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Jelena Jankovic advanced to the Toray Pan Pacific Open final by defeating Li Na of China 6-4, 6-3 on Friday. The seventh-seeded Serbian will play for her first Toray title Saturday against the winner of the other semifinal between Maria Sharapova and...
Tags: Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, pacific open, pan pacific, Tokyo, China, li na, Czech Iveta Benesova, Poland, Agnieszka Radwańska, Japan, Tōkyō
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday when Russia’s Elena Vesnina was forced to retire with a left thigh injury. Jankovic, the tournament’s seventh-seeded player, was leading 6-1, 3-0 when the...
Tags: pacific open, pan pacific, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Tokyo, toray pan, Russian, world number, Alisa Kleybanova, Elena Vesnina, Japan, Tōkyō
Top-ranked and defending champion Dinara Safina has been knocked out in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open by Taiwanese qualifier Chang Kai-chen. Chang, ranked 132nd in the world, earned a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 win Monday over the Russian to advance...
Tags: pacific opener, Dinara Safina, pan pacific, Kimiko Date Krumm, Tokyo, Ana Ivanović, krumm wins, Venus Williams, WTA, qualifier chang, Japan, Tōkyō
Ai Sugiyama endured heartbreak in the final singles match of her 17-year career on Monday as the former Japanese No.1 was forced to retire during her first-round match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Clearly struggling from the start of the day’s opener...
Tags: Ai Sugiyama, pan pacific, final singles, singles match, toray pan, Japan, Tōkyō
Open earlier this month, has withdrawn from the tournament beginning Sunday in Tokyo citing knee and toe injuries. Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia and Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo have also decided to skip the $ 2 million event.
Tags: pacific open, pan pacific, Serena Williams, U.S, Japan, Tōkyō
Nine of the world's top 10 women will compete at next month's Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, organisers said on Thursday. World number one Dinara Safina, last year's winner, is the only top 10 player absent from the $2 million hardcourt event which runs from...
Tags: pacific open, pan pacific
Jankovic 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, while Slovenian qualifier Katarina Srebotnik toppled the third-seeded Dementieva in 6-3, 6-4 fashion on Day 5 at Ariake Colosseum...Fourth-seeded Russian Dinara Safina secured a berth in the semifinals by holding off Estonian qualifier...
Tags: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Janković, Dinara Safina, pacific open, pan pacific, Nadia Petrova, Tokyo, Katarina Srebotnik, Russian, Elena Dementieva
ussian Nadia Petrova and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik both advanced with first-round wins Wednesday at the $1.34 million Pan Pacific Open tennis event at Ariake Colosseum. Petrova labored through the first set but eventually posted a 7-5, 6-2 victory...
Tags: pacific open, pan pacific, Tokyo, Elena Dementieva, Beijing, Nadia Petrova
he Frenchwoman, who has been plagued by injuries this season, was bundled out in a 0-6, 6-1, 7-6 defeat by Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in a match riddled with unforced errors. "I wish I could have that last match point back," Mauresmo told reporters....
Tags: Serena Williams, pan pacific, pacific open, Amélie Mauresmo, Jelena Janković, Ayumi Morita