Xian
Aug 29th, 2008, 06:04 PM
10,000$ Brasov, Romania
Trofeul Distrigaz Sud
Surface: Clay
http://laroumanie.free.fr/tourisme/001/bv/brasov.jpg
Braşov (IPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet): /bra'ʃov/; German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language): Kronstadt; Hungarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language): Brassó; Medieval Latin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Latin): Brassovia or Corona) is a city in Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania) and the capital of Braşov County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra%C5%9Fov_County). The city's population is 284,596, according to the 2002 census.
Braşov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km from Bucharest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest). It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Carpathians), and is part of the Transylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania) region.
The city is notable for hosting the Golden Stag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Stag_Festival) (Cerbul de Aur) international music festival.
The current Romanian and Hungarian names are derived from the Pecheneg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecheneg_language) word, barasu, meaning "fortress". On Tâmpa Hill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A2mpa%2C_Bra%C5%9Fov), located on the southern side of the city, there was a citadel called Brassovia, which gave both the Romanian and the Hungarian name of the city.
The first attested mention of Braşov is Terra Saxonum de Barasu ("Saxon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian_Saxons) Land of Baras"), in a 1252 document. The German name Kronstadt means "Crown City", and is reflected in the city's coat of arms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms), as well as in its Medieval Latin name, Corona. The three names of the city (Braşov/Brassó, Kronstadt, and Corona) were used simultaneously in the Middle Ages.
From 1950 to 1960, during part of the Communist period (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Romania) in Romania, the city was called (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Romania_whose_names_were_changed ) Oraşul Stalin, after the Soviet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union) leader Joseph Stalin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin)
Previous Winners:
2004: Mihaela BUZARNESCU ROM d. Andrea BENITEZ ARG 63 75
2007: Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM 76 62
2008 Draws
Quali
Natalie HANDLER ISR vs bye
wc Dominika JASOVA SVK vs bye
Ivana KAROLYIOVA SVK vs Khristina KAZIMOVA UKR 64 67 46
Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM vs ybe
Denisa DUMITRESCU AUS vs bye
Andra STANCULESCU ROM vs bye
Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN vs bye
Maria BAHOVA MDA vs bye
Andra CORNEA ROM vs bye
Ioana DINESCU ROM vs bye
Anna LARKINA UKR vs bye
Elena ANDREI ROM vs bye
wc Sabina LUPU ROM vs bye
Alexandra Alina TINCU ROM vs bye
Anastasia STEPU MDA vs bye
Raluca MITA ROM vs bye
Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM vs bye
Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM vs bye
Ioana BORONEA ROM vs bye
Raluca-Elena PLATON ROM vs bye
Anca-Leria CHIRIAC ROM vs bye
Sabina STILU ROM vs bye
Oana ARCHIP ROM vs bye
Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM vs bye
Andreea ZABRAC ROM vs bye
Elena Teodora CADAR ROM vs Emma ONILA CAN 62 63
wc Bianca HINCU ROM vs bye
Anca Corina ISCIUC ROM vs bye
Alexandra ION ROM vs bye
Ilinca-Thea ANGHEL ROM vs bye
wc Ilinca STOICA ROM vs Suzana SAVA ROM 62 63
Madalina LUPU ROM vs bye
2nd round
Dominika JASOVA SVK d. Natalie HANDLER ISR 62 62
Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM d. Khristina KAZIMOVA UKR 64 63
Andra STANCULESCU ROM d. Denisa DUMITRESCU AUS 63 62
Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN d. Maria BAHOVA MDA 60 61
Ioana DINESCU ROM d. Andra CORNEA ROM 62 61
Anna LARKINA UKR d. Elena ANDREI ROM 64 62
Sabina LUPU ROM d. Alexandra Alina TINCU ROM 64 64
Anastasia STEPU MDA d. Raluca MITA ROM 61 63
Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM d. Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 67 75 62
Raluca Elena PLATON ROM d. Ioana BORONEA ROM 61 61
Sabina STILU ROM d. Anca-Leria CHIRIAC CROM 62 61
Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM d. Oana ARCHIP ROM 64 06 62
Andreea ZABRAC ROM d. Elena Teodora CADAR ROM 61 64
Bianca HINCU ROM d. Anca Corina ISCIUC ROM 61 60
Alexandra ION ROM d. Ilinca-Thea ANGHEL ROM 61 60
Ilinca STOICA ROM d. Madalina LUPU ROM 76 60
3rd round
Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM d. Dominika JASOVA SVK 63 64
Andra STANCULESCU ROM d. Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN 62 62
Anna LARKINA UKR d. Ioana DINESCU ROM 61 60
Sabina LUPU ROM d. Anastasia STEPU MDA 63 62
