AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ashley Harkleroad routed eighth-seeded Emilie Loit Monday in first-round play of the $145,000 ASB Classic tennis tournament in New Zealand.

STRASBOURG, France, May 22 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Marion Bartoli dropped just one game Tuesday in collecting a first-round victory at the $175,000 Strasbourg International tennis tournament. Bartoli had no trouble in eliminating Nicole Kriz, 6-1, 6-0, and advancing in the clay-court tourname

INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 8 (UPI) -- Jill Craybas posted a straight-set victory to open the huge $2.1 million Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in California.

MEMPHIS, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- No. 1 seed Shahar Peer of Israel did not lose a set Wednesday in reaching the quarterfinals of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Venus Williams returned Monday after a four month layoff with a three-set win over Japan's Akiko Morigami in the opening of the Regions-Cellular South Cup.

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Sania Mirza beat No. 3 Mara Santangelo of Italy, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), in a quarterfinal match Friday at the Pattaya Open tennis tournament.

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Unseeded Martina Sucha beat top seed Marion Bartoli in the second round Thursday at the Pattaya Women's Open tennis tournament in Pattaya City, Thailand.

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Top seed Marion Bartoli of France was among Tuesday's winners, but second seed Russian Maria Kirilenko was upset at the Pattaya Women's Open.

TOKYO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Martina Hingis, looking for her fifth title in the event, has moved into the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo.