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Aug 11th, 2006, 05:24 PM
10000$ Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Zentiva Open 2006
Surface: Clay
http://www.slovakiasummit.sk/bratislava/v_39.jpg
Bratislava (see below for name alternatives), is the capital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital) of Slovakia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia) and the country's largest city, with a population of some 450,000. Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak presidency, parliament and government as well as home to several universities, museums, theatres, galleries and other national economic, cultural and educational institutions. Most of Slovakia's large businesses and financial institutions have their headquarters in Bratislava. The city's past has been characterized by the strong influence of various nations, including Slovaks, Germans, Hungarians, and Jews. Bratislava still retains its cosmopolitan spirit. It hosts many festivals and trade shows and it is famous for its nightlife and leisure facilities.
Bratislava lies on both banks of the River Danube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_River), by Slovakia's borders with Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) and Hungary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary), and is only an hour's drive from the border with the Czech Republic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic). It is the only capital in the world which borders two countries. The Carpathian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Mountains) mountain range begins within the territory of the city with the Malé Karpaty (or Little Carpathians (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Carpathians&action=edit)).
Bratislava is only 50 km from the Austrian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) capital Vienna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna), making the two the closest capitals in the world.
Climate The city climate is mild. It is often windy with a marked variation between hot summers and cold, humid winters
In March 1919 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919) Bratislava was adopted as the official name. It is not known on what grounds. One theory is that the name was invented by US president Wilson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson), another that it might be a corruption of the old Slavic Braslava. However, we know for sure that a variant of this name was reconstructed by Pavel Jozef Šafárik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Jozef_%C5%A0af%C3%A1rik) (by mistake) from old names in the 1830s based on the name of the Bohemian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemia) ruler Bretislav (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretislav_I). It was used subsequently by members of the Slovak movement in the 1840s and occasionally also afterwards.
In the past multiple forms were common to many Central European city names.
The following are Bratislava's names most commonly used before 1919:
Preßburg - German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language) (before the 19th century occasionally and since the 1996 German orthography reform regularly spelled Pressburg)
Prešporok - old Slovak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_language) name; stems from German (one of the many variants was Pressporek in 1773)
Prešpurk - Czech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_language)
Pressburg(h) - English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language)
Previous Winners:
New Tournament
2006 Draws
Quali
(1) Hana BIRNEROVA CZE vs bye
Christine KAINZMEIER AUT vs Linda HRICISTOVA CZE 16 64 26
Maria CIRIPOVA SVK vs bye
Elison AMADIO ITA vs bye
(2) Marlena METZINGER AUT vs bye
Jitka GAVDUNOVA CZE vs Michaela POCHABOVA SVK 57 46
Sandra SALAYOVA SVK vs bye
Zuzana VINSOVA SVK vs bye
(3) Maraike BIGLMAIER GER vs bye
Kristin SCHÜLER GER vs Jana BAGINOVA SVK 62 60
Janine TISZOLCZY GÉR vs bye
Verena KELLNER AUT vs bye
(4) Lisa HÄGELE GER vs bye
Eva PIGOVA CZE vs Ekatarina KOMAROVA RUS 61 62
Harpreet CHANDI GBR vs bye
Irina STEIRER AUT vs Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA 26 61 36
(5) Maja PETROVIC AUT vs bye
Eva KADLECOVA CZE vs Petra KOSTELNIKOVA CZE 62 61
Vanessa KRETSCH GER vs bye
Andrea REBROVA SVK vs Lenka JALOVIECOVA SVK 76 60
Sasa NEMCOVA SVK vs bye
Tereza BELBLOVA CZE vs Roberta HÜTTER AUT 62 63
Xenia SAMOILOVA RUS vs bye
Simona SYNKOVA SVK vs Tatiana GRECHUKHINA RUS 61 62
Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE vs bye
Lucie PAZDEROVA CZE vs Eva-Maria ALTENBURGER AUT 64 63
Yulia PILNIK UKR vs bye
Vera KOSTELNIKOVA CZE vs Lisa-Maria REICHMANN AUT 61 46 75
Katarina MARACKOVA SVK vs Katerina MAZACKOVA CZE 60 10 ret Mazackova
