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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2014 2:00:07 GMT
 TOURNAMENT INFONAME: TASHKENT OPEN WHEERE: TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN WHEN: SEP 08 - SEP 13 TIER: International PRIZE MONEY: $250,000 SURFACE: Hard DIRECTOR: S. Uthrapathy Rich in museums and Soviet-era monuments, Tashkent is one of central Asia's oldest cities. The capital of Uzbekistan welcomed a WTA stop in 1999 with the debut of the Tashkent Open. The tournament has featured a different singles champion every year since its inception, the locals especially delighting in Tashkent native and resident Iroda Tulyaganova's triumph in 2000. Belarusian Tatiana Poutchek has dominated in doubles, netting five titles - each with a different partner. Stars to have graced the courts at the Tashkent Open include Victoria Azarenka, Marion Bartoli, Elena Dementieva, Anastasia Myskina, Li Na, Dinara Safina and Francesca Schiavone. Official Website:www.tashkentopen.uz/en/ |
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2014 2:03:55 GMT
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Singles
2013 Bojana Jovanovski
2012 Irina-Camelia Begu
2011 Ksenia Pervak
2010 Alla Kudryavtseva
2009 Shahar Peer
2008 Sorana Cirstea
Doubles
2013 Yaroslava Shvedova / Timea Babos
2012 Polina Pekhova / Paula Kania
2011 Eleni Daniilidou / Vitalia Diatchenko
2010 Tatiana Poutchek / Alexandra Panova
2009 Tatiana Poutchek / Olga Govortsova
2008 Olga Savchuk / Raluca Olaru
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2014 2:06:12 GMT
WTA Tashkent | Day 2 - Order of Play (9 Sept):
SHAHAR PEER (ISR) V JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT)
[4] LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP) V NIGINA ABDURAIMOVA (UZB)
KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR) V [2] IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU)
MANDY MINELLA (LUX) V [5] DONNA VEKIC (CRO)
CAGLA BUYUKAKCAY (TUR) V [3] KARIN KNAPP (ITA)
ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC (SRB) V LESIA TSURENKO (UKR)
KRISTINA KUCOVA (SVK) V ALEXANDRA PANOVA (RUS)
[6] MISAKI DOI (JPN) V KATERINA SINIAKOVA (CZE)
[7] ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM (GER) V KSENIA PERVAK (RUS)
OLGA GOVORTSOVA (BLR) V MARGARITA GASPARYAN (RUS)
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Post by Admin on Sept 13, 2014 1:10:11 GMT
WTA Tashkent | Semi-Finals - Results (12 Sept):
[1] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d [WC] Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 6 - 4 7 - 5
[3] Karin Knapp (ITA) d [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6 - 3 6 - 3
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Post by Admin on Sept 13, 2014 1:10:54 GMT
WTA Tashkent | Finals - Order of Play (13 Sept):
[1] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) vs. [3] Karin Knapp (ITA)
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2014 1:44:16 GMT
 WTA Tashkent | Finals - Results (13 Sept):[3] Karin Knapp (ITA) d. [1] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 6-2 7-6 (4) The career turnaround of Karin Knapp hit another high point on Saturday, as the former Top 40 player - who has had a series of serious health and injury problems over the last several years - beat Bojana Jovanovski for the first WTA title of her career at the Tashkent Open. The No.3-seeded Knapp didn't drop a set all week and continued that in the final, cruising in the first set then taking a 65-minute second set to topple the top-seeded Jovanovski, 6-2, 7-6(4). Click here for the full-story: www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4141403/title/knapp-breaks-through-in-tashkent |
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