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INSIDEThe Fearsome Foursome: Four former

Family Circle champions are committedto play this year

Ticket prices, stadium and parking map

Player spotlight: Samantha Stosur was bestknown for her doubles play. But afterwinning the 2010 Family Circle Cup title,Stosur is starting to sizzle in singles

Melanie Oudin is among many talentedyoung players trying to state their case as thebest American player

Game, Set, Rock! Tennis. Amplified.: JohnMcEnroe, Chris Evert, Marina Navratilova andTodd Martin highlight Saturday nights event.

TV SCHEDULEThursday, April 7

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3.com)1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN3.com)

Friday, April 811 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3.com)1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN3.com)

Saturday, April 911 a.m. - 1 p.m. (ESPN3.com)1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN3.com)

Sunday, April 101 p.m. - 3 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN3.com)

Family Circle Cup FinalsYEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE1973 Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter 3-6, 6-1, 7-51974 Chris Evert Kerry Melville 6-1, 6-31975 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-41976 Chris Evert Kerry Melville-Reid 6-2, 6-21977 Chris Evert Billie Jean King 6-0, 6-11978 Chris Evert Kerry Melville-Reid 6-2, 6-01979 Tracy Austin Kerry Melville-Reid 7-6(3), 7-6(7)1980 Tracy Austin Regina Marsikova 3-6, 6-1, 6-01981 Chris Evert Pam Shriver 6-3, 6-21982 Martina Navratilova Andrea Jaeger 6-4, 6-21983 Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin 5-7, 6-1, 6-01984 Chris Evert Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6-2, 6-31985 Chris Evert Gabriela Sabatini 6-4, 6-01986 Steffi Graf Chris Evert 6-4, 7-51987 Steffi Graf Manuela Maleeva 6-2, 4-6, 6-31988 Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini 6-1, 4-6, 6-41989 Steffi Graf Natasha Zvereva 6-1, 6-11990 Martina Navratilova Jennifer Capriati 6-2, 6-41991 Gabriela Sabatini Leila Meskhi 6-1, 6-11992 Gabriela Sabatini Conchita Martinez 6-1, 6-41993 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 7-6(8), 6-11994 Conchita Martinez Natasha Zvereva 6-4, 6-01995 Conchita Martinez Magdalena Maleeva 6-1, 6-11996 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Barbara Paulus 6-2, 2-6, 6-21997 Martina Hingis Monica Seles 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)1998 Amanda Coetzer Irina Spirlea 6-3, 6-41999 Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6-4, 6-32000 Mary Pierce Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-1, 6-02001 Jennifer Capriati Martina Hingis 6-0, 4-6, 6-42002 Iva Majoli Patty Schnyder 7-6(5), 6-42003 Justine Henin Serena Williams 6-3, 6-42004 Venus Williams Conchita Martinez 2-6, 6-2, 6-12005 Justine Henin Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-42006 Nadia Petrova Patty Schnyder 6-3, 4-6, 6-12007 Jelena Jankovic Dinara Safina 6-2, 6-22008 Serena Williams Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-32009 Sabine Lisicki Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-42010 Samantha Stosur Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-3

Schedule of EventsDAY SESSION GATES OPEN PLAY BEGINS FEATURED EVENTSaturday Day 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Qualifying RoundsSunday Day 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Qualifying RoundsApril 4 Day 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 1st RoundApril 5 Day 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 1st and 2nd RoundsApril 5 Evening 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 1st and 2nd RoundsApril 6 Day 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 2nd and 3rd RoundsApril 6 Evening 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 2nd and 3rd RoundsApril 7 Day 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 3rd RoundApril 7 Evening 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 3rd RoundApril 8 Day 10 a.m. 11 a.m. QuarterfinalsApril 8 Evening 5 p.m. 7 p.m. QuarterfinalsApril 9 Day 9 a.m. 11 a.m. SemifinalsApril 9 Evening 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. G ame, Set, Rock!April 10 Day 9 a.m. 11 a.m. * Finals

Note: All match times subject to change* Doubles Final begins at 11 a.m., Singles Final at 1 p.m.

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Last year, Samantha Stosur defeated Vera Zvonareva during theFamily Circle Cup singles final, 6-0, 6-3.

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Nadia PetrovaIn 2006, Petrova had a shaky set against

Alona Bondarenko in her first match butrolled to the final, where Patty Schnyderwas a slight crowd favorite — untilPetrova pulled away with raw powerin three sets of entertainment.

It was Petrova’s first Tier I title.Round of 64: ByeRound of 32: Def. Alona Bondarenko,

6-1, 0-6, 6-2Round of 16: Def. Lucie Safarova,

6-1, 6-3Quarterfinal: Def. Catalina Castano,

6-2, 6-0Semifinals: Def. Anna-Lena Groene-

feld, 6-1, 6-3Final: Def. Patty Schnyder, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

Jelena JankovicIn 2007, the Family Circle Cup was

Jankovic’s biggest tour title to date, andwas part of her breakout season on theWTA Tour. The highlight of her FamilyCircle Cup victory was a third-settiebreaker victory over Venus Williamsin the semifinals.

