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JPMorgan Chase Open - Results for Wednesday, Aug.9, 2006

Aug. 10, 2006 11:49 AM -  Carson, CA

JPMorgan Chase Open
Results for Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Singles Matches
No. 6 Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d. Akiko Morigami (JPN) 6-3, 6-2
No. 15 Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 6-2, 6-0
No. 7 Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Lisa Raymond (USA) 7-6 (2), 6-2
No. 14 Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Paola Suarez (ARG) 6-2, 6-3
Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 7-6 (4), 6-3
Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. No. 4 Lindsay Davenport (USA) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
Laura Granville (USA) d. Mariana Diaz-Oliva (ARG) 6-1, 6-1
No. 10 Ana Ivanovic (SCG) d. Mara Santangelo (ITA) 7-6 (4), 7-5
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Serena Williams (USA) d. Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 6-3, 6-2
No. 1 Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Anastassia Rodionova (RUS) 6-3, 6-1
No. 16 Jelena Jankovic (SCG) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 7-6 (4), 6-4

Doubles Matches
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)/Paola Suarez (ARG) d.  1-6, 6-1, 6-3
   No. 4 Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)/Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)
Elena Dementieva (RUS)/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d.   6-3, 6-2
  Jill Craybas (USA)/Amy Frazier (USA)
Janette Husarova (SVK)/Kveta Peschke (CZE) d.   7-5, 6-3
  Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)/Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Corina Morariu (USA)/ Nadia Petrova (RUS) d.   6-1, 3-6, 6-3
  Lisa Raymond (USA)/Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Summary
Serena Williams advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-2 straight set victory over Ashley Harkleroad today on the main stadium court. Williams is scheduled to face off against No. 7 seed Daniela Hantuchova tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m.

Samantha Stosur advanced to the third round when she upset fourth seeded Lindsay Davenport (USA) in three sets, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. It was the third career meeting between the two players and Stosur's first career win against Davenport.