10,000$ Saitama, Japan

The Green Women´s Circuit 2008

Surface: Hard

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Saitama (さいたま市, -shi? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Japanese)) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture) in Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan), situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urawa%2C_Saitama), Ōmiya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cmiya-ku%2C_Saitama), Yono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yono%2C_Saitama) and Iwatsuki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwatsuki-ku%2C_Saitama). It is a city designated by government ordinance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_designated_by_government_ordinance_%28Japan%2 9). Being in the Greater Tokyo Area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area) and lying 15 - 30 kilometres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometre) north of central Tokyo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo), many of its residents commute into Tokyo.

Previous Winners:
2004: Tomoko YONEMURA JAP d. Maya KATO JAP 63 63
2005: Beti SEKULOVSKI AUS d. Mari TANAKA JAP 36 64 63
2006: Mayumi YAMAMOTO JAP d. Remi TEZUKA JAP 75 67 76
2007: Yi-Jing ZHAO CHN d. Erika TAKAO JAP 64 63

2008 Draws


Quali
(1) Wen-Hsin HSU TPE vs bye
Seira ETORI JAP vs bye
(2) Kei SEKINE JAP vs bye
Yuri KURASHIMA JAP vs bye
(3) Kasumi AIKO JAP vs bye
Kana WATANABE JAP vs Sakiko NAMBA JAP 67 16
Saori KARIKOMI JAP vs bye
Mai MINOKOSHI JAP vs Mayumi SEKI JAP 75 61
Akiko OMAE JAP vs Yui TAKAUCHI JAP 60 61
Shiori KIKUKAWA JAP vs bye
Yukiko YABE JAP vs Sachie ISHIZU JAP 36 16
Yuri KASUYA JAP vs bye
Chika TERASAWA JAP vs Chinatsu ITO JAP 36 36
Chiho KOBAYASHI JAP vs bye
Asako SATO JAP vs Lin Fei-Fei FAN CHN 60 61
Hiromi OKAZAKI JAP vs bye
2nd round
(1) Wen-Hsin HSU TPE d. Seira ETORI JAP 60 61
(2) Kei SEKINE JAP d. Yuri KURASHIMA JAP 62 63
Sakiko NAMBA JAP d. (3) Kasumi AIKO JAP 62 61
Saori KARIKOMI JAP d. Mai MINOKOSHI JAP 64 62
Akiko OMAE JAP d. Shiori KIKUKAWA JAP 61 61
Sachie ISHIZU JAP d. Yuri KASUYA JAP 60 62
Chiho KOBAYASHI JAP vs Chinatsu ITO JAP 61 64
Asako SATO JAP vs Hiromi OKAZAKI JAP 62 26 16
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Yan-Ze XIE CHN vs q Wen-Hsin HSU TPE 61 26 26
Julia MORIARTY AUS vs q Saori KARIKOMI JAP 26 76 64
wc Maho KOWASE JAP vs q Sakiko NAMBA JAP 46 76 26
(6) Miki MIYAMURA JAP vs Shiho AKITA JAP 16 46
(3) Remi TEZUKA JAP vs Lei HUANG CHN 67 16
Yumi NAKANO JAP vs q Kei SEKINE JAP 75 75
Mari INOUE JAP vs q Sachie ISHIZU JAP 46 16
(8) Qiang WANG CHN vs Kaori ONISHI JAP 62 75
(5) Maya KATO JAP vs Anastasia MALHOTRA JAP 16 16
Airi HAGIMOTO JAP vs q Chiho KOBAYASHI JAP 75 61
wc Yuko KURATA JAP vs q Hiromi OKAZAKI JAP 61 63
(4) Ayumi OKA JAP vs Yurina KOSHINO JAP 67 64 76
(7) Jade CURTIS GBR vs wc Rie IMAI JAP 26 61 61
Minori TAKEMOTO JAP vs q Akiko OMAE JAP 76 67 26
Etsuko KITAZAKI JAP vs Maki ARAI JAP 67 46
(2) I-Hsuan HWANG TPE vs wc Tomoko IYORI JAP 60 61
2nd round
q Wen-Hsin HSU TPE d. Julia MORIARTY AUS 75 60
Shiho AKITA JAP d. q akiko NAMBA JAP 62 60
Lei HUANG CHN d. Yumi NAKANO JAP 75 61
q Sachie ISHIZU JAP d. (8) Qiang WANG CHN 76 57 63
Anastasia MALHOTRA JAP d. Airi HAGIMOTO JAP 63 64
Yuko KURATA JAP d. (4) Ayumi OKA JAP 63 64
(7) Jade CURTIS GBR d. q Akiko OMAE JAP 63 76
(2) I-Hsuan HWANG TPE d. Maki ARAI JAP 75 60
QF
q Wen-sin HSU TPE d. Shiho AKITA JAP 64 63
q Sachie ISHIZU JAP d. Lei HUANG CHN 61 75
Anastasia MALHOTRA JAP d. wc Yuko KURATA JAP 76 62
(2) I-Hsuan HWANG TPE d. (7) Jade CURTIS GBR 76 62
SF
q Sachie ISHIZU JAP d. q Wen-Hsin HSU TPE 62 64
(2 I-Hsuan HWANG TPE d. Anastasia MALHOTRA JAP 54 ret
Final
q Sachie ISHIZU JAP d. (2) I-Hsuan HWANG TPE 62 62

