News - Ioana Raluca Olaru
Andrea Petkovic of Germany won her first WTA title Sunday, defeating Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru in the Bad Gastein tournament in Austria. Petkovic's winning score was 6-2, 6-3. The final was the first for the two young players -- Petkovic is 21 and Olaru 20 -- who had clashed twice previously in WTA
Fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro was upset in three sets Monday at the Gastein Ladies tennis tournament in Austria. Suarez Navarro was the only seeded player on Monday's first-round schedule but she fell to Tatjana Malek 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a tight match.
Seventh-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania was among the opening-round winners Monday at the inaugural Andalucia Tennis Experience in Spain. Cirstea defeated fellow Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-4, 6-2. Italian Roberta Vinci upset eighth-seeded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4, and Czech Nicole Vaidisova beat German Angelique Kerber 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. This week's top seeds are top-ranked Australian Open and U.S.
Defending champion Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain lost her second-round match Wednesday at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas tennis tournament in Bogota. Unseeded Patricia Mayr of Austria topped the event's No.
