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Tournament Name: ATP STUDENA CROATIA OPEN
Location: UMAG, CROATIA
Dates: 27 JULY–2 AUGUST 2009
Prize Money: €450,000
32 DRAW
SITE: INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CENTER-ITC
SAVUDRIJSKA CESTA BB
52470 UMAG
SURFACE: CLAY
BALL: WILSON US OPEN
PRIZE MONEY: EURO/PRIZE MONEY WILL BE PAID BY THE ATP
WEB SITE: http://www.croatiaopen.hr/daily-news---/today.aspx

Qualifying draw: Friday, July 24, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Saturday, July 25, 8:00 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, July 25, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 250
F: 150
SF: 90
QF: 45
R16: 20)
R32: 0
Q: +12

Entry deadline: June 15, 2009
Seeding: July 20, 2009

Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 11
Ferrer, David ESP 19
Melzer, Jurgen AUT 26
Troicki, Viktor SRB 32
Zverev, Mischa GER 45
Seppi, Andreas ITA 48
Almagro, Nicolas ESP 51
Rochus, Christophe BEL 59
Gonzalez, Maximo ARG 61
Bolelli, Simone ITA 62
Fognini, Fabio ITA 63
Hernandez, Oscar ESP 67
Devilder, Nicolas FRA 68
Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 69
Darcis, Steve BEL 72
Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 75
Starace, Potito ITA 78
Koellerer, Daniel AUT 91
Gil, Frederico POR 83
Stakhovsky, Sergiy UKR 93
Martin, Alberto ESP 94
Dabul, Brian ARG 97
Roitman, Sergio ARG 98
SE
SE
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(WC)
(WC)
(WC)

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Tournament Name: ALLIANZ SUISSE OPEN GSTAAD
Location: GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND
Dates: SUNDAY 26 JULY–SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2009
Prize Money: €450,000
32 DRAW
SITE: ROY EMERSON ARENA
GRAND CHELEM EVENT SA, POSTFACH 17
3780 GSTAAD
SURFACE: CLAY
BALL: HEAD ATP
PRIZE MONEY: EUROS/PRIZE MONEY PAID BY THE ATP
WEB SITE: http://www.allianzsuisseopengstaad.com/

Qualifying draw: Friday, July 24, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, July 24, 6:00 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, July 25, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 250
F: 150
SF: 90
QF: 45
R16: 20
R32: 0
Q: +12

Entry deadline: June 15, 2009
Seeding: July 20, 2009

1 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 18
2 Andreev, Igor RUS 25
3 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 28
4 Hanescu, Victor ROU 29
5 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 33
6 Montanes, Albert ESP 34
7 Kiefer, Nicolas GER 36
8 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 38
9 Acasuso, Jose ARG 42
10 Chardy, Jeremy FRA 43
11 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 44
12 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 50
13 Serra, Florent FRA 54
14 Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 57
15 Beck, Andreas GER 58
16 Hernych, Jan CZE 65
17 Minar, Ivo CZE 77
18 Benneteau, Julien FRA 80
19 Navarro, Ivan ESP 81
20 Capdeville, Paul CHI 84
21 Junqueira, Diego ARG 85
22 Crivoi, Victor ROU 87
23 Vliegen, Kristof BEL 88
24 (SE)
25 (SE)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)

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Tournament Name: LA TENNIS OPEN
Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
Dates: JULY 27-AUGUST 2, 2009
Prize Money: US $630,500 ($550,000)
28 DRAW/32 QUALIFYING DRAW
SITE: Los Angeles Tennis Center–UCLA
420 Charles E. Young Drive WEST
Los Angeles, CA 90024
SURFACE: HARDCOURT
BALL: Wilson-US Open
PRIZE MONEY: USD
WEB SITE: http://www.latennisopen.com/

Qualifying draw: Friday, July 24, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, July 24, TBD
Doubles draw: Saturday, July 25, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 250
F: 150
SF: 90
QF: 45
R16: 20 (Seeds 1-4: 0)
R32: 0
Q: +12

