"The Swiss who does not Miss"



2007


Martina Hingis - La Retraite

China Open - Beijing - China (17/09 - 23/09)
Location: The Beijing Tennis Center
Prize Money: $ 600,000
Defending Champion : Svetlana Kuznetsova - Tournament Director : Ekkehard Rathgeber
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier II
    simple dames -> Tour 2
  Tour 1Tiantian Sun(CHN - WTA 142)6-2 ; 6-3
Tour 2Shuai Peng(CHN - WTA 49)5-7 ; 1-6

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U.S. Open - Internationaux des Etats-Unis - Flushing Meadows - New York - USA (27/08 - 09/09)
Prize Money : $ 19,653,000 ; Defending Champion : Maria Sharapova - Tournament Director : Jim Curley
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Grand Slam
    simple dames -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Mathilde Johansson (FRA - WTA 112)6-0 ; 6-3
Tour 2Pauline Parmentier(FRA - WTA 106)6-2 ; 7-5
Tour 3Victoria Azarenka(BLR - WTA 41)6-3 ; 1-6 ; 0-6
    Women's Doubles with Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Sybille Bammer / Tamira Paszek(AUT / AUT)6-3 ; 6-2
Tour 2Shuai Peng / Zi Yan(CHN / CHN)6-0 ; 3-6 ; 6-4
Tour 3Kveta Peschke / Rennae Stubbs(CZE / AUS)6-4 ; 3-6 ; 4-6

What did she say about it ?

East West Bank Classic - Los Angeles, CA - USA (06/08 - 12/08)
Location: The Home Depot Center in Carson / Campus of California State University
Prize Money: $ 600,000
Defending Champion : - Tournament Director : Shawn Hunter
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier II
    simple dames -> Tour 2
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Sania Mirza(IND - WTA 30)2-6 ; 6-2 ; 4-6
    Women's Doubles with Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) -> 1/4
  Tour 1Shuai Peng / Zi Yan(CHN / CHN)6-3 ; 6-3
1/4Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasia Rodionova(BLR / RUS)w.o. forfait

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Acura Classic - San Diego - CA, USA - (30/07 - 05/08)
Location : La Costa Resort in Carlsbad - San Diego - Prize Money: $ 1,340,000
Defending Champion : Maria Sharapova ; Tournament Director : Raquel Giscafre/Jane Stratton
Surface : Hardcourt Decoturf / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Michaela Krajicek(NED - WTA 33)7-5 ; 6-2
Tour 3Patty Schnyder(CH - WTA 17)1-6 ; 7-6 (7-4) ; 3-6


Internationaux d'Angleterre - The Lawn Tennis Championships - Wimbledon/London - England - (25/06 - 08/07)
Location: The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club - Prize Money: £ 5'641'355 -
Defending Champion : Amélie Mauresmo - Tournament Director : Ian Ritchie
Surface: Grass / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Grand Slam
    simple dames -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Naomi Cavaday(GBR - WTA 232)6-7 (1-7) ; 7-5 ; 6-0
Tour 2Aïko Nakamura(JPN - WTA 68)6-1 ; 6-2
Tour 3Laura Granville(USA - WTA 77)4-6 ; 2-6

What did she say about it ?

Qatar Telecom German Open - Berlin - Germany (07/05 - 13/05)
Location: LTTC "Rot-Weiss" - Prize Money: $ 1,340,000
Defending Champion : Nadia Petrova - Tournament Director : Ayman Azmy Galal
Surface: Red Clay / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Kateryna Bondarenko(UKR - WTA 67)7-5 ; 7-6 (9-7)
Tour 3Patty Schnyder(SUI - WTA 19)4-6 ; 0-6

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Tennis Master Series - Sony Ericsson Open - Miami, FL - USA - (22/03 - 02/04)
Location: Key Biscayne - Prize Money: $ 3,450,000
Defending Champion : Svetlana Kuznetsova - Tournament Director : Adam Barrett
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Iveta Benesova(CZE - WTA 96)6-3 ; 6-2
Tour 3Agnieszka Radwanska(POL - WTA 49)6-4 ; 3-6 ; 2-6
    Women's Doubles with Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) -> 1/2
  Tour 1Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama(SLO / JPN)6-4 ; 6-2
Tour 2Elena Likhovtseva / Elena Vesnina(RUS)6-3 ; 6-3
1/4Mara Santangelo / Bryanne Stewart(ITA / AUS)6-1 ; 6-2
1/2Cara Black / Liezel Huber(ZIM / RSA)4-6 ; 3-6

Prize Money

Tennis Master Series - Pacific Life Open - Indian Wells - CA, USA - (05/03 - 18/03)
Location: Indian Wells Tennis Garden - Prize Money: $ 2,100,000
Defending Champion : Maria Sharapova - Tournament Director : Steve Simon
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Tour 4
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Caroline Wozniacki(DEN - WTA 138)6-1 ; 6-3
Tour 3Yvonne Meusburger(AUT - WTA 127)6-2 ; 6-4
Tour 4Daniela Hantuchova(SVK - WTA 18)4-6 ; 3-6

What did she say about it ?

