Chinese Duo win Ordina Open doubles title
(CRIENGLISH.com)
Updated: 2006-06-24 19:45 Reigning Australian Open champions Yan Zi and
Zheng Jie collected their fourth doubles title of 2006 and the sixth of their
fledgling careers at the Ordina Open in Netherlands.
The top-seeded Chinese duo defeated the unseeded pairing of Ana Ivanovic and
Maria Kirilenko, 3-6 6-2 6-2 at the Tier III event.
This is first time for Chinese tennis players to win a grass-court title.
In the singles, number two seed Dinara Safina, aged 20, needed three sets on
Friday to reach her second final of 2006, beating unseeded Eleni Daniilidou, 6-3
3-6 6-4.
Safina will meet with Dutch teen Michaella Krajicek on Saturday. The
17-year-old Krajicek scored her first-ever Top 10 victory, coming from behind to
oust top seed and world number eight Elena Dementieva, 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
The singles champion takes home US$28,000 while the runner-up pockets
US$14,750.
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