10 Players, 10 Countries in New WTA Rankings
January 31, 2011 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · 1 Comment
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the global leader in women’s professional sport, announced today that for the first time in its history, the Top 10 rankings will feature ten players from ten different countries around the world. Eleven different nations are represented among the top 11 spots, and 30 different countries [...]
Lineup For Indian Wells Announced
January 27, 2011 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
With the Australian Open concluding this weekend, the next major stop on the tennis calendar will be the BNP Paribas Open, the most-attended tennis tournament outside of the Grand Slams. Once again the tournament, to be held March 7-20 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, will feature hundreds of the best players in the world, [...]
Aussie Kim Going For The Aussie Win
January 26, 2011 by Joe McDonald · 1 Comment
When we last saw Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva in a Grand Slam, Clijsters had the upper hand with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition in route to her second Grand Slam title in a row. Yet, now the two are playing in the Semifinals at the Australian Open, Aussie Kim isn’t taking any chances. “Uhm, I [...]
Prince Extends Partnership with World’s No. 2 and Top-Ranked Russian Tennis Player Vera Zvonareva
January 26, 2011 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
January 26, 2011 – Bordentown, NJ – Prince, global tennis equipment leader and master of the physics and design of tennis weaponry, is proud to officially announce the extended equipment partnership with the current No. 2 ranked woman in the world, and top-ranked Russian player, Vera Zvonareva. Zvonareva made the switch to her current weapon [...]
WORLD NO. 8 SAMANTHA STOSUR ENTERS FAMILY CIRCLE CUP
October 12, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
CHARLESTON, SC (October 12, 2010) – World No. 8 and defending champion Samantha Stosur has officially entered the 2011 Family Circle Cup. Stosur, the first player to commit to the tournament, returns to Daniel Island where she set the event’s mark for the fastest championship victory on record by defeating Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-3, in [...]
Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva Round Out Singles Field at WTA Championships-Doha 2010
October 12, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA – Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva today became the final two singles players to qualify for the season-ending WTA Championships–Doha 2010, set to take place for the third year in a row at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from October 26-31. Jankovic and Dementieva join Caroline Wozniacki, Vera [...]
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour – Beijing (final): Wozniacki Caps Rise to No.1 With China Open Crown
October 12, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
CHINA OPEN Beijing-CHN October 2-10, 2010 $4,500,000/Premier Hard/Outdoors Results – Monday, October 11, 2010 Singles – Final (1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (2) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 63 36 63 Doubles – Final (played Saturday) Chuang/Govortsova (TPE/BLR) d. (1) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) 76(2) 16 107 (Match TB) Final Facts – Wozniacki wins a Tour-leading sixth singles title [...]
Lisa Raymond/Rennae Stubbs and Vania King/Yaroslava Shvedova Round Out Doubles Competition at WTA Championships-Doha 2010
October 7, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Staff Reports · Leave a Comment
BEIJING, CHINA – The doubles teams of Lisa Raymond/Rennae Stubbs and Vania King/Yaroslava Shvedova have qualified for the season-ending WTA Championships–Doha 2010, set to take place for the third year in a row at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from October 26-31. The two teams join Gisela Dulko/Flavia Pennetta and Kveta Peschke/Katarina [...]
China Open Women’s Redults Wednesday
October 6, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
CHINA OPEN Beijing-CHN October 2-10, 2010 $4,500,000/Premier Hard/Outdoors Results – Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Singles – Third Round (2) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 57 64 62 (5) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Vera Dushevina (RUS) 46 63 61 (15) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (Q) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 61 62 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) [...]
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour – Beijing (Sun): Defending Champ Kuznetsova Shocked in Opener
October 3, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
CHINA OPEN Beijing-CHN October 2-10, 2010 $4,500,000/Premier Hard/Outdoors Results – Sunday, October 3, 2010 Singles – First Round (Q) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. (4) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 26 76(5) 75 (9) Li Na (CHN) d. (Q) Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 62 60 (Q) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (10) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 63 26 63 (12) Maria [...]
