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Turkish tennis player
?pek ?eno?lu
Country (sports)
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Turkey
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Residence
| Istanbul
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Born
| (
1979-06-08
)
8 June 1979
(age 44)
Eski?ehir
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Height
| 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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Turned pro
| 1996
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Retired
| 2012
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Plays
| Right (two-handed backhand)
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Prize money
| $261,244
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Career record
| 143?140 (50.5%)
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Career titles
| 2 ITF
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Highest ranking
| 293 (5 July 2004)
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Career record
| 254?201 (55.8%)
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Career titles
| 21 ITF
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Highest ranking
| 53 (19 October 2009)
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Australian Open
| 2R (
2005
)
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French Open
| 1R (
2009
,
2010
)
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Wimbledon
| 3R (
2009
)
|
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US Open
| 3R (
2004
)
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Fed Cup
| 22?18 (55.0%)
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?pek ?eno?lu
(born 8 June 1979), nicknamed
?peko
, is a former Turkish tennis player.
She first made history in June 2004, when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for
Wimbledon
. Though ?eno?lu did not advance into the main draw of Wimbledon, she became the first Turk ever to play in a qualifying tournament for a
Grand Slam
event.
On 15 May 2005,
Venus Williams
played a show game with ?eno?lu on the
Bosporus Bridge
in
Istanbul
, the first tennis match ever to be played across two continents. The event was organized as a promotion ahead of the 2005
?stanbul Cup
and lasted five minutes only on the north side of the bridge. After the exhibition, they both threw a tennis ball into the
Bosporus
.
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She and partner
Yaroslava Shvedova
reached the semifinals of the
2009 Italian Open
, a WTA Premier event. Following this event, ?pek's WTA doubles rank rose to No. 76. Her peak doubles rank has been No. 53.
WTA career finals
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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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ITF finals
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles: 10 (2?8)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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9 September 2001
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ITF Chennai, India
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Clay
|
Radhika Tulpule
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1?6, 6?7
(2)
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Runner-up
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2.
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7 December 2002
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Pune
, India
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Hard
|
Kateryna Bondarenko
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1?6, 1?6
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Runner-up
|
3.
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25 May 2003
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Almeria
, Spain
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Hard
|
Kildine Chevalier
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6?4, 4?6, 1?6
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Runner-up
|
4.
|
3 August 2003
|
Istanbul
, Turkey
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Hard
|
Tsvetana Pironkova
|
6?7
(2)
, 0?6
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Winner
|
1.
|
17 August 2003
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London, England
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Hard
|
Hannah Collin
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6?4, 6?4
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Winner
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2.
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24 August 2003
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Westende
, Belgium
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Clay
|
Eveline Vanhyfte
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6?3, 6?2
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Runner-up
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5.
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18 April 2004
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Morelia
, Mexico
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Hard
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Natalia Garbellotto
|
4?6, 6?4, 4?6
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Runner-up
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6.
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31 October 2004
|
ITF Istanbul, Turkey
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Hard (i)
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Virag Nemeth
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5?7, 4?6
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Runner-up
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7.
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13 February 2006
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ITF Algarve, Portugal
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Hard
|
Carla Suarez Navarro
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2?6, 3?6
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Runner-up
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8.
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18 June 2006
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ITF Lleida, Spain
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Hard
|
Sandhya Nagaraj
|
4?6, 2?6
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Doubles: 44 (21?23)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
|
Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Winner
|
1.
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25 September 1995
|
ITF Antalya, Turkey
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Hard
|
Pavlina Bartunkova
|
Susan Bowman
Kirsi Lampinen
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7?5, 6?4
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Winner
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2.
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18 August 1996
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Hard
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Dessislava Topalova
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Khoo Chin-bee
Alice Pirsu
|
6?1, 6?4
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Runner-up
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1.
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18 June 2000
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Ankara, Turkey
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Clay
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Kalina Diankova
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Mervana Jugi?-Salki?
Marina Lazarovska
|
2?6, 6?0, 4?6
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Winner
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3.
