Patty Schnyder - Player Profile - Tennis

Switzerland's Patty Schnyder has retired from tennis with immediate effect because of a desire to pursue other interests.

First round: 2-Kim Clijsters (Belgium) beat Anastasiya Yakimova (Belarus) 6-2 6-3

First round results: Abigail Spears (US) beat Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 6-3 6-1

Vania King (US) beat 16-Vera Dushevina (Rus) 6-4 7-6(7); 12-Julia Goerges (Ger) beat Olga Govortsova (Blr) 7-5 6-4; Evgeniya Rodina (Rus) be

British prospect Heather Watson fought valiantly - but lost a three-set battle with Christina McHale at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

Caroline Wozniacki held off a late fightback from Bethanie Mattek-Sands to book her place in the second round of WTA Miami.

Second round: 30-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4

First round: Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) beat Madison Keys (U.S.) 3-6 6-1 7-6(2)

Argentina's Gisela Dulko continued her run of form with a 2-6 6-3 6-2 come-from-behind win over American Vania King at Indian Wells.

First round: Alize Cornet (FRA) beat Patty Schnyder (SUI) 6-1 6-4; Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE) beat Lauren Davis (US) 6-2 6-1

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Francesca Schiavone at the Dubai championships to avenge her epic Melbourne defeat.

Third round: 15-Alisa Kleybanova (Russia) beat 2-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-3 6-2; 8-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat 10-Marion Bartoli (Fra

Second round: Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) beat Zheng Jie (China) 1-6 6-0 6-2

Shahar Peer, who is being kept away from her rivals at the Dubai Championships, said she was feeling under even more pressure to succeed.

Patty Schnyder Player Profile