Maria Kirilenko

Jankovic upset, Schiavone advances at Kremlin Cup

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… Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-0. Eighth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Maria Kirilenko . Schiavone, the 2005 runner-up, will play Alona Bondarenko in the other semifinal. Bondarenko ousted qualifier …

Story|10/23/2009

Date Krumm becomes oldest WTA winner since King

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… top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals. After needing only 1 hour, 27 minutes to beat Medina Garrigues …

Story|09/27/2009

Clijsters' comeback keeps rolling

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… seeded Jelena Jankovic, playing her first match after first-round bye, advanced with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Maria Kirilenko . "First match for me, it's never easy," Jankovic said. "It takes time to get used to the conditions _ to …

Story|08/12/2009

Safina, seeking LA repeat, advances to 2nd round

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… Flavia Pennetta eliminated young American wild card Coco Vandeweghe 6-2, 6-4; No. 13 Samantha Stosu topped Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-4; and No. 14 Jie Zhgeng beat Elena Vesnina 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 to set up a third-round match with …

Story|08/05/2009

Venus Williams wins opener

By JANIE McCAULEY| AP| Sports

… first-round matches, eighth-seeded Marion Bartoli of France defeated Japan's Ayumi Morita 7-6 (6), 6-3; Maria Kirilenko topped Anna Chakvetadze, the 2007 champion in this event, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5); fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic …

Story|07/28/2009

Venus keeps knee status a mystery at Wimbledon

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… Safina, who beat Rossana de Los Rios 6-3, 7-5 on Court 2, while No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki played 59th-ranked Maria Kirilenko on Centre Court. Reigning French Open champion Kuznetsova, meanwhile, is seeded No. 5 but was on Court 3 on Thursday …

Story|06/25/2009

Dementieva advances to 2nd round in Madrid

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… of the Czech Republic retired while trailing 6-0, 2-1, and 15th-seeded Zheng Jie of China ousted Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 6-4. No. 11 Marion Bartoli of France was eliminated, losing 7-6 (2), 6-2 to Aleksandra Wozniak …

Story|05/09/2009

Vinci beats Kirilenko to win Barcelona Open

By JASON STRAZIUSO| AP| Sports

… Spain Roberta Vinci won her second WTA Tour title at the Barcelona Open on Sunday, beating beat defending champion Maria Kirilenko 6-0, 6-4. The 61st-ranked Italian converted six of seven break chances against the sixth-seeded Russian …

Story|04/19/2009

Suarez Navarro advances in Barcelona

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… 6-2, 7-5. Suarez Navarro is one of only two seeds remaining in the outdoor clay competition. Sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia, the defending champion, reached the last eight on Wednesday. No. 7 Sara Errani of Italy was eliminated …

Story|04/16/2009