Peer beats Amanmuradova for title

Shahar Peer of Israel has won her second straight WTA Tour title, beating local favorite Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan 6-3, 6-4 in the Tashkent Open final.

Amanmuradova reaches final in upset

Local favorite Akgul Amanmuradova upset top-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-4, 7-6 (3) Saturday to advance to the Tashkent Open final.

Shvedova, Peer in Tashkent semifinals

Top-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan defeated Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Tashkent Open.

Peer, Panova win at Tashkent

Second-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel beat Kathrin Woerle of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open.

Peer a winner in second round

Fifth-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel defeated Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday in the second round of the Guangzhou Open.

Govortsova recovers to advance

Olga Govortsova of Belarus beat Han Xinyun of China 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 Monday to reach the second round of the Guangzhou Open.

Are Levine, Oudin 'next' for the U.S.?

Venus and Serena: Check. Andy Roddick: Yep. But Jesse Levine and Melanie Oudin? Who are these American non-household names?

Sharapova wins first match in 10 months

Maria Sharapova played her first tour singles match in nearly 10 months, beating Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the first round of the Warsaw Open.

Williams needs three sets to advance

Second-seeded Venus Williams has advanced at the Family Circle Cup with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Sania Mirza.

...Family Circle Cup tennis action in Charleston, S.C. Tuesday April 14, 2009. Stevenson lost to Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan

King advances to second round

American Vania King produced a first-round upset in the Family Circle Cup on Monday, by knocking out 14th seed Olga Govortsova 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3.

...Oudin of the United States of America plays a backhand in her first round match against Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan during day two of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20...

Bammer upset at Pattaya Open

Third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova withdrew from the Pattaya Open because of illness on Wednesday, and fourth-seeded Sybille Bammer was beaten by Vera Dushevina, 6-4, 7-5, to knock two of the favorites from the tournament.

Oudin to play as No. 2 in Fed Cup

Teenager Melanie Oudin has been chosen as the No. 2 player for the United States in the first round of its Fed Cup competition against Argentina this weekend.