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  KREMLIN CUP - 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Myskina played at the "Kremlin Cup" tournament with such sense of self-assurance, that it was absolutely evident that the stretch of unlucky tournaments that started at the 2004 Olympics is over and done with.
After the surprise defeat of the "Kremlin Cup" favorite Marat Safin the public was anxious to see the match Igor Andreev vs Keneth Carlsen (DEN).
The defeat of the favorite of the 15th edition of the "Kremlin Cup" men's tournament Marat Safin is for sure the main highlight of the third day of the tournament.
www.kremlincup.ru /index-eng.shtml   (444 words)

  
 KREMLIN CUP - 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
For the first time in the Kremlin Cup history all coping works will be made on the various kinds of technical machines of MB trade mark.
From June 4th to June 8th, 2001 the Official partner of Kremlin Cup "Sodexho" Company carried out the advertising actions devoted to the forthcoming tournament Kremlin Cup - 2001, in catering spaces of Russian and foreign companies served by "Sodexho" Company.
A good tradition of mutual cooperation was established between Kremlin Cup and Sheraton Palace Hotel over several years.
www.tennis-russia.ru /kc2001/news-eng.shtml   (814 words)

  
 KREMLIN CUP - 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
"Kremlin Cup" is the first International Professional Tennis Tournament in Russia founded in 1990 by Swiss businessman Sasson Kakshouri.
Three times, namely in 1993, 1994 and 1996 "Kremlin Cup" was recognized as the best in organization among ATP Tour Tournaments.
Women's tournament "Kremlin Cup", the successor of "Moscow Ladies Open", was renamed in 1996.
www.tennis-russia.ru /kc2001/history-eng.shtml   (414 words)

  
 Kommersant: Kremlin Cup Victories
For the first time in the Cup's history, both the men's and the women's titles were won by Russians.
Myskina is winning the Kremlin Cup for the second time in a row.
Earlier Russian victors at the Kremlin cup were Andrey Cherkasov (1990, 1991), Aleksandr Volkov (1994) and Evgeny Kafelnikov (1997-2001).
www.kommersant.com /page.asp?id=-2702   (315 words)

  
 Women's Kremlin Cup winner to collect more than men's - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Whoever wins the women's competition in the 13th Kremlin Cup tournament due in Moscow from September 28 to October 6 is set to collect $166,000 in prize cash, $29,000 more than the prize set for the men's event.
The Kremlin Cup's total prize money, $2,224,000, is divided equally between the tournament's men's and women's competitions.
The Kremlin Cup is expected to put on court a whole slew of ace tennis players, including Venus Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Jelena Dokic, Martina Hingis, Elena Dementieva, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin, Tommy Haas, Roger Federer and Thomas Johansson, among others.
english.pravda.ru /sport/2002/09/25/37244_.html   (411 words)

  
 Sharapova Struggles into Kremlin Cup Quarters as Groenefeld Retires - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Top seed Maria Sharapova was lucky to reach the Kremlin Cup quarterfinals after her second round opponent Anna-Lena Groenefeld retired with an ankle injury while leading 6-1 4-2รก CNN.com reported Wednesday.
The Florida-based Russian, making her Kremlin Cup debut, was broken three times in the opening set, losing her serve to love in the third and seventh games.
The Kremlin may be reclaiming a dominant role in its former Soviet backyard and seeking to remove that of the United States and European Union.
www.mosnews.com /news/2005/10/12/sharapovakremlin.shtml   (633 words)

  
 CBC Sports: Davenport ousted in Kremlin Cup semifinal
World No. 1 Li ndsay Davenport was ousted by defending champion Anastasia Myskina in straight sets Saturday in the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
Dementieva was a Kremlin Cup finalist in 2001.
The unseeded Rusedski, who was appearing in his second semifinal of the year, is the 1997 U.S. Open runner-up.
cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/10/16/Sports/davenport041016.html   (276 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Sports: Russians sweep at Kremlin Cup
Myskina, Davydenko power Russians: Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won singles championships at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow yesterday, then teamed with compatriots to capture the women's and men's doubles finals for a Russian sweep of all four titles.
Alinghi wins final America's Cup pre-regatta of year: In Valencia, Spain, America's Cup holder Alinghi of Switzerland became the third different syndicate to win a regatta leading up to the 2007 cup.
Team New Zealand, swept in five races by Alinghi in the 2003 America's Cup in Auckland, and San Francisco-based BMW Oracle Racing won two races to finish second and third overall.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002065886_digs18.html   (813 words)

