ATP 250/WTA Premier New Haven 8/23-8/29/2009 - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**JohnImamadviser** · 08-20-2009, 12:45 AM

Tournament Name: PILOT PEN TENNIS
Location: NEW HAVEN, CT
Dates: AUGUST 23–29, 2009 SUNDAY START-SATURDAY FINAL
Prize Money: US $750,000 (US $663,750)
48 DRAW/32 DRAW QUALIFYING
SITE: 45 Yale Avenue
New Haven, CT, 06515
SURFACE: HARD COURT
BALL: WILSON
PRIZE MONEY: U.S. Dollars–Paid by ATP
WEB SITE: http://www.pilotpentennis.com/

Qualifying draw: Friday, August 21, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, August 21, 12:30 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, August 22, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 250
F: 150
SF: 90
QF: 45
R16: 20
R32: 5 (Seeds: 0)
R64: 0
Q: +5

Entry deadline: July 13, 2009
Seeding: August 17, 2009

Simon, Gilles FRA 7
Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 11
Robredo, Tommy ESP 16
Fish, Mardy USA 22
Ferrer, David ESP 23
Andreev, Igor RUS 25
Melzer, Jurgen AUT 28
Montanes, Albert ESP 31
Hanescu, Victor ROU 33
Querrey, Sam USA 34
Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 36
Acasuso, Jose ARG 37
Almagro, Nicolas ESP 41
Chardy, Jeremy FRA 43
Becker, Benjamin GER 44
Zverev, Mischa GER 45
Santoro, Fabrice FRA 46
Petzschner, Philipp GER 47
Seppi, Andreas ITA 48
Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 49
Serra, Florent FRA 50
Beck, Andreas GER 51
Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 53
Rochus, Christophe BEL 54
Vliegen, Kristof BEL 55
Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 57
Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 59
Mayer, Leonardo ARG 60
Darcis, Steve BEL 62
Minar, Ivo CZE 63
Gicquel, Marc FRA 64
Starace, Potito ITA 65
Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 66
Fognini, Fabio ITA 67
Istomin, Denis UZB 68
Phau, Bjorn GER 69
(SE)
(SE)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(WC) Dent, Taylor USA
(WC) Isner, John USA
(WC)
(WC)

**JohnImamadviser** · 08-20-2009, 12:50 AM

WTA Premier Pilot Pen
8/23-8/29/2009
Sunday Start
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $600,000
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Anne Worcester

Sybille Bammer
Marion Bartoli
Iveta Benesova
Alona Bondarenko
Anna Chakvetadze
Dominika Cibulkova
Alize Cornet
Gisela Dulko
Alisa Kleybanova
Ekaterina Makarova
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Amelie Mauresmo
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flavia Pennetta
Agnieszka Radwanska
Virginie Razzano
Francesca Schiavone
Patty Schnyder
Samanatha Stosur
Carla Suarez Navarro
Elena Vesnina
Caroline Wozniacki
Jie Zheng

**JohnImamadviser** · 08-20-2009, 01:04 AM

Sveta has been given a WC into this event. Meghann Shaughnessy has the other one.

The other two women’s and two men’s wild cards are expected to be announced by Thursday. http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2...c829484320.txt

**JohnImamadviser** · 08-20-2009, 04:22 PM

Montanes out, Golubev in.

**JohnImamadviser** · 08-20-2009, 06:27 PM

From @pilotpentennis World No 10 & AO semifinalist Fernando Verdasco and World No. 12 Nadia Petrova granted wildcards into Pilot Pen Tennis

**Gubocang** · 08-20-2009, 06:38 PM

From @pilotpentennis World No 10 & AO semifinalist Fernando Verdasco and World No. 12 Nadia Petrova granted wildcards into Pilot Pen Tennis

Time to call THIS tournament The Flood O' Desperate Scrubs Open.

**bobibnoxx** · 08-20-2009, 06:39 PM

Time to call THIS tournament The Flood O' Desperate Scrubs Open.

That's right, there's still a WC left for Venus

Cilic is not going to try to defend?

**Hujkmlopes** · 08-20-2009, 06:41 PM

I know Pilot Pen has always attracted some names, given its proximity to the USO, and some players wanting some additional warm up, but doesn't this seem like an exceptionally talented and deep field this year? Kinda envious of those who are going to get to attend.

**Gubocang** · 08-20-2009, 06:46 PM

That's right, there's still a WC left for Venus

Cilic is not going to try to defend?

True that.

AND- Venus should drag Dinara and the Whole Rest O' The Russian WTA Players with her. (Edit: Hell, ALL of the WTA players.....)

**Gubocang** · 08-20-2009, 06:48 PM

I know Pilot Pen has always attracted some names, given its proximity to the USO, and some players wanting some additional warm up, but doesn't this seem like an exceptionally talented and deep field this year? Kinda envious of those who are going to get to attend.