Round of 64: ByeRound of 32: Def. Anastasia

Rodionova, 6-1, 6-1Round of 16: Def. Mara Santangelo,

6-3, 6-0Quarterfinals: Def. Katarina Srebotnik,

6-2, 6-0Semifinals: Def. Venus Williams, 3-6,

6-3, 7-6 (5)Final: Def. Dinara Safina, 6-2, 6-2

Sabine LisickiIn 2009, at No. 63, Lisicki is the

lowest-ranked player to win a FamilyCircle Cup title. She did it in jaw-dropping style, slamming serves atnear-record speeds past overwhelmedopponents.

Round of 64: Def. Marie-Eve Pelletier,7-5, 6-4

Round of 32: Def. Lenka Wienerova,6-4, 6-3

Round of 16: Def. Venus Williams, 6-4,7-6 (5)

Quarterfinals: Def. Elena Vesnina, 6-4,6-0

Semifinals: Def. Marion Bartoli, 6-3, 6-1Final: Def. Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2,

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Samantha StosurIn 2010, Stosur — better known as a

doubles star until her breakthroughsingles year of 2009 — struggled attimes in her first few matches beforebolting to the Family Circle Cup final asa No. 4 seed and winning the $107,000first prize.

Round of 64: ByeRound of 32: Def. Magdalena

Rybarikova, 6-3, 7-5Round of 16: Def. Vera Dushevina, 6-1,

3-6, 6-1Quarterfinals: Def. Shuai Peng, 6-4,

6-1Semifinals: Def. Daniela Hantuchova,

6-3, 7-6Final: Def. Vera Zvonareva, 6-0, 6-3

Four former Family Circle Cup champi-ons are in the 2011 draw, all capable ofwinning again, all hoping to give JustineHenin company. So far, she is the onlytwo-time winner since the tournamentmoved to Charleston for 2001.

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PLAYER WEEKS AT NO. 1 FIRST DATEAT NO.1Steffi Graf 377 August 17, 1987Martina Navratilova 332 July 10, 1978Chris Evert 260 November 3, 1975Martina Hingis 209 March 31, 1997Monica Seles 178 March 11, 1991Serena Williams 123 July 8, 2002Justine Henin 117 October 20, 2003Lindsay Davenport 98 October 12, 1998Amelie Mauresmo 39 September 13, 2004Dinara Safina 26 April 20, 2009Caroline Wozniacki (current No. 1) 24 October 11, 2010Tracy Austin 21 April 7, 1980Kim Clijsters 20 August 11, 2003Jelena Jankovic 18 August 11, 20008Jennifer Capriati 17 October 15, 2001Maria Sharapova 17 August 22, 2005Ana Ivanovic 12 June 9, 2008Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 12 February 6, 1995Venus Williams 11 February 25, 2002Evonne Goolagong 2 April 26, 1976

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Samantha Stosur (2010) will try to becomejust the second player (Justine Henin 2003,‘05) to win two Family Circle Cup singlestitles since the women’s tennis tournamentmoved to Charleston in 2001.

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FAMILY CIRCLE CUP BY THE NUMBERS2011 Prize Money

SinglesTotal ............................................................... $721,000Winner ........................................................... $111,000Finalist ............................................................. $57,350Semifinalist ..................................................... $29,205Quarterfinalist ................................................. $15,200Round of 16 ...................................................... $7,850Round of 32 ...................................................... $4,000Round of 56 ...................................................... $2,025

QualifyingSecond Round .................................................. $1,305First Round .......................................................... $535

Doubles (per team)Winner ............................................................ $35,500Finalist ............................................................ $19,000Semifinalist ....................................................... $9,500Quarterfinalist ................................................... $4,900Round of 16 ...................................................... $2,500

Singles and Doubles Ranking PointsWinner ................................................................... 470Finalist ................................................................... 320Semifinalist ............................................................ 200Quarterfinalist ........................................................ 120Round of 16 ............................................................. 60Round of 32 ............................................................. 40Round of 56 ............................................................... 1Qualifier ................................................................... 12Qualifying Second Round ......................................... 8Qualifying First Round ............................................... 1

Tournament RecordsYoungest Champion

Tracy Austin (1979) 16 years, 4 monthsOldest Champion

Martina Navratilova (1990) 33 years, 5 monthsYoungest Participant

Jennifer Capriati (1990) 14 years, 3 daysOldest Participant

Martina Navratilova (2005) 48 years, 6 monthsYoungest Finalist

Jennifer Capriati (1990) 14 years, 9 daysOldest Finalist

Martina Navratilova (1990) 33 years, 5 monthsChampion in First Participation

Rosie Casals (1973), Chris Evert (1974),Justine Henin (2003), Venus Williams (2004)Sabine Lisicki (2009).