Qatar Total Open Tennis Tournament - Doha - Qatar - (26/02 - 03/03)
Location: Khalifa International Tennis Complex - Prize Money: $ 1,340,000
Defending Champion : Nadia Petrova - Hantuchova/Sugiyama
Tournament Director : Ayman Azmi Galal
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier II
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Maria Kirilenko(RUS - WTA 33)6-2 ; 6-2
1/4Daniela Hantuchova(SVK - WTA 19)6-1 ; 4-6 ; 4-6
    Women's Doubles with Maria Kirilenko (RUS) -> Finale (win)
  Tour 1Eleni Daniilidou / Jasmin Woehr(GRE / GER)6-4 ; 6-3
1/4Janette Husarova / Kveta Peschke(SVK / CZE)6-3 ; 7-6 (7-5)
1/2Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy(GER / USA)6-2 ; 6-0
FinaleAgnes Szavay / Vladimira Uhlirova(HUN / CZE)6-1 ; 6-1

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Dubai Tennis Championships - Dubai Duty Free Women's Open - Dubai - United Arab Emirates (19/02 - 24/02)
Location: Dubai Duty Free - Prize Money: $ 1,500,000
Defending Champion : Justine Hénin - Black/Huber - Tournament Director : Salah Tahlak
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier II - Balls : Wilson Regular Duty
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Anabel Medina-Garrigues(ESP - WTA 33)5-7 ; 6-3 ; 6-4
1/4Jelena Jankovic(SRB - WTA 11)6-7 (3-7) ; 2-6
    Women's Doubles with Maria Kirilenko (RUS) -> Tour 1
  Tour 1Janette Husarova / Kveta Peschke(SVK / CZE)2-6 ; 4-6

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Tournoi Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo - Japan (29/01 - 04/02)
Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium ; Prize Money: $ 1,340,000
Defending Champion : Elena Dementieva - Tournament Director : Toshio Noji
Surface: Carpet / Indoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Finale (win)
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Nicole Pratt(AUS - WTA 65)6-1 ; 7-5
1/4Samantha Stosur(AUS - WTA 27)6-0 ; 6-1 - 43'
1/2Elena Dementieva(RUS - WTA 8)6-4 ; 6-3
FinaleAna Ivanovic(SRB - WTA 16)6-4 ; 6-2

43rd WTA title
Photos + What did she say about it

Internationaux d'Australie / Australian Open (15/1 - 28/1)
Melbourne Park (ex-Flinders Park) - $7,000,000 - A$19,300,000
Defending Champion : Amélie Mauresmo - Tournament Director : Craig Tiley
Surface: Rebound Ace Hardcourt Outdoor ; Tier Level: Grand Slam
    Women's Singles -> 1/4
  Tour 1Nathalie Dechy(FRA - WTA 49)6-0 ; 6-2
Tour 2Alla Kudryavtseva(RUS - WTA 134)6-2 ; 6-2
Tour 3Aiko Nakamura(JPN - WTA 65)6-2 ; 6-1
Tour 4Na Li(CHN - WTA 16)4-6 ; 6-3 ; 6-0
1/4Kim Clijsters(BEL - WTA 5)6-3 ; 4-6 ; 3-6
    Women's Doubles with Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) -> Tour 2
  Tour 1Janette Husarova / Jelena Jankovic(SVK / SRB)7-5 ; 6-1
Tour 2Vera Dushevina / Maria Kirilenko(RUS)2-6 ; 3-6

Martina won the 1997-98-99 Singles titles and Doubles titles (with Zvereva, Lucic, Kournikova) and 2002 Double title (with Kournikova)
In 1999, Martina Hingis became just the third woman to win the Australian Open singles and doubles titles for three consecutive years (1997-99). The other women are Margaret Court (1969-71) and Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1974-76). 6 finales consécutives / 6 time running finals 97-2002 (Evonne Goolagong 1971-1976 and Esna Boyd 1922-1928).

What did she say about it ?
Photos

Open de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud - Medibank International - Tournoi de Sydney - Australia - (7/01 - 12/01)
Location: Olympic Park - Prize Money: $ 600,000
Defending Champion : Justine Hénin-Hardenne - Tournament Director : Craig Watson
Surface: Rebound Ace Hardcourt Outdoor - Tier Level: II
    Women's Singles -> Tour 1
  Tour 1Jelena Jankovic(SRB - WTA 12)4-6 ; 6-4 ; 3-6



Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts - Gold Coast - Brisbane - Queensland - (1/01 - 6/01)
Prize Money: 175,000 US$ - Tournament Director : Liz Smylie - Defending Champion : Lucie Safarova (CZE)
Surface: Rebound Ace Hardcourt / Outdoors - Tier Level: Tier III
    Women's Singles -> Finale (lost)
  Tour 1Sybille Bammer(AUT - WTA 49)6-0 ; 6-2
Tour 2Nicole Pratt(AUS - WTA 77)6-0 ; 6-1
1/4Catalina Castano(COL - WTA 54)6-3 ; 6-1
1/2Tathiana Garbin(ITA - WTA 38)3-4 w.o.
FinaleDinara Safina(RUS - WTA 11)3-6 ; 6-3 ; 5-7






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