[Numbiydq]

Qualifying - M Oudin (USA) vs P Rampre (SLO)

Melanie's in the 2nd Round!

[SobiquYo]

Qualifying - M Oudin (USA) vs P Rampre (SLO)

Melanie's in the 2nd Round!

[sandracuk]

A good draw for Vee this week. Given Jankovic's form of late, I suspect she'll lose to Bye.

[ExpodoDop]

AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA FORCED TO WITHDRAW
FROM FAMILY CIRCLE CUP

Some Seeded Players to be Repositioned in Singles Draw as Prescribed by WTA Regulations

Charleston, S.C. (April 01, 2012) – Agnieszka Radwanska was forced to withdraw from the Family Circle Cup due to a back injury. Marking the tournament’s 40th year, the Family Circle Cup is being held through April 8, 2012 at the Family Circle Tennis Center in the Best Tennis Town in America, Charleston, S.C.

“We’re as disappointed as our fans to lose our top seed, and we wish Agnieszka a quick recovery” said Bob Moran, Family Circle Cup Tournament Director. “We have an outstanding player field that includes six former champions and many of today’s biggest names in women’s tennis.”

Several seeded players within the Singles Main Draw will be repositioned as prescribed by WTA regulations:
If the No. 1 seed withdraws the following must take place.
The 3rd seed ( MARION BARTOLI ) will take that spot
The 5th seed ( SERENA WILLIAMS ) takes the open 3rd seed position,
The 9th seed ( LUCIE SAFAROVA ) takes the 5th seed position,
The 13th seed ( NADIA PETROVA ) takes the 9th seed position.
The next player to be seeded ( MARINA ERAKOVIC ) will take the open 13th seeded position, and
The next eligible player into the draw ( a QUALIFIER or LUCKY LOSER as qualifying is currently in progress ) takes the remaining position created by this move.

These moves are done to create a balanced draw prior to the release of the schedule of play

“'I'm very sorry that I can't play in Charleston this year. I played there a few years ago and was really looking forward to returning," said Radwanska. “I know it is a great event and a beautiful city, so hopefully I can come back and play there next year.”

"While I am excited that I won the Sony Ericsson Open I am disappointed that I have to withdraw from the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. I was really looking forward to playing the event this year." added Radwanska.

About The Family Circle Cup
The Family Circle Tennis Center, home of the Family Circle Cup and World TeamTennis Finals Weekend, is a public facility owned by the City of Charleston and operated by Meredith Corporation that also hosts a variety of additional events including concerts, festivals, tennis tournaments and other activities throughout the year. The Tennis Center features a 10,200 seat stadium, Grand Lawn, 17 tennis courts lighted for night play, Pro Shop, and a full service event management staff capable of handling all aspects of an event including ticketing, operations, sales, marketing, public relations, and food & beverage. Charleston, South Carolina was named was named the “No. 1 tourist destination in America” in the 2011 Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards, and Charleston was also voted the “Best Tennis Town in America” in a 2010 USTA contest.

The Family Circle Cup is the largest women’s only tennis tournament in the world, and Family Circle is the longest running title sponsor of a sporting event in the United States, as well as in all of professional tennis, world-wide. With over 21 million readers, Family Circle is one of the most widely read monthly magazines in America and is one of 14 leading subscription magazines owned by Meredith Corporation, which speaks to 80 million women nationwide. The Family Circle Cup receives four days of live broadcast domestically on ESPN2, and is viewed internationally in over 25 countries, featuring over 200 hours of live and delayed global broadcast time, reaching 8.54 million viewers worldwide.

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[jagxj12]

Too bad players can't be honest and just say - I just won a big tournament, need rest and don't care about this MM any more.

[SobiquYo]

Too bad players can't be honest and just say - I just won a big tournament, need rest and don't care about this MM any more.

