Among them 2nd seed Roberta Vinci of Italy, 4th seed Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian of Switzerland, fifth seed Els Callens of Belgium, 8th seed Kelly Mc Cain of the United States, 15th seed Laura Pous-Tio of Spain, 18th seed Sandra Kleinova of the Czech Republic, 22nd seed Cara Black of Zimbabwe and 23rd seed Lioudmila Skavronskaia of Russia.

 

Especially the defeats of the experienced Belgian Els Callens and Sandra Kleinova of the Czech Republic, who appeared in Australian Open’s main draw for the 6th time, were quite surprising. Both lost by quite a large margin to Elena Baltacha of Great Britain and Elise Tamaela of the Netherlands respectively.

 

Results Austalian Open first round qualifying:

Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL, 1) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 6-2, 7-6(2)

 

Sesil Karatantcheva:

Country: Bulgary

Date of Birth: August 8, 1989

Current Singles Rank: 109

Career High Singles: 109

Best achievement Australian Open: Never qualified

 

 

Zsofia Gubacsi (HUN) d. Dubravka Cupac (AUS) 6-1, 6-2

Olivia Lukaszewicz (AUS) d. Jarmilia Gajdosova (SVK) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

Jennifer Hopkins (USA, 13) d. Angelika Bachmann (GER) 6-3, 6-0

Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS, 9) d. Rika Fujiwara (JPN) 6-4, 6-2

 

Lina Krasnoroutskaya:

Country: Russia

Date of Birth: April 29, 1984

Current Singles Rank: 133

Career High Singles: 25

Best achievement Australian Open: 3^rd round, 2004

 

 

Maria Fernanda Alves (BRA) d. Nina Bratchikova (RUS) 6-0, 7-5

Daniella Dominikovic (AUS) d. Adriana Szili (AUS) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Shahar Peer (ISR, 19) d. Libuse Prusova (CZE) 6-1, 6-0

Yoon Jeong-Cho (KOR) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA, 2) 6-1, 6-2

Yoon-Jeong Cho:

Country: South Korea

Date of Birth: April 2, 1979

Current Singles Rank: 174

Career High Singles: 45

Best achievement Australian Open: 2^nd round, 2003

 

 

Jamea Jackson (USA) d. Stanislava Hrozenska (SVK) 7-5, 6-0

Natalie Grandin (RSA) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-0

Elise Tamaela (NED) d. Sandra Kleinova (CZE,18) 6-3, 6-0

Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE, 7) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4

 

Zuzana Ondraskova:

Country: Czech Republic

Date of Birth: May 3, 1980

Current Singles Rank: 131

Career High Singles: 74

Best achievement Australian Open: 1^st round, 2004

 

 

Eva Hrdinova (CZE) d. Frederica Piedade (POR) 6-3, 6-2

Jessica Kirkland (USA) d. Lauren Breadmore (AUS) 7-6(5), 6-2

Conchita Martinez-Granados (ESP, 24) d. Ivana Abramovic (CRO) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

Liliah Osterloh (USA, 3) d. Suchanan Viratprasert (THA) 6-4, 6-4

 

Lilia Osterloh:

Country: United States of America

Date of Birth: April 7 1978

Current Singles Rank: 120

Career High Singles: 41

Best achievement Australian Open: 1^st round 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

 

 

Michaëlla Krajicek (NED) d. Stephanie Dubois (CAN) 6-4, 6-3

Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) d. Nathalie Vierin (ITA) 6-7(5), 6-4, 11-9

Galina Voskoboeva (RUS, 14) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6-1, 6-1

Vanessa Henke (GER) d. Marie-Gayanay Mikelian (SUI, 4) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3

 

Vanessa Henke:

Country: Germany

Date of Birth: January 15, 1981

Current Singles Rank: 191

Career High Singles: 157

Best achievement Australian Open: Never Qualified

 

 

Lourdes Dominguez-Lino (ESP) d. Shayna Mc Dowell (AUS) 6-4, 6-2

Martina Muller (GER) d. Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 6-2, 6-1

Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR, 16) d. Paula Garcia (ESP) 6-2, 6-3

Milagros Sequera (VEN, 10) d. Hana Sromova (CZE) 6-3, 6-3

 

Milagros Sequera:

Country: Venezuela

Date of Birth: September 30, 1980

Current Singles Rank: 134

Career High Singles: 72

Best achievement Australian Open: 1^st round, 2004

 

 

Nannan Liu (CHI) d. Amanda Janes (GBR) 6-2, 6-0

Yuka Yoshida (JPN) d. Eva Fislova (SVK) 6-0, 6-4

Katerina Bohmova (CZE) d. Cara Black (ZIM, 22) 6-2, 6-3

Elena Baltacha (GBR) d. Els Callens (BEL, 5) 7-5, 6-0

 

Elena Baltacha:

Country: Great Britain

Date of Birth: August 14, 1983

Current Singles Rank: 184

Career High Singles: 149

Best achievement Australian Open: 1^st round, 2003

 

 

Jaslyn Hewitt (AUS) d. Dominika Nociarova (SVK) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2

Teryn Ashley (USA) d. Maureen Drake (CAN) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3

Shikha Uberoi (USA) d. Lioudmila Skavronskaia (RUS, 23) 6-1, 6-4

Angela Haynes (USA,6) d. Eva Birnerova (CZE) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1

 

Angela Haynes:

Country: United States of America

Date of Birth: September 27, 1984

Current Singles Rank: 123

Career High Singles: 123

Best achievement Australian Open: Never qualified

 

 

Lana Popadic (CRO) d. Adriana Barna (GER) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1

Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) d. Shiho Hisamatsu (JPN)  6-3, 6-2

Marie-Eve Pelletier (CAN, 17) d. Virginie Pichet (FRA) 6-4, 6-0

Maret Ani (EST) d. Kelly Mc Cain (USA,8) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1

 

Maret Ani:

Country: Estonia

Date of Birth: January 31, 1982

Current Singles Rank: 182

Career High Singles: 127

Best achievement Australian Open: Never Qualified

 

 

Sandra Kloesel (GER) d. Kathrin Woerle (GER) 6-2, 6-2

Edina Gallovits (ROM) d. Olha Lazarchuk (UKR) 7-5, 7-5

Ting Li (CHN) d. Laura Pous-Tio (ESP, 15) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Tiantian Sun (CHN, 11) d. Zuzana Kucova (SVK) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2

 

Tiantian Sun:

Country: China

Date of Birth: October 12, 1981

Current Singles Rank: 135

Career High Singles: 94

Best achievement Australian Open: Never qualified

 

 

Sunitha Rao (USA) d. Stephanie Gehrlein (GER) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Meilen Tu (USA) d. Janette Husarova (SVK) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

Vilmarie Castellvi-Castillo (PUR, 21) d. Delia Sescioreanu (ROM) 6-4, 6-4

Aiko Nakamura (JPN, 12) d. Hanna Nooni (SWE) 6-3, 6-2

 

Aiko Nakamura:

Country: Japan

Date of Birth: December 28, 1983

Current Singles Rank: 136

Career High Singles: 121

Best achievement Australian Open: Never qualified

 

 

Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) d. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-3, 7-6(3)

Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Anastassia Rodionova (RUS) 6-4, 6-4

Lenka Nemeckova (CZE, 20) d. Emma Laine (FIN) 6-2, 6-2