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1999 Copa Colsanitas


The 1999 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá in Colombia that was part of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 15 through February 21, 1999. Fabiola Zuluaga defeated Christína Papadáki, 6–1, 6–3 Seda Noorlander / Christína Papadáki defeated Laura Montalvo / Paola Suárez, 6–4, 7–6 The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received wildcards into the doubles
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2017 Copa Colsanitas


The 2017 Copa Colsanitas (also known as the 2017 Claro Open Colsanitas) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 10 through April 15, 2017. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles
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2018 Copa Colsanitas


The 2018 Copa Colsanitas (also known as the 2018 Claro Open Colsanitas for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 9 through April 15, 2018. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards into
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2016 Copa Colsanitas


The 2016 Copa Colsanitas (also known as the 2016 Claro Open Colsanitas) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and part of the International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 11 through April 17, 2016. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following pair received a wildcard into the
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2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas


The 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 14 through February 22, 2009. This was the first year it was sponsored by Sony Ericsson. World No. 11 Flavia Pennetta was the top-seeded player. Also in the field were 2008 semifinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, Argentine
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2014 Copa Colsanitas


The 2014 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 17th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and part of the International category of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 7 through April 13, 2014. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following players received entry as lucky losers: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main
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2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas


The 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 13 through February 19, 2012. Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino won the singles title. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards into
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2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas


The 2010 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 15 through February 21, 2010. Mariana Duque Mariño won the singles title. Last year's finalist Gisela Dulko was the top-seeded player. Also in the field were 2008 semifinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, Italian Sara Errani
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2008 Copa Colsanitas


The 2008 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from 18 February through 24 February 2008. Qualifier Nuria Llagostera Vives won the singles title and earned $29,000 first-prize money. Nuria Llagostera Vives defeated María Emilia Salerni, 6–0, 6–4 Iveta Benešová / Bethanie Mattek defeated Jelena Kostanić Tošić /
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2007 Copa Colsanitas Santander


The 2007 Copa Colsanitas Santander was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from 19 February through 25 February 2007. Sixth-seeded Roberta Vinci won the singles title and earned $25,840 first-prize money. Roberta Vinci defeated Tathiana Garbin, 6–7, 6–4, 0–3 ret. Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Paola Suárez
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2011 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas


The 2011 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 14 through February 20, 2011. Lourdes Domínguez Lino defeated Mathilde Johansson, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 Edina Gallovits-Hall / Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Sharon Fichman / Laura Pous Tió, 2–6, 7–6, [11–9] The following
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Viky Núñez Fuentes


Viky Núñez Fuentes (; born 14 October 1988) is a retired Colombian tennis player. Núñez Fuentes has a career high WTA singles ranking of 496, achieved on 27 August 2007. Núñez Fuentes also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 415 achieved on 28 July 2008. Núñez Fuentes has won 2 ITF singles titles and 8 ITF doubles titles. Núñez Fuentes made her WTA main draw debut at the 2007 Copa Colsanitas, 2008 Copa Colsanitas and 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas where she received a wildcard. Núñez Fuentes made her WTA
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2019 Copa Colsanitas


The 2019 Copa Colsanitas (also known as the 2019 Claro Open Colsanitas for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 8 through April 14, 2019. The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: The following players received
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Christína Papadáki


Christína Papadáki (born 24 February 1973) is a former tennis player from Greece who turned professional in 1989. Papadaki's biggest career achievement was reaching the final of the Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar tournament in 1999, losing to Fabiola Zuluaga and winning the doubles title with Seda Noorlander in the same tournament. Her career high ranking is No. 72 in the world, which she achieved on May 10, 1999. She played in the Fed Cup for Greece every year from 1991 to 1999, and compiled a 30–30 win-loss
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Mariana Duque Mariño


Bogotá Copa Colsanitas and also played on the ITF Women's Circuit. In the 2005 Bolivarian Games where she won the silver medal in singles and in doubles. Fell in qualifying in Bogotá Copa Colsanitas, won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF circuit. In her third full season on the tour to enter the main draw, arrives in the first round defeating compatriot Viky Núñez Fuentes and being defeated in the second round for the first time by the Italian Flavia Pennetta, the same year he won three singles titles
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Teliana Pereira


2013, Pereira reached the semifinals of Copa Colsanitas as a qualifier, which boosted her singles ranking to 116. In February 2014, Pereira reached the semifinals of Rio Open. In April 2015, Pereira reached the final of Copa Colsanitas, where she won her first WTA title beating fifth seed Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets to become the first Brazilian woman to win a WTA singles title since 1988, and jumping 130 places up the WTA rankings to No. 81. In July 2015 she won her second WTA title at the Brasil
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2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar


The 2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia that was part of Tier III of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and ran from 23 February through 29 February 2004. First-seeded Fabiola Zuluaga won her third consecutive singles title, and fourth in total, at the event and earned $27,000 first-prize money. Fabiola Zuluaga defeated María Sánchez Lorenzo 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Barbara Schwartz /
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Karolina Jagieniak


professional at 16, made her grand slam main draw debut at the 1997 French Open as a wildcard and was beaten in the first round by sixth seed Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. She won three ITF singles titles and in 1999 broke into the top 200 of the world rankings. Her WTA Tour main draw appearances came mostly in her native Poland, receiving wildcards to compete in Sopot on three occasions. She made the second round of the 1999 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota. At the 2001 French Open she featured in the main draw for
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Larissa Schaerer


