WOMEN'S DUBAI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Francesca Schiavone from Italy returns the ball from her French opponent, Marion Bartoli on the second day of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday February 26, 2008. Schiavone won the match 6-1 7-6 6-1. (UPI Photo/Norbert Schiller)
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REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Straight-set victories Saturday by Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone over American opponents put Italy on the verge of a Fed Cup title.
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Italian Flavia Pennetta is paired against U.S. player Alexa Glatch in the opening match Saturday of the 2009 Fed Cup finals in Italy.
MOSCOW, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Francesca Schiavone trounced Olga Govortsova 6-3, 6-0 Sunday to capture the women's final at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow.
MOSCOW, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- No. 8 Francesca Schiavone, the only seed left, trounced Alona Bondarenko 6-4, 6-0 Saturday in one semifinal at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament at Moscow.
MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Defending champion Jelena Jankovic dropped a quarterfinal match Friday in straight sets at the $1 million Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow.
OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Australian Samantha Stosur won the Japan Women's Open Sunday, her first singles championship on the WTA Tour.
OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki, the top seed, lost to third-seeded Samantha Stosur Saturday in a semifinal at the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament.
OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy beat Anne Kremer of Luxembourg in Monday's first round of the HP Japan Women's Open.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 18 (UPI) -- Rain Saturday forced the suspension of semifinal action at the Prague Open.