I truly see all of this as an overreaction to bad results as of late for so many players. AND- I just think that it's all a big mistake. You up your chances for injury, don't get enough rest, and odds are, deplete your confidence level further.

**JohnImamadviser** · 08-20-2009, 07:14 PM

Uh, okay Ana.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Ivanovic passing on New Haven

Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic will not be requesting a wild card despite losing Wednesday in Toronto. The tournament is still waiting to hear one way or the other from Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva. If the two Russians both decline, the Pilot Pen will lose its fourth wild card because it has to go to a player who ended the 2008 season ranked in the top 10. Safina lost early in Toronto while Zvonareva doesn't play until 7:30 p.m. so she would have to request a wild card before taking the court against Maria Sharapova. http://pilotpennhr.blogspot.com/2009...new-haven.html

**ancexttew** · 08-20-2009, 07:19 PM

Verdasco has taken a wild card for Pilot Pen. (That should make mmmm8 very happy

)

Edit- Just realized it's noted upthread.

**CicyHannyCeli** · 08-20-2009, 07:20 PM

Ana needs match play before the USO

**bobibnoxx** · 08-20-2009, 07:22 PM

Uh, okay Ana.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

http://pilotpennhr.blogspot.com/2009...new-haven.html

Roadmap is stupid.

**SannyGlow** · 08-20-2009, 08:13 PM

That's right, there's still a WC left for Venus

Maybe she and Chakvetadze can duel for it.

**CicyHannyCeli** · 08-20-2009, 08:45 PM

Roadmap is stupid.

How stupid?

**Automobill** · 08-20-2009, 08:49 PM

How stupid?

87

**bobibnoxx** · 08-20-2009, 09:07 PM

How stupid?

Really stupid.

So, what happens when neither Dinara nor Vera want it? Extra qualifying spot or an extra direct entry?

Maybe she and Chakvetadze can duel for it.

Chaks is defending finalist, so it's no contest

**SannyGlow** · 08-20-2009, 09:49 PM

Chaks is defending finalist, so it's no contest

D'oh. I need to fact check before I flame...

**CicyHannyCeli** · 08-20-2009, 11:00 PM

Really stupid.

So, what happens when neither Dinara nor Vera want it? Extra qualifying spot or an extra direct entry?

Chaks is defending finalist, so it's no contest

My guess is direct entry.

