Saturday, 31. May 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — GIORGIA BRUNETTI / 0. ITA /

6:2 | 6:0

Kaia won

 

Sunday, 01. June 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — JASLYN HEWITT / 536. AUS /

6:2 | 6:0

Kaia won

 

Monday, 02. June 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — JANA HLAVACKOVA / 251. CZE /

6:3 | 3:6 | 6:4

Kaia won

At the $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in Galatina, Italy Kaia made it to the main draw by beating Jana Hlavackova of Czech Republic (#251) in three sets
6-3 3-6 6-4. In the first round of qualifying Kaia played against local girl Giorgia Brunetti and won 6-2 6-0 and in second round she defeated Jaslyn Hewitt of Australia with the same score.

Main draw starts tomorrow, but Kaia will play her first round match on Wednesday - her opponent will be 174th ranked Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina. Tomorrow, together with Margalita Chaknashvili of Georgia Kaia will play her first round match in doubles.

 

Wednesday, 04. June 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — MARIA EMILIA SALERNI / 174. ARG /

6:2 | 6:0

Kaia won

At the $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in Galatina, Italy Kaia made it to the second round by defeating 174th ranked Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina in two very impressive sets 6-2 6-0. Tomorrow, in second round she will meet the winner of the match between top seed Angelika Roesch of Germany and Francesca Lubiani of Italy.

 

Thursday, 05. June 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — ANGELIKA ROESCH / 90. GER /

6:3 | 6:2

Kaia won

Kaia reached the quarterfinal at the $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in Galatina, Italy. Today she defeated the top seed and 90th ranked German Angelika Roesch in two impressive sets 6-3 6-2. It was the 2nd best victory in Kaia's current career - the highest ranked player she has defeated so far is Eva Dyrberg (79th, in Helsinki in 2002). In tomorrow's quarterfinal Kaia will meet Aljona Bondarenko of Ukraine (#160).

Later this evening Kaia played the quarterfinal of doubles where she and Margalita Chakhnashvili faced 4th seeds Arantxa Parra & Maria Emilia Salerni. Unfortunately Kaia's partner was injured and they lost 3-6 0-6.

 

Friday, 06. June 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — ALYONA BONDARENKO / 160. UKR /

7:6(3) | 6:4

Kaia won

Kaia reached the semifinal at the $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in Galatina, Italy. Today she defeated the 160th ranked Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in two sets 7-6
6-4. In tomorrow's semifinal she will meet the 3rd seed Martina Sucha of Slovak Republic who in quarterfinal beat Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-1 6-3.

Semifinals will start at 14 CET, Kaia's match will be the second one to play right after the semifinal between Arantxa Parra vs Maria Jose Martinez.

 

Saturday, 07. June 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — MARTINA SUCHA / 112. SVK /

Kaia won

Kaia reached the final at the $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in Galatina, Italy. In today's semifinal she had to play the 3rd seed and 112th ranked Martina Sucha of Slovak Republic, but due to shoulder injury she had to withdraw. In tomorrow's final Kaia will meet Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez (#325) who defeated her compatriot and 4th seed Arantxa Parra in three close sets 6-4 4-6 7-6(2).

Despite the current ranking, Maria Jose Martinez is quite experienced player who has beaten such top players as Patty Schnyder (SUI), Barbara Schett (AUT) and Sandrine Testud (FRA) in recent years. Even at Australian Open 2001 she surprised Venus Williams by taking a set from her in first round of the tournament.

Tomorrows final will start late in the evening at 20:30 local time. Fingers crossed for Kaia!

 

Sunday, 08. June 2003

 

Trofeo Ecotecnica

Galatina ITA, 03.06. – 08.06.2003 / 25K

KAIA KANEPI — MARIA JOSE MARTINEZ / 325. ESP /

6:3 | 6:3

Kaia won

Kaia won the title at the $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in Galatina, Italy by beating Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez (#325) in two sets 6-3 6-3 in final! This is Kaia's third title among seniors - her first two came from home-tournaments, played in Tallinn in year 2000 and 2001. 36.5 points earned from Galatina will push her up in rankings on next Monday when she will rise around 50 places from her current 301st ranking.

Congratulations to Kaia, her team and all the fans!