Guangzhou Tennis Women's Open

When: Sept. 13-21, 2008
Where: Tennis Complex (beside Tiyu Dong Rd.) of the Tianhe Sports Center, Tiane Rd. Guangzhou

Competitions: singles and doubles
Court category: Hard Court
Prize Total: USD 175,000

Big names to play:

Vera Zvonareva (Russia): The 9th ranked player in women's singles of World Tennis Association (WTA), and the bronze medalist of women's singles in the Beijing Olympics;

Patty Schneider (Switzerland): The 15th ranked player in women's singles of WTA

Mara Santangelo (Italy): The 35th ranked player in women's singles of WTA

Gisela Dulko (Argentina): The 36th ranked player in women's singles of WTA

Sara Errani (Italy): The 41th ranked player in women's singles of WTA

Vera Zvonareva. (observer.com)

Patty Schneider	Mara Santangelo	Gisela Dulko
Zheng Jie	Yan Zi	Peng Shuai

Zheng Jie (China): The 38th ranked player in women's singles and 20th in doubles of WTA, Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2008, and doubles winner of Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006.

Yan Zi (China): The 52th ranked player in women's singles and 15th in doubles of WTA, and doubles winner of Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006.

Peng Shuai (China): The 50th ranked player in women's singles of WTA
Zhan Yongran (Chinese Taipei): runner-up of women's doubles of Australian Open in 2007


It is the 5th session of this annual tournament this year. The event is regarded as the third largest tennis tournament in China, next to China Open and Shanghai Masters Open.

Ticket price: ￥80, 150, 200
Ticketing hotline: 800-810-3721, 400-810-3721, 020-87768558
Website: http://sports.21cn.com/08gzopen/eng/

Sponsors: Chinese Tennis Association, Guangzhou Municipal Sport Bureau
Organizers: Guangzhou Tennis Association, Tianhe Sports Center

Fixture

Date	Day	Time	Activity	Venue
Sep.12	Friday	13:00- 16:00	Singles Qualifying Sign-in	On-Site WTA Office
Sep.13	Saturday	10:00	Opening Ceremony	Center Court
		10:00	Singles Qualifying	Center Court & Tennis School
9月14日 Sep.14	Sunday	10:00	Draw Ceremony & Press Conference	Chateau Star Hotel
		12:00	Singles Qualifying	Center Court & Tennis School
		12:00	Doubles Sing-in	On-Site WTA Office
Sep.15	Monday	10:00	Qualifying（Singles, Doubles）	Center Court & Tennis School
			Main Draw（Singles, Doubles）	Center Court & Tennis School
		19:00	Autography Session	Chateau Star Hotel
		19:30	Welcome Reception	Chateau Star Hotel
Sep.16	Tuesday	14:30	Main Draw（Singles, Doubles）	Center Court & Tennis School
		16:00	Pro-Am	Tennis School
Sep.17	Wednesday	14:30	Main Draw（Singles, Doubles）	Center Court & Tennis School
		16:00	Pro-Am	Tennis School
Sep.18	Thursday	14:30	Main Draw（Singles, Doubles）	Center Court & Tennis School
Sep.19	Friday	14:30	Quarterfinals（Singles, Doubles）	Center Court & Tennis School
Sep.20	Saturday	14:30	Semifinals（Singles, Doubles）	Center Court
Sep.21	Sunday	14:30	Doubles Final	Center Court
			Doubles Trophy Presentation	Center Court
			Singles Final	Center Court
			Singles Trophy Presentation	Center Court

Source: Lifeofguangzhou.com

Editor: Ronald Li