2013/05/23

Wozniacki Nets First Title of The Year in Seoul

 

Caroline Wozniacki ended her drought of tournament titles by netting the title at Korea Open in Seoul by dropping only on game to Kaia Kanepi in the final.

No. 11 Woznicki stopped Kanepi 6-1, 6-0 for her first tournament victory since capturing the New Haven Open crown back in August of 2011. The Dane avenged her third round loss to the Estonian at this year’s French Open.

“Today I did well at turning defense to offense and offense to defense, “ Wozniacki said. “That’s actually a strength of mine. I want to enjoy it and be positive – so that’s what I’m thinking about right now. I want to build up for the next season and hopefully my results this week will help me move forward and get back to playing my best.”

“My season has definitely had its ups and downs because of my injuries, “ Kanepi said. “But last year was the same, and my whole career has been a little bit up and down as well. It’s nothing new and I’m used to it.”

 

This was Wozniacki’s 19th WTA title.

KDB KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 17-23, 2012
$500,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Sunday, September 23, 2012
Singles – Final
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (3) Kaia Kanepi (EST) 61 60

Doubles – Final
(1) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Amanmuradova/King (UZB/USA) 26 62 108 (Match TB)

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Wozniacki, Kanepi Advance in Seoul with Easy Wins

KDB KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 17-23, 2012
$500,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Singles – First Round
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 61 62
(3) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (WC) Han Sung-Hee (KOR) 61 60
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. (5) Julia Goerges (GER) 16 76(5) 62
(6) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 62 76(1)
(7) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 64 46 76(1)
(8) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) 64 61
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (Q) Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) 64 64
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 64 63
Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Vania King (USA) 63 61
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. (WC) Hong Hyun Hui (KOR) 61 62
(Q) Jamie Hampton (USA) d. Romina Oprandi (SUI) 57 63 62
(Q) Caroline Garcia (FRA) d. Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 62 63

Doubles – First Round
(1) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Castaño/Hrdinova (COL/CZE) 60 75
Paszek/Zakopalova (AUT/CZE) d. (WC) Choi/Jun (KOR/KOR) 64 62
Daniilidou/Moulton-Levy (GRE/USA) d. Fujiwara/Lertcheewakarn (JPN/THA) 62 64

Order Of Play – Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Centre Court (from 12.00hrs)
1. Lee So-Ra vs. Maria Kirilenko
2. Nadia Petrova vs. Lourdes Domínguez Lino
3. Galina Voskoboeva vs. Kaia Kanepi
4. Han/Lee vs. Jurak/Marosi (NB 16.00hrs)

Court 2 (from 12.00hrs)
1. Tamira Paszek vs. Carla Suárez Navarro
2. Eleni Daniilidou vs. María José Martínez Sánchez
3. Sílvia Soler-Espinosa vs. Kiki Bertens

Court 13 (from 12.00hrs)
1. Cadantu/Lepchenko vs. Craybas/Garcia
2. Grandin/Uhlirova vs. Chuang/Date-Krumm
3. Amanmuradova/King vs. Medina Garrigues/Mirza
4. Lykina/Suárez Navarro vs. Dushevina/Rosolska (after suitable rest)

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Martínez Sánchez Claims Korea Open Crown

 

Spain’s María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 7-6(0),  7-6(2) to win the Korea Open.

“I felt very calm in the tie-breaks, said Martínez Sánchez That was the key for me. I felt I played well the whole match. I like coming to net and I think it also makes my opponents uncomfortable, so it works well. But Galina played well – this was my toughest match of the week. I had to fight until the end.

“I can’t say how happy I am to win my first hardcourt title. Rafael Nadal, Feliciano López, Nicolas Almagro, Fernando Verdasco… they are the golden age of Spanish tennis right now. But the women players are also working very hard.”