Most Singles Matches WonChris Evert, 50

Most Singles Matches PlayedChris Evert, 53

Youngest to Win a Singles MatchJennifer Capriati (1990) 14 years, 3 days

Oldest to Win a Singles MatchRenee Richards (1981) 46 years, 8 months

Most Singles TitlesChris Evert, 8 (1974-78, 81, 84, 85)

Most Consecutive Singles TitlesChris Evert, 5 (1974-78)

Most Consecutive Singles FinalsChris Evert, 5 (1974-78)

Most Singles Finals PlayedChris Evert, 9 (1974-78, 81, 84-86)

Most Consecutive Singles Matches WonChris Evert, 32

Most Games in Singles Final31 - Martina Hingis def. Monica Seles, 1997 (3-6, 6-3,7-6 [7-5])

Fewest Games in Singles FinalChris Evert def. Billie Jean King, 13 games, 1977 (6-0,6-1) Mary Pierce def. A. Sanchez-Vicario, 13 games,2000 (6-1, 6-0)

Most Consecutive Sets WonChris Evert, 64

Most Consecutive TournamentsPlayed (Singles)

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, 16 (1987-2002)Patty Schnyder, 14 (1997-2010)Amanda Coetzer, 13 (1991-2003)Conchita Martinez, 12 (1994-2005)Sandra Cecchini, 12 (1984-95)Virginia Ruano Pascual, 12 (1997-2008)Jill Craybas, 10 (2001-2010)

Most Years Seeded No. 1Chris Evert, 9 (1974-77, 81-82, 84-86)

Most Singles Finals Without a VictoryKerry Reid, 4 (1974, 76, 78, 79)

Winner Singles and Doubles Same YearMartina Navratilova (1982, 83, 88, 90), Chris Evert (1977),A. Sanchez-Vicario (1996), Martina Hingis (1997)

Most Doubles TitlesMartina Navratilova, 7 (1978, 79, 82, 83, 88-90)

Most Consecutive Doubles TitlesMartina Navratilova, 3 (1988-90), Natasha Zvereva, 3(1991-93), Virginia Ruano Pascual, 3 (2003-05)

Most Appearances Doubles FinalsMartina Navratilova, 8 (1978, 79, 82, 83, 88-90, 2004)Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6 (2000, 01, 03-06), NatashaZvereva, 6 (1990-1995), Lisa Raymond, 2 (2001-02)

Longest Singles MatchGinger Helgeson def. Stacey Martin 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6(7-3) 1st round 1991 (38 games)

Longest Doubles Match

L. Garrone/E. Reinach def. C. Reynolds/P. Smith 7-6,(8-6), 6-7 (8-6), 7-6, (6-3) Quarterfinals 1988 (39 games)

Lowest Seeded WinnerSabine Lisicki, No. 16 (2009)

Unseeded WinnersIva Majoli (2002); Justine Henin (2005)

Lowest Seeded FinalistSabine Lisicki, No. 16 (2009), Conchita Martinez, No.16 (2004)

Unseeded FinalistsClaudia Kohde-Kilsch (1984), Gabriela Sabatini (1985),Jennifer Capriati (1990), Barbara Paulus (1996), PattySchnyder (2002)

Top 4 Seeds in Semifinals4 – (1979, 83, 93, 2000)

One of Top 4 Seeds in Semifinals13 – (1976, 77, 80, 90, 94, 2002, 04-10)

Fewest Games Lost / Tournament(over 5 matches)

12, Chris Evert (1977), 12, Mary Pierce (2000)Longest Set (Singles)

Petra Ritter def. Silke Meier, 2nd round 1992, 7-6(12)A. Sanchez-Vicario def. Amanda Coetzer, Quarterfinals2000, 7-6(12)

Finalists in Cup DebutRosie Casals (73), Nancy Gunter (73), Chris Evert(74), Martina Navratilova (75), Gabriela Sabatini (85),Natasha Zvereva (89), Jennifer Capriati (90), BarbaraPaulus (96), Monica Seles (97), Anna Kournikova(99), Justine Henin (03), Venus Williams (04), Caroline

Wozniacki (09), Sabine Lisicki (09)Shortest Singles Final:

2010 — 52 minutes (Samantha Stosur def. VeraZvonareva 6-0, 6-3)

Longest Singles Final1997 - 2 hrs, 10 min. (Martina Hingis def. Monica Seles3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)

