10,000$ Budapest, Hungary

Grand Slam Park Kapolcs

Surface: Clay

http://www.travelshop.de/kreuzfahrten/nicko/budapest_parlament310.jpg

http://www.grandslampark.hu/eng/images/main_01_04.jpg

Budapest (pronounced /ˈbu:dʌˌpɛʃt/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English) (AE), also /ˈbju:-/ (BE) or /ˈbʊ-/; Hungarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language) IPA: ['budɒpɛʃt] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA)) is the capital city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitals_of_Hungary) of Hungary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-TIME-0). As the largest city of Hungary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary) it serves as the country's principal political (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political), cultural (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural), commercial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce), industrial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry) and transportation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation) center[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-1) and is considered an important hub in Central Europe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-2). In 2007 Budapest had 1,696,128 inhabitants[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Stat_Office-3) with an official agglomeration of 2,451,418 [4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Stat_Office-3), down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_kilometre) (202.7 sq mi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_mile))[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Encarta-4) within city limits. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube) with the unification on 17 November 1873 of right-bank (west) Buda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buda) and Óbuda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93buda) (Old Buda) together with Pest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest_%28city%29) on the left (east) bank[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-History-5)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Encarta-4).
Aquincum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquincum), originally a Celtic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celt) settlement[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Aqua-6), was the direct ancestor of Budapest[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-7), becoming the Roman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome) capital of Lower Pannonia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Pannonia)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Aqua-6). Magyars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magyar) arrived in the territory[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Travel-8) in the 9th century. Their first settlement was pillaged by the Mongols (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Europe) in 1241-42[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-Eleventh-9). The re-established town became one of the centers of Renaissance humanist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_humanism) culture[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-10) in the 15th century[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-11). Following nearly 150 years of Ottoman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire) rule[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-History-5), development of the region entered a new age of prosperity in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Budapest is a global city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city)[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#cite_note-12) today. It also became the second capital of Austria-Hungary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary), a great power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_power) that dissolved in 1918. Budapest was the focal point of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1848), the Hungarian Soviet Republic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Soviet_Republic) of 1919, Operation Panzerfaust (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Panzerfaust) in 1944, the Battle of Budapest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Budapest) of 1945, and the Revolution of 1956 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Hungarian_Revolution).

Previous Winners:
2006: Katalin MAROSI HUN d. Natasa ZORIC SRB 64 75

2008 ENTRY LIST

1 Dominice RIPOLL GER
2 Diana ENACHE ROM
3 Darina SEDENKOVA CZE
4 Nikola VAJDOVA SVK
5 Katarina KACHLIKOVA SVK
6 Lubomira KURHAJCOVA SVK
7 Anja POGLAJEN SLO
8 Shona LEE NZL
9 Kristina STEIERT GER
10 Klaudia MALENOVSKA SVK
11 Palma KIRALYI HUN
12 Michaela POCHABOVA SVK
13 Monika KOCHANOVA SVK
14 Alice BALDUCCI ITA
15 Benedetta DAVATO ITA
16 Antonia-Xenia TOUT ROM
17 Olivia ROGOWSKA AUS
18 Virag NEMETH HUN

Quali
1 Edyta CIEPLUCHA POL
2 Katalin MAROSI HUN
3 Patricia VERESOVA SVK
4 Laura BSOUL GER
5 Julia MAYR ITA
6 Barbora KRTICKOVA CZE
7 Klaudia GAWLIK POL
8 Fabiana PALCIC SLO
9 Katarina POLJAKOVA SVK
10 Anna VELICA SWE
11 Barbara KVELSTEIN EST
12 Dora KISS HUN
13 Carmen LOPEZ RUEDA ESP
14 Alexandra ION ROM
15 Barbora MATUSOVA CZE
16 Daniela SCIVETTI AUS
17 Cristina GRECO NACCARATO ITA
18 Dunja ANTUNOVICS HUN
19 Marisa GIANOTTI AUS
20 Yuliya HNATEYKO UKR
21 Renata DIAS BRA
22 Bouwiena BOER NED
23 Ximena HERMOSO MEX
24 Jasmin STEINHERR GER
25 Martina KOSTALOVA SVK
26 Gabriela EUFRASIO BRA
27 Hayley ERICKSEN AUS
28 Julia BREUSS AUT
29 Bianca CHIDRAWI AUS
30 Tea FABER CRO
31 Katalin SZEKELY HUN
32 Viktorija GOLUBIC SUI
33 Maria PRISHLYAK UKR
34 Michaela BEZDICKOVA CZE
35 Edina GOBOL HUN
36 Denise DUMITRESCU AUS
37 Lisa Marie REICHMANN AUT
38 Laura-Zsofia BIRO HUN
39 Eva HUSAKOVA CZE
40 Judit NAGY HUN