1992 US Open, she reached the semi-finals of the girls' singles. Schaerer represented Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's doubles competition with Rossana de los Ríos as her partner. The pair lost to the French pairing of Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat in the opening round. On the WTA Tour her best performances came on the clay courts of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, where she was a semi-finalist in 1998 and quarter-finalist in 1999. It was in doubles that
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Caribbean Cup


, the competition changed its name to Copa Caribe. CFU's chairman Jack Warner stated that the change was made to highlight the competition being a branch of the Copa de Oro. Florida-based Inter/Forever (now Traffic Group) agreed a sponsorship deal to replace the Asia Sport Group agreement in January 1999. The competition retained the title Copa Caribe for the 1999 and 2001 editions. There was no competition held in 2003, instead teams focused on a group-stage only qualifying tournament. Caribbean-based mobile phone company
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Caroline Garcia


the world's top 70 for the first time. At the Sony Open, Garcia was the only player to win a set against Serena Williams, as Williams was on her way toward winning her seventh title and setting the record for the most number of titles held by a man or woman at the tournament. At the Copa Claro Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia, Garcia won her maiden WTA tour singles title, beating the defending champion and former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, winning in straight sets. At the Mutua
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Flavia Pennetta


the first round of the Copa Colsanitas to Betina Jozami. Pennetta then won her second title of the year at the Acapulco Open, beating Alizé Cornet in the final. As the 30th seed, Pennetta received a bye in the first round of the Pacific Life Open. She then defeated Kaia Kanepi in the second round, but was defeated by fellow Italian Francesca Schiavone in the third round. She also fell to defending champion Serena Williams at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne in the third round. Pennetta then lost in the
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Clube de Regatas do Flamengo


success since 1981, their third overall international title. In 1999, Edmundo dos Santos Silva was elected club president, and brought with him a massive contract with sports marketing company ISL. Despite poor campaigns in the Campeonato Brasileiro, Flamengo won the 1999 Copa Mercosur, the second-tier cup of South America, and continued to be successful at the regional level, winning the triple in state championships (1999-2000-2001) for the fourth time as well the 2001 Copa dos Campeões inter-state title. In 2001
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Olienka Salinas


Cristal and eventually was selected. She played for Sporting Cristal until 2000 and during this period she won the National Championship three times (1998, 1999, 2000). Also she won and was the top scorer of the 2000 Sudamerican club women's football championship, an «experimental» tournament was organized by Peruvian Football Federation and can be considered as a precedent for the Copa Libertadores Femenina (Female Copa Libertadores). The Sporting Cristal women's football team disappeared and Olienka continued her career in Sport Boys where she became top scorer
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Georgina García Pérez


Tour at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, partnering Laura Pous Tió, but they lost her first-round match against Nicole Melichar and Rebecca Peterson. In 2017, she premiered on Grand Slam-level competing in qualifying draw at Wimbledon, falling in three sets to the American Sachia Vickery. A wrist injury prevented her from being active during the summer of 2017. At the end of the season, Georgina returned to the courts with the intention of adding the points needed to play the preview of the Australian Open and she was only
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Jenifer Widjaja


tournament in San Luis Potosi in 2006. She featured in a WTA Tour main draw for the first time at the 2007 Copa Colsanitas (Bogota), in the women's doubles with Larissa Carvalho. They were defeated in the first round by Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci. Straight after that event, she travelled to Acapulco and made the main singles draw of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel WTA tournament, as a lucky loser from qualifying, where she was beaten again in the opening round, by sixth seed Gisela Dulko. She played
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Flavia Pennetta


Pennetta started the year at the Tier V Canberra Women's Classic, where she lost in the quarterfinals to Julia Vakulenko. At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Italian Antonella Serra Zanetti in straight sets. Pennetta then lost in the first round of both the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee and the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia. These losses were followed by her first WTA Tour final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, where she was defeated by Iveta Benešová. She played both of the
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Sharon Fichman


final. At the Copa Colsanitas WTA tournament, she reached the second round but lost to Catalina Castaño, despite having two match points in the second set. In July, she won her second tournament of the year at the $50,000 event in Waterloo, where she defeated Julia Boserup. In July 2012, Fichman won the 50K Cooper Challenger for the second straight year with a win over Julia Glushko in the championship match. She won in September the 25K in Mamaia, defeating Patricia Maria Ţig in the final.
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Gisela Dulko


Vandeweghe and Venus Williams, and then started the year with a quarter-final appearance at the Hobart International, losing to Iveta Benešová. At the Australian Open she lost to the eventual champion, Serena Williams, in the second round. In the first round of the Fed Cup, she gave her team their only wins when she defeated Americans Melanie Oudin and Jill Craybas. In the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas she reached her first final of the year, but lost to María José Martínez Sánchez. She then reached the quarter-
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Gisela Dulko


reached the second round before losing to Benešová in three sets. She again played at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic, and won Silver Group Championships with Venus Williams and Michael Chang, and then she started the year at the Hobart International, where she reached the quarter-finals, losing to Medina Garrigues. At the Australian Open, she upset Ana Ivanovic in the second round before losing to the ninth seed Vera Zvonareva. She then played in Copa BBVA-Colsanitas as the top seed, and made it to the semi-
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Mandy Minella


