TENNIS U.S. OPEN 2006
Amelle Mauresmo hits a serve during her first round match against Kristina Barrois at the U.S. Open in Queens, NY on August 29, 2006. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo) .
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ESTORIL, Portugal, April 29 (UPI) -- Kristina Barrois and Anabel Medina Garrigues each won in straight sets Friday and earned spots in the finals of the Estoril Open tennis tournament in Portugal.
ESTORIL, Portugal, April 28 (UPI) -- Kristina Barrois and Monica Niculescu defeated the tournament's top two seeds Thursday at the Estoril Open tennis quarterfinals in Portugal.
STUTTGART, Germany, April 18 (UPI) -- Sixth-seeded Li Na posted a straight set win Monday over Anastasija Sevastova in opening-day play of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Germany.
PARIS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Kim Clijsters claimed a three-set victory Wednesday at the GDF Suez tournament in Paris and moved one victory from a world No. 1 ranking.
PARIS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Kristina Barrois won a tight three-set match in first-round play Monday at the GDF Suez Paris Open tennis tournament.
STRASBOURG, France, May 22 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova dispatched Germany's Kristina Barrois in straight sets Saturday to claim the Strasbourg International tennis event championship.
STRASBOURG, France, May 21 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Maria Sharapova and Kristina Barrois won their semifinal matches Friday in France's Strasbourg International, a tuneup for the French Open.
STRASBOURG, France, May 20 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Maria Sharapova had a first-set lead at the Strasbourg International Thursday when her quarterfinal match with Julia Goerges was suspended by rain.
BARCELONA, Spain, April 12 (UPI) -- No. 5-seeded Sorana Cirstea needed nearly 2 hours to escape with a straight-set, first-round win Monday at the $220,000 Barcelona Ladies Open.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- American Melanie Oudin pulled off one of two major surprises Thursday that rocked the second round of the U.S. Open.
