Saturday, September 27, 2003
Carlos Moya in Thailand

Carlos Moya lost QF match to Jarkko Nieminen on Friday, 26 September in Thailand Open 2003, Bangkok. The next day he enjoyed his visit with his family to some of Thailand's most famous tourist attractions, Rose garden (one of most beautiful garden in Thailand) . Moya's family learns a lot of Thai traditional, Thai dance, Thai's Wai. He will return to Spain tomorrow evening with his family getting ready for competitive tennis on the ATP Tour in a couple of weeks. More pictures please visit “ Photo Gallery“

Friday, November 7, 2003
Anna in Pattaya, Thailand

Anna Kournikova spent her first day in Pattaya away from the snooping eyes of her legion of fans. The glamour girl, who bowls over admirers with her friendly and graceful manner, shot a short promotional film on Pattaya at Khao Pratumnak. In the video that will be broadcast on ESPN and Star Sports, the Russian invites people to visit Pattaya and Thailand. "It's amazing and I'm enjoying it. It's beautiful,'' she said when asked about her first trip to Thailand. Kournikova will hold a tennis clinic for children on 8 November and sign autographs for 100 lucky fans. More pictures in “ Photo Gallery “

Saturday, November 9 2003
Exhibition Match : Anna vs Tammy

Anna Kournikova confirmed she would be back on the tour next season after she proved she still has on-court talent and upset Tamarine Tanasugarn 2-6 6-4 10-6 in an 58-minute exhibition match in front of 4,000 fans in Pattaya. “This injury is chronic. I’m glad I still played well, although I haven’t played in a match for so long. The back is OK today, but tomorrow it’s going to be some sore because there were some long rallies,’’ said Kournikova, “I wasn’t saying I was going to retire. I said I was just trying to do some shows and people made it the headline. I think there are many professional [actresses] already.

“Now everything else is secondary for me as I still want to play tennis. I will try to do everything medically to get back within the first quarter of next year. Now I have to wait for the condition to get better, which is very frustrating,’’ she said. Her four days in Thailand was a great experience, she said. “People here are great. The food here is good. It’s quite hot but I like it. I would love to come back here and stay longer,” she said.

Tammy and Anna have known each other since their junior years. The Thai beat the Russian in the 1995 junior Wimbledon semi-final, but when they joined the pro tour, the European returned the favour to win the first round of the 1999 French Open with a 6-3 6-3 victory. More pictures in “ Photo Gallery ”

Danai, the world rank no. 162 beated Febi Widhiyanto from Indonesia 6-0,6-1 in the men’s single final and Suchanan won over Napaporn Tongsalee 6-2,6-4 in the women’s single final
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The team ended the 22nd Games with four gold medals from the men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles and women’s team event. They picked up three silver medals from the men’s team, women’s singles and women’s doubles, while three bronze medals came from the men’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles
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“This is my last SEA Games. I just want to concentrate more on my career. but I will still play for the country in the Asian Games and Davis Cup, Actually, now is a rest time on the tour. I now have only a week off before the new season starts next week.” Danai told reporters after his victory.

Suchanan becomes the third Thai woman to win the singles gold medal. Only three Thais have won the women’s singles in the past 13 years with Suvimol Duangchan winning in Manila in 1990, Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Chiang Mai Games in 1995
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“I’m glad that I finally won. Napaporn made a lot of unforced errors, which helped me play a lot easier,” said Suchanan. More photos please visit “ Photo Gallery”