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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Maya KATO JAP/Julia MORIARTY AUS vs Sachie ISHIZU/Mai MINOKOSHI JAP 64 26 10-5
Natsuko KURITA/Kei SEKINE JAP vs Shiho AKITA/Minori TAKEMOTO JAP 26 46
(3) Lei HUANG/Yan-Ze XIE CHN vs Shiori KIKUKAWA/Mayumi SEKI JAP 64 61
Wen-Hsin HSU/I-Hsuan HWANG TPE vs Seira ETORI/Yui TAKAUCHI JAP 60 62
Yurina KOSHINO/Yumi NAKANO JAP vs Yuri KURASHIMA/Hiromi OKAZAKI JAP 63 63
(4) Airi HAGIMOTO/Mari INOUE JAP vs Kasumi AIKO/Yuri KASUYA JAP 75 76
Rie IMAI/Kaori ONISHI JAP vs Akiko OMAE/Asako SATO JAP 64 63
(2) Maki ARAI/Miki MIYAMURA JAP vs Chinatsu ITO/Chiho KOBAYASHI JAP 63 62
QF
(1) Maya KATO JAP/Julia MORIARTY AUS d. Shiho AKITA/Minori TAKEMOTO JAP 62 67 10-5
(3) Lei HUANG/Yan-Ze XIE CHN vs Wen-Hsin HSU/I-Hsuan HWANG TPE 36 75 8-10
(4) Airi HAGIMOTO/Mari INOUE JAP vs Yurina KOSHINO/Yumi NAKANO JAP 64 75
(2) Maki ARAI/Miki MIYAMURA JAP d. Rie IMAI/Kaori ONISHI JAP 62 62
SF
Wen-Hsin HSU/I-Hsuan HWANG TPE d. (1) Maya KATO JAP/Julia MORIARTY AUS 60 36 10-5
(4) Airi HAGIMOTO/Mari INOUE JAP d. (2) Maki ARAI/Miki MIYAMURA JAP 63 64
Final
Wen-Hsin HSU/I-Hsuan HWANG TPE d. (4) Airi HAGIMOTO/Mari INOUE JAP 64 63

:lol: Curtis & Rae looking for some supposedly "easy" points?

Quali
(1) Wen-Hsin HSU TPE vs bye
Seira ETORI JAP vs bye
(2) Kei SEKINE JAP vs bye
Yuri KURASHIMA JAP vs bye
(3) Kasumi AIKO JAP vs bye
Kana WATANABE JAP vs Sakiko NAMBA JAP
Saori KARIKOMI JAP vs bye
Mai MINOKOSHI JAP vs Mayumi SEKI JAP
Akiko OMAE JAP vs Yui TAKAUCHI JAP
Shiori KIKUKAWA JAP vs bye
Yukiko YABE JAP vs Sachie ISHIZU JAP
Yuri KASUYA JAP vs bye
Chika TERASAWA JAP vs Chinatsu ITO JAP
Chiho KOBAYASHI JAP vs bye
Asako SATO JAP vs Lin Fei-Fei FAN CHN
Hiromi OKAZAKI JAP vs bye

QDB: Hsu, Sekine (both r2)

QDB: Hsu and Sekine (both R2)

QDB: Sato and Ito

QDB: Wen-Hsin Hsu (r2), Akiko Omae (r1)

QDB: Hsu and Sekine (both r2)

DB: Akiko Omae (R1), Hsu (R2)

QDB: Omae, Sekine (R2)

QDB: W-H Hsu (r2), Terasawa

QDB: Hsu, Omae

QDB : Hsu(R2), Sato(R1)

