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Calgary
Open 2004
15-17 October, Calgary,
$6k
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17-Oct, Final:
[2] Melanie Jans Burke (Can) bt [Q] Lee Hi-Kyung (Kor)
5-9, 9-4,
9-2, 9-7
Jans ends Korean run in Calgary
Canada's Melanie Jans Burke claimed
the inaugural Women's Calgary Open title, ending the unexpected run of
Korean qualifier Lee Hi-Kyung.
Hi-Kyung, who had beaten the top and fourth seeds on her way to the
final, started strongly, taking the first game, but the experienced
Canadian recovered to take the next three games, claiming her first
WISPA title on home soil.
Korean Qualifier Carves
Through Calgary Competition
South Korean qualifier Lee Hai-Kyung, making her debut on the
WISPA World Tour, burst through the field of the Women's Airdrie
Chrysler Calgary Open to reach the final of this inaugural women's Tour
event in Canada's Alberta capital.
After defeating eighth seed Margriet Huisman in straight games in the
opening round, the 29-year-old from Seoul claimed the biggest scalp when
she overturned England's top seed Lauren Briggs 6-9 10-8 9-7 9-5 in a
45-minute quarter-final.
Later in the day, the unbeaten Korean National champion since 1999 went
on to reserve a place in the final by defeating fourth-seeded Canadian
Katie Patrick 9-4 5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 in 50 minutes.
Lee now faces another Canadian for the title after fifth seed Melanie
Jans Burke overcame compatriot Marnie Baizley, the seventh seed, 9-6
9-0 10-8 in the other semi-final.
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Melanie
Jans Burke
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Airdrie Chrysler
Calgary Open 2004
15-17 Oct, Calgary,
$6k |
1st Round
Fri 15th |
Quarters
Sat 16th |
Semis
Sat 16th |
Final
Sun 17th |
[1] Lauren
Briggs (Eng)
9-1, 9-0, 9-2 (21m)
Ashley Clackson (Can) |
Lauren Briggs
6-9, 10-8, 9-7, 9-5 (45m)
Lee Hi-Kyung |
Lee Hi-Kyung 9-4, 5-9, 9-3, 5-9, 9-2
(50m)
Katie Patrick |
Lee Hi-Kyung 5-9, 9-4, 9-2,
9-7
Melanie Jans Burke |
Margriet
Huisman (Ned)
9-5, 10-8, 9-5 (45m)
[Q] Lee Hi-Kyung (Kor) |
[4] Katie
Patrick (Can)
9-3, 9-3, 2-9, 9-0 (36m)
Georgina Stoker (Eng) |
Katie Patrick
9-0, 0-9, 9-5, 9-2 (30m)
Aisling Blake |
[6] Aisling
Blake (Irl)
10-9, 2-9, 3-9, 10-9, 10-8 (74m)
Tara Mullins (Can) |
Elise Ng (Hkg)
9-2, 9-3, 9-1
[7] Marnie Baizley (Can) |
Marnie Baizley
9-3, 9-6, 1-9, 9-5 (51m)
Sarah Kippax |
Marnie Baizley
9-6, 9-0, 10-8 (40m)
Melanie Jans Burke |
[Q] Gemma Hall
(Eng)
9-4, 9-1, 9-1 (23m)
[3] Sarah Kippax (Eng) |
Leona Grigg
(Can)
9-4, 9-1, 9-1 (25m)
[5] Melanie Jans Burke (Can) |
Melanie Jans Burke
4-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-6 (51)
Samantha Teran |
Samantha Teran
(Mex)
9-0, 9-5, 2-9, 9-2 (56m)
[2] Alana Miller (Can) |
Qualifying:
Gemma Hall (Eng) bt Claire Fern (Can) 9/3, 9/3, 9/7
Lee Hi-Kyung (Kor) bt Heather Lamb (Can) 9/0, 9/3, 9/0
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Reports |
First Round:
Samantha Strikes
In Calgary Open
Unseeded Mexican Samantha Teran caused a significant upset when
she defeated home hero Alana Miller, the No2 seed, in the first round in
Canada's Alberta capital.
Teran, the 23-year-old Pan American champion from Mexico City, defeated
the Canadian National champion 9-0 9-5 2-9 9-2 in 56 minutes - and now
meets another Canadian Melanie Jans Burke for a place in the last
four.
South Korean star Lee Hai-Kyung also claimed a notable scalp when
she defeated eighth seed Margriet Huisman 9-5 10-8 9-5 in 45 minutes.
The 29-year-old qualifier from Seoul goes forward to face England's
Lauren Briggs, the top seed who took just 21 minutes to knock out
Canadian Ashley Clackson 9-1 9-0 9-2.
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