Sorry for late posting. I just came back from tennis match. Here below is the qualify draw and 1st round result.

Qualify 1st round result:

1-JUNG Yoo-Mi(KOR) d. HUYNH Mai Huynh Noelle(VIE) 6-4,1-6,7-5
MENDE Septi(INA) d. CHO Eun-Hye(KOR) 6-3,6-7(3),6-3
2-YONEMURA Akiko(JPN) d. WC-MULSAP Porntip(THA) 6-0,7-5
WC-BUAKLEE Prim(THA) d. WC-DITTHIM Punjaporn(THA) 6-4,6-1
GAO Chen-Chen(CHN) d. 3-LYOO-SUH Hee-Sun(KOR) 6-0,1-0 Ret.
ROSA Maya(INA) d. TRAN Thi-Kim-Loi(VIE) 6-2,6-3
4-KIM Ji-Young(KOR) d. DZIEDZIC Julia(AUS) 6-2,3-6,6-1
BARDINA Vassilissa(RUS) d. 9-ZHANG Yao(CHN) 6-2, ret.
5-LAM Po-Kuen(HKG) d. KUMAR Rati(IND) 6-0,6-1
12-GUMULYA Sandy(INA) d. JI Chun-Mei(CHN) 7-6(6),7-5
6-YUAN Meng(CHN) d. WC-SAOVANA Kamonthip(THA) 6-0,6-3
13-YU Dan(CHN) d. Soon-Mi(KOR) 6-4,6-4
7-KIM So-Jung(KOR) d. ASSUDANI Lata(IND) 6-0,6-1
VIJUKSANABOON Varanya(THA) d. 10-WATANABE Ryoko(JPN) 6-2,6-3
PHONKAN Daowadueng(THA) d. 8-LAMANGTHONG Orawan(THA) 3-6,6-2,6-2
11-NAGANO Chie(JPN) d. HWANG I-Hsuan(TPE) 6-0,6-4

Suchanan Viratprasert withdrew due to her back injury. The accident happened when Suchanan took off from microbus on Saturday, she slipped from microbus and she found that she feel pain at her waist and back. The doctor reccommended her not to practice more than 10 days. :sad: :sad: :sad:

Get well soon Jan.

Thank you Jiro. :)

OMG poor Jan... :sad:
How unlucky is that. :(

The qualifying will be completed on Monday and the maindraw starts on Tuesday.

:worship: :wavey: :worship:

sandy,septi,maya......hope you can thru to main draw

Vasilisa :) :)

I-Hsuan :sad: what's going with her, losing so badly in these two weeks :( she was playing very well in May... well at least she will get a ranking in three weeks...

Good effort, trio SMS - Sandy, Maya, Septi but tough match ahead! :D

Suchanan...poor gal! :eek: :sad:

Choke Dee...Buaklee, Vijuksanaboon, Daowadueng! ;)

What happened Orawan? :( :eek:

7-KIM So-Jung(KOR) d. ASSUDANI Lata(IND) 6-0,6-1


Good job :D

Get well soon, Suchanan. :sad:

Some final round qualify result (confirmed by phone)


MENDE Septi(INA) d. 1-JUNG Yoo-Mi(KOR) 6-3,6-3
2-YONEMURA Akiko(JPN) d. WC-BUAKLEE Prim(THA) 7-5,6-4 :sad:
GAO Chen-Chen(CHN) d. ROSA Maya(INA) 6-4,6-2
4-KIM Ji-Young(KOR) vs BARDINA Vassilissa(RUS)
5-LAM Po-Kuen(HKG) vs 12-GUMULYA Sandy(INA)
6-YUAN Meng(CHN) d. 13-YU Dan(CHN) 6-7(4),6-3,6-3
7-KIM So-Jung(KOR) d. VIJUKSANABOON Varanya(THA) 6-2,6-1 :sad:
11-NAGANO Chie(JPN) d. PHONKAN Daowadueng(THA) 6-4,6-1 :sad:

Bad luck all Thai lost. :sad:
Congrats Septi, Akiko, Gao, Yuan, So-Jung and Chie. :hearts:

7-KIM So-Jung(KOR) d. VIJUKSANABOON Varanya(THA) 6-2,6-1

Thanks for the results, jirobkk :wavey:

Good job, So-jung. :D
I guess she has qualified all the event she entered. :eek: But then lost all the 1st round including WC entry. :o

Hopefully, this time she can do well in MD also.
Go!
:bounce:

Congrats...Septi "Ninin" Nidya Yutami Mende or known as "Xena"...