  
 Capriati to lead field in Kremlin Cup - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
MOSCOW (AP) -- World No 5 ranked, Jennifer Capriati, will play in the Kremlin Cup, leading the women's field in the dual ATP-WTA event, which begins today at the Olympic indoor stadium, organisers announced yesterday.
Capriati's debut in the Kremlin Cup will be her 300th career match.
Capriati withdrew from the last year's Kremlin Cup because of a fever and a sore throat.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20030928T220000-0500_49667_OBS_CAPRIATI_TO_LEAD_FIELD_IN_KREMLIN_CUP.asp   (281 words)

  
 SI.com - Tennis - Mauresmo breezes into the finals of Kremlin Cup - Saturday October 4, 2003 7:36PM
Second-seeded Mauresmo ended No. 3 Dementieva's 10-game winning streak to enter the Kremlin Cup final for the first time in four appearances.
Mauresmo, who ended local hopes for the first ever all-Russian Kremlin Cup final, has reached her fourth WTA Tour final this year.
Dent, on a nine-match winning streak, is the first American to reach the Kremlin Cup final since Chuck Adams lost to Alexander Volkov in 1994.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/tennis/10/04/bc.eu.spt.ten.kremlincu.ap   (584 words)

  
 Kremlin Cup winner among world's 50 best tennis players - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Winner of the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow Frenchman Paul-Henri Mattieu has burst into the list of the world's fifty best tennis players.
At the moment, the 20-year-old player from France is ranking 49th with 128 points in the rating list of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Having qualified for the Kremlin Cup semi-finals, he came 19 points closer to second place.
english.pravda.ru /sport/2002/10/07/37810.html   (490 words)

  
 Sharapova upset, Pierce rallies at Kremlin Cup - 10/15/05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
France's Mary Pierce serves the ball to Russia's Elena Likhovtseva during their Kremlin Cup tennis tournament match in Moscow Friday.
MOSCOW -- Maria Sharapova's homeland pro tournament debut ended badly Friday when she lost in the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup to Dinara Safina 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.
In the tiebreaker, the Russian was one point away from her first Kremlin Cup semifinal appearance in 10 attempts when she faltered.
www.detnews.com /2005/moresports/0510/19/more-349328.htm   (538 words)

  
 Davydenko, Myskina win at Kremlin Cup - Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-0 to defend her title in the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament as Russians won all four championship matches.
In the men's final, Nikolay Davydenko overcame a one-set deficit to beat Greg Rusedski of Britain 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 and secure Russia its first dual home victory at the ATP and WTA event in 15 years.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, who skipped the Kremlin Cup, leads the field with four victories from four finals.
www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951582771.html   (744 words)

  
 JS Online: Hingis Upset at Kremlin Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The eighth-seeded Russian took just 39 minutes to oust the world's top player from the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup.
Before that, she won in the Hopmans Cup in Australia and the Qatar Open.
It was the 22nd consecutive victory in the Kremlin Cup for Kafelnikov.
www.jsonline.com /sports/etc/ap/oct01/ap-ten-kremlin-cup100501.asp?format=print   (533 words)

  
 KATV Channel 7 - Search Results
Maria Sharapova's homeland pro tournament debut ended badly Friday when she lost in the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup to Dinara Safina 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Former U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia was among Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $1.3 million Ladies Kremlin Cup.
Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a problem with her concentration and beat Swiss qualifier Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-0, 6-4 Tuesday to advance to the second round at the Kremlin Cup.
www.katv.com /search.hrb?s=ns&k=kremlin   (253 words)