All-time money leadersPlayer Total1. Conchita Martinez ..................................... $789,1072. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario ........................... $570,7723. Patty Schnyder .......................................... $447,1364. Justine Henin............................................. $429,0005. Martina Hingis ........................................... $423,7956. Jennifer Capriati ........................................ $337,5687. Serena Williams......................................... $336,4508. Gabriela Sabatini ....................................... $333,9839. Nadia Petrova ............................................ $329,19510. Amanda Coetzer...................................... $327,43511. Steffi Graf ................................................ $316,97512. Iva Majoli ................................................. $306,56513. Martina Navratilova.................................. $305,28514. Vera Zvonareva........................................ $304,27515. Natasha Zvereva ..................................... $286,13516. Mary Pierce ............................................. $275,13017. Chris Evert............................................... $271,00018. Lisa Raymond.......................................... $247,10919. Jelena Jankovic ....................................... $241,82520. Virginia Ruano Pascual .......................... $218,042

Singles top win-loss recordPlayer W-L Pct.1. Chris Evert 50-3 .9432. Justine Henin 14-1 .9333. Steffi Graf 24-2 .9234. Martina Hingis 15-2 .8825. Tracy Austin 20-4 .8336. Martina Navratilova 36-9 .8007. Venus Williams 10-3 .7868. Tatiana Golovin 7-2 .7779. Carolina Wozniacki 7-2 .77710. Gabriela Sabatini 27-8 .77111. Andrea Jaeger 9-3 .75012. Serena Williams 12-4 .75013. Conchita Martinez 36-13 .73514. Leila Meskhi 16-6 .72715. Jennifer Capriati 20-8 .71416. Katarina Srebotnik 10-4 .71417. Natasha Zvereva 25-10 .71418. Vera Zvonareva 20-8 .714

Doubles Champions1973: Betty Stove / Francoise Durr Billie1974: Olga Morozova / Rosie Casals1975: Evonne Goolagong / Virgina Wade1976: Ilana Kloss / Delina Ann Boshoff1977: Chris Evert / Rosie Casals1978: Martina Navratilova / Billie Jean King1979: Martina Navratilova / Rosie Casals1980: Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

1981: Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull1982: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver1983: Martina Navratilova / Candy Reynolds1984: Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Hana Mandlikova1985: Ros Fairbank / Pam Shriver1986: Chris Evert / Anne White1987: Mercedes Paz / Eva Pfaff1988: Martina Navratilova / Lori McNeil1989: Martina Navratilova / Hana Mandlikova1990: Martina Navratilova / A. Sanchez-Vicario1991: Natasha Zvereva / Claudia Kohde-Kilsch1992: Natasha Zvereva / A. Sanchez-Vicario1993: Natasha Zvereva / Gigi Fernandez1994: Lori McNeil / A. Sanchez-Vicario1995: Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf1996: Jana Novotna / A. Sanchez-Vicario1997: Mary Joe Fernandez / Martina Hingis1998: Conchita Martinez / Patricia Tarabini1999: Elena Likhovtseva / Jana Novotna2000: V. Ruano Pascual / Paola Suarez2001: Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs2002: Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs2003: V. Ruano Pascual / Paola Suarez2004: V. Ruano Pascual / Paola Suarez2005: V. Ruano Pascual / Conchita Martinez2006: Lisa Raymond/ Samantha Stosur2007: Zi Yan / Jie Zheng2008: Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama2009: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova2010: Nadia Petrova/ Liezel Huber

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In 2009, Sabine Lisicki, seeded No. 16, became the lowest seeded winner to capture the Family Circle Cup.



WIDE OPEN WTAWIDE OPEN WTAStar power void makes parity the rule on 2011 tourBY GENE [email protected]

P etra Kvitova is not quitea household name, evenamong tennis enthusi-asts. But the 21-year-oldfrom the Czech Republic

is relatively dominant on the WTATour these days. She was the onlyplayer to win two tournament titlesin 2011 until top-ranked CarolineWozniacki caught up with her bycapturing the crown at Indian Wellslast month.

Kvitova has a wonderful, versatilegame and is apt to accomplish manymore good things. But such high-profile distinction for a player cur-rently enjoying a career-high No. 18ranking is indicative of the suddenparity on the WTA Tour.

Unpredictability might be thewomen’s tennis norm, not the excep-tion. This year and beyond.

Serena Williams has not played allyear and suffered a frightening pul-monary embolism in February.

Venus Williams withdrew fromthe Australian Open in the thirdround with a foot injury and with-drew from last month’s tournamentinMiami with nagging abdominal is-sues.

Elena Dementieva, a Family CircleCup favorite once ranked as high asNo. 3, retired in October.

Any of more than a dozen play-ers can win any given tournament,including this Family Circle Cup.A star shakeout is part of the sport,says WTA chief executive officerStacey Allaster.

“Every time there is a changing ofa generation of stars, one begins toask these questions. ‘Who will re-place Martina, Monica, Steffi?’ ” Al-laster told onthebaseline.com. “It’svery natural for all of us to say ‘Whois next?’ Who is the next generationof stars? Who is going to take theWTA to the next level?”

But finding and establishing stars— not just a revolving collection ofgood players — is critical to popularsuccess in any sport or entertain-ment model.

“You not only want star power, butyou want them to stick around sofans get to know them,” Larry Scott,Allaster’s WTA predecessor andnow the commissioner of the Pacif-ic-10 Conference, told USA Today.