Raluca Elena PLATON ROM d. Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM 62 64
Sabina STILU ROM d. Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM 60 62
Bianca HINCU ROM d. Andreea ZABRAC ROM 60 61
Ilinca STOICA ROM d. Alexandra ION ROM 60 61
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Syna KAYSER GER vs q Sabina STILU ROM 75 67 62
Lucy WARBURTON GBR vs wc Diana MARCU ROM 36 46
LL Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM vs q Sabina LUPU ROM 06 36
(5) Alexandra CADANTU ROM vs Elisa PETH GER 67 16
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM vs Andrea REBROVA SVK 63 61
Veronica POPOVICI ROM vs wc Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU ROM 57 63 64
Cristina-Bianca DANAILA ROM vs Alice-Andrada RADU ROM 46 57
(6) Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM vs q Raluca Elena PLATON ROM 75 63
Conny PERRIN SUI vs q Andra STANCULESCU ROM 61 61
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR vs q Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM 64 62
Adeline GONCALVES FRA vs q Bianca HINCU ROM 06 64 46
(3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM vs Cristina-Madalina STANCU ROM 62 63
(8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM vs q Anna LARKINA UKR 57 61 64
wc Ingrid-Alexandra RADU ROM vs Alize LIM FRA 62 64
q Ilinca STOICA ROM vs wc Sandra ION ROM 26 76 75
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM vs Bouwiena BOER NED 63 63
2nd round
wc Diana MARCU ROM d. (1) Syna KAYSER GER 46 20 ret
q Sabina LUPU ROM d. q Elisa PETH GER 75 60
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. Veronica POPOVICI ROM 62 62
(6) Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM d. Alice-Andrada RADU ROM 36 62 61
Conny PERRIN SUI d. Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR 64 63
(3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM d. q Bianca HINCU ROM 60 64
(8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM d. wc Ingrid-Alexandra RADU ROM 63 62
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM d. q Ilinca STOICA ROM 76 75
QF
q Sabina LUPU ROM d. wc Diana MARCU ROM 75 64
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. (6) Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM 61 62
(3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM d. Conny PERRIN SUI 63 67 75
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM d. (8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM 64 64
SF
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. q Sabina LUPU ROM 62 60
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM d. (3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM 75 64
Final
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. (2) Diana ENACHE ROM 46 64 61
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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM vs bye
Ioana BORONEA ROM/Dominika JASOVA SVK vs Bouwiena BOER NED/Anna LARKINA UKR 36 36
Khristina KAZIMOVA/Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR vs Andrea REBROVA SVK/lucy WARBURTON GBR ret Rebrova/Warburton
Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM/Natalie HANDLER ISR vs Cristina-Bianca DANAILA/Sabina LUPU ROM 26 06
Raluca Elena PLATON/Sabina STILU ROM vs Diana MARCU ROM/Elisa PETH GER 16 26
Adeline GONCALVES/Alize LIM FRA vs Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU/Veronica POPOVICI ROM 67 76 10-7
Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN/Sandra ION ROM vs Victoria Corina MIREA/Andra STANCULESCU ROM 36 06
(2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM vs bye
QF
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM d. Bouwiena BOER NED/Anna LARKINA UKR 76 63
Cristina-Bianca DANAILA/Sabina LUPU ROM d. Khristina KAZIMOVA/Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR 60 76
Adeline GONCALVES/Alize LIM FRA d. Diana MARCU ROM/Elisa PETH GER 61 61
(2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM d. Victoria Corina MIREA/Andra STANCULESCU ROM 62 64
SF
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM d. Cristina-Bianca DANAILA/Sabina LUPU ROM 60 61
(2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM d. Adeline GONCALVES/Alize LIM FRA 61 62
Final
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM d. (2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM 62 62
Trofeul Distrigaz Sud
Surface: Clay
http://laroumanie.free.fr/tourisme/001/bv/brasov.jpg
Braşov (IPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet): /bra'ʃov/; German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language): Kronstadt; Hungarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language): Brassó; Medieval Latin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Latin): Brassovia or Corona) is a city in Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania) and the capital of Braşov County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra%C5%9Fov_County). The city's population is 284,596, according to the 2002 census.
