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Guess what? Venus Williams is back!   

Tournaments:
[b]WTA Dubai  (UAE)
WTA Bogota  (COL)
WTA Memphis  (USA)
WTA Acapulco  (MEX)
WTA Doha  (QAT)
WTA Indian Wells (USA)
WTA Miami (USA)
WTA Amelia Island  (USA)
WTA Charleston  (USA)
WTA Warsaw (POL)
WTA Estoril (POR)
WTA Berlin (GER)
WTA Prague Open (CZE)
WTA Rome (ITA)
WTA Birmingham (GBR)

Currently On:
International Women's Open
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This week's tournaments (Feb 19 '02 - Feb 25 '02) are:
WTA Bogota  (COL)
WTA Dubai  (UAE)
WTA Memphis  (USA)

WTA Dubai:

This tournament features top players like Justine Henin (BEL), Na Li (CHN), Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS), Patty Schnyder (SUI), Jelena Jankovic (SRB), Martina Hingis (SUI), Daniela Hantuchova (SVK), Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) as seeds.

Other players are Tamira Paszek (AUT), Katarina Srebotnik (SLO), Ai Sugiyama (JPN), Selima Sfar (TUN), Eleni Daniilidou (GRE), Meghann Shaughnessy (USA), Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI), Alicia Molik (AUS), Anna Lena Groenefeld (GER), Francesca Schiavone (ITA), Aravane Rezaï (FRA), Mara Santangelo (ITA). Martina Muller (GER), Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP), Anne Kremer (LUX), Elena Vesnina (RUS), Maria Kirilenko (RUS), Monica Niculescu (ROM), Vera Dushevina (RUS) and Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)

All the seeds have qualified for the second round of the competition, with the exception of Li who was upset by Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 6/7  7/6  6/3

WTA Memphis:

Seeds: Shahar Peer (ISR), Shenay Perry (USA), Nicole Pratt (AUS), Jill Craybas (USA), Vania King (USA), Samantha Stosur (AUS), Venus Williams (USA), Marion Bartoli (FRA).

Other players are Laura Granville (USA), Eva Birnerova (CZE), Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK), Eva Birnerova (CZE), Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK), Akiko Morigami (JPN), Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN), Camille Pin (FRA), Varvara Lepchenko (UZB), Ioana Olaru (ROM), Lauren Albanese (USA), Abigail Spears (USA), Kelly Liggan (IRL), Meilen Tu (USA), Ashley Harkleroad (USA), Sofia Arvidsson (SWE), Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS), Lilia Osterloh (USA), Youlia Fedossova (FRA), Bethanie Mattek (USA), Lisa Raymond (USA), Alina Jidkova (RUS), Milagros Sequera (VEN) and Emma Laine (FIN)

Good news for Venus' fan. She made a winning comeback in four months out through injury as she beat Japan's Akiko Morigami 6/1 2/6 6/4 in the first round of the Memphis International on Monday.

Vania King and Bartoli both lost their first round matches to Abigail Spears (USA) 6/4  2/6  6/7  and Laura Granville (USA) 5/7  6/4  0/6 respectively.

WTA Bogota:

Seeds: Tathiana Garbin (ITA), Flavia Pennetta (ITA), Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP), Emilie Loit (FRA), Anastasia Yakimova (BLR), Roberta Vinci (ITA), Klara Zakopalova (CZE), Hana Sromova (CZE)

Others: Kathrin Woerle (GER), Jorgelina Cravero (ARG), Qualifier Qualifier (AFG), Barbora Strycova (CZE), Marta Marrero (ESP), Sara Errani (ITA), Qualifier Qualifier (AFG), Julie Ditty (USA), Pauline Parmentier (FRA), Ivana Abramovic (CRO), Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP), Katerina Bohmova (CZE), Kyra Nagy (HUN), Paola Suarez (ARG), Zsofia Gubacsi (HUN), Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP), Nathalie Vierin (ITA), Conchita Martinez Granados (ESP), Sandra Zahlavova (CZE), Mariana Duque Marino (COL), Viky Nunez Fuentes (COL), Tatjana Malek (GER)

All seeds progressed to the second round except Yakimova who lost to Nathalie Vierin 2/6 4/6.

