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| Eleveld and Babos capture Traralgon International |
| Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | |
Dutchman Justin Eleveld surprisingly captured the first Grade 1 title of his career at the Traralgon International. The unseeded 17-year old defeated Aussie wildcard Benjamin Mitchell after facing several matchpoints in the second set. The girls title was won by Hungarian Timea Babos, who won the 4th Grade 1 title of her career by defeating 6th seed Sachie Ishizu in straight sets.Semifinal boys results Traralgon International: Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) d. Jannick Lupescu (NED) 6-3 5-7 6-4 Justin Eleveld (NED) d. Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) 0-6 7-6(3) 6-1 Final boys result Traralgon International: Justin Eleveld (NED) d. Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) 4-6 7-5 6-1 Profile Justin Eleveld: Birthdate: 26-05-1992 Birthplace: Enschede, Netherlands Residence: Enschede, Netherlands Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Favourite surface: Hard Age started tennis: 4 Junior titles: 6 (2008: CASIO G-Shock Cup (Grade 4), Leuggern Junior Trophy (Grade 5), Flevoland Junior Championships (Grade 4), Malta Junior Tournament (Grade 4), Bari Cup (Grade 5); 2010: Traralgon International (Grade 1)) Career high position (before Traralgon International): 44 (2 February 2009) Career high ATP ranking: 1110 (28 December 2009) Semifinal girls results Traralgon International: Timea Babos (HUN,1) d. Chantal Skamlova (SVK) 6-3 4-6 6-4 Sachie Ishizu (JPN,6) d. Daria Gavrilova (RUS,2) 4-6 7-5 6-2 Final girls result Traralgon International: Timea Babos (HUN,1) d. Sachie Ishizu (JPN,6) 6-2 6-3 Profile Timea Babos: Birthdate: 10-05-1993 Birthplace: Sopron, Hungary Residence: Sopron, Hungary Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Favourite surface: -- Age started tennis: 8 Junior titles: 5 (2007: Chief Minister's Cup (Grade 3); 2009: Copa Gatorade (Grade 1), Chief Minister's Cup (Grade 1), Japan Open Juniors (Grade 1); 2010: Traralgon International (Grade 1)) Career high position: 2 (4 January 2010) Career high WTA ranking: 540 (14 December 2009) |
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Dutchman Justin Eleveld surprisingly captured the first Grade 1 title of his career at the Traralgon International. The unseeded 17-year old defeated Aussie wildcard Benjamin Mitchell after facing several matchpoints in the second set. The girls title was won by Hungarian Timea Babos, who won the 4th Grade 1 title of her career by defeating 6th seed Sachie Ishizu in straight sets.