, becoming the second-oldest player in the Open era, after Billie Jean King, to win a singles title on the WTA Tour. In 2013, she won three WTA Tour titles in doubles and at the 2014 US Open, aged 43, she reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam doubles tournament for the first time in her career. Date announced her final retirement in September 2017. Professional career 1989–1996 Date began 1990 by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, where she was defeated by fourth seed Helena Suková. The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Aegon Classic
The 2009 Aegon Classic is a tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 28th edition of the event, known that year as the Aegon Classic, It is taking place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 8 to 14 June 2009. Thirteenth-seeded Magdaléna Rybáriková won the singles title. Entrants Seeds * Seedings are based on the rankings as of May 25, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Katie O'Brien * Georgie Stoop * Elena Baltacha * Naomi Cavaday The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Arantxa Parra Santonja * Youlia Fedossova Youlia Fedossova (born 1 July 1988) is a retired Russian-born French tennis player. In her career, Fedossova won four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 13 August 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 107. On 26 ... * Lilia Osterloh * Naomi Broady * Chanelle Scheepers * Carly Gull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková (; born 4 October 1988) is a retired Slovak tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. Rybáriková reached the semifinals of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and broke into the top 30 for the first time in September 2017, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 17, in March 2018. Early life Rybáriková started tennis at the age of eight. She was born in Piešťany to father Anton, a business manager, and mother Maria. She has two older siblings, Filip and Nada. She moved to Bratislava at age 15 to train at the national tennis centre. Her favourite surfaces were grass and hardcourts. Career summary 2006–2009 In 2006, Rybáriková reached the girls' singles final at Wimbledon. On her way there, she defeated the future top-30 ranked players Tamira Paszek and Alisa Kleybanova. In the final, she lost to the long time world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. The same year, she won two matches at the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Internationaux De Strasbourg
The 2009 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 23rd edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, and was part of the International-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centre Sportif de Hautepierre in Strasbourg, France, from 18 May until 23 May 2009. Aravane Rezaï won the singles title. Entrants Seeds * Seedings are based on the rankings of May 11, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Claire Feuerstein * Irena Pavlovic * Kinnie Laisne The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jasmin Wöhr * Viktoriya Kutuzova * Monica Niculescu * Yulia Beygelzimer Finals Singles Aravane Rezaï defeated Lucie Hradecká, 7–6(7–2), 6–1 *It was Rezaï's first career title. Doubles Nathalie Dechy / Mara Santangelo defeated Claire Feuerstein / Stéphanie Foretz, 6–0, 6–1 External links Official websiteITF t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix
The 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the Budapest Grand Prix, an International-level tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 4 July until 12 July 2009. Ágnes Szávay won the singles title. Entrants Seeds * Seedings are based on the rankings of June 22, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Patty Schnyder * Katalin Marosi * Gréta Arn The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Timea Bacsinszky * Margalita Chakhnashvili * Sharon Fichman * Petra Martić The following players received the lucky loser spots: * Lenka Juríková * Irina-Camelia Begu Finals Singles Ágnes Szávay defeated Patty Schnyder, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 *It was Szávay's first title of the year and 3rd of her career. Doubles Alisa Kleybanova / Monica Niculescu defeated Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bonda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay ( hu, Szávay Ágnes, ; born 29 December 1988) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. The 2007 WTA Newcomer of the Year achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 13 in April 2008. Personal life Szávay was born in Kiskunhalas and grew up in Soltvadkert. She started to play tennis at the age of six, with her parents acting as her first coaches and managers. She worked with several coaches including Zoltán Újhidy, Levente Barátosi, Miklós Hornok, József Bocskay, Zoltán Kuharszky, Karl-Heinz Wetter and Gábor Köves. Her younger sister Blanka is five years her junior. Tennis career 2006 In 2006, she made it to the final of the Ashland Challenger tournament, but lost there to Aleksandra Wozniak in straight sets. 2007 Szávay won her first career WTA-level tournament in singles in Palermo in July. The win caused her ranking to rise to world No. 37. She also won one doubles tournament, the Tier III Budapest Grand Prix, with Vladimíra Uhlí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Bell Challenge
The 2009 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 14 through September 20, 2009. Entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of August 31, 2009 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw * Heidi El Tabakh * Rebecca Marino * Bethanie Mattek-Sands The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Mallory Cecil * Lilia Osterloh * Amra Sadiković * Anna Tatishvili The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Olga Puchkova Withdrawals ;Before the tournament * Sabine Lisicki (ankle injury) Champions Singles Melinda Czink def. Lucie Šafářová, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 Doubles Vania King / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová def. Sofia Arvidsson / Séverine Brémond Beltrame, 6–1, 6–3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. On 21 September 2009, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 37. Czink reached two WTA Tour singles finals. In 2005, she lost to Ana Ivanovic in Canberra. In 2009, she defeated Lucie Šafářová in Quebec City for her first and only WTA Tour title. On the ITF Circuit, she won 20 singles and nine doubles titles. Tennis career 2000–2008 She played her first tournament at Budapest as a wildcard in 2000, and first entered the top 100 in 2003. Czink won several singles and doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. 2009 She reached the top 50 and won her first title at Quebec City; as the fifth seed, she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak in the semifinal, and Lucie Šafářová in the final. She also reached one semifinal and four quarterfinals during the season. At the end of the year, she played at the Tournament of Champions in Bali where she lost to Aravane Rezaï and to Sabine Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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