PierreC
05-05-2008, 08:45 PM
Results - Sunday, May 4, 2008
Singles - Final
(2) Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (1) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 76(2) 76(5)
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
Cirstea/Pavlyuchenkova (ROU/RUS) d. (3) Kleybanova/Makarova (RUS/RUS) 62 62
Final Facts
- Dulko wins her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year and the third of her career, having won Budapest and Forest Hills in 2007; she has now won three finals in a row, having lost her first two at 2005 Hobart and 2007 Pattaya City.
- This was the fourth time this year that the Top 2 seeds squared off for a Tour singles title, and Dulko is the first No.2 seed to win one of those battles (the No.1 seed had beaten the No.2 seed in the first three Top 2 match-ups).
- Medina Garrigues is now 7-4 lifetime in Tour singles finals (6-2 on clay).
- Cirstea and Pavlyuchenkova were playing as a team for the first time and both win their first Tour titles of any kind.
Quotes
Gisela Dulko, 2008 Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem singles champion:
"Anabel is a great player, especially here on clay. It was a really physical match. We had very long points and even though it was only two sets it was close to three hours. In both tie-breaks I took my opportunities and went for my shots - that probably made the difference today, even though I missed sometimes."
Singles - Final
(2) Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (1) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 76(2) 76(5)
Doubles - Final (played Saturday)
Cirstea/Pavlyuchenkova (ROU/RUS) d. (3) Kleybanova/Makarova (RUS/RUS) 62 62
Final Facts
- Dulko wins her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year and the third of her career, having won Budapest and Forest Hills in 2007; she has now won three finals in a row, having lost her first two at 2005 Hobart and 2007 Pattaya City.
- This was the fourth time this year that the Top 2 seeds squared off for a Tour singles title, and Dulko is the first No.2 seed to win one of those battles (the No.1 seed had beaten the No.2 seed in the first three Top 2 match-ups).
- Medina Garrigues is now 7-4 lifetime in Tour singles finals (6-2 on clay).
- Cirstea and Pavlyuchenkova were playing as a team for the first time and both win their first Tour titles of any kind.
Quotes
Gisela Dulko, 2008 Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem singles champion:
"Anabel is a great player, especially here on clay. It was a really physical match. We had very long points and even though it was only two sets it was close to three hours. In both tie-breaks I took my opportunities and went for my shots - that probably made the difference today, even though I missed sometimes."