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 Uzbekistan beats  Thailand 2-1 |
 NONTHABURI Thailand, February 01, 2008
Host Thailand team did not get past Uzbekistan after losing 1 - 2 in their round-robin matches in Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group 1 Qualifying at the LTAT National Tennis Center in Nonthaburi on Thursday.
Thailand lost the first single when Suchanan Viratprasert, currently world No.555, went down to Uzbekistan's No.2 and former world top 20 player Iroda Tulyaganova(WTA-317) in three sets battle 2-6, 6-1, 6-0. The Uzbeks claimed the victory when Akgul Amanmuradova(WTA-95) beat Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-108) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to improve to 1-3 lifetime against the Thai No.1 in the second singles rubber. However the Thai pair of Tamarine Tanasugarn and Napaporn Tongsalee pulled off a 7-5, 6-4 doubles win over Vlada Ekshibarova and Albina Khabibulina.
To advance to Saturday's final, host Thailand has to defeat second seeds Chinese Taipei and hope for Hong Kong to cause an upset over strong Uzbekistan in today's competitions ............ More
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| Danai sets up semifinal clash with top seed |
 GUANGZHOU China, February 01, 2008
Fifth-seeded Danai Udomchoke moved through the semifinal of the US50,000 China TCL Challenger after cruising past qualifier Philipp Oswald of Austria in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in Guangzhou, China earlier today.
The Thai 26-year-old world No.216 sets up the semifinal clash with top seed Chris Guccione, world No.89 from Australia, who recorded a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 win over Taiwan's Ti Chen in the other quarterfinals.
In doubles final, the Thai-American pair of Danai Udomchoke and Phillip King, who upset second and third seeds in the early round, finished doubles runner-up after losing the final match to the Chinese top seed Xin-Yuan Yu and Shao-Xuan Zeng 1-6, 6-3 10-5 ( match tie-break) ........... More
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| Danai stuns top seed to reach Guangzhou Final |
 GUANGZHOU China, February 02, 2008
Fifth-seeded Danai Udomchoke of Thailand upset world No.89 and top seed Chris Guccione of Australia in straight sets 7-6(6), 6-4 to reach his first ATP Challenger final in more than a year at the US$50,000 China TCL Challenger in Guangzhou, China earlier today.
The Thai 26-year-old, who reached his career-best at No.77 in January 2007, sets up the title clash with Bjorn Rehnquist, 30-year-old world No.296 from Sweden, a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 winner over France's David Guez in the other semifinal.
Danai, who last won Challenger title in Busan in November 2006, is eyeing his first Challenger third this year after winning seven titles in his career............ More
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| Nungnadda lone survivor at Pattay Women's Open |
 PATTAYA Thailand, February 04, 2008
Thailand's Nungnadda Wannasuk was the only one out of the eight players from the Kingdom to progress to the qualifying final round of the US$170,000 Pattaya Women's Open 2008 at the Dusit Resort Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand yesterday.
The Thai 18-year-old world No.461, had to fight hard from 2-4 down in the second set before defeating wildcard entrant Jingjing Lu of China in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. It was a sweet revenge for Nungnadda as she had lost to the Chinese 3-6, 4-6 in the qualifying second round at US$75,000 Xiamen last November. The Nakorn Ratchasima teenager, who is one match away from making her main draw debut on the WTA tour, will next play Chinese Yi-Fan Xu in the final qualifying round.
Three Thais representative Suchanan Viratprasert, Montinee Tangphong, and Varatchaya Wongteanchai were unable to make their way past the second round, as Suchanan was defeated by No. 3 seed Junri Namigata of Japan 6-2, 6-1, Montinee went down against Chinese Yi-Fan Xu 6-2, 6-1, while Varatchaya also lost to second seed Akiko Yonemura of Japan, 6-3, 6-2..........More
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| Tammy makes successful start at Pattaya |
 PATTAYA Thailand, February 05, 2008
Thai star Tamarine Tanasugarn worked her way past Russian world No.81 Anastasia Ridionova to advance to the second round of the US$170,000 Pattaya Women's Open 2008 at the Dusit Resort Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand earlier today.
