Roland Garros: Dulko and Suarez Advance On Day 1 Of Doubles

Roland Garros: Dulko and Suarez Advance On Day 1 Of Doubles

Gisela Dulko and Paola Suárez were one of six seeded teams to move on as doubles play began on Tuesday at the French Open.

The Argentines have had periods of success since pairing up when Suárez returned to the WTA in February after a four-and-a-half-year absence, highlighted by semifinal showings in Acapulco and Miami. Though this is their first major as a duo, their confidence should be boosted by the fact that four of Suárez's eight career Grand Slams have come at Roland Garros. She was victorious in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005, each time alongside Virginia Ruano Pascual.

Though challenged, the No.17 seeds Dulko and Suárez got the best of Darya Kustova and Anna Tatishvili, 62 76(4), to advance to the second round.

"Nice win today. Very happy with the way we played," Dulko tweeted. "Thanks so much for your support and also for the people supporting us on the court!" Continue reading HERE!

Dulko loses at Roland Garros Qualy

Dulko loses at Roland Garros Qualy

What a bad day for former doubles number 1 player, Gisela Dulko, who is not finding her best tennis game and felt to number 128 in the WTA rankings.

For the first time in many years Dulko won´t be playing the Roland Garros main draw as she was beaten by Vesna Dolonc 1-6, 7-5 y 6-3 in the opening round of the qualy.

The Argentine was up 6-1 y 2-0 and served for the match at 5-4 in the second set but allowed her opponent to comeback and ended up losing the encounter.

Gisela will be playing doubles along with Paola Suárez. Continue reading HERE!

Roland Garros Qualy Order of Play | Day 1 Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Roland Garros Qualy Order of Play | Day 1 Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Court 6

10:00 AM Start
Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Heather Watson(GBR)[5] vs. Sharon Fichman(CAN)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Mihaela Buzarnescu(ROU) vs. Lou Brouleau(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Arantxa Parra Santonja(ESP) vs. Julie Coin(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Myrtille Georges(FRA) vs. Yvonne Meusburger(AUT)

Not Before:3:00 PM
Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Alex Kuznetsov(USA) vs. Florent Serra(FRA)

Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Kenny De Schepper(FRA) vs. Greg Jones(AUS)


Court 7

10:00 AM Start
Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Isabella Holland(AUS) vs. Iryna Bremond(FRA)[24]

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Yuliya Beygelzimer(UKR) vs. Natalie Piquion(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Heidi El Tabakh(CAN) vs. Amandine Hesse(FRA)

Women's Qualifying Singles - 1st Round
Florencia Molinero(ARG) vs. Laura Thorpe(FRA)

Not Before:3:00 PM
Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Tommy Haas(GER)[11] vs. Robert Farah(COL)

Men's Qualifying Singles - 2nd Round
Nicolas Devilder(FRA) vs. Marsel Ilhan(TUR)[18]
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Photo: Dulko visits Lacoste Store in Paris

Photo: Dulko visits Lacoste Store in Paris A day before playing her opening match at the Roland Garros 2012 qualy, Gisela Dulko visited the Lacoste Store in Paris...

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Roland Garros 2012 Qualy Draw | French Open

Roland Garros 2012 Qualy Draw | French Open

The 2012 French Open qualifying draw was released today... Check it out....


Kiki Bertens NED (1) v Annika Beck GER
Olga Savchuk UKR v Olga Puchkova RUS
Elitsa Kostova BUL v Madalina Gojnea ROU
Gail Brodsky USA v Jill Craybas USA (22)

Andrea Hlavackova CZE (2) v Marta Domachowska POL
Yung-Jan Chan TPE v Amra Sadikovic SUI
Darya Kustova BLR v Veronica Cepede Royg PAR
Maria Elena Camerin ITA v Alison Riske USA (23)

Karin Knapp ITA (3) v Coco Vandeweghe USA
Ajla Tomljanovic CRO v Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ
Madison Brengle USA v Mariya Koryttseva UKR
Elena Bogdan ROU v Alla Kudryavtseva RUS (18)