their first-round match, eventually going on to win. The pair then lost, however, in the second round. Minella then played the Open GdF Suez but suffered a first-round loss in qualifying and another first-round loss in doubles. She then went to play in the Copa Colsanitas where she had more positive results, reaching the quarterfinals in singles, beating Tatjana Malek and Tímea Babos before losing to Teliana Pereira. In the doubles event, Minella again partnered Babos, going on to win her first WTA
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Beatriz Haddad Maia


clay season and the grass season due to a lower back injury and a subsequent surgery. Haddad Maia qualified at the Australian Open, reaching the second round of the main draw. She also reached the semi-finals, out of the qualifying, at the WTA Tour event in Acapulco in late February. Again out of the qualifying, Haddad Maia reached the semifinals at the 2019 Copa Colsanitas, losing to eventual champion Amanda Anisimova. After retiring due to injury in the first round of qualifying at the French Open, Haddad Maia
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Yaroslava Shvedova


lost in the first round of qualifying to Bibiane Schoofs in a marathon three-set match. She then rebounded, qualifying into the main draw at Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas defeating Raluca Olaru and Leticia Costas. In the main draw, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals where she fell to Tímea Babos. Receiving a wild card to play at the Monterrey Open, she beat countrywoman Sesil Karatantcheva in the first round. She lost to Mandy Minella in the second round in three sets. At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Shvedova retired due to a
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Amanda Anisimova


Amanda Anisimova ( ; born August 31, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She is the youngest player ranked in the top 100 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and has a career-high ranking of No. 26 in the world. Anisimova won her first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas in April 2019 at the age of 17. With her father Konstantin as her longtime coach and her older sister also an accomplished player, Anisimova began playing tennis at a very young age. Born in New
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Stefanie Vögele


-2, 4-6, 6-4. At the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, Vögele lost in the 1st round to 1st seed Marina Erakovic 6-3, 6-4. However, in doubles, Vögele and her partner Mandy Minella reached the final where they lost to 1st seed Eva Birnerová/Alexandra Panova 6-2, 6-2. At the 2012 Monterrey Open, Vögele lost in the 1st round to 3rd seed Sorana Cîrstea 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
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Alexandra Panova


made it to her first WTA final at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, upsetting the 5th seed Gisela Dulko along the way. She lost to Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino in the final, but won the doubles championship. She then won her second doubles title of the year at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. At the US Open, Panova faced then-world No. 1 and eventual runner-up, Victoria Azarenka, in the first round and was heavily defeated, losing in straight sets and winning just one
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Tatjana Maria


Tatjana Maria (née Malek; born 8 August 1987) is a German professional tennis player. She has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 15 singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2017, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 46, and in June 2016, she peaked at No. 54 in the doubles rankings. Maria took a sabbatical in 2013, but returned to tour at the 2014 Copa Colsanitas. She won
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Ajla Tomljanović


6, 2-6. She then played at the Copa Colsanitas. Seeded third, Tomljanović lost in the first round to Alexandra Panova 4-6, 1-6. She had better success at the Mutua Madrid Open. She defeated Belinda Bencic in the first round 6-4, 6-3. However, Tomljanović lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 3-6. She then attempted to qualify at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia but lost in the final round of qualifying to Misaki Doi
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Club Universitario de Deportes


by Sporting Cristal. It was also during the 2000 season that they were the second Peruvian club to win an Apertura and Clausura in a single season; the first being Alianza Lima in 1997. In the Copa Libertadores, Universitario made it to the Round of 16 in 1998 but lost to Vélez Sársfield. In 1999 and 2000 they failed to advance past the group stage. Universitario also participated in all four editions of the Copa Merconorte between 1999 and 2001 but did not have a lot of success, being eliminated in the group
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Alona Bondarenko


She ended the year with a semifinals appearance in Poitiers, losing to Seda Noorlander 2–6, 1–6. In 2003 Bondarenko tried to qualify for the main draw of the WTA tour, but failed in Hobart, Melbourne, and Hyderabad. She then made it through her first WTA Tour main draw as a direct entry at the Copa Colsanitas, but ended up losing to Flavia Pennetta in the very first round 3–6, 1–6. She then went back to the ITF circuit after failing to qualify in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel but was unsuccessful
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Paula Ormaechea


of the main draw, she overcame Romanian Simona Halep in three sets. In the second round, however, she was sent crashing out by eighth seed Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets. Due to her strong beginning of the new season, her ranking peaked at over one hundred and forty for the first time. Ormaechea's next tournament was the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia. She defeated Teliana Pereira and Corinna Dentoni to qualify. She reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, posting wins over Jelena Dokić and Petra Rampre, before
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Sesil Karatantcheva


before losing to Mandy Minella. She then played at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas and Monterrey Open. Although she qualified for both, she lost in the first round to Catalina Castaño and Yaroslava Shvedova, respectively. Sesil then qualified for the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Although she put up a fight, Sesil was defeated by 6th seed Johanna Larsson in three sets, in the first round. Karatantcheva committed 18 double faults during the match – almost an all-time high in WTA history. Karatantcheva then competed at the BNP Paribas Open
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Flavia Pennetta


