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| Suchanan
fell to capture her first $25K ITF Challengers title |
 BENDIGO,
Victoria Feb 29, 2004
Thai No. 2 and No. 5 seed Suchanan Viratprasert was defeated
by this year’s Australian Open junior champion, Shahar Peer
of Israel in straight sets in the final of the Uncle Tobys
International in Bendigo. The Thai girl who still never won
$25K ITF Challengers title, lost to a qualifier, Shahar Peer
for the second time in two weeks. With her today's loss, Suchanan's
ranking will get back to 250.......More
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| Sonchat
upsets in final qualify round |
 KYOTO,
Japan Feb 29, 2004
Thai twins, Sonchat Ratiwatana was stunned by Japanese
No. 5 seed Naoki
Arimoto in straight sets in final qualify round of
Indoors tournament, $25K Shimadzu
All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships Sunday morning. Earlier
yesterday Sanchai Ratiwatana also lost
to No. 4 seed Oh-Hee
Kwon of
Korea
5-7,6-4,5-7.
In double main draw, Sonchat/Sanchai is seeded 4 and will
take on Jun Kato/Goichi Motomura of Japan in the first round......More |
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| Suchanan
beats Australian teenager to make the final |
 BENDIGO,
Victoria Feb 28, 2004
Thai No. 2 and No. 5 seed Suchanan Viratprasert continued
her impressive form when she defeated Australian wild card
Sophie Ferguson 1-6,6-3,6-3 to advance to the final. Suchanan
will take on this year’s Australian Open junior champion,
Shahar Peer of Israel who defeated her in straight sets in
qualify match of WTA Indian Open 2004.......More |
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| Tammy
withdrew from next
week Qatar Total Open |
 BANGKOK,
Feb 27, 2004
Thai No. 1 Tamarine Tanasugarn has withdrew from next week
Qatar Total Open 2004 due to injury. Tammy got her right knee
tendonitis injury during her quarterfinals match against Jie
Zheng of China in WTA Indian Open and again she has forced
to withdraw from her first round match against Selima Sfar
of Tunisia in this week Dubai
Duty Free Women's Open. Tammy has 2 weeks to get her right
knee rest before her next tourney, Pacific Life Open, Indian
Wells, USA........More. |
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| Suchanan
Advances into semifinals |
 BENDIGO,
Victoria Feb 27, 2004
The No. 5 seed Suchanan Viratprasert beats Napaporn Tongsalee
in the quarterfinal round of the Uncle Tobys International
in Bendigo in straight sets. Thailand No. 2 Suchanan will
play a wildcard, Sophie
Ferguson of Australia in semifinals......More |
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| Danai
downed by Marco
Chiudinelli
of
Switzerland
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 HO
CHI MINH, Vietnam Feb 27, 2004
Thailand No. 2 Danai Udomchoke was
stunned by
Marco Chiudinelli
of
Switzerland in their quarter-final match
in $50K Ho Chi Minh challenger. The other semifinalists
are No. 1 seed Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE), No. 4 seed Michal Tabara
(CZE), and No. 3 seed Arvind Parmar (GBR).
Danai could not get in time to sign in for qualify in next
week the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open because of he has to play
double semifinals match today. " I still don't go to
Dubai to play Qualify because it's too late and I have to
play doubles tomorrow and my next tournament is Indian Wells
. " said Danai ...........More |
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 Tammy
ended Peer to make quarter final
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
HYDERABAD,
FEB. 18. Tamarine Tanasugarn humbled this year’s Australian Open junior
champion, Shahar Peer of Israel, a qualifier, who upset China’s Sun
Tian Tian 64 64. The defending champion, Tamarine defeated Peer 6-3,
6-2 to make a quarter final crush to Jie Zheng of China. ( Picture
courtesy : Hindu newspaper )
Yesterday Tammy weathered an attempt by Evgenia Kulikovskaya for a
comeback late into the first set, but stamped her superiority in the
second to win 6-4, 6-0.
" I wasn't willing to push myself too much. My goal is to concentrate
on each match and take the tournament day by day. I don't want to
think that I am the defending Champion so I should win" said
the Thai Champion answering to a question if she was feeling the pressure.
She said the weather was better here than in Thailand.