Akgul Amanmuradova UZB (4) v Bibiane Schoofs NED
Alexa Glatch USA v Renata Voracova CZE
Nastassja Burnett ITA v Chichi Scholl USA
Naomi Broady GBR v Sesil Karatantcheva KAZ (14)

Heather Watson GBR (5) v Sharon Fichman CAN
Aleksandra Krunic SRB v Ons Jabeur TUN (WC)
Leticia Costas-Moreira ESP v Kristina Barrois GER
Anna Floris ITA v Kurumi Nara JPN (19)

Eva Birnerova CZE (6) v Ekaterina Ivanova RUS
Yurika Sema JPN v Margalita Chakhnashvili GEO
Sandra Zaniewska POL v Sacha Jones AUS
Vesna Dolonc SRB v Gisela Dulko ARG (17)

Misaki Doi JPN (7) v Oksana Kalashnikova GEO
Kristyna Pliskova CZE v Dinah Pfizenmaier GER
Rika Fujiwara JPN v Monica Puig PUR
Isabella Holland AUS v Iryna Bremond FRA (24)

Mariana Duque-Marino COL (8) v Camila Giorgi ITA
Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP v Julie Coin FRA (WC)
Heidi El Tabakh CAN v Amandine Hesse FRA (WC)
Jana Cepelova SVK v Erika Sema JPN (20)

Stefanie Voegele SUI (9) v Noppawan Lertcheewakarn THA
Julia Cohen USA v Petra Rampre SLO
Myrtille Georges FRA (WC) v Yvonne Meusburger AUT
Lauren Davis USA v Valeria Savinykh RUS (16)

Garbine Muguruza Blanco ESP (10) v Ekaterina Bychkova RUS
Elina Svitolina UKR v Reka-Luca Jani HUN
Yuliya Beygelzimer UKR v Natalie Piquion FRA (WC)
Sarah Gronert GER v Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino ESP (21)

Karolina Pliskova CZE (11) v Dia Evtimova BUL
Tamaryn Hendler BEL v Alize Lim FRA (WC)
Florencia Molinero ARG v Laura Thorpe FRA (WC)
Estrella Cabeza Candela ESP v Laura Robson GBR (15)

Olivia Rogowska AUS (12) v Shuai Zhang CHN
Mihaela Buzarnescu ROU v Lou Brouleau FRA (WC)
Tatjana Malek GER v Michelle Larcher De Brito POR
Anastasia Pivovarova RUS v Yulia Putintseva RUS (13) Continue reading HERE!

Photos: Dulko Swimming with dolphins in Miami

Photos: Dulko Swimming with dolphins in Miami

Gisela Dulko along with other tennis players including Flavia Pennetta and Paola Suarez went swimming with dolphins while in Key Biscayne for the Sony ericsson Open... Enjoy the pics...

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Dulko and Suarez get Miami 2012 Wild Card

Dulko and Suarez get Miami 2012 Wild Card

Gisela Dulko announced a few moments ago on Twitter that she and Paola Suarez were granted a wild card to play at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami...Congratulations and good luck!

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Photos: Sharapova v Dulko at Indian Wells 2012 - Second Round

Photos: Sharapova v Dulko at Indian Wells 2012 - Second Round

Maria Sharapova destroyed Gisela Dulko during their second round match at Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament ... The former champion lost just 2 games on her road to the third round... Enjoy some tennis pictures from their encounter...

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Toray Pan Pacific Open Main Draw

Toray Pan Pacific Open Main Draw

[1] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bye
Qualifier – Qualifier
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) – Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) – [16] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

[10] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – Agnes Szavay (HUN)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) – Andrea Petkovic (GER)
Olga Govortsova (BLR) – Qualifier
[6] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bye

[4] Samantha Stosur (AUS) bye
Julia Goerges (GER) – Dinara Safina (RUS)
Qualifier – Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
Polona Hercog (SLO) – [14] Aravane Rezai (FRA)

[11] Marion Bartoli (FRA) – Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) – Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Qualifier – Lucie Safarova (CZE)
[8] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bye

