2010 PTT Pattaya Open
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The 2010 PTT Pattaya Open was a women's professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the PTT Pattaya Open (formerly known as the Pattaya Women's Open) and was part of the International category
on the 2010 WTA Tour
. It took place at Dusit Thani Hotel in Pattaya City, Thailand
from February 8 through February 14, 2009.
The top two seeds were the defending champion Vera Zvonareva
, Wimbledon quarterfinalist Sabine Lisicki
. Vera Dushevina
, 2007
champion Sybille Bammer
and home favourite Tamarine Tanasugarn
competed too.
s into the main draw: Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Suchanan Viratprasert
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Anna Gerasimou
Sacha Jones
Nudnida Luangnam
Zhou Yi-Miao
Vera Zvonareva
def.
Tamarine Tanasugarn
, 6–4, 6–4
Marina Erakovic
/ Tamarine Tanasugarn
def. Anna Chakvetadze
/ Ksenia Pervak
, 7–5, 6–1
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the PTT Pattaya Open (formerly known as the Pattaya Women's Open) and was part of the International category
WTA International tournaments
The International Tournaments is the new category for tennis tournaments of Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour. Tournaments are replacing Tier III and Tier IV events...
on the 2010 WTA Tour
2010 WTA Tour
The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
. It took place at Dusit Thani Hotel in Pattaya City, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
from February 8 through February 14, 2009.
The top two seeds were the defending champion Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
, Wimbledon quarterfinalist Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
. Vera Dushevina
Vera Dushevina
Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a...
, 2007
2007 Pattaya Women's Open
The 2007 Pattaya Women's Open was a WTA Tour Tier IV event held on February 3-11. It was Sybille Bammer's first win on the main WTA Tour and the first time a mother had won on tour since Laura Arraya in 1989.-Seeds:...
champion Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007....
and home favourite Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
competed too.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the... |
14 | 1 |
 Germany |
Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships... |
25 | 2 |
| Russia |
Vera Dushevina Vera Dushevina Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a... |
40 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan |
Yaroslava Shvedova Yaroslava Shvedova Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US... |
48 | 4 |
 Austria |
Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.... |
50 | 5 |
 India |
Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings... |
59 | 6 |
 Japan |
Kimiko Date Krumm | 62 | 7 |
| Germany |
Julia Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011... |
67 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 1, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcardWild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
s into the main draw: Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:...
Suchanan Viratprasert
Suchanan Viratprasert
Suchanan Viratprasert is a female Thai tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 172, which she reached on August 9, 2004. Her career high doubles ranking is 357, set at February 9, 2004.-Fed Cup:...
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya Wongteanchai is a professional Thai tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On August 8, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 274. On August 15, 2011, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 193. She is coached by Singkorn Wongteanchai.-External links:...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Anna Gerasimou
Anna Gerasimou
Anna Gerasimou is a Greek tennis player. When she was young, she moved from Kavala, Greece to Athens, Greece in order to pursue a career in tennis. She competed in the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with partner Eleni Daniilidou, and lost in the first round to the Swiss team of...
Sacha Jones
Sacha Jones
Sacha Jones is a professional New Zealand tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 162, which she reached on 30 November 2009. Her career high in doubles is 446, which she reached on 21 September 2009.-2009:...
Nudnida Luangnam
Nudnida Luangnam
Nudnida Luangnam is a Thai tennis player. She took part in the 2007 Bangalore Open but lost in the first round. She has won numerous ITF titles....
Zhou Yi-Miao
Zhou Yi-Miao
Zhou Yimiao is a professional Chinese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 200, which she reached on February 15, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 248, which she reached on February 15, 2010.-External links:...
Singles
Vera ZvonarevaVera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
def.
Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Zvonareva's first title of the year, 10th of her career, and her second consecutive title at the event.
Doubles
Marina ErakovicMarina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No...
/
Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
def.
Anna ChakvetadzeAnna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
/
Ksenia PervakKsenia Pervak
Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak is a professional left-handed Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 37th, which she reached on 19 September 2011...
, 7–5, 6–1