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Istanbul Cup May 19 Results, May 20 Schedule

Istanbul Cup

Istanbul, Turkey
$200,000 (Tier III)
Red Clay / Outdoors
May 19 - 24, 2008

Results - Monday, May 19, 2008

Singles - First Round
(4) Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. (WC) Ipek Senoglu (TUR) 63 62
Andreja Klepac (SLO) d. (5) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 63 76(2)
(7) Jill Craybas (USA) d. Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 62 36 64
Marta Domachowska (POL) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) 76(2) 63
Stéphanie Dubois (CAN) d. Julie Ditty (USA) 62 63
Vania King (USA) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 61 67(1) 63
Nathalie Vierin (ITA) d. Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) 36 63 61
Aiko Nakamura (JPN) d. Akiko Morigami (JPN) 36 76(6) 41 ret. (left knee injury)

Singles Qualifying - Final Round
(1) Polona Hercog (SLO) d. (7) Dia Evtimova (BUL) 76(8) 61
(2) Liana Ungur (ROU) d. Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 61 62
(8) Veronika Chvojkova (CZE) d. (3) Anna Floris (ITA) 36 63 63
(6) Masa Zec Peskiric (SLO) d. (4) Arina Rodionova (RUS) 62 62

Order of Play - Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Centre (from 10.00hrs)
1. Petrova vs. Osterloh
2. Buyukakcay vs. Ungur (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Chvojkova vs. Ozgen (NB 15.00hrs)
4. Buyukakcay/Koumantou vs. Kudryavtseva/Müller
5. Krivencheva/Ozgen vs. Dubois/Obziler

Court 1 (from 10.00hrs)
1. Pironkova vs. Hercog
2. Müller vs. Amanmuradova
3. Ditty/Klepac vs. Cirstea/Domachowska
4. Rodionova/Rodionova vs. Amanmuradova/Woehr
5. Chvojkova/Grebenyuk vs. Craybas/Govortsova (NB 16.30hrs; after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 10.00hrs)
1. Cirstea vs. Zec Peskiric
2. Clerico/Palkina vs. Arvidsson/Osterloh (NB 12.00hrs; after suitable rest)
3. King/Nakamura vs. Erakovic/Hercog

An updated copy of the main draw is available at the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour website.

For more information about the Istanbul Cup, please visit www.istanbulcup.com.

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