Andrea Petkovic

Three Romanian tennis players: Irina Begu, Andreea Mitu and Raluca Olaru advanced to the second round of the women's doubles event at the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, after wins on Thursday in New York. Irina Begu and Andreea Mitu beat the Caroline Garcia (France) / Nadia Podoroska (Argentina) duo 6-4 7-6 (4), in an hour and 45 minutes.

Romanian tennis player Elena Gabriela Ruse won the first WTA title of her career, in Hamburg on Sunday, after defeating German Andrea Petkovic in the final, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Romanian tennis player Patricia Tig qualified on Sunday for the round of 16 of the WTA tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany, with total prize money worth 189,708 euro, while Sorana Cirstea lost in the first round. Tig (aged 26, 61st in the WTA ranking) defeated German Mona Barthel (30, 187th in the WTA) 7-6 (4), 6-3, after one hour and 49 minutes.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world number four, will play a qualifier in the first round of the US Open tournament, the last Grand Slam of the year, according to the draw in New York on Thursday. Halep, who won the Wimbledon title this summer, lost in the first round at last year's tournament in Flushing Meadows.

World No. 1, Romanian Simona Halep on Saturday clinched her first Grand Slam title after defeating American Sloane Stephens in the French Open at Roland Garros 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

CHARLESTON - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic pulled out of the Family Circle Cup in the third round with a right foot injury, giving Montenegrin qualifier Danka Kovinic a walkover into the quarterfinals early Friday CET.

The 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions starts in Sofia's Arena Armeec on October 28 and ends on November 2.

In this year's edition of the tournament will play Tsvetana Pironkova, Alize Cornet, Flavia Pennetta, Andrea Petkovic, Carla Suarez Navarro, Ekaterina Makarova, Dominika Cibulkova and Samantha Stosur

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, ranked second worldwide, has surpassed Barbora Zahlarova-Strycova (the Czech Republic) in two sets, 6-1, 6-4, in the inaugural round of the 5,427,105-dollar WTA tournament in Beijing.

Romanian female tennis player Simona Halep, next Monday to become the worlds' No.2, runs for the title of the WTA Player of the Month and also for that of the WTA Rising Star Of The Month.

Competing for the WTA Player of the Month in July are Romania's Halep (22 of age), American Serena Williams, world's No.1, and Danish Caroline Wozniacki.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world's number four, on Thursday reached for the first time in her career to a final of a Grand Slam, following her winning in two sets, 6-2, 7-6, against German Andrea Petkovic, Seed No. 28, after one hour thirty minutes of playing.