Triumphs to tears: Assessing the 2009 WTA stars

With a mid-tier event currently being played in Bali and the Italians hosting the U.S. in this weekend's Fed Cup final, the WTA tour's winter break ha...

Serena right where she belongs

Someone reviewing the major stories of the WTA season could be forgiven for looking back on the brouhaha attending Dinara Safina's tenure as the No. 1...

WTA Tour says withdrawals down

The chief executive of the WTA Tour says a new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has caused player withdrawals to fall.

Serena Williams of the US eyes the ball before returning it to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during their WTA Championships semi-final tennis match at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex...

Serena reaches final; Venus awaits

Serena Williams will play big sister Venus in the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships.

Serena withdraws from Fed Cup final

The U.S. Tennis Association says Serena Williams has pulled out of the team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup final.

Venus advances with Dementieva loss

Venus Williams has reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a little help from Svetlana Kuznetsova, whose 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elena Dementieva secured the American's passage into the knockout round.

Williams sisters, Wozniacki win

Serena Williams clinched a spot in the semifinals of the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships after beating Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-4 for her third straight win in the group phase.

Where does Safina go from here?

For those still interested in who would finish the year as women's No. 1, well, you got your answer earlier than expected in Doha. Yes, Serena Willia...

Wozniacki to play at Sydney

Caroline Wozniacki has been confirmed as the fourth top 10 women's player to use the Sydney International tournament as final preparation for next year's Australian Open.

Serena wins, Venus loses

Victoria Azarenka has defeated Jelena Jankovic in the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in the first round-robin group match.

...Elena Dementieva of Russia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Dinara Safina of Russia, Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and Venus William of United States line up during the draw for the Sony...

Kim Clijsters from Belgium against Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark during the Women's Final US Open match at the USTA Billie Jean King...

Does Clijsters deserve exemption into year-ender?

...field is composed of the top eight 2009 point winners: Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic. If a Grand Slam champion rule existed...

Wozniacki denies wrongdoing in match

Caroline Wozniacki denies there was any wrongdoing involved when she quit a match last week that she was on the verge of winning.