Nadia Petrova Visits Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
STANFORD, Calif. (www.BankOfTheWestClassic.com) – Nadia Petrova, the fifth-seed at the 2009 Bank of the West Classic, visited the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University on Tuesday. Petrova is currently 10th in the WTA Tournament Singles rankings.
Petrova started in the Hospital’s Playroom where children can go to do arts and crafts projects, read or play with toys. She helped the kids with some art projects, autographed tennis balls and handed out stuffed Bank of the West bears. After that, she toured several patients’ rooms handing out bears and signing autographs.
Petrova won her opening round match yesterday over Bethanie Mattek-Sands and will face Maria Sharapova tomorrow afternoon. When asked to describe the best part about the Hospital visit, Petrova said, “I enjoy it. I like to meet the kids and have a little fun.”
The Bank of the West mascot bear also made the trip and joined the children and Petrova in the Playroom.
Ranked as one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is a 272-bed hospital devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers.
ABOUT THE BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the Olympus US Open Series. A Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier event, the Bank of the West Classic features a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $700,000. Held on Stanford University’s campus at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since 1997, former champions include: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams. The Bank of the West Classic is owned and operated by IMG.
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