08-20-2009, 12:45 AM	#1
JohnImamadviser Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	ATP 250/WTA Premier New Haven 8/23-8/29/2009 Tournament Name: PILOT PEN TENNIS Location: NEW HAVEN, CT Dates: AUGUST 23–29, 2009 SUNDAY START-SATURDAY FINAL Prize Money: US $750,000 (US $663,750) 48 DRAW/32 DRAW QUALIFYING SITE: 45 Yale Avenue New Haven, CT, 06515 SURFACE: HARD COURT BALL: WILSON PRIZE MONEY: U.S. Dollars–Paid by ATP WEB SITE: http://www.pilotpentennis.com/ Qualifying draw: Friday, August 21, 9:00 p.m. Main draw: Friday, August 21, 12:30 p.m. Doubles draw: Saturday, August 22, 6:00 p.m. ATP Ranking Points W: 250 F: 150 SF: 90 QF: 45 R16: 20 R32: 5 (Seeds: 0) R64: 0 Q: +5 Entry deadline: July 13, 2009 Seeding: August 17, 2009 Simon, Gilles FRA 7 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 11 Robredo, Tommy ESP 16 Fish, Mardy USA 22 Ferrer, David ESP 23 Andreev, Igor RUS 25 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 28 Montanes, Albert ESP 31 Hanescu, Victor ROU 33 Querrey, Sam USA 34 Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 36 Acasuso, Jose ARG 37 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 41 Chardy, Jeremy FRA 43 Becker, Benjamin GER 44 Zverev, Mischa GER 45 Santoro, Fabrice FRA 46 Petzschner, Philipp GER 47 Seppi, Andreas ITA 48 Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 49 Serra, Florent FRA 50 Beck, Andreas GER 51 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 53 Rochus, Christophe BEL 54 Vliegen, Kristof BEL 55 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 57 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 59 Mayer, Leonardo ARG 60 Darcis, Steve BEL 62 Minar, Ivo CZE 63 Gicquel, Marc FRA 64 Starace, Potito ITA 65 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 66 Fognini, Fabio ITA 67 Istomin, Denis UZB 68 Phau, Bjorn GER 69 (SE) (SE) (Q) (Q) (Q) (Q) (Q) (Q) (WC) Dent, Taylor USA (WC) Isner, John USA (WC) (WC) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 12:50 AM	#2
JohnImamadviser Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	WTA Premier Pilot Pen 8/23-8/29/2009 Sunday Start Tier: Premier Prize Money: $600,000 Surface: Hard/Outdoors Tournament Director: Anne Worcester Sybille Bammer Marion Bartoli Iveta Benesova Alona Bondarenko Anna Chakvetadze Dominika Cibulkova Alize Cornet Gisela Dulko Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Amelie Mauresmo Anabel Medina Garrigues Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Flavia Pennetta Agnieszka Radwanska Virginie Razzano Francesca Schiavone Patty Schnyder Samanatha Stosur Carla Suarez Navarro Elena Vesnina Caroline Wozniacki Jie Zheng Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 01:04 AM	#3
JohnImamadviser Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	Sveta has been given a WC into this event. Meghann Shaughnessy has the other one. The other two women’s and two men’s wild cards are expected to be announced by Thursday. http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2...c829484320.txt Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 04:22 PM	#4
JohnImamadviser Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	Montanes out, Golubev in. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 06:27 PM	#5
JohnImamadviser Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	From @pilotpentennis World No 10 & AO semifinalist Fernando Verdasco and World No. 12 Nadia Petrova granted wildcards into Pilot Pen Tennis Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 06:38 PM	#6
Gubocang Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	From @pilotpentennis World No 10 & AO semifinalist Fernando Verdasco and World No. 12 Nadia Petrova granted wildcards into Pilot Pen Tennis Time to call THIS tournament The Flood O' Desperate Scrubs Open. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 06:39 PM	#7
bobibnoxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 670 Senior Member	Time to call THIS tournament The Flood O' Desperate Scrubs Open. That's right, there's still a WC left for Venus Cilic is not going to try to defend? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 06:41 PM	#8
Hujkmlopes Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	I know Pilot Pen has always attracted some names, given its proximity to the USO, and some players wanting some additional warm up, but doesn't this seem like an exceptionally talented and deep field this year? Kinda envious of those who are going to get to attend. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 06:46 PM	#9
Gubocang Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	That's right, there's still a WC left for Venus Cilic is not going to try to defend? True that. AND- Venus should drag Dinara and the Whole Rest O' The Russian WTA Players with her. (Edit: Hell, ALL of the WTA players.....) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 06:48 PM	#10
Gubocang Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	I know Pilot Pen has always attracted some names, given its proximity to the USO, and some players wanting some additional warm up, but doesn't this seem like an exceptionally talented and deep field this year? Kinda envious of those who are going to get to attend. I truly see all of this as an overreaction to bad results as of late for so many players. AND- I just think that it's all a big mistake. You up your chances for injury, don't get enough rest, and odds are, deplete your confidence level further. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 07:14 PM	#11
JohnImamadviser Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	Uh, okay Ana. Thursday, August 20, 2009 Ivanovic passing on New Haven Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic will not be requesting a wild card despite losing Wednesday in Toronto. The tournament is still waiting to hear one way or the other from Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva. If the two Russians both decline, the Pilot Pen will lose its fourth wild card because it has to go to a player who ended the 2008 season ranked in the top 10. Safina lost early in Toronto while Zvonareva doesn't play until 7:30 p.m. so she would have to request a wild card before taking the court against Maria Sharapova. http://pilotpennhr.blogspot.com/2009...new-haven.html Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 07:19 PM	#12
ancexttew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Verdasco has taken a wild card for Pilot Pen. (That should make mmmm8 very happy ) Edit- Just realized it's noted upthread. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 07:20 PM	#13
CicyHannyCeli Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 638 Senior Member	Ana needs match play before the USO Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 07:22 PM	#14
bobibnoxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 670 Senior Member	Uh, okay Ana. Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://pilotpennhr.blogspot.com/2009...new-haven.html Roadmap is stupid. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 08:13 PM	#15
SannyGlow Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 598 Senior Member	That's right, there's still a WC left for Venus Maybe she and Chakvetadze can duel for it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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CicyHannyCeli Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 638 Senior Member	Roadmap is stupid. How stupid? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Automobill Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 632 Senior Member	How stupid? 87 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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bobibnoxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 670 Senior Member	How stupid? Really stupid. So, what happens when neither Dinara nor Vera want it? Extra qualifying spot or an extra direct entry? Maybe she and Chakvetadze can duel for it. Chaks is defending finalist, so it's no contest Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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SannyGlow Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 598 Senior Member	Chaks is defending finalist, so it's no contest D'oh. I need to fact check before I flame... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-20-2009, 11:00 PM	#20
CicyHannyCeli Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 638 Senior Member	Really stupid. So, what happens when neither Dinara nor Vera want it? Extra qualifying spot or an extra direct entry? Chaks is defending finalist, so it's no contest My guess is direct entry. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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