ROME/WASHINGTON, May 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into the women’s singles final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia Saturday afternoon, only two women had swept Madrid and Rome in a single season, Dinara Safina in 2009 and Serena Williams in […]
St Petersburg, FL, May 16, 2024 The WTA has today announced the 2025 Hologic WTA Tour calendar, featuring over 50 tournaments across 26 countries and regions, providing the Tour’s athletes with multiple opportunities to earn valuable points towards the WTA Rankings. The […]
MADRID/STARNBERG, May 4, 2024 World No. 1 Iga Swiatek clinched her first Mutua Madrid Open title in a spectacular fashion, saving three championship points to defeat defending champion Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7) in the longest WTA Tour […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The 47th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which wrapped up Sunday afternoon in Stuttgart with World No. 4 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan winning the title, fulfilled all expectations. The WTA Tour’s […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina came into her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final against Marta Kostyuk Sunday afternoon with her eye on the grand prize: a Porsche Taycan 4S Sport Turismo electric car. Although Rybakina has […]
OEIRAS, April 21, 2024 Francisca Jorge and Matilde Jorge made history for Portuguese tennis by becoming the first players to win a WTA Tour tournament. The sisters from Guimarães conquered the Oeiras Ladies Open, marking a festive end to the […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As semifinal Saturday arrived at the 47th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, three Grand Slam champions and an unseeded player remained in the chase for the grand prize of […]
WTA Press Release, April 20, 2024 Today at a press conference in Madrid, Spain’s Garbine Muguruza announced her retirement from professional tennis at the age of 30, having locked in her status as one of the game’s greats.Born in Caracas, Venezuela, […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix started with a draw featuring eight of the current WTA Top 10 players and all four reigning Grand Slam champions to begin the spring European clay season. By Friday’s […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 4 and fourth seed Elena Rybakina booked her place in her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon despite scoring six fewer points than her opponent, No. 19 Veronika […]
