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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: 1988 Nutri-Metics Open, 1988 Nutri-Metics Open - Doubles, 1988 Nutri-Metics Open - Singles, 1989 Nutri-Metics Open, 1989 Nutri-Metics Open - Doubles, 1989 Nutri-Metics Open - Singles, 1994 Amway Classic, 1994 Amway Classic - Doubles, 1994 Amway Classic - Singles, 1995 Amway Classic, 1995 Amway Classic - Doubles, 1995 Amway Classic - Singles, 1996 Amway Classic, 1997 ASB Classic, 1997 ASB Classic - Doubles, 1997 ASB Classic - Singles, 1998 ASB Classic, 1998 ASB Classic - Doubles, 1998 ASB Classic - Singles, 1999 ASB Classic, 1999 ASB Classic - Doubles, 1999 ASB Classic - Doubles Qualifying, 1999 ASB Classic - Singles, 1999 ASB Classic - Singles Qualifying, 2001 ASB Classic, 2001 ASB Classic - Doubles, 2001 ASB Classic - Singles, 2003 ASB Classic - Singles, 2006 ASB Classic - Singles, 2007 ASB Classic - Doubles, 2007 ASB Classic - Singles, 2008 ASB Classic, 2008 ASB Classic - Doubles, 2008 ASB Classic - Singles, 2009 ASB Classic, 2009 ASB Classic - Doubles, 2009 ASB Classic - Singles, 2010 ASB Classic, 2010 ASB Classic - Doubles, 2010 ASB Classic - Singles, 2011 ASB Classic, 2011 ASB Classic - Doubles, 2011 ASB Classic - Singles, 2012 ASB Classic, 2012 ASB Classic - Doubles, 2012 ASB Classic - Singles. Excerpt: Greta Arn defeated defending champion Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 6-3 in the final to win her title. The 2009 ASB Classic is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 24th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 5 through 10 January 2009. The singles draw is led by WTA No. 4, Luxembourg, Dubai winner, Olympics gold medalist Elena Dementieva, Tokyo, New Haven, Stockholm titlist Caroline Wozniacki and Strasbourg champion, Fes, Portoro runner-up Anabel Medina Garrigues. Also competing are Stanford champion Aleksandra Wozniak, Prague quarter-finalist Shahar Pe'er, Nicole Vaidi ova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Carla Suarez Navarro. Elena Dementieva defeated Elena Vesnina, 6-4, 6-1 Nathalie Dechy / Mara Santangelo defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja, 4-6, 7-6, 12-10 At the 2008 tournament, the courts were changed to a blue Plexicushion surface, replacing the green Rebound Ace. This was consistent with the surface change that was also implemented at the Australian Open. For the 2009 WTA Tour the ASB Classic was chosen as part of the new 55 tournament calendar. A new tournament director, Brenda Perry, was brought in, and there was also an increase in prize money from $145,000 to $225,000. The event underwent a change in sponsorship, with Zealandia, a New Zealand horticulture firm, becoming a supporting partner. Nadia Petrova, who was set to be the number two seed, was forced to pull out when it was announced that she had contracted viral meningitis in mid-December. The return of Marina Erakovic (a New Zealander) to this event provoked a strong interest from media in the country. In the 2008 event, Erakovic had reached the semifinals, defeating the top seed Vera Zvonareva in the process. Erakovic went on to have the most successful season of her career, despite some poorer results and injuries in the latter hal