WTA Hyderabad......Updated
result
Indian Open 2003 photo album.... Click
here
Tammy's profile....Click here
Tammy's photo's album.....Click
here |
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Pichittra
wins in ITF Grade 3Junior singles title
Fridday, February 13, 2004
CHANDIGARH,
FEB. 13. The no. fourth-seeded Pichittra Thongdach stunned the first
seed Hsuan Hwang of of Chinese Taipe 6-3,6-1 in the finals of the
ITF Grade `III' junior tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex here
on Friday.
It
was the same old story, as top-seeded I-Hsuan Hwang of Chinese Taipei
and fourth-seeded Pichittra Thongdach of Thailand made their third
successive final.
Unlike
the last two finals in Kolkata and Delhi, when the talented girl
from Nakonsrithammarach,
Pichittra
Thongdach of Thailand had allowed the quality of her game to dip
against the Taipei lass, the Thai girl played consistently well,
smacking winners all over the court, with considerable determination
to boot, in cruising home this time.
It was a double crown for Pichittra as well, as she partnered Yanina
Wickmayer of Belgium to pocket the doubles title, beating Yana Nemerovski
of Israel and Jung-Yoon Shin of Korea 6-3, 6-2.
Draw
and results : Click
here
Pichittra's
photo album : Click
here
Pichittra's profile : Click
here |
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Pichittra
upset in ITF Junior singles finals
Saturday, February 7, 2004
NEW
DELHI, FEB. 7. The no. seven-seeded Pichittra Thongdach was stunned
by the third seed Hsuan Hwang of of Chinese Taipe in the finals
in the Adidas ITF grade 2 junior tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex
on Saturday.
The
girls' final was equally lively. The way the talented girl from
Nakonsrithammarach,
Pichittra
Thongdach of Thailand started the contest, it looked as if she would
blow I-Hsuan Hwang off the court. It was with such punch that the
no. seven-seeded Thai girl smacked winners in the first part of
the match, on either flank. However, the Taipei girl knew what to
do, as she had beaten the Thai in the final last week in Kolkata.
Hwang
turned the match around with a break in the seventh game of the
second set, and then broke once more in the fifth game of the decider
to pocket the title with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 triumph.
Courtesy
: Hindu newspaper
Click
Here to see the result ITF Junior
Grade-2, New Delhi |
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Australian
Open 2004
Sunday, January 18 2004
Tamarine
Tanasugarn, world number 35 and Maria Sharapova, world nember 31
are paring up again in main draw double of Austarlian Open 2004.
Tanasugarn and Sharapova will be playing Lauren Breadmore and Sophie
Ferguson of Australia in the first round.Both Tanasugarn and Sharapova
have won 2 double title in AIG Japan Open 2003 and Seat Open Luxembourg
2003.
World No-13 Paradorn Srichaphan will take on world No 101 Jose Acasuso
of Argentina, whom he beat 6-4 7-6 (7-5) in Miami last year. Tamarine
Tanasugarn will be playing her first-round matches against world
No 52 Laura Granville of the United States. Both Paradorn and Tamarine
are scheduled to play their single match on Monday, Jan 19, 2004.
( See Order
of Play on Monday, Jan 19, 2004 )
In the men's singles qualifying competition yesterday, Danai Udomchoke,
the 31st-seed, was eliminated in second round match by Luxembourg's
Gilles Muller 6-3 6-4. |
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Hyundai
Hopman Cup 2004
Sunday, January 11 2004
I've
been visiting the 16th Hopman Cup from January 1 - 11, 2004. Today
is my last day in Perth and I had a great time enjoyed the “ Hopman
Cup ”. The tournament is well organized and the atmosphere is also
fantastic. The people in Perth is very friendly. I would say I have
to come every year if I have chance.
I’ve been finished uploading the pictures which I’ve taken in “ Photo
Gallery” and want to share those pictures to all of you. I’m lucky
that I have chance to take some picture with players and got their
autograph as well. Please check it out in “ Hopman
Cup 16th Photo Gallery ”.
The Final Result : USA defeated SVK = 2-1
Lindsay Davenport d. Daniela Hantuchova 6-3,6-1
Karol Kucera d. James Blake = 4-6,6-4,7-6 (5)
Blake / Davenport d. Kucera / Hantuchova = 6-2,6-3
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