The former world number one celebrated her long-awaited return from a serious wrist injury with a demolition job against Croatia's Jelena Kostanic in the Antwerp Open.
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams made a triumphant return to tennis, easily beating Ashley Harkleroad in the first round at the Australian Open.\n\n
The Frenchwoman went down to rising Serb Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 7-5 at the Sydney International.
The world number two tennis player said the sport does not deserve to be at the Games.
Justine Henin-Hardenne clinched the year-end number one spot and a place in the final of the WTA Championships when she ended Maria Sharapova's 19-match winning streak.
The Belgian world number six will face Kaia Kanepi the final of the Hasselt Cup.
World number six Kim Clijsters returned from a two-month injury layoff to beat Luxembourg's Anne Kremer 6-3 6-2 in the first round of the Hasselt Cup on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old Belgian easily beat France's Amelie Mauresmo in the final to pick her ninth title of the year.
This year's WTA championships pays the winner $1 million, equalling the largest prize in women's sport.
The Belgian will take on Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the final of the Luxembourg Open.
Kim Clijsters is unlikely to defend her US Open title later this month because of a wrist injury.
The US Open champion has pulled out of the Rogers Cup event in Montreal.
The Russian ace beat top seed Kim Clijsters 7-5, 7-5 to win the Acura Classic.
Top seed Kim Clijsters held off a late fighback to beat Czech teen Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 7-6 in the semi-finals of the Acura Classic.
Second seed Maria Sharapova crushed defending champion Mary Pierce 6-2 6-3, setting up a last four clash with Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, who beat number four Elena Dementieva 6-4 6-3.
Top seed Kim Clijsters edged past Jelena Jankovic, while Maria Sharapova beat fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva at the Acura Classic.
Dinara Safina and Maria Kirilenko were upset in the first round of San Diego Classic.
Top seed Kim Clijsters beat Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 in Sunday's final.
The Belgian battled past Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic
Kim Clijsters powered Belgium into their second Fed Cup final with a comfortable 6-0, 6-1 win over American teenager Vania King.
Martina Hingis lost to by Ai Sugiyama 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the third round at Wimbledon
The Belgian beat Wimbledon champion Venus Williams for her third Stanford Classic title.
Defending champion Albert Costa narrowly escaped a humiliating French Open fate on Tuesday. A round-up of Day 2.
Kim Clijsters recovered to beat Japanese qualifier Akiko Morigami 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 at the Italian Open
The women's singles at Wimbledon will boil down to a contest between Russian grace and American gristle.
Kim Clijsters beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-2 to win the Warsaw Cup
Kim Clijsters beat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 6-4 in the Warsaw Cup quarterfinals
Justine Henin-Hardenne battled her way to a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Russia's Nadia Petrova to leave the countries level at 1-1 in Fed Cup
The Belgian defeated Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament on Wednesday.
The former world number one has said her football-playing father Leo helped her back from a career-threatening injury.
Roger Federer lost his first tiebreak this year before beating Arnaud Clement as he began his title defence at the Nasdaq-100 Open.
The dup were named as professional tennis players of the year for 2005.
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