PierreC
03-04-2008, 10:27 PM
Results - Sunday, February 10, 2008
Singles - Final
(1) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (7) Agnes Szavay (HUN) 63 26 62
Doubles - Final
(3) Bondarenko/Bondarenko (UKR/UKR) d. Hrdinova/Uhlirova (CZE/CZE) 61 64
Final Facts
* Chakvetadze wins her seventh career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title and her first of the season; she is now 7-0 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
* Chakvetadze captures her third Tour title at Tier II level or higher (2006 Moscow was a Tier I and 2007 Stanford was a Tier II); three of her other four titles were at Tier III level and one was at the Tier IV level.
* Szavay falls to 2-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals; her two titles came at Palermo and Beijing, while her previous runner-up finish was at New Haven.
* Chakvetadze now improves her head-to-head record against Szavay to 2-0 (her previous win came in three sets in the second round of Roland Garros in 2007).
* Chakvetadze rises from No.7 to No.6 in the world rankings after her title triumph; Szavay moves from No.20 to a new career-high ranking of No.18.
* Alona and Kateryna Bonadenko win their second straight Tour doubles title after triumphing at last month’s Australian Open (when they became the second sisters in the Open Era - after the Williams’ - to capture a Grand Slam doubles crown); these are Kateryna’s sole doubles tournament victories, while Alona has one other title which came at Istanbul in 2006 (with Yakimova).
Final Quotes
Anna Chakvetadze, 2008 Open Gaz de France singles champion:
"The 3-2 game in the third set was really important, because I was able to break her for 4-2 - I knew that wasn't the end and she would keep fighting, but I felt I was playing well also and knew I needed to keep concentrating and I could win. I had a good first set as well, but I made so many errors and had so many problems in the second set. The crowds were great though - I think they helped both of us play well today."
Agnes Szavay, 2008 Open Gaz de France singles runner-up:
"The third set was a really great set; I think we were both playing really well. She just wasn't giving me any unforced errors and she was playing better in the middle of the set, especially when she broke for 4-2. The 3-2 game was the most important game of the match, I think."
Singles - Final
(1) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (7) Agnes Szavay (HUN) 63 26 62
Doubles - Final
(3) Bondarenko/Bondarenko (UKR/UKR) d. Hrdinova/Uhlirova (CZE/CZE) 61 64
Final Facts
* Chakvetadze wins her seventh career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title and her first of the season; she is now 7-0 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
* Chakvetadze captures her third Tour title at Tier II level or higher (2006 Moscow was a Tier I and 2007 Stanford was a Tier II); three of her other four titles were at Tier III level and one was at the Tier IV level.
* Szavay falls to 2-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals; her two titles came at Palermo and Beijing, while her previous runner-up finish was at New Haven.
* Chakvetadze now improves her head-to-head record against Szavay to 2-0 (her previous win came in three sets in the second round of Roland Garros in 2007).
* Chakvetadze rises from No.7 to No.6 in the world rankings after her title triumph; Szavay moves from No.20 to a new career-high ranking of No.18.
* Alona and Kateryna Bonadenko win their second straight Tour doubles title after triumphing at last month’s Australian Open (when they became the second sisters in the Open Era - after the Williams’ - to capture a Grand Slam doubles crown); these are Kateryna’s sole doubles tournament victories, while Alona has one other title which came at Istanbul in 2006 (with Yakimova).
Final Quotes
Anna Chakvetadze, 2008 Open Gaz de France singles champion:
"The 3-2 game in the third set was really important, because I was able to break her for 4-2 - I knew that wasn't the end and she would keep fighting, but I felt I was playing well also and knew I needed to keep concentrating and I could win. I had a good first set as well, but I made so many errors and had so many problems in the second set. The crowds were great though - I think they helped both of us play well today."
Agnes Szavay, 2008 Open Gaz de France singles runner-up:
"The third set was a really great set; I think we were both playing really well. She just wasn't giving me any unforced errors and she was playing better in the middle of the set, especially when she broke for 4-2. The 3-2 game was the most important game of the match, I think."