Home turf, same turf - could there any better preparation? Alizé Cornet gave herself a huge boost on the eve of her home Grand Slam, taking home the Internationaux de Strasbourg title.
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.
So hard for it, honey - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarova fought hard all week and emerged with their second and biggest doubles title together at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Madrid may be just their second tournament together, but on Saturday Cara Black and Marina Erakovic will take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarova for the title
Kristina Mladenovic and Galina Voskoboeva beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, while Sílvia Soler-Espinosa and Carla Suárez Navarro upset Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in Madrid.
Cara Black and Anastasia Rodionova handled Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday.
From loving the ASB Classic to the warm welcome from her peers and eventually winning her 55th WTA doubles title, Cara Black's return to the WTA in Auckland was a very happy one.
Sunday was a special day for Serena Williams for many reasons, and afterwards her team came onto the court to celebrate - including her very sharply-dressed dog. What's that pooch's name?
Check out the best action shots from the early rounds of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Also a few more off-court shots - including a former World No.1 meeting a soccer legend.
The singles field was narrowed to 32 on Day 4 of the Australian Open, while some of the very best teams in the world got their doubles campaigns going. See all the best pics here!
Agnieszka Radwanska may have won the battle, but Yanina Wickmayer seems to have won the war at the ASB Classic in Auckland - she has made the final there three times.