The 2007 Pattaya Women's Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the PTT Pattaya Open , and was part of the WTA Tier IV tournaments of the 2007 WTA Tour . It was held in Pattaya , Thailand , from 5 February through 12 February 2007.
64-599: Sybille Bammer (born 27 April 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Austria. Her career-high ranking is No. 19, which she achieved on 17 December 2007. She was one of three mothers on the WTA Tour, having taken time off at age 21 to have her daughter Tina before returning to the tour. When she won the 2007 Pattaya Open , it was the first time in 18 years that a mother won on tour, after Laura Arraya in 1989. Born in Linz , Bammer made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as
128-615: A Grand Slam to date. Unfortunately, she was defeated by top seed, world number one, and eventual champion Justine Henin 6–2, 6–4 in the French Open fourth round. Nonetheless, it capped a breakthrough Grand Slam for Sybille, and resulted in a new career high of world No. 22 for her. In her first grass-court tournament, the Eastbourne International , she won through to the third round, only to be beaten in three tight sets by Nadia Petrova . At Wimbledon , Bammer lost in
192-636: A first-round loss to Kimiko Date-Krumm. In May, she played at the Warsaw Open where she fell in the qualifying round to Bojana Jovanovski . At the French Open , Chakvetadze was two points away from winning the match in straight sets, before losing in the first round to Angelique Kerber. Chakvetadze started her grass-court season at the Birmingham Classic . She advanced to the third round, where she lost to qualifier Alison Riske . At
256-600: A left leg cramp. At the Australian Open , Chakvetadze lost in the first round to Jelena Dokic. Chakvetadze took a break from the sport for several months before returning to competition at the Danish Open . As a qualifier, she was defeated in round one by Pauline Parmentier. After qualifying for the Stuttgart Grand Prix , she was beaten in the first round by fellow qualifier Alizé Cornet. At
320-488: A loss to No. 2, Jelena Janković , in the quarterfinals. Was seeded at the Australian Open but lost in the first round. At the French Open, as the 28th seed, she defeated Nathalie Dechy in the first round 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, before losing to Melinda Czink 6–4, 3–6, 8–10. Partnering Łukasz Kubot of Poland in the mixed doubles draw, she won two matches and they made it through to the quarterfinals. At Wimbledon, she
384-590: A new career-high of No. 77. At the start of 2006, she achieved her best-ever Grand Slam performance in only her second-ever Grand Slam main draw, making the third round. Two weeks later, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at Pattaya City, falling to eventual champion Shahar Pe'er . She reached the third round in Indian Wells before losing to 19th seed Martina Hingis , and the second round in Charleston, losing to top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne . During
448-530: A semifinal appearance at the US Open . Also in that year, she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the French Open , both of which were career bests for those events. Four of her eight career singles titles also occurred in 2007. In 2003, she made it to the final of the Junior Championships at Wimbledon before falling to Kirsten Flipkens in three sets. The same year, she won
512-489: A tennis commentator for Eurosport. Chakvetadze had enrolled herself to a series of $ 15k ITF tournaments in doubles, playing one match, possibly denoting a decision to comeback. Chakvetadze was a baseline player, whose game depended upon her excellent defensive skills. Her greatest assets were her speed, court coverage, shot selection, anticipation, and footwork. Her forehand and backhand were both hit flat and with depth, although she could hit her backhand with slice as and when
576-631: A viral illness. In Beijing at the China Open , she fell in the second round of qualifying to Kateryna Bondarenko . At the Generali Ladies Linz , she lost in the first round to Sybille Bammer . Her final tournament of the season was the Kremlin Cup . Chakvetadze was defeated in her quarterfinal match by Vera Dushevina . Chakvetadze won 2010 one singles title, reached two doubles finals, and ended ranked 56. Chakvetadze started
640-516: A wildcard in 2000 at the Klagenfurt event where she lost to German player Andrea Glass . She failed to qualify for Wimbledon , the US Open and her home tournament in Linz . During 2001 she took a break from tennis to give birth to her daughter, Tina. Ranked No. 238 at the time of her retirement, she believed her tennis career was over. She stayed in the Austrian village of Ottensheim for
