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Dow Corning Tennis Classic is a ITF

International Tennis Federation

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Circuit Tennis Tournament organised for Women's Professional

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tennis

Tennis

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. It is played in February-March each year in Midland, Michigan

Midland, Michigan

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, USA. . Since 2010 it has been a 100K tournament. It is one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year.

Singles

Year	Winner	Runner up	Finals score
2011 2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic The 2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic was an ITF tennis tournament held 7 Feb to 13 Feb 2011 in Midland, Michigan, USA for women's professional tennis, with $100,000USD in prize money available...	Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...	Irina Falconi Irina Falconi Irina Falconi is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 119, which she reached on April 18, 2011. Her career high in doubles is World No. 205, which she reached on February 28, 2011...	6–4, 6–4
2010	Elena Baltacha Elena Baltacha Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her...	Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
2009	Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...	Eleni Danilidou	6–3, 6–3
2008	Laura Granville Laura Granville Laura Granville is an American professional tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58. As of November 17, 2008, she is ranked World No...
2007	Jill Craybas Jill Craybas - Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
2006	Maria Emilia Salerni María Emilia Salerni María Emilia Salerni , known as Pitu Salerni, was an Argentine professional tennis player from the city of Rafaela, province of Santa Fe....
2005	Laura Granville Laura Granville Laura Granville is an American professional tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58. As of November 17, 2008, she is ranked World No...
2004	Jill Craybas Jill Craybas - Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
2003	Bianka Lamade Bianka Lamade Bianka Lamade is a former professional tennis player from Germany.She turned professional in January 2000 at the age of 17. After just one year of playing on the Tour, she had gone up to No. 127 in the world. As the world No. 534 in her main draw match debut, she upset world No. 26 Sabine...
2002	Li Na Li Na (tennis) Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
2001	Yoon Jeong Cho
2000	Nicole Pratt Nicole Pratt Nicole Pratt is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian...	Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida is a tennis player from Japan who has one doubles win in Memphis, Tennessee. Her best grand slam result came in 1998 when she reached the Quarterfinals of the doubles at the US Open.-References:...	6–4, 6–3
1999	Anne Kremer Anne Kremer Anne Kremer is a professional female tennis player from Luxembourg. Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No...	Tara Snyder Tara Snyder Tara Snyder is a former tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in May 1995. She reached her highest individual ranking in the WTA Tour on November 16, 1998, when she was ranked No. 33 in the world...	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
1998	Alexander Stevenson Alexander Stevenson Sir Alexander Stewart Stevenson was a councilman and a lay preacher.Alexander Stevenson was born on 9 April 1860 at Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. His family moved and he was educated at Grange School, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland....	Samantha Reeves Samantha Reeves Samantha Reeves is an American tennis player.Reeves's best results in singles have been reaching the quarter-finals at Hawaii , Bahia and Quebec City .-External links:...	7–6, 6–1
1997	Kimberly Po Kimberly Po Kimberly Po-Messerli is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During her career, Po won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000...	Meilen Tu Meilen Tu Meilen Tu is a former American professional female tennis player...	6–2, 6–3
1996	Anna Kournikova Anna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name...	Lindsay Lee	7–6, 6–1
1994	Brenda Schultz	Meredith McGrath Meredith McGrath Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player. She was born on April 28, 1971 in Midland, Michigan, USA and made her debut on the Women's Tennis Association tour in 1988. She won three singles titles in a ten year career, at Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996. ...	6–2, 1–0 RET

Doubles

Year	Winner	Runners up	Finals score
2011 2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic The 2011 Dow Corning Tennis Classic was an ITF tennis tournament held 7 Feb to 13 Feb 2011 in Midland, Michigan, USA for women's professional tennis, with $100,000USD in prize money available...	Jamie Hampton Jamie Hampton Jamie Lee Hampton is a professional American tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 116. Hampton lived in Enterprise, Alabama until she was 13, when she moved to Auburn, Alabama... Anna Tatishvili Anna Tatishvili Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...	Irina Falconi Irina Falconi Irina Falconi is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 119, which she reached on April 18, 2011. Her career high in doubles is World No. 205, which she reached on February 28, 2011... Alison Riske Alison Riske Alison Riske is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 104, which she reached on May 9, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 251, which she reached on August 15, 2011.-Early life and career:...	Walkover
2010	Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:... Laura Granville Laura Granville Laura Granville is an American professional tennis player. During the two years she spent at Stanford University, she set the record for most consecutive singles victories with 58. As of November 17, 2008, she is ranked World No...	Lilia Osterloh Lilia Osterloh Lilia Osterloh is a tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in August 1997.... Anna Tatishvili Anna Tatishvili Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...	7–6(3), 3–6, [12–10]

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