PierreC
10-08-2007, 10:54 AM
Results - Sunday, October 7, 2007
Singles - Final
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 26 62 61
Doubles - Final
(1) Peschke/Stubbs (CZE/AUS) d. (2) Chan/Safina (TPE/RUS) 67(5) 76(4) 102
Final Facts
- Henin wins her Sony Ericsson WTA Tour-leading eighth singles title of the year (Chakvetadze and Jankovic have the next-highest tallies with four); she is now 8-1 in finals this year, and 37-16 lifetime.
- Henin wins her 37th career Tour singles title (separating herself from Venus Williams, who has 36, as No.11 on the all-time list); she also separates herself from Williams as No.3 among active players (Davenport is No.1 with 52 titles while Hingis is No.2 with 43 titles).
- Henin's best previous results at this event were runner-up finishes in 2001 (to Davenport) and 2003 (to Clijsters); she is now 1-2 lifetime in finals here.
- Henin has now won 16 matches in a row, winning Toronto (5-0), the US Open (7-0) and here in Stuttgart (4-0); the win streak is the equal-longest on the Tour this season (Henin actually achieved that first 16-match win streak, between Roland Garros and Wimbledon).
- Golovin is now 2-1 in Tour singles finals this year and 2-4 in her career; she has now made it to the final in both of her appearances at this event, also finishing runner-up last year (to Petrova).
- Golovin notched her 10th and 11th career Top 10 wins en route to this year's final, beating Chakvetadze in the second round and Kuznetsova in the semifinals.
- Peschke and Stubbs win their second Tour doubles title together, having triumphed at Los Angeles this past summer; Peschke earns her 10th career Tour doubles title while Stubbs earns her 57th (she is at No.12 on the all-time list and No.2 among active players behind Raymond).
Quotes
Justine Henin, 2007 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix singles champion:
"She was playing unbelievably in the first set and I was making a few mistakes. I just had to wait and see if she could keep that level up through the whole match, and I knew I could play better. It's very satisfying to finally win here after being in the final before and getting through the players I did; I definitely didn't have an easy draw."
Tatiana Golovin, 2007 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix singles runner-up:
"She played a lot better in the second set. I got tired; it's so tough to be mentally strong all the time against her. I'm so happy with the week overall though, beating two of the Top 10 in the world and coming so close to beating the No.1. I'm proud of the way I've turned around the last three weeks after a pretty bad US Open."
Singles - Final
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 26 62 61
Doubles - Final
(1) Peschke/Stubbs (CZE/AUS) d. (2) Chan/Safina (TPE/RUS) 67(5) 76(4) 102
Final Facts
- Henin wins her Sony Ericsson WTA Tour-leading eighth singles title of the year (Chakvetadze and Jankovic have the next-highest tallies with four); she is now 8-1 in finals this year, and 37-16 lifetime.
- Henin wins her 37th career Tour singles title (separating herself from Venus Williams, who has 36, as No.11 on the all-time list); she also separates herself from Williams as No.3 among active players (Davenport is No.1 with 52 titles while Hingis is No.2 with 43 titles).
- Henin's best previous results at this event were runner-up finishes in 2001 (to Davenport) and 2003 (to Clijsters); she is now 1-2 lifetime in finals here.
- Henin has now won 16 matches in a row, winning Toronto (5-0), the US Open (7-0) and here in Stuttgart (4-0); the win streak is the equal-longest on the Tour this season (Henin actually achieved that first 16-match win streak, between Roland Garros and Wimbledon).
- Golovin is now 2-1 in Tour singles finals this year and 2-4 in her career; she has now made it to the final in both of her appearances at this event, also finishing runner-up last year (to Petrova).
- Golovin notched her 10th and 11th career Top 10 wins en route to this year's final, beating Chakvetadze in the second round and Kuznetsova in the semifinals.
- Peschke and Stubbs win their second Tour doubles title together, having triumphed at Los Angeles this past summer; Peschke earns her 10th career Tour doubles title while Stubbs earns her 57th (she is at No.12 on the all-time list and No.2 among active players behind Raymond).
Quotes
Justine Henin, 2007 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix singles champion:
"She was playing unbelievably in the first set and I was making a few mistakes. I just had to wait and see if she could keep that level up through the whole match, and I knew I could play better. It's very satisfying to finally win here after being in the final before and getting through the players I did; I definitely didn't have an easy draw."
Tatiana Golovin, 2007 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix singles runner-up:
"She played a lot better in the second set. I got tired; it's so tough to be mentally strong all the time against her. I'm so happy with the week overall though, beating two of the Top 10 in the world and coming so close to beating the No.1. I'm proud of the way I've turned around the last three weeks after a pretty bad US Open."