Welcome to the Estoril Open held in Estoril,Portugal! Last week we saw Marion bartoli win the Warsaw title, which awarded her a wildcard into Berlin, instead we see last week's runner-up Jelena Dokic, we battled through qualifying to make the finals. Also, can any of the 4 seeds turn around dissapointing slumps and claim the title? We Will See!

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Entry List:
1. Margalita Chaknashvili
2. Anna Chakvetdaze
3. Dominika Cibulkova
4. Silvia Farina-Elia
5. Na Li
6. Marion Bartoli
7. Nathalie Dechy
8. Vera Zvonareva
9. Mary Pierce
10. Jie Zheng
11. Jelena Dokic
12. Francesca Schiavone
13. Martina Hingis
14. Elena Baltacha
15. Yuliana Fedak
16. Shuai Peng

Draw:
http://v1.tournawiz.com/16draw.php?id=29&uid=kevinrulz91

DEADLINE:

FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 9,2007 at 6am!!!(NYC TIME)

Results:

First Round:
(1)Margalita Chaknashvili def. Bye
Elena Baltacha def. Jie Zheng 6-2,1-6,7-6(2)
Vera Zvonareva def. Martina Hingis 7-6(6)*,1-6,6-1
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Mary Pierce 2-6,6-4,6-4
Jelena Dokic def. (3)Dominika Cibulkova 7-6(3),7-5
Nathalie Dechy def. Na Li 7-6(1),5-7,7-6(3)
Yuliana Fedak def. Shuai Peng 7-5,2-6,6-3
Francesca Schiavone def. (2)Anna Chakvetdaze 6-2,0-6,6-3

Quarterfinals:
Elena Baltacha def. (1)Margalita Chaknashvili 5-7,7-6(1),7-5
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Vera Zvonareva 2-6,6-4,6-4
Nathalie Dechy def. Jelena Dokic 7-5,1-6,7-5
Yuliana Fedak def. Francesca Schiavone 2-6,6-4,6-4

Semifinals:
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Elena Baltacha 3-6,7-5,7-5
Yuliana Fedak def. Nathalie Dechy 2-6,6-4,6-4

Finals:
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Yuliana Fedak 6-7(6)*,7-6(6)*,7-6(6)*

Players of the week:

you all get 10 extra points

Tournament Winner-Marion Bartoli
Player of the Week-Jelena Dokic
Article Whore-NONE

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About to make the Draw
there will onlt be 4 seeds

I just scored the tournament with no one sending points yet
and the winner is
:eek:

SO SEND POINTS

Estoril Open Women's Doubles
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Welcome to Estoril, although this is a low-tier event, but many great players compete in this beautiful traditional city. And will anyone be crowned here????

Entry List(Seedings will be annonced in Saturday)
1. (1)Margalita Chakhnashvili(GEO) / Dominika Cibulkova(SVK)
2. (2)Na Li(CHN) / Elena Baltacha(GBR)
3. Nathalie Dechy(FRA) / Vera Zvonareva(RUS)
4. WC/PC


(CHANGED TO 4 Teams-draw)
PLEASE SIGN UP YOUR TEAM

Seeking a doubles partner:
No


Points Due: 11th October 7:00 p.m.(HK Time)(GMT+8)

New Points are ENCOURAGED

Our team of the week is:






Alona Bondarenko(UKR) / Jelena Jankovic(SRB)
They shows good performance in last week at Charleston, they defeats many great teams and reached the final without any expeations. Their prize is 10 ranking points! Congrats!

Our acticles writers is NO, her prize is 30 ranking points and 4 points to use in their team.

Points Report

Teams
1. (1)Margalita Chakhnashvili(GEO) / Dominika Cibulkova(SVK)(New points sent)
2. (2)Na Li(CHN) / Elena Baltacha(GBR)(New points sent)
3. Nathalie Dechy(FRA) / Vera Zvonareva(RUS)(New points sent)
4. WC/PC


200 points for all teams

Come on Players:)
Send your points:bounce: :bounce:


(If there are PC teams, their points are secret)
(If you send points late, i will take away 5 points from your points of each sets)

Women's Doubles Draw: http://www.tournawiz.com/view_draw.php?id=156&t=4671462
Draw was make by RANDOM.ORG

Remember To Sign Up Your Team!!!!!!!!!!!

