2007 Tashkent Open

2007 Tashkent Open
Date	1–7 October
Edition	9th
Category	Tier IV
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$145,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Champions
Singles
Pauline Parmentier
Doubles
Ekaterina Dzehalevich / Anastasiya Yakimova

The 2007 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament that was part of the WTA Tier IV category of the 2007 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Unseeded Pauline Parmentier won the singles title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, while Anastasiya Yakimova and Ekaterina Dzehalevich won the doubles title over Tatiana Poutchek and Anastassia Rodionova.^[1]

New players

In the first round, a wildcard named Vlada Ekshibarova entered her first Women's Tennis Association tournament, and raced through her first round match against the sixth seeded Alla Kudryavtseva in straight sets.^[2]

Ksenia Palkina from Kyrgyzstan qualified and defeated Ekaterina Dzehalevic in the first round. Palkina then defeated Ekshibarova in three sets to enter her first Women's Tennis Association quarterfinal.^[3] Palkina then lost to Victoria Azarenka.

Finals

Singles

Pauline Parmentier

Pauline Parmentier defeated Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles

Ekaterina Dzehalevich / Anastasiya Yakimova defeated Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasia Rodionova, 2–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Key

• A - Alternate
• LL - Lucky loser
• Q - Qualifier
• r - Retired
• w/o - Walkover
• WC - Wildcard

Singles seeds

1. Victoria Azarenka (final)
2. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
3. Olga Govortsova (semifinals)
4. Elena Vesnina (semifinals)
5. Ioana Raluca Olaru (quarterfinals)
6. Alla Kudryavtseva (first round)
7. Olga Poutchkova (second round)
8. Anastasia Rodionova (first round)

Singles draw

Last rounds

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	4	Elena Vesnina	4	2
								1	Victoria Azarenka	5	2
									Pauline Parmentier	7	6
	3	Olga Govortsova	2	5
		Pauline Parmentier	6	7

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	V Azarenka	6	6
		Hsieh SW	3	4				1	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	Zhang S	3	6^0				Q	E Rodina	4	3
	Q	E Rodina	6	7^7											1	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	K Palkina	6	6											Q	K Palkina	2	1
	Q	E Dzehalevich	2	2				Q	K Palkina	7	5	7
	WC	V Ekshibarova	6	6				WC	V Ekshibarova	5	7	5
	6	A Kudryavtseva	2	3																		1	V Azarenka	6	6
	4	E Vesnina	6	6																		4	E Vesnina	4	2
		A Brianti	3	4				4	E Vesnina	7	6
		T Poutchek	6	6					T Poutchek	5	4
		M Johansson	0	2											4	E Vesnina	2	7^7	6
	LL	M Koryttseva	6	6											5	IR Olaru	6	6^2	4
	WC	D Saidkhodjaeva	1	2				LL	M Koryttseva	2	2
		P Cetkovská	6	0	1			5	IR Olaru	6	6
	5	IR Olaru	3	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Rodionova	0	3
		A Yakimova	6	6					A Yakimova	3	6^1
		J Schruff	6	3	2			Q	K O'Brien	6	7^7
		K O'Brien	3	6	6										3	O Govortsova	6	6
		Y Fedak	0	3											Q	K O'Brien	2	3
		A Kremer	6	6					A Kremer	6	3	2
		R Voráčová	3	3				3	O Govortsova	2	6	6
	3	O Govortsova	6	6																		3	O Govortsova	2	5
	7	O Poutchkova	7	6																			P Parmentier	6	7
	WC	I Tulyaganova	5	3				7	O Poutchkova	3	4
		H Šromová	3	6^2					A Amanmuradova	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	6	7^7												A Amanmuradova	4	3
		V Manasieva	6	4	6											P Parmentier	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	3	6	1				V Manasieva	2	1
		P Parmentier	6	6					P Parmentier	6	6
	2	D Cibulková	2	2

Doubles seeds

1. Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasia Rodionova (finals)
2. Mariya Koryttseva / Darya Kustova (first round)
3. Evgeniya Rodina / Galina Voskoboeva (quarterfinals)
4. Marta Domachowska / Renata Voráčová (semifinals)

Doubles draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	T Poutchek A Rodionova	6	4	[10]
		IR Olaru A Perianu	2	6	[7]			1	T Poutchek A Rodionova	6	7^8
	A	A Baranova S Hatamova	0	1					K Palkina Zhang S	1	6^6
		K Palkina Zhang S	6	6											1	T Poutchek A Rodionova	6	7^7
	4	M Domachowska R Voráčová	6	6											4	M Domachowska R Voráčová	3	6^1
		M Johansson P Parmentier	4	3				4	M Domachowska R Voráčová	6	4	[10]
		O Govortsova O Poutchkova	6	6					O Govortsova O Poutchkova	3	6	[5]
		P Cetkovská H Šromová	3	4																		1	T Poutchek A Rodionova	6	4	[7]
		E Dzehalevich A Yakimova	6	6																			E Dzehalevich A Yakimova	2	6	[10]
	WC	A Khabibulina D Saidkhodjaeva	2	2					E Dzehalevich A Yakimova	w	/	o
		V Ekshibarova D Narzykulova	0	0				3	E Rodina G Voskoboeva
	3	E Rodina G Voskoboeva	6	6												E Dzehalevich A Yakimova	7^7	6
		Anne Kremer V Manasieva	3	6	[5]											A Amanmuradova K O'Brien	6^2	3
		A Amanmuradova K O'Brien	6'	4	[10]				A Amanmuradova K O'Brien	4
		A Brianti J Schruff	2	6	[10]				A Brianti J Schruff	1	r
	2	M Koryttseva D Kustova	6	2	[8]

References

1. "Parmentier wins Taskent Open". UPI. 7 October 2007.
2. Women's Tennis Association (2007-10-07). "Ekshibarova Upsets No.6 Seed In Tashkent". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
3. Women's Tennis Association (2007-10-03). "Azarenka Off To Winning Start In Tashkent". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

External links

• WTA tournament draws
• ITF tournament edition draws