Serena, Azarenka, Sharapova's Next Tournaments - July 2012

Where will the WTA tennis stars play next? Wimbledon champion and 14-time Grand Slam titlist Serena Williams is defending her Stanford title by participating in the $640,000 Bank of the West Classic tournament starting on July 9. Other top 25 players joining Serena in California are #10 Marion Bartoli, #15 Dominika Cibulkova, and #20 Jelena Jankovic. This same week at the $220,000 XXV Italiacom Open in Palermo, Italy, French Open finalist Sara Errani is joined by #24 Julia Goerges in the red clay tournament.

The next main event in the WTA calendar is the Olympic Tennis Event in London, England on the week of July 30. The once in four years event will be held on the outdoor grass of Wimbledon. All top 25 players with the exception of world no. 10 Bartoli are in action. The Rogers Cup in Montréal, Canada held on outdoor hard courts will be next on the week of August 6. This premier level WTA tournament will nine of the top 10 players with Serena opting out of the tournament.

Player Schedules for Top 25 Player - July 2012

1. Victoria Azarenka --- Olympics, Montréal
2. Agnieszka Radwanska --- Olympics, Montréal
3. Maria Sharapova --- Olympics, Montréal
4. Serena Williams --- Stanford, Olympics
5. Samantha Stosur --- Olympics, Montréal
6. Petra Kvitova --- Olympics, Montréal
7. Angelique Kerber --- Olympics, Montréal
8. Caroline Wozniacki --- Olympics, Montréal
9. Sara Errani --- Palermo, Bastad, Olympics, Montréal
10. Marion Bartoli --- Stanford, Carlsbad, Montréal
11. Li Na --- Olympics, Montréal
12. Ana Ivanovic --- Olympics, Montréal
13. Vera Zvonareva --- Olympics, Montréal
14. Maria Kirilenko --- Olympics, Montréal
15. Dominika Cibulkova --- Stanford, Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
16. Kaia Kanepi --- Bastad, Olympics, Montréal
17. Flavia Pennetta --- Olympics, Montréal
18. Sabine Lisicki --- Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
19. Andrea Petkovic --- Olympics, Montréal
20. Jelena Jankovic --- Stanford, Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
21. Nadia Petrova --- Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
22. Francesca Schiavone --- Olympics
23. Lucie Safarova --- Olympics, Montréal
24. Julia Goerges --- Palermo, Bastad, Olympics, Montréal
25. Zheng Jie --- Olympics, Montréal
** 35. Kim Clijsters --- Olympics
** 68. Venus Williams --- Olympics