PYW Los Angeles
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Welcome to Los Angeles, United States! The American hardcourt's season being in full swing, makes another stop in sunny California. After tournament in Stanford it's time for Los Angeles. Tier II event of East West Bank Classic presented by Herbalife attracts strong field of PYW players. Last year unseeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy beat No.16 seeded Czech Lucie Safarova in straight sets. This year there're big names like Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Patty Schnyder, Daniela Hantuchova, Nicole Vaidisova and the defending champion Flavia Pennetta won't miss this tournament. Who will take the chance to win East West Bank Classic presented by Herbalife? Only your votes will determine it. VOTE as qualifying gets underway!

Ranking Points:
Tier II (64, $650.000):

W - 275
F - 190
SF - 125
QF - 70
R16 - 35
R32 - 20
R64 - 1
Qualifier - 10 *
Q2 - 5
Q1 - 1
* If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.

Previous Finals:

2005: Jie Zheng CHN beat Shuai Peng CHN | 6-2 7-5
2006: Lindsay Davenport USA [4] beat Ai Sugiyama JPN [9] | 6-1 6-2
2007: Flavia Pennetta ITA beat Lucie Safarova CZE [16] | 6-2 7-6


The Favourites:

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First Section: Monique Adamczak AUS [13]

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Second Section: Olga Puchkova RUS [2]

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Third Section: Melinda Czink HUN [3]

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Fourth Section: Alina Jidkova RUS [16]

OUT OF COMPETITION
Fifth Section: Michelle Larcherde Brito POR

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Sixth Section: Melanie South GBR [6]

OUT OF COMPETITION
Seventh Section: Tatiana Poutchek BLR [7]

OUT OF COMPETITION
Eighth Section: Melissa Torres Sandoval MEX

Final Qualifying Round:

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1] vs Monique Adamczak AUS [13]

Olga Puchkova RUS [2] vs Alexa Glatch USA

Melinda Czink HUN [3] vs Regina Kulikova RUS [15]

Lilia Osterloh USA [4] vs Alina Jidkova RUS [16]

Ahsha Rolle USA [5] vs Julie Coin FRA [14]

Melanie South GBR [6] vs Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]

Brittany Augustine USA [WC] vs Alexandra Stevenson USA

Rika Fujiwara JPN [8] vs Angela Haynes USA [12]

Kudryavtseva
Glatch
Kulikova
Osterloh
Rolle
South
Augustine
Haynes

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]

Alexa Glatch USA

Melinda Czink HUN [3]

Alina Jidkova RUS [16]

Ahsha Rolle USA [5]

Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]

Alexandra Stevenson USA

Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Olga Puchkova RUS [2]
Regina Kulikova RUS [15]
Alina Jidkova RUS [16]
Ahsha Rolle USA [5]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Alexa Glatch USA
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Lilia Osterloh USA [4]
Ahsha Rolle USA [5]
Melanie South GBR [6]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Alexa Glatch USA
Regina Kulikova RUS [15]
Alina Jidkova RUS [16]
Ahsha Rolle USA [5]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Brittany Augustine USA [WC]
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8]

Monique Adamczak AUS [13]
Olga Puchkova RUS [2]
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Alina Jidkova RUS [16]

Julie Coin FRA [14]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Brittany Augustine USA [WC]
Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Alexa Glatch USA
Regina Kulikova RUS [15]
Lilia Osterloh USA [4]
Julie Coin FRA [14]
Melanie South GBR [6]
Brittany Augustine USA [WC]
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8]

Monique Adamczak
Olga Puchkova
Regina Kulikova
Alina Jidkova
Julie Coin
Eva Hrdinova
Alexandra Stevenson
Angela Haynes

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Olga Puchkova RUS [2]
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Lilia Osterloh USA [4]
Julie Coin FRA [14]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Brittany Augustine USA [WC]
Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]

Alexa Glatch USA

Melinda Czink HUN [3]

Alina Jidkova RUS [16]

Ahsha Rolle USA [5]

Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]

Brittany Augustine USA [WC]

Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]

Olga Puchkova RUS [2]

Regina Kulikova RUS [15]

Lilia Osterloh USA [4]

Ahsha Rolle USA [5]

Melanie South GBR [6]

Brittany Augustine USA [WC]

Angela Haynes USA [12]

Final Qualifying Round:

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Olga Puchkova RUS [2]
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Alina Jidkova RUS [16]
Ahsha Rolle USA [5]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Brittany Augustine USA [WC]
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Alexa Glatch USA
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Alina Jidkova RUS [16]
Ahsha Rolle USA [5]
Melanie South GBR [6]
Alexandra Stevenson
Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]

Olga Puchkova RUS [2]

Regina Kulikova RUS [15]

Alina Jidkova RUS [16]

Ahsha Rolle USA [5]

Melanie South GBR [6]

Brittany Augustine USA [WC]

Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]

Alexa Glatch USA

Melinda Czink HUN [3]

Lilia Osterloh USA [4]

Ahsha Rolle USA [5]

Melanie South GBR [6]

Alexandra Stevenson USA

Angela Haynes USA [12]

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1]
Alexa Glatch USA
Regina Kulikova RUS [15]
Alina Jidkova RUS [16]
Ahsha Rolle USA [5]
Melanie South GBR [6]
Alexandra Stevenson USA
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8]

Monique Adamczak AUS [13]

Olga Puchkova RUS [2]

Melinda Czink HUN [3]

Alina Jidkova RUS [16]

Julie Coin FRA [14]

Melanie South GBR [6]

Alexandra Stevenson USA

Angela Haynes USA [12]

Final Qualifying Round:

Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1] beat Monique Adamczak AUS [13] | 6-1 6-1
Olga Puchkova RUS [2] vs Alexa Glatch USA | 4-6 4-3
Melinda Czink HUN [3] vs Regina Kulikova RUS [15] | 7-6 2-2
Lilia Osterloh USA [4] vs Alina Jidkova RUS [16] | 4-6 2-5 MP!
Ahsha Rolle USA [5] beat Julie Coin FRA [14] | 6-4 6-0
Melanie South GBR [6] vs Eva Hrdinova CZE [10] | 3-6 6-2 0-0
Brittany Augustine USA [WC] vs Alexandra Stevenson USA | 6-4 3-4
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8] lost to Angela Haynes USA [12] | 3-6 2-6

Alexa Glatch USA
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Alina Jidkova RUS [16]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Brittany Augustine USA [WC]

Alexa Glatch USA
Regina Kulikova RUS [15]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Alexandra Stevenson USA

Puchkova
Kulikova
Hrdinova
Stevenson

Alexa Glatch USA
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Lilia Osterloh USA [4]
Eva Hrdinova CZE [10]
Alexandra Stevenson USA

Poutchkova
Czink
Hrdinova
Augustine

Olga Puchkova RUS [2]
Regina Kulikova RUS [15]
Lilia Osterloh USA [4]
Melanie South GBR [6]
Alexandra Stevenson USA

Alexa Glatch USA
Melinda Czink HUN [3]
Lilia Osterloh USA [4]
Melanie South GBR [6]
Alexandra Stevenson USA

Glatch

Czink

Osterloh

Hrdinova

Stevenson

Puchkova
Kulikova
South
Stevenson

Final Qualifying Round:
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1] beat Monique Adamczak AUS [13] | 6-1 6-1
Olga Puchkova RUS [2] vs Alexa Glatch USA | 4-6 7-6 1-2
Melinda Czink HUN [3] beat Regina Kulikova RUS [15] | 7-6 7-5
Lilia Osterloh USA [4] lost to Alina Jidkova RUS [16] | 4-6 2-6

Ahsha Rolle USA [5] beat Julie Coin FRA [14] | 6-4 6-0
Melanie South GBR [6] lost to Eva Hrdinova CZE [10] | 3-6 6-2 2-6
Brittany Augustine USA [WC] vs Alexandra Stevenson USA | 6-4 4-6 1-5 MP!
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8] lost to Angela Haynes USA [12] | 3-6 2-6

Olga Puchkova RUS [2]
Alexandra Stevenson USA

Puchkova

Olga Puchkova

Puchkova

Final Qualifying Round:
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1] beat Monique Adamczak AUS [13] | 6-1 6-1
Olga Puchkova RUS [2] vs Alexa Glatch USA | 4-6 7-6 5-2 MP!
Melinda Czink HUN [3] beat Regina Kulikova RUS [15] | 7-6 7-5
Lilia Osterloh USA [4] lost to Alina Jidkova RUS [16] | 4-6 2-6

Ahsha Rolle USA [5] beat Julie Coin FRA [14] | 6-4 6-0
Melanie South GBR [6] lost to Eva Hrdinova CZE [10] | 3-6 6-2 2-6
Brittany Augustine USA [WC] lost to Alexandra Stevenson USA | 6-4 4-6 1-6
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8] lost to Angela Haynes USA [12] | 3-6 2-6

Puchkova

Final Qualifying Round Complete:
Alla Kudryavtseva RUS [1] beat Monique Adamczak AUS [13] | 6-1 6-1
Olga Puchkova RUS [2] beat Alexa Glatch USA | 4-6 7-6 6-2
Melinda Czink HUN [3] beat Regina Kulikova RUS [15] | 7-6 7-5
Lilia Osterloh USA [4] lost to Alina Jidkova RUS [16] | 4-6 2-6

Ahsha Rolle USA [5] beat Julie Coin FRA [14] | 6-4 6-0
Melanie South GBR [6] lost to Eva Hrdinova CZE [10] | 3-6 6-2 2-6
Brittany Augustine USA [WC] lost to Alexandra Stevenson USA | 6-4 4-6 1-6
Rika Fujiwara JPN [8] lost to Angela Haynes USA [12] | 3-6 2-6

LLs Order:
South
Osterloh
Fujiwara
Adamczak