Entry deadline: June 15, 2009
Seeding: July 20, 2009

1 Gonzalez, Fernando CHI 10
2 Stepanek, Radek CZE 22
3 Safin, Marat RUS 23
4 Fish, Mardy USA 24
5 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 27
6 Haas, Tommy GER 35
7 Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 39
8 Gicquel, Marc FRA 40
9 Querrey, Sam USA 46
10 Sela, Dudi ISR 47
11 Clement, Arnaud FRA 49
12 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 64
13 Mayer, Leonardo ARG 70
14 Gulbis, Ernests LAT 73
15 Kendrick, Robert USA 76
16 Istomin, Denis UZB 79
17 Becker, Benjamin GER 82
18 Kim, Kevin USA 86
19 Reynolds, Bobby USA 90
20 (SE)
21 (SE)
22 (Q)
23 (Q)
24 (Q)
25 (Q)
26 (WC)
27 (WC)
28 (WC)

[Piediahef]

The top 8 seeds for LA are (per Tournament Director)

(1) Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI)
(2) Stepanek, Radek (CZE)
(3) Haas, Tommy (GER)
(4) Fish, Mardy (USA)
(5) Tursunov, Dmitry (RUS)
(6) Sela, Dudi (ISR)
(7) Kunitsyn, Igor (RUS)
(8) Querrey, Sam (USA)

Top 4 seeds get byes. Stepanek and Haas are past champions.

There will also be an exhibition match between Safin and Sampras on opening night.

[Misebeita]

There will also be an exhibition match between Safin and Sampras on opening night.

Yes, Legends match! They're already trating Safin as if he had already retired, funny.
But I'll be there!

P.S. Wow, my 1000th post!!!!

[cigattIcTot]

Yes, Legends match! They're already trating Safin as if he had already retired, funny.
But I'll be there!

For all intents and purposes, he has retired. His play this year is utterly uninspiring.

P.S. Wow, my 1000th post!!!!

[Meenepek]

Yes, Legends match! They're already trating Safin as if he had already retired, funny.
But I'll be there!

P.S. Wow, my 1000th post!!!! and

[Piediahef]

Yes, Legends match! They're already trating Safin as if he had already retired, funny.
But I'll be there!

P.S. Wow, my 1000th post!!!!

Marat held a conference call today (will post transcript tomorrow), where he talks fondly of Pete and that he really looks forward to the match (except the part where he didn't know which day it would be), but his answer to whether the match will be competitive or for fun, his answer was even mellower than Sampras'

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Updates 7/24/2009

Los Angeles:

Clement, Gonzalez and Stepanek are out. They've been replaced by Baghdatis, Spadea and Isner

SE spots are still to be cleared.

Gstaad:

Montanes is out and has been replaced by Gabashvili. SE spots are cleared.
Daniel and Cipolla are in.

Umag:

Darcis, Devilder and Tipsarevic are out. Their replacements are Roitman, Gimeno Traver, Greul. One SE spot has been cleared. Massu is also in.

[indentKew]

LA is starting to look a lot like Indy with this news. Haas is the top seed? This guy keeps falling up since his collapse at the French and is having a great summer.

[BoattyGonm]

Updates 7/24/2009

Los Angeles:

Clement, Gonzalez and Stepanek are out. They've been replaced by Baghdatis, Spadea and Isner

Ouch.

Any TATers going to this?

[tabcdyop]

LA is starting to look a lot like Indy with this news. Haas is the top seed? This guy keeps falling up since his collapse at the French and is having a great summer.

Before yesterday as for Soderling, they lost to Federer at RG and Wimbledon but won the other tournament they enter

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Main Draw - Gstaad

(1) WAWRINKA, Stanislas SUI v QUALIFIER
VLIEGEN, Kristof BEL v QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER v NAVARRO, Ivan ESP
ACASUSO, Jose ARG v (6) KIEFER, Nicolas GER

(3) ANDREEV, Igor RUS v JUNQUEIRA, Diego ARG
CIPOLLA, Flavio ITA v HERNYCH, Jan CZE
YOUZHNY, Mikhail RUS v (WC) GAUDIO, Gaston ARG
QUALIFIER v (5) CHARDY, Jeremy FRA

