 Bartoli recorded her first victory over Ana Ivanovic
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Reigning champion Marion Bartoli advanced to the Stanford Classic quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over former world number one Ana Ivanovic.
Russian Maria Sharapova also advanced to the last eight beating Belarus's Olga Govortsova while Maria Kirilenko defeated sixth seed Shahar Peer.
American teenager Melanie Oudin lost 6-3 6-1 to eighth seed Victoria Azarenka in California.
"I'm really pleased I was finally able to get past her," said Bartoli.
Frenchwoman Bartoli, who beat Venus Williams to win the 2009 Stanford title, served and returned aggressively against Ivanovic to record her first victory against the Serbian, having lost all three of her previous meetings.
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Bartoli will face Azarenka, who believes she can regain a place among the world's top 10.
"I think I played very well," said Azarenka. "It was a little tough at the beginning with a couple of service breaks, but I felt strong the whole match."
Sharapova, a three-time Grand Slam winner, dictated the action off the ground against the erratic Govortsova, and served and returned well enough to control most of the points, eventually winning 6-3 6-3.
"I stayed aggressive and made sure to have an extra something on my ball," said the fifth-seeded Sharapova, who will face second seed Elena Dementieva of Russia in the quarter-finals.
"I thought I had the advantage when I hit a good solid serve and then tried to take the ball and do something with it."
Peer had beaten Kirilenko in New Zealand at the start of the season but this time the Russian was in control, defeating her opponent 6-4 6-3.
"This time I decided to be a lot more aggressive," said Kirilenko.
"This year has been so much better and given me a lot of confidence."
Kirilenko will meet third seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarter-finals, while top seed Samantha Stosur of Australia will play Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.
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