After losing their first five meetings, Henin-Hardenne has now beaten Davenport five times in a row.

Huber, seeded second, has beaten Davenport once in six career meetings.

Maybe it will hit me tonight, but I'm just riding a high," said Williams, who has beaten Davenport eight times in 18 meetings, including their last five.

The following week, Sharapova won the event in Tokyo, beating Davenport in the final.

In five previous matches, she had never beaten Davenport.

Hingis had watched Serena Williams beat Davenport in three sets.

Henin-Hardenne, who has been in fine form, has beaten Davenport four times in a row.

Clijsters had beaten Davenport in six consecutive matches.

By the time she left that tournament, after beating Davenport in the final, she had improved to No. 38.

Williams, the tournament's two-time defending champion, displayed her usual powerful baseline game in beating Davenport for the fourth straight time.