Marion Bartoli wins Bank of the West Classic tennis at Stanford University in California
Marion Bartoli of France returns the ball to Venus Williams at the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on August 2, 2009. Bartoli defeated Williams 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to win the tournament. UPI/Terry Schmitt
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BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Aravane Rezai on Sunday completed an undefeated run through the WTA Tournament of Champions in Indonesia and collected a first-place check for $200,000.
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- French players Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai each had straight-set wins Saturday and advanced to the finals of the Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli used a straight-set win Friday to earn a spot in the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli opened round-robin play Wednesday at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions event in Indonesia with a straight-set victory.
OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Marion Bartoli used a straight-set rout Wednesday to earn a quarterfinals berth at the $220,000 HP Japan Women's Open tennis tournament.
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova stormed into the championship match of the China Open Saturday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova.
BEIJING, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia won in straight sets but countrywoman Elena Dementieva was upset Friday in the quarterfinals of the China Open in Beijing.
TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic ended a four-match losing streak to Marion Bartoli with a win that put her into the semifinals of the $2 million Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
MASON, Ohio, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Kim Clijsters returned to competitive tennis Monday with a win in the $2 million Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati.
STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Marion Bartoli of France outlasted American Venus Williams in a 2-hour, 43-minute, three-set battle Sunday and won the Bank of the West Classic in California.
