Only three main draw matches, all unseeded, on the opening day Monday at the WTA stop in Filderstadt with winners
Flavia Pennetta (d. Schruff) of Italy, Slovak
Daniela Hantuchova (d. (WC) Shaughnessy, bagel in the second), and Russian
Dinara Safina (d. (WC) Kloesel).
"I've been playing really well the whole summer and it's very satisfying to start a tournament like this," Hantuchova said. "I missed a few opportunities early in the first set but I just kept going for my shots and tried to stay calm and believe in what I was doing. She serves hard but I felt I was in control and it was just a matter of time."
The final round of the qualifying draw was also completed with four more elevated onto the main dance floor in
Eleni Daniilidou (GRE),
Karolina Sprem (CRO),
Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE), and
Stephanie Gehrlein (GER).
On tap for Tuesday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix are Dementieva vs. Ondraskova, Dechy vs. Molik, Ivanovic vs. Schnyder, Gehrlein vs. Myskina, Schiavone vs. Chakvetadze, and Likhovtseva vs. Farina Elia.