Tamarine was on top of her game as she beat the Russian eight-seeded in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in one hour and 5 minutes first round clash. The Thai 30-year-old world No.108, who next play Olga Poutchkova of Russia for a place to the quarterfinal.
" I was focused on my game from the beginning today. I also lost my concentration sometime but I recovered it quickly. '' said Tammy who was powerful with her flat drives against the Russian. " Next round I played Russian Olga Poutchkova. I watched her play against Justine Henin in Australian Open. She played so well with powerful ground strokes. I have to be consistent and wait for the right opportunity,'' added Tamarine, who pairing up with Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania in the doubles.
Teenager Nungnadda Wannasuk failed to make her main draw debut on the WTA tour. The Thai 18-year-old squandered a 6-4, 5-2 lead before losing 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to the Chinese world No.274 Yi-Fan Xu in the qualifying final round.
In doubles first round, wildcard entrant pairing of Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Sophia Mulsap, a surprised semifinalist in WTA Bangkok last October, upset fourth-seeded Chunmei Ji and Shengnan Sun of China in straight sets 6-3, 6-3...........More
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| Tammy and Ehritt-Vanc reach Pattaya Doubles QFs |
 PATTAYA Thailand, February 07, 2008
Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn and Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania cruised into doubles quarterfinals of the the US$170,000 Pattaya Women's Open 2008 at the Dusit Resort Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand yesterday.
Tamarine and Ehritt-Vanc, who was playing together for the second time after World Team Tennis League in July 2007, knocked out third seeds Czech Republic pair of Renata Voracova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. The Thai-Romanian combo will next play Chinese pair of Han Xinyun and Xu Yi-Fan, for a place to the semifinals.
Two other local wildcard entrants did not get past the singles first round. Nudnida Luangnam, 20-year-old world No.334 from Sukhothai, was defeated by qualifier Vesna Manasieva of Russia 6-0, 6-1 while 16-year-old Noppawan Lertcheewakarn went down to Israeli ninth-seeded Tzipora Obziler 6-1, 6-2. ............More
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| Tammy cruises into quarterfinals |
 PATTAYA Thailand, February 08, 2008
Thai ace Tamarine Tanasugarn kept Thai fans hopes alive when she defeated Russian world No.97 Olga Poutchkova, to advance to the quarterfinals of the US$170,000 Pattaya Women's Open 2008 at the Dusit Resort Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand yesterday.
Tamarine rallied from a set down to overcome the Russian 20-year-old 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 28 minutes second round clash. The Thai 30-year-old converted just six of the 17 break points while Pouthkova capitalised on five of eleven. Tammy also kept her double faults to a minimum, conceding just 3 to Poutchkova's 21.
" I think we both played really well today. Poutchkova had a very good backhand and forehand was my big weapon. It's depend on who can control the situation better. " said Tammy who had her best results in Pattaya by reaching the final in 1996.
" I played Radwanska tomorrow. She is a young talented player like Martina Hingis. She has a variety of shots. She can play aggressive and also has good defensive game in the same time. I will try my best tomorrow. '' added Tamarine, who lost to the Polish 18-year-old in the 2006 Wimbledon third round.
In doubles, wildcard entrant pairing of Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Sophia Mulsap lost the quarterfinal match to Russian pair of Anastasia Rodionova and Arina Rodionaova in straight sets 7-6(1), 7-6(5)............More
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| Tammy challenge ends |
 PATTAYA Thailand, February 09, 2008
Thai hopes to see Tamarine Tanasugarn making the semifinals of the US$170,000 Pattaya Women's Open 2008 ended with a 6-2, 6-3 quarterfinal defeat at the hands of the Polish top seed Agnieszka Radwanska at the Dusit Resort Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand yesterday.