Tatiana ILLOVA SVK vs bye
Kveta HAJLKOVA SVK vs bye
Monika KOCHANOVA SVK vs Carolin KOTTUTZ GER 62 60
2nd round
(1) Hana BIRNEROVA CZE d. Linda HRICISTOVA CZE 63 63
Maria CIRIPOVA SVK d. Elison AMADIO ITA 62 64
(2) Marlena METZINGER AUT d. Michaela POCHABOVA SVK 76 16 64
Zuzana VINSOVA SVK d. Sandra SALAYOVA SVK 61 75
(3) Maraike BIGLMAIER GER d. Kristin SCHÜLER GER 62 63
Janine TISZOLCZY GER d. Verena KELLNER AUT 61 61
(4) Lisa HÄGELE GER d. Eva PIGOVA CZE 75 63
Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA d. Harpreet CHANDI GBR 60 62
Eva KADLECOVA CZE d. (5) Maja PETROVIC AUT 46 75 75
Andrea REBROVA SVK d. Vanessa KRETSCH GER 64 61
Tereza BELBLOVA CZE d. Sasa NEMCOVA SVK 63 61
Xenia SAMOILOVA RUS d. Simona SYNKOVA SVK 62 62
Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE d. Lucie PAZDEROVA CZE 61 62
Vera KOSTELNIKOVA RUS d. Yulia PILNIK UKR 76 61
Tatiana ILLOVA SVK d. Katarina MARACKOVA SVK 16 75 75
Monika KOCHANOVA SVK d. Kveta HAJKOVA SVK 64 62
3rd round
(1) Hana BIRNEROVA CZE d. Maria CIRIPOVA SVK 63 ret
(2) Marlena METZINGER AUT d. Zuzana VINSOVA SVK 62 60
(3) Maraike BIGLMAIER GER d. Janine TISZOLCZY GER 76 61
(4) Lisa HÄGELE GER d. Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA 57 75 62
Andrea REBROVA SVK d. Eva KADLECOVA CZE 76 61
Xenia SMOILOVA RUS d. Tereza BELBLOVA CZE 63 62
Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE d. Vera KOSTELNIKOVA CZE 75 63
Monika KOCHANOVA SVK d. Tatiana ILLOVA SVK 61 57 61
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MAIN DRAW
(1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK vs q Andrea REBROVA SVK 64 61
Andrea HÖFINGER AUT vs q Hana BIRNEROVA CZE 75 46 75
Maren KASSENS GER vs Miriam STEINHILBER GER 63 57 36
(7) Eva-Maria HOCH AUT vs wc Kristina KUCOVA SVK 46 61 67
(4) Polona REBERSAK SLO vs Miljana ADANKO SCG 57 26
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK vs q Maraike-Caroline BIGLMAIER GER 57 63 61
q Marlena METZINGER AUT vs Nicole ROTTMANN AUT 46 57
(5) Diana ENACHE ROM vs LL Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA 62 61
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT vs q Xenia SAMOILOVA RUS 63 62
q Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE vs wc Katarina MLCOCHOVA SVK 57 26
q Lisa HÄGELE GER vs Petra NOVOTNIKOVA CZE 36 26
(3) Eva FISLOVA SVK vs Nikola VAJDOVA SVK 62 60
(6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE vs Martina BARTOSOVA SVK 26 60 64
wc Monika HADVIGEROVA SVK vs LL Eva KADLECOVA CZE 64 46 ret Hadvigerova
q Monika KOCHANOVA SVK vs wc Patricia VERESOVA SVK 46 57
(2) Lenka WIENEROVA SVK vs Lenore LAZAROIU ROM 63 60
2nd round
(1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK d. Andrea HÖFINGER AUT 63 64
wc Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. Miriam STEINHILBER GER 61 60
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK d. Miljana ADANKO SCG 26 61 62
Nicole ROTTMANN AUT d. (5) Diana ENACHE ROM 76 46 76
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. wc Katarina MLCOCHOVA SVK 61 61
(3) Eva FISLOVA SVK d. Petra NOVOTNIKOVA CZE 62 62
(6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE d. LL Eva KADLECOVA CZE 61 62
wc Patricia VERESOVA SVK d. (2) Lenka WIENEROVA SVK 64 16 63
QF
(1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK d. wc Kristina KUCOVA SVK 64 76
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK d. q Nicole ROTTMANN AUT 26 60 62
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. (3) Eva FISLOVA SVK 61 64
(6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE d. wc Patricia VERESOVA SVK 64 75
SF
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK d. (1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK 64 64
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. (6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE 63 63
Final
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. KLaudia MALENOVSKA SVK 46 60 63
Zentiva Open 2006
Surface: Clay
http://www.slovakiasummit.sk/bratislava/v_39.jpg
Bratislava (see below for name alternatives), is the capital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital) of Slovakia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia) and the country's largest city, with a population of some 450,000. Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak presidency, parliament and government as well as home to several universities, museums, theatres, galleries and other national economic, cultural and educational institutions. Most of Slovakia's large businesses and financial institutions have their headquarters in Bratislava. The city's past has been characterized by the strong influence of various nations, including Slovaks, Germans, Hungarians, and Jews. Bratislava still retains its cosmopolitan spirit. It hosts many festivals and trade shows and it is famous for its nightlife and leisure facilities.
