U.S. OPEN TENNIS ROUND TWO IN NEW YORK
Ai Sugiyama of Japan plays against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during Round 2 of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in New York on August 29, 2007. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)
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ESTORIL, Portugal, May 9 (UPI) -- Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer captured the women's title Saturday at the Estoril (Portugal) Open with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Russia's Ekaterina Makarova.
ESTORIL, Portugal, May 8 (UPI) -- Ekaterina Makarova advanced to her second WTA Tour final in as many weeks Friday with a solid victory in the clay-court Estoril Open in Portugal.
ESTORIL, Portugal, May 7 (UPI) -- Defending champion Maria Kirilenko was among three highly seeded players failing to advance in quarterfinal play at the $220,000 Estoril Open in Portugal.
FES, Morocco, May 1 (UPI) -- Anabel Medina Garrigues and Ekaterina Makarova easily advanced Friday to the finals of the $220,000 Moroccan Grand Prix tennis tournament.
FES, Morocco, April 30 (UPI) -- Anabel Medina Garrigues, the No. 1 seed and the runner-up a year ago, reached the semifinals Thursday at the Moroccan Grand Prix.
EASTBOURNE, England, June 18 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Marion Bartoli won but the No. 1 and No. 3-seeded players lost Wednesday at the $600,000 International Women's Open tennis tournament in England.
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 12 (UPI) -- Nicola Vaidisova and Alona Bondarenko both came from behind Thursday in third-round play at the $200,000 DFS Classic tennis tournament in England.
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 10 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Sybille Bammer was among three seeded players ousted in straight sets Tuesday at the $200,000 DFS Classic tennis tournament in England.
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 9 (UPI) -- Aravane Rezai of France was among Monday's opening-round winners at the Wimbledon tuneup DFS Classic.
PARIS, May 25 (UPI) -- Serbian Ana Ivanovic and American Serena Williams were among highly seeded players advancing with opening-round wins Sunday in the French Open.