[5] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bye
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) – Qualifier
Angelique Kerber (GER) – Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
[WC] Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) – [12] Maria Sharapova (RUS)

[13] Shahar Peer (ISR) – Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Melanie Oudin (USA) – Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) – Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
[3] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bye

[7] Elena Dementieva (RUS) bye
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) – [WC] Kurumi Nara (JPN)
Qualifier – Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) – [9] Na Li (CHN)

[15] Nadia Petrova (RUS) – Qualifier
[WC] Ayumi Morita (JPN) – Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) – Sara Errani (ITA)
[2] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) bye Continue reading HERE!

Photos: Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta US Open Doubles 3rd Round

Photos: Dulko and Pennetta US Open Doubles 3rd Round

Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta beat Monica Niculescu and Shahar Peer in 3 sets to reach the US Open quarterfinals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing Meadows.

Enjoy some tennis pictures from their match...



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AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tuesday results and Wednesday Order of Play

AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tuesday results and Wednesday Order of Play

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki started slow but was able to beat Gisela Dulko in 3 sets.

Maria Kirilenko, third seed, was not able to continue her amazing week in Seoul and lost here in the first round to Klara Zakopalova in a 3 set fight.

Check out all the scores from the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships and Wednesday Order of Play...

1-Caroline Wozniacki def Gisela Dulko 4-6 6-0 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def 3-Zheng Jie 6-1 6-2
7-Tamarine Tanasugarn def Stephanie Dubois 6-1 6-3
Klara Zakopalova def 4-Maria Kirilenko 4-6 6-2 7-5
Ryoko Fuda def Pauline Parmentier 7-5 6-2
Jarmila Gajdosova def Mara Santangelo 6-4 7-6(0)
Rika Fujiwara def Petra Cetkovska 7-6(6) 6-4
8-Aleksandra Wozniak def Jill Craybas 7-5 6-7(2) 6-3
Camille Pin def Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0 7-5
Yanina Wickmayer def Iveta Benesova 6-4 3-6 6-3
6-Shahar Peer def Kimiko Date Krumm 6-3 6-1

Click Here to see Wednesday Order of Play Continue reading HERE!

AIG Japan Open 2008 Main Draw Doubles

AIG Japan Open 2008 Main Draw Doubles

(1) Benesova/Peer (CZE/ISR) vs. Namigata/Yonemura (JPN/JPN)
Craybas/Erakovic (USA/NZL) vs. Dubois/Fusano (CAN/USA)
(4) Dulko/Kirilenko (ARG/RUS) vs. Pavlyuchenkova/Wickmayer (RUS/BEL)
Chan/Santangelo (TPE/ITA) vs. Kondratieva/Lefevre (RUS/FRA)

(WC)Date Krumm/Fujiwara (JPN/JPN) vs. Cetkovska/Safarova (CZE/CZE)
Morita/Nakamura (JPN/JPN) vs. (3) Chuang/Hsieh (TPE/TPE)
Uberoi/Washington (IND/USA) vs. Domachowska/Zakopalova (POL/CZE)
Chan/Grandin (TPE/FRA) vs. (2) King/Sun (USA/CHN) Continue reading HERE!

AIG Japan Open 2008 Main Draw

AIG Japan Open 2008 Main Draw

(1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. Gisela Dulko (ARG)
Marina Erakovic (NZL) vs. (WC) Ayumi Morita (JPN)
Camille Pin (FRA) vs. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
Qualifier vs (7) Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)

(4) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) vs. Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
(WC) Aiko Nakamura (JPN) vs. Marta Domachowska (POL)
Mara Santangelo (ITA) vs. Qualifer
(WC) Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) vs. (6) Shahar Peer (ISR)

(5) Kaia Kanepi (EST) vs. Lucie Safarova (CZE)
Iveta Benesova (CZE) vs. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) vs. Qualifer
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs. (3) Jie Zheng (CHN)

(8) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) vs. Jill Craybas (USA)
Qualifer vs. Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) vs. Qualifer
Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) vs (2) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) Continue reading HERE!

