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Last Update: May 12, 2008 at 12:12 am ET

Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva on Sunday to win the 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin, Germany.

Co-ranked world number players Cara Black and Liezel Huber won the doubles title. (On the Baseline)

Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina will meet in the 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open final.

Because Ana Ivanovic lost in the semifinals today to Dementieva, Maria Sharapova is projected to assume the No. 2 ranking on Monday. (On the Baseline)

Dinara Safina ousted Serena Williams on Friday at the Qatar Telecom German Open. Second seed Ana Ivanovic split sets with Agnes Szavay before their match was suspended. (On the Baseline)

Justine Henin and Svetlana Kuznetsova both lost on Thursday at the Qatar Telecom German Open. (On the Baseline)

Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic, and Svetlana Kuznetsova opened with wins on day three at the Qatar Telecom German Open. (On the Baseline)

Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, and Marion Bartoli were among the winners on Tuesday in Berlin. (On the Baseline)

Amelie Mauresmo has pulled out of Berlin because of a rib injury. (On the Baseline)

Second seed Gisela Dulko beat top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6(2), 7-6(5) in the singles final at Fes. (On the Baseline)

No. 1 Vera Zvonareva defeated No. 3 Victoria Azarenka 7-6(2), 6-2 for the ECM Prague Open title. (On the Baseline)

Sesil Karatantcheva won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour match in over two years on Monday in Morocco. (Yahoo Sports)

Russia and Spain will meet in the 2008 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final. (On the Baseline)

Russia and Spain hold a 2-0 lead after the first day of the Fed Cup semifinals. (On the Baseline)

Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the final of the Family Circle Cup. (On the Baseline)

Maria Kirilenko swept both the singles and doubles titles at the Estoril Open. (Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)

Top seed Jelena Jankovic was upset by Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 on Friday at the Family Circle Cup. (On the Baseline)

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 on Friday in the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup. (On the Baseline)

Top seed Flavia Pennetta was downed by Iveta Benesova 6-2, 6-2 at the Estoril Open on Wednesday. (On the Baseline)

World No. 86 Sorana Cirstea upset third seed Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 today at the Family Circle Cup. (The Post and Courier)

Maria Sharapova defeated Dominka Cibulkova in straight sets to win the 2008 Bausch & Lomb Championships. (On the Baseline)

Maria Sharapova, Lindsay Davenport, Dominika Cibulkova, and Alize Cornet have reached the semifinals at the 2008 Bausch & Lomb Championships. (On the Baseline)

Seeds Daniela Hantuchova and Patty Schnyder fell on Wednesday at the Bausch & Lomb Championships. (On the Baseline)

Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama won the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open double’s title. (On the Baseline)

Cara Black and Liezel Huber will play Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama in the Sony Ericsson Open doubles final. (On the Baseline)

Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams will contest the Sony Ericsson Open final on Saturday. (On the Baseline)

Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina 7-5, 6-4 to reach Miami’s semifinals.

Jelena Jankovic advanced into the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday after Elena Dementieva retired while trailing 6-1, 3-1.

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Venus Williams in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Sony Ericsson Open. (On the Baseline)

After winning both of their fourth round matches in straight sets, Justine Henin and Serena Williams will meet in the quarterfinals at the Sony Ericsson Open.

Dinara Safina ended Lindsay Davenport’s run at the Sony Ericsson Open with a straight sets 6-3, 6-4 defeat.

Seeds Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze, Patty Schnyder, and Amelie Mauresmo were upset on Sunday at the Sony Ericsson Open. (On the Baseline)

Jelena Jankovic struggled past Sofia Arvidsson 6-7(7), 6-2, 7-6(9) on Saturday at the Sony Ericsson Open. Nicole Vaidisova and Nadia Petrova both lost in their opening matches. Ana Ivanovic and Lindsay Davenport will meet in the third round Sunday. (On the Baseline)

World No. 1 Justine Henin kicked off her title pursuit at the Sony Ericsson Open with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Angelique Kerber. Marion Bartoli was dismissed in straight sets by Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-1.

Sania Mirza has withdrawn from Miami because of a wrist injury. (Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)

Dee Dutta, Sony Ericsson’s head of marketing, will step down at the end of the month. During his tenure Sony Ericsson became the title sponsor of the WTA Tour. (Marketing Week)

Dinara Safina and Elena Vesnina defeated third seeds Yan Zi and Zheng Jie 6-1, 1-6, 10-8 to win the Pacific Life Open women’s doubles title.