Bratislava lies on both banks of the River Danube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_River), by Slovakia's borders with Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) and Hungary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary), and is only an hour's drive from the border with the Czech Republic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic). It is the only capital in the world which borders two countries. The Carpathian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Mountains) mountain range begins within the territory of the city with the Malé Karpaty (or Little Carpathians (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Carpathians&action=edit)).
Bratislava is only 50 km from the Austrian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) capital Vienna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna), making the two the closest capitals in the world.
Climate The city climate is mild. It is often windy with a marked variation between hot summers and cold, humid winters
In March 1919 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919) Bratislava was adopted as the official name. It is not known on what grounds. One theory is that the name was invented by US president Wilson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson), another that it might be a corruption of the old Slavic Braslava. However, we know for sure that a variant of this name was reconstructed by Pavel Jozef Šafárik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Jozef_%C5%A0af%C3%A1rik) (by mistake) from old names in the 1830s based on the name of the Bohemian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemia) ruler Bretislav (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretislav_I). It was used subsequently by members of the Slovak movement in the 1840s and occasionally also afterwards.
In the past multiple forms were common to many Central European city names.
The following are Bratislava's names most commonly used before 1919:
Preßburg - German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language) (before the 19th century occasionally and since the 1996 German orthography reform regularly spelled Pressburg)
Prešporok - old Slovak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_language) name; stems from German (one of the many variants was Pressporek in 1773)
Prešpurk - Czech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_language)
Pressburg(h) - English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language)
Previous Winners:
New Tournament
2006 Draws
Quali
(1) Hana BIRNEROVA CZE vs bye
Christine KAINZMEIER AUT vs Linda HRICISTOVA CZE 16 64 26
Maria CIRIPOVA SVK vs bye
Elison AMADIO ITA vs bye
(2) Marlena METZINGER AUT vs bye
Jitka GAVDUNOVA CZE vs Michaela POCHABOVA SVK 57 46
Sandra SALAYOVA SVK vs bye
Zuzana VINSOVA SVK vs bye
(3) Maraike BIGLMAIER GER vs bye
Kristin SCHÜLER GER vs Jana BAGINOVA SVK 62 60
Janine TISZOLCZY GÉR vs bye
Verena KELLNER AUT vs bye
(4) Lisa HÄGELE GER vs bye
Eva PIGOVA CZE vs Ekatarina KOMAROVA RUS 61 62
Harpreet CHANDI GBR vs bye
Irina STEIRER AUT vs Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA 26 61 36
(5) Maja PETROVIC AUT vs bye
Eva KADLECOVA CZE vs Petra KOSTELNIKOVA CZE 62 61
Vanessa KRETSCH GER vs bye
Andrea REBROVA SVK vs Lenka JALOVIECOVA SVK 76 60
Sasa NEMCOVA SVK vs bye
Tereza BELBLOVA CZE vs Roberta HÜTTER AUT 62 63
Xenia SAMOILOVA RUS vs bye
Simona SYNKOVA SVK vs Tatiana GRECHUKHINA RUS 61 62
Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE vs bye
Lucie PAZDEROVA CZE vs Eva-Maria ALTENBURGER AUT 64 63
Yulia PILNIK UKR vs bye
Vera KOSTELNIKOVA CZE vs Lisa-Maria REICHMANN AUT 61 46 75
Katarina MARACKOVA SVK vs Katerina MAZACKOVA CZE 60 10 ret Mazackova
