Russians dominate LA line-up

The women's season comes to an end with the best eight players in the world battling it out at the Tour Championships in Los Angeles.
With the Belgians Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters injured, and Venus Williams failing to qualify, the line-up is dominated by an unprecedented five Russians.

The players are split into the red and black groups, with the top two from each advancing to the semi finals:

Red Group: Lindsay Davenport (USA), Anastasia Myskina (Rus), Elena Dementieva (Rus), Serena Williams (USA) .

Black Group: Amelie Mauresmo (Fra), Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus), Maria Sharapova (Rus), Vera Zvonareva (Rus) .

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