Fourth seed Okadaue exits immediately

“ITF Nong Hyup International Women’s Circuit 2009” with total prize money of US $ 25,000 just started in Goyang, South Korea on Tuesday (May 26, 2009). In its opening day, only five singles’ matches were held and fourth seed Chiaki Okadaue of Japan crashed out immediately in the first round. Japanese Okadaue gave everything to fight against local player, Chang Kyung-Mi, but in the end 27 years old Chang prevailed as the winner with interesting score line, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Meanwhile top seed Lu Jing-Jing from China began her campaign with 6-3, 6-4 victory over Zhang Ling of Hong Kong. Followed by second seed Ryoko Fuda of Japan who battled past her compatriot Ayaka Maekawa 7-5, 6-4. Then fifth seed and South Korea’s number one Lee Jin-A cruised past her compatriot, wild card Yu Min-Hwa 6-4, 6-0 and secured her ticket to round 16. Also cruising into the next round, local wild card Kim Hae-Sung who disposed Slovenian Tadeja Majeric 6-4 retired.

In doubles’ first round matches, local wild card pair Cho Eun-Hye/Kim So-Jung surprised fourth seed duo Han Xinyun/Ji Chunmei from China and came back from behind with 4-6, 6-2, 11-9 victory. Top seed pair Lu Jing-Jing/Sun Shengnan of China capitalized their opening win over duo Lena Litvak/Pemra Ozgen (USA/Turkey) 6-1, 6-4. This time unseeded, duo Indonesian veterans Yayuk Basuki/Romana Tedjakusuma eased past duet of Lizaan Du Plessis/Shannon Golds (South Africa/Australia) 6-2, 6-2.

Q1 - results
1-Shannon Golds (AUS) d. Lee Bit-Na (KOR) 61 62
You Ju-Hee (KOR) d. Sophia Mulsap (THA) 62 67(5) 61
Sun Sheng-Nan (CHN) d. Yoo Mi (KOR) 75 63
13-Han Sung-Hee (KOR) d. Kim Na-Ri (KOR) 61 64
2-Monika Wejnert (AUS) d. Lucia Gonzalez (AUS) 63 61
Yuka Higashi (JPN) d. Han Ah-Ren (KOR) 62 62
Yoo Soo-Mi (KOR) d. Lyoo-Suh Hee-Sun (KOR) 63 63
11-Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) d. WC-Zhou Ya (CHN) 62 62

3-Maya Gaverova (RUS) d. WC-Ji Ha-Young (KOR) 63 64
Hwang In-Young (KOR) d. WC-Byun Hye-Jin (KOR) 61 62
Huang Lei (CHN) d. WC-Kang You-Jin (KOR) 61 61
Ji Chun-Mei (CHN) d. 12-Lizaan Du Plessis (RSA) 62 60
4-Kim So-Jung (KOR) d. Brittany Teei (NZL) 60 62
Hong Seung-Yeon (KOR) d. WC-Han Na-Lae (KOR) 75 60
Ham Mi-Rae (KOR) d. Renee Lampret (AUS) 62 64
9-Aleksandra Filipovski (HUN) d. Lee Hye-Min (KOR) 46 64 75

5-Liu Shaozhuo (CHN) d. Ham, Soo-Gee (KOR) 61 36 62
Kim Ji-Young (KOR) d. Kim Ji-Sun (KOR) 61 60
Anna Livadaru (GER) d. Daria Maslennikova (RUS) 61 62
15-Sakiko Shimizu (JPN) d. Maxine Thomas (USA) 64 64
MunYe-Ji (KOR) d. 6-Surina De Beer (RSA) 5-3 Retired
Saori Karikomi (JPN) d. Park Ji Yun (KOR) 60 64
Bae Yoon-young (KOR) d. Phoebe Di Leo (USA) 62 62
Bae Yoo-Ri (KOR) d. 14-Maki Arai (JPN) 61 26 63

7-Nudnida Luangnam (THA) d. WC-Byun Hye-Mi (KOR) 62 61
WC-Hong Hyun-Hui (KOR) d. Yoo Jin (KOR) 64 76(6)
Kim Ji-Hye (KOR) d. Aki Yamasoto (JPN) 75 62
10-Chen Yi (TPE) d. Lee Ji-Hyun (KOR) 62 62
8-Eugeniya Pashkova (RUS) d. Kwak Bo-Ra (KOR) 64 61
Sim, A-ram (KOR) d. Choi Ji-Hee (KOR) 62 64
Cho Eun-Hye (KOR) d. Kao Shao-Yuan (TPE) 63 61
16-Etsuko Kitazaki (JPN) d. WC-Yea Hyojung (KOR) 62 62

Q2 - results
1-Shannon Golds (AUS) d. You Ju-Hee (KOR) 75 64
13-Han Sung-Hee (KOR) d. Sun Sheng-Nan (CHN) 26 64 64
2-Monika Wejnert (AUS) d. Yuka Higashi (JPN) 63 64
11-Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) d. Yoo Soo-Mi (KOR) 63 46 64

