On Sunday at Stanford University, in the final of the Bank of the West Classic, the 2011 Stanford champion (and 2012 champ at Wimbledon, Charleston & Madrid), 30 year old top seeded #6 (last week, #4 this week, and former #1) Serena Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, won again, defeating 20 year old "Lucky Loser" #132 (career high: #89) Coco Vandeweghe from Rancho Santa Fe, California, 7-5, 6-3 (Serena is shown holding the glassware after the match).     Serena's prize is $96,000; Coco's prize is $53,000.     Serena struck 9 aces with 6 double faults, and scored on 4 of the 9 break points she reached against Coco while totaling 71 points in the match. Coco hit 6 aces, with 5 DFs, while converting both of the 2 break points she reached against Serena and totaling 56 points.     Serena said: "I don't think I played my greatest. But I do think I was mentally there, and that helped me out a lot." AP story     Coco said: "There's happiness that I'm in the final and there's sadness that I lost. I just have to kind of put it on the back burner and move on."     Serena and Coco had never before met on the field of combat (except in World Team Tennis play).     14 time Grand Slam singles champion Serena is now 43-15 in WTA singles finals. Serena won the 2010 Australian Open and Wimbledon titles, then stepped on broken glass at a restaurant after Wimbledon and was sidelined for about 11 months, during which she also suffered from a pulmonary embolism.

    Upon returning to play last year Serena won the Stanford and Toronto titles; this year she has won at Stanford, Wimbledon, Charleston and Madrid. Serena has a 38-3 singles match record this year.

    Coco was playing in her first WTA singles final. She has won 2 ITF singles titles and 1 ITF doubles title. Coco's singles match record this season is 31-17.

    At Palermo, Italy, on Sunday, in the final of the ItaliaCom Open, this year's French Open finalist (and champ at Budapest), 25 year old top seeded #10 (last week, #9 this week, career high: #9) Sara Errani from Bologna, Italy, defeated the 2011 champ in Quebec City, 26 year old 8th seeded #62 (career high: #39) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova from Pilzen, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-3 (Sara is shown during the award ceremony).

    Sara's prize is $37,000; Barbora's prize is $19,000.

    It was Sara's 4th WTA singles title this season. Sara said: "Zahlavova Strycova is a very difficult player. If you don't keep your game up you risk being entrapped by her tennis. In fact if you let your guard down, you won't get out of it." AP story

    Barbora said: "Making the final and winning the doubles title were just great. I have to congratulate Sara on her week. She has been playing great this year, and was too tough today." WTA story

    Sara now leads Barbora 3-1 in career matches. Their previous meeting was in 2010, on a hardcourt in the 1st round at Tokyo, when Sara defeated Barbora 6-3, 6-2.

    Sara is now 6-4 in WTA singles finals; she also won this year at Budapest, Barcelona and Acapulco, and at Palermo and Portoroz in 2007. She has won 15 WTA doubles titles. Sara's 2012 singles match record is 42-13.

    Barbora is now 1-2 in WTA singles finals; she won at Quebec City last year and reached the Prague final in 2010. Barbora, partnered with Renata Voracova, won her 17th WTA doubles title at Palermo on Saturday, defeating Darija Jurak & Katalin Marosi 7-6(5), 6-4. Barbora's singles match record this season is 15-19.

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