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04-20-2008, 10:12 PM
Results - Sunday, April 20, 2008
Singles - Final
(2) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 64 62
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
(1) Kirilenko/Pennetta (RUS/ITA) d. Jugic-Salkic/Senoglu (BIH/TUR) 64 64
Final Facts
- Kirilenko wins her third career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having already won previously at 2007 Kolkata and 2005 Beijing; she is now 3-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Kirilenko's three title runs and her runner-up finishes at 2004 Hyderabad and 2007 Seoul had all come on hardcourts; prior to this week Kirilenko had never made the quarterfinals at a clay court event.
- Kirilenko is the fourth Russian player to win a Tour singles title in 2008; the other three are Sharapova (Australian Open, Doha and Amelia Island), Chakvetadze (Paris [Indoors]) and Dementieva (Dubai).
- Benesova falls to 1-5 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having won her sole title at Acapulco in 2004; it was her second defeat in the Estoril final, having lost to Emilie Loit for the title in 2004.
- Benesova's other defeats in Tour finals came at Bratislava in 2002, Forest Hills in 2004 and Hobart in 2006.
- Kirilenko and Pennetta won their fourth and third Tour doubles titles respectively; it was their first event in unison.
- The Estoril Open was enjoying its 10th staging, with former champions including Barbara Schwartz (1998), Katarina Srebotnik (1999), Anke Huber (2000) and Magüi Serna (2002, 2003).
Final Quotes
Maria Kirilenko, 2008 Estoril Open singles champion:
"I feel great after winning the first clay court title of my career. I had never won a match in Estoril and this year I won both the singles and the doubles title of the Estoril Open. This is just great and I am very, very happy how this tournament went. It will be good for my self-confidence going into the clay court season. What else can I say... It has been a fantastic week!"
Iveta Benesova, 2008 Estoril Open singles runner-up:
"I am of course disappointed now after losing the final. I had my chances, especially in the first set. But overall, I had a very good week at the Estoril Open. Despite the loss today it was a good tournament and it should hopefully get me back to the Top 100."
Singles - Final
(2) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 64 62
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
(1) Kirilenko/Pennetta (RUS/ITA) d. Jugic-Salkic/Senoglu (BIH/TUR) 64 64
Final Facts
- Kirilenko wins her third career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having already won previously at 2007 Kolkata and 2005 Beijing; she is now 3-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals.
- Kirilenko's three title runs and her runner-up finishes at 2004 Hyderabad and 2007 Seoul had all come on hardcourts; prior to this week Kirilenko had never made the quarterfinals at a clay court event.
- Kirilenko is the fourth Russian player to win a Tour singles title in 2008; the other three are Sharapova (Australian Open, Doha and Amelia Island), Chakvetadze (Paris [Indoors]) and Dementieva (Dubai).
- Benesova falls to 1-5 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having won her sole title at Acapulco in 2004; it was her second defeat in the Estoril final, having lost to Emilie Loit for the title in 2004.
- Benesova's other defeats in Tour finals came at Bratislava in 2002, Forest Hills in 2004 and Hobart in 2006.
- Kirilenko and Pennetta won their fourth and third Tour doubles titles respectively; it was their first event in unison.
- The Estoril Open was enjoying its 10th staging, with former champions including Barbara Schwartz (1998), Katarina Srebotnik (1999), Anke Huber (2000) and Magüi Serna (2002, 2003).
Final Quotes
Maria Kirilenko, 2008 Estoril Open singles champion:
"I feel great after winning the first clay court title of my career. I had never won a match in Estoril and this year I won both the singles and the doubles title of the Estoril Open. This is just great and I am very, very happy how this tournament went. It will be good for my self-confidence going into the clay court season. What else can I say... It has been a fantastic week!"
Iveta Benesova, 2008 Estoril Open singles runner-up:
"I am of course disappointed now after losing the final. I had my chances, especially in the first set. But overall, I had a very good week at the Estoril Open. Despite the loss today it was a good tournament and it should hopefully get me back to the Top 100."