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Aug 24th, 2006, 07:05 PM
10000$ Timisoara, Romania
Cupa Timisoara 2006
Surface: Clay
http://www.geocities.com/sisec_uvt/Timisoara_aer.jpg
Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_language): /ti.mi'ʃǒa.ra/ (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Timisoara.ogg); Hungarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language): Temesvár, German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language): Temeschburg, Temeschwar, or Temeswar, Serbian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language): Temišvar or Темишвар, Banat Bulgarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banat_Bulgarian): Timišvár) is a city in the Banat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banat) region of western Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania). With a population of 315,977 in 2004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004) (329,554 in 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000)), it is the capital city of Timiş County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timi%C5%9F_County). It is frequently spelled in English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language) simply as Timisoara
All of the variants of its name derive from the Timiş River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timi%C5%9F_River), known in Roman Antiquity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire) as river Tibisis or Tibiscus. The evolution of the river name from antiquity (with the phonetic change "b" → "m") can be explained by the transition of Latin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin) into Old Romanian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian). However, the city name in Romanian is an early borrowing from Old Hungarian and the name originally referred to a castle or fortress. The other names of the city (in German and Serbian) are later borrowings from Hungarian.
Timişoara is a multicultural city with influential minorities, primarily Hungarians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magyar_people), Germans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_Germans), and Serbs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbs), as well as Italians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italians), Bulgarians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banat_Bulgarians), and Greeks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks). It was the birthplace of Johnny Weissmuller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Weissmuller) (an Olympic swimmer, best known for his role as Tarzan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan)). There are numerous claims that Gustave Eiffel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel), the creator of the Eiffel Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower) in Paris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris), built one of Timişoara's footbridges (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footbridge) over the Bega (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bega%2C_Romania). However, this has been repeatedly disproved. (In fact, Eiffel's company – and not Eiffel himself – had built a bridge for Timişoara in the late 19th century, but that bridge has since been removed). An industrial city with extensive services, it was the first European city to be lit by electric (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric) street lamps in 1884. It was also, the second European and the first city in what is now Romania with horse pulled trams in 1867.
Numerous bars and clubs have opened in the old centre, including, in summer, in the fine old Baroque Square.
Previous Winners:
2003: Monica Niculescu ROM d. Veronica Rizhik-Urteaga ESP 62 63
2004: Simona Matei ROM d. Yevgenia Savransky ISR 63 63
2006 DRAWS
Quali
(1) Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL vs bye
Ioana BARA ROM d. Brina SPEGEL SLO 60 61
Tamara DOBROVOLNA SVK vs bye
Diana ARMEGIOIU ROM vs bye
(2) Beatris SIMION ROM vs bye
Nives PAVLOVIC SCG d. Renata MOCAN ROM 60 60
Karola DIACONESCU ROM vs bye
Corina MIREA ROM d. Hanna ANDREYEVA UKR 62 64
(3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM vs bye
Paula DINUTA ROM d. Teofilia DRUGARIN ROM 61 61
Ioana BROZA ROM vs bye
Alice RADU RPM vs bye
(4) Alina PETRAS MDA vs bye
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR d. Elisa SALIS ITA 64 61
Marina KOYANOVA MDA vs bye
Alina SHAZKO UKR vs bye
(5) Anne-Christine VOICU CAN vs bye
Vanessa KRETSCH GER d. Ortansa DANCIU ROM 62 62
Nicoleta NEGRU ROM vs bye
Iulia HELBET MDA d. Elisabeth Adeyinka THOMPSON GBR 60 60
(6) Marlene RYAN USA vs bye
Lavinia POPA ROM d. Sandra RUS ROM 63 63
Sina LADAGE GER vs bye
Madalina LUPU ROM vs bye
Elana AGRANOVICH ISR vs bye
Nicoleta BARA ROM d. Marija MARTINOVIC SCG 60 60
Ioana OPREA ROM vs bye
Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG d. Hila ELSTER ISR 62 62
Andra STANCULESCU ROM vs bye
Mihaela STANILA ROM d. Katerina MAZACKOVA CZE 61 60
Anamaria NEDELCU ROM vs bye
Camelia HRISTEA ROM d. Vanja RADUNOVIC SCG 61 61
2nd round
(1) Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL d. Ioana BARA ROM 61 61
Patricia ARMEGIOIU ROM d. Tamara DOBROVOLNA SVK 61 61
(2) Beatris SIMION ROM d. Nives PAVLOVIC SCG 75 61
Corina MIREA ROM d. Karola DIACONESCU ROM 63 62
Paula DINUTA ROM d. (3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM 62 62
Alice RADU ROM d. Ioana BORZA ROM 63 62