Braşov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km from Bucharest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest). It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Carpathians), and is part of the Transylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania) region.
The city is notable for hosting the Golden Stag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Stag_Festival) (Cerbul de Aur) international music festival.
The current Romanian and Hungarian names are derived from the Pecheneg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecheneg_language) word, barasu, meaning "fortress". On Tâmpa Hill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A2mpa%2C_Bra%C5%9Fov), located on the southern side of the city, there was a citadel called Brassovia, which gave both the Romanian and the Hungarian name of the city.
The first attested mention of Braşov is Terra Saxonum de Barasu ("Saxon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian_Saxons) Land of Baras"), in a 1252 document. The German name Kronstadt means "Crown City", and is reflected in the city's coat of arms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms), as well as in its Medieval Latin name, Corona. The three names of the city (Braşov/Brassó, Kronstadt, and Corona) were used simultaneously in the Middle Ages.
From 1950 to 1960, during part of the Communist period (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Romania) in Romania, the city was called (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Romania_whose_names_were_changed ) Oraşul Stalin, after the Soviet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union) leader Joseph Stalin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin)
Previous Winners:
2004: Mihaela BUZARNESCU ROM d. Andrea BENITEZ ARG 63 75
2007: Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. Cristina-Andreea MITU ROM 76 62
2008 Draws
Quali
Natalie HANDLER ISR vs bye
wc Dominika JASOVA SVK vs bye
Ivana KAROLYIOVA SVK vs Khristina KAZIMOVA UKR 64 67 46
Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM vs ybe
Denisa DUMITRESCU AUS vs bye
Andra STANCULESCU ROM vs bye
Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN vs bye
Maria BAHOVA MDA vs bye
Andra CORNEA ROM vs bye
Ioana DINESCU ROM vs bye
Anna LARKINA UKR vs bye
Elena ANDREI ROM vs bye
wc Sabina LUPU ROM vs bye
Alexandra Alina TINCU ROM vs bye
Anastasia STEPU MDA vs bye
Raluca MITA ROM vs bye
Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM vs bye
Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM vs bye
Ioana BORONEA ROM vs bye
Raluca-Elena PLATON ROM vs bye
Anca-Leria CHIRIAC ROM vs bye
Sabina STILU ROM vs bye
Oana ARCHIP ROM vs bye
Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM vs bye
Andreea ZABRAC ROM vs bye
Elena Teodora CADAR ROM vs Emma ONILA CAN 62 63
wc Bianca HINCU ROM vs bye
Anca Corina ISCIUC ROM vs bye
Alexandra ION ROM vs bye
Ilinca-Thea ANGHEL ROM vs bye
wc Ilinca STOICA ROM vs Suzana SAVA ROM 62 63
Madalina LUPU ROM vs bye
2nd round
Dominika JASOVA SVK d. Natalie HANDLER ISR 62 62
Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM d. Khristina KAZIMOVA UKR 64 63
Andra STANCULESCU ROM d. Denisa DUMITRESCU AUS 63 62
Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN d. Maria BAHOVA MDA 60 61
Ioana DINESCU ROM d. Andra CORNEA ROM 62 61
Anna LARKINA UKR d. Elena ANDREI ROM 64 62
Sabina LUPU ROM d. Alexandra Alina TINCU ROM 64 64
Anastasia STEPU MDA d. Raluca MITA ROM 61 63
Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM d. Irina-Mihaela GIUSCA ROM 67 75 62
Raluca Elena PLATON ROM d. Ioana BORONEA ROM 61 61
Sabina STILU ROM d. Anca-Leria CHIRIAC CROM 62 61
Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM d. Oana ARCHIP ROM 64 06 62
Andreea ZABRAC ROM d. Elena Teodora CADAR ROM 61 64
Bianca HINCU ROM d. Anca Corina ISCIUC ROM 61 60
Alexandra ION ROM d. Ilinca-Thea ANGHEL ROM 61 60
Ilinca STOICA ROM d. Madalina LUPU ROM 76 60
3rd round
Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM d. Dominika JASOVA SVK 63 64
Andra STANCULESCU ROM d. Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN 62 62