2 weeks in a row into MD - quite good!

Bad lost, Maya! It shows how erratic you really are...get better!

Thai players! Ouch!!!

I called to the tournament site for asking the score of the two matches left but it was raining at Nakhon Ratchasima. The officer was back to the hotle, she did not sure the exactly the score but she confirmed the winner. here below are the score she informed me.

4-KIM Ji-Young(KOR) d. BARDINA Vassilissa(RUS) 7-6(?),3-6,7-6(?) ... Sorry TBE :sad:
12-GUMULYA Sandy(INA) d. 5-LAM Po-Kuen(HKG) 7-6(5),6-4

She told me that KIM Ji-Young(KOR) vs BARDINA Vassilissa(RUS) match was playing nearly 3.5 hours. The main draw was released but she could not send me because everybody were back to the hotel. I will be posting the main draw tomorrow as soon as I receive FAX from her.

Here below are the seeded players.

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR)
2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA)
3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE)
4-TEZUKA Remi(JPN)
5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE)
6-CHOI Young-Ja(KOR)
7-WANG I-Ting(TPE)
8-YUAN Meng(CHN)

Jiro, khob khun krub always! UR the man of Thai tennis!!! :cool:

Congrats, Sandy for reaching MD! ;)

damn not another final set tiebreaker lost :sad:

Vasilisa :sad: :sad: :(:(

Get well soon Suchanan :)
Good Luck THAI Girls

Get well soon Suchanan :(

Septi :worship: Sandy :D
Maya :( :( :(

thanks Jirobkk :)

Jiro, Meng is a qualifier, she couldn't be the 8th seed... :confused:

Sorry I still did not get the draw yet.
Here below is some result (single / double) which I got from Thai newspaper.

Single first round:

LAKHANI Isha(IND) d. TAKEMURA Ryoko(JPN) 6-1,7-5
IIJIMA Kumiko(JPN) d. TIMJAPO Chattida(THA) 6-4,6-3

TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) vs LUANGNAM Nudnida(THA) will be playing on 13 Aug.

Double first round:

FUDA Ryoko/KINJO Satomi(JPN/JPN) d. LUANGNAM Nudnida/PHONKAN Daowadueng(THA/THA) 6-3,6-1
JUNG Yoo-Mi/YOO Soon-Mi(KOR/KOR) d. TANGPHONG Montinee/VITAYAVIROJ Thassha(THA/THA) 6-4,6-1
ANDRIYANI Liza/JULIANTO Diana(INA/INA) d. LAM Po-Kuen/LAMANGTHONG Orawan(HKG/THA) 7-6(2),6-1
CHUANG Chia-Jung/CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE/TPE) d. ASSUDANI Lata/KUMAR Rati(IND/IND) 6-0,6-0
DONG Yan-Hua/ZHANG Yao(CHN/CHN) d. CHO Eun-Hye/CHOI Young-Ja (KOR/KOR) 6-0,6-1
ROSA Maya/GUMULYA Sandy(INA/INA) d. YONEMURA Akiko/NAGANO Chie(JPN/JPN) 1-6,6-1,6-4
TAIRA Tomoko/WANG I-Ting(JPN/TPE) d. GAO Chen-Chen/JI Chun-Mei(CHN/CHN) 6-1,6-2

Forgive me if I wrote the name wrong because of I translated from Thai newspaper.

Jiro, Meng is a qualifier, she couldn't be the 8th seed... :confused:

Sorry the Thai newspaper quoted that, anyway let me check again.

