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WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Lists have always been a stock and trade component of WTA Backspin, and that's never more the case than with the annual Backspin Awards. The final "Ms. Backspin" standings won't show up in this space for a day or two, but don't expect me to suspend myself for a year for such an instance of "unknown whereabouts." I know just where they are! As for what those pesky Belgians might...
Explore : Agnes Szavay,
Agnieszka Radwanska,
Aleksandra Wozniak,
Alexa Glatch,
Alexandra Dulgheru,
Alisa Kleybanova,
Alla Kudryavtseva,
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova,
Aravane Rezai,
Ayumi Morita,
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova,
Carla Suárez,
Carla Suarez Navarro,
Caroline Wozniacki,
Ekaterina Makarova,
Elena Vesnina,
Evgeniya Rodina,
Flavia Pennetta,
Gisela Dulko,
Ioana Raluca Olaru,
Kateryna Bondarenko,
Lucie Safarova,
Magdalena Rybarikova,
Marion Bartoli,
Melanie Oudin,
Petra Kvitova,
Petra Martic,
Sabine Lisicki,
Samantha Stosur,
Shahar Peer,
Sorana Cirstea,
Tatjana Malek,
Tennis,
Timea Bacsinszky,
Urszula Radwanska,
Vera Dushevina,
Vera Zvonareva,
Victoria Azarenka,
Viktoriya Kutuzova,
Virginie Razzano,
Yanina Wickmayer,
Yaroslava Shvedova,
Zheng Jie
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Linz Open women's singles first round results from Austria on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * 7-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Patricia Mayr (Austria) 6-2 6-1 1-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Meghann Shaughnessy (U.S.) 6-1 6-1 Julia Goerges (Germany) beat 6-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-3 6-3 Tatjana Malek (Germany) beat Aravane Rezai (France) 7-5 7-5 Olga Govortsova...
Explore : Aravane Rezai,
Flavia Pennetta,
Lucie Safarova,
Meghann Shaughnessy,
Olga Govortsova,
Patricia Mayr,
Petra Martic,
Sara Errani,
Sorana Cirstea,
Tatjana Malek,
Tennis
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Sixth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania struggled with her serve Tuesday, losing to Julia Goerges of Germany 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the Generali Ladies.
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Tennishead (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Womens Singles: Round 1 (1) Flavia Pennetta (Ita) bt Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 6-1 6-1 Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Ger) bt Roberta Vinci (Ita) 7-5 6-1 Julia Goerges (Ger) bt (6) Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (Rom) 6-3 6-3 Tatjana Malek (Ger) bt Aravane Rezai (Fra) 7-5 7-5 (8) Sara Errani (Ita) bt Arantxa Parra Santonja (Spa) 6-2 6-3 (5) Iveta Benesova (Cze) bt Stephanie Gehrlein (Ger) 7-5 6-0 Olga Govortsova (Blr)...
Explore : Anna lena Groenefeld,
Arantxa Parra Santonja,
Aravane Rezai,
Flavia Pennetta,
Iveta Benesova,
Lucie Safarova,
Meghann Shaughnessy,
Olga Govortsova,
Patricia Mayr,
Petra Martic,
Roberta Vinci,
Sara Errani,
Stephanie Gehrlein,
Tatjana Malek,
Tennis
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Aleksandra Wozniak lost to fifth-seed Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-3, 6-3 Saturday in semifinal action at the WTA's Bell Challenge. No. 3 Wozniak lost her fourth career match in under an hour to Czink, who advanced to her first final in four years. Czink will face Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. The fourth-seeded Safarova saved all eight break points she faced to beat No. 8 Julia Goerges of Germany...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic will play for her fifth career title at the Bell Challenge after accounting for Julia Goerges of Germany 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals on Saturday. Third-seeded Safarova saved all eight break points she faced against eighth-seeded Goerges. In Sunday's final, the Czech will meet either third-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada or fifth-seeded Melinda Czink of Hungary....
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The Age (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Czech Lucie Safarova will play for her fifth career title at the Bell Challenge after accounting for Julia Goerges of Germany 6-3 6-2 in the semi-finals.
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Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Czech Lucie Safarova will play for her fifth career title at the Bell Challenge after accounting for Julia Goerges of Germany 6-3 6-2 in the semi-finals.
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic will play for her fifth career title at the Bell Challenge after accounting for Julia Goerges of Germany 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals on Saturday.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Sept 16 (Reuters) - Second-round results from the Quebec City Challenge on Wednesday 1-Nadia Petrova (Russia) beat Madison Brengle (U.S.) 6-3 6-2 5-Melinda Czink (Hungary) beat Severine Bremond Beltrame (France) 6-4 6-3 Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia) beat 6-Jill Craybas (U.S.) 7-5 6-2 8-Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Rebecca Marino (Canada) 6-2 6-3
Explore : Alla Kudryavtseva,
Canada,
Jill Craybas,
Madison Brengle,
Melinda Czink,
Nadia Petrova,
Quebec,
Quebec City,
Rebecca Marino,
Severine Bremond,
Tennis
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Sept 15 (Reuters) - First-round results from the Quebec City Challenge on Tuesday 1-Nadia Petrova (Russia) beat Carly Gullickson (U.S.) 6-2 6-0 4-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Stephanie Dubois (Canada) 6-1 6-3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (U.S.) beat 7-Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 6-4 7-5 8-Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-3 7-5 Amra Sadikovic (Switzerland) beat Olga Puchkova (Russia)...
Explore : Amra Sadikovic,
Bethanie Mattek,
Canada,
Carly Gullickson,
Jorgelina Cravero,
Lucie Safarova,
Nadia Petrova,
Olga Puchkova,
Quebec,
Quebec City,
Regina Kulikova,
Sofia Arvidsson,
Stephanie Dubois,
Tennis,
Varvara Lepchenko