the first time on 23 September 2002, when she reached No. 100. In 2003, Pennetta lost in the semifinals of the Hyderabad Open to eventual champion Tamarine Tanasugarn. She also reached the quarterfinals at the Canberra Women's Classic, Copa Colsanitas, and Abierto Mexicano Telcel. She debuted in the main draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result was the third round of the Roland Garros, where she defeated 21st-seeded American Lisa Raymond in the second round, before losing to Hungary's Petra Mandula.
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Flavia Pennetta


the first rounds of the Australian Open and the Open Gaz de France. In the next two weeks she won two titles in a row, the first one Copa Colsanitas defeating Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the finals 7–6, 6–4 and the second one in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel defeating Ľudmila Cervanová in three sets. Pennetta lost early in her next tournaments. The second rounds of the Pacific Life Open, the Qatar Total German Open and the Rome Masters. She also lost in the first round of the Estoril Open and the third rounds
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Flavia Pennetta


Pennetta lost to Chanelle Scheepers in the second round after receiving a first-round bye. Pennetta did not play the US Open due to injury. On August 27, 2012, Pennetta underwent surgical cleaning of her right wrist, performed by the doctor who has treated Rafael Nadal. Pennetta returned to competition at the Copa Colsanitas in Colombia ranked 60th. She lost to Lara Arruabarrena in the second round. The following week, she fell to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the first round at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel where she was finalist the
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Elise Mertens


Elise Mertens (; born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player. Mertens, who reached a career-high juniors ranking of No. 7 in 2013, has won five singles and eight doubles WTA titles as well as 24 ITF titles to date. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12, achieved on 26 November 2018, and a best doubles ranking of No. 6, achieved on 1 April 2019. Mertens made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2015 Copa Colsanitas in
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Polona Hercog


, Hercog lost in the first round to Jill Craybas. At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round in a close match to world No. 46 Anastasija Sevastova. After the Australian Open, Hercog played at the 2011 Fed Cup World Group II against Germany. She defeated Julia Görges, however, she lost to Andrea Petkovic in straight sets. Slovenia lost to Germany 1-4. Seeded 2nd at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, she defeated Pauline Parmentier in the first round. In the second round, she
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Lana Popadić


Lana Popadić (born 24 April 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. Popadić is most noted for her performance at the 2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar, a WTA Tour tournament held in Bogota. Going into the event with a ranking of 235, Popadić won her way through qualifying, then had wins in two main-draw matches, over world No. 61 Arantxa Parra Santonja and Antonella Serra Zanetti of Italy. She was beaten in the quarterfinals by second seed María Sánchez Lorenzo in three sets. Most of
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Lara Arruabarrena


Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (; born 20 March 1992) is a professional tennis player from Spain. On 3 July 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 52, and her best doubles ranking is No. 28, achieved on 22 February 2016. Arruabarrena won her first WTA title at the Copa Claro Colsanitas in Bogotá, beating Alexandra Panova in the final. She then qualified for the main draw of the 2012 French Open, but lost in the first round to former champion Ana Ivanovic in straight sets
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Tímea Babos


round. She reached the second round at the Qatar Open and the Copa Colsanitas (losing to Sara Errani and Mandy Minella, respectively) and the quarterfinals at the Brasil Tennis Cup, losing there to eventual champion Monica Niculescu. At the latter, she had already fallen from the top 100. After losing in the first round of Indian Wells to Johanna Larsson, Babos played in Monterrey, where she was the defending champion. She beat local wildcard Ana Sofía Sánchez before beating 4th seed Ana Ivanovic in three sets. She then
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Mandy Minella


, she lost the final to second seed Alexandra Dulgheru. She fared better in doubles, winning the title with Karin Knapp. As a result of her performances, Minella broke into the top-100 singles rankings for the first time. She then played at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, losing in the first round. She reached the final in doubles; her first WTA final of any kind. At the Monterrey Open, she faced Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson and won in three sets. She followed this up with a win over wildcard Yaroslava
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Yaroslava Shvedova


, 2–6, 8–6. She then beat Monica Puig in the second round. In the third round, Shvedova was defeated by 21st seed Peng Shuai. At the Miami Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Johanna Larsson. Shvedova began her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup. In the first round, she beat Stefanie Vögele. In the second round, Shvedova lost to 13th seed Irina-Camelia Begu. Seeded fifth at the Copa Colsanitas, Shvedova reached her first WTA singles final since 2007 defeating Maryna
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Amanda Anisimova


, including a victory over one of the favorites for the title in world No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka, before losing to eventual finalist Petra Kvitová. The following two months, she did not record more than a single match win at any of her next four tournaments. Having skipped the clay-court season the previous year due to injury, Anisimova entered the Copa Colsanitas in Colombia without any match wins on clay at the WTA level. Nonetheless, she won the tournament for her first WTA title. As the sixth seed,
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Bruna Colósio


doubles, at the WTA Brasil Open in 2002, partnering Vanessa Menga. In 2004, she tried and failed to qualify to both singles and doubles main draw at the Copa Colsanitas. During her early career, she played at the ITA circuit, peaking at no. 5, but couldn't manage to keep the good results to enter the WTA Tour tournaments. Her career highlights include a Gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, partnering Joana Cortez, two ITF single titles and eleven ITF doubles titles. Colósio
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Paula Cristina Gonçalves


