Martinez Sanchez bounces Stosur

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset second-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

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...

Unseeded Bacsinszky completes feat

Unseeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland has won her first WTA Tour title, beating sixth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5 in the Luxembourg Open final.

Lisicki, Bacsinszky in Luxembourg final

Sabine Lisicki of Germany came back to defeat Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Saturday to advance to the Luxembourg Open final against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland.

Wickmayer thwarts Flipkens in quarters

Yanina Wickmayer defeated Kirsten Flipkens 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1 in an all-Belgian match Friday to reach the semifinals of the Luxembourg Open.

Schnyder advances past Clijsters

Patty Schnyder beat U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) to reach the quarterfinals of the Luxembourg Open.

Ivanovic ousted in Pan Pacific opener

Lucie Safarova has upset former top-ranked Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 7-6 (1) in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open.

Vetting the women's Slam season

The WTA Tour Slam season had its spurts of triumphs, tribulations and even the occasional turbulence. We look at the winners and losers.

Don't overlook deceiving del Potro

The beautiful (talented) people at this U.S. Open are identified by a single name: Venus, Rafa, Serena, Roger, Novak, Maria, etc. The younges...

Dementieva, Jankovic fall; Safina wins

American teenager Melanie Oudin has upset No. 4-seeded Elena Dementieva in the second round of the U.S. Open.

Court-speed conspiracy theory

NEW YORK -- There is a conspiracy theory floating around here on the grounds of the National Tennis Center: The USTA, trying to improve the chan...

Safina rallies to win; Ivanovic loses

Dinara Safina barely avoided becoming the first No. 1-seeded woman to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open.

CARSON, CA - AUGUST 04: Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan returns a shot to Sabine Lisicki of German in the LA Women's Tennis Championships on August 4, 2009 at the Home...

Zheng jolts Safina; Sharapova advances

Maria Sharapova rallied for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over Alona Bondarenko at the L.A. Women's Tennis Championships.

Date Krumm loses opener in L.A.

Kimiko Date Krumm lost to Sabine Lisicki of Germany, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-5, in the first round of the L.A. Women's Tennis Championships.