Kuznetsova claims first major crown
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The US Open Championship trophy engraver has his work cut out for him now. But he better get used to see double-figure letter names on the glorious trophy because the Russians clearly aren&#39;t going away on the WTA Tour.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova didn&#39;t show the form that saw her win the US Open, but she was good enough on Wednesday to win her opening round-robin match at the WTA Tour Championships against an erratic Vera Zvonareva.
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NEW YORK Sept. 11, 2004 - Pounding ferocious forehands and covering the baseline with the muscular legs of a Tour de France rider, Svetlana Kuznetsova overwhelmed Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 Saturday night in the US Open&#39;s first all-Russian final.
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FILDERSTADT, Germany  - Amelie Mauresmo  safeguarded her number one ranking for another week when she  beat fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-4 to reach the  final of the Filderstadt Grand Prix tennis tournament on  Saturday.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova, fresh off her championship at the U.S. Open, defeated Australian qualifier Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wismilak International.
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World number one Justine Henin captured her 40th career title and strengthened her Australian Open claims with a quality  three-set victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Sydney International on Friday.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova followed her recent US Open triumph by defeating Marlene Weingartner of Germany in the final of the Wismilak International Sunday in Bali.
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U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova  beat compatriot and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2  for a place in the final of the $585,000 China Open WTA  tournament on Saturday.
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Russian top seed Elena Dementieva won her first title of 2004 on Sunday with a 0-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory against compatriot Elena Bovina in the final of the $170,000 tournament.
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US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova stormed into the China Open final Saturday with a masterful 6-2, 6-2 victory over Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova squeezed past  fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on  Wednesday to reach her first grand slam semi-final.
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Russia beat France 3-2 in a dramatic final to win the Fed Cup for the first time.
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NEW YORK - Pounding ferocious forehands and covering the baseline with the muscular legs of a Tour de France rider, Svetlana Kuznetsova overwhelmed Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 Saturday night in the U.S. Open's first all-Russian final...
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Elena Dementieva outlasted Jennifer Capriati 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to set up all-Russian women&#39;s final at the US Open. Earlier, Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first Russian woman to reach the Open final when she beat a limping Lindsay Davenport 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
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Russiaâs Marat Safin won his first title in almost two years with a gritty 7-6, 7-5 victory over compatriot Mikhail Youzhny at the China Open on Sunday, just as another Russian star, recent US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova won another title in Bali.
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MELBOURNE -- US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, not surprisingly, by beating another Russian in today's fourth round.
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Serena Williams erased a match point in the second set and came all the way back to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Sunday at the China Open for her first title in six months.