DUBAI DUTY FREE WOMEN'S TENNIS OPEN

Japan's Ai Sugiyama returns a serve from Greece's Eleni Daniilidou on the third of the Dubai Duty Free Women's Tennis Open on February 21, 2007. Daniilidou won (5-7) (6-1) (7-5). (UPI Photo/Norbert Schiller)

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Teen claims first-round win in Miami

MIAMI, March 27 (UPI) -- Tamira Paszek, who at 17 is one of the emerging prospects on the WTA circuit, won her opening round match Thursday at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Russians advance in Indian Wells tennis

INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 17 (UPI) -- Third-round winners in the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Sunday included Russians Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Chakvetadze leads winners in Paris

PARIS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Anna Chakvetadze and Amelie Mauresmo were among second-round winners Thursday at the Open Gaz de France tennis tournament in Paris.

Daniilidou opens Gaz de France with win

PARIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Eleni Daniilidou and Katarina Srebotnik were first-round winners Monday at the $600,000 Open Gaz de France tennis tournament in Paris.

Daniilidou claims Hobart tournament title

HOBART, Australia, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Eleni Daniilidou was awarded the championship of the Moorilla International tennis tournament in Australia when Vera Zvonareva withdrew with an ankle injury.

Zvonareva sharp heading into Hobart final

HOBART, Australia, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Vera Zvonareva cruised through a straight-set victory Thursday and into the finals of the Moorilla International tennis tournament in Australia.

Zvonareva makes Hobart semifinals

HOBART, Australia, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- No. 2-seeded Vera Zvonareva was a straight-set winner Wednesday and moved to the semifinals of Australia's $170,000 Moorilla Hobart International tournament.

Bondarenko bounced from Hobart tournament

HOBART, Australia, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Alona Bondarenko was ousted in straight sets during second-round action at the $170,000 Moorilla Hobart International tennis tournament in Australia.

Zvonareva, Kirilenko move to ASB quarters

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Top seeds Vera Zvonareva and Maria Kirilenko collected second-round victories Wednesday at the ASB Classic tennis tournament in New Zealand.

Zvonareva, Kirilenko win in New Zealand

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Russians Vera Zvonareva and Maria Kirilenko were among the opening-round winners Tuesday in the ASB Classic in Auckland.