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03-06-2008, 04:33 PM
Results - Sunday, February 17, 2008
Singles - Final
(1) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (8) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 64 54 ret. (left ankle injury)
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
Dekmeijere/Rosolska (LAT/POL) d. Koryttseva/Schruff (UKR/GER) 75 63
Final Facts
- Pennetta wins her fifth career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having previously triumphed at Bangkok in 2007, Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005 and Sopot in 2004 (all of which were Tier III events); she is now 5-6 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Pennetta improves her already impressive Latin American clay court record to 38-8; in addition to this week’s success and her Bogotá and Acapulco titles in 2005, she has four runner-up finishes to her name (Bogotá in 2006 and Acapulco in 2004, 2006 and 2007).
- Pennetta conceded just 24 games en route to the title - the fewest games surrendered by a tournament winner thus far in 2008 (prior to this week Henin held the record after dropping just 26 games in Sydney).
- Zakopalova falls to 2-7 lifetime in Tour singles finals; her previous Tour final came back in 2005 when she triumphed at Portoroz.
- Dekmeijere and Rosolska win their first Tour title of any kind; Dekmeijere was a two-time former runner-up at Canberra (with Curran) and Québec City (with Harkleroad), while Rosolska had been a runner-up at Warsaw and Palermo in 2005 and Sopot in 2004 (all with Jans).
Final Quotes
Flavia Pennetta, 2008 Cachantun Cup singles champion:
"It always feels better to play the last point and have the sensation of winning, but injuries happen. It was an incredible week for me. I felt really comfortable in Viña del Mar. Thanks to the men's tournament I think they really knew what the players wanted this week. I give it a 10!"
Klara Zakopalova, 2008 Cachantun Cup singles runner-up:
"I was very happy to make it to the final this week. Flavia deserved to win; she was playing better than me. I'm not really sure how I fell. I think I was expecting a forehand and was running towards it, but then she hit a backhand and I had to change directions, and I slipped and fell."
Singles - Final
(1) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (8) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 64 54 ret. (left ankle injury)
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
Dekmeijere/Rosolska (LAT/POL) d. Koryttseva/Schruff (UKR/GER) 75 63
Final Facts
- Pennetta wins her fifth career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having previously triumphed at Bangkok in 2007, Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005 and Sopot in 2004 (all of which were Tier III events); she is now 5-6 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Pennetta improves her already impressive Latin American clay court record to 38-8; in addition to this week’s success and her Bogotá and Acapulco titles in 2005, she has four runner-up finishes to her name (Bogotá in 2006 and Acapulco in 2004, 2006 and 2007).
- Pennetta conceded just 24 games en route to the title - the fewest games surrendered by a tournament winner thus far in 2008 (prior to this week Henin held the record after dropping just 26 games in Sydney).
- Zakopalova falls to 2-7 lifetime in Tour singles finals; her previous Tour final came back in 2005 when she triumphed at Portoroz.
- Dekmeijere and Rosolska win their first Tour title of any kind; Dekmeijere was a two-time former runner-up at Canberra (with Curran) and Québec City (with Harkleroad), while Rosolska had been a runner-up at Warsaw and Palermo in 2005 and Sopot in 2004 (all with Jans).
Final Quotes
Flavia Pennetta, 2008 Cachantun Cup singles champion:
"It always feels better to play the last point and have the sensation of winning, but injuries happen. It was an incredible week for me. I felt really comfortable in Viña del Mar. Thanks to the men's tournament I think they really knew what the players wanted this week. I give it a 10!"
Klara Zakopalova, 2008 Cachantun Cup singles runner-up:
"I was very happy to make it to the final this week. Flavia deserved to win; she was playing better than me. I'm not really sure how I fell. I think I was expecting a forehand and was running towards it, but then she hit a backhand and I had to change directions, and I slipped and fell."