Yep

[SobiquYo]

Doubles Draw

[1] HUBER, Liezel USA RAYMOND, Lisa USA vs LISICKI, Sabine GER/ZVONAREVA, Vera RUS
WC HARMAN, Emily J. USA/KALHORN, Simone USA vs JANS-IGNACIK, Klaudia POL/KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS

[3] MIRZA, Sania IND/VESNINA, Elena RUS vs PETROVA, Nadia RUS/VOSKOBOEVA, Galina KAZ
WC PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS/SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE vs DUSHEVINA, Vera RUS/ERAKOVIC, Marina NZL

KING, Vania USA/RODIONOVA, Anastasia AUS vs MEDINA GARRIGUES, Anabel ESP/SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava KAZ
KOPS-JONES, Raquel USA/SPEARS, Abigail USA vs [4] HLAVACKOVA, Andrea CZE/HRADECKA, Lucie CZE

GRANDIN, Natalie RSA/UHLIROVA, Vladimira CZE vs KLEPAC, Andreja SLO/ROSOLSKA, Alicja POL
BENESOVA, Iveta CZE ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE vs [2]PESCHKE, Kveta CZE SREBOTNIK, Katarina SLO



[sandracuk]

Vee's draw just got less good with Serena moved into it.

[PyncGyncliacy]

Melanie qualified with a 6-3, 6-2 win over #155 Petra Rampre

Also the doubles draw is now a complete mystery to me. Vania said last week she and Shvedova weren't playing together so Yari could practice with Voskoboeva for the Olympics. But now Shvedova is playing with AMG, Voskoboeva is with Petrova, and King is with Rodionova of all people.

[tsamprasxx]

boo to Serena now being in Venus' draw, and Venus and Jankovic playing earlier.

[teentodiefows]

Also the doubles draw is now a complete mystery to me. Vania said last week she and Shvedova weren't playing together so Yari could practice with Voskoboeva for the Olympics. But now Shvedova is playing with AMG, Voskoboeva is with Petrova, and King is with Rodionova of all people.

Yeah, I don't know what to make of all that either. But for whatever it's worth, Vania tweeted a nice pic of her and Yari having dinner together tonight:

http://yfrog.com/mmip6jwj

[SobiquYo]

Tournament: Family Circle Cup
Dates: April 2 - 8, 2012
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $740,000
Surface: Clay/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Bob Moran


Samantha Stosur
Vera Zvonareva
Venus Williams (WC)
Serena Williams
Agnieszka Radwanska
Marion Bartoli
Sabine Lisicki
Jelena Jankovic
Nadia Petrova
Yanina Wickmayer
Polona Hercog
Lucie Safarova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (WC)
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Jie Zheng
Christina McHale
Lucie Hradecka
Jarmila Gajdosova
Marina Erakovic
Chanelle Scheepers
Vania King
Galina Voskoboeva
Irina-Camelia Begu
Elena Vesnina
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova
Ayumi Morita
Jelena Dokic
Aleksandra Wozniak
Anna Tatishvili
Urszula Radwanska
Olga Govortsova
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Anastasiya Yakimova
Michaella Krajicek
Vera Dushevina
Stephanie Dubois
Eleni Daniilidou
Varvara Lepchenko
Sloane Stephens
Irina Falconi (WC)
Jamie Hampton (WC)
Wild Card (TBD)
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http://www.familycirclecup.com/pages...123164434.html

[SobiquYo]

Qualifying

Iveta Benesova
Kristyna Pliskova
Mandy Minella
Edina Gallovits-Hall
Andrea Hlavackova
Alla Kudryavtseva
Heather Watson
Michelle Larcher De Brito
Mirjana Lucic Arantxa Rus
Sania Mirza
Alexandra Cadantu
Anastasia Rodionova
Kai-Chen Chang
Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino
Eva Birnerova
Tetiana Luzhanska
Camila Giorgi
Akgul Amanmuradova
Paula Ormaechea
Jill Craybas
Marta Domachowska
Melinda Czink
Stefanie Voegele
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
Sesil Karatantcheva
Karolina Pliskova
Mariana Duque-Marino
Julia Cohen
Olga Puchkova
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Petra Rampre
Rika Fujiwara
Yung-Jan Chan
Madison Brengle
Julia Boserup
Melanie Oudin (WC)
Coco Vandeweghe
Yaroslava Shvedova
Hayley Carter (WC)
Grace Min (WC)
Shelby Rogers (WC)
Jessica Pegula (WC)
Maria Sanchez (WC)