  
 ESPN.com - TENNIS - Pierce tops Schiavone to win Kremlin Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pierce collected her second WTA title this year and 18th of her career with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Schiavone to win the dual-gender, $2.3 million Kremlin Cup women's championship.
Ranked seventh in the world, the 30-year-old Pierce has won 25 of her last 28 WTA Tour singles matches, including the title at San Diego in August.
The victory capped a dramatic week for the third-seeded Pierce, who saved six match points in her quarterfinal victory over Russia's Elena Likhovtseva on Friday, the most of any singles titlist on tour this year.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/wire?section=tennis&id=2193045   (691 words)

  
 Venus to Headline Kremlin Cup
For tennis fans in Moscow, the last week of September has come to mean one thing: Kremlin Cup time.
The lineup for Russia's top annual sporting event, which starts Saturday, is stronger than ever this year, particularly in the women's tournament, where five of the world's top 10 players, including Venus Williams -- a high-profile absentee last year -- will be fighting it out for the $166,000 first prize.
In the men's tournament, which is often overshadowed by the more prestigious women's event, the focus will be on Russian stars Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who is gunning for a sixth consecutive Kremlin Cup title.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2002/09/27/092.html   (212 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Roundup: Schnyder advances in Kremlin Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
MOSCOW (AP) — Fifth-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland rallied to beat Russian teenager Anna Chakvetadze 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 Monday in the first round of the Kremlin Cup.
Pierce is playing in the Kremlin Cup for the fourth time.
Pierce, who took a break after playing for France in the Fed Cup final last month, is seeking a spot in the season-ending WTA Championships in Los Angeles on Nov. 8-13.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/2005-10-10-roundup_x.htm   (717 words)

  
 Kremlin Cup news - Official Anna Kournikova Message Boards
Posted: Friday August 16, 2002 11:33 AM MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Anna Kournikova will probably only be able to play at next month's Ladies Kremlin Cup if she receives a WTA wildcard, tournament organisers said on Friday.
The Tier I Ladies Kremlin Cup will be held from September 30 to October 6 at Moscow's Olimpiisky Sports Complex at the same time that the ATP Tour's men's event takes place.
The way they try to defend themselves make it sound as if Anna doesn't have the talent to qualify for a WC based on her tennis skills alone.
www.kournikova.com /community/showthread.php?t=5452   (996 words)

  
 ESPN.com - TENNIS - Davenport loses in Kremlin Cup semis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
MOSCOW -- A weakened Lindsay Davenport lost to defending champion Anastasia Myskina 6-4, 7-6 (1) Saturday in the Kremlin Cup semifinals but will still regain the No. 1 ranking next week.
Davenport will reclaim the top spot in women's tennis from Amelie Mauresmo, who skipped the Kremlin Cup because of a strained thigh.
Davenport was winded and had a headache in her loss to Myskina, the French Open champion.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/wire?section=tennis&id=1903009   (474 words)

  
 The Sunday Mail QLD: Sharapova out of Kremlin cup (archived)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
TOP seed Maria Sharapova was ousted from the Kremlin Cup by unfancied Dinara Safina 1-6 6-4 7-5 in a quarter-final battle of Russian teenagers overnight.
Safina, urged on by her brother Australian Open champion Marat Safin, lost the opening set before staging a spirited comeback to beat the world number one.
Anastasia Myskina, who had been gunning for a Kremlin Cup hat-trick after winning back-to-back titles here, also tumbled out of the $US2.3 million ($3.02 million) tournament, going down to her Russian Fed Cup team mate Elena Dementieva 6-2 6-3 in a re-match of last year's final.
www.thesundaymail.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,16925672^23216,00.html   (722 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Sports: V. Williams loses Kremlin Cup quarterfinal match to Bovina
Williams loses in straight sets: Venus Williams was upset by unseeded Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-2 in a Kremlin Cup quarterfinal match in Moscow that lasted 61 minutes.
Williams, playing her first tournament since losing to Lindsay Davenport on Sept. 6 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, had 10 double faults and committed 29 unforced errors.
Myskina, the defending Kremlin Cup champion, beat Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 6-0, 7-5.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002064599_digs16.html   (845 words)

