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Sugiyama, Halard-Decugis win U.S. Open women's doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Ai Sugiyama (C) and Julie Halard-Decugis of France (L) hoist the champions' trophy after winning the women's doubles title at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 10. Second-seeded Sugiyama and Halard-Decugis defeated No. 10 seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Russia's Elena Likhovtseva 6-0, 1-6, 6-1 on center court at the Flushing Meadows tennis complex in New York.

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Sugiyama, Halard-Decugis advance to doubles finals

NEW YORK, United States - Ai Sugiyama of Japan (R) and Julie Halard-Decugis of France in action against Els Callens and Dominique Van Roost on Sept. 7 during a semifinal of the women's doubles at the U.S. Open. Sugiyama and Halard-Decugis won 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the finals.

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Sugiyama, Halard-Decugis reach quarters in U.S. Open doubles

NEW YORK, United States - No. 2 seeded women's doubles players Ai Sugiyama and Julie Halard-Decugis advance to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open tennis championships after a third-round victory Sept. 4. After being defeated three weeks earlier in Los Angeles by Kazakh Irina Selyutina and partner Tina Krizan of Slovenia, Sugiyama of Japan and her French partner Halard-Decugis gained revenge by eliminating their foes 6-3, 6-3.

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Sugiyama, Halard-Decugis smile after Wimbledon win

LONDON - Japan's Ai Sugiyama and French partner Julie Halard-Decugis are all smiles after a semifinal victory in the women's doubles event July 7 at the Wimbledon tennis championships. The fourth-seeded pair defeated Lisa Raymond of the United Sates and Australian Rennae Stubbs 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 and will face the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, in the championship final Sunday.

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Serena Williams reaches Princess Cup semifinals

TOKYO - Serena Williams of the United States delivers a backhand stroke against Jelena Dokic of Australia in their Toyota Princess Cup quarterfinal match at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Oct. 6. Williams beat Dokic 6-3, 6-4 to set up a meeting with France's Julie Halard-Decugis in the semifinals on Oct. 7.

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Sugiyama, partner lose to Williams sisters in Wimbledon doubles

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Sugiyama (L) and French partner Julie Halard-Decugis chat after losing the women's doubles final to American sisters Venus and Serena Williams 6-3, 6-2 at Wimbledon July 10.