10,000$ Savitaipale, Finland

Savitaipale Ladies Open

Surface: Clay


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Savitaipale is a municipality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalities_of_Finland) of Finland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland).
It is located in the province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Finland) of Southern Finland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Finland) and is part of the South Karelia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Karelia)region (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Finland). The municipality has a population of 4,224 (2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003)) and covers an area of 690.78 km² (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_kilometre) of which 151.63 km² is water. The population density (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density) is 7.8 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_language).

Previous Winners:
2006: Eva FERNANDEZ BRUGUES ESP d. Piia SUOMALAINEN FIN 63 36 62
2007: Marcella KOEK NED d. Piia SUOMALAINEN FIN 57 64 75

Homepage: www.savitaipaleopen.com (http://www.savitaipaleopen.com/)

2008 Draws


Quali
(1) Kim-Alice GRAJDEK GER vs bye
Maria KUZNETSOVA RUS vs Marinela ANTONIC AUS 61 75
(2) Eleonora PUNZO ITA vs bye
Daria MIRONOVA RUS vs Olivia SMITH GBR 76 76
Alexandra HIETANIEMI FIN vs bye
Renata BAKIEVA RUS vs Dominika KANAKOVA CZE 63 61
Caroline MAGNUSSON SWE vs bye
Maria STEPANOVA RUS vs Evelina VIRTANEN SWE 76 76
Tuule TANI EST vs bye
Nadezhda SAMOYLO RUS vs Ekatarina PROZOROVA RUS 16 26
Marit NORDFORS SWE vs bye
Aida GOLMAN RUS vs Zhanna PANFILKINA RUS 36 57
Zuzana LINHOVA CZE vs bye
Andrea MUNCH HERMANSEN DEN vs Diana MARCINKEVICA LAT 57 67
Daria SHILINA RUS vs bye
Annie GÖRANSSON SWE vs Alexandra KUDRYAVTSEVA RUS 61 61
2nd round
Maria KUZNETSOVA RUS d. (1) Kim-Alice GRAJDEK GER 62 16 75
Daria MIRONOVA RUS d. (2) Eleonora PUNZO ITA 57 64 64
Renata BAKIEVA RUS d. wc Alexandra HIETANIEMI FIN 60 61
Caroline MAGNUSSON SWE d. Maria STEPANOVA RUS 63 62
Ekatarina PROZOROVA RUS d. Tuule TANI EST 64 64
Zhanna PANFILKINA RUS d. Marit NORDFORS SWE 62 57 62
Diana MARCINKEVICA LAT d. Zuzana LINHOVA CZE 64 63
Annie GÖRANSSON SWE d. Daria SHILINA RUS 62 62
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN vs LL Eleonora PUNZO ITA 61 62
Volha DUKO BLR vs wc Heini SALONEN FIN 62 57 16
q Caroline MAGNUSSON SWE vs q Zhanna PANFILKINA RUS 62 63
(5) Vivienne VIERIN ITA vs Milica TOMIC SUI 61 62
(3) Anja POGLAJEN SLO vs Anastasia MUKHAMETOVA RUS 26 06
Julia MATOJAN EST vs q Ekatarina PROZOROVA RUS 60 46 63
Marisa GIANOTTI AUS vs Lucy WARBURTON GBR 76 64
(8) Diana ARUTYUNOVA RUS vs Helene AUENSEN NOR 76 63
(7) Karolina NOWAK GER vs q Renata BAKIEVA RUS 26 16
Hayley ERICKSEN AUS vs wc Essi LAINE FIN 36 46
q Maria KUZNETSOVA RUS vs wc Johanna HYÖTY FIN 62 76
(4) Davinia LOBBINGER BEL vs wc Emma-Sofia HELISTEN FIN 62 60
(6) Patricia CHIREA ROM vs q Daria MIRONOVA RUS 62 76
Tegan EDWARDS RSA vs Katariina TUOHIMAA FIN 36 06
Victoria LARRIERE FRA vs q Diana MARCINKEVICA LAT 62 60
(2) Martina BALOGOVA SVK vs q Annie GÖRANSSON SWE 76 62
2nd round
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN d. wc Heini SALONEN FIN 62 60
(5) Vivienne VIERIN ITA d. Caroline MAGNUSSON SWE 64 62
Julia MATOJAN EST d. Anastasia MUKHAMETOVA RUS 64 76
(8) Diana ARUTYUNOVA RUS d. Marisa GIANOTTI AUS 75 60
q Renata BAKIEVA RUS d. wc Essi LAINE FIN 60 64
(4) Davinia LOBBINGER BEL d. q Maria KUZNETSOVA RUS 62 62
Katariina TUOHIMAA FIN d. (6) Patricia CHIREA ROM 64 63
(2) Martina BALOGOVA SVK d. Victoria LARRIERE FRA 61 63
QF
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN d. (5) Vivienne VIERIN ITA 63 61
(8) Diana ARUTYUNOVA RUS d. Julia MATOJAN EST 62 75
q Renata BAKIEVA RUS d. (4) Davinia LOBBINGER BEL 75 36 63
(2) Martina BALOGOVA SVK d. Katariina TUOHIMAA FIN 62 61
SF
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN d. (8) Diana ARUTYUNOVA RUS 64 60
(2) Martina BALOGOVA SVK d. q Renata BAKIEVA RUS 57 60 61
Final
(2) Martina BALOGOVA SVK d. (2) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN 62 62