Anna LARKINA UKR d. Ioana DINESCU ROM 61 60
Sabina LUPU ROM d. Anastasia STEPU MDA 63 62
Raluca Elena PLATON ROM d. Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM 62 64
Sabina STILU ROM d. Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM 60 62
Bianca HINCU ROM d. Andreea ZABRAC ROM 60 61
Ilinca STOICA ROM d. Alexandra ION ROM 60 61
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Syna KAYSER GER vs q Sabina STILU ROM 75 67 62
Lucy WARBURTON GBR vs wc Diana MARCU ROM 36 46
LL Alisa-Juliana CALUSERIU ROM vs q Sabina LUPU ROM 06 36
(5) Alexandra CADANTU ROM vs Elisa PETH GER 67 16
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM vs Andrea REBROVA SVK 63 61
Veronica POPOVICI ROM vs wc Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU ROM 57 63 64
Cristina-Bianca DANAILA ROM vs Alice-Andrada RADU ROM 46 57
(6) Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM vs q Raluca Elena PLATON ROM 75 63
Conny PERRIN SUI vs q Andra STANCULESCU ROM 61 61
Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR vs q Victoria-Corina MIREA ROM 64 62
Adeline GONCALVES FRA vs q Bianca HINCU ROM 06 64 46
(3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM vs Cristina-Madalina STANCU ROM 62 63
(8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM vs q Anna LARKINA UKR 57 61 64
wc Ingrid-Alexandra RADU ROM vs Alize LIM FRA 62 64
q Ilinca STOICA ROM vs wc Sandra ION ROM 26 76 75
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM vs Bouwiena BOER NED 63 63
2nd round
wc Diana MARCU ROM d. (1) Syna KAYSER GER 46 20 ret
q Sabina LUPU ROM d. q Elisa PETH GER 75 60
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. Veronica POPOVICI ROM 62 62
(6) Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM d. Alice-Andrada RADU ROM 36 62 61
Conny PERRIN SUI d. Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR 64 63
(3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM d. q Bianca HINCU ROM 60 64
(8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM d. wc Ingrid-Alexandra RADU ROM 63 62
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM d. q Ilinca STOICA ROM 76 75
QF
q Sabina LUPU ROM d. wc Diana MARCU ROM 75 64
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. (6) Camelia-Elena HRISTEA ROM 61 62
(3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM d. Conny PERRIN SUI 63 67 75
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM d. (8) Diana-Andreea GAE ROM 64 64
SF
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. q Sabina LUPU ROM 62 60
(2) Diana ENACHE ROM d. (3) Laura-Ioana ANDREI ROM 75 64
Final
(4) Irina-Camelia BEGU ROM d. (2) Diana ENACHE ROM 46 64 61
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DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM vs bye
Ioana BORONEA ROM/Dominika JASOVA SVK vs Bouwiena BOER NED/Anna LARKINA UKR 36 36
Khristina KAZIMOVA/Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR vs Andrea REBROVA SVK/lucy WARBURTON GBR ret Rebrova/Warburton
Ioana-Andreea CRISTEA ROM/Natalie HANDLER ISR vs Cristina-Bianca DANAILA/Sabina LUPU ROM 26 06
Raluca Elena PLATON/Sabina STILU ROM vs Diana MARCU ROM/Elisa PETH GER 16 26
Adeline GONCALVES/Alize LIM FRA vs Claudia-Geanina DUMITRESCU/Veronica POPOVICI ROM 67 76 10-7
Roxana ALEXANDRU CAN/Sandra ION ROM vs Victoria Corina MIREA/Andra STANCULESCU ROM 36 06
(2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM vs bye
QF
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM d. Bouwiena BOER NED/Anna LARKINA UKR 76 63
Cristina-Bianca DANAILA/Sabina LUPU ROM d. Khristina KAZIMOVA/Iuliia KIRIIENKO UKR 60 76
Adeline GONCALVES/Alize LIM FRA d. Diana MARCU ROM/Elisa PETH GER 61 61
(2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM d. Victoria Corina MIREA/Andra STANCULESCU ROM 62 64
SF
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM d. Cristina-Bianca DANAILA/Sabina LUPU ROM 60 61
(2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM d. Adeline GONCALVES/Alize LIM FRA 61 62
Final
(1) Laura-Ioana ANDREI/Irina Camelia BEGU ROM d. (2) Bianca HINCU/Cristina Madalina STANCU ROM 62 62