“Justine (Henin), Kim (Clijsters) andVenus and Serena are great becausethey’ve been around a while.”

Family Circle Cup patrons got asneak preview of the parity trend in2009 when Germany’s Sabine Lis-icki, ranked No. 63 upon arrival inCharleston, leaned on a rocket serveto win her first singles title. Shedefeated Wozniacki in the final, buthas not won a title since.

WTA Tour stop winners this yearinclude Greta Arn, Jarmila Groth,Magdalena Rybarikova, GiselaDulko, Lourdes Dominguez Lino,Daniela Hantuchova and AnastasiaPavlyuchenkova.

None are ranked in the top 20.Yes, No. 2 Kim Clijsters and No.

3 Vera Zvonareva also have won

titles this year.But compare that to the 2010

tournaments leading up to theFamily Circle Cup. Winners includ-ed Venus Williams (twice), Clijsters(twice), Dementieva (twice), SerenaWilliams, Maria Sharapova, JelenaJankovic and Zvonareva.

What a difference a year makes.Almost incredibly, Clijsters, go-

ing into the Miami tour stop in lateMarch, was the only 2011 winnerwith a Grand Slam title on her re-sume.

Of course, the tour at some pointwas going to have to find new starsto replace the Williams sisters.

Why not start now?Wozniacki fits the part.“I just love playing matches,” the

Family Circle Cup No. 1 seed saidafter winning at Indian Wells. “Ilike winning. I like holding the tro-phy in my hands. It gives me thatenergy. It’s great. You know, I don’tfeel tired, to be honest. I feel great. Ifeel in good shape.”

Jankovic has been No. 1 and de-fending Family Circle Cup cham-pion Samantha Stosur has thepotential.

The scramble among youngerplayers is fun to watch, but it onlymakes establishing the next starmore difficult.

“It would be huge to be able towin here,” Stosur said in Miamilast month. “It would be the biggesttournament I’ve won to date, but it’stough. You have to do things wellboth on and off the court and havecertain things go your way.”

Such is the nature of a wide-openWTA.

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Petra Kvitova (top) and Caroline Wozniacki (left) are the only twoplayers on the WTA to win multiple tournament titles this season.

Advantage Parity2011 WTA TOUR RESULTS

Brisbane InternationalWinner: Petra Kvitova

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ASB ClassicWinner: Greta Arn

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Medibank InternationalWinner: Na Li

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Moorilla Hobart InternationalWinner: Jarmila Groth

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Australian OpenWinner: Kim Clijsters

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Open GDF SUEZ ResultsWinner: Petra Kvitova

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PTT Pattaya Women’s OpenWinner: Daniela Hantuchova

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Cellular South CupWinner: Magdalena Rybarikova

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Dubai Duty Free TennisChampionships

Winner: Caroline Wozniacki• • •

XIX COPA BBVA COLSANITASWinner: Lourdes Dominguez Lino

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Qatar Ladies OpenWinner: Vera Zvonareva

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Whirlpool Monterrey OpenWinner: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

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Malaysian Open 2011Winner: Jelena Dokic

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BNP Paribas OpenWinner: Caroline Wozniacki

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BY GENE [email protected]

O ver the top from Down Under.Samantha Stosur, of all people.Two years ago, the 27-year-old Australian was best known

on Daniel Island and the rest of the tennis world for her greatdoubles work. Stosur and American Lisa Raymond teamed to win theU.S. Open in 2005.Then at Roland Garros in 2006, a few months afterwinning the Family Circle Cup doubles title.

Now her poster hangs on the side of Family Circle Stadium, the custom-ary tribute given the defending singles champion.

The meteoric rise was all right there in one brief Sunday appearance.“You know, you have a handful of matches where everything you hit is

a good shot or winner and you just kind of can’t miss,” Stosur said lastApril after cruising to a 6-0, 6-3 rout of Vera Zvonareva in the FamilyCircle Cup final.

“I guess they’re the days that everyone talks about you’re in the zone orwhatever; you just do it. And it’s just a great feeling, and you wish thatyou could do that every day. But it’s not that easy, so to be able to do it in afinal is all that more pleasing.”

Veteran tennis enthusiasts can spot the physical changes. Stosur isstrong enough as a top singles contender toslug it out with the best. She still has only twosingles titles — Osaka in 2009 and the FamilyCircle Cup last year — but is consistent. Stosurjumped from No. 52 in the 2008 final rankingsto No. 13 in 2009 to No. 6 in 2010.

“Obviously, she improved so much in the lastfew years,” Daniela Hantuchova said after los-ing to Stosur in a Family Circle Cup semifinalsmatch last year. “She’s very pow-erful. She almost plays like a man,in a very good way, plays with alot of spin, and the serve is huge.