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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN/Davinia LOBBINGER BEL vs bye
Marinela ANTONIC AUS/Martina BALOGOVA SVK vs Nadezhda SAMOYLO/Maria STEPANOVA RUS 60 64
Helene AUENSEN NOR/Andrea MUNCH HERMANSEN DEN vs Renata BAKIEVA/Anastasia MUKHAMETOVA RUS 75 61
Essi LAINE/Katariina TUOHIMAA FIN vs Diana ARUTYUNOVA RUS/Kim-Alice GRAJDEK GER 75 26 10-7
Annie GÖRANSSON/Caroline MAGNUSSON SWE vs Emma-Sofia HELISTEN FIN/Mara NOWAK GER 64 63
(3) Hayley ERICKSEN AUS/Milica TOMIC SUI vs bye
Alexandra KUDRYAVTSEVA RUS/Julia MATOJAN EST vs Diana MARCINKEVICA LAT/Ekatarina PROZOROVA RUS 16 16
(2) Volha DUKO BLR/Tegan EDWARDS RSA vs bye
QF
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN/Davinia LOBBINGER BEL d. Marinela ANTONIC AUS/Martina BALOGOVA SVK 63 62
Helene AUENSEN NOR/Andrea MUNCH HERMANSEN DEN d. Essi LAINE/Katariina TUOHIMAA FIN 46 63 10-8
(3) Hayley ERICKSEN AUS/Milica TOMIC SUI d. Annie GÖRANSSON/Caroline MAGNUSSON SWE 62 62
Diana MARCINKEVICA LAT/Ekatarina PROZOROVA RUS d. (2) Volha DUKO BLR/Tegan EDWARDS RSA 64 61
SF
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN/Davinia LOBBINGER BEL d. Helene AUENSEN NOR/Andrea MUNCH HERMANSEN DEN 75 60
Diana MARCINKEVICA LAT/Ekatarina PROZOROVA RUS d. (3) Hayley ERICKSEN AUS/Milica TOMIC SUI ret
Final
(1) Hanne SKAK JENSEN DEN/Davinia LOBBINGER BEL d. Diana MARCINKEVICA LAT/Ekatarina PROZOROVA RUS 61 63

RU Hanne Skak-Jensen

GL: Magnusson, Goransson, Saari-Bystrom and Virtanen...

is suomalainen injured? i figured for sure to see her at these scandanavian itfs....

GL Ineke!

RU: Skak Jensen

is suomalainen injured? i figured for sure to see her at these scandanavian itfs....

she played the american tournaments eralier this year. This often means the girl went to an US collage for studying and stops playing

quali posted :wavey:

QDB: anyone over Hietaniemi (r2), Göransson (r1)

QDB: anyone over Hietaniemi (r2), Göransson (r1)

QDB: anyone over Hietaniemi (R2), Goransson

QDB: anyone over Hietaniemi (R2), Goransson

keepin the trend. :p

keepin the trend. :p

Which I set. :banana:

QDB: Panfilkina and Goransson

QDB: Goransson (R1) and anyone over Hietaniemi

QDB: anyone over Hietaniemi (r2), Göransson (r1)

QDB: Goeransson and anyone over Heitaniemi

Q.DB: Bakieva/Kanakova over Anyone (r2) & A.Goransson(r1)

1st Round

Kim-Alice GRAJDEK (GER) (1) BYE
Maria KUZNETSOVA (RUS) defeated Marinela ANTONIC (AUS) 6-1 7-5