ATP Dubai Update:

Quarter-Final Fixtures:

Justine Henin (BEL) vs. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs. Patty Schnyder (SUI)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs. Martina Hingis (SUI)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)

WTA Memphis Update:

Quarter-Final Fixtures:
Shahar Peer (ISR) vs. Bethanie Mattek (USA)
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) vs. Meilen Tu (USA)
Ioana Olaru (ROM) vs. Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Venus Williams (USA) vs. Laura Granville (USA)

Peer won her second round match over Milagros Sequera (VEN) 6/0 6/0

WTA Dubai Update:

Top seed Justine Henin crushed Greece's Eleni Daniilidou 6-0 6-2 while number two Amelie Mauresmo struggled to a 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory over Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the Dubai Open quarter-finals.

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic put out fourth seed Martina Hingis 7-6 6-2 and third-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova eased past Swiss Patty Schnyder 6-3 6-4.

Henin faces Kuznetsova, and Jankovic plays Mauresmo in the semis.

WTA Bogota Update:

Quarter-Final Fixtures
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) vs. Barbora Strycova (CZE)
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) vs. Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
Roberta Vinci (ITA) vs. Emilie Loit (FRA)
Nathalie Vierin (ITA) vs. Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

WTA Memphis Update:

Shahar Peer, Venus Williams progress to the semis.

Semi-Final Fixtures:
Shahar Peer (ISR)  vs.  Meilen Tu (USA)

Ioana Olaru (ROM)  vs.  Venus Williams (USA)

WTA Dubai Update:

Justine Henin overcame third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 6-4 6-0 to reach the Dubai Open final, boosting her record against the Russian to 13 wins in 14 meetings.

Amelie Mauresmo also advanced to the final of the Dubai Open on Friday when an injured Jelena Jankovic retired after conceding the opening set 6-2.

The second seed from France will next face defending champion Justine Henin.

WTA Bogota Update:

Italy will be heavily represented in Saturday's semis as Tathiana Garbin, Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci are all still in contention. Garbin, seeded No.1 at a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event for the first time in her career, took out unseeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 62 75.

Semi Final Fixtures:

Tathiana Garbin (ITA)  vs.  Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
Roberta Vinci (ITA)  vs.  Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

SF Results:
Tathiana Garbin  bt Dominguez Lino  6/3  6/1
Roberta Vinci bt Pennetta  3/6  7/6  6/2

Final Result:

Roberta Vinci won the Copa Colsanitas on Sunday when top-seeded Tathiana Garbin retired in the third set because of a digestive problem.

Garbin, also the 2000 runner-up, led 7-6 (5), 4-6, 3-0 in the all-Italian final when she withdrew on the advice of a doctor after her second medical consultation of the day.

"I felt sick since Saturday night," Garbin said. "I got better on Sunday morning but in the second set, when I was winning 3-0, the problem came back. I fought to try and finish the match but it was impossible."

Vinci earned $25,850 for her first WTA Tour title.

"I achieved my first title in the WTA, but with what happened to Tathiana, it is not something I can fully enjoy," Vinci said. "I would have liked it if we were playing under the same conditions."

WTA Memphis Update:

Top seed Shahar Peer beat American Meilen Tu 6/4 7/5 in a marathon battle to reach the final of the Memphis International on Friday.

The Israeli needed just over two hours to claim victory, finally breaking Tu in the 12th game of the second set to reach her first final of the year.

She will play seventh seed Venus Williams, who beat Romanian Ioana Olaru 6/3  6/2.

Hurray!Justine Henin defeated Amelie Mauresmo 6-4 7-5 and receives her 4th dubai trophy

thanks toptho, it's been a while.


Winner of the Women's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Open 2007, Justine Henin

u r welcome PDF,my fave people haven't be doing well or are not playing yet so i wasnt following the tennis

Oh! i c. Who are ur favourites? in the women's tour, that is.

Justinne,Williams' sisters and Clijsters

They aint doing too badly. If not for Kim's disappointing loss in last week's final, she's been ok. Justine's bounced back too and venus, erm, i don't think she can beat Peer in tomorrow's final.

i hope she does though.Although 95% of the time i prefer watching the men's tennis too many screamers amongst the women.
Hope Venus wins anyway

I was of the opinion that there are more women's tennis fans than men's but so far, that's not the case on nairaland. I prefer men's tennis too anyways but there are some women who i just love to watch.

hope mauresmo is not amongst them

lol,  Mauresmo's among the skillful few I love to watch, Henin, even Kuznetsova.

