The Russian ace was beaten by Nicole Vaidisova in the Family Circle Cup second round.
French Open champion Anastasia Myskina lost to 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the second round of the Family Circle Cup.
The Czech announced her arrival on the world stage when she upset world number one Amelie Mauresmo at the French Open.
World number one Amelie Mauresmo denied nerves had caused her defeat in the fourth round
15-year-old Nicole Vaidisova beat Meghann Shaughnessy, while Virginie Razzano outclassed Anca Barna at the Tashkent Open.
Nicole Vaidisova won the Japan Open after France's Tatiana Golovin was forced to retire with a leg injury
Sania Mirza lost the semifinal 2-6, 4-6 to Tatiana Golovin of France at the Japan Open.
World number one Justine Henin struggled to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova to earn a meeting with 19-year-old Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin, who ousted Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-0, 6-4.
Justine Henin will face Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin in the final of the Zurich Open.
The 15-year-old Czech player won her second WTA Tour title when she beat Virginie Razzano 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
The defending champion was given a scare by 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova before claiming her place in the U.S. Open second round.
Neha Uberoi upset top seed Nicole Vaidisova of Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of the Luxilon Cup Junior Tennis Tournament in Miami.
The 2000 champion was beaten by Sweden's Thomas Enqvist in the first round at the US Open.
American teenager Coco Gauff stunned top seed Kiki Bertens to advance to her maiden WTA semi-final with a 7-6(1), 6-4 victory at the Linz Open in Austria on Friday, then went back to her hotel to do her schoolwork.
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff progressed to her maiden WTA final as she eased past Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-4 at the Linz Open on Saturday. The 15-year-old Gauff became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Republic's Nicole Vaidisova won the Tashkent Open in 2004, also aged 15.
Victoria Azarenka defeated Spain's Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1, 6-3 to set up a second round meeting with Jelena Jankovic.
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years as she beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the Linz Open final on Sunday.
Two time Miami Open winner Victoria Azarenka crushed Serbia's Jelena Jankovic.
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