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Schiavone surge heartens Baltacha

British number one Elena Baltacha believes she can follow the example of French Open finalist Francesca Schiavone and peak late in her career.

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Baltacha downed by King in Paris

British number one Elena Baltacha is beaten 4-6 6-1 6-4 by American Vania King in round two of the French Open.

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Murray leads 3-way British charge

Andy Murray, Elena Baltacha and Heather Watson are all attempting to reach the last 32 of the French Open on Thursday.

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Murray leads 3-way British charge

Live – Murray v Prodon

Britain’s Andy Murray takes on French qualifier Eric Prodon in round one of the French Open, with Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova and Elena Baltacha also in action on Tuesday.

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Baltacha progresses in Strasbourg

British number one Elena Baltacha advances to round two of the Strasbourg International after her opponent retires with an injury.

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Baltacha sets up Kvitova meeting

British number one Elena Baltacha reaches the Sparta Prague Open second round after a 6-2 6-4 win over ex-world junior number one Daria Gavrilova.

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Baltacha beaten in ITF semi-final

British number one Elena Baltacha sees her encouraging run at the clay-court Suez Open end with defeat by Pauline Parmentier.

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Vesnina sets up Wozniacki final

Unseeded Elena Vesnina will face world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Baltacha bows out of Miami event

Britain’s Elena Baltacha loses in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open to Czech Klara Zakopalova.

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Baltacha suffers agonising defeat

British number one Elena Baltacha comes up just short against 13th seed Flavia Pennetta despite another battling display at the BNP Paribas Open.

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Baltacha battles to stunning win

British number one Elena Baltacha saves four match points on her way to beating Roberta Vinci in round one of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

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Early exit for Baltacha in Dubai

British number one Elena Baltacha is beaten in the first round of the Dubai Championships by Alexandra Dulgheru.

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Early exit for Baltacha in Dubai

Live – Baltacha v Henin

Britain’s Elena Baltacha faces Justine Henin on day three at the Australian Open, with Anne Keothavong, Caroline Wozniacki, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic also in action.

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Baltacha relishes Henin challenge

Britain’s Elena Baltacha tells the BBC she will not be fazed by seven-time major winner Justine Henin when they battle for an Australian Open third round spot on Wednesday (0010 GMT).

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Baltacha into round two in Hobart

British number one Elena Baltacha is through to the second round of the Hobart International after victory over Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand.

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Wimbledon slump rocked Baltacha

British number one Elena Baltacha reveals she faced a battle to put this year’s Wimbledon disaster behind her.

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Dementieva announces retirement

Olympic champion and world number nine Elena Dementieva announces her retirement from tennis after her final match at the WTA Championships in Doha.

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Dementieva announces retirement

Stosur into semis despite defeat

Sam Stosur becomes the first player to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Championships despite a three-set defeat by Elena Dementieva.

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Doha qualifiers in fitness scares

Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva have fitness concerns ahead of next week’s WTA Championships in Doha.

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Wozniacki lands 11th career title

World number two Caroline Wozniacki sees off Elena Dementieva after dropping the first set to win the Pan Pacific Open women.

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Wozniacki lands 11th career title

World number two Caroline Wozniacki sees off Elena Dementieva after dropping the first set to win the Pan Pacific Open women.

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Wozniacki edges into Toyko final

Caroline Wozniacki takes a step closer to usurping Serena Williams as the new world number one after reaching the Pan Pacific Open final, where she will face Elena Dementieva.

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Baltacha pulls out of Delhi Games

Britain’s number one tennis player Elena Baltacha withdraws from the Scotland team for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi because of health concerns.

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British pair target Tokyo main draw

Britons Elena Baltacha and Laura Robson are each one win away from a place in the main draw of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

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British pair target Tokyo main draw

Baltacha falls to Szavay in Seoul

British number one Elena Baltacha goes out of the Korea Open with a second-round loss to eighth seed Agnes Szavay.

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Baltacha through opener in Seoul

British number one Elena Baltacha moves into the second round of the Korea Open with victory over So-Jung Kim.

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Baltacha breaks into world top 50

Scotland’s Elena Baltacha says it feels “special” to rise from 57th to 49th in the latest women’s world tennis rankings.

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Stosur and Clijsters go through

Australia’s Samantha Stosur and 12th seed Elena Dementieva power into the fourth round of the US Open with straight sets wins.

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Baltacha campaign ends at US Open

British number one Elena Baltacha’s run at the US Open ends in round two with defeat by 27th seed Perta Kvitova.

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Live text – US Open day three

Andy Murray starts his US Open campaign, with Ana Ivanovic opening on day three and Venus Williams, Elena Baltacha and Kim Clijsters in action later.

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Live text – US Open day three

Baltacha wins opener at US Open

British number one Elena Baltacha eases into the US Open second round with an impressive 6-2 6-2 win over Croatian Petra Martic.

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Baltacha wins opener at US Open

British number one Elena Baltacha eases into the US Open second round with an impressive 6-2 6-2 win over Croatian Petra Martic.

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Baltacha wins opener at US Open

Keothavong final ends with injury

Top seed Anne Keothavong withdraws during the final of the ITF $25,000 Tallinn ITF tournament against Elena Bovina because of a hip injury.

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Baltacha plays Commonwealth Games

British number one Elena Baltacha will compete for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

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British pair reach Danish semis

Anne Keothavong and Anna Smith reach the semi-finals of the Danish Open doubles but Elena Baltacha loses in the singles.

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British duo shine in Danish Open

Great Britain enjoy a good day at the Danish Open as Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong win their first round matches.

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British duo shine in Danish Open

Baltacha beats champion Schiavone

British number one Elena Baltacha causes a major upset at the Istanbul Cup by beating French Open champion Francesca Schiavone.

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Baltacha beats champion Schiavone

Dementieva returns with victory

World number six Elena Dementieva returns from an eight-week injury lay-off with victory over Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm in Stanford, USA.

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Dementieva returns with victory

Zvonareva suffers second defeat

Women’s singles runner-up Vera Zvonareva suffers her second defeat of the day as she and Elena Vesnina lose the women’s doubles final to Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova.

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Baltacha & South make early exits

British duo Elena Baltacha and Melanie South both suffer defeats in the first round at Wimbledon.

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Baltacha & South make early exits