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04-20-2008, 09:11 PM
Results - Sunday, April 20, 2008
Singles - Final
(5) Serena Williams (USA) d. (9) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 64 36 63
Doubles - Final
(2) Srebotnik/Sugiyama (SLO/JPN) d. Gallovits/Govortsova (ROU/BLR) 62 62
Final Facts
- Williams wins her first Charleston title, having runner-up to Henin in 2003.
- Williams wins her third Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year, having already won at the Tier II event in Bangalore and the Tier I event in Miami; this is her 31st career Tour singles title (which includes eight Grand Slams, one Tour Championships and 10 Tier Is); she now joins Henin at No.2 among active players for Tier I titles; Davenport leads with 11.
- Williams has now won three of her four events this season, falling in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open (to Jankovic) but winning Bangalore, Miami and Charleston; she extends her win-streak to 15 matches, just three behind the Tour-leading run of Sharapova from January through March.
- Williams is the second player to win three Tour singles titles so far this year, after Sharapova who won at the Australian Open, Doha and Amelia Island.
- Zvonareva reached her third final in eight events this year; she was a quarterfinalist three times and a semifinalist once in her first seven events.
- Zvonareva falls to 5-7 lifetime in Tour singles finals; her titles came at Birmingham and Cincinnati in 2006, Memphis in 2005 and 2004 and Bol in 2003; though she is 5-7 in finals she has eight runner-up finishes (she gave Daniilidou a walkover at Hobart this year due to a left ankle injury); she is now 0-2 in Tier I finals after defeat in Doha earlier this year.
- Williams extends her lead over Zvonareva to 5-1 in their head-to-head.
- Williams is projected to rise from No.9 to No.6 on the new rankings (her highest ranking since November 5, 2007); Zvonareva is projected to rise from No.17 to No.14.
Quotes
Serena Williams, 2008 Family Circle Cup singles champion:
"It was definitely an up-and-down final like most of my matches have been this week. I hit a lot of errors today but I'm glad I was able to come through. I felt like: 'Gosh, I need to step it up or I'm going to go home angry.' So I thought: 'Okay Serena, you really have nothing to lose. You know all you have to do is just play your game'. I'm not even reaching my peak yet. I feel like I could do so much better. I think if I am healthy and I'm playing at my best, it's hard to beat me."
Vera Zvonareva, 2008 Family Circle Cup singles runner-up:
"You always have to play great tennis to beat Serena. I think I did part of it really well, but she was much better on her serve today, so that made a difference at the end of the match. You know, it's been a great start of the year for me, but you know, there are many more tournaments to come and I'm going to try to do my best in those as well."
Singles - Final
(5) Serena Williams (USA) d. (9) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 64 36 63
Doubles - Final
(2) Srebotnik/Sugiyama (SLO/JPN) d. Gallovits/Govortsova (ROU/BLR) 62 62
Final Facts
- Williams wins her first Charleston title, having runner-up to Henin in 2003.
- Williams wins her third Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year, having already won at the Tier II event in Bangalore and the Tier I event in Miami; this is her 31st career Tour singles title (which includes eight Grand Slams, one Tour Championships and 10 Tier Is); she now joins Henin at No.2 among active players for Tier I titles; Davenport leads with 11.
- Williams has now won three of her four events this season, falling in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open (to Jankovic) but winning Bangalore, Miami and Charleston; she extends her win-streak to 15 matches, just three behind the Tour-leading run of Sharapova from January through March.
- Williams is the second player to win three Tour singles titles so far this year, after Sharapova who won at the Australian Open, Doha and Amelia Island.
- Zvonareva reached her third final in eight events this year; she was a quarterfinalist three times and a semifinalist once in her first seven events.
- Zvonareva falls to 5-7 lifetime in Tour singles finals; her titles came at Birmingham and Cincinnati in 2006, Memphis in 2005 and 2004 and Bol in 2003; though she is 5-7 in finals she has eight runner-up finishes (she gave Daniilidou a walkover at Hobart this year due to a left ankle injury); she is now 0-2 in Tier I finals after defeat in Doha earlier this year.
- Williams extends her lead over Zvonareva to 5-1 in their head-to-head.
- Williams is projected to rise from No.9 to No.6 on the new rankings (her highest ranking since November 5, 2007); Zvonareva is projected to rise from No.17 to No.14.
Quotes
Serena Williams, 2008 Family Circle Cup singles champion:
"It was definitely an up-and-down final like most of my matches have been this week. I hit a lot of errors today but I'm glad I was able to come through. I felt like: 'Gosh, I need to step it up or I'm going to go home angry.' So I thought: 'Okay Serena, you really have nothing to lose. You know all you have to do is just play your game'. I'm not even reaching my peak yet. I feel like I could do so much better. I think if I am healthy and I'm playing at my best, it's hard to beat me."
Vera Zvonareva, 2008 Family Circle Cup singles runner-up:
"You always have to play great tennis to beat Serena. I think I did part of it really well, but she was much better on her serve today, so that made a difference at the end of the match. You know, it's been a great start of the year for me, but you know, there are many more tournaments to come and I'm going to try to do my best in those as well."