Life as a professional tennis player is not only about wins and losses.

For players such as Nadia Petrova, it offers them an opportunity to give back to the community and help make a difference in the lives of the needy around the world.

Former champion Nadia Petrova has officially entered the 2009 Family Circle Cup.

Making her fifth appearance in Charleston, Petrova returns with a 9-3 record at this event, including an active five-match win streak stemming from her 2006 title on Daniel Island.

Way back when, some people thought that Nadia Petrova would be the first Russian to break through in a big way.

Diane Elayne Dees of Women Who Serve takes a look at why Nadia Petrova is, once again, definitely a player to watch.

Former top five player Nadia Petrova has been hospitalized with viral meningitis.

The ASB Classic announced the news about Petrova’s illness on Tuesday and confirmed that she will not start her 2009 tennis season in New Zealand.

The 2009 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand will feature a talented field of established and rising stars in professional women’s tennis.

The $220,000 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournament announced its official player list on Wednesday.

The round robin draw for the 2008 season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar was announced on Sunday.

The eight singles competitors have been divided into two sections, the White group and the Maroon group.

Are there players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour who continue to frustrate you with their inconsistency? Does your favorite star have a tendency to be a headcase?

Aaress Lawless takes a look at the professional tennis players who nearly drive her to distraction.

Jelena Jankovic ended one of the best weeks of her 2008 season on Sunday with her eighth career trophy, a new Porsche, and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour number one ranking.

Jankovic defeated unseeded Nadia Petrova in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.

Jelena Jankovic has already clinched the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour No. 1 ranking, but on Sunday, she will go for another prize, a new Porsche for her garage in Serbia.

Jankovic, the second seed at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, will face unseeded Nadia Petrova.

The 2008 Olympus US Open Series officially begins on Monday with the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California.

Former world number one and 2008 Wimbledon runner-up Serena Williams is the top seed at the Tier II tournament.

Elena Dementieva is through to her first Wimbledon semifinal after outlasting her Russian countrywoman Nadia Petrova on Tuesday.

The two-time Grand Slam finalist advanced to the final four with a 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-3 victory.

The second week of play at the 2008 Championships at Wimbledon starts on Monday with the round of sixteen.

A full day of tennis is expected, including three matches for Venus and Serena Williams on Court No. 2—also known as the Graveyard of Champions.

The best Russian stars in the world, including world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, are set to headline day seven at the 2008 French Open.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Vera Zvonareva, Dinara Safina, and Nadia Petrova are among the players competing for berths in the round of sixteen.

Only eight women’s singles matches were completed on Tuesday at Roland Garros, forcing tournament organizers to plan an ambitious schedule of play for Wednesday.

Weather permitting, players from both sides of the women’s draw will hit the courts on Wednesday, including top seed Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams.

In hopes of reversing her singles slump, former world number one Amelie Mauresmo has made a last minute commitment to the Bausch & Lomb Championships.

Tournament officials also announced on Monday that Nadia Petrova has withdrawn because of a quad muscle tear.