Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
$2,000,000 (Premier)
Hard / Outdoors
February 15-21, 2009
Results – Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Singles – Third Round
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (13) Zheng Jie (CHN) 64 62
(16) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 62 75
(4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (14) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 61 63
(5) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. (11) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 52 ret. (foot pain)
(6) Venus Williams (USA) d. (10) Alizé Cornet (FRA) 63 62
(8) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (LL) Camille Pin (FRA) 62 76(5)
(Q) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (12) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 46 61 40 ret. (heat illness)
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 62 16 62
Doubles – Second Round
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) d. Mirza/Santangelo (IND/ITA) 63 63
Kirilenko/A.Radwanska (RUS/POL) d. (2) Peschke/Raymond (CZE/USA) 64 63
(7) Niculescu/Vesnina (ROU/RUS) d. Pin/Sfar (FRA/TUN) 30 ret. (Pin: left adductor strain)
(8) Y.Chan/Sun (TPE/CHN) d. Cibulkova/Razzano (SVK/FRA) w/o (Cibulkova)
Bondarenko/Bondarenko (UKR/UKR) d. Klepac/Morita (SLO/JPN) 62 60
Order of Play – Thursday, February 19, 2009
Centre Court (from 14.00hrs)
1. Vesnina vs. Kanepi
2. Zvonareva vs. Razzano
3. Dementieva vs. V.Williams (NB 19.00hrs)
4. S.Williams vs. Ivanovic
Court 1 (from 14.00hrs)
1. Amanmuradova/Chuang vs. Kirilenko/A.Radwanska
2. Stosur/Stubbs vs. Bondarenko/Bondarenko
3. Niculescu/Vesnina vs. Medina Garrigues/Schiavone
4. Black/Huber vs. Y.Chan/Sun
An updated copy of the main draw is available at the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour website.
For more information about the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, please visit the official website.
