For Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson, 28, the Memphis International has long been her dream tournament, but now winning her second career title there by beating Marina Erakovic 6-3 6-4 in the final, Arvidsson only added to her success in Memphis, making it the tournament where she has won twice as many matches than at any other event, with 18 match wins.

The first time Arvidsson clinched a WTA title was in Memphis in 2006, in the final against Marta Domachovska. It’s interesting that Arvidsson also defeated Caroline Wozniacki on the way, but the Dane’s ranking was 9999 then. In 2010 Arvidsson reached the final of Memphis, but lost it to Maria Sharapova. (photo: © Neal Trousdale)

Besides the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai which took most of the spotlight with its strong field, two more tournaments were taking place at the same time and Magdalena Rybarikova and Lourdes Dominguez Lino clinched titles over the weekend.

The unseeded Rybarikova of Slovakia didn't have to play the whole match to win the title at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, as her opponent, sixth seed Rebecca Marino, retired with left abdominal injury after losing the first set 6-2 in just 27 minutes. It's an unfortunate outcome for the world No.80 Marino's first ever WTA final. The 105th-ranked Rybarikova is celebrating her second title win (her first came in Birmingham in 2009) and her perfect 2-0 record in finals.

The other International-level event of the week, XIX Copa BBVA Colsanitas，was unfolding in Bogota and a familiar face there went all the way to the title. The 29-year-old Dominguez Lino of Spain, ranked 77th in the world, defeated first-time finalist Mathilde Johansson 2-6 6-3 6-2. Dominguez Lino came to Bogota with one WTA singles title to her name, won in the very same city five years earlier. In addition, one of Dominguez Lino's two career runner-up appearances was in Bogota as well (it was in 2005, a year prior to her maiden title). (photos via Memphis and Bogota)

Russian three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, top seed at the International-level event in Memphis, eased past Swedish qualifier Sofia Arvidsson 6-2 6-1 to claim her first title of the 2010 season and 21st career title.

The year started with disappointment for Sharapova, as she lost in the first round of the Australian Open, but then the Russian entered this smaller tournament with the only wish to win some matches and gain confidence, and that’s what she did. Not only did the former world No.1 win the tournament, she didn’t drop one set on her way to the title, and in the final match she took nine games in a row from 2-2 to beat world No.102 Arvidsson.

The 26-year-old Arvidsson failed to win her second career title and her second at this very tournament in Memphis. (photo via Regions Morgan Keegan Champs / Cellular South Cup)

Maria Sharapova reached the final of the Regions Morgan Keegan Champs / Cellular South Cup and is now just one win away of her first title of the season and the 21st of her career.

The top-seeded Russian won a tight first set and then rallied from 0-2 in the second set to beat fifth seed Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-3 in the semifinals. Sharapova’s opponent in the title match will be qualifier Sofia Arvidsson, who battled past Anne Keothavong 6-4 4-6 6-4.

The 102nd-ranked Arvidsson won the Memphis tournament four years ago, and has also taken out second seed Melanie Oudin at this year’s quarterfinals.

Sharapova defeated Arvidsson in the only match they played so far, but it was a long time ago, in 2003. (photo: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Top seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & the Cellular South Cup, while home favorite and second seed Melanie Oudin got eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Sharapova beat eighth seed Elena Baltacha 6-2 7-5 and will next have No.5 seed Petra Kvitova for opponent. Kvitova defeated third seed Kaia Kanepi 1-6 6-3 7-6(0) after a tough match.

Unseeded 2006 Memphis champion Sofia Arvidsson was the one who upset American Oudin, with the final score 6-1 6-3. Arvidson's opponent in the final four will be Anne Keothavong, the Briton who reached her second straight semifinal in Memphis but is now playing her first WTA main draw event, having been sidelined by knee injury for more than six months. (photo: harjanto sumali)