Odlum Brown VanOpen Tennis Tournament
Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
Hollyburn Country Club
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Former World #4 Jelena Dokic Set To Make Vancouver Debut
Organizers of the 2010 Odlum Brown VanOpen presented by Invesco Trimark are excited to release the women’s players list for the $75,000 USTA Pro Circuit tournament at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club from July 31st to August 8th.
Three women currently in the Top 100 on the Sony Ericsson WTA World Rankings – Australia’s Alicia Molik, a former world #8, Yung-Jan Chan and Kai-Chen Chang of Chinese Taipei – are scheduled to compete in this year’s event. In addition, seven other world top-150 players are on the list released by the International Tennis Federation and the United States Tennis Association.
Among them, 2000 Wimbledon and Olympic semi-finalist Jelena Dokic of Australia who rose as high as world #4 will be making her first trip to the Odlum Brown VanOpen. Dokic appears to be on form having won a $50,000 event in France on July 18th. Virginie Razzano of France, who once held a world #16 ranking and advanced to the Round of 16 at both the 2009 French Open and Wimbledon, has also committed to play at Hollyburn.
In addition, this year’s tournament will feature defending champion and 2008 finalist Stephanie Dubios of Laval, Quebec who returns along with last year’s runner-up Sania Mirza, India’s top player and a popular addition to the field in her first appearance in West Vancouver a year ago.
“Having a field with players that have been ranked in the world's top 10 along with our 2009 finalists and numerous players with Grand Slam event experience is going to make this the most competitive draw we have seen in event history,” says Tournament Director Ryan Clark.
The 2010 Odlum Brown VanOpen will include a very strong Canadian contingent with Dubois’ national team teammates Sharon Fichman (Toronto) and Valerie Tetrault (Saint Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) joining Heidi El-Tabakh (Toronto) and Vancouver’s own Rebecca Marino in the women’s main draw.
