[tennis] ATP/WTA Tour: This Week Preview

Pilot Pen Tennis (mixed event of ATP and WTA)

Category: ATP World Tour 250/  WTA Premier

Place: New Haven, USA

Date: 23.08.2009-29.08.2009

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $ 750,000 / $600,000 

Top Seeds:

men's: 

1. Nikolay Davydenko

2. Fernando Verdasco

3. Tommy Robredo

4. David Ferrer

women's:

1. Svetlana Kuznetsova

2. Caroline Wozniacki

3. Flavia Pennetta

4. Nadia Petrova

Other Top Players:

Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, Igor Andreev // Amelie Mauresmo, Marion Bartoli.

Defending Champion:

Marin Cilic//Caroline Wozniacki.

Official Website:

http://www.pilotpentennis.com/

At Stake:

men's:

winner: $94,000; 250 points

Finalist: $51,500; 150 points

Semis: $28,750; 90 points

Quartes: $17,000; 45 points

3rd Rd: $10,100; 20 points

2nd Rd: $6,000; 5 points

1st Rd: $3,550; 0 points

women's:

winner: $98,500; 470 points

Finalist: $52,200; 320 points

Semis: $28,100; 200 points

Quartes: $15,100; 120 points

2nd Rd: $8,000; 60 points

1st Rd: $4,300; 1 points