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Vandeweghe Opens WTA Elite Trophy with win over Peng (Oct 31, 2017)

ZHUHAI, China (AP) Second-seeded CoCo Vandeweghe has opened the WTA Elite Trophy tournament with a comeback 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Chinese wild-card entry Peng Shuai.

Chung wins in Paris Masters 1st round; next plays Nadal

PARIS (AP) Hyeon Chung of South Korea swept aside Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-2 at the Paris Masters on Monday to set up a second-round match against Rafael Nadal.

Kerber and Stephens headline WTA Elite Trophy field

ZHUHAI, China (AP) A year after finishing the season as the No. 1-ranked player in the world, Angelique Kerber will be playing at the WTA Elite Trophy with an eye on 2018.

Pouille beats Tsonga in Vienna final for 3rd title of season (Oct 29, 2017)

VIENNA (AP) Lucas Pouille won his third title of the season and fourth overall after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 6-4 in an all-French final at the Erste Bank Open on Sunday.

Wozniacki defeats Williams for career best win at WTA finals

SINGAPORE (AP) Caroline Wozniacki won the biggest title of her career when she beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the WTA Finals on Sunday.

Federer advances to Swiss Indoors final against del Potro

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) Roger Federer cruised past David Goffin 6-1, 6-2 in the Swiss Indoors semifinals on Saturday to reach an 11th straight final when playing at his hometown event.

Wozniacki advances in WTA Finals; Halep to keep top ranking

SINGAPORE (AP) Caroline Wozniacki reached her second career final at the year-end WTA Finals with a 7-6 (9), 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova on Saturday.

Garcia stays alive at WTA Finals by beating Wozniacki

SINGAPORE (AP) Caroline Garcia stayed alive in the WTA Finals by beating already-qualified Caroline Wozniacki 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday.

Russia says new Moscow WTA tournament to launch next year

MOSCOW (AP) The Russian Tennis Federation says it will launch a new WTA tournament in Moscow next year.

Ostapenko beats Pliskova in straight sets at WTA Finals

SINGAPORE (AP) Karolina Pliskova won her group at the WTA Finals despite losing to already-eliminated Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-1 Thursday.

Wozniacki beats Halep, reaches semifinals at WTA Finals

SINGAPORE (AP) Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals at the WTA Finals by beating top-ranked Simona Halep 6-0, 6-2 Wednesday.

Wozniacki beats Halep to improve to 2-0 at WTA Finals

SINGAPORE (AP) Caroline Wozniacki improved to 2-0 at the WTA Finals by beating top-ranked Simona Halep 6-0, 6-2 Wednesday.

Federer beats Tiafoe in 1st round at hometown Basel event

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) Top-seeded Roger Federer eased past United States teenager Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday.

Dzumhur beats Berankis to win Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW (AP) Damir Dzumhur recovered from a second-set slip to beat Ricardas Berankis and win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday.

Pliskova beats Williams for first win at WTA Finals

SINGAPORE (AP) Third-seeded Karolina Piskova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Venus Williams at the WTA Finals on Sunday.

Pliskova beats Williams for first win at WTA Finals

SINGAPORE (AP) Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Venus Williams at the WTA Finals on Sunday.

Goerges ends 6-year title wait with victory at Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW (AP) Julia Goerges ended her six-year wait for another WTA singles title Saturday with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Daria Kasatkina in the Kremlin Cup final.

Venus ready for return WTA Finals

SINGAPORE (AP) Venus Williams returns to the year-end WTA Finals for the first time since reaching the 2009 final, and the fifth time overall, starting on Sunday in Singapore.

Kasatkina beats Begu for place in Kremlin Cup final

MOSCOW (AP) Daria Kasatkina reached her second WTA final of the year when she beat 2014 runner-up Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 6-3 at the Kremlin Cup on Friday.

Top-seeded Carreno Busta knocked out of Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW (AP) Top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta was knocked out of the Kremlin Cup in the second round by Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday.

Top seed Carreno Busta knocked out of Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW (AP) – Top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta was knocked out of the Kremlin Cup in the second round by Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday.

Johanna Konta splits from coach, cuts short 2017 season

LONDON (AP) Johanna Konta has split from her coach and says she will not play in the remaining tennis tournaments this season while she recovers from a foot injury.

Sharapova loses to Rybarikova at Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW (AP) Maria Sharapova was beaten by Magdalena Rybarikova in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday, ending her bid for a second title in two weeks.

Cornet beats Makarova in Kremlin Cup first round (Oct 16, 2017)

MOSCOW (AP) Alize Cornet of France beat hometown favorite Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3 at the Kremlin Cup on Monday to set up a possible second-round meeting with Maria Sharapova.

Sharapova wins her 1st title since doping ban

TIANJIN, China (AP) Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title since returning from a doping ban after defeating Aryna Sabalenka to win the Tianjin Open on Sunday.

Federer beats Nadal to win Shanghai Masters title

SHANGHAI (AP) Roger Federer extended his winning streak over Rafael Nadal this year to four matches after beating the top-ranked Spaniard 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.

Nadal, Federer advance to Shanghai final for 38th encounter

SHANGHAI (AP) Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will face each for the 38th time after advancing Saturday to the Shanghai Masters final.

Strycova beats Buzarnesco at Ladies Linz to reach 1st final

LINZ, Austria (AP) Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic reached her first final of the season after beating Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Ladies Linz on Saturday.

Nadal chases 7th title of year, advances to Shanghai final

SHANGHAI (AP) Top-seeded Rafael Nadal will play for his seventh title of the year at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.

Pavlyuchenkova faces Gavrilova in Hong Kong Open final

HONG KONG (AP) Playing in windy conditions, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the final of the Hong Kong Open.