 

Martínez Sánchez did not drop a set on her way to the title. This is 29-year-old Martínez Sánchez‘s fifth WTA title, her first  on hardcourt. The rest of her tournament victories came on clay. She is the first Spaniard to win a WTA title on hardcourts since Anabel Medina Garrigues won in Canberra, Australia, in January 2006

HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Sunday, September 25, 2011
Singles – Final
(6) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 76(0) 76(2)

Doubles – Final
(1) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. (2) Dushevina/Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) 76(5) 64

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WTA Seoul – Saturday Results, Sunday Schedule

HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Saturday, September 24, 2011
Singles – Semifinals
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. (5) Polona Hercog (SLO) 61 64
(6) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 63 62

Doubles – Semifinals
(1) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. (3) Benesova/Zakopalova (CZE/CZE) 76(5) 06 107 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Sunday, September 25, 2011
Centre Court (from 12.00hrs)
1. Singles Final: Galina Voskoboeva vs. María José Martínez Sánchez
2. Doubles Final: Grandin/Uhlirova vs. Dushevina/Voskoboeva (after suitable rest)

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WTA Seoul – Friday Results, Saturday Schedule

HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Friday, September 23, 2011
Singles – Quarterfinals
(6) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. (3) Julia Goerges (GER) 76(6) 61
(5) Polona Hercog (SLO) d. (4/WC) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 63 61
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. Vania King (USA) 62 46 61
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 62 63

Doubles – Semifinals
(2) Dushevina/Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) d. (4) Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska (POL/POL) 63 64

Doubles – Quarterfinals
(1) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. Birnerova/Daniilidou (CZE/GRE) 76(6) 36 107 (Match TB)
(3) Benesova/Zakopalova (CZE/CZE) d. Chuang/Date-Krumm (TPE/JPN) 62 76(6)

Order of Play – Saturday, September 24, 2011
Centre Court (from 12.00hrs)
1. María José Martínez Sánchez vs. Klara Zakopalova
2. Galina Voskoboeva vs. Polona Hercog
3. Grandin/Uhlirova vs. Benesova/Zakopalova (after suitable rest)

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WTA Seoul – Thursday Results, Friday Schedule

HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Thursday, September 22, 2011
Singles – Second Round
(3) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 64 75
(6) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. (Q) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 76(5) 62
Vera Dushevina (RUS) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 63 61
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 64 64

Doubles – First Round
(3) Benesova/Zakopalova (CZE/CZE) d. (WC) Han/Kim (KOR/KOR) 62 61

Order of Play – Friday, September 23, 2011
Centre Court (from 13.00hrs)
1. Dominika Cibulkova vs. Polona Hercog
2. Klara Zakopalova vs. Vania King
3. María José Martínez Sánchez vs. Julia Goerges
4. Benesova/Zakopalova vs. Chuang/Date-Krumm (after suitable rest)
5. Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska vs. Dushevina/Voskoboeva (NB 19.00hrs; after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 14.30hrs)
1. Vera Dushevina vs. Galina Voskoboeva
2. Grandin/Uhlirova vs. Birnerova/Daniilidou

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WTA Seoul – Wednesday Results, Thursday Schedule

HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Singles – Second Round
Vania King (USA) d. (2/WC) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 63 75
(4/WC) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. (Q) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 76(4) ret. (left thigh injury)
(5) Polona Hercog (SLO) d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 63 75
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. (7) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 61 61

Doubles – Quarterfinals
(2) Dushevina/Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) d. Aoyama/Fujiwara (JPN/JPN) 75 64
(4) Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska (POL/POL) d. Martínez Sánchez/Schiavone (ESP/ITA) w/o (Schiavone: chest cold)

Doubles – First Round
(1) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. (WC) Choi/Hong (KOR/KOR) 64 62
Birnerova/Daniilidou (CZE/GRE) d. Jugic-Salkic/Laine (BIH/FIN) 63 36 106 (Match TB)
Chuang/Date-Krumm (TPE/JPN) d. Pliskova/Pliskova (CZE/CZE) 63 63

Order of Play – Thursday, September 22, 2011
Centre Court (from 13.00hrs)
1. Eleni Daniilidou vs. Julia Goerges
2. María José Martínez Sánchez vs. Kristyna Pliskova
3. Vera Dushevina vs. Alexandra Dulgheru
4. Benesova/Zakopalova vs. Han/Kim (after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 14.00hrs)
1. Iveta Benesova vs. Galina Voskoboeva

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WTA Seoul – Tuesday Results, Wednesday Schedule


HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Results Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Singles – First Round
Vera Dushevina (RUS) d. (1/WC) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 76(4) 62
(2/WC) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 62 62
(3) Julia Goerges (GER) d. (Q) Yurika Sema (JPN) 61 61
(5) Polona Hercog (SLO) d. Zuzana Kucova (SVK) 60 62
(7) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 61 63
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. (8) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 64 64
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 63 62
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. Eva Birnerova (CZE) 64 64
Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d. (WC) Kim So-Jung (KOR) 46 62 75
Vania King (USA) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 62 62
(Q) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) d. (Q) Nicole Rottmann (AUT) 61 75
(Q) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 62 60
Doubles – First Round
Aoyama/Fujiwara (JPN/JPN) d. Dulgheru/Tanasugarn (ROU/THA) 62 46 101
Order of Play – Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Centre Court (from 12.00hrs)
1. Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Klara Zakopalova
2. Dominika Cibulkova vs. Yaroslava Shvedova
3. Vania King vs. Marion Bartoli
4. Carla Suárez Navarro vs. Polona Hercog
5. Grandin/Uhlirova vs. Choi/Hong
Court 2 (from 12.00hrs)
1. Jugic-Salkic/Laine vs. Birnerova/Daniilidou
2. Aoyama/Fujiwara vs. Dushevina/Voskoboeva
3. Martínez Sánchez/Schiavone vs. Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska
4. Pliskova/Pliskova vs. Chuang/Date-Krumm

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WTA Seoul – Monday Results, Tuesday Schedule

HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Monday, September 19, 2011
Singles – First Round
(4/WC) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 63 75
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 63 64
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 26 60 75

Doubles – First Round
(2) Dushevina/Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) d. Amanmuradova/Makarova (UZB/RUS) 64 64
(4) Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska (POL/POL) d. Takao/Tezuka (JPN/JPN) 62 61
Martínez Sánchez/Schiavone (ESP/ITA) d. Begu/Hercog (ROU/SLO) 36 75 108 (Match TB)

Singles Qualifying – Final Round
(8) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. (3) Rika Fujiwara (JPN) 60 60
(4) Yurika Sema (JPN) d. (6) Marta Domachowska (POL) 36 62 76(4)
(7) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) d. Emma Laine (FIN) 75 76(3)
Nicole Rottmann (AUT) d. Ryoko Fuda (JPN) 63 62

Order of Play – Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Centre Court (From 11.00hrs)
1. Vania King vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm
2. Eleni Daniilidou vs. Kim So-Jung
3. Francesca Schiavone vs. Vera Dushevina
4. Nuria Llagostera Vives vs. Marion Bartoli
5. María José Martínez Sánchez vs. Irina Falconi

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Iveta Benesova vs. Anastasiya Yakimova
2. Galina Voskoboeva vs. Ekaterina Makarova
3. Zuzana Kucova vs. Polona Hercog
4. Yurika Sema vs. Julia Goerges
5. Nicole Rottmann vs. Kristyna Pliskova

Court 13 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Tamarine Tanasugarn vs. Yaroslava Shvedova
2. Carla Suárez Navarro vs. Eva Birnerova
3. Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Akgul Amanmuradova
4. Aoyama/Fujiwara vs. Dulgheru/Tanasugarn (NB 15.00hrs; after suitable rest)

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WTA Seoul – Monday Schedule

HANSOL KOREA OPEN
Seoul, South Korea
September 19-25, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Order Of Play – Monday, September 19, 2011
Centre Court (from 10.00hrs)
1. Rika Fujiwara vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (Singles Q Final)
2. Ayumi Morita vs. Klara Zakopalova (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Dominika Cibulkova vs. Arantxa Parra Santonja
4. Begu/Hercog vs. Martínez Sánchez/Schiavone

Court 2 (from 10.00hrs)
1. Emma Laine vs. Kristyna Pliskova (Singles Q Final)
2. Yurika Sema vs. Marta Domachowska (Singles Q Final)
3. Arantxa Rus vs. Alexandra Dulgheru
4. Takao/Tezuka vs. Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska

Court 13 (from 10.00hrs)
1. Ryoko Fuda vs. Nicole Rottmann (Singles Q Final)
2. Amanmuradova/Makarova vs. Dushevina/Voskoboeva (NB 12.00hrs)

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