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10 June 2001
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Ankara, Turkey
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Clay
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Elena Yaryshka
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Ma?a Vesenjak
Ur?ka Vesenjak
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3?6, 6?3, 6?4
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Runner-up
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2.
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30 September 2001
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Kastoria
, Greece
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Clay
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Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
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Maria Pavlidou
Asimina Kaplani
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3?6, 5?7
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Runner-up
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3.
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24 February 2002
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Hard (i)
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Eszter Molnar
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Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Giorgia Mortello
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5?7, 1?6
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Runner-up
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4.
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5 May 2002
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Bournemouth
, England
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Clay
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Christina Zachariadou
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Anna Hawkins
Jane O'Donoghue
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0?6, 0?6
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Runner-up
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5.
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4 August 2002
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Pontevedra
, Spain
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Hard
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Alberta Brianti
|
Neuza Silva
Frederica Piedade
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2?6, 6?4, 2?6
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Runner-up
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6.
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27 April 2003
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Hvar
, Croatia
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Clay
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Vladimira Uhli?ova
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Jana Macurova
Gabriela Chmelinova
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4?6, 6?3, 1?6
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Winner
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4.
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11 May 2003
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Tortosa
, Spain
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Clay
|
Frederica Piedade
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Liana Ungur
Maria Pilar Sanchez Alayeto
|
6?4, 7?6
(3)
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Winner
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5.
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25 May 2003
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Almeria, Spain
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Hard
|
Neuza Silva
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Romy Farah
Astrid Waernes
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7?5, 5?7, 6?3
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Winner
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6.
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29 June 2003
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Orestiada
, Greece
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Hard
|
Daniela Ber?ek
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Eleftheria Makromaridou
Anna Koumantou
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7?6
(4)
, 6?2
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Runner-up
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7.
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10 August 2003
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Wrexham
, Wales
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Hard
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Pemra Ozgen
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Yvonne Doyle
Karen Nugent
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3?6, 3?6
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Runner-up
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8.
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24 August 2003
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Westende, Belgium
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Clay
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Eveline Vanhyfte
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Leslie Butkiewicz
Kim Kilsdonk
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4?6, 2?6
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Winner
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7.
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14 September 2003
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Madrid
, Spain
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Clay
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Liana Ungur
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Lisa D'Amelio
Jennifer Debodt
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6?3, 6?3
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Winner
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8.
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20 October 2003
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Cardiff
, Wales
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Hard (i)
|
Claire Curran
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Surina De Beer
Ilke Gers
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6?4, 2?6, 6?3
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Runner-up
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9.
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25 April 2004
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Poza Rica
, Mexico
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Hard
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Jorgelina Cravero
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Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Frederica Piedade
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5?7, 0?6
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Winner
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9.
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23 May 2004
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Beijing
, China
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Hard
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L?ga Dekmeijere
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Rui Du
Liu Nannan
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4?6, 6?4, 7?6
(1)
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Winner
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10.
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30 May 2004
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Tongliao
, China
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Hard
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L?ga Dekmeijere
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Anna Bastrikova
Nina Bratchikova
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7?5, 7?6
(5)
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Runner-up
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10.
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13 June 2004
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Beijing, China
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Hard (i)
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L?ga Dekmeijere
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Chuang Chia-jung
Wynne Prakusya
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3?6, 1?6
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Winner
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11.
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4 July 2004
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Los Gatos, United States
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Hard
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Sofia Arvidsson
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Nana Smith
Lilia Osterloh
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6?1, 2?6, 6?4
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Runner-up
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11.
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28 September 2004
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Jersey
, United Kingdom
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Hard (i)
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Anousjka van Exel
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Emma Laine
Kathrin Worle-Scheller
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6?1, 1?6, 1?6
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Runner-up
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12.
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11 October 2004
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Glasgow
, Scotland
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Hard (i)
|
Claire Curran
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Leanne Baker
Francesca Lubiani
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3?6, 7?5, 4?6
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Runner-up
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13.
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31 October 2004
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Hard (i)
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Kathrin Worle-Scheller
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Olena Antypina
Hana ?romova
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7?6
(7)
, 3?6, 5?7
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Runner-up
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14.
