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09-25-2007, 07:21 AM
Results - Sunday, September 23, 2007
Singles - Final
(1) Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d. (4) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 26 64 64
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
(3) Hradecka/Voracova (CZE/CZE) d. Klepac/Likhovtseva (SLO/RUS) 57 64 107
Final Facts
- Golovin wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having won the Tier II event in Amelia Island earlier this year; she is now 2-3 lifetime in Tour singles finals (she was a runner-up at 2004 Birmingham, 2005 Tokyo [Japan Open] and 2006 Stuttgart).
- Golovin improves to 2-1 lifetime against Srebotnik, having lost their first career meeting at 2003 Miami but prevailing at Antwerp earlier this year and now at Portoroz.
- Srebotnik is now 0-1 in Tour singles finals this year, and 4-5 lifetime (she was also a runner-up at this event two years ago).
- Hradecka and Voracova win their third Tour doubles title as a team, having won here a year ago and at Bad Gastein earlier this summer; it is Hradecka's third individual Tour doubles title and Voracova's fourth (she also won 2002 Pattaya City with Liggan).
Quotes
Tatiana Golovin, 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open singles champion:
"I had a lot of trouble getting into the match in the first set; she was playing really well in front of her fans and it was just tough at the beginning. But I started to calm down in the second set and really began fighting. In the third I think we both played really good tennis. It was a really long match."
Katarina Srebotnik, 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open singles runner-up:
"She was playing too well in the second and third sets. She was making some mistakes off the returns and in the rallies in the first set, and she wasn't serving well either. But she stopped giving me free points and made me work hard, and she definitely deserved to win. I admire what she showed today."
Singles - Final
(1) Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d. (4) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 26 64 64
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
(3) Hradecka/Voracova (CZE/CZE) d. Klepac/Likhovtseva (SLO/RUS) 57 64 107
Final Facts
- Golovin wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having won the Tier II event in Amelia Island earlier this year; she is now 2-3 lifetime in Tour singles finals (she was a runner-up at 2004 Birmingham, 2005 Tokyo [Japan Open] and 2006 Stuttgart).
- Golovin improves to 2-1 lifetime against Srebotnik, having lost their first career meeting at 2003 Miami but prevailing at Antwerp earlier this year and now at Portoroz.
- Srebotnik is now 0-1 in Tour singles finals this year, and 4-5 lifetime (she was also a runner-up at this event two years ago).
- Hradecka and Voracova win their third Tour doubles title as a team, having won here a year ago and at Bad Gastein earlier this summer; it is Hradecka's third individual Tour doubles title and Voracova's fourth (she also won 2002 Pattaya City with Liggan).
Quotes
Tatiana Golovin, 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open singles champion:
"I had a lot of trouble getting into the match in the first set; she was playing really well in front of her fans and it was just tough at the beginning. But I started to calm down in the second set and really began fighting. In the third I think we both played really good tennis. It was a really long match."
Katarina Srebotnik, 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open singles runner-up:
"She was playing too well in the second and third sets. She was making some mistakes off the returns and in the rallies in the first set, and she wasn't serving well either. But she stopped giving me free points and made me work hard, and she definitely deserved to win. I admire what she showed today."