Tamarine found herself down quickly 0-5 in the opener against the Polish world No.21. She held for 5-1, and then managed to break when Radwanska served for the set. Radwanska broke again in the next game to take the set 6-2. The local prodigy had chances in the second set by breaking for a 2-1 lead, but the Thai No.1 could not capitalise on her opportunities and Radwanska managed to break back for 2-2. Tamarine fought off two break points before eventually holding for 3-3 with her fifth game point. But it was Radwanska who played consistent and forced the Thai to make the mistakes at the end.
I started slow again today. Her game is kind of hard for me to adjust my game to because she hit slow, fast, slow, fast and she got every ball back and I needed to play great tennis and be patient and keep the ball in play. She played very good and pressured me to play very solid, and I was not in my groove. She pressured me to play good shots and I was watching her rather than watching my balls. said Tammy, who will make the top 100 by next week.
The second set was much better because I got adjusted to the way she was playing. It was hard though because I got one break and then missed everything. But she played well and played smart and didn't give me any opportunities. added Tamarine who teamed up with Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania to reach the doubles semifinals after defeating Chinese pair of Han Xinyun and Xu Yi-Fan 7-5, 7-5 .............More
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| Radwanska wins Pattaya Women's Open |
 PATTAYA Thailand, February 10, 2008
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska won Pattaya Women's Open Title after defeating Jill Craybas of USA in the final of the US$170,000 Pattaya Women's Open 2008 at the Dusit Resort Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand earlier today.
After saving a macth point at 5-6 down in the final set, the Polish 18-year-old built up her confidence to hold her service before convincing 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(4) in a nerve-wracking final contest that spanned two hours and 4 minutes. It was Radwanska's second career Tour singles title after having won the first one at Stockholm in 2007.
In doubles final, 2007 Australian Open finalist and top seed Yung-Jan Chan and Jia-Jung Chuang of Taiwan defeated second seed pair of Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh and Vania King of USA in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 ............ More
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| Tammy qualifies for Doha main draw |
 DOHA Qatar, February 18, 2008
Thailand tennis star Tamarine Tanasugarn confirmed berths in the singles main draw of the US$2,500,000 Qatar Total Open, winning her final qualifying matches at the Khalifa Tennis Center in Doha on Sunday.
Tamarine, world No.98th and seeded sixth in the qualifying rounds, defeated Czech Republic's Eva Hrdinova(WTA-178) in three-set battle 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Thai 30-year-old will take on wildcard entrant Angelique Kerber of Germany in the main draw first round.
In doubles first round, Tamarine and Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania meet seventh-seeded pair of Anabel Medinagarrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain. .............More
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| Tammy storms to R2 at Doha |
 DOHA Qatar, February 19, 2008
Thailand number one Tamarine Tanasugarn scored a straight-sets victory over German's Angelique Kerber and set up a second-round clash with France's Amelie Mauresmo(WTA-22) in the US$2,500,000 Qatar Total Open at the Khalifa Tennis Center in Doha on Monday.
Tamarine, who came from the qualifying tournament, fired two aces to defeat the German 20-year-old world No.83th 7-6(3), 6-4 in one hour and 42 minutes first round clash. The Thai 30-year-old will next challenge former world No.1 and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo of France who recorded a 7-6(2), 6-3 win over Sabine Lisicki of Germany. Tamarine is 1-4 lifetime against the French 28-year-old, with the Bangkok native winning the first one at the 2001 Wimbledon third round.............More
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| Ratiwatana Twins stun fourth-seed in San Jose |
 SAN JOSE USA February 19, 2008
Thailand twin brothers Sonchat Ratiwatana and Sanchai Ratiwatana upset fourth-seeded pair of USA's Eric Butorac and Todd Perry of Australia in straight sets 7-6(4), 6-4 in the doubles first round of the US$436,000 SAP Open in San Jose, USA on Tuesday.
