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2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
The 2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Brisbane International, and was a Tier III event on the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 31 December 2006 through 6 January 2007. Second-seeded Dinara Safina won the singles title and earned $25,840 first-prize money. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money * per team WTA entrants Seeds *Rankings as of 18 December 2006. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sophie Ferguson * Shannon Golds * Nicole Pratt The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Yuliana Fedak * Vania King * Roberta Vinci * Sandra Záhlavová Finals Singles Dinara Safina defeated Martina Hingis, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 * It was Safina's only singles title of the year and the 5th of her career. Doubles Dinara Safina / Katar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Tier III Tournaments
The WTA Tier III tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis third-level tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years due to tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled. From 2009, most Tier III and Tier IV tournaments from previous seasons became WTA International Tournaments The WTA International Tournaments was a category for professional tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. The winner of a WTA Internatio ... owing to a category change. The main reason for the changes was to ease the pressure on players in terms of the number of tournaments that they were required to play. Events Notes Years in the "surface" or "country" columns only refer to the period that the tournament was played on the surface or in that country as a Tier III tournament. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Ferguson
Sophie Ferguson (born 19 March 1986, in Sydney) is a former professional Australian tennis player. She won nine titles on the ITF Women's Circuit (six in doubles) and played on the WTA Tour. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 109 on 19 July 2010, and best ranking in doubles of No. 148 on 8 October 2007. She retired from tour in 2012. Ferguson has undergone coaching from Australian Tony Roche. Career In 2005, Ferguson got entry in the 2005 Australian Open as a wildcard. She defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives in the first round, before falling to Nadia Petrova in the second. At the 2007 Australian Open, she defeated former world No. 8, Ai Sugiyama. She received a wildcard to play in the 2007 Sony Ericsson International but lost in the first round against Jelena Kostanic Tosic. She played at the 2009 Korea Open, and won through qualifying, before losing to former champion Maria Kirilenko. In 2010, Ferguson got entry in the French Open as a qualifier. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Australian Tennis
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2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
The 2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Brisbane International, and was a Tier III event on the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 31 December 2006 through 6 January 2007. Second-seeded Dinara Safina won the singles title and earned $25,840 first-prize money. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money * per team WTA entrants Seeds *Rankings as of 18 December 2006. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Sophie Ferguson * Shannon Golds * Nicole Pratt The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Yuliana Fedak * Vania King * Roberta Vinci * Sandra Záhlavová Finals Singles Dinara Safina defeated Martina Hingis, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 * It was Safina's only singles title of the year and the 5th of her career. Doubles Dinara Safina / Katar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva (russian: Галина Олеговна Воскобоева; born 18 December 1984) is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 7 May 2012. Her best ranking in doubles is 26th, achieved on 20 August 2012. Professional career Born in Moscow, Voskoboeva turned pro in 2002. During her career, she has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles titles (in Mont-de-Marsan in 2003, Cuneo in 2006, and Casablanca in 2011) and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. 2008–2010 In 2008, Voskoboeva managed to qualify for the Qatar Open in Doha. In the first round she defeated Eleni Daniilidou before taking a set off world No. 5, Maria Sharapova, but losing 4–6, 6–4, 1–6. That same year, she reached the quarterfinals in Quebec City. In 2009, she reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, in straight s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová () (formerly Melzer, cs, Melzerová; born 1 February 1983) is a Czech former tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of seven and turned professional in 1998. She won two WTA Tour singles and 14 doubles tournaments, and one Grand Slam title in mixed doubles, partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. On 14 September 2012, she married Melzer and adopted his family name (until 2015). She announced her retirement from professional tennis on 13 August 2014. Career 2005–2008 Benešová was the first player to be beaten by Ana Ivanovic in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2005 Australian Open. At the 2006 Australian Open, for the first time, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship by beating fifth seed Mary Pierce. She lost in the next round to former world No. 1 Martina Hingis. Entering as a qualifier in the 2008 French Open, she reached the third round, beating 15th seed and compatriate Nicole V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinara Safina Career Statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics of retired Russian professional tennis player Dinara Safina. Throughout her career, Safina won twelve WTA Tour singles titles including three Tier I singles titles at the 2008 German Open, Rogers Cup and Pan Pacific Open, respectively; one Premier Mandatory singles title at the 2009 Madrid Open and one Premier 5 singles title at the 2009 Italian Open. She was also the runner-up at the 2008 French Open and the 2009 Australian Open and French Open as well as a silver medalist in singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Safina was also an accomplished doubles player, winning nine WTA doubles titles including one Grand Slam doubles title with Nathalie Dechy at the 2007 US Open, one Tier I-doubles title with Elena Vesnina at the 2008 Indian Wells Masters and three consecutive doubles titles at the Brisbane International from 2006 to 2008. Safina achieved her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 8 on May 12, 2008, and subsequently att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová (born 10 October 1985) is a Czech former tennis player. Záhlavová won 12 singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 21 June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 78. On 12 June 2006, she peaked at No. 165 in the doubles rankings. Personal She was related to tennis player Barbora Strýcová Barbora Strýcová (; born 28 March 1986), formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. She won her first Grand Slam title at the 2019 Wimbledon Champions ... by marriage — her cousin, tennis coach Jakub Záhlava, was Strýcová's husband until their divorce in 2015. ITF finals Singles (12–13) Doubles (9–13) References External links * * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Plzeň Czech female tennis players {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci (; born 18 February 1983) is an Italian professional padel and former tennis player. In doubles tennis, she won five major tournaments and reached the world No. 1 position. She also reached a career-high ranking of world No. 7 in singles, in May 2016. She is the fourth Italian woman to have reached the top 10 in singles, after Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone and Sara Errani. At 33 years and 4 days old, she became the oldest player ever to debut in the top 10. Vinci rose to worldwide prominence at the 2015 US Open, when she reached the singles semifinals and defeated world No. 1, Serena Williams, in three sets, ending her hopes of achieving the Grand Slam, in what has been described by commentators as one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. She went on to lose to her childhood friend Pennetta in the first all-Italian major final. Vinci won 35 career titles, ten in singles and 25 in doubles, including the 2012 French Open, the 2012 US Open, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vania King
Vania King (born February 3, 1989) is an American former tennis player. A former top-ten doubles player, King won both the Wimbledon and US Open women's doubles titles in 2010 with partner Yaroslava Shvedova, with whom she also reached the final of the 2011 US Open. She won a total of 15 WTA doubles titles and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world. She also ended runner-up in the mixed-doubles final at the French Open in 2009, with Marcelo Melo. In singles, King has been ranked as high as No. 50 in the world. Her biggest accomplishments included a WTA Tour title at the 2006 Bangkok Open and two runner-up finishes at the 2013 Guangzhou International and 2016 Jianxi International. She also progressed as far as the third round in Grand Slam tournaments, doing so on four occasions (the 2009 US Open, the 2011 French Open, the 2011 US Open, and the 2012 Australian Open). King announced her retirement on April 6, 2021. Personal life King's parents moved to the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuliana Fedak
Yuliana Leonidivna Fedak ( uk, Юліана Леонідівна Федак; born 8 June 1983) is a retired Ukrainian tennis player. Fedak has a career high WTA singles ranking of 63, achieved on 18 September 2006. Fedak also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 34 achieved on 15 January 2007. She also has won 6 ITF singles titles and 11 ITF doubles titles. Fedak retired from tennis 2011. Tennis career Fedak partnered Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko third round women's doubles at Roland Garros. She lost to Květa Peschke and Francesca Schiavone. She partnered with fellow Ukrainian Tatiana Perebiynis for the qualifying event of women's doubles at Wimbledon. The pair qualified for the event, then reached the semi-finals where they lost to Paola Suárez and Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual (; born 21 September 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She had moderate success in singles, winning three career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) titles as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Pratt
Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Pratt was born in Mackay, Queensland. She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She turned professional at 18. She became Australia's No. 1 ranked female player in January 2001. She won her first WTA Title at the Hyderabad Open and reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2004. In August 2006, at age 33, Pratt reached her first ever Tier I quarterfinal at Toronto. Soon after this she rose back up into the top 100. During 2007 she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league. At the 2008 Australian Open, after losing her first match to Nadia Petrova, a tearful Pratt announced her retirement from professional tennis. She then coached Australian female player, Casey Dellacqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
