----------------------------------- mattino Sun 31 Dec, 2006 09:42 [WTA] Mondial Australian Womens Hardcourt ----------------------------------- Gold Coast, Australia January 1-6, 2007 Tier III Prize Money: $175,000 Draw: 32M/32Q/16D Surface: Hardcourt/Outdoors Tournament Director: Liz Smylie http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/753/goldcoastkk7.jpg The Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts is a Tier III WTA tour event held each year in January at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. After making her return to competitive tennis at this tournament last year, Martina Hingis will again be the main drawcard. Hingis will be keen to improve on last year’s semifinal but will meet tough competition in Russian Dinara Safina and rising-star Ana Ivanovic. Local Samantha Stosur and Russian Maria Kirilenko are also set to attract much attention. ----------------------------------- mattino Sun 31 Dec, 2006 10:23 ----------------------------------- Sunday, December 31, 2006 Singles - First Round (1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. Sybille Bammer (AUT) 60 62 (WC) Sophie Ferguson (AUS) d. (8) Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 76(4) 64 Severine Brémond (FRA) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 06 64 62 Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 63 62 Catalina Castaño (COL) d. (WC) Shannon Golds (AUS) 63 64 Milagros Sequera (VEN) d. Ekaterina Ivanova (RUS) 64 62 Doubles - First Round Fedak/Perebiynis (UKR/UKR) d. Rodionova/Vanc (RUS/ROM) 67(0) 61 64 Singles Qualifying - Final Round Vania King (USA) d. Kristina Barrois (GER) 61 63 Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) 60 63 Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) d. Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) 63 64 Yuliana Fedak (UKR) d. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 16 64 60 ----------------------------------- mattino Mon 01 Jan, 2007 20:15 ----------------------------------- Monday, January 1, 2007 Singles - First Round (3) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (Q) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 76(5) 61 Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. (4) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 76(4) 67(2) 63 (5) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 61 57 60 (6) Li Na (CHN) d. (Q) Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) 60 64 (7) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d. (Q) Vania King (USA) 64 63 Olga Poutchkova (RUS) d. (Q) Yuliana Fedak (UKR) 67(3) 76(5) 63 (WC) Nicole Pratt (AUS) d. Elena Bovina (RUS) 62 67(4) 61 Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 61 62 Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 57 62 61 Doubles - First Round (2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. Grandin/Poutchek (RSA/BLR) 63 62 Likhovtseva/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d. Garbin/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 61 63 Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) d. (WC) Dellacqua/Ferguson (AUS/AUS) 62 63 ----------------------------------- mattino Tue 02 Jan, 2007 20:53 ----------------------------------- Tuesday, January 2, 2007 Singles - First Round (2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 63 62 Singles - Second Round (1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. (WC) Nicole Pratt (AUS) 60 61 Catalina Castaño (COL) d. (6) Li Na (CHN) 64 16 62 Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (7) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 63 62 Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. Severine Brémond (FRA) 63 61 Doubles - First Round (WC) N.Li/Peng (CHN/CHN) d. (3) Groenefeld/Shaughnessy (GER/USA) 46 75 61 (4) Kirilenko/Peer (RUS/ISR) d. Gajdosova/Stewart (SVK/AUS) 75 63 ----------------------------------- mattino Wed 03 Jan, 2007 19:21 ----------------------------------- Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Singles - Second Round (2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 62 75 (3) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Milagros Sequera (VEN) 61 62 (5) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Olga Poutchkova (RUS) 63 62 Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (WC) Sophie Ferguson (AUS) 63 64 Doubles - First Round (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) d. Jans/Rosolska (POL/POL) 63 62 King/Pratt (USA/AUS) d. Camerin/Pennetta (ITA/ITA) 63 64 Doubles - Second Round Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) d. (WC) N.Li/Peng (CHN/CHN) 57 62 60 ----------------------------------- mattino Thu 04 Jan, 2007 21:30 ----------------------------------- Thursday, January 4, 2007 Singles - Quarterfinals (1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. Catalina Castaño (COL) 63 61 (2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 76(4) 63 (5) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (3) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 57 64 64 Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 63 62 Doubles - Quarterfinals (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) d. Likhovtseva/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 63 64 (2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. Fedak/Perebiynis (UKR/UKR) 61 62 King/Pratt (USA/AUS) d. (4) Kirilenko/Peer (RUS/ISR) 62 63 ----------------------------------- mattino Sat 06 Jan, 2007 00:17 ----------------------------------- Friday, January 5, 2007 Singles - Semifinals (1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 34 ret. (difficulty breathing due to viral illness) (2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (5) Shahar Peer (ISR) 46 76(1) 61 Doubles - Semifinals Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) d. (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) 64 60 (2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. King/Pratt (USA/AUS) 61 63 ----------------------------------- mattino Sat 06 Jan, 2007 21:51 ----------------------------------- Saturday, January 6, 2007 Singles - Final (2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (1) Martina Hingis (SUI) 63 36 75 Doubles - Final (2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) 63 64