(8) MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA v DANIEL, Marcos BRA
BENNETEAU, Julien FRA v (WC) BOHLI, Stephane SUI
VASSALLO ARGUELLO, Martin ARG v SERRA, Florent FRA
MINAR, Ivo CZE v (4) HANESCU, Victor ROU

(7) LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP v GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo ESP
(WC) CHIUDINELLI, Marco SUI v BECK, Andreas GER
GABASHVILI, Teimuraz RUS v CAPDEVILLE, Paul CHI
CRIVOI, Victor ROU v (2) KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp GER

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Qualifying Singles Draw - Umag

[1] GRANOLLERS, Marcel ESP vs BYE
VUCIC, Ilija SRB vs ZOVKO, Lovro CRO
CACIC, Nikola SRB WC vs DANILOVIC, Daniel MNE
[6] CIRIC, Nikola SRB vs BYE

[2] RAMIREZ HIDALGO, Ruben ESP vs BYE
MELZER, Gerald AUT vs LONCARIC, Albert CRO
TOSIC, Goran MNE vs BRUNSTROM, Johan SWE
MEKTIC, Nikola CRO vs [7] VILLAGRAN, Cristian ARG

[3] KARANUSIC, Roko CRO vs BYE
KLIZAN, Martin SVK vs [WC] LAJOVIC, Dusan SRB
ZEKIC, Miljan SRB vs OBRADOVIC, Vladimir SRB
[5] ZEMLJA, Grega SLO vs BYE

[4] CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG vs BYE
SILJEGOVIC, Vedran CRO vs ZELENAY, Igor SVK
ANDROIC, Toni CRO WC vs SANCIC, Antonio CRO
PUC, Borut SLO vs [8]SEMJAN, Marek SVK

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Qualifying Singles - Gstaad

[1] BELLUCCI, Thomaz BRA vs BYE
CRACIUN, Teodor-Dacian ROU vs KATIC, Dejan SRB
PRIETO, Sebastian ARG vs PERALTA, Julio CHI
[8] BROWN, Dustin JAM vs BYE

[2] LAMMER, Michael SUI vs BYE
TAUBERT, Patrick GER vs WC DUPUY, Yann FRA
VALENT, Roman SUI vs MARX, Philipp GER
[6] DEL BONIS, Federico ARG vs BYE

[3] VIK, Robin CZE vs BYE
DUSTOV, Farrukh UZB vs ROSHARDT, Robin SUI
MARTIN-ADALIA, Pablo ESP vs CHARROIN, Olivier FRA
[5]RAMOS-VINOLAS, Albert ESP vs BYE

[4] ASCIONE, Thierry FRA vs BYE
ZIB, Tomas CZE vs MARTI, Yann SUI
MARTIN, David USA vs WC SEVILLA, Israel ESP
[7] SADECKY, Alexander SUI vs BYE

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Reports are that Gonzalez played a charity exho in Chile yesterday and afterwards said he wasn't playing LA. He went on to say that he may play Washington or maybe just the Masters 1000.

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MAIN DRAW - LOS ANGELES

[1] HAAS, Tommy GER vs BYE
LEVINE, Jesse USA vs REYNOLDS, Bobby USA
LU, Yen-Hsun TPE vs GULBIS, Ernests LAT
WC GINEPRI, Robby USA vs [8] SAFIN, Marat RUS

[4] SELA, Dudi ISR vs BYE
SPADEA, Vincent USA vs KENDRICK, Robert USA
WC DENT, Taylor USA vs QUALIFIER
ISTOMIN, Denis UZB vs [6] QUERREY, Sam USA

[7] BECKER, Benjamin GER vs ISNER, John USA
SE DANCEVIC, Frank CAN vs BAGHDATIS, Marcos CYP
QUALIFIER vs GICQUEL, Marc FRA
BYE vs [3] TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS

[5] KUNITSYN, Igor RUS vs QUALIFIER
MAYER, Leonardo ARG vs QUALIFIER
GUCCIONE, Chris AUS vs KIM, Kevin USA
BYE vs [2] FISH, Mardy USA

