Womens Tennis: Internationaux de Strasbourg

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The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts.

Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport (twice).

 

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Past Winners

1987 Carling Basset
1988 Sandra Cecchini
1989 Jana Novotná
1990 Mercedes Paz
1991 Radka Zrubáková
1992 Judith Pölzl Wiesner
1993 Naoko Sawamatsu
1994 Mary Joe Fernandez
1995 Lindsay Davenport
1996 Lindsay Davenport
1997 Steffi Graf
1998 Irina Spîrlea
1999 Jennifer Capriati
2000 Silvija Talaja
2001 Silvia Farina Elia
2002 Silvia Farina Elia
2003 Silvia Farina Elia
2004 Claudine Schaul
2005 Anabel Medina Garrigues
2006 Nicole Vaidišová
2007 Anabel Medina Garrigues
2008 Anabel Medina Garrigues
2009 Aravane Rezai

Doubles

1987 Jana Novotná
Catherine Suire
1988 Manon Bollegraf
Nicole Provis
1989 Mercedes Paz
Judith Pölzl Wiesner
1990 Nicole Provis
Elna Reinach
1991 Lori McNeil
Stephanie Rehe
1992 Patty Fendick
Andrea Strnadová
1993 Shaun Stafford
Andrea Temesvári
1994 Lori McNeil
Rennae Stubbs
1995 Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
1996 Yayuk Basuki
Nicole Provis Bradtke
1997 Helena Suková
Natasha Zvereva
1998 Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
1999 Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama
2000 Sonya Jeyaseelan
Florencia Labat
2001 Silvia Farina Elia
Iroda Tulyaganova
2002 Jennifer Hopkins
Jelena Kostanić
2003 Sonya Jeyaseelan
Maja Matevžič Laura Granville
Jelena Kostanić 6-4, 6-4
2004 Lisa McShea
Milagros Sequera
2005 Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Andreea Vanc
2006 Liezel Horn Huber
Martina Navrátilová
2007 Zi Yan
Jie Zheng
2008 Tatiana Perebiynis
Zi Yan
2009 Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo

 

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WTA Tour Internationaux de Strasbourg Results

Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, def. Regina Kulikova, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.


Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Alize Cornet, France, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-3.

Vania King, United States, def. Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles First Round
Kristina Barrois and Jasmin Woehr (4), Germany, def. Laura Robson and Anna Smith, Britain, 6-3, 6-2.

Jill Craybas, United States, and Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Magdalena Kiszczynska, Poland, and Lenka Tvaroskova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-2.

Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Lucie Hradecka (1), Czech Republic, def. Emilie Bacquet and Myrtille Georges, France, 6-1, 6-3.

Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Selima Sfar, Tunisia, def. Aurelie Vedy, France, and Mashona Washington, United States, 7-5, 6-3.

 

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Razzano Moves On In Strasbourg

Third-seeded French crowd favorite Virginie Razzano highlighted Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $220,000 Strasbourg International, a final French Open tune-up.

Razzano held off Taipei's Kai-Chen Chang 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on the red clay here.

 

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Sharapova Finding Her Form

Maria Sharapova showed flashes of the game that has seen her win three Grand Slam titles and signs of the game that has seen her lose early in her last two events on Monday at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. Nevertheless, she is through to the round of 16 after her 63 36 61 victory over fellow Russian Regina Kulikova.

"I played a pretty good opponent today," said Sharapova, the No.1 seed this week. "I was put in a situation where I had to come through when my opponent was playing well. Regina has a similar game to mine - big first serve, hits pretty big and attacks - I played well enough to win. It was a high quality match, especially for a first round."

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20100517/sharapova-finding-her-form_2256076_2054372

 

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Sharapova reaches quarterfinals in Strasbourg

Top-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova took a quick win in her second-round match Wednesday, while several seeded players were knocked out at the $220,000 Strasbourg International, a final French Open tune-up.

The former world No. 1 defeated Bulgarian qualifier Dia Evtimova, 6-3, 6-0, in just more than an hour to reach the quarterfinals. Sharapova will next face German Julia Goerges, who toppled sixth-seeded Austrian Sybille Bammer, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) on the red clay here.



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/19/1637386/sharapova-reaches-quarterfinals.html#ixzz0oStTW7lu

 

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Injury forces out Baltacha

Elena Baltacha managed just three games of her secondround match at the Internationaux in Strasbourg against Anastasia Rodionova before retiring.

Britain's No.1 was 2-1 up in the first set when she cried off with a back injury.

 

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Sharapova cruises through

Top seed Maria Sharapova dispatched qualifier Dia Evtimova 6-3 6-0 in the second round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

 

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King stays on course

American Vania King edged closer toward claiming the second WTA title of her career when she moved into the semi-finals of the Internationaux Strasbourg with a straight sets win over Anastasia Rodionova.

The in-form King, who defeated second seed Elena Vesnina in the first round, kept the upper-hand throughout in a game marred by weak serving, and held her nerve to move through 6-4 7-5.

 

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Sharapova Shines In Strasbourg

It was better late than never this week for Maria Sharapova, who, despite being a late entry into the Internationaux de Strasbourg, went all the way to her second Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title of the year, beating first-time finalist Kristina Barrois in straight sets for it.

Sharapova's power game was challenged early against the tricky Barrois, who mixed in big forehands with topspin and slice off her beautiful one-handed backhand. But after escaping a 5-3 deficit in the first set Sharapova rolled, taking 10 of the next 11 games for a 75 61 victory. It was the second clay court title for Sharapova out of 22 overall - she won her first at Amelia Island in 2008.