704-467: A year to care for her daughter. The baby's father, boyfriend Christophe Gschwendtner, offered to take a break from his engineering career to take care of Tina so that Bammer could return to the tour. Upon her post-pregnancy comeback in 2002 she cruised to win her first career singles title at the $ 10k event in Grenoble . She won another two in the same year at Mostar and Innsbruck , both $ 25k events on
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#1732782750582768-451: The 2004 US Open , Chakvetadze won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw of her first Grand Slam singles tournament. In the second round, she defeated world No. 3, Anastasia Myskina , before losing in the third round to Eleni Daniilidou . With this result, she became tied for the second fastest player to defeat a top-ten player in WTA history, tying Serena Williams . She broke into
832-605: The Australian Open , Chakvetadze lost in the first round to 12th seed Flavia Pennetta. At the Pattaya Open , Chakvetadze was defeated in her quarterfinal match by eventual finalist Tamarine Tanasugarn . In March, she competed at the Indian Wells Open , where she retired with an ankle injury in the second round whilst trailing at 6–2, 5–3 to fifth seed Agnieszka Radwańska. At the Miami Open , Chakvetadze had
896-553: The Bangalore Open , she lost in the second round to Anastasia Rodionova 7–6, 6–2, after holding a 5–2 lead in the first set. Bammer reached the quarterfinals at the Beijing Olympics , where she lost in three sets to ninth seed Vera Zvonareva, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6. At the US Open , Bammer was seeded 29th when she defeated No. 12, Marion Bartoli , 7–6, 0–6, 6–4 in the fourth round. She struggled with unforced errors in
960-564: The Eastbourne International , she was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Jarmila Groth . At the Wimbledon Championships , Chakvetadze won her first-round match over Andrea Petkovic. She lost in the second round to top seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Serena Williams. In Hungary at the Budapest Grand Prix , Chakvetadze fell in the second round to second seed Alexandra Dulgheru . At
1024-604: The Kremlin Cup in Russia, her home country. She was defeated in the first round by Alona Bondarenko. Chakvetadze ended the year ranked 70, her lowest ranking in over five years. Chakvetadze started the year with a first-round loss at the Auckland Open to wildcard Kimiko Date-Krumm . At the Hobart International , Chakvetadze was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Elena Baltacha . Ranked 66 at
1088-732: The Madrid Open , Chakvetadze lost in the final round of qualifying to Johanna Larsson. Qualified for the main draw at the Italian Open , she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Sloane Stephens . At the Brussels Open , Chakvetadze lost in the first round to Yanina Wickmayer . At the Washington Open , she was defeated again in the first round, by Melinda Czink . At the Bronx Open , Chakvetadze advanced to
1152-528: The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix . She was defeated in the first round by Flavia Pennetta. In Rome at the Italian Open , Chakvetadze lost a close three-setter in the third round to fourth seed Venus Williams. Competing at the first edition of the Madrid Open , she defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual in the first round. She then beat Sam Stosur in the second round, coming back from 1–4 down in the third set. Chakvetadze fell to Alona Bondarenko in
1216-649: The Prague Open , she was defeated in the first round by qualifier and compatriot Ksenia Pervak . Playing at the Slovenia Open , she defeated Johanna Larsson in her first final in two years and to win her eighth WTA Tour title. In the Portorož doubles final, she and Marina Erakovic lost to Maria Kondratieva / Vladimíra Uhlířová in a super tie-break. In the first edition of the Danish Open , Chakvetadze not only got through qualifying but she also advanced to
1280-530: The Qatar Open , Chakvetadze lost in the second round to Li Na. Seeded sixth at the Dubai Championships , she retired from her quarterfinal match against fourth seed Jelena Janković due to a left thigh injury. After missing the Indian Wells Open , Chakvetadze returned to action at the Miami Open . Seeded third, she began the 2009 season at the Hobart International where she was defeated in
1344-585: The San Diego Open , her 12-match winning streak ended when she lost in the semifinals to top-seeded Sharapova for the third time this year, after Chakvetadze had defeated reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, in three sets. Two weeks later, at the Tier I Canada Masters in Toronto, Chakvetadze retired from her second-round match, after losing the first set to Virginie Razzano . At
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#17327827505821408-551: The Sony Ericsson Open due to illness. Chakvetadze started her clay-court season at the Stuttgart Grand Prix . After qualifying for the main draw, she faced Zuzana Kučová in her first-round match. She retired during the third set due to dizziness. Because of these problems, she did not play the French Open . After a few weeks of hospital testing, Chakvetadze made her return at the Rosmalen Open . She lost in