10,000$ Breda, Netherlands

Breda Future

Surface: Clay

http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/netherlands/images/breda.jpg

http://www.bredafuture.nl/elske/nieuwsbrief_ladies_day/Ladiesday08_kop.jpg

Homepage: http://www.bredafuture.nl/ (http://www.bredafuture.nl/)

Breda is a municipality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality) and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands). The name Breda derived from brede Aa ('broad Aa') and refers to the place where the rivers Mark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_%28Dintel%29) and Aa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aa_River) come together. Breda's Urban Area has around 200.000 people.
Breda was a fortified city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortified_city) of strategic significance in the Netherlands. Many events transpired in the city. In the 11th century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_century), Breda was a direct fief (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fief) of the Holy Roman Emperor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor), its earliest known lord being Henry of Brunesheim (1080 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080) - 1125 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1125)). In 1327 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1327) Breda was sold by Adelheid of Gaveren to John III, Duke of Brabant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III%2C_Duke_of_Brabant). In 1350 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1350), the fief was resold to John II of Wassenaar (d. 1377 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1377)). In 1403 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1403) the heiress of his line, Johanna of Polanen (1392 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1392) - 1445 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1445)), married Engelbert I of Nassau (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engelbert_I_of_Nassau&action=edit) (1370 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1370) - 1442 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1442)). Henceforth it remained in the house of Nassau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Orange-Nassau), passing ultimately to William I of Orange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Orange) (1533 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1533) - 1584 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1584)), the first stadtholder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtholder) of the Netherlands. Thus the baron of Breda was also count (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count) of Nassau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassau_%28duchy%29), Germany, Prince of Orange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Orange) and stadtholder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtholder) of the Dutch Republic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Republic) (from 1572 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1572)-1650 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1650), 1672 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1672)-1702 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1702), 1747 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1747)-1795 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1795)). Breda remained part of the barony Breda until it was extinguished by French revolutionary forces in 1795 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1795).
Breda has a city centre with beautiful old buildings and singels (moats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat)). The shops (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retailing#Shops_and_stores) and a shopping mall are located here. The city is also home to a museum devoted to General Stanisław Maczek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislaw_Maczek) and the Polish 1st Armoured Division (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_1st_Armoured_Division).

Previous Winners:
2007: Olga KALYUZHNAYA RUS d. Laura HABERKORN GER 64 76

2008 ENTRY LIST
1 Anastasia POLTORATSKAYA RUS
2 Romana JANSHEN NED
3 Laura HABERKORN GER
4 Neda KOZIC SRB
5 Karolina KOSINSKA POL
6 Renee REINHARD NED
7 Sylwia ZAGORSKA POL
8 Lesya TSURENKO UKR
9 Soetkin VAN DEUN BEL
10 Ima BOHUSH BLR
11 Bibiane SCHOOFS NED
12 Marina MELNIKOVA RUS
13 Franziska ETZEL GER
14 Aleksandra GRELA POL
15 Danielle HARMSEN NED
16 Sarah GRONERT GER
17 Sophie CORNEROTTE BEL
18 Samia MEDJAHDI ALG

Quali
1 Julia BABILON GER
2 Claire LABLANS NED
3 Jana JANDOVA CZE
4 Ana MIGUEL IVERN ESP
5 Fatima Zahra EL ALLAMI MAR
6 Nicolette VAN UITERT NED
7 Appollonia MELZANI BEL
8 Goele LEMMENS BEL
9 Morgane PONS FRA
10 Stephanie THEILER SUI
11 Susanna MUSSI ITA
12 Tuule TANI EST
13 Marrit BOONSTRA NED
14 Ofelya POGHOSYAN ARM
15 Marine VERBEKEN BEL
16 Nathalie GUNTHARD POR
17 Iris KHANNA AUT
18 Celine GHESQUIERE FRA
19 Abbie PROBERT AUT
20 Kiki BERTENS NED
21 Tracy CASTILLO GER
22 Anastasia MEGLINSKAYA RUS
23 Joany PONTJODIKROMO NED
24 Marina SKVORTSOVA RUS
25 Ine NOWE BEL
26 Laura GAMBARINI ITA

