Li Na ended the run of American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands to move on through to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. She will battle Maria Sharapova in a dream final on Sunday.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands won her singles and doubles matches at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Monday. Elsewhere, Li Na talked about the honor of being named to this year's TIME 100.
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.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza rallied to defeat Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik for their second Premier-level doubles title of 2013 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
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.
From the opening ceremony to Germans rising up at their home event and a number of off-court appearances, the WTA stars shone on and off the court at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
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.
The competition was fierce on the court at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, but there were a few off-court competitions the stars of the WTA took part in, too - see all the pics here.
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.
Serena Williams wasn't the only one who lifted WTA hardware at the Brisbane International this past week - Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza came out on top in the doubles draw.