1472-468: The US Open semifinals. She also made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and French Open that same year. She announced her retirement on 11 September 2013, due to a persisting back injury. She is currently a commentator on the Eurosport channel. Chakvetadze began playing tennis at the age of eight after being introduced to the sport by her mother. She hit her peak of world No. 5 in 2007 after
1536-461: The US Open , she was the sixth seed and reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets. This result caused her ranking to rise to a career high of world No. 5. Chakvetadze was the defending champion at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, but lost her second-round match to Dinara Safina . She became the sixth player in 2007 to qualify for
1600-497: The 2007 US Open, Bammer made it all the way to the fourth round, equaling her best Grand Slam performance to date. Along the way, she defeated 2004 finalist Elena Dementieva handily 6–1, 6–2, before losing to Jelena Janković in three sets. Bammer finished 2007 at No. 19 in the world and as the highest ranked Austrian woman. Bammer started the season by competing in the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts in
1664-511: The Fed Cup, she fell 0–3 in Austria's 5–0 defeat to Spain. She made her top-50 debut at No. 42 following a third-round appearance at Berlin, losing to sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova . In her first Wimbledon main-draw showing, she reached the third round, notching her best career win thus far over Nathalie Dechy , then ranked No. 23. This was followed by a poor U.S. hardcourt season, falling in
1728-585: The Gold Coast. She was the seventh seed but lost to eventual champion Li Na in a close match, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. She then got her first win over Nadia Petrova in the first round of the Sydney International in straight sets, 7–5, 6–3, before losing to Katarina Srebotnik . Sybille was the 19th seed at the Australian Open. She defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 in the first round, before losing easily to Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 0–6. She lost in
1792-508: The ITF Circuit. During 2003, she picked up another four $ 25k singles titles. She also made her debut for Austria in their Fed Cup team. Her daughter, Tina, was a frequent regular in the crowd. Bammer said of her daughter, "She is always telling other people to be quiet because mommy is concentrating." In 2005, Bammer made her career breakthrough, soaring into the top 100 in the rankings, including making her Grand Slam main draw debut at
1856-806: The International Bavarian Junior Challenge, defeating Marta Domachowska in two sets. Her record as a junior was 67–19 in singles, and 22–14 in doubles; her highest world ranking was No. 22, achieved in December 2003. Chakvetadze debuted on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2001, losing in the first round in Minsk. In July 2002, she won her first doubles title in Istanbul, teaming with fellow Russian Irina Kotkina . At
1920-448: The No. 33 seed after Elena Dementieva withdrew. She made the most of her luck, stunning everyone by making the semifinals of the Tier I event, her first-ever semifinal at this level. In the fourth round, she stunned No. 10 seed Ana Ivanovic , and beat No. 13 seed Tatiana Golovin in the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, her fairytale came to an end in the semifinals losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova,
1984-827: The North American summer hard-court season. At the Tier III Cincinnati Open , she was the top seed and won the title, defeating Akiko Morigami in the final. She won her second consecutive tournament the following week at the Bank of the West Classic in Palo Alto, the first tournament of the US Open Series . She defeated Sania Mirza in the final. That was her ninth consecutive match-victory and resulted in her ranking rising to world No. 6. At
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2048-588: The Tier I German Open in Berlin, and the second round of the Tier I Italian Open in Rome. At the French Open , Chakvetadze lost to second-seeded Sharapova in the quarterfinals. She won her second title of the year and first grass court title in 's-Hertogenbosch , with wins over Daniela Hantuchová and Janković. At Wimbledon, however, she was defeated in the third round by 31st-seeded Michaëlla Krajicek in three sets. Chakvetadze then played five tournaments during