“I mean she was serving sliceserves 118, which I think youdon’t see on the men’s tour toooften, so she’s got a great game.She’s a very strong girl, and yeah,she works hard for it, so she defi-nitely deserves to be there.”

Rallying has been a way of tennis life for Stosur. She didnot grow up with tennis-playing parents and started playingas an 8-year-old when her older brother gave her a racket forChristmas.

“So I went down to the park with my brother and playedand loved that,” Stosur said before reaching the final atRoland Garros last June. “He played a little bit at school justfor fun, but never got lessons. I guess I was lucky to have anolder brother — he’s eight years older — who didn’t mindhanging out with his little sister.”

Stosur’s colorful approach is often fun to watch. The rangeof emotion was on display last year at the Family Circle Cup.

“I don’t get too mad with myself for showing emotion likethat as long as I can step up to the line the next point andplay a good one and still be kind of in control of the wayI’m playing,” Stosur said after defeating Hantuchova, “andmaybe I didn’t do that initially. But to be able to come backand really fix it up from 5-2, then that’s pleasing.”

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

She’s verypowerful. Shealmost plays likea man, in a verygood way, playswith a lot of spin,and the serve ishuge.Daniela Hantuchova

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Oudin among many young players tryingto state their case as best U.S. women’s playerBY GENE [email protected]

S erena and Venus Williams havespoiled us, and the U.S.

It will be a long time before twoother American women combine for20 Grand Slam singles titles. Maybe

never.The space between tennis royalty and all other

active Americans on the WTA Tour is a canyonfull of hope and anticipation.

Oh, how U.S. fans want a new star. MelanieOudin became a Family Circle Cup crowdfavorite in 2009 and the 19-year-old fromMarietta, Ga., gained more Charleston supportas she reached the quarterfinals last year.

“It was pretty tough out there,” Russia’s VeraZvonareva said after ousting Oudin, 7-5, 6-2 toadvance to the semifinals. “Sometimes I wouldhit a great shot, and I think it’s a great point, andI don’t have that many people cheering for me.But fair enough. She’s a great player, and every-one is supporting her here, and I’m sure nexttime we’re going to be playing in Moscow, andeveryone is going to support me.”

Oudin (pronounced oo-DAN) currently isranked No. 84 but reached No. 31 late last Aprilafter her Family Circle Cup run.

No. 43 Bethanie Mattek-Sands, age 26, is the

highest ranked American not named Williams.Then it’s No. 78 Varvara Lepchenko, a 25-year-old Allentown, Pa., resident born in the formerSoviet Union.

The list of younger U.S. players includes thesegood stories waiting to happen:

No. 92 Coco Vandeweghe, 19, the niece of for-mer UCLA and NBA star Kiki Vandeweghe andthe granddaughter of former NBA player ErnieVandeweghe and the late Colleen Kay Huchins,Miss America in 1952.

No. 114 Alison Riske, a 21-year-old HiltonHead resident who played at Vanderbilt. Shereached the semifinals at Birmingham last yearbefore losing to Maria Sharapova.

No. 328 Shelby Rogers, the 18-year-old bornin Mount Pleasant. She received a Family CircleCup wildcard invite. Rogers pushed No.36-ranked Shuai Peng to three sets last summerbefore losing in the first round of the U.S. Open.

No. 182 Sloane Stephens, daughter of thelate former NFL running John Stephens. TheFort Lauderdale resident turned 18 on March20.

No. 112 Christina McHale, 18, a New Jerseyresident who began playing tennis in HongKong, where the family relocated for five yearsfor her father’s job. Part Cuban, she speaksEnglish, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.McHale already has Fed Cup experience.

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No. 129 Jamie Hampton, 21, an Auburn, Ala.,native who shot up from No. 628 in 2008.

And Oudin, who reached the quarterfinals atthe U.S. Open and the fourth round at Wimble-don in 2009.

The mix of potential and volatility showed upin November as the U.S. hosted Italy in the FedCup finals in San Diego. Oudin earned the onlyU.S. win in the four singles matches, defeatingFrench Open champion Francesca Schiavone,6-3, 6-1.

Vandeweghe lost to Flavia Pennetta, 6-1, 6-2,in the fourth singles match but replaced Oudinin the first match a day earlier when captainMary Joe Fernandez thought Vandeweghematched up better with Schiavone.

Schiavone handed Vandeweghe a 6-2, 6-4 loss.Fernandez replaced Mattek-Sands, the top U.S.player, with Oudin after Mattek-Sands crampedup in her singles match against Penetta.

It all ended well for Oudin, if not the U.S. Shewas delighted to get good luck wishes in theplayers’ lounge from the legendary Billie JeanKing.

“I was playing for myself, the team and thewhole U.S.,” Oudin said after her victory.“Sometimes the Fed Cup can bring out the bestin people and that’s what happened today.”

Large parts of the U.S. are eager for more.

