Nadia Petrova wins Pan Pacific Open
Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska was unseated in Tokyo today as Nadia Petrova beat her in the final of the Pan Pacific Open.
Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska was unseated in Tokyo today as Nadia Petrova beat her in the final of the Pan Pacific Open.
Ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska saw off Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-2 to win the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo today.
Maria Sharapova claimed the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open title after Jelena Jankovic was forced to retire in the final with a right wrist injury.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova overcame a mid-match slump to grind out a 6-3 2-6 6-4 victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska at the Pan Pacific Open, setting up a final against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic.
World number one Dinara Safina collapsed to a stunning 7-6 4-6 7-5 defeat by Taiwanese qualifier Chang Kai-chen at the Pan Pacific Open on Monday.
Fourth seed Dinara Safina overpowered fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-3 to win the Pan Pacific Open title.
Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova set up an all-Russian final with crushing wins at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Saturday.
World number one Maria Sharapova struggled with her serve again but beat Japan's ace Ai Sugiyama for a place in the semi-finals at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament.
Martina Hingis' dream of winning a tournament just a month into her comeback turned into a nightmare as she was routed in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Maria Sharapova overcame a slow start to beat Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi 7-6 6-0 at the Pan Pacific Open this morning.
Daniela Hantuchova has spoken about her year long poor run of form and a consequent slump down the world rankings following a win in the Pan Pacific Tournament against her Australian Open conqueror Alicia Malik.
Lindsay Davenport claimed her first title in 15 months when she downed Monica Seles in the Pan Pacific Open final on Sunday.
A dogged Monica Seles fought back from a set and a break down to beat fellow American Chanda Rubin 4-6 6-4, 6-2, setting up a clash with two-times champion Lindsay Davenport in the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo.
Anna Kournikova survived a scare in the first round of the Open Gaz de France tournament in Paris when the Russian bounced back after losing the first set to defeat Switzerland's Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-7 (3/7) 6-4 6-4.
Top seed Martina Hingis continued her mastery over Monica Seles with a 7-6 4-6 6-3 victory to win the Pan Pacific Open for the fourth time today.
Top seed Martina Hingis recovered from a slow start to beat Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3 6-2 and book a place in the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo today.
Jelena Dokic has opted to snub January's Australia Open because it is "too far away".
Lindsay Davenport beat world number one Martina Hingis to take the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, regaining the title she won in 1998.
Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport each suffered second-set slips in their semi-finals at the Pan Pacific Open today but advanced to set up a showdown between the world's top two women players.
Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis have both reached the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open in Japan.