JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to LL Coin 76 third set); fell in Hobart qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Brianti).
FEBRUARY - Went 0-2 in Belgium's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group II loss to Slovakia; won ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA singles title.
MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.30 seed Hantuchova 57 63 76(4); held 2mp at 6-5 third set); fell 1r at Miami (l. to Martinez Sanchez).
APRIL - Won ITF/Torhout-BEL doubles title (w/Krajicek); fell 1r at Charleston (l. to Ditty).
MAY - Won first Tour singles title at Estoril (d. No.5 seed Kvitova and No.3 seed Cirstea en route to final, then d. No.6 seed Makarova); fell 1r at Strasbourg (l. to top seed Medina Garrigues in 3s); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.30 seed Stosur in 3s).
JUNE - Reached QF at Birmingham (d. No.14 seed Vinci en route; l. to Sharapova in 3s); runner-up at 's-Hertogenbosch (as WC, d. No.4 seed Cirstea en route to final; l. to Tanasugarn); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Vesnina).
JULY - Did not play.
AUGUST - Reached 3r at Los Angeles (l. to No.2 seed Zvonareva in 3s); reached 2r at Cincinnati (as qualifier, l. to No.4 seed Dementieva); fell 1r at Toronto (as qualifier, l. to qualifier K.Bondarenko); reached 2r at New Haven (as qualifier, l. to top seed Kuznetsova 76 third set); reached first Grand Slam SF at US Open (having never been beyond 2r at a Grand Slam before and unseeded, d. No.16 seed Razzano en route, falling to No.9 seed Wozniaki; win over world No.18 Razzano was first Top 20 win); surged from No.50 to No.22 afterwards on September 14 (simultaneous Top 40 and Top 30 debuts, near-Top 20 debut).
SEPTEMBER - Withdrew from Seoul w/left hamstring injury; fell 1r at Beijing (as WC, l. to Kleybanova in 3s).
OCTOBER - Won second Tour singles title at Linz (as No.3 seed, d. top seed Pennetta in SF then Kvitova in final; win over world No.11 Pennetta was second Top 20 win); made career Top 20 debut afterwards on October 19 (rose from No.24 to No.20); reached SF at Luxembourg (as No.5 seed, l. to eventual champion Bacsinszky 75 third set).









