Top seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia won her sixth career title on Sunday by defeating third seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 (2) 6-2 in the Prague Open final. On the same day, Argentina’s Gisela Dulko beat top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 (2) 7-6 (5) at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.

The Prague Open victory brought Zvonareva her first title in two years in her fourth final of the year. Zvonareva's opponent in the Prague Open final, Victoria Azarenka, played in her fourth WTA final without winning a title. Zvonareva said that the match was really difficult, and that she had a bit more luck.

The match between Dulko and Garrigues was a tense two-setter which contained 10 service breaks—five by each player. Winning it, Dulko won her first title this season and third career title.

Both the Prague Open and the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem are Tier IV tournaments. (via Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Yahoo Sports)

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World No.3 Jelena Jankovic didn't look back in her semifinal against world No.20 Vera Zvonareva and beat the Russian 6-1 6-4 to set up a meeting with defending champion Serena Williams in the Sony Ericsson Open final.

Fourth seed Jankovic started the match with her service game, which she won after quite a long fight. But as soon as JJ warmed up nothing could hold her back, and she quickly established a 4-0 lead in the first set. Then Zvonareva, seeded 19th, broke Jankovic without losing a point, but her luck was short lived. Jankovic rebroke right away, and decisively took the first set.

Nothing seemed to go Zvonareva's way. She made unforced errors and double faults. Jankovic's game, on the other hand, was very solid. After losing the first set, demoralized Zvonareva broke her racquet in frustration. Read more »

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Top seed Ana Ivanovic defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-1 6-4 to reach the last four of the Pacific Life Open and join Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova there.

Playing her fourth quarterfinal in five tournaments this year, world No.2 Ivanovic broke twelfth-seeded Zvonareva four times and lost only one of her own service games. In the Indian Wells quarterfinal the Serb produced one of her best ever first serve percentages of 73, and powerful groundstrokes enabled her to defeat world No.21 Zvonareva without much difficulty.

If Jelena Jankovic beats Lindsay Davenport in the remaining quarterfinal, we will have an all-Serbian semifinal at Indian Wells. (photo: Getty Images)

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World No.5 Maria Sharapova needed three sets to beat fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 for the Qatar Total Open title, but the important thing is she won and kept her perfect season intact as she extended her match record this year to 14-0.

This is Sharapova’s second title at Doha, previously she won the tournament in 2005. Also, it’s her 18th career title and second of the year following her triumph at the Australian Open last month.

The fourth-seeded Sharapova quickly took the first set against unseeded Zvonareva, but it was not to be another easy win for Sharapova. World No.27 Zvonareva dominated the second set thanks to just three unforced errors, but things completely turned against her in the third. Sharapova gained a quick break for a 1-0 lead and broke again at love in the third game. Zvonareva never recovered, winning a total of just eight points in the decisive set.

The 23-year-old Zvonareva played her second final of the season, and was trying for her sixth singles title.

Winning the Qatar Total Open, Sharapova earned $414,000, while Zvonareva took home $211,000. (via Sports Network)

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Vera Zvonareva and Maria Sharapova will face each other in an all-Russian final at the Qatar Total Open in Doha on Sunday. Unseeded Zvonareva reached her second final of the year with a 3-6 6-3 6-3 win over China's Na Li, while Sharapova avenged her tough 2007 US Open loss to Agnieszka Radwanska with a 6-4 6-3 victory over the Polish teenager.

To win the semifinal match against China's Na Li, world No.27 Zvonareva battled back from a break down in both the second and third sets. Zvonareva, who has won five titles in Tier III events, will tomorrow play the biggest final of her career. Read more »

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