Paula Cristina de Araújo Gonçalves (born 11 August 1990) is a professional Brazilian tennis player. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 August 2016, Gonçalves achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 158. On 29 February 2016, she peaked at No. 95 in the doubles rankings. Gonçalves and Beatriz Haddad Maia won the title on Copa Colsanitas defeating Irina Falconi and Shelby Rogers in the final
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Paula Zabala


Paula Zabala Alvarez (born 26 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia. Born in Medellín, Zabala was based in the United States and played collegiate tennis for Florida International University. As a professional player she reached best rankings of 368 in singles and 312 in doubles. She won seven ITF titles, all in doubles. Her only WTA Tour main draw appearance came at the 2010 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, where she competed as a singles wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Austria's Patricia Mayr
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Sunitha Rao


entry into the PTT Pattaya Open via a Lucky Loser spot. She beat Junri Namigata before losing to Ekaterina Bychkova. Then, at the Copa Colsanitas, she lost to Edina Gallovits in the first round. Rao received the best result of her WTA career at the 2008 DFS Classic in Birmingham. She beat Petra Kvitová (who would be the future world no.2 and Wimbledon titlist) in the first round and Naomi Cavaday in the second before falling to Alona Bondarenko in the third round. She partnered with Sania Mirza, representing India
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2009 WTA Tour Championships


Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez, even though they did not have a good run at the slams with a first round exit at the French Open and three quarterfinal exits at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, they won the most doubles titles of the year with six titles. They had back-to-back titles at Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas defeating Pennetta and Dulko and Abierto Mexicano Telcel in an all Spanish final prevailing over compatriots Domínguez Lino and Parra Santonja. As well as back-to-back
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Sara Errani


the first round. In the second round, she lost to qualifier Anastasia Rodionova. At the Copa Colsanitas, Errani reached the quarterfinals defeating seventh seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and Sachia Vickery. She lost in the quarterfinals to third seed Johanna Larsson. Playing at the İstanbul Cup, Errani defeated Hsieh Su-wei in the first round. In the second round, she was defeated by sixth seed and eventual finalist Elise Mertens. Errani then had a great result at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She reached the semifinals,
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Luís Gustavo Carvalho Soares


joining Benfica, Gustavo moved on a loan deal to Cruzeiro, experiencing a good season there, winning the 1997 Copa Libertadores, and two Campeonato Mineiro. In 1998, he was released by Benfica and joined Sport Club Internacional in the following year. There he helped the team finish runner-up in the 1999 Campeonato Gaúcho, and reach the semi-finals of the 1999 edition of Copa do Brasil. He ended his career a year later, at 32 years of age, after a spell at Rio Branco (SP)
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Copa Libertadores


D'Or" winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. Pelé came in first place. In 1999 the International Olympic Committee named Pelé the "Athlete of the Century". The tournament attracts television audiences beyond South America, Mexico, and Spain. Matches are broadcast in over 135 countries, with commentary in more than 30 languages, and thus the Copa is often considered as one of the most watched sports events on TV; Fox Sports, for example, reaches more than 25 million households in the Americas. Movistar+ broadcasts
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Roberta Vinci


, the 2012 US Open, the 2013 Australian Open and 2014 Australian Open, and 2014 Wimbledon titles with regular partner Sara Errani. In doing so, they became only the fifth pair in tennis history to complete a career Grand Slam. The first of her ten singles titles came in the 2007 Copa Colsanitas, over Tathiana Garbin. She won her second title at the 2009 Barcelona Ladies Open, over Maria Kirilenko. Her third title was at the 2010 BGL Luxembourg Open, over Julia Görges. Her fourth title was for her
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Alizé Cornet


the second round to Lucie Šafářová. Cornet did not fare well in doubles either, as she and her partner Kristina Mladenovic were defeated in the first round by 2013 Australian Open doubles champions Errani and Vinci. Cornet kicked off her clay-court season at the Copa Colsanitas tournament in Colombia where she was defeated in the second round defeat, Cornet improved upon this performance in her next tournament, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, reaching the semifinals before being defeated by eventual champion Sara Errani. Next, she won the Internationaux de Strasbourg,
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Maria Fernanda Alves


Maria Fernanda Barbato Alves (; born 17 April 1983), also known as Nanda Alves, is a retired Brazilian tennis player. As of 1 March 2010, Alves was ranked world No. 262, and was the highest ranked Brazilian player. She enjoyed success at the ITF Women's Circuit, winning 23 singles and 58 doubles titles. Alves made her WTA Tour debut at Copa Colsanitas in 2004, and played qualifications for all four Grand Slam events. Partnering with Vanessa Henke, she took part in the 2005 Australian Open doubles
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Flavia Pennetta


she lost in the third round to Anabel Medina Garrigues. Pennetta then played for Italy's Fed Cup team in the Fed Cup World Group stage versus France. Italy won 5–0. Pennetta won both her singles matches over Amélie Mauresmo and Alizé Cornet. At her first tournament of the year on clay, the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas in Bogotá, Pennetta fell to Maša Zec Peškirič in the first round. She reached the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco for the sixth straight year but lost to Venus Williams in two sets
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Cindy Burger (tennis)


Cindy Burger (born 25 November 1992) is a Dutch tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 134, achieved on 31 October 2016. She also has a highest doubles ranking of No. 163, achieved on 16 January 2017. Burger has won three singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit so far. She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Copa Colsanitas where she qualified for the main draw. Burger made her first WTA quarterfinal at the 2016 Rio
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Carla Suárez Navarro