You still haven't said what u dislike about Mauresmo.

venus beats peer 6-1,6-1 to win the memphis title

@PDF,i said it before she looks like a guy,she shld be playing with them roger.she is just scarylooking,i dont bother watching her play.

What a comeback after more than four months out through injury. I think I'll stop predicting the williams' matches. The two sisters have proved me wrong this year.

@toptho,  that's funny.

Tournaments between Feb 26 - Mar 4):
WTA Acapulco (MEX)
WTA Doha (QAT)

WTA Doha

Seeds: Justine Henin (BEL), Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS), Martina Hingis (SUI), Jelena Jankovic (SRB), Patty Schnyder (SUI), Daniela Hantuchova (SVK), Anna Lena Groenefeld (GER), Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

Other Players: Ai Sugiyama (JPN), Alicia Molik (AUS), Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP), Meghann Shaughnessy (USA), Aravane Rezaï (FRA), Maria Elena Camerin (ITA), Alyona Bondarenko (UKR), Sania Mirza (IND), Romina Oprandi (ITA), Catalina Castano (COL), Selima Sfar (TUN), Eleni Daniilidou (GRE), Maria Kirilenko (RUS), Tszvetana Pironkova (BUL), Mara Santangelo (ITA), Sandra Kloesel (GER).

WTA Doha:

All the seeds except Anna Lena Groenefeld have progressed to the second round.

Sania Mirza and Mara Santangelo have also progressed.

WTA Doha:

Top seed Justine Henin shrugged off a determined challenge from Australia's Alicia Molik to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory.

The Belgian was joined in the last eight by seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova, Martina Hingis, Jelena Jankovic, Patty Schnyder and Francesca Schiavone.

Fifth seed Schnyder's reward for a 6-3 6-4 win over Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues was a date with Henin.

Third seed Hingis set up an intriguing showdown with sixth seed Daniela Hantuchova after posting an easy 6-2 6-2 victory over her doubles partner Maria Kirilenko of Russia.

Hantuchova rallied to down Greek Eleni Daniilidou 6-7 6-3 6-3 and fourth seed Jankovic routed Italy's Maria Elena Camerin 6-0 6-1.

Kuznetsova, a 7-5 6-1 winner over Germany's Julia Georges, will next face Schiavone.

Schiavone, seeded eighth, was made to work hard in an all-Italian battle with Mara Santangelo before her opponent quit with a left wrist injury while trailing 4-6 7-6 1-0.

Indian pin-up Sania Mirza, who suffered a knee injury during her first-round win, pulled out of her match against Katerina Bondarenko.

WTA Doha:

Top seed Justine Henin staged a spectacular recovery to knock out Swiss Patty Schnyder 3-6 6-4 7-5 and reach the Qatar Open semi-finals.

The Belgian next meets fourth-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic, a 6-3 6-3 winner over Ukraine's Katerina Bondarenko.

Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova came back from the brink to oust Martina Hingis 1-6 6-4 6-4 and set up a semi-final with Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Qatar Open; Kuznetsova beat Schiavone 6-3, 6-4

WTA Doha:

Petite Henin meets Bulky Kuznetsova in the final.

Henin came from a set down to beat Jankovic 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the first semi-final of the day, while Kuznetsova comfortably dispatched Hantuchova 6-4, 6-2.

WTA Doha:

           

Top seed Justine Henin won the Qatar Open on Saturday with a comfortable 6-4 6-2 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova. The Belgian, who won in Dubai last week, came from 4-2 down to take the first set and then broke three times in the second set to claim the title.

It was her 14th win in 15 matches against Russian Kuznetsova, whom she also beat in the semi-finals in Dubai.

"It's my first title in Doha and I love to win where I have never won in the past" said Henin.

Ironically, Kuznetsova's only victory against Henin came at this tournament in 2004, the Belgian's only previous appearance at the Qatar event.

Henin is the first non-Russian to win the title for five years.

Kuznetsova was also the runner-up in 2004 when she lost to compatriot Anastasia Myskina.

WTA Acapulco:



Emilie Loit, of France, lifts the trophy after winning the final game against Italy's Flavia Pennetta during of Mexico Tennis Open game in Acapulco, Mexico. She won 7/6 6/4 .