2112-584: The Tier I Indian Wells Open , she lost in the fourth round to Shahar Pe'er . She then reached the semifinals of the Tier I Miami Open in Key Biscayne where she was defeated by world No. 1, Justine Henin , in straight sets. Chakvetadze played four tournaments in Europe on red clay courts . She lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier II Warsaw Open to Jelena Janković , the second round of
2176-708: The US Open, where she fell in the first round to Martina Suchá as a qualifier. At the Tier-III event in Kolkata , Bammer reached her first-ever WTA quarterfinal event, and then reached her second at the Tier-II event in Linz as a wildcard, defeating Virginie Razzano and Vera Dushevina . She was the first Austrian since Barbara Schett in 2000 to make it to the quarterfinals there. After her impressive run in Linz, she reached
2240-592: The careful nature of her game and her excellent point construction and shot selection, she was frequently compared to Martina Hingis . On 18 December 2007, Chakvetadze's home was robbed. She was tied by six invaders who also beat her father, Djambuli. The six men left with over $ 306,000 worth of goods and cash. Chakvetadze was the target of the robbery, as the men demanded a Rolex watch she had recently won in an exhibition and told her as they left, "Keep playing. We'll come again." Seven suspects were arrested three months later. In December 2011, Anna stood for election in
2304-610: The final where she lost to top seed Romina Oprandi . In September, Chakvetadze played at the Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan. After qualifying for the main draw, she was defeated in the second round by eighth seed Galina Voskoboeva . Chakvetadze didn't play any more tournaments for the rest of the season. She ended the year ranked 222. Chakvetadze announced her retirement from professional tennis on 11 September 2013 due to ongoing back problems. Since retiring, she has been
2368-483: The first round at four events and reaching the second round in three, including the US Open. She then reached her third career quarterfinal in Bangkok , once again beating Nathalie Dechy before falling to Tamarine Tanasugarn , the eventual runner-up. She finished the season ranked No. 53, her best year-ending ranking thus far. After losing in the first round of Gold Coast to eventual runner-up Martina Hingis, 0–6, 2–6,
2432-519: The first round by Carla Suárez Navarro . Seeded 17th at the Australian Open , Chakvetadze lost in the second round to Australian wildcard Jelena Dokić . Playing in the Fed Cup tie versus China, Chakvetadze played one rubber and won over Yan Zi . Russia easily won the tie over China 5–0. Seeded 15th at the Dubai Championships , Chakvetadze was defeated in the first round by Ayumi Morita. Seeded 19th at Indian Wells , she beat Ekaterina Makarova in
2496-625: The first round of the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp to Yaroslava Shvedova . At the Qatar Open , Bammer made her first ever Tier-I quarterfinal and scored the biggest win of her career over world No. 2, Svetlana Kuznetsova. It was also her first ever top ten win. Her run was ended by eventual runner-up, Vera Zvonareva , 2–6, 6–2, 6–0. She followed it up by reaching the second round in Dubai , losing to Francesca Schiavone . At
2560-488: The first round of the Australian Open to Anna Chakvetadze , after leading 5–2 in the second set. In February 2007, she finally won her first WTA Tour title ten years after turning professional, beating Vasilisa Bardina in the first round to avenge her semifinal loss to her at Hobart, Anastasia Rodionova , Martina Suchá , Peng Shuai and topping it off with a victory over Gisela Dulko in the final, saving three match points en route to victory. At Indian Wells , she became
2624-512: The first round to Lourdes Domínguez Lino. At Wimbledon , Chakvetadze was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Maria Sharapova. Chakvetadze announced that she will not participate at the US Open because of an ankle injury. She ended the year ranked 230. Chakvetadze started the year at the Hobart International . She made it to the quarterfinals after wins over third seed Monica Niculescu and Tsvetana Pironkova. She retired during her quarterfinal match against sixth seed Shahar Pe'er due to
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2688-416: The first set 1–6; she was 5–3 up in the second set when she suddenly collapsed. It was later confirmed that Chakvetadze collapsed due to a gastrointestinal disease that she had been suffering from since before the tournament. As a result, she did not play the Qatar Open . At Indian Wells , Chakvetadze retired during her second-round match against 24th seed Maria Kirilenko due to dizziness. She then missed
2752-441: The following week at Hobart , a Tier-IV event, she raised several eyebrows by issuing a quarterfinal defeat to then eight-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams , who was playing her first tournament since the US Open. With this victory, she became one of the very small number of players that have a winning head-to-head record over Williams. She lost easily in the semifinals to Vasilisa Bardina , 3–6, 1–6. She then lost 4–6, 5–7 in