Williams, 0–6, 3–6. She was upset in the first round of the Copa BBVA-Colsanitas by world No. 198 Kristina Antoniychuk 1–6, 4–6, then made it to the semifinals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco before losing to Polona Hercog 3–6, 5–7. Unseeded at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, Suárez Navarro reached the fourth round, losing to Alisa Kleybanova 6–2, 6–7, 4–6. Along the way, she gained one of the biggest wins of her career by defeating world No.
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Tímea Babos


Babos finished the year with a 34–13 record, ranked 161st, and winning four tournaments from eight final appearances. Babos began the season at an ITF tournament in Quanzhou, China. She reached the final of the $50,000 event just to fall short against 1st seeded Kimiko Date-Krumm in straight sets. She entered the qualifiers of the Australian Open as the 21st seed two weeks later, where after a first round win over Margalita Chakhnashvili she fell to Irena Pavlovic of France. Her next tournament was the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas
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Anabel Medina Garrigues


Grand Slam title. In late 2017, she was named captain of Spain's Fed Cup team. She has also become tournament organizer at Valencia Open. Together with Virginia Ruano Pascual, she won the French Open and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics. Medina Garrigues began 2011 by losing in the first rounds of ASB Classic, Australian Open, and Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas and the qualifying draw of Medibank International Sydney. She then reached her first semifinal in nine months in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel with wins over first seed Julia
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Daniela Seguel


Daniela Valeska Seguel Carvajal (born 15 November 1992) is a Chilean tennis player. Seguel has won 15 singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 162, weeks after reaching quarterfinals on the 2018 Copa Colsanitas, her best result on a WTA Tour tournament yet. Seguel's first-round win over Nicole Gibbs was the first professional match won by a Chilean female tennis player since 1980. On 7 July 2014, she peaked at
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2013 WTA Tour Championships


but lost in an all-Serbian match to Ana Ivanovic. She then reached her first title in three years at Copa Colsanitas defeating the young Argentine Paula Ormaechea. She then reached her second final of the year at the Family Circle Cup facing world number 1 Serena Williams, but lost in three sets. Janković then reached her first slam quarterfinals since 2010 at the French Open, but lost to defending champion Maria Sharapova in three sets. However, at Wimbledon, she was upset by her younger compatriot Vesna Dolonc in the second
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2010 WTA Tour Championships


the teams of Peschke & Srebotnik and reigning Tour Champions Llagostera Vives & Martínez Sánchez 6–4, 6–2. They also won the Swedish Open defeating Voráčová & Záhlavová-Strýcová and the Rogers Cup defeating Peschke & Srebotnik. They were the runners up in two other finals, first at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open losing to Venus Williams & Serena Williams and secondly at the China Open losing to Chuang & Govortsova. Dulko also won another doubles title in the Copa BBVA-Colsanitas whilst partnering Edina Gallovits. In the Grand Slams, they were
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Mariana Mesa


Mariana Mesa Pineda (born 1 April 1980) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. Mesa, who grew up in the city of Pereira, made her Fed Cup debut in 1995, having just turned 15. She featured in a total of 12 ties for Colombia during her career, mostly as doubles player, winning seven matches overall. On the WTA Tour she made most of her main draw appearances at her home event, the Copa Colsanitas, playing in every edition of the tournament from 1998 to 2000. She had
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Angelique Kerber


Aravane Rezaï before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in a close three-setter. She then reached her first WTA tour final in Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, losing to Mariana Duque Mariño after upsetting top-seed Gisela Dulko in the semifinal. She then reached the second round of the MPS Group Championships, losing to Varvara Lepchenko. She also reached the third round of the Family Circle Cup, losing to Daniela Hantuchová, and the quarterfinal of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem losing to Renata Voráčová. At the French Open she
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Mariana Duque Mariño


in the tournament. She won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Playing in her home country Duque-Mariño claimed her very first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas defeating Gréta Arn, Kristina Antoniychuk, seventh seed Klára Zakopalová, eighth seed Arantxa Parra Santonja and fifth seed Angelique Kerber. Duque-Mariño became the second Colombian woman to claim this title since Fabiola Zuluaga did it in 2004. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Duque-Mariño competed in the women's singles, but was knocked out in the
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Anne Schäfer


Anne Schäfer (; born 1 March 1987 in Apolda) is a German tennis player. Schäfer has won 21 singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 23 March 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 161. On 25 July 2016, she peaked at world number 211 in the doubles rankings. Schäfer made her WTA tour main draw singles debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas, where she defeated qualifier Chloé Paquet in the first round. Schäfer completed her abitur in Thuringia, and studied
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Paula Ormaechea


Ani 2–6, 3–6. Ormaechea also played in the rubber against Canada, and lost both of her singles matches — against Aleksandra Wozniak 4–6, 2–6, and Valérie Tétreault 7–6, 1–6, 1–6. Ormaechea's first tournament was an ITF event in Colombia, where she lost to Alexandra Cadanțu 4–6, 0–6 in the first round of qualifying. After this, she played the Copa Colsanitas, but again lost during qualifications, this time in the second round. Despite her bad run, Paula rebounded and won an ITF tournament in
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2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions


