Ana is in Stanford ahead of the Bank of the West Classic, which begins on Monday. She is expected to kick-off her US Open Series campaign on Tuesday, with a first round match against Ayumi Morita.
Ana is making only her second appearance in Stanford, an attractive university town in California. "It's a lovely place to be," she said. "It's a relaxing environment."
Ana has won two titles in California: Los Angeles in 2007 and Indian Wells in 2008.
From Stanford the 23-year-old will head down the west coast of the United States to San Diego, or more specifically Carlsbad, for the Mercury Insurance Open presented by Tri-City Medical Center. Like Stanford, it is a $721,000 Premier event. However, its field of 56 players is twice the size.
Ana has competed at the La Costa tournament twice before, including last year.
The third tournament of a packed summer schedule sees Ana cross the border into Canada, for theRogers Cup presented by National Bank, which this year is staged in Toronto.
Ana skipped the event last year but won it in 2006. She has appeared in Canada a total of five times and has a 9-3 win-loss record at the event.
Toronto is one of two back-to-back Premier 5 events, with total prize money of $2.05million: it is followed by the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Last year's tournament in Mason, Ohio signalled something of a turnaround for Ana, after a poor first half of the season: she beat ninth seed Victoria Azarenka in the first round on her way to the semi-finals, where she retired injured after just three games.
Following four straight tournaments Ana is scheduled to have a week of training prior to the US Open, which begins in New York on 29 August.
"This is a very intense part of the season," said Ana. "The hard courts really take their toll on your body and you require great fitness to play to a high level each week.
"I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead."
Source: Official Website
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