Emily Webley-Smith becomes top seed again here at "Tarakan Mayor Women's Open 2009" with total prize money of US $ 10,000. Webley-Smith is in her quest to earn only her second title of 10K in pro circuit after she claimed her maiden 10K title at Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain last year. Approaching her 10 year career, 24 years old Webley-Smith is currently at WTA 322 (as per May 4, 2009) and is trying to improve her result this week. Followed by second seed Stefania Boffa of Switzerland, who is placed as second seed again same as at recently adjourned Balikpapan 25K.
Coming all the way from the land of Samba, 20 years old Brazilian Vivian Segnini is placed as third seed. But she had played 25Ks at Changwon and Gimcheon, both in South Korea in the past two weeks. Zhang Ling of Hong Kong is fourth seed, while Slovenian Tadeja Majeric is next as fifth seed. The three remaining seeds are Thai Montinee "Ploy" Tangphong, Isha Lakhani from India and another Thai Nudnida "June" Luangnam.
There are seven Indonesian players in the draw and none of them is seeded. The highest rank of the local pack is Ayu Fani Damayanti at WTA 486. She will take on Japanese Ai Yamamoto in the first round. World ranked 562 Lavinia Tananta will face a strong battle against eighth seed Luangnam of Thailand, while Jessy Rompies who is currently at WTA 667, she is drawn to meet sixth seed Tangphong also from Thailand.
The other four are wild card recipients. The only wild card who has world rank is Beatrice Gumulya (WTA 796) and is facing Hungarian Reka-Luca Jani in the opening round. Meanwhile Dian Anggraini will have tough test against second seed Boffa from the land of Federer. Both Gumulya and Anggraini again are wild cards from local tennis association. Then two wild cards consented by Indonesia Tennis Association are Cynthia Melita who will face Japanese qualifier Kaori Onishi, while Laili Rahmawati Ulfa will clash with fifth seed Slovenian Majeric.
So, the seeds this week, and who they face in the first round:
1 - Emily Webley-Smith v. Yang Zi-Jun (HKG)
2 - Stefania Boffa v. (WC)-Dian Anggraini
3 - Vivian Segnini v. Han Sung-Hee (KOR)
4 - Zhang Ling v. (Q) Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (GER)
5 - Tadeja Majeric v. (WC)-Laili Rahmawati Ulfa
6 - Montinee Tangphong v. Jessy Rompies
7 - Isha Lakhani v. (Q)-Anna Livadaru (GER)
8 - Nudnida Luangnam v. Lavinia Tananta
Q1 Results
(1) Kim Kun-Hee (KOR) - bye
Dwi Ariyana (INA) d. Ma Le (CHN) 6-2, 6-4
(2) Sophia Mulsap (THA) - bye
Nadia Frederika (INA) d. Yang Pang (CHN) 6-4, 6-2
(3) Liu Chang (CHN) d. Akshitha Basavaraju (IND) 6-0, 6-4
Yang Yi (CHN) d. Asha Nanda Kumar (IND) 6-1, 6-1
Li Wanrong (CHN) d. (4) Kanyapat Narattana (THA) 6-2, 6-1
Jawairiah Noordin (MAS) d. (11) Trang Huynh Phuong Dai (VIE) 6-2, 6-2
Zhao Di (CHN) d. (5) Nicha Lertpitaksinchai (THA) 6-2, 6-1
Ran Tian (CHN) d. (13) Satjaporn Mahajaroenkul (THA) 6-0 6-1
(6) Kaori Onishi (JPN) d. Chen Yen-Ling CHN 6-3 6-4
(9) Renee Binnie (AUS) d. Ajeng Aquinia (INA) 6-0, 6-0
(7) Lu Jia-Xiang (CHN) d. Zheng Jun-Yi (CHN) 6-1, 6-2
(12) Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (GER) d. Lisa Marshall (RSA) 6-4, 6-0
(8) Kei Sekine (JPN) d. Priscilla Anggrenny Oky-Suconong (INA) 6-2, 6-2
Anna Livadaru (GER) d. (10) Ham Mi-Rae Ham (KOR) 6-1, 6-1
Q2 or Final Qualifying Results
(1) Kim Kun-Hee (KOR) d. Dwi Ariyana (INA) 6-1, 6-0
(2) Sophia Mulsap (THA) d. Nadia Frederika (INA) 6-1, 7-5
Yang Yi (CHN) d. (3) Liu Chang (CHN) 7-6(4), 6-3
Li Wanrong (CHN) d. Jawairiah Noordin (MAS) 7-5, 6-3
Ran Tian (CHN) d. Zhao Di (CHN) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
(6) Kaori Onishi (JPN) d. (9) Renee Binnie (AUS) 6-3, 6-4
(12) Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (GER) d. (7) Lu Jia-Xiang (CHN) 6-4, 6-0
Anna Livadaru d. (8) Kei Sekine (JPN) 6-3, 6-0
Singles - Main Draw
(1) Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) v. Yang Zi-Jun (HKG)
(WC) Cynthia Melita (INA) v. (Q) Kaori Onishi (JPN)
(Q) Kim Kun-Hee (KOR) v. (Q) Sophia Mulsap (THA)
(8) Mudnida Luangnam (THA) v. Lavinia Tananta (INA)
(3) Vivian Segnini (BRA) v. Han Sung-Hee (KOR)
(Q) Li Wanrong (CHN) v. Hao Jie (CHN)
(WC) Beatrice Gumulya (INA) v. Reka-Luca Jani (HUN)
(6) Montinee Tangphong (THA) v. Jessy Rompies (INA)
(5) Tadeja Majeric (SLO) v. (WC) Laili Rahmawati Ulfa (INA)
Lu Jia-Jing (CHN) v. (Q) Ran Tian (CHN)
(Q) Yang Yi (CHN) v. Yurina Koshino (JPN)
(4) Zhang Ling (HKG) v. (Q) Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (GER)
(7) Isha LAKHANI (IND) v. (Q) Anna Livadaru (GER)
Erika Sema (JPN) v. Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR)
Ai Yamamoto (JPN) Vs Ayu Fani Damayanti (INA)
(2) Stefania Boffa (SUI) v. (WC) Dian Anggraini (INA)
Doubles - Main Draw
(1) Stefania Boffa/Anna Fitzpatrick (SUI/GBR) v. Reka-Luca Jani/Lu Jia-Jing (HUN/CHN)
(WC) Dian Anggraini/Priscilla Anggrenny Oky-Suconong (INA) v. Cynthia Melita/Laili Rahmawati Ulfa (INA)
(4) Vivian Segnini/Emily Webley-Smoth (BRA/GBR) v. Beatrice Gumulya/Jessy Rompies (INA)
Lisa Marshall/Kaori Onishi (RSA/JPN) v. Hao Jie/Zheng Jun-Yi (CHN)
(Q) Lu Jia-Xiang/Yang Yi (CHN) v. (WC) Akshitha Basavaraju/Asha Nanda Kumar (IND)
(3) Isha Lakhani/Tadeja Majeric (IND/SLO) v. Sophia Mulsap/Kanyapat Narattana (THA)
Ayu Fani Damayanti/Lavinia Tananta (INA) v. (Q) Yang Zi-Jun/Zhang Ling (HKG)
(2) Yurina Koshino/Erika Sema (JPN) v. Renee Binnie/Ai Yamamoto (AUS/JPN)
Photos of Isha Lakhani by Suhrid Barua, Vivian Segnini from www2.uol.com.br
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