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Winners of WTA İstanbul Cup tennis tournament so far
It was the 32nd championship, and seventh on clay, for Williams, and her first since May 2004 in Warsaw. “It's great to win my first tournament of the year, especially on the eve of a Grand Slam,” Williams said. “I'm going to go into Roland Garros with lots of confidence, and after four good matches on clay.” Williams, seeded first, was playing in her first final since February. She won the first four games of the match and had little trouble against the 16-year-old Vaidisova, a Czech who was seeded second.
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Shahar Peer wins in the second year - May 27, 2006
Israeli teenager Shahar Peer won the biggest WTA Tour title of her career as she beat Russian Anastasia Myskina in a nail-biting final to the İstanbul Cup. The third set tie-break victory marked a dramatic comeback for the 19-year-old, who lost the first set 6-1 to first-seeded Myskina, who played despite an injured right arm. But after forcing a third and deciding set by taking the second set 6-3, fourth-seeded Peer clinched her share of the $200,000 prize money by eventually winning 7-6 (7-3) in the decider.
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Elena Dementieva champ in year three - May 26, 2007
Elena Dementieva won the İstanbul Cup when Aravane Rezai withdrew from the final because of a knee injury. Dementieva led 7-6 (5), 3-0 when Rezai retired. The clay-court warm-up for the French Open was the 13th-ranked Russian's first singles title that year. “I feel pretty confident after this win. I feel really great,” Dementieva said. “Hopefully, I'll continue to play well the next week.” Rezai, who beat Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams earlier in the tournament, injured her knee in the semifinals. “I'm happy that I'm here in the final, but of course, I'm upset that I lost,” Rezai said.
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Radwanska the reigning champion - May 24, 2008
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat defending champion and top seed Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 to capture the İstanbul Cup last May. The victory in the İstanbul Cup final earned world No. 15 Radwanska her third WTA singles title and the second last season (she had also won in Thailand in February). Radwanska has never lost in a WTA title match, improving to 3-0. She is also 2-1 lifetime against Dementieva, who had not lost in seven previous matches at this event. The win earned second-seeded Radwanska $30,500, which meant that the 19-year-old became the first Polish player on the WTA tour to pass $1 million in career earnings.
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