Hong Kong
News 5th January 2009 Anna
and all of the players in the Hong Kong draw took part in a
press conference.
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the photos.
On Wednesday, Anna will take part in the opening ceremony and
she will play her 1st match for Team Russia against Sania Mirza.
Team Russia will play Team Asia in the semis and the winners of
the 3 match tie will play in the final on Friday and Saturday.
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Hong Kong news.
Anna to
play Hong Kong 30th December 2008 Anna
will begin 2009 by playing the World Team Challenge in Hong
Kong which is from January 7-10 after Maria Sharapova pulled
out. The tournament will feature four teams representing
Europe, Russia, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Each team will consist of three players competing in singles and
doubles. The other members on the Russian team are Vera
Zvonareva and Alexandra Panova. Other players confirmed are
Jelena Jankovic, Venus Williams and Sania Mirza.
The teams will be placed into a semi-final draw with each tie
consisting of singles and doubles rubbers. The two teams with
the most overall wins will proceed to the final and the losers
to the wooden spoon match.
Anna
finishes the year #18 9th November 2008 As
the final event of 2008 concluded in Doha on Sunday, Anna will
finish the year at #18 with 1363 points. This is the 3rd
consecutive year that Anna has finished the year inside the top
20. Last year was Anna's peak when she ended the year at
#6.
This year may have not been as good as last year but Anna did
win Paris and reach the final in New Haven and the semis
in Rome.
2008 over
for Anna 22nd October 2008
Anna's 2008 campaign is over as she is out of her last
tournament. Anna lost 2-6 4-6 to unseeded Iveta Benesova
of the Czech Republic in the 2nd round in Luxembourg.
CURRENT TOURNAMENT
Hong Kong Team Russia
vs Team Asia
1M Vera Zvonareva vs Jie Zheng
2M Anna Chakvetadze vs Sania Mirza
3M Zvonareva/Panova vs Zheng/Zhang
Anna
and all of the players in the Hong Kong draw took part in a
press conference.
Anna
will begin 2009 by playing the World Team Challenge in Hong
Kong which is from January 7-10 after Maria Sharapova pulled
out. The tournament will feature four teams representing
Europe, Russia, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
As
the final event of 2008 concluded in Doha on Sunday, Anna will
finish the year at #18 with 1363 points. This is the 3rd
consecutive year that Anna has finished the year inside the top
20. Last year was Anna's peak when she ended the year at
#6.