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR d. (4) Alina PETRAS MDA 62 64
Alina SHAZKO UKR d. Marina KOYANOVA MDA 63 63
Vanessa KRETSCH GER d. (5) Anne-Christine VOICU CAN 63 60
Iulia HELBET MDA d. Nicoleta NEGRU ROM 62 61
Lavinia POPA ROM d. (6) Marlene RYAN USA ret
Sina LADAGE GER d. Madalina LUPU ROM 64 16 60
Elana AGRANOVICH ISR d. Nicoleta BARA ROM 64 26 62
Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG d. Ioana OPREA ROM 64 75
Mihaela STANILA ROM d. Andra STANCULESCU ROM 63 60
Camelia HRISTEA ROM d. Anamaria NEDELCU ROM 62 64
3rd round
(1) Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL d. Patricia ARMEGIOIU ROM 64 16 60
(2) Beatris SIMION ROM d. Corina MIREA ROM 60 61
Alice RADU ROM d. Paula DINUTA ROM 46 76 62
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR d. Alina SHAZKO UKR 61 46 76
Vanessa KRETSCH GER d. Iulia HELBET MDA 60 36 60
Sina LADAGE GER d. Lavinia POPA ROM 61 62
Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG d. Elana AGRANOVICH ISR 62 62
Camelia HRISTEA ROM d. Mihaela STANILA ROM 61 60
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MAIN DRAW
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM vs Keren SHLOMO ISR 60 63
Delia DAMASCHIN ROM vs Lenore LAZAROIU ROM 63 63
q Camelia HRISTEA ROM vs q Beatris SIMION ROM 62 62
(6) Diana ENACHE ROM vs Oana-Alexandra STANICA ROM 63 62
(4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM vs q Vanessa KRETSCH GER 63 61
q Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG vs q Alice RADU ROM 36 63 06
wc Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM vs Alexandra CADANTU ROM 67 57
(7) q Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL vs Amina RAKHIM KAZ 63 63
(8) Diana GAE ROM vs Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM 46 36
q Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR vs Chen ASTRUGO ISR 62 64
wc Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM vs wc Diana POPESCU ROM 61 61
(3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM vs Ionela IOVA ROM 62 62
(5) Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM vs wc Ioana GASPAR ROM 46 46
Andreea BRAICA ROM vs Ana SAVIC CRO 06 26
q Sina LADAGE GER vs Andrada-Lacramioara DINU ROM 36 63 76
(2) Andrea POPOVIC SCG vs Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 61 62
2nd round
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. Delia DAMASCHIN ROM 61 61
(6) Diana ENACHE ROM d. q Camelia HRISTEA ROM 26 63 63
(4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM d. q Alice RADU ROM 62 62
Alexandra CADANTU ROM d. (7) q Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL 64 36 63
Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM d. q Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR 62 62
(3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM d. wc Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM 63 62
wc Ioana GASPAR ROM d. Ana SAVIC CRO 16 61 63
(2) Andrea POPOVIC SCG d. q Sina LADAGE GER 60 60
QF
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. (6) Diana ENACHE ROM 67 64 63
(4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM d. Alexandra CADANTU ROM 63 64
(3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM d. Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM 62 36 62
(2) Andrea POPOVIC SCG d. wc Ioana GASPAR ROM 46 63 62
SF
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. (4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM 76 75
(2) Andrea POOVIC SCG d. (3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM 46 64 61
Final
(2) Andrea POPVIC SCG d. (1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM 62 64
Cupa Timisoara 2006
Surface: Clay
http://www.geocities.com/sisec_uvt/Timisoara_aer.jpg
Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_language): /ti.mi'ʃǒa.ra/ (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Timisoara.ogg); Hungarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language): Temesvár, German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language): Temeschburg, Temeschwar, or Temeswar, Serbian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language): Temišvar or Темишвар, Banat Bulgarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banat_Bulgarian): Timišvár) is a city in the Banat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banat) region of western Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania). With a population of 315,977 in 2004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004) (329,554 in 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000)), it is the capital city of Timiş County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timi%C5%9F_County). It is frequently spelled in English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language) simply as Timisoara
All of the variants of its name derive from the Timiş River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timi%C5%9F_River), known in Roman Antiquity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire) as river Tibisis or Tibiscus. The evolution of the river name from antiquity (with the phonetic change "b" → "m") can be explained by the transition of Latin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin) into Old Romanian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian). However, the city name in Romanian is an early borrowing from Old Hungarian and the name originally referred to a castle or fortress. The other names of the city (in German and Serbian) are later borrowings from Hungarian.