SEPTI!! :eek: congrats! :hearts:

Maya/Sandy?!?

Maya/Sandy :worship: I thought Sandy always pair with Septi? I guess Septi want to get better result in single.. let's hope so

Thanks jiro once again

Some wednesday first round matchups (from the Nation newspaper)

(2) Napaporn Tongsalee (THA) vs Nudnida Luangnam (THA)
Pichittra Thongdach (THA) vs (6) Chin-wei Chan (TPE)
Wilawan Choptang (THA) vs Ryoko Fuda (JPN)
Thassha Vitayaviroj (THA) vs (q) Gao Chen-chen (CHN)
Montinee Tangphong (THA) vs Jung Yoo-mi (KOR)

Congrats to Isha Lakhani for the ncie upset of Takemura..

Jay

Bad luck :sad: the tournament director don't let their staff to send the draw by FAX to outside. So I called to the site ask their staff to tell the draw. I'm sure it is nearly 100% correct. Hope that help. :bounce:

Single 1st round result:

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) d. Q- NAGANO Chie(JPN) 6-2,6-2
WC-VITAYAVIROJ Thassha(THA) d. Q- GAO Chen-Chen(CHN) 6-3,6-0
FUDA Ryoko(JPN) d. CHOPTANG Wilawan(THA) 6-2,6-2
7-WANG I-Ting(TPE) d. INOUE Mari(JPN) 6-1,6-0

ANDRIYANI Liza(INA) d. 4-TEZUKA Remi(JPN) 6-4,6-3
DONG Yan-Hua(CHN) d. KINJO Satomi(JPN) 3-6,6-0,6-2
THANGPONG Montinee(THA) d. LL-JUNG Yoo-Mi(KOR) 5-7,6-2,6-3
6-CHOI Young-Ja(KOR) d. WC-THONGDACH Pichittra(THA) 6-1,6-4

5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) vs JULIANTO Diana(INA) 3-6,5-4 (not yet finished)
IIJIMA Kumiko(JPN) d. TIMJAPO Chattida(THA) 6-4,6-3
Q- YUAN Meng(CHN) d. Q- YONEMURA Akiko(JPN) 6-4,6-0
3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE) d. Q- KIM Ji-Young(KOR) 6-1,6-3

LAKHANI Isha(IND) d. 8-TAKEMURA Ryoko(JPN) 6-1,7-5
Q- MENDE Septi(INA) d. Q- GUMULYA Sandy(INA) 6-4,6-3
Q- KIM So-Jung(KOR) d. TAIRA Tomoko(JPN) 6-2,4-6,6-2
2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) d. WC-LUANGNAM Nudnida(THA) 6-2,6-3

thanks Jiro :)

well done Chin-Wei :D :bounce:

Good luck Chia-Jung and I-Ting :D

Why the TD does not allow his staff? :confused: :eek:

Good job, Liza! Keep going! ;)

Good luck Diana, Sandy, Septi! Too bad, Sandy must face Septi! :( :D :wavey:

Good luck all Thai players especially Gift! :D :wavey: :kiss:

Updated the result at 16:00 pm local time.

confusing between the no.6 and no.5 seeded. I also just correct it.

Sorry lin, :sad: Chuang and Chan will probably be playing in QF again the same as last week. (I confirmed by phone many times, and the staff said it is correct)

Good win, Septi over Sandy! :D

Septi will be listed in WTA ranking for the first time then! :bounce: This year, she has played 4 times of 10Ks ;)

No results yet for these below? :confused:
WC-VITAYAVIROJ Thassha(THA) vs Q- GAO Chen-Chen(CHN)
5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) vs JULIANTO Diana(INA)

Khob khun krub, Jiro always! :wavey:

Congrats Septi.. How many time has Septi beaten Sandy lately? 3 times? ?:eek:

Liza :bounce:
Diana :( against Chin Wei.. :sad: Good Luck

oh not again :( but thanks Jiro for the confirmation :)

well done I-Ting and Chia-Jung :D :) tough match next rd, good luck :)

Updated the result at 18:30 pm.