Eleonora PUNZO (ITA) (2) BYE
Daria MIRONOVA (RUS) defeated Olivia SMITH (GBR) 7-6(4) 7-6(2)

Alexandra HIETANIEMI (FIN) BYE
Renata BAKIEVA (RUS) defeated Dominika KANAKOVA (CZE) 6-3 6-1

Caroline MAGNUSSON (SWE) BYE
Maria STEPANOVA (RUS) defeated Evelina VIRTANEN (SWE) 7-6(5) 7-6(2)

Tuule TANI (EST) BYE
Ekaterina PROZOROVA (RUS) defeated Nadezda SAMOYLO (RUS) 6-1 6-2

Marit NORDFORS (SWE) BYE
Zhanna PANFILKINA (RUS) defeated Aida GOLMAN (RUS) 6-3 7-5

Zuzana LINHOVA (CZE) BYE
Diana MARCINKEVICA (LAT) defeated Andrea MUNCH-HERMANSEN (DEN) 7-5
7-6(5)

Daria SHILINA (RUS) BYE
Annie GORANSSON (SWE) defeated Alexandra KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS) 6-1 6-1

Singles Main Draw

(1)Hanne Skak Jensen (DEN) v Ineke Mergaert (BEL)
Volha Duko (BLR) v (wc)Heini Salonen (FIN)

(Q)Caroline Magnusson (SWE) v (Q)Zhanna Panfilkina (RUS)
(5)Vivienne Vierin (ITA) v Milica Tomic (SUI)

(3)Anja Poglajen (SLO) v Anastasia Mukhametova (RUS)
Julia Matojan (EST) v (Q)Ekaterina Prozorova (RUS)

Marisa Gianotti (AUS) v Lucy Warburton (GBR)
(8)Diana Arutyunova (RUS) v Helene Auensen (NOR)

(7)Karolina Nowak (GER) v (Q)Renata Bakieva (RUS)
Hayley Ericksen (AUS) v (wc)Essi Laine (FIN)

(Q)Maria Kuznetsova (RUS) v (wc)Johanna Hyoty (FIN)
(4)Davinia Lobbinger (BEL) v (wc)Emma-Sofia Helisten (FIN)

(6)Patricia Chirea (ROU) v (Q)Daria Mironova (RUS)
Katariina Tuohimaa (FIN) v Tegan Edwards (RSA)

Victoria Larriere (FRA) v (Q)Diana Marcinkevica (LAT)
(2)Martina Balogova (SVK) v (Q)Annie Goransson (SWE)

Final Round

Maria KUZNETSOVA (RUS) defeated Kim-Alice GRAJDEK (GER) (1) 6-2 1-6 7-5
Daria MIRONOVA (RUS) defeated Eleonora PUNZO (ITA) (2) 5-7 7-5 6-4
Renata BAKIEVA (RUS) defeated Alexandra HIETANIEMI (FIN) 6-0 6-1
Caroline MAGNUSSON (SWE) defeated Maria STEPANOVA (RUS) 6-3 6-2
Ekaterina PROZOROVA (RUS) defeated Tuule TANI (EST) 6-4 6-4
Zhanna PANFILKINA (RUS) defeated Marit NORDFORS (SWE) 6-2 5-7 6-2
Diana MARCINKEVICA (LAT) defeated Zuzana LINHOVA (CZE) 6-4 6-3
Annie GORANSSON (SWE) defeated Daria SHILINA (RUS) 6-2 6-2

Doubles Main Draw

1st Round

JENSEN (DEN) / LOBBINGER (BEL) (1) BYE
ANTONIC (AUS) / BALOGOVA (SVK) Vs SAMOYLO (RUS) / STEPANOVA (RUS)

AUENSEN (NOR) / MUNCH-HERMANSEN (DEN) Vs BAKIEVA (RUS) / MUKHAMETOVA (RUS)
LAINE (FIN) / TUOHIMAA (FIN) Vs ARUTYUNOVA (RUS) / GRAJDEK (GER)

GORANSSON (SWE) / MAGNUSSON (SWE) Vs HELISTEN (FIN) / NOWAK (GER)
ERICKSEN (AUS) / TOMIC (SUI) (3) BYE

KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS) / MATOJAN (EST) Vs MARCINKEVICA (LAT) / PROZOROVA (RUS)
DUKO (BLR) / EDWARDS (RSA) (2) BYE

W: V Vierin
RU: Balogova



Poglajen 3rd seed:haha:

Good luck

(wc)Heini Salonen (FIN)
(wc)Essi Laine (FIN)
(wc)Johanna Hyöty (FIN)
(wc)Emma-Sofia Helisten (FIN)
Katariina Tuohimaa (FIN)
(2)Martina Balogova (SVK) :D
ANTONIC (AUS) / BALOGOVA (SVK)
LAINE (FIN) / TUOHIMAA (FIN)
HELISTEN (FIN) / NOWAK (GER)

:)

W: Skak Jensen
RU: Tuohimaa
MDB: Mukhametova and Lobbinger

Great to see Anja focusing on singles:yeah:

W: Balogova
RU: Skak Jensen
DB: Lobbinger and Duko

W: Skak Jensen
RU: Nowak

W: Balogova
RU: Skak-Jensen
MDB: Lobbinger, Mukhametova

W: Balogova
RU: Vierin
MDB: Balogova, Chirea

W: Tuohimaa
RU: Aunsen
DB: Mukhametova, Lobbinger

W: Balogova
RU: Skak Jensen
DB: Lobbinger, Laine

Winner : Skak-Jensen
RU : Balogova

DB : Mukhametova & Duko

w: jensen
ru: balogova
db: mukhametova and lobbinger

W: Balogova
RU: Skak Jensen
DB: Duko, Tuohimaa

Surprise surprise :D
2 Finnish girls won their 1st round match:

Heini Salonen FIN - Volha Duko BLR 2-6 7-5 6-1
Essi Laine FIN - Hayley Ericsen AUS 6-3 6-4

suomi girls:eek::)

Heini SALONEN (FIN) defeated Volha DUKO (BLR) 2-6 7-5 6-1
Caroline MAGNUSSON (SWE) defeated Zhanna PANFILKINA (RUS) 6-2 6-3
Anastasia MUKHAMETOVA (RUS) defeated Anja POGLAJEN (SLO) (3) 6-2 6-0
Renata BAKIEVA (RUS) defeated Karolina NOWAK (GER) (7) 6-2 6-1
Essi LAINE (FIN) defeated Hayley ERICKSEN (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Maria KUZNETSOVA (RUS) defeated Johanna HYOTY (FIN) 6-2 7-6(6)
Patricia CHIREA (ROU) (6) defeated Daria MIRONOVA (RUS) 6-2 7-6(5)
Victoria LARRIERE (FRA) defeated Diana MARCINKEVICA (LAT) 6-2 6-0
Martina BALOGOVA (SVK) (2) defeated Annie GORANSSON (SWE) 7-6(2) 6-2

Poglajen:lol:

Anja won 2 games:fiery:
And I miss her name in the poll. I mean she is third seeded

Doubles yesterday:

Laine/Tuohimaa FIN/FIN -Arutyunova/Grajdek RUS/GER 7-5 2-6 10-7 :)
Göransson/Magnusson SWE/SWE -Helisten/Nowak FIN/GER 6-4 6-3 :sad:
Antonic/Balogova AUS/SVK -Samoylo/Stepanova RUS/RUS 6-0 6-4 :D
Auensen/Munch-Hermansen NOR/DEN - Bakieva/Mukhametova RUS/RUS 7-5 6-1
Marcinkevica/Prozorova LAT/RUS -Kudryavtseva/Matojan RUS/EST 6-1 6-1

First round completed

Hanne Skak JENSEN (DEN) (1) defeated Eleonora PUNZO (ITA) 6-1 6-2
Heini SALONEN (FIN) defeated Volha DUKO (BLR) 2-6 7-5 6-1

Caroline MAGNUSSON (SWE) defeated Zhanna PANFILKINA (RUS) 6-2 6-3
Vivienne VIERIN (ITA) (5) defeated Milica TOMIC (SUI) 6-1 6-2

Anastasia MUKHAMETOVA (RUS) defeated Anja POGLAJEN (SLO) (3) 6-2 6-0
Julia MATOJAN (EST) defeated Ekaterina PROZOROVA (RUS) 6-0 4-6 6-3

Marisa GIANOTTI (AUS) defeated Lucy WARBURTON (GBR) 7-6(5) 6-4
Diana ARUTYUNOVA (RUS) (8) defeated Helene AUENSEN (NOR) 7-6(3) 6-3

Renata BAKIEVA (RUS) defeated Karolina NOWAK (GER) (7) 6-2 6-1
Essi LAINE (FIN) defeated Hayley ERICKSEN (AUS) 6-3 6-4

