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Tennis fans had much to cheer about during the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis season.
What was the best moment of the year? Tell us in this week’s edition of Open Forum Friday!
Was there a particular tournament which stood out to you as the most memorable of the season? Did a ...
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The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season is in the history books after ten months of championship tennis was contested around the world.
Join On the Baseline for a look back at the impressive numbers and stats posted by the Tour’s best players.
First-time singles titles – 13 ...
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Roland Garros
Introduction
Don’t let the title of this article fool you. This is not for or about left-handed players. Nor is it exclusively for right-handers. We will use the word “left” to replace “non-dominant.” In other words, right-handers should read this article as is. Left-handers should ...
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Over the past few weeks, Martina Navratilova has been very critical of Andre Agassi’s use of crystal meth during his time on the ATP tour–specifically, his failure to own up to it after failing a drug test in 1997.
Do you agree with Martina Navratilova’s harsh words regarding Andre ...
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Andre Agassi
Belgian tennis star Yanina Wickmayer held a press conference in Brussels on Thursday in response to her recent suspension from tennis.
After providing a timeline of events leading up to the ITF’s decision to ban her from the sport, Wickmayer announced her decision to appeal.
...
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World number nine Vera Zvonareva will undergo minor right ankle surgery on Wednesday in Rotterdam.
The Beijing Olympic bronze medalist expects to be back on court in four to five weeks.
Zvonareva’s arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue will be performed by Dr. Niek van Dijk, the ...
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Vera Zvonareva
Reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters spoke out in defense of her countrywoman Yanina Wickmayer on Saturday.
The Belgium No. 1 called Wickmayer’s one year suspension from tennis “extremely harsh” after Wickmayer was found guilty of violating regulations.
Although ...
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Kim Clijsters
Serena Williams has ended the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season as the number one player in the world.
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has released the list of the year-end 2009 tennis rankings.
2008 POINTS DROPPED ON NOVEMBER 9: None
Season Ending Top 10 Rankings (November 9, 2009)
1. ...
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Serena Williams
Dinara Safina
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis offseason officially began Monday as the players head for a much-needed break.
What are the women planning to do over the next seven weeks? For many of them, their holiday plans include everything—-except play tennis.
Caroline Wozniacki
“Now ...
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Venus Williams
Samantha Stosur
Jelena Jankovic
Serena Williams
France’s Aravane Rezai won the final Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournament of the 2009 tennis season on Sunday.
Rezai captured her second career title after her countrywoman Marion Bartoli retired after losing the opening set 7-5.
The match was the first all-French final since Amelie ...
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Aravane Rezai
Italy won its second Fed Cup by BNP Paribas title on Sunday in Reggio Calabria.
The host team of Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci routed the USA team 4-0 to seal the victory.
It was a spectacular weekend for the home fans as Italy easily clinched its first ...
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Flavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
Roberta Vinci
Vania King
COMMONWEALTH BANK TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Bali-INA
November 4-8, 2009
$600,000/International
Hard/Indoors
Results – Saturday, November 7, 2009
Semifinals
(1) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (WC) Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 61 63
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 62 63 ...
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Marion Bartoli
Aravane Rezai
WORLD GROUP FINAL
ITALY leads USA 2-0
Venue: Circolo del Tennis “Rocco Polimeni”, Reggio Calabria, ITA (clay – outdoors)
Saturday 7 November – 11:00 start (10:00 GMT)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Alexa Glatch (USA) 63 61
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) 76(2) 62
...
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Flavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
Roberta Vinci
Vania King
The 2009 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final will take place this weekend in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Can the underdog American team battle their way to the title or will the experienced Italian claycourters win the coveted cup trophy?
Led by Flavia Pennetta who is enjoying the best season of ...
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Flavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
Roberta Vinci
Vania King
Tennis Channel will air live coverage of the 2009 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final this weekend in the United States.
The cable network will broadcast complete coverage of Team USA’s championship competition against Italy in Reggio Calabria.
The year-ending final will consist of two ...
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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Chairman and CEO Stacey Allaster announced at a press conference on Friday that Yanina Wickmayer has voluntarily withdrawn from the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.
Wickmayer was suspended on Thursday by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal for one year after ...
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Vera Dushevina
Anabel Medina Garrigues
COMMONWEALTH BANK TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Bali-INA
November 4-8, 2009
$600,000/International
Hard/Indoors
Results – Thursday, November 5, 2009
Round Robin – Day 2
Group A: Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 61 76(4)
Group B: María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) ...
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Shahar Peer
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Aravane Rezai
Samantha Stosur
Marion Bartoli
Don’t let the end of October and Breast Cancer Awareness month stop you from supporting breast cancer research on an ongoing basis.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) there have been 192,370 new cases of breast cancer and 40,170 deaths from breast cancer in 2009 so far.
The ...
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Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer has received a twelve-month suspension from tennis.
The 2009 US Open semifinalist has been suspended by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal after she failed to report her whereabouts three times to doping officials.
The suspension can take immediate effect. ...
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COMMONWEALTH BANK TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Bali-INA
November 4-8, 2009
$600,000/International
Hard/Indoors
Results – Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Round Robin – Day 1
Group A: (1) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 64 64
Group B: (2) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. ...
