ITF Saint Gaudens Live
The International Tennis Federation will be heading to Saint Gaudens, France this week for a $50,000 tournament that will start on May 9th and finish up on May 15th, 2011, followed by the May 16th through the 22nd Bastad, Sweden event held for $10,000. Also, coming up this month, a tournament in Itaparica, Brazil. Click on the banners on this page and get your membership for access to high quality video from your computer or mobile device from anywhere in the world. You'll get instant access by signing up.
Some of the players that will be competing in this year's ITF Saint Gaudens include China's Shuai Zhang, who leads the main draw. Arantxa Rus from Netherlands is next and Anna Tatishvili is third. Vesna Dolonts from Russia takes the fourth spot in the main draw and another Russian, Anastasia Pivovarova is fifth. Others that will be competing in this tournament include Heather Watson, Pauline Parmentier, Iryna Bremond from France, Russia's Alexandra Panova and another Russian, Valieria Savinykh.
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Posted: 10th May 2010
A $50,000 prize purse awaits the ladies of the International Tennis Federation, May 11th through the 17th in Saint Gaudens, France as the tennis world waits foar the Grand Slam at Roland Garros. It's a clay court tournament and last year's singles winner was Anastasia Yakimova while Fujiwara and Scheepers won the doubles final. If you like ITF tennis you can watch every event by getting your membership at the banners on this page and signing up for high quality video access right from your computer or laptop, from anywhere in the world.
The ITF operates both a women's and men's circuit as well as overseeing tennis of the world, and the women's circuit is vital because it allows players to compete at lower level tournaments, prize purses ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. This helps new tennis players make a name for themselves, advance through the ATP and WTA rankings and nearly everyone that plays professional tennis started playing in ITF tourneys. The ITF also sanctions four Grand Slams, including the upcoming one at Roland Garros starting May 23rd.
The players will compete for points and prize money, May 11th through the 17th, and you can watch this ITF tournament by getting your membership at any of the banners that are on this page. You'll get instant access to our member's area where you can watch high quality video coverage of the event right from your computer.
Posted: 11th May 2009
The fifty thousand dollar Saint Gauden Tournament in France happens this May 11th through the 17th. The main draw is made up of 19 great players from the women of ITF including 65th ranked Petra Cetkovska, Anastasia Yakimova, Jarmila Groth, Kirsten Flipkens, Pauline Parnentier and Yanina Wickmayer.
The Qualifier's list is made of up twenty-five women including Katalin Marosi from Hungaria, Russian Players Vesna Manasieva and Elena Bovina. Also, Anna Tatishvili and Japan's Rika Fujiwara are qualifiers as well. Anne Schaefer is in the number six position in the qualifier's list and Georgia Stoop, Regina Kulikova from Russian and Regina Kulikova will be participating as well. There are also thirty-nine alternates listed.
The ITF women's circuit is set up to that women who are aiming for the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour can get started and have a place to show their skills. The ITF has over 300 tournaments that take place in over 60 countries providing opportunities worldwide for the women to battle their way to the next level. More than six million dollars in prize money is offered each year.
The draw for Anastasia Yakimova's opponent hasn't taken place yet, as well as for Evgenia Rodina from Russia and Italian player Corinna Dentoni, but Irena Pavlovic and Stefanie Voegele have been pitted against each other in the first round, as well as Farmila Groth and Clair Feuerstein from France.
Anastasia Pivavarova and Kimiko Date-Krumm are also going head to head, as well as Leonie Mekel and Kirsten Flipkens. Germany's Andrea Petkovic and Yanina Wickmayer will be competing against each other. Chanelle Scheepers and Ksenia Pervak will be facing off against each other as well as Anne Schaefer from Germany and Rika Fukiwara as well as eight other players in the first round who know who their opponent are.
Get your membership today to watch this ITF Tournament and you'll be there as the women of the ITF prove they have what it takes to move onto the more prestigious Sony Ericsson WTA Tournament next year. The tournament starts on Monday, May 11th.
Tags: International Tennis Federation, Saint Gaudens, Arantxa Rus, Anna Tatishvili, Anastasia Pivovarova, Anastasia Yakimova, Petra Cetkovska, Pauline Parnentier, Sony Ericsson, WTA Tournament Posted: 9th May 2011 WTA Tour » ITF Saint Gaudens Live |
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