Timişoara is a multicultural city with influential minorities, primarily Hungarians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magyar_people), Germans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_Germans), and Serbs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbs), as well as Italians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italians), Bulgarians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banat_Bulgarians), and Greeks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks). It was the birthplace of Johnny Weissmuller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Weissmuller) (an Olympic swimmer, best known for his role as Tarzan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan)). There are numerous claims that Gustave Eiffel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel), the creator of the Eiffel Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower) in Paris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris), built one of Timişoara's footbridges (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footbridge) over the Bega (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bega%2C_Romania). However, this has been repeatedly disproved. (In fact, Eiffel's company – and not Eiffel himself – had built a bridge for Timişoara in the late 19th century, but that bridge has since been removed). An industrial city with extensive services, it was the first European city to be lit by electric (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric) street lamps in 1884. It was also, the second European and the first city in what is now Romania with horse pulled trams in 1867.
Numerous bars and clubs have opened in the old centre, including, in summer, in the fine old Baroque Square.
Previous Winners:
2003: Monica Niculescu ROM d. Veronica Rizhik-Urteaga ESP 62 63
2004: Simona Matei ROM d. Yevgenia Savransky ISR 63 63
2006 DRAWS
Quali
(1) Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL vs bye
Ioana BARA ROM d. Brina SPEGEL SLO 60 61
Tamara DOBROVOLNA SVK vs bye
Diana ARMEGIOIU ROM vs bye
(2) Beatris SIMION ROM vs bye
Nives PAVLOVIC SCG d. Renata MOCAN ROM 60 60
Karola DIACONESCU ROM vs bye
Corina MIREA ROM d. Hanna ANDREYEVA UKR 62 64
(3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM vs bye
Paula DINUTA ROM d. Teofilia DRUGARIN ROM 61 61
Ioana BROZA ROM vs bye
Alice RADU RPM vs bye
(4) Alina PETRAS MDA vs bye
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR d. Elisa SALIS ITA 64 61
Marina KOYANOVA MDA vs bye
Alina SHAZKO UKR vs bye
(5) Anne-Christine VOICU CAN vs bye
Vanessa KRETSCH GER d. Ortansa DANCIU ROM 62 62
Nicoleta NEGRU ROM vs bye
Iulia HELBET MDA d. Elisabeth Adeyinka THOMPSON GBR 60 60
(6) Marlene RYAN USA vs bye
Lavinia POPA ROM d. Sandra RUS ROM 63 63
Sina LADAGE GER vs bye
Madalina LUPU ROM vs bye
Elana AGRANOVICH ISR vs bye
Nicoleta BARA ROM d. Marija MARTINOVIC SCG 60 60
Ioana OPREA ROM vs bye
Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG d. Hila ELSTER ISR 62 62
Andra STANCULESCU ROM vs bye
Mihaela STANILA ROM d. Katerina MAZACKOVA CZE 61 60
Anamaria NEDELCU ROM vs bye
Camelia HRISTEA ROM d. Vanja RADUNOVIC SCG 61 61
2nd round
(1) Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL d. Ioana BARA ROM 61 61
Patricia ARMEGIOIU ROM d. Tamara DOBROVOLNA SVK 61 61
(2) Beatris SIMION ROM d. Nives PAVLOVIC SCG 75 61
Corina MIREA ROM d. Karola DIACONESCU ROM 63 62
Paula DINUTA ROM d. (3) Mihaela-Florina BUNEA ROM 62 62
Alice RADU ROM d. Ioana BORZA ROM 63 62
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR d. (4) Alina PETRAS MDA 62 64
Alina SHAZKO UKR d. Marina KOYANOVA MDA 63 63
Vanessa KRETSCH GER d. (5) Anne-Christine VOICU CAN 63 60
Iulia HELBET MDA d. Nicoleta NEGRU ROM 62 61
Lavinia POPA ROM d. (6) Marlene RYAN USA ret
Sina LADAGE GER d. Madalina LUPU ROM 64 16 60
Elana AGRANOVICH ISR d. Nicoleta BARA ROM 64 26 62
Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG d. Ioana OPREA ROM 64 75
Mihaela STANILA ROM d. Andra STANCULESCU ROM 63 60
Camelia HRISTEA ROM d. Anamaria NEDELCU ROM 62 64
3rd round
(1) Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL d. Patricia ARMEGIOIU ROM 64 16 60
(2) Beatris SIMION ROM d. Corina MIREA ROM 60 61
Alice RADU ROM d. Paula DINUTA ROM 46 76 62
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR d. Alina SHAZKO UKR 61 46 76
Vanessa KRETSCH GER d. Iulia HELBET MDA 60 36 60
Sina LADAGE GER d. Lavinia POPA ROM 61 62
Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG d. Elana AGRANOVICH ISR 62 62
Camelia HRISTEA ROM d. Mihaela STANILA ROM 61 60
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MAIN DRAW
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM vs Keren SHLOMO ISR 60 63
Delia DAMASCHIN ROM vs Lenore LAZAROIU ROM 63 63
q Camelia HRISTEA ROM vs q Beatris SIMION ROM 62 62
(6) Diana ENACHE ROM vs Oana-Alexandra STANICA ROM 63 62
(4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM vs q Vanessa KRETSCH GER 63 61
q Nevena SELAKOVIC SCG vs q Alice RADU ROM 36 63 06
wc Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM vs Alexandra CADANTU ROM 67 57
(7) q Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL vs Amina RAKHIM KAZ 63 63
(8) Diana GAE ROM vs Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM 46 36
q Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR vs Chen ASTRUGO ISR 62 64
wc Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM vs wc Diana POPESCU ROM 61 61
(3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM vs Ionela IOVA ROM 62 62
(5) Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM vs wc Ioana GASPAR ROM 46 46
Andreea BRAICA ROM vs Ana SAVIC CRO 06 26
q Sina LADAGE GER vs Andrada-Lacramioara DINU ROM 36 63 76
(2) Andrea POPOVIC SCG vs Dalia ZAFIROVA BUL 61 62
2nd round
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. Delia DAMASCHIN ROM 61 61
(6) Diana ENACHE ROM d. q Camelia HRISTEA ROM 26 63 63
(4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM d. q Alice RADU ROM 62 62
Alexandra CADANTU ROM d. (7) q Nadejda VASSILEVA BUL 64 36 63
Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM d. q Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR 62 62
(3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM d. wc Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM 63 62
wc Ioana GASPAR ROM d. Ana SAVIC CRO 16 61 63
(2) Andrea POPOVIC SCG d. q Sina LADAGE GER 60 60
QF
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. (6) Diana ENACHE ROM 67 64 63
(4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM d. Alexandra CADANTU ROM 63 64
(3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM d. Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM 62 36 62
(2) Andrea POPOVIC SCG d. wc Ioana GASPAR ROM 46 63 62
SF
(1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM d. (4) Alexandra-Anamaria SERE ROM 76 75
(2) Andrea POOVIC SCG d. (3) Agnes SZATMARI ROM 46 64 61
Final
(2) Andrea POPVIC SCG d. (1) Corina-Claudia CORDUNEANU ROM 62 64