Gisela Dulko: Semifinalist - Monterrey Open 2011

Gisela Dulko (#56) is one of my favorite players in the WTA Tour, and although she looks fragile in her frame, she has enough wins to prove that she can be a threat to anyone in the tour.  This week, she reaches the semifinals of the Monterrey Open.  She lost to eventual champion, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.  She won Acapulco last week.  This was her path to the semifinal -

SF - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (#19) 46 16
QF - Ksenia Pervak (RUS) (#88) 61 60
2R - Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) (#138) 64 61
1R - Iveta Benesova (CZE) (#47) 62 76(3)

Polona Hercog: Semi-finalist - Monterrey Open 2011

Polona Hercog (#62) gets to her first semi-final of the year in the Monterrey Open.  She lost to Jelena Jankovic.  This has been Polona's first breakthrough this year.  Below was her path to the semi-finals -

SF - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (#6) 36 26
QF - Olga Govortsova (BLR) (#85) 46 63 63
2R - Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (#53) 64 67(4) 62
1R - Angelique Kerber (GER) (#66) 63 63

Jelena Jankovic: Runner Up Monterrey Open 2011

Jelena Jankovic (#6) gets into her first final this year, in the Monterrey Open, but loses to Anastasia Pavlyuchenova.  She has also reached the semis of Dubai and Doha.  This was her path to the final -

F - lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (#19) 26 62 63
SF - Polona Hercog (#62) (SVK) 63 62
QF - Anastasija Devastova (#38) 61 75
2R - Sybille Bammer (#107) (AUT) 63 64
1R - Lourdez Domingues Lino (#48) (ESP) 64 61

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: Champion - Monterrey Open 2011

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (#19) defends her Monterrey title this week, making it her third WTA Tour title.  The third title came in Istanbul last year.  She has had a busy year, getting into the semis in Brisbane and the third round of the Australian Open before winning the title here.  This was her path to the championship -

F - Jelena Jankovic (#6) (SRB) 26 62 63
SF - Gisela Dulko (#56) (ARG) 64 61
QF - Greta Arn (#58) (HUN) 62 76(3)
2R - Melanie Oudin (#82) 63 76(6)
1R - Eleni Daniilidou (#172) (GRE) 62 67(5) 64