STANFORD, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- Belgian Kim Clijsters earned her 400th career singles victory Friday, as she reached the semifinals at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif.
The top-seeded Clijsters, a three-time and defending champion of the tournament, beat Russian Vera Zvonareva, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Second seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland and third seed Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic were straight-sets winners, but fourth-seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany lost her match Friday.
Schnyder beat American Jill Craybas, 6-4, 7-5; Vaidisova beat Australian Samantha Stosur, 6-4, 6-2; and Groenefeld fell to unseeded Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).
Clijsters will meet Vaidisova in Saturday's semifinals, while Schnyder goes against Golovin.
