Ukrainian players at the US open 2003

August, 29. Eleventh seed Elena Dementieva got past Ukrainian Tatiana Perebiynis 5-7 6-4 6-0 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open . The only other time the pair had met was in 1999 when Russian Dementieva defeated the Ukrainian 6-0, 6-1. It was a different story Thursday, however, as the hard-hitting Perebiynis thumped winners past the 21-year-old from the start. Refusing to be overpowered, Dementieva clung on and turned the tide in the second set with power play of her own. Perebiynis, sensing her chance had gone, folded in the third set as Dementieva advanced at a canter. Ukrainian tennis players (Perebiynis, Tatarkova, Beygelzimer) remain only in Womens Doubles Competition.

August, 28. Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko lost her Second Round match to World's number 9 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in straight sets. Vakulenko easely lost first set: 0-6, but then managed to claw her way back into the match against Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) but fell short 0-6 6-7(5). Today another Ukrainian - Tatiana Perebiynis - will fight against Russsian Elena Dementieva. Meanwhile, all Ukrainians made a successful start in Doubles

August, 27. Ukrainian's number 1 Tatiana Perebiynis advanced to the Second Round of the US open for the first time in her career. Yesterday Perebiynis defeated Spain's Marta Marrero in straight sets: 6-1 6-4. Her next opponent will be number 11 Seed Russian Elena Dementieva. Unfortunately, Yulia Beygelzimer lost to another Spanish Player - Maria Sanchez Lorenzo in tough match: 6-7(10) 5-7.

August, 26. Young Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko storms into the Second Round of the US open defeating German veteran Barbara Rittner in straight sets: 7-5 6-2. Her next opponent wiil be number 9 seed Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova. Meanwhile another 2 Ukrainian girls: Tatiana Perebiynis and Yulia Beygelzimer will play their First Round matches today. Beygelzimer qualified for the Main Draw of Grand Slam tournament for the First time in her career. In the Third Round of qualifying Ukrainian beat Christina Wheeler from Australia: 6-4 3-6 7-5. Yulia's first opponent in the Main Draw will be Spain's Maria Sanchez Lorenzo. Tatiana Perebinis will face another Spanish player - Marta Marrero.

August, 22. Among Ukrainian tennis players it was only Yulia Beygelzimer who won her Second Round match in Qualifying competition at The US open 2003. Beygelzimer has beaten Argentinian Gisela Dulko: 2-6 6-4 2-6. Her next opponent will be Australian Christina Wheeler, Ranked 173 in the World. Elena Tatarkova lost to Christina Brandi of Puerto Rico: 1-6 3-6 and Alyona Bondarenko was beaten by Russian Alina Jidkova: 2-6 3-6.

August, 21. Yulia Beygelzimer advanced to the Second Round of qualifying, beating Zuzanna Hejdova (CZE) 6-3 6-3. Yuliana Fedak lost to Terin Ashley of the United States. Meanwhile Women's Singles Draw was announced. In the First Round Tatiana Perebiynis will play Marta Marrero of Spain and Julia Vakulenko will face German Barbara Rittner.

August, 20. Elena Tatarkova and Alyona Bondarenko advanced to the Second Round of the Women's Single's qualifying at The US open. Tatarkova defeated Natalia Gussoni of Italy: 6-4 6-2. Her next opponent will be Kristina Brandi (PUR). Alyona Bondarenko went trough the tough match against Japan's Rika Fujiwara to win 7-6((10) 5-7 7-5/ She'll play Russian Alina Jidkova in The Second Round

August, 19. Ukrainian tennis players Tatiana Perebiynis and Julia Vakulenko will enter Singles Main Draw of the Last Grand Slam tournament of the year - US open, wich will take start next Monday, August, 25. Another Ukrainians: Yulia Beygelzimer (on the photo), Alyona Bondarenko, Yuliana Fedak and Elena Tatarkova have to play Qualifying to do so. First Round of Women's Single's qualifying will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Elena Tatarkova and Alyona Bondarenko will play their First Round Matches Today; Yuliana Fedak and Yulia Beygelzimer - tomorrow.

Draw and Results
Women's Singles
(9) Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) def. Julia Vakulenko (UKR) 6-0 7-6(5)
(11) Elena Dementieva (Russia) def. Tatiana Perbiynis (UKR 5-7 6-4 6-0
First Round
Julia Vakulenko (UKR) def. Barbara Rittner (GER) 7-5 6-2
Tatiana Perbiynis (UKR) def. Marta Marrero (ESP) 6-1 6-4
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) def. Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) 7-6(10) 7-5

Women's Doubles
Second Round
(13) Vento-Kabchi(VEN)/Widjaja(INA) def. Perebiynis(UKR)/Cohen Aloro(FRA) 6-3 6-4
Tatarkova(UKR)/Bedanova(CZE) Vs (5)Bovina(RUS)/Stubbs(AUS)
Bartoli(FRA)/Casanova(SUI) def. Beygelzimer(UKR)/Poutchek(BLR) 6-3 7-6(5)
First Round
Perebiynis(UKR)/Cohen Aloro(FRA) def. Jeyaseelan(CAN)/Costanic(CRO) 7-6(5) 6-4
Tatarkova(UKR)/Bedanova(CZE) def. Zi Yan(CHN)/Jie Zheng(CHN) 6-4 5-6 6-1
Beygelzimer(UKR)/Poutchek(BLR) def. Washington(USA)/Pennetta(ITA) 6-4 7-5

Women's Qualifying Singles
Third Round
Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) vs Christina Wheeler (Australia)
Second Round
(7) Kristina Brandi (PUR) def. Elena Tatarkova (UKR) 6-1 6-3
Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) def. (30)Gisela Dulko (ARG) 2-6 6-4 6-2
(4) Alina Jidkova (RUS) def. Alyona Bondarenko (UKR) 6-2 6-3
First Round
Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) def. Zuzana Hejdova (CZE) 6-3 6-3
Alyona Bondarenko (UKR) def. Rika Fujiwara (JPN) 7-6(10) 5-7 7-5
Terin Ashley (USA) def. Yuliana Fedak (UKR) 6-1 6-1
Elena Tatarkova (UKR) def. Natalia Gussoni (ITA) 6-4 6-2