Surgery, finding her range again in Fed Cup and on the ITF Circuit - it was all worth it. Elena Baltacha made a winning return to WTA-level competition at the Brussels Open on Monday.
Ekaterina Makarova rallied back from a first set blowout to record the biggest win of her career against Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday. Azarenka was 18-0 on the year going into the match.
One minute you're doing algebra, the next minute you're beating the World No.5 - it was all in a day's work for Madison Keys as the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open continued Sunday.
Three players saved match point to win their Family Circle Cup openers on Monday, including Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who won the longest match of the year so far. Who else saved match point?
Andrea Petkovic was among the late winners on Day 3 of the Sony Open Tennis. The night match between Venus Williams and Kimiko Date-Krumm went down to the wire - who came out on top?
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.
From Maria Sharapova to Agnieszka Radwanska to Ana Ivanovic, the stars of the WTA shone in Week 1 of the French Open. Who is that in the photo? All that and more from the City Of Light.
Monica Puig, Annika Beck and Ashleigh Barty were among the winners on an action-packed day in Paris. But the veterans certainly held their own as well - see all the best pics here.
The rain fell hard at the Brussels Open on Tuesday, but from birthday cakes to a visit from a former World No.1 and one player getting her nails done, there were still some sweet memories.
The No.1 teenager in the world had a career-best win and the Spanish No.1 left it all out there, but it's eight other players who are still standing in Madrid. See all the best pics here.
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.
From favorites upholding their seedings to the underdogs rising up, ninety-six WTA players tried to navigate the early rounds of the Sony Open Tennis this past week. See all the best pics here!
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.