María José Martínez Sánchezbr Since turning professional in 1996, Spain's Martínez Sánchez is having the most successful season of her career, winning two International events this season – the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas defeating Gisela Dulko 6–3, 6–2 in the final and the Swedish Open upsetting Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 6–4 in the final. In 2009 she enjoyed three wins against Top 10 ranked opponents, defeating then No. 10 Nadia Petrova (Rome), in addition to two victories over Caroline Wozniacki (ranked No. 9 at Båstad and No.
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Soledad Esperón


Soledad Esperón (; born 8 February 1985) is a retired Argentine tennis player. She won ten singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 166, which she reached on 23 March 2009. Her career high in doubles is 139, set on 2 October 2006. Esperón made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas in the doubles event partnering Tamaryn Hendler. Partnering Monique Adamczak, Esperón won her first $75k tournament in April 2006 at
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María José Argeri


María José Argeri (born 16 July 1984) is an Argentine retired tennis player. She 11 September 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 149. On 25 September 2006, she peaked at number 105 in the doubles rankings. Argeri started playing tennis at the age of seven and won ten singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 2007 Copa Colsanitas in the doubles event partnering Letícia Sobral. Playing for Argentina at the Fed
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Sara del Barrio Aragón


Sara del Barrio Aragón (; born 10 April 1987) is a Spanish former tennis player. Del Barrio Aragón has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 309, achieved on 11 August 2008. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 278, achieved on 10 August 2009. Del Barrio Aragón won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. She made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas in the doubles event, partnering Estrella Cabeza
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Chloé Paquet


at the 2015 French Open after receiving a singles qualifying wild card; in the singles qualifying event, she defeated her compatriot Lou Brouleau in the first round before losing to Paula Kania in the second round. Paquet made her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2016 Copa Colsanitas after winning two qualifying matches; she lost in the first round of the main draw to Anne Schäfer. At the 2017 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Paquet played just her second career WTA Tour singles main-draw match; after winning two qualifying matches
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Ainhoa Goñi


Ainhoa Goñi Blanco (born 7 August 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Goñi has won six singles and one doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 5 November 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 140. On 4 December 2000, she peaked at world number 222 in the doubles rankings. She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 2001 Copa Colsanitas after coming through the qualifying rounds. In the doubles event partnering Nuria Llagostera Vives. Goñi retired from professional
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Olga Savchuk


but was defeated by Melinda Czink of Hungary, 7–5, 7–5. Savchuk won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, 2008 Tashkent Open, and 2017 Hobart International where she both won with Raluca Olaru, and Katowice Open where she won with Yuliya Beygelzimer 2014. She has won one WTA 125K series doubles titles, at the Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open where she won with Arina Rodionova 2014. She was also the runner-up in doubles final Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas with Anastasiya Yakimova 2010, BMW Malaysian Open with
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Paula Andrea Pérez


Paula Andrea Pérez García (born 10 January 1996 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian tennis player. Pérez has won two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 6 October 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 941. On 3 November 2014, she peaked at world number 583 in the doubles rankings. Pérez made her WTA tour debut at the 2013 Copa Colsanitas, partnering her sister María Paulina in doubles. The twins lost their first round match against Alizé Cornet and Pauline Parmentier. Playing for
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María Paulina Pérez


María Paulina Pérez García (born 10 January 1996 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian tennis player. Pérez has won three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 10 November 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 647. On 3 November 2014, she peaked at world number 594 in the doubles rankings. Pérez made her WTA tour debut at the 2013 Copa Colsanitas, partnering her sister Paula Andrea in doubles. The twins lost their first round match against Alizé Cornet and Pauline Parmentier. Playing for
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Sport Club Internacional


Internacional won their state championship and participated in a friendly tournament called Dubai Cup 2008. In the same year, Internacional won the Copa Sudamericana, beating Argentine side Estudiantes de La Plata, becoming the first Brazilian winners of the trophy. Internacional repeated the Copa Sudamericana title; finished in a much-improved 6th place in the national league; retained their state title; reached the finals of the Copa do Brasil (the best finish the club has had since 1999); and won the Suruga Bank tournament. On April 2,
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Bernard Mizeki College


sports. Because of the lack of sufficient competition some of the sports were dropped in favour of Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball. Bernard Mizeki College excels in the area of sports and has performed well in the NASH Under 20 Coca-Cola Soccer tournaments in 1995, 1996 and 1999 coming losing in the finals twice in 1995 and 1999 and lost in the semi final in 1996. The College won the Dunlop Under 16 Soccer Tournament in 1994 and hopes to repeat this feat having qualified for the 2015 under 16 Copa Coca-Cola
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María José Martínez Sánchez


of the year. In the first round, she upset the 32nd seed Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 6–3. She then defeated Akgul Amanmuradova 6–2, 6–4 but lost in the third round to compatriot Carla Suárez Navarro 6–1, 6–4. In doubles, she and Nuria Llagostera Vives were seeded 11th and defeated 6th seeds Yan Zi and Zheng Jie in the third round but they lost a tough match in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo 3–6, 7–6, 7–6. María José next played at the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas where
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Diego Bustos