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Qualifying Draw - Los Angeles

[1] OUANNA, Josselin FRA vs DE CHAUNAC, Sebastien FRA
WC TSAI, Zac USA vs KHOURY, Robert USA
MAMIIT, Cecil PHI vs KING, Phillip USA
VEMIC, Dusan SRB vs [8]FALLA, Alejandro COL

[2] DEVVARMAN, Somdev IND vs STOPPINI, Andrea ITA
GREGORC, Luka SLO vs ROSHAN, Nima AUS
DRUCKER, Jared USA vs LUDLOW, James USA
BRITTON, Devin USA vs [5] BOGOMOLOV JR., Alex USA

[3]GIRALDO, Santiago COL vs AMRITRAJ, Prakash IND
MOSER, Frank GER vs SACKS, Gary RSA
WC SUNDLING, J.T. USA vs JOHNSON, Steve USA
JOHNSON, Richard USA vs [6] SWEETING, Ryan USA

[4] YOUNG, Donald USA vs RUIZ-ROSALES, Antonio MEX
LIVERSAGE, Thomas RSA vs WC KAROSI, Austin USA
YOO, Daniel KOR vs BALL, Carsten AUS
WC GEHRKE, Geoff USA vs [7] SOEDA, Go JPN

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Saturday Order of Play - Los Angeles - Qualifying

SYCAMORE 1 Matches Start At: 10:00 AM

Josselin OUANNA (FRA) vs Sebastien DE CHAUNAC (FRA)
Donald YOUNG (USA) vs Antonio RUIZ-ROSALES (MEX)
Richard JOHNSON (USA) vs Ryan SWEETING (USA)
Somdev DEVVARMAN (IND) vs Andrea STOPPINI (ITA)

SYCAMORE 4 Matches Start At: 10:00 AM

Cecil MAMIIT (PHI) vs Phillip KING (USA)
Geoff GEHRKE (USA) vs Go SOEDA (JPN)
J.T. SUNDLING (USA) vs Steve JOHNSON (USA)
Not Before 3:00 PM
Devin BRITTON (USA) vs Alex BOGOMOLOV JR. (USA)

SYCAMORE 2 Matches Start At: 10:00 AM

Dusan VEMIC (SRB) vs Alejandro FALLA (COL)
Thomas LIVERSAGE (RSA) vs Austin KAROSI (USA)
Santiago GIRALDO (COL) vs Prakash AMRITRAJ (IND)
Luka GREGORC (SLO) vs Nima ROSHAN (AUS)

SYCAMORE 5 Matches Start At: 10:00 AM

Zac TSAI (USA) vs Robert KHOURY (USA)
Daniel YOO (KOR) vs Carsten BALL (AUS)
Frank MOSER (GER) vs Gary SACKS (RSA)
Jared DRUCKER (USA) vs James LUDLOW (USA)

[cigattIcTot]

MAIN DRAW - LOS ANGELES

[1] HAAS, Tommy GER vs BYE
LEVINE, Jesse USA vs REYNOLDS, Bobby USA
LU, Yen-Hsun TPE vs GULBIS, Ernests LAT
WC GINEPRI, Robby USA vs [8] SAFIN, Marat RUS

[4] SELA, Dudi ISR vs BYE
SPADEA, Vincent USA vs KENDRICK, Robert USA
WC DENT, Taylor USA vs QUALIFIER
ISTOMIN, Denis UZB vs [6] QUERREY, Sam USA

[7] BECKER, Benjamin GER vs ISNER, John USA
SE DANCEVIC, Frank CAN vs BAGHDATIS, Marcos CYP
QUALIFIER vs GICQUEL, Marc FRA
BYE vs [3] TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS

[5] KUNITSYN, Igor RUS vs QUALIFIER
MAYER, Leonardo ARG vs QUALIFIER
GUCCIONE, Chris AUS vs KIM, Kevin USA
BYE vs [2] FISH, Mardy USA

Ugh, There's no reason Marat Safin can't win this entire tournament without dropping a set but I know he won't even come close. What a shame.