  
 SI.com - Tennis - Kafelnikov to quit if he wins Kremlin Cup - Monday June 16, 2003 10:53 AM
Kafelnikov to quit if he wins sixth Kremlin Cup
Kafelnikov had claimed five straight Kremlin Cup titles before failing in his bid to become the first person in the Open era to win the same tournament six years in a row when he lost to Dutchman Sjeng Schalken in last year's semifinals.
Kafelnikov, who won the 1996 French Open and the Australian Open in 1999 as well as the 2000 Olympics gold medal, said his immediate goal was to prepare for Wimbledon, which begins next Monday.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/news/2003/06/16/kafelnikov_retire   (315 words)

  
 Safin dumped out of Kremlin Cup
Top seed and home favourite Marat Safin was bundled out of the Kremlin Cup, losing to unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday.
The defeat dented Safin's chances of qualifying for the year-ending Tennis Master Cup in Houston, but the 2000 U.S. Open champion was still optimistic.
Safin's Davis Cup team mate, Igor Andreev, started the day well for the Russians as he upset fourth-seeded American Vincent Spadea 6-4 4-6 6-4 in their first round match.
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/oct/14safin.htm   (527 words)

  
 CNN.com - Capriati heads Kremlin Cup seeds - Sep. 28, 2003
World number five Jennifer Capriati will be top seed in the Kremlin Cup event at Moscow's Olympic indoor stadium this week.
Capriati's debut in the Kremlin Cup will be her 300th career match, a second round encounter against Elena Bovina or Patty Schnyder.
She withdrew from the last year's tournament because of a fever and a sore throat.
www.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/09/28/tennis.kremlin   (230 words)

  
 ESPN.com: TENNIS - Kafelnikov continues impressive run at Kremlin Cup
MOSCOW -- Yevgeny Kafelnikov won his fifth consecutive Kremlin Cup, beating Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday before a crowd that included former Russian president Boris Yeltsin.
Dokic won the third title of her career, all this season.
Her other titles came at the Italian Open in May and the Toyota Princess Cup two weeks ago.
espn.go.com /tennis/news/2001/1007/1260721.html   (429 words)

  
 Injured Mauresmo withdraws from Kremlin Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo of France withdrew from the Kremlin Cup on Monday, a day after a thigh injury forced her to quit during a final in Germany against Lindsay Davenport.
Among the men, Britain's Greg Rusedski won a tiebreaker that equaled the season's longest at 30 points and beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (14), 6-2.
Davenport, who lost to Magdalena Maleeva in the 2002 Kremlin Cup final, will be looking for her eighth title this season.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/10/11/sports1221EDT0236.DTL   (384 words)

  
 Russian favourite Safin stumbles in Kremlin Cup | This is London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Top seed and home favourite Marat Safin was bundled out of the Kremlin Cup in the second round 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 by unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek.
The defeat dented his chances of qualifying for the year-ending Tennis Master Cup in Houston, but the former US Open champion said: "I still have three tournaments left in Madrid, St Petersburg and Paris, so I think I have a good chance."
Lindsay Davenport will regain top spot in the women's rankings if she beat Safin's younger sister Dinara Safina in a second round match later today.
www.thisislondon.co.uk /sport/articles/14024580?source=Evening+Standard   (169 words)

  
 Myskina cruises to Kremlin Cup glory - Anastasia Myskina News
Anastasia Myskina kisses her Kremlin Cup trophy after her final victory.
Anastasia Myskina trounced Elena Dementieva 7-5 6-0 in the Kremlin Cup final to retain her Moscow title in a rematch of their all-Russian French Open final earlier this year.
After a close first set, with plenty of errors and poor serving from both players, the third-seeded Myskina raced through the second against a hapless Dementieva in just 24 minutes.
myskina.wtnworld.com /myskina/News/3144   (485 words)

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