LAST UPDATED - October 10th, 2001
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| Elena Likhovtseva vs. Louise Latimer Tamarine Tanasugarn vs. Jennifer Hopkins bye vs. Nathalie Tauziat(2) This is a very difficult draw for Sandrine. Anne is defending semifinalist, Elena is a very solid grass player, and Nathalie is one of the best grasscourt players right now. Sandrine will play on Tuesday. 14/06/01 - Here are the unofficial seeds for Eastbourne: (1)Lindsay Davenport, (2)Amelie Mauresmo, (3)Nathalie Tauziat, (4)Amanda Coetzer, (5)Magdalena Maleeva, (6)Sandrine Testud, (7)Silvia Farina Elia, (8)Meghann Shaughnessy. 11/06/01 - Sandrine has withdrawn from Tashkent. It is a smart move for her, since she is going to be really busy the next couple of weeks. She is scheduled to compete in Eastbourne next week, where at the moment she is the #7 seed. Wimbledon now has 32 seeds, so Sandrine is in no worries of not being seeded. 04/06/01 - Sandrine is scheduled to complete in Tashkent next week, then Eastbourne, then Wimbledon, and then Fed Cup. She is currently ranked #17 and she is #13 in the Race to the Chase. 02/06/01 - Martina Hingis(1) def. Sandrine Testud(16) 6:1 2:6 6:2. This match was completely lopsided. In the first set, Martina was leading 0:5, when an egg was thrown on the court. This must have been a wake up call, as Sandrine began to play more agressive and won the second set 6:2. In the third set, Sandrine got broken right away and Sandrine had 00-40 on Martina's serve. She was not able to convert and 0:2 difference was too much for Sandrine to catch up. 01/06/01 - Sandrine Testud(16) def. Elena Bovina 6:3 7:6[2]. This was a very tough match for Sandrine. In the first set, Sandrine was tied with Bovina 3:3, before a minor rain delay forced the players off the court for ten minutes. When they returned, Sandrine's experience allowed her to win the next three games relatively easily. In the second set, Elena broke right away and led 0:2. Sandrine continued to hold serve, but she could not break Bovina's serve until it was 4:5. After that, Sandrine finished off the match in a tiebreaker. Sandrine will face the #1 seed Martina in the next round. 31/05/01 - Sandrine Testud(16) def. Tatiana Poutchek 6:4 6:0. In the round of 64, Sandrine jumped to a 2:0 lead, then Tatiana caught up to 2:2. Sandrine won the next two games to leads 4:2, and then Tatiana caught right back at 4:4. Sandrine then won 8 consecutive games to win the match very easily. Sandrine is playing very aggressively, controlling her matches. Sandrine will play Elena Bovina in the next round. Here is a quote from Sandrine on her attitude towards this tournament: French veteran Testud, who scored a rare win on Philippe Chatrier Court with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Tatiana Poutchek, said she going to kick back, relax and not worry about the pressure of playing in her home country this year. "I have no special objective this year. I want to enjoy myself on court because that has never been the case in the past. I reached the round of 16 once, but it always got very tense. This I decided I would be cool. After all, I've played 10 years. It's high time to do so." 29/05/01 - Sandrine Testud(16) def. Dawn Buth 6:1 6:1. Her first match at Roland Garros was a success. In the round of 128, Sandrine was just too good for Dawn. Her next opponent will be Tatiana Poutchek. 28/05/01 - Sandrine is in Martina's side of the draw. Originally, she was unseeded, however, with the withdrawal of Lindsay Davenport, Sandrine has been moved in the draw. 27/05/01 - Here are the seeds for the French Open: 1. Martina Hingis 2. Venus Williams 3. Jennifer Capriati 4. Amelie Mauresmo 5. Serena Williams 6. Elena Dementieva 7. Conchita Martinez 8. Nathalie Tauziat 9. Amanda Coetzer 10. