How did the WTA's Comeback Player Of The Year spend her off-season? Also check out the latest edition of Slava's Shots, featuring pics of Kazakhstan, Buenos Aires and... Madonna?
She was one of the brightest young stars on the WTA, but after a few tough seasons she finds herself fighting her way back up the rankings - it has been a long road for Raluca Olaru.
Be it in Brisbane, Shenzhen or Auckland, every single one of the Top 10 players in the world will be in action this week, as the first WTA titles of the year are up for grabs. Welcome to the new season!
Doubles specialist Megan Moulton-Levy powered through some club tennis in the off-season and is ready to go for 2013 - but not before she brings us on a trip around the world from 2012.
Petra Kvitova made a new friend at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, while Day 1 of the new WTA season took place with the first wave of qualifying matches for the Brisbane International.
Ana Ivanovic took time out during the off-season to meet with pupils, parents and teachers in five primary schools in Belgrade for School Without Violence, the UNICEF campaign she fronts.
Sometimes life gives you one shot, one opportunity - sometimes life can take that moment away, too. But for Liechtenstein's Stephanie Vogt, there was another moment coming.
The holidays are a time to spend with family, friends and close ones - and in the case of Nadia Petrova, there's nothing like spending some time with her French Bulldog, Lulu, as well.
Fresh off her first Top 20 season, Julia Goerges talks about the biggest serve of 2012, getting Lasik surgery, her off-season training and goals for 2013, among other things. Read on...
Andrea Hlavackova was one of the breakthrough stars of the 2012 season, and now, with the Andrea Hlavackova Foundation, she will try to help others in need. Read all about it here...
