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09-25-2007, 07:21 AM
Results - Sunday, September 23, 2007
Singles - Final
(4) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 60 62
Doubles - Final
(1) King/Kudryavtseva (USA/RUS) d. Brianti/Koryttseva (ITA/UKR) 61 64
Final Facts
- Kirilenko wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having won the Tier II title in Beijing in 2005; in fact, it is almost two years to the day she won in Beijing (September 25, 2005).
- Kirilenko is now 2-1 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having finished runner-up at Hyderabad (also in India) in 2004 (falling to Nicole Pratt there).
- Kirilenko continued her recent resurgence in Kolkata; having won 11 matches in her first 18 tournaments of the year, she has now won 14 matches in her last five, her most impressive showings aside from this past week being quarterfinal runs at San Diego and Los Angeles, beating Jelena Jankovic and Marion Bartoli along the way.
- Koryttseva had never even gotten to a Tour singles quarterfinal prior to this week; she is the sixth player to reach both singles and doubles finals at the same Tour event this year.
- King won her fourth Tour doubles title (and second of the year) while Kudryavtseva claimed her first Tour title of any kind.
Quotes
Maria Kirilenko, 2007 Sunfeast Open singles champion:
"The score looked easy but I had to play well. I served well, ran well and hit my groundstrokes well. Everything was just working, and physically I felt really good. I'm thrilled to have played so well in the final."
Mariya Koryttseva, 2007 Sunfeast Open singles runner-up:
"I was really tired in the final and it was hard to move because of that, but I give all the credit to Maria, she just played too well today. This is a memorable week for me and I hope to come back to Kolkata next year."
Singles - Final
(4) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 60 62
Doubles - Final
(1) King/Kudryavtseva (USA/RUS) d. Brianti/Koryttseva (ITA/UKR) 61 64
Final Facts
- Kirilenko wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having won the Tier II title in Beijing in 2005; in fact, it is almost two years to the day she won in Beijing (September 25, 2005).
- Kirilenko is now 2-1 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having finished runner-up at Hyderabad (also in India) in 2004 (falling to Nicole Pratt there).
- Kirilenko continued her recent resurgence in Kolkata; having won 11 matches in her first 18 tournaments of the year, she has now won 14 matches in her last five, her most impressive showings aside from this past week being quarterfinal runs at San Diego and Los Angeles, beating Jelena Jankovic and Marion Bartoli along the way.
- Koryttseva had never even gotten to a Tour singles quarterfinal prior to this week; she is the sixth player to reach both singles and doubles finals at the same Tour event this year.
- King won her fourth Tour doubles title (and second of the year) while Kudryavtseva claimed her first Tour title of any kind.
Quotes
Maria Kirilenko, 2007 Sunfeast Open singles champion:
"The score looked easy but I had to play well. I served well, ran well and hit my groundstrokes well. Everything was just working, and physically I felt really good. I'm thrilled to have played so well in the final."
Mariya Koryttseva, 2007 Sunfeast Open singles runner-up:
"I was really tired in the final and it was hard to move because of that, but I give all the credit to Maria, she just played too well today. This is a memorable week for me and I hope to come back to Kolkata next year."