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 11. Kim Clijsters 12. Magdalena Maleeva 13. Justine Henin 14. Jelena Dokic 15. Meghann Shaughnessy 16. Sandrine Testud 24/05/01 - Maria Jose Martinez def. Sandrine Testud(3) 5:7 6:3 6:4. This is a very disappointing lose for Sandrine. Maria Jose is a talented, young teenager from Spain. Sandrine just did not have the energy to finish the match off in the third set. Sandrine is now going to the French Open. Good luck Sandrine. 23/05/01 - Sandrine Testud(3) def. Julia Vakulenko 6:0 6:4. It was an easy match, as expected. Julia is ranked outside the top 200 and could not match Sandrine's power and consistency. 22/05/01 - Sandrine Testud(3) def. Gala Leon Garcia 2:6 6:3 6:0. That was a very good win for her, since Gala was the defending champion. Sandrine now faces Julia Vakulenko in the round of 16. 21/05/01 - Sandrine is now competing in Madrid, the last tournament before the French Open. She is seeded third, behind Monica Seles and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. 14/05/01 - Farina Elia def. Sandrine Testud(11) 6:1 1:6 6:3. A tough loss for Sandrine, since she will not be seeded for the French Open with this loss. However, she is still very high in the Race to the Chase and she is a top 16 player. She'll begin to improve in the rankings shortly, especially after the US Open. 12/05/01 - Farina Elia leads their head-to-head 2-1; however, Sandrine defeated her in the only clay match they had between each other. They play either on Monday or Tuesday. 12/05/01 - Sandrine is the #11 seed for Rome. She faces Silvia Farina Elia in the first round. This will be a very tough match. Gala Leon Garcia is also a threat in her section. She is in the same round of 16 section as Nathalie Tauziat, the 7th seed. 10/05/01 - Sandrine Testud lost to Jennifer Capriati 2:6 6:7[6]. The first set was dominated by Jennifer; however, in the second set, Sandrine was leading 5:3 and had a chance to even the match and force a third set. Unfortunately, Sandrine's unforced errors increased and Jennifer picked up her game. In the tiebreaker, Sandrine was always ahead and had a setpoint, before losing the match in a heartbreaker. 09/05/01 - Sandrine Testud def. Angeles Montolio 6:2 4:6 6:3. She did it. She got revenge for her lose to Angeles in Bol. It was a very tough match for both players, but Sandrine came out on top. She now faces the #3 seed, Jennifer Capriati, in the round of 16. Sandrine defeated Jennifer last year 6:3 6:4, but Jennifer is a new player this year. Good luck Sandrine. 08/05/01 - Sandrine Testud def. Marlene Weingartner 7:6[4] 6:2. It was a good match for Sandrine. She serve very well. Guess what. She plays against Angeles Montolio in the second round. Montolio defeated Kristina Brandi 7:6[3] 6:3 today also. 06/05/01 - Berlin has started. Sandrine is the #13 seed. She is in the same side of the draw as Jennifer Capriati, Angeles Montolio, and she faces Marlene Weingartner in the first round, again. 05/05/01 - Angeles Montolio def. Sandrine Testud 6:1 7:5. Sandrine did not have a good match. She was not patient enough and Angeles kept the ball in play. Congrats to Angeles for the win and too bad for Sandrine. Here is a quote from Sandrine: "I didn't play well and I wasn't moving well either. With her game on clay, you need to go for it and I wasn't aggressive enough. I missed two easy points in the second set on break point and I shouldn't have. But she played well, better than me today . I still think that coming here is a good preparation for the bigger tournaments and now I have Berlin and Rome to think about before going to Paris." 