Kimiko Date Krumm

Kimiko Date won seven singles titles back in the 1990s, then got married, started a family (becoming Kimiko Date Krumm) and left tournament tennis. For 12 years.

Now, a day before her 39th birthday, Date is a winner again on the WTA. She won the Korea Open on Sunday. She's the oldest player to win a WTA title since Billie Jean King, who won in 1983 at age 39.

Justine Henin Comeback

Hey, it worked for Kim Clijsters, so why shouldn't another Belgian give it a try? Former world No. 1 Justine Henin, the dominant players in women's tennis when she retired at age 25 two years ago, will return to tournament tennis, media reports in Belgium are saying.

Yanina Wickmayer

Yanina Wickmayer advanced into the 2009 U.S. Open semifinals by beating Kateryna Bondarenko, 7-5, 6-4, in the quarters. Wickmayer, from Belgium, entered the tournament ranked No. 50 in WTA singles. She has one win previously in 2009, at the Estoril Open.

Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki is into her first-ever grand slam quarterfinals. Wozniacki, the No. 9 seed, knocked off sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 2009 U.S. Open round of 16.

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Nadia Petrova

Nadia Petrova was the 13th seed in the 2009 U.S. Open. We say "was" because teen sensation Melanie Oudin knocked Petrova out on Monday in the fourth round, 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.

Kim Clijsters

Kim Clijsters, who retired several years ago, is in the midst of a comeback following marriage and motherhood. And the former world No. 1 took a big step in the right direction in the fourth round of the 2009 U.S. Open, knocking off Venus Williams.

Daniela Hantuchova

Who was the fourth-round victim of Serena Williams at the 2009 U.S. Open? It was 22nd-seeded Daniela Hantuchova.

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Dinara Safina

Just as happened at Wimbledon 2009, top-seeded Dinara Safina is out early at the 2009 U.S. Open. This time she lost to little-known Czech teenager Petra Kvitova in three sets.

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Vania King

Vania King went down to defeat in the third round of the 2009 U.S. Open, losing to Daniela Hantuchova, 2-6, 2-6. King, an American of Chinese descent, has been ranked as high as No. 50 in WTA singles.

Elena Dementieva Out at US Open

An early exit from the 2009 U.S. Open for fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva: She lost to teenager Melanie Oudin in the second round.

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Melanie Oudin

At Wimbledon '09, 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin pulled off the upset of No. 6 seed Jelena Jankovic. At the 2009 U.S. Open, she has beaten No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva in the second round, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Bethanie Mattek-Sands was the second-round victim of Venus Williams at the 2009 U.S. Open.

Vera Dushevina

Vera Dushevina put a scare into Venus Williams in the first round of the 2009 U.S. Open, winning the opening set tiebreaker. But Venus came back in the end for a 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory.

As for why Dushevina has a bird of prey on her arm, well ...