Chinese veteran Peng Shuai beat American Alison Riske 7-6(3), 6-2 in the final of the Tianjin Open to capture her first Tour title on Sunday.
The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion on centre court at the US Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a tiebreaking, sibling clash in the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.
Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska won the biggest prize of her career when she beat Russian Nadia Petrova in a close-fought final at the Eastbourne International tournament on Saturday.
Maria Sharapova took a marathon three hours, 27 minutes to beat Medina Garrigues 7-6, 5-7, 7-6 while Amelie Mauresmo overcame Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 to make it to the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island Championships.
Second-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova swept past Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at the Pacific Life Open on Wednesday. Kuznetsova, who was upset by Radwanska in the third round of the Australian Open in January, broke her 19-year-old opponent in the first and third games of the opening set on the Stadium Court.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova ground out a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the Pan Pacific Open final on Friday. The Russian will play Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in the final after the seventh seed overpowered China's Li Na 6-4, 6-3 in the day's first semi-final at the $2 million Tokyo event.
The Russian swept aside Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki to set up a clash with Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska.
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska had little trouble booking her spot in the semi-finals of the Pattaya Open after seeing off Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2, 6-3 on Friday.
World No 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova was dumped out of the Australian Open by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, while sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze lost to compatriot Maria Kirilenko in the third round.
Simona Halep crushed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to join Serena Williams in the championship decider at the WTA Finals.
World number one Justine Henin brushed aside Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Zurich Open on Friday to maintain her incredible run this year.
Ana Konjuh has opened some eyes at Flushing Meadows as the 18-year-old former world number one junior emerged to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open.
In the semi-finals of the Luxembourg Championship the teenager will play Italian fifth seed Francesca Schiavone.
Ana Ivanovic's preparations for her French Open title defence suffered a setback when she was knocked out of the Italian Open after a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 third round defeat by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday.
Fifth seed Simona Halep narrowly avoided a third-round upset with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 win over Hungary's Timea Babos on Saturday to keep her US Open title hopes alive.
Andy Roddick blasted 19 aces to defeat Sweden's Thomas Johansson 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 in the third round.
Maria Sharapova's U.S. Open title defence ended in tatters on Saturday when she was stunned 6-4 1-6 6-2 by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round.
The Former French Open champion lost to 17-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska in the first round of the Warsaw Cup.
Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin pounded their way into the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday but Martina Hingis fell to a Polish teenager
Dominika Cibulkova marched into her second career Grand Slam semi-final with an impressive 6-3, 6-0 demolition of 11th seed Simona Halep at the Australian Open.
She was beaten by 17-year-old Polish qualifier Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round of the Luxembourg Championship.
The US-based Indian went down to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the third round of the qualifiers.
Maria Sharapova will face Vera Zvonareva in an all-Russian final at the Qatar Open.
Agnieszka Radwanska has added 18 time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova to her coach staff.
Indian Aces continued their dominance in IPTL 2 with a 25-18 win over Japan Warriors on the opening day of tournament's Dubai leg on Monday.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been named as top seeds for the US Open, which will commence from August 29.
Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova may have to postpone her wedding on Saturday after reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring victory over third seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
Venus Williams advanced into her first Grand Slam quarter-final since the 2010 US Open.
Germany's Angelique Kerber has clinched the eighth and final spot at the WTA's season-ending championships in Istanbul later this month after reaching the semi-finals of the Linz Open.
It may have been the Labor Day holiday in the United States on Monday but Andy Murray came ready to work, demolishing Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to storm into the quarter-finals of the US Open.
World No 1s Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have been named top seeds for the first major of the season, Australian Open, which will commences on January 16.
Britain's Johanna Konta withstood a fightback by Madison Keys and third seed Agnieszka Radwanska beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Saturday to reach to the China Open final.
Marion Bartoli stormed into her second Wimbledon final after routing Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium in straight sets in the first semi-final of the women's singles in London, on Thursday.
World No 1 Serena Williams and Serbian eighth seed Jelena Jankovic set up a final showdown in the China Open after their contrasting victories in the semi-finals on Saturday.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the top seed in the men's draw which includes five-times US Open champion and 17-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer as seventh seed - his first time the Swiss has been placed outside the top three in a Grand Slam in over ten years.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will be out to complete unfinished business at Wimbledon on Thursday after both were denied a chance to savour match-point glory in their first-round matches.
Spaniard Garbine Muguruza's relationship with grasscourt tennis has not been smooth but it has blossomed so spectacularly.
Britain's Johanna Konta faces an anxious 24-hour wait before discovering whether she will make her debut at the WTA Finals in Singapore.
France set up Saturday's Hopman Cup final with Poland after Alize Cornet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat defending champions Spain 3-0 in the mixed teams event on Friday.
Petra Kvitova moved closer to a third straight Connecticut Open crown after defeating Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals on Thursday.
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