Gisela Dulko Photos: China Open Draw Ceremony

Gisela Dulko Photos: China Open Draw Ceremony

Gisela Dulko was part of the draw ceremony... she drew Daniela hantuchova but lost today in 2 sets... here are some of her photos from the making of the CHina Open draw...

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Gisela Dulko Photos at Guangzhou International Women's Open

Gisela Dulko Photos at Guangzhou International Women's Open

Gisela Dulko lost in the second round of the Guangzhou International Women's Open last week and here are some photos from her press conferences from the first and second rounds... and some from the making of the draw...

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Gisela Dulko Photos: Guangzhou International

Gisela Dulko Photos: Guangzhou International


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Gisela Dulko wins at Guangzhou International

Gisela Dulko wins at Guangzhou International

Gisela Dulko, 5th seed, needed 2 hours, 45 minutes to beat Tatiana Poutchek, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-4, and claim her first victory since Wimbledon.

In the second round the Argentina will face Arantxa Rus who defeated Yanina Wickmayer.

China’s Yi-Fan Xu advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph over Canadian Stephanie Dubois, setting up a potential match with top-seeded Vera Zvonareva, who opens play with countrywoman Anastasia Rodionova on Wednesday.

Jill Craybas cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 victory against qualifier Anastasia Pivovarova. Continue reading HERE!

Guangzhou International Singles Main Draw

Guangzhou International Singles Main Draw

(1) ZVONAREVA Vera (RUS) vs. RODIONOVA Anastasia (RUS)
DUBOIS Stephanie (CAN) vs. Qualifier
KNAPP Karin (ITA) vs. (WC) ZHANG Shuai(CHN)
AMANMURADOVA Akgul (UZB) vs. (8) KORYTTSEVA Mariya (UKR)

(3) ZHENG Jie (CHN) vs. (WC) SUN Tiantian (CHN)
KAPROS Aniko (HUN) vs. OLARU Ioana Raluca (ROU)
PASZEK Tamira (AUT) vs. Qualifier
Qualifier vs. (7) PARMENTIER Pauline (FRA)

(6) GOVORTSOVA Olga (BLR) vs. YAN Zi (CHN)
DOMACHOWSKA Marta (POL) vs. CRAYBAS Jill (USA)
DZEHALEVICH Ekaterina (BLR) vs. (WC) LU Jingjing (CHN)
SANTANGELO Mara (ITA) vs. (4) PENG Shuai (CHN)

(5)DULKO Gisela (ARG) vs. (Q) POUTCHEK Tatiana (BLR)
WICKMAYER Yanina (BEL) vs. (Q) RUS Arantxa (NED)
PAVLYUCHENKOVA Anastasia (RUS) vs. KUDRYAVTSEVA Alla (RUS)
PIN Camille (FRA) vs. (9) DOMACHOWSKA Marta (POL) Continue reading HERE!

Guangzhou International Doubles Main Draw

Guangzhou International Doubles Main Draw

(1) Sun/Yan (CHN/CHN) vs. Kudryavtseva/Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/RUS)
Ji/Zhang (CHN/CHN) vs. (WC) Qiu/Shao (CHN/CHN)
(4) Amanmuradova/Rodionova (UZB/RUS) vs. Liang/Zhao (CHN/CHN)
Chan/Olaru (TPE/ROU) vs. Parmentier/Pin (FRA/FRA)

Dzehalevich/Pivovarova (BLR/RUS) vs. Santangelo/Senoglu (ITA/TUR)
Domachowska/Dulko (POL/ARG) vs. (3) Craybas/Govortsova (USA/BLR)
Han/Xu (CHN/CHN) vs. Chen/Lu (CHN/CHN)
Peng/Wickmayer (CHN/BEL) vs. (2) Koryttseva/Poutchek (UKR/BLR) Continue reading HERE!

Video US Open 2008 - Gisela Dulko

US Open 2008 - Gisela Dulko

Gisela Dulko in the first round of the US Open 6-4 6-0... here is a video from her first round match...

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