Alternates
1 Marie MENACER FRA
2 Carla VENTICINQUE TORRES ESP
3 Veronika MAKOVEY AUS
4 Lisanne VAN RIET NED
5 Solene FICHEUX FRA
6 Jessica HOLMBERG GER
7 Quirine LEMOINE NED
8 Alice HALL FRA
9 Giulia BRUZZONE ITA
10 Florence NA NED

10,000$ Sarajevo I, Bosnia-Herzegowina

Sarajevo Ladies Open I

Surface: Clay


http://www.osteuropa.ch/images/fotos/sarajevo.jpg
http://www.saladiesopen.ba/graphic/head_1.jpg

Sarajevo (Cyrillic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_alphabet): Сарајево;IPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet): ['sarajɛʋɔ], in English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language) usually [ˌsærəˈjeɪvoʊ]) is the capital city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city) and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina), with an estimated population of 418,891 (as of December, 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006)).[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarajevo#_note-FZS) It is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina) entity, and the de jure capital of the Republika Srpska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republika_Srpska) entity, as well as the center of the Sarajevo Canton. Sarajevo is located in the Sarajevo valley of Bosnia proper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_%28region%29), surrounded by the Dinaric Alps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinaric_Alps) and situated around the Miljacka river (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miljacka). The city is famous for its traditional religious diversity, with adherents of Islam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam), Catholicism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church), Orthodoxy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church), and Judaism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism) peacefully coexisting there for centuries.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarajevo#_note-1)
Although settlement in the area stretches back to prehistoric (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistory) times, the modern city arose as an Ottoman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire) stronghold in the 15th century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century).[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarajevo#_note-2) Sarajevo has attracted international attention several times throughout its history: In 1914 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914) it was the site of the assassination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand) that sparked World War I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I), while seventy years later it became the host city of the 1984 Winter Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics). More recently, Sarajevo underwent the longest siege in modern military history (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Sarajevo) during the Bosnian War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina). Today the city is recovering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructions_and_reconstructions_in_Sarajevo_afte r_war) and adjusting to a post-war reality, as a major center of culture and economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Previous Winners:
2007: Ana JOVANOVIC SRB d. Davinia LOBBINGER BEL 64 64
2007: Teodora MIRCIC SRB d. Karolina JOVANOVIC SRB 63 63

Homepage: http://www.saladiesopen.ba/?jezik=bos&x=1 (http://www.saladiesopen.ba/?jezik=bos&x=1)

2008 ENTRY LIST

1 Mika URBANCIC SLO
2 Amra SADIKOVIC SUI
3 Biljana PAVLOVA BUL
4 Martina BALOGOVA SVK
5 Jasmina KAJTAZOVIC SLO
6 Janina TOLJAN AUT
7 Diana ARUTYUNOVA RUS
8 Davinia LOBBINGER BEL
9 Martina CACIOTTI ITA
10 amara STOJKOVIC CRO
11 Karolina JOVANOVIC SRB
12 Eva PIGOVA CZE
13 Karolina NOWAK GER
14 Ema POLIC SRB
15 Anja PRISLAN SLO
16 Zorica PETROV SRB
17 Ema BURGIC BIH
18 Julia MATOJAN EST