04/05/01 - Sandrine Testud def. Marlene Weingartner 4:6 6:1 6:2. A report on the match can be found in the article section of this website. Here is a picture of Sandrine in action:  Kim Clijsters(1) vs. Mariana Diaz-Oliva Angeles Montolio(3) vs. Sandrine Testud(2) 03/05/01 - Sandrine had to wait until Thursday to play her second round match, but the wait was worth while. Sandrine defeated Rita Kuti Kis 6:2 6:3. She had 20 winners, 15 unforced errors, 3 aces, 6 double faults, and 5 out of 8 points won in the net. She now faces Marlene Weingartner in the quarterfinals. Marlene is rising up in the rankings very quickly and has already defeated Lisa Raymond and Amanda Coetzer this year. This is how the quarterfinals look like: Kim Clijsters(1) vs. Pavlina Nola Mariana Diaz-Oliva vs. Anna Smashnova Tina Pisnik vs. Angeles Montolio(3) Marlene Weingartner(5) vs. Sandrine Testud(2) 30/04/01 - This is the quarter of the draw that Sandrine is in: Marlene Weingartner(5) vs. Ondraskova Jaslyn Hewitt vs. Maria Jose Martinez Rita Kuti Kis vs. Virginie Razzano bye vs. Sandrine Testud(2) 29/04/01 - The draw has been made for the Croatian Bol Ladies Open. Sandrine has a relatively difficult draw. The seeds for the tournament are: (1)Kim Clijsters, (2)Sandrine Testud, (3)Angeles Montolio, (4)Silvija Talaja, (5)Marlene Weingartner, (6)Meilen Tu, (7)Ai Sugiyama, (8)Nathalie Dechy. 23/04/01 - This is not official yet, as there is still one week before Bol begins; however, these are the current top 8 seeds for this tournament. 2. Sandrine Testud 3. Angeles Montolio 4. Silvija Talaja 5. Kristina Brandi 6. Cara Black 7. Meilen Tu 8. Ai Sugiyama 
28/02/01 -
Sandrine Testud(3) def. Anca Barna 7:6[2] 6:3. Sandrine led in the first set 5:2, but was caught by Anca at 5:5. Sandrine then held on to her serve easily and dominated the rest of the match.
27/02/01 -
Sandrine begins her clay court season in Acapulco, where she faces Anca Barna in the first round. She is the 3rd seed.
26/02/01 -
I'm finally back! After disappointing results in Tokyo and Paris, Sandrine proved herself in Dubai and Qatar, reaching the quarterfinals and the finals. She lost both matches to Martina Hingis.
30/01/01 -
Sandrine Testud(5) def. Kristina Brandi 6:0 6:4. Very easy win for Sandrine. She is up against Ai Sugiyama in the second round.
26/01/01 -
Sandrine Testud is competing at the Pan Pacific Open next week. She is defending finalist. Other top seeded players are Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Amanda Coetzer, and Anna Kournikova.
20/01/01 -
Sandrine Testud lost in the third round to Justine Henin again; however, this time it was much closer 2:6 4:6. Testud had chances to level the second set at 5:5.Here is a picture of Sandrine at the Australian Open:  13/01/01 - Here are the seeded players for the Australian Open: 1. Martina Hingis 2. Lindsay Davenport 3. Venus Williams 4. Monica Seles 5. Conchita Martinez 6. Serena Williams 7. Mary Pierce 8. Anna Kournikova 9. Elena Dementieva 10. Amanda Coetzer 11. Chanda Rubin 12. Jennifer Capriati 13. Amelie Mauresmo 14. Sandrine Testud 15. Kim Clijsters 16. Amy Frazier 12/01/01 - Justine Henin def. Sandrine Testud(4) 6:2 6:2. Disappointing lose for Sandrine. She was shocked at the new style of play of Justine Henin. 11/01/01 - Sandrine Testud(4) def. Mary Pierce(1) 6:2 6:2. This is the first time Sandrine has ever defeated Mary. However, Mary had problems seeing the ball all night, due to some problem with her eye surgery; nevertheless, Sandrine played really well. She committed less than 10 unforced errors, a lot of winners, and finished the match in 49 minutes. In the finals, Sandrine faces Justine Henin. 10/01/01 - Sandrine Testud(4) def. Ai Sugiyama 7:6[8] 4:6 6:3. Sandrine came from 3:5 down in the first set to win it in an exciting and close tie-breaker. In the third set, Sandrine broke Ai at 4:3 and held serve to win 6:3 in the final set. Mary Pierce(1) is her semifinal opponent. Unfortunately, Sandrine has never defeated her. 09/01/01 - Sandrine Testud(4) def. Angeles Montolio 6:3 7:6[4]. She is finding her form. This is a very good win for her. Congratulations!!! Her next opponent in the quarterfinals will be Ai Sugiyama. 