2816-527: The fourth round, before losing in the quarterfinals to top-seeded Maria Sharapova . In February, Chakvetadze reached the quarterfinals of the Open Gaz de France in Paris where she lost to Amélie Mauresmo . She then competed at the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp where she lost in the semifinals to Mauresmo, in three sets. On February 19, she made her top-ten debut on the WTA rankings , at world No. 10. At
2880-413: The second round and lost in the third round to Shahar Pe'er. Seeded 22nd at the Miami Open , Chakvetadze was defeated in the third round by 11th seed and eventual champion Victoria Azarenka. During the Fed Cup semifinal tie versus Italy, she played one rubber and lost to Flavia Pennetta. Italy ended up defeating Russia 4–1 to advance to the Fed Cup final. Chakvetadze kicked off her clay-court season at
2944-860: The second round at the Australian Open, losing 2–6, 5–7 to Venus Williams. She reached semifinals at Kuala Lumpur but lost to top seed Elena Dementieva. Bammer retired, after playing at the 2011 Gastein Ladies , her last professional tournament. She has a 2–0 head-to-head record against Serena Williams , making her one of the few players to have a winning record against the Serena. 2007 Pattaya Women%27s Open [REDACTED] Sybille Bammer defeated [REDACTED] Gisela Dulko , 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 [REDACTED] Nicole Pratt / [REDACTED] Mara Santangelo defeated [REDACTED] Chan Yung-jan / [REDACTED] Chuang Chia-jung , 6–4, 7–6 * per team The following players received wildcards into
3008-680: The second round to Laura Granville 1–6, 4–6. Since her daughter was starting school in Austria in September 2007, Bammer decided to plan her season so that she would never be away from home for more than a month at any one time. In the Stanford Classic, she was defeated in three sets by unseeded Sania Mirza in the semifinals. In the final staging of the Acura Classic, she made it to round 2 before losing to Ai Sugiyama . Nevertheless, she made her top-20 debut afterwards. At
3072-626: The second round. Seeded 32nd at the Wimbledon Championships , Chakvetadze lost to Sabine Lisicki in the first round, meaning she was out of the top 50 for the first time in quite a while. Chakvetadze began her US Open Series campaign at the Stanford Classic where she was unseeded. She was defeated in the first round by Maria Kirilenko in three sets. The following week, at the L.A. Championships , she won her first two matches, against 11th seed Virginie Razzano and Alisa Kleybanova, but then lost convincingly to eighth seed Agnieszka Radwańska in
3136-525: The second seed, with a result of 7–6, 4–6, 1–6. Due to this amazing run, she rose to a new career high of No. 30. She lost early in Miami to tricky French left-hander Émilie Loit , and then moved onto the green clay of Amelia Island . She had another brilliant run here, beating Daniela Hantuchová in the quarterfinals but then lost to the eventual runner-up Nadia Petrova in the semifinals. This meant that she reached another career high, moving up to No. 26 in
3200-412: The semifinal where she fell to top seed and eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki. Chakvetadze entered the Bronx Open to prepare for the US Open. She defeated Sofia Arvidsson in the final to win the second title of the year. At the US Open , she suffered a first-round loss to Urszula Radwańska . Seeded third at the Tashkent Open , Chakvetadze retired in the second round against Evgeniya Rodina due to
3264-496: The singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambuliovna Chakvetadze ( Анна Джамбулиевна Чакветадзе listen ; born 5 March 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. In her career, Chakvetadze won eight WTA Tour singles titles. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 5 in September 2007, after reaching
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#17327827505823328-423: The situation required. She was an excellent counterpuncher, with her exemplary fitness allowing her to extend rallies until she could create an opportunity to hit a winner. Her best groundstroke shots were her forehand and backhand, both down the line. Her first serve averaged 96 mph (154 km/h), and peaked at 109 mph (175 km/h), allowing her to serve aces and dictate service points. Her second serve
3392-697: The third round. Having won the Cincinnati Open in 2007, Chakvetadze went into the 2009 tournament unseeded; she was defeated in the second round by ninth seed Victoria Azarenka. At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Chakvetadze lost in the first round to Sybille Bammer, after leading 6–3, 4–1. Her final tournament before the US Open was the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, where she was the last year finalist. She reached her first quarterfinal of
