Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters will be eyeing the World Number 1 spot again this week, all she needs to do is reach the semi finals of the Open GDF in Paris to regain the Ranking.
The winner of Monday's match between Iveta Benesova and Kristina Barrois will be Clijsters' second round foe. She could face No.5 seed Nadia Petrova, Lucie Safarova, wildcard Virginie Razzano or a qualifier in the quarters.
OPEN GDF SUEZ
Paris, France
February 7-13, 2011
$618,000/Premier
Hard/Indoors
Monday, February 7, 2011
Singles - First Round
Kristina Barrois (GER) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 57 64 64
Doubles - First Round
Dushevina/Makarova (RUS/RUS) d. (4) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) 75 75
Klemenschits/Pavlovic (AUT/FRA) d. Bacsinszky/Védy (SUI/FRA) 64 67(3) 1311
Singles Qualifying - Final Round
(2) Vesna Manasieva (RUS) d. Emma Laine (FIN) 76(3) 62
(4) Jelena Dokic (AUS) d. (WC) Elixane Lechemia (FRA) 64 64
Ana Vrljic (CRO) d. (7/WC) Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) 62 64
Kristina Kucova (SVK) d. Iryna Kuryanovich (BLR) 26 64 64
PTT PATTAYA OPEN
Pattaya City, Thailand
February 7-13, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Outdoors
Monday, February 7, 2011
Singles - First Round
(3) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Alberta Brianti (ITA) 60 46 62
(6) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 76(8) 60
Zhang Shuai (CHN) d. Zuzana Kucova (SVK) 64 62
Jill Craybas (USA) d. (WC) Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA) 63 63
Doubles - First Round
Sun/Zheng (CHN/CHN) d. (WC) Basuki/Wongteanchai (INA/THA) 63 63
Chan/Chan (TPE/TPE) d. Liu/Yonemura (CHN/JPN) 61 76(2)
Singles Qualifying - Final Round
(3) Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d. Sun Shengnan (CHN) 76(3) 63
(WC) Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) d. (4) Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 63 63
Ksenia Palkina (KGZ) d. (5) Erika Sema (JPN) 62 64
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. (7) Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA) 46 61 60