After one hour and 20 minutes of play, The Ratiwatanas served ten aces and won two of the 8 break points their held, whereas their opponents had the one ace and clinched only one of their 2 break points. The Thai duo now lead the American-Aussie pair 2-0 in career meetings after their first win in the first round of the ATP Thailand Open in Bangkok last year. They next play Romania' s Victor Hanescu and Ross Hutchins of Great Britain for a place to the semifinals.............More
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| Kirati reaches Laksi QFs |
 LAKSI Thailand February 20, 2008
Wildcard entrant Kirati Siributwong of Thailand was the lone local hope, advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals of the US$10,000 Thailand Futures circuit 2 at the Rama Gardens Hotel Tennis Courts in Laksi, Thailand earlier today.
Kirati, overcame a ranking gap of over 600 places, rallied from a set down before defeating ATP world No.564 Matthew Ebden of Australia in three-sets battle 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. The Thai 20-year-old world No.1167 from Ratchaburi, will take on Korean qualifier Min-Hyoek Cho(ATP-1019), for a spot to the semifinals.............More
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| Tammy upset Mauresmo at Doha |
 DOHA Qatar, February 20, 2008
Thailand tennis ace Tamarine Tanasugarn created a flutter when she shocked former world number one Amelie Mauresmo of France in the second round of the US$2,500,000 Qatar Total Open at the Khalifa Tennis Center in Doha earlier today.
Tamarine, ranked No.101st in the world, improved her head-to-head records to 2 - 4 against the 2006 Wimbledon champion with a 7-6(7), 7-5 victory in two hour and 23 minutes second round clash. The 30-year-old Bangkok native made five double faults compared to Mauresmo's 3. But the Thai won the crucial points, converting six of the 15 break points she held, whereas Mauresmo clinched five of her 17 break points. Tamarine will next challenge Russian fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 winner over countrywoman Galina Voskoboeva in the other second round.............More
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| Twin brothers reach SFs at San Jose |
 SAN JOSE USA February 21, 2008
Twin brothers Sonchat Ratiwatana and Sanchai Ratiwatana of Thailand stormed to the semifinals of the US$436,000 SAP Open after defeating Romania' s Victor Hanescu and British Ross Hutchins in straight sets 7-6(9), 7-5 in San Jose, USA on Thursday.
The Ratiwatanas, who served seven aces in one hour and 33 minutes quarterfinal match against Hanescu and Hutchins, will next play against the winner between second-seeded pair of India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas and the American duo of Scott Lipsky and David Martin, for a place to the finals.
In WTA Doha, Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn(WTA-101), a surprise second round victory over the former Wimbledon and Australian Open champions Amelie Mauresmo of France, was ended her fine run with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat to the Russian fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova on Thursday. Tamarine, who has won four matches in a row since the qualifying round, awarded a 75 WTA ranking points which will improve her ranking of 80 by next week..............More
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| Ratiwatana brothers crash out |
 SAN JOSE USA February 23, 2008
Tennis fans hopes to see two twins players (Thai twins and American twins) competing in the final of the ATP tour ended when Thai twins Sonchat Ratiwatana and Sanchai Ratiwatana crashed out of the US$436,000 SAP Open after a straight-set loss at the hands of the American pair of Scott Lipsky and David Martin in the semifinal in San Jose earlier today.
Ratiwatana brothers and the American duo had previously played twice and the score was 1-1 in their head-to-head meetings with the American pair winning the first one at the 2007 ATP Los Angeles, while the Ratiwatana brothers won the next meeting in the US$125,000 Andrezieux Challenger in France. The 26-year-old Thai twins, squandered a 3-0 lead in the tie-break of the first set before losing 7-6(3), 6-4 to the American pair of Scott Lipsky and David Martin in one hour and 20 minutes semifinal clash.............More
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| Varatchaya advances in 10K Wellington |
 WELLINGTON New Zealand February 27, 2008
Thailand's 18-year-old Varatchaya Wongteanchai stormed to the women's singles second round of the US$10,000 ABS Women's Pro Circuit after defeating qualifier Julia Moriarty of Australia in straight sets 6-1, 7-6(3) at the Renouf Tennis Center in Wellington, New Zealand earlier today.
