Mary Pierce News

Martina Hingis knows how it feels to be blown away in a final after being drained, mentally and physically, by the effort of winning a semi-final. It happened to her when she played the Williams sisters one after the other at the United States Open last year, Venus drawing Hingis's sting, Serena making the kill.

Maria Sharapova, the 17-year-old Wimbledon champion, was eliminated in the third round at the US Open yesterday by the 27th seed, Mary Pierce, who used to be known as "The Body" and showed at 29 that she is far from being a nobody.

American Meghann Shaughnessy caused the first upset of the Gaz de France in Paris today by knocking out French fifth-seed Sandrine Testud 7-6 , 4-6, 6-3 in the first round.

Mary Pierce became the first French representative ever to reach a women's singles final at the US Open championships yesterday, succeeding where even the great Suzanne Lenglen failed.

Everyone was delighted when Martina Hingis announced in November that she would be returning to the women's tour after a three-year "retirement". Tennis fans were pleased because they had missed the Hingis finesse as well as her mischievous sense of humour.

Five and a half years after retiring from the WTA Tour, Martina Navratilova looked impressive on her return today as she and South African partner Mariaan de Swardt won their opening-round doubles match at the Villa de Madrid tournament in Spain in two sets.

"AUSSIE Ana" Ivanovic has put her trust in a veteran tennis coach who she says understands how to work with women and a conditioning coach who is her third in 12 months as she plans her summer of redemption.

The much anticipated final between world No 1 Martina Hingis and the second ranked Lindsay Davenport in the State Farm Women's Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona was cancelled today because of rain.

After failing to win a match of note since the last century, the 29-year-old Australian Rachel McQuillan has risen magnificently at the Dubai Duty Free Open this week, qualifying for the main draw with a straight-sets victory against Britain's Louise Latimer and going on to dismantle Mary Pierce, the French Open champion and No 2 seed, 6-3, 6-1, to ...

French tennis star and top seed Mary Pierce crashed out of the Gaz de France tournament in Paris, today, falling in straight sets to unseeded player Anne Kremer of Luxembourg.

Factbox on twice grand slam winner and former world number one Amelie Mauresmo who announced her retirement on Thursday: EARLY DAYS * Born on July 5, 1979 in St Germain en Laye, France.

It's a sad day for all Amelie Mauresmo fans and fans of stylish players and particularly female players with a single handed backhand and excellent volleying ability .A However, its also a day to celebrate her achievements too.A Instead of making a tribute I thought it would be nice to look at some of her best matchesA Amelie played in her career ...

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Diana Stanley places a wreath at the grave of her friend Mary Pierce on Tuesday at the Evans Cemetery.

An unidentified Denver police officer and his dog search for the body of Mary Pierce in 1977.

Police have arrested a Florida man in the 1977 abduction, rape and murder of a Greeley convenience store clerk, authorities say.

The world of women's tennis was shaken yesterday when the skimpy outfits worn on court by the sport's young stars fell foul of the Australian fashion media, bringing an angry volley from Venus Williams in return.

Justine Henin-Hardenne gave her age away yesterday. She said the tension of waiting for a major final gave her positive energy.

Tennis Aravane Rezai wins Bali title after opponent Marion Bartoli retires hirt From correspondents in Denpasar, Indonesia November 08, 2009 Aravane Rezai claimed her second career trophy with a 7-5 win at the Bali Tournament of Champions as fellow Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli quit with a thigh injury after the first set.

There's an old tennis adage which says half the battle is just hanging around. If you saw any of Caroline Wozniacki's 1-6, 6-4, 7-5, rescue mission win over her friend, Victoria Azarenka, at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha today, then you know Wozniacki did some serious hanging, but she needed a lot of help.