Gold Coast, Australia
January 1-6, 2007
Tier III
Prize Money: $175,000
Draw: 32M/32Q/16D
Surface: Hardcourt/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Liz Smylie



The Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts is a Tier III WTA tour event held each year in January at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.

After making her return to competitive tennis at this tournament last year, Martina Hingis will again be the main drawcard. Hingis will be keen to improve on last year’s semifinal but will meet tough competition in Russian Dinara Safina and rising-star Ana Ivanovic. Local Samantha Stosur and Russian Maria Kirilenko are also set to attract much attention.

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Singles - First Round
(1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. Sybille Bammer (AUT) 60 62
(WC) Sophie Ferguson (AUS) d. (8) Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 76(4) 64
Severine Brémond (FRA) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 06 64 62
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 63 62
Catalina Castaño (COL) d. (WC) Shannon Golds (AUS) 63 64
Milagros Sequera (VEN) d. Ekaterina Ivanova (RUS) 64 62

Doubles - First Round
Fedak/Perebiynis (UKR/UKR) d. Rodionova/Vanc (RUS/ROM) 67(0) 61 64

Singles Qualifying - Final Round
Vania King (USA) d. Kristina Barrois (GER) 61 63
Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) 60 63
Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) d. Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) 63 64
Yuliana Fedak (UKR) d. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 16 64 60

Monday, January 1, 2007

Singles - First Round
(3) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (Q) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 76(5) 61
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. (4) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 76(4) 67(2) 63
(5) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 61 57 60
(6) Li Na (CHN) d. (Q) Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) 60 64
(7) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d. (Q) Vania King (USA) 64 63
Olga Poutchkova (RUS) d. (Q) Yuliana Fedak (UKR) 67(3) 76(5) 63
(WC) Nicole Pratt (AUS) d. Elena Bovina (RUS) 62 67(4) 61
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 61 62
Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 57 62 61

Doubles - First Round
(2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. Grandin/Poutchek (RSA/BLR) 63 62
Likhovtseva/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d. Garbin/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 61 63
Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) d. (WC) Dellacqua/Ferguson (AUS/AUS) 62 63

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Singles - First Round
(2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 63 62

Singles - Second Round
(1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. (WC) Nicole Pratt (AUS) 60 61
Catalina Castaño (COL) d. (6) Li Na (CHN) 64 16 62
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (7) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 63 62
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. Severine Brémond (FRA) 63 61

Doubles - First Round
(WC) N.Li/Peng (CHN/CHN) d. (3) Groenefeld/Shaughnessy (GER/USA) 46 75 61
(4) Kirilenko/Peer (RUS/ISR) d. Gajdosova/Stewart (SVK/AUS) 75 63

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Singles - Second Round
(2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 62 75
(3) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Milagros Sequera (VEN) 61 62
(5) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Olga Poutchkova (RUS) 63 62
Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (WC) Sophie Ferguson (AUS) 63 64

Doubles - First Round
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) d. Jans/Rosolska (POL/POL) 63 62
King/Pratt (USA/AUS) d. Camerin/Pennetta (ITA/ITA) 63 64

Doubles - Second Round
Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) d. (WC) N.Li/Peng (CHN/CHN) 57 62 60

Thursday, January 4, 2007

Singles - Quarterfinals
(1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. Catalina Castaño (COL) 63 61
(2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 76(4) 63
(5) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (3) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 57 64 64
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 63 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) d. Likhovtseva/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 63 64
(2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. Fedak/Perebiynis (UKR/UKR) 61 62
King/Pratt (USA/AUS) d. (4) Kirilenko/Peer (RUS/ISR) 62 63

Friday, January 5, 2007

Singles - Semifinals
(1) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 34 ret. (difficulty breathing due to viral illness)
(2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (5) Shahar Peer (ISR) 46 76(1) 61

Doubles - Semifinals
Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) d. (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/RSA) 64 60
(2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. King/Pratt (USA/AUS) 61 63

Saturday, January 6, 2007

Singles - Final
(2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (1) Martina Hingis (SUI) 63 36 75

Doubles - Final
(2) Safina/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. Benesova/Voskoboeva (CZE/RUS) 63 64