The Chiangrai teenager will play the second round match against fifth-seeded Jennifer Elie of USA, a winner over Japan's Minori Takemoto.
In doubles, top seed Thai-Japanese duo of Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Ayaka Maekawa reached the semifinal after defeating Olivia Rich and Julia Moriarty of Australia 6-1, 6-1.............More
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| Ratiwatanas upset second seed in Memphis |
 MEMPHIS USA February 27, 2008
Thailand twin brothers Sonchat Ratiwatana and Sanchai Ratiwatana pulled off the biggest upset on day two of the US$769,000 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & the Cellular South Cup after they knocked out second seed Swedish Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe 3-6, 7-6(4) 11-9 (match tie-break) in the first round on Tuesday.
Ratiwatana brothers, who served five aces against the second seed, will next play either American pair of Scott Lipsky and David Martin or USA's Eric Butorac and Todd Perry of Australia, for a spot to the semifinals.............More
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| Varatchaya stuns fifth-seed at 10K Wellington |
 WELLINGTON New Zealand February 28, 2008
Thailand's Varatchaya Wongteanchai scored a 6-4, 7-6(4) upset win over fifth seed Jennifer Elie of USA to reach the singles quarterfinal of the US$10,000 ABS Women's Pro Circuit at the Renouf Tennis Center in Wellington, New Zealand earlier today.
The 18-year-old world No.773 from Chiangrai sets up the quarterfinal clash with qualifier Shaozhuo Liu of China who recorded a 6-3, 6-1 upset win over fourth seed Ayaka Maekawa of Japan in the other second round.
In doubles, top seed Thai-Japanese duo of Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Ayaka Maekawa advanced to the final after defeating pair of Swedish Michaela Johansson and Jennifer Elie of USA 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.............More
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| Varatchaya and Maekawa claim 10K Wellington crown |
 WELLINGTON New Zealand February 29, 2008
Top seed Varatchaya Wongteanchai teamed with Japan's Ayaka Maekawa to win doubles title in the US$10,000 ABS Women's Pro Circuit at the Renouf Tennis Center in Wellington, New Zealand earlier today.
The Thai-Japanese duo scored a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Tomoko Dokei and Etsuko Kitazaki of Japan in the final contest.
It was Varatchaya's first doubles title of this year after having won seven doubles titles in 2006 and 2007, in addition the teenager from Chiangrai has reached doubles semifinal (w/Sophia Mulsap) of the WTA Bangkok in October 2007, only to lose to Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles champion Zi Yan and Olympics doubles gold medallist Sun Tian-tian of China 2-6, 0-6.
In singles competitions, the Thai 18-year-old world No.773 continued her fine run to get past qualifier Shaozhuo Liu of China in straight sets 7-6(6), 7-5, to set up semifinal clash with top seed Michaela Johansson(WTA-354) of Sweden, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over eighth-seeded Tomoko Dokei of Japan.............More
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| Thai twins in Memphis SFs |
 MEMPHIS USA February 29, 2008
Thai twin brothers Sonchat Ratiwatana and Sanchai Ratiwatana advanced to their third semifinal of this year after defeating USA pair of Scott Lipsky and David Martin in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in 66 minutes quarterfinal clash at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis on Friday.
It was a sweet revenge for the 26-year-old Ratiwatanas as they had lost to the USA duo in the San Jose semifinals last week. Ratiwatana brothers, who converted two of 10 break points against the USA pair, sets up a semifinal clash with fourth-seeded Brazilian duo of Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa.............More
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