Iroda Tulyaganova is a former professional tennis player from Uzbekistan.
Jennifer Capriati successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2002 Australian Open. This was Capriati's second Australian Open title, and her third and final Grand Slam singles title. Capriati saved four match points in the final against Hingis to win the title.
Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. Venus Williams won the title without dropping a set.
Serena Williams defeated the two-time defending champion, her sister Venus, in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. Serena claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time after winning this tournament. She also became the first player since Steffi Graf in 1996 to win the 'Channel Slam', a feat which she accomplished again in 2015. Serena did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament.
Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final 7–5, 6–3 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2002 French Open. This was also her first step towards completing her first "Serena Slam". Jennifer Capriati was the defending champion, but she lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals, in what was a rematch of a match from the previous year's quarterfinals.
Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
The 2009 Ordina Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 20th edition of the Ordina Open, and is part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events take place at the Autotron park in Rosmalen, near 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, from 14 June through 20 June 2009. Benjamin Becker and Tamarine Tanasugarn won the singles titles.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she chose not to compete that year.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
Elena Likhovtseva and Iroda Tulyaganova were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year. In the final, wildcards Liezel Huber and Sania Mirza defeated 3rd seeds Li Ting and Sun Tiantian 7–6(7–1), 6–4 to win their title.
The 1999 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Stanford, California in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from July 26 through August 1, 1999. The singles title was won by Lindsay Davenport.
The 1999 Pattaya Women's Open, also known as the Volvo Women's Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya, Thailand. It was part of Tier IV of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 November through 22 November 1999, making it the final tournament of the year. Qualifier Magdalena Maleeva won the singles title.
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but lost in Quarterfinals to Serena Williams.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions but decided not to play together. Bhupathi played with Paola Suárez and lost in third round to Nenad Zimonjić and Iroda Tulyaganova, while Likhovtseva competed with Bob Bryan and lost in second round to Andy Ram and Anastasia Rodionova.
Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. Dementieva had to withdraw due to a left foot strain, while Husárová teamed up with Elena Likhovtseva and reached the semifinals.
The 2001 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 18th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2001 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 15 through 21 October 2001. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis were the defending champions, but Vis did not compete this year. Basuki teamed up with Tamarine Tanasugarn and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Åsa Carlsson and Iroda Tulyaganova.