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Six WTA tour players — includingFamily Circle Cup participants Sabine Lisicki,Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Alize Cornet— will take part in Sony Ericsson’s Xperia HotShots reality show via a live Facebook page.The announcement was made last month inMiami, where co-developer Maria Sharapovatook center stage.

“It basically showcases what some of ourplayers are like off the court, giving fansinsight into their lives and personalities,”Sharapova said. “It’s a wonderful experiencefor the players, getting to be behind the camera,which some of them haven’t done a lot of yet.”

The show will run for the next five months.Participating players also include Dominika

Cibulkova, Sorana Cirstea and HeatherWatson. They will compete for fan votesonline, with the winner receiving a “SonyEricsson support package.”

Prize money upTotal Family Circle Cup prize money is up to

$721,000 this year after a drop from $1 million to$700,000 from 2009 to 2010. Such an increase in

the current economy — and other boosts aroundthe tour — are seen as good signs in the secondyear of the WTA’s “Roadmap” emphasis onstronger playing fields and fewer withdrawals.

Scholarship winnerThe Family Circle Cup Community

Outreach program awarded its annual $5,000scholarship to College of Charleston trackathlete Alyssa D’Orazio, a BusinessAdministration major from Haddonfield, N.J.The Family Circle Cup has honored a femaleCollege of Charleston student-athlete eachyear since 2002, rewarding academic

achievement, community involvement,financial need and athletic prowess.

D’Orazio, a junior, will participate in a cointoss prior to a stadium court match this week.

It’s pronounced ...Selected Family Circle Cup players, native

countries and pronunciations:Alize Cornet (France): ah-li-ZEH COR-nehDaniela Hantuchova (Slovakia):

HAN-too-koh-vuhLiezel Huber (U.S.): LEE-zel HOO-berJelena Jankovic (Serbia):

YELL-ee-nuh YAN-ko-vichSabine Lisicki (Germany): za-BEE-nuh

LEE-zi-keeShahar Peer (Israel): SHAH-har PAY-erShuai Peng (China): SHWAY pungKveta Peschke ( Czech Republic): KVE-tuh

PESH-kePatty Schnyder (Switzerland): SCNEE-derSamantha Stosur (Australia): STOE-surCaroline Wozniacki (Denmark):

woz-nee-AK-eeBarbora Zahlavova Strycova (Czech

Republic): zah-lah-VOH-vah STRIT-so-vuh

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College of Charleston’s Alyssa D’Orazio, a member of the track team, was awarded theFamily Circle Cup Community Outreach program’s $5,000 scholarship this year.


S eemingly, it’s hard to top theinaugural “Game, Set, Rock!Tennis Amplified” experience of2010 featuring John McEnroe andAnna Kournikova. But Family

Circle Cup management has done just that,booking McEnroe, plus women’s tennis iconsMartina Navratilova and Chris Evert andformer men’s tour player Todd Martin.

The event Saturday night, April 9, willfeature singles and mixed doubles actionstarting at 7:30 p.m.

Evert went 50-3 in Family Circle Cup play atHilton Head and won eight titles whilebuilding the tournament into one of theWTA’s most prestigious events.

Navratilova won four Family Circle Cuptitles, capping her 36-9 record with a win overJennifer Capriati in the 1990 final.

McEnroe, aside from his Family CircleCup status as defending “Tennis Amplified”singles champ, won four U.S. Open titles andthree Wimbledon titles during a very loudcareer.

But that’s not all. The Family Circle Cup hasa busy off-bracket schedule.

April 2Official Family Circle Cup Draw Party from

3-4 p.m. at the Daniel Island Grille. The eventis fun, free and family friendly.

Family WeekendApril 2-3. Free admission for kids 12 and un-

der. Adults only $10. Climbing wall, inflatableobstacle course and music.

Match Point MarketAll tournament long. A variety of gifts are

available from boutique vendors locatedadjacent to stadium court.

Best Tennis TownApril 5. Charleston will celebrate its “Best

Tennis Town” honor from the USTA witha happy hour and marching band. The first1,000 fans will receive a “Best Tennis Town”souvenir.

‘Winning in Doubles’April 5. A luncheon offering participants

the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look atdoubles with top players Kveta Peschke andKatarina Srebotnik.

Happy HoursTuesday through Saturday. Drink specials

and live entertainment at the Ketel One Rac-quet Club on the Grand Lawn from 5-7 p.m.Tuesday (Travis Allison), Wednesday (TwoThree Ways), Thursday (Calvin Taylor), Friday(Hank & Bobby Futch) and Saturday (GregWalker Duo).

USTA Member Appreciation DayWednesday. A private member reception

hosted by the USTA Southern Section from1:30-3 p.m. in the USTA Tent on SevenFarms Drive. Free refreshments andgifts.

And USTA members receive a $10 discounton all session tickets from Monday-Wednesday.

Young Professionals NightWednesday. The Family Circle Cup part-

ners with the Charleston Metro Chamberof Commerce to host Charleston YoungProfessionals happy hour, featuring drinkspecials.