WC-VITAYAVIROJ Thassha(THA) d. Q- GAO Chen-Chen(CHN) 6-3,6-0
5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) vs JULIANTO Diana(INA) 3-6,5-4 (not yet finished)

Wilawan/Chattida d. Pichuttra/Prontip 6-3,6-2

Chan lost the 1st set but leads 5-4 in the 2nd when I was calling to the site.

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2nd round single match up:

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) vs WC-VITAYAVIROJ Thassha(THA)
7-WANG I-Ting(TPE) vs FUDA Ryoko(JPN)
ANDRIYANI Liza(INA) vs DONG Yan-Hua(CHN)
6-CHOI Young-Ja(KOR) vs TANGPHONG Montinee(THA)

5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) or JULIANTO Diana(INA) vs IIJIMA Kumiko(JPN)
3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE) vs Q- YUAN Meng(CHN)
LAKHANI Isha(IND) vs Q- MENDE Septi(INA)
2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) vs Q- KIM So-Jung(KOR)

Congrats Gift and Ploy, hope both of you will make an upset tomorrow.
C'mon Robbee.

Ryoko :)

Good Luck Thai Girls :)

:) Tongsalee
:) Tangpong
:) Vitayaviroj

:eek: Diana get a set from Chan :bounce: C'mon Diana :bounce:

Andriyani vs Yan Hua
Mendi vs Lakhni

Good Luck to the Indonesians

Go Indonesians :D

Thanks for the results. :wavey:

Go, Chin-Wei & So-jung!
:bounce:

Updated result at 16:00 pm local time

Single 1st round:
5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) d. JULIANTO Diana(INA) 3-6,7-6(2),7-5

Well done Chan.
Sorry Adji :sad: for a tough lost. Better luck next time Julianto

Single 2nd round:

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) d. WC-VITAYAVIROJ Thassha(THA) 6-2,6-3 :sad:
FUDA Ryoko(JPN) d. 7-WANG I-Ting(TPE) 6-1,6-2
ANDRIYANI Liza(INA) d. DONG Yan-Hua(CHN) 6-2,6-1
TANGPHONG Montinee(THA) d. 6-CHOI Young-Ja(KOR) 6-2,7-5 :hearts:

5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) d. IIJIMA Kumiko(JPN) 6-4,6-0
3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE) d. Q- YUAN Meng(CHN) 6-0,6-3
LAKHANI Isha(IND) d. Q- MENDE Septi(INA) 3-6,6-2,6-2
2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) d. Q- KIM So-Jung(KOR) 6-4,6-7(1),6-1 :kiss:

Well done Robbee, Ploy :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:
Congrats Jin-Hee, Fuda, Liza, Chan, Isha :hearts:
Better luck next time Gift, Septi, Wang, Dong, Kumiko, Yuan and So-Jung

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QF match up:

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) vs FUDA Ryoko(JPN)
TANGPHONG Montinee(THA) vs ANDRIYANI Liza(INA)

5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) vs 3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE)
2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) vs LAKHANI Isha(IND)

Best of luck to Ploy, Robbee and Fuda :kiss:
C'mon Chuang, Chan, Isha, Liza. :hearts:

Diana :mad: :sad: So close :sad:

Septi :(
:D Liza :bounce: Great win there.. Good Luck against Ploy :worship: Good chance in meeting Kim :eek:

Chin-Wei :woohoo: :D
Chia-Jung :bounce: :)

too bad they will play again at QF, well may the better player wins tomorrow :)

I-Ting :mad: :( bad loss :(
good luck Ryoko now, do it again to Jin-Hee ;)

Great win Isha! Now for Napaporn.

Jiro, thanks for your regular updates and the lovely pics from last week's event :)

:bowdown: Isha! :woohoo:

-neil

Good work, Liza! Tough match v Montinee! :cool: :wavey:

Diana...bad lost! :(

Septi...bad lost, too! :(

Gift...too bad! :sad:

Thanks always, Jiro! Any results for doubles? :confused:

Fuda..:Bounce:

Great win Isha! Now for Napaporn.

