Baltacha and O'Brien qualify for Australian Open
British duo Elena Baltacha and Katie O'Brien have both qualified for the Australian Open in the women's singles.
The WTA has confirmed that Australian Open champion and current world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and French Open champion Maria Sharapova, who will sit atop the WTA rankings at No. 1 and No. 2 when the new rankings are released on Monday, have qualified for the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul.