Dexter
Jul 26th, 2008, 01:41 PM
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 the final stafe 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
Final:
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Jelena Janković SRB [1] vs Bethanie Mattek USA [WC]
http://www.usatravelcities.com/travel_blog/wp-content/uploads/los-angeles.jpg
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/graphics/logos/losangeles1.jpg
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 the final stafe 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
Final:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/100153.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/130713.jpg
Jelena Janković SRB [1] vs Bethanie Mattek USA [WC]