[Numbiydq]

First Round Qualifying Draw

[1] BENESOVA, Iveta CZE vs KLEPAC, Andreja SLO
BYCHKOVA, Ekaterina RUS vs [17] PLISKOVA, Kristyna CZE
[2] CADANTU, Alexandra ROU vs DOMACHOWSKA, Marta POL
PUCHKOVA, Olga RUS vs [14] DUQUE-MARINO, Mariana COL

[3] BIRNEROVA, Eva CZE vs BRENGLE, Madison USA
SPEARS, Abigail USA vs [13] CRAYBAS, Jill USA
[4] AMANMURADOVA, Akgul UZB vs BRODSKY, Gail USA
UHLIROVA, Vladimira CZE vs [21] LUZHANSKA, Tetiana USA

[5] ORMAECHEA, Paula ARG vs WC HARMAN, Emily J. USA
WC ROGERS, Shelby USA vs [23] COHEN, Julia USA
[6] LUCIC, Mirjana CRO vs WC KALHORN, Simone USA
CASTANO, Catalina COL vs [15] CABEZA CANDELA, Estrella ESP

[7] PLISKOVA, Karolina CZE vs HENDLER, Tamaryn BEL
STEVENSON, Alexandra USA vs [18] LARCHER DE BRITO, Michelle POR
[8] CZINK, Melinda HUN vs WC CARTER, Hayley USA
VANDEWEGHE, Coco USA vs [24] EVTIMOVA, Dia BUL

[9] VOEGELE, Stefanie SUI vs MIJACIKA, Ani CRO
WC SANCHEZ, Maria USA vs [16] GARCIA, Caroline FRA
[10] HLAVACKOVA, Andrea CZE vs MLADENOVIC, Kristina FRA
PEGULA, Jessica USA vs [20] SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava KAZ

[11] WATSON, Heather GBR vs OUDIN, Melanie USA
GRANDIN, Natalie RSA vs [22] RAMPRE, Petra SLO
[12] CHAN, Yung-Jan TPE vs BOSERUP, Julia USA
MIN, Grace USA vs [19] GIORGI, Camila ITA

[peemovvie]

How did Alexandra get into the draw? Samantha perform some call in some favors?

[CIAFreeAgent]

How did Alexandra get into the draw? Samantha perform some call in some favors?

Miss Alexandra Stevenson requests that you forward a photo to her publicist of yourself eating humble pie after she wins Wimbledon 2012.





(P.S. Alternate post: Apparently #333 still gets one into the Qualie draw for this tournament......)

[sandracuk]

Miss Alexandra Stevenson requests that you forward a photo to her publicist of yourself eating humble pie after she wins Wimbledon 2012.





(P.S. Alternate post: Apparently #333 still gets one into the Qualie draw for this tournament......)

In the meantime, she requests in advance that you please enjoy this 7-6 (18), 6-0 loss to Michelle Larcher de Brito.

[Adimonnna]

How did Alexandra get into the draw? Samantha perform some call in some favors?

The last direct entry is #1180, it looks 8-10 lower ranked(250-1180) players got in. The 24th seed is ranked #160

[peemovvie]

The last direct entry is #1180, it looks 8-10 lower ranked(250-1180) players got in. The 24th seed is ranked #160

Thanks, Omess. I was initially confused since they showed Oudin as getting a WC into qualies, while she is ranked 50 spots ahead of Alexandra.

[Adimonnna]

Yeah look like they were a bunch of last minute withdrawls