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Wozniacki makes sixth final of 2009
BASTAD, Sweden, July 10 (UPI) -- Caroline Wozniacki qualified for her sixth tournament finals of the year with a three-set win Friday at the Swedish Open.
Santoro finally reaches second round
NEWPORT, R.I., July 9 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Fabrice Santoro finally advanced past the first round Thursday at the rain-marred Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
Szavay makes quarterfinals in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 9 (UPI) -- Local favorite Agnes Szavay won a tough three-set match Thursday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the GDF Suez Brand Prix tournament in Hungary.
Full Davis Cup schedule for Karlovic
POREC, Croatia, July 9 (UPI) -- Ivo Karlovic is being called upon to play both singles and doubles for Croatia against the United States this weekend in a Davis Cup quarterfinal series.
Spain heads into Davis Cup without Nadal
MARBELLA, Spain, July 9 (UPI) -- Fernando Verdasco and Tommy Robredo have been listed as Spain's singles players against Germany in a Davis Cup quarterfinal in Spain.
Sela, Israel meet Russia in Davis Cup play
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 9 (UPI) -- Dudi Sela, after a surprising fourth-round Wimbledon showing, leads Israel's Davis Cup team against Russia in a best-of-five quarterfinal series.
Czechs host Argentina in Davis Cup
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic, July 9 (UPI) -- World No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro was given the key singles slot for Argentina's trip to the Czech Republic for a Davis Cup quarterfinals series.
NEWPORT, R.I., July 8 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Sam Querrey coasted to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo Wednesday in the rain-marred opening round of the Hall of Fame Championships.
Top seeds roll at Swedish Open
BASTAD, Sweden, July 8 (UPI) -- Top seeds Carolina Wozniacki and Dominika Cibulkova each had straight-set victories Wednesday in the second round of the $220,000 Swedish Open.
Cornet out of Hungarian tournament
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 8 (UPI) -- Defending champion Alize Cornet was upset in straight sets Wednesday in second-round action of the $220,000 GDF Suez Grand Prix tournament in Hungary.
NEWPORT, R.I., July 7 (UPI) -- Heavy rains washed out play Tuesday at the $500,000 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Rhode Island before any of the matches could be completed.
Szavay wins first-rounder in home country
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 7 (UPI) -- Local favorite Agnes Szavay breezed to a first-round victory Tuesday at the GDF Suez Grand Prix tennis tournament in Hungary.
Wozniacki opens Swedish Open with win
BASTAD, Sweden, July 7 (UPI) -- Caroline Wozniacki and Dominika Cibulkova were among first-round winners Tuesday at the inaugural Swedish Open.
NEWPORT, R.I., July 6 (UPI) -- Former champion Robby Ginepri and 2008 runner-up Prakash Amritraj were opening round winners Monday at the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, R.I.
Inaugural Swedish Open under way
BASTAD, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- Seeded players Sorana Cirstea of Romania and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia were among the first-round winners Monday in the first Swedish Open.
Bondarenko opens with win in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 6 (UPI) -- Sixth-seeded Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko started out with a win over Croat Karolina Sprem Monday in first-day action of the GDF Suez Grand Prix event.
Roddick out for this week's Davis Cup
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 6 (UPI) -- Andy Roddick said he was injured during the Wimbledon final and has withdrawn from this week's U.S. Davis Cup matches against Croatia.
Safina still ranked No. 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 6 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina, despite a semifinal defeat at Wimbledon, remains the top-ranked player in women's tennis.
Federer again ranked No. 1
LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Roger Federer's 15th Grand Slam championship has returned him to the top of the men's world tennis rankings.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany were upset winners Sunday in the mixed doubles championship match at Wimbledon.
Federer wins record 15th Grand Slam title
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday with a five-set victory over Andy Roddick in the finals of the Wimbledon Championships in London.
Serena Williams wins Wimbledon title
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus in straight sets Saturday, winning her third Wimbledon women's singles title.
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