Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Preview for this weeks tournaments.

This is the last week of clay tuneups before next weeks French Open.


What:  Polsat Warsaw Open
Where:  Warsaw, Poland
Surface:  Red Clay
Event:  WTA Premier
Defending Champion:  Alexandra Dulgheru
Prize Money:  $98,500 to the winner

Top 4 seeds & World Ranking:
1. Caroline Wozniacki (#2)
2. Elena Dementieva (#6)
3. Na Li (#13)
4. Marion Bartoli (#15)

Other notables in the field:  Jie Zheng, Both of the "Flying Bondarenko Sisters" Alona & Kateryna, Melanie Oudin, and defending champion Alexandra Dulgheru
Midland "jobbers" in the field:  Marta Domachowska



What:  Internationaux de Strasbourg 2010
Where:  Strasbourg, France
Surface:  Red Clay
Event:  WTA International
Defending Champion:  Aravane Rezai
Prize Money:  $37,000 to the winner

Top 4 seeds & World ranking:
1. Maria Sharapova (#12)
2. Elena Vesnina (#34)
3. Virginie Razzano (#47)
4. Anabel Medina Garrigues (#54)

Other notables in the field:  Sybille Bammer, Anastasjia Sevastova, Jill Craybas, Sorana Cirstea, and Alize Cornet.

Midland "jobbers" in the field:  Sofia Arvidsson, Lucie Hradecka, Elena Baltacha, and Vania King.





What:  Open De Nice Cote D'Azur
Where: Nice, France
Surface:  Red Clay
Event:  ATP 250
Defending Champion:  None, this is a new event in place of the former in Kitzbuhel, Austria
Prize Money:  72,150 Euros to the winner

Top 4 seeds & World ranking
1. Robin Soderling (#7)
2. Fernando Verdasco (#9)
3. Gael Monfils (#18)
4. Thomaz Bellucci (#26)

Other notables in the field:  Marcos Baghdatis, Albert Montanes, Michael Berrer, Lukasz Kubot, Richard Gasquet, and Florent Serra.

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