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06-17-2007, 10:37 PM
Results - Sunday, June 17, 2007
Singles - Final
(2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 46 63 75
Singles - Semifinals
(1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (5) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 75 60
(2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (8) Mara Santangelo (ITA) 61 75
Singles - Quarterfinals
(5) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (3) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 57 64 75
Doubles - Final
(2) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) d. T.Sun/Tu (CHN/USA) 76(3) 63
Doubles - Semifinals
T.Sun/Tu (CHN/USA) d. (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) 76(7) 63
(2) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) d. (3) King/Yan (USA/CHN) 63 61
Doubles - Quarterfinals
(3) King/Yan (USA/CHN) d. Fedak/Laine (UKR/FIN) 64 64
T.Sun/Tu (CHN/USA) d. Ji/S.Sun (CHN/CHN) 61 64
Final Facts
- Jankovic wins her fourth Tour singles title of the year (after Auckland, Charleston and Rome) and the fifth of her career (having also won Budapest in 2004); she is now tied with Henin for most Tour singles titles this season and improves to 5-5 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Jankovic notched her first career win over a Top 2 player over world No.2 Sharapova; she had 11 Top 10 wins prior to the final, but was 0-13 against the Top 2.
- Sharapova fell to 0-2 in Tour singles finals this year (having finished runner-up at the Australian Open), but still has a 15-6 career record in Tour singles finals.
- Sharapova still holds the third-best grass court win-loss percentage of all time, going 38-5 (88.4%); Graf was 75-7 (91.5%) and Navratilova was 145-15 (90.6%).
- The final was a rematch of the 2005 DFS Classic final, which Sharapova won, 62 36 61.
- Chan and Chuang won their third Tour doubles title together, having previously captured trophies at 2005 Seoul and 2007 Bangalore; it was their eighth final in 11 Tour doubles events contested; they are currently No.3 on the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships in doubles.
Quotes
Jelena Jankovic, 2007 DFS Classic singles champion:
"I just tried to stay positive out there and that's what helped me win the match. I'm so happy this is my first title on grass. My fourth one this year, and now I have titles on three different surfaces - hard, grass and clay - so it's a good thing for me."
Maria Sharapova, 2007 DFS Classic singles runner-up:
"I can only take good things away from the match. I've improved tremendously and I'm a much better grass court player than I was four matches ago. Coming into the week, my goal was to play five matches, so I couldn't be more pleased. I asked to play five matches and I did."
Singles - Final
(2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 46 63 75
Singles - Semifinals
(1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (5) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 75 60
(2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (8) Mara Santangelo (ITA) 61 75
Singles - Quarterfinals
(5) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (3) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 57 64 75
Doubles - Final
(2) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) d. T.Sun/Tu (CHN/USA) 76(3) 63
Doubles - Semifinals
T.Sun/Tu (CHN/USA) d. (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) 76(7) 63
(2) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) d. (3) King/Yan (USA/CHN) 63 61
Doubles - Quarterfinals
(3) King/Yan (USA/CHN) d. Fedak/Laine (UKR/FIN) 64 64
T.Sun/Tu (CHN/USA) d. Ji/S.Sun (CHN/CHN) 61 64
Final Facts
- Jankovic wins her fourth Tour singles title of the year (after Auckland, Charleston and Rome) and the fifth of her career (having also won Budapest in 2004); she is now tied with Henin for most Tour singles titles this season and improves to 5-5 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Jankovic notched her first career win over a Top 2 player over world No.2 Sharapova; she had 11 Top 10 wins prior to the final, but was 0-13 against the Top 2.
- Sharapova fell to 0-2 in Tour singles finals this year (having finished runner-up at the Australian Open), but still has a 15-6 career record in Tour singles finals.
- Sharapova still holds the third-best grass court win-loss percentage of all time, going 38-5 (88.4%); Graf was 75-7 (91.5%) and Navratilova was 145-15 (90.6%).
- The final was a rematch of the 2005 DFS Classic final, which Sharapova won, 62 36 61.
- Chan and Chuang won their third Tour doubles title together, having previously captured trophies at 2005 Seoul and 2007 Bangalore; it was their eighth final in 11 Tour doubles events contested; they are currently No.3 on the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships in doubles.
Quotes
Jelena Jankovic, 2007 DFS Classic singles champion:
"I just tried to stay positive out there and that's what helped me win the match. I'm so happy this is my first title on grass. My fourth one this year, and now I have titles on three different surfaces - hard, grass and clay - so it's a good thing for me."
Maria Sharapova, 2007 DFS Classic singles runner-up:
"I can only take good things away from the match. I've improved tremendously and I'm a much better grass court player than I was four matches ago. Coming into the week, my goal was to play five matches, so I couldn't be more pleased. I asked to play five matches and I did."