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5 December 2004
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Raanana
, Israel
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Hard
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Bahia Mouhtassine
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Tzipora Obziler
Shahar Pe'er
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3?6, 0?6
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Runner-up
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15.
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13 February 2006
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Algarve, Portugal
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Hard
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Liana Ungur
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Emilie Bacquet
Chayenne Ewijk
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3?6, 3?6
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Runner-up
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16.
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5 March 2006
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Raanana, Israel
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Hard
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Gabriela Velasco Andreu
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Iveta Gerlova
Veronika Raimrova
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2?6, 6?2, 3?6
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Winner
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12.
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12 March 2006
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Haifa
, Israel
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Hard
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Gabriela Velasco Andreu
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Iryna Bremond
Yana Levchenko
|
6?0, 6?0
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Runner-up
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17.
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7 May 2006
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Antalya, Turkey
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Clay
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Matea Mezak
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Tzipora Obziler
Romina Oprandi
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6?4, 4?6, 0?6
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Winner
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13.
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14 May 2006
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Antalya, Turkey
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Clay
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Margalita Chakhnashvili
|
Claire de Gubernatis
Alexandra Dulgheru
|
6?4, 6?3
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Runner-up
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18.
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24 September 2006
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Mytilini
, Greece
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Hard
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Anna Koumantou
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Maja Kambi?
Alexandra Panova
|
2?6, 1?6
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Winner
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14.
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1 October 2006
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Batumi
, Georgia
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Hard
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Petra Cetkovska
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Vasilisa Davydova
Marina Shamayko
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6?4, 3?6, 6?4
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Winner
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15.
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29 October 2006
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Hard (i)
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Mervana Jugi?-Salki?
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Sorana Cirstea
Katie O'Brien
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w/o
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Runner-up
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19.
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19 February 2007
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Saint Paul, United States
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Hard (i)
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Mervana Jugi?-Salki?
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Sofia Arvidsson
Antonella Serra Zanetti
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6?7
(4)
, 7?5, 6?7
(7)
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Runner-up
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20.
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11 March 2007
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Ramat Hasharon, Israel
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Hard
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Martina Babakova
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Iveta Gerlova
Lucie Kriegsmannova
|
3?6, 3?6
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Winner
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16.
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13 May 2007
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Antalya, Turkey
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Hard
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Korina Perkovic
|
Anna Smith
Roxane Vaisemberg
|
7?6
(1)
, 6?4
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Winner
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17.
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20 May 2007
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Antalya, Turkey
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Clay
|
Korina Perkovic
|
Anna Fitzpatrick
Ana Veselinovi?
|
1?6, 6?1, 6?4
|
Runner-up
|
21.
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17 July 2007
|
Boston, United States
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Hard
|
L?ga Dekmeijere
|
Melinda Czink
Natalie Grandin
|
1?6, 3?6
|
Winner
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18.
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28 October 2007
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Hard (i)
|
Mervana Jugi?-Salki?
|
Kim Kilsdonk
Elise Tamaela
|
6?1, 6?2
|
Winner
|
19.
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29 June 2008
|
Perigueux, France
|
Clay
|
Anna-Lena Gronefeld
|
Han Xinyun
Xu Yifan
|
6?3, 6?4
|
Winner
|
20.
|
6 July 2008
|
Mont-de-Marsan, France
|
Clay
|
Neuza Silva
|
Melanie Klaffner
Frederica Piedade
|
6?4, 6?2
|
Runner-up
|
22.
|
27 July 2008
|
ITF Petange, Luxembourg
|
Clay
|
Stephanie Foretz Gacon
|
Corinna Dentoni
Anastasia Pivovarova
|
4?6, 1?6
|
Winner
|
21.
|
3 October 2010
|
ITF Athens, Greece
|
Hard
|
Vitalia Diatchenko
|
Eleni Daniilidou
Petra Marti?
|
w/o
|
Runner-up
|
23.
|
24 July 2011
|
ITF Bucharest, Romania
|
Hard
|
Maria Elena Camerin
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Irina-Camelia Begu
Elena Bogdan
|
7?6
(7)
, 6?7
(4)
, 6?4
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