Bank Of The West Classic 2012: Serena Williams Wins Second-Straight Title

When all was said and done, Serena Williams once again stood alone, triumphant, at the Bank of the West Classic on Sunday. The newly-crowned Wimbledon champion repeated as the Bank of the West Classic winner in the 2012 edition at Stanford.

Williams was able to defeat her opponent Coco Vandeweghe in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, to claim the victory in the first WTA U.S. Open Series tournament of 2012. It was the first all-U.S. final in America since 2004. Williams is now ranked No. 4 in the world and shows no signs of slowing down as she becomes the first repeat champion at the Bank of the West Classic since Kim Clijsters in 2005-2006.

Wednesday marks the end of Serena Williams’ brief respite from the tennis court after her latest victory at Wimbledon when she takes on Nicole Gibbs in the 2012 Bank of the West Classic. The No. 1 seed in this tournament, Williams received a bye into the second round. Thus, she had to wait to find out if her opponent was to be Gibbs or Noppawan Lertcheewakarn. Gibbs defeated Lertcheewakarn in straight sets, 6-4 6-4.

Here is a schedule for all of Wednesday’s singles tournament matches (all times PT):

Tuesday will mark the second day of first -play in the 2012 Bank of the West Classic, which is the first stop of the women’s 2012 U.S. Open Series.

A full seven singles matches are on the schedule for Tuesday, including four different U.S. players in action hoping to advance to the second round. Defending champion Serena Williams, along with the other three top seeds in the tournament, has a first-round bye and will not play her first match in the event until Wednesday.

The women’s U.S. Open series kicked off on Monday at Stanford, as the first day’s worth of matches in the first round of the 2012 Bank of the West Classic took place.

The top four seeds in the tournament, including defending champion Serena Williams, received byes to the second round, which begins Wednesday.