Quali
(1) Wen-Hsin HSU TPE vs bye
Seira ETORI JAP vs bye
(2) Kei SEKINE JAP vs bye
Yuri KURASHIMA JAP vs bye
(3) Kasumi AIKO JAP vs bye
Kana WATANABE JAP vs Sakiko NAMBA JAP 67 16
Saori KARIKOMI JAP vs bye
Mai MINOKOSHI JAP vs Mayumi SEKI JAP 75 61
Akiko OMAE JAP vs Yui TAKAUCHI JAP 60 61
Shiori KIKUKAWA JAP vs bye
Yukiko YABE JAP vs Sachie ISHIZU JAP 36 16
Yuri KASUYA JAP vs bye
Chika TERASAWA JAP vs Chinatsu ITO JAP 36 36
Chiho KOBAYASHI JAP vs bye
Asako SATO JAP vs Lin Fei-Fei FAN CHN 60 61
Hiromi OKAZAKI JAP vs bye

Blah Akiko, you must like Yui to give one game away. :o

RU: I-Hsuan Hwang
DB: I-Hsuan Hwang , Yan-Ze Xie

W: Miyamura
RU: Hwang
DB: Hwang and Curtis

W: Miyamura
RU: Hwang
DB: Hwang and Curtis

W: Xie
RU: Hwang
MDB: Hwang, Q over Kowase

RU: Miyamura
DB: Hwang and Curtis

W: Hwang
RU: Tezuka
MDB: Curtis and q over Kowase

W: I.H. Hwang
RU: Y.Z. Xie
DB: I.H. Hwang

2nd Round
(1) Wen-Hsin HSU TPE vs Seira ETORI JAP 60 61
(2) Kei SEKINE JAP vs Yuri KURASHIMA JAP 62 63
Sakiko NAMBA JAP vs (3) Kasumi AIKO JAP 62 61
Saori KARIKOMI JAP vs Mai MINOKOSHI JAP 64 62
Akiko OMAE JAP vs Shiori KIKUKAWA JAP 61 61
Sachie ISHIZU JAP vs Yuri KASUYA JAP 60 62
Chiho KOBAYASHI JAP vs Chinatsu ITO JAP 61 Susp.
Asako SATO JAP vs Hiromi OKAZAKI JAP 30 Susp.

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Main Draw:

Yan-Ze XIE (CHN) (1) Vs Q
Julia MORIARTY (AUS) Vs Q
Maho KOWASE (JPN) (WC) Vs Q
Shiho AKITA (JPN) Vs Miki MIYAMURA (JPN) (6)

Remi TEZUKA (JPN) (3) Vs Lei HUANG (CHN)
Yumi NAKANO (JPN) Vs Q
Mari INOUE (JPN) Vs Q
Kaori ONISHI (JPN) Vs Qiang WANG (CHN) (8)

Maya KATO (JPN) (5) Vs Anastasia MALHOTRA (JPN)
Airi HAGIMOTO (JPN) Vs Q
Yuko KURATA (JPN) (WC) Vs Q
Yurina KOSHINO (JPN) Vs Ayumi OKA (JPN) (4)

Jade CURTIS (GBR) (7) Vs Rie IMAI (JPN) (WC)
Minori TAKEMOTO (JPN) Vs Q
Etsuko KITAZAKI (JPN) Vs Maki ARAI (JPN)
Tomoko IYORI (JPN) (WC) Vs I-Hsuan HWANG (TPE) (2)

W: Hsu
RU: Curtis
DB: Hwang, anyone over Kowase

W: Miyamura
RU: Malhotra

W: Curtis
RU: Tezuka
DB: I-H Hwang, Curtis

Winner : Tezuka
RU : Kato

DB : Hwang & Curtis

W: Xie
RU: Hwang
DB: Kato, Curtis

MD

Yan-Ze XIE (CHN) (1) Vs Wen-Hsin HSU (TPE)
Saori KARIKOMI (JPN) Vs Julia MORIARTY (AUS)
Maho KOWASE (JPN) Vs Sakiko NAMBA (JPN)
Shiho AKITA (JPN) Vs Miki MIYAMURA (JPN) (6)

Remi TEZUKA (JPN) (3) Vs Lei HUANG (CHN)
Kei SEKINE (JPN) Vs Yumi NAKANO (JPN)
Sachie ISHIZU (JPN) Vs Mari INOUE (JPN)
Kaori ONISHI (JPN) Vs Qiang WANG (CHN) (8)

Maya KATO (JPN) (5) Vs Anastasia MALHOTRA (JPN)
Chiho KOBAYASHI (JPN) Vs Airi HAGIMOTO (JPN)
Yuko KURATA (JPN) Vs Hiromi OKAZAKI (JPN)
Yurina KOSHINO (JPN) Vs Ayumi OKA (JPN) (4)

Jade CURTIS (GBR) (7) Vs Rie IMAI (JPN)
Akiko OMAE (JPN) Vs Minori TAKEMOTO (JPN)
Etsuko KITAZAKI (JPN) Vs Maki ARAI (JPN)
Tomoko IYORI (JPN) Vs I-Hsuan HWANG (TPE) (2)

Awful that Yan-Ze & Wen-Hsin have to face off already in the 1R. :mad:

Hsu always gets the best draws!