Jiro, thanks for your regular updates and the lovely pics from last week's event :)

That would be fine, Daniel
Too bad I did not have chance to take Isha's picture in Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) for you. It takes more than 3 hours from Bangkok. Anyway the better girls win win tomorrow.
C'mon Robbee.
Good luck Isha.

PS : Suchanan(Jan) will be playing $10K tourneys in India after World University Games.

Good work, Liza! Tough match v Montinee! :cool: :wavey:

Diana...bad lost! :(

Septi...bad lost, too! :(

Gift...too bad! :sad:

Thanks always, Jiro! Any results for doubles? :confused:

Double QF:

ROSA Maya/GUMULYA Sandy(INA/INA) d. TIMJAPO Chattida/CHOPTANG Wilawan(THA/THA) 6-2,6-4 :sad:

Ryoko :)

liza :) :)
diana :( :fiery: so close....
septi.... :( better next time..
sandy/maya :bounce: :bounce:

BTW, I just found out.. Septi is pairing up with Isha and is the first seed in the qualifying round but lost to Sandy/Maya 5-3 0-4 4-5(4) :eek:

Double QF result:

CHUANG Chia-Jung/CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE/TPE) d. FUDA Ryoko/KINJO Satomi(JPN/JPN) 6-1,6-1
ROSA Maya/GUMULYA Sandy(INA/INA) d. TIMJAPO Chattida/CHOPTANG Wilawan(THA/THA) 6-2,6-4

ANDRIYANI Liza/JULIANTO Diana(INA/INA) d. JUNG Yoo-Mi/YOO Soon-Mi(KOR/KOR) 6-3,6-2
DONG Yan-Hua/ZHANG Yao(CHN/CHN) d. TAIRA Tomoko/WANG I-Ting(JPN/TPE) 6-0,6-1

Updated QF result : at 11:30 am

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) vs FUDA Ryoko(JPN)
ANDRIYANI Liza(INA) d. TANGPHONG Montinee(THA) 6-1,6-3 :sad:

3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE) d. 5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) 6-3,6-4
2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) vs LAKHANI Isha(IND)

Ploy :sad: Better luck next time.
Congrats Liza, Chuang.

Good luck Robbie :D :hearts:

Good luck Robbie :D :hearts:

Bad news Kimmie's_Boy, Robbee lost to Isha.

LAKHANI Isha(IND) d. 2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) 2-6,6-3,6-4 :sad:

Well done Isha, keep it up and good luck against Chuang tomorrow. :hearts:
Poor Robbee :sad: Better luck next tourney in Bali and Sri Langa. :kiss:

keep going Chia-Jung :):)

poor Chin-Wei, two straight weeks loses to Chia-Jung at QF :sad:

liza...........:):):)

Ryoko result???

Single 2nd round:
2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) d. Q- KIM So-Jung(KOR) 6-4,6-7(1),6-1

:fiery:
Another disappointing result from So-jung. I'm not saying this to her loss but her 3rd set score. She's a vivid junior player,.. why she lost with embarrasing scores like 0-6 or 1-6 all the time.

Now, Chin-wei and So-jung lost.... :sad:

Liza :bounce: :woohoo: Good Luck in the semi final :worship: At last some decent result from her.. Fight it out :worship:

Napaporn :sad: Bad loss against Isha, but still good luck Isha :D

Chia Jung :woohoo: :worship: :woohoo:

Liza/Diana :woohoo: Maya/Sandy

Yeah Isha! Take the title!

