Jelena Jankovic qualifies for the Sony Ericsson Championships Doha 2009

Jelena Jankovic qualifies for the Sony Ericsson Championships Doha 2009

Jelena Jankovic has qualified for the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha after Vera Zvonareva lost to Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.

Serena and Venus Williams, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka have already qualified for the championships and are skipping the event in Moscow.

Zvonareva and Agnieszka Rodwanska will go to Doha as alternates.

“I am really happy about making it to the Sony Ericsson Championships for the third time in my career,” Jankovic said. “It is always a nice feeling to end the season playing in the Championships as one of the best eight players in the world. I look forward to returning to Doha and playing some great matches.”

“Having Jelena at the Sony Ericsson Championships rounds out a tremendous field of accomplished players that will definitely deliver a fantastic week of tennis,” said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. “Jelena is a great competitor and I look forward to seeing her build on the success she had in Doha last season.”

“Congratulations to Jelena on clinching the final spot at the Sony Ericsson Championships,” said Aldo Liguori, Corporate Vice President and Head of Global Communications & PR for Sony Ericsson. “We are all looking forward to the year-end finale tournament and having Jelena join the previously qualified players will add another dimension to the tremendous competition. We wish Jelena luck at what promises to be an exciting year-end Championships.”

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