U.S. OPEN TENNIS ROUND ONE IN NEW YORK

Ai Sugiyama of Japan waits to return the ball to Andreja Klepac during the first round of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in New York on August 27, 2007. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

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French teen Cornet takes Budapest title

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 13 (UPI) -- Teenager Alize Cornet of France scored a straight-set victory Sunday to win the Gaz de France Grand Prix in Hungary, her first title on the WTA Tour.

Cornet, Klepac win semis in Budapest

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 12 (UPI) -- Second-seeded French teenager Alize Cornet coasted to a 6-1, 6-1 win Saturday in the semifinals of the Gaz de France Grand Prix tournament in Hungary.

Cornet, Arn, Klepac, Sprem advance

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 11 (UPI) -- Alize Cornet, Greta Arn, Andreja Klepac and Karolina Sprem were quarterfinal winners Friday in the Gaz de France Grand Prix tennis tournament in Hungary.

Wild card knocks off No. 3 seed in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 10 (UPI) -- Katalin Marosi, a Hungarian wild card entry, ousted third-seeded Tsvetana Pironkova Thursday in the Gaz de France Grand Prix tennis tournament in Hungary.

Amanmuradova makes Istanbul semifinals

ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 22 (UPI) -- Akgul Amanmuradova fought back from behind Thursday in claiming a quarterfinal victory at the Istanbul Cup tennis tournament.

Dementieva keeps on Istanbul win track

ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 21 (UPI) -- Elena Dementieva opened defense of her Istanbul Cup tournament title with a straight-set victory Wednesday.

Arvidsson a first-round loser in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 19 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Sofia Arvidsson was upset in straight sets Monday in first-round play of the $200,000 Istanbul Cup.

Cirstea and Makarova advance in Morocco

FES, Morocco, April 28 (UPI) -- Seventh-seeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea and eighth-seeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova advanced Monday at the opening of the Moroccan Grand Prix.

Mauresmo, Peer advance in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Amelie Mauresmo and Shahar Peer each collected straight-set victories Monday in the first round of the $2.5 million Qatar Total Open tennis tournament.

Radwanska makes Pattaya semifinals

PATTAYA, Thailand, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska claimed a straight-set victory Friday and moved into the semifinals of the $170,000 Pattaya Women's Open tournament in Thailand.