Maria KUZNETSOVA (RUS) defeated Johanna HYOTY (FIN) 6-2 7-6(6)
Davinia LOBBINGER (BEL) (4) defeated Emma-Sofia HELISTEN (FIN) 6-2 6-0

Patricia CHIREA (ROU) (6) defeated Daria MIRONOVA (RUS) 6-2 7-6(5)
Katariina TUOHIMAA (FIN) defeated Tegan EDWARDS (RSA) 6-3 6-0

Victoria LARRIERE (FRA) defeated Diana MARCINKEVICA (LAT) 6-2 6-0
Martina BALOGOVA (SVK) (2) defeated Annie GORANSSON (SWE) 7-6(2) 6-2

Vivienne:)

DB: Jensen, Chirea

Second round

Hanne Skak JENSEN (DEN) (1) defeated Heini SALONEN (FIN) 6-2 6-0
Vivienne VIERIN (ITA) (5) defeated Caroline MAGNUSSON (SWE) 6-4 6-2

Julia MATOJAN (EST) defeated Anastasia MUKHAMETOVA (RUS) 6-4 7-6(5)
Diana ARUTYUNOVA (RUS) (8) defeated Marisa GIANOTTI (AUS) 7-5 6-0

Renata BAKIEVA (RUS) defeated Essi LAINE (FIN) 6-0 6-4
Davinia LOBBINGER (BEL) (4) defeated Maria KUZNETSOVA (RUS) 6-2 6-2

Katariina TUOHIMAA (FIN) defeated Patricia CHIREA (ROU) (6) 6-4 6-3
Martina BALOGOVA (SVK) (2) defeated Victoria LARRIERE (FRA) 6-1 6-3

Heini and Essi :sad:
Katariina and Martina :)

Nastya, Masha :( :sad:
Renata :) :D

Vivienne ;)

Jensen - Vierin and Tuohimaa - Balogova should have been SF's, not QF's :p

vivienne:)

ineke not in draw :(

No play today at all due to heavy rain :sad:

OOP for saturday:

Court 3
1
Starting at 09:00
WS
Hanne Skak JENSEN (DEN)
vs.
Vivienne VIERIN (ITA)

2
Followed by
WS
Katariina TUOHIMAA (FIN)
vs.
Martina BALOGOVA (SVK)

3
Not Before 13:00
WS
JENSEN, H
or VIERIN, V
vs.
MATOJAN, J
or ARUTYUNOVA, D

4
Followed by
WS
BAKIEVA, R
or LOBBINGER, D
vs.
TUOHIMAA, K
or BALOGOVA, M

5After Rest, Time TBA
WD
Hanne Skak JENSEN (DEN) /
Davinia LOBBINGER (BEL)
vs.
Helene AUENSEN (NOR) /
Andrea MUNCH-HERMANSEN (DEN)

Court 4

Starting at 09:00
WS
Julia MATOJAN (EST)
vs.
Diana ARUTYUNOVA (RUS)

Followed by

WS
Renata BAKIEVA (RUS)
vs.
Davinia LOBBINGER (BEL)

Good luck :)
Katariina - Martina :shrug:
Julia
Renata

QF results:

Hanne Skak Jensen DEN (1) - Vivienne Vierin ITA 6-3 6-1
Diana Arutyunova RUS - Julia Matojan EST 6-2 7-5
Renata Bakieva RUS - Davinia Lobbinger BEL (4) 7-5 3-6 6-3 :)
Martina Balogova SVK (2) - Katariina Tuohimaa FIN 6-2 6-1

Martina :D but Katariina :sad:

Semifinals:

Jensen-Arutyunova
Bakieva-Balogova

Go Diana and Martina :)

Vivienne:(

1st semifinal:

Jensen-Arutyunova 6-4 6-0

2nd semifinal:

Martina Balogova SVK - Renata Bakieva RUS 5-7 6-0 6-1 :)

Final tomorrow 13.00

Hanne Skak Jensen DEN (1) - Martina Balogova SVK (2)

GO Martina, two in a row :D

Doubles final:

Hanne Skak Jensen/Davinia Lobbinger DEN/BEL - Diana Marcinkevica/Ekaterina Prozorova LAT/RUS 6-1 6-3

Renata :( :sad:

Final
Martina BALOGOVA (SVK) (2) def Hanne Skak JENSEN (DEN) (1) 6-2 6-2:bounce:

Congrats Martina:wavey:

Great two weeks for Martina in Finland, congrats :D

Hanne-Skak lost both finals. :banghead:

Well done Martina :hearts: