Germany's Angelique Kerber stunned home favourite Marion Bartoli 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Paris Open on Sunday and seal the first WTA tour title of her career.
China's Li Na celebrated her comeback from injury with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 triumph over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the Australian Hardcourt Championships in Gold Coast on Saturday.
Naomi Osaka gears up for return hoping to inspire daughter Shai
Sania Mirza won her first WTA Tour title of the season, clinching the doubles crown at the Morocco Open with American Vania King.
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.
Petra Kvitova added another happy memory at the All England Lawn Tennis Club
Versatility is essential and it has come to the fore for Sabalenka in recent tournaments, where she has used not just her brutal strength to put opponents on the back foot but also applied a touch of finesse to leave them wrong-footed.
Aryna Sabalenka claimed her third Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open twice.
Swiatek, the 2022 champion, made her intentions clear early on with an aggressive start to claim a break for a 2-1 lead. She pulled further away when Kostyuk hit a double fault two games later, wrapping up the opening set in 31 minutes.
For Billie Jean King, her leading role in the foundation of the WTA half a century ago ranks above the many successes she enjoyed on court.
Hence the Fed Cup women's team tennis competition in New Delhi received another blow.
A fatigued Sharapova lost to fellow-Russian Elena Dementieva while Williams was beaten Serbian Jelena Jankovic in the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Open.
Maria Sharapova's hopes of a second successive WTA Tour title ended when she was shocked by fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in the Los Angeles Open semi-finals.
Serena beat Meghann Shaughnessy while Sharapova beat Dinara Safina to move into the Los Angeles Open semi-finals.
The Australian won a tour-leading five titles this year including her second Grand Slam.
The second seeded Russian will play her doubles partner Anna-Lena Groenefeld, in the Family Circle Cup.
Sabalenka spent eight weeks at the summit last year before Swiatek overtook her with a victory at the season-ending WTA Finals and the Belarusian hopes for a longer stay as 'N1'.
The Indian ace registered an easy 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italy's Roberta Vinci at the Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic.
Russian-born world number 12 Daria Kasatkina on Friday announced that she will now represent Australia after her application for permanent residency was accepted by the government.
The Indian teenager upset world number 34 Jelena Kostanic 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 to enter the second round of the Dubai 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 30-year-old is the first German woman to win Wimbledon since Steffi Graf in 1996.
Osaka, who returned to the tour a year ago after a long maternity break, had shown glimpses of the form that won her four major titles on her run to the final in Auckland.
Maria Sharapova won the women's crown for her first WTA Tour title.
Three women in the field have topped the world rankings this season, incumbent Simona Halep and her predecessors Garbine Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova, but none of them have been able to kick on and cement their place as the tour's dominant player.
Australian Nick Kyrgios came from behind to defeat Mackenzie McDonald 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday to earn his first win since October 2022.
Angelique Kerber showed more passion in the media centre than on the court when she crashed out of last year's WTA Finals, the German angered by the format and frustrated by her inability to win the set off an eliminated opponent she needed to advance.
Former world number 11 Shahar Peer, the most successful Israeli woman to play on the WTA Tour, announced her retirement because of injury on Tuesday.
Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne twice clawed herself back from the brink of defeat to beat Italy's Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the final.
Venus Williams' return to action following a five-month injury layoff ended in defeat.
'The romanticism of late night tennis in New York, it's time to move past that'
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.
Coco Gauff battled past Elina Svitolina in the Auckland Classic final on Sunday to retain her title.
American lucky loser Reilly Opelka put up an intense battle to stun top seed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 7-6(5) and reach the Libema Open semi-finals in Den Bosch on Friday.
Rajeshwaran shown the door at Mumbai Open
The star-studded TPL auction saw the presence of the tennis icons Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza, who gathered together after many years to promote the sport, along with Bollywood celebs Rakul Preet Singh and Sonali Bendre.
Osaka will take plenty of positives out of the contest
Ana Ivanovic claimed her first WTA Tour title in more than two years with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over fellow former world number one Venus Williams to clinch the Auckland Classic on Saturday and boost her confidence ahead of the Australian Open.