W: Tezuka
RU: I-Hsuan Hwuang
MDB: Tezuka, I-Hsuan Hwuang

W: Curtis
RU: Miyamura

1R

Wen-Hsin HSU (TPE) defeated Yan-Ze XIE (CHN) (1) 1-6 6-2 6-2
Julia MORIARTY (AUS) defeated Saori KARIKOMI (JPN) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Sakiko NAMBA (JPN) defeated Maho KOWASE (JPN) 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(2)
Shiho AKITA (JPN) defeated Miki MIYAMURA (JPN) (6) 6-1 6-4

Lei HUANG (CHN) defeated Remi TEZUKA (JPN) (3) 7-6(5) 6-1
Yumi NAKANO (JPN) defeated Kei SEKINE (JPN) 7-5 7-5
Sachie ISHIZU (JPN) defeated Mari INOUE (JPN) 6-4 6-1
Qiang WANG (CHN) (8) defeated Kaori ONISHI (JPN) 6-2 7-5

Anastasia MALHOTRA (JPN) defeated Maya KATO (JPN) (5) 6-1 6-1
Airi HAGIMOTO (JPN) defeated Chiho KOBAYASHI (JPN) 7-5 6-1
Yuko KURATA (JPN) defeated Hiromi OKAZAKI (JPN) 6-1 6-3
Ayumi OKA (JPN) (4) defeated Yurina KOSHINO (JPN) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3)

Jade CURTIS (GBR) (7) defeated Rie IMAI (JPN) 2-6 6-1 6-1
Akiko OMAE (JPN) defeated Minori TAKEMOTO (JPN) 6-7(4) 7-6(9) 6-2
Maki ARAI (JPN) defeated Etsuko KITAZAKI (JPN) 7-6(7) 6-4
I-Hsuan HWANG (TPE) (2) defeated Tomoko IYORI (JPN) 6-0 6-1

Anastasia :yeah:

Maya :o :help:
Miki :help:

2R

Wen-Hsin HSU (TPE) defeated Julia MORIARTY (AUS) 7-5 6-0
Shiho AKITA (JPN) defeated Sakiko NAMBA (JPN) 6-2 6-0

Lei HUANG (CHN) defeated Yumi NAKANO (JPN) 7-5 6-1
Sachie ISHIZU (JPN) defeated Qiang WANG (CHN) (8) 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3

Anastasia MALHOTRA (JPN) defeated Airi HAGIMOTO (JPN) 6-3 6-4
Yuko KURATA (JPN) defeated Ayumi OKA (JPN) (4) 6-3 6-4

Jade CURTIS (GBR) (7) defeated Akiko OMAE (JPN) 6-3 7-6(7)
I-Hsuan HWANG (TPE) (2) defeated Maki ARAI (JPN) 7-5 6-0

Hsu and Huang. :yeah:

QF

Wen-Hsin HSU (TPE) defeated Shiho AKITA (JPN) 6-4 6-3
Sachie ISHIZU (JPN) defeated Lei HUANG (CHN) 6-1 7-5
Anastasia MALHOTRA (JPN) defeated Yuko KURATA (JPN) 7-6(5) 6-2
I-Hsuan HWANG (TPE) (2) defeated Jade CURTIS (GBR) (7) 7-6(4) 6-2

SF
q Sachie ISHIZU JAP d. q Wen-Hsin HSU TPE 62 64
(2 I-Hsuan HWANG TPE d. Anastasia MALHOTRA JAP 54 ret

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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW

SF
Wen-Hsin HSU/I-Hsuan HWANG TPE d. (1) Maya KATO JAP/Julia MORIARTY AUS 60 36 10-5
(4) Airi HAGIMOTO/Mari INOUE JAP d. (2) Maki ARAI/Miki MIYAMURA JAP 63 64

Wen-Hsin was troubled by a thigh injury apparently. :sad:

Still, and impressive week for Sachie. :eek:

Wow, Sachie :yeah:

F

Q-Sachie Ishizu (JPN) d. 2-I-Hsuan Hwang (TPE) 6-2 6-2

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Amazing week for 15 year old Sachie! :eek:

I-Hsuan :banghead: :help:

who is Sachie :bolt: :eek:
Congrats

Sachie :eek:

So unexpected!