No.5 seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears were ousted as the doubles event kicked off on Monday, but World No.4 doubles player Andrea Hlavackova slid through smoothly with Petra Martic.
Kristina Mladenovic and Lucie Safarova made quite an impression in their first tournament together, winning the Premier-level Family Circle Cup doubles title in Charleston on Sunday.
The Czech Republic and Italy, who have combined to win the last four years of Fed Cup, set up a semifinal clash in the 2013 edition of the international competition. Italy's win came down to the wire.
Kristina Mladenovic got the best win of her young career at the Open GDF SUEZ on Tuesday, taking out Julia Goerges in a 75 57 76(4) thriller. Roberta Vinci had a quicker day at the office.
Two of the best doubles players in the world joined forces at the Family Circle Cup and did very, very well - but an unseeded, unheralded team had just enough fight to beat them to the title.
From luncheons to autograph sessions and signed balls being hit into the stands, the fans at the Family Circle Cup have been getting a little bit closer to the WTA stars this year.
Who are the players in disguise at the Family Circle Cup player party? Who brought their cute little dog to the All Access Hour on Monday? All that and more right here - check it out!
From the draw ceremony to swimming with the dolphins to the All-Access Hour, the stars of the WTA have been shining in the first few days of this year's Sony Open Tennis. See all the pics!
Italy may have won the war, but Varvara Lepchenko won a very big battle - she beat Sara Errani in the reverse singles for her first Top 10 win. See photos from the Fed Cup weekend here.
Andrea Hlavackova was one of the breakthrough stars of the 2012 season, particularly in doubles, and now, with the Andrea Hlavackova Foundation, she will try to help others in need.