PierreC
10-28-2007, 09:52 PM
Results - Sunday, October 28, 2007
Singles - Final (2) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (6) Patty Schnyder (SUI) 64 62
Doubles - Final
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) d. (2) Srebotnik/Sugiyama (SLO/JPN) 62 36 108
Final Facts
- Hantuchova wins her second Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title of the year (she also becomes the 11th player to win multiple Tour titles in 2007); she is now 2-2 in finals this year.
- Hantuchova wins her third career Tour singles title and her first outside of Indian Wells; she is now 3-6 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Schnyder is now 0-2 in Tour singles finals this year and 10-12 in her career
- Schnyder notched up the 33rd and 34th Top 10 wins of her career (and third and fourth of 2007) en route to this week's final, beating Chakvetadze (No.7) in the quarterfinals and Bartoli (No.9) in the semifinals.
- Hantuchova’s win sees her edge 9-8 ahead in head-to-head meetings with Schnyder.
- Hantuchova will rise up to No.9 in the world rankings after her title run; Schnyder will stay at No.17.
- Black and Huber win their 11th Tour doubles title together and eighth of the season; Black earns her 35th career Tour doubles title while Huber earns her 23rd.
Quotes
Daniela Hantuchova, 2007 Generali Ladies Linz singles champion:
"I had to play a high level of tennis today. I didn't expect the score to be so easy. It's one of the best scores I had against her. I don't know if it was one of the best matches we have ever played but the score definitely felt sweet. From being down in the first set, I just told myself I'm going to go for it. And it all worked."
"I guess after winning the title and qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships, it can't get any better. It's really a dream come true for me, an exceptional feeling. All the work from the year has really paid off. And Madrid is going to be a great bonus for me. I just can't describe the feeling.”
Patty Schnyder, 2007 Generali Ladies Linz singles runner-up:
"She played really well from the beginning; it was tough for me to do it today. She never gave me a chance to come back - she was hitting clean winners, so many winners.”
“Although overall it’s been a good week, of course I would like to have finished it off with a title, but now I realize that I had good matches here and beat two Top 10 players in Bartoli and Chakvetadze, so I’ll take lots of good memories away from Linz."
Singles - Final (2) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (6) Patty Schnyder (SUI) 64 62
Doubles - Final
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) d. (2) Srebotnik/Sugiyama (SLO/JPN) 62 36 108
Final Facts
- Hantuchova wins her second Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title of the year (she also becomes the 11th player to win multiple Tour titles in 2007); she is now 2-2 in finals this year.
- Hantuchova wins her third career Tour singles title and her first outside of Indian Wells; she is now 3-6 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Schnyder is now 0-2 in Tour singles finals this year and 10-12 in her career
- Schnyder notched up the 33rd and 34th Top 10 wins of her career (and third and fourth of 2007) en route to this week's final, beating Chakvetadze (No.7) in the quarterfinals and Bartoli (No.9) in the semifinals.
- Hantuchova’s win sees her edge 9-8 ahead in head-to-head meetings with Schnyder.
- Hantuchova will rise up to No.9 in the world rankings after her title run; Schnyder will stay at No.17.
- Black and Huber win their 11th Tour doubles title together and eighth of the season; Black earns her 35th career Tour doubles title while Huber earns her 23rd.
Quotes
Daniela Hantuchova, 2007 Generali Ladies Linz singles champion:
"I had to play a high level of tennis today. I didn't expect the score to be so easy. It's one of the best scores I had against her. I don't know if it was one of the best matches we have ever played but the score definitely felt sweet. From being down in the first set, I just told myself I'm going to go for it. And it all worked."
"I guess after winning the title and qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships, it can't get any better. It's really a dream come true for me, an exceptional feeling. All the work from the year has really paid off. And Madrid is going to be a great bonus for me. I just can't describe the feeling.”
Patty Schnyder, 2007 Generali Ladies Linz singles runner-up:
"She played really well from the beginning; it was tough for me to do it today. She never gave me a chance to come back - she was hitting clean winners, so many winners.”
“Although overall it’s been a good week, of course I would like to have finished it off with a title, but now I realize that I had good matches here and beat two Top 10 players in Bartoli and Chakvetadze, so I’ll take lots of good memories away from Linz."