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10-21-2007, 03:47 PM
Results - Sunday, October 21, 2007
Singles - Final
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 64 64
Doubles - Final
Peschke/Stubbs (CZE/AUS) d. Raymond/Schiavone (USA/ITA) 75 76(1)
Final Facts
- Henin wins her Sony Ericsson WTA Tour-leading ninth singles title of the year (Chakvetadze and Jankovic have the next-highest tallies with four); she is now 9-1 in finals this year.
- Henin wins her 38th career Tour singles title; she is now 38-16 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Henin has now won 20 matches in a row, winning Toronto (5-0), the US Open (7-0), Stuttgart (4-0) and now Zürich (4-0); it is the longest streak on the Tour since 2005, when Clijsters won 21 in a row (between Los Angeles and Filderstadt).
- With her $182,000 winner's cheque this week, Henin's season earnings rise to $4,365,086, the second-highest season total in Tour history (passing her own total of $4,204,810 from last year); the No.1 total belongs to Clijsters ($4,466,345 in 2003).
- Golovin is now 2-2 in Tour singles finals this year and 2-5 in her career; this was her career-first Tier I final.
- Golovin notched her 12th career Top 10 win (fifth this year) en route to this week's final, beating Ivanovic in the second round.
- Henin improves to 4-0 lifetime against Golovin (3-0 this year).
- Peschke and Stubbs win their third Tour doubles title together, having triumphed at Los Angeles and Stuttgart already this year; Peschke earns her 11th career Tour doubles title while Stubbs earns her 58th (she is at No.12 on the all-time list and No.2 among active players behind Raymond).
Quotes
Justine Henin, 2007 Zürich Open singles champion:
"I need to recover now and take a few days off to be with my family and friends. I feel a little tired because I’ve always been getting to the semis and finals of tournaments this year, so the weeks are very long for me.”
"The Championships is the last tournament and I’m very excited about going there. It’s my favorite event… It’ll be the toughest one to win - the best eight in the world will be there, but you know me, I’ll be looking forward to the challenge."
Tatiana Golovin, 2007 Zürich Open singles runner-up:
"Of course I’m disappointed but if you told me that I would have lost in the final to the world No.1 4 and 4, I would have taken that. I’m extremely pleased with the way the last six weeks have gone, and looking forward to continuing that form going into Australia next year."
"Justine is such an inspiration to all of us, how professional she is doing everything from preparing for the match down to how she executes."
Singles - Final
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 64 64
Doubles - Final
Peschke/Stubbs (CZE/AUS) d. Raymond/Schiavone (USA/ITA) 75 76(1)
Final Facts
- Henin wins her Sony Ericsson WTA Tour-leading ninth singles title of the year (Chakvetadze and Jankovic have the next-highest tallies with four); she is now 9-1 in finals this year.
- Henin wins her 38th career Tour singles title; she is now 38-16 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Henin has now won 20 matches in a row, winning Toronto (5-0), the US Open (7-0), Stuttgart (4-0) and now Zürich (4-0); it is the longest streak on the Tour since 2005, when Clijsters won 21 in a row (between Los Angeles and Filderstadt).
- With her $182,000 winner's cheque this week, Henin's season earnings rise to $4,365,086, the second-highest season total in Tour history (passing her own total of $4,204,810 from last year); the No.1 total belongs to Clijsters ($4,466,345 in 2003).
- Golovin is now 2-2 in Tour singles finals this year and 2-5 in her career; this was her career-first Tier I final.
- Golovin notched her 12th career Top 10 win (fifth this year) en route to this week's final, beating Ivanovic in the second round.
- Henin improves to 4-0 lifetime against Golovin (3-0 this year).
- Peschke and Stubbs win their third Tour doubles title together, having triumphed at Los Angeles and Stuttgart already this year; Peschke earns her 11th career Tour doubles title while Stubbs earns her 58th (she is at No.12 on the all-time list and No.2 among active players behind Raymond).
Quotes
Justine Henin, 2007 Zürich Open singles champion:
"I need to recover now and take a few days off to be with my family and friends. I feel a little tired because I’ve always been getting to the semis and finals of tournaments this year, so the weeks are very long for me.”
"The Championships is the last tournament and I’m very excited about going there. It’s my favorite event… It’ll be the toughest one to win - the best eight in the world will be there, but you know me, I’ll be looking forward to the challenge."
Tatiana Golovin, 2007 Zürich Open singles runner-up:
"Of course I’m disappointed but if you told me that I would have lost in the final to the world No.1 4 and 4, I would have taken that. I’m extremely pleased with the way the last six weeks have gone, and looking forward to continuing that form going into Australia next year."
"Justine is such an inspiration to all of us, how professional she is doing everything from preparing for the match down to how she executes."