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Russia's Nadia Petrova muscled her way into the final of the Stuttgart Grand Prix with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Saturday.
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.
The seventh seeded Russian beat the American ace in the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island championship.
Justine Henin-Hardenne crushed Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-3 in the semi-final
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic celebrated her imminent return to the top of the world rankings with an easy 6-4, 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final on Sunday.
Sania Mirza bowed out of the singles event at the Australian Open on Wednesday after losing to 10th seed Nadia Petrova in the second round. The Indian ace, whose ranking ha dropped to 108 followina a long injury lay-off, lost 3-6, 2-6 in a little under 70 minutes.
Nadia Petrova claimed a routine 6-3, 6-1 victory over Japan's Aiko Nakamura to reach the second round of the Bali Classic on Tuesday.
Top seed Nadia Petrova made short work of China's Zheng Jie with a 6-2, 6-3 victory to move into the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island championship on Thursday.
Petrova sustained a groin injury before her shock first-round defeat to Akiko Morigami at the French Open last month.
The Russian suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the French Open, beaten 6-2, 6-2 by Akiko Morigami of Japan.
Russia's Nadia Petrova thrashed top-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday to secure her maiden Tournament of Champions trophy and a 13th career title.
Russia's Nadia Petrova upset defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open final on Saturday to complete a sensational run through the Tokyo tournament.
The Russian battled back from a set down to beat French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final.
Fifth seed Elena Dementieva recovered from a mid-match meltdown to beat fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 on Tuesday and reach her first Wimbledon semi-final.
The second seeded Russian will play her doubles partner Anna-Lena Groenefeld, in the Family Circle Cup.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Nadia Petrova of Russia entered the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the Australian Open, rallying from a set down to register a 3-6, 6-2, 10-5 victory over Katarina Srebotnik of Slovakia and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Russian Maria Sharapova signalled she might be close to a return to top form by dismissing 10th seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the $2 million Toronto Cup on Monday. While her current ranking of 49th in the world suggests Sharapova provided a big upset, in reality it was a routine victory for the three-time Grand Slam winner as she improved her record against Petrova to 8-1.
Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska pulverised Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-1 to set up a final with Nadia Petrova at the Pan Pacific Open on Friday.
Images from Day Seven of the US Open tennis tournament being played in New York.
Victoria Azarenka from Belarus battled her way into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday with a hard-fought 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Russia's Nadia Petrova.
Mahesh Bhupathi joined three more compatriots in the mixed doubles second round of the Australian Open after scoring a straight-set win with partner Nadia Petrova in Melbourne.
Andy Roddick and Nadia Petrova made first round exits at the French Open on Tuesday
The Russian overcame a groin injury to reach her first Kremlin Cup final beating Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova.
Maria Sharapova beat sixth seed Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-4 in an all-Russian quarter-final at the Australian Open.
Serena Williams revived memories of her two Australian Open titles by coming from a set and a break down to beat Russian fifth seed Nadia Petrova 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and book a place in the fourth round on Friday.
Nadia Petrova pulled off a stunning 6-3, 7-5 victory over the world number two and top seed.
Top seed Nadia Petrova fired five aces in securing her 22nd victory of the year at the Amelia Island tournament.
Top-seeded Nadia Petrova gave up just 13 points in the second set en route to a 6-4 6-0 triumph over Kaia Kanepi in the second round of the Amelia Island championship on Tuesday.
Russian Nadia Petrova ended Lucie Safarova's brilliant run at the Paris Open when she outfoxed the Czech 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Sunday's final
The triumph will put the 19-year-old Serb, who reached this year's French Open final and Wimbledon semi-finals, fourth in the rankings.
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams beat Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6 0-6 6-4 in the second singles on Saturday to level the Fed Cup semi-final between the United States and Russia at 1-1.
World number one Serena Williams was battered into a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 submission by a fired-up Nadia Petrova in the third round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday.
Top seed Maria Sharapova won her seventh straight match on US soil by defeating holder Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday.
Russians Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko avenged a pair of stinging London defeats by beating Venus and Serena Williams in the women's doubles at the US Open on Monday.
Nadia Petrova and Dmitry Tursunov ensured a 2-0 victory over Spain in the final.
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