Quali
1 Ineke MERGAERT BEL
2 Nevena SELAKOVIC SRB
3 Timna TICIC CRO
4 Maja KAMBIC SLO
5 Jaklin ALAWI BUL
6 Lucy WARBURTON GBR
7 Milica TOMIC SUI
8 Anastasia BURMISTROVA RUS
9 Andjela NEMCEVIC SRB
10 Ivana SPASOJEVIC SRB
11 Lyubov DOROFEEVA UZB
12 Tereza MRDEZA CRO
13 Dajana CSONGRADYOVA SVK
14 Efrat MISHOR ISR
15 Marina LAZIC SRB
16 Mara ZOVKO CRO
17 Vanja GALIJASEVIC AUS
18 Tamara DOBROVOLNA SVK
19 Maya MILOSEVIC AUS
20 Ivana KLEPIC CRO
21 Natalie PRÖSE GER
22 Raphaela ZOTTER AUT
23 Karla BONACIC CRO
24 Jovana KARAC SRB
25 Anna GORUNOVICH RUS
26 Roberta GEROVAC CRO
27 Aleksandra LUDVIG SBR
28 Anna VORONKOVA RUS
29 Vivien SVIRKOVSKA CRO
30 Ema MIKULCIC CRO
31 Stefana LAKICEVIC MNE
32 Katarina MILINKOVIC SRB
33 Marina JOZIPOVIC CRO
34 Dunja SUNKIC SRB
35 Ida KRNIC CRO
36 Matea MEZAK CRO
37 Ana Maria LISAC CRO
38 Zeljka GAVRILOVIC SRB
39 Marija DZAKOVIC SRB
40 Jovana MILETIC SRB

Not so many tourneys this week. *phew*

10,000$ Wichita, Kansas, USA

Via Christi Womens Satellite of Wichita

Surface: Hard

http://p.vtourist.com/2471048-Downtown_Wichita-Kansas.gif

Wichita, also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City) in the U.S. state (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state) of Kansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas), as well as a major aircraft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft) manufacturing hub and cultural center.[citation needed] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources) In July of 2006, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Wichita ninth on its list of the 10 best big cities to live in the United States. The city is home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McConnell_Air_Force_Base). Wichita is located in South Central Kansas on the Arkansas River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_River), and is the county seat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_seat) of Sedgwick County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedgwick_County%2C_Kansas). It is also the home of a National Weather Service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service) Forecast Office which serves portions of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas.
Wichita is the 51st largest city in the United States with an estimated population of 354,865 in the year 2005.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas#_note-2005SubEst) The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_metropolitan_area) (MSA), which encompasses Sedgwick, Butler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_County%2C_Kansas), Harvey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_County%2C_Kansas), and Sumner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_County%2C_Kansas) counties, has a 2004 estimated population of 584,671 persons residing in 245,159 households, making it the 82nd largest MSA in the United States. The Wichita-Winfield Combined Statistical Area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Statistical_Area) also includes Cowley County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowley_County%2C_Kansas) and has an estimated population of 618,641.

Previous Winners:
1997: Fang LI CHN d. Sandra CACIC USA 62 62
2006: Lauren ALBANESE USA d. Nicole LEIMBACH USA 60 63
2007: Jelena PANDZIC CRO d. Gabriela PAZ VEN 64 64

2008 ENTRY LIST

1 Alexandra MUELLER USA
2 Daniela MUNOZ GALLEGOS MEX
3 Ana-Clara DUARTE BRA
4 Tomoko DOKEI JAP
5 Lauren McHALE USA
6 Emelyn STARR AUS
7 Nathaia ROSSI BRA
8 Anna WISHINK AUS
9 Jamie HAMPTON USA
10 Nicole GIBBS USA
11 Ellah NZE USA
12 Erika CLARKE MAGANA MEX
13 Anastasia KHARCHENKO UKR
14 Sloane A STEPHENS USA
15 Julia BOSERUP USA
16 Mami INOUE USA
17 Alexandra MORENO KASTE COL
18 Anna LUBINSKY USA

Quali
1 Nina PANTIC CAN
2 Lauren EMBREE USA
3 Brooke BOLENDER USA
4 Emily FRASER USA
5 Dominika DIESKOVA SVK
6 Susanna LINGMAN USA
7 Maureen DIAZ USA
8 Chieh-Yu HSU USA
9 Tamara DAY RSA
10 Violetta TOSMUK RUS
11 Petra PADALIKOVA CZE
12 Yukiko YABE JAP
13 Tammi PATTERSON AUS
14 Kim-Anh NGUYEN USA
15 Larikah RUSSELL BAH
16 Marina DANZINI BRA
17 Macall HARKINS USA
18 Chloe WEST AUS
19 Manuele LEME BRA
20 Nancy FERGUSON AUS
21 Maria SANCHEZ USA
22 Frederique SUNSTRUM AUS
23 Whitney JONES USA
24 Sarah FANSLER USA
25 Subbadharmi SUNDARAM USA
26 Marlene RYAN USA
27 Aariel ELLIS USA
28 Kielly ULERUY USA
29 Phoebe DI LEO USA
30 Shareen-Rena LAI MAS
31 Marilyn BAKER USA
32 Claire BARTLETT USA
33 Jarmila PAUL USA
34 Katie McGLENNEN USA
35 Jacqueline WU USA
36 Hillary TOOLE USA
37 Dana HARTMAN USA
38 Jessica WACNIK USA
39 Jacqueline CAKO USA
40 Lindsay SULLIVAN USA
41 Amanda CRADDOCK USA
42 Jovana VASIC USA
43 Amanda McDOWELL USA
44 Christy STRIPLIN USA
45 Tayo BAILEY USA
46 Carling SEGUSO USA
47 Chanelle VAN NGUYEN USA
48 Maxine THOMAS USA
49 Victoria AYALA USA
50 Julia COURTER USA

10,000$ Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty Womens Tournament

Surface: Clay

http://www.rw.kz/img/night-almaty-big.jpg

Almaty (Kazakh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakh_language): Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata, also Verniy, (Верный)) is the largest city in Kazakhstan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan), with a population of 1,226,000 (as of 1 August (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1)2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005)),[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaty#cite_note-1) which represents 8% of the population of the country. It was the capital of Kazakhstan (and its predecessor, the Kazakh SSR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakh_SSR)) from 1929 to 1998. Despite losing its status as the capital, Almaty remains the major commercial center of Kazakhstan.
The name "Almaty" means "rich with apple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple)"; the older Soviet-era (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union)Russian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language) version of its name, Alma-Ata, originates from a mistake (literally means "Grandfather-apple"). In the surrounding region, there is a great genetic diversity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_diversity) among the wild apples; the region is in fact in the ancestral home of the apple, and the wild Malus sieversii (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malus_sieversii), now considered to be a likely candidate for the ancestor of the modern domestic apple, originates from the area around Almaty. Coincidentally, the world's largest apple (close to watermelon size)[dubious (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disputed_statement) – discuss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Almaty#Dubious)] is also located in Almaty, but unfortunately "Apport" became a part of history


Previous winners:
new tournament in 2008

2008 ENTRY LIST

1 Vlada EKSHIBAROVA UZB
2 Magali DE LATTRE POR
3 Manana SHAPAKIDZE GEO
4 Yuliya KALABINA RUS
5 Albina KHABIBULINA UZB
6 Angelina GABUEVA RUS
7 Aleksandra RAZUMOVA RUS
8 Nadezhda GORBACHKOVA RUS
9 Dilyara SAIDKHODJAEVA UZB
10 Volha DUKO BLR
11 Elina GASANOVA RUS
12 Shivika BURMAN IND
13 Lucia BOSIO ARG
14 Bermet DUVANAEVA KGZ
15 Kim STIERLI SUI
16 Marina LUSHCHINA RUS
17 Shakhnoza KARIEVA UZB

Quali
1 Anastasia PUTILINA RUS
2 Valentina STARKOVA KAZ
3 Karolina CHERNAYA UZB
4 Shahzodaxon HATAMOVA UZB
5 Olga IPPOLITOV KAZ
6 Alisa BUSLAYEVA UKR
7 Alisa OGORODOVA UZB
8 Maya MARALBAYEVA KAZ
9 Daria TUAEVA UZB
10 Oksana PAVLOVA UKR
11 Kamila RAFKAT KAZ
12 Natalia BEREZHNAYA KAZ
13 Svetlana SMIRNOVA RUS
14 Galina VISHNIKINA KAZ
15 Yevgeniya REZEPKINA KAZ
16 Ksenia MOSKAL RUS
17 Aselya ARGINBYAEVA KAZ
18 Nadezhda SAMOYLO RUS
19 Diana ISAEVA RUS
20 Daria SHILINA RUS
21 Natia TSIKLAURI RUS
22 Esmira GHEISHARY KAZ
23 Nino URTASHVILI GEO
24 Ekatarina TSIKLAURI RUS
25 Yulia GEORGIEVA RUS
26 Ana JIKIA GEO
27 Teona TSERTSVADZE GEO
28 Maria STEPANOVA RUS