07/01/01 - Sandrine Testud(4) def. Jana Kandarr 3:6 7:6[3] 6:4. Testud, ranked No. 17 in the world, struggled noticeably to find her rhythm. Last week in Auckland was the first time she'd played since the US Open last September when she suffered a stress fracture to her ribs. She was dismissed in the first round in New Zealand, prompting her to seek a place in the Canberra field to gain match practice before the Australian Open which begins in Melbourne on Monday. Here is an article on the match. Sandrine Testud's next match is against Angeles Montolio. 05/01/01 - Sandrine Testud is the #4 seed in Canberra. #1 is Mary Pierce, #2 is Elena Dementieva, and #3 is Chanda Rubin. 02/01/01 - Sandrine Testud lost to Jill Craybas 1:6 5:7. She is still playing without confidence. 31/12/00 - The draw for the ASB Bank Classic has been made. Sandrine Testud is the #1 seed and she faces a qualifier in the first round. Other seeded players in her half of the draw is Cara Black, Lilia Osterloh, and Kristina Brandi. If all the seeded players make it to the quarterfinals, then the draw will look like this: Sandrine Testud(1) vs. Cara Black(7) Kristina Brandi(4) vs. Lilia Osterloh(8) Anne Kremer(5) vs. Nathalie Dechy(3) Paola Suarez(6) vs. Barbara Schett(2) Other notable players are Meilen Tu and Corina Morariu, who can cause upsets. 30/12/00 - Here is an article dedicated to Sandrine before the start of the ASB Bank Classic. Click here! 26/12/00 - Sandrine Testud has registered for Canberra, the Australian Open, Pan Pacific Open, and Open Gaz de France. 24/12/00 - Tamarine Tanasugarn has withdrawn from the ASB Bank Classic, as she is competing in the Hopman Cup the same week. That makes the 8th seed Lilia Osterloh. 05/12/00 - These are the current top 8 seeds for the ASB Bank Classic. (1) Sandrine Testud (2) Barbara Schett (3) Nathalie Dechy (4) Kristina Brandi (5) Tamarine Tanasugarn (6) Anne Kremer (7) Paola Suarez (8) Cara Black 01/12/00 - Sandrine Testud has registered for the ASB Band Classic. She will most likely be the #1 seed. Other top players include Barbara Schett and Anne Kremer. 29/11/00 - Sandrine Testud ends the year ranked at #17, with 1414 points, but with Julie Halard-Decugis retiring, Sandrine moves to #16. Last year, she finished the year ranked #13 with 1635 points; however, she was mostly healthy in all of 1999, unlike this year in 2000. 24/11/00 - Sandrine Testud lost to Monica Seles 3:6 4:6 at the Chase Championships. Her serve was impressive, winning a lot of serve winners, yet her lack of match play showed, as she committed a lot of unforced errors. The good news is that she says that her rib injury is completely gone and that she is going to train very hard in December to get ready for the Australian Open. 08/10/00 - Bad news! Sandrine Testud has withdrawn from the Swisscom Challenge tournament due to a continuing stress fracture of her left eighth rib. I fear that she may be out for the rest of the year. 07/10/00 - Sandrine Testud is currently ranked #12, despite losing 178 points this week. She is #12 in the Chase Race as well. 01/10/00 - Sandrine has withdrawn from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix because of the injury she got from the Olympics. 17/09/00 - Sandrine has withdrawn from the Olympics with a stress fracture in her rib! 10/09/00 - Sandrine's amazing run at the Us Open ended with Hingis(1) defeating her easily in straight sets. R128 - Testud(11) def. Pratt 6.3 6.1 R64 - Testud(11) def. Tulyaganova 6.4 6.3 R32 - Testud(11) def. Boogert 6.0 6.1 R16 - Hingis(1) def. Testud(11) 6.2 6.1 |
