PierreC
05-28-2007, 08:56 PM
Results – Saturday, May 26, 2007
Singles - Final
(2) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Aravane Rezai (FRA) 76(5) 30 ret. (left patella tendonitis)
Doubles - Final
A.Radwanska/U.Radwanska (POL/POL) d. (1) Chan/Mirza (TPE/IND) 61 63 Finals Facts
* Elena Dementieva wins her seventh career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title in her 18th final.
* This is Dementieva’s first title win this season and first since winning 2006 Los Angeles.
* Dementieva was making her debut appearance at the Istanbul Cup.
* Dementieva is projected to move up one spot to No.14 when the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings are released; Rezai is projected to move from No.59 to No.42.
* Aravane Rezai was making her first appearance in a Tour singles final. She recorded her career best win by defeating world No.2 Sharapova (Rezai’s first career Top 10 win) following her first win over a former world No.1, topping Venus Williams in the second round.
* Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska win their first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles title together in only the second Tour event they have contested together. The sisters competed in Istanbul last year and lost in the quarterfinals.
* Chan/Mirza were playing in their first event together as a team.
Quotes
Elena Dementieva, 2007 Istanbul Cup singles champion:
"It's a real shame that Aravane got hurt today, because she had such a great week, beating Venus and Maria. But I'm so happy to win my first title of the year; I hope it's the start of some more victories for me. It obviously gives me confidence for Roland Garros – that was the first place I reached a Grand Slam final, so it has many special memories for me. I hope I can continue to keep winning and have a good result in Paris."
Aravane Rezai, 2007 Istanbul Cup singles runner-up:
"As the match went on my knee became more and more painful, and it was impossible for me to continue. I'm very sad that the crowd didn't get a complete match today, but I've had a great week and it seems like I have a lot of fans here. This was definitely the best week of my career so far."
Singles - Final
(2) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Aravane Rezai (FRA) 76(5) 30 ret. (left patella tendonitis)
Doubles - Final
A.Radwanska/U.Radwanska (POL/POL) d. (1) Chan/Mirza (TPE/IND) 61 63 Finals Facts
* Elena Dementieva wins her seventh career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title in her 18th final.
* This is Dementieva’s first title win this season and first since winning 2006 Los Angeles.
* Dementieva was making her debut appearance at the Istanbul Cup.
* Dementieva is projected to move up one spot to No.14 when the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings are released; Rezai is projected to move from No.59 to No.42.
* Aravane Rezai was making her first appearance in a Tour singles final. She recorded her career best win by defeating world No.2 Sharapova (Rezai’s first career Top 10 win) following her first win over a former world No.1, topping Venus Williams in the second round.
* Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska win their first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles title together in only the second Tour event they have contested together. The sisters competed in Istanbul last year and lost in the quarterfinals.
* Chan/Mirza were playing in their first event together as a team.
Quotes
Elena Dementieva, 2007 Istanbul Cup singles champion:
"It's a real shame that Aravane got hurt today, because she had such a great week, beating Venus and Maria. But I'm so happy to win my first title of the year; I hope it's the start of some more victories for me. It obviously gives me confidence for Roland Garros – that was the first place I reached a Grand Slam final, so it has many special memories for me. I hope I can continue to keep winning and have a good result in Paris."
Aravane Rezai, 2007 Istanbul Cup singles runner-up:
"As the match went on my knee became more and more painful, and it was impossible for me to continue. I'm very sad that the crowd didn't get a complete match today, but I've had a great week and it seems like I have a lot of fans here. This was definitely the best week of my career so far."