Their 6-2, 7-6 (2) victory over the 11th-seeded pair of Germany's Julia Goerges and Kveta Peschke on Tuesday assured Errani of moving up to No. 1 in the WTA doubles rankings, with Vinci at No. 2. Errani and Vinci won the French Open doubles title in June.
The American duo of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond had been co-No. 1s, but they lost in the third round at Flushing Meadows.
In singles, the 10th-seeded Errani or 20th-seeded Vinci will give Italy its first female semifinalist at the U.S. Open since the professional era began in 1968
Sara Errani (born April 29, 1987) is a professional tennis player from Italy. She is currently the Italian number 1. As of 27 August 2012, she is ranked world no. 10. Her highest doubles rank is 3rd. She has won six career singles titles.
Errani's breakthrough season occurred in 2012. At the Australian Open, she reached the quarterfinals in singles and was a finalist in doubles. Known as a clay-court specialist, Errani won three titles on clay going into the 2012 French Open, where she reached the finals in both the singles and doubles tournaments, winning the doubles title.
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