Hwang In-Young (KOR) d. 3-Maya Gaverova (RUS) 64 64
Ji Chun-Mei (CHN) d. Huang Lei (CHN) 61 64
4-Kim So-Jung (KOR) d. Hong Seung-Yeon (KOR) 63 60
Ham Mi-Rae (KOR) d. 9-Aleksandra Filipovski (HUN) 63 76(4)

Kim Ji-Young (KOR) d. 5-Liu Shaozhuo (CHN) 63 60
Anna Livadaru (GER) d. 15-Sakiko Shimizu (JPN) 36 62 64
Saori Karikomi (JPN) d. Mun Ye-Ji (KOR) 46 64 75
Bae Yoo-Ri (KOR) d. Bae Yoon-young (KOR) 60 62

7-Nudnida Luangnam (THA) d. WC-Hong Hyun-Hui (KOR) 16 61 75
10-Chen Yi (TPE) d. Kim Ji-Hye (KOR) 61 61
8-Eugeniya Pashkova (RUS) d. Sim A-ram (KOR) 64 63
Cho Eun-Hye (KOR) d. 16-Etsuko Kitazaki (JPN) 63 63

Q3 or Final Qualifying Results
1-Shannon Golds (AUS) d. 13-Han Sung-Hee (KOR) 16 76(4) 63
11-Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) d. 2-Monika Wejnert (AUS) 64 67(2) 64
Ji Chun-Mei (CHN) d. Hwang In-Young (KOR) 62 61
4-Kim So-Jung (KOR) d. Ham Mi-Rae (KOR) 61 63
Anna Livadaru (GER) d. Kim Ji-Young (KOR) 60 62
Saori Karikomi (JPN) d. Bae Yoo-Ri (KOR) 63 62
10-Chen Yi (TPE) d. 7-Nudnida Luangnam (THA) 76(7) 75
8-Eugeniya Pashkova (RUS) d. Cho Eun-Hye (KOR) 76(1) 46 63

Singles – 1st round results (only 5 matches)
1-Lu Jing-Jing (CHN) d. Zhang Ling (HKG) 63 64
Vivian Segnini (BRA) vs Q-Saori Karikomi (JPN)
Lee Ye-Ra (KOR) vs Q-Ji Chun-Mei (CHN)
8-Zhou Yi-Miao (CHN) vs Q-Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA)
Chang Kyung-Mi (KOR) d. 4-Chiaki Okadaue (JPN) 64 46 64
Q-Anna Livadaru (GER) vs Q-Shannon Golds (AUS)
Q-Chen Yi (TPE) vs WC-Kim Kun-Hee (KOR)
5-Lee Jin-A (KOR) d. WC-Yu Min-Hwa (KOR) 64 60

7-Hwang I-Hsuan (TPE) vs Q-Kim So-Jung (KOR)
WC-Kim Hae-Sung d. Tadeja Majeric (SLO) 64 ret
WC-Kim Ji-Ae (KOR) vs Xie Yan-Ze (CHN)
3-Elena Chalova (RUS) vs Chae Kyung-Yee (KOR)

6-Han Xinyun (CHN) vs Lena Litvak (USA)
Q-Eugeniya Pashkova (RUS) vs Romana Tedjakusuma (INA)
Pemra Ozgen (TUR) vs Liang Chen (CHN)
2-Ryoko Fuda (JPN) d. Ayaka Maekawa (JPN) 75 64

Doubles – 1st round results
1-Lu Jing-Jing (CHN) / Sun Sheng-Nan (CHN) d. Lena Litvak (USA) / Pemra Ozgen (TUR) 61 64
Kao Shao-Yuan/Xie Yan-Ze (TPE/CHN) d. Ryoko Fuda (JPN) / Zhou Yi-Miao (CHN) 63 64 - Kao/Xie replaced Tadeja Majeric (SLO) / Vivian Segnini (BRA)

WC-Cho Eun-Hye (KOR) / Kim So-Jung (KOR) d. 4-Han Xinyun (CHN) / Ji Chun-Mei (CHN) 46 62 11-9
Sophia Mulsap (THA) / Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) d. Maki Arai (JPN) / Liu Shaozhuo (CHN) 36 4-2 ret

Chang Kyung-Mi (KOR) / Lee Jin-A (KOR) d. Elena Chalova (RUS) / Eugeniya Pashkova (RUS) 60 62
3-Hwang I-Hsuan (TPE) / Zhang Ling (HKG) d. WC-Chae Kyung-Yee (KOR) / Kim Ji-Young (KOR) 63 64

Yayuk Basuki (INA) / Romana Tedjakusuma (INA) d. Lizaan Du Plessis (RSA) / Shannon Golds (AUS) 62 62
2-Chen Yi (TPE) / Ayaka Maekawa (JPN) d. WC-Lee Ye-Ra (KOR) / Yu Min-Hwa (KOR) 63 63