Great American Bake SaleFriday and Saturday. A yummy bake sale

aimed at fighting childhood hunger.

Courting KidsThe Family Circle Cup is doing a number

of programs to benefit its local communityoutreach partner, Courting Kids, the City ofCharleston’s award winning inner-city youthtennis program where 100 percent of allproceeds will benefit Courting Kids.

Programs include ticket upgrades, donateyour used rackets, memorabilia auctionsand volunteer opportunities are alsoavailable.

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Lisicki in the 2009 final.NOTES: Downed Marion Bartoli in

March to win title at Indian Wells, hersecond title of 2011. ... Also won at Dubai.... Father played professional soccer inPoland and Denmark. ... Mother playedvolleyball for the Polish national team. ...Brother plays pro soccer in Denmark.

Maria SharapovaRANK: 13AGE: 23BORN: Nyagan, RussiaRESIDES: Bradenton, Fla.BEST FINISH AT FCC: Three-set loss to

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Shahar PeerRANK: 11AGE: 23BORN: Jerusalem, IsraelRESIDES: Macabim, IsraelBEST FINISH AT FCC: Won two

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Melanie OudinRANK: 75AGE: 19BORN: Marietta, Ga.RESIDES: Marietta, Ga.BEST FINISH AT FCC: Lost to Vera

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Daniela HantuchovaRANK: 30AGE: 27BORN: Poprad, SlovakiaRESIDES: Monte Carlo, MonacoBEST FINISH AT FCC: Lost to Samantha

Stosur in 2010 semifinals.NOTES: Won at Pattaya City (Thailand)

in February, defeating Vera Zvonarevain a semifinal and Sara Errani in final. ...Studied classical piano from ages 6-14. ...Tuned up game at Bollettieri Academy inFlorida from ages 16-18. ... Ranked acareer-high No. 3 in January of 2003.

Liezel HuberRANK: 3 in doublesAGE: 34BORN: Durban, South AfricaRESIDES: HoustonBEST FINISH AT FCC: Won 2010 dou-

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Bethanie Mattek-SandsRANK: 43AGE: 26BORN: Rochester, Minn.RESIDES: PhoenixBEST FINISH AT FCC: Won 2009

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NOTES: No. 1 player on 2010 U.S. FedCup team. ... Great start to 2011; reachedthe final at Hobart in January beforelosing to Jarmila Groth. ... Fed Cup teammember the last three years.

Shelby RogersRANK: 325AGE: 18BORN: Mount PleasantRESIDES: Daniel IslandBEST FINISH AT FCC: Lost to fellow

American teen Christina McHale in aqualifying match last year.

NOTES: Grew up watching the FamilyCircle Cup. ... Took veteran tour playerShuai Peng to three sets at the 2010 U.S.Open. ... Rogers earned her U.S. Openspot by winning the USTA’s girls 18national title in San Diego.

Katarina SrebotnikRANK: 4 in doublesAGE: 30BORN: Slovenj Gradec, SloveniaRESIDES: Dubai, UAEBEST FINISH AT FCC: Won 2008 dou-

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is a two-time defending Family Circle Cup doubleschampion. Teamed with Bethanie Mattek-Sands towin in 2009 and with Liezel Huber to win last year.… Career-high No. 3 singles ranking in May of 2006.… Petrova and Huber this year reached the doublessemifinals at the Australian Open.

Jelena JankovicFCC CHAMPION: 2007RANK: 6AGE: 26BORN: Belgrade, SerbiaRESIDES: Dubai, UAENOTES: Vaulted to No. 1 ranking after the end of

the 2007 season, the year she won the Family CircleCup and three other titles. … Both of her parents areeconomists. … Ranked No. 8 at the end of 2009 and2010 seasons. … This year, lost to Caroline Wozniackiin the semifinals at Dubai and to Vera Zvonareva inthe semifinals at Doha.

Sabine LisickiFCC CHAMPION: 2009RANK: 218AGE: 21BORN: Troisdorf, GermanyRESIDES: Bradenton, Fla.NOTES: Injuries have messed up a good thing

since Lisicki came out of nowhere to win the 2009Family Circle Cup while ranked No. 63. … Zoomedto No. 22 in 2009 but was ranked No. 179 at the endof the 2010 season. … The daughter of Polish immi-grants, she trained at the famed Bollettieri Academyin Bradenton, Fla.

Samantha StosurFCC CHAMPION: 2010RANK: 4AGE: 27BORN: Brisbane, AustraliaRESIDES: Gold Coast, AustraliaNOTES: Lost to Francesca Schiavone in the Roland

Garros final last year, Stosur’s first appearance in aGrand Slam final. … Owns 22 career WTA doublestitles, including the 2005 U.S. Open and 2006 RolandGarros while playing with Lisa Raymond. … The Fam-ily Circle Cup was Stosur’s only singles title in 2010but she finished No. 6 in the final rankings.

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