-neil

Updated QF result :

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) d. FUDA Ryoko(JPN) 6-1,7-5
ANDRIYANI Liza(INA) d. TANGPHONG Montinee(THA) 6-1,6-3

3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE) d. 5-CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE) 6-3,6-4
LAKHANI Isha(IND) d. 2-TONGSALEE Napaporn(THA) 2-6,6-3,6-4

Double SF result:

CHUANG Chia-Jung/CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE/TPE) d. ROSA Maya/GUMULYA Sandy(INA/INA) 6-0,6-4

DONG Yan-Hua/ZHANG Yao(CHN/CHN) d. ANDRIYANI Liza/JULIANTO Diana(INA/INA) 3-6,6-2,7-5

Good luck all SF single and double final tomorrow. :hearts:

Liza/Diana :mad: So close in winning :mad:
Sandy/Septi :worship: A nice fight

Liza in single :) Good luck against top seed :bounce:

Both Indonesian pairs lost in semifinal double :fiery: :mad:

good luck Chuang :D

Ryoko :mad: :sad:

:sad: Tongsalee
:sad: Tangpong

Better luck next time

yes. :D Come Isha :)

Ryoko :( :sad:

Go Chia-Jung/Chin-Wei in the final :yippee:

Lakhani sees off fancied Napaporn
Published on Aug 16, 2003

[TENNIS] Unfancied Indian Isha Lakhani staged the biggest upset of the US$10,000 (Bt420,000) Suranaree Open yesterday by knocking out second-seed Napaporn Tongsalee of Thailand 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals at the Suranaree University of Technology.

The 18-year-old lefthander fought hard after losing the first set by playing some fantastic lobs and deep spin shots, forcing Napaporn, the world No 309, to make a slew of unforced errors. The Indian sealed the match in one hour and 49 minutes.

It was a day of disappointment for local players as Thai top junior Montinee Tangphong also crashed out of the tournament. Title-holder Liza Andriyani of Indonesia relied on her experience, backhand slices and lobs to dismiss the error-prone teenager 6-1 6-3 in 67 minutes.

Top-seed Kim Jin-hee took one hour and 15 minutes to beat world junior top-10 Ryoko Fuda of Japan 6-1 7-5 in a match that saw protracted baseline rallies. The other semi-final slot was earned by Taiwanese third-seeded Chuang Chia-jung, who downed countrywoman Chan Chin-wei 6-3 6-4.

Ranked No 692 in the world, Lakhani started off sluggishly, losing her serves twice to let the Thai second seed build a quick 5-2 lead. The Indian had a double break in the eighth game but squandered them all. The set ended when Lakhani's backhand hit the net but landed out of the court.

In the second set, the Indian girl led 3-2 and began controlling the match with a consistent baseline game while the Thai became jittery and started making errors.

Napaporn was broken in the fourth game, which was enough to send the Indian through the set.

After a 10-minute break, Napaporn came back strongly on court, breaking her young opponent to lead 2-0. Lakhani struck back to draw level at 2-2 and then 3-3. She finally managed a break when the Thai pounded a forehand into the net to gain the upper hand at 4-3.

The Indian missed an overhead smash and two easy returns to allow Napaporn to stay alive at 5-4. But serving for the match in the next game, Lakhani looked poised and accurate in her baseline game as she closed out the match when the Thai again netted a forehand.

"I didn't have my momentum in the first set. But in the second and third sets I was more focused and consistent and did not let her play the shots she would have liked to,'' said the girl from Bombay - who has a huge challenge in the form of last week's champion Chuang in the semi-final today.

"She is a very good player. She is more experienced than me,'' said Lakhani who is reaching the semi-finals of a US$10,000 ITF event for the first time. She hoped the heat might turn out to be an advantage for her in today's match.

In the doubles semi-final, top duo Chan Chin-wei and Chuang Chia-jung of Taiwan easily moved past the Indonesian pairing of Maya Rosa and Sandy Gumulya 6-0 6-4.

They will battle for the title against China's Dong Yan-hua and Zhang Yao, who edged out Indonesian Andriyani and Diana Julianto 3-6 6-2 7-5.

Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
THE NATION, NAKHON RATCHASIMA

Robbie :sad: :sad: :sad:

Updated Single SF result :

1-KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) d. ANDRIYANI Liza(INA) 6-2,6-3
LAKHANI Isha(IND) d. 3-CHUANG Chua-Jung(TPE) 6-4,6-2

Double FINAL result:

CHUANG Chia-Jung/CHAN Chin-Wei(TPE/TPE) d. DONG Yan-Hua/ZHANG Yao(CHN/CHN) 6-4,6-1

Great week for Isha, C'mon Isha :worship: Good luck Jin-Hee :D
Well done Chuang/Chan for second double title. :hearts:
Better luck next time Liza, Dong/Zhang

Liza.. :sad:

Isha :D

Chia-Jung :(:( :sad: disappointing scores :(

well done Chia-Jung/Chin-Wei :):)

Chia Jung :( Liza :mad:

Ryoko :(

Liza...another bad lost! :( :sad: Better next time! :cool: :wavey:

Kim...go for it! :D

Isha...u can do it, girl! :)

Chia Jung...don't try to be Queen of 10K... :mad: Good in dubs with Chin Wei ;)

Dong/Zhang...good week 4 u two! :wavey:

Kim, Lakhani clash in final
Published on Aug 17, 2003

[TENNIS] Top seed Kim Jin-hee of South Korea and Indian dark-horse Isha Lakhani will battle it out for the women's singles trophy this morning in the final of the US$10,000 Suranaree Open ITF Women's Circuit event at the Suranaree University of Technology.

World No 242 Kim lived up to her top seeding when she ousted defending champion Liza Andriyani of Indonesia 6-2 6-3 in only 64 minutes, while the unfancied teenager Lakhani surprised title favourite and third-seeded Chuang Chia-jung of Taiwan 6-4 6-2 in only 65 minutes.

Kim, a 22-year-old from Seoul, made amends for her early exit to Japan's Ryoko Fuda last week at Muang Thong Thani, utilising powerful deep groundstokes into the corners to win yesterday's semi-final.

"I am happy to reach the final and I am confident that I can win tomorrow [today],'' said Kim, who last won a US$10,000 ITF event in Tokyo two years ago.

The 18-year-old Lakhani also had unimpressive result at Muang Thong with a loss in the first round), but proved Friday's surprise victory over second-seeded Napaporn Tongsalee of Thailand was no fluke.

"I did not play well last week but I took that opportunity to observe how these players play. I am more focussed and determined this week and that's why I have been playing well,'' said the Bombay-based Lakhani.

In the doubles final, Chuang put behind her singles semi-final loss to team up with countrywoman Chan Chin-wei to beat China's Dong Eun-hye and Choi Young-ja of South Korea 6-4 6-1 for the trophy.

Top seed Kim was in high gear from the start, breaking the 2002 champion twice with her superior baseline game to lead 5-2. She then moved Andriyani off the court before whacking a forehand winner onto open space to set up a set point at 30-40 in the eighth game. The South Korean punished a weak second serve with a winner into the corner to wrap up the opener.

Kim came back from a break down to take a 4-3 lead with her powerful baseline game in the second set. She managed a crucial break in the eighth game after Andriyani double faulted. The top seed fired a passing shot to reach match point at 40-15 and closed out the match after Andriyani's backhand slice sailed wide.

In the day's second semi-final between Chuang and Lakhani, the Taiwanese was below par, hitting balls into the net or out of court.

The Indian girl counter-punched with powerful balls and played a solid defence when she needed it most. She broke the error-prone Taiwanese to lead 5-4 and the took the first set.

The left-handed Lakhani played more consistently and built a 5-2 lead in the second set. She whacked a second serve ace to lead 40-15 and took the match when a lob from Chuang went long.

Lakhani earned her first final slot in her sixth ITF tournament. She has never competed against Kim before but is positive going into the final, which starts at 9.30am today.

"I have nothing to lose. Kim is a better player and has a higher ranking. I just have to think positive and try my best,'' said the Indian, ranked No 692 in the world.

Meanwhile, local twins Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana made it to their third ITF doubles final after their semi-final victory in the US$10,000 Romania Rafo Tiriac Trophy ITF Men's Futures event in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday.

The Thai duo, who won the doubles trophy in Timisoara, also In Romania, last week, beat Theodoros Angelinos and Alexander Jakupovic of Greece 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 for a chance to win back to back titles.

Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
THE NATION, NAKHON RATCHASIMA

Good news for India tennis. :hearts:

My friend just told me that Isha Lakhani defeated Kim Jin-Hee in the final. But he did not remember the score.

Congrats Isha :kiss: for the title.
Better luck next time kim. :hearts:

Yes Isha :) Good going. Now keep it up in the following weeks in SriLanka and India :bounce:

Yo Isha!! .. 10 big points from this title! .. She got two more bonus points today for beating a top-250 player! .. Can't wait to see the scores ..

Sania better watchout! -- Isha is on your tail ...

Jay

Someone can post here pics about centre court, all around and the winner with trophy?

Someone can post here pics about centre court, all around and the winner with trophy?

Sorry i did not go this week's $10K Nakhon Rachasima. It takes more than 3 hours from Bangkok.

Isha and her mother were so nice when I asked her for the picture in last week's $10K Nonthaburi. She gave me e-mail address and asked me to send the pictures to her.

http://www.thai.net/jirofromhunsa/$10k%20nonthaburi%202003/Isha%20Lakhani%201.jpg
http://www.thai.net/jirofromhunsa/$10k%20nonthaburi%202003/Isha%20Lakhani%20and%20Wilawan%201.jpg
Isha Lakhani and Wilawan Choptang

Great job from Isha defeating the top 3 seeds. :)

Lakhani clinches first title
Published on Aug 18, 2003

[TENNIS] Giant-killer Isha Lakhani of India claimed her first professional title yesterday, overpowering top seed Kim Jin-hee of South Korea 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the final of the US$10,000 (Bt416,300) ITF Women's Circuit Suranaree Open.

Competing in ideal conditions at the Suranaree University of Technology tennis venue, the 18-year-old out-rallied, outwitted and outlasted the world No 242 in one hour and 45 minutes in a nail-biting baseline duel which proved a treat for the crowd.

"I was focussed and determined to win this week," Lakhani said after the match. "I am happy to win my first title but I don't want to enjoy it too much, because I have to play in another tournament in Colombo next week."

Lakhani will depart Bangkok for Sri Lanka tonight.

On the road to her title victory, the world No 692 upset three seeded players: eighth-seeded Ryoko Takemura of Japan in round one, second-seeded Napaporn Tongsalee of Thailand in the quarter-final, and third-seeded Chuang Chia-jung of Taiwan in the semis.

"I was an underdog and had nothing to lose," the Bombay-based lefthander said. "I just go out there and think positive, telling myself that I can do it."

Lakhani picked up $1,600 for winning the tournament, while Kim had to be content with the $1,000 prize for the runner-up.

The Indian was very solid out of the gate, losing just a few points on her serves, while the top seed appeared sluggish from the heat. Pounding aggressive groundstrokes, Lakhani managed to break Kim's serve early in the first game. It was the only service break in the set, but proved enough to hand Lakhani an early 1-0 advantage after she missed with a backhand long for set point but gave Kim too much to handle on the following point.

In the second set, both players broke each other's serve several times. At 3-2 in Kim's favour, Lakhani appeared to lose her concentration, committing a flurry of unforced errors to hand the next three games to her opponent. Though she recovered to save four set points, the Indian finally ran out of miracles with a wide backhand that sent the match to a decisive third set.

After a 10-minute break, Lakhani went out 2-0 ahead early, but Kim fought back to level the set at two games apiece. Then the unseeded upset artist turned up the heat, hammering fierce groundstrokes with pinpoint precision just inside the legal area, breaking Kim's serve twice and vaulting out in front 5-2.

Serving for the match, Lakhani lost a bit of her control, allowing Kim to gain a set as the Indian lost her serve on unforced errors.

Now leading 5-3, she stormed through the deciding game, earning match point on an errant forehand return from Kim and following it with the winner on a forehand of her own down the line.

Next week's tournament in Colombo is on a clay surface, and Lakhani, who hopes to break the top 400 this year, said she hopes the transition from hardcourt play to clay will not be too difficult.

"I like clay so I hope everything will be ok for me,'' she said.