JANUARY – Reached QF at Brisbane (l. to S.Williams); reached SF at Hobart (l. to Vesnina); reached first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to Azarenka); made Top 20 debut afterwards on January 28 (rose from No.25 to No.17).

FEBRUARY – Reached 2r at Doha (l. to Zakopalova 46 76(5) 76(5); held 4mp – 3mp at 64 53, 1mp at 64 54); fell 1r at Dubai (l. to Cirstea).

MARCH – Dropped opener at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. to U.Radwanska in 2r); reached 4r at Miami (l. to A.Radwanska).

APRIL – Dropped opener at Charleston (after 1r bye, l. to Mattek-Sands in 2r).

MAY – Fell 1r at Madrid (l. to Hantuchova); reached 3r at Rome (l. to Sharapova); reached QF at Brussels (l. to Peng).

2007 – Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Brazil.

2008 – Played first WTA qualifying at Miami and US Open; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 – Fell in WTA qualifying three times (incl. US Open).

2010 – Played first three WTA main draws, reaching 2r twice and falling 1r once; fell in qualifying three times (incl. US Open).

2011 – First Top 100 season; QF at Carlsbad; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on September 12 (after US Open; rose from No.106 to No.89); withdrew from Guangzhou and Osaka w/left wrist injury; was youngest player in year-end Top 100 (at No.97; only 18-year-old, all other players 19 or older).

2012 – First Top 40 season; SF twice at Strasbourg (l. to Schiavone) and Washington DC (l. to Rybarikova); reached 4r at Roland Garros (first Grand Slam 4r; l. to Stosur); also 3r four times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open and Indian Wells – l. to Kerber 26 75 64; led 62 51 w/mp); fell 1r six times (incl. Carlsbad – l. to Oudin 16 76(6) 60; held 2mp at 6-4 in second set tie-break) and in qualifying three times; made Top 50 debut on July 9 (after Wimbledon; rose from No.59 to No.49); withdrew from Seoul, Beijing, Osaka and Luxembourg w/left abdominal injury.