that’s a wrap! – week of January 28th

04Feb13

Open GDF Suez Women’s Singles – Mona Barthel d. (1) Sara Errani 75 76(4) Mona Barthel, who was runner-up to Elena Vesnina in Hobart prior to the Australian Open, took home her second career title and first at the Premier level in Paris. A solid week for the German #3 saw her post wins over […]

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that’s a wrap! – week of December 31st

08Jan13

Brisbane International Women’s Singles – (3) Serena Williams d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 61 62 Serena Williams needed just 51 minutes to dispatch Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to win her first title of 2013 and her 47th overall WTA title. She extended her winning streak to 16 matches and has now won 52 of her last 54 matches, having lost […]

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that’s a wrap! – week of October 8th

15Oct12

Generali Ladies Linz Women’s Singles – (1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (5) Julia Goerges (GER) 63 64 World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka continued her post-US Open hot streak as she bagged her second title in as many weeks in Linz, dropping only 18 games en route to the trophy. The Belarusian is 13-0 and has […]

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that’s a wrap! – week of October 1st

08Oct12

China Open Women’s Singles- (1) Victoria Azarenka d. (2) Maria Sharapova 63 61 World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka won her fifth title of 2012 in Beijing, and first since Indian Wells in March, with a straight sets triumph over Maria Sharapova on Sunday. Azarenka extended her dominance over Sharapova on hard courts – the Belarusian […]

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that’s a wrap! week of September 16th

25Sep12

Guangzhou International Women’s Open Women’s Singles – Su-wei Hsieh d. Laura Robson 63 57 64 Su-wei Hsieh won her second title of the year over first-time finalist Laura Robson in Guangzhou on Saturday, having also triumphed in Kuala Lumpur earlier this season (d. Martic).

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that’s a wrap! week of July 16th

27Jul12

And thus, I make my glorious and belated return to this year’s trophy cabinet bloggings. Mercury Insurance Open Women’s Singles – (2) Dominika Cibulkova d. (1) Marion Bartoli 61 75 After finally winning her first career title in Moscow last October, Dominika Cibulkova doubled her career total in Carlsbad.

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that’s a wrap! Week of June 18th

24Jun12

AEGON International Women’s Singles – Tamira Paszek d. (5) Angelique Kerber 57 63 75 Tamira Paszek rallied from *25 down in the final set and saved five championship points to win her first Premier title on the WTA, and her third  overall. A Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2011, Paszek had previously triumphed in Portoroz in 2006 […]

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that’s a wrap! Week of June 11th

18Jun12

AEGON Classic Women’s Singles – (Q) Melanie Oudin d. (5/WC) Jelena Jankovic 64 62 Melanie Oudin won her first career WTA title in a rain-delayed final in Birmingham on Monday, becoming the fourth qualifier to win a WTA title this year after Mona Barthel (Hobart), Kiki Bertens (Fes) and Su-Wei Hsieh (Kuala Lumpur). “…I felt […]

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that’s a wrap! Roland Garros 2012

11Jun12

Women’s Singles – (2) Maria Sharapova d. (21) Sara Errani 63 62 Maria Sharapova cemented her place among the all-time greats by winning her first Roland Garros title, and completing the career Grand Slam. She is the only woman to complete the career Grand Slam by winning her fourth major title. “It’s a wonderful moment […]

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that’s a wrap! 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia

24May12

Women’s Singles: (2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (8) Li Na (CHN) 64 46 76(5) Maria Sharapova triumphed over 2011 Roland Garros champion Li Na in a wild, rain-delated final in Rome on Sunday to defend her title in Rome. Sharapova took home her second title of 2012, having also triumphed in Stuttgart earlier in the clay season. “This […]

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