Nathalie Dechy Double partner:)
Somebody?

Nathalie Dechy Double partner:)
Somebody?

Bartoli/Dechy?

Bartoli can't play doubles here
Because she entered singles event in Berlin!!

Cibulkova/Chakhnashvili for doubles please

Li/Anyone?

Li/Baltacha?

Sorry Bartoli:(

Dechy Doubles partner? Somebody?

nathalie dechy/vera zvonareva?

Nathalie Dechy and Vera Zvonareva :)

Thank you Zvonarevarulz :hug:

Maybe we can win a slam like we did in real life:)

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I hope that we will gain a match you are even much. I hope for it successful couple we will be now. They were my semifinals in a couple simply till now. Hope soar.

9 hours and 32 min till deadline!

Zvonareva Hopes for a Good Tournement in Estoril
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Vera Zvonareva of Russia hopes to have a good tournement here in Portugal,after a dissapointing first round loss last week in Warsaw to Nicole Vaidisova,and with doubles not taking place in Poland, the young russian seeks a fresh start in Estoril "I hope to turn around my season here, it's been quite dissapointing in singles. Doubles,however has been quite good Nikola(Hoffmanova) and I have not lost before the quarterfinals yet. This week we are playing in different tournements,she is playing in Berlin,and I'm here in Estoril.I'm playing with Nathalie Dechy this week,she's a very nice girl, with a killer backhand."

Berlin results then Estoril!!!

First Round
(1)Margalita Chaknashvili def. Bye
Elena Baltacha def. Jie Zheng 6-2,1-6,7-6(2)
Vera Zvonareva def. Martina Hingis 7-6(6)*,1-6,6-1
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Mary Pierce 2-6,6-4,6-4
Jelena Dokic def. (3)Dominika Cibulkova 7-6(3),7-5
Nathalie Dechy def. Na Li 7-6(1),5-7,7-6(3)
Yuliana Fedak def. Shuai Peng 7-5,2-6,6-3
Francesca Schiavone def. (2)Anna Chakvetdaze

at least 1 seed survived in Estoril....:tape:

points due in 23 hours
6am EST tomorrow morning
NYC TIME

Dechy, Zvonareva :)

Nathalie Dechy Won 7-6, 5-7, 7-6:)

Zvonareva :hug:

Thank You Vino:)

Li/Baltacha?

ok :)
will you send?

Any new teams

Tanasugarn can play in either Berlin/Estoril(Just doubles)

points will be due at 12 pm
that is in 8 hours,28 minutes!

results coming up

Quarterfinals:
Elena Baltacha def. (1)Margalita Chaknashvili 5-7,7-6(1),7-5
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Vera Zvonareva 2-6,6-4,6-4
Nathalie Dechy def. Jelena Dokic 7-5,1-6,7-5
Yuliana Fedak def. Francesca Schiavone 2-6,6-4,6-4

points due at 9am tomorrow mornigng
these will be SF and F points so make them good!
that is in 18 hours, 33 minutes

:ras:

Nathalie Dechy Won 7-6, 5-7, 7-6 and 7-5, 1-6, 7-5:)

Zvonareva sorry:( :hug:

VOTE FOR PRO TOUR
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Semifinals:
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Elena Baltacha 3-6,7-5,7-5
Yuliana Fedak def. Nathalie Dechy 2-6,6-4,6-4

Finals:
(4)Silvia Farina-Elia def. Yuliana Fedak 6-7(6)*,7-6(6)*,7-6(6)*
*they had the same points*

Nathalie Dechy:(

Sorry for the delay
But today will have all-actions in both Berlin and Estoril

Women's Doubles First Rounds

Vera Zvonareva/Nathalie Dechy def. (1)Margalita Chakhnashvili/Dominika Cibulkova 7-5 1-6 10-1
(2)Na Li/Elena Baltacha def. (Q)Neuza Silva/Michelle Larcher De Brito 6-3 7-6(0)

Women';s Doubles Final

(2)Na Li/Elena Baltacha def. vera Zvonareva/Nathalie Dechy 5-7 7-5 13-11!!!!!!!!

Congrats all winners
Bad luck losers

Get in, we won our first doubles tournament together