Tatiana ILLOVA SVK vs bye
Kveta HAJLKOVA SVK vs bye
Monika KOCHANOVA SVK vs Carolin KOTTUTZ GER 62 60
2nd round
(1) Hana BIRNEROVA CZE d. Linda HRICISTOVA CZE 63 63
Maria CIRIPOVA SVK d. Elison AMADIO ITA 62 64
(2) Marlena METZINGER AUT d. Michaela POCHABOVA SVK 76 16 64
Zuzana VINSOVA SVK d. Sandra SALAYOVA SVK 61 75
(3) Maraike BIGLMAIER GER d. Kristin SCHÜLER GER 62 63
Janine TISZOLCZY GER d. Verena KELLNER AUT 61 61
(4) Lisa HÄGELE GER d. Eva PIGOVA CZE 75 63
Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA d. Harpreet CHANDI GBR 60 62
Eva KADLECOVA CZE d. (5) Maja PETROVIC AUT 46 75 75
Andrea REBROVA SVK d. Vanessa KRETSCH GER 64 61
Tereza BELBLOVA CZE d. Sasa NEMCOVA SVK 63 61
Xenia SAMOILOVA RUS d. Simona SYNKOVA SVK 62 62
Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE d. Lucie PAZDEROVA CZE 61 62
Vera KOSTELNIKOVA RUS d. Yulia PILNIK UKR 76 61
Tatiana ILLOVA SVK d. Katarina MARACKOVA SVK 16 75 75
Monika KOCHANOVA SVK d. Kveta HAJKOVA SVK 64 62
3rd round
(1) Hana BIRNEROVA CZE d. Maria CIRIPOVA SVK 63 ret
(2) Marlena METZINGER AUT d. Zuzana VINSOVA SVK 62 60
(3) Maraike BIGLMAIER GER d. Janine TISZOLCZY GER 76 61
(4) Lisa HÄGELE GER d. Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA 57 75 62
Andrea REBROVA SVK d. Eva KADLECOVA CZE 76 61
Xenia SMOILOVA RUS d. Tereza BELBLOVA CZE 63 62
Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE d. Vera KOSTELNIKOVA CZE 75 63
Monika KOCHANOVA SVK d. Tatiana ILLOVA SVK 61 57 61
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MAIN DRAW
(1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK vs q Andrea REBROVA SVK 64 61
Andrea HÖFINGER AUT vs q Hana BIRNEROVA CZE 75 46 75
Maren KASSENS GER vs Miriam STEINHILBER GER 63 57 36
(7) Eva-Maria HOCH AUT vs wc Kristina KUCOVA SVK 46 61 67
(4) Polona REBERSAK SLO vs Miljana ADANKO SCG 57 26
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK vs q Maraike-Caroline BIGLMAIER GER 57 63 61
q Marlena METZINGER AUT vs Nicole ROTTMANN AUT 46 57
(5) Diana ENACHE ROM vs LL Arianna MAGAGNOLI ITA 62 61
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT vs q Xenia SAMOILOVA RUS 63 62
q Jitka KLEISNEROVA CZE vs wc Katarina MLCOCHOVA SVK 57 26
q Lisa HÄGELE GER vs Petra NOVOTNIKOVA CZE 36 26
(3) Eva FISLOVA SVK vs Nikola VAJDOVA SVK 62 60
(6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE vs Martina BARTOSOVA SVK 26 60 64
wc Monika HADVIGEROVA SVK vs LL Eva KADLECOVA CZE 64 46 ret Hadvigerova
q Monika KOCHANOVA SVK vs wc Patricia VERESOVA SVK 46 57
(2) Lenka WIENEROVA SVK vs Lenore LAZAROIU ROM 63 60
2nd round
(1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK d. Andrea HÖFINGER AUT 63 64
wc Kristina KUCOVA SVK d. Miriam STEINHILBER GER 61 60
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK d. Miljana ADANKO SCG 26 61 62
Nicole ROTTMANN AUT d. (5) Diana ENACHE ROM 76 46 76
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. wc Katarina MLCOCHOVA SVK 61 61
(3) Eva FISLOVA SVK d. Petra NOVOTNIKOVA CZE 62 62
(6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE d. LL Eva KADLECOVA CZE 61 62
wc Patricia VERESOVA SVK d. (2) Lenka WIENEROVA SVK 64 16 63
QF
(1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK d. wc Kristina KUCOVA SVK 64 76
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK d. q Nicole ROTTMANN AUT 26 60 62
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. (3) Eva FISLOVA SVK 61 64
(6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE d. wc Patricia VERESOVA SVK 64 75
SF
Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK d. (1) Stanislava HROZENSKA SVK 64 64
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. (6) Iveta GERLOVA CZE 63 63
Final
(8) Anastasija SEVASTOVA LAT d. KLaudia MALENOVSKA SVK 46 60 63