Ana Ivanovic ousted Jelena Jankovic 7-6(3), 6-3 in Friday’s second semifinal at Indian Wells. (On the Baseline)

Svetlana Kuznetsova snapped Maria Sharapova’s win streak at eighteen matches on Friday to reach the 2008 Pacific Life Open final. Kuznetsova beat Sharapova 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

Top seed Ana Ivanovic defeated twelfth seed Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-4 for a spot in the Pacific Life Open semifinals. Jelena Jankovic also reached the semifinals after Lindsay Davenport retired with a back injury. (On the Baseline)

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Sharapova have reached the 2008 Pacific Life Open semifinals. (On the Baseline)

Svetlana Kuznetsova raced into the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Agnieszka Radwanska.

Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova is through to the Pacific Life Open quarterfinals after beating Sania Mirza 6-1, 7-6(4) on Tuesday.

Dinara Safina, Shahar Peer, and Amelie Mauresmo lost on Sunday at the Pacific Life Open. No. 1 double seeds Kveta Peschke and Rennae Stubbs also were defeated. (On the Baseline)

Casey Dellacqua scored the first major upset of the 2008 Pacific Life Open on Saturday by ousting seventh seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. (Tennis Australia)

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Maria Sharapova, and Daniela Hantuchova advanced with straight sets wins on Friday to reach the third round of the Pacific Life Open.

Nathalie Dechy was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Mariya Koryttseva in the first round of the Pacific Life Open.

Serena Williams defeated Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 to win the Bangalore Open title. China’s Peng Shuai and Sun Tiantian defeated Chinese Taipei’s team of Yung-Jan and Chuang Chia-Jung 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 in the doubles final. (On the Baseline)

Serena Williams and Patty Schnyder will meet in the Bangalore Open final. (On the Baseline)

Venus Williams and Serena Williams will meet in the semifinals of the Bangalore Open. Top seed Jelena Jankovic was upset by Zi Yan. (On the Baseline)

Venus Williams fought hard on Thursday to defeat Shuai Peng in three sets 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-2. (Guardian)

Akgul Amanmuradova upset fifth seed Agnes Szavay 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 today at the Bangalore Open.

Serena Williams returned after a month off today with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Tzipora Obziler at the Bangalore Open. (ESPN)

Defending champion Yaroslava Shevdova was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 by Akgul Amanmuradova on Monday at the Bangalore Open. (Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)

Top seed Flavia Pennetta beat second seed Alize Cornet 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 Sunday to win the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presented by HSBC final.

Lindsay Davenport blitzed past Olga Govortsova 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup title.

Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeated China’s Yan Zi and Zheng Jie in the doubles final in Dubai 7-5, 6-2.

Lindsay Davenport and Olga Govortsova will contest the 2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup final.

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the final at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, Elena Dementieva, and Francesca Schiavone have reached the semifinals of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.

Kim Clijsters gave birth to a baby girl this morning. (On the Baseline)

Venus Williams lost in the first round at Memphis to Petra Kvitova. (On the Baseline)

Second seed Tatiana Golovin was beaten in Memphis on Tuesday by American Bethanie Mattek 6-4, 6-4. (Commercial Appeal)

Lindsay Davenport defeated Germany’s Sabine Lisicki in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 on Monday. Lisicki defeated Davenport earlier this month during Fed Cup.

Maria Sharapova defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 to win the Qatar Total Open.

Qualifier Nuria Llagostera Vives beat Maria Emilia Salerni 6-0, 6-4 in the Copa Colsanitas Santander final.

Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Emilia Salerni will play for the Copa Colsanitas Santander title on Sunday.

Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva will contest the 2008 Qatar Total Open final. (On the Baseline)

Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Vera Zvonareva, and Li Na have reached the semifinals of the Qatar Total Open. Li Na defeated Jelena Jankovic in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Venus Williams are out of the Qatar Total Open. Ivanovic retired earlier on Thursday because of an ankle injury.

Qualifier Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated fourteenth seed Amelie Mauresmo 7-6(7), 7-5 on Wednesday at the Qatar Total Open.