3456-427: The third round. Chakvetadze, who was seeded 26th at the French Open , suffered a first-round loss to lucky loser Mariana Duque Mariño in three sets, thus continuing her disastrous run. Playing only one grass-court tournament before Wimbledon at the Eastbourne International , Chakvetadze was able to raise her game in the first round where she defeated third seed Jelena Janković. She was defeated by Marion Bartoli in
3520-663: The top 100 in the WTA rankings in September, reaching world No. 91. She reached the top 50 in June 2005, coming in at world No. 44. On 25 September 2006, Chakvetadze won her first WTA Tour singles tournament at the Tier III event in Guangzhou, defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues in the final. Two weeks later, she won her second WTA title at the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow even though she
3584-406: The world. She reached the third round of Charleston , losing to surprise quarterfinalist Michaëlla Krajicek , but nevertheless made her top 25 debut at No. 25. She played for Austria in the Fed Cup against Australia at the end of April. She ended with a 2–0 record after winning both of her singles matches against Samantha Stosur and Alicia Molik as Austria won 4–1. Her first tournament of May
3648-427: The year with a first-round loss at the Brisbane International to Ksenia Pervak. At the Hobart International , Chakvetadze was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Sara Errani. Ranked 57 at the Australian Open , she lost in the second round to 25th seed Petra Kvitová . In Dubai , Chakvetadze defeated Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. In the second round, she faced top seed Caroline Wozniacki. She lost
3712-406: The year, defeating Nadia Petrova and Sybille Bammer, all in three sets. She then lost in her quarterfinal match to her good friend Elena Vesnina. Chakvetadze entered the US Open as an unseeded player for the first time since 2005. She defeated Yurika Sema in the first round but then fell in the second round to seventh seed Vera Zvonareva . Chakvetadze played her final tournament of the year at
3776-427: The year-ending Tour Championships . She reached the semifinals of that tournament by winning two of her three round-robin matches, defeating Serena Williams and Janković before losing to Henin. She then lost her semifinal match against Sharapova. Chakvetadze began her season at the Sydney International . Seeded fifth, she lost in the first round to Katarina Srebotnik. Seeded sixth at the Australian Open , Chakvetadze
3840-459: Was defeated in the third round by 27th seed Maria Kirilenko. Chakvetadze helped Russia win its first-round tie against Israel during the Fed Cup by defeating Tzipora Obziler . As the top seed at the Open Gaz de France , Chakvetadze won the title defeating seventh seed Ágnes Szávay in the final. Seeded second at the Proximus Diamond Games , Chakvetadze suffered a second-round upset at the hands of lucky loser Sofia Arvidsson . Seeded fifth at
3904-465: Was reliable, averaging 81 mph (130 km/h), meaning that double faults were uncommon; she was also excellent at defending her second serve with her powerful groundstrokes. Due to her doubles experience, she was a capable volleyer, and was adept at the net, but chose to play mostly from the baseline. Chakvetadze's major weaknesses were her lack of confidence and nerves. In difficult moments, she would commit many uncharacteristic unforced errors. Due to
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#17327827505823968-402: Was the German Open , where she lost to Kuznetsova in the second round. She then went to the second round of the Rome Masters , losing to Hantuchová 1–6, 2–6. At the time of the French Open , she was ranked 25 in the world and entered the tournament as the 20th seed. She beat Roberta Vinci (6–4, 6–4), Olga Savchuk (6–0, 6–3) and 16th seed Li Na (6–4, 6–3) to record her best performance at
4032-403: Was the 29th seed but lost in the first round to Melanie Oudin, 6–7, 0–6. At Cincinnati, she defeated No. 13 seed Agnieszka Radwańska 6–0, 7–5 and second seed Serena Williams en-route 7–5, 6–4 (now 2–0 lifetime against her), falling to No. 5 seed and eventual champion Janković. At the US Open, as the 28th seed, she lost in the first round to Maria Martinez Sanchez, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6. Bammer reached
4096-415: Was unseeded, beating Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova en route to the title. These wins helped boost her ranking to world No. 16. Chakvetadze started the year by winning the Tier IV Hobart International in Australia, her third career title. She defeated fellow Russian Vasilisa Bardina in the final. At the Australian Open , where she was seeded 12th, she defeated eighth-seeded Patty Schnyder in
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