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Last Update: November 09, 2008 10:29:42 PM
Anna finishes the year #18
9th November 2008
 Anna ChakvetadzeAs the final event of 2008 concluded in Doha on Sunday, Anna will finish the year at #18 with 1363 points.  This is the 3rd consecutive year that Anna has finished the year inside the top 20.  Last year was Anna's peak when she ended the year at #6.

This year may have not been as good as last year but Anna did win Paris and reach the final in New Haven and  the semis in Rome.
2008 over for Anna
22nd October 2008
Anna's 2008 campaign is over as she is out of her last tournament.  Anna lost 2-6 4-6 to unseeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in the 2nd round in Luxembourg.
Anna passes Luxembourg test
20th October 2008
 Anna ChakvetadzeAnna is through to the 2nd round in Luxembourg after she defeated Mathilde Johansson of France in the 1st round.  Anna won 6-4 7-6 in 1 hour and 33 minutes.

In the 2nd round Anna will play either Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.  Anna has played Benesova 4 times before and leads the series 4-0, the last meeting was on hardcourts in Beijing last month which Anna won in straight sets.
Luxembourg draw released
18th October 2008
 The draw for the Fortis Championships in Luxembourg has been released and Anna is the #2 seed and will play Mathilde Johansson of France in the 1st round.  This match will be played on Monday and they have never played before.  The 1st seed Anna can meet is #6 seed Na Li of China in the quarters.

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Luxembourg is Anna's last event of 2008 and she has played here twice before and her best result was reaching the quarters last year.
Anna out of Zurich
14th October 2008
 Anna ChakvetadzeAnna suffered another 1st round loss today in Zurich.  Anna lost to qualifier Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-3 3-6 2-6 in 2 hours and 16 minutes.

Anna's next tournament will be Luxembourg beginning next month.  This will be Anna's last tournament of 2008.
Anna to play Niculescu on Tuesday
13th October 2008
 Anna ChakvetadzeAnna will open her 2008 Zurich campaign on Tuesday against Monica Niculescu of Romania.  Anna has never played Niculescu before.

The match is the 2nd match on Centre Court and the schedule of play begins at 14.00 Zurich time.
Zurich draw released
11th October 2008
 The draw for the Tennis.com Zurich Open in Zurich, Switzerland has been released and Anna is the #7 seed and will play a qualifier in the 1st round.  If Anna can get through that match she will play either Amelie Mauresmo of France or Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.  The 1st seed Anna can meet is #4 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the quarters.

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Anna didn't play Zurich last year and has played here once before when she lost in the 1st round in 2005.
Anna out of Moscow
8th October 2008
 Anna ChakvetadzeAnna is out of Moscow in the 1st round after she lost 6-2 1-6 4-6 to Caroline Wozniacki. 

Since reaching the final in New Haven, Anna has only won 1 match in 4 tournaments.  Anna has 2 more tournaments left this year and she will play in Zurich which begins on Monday.
Moscow draw released
4th October 2008
 The draw for the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia has been released and Anna is the #8 seed and will play Caroline Wozniacki of Demark in the 1st round.  They have played once before in the final in New Haven in August which Wozniacki won in 3 sets.  The 1st seeded player Anna can meet is #3 seed Elena Dementieva of Russia in the quarters.

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Anna has played Moscow 5 times before and her best result was winning here 2 years ago.  Last year Anna lost in the 2nd round.  This is Anna's 1st event of the European indoor season and Moscow is the biggest event.

LAST TOURNAMENT
 Luxembourg

Singles - seed 2
1R beat Mathilde Johansson 6-4 7-6
2R lost Iveta Benesova 2-6 4-6

NEXT TOURNAMENTS
Unknown

RANKINGS
Singles: 18 Points: 1363
Doubles: 285 Points 116

TOURNAMENT WINS
Singles
2006: Guangzhou & Moscow
2007: Hobart, Rosmalen, Cincinnati & Stanford
2008: Paris

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