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10-15-2007, 09:40 AM
Results - Sunday, October 14, 2007 Singles - Final
(7) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 61 63
Doubles - Final
(1) T.Sun/Yan (CHN/CHN) d. Morita/Namigata (JPN/JPN) w/o (Morita: gastrointestinal illness)
Final Facts
Pennetta wins her fourth career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title; she is now 4-6 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having also triumphed at Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005 and Sopot in 2004.
Pennetta's previous three titles were all on clay; her only other hardcourt final was at 2006 Gold Coast, where she lost to Safarova.
Pennetta finishes this year's Asian swing with an impressive 13-3 win-loss record after a quarterfinal showing in Kolkata and back-to-back semifinal finishes in Seoul and Tokyo [Japan Open].
Chan was appearing in her maiden Tour singles final; the closest Chan had come to a singles final prior to this week was a three-set defeat to Aiko Nakamura in the semifinals of Tokyo [Japan Open] in 2006.
Sun and Yan win their second Tour doubles title together, having triumphed last week in Tokyo [Japan Open]; Sun earns her 11th career Tour doubles title while Yan earns her 13th.
Quotes
Flavia Pennetta, 2007 ptt Bangkok Open singles champion:
"You have to be so focused in finals, but I just kept thinking about her and how she was playing, which helped me. I'm very happy I won the title. I didn't expect to win here. I had to play two great players, Peer and Williams, and hardcourts aren't my favorite surface, so this is a very important victory for me."
Chan Yung-Jan, 2007 ptt Bangkok Open singles runner-up:
"I'm not too disappointed; it was my first final, but I'll have more chances in the future. She wasn't making any mistakes and was hitting pretty hard. I think she deserved it today."
(7) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 61 63
Doubles - Final
(1) T.Sun/Yan (CHN/CHN) d. Morita/Namigata (JPN/JPN) w/o (Morita: gastrointestinal illness)
Final Facts
Pennetta wins her fourth career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title; she is now 4-6 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having also triumphed at Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005 and Sopot in 2004.
Pennetta's previous three titles were all on clay; her only other hardcourt final was at 2006 Gold Coast, where she lost to Safarova.
Pennetta finishes this year's Asian swing with an impressive 13-3 win-loss record after a quarterfinal showing in Kolkata and back-to-back semifinal finishes in Seoul and Tokyo [Japan Open].
Chan was appearing in her maiden Tour singles final; the closest Chan had come to a singles final prior to this week was a three-set defeat to Aiko Nakamura in the semifinals of Tokyo [Japan Open] in 2006.
Sun and Yan win their second Tour doubles title together, having triumphed last week in Tokyo [Japan Open]; Sun earns her 11th career Tour doubles title while Yan earns her 13th.
Quotes
Flavia Pennetta, 2007 ptt Bangkok Open singles champion:
"You have to be so focused in finals, but I just kept thinking about her and how she was playing, which helped me. I'm very happy I won the title. I didn't expect to win here. I had to play two great players, Peer and Williams, and hardcourts aren't my favorite surface, so this is a very important victory for me."
Chan Yung-Jan, 2007 ptt Bangkok Open singles runner-up:
"I'm not too disappointed; it was my first final, but I'll have more chances in the future. She wasn't making any mistakes and was hitting pretty hard. I think she deserved it today."