many important sports events worldwide, such as the soccer World Cups in France 1998, Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010. He also reported live from the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, Athens Olympic Games 2004, from Copa America Venezuela 2007, Copa America Peru 2004, and from the Panamerican Games in Winnipeg 1999 and Santo Domingo 2003, among many others. Bustos has interviewed important sports figures such as 2007 U.S. Open and 2009 Masters Tournament champion Ángel Cabrera, Diego Maradona, Pelé, FIFA President Sepp Blatter
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Tokyo International Players


by Virginia Kouyoumdjian Sep 1998: "Love Off the Shelf" by Roger Hall, directed by Colin McCulloch Nov 1998: "Lettice and Lovage" by Peter Shaffer, directed by Jennie Preece Feb 1999: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Dale Wasserman, directed by Malcolm Duff Apr 1999: "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, directed by Robert Otey (reading) May 1999: "Whodunnit" by Anthony Shaffer, directed by Janet Thompson Sep 1999: "The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon,
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Aurora Chancayllo


Aurora Chancayllo is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Chancay, Huaral, Lima, Peru. The club was founded in August 10, 1931. In the 1968 Copa Perú, the club classified to the Final Stage, with the Sport Chorrillos of Talara, Carlos A. Mannucci of Trujillo, Cienciano of the Cusco, FBC Melgar of Arequipa and Colegio Nacional de Iquitos. In the final stage, the club finalized in last place. In the 1999 Copa Perú, the club classified to the Regional Stage, but
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Sporting Pizarro


Sporting Pizarro is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Tumbes, Peru. Sporting Pizarro is a traditional team of Tumbes. In the 2001 Copa Perú and 2003 Copa Perú, the team was eliminated by Atlético Grau of Piura in the Regional Stage. In the 2005 Copa Perú, Sporting Pizarro was eliminated by Boca Juniors of Ferreñafe in the Regional Stage. In the 2007 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage but was eliminated by Sport Vallejo of Trujillo in the quarterfinals. Sporting Pizarro won the 2010
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Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube


But it was from 1998 that the club began to show its "face" to the State of Rio, when the professionalization took place. And soon in its first season, the then Botafogo conquered the State of the Third Division. In that same year, the team finished runner-up of Copa Rio do Interior and one of the semifinalists of Copa Rio da Capital, being eliminated by Fluminense. In 1999, already using the fancy name Macaé Sports, the club disputed the State of the Second Division and ended up
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Wilson Gottardo


Gottardo joined Cruzeiro in 1997, after playing for Fluminense in the same year. With Cruzeiro, he won the Campeonato Mineiro in 1997 and in 1998, and the Copa Libertadores in 1997. He left Cruzeiro in 1998 to play for Sport in 1999, when he won the Campeonato Pernambucano, and then retired. Wilson Gottardo played six times for the Brazilian national team in 1991, without scoring a goal, including three Copa América games. He played his first game for the Brazilian team on March 27, 1991, against Argentina
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Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978


Poland, 26 Jul 1982; Portugal, 09 Jan 1981; Russian Federation, 19 Sep 2014; San Marino, 19 Apr 1988; São Tomé and Príncipe, 4 May 2005; Seychelles, 23 Nov 1999; Slovakia, 22 Feb 2010; Slovenia, 20 Sep 2010; Spain, 18 Sep 1984; Suriname, 29 Sep 1981; Sweden, 11 Jun 1979; Switzerland, 03 Mar 1981; The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 22 Jul 2013; Tunisia, 11 Feb 2014; Turkey, 12 Jul 1993;
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista


1998 and in 1999. In 2001 and in 2003 and the Copa do Brasil in 2002, beating Brasiliense in the final. Between 1990 and 2005, the club also won the Ramón de Carranza Trophy in 1996, the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in 2002, the São Paulo Youth Cup in 1995, 1999, 2004, and 2005, and the Dallas Cup in 1999 and 2000. The club's situation in early 2004 was among the most difficult in their history. Bad administration, lack of money and terrible campaigns both
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Copa América


time. Brazil entered a series of victories, winning four of the five continental titles between 1997 and 2007. The first, in 1997, was won after defeating host nation Bolivia 1–3 with goals from Leonardo, Denílson and Ronaldo becoming crucial in the "Verde-Amarela"'s consagration on Bolivia's altitude. Brazil would successfully defend the title in 1999 after thumping Uruguay 3–0 in Asuncion, Paraguay. However, the 2001 Copa América saw one of the biggest surprises of the history of the sport as Honduras eliminated Brazil in the
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Antonio Serrano (footballer)


played for Copa Perú side Deportivo UPAO. In his second season there, Serrano helped the club reach promotion to the top-flight by winning the 1999 Copa Perú title. From 2000–2001 he had his first experience abroad playing for El Salvador club C.D. FAS. He returned to Peru in 2002 to play for Sport Boys first under manager Ramón Mifflin and later with Jorge Sampaoli. Serrano had one of his best seasons with the "Chalacos" as he managed to score 18 goals for them in the 2002 Descentralizado. In January 2003
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Sport Victoria


Sport Victoria is a Peruvian football club representing the city of Ica, Peru. The club was founded in 1916 and currently plays in the Peruvian Segunda División which is the second division of the Peruvian league. In 2006 Copa Perú, Sport Victoria classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Ingeniería in the round of 16. In 2007 Copa Perú, Sport Victoria classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Sport Águila in the round of 16. In 2010 Copa Perú, Sport Victoria classified to the National
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