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Fresh off her first WTA title in Hobart, Elena Vesnina visited the Spring Street Fountain on her day off between matches. Elsewhere in Melbourne, players were battling through to the third round.

The favorites flourished on Day 1 with 15 of the 16 seeds in action winning their first round matches, including Zheng Jie, who won an all-Chinese battle with youngster Zhang Yuxuan.

The stars of the WTA have been keeping busy at the ASB Classic - meeting and greeting fans, dressing up for the player party, novelty glasses... check out off-court pics from Auckland here.

Which players did you click on most on wtatennis.com in 2012? Let's start the countdown...

From autographs to interviews and the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble, the best from off court.

From group photos to interviews - and to the tennis court, of course - it was a busy day in Sofia.

Whose locks are these, and who has been locking down spots at the business end in Beijing?

Three of the four semifinalists in Guangzhou were born in the '90s, including Urszula Radwanska.

Zheng Jie, one of China's brightest stars, was among those shining at the player welcome party.

Check out Strong Is Beautiful imagery from last names starting with W to Z.