Aleksandra Wozniak

Wozniak Eliminated by Safina

March 29, 2008

Blainville, Quebec’s Aleksandra Wozniak, ranked 143rd, was eliminated by Russian Dinara Safina on Saturday in round two of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscane, Florida. Thirteenth-seeded Safina, no. 13 in the world, took the match in two sets of 6-2.

Twenty-year-old Wozniak had to qualify in order to reach the main draw of the third Tier I * event of the 2008 season. After having earned victories over Ukrainian Yuliana Fedak, 110th, and Petra Cetkovska, 96th, in qualifying action, Wozniak faced Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai, ranked 54th, in round one of the event’s main draw. The young Canadian posted an impressive 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to register one of the biggest victories of her career. It was the first time Wozniak had advanced to the second round of a Tier I event since doing so at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, in 2007.

Wozniak will next take part in the Pelham, Alabama Challenger starting next week.

She will also participate in the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank at Montreal’s Uniprix Stadium July 26-August 3.

*Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Berlin, Rome, Montreal, Tokyo, Moscow.

Wozniak’s wins over Top 100 players

2006 :

Li Na (CHI) – 63th

R32 / 6-3, 6-1 – Pattaya Open (WTA), Thailand

Vania King (USA) – 89th

Q / 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 – Strasbourg (WTA), France

Gisela Dulko (ARG) – 33rd

7-6(6) 6-3 – Fed Cup

Laura Granville (USA) – 67th

QF / 6-2, 7-6(3) – Ashland, Kentucky (ITF), USA

Ashley Harkleroad (USA) – 89th

R16 / 6-1, 6-4 - Challenge Bell, Quebec City (WTA)

Ashley Harkleroad (USA) – 85th

R32 / 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 - Pittsburgh, USA (ITF)

Olga Poutchkova (RUS) – 40th

QF / 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 - Pittsburgh, USA (ITF)

Laura Granville (USA) – 75th

SF / 2-6, 6-0, 6-4 - Pittsburgh, USA (ITF)

2007 :

Gisela Dulko (ARG) – 33rd

0-6, 6-2, 6-2 – Fed Cup

Camille Pin (FRA) – 81st

Q / 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 - Amelia Island, USA (WTA)

Jill Craybas (USA) – 75th

R32 / 6-7(2), 6-0, 6-3 - Fes, Morocco (WTA)

Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) – 83rd

R64 / 6-4, 5-0 ret. – Rogers Cup, Toronto (WTA)

Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) – 87th

Q / 6-3, 6-3 - New Haven, USA (WTA)

Iona Raluca Olaru (ROU) – 56th

R32 / 7-5, 6-4 – Bangkok, Thailand (WTA)

Ashley Harkleroad (USA) – 93rd

R32 / 6-4, 6-2 - Challenge Bell, Quebec City (WTA)

2008:

Marina Erakovic (NZL) – 100th

Q / 6-0, 6-4 - Indian Wells, USA (WTA)

Petra Cetkovska (CZE) – 96th

Q / 6-4, 6-1 - Key Biscane, USA (WTA)

Aravane Rezai (FRA) – 54th

R64 / 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 – Key Biscane, USA (WTA)